05 Mar 1936
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
1
In a Del Rio News column the writer questions straw polls and their accuracy while noting Roosevelt’s enduring popularity among ministers and the public. The piece compares Digest polls and asks whether changing leaders would alter current policies, hinting at anticipated political shifts.
Charles Henry Hyde argues in a 1920s style note that the United States may have a valid title to Arctic and Antarctic areas based on discovery and possession, despite Congress inaction. He asserts US rights tied to explorers and warns against abandonment of claims amid rival powers.
A brief examination notes that Sinclair Lewis critiques the spread of serious books mimicking Sunday newspapers. It suggests newspapers are potent enemies of books, as many works echo daily paper content and fail to create living characters. The piece references radio’s lure impacting literary choices.
District 15 of the Old Age Assistance Commission reports 1 348 applications sent to the Del Rio headquarters with 1 198 filed and 150 returned for improper forms. Uvalde County leads with 257 filings, Medina 197, Val Verde 156. estimated total district 15 applications about 3 000 across 11 counties.
Entry blanks for the yards and gardens contest, sponsored by the Garden Club and the Chamber of Commerce, will be distributed by local clubs and organizations. Mayor Johnson urged Del Ricans to enter, noting ample time to plant flowers and shrubs by April 1 with judging in May and a possible West Texas Chamber of Commerce trophy for Del Rio.
Donalsonville Georgia March 5 Roosevelt leads Talmadge by more than ten to one in first unofficial Democratic presidential preference returns from Seminole County. Clerk Charles Reynolds reports preliminary tallies showing Roosevelt with 601 to Smudge or Talmadge with 59. Reynolds notes Donalsonville precinct shows 297 Roosevelt to 3 for Talmadge. The county executive committee organized the primary, Seminole a rural stronghold for Talmadge in the past.
Water from six valves at the Boulder dam surged into the canyon during a test. The 1 000 second feet flow demonstrated the dam's massive generating potential and the bar rier's capacity to handle flood conditions.
The Associated Press reports labor actions press on with a fifth day of service worker strikes in New York after talks failed. The Progressive Miners of America call a general labor holiday in Harrisburg Illinois to protest imported miners from a rival union. California liner prepares to sail as 374 crew abandon San Pedro strike. Central Labor Union in El Paso votes general boycott of El Paso Electric Co.
Lions Club members presented weekly activity reports at the Roswell Hotel meeting. Rev. Roland Murray urged expanding club activities and a committee led by Jas C Netts will plan Ladies Night for the next Tuesday. W P Wallace Jr reported on Group 13 in Uvalde noting nine local schoolchildren received optical treatment and glasses through the Lions blind assistance program. Curtis Bishop attended as the sole guest.
Former Vice President Charles Dawes predicts heavy industry led by steel will drive a two year period of prosperity. He foresees unusual demand from postponed purchases accumulating over the last five years.
Paris reports that on March 5 the United States Consulate staff refused to marry film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Lady Ashley, described as a former actress, amid a decline ceremony scene.
In Washington state near Walla Walla Mrs. Andrew Jackson Rogerson, 39, delivered two boys and a girl, her third consecutive plural birth in 33 months. The girl died, but the two boys survived. Nearby Mrs. Robertson also had twins on June 2, 1933, and October 2, 1934.
Work on the highway park at San Felipe Creek should finish this week. B. B. Freeborough will inspect to confirm all specifications. Ramsey's Austin Nursery planted trees and shrubs that are starting to bud. The steel suspension bridge over the creek has its final coat of paint. Once details finish, wire netting will be added to the fence to keep wandering stock out, with wings at the east and west bridge ends to deter cattle from the banks.
AUSTIN March 5. Flags of seven nations and 11 states will be displayed tomorrow to mark the 100th anniversary of the Alamo fall in San Antonio. Tennessee Governor Hil McAlister will personally present the state's flag along with foreign flags from Denmark Germany Wales Ireland Scotland and England.
Fort Worth Texas March 5 District Judge Bruce Young ruled that the gambling equipment taken by Texas Rangers from the Top O' Hill Ter race establishment on the Fort Worth Dallas pike must be destroyed within 30 days. The paraphernalia is valued at about 7000 dollars.
About 100000 in Val Verde County from soldiers bonus bonds will mostly settle old debts and homestead or business payments. Roughly 150 will get baby bonds after July 15. 100 have already filed via Jas C Netts. Interviewed veterans show plans include debt payoff, savings, and minor purchases, with some uncertain.
F R s rough outline of a major Roosevelt tax program is shown in the president’s handwriting. The plan aims to spread a 500000 reimbursement tax over three years and raise 786 million annually for that period. Over the next decade the revenue totals about 6.58 billion.
Governor James V. Allred will open San Angelo's Fifth Annual Fat Stock Show with a 11 o'clock parade led by the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band. He will give a brief address before the afternoon rodeo. More than 150 riders have arrived. 50 are expected to compete for over 5000 dollars in prizes. Entries top 2000 from 20 counties. stock judging runs Saturday and Sunday. cash premiums total about 2700 dollars.
In Los Angeles on March 5, federal grand jurors will hear charges against senior Navy officers linked to a probe of espionage and sale of fleet secrets. Witness William James Turntine testified after his arrest in Sweetwater Texas as investigators pursue alleged theft of secret 1934 fleet maneuvers orders.
President Roosevelt convened a White House conference to discuss new relief needs. Secretary Morgenthau said an agreement to buy Canadian silver is expected to absorb Dominion output estimated at about 16 million ounces yearly. Two Houston oil men, H. E. Woodward and Edgar Martin, were killed in a foggy plane crash on Rich Mountain near the Arkansas-Oklahoma line and the ship burned.
New Jersey Governor Hoffman stated there will be no second reprieve for Richard Hauptmann unless Wilentz and Hoffman reach an agreement, signaling no stay unless a new development occurs.
Ethiopians signaled willingness to accept the League peace plan while Italy offered conditional acceptance. Italy reportedly seeks rights to hold conquered Ethiopian territories. An Italian air strike on a British ambulance camp at the Northern front killed seven patients.
Virginia official Wilbur Hall reports Shenandoah National Park hosted 516,637 tourists last year, 300,000 more than any other national reserve, highlighting growing public interest in parklands.
Secretary Wallace outlined a two point plan to remove 30 000 000 acres of soil depleting crops and add soil building crops by 1936. The program aims to reduce yearly soil depletion from 300 000 000 to 270 000 000 acres and ensure food and fiber supply equals 1920 1929 domestic consumption. The plan includes per acre payments for soil conserving crops and higher payments for land shifted to conservation. The same day the Supreme Court dismissed two New Deal cases on government condemnation for PWA slum clearance and low cost housing projects.
An unsigned letter from Yuba City California sent to Postmaster Crespin of East Vaughn New Mexico mentions four tourists who disappeared last summer. It names Col Albert J Fountain and his son as being in a lava hole, linking to a 1897 Dona Ana County disappearance. Authorities received the letter and will investigate the claims.
Santa Fe March 5 Like all other Loftus case tips one from Yuba Cal will be investigated Gov Clyde Tingley said today Find no mention been made of the Fountain case the governor said I might have placed a lot of faith in the letter But Colonel Fountain and his son have been dead 33 years and tying the Fountain case in with the Lorius case makes the tip look pretty weak.
Del Rio area and West Texas expect fair skies tonight with warmer readings. Yesterday highs reached 79 and lows near 51 with this morning at 53. Priday forecasts call for fair skies and warmer temps in the north while the Panhandle remains slightly warmer.
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