Fee System to Be Investigated by Committee in Texas
AUSTIN June 18 Investigations of paying public officers fees in Texas will be conducted by the General Senate Committee chaired by W B Collie Enstland. The inquiry aims to verify claims and guard against fraud rather than determine crime costs. Past savings and rising expenditures are cited, with a constitutional amendment to abolish the fee system in counties over 20000 to be voted on August 24.
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Austin
Texas
W. B. Collie Enstland
Senate
Collie
Tom DeBerry
Boga
Local Cannery Operates Full Schedule Amid Community Updates
Lamasco reports the government cannery running full tilt with Mrs Grace Ward visiting summer school in Commerce and relatives visiting from Dallas. Citizens note talks on the Texas Centennial, new church fund drives, and local moves including Clyde Arkee’s family relocating to Shady Grove. Heavy rains hinder work and land leasing, while Edgar Woods visits Dallas.
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Guy Neal
Grace Ward
Commerce
K. B. Foster
Dallas
Claude Vaught
Texas
Buck Davis
H. W. Hunt
Oklahom
Nazaren
Hudsonville
Howard Kuklehan
Highway 78
Edgar Woods
K. B. Fost
Agnes” Starnes
C. J. Starnes
Ardmore
Okla
Is 2 Crawfish A Fish A Parliamentary Debate
In Charksten West Virginia Magistrate H Thayer wrestles with whether two boys nets catching fish are considered fish. After protracted inquiry the judge delays verdict as the state game warden prepares opinion on the unique case.
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Charksten
W. Va
H. Thayer
Thayer
Fse
Sherman Cannery Busy in June Operations
Sherman June 17 A crowd of workers at the relief cannery prepared stringbeans and aquah for canning. With new equipment and scrubbed areas, the plant is expected to raise output gradually though current operations move slowly as farmers struggle to bring in vegetables due to weather conditions.
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Sherman
Tml
Colleen Moore Seeks Divorce in California
Colleen Moore, noted screen actress, files for divorce from Albert P. Scott in Los Angeles on June 17. He is described as cruel and unjustifiably jealous. The couple, married February 15, 1945 in Fort Pierce Florida, separated January 1 this year.
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Colilegxn Moore
Angeles
Cal
Colleen Moore
Albert P. Scott
New York
Chargng
Sol
Fort Pierce
Pla
Four legged goose earns title near Frankfurt
A bizarre local tale from Berlin dated June 18 describes a quadraped goose hatched near Brovslade village close to Frankfurt showing extraordinary mobility. Report notes the creature uses four legs normally for movement and appears unusually healthy and active.
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Berlin
3Rovsrade
Frankfort-en-Odser
Local residents and visitors listed in Sherman column
Ector and Oklahoma City merchants were transacting business in Ector Monday and Tuesday. Numerous Sherman visitors include Miss Mary Glover, Rev. Jesse P. Luton, Mrs. Nina Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Newell and daughter, and many others visiting relatives here this week.
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Ry Paul Huffman
Joe Mutton
Oklahoma City
Ector
Minnie Downs Woo
Bonham
O. Ellison
Wichita Falls
Mary
Tta Glover
Jesse P. Luton
Dallas
W. R. Lyon
Cecile Davis
Nina Butler
Sherman
W. H. Harper
Savoy
Tom Newell
Margarett
Myrtle Fellingsworth
Beviah West
Lila White
Lucille
Ben Allen
Dal- AS
Travis Cole
Jerry Miller
Will Tidwell
Ethel Cooper
Wind
Beulah West
Bryan Baker
Geo. Baker
Aus Cole
Elizabeth Baker
Helen Morgan
Annetle Saye
Henry Thomas
W. F. White
J. F. Banta
Lon Gale
H. St. Allen
Wahnona Dulaney
Arthur Self
Oma Ruth Ward
Ed Smith
Honey Grove
Charles Pratt
Babcock Bros
Leon Early
Tennie McDaniel
Margaret Harvey
Corsicana
Unusual German Brown Trout With Owllike Head Caught in Muskegon
In Muskegon Michigan on June 1 Otto Hartman caught a German brown trout near Holten notable for unusually large eyes a jutting jaw and a head shape resembling an owl. The fish measured about ten inches and appeared typical otherwise aside from its odd head. Scientists note eye prominence may relate to diet or genetics.
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Muskegon
Mich
Holten
Otto Hartman
New Deal Plans Emphasize Small Low Cost Bridges
President Roosevelt outlined a tilt toward small inexpensive projects under the $4 billion work relief program. He stressed not reviving the old Civil Works Administration and urged averages under $1,200 per worker, highlighting five projects at $1,500 each vs five at $900. He supported large projects like Passamaquoddy Bay and Little Colorado River development but expects most work to be low cost, with few monumental dams.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Civil Works Administration Dea
PWA
Passamaquoddy Bay
Maine
Little Colorado River
Ickes
Boulder Dam
Oor Grand Coulee
White House
Harry L. Hocking
Howkins
Harry and
Mixed Graduation Gifts Surprise Martins Ferry Resident
Returning from Cleveland a former resident mixed up high school graduation gifts. A girl graduate received men's athletic shorts while a boy received a wrapped dance set.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Cleveland
Black-Draught Promoted For Digestive Health In War Times
Thedford's Black-Draught touted as a remedy to relieve constipation and promote regular bowel movements. Advert claims it aids in staying fit for work and recreation with testimonials from Mrs. Victoria Cooper of Jofsesporo Arkansas praising its cleansing effects.
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Thedford
Victoria Cooper
Jofsesporo
Ark
Sredford
Ickes Drives Big Works Plan Start Amid Relief Fight
Secretary Ickes presses ahead with a large works program within the relief package. He argues the full 900 million non-federal job allotment can be used, despite White House speed and cost concerns.
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Ickes
Pretty Boy Floyd's Friend Convicted in Massacre Murder
Adam Richetti, once allied with the late Pretty Boy Floyd, was convicted tonight of murdering City Detective Frank Hermanson, one of five men killed in the Union Station plaza massacre two years ago. The jury recommended the death penalty by hanging.
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Kansas City
Une
Adam Richetti
Pretty Boy
Plums For Sale By Chas G Nunn Bonham
Fruit vendor Chas G Nunn advertises extra nice ripe plums free from worms priced fairly. Phone 2004 ring 3 and notes address 298 300 302 in Bonham for sales.
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Bonham
Chas. G. Nunn
Ford V-8 Sales Soar 65 Percent Over Last Year
Dearborn Michigan June 18 retail deliveries for Ford V-8 cars commercial cars and trucks reached the half million mark in the last ten days of May. For the first five months total Ford trucks and commercial cars were 66 percent ahead of the same period a year ago and higher than any period since 1930.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Amateur aviation progress in Switzerland reports no fatal deaths
In Switzerland, amateur aviation saw progress with no fatal accidents among hobby pilots last year. The report highlights safety gains and steady growth in amateur flying activities across the country.
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Switzerland
Man Dies Minutes After Sting From Unknown Insect
Sulphur Oklahoma June 18 The sting of an unidentified insect brought the quick death today to W R Meadors of Davis near here He rushed into his home and told his wife a bee stung him on the ear and asked her to apply medicine His body turned black before Dr J C Luster arrived and Meadors died fifteen minutes after the sting.
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Okla
W. R. Meadors
Davis
Meadors
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