04 Aug 1936
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
1
State tax rate for 1936 set at 62 cents. Prickly Pear notes fear of corn crop shortage, hoping none is raised in the United States. Maury Maverick's San Antonio victory cited and editor’s county judge bid described. Commentary on wealth, politics, and a Texas job envy anecdote closes the column.
Austin reports the automatic tax board kept the state property tax at 62 cents per $100, with the general revenue fund at 35 cents and Confederate pensions at 7 cents. The school levy remained 20 cents, unchanged from last year though not constitutionally limited, while funds face deficits. Calvert and Anderson expect school fund revenue from special taxes to meet or exceed prior estimates, with some officials arguing a potential shortfall of up to $2 million in the levy.
The writer defends editorial style against critics who challenge phrasing in news and opinion columns. He argues readers must infer meaning from context rather than grammar labels and explains distinctions among would should shall and will with a humorous example.
In Hyde Park on August 4 President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated the administration is not using dreath relief for partisan gain. He answered questions, then allowed reporters to quote him, calling it a disservice to tie human misery to political advantage.
Dallas report says State Board of Education will meet Monday to may deny aid to about 200 rural schools whose officials failed to file reports by July 1. Ben F. Tisinger, president, notes late filings trigger review and possible cutoff of funding.
Excavation for the $35,000 museum building to house Gen Sam Houston relics has begun Mrs J K Baretta of San Antonio turning the first shovelful She is on the board of regents of the State Teachers College Huntsville plans call for a one story 50 by 50 foot pink colonial brick structure with Texas granite trim on the northeast Sam Houston Home grounds.
Agriculture department estimates 1936 wool shearing at 361,265,000 pounds, about 1 percent below 1935. Average fleece weight drops to 7.94 pounds from 8.02, with declines across regions except the South Central states. Fall shearing in Texas and California adds 12,? total.
Austin reports the Texas Planning Board will send a delegation to Washington this week to press for increased PWA funding for Texas. The move aims to secure additional federal dollars for state projects and relief.
Mrs Katrina Bradford declared heiress to two fortunes and niece of railroad owner E H Warriman. Police investigate the death of her husband John Bradford as she remains in a prison ward at Los Angeles County General Hospital claiming no knowledge of the incident.
Death has reaped an appalling harvest as Joseph Calvo Sotelo, a leading Rightist figure, is assassinated. The conflict pits fascists against the Left in a nation torn by violence with cities in ruins and families divided.
Volunteers searched for missing persons in Walesburg Colorado as barricades surrounded hundreds of evacuated houses. Persistent rains raised the Cacharas River, flooding the area and complicating response efforts.
The Waukesha Wisconsin area report notes foundry workers exposing a heat antidote of four salt tablets daily with drinking water to replace saline losses from perspiration.
Joe Caleyo appointed chairman of the chamber of commerce committee to study a highway from Villa Acuna to Allende and Saltillo. Sam H. Walk and W D Dockery with F L Childs Charles Russell and Dr Thomas M Johnson join as team members. The group will travel to inspect the proposed route with Villa Acuna officials and supporters. Caleyo recently traveled to Mexico City via Pan American Highway on a fact finding mission. The highway aims to draw Western tourists toward Saltillo Monterrey and Del Rio port access.
In White Russia the Council of People's Commissars awarded Nikita Kazimiroff 5000 rubles under the new family law for increasing birth rate. He adopted a village life, joined a collective farm, and planned to buy a home a cow and furniture with the bonus. Divorces fall 99 percent after tax law. Moscow reports 215 in first 20 days of July versus 2214 in June.
The mean temperature in July was the third lowest on record since the Weather Bureau began, at 82.2 degrees. Humidity and precipitation were notable, with rainfall at 1.45 inches, well below normal, while the month’s high and low reached 97 and 65 degrees respectively. Local observer H L Molyneux noted July’s cool average despite humid conditions.
Omar Hernandez 27, Venezuelan army officer and son of Dr Manuel Hernandez of the Bank of Venezuela, died Tuesday during his first solo practice spin at a Tulsa flying school.
The Texas State Highway Commission announced a $7,492,200 budget for road maintenance for the upcoming fiscal year starting September 1. This amount is $218,000 higher than the current budget.
Mrs Zora Green returned Monday from Iredale where she attended a Rocky Creek School homecoming for former pupils including attendees from 50 years ago. Also present were her sister and Mrs J Taylor Sr. After plans to visit Dallas and Fort Worth Mrs Taylor turned 60 so Mrs Green drove her to Christoval and left her in a hospital there. Mrs Green and her daughter plan to visit Christoval soon to be with Mrs Taylor.
Houston remained the leading Texas Gulf port handling over 8.9 million tons of imports and more than 2.3 million tons of exports in 1935. The report cites crude oil gasoline gas and fuel oil cotton and raw materials as major export items with Houston Galveston and Port Arthur among top ports. values reached about 337 million dollars, despite export tonnage rising while value dipped from 1934.
Volunteer firemen will hold their regular monthly meeting tonight, Tuesday, at 8 oclock, according to Chief FP Schmidt. He said they will take up important problems and urged as many members as possible to attend.
Heavy fighting north of Madrid signals a possible Fascist counterstroke as reports say German warships anchored off Ceuta in Spanish Morocco and were welcomed by Franco. London and Paris fear new European conflict while Germany and Italy weigh non intervention proposals.
Dallas police said a man was slain in a liquor store fight early Tuesday after being wounded by a person who claimed to be a former bodyguard of Chicago mayor Cormack. Champ Farrow, brother of the slain man, was arrested after attempting to force his way into jail to kill the slay er.
Congressman Maury Maverick of San Antonio protests what he calls efforts to nazify the University of Texas. His objections focus on the appointment of a faculty member as supervisor of The Daily Texan, the university student newspaper, in Austin.
A short circuit at the corner of Chestnut and West Martin Streets sent firemen to clear live wires from the street and sidewalk. Fire department crews removed the danger before anyone touched the cables, and Central Power and Light Company workers soon arrived to oversee repairs.
Weather in Del Rio and vicinity remains generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday's high reached 92 degrees with a 72 degree low. this morning's minimum was 75. Fair tonight and Tuesday with a chance of thundershowers in the Panhandle Tuesday afternoon or night.
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