Famous yacht Wild Duck destroyed in Sabine jetties storm
Beaumont Aug 15 71 the Wild Duck once owned by Andrew Mellon and honeymoon vessel for John D Rockefeller Jr. was battered to pieces against Sabine jetties during a Saturday night storm. Once a private yacht, it carried Imperial Yacht Club guests and saw action in Vera Cruz during the Mexican Revolution before serving as a Batine Pilots clubhouse.
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Imperial Yacht Club
Germany
Kile Canal
Kaiser
Vera Cruz
Batine Pilots’ Association
Sabine Jetties
Heanmont Yacht Club
Mism) Steamship Company
Wind and rain whip Houston as storm hits city
Aug 15 Houston reports eight winds and heavy rain before a major storm. High gusts toppled signs and loosened windows while cars were shifted from their places. Wind speeds peaked around 72 miles per hour then subsided as rain intensified. The city remained mostly deserted amid the blackout of activity.
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Houston
Bees Invade Teal Home in Texas Seek Removal Offer
J Lon Teal a Texas banker reports uninvited bees entering his home through a wall hole near a radio wire. He appeals for help to devise a plan to coax the swarm out and has offered the insects for removal to anyone who can remove them.
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Texas
J. Lon Teal
Banker Been
Sow Teal
Teal
Teal Hss
Man Fasts 52 Days for Asthma Cure
CLARKSBURG W V Aug. 15 Louis Garden entered his fifty second day of fasting for asthma treatment. He remains on a pine board with little food and drinks mineral water exclusively. Authorities and aid societies urged feeding, but Garden has refused since June 24 and is very weak. He previously fasted a month last year in another attempt.
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Clarksburg
Louis Garden
Garden
Negroes Lose Primary Fight Returns to Fourth Court
The negro primary suit moves back to the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals after a motion for rehearing was filed by Booker’s attorneys. A motion to certify the question to the supreme court was granted and disposed of. The Fourth Court’s denial of Negroes' voting rights remains in effect, with a majority opinion by Chief Justice W. S. Pip and Special Associate Justice S. S. Searcy, while Judge T. D. Dobbs penned a dissent.
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Fourth Court of Civil ‘Appeals
Edward W. Smith
Booker
Supreme Court
Forty-fifth District Court
W.S. Pip
S. S. Searcy
Hoss Sterling
Smith
T. D. Dobbs
Delay Denied as Accused Flier Appointed President
The accused flier was named president to replace General Rockenbach. Two court members recused themselves, citing opinions. Spears the defense lawyer challenged the court and questioned Col James A Bryson about bias while Col Francis W Glover faced a counter challenge. The case of Tenstenberger for robbing bank officials N B Thulemeyer and wife at Schertz State Bank is postponed to October.
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Rockenbach
Charles B. Clark
H. B. Clagett
Spears
James A. Bryson
Francis W. Glover
Glover
Chtenberger
Stele Coutts
Postoffice Receives Wide Flurry of Missing Kin Inquiries
Postmaster P. G. Lucas reported a flood of requests for information about missing relatives. Four visitors sought to trace five missing men and women, a notable increase over the usual "lost and found by mail" inquiries. One man aimed to locate a brother believed to have gone blind.
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P. G. Lucas
Ascal
Speakers Named for 10-County Teachers Institute
Canyon August 15 0 Speakers have been chosen for the ten county teachers institute to be held September 1 2 and 3 on the eve of the fall term Dr H A Hill president of West Texas State Teachers College and Texas Teachers' Association leader Senator Clint C Small Congressman Marvin Jonas Josh Lee head of Oklahoma University public speaking and Dr Ay Wo Byers head of Texas Technological College education will address the gathering with B Savage of the local college faculty directing the institute
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Teachers’ Institute
Canyon
H. A. Hill
Westh
Texas State Teachers’ College
Texas Tilt Teachers’ Association
Clint C. Small
Marvin Jonas
Josh Lee
University of Oklahoma
Ay Wo Byers
Texans Technological College
Lubwuck
B. Savage
Federal Officers Return From Trip
Federal officials returned to work Monday after a trip. Willis Johnson, deputy U S marshal, retired near Dil ley, where Johnson helped ship name eaters. J T Analog, pahtbt Hownifleer, came back from a trip into Mevien and by the Ail country near Keriville.
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Recue Long
Willis Johnson
United States
Johnson Ring
Dilley
Johnsson
J. T. Analog
Mevien
Keriville
28 Killed In Texas Coast Hurricane
The Aug hurricane struck South Texas from the gulf causing widespread devastation. Reports from Houston and nearby towns cite extensive property damage, thousands homeless, and disrupted communications. Rescue workers and relief teams moved into Angleton Freeport and West Columbia as a yacht was grounded and hospitals filled.
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Mary Snoddy
Houston
W. A. Paddock
Harris County
Cora Shuman
St. Louis
Shuman
Freeport
Angelton
West Columbia
Arasoria
Texas
Gulf
Taylor
Angleton
Speakeasy Raided Coast Fraternity Complex Closed
Hollywood August 16 Five men booked on liquor charges and Norman Wiley age nineteen arrested on charges stemming from a 16 year old girl. Officers said they found Wiley restraining her as a fully stocked bar was seized. Raided place named Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity day not connected with college group.
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Hollywood
Norman Wiley
Ted
Hoover Accepts Gibbons Statue In Name Of U S
President Hoover praised Cardinal Gib bons for winning affection across races and creeds. A ceremony in Washington presented a statue to the government, placed before the Church of the Sacred Heart on Sixteenth Street, in a park. The gift came from Martin B. Carmody, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus.
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Hoover
Gibbons
U. S
Washington
D. C
Jamce
Cardinal Gibbons
Church of the Sacred Heart
Sixteenth Street
Martin B. Carmody
Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus
Police recover lost diamond for Virginia visitor
Virginia visitor Miss Mary Sturges thanked San Antonio detectives Monday after they recovered her $700 diamond ring. She was walking on Houston Street when she dropped the ring, but did not notice its loss until later. Detectives Dresch and Cantu traced the ring to a newsboy’s home and recovered it after questioning.
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Virginia
Mary Sturges
San Antonio
On Antonio
Sturges
Houston Street
Dresch and
Cantu
Captain Tom Ross Returns to Court Duties
Capt Tom Ross a federal court interpreter resumes routine duties after serving as Ellard for Jerome Stahl a federal prohibition offender whose sentence expired Sunday Stahl suffered rheumatism and was admitted to hospital for care
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Tom Ross
Tom Hoss
Federal Court
Interpeter
Ellard
Jerome Stahl
Stahl
Postmaster Dies At Leavenworth National Home
John F. Pierce postmaster at the National Military Home in Leavenworth died Sunday after a two month illness. Born in Austin Texas he served in the Boxer rebellion and was a battalion instructor during World War I. Appointed in April 1931, Pierce's long service spanned years at the home.
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Leavenworth Leavenworth
Kan
John FP. Pierce
National Military Home
Pierce
Austin
Texas
China
Death by own action verdict in Gillespie case
Coroner rules death a self inflicted wound. Frederick Bauer, 79, retired farmer of Frederickshirg, died Monday morning. Widow and four children survive. Funeral services set for Tuesday.
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Fredericnaxunss
L— Galtleb Bauer
Frederickshirg
Kilday Suspends City Jail Turnkey In City
Chief Owen W. Kilday suspended George Prien, the city jail turnkey, from duty indefinitely on Monday. No reason given. Reading from Moscow, a foreign dispatch notes American aid and local supply orders affecting foreign specialists in government employ.
Treasury Reports From Washington on August Receipts and Outlays
Treasury release lists August 12 receipts totaling 3,026,420.83 with expenditures 104,972.38 and balances of 449,067,214.99. Customs duties for two days show 9,700,219.20 while a note asks readers to respond to a Sunday inquiry and advertise via a light Classified Ad.
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Treasury
Washington
Survivors recount rescue after Texas hurricane hit
Houston dispatch recalls Friday through Sunday storms tearing through Angleton Freeport and Velasco. Four men a woman and two children trapped in a frame house rode out the wind as doors tore free. Rescue driver Eddie Himmer saved a woman and three children in Freeport. No deaths reported though many were injured and property damaged.
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Houston
Angleton
Aubry Templeton
Bubba Sweeney
HJ. Bell
Eddie Himmer
Rimmer
Freeport
Angelton
Santa Claus
Alex Kalesnikovic
Missouri Pacific
National Guard
Red Cross
Ike Goldberg
Velasco
Guard Cutter to Aid Storm Victims
Coast guard cutter Unalga with 16 crew under Capt. J. C. Mueller sailed from Fort Lauderdale to assist storm relief operations in the Texas coast area. The vessel, previously part of the Arcie service, heads to aid victims of the Texas storm region.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla. Atte
Coast Guard
Unalga
Coast Guard Paar
J. C. Mueller
Lae
Texas
Arcie Service
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