Rodeo Cowboys Blitz Midtown Church Suppers for World Series Event
In New York City at the Midtown Congregational church a mess hall for Col. B. Johnson’s rodeo crowd hosts cowboys and cowgirls during the seventh annual World Series Rodeo at Madison Square Garden. Black chef Digbas Arith serves barbecue and coffee as riders and ropers gather. Bob Crosby, a veteran cowboy, rodeo prize money helps pay mortgages and expand ranch holdings.
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York
Congregational Church
Forty-eighth Street
Midtown Congregational Church
Col. B. Johnson
San ‘Antonio
Madison Square Garden
Digbas 8
Arith
Manhattan
Garden
Bob Crosby
New Mexico
Hob
Mayor McKee
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Bellevue Hospital
W. T. Johnson
San Antonio
Dont Deceive Yourself About a Cold Remedy
A vintage style notice promoting Grave's Lotion and Tasma Quinine as a cold remedy. It urges careful treatment, warns against ineffective preparations, and touts Quinine products for open air dosing and fever reduction. The piece frames self care as essential and markets specific tonics.
Mayor Turns Cowboy Rides Back to Rodeo Prizes
A seasoned mayor earning twenty thousand yearly from rodeo acts defies a knee injury from a past accident in Presvolt Arizona and wins the calf roping event in Cheyenne. Mary Gibson, famed bronco busting star, supports her family through rodeo after turning from home life to pursue the sport. Pedro Martinez, from a Spanish California lineage, attends art school in Philadelphia while funding tuition by rodeo riding and showcases his etchings alongside oil paintings.
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Cheyenne
Mary Gibson
Mary
Havre
Mont
Pedro Martinez
California
Philadelphia
Scripps-Howard backs Roosevelt in presidential race
The Scripps-Howard chain declared support for Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency, marking a shift from its 1926 stance supporting Herbert Hoover. The editorial notes uncertainty about Roosevelt’s ability to meet the crisis but asserts the nation would benefit from a fresh start and better changes under Roosevelt and his party.
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Scripps-Howard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Roosevelt
Municipal Opera Has Big Premiere
Ban Frangisgo reports San Francisco opened its new five million dollar municipal opera house with a premiere featuring Lily Pons in Lucia and Claudia Muzio as Tosca. The civic venue, unique in the United States, seats 245 with standing room for 600 and hosted a second show tonight in the season.
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Grand Opera
San Francisco
Municipal Opera House
Lily Pons
Lucia
United States
Claudia
Muzio
Tosca
Norris and Butler to Aid Roosevelt Campaign
Philadelphia October 17 George W Norris Nebraska independent Republican will open the active campaign in support of Franklin D Roosevelt. Maj. Gen. Smedley D Butler retired and also a Republican who backs the Democratic candidate will speak at the meeting tonight.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smedley D. Butler
Woman Drowns After Fainting in Bathtub
In Fort Worth a 38 year old woman, Mrs D R Elam, fainted while bathing and drowned in her home bath. Police say her weakened condition from a recent stomach illness contributed to the accident. The episode followed a prior internal injury from a Tuesday incident.
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D. R. Elam
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Police Break Up Jobless Meet In Lafayette Square
A strike of unemployed for higher wages was broken up by police as crowds gathered near city hall to protest welfare committee wage cuts from $2.50 to $1.50 a day in Lafayette square.
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Lafayette Square
City Hall
Welfare Committee
Railroad hearing on East Texas storage regulations postponed
The railroad commission delayed the hearing on proposed rules governing all storage facilities in East Texas from October 26 to likely November 10, announced R. D. Parker head of the oil and gas division. The note appears in Austin.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
East Texas
R. D. Parker
Oil and Gas Division
Suspect Swallows Bills in Whiskey Payment Case
In Washington on October 17 1947 Charles Newton was accused of swallowing his own money after two marked one dollar bills were given by an informer as payment for whiskey. Police officers W C Wrenn and K H Davis described Newton stuffing bills in his mouth and attempting to swallow them. He managed to gulp one piece before officers recovered the others. Further details appear in light classified employment notices and a Montreal weather nugget noting an early cold forecast.
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Washington
Charles Newton
Charles
W. ©. C. Wrenn
Leas
Man in Falmouth Surrenders After Fatal Double Shooting
Manuel F. Gontes, 45, yielded at the police station after shooting his wife Jule, 36, and Manuel L. Fernandes, 40, in the kitchen of their home. In Bucharest, Premier Vaida-Voevod resigns as government steps down.
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Mass
Manuel F. Gontes
Jule
Manuel L. Fernandes
Bucharest
Romania
Alexander Vaida-Voevod
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