Rainstorms West of San Antonio Bring Heavy Downpour
Wet weather battered the San Antonio area with the strongest rainfall Friday night into Saturday morning totaling 4.41 inches, the heaviest since 1921. Downtown streets faced washouts as paving blocks loosened. damage was estimated at about $5000. Injuries occurred when a pedestrian slipped from a streetcar and another man was struck by a car amid rising floodwaters. Firefighters aided basement pumps and small fires caused by short circuits as rescues were made from high water on local roads.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau
J. A. Jarhoe
Bureau
Ban Antonin
Paul Brefflet
Broadway
Galiad
North Fires
East Houston
Ted ‘Hoofard
South Flores Street
Houston Maeet
Louis Rogers
East Commerce Cireet
dJents-Mrulzberger
Short ‘Tig
Corn Cobs Yield Four Valuable Chemicals
Four chemical substances were extracted from corn cobs by experiments of the U S Department of Agriculture. Tests show corn cob yields convertible into vanillin anisic acid antiseptic calacbol and a basic material for synthetic aromatic compounds.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Cuban Ready to Attempt 300-Hour Endurance Drive
Cuban driver Jose Oscar Granados, reputed holder of the world endurance record for continuous driving, sailed for St Louis to begin a 300 hour stock model car challenge starting July 2. He previously set a 218 hour record in Key West on April 2 with no sleep and orange juice for nourishment.
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Havana
Jose Oscar Granados
St. Louis
Key West
Police Dog Adopts 12 Baby Chicks
A German police dog in July 2 seeks a new home for 12 abandoned baby chicks it adopted. The story notes the dog and chicks forming a small family unit at the BR R Golf area, with local authorities observing the unusual attachment.
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Pegey
Kerrville Flood Strands Traffic and Homes
The Kerrville region faced high waters halting rail and road travel as flood channels washed out bridges and highways from Kerrville to Uvalde. Heavy rains totaled up to 20 inches in places with the Guadalupe river flooding and isolating San Antonio area routes. A rescue effort saved a 16 year old marooned in a Kerrville tree and relief trains were planned to reach washed out sections.
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Davin
Khim Thei
Kerrville
Legion
Davis
Schreiner Institute
Guadalupe
Davis Sail
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Dallas
Fort Worth
del Rio
Sabinas
Alpine
San Angelo
Santa
Eagle Pass
New Braunfels
Carl Bryant
Hal Prior
the Guadalupe
W-50w
Port Sam Houston
WOBSF
Fort Sam Houston
WOAT
T. A. Cook
Army Poet
Cooper Fletcher
J. H. Roberts
Leama
Au Noot
Uvalde
Velephanc Communication
Leona
Inghan
Ile WI
Newid
Lorne Muiker
Herinen
Poodle Politely Chooses Democrat Platform Over GOP Radio
Miss Wahrmund reports her white poodle Rags at 1817 Broadway showed clear political support by barking for the Democratic platform during the Democratic convention and avoiding the GOP radio broadcasts during the Republican gathering. The dog remained by the radio for the Democratic sessions and barked enthusiastically as pandemonium filled the hall.
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Dorothy Wahrind
Broadway
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wahrmund
Rags
Hags
10000 Veterans Plead for Bonus Payment at Capitol Steps
The bonus army, about 10,000 strong, gathered on the Capitol steps for a second mass appeal demanding cash payment of adjusted service certificates. The crowd remained orderly but faced an empty congressional audience as lawmakers recessed for the weekend. National Commander Walter W. Waters of Portland announced a reassembly when Congress reconvenes. Harold B. Foulkrod of Philadelphia said he had arranged talks through Governor Ick or Roosevelt to press immediate payment due in 1945.
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Capitol
Washington
Bonus Army
Congress
Walter W. Waters
Portland
Ore
Harold B. Foulkrod
Philadelphia
Woodring
Kansas
Nave Waters
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Biblical Ruth Play at Grace Lutheran Church
A dramatized Ruth story will close four weeks of Bible school at Grace Lutheran with senior department actors listing Betty Kreuger Norman Balen Bryant Ives and others. The program includes songs recitations and a display of school-made products.
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Ruth
Daily Vacation Bible School
Grace Lutheran Church
Betty Kreuger
Norman Balen
Bryant Ives
Winoifred Witchell
Howard It
Mart
Luther
Flaine Elenora Schulze
High Waters Block Routes From San Antonio Travel
Flooding Sunday restricts highway travel out of San Antonio. Kerrville Fredericksburg Del Rio Bandera Eagle Pass roads impassable. Laredo via Dilley blocked. Skidmore Alice route open. Eleven miles of pavement opened for emergency. six miles of dirt road remain between Skidmore and Mathis. Roads to Midland Lake Austin Corpus Christi Houston open.
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San Antonio
W. H. Furlong
Highway Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
del Rio
Bandera
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Dilley
Skidmore
Alice
Furlong
Mathis
Miding Lake
Austin
Corpus Christ
Houston
Checks Stolen From Fort Sam Houston Bank Recovered
Checks totaling 13327.74 stolen by two highwaymen from H. Clark, a Fort Sam Houston messenger, during a daylight robbery on June 1. The leather case with about 100 checks, mostly government payrolls, was found undamaged in weeds on the Basse road by a citizen who asked to remain anonymous. Sheriff Alpert Hausser returned the checks to the bank. Clark was carjacked near Elmira and San Pedro avenues, then released after the robbers fled in a second vehicle.
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H. Clark
Fort Sam Houston
Alpert Hausser
Basse Road
Clark
Elmira
San Pedro Avenue
Nose Thumbing Grand Children Prompt Eviction in Quincy
In Boston area, Eleanor DeAngelo 71 evicts her son and family on Brackett Street Quincy after her grandchildren taunt her with thumbs and finger wiggles. The board of health issued a quarantine order to protect the four children with whooping cough and halt spread. The son is three months behind on rent, but the penalty hinges on stopping the insults.
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Boston
T Thumba
Eleanor DeAngelo
Brackett Street
Quincy
Guy
Wile Too Pretty, He Gets Divorce
Springfield Missouri July 2 Divorce filing details Ora B Foster accuses Milton M Foster of being overwhelmed by her beauty He says he loves her yet she is out late and party guests disrupt their home They have three children and a housekeeper helps with child care He notes her red hair and numerous male friends while he claims to be driven apart by her allure.
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Springfield
Ora B. Foster
Milton M. Foster
Foster
Warren L. White
New Soviet Law Protects Horses
Moscow reports a new law prescribes two years in prison for willfully killing or maiming horses. Officials note horse slaughter has been used as sabotage in regions where horse meat is traditional and peasants also kill horses for food despite draught animal needs.
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Moscow
Saint
Ontario School Children Invest Million Funds Totals
Officials report the province wide school child investments reached 1.440,921,93 pounds by end of April. The total credited to school children across Ontario comes from the Penty bank and reflects the year’s end update.
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Toronto
Ontario
Tom Onhctals
San Saba Flood Causes Heavy Stock and Trap Damage
San Saba county suffered thousands of dollars in damage to stock and traps after the San Saba river rose 36 feet Friday night with a 15 foot additional crest on the way. Many residents evacuated during the night while no lives were reported lost.
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San Saba
FLO Work Demonstrates City Flood Prevention Effectiveness
Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright said heavy rains tested San Antonio’s flood prevention system. Creeks and dams operated with guards at key crossings and gates, keeping water below dangerous levels and preventing loss of life and property compared with the 1921 flood.
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Phil Wright
San Antonio
Olmee
San Petro
Alazan
Martinez
Flores Street
Flood Inquiries Keep Girls Busy At Highway Dept
San Antonio chamber of commerce flood information desk reports four records of calls during the flood peak north and west of the city. Secretary W H Furlong says three girls fielded calls all day while he stayed in touch via long distance through Friday night and Saturday. He answered from home late at night. All a home run in the monamental league.
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Highway Department of the
San Antonio
First U S area protects Hungarian partridge propagation
The Iowa fish and game commission established and protected an experimental area near Breed Fartridger for studying rapid propagation of Hungarian partridges and other game birds. It marks the first such area in the United States.
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Primoghar
Iowa
Towa Filn and Game Commission
United States
Vacation on bikes from Montreal to Europe
Bernard P. Todd Philip Nute and Walte Ober three college students set out on a bicycle tour of Europe leaving from Montreal with their bicycles. They plan to pedal through most of Europe during their vacation.
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Lynnfield
Mass
Europe
Bernard P. Todd
Philip Nute
Walte, Ober
Montreal
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