Patterson and Miller seize eight million dollars in Mexican liquor
Sheriff Frank Patterson and R. M. Miller halted a liquor haul in Bannowsky pasture seventeen miles north of Junction. They seized five hundred gallons of alcohol and five hundred pints of whiskey, plus a Dodge truck, a Ford coupe, and a man named H Alexander. Alexander claimed two accomplices fled in a Buick and that the operation involved other trucks en route from Eagle Pass. The case rests on statements from Alexander and ongoing investigations by Patterson and Ranger Miller.
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H. Alexander
Frank Patterson
R. M. Miller
Bannowsky Pasture
Junction
Bud Weaver
Bannowsky
Mr. Miller
Ranger Service
Mr. Weaver
Kimble County
Alexander
Weaver
Howard
Saun
Ders
Eagle Pass
Chevrolet
Ford
Miller
Patterson
dJunction Eagle
Three Men Die by Their Own Hands in Galveston Jail
In Galveston county jail three prisoners on vagrancy charges died last week. Dementrius Constantine, 55, starved May 12. Robert LeBlanc, 52, strangled with his shirt May 15. W Boston, 50, black, starved May 11. Verdicts of death by own action returned.
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Galveston
Dementrius Constantine
Robert LeBlanc
W. Boston
Local Workwear Brands Offer Honest Value
Advert says standard brands of work clothes insure honest value. Juenke and Schoenewolf invite customers to phone grocery orders to No 14. Ven ation J Srehoenewolf.
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Juenke & Schoenewolf
No. 14
San Marcos Victim Of Three Check Forgers
Two San Marcos businessmen were victimized and about six Seguin firms lost cash to a trio of forgers over the weekend. The method used involved purchasing small items and writing higher value checks to take the remaining cash. A forged check traced to a San Antonio supplier led to police contact. Authorities seek two men and a woman as Sheriff Allen and others pursue the suspects.
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San Marcos
San Antonio
Allen
Central Texas
Rites Held for Fort Stockton Electrocution Victim Gene Bihl
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Gene Bihl age nine in Fort Stockton Texas. He died from electrocution after climbing a pole with high voltage wires. The service was led by Rev. W S Ezell and he is survived by his parents and three sisters.
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Fort Stockton
Gene Bihl
Texas Street
W. S. Ezell
Fisherman killed after argument at Diboll barbecue stand
Charlie Morris a 29 year old fisherman from Diboll was shot four times at Tom Cunningham's barbecue stand near Diboll. Cunningham was charged with murder before a local justice of the peace after bystanders said an argument preceded the shooting over alleged profanity in Morris's presence. Cunningham declined to comment from jail.
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Lufkin
Tex
Charlie Morris
Diboll
Tom Cunningham
Cuningham
Morris
Cunningham
Woman Reunited With Son After 42 Years Flood Siege
Mrs. Samuel Beeman, swept from her family during the Mississippi River flood that devastated Waverly Illinois, learns her son alive and well as a chance encounter with a motorist reveals their kinship. She travels from Kansas City back to Muskogee Oklahoma with joy and relief.
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Kansas City
Samuel Beeman
Waverly
Ill
Muskogee
Oklo
Beeville Man Acquitted in Girl's 1927 Death
John S. McCrabb ranchman was found not guilty by a Beeville district court jury in the killing of 16 year old Annie Johnson at a Refugio county dance in November 1927. The defense argued self infliction after a lover’s quarrel, pointing to a gunshot wound through the heart found in the car.
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Beeville
Tex
John S. McCrabb
Ranchman
Annie Johnson
Refugio
T. M. Cox
McCrabb
Lobate Smith
Coy Nigh
Gatesville
Complete electric Blacksmith Shop for sale with equipment
For sale a full electric Blacksmith Shop including 2 Electric Forges 50 lb Little Giant hammer woodworker machine with motor and a full set of blacksmith and woodworking tools. Powered by 5 electric motors. Selling due to shift to auto parts business.
Peters Shoes Offer Leather Durability for Value
Peters markets shoes made of leather promising longer wear and better value for customers seeking lasting footwear.
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