Prickly Pear Echos on Public Figures and Arts
The column lampoons public figures including a new San Antonio Optimist Club head and a relief city. It notes tensions in Texas politics and constitutional reform while remarking on a Pennsylvania University prize for an ideal athlete. It ends with a quip on art valuations by Morgans and a skeptical verdict on a list of 100 best books.
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San Antonio
Pennsylvania University
Morgans
Prickly Pear
Corsica Bandit Spada Faces Guillotine And Public Fame
A New York Times Topics column notes Spada’s execution in Corsica as the nation debates honor in banditry. It contrasts Corsican pride with a decline in ancient prowess as two deputies duel in Paris. Other quips touch Roosevelt cabinet sentiment and local social cautions about young couples.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Spada
New York Times
Roosevelt
Flood floodwaters drive thousands from homes across Midwest
Flood regions in Missouri Arkansas Illinois Kentucky and Ohio report thousands of refugees and widespread property damage. Levees broke at Moark Arkansas driving 650 from home while Butler County Missouri faced widespread inundation. Red Cross appeals for relief for about 4000 refugees from Missouri. Ohio Kentucky lines see record rises with roads rivers and bridges washed away and towns evacuated.
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ST. Louis
Arkansas
Black River
Moark
Ark
Butler County
Missouri
Red Cross
Charleston
St. Francis
Poplar Bluff
Kennett
Mingo
Illinois
Texas City
Ohio
Shawntetown
Wabash
Franklin County
Kaskaskia River
Ashland
Paducah
Kentucky River
Frankfort
Kankawaha
Kentucky
Flooded Arkansas town cut off with 300 refugees
In northeast Arkansas the town of Success, home to about 300 people, was entirely ringed by floodwaters reaching a 1915 peak. Refugees camped on a rise east of town, with Current and Little River preventing any escape.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Little Town of
Success
Fair and Warmer Weather Expected Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with a mild rise in temperatures, especially in northern areas. Friday is expected to remain fair with continued warming and comfortable conditions.
Hunger Strike Camp At McAlester Court House
About 500 hunger strikers massed at the McAlester Oklahoma court house demanding relief. They refused to disperse unless food trucks were allowed to distribute supplies on site. Scores of women and children remained inside after 300 militants were evicted as authorities warned of gas bomb action.
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McAlester
Okla
Court House
Del Rio Boys Return From Fat Stock Show
Del Rio High School vocational agriculture teacher R. H. Rogers led 13 boys home from the Fat Stock Show in San Angelo this week. Jack Hill's fat lamb placed 14th of 171, William Ward's entry was sixth in the Rambouillet ram division, and Schleicher County produced the grand champion fat lamb sold at 3.50 a pound. Mason County won first in baby beef with the grand champion at 76 cents a pound, while Jack Sellers of Del Rio won day money in calf roping. Additional projects include judging at College Station and a planned visit to the Sonora Experiment Station. Attendees listed include R. H. Rogers, Jack Hill, Alvis Belcher, E. W. Billings Jr, Hal Rancier, C. W. Adams, Felix Harrison, Willie Harrison, Finch Peirce Jr, Walter Wardlaw, John Easterling, Alfred Laye, Billy Tinnin, William Ward.
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R. H
Bill” Rogers
del Rio High School
San Angelo
Jack Hill
Fat Lamb
William Ward
Schleicher County
del Rio
Mason County
Jack Sellers
FRA Project
Future Ranchmen of America
del -Rio
College Station
Sonora Experiment Station
R. H. Rogers
Alvis Belcher
E. W. Billings Jr
Hal Rancier
C. W. Adams
Felix Harrison
Willie Harrison
Finch Peirce Jr
Walter Wardlaw
John Easterling
Alfred Laye
Billy Tinnin
Austrian Gets Life Term for Treason
Vienna reports Dr. An receives a life term for treason amid a controversial trial. The verdict follows charges alleging severe acts against state security.
Del Rio Folders Sent to Denver Travel Bureau
Two hundred fifty folders detailing Del Rio business opportunities and points of interest were mailed Thursday by the local Chamber of Commerce to Denver travel bureaus at their request. Additional bureaus in other states have requested similar information as tourist activity grows. Chamber manager Jas C. Netts notes Del Rio on Highway 90 is well positioned to draw visitors and parks development in Big Bend plus a nearby State Park will boost attraction.
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del Rio
Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Colo
Jas C. Netts
Big Bend
Man Nabbed After Stolen Car Mishap Brought to Trial
Ralph Remo charged with stealing a new automobile coach brought to trial in District Court Brackettville in regular session. The alleged theft occurred January 18 1935 when the car was wrecked on Highway No 3 near Del Rio at a sharp turn. Remo was scalped in the accident and the car demolished. Del Rio witnesses appeared in Brackettville for the case.
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Ralph Remo
Brackettville
Remo
W. H. Hidalgo
del Rio
Del
Treasury to Pay First Liberty Bonds on June 15
The Treasury announced payment for the entire outstanding First Liberty Bond issue, totaling about $1.933 billion, due June 15. The move follows the call for payoff and reflects interest savings noted in the release.
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Treasury
Washington
First Liberty
War on ticks under way in Webb County
The Livestock Sanitary Commission has started 26 workers in Webb County to eradicate ticks, focusing on South and East Texas not yet cleaned. Bob Martin says ongoing federal funding could allow full Texas cleanup. 5,000 applications were received for about 200 jobs, with local appointments listed in Del Rio, Carrizo Springs, Sanderson, Marfa, Pecos, Sonora, and Menard.
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the Livestock Sanitary Commission
Webb County
Texas
Bob Martin
del Rio
Washington
Martin
West Texas
Fort Worth
Senate approves change in planning board measure
The Senate today adopted a revision of the administration's planning board bill. The measure would deny the board authority to make recommendations on projects without public hearings and make findings advisory. The conference is pending in the House without action.
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Senate
Austin
State Planning Board
Offer of Hot Cakes Riles Dignified Bum
OKMULGEE Okla March 14 Offered free hot cakes and coffee when a tramp asked for ham and eggs He left the cafe in a huff saying he was not accustomed to hot cakes for breakfast and would go elsewhere.
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Okmulgee, Okla
Sharp revision seen in holding company plan
Washington dispatch reports a revised Rayburn bill to dissolve public utility holding companies by 1940 despite President Roosevelt backing the measure. Rep Cooper charges Cohen drafted much of it, while the FCC opposes the bill as written. Healy proposes a compromise to allow continued operation if justified. Proponents prepare to argue before the committee as about 20 holding company reps testify.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Rep. Cooper
Ohio
Benjamin Cohen
PWA
Cohen
Congress
Ben Cohen
Senate
Cooper
Federal Power Commission
Howe
Healy Plan Committee
Robert Alealy
Securities Exchange Commission
Healy
Utility Securities Value Reduced By U.S. Campaign
Wendell L. Willkie, president of Commonwealth and Southern, testified before the House Interstate Commerce Committee that government campaign against public utilities cut utility securities by three and a half billion dollars since January 1933. He urged an end to defamatory statements from Washington as opponents of the Wheeler Rayburn measure to abolish holding companies in five years begin their testimony.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Willkie
Stolen Radiator Caps Recovered by Sheriff
A number of radiator caps stolen from automobiles were recovered by the sheriff's department and can be claimed by their owners at the Val Verde County jail after identification.
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Sheriff’s Department
Val Verde County
Burglar Pat Bowlegs Sentenced in Brackettville Court
Pat Bowlegs a colored man was convicted of burglary in District Court Brackettville and given two years imprisonment. The sentence followed Wednesday proceedings in Brackettville.
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Pat Bowlegs
Brackettville
Tax interest and penalties start Saturday
Friday is the last day delinquent taxes can be paid without penalty and interest, warned Tuesday by Tax Assessor-Collector Lyle Almond. The tax moratorium expires March 15, applies to delinquencies before August 1, 1934, and does not include 1934 delinquent taxes.
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Lyle 8
Almond
Hueys Education Plan in Work Aid Measure Rejected
The Senate rejected an amendment to the $4.88 billion work aid measure proposed by Senator Long of Louisiana. The plan would have provided up to 100 million dollars for needy youths to pursue college or other educational training.
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Huey
Washington
Senate Today
Senator Long
Louisiana
De Lawd Richard Berry Harrison Dies at 70
Canadian-born actor Richard Berry Harrison aged 70 died in New York from a paralytic stroke. He played the role De Lawd in The Green Pastures 1 658 times, noted as a leading stage figure for Black theater.
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New York
Richard Berry Harrison
de Land
$50 Million Grant Sought for Texas Pipeline
Two Texas officials traveled to Washington to press for a $50 million public works loan to fund a pipeline from the Panhandle gas field to St. Louis and Detroit.
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Texas Pipeline
Austin
Texas
Washington
Panhandle
St. Louis
Detroit
Reeves County Wildcats New Loc Adds To Area Progress
Reeves County Pecos reports a new location for a wildcat with one other wildcat in the same section making progress as of March 14.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Wallace calls for lower prices to aid farmers and recovery
Secretary Wallace urged 30 percent more production at deliberately lower prices arguing cheaper goods will help farmers as crop reductions near maximum benefits. He spoke to the House appropriations sub-committee on the 1936 agriculture bill and warned higher output is needed for national recovery. A separate NRA extension was urged to regulate hours wages and unfair practices to push reluctant groups toward compliance.
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Washington
Wallace
House
Agriculture Department
NRA
Senate Finance Committee
Clay Williams
Recovery Board
Williams
Revolt in Greece Costs Greece Heavy Losses and Debt
Greek authorities tally the cost of a failed uprising with an estimated 20 billion drachmas in liabilities and heavy potential punishment for officers implicated. Observers warn of a legacy of hatred and political reckoning similar to past bloodshed.
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Greece
Ghevghelli
Yugoslavia
Sii
Nicholas Plastiras
Orde Sd
Demetrius Gounaris
Siam Prince Seeks Higher Daily Allowance
Eleven year old King Ananda of Siam asked in Lausanne on March 14 that his royal status justify raising his daily allowance from 15 to 25 cents. He also announced Siam would have a first class fire department under his reign and named his favorite picture books Three Little Pigs Felix The Cat Mickey Mouse and Ramayana.
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Lausanne
Ananda
Siam
Felix the Cat
Mickey Mouxo
Missouri students treat German measles outbreak
Missouri students in Columbia report thirty five MU students receiving treatment for German measles as of Wednesday. The illness prompted campus health officials to issue guidance and monitor the spread.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
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