Barrett Plans to File Contest of Nomination
Thurman Barrett, a defeated candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Fourteenth District, announced he will pursue legal proceedings to contest Richard M. Kleberg’s nomination after district committee tabulations. Kleberg led with 36 62 votes, Barrett 26 762, Britt 39 46, and Malaney 878 in the July primaries. a Floresville meeting August 27 will certify totals to the Secretary of State, but Barrett says time constraints prevent him from filing before then.
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Thurman Barrett
Fourteenth
Ute
Richard M. Kleberg
Corpus
Christ
Barrett
Kevery
Tyan A. Britt
B. B. Malaney
Harry P. Drought
Floresville
Kleberg
Bull
District Meeting Names Fore District Chair After Heated Debate
Drought noted the vote could not be certified before August 27 but relief could come via courts if a discrepancy existed. Barrett argued magro vote removal boosted his bid against Kieberg. W Kieberg and others reported 900 Negroes voting in Nueces and 1500 in Bexar, making result change seem impossible. Attendees included Drought, Johnson, Weber, Sutherland, Murray. Fore, Floresville publisher, named district executive chair for two years, first non‑Bexar to hold post in years. Meeting held in Seventy‑third District court room.
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Barrett
Magro
Kieberg
Linden Johnson
W. Kieberg
Nueces County
Bexar
Seventy-third District Court Room
Speed flier Russell Boardman crashes near Springfield airport
Springfield Mass Aug 16 Russell N Boardman trans Atlantic flyer crashed from about 2000 feet near Springfield airport this afternoon. He was removed from the wreck in a coma like condition and rushed to a local hospital. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known. The plane was demolished.
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Springfield
Mass
Russell N.boardman
Boardman
Treasury receipts and expenditures report
Treasury receipts for August 13 amounted to 2 880 586 21. Expenditures totalled 11 260 207 55. The balance stood at 441 274 405 78. Customs duties for 13 days in August were 10 757 895 74.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
Lepers Escape Camp Sparking Panic in Isaces Romania
A large group of lepers fled an isolation camp near Oiiphil est and swarmed Isaces seeking food. Residents barricaded homes as police intervened driving the lepers back to the camp. The escape, blamed on the medical director's absence, drew Romanian attention and a relief collection for camp funds.
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Bucharest
Oiiphilest
Isaces
Iaatcea
Rumania
Wellesley Co-Eds May Smoke Now
Wellesley Mass Aug 10 INS Wellesley college girls may smoke in dormitory rooms with automatic sprinklers as protection Sprinklers installed over summer in dorms Cazenove Pomeroy Shafer Beebe Alumnae Hall and art building at an estimated cost of 50000 dollars
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Wellesley
Mass
College
Radio Repairers Emulate Daisy Codes in Homes
Chicago chapter of the Institute of Radio Service Men adopts a code promising to hold inviolate confidences from inside homes during service duties. Meanwhile Yokohama reports a 10 acre reclamation project nearing completion to boost industrial sites and freight facilities. Anson A. Faris, 65, retired on an RFD route in Holland, Michigan, after 27 years 8 months without an accident covering 226000 miles. Pretzels gain beauty status after a convention claim they are now more popular with elites. Bandits raid a train near Changchun Manchuria, capturing passengers between Munden and Kirin.
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Chicago
INS
The
Institute of Radio Service Men
Eues
Yokohama
Hayward G. Hill
Holland
Mich
Anson A. Faris
Changchun
Manchuria
Munden
Kirin
Ula
Onan -ang-Chen
Garner Talks Economic Campaign in New York
In New York John Garner, calling for a strong Texas style economic program, seeks to shift focus from prohibition to economic issues and assails Hoover mismanagement. He defends past support for Smith, denounces bigotry, and vows unity with Roosevelt as they plan a vigorous campaign.
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New York
John ¥. Garner
Alfred §. Smith
Texas
Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Uvalde
Hoovers
Smith
Wolfe Predicts Texas Shifts Toward Hoover and Republicans
VALLAB August 15 193? H Wolfe of Dallas who led Texas prohibitionists when Salugas closed predicts John Garner's New York speeches will push Texas back to the Republican column this fall. Wolfe says Texans are not religious bigots for favoring prohibition nor for opposing Tamany Hall. He notes Wolfe polled over 32000 votes in the recent Democratic primary for governor on a prohibition platform.
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John Garner
Texas
Wolfe
Ae Hs
Aged Man Builds Own Tombstone
Carlo Formenti, 74, constructs his own tombstone from crockery glass and stones. He places an alarm clock at the center of the top and instructs his children to set the clock to the exact hour and minute of his death.
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INS
Carlo Formenti
Insi
Carlo .Formenti
Forment
Watchmaker builds tiny electric motor in coffee bean
A Bavarian Alps hearth resort watchmaker created a bus sized practical electric motor hidden in a coffee bean and powered by a flashlight battery, proving capable of running the miniature device. Nearby in Beaverlick Kentucky a three legged colt, fouled four months ago, shows normal growth and speed, attracting rural curiosity.
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INS
Bavarian Alps
Beaverlick
Musical Comedy Dancer Arrested in New Jersey
Wilda Bennett a musical comedy dancer was arrested for disorderly conduct after being driven to the police station twice in a bathrobe to complain of a disturbance. Three officers subdued her on the second appearance and she faces arraignment tomorrow.
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Allgnhurst
N. J
Wilda Bennett
Tom Green Cotton Crop Needs Rain
SAN ANGELO August 16. Tom Green county's 1832 cotton crop will be only one third to one half as large as the 1931 record yield of 1,162 bales, estimates W L Marshall county agent. The crop has suffered no insect damage and recent showers have been beneficial. Ginners expect the first bale about September 1.
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Tom Green
San Angelo
Untess Tain
Tom Green County
W. L Marshall
Carson Pleads as Lancaster Murder Trial Opens
In Miami Aug 16 attorney James M. Garson argued for Captain W N Lancaster’s life, attacking five circumstantial points the state relied on. He praised Mrs J M Keith-Miller and questioned the gun purchase, threats, forgery of death notes, and Lancaster’s concern whether Clarke could speak before dying.
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Miami
Fla
James M. Garson
W. N. Lancaster
Clarke
J. M. Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Brio
Carson
Keith-Miller
St. Louis
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