Prickly Pear Relates Media Staff and Industry Jests
A Prickly Pear column reprints a Texas editor’s memo noting newspapers boosted staff due to NRA, kept hours, and claim record newsroom sizes despite smaller Sunday editions. The piece mocks industry trends, cites Italian and race remarks, jokes about dreath, brainless babies, and Dempsey. It ends with a quip about selling a story to the New York Times and awaiting payment.
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Jack Dempsey
American Mercury
America
New York Times
United States
Unemployment in France Declines Sharply Amid Reforms
A Paris dispatch notes French unemployment falls by 3600 in a week and 120000 since February, a 25 percent drop from half a million. The piece contrasts the improving labor market with political moves by Laval and questions about devaluation. It also recalls the rising popularity of Will Rogers and the public tribute to the entertainer.
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Paris
France
Republic
M. Laval
New York Times
100000 Lobby Costs Uncovered by Committee
Senate Lobby Committee disclosed the Cities Service Company spent 100000 to oppose the Wheeler Rayburn bill. W E S Winans the comptroller testified that the figure did not include large legal fees paid to John W Davis and others. Investigators warned records from holding companies could be subpoenaed if needed.
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Washington
Cities Service Company
Wheeler- Rayburn
Senate Lobby Committee
W. E. S. Winans
John W. Davis
Black
Winans
Morris indicted for Junction man murder in Edwards County
A murder indictment against Roscoe Morris was returned Tuesday by the Edwards County grand jury in Rocksprings. Morris is charged with the murder of John D. Smith of Junction who was shot five times Friday night in Rocksprings. Morris waived an examining trial and was bound over for the grand jury, with bond set at 5000 dollars. About 20 witnesses testified during the grand jury investigation.
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Roscoe Morris
Edwards County
Grand Jury
Rocksprings
Morris
John D. Smith
Junction
Smith
R. C. Babb
Woman Dies In San Angelo After Three-Year Illness
Miss Willie Johnson, about 37 and sister of Mrs. J. W. Kessler of this city, died in San Angelo on Tuesday after a three year illness. She had lived in San Angelo ten years, previously from San Marcos, with visits to De Rio. Funeral plans are pending relatives’ arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Kessler left for San Angelo after being notified. Survivors include three sisters and five brothers.
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Willie Johnson
J. W. Kessler
San Angelo
Miss Johnson
San Marcos
de Rio
Truck Backs Into Alarm Box Triggering Fire Response
A truck accidentally backed into alarm box No. 35 at the Guiner and Nicholson Streets intersection, prompting the De Rio Fire Department to respond around 6 p m Tuesday. Box 35 was moved to the opposite side of the pole Wednesday, noting this is the second time the bar has caused a false alarm.
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de Rio
Guiner
Nicholson
New Organization Formed to Uphold the Constitution
Houston August 21 John Henry Kirby of Houston chairs a new group the Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution span 16 Southern states to resist raids on constitutional government It vows three branch separation limited federal powers and opposition to public funds for private enterprises Kirby a longtime Texas Democrat says the group seeks no offices and will back only constitutional governance while opposing tyranny and state sovereignty erosion
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Houston
John Henry Kirby
Southern Committee To
Congress
Kirby
Democratic Party
Texas
Washington
America
Fort Sumter
Southern Committee
Supreme Court
Allred Agrees To Name Strike Peace-Makers
Governor Allred proposed arbitration in the Dallas garment strike if manufacturers accept a third party decision. He told Lester B. Lorch the union would submit a proposition for impartial arbitration appointed by the governor. The strike has included months of picketing and violence including women being stripped in public.
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Allred
Austin
Dallas
Lester B. Lorch
Works Union
Austrian Paper Endorses Mussolini In Ethiopian Dispute
The Weiner Zeitung banners an editorial declaring Austria on Italy's side in the Ethiopian crisis. It praises Mussolini for honesty and frankness, saying he is not a hypocrite and openly seeks land, resources, and wealth.
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Vienna
Weiner Zeitung
Austria
Mussolini
Black Widow Victim Marlin Baseball Mourns Local Figure
Henry Munsch a 37 year old Rosebud undertaker died in a Marlin hospital from a black widow spider bite suffered Friday night while fishing. He was known as a left handed pitcher in the Central Texas Baseball League and formerly served as undertaker at Pilot Point.
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Marlin
Henry Munsch
Rosebud
Munsch
Pilot Point
Circus Purchase Shocks Texas Tent Show Scene
Aug 21 Amarillo reports Haley Sadler veteran Texas showman announced the purchase of the Bailey Brothers circus from Tulsa Oklahoma. Sadler promised new acts and expanded routes for the traveling show.
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Amarillo
Haley Sadler
Texas
Bailey Brothers Circus
Tulsa
Okla
Smugglers shot at as federal inspectors pursue escapees
Mexican smuggler was killed in a dawn confrontation with United States Customs Service inspectors Cole Blackwell and Fart Franks after they pursued bootleggers in a field between the Rio Grande and Water Street. The men fled after being warned to halt, leaving three five gallon liquor cans. Manuel Nunez was tentatively identified as the victim. Blackwell and Franks faced bonds of $1000 each, signed by Captain Luke Dowe and rancher John M. Doak.
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Cole Blackwell
Fart Franks
United States Customs Service
Rio Grande
Water Street
Blackwell
Franks
Manuel Nunez
Luke Dowe
Senate Passes Resolution To Preserve American Neutrality
The Senate adopted a seven point plan to safeguard neutrality in any foreign war. It calls for a mandatory embargo on munitions to all belligerents and licensing of munitions production and exports. It also grants the President power to bar U.S. citizens from traveling on belligerent ships at their own risk and includes other entanglement preventing measures.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Fisherman Cleared in Death of Infant Daughter
County Attorney Ralph Crawford said an inquiry found Louis Scala of League City innocent of drowning his nine month old daughter. The alibi was verified after a family quarrel led to the accusation that he murdered the infant at Clear Creek several days earlier.
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Galveston
Ralph Crawford
Louis Scala
League City
Crawford
Scala
Leala
Clear Creek
Cave adds profits to Galena farm finds cave income
Wally Powell, once a farmer, discovered a cave on his Galena Missouri property. Since then tourists have paid off his mortgage and he has grown his holdings to about 1,600 acres, expanding his laundholdings business.
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Galena
Wally Powell
Wally
Sea lion drowns after being left in bathtub
A young sea lion found by Bil Dallas in Rockaway drowned in a bathtub after being left alone for a few minutes.
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Rockaway
Ore
Bil Dallas
City approves 825000 tax warrants for water extensions
The City Commission announces 825000 additional tax warrants to fund waterworks extensions and improvements tied to the San Felipe system. Bids open September 6 at City Hall with warrants issued for the winning bid. Del Rio bonds of 62000 voted in 1934 support the project including a pumping plant at San Felipe springs.
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San Felipe
Del
Contracts for Highway Park Let Tuesday
Contracts totaling 18 360 were let Tuesday in Austin for beautification and improvement of a roadside park adjacent to San Felipe Creek on Highway No 4. Ramsey's Austin Nursery received 4 898 for 0 5 mile roadside work and A L Fean of Dallas 13 462 for 0 5 mile improvements including grading and drainage. The site covers about eight acres for the roadside park. Low bids of 1 188 468 were tabulated for highway construction with state and federal funds along with 45 842 for highway division office and warehouse buildings.
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Austin
San Felipe Creek
State Highway Commission
Ramsey
A. L. Fean
Dallas
State Highway Department
British Move to Shield Troops in Ethiopian War
In Addis Ababa on August 21 British legation officials ordered bomb proof shelters to protect troops and civilians if Italy attacks. They bought 6,009 square yards of corrugated sheet iron for shelter structures and living quarters. Reports say Emperor Haile Selassie holds a secret defense fund of several million dollars left by Emperor Menelik II.
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Addis Ababa
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Menklik
Del Rio School Board Opposes Textbook Amendment
The Del Rio Independent School District board passed a unanimous resolution opposing a textbook amendment on the ballot. It warned state aid cuts would hurt free schools and noted a past $525 loss from census removals. The district faces a possible year end deficit depending on tax, valuations, and maintenance funding decisions.
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Rio Independent School District
del Rio
Roy M. Andrews
Andrews
Board of Education
League Council May Attempt To Settle Dispute
Geneva August 21 League of Nations officials advanced the suggestion that the League Council itself might try conciliation to settle the Italo Ethiopian dispute if other methods fail.
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League Council
Geneva
League of Nations
Britain Considers Action If Italy Attacks Ethiopia
Seven leaders of the British cabinet tentatively approve a policy to demand financial and economic measures against Italy should it attack Ethiopia. The move signals collective government readiness to respond to aggression in Africa.
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London
Italy
Ethiopia
Rio Grande Water Bill Approved by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a bill sponsored by Rep Milton West of Brownsville to authorize negotiations with Mexico for equitable distribution of waters from the lower Rio Grande in Texas the lower Colorado in Arizona and the Tia Juana River in California. The measure also allows the government to undertake completion and maintenance of the lower Rio Grande floodway without any appropriation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Milton West
Brownsville
Mexico
Lower
Rio Grande
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Tia Juana River
California
We Should Not Be Ashamed To Take Advice
A pithy adage from Ger urges humility in learning from all sources, including the humble. It emphasizes openness to guidance regardless of rank or status and the value of listening to others.
CCC Bids To Be Opened Sept 6 For Devil's River CCC Park
Plans and specifications for the Civilians' Conservation Corps buildings at Devil's River State Park in Lake Walk are available to Del Rio contractors. Bids open at 11 a.m. September 6. CCC camp will be built on 500 acres with two miles waterfront. site praised as 95 percent better than many. Localpecuniary impact projected between 225000 and 500000 dollars.
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Conservation Corps
Devil's River
Lake Walk
del Rio Contractors
CCC
Jones Avenue
San Antonio
Texas
J. L. Baskett
del Rio
Capt. Baskett
Val Verde County
C. W. Hanna
B. R. Galbraith
Medical Corps
Devil's River Country Club
Daughter of Judge Smith Dies at Carrizo Springs Farm
Mrs. Langford, wife of John Langford and daughter of the late Judge GC D Smith, died at noon Wednesday on her Carrizo Springs area farm after several days illness and heart trouble. Survived by husband John Langford, brother Milton Smith of El Paso, sister Birdie May Smith of Pasadena, and brother Ross Smith of Washington D C.
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John Langford
GC. D. Smith
Carrizo Springs
Langford
Milton Smith
del Rio
el Paso
Mr. Smith
Beautiful hand carved saddle on display in Piedras Negras
A silver and gold saddle valued at more than 1500 pesos, carved over five months, is shown in Piedras Negras. It belongs to General Jesus Jaime Quinones, commander of the garrison, and is used for patriotic parades and military reviews.
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Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
Jesus Jaime Quinones
Quinones
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Thursday
Fair tonight and Thursday in Del Rio and surrounding areas. Mari mum temperature yesterday reached 94 degrees with a low of 76. Minimum temperature yesterday and this morning were 76 degrees.
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