Prickly Pear and Political Tangles in Texas Elections
The piece contemplates Texas electoral vote counting amid conflicts between federal and state law. It notes past political bets and readers’ stock musings, then shifts to a tale of a wealthy Oklahoma Indian marrying a younger white woman and roams through comments on gold reserves and potential hunger if wheat shortages occur.
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Texas
Prickly Pear
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American Mercury
Mr. Roosevelt
Oklahoma I
Quizapu Volcano Eruptions Worsen Chile Heat Wave
Reports from San Carlos and nearby cities indicate ashes from the Quizapu volcano blanket the district threatening crops in an important agricultural area. A heat wave accompanies the ash fall despite mid winter. Dispatches note renewed activity feared to repeat the 1932 ash outflow affecting a 2000 mile radius.
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Chile
San Carlos
Quizapu
Curico
Volecano
Andes
Talea
Plane manufacturer predicts huge ships
Baltimore August 14 Glenn L Martin founder of the Martin airplane company which built the giant clipper ships now flying mail over the Pacific predicts planes five times as large will be built in the near future He forecasts 125 ton air liners within about a decade and suggests sea boats of about 325 tons are feasible carrying several hundred passengers The China Clipper the first Pacific mail plane built at the Martin plant is 50 feet long.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Pacific
Martin
Weather Outlook for Del Rio and Vicinity
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 95 degrees with a low of 79. This morning’s minimum was 76 degrees.
Weather Outlook: Warmer Tonight in South Central Portion
Fair tonight and Saturday with a slight rise in temperatures, especially in the south central portion. Light winds expected as conditions remain dry.
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South Central
U S Deputy Found Dead in Houston Apartment
Deputy United States Marshal Joseph Eugene Myers was found shot in his Houston home. Investigators say a pistol lay on the floor. Justice of the Peace Tom Maes suggested accidental self-inflicted death, with an inquest verdict withheld.
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Houston
Anz
Joseph Eugene Myers
United States
Justice of the Peace
Tom Maes
Good Will Tour to Quemado Planned by Del Rio Chamber
Del Rio chamber of commerce directors and local business men plan a goodwill tour to Quemado this Friday. They will meet Quemado officials at 8 p.m. and confer on shared interests, with attendees invited to join the regular Quemado Valley Chamber meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
Quemado
Amarillo's Aviation Day to feature TWA and Braniff leaders
Will be guest Amarillo August 14 and Sept. 10 Jack Frye president of TWA and T E Braniff head of Braniff International will attend Amarillos first Aviation Day Air derby to be featured Carl Hinton secretary of the Chamber of Commerce says the event aims to make Amarillo airline conscious and to stress English field as the aviation center.
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Jack Frye
TWA
T. E. Braniff
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Hinton
English Field
Plot against Soviet regime foiled as teens detained
Sixteen teens were arrested today after a plot attributed to exiled Leon Teretzky was uncovered by the government. In Washington, Texas livestock leaders told the Agricultural Adjustment Administration they oppose Soil Conservation Act restrictions on livestock production and prefer conservation to restore grazing lands.
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Leon Teretzky
Washington
Texas Livestock
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Rebels execute over thousand militiamen in Portugal
A Portuguese newspaper correspondent says rebel forces executed more than 1,000 government militiamen at Almendra lejo, including 100 women, in a mass group action.
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Libson
Portugal
UPI
Almendralejo
Four Corners of Earth Meet in Museum Housed in Plumbing Shop
In Cleburne Tex an extensive private museum formed within W J Layland plumbing shop displays a global, mixed collection valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The exhibit blends prehistoric Indian and Colonial American relics with items from many countries including a shipbound Columbus era clock and a 1570 English Bible. Fifteen thousand dollars of Layland relics are shown at the Dallas Fort Worth Centennials.
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Cleburne
W. J. Layland
Texas
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Layland
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London
Cincinnati
Dallas and Fort Worth
American Legion Meet Postponed To August 17
The American Legion regular meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed to Monday at 7:30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce due to officers being away and chamber directors planning a trip to Quemado. Delegates to the state convention in Beaumont August 29 to September 1 will be elected. Smokes and cats will be furnished, urges all members to attend.
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American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont
Monterrey Attracts Tourists from Texas
HOUSTON August 14 United States vice consul at Monterrey 95 percent of summer tourists to that Mexican city are Texans Carlson arrived by ship en route to Boston then Lowell Massachusetts Monterrey enjoys its greatest tourist season ever due to the new international highway linking Laredo to Mexico City Monterrey is taking on a Texas city feel
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Houston
Herbert W. Carlson
United States
Monterrey
Carlson
Boston
Lowell
Mass
Laredo
Mexico City
Quarantine Placed on Corregidor After Major’s Daughter Dies
An infantile paralysis quarantine was set on Corregidor Island near Manila Bay after the death of Major Henry H Sicer's young daughter. All children of army officers who had contact with her are isolated. Major Sicer, a Virginia native, is the father.
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Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Henry H Sicer
Major Slicer
Virginia
Three Held in Texas Slaying Case
Clarence Duncan of Trent his wife Billie and his brother Winfred of Stanford were charged with murder after Jones G H a Trent filling station operator disappeared Tuesday. A posse searched east of Sweetwater as a shallow grave was suspected to hold the victim. Jones' car was found near White Flat School after the discovery.
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Clarence Duncan
Trent
Billie
Winfred
Stanford
Here
G. H. Jones
Jones
White Flat
Fires in Minnesota Forests Checked as Winds Subside
Minnesota authorities said major forest fires were checked today as winds quieted and humidity rose. Kahbetomama Lake fire burned about 60 acres, while Grand Portage State Forest fires were believed controlled. State forestry department estimated total burned area near 300000 acres.
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Minnesota
Grand Portage State Forest
State Forestry Department
Panama Americans Seek Free Tuition for Canal Zone
The American Society, American Legion, and Elks petition President Roosevelt urging free education in Canal Zone public schools for American children resident in Panama. They note the Budget Bureau cut $22,000 from canal appropriations, restricting tuition-free attendance to employee children only, with non-employe residents facing charges unless funded.
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Panama
American Society
American Legion and Elks
Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Budget Bureau
Canal
Bodies of Entombed Miners Recovered
The bodies of two men killed by gas in a copper mine near Mountain City Nevada were recovered today. Rescue efforts to reach four others from a 500 foot level were hindered by fumes and limited torch light.
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Mountain City
Nev
Brinkley Reaches North American Tuna Record with 788-Pound Catch
Dr John R Brinkley hooks a 788 pound tuna off Liverpool Nova Scotia to reclaim North American record. He previously battled a 757 pound catch and eclipses Zane Grey who held the 758 pound mark. He notes a global 851 pound English record and plans to beat it while joking about sparring with boxing greats.
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Dr. Brinkley
Brinkley
Grey
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis Soon
Texas Heat Wave Eases After 17 Die Across State
The Texas heat wave, which claimed 17 lives in the past week, subsided today with cooler conditions. Temperatures dropped five to ten degrees from the week’s peak, and the heat appeared to hold in the Panhandle region.
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Texas
Deadly Cold Wave Hits Five Brazilians
Rio de Janeiro reports at least five deaths from extreme cold as a cold front sweeps Rio and heads toward the Amazon. Forecasters expect near freezing temperatures with subfreezing readings in Sao Paulo Minas Gerais Parana Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul as residents bundle up and crops suffer damage. Water pipes froze in Curitiba where heavy snowfall occurred.
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Has 119 Descendants But Can't Tell Names
KITCHENER Ont Aus 14 Wendell Buschy of Tora Ont is not sure how many living grandchildren he has but counts at least 78 with possible more He recalls 76 a year ago and may have 79 or 80 now plus 30 great grandchildren He is 85 and spent most of his life on a farm and does not remember all their names He has 10 children eight boys and two girls and their families average eight children each
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Ont
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Wendell Bitschy
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Poem Fragments Reflect on Faith and Hidden Support
A line from Whittier ponders steps of faith falling on emptiness yet discovering a rack beneath. The verse implies finding unseen aid or structure in hardship and doubt.
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Faith
Whittier
Border patrols reorganized into four districts
Secretary Morgenthau announces that effective September 1 customs border patrols will be divided into four districts. District chiefs report to a deputy commissioner in Washington, Garland Williams will lead one district, while regular inspectors stay under collectors. No Civil Service changes. The Southwest District centers in El Paso and spans Sabine Galveston San Antonio El Paso Arizona San Diego Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Morgenthau
Garland Williams
el Paso
Sabine
Galveston
San Antonio
E Paso
Arizona
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Plane Crash Near New Kent Courthouse Kills Ten
An Army air crew of four crashed on a farm near New Kent Courthouse Virginia. Three crewmen burned beyond recognition and died. a fourth parachuted to safety. Cause of the fire and crash was not learned immediately.
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Here
Soviet Exports Gems to Back Madrid Government
Paris dispatch reports The Matin says the Soviet Government is selling precious stones and platinum to obtain foreign currencies to support Spain's Leftist government. It claims Profintern aims for 1 billion francs and that funds would back mobilization of an international Red legion.
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the Matin
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Profitteria
Red International of Trade Unions
Red Legion
Kroughlikoff
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Muatur
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Brussels
Communist International
Manuel Azana
Business Failures Show Big Decline
A decline in commercial failures to the lowest post war level since 1920 was reported by Dun and Bradstreet for July. The index, based on data since 1932, put insolvencies at an annual rate of 38.2 per 10 000 firms and noted continued drop in early August.
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Dun and Bradstreet
Tenn. Executes Three Black In 16 Minutes
In Tennessee on August 14 three Black inmates were electrocuted within sixteen minutes for separate cases. Authorities conducted rapid executions at the state facility, underscoring a swift, contested capital punishment process.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Siege of San Sebastian Intensifies amid Hostage Threats
Spanish government tightens a siege as about 700 rightists are reported seized and held for execution if San Sebastian is shelled. An air attack by five planes and a naval ultimatum from Almirante Cervera heighten tensions while international diplomats describe the city as desperate and under threat.
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Trun
Almirante Cervera
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