Prickly Pear’s Wry World News Roundup
A satirical column notes government efforts to tax gasoline, a sheriff’s agent slain in West Texas, a sheriff’s lawyer sentenced, and social figures like Sally Rand and Jean Harlow merging into gossip. It also critiques Mrs Roosevelt, Hauptmann, and Indiana’s new breach of promise law while suggesting California follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Washington
Roosevelt
Prickly Pear
Indiana
California
Writers and columnists dupe readers with easy money schemes
A compilation notes columnists debating other writers and magazine ads promising big income. It recalls the El Paso Times quip about easy scribble, critiques labor unions’ push for royalty on labor-saving machines, and mocks media figures from the New York Times, Sanderson Times, Fort Worth Star Telegram, and Houston Post while commenting on public perceptions of writing markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Hurst
Poe
el Paso Times
New York Times
Dr. Geo W Cox Named to Texas State Health Board
Governor Allred announced on Monday night in Austin the appointment of Dr. Geo W Cox of Del Rio as a member of the Texas State Board of Health. Also named were Dr. W P Harrison of Teague and Dr. Hubert S Jackson of San Antonio. Cox led the Allied for Governor club in the county and was active in regional campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Cox
del Rio
State Board of Health
Austin
James V. Allred
Cox
W. P. Harrison
Teague
Hubert S. Jackson
San Antonio
Senate to Vote on Texas Liquor Prohibition Amendment
In Austin on March 12 the Senate engrossed a resolution to submit a constitutional amendment for repeal of Texas liquor prohibition with a vote set for August 24. The body also approved a 18 to 8 measure to ban hard liquor sales in broken packages or on premises if repeal passes, settling on a compromise by Senator Clint Small to leave beer wine and spirits regulation to legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Senate
Clint Small
Amarillo
Two Solons Say Texas Legislature Has Done Nothing
In Austin on March 12, Rep George Moffett and Rep Bob Alexander echoed Oklahoma disgust, telegraphed Senator De Roy Burns that their own Legislature in Texas has been in session two months and accomplished nothing, while job seekers swarm the Capitol and a generous crop of idle chatter fills the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
DeRoy Burns
Oklahoma
George Moffett
Bob Alexander
Burns
Forty Banana Cars Enter U S Laredo
Forty carloads of bananas from Tuxpan Vera Cruz Mexico led 78 carloads of imports crossing the international railroad bridge into Laredo on Monday marked by a steady influx of commodities from Mexico during March 12.
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Laredo
Tuxpan
Vera Cruz
Mexico
International Railroad Bridge
Annual Round-Up Opens in Del Rio by Chamber of Commerce
The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce kicks off its annual round-up Tuesday through Thursday with committees meeting early. A chuck wagon dinner was held at noon on a vacant lot beside Texas Gas Utilities Co. A large thermometer register on the lot tracks wool sales as a symbol of the proceeds used to fund the year's work. The vice president urged business leaders to cooperate in the block system to avoid frequent fund drives along Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Chamber OF Commerce
Texas Gas Utilities Co
Main
Walk
Sam H. Walk
Wa‘th
Special Funds Open Seed Loan Channel In Texas
Texas relief director Adam R. Johnson announced Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds are available to the Texas relief commission to provide emergency seed loans for spring planting. Loans apply to emergency cases, with nonrelief applicants capped at 50 dollars, and county relief officers will process applications. Waivers from lien holders may be required for existing liens, and funds will stop once the Farm Credit Administration resumes normal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Relief Commission
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Adam R. Johnson
Farm Credit Administration
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Relief Commission
Threat to use gas disperses Oklahoma mob
A hungry mob of about 200 men women and children camped in the courthouse at McAlester Oklahoma four days seeking food clothing and jobs. They evacuated the building today after the sheriff gave an ultimatum to leave or face tear gas. No disturbance occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mccalester
Okla
Lee McCue Injured In Shearing Pen Mishap
Del Rio friends report former Del Rican Lee McCue, living on a Sanderson ranch, was hurt in a shearing pen accident. He was sent to San Antonio for a tetanus test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McCue
del Rio
Sanderson Country
Mr. McCue
San Antono
Texans Water Board of Engineers Projects Self Funding Flood Plan
John A. Norris told a Senate subcommittee that the Brazos River flood control project, costing about a fifth of a million dollars, would repay the investment in 40 years. The report notes other political debates over relief spending and Texas centennial funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John A. Norris
Texans Water Board of Engineers
Senate
Brazos River
Death Penalty For Terrorists Warned By Mendieta
In Havana on March 13 President Mendieta threatened the death penalty for terrorists after a weekend of violence left 12 dead. The government ordered the death penalty for saboteurs bombers and attackers of the armed forces as workers stayed home during a general strike with the bakers' union joining the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Syndicate
Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Bakers’ Syndicate
Negro Goes On Trial At Uvalde In Slaying Case
The trial of John Trapper rosebud Negro for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Haygood began in Uvalde. Judge Lee Wallace overruled four defense motions and jurors from a 26 veniremen were being seated with a night session planned to finish the panel.
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Negro
Uvalde
John Trapper
Trapper
J. A. Couser
Haygood
Veniremen
Wallace
Woman Sentenced to Life for Killing Mother
Laurel Mississippi March 12 Ouida Keeton found guilty of the butcher murder of her widowed mother Mrs Daisy Keeton Judge W Joe Pack sentenced the emotionless defendant to spend the balance of your natural life in the state penitentiary Defense attorneys filed a motion for a new trial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel, Miss
Ouida Keeton
Daisy Keeton
W. Joe Pack
State Penitentiary
Garza County Slayings Draw Texas Federal Probe Tone
A federal agent was killed by machine gun fire in Garza County prompting a large scale Texas probe. U S Attorney Eastus likened Garza County to Chicago during Capone era as indictments rise in murder narcotics and subordination of perjury cases.
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Dallas
Post
Garza County
Texas
Chicago
South Side
al Capone
Heydey
United States
Clyde O. Eastus
N. C. Outlaw
Outlaw
W. F. Cato
W. A. Hartman
Tom Morgan
Spencer Stafford
Los Angeles
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Mary Louise Dietert
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Louise Dietert 79 wife of Gus Dietert were held Tuesday at 4 pm in the Doran Chapel. The Rev H Conger Jones rector of St James Episcopal Church officiated and interment followed in Masonic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Dietert
Gus Dietert
Doran Chapel
H. Conger Jones
St. James Episcopal Church
Masonic Cemetery
Blazing Handbill Damages Tire On T. T. Reynolds Car
A burning handbill suspected to have ignited from a cigarette set fire to a tire on T. T. Reynolds car in front of the St. Charles Hotel on Monday noon. Hotel clerk M. Ortiz used a fire extinguisher before the fire department arrived. damages were limited to the blaze, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Reynolds
St. Charles
M. Ortiz
Harry Arfman
Release by Court Orders Jap Lowe in Mohair Case
Jap Lowe, charged in District Court with receiving and concealing 1,247 pounds of mohair, was found not guilty by the jury under Mongex. Judge Brian Montague ruled the state failed to corroborate the accomplice Santos Rodriguez. Rodriguez testified for the state. Lowe was represented by Dodson, Lane, and Schlessenger with Mueller aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap Lowe
Mongex
Brian Montague
Santos Rodriguez
Lowe
Rodriguez
Lawe
John L. Dodson
del Rio
Frank Lane
Brackettville
Louis Schlessenger
San Antonio
Schlessenger
W. J. Mueller
Kinney County
Julian LaCrosse
Mrs Dragoo Rites Held in Rocksprings
Funeral services for Mrs Tilden Dragoo wife of Tom Dragoo were held Tuesday at 4 pm in Rocksprings. She died Monday evening of pneumonia after months of poor health. Survivors include husband Tom Dragoo one son T J Dragoo four daughters Mrs Tom Jackson of San Antonio Mrs Les Ellis Miss Frankie Dragoo and Miss Della Dragoo all of Rocksprings. A group including Mrs George Dragoo Miss Stella Dragoo Mrs Sam H Walk, Sam Hardy and Billy Walk attended the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden Dragoo
Tom Dragoo
T. J. Dragoo
Tom Jackson
San Antonio
Les Ellis
Frankie Dragoo
Della Dragoo
George Dragoo
Stella Dragoo
Sam H. Walk
Sam Hardy
Billy Walk
Barbers Sent to Soviet Farms for Beard Care
In Moscow on March 12 seven thousand traveling barbers with perfumes and lotions were sent to Russia's collective farms to trim ragged beards. Centro Soyuz, rural caterer, announced plans to raise the number to 10,000 this year as authorities encourage farmers to improve personal appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Centro Soyuz
Venizelos Flees Crete as Loyalists Regain Control
Reports say former Premier Eleutherios Venizelos fled Crete aboard the cruiser Averoff, with his wife and associates, as rebels lose control. The government seeks extradition of rebel General George Kamanos and 18 aides after defeat.
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Athens
Eleutherios Venizelos
Crete
Averoff
Venizelos
Sofia
Bulgaria
George Kamanos
Popular Party
Tsaldaris
England
Greece
Roosevelt Urges Regulating Utility Holding Companies
President Roosevelt asked Congress to regulate public utility holding companies and end their current powers. He criticized the propaganda against reform and said only necessary integrated systems should survive, calling holding companies a device not aligned with American law and business traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Editor White Reverses On Funnies After 29 Comics
Emporia Kans March 12 William Allen White publisher of the Emporia Gazette shifts stance after printing a 29 comic special section. He quipped that earlier he believed in fairies and urged gathering rosebuds, indicating a changed view on running comics in his paper.
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Emporia
Kans
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
White
Del Rio Area Weather Warmth, Fair Tonight into Wednesday
The Del Rio area will stay fair and warm tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday's high reached 68 degrees and the low dropped to 57, with this morning’s low at 41 degrees.
West Texas Fair Sees Warmer Weather Tonight
The forecast calls for warmer conditions in West Texas tonight with a slight rise in temperatures. On Wednesday, expect warmth to continue across the region except in the Southwest where a cooler trend appears.
East Texas Fair Weather Outlook This Week
The forecast notes frost in the interior tonight with a fair and warm Wednesday later in the week. The outlook highlights cooler nights and mild daytime temperatures as the fair proceeds.
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Sally Rand
Portia
Jean Harlow
Hauptmann
Frauptmann
Brisbane
Arthur
William Randolph Hearst
Fort Worth
Houston Post
Buffalo
N. Y
Richard Kloes
John
Texas Health Board
U. S
Huey
Logan
Senator Long
House
Allred
Mendieta
Mississippi
Gene Howe
Lone Star State
Claude Miller
W. F. Donald
Howe
Capone
Cato
Kitchen
Dr. Hartman
Stafford
Eastus
Dr. Kitchen
Morgan
Lubbock
Hartman
Lena Roberts
Dietert
Masonic Home For
Arlington
Brooklyn
New York
Kerrville
Mary Louise Hastings
Blaine Sherman
Portland
Elliott Walker
Waco
Amelia Crabtree
Oscar Dietert
Chris Dietert
el Paso
Elliot Walker
Montague
East
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