13 Mar 1937
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1937
Page
1
A column from Prickly Pear notes Paso mayoral candidate Mr Harlan lacking business experience and public leadership roles. It critiques his qualifications and contrasts editorial stances with The Fl Paso Times, while touching on broader political themes and historical references.
Texas wool and mohair markets anticipate strong seasons as Australian and Arizona buying heats up. Wardlaw predicts eight months spot wools at 4 cents a pound with 2,500,000 pounds warehouse capacity and 500,000 pounds for 12 months. Schreiner foresees 12 months wool at 35 cents plus, mohair steady unless strikes continue, while reports of contracted prices and dubious buying practices surface amid a price surge.
The column discusses the issue of gifted students needing less time for schoolwork and the rest of the day being spent in harness with peers. It notes historical methods and ongoing debates on educating exceptional children. It also reflects on the broader puzzle of child development and the fear of unseen traits in normal kids.
Andre Malraux, noted French writer, denied in New York on March 13 that he came to the United States in connection with the Moscow trials, a charge raised by Leon Trotzky.
A leather-coated boyish Earhart sits at the controls of the Lockheed Electra, aiming to circle the world on a 27 000 mile westward flight along a waistline route aided by Oak.
At a ranch 12 miles northwest of here Mrs Mary Bell and her son Wiley Bell died in a dawn shooting. Cody Bell, Russell Bell and Mrs Bell’s other son were seriously wounded in Texon and San Angelo hospitals. Sheriff Fowler and deputies captured Russell Bell. Senator Pittman urged an unconditional permanent increase of the Supreme Court to 15 justices, even if veterans retire at 70.
Eugene Luxton son of Mrs. Edna Carter was riding a bicycle on South Main Street in the 600 block when he collided with a car driven by Walter Gillis. His left hand was badly cut as it was thrust through a car headlight glass during the Friday evening accident.
Governor Alfred V Will makes the principal address at the Gonzales memorial dedication. The $10,000 monument honors the Battle of Gonzales with other officials including Lieut Gov Walter Woodul Claude B Tee chair of the state board of control Gibb Gilchrist chief highway engineer and L G Phares of the safety department in attendance.
Berlin reports say Foreign Minister von Neurath told Ambassador Dodd that Nazi press attacks on American citizens were not meant as insults to the United States. Dodd conveyed Washington's concerns over coverage linking Mayor La Guardia to anti Hit German reactions and the World Fair controversy.
Eddie Secudda eleven year old son of Earl Scudday of Del Rio and Mrs Della Scudday of Marfa was seriously injured at a Marfa school Friday. While playing on the school ground a baseball bat struck his jaw knocking out several teeth and requiring multiple stitches. Scudday plans to travel Saturday evening to Marfa to be with his son.
Eyewitnesses along the Eastern Maine coast describe a 40 to 50 foot sea creature with a horselike head and whiskers that has attacked sheep near Wilsons Beach and at the surf line. Fishermen report the monster moving through kelp as boats reel from danger while the local community seeks truth over fear.
Treasury officials say higher corporate levies and top income tax brackets could generate more than 500,000,000 in additional revenue for the federal government starting July 1. A Los Angeles report notes a murder trial and a separate case about a letter that might aid investigators. In San Francisco, a fire aboard the Silver Larch prompted a hunt as eight Americans aboard a world cruise seek rescue near the Hawaiian Islands.
The piece sketches a bleak scene inside a prison cooler as a symbol of confinement and fear. It notes a harsh, troubling atmosphere and hints at the impact on inmates and guards amid a tense day.
Attendance urged for rehearsals of a patriotic ode to be performed April 4 in Del Rio High School auditorium under American Legion and Auxiliary sponsorship. Mrs H J Beadle, state music chair for the Auxiliary, directs the program and urges all participants to attend Sunday rehearsal at 1:30 p.m. in the High School auditorium to practice together.
The Associated Press reports a cold wave with sleet and snow threatens North Texas while rains aid grain crops. Fruit growers fear damage from freezing temperatures, with reports of hail and heavy moisture across counties. Weather officials note scattered precipitation, possible crop losses, and ongoing farm work delays.
Last rites for Andrea Connor, 76, pioneer of Del Rio, will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 30 from Mount Qohue Baptist Church in Chihuahua. Connor, who came to Del Rio 54 years ago and worked with the Pacific Railway, died in a San Antonio hospital Thursday of paralysis. He was a member of the colored Masonic Lodge, which will oversee the funeral.
Mrs Joseph Kucera’s cat, fond of music, leaped from her lap during a radio dance orchestra broadcast. An entertainer’s imitation of a cat provoked the pet, causing it to scratch Mr Kucera and tear down the living room curtains.
Marcia Sellards of the Texas Bureau of Economic Mining reports a large fluorspar discovery in the Big Bend region. The ore tests at about 98 percent purity, with mining inspector F L. Bney noting the material could be shipped after constructing access roads to the southern terminus ten miles away, pending further development.
Mostly cloudy with occasional rain possible through Sunday. Yesterday’s high reached 79 degrees and the low was 60. This morning’s minimum was 66 degrees.
A chaotic report from the front describes insurgent forces under Franco advancing toward Guadalajara and Madrid. Italian and German units allegedly support the attack, with fierce fighting near Trijucque and villages west of Jadraque as government troops retreat and prisoners, including two Italian officers, are captured.
Mrs J J Sanders was elected president of the Nine Counties Medical Society auxiliary during a meeting at Eagle Pass. Del Rio and Brackettville members held roles as vice presidents and secretary treasurer, with Dr Elizabeth Don De Rio presiding as the society's president and guests from the Bexar County Medical Society attending.
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