Prickly Pear Riff: Hoovers Son and Witty Observations
In a column style recap, the piece notes Hoover’s son facing a lawsuit after an auto wreck, jokes about Roosevelt’s son, a tax notion for softball, Jesse Jones urging bank lending, and a Texas businessman who vanished then turned up in New Orleans with a tale about a blonde woman. It mocks tabloids and social gossip with dated humor and European travel hints.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Texas
New Orleans
Rabies risk and Pasteur treatment debate cited by Beeville columnists
A Beeville dispatch notes five members of the Same family traveling to Austin for Pasteur treatment after being bitten by a rabid dog. The piece argues for canine vaccination and enforcement of Corpus Christi’s rabies ordinance, while contrasting public sentiment with legal duty. It also relays a reader’s concern about Senator Walsh’s wife receiving a lifelong $5,000 annual stipend.
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Beeville
Austin
Corpus Christi
Hitler Returns Saar Basin to German Sovereignty
Adolf Hitler visited Saarbrucken as the Saar Basin rejoined Germany after 14 years under League of Nations rule. Nazi supporters lined the streets as storm troopers, police, and citizens formed arches to salute him during the 25 minute motorcade through the city.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Adolf Hitler
Saar
Germany
League of Nations
Hitler
Rev Jones Chosen for Second College of Preachers Visit
Rev H Conger Jones rector of St James Episcopal Church in this city was selected from seven clergy to attend the College of Preachers in Washington with all expenses paid in October. The honor, usually granted once, will include clergy from foreign countries such as Cannon Barkway of St Albans England. Jones returned Thursday from a three week trip that included visiting his seriously ill father W T Jones in Chicago.
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College of Preachers
Washington
D. C
H. Conger Jones
St. James Episcopal Church
Jones
Episcopal Church
Church
Frank Wilson
Cannon Barkway
St. Albans
England
W. T. Jones
Chicago
Allred Appoints Medical Examiners for Six-Year Terms
Governor James V. Allred announced four appointments to the state board of medical examiners for six-year terms starting next April. The appointees are Dr. J. T. Lawson of Bowie, Dr. M. M. Brown of Mexia, Dr. R. H. Peterson of Wichita Falls, and Dr. H. F. Connally of Waco.
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Austin
James V. Allred
State Board of Medical Examiners
J. T. Lawson
Bowie
M. M. Brown
R. H. Peterson
Wichita Falls
H. F. Connally
Waco
No Solution Seen In Work-Relief Dispute
Washington March 1 The 4.88 billion relief problem showed no outward sign of solution as Senate White House talks on the controversy continued. Hope rose that the weekend conference would break the deadlock over the equivalent wage issue dividing President Roosevelt and organized labor. A secret conversation yesterday between the President and Senator Robinson is believed not to have discussed a compromise on the work wage fight.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Robinson
Oscar Weinert’s Brother Emil Weinert Dies
Last rites were held for Emil Weinert aged 60, brother of Oscar R. Weinert of Del Rio. He died in Dallas and his body was taken to Seguin for burial. Oscar R. Weinert attended the funeral and had not yet returned.
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Emil Weinert
Oscar R. Weinert
del Rio
Seguin
Weinert
Dallas
O. R. Weinert
Freeze Damage Devastates Lower Rio Grande Valley Spring Crops
Frost and subsequent sun scorched the Lower Rio Grande Valley crops with beans 75 95 percent killed potatoes yield cut 50 75 percent tomatoes 20 30 percent, onions damaged, cabbage beets carrots and citrus spared. Potatoes hit hardest in Cameron County with limited recovery expected. Beans nearly a total loss after January replanting.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Donna
Edinburg
Cameron County
Miners Attend Dedication of Washington Labor Building
The United Mine Workers band from West Virginia performed at the dedication, wearing overalls to symbolize the occasion. Miners and the conductor led the crowd in music as the baton swung in workwear.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Band
West Virgina
Marble machine injunction restored by perfected supersedeas bond
A message to Tax Assessor Lyle S. Almond states the marble machine injunction, dissolved by court order, is automatically restored thanks to a perfected supersedeas bond. The Attorney General's Department notes a new vending machine bill may be introduced to resist further challenges by owners and operators.
Del Rio Future Ranchmen Exhibit Set for Saturday
The Del Rio chapter hosts its annual project show starting at 9 a.m. Saturday before the agricultural building by Cowboy Park. About 25 to 30 fat lambs and 16 buck lambs will be shown with no goats. Prize money totaling 80 dollars from local businessmen plus ribbons. W. H. Cameron of the Sonora experiment station will judge. Winners head to the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. other lambs go to local markets.
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del Rio
Future Ranchmen of America
Cowboy Park
R. H
Bill” Rogers
del Rio High School
W. H. Cameron
Sonora
San Angelo
Sage Hutchins buried by freethinkers at Ysleta funeral
Thomas A. Hutchins, the Sage of Ysleta and a Freethinkers' Guild member, buried without clergy as he directed. Attended by the Southwestern Rationalist Association with a service denying eternal life and highlighting free thought. Hutchins, born 1848 in Burlington Vermont, founded the East Boston Advocate and helped launch the Saturday Evening Post, later moving to Fort Davis and Ysleta.
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Sage
Ysleta
EL Paso
Thomas A. Hutchins
U. S. Goen
The
Rationalist Association
Mr. Hutchins
T. A. Hutchins
John Alden
Priscilla Mullins
Miles Standish
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burlington
Boston
East Boston
France
Fort Davis
March Enters Mildly as Weather Hints at Stormy End
The article notes March began calmly but hints at stormy conditions by month’s end. It references groundhog lore predicting six more weeks of winter if a storm develops and cites the shadow on February 2.
Senate Defers Liquor Vote In Prohibition Debate
Austin March 1 The Senate deferred until Monday consideration of the state monopoly dispensary system in the proposed amendment to repeal constitutional prohibition.
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Austin
Senate
Siam King Abdicates Throne
King Prajadhipok of Siam abdicated his throne after months of internal government disputes. The abdication was announced by his private secretary M R Smaksman. The king, on a vacation, did not plan a formal statement and left announcements to Bangkok officials.
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Cranleigh, Eng
King Prajadhipok of
Siam
M. R. Smaksman
London
Bangok
Mohair Clip Down Sharply in Val Verde County
A Del Rio survey shows Val Verde County mohair clip will drop 40 to 50 percent this year, about 600000 pounds, while total stored mohair reaches 1250000 pounds. Ranchers delay goat care as current market prices barely cover shearing costs.
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Val Verde
del Rio
No Insured Fire Losses Reported In February Citywide
City fire records show no insured losses in February after a January to February period with ten fires. Chief Harry Altman notes one insured loss since January 1, indicating only insured properties affect the city’s fire credit record.
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Harry Altman
Communists accused of disloyalty in armed forces hearings
High army and navy officials told the House military sub committee that Communists have increased efforts to breed disloyalty in the nations armed forces and urged sabotage in munition plants during war. A separate brief notes a delayed preliminary hearing for Blackie Jackson after an Atlanta High School girl assault attempt. A Detroit strike vote is called among 176 motor car local unions protesting the national automobile labor board elections procedures.
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Washington
Army
Navy
House Military Subcommittee
Negro
Linden
Blackie Jackson
Atlanta
Jackson
Detroit
Francis J. Dillon
American Federation of Labor
National Automobile Labor Board
Bethlehem Steel Chief Sees War Profits Yet Opposes War
Eugene G. Grace, head of Bethlehem Steel, acknowledged $3,000,000 in war bonuses but said he would gladly stop producing war equipment. He told the Senate munitions committee that government management of industry in war would be inefficient and should be avoided.
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Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Senate
Grace
Thomas Billings Funeral Services Conducted Friday
Funeral services for Thomas Billings 26 were held Friday at 4 p m in Doran Chapel with Rev G O Frazia officiating. Burial followed in Westlawn Cemetery. He died Thursday at his Del Rio home after a long illness. Survivors include his mother Mrs McDaniel Billings two brothers Lee and Jack Billings of Del Rio two sisters Mrs Sidney Carter of Brackettville and Mrs Emma Rutledge of Del Rio grandfather M C Billings of Gonzales County.
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Billings
East Martin Street
del Rio
McDaniel Billings
Mason County
Lee
Jack Billings
Sidney Carter
Brackettville
Emma Rutledge
M. C. Billings
Gonzales County
Rites Held in Uvalde for Mrs. E L Yancey Mother of Del Rio Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. E Lb Yancey 70 mother of Mrs J M Boone of Del Rio were held in Uvalde by Rev E A Osborne. Afterward the body was taken to Live Oak cemetery near Laguna for interment. She died after a 10 day illness from pneumonia born June 4 1865 in Red River County. Survivors include six daughters several grandchildren and a brother in Anona Texas.
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Yancey
Red River County
del Rio
Lock Lacey
Austin Adair
Camp Wood
Albert Jeffers
Brackettville
von Howard
Arthur Roach
J. W. Habermacher
Anona
Texas
Del Rio Weather Update For Tonight And Saturday
Forecast for Del Rio and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 66 degrees and the low 34, while this morning’s minimum was 47.
Weather Outlook Brief Southeast and East-Central
The forecast calls for warmer conditions across the Southeast and East-Central tonight. Highs and lows are expected to shift with no significant precipitation noted.
Negro kills wife and deputy in Uvalde shooting
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Haywood was shot and killed by John Trapper, a Rosebud Negro, as officers searched East Uvalde for him after his wife’s murder. Sheriff Smythe urged residents to avoid lynching. Haygood and City Marshal J. A. Couser confronted the suspect when he shot.
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Wood
Uvalde
John Trapper
Haygood
Smythe
J. A. Couser
East Uvalde
Steinmer
Sheriff's Department
Uvalde Sheriff Killer Trapper Captured After Shootout
In Uvalde deputy Haygood was killed and his wife was found murdered with throat wounds. Trapper, a Black suspect, was brought to jail after a fierce early morning confrontation with Couser, who exchanged fire and wounded him on the leg. A grand jury was reconvened to investigate as officers hunted the fugitive near Highway 3 and rail yards.
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Trapper
Couser
Central Power and Light Co
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