Guardsmen Fight to Halt Drill Cut Plan
National Guard officers and men headed to Washington to oppose proposed budget cuts that would reduce militia drills from 48 to 24 annually. Led by Brig. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead, they warn the move would harm efficiency and burden workers relying on Guard pay, with about 190000 officers and 6000 communities affected and $6 million at stake.
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San Antonio
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Suit Filed Against Paying Company by Oil Concern
The Magnolia Petroleum Company sues the Earl W. Baker Construction Company of Oklahoma City and the Consolidated Indemnity Insurance Company in 108th District Civil Court for 5537.05 on open account for gasoline and oil and 553.70 in attorney fees plus foreclosure of liens on funds to be paid by the State Highway Department on contracts. The dispute stems from paving on Highway No. 5 in Potter County in 1931.
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Magnolia Petroleum Company
Earl W. Baker Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Consolidated Indemnity & Insurance Company
Potter County
Baker Company
Charters Granted for Crude Oil Sales Company
Austin December 2 Chartered Crude Oil Sales Company Wichita Falls capital stock 1000 incor porators M A Marcus Paul S Oles Louis H Gould
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U.P
Wichita Falls
M. A. Marcus
Paul S. Oles
Louis H. Gould
Public Enemy Crow Wins Reprieve In Wisconsin tale
In Janesville Wisconsin December 2 a black crow nicknamed Blackie known for thefts from porches and mischief including stealing a letter about a death and pulling clothes pins from a line won a reprieve after owner Clarence Smith promised to confine the bird.
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Clarence Smith
Black Crow
Maitland Palmer
Blackie
Clarence
Betsy Ross Corps of Girl Fliers to Stand By in National Emergency
The Betsy Ross Corps a new group of about 200 licensed women fliers expands the wartime role of farmerettes and conductorettes. Led by Dorothy A. Lyon the corps trains for mercy missions flood relief aerial ambulance and mail flights. They may assist in peace or war replacing pilots who join service and will operate from fields like Daytona Beach Florida aided by Dr Frances Dickerson of Chicago.
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Donald N. McDowell
Wisconsin
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Browntown
Green County
McDowell
Montello
Marquette County
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Betsy Ross
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Jury to rule on sanity in former Brownsville banker case
A U S district court jury began deliberations over John Gregg former Merchants National Bank president charged with misappropriating about 400000. Prosecution sought verdict for banking act violation while defense urged mental irresponsibility due to Padgett’s disease and cerebral arteriosclerosis.
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Houston
U.R
United States District Court
John Gregg
Brownsville
Gregg
Border City
Merchants National Bank
U. S
Albert Thomas
James C. Wilson
Carlos Watson
R. B. Creager
Clarence Kendall
Padgett
No More Criminal Court Sessions This Week
No further cases are scheduled in 47th District Criminal Court this week as the grand jury is adjourned until December 7. In the last trial, Will Rodgers was acquitted on a statutory charge with a black female witness. Jack Burden, 14, was moved from the court to the juvenile division for felony theft. Scotland’s census dispute claims half population, losing $10 000 in grants. Navy and army officials back the movement. A patriotic women’s group named for the first American flag’s namesake was formed a year ago under Commander Lyon.
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47Th District Criminal Court
Will Rodgers
Jack Burden
Burden
Largs
Scotland
Navy
Army
Lyon
Bonelli Debut Draws Frenzied Ovation In La Traviata
Richard Bonnelli made a striking metropolitan debut in La Traviata at the Golden Horseshoe on Park Avenue. The crowd rose repeatedly as GerMont, his baritone, delivered a powerful aria and the curtain call was dispensed with amid cheers and a rapt audience.
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Park Avenue
Camille
Armand Duyal
Bonelli
Germont
The Conquerors at Paramount Promises Hopeful Era Portrait
A Paramount midnight matinee presents The Conquerors starring Richard Dix and Ann Harding. The film links 60 years of American progress with optimism amid economic woes, depicting Carolina and Roger founding a Nebraska bank and guiding recovery after the 1893 crash.
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Richard Dix
Ann Harding
the Para
Italian Opera Star Bonelli Sings with Chicago Civic Opera
Bonelli, born Richard Bunn of Port Byron New York, studied engineering at Syracuse University. He changed his name to suit La Scala in Milan and debuted there before joining the Chicago Civic Opera from 1925 to 1931.
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Bonelli
Syracuse University
Richard Bunn
Port Byron
New York
Italy
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