Narrow Escape In Diaz Concepcion Road Shooting
Charles E Baxter and his sister escaped injury when a large caliber bullet shattered the Baxter windshield on Concepcion road near 2000 block. A pursued assailant fired as the couple passed, the bullet deflected by glass. Detectives searched the undergrowth but found no shooter, with investigators deeming a murder attempt rather than robbery.
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Charles E Baxter
Antonio
Juliette Street
Mary
Concepcion’ Road
Ford
Higeing
Baxter
Strange People Reported Near Vacant House To Police
Night patrols in the South Pinto reef area respond to reports of strange people at a vacant home. Officers Green Goodman and Ramschinse find a family moved in and later encounter a stranger on South Garden Street and two men in the West Mistletoen Avenue area waiting for a taxi.
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Livi
South Pinto Reef
Green
Goodman
Ramschinse
Offixers
Hoker
South Garden Street
Tampa
Baker
West Mistletoen Ave
Nna
Nunn
Open Two New Fire Stations June First
Two new fire companies with twelve men each begin service June 1 under Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright. They occupy stations at Gramercy Place and Grant and on St. Charles between Hays and Lemar. Five stations were built from the 1924 bond issue with $160,000 allocated. The companies will be numbered No. 1 and No. 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wright
Gramercy Place
Grant
St. Charles
Hays
Lemar
Conopus Club Backs CTMC Movement For Fort Sam Houston Camp
The Conopus Club issues a letter urging members to support the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Sam Houston. It asks all capable members to join the camp and requests recruits from those unable to attend.
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Conopus' Club
Fort Sam Houston
Dily
Century Plant in Bloom Shocks Victoria Residents
In Victoria on May 19 a century plant in the garden of prominent retiree Mr Regan flowered fully. He notes it is the first bloom he has seen in the area, the agave specimen known as the century plant. The plant is the source for sisal hemp pulgs and mescal in Mexico, where plants are called meguey.
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Victoria
Regan
Mexico
James F Oyster Dies at Capital Home
James F Oyster a commissioner of the District of Columbia died at his home after weeks of failing health. He served in public life and was known for his work in local governance. The obituary notes his death occurred May 19 and highlights his long service.
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Universal Service
James Be Oyster
the Distct .of
Columbia
Wright's Forces Seeks Applicants for Police and Fire Jobs
Police Commissioner Phil Wright announces 2000 applications for police and fire department positions. Unemployment rises due to lack of rain, but many applicants fail to meet health age and weight requirements. firemen limited to under 30 and police to 26 to 40.
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Trave
Phil Wright
Natatorium to Open June 1 at $30 000 Cost
Acting Mayor Phil Wright announced a $30,000 natatorium on Matamoris and Pino streets will be ready June 1. A 12 inch main from Southern Ice Company will be completed by Saturday night to supply the pool, despite a few details still to be worked out.
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Matamoris
Pino
Phil Wright
Southern Ice Company
le Guce
Wright
Skee
Fane
Wail suspect after boylo attack details emerge
A 12 year old Melvin Meckler of 1822 North Hackberry street was assaulted by four youths in a truck after stopping at a Josephine street inn. Melvin was knocked unconscious and taken to Robert B. Green hospital with skull pain. an X ray was planned. One man was arrested and three companions jailed in connection with the incident. Kempers pure cream ice cream ad included.
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Little Melvin Meckler
North
Hackberry Street
Shim
Melvin
Josephine
Robert B. Green Hospital
Hoy
Forest
Bostonian to Talk to Lions Club at Weekly Luncheon
Charles P. Garvin of Boston will be the principal speaker at the Lions Club weekly luncheon in the pink room of the Gunter Hotel. The event features Lion Don Felice with his orchestra and duets by Jose Calvia and Mary Stuart Edwards.
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Greener
Groper
Charles P. Garvin
Boston
Lion
Don Felice
Jose: Calvial
Mary Stuart Edwards
Five children left motherless after accidental shooting
In Liberty Mississippi on May 19 Kenner Bates killed his wife while cleaning his revolver. The shot hit her heart leaving five children motherless. In Bridgeton New Jersey on March 19 two thousand spectators fled in tears as tear gas bombs were mistaken for smoke bombs during a brief clash.
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Universal Service
Liberty
Miss
Kenner Bates
Bridgeton
N. J
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C.M.T.C. Movement
James F Oyster
Des
Wail
Boylo
Kempers Pure Cream
Broadway
Sol Super Commerce
Navarro
Coleman & CO
Brady
Rexall Stores
Sommers Wagners Eight
Sommers Wagners
Pyralin
Yanty
Coty's
Houbi- Rant's
Roger & Gallet
Caron's
Vigny
Hudnut
Colgarys
Elizabeth Arden
Our Choice
de Witbiss
Symphony Lawnet
Sargeree
Xgiria
Schaffer, Waterman, Conklin
Parker Peng
Parker and
Eversharp
Bostonian
Lions Club
Pittsburg
Forhan
R. J. Forhan
D.D. S. Company
New York
Hudson
Crockett Automobile CO
William Steinhardt
Austin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Cera
Hudson-Essex Motor
J. J. Sterne
Warshauer
Cupid, Holland
de Marinis
Meadowbrook
Bruck Weiss
Rawak
Ace High
Weyman
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