Legion Plea for Preparedness Opens Texas Meeting
At Port Arthur Aug 21 Jack Watock assistant attorney general urged veterans to rededicate to the American Legion. He stressed preparedness not via large forces but an adequate reserve and trained citizens. Other speakers included Col Lorve ll Haines and Walton D Wood praising participation and wartime memory, with leaders from Boy Scouts and auxiliary groups also featured.
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Port Arthur
Jack Watock
Silver-Tanguert
American Legion
Torluy
Binlovk
Blalack
Theen
Blaluck
Col
Lorvell
Haines
Arthur Charber
Comerce
Hainess
Legion
Walton D. Wood
Marlingen
Remaini Uder
National Organization
Texas Department
Rufus Scote
Pacis
George C. Slater
Svereslave
Tesny Foderation
Tabor
Lenin
Johor
Jahr
Fienest
BK. Voss
Joxaschkin
hama-New Mexico
Boy Scouts of America
Robert W. Slatner O
San Antonio
Presidenta
New Forest Res Aging Fires Worsen in Oklahoma
Oklahoma reports seven new blazes during the weekend as Northeastern areas face spreading forest fires. Firefighters struggle to control 23 active outbreaks, with only two fully contained so far. district forester C Q Doster notes the rapid spread outpacing efforts.
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Broken Wow
Okla
UPI
Rith
Oklahoma
C. QO. Doster
District Gurester
Ily
Three Men Killed In Plane Crash Near Towcon
TOWCON Kan Aug 26 Two men killed and a third fatally injured in a plane crash. Pilot Holharlomew JO and passenger Robert Bour 22 died. Another passenger Jack Kincaid 20 died hours after the crash. In a separate item, Unland Pent 40 Elm Mott died instantly when his car left the road and hit a ditch. nephew survived. Nearby notices mention clothing and furniture ads.
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Towcon
Kan
Aomintang
Hartholomew
Robert 3Ouro
Jack Kincaid
Waco
Ata Automobily
Flamingoes At Brackenridge Park Zoo Intrigue Scores
Three flamingoes at Brackenridge Park Zoo attract attention among feathered residents. Donated by Albert Sterts Sr. of Zoological Society, the birds spark curiosity and mild envy among zoo goers.
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Brackenridge Park Zoo
Albert Sterts Sr
Zoological Society
Bobby Jones Sees Big Crowd in Santa Monica Visit
In Santa Monica on August 20 Bobby Jones toured Peachtree Street and golf exhibitions, praising the game's progress. He notes Los Angeles has grown from a few real estate chatterers to a vast population eager to discuss golf and other topics, reflecting a shift in the city’s interests.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bobby Jones
Peachtree Street
Nias
Los Angeles
Wire causes arm amputation on Kerrville road incident
Volker Grasse, 3, of 523 Thorey Street Santa Rosa, lost his left arm when a wire on a rear truck trailer struck through the window while traveling toward San Antonio on Kerrville road. His wife and daughter in the car. driver unaware. Grasse taken to Boerne by ambulance for treatment at Gersdorf facility.
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Volker Grasse
Thorey Street
Santa Rosa Infirmary
San Antonio
Kerrville Road
Grasse
Mra
Grasso Soi
Grask
Fris
South Hackburrs Street
Grasse Ts
Jealous Mexican Stabs His Rival in Mexico City
In Mexico City on August 26 a man named Garcia, driven by jealousy, stabbed his rival Ortia who lived near his home. Garcia was arrested after the assault and held in jail.
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Mexico City
Donato Arils Hernandez
Feancisco Calrera
Gercia
Garcia
Ortia
Soviet pilot attempts Moscow to New York flight
A Soviet aviator, Shestnkey, flies from Moscow toward New Terkiamiford after a seven hour leg from Kurgan. The mission is described as the pilot's second attempt in the Moscow to New York route initiated from Kurgan, Siberia.
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Moscow
New York
Kurgan
Rovoseinsek
Siperia
Russia
Shestnkey
New Terkiamiford
Thieves Loot Three Local Establishments in Corsicana
Thieves entered the Palace theater, Montgomery Ward store, and the Texas National Insulator Union office in Corsicana Texas last night and fled with about 2200 dollars. Detectives investigated as authorities sought suspects. Local shops plan to review security measures following the incident.
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Corsicana
Texas
Palace Theater
Montgomery Ward Company
The
Texas National Insulator Union
Kansas Farmer Ambush Death in Hutchinson
A 55 year old Kansas farmer was shot in an ambush in Hutchinson. Investigators believe the victim was mistaken for a relative or intruder, and the shooting occurred at night by unidentified assailants. Police officials request information aiding the case.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Kan
Ane
Big Son
House
Hicks
Flamingoes Delight San Antonio Zoo Guests
Three flamingoes at Brackenridge park zoo, gifted by Albert Steven Sr. of the San Antonio Zoological Society, delight visitors with red wings and evening displays. They feed on wheat strands rice shrimp moss and other foods and are under the care of Fret Stork, supervisor of birds.
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Brackenridge Park
Albert Steven Sr
San Antonio
Africa
Fret Stork
Zoo
Prisoner knife attack ends in near fatal injury
Francesco Luivan, 83, of Cambridge, seized a shoe knife and stabbed Nicholas Galvine, 30, of Barnstable, in a fight at Shoe Shon No in Sin State Prison. Officer John Diggins intervened and saved Luizan from fellow inmates. Galvine sustained deep wounds, six inch cuts to the shoulder and chest. Luizan had prior parole violations and recent returns to prison.
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Koaton
Shoe Shon
Sin State
Francesco 2
Luivan
Cambridge
Nicholas Galvine
Barnstable
Luisza
John J Diggins
Trush
Golving
Tosnital
Bathizza
Dee
Galving
Finck
Girison
Dixins
Luizan
Luizza
Galsine
Girder Buried in Mud Found Near Glendive Montana
North ern Pacific engineers in eastern Montana uncovered a buried steel girder worth about 815000 after flood waters shifted 230 feet below a bridge site. The 24 foot channel carved by a recent flood exposed the missing 1 1/2 ton girder hidden beneath mud and debris.
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Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Glendive
Northern Pacific
Nealy
Oil Worker Falls To Death In Run Barrel Tank Field Near Hure
An oil worker Rob Nichols aged 40 died after inhaling gas fumes and falling from a run barrel tank at the air field near hure on August 20. The report notes 13 people drowned in the Tiadomir district floods last night, with boats and emergency efforts mentioned.
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Rob Nichols
Hure
Rofia
Avigntin
Tiadomir
Trapped Man Still in Well at L Welles Michigan
Rescue crews wrestled with a collapsed well near L Well Michigan as Floyd Collins style drama unfolded. George Peet a year old driver lay 30 feet below ground over 30 hours pinioned while Peru descended to repair a holiday affectation. Mary and Elmer Whithere watched as workers tapped the barrel pipe for surface water and heard distant taps signaling Peet’s position.
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L, Mich
Floyd Collins
Giorce Peet
Peru
Mary
Elmer
Peet
League Discusses Sale of Old Arms
Geneva August 26 The League of Nations committee weighing a convention to curb obsolete arms manufacture heard debate on whether the pale or obsolete lying should be illegal. US representative was Hugh Wilson. Decision postponed until tomorrow.
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Geneva
League of Nations Committee
United States
Hugh Wilson
Shine Ister
Terne
Tomorrore
Ten Thousand Veterans Attend 30th VFW Encampment
Minn Aug 26 Ten thousand delegates of the nation gathered for the opening session of the thirtieth Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. Delegates discussed the possible relocation of the national headquarters from Kansas City to a new site, with several elites indicating bids if the move proceeds.
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Paul
Minn
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
Dee
Kankun City
Kan
Male
Mexican Witch Hex Suspect Arrested in Mexico City
A Mexican report says Sanora Petra y Morales, accused of witchcraft, was arrested in Mexico City after police found a holograph of Valente get ana, chief of police, with pins stuck through it. The fragment notes the alleged witchcraft and the police chief's alleged symbol.
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Mexico City
Renza
Sanora Petra Y Morales
Belug
Valente
Ana
Mexican Women to Study Aviation in Mexico City
Mexico's first women aviators Luisa Del Tejeda and Maria Del Carmenon enrolled at the Emilio Carranza Civil Aviation School in Mexico City. The report notes a milestone in Mexican aviation education and highlights early steps for female trainees in a traditionally male field.
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Mexico
Luisa del Tejeda
Maria del Carmenon
Emilio Carransa Civil Aviation Schoal
Lead Foreign War Vet Carver presides at VFW encampment
Eugene P. Carver national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presides over the thirtieth annual encampment in St. Paul Minnesota from August 26. At his right is N H Duff of Lansing Michigan senior vice commander and prospective candidate for commander.
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Eugene P. Carver
Boston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Paul
Minn
St. At
N. H. Duff
Lansing
Mich
Canada Rounds Up Gen J Amaro Disturbers Near Nelson
Vancouver Island era report notes police rounded up a small group of Doukhobors near Bonnington hall after a failed march denouncing Canadian land laws. The scene followed attempts to assemble along the highway. Mexico City dispatch notes General Tongwin Atunto, wartime secretary, expected back from Coahuila with a large group of officers including Col Gordon Johnstone, the U S military attaché, in tow.
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Canada
Gen. J. Amaro
Nelson
B.C
Mexico City
Tongwin Atunto
Wan
Stunl
Coahuila
al Tnvze
Col
Gordon Johnstone
United States
Police Slain in Battle with Bandits at Torreon
In Torreon Durango Mexico Aug 20 191? four officers led by Jose Hour gurz chief of police and three Kendarines defended the town against an armed masked gang that attacked Aug 17. The town garrison of four fought to save Torreon as more than 100 bandits struck, firing at will from scattered positions and seven men driving an automobile into the plaza. Pedestrians were shot and police stations came under fire in a chaotic night of violence.
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Torreon
Mexico
San Juan de Guadalupe
Durango
Jose Hourgurz
Honeer
Sixteen Hurt as Bus Struck Pole Near Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh area near Borworth a Yelloway bus struck a pole felled a tree and stopped at the brink of a 35 foot embankment injuring sixteen passengers. They were taken to hospitals with no serious injuries reported.
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Pittsburgh
Borworth
Here
Boesnitals
Test masks cigarette brands to ensure blind results
The article explains a blind smoking test where cigarettes from four leading brands are masked in sets of four, concealing brand names. Officials handling the test cannot distinguish brands, ensuring unbiased results. It invites readers to request brand name masks and instructions from the P Lorillard Co at 119 W 40th St New York City.
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Union
Missouri
Anster
P. Lorillard Co
W. 40Th St
N. Y.C
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