Texas Headlines Highlight 1937 Big News Year
A roundup of Texas events in 1937 notes the London Consolidated School explosion, the Blanton disappearance case with Ranger Ernest Best tasked to solve it, Janice Jarratt's headline marriage delay, Purvis' era, Dallas dredge troubles at White Rock Lake, and Texas growth from Gulf Coast to Wichita Falls oil fields.
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London Consolidated School
New London
East Texas
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Luther
John Blanton
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Ernest Best
State Department of Public Safety
Janice Jarratt
San Antonio
New York
Miss Jarratt
Texas Gulf Coast
Melvin Purvis
California
Dallas
Fort Worth
White Rock Lake
Davey Jones
Galveston
Wichita Falls
Forthcoming Congressional Meeting Sets Up Roosevelt Policy Showdown
Washington dulls the details into a year end preview of the 1938 congressional session. Roosevelt administration allies and foes foresee clashes over New Deal policies while measures on farm and housing legislation and government reorganization await action. The session opens after a two week break with hearings on anti lynching legislation and debates over tax cuts and highway spending.
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Fragmented historical Q and A on political figures and events
The text lists varied historical notes including unity among Chinese communists, figures like Goering Mussolini and Ciano, gas explosions, Thomas E. Dewey as NYC rackets prosecutor, Trotsky in Mexico, a Columbia college scene, Secretary Wallace on grain surplus, court size and constitutional limits, a Mosque of Omar refuge, and flood control measures including floodways and reservoirs.
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Ciano
Thomas E. Dewey
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Mexico
Columbia
Big Apple
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Omar
Christian Science Lesson Sermon for January 2
The lesson sermon highlights God as the great and eternal God to be studied in Christian Science services. It cites Psalms 77 13 and I Chronicles 29 11 and includes a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Christian Science
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Infinite Spirit and divine Principle described
The passage defines an incorporeal, divine Principle named Love as the universal cause and sole creator. It asserts omnipresence, all-encompassing Spirit, and Mind as the basis of reality, claiming nothing else exists except spiritual being.
Earhart Grove Planned for Howland Island
Hundreds of trees and shrubs supplied by the U S department of agriculture are planted on Howland Island to form Earhart Grove in honor of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Richard Black of the interior department says the plane search continues, though wreckage chances are remote. Coast guard lookouts will patrol the areas around Howland. Hawaiian youths plant the former barren sand pit under the agricultural experiments department.
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Honolulu
U.P
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Howland Island
mid-Pacific
Richard Black
Department of the Interior
Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Pacific
New Guinea
Howland
Black
Miss Earhart
Coast Guard
Little Island
U. S. Agricultural Experiments Department
Three Hartin Auto Accident Near Plainview
Three people were injured when a light coupe overturned near Plainview after a front tire blowout. Jack Collins of Sunray suffered a spinal injury causing paralysis. his mother Mrs. E. B. Collins of Channing broke a leg and had bruises. Mrs. Jack Collins the driver was cut and bruised. They were treated at Plainview hospital.
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Plainview
Jack Collins
Sunray
Collins
Channing
Plainview Hospital
Half Hidden Revolver Aids Defendant's Case
In Buffalo New York Clayton Beck 31 faced Baumes law risk after a revolver butt protruded from his belt. A Supreme Court jury found Beck guilty of a misdemeanor possession instead of a felony, avoiding a 15 years to life sentence. maximum for misdemeanor is one year and 500 dollars. The article also notes 1936 navy deaths totaled 36712% below average.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clayton Beck
Supreme Court
Beck
Army Plane Reaches 350 MPH in Test Flight
Lockheed Aircraft Corp announced a new Army plane hit a top speed of 350 miles per hour in tests near Los Angeles. The craft flew in a sub-stratosphere route with four crew aboard a cabin described as super-charged and oxygen-supplied.
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Los Angeles
A.P
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Lockheed Built Aircraft Delivers to Army This Summer
A Lockheed built heavy aircraft flew 220 miles in 38 minutes reaching 19 000 to 21 000 feet. The ship was delivered to the army in August after being built last spring.
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Lockheed
Hawaii dairy experts find algaroba beans feed for cows
Hawaiian dairy authorities report algaroba tree beans can sustain cattle if feed supplies are cut off, providing nourishment not only for life but also for maintaining quality of milk and overall herd health.
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