Unusual Politician Speaks at Sheep and Goat Convention
An office holder, Congressman Chas L. South, addressed the San Angelo sheep and goat convention and spoke honestly despite likely defeat at the next election. Judge South planned to skip the speech but delivered it anyway, gaining some friends while failing to sway opponents. President Gillis praised the courage of expressing an honest opinion.
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Prickly Pear
Chas. L. South
San Angelo
Gillis
Common herd aids king in fight to keep throne and love
A jumbled local essay notes public support for the English king and his American companion. It recalls superstitions, social tensions, and a prejudiced taxi driver in Little Rock who complains about interracial rides. The piece mixes personal anecdotes with broad social commentary.
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England
Little Rock
Ark
Prickly Pear
Mohair contracting activity and prices noted in Texas
Richey and Lea led mohair purchases as bids hovered between 55 and 65 cents a pound for Spring 1937 contracts. Texas buyers sought about 400,000 to 500,000 pounds, with 50,000 pounds contracted by Joe B. Blakeney. Wool trading showed activity in eight months, while 12 months stayed quiet amid a volatile market and cautious growers.
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San Angelo
Texas
Tom Richey
A. W. Hilliard & Son
J. M. Lea
Draper & Company
Mr. Richey
Dwight P. Reardan
Federal Intermediate
Boston
United States Department of Agriculture
First News of Edward VIII Romance Roils Britain
The London Daily Mirror front page revealed King Edward VIII's romance with Mrs. Simpson, shocking Britons who had not yet heard of the ex-Baltimore beauty. Newspapers had avoided naming the king’s confidante, hinting at a grave issue between the monarch and the cabinet.
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Edward VIII
Wally Simpson
Baltimore
London Daily Mirror
The
Mirror
Simpson
London
John F Drawver Taken by Death in North Dakota
John F Drawver 66 died in a local sanitarium Saturday night. He was a farmer from Wilton North Dakota. Funeral arrangements were pending the arrival of relatives. He is survived by three sisters and one brother, all of North Dakota.
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John F. Drawver
Drawver
Wilton
N. D
North Dakota
Grand Jury Reconvenes Friday in Val Verde County
The Val Verde County grand jury recessed Saturday and will reconvene Friday December 11 after noon. Judge Brian Montague had impaneled the panel on November 9 and the body reconvened last Friday to continue deliberations. Two partial reports have been tendered, finding 16 indictments.
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Brian Montague
Val Verde County
Del Rio Area Weather Turns Warmer Tonight
Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Tuesday in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday's high reached 61 degrees and the low was 43. This morning's low is 31 degrees.
Sub freezing Temperatures Hit Northern Texas Region
The Northern half of the state reported sub freez ing temperatures with Wichita Falls at 24 degrees as skies clear across much of the state after days of drizzle. The Weather Bureau forecast warmer weather while freezing extends to Austin and Del Rio. Violent winds caused damage through East Texas injuring several people.
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Wichita Falls
United States
East
Texas
Pope Pius Gains Strength Asks To Leave Bed
In Vatican City on December 7, Pope Pius XII showed improved strength in his partially paralyzed limbs and requested physicians permit him to leave his bed at the earliest possible moment.
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Pope Pius
Five found dead in Arkansas tourist camp mystery
Three women and two Trem were found dead in a Fayetteville tourist camp under circumstances leading investigators to believe they had been asphyxiated. Each victim was only partly clothed.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Here
Registration for Security Extended to Dec 15
Washington Dec 7 The Social Security Board extended the deadline for security pension account applications to midnight Tuesday December 15 due to a rush of worker forms and unemployment activity in several states The original deadline was midnight Saturday The treasury is preparing the extension ruling and under the law both employers and workers face fines and possible jail for failure to submit required data
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Washington
Social Security Board
Treasury
Safety Campaign Starts in Del Rio by American Legion
The Del Rio American Legion post launches a safety drive in cooperation with the National American Legion Safety campaign and the Texas League of Safety at Austin. Citizens are asked to buy and use safety stickers for car windshields and large stamps for letters and packages showing fire and traffic danger tips. Legion representatives will sell seals by phone and volunteers will deliver materials with post officials’ signed authorization. Del Ricans are urged to cooperate to reduce accidents.
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del Rio
Post
The
American Legion
National American Legion Safety Campaign
Texas League of Safety At
Austin
Legion
Federal Security Act ruled legal in Davis case
In Boston on December 7 a federal judge ruled the Federal Security Act legal. Judge Sweeney denied George P. Davis a temporary injunction to stop Boston and Maine Railroad from paying unemployment insurance.
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Boston
Sweeney
George P. Davis
Boston and Maine Railroad
Frost-Nipped Del Rio Records First Freezing Point This Winter
Heavy frost coated Del Rio lawns and roofs as temperatures plunged to 31 degrees marking the first freezing point of the winter. A strong norther eased by nightfall, with winds dying down and temperatures continuing to fall into Monday morning.
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del Rio
Angelus Temple Associate Pastor Named in Slander Suit
Rheba Crawford associate pastor of Angelus Temple was named defendant in a hundred thousand dollar slander suit filed by priest Thomas Eade scenic artist who charged she accused him of making love to Aimee Semple McPherson.
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Angeles
Rheba Crawford
Angelus Temple
Riest Thomas Eade
Aimee Semple McPherson
Pension Law Liberalization Drives Elderly Groups
Dallas reports on new statewide organizations of elderly citizens forming to push for liberalization of the state pension law. The effort aims to widen benefits and eligibility across Texas.
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Dallas
Eston Anderson Faces Trial On Burglary Charge
Eston Anderson was called to trial Monday morning in District Court on a burglary charge. The case stems from the November 14 burglary at Burditt Brothers' Serv-A-Self Grocery Roy Linney's pool hall and R. C. Robertson's garage.
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Eston Anderson
Anderson
Burditt Brothers’ Serv-A-Self
Roy Linney
R. C. Robertson
Wool Sells Better But Sheep Go Lower
The Agriculture Department reported that ranchmen earned more for wool on November 15 than a year earlier but received less for sheep and lambs. Wool prices rose to 27 cents in Texas from 22.6 previously, while sheep and lamb values fell across the region with Texas sheep at 4.40 dollars and lambs at 6.60, contrasting Oklahoma and New Mexico figures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gay
Texas
Department’s
Midland calf sale tops ten thousand head despite wet weather
Midland area delivered about 10 000 head of calves this week as buyers led by Foy Proctor purchased cattle across the region. Steers were sent to the corn belt, heifers to California, with many calves weighing up to 400 pounds and prices weighed per pound.
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Midland
Midland Territory
Foy Proctor
California
Proctor
Ratliff & Bedford
Guy Cowden
W. F P. Scarborough
Ben Jenkins
Seth Campbell
Jess Cole
H. E. Cummins
Bill Wyche
Midland Farms Company
J. O. Nobles
Ida Wolcott
Juliette Wolcot
Dick Know
K. F. Campbells
Jim Sayles
D. L. Hutt
Cal Houston
J. W Driver
O. B. Holt
Andrew Fasken
B. N. Aycock
Kenton Boone
Eads Livestock Company
Denver
A. M. Ramsey
Scharbauer Cattle Company
Eads
Colo
Tom Good
Biz Spring
D. L. Hult
King Edward Given Time to Weigh His Decision
Prime Minister Baldwin said the king must weigh between marriage and the throne after announcing plans to marry Wallis Simpson. Churchill urged patience and warned against abdication, asserting Parliament has no say without formal process. Mrs Simpson remained in Cannes as the crisis continued.
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Edward
London
Baldwin
King Edward
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Wallis Warfreld Simpson
Pariament
Churchill
War on Rustlers Easier in Early Days of Industry
Cheyenne Wyoming dispatch recalls the "good old days" when ranchers pursued rustlers by rope. Russell Thorp, secretary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, advocates cross state tracking to chase thieves. Idaho and Nevada already have such pacts, with aims to extend to eight more western states and Texas.
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West
Russell Thorp
Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association
National Livestock Association
Thorp
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Colorado
Nebraska
California
New Mexico
Texas
Tex Stewart In Critical Condition At Williams Sanitarium
Condition critical status reported for G A Tex Stewart on Monday afternoon at Williams Sanitarium where he has been under treatment for several days.
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G. A
Tex” Stewart
Williams Sanitarium
U S Pilot Bert Acosta Joins Spain Civil War
Bert Acosta American flyer returns to active service with government forces in Spain's civil war after planning for a New York to Paris air race in May 1937. He is pictured in Paris before heading to Murcia his first duty post.
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Bert Acosta
Spain
Acosta
Paris
Murcia
Atlantic
Admiral Byrd
Large Gains in U.S. Trade Reported in Holiday Week
The Associated Press index of industrial activity rose to 99.2 the highest since November 1929 as retail sales surged on mounting Christmas demand. Commerce notes broad improvements across steel, power output and freight car loading, with wholesale activity also raised by similar holiday effects.
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Associated Press
Department of Commerce
Mother and Girl Found Slain in Canton Apartment
In Canton on December 7, police found Mrs Minnie Long aged 40 and her daughter Virginia Pyatte 18 dead in their apartment. One woman was hacked to death and the other shot in the head. Police Chief Ira Manderbaugh called it a double murder. Virginia had taken the surname Pyatte after her mother’s remarriage.
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Canton
Minnie Long
Virginia Pyatte
Ira Manderbaugh
Virginia
Cement production rises in Texas in October
The University of Texas Bureau of Research reports higher October cement shipments and end of month stocks in Texas, with overall production up from a year earlier. UT data show a slight production dip but shipments up versus September.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Research
Battle rages as Fascists attack Madrid outskirts
Report from Madrid describes heavy bombardment and street fighting as Fascists push through suburbs. Arguelles and Paseo de la Castillana Ayala areas suffer fire and casualties while government claims downed pursuit planes. Militias retake towns and frontline actions unfold near Aranjuez and Carabanchel as reinforcements move.
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Arguelles
Paseo de la Castiliana Ayala
San Bernardo Square
Anover de Tajo
Aranjuez
Beechee Heart
Nh Tolis
Cuadalajiara
War Office
Guadarrama
Madrid
Carabanchel
Casa de Campo
Paris Pledges Aid To Great Britain In Case of Attack
Paris Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos pledged France would provide military and air support to Great Britain and Belgium if attacked without provocation. He urged a Geneva plan for reducing armaments with publicized expenditures and limits on forces. Delbos urged democratic nations to defend peace with energy and force against aggressors.
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Paris
Yvon Delbos
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
France
Geneva
Delbos
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Roy Parks
Billy Connell
Frank Cowden
George Glass
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