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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
6
Leonard Park in Fannin County has been selected as a site for a Texas State park. The 25 acre area includes native trees and a several acre lake owned by the KKT Railway Company. The city owns the park and officials tendered the site for the state park program.
Fire broke out on the second floor of the Wood County courthouse at 8:30 on Saturday night, destroying the building erected in 1885 valued at about 75000 with about 40000 insured. Night Watchman Wilcox and Sheriff Collins were away from the building when flames were found. County records of the district clerk were almost all destroyed though many records of the county clerk were saved. The county planned to build a new courthouse with bids to be called next Friday.
Five persons including a woman died and several others were unconscious or in serious condition after consuming poisonous liquor in what police and hospital surgeons call a pre holiday epidemic. Bellevue Hospital admitted victims over the last twenty four hours.
A jury in Eastland returns a guilty verdict against Bob Mohler in the murder of Hugh Maples, a service car driver. The panel fixes Mohler's punishment at 99 years in the state penitentiary after deliberating briefly on Monday and Tuesday. Mohler waived certain rights after the verdict.
The defendant was given two days to file a motion for a new trial and asked for the sentence to be passed. After sentencing he thanked the jury the court and officers for their kindness and stated he bore no malice toward them.
R Q Spencer a traveling man from Waco was shot in the back after giving a ride from Groesbeck toward Mexia. He said the rider asked for the trip then forced the car to continue to Waco before firing two shots. A hundred dollars was taken.
Austin reports W. C. Thunderburck robbed the Acquilla State Bank in Hill County of 60 cents. He is sentenced to ten years in prison for the theft, with the judge noting the small amount amid broader implications of bank crimes.
A defendant was given ten years in the penitentiary after indictment, trial, and conviction in less than two hours. Thunderburck received an additional ten years for theft of an automobile.
Dewit T. Law a World War veteran from Montana asks the Supreme Court to grant permanent total disability pay after losing a leg and an arm in combat. He trained at a Veterans Bureau vocational school and argues he can no longer work as a laborer.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claim to stop cough and headache in one day. E W Groves signs each box and the product is priced at 50 cents.
The veteran, unable to work at his calling, pursued law studies and received government funded stenography and bookkeeping training. He attended law school, underwent long medical treatment, and argued his own case before the highest court.
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