Pioneer Ranch Couple Killed by Hired Man Near Van Horn
El Paso June 4 A 38 year old ranch hand born in Chihuahua Mexico is jailed after admitting he killed rancher Riley R Smith and his wife at their Homestead between Van Horn and Marfa. Carrasco said an angered Smith was struck, then shot. Mrs Smith aided the body’s removal before the fire. The couple, wealthy cattle breeders with Highland Hereford stock, had no children.
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EL Paso
Chihuahua
Mexico
Riley R. Smith
van Horn
Antonio Carrasco
Smith
Carrasco
Marfa
Big Bend
Scout Councillors Feted at Open House Camp
Sixty parents and friends of Girl Scouts attended an Open House for the summer camp period at Kamp Kiwanis ten miles west of Amerillo. Mrs. Norris Ewing and Mrs. H. E. Smith hosted. Troop members helped serve. The camp, opening Wednesday, offers three one week encampments with stone cabins and running water.
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Kamp Kiwanis
Norris Ewing
H. E. Smith
Amerillo
Treasury Report Washington June 1 balances and figures
Treasury data show receipts of 10.006 million and expenditures of 23.609 million as of June 1 with a balance of 2.008 million. Customs receipts for the month reach 762 thousand. year to date receipts total 2.732 billion against 6.393 million in outlays, including 3.599 billion in emergency spending. Gold assets stand at 7.780 billion.
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Washington
the Treasury
World Needing Wisdom, Murray Tells Graduates
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray told the College Hill Institute reunion in Springtown that the world needs wisdom as schools lean on science. He warned brains are limited, and while diseases are fought, new ills like infantile paralysis threaten children. Officers elected by the Springtown Reunion Association followed the address.
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Springtown
Tex
Oklahoma
William H
Bill
National Administration
Agricultural Department
Murray
W. J. Sparks
Poolville
Maud McCleary Sneed
Fort Worth
Dora Hamilton Farmer
Kidnap Threat Ends in Death in Phoenix
In Phoenix a would be extortionist and an innocent man died in a federal police trap. Louis Walsh tried to extort 3500 from I Diamond and was shot as he fled after throwing the money. Robert Perkins, 29, was fatally wounded in bed by a bullet meant for Walsh. A coroner's jury investigates the double death.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Perkins
Louis Walsh
Walsh
I. Diamond
Perkins’ Yard
Diamond
Republicans to select leaders for next drive
Republican committeemen in Chicago gather to name a chairman for the 1936 national recovery drive. The national committee will elect a successor to Everett Sanders of Washington, who resigned due to ill health. Likely pilots include Walter J. Kohler and James A. Watson. George Getz expects about 90 committeemen present with few by proxy.
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Chicago
National Committee
Everett Sanders
Washington
Indiana
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
James A. Watson
George Getz
Court adjourns after tribute to deceased mother of judge
Judge W. E. Gee of 108th District Court convened the 47th District Court and adjourned until Wednesday morning after impaneling the jury for the week. The adjournment was in respect for Mrs. Martha Bishop 81 mother of Judge Henry E Bishop who died Saturday afternoon.
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W. EF. Gee
108Th District Court
47Th District Court
Martha Bishop
Henry
UT Austin grads show stronger hiring prospects in 1940s
Eight hundred forty University of Texas graduates received degrees with improved job prospects in business administration engineering chemistry and social research. About 63 law graduates were admitted to practice after a Supreme Court session. One tenth will pursue further study. Commencement had no address. President Benedict gave diplomas. Clergy from multiple faiths participated. Summer courses begin tomorrow with a five day week and a July 4 holiday. term ends August 27.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Texas
State Supreme Court
H. Y. Benedict
George W. Truett
Dallas
Husband Is Charged For Murdering Wife In Houston
Farl Mounce, 41, formerly of Little Rock, Arkansas, is charged with murder in the death of his wife Bessie Wilcox Mounce, 41, found dead beside him in their Houston apartment after neighbors heard shots. A pistol lay between them. police say Mrs. Mounce was shot three times in the head and Mr. Mounce once in the temple. doctors expect his recovery.
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Houston
Farl Mounce
Little Rock
Ark
Bessie Wilcox Mounce
Mounce
Hen Lays Checkered Eggs Baffles Plainview
A Rhode Island Red hen in T. R. Applewhite's yard lays eggs that are normal in size but covered with checkered markings and indentations, an unexplained oddity noted in Plainview.
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Plainview
W.P
T. R. Applewhite
Rhode Island
School Board Reinstates Principal and Approves Equipment
Seventeen Glenwood parents petitioned for reappointing Miss Blanche Smith as principal after her contract expired. The board reconfirmed her, approved $3,354.50 in equipment, and reported over $7,000 in annual budget savings. They set 32 janitors with a 7 percent raise and named 28 summer janitors totaling 1,742.10.
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Glenwood
Board of Education
Miss Blanche Smith
Miss Smith
George Waddill
E. R. Cox
C.T. Crowe
A. L. Morgan
Douglas
Patton
Chiggers Do Not Bite They Burrow Says Dallas Doctor
In a Dallas piece Dr J Russell Smith argues chiggers or pulex and sarcoptylla penetrans do not bite but burrow under the skin. He warns residents of warm climates in Texas and the South about the irritation caused by scratching and notes chiggers attach during outdoor activities like picnicking and fishing posing a lasting nuisance.
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Jack Bisco
Dallas
South
Jesa
J. Russell Smith
Smith
Dr. Smith
Sulphur
Chigre
Chigres Hatred of Salt Water Shapes Ancient Beliefs
The text notes chigres despise salt water, dying before tunneling completes. Rubbing sulfur on skin after exposure supposedly mimics salt water effects to chigres. An aside mentions Talus the Greek creating the saw from a snake jawbone to cut wood.
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Talus
Feen-a-mint Chewing Gum Laxative Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Feen-a-mint chewing gum as a gentle laxative. It claims the gum distributes the laxative evenly for a full natural action, helps empty bowels, relieve constipation, and improve energy and freshness at drugstores nationwide.
Grand diuretic promise to flush kidneys and bladder
Advertisement urges readers to buy Gold Medal Haarlem diuretic from a druggist to cleanse kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. It claims benefits for nocturnal urination, backache, and general kidney weakness with vague symptoms and dubious origin, touting Haarlem branding and a dubious price.
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Haarlem Oj Gapeulek
Haerlem
Capenlon
Haarlem
Holland
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