Unclear town records reveal oddities in county clerk cases
A fragmentary report shows Arthur Randol, county clerk aide, recalling unusual demands over marriage licenses. The piece mentions Gene Baker and a dramatic Dallas trip, plus a set of unrelated names, a Port Aransas fishing weekend, and a seven pound fish catch by Tookie Finch.
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Tt Tool
Tookie Finch
Delas Finch
District Attorney's Office
Port Aransas Est
Tookie
Dee
Delos
Wright Riley in House ton and racing lore remind 1930s fans
The clipping recalls Wright Riley in Houston and Alamo Downs bets, noting Kentucky Derby records, mutuel totals, and a 1938 high payout. It mentions Fruett Nance of Hallettsville winning the first one cent Fort Dearborn stamp request, plus local quirks about Spot the dog, St Mary’s horticulture, and a Mount Bonnell settlement note.
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Alamo Downs
Kentucky
Fruett B. Nante
Hallettsville
Fort Dearborn
Nance
Mother of Burglar Fails to Collect
DENVER April 6 The mother of a youth killed by a gin wrap during a burglary attempt at a Denver plant was awarded $5000 but the jury found Hertha Redford not entitled to compensation for her son Edward Biddle 21. Albert A. Whiteley and Robert Whiteley, who testified about confronting burglars, were due sentences. they had been found not guilty on a related criminal charge.
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Denver
INS
Denvey
Hertha Redford
Edward ¥. Biddle
Albert A. Whiteley
Robert Whiteley
Biddie
Hoover Arrives in New York for Finance Meeting
Hoover arrived in New York to attend a meeting of the insurance company, following a prior session in the city last week. The event centers on discussions related to the company’s operations and strategies.
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Hoover
New York
Lle Insiance Company
Extradition Sought for Murder Suspect Neal Glass
Federal roundup targets 507 inmates as Neal Glass agrees to waive extradition to Kansas City for the September 6 killing of Sam Jay. Sheriff’s office confirms Kansas requests and awaits DOJ fingerprint reports to pursue additional arrests. Transients held in courthouse basement under guard while fingerprints are processed.
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New Glass
Bert Mack
Hegro
Kansas City
Kay
Ins
Federal
Transleak Bureau
Bexar County
Lawton
Charles Shodls
Chartres Leukenwitz
Department of Justice
Joose
Paity
R. W. Stangenbeck
Eaumy
Military Yard
Wazitington
Missing citrus grower found in canal near Edinburg
A citrus grower named W. A. Lucas who had been missing since Wednesday was found dead yesterday in a canal about 300 yards from his home. Three boys, TJ, Vernon Wa ininton, and J.T. Kelley, swimming nearby, discovered the body wedged in the mouth of a Yphon and weighted with a cultivator wheel, with canal water entering the vessel.
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Edinburg
W. A. Lucas
Tn & Canal
Vernon Wa Ininton
J.T. Kelley
Pardon Denied For War Ren K Billings And Mooney
In Sacramento on April the prison parole board denied the automatic pardon applications for War ren K Billings and Thomas J Mooney, convicted with Billings in the San Francisco Parade bombing case. The only remark from Billings was the terse denial that the application and interview were dented, as officials explained names appear on print lists after minimum terms.
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Sacramento
Calif
Warren K. Billings
Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
AMG
Fillings
Munney
Tfe
Senator LaFollette proposes surtax hike on income tax
Washington April 6 Senator La Follette Wisconsin Progressive proposes an amendment to raise the normal levy from 4 to 6 percent and advance the surtax brackets after disclosures from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The plan would lift surtax on incomes to as high as 59 percent for those earning over a million dollars.
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Washington
D. C
LaFoliette
Prograye Five
Wisconsin
Securities and Exchange
Man Attacks Beverly Hills Actress in Home Invasion
The 30 year old actress Miss Leonard was found insensible and bound in a closet after two men entered her Beverly Hills home on a Monday. Her brother later found her nearly suffocated and she reported being tied and gagged. Police tracked suspects with help from her husband.
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Bevers Hitls
Cailf
Barsbara Leonard
Tlm
Dack Leonard
Leonard
Munday
Pallee
Leen
Whitney to Quit as Exchange Head
NEW YORK April Whitney to resign as president of the New York Stock Exchange amid a fierce management probe. Charles R. Gay senior partner of White & Company is favored as successor with Gay likely to inherit a volatile post and long established firm support in Wall Street.
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Whitney
New York
April & Richesard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Charles R. Gay
White- Aprise Wid Company
Wait Street
Mis-trial Declared in Suit for Damages
Jurors in a traffic accident case brought by Daniel Sparks against San Antonio Public Service were mis-tried after Special Judge Marion R. McClanahan declared an eight juror mis-trial upon discovery that one juror had visited the accident scene.
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Daniel Sparks
San Antonio Public Service Company
Marion R. McClanahan
Fitzy-raveth Distriet Court
McGlanahan
Public Works Plan Outlined for U S Recovery Efforts
Washington April 6 The government moves to shift from relief to public works under a $4.1 billion program. Congress approved the conference report by wide margins and the president expects to sign. The plan sets July 1 as the start date with $51 monthly jobs for able bodied workers and reallocates unemployment relief to states.
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Washington, D.C
New Deal
Ste
Congress
Senate
Ploria
Garner
Burns
Admini Istration
Tike Relief Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Ine Fellef
Rexford G. ‘Reeves
Sec
Rotary Tekessant
Christian J. Peoples
Treasury
White House
ICKES
Fekes
Roosevelt
CCC
GCC
HOOD
Works Fund
Lanay
AAA
Teacher Near Eviction Over Pay Fight Sparks Arizona Clash
In Globe Arizona Mrs. Madge Windley Woodley defies a court order as she occupies a schoolhouse. Sheriff’s deputy serves papers while trustees and county attorneys seek removal. Woodley claims she was hired for the year, but the contract expired February 1, and pay denial triggers her stand. The dispute escalates with confrontations between Woodley and Opal Wills Lee and board chairman Sam Haught.
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GLOBE
Ariz
Madge Windley
Green Naltey
Green ‘Valley
Toray
Woodley
Fitorls
Ute
County Atlornes
Rowand W. Hi
Hilo Court
Woodley Goan
Fifteen Men Charged in Killing of Sheriff in Gallup
In Gallup New Mexico an coroner jury after Thursday riot charged fifteen men with murder as Sheriff M R Carmichael was killed while trying to disperse a crowd preventing three trespass suspects from being held in a house. An unemployed miner also died and several others were wounded.
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Gallup
N. M. Apell
lAi— Fitteete
Wmndel
Degefe
M. R. Carmichael
Fugitive From Iowa Nabbed Here and Held
A fugitive from Fort Madi prison was arrested Friday night for drunkenness and held for the prison warden. Identified as Albert Smith, 40, of 510 Souty Pecos Street, he waived extradition after confessing prior imprisonment a year ago.
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Fort Madi
Albert Smth
Pecos Street
Vanity Lures Women From Tram Seats
A garbled dispatch notes vanity attracting women from tram seats in Prigie. The tramway company features viewing glasses along the sides to offer riders a better look at faces as they ride, raising concerns about propriety and passenger comfort.
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Pragdx
Insi
Wonen
Prigie
Luck Rabbit Fails as Culbertsons Dominate Bridge Match
New York April 6 11 Fros Heets were far iron y for Le P Ral Sinises lndry in the second week of their 160 rubty bridge match with Culbertsons. They trailed after a day session, Culbertsons winning eight rubbers yesterday afternoon to pull ahead 51 27 in rubbers and 93 510 to 8150 in points. The Simses hope to dent the leaders in the single session this afternoon as the third and final week looms. The rabbit superstition fails and Mr and Mrs Sims suffer a misfortune when a rabbit figure appears in a posed photo yesterday.
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New York
le P. Ral Sinises Lndry
Culbertsons
Dows & Culbertson
Galbertsons
Sims
Gulbertsons Assiin
Qe Culbertsons
Simses
Nobanky
Simson
Sre
Reds Develop Oal Plane In Soviet Effort
Moscow April 6 Russian experts after long experimentation announced the development of an airplane powered over ordinary light automobile engine. The engine is manufactured by the Gory Motor factory and civilian use is expected. The air craft is a two seater plane operating on ordinary sailing.
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Moscow
Gory Motor Factory
Texas House Fails to Muster Quorum in Session
In Austin on April 1, the Texas House could not obtain a working quorum and adjourned until Monday. Senate members voted to adjourn over the weekend while Speaker Coke Stevenson urged members who left to return. The impasse centers on a game at the University of Texas.
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House
Austin
Texas House
Representatives
Momlay
Senate Vestern
Twilare
Evittcen
Coke Stevenson
University of Trvas
Rare eye transplant reported at Columbia Presbyterian
In April at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center a stillborn baby's cornea was transplanted with Premont Clark of Wars Devil aowa as the donor eye. The operation’s success could not be determined for days. Clark, resting comfortably, had previously donated one eye in 1929 and faces limited vision in the other eye due to prior damage.
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New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medital Center
Premont Clark
Warsdevia
Towa
Ramon Casthovinia
Clark
Toma
National Federation
Bof
Nelson ads fund guilty of harboring gang in Reno
A federal court in San Prangisco concluded the harboring trial of Roy K. Prisch and his Reno gang. Judge Walters sentenced several defendants to prison terms and fines after the verdicts, with some co-defendants acquitted.
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San Prangisco
Gargorhiné
George LcBirhy
Norton
Desacrada
Misterious
Roy K. Prisch
Reno
Noy
Aauiker
New York
William Graham
Janes McKay
J. H. McBike
United States
Toon
Frisch
Uey
Walters
Tindsey Danvit
Heny C. O'Tes Hall
Feink Covtiran
Pusetan
Ware
Gieh
Phonnis C. Tobe
Willits
Airen
Vallejo
Calif
Nelson
Trd- Pett Penitentiary
Anthony
Mareno
San Francisco
Curly
Wollans
Oo Lial
Eugene Marct
J. Catiz
Louis Tambini
Sen
Grace
Chicago
Iya
Frankie Fields
Suai Leas
Resignation of Farley Expected Amid Roosevelt Campaign Push
Rumors from Farley intimates claim Postmaster General James A. Farley may resign to focus on President Roosevelt's 1939 re election effort. Disclosed timing remains uncertain as Huey Long continues to attack Farley.
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James A. Fares
Rootevelt
Fare
Tob
Sale
Pariey
Negro Accused in Car Theft Charge
A theft charge was filed against Benjamin Mitchell, a 16 year old Negro, at Justice of the Peace Corrigan's court. The case cites his alleged involvement in four additional thefts from the Mob house era during the past months, according to investigator A J Ganty of Steritt Albert W West Jr.
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Rowe
West Mulberry — Avenue
San Antonio
Benjamin Mitchell
Corrigan
A. J. Ganty
Steritt
Albert W. West Jr
Mub House
Revival to Start Sunday at Firsh Evangelical
Revival to begin Sunday marks a two week pre revival event at Firsh Evangelical. Marketing plans include a daily program and street notices announcing the event in Roy Mey Raylez and Paslay.
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Firsh Evangelical
Maretinge
Roy FO
War Profits Bill Pushed In Congress
Legislation to curb wartime profits advances as subcommittee endorses strong tax measures while debating broader controls. House and Ways and Means consider a separate tax bill. draft troops on foreign soil discussed only to prevent invasion. labor conscription and wartime de commandeering eyed among revisions. The bill aims to limit profiteering and regulate industry and property during hostilities.
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Thneron
Byaggressive
Wisconsin
McSwain
Senate
United States
Germvany
Ginners Halt Fight Over Bankhead Act Provisions
Dallas April report on Texas Cotton Ginners Association efforts to delay enforcement of Bankhead measure amid calls for action. Bond of 14000 required. reinforcements sought to fund enforcement and collect dues. Congressman Richard Kleberg urged ginners to press for fair provisions and pledged legislative support to address perceived unfair terms.
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Dallas
Texas Cotton Gunners
HG. Hakey
Conarese
Eimers
Richard Klehesge
Texas
House Agricultural Committee
Witness Refusal Leads to Contempt Fine in Norrell Threat Case
Fatt Hopford of 410 Cavallos Street was held in contempt by Justice of the Peace Bar Carrigan for refusing to testify in the Carl Norrell case. Norrell, an employee of Nevelow brothers, faced threats charges by Tony Clavik. Hooford fled the complaint, declined to testify, and was warned of further consequences if he did not comply, then fled the scene and failed to pay the $10 fine.
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Fatt Hopford
Cavallos Street
Justice of the Peace Bar
Carrigan
Eace
Carl Norrell
Nevelow Brothers
Tony Clavik
Hooford
Hirstite Corrigan
Army Day Program on NBC and Networks Headlines Saturday Schedule
Special broadcasts color radio schedules Saturday night headlined by the second annual Army day program of the Forty and Eight on NBC network with WOAI at 6:08 PM. Speakers include Crowley, Heller, Sleiner, Lijease, Belegrang, Schulte, and others. Additional features list orchestras, celebrities, and a Sunset parade with multiple stations and networks offering music, comedy, and previews.
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NBC
WOAI
John DB. Crowley
R. Heller
de Chemin de Jor
Frederick Sleiner
Orepau
Scott W. Lijease
Mindrs
Frank M. Belegrang
Methodist Revival to Be Held by Church
A two week revival at the Methodist Church begins Sunday morning and continues daily at 8 a.m. through evening services. The Rev. Ray N. Jahmon, newly appointed pastor, will conduct the sermons with hymn singing by Esther Vetler of Westmoorland College and the Young People's group assisting.
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Ray N. Jahmon
Rumfiler
Esaa—Gels
Herstina Vetler
Westmoorland College
Eyaie
San Antonio
Crairtecais
Fannin
Browdway
Putte Street
Revival Services At Highland Park Baptist Church
Revival services continue at Highland Park Baptist Church as announced by Rev B H Nobles pastor. The revival features Rev L T Eppinett Arkansas evangelist and is scheduled to begin at 7 19 pm with services nightly through the week.
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Highland Pack Baptist Church
B. H. Nobies
Pat Tor
Sting
L. 2
Eppinetty
Arkansas
Hal
Abel Iga
Alate
Utilities in Court on Note Litigation
Foreclosure action in Thirty-seventh District over sour notes totaling 3992.73 dollars. Salycray allegedly fed an appearance to Live Oak Gas of Ties Rivers by United Gas Public Service. Plaintiff says notes originally were to South sn Gas but transferred to United Gas Public Service.
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Salycray
Live Oak Gas Company
Ties Rivers
United Gas Public Service Company
Cobre
South Sn Gas Company
United Gas Public Sence Company
Dickey to Preach at Cresthulme Church Sunday
The Rev. Brooks T Dickey, site superintendent of home missions of the Presbyterian Church of Western Texas, will preach at Cresthulme Presbyterian Church at 11 p.m. Sunday.
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Dickey
Brooks T Dickey
Home Missions of the Presbylersy
Western
Texas
Cresthulme Presby
Lean Church
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