Desperado’s Self Harm Headline Echoed in West Texas Press
The column quotes grim remarks about a desperado and his suicide, urges readers to reflect on crime, and notes local media figures including George Bennitt and his Sweetwater Reporter, with references to California, a Mexican railway project, and a boastful tone about editorial work.
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George Bennitt
Sweetwater Reporter
Excellent
West Texas Daily
Bennitt
California
Texas
West Texas
Sweetwater
Year of court houses and posters in Texas lift spirits
Historians see 1937 as court bill fights but Texas builds new courthouses with WPA help. Public debate over modern designs prompts chatter about architecture and public spending while observers warn of distracting cheap literature and excess religion in politics.
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Texas
Uncle Gams
State Press
Dallas News
Senate Fights Over Black Nomination intensify
Senator Copeland attacks Supreme Court nominee Hugo Black citing Klan ties and urging rejection if proven true. Senator Burke joins in criticizing impartiality as Black absence fuels debate. Judiciary committee votes 13 to 4 to confirm. floor clash over legal legitimacy of a tenth justice arising from Van Devanter’s retirement.
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Washington
Copeland
New York
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Alabama
Senate
Committee For Investigation
Burke Democrat
Nebraska
Black
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dieterich
Illinois
Burke
Arily [Meterich
Besmirch Black
Supreme Bench
Congress
Justice van Devanter
McCraw Says Poor Pay Biggest Share of Taxes
Dallas report says Attorney General William McCraw told a Good Government Citizens league meeting that the poor and unemployed bear the largest tax burden under the current system He praised Roosevelt for seeking to remedy the situation.
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Dallas
William McCraw
Good Government Citizens League
Roosevelt
Cryptic Telegram From Rev Beasley Baffles Friends
Friends of Rev LC Beasley of the First Methodist Church in Port Aransas received a telegram claiming "Two hundred twenty pounds dressed three hours this morning." They debate whether he caught a 220 pound fish, total dressed weight of multiple fish, or his own weight after dressing up to three hours.
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LC Beasley
First Methodist Church
Port Aransas
Beasley
New View of Boulder Dam and Lake Mead
A new view shows Boulder Dam in Colorado with Lake Mead rising 460 feet against the dam face. Lake Mead’s capacity will reach 30,500,000 acre feet when full, currently a little over 15,250,000 acre feet. The Arizona spillway is visible at Black Canyon, with cars seen on the dam crest.
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Boulder Dam
Colorado
Lake Mead
Arizona
Black Canyon
Rebels Seize Reinosa As Franco Forces Push North
Franco troops breakthrough in Reinosa after fierce house to house fighting. Insurgents claim to have taken an entire battalion while government forces retreat toward Santander. Air attacks and artillery aid the advance as 1,000 prisoners are reported.
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Reinosa
Santander
Spain
Oviedo
Franco
Aguilar de Campo
Salamanca
Advisory Nurse Zoe Davis Jones Visits Del Rio on Official Business
State advisory nurse Zoe Davis Jones spent Monday and Tuesday in Del Rio on official business. Her headquarters is in Uvalde where she consulted with Val Verde County health nurse Lula Champion.
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Zoe Davis Jones
del Rio
Negro slain found hanging near Covington highway bridge
The body of Albert Geeden, 35, a Black man suspected in an officer’s slaying, was found hanging beneath a highway bridge east of Covington. He had been taken from the sheriff by six masked men as he was being moved from Memphis to Covington.
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Covington
Tenn
Albert Geeden
Geeden
Memphis
Judge and Mrs Wardlaw Injured in Auto Accident
Judge and Mrs. L J Wardlaw of Fort Worth were injured near Rocksprings when their car overturned on Monday. They were reportedly in a Rocksprings hotel and are said to be in stable condition.
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L. J. Wardlaw
L J Wardlaw
Fort Worth
Judge Wardlaws
C B
Wardlaw
Judge
Houston Girl Burned to Death in Auto Crash
A young Houston woman named Marie McDonald was killed when her car crashed on the La Porte road near Pasadena. Her companion Sterling Anderson of Houston survived, with injuries to Ned Porcum and Virginia Highfill of La Porte.
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Houston
Marie McDonald
Pasadena
la Porte Road
Neda Porcum
Virginia Highfill
la Porte
Driver Run Down Woman Then Slug Victim in Bronx
Edward Dryer, 27, a Bronx plumber, admitted he deliberately ran down a woman pedestrian, then attacked her with a wrench after promising to take her to a hospital. He pushed her from his car, took $5, and fled, later captured after a two mile chase. Miss Margaret McGuire, 31, suffered possible fractures of both legs and spine.
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Tizer
Dryer
Margaret McGuire
Miss McGuire
Congressman South Says He Needs No Extra Office Help
Washington Aug 17 Representative Chas L South declared he does not want more staff or a higher stationery allowance. He spoke amid requests from others in Congress who argued for increased clerks and supplies as mail demands rise and costs grow. South emphasized he handles his duties without additional aid and noted historical differences in government workload.
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Chas. S. South
Chas L Grouth
Ross Collins
Mississippi
Chinese Halt Jap Advance Near Hankow
Chinese reports describe Chinese troops clinging to rock and trench positions in Nan kow as Japanese infantry probe toward inner Mongolia through Nankow Pass. Heavy artillery cannot be moved through rugged terrain and weather. about 1,500 killed in the area, including Chinese and Japanese soldiers, as the battle for the pass controls the route to Chahar and inner Mongolia.
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Peiping
Nankow
Inner Mongolia
Chahar Province
Japan
Outer Mongolia
Kadliang
Mohair Shearing In Kerr Area To Begin This Week
Kerrville area mohair shearing to start around August 20 with full swing by September. Schreiner Wood & Mohair Commission will receive fall clip in its new Kerrville warehouse after Sept 1. earlier stock stored at auxiliary facility. The Kerrville market, claimed as the world’s largest primary mohair market, has handled over 50 million pounds since 1882.
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Kerr
Kerrville
Kerr County
Schreiner Wood & Mohair Commission Company
McFarland Street
Water Street
Commission Company
Fred Real
Glenn Brooks
Jack Allison
San Angelo
John Wynn
Steamship Lines
Allison
Munro Kincaid & Edgehill
Boston
Schreimer Wool & Mohair Commission Company
Special Session Likely to Start Around Sept 22
Governor Allred said the tax raising special session of the Texas Legislature will probably start around September 22.
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Austin
Allred
Texas
Will Meet With Masons in Uvalde
Galloway Calhoun grand master of the Grand Lodge of Texas will address the Masons of the Uvalde District in Uvalde Wednesday night at 730 oclock. He is recognized as a capable orator and a number of local Masons plan to attend to hear him.
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Galloway Calhoun
Grand Lodge of Texas
Uvalde
Calhoun
Uvalde District Masons Set Grand Master Visit
Masons of the Uvalde district will meet at 7 30 in the Masonic Hall to hear Grand Master Calhoun an acclaimed state orator. Masons from all sections are urged to attend with local Masons meeting at 5 pm to travel together, led by H M Overstreet of Del Rio and District Deputy Grand Master in charge.
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Galloway Calhoun
Grand Lodge of Texas
Uvalde
Masonic Hall
Mr Calhoun
H. M. Overstreet
del Rio
Wardlaw to Attend National Sheepmen’s Meet
C B Wardlaw plans to attend the American Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association and the National Ram Sale in Salt Lake City August 23 24 25 He will travel by bus to Marathon to visit relatives and then continue by train The gathering is expected to discuss moving the association headquarters from Marysville Ohio to San Angelo.
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Wardlaw
American Ramboullet Sheep Breeders’ Association
Salt Lake City
Marathon
The
Rambouillet Association
Marysville
Ohue
San Armielo
Central Power and Light Employees View Safety Film
Central Power and Light Company employees met Monday at 6 PM in the Del Rio office to view a safety moving picture by D E Woods from Corpus Christi. The film showed proper tool use, keeping offices clear of trip hazards, and correct versus incorrect driving practices. Sam H. Walk, local office manager, thanked Woods for the presentation.
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Central Power and Light Company
del Rio
D. E. Woods
Thi
Corpus Christ
Travelers Insurance Cost
Sam H. Walk
Woods
Evacuation Rush As Shanghai Battles Rage
International districts endure shell fragments as Japanese Chinese artillery rages. About 2,000 Americans and Britons flee Shanghai while 1,200 Marines are sent from San Diego to protect nationals. U.S. and Allied refugees pour onto ships amid escalating conflict and a looming wartime economy shift.
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Washington
Hull
San Diego
Shanghai
James Elbert Woolf Enlists in U S Navy from Del Rio
Among 40 young men enrolled in the United States Navy last week at Houston is James Elbert Woolf of Del Rio. After swearing in, Woolf and 23 others are sent to the Naval Training Station at San Diego for three months of military training.
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United States Navy
Houston
James Elbert Woolf
del Rio
Nava
Young Woolf
Naval Training Station
San Meco Cal
Weather Summary for Del Rio Area
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 93 degrees with a low of 76. The minimum this morning remains to be determined.
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Hankow
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Vienna
President Taft
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Clarence F. Gauss
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