Fugitives Steal Texas Highway Patrol Car in Bi g Chase
Texas fugitives linked to the Eastham prison farm break eluded officers Friday night after stealing a Texas highway patrol car and fleeing toward Arkansas. Police report Willie Allen, 24, Groveton, was kidnapped and left near Melrose. Charles Chapman, Roy Traxler, Walter Belton, and Fred Tindal are identified as the four on the loose, with Chapman believed headed toward Southwestern Arkansas and Traxler previously tracked in Arkansas.
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Huntsville
Texan
Eastham
Nacogdoches
Willie Allen
Groveton
Thay
Allen
Melrose
Brand
Charlie Chapman
Roy
Pete) Traxler
Walter Belton
Fort Worth
Fred Tindal
Jasper County
Howell Dunlap
Marty Domengue
Trinity
J. C.dunlap
As Ranch
Little Rock
Gray Albright
Charles Chapman
Texas
Arkansas
Chapman
Arkansaa
Southwest
Florida
15 Loans Made by Hope Institution
The Hope Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hope reports a six month period ending June 30 1537 with 15 loans totaling 16700 dollars six for new homes. Dividends are paid at 6 percent per year. Investor demand is shown by 8851 dollars raised via securities sales. First liens on real estate back mortgage loans and shares insured up to 5000 dollars per investor by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The association is among 286 Little Rock bank members filling a local need for safe profitable investments and funds for home purchase and construction.
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Hope Federal Savings & Loan Association, of
Hope
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Little Rock
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Little Rock Bank
Exposé of a Tailoring Swindle Targets Workers
Fred Healy, a utility worker, encounters Grayson from the Co operative Tailoring Company selling a club that promises a free suit through weekly payments. The scheme recruits about 200 potential members, signs them up, then Grayson disappears. Fred continues paying after realizing no free suit exists, uncovering that many were solicited as organizing agents and promises were not in the contract.
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Yello
Buddy
Fred
Grayson
Co-operative Tailoring Company
Agin
Hand
Gray
Heat Health Tips From Dr Fraser Amid Heat Wave
CHICAGO Dr Robert A Fraser chief medical director of New York Life Insurance issues ten hot weather health hints. He urges rest hats loose clothing tepid baths and moderation in eating and drinking to lessen heat stress. He notes children struggle with rules five and six while adults often ignore several precautions.
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Fraser
Praser
Baby No 2 Adopted by James J Walker
CHICAGO IL Ane week old boy with three dark hairs was adopted Friday by former Mayor James J Walker of New York and Mrs Walker, the former Betty Compton. The boy, chosen as a companion to Mary Ann, 27 months, whom they adopted in April 1936, has blue eyes and weighs eight pounds. He will stay at the home for several weeks before moving to Log Island. The boy will be named James Jahn 11.
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Chicago
James J. Walker
New York
Hope for Earhart and Noonan Fades
Major search efforts for Amelia Earhart and Fredrick J. Noonan over the Phoenix Islands waned after eight days without a trace. Navy planes, including 62 aircraft from the carrier Lexington, were to join the hunt, while critics in Congress questioned the search's value and funding amid wartime demands.
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Phoenix Islands
Amelia Earhart
Fredrick J. Noonan
Lexington
Hawaii
Miss Earhart
Pavy
House of Representatives
Washington
Rep
Collins
D-Miss
America
Ths
Honolulu
Navy
Scott
D-Calif
Pacific
Vudelis
Dem
Bank Robbers Elude Officers at Weiner
ARRISBURG Ark sheriff J B Dubard and state police, in a Friday night pursuit, pressed two masked gunmen who robbed the Bank of Weiner 15 miles northwest of here of 533. Officers found no trace. the suspects may have fled in a car stolen Wednesday night in nearby Jonesboro. Five employees were ordered into a vault. a time lock blocked the safe. Employees escaped the vault about 10 minutes after the robbery and raised the alarm.
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Arrisburg
Ark
J. DB. Dubard
Bank of Weiner
Here
Afbecca
Jonesboro
Noted Fliers Who Survived Near Death Tales of Lost Aviators
A roundup recalls Amelia Earhart and others blamed for dead, then found alive after harrowing ordeals. It spans John Rodgers’s seaplane crew off Honolulu, Verne Harshman, Ruth Elder, Harry Hawker, Kingsford-Smith, Ellsworth, Amundsen, and many more, detailing rescues, close calls, and long waits. It highlights Arctic, Antarctic, and wilderness rescues, plus balloonists and mysterious disappearances amid aviation’s bold frontier.
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Tom Horner
NEA
Pacific
Amelia Earshart
Frederick J. Noonan
John Rodgers
U. S.navy
Honolulu
Francisco-Hawaii
Verne Warren Harsh
Langley
Canal Zone
Ruth Elder
Gedred Haldeman
Atlantic
Azores
Laading
Actial Adventurers
Harry Hawker
Grieve
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
British Isles
George V
English
Charles Kingsford- Smith
Western Australia
Kingsford-Smith
Timor Sea
Attorney General Rules on Licenses and Municipal Courts
In Little Rock Attorney General Jack Holt ruled that persons charged with failing to obtain a driver’s license could be tried in municipal courts. He advised Mayor E. Purdy of Hoxie that mayors of second class parties serving as judges had jurisdiction like justices of the peace. Fines from driver’s license cases go to the county where the trial is held.
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Little Rock
Jack Holt
4. E. Purdy
Hoxie
Justices of the Peace
Holt
Fort Worth’s Casa Manana brings Broadway to West Texas
Fort Worth, Texas aims to repeat the Casa Manana magic as the Second Broadway experiment opens with Billy Rose producing a four-seller theme show. The Fronter Fiesta stages scenes from Gone With the Wind and Lost Horizon with a 4000-seat arena, six-gallon hats, and a traveling cast including Paul Whiteman and Harriet Hector.
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Little Napoleon
Billy Rose
Casa Manana
Pioneer Palace
Paul Whitemon
Everett, Marshall
Pat Rooneys
Harriet Hector
Cabin Kids
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Gulf
Fort Worth
Casa Manava
Casa’ Manana
Janet
Garner Prepares to Protect Pecans From Squirrels this Summer
Vice President John N Garner, home in Uvalde Texas, plans to thin a growing squirrel colony to save his pecan crop. He will test new fishing and hunting on summer breaks, keeping a low political profile and avoiding appointments as he enjoys day to day recreation at his home.
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John Garner
Liam E. Keys
Uvalde
Texas
John N. Garner
Ite
Ross Brumfield
Washington
Fatal Auto Truck Collision Near Stuttgart
A fatal automobile truck collision occurred Saturday about twenty miles south of Stuttgart Arkansas. The victim identified as Harry Densmore, 44, a Bayou Meto area farmer, suffered fatal injuries after the crash while en route Friday.
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Stuttgart
Ack
Here
Harry Densmore
Veteran Physician Dies in Balad Knob Ark
Dr. W. A. Clark, 69, longtime Balad Foro resident and physician for 47 years, died Thursday. Funeral services set for 10:30 Friday at the local church, with arrangements pending.
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Bala Knob
Ark
de. W. A. Clark
Balad Foro
Eriday
East Miller Test Is Unsuccessful in Miller County
E H Moore of Oklahoma reported the east offset to the Lenz discovery well on the Dale tract in Miller County 24-15-25 was dry after Schlumberger test. His west offset was dry. Moore ordered casing pulled and abandoned the eastern section at 7,210 feet. Lenz’s 50 barrel per day pumper was at about 4,200 feet. Moore had acquired Lenz’s holdings earlier for $100,000 cash and $900,000 in oil.
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Texarkana
E. H. Moore
Lenz
Dale Tract
Miller County
Moore
I ‘Fron
Oklahoma
Triplets Born to Gypsy Fiddler’s Wife in Budapest
Mrs Lajos Kolompar, wife of a gypsy fiddler, has given birth to triplets in two years. All are thriving.
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Budapest
Lajos Kolompar
Troops Arrive From That Village
Fragmentary OCR notes troops moving from a village amid ongoing conflict. No clear dates or units identified, but reference to deployment and security measures suggests a military operation ongoing in the region. Authorities have not released detailed statements.
Senate clash over court bill sparks heated charges
The Senate debate on the court bill erupts as Senator Wheeler accuses the administration of intolerance and mass prejudice tactics. Senator Minton counters by alleging subterfuge, while Chief Justice Roberts’ views after the wage case are noted. House members consider a two week Washington vacation as the struggle continues.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mn
Hesi
Minton
Supreme Court
Whee
Three Story Fall Injures Denver Boy
Sam Andalgis aged 9 tumbled from a third floor railing at his Denver home, falling from a first floor roof to the ground. Doctors report a dislocated elbow after the accident, while a stray mention of a European toy circulates in the unrelated text.
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Denver
Colo
Sam Andalgis
Cotton futures open and close in New Orleans market
In New Orleans the cotton market opened at 12.38, closed at 12.41, leaving prices quiet with a 12 point net movement. Details on trading activity are incomplete due to fragmented text.
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New Orleans
New del
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
General Nobile
Walter Hinton
Stephen A. Farrell
New York State
Ontario
Canada
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Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Hermann Koehl
James £. Fitzmaurice
Ireland
Greeley Island
E. J. A. Burke
British Columbia
Burke
Emil Kaeding
Robert Marten
Everett Wasson
Nungesser
Coli
Amazon Jungle
Paul Redfern
Broadway
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Atlanta
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Marshall
Miss Hooter
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