Neff to push law enforcement program reform
Governor Pat M. Neff said he will insist on adopting his law enforcement program at a special legislative session next summer and on consolidating overlapping state departments. He also seeks to abolish the state tax board mining board agricultural substation and the board of tax commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mar
Pat M. Neff
State Tax Board
Mining Board
Agricultural Substation
Board of Tax Commissioners
Dorsey Rig Co Opens Yard Near South Bend Field
The Dorsey Lumber and Rig Company announces a new yard two miles west of South Bend on the main road between Harding and Cluskey City. The site carries a full stock of lumber timbers and rig irons with a bunkhouse and office run by W D Handy. President E N Dorsey, active in North Texas fields, notes offices in Fort Worth Ranger Breckenridge and Graham. Graham offices headed by L A Brown of Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey Lumber & Rig Company
North Texas
Dolman
South Bend
Harding
Cluskey City
Dorsey
Mid-Continent
Graham
Feld
W. D. Handy
E. N. Dorsey
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Ranger
Breckenridge
Waggoner Bidg
L. A. Brown
Oklahoma City
Odd Fellows Attend Dinner After Important Meeting
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge attended a city cafe dinner following an important business meeting. Several important matters were taken up and discussed during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Snyder Man Purchases Holstein Friesian Bull
Snyder March 11 A J Towle of this city purchased from F H Judd of Linden New York a registered Holstein Friesian bull Major Climax Japonica Aetherland sired by a son of King Segis Pontiac Chi Ewe This young bull adds to the growing registered dairy herds of West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Mar
A. J. Towle
F. H. Judd
Linden
New York
Aetherland
Segis Pontiac Chi Ewe
Heards
West Texas
Prisoners Escape Fire Attempt at Local Jail
Four inmates escaped from the county jail early this morning after a deliberate fire was started in the rear trash pile. Aiming to destroy the jail, the four used a table knife to saw through a floor to freedom. others tried to flee but stayed hidden as dawn broke and investigators searched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Palmer
G. J. Smith
Charles Mitchell
J. B. Baker
Fund for Baseball Team 15 Raised in Graham
Graham residents form baseball fund to start Team 15, raising 349 dollars to repair the park and support a schedule with nearby towns. Notable donors include Mayor E S Graham and Met Cafe each giving 100 dollars, plus contributions from local businesses and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
W. Gilmartin
Gilmartin
E. S. Graham
Met Cafe
J. J. Gallaher
Graham Drug Company
A. L. Barnes
S. C. Street
R. E. Lynch
J. J. Cook
P. L. Nichols
B. W. LeSage
Graham Mill & Elevator Company
Frank White
Dr. C. O. Hass
Paris Tailors
Pope Seeks Reclamation of Argo Romano Land
Pope Benedict backs a six to seven year reclamation of the Argo Romano between Rome and the Mediterranean to yield fifty thousand fertile acres. American and English capital fund the project, aiming to restore Ostia seaport and make Rome self-sustaining, benefiting papal estates and easing Vatican access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
United Press
Rome
Mar
Pope Benedict
Mediterranean
Benedict
Italy
Ostia
Tiber
Vatican
Papal
Bolshevik Revolt Spreads to Minsk Front
Helsingfors reports the anti Bolshevik revolution reaching Minsk 450 miles southwest of Moscow with fragmentary dispatches noting bitter street fighting between rebels and Soviets for control. Kiev also sees street fighting while Petrograd endures bombardment from anti Bolshevik guns at Donestrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Minsk
Moscow
Kiev
Petrograd
Donestrad
Graham Refinery To Be Completed Soon
Satisfactory progress is reported in the Graham Refinery construction at South Bend. President J. J. Kilgore says the plant with a 500 barrels daily capacity should finish within twenty five days. He adds plans to erect a larger refinery in Graham. Officers include Kilgore Morrisey Monross Graham McCluskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
South Bend
J. J. Kilgore
Mr. Kilgore
Thos. Morris
Action moves to Chicago in meat cutters union vote
Omaha march 11. The scene of action in the packet labor dispute shifted to Chicago where the international headquarters of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's union prepared ballots for a national referendum strike vote. The vote was authorized at a delegates conference that ended last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen’s Union
Jersey Cows Sold at Hereford Auction
Hereford March 11 thirty two Jersey cows sold at public auction at an average price of 166 dollars each. The cattle were sold by J Riley Green and Brother of Wolfe City Texas. The top price was 300 dollars paid by E W Harrison for a registered cow.
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J. Riley Green
Wolfe City
Texas
E. W. Harrison
Panhandle No. 2 McCluskey Reaches 2640 Barrels Oil Daily
The Panhandle No. 2 McCluskey in Young county posted 110 barrels per hour after deepening the sand, equaling 2 640 barrels daily. The well, coming in two months earlier, initially produced 40 000 cubic feet of gas for seventeen wells, then sprayed oil and peaked at 480 barrels in ten hours before dipping to 100 barrels, and rising again after further sand drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Young County
Texas
Fire destroys Grace Hotel in Clinton Oklahoma
Several persons are believed killed when the four story Grace Hotel burned in Clinton on March 12. Officials plan to search the debris for bodies once cooled, as the hotel register was destroyed and the building housed about sixty guests with an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Okla
Grace Hotel
Eliasville Health Week Plans March 13
Eliasville outlines a week long health program starting March 13 with events from Poster and Tin Can Day to General Clean Up Day. Activities include health Sunday, home sanitation, child welfare films, pure food inspections, fly mosquito prevention and good roads clean up efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
Chamber of Commerce
The
Civic League
First State Bank of
Ye Gifte Shoppe Expands Oriental Curios Offerings
Ye Gifte Shoppe on South Oak street near The Leader office, under Mrs. R. E. Erwin for three weeks, becomes a popular source for oriental curios and Victrolas plus other household ornaments.
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R. E. Erwin
South Oak Street
Leader
Springfield Riot Ends After Arrests and Armed Guards
Springfield O March 12 machine guns guard the county jail after a night of white and negro rioting. A patrolman was shot by a black assailant. A subsequent attack on an eleven year old white girl intensified the crisis. State troops and deputies have stabilized the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Rail executives plan for gut in Brotherhood pay
Chicago March 12 Officials of the Association of Railway Executives said many railroads will cut wages of skilled workers after adjusting pay for unskilled staff. The move will be handled by each road separately, with no concerted action. Labor leaders urged adjustments align with the transportation act and pressed for a single cross craft conference. Frank P Walsh and other leaders were in Chicago as the labor board prepared to respond to subpoenas for railroad executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Association of Railway Executives
Association
Pennsylvania Lines
Labor Board
Frank P. Walsh
Brotherhood
May Sell Cotton Direct to the Chinese Spinners
Stamford March 11 The West Texas chamber of commerce investigates direct sales of cotton now held in the region to Chinese spinners via western bank links. Direct deals with Chinese manufacturers could yield better terms than the traditional England broker route. An estimated 100000 bales could be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Mar
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
England
Price Building to Become a Show House
Wilkie Brothers and McConnell begin remodeling the old Price Brothers building on the square into a modern moving picture theatre and opera house with seating for about 800. A typhoon cooling system will be installed and the venue is expected to open about May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie Brothers & McConnell
Price Brothers
Power of Jake Hamon Seen in Ardmore Trial Testimony
Testimony in the Clara Smith Hamon murder trial reveals Jake Hamon’s political influence. W. D. Nichols testifies Hamon urged aid for friends at Harding and claimed Jake Hamon was the political leader of the United States at his death. Court adjourns until Monday as witnesses recount Hamon’s last hours and Clara Hamon’s alleged involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Jake Hamon
W. D. Nichols
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Hamon
Clara
Prison System of Texas Considered in Joint Report
Austin March 12 A preliminary joint committee report urged abolishing the entire Texas prison system and establishing a modern system. The panel said the investigation to date had not uncovered a single commendable feature in any department.
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Prison System OF
Texas
Austin
Mar
Joint Legislative Committee
Graham Citizens To Visit Eliasville For Joint Chamber Meet
Secretary Milton McConnell and Graham Chamber of Commerce members will travel to Eliasville next Tuesday to join a joint meeting of Young and Stephens counties chambers. The group expects to arrive by 1 p.m. and seeks strong Graham representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton McConnel
Graham Chamber of Commerce
Eliasville
Chambers of Commerce
Young and Stephens Counties
McConnell
Graham
Four Routes Offered for Frisco Extension
Reports from the West Texas chamber of commerce indicate four routes offered to the Frisco railway for an extension from Menard to the border. One route would pass Ft. McKavitt Sonora and the Orient dump to Del Rio, another to Junction Camp Wood Uvalde and Crystal City into Eagle Pass. The last route would require purchasing 40 miles of new road and 42 miles of the Sausage line.
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del Rio
Mar
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Frisco Railway
Menard
Ft. McKavitt
Sonora
Orient Dump
Junction
Camp Wood
Uvalde
Crystal City
Eagle Pass
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Neff
Solons
Dorsey Rig CO
South Bend Field
Pope
Argo
Jersey
Hereford
McCluskey
Good Roads Committee
Health Committee
Clores
RAIL
Price Building
Show House
United States
Clare Smith Hamon
W. B. Nicolas
Frank Ketch
Bill
Nicholas
Frisco
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