Gas Gun Used To Subdue Kansas Convict Miners
Violence erupted at the Lansing Kansas prison coal mine as convict miners tried to seize the gun cage manned by five officials on the 720 foot level. The mob, part of a strike, was repulsed with gas guns after Superintendent Robert Murray’s four hour parley with the mutineers. The cage guards the air shaft and telephone and is the sole link between mine and surface.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Kansas
Lamsing Prison
Robert Murray
Additional Tracts of Land Added to Sub Marginal Area
Additional tracts have been secured for the sub marginal land project since a recent meeting. About 15 000 acres have been blocked and sent to Washington for government action. Landowners must decide by July 1 whether to enter the program, including waterlogged lands usually submerged in heavy rain.
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Washington
Farley Predicts Roosevelt Victory With 42 States Sure
Postmaster General Farley forecast that Democrats would carry more than 42 states in 1936 and reaffirmed Roosevelt's likely re election. He spoke before the District of Columbia division of the Young Democratic clubs of America and welcomed Paul Best as president.
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Washington, D. C
Farley
District of Columbia
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Paul Best
West Palm Beach
Fla
Roosevelt
Garner
Sino-Jap Trouble Believed at End
Japanese military officials announced that the Sino-Japanese crisis in North China had reached a stage of amicable negotiation. They cited the dismissal of General Sung Cheo Yuan, governor of Chahar province, as a key development in the talks.
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Associated Press
Tientsin
China
Sung Cheo-Yuan
Chahar
Brother of Bonham Men Badly Hurt in Auto Crash
J B and Cecil Birdwell returned from Jasper in East Texas where their brother P D Birdwell No Wn was badly injured in an auto accident a few days ago Amputation of his right leg above the knee was required He was in a broken health condition when the Bonham brothers left Jasper The Jasper section has not had heavy rains recently The note adds that USC relief aid youths perform better in studies than those with independent means.
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Messrs
J. B
Cecil Birdwell
Jasper
Texas
P. D. Birdwell
Dom
Bonham Brothers
J .B. Birdwell
University of Southern California
Furnishings plan after house fire discussed
Margaret seeks help choosing new furniture after a devastating fire. SALLIE and SUSE plan to visit Bonham Furniture Company to view options and decide what to buy. They aim to take time to choose, ensuring the furnishings fit the saved space and future home.
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Sallie
Suse
Susie
Margaret
Bonham Furniture Company
Les
New NRA Seeks to Prevent Unfair Trade Practice
President Roosevelt directs a new NRA to monitor labor standards and fair trade changes after codes abolition. An impartial committee of management and labor reps, plus commerce and labor department appointees, will oversee gathering and publishing reliable information to counteract private propaganda.
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New Nra
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Management
Labor
Departments of Commerce and Labor
Britain and Germany Reach Naval Strength Agreement
London reports a final agreement fixing the German navy at 35 percent of British strength. The pact aims to limit battleship scale, with Germany allowed some submarine latitude due to larger French and Italian undersea fleets.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Great Britain
Cac Caba,ory
Man Kills Wife and Father Then Self Near Waxahachie
Mrs E W Latham and her father Cleve Simonton of Temple were shot to death while walking along a farm road ten miles south of Waxahachie. Latham an Enis barber then killed himself after reloading the shotgun. Mrs Simonton reported Latham hid in a corn field and fired as they passed. Justice of the Peace Adkins filed coroner verdicts of murder and death by self-inflicted action.
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Waxahachie
E. W. Latham
Cleve Simonton
Temple
Fm Road
Here
Latham
Enis
Simonton
Justice of the Peace
Adkins
Dave Fearns
Fearis
Editor Evans and Wife In Hospital
Ashley Evans and Mrs Evans were carried to Allen Memorial Hospital this morning. Mr Evans has been ill for weeks and Mrs Evans became suddenly sick Monday afternoon. The family and friends are greatly concerned about their condition.
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Ashley Evans
Evans
Allen Memorial Hospital
Rangers Seize State Agriculture Records in Austin
In Austin on June 198, Texas Rangers under orders of the legislative investigating committee took charge of the records of the state department of agriculture. Commissioner J. E. McDonald said Ranger Fred Holland arrived with Representative E. Hunter and two state auditor representatives to assume control of the records. McDonald stated he welcomes the move, has nothing to conceal, and the Rangers may stay as long as needed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas Rnargers
Legislative Investigating Committee
State Department of Agriculture
J. E. McDonad
Commissioner of Agriculture
Fred Holland
E. Hunter
Cleburne
State Auditor
McDonald
House
Cotton Committee to Hear Texas Cotton Stakeholders in Dallas
Seguin Texas June 18 a six member Cotton Investigating Committee from Texas House and Senate led by F A Knetsch will hold an open hearing at the Baker Hotel Dallas beginning July 1 1935 at 10 am. The group invites Henry A Wallace C A Cobb J E McDonald A and M College Texas Tech and other agricultural and cotton industry representatives to submit views on policy and handling of the cotton trade. The committee aims to gather information for a comprehensive plan without taking sides. It urges all stakeholders in growing ginning transporting manufacturing and exporting cotton to attend.
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Seguin
Texas
House
Senate
Knetsch of Seguin
Baker Mhol
Cit
Dallas
Tom DeBerry
Bogota
Will M. Martin
Hillsboro
Will D. Pace
Tyler
W. B. Collie
Eastland
John
Redditt
Lufkin
J. J. Olson
Yoakum
R. A. Fuchs
Brenham
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
F. ©. Knetsch
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
C. A. Cobb
J. E. McDonald
A. & M. College
Texas Technological College
Agricultural Colleges
F. E. Knetsch
Cotton
Bonham Couple Wed in Dallas Quiet Ceremony
Miss Bonnie Leslie and Stewart Arledge of Bonham united in marriage Friday in Dallas. They will reside in Bonham. The wedding was delayed by the bride’s father’s death. Mrs. Arledge teaches at Bonham High School and is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. Mr. Arledge is a Bonham businessman.
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Bonnie Leslie
Stewart Arledge
Bonham
Dallas
Arledge
J. D. Leslie
Leslie
Bonham High Schoool
Ariedge
Convicts Mutiny at Kansas Penitentiary Mine
Three hundred eighty inmates mutinied in the Kansas Penitentiary coal mine at Lansing, taking eleven guards as hostages and cutting surface communication. Warden Lacey Simpson said the inmates were likely unarmed beyond clubs and rocks, while mine superintendent Robert Murray disappeared after attempting negotiation.
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Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas
Lacey Simpson
Fnte
Prion
Robert Murray
Iron Man of Mexico Leaves Office Amid Crowds
General Plutarco Elias Calles nicknamed the Iron Man of Mexico, flies to Sincal Ranch after voluntary retirement as Lazaro Cardenas assumes power with a new cabinet. Key supporters accompany him at the airport and vow to back his return, as the National Revolutionary party lines up leaders.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
Iron Man of
Sinci. Ranch
Presid
Lazaro Cardenas
F Cardenas
Ent
P. Gil
Cal Off
One Third of Roses From Tyler Area
Tyler area leads national rose production with more than a third of the nation’s cut roses grown in East Texas. The East Texas Rose Festival gains wider recognition and plans expand to a four day event October 10 to 13. Committees are staffing preparations and early tests have occurred.
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Tyler Area
Tyler
Texas
East Texas
Channen
Boys Drown in East Texas Lake
Two Henderson boys aged 12 and 15 drowned Sunday in a small lake near Sylpine Springs. After they did not return home, searchers found their chests on the bank and the bodies in ten feet of water, guarded by two dogs.
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Henderson
Texas
J.1
Edwin Tompkins
Sylpne Springs
Wen From Relief Rolls to Work on Roads
Relief administrators in Crawford County ordered about 100 men from each county to return to road work after flood damage. Workers will begin Wednesday morning to repair bridges washed away and roads damaged by last week’s floods.
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Wen
Crawfird County Relief
Feck
Crawfe
Court Unt, Tuesday, 1 Miss Louise Arrinz
Untitled court note shows trial details with witnesses and charges. Thompson faces death related to Mae Couch and Arrington case. Bonham apricot crop mentions and a plant matter are noted amid the fragment.
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Louise Arrinz
Witnes
Thompson
Ik¢ Mae Couch
Ty Arrington
Nes
Fannin Farmers Receive Over One Million From A A A
Fannin County farmers were paid more than one million dollars by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration A A A during the period reported The funds were distributed to other counties highlighting the transfer of farm support payments across regions
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A.A.A
Collin Wu
Cocke
Denton
Grayson
Hunt
Collin
Cooke
Fannin
Denton County
Fan~ Nin
Collinshs Wpe
Panninae
Texas
Bell
Ellis
Falls
Hill
Lamb
Limestone
Lubbock
McLennan
Navarro
Nueces
Williamson
Twister Near Windom Destroys Barns and Crops
A small twister three miles north of Windom damaged barns on the H. E. Speke and W. M. Luttrell farms with grain losses across nearby fields. Rain accompanied the wind, which was about 200 yards wide. No residences reported damaged.
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Windom
H. E. Speke
W M. Luttrell
Flood Losses Mount Across Three States
Flood and storm systems lashed Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, with Texas alone facing losses over 4 million dollars. The disaster killed at least 16 people across the region, with drownings in Texas and Arkansas and fatalities from lightning in Oklahoma. In Lagranze area, a 55 foot torrent washed away cabins while water covered about 20 blocks of a residential district, and lines and poles fell across Muskogee.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colorado
Columbus
Wharton
Lagrange
Court House
Bastrop
Lagranze
Colorado County
Muskogee
Svarte
T. Heck
Ore
Asien
Weather brief for East and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions with local shower possible in East Texas. West Texas forecasts show fair weather tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies.
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East Texas
Vast Lolgen
West Texas
Country Club Dam Not Breached Despite Rumors
Reports claimed a dam at Club Lake failed after heavy rain in Bonham last Friday and Sunday. Officials said the dam did not give way, with water levels within two feet and no further danger of a break.
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Country Club
Sun
Club Lake
Bonham
Anan
Walter
Greenville Judge Holding Court Here
Local Greenville court session announced with Judge Ch F presiding. The brief notice lists courtroom location and tentative schedule, urging attendees to verify details with the clerk.
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Greenville
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Car Reaper
Gen. Farley
Pres. Roosevelt
Britain
Man
Self
Ifis
Evans and Wife
BANKS
Bonham State Bank
New York-to-Rome
George de Monteverde
Count Alfred de Monteverde
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Rome
Italy
Tron
Jim
Une
Twister
Sherman
Enermatt
Jimmie Themis
Operstor
Naronre Noe
Edgerton Shoes
Rodgers
H. L. Rodgers
Mgr
First National Bank
Ted
Rf Cares
Bonham, Texas
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