Night of bold robberies ends with bandit’s escape
A lone robber carried out five attempted heists in Dallas from January 4 into the morning. He robbed a man of his car and cash, struck a bystander with a pistol, sent a clerk to hospital with head wounds, and fled after triggering alarms at a drugstore. An errand boy also involved as the robber targeted a second drugstore for $200.
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Dallas
TR. M. Hester
Hester
Iater Mester
W. A. Herold
Herold
Clifton Tutner
Luther
Tern
Alleged robbers seek targets in classifieds ad section
The clipping mentions alleged robbers targeting businesses with companions and notes readers can place ads for goods and securities in the Classified Ad Section. It references a store oil station and restaurant as possible targets and points to the Financial listings for placing ads.
Bandit carjacking ends with partial ransom exchange
A bandit grabbed a car at a store and tried to yank the ignition key, but the motor ran without it. MTD Chapman, a customer, was forced to accompany the bandit as a lookout, then released after a short drive. Chapman surrendered a garment for 802.0, received from the bandit in payment.
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Chapman
Ihr Bandit
Preliminary Hearing Suspected Men to Be Held by Onion
Four men TD FP Smith Jr and Charles Jr Heed are in Besar county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on robbery by assault with firearms. District Attorney Lamar Sedigson and Sheriff Alfonso Newton Jr filed complaints in Justice of the Peace J F Quinns court. They are charged with holding up Gulf station manager A H Lackey for 18 dollars Wednesday night. Statements signed admit robberies in Richmond Texas Jackson Mississippi Birmingham Alabama and several robberies around Atlanta Georgia.
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Smith Jr
Charles Jr
Besar
Ay Smith
Teed
Lamar Sedigson
Alfonso Newton Jr
Justices of Peace
J. F. Quinn
A. H. Lackey
Gulf
Hichmond
Tex
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Atlanta
Stage Rooster Crowing On San Antonio Stage
Stage Rooster in the Majestic Theater act by Harry Haltoes performs his first solo crow on New Year’s Day after three years in pantomime. A local poultry fancier notes the crow might echo support for area fowl-raising efforts.
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San Antonio
Majestic Theater
Harry Haltoes
Crow
Jseph
Reot
Joseph
August Becker Funeral Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for August Becker of 831 Castro Street who died Thursday. Becker was a retired farmer and a member of the Germania Farmer Society of Anhalt. Survivors include his widow Maria, three sons Huzo Julius and Alvin Hecker, a daughter Olga Ashby of Dallas, and a sister Agnes Doeppenschmidt of Boerne.
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August Becker
Castro Atrect
Becker
Te Wag
Germania Farmer Society of
Anhalt
T ‘Tie
Mize Maria Becker
Huzo
Julius
Alvin Hecker
Olga Ashby
Dallas
Agned Doeppenschmidt
Boerne
Ex-Governor Signs Afghanistan Peace Accord
Kabul advices report ex governor Ali Ahmed Jan led talks with Shinwari rebels in Jalalabad. Negotiations produced a peace treaty, terms not disclosed. International observers noted the move as a potential step toward stability in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
New Delhi
India
Kabul
Jalalabad
Ali Ahmed Jan
Hoover's Ship Near Coast As Utah Advances Homeward
Utah continued ahead of schedule on the way to Washington as it neared Virginia Capes. President-elect Hoover was expected to reach Washington that afternoon while the ship closed in on Point Comfort. The crew maintained white uniforms despite a warm morning as the vessel moved at sea.
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UTAC
Arlington
Utah
Ol Point Comfort
Bam
Hoover
Washington
Georgian
Virginia Capes
War Department orders toll reduction on two Red River bridges
Washington Jan 4 War department orders toll reductions on two Red River bridges in Texas after hundreds of complaints of excessive charges. No new rates set. hearings to be held by owners to determine cuts. Bridges located near Gainesville and Denison.
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Real Gury
Washington
War Department
Red Hiver
Texas
Gainesville
Deui- Bou
Champion of Youth Blames Grandpas and Grannies
A fragmentary report quotes Epworth era editor Gratz about youth and elders during a world service conference. The garbled text mentions a grandfather grandson pace and an alleged clash between aging generations and youth, with church workers involved.
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Evanbton
Granfather
We Ba
Afr
Gratz
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Crochett
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