Hawks completes transcontinental glider flight
New York April 6 Capt Frank M Hawks completed a 4500 foot tow glider flight across the country arriving at Van Cortlandt Park Bronx at 4 16 p m He released from the tow aircraft and glided to a smooth landing amid photographers and a large crowd The aviator held the transcontinental speed record and received congratulations from a reception committee
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New York
Frank M. Hawks
van Cornlandt Park
Bronx
Hawks
Money appeal in sermon yields fourteen five dollar bills
A Sunday morning collection plate raised money as a speaker joked a certain gentleman’s wife would learn of his infidelity if the box lacked a five dollar bill. Fourteen five-dollar bills were collected.
Tragic Nose Dive Kills Three Aboard Plane in Hays
Three men died when a biplane crashed at Hays Kansas after entering a tall spin. Victims were Leslie Marshall the 34 year old pilot from Anderson Indiana and Ellis Kansas passengers Orville Herbert and Melvin Ridgeway both about 19. The wreck, owned by Harry Tirk of Phillips Petroleum, followed a wing over maneuver before the descent.
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Hays
Kan
Leslie Marshall
Orville Herbert
Melvin Ridgeway
Ellis
Kans
Herbert
Ridgeway
Marshall
Anderson
Ind
Hays Flying School
Harry Tirk
Phillips Petroleum Company
Tirk
Texas commercial failures mark ten year low for January
Texas commercial failures for January totaled 59, the smallest for the month in a decade and the lowest in several months. The figure underscores a improving trend in business setbacks.
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Texas
Texas Gasoline Tax Revenue Split Outlined
Texas collects about 2500 dollars monthly from gasoline taxes with November receipts totaling 2,493,032 dollars. Three fourths goes to roads while one fourth funds the available school fund.
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Texas
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Mormons Celebrate 100th Birthday in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City marked the centennial of Mormonism with thousands of Latter Day Saints from abroad gathering at the tabernacle and temple square. Joseph Smith’s church history was sketched as President Heber J. Grant urged world judgment by the fruits of 100 years. The Pageant The Message of the Ages featured 1000 actors and musicians, while radio and translated addresses extended to congregations worldwide.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Heber J. Grant
Latter Day Saints’ Church
Joseph Smith
Grant
Latter Day Saints
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Temple Square
Tabernacle
Land Utilization Conference Called in Texas
A statewide land utilization conference sponsored by Texas A&M and other institutions will meet in Waco on April 14 15 to stress proper land use within an economically wise agricultural development plan. President T O Walton says no new program or organization will be formed. Newspaper publishers and farm press representatives are expected to cooperate and participate.
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College Station
Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
Waco
T. O. Walton
Farm Press
Notice of Real Estate Sale Under Execution 1880 Gillespie Co
In Gillespie County District Court a judgment awarded to Gus Nauwald and executors against Wm Juenke and spouses leads to a sale of a described land parcel. The levy on April 2, 1930, follows a February 26 1930 order of sale and details bounds from Survey No 160 and adjacent two acre tract with specified bearings and distances.
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District Court
Gillespie County
Texas
Gus. Nauwald
Wm. Juenke
A. D
Maria Nauwald
Ruby Juenke
Raymond Juenke
Gustav Elley
George Klein
Lina Klein
Albert Moellendorf
Varas
Public Auction to Sell Gillespie County Property
Sheriff Alfred Klaerner announces a public sale of real estate in Gillespie County Texas on May 6 1936 between 10 AM and 4 PM at the courthouse door. The sale includes all right title and interest of Wm Juenke and heirs in a described two acre tract along with all store and saloon fixtures in buildings on the property. The notice is dated April 2 1930 from Fredericksburg Texas.
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Wm. Juenke
Ruby Juenke
Raymond Juenke
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Texas
A. D
Alfred Klaerner
Tex
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