Massie Defends Texas Bankers’ Robber Kill Policy
William M. Massie, president of the Texas Bankers' Association, defends a policy paying 5,000 dollars for dead robbers and none for live captures. He cites rising daytime bank robberies, 140 holdups netting 564,065 dollars with few convictions, and argues shooting to kill is the necessary deterrent. The policy provokes national debate on the value of human life.
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Fort Worth
tTexas
William M. Massie
Texas Bankers’ Asociation
Banker’s Monthly
Texas
Bankers’ Association
Texas Bankers’ Association
Massie
Examination for Bells Post Office Postmaster Set
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for postmaster at Bells Texas with applications due by February 29. Eligible applicants are those who receive mail through the Bells post office and should contact the Commission in Washington for application blanks.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bells
Texas
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Bank Robber Reward Policy Touted By Texan Banker
The Texas bankers association president Massie notes a crackdown after a string of bank holdups. Since November reward notices led to the deaths and captures of gang members, with only one bank robbery succeeding and one robber sentenced to the electric chair. He says Texas saw a surge in arrests in six weeks, and unveils a policy paying 5000 for dead robbers while offering nothing for captured ones, to last indefinitely.
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Bankers’ Association
Texas
Massie
Woolworth Building Hosts Over Ten Thousand During Office Hours
The Woolworth Building in New York City houses more than ten thousand people during office hours, reflecting its status as a major commercial hub and office workplace in the city.
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Woolworth
New York City
Texas Journalism Over Century Old
The Texas press began in 1819 at Nacogdoches with the Mexican Advocate under Phillip Long, lasting two months. Albridge started San Antonio ventures in 1823, Banks moving the press to Monterey. A September 1829 Texas Gazette at San Felipe de Austin by Godman Brown Cotton marked the era’s first notable paper.
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Nacogdoches
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E. C. Barker
University of Texas
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Albridge
San Antonio
Banks
Monterey
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Advocate
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Texas Gazette
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Godman Brown Cotton
Cotton Plans
Stephen F. Austin
Judge Williamson
Clarksville
Danville Cornstalk Silk Lingerie Plant Plans
Illinois farmers will be paid five dollars a ton for cornstalks awaiting conversion into artificial silk. The Cornstalk Products Company of Danville will start production once equipment arrives, showcasing filmy lingerie and stockings similar to silk from silk worms. The venture also aims to make paper substitutes and other chemical products with stalks, possibly needing multiple plants across the Middle West to save shipping costs.
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Danville
Illinois
Cornstalk Products Company of
China
Japan
Middle West
Notice of Application For Letters Testamentary
Public notice in Grayson County Texas commands the Sheriff or constable to publish for ten days about the estate of R S Brown. S J Brown filed in County Court to probate the will and seek letters testamentary. Hearing set for the first Monday in May 1928 at Sherman Court House with interested parties to appear and contest if proper.
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Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
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S. J. Brown
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Sherman
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Grayson Co
A. D
1928
Fortune teller swindles man over $60 suit
Poky, a Black man, yields his new $60 suit to a fortune teller who promises an evil charm cure. The woman, a bluffer, flees with the garment after three days, leaving Poky ill and suitless. Detectives uncover the hoax and report no magical cure. lasting harm to Poky’s health and pocket.
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Poky
Dallas Journal
Hawaii Visitors Rush Kilauea for Hole-in-One Club
Tourists flock to Kilauea Volcano to drive golf balls into its steaming crater as part of a popular Hole-in-One Club tradition. Local guides caution against unsafe behavior while noting the crowds and ongoing volcanic activity nearby.
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Hawaii
Kilauea
College survey finds no female interest in architecture
A survey of over five thousand US college students shows not a single girl expressed interest in becoming an architect. The finding highlights gender disparity in design fields and prompts questions about access and encouragement for women in technical careers.
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United States
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