Special Session Urged by Texas Officials
Officials press for an early special session as State Relief Director A. R. Johnson plans a 11 a m conference Wednesday. Johnson gathers relief funding data including potential federal drought aid while Galveston officials and Mayor Oscar Holcombe back the move. Also reports on local social notes and travels.
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Texas
A. R. Johnson
Johnson
Drouth Relief
Galveston
Oscar Holcombe
Houston
Austin American
Newcomb Bracher Wedding Ceremony and Reception
A. Bracher officiated as Rev Bracher joined Miss Newcomb in marriage with Charles Weller as best man. The bride wore Chantilly lace and satin with a long train and carried white carnations. Out-of-town guests included Sprain and Pfeil families and Sgt Goggan from Randolph Field. The couple will reside in Cibolo after a short honeymoon in South Texas.
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A. Bracher
Charles Weller
Sehertz
Bracher
Margaret Bracher
Louise and
Gertrude Wehmeyer
Esther Bracher
Henry W. Lewis
Ewald Pfeil
Grace Pfeil
Walter Sahm
Cibolo
Robert Goggan
Milton Giesenclaf
James Melton
Randolph Field
Joe Weldler
Schertz
J. E
Fredericksburg News Briefs and Social Updates
Wood visited Fredericksburg on Wednesday while Rev Theo Haag and family returned from Seguin and Corpus Christi. Elgin Wahrmund fractured his arm attempting to crank a car. St Marys School Auxillary card party set for August 12 in the school basement. Ad Hopf Walter Schneidler and Arthur Reed were business visitors at Menard and Brady. Alfred Grobe and others from San Antonio visited Fredericksburg. Mrs Grobe staying with relatives. Marion Kuhlmann celebrated her third birthday with friends and family.
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Mr. Ad. Hopf
Walter Schneider
Arthur Reed
Menard and Brady
Alfred Grobe
Ernst Hauser
George Garza
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Marion
Elgin Kuhlmann
Peters Couple Wins Big Lottery Prize in New Jersey
Mr and Mrs Peters a night man in a small New Jersey lunchroom win 25616 in a sweetstakes lottery and celebrate with champagne in a vertec car driven by a chauffeur. An accountant would note tax and investment limits, while a get rich quick forecast could mislead.
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Mr. Peters
Cuba Malaria Spread Sparks Public Alarm
Malaria now reported in Cuba with six thousand cases in Santiago. scientists blame marsh mosquitoes for the spread. The article notes malaria’s greater harm than yellow fever and discusses the Reciprocal Tariff Bill’s role in reviving global trade and easing postwar deadlock.
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Cuba
Santiago
Rome
Gable Colbert Team for First Time in It Happened One Night
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, two Hollywood stars, are teamed for the first time in the Columbia production It Happened One Night, coming to the Palace Theatre Sunday and Monday. Gable rose to fame after A Fire Soul and became a top male star. Colbert’s fame rests on Sign of the Cross The Torch Singer Three Cornered Moon I Cover the Waterfront and The Smiling Lieutenant.
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Claudette Colbert
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Columbia
Palace Theatre
Gable
Norma Shearer
Miss Colbert
Allred Hunter Lead in Race for Governor
In the runoff totals, Allred and Hunter seem assured of reelection. Various state posts show close races across the ticket with runoffs likely in several districts and counties including San Angelo and Brownwood. Gillespie County turnout was low with results showing Fisher, Connally, and Bailey leaders among US Senate contenders.
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Charley Lockhart
J. BE. McDonald
Lon A. Smith
John. Pundt
Dallas
Hale S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
Supreme Court
John M. Sharp
Waxahachie
Charles L. South
Coleman
Carl Runge
San Angelo
Runge
South
Penrose Metcalfe
Davis
Brownwood
Metcalfe
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Gillespie County
United States
Guy B. Fisher
Tom Connally
Jos. W. Bailey, Jr
Edward K. Russell
Clint Small
Tom F. Hunter
Edgar Witt
Co. C. McDonald
Maury Hughes
James V. Allred
J. P. Rogers
R. M. Johnson
John Hornsby
Walter F. Woodus
Ben F. Berkeley
Joe Moore
Walter Woodward
William McCraw
Clyde E. Smith
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
J. J. Jack Patterson
George H. Sheppard
Manley H. Clary
Dolph T. Tillison
Kay Griffin
George B. Terrell
Dennis B. Waller
K. Terrell
Fred W. Davis
The
General Land Office
Walter E. Jones
H. Walker
James L. McNess
H. O. Johnson
John Pundt
W. Gregory Hatcher
H. S. Lattimore
James W. McClendon
John H. Sharp
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
Chief Justice Court of Civil Appeals
Fourth Supreme Judicial District of Texas
John H. Bickett Jr
E. P. Lipscomb
Assocate Justice Court of Civil Appeals
4Th Supreme Judicial District of Texas
Edward W. Smith
United States Congress
E. E
Pat) Murphy
Culberson Denil
E. M. Davis
Penrose B. Metcalfe
Alfred Petsch
Lawrence L. Bruhe
Man Falls Into Cotton Cleaner at Center Gin
Hayden H. Debosak was badly injured Saturday night near Sodville at the Center gin when he fell into a cotton cleaner. The Cage ambulance rushed him to Taft Hospital with severe lacerations on both legs.
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Taft
Tex
Hayden H. Debosak
Sodville
Ean
Debosak
Taft Hospital
Welgehausen Family Spends Weekend in Fredericksburg
Mrs. August Welgehausen Miss Paula and Mr Kur t Wel gehausen of Houston spent the week end in Fredericksburg for a brief visit.
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August Welgehausen
Paula
Kurt Welgehausen
Houston
Fredericksburg
Mountain Lion slain in Dimmit County by .22 rifle
Dan Pluenneke, predatory animal trapper in Dimmit County, killed a mountain lion with a .22 rifle on the Chupa dero Ranch. He tracked the big cat after panther tracks led to brush, aiming four inches below the ears to finish the animal. The skull and skin were prepared for the Biological Survey collection in Washington.
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Dan Pluenneke
Dimmit County
Chupadero
Federal Biological Survey
Pluenneke
Siesta
Stevens
Washington
Pearsall
J. S. Wall
Texas
Elgin Wahrmund Fractures Forearm Cranking Car
Elgin Wahrmund fractured the bones of his forearm while attempting to crank a car. The injury occurred during a routine start attempt and required medical attention.
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Elgin Wahrmund
Repeal Brings In Much Taxes
Washington reports show six months after repeal, liquors and beer taxes raised the treasury by 258 911 332 for the year ended June 30. Internal Revenue figures indicate increases across categories. Commissioner Helvering denies wide scale cotton processing tax evasion and notes the tax yielded 144 767 232, higher than the 128 million estimate.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Offers Mimeo Supplies
Fredericksburg Publishing Co invites readers to compare prices on Mimeo graph paper stencils and mimeograph ink before purchasing to save money.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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