Houston Man Denies Nazi Ties in Texas Amid Council Talk
Hermann Koetter German ex serviceman and Kyffhaeuser Society leader denied Nazi organization links in Houston or Texas. Adolph De Costa Spanish American War veteran claimed German backed Nazis planned meetings and drills, prompting council to draft an ordinance to curb such public activities. Koetter outlined the group’s non extremist aims and FBI history, noting name change from Stahlhelm and ties to similar groups nationwide.
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Hermann Koetter
Kyffhaeuser Society
Texas
Adolph de Costa
Koetter
de Costa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York City
Kyffhaeuser
FBI
Germany
Frederick Barbarossa
Texas A. and
M. College
Army Building Starts June 1 at English Field
Construction to house the office and storeroom of the Army Flying Corps refueling base at English Field will start about June 1. Maj. Charles A. Pursley has staking out a 150 by 300 foot plot leased from Thornton Oxnard. Bids for the frame building were opened May 25 with 18 bids received.
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Army
English Field
Charles A. Pursley
San Antonio
Thornton Oxnard
Pursley
Median salaries of 1938 39 junior high teachers higher than elementary
The median salary during 1938 39 of teachers in junior high schools of cities over 100000 population was 223 dollars higher than that of elementary teachers in towns of the same population group.
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Sama
Youth In The News Making Their Way Alone
Norseman Sig vard Lanstrom of Youngstown Ohio crossed the Atlantic unaccompanied at age four as father Carl T welcomes him on a liner’s New York arrival. Alma Mardis sixteen had not heard of Roosevelt Hitler lights or ice cream before Memphis arrival from Mississippi, earning eight dollars chopping wood to pay for her trip. Camelia Poulaski a Georgia farm girl craved art learning and hopped a freight train ending up at the University of Miami sketching growt h.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Carl T
New York
Alma Mardis
Roosevelt
Hitler
Memphis
Mississippi
Camelia Poulaski
Georgia
University of Miami
Dutch Museum Curator Fooled By Cautious Heirloom Theft
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr received a 2 million dollar Chinese dragon throne after a 24 hour search by G men and customs officials. The throne, once in the Amsterdam museum, was found on a pier as ordinary freight, misrouted by a curator who mailed it to Oakland by mistake.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Imperial Palace
Peking
Forbidden City
Amsterdam Municipal Museum
Roosevelt
Netherlands Museum
Amsterdam
Otto Munchen
Oakland
Calif
Gardener’s Name Sparks Laugh at Santa Cruz Court
Police Judge W A Deans fined a driver for a traffic violation after learning the man’s name was John Forest Flower. The judge, intrigued by the surname and his occupation as a gardener, asked for his job before imposing the customary fine.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
U.P
W. A. Deans
John Forest Flower
Grasshopper War Rages Across Texas Panhandle
R R Reppert reports migratory grasshoppers devastate Panhandle farms in Texas with denuded crops and spreading contamination. Counties rush to operate mixing plants and apply poison as hoppers hatch and move from beds. Officials expect peak eradication by early next week despite reduced federal funding.
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R. R. Reppert
Texas
Mr. Reppert
Texas A. & M. College
Oldham
Hartley
Reppert
Salvation Army Sermon Turns To Taters Night
Envoy Herschel Murphy from Dallas spoke at the Salvation Army Hall on taters as the sermon subject. He praised spiritual agitators and sang his own composition Beautiful Story. He is noted for a tenor voice and high notes.
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Envoy Murphy
Baptists Designate Adult Revival Night at Buchanan Street Church
Evangelist Bradley Allison from Fort Worth conducts revival at Buchanan Street Baptist Church. Thursday is adult night with a sermon on Heaven, Friday is youth and children night on What a Harvest. The meeting runs through Sunday finishing with a sermon on the Second Coming of Christ and Mother's Day themed services.
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Buchanan Street Baptist Church
Bradley Allison
Fort Worth
J. C. Sisemore
Moose hunter survives near fatal moose confrontation
In Saskatchewan, a hunter named D. D. Friesen fired as a wounded moose charged him. The animal nearly touched the gun barrel before Friesen killed it, ending the dangerous encounter.
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D. D. Friesen
Friesen
Japan Birthrate Drops Amid War With China
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan saw 1938 births fall by about 300000 to 400000 due to the war in China. Officials warn that the birthrate may dip further as deaths outpace births this year.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
China
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