Stethoscope on the Nation Aims to Read Public Mood
Washington reports reveal the Roosevelt administration tests a national mood sensing system via a council to gauge public reaction to New Deal policies. Field observers across states report on how voters view recovery measures, with plans to expand to all 48 states and monitor sentiment continuously.
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National Emergency Council
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Capitol Hill
Theodonz Roosevelt
Blockade in Milk Strike Tightened
Chicago faced a tightened blockade as a dairy strike halted milk deliveries in the area. Milk dumped on highways reached into the city while trucks were tipped, yet hospitals and families with children still received regular supplies. Conferences were held to guarantee farmers’ basic price of 1.85 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Stavisky Tries To Kill Self In Chamonix
Serge Stavisky, accused of swindling France of about $40 million, attempted suicide when police forced entry to his room in Chamonix after a two week search. Premier Chautemps directed the worldwide manhunt and investigation.
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Stavisky
Self
Chamonix
France
Serge Stavisky
Secret Service
Banquet Program Set for C C Chamber Tuesday
Judge W F Boggess will be toastmaster at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet in the Roswell Hotel dining room Tuesday evening. A engaged orchestra and acts by Mary Rose Jones Studio of Dance Carl Stilwell Holland Vaudin and Katherine Tate are on the program. Walter D Cline president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce will speak with local officers Sam Walk Jas Netts and D A Banden also on the program. About 100 tickets sold and 150 reservations expected. Crosby chairs the program with Tom Miller and Henry Seale assisting.
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W. F. Boggess
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell Hotel
R. M. Crosby
Mary Rose Jones Studio of Dance
Carl Stilwell
Holland Vaudin
Katherine Tate
Walter D. Cline
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Sam H. Walk
Jas. C. Netts
D. A. Bandeen
Crosby
Tom Miller
Henry Seale
UT Round-Up Dates Set For April 13 14 15
The fifth annual University of Texas Round-up home-coming celebration is scheduled for April 13 14 and 15 with April 12 possibly added. John A. McCurdy Ex-Students' Association secretary announced the dates from Austin.
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Austin
University of Texas
John A. McCurdy
Ex-Students’ Association
Boiler Breaks Leave Courthouse and Jail Unheated
A broken sectional boiler cut heat to the county courthouse and jail during the coldest winter hours. District Court sits in the Federal Building courtroom while repairs proceed, with an estimated week to install a new boiler. Prisoners remained in bed as offices continued regular operations.
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Court House
Federal Building
M. L
Bud” Whistler
Whistler
Roosevelt Names Splawn for I. C. C.
The President nominated W. M. W. Splawn former president of the University of Texas to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Splawn has advised the House Interstate Commerce Committee and worked on the railroad consolidation report.
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Washington
W. M. W. Splawn
University of Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Splawn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
William Howes
South Dakota
Highway meeting draws invitees from Canada to Mexico
Nat Wetzel says Hug the Coast Highway directors will host a February meeting inviting highway officials from Canada to Mexico. Discussion will cover completion of the route from Quebec to Mexico City.
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Raymondville
Highway Department
Canada
Mexico
Hugthe Coast Highway Association
Nat Wetzel
Quebec
Mexico City
Gonzales Denies Union Seeks Low Shearing Prices
Sergio Gonzalez Jr. of Del Rio Texas president of the Shearers Union presents a letter to The Evening News denying demands for 12 and 8 cent prices for sheep and goats. He says the union seeks six cents for shearers and three cents for shearers and urges conferences over records. A. A. Evans US Shearers Union president is due to arrive late January from Butte Montana.
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Gonzales
Texas
del Rio
Sergio Gonzalez Jr
Shearers’ Union
Evening News
T. A. Kincaid
Ozona
Wis
McKinney Reports Record-Low 1933 Fire Loss
McKinney recorded one of its lowest fire losses in 1933 with a total of $13,332.92, accounting for a projected 9 percent maximum credit on the city’s fire insurance rate. This favorable statistic highlights improved fire prevention and rapid response efforts.
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McKinney
Jan
Flooding on Comstock Street After Water Main Break
Water from a broken main eight inches underground flooded Comstock Street late Sunday night and Monday. Authorities work on repairs as H J Y Millis of Pandale reports the two inch diameter pipe is under repair while en route to Commissioners Court in Del Rio.
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Comstock
H. J. Y. Millis
Pandale
Lomstock
Commissioners’ Court
del Rio
Concrete Slabs Poured on Devil's River Bridge
Concrete slabs for the Devil's River Bridge 12 miles northwest of the city have been poured. Flooring for six spans and two approaches is finished and closed to traffic until the concrete sets for three weeks. Four spans have been painted. steelwork has coats of red lead brown and silver paint, with opening date deferred due to weather.
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Devil’s River
Mrs. Corley Donates Painting to First Baptist Church
Mrs. J. M. Corley presented the baptistry painting Glory of the Dying Day to the First Baptist Church in Sunday evening services. The artist, renowned for six months of work, received the painting from Mrs. Corley with J. H. Fisher delivering the acceptance speech. A quartet including Paul Garrett Bill Rogers Mrs. Van Adams and Mrs. A. B. Johnson provided music as a large crowd attended.
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J. M. Corley
First Baptist Church
CWA Workers Paid Near Six Thousand for Weekly Labor
Nearly $6,000 was paid to civil works laborers for the past week. Four hundred eighty workers received 5,880.55 dollars, with 261.65 for a special project serving 20 workers. The remainder went to 460 workers across Del Rio ISD grounds, San Felipe Schools, and other sites. Planned start of Del Rio projects includes grading by river silt, trees, sidewalks, two new basketball courts, and a tennis court over six weeks. Pork and butter distributions were issued from relief facilities for families in need.
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Civil Works
San Felipe
del Rio National Bank
Steps Toward Quick Unemployment Relief Funds in Texas
The Texas Comptroller's Department prepared to send direct unemployment relief funds to county boards once bond money is raised by Texas banks. Vouchers based on the relief director's list are ready to be forwarded as securities are sold and funds reach the State treasury. About $959,000 was expected to be available today and tomorrow.
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Austin
Texas State Comptroller's Department
Texas
Comptroller’s Department
State Treasury
Pupils Die As Train Strikes Bus In Mississippi Crash
At a crossing near Seretrack Mississippi a central passenger train struck a school bus carrying 46 Goodhope pupils. Two children died and 20 others injured with one in critical condition. Some victims were removed unconscious from the wreckage.
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Bassfield
Miss
Mississippi Central
Sere
Goodhope
Thieves Fail to Loot Parish House in Break-In
Burglars damaged two screens and a window at St. James Episcopal Parish House but found nothing missing. Police said Sunday school offering and holy wine were kept in vaults and hiding places off site. Rev. H Conger Jones said no church or rectory articles were taken.
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St. James Episcopal Parish
H. Conger Jones
Cuban teachers strike halts island schools in Havana
Public school teachers begin an island wide strike in Cuba protesting salary cuts and back wages. Railway workers await United Railway response with a 72 hour deadline. About 25 000 doctors nurses and hospital staff are poised to strike per executive committee orders.
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Havana
Cuba
United Railway
Court martial ordered for Major William Ocker in San Antonio
The Eighth Corps Area headquarters ordered a court martial for Major William Ocker a veteran army inventor of blind flying instruments. He is accused of using improper language about a superior officer.
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San Antonio
Eighth Corps
William Ocker
Local Woman's Father Buried At Big Spring
J. H. Burnett 69 died Thursday after a heart attack and was buried Saturday in Big Spring. He lived there 36 years, retired on pension from the Texas and Pacific Railway after 25 years of service. Survived by wife two sons and three daughters. one daughter Mrs. Charles Tagliabue of Del Rio attended the funeral.
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Big Spring
J. H. Burnett
Charles Tagliabue
Burnett
del Rio
Texas and Pacific Railway
Tagliabue
Holloway Declares Senate Candidacy in Second District
Longview January 8 Walter C Holloway Harrison Gregg County Representative for two terms announces his bid for the Senate from the Second District including Gregg Harrison Rusk Panola and Shelby Counties He chaired the Contingent Expense Committee in the last Legislature.
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Longview
Walter C. Holloway
Harrison-Gregg
Senate
Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Panola
Shelby
Holloway
Steinmetz Assumes Office as Val Verde Sheriff
Former sheriff Whistler resigns due to eye trouble after 14 years in office. A E Steinmetz, his deputy for four years, is appointed to succeed him and vows to earn public confidence. Whistler to retire from public duties and pursue ranching after eye operation. L J Bochat remains as office deputy.
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Bochat
M. L. “Bud” Whistler
County Commissioners’ Court
A. E. Steinmetz
Whistler
Val Verde County
Steinmetz
del Rio
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
el Paso
Sanderson
Sheriff's Department
L. J. Bochat
Mansfield Suffers Minor Injuries in Virginia Accident
Washington dispatch reports Representative Mansfield of Texas sustained apparently minor injuries in an accident in Virginia yesterday. His condition was described as good today.
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Washington
Jan
Mansfield
Texas
Virginia
Weather Outlook Del Rio Area Turns Cold Tonight
Fair sky with continued cold air for Del Rio and vicinity. Frost expected tonight and again Tuesday. Yesterday’s high 52 and low 39 with a 30 degree morning low.
Weather Forecast Mentions Frost in Southeast
The forecast notes frost in the southeast tonight with clear to cold conditions following. Temperatures are expected to dip near freezing in several counties and residents are urged to take precautions for sensitive plants and pets.
Weather Forecast Highlights Cold Coastal Frost Tonight
Fair and continued cold with frost along the coast and freezing near the coast except in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Temperatures 28 to 34 on the near east coast tonight with Tuesday fair and rising temperatures.
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Rio Grande Valley
Near East
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James Roosevelt
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Russia
Siberia
Premier Chautemps
C. C
Dan
Comstock Street
Main
Devil’s River Bridge
CWA
del Rio Improvement
del Rio Independent School
West Texas
East
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