Bonus Army Marches on Capital in National Demonstration
Washington June 17 The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched through Pennsylvania Avenue to demand immediate payments of soldiers' certificates. About 6000 veterans and up to 100000 spectators joined a twilight to night procession with police and crowds along the route.
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Washington
Bonus
Pennsylvania Avenue
A. BE. F
Willard Hotel
Pelham D. Glassford
White House
Executive Mansion
Glassford
Herbert B. Crosby
Congress
Glass
New Jersey
Anacostia
Justice Departments
Tragedy Near Moulton as 22-Year-Old killed by Train
George Kresta, 22, was fatally struck by a southbound freight train Thursday afternoon near Moulton Texas while walking with Frank Rose. Rose gave warning. Kresta died instantly. Burial followed Friday at Moulton Public Cemetery with Rev. A H Falkenberg officiating. He left a widow, parents, seven sisters, and three brothers.
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Moulton
Tex
George Kresta
Kresta
Frank Rose
Rose
Moulton Public Cemetery
A. H. Falkenberg
Lutheran Church
Perryton Missing Children Hunt Ends for Funeral Day
A wide search for J M Cone's two young children halted during funeral services in Perryton Texas where authorities weighed suicide versus foul play. W J Pottorff and Sheriff Talley offered opposing views on the death and the fate of the children as investigators pursued new leads and soil samples across regional waterways.
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Perryton
Tex
J. M. Cone
Cone
W. J. Pottorff
Bureau of Identification and Investigation
J. S. ‘Alley
Ochiltree County
Pottorff
Talley
Cones
Wolf Creek
Beaver River
Canadian River
Palo Duro Canyon
Witt Will Run for Re election
Edgar E. Witt of Waco announces he will seek re election as Lieutenant Governor rather than run for governor. He outlines a program to cut government costs reduce taxes by expense cutting and a constitutional homestead tax exemption, and to avoid new taxes with a two year legislative session. The piece also contains a unrelated anecdote about a play teacher and a blindfolded child asking for a cigarette.
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Austin
Texas
Edgar E. Witt
Waco
Tornado Strikes Wichita Falls Causing Property Damage
A twister and gale force winds hit Wichita Falls Texas on June 5 with heavy rain. Windows shattered in the business district and a boy was hurled through a department store plate glass window but escaped serious injury. Houses were blown from foundations and signboards uprooted across a 60 mile radius.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Education and Letters in Mose's Interview
A prospective employer asks Moses if he has any education and can write his name. Mose replies yes but cannot write his name, and the employer notes that he always dictates it. The exchange highlights literacy gaps in the scene.
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Moses
Mose
Vickery Girl Dies After Gasoline Burns During Chores
Clara Dell Holmes a 17 year old high school junior at Vickery Dallas County Texas died after a pan of gasoline ignited while she cleaned clothes at her home. She ran with the pan to the yard but the screen door was latched and flames scattered over her. She died at 3 10 p m in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Clara Dell Holmes
Vickery
Dallas County
Miss Holmes
Sterling Bros Promotes Cool Suits and Shirts for Less
Readers are urged to shop Sterling Bros for cool suits trousers and shirts priced lower this season. This ad suggests cooling fabrics and affordable options to beat the heat with stylish attire.
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Sterling Bros
Collie dogs hailed as heroes for saving teacher in fire
In Bigwood Ontario on June 3 two collie dogs were praised for saving 22 year old teacher Loretta Page after a fire claimed three pupils, daughters of Ernest Ganther, at their home. The dogs dragged her from a flaming upper window, rolled her on the ground and pawed out the flames despite her injuries.
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Bigwood
Ont
Loretta Page
Ernest Ganther
Page
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Riley Grain Co
Andy
Washburn Crosby
Pillsbury Family Circle
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