Prickey Pfar Gleanings From a 1935 Missouri Texas Debate
A letters column style note from St Louis dated June 24 1935 questions Missouri funding vs Texas and predicts political moves. It reports on Alaska relocation outcomes and San Antonio Chamber of Commerce job applications. It comments on Prohibition votes in Temple Texas and mocks various topics including a spider piece and royalists. The writer cites James Roosvelt and historical GOP trends while railing at female bowing to European rulers.
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St. Louis
Prickly Pear
Kansas City
Missouri
Texas
What Other Columnists Are Writing About
A trade magazine asked six leading columnists to name the greatest news story possible. Answers spanned from sensational to sublime, including Mrs. Roosevelt eloping with Huey Long, universal peace, food from salt water, and government by the people.
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A _ trade magazine
Roosevelt
Huey Long
Floyd Gibbons
Brownwood Bulletin
Del Rio Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy to cloudy in Del Rio and vicinity tonight and Sunday with probable showers in the west portion tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 96 degrees and the low was 72. this morning’s low was 73 as temperatures show little change.
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del Rio
Japan hit by heaviest rains in half a century
Tokyo June 29 worst rainstorms and floods in 50 years deluged Osaka Kyoto and Kobe districts. Twenty eight dead, many missing, scores injured as thousands displaced. Damage exceeds 10 million yen with 60 fishing boats missing off Korean coasts.
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Japan
Tokyo
Osake, Kuio
Kobe
New Railroad Retirement Plan Offered in Congress
Senate Wagner and Representative Crosser propose a railroad retirement program to replace the unconstitutional law. Two bills would fund benefits from the treasury and tax payrolls on employers and employees, with a $50 million treasury appropriation cited as constitutional.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Wagner
Crosser
Washington
Treasury
Railroad Seeks Reorganization Under Bankruptcy Act
Chicago, June 29. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad filed a petition for reorganization under section 77 of the bankruptcy act. The company said it could not meet its obligations and sought protection in federal court.
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Chicago
United States District Court
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Mine Workers Leader Calls Nationwide Coal Strike
On June 29 John L. Lewis ordered a Sunday midnight work stoppage by United Mine Workers, directing 6,000 locals to suspend mining on Monday. He estimated about 450,080 miners would be affected amid stalled wage talks with Appalachian producers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
Lewis
Mine Strikers Quelled by National Guard at Eagle-Picher
National guardsmen moved into the Eagle-Picher Mining plant in Galena Kansas to rescue 26 besieged guards after attackers fled overnight. Troops lined the smelter with two machine guns deployed as hundreds of strikers and sympathizers clashed, injuring dozens with stones and bullets before a volley of gunfire subsided.
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Galena
Kan
National
Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting
New York Schools End Traditional Graduation Subjects
New York City announces to drop mathematics science and foreign languages from required high school graduation. Graduates receive diplomas to enter high schools in the fall with a liberalized general diploma or an academic diploma after four years. General diploma students lose college eligibility. More than half proceed to colleges.
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New York
City to Enforce Tax on Coin Operated Games
City of Del Rio officials announced immediate collection of a $5 yearly tax on all coin operated vending devices five cents and up. Seizure of noncompliant machines will begin soon, with enforcement aligned to county tax practices.
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City of
del Rio
Citizens' Council Drafts By Laws For Del Rio
Dr Elizabeth Donaldson announces the Citizens Council has drafted by laws and a constitution to be discussed at a 7 30 p m meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. Officers include H D Munal and Mrs W W Newcomb. The council aims to be non political and will coordinate club calendars for Del Rio following flood relief shortcomings.
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Citizens’ Council
Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth Donaldson
H. D. Munal
W. W. Newcomb
Jas. C. Netts
Dr. Donaldson
del Rio
Floods Wipe Out Pecans Fences Windmills Across Llano
Floods in Llano and Uvalde counties devastate crops and infrastructure. Pecans and apiary stands vanish, fences and windmills wash away, and lumber along the Llano River is strewn. A ranch earthen tank fills for the first time in 22 years.
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Llano
del Rio
Sonora
Domingo Garza
Junction
Mark A Moss
A. F. Moss
Llano County
Governor of New Mexico Intensifies Tourist Hunt
New automobile trade in county active in June with 38 new car registrations. Del Rio led with 27 registrations followed by Com stock with four and Langtry Pumpville each with two. Other towns posted single sales. dealers accounted for 18 of the month’s total, bringing year to date to 185 cars with January through June totals shown.
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New Mexico
del Rio
Comstock
Langtry
Pumpville
Carta Valley
Pandale
Dryden
Only President Can Halt Coal Strike Monday
Washington June 29. Only presidential intervention can stop the soft coal strike Monday. Negotiations on the wage and hour contract for the Appalachian fields collapsed today. The joint wage conference recessed subject to the chairman’s call. Operators accepted the United Mine Workers offer to supply maintenance men during the strike set for Sunday at midnight.
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Washington
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Marble Board Taxes Under New Law Hit Coin Machines
County receipts for coin-operated vending machine owners will be available by Monday. The 44th Legislature imposes taxes on coin and marble machines with rates varying by coin value. One-cent machines are non-taxable, others face state county and city levies. Violations incur a misdemeanor fine of 25 to 100 dollars plus daily penalties.
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Lyle
Almond
Austin
Witnesses Fail To Identify Suspect In Tourist Disappearances
Dallas reports Captain Will Fritz says several witnesses who saw a 36-year-old Socorro New Mexico resident suspected in the disappearance of four Illinois tourists deny he is the man who passed travelers' checks forged in the tourists' names. The man left Socorro around the same time as the events and may be held on other charges.
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Dallas
Will Fritz
Socorro
N. M
Illinois
Fritz
Swanson awards contract for 60 patrol planes
Secretary Swanson awarded a contract to Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo New York for 60 large patrol planes. The deal totals 6.5 million dollars with the navy department supplying engines and propellers. Separate contracts will be issued for those components to other firms.
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Swanson
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of
Buffalo
N.Y
Navy Department
Typhoid precautions urged by city health official
Dr. D. A. York, city health officer, warns flood risks may raise typhoid fever. He notes no cases linked to high water yet and urges boiling creek and well water, emphasizes immunization, and advises vaccinating all family against typhoid and paratyphoid fever for protection during travel.
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H. B. Ross
Moore Park Repaired After Flood Damage
Moore Park completion of repair work announced by P. J. Schmidt with twelve men cleaning the pool, replacing foot bridges, clearing debris, spraying pecan trees, and maintaining water circulation. The pool shows no disease traces and is inspected weekly by Health Officer D A York with compulsory showers before entry. Debris from the creek overflow flooded the area and washed away bridges.
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Moore Park
P. J. Schmidt
D. A. York
Schmidt
Fire Threatens Endurance Flight Aboard Ole Miss Plane
Meridian Mississippi June 29 Fire aboard the Ole Miss endurance plane nearly ended the flight of Fred and Al Key who pressed two days past the endurance record. A battery fire from a short circuit broke out but was put out by Al Key at the controls as they refueled.
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Meridian
Bankruptcy Settlement Reached In Kreuger and Toll Case
Edward Greenbaum the Kreuger and Toll bankruptcy trustee offered 765000 to settle claims against four banks involving 4250000 in suits filed in federal courts. Debenture holders committee led by M P Murphy accepted the proposal and Marine Midlands Trust Company also supported the settlement. The action arose from Krueger and Toll funds used to repurchase securities, with defendants claiming lack of knowledge the money belonged to the firm.
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New York
Edward 8. Greenbaum
Kreuger &Toll Company
Harold P. Coffin
Kreugee & Toll
Grayson M. P. Murphy
Marine Midlands Trust Company
Greenbaum
Pittsburgh
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger & Toll Company
Krueger & Toll
Krueger
Texas Man Will Be Highest Shriner in 1940
Washington June 29. If the normal line of progression continues Texas will have the nation's highest ranking Shriner in 1940. Walter Cline of Wichita Falls will have risen to imperial potentate after being advanced from imperial first ceremonial master to imperial oriental guide at the Shriners meeting.
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Washington
Texas
Walter Cline
Wichita Falls
Imperial Oriental
Shriners
G-MAN Hears of Long Trail in New Mexico Case
An undercover government probe in Del Rio hinges on confirming an alias ridden suspect linked to a two month disappearance in New Mexico. A DOJ agent arrived to take control, while photo ID results from El Paso are awaited. Authorities hunt near Socorro for missing bodies as state agencies converge under Gov. Tingley.
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Department of Justice
del Rio
Hhs
New Mexico
Socorro
Tingley
Searchers Concentrate on Missing Illinois Tourists Mystery
State enforcement agencies swarm around a 100 mile wheel shaped area near Roswell New Mexico after a wreck is found linked to four Illinois tourists Mr and Mrs George Lorius of East St Louis and Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer of Du Quoin. Evidence includes matches a compact and car debris. A young man seen near Scotty's station May 23 is suspected in the case.
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Scorro
N. M
Illinois
New Mexico
Guv. Tingley
George Lorius
East
St. Louis
Ill
Albert Heberer
du Quoin
Here
Albuquerque
East St. Louis
Vaughn
Scotty
Allred to Lead Brady July Jubilee Parade
Gov James V Allred will lead Brady's 10th anniversary July Jubilee parade on July 3. The procession features 75 to 100 decorated cars and floats by Brady merchants with the queen and her court moving in state to Richards Park for the governor's opening address.
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Brady
James V. Allred
Richards Park
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