Reporter’s Welfare Island Memoir Exposes Prison Life
Joseph F. Clark, convict turned journalist, recalls Welfare Island days with booze parties and brutal guards. He details ex con living conditions, corruption, prison parties, and drug use, noting a reform raid changed life there. Continued tomorrow.
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Joseph BP. Clark
Tom
Underworld
Joseph F. Clark
Welfare Island
York
Bowery
Renertere
Ioses
Jimmy
New York
New LaGuardis Reform Administration
Senator Walsh Widow Seeks Estate Division in Montana
In Helena Montana February 15 a petition filed in district court asks division of Gen Thomas J Walsh estate. Widow Nieves Marie Perezte Abreau Chaumont Walsh seeks half of about 60 000 of 969 000 government bonds for herself and daughter Genevieve Walsh Gudger, leaving 40 000 to meet claims against the estate.
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Helena
Mont
Gen- Alor
Thomas J. Walsh
Mer Nieves Marie Perezte
Toonerville Folks Candy Purity and Prohibition Note
A humorous note on candy purity under the eighteenth amendment repeal and a reminder that alcohol in confections remains barred by pure food laws. Texas farmers terrace about 1,000,000 acres yearly to halt erosion. Classified ad offers job by 4 Light Class. Cotton planting with a new depth planter yields 1 percent more than other methods.
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Texas
Department of Agriculture
Waco man faces theft charge in auto parts case
Ernest Harris of Waco was charged with bringing stolen property into the county after deputies seized a cache of auto parts on the Seguin road. Harris was captured Wednesday with 104 dynamite caps and a large amount of hoarded metal. a companion fled. Ambrogio Aniceto and Justo Barbosa were charged with removing parts from a motor vehicle in joint counts.
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Ernest Harris
Waco
John R.shook
Seguin Road
H. A. Woods
George Smith
Harris
Ambrogio
Aniceto
Justo Barboss
Albert Hausser
Alamo Heights
Woods
Wetmore Road
Salado Creek
Barbosa
Whistling Course Set at Witte Under GWA Recreation
The GWA recreation department sponsors a whistling class at the Witte museum starting at 10 a.m. this Saturday conducted by Ray Becker known as The Whistling Carrier of the San Antonio Light. Sessions run 10 to 11 30 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Becker plans further classes at Harris Junior High and several city schools including St Henry's academy.
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GWA Recreation Department
Witte Museum
Ray Becker
San Antonio
Becker
Harris Junior High
Crockett, Wood- Rawn
Agnes Colton
Highland Park
Herff
Ogden
St. Henry's Academy
Jury Discharges After Harried Deliberations in Embezzlement Case
In Georgetown Texas the jury in a $34,500 embezzlement case against Houston attorney Charles H Heldingsfelder Sr was dismissed after failing to reach a verdict. Foreman reported an eight to four split since deliberations began, with 22 hours of talks and no chance of agreement. The indictment concerns funds from a New York divorce settlement.
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Georgetown
Texas
Charles H. Heldingsfelder Sr
Houston
Harry Dolan
Heldingsfelder
Mia
Adele Pipkin
New York
Jean Pipkin
Heauman Teachher
South Carolina Auto Purchases Jump in 1933
Residents of South Carolina bought 7414 more new cars in 1933 than in 1932, reflecting a sharp uptick in automotive purchases during the early 1930s.
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South Carolina
Fix That Cold With Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old time remedy touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a complete cold treatment. It claims four actions: bowel relief, germ combat with fever reduction, headache relief, and systemic toning to prevent further attacks. Doctors and druggists are urged to insist on the full product name and the TBQ stamp on tablets. The piece emphasizes reliability and warns against weaker substitutes.
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Groyé
Ae Grove
Avery
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Grandma Wartle
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Adwriter
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Sunset Memorial Park
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Klana Head
Mexay
Milan
Arunset Memorial Park Memorial
Ornery and Developers
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Stuart Wheeler
JAD
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