Mexico City's New Highway Work Speeds Toward Opening
Laredo Chamber of Commerce manager Jack Yeaman reports rapid progress on the Pan American Highway through the Mexican mountains. He notes a 28 foot wide right of way near Tamazunchale and a June opening target for heavy traffic after blasting near La Palma.
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Laredo
Tex
Jack Yeaman
Tamazunchale
Ereat
Taman
Tamazundale
Moctezuma River
la Palma
Yeaman
Crowded Charleston Jury Delays Deliberations as John Morgan Makes Rounds
In Charleston on April 3 jurors filled the box and asked where to sit. Judge Collett Little polled the jury and confirmed two men named John Morgan present. One John Morgan received a brief vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Collett Littlepage
John Morgan
John Morgans
Masses of children wed in a mass ceremony and global child marriage debate
The article notes 374 young children married in a mass service, reports of child brides dying in childbirth, and religious and colonial views on marriage. It also covers Pope Pius XII urging peace, canonization news, a New York natural history exhibit on baluchitherium, and a Scottsboro case reversal by Chief Justice Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Britain
Pope Pius
Vatican City
John Fisher
Thomas More
Henry VIII
More
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Earth
America
Baluchitherium
Tom Mix Builds Motorized Circus on Road
Hollywood April 4. Tom Mix buys a $32,000 motor home to serve as the living quarters for his showy road circus. The elaborate rig includes two rooms with baths, kitchen, lounge, and custom tableware, with 70 trucks carrying horses, elephants, wagons, props, and performers. Mabel Ward shares the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom MIX
Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Tom
Beverly Hills
Hollywood Mansions
Mabel Ward
Mabel
Indictments and medical claims in a New Era of science
The article discusses potential Supreme Court action on the Scottsboro case and suggests seven Scottsboro defendants may be freed. It reports on typhoid carrier research using ex rays and UC medical findings on splenic nerve surgery easing high blood pressure. It also notes a farmer’s order for 150 tons of orchard fertilizer per Elwood Douglass’s NJ prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
University of California Medical School
Mojave Desert
California
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Elwood Douglass
Fertilizer filler costs and French sterilization headlines
A discussion notes 82 percent filler in fertilizer, suggesting farmers provide their own light soil filler. Separate items report three French residents sterilizing themselves by an Austrian doctor, leading to arrests as France pursues population goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Never Cut a Corn Say Advertisers Mint Remedy
An advertisement warns against paring corns and advises using Mint from the druggist. It claims corns cause infection and offers Mint to soothe sore feet, loosen callouses, and remove them with minimal pain. The piece emphasizes safety and endorses Mint by druggists.
King Ranch Split Among Heiress Lines In Texas
The immense King ranch of South Texas is divided among heirs of the late Mrs. Henrietta M. King. Ownership shifts include Santa Gertrudis near Kingsville to Mrs. Alice Gertrudis Kiberg and large tracts across Nueces, Kieberg, Jim Wells, Hidalgo, Cameron, Brooks, Willacy counties. Congressman Richard M. Kiebere receives the King home in Corpus Christi. About 6,000 acres go to descendants of Mrs. King’s son in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties. The Atwood heirs obtain remaining lands in Cameron, Willacy, and Hidalgo counties. A 1933 suit for trusteeship division remains under advisement. The ranch, once the world’s largest under fence, spans 2,500,900 acres and valued around $20,000,000.
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Corpus Christi
King Ranch
Texas
Henrietta M. King
Alice Gertrudis Kiberg
Robert J. Kieberg, Jr
Houston
The
Atwoods
Lobster Pinch Delights New Jersey Mayor Visit
Police respond to a lively scene in WirDwood New Jersey as Mayor Doris Bradway receives a 14 pound lobster. The crustacean escapes its basket during a ceremonial inspection prompting a lighthearted chase and local laughter.
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Wirdwood
N. J
Doris Bradway
Comprehensive Books Catalog Listing Anticipated Prices
A dense, ad laden catalog lists many titles with former prices from $2.00 to $9.75, spanning science, history, philosophy, travel, etiquette, and fiction. Authors include Adler, Wells, Krebbiel, Potter, and Franck, with numerous reprint editions and revised texts.
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Cather Books
Aera
Legan Clendening
M.D. Pamour
Nicholas Kopejov
Henry E. Kreb
Biel
Thomas
Alfred Adler
Univ. of Vienna
Falmouth
A. J. Villiers
Cape Horn
Pormer
Hareld Lamb
Christendom
Istm
Charles
Francis Potter
A. G * Wells
Witt Derant
Newcomb
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Mexico City
TEXAN
Hughes
Morris and Patterson
Scottsboro
University of Illinois
PT Tae
Kieberg
Nueces
Kieberg and
Jim Wells Counties
Kennerly
Brazil
Menthorab
J. J. Leonard
D.V.M
Albert Payson Terhune
George Sand
Marie Jenny Howe
Chopin
H. H. Newman
Ilbus Pormerly
E. Krebbiel
Mary O * Crowther
Andy
Harry A. Franck
Lillian Kichler
Benvenuto
J. A. Bye
Direlint
Myerea
Carveth Wells
Pormerly
Emeral Kafarl
Nogales
China
Mexico
Cuba
Turkey
Egypt
d’Artagnan
Charles Wright Fray
Terhune
O. Henry
Tarkington
Osok
Grand Duke
Alexander
Russia
John Macy
Globe
Catherine the Great
Katharine
Antheny
Hendrik Willem van Leon
Umique Manner
Africa
Daniel W. Streeter
Debunk
Llnena
Neral Grant
Grant
Chapman Andrews
Sienti En
Borneo
Japan
Mongol
Dram Vital Abie
Work Verity
Ernest Thompson Seton
Haptis
Bertrand Russell
Dorothy J. Sayers
Sulit
Pformerty
Isadora Duncan
Paul Bunyan
James Stevens
Great Northwest
Pormerty LJ
Drik Willem van Loen
Tnimit van Loen
Richard Halliberton
Oean
Richard Halliberten
Henry
Royal Binebeard
Ax Rehmalhausen
Oscar Wilde
Frank Harris
Namejense Ovice
Ted
Ander
M. Baten
Confucius
Queen Elizabeth
Katharine Anthenmy
Virgin
Jin Lockner
Carnegie
John & Winkter
Boleslavsti
Ho Woodward
Desert
T. KK
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Genghis Khan
Harelé Lamb
Antony
Arthur Weienll
Poliileian
Krrer
Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln
Charewood
Sinera
Pormertty
Ward HH
Hierstadt
Creative Chemister
Dwinkk Shessen
Thouxane
Parkent
Garry * Myers
Morgan and Webb
Ives
Joseph Cetlios
Marie Antoinette
Stefan * Ywetg
Alexander Woollcott
Coronado
Debbie
Southwest
Luckner
Lowell Thomas
Red Knight
Germany
Fwyd Gibbons
Piel
Baron Richtolen
Rasputin
Rene Palop- Miller
Camrina
Casa. Nova
Jewes
Emil Ladwig
Lewes Thomesa
North Quou Patagonia
Tameblane
Ava
Pormerty
Logan Clendening
Startling Pictures
Richard Hi
Ida Bailey Allens
Ove
Rormerniy
Poraan
John K. Winkter
Frank Jife
Pila—Webb
Morgan
Tepher Meriey
Scterce
Witson
Newton
Pasteur
Darwin
Bem
Brandt
Hendrik van Loon
Norman Angell
Federal Reserve
Cobh
O' Acmerioa
Villiers
Cape Horners
Alexander Hamilton
Roebert Irving Warshew
Bela Sehick
M.D
Wm. Kesensen
Mont
Jean of Arcs
4Iay Radere
W. Semerbam
Joseph Conrad
Lerber
Patieche
South Beas
Somerset Maugham
Alfred W McCain
Zane Key Dann Brrae
Curwood
Wodehouse
Schopenhater
Will Durant Portmerry
Jennie Gerhart
Theodore Dreiser
Lilieit
Jan Gay
Chares
de Aiarillo
Russet
Qisio
Jella
Asten Rou
Ely Catbert
Er Wutharty
Ralph Ho Mayr
Howe
Caam Tha Gon
Awhard - Wallbarten
Europe
Ana
Alrite
Richardski
Eulen Woodward
Leona DA Vinci
Dmitri Merejowski
Edwin M. Borchard
Dare Dreiser
Culbertson
Russell Stationery CO
Amarillo, Texas
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Postace
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