World Population Boom Warns of Levee Plans
Arthur Brisbane notes fateful projections of the world population reaching 10 billion within a decade, urging permanent levee defenses and large reservoirs to divert surplus waters. He cites Prof A E Hos and Col William Rorce- Taomr yon Hat discussions, with focus on irrigation, fertile soil loss, and the need for national action.
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Mississippi
Keaduces
Arkansas
Makeshitta
Wales
William Rorce- Taomryon
Aegert
Gulf
Nora
A. E. Hoss
Wisconsin
Earth
Weather forecast oddities from a garbled page
Fragmented OCR shows a northeast to west weather briefing with cooler tonight and partly cloudy conditions in West Texas. Forecaster notes low temperatures near a few degrees and southeasterly winds.
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Eveler
Yhewers
Ender
Canler
Partton
Rome Weatier
Fiesta Spirit Awakens San Antonio With Colorful Bunting
A warm south wind stirs Fiesta preparations as San Antonio greets the holiday with red and green bunting on every building and street. Carnival stands appear on corners with horns, snakes, dolls, stuffed animals, and a lively array of noise makers filling the city with festive energy.
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San Antonio
Moody Reports Car Theft Confusion In Local Area
A garbled Moody report claims a car was stolen and references Round Rock Kyle and San Marcos as notified. The note then says the vehicle was not stolen and was found nearby, leaving the incident unclear and locally amusing.
Royal Fiesta Opens With King Antonio IX Parade
King Antonio IX arrives at the Southern Pacific depot and attends a royal ball at Alamo Plaza where he will receive the city key. Events include a Bike Rose festival, carnival shows, and a nations parade with fifteen nations, plus a patriotic Alamo pilgrimage and a memorial for a Texas hero.
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Antonio IX
Southern Pacific
Antonio
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Biesta
Tlowera
Kiddies Rally for Rock Springs Storm Victims Aid
A San Antonio effort mobilizes children to aid Texas towns struck by disaster. Mayor John W Tobia endorses forming a Junior Relief Corps with plans to collect funds and items at Mayflower 106. Local youths like Digby Daghave join in fundraising to support families and gravesites affected by the catastrophe.
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Rock Springs
John, W. Tobia
Children of
San Antonio Jnte
Itelief Corps
Floods Devastate Region Along Mississippi and Tributaries
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding across a 250 mile radius of Pine Bluff Arkansas and along the Mississippi from Cairo to New Orleans. Estimates place flooded acreage in the millions with at least 23,000 people displaced in Missouri and surrounding states. Few lives have been lost and rescue efforts continue as rivers swell and communities struggle with inundation.
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Mississippi
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cairo
New Orleans
Red Cros
St. Louis
Columbus
Totelteak
Coolidge Raccoon Egg Roll Appearance At White House
Rebecca the White House raccoon appeared with the First Lady on the South Lawn for Easter Monday, drawing thousands of children and adults. The animal, led by Mrs Coolidge, attracted crowds and required crowd control to clear a path for her stroll.
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Internatlonal News Servine
Washington
Rebecca
White House
Sits
Coolidge
Airs
Po- Hee
Rain and Cooler Weather Predicted by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau forecast showers for tonight in San Antonio and vicinity, with clearing by morning. Temperatures will fall by 10 to 12 degrees, bringing the low to around 1 degree, according to J. H. Tarboo.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
J. H. Tarboo
Weather Bureau
Tutboc
Rotary Club Visitors From Mexico and Monterey
Members of the Rotary Club welcomed guests from Mexico and Monterey including John St. Hill president and Joey Racha, who attended the meeting as visiting dignitaries. The event highlighted cross border Rotary ties and community outreach.
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Mexico
Joey Racha
Monsteres Rotary’ Club
Hrie G. St. Hill
Gist
Aid Re A
Brother of
Monterey
Rotary Etal
Treasure Finder at Woodlawn Lake Finds Hidden Treasure
A May searcher named Mr Mays found a treasure chest near a trestle along Woodlawn Lake after following a published sequence of clues. Francis Corrigan and two other salesmen also searched, but Mays arrived seconds earlier to claim the prize as crowded onlookers watched.
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Treasure Bay
New Braunfels’ Avenue
Sullivan Pittman Park
Cross-Texas
Woodlawn
Little Pice
Uluce
Tees
Mays
Francis Corrigan
Thorman Company
Prancis Corrigan
James Troeper
Frank Woods
Br. Mays
Sullivan Pittman
Woodlawn Lake
Unknown Dead Honored as Desert Cross Monument
In Death Valley California on April 16 a great wooden cross, built from abandoned wagon parts, marks the site of the valley’s first sunrise service. It stands as a monument to the desert’s unknown dead, placed atop the highest sand dune to pay tribute to those who died in the harsh environment.
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Stove Pipe Wells
Cal
Lis
Death Valley
Pioneers Urge Purchase of Mission Grounds in Texas
The Texas Pioneers association adopted a resolution urging the state to buy the Alamo grounds and surrounding missions from the Catholic church. President Frank H. Bushick said negotiations should be pushed in a special legislative session, with funds requested for the Alamo complex and the old governor’s palace. The meeting at the Menger hotel drew over 500 attendees, and Bushick predicted 1500 would attend the Pioneer ball.
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San Antonio
Texas Pioneers’ Association
Menger Hotel
Frank H. Bushick
Texas
Hime
Dan Mosdy
Bushiel
Presiene Bushick
Alamo
J. FH. Kirkwatvics
Nat Washer
S. O. Eldridge
Joseph Byesid Mir
Bushick
Bushiok
Widow to Say Gray Forcibly Coerced Slayer Trial Opens
The murder trial of Henry Judd Gray and Ruth Snyder opened with two thirds of the hall filled by reporters and spectators as jurors and talesmen were chosen. Edgar Hazelton urged that a defendant cannot be convicted if acting under fear or threat from a husband or lover. The courtroom buzzed with amplified sound as the scene began on Courthouse Square, with Mrs Snyder and Gray facing the charges in a sordid, high‑profile case.
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Maurdée
Ees
Henry Judd
Gray
Fiis
Ruth Sneder
Edgar Hazelton
Talesmen
Sesson
Locmay Newcombe
Haxelton
al Till Mra
Snyder
Ant
Gry
Eprayell
Tare
Imm Micraphones
Life State
Dussive Tawersend Sendder
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San An Tonio
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George C. ‘Woresbach
J. M. Yonge
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