Birthday gifts and political power shift amid national talk
The piece notes ex Kaiser birthday plans with a stamp book of 20000 stamps autographed by prominent Americans. It observes Washington expanding authority over states and cities, New York City mayoral appointments, and Marion Talley's retirement into movies. It also questions Prohibition in San Antonio and treads on Hauptmann’s court appearance and broader kidnapping blame.
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Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Passion Island tale of tragedy and imperial claims
A Washington column recalls the Passion Island saga near Clipperton Atoll once disputed by France and Mexico. It notes the 1931 French claim, a King’s brutal reign, and a Yorktown 1917 visit uncovering the grim tale. It ends with reflections from the Houston Post and Marshall News-Messenger on royal fantasies and a presidential daughter’s divorcee marriage.
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Clipperton
Stevenson
Melville
United States
Yorktown
Passion Island
France
Mexico
Italy
Houston Post
Woolly Canejo Operator Receives 13 Month Prison Term
Lee Randolph 57, organizer and operator for Woolly Canejo Company in San Angelo, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for using the mails to defraud. He will begin service at Leavenworth Kansas. John Sprow, 27, indicted with Randolph, will face trial in San Angelo in April. Randolph sought dismissal of the indictment against Sprow. Sprow and Randolph were the only two named by the October federal grand jury.
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Lee Randolph
Woolly Canejo Company
San Angelo
Dallas
Randolph
John “Rajah”Porter
Leavenworth
Kan
John Sprow
Michigan Man Dies While Traveling for Health
George F. Pingel aged 46 city assessor of Mount Clemens Michigan died of acute dilatation of the heart at 1 30 a m in Del Rio en route to San Antonio from El Paso. He had left El Paso seeking a climate aiding his heart condition and was in a dying state when Del Rio was reached. His wife continued to Mount Clemens and the body will be sent Saturday by rail for burial.
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George F. Pingel
del Rio
San Antonio
el Paso
Pingel
Mount Clemens
Mich
Southern Pacific
Home Modernization Under FHA Planned In San Antonio District
ROBSTOWN, Jan. 25. Ray S S Carney former editor of the Robstown Record has been named field representative under Title I modernization of homes FHA. He will operate from San Antonio and supervise home modernization projects across South Texas.
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Robstown
Ray S&s. Carney
Robstown Record
FHA
San Antonio
Texas
Man Receives Fifty Cents Reward For Lost Certificates
In Birmingham on January 25 A C Thomas found 1600 dollars in postal savings certificates and spent two days locating the rightful owner a woman who had not realized she had lost them. The owner thanked him and handed over a half dollar reward.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. C. Thomas
Judge Spares Cat Haters of Felines Rewarded in Will
In Omaha Nebraska on January 25 1947 County Judge Bryce Crawford ruled the court had no power to kill Caesar the cat despite a will that directed execution to prevent want. He ordered the cat and its $100 burial fund turned over to the Humane Society.
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Omaha
Neb
Caesar
Bryce Crawford
Amelia Clancy
Harry Fischer
Crawford
Fischer
the Humane Society
Candy sent to 150 listed as not friendly to cats
Executors of Rockwell Sayre closed his estate after shipping candy to 150 people and institutions he named as not friendly to cats. Beneficiaries include Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Dowager Queen Marie of Romania County Judge Jarecki the University of Chicago and the Anti Cigaret League.
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Chicago
Rockwell Sayre
Sayre
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Marie
Romania
Jarecki
University of Chicago
S. P. Officials Inspecting Lines Stop in Del Rio
A special train carrying Southern Pacific Lines officials stopped in Del Rio at 6 50 p m Thursday during an inspection tour from the west, then moved to Houston at 8 a m Friday. The party included A D McDonald president, H M Lull executive vice president, R W Barnes chief engineer, E A Craft engineer of maintenance and ways, and J C Harris El Paso master mechanic.
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Southern Pacific Lines
del Rio
Houston
A. D. McDonald
New York
H. M. Lull
R. W. Barnes
E. A. Craft
J. C. Harris
el Paso
McDonald
California
Fire damages barn in Fairview addition
A morning blaze at the Macedonia de la Rosa barn 503 Wernette Street Fairview addition caused 5 in damage. The fire occurred about 10 45 with cause still unknown per Chief Harry Arfman's records.
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Macedonia de la Rosa
Wernette Street
Fairview
Harry Arfman
Mohair consignments move from Brackettville and Bandera
Petersen and Company mohair at Brackettville was consigned to Studley and Emery, via D. E. and Jack Hughes. Bandera Ranch men and Farmers' Association hair also moved on consignment. Cash advances ranged 10 to 20 cents per pound. Bill Cheshire bought for Collins and Aikman, including the San Marcos accumulation. James Daniel warehouse of Eden sold its hair at 16 and 26 cents per pound.
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Petersen and Company
Brackettville
Studley and Emery
D. E
Jack Hughes
Bandera Ranchmen and Farmers’ Association
Bill Cheshire
Collins and Aikman
San Marcos
James Daniel
Eden
Dickinson Charges TVA Funds Go For Socialist Campaign
Senator Dickinson of Iowa charges the Tennessee Valley Authority used funds to publish socialist propaganda in American schools. He cites an article in the Journal of the National Education Association written by Walter B. Myer and paid by TVA, calling it a public fraud and deception in classroom materials.
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Washington
Senator Dickinson
Iowa
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Dickinson
Tennessee Valley
Journal of the
National Education Association
Walter B. Myer
Myer
TVA
Chinese City Hit as Japanese Raids Kill 44 in Chahar
Peiping reports from Chinese sources say a new Japanese bombing raid on Chahar Province killed 44 Chinese. Bombs were dropped on Tungehetze and Tuhsikow, wounding civilians, militiamen, and police.
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Peiping
Chahar Province
Chintlese
Tungehetze
Tuhsikow
Hauptmann denials mark Lindbergh kidnap trial opening
Bruno Richard Hauptmann testified he did not commit the Lindbergh kidnapping or murder. He said the recovered $14,600 ransom money was Isador Fischs and not found by him until August 1934. He denied being at Hopewell or near Col Lindberghs estate on March 1, 1932 and described his activities that day.
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Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Edward J. Reilly
Colonel Lindbergh
Judge Ben Randals Pioneer of Reeves County Passes
Pecos Texas January 25 Funeral services were held Friday for Judge Ben Randals 65 a Reeves County pioneer He died Wednesday from a heart attack Randals served as district judge for the old 90th District Court after the change to the 109th district He owned a Pecos area ranch and recently held the dual roles of FERA administrator and referee in bankruptcy for the Pecos division of the Western District of Texas
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Pecos
Ben Randals
Reeves County
Randals
90Th District
FERA
Federal Court
Western District of
Texas
Senate pledge to uphold veto on soldiers bonus payment
Senator Harrison of the Finance Committee says the Senate has enough votes to sustain a veto on immediate payment of the soldiers bonus. Administration leaders hope for a compromise measure from their allies to satisfy bonus advocates.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Finance Committee
Garner Forecloses On Uvalde Property
Mrs. Annie Cobb of Oklahoma City was served with a mortgage foreclosure suit filed in Uvalde Texas by John Nance Garner vice president of the United States. The suit seeks a 15810 dollars money judgment against two lots in Uvalde once owned by E L Cobb. Cobb is administratrix of his estate.
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Oklahoma City
Annie
Cobb
Uvalde
Texas
John Nance Garner
United States
Cattlemen Move to Form Group in Marfa
Cattlemen from the Big Bend area plan a meeting at Marfa Saturday to organize a group aimed at pressuring Congress for relief from crisis in cattle ranching. The drive comes as drought and depleted funds threaten herds and land, with loan losses looming and profits stalled for years.
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Marfa
Highland Hereford Breeders Association
Big Bend
Bill to Restore Pay Of Judges Introduced
AUSTIN Jan 25 Partial restoration of salaries of the Texas judiciary trimmed 25 percent in the 1933 economy program was proposed by Senator John S Redditt of Lufkin, chairman of the finance committee, in a bill introduced to
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Austin
Texas Judiciary
John S. Redditt
Lufkin
Finance Committee
Recovery bill passes Texas House in close vote
The Texas House approved Governor Allred's recovery plan 117 to 115, creating a State board to work with the Federal government, and sent the bill to the Senate. Mrs. John Scharbauer, 79, wife of a Midland ranchman banker, died in Fort Worth.
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HOUSE
Austin
Allred
State Board Plan For
Texas
John Scharbauer
Midland
Drouth relief program nets Texas over 27 million dollars
Texas ranchers will receive more than 27.14 million dollars from the federal drouth relief purchase program as cattle sheep and goats are bought. George W. Barnes notes most stock has been sold with about 35 thousand cattle still to be processed. totals include 2,000,000 cattle bought statewide with about one third condemned and 1.1 million sheep at two dollars each. Goats totaling 287,000 brought 401,800.
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San Angelo
Texas
George W. Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Kansas City
Jourdan Praises Pumpville Teacher Edwina Sandel
County Superintendent W F Jourdan reported upon his visit to Pumpville school praising Miss Edwina Sandel for her work. The 10 pupils in five grades were said to show highly favorable progress and the instruction was described as very satisfactory.
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Pumpville
Edwina Sandel
W. F. Jourdan
Jourdan
Mohawk Talisman Collision Leaves 46 Missing
The Mohawk sinks after a collision with the freighter Talisman off New Jersey. 117 rescued. 46 unaccounted for including 16 passengers and 30 crew. Lifeboats save 37 passengers and 57 crew from Algonquin. Captain J E Wood is missing.
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New York
Talisman
Mohawk
Seagirt
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Champlain
Coast
Robert Barnett O
Houston
Dipper
J. E. Wood
Relief Unit Ousted From Quarters In Ozona Court House
Crockett County commissioners ordered removal of the State and Federal relief offices from the Ozona court house claiming the unit did not conduct its business with proper liberality. The relief director said a state field representative will visit to assess the situation. Offices have moved to the IOOF Hall.
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Ozona Court House
Ozona
State
Federal Relief Agency
Crockett County
Court House
Commissioners’ Court
R. O. Smith
State Office
IOOF
Woman Sues Roosevelt Jr Over Car Accident
Boston January 25 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the president was named defendant in two separate suits totaling 35000 filed in East Boston District Court. Mrs Mary M O Leary of East Boston was struck by Roosevelt s car in March in Jamaica Plain district.uits seek 25000 for Mrs O Leary and 10000 for her husband Daniel T O Leary for loss of services.
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Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
East Boston
Mary M. O'Leary
Young Roosevelt
Jamaica Plain
Weather Update Del Rio Area Forecast
Del Rio and vicinity expect warm weather tonight and Saturday with a rise on Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 49 degrees and low 40. This morning’s low was 36.
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