Lockhart Man Sues San Antonio Firm Over Lottery Expenditures
A Lockhart resident sues a San Antonio firm claiming funds spent on lottery tickets including proceeds from selling milk cows. The critic urges authorities to commit him to an asylum. The piece notes widespread political and economic sentiment ahead of the August 24 Texas election and discusses Jim Ferguson's nuanced view on the prohibition amendment amid general campaign apathy.
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Lockhart
San Antonio
Jim Ferguson
Walter Williams Dies, Missouri Journalism Pioneer
News note from the Corpus Christi Caller recalling Walter Williams, longtime Missouri journalism school leader and past institute president. The obituary highlights his world wide influence, skill as a diplomat for the press, and personal habit of clipping scrapbooks. Neff Hall remains draped in black as Daily Missourian staff honor his memory.
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S Kout
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Institute
Tennyson
Dean Williams
The
Lookout
Daily
Neff
Daily Missourian
Columbia
Outlook
Corpus Christi Caller
New relief setup takes effect Friday in Val Verde County
A new Works Progress Administration relief structure begins Friday August 16 in Val Verde County under District 11 based in Uvalde. The local relief office is reduced and staff listed include Mrs R M Winston and others. Checks will come from Uvalde. no Del Rio disbursement.
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del Rio
District
al Uvalde
Texas
Works Progress Administration
Val Verde County
Uvalde
W. F. Lancaster
Uvalde County
R. M. Winston
E. McCauley
Sabinal
Intake
Seth Galloway
Inez Lott
J. R. Bourland
N. B. Honeycutt
District 11
Austin
State of Texas
Val Verde
Transient Killed in Gun Fight With Night Watchman
An unidentified transient was killed and Will Melton, a Frost night watchman, was wounded in a gun fight during early rounds. Melton challenged a gunman who ordered him to surrender. he responded with his own fire.
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Corsicana
Will Melton
Frost
Melton
Largest dinosaur fossil mass unearthed in Wyoming in 1934
In Cheyenne on August 14, reports say the American Museum of Natural History excavated a tangled mass of dinosaur remains, the largest accumulation found, with parts from 20 or more dinosaurs removed in 1934.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
American Museum of Natural History
WPA Projects in Brownwood Area Approved
Five district 14 WPA projects approved for San Antonio and Washington review. Initiatives include McCulloch County library assistance with 12 000 volumes and $6 300 WPA funds plus $2 350 county match, Coleman paving eight blocks totaling $17 702.70, San Saba ISD grandstand and athletic field, Eden school district tennis courts, and nets to clear streams in McCulloch County with partial WPA funding.
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Enginering Department of Distrit 14
WPA
State Office
San Antonio
Karl E. Wallace
Washington
Wallace
McCulloch County
Brady
Coleman
San Saba County
San Saba Independent School District
President Roosevelt Restores Veteran Pension Benefits
President Roosevelt signed the veteran pension bill restoring all pension benefits removed by the 1933 Economy Act. The measure covers veterans from the Spanish American War the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West Texas livestock market proposed in San Angelo meeting
San Angelo business men and ranchers discussed establishing a permanent West Texas livestock market. Committees will report August 26 on government grant or private ownership, site and yard needs, killing facilities, and interstate rate plans for finished products.
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West Texas
San Angelo
W. S. Marshall
Culberson
John P. Lee
Mr. Marshall
Pat Jackson
Bill Tilton
Jake Johnson
Miles Culwell
Ray Forbes
Car registrations in county reach 21 for August
The tax assessor-collector's office recorded 21 new registrations for August on August 13. John R. Watts of Dryden filed the latest batch, averaging over one per day and well above the usual August pace.
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John R. Watts
Dryden
Packing Plant to Be Built Near Childress
Construction will start immediately on a packing plant east of Childress to be operated by Bob Holden and M Neisman formerly with a Fort Worth packing firm. The plant will buy cattle and hogs in the area and offer a complete line of packing house products.
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Childress
Bob Holden
M. Neisman
Fort Worth
Mivat
Local Men Attend Ozona C of C Meet
West Texas Chamber of Commerce group led by E. K. Fawcett will travel to Ozona Thursday for Districts 8 and 9 meetings. Attending are Jas C. Netts H Mike Averill and H J Y Mills. Mrs Fawcett accompanies her husband. Discussions cover Works Progress Administration setup and State Highway Department matters with emplaced officials, plus talks on old age pensions and school apportionment. Local officials and media invited.
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E. K. Fawcett
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jas. C. Netts
del Rio
Amarillo
Vernon
Mineral Wells
Brownwood
Abilene
Chamber of Commerce
New Works Progress Administration
State Highway Department
Chambers of Commerce
Italians Call More Soldiers for War Duty
Rome Italy Aug 14 Italians called to arms another extensive group of officers and soldiers as the government pressed East African war prep The new order targets service for those born in 1911 1912 and 1913 involving tens of thousands to receive training.
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Rome
Italy
Paris
Ethiopia protests arms embargo to League of Nations
Ethiopia, in Geneva on August 14, charged Italy plans to massacre peaceful people and appealed to the League of Nations for help to lift the arms embargo that hinders its ability to defend its soil, citing unjust effects of the embargo by many nations.
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Ethiopia
League of Nations
Geneva
Italy
League
Tax Bill Moves Through Senate Amid Postpone Push
In Washington on August 14, the Senate began consideration of a $250,000,000 tax bill despite Senator Vandenberg’s effort to delay action until the next session. Democratic leaders forecast passage by Saturday night.
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Senator Vandenberg
Congress
Senate
House approves potato production control plan
In a 173 to 165 vote the House backs a Senate amendment to the AAA bill classifying potatoes as a basic commodity and authorizing the agriculture secretary to establish a production control plan. A tax of 75 cents per 100 pounds on potatoes sold beyond allotments would be collected.
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Washington
House
Senate
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Court Sells Park and Road Bonds in Val Verde County
The Val Verde County Commissioners Court closed a two and a half day session by inviting sealed bids for $15,000 road bonds at 5 percent maturing 1938 39 40 and $15,000 State Park bonds. Dewar Roberts and Pancrest bid the top amounts par plus premiums of 1203 and 857 respectively, with the court permitting the road bond sale to this group if the State Board of Education waived its option on the Park bonds.
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Commissioners' Court of
Val Verde County
Dewar Roberts
Pancrest
Commissioners’ Court
DewardRoberts
State Board of Education
Commissioners Court
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight and Thursday
Local fair weather forecast for Del Rio and surrounding area. Yesterday maximum reached 95 degrees and minimum 76. This morning minimum 75 degrees with continued warm conditions through tonight and Thursday.
Senate Subpoena Served on Howard Hopson in Lobby Inquiry
Washington Aug 14 A Senate subpoena was served on Howard C Hopson head of the Associated Gas and Electric System directing his appearance before the Senate lobby committee. The committee threatened contempt if he did not appear and adopted a resolution to broaden inquiry into corporate and financial structures salaries and stock transactions between companies.
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Charles F. Risk
Rhode Island
Washington
Senate
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Senate Lobby Committee
Joseph McCarthy
Hopson
House Rules Committee
Black
City weighs $20,000 in materials for new San Felipe water system
Checks totaling $20,000 were mailed by City Clerk F. Howard to pipe and fitting suppliers for the San Felipe water project. About $10,000 in materials remain to arrive. Two rail cars of small pipes were unloaded as daily deliveries continue, and City Commissioner Otto Koog said crews may start Monday to dig trenches for pipe laying.
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F. Howard
New San Felipe
Otto Koog
Floods Kill 250 in Italy After Dam Burst at Plant
Provincial officials report 250 killed and several hundred injured or exposed as floods surged after a hydro electric plant dam burst near Ovado. The torrent inundated about 40 square miles, causing widespread devastation around Turin.
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Italy
Turin
Ovado
City offers five percent tax discount and waives penalties
The City Commission waived penalties and interest on delinquent taxes and offered a 5 percent discount for payments from August 25 to November 1. About 35 percent of the 1934 tax roll was delinquent, totaling around $100000. The discount equates to a tax rate of 1.42 dollars per property owner, with the rate set at 1.50 last year. The rolls will be ready August 25, giving 67 days to pay. The attorney general ruling on the discount law does not affect operations under a special charter.
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City Commission
E. F Howard
Howard
Dam Plan Nearing Rio Grande Diversion Approval
Congressional approval of a 1.2 million dollar diversion dam bill for the Rio Grande in the Smelter District was predicted after a House Foreign Affairs Committee favorable report. The project would regulate river flow for American and Mexican users under the 1906 treaty and include a one mile feeder canal into the Franklin Canal.
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EL Paso
Rio Grande
International Boundary Commission
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
J. J. Dempsey
New Mexico
L. M. Lawson
International Boundary Commissioner
Lawson
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Dempsey
House
Dispatches
House Group Approves Oil Control Bill
Washington August 14. The interstate commerce committee approved a new oil control bill granting congressional consent to an oil and gas conservation compact drafted by several states at Dallas last February. Proponents seek action before adjournment. The measure was led by Representative Cole of Maryland.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce
Dallas
Cole
Maryland
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Beats New Deal
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Culwell Packing Company
Culwell
Ozona C. OF C
Highway Department
Howard Hopson
House Group
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