Battle Shaft Set to Be Texas Nation's Tallest Memorial
Houston August 10 Rising daily the San Jacinto battlefield monument on the shrine of Texas independence nears completion as the nation’s tallest memorial. The $1 300 000 shaft will exceed the Washington Monument by at least 10 feet and be finished by March. It houses two elevators to a 493 foot viewing floor and uses Texas limestone with reinforced concrete walls. The shaft, weighing 70 000 pounds, sits where General Houston led 1 800 Texans against a Mexican army. The project blends floodlit viewing, extensive landscaping, and panoramic views of Houston, Buffalo Bayou, the ship channel, Goose Creek and Galveston Bay outlining the battlefield’s patriotic showplace.
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San Jacinto Battlefield Monument
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Goose Creek
Btown
Galveston Bay
Rainfall Report Across Texas and Oklahoma Prompted Local Totals
Rainfall totals varied across the region with Kingsmill at 14 inches. Oklahoma stations Woodward 165 and Curtis half an inch, while Darlington and nearby areas reported a half to three quarters inch. Dimmitt and Lubbock saw one and a half to two inches for the week. Tahoka reached 3.42 inches since Tuesday.
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Curtis
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Liberal
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Hardesty
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Pueblo man dies in Clovis accident injuries detailed
A Pueblo Colorado salesman and former railroad engineer suffered a basal skull fracture a broken jaw a crushed chest and a wrist dislocation in a Thursday accident. He was treated at Clovis hospital and later moved to the local hospital with his wife daughter and cousin at his side.
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Clovis
Dangerous pets thrive in back yard menagerie
Orange California families keep venomous wildlife as pets with Otto Puchett claiming rattlers and tarantulas pose no danger with calm handling. He demonstrates with Lethal the diamondback and a tarantula posed on his daughter Betty Rose to show venom and bite risks depend on restraint and moisture.
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Pair celebrates 58th anniversary amid advice on marriage
Mr. and Mrs. John Dodson mark 58 years together at 1306 Monroe Street. They advocate open discussions on marital and business issues and credit shared work and mutual understanding for a long, happy marriage. The couple, former Collingsworth County pioneers, have deep Texas roots and health challenges in later years.
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Mansfield
Tarrant County
Collingsworth County
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What The White Tack Continued On Page Eleven
The fragment hints at continued coverage on page eleven for a topic titled What The White Tack. Further readable text is sparse, reserving no clear names, places, or outcomes.
Woman Remains Calm After 23rd Car Hits Curve
In Orange Texas on August 20, Mrs. John Hart watched a car miss a sharp turn and crash into her yard. She calmly removed a two foot square chunk of curb torn free by the impact, noting the curve has spoiled her lawn. The incident marked the 23rd vehicle this year to fail at that bend.
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John Hart
Fire destroys gasoline still at Rock Island refinery
Duncan Oklahoma fire swept a gasoline still at the Rock Island refinery late yesterday causing about 50000 dollars in damage with no injuries reported.
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Okla
Rock Island
Indian Saga Defies Time
Philadelphia reports Dr. Frank G. Speck of the University of Pennsylvania leading anthropologists in recording American Indian dances hymns incantations and rites to preserve a vanishing heritage. tribes including the Iroquois and Delawares initially feared ridicule but consented as scholars seek to study customs through wax records. Deskaheh of the Cayuga offers to conduct recordings, while critics blame modern science for diminishing Indian life.
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University of Pennsylvania
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State Officials Warn Liquor Stores to Secure State Permits
Potter County tax collector Jewell Davidson told liquor store proprietors they must obtain state permits before county licenses can be issued. State Liquor Control Board representatives say stores failing to obtain licenses by midnight August 31 will be forced to close until compliant.
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Potter County
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State Liquor Control Board
Democrats Fail in Actions Says Lewis
John L Lewis, chair of the Committee for Industrial Organization, charged that Congress' failure to pass the wages and hours bill shows that Democratic leadership is unable to carry out its campaign pledges.
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Washington
John L Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Congress
Reduced rates offered for children to Dallas Pan American Exposition
Santa Fe Railway will provide half fare round trips for school children and chaperones traveling in groups of 25 or more to the Pan American Exposition. Rates take effect September 10 and apply to trips from Dallas.
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Dallas
City Tenements Found Too Expensive at Westfield
The Westfield city council reports two families live in a city owned tenement with no taxes no rent and residents even return water bills for payment. The land and house will be auctioned.
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Mass
U.P
Pied Piper Methods Keep Boys Straight In Chicago Club
A Chicago Boys club uses music training to steer underprivileged youths away from crime. About 3,000 boys attend seven clubhouses nightly, with 600 pulled from streets toward piano, horn, and singing. Directors report shifts from marches to high brow classics aid in behavioral change. Girls are seeking entry as classes diversify.
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Market summaries from Kansas City hogs and New Orleans cotton
Kansas City livestock report notes hogs at top 12.40 with weights 179 to 250 pounds and sows 9.50 to 10.50. cattle and calves limited with select vealers at 10.00. New Orleans cotton prices fall to four year lows amid bullish weather signals and loan uncertainty with Oct at 9.85 and July at 10.24.
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Convict Killed by Guard at Texas Prison Farm
In Angleton Texas Tom Mills a Houston convict was shot dead by Alvin Stewart Retrieve Prison Farm guard who said Mills attacked him Mills refused to work and approached the guard who watched the crew with a shotgun across his knees Mills allegedly swung a stick of wood before the guard fired Mills was serving sentences from Grimes and Montgomery counties for burglary and felony theft
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Bureau Abandons Earhart Hawaii Antipodes Air Route Plan
Honolulu dispatch reports the Bureau of Air Commerce will abandon a proposed direct Hawaii to Antipodes air route where Amelia Earhart disappeared. A Baker Island weather base will be withdrawn and Howland and Jarvis Island landings rejected, per unofficial word with officials declining comment.
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River Road Board Eyes Canyon Training Plan
President E M Pittman says River Road board seeks to send students to Canyon to cut costs as Amarillo charges 65 50 annually per pupil. Canyon tuition would be free. Mrs Andrew Dehner led the motion and presided at Thursday night meeting amid concerns over 40 mile daily trips and longer hours. Ira E Brown and Bill Gilbert outlined the board’s stance. after two weeks the factions reportedly accept the outcome.
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E. M. Pittman
River Road Board
Amarillo
Andrew Dehner
Ira E. Brown
Bill Gilbert
River Road
Rural flyer retries risky test after crashs in pasture
Air farmer Schapansky, 30, repaired a shock absorber, refilled with water, and took off again. After a six mile flight he landed in a waterlogged pasture, the craft splintered but he remained uninjured. Neighbors relayed updates by telephone as his wife prepared the family to witness the next attempt.
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Schanansky
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Farmer's Retro Plane Ends With Cow Tragedy in Barn
A farmer, using a 1920s age aircraft with a Ford motor after a crash, flew a barnyard accident. He found a cow he bought for 32 dollars scratching a wing, threw a rock, fatally striking the animal. He butchered and sold the meat for 31 dollars.
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