Witnesses recount horror as Mo dance hall fire rages
West Plains, Mo April 14. A Bond dance hall explosion and blaze killed at least thirty four, injuring many. Survivors described dazed victims in the street, and rescuers battled flames, unable to reach the burning hall for a time. A late report notes a mother charged for harming her child to “make a lady.”
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Tnnternational News Service
Westplains
Apie
W. Lendiz
Pcene
Landix
Weiser Motor Company
Bond Dance Hall
List of Dead And Injured In Blast In Westplains Dance Hall
A dated list details the dead and injured from a Westplains Missouri dance hall explosion and fire. Names include Paul Evans, Major Robert Mullins, Betty Drago, Virginia Rogers, Mrs Evelyn Conklin, and many others from Missouri towns Mountain Grove Mammoth Springs Thayer Cabot Willow Springs and beyond. Injured include Garrett McBride Carl Mullins Ralph Langstone and more from regional communities.
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By International Nee Berrien
Wesflaens
Keown
Westplains
Paul J. Evans
Pao Evans
John Bates
Misa Temple Martin
Clinton Clemmons
Betty Drago
Virginia Rogers
Robert Murphy
Springfield
Evelyn Conklin
Ben Jolly
Charles Fisher
Ben Parker
Mountain Grove
Garl — Dackeon
Mountain
Ruth Fisher
Wallace Rodger
Hansan City
Kansas City
Garrett McBride
Carl Mullins
Ralph Langstone
Boyd Gray
Moody
Mose Ashley
William Fitchett
Wiliam Fitchett
Glenn Moore
E. BD
White
David 5. White
Fred Archer
Charles Stockhall
LO.V.E Picnics entertain Hoethians at Brackenridge Park
LO. V. E. girls from Firet hirst church Sunday school hosted a wiener roast for Hoethians at Brackenridge Park Tuesday evening. About forty young people attended. Miss Doris Goon serves as L. O. V. E. president and Ronnie Duffner leads the Beothians.
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Lo.v.e
Firethirst Church
Hoethians
Brackenridge Park
Doris Goon
L. O. V. E. Girls
Ronnie Duffner
Beothians
Town in darkness after devastating blast
A massive explosion at a hall sent the town into darkness and chaos. Debris injured many, some thrown into the street. Electricity cut, flames rose, and a motor car dealer owner and witnesses described a scene of terror and heroic rescues amid smoke and collapse.
Alleged gaming raid nets $301 and arrests eyed
Chief Investigator F N Flores halted a craps game on Losoya Street confiscating gambling equipment. District Attorney Le Seeligeon said charges may be filed against one or two men for operation. The raid captured $301 from the table as several men watched. A second raid and an injunction action were planned against a West Commerce Street club.
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F. N. Flores
District Attorney's
Losoya Street
Leandr Seeligeon
County Treasury
Flores
Reeligson
Soyn Ag
West Commerce Street
Weather of Vital Import to Them at Army Fields
Enlisted men at Crooks field and Kelly field will monitor Sunday weather conditions with duty personnel at the Ale Qorpa training center, anxious about a shift from woolen uniforms to summer clothing if the cold spell persists into Saturday.
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Crooks Field
Kelly Field
Ale Qorpa
One-Act Comedy to Be Presented by St Gerard's Club
A comnel comedy Can Wir Do TV will be presented by St Gerard's Dramatic club Sunday and Monday evening in the St Gerard's auditorium. Cast includes Minnte Mary Thuttimer Bernard jun Hee Mother Taye Ireng Hoel neler Jaydia Anuer MrH Ty Purt low Mewrink Hilllvien Touda Achneidermeyer Al Hulllyit Termaty Horden Lanzlinale. Play directed by Th Kriegar. Destruction flayed at lows April 14. Mann de Creation of ig game ee Meira by mri arabe Qeey bib veklle tml.
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Bunday
St. Gerard's
Takioge
Minnte Mary Thuttimer
Ternards
Jun Hee
Mother Taye
Ireng Hoel Neler
Jaydia Anuer
Mrh
Purtlow
Mewrink Hilllvien
Touda Ac
Apell
Mri Arabe Qeey Bib
Stricken Town Cut Off by Wire
WESTPLAINS Mo Apr 14 An explosion and fire razed a block of buildings stranding the town of 2500. Miss Billy Drage Westen Union manager was fatally injured in the blaze. The burning dance hall severed telephone wires, limiting external communications to three minute official calls. Railroad telegraph lines remained the only link to the outside world.
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Telephone Company
Victi
International Nes
Westplains
Otly
Misa
Billy Drage
Westen Union
Pioneers Plan Alamo Land Purchase Drive
The Tezau Pioneers association will renew efforts to persuade the state legislature to buy land around the Alamo. The annual convention at the Benger hotel monday features speakers Frank H Bushick Ger Beaumont B Buck and Marshall Hicks with Governor Dan Moody invited. About 1000 members will hear updates on the bond issue voting May 19. The event includes a supper and a ball monday night attended by King Antonio X and attendants.
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Alamo
Tezau
Antonio X
Negro Jailed on Stabbing Charge
A San Antonio man, J. J. Renfro aged 134 Peck avenue, reports being stabbed in the neck with a lee pick Friday. The assailant, a Negro, was captured by Deputy Sheriff Joe A. N. Flores and placed under a $50 bond by Justice F. Bolts. Renfro, a switchman for the railroad, is in serious condition at the Sante Hosa infirmary. The stabbing occurred in the yards of the passenger depot.
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Muruer
J. J. Renfro
Peck Aveanr
Ap Lee Pick
San Antonio
Joe A. N. Flores
Neighbors Protest Creamery On West Mulberry Side
Citizens from West Mulberry and West Huisache avenues filed for an injunction against Paul Loven for noise and fowl cackling from a creamery and milk depot at 1803 Wret Huisuchs avenue. Judge St. B. Minor set the hearing for next Wednesday to require Laven to answer the prayer. The suit names Gay Care ter, W. Clawson, Zerl fantee, James Morley and others as plaintiffs.
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Paul Loven
Sheriffs Seek Man as Girl Abductor
Sheriffs pursue a man believed to have abducted a girl from the Magdalene Can tilly farm. The suspect, a farm worker named Castile, allegedly took the daughter Jorafing, age one, and fled with the child. The farmer Cantila reported the suspect lived on the same farm and knew where the ransom money was kept. The farm lies ten miles on Ye old Corpit Christrol.
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Magdalene Cantilly
Cumin
Castile
Deauty Sheriffe
Cantila
Shere
Joe Vamingnes
Hla
Bedwen
Waverd
Manthe
Hia
Cantiilo
Lester Hill Wins Speaking Contest at Public Night School
Lester Hill won the public speaking contest conducted by the San Antonio night school program this week. Ming Mary Tolland excelled in another division, while Pallant She addressed a topic on international good by voice of war.
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Tanter Hdl
Crnt Pring Jn
Uo Advanced Clnexon
San Antonio
Ming Mary Tolland
Taqans Barkotala
San Antonio Students Dominate Latin Meet Honors
San Antonio students earned multiple Latin conference honors at the Inter scholastic League district meet held at Teachers College San Marcos. Winners included Marjorie Ave of Guadalupe in first year essay, Ming Levine and Edward Syers in various divisions, with Austin and Brenham competitors also placing. Brackenridge and Main Avenue schools led in school examinations with top and high placements across year levels.
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San Antonio
Teachers’ College
San Marcos
Marjorie Ave
Guuasses
Ming Madeline Levine
Hawthorne
San Antobio
Edward Syers
Mark
Brackenridge
Jesse Beilel
Constance Brown
Mark Trrain
Elizbeth Henry
Misa Marjorie Stenberg
Austin Junior High
Charles Black
Austin
Frank L. Morris
Gilmore Gwin
Main Avenue
J. E. Dickenson
Gonzales
Mi Zola Willams
Lawrence Walker
Main
Aesond
Mary V. Beichek
Ferdi Biesle
Elisabeth Bradfield
Meryl Yarnborough
Brackenridge Senior School
Thomas Nelson Page
Gonuilea
Iet
Pfeil Pioneer Trail Driver Henry Pfeil Dies At 70
Funeral services for Henry C Pfeil 70 pioneer old trail driver who died Saturday will be held at 4 30 Sunday from Wilbert and Pelphrey funeral directors. He was born in San Antonio lived here most of his life and was a noted trail driver in the early twenties. Survived by four sons I J Pfeil M Pfeil three daughters Mrs M C McCarty Miss Helen Pfeil and Miss Tl owena Pfeil and one brother John Pfeil Active pallbearers to be nephews honorary pallbearers from the Old Trail Drivers association.
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Henry C. Toil
Wilbert and Pelphrey Funeral Directors
Bir
Preil
San Antonio
Bas
I. J. Wye
M. ©. Pfeil
M. C. McCarty
Helen Fivil
Tlowena Pfeil
University of Texas
John Pfeil
Pfeil
Old ‘Vrail Drivers’ Association
Officer Ordered to Nicaragua Post in New York Departure
Major Pelz Emmanuelli, assistant in the Eighth Corps area intelligence office, was ordered Saturday to be shipped to Nicaragua from New York to assist Brig. Gen. Frank McCoy in supervising the upcoming election. He left Fort Sam Houston for New York to board an army transport slated to sail Friday from that port for Nicaragua.
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Pelz Wumanuelli
Corne Area Intelligence Office
Courtland Jones Buried in City Tuesday
Funeral services for Courtland Reed Jones Jr. will be held at 11 o'clock Tuesday from the aunt's residence with Bishop officiating. Interment will be in the family burial plot. Pallbearers include Robert Maverick Wil liat Maverick Victor Hugo Jodie Barnett Clark Turner Frank Lewis Jr. Honorary pallbearers list several relatives and associates.
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Courtland Reed Jones
Denver
Ite
Activn
Robert Maverick
Williat Maverick
Victor Hugo
Jodie Barnett
Clark Turner
Frank Lewis Jr
Lane Taylor
Capa Taylor
Willard Lupe
Richard Gardner Westerfield
Morzia Woo
Logan McCoy
Philadelphia
R. H. Russell
W. H. Russell
Horace Thomson
Frank Huntress
Frank Lewis
Ernest Brown
Charles Vetable
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