Floods Devastate Texas Rail Lines and Farmlands
A severe flood from southwest Texas caused at least 21 deaths with 14 missing and about 1 million dollars in damage. A band between San Antonio and Austin received two days of heavy rains, washing out roads and injuring cattle. Plum Creek swept away homes, drowning people, and a Missouri Pacific freight train suffered a fatal accident near Kyle.
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Tex
Texas
Austin
Plum Creek
Missouri-Pacific
Kyle
Willis Ellison
Gonzales County
Two Closed Banks Paying Dividend
Gur P Hood state bank commissioner announced depositors of two defunct Beaufort banks receive more than 32 000 in dividends. The Bank of Beaufort 59 depositors get 19 258 74 as 10 percent of amounts due.
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Raleigh
Gur P. Hood
State Bank Commoner
Beaubanks
Bank of Beaufort
Beaufort Banking Liquidation Distributes Fifty Percent
Hood announced the 1931 tied money is being paid out to creditors of Beaufort Banking and Trust company. A total of 988 depositors and creditors receive 18 510 82 dollars as ten percent of their funds. The Bank of Beaufort has paid twenty five percent and the other institution fifty percent including the current distribution.
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Hood
Beaufort Banking and Trust Company
Bank of Beaufort
Anson County Names New Schools Superintendent
J. O. Boman of Newbern, regional NYA director, was appointed superintendent of Anson County schools yesterday in Wadesboro.
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ANSON
Wadesboro
Newbern
NYA
Anson County
West Point Appointee Enters Academy From Morganton
Harry L. Wilson Jr. has entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point N Y. He was appointed by Senator Robert Reynolds and hails from Morganton.
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West Point Morganton
Harry L. Wilson, Jr
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Robert R. Reynolds
Forewarned Was Forearmed in Chicago Twins Surprise Household
William Galaudec received his veteran’s bonus and bought a larger home. Yesterday he learned his wife had their third consecutive set of twins, both girls. Before the babies arrived, Mrs. Galaudec, 32, had five other children one by one.
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Chicago
William Galaudeec
Mazuma the cow recovers after veterinary operation
Hoarding Chatham reports Mazuma owned by William Brann recovering after surgery for stomach trouble. Dr F D B Smith extracted two nails a wire piece iron washers solder stones and two coins.
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Chatham
N. Y
William Brann
F. D. B. Smith
Postal Receipts in High Point Rise Versus 1935
High Point post office reported higher fiscal year receipts ending yesterday by 16156.83 compared to the 1934 35 year. Total yearly revenue reached 213614.71 versus 197457.88 last year with June and quarterly gains noted in the figures released today.
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High Point
Boy Bitten by Dog While Catching Unlicensed Pet
Millville, July 2. Sam Pettit, the town dog catcher, was nursing a bruised arch after taking a small boy's unlicensed dog into custody. Pettit was bitten by the dog's owner during the incident.
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Millville
N. J
Sam Pettit
Miniature Paintings Named From Latin Red Lead
The term miniature comes from the Latin minium meaning red lead used in painting. Paintings of all sizes were once called miniatures due to this pigment origin.
French angel fish Lifespan in Captivity Shortens to One Month
A noted French angel fish, famed for its beauty, is reported to survive only about a month when kept in captivity. The finding highlights challenges in aquarium care for this deep sea species.
Local Man Detained After Nude Calisthenics in Yard
Old Settler Aurora reports Mr and Mrs John M Rayer object to Donald Oswald in their yard. They claim he moved in set up a tent and the next day performed nude calisthenics. Police relocate Oswald to the city jail.
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Aurora
John M. Rayer
Donald Oswald
Oswald
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