Robbers Hold Up Man on North Menquite Street
E D Donovan of 22 ½ South Amesquire street Bridey reported a hold up Saturday by two roadsters in the 200 block on North Menquite street after dark. Three youths approached in the other car and one pistol demanded money or shots would be fired. Donovan surrendered a wallet before police could recover the licenses.
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E. D. Donovan
Mesquire
Donovan
Ators
North Menquite Street
Derk
Wen
Polica
Flood Damage to Kansas Town Totals 250000
Flood waters surged through Kansas city center after midnight causing estimated damages of 230000. Kansas National Guard units have been mobilized to protect lives and property as merchants report basement and shelf stock losses. No fatalities reported. Local creek, normally calm, rose into the streets, affecting the business district and parking areas.
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Kan
Gemega
Kansas
Enul Guard
Months Jail Asked for Stinnes
Berlin July 18 The state's attorney dates a months imprisonment demand for Blugo Stinnes Jr to fund 100000 marks about 25000 for defrauding the German government during inflation. The request also seeks lighter penalties for other defendants.
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Agsinst Blugo Stinnes Jr
Menste
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Silent Saturday and Broadcast Schedule Notes
Fragmented OCR lists a July weekend radio schedule with stations KTSA WOAL KGRC ETSA and WEAF. It mentions concerts, church programs, religious talks, baseball game updates, and a Sunday school diss, with numerous time stamps and program titles across multiple cities and networks.
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Paranon Andio Company
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Sonday School
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Mt Koch
Liberio Radio Bales Company
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Alamo Broadcasting Co
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ABC Eyeclastice Homes
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Richard Budaut
Locusts Seen As Ominous Sign In 19th Year Cicada Cycle
Columbia Missouri reports a leap in superstitions as locals fear the 17 year cicada. Experts from Missouri College of Agriculture say the insect’s impact is limited to tree tips in affected regions and that the prophecies are unfounded. The cicada requires 17 years to mature and males produce a loud droning sound with drumlike organs.
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Columbia
Mississippi Valley
Leonard Hartman
Missouri College of Agriculture
Barca
United States
Body found in furnace in Chicago on July 18 1944
The body of Theodore Hammel was discovered last night in a furnace burn ed beyond recognition. Police cannot say if murder or accident occurred. Hammel’s wrists were bound with telephone wire and his burlap-wrapped body soaked with a chemical was found in ashes. Hammel’s wife Miss Carmen Hammel and friend James Cregg reported missing him after he failed to return from work.
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Theodore Hammel
Flamimel
Haranel
Carmen Hammel
Jamea Cregg
Mee
Hammel
Brut
Mist Hammel
Cregg
Taxi Driver Held After Killing in Houston Alley
Houston July 19 a 27 year old man was found dead in an alley after a taxi driver, aged 21, admitted striking the victim with a van. Police said charges of murder may be filed pending further investigation.
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Houston Taxi
Aqte
Houston
Robert J. Casteel
Wenhe men clear Che of murder in Musa Isle trial
In the Musa Isle village, Seminole leaders acquit medicine man Wenhe Billie of murdering Nut-Che after counsel and testimony. Phillip Billie cleared of killing Cory Hille in a related case. White men barred from dances, Osceola rushes to Miami with news. tribal customs dictate restoration of privileges.
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Squaw
Nut-Che
High Council of Medicine
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Phillip Billie
Cory Hille
Barre
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Major Ordered to Head Survey for Nicaragua Canal
Washington DC Congress assigns Major Daniel I. Soltan of the army engineers to lead the survey for a proposed Nicaragua canal. First Lieutenant Eugene M. Cafaty of the 1st Engineers assists, awaiting a provisional topographic battalion.
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Suivey
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Sion
Eugete M. Cafity
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Radio Commission Seeks Dismissal of Press Lawsuit
Washington July 13 The Federal Radio Commission asked the court at appeals to dismiss a petition by Universal Wireless Inc seeking to stay commission actions. The commission argued the court lacks jurisdiction and moved to reallocate twenty continental shore wave channels to Press Wireless Inc in the appeal.
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Federal Radio Comm
Volatebel of Columbia
Alsmisshp
Universal Brrvive Wireless, Inc
Wireless
Tnc
Unt Corporation
Tn Data
British Official's Home Guarded as Armed Man Halted
IONBON July 42 A British official, Arthur Henderson, was guarded at his residence after an armed man demanded to see him. The intruder produced a pistol and threatened harm before fleeing. Two men later arrived and left, with police remaining unaware of the assailant's identity.
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Theralky
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Tolica
9 Millions Tied Up After Florida Banks Shut Down
Jacksonvile Florida July 1 The $9,000,000 in assets blocked by bank closures this week prompts federal and state banking authorities to pursue reorganization plans for Florida banks that failed this May. Daytona Beach merchants Merchants Bank and Trout Company and Atlantic Trust and Banking Company were among those closed as regulators evaluate protection measures for depositors.
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Aed Trout Company
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Nalleen
Hy Tate Bank
Ard Mending
Thele Enatonere
J D Murray kinship ties and local sheriffs noted
In Jourdanton a group of old friends praise Prof. J D Murray as his son Reymond L. advances in district judge role at Beaumont while the news notes the region’s chaotic sheriff scene. The piece mixes local personalities, clubs, and scattered anecdotes about Fort Bend and Port Arthur figures, with humor about agency names and small-town life.
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Dedige
Mfurray
Alamo
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Theo
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Lions Club
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Brewers Ordered to Halt 12 Percent Malt Tonic Production
Milwaukee brewers were ordered by U.S. Prohibition Commissioner James M. Dorada to stop manufacturing 12 percent tonic beverages at once. The order, delivered via Chicago enforcement chief F.C. Yellowley, requires malt content to be reduced to 18 percent solid derived and alcohol not to exceed 2 percent by volume. Brewers fear thousands of dollars in losses from destruction of in-progress tonics and idle machinery as operations shut down.
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Win
James M. Dorada
United States
Tommissioner
Walt
F.C. Xellowley
Prohibition
Chicago
Arrest in San Francisco Drug Plot Foiled
In San Francisco on July 13 1947 federal agents arrested two men and a Chinese consular official in a narcotics smuggling case tied to opium shipments valued at about 81 million dm. Eight other Chinese merchants were named as conspirators. all three suspects posted 10000 bond each. The case involves consular status and prior diplomatic protections complicated the arrests.
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Han Prancisco
Bure Kao
Wing Kang
Ayén- Hoon
Kao
Ying Kwa'y
Receiver Appointed for Rogers Estate
Henry Lee Taylor was appointed receiver for the Rogers estate of Beary A. Rogers, a local furniture dealer, amid five forgery indictments by a grand jury. The petition, filed by C. A. Ddelda, alleges Rogers is insolvent and seeks to manage the estate’s affairs. The bond stands at 2150, with a court action arising from alleged forged titles and unaffiliated business equipment offered for sale.
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Beary
A. Rogier
Thirigaevénth
Taylée
C. A. Ddelda
Rogers
Canton Montis
Tlagera
Morten
Blaze augurs new Orleans strike and arson attack
In New Orleans on July 13, a suspected arson attempt targeted a street railway property under federal injunction protection. Three men reportedly torched a site near Gentilly, threatening to destroy during ongoing labor strike tensions. Firemen extinguished the blaze as investigators and civil authorities sought to restore service ahead of talks between striking workers and managers.
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Theenilarier
Walt
Public Services Company
Gharies J. Thened
Death of Sir Mortimer Singer Blamed on Grief
London report states a jury found Sir Mortimer Singer of the Singer sewing machine family died while not sound in mind. Medical witnesses testified he used patent drugs and died from an overdose after distress following his wife’s death.
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Mortimer Singer
Mercher
Mortimer
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