Bonham Prepares for New Airport with Local Support
Crawford announces strong progress toward securing an airport for Bonham. A check from Charlie Jones of Los Angeles funds equipment and construction. Land near the city is chosen with options for additional parcels. total outlay around 26 000 dollars for land and hangars. Rail and air travel integration touted as Bonham advances toward a first class airport.
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Bonham
Weatherford Trial Set On Murder Charge for Judge Hamilton
Attorneys agree Weatherford as venue for Judge R. H. Hamilton on murder charge in the killing of his son Tom Walton Jr. The trial is expected at the fall term when the court opens in September.
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United Press
Amarillo
Weatherford
R. H. Hamilton
Canson
Law
Tom Walton, Jr
Railroad Crash in Enghien Kills and Hurts Many
A derailment near Enghien Belgium causes multiple fatalities and injuries. A derailed locomotive from Germany crashes into adjacent track area as authorities report several deaths and numerous injuries.
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United Preeg
Brussels
Germany
Enghien
First Bale of Texas Cotton Sells on New York Floor
The first bale of the 1999 Texas crop arrived by air and sold at the New York Cotton Exchange for 12 11 per pound, with proceeds split between the United Hospital Fund and the Corpus Christi Salvation Army. Purchaser William S. Dowdell led a syndicate. auctioneer Gardiner H. Miller presided as observers included Lieut. Gov. Lehman.
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Texas
New York Cotton Exchange
United Hospital Fund
Salvation Army
Corpus Christi
William S. Dowdell
Cotton Exchange
Gardiner H. Miller
Exchange
Fren Helscher
Shepherd Husband Slashes Wife Then Takes His Life
Houston report details Albert Shepherd 48 who killed himself after slashing his wife Lulu Shepherd 101 living room. The couple had months of domestic strife and a prior aggravated attack led to a $25,000 fine for assault to murder.
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Ma Lyons
Albert Shepherd
Shi Herd
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Harris Brother in Dallas Hospital With Illness
United Press report from Dallas says Cecil Harris of Chicago, secretary of Rotary International, is severely ill with complications of disease. Harris arrived to be with his brother Paul Harris, founder of Rotary, who is in a Dallas hospital for treatment.
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Dallas
Paul Harris
United Pres Dallas
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Rotar
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Yau Harris
Horticulturist Released From Jail This Morning
Ohio State authorities report the horticulturist associated with the murder case has been released from jail this morning. The case names Meyers and others as connected to a theory of a possible motive and involves a deposed figure and local officials.
Lubbock Cheese Plant Opens for Business
A Lubbock cheese plant announces readiness to operate at full capacity with owner B.F. Bane asserting strong output. Local officials and workers expect immediate production and job impacts as the facility scales up.
Sam McCarty to Speak for American Legion
Mr. Sam McCarty assistant to the adjutant of the American Legion will speak tomorrow at Legion Hall on boosting local membership. All ex servicemen and the public are invited as McCarty is described as an unusually able orator and attendees are promised entertainment.
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Sam McCarty
Department of the American Legion
Legion Hall
American Legion
McCarty
170 Cars of Tomatoes Shipped from Troup Texas
In Troup East Texas the tomato packing sheds operate late into the evenings as 170 car lots are shipped this season. About 360 workers earn two to five dollars daily while freight shipments to St. Louis and other centers push the total value to roughly 355000 dollars for growers.
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Troup
Texas
Oma‘oer
Express
Eagon
St. Louis
City Council Buys Improved Street Road Machinery
The city council approved the purchase of enhanced street and road machinery including a newer arifactory tractor and resurfacing equipment. Officials cited improved service, steadier upkeep, and faster roadwork completion as justification for the acquisition.
Smelling Committee To Visit Texas For Patronage Probe
The Brookhart patronage subcommittee of the senate post office and post roads committee will visit Texas next week to resume its investigation into Republican patronage conditions, according to Chairman Brookhart. In El Paso, the Chamber of Commerce was asked to help locate a woman's lost dog encountered during the city passage.
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Texas
Washington
Brookhart
Senate Post Office and Postroads Committee
Money to Maintain Municipal Band Not Available Now
Bonham citizens authorized a levy to fund a municipal band after last Saturday’s election. The city will set a levy not to exceed five mills per hundred dollars valuation, costing about 50 cents per thousand dollars of city tax, with funds available only after next fall’s tax collection.
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Bonham
Jun Eilmen
Weather Update for East and West Texas
East Texas remains partly cloudy with near showers on the west coast tonight and Thursday. West Texas will have fair skies tonight and Thursday.
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East Texas
West Texas
Lindy Refuses Broad Talk in Interview on Aviation
June 19 Lindbergh, answering questions at Mitchell Fields, spoke solely about aviation during the interview, avoiding other topics and fielding no remarks beyond his specialty.
Rum Runners Fire on Patrol Boat in Detroit River Incident
Detroit June 19 a customs border patrol boat was damaged in a pistol battle with rum runners early today as a Canadian boat retreated to its side of the river and the patrol boat returned to the American side. The council then voted a resolution of protest against alleged shootings by federal liquor agents.
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Detroit
Ferguson’s Law Declared Unconstitutional by Court
In Austin on June 19 the supreme court ruled Ferguson’s farm tenant law invalid. The measure aimed to cap top rent that could be charged to a tenant, curbing the governor’s landmark reform pledge.
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Ferguson
United Press Austin
Supreme Court
James Ferguson
Mr. Green Withdraws From White House Functions
Representative R U Green of Florida said he would not attend further functions at the White House during the current administration. He cited dissatisfaction with President Hoover's entertaining habits as a primary reason.
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United Press
Washington
R. UO Green
Florida
White House
Mre Hoover
Hot Biscuits from Wheat 7 Minutes After Leaving Field
In Ranger Texas gold en wheat was harvested and processed into flour and baked into fresh biscuits within minutes. Mill owner KK Jones and agricultural instructor Ben Whutehouse led the race against time aided by two chefs. An earlier experiment required longer to complete.
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Unites Press
Ranger
Texas
Jones Range
Ben Whutehouse
Longview Debuts Sunday Morning News With Expansion
Longview Texas marks a milestone as the Longview Daily News publishes its first regular Sunday morning edition as part of a new expansion plan. The paper will continue daily evenings, except Saturday.
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Longview
United Press
Texas
Longview Daily News
News
Tyler Milk Plant Opens With 9000 Pounds Milk First Week
Tyler Texas June 18 After a week of operation about 9000 pounds of whole milk have been received by the Tyler Milk Products Company from eleven routes. By the end of the tomato and berry season daily output is expected to reach 1500 pounds per route with fifteen routes in operation. The formal opening is set for Saturday June 22 with governors officials railroad presidents and newspaper executives in attendance.
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Tyler
Texas
Tyler Milk — Products Company
W. B. Orr
Moody
Middle West
Louisiana
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Gus F. Taylor
Citizens National Bank of Tyler
Tyler Milk Products Company
Cone Johnson
State Highway Commission
C. M. Evans
Marshall
Courthouse Plaza
P. T. Gale
Smith County
WB. Orr
Captain survives as wrecked steamer Laure new details emerge
Coast guard crew remove Captain Louis Johnson after the wrecked steamer Laure foundered off the Pacific coast. The ship broke up in pieces near North Heal Wahan as crew were rescued.
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United Press North
Heal Wahan
Louis Johnson
Esse
Coast Guard
West Texas drought cited in Robison land value case
Defense of State Land Commissioner Robison opened in the house with Ellis Kinder, former Plainview judge and district attorney, as the first witness. Kinder testified about drought conditions in West Texas at the time the land value reappraisement was ordered.
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United Press
Austin
Robison
Ellis Kinder
Plainview
Kinder
West
Texas
Coolidge Outlines Rules for Leaders in Interview
New York June 19 Calvin Coolidge outlines guiding principles for heads of large organizations in a forthcoming American magazine piece. Do not do tasks others can do, seek competent advice, but keep final judgments, and ensure trusted assistants are competent to avoid White House precedence confusion.
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United Press
New York
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Farmers Interested in Dairy Industry
Bryan June 18 County Agent J Beason completes a survey of Rural Mail Route No 3 where a cream collecting route will start September 1. Interest among farmers along the route is strong enough to support marketing arrangements for cream and dairy products. Several farmers already milk cows and sell cream, with more to form herds as the route operates as a county wide dairy development experiment.
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Bryan
Mr. Beason
Punt
Virginia Anti-Smith Men Nominate College Head for Gov
Roanoke Virginia anti Smith men nominate Dr William Mosely Brown a psychology professor at Washington and Lee University for governor of Virginia. The nomination was announced at a late August gathering by the anti Smith faction.
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Virginia
Anti-Smith
Roanoke
William Mosely Brown
Washington and Lee University
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