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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1933

Page

7

Two Indicted For Murder In Bowie County In Texas

Bowie county grand jury indicts Leonard Burns and Eugene Legg for the murder of James S. Ashford a prominent planter and political leader slain at his Carbondale home by a shotgun blast through a window Burns and Legg are detained at an external jail awaiting further proceedings District Attorney Lincoln described the case as preventing violence.

Texarkana Texas Bowie County Boston Leonard Burns Eugene Legg James S. Ashford Ashford Carbondale Burns Legg Bowie

Christmas Cookie Recipes and Card Trends of 1933

The piece outlines Date Nut Bars and Lebkuchen recipes with steps and ingredients. It notes holiday gifting customs, including home baked baskets for neighbors, and surveys 1933 Christmas card trends from New York, highlighting modern designs, bold colors, varied sentiments, and shifts toward secular imagery versus traditional religious themes.

New York Tiny Tim

Neville Junior Hi Y Holds Meeting Thursday

Neville high school Junior Hi Y met at the Y building on South Grand street Thursday night. Members heard talks on Helpful ness Perseverance Cleanliness Obedience My Visit to New York Loyalty Reverence and Kindness by named students. A vote decided to meet in the Neville high school tower thereafter. Refreshments were served.

Neville High School Hi- Y South Grand Street John Reitzell Marion Ware Stanley Allbritton Bob Hanna New York Stanley Mintz Bobby Gangstad S. Marx Kirk Touchstone

Attack suspect guarded after mob violence threat

A black youth named William Rankin Jackson is under guard in Dallas County jail after an Ennis Waxahachie mob threatened to assault him. He allegedly beat and tried to assault Mrs. Tom Prestidge while she picked pecans on her farm between Ennis and Waxahachie.

Waxahachie Tex Dallas Ennis Archie D. Gray William Rankin Jackson Tom Prestidge Eiswotty

Two On Way To Prison To Serve Long Terms

In Sherman Texas two men who pleaded guilty to murder indictments for the slaying of Miss Antonia Bachman are en route to the state penitentiary to begin 93 year sentences. H H Buchanan received the sentence from a jury yesterday while J H McCay, who admitted shooting the Russian farm woman, was given a similar term last Tuesday. Miss Bachman, 42, was shot at her Pottsboro area home last month in a robbery case as described by state prosecutors.

Sherman Texas Antonia Bachman State Penitentiary H. H. Buchanan J. H. McCay Miss Bachman Pottsboro

Flashes Of Life and Other Local News Briefs

A set of short dispatches reports incidents in Charleroi Elmer Clink reports three men accosted him with a pistol and liquor between Newtown and Poland. Chicago notes Chow Wee Wing a five year old traveling from China to New York speaks no English and greets strangers. Martin Quirk the Santa Claus case in felony court. Seattle college brain study on exam cram. Portland thief returns a stolen car after a 100 mile trip. London theater count listed.

Charleroi Elmer Clink Bobtown Newtown Poland Chow Wee Wing Chicago China New York Martin Quirk South Side Florida Santa Claus Jay A. Schiller Quirk Miami

Juvenile Judge Blake Rules in Clubhouse Sale Scam

In Los Angeles a Pomona resident accused a youth of selling a $25,000 clubhouse and an oil derrick for $350. The judge sentenced the youth to time in an industrial school after the real owners were not consulted.

Los Angeles Samuel R. Blake Pomona

Weather Patterns Reach British Isles from Atlantic

A concise note explains that most weather impacting the British Isles arrives via the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic is the primary conduit for air masses that bring fronts, winds, and precipitation to the region. The statement highlights the ocean’s influence on regional climate and storm systems.

British Isles Atlantic Ocean

Fragmented OCR note hints at trial logistics

Readable fragments indicate discussion of transport and trial timing. Mentions potential early proceeding and related logistics without clear names, places, or dates. Content is too garbled for precise reconstruction but signals judicial process elements.

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