Prickly Pear Questions Texas University Not Richest
President Benedict argues the University of Texas is not the richest school but is crucial for those aiming at office. He notes graduates know many candidates personally, while critics distrust the link between higher education and politics. He cites brain trust ideas and Frankfurter influence, contrasting Texas credentials with political scruples.
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Benedict
University of Texas
del Rio News
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
National Capital
Harvard
Felix
Frankfurter
Congress
State University
State Press
Dallas News
Tragic Flood Fatalities Near Colorado Springs
A couple, Helen Carver and Orville Neil, perished when floodwaters from Mountain Creek overwhelmed their stalled car. Bystanders at safety points watched as a bystander swimmer prepared to dive from a barn roof, but the current carried the pair away. Debris and rising water forced spectators back as the two victims were swept to their deaths.
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Colorado Springs
Helen Carver
Orville Neil
What Other Columnists Are Writing About
A brief note reflects on Supreme Court rulings and asks how far the President can spend five billion dollars set aside by Congress. It questions whether Congress may only appropriate for specific purposes and if any balance should return to the treasury.
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Supreme Court
Congress
United States Treasury
Laredo
Hearst Headache Echoes in The Union Critique
The wire-sourced column mocks Hearst and NRA disputes while recalling a New Jersey cleaner jailed for charging 36 cents for a 40 cent service. It highlights Supreme Court limits on presidential hiring and firing powers, quoting a Dallas News piece and Horace’s adage on patience.
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Supreme Court
NRA
New Jersey
Hugh Johnson
Sheep and Goat Men to Name Secretary at Del Rio Meeting
A permanent Secretary for the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association will be named Thursday when the executive committee and members meet at the court house in Del Rio. A large crowd is expected including a noon barbecue at the San Felipe Country Club for executives and their wives. The session will also address other business of the organization.
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Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Court House
del Rio
San Felipe Country Club
Funeral Services Held For Leo Pingenot
Funeral services for eight year old Leo Joseph Pingenot were held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church with Fr. A J Taillon officiating. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery under Doran Funeral Home direction. Leo died after pneumonia at his grandmother's home in Del Rio. He was born September 25 1926 and attended Sacred Heart Academy. He is survived by his father Charles T Pingenot two brothers grandmothers uncles aunts and cousins.
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Leo Joseph Pingenot
Chas. T. Pingenot
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. J. Taillon
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Leo
Louis Pingenot
Peirce Street
del Rio
Sacred Heart Academy
L. A. LaCrosse
West Texas News
Oma LaCrosse Pingenot
Albert
Louis Edward Pingenot
L. A. LaGrosse
LaCrosse
Frank Pingenot
B. Johnson
Agnes
Theresa
Pingenot
Aint Panig
John Graf
Roosevelt orders abolition of Orange customs port
President Roosevelt ordered the abolition of the customs port of entry at Orange Texas. Orange is in customs collection district No. 31 Sabine with headquarters at Port Arthur. The order is effective July 6.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Orange
Texas
Sabine
Port Arthur
Roosevelt Abandons Fight for NRA Amid Opposition and Court Ruling
President Roosevelt chose not to renew strong push for the NRA amid long standing opposition, a Supreme Court decision, and public apathy. Advisers urged a narrower recovery act, leaving major industry under NRA while cautioning against immediate broad challenges to the court. The plan foresees room to regulate industry but warns against staking the New Deal on NRA now.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Supreme Court
Washington
NEA
United States Supreme Court
Hugh Johnson
Donald Richberg
Richberg
Johnson
Congress
Schechter
Blackwell
Assurances of Peace and Military Build Up at West Point
President Roosevelt urged assurances of permanent peace before United States Military Academy graduates at West Point. He endorsed legislation to strengthen the armed forces, citing an army reduced to an unsafe level, and personally presented diplomas. Senate passage of Gore's amendment requires confirmation of all government officials earning 4000 dollars or more, amid NRA debate.
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West Point
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
Senate
Gore
Oklahoma
NRA
Chamber
Public Utilities Holding
Sealed Bid Wool Sale Postponed By Producers
The sealed bid sale of wool and mohair totaling 1 600 600 pounds was postponed indefinitely by The Producers Wool and Mohair Association led by figures including Dutch Wardlaw and The Genda.
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Wardlaw
Genda
Electric chair executions mark double death at Huntsville
At the State prison two white men were electrocuted after midnight. Eligha Stewart, 28, condemned for drowning his daughter Dortha, and John B. Willis, 42, condemned for attacking a Tyler woman were strapped in and pronounced dead within minutes. Stewart spoke of forgiveness as Willis declared his innocence.
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Huntsville
Eligha Stewart
Meanston
Dortha Stewart
John B. Willis
Tyler
Texas
Stewart
Willis
Louisiana
Houston
Dortha
Dorthy
No Matches Found In Ex Quote About Service
A compact fragment cites a proverb about choosing servants, advising against relying on kin or friends for loyalty. The line, attributed to Ex, offers caution on personal relationships in service.
Senate NRA rider cleared to vote on confirmation rider
The Senate winnowed a dispute over NRA legislation after a test vote favored removing a rider that would require Senate confirmation of all federal officials earning 4900 dollars or more yearly. Administration seeks reconsideration of the rider’s addition to the NRA resolution in abridged form.
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Senate
NRA
Thirteen Freight Cars Derail West of Marathon
Thirteen Southern Pacific freight cars derailed Tuesday night near Altuda twenty five miles west of Marathon as heavy rain softened approaches to a small bridge. No injuries reported though traffic was halted while transfers occurred and the eastbound train was delayed beyond its usual 10 30 a m arrival in Del Rio.
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Southern Pacific Railway
Altuda
Marathon
del Rio
June rainfall totals rise to 4.58 inches
One hundredth of an inch of rain fell in Del Rio Tuesday night, bringing total rainfall since 8 a.m. Tuesday to eight hundredths. Rain Monday night to 8 a.m. Tuesday added 2.18 inches. June total reaches 4.58 inches, above the 2.55 inch normal. West of San Antonio to Brackettville received showers, including a 0.2 inch shower at about 2:30 p.m.
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del Rio
San Antonio
Brackettville
Board of Angora Goat Raisers to Meet Saturday
The Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association board of directors will meet on Saturday in Johnson City Fair Park to plan the annual sale and show set for August 22 23 and 24. The Blanco County fair and a rodeo will be held in conjunction with the event and the Johnson City chamber of commerce will host a community picnic.
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Johnson City
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Johnson City Fair
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast Readable But Fragments
Partly cloudy to cloudy with local thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Yesterday's high was 82 and low 68. This morning's minimum reading is 11.
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del Rio
Dies to Speak on Immigration Ban for Citizens
Congressman Martin Dies of Texas will address more than 100 patriotic societies on June 21 from 9 30 to 10 p m over the National Broadcasting System. He urges immediate passage of his bill to end immigration, deport 3 5 million aliens unlawfully in the country, and allocate all jobs to Americans, asserting 6 million aliens compete for livelihoods. Four to five million patriotic members are expected to listen.
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Martin Dies
Texas
National Broadcasting System
Dies
President Lazaro Cardenas Amid Ouster Threat Rumors
Plutarco Elias Calles issued a public statement in Mexico City noting thinly veiled threats to resign faced by President Lazaro Cardenas. He warned of growing Cardenista and Callista factions in the Senate and recalled Ortiz Rubio era attempts to dodge consequences while deploring rising strike activity.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Plutarco Elias Calles
Senate
Calles
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Court Upholds Right to Control Oil Well Spacing
The Texas Supreme Court upholds the Railroad Commission's power to regulate oil well spacing for conservation. It sustains Rule 37, finding the commission may enforce conservation so long as its acts are reasonable and not arbitrary.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Beeville Area Slayings Reported With Deputy Surrender
In Berclair near Beeville two men Jesus Koehler aged 34 and Euladio Balle aged 50 were killed and Masimo Castandera wounded last night. Deputy Sheriff Julio Wilson turned himself in to Sheriff Clyde Harbison saying he acted in self defense.
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Beeville
Jesus Koehler
Euladio Balle
Masimo Castandera
Berclair
Here
Julio Wilson
Clyde Harbison
Goliad
China fears clash as time limit expires in North China dispute
A British news dispatch from Nanking reports Minister of War Hoying chin rejected Japan's demand for a written reply to North China terms. An outbreak of fighting is feared when the midnight deadline passes if Tokyo does not soften its stance.
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London
Nanking
Snch
Hoyingchin
China
Japan
Japan adds Hopei province to its East Asian sphere
Tokyo pictures the seizure as a local measure to purge anti Japanese elements and enforce the Tangku truce. Officials say it secures peace among Japan China and Manchukuo, while admitting an administrative and military vacuum remains in Hopei after Chinese forces withdrew.
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China
Manchuria
Jehel
Nippon
Tokio
Japan
Manchukuo
East Asia
Hopei
Tokio Foreign Office
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Wool Market Slows in Texas with Few Sales Reported
In Texas the range wool market remains draggy with only 15,000 pounds sold locally and about 60,000 pounds at Florence. The Joe B. Blakeney warehouse paid 25 1 2 cents per pound for 15,000 pounds, buyer undisclosed. Florence saw two carloads bought at 23 4 5 cents per pound by Ryder & Brown Company. A 250,000 pound sealed bid auction is planned June 13 by Sanderson Wool and Mohair Commission Company to test the market following Supreme Court code changes.
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San Angelo
Texas
Florence
Joe B. Blakeney
Tom Parker
Ryder & Brown Company
Supreme Court
Sanderson Wool and Mohair Commission Company of
Sanderson
Paraguay and Bolivia End Chaco War with Peace Protocol
Paraguay and Bolivia signed a peace protocol ending the long Chaco Boreal war. A neutral military commission will organize and deploy to the Chaco to prepare for a 12 day race starting Friday.
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Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
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