Lookout notes Prickly Pear, Harlow divorce, and politics
The Lookout in Corpus Christi mocks Del Rio's Prickly Pear on world salvation, predicts Landon as Republican standard bearer, and notes Jean Harlow's divorce final March 13 though uncertain. It cites Randolph Field postmaster applicants, wage at $100, and a Del Rio ex-official about voting. It also jokes about the King of England payroll and pawnshop limits on a watch loan.
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Corpus Christi Caller
del Rio
Observations On Labor And Hypocrisy From 1930s Columnists
Excerpts show Col. Tack criticizing a class of business leaders who denounce loafing while their own sons avoid hard work. El Paso Times quotes a counterpoint praising workers who endured cotton and sunflowers. A National 1936 employment stat notes 48.8 million employed, 10.4 million in agriculture.
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San Antonio
Col. Tack
Amarillo Globe
Col
Tack
el Paso Times
Hoffmann Says No Further Reprieve for Hauptmann
Trenton N J March 22 Governor Hoffman announced no further reprieve will be granted for Richard Hauptmann whose execution is set for the week of March 30. He recalled his January 17 pledge of no more reprieves and stood by it. Hauptmanns counsel hope the governor will seek opinions from Dr John F Condon now returning to the United States from Panama.
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Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
John F. Condon
United States
Panama
Burnless Tobacco Invented by Non Smoking Physician
TORONTO March 12 Fire less cigarettes cigars and pipes that smoke without burning were announced today by W. J. McCormick a physician who does not smoke. He says electric heaters heat the tobacco nicotine and aromatics to produce smoke without ignition.
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Toronto
W. J. McCormick
Police Guard Shot in Assassination Attempt in Madrid
In Madrid on March 12 a police guard protecting Professor Luis Jiminez Asua was killed while five bullets struck him as he shielded the Socialist leader from an assassination attempt. Jiminez Asua survived and University of Madrid classes were suspended to prevent further violence amid leftist rightist clashes.
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Madrid
Luis Jiminez Asua
Spain
Jiminez
University of Madrid
Bribery claim at Mooney habeas hearing in San Francisco
Capt. Charles Goff testified that John McDonald, a Baltimore waiter and key prosecution witness, was paid between 700 and 800 dollars to alter his testimony. McDonald had previously repudiated his 1916 identification of Warren Billings, who is serving a life sentence for the Preparedness Day bombing.
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San.francisco
Charles Goff
San Francisco
Police Department
Thomas Mooney
John McDonald
Baltimore
McDonald
Warren Billings
Texas Fugitive Baker Arraigned in Boston
George W. Baker a 30 year old alleged fugitive from Texas was arraigned in Boston and held on a $5000 Federal bond. Officers said an indictment was en route from an unnamed Texas city charging Baker with criminal assault on a government hospital nurse.
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Boston
Mass
George W. Baker
Texas
Baker
Frank Rose Promotes City Audit and Open Government
Frank Rose, a Del Rio city commissioner candidate, outlines a platform favoring quarterly city financial audits by a competent auditor, open books, and explanations of expenditures. He calls for free cemetery water within limits, term limits, even street funding, no long-term property leases, and a fire department hazard fund while opposing a city manager system. Rose notes his Marfa secret service background and 16 years in Del Rio.
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Frank Rose
del Rio
Marfa
Secret Service
Fort
D. A. Russell
Gatty divorce granted to wife Elsie Gatty
Mrs. Elsie Louise Gatty won a divorce from Harold Gatty, famed navigator for Wiley Post, after testifying he was rarely at home and would depart for a hotel. The judge noted the cited quarrelsomeness and lack of explanations. Gatty helped chart the globe circling flight in 1931.
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Elsie Louise Gatty
Harold Gatty
Warren V. Tyron
Townsend Is Called "Messiah" by Leaders
Excited followers hail Dr. Francis E Townsend as Messiah and next to Jesus in Kansas City as he appears for an old age pensions council of war. Leaders from Long Beach California and regional chiefs invade Bell's hometown to pressure the House committee investigating pension schemes.
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Europe
Townsend Is
Messiah
Francis E. Townsend
Jesus
Long Beach
Cal
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Jasper Bell
Midget Jennie Quigley the "Scottish Queen" dies at 84
Chicago reports the death of Jennie Quigley known as the "Scottish Queen" who stood 41 inches tall. She died at a nephew's home in Chicago at age 84 and was born in Glasgow in 1851, a title largely popularized by P. T. Barnum.
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Chicago
Jennie Quigley
Miss Quigley
Glasgow
Scotland
P. T. Barnum
New Tax Schedules Reduce Some Treasury Proposals
Washington March 12 treasury officials outlined more than a dozen new tax schedules for the Ways and Means sub committee. Several proposals are less drastic than earlier suggestions, aiming to raise revenue while altering few major rates.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt Leads Talmadge in Harris County Poll
Harris County voters backed President Roosevelt by a 40 to 1 margin in a presidential preference poll. Across 12 of 14 precincts, Roosevelt received 1,424 votes to 35 for Governor Talmadge, a sharp attack on the New Deal.
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Hamilton
Harris County
Roosevelt
Talmadge
New Deal Tax Plan Targets Rich and Corporations
Washington reports Roosevelt favors a new tax scheme taxing undivided surpluses and dividends to boost consumption and wages. The plan aims to curb corporate surpluses and holdbacks, discourage holding companies, and expand purchasing power while shifting taxes onto the rich and high bracket earners.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Page Justice Brandeis
Dr. Frankfurter
Versailles Shackle Treaty Violations Highlight Allied Occupation Zones
The document explains that violations are treated as hostile acts against all treaty signatories. It notes that the map marks occupation zones fixed by the treaty where allied troops were stationed for five, ten, and fifteen years.
Wallace Jr. Announces Retirement from County Attorney Post
Val Verde County District Attorney W P Wallace Jr who has served three terms announced he will not seek re election in the Democratic primary on July 25 He said he is quitting the office and thanked voters for cooperation and tolerance during his tenure
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W. P. Wallace Jr
Val Verde County
Wallace
Prickly Pear
Woman survives seven story fall at Chicago hotel
A young woman either fell or leaped seven floors from a 10th story hotel room in Chicago. She landed on a wire mesh skylight screen and was described by doctors as only slightly injured. Police reported her name as Patricia or Doris Drew of Squirrel Hill Pennsylvania, while the hotel manager knew her as June Dayly of Detroit Michigan.
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Chicago
Patricia
Doris Drew
Squirrel Hill
June Dayly
Detroit
Mich
Roosevelt Assures Crop Loan Funds Ready
President Roosevelt told the Senate Agriculture Committee that $13,000,000 would be available for crop production loans starting March 20, with up to $30,000,000 more as needed and supplied rapidly to meet Farm Credit Administration needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Credit Administration
Eye Specialist Dr William H Wilmer Dies at 73
In Washington on March 12 Dr William Holland Wilmer, renowned eye surgeon, died at his home aged 73. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a peacetime War Department fund of 600 million dollars to maintain an army of 165,000, and reduced House river and harbor funding by 50.6 million, affecting Texas port projects including the Houston Ship Channel.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
War Department
Houston Ship Channel
Corpus Christi
Texas
Knox Sees Chance For GOP to Break Into Solid South
Colonel Frank Knox told Texans there was a good chance for Republicans to crack the solid south again in the coming presidential race. He spoke during a West and Southwest tour, noting many Democrats were dissatisfied with the New Deal and ready to swing Republican.
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Knox
Gop
Dallas
Frank Knox
South
Chicago
Chains letters add to income tax receipts in Denver
Denver tax records show Morton L. Mackey reporting $30 earned from chain letters this tax year. The chain letter craze, which had boosted postal receipts in its first year, contributed an additional $1.2 to federal income figures.
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Denver
Colo
Uncle Sam
Morton L. Mackey
Bank Robbery Strikes Pasadena Branch
A man lying in wait during the night at a Bank of America branch in Pasadena robs two officials and escapes with between 3500 and 4000 dollars. The incident occurred during the night hours on March 12. Police hunt for the lone suspect.
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Pasadena
Cal
Bank of America
Removal of Troops Demanded in Berlin and London
Berlin reports a demand that Germany renounce sovereign rights and threaten withdrawal from peace talks. London sources say France drafts a Locarno signatory ultimatum urging unified action if no agreement is reached. Alfred Duff Cooper warns Britain faces greater air attack risk and potential European war.
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London
Ieh
France
Germany
Alfred Duff Cooper
House of Commons
Britain
Fraicy Demands Immediate German Troop Removal from Rhineland
London reports Fraicy insists on total withdrawal of German forces from the Rhineland despite German threats to seek isolation.
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London
Fraicy
Rhineland
United States Concludes Reciprocal Trade Pact with Nicaragua
Washington reports that on March 12 the United States ends a reciprocal trade agreement with Nicaragua. The accord includes tariff concessions for both nations, expanding tariff relations and potential market access.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Rivers in East Sent on Rampage
Hard rains and melting snow pushed rivers in the East and Midwest to flood levels. New England rivers neared flood stage while a 12 foot avalanche blocked Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. Heavy rain fell over New York City.
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Mid-West
New England
Crawford Notch
N. H
White Mountains
New York City
Wild Steers Captured After Long Matador Drive
Matador ranch cowboys gathered over 100 wild steers near Croton breaks in the rugged Panhandle region. More than 600 head of cattle were driven from West Texas bad lands, including aged mavericks, old cows, and several years’ stock, with 17 year old steers identified by their brand dates.
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Matador
Matador Ranch
Croton Breaks
West Texas
Croton
Panhandle
Matador Land and Cattle Co
Del Rio Area Weather Report Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday. Yesterday’s high 64 and low 56. This morning’s low 48. West Texas and Friday should stay fair with some partly cloudy skies on the West coast. Light frost likely in the Northeast tonight with continued warmer trend Friday.
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Ima JO Fleetwood
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