Discretion and defiance in Washington over Huey Long
In Washington the Senate treads carefully around Huey Long as Roosevelt withdraws Viesca for U S Attorney and hints at rejecting Moore for Collector. Long blocks nominations with personal privilege while White House fears one man filibusters and disrupts recovery plans. Notes report Britain Japan and Austrian reactions as European observers monitor Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey
White House
Long
Louisiana
Rene A. Viesca
U. S
New Orleans
Daniel D. Moore
Senate
Viesen
Moore
Viosca
Pren
Gressioht
Preg
Roosevelt
Privileges and Elections Committee
Tillison Visits Del Rio as Comptroller Candidate
Dolph B. Tillison of Athens, East Texas, county clerk of Henderson County since 1930, spoke in Del Rio on public office ethics. He opposes nepotism and forced campaign contributions, arguing such practices favor rich candidates and harm ordinary workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph B. Tillison
Athens
East Texas
del Rio
Tillison
Henderson County
Hich
When the Rest Is at Its Best Let It Rest
The line cites a sentiment that restraint and pause improve effort and craft. It notes the value of patience in achieving a refined result, suggesting rest as a strategic step before action or judgment.
Street Lighting Dispute Settled and Rates Cut
Central Power & Light and city officials reached a friendly settlement ending a federal suit to cancel the contract. City will pay 5229 for lights from 1933 to now and rates drop from 508.50 to 377.25 monthly until August 1, 1940, with three new lights added at San Felipe High School and Johnson Street crossing over the San Felipe Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Power & Light Company
San Felipe High School
Johnson Street
San Felipe Creek
Light Company
Thomas M. Johnson
Otto Koog
Mike” Averill
Phil B. Foster
John L. Dodson
E. B. Neiswanger
Central Power & Light Co
Sam H. Walk
John J. Foster
Walk
del Roians
Wimpy Urge For Duck Brings Boy To Court
A 14 year old colored boy faced jail threats from Judge C D Smith after a Chihuahua resident complained he killed a duck. The state demanded $12 for two ducks and the father agreed to pay $2 and discipline his son. The same day a San Felipe man was fined $12.70 for kicking his girlfriend in the hip pocket after jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Smith
Chihuahua
San Felipe
Hill Presides At Lutheran College Alumni Meeting
Rev. W. V. Hill, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, presides at the Alumni and Ex-Student Association of Texas Lutheran College meeting in Seguin. He left Friday for San Antonio and Seguin and will speak at the association banquet Saturday evening, serving as chairman of the executive committee and acting president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Hill
Faith Lutheran Church
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Hill
San Antonio
Enraged farmer shoots three then kills self near Vandalia
In Ramsey Illinois on May 26 Henry Spires, a young farmer, shot and killed Thomas Hayes 69, Miss Rosie Harris 17, and Mrs Myrtle Harris 40, then died by suicide after failing to marry Harris the housekeeper's daughter. Rosie Harris was to wed Spires today at Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Henry Spires
Thomas Hayes
Hayes
Rosie Harris
Myrtle Harris
Rosie
William Roberts
Spires
Vandalia
Senate committee approves Wagner Bill for labor board
Washington May 26 The Senate Labor Committee gives full approval to the Wagner Bill creating a five member industrial adjustment board to arbitrate labor disputes. Chairman Walsh says the move is due to rising labor unrest and aims for early enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Walsh
Beaumont Theatre Fire Ravages Liberty Theatre Block
Fire in the Liberty Theatre scenery room caused seventy thousand dollars in damage in Beaumont on May 26. Firefighters held the blaze after several hours and prevented spread to the surrounding business block.
Lane Opposes Tariff Bill at Houston Meeting
Claude D Lane and wife traveled to Houston after an invitation to the Republican State Executive Committee meeting at the Rice Hotel. Lane planned to urge the committee to oppose the Reciprocal Tariff Bill, arguing it harms West Texas and should bolster Republican resistance in Congress and the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude D. Lane
Lane
Houston
Rice Hotel
Texas
Congress
State Committee
West Texas
Senate
Washington
Republican Party
Mr. Lane
Bonnie's sister identified in patrolmen killings probe
In Fort Worth on May 26 Billie Mace was moved to Dallas for a funeral and faced a habeas corpus hearing. William Schieffer identified Mace as the woman who fired on state patrolmen E B Wheeler and H D Murphy near Grapevine. The case hinges on ballistic tests unavailable until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Billie Mace
Dallas
Bonnie Parker
William Schieffer
Mace
Grapevine
Martin
Mrs. Mace
E. B. Wheeler
H. D. Murphy
Resigns State Position in Texas to Lead Bond Dept in Des Moines
James C Tucker, longtime heir accountant of the board of county and district road indebtedness, resigns to become head of the bond department at a Des Moines insurance firm. His current post, created two years ago, ends June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James C Tucker
Board of County and District Road
Des Moines
Pope In Good Condition After Emergency Abdominal Operation
Representative W. E. Pope of Corpus Christi underwent an emergency abdominal operation at a San Antonio hospital last night and was reported resting well today. The Texas legislator was in stable condition and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
Texas
Stevenson Addresses Del Rio Graduates in Commencement
Hon. Coke R. Stevenson, speaker of the Texas House, addressed 34 Del Rio High School graduates during a 1934 commencement in the auditorium before about 1,500 attendees. He urged education as a path to lasting authority, praised Washington and Houston figures, and noted scholarships for top scholars William Lochabay and Irene Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
del Rio
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas House of Representatives
del Rio High School
Stevenson
William Lochabay
Edwin Smith
George Washington
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
Wallace Jr. Seeks Val Verde County Attorney Post
W P Wallace Jr announced Saturday his candidacy for county attorney of Val Verde County, subject to the Democratic primary on July 28, 1934. He has held the office for two terms, studied at Baylor, practiced in Waco, moved to Del Rio in 1928, and is married with a baby daughter. He pledged to perform duties to the best of his ability and seeks voter support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Wallace Jr
Val Verde County
Wallace
Baylor University
Waco
del Rio
Anona Edwards
Hughes and Molyneaux address Bexar Women’s Dem Club
Maury Hughes gubernatorial candidate and Peter Molyneaux editor of Texas Weekly spoke to the Bexar Women’s Democratic Club in San Antonio on Thursday May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
San Felipe High School Graduates Ten Students
Ten students received diplomas at San Felipe High School in an 8 p m commencement in the school auditorium. Salutatory by Oscar Cardenas and valedictory by Berta Morales opened events. J T H Bickley urged continued study. Dr C B Casey spoke on leadership and cross cultural understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Felipe
San Felipe High School
Oscar Cardenas
Berta Morales
J. T. H. Bickley
Sta.e
State Department of Education
Division of Supervision
Texas
Americas
Casey
Santos S. Garza
Judge C D Smith Mourns Sister Death in Tyler
Judge C D Smith learned of the death of his sister Mrs Tenie Murray in Tyler aged 83. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Tyler. He left Saturday afternoon to be with her children and grandchildren despite missing the service. Mrs Murray was well known in Del Rio and had often visited her brother there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Smith
Tyler
Tenie Murray
Del Rio Girl Mary Moody Killed by Accidental Gun Misfire
Miss Mary Agnes Moody twenty one died from a gunshot wound on the rear lawn of H J Jap Lowe home in North Heights. Inquest returns accidental death verdict. She had moved to Del Rio with her father from Rockwall eighteen months ago and was a Rockwall High School graduate. Surviving: Joe Moody father two sisters and several aunts in Del Rio and Houston. Services set for Sunday at First Methodist Church with burial at Westlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Agnes Moody
H. J
Jap" Lowe
North Heights
Mrs. Lowe
Miss Moody
Justice of the
Charles Miller
Mary
Rockwall
Rockwall High
First Methodist Church
Chas. Nixon
Westlawn Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Joe Moody
William Larson
Houston
H. J. “Jap” Lowe
Joan L. Dodson
Hattie Lowe
del Rio
Congress Reaches Stock Market Compromise Bill
Congress agrees on a compromise for stock market control legislation. An independent board will regulate exchanges and the 45 percent marginal requirement is retained, with ratification still needed by Congress. President Roosevelt expected to approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Independent Board
House
Weather Update: Partly Cloudy Night and Warmer Sunday
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with Sunday turning partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers are possible and temperatures rise, with yesterday’s high 90 and low 68. this morning’s low was 70.
Weather Forecast Notes West Showers Panhandle Warmer
Partly cloudy with scattered showers in the West and warmer in the Panhandle tonight. Sunday showers and warmer in the Southeast.
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Panhandle
West Coast Weather Outlook Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy with showers on the West Coast tonight. Sunday remains partly to mostly cloudy with possible showers along the West Coast and in the West. Temperatures rise, bringing warmer conditions in the West and North regions.
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Huey Long
State Department
Great Britain
Dominion
Austria
Rome
Vienna
Tokyo
Henry Barrow
Clyde Barrow
West Dallas
Desperado
Gibsland
Lutheran Meet
Bonnie
Mortuary
the Mor
Parker
Ing
Class
Earl Miller
Katherine Tate
Roy M. Andrews
Irene Rose Adams
Oklahoma
Lochabay
Miss Adams
Mercedes Flores
Andrews
Patrick Henry
Preston Abbott
Curt Hugo Brandenstein
Preston Sydney Briggs
Fernando Calderon
Virgil Cauthorn
Paul A. Cox
Walter J. Cox
Earl Erwin
Horace Holmes
Marvin Hutchinson
Menifee Locke
Martin D. McNutt Jr
Geo. W Netts
B. D. Roberts
Joseph A. Stool
Holland Radcliffe Vaughn
William Halden Lochabay
Eve Avant
Mildred Bode
Ernestina I. Calderon
Grace Cleveland
Burith
Elizabeth Comelli
Dorothy Dolores Daniel
Cora Helen Hill
Essie Marie Hunt
A. Lucille Kelley
Inez Marian Lott
Mason Mosher
Helen Stella Osburn
Alice Overstreet
Mary Patricia Stanton
Hughes
Mr. Bickley
East
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