Behind the Scenes in Washington
Rodney Dutcher reports end of the college commencement season brings reunions for Brain Trusters. Generals and diplomats mix with celebrities at the Capital, as Nogales laments heat and Hull contemplates delayed construction spurring prosperity. Sinclair Lewis party veterans, including Darrow Tugwell and Franks, linger for cheers and conversations.
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Rafael Nogales
Turkey
Haiti
South
Central America
China
Gandhi
Hull
LaFayette Square
State Department
Sinclair Lewis
Clarence Darrows
Rex Tugwells
Jerome Franks
Bodyguard Slayer Confesses in Gentry Slaying Case
Carl Church, captured as the slayer of Earl Gentry, former body guard of D. C. Stephenson, confessed the crime after arrest at Fort Atkinson. Sheriff Lange quoted Church saying he was not sorry and claimed Mrs. Carrie Gill, 59, had plotted with Church and admitted paying $60 to slay Gentry.
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Jefferson, Wis
Carl Church
Earl Gentry
Extra session planned for oil control and relief bonds
James E. Ferguson announced in Dallas that a special Legislature would convene around September 10 to pass further oil control measures and issue additional relief bonds. In Cape Haitian, President Roosevelt said American Marines would be withdrawn from Haiti in about a month or six weeks after his stop at the Union Club aboard the Houston.
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Dallas
James E. Ferguson
Cape
Haitien
Roosevelt
Houston
Pacific Ocean
Union Club
Haiti
Headless Turtle Bites Watertown Cat
Roy Sommerfeld, a farmer in Watertown, Wisconsin, killed a bothersome turtle. His cat then played with the twitching head, prompting a three-hour effort by three men with two pitchforks and a two by four to free the cat.
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Watertown
Wis
Roy Sommerfeld
Kitty
It Is Part of the Cure to Wish to Be Cured
A succinct aphorism by Seneca notes that yearning for healing is itself part of the healing process. The reflection links desire for remedy with moral and philosophical growth.
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Seneca
Deputy Sheriff Gutierrez to be arraigned over Sanderson shooting
Braulio Gutierrez, deputy sheriff of Terrell County, faces a hearing Friday on a shooting death in Sanderson. He says Manuel Coronado resisted arrest, prompting the fatal shot. Pablo Carrasco suffered a non serious arm wound. Gutierrez was jailed after the incident. Sheriff Lee A. Cook reported details Thursday at noon.
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Braulio Gutierrez
Terrell County
Manuel Coronado
Sanderson
Lee A. Cook
Pablo Carraszo
Cook
del Rio
Voters urged to file address changes by July 24
Tax Collector Lyle S. Almond advised voters moving between precincts to register their change of address before July 24 so their names appear on the correct precinct list. He noted cities over 10 000 population must have the voter's name listed in the proper precinct and urged those seeking exemptions to obtain certificates by July 24 to vote in the July 28 primary.
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Lyle S. Almond
Almond
del Rio
Candidate who loses in Mexico election flees
General Antonio Villarreal, defeated candidate, escaped by forcing a rear wall hole as secret agents monitored a house. Authorities charged Villarreal's supporters with a revolutionary plot and ordered him under guard. He reportedly took a train to the United States with two principal backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterrey
Mexico
Antonio Villarreal
Villarreal
United States
Temple Ruins Found at Hierapatrea Crete
The Federal Archaeological Bureau reports discovery of a large temple ruin at Hierapatrea on Crete s southern coast. A 50 foot Ionic column is uncovered. previously only a Roman theatre had been revealed at the site.
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Athens
Hierapatrea
Holystones
Crete
Federal Archaeological Bureau
Wool Market Debate Deepens Over Wool Prices in Texas
SAN ANGELO July 5 The discussion over lowering governmental controlled wool prices continues with letters from Texas officials and a Boston correspondent. Messages from F R Marshall and others describe dealer actions to push 70c clean or higher prices while Montana and New York buyers signal demand. The letters warn of cross breeding using karakul bucks and identify Texas as blocking a broader price drop.
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San Angelo
Boston
E. S. Mayer
Texas
Montana
Albert Elliott
Congressional
Wool & Mohair Advisory Committee
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Friday
Weather in Del Rio and vicinity remains generally fair tonight with Friday partly cloudy skies and continued warmth. Maximum yesterday reached 98 degrees with a minimum of 79. current morning minimum is 78 degrees.
Von Papen To Lose Office In Nazi Germany
Berlin July 5 Franz Von Papen faces removal from the vice chancellorship though may stay as Saar commissioner. Nazi reports show internal shifts as anti Jewish actions resurge in provinces. Von Papen's office stripped of papers and personal belongings, and Frau Von Papen says their home was raided. News of four killed in Silesia during transport suggests renewed anti Jewish violence.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Nazi Party
Saar
von Papen
Michael Faulhaber
Munich
Associated Press
Frau von Papen
Silesia
Germany
Cattle Bought In County Drought Relief Program
Three hundred three head of cattle were delivered to relief officials in Comstock and Del Rio as part of the drought area cattle buying program. Del Rio received 149 head and Comstock 154, including cows, steers, bulls, yearlings and calves. Cattle will be shipped only after notification from state surplus commodities director.
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Comstock
del Rio
E. S. Block
Block
C. Z. Craim
Austin
T. L. Dinsdale
Oscar Cain
Val Verde County
Private Services For White Infant Twins
Private services for the infant twin daughter of Mr and Mrs Andy White were planned for 6 p m Thursday at the Masonic Cemetery. The baby died two hours after birth at Del Rio Hospital. The surviving twin is expected to live. Grandparents are Mrs Anna Gowen of this city and Mr and Mrs Wes White of Pecos River country.
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Andy White
Masonic Cemetery
del Rio Hospital
Anna Gowen
Wes White
Pecos River
Princess Royal Fastest Engine in LMS Service
The Princess Royal locomotive built at Crewe covers 193 miles from Liverpool to London in 3 hours 12 minutes with two stops, beating the fastest LMS schedule by eight minutes. The train weighs 380 tons excluding the engine.
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Crewe
England
London, Midland and Scottish
Liverpool
London
Three named to form National Steel Labor Relations Board
President Roosevelt appoints Walter P. Stacy James Mullenbach and Admiral Henry A Wiley to mediate the threatened steel strike. Stacy is chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Mullenbach hails from Chicago and Wiley is retired admiral.
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Roosevelt
National Steel Labor Relations Board
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
James Mullenbach
Chicago
Henry A. Wiley
Senator Moore Seeks Texas Lieutenant Governor Seat
Senator Joe Moore of Greenville announces his candidacy for lieutenant governor as a veteran Texas legislator with 14 years in the House and Senate. The Democrat, born 1888, a former newspaper publisher and editor, cites tax reform and education as core priorities and pledges to campaign ahead of the July primary.
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Moore
Roosevelt
Texas
Greenville state senator runs for lieutenant governor
Sen. Joe Moore of Greenville, after four years in the Texas House and 10 in the Senate, announces his candidacy for lieutenant governor. He pledges to serve the state's interests as a whole if elected.
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Greenville
Joe Moore
Texas
Hunt
Collin
Rains
Rockwall
Moore
Senate
House
Three Hurt in Head-On Collision Near Rocksprings
Dan Smith 33 a carpenter died instantly as he rode the running board of W W King in a head on crash on the air grounds road north of Rocksprings. King and two children in his car were injured and others in both cars suffered cuts and bruises. Funeral services for Smith were planned for Thursday afternoon. He left a widow and three children.
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Dan Smith
Carpenter
W. W. King
Smith
Air Grounds
Rocksprings
King
Joe Buswell
J. D. Phillips
J. W Stewart
Smiths
Eleven Die in Texas Holiday Accidents
Associated Press reports eleven people died in Texas during the Fourth of July holiday. The fatalities included four in a Greyhound bus crash near Lancaster, five drownings, and two in automobile wrecks. Tentative identifications list Miss Maxine Ellis of Rocky Ford Colorado, Mrs Bettie Barton traveling Kerrville to Durant Oklahoma, Miss Gertrude Peters bound for Chicago, and Elmer Ellsworth Kienzle boarding at Austin.
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Texas
Lancaster
Maxine Ellis
Rocky Ford
Colo
Bettie Barton
Kerrville
Durant
Oklo
Gertrude Peters
Chicago
Elmer Ellsworth Kienzle
Austin
Woman Killed in Crash Near Coolidge
Mexia July 5 Mrs Morsia Hancock died today from injuries after an auto collision near Coolidge late yesterday Her husband and his parents Mr and Mrs WB Hancock of Hobart Okla are hospitalized in Mexia doctors warn they may die Also in critical condition are Owen Rogers and Nell Bogers of Mart hospitalized in Waco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morsia Hancock
Coolidge
WB. Hancock
Hobart Okla
Owen Rogers
Nell Bogers
Mart
Waco
Highway Office Moves to New Del Rio Building
The Highway Department's Del Rio office files and equipment were moved Wednesday from the First National Building to a new Chris Street office building. The structure, built by Smith and Walker of Corpus Christi, cost about $24,000 with $8,000 granted by the Public Works Administration and the rest paid by the State.
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Highway Department
del Rio
First National
Chris Street
Smith and Walker
Corpus Christi
Public Works Administration
Lawyer Burned In Blast at Houston
A devastating blast on the tenth floor of the Marine Bank Building in Houston seriously burned Ed S. Phelps, a 50 year old lawyer, and his 22 year old daughter Mary when a ceiling fan started during a leak line incident. Windows on the San Jacinto side shattered along with interior damage.
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Houston
Marine Bank
Ed S. Phelps
Mary
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