County board faces renewed questions over road roller purchase
Civic League officials press the county board for clarity on the January acquisition of a ten ton road roller from Good Reade Machinery. Commissioners defend the action as legal and necessary, citing prior approvals and the need to roll roads between Theodore, Coden, Bayou la Barre, and Hall's Mill.
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Thenty Board
HH. Babcock
Civic
League
Frank P. Andrews
Good Reade Machinery Company
Babcock
Brannan
Coden
Bayou la Barre
Theodore
Hall
Charles Green
Andrews
Dew
Green
Finance Committee
Hagan
Babcuck
Babock
Messrs. Green
Roberts
Civic League
Labock
H. T. Hartwell
N. E. Stallworth
Messrs. Roberts
Joul- Han
J. H. Cook
Birmingham Jt & Gravel Co
Mobile
Gillmore Confesses to Murder of Husband in Webb City
Mrs. Lige Gillmore and James Lynn of Galena Kansas are jailed on first degree murder charges after Gillmore admitted planning and carrying out the killing of her husband during 22 years of marriage. She said cruel treatment prompted the crime and that the trio plotted it in Miami Oklahoma last summer. The shooting occurred after a moving picture outing when the getaway took a back alley shortcut.
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Associated Press
Webb City
Lige Gillmore
James Lynn
Galena
Kan
Lynn
Hammel's Saturday Hat Sale Cleans Out Stock
Local sale advertises hats and shirts at deep discounts with items priced from 50 cents to five dollars. Customers are urged to come and take them away promptly, with a one hour window highlighted.
Special Winter Needfuls Sale One Hour Each Hour
An advertised sale runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with one hour only for each lot. A dozen Winter Needfuls are offered at ten cents per hour, including ladies capes and light shades with values from 50 cents to five dollars.
Western Union Wins From L. and M in Kentucky Case
In Louisville Federal Judge Evans overruled Louisville and Nashville Railway Co objections to removing Western Union poles and wires from the railroad right of way granted under a contract that expired last summer. In Washington the Lever and Page bills for agricultural vocational school extension moved to a conference committee for compromise.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Evans
Washington
House
Senate
Burton Holmes Panama Talk Interrupted by Coughing Crowd
Burton Holmes travelogue at Orchestra Hall Chicago on Panama was repeatedly interrupted by audience coughing. The notice promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick remedy for coughs and colds, noting it is a safe household medicine with no opiates and sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp in Mobile Alabama.
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Burton Holmes
Panama
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Foley
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile
Alax
Sister Enderson and Deacon Discuss Appearance of Evil
In a wary exchange, Deacon Grump cautions Sister Enderson about seeming to drink. He notes cut glass decanters half filled with ardent spirits on her sideboard. She explains the bottles are filled with Parkis for appearance, while he admits taking a dose from the central bottle.
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Enderson
Deacon Grump
Deacon
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