Britons Observe Dominion Day at Garden Academy
About 2000 members of the Texas- British association and the Texas British Woman's club gathered on the Garden academy lawn to celebrate Dominion Day. Incandescent lights and flags decorated the grounds as Rev. George D. Harris Nat M Washer Rev A W Garden F Norward and C E R King spoke on Anglo American friendship and unity. The program featured songs including Rule Britannia and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Canada
Texas- British Association
Texas British
Woman‘s Club
Garden Academy
George D. Harris
Nat M. Washer
A. W
F. Norward
Dy. C
Dominion
Great Britain
England
J. F B. Howard
Texas
Dr. Hing
City Detectives Move to New Ground Floor Office
City detectives have a new office in the elip hall between the police assembly room and headquarters. The ground floor location houses plainclothes officers and the space is now occupied.
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Elip
Police Headquarters
Workers Rest During Hottest Hours Schedule Adopted
City observes humane heat relief by shifting labor. Workers begin at 7, rest 12 to 3, resume to 5. Mayor argues 2 to 3 p.m. is too hot for outdoor tasks. Prisoners on the rock pile follow the same schedule.
Earthquake Shocks Lisbon and Gulf Area
Associated Press reports a tremor in the tribateto region Wednesday night lasting several seconds. A July 2 note from Funis describes a quake followed by a small tidal wave in the gulf with no serious damage.
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Ansociated Press
Lisbon
Funis
Gulf
Claims share in proposed loan eyed by Chinese project
The state department is examining papers from the China Investment and Construction Co of New Jersey claiming a large share in a 27.5 million loan for the Hankow to Sze Chuen railway in China. It argues the 1944 Conger agreement granted foreign capital preference, and the American company seeks 50 percent in the loan. Washington has not commented on the latest development.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
China’ Investment and Construction Company of
New Jersey
Hankuw Sze Chuen
China
New Jersey Organization
Hankow
Sze Chien
Coloay
Atate Department
Chinese Investment & Construction Company
Disappeared waiter spurs search near Schenermeyer Park
A 48 year old waiter William Rollins disappeared Monday night after leaving Schenermeyer's park to catch a city car. A search party under Deputy Sheriff Goforth, near Hot Wells, circulated today as his father and brother-in-law from Lake Charles, LA arrived to assist. Rollins had been moody and reportedly threatened suicide per coworkers and wife.
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Will Rollins
Schenermeyer’s Park
Sherif Goforth
Rolling
Goliad
Cherry Streets
Scheuermayer’s ‘Park
Rollins
al Burnett
Lake Charles
Pythian Sisters Install Officers in Ceremony
The Pythian Sisters at Temple No. 1 installed officers last night in full ceremony led by Minnie Hesse. New officers include Past Chief Elizabeth Alexander, Excellent Chief Estelle Nordhats, Senior Nelle Henley, Senior Eleanor Smith, Manager Mrs Woodson, Outer Guard Mrs Loving, Temple Protector Mrs Randall, Finance Lady Mrs Stebbing, Recorder Mrs Stebbing, Organist Marie Ueknarfs, Captain Thelma Wrather, and Mrs Andrews among others.
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Charlton
Temple No. 1
Pythian Sisters
Minnie Hesse
Eliz Alexander
Estelle Nordhats
Nelle Henley
Eleanor Smith
Woodson
Loving
Randall
Stebbing
Marie Ueknarfs
Thelma Wrather
Mrs. Andrews
Tarpon Beach Storm Confusion Clarified In Tarpon Reach Note
All serene at Tarpon with no damage reported after a storm near Tarpon Beach. Clarifying confusion between Tarpon near Rockport and Tarpon Reach on Padre Island, people worry due to similar names while authorities confirm safety. Additional items note bubonic plague and yellow fever totals in Guayaquil for June, and two divorces filed yesterday inFort Worth district court.
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Tarpon
Guayaquil
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Wych
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