Death of famed author G K Chesterton in England
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 62, renowned English writer, died of a heart attack after a week long illness in Beaconsfield England. His wife present at death. Funeral planned for Wednesday. Chesterton, who converted to Catholicism in 1922, was a vigorous public figure and critic who once labeled New York terrifying after visiting the United States.
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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Chesterton
America
United States
New York
Tennessee
Bonds Placed On Legion Suspects In Detroit
Fourteen alleged Black Legion members accused of plotting murders were ordered held on $25,000 bond for examination. Eleven face charges over a plot against Arthur L. Kingsley, Highland Park publisher, while three are charged over a plan against William W. Voisine, village president of Ecorse.
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Detroit
W.P
Black Legion
Arthur L. Kingsley
Highland Park
William W. Voisine
Ecorse
El Paso Picked 1937 Link to Texas Federation Meet
El Paso was selected as the 1937 convention city of the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women. The three day convention began in Houston and concluded with a seashore dinner here Saturday night.
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EL Paso
Galveston
Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women
Houston
Glenn Lee Band Plays Tonight At The Nat
Glenn Lee and his orchestra with Doris Donovan perform tonight at the Nat as the Veterans Bonus payment closes at 8. The Tri-State Fair Association sponsors the engagement which draws veterans and the public. Admission is 1.65 dollars per couple or 1.10 for stags.
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Glenn Lee
Doris Donovan
NBC
Tri-State Fair Association
Stags
Tax Measure Faces Second Adjournment Push
Congress heads into a week of struggle with a June 20 adjournment goal as House and Senate fight over the tax bill and a $2.43 billion deficiency relief measure. Roosevelt’s return to Washington is seen as boosting efforts to end the session ahead of the Democratic convention.
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House
Senate
Congress
Senate House
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Soldier Receives Five Year Prison Sentence
Corp. William V. Diamen of Troop A First Cavalry Division was sentenced to five years at hard labor and dishonorable discharge for the slaying of Pvt. Ernest A. Barton during a Marfa street brawl amid division maneuvers. Barton died at Ft. D. A. Russell hospital from a skull fracture five hours after the fight.
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Corp
William V. Diamen
First Cavalry Division
Pvt
Ernest A. Barton
Fifth Cavalry
Marfa
Corp. Diamen
Barton
Ft. D. A. Russell
Britain looks toward lifting sanctions to woo Mussolini
London observers say Britain may drop sanctions to win Italy into the League of Nations. Prime Minister Baldwin and Chancellor Chamberlain oppose the move. labor MPs accuse Britain of buying off Il Duce. Britain fears threats to Egypt, Malta, and the Suez Canal from Libya Eritrea and Ethiopia.
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Great Britain
Mussolini
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Rome
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Il Duce
Egypt
Malta
Suez Canal
Italy
Sudan
Libya
Eritrea
Ethiopia
World War Veteran Travels North with Dog and Duck
Michael Collins a World War I veteran travels from Phoenix Arizona toward Togus Maine with his dog Madame Queen and duck Mac. They have walked for a year with Mac resting in a cage when weary, aiming for medical treatment at the soldiers home.
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Lynn
Mass
Michael Collins
Madame Queen
Duck
Mac
Togus
Collins
Phoenix
Ariz
Canton Urges China to Stand Up to Japan
The Canton government telegraphed Nanking urging a firmer stance against Japanese activity in China. Governor Chen Chi Tang said Cantonese forces would pull back from Hunan for now, signaling reduced southern threat and diminishing civil war fears as Nanking tightens military focus in Fukien, Kwangsi, and Hunan.
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China
Canton
South China
Nanking
Chen Chi- Tang
Kwangtung Province
Hunan
Kwangtung
W. C. T. U Renewed Battle On Liquor
Tulsa reports the Women's Christian Temperance Union claims 24 163 new members in six months as they push for dry law repeal. Anna Marden De Voire states weekly gains of 1 006 new women to spread anti liquor message ahead of Oklahoma repeal vote next month.
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Tulsa
Okla
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Anna Marden de Vo
Oklahoma
Navy awards contracts for 191 bombers to three firms
Contracts for 191 bombing planes totaling several million dollars were awarded by the Navy. Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company of Buffalo received 83 scouting type bombers. Chance Vought division of United Aircraft Corporation and Northrop Corporation each got two orders of 54 dive bombers.
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Washington
Navy
Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company
Buffalo
New York
Chance Vought
United Aircraft Corporation
East Hartford
Conn
Northrop Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
VFW Auxiliary President Urges Proper Youth Leadership
Mrs. Winifred D. Toussaint national president of the VFW Auxiliary spoke at a luncheon urging correct youth leadership. She condemned subversive activities and warned that many federal crimes are committed by 18 to 23 year olds, urging the organization to act against communism.
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Winifred D. Toussaint
VFW
John F. Golding
Toussaint
Bill Gilstrap
Southwestern Public Service Company
America
Rhode Islander Voices in Texas Centennial Event
Mrs Toussaint spoke at a Texas centennial gathering hosted by the VFW. O W Dawkins introduced the speaker with Cal Farley guiding local and visiting attendees. A gift from auxiliary members was presented to Mrs Toussaint by Rosa Gold Davis. Sheriff Adams and others were introduced by Farley.
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Toussaint
Rosa Gold Davis
Farley
Bill Adams
Bill Gilstrap
Clay Thornton
W. E. Gee
Joe Omler
Walter Ottinger
Jack Trigg
Local Auxiliary Hosts Luncheon and Dance for National President
The organization and two gold star mothers Mrs. Crandall and Mrs. Jackson led a luncheon arranged by auxiliary president Mrs. Walter Ottinger. Entertainment included Mrs. George Weaver and Iva Hughes, with Iva Hughes and Ann Lyle among those introduced. Music from Johnny Ekelund's orchestra plus Tommie Jean Fairie on accordion highlighted the program. A dance honoring the national president followed in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel.
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Crandall
Jackson
Walter Ottinger
George Weaver
Iva Hughes
Denver
Colo
Ann Lyle
Wadell
Pampa
Johnnie Ekelund
Tommie Jean Fairie
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Re-Arming Against Devices of Crime Urged by President
President Roosevelt on a western trip revived pioneer values of religion morality and knowledge as essentials to good government. He urged strict conservation of resources and arming against new devices of crime and cupidity at a granite memorial dedication to George Rogers Clark in Vincennes Indiana. The address cited tolerance for religion and the need to adapt morality to modern scenarios while warning of disin honest claim jumpers and swindlers amid a growing nation.
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Vincennes
Ind
Roosevelt
Wabash
George Rogers Clark
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Clark
America
Dionne Addition Due in September
Mrs Oliva Dionne mother of the quintuplets is expected to birth her 12th child around September 1 a close friend said. The Dionne home is under quarantine for measles with two older children mildly ill. One Dionne child died in infancy and the parents stay indoors avoiding visitors.
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Callander
Oliva Dionne
Dionne
Man and child drown in Brazos River near Wellborn
In College Station area on June 14 Daniel G. Cox 24 and Dawn Hollick 7 died in the Brazos River at Koppe Bridge near Wellborn Bryan and Wichita Falls residents were found drowned after searches. Wellborn lies six miles south of College Station. efforts to locate the bodies continued tonight.
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College Station
Daniel G. Cox
Wichita Falls
Dawn Hollick
Bryan
Brazos River
Koppe Bridge
Wellborn
Sultan Choice May Bring War in Sulu
More than 10 Moro chieftains met to select a new Sulu Sultan. If elected, Tambuyong or Amilbangsa could win, risking Moroland conflict. Rajah Muda claims succession by blood and Islam, threatening to fight if bypassed. Princess Dayang Dayang, Kiram’s niece, wields influence. Stateside, Texas pension funds rise to 1,550,914.21 from liquor revenues.
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Sulu
Julo
Moreland
Mohammed
Rajah Muda
Jamaluw'l Kiram
Sultanate
Datu
Tambuyong
Datu Umbra Amilbangsa
Dayang Dayang
Moroland
Raja Muda
Dayang
Kiram
Landon Spends Relaxing Sunday After Nomination
Gov Alf Landon and wife attend First Methodist Church in Topeka on Sunday. They greeted well wishers after services and spoke of taking a quiet afternoon before resuming campaign plans. Rev Harold Case praised Landon in a sermon attended by over a thousand.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Republican Party
Landon
Harold Case
Case
Lando
Kansas
Grant
Three Million Vets to Form Receiving Line
A large crowd of veterans is expected to gather in a ceremonial receiving line as bond holders participate in the event. Officials say the gathering will honor veterans and commemorate bond distributions and related activities.
Trade sport seen Washington ends big bond handoff
A cargo of bonds worth about 1.65 billion dollars was moved from Federal Reserve centers to veterans as part of a nationwide program. By week’s end millions of dollars in cash will reach veterans trading bonds for government checks. An estimated 38 million bonds will pass to 3.5 million veterans with payments from 60 to 1500 dollars each.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Here How Bonus Will Be Paid
Washington, June 14 4% Here is how the veteran cashew his bonus bond. Take the bond to the local postmaster or an authorized officer to witness requests for payment. Prove identification and sign the back of the bond. A receipt is issued and a treasurer of the United States check follows by mail. If the veteran dies or is incompetent a legal representative is recognized. If none exists obtain instruction from the division of loans and currency in Washington.
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Washington
Banks and Trust Comepanies
United States
Penalty warnings issued for veteran bonus fraud
Treasury and post office detectives stand ready to act against anyone who tries to defraud veterans of the bonus bonds. Offenders face five years in prison and fines up to $2,000, with harsher penalties for cashing bonds. Harold W. Breining predicts 300,000 to 400,000 veterans will still have undistributed bonds after deadlines, as applications continue at about 50,000 weekly amid delays from incomplete records and loan issues.
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Treasury
Post Office
The
American Legion
Harold W. Breining
Veterans Affairs
President Receives Box of Texas Pecans
President Roosevelt was presented with a neatly wrapped box of paper shell pecans grown in Texas on his arrival in Fort Worth. H G Lucas of Brownwood, president of the Texas Agricultural Association, gave the gift and the President thanked him moments after accepting it before departing for Washington.
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Fort Worth
Roosevelt
Washington
Texas
Lone Star State
H. G. Lucas
Brownwood
Texas Agricultural Association
Lucas
Father Reunited With Civil War Vet After 63 Years
Charles Brant of Gables Michigan believed his father was dead since 1900. He found a photograph of a Civil War veteran and traced James Brant, 93, living in Scotdale Michigan, 40 miles away, revealing a long awaited reunion.
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Mich
U.P
Charles Brant
Gables
James Brant
Scotdale
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