Blanton Rejoined House After Swearing In
Thomas L. Blanton of Abilene Texas was sworn in to rejoin the house overcoming Republican Clancy of Michigan who challenged his credentials. The house overruled the challenge without a record vote and referred a resolution to create a committee to probe charges about house member integrity to the elections committee.
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United Press
Washington
Thomas L. Blanton
Abilene
Texas
House
Representative Clancy
Michigan
Clancy
Blanton
Committee On Elections
Five Confederate Veterans Headed to Biloxi Reunion
Sul Ross Camp No. 164 of Bonham Texas met at 2 50 Saturday to send five veterans to the Biloxi Mississippi reunion. Funds totaling 116 dollars were raised and split among the five travelers 23 20 each. The veterans leave on the noon train and will pass through Texarkana Marshall and New Orleans arriving Biloxi Saturday morning.
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Sul Ross Camp No. 164
Bonham
Texas
T. J. Carter
A. Ty. Stuttsman
M. R. Butt
BF. Routt
Alf Latta
Tom Smith
J. P. Lair
J. H. Whitsett
Biloxi
Miss
Adjt
John Laip
Rev. Butt Baum
B. F. Routt
Mr. Hrdlicka
J. B. Russell
Texarkana
Marshall
New Orleans
Fire at Crichlow Barn on 9th Street Extinguished
A barn fire at the home of Mr and Mrs John Crichlow on Bath Street drew the fire department this morning and was quickly put out. The origin of the blaze was not learned.
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John Crichlow
Bath Stree
John Alsup Trial On Again at Fort Worth
The second trial of John Alsup, former policeman, for the slaying of Will Tate during an attempted hold up of the First State Bank at Polytechnic, began in Fort Worth. A special 460 man jury pool was summoned for jury selection after the first trial ended with a hung jury.
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John Alsup
Fort Worth
United Press
Will Tate
First State Bank
Polytechnic
Tate
Safebreakers Had Big Night at City of Houston Sunday
In Houston on Sunday safebreakers and holdup men totaled a $2300 weekend. The largest theft occurred at a grocery store where $1500 in cash and $3800 in checks were taken.
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City of Houston
United Press
Houston
Car overturns. driver strangled near Houston
Howard Adams of Bolling, 20, was killed when his car overturned and the vehicle looped across his neck, apparently while he slept at the wheel near Houston. In Austin, Texas predatory animals kill more deer than hunters, with 100 carcasses on one ranch attributed to a cougar.
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United Press
Houston
Howard Adams
Bolling
Here
Texas
Austin
C. R. Landon
Robert Snow
Raymondville
Webb
LaSalle
Willacy
Hudspeth
Lack of Evidence in Knoxville Divorce Case
Judge Webster rules Elmer Eliott failed to prove grounds for separation. A man or woman seen with someone other than a spouse does not prove wrongdoing, the court notes, and habitual drunkenness was not established.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Webster
Elmer Eliott
Bowman Blames False Teeth for Counterfeit Sentence
Frank Bowman received a two year sentence for possessing counterfeit came. He blamed his false teeth for dropping and causing him to stumble in court, saying they prevented him from talking plainly to the judge.
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Pueblo
Cole
Frank Bowman
Park equipment imports from foreign nations valued high
An American amusement park and playground equipment import valued at nearly 580000 dollars arrived from overseas last year.
J. W. McIntyre Killed in Mexico While Driving Stage
J. W. McIntyre a 60 year old United States citizen was found slain forty miles south of Columbus New Mexico in Chihuahua Mexico. He drove the daily stage from Columbus to Casas Grandes and Chihuahua where he made his home. Consul William P. Blocker at Juarez is seeking further details of the murder.
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United Press
Paso
J. W. McIntyre
United States
Columbus
New Mexico
Chihuahua
Mexico
William P. Blocker
Jaurez
McIntyre
Casasgrantes
Blocker
Oklahoma Trip and Oklahoma Crops Noted in River Road Tour
A traveling party reports good crops in Oklahoma with rains easing and a bridge route via Telephone to Bennington. They meet local residents including Jim Freeman who nicknamed his river house Casa del Rio and discuss buffalo fish caught for a river-side feast.
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P. I
United States
Oklahoma
Sam
Texas
Bennington
Dunant
Hugo
James Freeman
Jim
Walter Snodgrass
R. E
Walter
Tulip
Snow
Austin Park
Jim Freeman
Casa del Rio
Unidentified Petroglyphs Found on Susquehanna Islands
Archaeologists report discovery of rock carvings on islands in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. The glyphs appear of a new character not previously documented by researchers.
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Susquehanna River
Pennnylvania
Nevada seals third gas execution as R H White dies
Carson City Nev June 2 Nevada's new lethal gas method claimed its third life when R H White 40 died in a gas chamber at the state penitentiary The condemned man convicted of killing Louis Tavelle a gambler maintained innocence but chose death over prison He slept well before the painless execution and refused visitors or clergy.
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United Press
Carson City
Nev
Nevada
R. H. White
State Penitentiary
White
Louis Tavelle
Texas
Negroes Scoffed at the Negro Minister
At Sweetwater on June 2 crowds of black residents mocked Rev. E N Daggins an evangelist later turning to awe as he prophesied powerful events. He warned that unless the negroes turn to the Lord some would die. Rufus Riley and Laura Matthews reportedly died within hours after his warning.
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United Press
Sweetwater
E. N. Daggins
Hoss
Rufus Riley
Laura Matthews
Scattergood student graduates as entire class
West Branch Jr Miss Gretch Guernsey of Pittsburg Kansas earns the unusual honor of being the entire graduation class at Scattergood school in Hoover's hometown. The Friends Church boarding school notes its credits are accepted for college entrance and Guernsey reflects on choosing class colors flowers and holding multiple student leadership roles.
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West Branch
Gretchen Guernsey
Pittsburg
Kun
Scattergood School
Hoover
Scattergood
Friends Church
School Health Code Adopts Contagious Disease Policy
W T White reports the school board adopted a health code allowing children with certain contagious diseases to attend school while family members are ill. A vaccination requirement applies to Bonham Elementary and High School entrants, with records accepted from elementary to high school. New pupils are those who missed prior vaccination deadlines.
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W. T. White
Bonham
Bonham High School
Roberts inaugurated as justice in Supreme Court
United Press reports Owen Josephus Roberts of Philadelphia has been inducted into office as a chief mass mute justice of the Supreme Court. The ceremony occurred on a June date, marking his official entry to the bench.
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United Press
Washington
Owen Josephus Roberts
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Ouday
A C Snow Dead
The Valley Morning Star reports the burial of A. C. Snow in Harlingen Texas aged 74. He long served on the Texas Christian University faculty and later farmed an orange orchard and truck farm near Harlingen. He is survived by his wife and one son.
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Valley Morning Star
Har- Jengin
Texas
A. C Snow
Bonham
Mr. Snow
H. G. Evans
Texas Chrisan University
British Girl Flier Amy Johnson Reaches Charleville
Miss Amy Johnson continues her Australian tour as she lands at Charleville Queensland on May 28. Local motorists gather with their cars to illuminate the flying field with headlights for the arrival.
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Sydney
Amy Johnson
Charleville
Queensland
Weather outlook for Texas turns cloudy
Temperature for 24 hours ending at 7 am today shows a max of 84 and a min of 68 degrees. East and West Texas can expect increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday.
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East
Texas
Confederates Gather for 40th Reunion in Biloxi
Thousands of visitors converge on Biloxi Mississippi for the United Confederate Veterans reunion, held near the Jefferson Davis home. Veterans recall Civil War battles while ceremonies, aircraft and naval displays mark the event though attendance wanes and talk of closing persists.
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Biloxi
Miss
Jefferson Davis
The
Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
Rebt
Albert Sidney Johnson
Shi-- Ioh
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Mienseappi
United States
Seumons
Ois
S Marine Band
Republi of
Mexico
Fort Massachusetts
Tates
Bay of Biloxi
Gen . A. Snee
Oklahoma
Ity
Okla
Carl Avery Dies After Operation in Texas
Carl Avery, 25, died after an operation last week in Memphis, Texas, while living in Hall County. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Avery and brother to Orvel and Sherman Avery. Survived by his wife and two brothers, with the funeral attended by his mother and family. The Avery family noted unusually low illness in their long history.
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Carl Averys
Tus
Randolph Field to Host Largest Air Field Dedication Review
San Antonio prepares Randolph Field dedication with about 244 military planes from Brooks Kelly March Fort Sill Fort Crockett and visiting units from 20 from March Field California 13 from Fort Sill Indianapolis plans from Windburn Field to land and refuel. A special Southern Pacific train will run from San Antonio to Randolph Field for the events on June 20 with rail and air carriers offering reduced fares to visitors.
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San Antonio
Randolph Field
Brooks and Kelly Fields
March Field
California
Fort Silliang
Fort Crockett
Weral
United States
Texas
Cremonies
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Ind
Windburn Field
Randolph
San Antum
Planet Ortome- Sale
Pacific Lines
Cates
San Antonis
Randolvh Field
San Apetoni
Southern Pacific
Nexico
Al Capone Gang Fights Aiella Group in Chicago Gang War
Two more deaths and several wounded mark a weekend gang war in Chicago between Al Capone's gang and the Aiella group over control of the beer trade. An unidentified man was found shot four times in an alley. the violence began Saturday with the killing of racketeer Philip Gueflo.
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United’ Press
Chicago
Philip Gueflo
al Capone
Aiilla F Group
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Bonham, Texas
Mr. Justice
Roberts
A. C. Snow Dead
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Elier
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