Zempter Wins Road Award in Carson County Texas
Texas August 1 bids opened by the State Highway Commission for 242 miles of road work costing about 2 million dollars. Awards include Carson County concrete paving on Highway 65 to J W Zempter Con n Co for 243, il. Baylor County paving on Highway 30 from Seymour to Archer County to Foeming Bros for 496,843. Trinity County bituminous road Groveton to Neches River to J G Kelly for 330,488.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Commission
Carson County
J. W. Zempter Conn Company
Amarillo
Baylor County
Seymour
Archer County
Foeming Bros
Wilwaukee
Wis
Jeff Davis County
Wild Rose Pass
L. J
Hudspeth
Carrizo Divide
Lee Moore Construction Co
el Paso
Austin County
F. W. Heldenfels
Rockport
Davis & Pace
Dallas
Fayette County
Hihway
L. J. Miles
Fort Worth
Matagorda County
R. W. Briggs
Pharr
Eastland County
City of Eastland
Palo Pinto County
Ed F. Busey
Rising Star
Johnson-Somervell
Bexar
Reeves
San Antonio
Nacogdoches
Ruththe Babe hits longest Yankee stadium fence drive
In New York Ruthe the Babe belted a 447 foot homer at Yankee Stadium, surpassing Ed Walsh’s 418 foot record set in 1912. A motorist skidded on a wet day with minor injuries. Lindbergh downplayed landing mishaps. In Somerville Bennie Bonini swallowed a wristwatch. a patrolman conveyed him to hospital. Mrs. Adolph Toepperwein hit 100 straight traps at practice for the grand American. Seven relatives from New York...
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New York
Ruth
Babe
Yankee Stadium
Ed Walsh
Lindbergh
Columbus
Newark
San Antonio
Adolph Toepperwein
Rich Youth To Serve Five Months in Prison
Richard J. Reynolds, a young American millionaire, was taken to Wormwood Scrubbs prison to serve five months after his manslaughter conviction for a May Bath Road accident that killed motorcyclist Arthur Graham. Attorney Norman Birkitt said the verdict and sentence would not be appealed.
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United Press
London
Richard J. Reynolds
Wormwood Scrubbs
Old Bailey Court
Arthur Graham
Bath Road
Norman Birkitt
Young Reynolds
City Tonsil Hospitalizes Cedar Swamp Residents
Several residents of Cedar Swamp near Goshen New York were hospitalized after lymph infections. Arthur Cromwell who tended lawns died from a sore throat in the incident. His dying wish was to spare kin from a similar fate. New York report notes Otto H. Kahn banker has returned from abroad and is catching up on events via American newspapers. City officials or mayor involvement mentioned in fragmentary note.
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Cedar Swamp
Goshen
N. Y
Arthur Cromwell
New York
Otto H. Kahn
America
Europe
Body of Frisco engineer found on road after kidnapping
The Associated Press reports Carlos L. Stanley, 60, a retired Frisco railroad engineer, was abducted near the Frisco offices in Springfield while with his wife. The pair forced him into a vehicle, robbed him of cash, a diamond stickpin, and a watch, then he was held 36 hours before his body with a bullet wound was found near Lynne Lane outside Tulsa. He had returned to Tulsa after reporting to police in Springfield.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Carlos L. Stanley
Frisco
Lynne Lane
Tulsa
Oklo
Stanley
Frisco General
Joplin
Walker Denies Being Shot After Hotel Visit
Walker left a hotel holding a handkerchief to his face citing toothache as rumors swirled he was shot. He issued a denial stating he wasn’t even half shot. Guests Mrs. Gertrude M. Kellar and son and others from Philadelphia stayed with R. H. Norton at 718 Pierce Street last week before returning home after touring the West.
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Walker
Gertrude M. Kellar
Harry Bray
Gordon Fehr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
R. H. Norton and
Pierce Street
West
Senter Favours Leniency For Party Rollers
Dallas candidate Senter says he favors leniency for Democrats who bolted the presidential nominee last year and doubts barring them from 1930 Democratic primaries. He notes he first voted in 1887 for prohibition and has supported it since.
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Associated P
Austin
Senter
Dallas
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Claude de van Watts
Herbert Hoover
Prohibition
Militant Oklahoma Pastor Bars Dancers
Rev. R. C. Howard of Kelham Avenue Baptist in Oklahoma City announced a ban on members who attend mixed bathing public dances and those who swear, describing the modern church as a vulgar social club.
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United Pres
Oklahoma City
Okla
R. C. Howard
Kelham Avenue
Party Tourer Praises Amarillo Site On Southern Visit
The travelers toured the Jack Hall ranch near Amarillo and declared it one of the prettiest places seen on their Southern states tour.
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Ant
Jack Hall
Amarillo
Evidence in Snook murder trial opens in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on August 1 evidence for the murder case against Dr James Howard Snook former OSU professor was prepared for presentation The jury was completed and toured sites including a butcher shop a barbecue stand Ohio University campus and the New York Central rifle range where Theora Hix was killed Prosecutor John J Chester Jr aims to finish the state case in two days
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
James Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
John J. Chester, Jr
Snook
Ohio University
Theora
New York Central Rifle Range
Hix
Mother's Friend promises relief for expectant mothers
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a safe topical aid to relax skin and muscles, prevent backache and nervous strain, and ease pregnancy discomfort. It claims long use across generations, urges early use, and notes sales at drug stores with a brochure available by mail from Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Desk
Atlanta
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