11 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
1
The piece cites Britannica remarks on Andrew Jackson and criticizes Gov. Alfred B. Sloan Jr. and the American Liberty League while noting GM’s strong year in 1935. It comments on a Philadelphia orchestra loss and Kipling’s legacy as an unsettled, sharp editorial interlude on politics and culture.
A murky mix of opinion pieces covers a lawyer fainting during a Supreme Court argument revived by whiskey in the court, Detroit welfare workers confessing a six year $24,000 welfare fraud, Chicago’s anti gun drive extending to toy weapons, an official all American cocktail formu la, and political chatter in the 21st district about Townsend allies challenging Chas South with A W Gus Slaughter emerging as a noted speaker.
Report says Ethiopian forces regained Makale in the north while Italian reports cite heavy losses and Ethiopian forces fleeing into mountains near South Makale. Italians claim victory at the Gabat and Gheva rivers with over 500 native soldiers killed in battles from October through December.
The grand jury in District Court returned indictments Friday afternoon including murder burglary false swearing and driving a car while intoxicated. Earlier reports listed sixteen indictments with eight forgery cases and charges of assault with a prohibited weapon child abandonment possession of marijuana removing mortgaged property out of the county and selling liquor under the new law. R M Crosby was foreman with members Felipe Alderette V Askew M S Martin F J Barrett Frank Walton I F Burditi Fred L Childs T B Cobb John Qualia Inc. Y Long and W H Lundberg.
London officials announce the next naval conference session will be Tuesday instead of Monday to allow time for new contracts. A possible collapse is feared unless a compromise is reached as Tokyo instructed its delegation to pursue conciliation after a message from Admiral Nangano signaled the talks may fail.
President Roosevelt appointed Maj. Gen. Albert H. Blanding of St. Augustine Florida as chief of the War Department National Guard Bureau. He succeeds Maj. Gen. E Leach whose four year term recently expired.
Senate leaders work in secrecy to craft a House bonus bill substitute likely to win presidential approval. The House bill would pay 3.5 million veterans the face value of adjusted service certificates totaling about 3.486 billion dollars, minus any loans, with 3 percent interest if kept until 1937 or later and paid by 1945.
Fair tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions on Sunday. Maximum yesterday reached 74 degrees and minimum yesterday 41. This morning's low is 42 with partly cloudy skies, warmer in the northwest and north regions. West Texas also fair tonight and Sunday with similar warming trend.
Ann Cooper Hewitt, heiress, files a $500000 damage suit alleging Dr Tilton E Tillman of San Francisco recommended sterilization. The suit also names Hewitts mother the surgeon and a psychiatrist who reported her as feeble minded.
Nearly all states are represented in 412 ninety day divorces granted at Hot Springs in 1935. California New York and North and South Carolina residents led the out of state list, reflecting a seven percent rise from 1934 when 384 decrees were granted.
Lupe Arreola charged with forgery in two cases will be tried in District Court Monday. Other cases set by Judge Brian Montague include Juan Garcia forgery trials Monday, Lawrence Latta indictments for DUI and assault with a prohibited weapon set for Tuesday, and Prestiliano Reyes for forgery on Wednesday.
Soviet archaeologists uncovered an underground city near Moscow believed abandoned 3000 years ago. The find occurred as workers quarrying rock for the Moscow subway discovered scores of stone dwellings and crude household articles.
Lieut M J Howard leaves for Bremer ton Washington after a visit in Del Rio with two suitcases and his orders stolen from his car. He cites life in Peiping as safer than the United States and praises Chinese courtesy while noting harsh seasonal weather and dust storms from the Gobi Desert.
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Roswell Hotel will feature toastmaster Roger H Thurmond. Sam H Walk Jas C Netts will report. Gibb Gilchrist highway official will be speaker with Highway Quartet music. Directors election results and routine business to be announced. reservations through Chamber or hotel.
Posse units scoured the bottoms near the Texas Louisiana line hunting a Negro tenant after Gordon Walton Harris 37 son in law of a prominent oil operator was beaten and shot to death during an eviction for non payment of rent on a farm eight miles south of Bethany. Seven others were jailed at Carthage Texas.
Senator Norris proposes to strip lower courts of their power to rule on constitutionality and create a single court. Appeals would go directly to the Supreme Court, which could strike down a law only by unanimous vote.
Izhevsk, U S R January 11. Eighteen year search ends with the arrest of six former White Guards linked to the torture and burial of Ivan Postukhoff the first chairman of the Izhevsk City Soviet The six will be tried by a military tribunal and were part of anti Bolshevist forces that briefly seized the initiative in the Russian Civil War.
Charles L. McNary of Oregon, Republican Senate leader, proposes an AAA substitute using export debenture, the equalization fee, or the domestic allotment plan. He claims the measure would pass all constitutional tests.
Frank M. Montague paid 65 cents for mohair and 0.525 dollars for kid hair in a Boston sale of 364000 pounds to Ryder and Brown. He settled with the insurer over 761000 pounds stored in Houston warehouse during the flood before the mohair was shipped to Boston.
In Bogota on January 11 reports say more than 300 people may have died as a destructive earthquake triggered landslides that buried a town and four villages. The governor ordered rapid relief efforts.
Government officials said Attorney General Cummings would decide if Jassie is to be taken into custody in Cristobal Canal Zone.
Havana January 11 Miguel Mariano Gomez a coalition candidate and former exile to the United States took the lead in the constitutional presidency election. He announced a program advocating closer ties with the United States.
Secretary Wallace and government officials met with a 13 member farm leaders committee to shape the new farm program. The group plans to report to a full farmers conference later today.
In San Francisco on January 11, Princess a large German shepherd dog was put on probation by Municipal Court Judge Sylvain Lazarus after being found guilty of howling at night. The judge released Princess to owner Louis Rapp noting she was love sick and lonely.
Governor Hoffman seeks to detain Jassie Condon for questioning on Hauptmann’s kidnaping case as the eight man pardon court weighs mercy. Hauptmann’s execution is set for Friday night, with Condon arriving at Christobal that day and a possible delay in hearings.
Fire of unknown origin leveled a residence occupied by Mrs. Linnie Barnett at East Second Street and Avenue M about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The home, owned by Mrs. Ora Coffman of Del Rio, was a mass of flames before neighbors noticed. Mrs. Barnett was not staying there due to illness. loss estimated at $2,000 plus contents with partial insurance.
Wichita Falls resident Tommy Gant 26 offers to undergo Oklahoma health authority experiments in spinal meningitis claiming a 50 50 chance would be an adventure for humanity. Parents G N and G M Gant oppose the plan and only learned of the letter after news dispatches.
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