Prickly Pear and Travelstead Gossip and Taxes
A chaotic local column cites Texas and national topics including a university hall mystery, rising newspaper print costs, Sloan's large donation stance, and a joke about Harvard funding for journalism. The piece references Del Rio rainfall and a Milwaukee woman bequeathing funds to Harvard, then mischief about spending it for a son’s entry.
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Harvard University
Journalem
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Panay survivor details sinking and planes attacks
Jim Marshall a Panay survivor and Col ors Magazine writer said gunners fired at attacking planes until the ship sank, with planes flying low enough for pilots to see it was a foreign vessel. Two other survivors report flags displayed and Japan’s forces advancing in China after Nanking’s fall.
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Panay
Jackson Day Dinner Plans in Dallas Set for Jan 8
Texas Democrats announce a Jackson Day dinner at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas on January 8 to honor General Andrew Jackson's victory in 1815. About 1500 guests expected. price per plate is 25 dollars with 20 dollars going to the party treasury. Speeches may feature Jesse Jones, George M. Harrison, and other notable officials. invitations are required.
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Dallas
Texas
Hotel Adolphus
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Harold H Young
Young
Catherine
National Democrats
Treasury
Roosevelt
Myron G Blalock
Marshal State
Democratic
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
James V. Allred
Walter Wood
Wiliam C Mce- Craw
Dan Moody
Hatton Sumners
Karl Crowley
United States Post Office Department
Washington
George M. Harrison
Cincinnati
The
Order of Railway Clerks
War Declaration Amendment Gathers Support In Congress
Washington reports growing backing for a constitutional amendment to ban war declarations without a national referendum. 208 signers short of the needed petition threshold, with Rep Ludlow urging the measure while Panay bombing influences some lawmakers toward or against the proposal. Some officials favor sanctions over declaration, calling for economic measures against Japan in cooperation with allies.
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United States
Ludlow
Indiana
Ali
Anes
Panay
Japan
Scott
California
Lewis
Maryland
Congrees
Invitation For the 12th Year Hunting Ad Sparks Local Snowball
A Shelby farm owner Joe Mott invites hunters during rabbit season with a cheeky offer. In England a prowler on Ludshott Common gathers scraps to write a letter to nurse Miss Margaret S McCahon. In Philadelphia a bespectacled burglar bursts into James Cassels drugstore and escapes with glasses after a struggle.
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Ludshott Common
Whitehill
England
Margaret S McCahon
James Cassels
Philadelphia
Cassels
Amerijcana
Pathfinder
Federal law violations tag man named Thompson sought by Hoover
Edgar Hoover of the FBI says Harold Zack Thompson of New York has committed more federal violations as a forger and impersonator than any other man in two years, prompting a strong push to bring him in.
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Harold Zack Thompson
New York
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thompson
Woman on Trial for Abandoning Child Given 10 and Job
In New York Felony Court Agatha Grove Midgley 23 pleaded guilty to abandoning daughter Joyce at the New York Foundling Hospital. A court officer secured her a department store job while the district attorney declined to prosecute. A $10 bill found by reporters was returned to her.
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New York
Joyce Midgley
Agatha Grove Midgley
New York Foundling Hospital
Richard
Bronx
Frederick van Nostrand Grove
San Francisco
Court of Appeals Denies Re Hearing In Two City Cases
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals in San Antonio denies rehearing in two city cases. One involves quo warranto against city commissioners where the appellate court overruled the motion after a lower court ruling. The other case, City of Del Rio et al vs H J Lowe et al, was decided for Lowe by the district court but partially reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals.
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H (Mike? Averill
Otto Koog
Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
State of Texas
Julian LaCrosse
City of
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Lowe
Lowe « al
Shanghai Censors Ban Roosevelt Speech News Reels
Shanghai censorship board bans Roosevelts Chicago address on aggressor nations from local news reels. Officials deem presentation inadvisable given the current local situation and order removal from screenings.
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Shanghai
Roosevelt
San Angelo Tops Inland Wool Market Record
Records show San Angelo warehouses handle 40 million pounds of wool annually, half Texas production and about a quarter of US output. The city claims the largest inland wool market in the world and serves as a central contracting city for Eastern buyers delivering to Massachusetts and New York mills.
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San Angelo
Texas
United States
Massachusetts
New York
Donaghey Dies in Little Rock Former Governor 81
George Donaghey former governor of Arkansas died at 81 in Little Rock funeral services planned tomorrow. The report also notes a murder charge against Ben Chapman Borger police in the Hut case and a Texas wage policy meeting as part of broader labor discussions in Washington amid House and Senate bargaining.
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Little Rock
Ark
George Donaghey
Prices on Tops Futures Market Continue Upward
New York Wool Tops Exchange reports week ended December 190 with sharp advances and gains from 35 to 44 points. Spot tops rose 40 points to 89 cents, futures near 85 to 85.5 cents, up 10 to 11 cents from late November. Trading steady though not as large as recent weeks amid firmer overseas prices and improving domestic sentiment.
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New York Wool Tops Exchange
Spot Tops
Australia
South America
Unification of Cotton Industry Urged At Agriculture Meeting
In New Orleans on December 15 agriculture commissioners from seven Southern states urged price protection for cottonseed next year. They called for uniform plant quarantine regulations and unification of the cotton industry along with national action to curb imports of foreign oils and fats beyond domestic needs.
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Agriculture Commissioners
Court of Criminal Appeals Affirms Banks Death Sentence
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Johnnie Banks of Brazoria County for the fatal shooting in August 1936 of Jewel Smith. The court reversed and remanded the case of Hardy Lacy, sentenced to death in Trinity County for the 1935 slaying of Edgar Womack.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Johnnie Banks
Brazoria County
Jewel Smith
Hardy Lacy
Trinity County
Edgar Womack
Pickets Try Mass Standoff at Ford Plant in Kansas City
December reports show 150 demonstrators including men women and children blocked entry at the Ford Motor Company plant as police moved the crowd. Carl Stevens of the Committee for Industrial Organization warned of continued mass picketing to overwhelm jails while plant manager H Cross noted 1 050 workers reported for duty. London and Tokyo dispatches indicate Britain seeks US leadership amid ultimatum over Japanese aggression on the Yangtze and Panay sinking.
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Kansas City
Ford Motor Company
Carl Stevens
Committee For Industrial Organization
H.cross
Louas
Switchman Killed as Oil Tankers Hit Cows at Crossing
Two empty oil tanker cars derailed at a Sweetwater crossing striking a herd of cows. Switchman Calvin Curtis died, another switchman Raymond Fomby was thrown clear and unharmed. In Washington, John Page, reclamation commissioner, to unveil a memorial plaque at Boulder Dam Friday honoring workers who died during dam construction.
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Sweetwater
Calvin Curtis
Raymond Fomby
Washington . de
John Page
Boulder Dam
Del Rio Receives Thanks for Air Mail Feeder Week Cooperation
Postmaster J L Griffith of Houston and Postmaster Ras Los express gratitude for cooperation during the Air Mail Feeder Week from December 6 to 12. The survey collected 124,372 pieces of mail and aided plans to extend feeder lines linking small cities to main air routes.
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Texas
United States
J Lo Griffith
Houston
Ann Uyman
Uyo
Ras
Pine Mall
Griffith
Establishim
Wil
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del Rio
Wool Tops Futures Bill Seen Regulating Trading
Washington reports say legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to cover wool and other agricultural commodities traded for future delivery is under Senate consideration. Proponents urge regulation to protect growers consignments while opponents fear harm to the wool industry.
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Tops
Wook
B 'Duren Wardia
Producers Wool and Mohair Co
del Rio
Washington D.C
Roger Gilli
Wool Tops Exchange
Serute Committee
Wardlaw
Washington
Wards
Gillis
Huey Munro
Boton
T Trower
Senate
Unite States
O'Mahone
Committee On Agriculture
House of Representative
United States of America
Congress
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Weather Update for Del Rio Vicentis and Rio Grande Valleys
Cloudy tonight with chances of showers across the south and east. Warmer Thursday as maximums reach mid to upper 40s, with lows around 42 yesterday and 40 this morning. Northwest and central areas rise Thursday with clearer skies in the west and north central regions.
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Rio Grande Valles
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