Seven Rescued From Sunken Submarine Squalus
May 24 Portsmouth NH Seven men were pulled from the sinking Squalus after 29 hours entombed as 52 still aboard faced danger. Survivors said 25 colleagues remained alive and rescue operations planned another descent. Conditions were cold but survival chances high as Navy divers and nine ships worked to save the crew.
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Portsmouth
J C Nichols
Chicago
Navy Department
Unisport
H.R. Greenlee
Portsmouth Navy Yard
O. F. Maquin
Cole
Sculpin
Ten Point Plan Outlined by American Retail Federation
Louis E. Kirstein, chairman of the federation, announced a ten point program of cooperation with consumers government, farmers and labor at a national forum in Washington. The plan calls for government fiscal policy to raise living standards, coordinated taxation, support for social security, consumer education, opposition to monopolies, consumer co operatives with limits, no state barriers, help for farmers to move surpluses, and collective bargaining rights with employer and labor parity. Kirstein, a federation founder and former NRA official, said the program reflects the basic interests of the retail industry.
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Louis E. Kirstein
American Retail Federation
Board of Trustees
Kirstein
NRA
Prosperous Era Seen Ahead by Retail Leaders in Texas
In Galveston the Retail Merchants' Association of Texas held its thirty ninth annual convention with 500 delegates. David A. Weir of New York predicted a era of prosperity, citing lessons from the last two decades and the need for government and business to avoid past mistakes. Speakers also included L. A. No 1 Retail Credit Association and Frank T. Caldwell of Associated Bureaus of America.
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Galveston
Texas
Retail Merchants’ Association of Texas
The
Retail Merchants’ Associated Retail Credit Men of Texas
Texas Retail Credit Bureaus, Inc
David A. Weir
New York
National Association of Credit Men
L. A
No 1 Retail Credit Association
St.Louis, Mo
Frank T. Caldwell
Associated Bureaus of America, Inc
Plans for use of $300 prize in Val Verde county
Val Verde county wins a $300 prize in the West Texas Chamber of Commerce soil and water conservation contest. The award will split $150 to the 4 H Clubs of Langtry and Comstock and $150 to the Vocational Agriculture Classes at Del Rio High School. The plan funds trips and projects under the county agent J B Kidd and R H Bill Rogers. The committee will decide exact use and monitor expenditures.
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Val Verde County
del Rio High School
Val Verde Coun
Langtry
Comstock
J. B. Kidd
R. H
Bill) Rogers Kidd
Kidd
A. & M. College
San Francisco
Bill) Rogers
Del Rio High School and Sacred Heart Prepare 65 Graduates
Sixty five students will graduate in Del Rio within days. Fifty eight from Del Rio High School Friday night at 8 15 at the high school auditorium and seven from Sacred Heart Academy Sunday at 8 pm in Sacred Heart Church. Class Night exercises honored the Class of 1939 with speeches by Earl McChesney Emmett Greif Laura Lee Nicholson and others. Dr W H Elkins of San Angelo Junior College will deliver the commencement address.
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del Rio
del Rio High School
Sacred Heart Academy
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Earl McChesney
Emmett Greif
Laura Lee Nicholson
Harold Burditt
Jo Alice McDonald
Elkins
Mary Agatha Owen
Irene de Leon
Helen Blythe
Beatrice Salvatierra
Pauline Rosenow
Mary Ann Bonner
Louise Elmore
Drury Wood
del Rio Independent School District
Olive Madeleine Adams
Evelyn Anderson
Rosa T. Burrell
Virginia May Courtney
Janiarle Duke
Virginia Dunn
Virginia Faribault
Ofelia Carmen Gallegos
Lenelle Gobble
Frankie Lee Greenwood
Summer School At Del Rio High Opens Monday
Del Rio High School to open summer session Monday May 29 at 9 a.m. in the high school. Nine weeks run to July 28. Courses reflect demand with fees 10 dollars for one course and 15 dollars for two. Students urged to attend promptly to declare needed courses and pay fees in advance if possible.
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del Rio
Oil leases sell for record low in April in New Mexico
The New Mexico State Land Office reported oil and gas lease sales for April at 2800, the lowest in years, with only half of the offered tracts bid upon, illustrating a slack market across the state.
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Santa FE
State Land Office
Dodson to Speak at Del Rio Junior High Exercises
John L. Dodson local attorney will address the Del Rio Junior High School promotion exercises in the Del Rio High School auditorium. Principal E C Wellborn announced about eighty pupils will be promoted to high school at 8 15 PM Thursday, fewer than last year’s 101. Friends and patrons are invited to attend.
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John L. Dodson
del Rio Junior High School
del Rio High School
E C. Wellborn
The
Wellborn
Author and anti Nazi figure Ernst Toller dies by suicide
Ernst Toll er a 46 year old German author and playwright known for anti fascist work hanged himself with a bathrobe cord in New York. A world war era figure he led the Bavarian Soviet and later fought Fascism from both sides of the Atlantic during his twenty year democratic crusade.
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New York
Ernst Toller
Toller
Bavaria
Two Del Rio Boys Included In A M Graduation
Two Del Rio youths, Byrom Wehner and Herman Wehner Jr., will join the Texas A and M graduating class on June 2 at Kyle Field. Col Willard Chevalier of McGraw-Hill will deliver the commencement address as Walter Lacy presides. A large 623-candidate ceremony ends the school year with cadet commissions and final events.
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del Rio
Texas A. & M
Texas A. & M. College
Col. Willard Chevalier
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
New York City
Kyle Field Stadium
Byrom Wehner
F. W. H. Wehner
Herman Wehner Jr
H. H. Wehner
Barbara Ann
Wanda Gail
College Station
Andrew P. Rollins
Dallas
Walter G. Lacy
Waco
A. & M. Board of Directors
George W. Truett
First Baptist Church of
Guion Hall
T. O. Walton
George D. Sears
Texas National Guard
A. & M. Cadet Corps
Texas Aggie
Roosevelt Defends New Deal at Retailers Forum
President Roosevelt followed by Wallace and Hopkins addressed the American Retailers' Federation, defending New Deal policies and warning Democrats against anti spending rebels. He pressed to boost consumer buying power, noting retailers employ millions and that federal spending supports jobs and purchases.
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Congress
Wallace
Hopkins
New Deal
Banker Faces Questioning In Investigation
Washington May 24 Indianapo lis banker Felix M McWhirter testified before the House committee that his inquiry into Mrs Cordell Hulls alleged Jewish blood served only to obtain information He admitted asking James E Campbell about Landon White and Semitic connections and dismissed Campbell s reports as fantastic He said he had known Campbell nine years and questioned correspondence about a speech by George Van Horn Moseley and other letters without attaching importance to them
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Washington
Felix M. McWhirter
Indianapoli
House
Cordell Hull
Indiana
Republican State Central Committee
James E. Campbell
Owensborne
Hull
Campbell
Alfred M Landon
William Allen White
Kansas
Landon
White
McWhirter
Dies
George van Horn Moseley
Indianapolis
Homer Capehart
Del Rio Wool Clip Sets New Peak Price Gaining Attention
Del Rio Wool and Mohair Co manager K K Long sold 35,000 pounds of eight months wool at 25 cents a pound to Boston firm Munro Kincaid Edgehill Inc. The sale tops previous highs as three clips were included. Wool ships to Boston Thursday amid other Texas sales.
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Long
Boston
Texas
Henry Maginot
Blake & Kendall
Central Wool & Mohair Company
Sweetwater
Max Robin
San Angelo
San Angelo Wool Company
Robin
Texas Wool & Mohair Company
H. B. Ogden
Brady
C. D. Stokes
Winslow & Company
Stering Wool & Mohair Company
Sterling City
Ed Wyckoff
Municipal Power Plan Rejected by Kenedy Voters
Kenedy Texas voters rejected a 100000 revenue bond plan to fund a municipal electric system tied to LCRA power by 225 to 217. The election followed similar rejections in La Grange and Fagle Lake. Kenedy and nearby towns currently rely on Central Power and Light Company infrastructure.
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Kenedy
Texas
Colorado River Authority
la Grange
Fagle Lake
Central Power and Light Company
South Texas
Fisherman misses big catch finds pocketbook Sunday
In Spooner Wisconsin on May 24 Leroy Zaksaska speared a sucker in the Yellow River and instead of the big fish he lost, he speared a pocketbook containing eight dollars. The incident highlights a lucky find during the fishing outing.
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Spooner
Wis
Leroy Zaksaska
Yellow River
Salvation Army to appoint Del Rio area chairman
R L Portwood of Dallas announces the Salvation Army will name a Del Rio area chairman to serve as a link between the Southwestern Division and Del Rio Val Verde County The move addresses impersonator risks and consolidates annual appeals for local support The organization operates in ninety five countries with maternity homes hospitals and refuges accessible to residents of Del Rio and Val Verde County The motto remains a beacon of hope A man may be down but he is never out.
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Salvation Army
del Rio
R. L. Portwood
Dallas
Val Verde
Portwood
Val Verde County
Del Rio Area Skies Partly Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail for Del Rio and vicinity tonight and Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 94 with a low of 74 and the early morning low today was 74.
Panhandle Tonight Brings Cooler, Partly Cloudy Skies
The Panhandle region will see partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday. Residents should plan for mild to cool conditions with light winds and no precipitation expected.
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the Panhandle
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Maria del Rosario Perez
Mary Peters
Lila Ruth Ramage
Maria Alicia Ramirez
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Carmenza M. Sanchez
Jamiesou Searcy
U Lucille Edith Thomas
Lillian Helena Weathersbee
Gene White
Clifton Anderson
Herbert J Beadle Jr
Harold E. Burditt
Hubert O. Clark
Claude B. Freeman Jr
Raymond C. Gerhardt
Emmett Walton Greif
Harold Weston Holdeman
Christopher Jones Jr
Gerald Glynn Lackey
Robert Lo Lewis
H B. Lockley Jr
Earl Edward McChesney
Maxey Ward McGuire Jr
Thomas Mark Nunley
Louie A Pratt
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Willam Leigh Richmond
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Martin M. Rose Jr
Eugene Russell
George Roland Shay
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Thomas G. Sprott
Angus Mills Stricklen
John Holt Walk
Frank Edward Walton Jr
Rector R. Walton
Dodson
Roosevelt
Kirke L. Simpson
Democratic Economy
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Chairman Dies
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