Grime Lab on Wheels Proposed for Dallas Police
Dallas officials consider a portable crime laboratory to assist investigations. Captain Walsh of the identification bureau advocates a four‑unit mobile lab costing about 4700 dollars, claiming operation costs as low as a dollar daily. Chief Jones supports budgeting it for next year as Dallas expands its crime lab capabilities.
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Kansas House Votes Against Court Plan
VOPEKA Kan Feb 11 The Kansas House passed a judiciary committee resolution by 74 to 47 opposing the Roosevelt plan to add six Supreme Court members. A Senate poll suggests similar action. The resolution targets only the Supreme Court proposal though many lawyers support other reform features.
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Italians Buy Gas Masks on Time in Rome
In Rome on February 1943 the national union for anti aircraft defense created a monthly installment system to help civilians purchase gas masks. A state controlled monopoly, the information material consortium of manufacturers, will oversee the distribution and pricing under government control.
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Taly
National Union For Anti
Edison Scholars Revisit Two Bright Days Of Fame
West Orange New Jersey February 11 The two boys once dubbed Americas brightest days by Thomas A Edison are now scientists connected to his scholarship program Huston of Seattle a research engineer supported by Edison heirs Williams of Riverdale New Jersey pursuing a physics doctorate at Brows University Huston is son of the Episcopal bishop of Olympia and Williams is son of a San Antonio schoolteacher Edison won the nation wide contest in 1929 and Williams in 1939 the inventor died the following year ending the permanent scholarship dream
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House Will Hear Cleburne Contest
The Texas House voted to sit as a committee of the whole to hear the contest on the Cleburne district seat. No date set. Rep Hunter alleged irregularities in the Democratic primary where John K Russell was nominated. A house committee ruled the house lacked jurisdiction since irregularities did not occur in the general election. Rep Peisch urged the hearing be conducted by the elections group rather than the committee of the whole.
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Mary McElroy Threat Returns Amid Kidnap Warning
Kansas City report recalls a renewed kidnap threat against Miss Mary McElroy, who was previously kidnapped and paid $39,000 in 1953. The note alleges extortion charges involving Joyce McGee and aliases including Joyce Nash and Joyce Mc Brayer, with a letter mailed from a hospital while the writer was in a vagrancy sentence.
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Pegey Hughes
Joyce Nash
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Texas Publishers to Meet in San Antonio
A statewide publishers convention opens Friday at the Gunter hotel in San Antonio drawing about 60 publishers. Several speeches are planned for Friday and Saturday sessions follow.
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Chaser of Blonds Wins for Brunette in Hollywood
Hollywood, Feb 44. Guy Wibbee, long chasing blondes in pictures, judged a beauty contest of Chicago department store clerks. Among three finalists, he backed the brunette Sally Smith who won and will travel to Hollywood with a picture contract.
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Hallywood
San Marcos Boy Scouts Elect City County Officials
San Marcos Scouts on the twenty seventh anniversary elected their own city and county slate. Officials include Charles Stone reap No 2 Mayor Buckner Staudt county judge Dick Morcill sheriff Mack Prescott city commissioner Bill Wyatt city commissioner Kenneth Weatherford fire chief George Gonzales city marshal Chambliss Johnson county attorney. They begin duties Saturday.
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San Mmcos Boy Scouts
Charles Stone
T. G. Johnson
Nut Holding Wheel Car's Imperfection
LERINGSON Ky Feb UNS David N Singer, automotive engineering instructor at University of Kentucky, Lexington, said in a recent address that the modern automobile shows vast improvements but still has one defective part the nut that holds the wheel remains to be proven.
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David N. Singer
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Carrier Pigeon Lands Top Role in New Film
Hollywood reports a shift in bird lore as a carrier pigeon named Emily stars in They Wanted to Marry a new radio romantic comedy. Gordon Jones portrays a metropolitan newspaper cameraman who uses Emily to send his film negatives back to the office and carries messages that drive the plot and romance.
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Gordon Jones
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Winchell Film Cast in Wake Up and Live
Hollywood reports the Twentieth Century Fox production Wake Up and Live completes casting with Grace Bradley and the leading roles played by Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie. The Feb 3 note confirms the star lineup for the major studio film.
Air Traveler Kostelanety Crowned No 1 Passenger
Andre Kostelanety, famed conductor of radio and concert orchestras, is named No 1 air traveler of the United States for 1938. He logged about 670 hours and 126000 miles, receiving a silver flying cup from a four-air-transport committee for his record flight over Manhattan. His time in the air covered 8 days and 3 hours, with duties in New York broadcasts and Hollywood film music directing.
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Andre Kostelanety
United States
Kostelanety
Air Transport
Manhattan
Hollywood
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Arnold Sets Record for Male Costumes in Film
Hollywood reports Edward Arnold will complete 22 wardrobe changes as Jim Fisk in The Woast of New York for RKO. Outfits include evening suits track coats driving outfits cutaways uniforms with 1888 fashion details accessories such as capes silk toppers frilled shirts and custom shoes.
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Edward Arnold
Jim Fisk
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