Page elected Hanson Post commander at Legion meeting
Sam Page was elected commander-elect of Hanson Post American Legion Page with no opposition Other officers chosen include Bruce Autry first vice commander Clay Thornton second vice commander and 8 F Rose third vice commander Ingram was re elected historian for the sixth time Sixteen delegates were named to the state convention in Beaumont and 15 delegates are allotted to Hanson Post with Page as delegation chairman The post will also attend the state event in Clovis New Mexico and the drum corps may go Hanson Post adjutant Floyd Sloan announced installation in Lubbock next Monday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Page
Hanson Post, American Legion
Page
Am- Grillos 40
The
Americanegion
T. E. Johnson
Bruce Autry
Clay Thornton
F. Rose
Roy D. Chase
Charley Gibson
Bill Burger
Bill Benton
T. M. Montgomery
George Broome
Texas
Charley Lowe
Col
Ernest ©. Thompson
Fred Young
Floyd Sloan
John K Boyce
Sloan
Hanson Post
New Mexico Department
Clovis
Hanson
Lubbock
Dog on trial for drowning boy in Brockport
In Brockport New York a half grown dog named Idaho faced a dangerous animal hearing for allegedly causing the drowning death of 14 year old Maxwell Breeze. The case drew a crowd as lawyer Victor Fortune plans to call about 40 witnesses to prove the dog was not vicious and merely frolicking in the water during the July 4 incident.
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Brockport
N. Y
Idaho
Justice of the Peace
Homer D. Benedict
Brockport Book and Ladder Company
Harry A. Sessions
Victor Fortune
Maxwell Breeze
Brockport High School
Carol
Louise Madeline chooses among guardians in landmark case
In Atlanta a 17 year old, Louise Madeline, selected Mrs. John C. Garner as her mother, reversing a 1918 court ruling that awarded Louise to the Pittmans after a hospital mix up with two infants. Mrs. Pittman rejected the choice and said she expected Louise to return, with no action planned.
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Atlanta
U.P
Daniel L. Pittman
Louise Madeline
Pittmans
Garners
Mary Elizabeth Garner
George L. Bell
Boy Confesses He Drowned His Pal
Twelve year old Daniel Cisneros admitted to holding his schoolmate Tommy Bachman under water last April until he “drank a lot of water.” Investigators linked the boy to Tommy’s death while probing burglaries. Authorities found Tommy’s clothes with two other youths, whom Cisneros also implicated. The confession explains the drowning as part of a scuffle in the water.
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Brownsville
Daniel Cisneros
Tommy Bachman
Tommy
Cisneros
Daniel
Resaca
Loyalist Forces Launch Two Attacks Across Spain
Madrid reports two major loyalist offensives, one in the Guadarrama Mountains and another in central Madrid. In Barcelona two thousand rebel troops defect to the government for a Saragossa assault, while Cordoba faces bombardment and anticipated surrender to loyalists.
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Lester Ziffren
Madrid
WUP
Guadarrama
Barcelona
Spain
U.P
Saragossa
Felipe Sandino
Cordoba
AFL Council Recesses Without Action In Lewis Issue
Washington August 5 The AFL executive council recessed without final action on the John L. Lewis rebel unions amid charges of insurrection for favoring industrial unions over craft unions. David Dubinsky said he would protest any suspension and noted only the AFL convention could suspend. council reconvenes at 2 PM for further deliberations.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
David Dubinsky
Ladies Garment Workers
Federation Executive Council
Committee For Industrial Organization
John P. Frey
Federation of Metal Trades Department
John
L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Dubinsky
Lewis Committee
A. F. of L
Federation
Lewis
U.P
Executive Council
John L. Lewis
One Good Accident Deserves Another
A taxi driver and a policeman were injured when a second crash followed a early morning wreck witnessed by the cab driver near Tenth Avenue and Williams Street at 4 40. G E Good charged with drunkenness is jailed after the incidents. M W Truax owns the damaged car. The report details Truax swerving to avoid the overturned vehicle and colliding with curb and lamp post.
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J. L. King
East
Eighteenth Avenue
F. W. Hawkins
West
Eighth Avenue
Northwest Texas Hospital
G. E. Good
M. W. Truax
Perryton
Hawkins
Tenth Avenue
Williams Street
Good
King
Truax
Oviedo Siege Drives Rebel Leader’s Plea for Aid
Col. Manuel Aranda, commanding rebels around Oviedo, appeals for relief as loyalists tighten surrounding lines. Mola signals an imminent northern coast attack to ease Oviedo’s pressure, while Franco orders Oviedo held at all costs. Fragmentary reports show the city largely isolated with dwindling food and no contact.
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Reynolds Packard
Manuel Aranda
Oviedo
Emilio Mola
Francisco Franco
Aranda
Mola
Mayor ousted in Monterrey riot fallout
Mayor Heriberto Montemayor was removed from office by order of Nuevo Leon Governor Guerrero. The governor cited the mayor's political activities tied to a riot last week between Communist and anti Communist factions that left three dead and eight wounded.
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Monterrey
Mex
Heriberto Montemayor
Guerrero
Nuevo Leon
Montemayor
Brooks reports $4 682 campaign spend with no contributions
P Pierce Brooks of Dallas, unsuccessful candidate for governor, today reported campaign expenditures of $4 682.96 and no contributions.
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Brooks
Austin
P. Pierce Brooks
Dallas
Kay Francis Wins Court Order to Use Stage Name
Hollywood August 5 Kay Francis won a court ruling to simplify her legal name. The actress born Katherine Gibbs in Oklahoma City told Judge Douglas L Edmonds she preferred the stage name Kay Francis. Her listed legal name at court was Katherine Gibbs Mietlinger, tied to her former husband known as Kenneth McKenna.
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Hollywood
U.P
Kay Francis
Douglas L. Edmonds
Oklahoma City
Katherine Gibbs
Katherine Gibbs Mietlinger
Kenneth McKenna
Coughlin Praised by Gallagher for Moderation in Speech
Bishop Michael J. Gallagher of Detroit described Father Charles F. Coughlin as an antidote to anti clericalism in Spain and urged moderation. He said Coughlin should continue his work with restraint, noting the president’s office deserves respect. The bishop said he spoke informally and did not consult Vatican authorities.
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Rome
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Charles F. Coughlin
Spain
Father Coughlin
United States
Vatican
Ethiopians Advance on Dessye and Addis Ababa
Ras Imru leads about 40 000 Ethiopians in a westward push toward Dessye and Addis Ababa, aiming along the mountain road to the capital. Italian outposts are said to have fallen in the offensive as reports reach Port Said Egypt. Manuel Cox held in Texarkana on federal harboring charge after failing to post 2500 bond.
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Port Said
Egypt
Ras Imru
Dessye
Addis Ababa
Manuel Cox
Texarkana
Oklahoma
Julius Bohannon
U. S
F. A. King
Amarillo Forecast and Regional Weather Update
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas. Fair tonight and Thursday with partial cloudiness. New Mexico sees generally fair conditions south and possible showers in the north tonight and Thursday. Temperature extremes expected near 70 and 46 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lemke Seeks Radio Debate on Money Issue
Rep Lemke urges a nationally televised debate on money and banking with President Roosevelt and Gov Alf M Landon on the same platform before November. He spoke at a Colorado State College of Education forum and invited Democratic and Republican candidates to participate. Lemke offered to fund a national radio hook up claiming the two old parties are controlled by international bankers.
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Greeley
Colo
Lemke
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Union Party
Colorado State College of Education
North Dakotan
Stark Holds To His Lead In Missouri Kansas Gubernatorial Races
Early returns show Lloyd C Stark leading Missouri Democratic gubernatorial race by about three to one, backed by Tom Pendergast. In Kansas, Jonathan M Davis trailed Walter A Huxman for the Democratic nomination as Huxman built a strong lead.
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Washington
Missouri
Townsendite
Kansas
Arthur, Capper
Ments
Tom J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Lloyd C. Stark
William Hirth
Stark
Jesse W. Barrett
Hirth
Pendergast
Alf M. Landon
State of
Jonathan M. Davis
Townsend
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Owens Sets 200 Meter World Record at Berlin Olympiad
Jesse Owens wins his third title at the 11th Olympiad in Berlin with a 200 meter dash of 20.7 seconds, breaking his own record and joining his earlier wins in the 100 meters and long jump. Ralph Metcalfe finishes second, Mack Robinson also medals, and Carpenter of Compton wins the discus with a record throw.
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Alan Gould
Berlin
Jesse Owens
Husky Son Carpenter
Compton
Calif
Owens
Randalls Island
N. Y
Senedamsinarte Budala
Yesvernay
Paaya Nurmi
Paris
Ralph Metcalfe
Chicago
Matthew
Mack) Robinson
Pasadena
Ray Ewry
New York
Archie Hahn
Fannes Kolemainen
Finland
Nurmi
Carpenter
Choses Vues and Conscience in the Globe Extract
A Globe column notes Arthur Brisbane as a renowned American writer with personal views on current topics. It frames his opinions as his own and includes an editor’s disclaimer. The piece references the old French phrase chosel vues and hints at a London Times column excerpt. Hubert Cole for County Clerk appears in an advertisement.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
London Times
Mary Astor and Thorpe Custody Fight Continues
Los Angeles August 5. Mary Astor and former husband Dr Franklin Thorpe refused to end their custody battle over their 4 year old daughter Marylyn. Astor seeks investigations into Thorpe career before marriage and possible bigamy while Thorpe demands a public reading of Astor diary revealing links to George Kaufman and other Hollywood figures.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklin Thorpe
Marylyn
Miss Astor
Dr.Thorpe
George
Thorpe
Samuel Goldwyn
George 8. Kaufman
Mother admits drowning infant in washing machine
A 26 year old mother Susie Stephenson confessed to District Attorney Raymond C Knowles that she killed her 18 month old son David Eugene by placing him in a washing machine and holding him under water for several minutes in Niagara Falls New York police held her today the admission was reported.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Raymond C. Knowles
Knowles
Susie Stephenson
David Eugene
Garner Rows Boat to Get Iron Muscles
Vice President John Garner shows fitness by rowing a boat during Garner Day at the Texas Centennial Exposition near his Uvalde home. He says rowing tightens his muscles and credits the exercise for staying in peak condition as President Roosevelt vacations aboard.
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Garner
Austin
John Garner
White House
Manning
James V. Alfred
Washington
Roosevelt
New Fight Over A Child In Hollywood Court
John Marion Fox opposes his ex wife Joan Bennett’s petition to rename their 8 year old daughter Diana Bennett Fox to Diana Bennett Markey. Bennett seeks to give the child her stepfather Gene Markey’s name, noting custody in the divorce and the child’s upbringing with Markey’s daughter. The case before Judge Douglas L. Edmonds resumes with Bennett expected to present August 11.
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Hollywood
UPA
John Marion Fox
Joan Bennett
Diana Bennett Fox
Diana Bennett Markey
Fox
Douglas L. Edmonds
Miss Bennett
Joan
Gene Markey
Diana
Markey
World with a Fence 4 EW Novel by Marian Sim
The ornate room mirrors its residents as Carol confronts the past and a lingering lover. Milly, her mother, exudes femininity and fading hope while Carol contemplates marriage and a future beyond the family home.
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Marian Sim
Broken Hearts and Quiet Resolve In A Growing Rift
Carol contemplates her clean break from Pat while Milly and Evan’s influence linger. Pat remains trapped between weakness and power, unable to change his course as Carol faces an irreversible split.
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Carol
Milly
Pat
Evan
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