U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Morning Press Nows 
1 August, 1S38 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Sioux Pulls, S.C.: 
Mfi i 
l-,000 civilians, National Guaraihen and Boy Scouts planned a 
systematic search of Sioux Palls and surrounding territory 
today in efforts to trace a missing 14 year old girl, Betty 
Schneidt. ’ 1 
It. was feared that Betty might have been kidnaped. She 
disappeared Thursday night. Ihc girl’s father said he might 
c^Sxv G-Men to enter thecase. The father and Police Cbief 
Pufer appealed to the entire northwest by radio in hopes of 
obtaining a clue to Betty’s whereabouts. 
Washing ton: 
The Commerce Department ’ s weekly business survey today showed 
gradual improvement in spite of unfavorable weather during 
the past week. The survey showed that rain caused retail 
Sales l-o decline slightly but that wholesale trade and employ- 
ment^ conditions marched steadily upward. Stool operations 
continued to increase. A marked improvement in the shoo 
industry was recorded, Minneapolis reported that flour sales 
were running 100$ ahead of production.’ 
Pang oo n, Burma: 
The Moslem author whose book was blamed for the rioting 
between Buddhists and Moslems in the past week, surrendered 
today. to British police. Scores* of persons were killed in 
the riots. The author, Shwe Hpi, wrote a book which the 
.uuddhists said cast reflection on their religion. 
Bc-llmore. La.: 
< ? 
A negro cult leader and a pilot died this afternoon when 
an old airplane crashed in a field near Bollmore . Ihc dead 
were the Bishop of the Universal Holy Temple of Tranquility 
of Harlem, Gurou Sufe Ahmid, and -pilot Fred Burkhart* Ihc 
_ishop 1 s young woman press -agent, Miss Kay Price, was taken 
from the plane wreckage, criiiccally injured. Ahmid was some 
times called the Black Hitler, and was regarded as a minor 
competitor of Father Divine. 
Phoenix, Arizona: 
r %e .millionaire aviator, Howard Hughes, arrived in Phoenix 
tonight -in his globe girdling plane. New York’s World Fair 
of 1939, after a hop from his home town of Houston, Tbxas. 
Hughe s and his round the world crew will rest overnight in 
Phoenix and then go on to Burbank, California tomorrow . Hughes 
will begin preparations while in Burbank for his forthcoming 
Good mil flight to South America. 
Page Five. 
