Sheppard Seeks New Senate Term and Lays Program
Corsicana reports Senator Morris Sheppard addressing a large audience, outlining four policy objectives if reelected. He highlights noninvolvement in foreign wars, expanded foreign trade, economic independence for individuals, and restraint on monopolies, praising the New Deal and Democratic leadership. Special to The News.
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Congress
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Appropriations Committee
Franklin Roosevelt
John Garner
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Shifting Sands Point To Ancient Man Story In Dalhart
Special to the News Dalhart July 5 Archeologists contend Dalhart area may prove humans in North America over 12,000 years ago or not. Three years of wind erosion exposed soil and many artifacts of unusual types. Farmers report odd stone implements and skeletal remains found by Bernice Randel and Porter Montgomery Jr. near Dalhart.
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Dalhart
North American
Bernice Randel
Porter Montgomery, Jr
Porter
Melrose Dies In Plane Fall Over Melbourne
In Melbourne Australia July 5 a spinning airplane crashed in a rocky field killing noted Australian flyer C James Melrose and Lt Col Alexander Campbell. Melrose once set an Australia to England record and had paused to search for Kingsford Smith and Pethyb ridge after their disappearance. The two were en route to Adelaide when the craft spiraled and fell.
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Melbourne
Australia
C. James Melrose
Melrose
Alexander George Campbell
England
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Bay of Bengal
Kingsford-Smith
Tom Pethybridge
Campbell
Adelaide
South Australia
Two Killed When Truck Hits Train Near Waco
In Waco on July 5 a heavy motor truck crashed broadside into an oil tank car of a train. J N McKinney of Waco and Monroe Hulsey of Temple died from injuries. The truck driver W S Burch of Houston was only slightly hurt.
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J. N. McKinney
Monroe Hulsey
Temple
Here
McKinney
Hulsey
W. S. Burch
Houston
Violent Fourth of July Toll Across Texas
A recap of the Independence Day week end shows at least 60 people injured and many killed in highway crashes and other violence. The tally includes eighteen highway deaths and four gunshot fatalities, with multiple towns naming victims in head on wrecks and related incidents.
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Associated Press
Europe Prepares Amid Rumors of Italian Fortifications
News reports from Vienna and Zagreb note gendarmes and troops from Austria watching Italy build a Brenner Pass defense network with heavy artillery and munitions dumps. Rumors speak of camouflaged airfields, long fortified lines, and new infantry stations, fueling war psychosis near the Italo Yugoslav frontier.
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Tyrol
Sandrodhale Peak
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Istra
Trieste
Police Drop Search Of Capone Haunts For Murder Suspect
Chicago reports police found no trace of the murder suspect, Mrs Edward Freed, at Capone era hangouts in Indiana dunes after a nationwide search. Audrey Vallette, a blonde frequenting the Nut House nightclub, was shot in a near North Side hotel tower. A photo identified her as the fleeing woman seen minutes before the slaying. The hunt paused until the suspected surrender anticipated tomorrow.
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Near North Side
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Capone
Edward Freed
Nut House
Negro slain in gun fight prompts manhunt in Lufkin
In Lufkin the pursuit of Willie Castle, 30, a Black man, ends in his death after a gunfight with ten officers. The clash followed a taxi office dispute that left Charlie Newberry dead and injured J B Newberry and Elmer Newberry. Castle, who hid in a house attic, allegedly defied orders and died with a pistol in hand.
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O. T. Boatright
Newberry
J. B. Newberry
Boatright
Elmer Newberry
Japs to Test Air Defense This Fall
The war department announced extensive aviation maneuvers to test air defense on the coasts of Northern Kyushu and Southern Korea. The exercises are scheduled for late September or early October and will be directed by Field Marshal Prince Morimasa Nashimoto.
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Kyushu
Korea
War Department
Prince Morimasa Nashimoto
Wrist Lashed to Carlock Saves Russian After 11 Others Perish
Archangel reports a Russian scientific expedition tragedy in the White Sea. Of 12 crew, 11 perished in a violent storm. survivor Ivan Krukhoff tied his right wrist to the oarlock to stay aboard amid freezing seas and shifting debris. He and the bodies of ten comrades were rescued in a lifeboat.
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Archangel
Ivan Krukhoff
White Sea
Krukhoff
Hydrogra
Run-off needed in Wellington mayoral race
A run-off election will decide Wellington's city secretary between Joe Thompson and Jack Knight after Thompson led with 266 votes to Knight's 254 in the first Tuesday vote. Jack McCauley 40, Mayra Hays 13, Grady Fenley 8. Campaign described as highly spirited with intense activity in the final days.
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Joe Thompson
Jack Knight
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Knight
Jack McCauley
Mayra Hays
Grady Fenley
Dallas to Paris Dash Seems Sure
Clyde E. Pangborn and Monty G. Mason prepare for a Dallas to New York hop on July 18 to install radio equipment for a round trip to Paris. The mission, carrying airmail, is sponsored by the Texas Centennial Exposition with a launch toward Atlantic cities planned for July 25.
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New York
Paris
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Pangborn
Atlantic
Britain plans vast Langstone Harbor air hub at Portsmouth
A first four motor flying boat prototype from Rochester signals Britain’s bid for a large civil aviation program. Langstone Harbor would become a combined land and sea base with a $6 million airport project approved by Portsmouth, expecting weekly American and British service.
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Canary Islands
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Paralysis outbreak reported in northern Alabama
Montgomery July 5 The outbreak of infantile paralysis in Alabama is most severe, with 30 cases diagnosed since June 1, bringing the year's total to 42. Dr D G Gill, director of the Bureau of Epidemiology, notes half the cases are children under four.
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Ala
Alabama
D. G. Gill
Bureau of Epidemiology
State Health Department
Educator J B Posey of Jacksonville Dies at 59
Elgin Texas July 5 J B Posey 59 educator widely known died Saturday at the home of his son in law J C Miller Jr Posey was linked with Jacksonville College for many years until illness two years ago
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Jacksonville
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Posey
Jacksonville College
West Texas Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Rain Risk
Partly cloudy conditions in West Texas with possible showers in the southeast Monday. Tuesday looks generally fair with continued warm temperatures across the region.
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Texas
Rain Adds Needed Moisture for Crops in Olney Area
A five hour rain totaled 1.1 inches this morning in Olney, soaking dry pastures and feed crops. The slow rainfall will greatly benefit crops in the area.
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Olney
Father is Slain Son Dies in Chair in Warren Case
Glenn Warren awaits execution in the electric chair for the murder of C. E. Cansler Sr. during a two year old robbery. The victim’s son M. H. Cansler surrendered after the shooting. The case involves a dispute over the grave site and a shotgun attack in a highway confrontation.
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Glenn Warren
Eckle Warren
Warren
Cansler
No Relief Seen as Hot Winds Scorch Midwest Lands
Thousands of farmers in the Northwest shift to WPA labor as two week drought stretches across the nation. North Dakota sees 100 degree-plus heat with 2,119 men already lined up for relief work and more to be added to reach a 10 000 quota. Omaha hits 110 as forecasters warn no rain for two to three days, while Illinois Missouri and surrounding states endure extreme heat and dry conditions with WPA road and water projects slated to start immediately.
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WPA
Will G. Metz
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Monetana
C. W. Fowler
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Omaha
U. S
Henry Wallace
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Mid-West
Lake Michigan
Chicago
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Dakotas
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Iowa
Hainois
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Sioux City
Florida Primary Set for August Nominates for Two Vacancies
Florida will hold a special primary on August 11 to nominate successors for the late Senators Park Trammell and Duncan A. Pletcher. Senator Scott M. Loftin announced he will not seek election to fill the unexpired terms. Loftin was appointed to Trammell’s seat temporarily and served at the end of the recent session.
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Fila
United States
Scott M. Loftin
Florida
Park Trammell
Duncan A. Pletcher
Loftin
Trammell
Senate
So You Don't Read The News Editorials
The piece promotes reading the editorials in The News and suggests spending about two minutes on the lead editorial. It humorously invites readers to sample “A Million Little Things Helped” and to try another editorial the next day.
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