Flood relief survey reports 1000 homeless in Texas
Texas relief headquarters counted 1,000 homeless families and 10,000 more needing aid after weekend floods. About 5,600 relief cases must be reopened and 2,252 houses damaged across Travis and Bastrop counties with broader losses in Kimble and surrounding areas. Statewide projects totaling 26,584 dollars fund 713 workers across 21 initiatives.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Travis County
Bastrop
Wharton
Matagorda
Colorado River
Kimble
Gulf of Mexico
Carmeron County
Rio Grande
el Paso
Immigration and Naturalization
Kimble County
Aolano
Live Oak County
Three Rivers
Brown County
Harris
McLennan
Judge Seeks Return of Federal Convict in Handley Slayings
Fort Worth Texas June 21 Judge Willis McGregor filed with Attorney General Homer S Cummings a formal request to return W D May from Alcatraz to Tarrant County for trial on murder charges May is already serving a federal robbery term on Alcatraz and faces a local death sentence. He was convicted in 1934 for involvement in the Handley triple slaying linked to the O D Stevens gang. Stevens is imprisoned on Alcatraz for robbery and Mays appeal of the death sentence is pending.
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Fort Worth
Texas
e—Criminal District
Willis McGregor
Homer S. Cummings
Washington
W. D. May
Tarrant County
May
Alcatraz Island
Cal
Alcatraz
O. D. Stevens
Stevens
Girl in Hospital With Bullet Wound
A 20 year old woman, Bobbie Stevens, remains in hospital with a bullet wound near the heart after a former employee talked with the shooter before a shot was heard. Police investigate as doctors say she will recover.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Bobbie Stevens
R. M. Baker
Big Reds Death Hits Moonshine Hunt In Florida
Big Red, lead trailer dog for Florida alcohol tax agents, has died from suspected poison near a still. Little Red continues tracking moonshiners with Investigator Farl P. Carter. In three months, dogs aided arrests at 16 stills, 14 by the hounds, as offenders often plead guilty or opt for court trials.
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Alexander R. George Washington
The
Revenue Service
Big Red
Florida
Little Red
Farl P. Carter
Alcohol Tax Unit
Carter
Anvil Park Rodeo Opens July in Canadian Texas
Aggressive energy fuels preparations for the Thirteenth annual Anvil Park Rodeo at Anvil Park near Canadian Texas on July 3 4 and 5. Cattle from Old Mexico and Anvil Park string of Brahma riding steers promise high drama with bronc riding steer wrestling rope tricks and a large arena crew led by Marian McLain director.
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Anvil Park
Canadian
Texas
Willie
Anvil Park Rodeo Association
Old Mexico
India
Brahma
Marian McLain
Sun City
Kansas
Beale Queen
J. A. Ranch
N. FR. Sweeney
Floyd Studer
Amarillo
Buck Harris
Ferman Sawyer
Boyd Shelton
Louis
Velda Tindall
Wiley McCrary
Jasbo Fulkerson
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Boston
Rodeo Gate
Drifter Sets New Records For Motorcycle Run At Banbury
A Banbury rider on a motorcycle and sidecar broke land and air records by traveling 5 004 miles at an average 20 mph with 40 000 000 engine revolutions and 20 000 000 explosions. The piston covered 4 000 miles in its own sphere.
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Banbury
England
Stop With a Smile a Warning on Car and Train Safety
A cautionary note urges drivers to slow for crossings and avoid attempting to beat an oncoming train. It emphasizes safe driving behavior and the dangers of reckless crossing attempts.
Stop for trains at crossings say a calm word
A short verse by W. O. Smith from Santa Fe Switchman Amarillo Texas urges drivers to slow at crossings and not try to beat trains. It warns a train may be ready to go and stopping safely prevents harm, promoting smiling caution for many miles ahead.
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W. O. Smith
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Texas
Fishing Poles Taxable Under Ohio Law
Nellie Martin was fined $24 and costs in Bellefontaine justice court for failing to collect sales tax on rental of a fishing pole. The ruling confirms that fishing poles are taxable items under Ohio sales tax law.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
U.P
Nellie Martin
Justice Court
Tallman Ranch Hen Lays Record Egg Worth Eight Ounces
Mrs A V Tallman claims possession of a remarkable hen whose egg measures 8.5 inches across and 9.5 inches long, weighing eight ounces, suggesting a champion or near champion layer on her ranch.
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A. V. Tallman
Australia Turns to Baseball as Sport Grows
Australia, famed for hockey and tennis, embraces baseball with the past season marked as its most successful. The game spreads in New South Wales and Victoria as bats and balls are imported from America.
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Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Amera
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Wales
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Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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Orin Thompson
Hemphill County
W. R. Gowdy
Gertrude Ann
Buchanan Street
Mrs. Gowdy
Dallas
Union Pacific Railway
Portland
Chicago
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Mediation Board
Pullman “Company Union
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, A, F
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
American Locomotive Company
Schenectady
New York
James F. and
John L. Sweeney
Garrett
Ind
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Shibuya
Japan
Yoyogi
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Basil Watson
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Mother
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Marco Super
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Camay
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