George Hornsby to hang in Bell County
George Hornsby must pay the extreme penalty for the murder of J N Weatherby of Brownwood in March 1921. Governor Neff declined to interfere and set execution for Good Friday April 14 in the Bell County jail. Hornsby, held in Travis County for safe keeping, will be moved to Bell County early next week. The governor called the crime an awful murder and noted he received 7138 letters urging commutation, though many had not studied the case.
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Austin
Texas
George Hornsby
J. N. Weatherby
Brownwood
Neff
Bell County
Hornsby
Travis County
Weatherby
Surgeon’s knife restores sight of Dallas girl
In Dallas on April 7 Miss Mildred Kull athletic director of a local high school regained full eyesight after two weeks of blindness from a blood clot in the brain. She was found unconscious in the school gym on March 27 holding an iron swinging ring. A delicate surgical operation relieved pressure on nerve centers and restored vision.
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Dallas
Mildred Kull
Kull
Seed varieties and livestock feed in market listings
The notice lists FIELD SEEDS including Sudan millet corn seed chicken seed meat scraps pure corn chops alfalfa and sweet clover seed yellow dent and white Chisholm seed corn. It notes a good supply and market demand for thrifty hogs at all times.
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Sudan
Town No Longer Run by Women
Leon County Texas April 7 Jewett elected officers without opposition Mayor R B Adams Marshal J I Barnes Aldermen R H Evans W R Dotson O Keeton Coakey Evans F P Harrison The town had two years under women including a woman mayor and all aldermen The new aldermen are the husbands of the former alder women The women had run the town aiming for cleaner civic improvement and not a single arrest or criminal court was held during that period Mrs J T Adkisson was the first woman mayor in Texas making Jewett unique in being governed entirely by women.
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Jewett
J. T. Adkisson
Texas
Robust female carrier attacks bank cashier in Aurora
Myrtle Belden, 27, rural mail carrier from Yorkville, assaulted Clarence Beecher, cashier of Farmers State Bank, after he allegedly made remarks about her. Belden, outweighed and faster, knocked Beecher through a bank window, then said the act was impulsive and asked the town to forget it. Neighbors defend her, noting she supports her mother and sister and has performed well in all jobs.
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Aurora
Ill
Myrtle Belden
Yorkville
Clarence Beecher
Farmers State Bank
Beecher
Miss Belden
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Ad Claim
An old advertisement claims that worms cause pale unhealthy color and stomach trouble in children. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week treatment to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system and says it will expel worms and restore health. Priced 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
The Darkey's Prayer Printed Calling Cards Ad
A racial themed printed prayer card praises a monikered figure with dramatic religious imagery. The ad offers calling cards at 1.50 dollars for a hundred, displaying a blend of spiritual phraseology and marketing.
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Sears Grain CO
Traol
Littens
Motte
Littell
James F
Ballard
St. Leots
Darkey’s
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
Dr. Price
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