Two More Saved From FBI Flood Near Pearsall
Two of seven people stranded by Frio River flood near Pearsall were rescued early Monday as water levels fell. Five others remained safe. rescue teams cleared wreckage and warned travel may resume by midweek. A Mills family atop a reservoir hill signaled they were safe and declined risky boat rescues until waters drop further. Betty Nagy, nine, was injured in an auto crash connected to rescue operations.
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Derbs
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Derby
Meek Monard
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A. L. Mills
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Buck
Ora Mills
Betty Nagy
Joe Nagy
Mack Brown
San Antonio
Frio
A. Q. Hensley
E. T. Butt
Kerrville
Tuwn
Bob Bennett
Richmond
Texas
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W. B Weaver
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Ural
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Ben Calderon
Priour
B. T. Roberts
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Homer Vivian
Palm Beach
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Mike Odell
Ghades
Greenleaf
Elizabeth Ingenhuetl
Winchester
Yoakum
Esti English
Hunt
Rio Vista
Foat
Camp Waldemar
Camp la Juni
Arrowhead Tench
Comfort
Kerreille
Western Union
Kerrville Flood Recovery Under Way With Aid Arriving
Kerrville begins rehabilitation as floodwaters recede. Midwest Red Cross offers help. San Antonio orders trucks and tents from St. Louis. Camp Mystic and other camps report losses. Sheriff deputizes officers to prevent looting. Howell Priour, 16, survives by treetop hold for 22 hours. two deaths confirmed. Rescue operations hampered by darkness and downed power lines. relief teams bring lights and supplies as road access slowly improves.
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St. Louis
Ald
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Berryville
State Highway Department
Camp Mystic
F. J
Doc
Frank Moore
Kerr County
Guadalupe
Hunt
Ingram
Legion
Veterans Hospital
Harper and
Fredericksburg
Aching Peg Leg Story Reveals Bed Woes and Irony
A humorous yet unclear report from Washington describes a man with a prosthetic leg seeking medical attention and jokes about his condition. The piece references Walter Reed Hospital, a dramatic run of events, and a doctor’s questioning of the leg’s usefulness.
Flood waters recede after floods hit Kerrville area
Flood waters dropped in hill country towns Friday cutting all roads and communications. Around Kerrville nearly 50 homes were washed away and Ingram was inundated. A $40,000 Center Point bridge and a Southern Pacific rail bridge at Waring were carried away. Odell and Greenleaf drowned during a rescue, later recovered. Rail service to Kerrville area gradually resumes. telegraph and telephone contacts slowly restore. first SP passenger train to depart for Uvalde Del Rio and El Paso slated for Monday.
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Hill Country
Comfort
Kerrville
Ingram
Center Point
Southern Pacific
Waring
Friour
Odell
Greenleaf
Kerrwile
Cooper Melcher
J. H. Roberts
Southern Pacfic
Uvalde
del Rio
el Paso
South Orn Pacific
Western Union
Westart
Southwestern Bel Telephone Company
Pacific Railroad
Five Mile Vertical Race Proposed for National Air Races
Cleveland July 4. A five mile straight up and down air race may join the national events to be staged August 47 to September 5. Pilot climbs to a pylon five miles above Cleveland airport, then power dives to 40 feet above ground. The Aero Club of Folin proposed the event and pledged a trophy bearing Poland’s white eagle. The trophy would go to a pilot who wins it twice in succession.
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Clif W. Henderson
Cleveland
Aero Club of
Folin
Poland
Press Convention to Honor Garner in Texas
Dallas October opening day of the Texas State fair will host a dedication of the Texas Press association state conference to Speaker John Garner, Democratic vice presidential nominee. Franklin D. Roosevelt is invited to attend as honor guest. telegrams were sent to both leaders urging attendance.
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Corsicana
Texas
The
Texas Press Association
Dallas
John Garver
Lowry Martin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Garner
Marin
Debt Ultimatum to Germany at Lausanne
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told Chancellor von Papen Germany must accept the reparations package agreed by creditor nations in Lausanne or revert to the Young plan. He said he would return to London Thursday night, signaling Germany has about three days to agree to a lump sum payment of roughly $1,000,000.
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Germany
Lausanne
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Fran von Papen
London
Armstrong Withdraws From Governor Race in Port Worth
George W. Armstrong of Port Worth withdrew as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate after a party committee review. The move was announced following a recommendation from state executive committee chairman W. O. Amering.
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Hgueton
George W. Annstrong
Port Worth
Wadlny
W. O. Amering
Roosevelt On Way To Albany
Roosevelt plans a trip to New York to address issues from the Democratic platform. He backs public utilities and declines to discuss repealing the eighteenth amendment. He and Mrs. Roosevelt will host a Hyde Park gathering for campaign supporters once they return.
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Minder
Gome
New York State
Congress
N. Y
Mar
Roosevelt
New Yor
Chicago
John N. Garner
Husband Admits Killing Wife After Taunts
In Chicago on July 4 83 year old Peter Meissner confessed to shooting and killing his much younger wife after citing constant taunts and insults during their 14 year marriage. He told police she jeered him and accused him of being an old fool. A daughter aged 14 from a prior marriage is mentioned in the report.
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Chicago
Peter Meissner
Polide Fooey
ADF
Mao
Norris Demands Farm Board Probe
Senator Norris of Nebraska calls for an immediate investigation of the Farm Board, citing a senate order for inquiry. Chairman McNary has not acted due to a crowded legislative agenda. the probe was previously authorized months ago.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Board
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Senate
McNary
Agriculture Committee
General on Rubio staff dies after long illness
SAN DIEGO July 4 Gen M Rodriguez Galeans a member of President Ortiz Rubio's staff died after a long illness in San Diego Burial at Tijuana Wednesday will be with full Mexican military honors
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San Diego
Calif
INS
M. Rodriguez Galeans
Ortiz Rubio
Tijuana
Artery Cut Falls From Window At Elks Club
An man named E. Mackey, 49, of 434 Cumberland Drive, suffered a severe arterial cut to the left arm after falling through a glass window at the Elks Club on Monday. Blood loss was stopped at Robert B. Green Hospital.
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Cumberland Drive
the Elks
Robert B. Green Hospital
Dynamite Caps Kill Six Youths in Butte Fireworks Blast
A July 4 disaster in Butte, Montana, killed six youths in a blast caused by dynamite caps. The incident occurred early morning as youths engaged in explosive play, and authorities investigated the accidental explosion.
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Butte
Mont Uly
Trip of Kicker Boats on Flood Rescue Mission Told
Reports say three kicker boats saved seven persons from rising floodwaters along the rig river near Pearsall on Monday. Roger Cook, with Will Hampton, Ward Kong, and Raymond Phelps aboard, aided two stranded boys as water lowered. Sheriff Albert Unusser noted receding floods and reduced danger.
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Kicker
Ferass
Pearsall
Ty Lees
Roger Cook
Cook
San Antonio
Will Hampton
Genver
Ward Kong
Raymond Phelps
Democrats Immune Chicago July Fourth Convention
Health Commissioner Herman N Rundesen noted the Democratic convention had few accidents. He cited indigestion a few scratches and one death from a heart attack, summarizing a calm gathering with limited injuries.
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Chicago
Herman N. Rundesen
Trains Collide in Prague, Nine Die and 32 Hurt
Nine killed and 32 injured, 12 seriously, when a bad rainstorm caused head on train collision near Beneslav in Czechoslovakia. Also reported two children drown in Anahuac bayou after boat sank. four others rescued.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Benoselay
Bayou Anahuac
Texas
Clarence Renfroe
Mae
Grover
Mouble “Bayou
Alfred Hughes
Henderson Edmonda
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