Meyer Grip in Federal Agencies Hints at Ongoing Patronage
Washington gossip identifies Eugene Meyer and allies as still influencing the Federal Reserve Board and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation through hires and endorsements. The piece notes six Reserve Board employees hired under Meyer and Richey ties, and suggests lingering political leverage amid broader credit and treaty debates.
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Meyer
Jim Farley
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Reserve Board
War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Washington
Larry Richey
Hoover
Wynekoop Given New Trial Denied and Sentenced
Chicago March 24. Dr Alice Wynekoop loses appeal for the murder of Rheta Wynekoop and is denied a new trial. She is ordered to Dwight women’s prison to serve a 25 year term for the killing.
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Chicago
Alice Wynekoop
Rheta
Dwight
Ill
March 19 Freeze Fails to Harm Laredo Onion Crop
The March 19 freezing temperature in the Laredo district did not harm the Bermuda onion crop which is expected to move to market by April 1. A heavy yield of onions of good quality is indicated. Bermuda onion shipments will augment carload shipments of diversified Fall and Winter vegetables. By March 19, 775 carloads had been shipped, including 297 mixed vegetables, 149 spinach, 137 broccoli and 107 carrots.
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Laredo
Bermuda
Ozona to Get Sunday Mail from Barnhart July First
Ozona will receive Sunday mail service from Barnhart starting July 1 while Robert Lee keeps Sunday delivery. Sunday delivery for Bronte will replace San Angelo as the source for Ozona’s outgoing mail that day, per Harlie Branch, second assistant postmaster general.
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OZONA
Gan Angelo
Barnhart
Robert Lee
Bronte
San Angelo
Harlie
Heidingsfelder Convicted of Embezzlement
Georgetown March 24 Charles Heidingsfelder Sr 61 Houston attorney told police he was robbed Christmas Day of 34500 which belonged to a client today was convicted of embezzlement and assessed the maximum sentence of 10 years He said he would ask for a new trial.
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Charles Heidingsfelder Sr
Houston
Roosevelt Signs Philippine Independence Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill providing for Philippine independence with a target of 10 to 12 years. Independence hinges on Philippine legislature agreeing by October 1, otherwise the measure dies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Doherty Made 19 Million In Stocks Crisis Probe
Washington March 24 Robert E Healy chief counsel of the trade commission testified before the House Interstate Commerce Commission that Henry L Doherty utility magnate earned a personal profit of 19 million dollars in dealings with the Cities Service Securities Company stock He also said that over three years the company sold 1 1 billion dollars in securities with only 80 million going to new capital the rest used to buoy market price on the New York curb to imply activity Healy cautioned he was not implying embezzlement.
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Washington
Robert E. Healy
The
Trade Commission
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Securities Company
Fletcher-Rayburn Stock Exchanges
Healy
Cities Service Securities Corporation
New York
Steers to Be Moved to Oklahoma and Kansas Grass
San Angelo news reports a spring shift of Texas steers to Kansas and Oklahoma grazing lands, with John Burns of a Fort Worth commission firm saying demand will be higher than usual. His firm has applied for 25 000 head to go to the grasses. N D Blackstone of San Angelo plans 1 000 head to Flint Hills Kansas on April 15 at one dollar per acre, three acres per yearling, five for grown cattle.
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San Angelo
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
John Burns
Fort Worth
N. D. Blackstone
Flint Hills
Consul General Cracks Down on Villa Acuna Divorce Mill
Mexican consul general vows to curb illegal divorces in Villa Acuna where a $100 fee and one day Mexico residence permit quickens filings. Magistrate acknowledges many such divorces over two years, fueling local talk of Reno style boom. The consul announced steps to verify legality of Mexican divorces amid fraud concerns.
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Mexico
Villa Acuna
West Texas Receives Heavy Showers Amid Drought
Heavy showers and light rains fell across West Texas from San Angelo to Eagle Pass. Rainfall in March totaled 0.25 inch, far below normal, with year to date at 0.82 inch. Ranchers report losses from recent shearing and notes of sporadic rainfall in Vinegaroon, Brackettville, Spofford, Langtry, Rocksprings, and nearby areas.
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West Texas
del Rio
U. S
H. L. Molyneux
Telephone Company
John Galloway
Harrison Ranch
Vinegarone
Brackettville
Spofford
del Rio and Western Telephone Company
Eagle Pass
San Angelo
Weather Halts Highway Structures Work on Gibbs Street
Poor weather stops progress on the Gibbs Street two-building project for the Highway Department. Five carpenters and five laborers on site report completed brick foundations and poured concrete beams for the office while warehouse beams await forms. J. E. Walker of Smith & Walker says forms should finish by Tuesday, with concrete pours to start by Wednesday or Thursday. The office spans 38 by 40 feet. the warehouse 128 by 61 feet, totaling about $24,000. Public Works Administration and the State share funds for the project.
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Highway Department
Gibbs Street
J. E. Walker
Smith & Walker
Walker
Public Works Administration
Woods to Address School Trustees and Instructors
About 1 500 school trustees and 400 or 500 teachers are expected to attend a 16 county district school trustees meeting in Brownwood on April 14. O L Davis of Brownwood district State school supervisor for District No 14 announced the program. The session will close with an address by L A Woods State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Brownwood
O. L. Davis
Brown
Lampasas
San Saba
Mason
Llano
McCulloch
Coleman
Comanche
Mills
Hamilton
L. A. Woods
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
James Ferguson Nominated for National Committeeman
In Houston on March 24, the State Democratic Executive Committee nominated former Texas Governor James Ferguson as the state's representative on the national party council. The nomination was unopposed aside from two abstentions, with John Davis seconding and Ferguson delivering a brief acceptance. Jed C. Adams resigned to take a federal post, and J. K. Brim will replace Maury Hughes as committee chair.
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Houston
James Ferguson
Texas
State
Democratic Executive Committee
National Party Council
James H. Bickett
San Antonio
Ferguson
John Davis
Dallas
Jed C. Adams
Large Wool Contracts Hit Texas Prices In March
In San Angelo Texas March 24 UP the top price paid for 12 month wool contracts in Texas is 32 cents a pound for a sizable lot. Since New Year over 1 000 900 pounds of Fall wool have left the state with consignments purchases and government consignments. About 2 000 000 pounds of last Fall's clip remain in Texas. Jim McConnell of San Saba bought 40 000 pounds of 12 month wool from Cap Yates of Jack County to be shorn in April at a reported price above 30 cents a pound.
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San Angelo
Texas
Jim McConnell
San Saba
Cap Yates
Jack County
Better Storm Warning Sought in Galveston
Galveston March 24 A better hurricane warning service is in the offing for the vicinity. W R Gregg chief of the Weather Bureau wrote Capt W L Farnsworth president of the Galveston Booster's Club that a joint Weather Bureau Coast Guard committee is considering steps to provide more effective service using Coast Guard facilities.
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Galveston
W. R. Gregg
United States Weather Bureau
W. L. Farnsworth
Galveston Booster's Club
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Settlement of Threatened Auto Strike Nears Resolution
Washington report at noon says last minute charges from automobile manufacturers and labor unions stalled a threatened strike. Manufacturers accept an imperial board to pass on grievances but claim unions seek dominance. Government checks on union membership claims with payrolls may decide settlement.
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Washington
Imperial Board
George M. Brown dies in California former Del Rioan
George M. Brown about 66 died at midnight Friday at the San Francisco home of his daughter Mrs. R. P. Desmond. He left Del Rio twenty years ago for California where he worked in the Roach-McLymeont store. Funeral services will be held in San Francisco Monday. He is survived by his widow two children two sisters and two brothers.
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George M. Brown
Del
Mr. Brown
G. W. Brown
del Rio
California
Roach-McLymeont
San Francisco
R. P. Desmond
T. L. Brown
A. Maley
Tom Frost
Travis W. Brown
Fred Brown
Juarez
Mexico
Federal Prisoners Taken to La Tuna
Deputy Marshal J. T. Laughlin led eight prisoners to the federal prison farm at La Tuna near El Paso. Accompanied by Charles Cupples, Laughlin joined a prisoner car from San Antonio here after convicts were sentenced in the U S District Court during the regular spring term.
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U. 8
J. T. Laughlin
la Tuna
Federal
el Paso
Mr. Laughlin
Charles Cupples
San Antonio
U. S. District Court
Tragedy as Floors Collapse in Lynchburg Fire
Fourteen men died and at least eight were injured when a blaze gutted the Federal Transient Bureau in Lynchburg Virginia. Fire began from a grease kettle in the basement kitchen and spread to upper floors trapping sleeping men who leaped from windows into the snow.
Three Seek Seats on Comstock ISD School Board
Three announcements for trustees of the Com stock Independent School District list candidates E. R. Brotherton A. F. Haby and A. A. Baker seeking seats on the board.
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Com School
Comstock Independent School District
E. R. Brotherton
A. F. Haby
A. A. Baker
Eagle Pass Weighs Lease of Fort Duncan for Recreation
City Commission received a War Department proposal to lease the Fort Duncan post for five years. The plan includes turning the fort into civic group spaces, laying out a municipal golf course and a bridal path. The city owns adjacent pool and baseball park and considers using historic buildings for community use.
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Fagle Pass
Pthe City Commission
S. M. Wiliamson
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Fort Duncan
Camp Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass
Robert E. Lee
Zachary Taylor
John Pershing
Port Duncan
Del Rio Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Sunday
Rain and colder tonight in Del Rio and vicinity with a cloudy Sunday. Yesterday's high reached 78 and the low 65, with this morning's low at 54.
Snow in North and Rain Cold South Tonight
Forecast calls for snow in the north and rain with colder air in the south tonight. Sunday morning temperatures rise in the north as precipitation shifts and skies clear.
Weather Forecast Outlook Across Regions Tonight
Colder conditions and rain sweep the South while the Northwest and North face freezing temperatures. Sunday rain affects the West Coast as the Northwest sees rising temperatures later.
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