Martial law clamps Prussia as Berlin quiets after riots
Berlin reports martial law in Prussia with Franz Von Papen as commissioner and Franz Bracht as assistant. Targeted actions include removal of Premier Braun and Karl Severing while other ministers stay as deputies. Riots have killed over 100 and injured 1,200 in three weeks.
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Berlin
Prussia
Brandenburg
Franz von Papen
Franz Bracht
Essen
von Papen
Braun
Karl Severing
Grandi Resigns as Italian Foreign Minister in Cabinet Shake-Up
In Rome on July 20 Dino Grandi, Italy's foreign minister, resigned as Mussolini ordered a cabinet shake-up. Five ministers and 11 under secretaries were displaced, with Mussolini retaining foreign affairs and corporations. He already led as premier and interior minister. These are the first cabinet changes since September 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
State Set Ups Run Democrats Vote Campaign
National Democratic Chairman James A. Farley announced a campaign run through state organizations for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and Speaker John N. Garner. A central committee will operate from New York headquarters to assist state groups, with no separate national branch beyond regular state offices.
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New York
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Farley
Wheat price hike prompts Salvation Army appeal in Lubbock
A Lubbock County farmer faces higher costs for subscriptions to the Salvation Army War Cry after Captain W. T. Wilson notes rising wheat prices. He quips he must hurry to collect his bushel of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Salvation Army
W. T. Wilson
Del Rio Weather: Cloudy Skies With Showers Likely
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight and Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 102 degrees with a low of 79. this morning’s minimum is 78. In West Texas, Panhandle and southeast areas expect similar partly cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and Thursday.
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del Rio
Panhandle
Denver Northern Railroad Opens From Childress to Pampa
The picture story follows the Denver Northern railroad progress from Childress Texas to Pampa the only major U S rail project in 1932. The upper photo captures the first train arriving from Childress into Pampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Northern
Childress
Texas
Pampa
United States
White Primary Suit Fails in Federal Court
Julius White, a Black plaintiff, sued Harris County Democratic executive committee to permit Black voters in party primaries. Judge T M Kennerly dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, noting the request for an injunction could not be entertained. White alleged the state convention’s June resolution barred Black voters and violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
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Houston
Julius White
Harris County Democratic Executive Committee
T. M. Kennerly
White
Kennerly
Najera Named Inspector General of Mexican Consulates
Ismael Najera, 57, named inspector general of the Mexican consulates, replacing Enrique Gonzalez. His rise spans posts from San Francisco in 1918 to McAllen, Toronto, San Antonio, Galveston, and Lima before Peru post was halted. Consul Pena says he ranks fifth in the Mexican consular service.
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Ismael Najera
Mexico
Lisandro Pena
Najera
Enrique A. Gonzales
San Francisco
el Paso
Nogales
Calexico
Calif
San Antonio
Summer work holds for Gardiner War Ring employees
Florence Alabama July 20 600 workers at Gardiner War Ring Knitting Company will stay on the job all summer and into fall as orders remain ample and winter outlook looks steady. Roanoke Virginia July 20 Viscose Corporation reopens 450 workers after over a month idle with about 10 percent of the layoffs returning. Hutchinson Kansas July 20 Larabee flour mill reopens after months closed, with over 100 employees. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania July 20 Pittsburgh Plate Glass will resume production at Ford City plant next month, including mirror glass and large plates, after a two month closure.
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Florence
Ala
Gardiner Warring Knitting Company
Jewett Flagg
Roanoke
Viscose Corporation
Hutchinson
Kan
Larabee
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Ford City
Ousted Cleric Plans Stage Recital in Birmingham
The Rev Harold F Davidson rector of Stiffkey, convicted of immorality by an ecclesiastical court, will perform a stage recital in Birmingham featuring humor and excerpts from Browning and Longfellow. He cites backing from two Church of England bishops for his venture.
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Birmingham
England
Harold F. Davidson
Stiffkey
Browning
Longfellow
Church of England
Weather relief forecast after five hot days
The weather bureau forecast a cooler spell with partly cloudy skies after five days of extreme heat. The week peaked at 103 degrees Monday, with Sunday recording 101 degrees.
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Official
Weather Bureau
Mexico City Train Crash Kills Fifteen, Injur 20
Fifteen people were killed and about twenty injured when an inbound train from Laredo, Texas struck a crowded street car in Tacuba suburb. Street car service had just resumed after a month’s suspension, and the crew apparently did not slow for tracks. Victims were street car employees en route to work. one woman among the injured.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Texas
Tacuba
Absentees Vote in First Primary Count
About 400 absentee ballots were cast in the first primary per county clerk W A Hopkins after the Wednesday morning count. The Tuesday midnight deadline was observed with 22 ballots cast Tuesday evening and roughly 300 ballots from Latin American descent.
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W. A. Hopkins
Clovis Leads Texas Marriage Trend as Licenses Rise
Clovis New Mexico reports a surge in marriage licenses issued in the first half of 1932 reaching 621, an all time high, compared with 618 in 1930 and 552 in 1931. The 1929 figure was 112 before new Texas required three day notices and health certificates for men.
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Texas
U S appoints Boal to Ottawa legation post
Washington named Pierre de L Boal chief of the western European division as first secretary of the U S legation in Ottawa to head the mission during Minister Hanford MacNider's possible absences. MacNider may not remain in Ottawa long term.
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Washington
Pierre de L. Boal
U. S
Dominion
Ottawa
Hanford MacNider
MacNider
No Excuse for Day Balloting Failure Advised
Houston July 20 Judge W O Huggins chairman of the State Democratic executive committee said there is no reasonable excuse for any county to fail to hold a prohibition referendum He added it would not cost any county an extra penny The usual clerical force is all that is required Separate tally sheets were provided to answer any possible objection
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Houston
W. O. Huggins
State Democratic Executive Committee
Huggins
Senate probes spend 272500 on investigations this year
Washington July 20 The Senate is spending 272500 on investigations this year. The total includes inquiries authorized during the Summer and Fall recess. Largest items are 100000 for the stock market inquiry 25000 for the farm board and 25000 for the campaign funds investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Farm Board
Campaign
Vote for R. E. Thomason endorsement editorial
The Evening News endorses Congress member R. E. Thomason of the 16th district for re election. It lauds his record and work in Congress and cites Hon John N Garner for support. The paper urges voters to support Thomason on the upcoming primary date and notes his effort to reach all voters.
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The
Evening News
R. E. Thomason
Thomason
Congress
John N. Garner
el Paso
del Rio
Washington
Mr. Thomas
U S Loan to Save Home Owners
Washington officials announced a home loan bank bill to aid building and loan firms and other lenders. The measure allows national banks to obtain currency from the treasury on bonds at rates not exceeding 3 3 4 percent, with a potential $995 million cap, and imposes a semiannual tax of 0 25 percent. Five appointees by the president will oversee the new banks, as lenders prepare to liquidate mortgage needs without forced foreclosures.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank
Commerce Department
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Plane Seized In Ohio Converted To Customs Use
Plane seized by customs in the Ohio district and confiscated at Toledo was delivered to Collector Roy Campbell in San Antonio for aerial pursuit of smugglers along the Mexican border. The aircraft, similar to a Dallas seizure, may have originated from Canadian border activity. D. B. Conner and pilot Robert Deale retrieved the plane in Toledo and brought it to San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Ohio
Toledo
Commissioner of Customs
Roy Campbell
Dallas
D. 8
Conner
Robert Deale
Wagle Pass
McMullen County
Ranger settler John M. Gholson dies at 56
John M. Gholson known as the Pather of Ranger died at Ranger Texas at age 56 after failing to recover from an operation on Monday. Born in Monticello Kentucky he helped develop the Ranger oil field in 1917 and earned local recognition.
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Ranger
Texas
John M. Gholson
Plant expedition yields potential new cactus crops for U.S.
Clyde Hurley leads a Cactus and Succulent Society of America expedition into Mexico. He returns with sub tropical plants including sticky cactus varieties that may be introduced in the United States. The new plants are hoped to offer farmers novel crops and opportunities.
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United States
Hurley
Cactus and Succulent Society of America
Mexico
Last Rites for Mrs Jones Held in Del Rio Church
Choral services for Mrs Bernice Lucile Jones 39 wife of Rev H Conger Jones were held at St James Episcopal Church with Right Rev B S McKenzie officiating. The body lay in state at Doran Funeral Home then moved to the church for services. Final rites will be held in Montrose Colorado where her parents are buried. She is survived by her husband and two nephews. Pallbearers include local vestrymen and community leaders.
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Bernice Lucile Jones
H. Conger Jones
St. James Episcopal Church
B.S. McKenzie
Diocese of West Texas
Doran Funeral Home
St. James Church
Montrose
Colo
Mrs. Jones
Irvin and
Clarence Mossman
First Cattle Theft Charge in 19 Years Filed in Jeff Davis
A grand jury in Fort Davis returned the first cattle theft indictment in 19 years against Lon J Matthews, a stranger in the county. Matthews was arrested in the Guadalupe Mountains. The complaint came from Hugh Badgette of Fort Stockton, who had cattle in Jeff Davis County. branding was noted as the method.
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Jeff Davis
Fort Davis
Lon J. Matthews
Matthews
Guadalupe Mountains
Lee Sproul
Hugh Badgette
Fort Stockton
Jail Vets in Capitol Rush at Washington
Three veterans from the Bonus Army were taken into custody after an attempt to approach the White House. John Pace led the radicals, was arrested after a second bid to reach the executive mansion. Discontent grew among encamped veterans as leaders sought broader public action.
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Washington
Bonus Army
White House
John Pace
Pace
Executive Mansion
Farmer jailed for bank robbery in Idabel Oklahoma
Lawrence McCain, 32, a farmer, was arrested for the $12,000 Idabel First National Bank robbery on Monday. He faces a second charge of robbery with firearms for a $160 grocery store theft on Tuesday. Three other men are sought. machine guns were used but no shots were fired.
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Idabel, Oklla
Lawrence McCain
Farmer
Idabel First National Bank
McCain
Idabel Bank
Grand Master of Texas Masons Visits Del Rio
Grand Master Alva Bryan of Waco spoke at Val Verde Lodge No 646 dinner in the First Methodist Church on service and loyalty amid stressed times. Wilbur Keith of Dallas gave a brief address. About 200 attended, with 100 from other towns. The district tour tradition continued with a Kerrville meeting planned for Thursday.
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Alva Bryan
Waco
Val Verde
A. F
A. M
Mr. Bryan
Aicordance
Bryan
Kerrville
Grand Lodge
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Denver Northern Railroad
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Donley
Ceane
Etuaktyy
Wheeler
Ross Sterling
the Panhandle
Clovis
N. M
Gretna
Texas Panhandle
Canada
Can
Clyde Hurley
St. James
Board of Vestrymen
W. F. Boggess
J. Turney Terrell
C. J. Stilwell
E. S Block
Julian Flair
Clarence Herreford
W. H. Lundberg
Capitol
Radicals
W. W. Waters
Idabel
Oklahoma
Grand Master
Texas Masons
Wilbur Keith
Masonic Service Association
Nuree
Daniel
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