23 Jul 1935
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1935
Page
1
The column argues New Deal leaders grow angry at the word unconstitutional and questions impeaching the President, noting Senate power, possible adjournment, and Supreme Court challenges. It recalls Dan & Bradstreet optimistic reports and subsequent denial by Dun & Bradstreet president after a boom forecast.
A compendium of satirical items on American life and beliefs. Topics include bucket baths in many families on Saturday nights, relief recipients in Los Angeles attending classes, a spider bite remedy via dancing, a mother barred from the House galleries for nursing her child, Red Week on a college campus, an ivy chain later found poison, crop rot in Perry and more.
Readers debate whether assassination could ever secure peace while recalling World War I triggers. The piece notes antiwar sentiment amid calls for dramatic action and contrasts it with public skepticism about war and economic remedies. General Johnson’s remarks on work relief are cited alongside un-American talk accusations.
Berlin July 23 government decree dissolves the Catholic veterans organization in Prussia. Officials of the Steel Helmets fear the move signals broader suppression of veteran groups across Germany. Governments of other states expected to act to maintain national unity amid concerns over separate veteran bodies.
Domingo Arredondo, jailed since Friday after liquor and marijuana were seized at his mother's San Felipe home,posted a 500 bond and was released. His mother Lola Palacio and sister Francisca Sim ventez each posted 300 bonds. sheriff A E Steinmetz said 300 bottles of home brew five gallons and five quarts of mescal plus two sacks of marijuana were seized, with two marijuana bushes uprooted from the yard and taken to the sheriff's office.
In Chicago on July 23 choice medium weight hogs sold at 11 dollars per hundred pounds, the highest price in five years. In Texas, Mrs. J A Hargett of Moody and Mrs. Geneva Merrell of Bowie were killed when struck by a car yesterday while en route to church, their bodies dragged about 150 feet.
Two peasants were reported killed in Villa Juarez amid a movement against Rafael Villarreal the governor of Tamaulipas and the state authorities. Three thousand Agrarians paraded in Ciudad Victoria demanding the governor's resignation last night.
The Senate for a second time in two days tabled Senator McCarran's amendment to strip the president of power to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements without Senate approval. Senator Norris protested that the move would tack extraneous matter to the AAA bill.
Dallas dispatch reports Texas faces a statewide vote on amending prohibition rules August 24. Wet and dry camps mobilize, with Governor Allred backing submission though opposing repeal. Prominent figures like Dr. George W. Truett and Rev. L N D Wells urge or defend options, while economic arguments about liquor taxes are framed by Dry and Repeal advocates.
Val Verde County added 2.26 acres adjacent to the State Highway Department buildings on East Gibbs Street. The land buy aims to consolidate warehouses and offices near the highway offices, allowing potential movement of the West First Street warehouse to join the others, though no relocation plans are set.
The aging remnant of the Confederate Army will hold its 45th annual reunion in Amarillo September 3 to 6. Officials expect 1,000 to 1,500 veterans from the South, mainly Texas, with FDR reportedly agreeing to address them. The event will feature period camps and re-enactments, but no joint reunion with Union forces is planned.
Concrete work continued Tuesday on the third bent of the San Felipe Creek bridge on Canal Street. The structure nears halfway, with three more bent pours planned and the straight crossing will widen Canal Street and replace the curved section. The east approach will be paved and the bridge spans about 200 feet.
Governor Alfred Renz aged 45 was charged with murder in the death of Fred Robinson 49 who died yesterday. Justice of the Peace Carrigan returned a verdict of death by own action in the death of Annie Renz Meyer 36 Robinsons fiancee found dead in the hotel room after the blow. Renz said he had sought to persuade Mrs Meyer to end her engagement to Robinson.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas retail dollar sales in June rose modestly from a year earlier, with a smaller month-to-month drop than average. First six months show 35 percent higher sales. gains vary by store type and include Austin, Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio, Temple, and Tyler.
Taking of evidence in the rape and seduction trial of Onofre Lopez of Comstock Mexico began in District Court. A 48 jurors panel started Monday, with 36 called Tuesday and the final juror chosen shortly before 2 pm. The Monday Tuesday jury includes Joe Bradford C C Chambers Taylor Duke J E Belcher Clyde Seliers Billy Lewis M S Martin Oscar Hope Carnell Hill M C Locke G L Dyer and Egbert Cofield.
National guardsmen used tear gas for the second time today to disperse a crowd at a stamping mill where labor troubles sparked a general strike. Guards reported several hundred men surged toward patrols surrounding the plant and ignored dispersal orders.
Brown County growers report a smaller turkey crop than last year but much higher quality due to ample feed. Damping rains at hatching reduced numbers. dealers expect 35 to 40 carloads to be shipped this season, with improved prices from 9 to 17 cents per pound last year.
Karl Crow, senior in the 1935 class at Abernathy High School, is noted for a family record with 26 cousins also attending the same school during his final year.
The Italian minister to Addis Ababa skipped Haile Selassie's 44th birthday reception after a sharp Parliament address, provoking tensions. French sources say a treaty to grant Italy economic domination over Ethiopia was under consideration, while Britain ordered women and children with missionaries to concentrate in Addis Ababa.
A massive explosion at the Hiram Walker Distillery in Peoria caused estimated damage of 2.7 million dollars. Twelve workers were injured and searchers sought the body of John Barton, while William Hulsebus was found. Six million gallons of whisky burned and rackhouse three was wiped out.
Lubbock reports show cotton prospects the best in over five years. After a tour, R L Stephenson notes excellent conditions across Lubbock Hale northern Lynn northern Lamb western Hockley Terry and parts of Garza Counties with good outlooks in Bailey Cochran Yoakum and Gaines. some counties Floyd Crosby and Dawson are late. Several ginners have bought new machinery and more gins are planned at sites of prior destroyed plants. A Level land compress will operate this season if conditions stay favorable.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 91 and low 73. This morning's minimum was 78.
Showers likely in the extreme western portion tonight and Wednesday. The forecast notes scattered activity with brief showers forming overhead in that area and clearing conditions elsewhere.
The forecast for East Texas calls for cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers in the south tonight and into Wednesday. Strong storms may affect southern counties with brief bursts of heavy rain and localized lightning.
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