Gettysburg Peace Monument Unveiled at Blue and Gray Reunion
President Roosevelt presided as Union veteran George N. Lockwood of Los Angeles and Confederate veteran A. G. Harris of McDonough unveiled a 51 foot Gettysburg peace monument at the reunion. A symbolic flame burned atop the monument as a dedication speech called the era a new battle for people’s government.
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Roosevelt
George N. Lockwood
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
A. G. Harris
McDonough
Gettysburg Peace Monument
Chas L South Politely Faces Down Critics
A Del Rio civic note praises Congressman Chas L South for choosing statesmanship over partisan ease. The letter cites his refusal to back rushed legislation and his belief that democracy survives only with prudent leadership, not popu lar politics.
Bubble Is Busted Says O Daniel Not So Says Forum
Ferguson's Forum claims the O'Daniel bubble is busted yet Jim's friends dispute the view. Prickly Pear remains the sole Texas writer telling truths most of the time. Charley Lockhart reports a $100 contribution from an unknown donor. Landon blames Roosevelt for the recession and the era's political blame game continues. About 500 died violently on the Fourth, with readers noting personal connections to some casualties.
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Ferguson
O’daniel
Jim
Prickly Pear
Texas
Charley Lockhart
Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
Fragmented quotes spark debate on money and virtue
A collection of quotes discusses money in society from Charley Sinclair and others. The Midland Reporter-Telegram cites “The Town Quack” remark on attitudes to wealth while Secretary Woodring and James J. Walker weigh in on international law and politics amid a changing era.
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Charley Sinclair
Town Quack
Midland Reporter- Telegram
Harry H. Woodring
Borah Recovering From Breakdown Fue To Overwork
Washington reports Senator Borah is recovering rapidly from Sundays breakdown due to overwork. Friends say his condition improved since the incident and he is resting at home.
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Washington
Borah
Roosevelt Opens New Frontiers in Mental Migration
President Roosevelt said the Nation seeks new social and economic security frontiers during a speech at Marietta for the Northwest Territory celebration. He urged unity and leadership, briefingly praised Senator Bulkley as a hard working legislator, and outlined a schedule for upcoming stops in Covington Kentucky Oklahoma City and Amarillo.
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Dent Roosevelt
Northwest Territory
Bulkley
White
Brinkleys Return to Cristobal From Galapagos Cruise
Dr and Mrs John R Brinkley and their son Johnnie spent Thursday and Friday at Cristobal returning from cruising near the Galapagos Islands aboard the yacht Dr Brinkley III They will depart Cristobal Saturday for West Palm Beach then Liverpool Nova Scotia for tuna fishing The Brinkleys have spent several weeks cruising the Galapagos region as part of their summer vacation.
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John R. Brinkley
Johnnie
Cristobal
Galapagos Islands
Dr. Brinkley III
del Rio
West Palm Beach
Liverpool
Nova Scotia
Brinkley
Three Killers Executed in Midwest States
Three killers were executed today in the Midwestern states. Anthony Chebatoris was hanged at Milan Michigan, the first capital punishment victim in over a century for the state. Hugh Marshall Jr. and Curtis Neall were electrocuted at Michigan City Indiana State Prison.
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Associated Press
Anthony Chebatoris
Federal
Milan
Mich
Hugh Marshall Jr
Curtis Neall
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Ind
No lynching recorded in first half of 1938
Tuskegee Institute records show no lynching occurred in the first six months of 1938, the first such all six months stretch since record keeping began. In comparison, four lynchings occurred in each of the first six months of 1935 1936 and 1937.
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Tuskegee Institute
Department of Records and Research
Rocksprings Boy Wins Luling Foundation Award
Horace Brown 17 of Rocksprings is named winner of the 1938 39 Luling Foundation farm award at Texas A&M College. He will study dairy poultry sheep hogs and general farm practices for one year at the foundation with maintenance and a salary. A $200 scholarship may fund matriculation at Texas A&M after the year. Brown earned the award for three years as a Future Farmer of America with a sheep project last year.
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M. College
Luling Foundation
Brown
Farmer of America
Typewriter Expert To Help at Herald Printing Co
Typewriter repair expert will consult Saturday at the Herald Printing Co office. Those with typewriter problems may visit the Herald office or call No 1 for guidance.
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Herald Company
The
Herald Printing Co
Herald
No. 1
Execution date set for Seadlund and Ross
Federal Judge John P. Barnes announced July 14 as the execution date for John Henry Seadlund and Charles Ross, condemned in the kidnapping case, to die in the electric chair in Chicago.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
John Henry Seadlund
Charles Ross
Mercury Hits 100 Degrees For Second Time This Week
The Weather Bureau records show Thursday and Wednesday reaching 100 degrees as part of a heat wave. Historical July data indicate 1937 saw multiple 100 degree days including late July peaks and higher readings on July 1.
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Mercury
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
H. L. Molyneux
Weather Observer
Man Confesses Killing Three In Minnesota
Police report Robert McLeod, 28, has confessed to the triple slaying near Osseo Minnesota. Victims are Kenneth Oswald 23 his wife Paula 23 and Paul Kujawa 24 a hired man. Bodies found by Kenneth Oswalds father Charles. The Oswalds farm was ransacked and their car stolen.
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South ST. Paul
Robert McLeod
Osseo
Minn
Kenneth Oswald
Paula
Paul Kujawa
Oswald
Charles
Wool sells at 20 and 23 cents in Texas wool market
Charles J. Webb and Sons Co. led two day wool sales with Max Marschall buying 60 000 pounds at Eden from James L. Daniel Wool Warehouse at 20 to 23 cents. Other sizable lots sold across San Angelo Brady Eden Kent and Del Rio with prices mainly 17 to 22 cents and Mohair activity noted.
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San Angelo
Charles J. Webb and Sons Company
Max Marschall
James L. Daniel
Eden
Jake Johnson
Marshall
Wool Growers Central Storage Company
Foster
Kent
Nelson Johnson
A. S. Baker
Walker & Company
Tom Parker
Brady
Emery & Conant Company
Tom Richey
A. W. Hilliard& Son
Paint Rock Wool Company
Farris Baker
Blakeney's
Eisemann, Inc
Guy Drake
Colonial Wool Co
Texas Wool and Mohair Company
Vaughan Brothers
E. R. Greenwood
Wright Brothers
Blakeney’s
Jack Allison
del Rio
Eldorado
Ingram
Camp Waldemar party tours border towns en route to camp
Forty Camp Waldemar campers and counselors traveling from a sight-seeing trip to Carlsbad Cavern visited Del Rio on Friday. Frances Kelly of Comstock Georgia Miers and Rosemary Whitehead of Del Rio joined the group. They had luncheon in Villa Acuna and a border town sight-seeing tour before continuing to Camp Waldemar after leaving the cavern.
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Camp Waldemar
Carlsbad
del Rio
Frances Kelly
Comstock
Georgia Miers
Rosemary Whitehead
Villa Acuna
Fort Stockton
Cave-Dwellers Study Finds 28-Hour Day Hard to Adapt To
Two Chicago University physiologists spent a month in Mammoth Cave Kentucky testing human adaptation to a 28-hour day. Dr Nathaniel Kleitman could not break his routine, while assistant Bruce Richardson fully adjusted to the longer cycle. Richardson slept nine hours in each 28 hours.
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Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Chicago University
Nathaniel Kleitman
Bruce Richardson
Richardson
Val Verde Group Waits State Guidance on Park Land Funds
Val Verde County committee selects Walter S Lazenby as chairman and Xena Shaw as secretary treasurer to raise a 20 cents per capita quota for land purchase for a proposed Big Bend International Peace Park. A state association led by Amon G Carter forms to coordinate fundraising with local clubs from Del Rio Langtry and Comstock.
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Val Verde
Big Bend Park Group
State Association For Funds Campaign
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Walter S Lazenby
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Xena Shaw
West Texas
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Lazenby
del Rio
Langtry
Comstock
Commer
Texas On Market For About Three Million In Supplies
Austin reports Texas listed for roughly three million dollars in supplies including lipstick and dynamite.
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Austin
Texas
Bearded Scientists Emerge From Mammoth Cave After 33 Days
Dr Nathaniel Kleitman and Bruce Richardson of the University of Chicago return from a 33 day stay in Mammoth Cave Kentucky. They adjusted to a 28 hour day, described the cave as silvery and smelled vegetation, and noted heat, meals on a hotel menu, and limited outside contact before heading home.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Nathaniel Kleitman
Bruce Richardson
University of Chicago
Dr. Kleitman
Richardson
Simpsonville
S. C
Chicago
Bolivia and Paraguay Reach Arbitration Basics in Chaco Dispute
Neutral sources report Bolivia and Paraguay agreeing on fundamentals of the arbitration plan in the ongoing Chaco dispute. In separate dispatches, Hugo Eckner dismissed U S export ban on helium to Germany as politically motivated and ridiculed Secretary Ickes.
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Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckner
Ickes
Germany
War supply sales to Japan and China top twenty million
State department figures show American firms sold over 20 million dollars in war supplies to Japan and China in the first year of the conflict. China purchased about 12 million dollars and Japan about 7 million dollars.
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Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Senate Funds Committee Opens Secret Probe Into Misuse Claims
Senate campaign funds committee began a secret inquiry into serious complaints of public funds misuse. Chairman Sheppard of Texas said the allegations involve a senatorial candidate whose name could not be released at this time.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Sheppard
Texas
Bomb Explosion at Jaffa Gate Kills Four in Jerusalem
July 8 in Jerusalem a bomb blast at Jaffa Gate killed four Arabs and wounded 36 as Britain seeks to crush violence with warships. The blast tore a bus apart while a general strike started in Amman and the battleship Repulse arrived at Haifa.
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Jaffa
Jerusalem
Great Britain
Amman
Haifa
Federal Savings Admin to push written leases for farms
Washington officials blame slipshod landlord tenant relations for mutual distrust and say they will abolish verbal leases with field agents offering free advice to tenants and sharecroppers to negotiate written leases. It is estimated that 80 percent of farm leases are verbal.
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Washington
Federal Savings Administration
Tragedy strikes Montana with two fatal crashes
A Northwest Airlines passenger plane carrying 10 people crashed at Billings during takeoff killing Mrs. N B Mackie of Evanston Illinois. Nearby near Willis a Northern Pacific fast freight exploded killing three crew members and two transients, with several other transients injured.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
Northwest Air Lines Transport
N. 8. Mackie
Evanston
Ill
Willis
Northern Pacific
Las Moras Creek Bridge Work To Start Next Week
Work on a large concrete bridge over Las Moras Creek on Highway 85 between Eagle Pass and Del Rio will start next week. The project, let to M. E. Worrell, includes straightening the route, removing brush, and removing dangerous curves. State crews grade the new alignment as right of way is already secured.
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Las Moras Creek
Highway 85
Eagle Pass
del Rio
M. E. Worrell
Jment
Wray Zuehl
Maverick County
Las Moras
State Highway Department
Val Verde County
Brackettville
Kinney County
Zuehl
Eagle Pas
Quemado
Seco Crée
Quemado Valley
Normandy
State
Normandy School
Colorado River Party Reported Safe by Fliers
The Nevills expedition, overdue after passing dangerous water, was located about 20 miles up the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry. Coast Guard fliers reported contacting the group, ending fears for the party's safety.
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Colorado River Party
Lee's Ferry
Ariz
Nevills
Colorado River
Coast Guard
Decrease Reported In Cotton Acreage
Washington reports cotton acreage at 7 1/2 million acres for summer 1930. The July 1 total is 6.904 million, about 78 percent of last year's level, the smallest since 1900 for cultivation.
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Washington
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Amarillo
Brinkleys
Mid-Western States
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Minnesota
Oswalds
Joe Blakeney
Kleitmian
National Park Service
NEA
Illinois
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