Solons Delay Volstead Change
Washington July 12 The Senate halted a plan to raise the Volstead Act limit to 3.45 percent alcohol, delaying action until December. Only 11 Democrats backed repeal tendencies, while 14 Republicans joined, and 11 Democrats with 24 Republicans opposed moving the bill to the judiciary committee.
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Nevada
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Thodas
Neely
West Virginia
Swanson
Virginia
Bankhead
Alabama
Death silences famous whistle of William Page
William C. Page, known as the sage of Wheatland and famed for his postman whistle heard by radio audiences during two national Democratic conventions, died at his Rochester farm at 76. His death came after overexertion at a Chicago convention and injuries from a prior automobile crash.
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Jay
William CG
Page
Allenced
Heer
Chicago
Wheetland
Bryan to Speak at Masonic Meet in San Angelo
About 590 to 700 Masons with 300 to 400 visitors are expected in San Angelo on Wednesday for the Seventy-seventh district hosting 110 lodges from North, Central and West Texas. Alva Breau of Waco will speak at the city park barbecue and Grand Master Brean will address Masons in the school auditorium. hosts include San Angelo No. 370 and Concho Lodge No. 1260.
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Alva Breau
Waco
Biale
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West Texse
Brean
Fork School
Euditorium
Two Killed As Plane Crashes Into Water
Vague wartime item reports two fatalities when an aircraft struck the water after a squall. The incident occurred during a session in July 1942. Names and exact details are unreadable in the source.
Williams Candidacy Drive Gains Local Club Support
Fort Worth lawyer Judge Erskine Williams campaigns for congressman at large with a three day visit in the valley. His daughter Miss Lillian Williams assisted in introducing him to business and professional men and organizing an Erskine Williams for Congress club chaired by M. A. Childers. Williams, long a Fort Worth resident and lawyer, has filed for place No. 1 and served as vice president of both the Texas and the American Bar associations.
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W ‘Erskine Willams
Fort Worth
Jude Williams
Lillian. Willems
New Haven
Conn
Tesag
Texas
Judge Williams
Champe G. Carter
Erskine Williams
Congress
M. A. Childers
Judge Willaams
Usee Williams
American Bar Association
Maryland Woman Supports Republican Prohibition Plank
Mrs William Hladen Lowndes, Maryland Association for National Prohibition Reform, and former Republican national committee woman, says she is not obliged to back Franklin D. Roosevelt despite the group urging votes for him. She favors repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment but supports liquor control and endorses the Republicans' stricter platform versus the Democrats.
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Maryland
Baltimore
William Hladen Lowndes
Maryland Association For National Prohibition Reform
Republican National
Smith Chief Begins Roosevelt Drive
In Jersey City July 12 a crowd of about 3000 cheered as Mayor Frank Hague, longtime Alfred E. Smith supporter, launched the New Jersey drive for Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Democratic convention. He pledged to work just as hard for Roosevelt and Garner as he had for Al Smith.
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P—Ogden J. Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Faneuil Hall
Mills
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Spriculture
New York
House
Garner
Jersax Gity
Frank Hugue
Alfred E. Smith
New Jersey
al Smith
Hague
Iddies Contest Opens With Lou the Crocodile Meet
San Antonio Light announces an arts contest tied to Frank Buck's Bring Em Bark Alive. Readers color Lou the crocodile and mail entries to the Animal Editor by Thursday noon. Prizes include Majestic passes and multi month theater passes, with daily contests over six days culminating in grand prizes.
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Low
Crocodile
Malayan
San Antonio
Majestic
Frank Buck
the Majestic
Lou UN
Animal Editor
the Light
Loy
Arthur
Lizard
Wnt
Lou
Peruvian Troops Reoccupy Rebel City of Trujillo
Peruvian federal troops retook the northern city of Trujillo after a fierce attack on Communist rebels by land and sea. Red Cross teams moved to clear devastation as the bloodiest battle in recent Peruvian revolts continued to unfold.
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Lima
Peru
Trujillo
Red Cross
Indus River Dam Bursts in Kashmir
A great dam on the Indus at Shyaod burst, sending torrents downstream and sparking fears of a famine rivaling 1929. Government warnings issued for towns and villages in upper Indus regions as defense measures logistically shifted to prevent disaster.
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Srinagar
India
Indus River
Shyaod
Kashmir
Indus
Garner Plans Week of Rest Before Campaign
In Washington D C on leaving the capital for Uvalde Texas Democratic vice presidential nominee John Garner says he will rest for three weeks to recuperate before resuming campaign activities He plans to avoid visitors telegrams and letters and will forget about public affairs during this period to fish and regain strength He will then travel to Albany to confer with Governor Roosevelt on campaign matters.
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D. C
Hily
John’ Garner
Uvalde
Texas
Congress
Garner
Wrong Trip Lands Providence Man in Jewelry Case
William H. Considine took a sight seeing trip that ended with his arrest in Providence on charges of obtaining $20,000 in jewelry on false pretenses. Detective Lieutenant John O'Brien, visiting from Rose Island, was involved in the case.
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New York
William H. Considine
Statute of Liberty
John O'Brien
Providence
Rose Island
Considine
Bata aviation magnate dies in field crash near Prague
Czechoslovakia’s prominent aviation figure Thomas Bata, nicknamed the Henry Ford of Czechoslovakia, was killed when his private plane crashed at his flying field in Otro Kowica near Prague. The veteran magnate, long associated with industry and aviation, died in the accident.
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Czechoslovakia
Thomas ‘Bata
Henry Ford
Otrakowica
Get Relief From Tired Muscles
An old advertisement touts Penetro salve for tired muscles, claiming rapid four times quicker penetration to relieve soreness. It also promises soothing sunburn sting relief and bite alleviation, urging readers to ask their druggist for Penetro a jar.
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Wren Ureu
St. Joseph's Geowne
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