Two Killed in Gun Fight at Mercedes
San Antonio reports two men killed and a third wounded as officers tried to arrest six alleged Mexican bootleggers at Mercedes shortly after midnight. Customs Inspector Joe Gunter Jones, 32, was shot three times and died instantly. A Mexican gunman suspected of killing Jones was wounded, and a Mexican girl, Virginia Bederra, was killed by a posse member as she fled. Two Mexicans are held, four others suspected to have crossed into Mexico. Jones died after the shooter wrested his revolver from him.
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San Antonio
Mercedes
Joe Gunter Jones
Jones
Virginia Bederra
Citizens’ Posse
Marcus Hines
Rio Grande
Mexi
Hines
Little Girl Awarded 500 For Carnival Injuries
Minola Evans, 12, daughter of a maintenance worker in Sherman, was awarded $500 after her attorney Spearman Webb settled a suit against Greater Patterson Shows for injuries at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds when a horse on the merry go round threw a piece and struck her face. The compromise occurred Saturday evening.
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Sherman
Minola Evans
Wayman
Spearman Webb
Greater Patterson
Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Oddball Benignities from Hogwallow Newsroom Columns
In a string of humorous hometown items Dunk Botts notes the blunt honesty of a man with a neck boil and Luke Mathewson jokes about self awareness. Columbus Allsop ponders why drivers hurry to avoid accidents while Crickett Hicks dodges a bumble bee and Yam Sims teases appearances as deception.
Atlas Peck Sees Use in Everything Despite Slow Life
Atlas Peck notes there is a use for everything even headaches which he calls the best excuse when one does not want to go anywhere or do something someone else expects.
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Sid Hocks
Atlas Peck
Tickville Mayor's Daughter to Wed Laundry Field Superintendent
Rumor notes the mayor's daughter will marry a laundry field superintendent described as driving the laundry wagon. A stray hound in town reportedly attached itself to a local resident after receiving a scrap of meat, illustrating kindness. Carbon paper advertised by The Sun.
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Tickville
Raz Barlow
Tobe Moseley
Tobe
Porters News: crops good and small town moves
The community reports better than expected crops with several residents moving destinations. W. C. Anderson rents to Buford Barton and moves to Whitewright, R. F. Williams relocates from Barton’s former home, and Mrs. J. S. Williams visits Whitewright with daughters. School resumes with Miss Bertha Deberry. P. A. Jones buys a Ford and traffic yields for right of way. Mrs. Rhody visits nearby B. C. Barton household. Marguerite Smith visits Dallas with aunt.
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W. C. Anderson
Whitewright
Buford Barton
R. F. Williams
P. A. Jones
Mrs. Rhody
Near Ector
B. C. Barton
Marguerite Smith
Dallas
Have they been cleaning at your house yet
A terse dialogue notes widespread spoliation as a caller asks about house cleaning and the reply confirms the home was cleaned out. The snippet also mentions Top values in Shoes and Top values in Clothing from M. C. Spivy & Co. indicating a retail or catalog context.
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Farsighted Dialogue Reveals Family Marriage Plans
A clipped, humorous excerpt shows Mary pressing John about a suitor for their daughter Jane. He deflects, reminding her they have five more daughters to marry off after Jennie, highlighting family pragmatism and social pressure in a domestic scene.
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John
Jane
Mary
Jennie
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New York Tribune
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Washington Hocks
Columbus Allsop
Little Frdity Flinders
Luke Mathewson
Yam Sims
Slim Pickens
Bounding Billows
Fletcher Henstep
Calf Ribs
Yam
Carbon Paper
the Sun
Porters News
Bertha Deberry
Kirkpatrick’s
J. L. Kirkpatrick
J. W. Davidson
S. F. Mintz
Leland
N.C
Thedford
Thedford’s
Detroit
Sears Auto CO
Davidson
Biggerstaff & Horton
Davidson’s
D. W. Davis
McCarty-Davis
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