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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1934
Page
1
Washington insiders expect a unified federal works program once a new relief bill passes. Officials seek rapid job creation by combining Public Works with Civil Works and Federal Emergency Relief, blending Ickes and Hopkins approaches while reducing red tape.
The article outlines a five billion dollar public works program planned by President Roosevelt with a ten year span. Hopkins and Ickes push a long range scheme to avoid pork, while Congress debates funding and district targeting amid an election year.
Austin May 19 bids for highway construction in 14 counties totaling 675000 dollars will be received by the State Highway Commission on May 28. Eleven state jobs are estimated at 410000 dollars and three National Recovery Act projects at 265000 dollars.
May 19 Minneapolis report says nine people were injured in market district disturbances as pickets attacked a truck near a fruit company office during militant efforts to move trucks with armed convoys. Police clashed, injuring several in the ensuing turmoil.
Denton May 19 One juror willing to impose death penalty on Ray Hamilton if convinced he robbed the First National Bank of Lewisville was accepted Floyd Byrom 95th venireman questioned All others were disqualified as jurors because they could not impose the death penalty Judge Ben Boyd recessed court and would consider further actions State's attorneys did not say if tactics would change
Mayer, president of the National Wool Marketing Corporation, predicts Texas mohair growers can fetch 45 cents a pound for grown hair and 60 to 65 cents for kid hair if they resist market pressure. About 5.5 million pounds are on hand in Texas with deals in progress. Mayer cites low dealer stocks and Mills abroad to support prices.
A historical aphorism notes that doubting the worst helps prevent overconfidence. It reflects a wary mindset attributed to Webster and echoes prudence in belief and judgment.
Texarkana May 19 Glenn L Williams 35 keeper of the toll bridge over the Red River at Fulton 19 miles NW of Texarkana was shot to death today by a man who fled before anyone reached the scene Hemstead and Miller County officers work on the theory that Williams was killed after recognizing the man who stopped to pay toll possibly a widely known desperado.
The Commercial Bulletin notes a cautious uptick in activity after a seventh straight week under half a million pounds sold. Medium bright fleeces drew some interest at 30 to 31 cents delivered east. West markets show bids of 23 to 26 cents for about 100,900 fleeces. Mohair remains dull but steady as domestic and Texas quotes hold. spot wools quiet around 33 to 35 cents grease for 56s and 33 to 34 cents for 48s to 50s top grades.
A large blaze swept Newburyport Mass on May 19 burning a quarter mile square along the river front. It destroyed factories homes stores and a shipyard with yachts. insurance estimates put damage at 700000 to 900000. Four hundred workers lost jobs and twelve families became homeless. no casualties were reported.
Esteban Salvatierra a Del Rio resident for six years died Saturday at 9 am at his Wallen Street home after a long illness. He came to Del Rio in 1868, worked 30 years as a bar keeper, and was blinded in 1917. Funeral Sunday at 10:30 am from Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Trinidad, eight children, two brothers, one sister, and six grandchildren.
Dr and Mrs Orr return home Thursday from San Antonio after attending the State Medical Association session. They traveled via Boerne and Bandera and had visited Mrs Orrs sister Dr and Mrs R L Harris of Cleburne who were at the railroad surgeon meeting in San Antonio.
The article reports a military seizure of power in Bulgaria and notes protests and petitions. City officials are set for a called meeting to hear property owners affected by a recent boundary change. It cites charter validity issues and revenue impact from past boundary revisions.
Reports state night explosions in Vienna and Salzburg injure many, with the forcemost striking the Festival Playhouse lobby shattering windows. In Houston, attorney Charles Heidingsfelder, 61, is disbarred after a prior embezzlement conviction totaling $34,500 and a 10 year sentence.
Three women and a baby were killed when a bus careened off a railroad overpass two miles west of Cisco. Initial reports listed four passengers and the driver aboard as the bus dropped about 30 feet into the cut below. Cause of the crash is not known.
AMARILLO May 19 Panhandle Peace officers boost crime fighting gear as machine guns are ordered in a dozen counties. Donley Sheriff Guy Pierce and Hemphill County Sheriff Walter Jones lead, with cars fitted with bulletproof glass port holes and first machine guns. Amarillo police boast radio gear scout cars grenades and high powered rifles.
Henry Ford paid a secret 15 minute visit to Samuel Insull in a Chicago hospital room after touring the Century of Progress grounds. The Herald and Examiner reported Ford then returned to his train following the meeting.
Hal Patton, a Del Rio resident of more than fifty years and described as colored, died shortly after 3 P M Saturday at his Block Street home after a two week period of critical illness.
Secretary Perkins told the Senate Banking Commission that the administration's housing bill is a key feature of the recovery program. She estimated 2,000,000 building trades workers idle and 1,500,000 unemployed in durable goods and projected a Fall peak in public works.
Charles F. Bedeaux, a wealthy French sportsman, plans a five tractor caravan to cross the Canadian Rockies this summer. The route runs from Edmonton to Fort St John, then Telegraph Creek, down the Stikine River to Wrangell, Alaska. The trip aims mainly for photographs with some shooting for museum specimens.
An aphorism notes that true success rests on the ability to deny oneself as well as denying others. It frames self discipline as essential to achievement and personal restraint as a key habit for overlooked progress.
Box seats at Cowboy Park are selling quickly for the upcoming season. Dr. J. A. McDonald overseeing ticket sales notes fans must hurry to secure preferred locations.
May 19 reports a coup d etat creating a Bulgarian military dictatorship. Troops seized Sofia barracks and public buildings while provincial forces followed suit. Outgoing cabinet members were arrested as communications were cut. King Boris dissolved parliament and named Kimon Guercieff premier amid rumors of assassination.
Roofing on Gibbs Street projects nears completion as carpenters prepare to lay laths Monday. About 25 men work on the two structures, with J F E Walker of Smith and Walker predicting finish by Monday. The office building is two stories, buff brick, green fireproof roof, Spanish style, 28 by 40 feet for division offices. The warehouse spans 128 by 61 feet, fireproof, housing division equipment and shops. Preliminary work began March 3, 1934.
All members of the American Legion executive committee are urged to attend a meeting at 8 p m Monday in the Chamber of Commerce venue announced by J E Fuquay.
San Angelo May 19 George A Bond has been named Tom Green County treasurer by the County Commissioners Court He succeeds J M Harper who died about ten days ago.
Partly cloudy conditions for Del Rio and vicinity with a high near yesterday's 89 degrees and a low around 66. Minimum temperature this morning was 64 degrees.
Partly cloudy conditions persist inland with a chance of local showers near the coast tonight and into Sunday. Weather officials warn of scattered showers affecting coastal areas and interior valleys.
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