Political Gossip and Elections Rumors in Texas and Michigan
A column teases Mary Miles Minter facing legal costs, notes Del Rio boasting smart boys, and recalls Senator LaFollette’s 1924 surge while reporting Michigan Republican Senator Couzens backing Roosevelt. It mentions James O. Rail filing as an independent candidate for Congress against Maury Maverick.
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Texas
del Rio
James O. Rail
Congress
Maury Maverick
Rail
Ranchman Jack A. Cain Dies From Gunshot Wound
Jack A. Cain, 54, longtime ranchman in Val Verde County, died from a gunshot wound at his Cline country ranch home. He and wife had voted earlier in Spofford, returned home, and he was found mortally wounded by his wife and son. Doctors treated him at the scene and he died about 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack A. Cain
Val Verde County
Peretti
Run-Off Races Shift Power in West Texas Counties
In San Angelo and nearby counties, run-off results toppled incumbents. E. E. Hez Lowe won sheriff and W. H. Alexander captured constable in Tom Green County, while Nolan County voters ousted longtime officials, installing new faces including Marshall Burnet Hammond and Gray in county offices.
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Texas
San Angelo
Tom Green County
E. E
Hez) Lowe
Arch Benge
W. H. Alexander
Jack Nabers
What Other Columnists Are Writing About
A fragment discusses columnists and public perception, noting how a long friendship can influence support. The piece reflects on misjudgments in judging others and the value of loyal, nonpartisan backing despite disagreements.
Thoughts by the Way W G Lee Woods
The column reflects on fame and fortune tied to titles, notes sun powered engines may fail in clouds, recalls 1859 Senate idle talk on Kansas slavery, compares past and present legislatures, and observes many trucks arriving as business activity reopens.
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Senate
Kansas
Congress
Weather Update for Del Rio Area Tonight
Del Rio and vicinity forecast fair tonight with partly cloudy conditions Sunday. Yesterday high reached 92 degrees and low 75 with this morning’s minimum at 75.
Light turn out in Del Rio run-off Democratic primary
By noon 364 votes were cast across seven precincts with six names on the ballot for three offices. Precinct totals included 32 at court house and 98 at Diaz Hall San Felipe. Outlying precincts counted only state races while county Precinct No. One contested. Returns available after 7 pm from Ford News Agency.
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del Rio
Court House
Graf Hotel
Central School
Diaz Hall
San Felipe
Lockley’s
Colonial
Old del Rio National Bank
John Qualia
Geo. E. Love
George B. Terrell
J. Turney Terrell
J. E. McDonald
Frank S. Morris
Ernest O. Thompson
Firemen Sentenced For Starting Blaze
Superior Wisconsin August 22 Herman Berry Bennett township emergency fire warden was sentenced to one to three years in state prison after admitting he started two fires that burned over 2000 acres of forest and caused more than 40000 dollars in damage. He said he started the fires to obtain work and was employed as foreman of the fire fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Herman Berry
Bennett Township
Hay Stack Fire at Fort Clark Buries 1000 Bales
A hay stack storing about 1,000 bales burned at Fort Clark Friday afternoon according to a special correspondent report from Bracketville.
France Launches Vast War Maneuvers Across Fronts
Paris August 22 France disperses forces for the year’s largest exercises with over 100000 troops in mock combat. The opening battle begins in Montmedy as 4000 troops face invaders in the east while attention shifts to the German Spanish and Italian fronts amid evolving Franco Rome Berlin ties.
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Paris
France
Montmedy
Maginot
Luxembourg
Kinney County pecan crop deemed largely worthless
Cial correspondence reports contrary to claims of a two thirds crop in Kinney County. Pinto Las Moras and Nueces River areas say pecans are not worth gathering despite rising prices. Mud Creek likely to harvest two thirds but Kinney County output remains about one tenth of normal.
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Brackettville
Kinney County
Pinto
Las Moras
Nueces River
Mud Creek
Lambs Shipped From San Angelo Seen in Record Feed Lot Numbers
More than 15 000 feeder lambs were bought at 6 to 21 cents a pound and shipped from the San Angelo area as drought in the Middle West drives a shift to home feeding. Ranchers plan to feed lambs locally. and Dwight Reardon notes many lambs and cattle will be fed in the Plains. Cotton seed cake climbs above 27 dollars per ton as supply tightens.
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San Angelo
Middle West
John Y. Rust and Sons
Tankersley
Roy Hudspeth
S. Jones of
Ozona
Miles
Dwight Reardon
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston
Plains
Johnson Grass
Sudan
Five Buried in Mine Cave-In Near Pittston
A gas explosion caused a tunnel roof collapse at a Pittston coal mine. Five men were buried 200 feet underground, three were overcome in a failed rescue, while 160 other workers escaped to safety across the mine.
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Pittstontedy
Mrs. Geo. W. Cox Named County Demo Director
Mrs. Geo W Cox is named county Democratic director as an arch enemy to terrorist King Bott. The defendants claim a plot to trigger a dramatic coup to plunge the Soviet Union into chaos and erect a Fascist state on communism’s ruins. Edward Holzmann testifies about acting as liaison for the ring, carrying coded messages from Smirnoff to Trotzky’s son in Berlin and a copy of the Arabian Knights.
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Bott
Aaant
Soviet Union
Edward Solomonovich Holzmann
Ring
T. Smirnoff
Trotzkyites
Moscow
Trotzky
Svedoff
Berin
Smirnoff
Holzmann
Texas Oklahoma Bridge Damaged By Grass Fire
Fire started by burning grass on a sandbar burned 1 542 feet of the Davidson Bridge over the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, halting a gas pipeline to Frederick and other towns. Interstate traffic was diverted to Walters and Burkburnett as repairs were set to proceed.
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Frederick
Okla
Davidson
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Walters
Oklo
Burkburmett
Self-Appointed Peace Maker Warns Hitler Mussolini to Go Slow
Ababa Pickus, oil company president and peace advocate from Cleveland, cables Hitler and Mussolini urging restraint in Spain and insisting the United States stay out of foreign conflicts. He funds his peace efforts with a $769 bonus and spent $36.43 on long distance calls, stating he acts for the average American mind.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Cleveland
Ababa Pickus
United States
Roosevelt
Oil Company
America
Pickus
Emerich B. Preed
Mrs Beckett 61 Dead After Long Illness In Del Rio
Mrs Molly Elizabeth Beckett died Saturday at 4 30 AM after more than a month of illness. Funeral Sunday at 4 PM from Doran Chapel with Rev L C Beasley officiating. Burial in Westlawn Cemetery. She resided in Del Rio since 1900, born April 29 1855 in Missouri, married to Charley Beckett. Survived by two sons Bert and Sam and a daughter Emma plus nine grandchildren in California and two in Del Rio and Pecos.
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Molly Elizabeth Beckett
del Rio
Avenue E
Doran Chapel
L. C. Beasley
First Methodist Church
Westlawn Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Beckett
Sutton County
Missouri
Andy
Susie McKee
Fort Clark
Charley Beckett
Sam _ Beckett
Douglas, Ariz
Bert Beckett
Dryden
Emma Whaley
Fall Brook
Cal
California
Gordon Smuth
Leonard Perkins
Pecos
Earthquake Strikes Formosa Island Rattle Shaken Island
A fairly severe earthquake today shook Formosa Island with no casualties reported. The tremor was recorded in news dispatches from Tokyo dated August 32.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Local man buys Brackettville gas station and plots remodels
Brackettville Aug 22. Alex Schubach, a local garage man, has purchased the filling station on the eastern edge of the city and will begin remodeling immediately. He has also bought a property on the west side and plans to add a filling station there soon. Several new residences are under construction.
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Brackettville
Alex Schubach
Heas
Eastland man defeats Rep Blanton for congressional seat
Thos L Banton longtime representative of the 7th district in Washington loses Saturday election to a Eastland man. Awards set for Angora goat breeding classes with judges from University of Texas A&M and federal agencies. Premiums total about 9000 dollars for the show winners.
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Thos. L. Banton
Dis‘beiet
Washington
Run Genera Sy
Ex Wd
W. C. Kammlade
University of Ulinon
Roy W. Snyder
Eatenalorw Service
A. K. Mackey
Tejas A. & M. College
Frank Grayson
Livestock Meals and
le Bureau of Agriculture Economy
Washington, D. C
Brinkley Welcome Banquet Promises Gala Event
The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce plans a gala welcome for Dr. and Mrs. Brinkley and son Johnnie Mack. Tickets sold quickly with date to be finalized as the Brinkleys decide return timing. Last year’s banquet was lavish. this year aims to be even warmer.
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Brinkley
Chamber of Commerce
John Brinkley
Theeir
Johnnie Mack
del Rig
Brinkleys
Dr.Brinkley
del Rio
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Annulment Sheds Light on Spokane Marriage Case
Spokane records reveal Archue Nati' seeks annulment of 28 year marriage to Minnie Nati claiming she forced him to marry in Crystal, Paris in 1906. Nati' states he endured the ceremony, avoided jail, and has since lived apart from her.
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Spokane
Wash
Aig
Archue Nati
Minnie Nati
Crystal
Paris
Mich
Protests and Rebel Movements Amid Spain Morocco Conflict
The report outlines rebel advances in the Guadalquian Mountains near Madrid and Seville as German and Italian fronts press, with hints of broader European involvement. Officials warn of potential escalation and a possible shift in neutrality amid foreign mediation efforts.
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Tom Green Sheriff
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Jess Lambert
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Spain
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Geo. W. Cox
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S. R
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
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