Creepy Irvin Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Penitentiary
A Ninety fourth District Court jury returning a guilty verdict against Creepy Irvin on robbery by assault with firearms sentenced him to 15 years in the penitentiary. The verdict followed District Attorney C J Chambers stirring appeal to uphold safety for life liberty and property in Bexar county. Irvin's mother cried out as the sentence was read and family members displayed distress after the judge ordered jail. Defense attorney Walter Groce drew praise for his work in the case.
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Bexar County
C.J. Chambers
Ninety- Fourth District Court
Irvin
Berar County
Wis
Giien
Ninety-Lourth
Cout Toot
Walter Groce
Groce
Rabbi to Speak on Our Mothers at Temple Beth El
Friday services at Temple Beth El will observe Mothers Day and National Music Week. Rabbi Ephraim Frisch will discuss Our Mothers. The Loreal branch of the American Guild of Organists oversees the music, and organist Frederick King will perform.
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Temple Beth-El
Ephraim Frisch
Loreal
American Guild of Organists
Frederick King
Main Avenue High Wins Three District Debating Titles
Main Avenue High School debaters win district championships under coach Taian Thomas. The boys team Herman Pollock and Ferdinand Herman along with girls Marr ell Hadden and Mary Louise Murray advance to the state final in Austin to argue that the United States should grant independence to the Philippines after five years. Sixteen district winners will compete for the state title.
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Main Avenue High School
Marc Louise Murray
Mary Nell Hadden
Ferdinand Hermann
Herman Pollack
Main Avenue
Austin
Texas
Adveryanes
Uxrine Herida
Herman Pollock
Ferdinand Herman
Marrell Hadden
Mary Louise Murray
Mrs. Shepherd freed on own recognizance in McClintock case
Chicago May 7 Mrs Julie Shepherd named as an accessory in the deaths of William Nelson McClintock and his mother was released on her own recognizance after surrendering Wednesday. Judge Jacob Hop king promised a $5000 bond for her pending grand jury action and she left jail with her husband. Prosecutor Crowe indicated no opposition to bail though the case remains under review.
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Chicago
Julie Shepherd
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Jacob Hopking
Muttimi
McClintock
Robert E. Crowe
Shepherd
Macbeth
Harry Olson
Olson
Oil Driller Dies in Webb County Accident
Laredo Texas March 7 Dan T L Hicks 28 assistant driller for Tiydal Oil company was killed while working on a Tease well in the Avinter pool Webb county The drill was in action when the cat line parted striking Hicks and throwing him into machinery crushing the top of his head The body remains in Laredo awaiting word from relatives
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Laredo
Tex
Dan TL
Hicks
Tiydal Oil Company
Webb Commts
Mothers Honor New School Head
The Brackenridge High School principal and newly elected city school superintendent Marshall Johnston received a Thirty-second Degree Scottish Rite emblem set in diamonds from the Parent Teachers Association. The presentation occurred in the graduation room with faculty and A Haller delivering the introduction.
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Marshall Johnston
Priincipal
Brackenridge High School
Schooly
A. Haller
Extinguish First Fire Second One Destroys Home
In Del Rio on May 7 the Salvatierra residence, after a prior blaze, reignited at 3 AM and was completely destroyed. Authorities suspect defective wiring caused the second fire. the loss is estimated at 5000 dollars. The family awoke just in time to escape the flames after sleeping through the first alarm.
Joe Cannon At 83 Still Going Strong In Danville
On his 83rd birthday Uncle Joe Cannon reports good health and jokes about beating Chauncey Depew in longevity. He notes the harsh coal weather kept him from opening day baseball and reflects on changes since his Guilford North Carolina birthplace. His children plan a quiet day to conserve strength.
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Universal Servre
Danville
Joe Gannon
Misa Helen Cannor
Joe
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Sears
St. James Methodist Church
Mary Reed
Cannon
Joe Cannon
Seth
Hadeacheu
Guilford
N. C
Uncle Toe
Boy Heroes 10 Get Medals for Bravery
Thomax Edison Mahavier and James Mahavier along with Richard Barnes faced drowning in the San Antonio River. Thomax earned a gold medal and James a silver medal from the San Antonio Child Protective and Humane Society at Brackenridge Park. The awards followed a hero’s rescue after cramps nearly claimed the Barnes boy. The incident occurred in March and was recognized at a St. Anthony hotel meeting.
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Thomax Edison Mahavier
James Mahavier
Richard Barnes
San Antonio
theSan Antonio Child Protetive and Humane Society
Brackenridge Park
Thomas
James
Hie Rowan
Richard Bares
Barnes
Hig Enas
Succ
Soan
Child I Protective and Humana Society
St. Anthony
Thieves Take Linen Pistol and Puppy in Local Burglary Spree
Police report a 24 hour wave of thefts including a 55 caliber Luger pistol and a collie from Mrs McMillan at 414 Wort Tail Avenue. Ada Fichman’s property lost two bed sheets and clothing valued at 31.50. A playful thief took seven toy balloons from Alfred Steed at 104 Millen Street.
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Mra
W. B. McMillan
Wort Tail Avenue
T. B. Piffer
Tows Street
Ada Fichman
North Street
Alfred Steed
Millen Street
Arthur Suater Sentenced for Flour Theft in County Court
Arthur Suater faced county criminal court Thursday morning on a charge of stealing a sack of flour from the Liberty facility. He was fined five dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail.
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Arthur Suater
County Criminal Court
The
Liberty
Nurses Push Funds for Child Health at Texas Nurses Meet
Miss Jane L. Duffy, director of the Child Hygiene Bureau, urged counties to fund child health work under the Sheppard-Towner Act at the 9th annual Texas Graduate Nurses convention in San Antonio. The association voted $1000 for prison welfare work and heard discussions on public health nursing, state surveys, and cooperative efforts with the Texas Inter-racial Commission. Three cities bid to host the 1920 convention: Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur.
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Sth
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St.Anthony
Mise Duffy
Elizabeth Speer
Austin
Dexas Prisong and Prison Labor Committee
League of Nursing
Organization of Health Nursing
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Elizabeth “Speer
Texas Inter-racial Commission
Jessie Daniel Ames
Georgetown
Chis
Molline Hines
Fort Worth
Houston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
P. Andertron
J. Mark's Church
Omnt Ea
Bureau of Child
Sheppard-Towner Act
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Mra E. HH. Vaughn
Nursing Service Arc
St. Louis
Mina Prancea Brink
Feld
HL N
New York
Linccheon
Norties
Grace Engwind
T. B. Association
Gaorge Mehntz
New Braunfels
Papet
Mary M. Patton
San Antonio
Texas Public Health Association
May Air
Round Table
Wise Mary Kennady
ARC
Biss Jane L. Dutly
Narsing Service
State Board of Health
Murder in Taft: Body in shallow pool. suspect arrested
Sheriff G A Lenz and deputies return from Taft with a negro prisoner in connection with the death of Lynn Brown found weighted down with rocks in a shallow pool. Brown's Ford coupe and valuables are missing. clothing burned. Prisoner reportedly confessed. murder charges expected.
Laredo Patch: Road Markers Change to Jeff Davis Highway
George Burke of the State Highway Department left San Antonio on Thursday to alter road markers along the Laredo route. The Pat Neff Highway name was changed to Jeff Davis Highway by the highway commission two weeks earlier, with Governor Miriam Ferguson endorsing the change and urging immediate sign updates along the corridor.
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George Burke
State Highway Department
San Antonio
Laredo
Pat Neff
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