Behind the Scenes in Washington NRA House Orgvar
Rodney Dutcher reviews The Bleagle weekly NRA house organ noting its lack of named leaders like Gen Hugh Johnson and its editor Bill Lawson. The piece highlights its routine dissemination to code authorities and officials, its shift from cartoons to data heavy content, and insider anecdotes about figures such as Surgeon General Cumming and Cordell Hull.
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NRA
Gen
Hugh Johnson
Bill Lawson
Johnson
NBA
Code Authority
Blue Eagle
Dollfuss
Ransdale Brite Suffers Arm Fracture in Fall
Ransdale Brite 17, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Brite of Comstock, fractured his left arm in a fall at his grandfather Will Brites home on Hudson Drive. The compound fracture occurred when a baseball bat rolled under his foot. He will stay in Del Rio under a physician care at his grandfather’s home for several days.
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Ransdale Brite
Tom Brite
Comstock
Will Brite
Hudson Drive
Brite
del Rio
Illness at 86: Hindenburg Critical in Neudeck Estate
Germany's 86 year old President Paul von Hindenburg fell critically ill at his Neudeck Summer estate. Physicians fear the worst as his family rushes to his bedside. If he dies, interim leadership would pass to Dr Erwin Humpke under law, with the Hitler regime holding emergency powers.
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Neudeck
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Neudeck Summer Estate
Erwin Humpke
Supreme Court
4249 Scholastic Roll Names In Val Verde County
The approved scholastic census roll for Val Verde County lists 4249 names. Of these 1918 are in Del Rio Independent School District, 1977 in San Felipe Independent School District, and 354 in other schools. The census underpins the county superintendent’s office, established again in 1928.
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del Rio
San Felipe
Val Verde County
Marie Grande Adams
del Rio Independent
San Felipe Independent
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Val Verde
Charlotte Mey
Allan Smith
Fort Sam Houston
Fletcher Lowe
Mey
Adams
Japan Maneuvers Begin August First With Large Naval Fleet
The navy office announced that Japan's annual grand maneuvers start August 1. About 180 warships and 250 airplanes will train in separate units until the combined fleet takes over in October, with a mid-October review in Osaka harbor.
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Tokio
Japan
Navy Office
Osaka
Tidal Wave Destroys Homes Near Puerto Armuelles
Naval radio station reports a tidal wave destroyed several houses in a suburb of Puerto Armuelles Panama. The blast follows a canal zone alert as authorities assess damage and casualties.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Naval Radio Station
Puerto Armuelles
Panama
Japan Reconsiders 5-5-3 Naval Ratio Policy
Premier Ketsuka Okada said Japan has not decided whether to abrogate the Washington treaty that set a 5-5-3 capital ship ratio among the United States Britain and Japan. He argued for reduced naval armaments to ease taxation and suggested a better method may be found without radical changes, voicing optimism for the 1935 naval conference.
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Tokyo
Ketsuka Okada
Japan
United States
Britain
Okada
America
New Orleans Protests Militia Misuse by State Officials
City leaders plan protests to the War Department and possibly the U.S. Attorney General over alleged misuse of the Louisiana National Guard by Governor Allen and Senator Huey Long. A proclamation from Long's hotel suite declared partial martial law after militia seized voter registration records for the congressional primary.
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New Orleans
War Department
United States Attorney General
Louisiana National Guard
Allen
Huey Long
Long
Mrs. Roosevelt Plans Portland Stop After Coast Tour
First Lady Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will depart San Francisco for Portland Oregon to meet her husband on his Hawaii vacation cruise. She travels with Miss Lorena Hickok of New York and sought to keep a low profile during the city visit.
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San Francisco
Franklin D. Rooseveltt
Portland
Ore
Hawaii
Lorena A. Hickok
New York
New Austrian Chancellor Named by Miklas After Dollfuss
President Miklas selects Dr Kurt Schuschnigg, former education minister, to head the new government after the assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss. The move aims to quell the Socialist revolt and stabilize Austria.
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Englebert Dollfuss
Kurt Schuschnigg
Dollfuss
Miklas
Desperate manhunt for George Nelson in Wisconsin woods
The Sentinel reports an intensive search in timber country near Wausau for George Baby Face Nelson, hailed as the nation s top public enemy. A Wausau druggist and tavern operator and a Merrill druggist identified a man fitting his description, seen last Friday with two young women and a man in a large sedan.
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Milwaukee
the Sentinel
Wausau
Wis
George
Nelson
Merrill
Pretty Soft Escape After Flat Tire Incident
Two young men with women companions drove off after a flat tire, while a passing motorist saw two pretty girls in distress and changed the tire. The men vanished, prompting the observer to remark on the scene.
Three Convicts Recaptured as Fourth Body Found
Houston reports three of nine Texas convicts captured after escaping Harlem State Prison Farm. The fourth fugitive, Lewis Carter from Dallas County serving life for robbery, drowned while attempting to swim in a creek. Recaptured are Paul Jacob Deaton J L Frame and G S Huston, all burglars.
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Houston
Texas
Harlem
Lewis Carter
Dallas County
Paul Jacob Deaton
J. L. Frame
G.S Huston
Women Urged To Register At Job Office
The Re-Employment Agency asks women to register to fill daily worker requests. Assistant manager Fuquay notes few are registered and none meet ranch housework needs. He urges women to register their qualifications with the office promptly.
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J. F E. Puquay
Fuquay
Texas Governor Race Returns by Noon
Dallas reports the Texas Election Bureau results at noon with Allred leading at 263,331 votes, Hunter at 212,913, and McDonald at 184,078. The tally highlights the frontrunner and the remaining candidates in this statewide contest.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Allred
Hunter
McDonald
Governor urges Texas storm relief for four counties
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson called on Texans to donate for storm relief in Matagorda Calhoun Brazoria and Jackson Counties where 260 homes were destroyed.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Matagorda
Calhoun
Brazoria
Jackson
Del Rio Favored for State Park and CCC Unit
State Park Board members urged Del Rio growth via a state park and CCC camp after touring Big Bend. They said 500 acres and 8000 gallons daily water needed, with $225000 government outlay and similar visitor spending expected to boost local economy. The board praised Big Bend and projected future expansion.
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del Rio
State Board
Chamber of Commerce
State Park Board
Austin
Big Bend State Park
CCC
Calp
Neff
Park Board
Big Bend Park
Tomato Truck Overturns Hurt Local Driver Charles Hammett
Charles Hammett suffered bruises scratches and a broken nose when his tomato truck overturned at Eldorado at noon Monday. He was en route to Del Rio with a load of tomatoes for a local fruit and vegetable stand. about 100 pounds were lost. Travis Wood went to Eldorado to retrieve Hammett and the cargo for the trip to Del Rio.
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Charles Hammett
Eldorado
del Rio
Travis Wood
Hammett
Mussolini Attends Dollfuss Memorial in Rome
Premier Mussolini attends memorial services for Dollfuss in Rome as thousands of Italian soldiers remain massed on the Austrian border.
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Rome
Mussolini
Dollfuss
Father kills daughter for insurance in Houston area
Elijah Stuart, 28, confessed to drowning his daughter Dortha Stuart, age 4, in Cypress Creek about 20 miles north of Houston. He said he killed her to collect a $400 life insurance payout and cited having too many children as motive. Dortha’s twin sister is the remaining child.
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Dortha Stuart
Cypress Creek
Houston
Elijah Stuart
Dortha
Stuart
Pneumonia For 13 Year Old After Fatal Car Crash
Mary Sue Blanton 13 of Eagle Pass developed pneumonia after a crash near Christoval Friday that killed her father Dr A G Blanton and Gene Bailey of Sonora. Concussion a broken arm and head wounds left three passengers ejected from the overturned car. The injured girl remained in a San Angelo hospital as funeral services were held for the deceased.
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Mary Sue Blanton
Ben Martin
Eagle Pass
Christoval
del Rio
San Angelo Hospital
Blanton
A. G. Blanton
Gene Bailey
Sonora
San Angelo
Wylie Youngblood
Fred Turner
Catarina
R. H
Bob” Martin
Dr. Blant
Youngblood
Turner
Thomaston
Boy Drowns In Brays Bayou Near Houston
The waters of Brays bayou claim Legnardio Gonzales ten, who lived nearby. He went swimming with two companions when the accident occurred.
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Houston
Brays Bayou
Legnardio Gonzales
First to Die in Vienna Executions After Coup
Two Nazis Otto Planetta and Franz Holzweber were hanged for high treason in Vienna after a court martial conviction for the Dollfuss killing. Planetta admitted shooting Dollfuss but said it was unintentional. Police and government troops fortified the city amid fears of further Nazi action and reported isolated skirmishes and derailed unrest. Official casualty estimates cited about 4000.
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Vienna
Dollfuss
Otto Planetta
Franz Holzweber
Planetta
Holzweber
Federal Chancellery
Associated Press
Skuhl
Police Press Bureau
City of Del Rio Slashes Bonded Debt in July Payments
The city cut its bonded indebtedness by $5,005 to the Guarantee Trust Company of New York City. Including July and the first seven months of the year, payments total about $37,053.24, covering interest and principal on water and sewer bonds. City debt stands near $400,000, said City Clerk E. F. Howard.
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City of
E. F. Howard
Howard
Governor Ferguson sees no special session before September
Austin July 31 Governor Miriam A Ferguson said she did not expect a special session of the Texas Legislature before September. She noted relief bonds would be the main item and that enough relief money is available for now.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with warm nights
Weather outlook shows fair to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 97 degrees and the minimum dipped to 75, with this morning’s low at 76 as West and East Texas stay warm and mostly clear.
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NRA Labor Advisory Board
Philadelphia
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R. Walton Moore
Hull
Hindenburg
Hitler
William E. Kepner
Stevens
Premier
Mrs. Roosevelt
Austria
Wisconsin
Torrington
Conn
E. & Calp
Tom L. Beauchamp
Pat Nef
Citizens Conservation Corp Winit
Hunndred CCC
Irl
von Papen
Franz von Papen
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