British coast bombed as raids hit Alicante and Gandia
Allied ships reported heavy air attacks along the Spanish coast. The British freighter Thorpehall was struck and began sinking after a bombardment at Alicante. At Gandia a phantom raider destroyed a main warehouse and a Spanish coastal schooner. Denia saw two bombs hit the French freighter Brisbane, which burned after previous attacks. Casualties were reported and US Navy personnel surveyed the damage with British managers.
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Alicante
Gandia
Denia
Brisbane
Jatea
Aud
Penelope
UBVEX
United States
Lee Worley
Edwin Apfel
Souvanire
Worley
Valencia
Paris
Apfel
Fish Fly Tying Perfect Study Proposal
Billings Mont June 19 For perfect study course at more Mal school C V Ridgley of the Easter Montana norms arulty recommends Ash fly tying Ridgley started such course nd found it fed him and his students into phases of geography zoology entomology and ornithology
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Billings
Mont
Nore Mal
C. V. Ridgley
Montana
Ridgely
Insurance payments in New York rise to 2.4 billion
New York June 10 GNS reports life insurers paid policy holders or beneficiaries 2.4 billion in claims last year. At the same pace payments totaled roughly 4,168 per minute, reflecting the sizable portion owned by Americans holding seven percent of world life insurance.
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New York
Americas
Yoakum Tomato Festival Opens With Royal Pageant
In Yoakum June 1938 the Tam Tun festival opened with Queen Ceres and King Tam Tor crowned by Attorney General William McCran acting Prime Minister. Royal court members represented jewels and gems, including Miss Mary Maide Winfree as queen, Dorothy Borchers and Anne Ruch Burns as princesses, and Mary Brown Shell as grand duchess. About 25 duchesses joined the pageant. Local dancers and musicians from San Antonio and Yoakum performed, with King Thin Tom crowned later in the festivities.
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Yoakum
Tam Tun
Ceres
Tam Tor
William McCran
Court Indies
Mary Maide Winfree
Dorothy Borchers
Anne Ruch Burns
Mary Brown Shell
J. Morey Brandstelter
June Rosell
Secariinn Nextet
San Antonio
B. Harris
Bass
Borser Wimberly Jr
Mass Helis Welhausa
J. More
New Fuel Powers U.S. Aircraft Advantage
Washington reports a new powerful aircraft fuel combined with higher compression motors. Army and Navy aviation leaders say the nation has a virtual monopoly on this tool, produced domestically, enabling greater speed and altitude per pound. General Oscar Westover cited it as a top aeronautical advance and a U S advantage.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Oscar Westover
Army Air Corps
Congress
United States
Voolbey Malion
Ten Thousand Dollar Suit Filed Against City of San Antonio
Mrs Theresa Price of Dallas County files a tort claim in Sev ernty third District Court against the City of San Antonio seek ing 1000 for injuries after a city vehicle driven by Nellyen Ploye struck her near Trade and Market streets on March 1. She alleges permanent leg injury and cites a City driver fault. The filing appears in a compilation of local notices. The record shows a separate Treasury update with June 1 figures detailing receipts and expenditures, a year-to-date balance, and debt metrics.
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San Antonio
John EF
Union
Seventy-third District
Couri
Theresa Price
Dexar County
Price
Nellyen Ploye
al- Jey
Slieges
Market Street
Market Street and Trade & Left
al- Tey
Negro dash freedom hope dashed by confession repudiation
Chicago June 1 47 Thomas McCall 39 serving five years for raping Miss Virginia Austin a New York designer. Investigators said Robert Nixon 181 year old negro who confessed to the attack repudiated it claiming McCall innocent. Assistant State's Attorney Wilbert Crowley pressed for clemency if new evidence fails to surface.
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Chicago
Thomas Metall
McCall
Virginia Austin
New York
In & Hotel
Hic
Robert Nixon
Megro
WeeCall
Nixon
Yea
Wilbert Crowley
Niz~on
City Faces Cuts as San Antonio Loan Brings Payroll Relief
City officials announced a $217,000 loan from Front National and Alamoda banks to cover June payroll with 3 percent interest. Mayor Quin pledged no employee pay cuts before July 1 except June health staff reductions of 10 percent for the health department. Budget work aims to shrink the deficit to about $250,000 by September while tax receipts near 85 percent of the roll.
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San Antonio
K. Quin
Front National
Alamoda- Hound
Busmick
Frank Bushick
Health Department
Quin
Dotector A. B. Stepheny Fridey
Negro Denied Bond in Killing of Son
George Massey, held in DeWitt County Jail, faces murder charges for killing his 1-year-old son G. D. Massey. The child died from a knife wound behind the left ear, with Massey denied bond. Separately, Japanese-controlled Shanghai areas reopen limited fishing and operation after seven months.
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Son
CUERQ
George Massey
Forkwin Segro
DeWitd
G. D. Maskey
Negra Oy
Shangze
Ford Appeal Permitted by Covington Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Ford Motor to appeal a National Labor Relations Board order of December 22 requiring compliance with the Wagner Act. The court refused Ford’s bid to withdraw certain ren judgments and overruled several Ford objections while granting the board’s motion to set aside findings for redetermination of the case and a new order.
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Covington
United States Circuit
Court of Appeals
Ford Motor Quipmng
Suseme
Ofa
Ford
Jaters
Southern senators claim victory on minimum wage exemptions
Washington reports Southern senators claimed victory in a year long fight to preserve low wage rules. They backed exemptions from a 40 cent hourly minimum, seeking boards to adjust wages by industry and region, with a 25 cent baseline and a possible rise to 40 cents for later years. The dispute stalled in committee as negotiators debated relief and public works funding.
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Washington
UFI
Secate Ihouse
Clauree
Walsh
Massachusettet
Mallotee
Senate
WPA
Safety Education Program Is Planned
Bexar county chapter outlines an accident prevention drive centered on the three Es education engineering and enforcement. New directors elected include Frank J. Gite as chairman and Theo Linger as vice chairman joining Meyer Jr and Mrs Stanley. The board also filled a vacancy created by the resignation of L L Barnes, with Miss Sophie Badenheimer noted in the meeting records.
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Putley
Cnet
Bexar County
Hed Cross
Frank J. Gite
Theo,linger
Chariie George
Hpo Meyer Jr
Stanley
Frank
Augie
De Witt Grand Jury Indicts 30 in Cuero Jurisdiction
Cuero June 10 Thirty indictments in charge crimes were filed by DeWitt County grand jury reporting to Judge J. S. Pool in the Twenty fourth District here Thursday The jury is to reconvene June 28 There was one murder in its case and the record notes a striking color description of plumage in its wife state term with olive green and lemon yellow tinges
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de Witt Grand Jury
CUERO
DeWitt County’ Grand Jury
J. SP. Pool
Tom Tom Howell W Jones Raybould Attend Yoakum Celebration
Jones Raybould attend Tom Tom celebration in Yoakum with Tom Tom Howell W Jones manager of trade extension department of the chamber of commerce and Jack Raybould manager of the dlesth do Bat Jacinto. Priday morning for Yoakum to attend the event amid a large audience through Ban Affonso newspaper.
Convention of Shrines Ends in Los Angeles
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine returned home from the Los Angeles convention, 75,000 fans in Memorial Coliseum witnessed farewell lighting. Tribute was paid to Andrew A. J. Rahn of Minnesota, new imperial potentate of Shrinedom’s 400,000 members. Dr. C. W. Burdets of Astoria temple and W. Vanan were named royal directors. Waltay Spunghed of Missouri served as impresario.
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Mystic Shrine
Baltimore
du Memorial Coliseui
Andrew A. J. Rahn
Minnesota
New Imperial Potentete
Shrinedam
Nadal
Shrinean
C. W. Burdets
Asltls Temple
W. Vanan Royal Directa Eh Tas B&b
Waltay
Spunghed
As Impresaria
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Toseph O. Marcy
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Marcy
White War
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Thressthe
Ken Mehire
Willard Bimpson
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