Army rushes aid to Texas flood region
D'Hanis Texas received relief workers after a ten inch cloudburst and a cyclone like windstorm wrecked the farming town, killing five. Eighth Corps trucks from Fort Sam Houston brought food and medical supplies while Red Cross rehab begun. Water was hauled from Hondo and four Mexican children plus an unidentified man were found drowned.
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D'Hanis
Tex
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Sabinal
Hondo
Red Cross
Here
J. Dawson
Plan To Harness Tide for Power Carries Relief Millions to Maine
Washington reports a $10 million federal works grant to Passamaquoddy Bay Maine for a 30 month project. Army engineers will build five large dams a storage reservoir and power house to generate low cost power from tidal flows between Cobscook Bay and the ocean. President Roosevelt has shown interest in the plan presented by Dexter and Hugh L Cooper dating from 1925.
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Washington
Passamaquoddy Bay
Maine
Bay of Fundy
Army
Public Works Administration
Cobscook Bay
Ocean
Cobscook Pool
Roosevelt
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Passamaquoddy
Eastport
N. B
Rattlesnakes Fail to Bite Holiness Pastor in Virginia Revival
In St Charles Virginia on June 24 Rev George Hensley a Holiness revivalist handled three large rattlesnakes before about 1000 spectators without harm to himself or six helpers. The snakes refused to bite as Hensley cited biblical passages to claim his faith cure heals a bitten arm.
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ST. Charles
George Hensley
Hensley
Ramsey
Here
Oscar Hutton
Wise County
Connelly White
Bill Edmonds
Barts
Lawson
Loyd Scott
Kentucky
Methodists Headed to Abilene Summer Assembly
Twenty Amarillanos left yesterday for Abilene to attend the annual summer assembly of Methodist Young People of Northwest Texas. About 400 are expected to attend through Friday. Three Amarillo instructors will lead courses on Missions Ideals of a Christian Home and church leadership.
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Amarilboane
Abilene
Texas
Amarillo
J. J. Mickle
Methodist University of Japan
James Farwell
J. O. Haymes
Assembly
Frances Benson
Marie Wood
Nancy Jo Haymes
Lila V. Yocham
Max Zweig
Jordan Weillis
Paul Timmons
Keith Irvy
Harrison Trice
Robert Gilpin
Walden Moore
Billy Lofgren
Thelma Roberts
Aileen Killiam
Irene Brand
Bernie Addison
Kathryn Farwell
Oil Operator Dies of Crash Injuries
Gilmer Texas June 2 W P Gillespie 74 Tulsa oil operator died in a hospital here today from injuries in an automobile crash on Wednesday He was en route with his wife to Longview to visit a son G L Gillespie The body was sent to Tulsa Surviving are a daughter Mrs S L Harper of Oakland California The wife was not seriously hurt
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Gilmer
Texas
W P. Gillespie
Tulsa
Gillespie
Longview
G. L. Gillespie
S. L. Harper
Oakland
Calif
Legion party back from meet attends Plainview session
Floyd J Sloan and George JF Broome return from Plainview after attending the 19th district American Legion annual meeting. They traveled from Waco during a conference of Legionnaires from Area C covering Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. Also returning are E V Cliff from Ortonville Minn national vice chairman of the rehabilitation committee and Dr H D Shapiro of Washington DC medical staff. Also in the party are Mr and Mrs Van W Stewart of Perryton and Bill Burger Hanson Post commander.
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Floyd J. Sloan
George JF. Broome
Plainview
19Th District
The
American Legion
Waco
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennesee
E. V. Cliff
Ortonville
Minn
Legion's Rehabilitation Committee
H. D. Shapiro
Washington, D. C
National Rehabilitation Committee
van W Stewart
Perryton
Bill Burger
Hanson Post
Attempted Midway Bank Robbery at Madisonville
Two men tried to burglarize the Midway State Bank in Madisonville Texas after seizing and binding night watchman W L Goree at a filling station. They failed to break into the safe, tied Goree, then looted lock boxes but obtained no money.
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Madisonville
Texas
W. L. Goree
Midway
Oklahoma Joins National Housing Act as Mortgagee
Oklahoma advances as the first state to qualify as a mortgagee under the National Housing Act. Gov. F. W. Marland signed the Oklahoma application through its state insurance fund, marking a milestone in federal housing programs.
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Washington
Oklahoma
F. W Marland
Six Executed in Moscow for Robbery and Embezzlement
Six men were executed in Moscow after convictions for brigandry and embezzlement. The cashier of a railroad freight station and four other defendants were put to death today in the city.
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Moscow
Kidnapped boy freed after dollar gift and return tale
A farmer in Renton Washington found a boy reported kidnapped. The boy said he was dumped from an automobile in woods, given a dollar and two blankets, and told to wait for his father. He walked to a station, identified himself, and led to Tacoma authorities.
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Associated Press
Renton
Wash
Ernest
Backlund
Weverhaeuser
John Bonomi
J. P. Weverhaeuser
Tacoma
Bonomi
Boncemi
Rachnel Snyder
Weird cult hunt ends in death in Florida
Juarez police report a so called witch doctor and a woman assisted rites used flagellation to drive out spirits from Jose Arellano 37 who died after repeated beatings. Autopsy says heart failure from severe beating. Police seek Jose Ines Figaroa the witch doctor and partner in ceremonies.
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FL Paso
Juarez
Jose Arellano
Arellano
Jose Ines Figaroa
Figaroa
Amelia Earhart Makes First Parachute Jump at Prospertown
Amelia Earhart performed her first parachute jump at Prospertown New Jersey today using a device officials from the Navy and the Department of Commerce said would aid student instruction. She called the experience thrilling and said it would be valuable for training. Gene Vidal inspected the apparatus.
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Prospertown
N. J
Amelia Earhart
Naval
Department of Commerce
Eugene Vidal
Air Commerce
Oklahoma first to qualify as a state mortgagee
The Tate Workmen's Insurance Board and the State Employees Retirement System have been accepted as mortgagees. With this approval, the state insurance fund is authorized to invest its funds in mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or to make such mortgage loans directly.
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Pennsylvania
Tate Workmen's Insurance Board
Oklahoma
Federal Housing Administration
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Calorex Juga—gallon
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Rexall Font
William Cream
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Stag
Methodists
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Midway Bank
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