Grady to die in electric chair for Greenville attack
Willie Grady, 20, Black, maintains innocence in an October attack on Mrs. Vada Roberts of Greenville. He faces the electric chair as he says he will pray for mercy and asks the sheriff to protect his mother. Deputies escort him to the chamber amid taunting and a phonograph playing.
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Huntsville
Vada Roberts
Greenville
Willie Grads
State Penitentiary
Grady
Negra Praiaad
Hunteopatr
Olice
Joan
Marshall Ratliff
Cisco “Sante Claus Bani
Tender
Trapped Worker Dies After Oil Tank Blast in Manchester
Houston workers Lem McCowan, 35, died when trapped inside a blazing Manchester oil tank. Earlier, Acpworth 34 and Collins Aldredge 18 were injured washing fumes from burns after a spark from an electric light wire set off fumes. Hepworth said Aldredge and another man were blown from the tank top.
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Houston
Um—L. T. Acpworth
Collins Aldredge
Manchester
Lem McCowan
Necro
McCowan
Hepworth
Bend Eldredge
Junior Chamber in Attendance Cup Challenge
Public Service company awards an attendance cup currently held by Kathleen Layton of 1201 Mittmann Street. The Junior Chamber groups contest a 12 month battle for the prize with ongoing competition and standings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Public Service Company
Kathleen Layton
Mittmann Street
Seek Mexico City Rule to Insure Teachers Job Security
A federal teachers committee in Mexico City urged enactment of a law to prevent discharge of teachers for political reasons. They argued teachers face constant threat of job loss whenever a new party comes to power.
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Mexico City
725 Members Divided in Four Divisions to Boost Meetings
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will divide 725 members into four divisions at a meeting to boost attendance. An extra incentive cup will be awarded to the division with the most member presence during the coming year. The San Antonio Public Service Company presents the cup, and the exhibition dinner occurred at the St Anthony Hotel.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Aimes
A. J. Ryan
San Antonis Rublic Service Company
Earadization
St. Aniboy
Mexicans to Celebrate 119th Independence Anniversary
San Antonio Mexicana marks the 119th anniversary of Mexico's independence with events September 14 to 16 at Rancho Nuevo Leon near Mouth Flores street. Consul General Enrique Santibanez opens the fiesta, featuring Grito ceremony, Fide shows, carnival, dancing, swimming, contests, and prize draws. Speakers Tore Zertuche and Ignacio Ramirez address Mexican independence. committee leaders named include Jose Zerluche chair, Antonio Therrera vice chair, Manuel More, Pedro Flores, and Fnrique Bantibaner as honorary chair.
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Mexico
San Antonio Mexicana
Rancho Nuevo Leon
Flores Street
Enrique Santibanez
Couns
General of Mexico
Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Santibanez
Tore Zertuche
Cirla
A. Martines
F. J. Arredondo
Ignacio Ramirez
Ares Tose Zerluche
Antonio Therrera
Manuel More
Pedro FE. Flores
Fo TR. Flores
Fnrique Bantibaner
Youth 17 Slashed by Stranger at Scout Camp
The 17 year old Melville Cobben was treated at Fort Sam Houston for a compound fracture after falling from a tent at a Bay Scout camp near Vor Orns. The incident occurred during a demonstration of safe head placement. Colonel Coburn, a Texas National Guard officer, has been stationed with a guard unit encamped at Mineral Wells.
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Melville Cobben
Mra
Coburn
Itation
Fort Sam Houston
Bay Scaut
Vor Orns
Cohan
National Guard
Rexel
Texas National Guard
Mrs Spurrier to Be Buried in Eight A M
Mrs Spurrier to be buried in eight a m the funeral service will be held Saturday morning at nine o'clock at the Denver Velmonthol church. She was a native of Praneelyaria and lived most of her life there and in San Antonio. Survived by daughters Mrs Gardner and Mrs Pearl Trady, Mrs Georgia Moyer and others. Brother Theodore Artzt of San Antonio.
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Conia Apirrien
Aronia Ciardner
Arto
Tackner
Jr Ant
Denver Velen Mothotal Clureh
Ehvege
Shihmann
Praneelyaria
Theen
Mra
Gardner
Pearl Trady
Georgia Moyer
Vasata
Ta Atte
San Antonia
Theodore Artzt
Ban Antonie
Denver Collegians Back Hoover Views
University of Denver students, College of Liberal Arts, voiced strong support for President Herbert Hoover’s crime and law enforcement speech. The campus show of unity marks a rare nationwide youth endorsement amid the broad crusade against crime.
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Denver Collegians
Back Hoover
Denver
Herbert Hoover
University of Denver
College of Liberal Arte
Woman Leaves Her Money to Radio
The will of the late Mrs. Julia Wending, an heir of the Family Altay League program on WALBL radio, leaves $1000 to help defray expenses of the feature. The bequest was revealed in probate filings reported by the Lost and Found column in today’s Light Classified.
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Chicago
Julia Wending
WALBL
Urge Deakyne as Engineers' Chief
In Washington on July 2 officials say Brig. Gen. Berbert Deakyne is urged as successor to Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of army engineers who retires August 7. Recommendations have been sent to Secretary Good by numerous representatives including nine members of the House Public Works Committee of the Seventieth Congress.
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Washington, D.C
Berebert Deakyne
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineera
Bee
Good
Mems Bers
House
Barvare
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