Houston man slain by negro at Hotel Salvador in Torreon
Antone Wessendorff of Houston Texas was killed by a hotel employee, Matt Garrett, in the Hotel Salvador restaurant in Torreon Coahuila during a fight with a Mexican. Garrow, also of Houston, was seriously wounded while trying to separate the combatants. Wessendorff’s body will be sent to Houston for burial.
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United Press
Mexico City
Antone Wessendorff
Houston
Tex
Salvador
Torreon
Coahuila
H. W. Garrow
Matt Garrett
Garrow
Wessendorff
Garrett
Harris Garrow
Argentine federation urges rail work for unemployed farmers
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine Federation of Agriculture has asked the government to relieve rural distress by providing railroad work for unemployed farm hands across rural districts.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Federation of Agriculture
B C Stops Headaches and Quiets Nerves
An ad promotes B C a North Carolina druggist discovery offering three minute relief from headaches including neuralgic and sciatic pains. It claims rapid action and safety with no mood change or after effects and encourages purchase at drug stores or soda fountains.
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North Carolina
Mississippi Construction Boom Sets Record High This Year
Mississippi is running up a record year for construction with contemplated work totaling six times the prior year. May contracts rose about 60 percent from April and up from a year ago, while year to date awards near 30 percent higher. Prospective work stands at 13 million dollars versus 5 million last year, mostly for industrial and commercial buildings.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Pilots Express Confidence Before Southern Cross Flight
In Port Manno ck Ireland the Southern Cross prepared for New York as Captain Charles Kingsford Smith declared certainty of success. Navigator Captain J T Saul voiced strong confidence. The crew planned rationed provisions and noted that pilots would be isolated from the cockpit if needed.
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Associated Press
Port Mannock
Irish Free State
Southern Cross
New York Today
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Ireland
J. T. Saul
Kingsford-Smith
Romance Search Ends as Police Take In Two Seventeen-Year-Olds
Chicago dispatch reports police detain Marie Louise Harte and Virginia Du Cote, both 16, after a romance search. The girls said they reside on Prytania Street in New Orleans and await relatives’ contact.
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Chicago
Marie Louise Harte
Virginia du Cote
New Orleans
Prytania Street
Langdon case cites threat to ruin career over marriage
United Press reports in Los Angeles that Walter J. O’Brien sues Langdon for notes totaling 11,500 and $15,000 cash to stop an alienation suit. Benjamin Walton, brother of Langdon’s former wife, testifies O’Brien said he could destroy Langdon’s career by making public Langdon’s relationship with Mrs. O’Brien.
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Los Angeles
Harry Langdon
Walter J. O’brien
Benjamin L. Walton
O’brien
O'Brien
Detroit
Langdon
Mrs. O'Brien
Toledo, Ohio
Boy Scouts Met At School With Eighteen Present
The Boy Scouts of America met at a local school Friday night with 18 scouts present. Camp behind June 2 to July 4 noted. scribe Ernest Brassett recently in sanitarium after truck accident. Troop 28 has 15 boys at camp hoping for games. John Eby listed as contact.
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Ernest Brassett
John Eby
Troop 30 Meeting Led by Alec Winn and Leaders
Last Friday Troop 30 held a meeting led by Alec Winn reciting the Scout Oath. Scoutmaster Lawson asked about plans for camp as Senior Patrol Leader T Michel led the session until about 9 00 pm.
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Alec Winn
Lawson
T. Michel
Scoutmaster's Benediction Ends Meeting Promptly
The group closed with the Scoutmaster's Benediction as members prepared to depart at the designated time.
Scout Meeting Plans Camp Ki Ro Li Attendance
Last Friday night the Troop opened with the Scout Oath led by Carl Davis and collected dues after assembly. John Butler spoke on better scouting while Wallace Woods led games. About eighteen members plan to attend Camp Ki Ro Li with Rip Tullos and Lavelle Calhoun in charge. The meeting ended with a baseball outing and games at the diamond followed by a Coca Cola race won by Jack Peasley and Lavelle Calhoun.
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Bobby Mulhern
Mr. Pickett
Carl Davis
John Butler
Wallace Woods
R. C. Justice
Lester Hammonds
Rip” Tullos
Lavelle Calhoun
Jack Peasley
Clifton Furlow
Scribe
Will Employ 2,000 Men in Work on Revetments
Government revetment fleets mobilized in four units for Mississippi river improvements have started in the Memphis river district. Major H. V. Pittman supervises the third field area. About 2,000 laborers will be employed to repair mats and establish new bank protection.
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Tunica
Miss
Memphis River District
H. V. Pittman
Mississippi
Clue to Queens killer narrows in mid June police hunt
Police identify a likely suspect described as white, about 40, five seven? five feet six inches, 125 pounds with Polish or Jewish accent. Handwriting experts link a letter to Margalo Gilmore actress and daughter of Frank Gilmore. A missing secret service agent from Sheepshead Bay is a focus in tracing the maniac’s identity.
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New York
Queens
Secret Service
Shepshead Bay
Catherine May
Margalo Gilmore
Theatre Guild
Frank Gilmore
Actors’ Equity
Miss Gilmore
Cow Island Route Described From North District to Knowton
A historical note outlines a route along Cow Island in the northern portion of the district leading to Knowton's landing in the south, indicating a land or water crossing between local landmarks.
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Cow Island
Knowton
Joe Crowley's Paint Store Ad for Rent Electric Waxer
Local ad announces rental of an electric waxer and vacuum cleaner from Joe Crowley's Paint Store. The shop also offers picture framing services and related paint supplies.
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Joe Crowley
First Death Attributed To Heat In Southland
Atlanta reports the first heat related fatality as a heat wave bakes the region with record highs across Alabama Georgia and Florida. Pilots in one piece bathing suits described the air as oven like while cities such as Columbus Macon Atlanta and Apalachicola posted near or over 100 degrees.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Air Mail
South
Johnny Kytle
Dick Merrill
Charlotte
N. C
Alabama
Columbus
Macon
Peter Andrews
Florida
Apalachicola
Fla
Atlanta Weather Bureau
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Felix the Cat
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Gotton
Walloy
BOY Scouts OF America
Cahn
John Martin
Trubyte
NBC Network
Len Joy
Grantland Rice
NBC
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Monroe, la
Dodge
Old Kentucky
Monroe Auto & Supply CO
Southland
Kytle
A. J. Emerson
Bernhardt
Carter
BUICK
Schafer
General Electric
St. John Electric Co
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