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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1936
Page
1
The column blends social jests about Dr. Brinkley and WPA politics with quips on Germany and local gossip. It recalls East Coast wishes, a dream tale, and a defiant shrug at death as Quiet humor hides sharper social critique in a casual town talk voice.
A man using the name H. W. Gorath was taken into custody by Minor County Sheriff A. E. Steinmetz at the request of Gordon Fedhaus, with a felony warrant from Howard, South Dakota. Extradition was waived but will proceed, Gorath claiming Better prospects in Del Rio and describing heavy South Dakota snow.
A WPA field man reports a story about political leanings in the South challenging GOP hopes. A relief district school uses a Roosevelt Wallace feeding riddle, ending with a student calling a Republican insult at the end.
Roosevelt signs bills granting 26 day annual leave to permanent Federal employees and 30 days to temporary workers. The change raises the prior 15 day annual allotment.
Italian dispatches from Asmara report 18 Ethiopians accused of mass murder of 57 road workers have been captured and executed.
Generally fair conditions in Del Rio and vicinity with clear to partly cloudy skies. Yesterday’s high reached 78 degrees and the low dropped to 44 with this morning’s low at 41 degrees.
The forecast calls for widespread cloud cover and cooler temperatures in the northern area tonight and again on Sunday. North winds remain light with risks of mild chilly temperatures by morning.
Partly cloudy with possible showers on the extreme east tonight. Sunday presents partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions in the east. Cooler air moves into the Northwest and North Central regions as the front shifts eastward.
Texas lawmakers grow concerned as seven utility companies obtain a temporary DC court injunction blocking further WPA allocations to two river projects. The Lower Colorado project is valued at 20 million and the Brazos flood control and irrigation project at 30 million, affecting about half the state.
Trenton March 14 The state Republican county chairman's association commends Governor Alf M Landon as the best Republican to run for the presidency. Landon's national managers offered no comment on his candidacy in New Jersey.
Dispatches from Khabarovsk report that motorized Japanese forces fired on Soviet workers from the Manchoukuan side of the Soviet Manchoukuo border, escalating tension near Moscow.
Madrid police arrested 200 Communists during a search for riot leaders after churches were burned in downtown Madrid. Armed guards patrolled streets as cordons surrounded churches, public buildings, and newspapers.
Funeral services for Sheriff J. H. Toots Ballantyne of Kinney County were planned for 4 PM in Brackettville. He was found dead from a gunshot wound Friday morning at his Brackettville home. Ballantyne served six years as sheriff and tax assessor-collector, elected at three different elections. his wife Minnie Rowland Ballantyne and daughter Minnie Lee Ballantyne survive.
A meteor near the earth startled Central New Jersey early today as windows shook and a pilot in Newark watched a brilliant light blot out the moon. The ball of fire passed overhead and vanished into the Atlantic, sparing the plane from danger.
Kenya reports Mombasa, the chief port, will be fortified with heavy guns and searchlights due within a month. Officials stress the plan is not connected to the Ethiopian war and the defense was long in planning.
Del Rio driver counts show 2,974 licensed, with Val Verde expected to need 9,000 after March 31 when license operation becomes mandatory. County Tax Assessor Lyle S. Almond notes no disqualifications yet and warns issuance may not meet the deadline if applications lag.
The Federal District Court docket in Del Rio opens Monday with Alen Contracting Corporation versus the City of Del Rio. The suit claims breach of contract by the city.
Washington report states Harry L. Hopkins dismissed two Illinois WPA administrators E. E. Willis and a Mr. Parsons from Herrin for alleged politicalFund payments on a project. Hopkins ordered a probe into further charges that 40 to 50 Marion foremen and timekeepers were asked to contribute to Herman Buttonsen's Democratic gubernatorial campaign.
London March 14 France announced a willingness to consider an alternate plan allowing Germany to retain troops in the Rhineland. This development follows the League of Nations council inviting Germany to discuss the Locarno Treaty violation and related crisis.
In London on March 14 the League of Nations invited Germany to join discussions on the Rhineland crisis. The French spokesman indicated flexibility, noting they do not want to cling blindly to evacuation if a better arrangement can be found.
In Bremen on March 1 eight persons were jailed for up to six years for circulating forbidden literature. The defendants were accused of preparations for high treason and faced prison terms based on their roles.
Roots of red and yellow canna lilies are available free to residents at the city truck sheds near the roundhouse. Surplus roots were gathered due to rapid park plant growth. Plants from Greenwood, North Heights, and Moore Parks. Call at the sheds to pick up while supplies last.
In a district custom a bridegroom's brother fired a shotgun salute at a church ceremony. He slipped on the second try, wounding the bride and her sister, who were taken to hospital with multiple shot wounds.
Idaho presidential candidate to nominate a New Yorker as running mate if William Borah secures the GOP nomination in Cleveland. Frank E. Gannett of Rochester is chosen as vice presidential candidate in the Ohio primary. Announcement to come as Borah fights for delegates in multiple states.
Licenses for 495 cars 59 trucks and 68 farm trucks have been issued through Saturday morning for Val Verde County. Lyle S. Almond said today. Last year a total of 1 858 cars 350 trucks and 163 farm trucks licenses were issued.
Warsaw reports Professor Auguste Piccard, stratosphere pioneer, ordered a new balloon today to ascend to 30,000 meters. He plans to attempt the record in Poland this summer. The current record stands at 72,395 feet.
District 15 Old Age Assistance investigators begin visits Monday to review applications. Applicants must bring citizenship proof birth date marriage details residence and property data. References two names required and old family Bibles or baptismal records may help substantiate age claims.
State Health Department report shows influenza at 1,279 cases for the week ending March 7, up 624 from February 29, with total influenza this year at 4,081. Measles 648 cases, mumps 622, chicken pox 225, pneumonia 187, scarlet fever 87, tuberculosis 37, whooping cough 32, and smallpox 9.
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