Wichita trial nears end as judge charges Collier case
Judge P A Martin began formulating the jury charge in the Frank Collier murder or manslaughter trial in Wichita Falls after testimony by Slim Thurman. The defense challenged credibility of the dead youth’s mother. Robertson’s account influenced the case. The jury may award life imprisonment for murder or 1 to 5 years for manslaughter, with discretion on suspended sentences.
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United Press
Wichita Falls
Frank Collier
Elzie Robertson
P. A. Martin
Martin
Slim” Thurman
Robertson
Norpia
Martin’s _arge
Collier
Shepherd Seeks Bond Release in Murder Case
William Shepherd enters the third day of his bid for freedom on bond rather than stay jailed for the murder of his millionaire ward Bill McClintock. Judge Hopkins is expected to rule as Shepherd's attorney offers a $200000 bond.
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United Press
Chicago
William Shepherd
Bill McClintock
Hopkins
Shepherd
Plea for grand jury probe into Mullspaugh in Missouri
Jefferson City March 24 A plea for a grand jury investigation of state finance commissioner Frank Mullspaugh was laid before the governor by Attorney General Otto. Otto returned from El Paso with a confession from Roy Meyers former cashier of Citizens Trust Company at Corin Mo stating officers paid Mullspaugh 29000 to quiet irregularities.
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United Press
Jefferson City
Frank Mullspaugh
Otto
el Paso
Roy Meyers
Citizens Trust Company
Corin
Millspaugh
Cabinet reshuffle eyed as four Coolidge officials may retire
Washington March 24. The Coolidge cabinet faces reorganization this summer with four members likely to retire. Secretaries Weeks Work and Davis and Postmaster General New are named as potential departures. The first three had considered quitting earlier but were persuaded to stay.
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Washington
Coolidge
Weeks
Work
Davis
New
Nat Birge Killed in Auto Crash Near Ozona Texas
Nat B Birge a Sherman cotton man and head of the Birge Forbes Company was killed in an automobile wreck between Ozona and Sheffield near San Angelo at noon Monday. He leaves a wife Pattie and three Sherman children Nat Jr Jack and Mrs Arthur Hopkins along with several Sherman siblings. Birge owned a ranch near San Angelo and was active in charity and public benevolence. he was connected to Bonham relations and once engineer in charge of Sherman street railroad track work.
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Sherman
Nat. B. Birge
Ozona
Sheffield
San Angelo
Birge
Birge- Forbes
Southwest
Jie
Pattie Birge
Nat Birge
Dallas
Bonham
Ed. D. Steger
James B. Russell
J. W Russell
AS GOOD AS YOU IMAGINE Plenty of fresh vegetables
A brief ad noting fresh vegetables and Pratlow canned fruits available with a full range of produce.
Pershing Considered for Missouri Senate Run
WALLINGTON March 24. General John J. Pershing is being urged by friends to enter next year's Missouri senate race against Senator Seldon Spencer a Republican. However Pershing is believed destined for a diplomatic rather than political career.
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United Press
Wallington
John J. Pershing
Missouri
Selden Spencer
Spring is here says weather bureau and fashion
Dr. J. L. Cline of the Weather Bureau marks the vernal equinox March 21 as the start of spring though frosts linger, with warm February and March but danger of late freezes. Downtown shops display bright spring hats and dresses, stripes and plaids rise, flowers bloom, lawns ready, and garden tools fill hardware windows as evidence spring arrives.
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J. L. Cline
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas News
Dale Returns Home From Austin Legislature
Hon. F. A. Dale arrived back after attending the Texas legislature session. Report says the body accomplished more work in less time than any in thirty years. Berlin newsboys protest new ordinances disturbing downtown business activities.
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IF. A. Dale
Austin
Texas Legislature
Connecticut Bar Man Faces First Degree Murder Trial
Gerald Chapman, the so called million dollar bandit, was brought into Hartford Superior Court chained to two officers and guarded by armed police. He faces a first degree murder charge for the killing of Patrolman James Skelly during an attempted robbery in New Britain, Connecticut, last October.
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United Press
Hartford
Conn
Greald Chapman
Riat
Polceman
James Skelly
New Britain
Chapman
Bonham Man Loses Eye and Teeth in Two Operations
From A. A. Burney the Favorite learns that Ben Baker of this city underwent two operations in Pais for eye and dental trouble. His eye was removed and his teeth extracted. Ben’s friends will be sorry to hear of his illness.
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A. A. Burney
Ben Baker
Pais
Baker
Ben
Henry Young Returns to Bonham After Years Away
Henry Young, born and raised in Bonham, returns to visit his hometown after several years living elsewhere. He is warmly greeted by The Favorite and other Bonham friends as he looks well and reconnects with familiar faces and places.
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Henry Young
Ife
Bonham
R. J. Abernathy Visits Bonham City
R. J. Abernathy of Dallas visits Bonham to see his daughter Mrs. Edga Whedbev and other relatives. He was once a longtime resident of the city and has many warm friends here who are glad to greet him.
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Bonham Mo
Art Jones Abernathy
Dallas
Edga Whedbev
Abnnathy
Former Bonhamite Nominated Mayor in Wynnewood Oklahoma
Wynnewood, Oklahoma reports Carl Cole nominated by Democrats for mayor. Cole, relative of D. M. Lilley, defeated rivals 400 to 192 in a split election. He and his family are Bonham citizens.
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Wynnewood
Oklahoma
Carl Col
Mr. Cole
D. M. Lilley
Cole
Bonham
Oklahoma and Ohio politics dominate early reports
In Oklahoma City on March 24 a Senate committee began a hearing into charges that lobbyists attempted to influence lawmakers. Five members joined to learn the extent of lobbyist activities as they pressed for facts and accountability.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Naters
Treasury plans tax cut as large surplus nears
Washington March 24 A treasury official says a tax rate cut equal to last year’s slice may come this fall. With machines processing returns, officials estimate about 374 million dollars will be available as a surplus enabling the tax reduction.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Cincinnati Officials Back Up On Her Graft In Liquor Charge
Cincinnati grapples with a graft probe as wholesale quashing of liquor charges looms. Indictments against forty eight policemen and twenty three special dry agents for violating prohibition and narcotic acts risk collapsing many key prosecutions.
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Cincinnati
United Press
Brakhetas Family Schedules Renewal Amid Turbulent Times
W. M. Brakhetas and family of Reuti near Benham respond to local notices about renewals for the year. The brief item notes Brakhetas as a resident and references Boshan New- related affairs, indicating ongoing civic updates affecting residents.
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W. M. Brakhetas
Reuti
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Chas. Davis Hardware CO
Bonham, Tex
Fannin County State Bank
Guaranty Fund Bank
Heeen
First State Bank
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Joan’ J. Persaind
General Pershing
Senate
F.A. Dale
Berlin
Verloyen
Connecticut
Paris
R. J. Abernathy
Bonhamite
Phyllis
E. M. Curlee CO
Ohio
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
Schloss Bros
H. L. Rodgers Co
the Good Clothes Store
THE
Hassell & Caldwell CO
First National Bank
Bonham, Texas
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