Shrine meet ends as 700000 view parade at Detroit
In Detroit on June 24 Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine completed their parade drawing the city’s biggest crowd. Police Superintendent Heinrich A. Picker estimated more than 700000 spectators watched the four hour spectacle last night. Al Malaikah temple of Los Angeles, a successful bidder for the 1938 conversion, was prominent with its black hove weep. Welter Sugden, newly eclectic imperial potentate, reviewed the parade.
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Heinrich A. Picker
al Malaikah Temple of
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Sugden
Imperial
Relief From Heat Is Promised Texas
Relief from the Texas heat was forecast as a slight moderation appeared. Dallas saw 99 degrees at 4 pm, Wichita Falls hit 102, and East Texas readings neared 110 in places. Readings from Beaumont, Fort Worth, Abilene, and El Paso reached the upper 90s, while Rio Grande Valley towns logged mid 90s. Houston and Amarillo reported temperatures in the similar range as officials warned heat remains extreme.
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WPA and NYA to Ring Door Bells in Denver
Stuart A. Rice of Washington announces WPA and NYA workers will be allowed to conduct house to house canvasses for statistical data. He notes a prior no canvass rule had barred thousands of “doubtful” projects from operation while attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science meetings in Denver.
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A. Rice
Washington
U.S. Central Statistical Aoards
Works Progress Administration
Hie
Mr. Rice
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Exports Lead in San Antonio District April Trade
Exports from the San Antonio district for April rose from 1936 to 1937 by 211,542 dollars, with April figures at 2,548,200 and 5,359,202 respectively. For the first four months, last year totaled 10,749,195 while this year reached 17,744,777. Imports also climbed from April last year 415,652 to 654,365 this April, with four month totals 1,511,830 versus 2,205,704.
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Harry Hornby
Apri
Washington approves NYA boat landing at Starcke Park
Hirschie Janson of the National Youth Administration announced Washington's approval for a $3009 boat landing to be built at Starcke Park in Seguin on the Guadalupe River. Fifty two boys will be paid to work on the project. He also reported tentative renewal of 62 positions in various courthouse offices under the NYA.
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National Youth Administration
Washington
Starcke Park
Seguin
Guadalupe River
Johnson
Court House
NYA
Demonstration Unit Welcomed in Fort Sant Houston Tour
Enthusiastic crowds warmly greeted the demonstration unit from the Steond division Fort Sant Houston as it toured towns statewide. The contingent includes infantry field artillery signed corps tanks and medical detachments and is landed by Maj. Lewis A. Fuge.
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Steond Division
Fort Sant Houston
Lewis A. Fuge
Weather Summary and Guam Governance Note
The weather section provides scattered observations and forecasts with temperatures, humidity, wind, and precipitation totals for June and June 34, including wind at 41.30 mph from the southeast and humidity at 134 percent in some lines, plus sunrise and sunset times. The Guam note states the island is administered by an American naval government with almost unlimited power.
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Seminoles Seek Grants in Mexico to Return to Forefathers’ Land
WEWOKA Okla June 24 Seminole chiefs carry a petition to Mexico City asking President Lazaro Cardenas to grant lands their forefathers owned before the U S Civil War, seeking a return from Oklahoma after oil wealth brought misery.
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Wewoka
Okla
Oklanong
Ole
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Oklahams
Ovenshine Day Marks Brig Gen Ovenshine Honor
Brig Gen A T Ovenshine, commander of the Third Brigade, will retire June 30. Fort Sam Houston observes Ovenshine Day with a Second Division review at 9 a m and a reception for officers from 5 to 7 p m. General McNair will command the troops, and invited officers will attend.
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A. T. Ovyenshine
Fort Sam Houston
Shipments of Farm Products Increase in South Texas
Shipments of farm products from South Texas show gains over the same period last year. The increases include cantaloupes, carrots, mixed vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes, and watermelons. Cantaloupes and carrots lead with roughly a 50 percent rise, according to Lance Hooks, federal state market news representative.
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