Windstorm Hits Marble Falls Unroofing Mill and Damage
A sudden southwest wind at 4 PM unroofed a textile mill in Marble Falls causing 20 000 to 30 000 dollars in damage. The facility owned by Certified Laboratories with machinery intended for hospital supplies was set to begin Sept. 1. Ellison's grocery unroofed, houses damaged, Ruth Hearnatz home hit, a tree uprooted. Rain and hail accompanied the storm.
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Marble Falls
Tex
Emery, Peck & Rockwood
Ellison
Ruth Hearnatz
Record Westward Atlantic Flights by Dirigibles
The R-100 set a westward Atlantic crossing record from Cardington England to St Hubert Airport in 71 hours 51 minutes. The ZR-3 later renamed the Los Angeles logged 81 hours from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in October 1924. Graf Zeppelin's first crossing took 111 hours 46 minutes in 1928, with a 3 hour flat second crossing in 1929. The R-31 flew Scotland to New York in 108 hours 13 minutes in 1919. Eastward flights include Graf Zeppelin 55 hours 24 minutes from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen in August 1929 and Tokio to Los Angeles 67 hours in September 1929.
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Atlantic Ocean
Cardington
England
St. Hubert
Germany
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Friedrichshafen
Lakehurst
N. J
Lake Hurst
Victim Found in Burned Farmhouse Near Louisville Georgia
Unidentified man found dead in a burned farmhouse near Louisville Georgia after a swamp struggle. Authorities suggest he was taken for a ride, robbed, and killed, with possible gambling game implications. Farmer who investigated the fire discovered the body.
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Louisville
Campaign Opens to Store Cotton in Price Support Plan
Dallas August 4 Plans discussed to hold 5,000,000 bales of cotton until price reaches 20 cents a pound by December 1. Fred W. Davis and I B Alford of the State Department of Agriculture assisted, M H Wolfe said the emergency contract aims to save the current situation. Officers and directors were re-elected: O P Norman Kaufman Metcalfe, W B Yeary, T W Davidson, Fred W. Davis, Joe Buie, C D Peavey, W S Kirby.
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Dallas
Tex
Farmers’ Marketing Association of America, Inc
Fred W. Davis
I. B Alford
State Department of Agriculture
M. H. Wolfe
O. P. Norman
Kaufman
Charles B. Metcalfe
San Angelo
W. B. Yeary
T. W. Davidson
Marshall
Austin
Joe Buie
Hillsboro
C D. Peavey
Reinhart
W S. Kirby
Butte Majority Now Indicated In Texas Primary
Dallas August 4 E D Toothman Republican State headquarters reports July primary returns indicate Dr George W Butte of Austin would be party nominee for Governor without a run off Incomplete returns show Dr Butte leading Hugh E Exum of Amarillo Capt J F Lucey of Dallas a Hoover ally prepared a review of the administrations accomplishments for an address before the State executive committee at its meeting in Brownsville Creager national committeeman invited Lucey to discuss the administration with party leaders He recently returned from White House conferences County convention reports endorse Hoover Administration Committeeman Creager and Eugene Nolte State chairman remained referenced in the piece
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Dallas
Tex
E. D Toothman
Republican
George W. Butte
Austin
Butte
Hugh E. Exum
Amarillo
J. F. Lucey
Hoover
State Executive Committee
Brownsville
R. B. Creager
Captain Lucey
White House
Tubhman
Creager
Eugene Nolte
Two Brothers Die in Lightning Strike Near Lufkin
In a rainstorm 20 miles east of Lufkin Texas Bud Snowden aged 29 and Barto Snowden aged 17 were killed by a bolt of lightning while seeking shelter under a shed on the Weeks place along the Jim Hogg Highway.
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Lufkin
Tex
Bud Snowden
Barto Snowden
Here
Jim Hogg
World Sheep Supply Forecast to Shrink
Washington August 6. The department of agriculture forecast a considerable reduction in the number of sheep in the United States and abroad over the next two or three years. The forecast said the decline would improve the sheep and wool industries.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Grass Fire Warning Issued by Texas Fire Commissioner
Austin says Fire Insurance Commissioner J W DeWeese issued a warning on August 1 about grass fires. He cited highly inflammable parched grass from a long dry spell and warned Texans to avoid starting fires or discarding cigarettes matches or ashes into grass to prevent costly losses.
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Austin
Tex
J. W DeWeese
DeWeese
Texas
Electric worm catcher works in Milwaukee suburb
Fire Chief Adolph Schuster of Lake, Milwaukee suburb, announced a wire powered worm catcher for fishermen. He demonstrated by sticking a rod into the ground and hooking two wires from an electric light socket, claiming worms appeared in ten minutes. He proposed sprinkling ground with water to coax quicker emergence.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Adolph Schuster
Lake
Schuster
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Piggly
Wisconsin
Collee
Maxwell House
J. M. Bratton
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Pillsbury Best
Crown
Prince Albert
Granger
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Humble Velvet Motor Oils
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Agent Humble Oil and Refining CO
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