Robertson home witness testifies about alleged conduct
Testimony in the Robertson trial centers on visits to the Robertson home, reports of whiskey and women, and allegations of improper behavior. Witnesses describe a scene at the home and interactions with Mrs. Robertson, with defense questioning the credibility of the statements.
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Wichita Falls
Robert
Robertson
Collier
Tadlock
Padlocks
Oe Chapin
Jess. Box
Nother
Bok
Box
SoGeorge Lawler
Nesy
Maine
Lawler
Seventeenth
Bint Streets
Bhoving
Fern theft targets Mrs Varma's porch on South Presa
A thief stole a batch of ferns from Mrs. Varma of 2002 South Presa Street while she slept Thursday night. The plants, described as two half-darrel ferns, were planted on the front porch and missing by Friday morning.
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Varmas
South Presa Street
Thieves Prove Only Employees Working Late
A thrilling chase followed a car with two supposed getaway men and a posse near the MKT and S A & A P railroad ticket office at 315 317 North St Mary's. Patrolman Zapata spotted them near a safe, emergency officers joined, and a pursuit lasted over a mile before the suspects were captured while attempting entry.
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MKT
North St. Mary's Street
A. Zapata
Binck
Crowe
Zapata
Griffith Bal ks at Klansman Jury Men
Continued from page one the trial will extend into next week as over twenty witnesses are summoned for each side. Griffith and his brother Wil confer with counsel as juror questions reveal affiliations with the Ku Klux Klan. The fatal December 8, 1923 killing at the Griffith home on 421 Hunstock Avenue followed a dispute over $25 Mason, owner of White Hours garage, was shot after an argument with Griffith. He lay bleeding from a battered head and face.
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Griffith
Wil
W. 2
Blanton
En Kinz Klan
Hunstock Avenue
Mason
White Hours
Mascon
Bill Ties Hands At Aty And Chambers
A House bill would remove counties without a state attorney or district attorney, effectively eliminating the entire staff of District Attorney Chambers. The proposal would apply to Bexar County and would reshape local prosecutorial offices.
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House
Sexste
Towansits Ie Saresades
Bexar County
Cham‘bers
Man injured after car strikes pedestrian at Garza street
Roy Cole of 718 Alabama street suffered a dislocated shoulder and minor injuries when he was struck by a speeding automobile at Garza street near the L G N railroad tracks Friday morning. The hit-and-run driver fled. Cole, dressed at 1123 Drexel avenue, was taken to Robert B. Green Hospital. He could not provide the vehicle’s number.
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Roy Cole
Alabama Street
Garza Street
L G. N
Drexel Avenue
Robert B. Green Hospital
Cole
Valley Joyous Rain Lifts Valley Crops in Rio Grande
Rain worth millions fell Thursday night and Friday across the Rio Grande Valley lifting spirits and boosting crop estimates beyond a million dollars. Starr County reports good rains and residents foresee broader relief as farmers resume work and fields green up after months of drought.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Rio
Starr County
Woman struck by truck at Broadway and Travis
An unidentified woman was hit by a truck at Broadway and Travis street on Friday and believed seriously injured. Driver L Evans of San Antonio Storage and Warehouse said the woman stepped into a stave extending from the truck and was knocked to the pavement. she was removed by passing motorists and taken for treatment, though none of the city hospitals reported her admission.
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Broadway
Travis Street
Gy. L. Evans
West Hoaster Street
San -Am Tonio Storage and Warehouse Company
Lady Dennistoun Agan On Stand in British Divorce Suit
London report says Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun testified about dresses bought in Paris while suing her former husband Lieutenant Colonel Ian Dennistoun for money she claims she signed before their 1934 divorce. The defense rested after recusal and jury questions on the alleged divorce agreement were outlined.
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London
Dennistoun
Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun
Paris
Ian Onslow Dennistoun
Earl of Carnarvon
Booths press for San Antonio gas franchise and plant
A Youngstown firm led by HL Booth and Floyd Booth seeks to bring gas from the Carolina Texas Gas Fields near Laredo to San Antonio. They propose a $3-4 million city project plus $2 million for main lines, arguing industrial gas at lower rates benefits manufacturers and trade, while opponents fear rate rises and loss of public control. The campaign urges readers to consider industrial versus domestic gains and the city’s bottling of cheaper gas.
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Booth Interests
Youngstown
Ohio
San Antonio
Booth
Floyd Seoth
Laredo
Webb County
Teres
San Astonio
City of
San Antonis
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Havino
Fas
N Antoni
Boothe Sei
Dallay
Fort Worth
Railway Commission
Rosas
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