Paris Man Given 18 Years In Prison On Robbery Charge
Fred Bates was found guilty of robbery with firearms after a seven day trial in Paris Texas. The jury sentenced him to eighteen years in the penitentiary for the shooting of Earl Hannon a 19 year old service car driver paralyzed by the incident. Hannon was one of Bates’s witnesses. The defense raised an insanity plea.
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Paris
Texas
Fred Bates
Earl Hannon
Hannon
Minter
Bates
Storm Destroys Home Rebuilds Then Burns in Hoodoo Claim
Vernon Texas May 18 A F Winston hardware merchant believes a jinx haunts his Hill Crest Road Addition home after a March 28 tornado destroyed the unfinished house, he rebuilt and moved in, then Friday night a fire of unknown origin destroyed it again while his family stayed with relatives. Estimated loss is 5000 dollars. Winston is unsure about rebuilding a third time. The jeweler R L Johnson adds a glasses fitting note.
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Vernon
Texas
A. F. Winston
Hillcrest Road
Winston
Booze Fleets Pose Threat to U S Coast Guard Estimates
Washington reports that beyond the twelve mile limit on the Atlantic, rum fleets packing 200 000 cases await smugglers to serve an estimated 50 million dry Americans. Coast guard officials warn of intensified wartime patrols, border force boosts, and bids for 275 seventy five foot patrol boats armed for rum suppression.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
United States Coast Guard
Europe
Cuba
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Pacific
United States Customs Service
Navy expands fleet with destroyers and fast boats
The navy will acquire boats costing over a million dollars and build many smaller fast motor craft. Twenty destroyers transferred from the navy will be ready for action within a few months, with a large number of smaller craft under construction.
Went to Galveston on Honeymoon Killed in Airplane Crash
J. M. Padgett of Fort Worth, 24, died when an airplane crashed into the car he rode in on East Beach in Galveston during a honeymoon trip. His body will be sent to Fort Worth this afternoon. Mrs. Padgett and three others were slightly injured. Pilot Burt Pidcock of Houston was released on bond pending a preliminary hearing.
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Galveston
J. M. Padgett
Fort Worth
Will Believe Mother's Fears
A panicked mother fears sudden cramps and severe illness in a family member. Keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home for emergencies as it eases pain almost instantly. Advertisement.
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Chamberlain
County Seeks $15,937 Taxes On Farm Mortgages
Suits filed in the District Court seek 15,937.72 dollars in unpaid state and county taxes plus penalties for 1921 to 1923 on personal property worth over 1,000,000 dollars. The largest claim, 8,704.19 dollars, targets C. C. McCarthy of Denison for property valued at 558,655 dollars. Other defendants include J. N. Johnson of Kansas City and W. D. Collins and R. D. Bierne, Grayson County residents.
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Sherman
District Court
Grayson County
Kansas City
C. C. McCarthy
Denison
J. N. Johnson
W. D. Collins
R. D. Bierne
Grayson Farmers Visit Denton County Experiment Farm
C. C. Morris the Grayson County farm agent plans an annual visit to the Denton Experiment Station on Friday May 30. The party will depart Sherman at 6 30 am traveling via Southmayor Whitesboro Collinsville and Tioga with picnic lunches. They expect to arrive in Denton around 10 30 am and Morris is inviting county farmers to join.
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C. C. Morris
Grayson County
Denton Experiment Station
Morris
State candidates lineup across offices as listed
Early tally shows candidates for U S Senator Morris Sheppard Fred W Davis. For Governor Lynch Davidson Felix D Robertson T W Davidson W A Collins James E Ferguson Joe Burkett H L Darwin T D Barton W E Pope. Lieutenant Governor W C Edwards Barry Miller I W Culp R V Seagler. Attorney General Daniel Moody John E Quid J M Melson John C Wall. Railroad Commissioner E E Weaver Clarence E Gilmore Lon A Smith W M W Splawn. Land Office J T Robison State Treasurer C V Terrell State Superintendent S M N Marrs Agriculture George B Terrell R E Sparkman Comptroller Tom Bell Pat Moulden.
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U. S
Morris Sheppard
Texarkana
Fred W. Davis
Austin
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Felix D. Robertson
Dallas
T. W. Davidson
Marshall
W. A. Collins
James E. Ferguson
Temple
Joe Burkett
Eastland
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
T. D. Barton
Amarillo
H. L. Darwin
Paris
W. C. Edwards
Denton
Barry Miller
I. W. Culp
R. V. Seagler
Palestine
Daniel Moody
John E. Quid
el Paso
J. M. Melson
Sulphur Springs
John C. Wall
E. E. Weaver
Clarence E. Gilmore
Lon A. Smith
W. M. W. Splawn
Land Office
J. T. Robison
C. V. Terrell
S. M. N. Marrs
George B. Terrell
R. E. Sparkman
Waxahachie
Tom Bell
Boston
Pat Moulden
The Easier Is the Better Way Chamberlain's Tablets Ad
An advertisement urges readers to take one or two Chamberlain's Tablets at bedtime to feel better in the morning. It promotes the product as gentle and non-gripe inducing and lists a price of 25 cents per pack.
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Chamberlain
Kill One Every 48 Hours At Crossings
February accidents at Texas railroad grade crossings killed thirteen people and injured twenty two, with eleven auto crashes and two pedestrian deaths. Reports to the Railroad Commission compiled by Chief Engineer L A Gueringer document thirty five casualties across Austin in February.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
A. Gueringer
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