Two Texans Die in Borger Fire Sweep
In Borger on March 24 a fire driven by strong winds burned four Main Street shacks. Two men died and a third, Otis Hildebrand, 60, was critically burned after escaping a rear-room fire at a drug store building. The blaze caused about 50 000 in losses. Surviving relatives include J. W. Farmer's daughter Mrs. R L Akerson of Clarksdale Arizona and son Forest Farmer of Kemah Oklahoma.
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Borger
J. W. Farmer
Otis Hildebrand
Panhandle
Tex
Western Carbon Company
R. L. Akerson
Clarksdale, Ariz
Forest Farmer
Kemah
Okla
Wurzbach Freed on Charge Alleging Illegal Donations
Federal Judge Duval West sustained a motion to quash the indictment against former Congressman Harry M. Wurzbach charged with receiving political contributions from federal employees during the 1926 Republican primary. The ruling questions whether law extending to primary campaigns is unconstitutional, with U.S. Attorney John D. Hartman appealing.
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San Antonio
Duval West
Harry M. Wurzbach
John D. Hartman
United States Supreme Court
Wurzbach
H. M. Holden
United States
Houston
H. F. Geyer
Ernest Kendell
14Th
Brady Bank Loot Found Hidden in Tin Can Dump
In Brady Texas on March 22 a daylight robbery of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank yielded $2000. Officers say the loot, wrapped in bank wrappers, was found last night in a tin can dump on the town’s sparsely settled outskirts. The robber’s gun was recovered nearby.
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Brady
Tex
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
State Health Service Warns of Contagion
Austin March 22. The State Department of Health warns against whooping cough and malarial fevers to protect babies and young children. Plans for a summer campaign against typhoid measles and smallpox are being drawn up and will be broadcast statewide. An effort to clean up tourist camps will push for maximum cleanliness and sanitation. inspectors report mislabeling and spoiled canned goods found on grocers shelves.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Health
Texas
Four electrocutions scheduled for April in Texas
Austin March 22 four executions set for Huntsville State Prison in April unless commuted. Percy Howard to die April 5 for murder of N W Nixon during a prospecting trip. Two executions on April 12 for H J Leahy and Wade Ramsey. Robert F Blake to die April 29 for murder of J Fred Conner. Blake received 30 day reprieve. Governor’s and commutation actions pending.
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Austin
Tex
Huntsville State Prison
Percy Howard
el Paso
N. W. Nixon
Nixon
Koward
Ward
H. J. Leahy
Blake
Two Women Held for Texas Robbery in Wise County
Fort Worth reports two women arrested in connection with lootings of business houses and the Boyd post office in Wise county. Officers believe arrest will aid in solving multiple robberies.
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Fort Worth
Boyd
Wise County
Fifty-One Schools Take Up Rat Control Drive in Texas County
Brenham Texas March 92 Don A Spencer USDA rodent control chief says a strong start in Washington County shows the drive against rats will reduce a large number of pests. He met at Brenham High School and 51 schools were visited by speaker teams with help from colored demonstration agents who also visited 11 schools.
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Brenham
Tex
Don A. Spencer
San Antonio
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington County
Spencer
Brenham High School
Colored Demonstration
Roving mystic ring linked to brutal assault in San Saba
Doss Moore, a backwoodsman near San Saba, was tortured over two days by men linked to a supposed mystic ring. Deputies led by Sheriff Newell Graves and Ranger Jim McCoy say two suspects, Stan Hawkins and Lee B. Smith, are charged with assault to murder as Moore fights for life.
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McMillan
San Saba County
Doss Moore
Salem
Moore
Ranger Jim McCoy
Austin
Newell Graves
Graves
Ring
Olf
Stan Hawkins
Walker Creek
Mainy
This
Lee B. Smith
Rosebud
More
Ranger McCoy
Sheriff Graves
Mulford and Park Davis vaccines at Central Drug Co
Central Drug Co offers Mulford and Parke Davis black leg vaccines for cattle. Local ranchers may obtain these vaccines at the storefront to protect herds from bovine blackleg.
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Mulford and
Park Davis
Central Drug CO
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State Health Service
Fight ON Rats
San Saba
City Garage
Kerrville Clin
Sttc
Secor Hospital
Otto Kolmeier & Co
U.S
U. S
Royal
Schmidty
Fredericksburg Company
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