Heat wave to linger across East and West Texas
United Press reports the weather forecast predicts continued heat in Texas with partly cloudy nights. Temperatures rose to 108 in Wichita Falls and 103 in Tyler as a two week heat spell affects East Texas. Abilene Dallas Del Rio San Antonio Palestine Austin Amarillo hit 100 while Galveston Houston stayed around 90.
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United Press
Government
Texas
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Fl Paso
Wichita
Abilene
Dallas
del Rio
San Antonio
Palestine
Austin
Amarillo
Galveston
Houston
C J O Uses Launches To Recruit Men
In New York Harbor the Committee for Industrial Organization uses launches to recruit tidewater boatmen from the International Longshoremen's Association. Organizers board barges, deliver arguments, and leave pledge cards while offering improved living conditions at sea and steady supplies. The push is part of the broader waterfront power struggle between the ILA and the National Maritime Union.
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New York
New York Harbor
Committee For Industrial Organization
International Loneshoremen’s Association
A. F. of L
National Maritime Union
13-Year-Old Negro Forms Union So He Can Polish Shoes
Philadelphia report says shoeshine boys formed the Boothiacks Union after rider Rider Lake, 18, challenged access to a shoe shine spot. The union prompted many boys to join, described as a quick, decisive move. A misprint notes plague deaths in India.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Boothiacks’ Union
Rider Lake
Rider
Fider
Tri-State Fair Rodeo Plans With Calf Rope Rules
Beutler Brothers aim to boost Tri-State Fair rodeo with Ramsey family Lefty Christian Vivian White and Don Wilcox as trick riders and two rodeo clowns. Calf roping details strict rules include timekeepers judges penalties and humane regulations to ensure fair competition.
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Lynn
Beutler Brothers
Fik City
Okla
Ramsey
Lefty Christian
Vivian White
Don Wilcox
Southwest
Amarillo
al G. Barnes
Terriers Help Track Coyotes Yardbound in Den War
Denver reports W F B Riter, U S Biological Survey district agent, credits wirehaired terriers with aiding coyote extermination in the West. The small dogs enter den openings to pull out coyote pups, supporting hunters who rely on trail hounds to locate the animals.
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Denver
W. FB. Riter
Colorado
U. S. Biological Survey
Terriers Aid Hunters by Clearing Large Dens
Robert P. McFarland of Grand Junction Colorado is credited by Riter with devising the plan and training the terriers to work. The terriers speed up hunting by reaching through openings too large for dens, saving hours of digging.
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Robert P. McFarland
Grand Junction
Col
Riter
Footprint Clue in Prowler Attack on Livingston Farm Wife
A plaster cast of a Negro footprint was the sole clue in the prowler attack on Mrs. W. B. Cochran at her Livingston area home ten miles west. County officers and Texas Rangers detained many suspects in Polk County jail but no progress in identifying the attacker.
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Livington
Aug
U.P
W. 8. Cochran
Livingston
Texas Rangers
Polk County
R. D. Holliday
Cochran
A. R. Mace
Hardy Purvis
Houston
Holliday
Moone's Emerald Oil Offered With Money Back Guarantee
A bold ad promises Moone's Emerald Oil will relieve painful corns and foot soreness or a full refund. It claims the oil penetrates deeply to make feet healthy and comfortable, urging purchasers to try it despite prior failures. Pool Drug Stores advertises the product.
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