Convicts Shot Dead on Texas Prison Farms
June 1 1910 Huntsville Texas two convicts killed in separate prison farm incidents. Juan Lopez alias Jose Casito Jose Martinez a 30 year old from Sau tiente served a 100 year term for burglary and forgery Dave Ladd a 42 year old black inmate from Chambers County died attacking a guard with a hoe. Captains Vaughn Hamilton reported the events and terms.
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Huntsville
Texas
D. R. Vaughn
Ransey Farm
Juan Lopez
San Antonio
Vaughn
Hait
Ramsey
Ferguson Farm
Dave Ladd
Chambers
J. P Tamilton
Ladd
Tuan Lopez
Sau Tnten’e
Rexay Cowl
Jose Casito
Juan
Martinez
Lopez Rarso
Dundee W. W. McGrory
Criminal District Court
Death toll from preventable diseases rising in Texas
Austin reports rising deaths from preventable infectious and parasitic diseases in Texas since 1934. The Texas Manning Board notes a 22 percent jump for pneumonia and diarrhea and a 39 percent rise in other preventable deaths, with 17,000 plus deaths in 1934 and an economic loss approaching 246 million dollars.
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Austin
UINS
Megician
Texas
Texas Manning Board
Board
Planning Board
Public Health Committee
Abducted man's skull slug to be removed in hospital
Guinn Smith, 28, of 512 Carson street, abducted at Five Points March 1, 1936, was in Revert B. Green hospital Thursday awaiting surgery to remove a slug from his cranium. He had been shot after he replied to his abductors.
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Guinn Smith
B. Green Hospital
Smith
Carson Street
Trans Ocean Plane Line Plans North Atlantic Service
Paris June 1 air ministry and sponsors Air France and the French line studied a regular North Atlantic plane service between France and the United States. They examined schedules and arrangements with approval of a new company before final adoption.
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Paris
Eads
France
United States
Air Ministry
Air France
French Line
Jones urges self reliance as nation rebuilds
Philadelphia June 10 Jesse H. Jones chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation joins Temple University graduates. Jones receives honorary doktor of laws degree and calls Americans to use wit and ingenuity to cut dependence on government.
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Jones Philadelpata
Jesse H. Jones
Mimance Corporation
Temple University
tartag_ Jones
Veteran 86 Hurls Net in Frisco Bay
The elderly fisherman Thomas Evans, 86, casting from a pier in San Francisco Bay, hoped to haul up an unusual catch. A passerby retrieved his net after he tossed it with great force, and Evans claims he fired the first shot at the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, surviving that battle and now facing this sea venture.
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Ban Prhanuew
Vuna Sv
Thomas Evans
Cisherman
Evans Sv
Evans
Manila Bay
San Francisco Bay
S A Firm Discovers New Duval Oil Field
Government Wellson company of San Antonio led by the Landell brothers discovered a new oil field in the Government Wells sector of Duval county. The No 1 Landell well lies 1.5 miles west of the field, cored a saturated oil sand at 1515 20 feet with casing set at 1513 feet, and a two foot cap at 1513 15 feet. A drift test from 113 20 feet built 260 pounds pressure in seven minutes through choke settings, indicating a likely producer. The sand appears about 40 feet above the Cole, with potential to yield a wet passer. The producer is located in section 180.
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Government Wellson Company
San Antonio
Jin
Early century lives saved by medical advances
An instructive feature in The American Weekly argues medical advances could have saved notable figures from early centuries from untimely deaths. The piece reflects on historical health gaps and potential counterfactual outcomes if contemporary medicine existed.
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Magarins
Pope Pledges to Aid Catholics under Nazi Germany
Pope Pius XI pledged the Vatican would continue an unceasing effort to end the grave sufferings of Catholics in Nazi Germany. In Castel Gandolfo he described the crisis as grave, tearful, and menacing, urging aid for German and Austrian pilgrims and calm amid the hostile regime.
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Gapyright
Universal Service
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Piva XI
Vatican
Nazi Germany
Hiller
Rene
Germany
Pineapple Canning Experiment Fails in McAllen
In McAllen on June 1, the Pineapple Canning Experiment by Rioja Products failed as the Mexican pineapples lacked sufficient tip. Lee Akio, owner, said the plant will switch crews to tomatoes and sweet corn after canning grapefruit, oranges, apples, pears, peas, and other vegetables. once tomatoes finish, popcorn production will begin.
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Mcallen
Riona Products Company
Lee Akio
Cannery
Akin
Havitey
Tie Fier
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