Steel-Ribbed Vest Stops Pistol Bullet
Sherman Texas October 20. Ben Schuster showcases a bullet proof vest for peace officers and bank personnel. He lets Chief of Police Frank Reece fire a point blank .38 caliber shot at his chest. the steel ribs stop the bullet. The vest weighs twelve to fifteen pounds and covers all vital areas. The Bullet-Proof Vest Corporation plans government tests for rifle stopping ability. Witnessed by local bankers, peace officers, and Ranger Captain Hickman. Sales require police or sheriff approval to keep vests from criminals.
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Sherman
Texas
Ben Schuster
Schuster
Frank Reece
Reece
Hickman
Insurance in Texas Gains Over Million
Austin Oct 21 Total insurance in force in Texas on Dec 31 1922 across life fire and casualty for 443 companies rose to 5 032 007 668 an increase of 1 382 863 118. Fire stock 271 life stock 81 casualty stock 91. Capital stock 320 458 791 surplus 596 192 779. Life companies hold 96 556 100 in Texas securities up from 80 119 950 in 1921.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Insurance
John M. Scott
Public Auction Near Savoy Saturday October 27
J. W. Palmer offers household goods farm implements mules and cows at a public auction to the highest cash bidder. Sale starts 10 a m at his place one half mile west of Savoy.
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Savoy
J. W. Palmer
Dr Edwin May at Kirkpatrick's Drug Store
Dr Edwin May sits in his Kirkpatrick's Drug Store office each Saturday for eye trouble exams and glasses. Sun office offers 75 sheets of good bond typewriter paper for 25 cents.
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Edwin May
Kirkpatrick
Bond
Sun
Cantrell Sr. of Chattanooga Leader in Public Reform
John H Cantrell senior partner in Cantrell Meacham Moon shaped Tennessee law and city governance Born in McMinn County he studied at University of Tennessee 1885 Admitted 1887 he helped pass criminal cost reform and the Jarvis bill He helped create a commission form of government for Chattanooga and backed library expansion in Hamilton County He never sought office though twice chosen city attorney by officials in 1895 and 1897
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Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Times
John H. Cantrell
J. L. Cantrell
Cantrell
Cantrell, Meacham & Moon
McMinn County
University of Tennessee
Cass
J. B. Cooke
Supreme Court of Tennessee
M. H. Clift
Cantrell & McReynods
W. B. Garvin
Garvin
Garvin & Cantrell
Tennessee
Hamilton County
Notable Chattanooga lawyer Cantrell dies a longtime public figure
The obituary highlights Sam Cantrell a trusted executor for large estates in Chattanooga for 25 years. It notes his legal work for major estates corporations and his role with firms and financial institutions. Cantrell helped draft Tennessee acts including the 1923 constitution study mandate and served on local library and bar associations boards.
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Sam A. Conner
Tennessee
United States
Cantrell
Chattanooga
Louie C. Christie
Chattanooga Public Library
Chattanooga Bar Association
Tennessee State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Two Schoolgirls Save Boy From Drowning in Sherman
In Sherman on October 19, 14-year-olds Ruby Elkins and Edith Day rescued 7-year-old Walter E. Easton, son of W. E. Easton, from a drowning incident late yesterday as bystanders watched. The youths acted quickly, pulling him from the water and ensuring his safety.
Child Rescued After Falling Into Oil Vat At Plant
Easton of Plan ters Oil and Cotton Company reported that a child fell into a six foot deep oil covered water in an underground vat at the plant. The girls summoned help. the child was rescued after losing consciousness. City lung motor was used for an hour before he showed signs of revival.
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Easton
Planters Oil and Cotton Company
Clem Gray Suicide Attempt in Texas Cell
Clem Gray, condemned to death for Otis Ballard murder, attempted suicide in his Mount Pleasant county jail cell by striking his head against a brick wall. He was found dazed after the blow and the incident was reported from Mount Pleasant, Texas, on October 21.
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Mount Pleasant
Texas
Clem Gray
Otis Ballard
Gray
No date set for Gray electrocution
County officers say Gray is not in a serious condition after sustaining a gash on the forehead. No date has been set for Gray's electrocution.
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Gray
Worms in Children Warn of Loss of Vitality
Notice describes symptoms of intestinal worms in children and promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a safe, effective remedy. It claims worms destroy vitality, with the product priced at 35 cents and sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Complete line of toilet preparations and sundries
R. L. Johnson advertises a full range of toilet preparations, a complete line of drugs and drug sundries, and an up to date jewelry selection.
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R. L. Johnson
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Mangrum Brothers
Hartford Farm Insurance
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
S. H. Montgomery
Luther Smith & Son
Whitewright’s
Small Boy
A.b.thrifty
AXIM
Planters National Bank
Denison, Texas
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