Bishop Cannon Defies Committee Over 1928 Campaign Activities
Bishop James Cannon Jr, a prohibition leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, refused to reveal anti Smith campaign activities from 1928. Senator Walsh said no quorum and ended the inquiry, warning of possible contempt penalties. Cannon asserted his rights as an American citizen.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Thomas J. Walsh
Senate Lobby Committee
Cannon
Walsh
Northwest Canada forest fires devastate virgin timber
Winds revived fires across separated areas of the Canadian northwest. Fires burned thousands of acres of virgin timber and threatened two towns. Five or more people are believed killed and several farm settlements burned with refugees reporting missing persons.
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Northwest
Canada
Winnipeg
Canadian Northwest
Court affirms 99 year robbery with firearms sentence
The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a 99 year term for W Meyers of Dallas on a department store robbery with firearms charge. The same court affirmed a separate murder conviction sentence for R P Strickland of Clay County in the killing of R L Williamson. A municipal water system at Friona Texas is completed and accepted by the City Commission.
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United Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. Meyers
Dallas
R. P. Strickland
Clay County
R. L. Williamson
Friona
Tees
Houston Attorney Lewis Wood Temporarily Blindled by Crossing
In Houston on June 4 Lewis Wood prominent attorney was temporarily blinded while crossing a downtown street. A blind man helped him across the street, and they navigated traffic. Wood then shed his blindness and lashed at his benefactor, the elderly newsvendor who was totally blind.
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United Press
Houston
Lewis Wood
Wood
Rumor of Armory Raid Declared False by Commander
Bonham Texas June 4 1030 Commander George R Blalock states the armory of the National Guard has not been raided and no whisky was found he asks the public to form a better opinion of the National Guard and its local members.
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Bonham
Texas
National Guard
National Guarda
George R, Blalock
Hopkins to Add Milk Routes Across County
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee plans new milk routes to serve Sulphur Springs and nearby towns. Waste milk amounts to thousands of pounds daily due to transportation gaps, and the move aims to market dairy output without increasing herd sizes, using planned milk trucks to reach populated Jersey communities.
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Sulphur Springs
Agricultural Committee of
Chamber O F Commerce
Hopkins County
Jerse
Grasshoppers Threaten Electra Area Crops
Electra Texas June 3 grasshoppers breakout in Wichita and Wilbarger counties damages young cotton and threatens feed crops. Electra Chamber of Commerce provides hundreds of pounds of white arsenite free to farmers, with G H McGowan aiding use by issuing letters on mixing poison with bran molasses and lemons for bait in infested areas.
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Electra
Texas
Wichita
Wilbariver
Electra Chamber of Commerce
Wichita County
G. (. McGowan
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Leh tack-Ferguson Dairy opens new plant in Wichita Falls
The new 300000 dollar plant of Leh tack Ferguson Dairy Products Company was formally opened in Wichita Falls Texas last week.
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Lehtack-Ferguson Dairy Products Company
Wichita Falls
Texas
Forty Acre Scout Camp Planned North of Bonham
The Executive Committee for the Boy Scouts of Bonham bought forty acres of land five and one half miles north of Bonham on the Ivanhoe road for a new camp. Plans include a hut for overnight hikes a swimming pool and community carpentry donations. The project aims to improve Scouting and train future community leaders.
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Boy Scouts of
Bonham
Drew Haggard
Ivanhoe Road
Scouts For Recreation
John J. Rodgersey S
R. Smith
Survey Findings Report Less Drinking by College Students
A survey of 257 American college presidents for the National Christian Temperance Union finds reduced student drinking today compared with before prohibition. Results show 140 report less drinking since then, 1f now drinking unknown or almost unknown, and seven say about the same as before the eighteenth amendment. Presidents’ views align with coaches Stagg and Yost against Princeton’s Roper, who warns drinking conditions are bad.
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Fransfer
National Christian Temperance Union
Studer
T. U
Iews
Alonzo Stagg
Chicago University
Yost
Michigan University
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Den
Conen W. W. Roper
Princeton
Crocodile Reward After Balloon Breaks Free Over Berlin Zoo
A captive balloon advertising the arrival of 1,000 crocodiles broke away in heavy winds above Berlin and was later found near Leipsic. The finder received a monetary reward from the zoo administration and was presented with one of the crocodiles.
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Berlin
Leipsic
Bank Appraiser Sticks to Horse and Buggy for Travel
San Francisco bank appraiser Harris still eschews cars for Old Joe the horse and buggy in daily city business. The pair navigate Market Street traffic with an intuitive respect for signals, drawing praise from officers and spectators as Harris’s trusted equine transporter of gold and public funds for 15 years.
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George ND
Crissey
United Press
San Francisco
Dick Harvis
Old Joe
Harris
Market Stree
Joe
Ile
Sazing
Weather Outlook for East Tesua West Texas
East Tesuas remains mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely local showers in the south and west. West Texas reports fair conditions in the southwest with unsettled skies and showers in the north and east tonight and Thursday. Temperature for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today shows a max of 89 and a min of 63.
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Tesuas
West Texas
Lilley Couple Move Into New Texarkana Home
Information received by a Benham friend reports Mr and Mrs D M Lilley have moved into a new brick home in Texarkana Texas. The house is well appointed and brings happiness to their friends in Benham who celebrate their prosperity.
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Benham
D. M. Lilley
Texarkana
Banham
Child Plays With Matches May Die in Fort Worth
Seven year old Marjorie Kelley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kelley, was badly burned when her dress caught fire while playing with matches in Fort Worth. The incident highlights fire hazard dangers to children. A separate note mentions a new Spears Dairy plant at Beaumont opening Friday with a $70,000 cost, and a brief booster item for a Better Bonnam (Beaumont/Bonnam).
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United Press
Fort Worth
Marjorie Kelley
W. B. Kelley
Spears Dairy Company
Beaumont
Blanton seeks delay for full campaign inquiry hearing
Representative Blanton a Democrat of Texas asked the House elections committee to postpone hearings on the Clancy resolution authorizing an investigation into his campaign charges. He said he needed time to gather evidence and to thoroughly examine campaign circulars and advertisements distributed by supporters without his knowledge. Blanton won the race to fill the seat after R Q Lee's death, defeating Mrs. Lee.
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Washington
Blanton
Texas
House Elections Committee
Clancy
Congress
R. Q. Lee
Lee
American slain at Silver Plume mine near Cananea
Consul Maurice W. Altaffer reported from Nogales Sonora that American Charles Koehler was murdered by Mexican bandits at the Silver Plume mine about twenty five miles south of Cananea. The killers are believed to have been former Koehler employees. State Department has no record of Koehler's American address.
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United Press
Washington
Maurice W. Altaffer
State Department Today
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Charles Koehler
Silver Plume Mine
Cananea
Altaffer
Koehler
State Department
Fire Hazards In Oil Fields To Be Studied
Oklahoma City reports engineers from the National Safety Protective Association will study fire hazards in oil fields this September. State Fire Marshal Ro O Nea intends to invite them amid fears from outlaw wells like the Mary Sudik and another gusher. Officials note air bursts and oil sprays threaten property and workers, with no effective guard against such eruptions yet.
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Olklahoma
Ro O’neal
Oklahoma City
Mary Sudik
Sigmon
O'Neal
Gangsters Garrotting Tactics Stir Chicago Crime Scene
United Press reports Chicago detectives confronting a new gangland method garroting as the preferred weapon amid a spree tied to racketeers. The murder of a noted racketeer is described with no gunplay, signaling a shift in violent tactics and clues being read from wounds and the absence of standard implements. The piece notes confusion over motives and the evolving criminal playbook as authorities search for patterns.
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United Press
Chicago
Oungland
Phomar +cine
Fle Tarkse
Chero Lee Cowpunchers Get Land For Weetings Site
Ponca City Oklahoma June 3 The Chero Lee Strip Cowpunchers Association receives a deed to land on the Salt Fork river from Zack Miller of the 101 Ranch. The deed ties ownership to annual gatherings by at least two members. The 400 member group dates back to 1849 with ages from 40 to 60. Reese Carson, a cowboy since 1842, remains among the oldest members.
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Ponca City
Okla
Toi
Zack Miller
Reenti
Salt Fork River
Cowpunchers 'Association
Reese Carson
Luu
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Old Mexico
Oklahoma
S*ir Protetive Associa
Derrick
O'Nea
H.wever Ie
Central Power and Light Company
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Vexattus
Modesto
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Dave Bishop
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