Cabeza de Vaca’s Texas voyage and fate
On August 9 1537 Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Lisbon after a Texas voyage with about 80 followers. Shipwreck, then capture by Indians reduced his band to fifteen, followed by slavery and a dramatic escape to Mexico. Back in Europe he was honored by the King but later jailed on trumped up charges before dying in obscurity. His Texas trek influenced Esteban who later guided a treasure hunt.
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Lisbon
Texas
Spain
Paraguay
Christopher Columbus
Esteban
Lone Star
Curtis Bishop
Credentials Group Parleys Scheduled
CORISCANA Aug 8 State Democratic Chairman John Calhoun will consult with party members before announcing membership of the party credentials committee. He will discuss with a subcommittee of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Current members include Mrs Claude B Hudspeth Judge J E Wheat Bascom Giles and Governor Allan Shivers.
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Coriscana
John Calhoun
Calhoun
Democratic Executive Committee
Claude B. Hudspeth
San Antonio
J. E. Wheat
Woodville
Bascom Giles
Tyler
Allan Shivers
Eight New Polio Cases Reported in Houston Area
Houston area records eight new polio cases including a 24 year old Sugar Land wife of a polio patient and several city children aged 10, 5, 4 and 9. Total city cases reach 104 with eight deaths. county cases 47 with no city deaths. out of county 51 with four deaths.
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Houston
North Side
East End
Billie Lee Watson
Sugar Land
Edward Watson
Robert B. Green Hospital
Judgeship Nomination Up at Mineral Wells
The Texas Democratic Party convention in Mineral Wells next month may name a candidate for the 67th district judgeship following the death of District Judge Walter Morris of Fort Worth. John C. Calhoun of Corsicana, chairman of the state Democratic Executive Committee, said the convention would likely have the right to name a candidate for the general election.
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Corsicana
Democratic Party
Mineral Wells
Walter Morris
Fort Worth
John C. Calhoun
Democratic Executive Committee
Seamen Withdraw Fight Over Security Check On Liner
In San Francisco on August 8 a dispute over new Coast Guard security checks was dropped as CIO cooks and stewards began signing on to the liner President Cleveland. An employer spokesman said the issue was smoothed out and the crew was returning to work ahead of the ship’s scheduled departure.
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San Francisco
CIO
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Two Boys Given Max Five Year Sentences in Car Theft Case
MOBILE Ala August 8 two Houston youths aged 13 and 14 pleaded guilty in federal court to car theft charges and received maximum five year sentences. William Albert Guerry and Charles Ernest Strength had prior records including theft burglaries and robbery. They drove a stolen car from a Houston parking lot toward Bay Minette where they were arrested July 25.
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Mobile
Ala
Houston
William Albert Guerry
Charles Ernest Strength
William H. Cowan
Bay Minette
Alabama
Guerry
Strength
New Orleans
You can say that again about frozen bread rolls
The line jokes that rolls may be frozen baked or unbaked but the unbaked ones often fail to rise to expectations. It plays on kitchen mishaps and repeats the familiar warning with a humorous twist.
New Way to Health praised in clinic pitch
Promoters claim patients recover through the New Way to Health while critics call it a lucky coincidence. The advertisement invites tired readers to visit the clinic, promising dramatic improvements and a pleasant surprise for those who try the program.
Brooks Air Base Readies To Take First Reservists
San Antonio August 8 The Brooks Air Force base center for processing air reservists from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico is nearly ready to operate by week’s end Keesler AFB will handle other 14th Air Force states Major General Charles Edwin Thomas Jr inspects the new center which will process up to 150 men daily First reservists called will have the highest military technical experience and training from civilian vocations.
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San Antonio
14Th Air Force
Brooks Air Force Base
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Keesler Afb
Miss
Alabama
Kansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Charles Edwin Thomas Jr
14Th AF
Robins Afb
Thugs Loot Three Firms in Bowie Burglary
Burglars entered Garlington Grocery Stephens Furniture Store and Lyon Matthews Lumber Yard in Bowie and took $90 from the grocery, $15 from the furniture store, and an undetermined amount from the lumber yard.
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Bowie
Garlington Grocery
Stephens Furniture Store
Lyon Matthews Lumber Yard
Midwest education center opened at Chicago University
University of Chicago Chancellor Robert M Hutchins announced a new Midwest center for educational administration funded by a five year 500000 grant from the W K Kellogg Foundation. The center will work with universities and school agencies across 13 states to foster educational leadership.
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Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Midwest Center of
Hutchins
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Pretty Boy's Brother Renominated Sheriff in Oklahoma
FE. W. Floyd, brother of the late Pretty Boy Floyd, was renominated for Sequoyah County sheriff by five votes after a recount. In the July 25 Democratic runoff, Floyd had 3,397 votes to Huckleberry Shell's 3,362, a 35 vote lead, then Floyd shed 25 votes and Shell gained five.
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Sallisaw
Okla
FE. W. Floyd
Pretty Boy
Austin Grandma Defeats Arthritis Case No. 2817
A grandmother over 60 sought relief from arthritis pains in knees ankles headaches and blood pressure. Spinal analysis found central nervous system interference from a subluxated vertebrae. Spinal adjustments corrected the issue and she reports feeling markedly better though one symptom remains.
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Grateul
Matron Receives Spinal Realignment Cure Report
A 45 year old matron at LeMond Clinic sought help for nervousness dizziness choking and arm and knee pain. Spinal analysis found defective nerve waves due to a vertebra subluxation causing CNS interference. After realignment she was discharged with improved pep and no symptoms, and she pursued the New Way to Health.
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LeMond Clinic
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