Doheny Testifies of Innocence in Elk Hills Case
Edward L. Doheny told jurors he acted to help a friend, denying any ties to Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor contracts. He described a personal loan to Albert B. Fall and later security in ranch stock, while his wife and son supported the loan's purely personal nature.
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Dew
Edward L. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Elk Hills
Pearl Harbor
Doheny
Fall
Frank J. Hogan
Hogan
Anderson
Wall
HK Hills
Bik ‘Hills
Tait
Pilot Benton Among Pan American Warship Bombers
First Lieut John W Benton one of three pilots in the Pan American flight that tested bombing German warships off Virginia in 1921. Benton born 1896 in California, UC graduate, served at March Field and Kelly Field, with about 2200 hours flight time.
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John W. Benton
Virginia
E.G. Whitehead
Kelly Field
Usngley Field
B. S. Thompson
Benton
C. F. Woolsey
Detroit
San Francisco
Tra C. Baker
Texas
Fairchild
Washington
California
University of California
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Camp Dick
Dallas
Wilbur Wrightfield
Ohio
Preparations for Pan American Flight Stop in Guatemala City
Preparations for a New Year's celebration in Guatemala City honor United States Army Pan American flight pilots are complete. The flight will depart Duncan Field December 20 and spend Christmas Day in Mexico City. Major Dargue favors returning the five ships to San Antonio for general overhaul before the U.S. tour.
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Guatemala City
United States Army
Duncen Field
Byron T. Burt
Mexico City
H. A. Dargue
Dargue
San Antonio
Latin America
United States
Cold Deaths Reported in Peking Amid Bitter Winter
Chinese newspapers report scores of people frozen or starved to death in Peking due to two days of bitter cold. Many children are among the victims and destitution spreads as conditions worsen.
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Peking
China
Blast Wrecks 2 Monterey Houses
An explosion in Monterey's commercial district last night caused two houses to collapse and five more to suffer damage. Casualties are unknown, and authorities suspect a criminal origin.
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Mexico City
Monterey
Police hunt in death of Earl Ford
Bexar county detectives seek two men and two women linked to Earl Ford who died after being hospitalized from a violent illness. The group was last seen in his room at 2 South Flores street hotel before Ford's death at Physicians and Surgeons hospital. Ford registered from St. Louis on November 29 and had courtroom medical attention prior to death. The autopsy is expected to confirm poisoning as the cause.
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Earl Tord
Bexar County
Ford
South Flores Street
Physicians and Surgeon’s Hospital
St. Louis
Bear at Large in Fort Worth Mystery
A loose bear has frightened two milkmen and crawled under a house in Fort Worth. Police searchers found nothing and Forest Park Zoo officials call it a mystery worth investigating as the bear remains at large.
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Fort Worth
Forest Park Zoo
Relatives Sought as Police Probe Unfolds
Officers pursue leads for a man identified as Ford and search for his relatives while noting two friends known to be with him. The inquiry focuses on his connections and potential next steps in the investigation.
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Ford
Minstrel Cast to Rehearse Christmas Show
Rehearsals for the X D Minstrel show begin Thursday night at 7:15 at Yo Cr A. Cast members practice in preparation for Christmas week performances.
Trade Proposal For Stamp Collectors In Classified Ads
A light of classified ads invites philatelists to trade stamps or real estate items. The note promises a collection of one thousand cancelled stamps of every nation and denomination with no duplicates. The owner’s phone number is listed in The Xmas Gift Suggestion column today.
Cotton pickers sent to Texas production areas
More than 200000 cotton pickers have been sent or directed to Texas production areas by the U S labor department farm labor division Fort Worth assistant director C W Woodman said. Porter Whaley left Thursday for Alice to attend the chamber of commerce meeting as a principal speaker.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Farm Labor Division
United States Department of Labor
C. W. Woodman
Whaley
Alice Porter Whaley
Alice
Chamber of Commerce
Rain and rising rivers forecast for Texas Panhandle to Rio Grande
Continued rain and falling temperatures forecast for Texas with a low around 40 in San Antonio. Snow and sleet reported in the Panhandle and neighboring states. Flood warnings stretch along the Colorado River toward Friday as Columbus quarries rainfall and a river rise nears flood stage.
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San Antonio
D. H. Jarboe
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Columbus
Rio Grande Valley
Suspect Held After GOKU BOMB Incident and Falls Closely
The report states a suspect was held after a Goku bomb incident shaking adjoining houses. Mrs Barnes suffered a cut from splinters while a maid survived uninjured. Grand jury indictments followed deaths, but defendants did not face trial. Police say the arrested man was out of state until September this year. Howell Jones, assistant secretary of the Texas Retail Merchants, visited Beeville on Thursday.
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Beeville
Howell Jones
The
Texas Retail Merchants
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SAN Antonio Morris Plan Company
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Frederic G. Oppe
Hiram Partea
Dick Prassel
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