Ship Workers, Shippers Reach Galveston Truce Extension
Union longshoremen and gulf coast dock workers agreed to a truce extending the current contract until July 15 1936 to avert a strike as talks continue on wage increases unionization of dock clerks and checkers and recognition in New Orleans and Lake Charles Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast District
M. J. Dwyer
International Longshoremen's Association
Galveston
New Orleans
Lake Charles la
Mansfield Policeman Earns Bachelor of Arts Degree
Lieutenant LeRoy Coffey of the Mansfield police department graduated from Ashland College with a BA degree. On the force since 1927, he plans two more years of study toward a bachelor of theology and intends to become a minister. He joined police work to gain a practical view of life.
Granite may profit HelenaMontana schools profit estimate from granite tests
Montana schools may gain up to 150000 dollars if granite from school lands southeast of Big Sandy passes laboratory tests for Fort Peck Dam facing. Leon Choquette, head of the state land department field division, based the estimate on a 19 cent per yard sale charge for a total need of 1,500,000 cubic yards of erosion resistant material.
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Helena
Mont
U.P
Montana
Big Sandy
Fort Peck Dam
Leon Choquette
State Land Department
King of Hoboes Boasts Streamlined Train Ride
Jeff Davis known as the King of Hoboes says Cincinnati is his home and he has found a place where hoboes can ride the new streamlined trains in comfort. He notes the problem of comfortable travel for wanderers had troubled them previously.
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Cincinnati, O
Jeff Davis
Cincinnati
Davis
Pardoned Prisoner Joins Release After Slaying Case
A 59 year old prisoner John Jack Joiner at Wynne Farm will receive a conditional pardon freeing him after a 99 year sentence for a slaying now attributed to his wife Artie Crain of a North Texas family. Prosecutor Storey and the state pardon board recommended clemency citing evidence that Artie fired the fatal shot and Joiner took responsibility. Crain and a companion quarrelled with Joiner at Odell where he ran a doll rack and left before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John
Jack) Joiner
Wynne Farm
Joiner
Wilbarger County
Artie Crain
North Texas
State Pardon Board
John Storey
James V. Allred
Storey
Joiners
Crain
Odell
Four Illinois tourists believed slain in New Mexico robbery case
A New Mexico investigation ties four Illinois travelers to a robbery death. A suspect admitted lingering in Albuquerque after the disappearances. detectives suspect two killers, one cashing Lorius checks and the other Heberer checks. Other arrests have been made in Nevada, Missouri, and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Lorius
Albuquerque
N. M
Cicero
Ill
Wichita Falls
Texas
Walsh
Dallas
Illinois
Heberer
el Paso
West Texas
Fei Paso
Nevada
Trans Mississsippi Golf Tourney opens four 36 hole quarter finals in Des Moines
Survivors of the opening rounds prepare for four 36 hole quarter final matches in Des Moines with seven pre tournament favorites in attendance. Leland Hamman of Paris Texas defends against Hal Chase of Des Moines in the top match. Johnny Goodman of Omaha meets Billy Cordingley while Johnny Dawson faces Bob Conliff Jr of Oklahoma City. Bob McKee of Des Moines clashes with Sid Richardson of Creston Iowa.
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Des Moines
Leland Hamman
Paris
Texas
Hal Chase
Iowa
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Billy Cordingley
Johnny Dawson
Chicago
Bob Conliff,Jr
Oklahoma City
Bob McKee
Sid Richardson
Creston
Major League Leaders From Yesterday's Games
Associated Press round up shows Vaughan Pirates and Medwick Cardinals leading national batting with 400 and 368 respectively. Martin Cardinals and Moore Giants top runs with 54 and 53. Coallins Cardinals 67 RBIs. Berger Braves 2. Medwick 94 hits. Leamer Pirates 93. Medwick doubles 21. Galan Cubs 20. Suhr Pirates 8 triples. Boyle Dodgers 7. Collins Cardinals 17 home runs. Berger 15. Martin and Moore steal 7 bases. Parmelee Giants 41? Pitching noted as Parmelee and Gianm.
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Associated Press
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
Martin Cardinals
Moore
Giants
J Coallins
Berger
Braves
Leaner
Galan
Cubs
Suhr
Boyle Dodgers
Goodman
Reds
Baseball Notes: Greenberg Hits 20th Home Run in Tigers Win
Hank Greenberg slams his 20th homer and a double as Detroit defeats Chicago. Ed Brant, Wally Berger and Johnny Verger shine with key hits in opener. Myril Hoag drives Yankees rally with three singles and three RBIs. Athletics’ Higgins belts three homers backing Marcum’s four-hit game.
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Hank Greenberg
Tigers
White Sox
Ed Brant
Wally Berger
Johnny Verger
Phillies
Brandt
Berger
Verger
Myril Hoag
Yankees
Senators
Pinky Higgins
Johnny Marcum
Athletics
Higgins
Red Sox
Batting and pitching leaders from the season
Johnson of the Athletics tops batting with 366, while Gehringer of the Tigers leads in runs with 53 and hits with 9. Greenberg and Myer pace home runs and steals, with Stone and Cro nin among leaders in triples and stolen bases. Pitching notes show Yankees 7-1 and Harder 12-3 for the Indians.
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Johnson
Athletics
Vosmik
Indians
Gehringer
Tigers
Greenberg Tigers
Cramer
Vosmik Indians
Greenberg
Myer
Senators
Stone
Cronin
Red Sox
Armada Red Sox
Werder Red Sox
Yankees
Harder
Roosevelt signs nuisance tax extension
President Roosevelt signed the joint resolution extending nuisance taxes for two years. Congress completed action on the proposal yesterday. A separate report from Socorro New Mexico notes new clues in the four missing Illinois tourists case as a car wreck site is investigated and a young man sought aid from ranchers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Socorro
New Mexico
Illinois
Clyde Tingley
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Rio Grande River
St Louis
George Lorius
Fast St. Louis
Ill
Albert Heberer
Duquoin, Til
Fraud suits allege Gulf Mobile stock sale fraud
A suit claims Brown and directors of Speyer and Company committed a fraud in selling 25,000 shares of Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad stock. The action seeks 1,049,978.33 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis-San Francisco
Brown
Speyer & Company
Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad Company
Belated Gallantry Award For Rough Rider Frantz
Tulsa veteran Frank Frantz, last Territorial Oklahoma governor and Rough Rider, receives a gallantry citation for action at the Battle of Santiago. He led Troop A after its captain fell, with Col. Theodore Roosevelt endorsing his discharge.
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Tulsa
Okla
Frank Frantz
Oklahoma
Rough Rider
Frantz
Santiago
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Juls
New Hybrid Corn Defies Chinch Bugs in Field Tests
Washington reports new hybrid corn developed by the U S Department of Agriculture and state stations shows high resistance to chinch bugs and greater yields. In 20 cooperative tests across eight central Illinois counties the resistant hybrids produced 463 bushels per acre vs 354 for local varieties and 273 for susceptible hybrids. Barriers block first brood movement. preventing second brood requires resistance and barriers, making this the practical strategy against losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ilinois
Agriculture Department
Dickinson Slaying Mystery Ties to Large Estate Claim
Investigators pursue a homicide theory in the death of a 52 year old attorney linked to a $40 million estate of William H. Yawkey. A bullet pierced coat was found miles from the crime scene at Rouge Park, a briefcase with legal papers surfaced at Dickinson's hotel, and a vehicle clue remains under guard. Police seek any witnesses about movements after 9 PM Wednesday from the Book Cadillac Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
Rouge Park
Detroit
Michigan
William H. Yawkey
Book- Cadillac
Towns Names Read Similar To Dictionary In Missouri
Missouri postal directory highlights town names with literal meanings and famous references. Examples include Amity, Cadet, Brag City, Shamrock, and dozens of saints, with travelers offered routes from Mexico to Delaware and on to Klondike Louisiana or Nevada.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Annapolis
West Point
Washington County
Mexico
California
Delaware
Klondike
Louisiana
Nevada
Pocahontas
Cape Girardeau County
John Smith
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon
Lafayette Epintans
Earch
Bennington resolves first crime wave in 22 years
In Bennington Nebraska a transient was arrested after attempting to steal a pelt of shoes ending a 22 year crime wave. Justice of the peace D H W Gerehinger, in his first criminal case, ordered the man to leave town within 10 minutes.
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Bennington
Neh
Jane
D. H W. Gerehinger
Justice of the Peace
Van Gilder Burial May Be in Tacoma
The body of Charles A Van Gilder, a former CCC worker who died by suicide after leaping from a D I building, may be sent to Tacoma for burial. Relatives located include three sisters and a brother in Washington and Oregon, with no confirmation of a surviving wife.
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Charles A van Gilder
CCC
Tacoma
Wash
Griges
van Gilder
Taylor Street
N. 8
Griggs
R. H. James
Frank Harrison
Kelso
Follty Licavoli
Portland
Ore
George van Gilder
Enumclaw
Legion Hosts Entertainment and Parades At Convention
The Floodada Legion post will send a Junior Chamber quartet to the West Texas convention in Plainview. Truax Brothers Trio from Perryton, Borger high school band, Fritz Strader, Tommy Evans, and other acts from Lubbock Slaton Ranger Dalhart will perform. Registration opens at 1 pm with events at multiple hotels. Parades Saturday and a Roseland Ballroom floor show feature talent from five Fifth Division posts. All veterans and Scouts are invited to participate in the Legion parade. Governor Allred to meet Legion commander in Austin before travel to a district convention in Moulton.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Floodada Legion Post
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Plainview
Truax Brothers
Perryton Post
Borger
Fritz Strader
Tommy Evans
Dalhart
Lubbock
Slaton
Ranger
Legionnaires
American Legion
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Hotel
Me Auditorium
Legion
Roseland Ballroom
American Legion Hall
FE. R. Thompson
Amarillo
Allred
Austin
James V. Allrett
Moulton
Lavaca County
Edward A. Belgrano
Grain Mart Jumps on Black Rust Wheat Scare
Grain markets surged about 4 percent per bushel today led by wheat futures amid a black rust scare in the wheat belt. Corn oats and rye also rose as traders priced in supply concerns and potential drought impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grain Mart
Chicago
Alaskan Radio Fans Complain of Midnight Sun Interference
The piece notes a mix of complaints from Alaska radio listeners and colonists, including excess daylight hindering reception and stations signing off after sunset. Neighbors without federal aid dispute colonists' charges of unfair treatment.
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States
questioning in slaying case led to confession by Flynn
Slaying case details show Flynn answering during questioning while a garage man urged him. Flynn admits washing hands and possibly holding the child under water before tossing her into a dumb waiter. The exchange notes the child struggled and Flynn later smoked a cigar and listened to the radio. Tuberculosis statement closes the piece.
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Queens
Flynn
Sullivan
Frank
Noted Criticism in Alaska Goodwill Tour Remarks
Seattle Chamber of Commerce chair Darwin Meienest comments on the Alaska Goodwill Tour noting that with a group of 5800 people some malcontents are inevitable and must be weeded out, likening it to early Puget Sound settlers who faced misgivings but mostly prevailed.
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Beattie
Darwin Meienest
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Puget Bound
Congress eyed tax and utility reform amid labor talks
Congress debated broadening the Tennessee Valley Authority powers and restricting amendments to Roosevelt tax plans. Administrations leaders pushed focus on inheritances gifts and high income taxes while considering a clampdown on holding companies by 1942. Wagner Disputes Bill moved toward passage as UMW and coal operators faced crisis in Appalachia.
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American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Roosevelt Nearing Completion of 1935 Congress Plan
White House sources say President Roosevelt has virtually completed his recommendations to Congress for 1935. An administration bill to implement the program was reported to be ready for introduction by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lawmaker Introduces Bill On Gold Clause Exchange Deadline
The proposal, from House Banking and Currency Committee Chairman Henry Greagall, would require holders of gold clause securities to exchange them for new ones by September 4, 1935, if they want to avoid the gold payment provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
House
Henry Greagall
House Banking and Currency Committee
Kellogg All Bran Aids Chronic Constipation Claim
A Worcester man Henry E Lecour reports 25 years of constipation relief after trying Kelloggs All Bran The letter praises the cereal for adding bulk to meals and delivering vitamin B and iron It recommends two tablespoons daily and notes the product is made by Kellogg in Battle Creek and sold at grocers
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Henry E. Lecour
Vaughan Ave
Worcester
Mass
Meala
Kellogg's
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