Teacher Drowns Saving Boy At Bosque River Picnic
J Bates McKinney a 35 year old Sunday school teacher died saving 13 year old Wilbur Moser at the Blue Hole Bosque River nine miles north of Waco Texas The boy's body remained missing at press time McKinney's body was recovered and pronounced dead after unsuccessful resuscitation efforts A deadly drowning pattern has plagued the area during similar picnics.
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Waco
Texas
J. Bates McKinney
Blue Hole
Bosque Rover
McKinney
Wilbur Moser
Flagler Street legends and the lamp post tale illuminate Miami
A colorful Miami reminiscence recounts Flagler Street as a premier trading frontage. The piece recalls a scene where a heavily intoxicated man clung to the lone lamp post, shouting at a police officer and insisting a woman is upstairs in her home.
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Flagler
Miami
Fla
Florida
One Year to Live shown at National Theatre
The film “One Year to Live” features Antonio Meeno as a dashing young American captain in Paris. It will be shown at the National Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, June 9 and 10.
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Antonio Meeno
National Theatre
Wemy
Paris
Moreno
Sam
Perlin police adopt new flexible steel armor
Chicago policemen and prosecuting attorneys could make good use of the light flexible steel plate armor now worn by Perlin police. The move suggests broader adoption of protective gear amid rising safety concerns for officers.
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Chicago
Perlin
April Ward Costs in Texas State Institutions
The State Board of Control reports April costs for Texas eighteenth state institutions totaling 274 219 with an average per capita cost of 23 30. Inmates numbered 13 410 with 11 769 present. Construction and repair spending reached 90 996. The Carlsbad tuberculosis sanatorium led per capita costs at 54 79, followed by the Austin School for the Blind at 51 84 and the Gainesville Girls Training School at 46 47.
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Austin
Texas
State Board of ‘Control
Carlsbad
School For the
Girls’ Training School
Gainesville
Dancing Mothers at National Theatre This Week
The drama centers on a devoted mother and her wayward daughter both returning late, as the girl flirts with a disreputable bachelor at a night club. The plot follows the fallout and choices facing the mother and daughter in the Paramount presentation.
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Paramount Picture
National Theatre
Persia Plans Mosques Replica at Philadelphia Exposition
Persia will build a replica of a famed mosque for the Sesqui Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. The fair runs from June 1 to December 1 and will showcase international architecture.
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Persia
Philadelphia
Local Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses
D. H. Williams weds Hazel Brock, John L. McCombs weds Mary Lou Burgess, and Jack R. Haruff weds Ola Ethel McKee as applications for marriage licenses are filed in the county clerk’s office.
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Brock
John L. McCombs
Mary Lou Burgess
Jack R. Haruff
Ola Ethel McKee
Green scientists claim nature colors plants to calm nerves
The piece argues nature makes trees and grass green to soothe the nerves and jokes that giving someone money will calm him when angry. It presents a light, humorous take on color and emotion without specific events or sources.
How I Improved My Kitchen by Mrs Ella Martin
Mrs Ella Martin of the Mount Pleasant Club won first prize in a kitchen improvement contest directed by Miss Norfleet Grimes. She describes building a built in cabinet with sink, piping water from a porch barrel, repainting ceilings, adding windows, wallpaper, baseboards, and floor covering, relocating the stove, creating a pantry and ironing area, crafting an ironing board case, and decorating with curtains and fixtures to transform her kitchen into a bright, functional space cherished by family.
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Ella Martin
Mount Pleasant
Young County
Norfleet Grimes
Mount Pleasant Club
Martin
Grimes
Richard Dix Stars in Lets Get Married at National Theatre
A Mile a Minute Mind in a Mile an Hour Bus describes Richard Dix in Lets Get Married coming to the National Theatre on Friday and Saturday June 11 12. The tale centers on a high powered car taken from him by his father and a stubborn choice to keep the old electric coupe.
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Richard Dix
Paramount
National Theatre
Richard
Life's Mirror Reflections by Paine Poem
A reflective verse urges living to give to others. It imagines small acts of kindness a talking doll or woolen socks, a friendly smile, and urges sharing the best of oneself with the world.
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Paine
City Hall in Philadelphia Shines for Sesqui-Centennial Exposition
The Philadelphia City Hall, crowned by the William Penn statue, is lit nightly as part of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition preparations. The event runs from June 1 to December 1 with elaborate decorations planned citywide.
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City Hall
Philadelphia
William Penn
Greenhorn farmer finds gold in Florida Everglades soil
Floyd Johnson, a Roanoke Alabama farmer, moves to Fort Pierce Florida in 1925 and quickly thrives on 31½ acres of Everglades soil. He describes easy, continuous cropping from December to May with strong local demand and profitable wholesale prices for potatoes, cabbage, spinach, cauliflower, lettuce, and other produce.
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Dusty Joe
Floyd Johnson
Roanoke
Ala
Floyd
Fort Pierce
Florida
Everglades
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
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