Stevens Named to Former Job in Police Department
Police Chief Aubrey Hopkins recommended Charles Stevens, a veteran with years of service, to replace W. J. Copeland as department secretary after Maury Maverick and Copeland indicated his relief. Stevens would be a non civil service employee in the post.
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Police Department
Maury Maverick
W. J. Copeland
Aubrey Hopkins
Stevens
Maverick
Copeland
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Charley Marr Named Randolph Sports Director
Charley Marr former Alabama guard from Arkansas and ex University of Alabama football player has been appointed athletic and recreation director for Randolph Field. He has served on active duty since early in the year and will oversee all sports competition between cadet flight groups and arrange entertainment for their spare time.
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Waomory Marry
Winnlyy
University of Alagna
Randolph Meld
West Point
Alabama Guard
Arkansas
Gretna Green influence boosts Elkton marriage trade
The Gretna Green style of quick marriages thrives in Elkton Maryland despite state waiting laws. Nearby states push longer waiting periods or physician exams, yet Elkton saw early year marriages triple last year and rise again in 1940. The 1838 waiting law era set peak vows at 16 154, with 1954s era at 8415 noted as a trend.
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Eleton
Dunce
Gretna Green
Maryland
Elkton
New York City
Elgton
Hese
Walver
Zoo Elephants Stir Controversy With Flags Act
San Antonio Zoo elephants Watts Mote 1 and Babe perform by picking up four flags and tossing all but one over their shoulders while the Stars and Stripes waves high. Crowd protests rise as critics deem the act disrespectful to national emblems, with officials noting flags may be misidentified as foreign symbols.
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Watts
Mote 1
Babe
San Antonio Zoalogical Park
Chetts
Old Glory
Fred W. Stark
Zoo
Latant
Cal Navy 8 Rifle Team Wins Hearst Trophy
The No.2 Navy 8 Rifle team of the University of California won the William Randolph Hearst trophy with a score of 923, defeating 30 teams nationwide. Yale center Witla 8 McCain led individuals, as California claimed first place for the fifth straight year. Washington and Yale followed with strong scores in the contest.
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Washington
Navy
University of California
McCain
Yale University Center
Naval BR. C
University of Washington
Yale
Planes May Use Highways For Emergency Landings
Senator McCarran described a proposed national defense highway bill to authorize building landing strips along highways for emergency landings by bombers and large passenger planes. He noted strips would be placed along prevailing winds, with inner routes using a V intersection, and landing sites may be unpaved depending on soil. Generals urged a $20 million widening program to create 400 crossroad airfields for military use.
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Washington
Tne
United States
McCarran
D.ney
Roosevelt
McCarty
House Ponds Committee
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Texan Protests Tanker Transfers
Protest in Texas over withdrawal of tankers from coast service for supplying Great Britain. Harold Ickes and rail officials discussed routing tankers via South America. The Petrol eum Coordinator and Railroad Commissioner expressed opinions on using tankers to support transport.
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Austin
Texas
Fom
Coast Service
Great Britain
South America
Tony
Ferroleum
Harold Tr. Ickes
Menange Lockey
Olli Culmirbon
Tang Port
America
Pepper Hecklers Thrown Out in Denver Rally Clash
In Denver last night a protest by 20 hecklers targeted a rally led by Senator Tor. fists flew as hecklers were removed and supporters from the audience clashed. Isolationists Wheeler and Nye addressed Denver audiences, while radio notes teased a local column.
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Benator
Pepper
Solon
Tien
America First
Wheeler
Nye
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