Abductor Palmer Captured After Iowa Kidnapping
In St Joseph Missouri three Iowa men Elmer Schleuter Al Schultze and Dr W M Fitch were held for nearly 18 hours by escaped Texas convict Joe Palmer. Palmer was captured 15 minutes after releasing the trio and agreed to return to Texas for robbery and kidnapping charges saying he would face the electric chair. Palmer had fled Eastham prison with others after killing a guard and traveled about 700 miles toward Davenport then St Joseph before his arrest.
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Texas
Iowa
Elmer Schleuter
Davenport
al Schultze
W.M. Fitch
Walcott
Joe Palmer
Eastham
Tex
Palmer
Tewa
Schultze
Schieuter
Dr. Fitch
Sherman B. Winder
Ernest Deal
Highway 71
Kansas City
Houston
Eastham State
Crowson
Raymond Hamilton
Hamilton
Huntsville
Limestone County
Noted Burglary and Theft Judgments Across Texas Counties
Records show three separate court actions on July 19 1927 in Ellis Navarro and Freestone counties for burglary and theft with 23 two year terms. A June 3 1924 larceny of an automobile in Tilliman county warranted five years. January 26 1922 theft of over $50 in Young county drew two years. Tilliman Palmer was sent back to Texas from Oklahoma prison at McAlester for the Tilliman trial, per local police records.
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Navarro
Freestone
Tilliman County
Young County
Tilliman
Palmer
Texas
Oklahoma State
McAlester
Jimmy the Gent at Patee a fast moving comedy
The Patee release Jimmy the Gent centers on two rival firms chasing a story idea. Alan Dinehart and James Cagney lead with sharp wit and high comedy. Cagney and Allen Jenkins steal the show as the crowd-pleasing pair drive the plot with suspense and melodramatic flair. Journal-World ad offers summer home delivery at 25 cents a month.
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Lightning Kills Farmer in Butler County Kansas
Dinton Johnson, 50, was struck by lightning about 2 o'clock during a wind and rainstorm that damaged grain crops and replenished stock ponds. He survived by his widow and six children. Rain continued, boosting monthly totals to about 3.5 inches. Lake El Dorado received two feet of water as plans to connect Walnut River progressed. Rosalia saw 7–8 inches of rain with wind and hail flattening vegetation. Roads and bridges near Rosalia were damaged.
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Dinton Johnson
Butler County
Johnson
el Dorado
Walnut River
Rosalia
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