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Floyd Hamilton Enjoys His Trialini,:rtiitl: er rc 4'11scFiMfloC1iic0w—rJlCl^ oy Kent i'an. kjcx*«il uo.Floyd Hamilton, hit brctlur of the late Raymond Hamilton twiiO'P brilliant rareer n.clal in the ckvtric phair), vrr mlt;d to enjoy his tiial »n tin* Montague county court. Shortly before he was sentenced to five ran for theft of a trucK. he smiled brightly for the photographer, in appreciation of another vlSght addition to hi' Ion? strong; of publicity. His attorneys weren’t so cheerful.Following: Hamilton’s convic tion hilt; pal Ted Wal : • was *entenlt;. d 10 'penci the rlt; n o fr\ liie in prison.In the center, above, is Chief Deputy Sheriff Di'k lawrence. ami ri^ht. Lcuis 1. Holland. County\ttornev.r1CJEa♦ .atFuneral Services ForJames Alfred Moss \To Be Held Today7Fun ml kv:ce‘ will be held lor Janu s Alfred Uww at Montague To-October 22. at 2:00 o'clock. In-71l \• iviiv. n will brnoFacta era*iRotary Club EnjoysCharges In Texar-Navy Day Programkana. Arkansas.In«ikum. Da\. which v.ati o-— iTed Walters and Flo\d Hamiltonublic enemies numbei oik and two rpthe time of their apprehension.tiial for automobile theft. barges in the District Court at Montague this week, and weresentenced to 99 years and five years, respectively Walters was tried£tocdi\ 11• National Na\' s Thursday. October th Rotarv Ciuo rnjoved a Navv jDa. program. On the program was Hlt;'.ah Carson and Bill Shellberg.both cf whom have served in the U.S NavvM: Carson cave a talk 0:1 his ex-made in the M011-e ’. cenieii : nder N.e direction. t u Dan . b .1 Fur.'-ml Home.Jam - Aim ; Mo w,. born 111 Mon tame Sent mb r e 1878 andi. at the age of mo; th. and 23 days.II arm: by lt;no brother. W.of Jernv. n. Tv. and one r. Mr: J'.n lav\ 01 Cu mesvillt{V ' * —! C. toe r 27 19.\1 *»3. aio• .Roy Scout DistrictCExecutive Com.Has Meetinel€ nencV-. N 4sduring the World War■vhilm the N w and outlined th '\ ft:'-h point- of the Battle oi Gotland v' i. tii fi tl: iv n.cl Gtrinanunder the Habitual Criminal Act.'\iiV!; which hlt; showed to bo thehaving been convicted on these same j ... ,st -.aval battle ever fought.charges in Van Zandt County and I-akmg a toll of some 10.000 men and Dallas County in 193a. I herefon i tin- from this- to four millionthe jury, finding him guilty, it was, -'. 'Jars, Mr Carson gave inter stingmandatory that he be -iven 99 years ■ f uts :,hout tin Natal v arfare arsentence under the Habitual Crim- j v:. tins as compared with present inal Act. Floyd Hamilton was given J do; f;». 11 • - He showed the needfive years 011 the automobile theft\ f • •; United States to have acharges. I-tree navy under present worldSmiling. Floyd Hamilton completed [ conditions, the «fcond in a series of trials which Mr. SlvlHvrt 1 Iso made a short are set for him over the nation. Git interesting talk on the U. S. Tuesday in the district court at Navy.Montague. He was convicted and. M D Shirlev who Ls at present entenced in connection with an. rmnlcyed with The Nocona News, automobile theft on March 8. 1938. was a welcome visitor, in Montague County. I There will be a joint meeting oftrial was set for!tlie Rotary and Lions ClubsSTin- Du trier F •; cum Commit to-* for the Bo;. Scout organization met in Nocona on Weom sda r evening ot tin- weak.Work being r.or.e I-a the local tn ops was tlt;\U-\\ cl and n was re-d that plan.- wvre almost coin-'d*r‘ fa- the 01 tjinization b a troop v Prairie Porat., Flans were also made for th District Court of H in r lo: Bov Sc-outs to be held in c’aint Jo on Nowinber V. at whichrtJc1iMmc awards will hlt;* uiven theinc!N1 cot its tor tl vo.ri; they have accomplished.N I Carlton of FJi 1 -e- lc‘, and W. L. FOtt Jr. of faint Jo woe out-of-commit'aemen attending thismeet mu.— --------rjAlthough nu-, ------ -Monday of this week, proceedings j yl10 lu Nocona Rotary and Lionso,. a* Clubs, to be neld at Bowie in theMis. N c. Smith 1 Hot Springs, New Mexico, is visiting her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Varbro, and family.bSiwtlV*•r1.w re delayed u aay as the defensesia t tornevs. H. N. Dear more and L. D. j 2°’1 r)V 2 rf!' li0xt ^'-(lne.sday. Nov.2nd. at 7:30 p.m.. stag party. 50c o_Eakman, were questioning witnesses - “ .in an attempt to secure a change of J P°: Pl-'t.-. An cnUitaimne programvcnure for the clelendant. However j *n a J°°u n’-‘nl* r- Pr pan d. ,the attempt was futile in that only j -ix of the eighteen witnesses questioned believ ai lie could not get a fair and impartial trial in thiscuunty.THE!Daugherty FuneralHome To MakeA~h prosecuvcn of the case was j ^ectvd by County Attorney LouisGifts of PortraitsHolland, who introduced thirteen An oil portrait of each deceasedwitnesses for 'he State whereas the | person buried b\ the Daughertydefense only produced one witness j Funeral Horn h to be given the whose testimony was accepted. ! bereaved familyHamilton *vmt through the entire 1 Through promotion of a unique proceedings vith little show of jp program entered into jointly byt motion except lor a humorous inci- j success Portait Company and Jamesdent or two which he seemed to en- ( Daugherty, oil portraits long valued joy as much as the spectators. He | as an expression of artistic and cul- 1 was not too bus; or worried in the ; tural appreciation, will become prop- j 'rial to acknowledge a tiny visitor.'Jimmy Jameson, younu son of one oftMie deputies, who ambled in dur-a'^recess of the court t-o get a look at Floyd Hamilton. Floyd talkedertv of many Montague County Ii' _ _ . • 1 • ftjrfamilies.The unusual program will provide j foi presentation of several hundredr-oil portraits over a period of time. ,to him os friendly and graciously as ( The plan provides for the selection j would anyone else who had never; 0f one exclusively delegated firm of ! been near a jury, much less a jury | funeral directors in each county, on one’s own. J This firm then presents an oil por- iFollowing on the heels oi the con- ! trait to each deceased person served | viction. Tuesday, of Floyd Ha mil- ; by that establishment as a consola- ! ton and his sentence oFGive years; tion gift to he member of the be- • lor his participation 111 an automo- , reaved family. 1bile theft in Montague County | This plan is a design to give toMarch 8 of this year, the conviction ,the members of these bereaved fami-1Mr,« tJ .Vof his accomplice. ■‘Ted’’ Huron ; lies perhaps the most valued gift it! Walters and his sentence of life im- hs possible to bestow: a portrait in \ jTiisonment fell like a bomb-shell on oil of their beloved one who has [The crowded court room Wednesday. ' recently died.||The jury, picked from lesidents of Participation in this program has Mcntague County, was out in rie- ! been definitely announced by the libeiation less than an hour when J Daugherty Funeral Home. Tliis firm | thev brought in their verdict. j alone in Montague County will be !This sentence Ls the only one of privileged to ciesent these gifts. \4.its type that has been brought in this county In history.The case was prosecuted by County—oMr. and Mrs. R. W. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. James Daugherty, and Mr.2J*'4 ; V* VD, -r.Attorney Louis T. Holland and was and Mrs. R. E. Flvnt Mtended th;defended by Judge Earl C. Fitts, an appointee of the court.Walters sat through his entire trial with a look of contempt and defiance on hU lace except for one time when one of his former associates was testifying against him.When asked how he. the state’s witness, expected to get out of this charge Walters snarled from his chair. ’By playing stool-pigeon likeBaylor-A. -is M. football game in Waco Saturday. They also spent the week-end with Mi McDonald’s sister., Mr. and Mrs. R M. Sams. i' *• - r+w • % r f' • /jJ:*. .-tvs • J? y ^idirtv rat.Hamilton and Walters aiv to be taken from Montague to Texarkana. Arkansas, where they will face charges filed by the Federal author!-you have in the other cases, you ‘ ties.A*T^x^vr.;..- * » •*s
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Nocona News
Nocona, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1938
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