Bodies of Spanish aviators recovered after Atlantic flight
The pilot boat Coloso moved to recover the remains of Capt. Mariano Barberan and Lieut. Joaquin Collar, presumed to have perished on the Havana to Mexico City Atlantic crossing. A wrecked plane Four Winds was found on a lagoon island near Puerto Mexico. Balcazar and U S inputs confirm the find and Mexico City plans national mourning.
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Mexico City
Coloso
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Atlantic
Emilio Balcazar
Aguila Oil Company
Lake of la Madona
Puerto Mexico
Santa Ana Bay
United States
Josephus Daniels
Balcazar
Home Owners Loan Setup Due Shortly in Texas
The Texas division of the Federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation is to be organized in Dallas within ten days. E. E. Shelton, member of the Ninth District Federal Home Loan Bank, says Washington set the outer date at two weeks. A state manager, likely James Shaw, Texas banking commissioner, would head the operation with offices in Houston San Antonio El Paso Amarillo and possibly Fort Worth.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
Federal Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
E. E. Shelton
Ninth District Federal Home Loan Bank
Washington
Shelton
James Shaw
Shaw
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Names of gold-hoarders to be published by Justice
Washington June 27 The Department of Justice will publish names of gold-hoarders who refuse to return the metal under President Roosevelt's order. Attorney General Cummings said prosecutions would follow the publication and the delay was to age all evidence for court presentation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Cummings
Department
Twelve Jurors Hear Case Over Oregon Snowback Fall
Beaumont on June 27 twelve jurors listened as lawyers argued that a fall from a moving Pullman on May 1 1932 caused D G Berkman 2950 in damages. He claimed a door left open by the train crew led to the incident and a long wait in a snowbank before rescue.
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Beaumont
Oregon
D. G. Berkman
Criminals Favor Strangers for Robbery More Than Murder
A AAAS briefing cites Prof. R Clyde White of Indiana University noting criminals kill neighbors or acquaintances more often than strangers but steal mainly from strangers. He urges regular city crime censuses to guide police deployment.
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Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R. Clyde White
University of Indiana
Cost of living up 0.8 percent in May report
The National Industrial Conference Board finds May living costs rose 0.8 percent from April across 172 cities. The purchasing power index sits at 138.7, while year over year costs remain 7.4 percent lower than May last year and 27.1 percent below two years ago. Rentals fell 0.8 percent. food rose 3.6 percent. clothing hardly changed.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Refuse Rail Rate Slash for Grains
The state railroad commission in Austin refused to order a 25 percent or larger cut in grain and grain product freight rates. The request came from Fort Worth groups, arguing lines faced track competition. The commission noted reductions require rail carrier initiative and did not act on noncarrier proposals.
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Austin
Jime 27
U.P
State Railroad Commission
Fort Worth Grain & Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth Freight Bureau
Fort Worth, Beaumont and Waco Chambers of Commerce
Crime Distances and Costs in City Districts
A study shows crime density peaks within one mile of the city business center while a district five miles away reports 3.7 felonies per square mile with two felons convicted. Burglary costs average $3.60 per citizen for police, courts, and prisons.
19 Counties Seek Highway Aid for West Texas Roads
SAN ANGELO June 27 Nine teen West Texas counties request state highway funds totaling more than 2 000 000 for road improvements. The counties aim to secure financial assistance to upgrade and maintain major routes across the region.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Counties Seek Legislation to Allow Bond Participation
At a conference of eight county officials the group urged legislative relief to allow their participation in a law on state county highway obligations. The Texas State Highway Department has completed most bonded projects, but checks payable to the department by 19 counties and drawn on Security Trust Co of Austin have not been paid since 1932, causing some bonds to default. Counties represented: Andrews Bell Concho Gaines Pecos Reagan Refugio Van Zandt. Others affected: Bowie Liberty Lipscomb Live Oak Madison Matagorda San Jacinto Tyler Wheeler Wood.
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Security Trust Co
Austin
State Highway Department
Andrews Bell
Concho
Gaines
Pecos
Reagan
Refugio
van Zandt
Bowie
Liberty
Lipscomb
Live Oak
Madison
Matagorda
San Jacinto
Tyler
Wheeler
Wood
Mellon Attacks Big Suit in DC Court
Attorneys for Andrew Mellon and several ex treasury officials asked the District of Columbia Supreme Court to dismiss a 220 million dollar lawsuit alleging they defrauded the government in settling taxes for a foreign steamship company.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Foreign Steamship Company
Governor backs cotton acreage control week in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Murray announced June 25 to July 1 as cotton acreage control week, backing the national crop reduction plan from his office. The move aims to support stabilization of the cotton industry and encourage farmers to participate in acreage limitations.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
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