Valencia Air Raid Aftermath and Texas Legislative Row
The article notes Lola Two Hundred die in Valencia air raid, Senator King backs wage and hour bill, and a Texas special session battles race horses amid unfinished taxation liquor and pensions. Hopkins may be on relief as salary cuts sparking critique. Ford uses private police to guard his Detroit factory amid protection debates. A Western senator seeks WPA salary disclosures as talks ripple through state politics.
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Texas
Ford
Detroit
Norsecooperation vs Central Europe wars in Age of Self-Determination
The column surveys Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland as cooperative small nations in a world of economic and political rivalries. It contrasts Scandinavian pacifism with Central European national self determination and notes a shift from imperial power to cooperative problem solving.
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Birchall
Christian
Denmark
Finland
Norseland
Norway
Sweden
Pinland
Uey
Hapsburg
Europe
The
Times
New York Times
Senator King Opposes Wage Bill as Worse Than NRA
Utah Senator King condemns the Roosevelt wage and hour bill as worse than the NRA saying it invades state rights and echoes Mussolini in unifying labor under one head. Hearings begin Tuesday with Robert H. Jackson detailing legal features as AFL opposition grows and CIO support signals divide.
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Washington
King
Utah
Husen Black
Alabama
William Connery
Massachusetts
Robert H. Jackson
American Federation of Labor
Committee For
John L Lewis
A. F of L
Congress
Roosevelt
Valencia bombardment and armistice plan discussed
Insurgents attacked Valencia with bombs killing and wounding civilians as fifty-odd buildings were wrecked including the Paraguay consulate. A British plan for an armistice in Spain was virtually abandoned as the European non intervention committee urged a simple plea to humanize the war and delay in dispatching an appeal.
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Millen KO Wells
Hebris
Paraguay
London
Spain
European Non-Intervention Committee
Soviet
Russia
Banks to Close in Del Rio for Memorial Day
Local banks and the post office will be closed Monday for Memorial Day observances. The American Legion will conduct a memorial service at Westland Cemetery Sunday at 5 30 p m, with Auxiliary members decorating graves and accepting flowers at 5 00 p m.
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American Legion
Westland Cemetery
American Legion Auxiliary
Dr Bergin to Speak at Del Rio High School
Dr John W Bergin president of Southwestern University Georgetown will deliver the commencement address at Del Rio High School graduation exercises tonight starting at 6 15 o clock in the High School Auditorium.
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John W Bergin
Southwestern University
Georgetown
del Rio High School
High School Auditorum
Wool Output in Martin County Shows Big Gain
Wool production in Martin County for 1937 shows a gain of 100 percent over six years ago. Estimated production reaches 106000 pounds with pioneers like Earl Powell Blocker Yater Poe Wilkinson IL G Peters and Curtis Flanagan among others. Powell at Bar X Ranch realized over 31000 pounds from 2580 ewes, averaging 12 pounds per sheep, as Poe Wilkinson shipped 25000 lambs and 4700 lambs sold by Joe Calvary in Glasscock County.
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Martin County
Stanton
Earl Powell
Blocker & Yater
Poe & Wilkinson
IL G Peters
Curtis Flanagan
John McWhorter
E Petree
Bill Neal
Quinn
Joe Calvry
Glasscock County
Poe & Wilkinson Ranch
Tahoka
Brownfield
FE Petree
Bar X Ranch
Sheep Men Must Raise New Breed in Western States
A Western stockman urged sheep raisers from 12 Western States in Salt Lake City to develop a new scientific breed of sheep. Hugh C. McPhee of Mount Rainier Washington called for longer wool fibers and increased lamb production to expand profitability through specialized range sheep production.
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Hugh C. McPhee
Mount Rainier, Wash
Southwestern University head to address Del Rio High School graduates
Southwestern University President Dr Bergin will address Del Rio High School graduates at the annual commencement in the High School Auditorium. The event marks debt payoff and growth since his 1935 appointment, with a strengthened endowment and a larger student body.
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Southwestern University
del Rio
Mrs John Pinson Dies After Weekend Accident In Lubbock
Mrs John Pinson aged 70 died in a Lubbock hospital after a weekend rain accident. Her husband, also injured in the same crash, is recovering.
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Lubbock
John Pinson
Texarkana and Sherman men secure long Jumbo Mine lease
Wadlen of Texarkana and Sherman Hunt of Tytler won a 35 year lease with option to purchase for 10 million dollars the Jumbo Gold Mine in Nevada owner George Austin announced. In Albuquerque 24 hour rainfall caused five dead and five missing and flooded thousands of acres of farmland. Dedication services at Hot Springs Hospital with Postmaster General Farley speaking tomorrow have been cancelled.
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Nevada
George Austin
Todas
Hot Springs Hospital
James Farley
Skeleton Found in Eagle Pass County Jail Linked to 1921 Murder
The skeleton of a man murdered in Maverick County around 1921 was found in Eagle Pass county jail during remodeling. The body, dug from a Burr Ranch well, was later used as evidence in a grand jury case and forgotten until workers uncovered it this week. The remains were buried by order of the county commissioners.
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Eagle Pass
Maverick County
Burr
Sanchez
Sanders
Lew
Brinkleys Occupy Queen Mary State Rooms Aboard
Dr and Mrs John R Brinkley and their son Johnnie occupy state rooms once used by Queen Mary and Edward VIII during the christening voyage of the S S Queen Mary. The Brinkleys plan a Europe tour including a Rotary International convention in Nice France. Rotary texting from ship to Del Rio showcased advanced communications and local honors followed by flowers from the Chamber of Commerce the Rotary Club and Texas Gas Distributing Company.
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Queen Mary
Edward VIII
S. S
John R Brinkley
Johnnie
de Rio
Brinkleys
Europe
Nice
France
del Rio
Brinkley
Dr. Brinkley
New York
Jack Paul
Winter Garden
Paul
Chamber of Commerce
Woman Begins Historic Sit-Down Strike in Tulsa Court House
Americas longest sit-down strike traces to a woman who started a passive protest in the Tulsa county courthouse sixteen years ago. She has averaged eight hours daily in the building to contest the seizure of her home in 1921.
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Americas
Dosa Davs
Tulsa, Okla
Court House
May Rain Totals Show Light Showers Across Rio Area
Light showers continued through Thursday afternoon adding 0.16 inch to Del Rio rainfall bringing May total to 0.22 inch. Normal May rainfall is 2.88 inches. Weather observer H L Molyneux notes a chance for scattered thunder showers but says it is not very likely. Light showers reported in San?erson Pandale Langtry and Juno per Del Rio Winter Garden telephone reports.
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de Rio
United States Weather Bureau
H L Molyneux
United States
Sanerson Pandale Langtry
Juno
del Rio
Winter Garden
Senate Vote Shows Close Division On Race Bet Repeal
In Austin on May 28 the Senate split 13 to 18 as repeal supporters and opponents differed on committee referrals for the horse race betting bill. Both sides failed to advance, adjourning after brief sessions until Monday.
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Senate
Austin
Committee On State Affairs
House
Baldwin Steps Down as Prime Minister of Britain
London reports Stanley Baldwin retires to the King and Arthur Neville Chamberlain becomes prime minister. Chamberlain forms a conference of party leaders to draft a cabinet likely to be only modestly changed and more conservative than Baldwins.
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London
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Chamberlain
Baldwin
Promoted 81 Junior High Pupils at Del Rio High
Sixty one pupils received promotion certificates and 20 earned honors as 81 junior high graduates were celebrated Thursday evening in the Del Rio High auditorium. The program included musical selections, an invocation, a welcome, and remarks by school officials.
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Dawal Dusk
Marta Vesta Snow
Dorothy Gillis
Carline Locke
Roland Murray
First Presbyterian Church
FE C Wellborn
Jack Fisher
E. C Wellborn
W L. Brown
West End
Marion Russell
Rosamond Cofield
Laura Mae Burk
Harold Altman
Emogene Baker
Carver Barber
Betty Jane Barnett
Virginia Gayne
Peter Hunt
Winifred Kennedy
Betty Lane Kessler
Donna McChesney
Georgia Miers
Erma Lee O'Neill
Glenn Tookah Ross
Marjorie Acosta Etta Mae Adams
Jane Booker
Lavonia Broughton
Oralia Chacon
Irene Chipman
Ann Cobb
Mary Evelyn Dodd
Valentine Dodson
Ruth Doran
Eva Belle Dun
Mary Fort
Betty Ford
Vermelle Puller
Roosevelt to Seek Stronger Income Tax Legislation
President Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he will push for new legislation this session to curb income tax evasion and avoidance by both small and wealthy filers. He cited Treasury reports of elastic evasion and growing cases, calling it a moral issue and noting ongoing findings.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Treasury
Legion Auxiliary To Launch Poppy Sale Saturday
Del Rio observes Poppy Day with World War II era memorials as Legion Auxiliary members distribute 27 poppies. Daughters collect donations to aid disabled veterans and families of the dead while honoring those who served. Local chairs My J Middlebrook and Josephine Jones lead the effort.
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del Rio
United States
Ameras
American Legion Auxiliary
Near- Inc
My J Ro Middlebrook
Mise Josephine Jones
Othe Legion
Amone
Middlebrook
Auxiliary
Weather Forecast Brief for Tonight Through Saturday
Mostly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 73 degrees with a low near 74 this morning. Scattered thundershowers expected to the west and near the West Coast.
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WPA
Atravelstead
Williamsport
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Solon
A. F. of L
Envoy
Dra Ak
Dr. Bergin
John W. Bergin
Salt Lake City
Bergin
Southwestern
Verdi
R. H Rogers
Hamblen
Annie Wilson
Bean
Ernest Lee Wehner
Mana Zucca
Annie Jones
Dr Bergin
Wardlaw
Board of Education
del Rio Independent School District
W D Curry
Earl Miller
Marion Russel
Reno
Wadlen
Texarkana
Sherman Hunt
Tytler
Albuquerque
Dence
Mrs
Josa Davis
Molyneux
Marilyn Holman
Georgia Mae Hughes
Pegey Hunt
Jimmie Jones
Betty Lane
Kessler
Winifred King
Dorothy Langford
Ellen Caleatharn
Margaret Lonas
Eleanor Lane
Carline Lucke
Anna Jo Meredith
Georgia Mier
Melba
Ruth Miller
Jessie Lee Osburn
June Schulze
Mary Elizabeth Watk
Nadine Walker
Gene Adams
Harold Arimat Carver
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