New Townsite Promoted Near Wes for Gusherville Development
The Thorn Dale Champion reports a new townsite named Gusherville near the W T Johnson test well. H Hamilton has secured acreage from Maddox Ellison and Johnson to create 25 by 75 foot lots selling for 35 to 55 dollars for two years. Local businesses have bought plots for temporary operations and 26+ lots already sold. A Delco lighting plant will power the site until Texas Power and Light lines can extend. Jesse James opened a cold drink stand on a corner lot as growth nears with ten to twelve new buildings expected next week.
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Gusherville
W. T. Johnson
H. Hamilton
D. R. Maddox
W. O. Ellison
Ee Johnson
Thorndale
San Gabriel
Hamilton
Texas
Delco
Texas Power and Light Company
Jesse James
Johnson Well
San Gabriel Road
Thorndale Champion
Mrs Drayton McLane Honored By Pupils Of Sunday School
The Baptist Sunday school primary department honored Mrs. Drayton McLane a teacher and new bride with a luncheon at Miss Winnie Henderson home. The event featured a white and yellow color scheme, a vegetable and flower language courtship contest, a three course menu, and guests contributed recipes bound for Mrs. McLane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drayton McLane
the Baptist Sunday School
Winnie Henderson
Burglars Take Silk Dresses From Rockdale Store
Burglars entered Scar brough and Hicks Company via a skylight and stole about $1000 worth of ladies silk dresses from the ready to wear department. They lowered into the store with rope after climbing an alley rear roof access, leaving tools on the roof and taking no other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Scarbrough and Hicks Company
Ben
Blaylock
Cameron
Fingerprints Left Hidden by Suspects Wearing Gloves
The report notes that investigators found no fingerprint evidence as suspects used gloves, making identification harder and reducing telltale traces at the scene.
Seab Wallace of Austin Dies Suddenly at Yarrelton Home
Seah Wallace of Austin died suddenly from a heart attack at his brother John Wallace home in Yarrelton at 11 PM on April 6. The body was taken to Austin by Green Brothers for interment there.
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Seah Wallace
Austin
John Wallace
Yarrelton
Green Brothers
Texas Proposal to Add Nine Member Supreme Court
A joint resolution seeks to amend Article 5 to create a Supreme Court of nine members with a permanent nine member body through immediate appointment of six additional associate justices and continuous session. It outlines qualifications, terms, vacancy procedures, and expanded appellate jurisdiction including writ powers, to be voted on at a July 16 1929 special election.
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State of Texas
Supreme Court
State of
Texas
United States
Commission of Ap
Courts of
Civil Appeals
Courts of Civil Appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
State Capitol
State amendment approval and election provisions 1929
Legal text outlines requiring a majority vote to adopt an amendment into the state constitution. It directs the Governor to issue proclamations and oversee publication and election. It appropriates 5000 dollars from the State Treasury for publication and election expenses. Approved February 19 1929 by Secretary of State Jane Y McCallum.
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Jane Y. McCallum
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Wes
HL Hamilton
Seab Wallace
Omce LM
F. E. B. Pontiac
Mich
Pontiac
General Motors
Schiller Motor Company
Elmo Vaughn
Athletic Union
Elmo Vaughn Dry Goods CO
Jay Tobias
America
Jack Woods
William Rainey Bennett
Vienna
Jess Pugh
Chester M. Sanford
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