Desperate Kansas felons flee toward Texas and Mexico
Reports say four of five escapees from Hutchinson Kansas Hale reformatory fled Saturday through Oklahoma and Texas. Led by Smiddy and Krause, the gang robbed a bank in Southern Oklahoma and held motorists in Esser OL Yhora before abandoning a stolen car near Waco. Capt. Foreman warns guards along I streets near San Antonio as authorities chase the fugitives who may hide in the Hill Country.
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Kansas Hale Reformatory
Hutchiton
Hull Covony
San Antonio
Bluford & Bmiddy
Engere
Reformatoryuestins
Oklihom
Teres
Eisteiison
Waco
al Forenan
State Highway Patrol
Foreman
Smiddy
Texas
Prank O. Krause
Topeka Whiede
Robert Durbin
Ralph Durbin
Topeka
Clarence H. Brown
GOP Moves to Draft Al Smith for Ticket in 1940
GOP strategists in Washington discuss drafting Alfred E Smith of New York for a 1940 ticket. They envision Smith leading an independent Democratic party with strong cross faction support to challenge the New Deal, aiming to position him alongside potential senatorial and gubernatorial allies amid a complex political realignment.
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GOP
al Smith
Washington
INGI
G. O. PF
New York
Alfred E. Suit
GO. P
Smith
Robert F. Wagner
Herbert E. Lehman
Royal
Gopeland
Robberies Hit San Antonio Streets and Shops
R. A. Gilbert, 70, was knocked down on Alamo plaza and robbed of a five dollar necktie package early Saturday night. Victor Robles, 24, was booked for robbery by assault. At 1702 Guadalupe Street Sam Gelfand reported a store theft of shoes and two shirts after a Mexican suspect attempted to cash a $1250 check and fled with merchandise.
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R. A. Gilbert
Avenue E
Alamo Plaza
Felice
Victor Robles
Vera Cruz Street
Anjeyes
San Antonio
Sam Gelfand
Guadalupe Street
Gelfond
Princess Plans to Start Own Kingdom in Sarawak
Blonde Princess Baba of Sarawak and her wrestler husband Bob Gregory announced plans to buy an East Indian island and establish a separate kingdom. Her father Rajah Vyner Brooke, disinherited and cut off after the marriage, has not communicated with them. The report notes Gregory as Britain’s heavyweight wrestling champion.
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Francisco
Baba
Sarawak
Bob Gregory
Rajsh Charles Vyner Brooke
Gregory
Robstown Banks Report Varied Asset Totals at June Call
The Robstown banks show over two million dollars in assets at the June 30 call, with Robstown National Bank reporting 391,869.61 and State National Bank 780,862.16. Teetral Robstown banks list total assets at 1,000,000 for the period.
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Robstown
Teetral Robstown
Robstown National Bank
State National Bank
New Orleans Ministers Call Arbitration Amid Labor Strife
In New Orleans, Protestant ministers urge arbitration and upholding constitutional rights as the city enters another strike week. The New Orleans Ministerial Union executive committee issued the appeal, representing the majority of local clergy. Meanwhile, ILA, AFL drivers strike drayage firms and Yellow Cab drivers refuse to bargain with GC. Five more arrestees faced vagrancy and disorderly conduct charges near the riverfront, amid confiscated broomsticks and debris.
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New Orleans
I. Wwxk
Yellow Cab Company
Pole
Mrn
Harvard Film Course to Treat Motion Pictures as Fine Art
Harvard plans to add film studies to the design school curriculum with a lecture series by Robert D. Feild. He will spend the summer in Hollywood gathering material, arguing that motion pictures deserve serious artistic study on par with painting and architecture.
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Ann Marsters
Bouton Sunday Advertiser
Int'l
Boston
INS
Harvard
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Hollywood
Robert D. Feild
Fine Arte
Jef Fer
Boston Sunday Advertiser
Peitd
Feild
Joseph Hudout
School of Design
Feili
Se 3
Felli
Moron Pictures
Boston Sunday
Michael Angelo
John Blount Dies at Corpus Christi
John Blount, 48, operator of Kentucky Tent and Awning in Louisville, died suddenly here Friday after arriving two weeks ago to open a Corpus Christi branch. His body to be sent to Louisville Saturday. Survivors include his widow, father, two brothers and three sisters of Louisville.
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John Blount
Corpus Christi Corpus Chriati
John
Blount
Kentucky Tent and
Louisville
Congress urged to probe patent laws and monopoly impact
Senator King of Utah called for enlarging the congressional executive monopoly committee's agenda to investigate patent laws. He cited practices where manufacturers buy patents and withhold production to suppress new business, asserting large firms may hoard patents to avoid manufacturing. King sent a broad survey request to Thurman Arnold, head of the DOJ anti trust division.
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Warrington
Congressional Executive Monopoly Committee
King
Democrat
Utah
Thurman Arnold
Department of Justice
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