NLRB begins with hurdles under emergency law
The new National Labor Relations Board faces initial limits under a contested emergency law after President Roosevelt appoints Frances Perkins and a trio of full time members. Chairman Lloyd Garrison and members Edwin S. Smith and Harry A. Millis bring varied federal and academic labor experience as the board seeks a unified policy and the power to hold elections, subpoena records, and prosecute violations of labor standards.
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Passcod
San Francisco
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Harvard Law School
University of Wisconsin Law School
William Lloyd Garrison
Hoover
Edwin S. Smith
NRA
Massachusetts
Harry A. Millis
University of Chicago
Sweetheart of Hamilton jailed in Wichita Falls
Mary O'Dare, termed sweetheart of Ray mond Hamilton, was jailed in Wichita Falls at DOJ agents request who plan to charge her with harboring a fugitive tied to Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.
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Wichita Falls
Mary O'Dare
Raymond Hamilton
Department of Justice
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Pigeons Return Home From 275 Miles Away
Five pigeons released seven days ago in Big Spring returned Friday to their owner, 12 year old Carver Barber. Relatives of the Barber family drove the birds 275 miles to test if they could find their owner in Del Rio. The birds had no training and were not homing pigeons, the boy explained.
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Big Spring
del Rio
Carver Barber
A. A. Barber
Avenue D
Kincaid
Jine
Federal Relief Grants Total $18 Million to Four Areas
Aubrey Williams announced grants exceeding 18 million dollars for August relief in Texas Pennsylvania California and the District of Columbia. Texas received 1 745 615 for August including drought relief and rural rehabilitation plus funds for education and professional works projects.
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Texas
Washington
Aubrey Williams
Pennsylvania
California
District of Columbia
Lions Back Move to Bring CCC Camp for State Park
Lions Club members meeting at the Roswell Hotel voted to support establishing a Citizens Conservation Corps camp in Del Rio to build a State park. The plan calls for 500 acres and 8 000 gallons of water daily with an estimated federal outlay of 225 000 dollars, offset by tourist and visitor revenue. The Big Bend example was cited as a successful park project, with 300 CCC workers now and 100 more to come. State representative Stanford Payne pledged effort to elevate the Big Bend park to national status.
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Lions Club
Roswell Hotel
del Rio
Citizens’ Conservation Corps
CCC
Big Bend
Big Bend Park
Stanford Payne
87Th Legislative
Roosevelt Boat Reaches Portland
President Franklin D. Roosevelt returned to the mainland aboard the cruiser Houston after his tour of tropical possessions and Hawaii. He sailed from the Columbia River into the Willamette and into Portland where a tremendous din of saluting whistles and sirens greeted him.
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Portland
Ore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hawaii
Houston
Columbia
Willlamette
Defy Judge and Journalists Face Endurance Test
In Danville Kentucky two newspaper men Jack Durham and Wesley Carty defied a judge by refusing to reveal their source on a story about an effigy hanging of a state legislator. Judge Jay W. Harlan warned of an endurance test until compliance. The journalists faced fines and jail but received commendations and offers of financial aid nationwide.
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Danville, Ky
Jack Durham
Wesley Carty
Jay W. Harlan
Suspected car thieves caught at Sanderson
A tip from Sheriff A E Steinmetz led to the arrest of two men Thursday in Sanderson on a car theft case. The vehicle, reported stolen in Glen Rose on July 27, matched the license number given by a Del Rio filling station attendant who alerted authorities after the pair offered a bumper for sale. A pursuit from Sonora toward San Angelo and Devil's River roads then to Sanderson culminated in the arrest.
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A. E Steinmetz
Lee A. Cook
Sanderson
Sheriff’s Department
Glen Rose
del Rio
Steinmetz
Louis Bochat
Sonora Road
San Angelo
Drought classification adds counties as totals hit 1319
Fifteen counties moved from secondary to emergency drought status and ten new counties became secondary, bringing total counties to 1,319 with 838 emergency and 481 secondary. New emergency counties include Yellowstone in Montana and major Texas counties such as Foard and Wichita. New secondary counties are all in Texas including Bowie and Red River.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Montana
Yellowstone
Nebraska
Polk
Oklahoma
Major
Texas
Childress
Clay
Collin
Colorado
Cooke
Foard
Grayson
Hal
Hardeman
Montague
Wichita
Wilbarger
Quip About Wit Driving Haste and Labor
A witty saying notes that little wit in the head causes much work in the feet. It reflects a maxim that sharp minds reduce effort, while dull wit leads to increased labor. This line echoes a humorous proverb about employ and efficiency.
Convict Nabbed When Four Try Store Burglary
Kauman Aug 3 Nonnie Dobbs one of nine convicts who escaped the Harlem prison farm Monday was recaptured early today on a side street after Night Watchman Tom Kyger thwarted four men attempting to rob a grocery. Dobbs had been sentenced to six years for the same grocery burglary. the other men escaped.
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Ame
Dobbs
Drought sheep plan challenged by comptroller ruling
Washington August 3 The Comptroller General McCarl tentatively ruled the Farm Administration has no authority to buy sheep in Western drought areas but Dr E W Sheets drought relief director says plans remain and could buy up to 5 000 000 head An appeal to reconsider is planned with possible purchases through the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation or under general Agricultural Adjustment act provisions.
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Washington
Air
McCarl
Farm Administration
E. W. Sheets
Administration
Sheets
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Comptroller General
Roosevelt
Texas Sheep and Goat Association Hears Prices and Reforms
Executive committee members from Sonora Texas press for a quick price on sheep and goats and a drought buying program. They report potential prices around $2 for sheep and $1.40 for goats and discuss membership changes, by law revisions, and plans to meet federal officials in Fort Worth and Washington to press for relief and a breeding stock curtailment.
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Sonora
Texas Sheep and Goat Rraisers’ Association
Salt Lake City
T. A. Kincaid
E F. W. Sheets
Sheets
San Angelo
Kincaid
Washington
Fort Worth
Giullis
Texas
Texas Group
Salt Lake
United States
Mexico
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast
Cloudy with likely thunder showers tonight and Saturday in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday's high reached 86 and low 74, with this morning's low at 76.
Mourning for Hindenburg Attends Von Hindenburg Kin
Germany’s former crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm arrived bearing Hohenzollern condolences for the death of Paul von Hindenburg. Thousands gathered to mourn the famed war chief as his body lay in state at the ancestral estate.
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Germany
Hohenzollerns
Paul von Hindenburg
Friedrich Wilhelm
Ttale
Three Found Dead In Chilean Plane
A Chilean airplane found at Los Sauces in Coquimbo with the bodies of three military occupants. Captain Julio Calderon Lieutenant Francisco Montes and Mechanic Gutierrez were burned in the fire while reportedly engaged in mapping Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Los Sauces
Coquuimbo
Julio Calderon
Francisco Montes
Mechanic Gutierrez
Oil millionaire Lew Wentz donates city pool in Ponca City
Lew Wentz, noted oil financier, gave Ponca City a swimming pool valued at 995 000 dollars but has never used the facility. The donation underscores his philanthropy while he remains absent from the water.
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Ponca City
Okla
Lew Wentz
Jurato Wife Wins Divorce After Daily Slaps
In Denver Aut 3, Margaret Jurato sought a divorce from John Jurato telling District Judge Otto Bock she was slapped by him every night for two years. The judge heard the claim, noted the alleged abuse, and granted the divorce.
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Denver
John Jurato
Margaret
Otto Bock
Declines to Dismiss Troops Amid New Orleans Gun Standoff
In New Orleans on August 3, Adjutant General Raymond Ho Fleming refused a civil district court order to demobilize National Guard troops at Jackson Barracks. Sentries blocked the sheriff from serving the order as militia were reinforced near city hall and the registration office. Fleming said he would follow Governor O K Allen’s orders.
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New Orleans
National Guard
Jackson Barracks
Creneral Raymond Ho Fleming
Civil District Court
Omilithe
Huey Lone
T. Semmes Walmsley
Fleming
O. K. Allen
Work Starts On Two San Felipe Creek Bridges
Preliminary work on the San Felipe Creek bridges north of the city is underway. I A Turner holds the contract worth about 35000 dollars. The reinforced concrete bridges will span the creek prongs with seven deck girder spans on the west and five spans on the east. Stakes setting work was completed Thursday.
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San Felipe Creek
I. A.turner
Rain Totals in Del Rio Reach Ten Inches for July
Rain Thursday afternoon added 0.02 inch in Del Rio. Morning rain of 0.08 inch brings July rainfall to 0.18 inch for the month. July is 0.18 inch under normal. Weather bureau predicts more rain tonight or Saturday.
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del Rio
Streamlined buses debut in Cleveland construction
Cleveland August 3. The first unit of streamlined buses seating 29 passengers is under construction. Designers compare the new coach to streamlined airplanes and railroad trains, promising it will join these icons in transit progress.
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Cleveland
Car Crash Victim Improves at Shannon Hospital
Mary Sue Blanton a 13 year old in a Shannon Hospital care improved slightly though still listed in critical condition after a car turn over near Christoval last Friday. She remains hospitalized on her seventh day with a concussion a broken arm and other injuries.
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San Angelo
Mary Sue Blanton
Shannon Hospital
Christoval
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