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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1937
Page
1
C B Wardlaw and Roger Gillis discuss a fair chance for wool tops trade regulation. The text moves through varied opinions on leadership, politics, and international alliances, mentioning figures like Landon Hoover and Cleveland in a reflective editorial tone.
Tomes charged with robbery by violence was found guilty by a jury in district court. The verdict condemned him to 25 years in prison after a less than half hour deliberation. Witnesses described the assault near Hilltop outside the city limits, with Frank and Steen testifying to the beating and struggle during the December 3 incident.
The Sun reports in Nantao, Shanghai, a firing squad executed a group of Chinese traitors who worked as spies for Japan. An officer checked bodies with revolver in hand, as Nantao became the last Shanghai district to surrender to the Japanese.
Torrential rains caused three drownings and widespread property damage across Northern California. A reservoir burst near Alturas flooded streets and left hundreds homeless as one of the worst storms on record affected Far Western states.
A string of observations on law enforcement virtues, women’s ideals, and historical tales alongside reports of summer traffic accidents. The piece notes evolving costs of living, preacher salaries, and modern driving speeds on paved roads. It muses on civilization raising expenses and safety concerns.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with warmer Sunday. Yesterday's high 41 and low 32.0. This morning's minimum 36.
Congressional leaders said in Washington that recession uncertainties make it impossible for President Roosevelt to estimate next year’s relief needs when he presents the annual budget forecast in January. The statement underscores how fragile the economic recovery appears as 1938 approaches.
Washington reports a split within the House over a wage hour reform plan. A single administrator in the Labor Department would replace a five member board, with advisory committees and industry spokesmen shaping standards. The measure could set a 4 hour work week and up to 4 cents an hour, drawing opposition from Southern lawmakers.
Dee Il Tom Cathey 2 died from bullets in a Dallas shooting on November 30. George McPallan Jr 16, a high school student, stands charged with assault to murder and robbery by firearms in connection with the case.
Washington reports from December 11 that the Bureau of Agricultural Phenomena notes the week’s cotton quality averaged 51 percent white middling or higher. The House passage of crop control legislation provides administration with a first effective lever to break the jam on Roosevelt's special session farm program as Senator Barkley predicts Senate approval next week.
A German scientist has invented a transparent can for vegetables and fruits made from cellulose acetate. The Department of Commerce says the German canning industry has already ordered 1,233,000,000 containers and may bring the product to market soon.
A Scottish express train crashed into a stationary train on the Edinburgh Glasgow line during a snowstorm. Thirty five people died and one hundred injured were reported as wreckage left two coaches destroyed and the locomotive derailed onto a snow covered embankment. Four women and a child were among the dead.
The liner President Hoover grounded on reefs near Formosa with several hundred persons landed at Hoishoto Island, as the German freighter Preussen reached the scene to report the ship’s condition and indicate heavy damage and leaking.
About 200 physicians attended the Nine Counties Medical Society quarterly meeting in Del Rio. Dr Edward A. Cayo of San Antonio presented motion pictures on bone surgery and deformities, a piece awarded first plate at a New Orleans medical convention. The program opened with sterilization treatment by Dr Lee Jo Glober, followed by remarks from Dr D A York health officer and Dr Royall M Calder on Malta fever developments.
Shanghai dispatch reports Nanking under fierce multi front attacks with the Yangtze River front holding. Chinese resistance slows but Japanese gains surround the city as avenues of retreat inside Nanking close. Japanese capture Wuhu and Yanette port 60 miles above Nanking.
In the Holland tunnel under the Hudson a herd of steers bound for Brooklyn escaped from a truck causing 20 minutes of disruption. A steer pried open a door with its horn triggering an alarm as New York bound traffic halted. Police and tunnel crew captured the steers with lassos near the tunnel entrance.
Dec 11 Cleveland crowd on Cedar Hill curve as street car careened off rails injuring fifteen passengers. Several serious injuries reported as car ran wild on the curve. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to track and car.
Washington, D C November hearing room clash over wool tops futures. Growers and industry leaders including Huey Munro and B Dutch Wardlaw push for tighter regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act. They claim current handling of consignments lacks market protection and seeks uniform oversight with cotton, corn, and wheat.
The Rev L C Beasley led the Val Verde County Red Cross roll call announcing twelve local firms and households achieving 100 percent membership. Firms listed include Doran Funeral, Del Rio National Bank, LaCrosse and Lowrey, Rex McWilliams, Jesus Distributor Co, Del Rio Water Garden Telephone Co, and Ross Drug Store, with the goal to publish a complete list and correct any omissions.
In Houston on December 1 Tiaan Norris aged 26 received a four year sentence for the attempted hold up at a bookbinding shop in Stafford East. Norris was convicted after the incident with R E Rutledge named in the case.
Washington lawmakers on a special Senate committee united in support of a bill to bring wool futures and other rural commodities traded by ware delivery under federal regulation. Senators Hatch, Walsh, Mirra, Sterner and Adams urged swift enactment of an amendment by Mahoney to extend oversight and possibly bring the farm bill to a vote.
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