11 Jul 1936
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1936
Page
1
A reflective column mocks political upmanship while noting cold weather forecasts across the nation. The writer quips about the Marques of Roosevelt and criticizes agitators, arguing that strong personalities shape events more than elections.
Fort Worth women, eager to see film star Robert Taylor, were disappointed when Dallas sent a plane to intercept the screening. The column jokingly laments the competition for male attention and recalls other crowd-pleasing attractions. The writer also riffs on travel by plane versus car and hopes for fair distribution of celebrity appeal.
W G Lee Woods muses on the periodic emergence of the 17 year locust exoskeleton, nymphs, and winged forms. He notes their life cycle from burrowing nymphs to flying adults and eggs, their harmlessness to humans, and their role as a meal for chickens and cats.
Governor James V. Allred defended Texas old age assistance and social security plans at a Crockett rally. He accused opponents of a whispering campaign to scare seniors, noted checks were mailed on schedule, and said new names continue to be added to the rolls. He urged participation in federal unemployment, dependent children, maternal welfare, and aid for the blind programs, claiming constitutional backing and federal approval.
Fort Worth July 11. Offices of an insurance company were nearly empty as city sanitary officers hunted the source of toxic poisoning that sickened 75 employes and guests at a Lake Worth lake outing. About 22 were hospitalized while the rest stayed home. only two persons escaped illness.
Confederate veterans from Texas companies gather for their 40th annual encampment July 28 to 31 at Driftwood grounds in Hays County. W. M. Allen of Kyle, 91, the lone living member of Company A, 32nd Texas Cavalry, CSA, serves as second lieutenant. Commander A. G. Matthews is 91 and first lieutenant W. W. Puckett is 94.
Paris July 11 officials from all French departments except Algeria came to receive government instructions on suppressions of disorders. Algerian officials were told to stay home while authorities mapped plans to prevent nationalist and leftist demonstrations and to urge striking workers to evacuate occupied business places. Precautions followed the four day national holiday ending Tuesday, marking the 147th anniversary of the Bastille’s fall.
Final figures for the 1935 36 season in the Lower Rio Grande Valley show a grand total of about 31 300 carloads of vegetables and fruit moved. The crop grossed roughly 15 000 000 dollars. Mercedes led with 2 266 carloads followed by San Benito with 2 106.
The Missouri Pacific Lines report ranks Elsa with just over 2,000 carloads of vegetables leading the season’s movements. Total rail cars reached about 23,900 with the remainder by truck. cabbage and mixed vegetables topped the list at 4,499 and 4,237 cars respectively. Grapefruit, onions, and tomatoes followed with 2,764 2,088 and 1,657 cars.
In Austin Texas a decline in Travis County marriage licenses is reported for the first six months of 1935 at 522 and 1936 at 483, down 39. June totals show improvement with 123 licenses in 1936, up 38 from 1935.
Donald Reeder, fugitive from St Peter Minnesota Hospital for Criminally Insane, says he is repentant and considers himself lucky to be alive after Enid police killed his deadly companion Lawrence De Vol.
Fire Chief F. J. Schmidt departed Saturday for College Station to attend a week long training course in fire protection and fire prevention at A and M College for Texas firemen.
A July report from Berlin says a far reaching agreement between Germany and Austria will be proclaimed by Paul Goebbels. Early details indicate both nations have buried the hatchet with seven points including the continuation of the Nazi party ban in Austria and permitted activity for national elements.
Diplomatic circles indicate a planned accord including German support for Austrian equality and possible army expansion to 400000 or 500000, amnesty for Nazi activity convicts, repatriation of some Austrian Nazi refugees, and trade normalization ending visa restrictions. No formal announcement is expected before Fall.
The Texas Lone Star flag rises atop the Val Verde County courthouse beneath the U S flag after dome painting with silver paint. County Judge Clarence Herreford says the display honors the Centennia year.
Police uncovered a widespread Communist plot in Rio de Janeiro on Friday July 11 amid a turbulent crisis that recalls last winter’s deadly struggles. The incident follows a string of violent episodes and raises security concerns for the city as authorities pursue suspects and tighten controls.
Houston reports June heat driven by norther winds reaching record levels along the coast. Meteorologist Edward Farrell Jr notes June norther differs from January blasts, though both stem from similar atmospheric conditions.
The article notes June brought persistent high pressures driving continental winds to the coast, reducing rainfall with only 0.43 inch in the first month against a 4.57 inch average. Mean temperature hovered near 83 degrees, with highs around 98, marking a hotter month than typical and following the record 1906 average of 85.9.
The Interstate Commerce Commission cut the credit extension period for motor carriers from 30 to 15 days. The change aims to protect the public by limiting shippers credit during transportation transactions.
Huntsville July 11. Bob Silver aged 33 who four times faced the electric chair married Margaret Foster 20 of Marshall an hour after her release from the penitentiary. Silver was released after serving a reduced life sentence.
Weather bureau notes unprecedented 1935 36 period with record cold at Devils Lake North Dakota 96 days below freezing and January February averages 15 degrees below zero. Severe heat 112 119 F in Dakotas floods in Ohio Valley and Texas dust storms in Dust Bowl era and deadly hurricanes Florida Keys 1935 36 record tornadoes Tupelo Miss Athens Ga.
Andrew J Riddle, 76, was found dead with a gun wound in his bedroom in Italy. His wife, who was preparing breakfast, heard a shot. A shotgun lay near the body. Relatives say Riddle had poor health and worried about an old-age assistance check. he and his wife were applicants.
Moscow reports a Soviet American trade agreement was extended for another year. The Soviet Union more than doubled its purchases in the United States last year, totaling over 35 million dollars versus the prior three year average of 12 million dollars.
Four suspects confess to involvement in the May robbery and murder of bus driver George Forbes in San Antonio. One man admits firing the fatal shot. no money was taken. The case moves from unsolved to closed.
Austin July 11 D B Benson chairman of the liquor board said today beer of 4 per cent or less could not be sold by prescription druggists in dry territory. He said a recent ruling permitting sales of liquor over 4 per cent by prescription had been misconstrued.
Mississippi River steamboat pilots heard an SOS on wireless sets near Rock Island as a tractor dredge grounded on a sandbar between Hannibal and Louisiana MO sent the call. United States district engineers dispatched aid to the distressed barge after the emergency transmission.
An emergency Kuomintang session in Nanking was to authorize a war against recalcitrant Kwangsi Province. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was to be briefed on Friday about the mandate to launch the conflict.
Heat eased as cool air moved from the northwest toward the Midwest and East. Farmers cheered the prospect of saving crops though grain prices fell on the Chicago board of trade and officials estimated crop damage at 300 million dollars and deaths reaching 536.
Del Rioans enjoyed mild weather Friday with the mercury below 90 degrees. The maximum at the United States Weather Bureau reached 89 degrees, contrasting with the 108 degrees reported at Siedeet.
The article notes extreme heat across multiple cities from Maryland to Michigan with highs around 100 plus and a new all time 104 in Baltimore area. Chicago records 102 as July heat impacts the Midwest corn crop with prices rising near the four cent limit and December corn at 770 cents a bushel. Private La Salle Street reports warn Iowa may reach only about 60 percent of a normal crop even with favorable weather.
George Perkins, 14, son of Mr and Mrs R J Perkins, built a model plane with a five foot wingspan and a one ounce fuel tank for a six horsepower motor. He plans a first test flight Saturday at the municipal airport after mounting the motor and completing a silk fuselage and silver wing tips.
Paraly cloudy tonight and Sunday with possible showers near the coast and in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Maximum yesterday 89 degrees, minimum yesterday 74, and this morning 71. West Texas also cloudy with showers in the extreme west tonight.
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