Girl Burned When Nightgown Ignites at Home
Dorothy Steves, 13, of 711 Canton Street, was converted to a human torch when her night dress caught fire by a gas stove. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. FL N. Flores beat out the flames, saving her life. She suffered burns to back legs and neck and was taken to Nix hospital. the Floreses were burned on the hands. Flores, chief investigator for District Attorney Walter Tynan.
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Dorothy Steves
Canton Street
FL N. Flores
Qames
Mrs. Flores
Vet Near Death After Police Siege
World War II veteran 36 year old Bawyer lay near death in Houston after a siege when he terrorized tenants and held 10 officers at bay. He was shot in the side and wrist by patrol driver Dallis Thrash who fired to save himself as Bawyer advanced with a butcher knife.
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Houston
Bawyer
Bey
Dallis Thrash
Comal Jail Holds Visiting Prisoners
New Braunfels December 10. An arriving shipment of visitors to the Comal county Jail includes 20 inmates from Caldwell county jail brought for safekeeping during building repairs. Guadalupe county also transferred several prisoners here due to crowding, leaving Comal with four of its own prisoners.
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Comal
New Braunfels
Dev
Comal County
Caldwell County
Caldwell
Guadalupe County
Gomal
Funeral services held for Mrs. J. A. Stewart of Waelder
Funeral services for Mrs. J A Stewart of Waelder were held Sunday. Surviving daughters include Mrs Harper Robertson of this city and Mrs Holt and Mrs Sam Flaher of Waelder.
Longtime Sabinal Resident Dies
Sabinal obituary notes Mrs. R. A. Taylor died Sunday after 25 years in the city. She is survived by her husband and ten children. The report lists five daughters and four sons among the survivors.
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Sabinal
R. A. Taylor
What About the College Man
University presidents across the country argue that higher education remains valuable despite job shortages. Illinois president Dr Harry Woodburn Chase warns against curtailing access, urging extended study to strengthen morale and future employment prospects.
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Harry Woodburn Chase
University of Illinois
Bir
Idling
Questons
Robert Gordon Sproul
Ll.d
University of Californa
American University
Califor
Ufe
J. L. Newcomb
University of Virginia
Roosevelt to hold conference with labor leader
President elect Roosevelt, nearing his New York governorship, planned a day split between state finances and a likely meeting with William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor. A prior planned visit to Wyde Park yesterday did not occur, and Green was expected in Albany today.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Tabor
Green
Wyde Park
Small Boats Aid Victims of Flood in Pearl River
In Jackson Mississippi on December 19 two dozen small motor boats aided flood victims along the Pearl River. General Thomas J Grayson reported all people out of immediate danger while guard patrols remained on duty ahead of a predicted crest at 38 feet above flood stage.
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Jackson
Miss
Pearl River
Thomas J. Grayson
Mississippi National
New Davis Trial Motion to Be Heard
A motion for a new trial is scheduled for Tiaac J. Davis who was sentenced to death for murder in the slaying of Ar k Dowd, hotel manager, on November 1. The hearing is set for tomorrow in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Amendment on tax sales attacked in Texas case
In Austin on December 19 a Ninety-eighth District Court suit seeks to bar state officials from canvassing returns of a November 8 constitutional amendment on tax sales. Joe W. Caldwell Jr. alleges the caption misleads voters about the amendment’s full contents and asks for an injunction to block opening amendment returns. The state canvassing board planned to meet to tally results despite the request.
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Austin
Travis County
Jane ¥. McCallum
Joe W. Caldwell Jr
Asherton
Bimmit
Last Call for a Contest on Spending Fifty Dollars
A contest editor reels from numerous reader letters about how to spend fifty dollars. A young woman imagines spending it to mock hotel staff and enjoy a day in luxury. A regional writer envisions gifting to a baby and a neighbor, while tax sale details reveal redemption terms for a property after auction.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Asaple Hotel
Regtron
Providence
Stork
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