Battle of words heats Texas campaign over O Daniel and game commission
The campaign topic centers on Gov Lee O Daniel and Game Commission Chairman Sa Wood with O Daniel calling the commission an millionaire sportsmen club and alleging abuses. The commission leader accuses O Daniel of coercing funding cuts and attempting to abolish the panel while seeking federal funds and wildlife protection.
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SA. Wood
Austin
Sute Game Commission
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Laguna Maire
Texas
G “Thompson
Greenville
Governor Galbreath challenges O Daniel and Beauchamp to debate
Wharton county blacksmith and state representative Galbreath compounds his challenge to Governor O Daniel and Judge Tod Beauchamp of the Court of Criminal Appeals. He warns he will confront both at once if either shows up not prepared, insisting the debate occur in Wharton.
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Whartan
Mexico Railways Manager Resigns in Protest
Mexico City May 3 The general manager of the national railways resigned in protest against employee opposition to the economic reorganization of the lines ordered by President Lazaro Cardenas. Joao Gutierrez cited need for extensive economies to save the system from ruin as the 50,000 employees resist wage cuts and retrenchments.
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Mexico City
National Railways
Lazaro Cardenas
Joan Gutierrez
Reader letter praises In The News column and Hearst’s writing
A reader, Marion Peirce, thanks William Randolph Hearst and admires the In The News column for its tone and breadth. Preston Lockwood endorses Hearst’s writing style, variety, and length, noting decades of daily newspaper reading since 1810 and expressing respect for the author and his papers.
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Alarm at Texas Treasury Triggers Capital Alert
July 20 Austin report describes a false alarm at the state treasury first floor near the main entrance. A telephone operator explains the treasury was not robbed and that a recent alarm was triggered by a possible snag. The piece notes a historic robbery on June 11, 1365 during reconstruction era.
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Planetary Alignments Foresee U S Struggle and Change
Los Angeles reports astrologer Llewellyn George predicts Uranus and Gemini alignments in coming years signal a new freedom struggle for America. He says Jupiter Saturn conjunction late 1940 into 1941 could portend upheavals that alter the White House fate and national destiny.
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Los Angeles
Gemini
Amer
Weather data and tourist temperatures across cities
A dense weather listing shows temperatures for Abilene and many U.S. and border cities, including Cloudy or Showers conditions and high lows. Entries note wind, precipitation, and sun phases, with some month totals and regional forecasts.
State Schools Hive Redl Oes Told Beaumont
In Dies committee files a report cites teachers and students in state-supported schools alleged to be Communists. Sheriff Chris P. Fox of El Paso supplied details of a meeting of state Communist leaders near a North Texas city and of plans for 1940 including the governor's race.
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Dies Committee
Texas
Communist Party
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el Paso
Fox
Shrinking of Cloth Fraud Busted in Philadelphia
Detectives credited solving a six year mystery of shrinking salts used by clothing makers, after arresting three men including a sponging plant operator. They alleged the operator trimmed only the end of each fabric bolt, selling the rest, with $5000 worth recovered from a South Philadelphia home. An underworld link aided the probe.
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Richart Doyle
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Methodist Pastors Plan Special Session at W.O.W Memorial
A special session of the Methodist church will be conducted at the Woodmen of the World Memorial. Ministers and pastors will gather at 10 a.m. Monday at Travis Park hospital for services prior to the session.
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Alamo
British rally to face Hitler threatens new war
War Roundup reports Nazi propaganda aimed at British public and Hitler's threat to strike Britain. British sources describe six bombed harbors and ships damaged, with losses of three German planes and seven fighters while four bombers and seven fighters were shot down. British leadership shifts are noted with Brooke becoming home defense chief and Ironside earning a top post.
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Food costs push wage rise in June figures
The National Industrial Conference Board reports a 14 percent increase in food costs driving a 0.5 percent rise in wages for wage earners in June. The board, a research organization financed largely by industry, released the index.
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National Industrial Conference Board
New Fire Safe Telephones For Explosive Environments
Chicago July 20 Developments by Bell Telephone show new type telephones designed for mines gasoline refineries and grain elevators. Officials say no link to any emergency but the device suits powder mills and hot gas labs. The unit looks like a metal drum with all components sealed in rubber and an air tight casing.
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Chicago
Bell Telephone Company
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Horse and Buggy Rules Modernized in Superior
City authorities moved quickly to update police conduct rules after discovering officers were still governed by an old horse and buggy manual. The revised guidance includes logging fast horse driving, prohibiting brutality to animals, keeping horses off sidewalks, untangling traffic snarls caused by teams, and reporting ailments or defects in tackle and harnesses.
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