Brown's 4-H Club elects officers near Lyons
The Brown's 4-H club at Ray Brown's home in Prairie Chapel near Lyons elected officers for the year on Thursday night. Bernard Schantz was named president Leon Brown vice president Jack Jordan secretary treasurer Francis Lambright news reporter Jim Thomas recreation chairman and Bob Schantz song leader Ray Brown leads the club with twelve enrolled members and plans meetings every two weeks under Lyons agriculture teacher Harley Disque.
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Harley Disque
Lyons
West to Honor Post in Oroville Fence Plan
Oroville California officials plan to preserve the town’s heritage by using the five remaining granite hitching posts as a protective fence around the Mother Orange tree. The tree is famed as the first planted in California and the progenitor of the state’s citrus industry.
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Oroville
Calif
U.P
California
Shaw, Champ of 500 Star in Many Sports
Indianaplis based Wilbur Shaw extends his 500 mile title bid and pursues racing glory. He is an accomplished aviator with a transport pilot license, an avid golfer shooting 74, and a skilled horseman and marksman. Shaw is top money winner at Indianapolis and aims to match Louis Meyer’s three wins.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wilbur Shaw
America
Quiet Birdmen
Shaw
Indiana
Louis Meyer
Alabama sportsmen's club formed to fight game law convictions
An Alabama Sportsmen's club is founded in Montgomery with the stated aim of challenging convictions for game law violations in state courts. The group seeks to organize hunters and lobby for changes in enforcement and penalties within Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.P
Homicides Decline Across Alabama Statewide
Alabama sees 29 fewer homicides in 1939 than 1938 according to the state health department vital statistics bureau report. Statewide trends suggest continuing declines in mortality from homicide across Alabama.
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Ala
Montgomery
U.P
Alabama
State Health Department Vital Statistics Bureau
Hoover warns crime menace may aid war foes in US
Washington May 6 Hoover fears gangster governments seek recruits in the US underworld. He cites crime statistics with one in 26 arrested for serious offenses and a murder or burglary occurring every 21 seconds. He warns a rising crime tide harms American institutions and aids enemies.
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Washington
U.P
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Europe
Undefined quote fragment as source item
A fragment describes a dangerous figure described as a murderer or pirate posing as a savior, claimed to speak minimally fluent in the language of the country. The passage hints at distrust of a self-proclaimed leader with dangerous credentials.
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Dinary
Indian Girl Pens Weekly Column for Toppenish Paper
Nancy Wak Wak an 18 year old American Indian girl reports weekly for the Toppenish Review in Washington. Her writing pleases both Native readers and white readers of the paper as she hopes to one day publish a biography of her great grandfather Chief Kamiakin who led Indian wars from 1855 to 1858.
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Toppenish
Wash. U.P
United States
Nancy Wak Wak
Toppenish Review
Kamiakin
Mor ric Morris Seeks City Post After Tied Vote
In Salisbury Maryland John E F Morris tied 606 606 in the Democratic primary for city committee. Officials planned a recount and possible run off as Morris noted he lost by a single vote last year.
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Salisbury
U.P
John EF. Morris
Morris
Democratic Nominati
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