Prickly Pear Tongue on Politics and Poverty in Texas
The column rails at a flying rainmaker in Central Texas and links Hidalgo County election friction to broader reforms. It notes San Antonio’s finances, rising relief rolls, and critiques Sinclair, Creel, and Farley. It also recalls Judge Lindsey, Lincoln lore, and the era’s political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prickly Pear
Upton Sinclair
California
Texas
Sinclair
George Creel
Jim Farley
Weather outlook for West and East Texas
Partly cloudy to cloudy overnight and Friday with showers chances in the Panhandle. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with potential showers, while East Texas remains generally fair tonight and Friday. Maximum yesterday 99 degrees, minimum 78, with a low this morning of 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
East Texas
Full Moratorium On German Debts Advocated
Hjalmar Schacht, acting minister of economics and Reichsbank president, urged a multi year moratorium on Germanys foreign debt at an international conference in Bad Essen Germany He described the move as heroic to lift the world from the economic impasse and warned of a communist menace citing farmers riots and strikes in the United States as warning signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badeissen
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Schacht
International
Conference On Agricultural Science
United States
Fresh Meat for Needy in Val Verde County
Fresh meat will be issued to Val Verde County needy and distributed to families of five at two and a half pounds twice weekly. The meat will arrive in Del Rio in refrigerated cars from San Antonio where government cattle are slaughtered and canned portions may be used later. Relief officials compile data on eligible families in anticipation of shipments arriving within a few days.
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Val Verde
Block
del Rio
San Antonio
Old del Rio National Bank
University of Texas Fall Registration Opens September 19
The University of Texas will begin the 1934 35 long session registration on September 19 and 20 with classes starting September 21 Newcomers are asked to report for convocations September 18 where faculty will offer tips for new students Admission exams for insufficient high school credits are set for September 12 and make up exams for low grades or postponed tests on September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas
State Board to Visit Del Rio for Six Possible Park Sites
State Park Board members will visit Del Rio Tuesday to inspect six potential park sites in the area including Davis Mountains and Big Bend. The chamber notes approval may cover several sites, with land purchasable by city or county and a Citizens' Conservation Corps to develop the park at federal cost, boosting tourism and regional economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park Board
Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
D. E. Colp
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
Chamber of Commerce State Park Committee
B. F. Ont
Citizens’ Conservation Corps
Lions Club Backs Little Theatre Movement in Roswell
In a noon meeting at the Roswell Hotel, the Lions Club endorsed the Little Theatre movement and pledged wholehearted support. Mrs. T. M. Johnson and Mrs. Joe S. Sanders spoke for the movement at a luncheon. Jas. C. Netts named a centennial committee with W. C. Hodge as chairman joined by Henry Seale and R. M. Bankhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre
Lions Club
Roswell
T. M. Johnson
Joe S. Sanders
The
Jas. C. Netts
W.C. Hodge
Henry Seale
R. M. Bankhead
Germany Hails Note on Dawes Bonds Equality Stance
Germany sends a note to Washington stating it will not grant American holders of Young and Dawes plan bonds equal treatment. State Department will not disclose contents. Officials say the two governments remain far apart on the issue of equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Steel Corp to End Saturday Work for Salaried Staff
United States Steel Corporation said it will end Saturday work for salaried employees, cutting salaries by about 10 percent, effective September 1. The move applies to salaried workers and signals a broader cost-saving adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Mob Menaces Alleged Attacker Near Tyler
Mrs Floride Herring and her husband Maxwell Herring were attacked by a bandit as a mob threatened justice. J D Willis a former Louisiana convict was charged with the assault and jewelry was found in his possession. Willis was moved from Tyler to Palestine then Houston amid mob pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolverton
Herring
Willis
Tyler
Palestine
Houston
NEA Features, Inc
Del Rio Hosts Treasure Word Hunt With Local Merchants
Del Rio residents search sidewalks and shops for 49 words hidden on store cards from Roach's to Central Power and Light. The clue league leads to a buried cache of six ten dollar bills, to be revealed Friday at 9 am in the Princess Theatre lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Roach’s
Model Bakery
Ross Drug Store
Metropolitan Tailors
Guarantee Store
Montgomery Ward and
Treasure Island
Del
Refineries Enjoined Over Crude Movement Orders
The Railroad Commission enjoined 15 East Texas refineries owned by four railroads from moving crude or products without the commission approved tenders. The injunction supersedes a prior order in which enforcement had been restrained.
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Commission
Millionaire Kellum’s Body to Return to Florida for Interment
The body of Medford Ross Kellum, 60, died at his Del Rio home from a heart ailment. He will be taken to Miami for interment. His daughter Ida Shaw, arrived from Miami and will escort the body. Kellum, famed for a 1924 four-masted Luzon cruise with scientists, is survived by seven children and former spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford Ross Kellum
Mill Street
del Rio
Miami
Fla
Ida Shaw
Kellum
Florida
Elizabeth Lauder
Pittsburgh
Beaten Path
South Seas
Luzon
Bishop Museum
Medford R. Kellum Jr
Taihaiti
W. C. Tims
Fabens
M. C. Rhodes Jr
Norcross
James Kellum
Tavernier
Fred Kimbal
Bert Kellum
Foot Mark Clues In Widespread Prowler String
Del Rio reports a prowler case that may involve a woman. Footprints outside Isabel Shank and John Dobkins homes point to a female intruder, with witnesses recalling a shadowed face and a flashing light incident. No major loot reported. some homes show items missing while others do not.
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Shank
John Dobkins
East Canal Street
Dobkins
Investigation Ordered in Aid Expenditures
Both houses of the Texas Legislature ordered an inquiry into state and federal relief funds handled by the Texas Relief Commission. Investigations are expected to begin and the House and Senate demand full accounting of funds received and disbursed. The House also recommitted a bond issuance bill for $9,500,000 to a Committee of the Whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Relef Commission
House
Relief Commission
State Affairs
Garner Mentioned As Committeeman Prospect
Vice President John N. Garner drew prominent mention as a possible Texas Democratic National Committeeman after a meeting with James V Allred in Uvalde. Allred would not confirm Garner's candidacy or any Sept. 11 Galveston vote while stating he is consulting supporters statewide on the National Committee and the State Democratic Executive Committee chairmanship.
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Austin
John N. Garner
Texas
James V Allred
Garner
Uvalde
Allred
Galveston
Democratic Executive Committee
Strike Leader Seized by Mob in Ohio Onion Fields
A mob of 200 men abducted Okey Odell, a militant strike leader, in the Ohio onion fields near McGuffey after weeks of warfare. Odell was hurt and reportedly returned to the trouble center as authorities moved to halt hostilities.
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Ohio
McGuffey
Okey Odell
Odell
Final Services Thursday For Mrs. Hamer
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Emma Hamer 72 who died unexpectedly Wednesday at her daughter’s home were set for 5 p m Thursday at Doran Funeral Home. G O Frazia will officiate with interment in Westlawn Cemetery. Surviving are four sons including D F E Hamer of Austin and Frank A Hamer of Austin, two daughters, two sisters, one brother, 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mrs Hamer had lived in Del Rio nine years after moving from Snyder to join her son Harrison and daughter Mrs Smith.
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Lou Emma Hamer
Dan Smith
Doran
G. O. Frazia
Church of Christ
Westlawn
Hamer
del Rio
Frank Hamer Sr
Snyder
Harrison Hamer
Smith
I& Nactive Texan
San Saba
Jim Francis
Fairview
D. FE. Hamer
Austin
Frank A. Hamer
Harrison L. Hamer
F. J. Hamer
Bruni
Dan H. Smith
A. A. Cumbie
Barnhart
Hester Lewis
Lena Hart
San Antonio
Sallie Holmes
Sheffield
D. E. Francis
Seattle
Villa Acuna Man Faces Smuggling Charge
A Villa Acuna Mexican held in city jail on two charges after arrest at 3 4 mm on Johnson Street bridge with a five gallon can of mescal. Patrolmen stopped him and his companion fled. immigration and customs officials to file smuggling and alien charges. The prisoner, a former Val Verde County jail escapee, was identified by Captain Barler. a second suspect was captured nearby as a suspect phantom burglar.
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Villa Acuna
City
Johnson Street Bridge
Bob Leroy
Rudolph Coronado
City Jail
W. L. Barler
Val Verde
Sheriff's Department
Cotton textile strike to take effect at 1130 p.m.
Washington August 30 07 the general strike in the cotton textile industry will become effective at 1130 p m Saturday Workers in wool silk rayon and a synthetic yarn industries were ordered to stand by for further orders The first working day after an effective date is September 4 The strike will affect over 1000 cotton mills and was endorsed by the American Federation of Labor leader William Green It followed rejection of a conference proposal by the National Labor Relations Board and Edison leadership by union heads and local committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Lloyd Harrison
Willliam Creen
American Federation of Labor
San Antonian To Speak at Eastern Star Celebration
San Antonio attorney M A Childers will be the principal speaker at Moore Park for the Eastern Star birthday observance of Robert Morris founder of the order. The Del Rio chapter invited Eagle Pass and Bracketville chapters with contingents set to attend. Also invited were Mrs. Mattie Mitchell grand associate matron of Texas and local Order members and families for a basket picnic and program Friday.
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M A Childers
San Antonio
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Bracketiville
Mattie Mitchell
Texas
Man Who Broke Jail Here in 1931 Is Investigated
Miguel Torres alias Miguel Sala zar and other names is held in Val Verde County jail pending full record check. He was one of the 1931 jailbreak inmates and is classified by Federal authorities as an A T alien. Sheriff A E Steinmetz arrested him early Wednesday for investigation.
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Miguel Torres
Miguel Salazar
Val Verde
Torres
A. E. Steinmetz
Frayl
Sheriff's Department
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Hidalgo County
American Bar Association
Lindsey
Denver
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Lincoln
Salem
Ill
Betty Baldwin
Burford
James Baldwin
B. E. Burton
West Texas
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Robert Louis Stevenson
M-G-M
Wallace Berry
Long John Silver
Jackie Cooper
Jim Hawkins
Lionel Barrymore
Billy Bones
Lewis Stone
Captain Smollet
Otto Kruger
Doctor Livesey
Chic Sale
Ben Gunn
Nigel Bruce
Spike Trelawney
Princess Theatre
the Rail
Road Commission
Ada Hughes
George Lauder
Isabel Shank
Pecan Street
Ton Textile
Roosevelt
Furt
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Francis J. German
National Labor Relations Board
San Antonian
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