Sanity proof sought before McKenzie death row return
Judge W W McCrory says sanity proof is required before Pete McKenzie can be returned to Huntsville death row. The Terrell State Hospital superintendent notes doubts about McKenzie’s mental fitness. McKenzie, once spared the electric chair, faces new trial rhetoric if found sane.
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John M
Pete) McKenzie
Huntsville
W. W. McCrory
Terrell State Hospital
Dodge McCrory
McKenzie
Tral
Nipety Fourth District
Siove
Bam Bitter
McCrory
George Powell
Terrell Hospital
Bag
Eleven chickens reported taken from homes in local incidents
Mrs Teip Coughlan reported eleven chickens missing to the police on Monday from 924 Linwood avenue. Henry Fest reported a rocket missing from 1708 South Flora street. Mrs Joe Jenkins said a boy had stolen her chickens from 321 Maryland Bee, leaving the home unattended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teip Coughlan
Linwold Avenue
Henry Fest
Bauth Flors Street
Joe Jenkins
Maryland Bee
Ice
Fort Brown Commander Van Voorhis on Way South
Col Daniel Van Voorhis formerly with Fort Sam Houston staff is en route with his wife and daughter Betsy Bell from Washington to Brownsville to command Fort Brown. They are guests of Gol E Hicks during a San Antonio stopover on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol. van Voohis
Fort Brown
Col
Daniel van Voorhis
Fort Sam Houston
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Betsy Bell
Washington
Brownsville
Gol E. L. Hicks
Portland youth who planned Atlantic flight in life and death
Arthur Bebricker a 22 year old Portland resident who vanished last June on the Yellow Bird flight between Old Orchard Beach and Santander Spain is in critical condition after an automobile crash on the Newburyport turnpike. His skull was fractured in the accident, caused when a car owned by his father and driven by Maudie Drees 25 veered out of line and sideswiped another vehicle after narrowly missing a head-on collision. Drees and four others from Portland were not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Arthur Bebricker
Portland
Old Orchard
Santander
Spain
Schreiber
Maudie Drees
Newbursport
Man Jailed on Hot Check Charges in Default of Bond
James W. Weber was remanded to the county jail Monday in default of four bonds of 200 dollars each on forging and passing charges. The alleged offenses, filed Saturday, claim the name G M Weber was used on checks to obtain goods from Paul Provo, Ho A Fish, George Huth, and others in September and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Weber
L. F. Holtz
Justice of the Peace Court
G. M. Weber
Paul Provo
East Josephine Street
Ho A. Fish
North Flores Street
George Huth
Weat Market Vatreel
City seeks bids for curb and sidewalk work in Arsenal Street area
City commissioners Monday invited bids for curb and sidewalk construction totaling BOO feet on Washington near the Arsenal Street bridge and 8000 square feet of sidewalk on West Josephine Street. Bids are due September 30.
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Washington
Arsenal Street
Thaldzi
West
Josephine Street
Three Act Comedy “And Home Came Ted” at Tynan School
Beeville reports a three act play titled And Home Came Ted will be presented next Friday night at the new Tynan school building. The event serves as a benefit with net proceeds aimed at funding a stage and general actor house equipment.
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Beeville
Ted
Tynan
Little Auditorium Scene Bids Listed
Six bids on stage for the Little Auditorium in San Pden Park were received and tabulated Monday by the architects. The lowest bid was from Great Western Star Equipment of Kansas for Sado, including velvet and asbestos curtain.
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Lite
San Pden Park
Great Western Star Equipment Company of
Kansa
Sado
Bids on Painting of City Jail Are Submitted
Bids on the interior and exterior painting of the city jail were received at the meeting. City officials including Fire and Police Commissioner Paul Wright reviewed the proposals as part of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfay
Ry Olive Chik Firen
Ector
Ernest
Feon
Pail Wright
Porter Whaley's San Angelo Trip for GCC Chamber Data
Porter Whaley, chamber of commerce manager, plans a trip to San Angelo to gather data for Interstate Commerce Commission presentation regarding the Gulf and West Crzan Toad. He will also visit Arady Ann and Fredericksburg with men and women’s job listings and salary notes in the employment column.
City Seeks Bids for Widening Bison River Channel
Sealed proposals to widen and line the Bison River from Nueva to Martinez streets were called for by the city council, due by 10 am Monday October 21. Bids must include a $5000 certified check and follow plans adopted last week by engineer S W Freese. The channel will be concrete lined and 120 feet wide. About $163,000 is appropriated for river widening and flood prevention south to Guenther street, with an ordinance of $25,000 for Ninth street bridge construction repealed. Work will start on the south side and move northward, including additional bridges on Apache creek at Zarramora Street and remodeling Crovis street bridge.
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Nueva
Martinez
W. Freese
Fort Worth
Guenther Street
Ninth Street
Zarramora Street
Crovis Street
Hoover Defends Prohibition Policy Against Critic
Washington Sept 23 President Hoover rebutted a charge from Senator Howell Nebraska that he could halt bootleg liquor in the capital if he wished. A White House statement called Washington a model dry city and said the president would make a thorough investigation if Howell supplied details of alleged violations.
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Washington, D. C
Weabington
Hoover
White House
Howell
Nebraska
Horwell
Department of Justice
Wrotonly
Bexar County Seeks Oil Drilling Permit Amid Protests
Bexar County seeks a permit to drill a well on county land near Seawan as hearings before the state commission address opposition from oil companies. Mayer UG will assist in representing the county at the hearing slated for a date in March.
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Bexar County
Mayer UG
Gomomnera
Austin
Menday
Sewain
Pil
Atate Commission
Police Gymnasium Budget Approved by City Officials
Chief Owen Kilday’s requests for police gymnasium equipment will be funded from the police department budget. Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright announced the measure on Monday, stressing the importance of drill and physical exercise. he recalled founding the fire drill school here in 1913-14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Kilday
Fire and Police
Phil Wright
Enid
Eighteen Bidders for Roosevelt Park Library Work
Eighteen bids were received Monday for the Roosevelt Park south side branch library general contract. The bids were referred to Park Commissioner Sacox Robiola and will be tabulated later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Park South Side
Sacox Robiola
Permit to Tunnel Under Walk Granted for Central Trust Build
City commissioners granted Commercial Realty a permit Monday to dig beneath the Touston street sidewalk to construct a basement under the Central Trust building. Verne oversees the project as the authorized party.
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Tor Commercial Realty Company
Monday
Touston Street
Central Trust
Verne
City Commlers
Dry Leader Drops Rum Tonic
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22 The Rev. Edward S Khumaker superintendent of the Indiang Anti Saloon leaguehas gone on the water war on medicinally seating. He has dropped his 24 per cent alcohotic tonic from his medicine cabinet. T true taking too much meat eine he explains! Tt was too hard one me 60 Impressed the hope upon rising my phy sician that he would not re prescribe some of It Singularly he omitted the tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Service
Indianapolis
Edward S. Khumaker
Indiang Anti-Saloon League
British novelist Sir Gilbert Parker injured in car accident
Sir Gilbert Parker, noted British author, recuperates at his brother A. G. Parker’s Oakland home after a tractor accident. He suffered a broken arm and multiple bruises when the vehicle left the road and toppled Saturday in Carteel Highlands.
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Oakland
Cal
Gilbert ‘Parker
A. G. Parker
Gilbert
Five Texana die in transport crashes across state
A series of fatal accidents reports in Dallas and Beaumont claim the lives of five adults and a 12 year old in auto crashes, with nine others injured. Victims include HH McCauley and his wife with their 6 year old son Barlow Reynolds, deaf mutes among the deceased, and Hayes Handry who died when his car overturned.
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Dallas
Iewright
Katy
HH. J. McCauley
Trenton
McCauley
Barlow Reynolds
Tlubere Colman
Dalla
Pear
Hayes Handry
Beaumont
Mra
Jid Hayes
Port Arhur
Tyler Resident E C Olive Dies in Tyler
Tyler resident E C Olive died. Funeral services were held at Center Church conducted by the Sterl Calhoun with interment in Center cemetery. He lived in Smith county his entire life and was a Mason Yeoman and member of the Winana Baptist church. He is survived by his widow five children Alina James Davia Anna and Bessie Olive all of Tyler his mother Mrs S A Olive two sisters Mrs D Ning of Tyler and Miss Eunice Olive of Dallas
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H.C. A
Center Church
C. Calhoun
Center Cemetery
Smith County
Winana
Tyler
Misa Eunice Olive
Dallas
Aldridge Funeral Services Held Near Tyler
Funeral services for M. Aldridge aged 30 were conducted at the North First Church near Tyler after his death Friday at his home. The service featured J. Hrawn and paid tribute to his family, including widow Florine and children, with survivors in Tyler and Glenmore, and siblings in Louisiana. The report notes scattered typos but conveys the family names and local ties.
Missouri Pacific Transfers and City Ticket Agent Change
Missouri Pacific transfers announced with RL Wilton moved to the depot ticket office and J Bell named city ticket agent. The change became effective Monday amid city and depot operations adjustments.
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Missouri Pacific
Wilton
Depot
J. Bell
Doone Ticket Office
Brooks Planes Make Round Trip
Fragmentary OCR notes describe 18 Brooks planes on a round trip of 21 planes from Brooke. The text is garbled but hints at a roundup, firing, crates, and distribution across neighborhoods with prices and readiness for service. Names and clear facts are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Brooke
Vermilion robbers fatally shoot man after failed hold up
Four bald men mobbed Martin Cortes at Pinto and Houston streets Sunday night. They demanded money, found none, and fired. Cortes was wounded in the leg and taken to Robert J. Green hospital for treatment. Police say a $60 stash might have been found if a thorough search had occurred.
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Martin Cortes
Santa Roga Ayenur
Cortez
Robert J. Green Hospital
Cortex
Pinto
Houston
Eboe
Veteran Janitor at Post Found Dead
Veteran janitor Repert Rynolde of 1625 North New Braunfels Avenue, longtime staff at Eighth Corps Arena headquarters, was found dead in an office at Fort Qua deangle Saturday night on the eve of his fifty ninth birthday. He served in the army from 1903 to 1918 and had worked there since 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repert Rynolde
New Braunfels Avenue
Eighth Corps
Fort Quadeangle
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Entyne
Ntfer Wany Faogual Busa
Arthge Schreiber
Masaachur Welts
Tou
BISON
Gilbert Parker
California
Ell Lbert Parker
Aldridge Puneral Services
Texas
Newt
HumLeck
Lizzie Aldridge
Tyler and
Mea
C. Sell
Hounton, Yo
San Antonio Club of Applied Pathology
G. H. Clements
Chamber OF Commerce
Florence McDermott
Lone Star
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