Winter storms limit snow in Panhandle but plunge Texas to coldest yet
North and East Texas endure the coldest weather of the year with temperatures well below freezing. Fruit losses in Smith County exceed 100000 dollars with 95 percent fruit loss and strawberries wiped out. Amarillo 12 and Dallas 20 report, while Panhandle sees minimal snow. Southwest Texas faces the coldest night yet with freezing temps anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Mar
U.P
Tara ‘Grands
Veney
Dallas News Agricultural Department
Elbert Gentry
Tyler
Smith County
Amarillo
Paris
Port Arthur
Gas Blast Kills Fourteen at New Jersey Gas Plant
A massive blast at the Public Service Corporation plant in Camden New Jersey kills fourteen workers and injures many others. The explosion followed a fire that ignited gases used to manufacture illuminating gas. Workers had recently been hired from unemployment and were cleaning a tank when the blast occurred.
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New Jersey
Camden
N. J
Uri
Public Service Corporation
Lindbergh Baby Return Rumor Sparks Press Confusion
Reporters and police in Hopewell and Newark clashed over rumors that the Lindbergh baby had been returned. Officials offered no confirmation, stating ignorance of any such return while noting progress in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mar
James M. Curley
Lindberghs
Hopewell
N. J
Morrow
Henry Johnson
Betty Gow
Newark
Lawrence Latta Held In Jail In Fatal Shooting
Lawrence Latta is held in jail in connection with a fatal shooting. The report notes details of the case and the investigation as authorities pursue charges and seek answers regarding the incident.
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Lawrence Latta
Pound Named on New York Bench
Governor Roosevelt named Judge Cuthbert W. Pound chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. He succeeds Benjamin N. Cardozo, who resigned to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Albany, N. Y
Cuthbert W. Pound
State Court of Appeals
Higher Tribunal of
New York
Roosevelt
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
Weather forecast with freezing night and warming trend
The report notes freezing temperatures tonight followed by a gradual rise on Thursday. Maximum temperatures reach 47 degrees with a 41 degree low, and this morning’s low was 30 degrees.
Weather Outlook Narrowing Cold Across Regions
The forecast notes milder conditions in the far west while the southeast faces freezing temperatures. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and a gradual rise in temperatures across the area.
Weather Summary: Cold to Fair in North and West
The report notes continued fair but very cold conditions with freezing temperatures. It forecasts a gradual warmup on Thursday with rising temperatures in the north and west regions.
Roosevelt men lead ticket in New Hampshire
Concord NH March 9 Candidates pledged to back Franklin D Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination defeated Alfred E Smith candidates by about two to one in yesterday's primary. Early returns from small towns showed a 3 to 1 edge for Roosevelt but late counts from larger centers narrowed the margin. New Hampshire allocates eight convention votes four delegates with whole votes and eight delegates at large with half votes.
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Concord
N. H
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Bitterweed control funding included in Senate bill
An amendment adding 10000 dollars for continued federal state cooperation with Texas on bitterweed control was added to the Agricultural Department bill at Senator Connallys request. The House panel had rejected the item amid economy drives. Connally warned that thousands of Texas sheep are killed yearly and federal support is crucial to Southwest eradication.
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Washington
Mar
Texas
Agricultural Department
Tom Connally
Senate
Federal Department
House
Connally
Negro Dies In Orphanage Fire In San Antonio
Albert Johnson a 15 month old Black child died in a fire that destroyed the Elia Austin Negro Orphanage. Thirty others were in the school at the time.
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San Antonio
Mar
U.P
Albert Johnson
Elia Austin Negro
Gold Bars Found on Mexican Ranch Brightens no gold
Police near Piedras Negras uncover a gang at La Maroma ranch after arresting four Indians during a disturbance. A subsequent search in nearby Muzquiz uncovers 18 bronze bars weighing 504 kilos labeled as Villa gold, found to be nonprecious metal.
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Piedras Negras
la Maroma Ranch
Muzquiz
Villa
Pancho Villa
Oklahoma
Sapulpa
California Widow Seeks Husband in Del Rio Section
A 31 year old widow from California seeks a bachelor or widower living in Del Rio for a husband. She desires a small home for flowers and birds, noting she has lived in apartments and wants a place to call her own. She has one son, is 5 feet tall, 125 pounds, with grey eyes and a long black hat, and asks interested men to respond at Boxholder 513 Huntington Park, California.
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California
del Rio
Chamber of Commerce
Huntington Park
Calif
Congresswoman Marries Today
Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick former Congresswoman from Illinois and widow of Senator Medill McCormick wed Albert G. Simms of Albuquerque New Mexico at Grace Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Paul G. Roberts and the couple left for Albuquerque to establish their home.
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Colorado Springs
Mar
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ilinois
Medill McCormick
Albert G. Simms
Albuquerque
N. M
Paul G. Roberts
Grace Episcopal Church
Quiet Front as Reinforcements Arrive for Both Sides
From Shanghai on March 9 reports say both sides paused actions to accumulate heavy reinforcements. Japanese forces landed large quantities of ammunition and more troops were anticipated. Severe weather halted fighting and grounded all aircraft.
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Shanghai
Ghost Voting Case Continued to June in Liberty Court
Three cases charging unlawful poll tax payments against Port Arthur Mayor J P Logan were reset for June 20 in Liberty district court. District Judge Thomas B Cov granted a defense motion due to illness of defense attorney R A Shivers. Indictments were transferred from Beaumont on a venue change.
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Liberty
Mar
J. P Logan
Port Arthur
Thomas B. Cov
R. A Shivers
Logan
Beaumont
Japs Seek Peace Effort via Shanghai Negotiations
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan instructs its Shanghai representatives to pursue permanent peace with China through neutral powers, signaling a potential shift in wartime diplomacy.
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Shanghai
Sales levy defended in House beer tax proposed by Cullen
In Washington on March 9, members of the Ways and Means Committee backed the 2.25 percent sales tax as the sole revenue source. The latest revenue bill on the agenda in the House could raise about 1.096 billion for the next fiscal year, while proponents argue a Cullen beer tax at five dollars per barrel and 2.75 percent alcohol could yield over 350 million annually.
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Cullen
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ways and Means
Democratic State Exec Committee Orders Separate Ballot Slots
The Houston Fort Worth session of the Democratic State Executive Committee decided to place three congressmen at large on separate ballot slots and require majority voting. The action follows a Johnson opinion and may trigger mandamus suits in State Supreme Court. May 24 site selection to be declared final this afternoon as bids from six large Texas cities, with Houston favored.
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Fort Worth
Mar
Democratic State Executive Committee
Albert S. Johnson
Johnson
Supreme Court
Houston
Submarines to Visit Houston During April
A Navy flotilla will visit four Texas ports in April with 250 officers and men. Eight submarines and the rescue ship Mallard arrive April 18 from Panama, stay 10 days, then split to Houston Corpus Christi and Freeport with shore leave for crews.
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Galveston
Mar
U.P
Gulf
Texas
Clay Stone Briggs
Mallard
Panama
Houston
Corpus Christi
Freeport
Marlin Pioneer Bettie Stallworth Dies in Fire
Miss Bettie Stallworth, 86, a longtime pioneer settler near Marlin, was burned to death when a fire destroyed her home last night. Origin is unknown but believed to be an overheated stove as she was alone in the house at the time.
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Marlin
Bettie Stallworth
Here
Loss on Texas Prison System Shows Slight Gain Over 1930 Figure
The 1931 Texas Prison Board report says average operating loss per inmate was 160.32 dollars, down from 174.14 in 1930 and 296.34 in 1929. Net loss for 1931 was 889,825 dollars, with an average population of about 5,500. Food costs dropped sharply, canning and packing plants were added, and escapes declined to 110. Warden Ww. Ward hailed 1931 as the greatest year for the Texas prison system in 83 years.
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Texas
Austin
Mar
Texas Penitentiary System
Texas Prison Board
Sterling
W. A. Paddock
Houston
Central State Farm
W. Ward
Huntsville
Shot Fateful Night in Colonial Apartments
Estelle Calk Latta 25 wife of Lawrence Latta 31 was shot and killed in the Colonial Apartments on North Main Street shortly after 6 PM Tuesday. Lawrence Latta is in jail on suspicion. a preliminary hearing and inquest are anticipated. The crime scene described by witnesses points to a single bullet entry and fatal spinal wound. Latta’s relatives and broad family ties in Del Rio and Alpine are noted as part of the background, with funeral arrangements set for Thursday at Doran Funeral Homes and Westlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Call Latta
Lawrence Latta
Colonial Apartments
North Main Street
Estelle Calk Latta
Lytle
Atascosa County
J. P. Calk
del Rio
Sanderson Country
Mr. Latta
Delores
A. W Rusty
William
Manuel
J. P. Je
Jaimnes
Derby
Dryden
Alpine
Doran Funeral Homes
J C C. Burkett
First Baptist Church
Westlawy Cemetery
Treasure Hunters Stopped by Mexico City Arrests
In Piedras Neopras, Qusahuila authorities report the arrest of Walter A. Glasscock of Oklahoma and three other Americans while checking reports they hunted treasure buried by Pancho Villa.
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Mexico City
Piedras Neopras
Qusahuila
Walter A. Glasscock
Oxlahoma
Pancho Villa
Washington bicentennial Arbor Day plantings planned
In Billings Montana a grove of 13 Virginia cedar trees will be planted in North Park to mark Arbor Day and commemorate the Washington bicentennial.
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Billings
Mont
North Park
Washington
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Estelle Latta
North Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Associated Press
Hold
Dwight Morrow
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Trust Companie
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Pound
West Texas
East
Eagle Pass
Mexico
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