17 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1934
Page
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Washington dispatch notes a lighthearted yet revealing view of New Deal era offices. The piece cites gender imbalances as women outnumber men, stag parties increasing, and officials like Harold Ickes pushing for better cooling, safer offices, and more efficient administration amid sweltering conditions.
London and Brighton police chase a stuttering waiter nicknamed Tony Mancini after the body of professional dancer Violette Kaye is found in a trunk, linking to the earlier Brighton trunk crime. Scotland Yard warns the public as clues include a hammer and hack saw, and names the suspect and victim with age details.
Twenty absentee ballots were cast Tuesday, bringing the county total since July 9 to 120. Absentee voting in person ends July 25 and by mail July 26.
Attorney General candidate Jas V Allred will give a speech tonight from 8 30 to 10 15 PM in Austin. The address will be carried by KNOW Austin KRLD Dallas KTAT Fort Worth KTLA San Antonio KTRH Houston and KTDM Beaumont stations.
Mrs. W. H. Hayes reports her hybrid Persian kitten with a refined palate favors ornate black fish over ordinary goldfish. The kitten, born to a prized pond collection on Nicholson Street, recently devoured the last of the exotic specimens, showing clear preference for the elegant scavenger.
Labor vandalism in the form of window smashing was denounced by Joseph B. Keenan, assistant United States attorney general, before the National Association of Purchasing Agents. Keenan, who heads the government's anti crime drive, said unions must learn to give and take and that racketeering has no excuse.
John E. Clark died in a hospital after being overcome by heat while traveling from a camping trip in the White Mountains to Safford Arizona.
U S labor leaders publicly remained hopeful the longshoremen's walkout in San Francisco could be settled through the Longshoremen's Labor Board as Washington weighed possible actions if mediation failed. Secretary Perkins and Edward McGrady kept President Roosevelt informed while the National Labor Relations Board coordinated with regional bodies.
Weather brief notes Del Rio and surrounding areas stay warm with little chance of rain. Tonight and Wednesday expected conditions are generally fair to partly cloudy with highs near the upper 90s and lows around the mid 70s.
Huntsville July 17. Upwards of 10 000 workers in 15 cotton mills answered the call for a statewide textile strike. Five mills closed here and another awaited a conference. Mills at Gadsden Jasper Cordova Albertville Guntersville and Birmingham closed as shifts changed. John Dean international representative of the United Textile Workers of America said over 22 000 workers would be on strike by 3 p.m.
A new wave of bombings terrifies Austria as cities go dark and streetcars stall. Graz and Styria face mail box explosions injuring a collector. power is cut in Vienna districts. Dollfuss, vacationing in Italy, vows harsh action while Nazi resistance spikes.
A Montreal accident today left six dead and 13 injured when a street car collided with a truck. Witnesses reported the vehicles were speeds high and the car struck the truck on the side, hurling it several yards and killing two occupants. Several injured were in critical condition.
William A. Bingham an architect in Cleveland filed a claim with the Fresno County Chamber of Commerce in California as the originator of the white line on highways. He says he urged the idea in 1907 and that Fresno plans to honor the pioneer for reducing accidents through the road markings.
In Lowell Massachusetts on July 17 Mr and Mrs Roger Gremore began their honeymoon on a trolley car after their wedding in Boston. The breakdown of their automobile forced the alternate transport as they headed to visit the groom’s father.
In Minneapolis on July seventeenth seven thousand truck drivers began a second strike in the market district once again hindering truck movement. Police and guardsmen were on standby as Governor Floyd B Olson called out the national guardsmen as a precaution.
Del Rio High School will end its eight week summer session on Friday. Supt Roy M Andrews announced the program which enrolled about 32 pupils taught by J H Knight and Miss Bertha Pool Deal. Pupils could earn up to one and a half units by taking new work and completing prior failed work. final exams run the last three afternoons.
An old trench mortar shell found and tossed playfully by a soldier exploded on an artillery training ground near Saint Germain en Laye France killing seven people including the finder and wounding twenty twelve of whom lost limbs. Further deaths were feared.
Austin M. Waller announced a called session of the Devils River Boat Club for Wednesday at 8 p m in the Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Waller urged all members and water sports enthusiasts to attend the highly important meeting.
A stubborn rock, previously resistant to a crow bar, finally yields as resilient plant roots bore through. The moment highlights the power of nature to exploit small openings, revealing how roots penetrate even hard surfaces given time and pressure.
The article notes Mexican families beginning their seasonal trek to cotton fields, with a Tuesday surge of four truckloads heading to Alice and Corpus Christi. Workers speak of higher pay this year, expectation of wealth, and adventure, despite uncertain exact earnings.
Satisfactory progress by five workers conducting the child welfare survey in Del Rio was reported Monday by Relief Administrator F S. Bloex. The Texas Relief Commission leads the survey with cooperation from the American Legion and Auxiliary and multiple state agencies. The effort includes a census and review of every family with a handicapped member under 55, using detailed information blanks and daily reports to Austin.
A passenger in a car in Salisbury set off a firecracker causing Quinlan J. Sullivan of Somerville to lose control. The vehicle overturned twice and plunged down an embankment injuring six occupants.
John Paul Jones 86 a Brackettville native and Del Rio pioneer in telephone line networks died at his Third Street home. He came to Del Rio 19 years ago after building lines to Uvalde and Rocksprings. Survived by widow four daughters two sons and a brother. funeral Tuesday at 6 pm at Church of Christ with interment Westlawn Cemetery.
Washington reports a dull month in the wool industry as foreign markets remained steady and Boston sales did not rise since June. Dealers bought more in Texas, but Boston quotations stayed largely unchanged.
Robert Connor, a 21 month old boy, was found alive today by state troopers in the woods behind his house in Hartsdale New York. He appeared unharmed though his face bore scratches from brambles after nearly five days missing. His disappearance prompted one of the era’s largest search efforts.
Benjamin Langway diving at Lake Unmore found a wallet containing a dollar bill from a prior year. The incident occurred during a July 17 excursion, revealing an unexpected rekindling of a past purchase or loan.
July 17. A general strike grips Oakland and reaches toward Portland as San Francisco, Berkeley, and Alamerta suffer transit paralysis. Key system trams idle in the east bay while fire trucks and trucks move under guard. Militia moves to Oakland and San Francisco waterfronts as officials urge drastic action amid millions in losses.
Washington signals a direct federal role in meat canning as relief. The plan uses federal funds to help states build meat canning plants and also to establish facilities for canning vegetables fruit and fish on a large scale. Lawrence Westbrook drafted the program and officials note the move is temporary and aimed at employing the unemployed.
A passerby found the body of R. H. McKenzie 46 with a broken neck in his overturned car in an eight foot ditch. McKenzie from Meridian was a former Bosque County relief administrator. The accident happened fifteen miles northwest of Waco while rounding a curve.
Des Moines Iowa prohibits use of firecrackers firearms or any explosive in state parks due to fire hazard from drought conditions making fireworks more dangerous this year.
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