Raucous Texas Week End Politics Stir Beehive Towns
Heavy rains pour into Texas over a weekend as women politicians threaten to upend the San Antonio Democratic convention with calls for action. Young Democrats in Abilene record opposition to party harmony, while Bee County voters reject a public improvement bond amid taxpayer fatigue. Mussolini’s influence cited humorously in a foreign loyalty note.
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San Antonio
Abilene
Harmony
Democratic Party
Texas
Right Side Beliefs Clash with Opponents in Austin Callan Column
Austin Callan laments political division as intellectual supporters are outnumbered by those he calls ignorant. He contrasts Christian citizenship with pagan delinquency and mocks opponents as fringe and misled, invoking Henry Clay and postmasters to argue for correctness over popularity.
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Bert McDowell
Henry Clay
Jim Farley
Railway Considering Extension RFC Loan
Chairman Jesse H. Jones said RFC would extend a $5,200,000 loan to Southern Pacific if ICC approves a five month extension. The loan matures June 1 and extension would cover the period sought.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Southern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jones
ICC
RFC
Precautions Taken To Avert Philippines Labor Strike
Philippine authorities mobilized AH field agents and public defenders to prevent a walkout amid a threatened labor strike. In Manila officials anticipated a Monday impact and placed extensive precautions to deter employees from walking out.
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Manila
Philippines
Department of Labor
Weather snapshot for Del Rée and nearby area
Mostly cloudy with local showers tonight. Tuesday expected to be partly cloudy. Yesterday's high 73 and low 62. Early morning low today 64.
Black Legion murder warrants sought in Poole case
Detroit May 25 Prosecutor Duncan McCrea asked for murder and kidnapping warrants for 13 Black Legion members over the death of Charles Poole. He called the vigilante group an outlaw organization with national scope and said the Department of Justice would be asked to help drive it out. McCrea said two men admitted Poole was killed because he knew too much.
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Detroit
Duncan McCrea
The
Black Legion
Charles
McCrea
Vigilante Society
Department of Justice
Poole
Del Rio High seniors hear Forrester at baccalaureate
Del Rio High School held a Sunday evening baccalaureate in the auditorium with Rev. G. Robert Forrester of the First Christian Church delivering a sermon on life goals. Music directed by Mrs Earl Milter featured Marion Russell as accompanist and a male quartet sang Jesus and Shall It Be. Senior class night is set for Tuesday at 8 15 p m and graduation exercises Friday evening.
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del Rio High School
G. Robert Forrester
Forrester
First Christian Church
Earl Milter
Marion Russell
L. B. Gilbert
First Baptist Church
Roland Murray
J. R. Hackworth
Church of Christ
Jesus
George Fisher
Fred Gilbert
J. D. Howell
E. A. Boehme
Del
Borger Citizens Don Big Hats for Rodeo Day
Borger residents adopt 10 gallon sombreros ahead of the Fourth of July events. The local group warns members that the swimming pool will open in two weeks and duckings will be the penalty for not complying with the parade line.
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Borger
Gas Rangers
Arab Girl Killed in Holy Land Riots
In Jerusalem on May 25 a Palestinian girl was killed and a British constable wounded amid ongoing clashes tied to Arab opposition to Jewish influx in the Holy Land.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Naval Parley Snafu Over Far Eastern Fleet
London May 25 British and Soviet talks hit a snag over the Soviet far Eastern fleet. Britain rejected the demand to exclude the fleet from a contemplated arms pack unless Japan binds Russo Japanese agreement. Russia sought free access to withholding advance fleet information without such accord. Britain argued the Russian position lacks logic since the United States with Pacific fleets had signed the London Treaty.
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London
Britain
Japan
Russia
United States
Rayburn Sees Garner Open to Texas Committeeman Term
Congressman Rayburn of Bonham said Vice President Garner was receptive to another term as Texas national committeeman as thousands gathered for the Democratic state convention. Rayburn predicted a record landslide for the party.
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San Antonio
Rayburn
Bonham
John Garner
Supreme Court Rules 1934 Debt-Reduction Act Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the 1934 act intended to help municipalities reduce indebtedness via federal bankruptcy courts. The ruling states that subjecting political sub-divisions to interference strips them of the right to manage their own affairs. The Cameron County Texas improvement district bondholders challenged the act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cameron County
Texas
China Appeals For Peace With Japanese
Nanking May 25. The national government through foreign minister General Chang Chun appealed for peace with Japan. He urged both nations to remove causes of hostility and seek lasting understanding for better relations.
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Nanking
China
Japan
Chang Chun
Two Indictments In Smith Case Returned
New York on May 2 Two indictments charging attempted extortion of Alfred E Smith Jr were returned naming Max Krone Henry Ross and Ernest Demond Dekagen detectives and attorney as named defendants
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New York
Alfred E. Smith Jr
Max Krone
Henry Ross
Ernest Demond Dekagen
Former Del Rioan to Be Ordained June 6
Invitations arrive in Del Rio for the ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Rev. Manuel George Julian OML in the De Mazenod Scholasticate Chapel San Antonio on June 6. He is the son of Mrs. George Julian formerly of Del Rio and will be ordained by Archbishop Arthur J. Crossaerts. His first Solemn Mass is planned for Sunday June 21 at 10 o'clock in St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans.
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Manuel George Julian
O. M.L
de Mazenod Scholasticate Chapel
San Antonio
Julian
George Julian
del Rio
Arthur J. Crossaerts
D. D
St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans
Socialists Reject Browder United Front Proposal
In Cleveland on May 25 the Socialist Party national convention rejected Earl Browder's call for a united front with the Communist party. Maynard Krueger said Socialists seek socialism, not joint action with communists, and the proposal was quickly tabled by voice vote.
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Cleveland
Socialist Party
Earl Browder
Communist Party
United Front
Maynard Krueger
Browder
Urge action on pension leader
Washington May 25 Speaker Burns and Representative Bankhead called for definite action against F. E. Townsend for defying the House investigation. Burns warned that failure to assert authority would ruin future congressional inquiries and Byrns favored turning the case to federal court to avoid a lengthy contempt trial before the full House.
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Washington
Burns
Representative Bankhead
F. E. Townsend
House
Byrns
Brinkley Hosts Private Showing Of Vacation Films
Dr John R Brinkley welcomed a group of friends to a private film showing Monday morning. Lippe captured the first of a planned series from Brinkley's summer vacation trip starting with departure from home and a takeoff at the airport.
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Dr. Brinkley
John R. Brinkley
H. Lippe
Brinkley
Main Street
Contented U.S. marshal lives atop Pecos bridge bluff
J R Hutchins, a famed United States marshal, has lived for 12 years in a four room cottage at the foot of the Pecos River High Bridge. He climbs 252 iron steps to reach his home and supports himself by fishing and selling groceries and film processing. Hutchins, crippled from gun battles in Indian Territory, says he is happy with his isolated life and dislikes mingling with others.
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Tenderfoot
Pecos High Bridge
J. R. Hutchins
America
United States
Oklahoma
Southern Pacific Railway
Pecos River
del Rio
Blue Pecos
Indian Territory
Hutchins
Texas
James Parker
Fort Smith
Cimmarron
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Ardmore Okla
Southern Pacific Yards
el Paso
Carranza
Mexico
San Francisco
Ardmore
Pecos
Fort Worth Judge Sees Tax Rise Reaching Ranch Lands
Judge L J Wardlaw of Fort Worth, rancher in Val Verde Uvalde Edwards and Sutton Counties and chair of the State Livestock Sanitary Commission, believes tax increases on natural resources could extend to grasslands as well.
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L. J. Wardlaw
Fort Worth
Val Verde
Uvalde
Edwards
Sutton Counties
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Wardlaw
Wardlaw warns tax on natural resources may spread
Fort Worth attorney Louis L. Wardlaw, Texas State Livestock Sanitary Commission chairman, argues in San Angelo that taxing water, timber, grass and other natural resources could become a nationwide pattern. He says government costs must be funded by taxes on the people and warns that taxing resources would burden the second largest Texas industry and harm highways and schools.
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San Angelo
Louis L. Wardlaw
Fort Worth
Val Verde
Uvalde
Edwards
Sutton
Texas State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Wardlaw
Texas
Rain Totals Rise Across Southwest Texas
Widespread rainfall over the weekend pushed Del Rio totals to 1.91 inches in two days. Reports from Sonora, San Angelo, Comstock, and Langtry area ranches show variable totals with up to four inches in spots. Del Rio measured 1.07 inches from Saturday morning to Sunday morning and 0.34 more from Sunday afternoon to Monday. The four day rain totals reach 1.91 inches, May total 2.35, year to date 5.88 inches, well below normal.
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Tire
Texas
del Rio
Sanderson
Sonora
San Angelo
Comstock
Juno Country
Uvalde
Spofford
Brackettville
H. L. Molyneux
United States
Hall With Another Bear En Route To Portray Roy Bean
A two month old black bear visits Del Rio as Harvey Hall of Lang try ships the cub to Washington for a publicity stunt. Actor Frank Hoyt will portray Roy Bean in a Senate scene and later the bear heads to Dallas for the Centennial showing.
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Hall
Bear
Roy Bean
del Rio
Washington
Harvey Hall
Langtry
San Antonio
Frank Hoyt
Rio Grande Valley
Senate
Hoyt
Pecas
Mexico
Mr. Hall
Dallas
Funeral Services For Louis Cross Held In Del Rio
Funeral services for Louis Richard Cross thirty nine were held Monday morning at the Doran Funeral Chapel with Mary Rachford pastor of the Full Gospel Church officiating. Interment was in Westlawn Cemetery under Doran Funeral Home direction. Cross died Saturday on a ranch near Sonora and was brought to Del Rio for burial. Survivors include his widow Alma McDonald Cross four children his parents four brothers and four sisters all of Del Rio. Pallbearers were Howard Moore J L Grimes J R Latham and J E Blankenship.
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Louis Richard Cross
Doran
Mary Rachford
Full Gospel Church
Westlawn
Doran Funeral Home
Cross
Sonora
del Rio
Alma McDonald Cross
Howard Moore
J. L. Grimes
J. R.latham
J. E. Blankenship
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