What the adjusted compensation bill would give veterans
The bill offers five options for veterans. 1) Adjusted pay of $1 a day for home service and $1.25 for overseas service up to $500 or $625. 2) Adjusted service certificate insurance with a paid up 20 year endowment worth 3.38 times cash value, payable to veteran or beneficiary, with loan values. 3) Vocational training aid of $1.25 daily while in course, not exceeding 140 percent of cash. 4) Farm or home aid at 140 percent of option 1. 5) Land settlement via reclamation projects, sale of farm units, and use of adjusted pay as first payment on land.
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State Department of the American Legion
Katy Shops at Denison to Reopen March 6
Denison February 27 The locomotive shops of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad in Denison, closed since January 19, will resume operations March 6 with the same workforce as in January. About 450 men are affected by the order from F K Tutt mechanical superintendent's office.
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Denison
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
F. K. Tutt
Masked mob whips salesman in Claremore Oklahoma
Jack Burlington, a traveling salesman for a Kansas City firm, was abducted from the Claremore city jail by masked men who beat him with a blacksnake whip and warned him to leave town after two girls reported an attempted seduction. A letter from the Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility and stated officers were not to blame.
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Claremore
Okla
Jack Burlington
Kansas City
Burlington
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Case of Bookout in Hands of Jurors in Sherman
The contest to remove County Attorney Hubert Bookout was in the hands of the jury in the 15th District Court at Sherman after more than a week of trial and eight hours of closing argument.
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Sherman
Hubert Bookout
15Th District Court
Mellon reports business improving nationwide
Secretary Mellon said reports to the treasury show business conditions improving across the country. He attributed stock market gains largely to lower money rates, with other indicators suggesting a marked improvement. Improved farm product conditions have aided the positive trend.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Burleson College Debate Winner Shines at Greenville
F. W. McFatridge of Burleson College Greenville won first place in the winter debate held by the college societies last Friday evening. Vernon has a strong Burleson record, previously earning high honors and a scholarship.
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F. W. McFatridge
Burleson College
Greenville
Vernon
Burleson
Lovers quarrel ends in two deaths near Plainview
In Sunset community thirty miles east of Plainview Texas two 15 year old girl Gladys Solomon and 13 year old Nell Amberson were killed in a bedroom shooting triggered by a dispute over a ruby ring. Houston Upton 18 was wounded and later nonrecoverable. Vera Wilson 14 witnessed the events and described the night after the Baptist Young People's Union gathering.
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Plainview
Texas
Gladys Solomon
Nell Amberson
Houston Upton
Sunset
Solomon
Umberson
Upton
Vera Wilson
Solomon and
Amberson
Baptist Young People’s Union
Sunset Schoolhouse
Gladys
Houston
Nell
Grandpa Smith
Mrs. Amberson
Grandpa
Silver dollar saves wife in Dallas shooting suicide
Fred McCormick, 55, shot and slightly wounded his wife Ida L. McCormick, 38, then killed himself. A silver dollar in Mrs. McCormick’s pocketbook allegedly deflected the bullet aimed at her heart, the round lodging in the wallet. The couple had been separated.
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Dallas
Fred McCormick
Ida L. McCormick
Westminster Banker J. M. Kerby Dies After Pneumonia
J M Kerby acting vice president of the First State Bank of Westminster died at his home in Westminster at 2 30 pm after a brief pneumonia illness. He was a prominent Collin County banker with many years in Westminster business circles.
Clean-up Week and a Cartoon Satire Note
A quirky item notes Clean-up Week from March 5 to 11. It boasts the first and only cartoon showing an editor overwhelmed by kindness. The Last-Minute Advertiser vows to submit copy, while the office chair collapse symbolizes hasty last moments and a tense editing room.
Whitewright Sewer Plan Proves Costly Yet Beneficial
Whitewright's sanitary sewer system, built in 1916 for 20000, faced funding gaps as users delayed connections. Rentals now exceed annual debt service, and the city expects to reach self sustainability within a year. The plan favors early adopters as rentals phase out after full repayment.
County Officials Resign in Gilmer Texas
Following motions for new trials for the guilty yesterday by a jury of alleged incompetency and neglect of duty the entire body of commissioners including County Judge J R Melvin resigned today No action had been taken in the ouster proceedings against Judge Melvin and his resignation came as a complete surprise District Judge J R Warren will appoint successors to the commissioners
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Gilmer
Texas
J. R. Melvin
Melvin
J. R. Warren
Arrest man for killing staged 48 years ago
Tuscaloosa Alabama February 27 George Nichols a prominent citizen was arrested here today on charges of murder in connection with the killing of Peter Mooney at Rome Georgia forty eight years ago.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George Nichols
Peter Mooney
Rome
Sun Office Offers 7 5 Sheets Good Typewriter Paper
Sun office advertises seven by five sheets of quality typewriter paper available for only 25 cents.
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Sun
Ben Smith Killed in Saturday Night Dice Game
Ben Smith a well known local Black man was stabbed to death around 9 30 Saturday night during a dice game in a cabin in the north part of town. Will Jones fled west toward the negro settlement. deputies captured him near Bonham Junction after a confession. The other six men in the room pleaded guilty to gaming and paid fines.
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Ben Smith
Smith
Will Jones
Hawth
Bells
Justice of the Peace
Sherman
Burn Everheart
Whitewright
Jones
Oklahoma
Mark Montgomery
Denison
Recorder of the Corporation Court
Mrs Benton Visits Sherman Parents Over Weekend
Mrs. F. A. Benton of Sherman spent the latter part of last week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cook.
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F. A. Benton of
Sherman
W. C. Cook
Citizens urged to join in the clean up work
The town must wake en masse to promote civic cleanliness and disease and fire prevention. City help includes carting away nuisance rubbish, but residents must clean their own homes and premises. Leaders from churches schools clubs and organizations are urged to organize during Health Week March 5 to 11 before Whitewright becomes notable for beauty and health. Mayor F M Echols.
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Boy Scouts
The
American Legion
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
Supreme Court Rules Woman Suffrage Constitutional
The Supreme Court declared the woman suffrage amendment constitutional, affirming Maryland's high court. It holds the nineteenth amendment granting women the right to vote does not conflict with the U S Constitution, in a test case marking the court's first ruling on the issue.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
National Court
Patch and Vulcanize Tubes for a Leak Free Seal
Advertisement from R. S. Morehead promises lasting tire repairs by vulcanizing tubes to prevent leaks. The copy emphasizes quality workmanship and reliability in patching services.
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R. S. Morehead
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