12 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1937
Page
1
A fragmented newspaper snippet covers varied topics from a Texas paper’s ethics to Simpson denying paid divorce, governor Murphy in hot water, National Guard calls, Hitler’s sobriety puzzle, a dry reader on Hitler, and a Soviet nine generals trial concluded in one day with guilty verdicts.
The Lookout recalls Hollywand Jean Harrow once known as Hariean Carpenter, her rise as a platinum blonde in Hell's Angels, publicity makeovers, and brief scandals. It notes multiple marriages, a suicide among husbands, Legion of Decency pressure, and her decline into forgetfulness as movie fame fades.
Del Rio and vicinity expect generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Yesterday's high reached 95 degrees with a minimum of 73. The current morning low is 73 degrees.
Non-striking workers at the Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel returned to work amid picket lines. About 30,000 workers in the Bethlehem chain could strike next week, with unions warning a wider spread. In Monroe, Michigan, Governor Murphy planned National Guard and state police to curb a mass union gathering, despite outreach from Homer Martin to rally outside Michigan.
Six Del Ricans attended the Nine Counties Medical Society meeting in Crystal City during the regular session. Attendees included Dr Elizabeth Donaldson and Dr R N Graham with Dr Joel Sanders and Dr D A York among others. The business session set 10 am as the meeting time and the next gathering will be in Uvalde on September 10.
Berlin reports six German air force members killed when a military plane, caught in a squall, crashed near Detmold raising fatalities to 16 from the storms. Locals in New York say Lindsay Henry cites danger to Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons missing from a Long Island farm. husband asks for time before a search begins as no contact has been made.
Vice President John Garner plans a five week break during a congressional session to visit his Uvalde fishing cronies. The Roosevelt approval was relayed as he prepares for his first vacation in 35 years.
Final services for Rev George A Davis pastor of the Church of God in Del Rio will be held Sunday at 2 pm from the Doran Chapel with Rev M B Boucher of San Antonio officiating. Interment in Westlawn Cemetery under Doran Funeral Home. He died Friday morning after several days critical illness. Born June 13 1881 he came to Del Rio five years ago from Holyoke Cole. He served in the Philippine Islands with Camp Las Moras No 58 and was wounded three times. Survived by his widow and two daughters Lindal and Anna.
New London officials say T. M. Jones, named three weeks ago as superintendent, has resigned. Jones filled the vacancy after W. C. Shaw left. Reagan, president of the school board, offered no reason for the abrupt departure.
Funeral services for Barto L. Cain, 43, Del Rio railroad brakeman, are set for 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Grand View in North Texas. Cain died Friday morning in a Houston hospital after extended treatment. A Del Rio resident since 1927, he served in World War I with Company L of the 312th Infantry. His mother Mrs. Etta Stewart of Grand View and two sisters survive. Cain was well known to Del Rioans during his decade of residence.
Anselmo Arredondo and Mace doonio Munoz were sentenced to one year in Val Verde County jail dating from April 7 after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. They were previously found guilty of assault with intent to rape in a 1936 trial later reversed by the Court of Criminal Appeals. The appellate ruling held the state failed to prove the specific intent to rape at the time of the acts. The state may move to dismiss the felony charges.
Sutton County sheriff seeks Sonora Negro after a Friday night assault in which his wife was shot and badly cut. Morris Coleman, known for rodeo, may have fled toward his sister on a ranch in Sonora country. officers check that lead.
Four month investigation ends with raids by state police and air news units, resulting in the arrest of 20 men and three women. One arrestee is president of a glass company and another linked to the glaziers union, authorities say.
Funeral services for 93 year old ranchman David Shepherd Baker were held Friday at 5 p.m. in Comstock with the Rev LC Beasley and the local Masonic Lodge assisting. Interment followed in Comstock Cemetery. Baker died Friday morning at his Devils River ranch near old Fort Hudson after a long illness. He moved to Val Verde County in 1882 and helped pioneer the range country. Survivors include five children, 120 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, a brother J Ho Baker and sister Mrs Martha Muller of New Mexico.
General Charles G. Dawes outlined the 90 million dollar loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as a rescue for the Chicago and Midwest banking system. He described the Central Republic situation, its depleted deposits, and the danger to 120,000 depositors, noting banks would not assume the institution due to overhang of cash and market risk.
In EAST TROY Wisconsin Hugo Jansen fired rounds from a 22 caliber rifle at a target in a barn. He accidentally struck Richard Bogie's car parked behind the barn, leaving six bullet holes and three broken windows.
Reports from Hendaye and London say Bilbao sustains air and artillery pressure along the Nervion riverfront while near four powers seek a new non intervention accord. Insurgent bombing and shelling complicate the frontline defense as Basque authorities claim the city remains ringed by unbroken lines.
Minx Marie Holden and Miss Barbara Daniels suffered injuries when two girls riding on a running board of a car were thrown into a guard rail on a Devil River road. Holden had a severe thigh wound exposing bone. Daniel's right ankle was injured and placed in a plaster cast. Both were treated at Williams Sanitarium and taken to recuperate at home in Del Rio.
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