Felons Widow to Release From Dedham Jail
Dedham Mass August. Mil-ton Brighton widow of an executed robber and killer released from Dedham jail after serving one year and three days for a holdup murder in which her husband Morton and others died. Her father Norman Brighton arranged release and indicated she would likely travel to New Hampshire for rest. The Needham Trust Co seeks recovery of 14000 stolen in the robbery and about 3000 of the bank loan was never recovered.
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Mess
Korma Brighton Milton
Norman Brighton
Natick, Mass
Elesgyman
Jess
Morton
Irving
andAbraham Faber
Milken
Yease
New Hampshire
Needham Trust Company
Milion-Faber
Murson
Tate
Nazi Persecutions Called Inquisition by Zionist Leader
In a speech at the nineteenth biennial Zionist congress, David Ben Gurion condemned Nazi persecution of the Jews as “the breaking of the tablets of civilization.” He likened Germany’s actions to the Spanish Inquisition and urged vigilance amid rising anti Jewish oppression. The remarks were delivered in Locerne Switzerland on August 21.
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Locerne
Switzerland
David Ben Gurion
Palestine Labor
Germany
Mary Austin Holley and the Texas Immigration Drive
Mary Austin Holley, widow of a clergyman, urged settlers to Texas as Stephen F. Austin faced frontier upheaval. Her letters and a new volumes pitched Texas advantages to readers, prompting appeals to relatives and northern families to join the colonization effort amid Mexican conflict and frontier hardships.
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Stephen Austin
Mexico
New Orleans
Stephen Auretin
Texas
Mary Austin Holley
Tam
M Ponte
United States
Mary's Book Wins Acclaim and Texas Dream
Mary Austin Holley earns praise for her writings while promoting Texas aid from Lexington in 1835. Women meet weekly at her home to sew clothing and gather supplies for the Texas army, funded by male donors in Lexington. The Texas dream shapes her life though rewards are limited.
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Qotover
Mary Holler
Texas
Henry
San Felipe
Bolivary
Bolivar House
Stephen
Mary
Mary Austin Halley
Mary Austin Holley
Kentucky
Lexington
Texas Army
Allred Pushes Panhandle Gas Pipe to Detroit Project
Fort Worth August 21 Governor James V Allred seeks a Texas Panhandle gas pipeline to Detroit Mich with a $49 345 038 loan seeking 20 920 daily jobs for 261 040 man months under a new FWA program The plan would store gas from the Panhandle field and reduce Detroit gas heating costs from 10 to 5 cents per therm It proposes a Texas gas conservation corporation to be created by the legislature and bonds to be repaid from state funds The Panhandle field spans 20 miles by 40 miles across Wheeler Gray Carson Hutchinson Potter Moore Oldham and Hartley counties It covers 1 305 600 acres and stands as the nation s largest natural gas reservoir.
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James V. Allred
Texas Panharuile
Detroit
Mich
PWA
Texas Fwa
Alted
FWA
Texas Gas Conservation Corporation
Texas
Can. Nets
Panhandle Pas
Wheeler
Gray, Carson
Hutchinson
Potter
Moore
Oldham
Hartley
Dike Breaches Threaten North Kiangsu Population
Aug 21 Shanghai reports that 100000 peasants’ efforts to build a barrier against the Yellow River failed as rising waters flooded hastily built dikes. If repairs fail, over a million people in a vast new inundation risk area face exposure to floods. The population near safer zones has already been affected.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Kiangsu
Tas
Italy Arrests in Albanian Slaying
Italian police detained five Albanians who arrived by motor fishing boat for investigation linked to the assassination of Ger. Leon de Ghilard, inspector general of the Albanian army. Those arrested include a former Albanian premier, an Albanian police penitentiary, a mayor, a journalist, and a schoolmaster.
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Bari
Halz
Tialian
Aupush
Leon de Ghilard
Albania
Allied Appoints Two Judges in Wichita Falls Case
Governor announces two vacancies to be filled by Judge FLA Martin of Wichita Falls. District Judge W C Davis of Misare would appoint as RB Minnner of the elvil Judictal equaril, and District Midge George 1 Downport of Eastland would join the Enghiih Judicial Administrative dia trict. Judge Martin would succeed Hal H. Lattimore who resigned on the appellate cevirt.
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Allied
Fla
Martin
Wichita Falls
Fock Worth
Dudee Martin
Hal H. Lattimore
300 Quit WPA Jobs Demanding More Pay
Chicago workers walk off WPA project as 360 laborers demand higher pay. They seek 32.5 cents an hour instead of the current 45 cents per hour, halting work until their wage increase is granted. The action reflects mounting labor unrest over WPA compensation.
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Ube
Knights of Columbus Hold Final Sessions in New York
At the fifty third annual convention of the Knights of Columbus in New York City Alfred E. Smith denounced the religious policies of Mexico Germany and the Soviet union. Former governor Smith called out leaders spreading propaganda that harms faith. Martin H Carmody of Grand Rapids Michigan was re elected supreme knight for his fifth term lasting five years.
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Gi—Dele- Bales
The
Knights of Columbus
Valdoria Astoria
Alfred E. Smith
Mexico
Germany
Soviet Union
Martin H. Carmody
Grand, Rapids, Mich
the Knights of Columbus
Tila
Carmody
Fire Wipes Large Block in Fittstown Oklahoma
A major blaze destroyed nearly a block of small businesses in Fittstown in Ada Oklahoma. The fire began in a drug store and spread through dry goods shops and other establishments before Ada firemen confined it after about three hours. Losses not yet estimated.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Okla
Firr Tarly
Fittstown
Here
Bank Robbery in Blairstown Blames Four Bandits
Four armed men robbed the First National Bank of Blairstown, escaping with between $20,000 and $25,000, according to a report to police headquarters. The incident occurred on the morning of August 7 in Blairstown, New Jersey.
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N. J
Blairstown
N. 7
Paul
First National Bank
Bllistown
Child Hit by Car. Fort Worth Boy Critical at Parkland
A Fort Worth child, Bert Edwin King, 3, remained in critical condition today at Parkland Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Mrs. R. H. Culick of Paris, Texas while the child walked into the street late yesterday. The incident details are partly obscured in the report.
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Aig
Bert Edwin King
Fort Worth
Parkland Hospital
R. H. Culick
Paris
Texas
Texas Club Plans San Diego Centennial Radio Program
Neek on Mh TeXans Hear. Neff, president of Baylor University and former Texas governor, was chief speaker for a Texas Centennial radio program planned for the afternoon at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Texas club of San Diego prepared the program.
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