28 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1937
Page
1
A column denounces Roosevelt family ethics and political maneuvering. It notes alleged publicity in favor and criticizes officials including San Antonio mayoral speculation while recounting Palestine Arab trade rumors and a taxpayer frustrated with government.
State Press notes J. E. Garland of Lamesa, a farmer with legal critics, is in conflict with federal agents over an $8.30 county agent restitution related to a 1936 golf conservation contract. The piece mocks the idea of a farmer becoming a lawyer and comments on the unusual legal clash with Uncle Sam.
U S gunboat Sacramento evacuated 280 Americans from Tsingtao and shipped them to Shanghai as Japanese forces close on the port. News also reports Tokyo delivering a protest reply to Britain over the Ladybird incident and advancing Japanese advances around Tsinan Weihsien.
A Tuskegee Institute record shows eight people were lynched in 1937, all Negroes, with three taken from jails or by officers outside, and five from law enforcement custody. Florida had three cases, Mississippi two, and Alabama Georgia and Tennessee one each. 77 people were saved from mob murders that year.
A passengerless car slid on slippery pavement in Cohoes New York and crashed into a brick building after being struck by a train. A baby was tossed from a house but unharmed. occupants escaped with lacerations.
Washington December 28 officials said Roosevelt will tell Congress next week the budget could balance if relief outlays stay within bounds. The January 4 budget plan is not expected to contain a definite relief estimate due to uncertain recession severity and duration. Some congressmen fear relief costs may push the balance beyond income.
The mother of Judge W F Boggess, Mrs Texie Boggess 87 died Friday and funeral services were held Saturday at Hillcrest Mausoleum in Dallas with Dr Marshall Steele officiating Grandsons served as pallbearers The Boggess family gathered from Del Rio Kemp Fort Worth Greenville and Washington D C among the mourners Survivors include Judge Boggess two daughters three sons ten grandchildren and one great grandchild
Governor James V. Allred issued a proclamation urging all financially able residents to invite a needy person as their dinner guest for January 1 under the Happy New Year Dinner Club program.
A watery fluid created by injured yeast cells rapidly grows fresh normal skin over burns. Reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the by product stems from tissue growth work at Institution Divi Thomae in Cincinnati. Researchers Sperry Sperts Loofbourow Fardon Cueto Cook led the findings.
New York stocks fell one to four points amid market weakness. In Paris Maurice Ravel, renowned composer, died today. In Alameda California the Panay bombing films arrived aboard the China Clipper from the Orient.
Ben Sykes, 29, oil field worker, was released on $5,000 bond in Palestine on a charge connected to the slaying of J. D. Loper, 60, of Cayuga who had previously been acquitted in a 1935 case involving Sykes’ father. Loper was killed last night, while in Denton L. H. Cason, 2-L, an oil truck driver from Dallas, died when a hat blown from his head caused him to fall from his truck and be struck by a passing car driven by Lloyd Rodden of Dallas. officials called the crash unavoidable.
Funeral services for J Siler Mey 32 are planned for 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from St James Episcopal Church with the Rev FH Stallknecht of Bellville conducting the services The Rev Roland Murray will assist and interment will be in Westlawn Cemetery under the direction of Doran Funeral Home Mey died of pneumonia Sunday afternoon at Williams Sanitarium after an illness of two days Survivors include his widow Dorothy Mey his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Mey three sisters and a brother The sisters are Mrs John Stephens Mrs Grace Webb of Del Rio and Mrs Allan E Smith of Columbus Ohio The brother is Frank Mey of Del Rio
The Cuban government today withdrew all charges against President Machado of Cuba who is held in temporary custody by United States authorities. Machado, seriously ill, was accused in Cuba of misappropriation of funds and mass murder.
Senator Hatch of New Mexico said he would ask Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson to provide the Justice Department data on monopolistic practices as they relate to unemployment. He noted the committee will study material to see if such practices contribute to unemployment and relief problems.
General Miguel Aranda leads a reinforced insurgent army breaking through near Teruel to lift a siege of about 6000 trapped soldiers and civilians. fighting follows the city’s capture by government troops last week.
In a surprise Christmas amnesty, 120 of 130 pastors and theological students arrested in the church versus state war were released over the weekend. The decree by Adolf Hitler signals a likely leniency in church affairs, though The Rev Martin Niemoeller and several others remain imprisoned.
Congressman Charles L. South said during Christmas visits in Coleman that no legislation harmful to business is in sight for an upcoming special or regular session. He noted Congress is delaying to craft effective laws and expects farm program quotas to be settled swiftly after the January 3 start.
Del Rio Chamber of Commerce receives strong response to specially devised ballots for 1238 and later years. Jas C Netts urges all members and Del Rio residents to vote, with ballots available at the Chamber office for those who did not receive one. Ballots must be returned by January 3, and officials seek prompt participation.
In Waverly, Iowa, 39 year old Bertha Watters sits in jail following a brutal act in which two of her children were killed and two others were wounded during a rage sparked by disobedience. Authorities describe the incident as a shocking family tragedy.
G B Crowell of Leakey was accidentally shot in the right side of the face while hunting near Comstock. A companion said dirt in the gun caused the discharge as Crowell tried to fire after placing the barrel on the ground. He was taken to Del Rio for treatment and expected to recover without bone complications.
Louise Campbell, 28, was released from jail in Warren Ohio after Coroner J C Henshaw ruled the gunshot death of her mother, 55, was accidental. The elder Mrs Campbell was the daughter-in-law of James Campbell, noted steelmaster, and died Sunday.
Texas principal crops are valued at about 460.983 million dollars based on revised production and market value estimates by the U.S. Crop Reporting Board. Total income from crop and livestock sales and government payments is estimated at 544.176 million dollars.
Tokyo praises the Panay crisis ending between Japan and the United States as proof that two civilized nations can resolve serious problems. A foreign official notes that a similar incident years ago would have sparked war, commending Japan's apology and the U.S. acceptance.
Heavy rains drenched the region from Monday night into Tuesday, with Fort Stockton Vinegarone and Sonora reporting up to two inches, Uvalde and Del Rio receiving showers, and Main Street flooding after a brief downpour. Local observers note December totals and year-to-date rainfall compared to normal, as creeks rose and tanks filled.
Washington officials announce continued U S purchases of Mexican silver through January. An understanding reached at a conference sets the price at 45 cents per ounce for newly mined silver delivered to New York, same basis as last year.
Weather report for Del Rio and vicinity notes mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high 79, low 60, this morning 64, with slightly colder temperatures in the northwest and north central interior regions.
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