General Hinds Dies at 76 after 45 Years Service
Maj. Gen. Ernest Hinds, renowned for leading U.S. artillery in World War I, died at Fort Sam Houston hospital after several weeks illness. A West Point graduate born 1864 in Red Hill Alabama, he served in the Spanish American War and Philippine insurrection. He will be buried with full military honors. Survived by widow and two children, Mrs. E. T. Cruse and Maj. John H Hinds.
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San Antonio
Ernest Hinds
Fort Sam Houston
United States
General Hinds
Pershing
Hinds
Red Hill
Ala
West Point
Santiago
Cuba
Philippines
E. T. Cruse
John H Hinds
General Staff Corps
Romania Imposes Nationwide Blackout After Dark
Bucharest reports a curfew with a nocturnal blackout ordered nationwide. Outdoor theatres and garden restaurants are forbidden to operate after dark as part of wartime restrictions. An article notes life expectancy around thirty three years longer for the average English woman of forty.
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Bucharest
Romania
British Tanks and American Planes Batter Axis Troops in Libya
British forces push into Libya with hundreds of tanks while American built planes help repel Stuka attacks. Axis counter assaults from Tobruk loom as Salum and Capuzzo are targeted in a mobile North Africa melee.
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Libya
Associated Press
Cairo
Salum
Fort Capuzzo
Halfaya
Tobruk
Royal Air Force
Hellfire) Pass
Berlin
DNB
North Africa
Border Patrols Tighten Grip on German Nationals in U S
United States border patrols and customs officials were ordered to prevent any of the 330000 German nationals in the United States from leaving pending further instructions. The move aims to enforce the freezing of foreign funds and curb departures while Congress considers powers to control exits and entries.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Mexico
South America
Germany
Congress
Customs and Immigration Services
Ing
Justice and Treasury Departments
Berlin
State Department
Robin Moor
Sumner Welles
Lawmakers Near Final Curtain
June 17 report shows the conference committee advancing the $30-270,754 departmental appropriation bill and placing the Legislature near adjournment or a recess this week. Other actions bolster the push to wind up, with oil proration and felony liquor bill outcomes shaping final sessions.
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Associated Press
Austin
Conference
House
Senate
Railroad Commission
W. Lee O'Daniel
Defense and Senate Bill Move in State Legislature
The House adopted a Senate joint resolution while debating national defense measures. It sent to the Senate a bill exempting troop trains from a rule barring passenger cars next to locomotives. Rep Otis Reed of Dallas urged the need due to planned troop movements in Texas. A Senate approved bill to establish a state college of aeronautics and engineering near Sherman was reviewed in a House appropriations hearing.
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John Tarleton Agricultural College
House
Senate
Otis Reed
Dallas
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
State College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Sherman
Beckham Wildcat Started Monday
H. C. McLaughlin and L. R. Ritten began work on the No. 1 Strain in Beck ham County, southeast of Erick on a 2,500 acre block. Otto Colgin of Shamrock, Texas, was awarded the contract for a 2,000 foot test to penetrate dolomite and granite wash on the east end of the Amarillo uplift.
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H. C. McLaughlin
L. R. Ritten
Erick
Beckham County
Otto Colgin
Shamrock
Texas
Amarillo
Roosevelt Arrives in Lisbon From Cairo as President-Designate
Capt. James Roosevelt, described as sort of the president, arrived in Lisbon by plane today from Cairo. The brief dispatch notes his presence and status without detailing formal duties or events.
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Lisbon
U.P
James Roosevelt
Cairo
Prizes Offered For Best Pioneer Costumes In Memphis
Memphis June 17 The regalia committee led by Mrs W J Bragg offers a theater pass to the most typical pioneer costume worn on street judging day. Open to all, with clubs urged to field participants. Prize events by Old Settlers Reunion and Rodeo may differ in awarding. Guatemala notes eighty percent go barefoot or wear sandals.
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Memphis
W. J. Bragg
Memphis Club
Old Settlers
Bragg
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