Death penalty for young Black man in Texas electric chair
Clarence Thomas, a young Black man, was executed in Texas for the murder of white nightwatchman Will Webb of Wolfe City. Convicted at Greenville, he allegedly robbed 70 and muttered about meeting his mother in heaven as he was strapped in the electric chair at the state penitentiary.
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Huntsville
Texas
Clarence Thomas
Will Webb
Wolfe City
Thomas
Greenville
Land
State Penitentiary
Dallas
van Ness
Gentlemen of Road Get Good Workover at Relief Station
A transient relief bureau in the old Montgom ery Ward building on South St. Mary's street subjects arriving men to a thorough processing. After recording identity and residence, detainees go through a delousing, shower, and laundering routine, receive a shave and haircut, and are provided night clothing and beds. They sleep, eat, and then are sent to work on transient projects.
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Federal Transient Relief Bureau
Montgomery Ward
South St. Mary's Street
Tim
Bureau For Relief
Children to Stage Play at Agudas Achim Synagogue
Sunday school emaren presents a play titled The End of the Story at Agudas Achim synagogue located at Main Avenue and Quincy Street at 4 p m Sunday A Chanukah candle fill will also be presented supervised by Mrs Helen Orinovsky
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Emaren
Agudas Achim
Main Avenue
Quincy Street
Helen Orinovsky
Police Call Times Recorded for Los Angeles Cars
Police radio cars in Los Angeles answered eight calls in two minutes and forty two seconds. Police Statistician Rhoda Cross said Los Angeles, the nation’s largest city by area, has the longest average response time on all calls for radio cars for one year.
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Los Angeles
United States
Rhoda Cross
Stock Exchange to Get Publicity in Major Push
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The New York Stock Exchange will launch a broad publicity and advertising program to inform the public about its operations. The law committee approved the plan, described by brokers as the most radical step in years.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Law Committee of
the Exchange
Stock, Exchange
Black Squadron Arrives In Tunis After African Battle
French air corps Black Squadron of 23 planes reached Tunis today after a mass air fight over French Africa that had continued since November. A 1992 coupe is listed for sale at 425 dollars in light classified ads.
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Faro
Tunis
Franch Air Corps
French Africa
Butte Book Reveals Losses at Gambling Rooms
Records show Butte establishments running fare games earned little profit with losses totaling 1934 dollars in one month. Roulette yielded the house the most, while fare, betting rings, and craps caused the greatest costs.
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Butte
Mont
Lee
Couzens Aims at Buyer of Bootleg Liquor
Michigan senator Couzens said he will urge an amendment in the Senate Finance Committee to penalize the purchaser of illegal liquor, making buyers equally guilty with sellers as lawmakers take up the liquor tax bill.
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Couzens
Washington
Betator Cousens
Michigan
Senate Finance Committee
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