Brookhart Hears Witnesses in Case
The Senate sub committee investigating federal patronage in Texas heard testimony by Mrs. H. O. Schalben of Hidalgo County. She described an independent ticket in Hidalgo County that sought GOP recognition, but National Committeeman Creager refused it. five Creager delegates walked out during the proceedings.
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United Press
San Antonio
Brookhart
Senate
Texas
H. O. Schaleben
Hidalgo County
Schalwen
Meliar
Creager
Creager Convention
Man Arrested After Donating Large Sum In Public
Troy police detained Thomas Maturewicz after he lost his job and roamed the streets giving away money. He reportedly drew 3599.70 dollars from a bank then paid 50 dollars for a five year hat and a like amount for rigors, refusing change, and handed a truck driver a half century. Authorities held him for observation.
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Troy
N. Y
Thomas Maturewicz
Maturewicz
Blind students adept at horseshoe pitching
Nebraska City June 27. Totally blind students at the Nebraska School for the Blind take up outdoor sports with horseshoes. Regulation rack craft setups were established by Superintendent C Abbott as summer session began. Several blind players have become proficient, with one handling a blind dog as a guide and calling out directions to the helper.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Nebraska School
C. Abbott
Seation
Fault of the Times A Customer and Nealer Debate a Watch's Timekeeping
A reader quotes a customer and Nealer arguing about a recently sold watch that does not keep accurate time. The exchange highlights complaints about reliability and timekeeping quality in consumer goods.
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Nealer
Boy Kills Father After Quarrel Over Fussing
A boy killed his father claiming the man fussed at him. Neighbors and officers described repeated quarrels and the boy ran away several times. A new sale note appears in the same column with 50¢ tag.
Aviators Face Storms in Prolonged Endurance Flight
Miss Minneapolis with Owen Troughland and Thurwold Johnson in the cockpit encountered heavy rain and an electrical storm during a lengthy endurance flight toward a new world record. The group, including Ranger from Texas, pressed on after passing the 100 hour mark at 9 03 p m.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Owen Troughland
Farmer Ranger
Texas
Thurwold Johnson
Texas Insects Aid Australia in Prickly Pear Fight
In Texas an insect industry supports the Australian effort to reclaim waste prickly pear lands. An Australian station propagates insects, observing the pests here before shipment to Australia. Insects feeding only on prickly pear are placed in ventilated cases, given feed, and shipped to Australia to combat the plant’s spread.
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Uwalde
Texa Jum
Texas
Australe
Couple Pursues World Refueling Record Flight
Mr and Mrs Martin Jensen piloting the Mono Plane Three Musketeers set out from Roosevelt Field to attempt a world refueling record. They began the flight last night and are continuing over the field today as observers await the milestone.
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United Press
Roosevelt Field
Imy
Mrs
Martin Jensen
One More Victim Tick Eradication In Garland City
Garland City Arkansas residents report a fatal shooting during a tick eradication effort. L Simm ons, former price official of Te jatbana, was killed when L K Parson allegedly shot in self defense after Simmons tried to interfere. Parson and a second Garland City planter were jailed on murder charges while the case proceeds.
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United Press
Texarkansai
L .K Parson
Garland
L. Simmons
Price
Tejatbana
Simmons
Big Maltese Cat Foster Mother to Unweaned Rats
A fragmented Chicago note describes a domestic scene with a Maltese cat reputedly fostering unweaned rats. The readable lines suggest a quirky household interaction and include stray names like Charlee and Angele, though details are unclear.
Election as President of Kiwanis Reported from Milwaukee Wis
Partial OCR reads of a Milwaukee Wisconsin report mention a Kiwanis president election. The legible fragment references a presidential role within Kiwanis and a source city. The rest of the text is garbled with irregularities and unusable details.
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Kiwanis
Milwaukee
Wis
Kiwanis elects Melavid as president at Decatur meeting
At the Kiwanis closing session in Decatur, Melavid was elected president. The report mentions activity around bootleggers and reports from various cities including Milwaukee and Dallas, with scant readable details on events.
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United Press Millwauale
Ace Melavid
Decatur
Kiwan
Caday
Weather and farm board notes amid June harvest talk
The report notes unsettled southeastern weather with possible showers tonight and Friday while West Texas remains generally fair. US President Hoover reportedly offered Alexander Legge of Chicago the Farm Board chairmanship. Legge is currently out of town with no word on appointment.
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West Texas
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Alexander Legg
Chicago
International Harvester Co
Legge
Ocie Nix Inas Now Going on at Boston Texas
Brief from Boston Texas reports proceedings in a murder case involving Ord. Nis. The record mentions the death of a wife and ongoing legal actions as a sensational local scandal. Names and details are garbled but reference a defendant facing murder charges and court activity.
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Ocie Nix
Boston, Texas
United Press
Boston
Texas
Ounsel T
Ord
Ding
Two Drown Near West Texas in Creek Rescue
In West Texas near Cottonwood Creek a drowning occurred last night with 11 year old Helen Dworsky and 145 year old George Dworsky perishing. Louis Gast 22 rescued the father and recovered both bodies.
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United Press Waco
Helen
George Dworsky
Cottonwood Creek
West Texas
Louis Gast
Captain Hawks Set to Break Westward Flight Record
Captain Frank Hawks begins a westward flight aiming for a nonstop record. He departs from Roosevelt Field and plans to refuel in Los Angeles if needed, pursuing his own 1930s westward endurance mark while carrying fuel and aiming to shave minutes off the previous time.
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Captain Hawks
United Press
Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawk
Los Angeles
One Bruiser Flies to Scene of Battle in Airplane Today
New York report says Pauline Uzcudun arrived from Albany just before 1 PM for the heavyweight bout with Max Schmelling at Yankee Stadium tonight. The two fighters are slated for the evening showdown in which Schmelling defends the title.
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Bruiser
United Press
New York
Albany
Pauline Uzcudun
Max Schmelling
Yankee Stadium
Buffalos Dehorned on Proxy's Return Managing Change
Frank Snyder released as manager of the Houston Buffaloes as Fred Ankenman returns and is dissatisfied with the team. Gen Bailey takes over the helm to oversee the Houston club after the proxy manager shift.
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Houston
Gene Bailey
United
Frank Snyder
Houston Buffaloes
Fred Ankenman
Gen Bailey
Seaplane returns after failed Iceland to New York flight
Seaplane service from Reykjavik reports a return to base shortly after 11 a m today after an attempt to fly to New York failed again. The incident is part of ongoing testing and delays for the transatlantic service.
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United Press
Reykjavik
New York
Robison Trial in House Reaches Lawyers
Arguments began at 11 o clock today in the hearing by the house on charges against Land Commissioner J T Robison. Each side was allowed three hours for opening, then house members may debate before a vote. Dallas attorney hk B Allen opened the supportive case, with FE F Smith Austin Lloyd Price and Dayton Moses Fort Worth to follow.
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United Press
Austin
J. T. Robison
Hk. B. Allen
Dallas
FE. F. Smith
Lloyd Price
Fort Worth
Dayton Moses
Mellon Says We Have Cash on Hand
Treasury surplus near 171.9 million dollars expected by June 30 despite heavy rail and road costs. President Mellon notes funds available to cover a 15 million dollar railroad payment amid Interstate Commerce Commission actions.
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Andy Mellon
Uni
Washington
U. Treasury
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