Renunciation of Versailles Echoes in Global Tensions
A reader notes parallels between Japan and Germany stance against international protests and treaty terms. The piece recalls Nazi threats over Memel, contemplates possible secret pacts, and mentions NRA enforcement along with a public housing push. It also laments aging prison reform views and the stubbornness of long‑set ways.
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Germany
Japan
United States
China
Hitler
Tom
John
Harry
Fuehrer
del Rio
Memel
What Other Columnists Are Writing About
A collage of quoted lines from various columns and figures. Includes remarks by Lord Balfour about a historical crisis and snippets from The New York Times and Houston Post. The piece notes reactions to war, politics, media, and social trends through voices across eras.
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Austen Chamberlain
Hitler
Ludendorff
Lord Balfour
New York Times
Del Rio Independent School District approves temporary $10 raise
The Del Rio Independent School District board will raise classroom teachers’ salaries by $10 per month for April and May. President W A Earnest cited a $6,000 surplus at year end and rising living costs as reasons, noting salaries are lower than the regional average and future raises are unsettled.
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del Rio Independent School District
Board of Trustees
W.A. Earnest
Earnest
Centennial Plan Approved by Senate in Centennial Bill Amendment
The Senate adopted a Centennial Bill amendment calling for a substantial celebration in each senatorial district. Washington faced delays as administration objections postponed the relief bill vote, possibly until Monday. Stalin Eden talks in Moscow covered US collaboration plans in the Orient. Urschel ransom case convictions appeal announced for Supreme Court by counsel.
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Austin
Senate
Washington
Administration
House
U. S
Orient
Moscow
United States
Joseph Stalin
Anthony Eden
Oklahoma City
Edward Berman
Clifford Skelly
St. Paul
Charles F. Urschel
Supreme Court
Tex. A&M President Warns of Inadequate Funding
President Walton of Texas A and M told the House agriculture committee that present land grant college appropriations are inadequate and any expanded service Congress might authorize would be entirely justified.
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Washington
Walton
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
House Agriculture Committee
Land Grant College
Congress
Capitalist Myers Found Dead Amid Financial Woes at Palm Beach
Charles R. Myers a 77 year old Atlantic City capitalist and Breakers Hotel owner was found mortally wounded at his Palm Beach estate. Attorney J R Bullock said Myers died by his own hand and financial reverses were blamed though he remained worth several million dollars.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Charles R. Myers
Atlantic City
Breakers
Palm Beach
J. R. Bullock
Myers
Bullock
Social Welfare Session Draws 300 Attendees in Austin
Officials of the State Relief Commission outlined relief and rehabilitation aims at the 25th anniversary Texas Conference of Social Welfare. E A Baugh praised work relief planning while Antoinette Cannon urged workers to view the era as transition toward a new social order. Harold J. Matthews of Houston presided.
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Austin
State Relief Commission
Texas Conference of Social Welfare
E. A. Baugh
Antoinette Cannon
Commission
Harold J. Matthews
Houston
Adult School Plan Approved for Chihuahua
Del Rio ISD approves an adult emergency education program at West End Elementary after 83 residents petition. Superintendent Andrews announces the plan for shared delivery with San Felipe and Del Rio districts. Mrs. Randolph Harris will teach nightly. E. E. Mireles to conduct classes two or three nights weekly.
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West End
Chihuahua
Board of Trustees
The
del Rio Independent
Roy M. Andrews
del Rio Independent School
Elna Lind
Andrews
del Rio
San Felipe
San Felipe Creek
San Felipe High School
Randolph Harris
E. E. Mireles
Mireles
Sidney Lanier
San Antonio
Airport chosen by Lindy to be sold at auction
Waynoka Oklahoma airport, selected by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and built for 250000, once a stop for transcontinental airlines, will be sold at auction April 15. It was dedicated June 24, 1939, but airline mergers diminished its use and liquidations triggered the sale.
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LINDY
Waynoka
Okla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental Airlines
Belgium Suspends Gold Payments After Devaluation Move
Premier Van Zeeland told Parliament that Belgium would suspend gold payments pending an international currency agreement. He called for a vote of confidence and said the step would virtually end Belgium's alignment with the European gold bloc.
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Brussels
Belgium
van Zeeland
European Gold Bloc
Labor Backing NRA Extension Amid 30-Hour Week Demand
William Green, AFL president, testified before the Senate Finance Committee to back the Presidents NRA extension while urging a blanket 30 hour work week law. He defended labor's stance against reports of abandoning the 30 hour plan.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Senate Finance Committee
Highway 85 Works Near Del Rio Under Way
The State Highway Maintenance Department reports two crews are flattening slopes and blading rocks to improve Highway 85 from 7 8 miles out of Del Rio to the Kinney County line. A second crew operates between Quemado and Eagle Pass. Victor Searcy directs the main tenance effort with A J Sheppard supervising the Val Verde County road work.
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del Rio
Kinney County
State
D. W. Dockery
Quemado
Eagle Pass
Victor Searcy
Val Verde County
A. J. Sheppard
Oil Coats Applied on New Highway Route
Two thirds of the 2.50 mile reroute of Highway No. 3 north of the railroad tracks has the first oil coat. A second oil coat will be applied before laying a one inch rock asphalt topping. Officials said completion date depends on weather as dust storms and rain may delay progress.
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D. W. Dockery
Allred Signs Bill to Bar Green Citrus Shipment
Governor James V. Allred announced he signed a bill to prevent the shipment of green citrus by requiring a higher sugar content. The move aims to regulate citrus exports and protect existing markets.
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Allred
Bill
Austin
James V. Allred
Tehlequah student charged in assault with intent to kill
Lois Thompson pleaded not guilty in Tehlequah Oklahoma to charges of assault with intent to kill Daniel Shaw a Chinese student. She posted bond and was released pending trial.
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Lois Thompson
Chinaman
Tehlequah
Okla
Daniel Shaw
Mrs. L. Rust Attends Funeral for Her Mother in St Louis
Mrs. L. Rust travels to St Louis Missouri to attend the funeral of her mother Mrs. H Co Sparks who died at age 74. Funeral services are set for Saturday morning. Survivors include Mrs Rust, her husband three sons three daughters and 17 grandchildren.
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L. Rust
St. Louis
H. Co. Sparks
Sparks
Rust
del Rio
Farmers Ask Aid In Running Down Chicken Thieves
Farmers in the irrigated district appeal to officers for help after midnight raids. About 200 chickens stolen in recent days plus many more in other city areas. Thomas Thumm, Del Rio newsboy, lost his bantams after saving earnings for a brood.
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Thomas Thumm
del Rio
Thumm
Probe of Railroad Financing Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee voted approval of an investigation into railroad financing. The brief note mentions a procedural decision and includes an error fragment about unrelated terms.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Former Cuero Girl Killed in San Antonio
Mattie Mae Pierson, 16, who recently moved from Cuero to San Antonio, was killed by a stray bullet during an early morning altercation at a taxi dance hall. A man was slightly wounded as a deputy and a former constable clashed nearby.
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San Antonio
Mattie Mae Pierson
Cuero
Guard Shot At State Farm Dies
Cleve Doss, 40, a guard at Central state prison farm, died from a gunshot wound after an argument in the guards quarters. Felix Smith, 45, also a guard on the farm, faced an assault to murder charge which may be upgraded to murder following Doss’s death. Examining trial postponed due to victim’s death.
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Richmond
Cleve Doss
Central State Prison
Felix Smith
A. Hennigan
Smith
Baruch Proposes Penalties to Curb War Prices
Bernard Baruch urged the Senate munitions committee to hold war prices down by imposing penalties on both buyers and sellers. The proposal aims to curb profiteering and ensure stable wartime costs.
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Baruch
Washington
Bernard Baruch
Senate
Moratorium Bill Favored by Senate Panel
Washington March 29 The Senate Irrigation Committee reported favorably a bill by Senator Adams of Colorado for a one year extension of the moratorium on reclamation projects construction costs and water charges The measure would apply to reclamation projects generally except those the Secretary Ickes deems unwarranted.
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Washington
Senate Irrigation Committee
Adams
Colorado
Congress
Ickes
Bloodthirsty Raymond Hamilton Bank Robbery Endangers Mississippi
In Hattiesburg and Jackson Mississippi authorities race to capture Raymond Hamilton accused of leading a Prentiss Bank robbery yesterday. A 19 year old woman Cleo Edwards was moved from Purvis jail to Monticello for questioning. National Guardsmen and peace officers extended their pursuit across a 50 mile zone as robbers struck, wounded several, kidnapped many and stole automobiles.
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Cleo Edwards
Purvis
Monticello
Raymond Hamilton
Jackson
Mississippi National Guardsmen
Mississippi
Prentiss Bank
Pursuers Concentrate in Mississippi Hunt
Peace officers supported by posses militiamen and Federal agents concentrate 25 miles south of Jackson in the Hamilton hunt as authorities pursue a suspect.
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Jackson, Miss
Department of Justice
Here
Heiress Barbara Mdivani Secures Credit Aboard Bremen
Princess Barbara Mdivani, aboard the Bremen nearing New York, runs short of cash as she plans to divorce Prince Alexis Mdivani. Her wireless tolls to London exceed 1,000 marks, and Karin Gustafson asks the Radio Department to grant her credit, which is approved. Clinton Gardiner and a bodyguard stand by at her cabin door. Millard F. Tompkins Jr. passes through the security gauntlet.
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New York
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
Bremen
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Clinton Gardiner
Millard F. Tompkins Jr
Princess Barbara
Princess Mdivani
London
Atlantic
Karin Gustafson
Radio Department
Texas Students Protest War Rally Planned at UT
University of Texas students plan a campus mass meeting on April 12 to protest future wars. Speakers include a minister, an ex service man, and a student representing the Students' League for Industrial Democracy.
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Austin
University of Texas
The
Students’ League For Industrial Democracy
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight and Saturday Preview
Partly cloudy conditions persist in Del Rio and vicinity with warmer spells tonight and into Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 72 degrees with a low of 61, and this morning’s minimum was 65.
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Satururday
Warmer in the South Tonight With Partly Cloudy North
A weather update notes warmer temperatures in the southern region tonight. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies to the South, with unsettled and colder conditions expected in the North.
Weather Outlook for Coast and Interior This Weekend
A warm interior rise today but near coastal regions expect rain tonight. The Northeast should feel warmer while the Northwest turns colder on Saturday with lingering unsettled conditions.
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