Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Dutcher
NRA service codes faced harsh criticism as Col. G Defreest Larner recalls efforts to reach small entrepreneurs, including 100000 Chinese laundrymen. Johnson’s mid crisis speech in San Francisco swayed labor disputes, aided by the President's Mediation Board, while Ickes adds tales of Garner. Firecrackers loom for large cooperatives as AAA leaders clash with farmer groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Col. G. Defreest Larner
Johnson
San Francisco
Del Rio Weather Report Highlights Showers Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with showers tonight and Friday in Del Rio and surrounding area. Yesterday's high reached 99 degrees with a low of 80, and the morning minimum stood at 70.
Partly cloudy with showers in the South tonight
The forecast calls for scattered showers in East Texas tonight and Friday with partly cloudy skies elsewhere.
Coastal hurricane devastates Texas towns Bay City Sargent
The July hurricane swept the Texas coast from Galveston to Corpus Christi with a likely 30 plus fatalities. Bay City and Sargent areas report around 17 missing, ten in Matagorda Bay, and five killed in Morelos Jackson County. Communications were cut as the storm wrecked homes, bridges, and crops.
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Bay City
Sargent
Matagorda
Morelos
Texas
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Carey Smith
Jackson County
Freeport
Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor
Mrs Earwood Succumbs After Illness on Ranch
Mrs Laura Arvella Earwood 35 wife of Elwin Earwood of the Devil's River country died Wednesday at 4 pm in a local hospital after a month of critical illness. She was born in Scurry and later lived in Menard before moving to a ranch north of Comstock. Survivors include her husband five children and her parents three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were set for Thursday at 5 pm at Doran Funeral Home with Rev L B Gilbert officiating and Westlawn Cemetery to receive the interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Arvella Earwood
Elwin Earwood
Devil's River Country
Earwood
Scurry
Menard
Mr. Barwood
Comstock
Kerrville
Doran Funeral Home
L. B. Gilbert
First Baptist Church
Westlawn Cemetery
Texas Lutheran convention to convene in Vernon
Two hundred fifty leaders and other Lutheran Church representatives from Texas are expected for the annual Texas district convention of the Lutheran Church in the Missouri and Ohio Synod. The event will be hosted jointly by St. Paul Church in Vernon and Zion Church near Lockett, August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Texas
Lutheran Church of the Missouri and Ohio Synod
St. Paul
Enemies Present Draw Mixed Reactions in Greek Context
An observed Greek contemporary debate notes that an opponent's gift can carry mixed implications. Analysts emphasize strategic interpretation and potential shifts in bargaining dynamics amid evolving tensions.
Election Returns This Saturday by Calling Election Numbers
Election returns will be available Saturday night by telephone using the phrase Election Numbers. No returns can be given over the News office phone 140. The election party will be at the Princess Theatre with returns displayed on a screen across the street. Special editions will carry State returns.
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News Office
Princess Theatre
Feeder lambs contracted at five cents in West Texas
Several thousand feeder lambs were contracted in West Texas at five cents a pound for delivery September 1 to 10. Halbert and Hoggett of Mertzon sold 3,500 mutton lambs at five cents for that window. Clinton Ramsey bought 1,500 mutton lambs from Mertzon sellers. Sam H Nay and son report shipments of vealer calves to California and note calves not bought have been shot by the government.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Halbert and
Hoggett
Mertzon
Clinton Ramsey
Bentley
Kan
J. R. Rawls
Glenn Crawford
Bert Mayse
Bonnie Wilson
Sam H. Nay and Son
Teddy Nay
California
America
Mr. Nay
Tom Murphey
Barnhart
Abe Mayer
Will Volkman
Menard
Gonzales County
Dallam Shallow Water Irrigation Progressing
Dalhart area 30 miles NW shows steady progress on the Dallam County Shallow Water irrigation project. Lawrence Westbrook notes the plan aligns with relief programs and requests proper submission through the Texas Relief Commission. James proposes about 100000 acres divided into 20 to 40 acre plots with wells for families. Three wells already operate. soil supports a wide range of crops including truck crops and fruit.
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Dalhart
Dallam County
Lawrence Westbrook
Washington
A. M. James
Texas Relief Commission
James
Prince Ernest von Starhemberg new Austrian chancellor
Prince Ernest von Starhemberg declared new chancellor after the assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss. He vows to continue Dollfuss policies and act sternly against Dollfuss's killers. Reports from Graz suggest 14 government soldiers killed in Styrian fighting as Austrian forces concentrate near Carinthia.
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Vienna
Austria
Ernest von Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Englebert Dollfuss
Styria
Graz
Dollfuss
Carinthia
England
France
Italy
Val Verde youths join tree army at Fort Clark
Three Val Verde County boys were enlisted Wednesday in the Citizens Conservation Corps at Fort Clark. The group expands the county quota to 20 as failures from earlier days open slots for three more recruits: Adolph Talavara Jesus Reyes and Ceferingo Gomez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde
Tree Army
Val Verde County
Citizens Conservation Corps
Fort Clark
Adolph Talavara
Jesus Reyes
Ceferingo Gomez
Brinkley to Begin Governor Campaign from Kansas Yacht
Dr John R Brinkley plans a Kansas governor bid starting July 31 arriving from his yacht to broadcast for seven evenings. He will use KFBI and WIBW stations in three hook ups for 30 minute broadcasts each night beginning 7 p m and ending August 9 before returning to the Dr Brinkley II for a cruise until October. Mrs Brinkley thanks Del Rio residents for their loyalty and kindness.
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John R. Brinkley
Kansas
Dr. Brinkley II
del Rio
Mrs. Brinkley
Portland
Dr. Brinkley
KFBI
WITBW
Homes To Be Studied At A. and M. Course In College Station
Women and girls at the farmers short course at Texas A and M College July 30 to August 3 will study attractive affordable homes. Home demonstration specialists plan talks on furnishings, yard beauty, cooling and healthy foods with daily demonstrations. A campus sightseeing visit will include the key cottage model farm home maintained by the Extension Service.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. College
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Key
The
Extension Service
Dalhart Officials Plan Poisoned Grain Rabbit Eradication
County commissioners and the Dalhart Chamber of Commerce will meet to arrange a program supplying farmers with poisoned grain to control an unprecedented rabbit population damaging crops after drought.
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Dalhart
Beware of a door that has many keys
A compact warning notes a door with numerous keys and suggests caution. The line evokes caution about hidden access or options, implying complexity behind an apparent barrier.
Drought Broken In Del Rio By 1.12 Inch Rainfall
A general rain totaling 1.12 inches drenched Del Rio and Southwest Texas overnight with heavier totals up to two inches in many areas. Winds up to 42 mph toppled a smoke stack and uprooted trees as telegraph lines failed to San Antonio and El Paso. The storm, linked to a Gulf Coast hurricane, disrupted life and altered July rainfall records.
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del Rio
Texas
Winter Garden
Langtry
San Angelo
Vinegarone
Sanderson
Comstock
Uvalde
Spoefford
Pumpville
Eagle Pass
Carrizo Springs
el Paso
Weather Bureau
H. L. Molyneux
San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christ
Hudspeth to Speak at Payne Rally in Del Rio
Claude Hudspeth former congressman arrives from his ranch near Comstock to headline the Payne campaign rally in Greenwood Park at 8 30 p m tonight Mayor T M Johnson presides with speakers Mrs Cathryn Wayman Dr W P Meredith Ed win Harris of Eagle Pass B Tidwell of Quemada Valley and Dr Geo W Cox Payne will also address the crowd The program allows attendance at Bank Night showings afterward in the same evening.
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Claude Hudsoveth
del Rio
Comstock
Greenwood Park
Stanford Payne
87Th
T. M. Johnson
Cathryn Wayman
W. P. Meredith
Edwin Harris
Eagle Pass
B.tidwell
Quemada Valley
Geo. W. Cox
Payne
Hudspeth
Important Labor Meeting Friday In Woods Building
Organized labor unions will convene Friday evening at 8 o clock in the Labor Temple in the Woods Building on East Broadway for a very important meeting. Labor leaders urge all members to attend and discuss matters connected with present day events in attendance.
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Labor Temple
Woods
East Broadway
Ride on Cow Ends With Boy’s Broken Arm in North Heights
Bill Brennen ten year old son of Mrs Eddie Turner suffered a broken right arm when a cow at the Lige Stewart home in North Heights tossed him Wednesday evening. The arm snapped above the left wrist as he fell from the animal.
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Bill Brennen
Eddie Turner
Lige Stewart
North Heights
U S Sets Price for Sheep and Goats at Meet
In Salt Lake City the drought relief administration agreed with 12 Western states to pay operators 2 per head for ewes one year old or older and 140 for Angora goats. The plan aims to buy enough sheep to ease drought and conserve feed, with no payments for common goats and Angora goats raised 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Drought Relief Administration
E. W. Sheets
Sheets
Ballots count grows for absentee voting in primary
County Clerk W. A. Hopkins reports 294 absentee ballots cast by mail with potential to reach 300 as last day for mail voting nears. In person voting closed Wednesday, 293 of 294 mail ballots were Democratic with 1 Republican. precinct totals range from 2 to 79 votes across 13 precincts.
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W. A. Hopkins
Hopkins
Cant Carry Tune but Composes Song in Dalhart
W. L Cotton of Dalhart an electrician from Rock Island claims he cannot carry a tune yet he wrote and composed a song titled Take a Little Time for Loving with both words and melody. Theo Ashlock provided the piano arrangement after Cotton hummed the tune. He notes the title came from a belief America moves too fast and that sentiment inspired the work.
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Cotton
Ver Verde County voters set for busy primary polling day
Val Verde County residents will vote in 14 precincts Saturday for the general primary with 13 Democratic and one Republican polling locations. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. County Clerk W A Hopkins says ballot boxes will be distributed this week and 3669 poll tax receipts issued, about 400 noncitizens ineligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde County
W. A. Hopkins
Lyle S. Almond
Rev Black and Son Bitten by Rabid Dog in Texas
The Rev James F. Black, former pastor of the Church of Christ in Del Rio, and his son James Black Jr were bitten by a rabies infected dog in San Benito. Both are in Austin receiving Pasteur treatment after the dog’s head examination confirmed rabies. Thirteen people were bitten in total by the same dog last week.
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James F. Black
Church of Christ In
del Rio
Austin
San Benito
James Black Jr
Pasteur Institute
Proverb Adage Cited: He Who Makes Light of His Enemy
A brief quotation notes that scoffing at an adversary invites their retribution. The saying emphasizes seriousness in facing rivals and dangers. No named figures or places are given.
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AAA
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By Sam Ashburn
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Prince
Anto Rintelen
von Starhemberg
Emil Fey
Karl Karwinsky
Odo Neustradeter- Steurmer
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Huntsville
Raymond Hamilton
Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Brinkley Topen
Claude Hudspeth
Payne Rally
U.S
FERA
Almond
Court House
Graf Hotel
John Carruthers
Central School
Pandale
San Felipe
Lockley
Madison Lumber Company
Montgomery Ward
Hillcrest
North Main Street
Tom Muller
M. DD. McNutt
Batot
E. K Fawcett
Linn Davis
Precinct Fight
J. C. Netts
E. M. Duke
Precinct
George R. Baker
N. J. Wardlaw
Jose B. Rubio Jr
Charles Koog
Ernest Cardwell
O. R. Weinert
Grover Poole
John L. Dodson
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