San Antonio golfers seek Texas state title in Houston tourney
A San Antonio delegation from the Country Club heads to Houston for the Texas State Golf Association championship May 21 22 23 and 24 with hopes of earning state honors. Notable entrants include Robert Kampmann F M Lewis Thomas Goggan Dr J H Burleson E B Chandler Dr Robert Moss John Frost Guy Patterson Fred Tarrant and Clarence Mangum Jr. The 18 hole Country Club course in San Antonio is slated to be the state’s best.
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State handicap tourney to award gold medal team
Round and a gold medal offered to four players representing a single city. The state handicap tourney will be a special event where the best medal scores win. Social features will be arranged for families of the golfers during the tournament.
New Yorker predicts 21 million riders by 1960 transit surge
Delos Wilcox warns at a charities conference that New York’s population will hit 21 million by 1960 and the rapid transit system could carry 100 times current traffic. He argues 200 tracks are needed through Manhattan but plans only show 22.
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Theft of Plans May Result in Arrests
Washington detectives linked to the theft of electrical wiring plans for the dreadnought Pennsylvania. The Navy and justice department pursue clues while officials warn the missing papers pose no national security risk. The second set was taken between March 22 and 25, duplicating an earlier missing set. Secretary Daniels said the information has no special value.
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American fleet visit eyed for Mediterranean ports
The Daily Telegraph discusses a planned visit of the American fleet to Gibraltar Malta and possibly an Egyptian port. It says the force would be the strongest in the Mediterranean and aims to project American diplomacy while potentially nudging Britain to ease its home waters naval focus.
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Realty Realization Company Faces Insolvency in Texas Ventures
Receivers for the Realty Realization company, a $3,000,000 firm focused on colonization of Texas and Louisiana lands, were appointed after a federal court filing alleged insolvency. President Clinton Woolfolk, who recently died by his own hand, led the firm. Creditors claim liabilities exceed $2,000,000 with assets not more than $750,000, alleging inflated asset values and abnormally large salaries. A officials' group says $2,000,000 is too high a liability estimate.
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Bonner Heads to Panama to Study Canal Zone
Bonner editor and publisher of Kalamity's Harpoon left Austin on May 13 for an extended Panama trip. He plans to stay two to three months to study Canal Zone conditions and continue his usual writing for the Harpoon while in the Isthmus.
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Fort Worth 10 Get Bankers Next Year
Fort Worth hosts Texas Bankers' Association session with talks on foreign trade credits and farm banker viewpoints. Fort Worth likely to host next annual Women Bankers' meeting as officers face a lively race between Nathan Allen and J A Pendrom for the presidency. A M McFadden urges loan extensions during market downturns for cattle producers.
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Spermatic Shield Truss Promoted by Government Use
F H Seeley, a truss expert at the St Anthony hotel, endorses The Spermatic Shield Truss as government approved. He claims it can retain a rupture safely and close the opening in ten days on average without surgery, with demonstrations available free of charge.
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Vacation Camp Opens July 1 Near Kerrville
At a morning board meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association the Vacation Camp was approved to open July 1 near Kerrville on the Guadalupe River. Directors say the camp will be run by association secretaries who will alternate every two weeks with Mrs. Mary Whiteley initially in charge. Mrs. E. D. Love and Mrs. Mary Whiteley were named as representatives to the August summer conference at Estes Park Colorado.
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American yachtsman ill aboard off east coast
McEvers Bayard Brown, a New York society figure who has lived at sea for over 23 years on his yacht, is reported seriously ill aboard his vessel off the east coast during a world cruise episode.
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Philanthropist Seaside Yacht Reclusive Since 1889
A prominent philanthropist who moored his yacht about a mile from Brightlingsea, England, has lived aboard the Valfreya since 1889. He sometimes went ashore to aid borrowers and charity seekers, who came by boat for help. Visitors are now barred due to his weakened condition.
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Eastern Railroads Seek New Freight Rate Hike Plan
Fifty two eastern rail lines met with the Interstate Commerce Commission to file a formal request to reopen the eastern advance case. The move aims to raise freight rates after the previous decision two years ago against the railroads.
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Lutheran Church General Synod opens biennial convention at Ashcroft
The forty fifth biennial convention of the general synod of the Lutheran Church opened in Atchison Kansas with delegates from many states in attendance and leadership delivering opening remarks.
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Growth and scope of Lutheran Church draw speakers
Speakers discussed the rapid expansion of the Lutheran Church now claiming a world membership of 70,000,000 and the means to sustain this growth.
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