San Antonio Declares City Share for WPA Projects
Mayor GC Quin announced San Antonio will provide supervisors, tools, and machinery for WPA funded works projects totaling 1,697,853 dollars. Salaries and use of city machinery will count toward the city share. Projects cover parks, river improvements, sewer and street work with costs broken down into 964,919 and 732,644 dollars. Cash will come from the general fund.
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San Antonio
GC. K. Quin
Tie City
WEA
WPA
Jacob Rubbola
Stree
Steffler
Rogers Crash Diagnosed with Motor Failure Contributing
Washington aviation officials said the Will Rogers Wiley Post plane likely lost speed before liftoff due to motor failure and nose heaviness from pontoon gear. Eugene Vidal cited balance issues after replacing landing gear with pontoons at Sealine. Post noted bags were positioned to counterbalance during takeoffs. A slow takeoff and climb could cause a fatal dive. Separate dispatch: U S highway 69 Pan American route convention set for Muskogee Oklahoma with speakers from six states.
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Washington
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaskan
Eugene Vidal
Aviv Commerce
Sealile
Vidal
Post
Rogers
Sey
Muskogee
Okla
County Delays Action On Warrants In Road Fund Plan
County commissioners delayed a decision on issuing warrants to raise 60000 for county road and bridge improvements. Judge Frost Woodhull and Judge G M Fitzhugh clashed over funding, while Enzugh urged immediate 100000 from the fund. Chamber representatives Goeth and William attended, noting emergency needs and rights of way purchases.
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Frost Woodhull
G. M. Fitzhugh
San Antonio Taxpayers’ League
Weodhull
Commissioners
Enzhugh
Woodhull
Partieson
WPA
C. A. Goeth
William Som
Chamber of Commerce
Furlong Reports Highway Conditions From San Antonio to Mexico City
William H. Furlong director of the Inter-American Highway association spoke to Kerrville Rotary Club and later at a Kerrville theater detailing highway conditions from San Antonio to Mexico City. His illustrated lecture featured traffic and construction footage while his daughter Barbara performed accordion solos.
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William H. Furlong
Inter-American Highway Association
Kerrville Rotary Club
Kerrville Theater
San Antonio
Mexico City
Barbara
Man Faces Pistol Charge Third Time
Albert Mungary of 1615 West Poplar Street faced unlawful carrying a pistol charges in County Court at Law No 1, filed Wednesday by Detective P C Hardcard. He had prior August 1934 jail time for the same offense and earlier arrests for the same charge.
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Albert Mungary
West Poplar Street
County Court-at-Law No. 1
P. C. Hardcarte
Mungary
Father Freed of 19 Year Charge
John Barnes, 67, a fugitive for nineteen years, was acquitted of murdering his daughter Mrs. Florence Barnes Bishop, 22, on July 11, 1916 in Greensburg Pennsylvania. The jury freed him and he prepared for reconciliation with his wife who said she forgave him.
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Greensburg
John Barnes
Plorence Barnes Bishop
Bites
Mexico Gunboat Accident Denied
The war department stated the gunboat Progreso reported overturned at Manzanillo during a windstorm arrived at Isla Margarita Lower California. Officials said dispatches likely referred to a latinic formerly used as gunboat.
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Mexico City
War Department
Progreso
Manzanillo
Isla
Margarita
Califoria
Department
One Block Move Costa $165 Plus Moving
A report states Costa charged $165 for moving from 1616 Fast Houston Street on MIT West Trials street. Juarex told police the money was hidden under a mattress and later disappeared when the moving work was completed.
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Houston Street
Mit West Trials Street
Chiarez
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Ted
IBM
Corr
Monty
Court Studies Suit to Move Crude Oil
A Lone Star Oil Co of Gladewater seeks to move a cargo of crude oil seized in a state sale. Judge McMillan in Federal District Court paused ruling, delaying action on the request. The item concerns moving 006 gale zone crude air though the suit involves the state railroad commission and sale contents.
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Lone Star Oil Company
Gladewater
Rommlesson
J McMillan
Federal District
Aeelsian Itv
McMillan Drops Fraud Indictment Over Stocks Case
Judge R J McMillan in Federal District court dismissed the mail fraud indictment against J L Casey tied to stock sales in the Trap shooter Heilly Gold Mines at Vene ia Ariz noting Casey had never been arrested. Earlier convictions in 1934 of Reilly Balling and Ho Rowe Morris on misii fraud ended with prison terms and fines. Morris released on parole. A fourth case against Edward Tomlinson was dismissed previously.
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J. L. Casey
Heilly
Veneaia
Ariz
R. J. McMillan
Federal District Court
Casey
KE. A
Reilly,Le~mar
Balling
Ho Rowe Morris
Reilly
Bailing
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Federal Reformatory
Edward Tomlinson
Byudge MocMillan
Texans Speed Centennial in Austin on September Fourth
Centennial commission approves applying for federal aid to expand monuments at Goliad and San Jacinto. Gonzales receives additional allocations totaling $50,000 for a battle ground monument, individual markers, and a historic center in the city. A $250,000 San Jacinto battlefield building plan gains approval with $200,000 for murals and furnishings for the Dallas state building, all Texas wood furniture.
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INS
Texas
Centennial Commission of Control
Inc
State Board of Control
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PWA
WPA
Losis
Goliad
San Jacinto
Gonzales
Gonzales Battleground
Commission of Control
San Jacinto Battlefield
Dallas
John Garner
Federal Centennial Commission
Garner
Control Board
Wallace Perry
el Paso
Perry
Commission
Taney
Maj. Peacock to Command School St Anthony
St Anthony school officials announced Maj Wesley Peacock Jr as commandant of the school's military department and David Griffin as director of the choral club. Lieut Charles Hughes named assistant military instructor. registration for the school at 205 West Huisddhe avenue set for Wednesday and Thursday.
Chicken thieves raid Dr Wheat’s coop stealing chickens eggs
Suspects raided eight coops early Wednesday targeting Dr. M C Wheat at 301 East Myrtle street. Six chickens were stolen and a number of eggs taken in the round of daytime poultry thefts.
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M. .C. Wheat
East
Myrtle Street
Central Catholic Enrollment Up in New School Term
Central Catholic High reports a 30 percent enrollment rise over last year to 300 students with 0 seniors, 59 juniors, 69 sophomores, 91 freshmen, and 52 brace students. Rev W A Mitchell announced the opening date pending Monday classes and Oliver Lyon, St Marys academy graduate, named assistant to Maj Maher, T G commandant.
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Central Catholic
Central Catholic High School
W. A. Mitchel
Oliver 'R
Lyon
Old St. Mary's Academy
J. 5. Maher
T. G. Commandant
Fee Abolition Bill Prepared
Senator Tom DeBerry of Bogota began preparing a bill to abolish the fee system under a constitutional amendment. The measure would prohibit compensation by fees for district and county officers in counties over 20,000 population, allow commissioners courts to set salaries in smaller counties, and prescribe salaries for officers required to move from fees to salaries.
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Tom DeBerry
Bogota
Allred
DeBerry
Commissioners Courts
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