Tropical disturbance near Florida coast prompts storm warnings
A tropical disturbance moving toward the east coast near Palm Beach prompted storm warnings from Daytona Beach to Key West. Evacuations and boarding up of buildings were observed as authorities anticipated landfall inland by mid afternoon. Forecasters noted gale winds up to 50 miles per hour with increasing storm activity, while barometric readings fell and rainfall remain moderate.
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Britain plans to hand over four Chinese suspects to Japan
The British government will surrender four Chinese alleged terrorists from Tianjin to Japanese authorities after new evidence showed prima facie cases. Two accused of murder linked to the killing of customs official S. G. Girong face charges, while the other two face charges of membership in illegal organizations. A fifth Chinese, Bu Cheng-Wu, already arrested in the Tianjin concession, will be handed over for detention under safeguards. Consul General to observe treatment as talks resume with Japan’s ambassador.
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Plane Lands Safely When Motor Fails Near Chico Texas
Branitt Altwaya and Brantt airline passengers landed a motorized plane safely near Chico Texas after one engine failed. William R. Renty, president of Brantt, was aboard. the remaining passengers continued by car. The craft departed Amarillo at 0:20 p.m. for Dallas and Fort Worth.
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U S Missionary Missing After Overboard in Atlantic
A. M. Shenk, an American missionary, is reported lost overboard from the Carnarvon Castle while traveling with a group of missionaries. Ship officers say the incident occurred days ago as the liner sailed from an unnamed port, with the United States confirming the loss.
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Weather Forecast For Texas District Drenched By Showers
Early morning rain swept across Northwest Texas with 12 inches recorded at the local weather station. Stinsonfield saw light sprinkles while a heavy shower hit the northeast. West Texas and Fantanile reported heavier rain. winds from the south kept temperatures in the low 50s.
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Texas Plains Area Receives Good Rain
Plainview reports welcome rainfall across the plains from Lubbock to north of Amarillo and into western New Mexico. The wet spell boosted crops and provided needed moisture after a dry spell, with measured amounts around 1.38 inches in several stations including Clarence and Memphis.
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Philadelphia Mayor Quits in Unclear Résumé
Philadelphia on August 11 reports Mayor Davis Wilson resigning from office amid unclear reasons. George Connell, 88, president of city council, succeeds him as acting mayor.
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President says no call for special session now
BYLE PARK N Y Aug 1 President McKinley said at a press conference there is no present reason to call Congress back this fall. He added that if a war threat grows certain he would probably call a special session to safeguard American neutrality and comply with international law. He favored seventy pieces of legislation to maintain neutrality rather than unneutral actions.
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Thomason Appeals for Big Bend National Park Funds
Representative Thomason of El Paso urged Texans to revive support for a Big Bend national park project. He discussed securing federal funds and discussed President Roosevelt's interest, framing the plan as a key park initiative and calling for renewed civic engagement.
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Indictment Joins Publisher in Large Tax Case
Federal grand jury indicted J Amnonbere a publisher of Racehorse Information and associated executives for evading income taxes. Estimated evaded tax totals 5.54 million with penalties. five-year net income listed and corporate holdings noted. Co defendants include Walter Amnonbere Arnold Kruse and Samuel Goldineh alias Joseph Hatuier. case spans US Canada borders.
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N. J. Amnonbere
Racehorse Information
William J. Campbell
Ramenberg
United States
Canada
Halsted
Annenbere
Walter
Arnold W. Kruse
Josep F. Hatuier
Samuel Goldineh
Forestry Company
Aimenbvers’y Top Holding Corporation
Reorganization Plan Proposed for Frisco Railway
Washington Aug. 1 an intersta te commerce commission examiners prepared today a plan of reorganization for the St. Louis San Frantisco Railway company to sharply reduce contraction and fixed interest charges. The plan proposes elimination of holders of common and preferred stock. the examiners hold the present stock has no value. Examiners D W Walsh and T K Carpenter recommended Friscos capitalization be reduced from 388 100 000 to 240 000 000 and free fixed interest charges from 12 613 106 to 2 995 301. The examiners proposed that June vary 4 1940 be the effective date of the plan.
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Interstau Commerce Commision
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T. K. Carpenter
Boiler Kid Gets Best Wishes for Honeymoon Trip
OBTOAGD Aug 11. Frederick B Suite Jr and his bride, a 22 mile honeymoon trip with a stylish “boiler ld” motif, received congratulatory calls at their home in Lonlay. The infantile paralysis victim, in an iron lung most of the past three years, wed Verresa Larkin of Dayton, Ohio. The couple toured through northwest suburbs and southern Wisconsin to Lake Lauderdale, Ephorn area, before returning to suburban Miller Forest. They plan a shorter stay for now as the bride, 29, begins new treatments at home for at least a month.
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Bell Worms Found at Falfurrias Gin
Bell Worms were found in refuse at the Falfurrias Gin company. Inspectors report units week and logs designed to combat the insect are being used to exterminate it. The first specimen traced to Monday, August 7, and a second found Tuesday in trash near a neighboring area.
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Spain fortifying French frontier near Hendaye
Border observers report the nationalist Spanish government is accelerating fortifications near the border between Trun and Sax Bebas, with German technicians directing former Republican soldiers now in militia brigades. Hendaye residents who cross the frontier say the effort is heavy and coordinated.
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Danish Girl Swims Baltic Second Time
Danish girl Kammersgaard completed her second Baltic crossing, wading ashore at Gedser Gedsét, the southernmost point of Denmark. Her time for the second crossing was about 4 hours, roughly an hour faster than last year, though the report notes she swam in the opposite direction previously from Gedser to Mecklenburg Germany.
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Farley to Be Guest at Beck Luncheon
WARSAW Aug 11 1 Pres ident Iynsec Mosclek entertained Postmaster General James A Farley at a private luncheon today Farley to be guest of Foreign Minister Goi Joseph Beck a big dinner party tonight after which he is leaving by train for Krakow He will go to Vienna and Rome Saturday.
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Major Buyers Study Sinclair Oil Cuts Auction
Major purchasers of crude oil in the Tulsa area said they could not make immediate price changes. They will continue a study of a 20 ten thousand barrel stash posted by Amelair Prairie Oil Marketing. Midcontinent states executives expect the price situation to remain unchanged over the weekend.
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Cotton Man Leaves $1 Million For Health Foundation
MOULTON August 11 A wealthy cotton man D. Anderson who died Sunday bequeathed $1,000,000 to re serve funds and established a broad foundation to improve working conditions among workers and to support hospitals houses and institutions for the sick young aged and needy across the region.
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M_ D. Anderson
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Morgenthau Meets Danish Official After Workout
United States Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr recovered from a light fitness session and held a 45 minute interview with Danish Finance Minister Orla Dub. He then lunch ed with American charge d affaires Mahlon Perkins.
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Henry Morgenthaw
United States
Two Fliers Head for Ireland From New York Duo
Two New York painters Alex Tach and Dick Docker, ages 23, took an air hop from Potyt Michal beach in South Cape Grotonsland to Ireland. The Caribou flying boat completed its Atlantic round trip, arriving at Moyes, Tre Land, ending its transatlantic voyage.
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County Dads Flag Red Rally Permit Rally Sparks City Hall Clash
A San Antonio city hall session features County Dads protesting a permit denial for a Red Rally. Mayor Maury Claverick and Park Commissioner Henry Rein back the right to public space, while Maverick advocates for free assembly and mocks Communist fears. Protesters number in the hundreds, with several letters of support received.
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County court opposes Communist meeting in San Antonio
Bexar county commissioners pass a resolution condemning a Communist party gathering in a city memorial building. They pledge support for veterans groups and church leaders opposing the event, citing threats to free speech and constitutional government. The action was supported by all commissioners and County Judge C W Anderson.
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Mamo Post No. 2
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Orgaviigation
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Boxy County
Bon Antonio
Emma Tensynen Brooks
Church of God
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Glee Ministeria Alliance
Bexar County
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No. 1 Public Enemies List Names Lepke Buchner Leader
New York federal investigators publish a list naming Lepke Buchner as the top public enemy in a nationwide racketeers study. The list also highlights Charlie Chapman, a Texas kidnapper who escaped Huntsville prison on July 8, 1957, and others like Wallheads Dele and Rath Res, fugitives from Alcatraz.
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Four Highwaymen Rob Motorists Near Temple on Ware Road
BELTON August 11 A band of four armed highwaymen halted motorist G E Haddox of Corsicana and attempted to steal his car on the Ware highway near Eddy north of Temple. Haddox and his wife and sister were in the car as the hold up occurred. The thieves, in a black car, fired at Haddox when he resisted and fled toward Waco to avoid capture. Sherif Blehain of Belo county notified McLennan County officers to aid in the investigation.
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Southland Cotton Ol Company
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Belo County
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McLennan County
Rumble Claid Reflalig announces crude price cuts
Arumble Claid Reflalig company cuts prices on crude by 5 to 32 cents across Texas regions. The move, effective at 7 a.m. today, targets East Texas Panhandle West Texas and several Texas markets with reductions ranging from 5 to 32 cents per unit. Expected follow-ons by other refiners noted.
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Brazil to Upset Stable Mark
German banks in Brazil will adjust to new policy linking the mark to the US dollar. The move changes the value of the compensation mark, removing its prior advantage over the dollar in trade.Brazilian authorities note the mark is pegged to the dollar for German transactions in Brazil.
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Doctors hopeful for External Heart Baby in Manila
In Manila a baby named Ul-i-Baby Mery Heart Rofact born Monday showed a head exposed and required oxygen and injections. Doctors hope to treat with external heart support and planned trials to prolong life while debating risks of surgical heart placement.
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