San Antonio School Bond Sale Approved and Contracts Let
The San Antonio school district approved a 3.5 million bond sale to Rauscher Fierce and Co with a 2.12% rate, and 1950 1 teacher contracts on current schedules. Board also authorized sewer construction under Jefferson High, approved 930 seats for Tech High, and contracted furniture for Edison Lanier and heating for Beacon Hill with fencing for Herff Elementary. Meeting delayed due to quorum issues. board members present included Harry Rogers and E W Robinson.
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San Antonio
Atle
Rauscher Fierce and Co
Ine
Milton Halpern
Thomas Portwood
Teachers’ Council
Teachane
City of
Jefferson High School
Tech
American Seating Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bailey Peyton
Edison High School
Lanier High Schood
Beacon Hill
Herff
Harry Rogers
E. W. Robinson
0. F. Latimer
Gus Garcia
GOP Brass Faces Resignation Over Strategy Committee
Washington July 27 Internal dissension hit the Republican National Committee as Arthur Summerfield of Michigan resigned as chairman of the party strategy committee. Summerfield accused National Chairman Guy Gabrielson of planning to let the group die. Gabrielson said the executive committee urged dissolving the strategy committee due to regional conference meetings already under way.
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Washington
Republican National Committees
Arthur Summerfiele
Michigan
Summerfield
Guy G. Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Electric Shock Kills Texas Couple
In Wichita Falls Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Cox were electrocuted yesterday when he tried to electrify a fence around a Sudan grass patch. She died while attempting to rescue him after hearing his screams. He connected a line from an electric source atop the garage and stepped on a metal barrel while descending.
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Wichita Falls
Swy
R. L. Cox
Cox
Alaskan Tycoon Dies in Rat Mishap
Fairbanks report says Captain Austin Eugene Lathrop, 94, Alaska’s leading industrialist, died when struck by a loaded coal gondola while inspecting a coal car at Suntrana near Healy River Coal Corp. holding. The accident occurred yesterday. The prominent businessman was widely known as the wealthiest man in Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Capt
Austin Eugene Lathrop
Lathrop
Healy River Coal Corp
Suntrana
Here
Stay of execution granted in Jackson riot context
In Jackson Mississippi a stay of execution was granted for Willie McGee the 37 year old man convicted of raping four white women. Alongside official claims communists provoked violence reporters and civil rights delegates were assaulted by mobs. The incident occurred as delegates sought clemency from Governor Wright amid claims of political provocation and racial tension.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Willie McGee
Harold Burton
U. S. Supreme Curt
State Supreme Court
U. S. High Report
Burton
Fielding Wright
McGee
New York
Besten
Aubrey Grossman
Civil Rights Congress of
Justice Department
Reprieve for seven men tied to Virginia rape case
Seven African American defendants convicted of raping a 32 year old Martinsville woman received an indefinite reprieve from Virginia’s electric chair. Judge M Ray Doubles ordered stays of execution hours before the planned deaths, as attorney Martin A. Martin filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus alleging denial of equal protection under the fourteenth amendment.
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Richmond
Martinsville
Virginia
John
Battle
Hastings Court
M. Ray Doubles
Wnit
Alley Martin A. Martin
Man, 37, Dies in Crash at Commerce and Zarramora
Esteban Puente of 1504 N W Eighteenth Street died in a traffic accident at Commerce and Zarramora as his car was struck by a second vehicle driven by Jesse Gutierrez. Frank Arciaga, passenger, suffered second degree burns and multiple injuries and is hospitalized in serious condition. Gutierrez was booked for driving while intoxicated and negligent homicide. An inquest verdict returned negligent homicide. Puente was the city’s twenty eighth traffic fatality of the year.
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Esteban Puente
N.W. Eighteenth St
Commerce
Zarramora
Frank Arciaga
del ‘Gado
Puente
Georgey Martin
Fuente
Jesse Gutierrez
Arriaga
Brooke
Josp
Martin
Gutierrez
Justice of the Peace
M. D
Buck” Jones
Oklahoma vote fraud charge looms after runoff result
In Oklahoma City on July 21 William Coe and Johnston Murray traded accusations of election fraud after the runoff primary. Coe claimed county officials planned fraud and threatened to seek a complete recount as Murray led by a narrow unofficial margin of 235,525 to 234,639.
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Okla
Oklahoma City
Wiliam
Cor
Johnston Murray
Coe
Mur-ray
Singapore Rubber Factory Fire Destroys Major Plant
A large rubber factory in Singapore was destroyed by a fire on July 27. Police say arson by Communist elements caused the blaze. the plant was insured for 2.3 million dollars. In Washington, the Senate approved a bill allowing Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan to accept a medal from President Peron of Argentina.
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Singapore
UPS
Washington
INS
Senate
House
Maj. Gan
Harry Vaughan
Peron
Argentina
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New York Daily Compass
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Sidney Ordower
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Hee
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Ander
Academy
Southwest
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Rocker
Vaice
Vale
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