Willis Willis Willis Murder Trial Ponders Insanity Plea
Emma Willis, 14, stands trial in Anadarko for the shotgun murder of her father in a three room farmhouse near Eakly. Prosecutor Amos Stovall argues for a clear verdict of guilt while defense counsel W H Cooper pushes temporary insanity and later justification. Jurors hear final arguments as Judge Finn warns of potential death or life imprisonment if convicted.
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Anadarko
Okie
Emma Willis
Tris
Amos Stovall
Haskell Pugh
Butt W. H. Cooper
H. Wiis
Willa
Eakly
Will Linn
Finn
Anadarko, Okla
Sheriff Finley
Teteeretinnal
Appeal Heard Over San Antonio School Bond Funds
An injunction stopping the San Antonio board of education from spending 400000 in 1950 bond money was appealed in the Fourth Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs led by A C Hudson claim the board acted on a prior 8 to 0 resolution before bond closure, intending a new high school on the South Side.
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A. C. Hudson
South Side
San Antonio Board of Education
Fourth Court of Appeals
Ude
Frederick Etevelis
Seventy-third District Court
Otfer
N,new High School
New Senor School
U S Takes Hand in Rubber Row
Akron report on Goodyear Tire and Rubber strike as 14 600 workers idle and injunction limits mask picketing to ten per gate Sheriff Flower seeks guidance from judges on enforcing the court order Goodyear president Litchfield claims violence continues with factory doors closed and shipments disrupted from inside the plant
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Akron
Ohio
Edward FP. McGrady
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear Giants
James T. Flower
Summit County Common Pleas
P. AW. Litchfield
Goodyear
Dismissal of two commerce officials for insubordination
Washington February 26. The Commerce Department announced the dismissal of two shipping officials for insubordination amid a controversy over a report on ship safety. Directors said resignations may follow as a new publicity approach was questioned. The two aides named were Bo McCay and Frederick L. Adams. The report had been released to press without department approval and criticized current guards. The department denies altering the report and notes the term insubordinate. In a separate item, stingless bees are being imported into England from Southern Rhodesia to suit native tastes.
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Washington, D. 6
Commerce Department
B. Weaver
Te Bureau of Navigation
Weaver
Congress
Bo McCaydaney
Frederick L. Adams
King Houste Trick Drawn From Rawlins Hospital Injury
W G Rawlins of 221 Dulling Court received treatment at the Robert B. Greet hospital after head injuries from being struck by a bottle Wednesday. The incident occurred in his vicinity and is being investigated.
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Houste
W. G. Rawlins
Dulling Court
Robert B. Greet Hospital
Superseding of Huck ii debated in New Jersey
Prosecutor Anthony Hauck Jr. discussed possible perjury action against Millard White and Whited phase of the Hauptmann case with Attorney General Wilentz. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh said they would return to the United States if needed to help uphold Hauptmann's conviction.
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Trenton
N. J
Anthony M. Hauck Jr
Hunterden County
Brune
Richard Hauptmann
Millard White
Hauck
David T. Wilentz
Florida
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Wilentz
Harold G. Hoffman
Whited
Armandus Hochmuth
Pneth
Hattek
Universal Service
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
United States
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Universal Servier
Senator Russell Pushes Genuine Alien Deportation Bill
Senator Russell of Georgia calls the immigration plan backed by Coolidge a fake and urges passage of a genuine alien deportation bill before adjournment. The proposed amendment would drop aliens who have not filed first papers for naturalization from federal relief rolls and exclude them from federal work relief projects, seeking to curb alien influence.
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Washington, D. C
Russell
Democrat
Georgia
Congress
Flood Abates Midwest Section Breathing Easier
Floods eased across the Midwest as temperatures rose and waters fell in multiple states. Two more drownings were reported as damage mounted. bridges weakened and power plants shut down amid rising rivers in Michigan and Indiana. A drowning occurred near Logansport, and floods affected Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, and more. A third dust storm hit Colorado and Oklahoma.
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Joneless
Owith
Walters
Logansport
Ind
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Nebraska
Mifois
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
Missouri
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Tolabo
Nevada
Buffalo Bill Cody statue defended at Texas exposition
Webb, general manager of the Texas Centennial exposition, defends the selection of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney's statue of Col. William F. Cody as frontispiece for the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Southern women’s groups object, saying Cody was a federal ally and the state’s honor is at stake amid protests by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
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Fete
Buffalo Bill Cody
Dallas
Fev
Ay Webb
Buffalo Hill
Webb
Harry Payne Whitney
Col
William F. Cody
Dillas Museum of Fine Arts
United Daughters of the Confederacy
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Old West
Exemption Vote Slipped in House on RFC Tax Bill
Washington lawmakers faced a rough vote as the House defeated an RFC tax exemption measure 172 to 164 while a Senate version had passed 36 to 28 days earlier. Administration leaders warned of broader fiscal fallout if the exemption stood.
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Washington, D. C
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
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U.S
Sven
Ghitéren
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Ipping
England
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Rhodesia
Frost
Batiste
Porto Rico
Tipton
New Orleans
Rex
Cora Stanton Tabboke
Midwest
Chicago
Bebo
California Hills
San Joaquin Valley
Nelly Don
Nelly Dons
Netty Dow Shap
Little
Frost's
Coats
Maat Salau
Froa
Fastian
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