Nixon Women in Fatal Bus Wreck at San Antonio
San Antonio Texas November 30. Miss Zenobia Gilmore Itasca Hill county lies in critical condition after a collision with a passenger bus. Mrs Martha Austin 65 Nixon and Mrs H P McGee 60 Nixon died in a local hospital. Six women on the bus were bruised. The accident happened five miles east of San Antonio as the car attempted to pass another vehicle.
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San Antonio
Texas
Zenobia Gilmore
Itasca
Hill County
Martha Austin
Nixon
H. P. McGee
P. J. Davis
Susie Dunn
Vera Dunn
Clemency Proclamations Multiply Under Ferguson in Texas
Austin Texas November 26 breaking records for pardoning power Gov Miriam A Ferguson issues 105 clemency proclamations on Thanksgiving Day 48 full pardons 49 conditional pardons 7 paroles and 1 remission of a fine The ten month total rises to 1089 proclamations averaging nearly four per day 668 pardons include 207 full and 461 conditional entities
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Feguson
Robecy
Farmers Urged To Co-Operate With Mail Carriers
Postmaster urges farmers to cooperate with rural mail carriers in completing farm surveys. These estimates from samples of farms on routes guide hog production, crop acreages, and price trends, informing better market distribution and policy.
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Wi. Reese
Chronicle-Journal
Fiim
United States ‘ Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Grand Jury adjourns without indictments in Texas state matters
Austin November 30 Travis County Grand Jury, after a lengthy session starting October 5, adjourned at noon without returning indictments in state matter probes though a brief 115 word report noted highway investigations were carried over for the next grand jury. The next panel will begin December 7 with instructions to continue state matters and preserve records.
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Austin
Texas
Travis County Grand Jury
Litther
James R. Hamilton
Ilton
Hamilton
Post Office Schedule for Christmas Day
The postal service will operate only to receive mail from trains at midnight on December 24 and will retain limited on duty staff. There will be no city village or rural delivery on Christmas Day.
Man saved as flames engulf rider after race in Texas
In Antonio Texas on November 30 Joe Pinn Castroville road resident ran through flames when his clothing was ignited by a gasoline burner. Friends tore off coats and other garments and extinguished the fire. It took several minutes to rescue Pinn from a fiery death amid burning brush and pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavernia
Texas
William Madison Wiseman
San Antonio
N Antonio
Joe Pinn
Castroville Road
Pin
Pinn
Texas Headlight Law Requires Certificate With Registration
Texas motorists must present a headlight certificate issued by a test station within 30 days of registration. If no headlamps are present, an affidavit suffices. Re-tests can occur any time. registration needs a test certificate and 25 cent fee at start of year.
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C. R. Granberry
Automobile
Texas Highway Commission
Prison Population in Texas Rises in October
Austin Texas November 30. Texas prison population increased thirty four during October despite Governor Miriam A Ferguson granting twenty five pardons seven paroles and six furloughs. The October report to the Governor shows convicts rising from 3443 on October 1 to 3477 on November 1.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Prison Commission
Cuero Cuero Creamery Assured With 25000 Stock
A Cuero Texas report notes a $25000 creamery is assured after local merchants and barkers underwrite the remaining stock. J B Wayne of Corpus Christi will be majority holder and plans final site work, with DeWitt County Farmers Luncheon Club backing the project to secure farmer production and stock distribution.
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Cuero
Tex
J. B. Wayne
Corpus Christi
Fiere
Wayne
DeWitt County
Warden finds five deer penned on local farm
In Boerne Texas on November 28 a game warden found a farmer with five grown deer in a pen. He seized them and planned to rope crate and send to Austin for a game preserve. The group includes a buck, a large doe, two smaller bucks and a small doe.
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Boerne
Tex
Austin
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