Rodgers and crew rescued after submarine find
Commander John Rodgers and four crew members of the PN-91 seaplane were rescued by the submarine K-4 and brought to Pearl Harbor. Rodgers was named assistant chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for courage shown. The crew, exhausted but alive, were hospitalized in Honolulu after the dramatic 10 day disappearance.
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Honolulu
PN-91
Lihu
Kansi
International News Service
Washington
San Francisco
Hawaii
John Rodgers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Wilbur
U. S
MacDonough
Pearl Harbor
Rescue Succeeds After Nine Days Lost at Sea
Commander John Rodgers and four crew members of PB-1 survive nine days adrift in the Pacific. They refuelled by rainwater and distilling sea water aboard a fabric reservoir, refused to abandon their plane, and were found in good condition after a difficult search.
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Honolulu
John Rodgers
P.N.3 No. 1
Pacific
Rodgers
Lirue
Stormy Petrel Not Worried in Coming Probes
Stormy Petrel dismisses U S calls for his scalp as Colonel Nugent heads to San Antonio for an investigation. Petrel spent yesterday at Blue Wing Lake and plans coyote hunting Saturday night in the hills north of the city.
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San Antonio
Washington
Mitchell
Blue Wing Lake
Here
Colonel Nugent
Kill or Bequest: Farm Dispute Ends Tragedy in Harrisburg
Kenneth Baldwin aged 17 killed his father Walter Baldwin when pressured to work in the field after he claimed illness. He then shot himself, ending the incident in Harrisburg Illinois as reported by International News Service.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
III
Kenneth Baldwin
Walter
Col Mitchell Pleased Over News of Crew Safety
Col William Mitchell expressed happiness at reports that the seaplane crew was found safe. He previously charged army and Navy officials with incompetence and commented on Rodgers' promotion, saying the navy cannot afford to lose such men.
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Col. Mitchell
San Antonio
Coalonel
William Mitchell
Army
Navy
Rodgers
Navy salutes survival of PN-91 crew after long search
Secretary Wilbur reported PN-91 and its crew found alive near Nawiliwili, 15 miles from the harbor. Commander Rodgers and five crew members were in good health and en route to Nawiliwili, ending a ten day, high tension search. The discovery relieved Navy officials who knew the crew personally and lifted a cloud over the service.
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United Press
Washington
Wilbur
PN-91
Pacific Coast
United States
Australia
Hawaiin
Navy
Naval Headquarters
San Francisco
Nawiliwili
Rodgers
Hawiliwili
Anderson County 1925 Tax Totals Validated
Taxes for Anderson county for 1925 will amount to 404 926 dollars, per county tax assessor R. R. Sadler, rolls approved and certified to W. D. Thomas, tax collector, by the county commissioners court. Distribution shows state 117 941, county 122 554, road and bridge 97 171, and county schools 63 439. Miss Bettie Hickman returned from Colorado after a two month visit.
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Palestine
Anderson County
R. R. Sadler
W. D. Thomas
County Commissioners Court
W. C. Quick
Berthelson Under Bond On Two Cases
Berthal A Berthelson son of a Mexia family faces two charges in county court wife desertion and aggravated assault. A neighbor filed the assault charge and Mrs Berthelson signed the desertion complaint. Berthelson was placed under 500 bond in each case with trial set for the third Monday in October.
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Groesbeck
Berthal A. Berthelson
Mexia
Berthelson
Berthelsen
Europe
America
French riff drive gains momentum at Alhucemas Bay
International News Service reports the French offensive against the Rif Republic is in full swing with Spanish action at Alhucemas Bay. Captain Lacer of the Spanish forces was heroic in an air attack, being shot down twice and returning to the fight on a third machine.
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Paris
Alhucemas Bay
Lacer
Rear Admiral Rodgers' Son Reported Lost in Alaska Air Crash
Havre de Grace Maryland reports Rear Admiral John Rodgers, retired, lost hope for his son after a brother and a cousin perished in Alaska and California air accidents. A separate local item notes a newborn girl at 5 pm to Mr and Mrs Boyland, tied to the Gad Engine Department.
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International News Service
Havre DE Grace
John Rodgers
Rodgers
Alaska
California
E. Boyland
Boyland
Gad
Pare
Norris Says Fight Begun On Baptists
Fort Worth dispatch reports Rev. J Frank Norris pastor of First Baptist Church declares a battle with the Tarrant County Baptist Association has just begun Delegates from his church say the fight stems from Norris forcing six alleged exponents of evolution from Baylor College He promises to continue removing others from influence in the association
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Fort Worth
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
Tarrant County Baptist Association
Baylor College
Daily Almanac and Weather Notes for Mexia and East Texas
Rain fell in Mexia early Friday morning refreshing the sultry air. Thursday’s high reached 97 and low 75. Forecast calls for showers in the southeast, fair on Saturday. East Texas partly cloudy with local rains tonight and cooler interiors. Also notes local events and a cotton market close around 28.67 to 23.69, plus church and school gatherings.
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Mexia
Josephine Newman
West Texas
East Texas
Grand Jury Probes Limestone County Road Contract Graft
Grand Jury investigation into irregularities in Limestone County road contracts in Precinct 4 Mexia area proceeds after Judge A M Blackmon charges a probe into graft rumors. He directs the panel to uncover corruption and illegal law enforcement practices while court crowds listen.
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Groesbeck
Limestone County
Mexia
A. M. Blackmon
Seventy-seventh District Court
Seventy Seventh District Court
Commissions Court
Judge Blackmon
Court House
County Commissioners’ Court
Blackmon
Grand Jury
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Stormy Petrel
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