Prickly Pear Reflections on Politics and Writing
The piece muses on human nature and suitability for tasks. It notes Griffith's retirement to write, recalls Laredo election clashes in 1886, and jokes about political fervor and the press. It contrasts Roosevelt, Al Smith, and the 1928 Texas vote while admitting mixed feelings about the newspaper trade.
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David Wark Griffith
Laredo
Trt
Texas
Mr. Roosevelt
al Smith
Train Wreck Near Gu thrie Oklahoma Ends in Tragedy
The baggage car of the Santa Fe railroad's Texas Ranger derailed near Gu thrie Oklahoma and plunged into the Cimarron River dragging four passenger coaches to the embankment edge. Two railway clerks inside the baggage car were drowned. Passengers escaped with injuries.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Texas Ranger
Cimarron River
Guthrie
Okla
Right to be wrong and a Republican in a crowd
The piece reflects a speaker admitting views about politics and practicality. He recalls trading items during winter, a Kilgore press meet, and contrasts natural beauty with oil development. He jokes about being wrong as a privilege and notes preferring solitude in a Republican stance within a crowd.
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Kilgore
General Motors
West Texas Jimson
Jury Completes Selection to Try Minister for Slaying
Houston June 4 A jury was completed to try the Rev. Edgar Eskridge Baptist preacher for the slaying in May 1935 of Orange Chief of Police Ed O'Reilly. Over 150 veniremen were questioned in three days to form the panel with death penalty questions. Both sides examined jurors on religious beliefs.
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Houston
Edgar Eskridge
Ed O'Reilly
Orange
Yveniremen
King Edward Allows Women Admission to Royal Victorian Order
London announces that King Edward has decided to alter the statutes of the Royal Victorian Order to permit the admission of women into the order. The move, disclosed today, expands eligibility and marks a historic change in the royal honor.
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London
Edward
Royal Victorian Order
Last rites for Carta Valley man William Varga
William Alexander Varga 68 died Monday when a mule dragged him 300 yards from his Carta Valley home. Last rites were held Wednesday at 4 pm from his home with Rev. Wilbur Wheeler officiating. Interment followed under Doran Funeral Home Del Rio. Survivors include his widow Susan, nine children, 18 grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers.
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William Alexander Varga
Varga
Carta Valley
Wilbur Wheeler
Eagle Lake
Doran Funeral Home
del Rio
Mr. Varga
Texas
Susan Austin
Franz Joseph
Austria
Susan Varga
Ernest
J. D
Paul
Bill
Noel Varga
Terry
Uvalde
Vera York
Blanche Leacn
Stillwater
Okla
Nan Weaver
Rocksprings
Joe Johnson
W. Abraham
Bowser
San Saba
J. E
Noel
Terry Varga
C. B. Wardlaw
W. D. Henson
Felix Harrison
Sam Winn
Ed Smith
O. G. Nicholson
Fred Woolf
Brinkley Lands 175-Pound Tarpon in Gulf
Dr John R Brinkley caught a 175 pound tarpon in Gulf waters Thursday the Del Rio Evening News reported The fish was described as a beautiful specimen and slated to be mounted for the Brinkley Public Library He said the place should be a fishermans paradise The Yacht Brinkley left Del Rio last week for Balboa a 1480 mile run with a party including Mrs Brinkley their son Johnnie Dr C L Jones and G A MacDonald
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John R. Brinkley
Gulf Waters
del Rio
Scarcity of lambs drives meat prices to six-year highs
Chicago reports June 4 that livestock men say a lamb shortage has pushed wholesale and retail lamb meat prices to the highest levels in six years. Strong demand and limited supply are cited as the main factors.
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Chicago
Buchanan Dam construction continues under LCRA agreement
Officials of the Lower Colorado River Authority were informed that, under an agreement in the Texas Utilities Companies suit, Buchanan Dam construction could proceed and work on Roy Inks and Marshal Ford dams could start.
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Aveoats
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Texas Utities
Buchanan Dam
Roy Inks
Marshal Ford
Dancer Kills His Friend and Then Himself in Phoenix
Irving Lazarr a former Sally Rand dancer shot and killed Donna Parks a Los Angeles blond dancer in Phoenix then killed himself with the same gun. Justice of the peace Nat McKee called it murder death by own action and said an inquest was unlikely. No motive was evident. Lazarr arrived the night before.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Irving Lazarr
Sally Rand
Troup
Donna Parks
Los Angeles
Nat McKee
Justice of Peace
Lazarr
GOP Urges Democrat VP Nominee at Cleveland Convention
The Herald Tribune editorial in New York urges a Republican rebirth through nominating a Democrat for vice president and adopting a national platform at the Cleveland convention. It asserts the paper is American first, noting its long, historic stance on national unity over party lines.
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ald-Tribune
Cleveland
Republican Party
the Tribune
New
Republican split remains as Wadsworth linked to Landon ticket
Breaches between Landon Knox Borah factions persist after preconvention maneuvers. Illinois national committeeman L Smith reiterates loyalty to Knox while Borah backers greet James Wadsworth possible nomination as Landon running mate, seen as East conservatives secretly backing Kansan.
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Cleveland
L. Smith
Illinois
Ftresman
Frank Knox
Borah
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Landon
Highway Information House to Be Ready
The highway information house for Centennial tourists at Orange on the Old Spanish Trail will be ready soon. Five cadets from Texas A and M College will staff it under G A Bracher, with the log structure placed to avoid Sabine bridge congestion.
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Beaumont
Highway Information House
Orange
G. A. Bracher
States
Texas A. and
M. College
Sabine Bridge
Democrats Call for Rediscovery of Party Unity and Bold Choices
The editorial argues for a revived Democratic platform led by a Democratic vice president candidate to symbolize unity against the Roosevelt administration. It names possible nominees such as Byrd Ely Baker or Douglas and urges a pledge for bipartisan national service, foreign trade openness, anti monopolies, home rule on relief, and sound money and finance.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Byrd
Ely
Newton D. Baker
Lewis Douglas
Senate
Farley to Explain Bonus Payment Plan
Postmaster General Farley will explain the final preparations for the delivery and payment of the Adjusted Service Bonds. The nationwide radio broadcast is set for June 13 from 7 to 17 15 Eastern Time and is directed to World War I veterans with others invited to listen.
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Farley
Paralyzing outbreak hits St. Mark's School in Southboro
Infants paralytic illness strikes 11 or more students at St. Mark's School in Southboro Massachusetts. Frederick H Hubbel Jr of Des Moines Iowa dies as part of the blighting outbreak.
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Southboro
Mass
St. Mark's School
Frederick H. Hubbel, Jr
Des Moines
Trigger Man to Confess Killing in Black Legion Case
June 4 Detroit a Black Legion trigger man Dean said he would plead guilty to the kidnapping and murder of Charles A Poole as soon as they permit him. He claimed his co defendants told detectives nothing but a pack of lies while Harvey Davis named as Black Legion colonel denied the accusation. Proceedings for 13 defendants were adjourned until Monday.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Dean
Harvey Davis
Poole
Chinese Patriots Demand War on Japan Reiterated
In Shanghai reports say Cantonese patriots urged the Nanking government to fight Japan or face revolt. More than 100 Canton public groups handed the Southwestern political council a petition denouncing the 1933 Tangku truce and calling for prompt military action against Japan.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Japan
Canton
Southwestern Political Council
China
Warsaw Seizes Polish Power Plant From French Hold
Warsaw mayor took possession of a power plant valued at 100 million zlotys after courts ruled it city property following cancellation of a concession granted to French financiers. The move ends a dispute over mis management and high charges, with the city expecting increased income and potential foreign loan plans.
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Warsaw
Poland
Son of Max Mills Reported Quite Ill in Laredo
Max Mills Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Mills Sr., was reported quite ill Thursday in Laredo while visiting Mrs. Mills’ mother Mrs. Rhodes. His father traveled from Pandale to Laredo after learning of the illness. Grandfather H. J. Y. Mills of Pandale left Del Rio for Laredo, and a nurse, Miss Cora White, also left Del Rio to tend the child.
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Max Mills, Jr
Max Mills, Sr
Laredo
Pandale
H. J. Y. Mills
del Rio
Cora White
Burns
Julia Woodward
Nashville
Joseph W. Jr
U S Would Pay For Loss Of Land Near El Paso
Washington June 4. Payment of $15 281 to L M Crawford of Wichita Kan for the loss of 382 acres of land in the Rio Grande valley 10 miles northwest of El Paso would be authorized under a bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate Crawford's predecessors had title to the land from the Federal government but it was lost by a Supreme Court decision in 1928 setting the boundary between New Mexico and Texas.
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Washington
L. M. Crawford
Wichita
Kan
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
House
Senate
Crawford
Supreme Court
New Mexico
Texas
Early Adjourning Of Congress Now Thought Unlikely
Washington reports that Congress will likely not adjourn before the Republican convention due to Speaker Burns's death. The Senate plans to pass the tax bill to aim for a Monday night adjournment, while adjourning honors were observed.
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Congress
Washington
Congressional
Burns
Senate
Memory Costs Tourist Needless Gasoline Tax
London reports a French customs tale where a motorist overstates petrol on reentry and faces a complex duty. The observer notes the ordeal and jokes that honest taxpayers are rare, as the duty amount finally comes to about three shillings.
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France
Evidence Spilled but Deputies Preserve Conviction
Orelia Snell was arrested for regal possession of liquor in Oxford Ohio. Evidence spilled on the courtroom floor but deputies recovered it with handkerchiefs and introduced it as evidence. Snell was convicted, fined $100 plus costs.
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Oxford
Orelia Snell
Reich Air Force Chief Dies in Dresden Crash
Lieut. Gen. Walther Wever aged 49 chief of staff of the German air force was killed in an airplane crash at Dresden airport. The accident occurred today as the Reich air force faced a sudden loss of its top commander amid mounting wartime pressures.
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Dresden
Germany
Walther Wever
Burns dies at height of career and Bankhead chosen
Joseph Welling ton Burns longtime Speaker of the House died at 66 after heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage. President Roosevelt announced a state funeral at the capitol with burial in Tennessee. Representative William B. Bankhead of Alabama elected to succeed him as Speaker.
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Joseph W. Burns
Bankhead
Capitol
Washington
Joseph Wellington Burns
House of Representatives
Congress
Roosevelt
Tennessee
House
George W. Carver
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Byrns
Hermitage
House Appropriations Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Burns
Senate
Davidson County
French Cabinet Falls as Socialists Take Over France
Premier Albert Sarraut and his coalition resigned to allow Socialists to govern. The strike movement involving about 400000 workers crippled industry as metal industry leaders refused further talks until protesters vacate over 200 factories.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
France
Sarraut
le Brun
Three Injured In Automobile Collision Near Shumla
Three persons were injured and two cars demolished in a head on collision six miles west of Shumla on Highway No. 3 Thursday morning. One driver from Comstock collided with a California car. The California woman suffered a broken wrist and minor injuries. Full extent of injuries undetermined.
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Shumla
Highway No. 3
Comstock
California
Calles Not Struck From Mexican Army Roster As Exile Ends
The Ministry of War stated no removal occurred and General Plutarco Elias Calles remains listed among Mexico's highest ranking officers despite recent exile.
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Mexico
D F
Ministry of War
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions in Del Rio and surrounding area tonight and Friday. Yesterday's high reached 92 degrees with a low of 75. This morning's low was 74 degrees.
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del Rio
Weather Outlook for Texas Panhandle and East Texas
West Texas likely sees local showers in the Panhandle tonight and Friday. East Texas expects partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
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Norvall
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Observer of London
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Barber
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Vanderbilt University
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