Big Bend Frontier: Last Frontier Explored Amid Feud and Wild Ride
In Big Bend country Texas a rugged frontier tale unfolds with a renewed feud between ranchers and Mexican bandit Candalario Baeza. Art Hannold and John Rollins were lured across the border, held briefly, then freed, as U. S. troops pull back from Marfa. Texans, Rangers and peace officers brace for further border clashes as roads wind through Chisos mountains and the Pecos and Rio Grande valleys.
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Big Bend
New England
West
Texas
Rio Grande
Candalario Baeza
Art Hannold
John Rolline
Candalaria
Marfa
Candalario
Hannold
Rollins
Uncle Sam
Texas Rangers
el Paso
Mexico
San Antonio
Uvalde
Garner
Pecos River
Pecos
del Rio
Chisos Mountains
Belgium
Brewster County
Glass in New York cars now required after 1946
A survey on four New Jersey trunk highways shows 89 per cent of fatalities occurred at night, prompting new safety measures. The report notes non shatterable glass will be standard in wind shields and windows of all passenger cars sold in New York after January 1, 1946.
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New York
New Jersey
Road Test Shows Alcohol Fuel Less Efficient Than Gasoline
The American Automobile Association conducted a road test of a fuel blend containing 10 percent alcohol. The study found the blend to be nearly five percent less efficient than regular gasoline.
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American Automobile Association
Abduction Survivor Factor Barely Reveals Ransom Details
John Factor, sought by Britain for a 7 million dollar swindle, recounted his kidnapping near Chicago. He described captors demanding 500 thousand dollars and threatened with guns and seras. Blindfolded, he was kept in a bedbug-filled basement then a farmhouse before release.
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Factor
England
Cortesi
Gerard
River Forest
la Grange
John Factor
Chicago
Gilbert
William Blaul
Jerome
Jacob Arbey
Engineer William Stout Aims Rail Car Reaching 90 MPH
William Stout, noted Detroit auto and aviation engineer, designs a streamlined rail car capable of 90 miles per hour. The project highlights his transition from automotive to high speed rail engineering and showcases advancing transport tech.
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William Stout
Detroit Auto and Aviation
Gulf-tube
Gulf Station
Submarine of James I Era Proves Curiosity Only
A crude English submarine built over 300 years ago under James I was powered by cars and yielded little value beyond curiosity, recording a rare early experiment in underwater propulsion.
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England
James 5
Campers Elect Special Leaders At Uwharrie Camp
Thirteen campers were chosen to fill leadership posts during Campers Day at Camp Uwharrie. Elected were John Alexander as camp director and Robert Wheat as assistant director, with others named for waterfront aviation and tool roles. An overnight Scouts hike to Wilderness Camp followed the election. A ball game pitted leaders against campers, ending 12 to 1. Also noted: 545550 miles were flown on Canadian air mail routes in 1932.
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Camp Uwharrie
John Alexander
Robert Wheat
Fred Cox
Max Crawford
Jack Abels
John Busby
Freddie Taylor
Lawson Ingram
Harrison Winslow
Robert Sheloff
Ryan Neely
Harold Bass
Jack Sappenfield
Lloyd Hall
Carl Jones
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United States
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Spencer Tracy
Doris Kenyon
Fat
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Rialto
Joe Him
Beacon
Sylite
Theodore
Jennie Gerrardt
42Nd Street
Ruby Keeler
Warner Baxter
Broadhurst
Salem Street
Thomasville
Bie
Phiday Gloria Swanson
Saterday
Bob Custer
Clancy of
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John Collier
Ft. Wingate
N. M
Bereware
Haht
Chee Dodge
Collier
Charles Collier
Indianapolis
Lenore Harper
Piclot
Hazel Frink
Lydia E
America
Ameri
Can Automobile Association
NS CO
Gulf
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