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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
1
The Prickly Pear column critiques Mussolini’s Spain stance and celebrates its own lighthearted stance toward politics. It jokes about Peggy Hopkins Joyce’s fiancé tragedy and recalls past friendships while noting the end of the gold standard period and a buoyant business climate.
The piece notes writers debate Edward’s possible memoir after abdication and death, suggesting delays and cover stories. A California university athlete, Pilly Cope, reportedly dreamed burglars spooked him prompting a leap from a window with minor injuries as he holds a long standing hurdle record.
A roundup reports eight Texas deaths from New Year Eve incidents. Mary Louise Rhodes, 23, died in Fort Worth auto crash. Alvin Haupt Vogel, 65, struck by car. Emma Mae Carpenter, 54, San Antonio’s first traffic fatality. Domingo Lopez, 16, San Antonio, died from a reveler’s gunfire. Jakie Sue Marks, 30, Houston teacher, killed in auto accident. D. R Crow. Kenneth Deeds and Roy Jones, both of Nocona, died in an explosion in the Nocona oil field.
The United States Weather Bureau predicts snow in the Panhandle with temperatures from 1 to 20 degrees tonight. A cold wave is forecast for the northern West Texas region, spreading to the southeast tomorrow with freezing temperatures.
Berlin reports Hitler uses nonintervention delays to speed Nazi volunteers to Francoist Spain. German sources say volunteers still join Socialist troops. Nazi press notes Madrid sympathizers leaving Scotland despite Franco British calls to halt aid.
Paris reports the 1914 German declaration of war on France disappeared during a foreign office document check in an espionage probe. Le Matin noted the August 2 1914 German ambassador presentation is missing and officials have not yet confirmed the finding. The document's value is described as mainly historical.
Private detective guards Jane Withers after two anonymous notes threaten kidnapping and her mother in Hollywood. The letters demand 50000 dollars in mixed denominations and warn of further instructions. Ruth Withers says police and federal agents are handling the case, while Jane stays protected and undaunted.
Reports from Tacoma and Ada Oklahoma detail statements from W W Mattson and police officials on the safety of Charles Mattson, kidnapped earlier. A separate Ada crash killed R E Knight of Iowa Park Texas and Mrs Fannie Napier of Ada with two others injured when their car rammed a badge railing.
Ex-convict Edward Tobb was arrested in a Sioux Falls case tied to a plan to assassinate Helen Seiler of Sioux City. The plot involved dynamite storage, a $37,000 robbery, and two other men being sought after a blast killed Harold Baker. The girl escaped by fleeing the storage shack despite being shot eight times.
A crash on the Eagle Pass road near the city limits injured Santos Cuellar Jr and Santiago Lomas. Rob Word’s car, driven by Estevan Citelo, collided with Cuellar’s vehicle. Both Cuellar and Lomas were hospitalized at Williams Sanitarium. Lomas was discharged the next morning. Cuellar suffered a basilar fracture of the right thigh and remained in serious condition.
The Texas Highway Department reported federal aid will fund major road improvements totaling about 7.771 million dollars. The 1937 program includes 349 miles of grading, 300 miles of graveling, 258 miles of asphalt topping, and 13 large bridges, with several projects already underway or completed.
Report from Tallahassee describes a tense city hall scene with officials and staff discussing a shutdown. Names cited include Irene Armattuay and Jason Lye Ramey as key figures in the proceedings while new leaders prepare to report to Missiulets county authorities.
A court in Aderholt Priday morning fined two defendants for disturbing the peace. The records show penalties totaling $1 and additional assessments as the case concluded.
Forecast calls for rain tonight across Del Rio and Vieira with cooler temperatures. Overnight low near 68 degrees with a drop in west and north sectors and a potential cold air mass arriving by Saturday night.
A dense yearlong timeline from Del Rio and surrounding areas lists deaths births notices indictments and local events. Key items include WPA funds allocations old age assistance district activities police and court actions and numerous obituaries and industry notes on the Wool and Mohair Company and related commerce. Notable names include Frank Woolls Jas C Netts Isaac B Stone and George E Love among others. The record covers January through November with multiple indictments fire deaths accidents and civic developments.
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