JONES FECHET HOP OFF FOR LOUISIANA TOUR
Congressman W Prank James and Maj Gen Janis Ei Fechet chief of the air corps left San Antonio for Shreveport to inspect fields in the United States Porto Rico and Panama. James said 711 200 more was appropriated for Randolph field with funds to finish barracks shops and other facilities. Work on new buildings will start in 40 days with bids advertised and contracts awarded after a 12 day process.
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W. Prank James
Janis Ei
Fechet
Air Corps
San Antonio
Standolph Field
Kelly Fix
Shroseport
Shrevi
United States
Porto Mixo
Panama
Mechet
Washington
Lere
James
Tie Wass and Means Committee
Randolph Field
HuEbee
Jang
Flyit Field
Porto
Tico
Sie
Catholic Women to Pick 1931 Convention City
Galveston July 3 Catholic Daughters of America hold a biennial convention in session here with active lobbying from Atlantic City Washington and Seattle to host the 1931 meeting. Decision on the convention city will be made about six months hence by the board of directors.
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Galveston
Atlantic City
N. J
Waablngton
D. G
Beattle
Washlave
The
Catholic Daughters of America
Ic Wna
International Convention Opens With 10000 Delegates
In Kansas City 10000 Christian Endeavor delegates from 16 nations gathered for the opening session of the thirty-second annual International Convention after a prayer service. Major Albert J. Beneb gave the welcome as Dr Ianiel A. Poling of New York was to deliver the keynote address that evening.
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Kansar City
Christian Endeavor
Albert J. Beneb
Ianiel A. Poling
New York
English Borough Honors Dawes
London July 3 The ambassador Pawey today received notice from Sudbury Suffolk that the town council voted to confer the freedom of the borough upon him The American envoy is a direct descendant of William Dawes a Sudbury native who went to the new world early in the seventeenth century
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London
Pawey
Sudbury
Suffolk
Dawes
America
Envos
William Dawes
New World
Local Address List Surfaces Incomplete OCR Record
A garbled OCR snippet lists numerous street addresses and personal names across multiple avenues and streets such as Solan, Terrell, North Alamo, Wharton, Cedar, Main, and West Main. Names include Totile, Brown, Leetin, Held Hagen, Eleanor avernue, Raymond Dugost, Lillian Coley, Harriet Dibble, Marlin Arderman, Ellis Johnston, Dorothy Walter, Mrs W O Naramure, and Mrs Jara Wired, among others, with several typos and unclear entries. The fragment reads like a damaged directory or notices page listing residents and addresses without context.
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Isla Held Hagen
Eleanor Avernue
Raymond Dugost
Cedar Street
Lillian Coley
Mignhy
Went
Keltiney
Arciniega
Jennings
Wi Athartiat
Scout Builds Miniature Plane In San Antonio Merit Badge
Melville Coburn, a San Antonio boy scout, becomes the first local scout to win an aviation merit badge. He is pictured with the tiny airplane he crafted, weighing under six ounces, which achieved a record flight of about one mile.
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Melville Coburn
San Antonio
Canada flier off to border to chase nonstop record
D S Zimmerley of Marsahil Missouri, holder of the world altitude record for light planes, plans a non stop flight from the Mexican border to Winnipeg, Canada. He will depart Brownsville at 8:30 am Wednesday in a 50 horsepower low wing monoplane, carrying 100 gallons of gas, weather permitting. If successful he would set a new world nonstop record for light planes.
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D. S
Brownsville
Sichalos Beazley Airplane Company
Zimmerley
Harry Stacks
Troops Join in Fourth of July Pageant at Eagle Pass
U S Troops from Fort Clark including Fifth Cavalry a machine gun unit with three officers and 114 men arrived at Eagle Pass Texas and camped on the post A military band from Fort Clark and a band from Coahuila will join in a Fourth of July pageant Thursday morning as part of local celebrations.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Clark
Fock Clark
Withey
Coahuila
Niso
Rubber Bands Drive Tiny Craft Weighs Six Ounces
Tao Melville Copura, a 16 year old San Antonio boy scout, earns the honor of building the most successful miniature plane seen in San Antonio. The plane weighs less than six ounces and has a sustained-flight record of about a mile, powered by rubber bands. Coburn earns the first merit badge in aviation from the local Boy Scouts council. he is the son of Col. H. D. Coburn of Fort Sam Houston.
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Tao Melville Copura
San Attionto
Ed Feille
San Antonio
National Aeronautical Association
Coburn
Aname Council
Boy Scouts of America
Col
H. D. Coburn
Fort Sam Houston
5774 Mile Airmail Line to Be Opened
The longest air mail route in the world will be opened linking Miami Pa with Santistanta, terminating after 5774 miles. The new line will connect major hubs across the continent, promising faster correspondence between distant cities and enhancing postal service reach.
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Shingyun
D. G
Miami
Sant Listanta Af
Beer Exports Show Slump Across June at Detroit River Docks
Export figures from Windsor Ontario indicate a 25 000 case drop in June versus May in shipments from Canadian docks along the Detroit river. May cleared 06 000 cases, June 3 008 cases. Liquor and beer valued at 1 510 060 dollars exported in March, with April at 31 079 493. The April total stood at 71000 cases. June disruption linked to United States prohibition and customs checks along the river.
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Windsor
Ontario
Detroit River
United States
Kirby Gives $5000 to Bailey Memorial Fund
July 3. T J Kirby Houston capitalist and Jam Derman announce a donation of 5000 dollars to the Bailey memorial fund chaired by Mice Maxes, general chairman of the Joseph St. clésn Bailey memorial fund.
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Kirby
Bailey Memorial
Terns
Mice Maxes
Joseph St ‘Clésn Bailey
T. J. Kirby
Houston Capitalist
Jam Derman
Governor Kin Dies in Want of Aid and Politics
A garbled report states Mrs Willameslie, sister in law of Indiana Governor Harry Bealle, died in a Gary hospital after a long period of illness. It claims the governor’s brother Nad brew faced unemployment and sought welfare aid for months. Leslie, the governor’s brother, learned of the death and says he will assist. The article suggests political factors influenced events.
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Gay
Willameslie
Harry Bealle
Indiana
Gary
Aineo
Ben
Sixth Ward
Mont
Leslie
Nedle
Willan Leslie
Labor Plans Stir Britain
London July 3. The program of Britain’s new Labor government as outlined in the throne speech at opening of parliament has stirred curiosity about the future course of the MacDonald ministry. London papers find the speech tolerant and favorable in parts, with Conservative and Liberal support anticipated. Also note promotions of Fourth of July celebration items and fireworks at George Keene druggist.
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London
Britain
Labor
MacDonald
Tenclon
Apeech
Ives
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Déhin Metice
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Aga ‘Terrell Road
Eebh Brown
North
Alamo
Scout
Canada
U.8
Ata
Meniietayers
Femous Gulf
Tihely
San Ani Nio
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Kin
George Keene
South Florts
Ummer
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Seashore
Northern Lakes
Carolinas
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Placid Lakes
Rocky Coast
Gap
New Jersey
Atlantic
L.N. Simms
Scanich
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Gulf
Guiry Refining Company
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