Strikes In Three States
The strike, backed by the American Federation of Labor, shut down major Aluminum Company of America plants in three states. About 12,000 of 15,000 workers quit, with peaceful picketing at Pittsburgh district plants and in Alcoa Tennessee and Massena New York. Edgewater New Jersey Bridgeport Connecticut and Badin North Carolina plants remained on duty as talks continued to conciliate.
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American Federation of Labor
Aluminum Company of America
Pittsburgh
Alcoa
Tenn
Massena
N. Y
Edgewater
N. J
Bridgeport
Start of Sheep Program Planned for September
Washington dispatch reports the farm administration will begin sheep buying in Western drought areas by early September. Meat packers told AAA officials they could process 50 000 cattle and calves and 17 000 sheep daily by mid September, with 6,000,000 cattle and 2,000,000 sheep slaughtered by year end.
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Washington
Farm Administration
AAA
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Grain Prices Fall Sharply In One Day
Chicago Aug 1 grain prices tumbled from a year’s peak with Wheat and Rye down 5 cents, Corn 4 cents, Barley and Oats 3 cents.
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Chicago
Aug. Il
Bexar County Lowers Taxes as Officials Cut Rate
The Bexar County board reduced the tax rate by a full cent. A San Antonio Bolling robbery probe noted a young man courted a Bolling family woman for three years and visited during the day. The couple secured a marriage license yesterday. The groom may focus on business, and a weekly stay-at-home night is suggested. Reports warn of shrinking meat supplies next year as silver tinkering fades. NRA dismissals clash with calls for more labor and higher wages.
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Bolling
San Antonio
Rail Commission race may decide oil and gas board push
In Austin Aug 11 the railroad commission race between John Pundt and Lon Smith could steer Gov. Miriam Ferguson toward asking a special session on creating a State conservation board to regulate oil and gas, removing jurisdiction from the commission.
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Pundt
Smith
Rail Commission
Austin
Railroad Commission
Miriam A. Ferguson
Board
Lon Smith
Commission
John Pundt
Race For Railroad Commission
Ferguson
East Texas
Relief Commission
Coke Stevenson
House
R. L. Holliday
Julius Dozenfield Jr
Holliday
Stevenson
Jack Reed
Ed Hussion
Reed
County School Heads Have Four Year Term
In Austin officials clarify that Texas county superintendents serve four year terms after prior two year changes caused confusion. The State Department of Education reports inquiries about term length, emphasizing the four year duration remains in effect.
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Austin
State Department of Education
Texas
Though justice has leaden feet it has leaden hands Ex
A concise proverb style quotation notes the slow and heavy reach of justice. It presents a reflective observation on how legal systems move with weight and delay, implying frustration with delayed accountability.
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Justice
Quintupletôs Health Aided by Kellys Radium Treatment
Baltimore specialists Dr. Howard Kelly and his son Dr. Edmund Kelly provided care for Marie the smallest Dionne quintuplet. They treated a thigh blood tumor at the Dionne home in Callander Ontario using a quarter gram of radium as part of the health effort to preserve the quintuplets.
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Baltimore
Howard Kelly
Edmund Kelly
Marie
Callander
Ont
Brinkley Leaves Kansas for Maine Campaign
A telegram from defeated Kansas Governor hopeful Dr. John R. Brinkley says he is en route to Portland Maine by plane after losing the Kansas GOP nomination. He notes Governor Landon went fishing and adds hope for relief from heat, with good rains reported locally.
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Kansas City
John R. Brinkley
Kansas
Portland
Landon
Cattle Slaughter Campaign Aims to Curb Surplus
Chicago reports government led cattle slaughter amid drought moves to curb rising herds. Officials note 1,000,000 emaciated cattle dead, 850,000 bought for slaughter, 150,000 pastured, with plans to buy 5,000,000 more. Analysts debate meat reserves impact and long-term effects on production.
Weather Forecast for Del Rio and Vicinity
Fair conditions continue tonight and Sunday in Del Rio and surrounding area. Yesterday’s high reached 93 degrees with a 77 degree low. this morning dipped to 176 as reported.
Texas Centennial Week Proclaimed for 1936 in Del Rio
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson declares August 13 to begin Texas Centennial Week statewide. Del Rio Mayor Thomas M. Johnson and Val Verde County Judge Roger H. Thurmond urge citizens to educate and commit to a yearlong campaign honoring Texas history and progress for 1936.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
State of
Texas
First Insull Aide Faces Trial in Chicago Court
Marshall B. Sampsell the former president of Central Illinois Public Service charged with embezzling 4000 shares of the firm’s preferred stock to cover personal loans amid the Insull empire collapse.
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Insull
Insull Utilities
Marshall BE. Sampsell
Chicago
Harry 8S. Duchbourne
Sampsell
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Hide Prices Hurt by Cattle Killing, Tanners Protest
NEW YORK August 11 meetings were planned for Boston and Chicago by tanning industry leaders to seek remedies for a market disruption caused by government cattle slaughter in the West. The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation pays for slaughter by giving by products, chiefly hides, to meat packers, and hides have fallen in price as slaughter rises. Losses total about 6 million dollars to packers tanners and leather merchants on 4 million hides in circulation.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Tanning and Allied Industries
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Brinkley Sees Organ Built For Him In Kansas
Dr and Mrs John R Brinkley and party visited Lawrence to inspect a new pipe organ built by Reuter Organ Co for the Del Rio home. They flew from Portland Missouri to Kansas City, then drove to Lawrence for a factory tour and luncheon. Brinkley plans about 35000 dollars for the organ and woodwork as part of a 18 room Del Rio house on 612 acres.
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Brinkley
Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
John R. Brinkley
Johnny
Mary Hocutt
Brinkleys
Corgan
Reuter Organ Co
del Rio
Eldridge
Portland
Kansas City
George MacDonald
Salina
Junction City
Reuter
Bird's Eye Maple
Walnut
Command of Iron and Nation’s Treasure
A historical proverb attributed to Gibbs Bon notes that military strength or iron power leads to wealth or gold for a nation, illustrating the link between defense might and economic fortune.
Garoni Elected President Labor Union in Del Rio
Garoni elected president of the local Federal Labor Union in Del Rio with Rice as vice president. W. R. Williams announced the reorganized union under orders from William Green of the AFL. Officers installed include Faribault secretary and Taylor treasurer. A special session was called at the union headquarters on East Broadway.
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Garoni
Labor Union
del Rio
Phil Garonit
Federal
R- Rice
W. R. Williams
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
Rice
WV. Faribault
W. W. Taylor
East Broadway
South campaign signals support from Culberson Deal’s father
Judge Charlie L. South of Coleman campaigned for the Democratic congressional nomination across Irion County. He spoke at Sherwood Barnhart and Merizon, with Dr. E O Deal introducing him at Mertzon. Deal is the Irion County physician and father of Culberson Deal of San Angelo, eliminated in the first primary.
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San Angelo
Charlies L. South
Coleman
Irion County
Sherwood
Barnhart
Merizon
E. O. Deal
Culberson Deal
Noon fire alarm after burning sack near Guarantee Store
Smoldering sack found in the turtle back of a coupe parked in front of the Guarantee Store triggered a fire department call at 11 55 am Saturday. The sack was extinguished after the back was pried open with no damage reported and the vehicle owner not identified. The alarm's timing led bystanders to mistake it for the noon siren.
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Guarantee Store
Dom
Three Major Fires Rage in Clarksville Forests
Three large fires burned across the wooded sector north of Clarksville with crews building backfires and clearing strips. Fire fighters weighed asking for a CCC camp to help subdue the flames, only one area was controlled by Friday's end.
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Clarksville
CCC
Allred Leads With 296,909 in First Texas Primary
Austin reported official tabulation by the State Democratic executive committee showing James V. Allred with 296,909 votes in the first primary and his runoff rival Tom Hunter with 240,666.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Tom Hunter
Democratic Executive Committee
Break at Angola Prison Ends in Prisoner Shootout
At Louisiana State Prison Angola a jailbreak led to two convicts killed Raymond Candler and Bill Bryar Long term inmates. Thirteen prisoners attempted escape with six wounded and five surrendering later The warden called it a coordinated dash by the red cap gang working in the garden.
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Louisiana
Angola
R. L. Himes
Raymond Candler
Bill Bryar
Himes
Militia Sees More Duty in 18 Months Than in 15 Years
National Guard Bureau officers report Guard units have performed more emergency service in the last 16 months than in any 15 years. Guardsmen aided during industrial unrest on the Pacific Coast and in other states while maintaining state duties. The 185000 strong force includes 19 air squadrons, tanks, cavalry, artillery, medical, and support units. New York leads with 18000 Guardsmen.
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Washington
National Guard Bureau
Regular Army
Pacific Coast
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kohler
Wis
North Dakota
Alabama
George E. Leach
Dern
National Guard
Leach
Tlw
New York
Congress
United States
Truett Heads World Congress of Baptists
Berlin August 11 Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas was elected president of the Baptist World Congress over which he had presided in the president’s absence. Vice presidents named include A W Beaven of Colgate Rochester Seminary Rochester N Y and L K Williams of Chicago J H Rushbrooke re elected secretary general.
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Berlin
George W. Truett
Dallas
Baptist World Congress
A. W. Beaven
Colgate Rochester Seminary
Rochester
N. Y
L. K. Wiliams
Chicago
J. H. Rushbrooke
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NEA Features, Inc
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Dallas News
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State Highway Commission
Jim Ferguson
Highway Commission
Colorado River
Colorado River Authority
PWA
Hamilton
Burnet County
Pecos
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
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Maine
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