Movie stunt pilot Mantz grounded after failed speed test
Paul Mantz veteran stunt pilot and Elmer Dyer aerial cameraman were filming at Randolph Field for I Wanted Wings when Mantz’s Lockheed Vega plane could not keep pace with Army Air Forces fighters. Exhaust valves burned out, engine trouble forced withdrawal while the squadron under Thomas DuBose led the attempt.
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Paul Mantz
Mantz
Elmer Dyer
Thomas DuBose
Dubose
Muntz
Friday
Randolph Field
Maneuvers Talk at County Agents Meeting
The district meeting of county agricultural and home demonstration agents met at the Gunter hotel with about four attendees. Speakers from Texas A and M and RB A covered lighting, refrigeration, electric water systems, laundry equipment, electric cooking, dairy farm equipment, and grinding feed with electric power.
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Henry Lee Taylor
Louisiana
Conomis Club
Plaza Hotel
Joe Brewer
Texas A. and
M. College
J. Z. Cobb
Rural Electrification Administration
N. B. Gusset
San Antonio Public Service Company
M. R. Bentley
A. and
M. Extension Service
Allivation
The
Fleotric
Fqnipmerit
Dallas Plauche
Home Service
H. O. Robert Jr
Central Power and Light Company
Bentley
Schedule changes announced for Missouri Pacific lines
Frank L Orr of Priday announced changes to Missouri Pacific trains effective Sunday after advice from A D Bell Houston The Southerner No 8 will depart San Antonio at 9 PM instead of 830 PM with no change in Palestine arrival The St Louis to Laredo/Mexico service departs 845 PM to 840 PM and arrives in Laredo 12:45 PM Northbound depart Laredo 435 PM vs 330 PM Texas Triangle between North Texas and Corpus Christi via San Antonio leaves at 750 800 AM now 745 155 later arrivals adjust to Corpus Christi 145 PM to 430 PM departure from Corpus Christi to San Antonio 845 PM instead of 746 AM
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Frank L. Orr
Priday
Missouri Pacific Lines
A. D. Bell
Houston
Orr
San Antonio
Palestine
St. Louis
Laredo
Mexico
Texas Teangle
North Texas
Corpus, Christi
Corpus Christ
Assyst
Sig
Park building aims to ease war worries, says garden leader
Mrs. Will F. Lake, president of the Texas Federation of Garden Clubs, in San Antonio to plan the state federation meeting at Harlingen, urges recreation and park construction to reduce war anxieties. She notes Fort Worth Garden Center’s acclaim and hopes Texas cities imitate San Antonio’s river beautification efforts.
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Will F. Lake
Texas Federation of Garden Clubs
Brownsville
Mits
Texas
San Antonio
Subversive Falange activity tied to Puerto Rico report
Dies committee reviewed a report on fascist like activity in Puerto Rico as the island was said to be a potential Gibraltar in the Caribbean to guard the Panama Canal. Rep Thomas said the Falange seeks return of Puerto Rico to Spain. he found little subversive action in the Canal Zone and urged tougher enforcement in Puerto Rico.
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Washington
VPI
Dies Committee
Puerto Itico
United States ‘4S
Gibraltar
Panama
Spanish Filange
Thonas
Spain
Thomas
Dies
D.-Texas
Panama-Caribbean de
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Falanges
Officer Arrested After Crash at Wyoming and Hackberry
Patrolman Joe Riker was arrested after a Friday crash at Wyoming and Hackberry streets. Investigators named himself as driver in one car and Jacob Reus, 32, of 195 F Street, as driver of the other. The police car fender was the only casualty.
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Radlo
Joe Riker
Wyoming
Hackberry Streets
A. Dotson
Kiker
Jacob Reus
F Street
Shoes for Army Wait on Money
Boston September 1 The army has outstanding contracts for a total of 3 000 000 pairs of service shoes for the United States army. Awards would go to 11 successful bidders if the second supplemental national defense appropriation act becomes law. The army has sent notices of intent to purchase from the bidders.
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Boston
Army
United States Army
Texas race betting plan aims to fund state welfare
Sept 6 in Austin Sevetor Houghton Brownlee, a Austin horse breeding farm owner, says he will advocate return of Texas pari mutuel betting and horse racing to raise about 3,001.0M in state tax money annually. He, renominated for a second term, says legalized wagering outlawed since 1987 would fund old age pensions aid to the blind and dependent children.
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Austin
Nitroglycerine Bottle Reported To Police
A man in possession of a nitroglycerine bottle was spotted by Elmo Scott at 40 West Euclid Street. Scott furnished the description and name to police as they awaited an arrest warrant.
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Elmo Scott
West
Euclid Street
Seeing &Iman
Scott
Travel Bureau Driver Robs Corpus Christi Man
A travel bureau driver robbed a man from Corpus Christi of 43 dollars near Roueton. Deputy Sheriff Lee Dunvoft and W. J. Brown reported the incident today.
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Co-Op to Extend Rural Power Line in Victoria
Victoria Electric Co-operative awards a $75,000 contract for a 143 mile rural power extension. Jo Pray and O Brayton figure in the arrangement as crews prepare to begin construction, with an allotment of about $17,000 mentioned. A separate incident notes a river man pulling a pistol and being restrained.
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Co-Op
Victoria
Ines
Victoria Coway Electric Co-operative
Jo Pray
O. Brayton
Dyersburg
Beaumont
Haus
Ree Aled
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