Poll Tax Repeal Resolution Rejected by VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars resolutions committee rejected a report calling for repeal of the poll tax. The committee asserted repeal would affect Texas Congressmen and worsen racial tensions, though it approved a separate resolution related to naval wives and naturalization issues. Over 2,000 Texas veterans attended the encampment, with proceedings running through Thursday.
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Reger Evens
Denison
Tom Connaly
Fexas
Vet Auxiliary Group Elects Officers at Plaza Hotel
163 women delegates of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered at the Plaza hotel for a regular election of officers. National secretary Grace H. Davis spoke to the group, noting advances in medical science aiding returning service members and reassuring families about sons and husbands.
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Plaza Hotel
Grace H. Davis
Western
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Mery
Hearst's Hospital Plane Evacuates Wounded from Normandy Bay
Hearst reports aboard a Ninth Air Force transport flying from Cherbourg to England to evacuate wounded from the Normandy front. The crew included pilot First Lieutenant McElroy Neagle and Captain H. W. Bearns Junior, with Nurse Lieutenant Marin Hemmesch and Staff Sgt. Walter Blasa. The mission landed on a French airstrip under guard by fighter planes, marking a dramatic transfer of casualties from France to England.
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England
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Ninth Air Force
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London
War Service
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Ninth Air’ Force
Air Force
Mirst
McElroy Neagle
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Ying
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Los Angeles
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Nlasa
Philadelphia
Cherbourg
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Atrip
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Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Folkes Conviction in Lower 13 Slaying
The Oregon Supreme Court sustains the murder conviction of Robert E. Lee Folkes, dubbed the Lower 18 killer, for slashing Martha Virginia James aboard a Southern Pacific train on January 23, 1843. The court also stays the death sentence for Richard Harry Layton, ex Monmouth town marshal, in the Ruth Hildebrand rape and murder case.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon Supreme Court
Robert E. Lee Folkes
Martha Virginia
James
Navy
Folkes
Richard Harry Layton
Monmouth
Ruth Hildebrand
Dalles
Pimples Vanish Overnight with Safe Liquid Kleprex
Readers report pimples clearing by morning after using Kleprex liquid. Following simple nightly directions, users claim clear complexions and high satisfaction. Sold and recommended by Bommers Drow Stores with a money back guarantee if results fail.
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Meir
Bommers
Texas Loan Operators Enjoined Over 10 Percent Interest
Judge J D Moore in Austin enjoined all Texas loan operators including Claude B Crowe of San Antonio from charging more than ten percent interest. The ruling upholds the small loan act passed by the 48th legislature as constitutional. Community night program of songs dances and games set by city recreation dept at Palm Heights park 8 p m Thursday no admission charge.
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Story Aeall
Texas
San Antonio
J. D.moore
98Th District Court
Austin
James V. Allred
Everett Looney
Claude B. Crowe
City Recreation Department
Palm Heighta Park
Mother Faces Charge of Starving Delores Flack
In San Francisco on June 21 1920 prosecutors accuse Mrs Louise Flack of murdering her eight year old daughter Delores by starvation. Pathologist Dr Jesse Carr testifies the child died of neglect after being left alone at home while the mother traveled with a soldier. The defense says the state will prove repeated neglect despite the husband sending money from Alaska.
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Ban Francisco
Louise Flack
Jesse Carr
Norman Bikington
Lausanto
Elkington
Mother Arrested After Body Found in Kansas Home
A mother was arrested after investigators found a deceased girl in her bed at her parents' home in Tota Kansas. A witness testified the mother sought admittance and delayed disclosure, with authorities tracing the body to a months old death. Inspector Alvin Carrasa led the case.
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