Abilene Flood Claims Mullens Family of Four
In Abilene on September 7 a flood from Elm Creek killed Mrs. George Mullens 30 and her three children Harry five Ronald three Arnold eighteen months while the husband was rescued from a tree two hours later. The bodies were not recovered. Hundreds fled their homes as water swept through the city causing railroad and auto disruption and threatening the Lake Abilene dam system.
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Ontario
Cal
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Harry Mullens
Ronald
Arnold
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Lake Abilene
Buffalo Gap
California
Arkansas
Mexican Woman Slain in Big Spring
In Big Spring on September 7, Eloida Lopez a 30 year old Mexican woman was found dying in a car by the city dump. Police held Joe Arrieta and his daughter Elizabeth as the investigation continued. Arrieta and Lopez had recent adultery charges with no trial yet. J A Harrison a Biz citizen found her. Arrieta’s employer J B Hail heard the late Sunday disturbance near the dump.
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U.P
Eloida Lopez
Joe Arrieta
Elizabeth
Arrieta
J. A. Harrison
Biz
J. B. Hail
Arrietas
Negro woman appeals for help from Europe in death sentence case
Ada Wright, a black mother seeking aid to save her two Alabama condemned sons, arrived in Vienna from Prague after being expelled from Czechoslovakia for alleged political meddling. She traveled with John L. Engdahl of Red Aid. Austrian police showed little interest and no crowd gathered. Austria marks the fourteenth country she visits, planning only a few days’ stay.
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Ada Wright
Europe
Alabama
Prague
Czechoslovakia
John L. Engdahl
Red Aid
Austria
Burr era water pipes unearthed in New York
Workers repairing a water main in New York uncovered a mile-long segment of the citys first water system, a white pine log pipe about a foot in diameter with a three inch bore, in good condition. The pipe dated to Aaron Burr era when he was part of the company that laid the mains.
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New York
Aaron Burr
Who but Hoover campaign slogan proposal grows
In Chicago the Republican campaign office notes an average of 13 daily letters praising Who But Hoover as a slogan. Party leaders say they adopted it weeks ago, but thousands of submissions keep arriving from advertisers and ordinary citizens alike, many offering payment.
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Chicago
Hoover
California hunter fatalities and injuries rise on carelessness
Forty six persons were killed and ninety eight injured due to hunters' carelessness in California during the last fiscal year, as reported by the state division of fish and game.
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California
State Division of Fish and Game
China mission head to speak here Thursday
Dr Edward T Snuggs missionary of Pakhol Southern China will speak at the Fundamentalist Baptist Tabernacle Ninth Avenue and Van Buren Street at 4 o clock Thursday afternoon He is en route to his mission in China after a visit home in America He will discuss The Unfinished Task in Southern China Mrs Snuggs died at sea during their voyage back to America
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Baptist Tabernacle
Ninth Avenue
van Buren Street
Snuggs
America
Novelist Parker Dies at 69 in London Heart Attack
Sir Gilbert Parker, 69, noted British novelist and former member of a Los Angeles motion picture writers' colony, died in London of a heart attack. For over 30 years his name featured among best sellers and in the United States he was known for The Right of Way, which he also helped adapt to film. His first literary sensation was The Seals of the Mighty.
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London
Gilbert Parker
Los Angeles
United States
Farm Strike Front In Changed Locale
Sioux City ends farm strike blockade as picketeers withdraw to await Friday talks with Midwestern governors on an agricultural relief plan. New fronts emerge in Toledo and Memphis with plans to curb price cuts and a milk price protest looming.
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Toledo
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Swedish liner Drottningholm sets NY to Gothenburg speed record
The Drottningholm carried Swedish and Finnish Olympic athletes home from New York in eight days four hours, besting its prior mark of eight days seven hours. The fast liner achieved a new record for the New York to Gothenburg voyage, reflecting the vessel’s speed.
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New York
Drottningholm
Gothenburg
Prize cow costs five cents at New Jersey state fair
In Trenton on September 7 a peerless moment at the New Jersey state fair saw 17 year old Earl Kinney win the premier shownmanship dairy award with a cow costing five cents named Bessie. Kinney's father earlier sold him the calf to spark his interest in dairying and the family celebrated this unexpected triumph.
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N. J
Earl Kinney
Kinney
Bessie
Temple Theater Bombed in Arcadia Theater Incident
A phosphorus and flashlight powder bomb exploded at the Arcadia Theater in Temple tonight. One man was slightly injured. Guards on duty failed to stop the blast or identify the person leaving the scene. Arcadia is operated by Texas Paschall Theaters.
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Temple Theater
Temple
Arcadia
Texas Paschall Theaters
Suburban Chicago Schools Open Amid Fading Funds
Chicago suburbs began the new term with unpaid salaries and tight budgets. Many districts faced coal shortages and overdue bills, while Cicero reported full salaries. Oak Park deferred opening, River Forest started a month late, and North Shore towns postponed or trimmed budgets. In metropolitan Chicago, 14,000 teachers awaited about 10.1 million dollars in three months of back pay, with additional 3.0 million owed to other staff.
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Ray Brennan
Associated Press
Chicago
Cicero
al Capone
Frank J. Petry
Oak Park
River Forest
North Shore
Evanston
Willmette
Kenilworth
Alabaman Leaders Face Seed Frauds
Sixteen prominent South Alabama residents including four public officials and a state senator’s son face seed fraud allegations in Dothan Alabama on September 7. The case involves multiple suspects tied to agricultural seed schemes and financial misconduct. Local authorities stated the investigation spans several months and affects several communities.
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Dothan
Ala
South Alabama
Federal arrests in conspiracy to defraud government over seed sales
Federal agents yesterday arrested several officials and agents on charges of conspiring to defraud the government in seed purchases. Among those detained and released on bond were Clem Faulk a state committee member and son of Senator Faulk of Geneva Mayor John L Warren of Enterprise Lozi Sessions president of the Enterprise City Council Harvey Helms Geneva County farm agent and William M Ray Coffee County farm agent.
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