Big Bend Park Group Formed For International Park Campaign
A state wide drive to raise 1 000 000 for the Big Bend international park was outlined at a May 34 meeting in Austin. Amon G Carter was elected chairman, Dr H W Morelock vice chairman, D A Bandeen secretary, and Governor James V Allred honorary president. Members include W B Tuttle ER South William Starke Mark Fuchs and Houston Harte.
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Big Bend
Amon G Carter
Pot. Worth
Chaiman
H.W. Morelock
Alpine
Sul Ross State Teachers College
D. A. Bandeen
Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Optimists to Hold Baseball Rally and Parade
The Sam Antonio Optimist club will stage a baseball rally and parade on May 31 to boost the Optimist Rotary baseball game. The event includes a parade at 4 p.m. and a game starting at 9 a.m. at Tech Field.
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Optimist-Rotary
Forcun
Tech Field
Japanese drive toward Kaifeng and Chengchow in China
Japanese forces press toward Kaifeng capital of Honan and the Chengchow junction. Bombing strikes reported at Kaifeng and Chengchow as tanks and infantry push to cut the Lunghai line and threaten Hankow Meeks temporary headquarters of Chiang Kai-sheks government.
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Ehanghat
China
Kaifeng
Honan Province
Chengchow
Kalfeng
iLanfeng
Tunghai
Chadaoying
Kaiieng
Lunghai
Peiping-Mankow
Hankow Meek
Chiang Bal-shek
Reserve unit assignments for local seniors announced
S A Pair and two seniors from 635 West Magnolia Avenue and Route 1 near 36 college will graduate Saturday and join reserve units as lieutenants. Blunt heads to 345th Field Artillery and McClellan to 348th Signal Battalion at Wass, per the Ninetieth Division headquarters report.
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West Magnolia
Avenue
W. D. McClellan
Route 1
A. Ant 36 College
Ninetieth Division
Blunt
Drowned in Oklahoma Floods Claim Four Lives
Oklahoma City May 24.07 Murky flood waters claimed three lives and a fourth man died near a railroad bridge when debris swept him into the Neosho river. A.C. Smith 30 Fairland drowned as debris collapsed. Bill Huddleston 60 Fairland rode driftwood and was rescued tied to a farmer. Two CCC workers at Altus drowned in the Red River north fork. Calvin Marlin 29 Altus and Talon Wilhelm 19 Gould died while attempting rescue.
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Uyes
Oklahoma
A.C. Smith
Fairland
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf
Miarai
Neosho River
Bill Huddleston
Altus
CCC
Red River
North Fork
Calvin Marlin
Lake Alfvs Dam
Talon W. Wilhelm
Gould
Tat Poth
Remington Rand to Cut Salaries in Major Restructuring
Remington Rand Hand Inc announced pay reductions for salaried employees ranging from 6 percent in the lower brackets to 5 percent for higher-paid groups effective June 1. Hourly workers are not affected. Directors declared an interim dividend of 20 cents a share payable June 10 to holders of record July 7, with an interim 25 cent payment already made March 25.
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Remington Rand
New York
Remington Hand, Inc
Silarind
General Major Assigned to Fort Wadsworth Command
Brig. Gen. Duncan K. Major Jr. is named to command the Twenty first Brigade at Port Wadsworth replacing Brig. Gen. Laurence Halstead who retires May 31. Transfer to take effect soon as announced by the War Department in Washington.
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War Department
Duncan K. Major Jr
Port Wadsworth
Benimanalay
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Laurence Halstead
Texans to Attend National Medical Association Meeting
A large delegation of Texans is expected to attend the annual gathering of the National Electric Medical Association in Asheville North Carolina June 1423. Dr O G C Baird of San Antonio serves as vice president and has been asked to speak on gynecology.
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National Eclertle Medical Association
Asheville
N.C
O. GC. Baird
San Antonio
General Brees to Inspect Eighth Corps Area Meeting
General Brees plans a tactical inspection with Major General H J Brees leading the Eighth Corps area. He will depart San Antonio Tuesday afternoon for Fort Huachuca Arizona with aide and camera crew, returning Friday after meeting and discussions at Fort Sam Houston. The article notes a manifesto on funding student needs and Britain’s protest against government policy.
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H. J. Brees
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Tuexsey
Paul Gavan
Regent
Fort Sam Houston
Life Advertisers Association to Meet in San Antonio
At Asheville N C the Life Advertisers Association meeting concluded with MacPhail announcing the group of advertising managers from major Canadian and U S life insurance firms would hold its 1938 convention in San Antonio Texas The association awarded first prize to a Great American Life Telephone and company advertisement published in The Light for newspaper exhibit support
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Life Advertisers Association
Asheville
N. C
China Grove Honor Roll Lists Seventeen Students
Seventeen students were named to the China Grove honor roll for the week. The list includes Teddy Bukowski John Bukowski Cecil Messie Alton Fey Dorothy Rauschuber Mildred Rauschuber Nellie Fey Justine Ulrich Virginia Freisenhahn Bel en Griffin Hazel Griffin Irene Jonietz Jeanor Donietz Arthur Harte Barlemann and others.
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China Grove
Teddy
John Bukowski
Cecil Messie
Alton Fey
Dorothy Rauschuber
Mildred Rauschuber
Nellie Fey
Justine Series
Ruby Nell Ulrich
Virginia
Bee Freisenhahn
Belen Griffin
Hazel Griffin
Irene Jonietz
Jeanor Donietz
Arthur Harte
Loyals Stage New Offensive Front in Caratonia
Loyals push on Balaguer as fighting rages along a six mile front from Lerida to Sort. Government forces aim to loosen insurgent foothold with a main assault toward Balaguer, while La Replin reportedly changes hands repeatedly amid daily combat near Hendaye.
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Hendaye
France
Lerida
Caratonia
Circus Gun Battle Fatal to 2 Probed
Be att y Ville Ky May 2 A gun battle at a traveling circus in Beattyville left two dead and several wounded. Victims named include Barlow Durbin and former Lee County Sheriff Charles Blount. Wounded were Sheriff John Mays, Deputy Robert Allen, Lincoln Moore, William Walder and his son Donald, plus an unidentified circus employee. Police investigated the incident as authorities search for a motive and assailants.
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Barlow Durbin
Lee County
Charles Blount
Batt
Beattyvile
Beauty
John Mays
Robert Allen
Bol
Beattyville
Lincoln Moore
William Walder
Donald
Ida May
Hegra Circus
Two Miners Die in Old Vein Collapse Near Commerce
In Commerce Ohio on May 24 an old derrick collapsed at an abandoned vein. Two miners were killed, three riders injured, and four others trapped but rescued after two and a half hours. The dead are Tred Rosson of 1/40 and Bill Sholtz of 45 from Douthar.
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Commerce
Ohio
Tred Rosson
Bill Sholtz
Douthar
Awards to Central Catholic drum corps members at graduation
Twenty eight awards for year long standing work will be presented to members of the Ble Bitten Drummed Bugle Corps at Central Catholic High School during graduation exercises. Winners include First Lieut Frank Ziebold and Tony Speler, Sgt Joseph Kidwell, and several others from the corps and allied schools. Medals will be awarded by sponsors Mrs August Lamm and Father V A Mitchell.
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Central Cathole High School
and Patriots
Frank Ziebold
Tony Speler
William Roegelin
Joseph Kidwell
Marets Meurer
William Block
Emma Scherlen
Emmett Fisch
Ernest Keller
Lavey Whitten
James Berry
Robert Beatty
William Collins
Henry Guardiola
Robert’ Wurst
James ‘Vaughan
Riley Rothmann
Jerry Breen
Eirwin Mannitg
Johnnie Epeler
Claude Buckley
August Lamm
Mother's Club
Central Catholic High School
Pather V. A. Mitchell
City News wanco tonite Plaza hotel Miry Simms sponsor Adin
Miry Simms is listed as sponsor for an event at Plaza Hotel tonight in Washington DC with Adin noted among attendees.
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Wanco Tonite
Plaza Hotel
Miry Simms
Adin
Son of San Antonio minister held after Columbus slaying
Helen Carroll 25, son of Rev. R Hulen Carroll of Wootlawn Baptist Church, remains in Columbus jail after pistol slaying of Horace Hunt, 45, prominent oilman. Hunt shot three times with a .45 Saturday. an examining trial set for 19 a.m. Thursday, with action deferred until September grand jury convenes.
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Helen Carroll
San Antonio
Horace Hunt
Columbus
Hunt
Carroll
R. Hulen Carroll
West Mistletoy Ave
Hunt Home
Indecent exposure case ends with fine in local court
In a Corporation court ruling Judge Phil Shook finds Charlie Perry guilty after testimony from Mrs. Quia Velmates that Perry stood by a creek with his trousers off. Perry argued it was his shirt shown instead of pants, and the Tuesday trial outcome hinged on whether only the shirt or pants were removed. The defendant received a fine as judgment.
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Corporation Court
West Travis Street
Quia Velmates
West ‘Pravix
Charlie Perry
Perry
Phil
Sound Ninm
Goliad Junior Chamber to Receive State Charter
Officials of the San Antonio Junior Chamber of Commerce will officiate this week at the presentation of a state charter to the Goliad donor chamber. Headed by Theo Wells and Jack Blythe, the local delegation will travel to Goliad Thursday for the ceremony.
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Goliad Junior C. C
San Antonio
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