Arctic Sealing Fleet Draws Men Into Harsh Northern Quest
Newfoundland reports that eleven steamers join a sealing voyage each March, driven by a spirit of adventure. An aviator aids the fleet from land guiding seals with radio updates, while crews endure blizzards and perilous ice. Past losses include the Greenland in 1898 and Southern Cross in 1914.
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sOuN's
Newfoundland
Solin Caldwell
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Greenland
Southern Cross
U. S. Newfoundland
One Dead and One May Die After Fire in Denton Texas
In Denton Texas Jim Kelman age 19 died from burns after a Sunday night fire at the P H Francis home. Leslie Briggs 34 is expected to die from extensive burns found in an automobile nearby. Police filed arson and burglary charges against Briggs, who they believe set the house ablaze during a burglary and were trapped.
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United Press
Denton
Texas
Jim Kelman
Leslie Briggs
P. H. Francis
Kelman
Briggs
Damn the Oil It Spoils Water for Cattle Tom Waggoner
Fort Worth cattleman Tom Waggoner long linked to the Three D brand and the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He made seven to ten thousand head of steers yearly and welcomed water needs over oil wealth, recalling a 1902 oil strike that dried water for his cattle.
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Tom Waggoner
Fort Worth
Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Mr. Waggoner
Vernon
Spanish Schools Train Brides in Home Arts
In Madrid the School of the Hearth and Home educates young women in cooking, cleaning, washing, cooking, sewing, embroidery and household accounts. The center offers shorthand, typewriting, crochet, lace making and even sketching as part of an official state subsidized program intended to prepare brides for domestic life.
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Associated Press
Madrid
School of the Hearth and Home
Supreme Court Recessed Until April Ninth
Washington March 20 The United States supreme court recessed Monday until April 9 delaying sessions and filings.
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United Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Snakeskin Shoes From Oil Fields
In west Texas oil fields workers swap dynamite and snake hunting for snakeskin collection. Dried skins are shipped to shoe centers boosting wages during the oil slump. Den totals can reach several hundred rattlesnakes per site.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Texas
West Texas
Georgian to go to Houston with 100 votes
Friends of Senator Walter F. George claim he will enter the Houston Democratic convention with more than 100 votes. They cite Georgia 28, Alabama 24, North Carolina 24, South Carolina 18, and potential delegates from Florida Kentucky Oklahoma Tennessee West Virginia, signaling a shift in southern strategy away from a pure favorite son slate.
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United Press
Washington
Walter F. George
Georgia
Houston
South
Underwood
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
al Smith
Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
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