Tragedy at Taylor claims multiple victims in shooting spree
In Taylor Texas on September 17 a rapid sequence of shootings left Anton Chrastesky and John Chrastesky dead after a car chase that wounded Sam Chamblin Jr and Steve Merka. Wheeler baby was struck by a car as the assailants fled, and the two Chrastesky youths were found beside their car four miles from downtown.
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Taylor
Texas
Sam. Camblin Jr
Merka
Wheeler Baby
Wheeler
IGN Railroad
Chrasteskey
Camblin
John Chrastesky
Anton
Reinhardt
Caradine
Chrateskey
Chrasteskeys
Georgetown
Fourth
Fourth and Main Streets
Chrasteskey Twins
John
Chamblin
Preslar- Hewitt Drug Store
Charles F Beitel dies at 90 a Kerrville pioneer
Charles F Beitel 90 a pioneer settler and churchman died in Kerrville after a four year illness He arrived in San Antonio with his parents lived near Salado Creek and about 40 years ago started the Elizabeth Beitel Memorial Church Lutheran He donated land for Grace Lutheran Sanitarium and supported Kerrville Lutheran causes He helped blaze a trail from Red River to Nebraska and served under three flags He was unmarried with siblings Annie and J W Ile Albert and Henry J Beitel as immediate family.
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Charles F. Beitel
Kerrville
Beitel
San Antonio
Houston
Bastrop
Salado Creek
Austin Road
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Beitel
Broadway
Fifth Streets
Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Sanitarium
Prospect Hill
Red River
Nebraska
Senator Stanfield Arrest Sparks Oregon Controversy
U S Senator Robert N Stanfield was arrested in Baker Oregon on a drunken and disorderly charge after a Sunday incident. Police deny frame up while supporters call it an outrage and plan to contest the charge if pressed. Stanfield has left for Boise for a Senate hearing and a trial date will be set to suit him.
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Baker
Ore
United States
Robert N. Stanfield
Stanfield
Frank McCulloch
Boise
Idaho
Senate Public School Lands Committee
MccCulloch
Fote
Edens
Married in Texas Parsonage Described Harshly
A Texas paper reports the marriage of Miss Sylvia to James at Rev. Gordon’s parsonage. The note carries a scathing description of the bride and groom, labeling the bride as idle and the groom as a modern loafer who has lived with his parents.
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Sylvia
James
Gordon
Skeleton of Rev. T. R. Sampson Found Near Estes Park
The bleached skeleton believed to be Rev. T. R. Sampson of Austin, a friend of Woodrow Wilson, disappeared ten years ago after leaving Grand Lake in 1915. Found by hikers in the Estes Park area, clothing fragments resemble those worn by the clergyman.
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Boulder
Colo
T. R. Sampson
Austin
Texas
Woodrow Wilson
Estes Park
Sampson
Estes Park Village
Forcing Motorists to Assume Obligations
The article discusses a push in several states to require drivers to carry liability insurance. It notes many responsible owners already insure, while those most in need often do not. Debates center on how much the state should participate, from writing insurance to enforcing regulations. The outcome: drivers will likely be compelled to assume obligations they morally bear.
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Aready
Youth 22 Has 3 Wives in Matrimonial Record
A 22 year old, Jay Squires, was arraigned on bigamy charges by wives one and two. He received a sentence of three and a half to seven years in Sing Sing. His first wife Dorothy Vanderbeck married at 16. he later wed Vera Jeyes and Georgiana Kilduss, each producing two children.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jay Squires
Sing Sing
Squires
Dorothy Vanderbeck
Plainfield N. Y
Vera Jeyes
Peeksville
New Game Laws Explain Hunting From Automobiles
Austin reports new game laws effective Sept 1 require hunters to exit their vehicles to shoot at game in open season. Shooting from a car is allowed only when local conditions are proper, with penalties for hunting protected species from roads or while in a vehicle. The rule bans hunting from any floating or powered craft and requires licensees to carry permits when out of county.
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Austin
T. E. Hubby
Game Fish and Oyster Commission
Hubby
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Steve Merka
Fourth Street
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Leghorn
Ericksburg, Texas
Sterling Bros
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Georgiana Kilduss
Brooklyn
Haffner Marz
Sugarman Bros
Anna Gold
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