Prickly Pear notes and Texas constitutional debate
A Prickly Pear editorial quips on a teen in Italy Texas missing one day of school in 11 years and shifts to national issues. It previews seven proposed Texas constitutional amendments to be voted August 24 and mocks both constitutional change and press economics while commenting on Supreme Court decisions and political climate.
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Italy
Texas
Prickly Pear
Washington
Supreme Court
Spit curls and chalk as love lures in old column debate
Laredo citizen notes columnists discuss old time beauty rites and marriage traps with sly humor. The piece recalls spit curls, prepared chalk, Song of Sally who wielded cooking and cooking skills to snag husbands. The writer links such methods to a broader political jab about a five billion dollar vote machine and a vetoed bonus bill.
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Dallas
Sally
the Woods
Congress
Laredo
Aid requested from Allred to curb border livestock thefts
A mass meeting of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association in Val Verde County asked Governor James V. Allred to back state protection for border flocks. Rep. Stanford Payne will draft the resolution. The group discussed membership growth and wool contracts, with several hundred thousand pounds already signed.
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Texas
James V. Allred
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Val Verde
Stanford Payne
Allred
Roger Gillis
H. M. Phillips
Association
Earthquake Devastates Northeast India Quetta
An earthquake in northeast India and Quetta caused massive casualties with 44 RAF deaths reported in Quetta and widespread destruction to railway stations and government offices. The disaster reportedly killed thousands with vast portions of the population between Quetta and Kalat affected as communications failed.
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Karachi
India
Quetta
Royal Air Force
Kalat
Relief Allotment to States for June Aid Issued
Washington May 31 relief administrator Harry Hopkins allotted 79 million dollars to 42 states for June relief needs. Texas received 2.717 million dollars in the distribution.
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Washington
H— Harry’ Hopkins
Texas
Wool sales surge in San Angelo with 500000 pounds bought
The Schreiner Wool and Mohair Commission Company sold 500000 pounds of 12 months wool to C D Stokes of Lampasas at 23 to 27 1 2 cents per pound. Stokes had earlier purchased 50000 pounds at the same price as 12 month wool exports continue with 800000 pounds more arriving and 400000 pounds of 8 months.
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San Angela
Schreiner Wool and Mohair Commission Company
C. D. Stokes
Lampasas
Stokes
Alvin Flanders
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Colorado
Montana
Sheridan
Wyoming
Fanders
Adams and
Leland
Brown and
Adams
Jim Hill
Francis and Company
West Texas Wool and Mohair Association
Merizon
Tom Parker
Ryder
Brown
Hughes
Allred Signs Money Bills in Austin May 31
Governor Allred signed department and education appropriation bills in Austin on May 31, while other major money measures remained unacted. Roosevelt said the Supreme Court NRA decision signaled the end of key federal agencies and a transfer of control over national economic and social conditions.
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Allred
Austin
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Securities Commission
Federal Alcohol Administration
Ife
Parents Seek Contact With Abductors In George Weyerhaeuser Case
In Tacoma on May 31 a ransom of 200000 dollars was demanded for nine year old George Weyerhaeuser. Authorities mobilized nationwide but the parents pressed to reach the kidnapers and secure the child's return within days. An advertisement in the Seattle Post Intelligencer offered nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
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Tacoma
George Weyerhaeuser
Wash
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
George
Colorado Flood Claims Heavy Toll of Lives
Colorado Springs and nearby Pueblo face deadly floods as streams surge through the region. The toll includes 12 deaths in Colorado Springs, six missing, and multiple fatalities across Northeastern Colorado. Rescue and relief efforts mobilize with FERA and Red Cross aiding Pueblo refugees and hospital evacuations underway.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pueblo
Here
Rockies
FERA
Red Cross
Colorado State Hospital
Monument Creek
Allred Rejects Firemen's Relief And Pension Fund
Two men robbed the Dairymen's Bank here and were captured about 12 miles south of the city at 1 40 P M yesterday by State Policeman Art Tuck. They were brought to the Redmond bank for questioning and surrendered without protest. Names were not released.
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Redmond
Ofc
Art Tuck
Redmond Bank
Cloudburst floods Sabinal and surrounding highways
A heavy rain event inundated the Sabinal and Cline regions halting Highway 90 east of Del Rio and several miles of railway along a 40 mile stretch from Cline to Sabinal. Uvalde received three inches while D Hanis logged 10 inches the heaviest on record. Sandbagged roads and river rises closed routes to San Antonio with detours via Eagle Pass and Dilley.
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Sabinal
Cline
San Antonio
Uvalde
Southern Pacific Railway
Alpine
D'Hanis
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Devil's River
Rio Grande
del Rio and Western Telephone Company
San Angelo
State Highway Department
Dilley
Highway Department
Val Verde
City
Here
Boston Council Orders Bathing Suits Pepped Up
Boston City Council acts to modernize public beach bathing suits after complaints that fair young mermaids boycott the issued attire. Park commissioner ordered to supply updated designs so Boston girls’ pulchritude and charm are unimpeded by outdated suits. order passed unanimously.
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Boston
Albert L. Fish
Dorchester
Italian Troops Mobilized for East Africa War
Rome May 31 The Italian government announced the mobilization of 44 000 additional troops for East Africa service Ethiopian officials arrested Italian diplomatic couriers carrying mail to the Italian Consulate at Donar Couriers were released after representations by the consulate The communique said par all mobilization of Ethiopian forces and arrival of war materials require new defensive measures to guarantee security of our colonies from attack.
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Rome
East Africa Service
Donar
Con Sulate
Ethiopia
Man Wanted in Luer Kidnaping Lodged in Jail
Washington May 31. J Edgar Hoover announced the Kansas City capture of Walter Holland alias Irish O Malley, wanted for the kidnapping of August Luer, a wealthy Alton banker and meat packer. Six others have been sentenced for the abduction. The arrest clears several bank robberies linked to Holland.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City
Walter Holland
O'Malley
August Luer
Alton, Ir
Luer
Del Rio Weather: Partly cloudy and unsettled weekend
Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Saturday for Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday's high reached 84 with a minimum of 71 and this morning 68. Cooler in the extreme west tonight and in the north Saturday.
Del Rio hosts 11th annual championship radio crowd
About 1200 fans gather at Cowboy Park for a day of champions performances led by Louis Tendall and Pauline Nesbitt. The program features expert horsemanship by Fort Clark monkey drill team and stunt riding by Tendall and others including Nesbitt and Dick Griffith. Calf roping, saddle broncho, bareback broncho, bulldogging, and steer riding winners are listed with riders and times.
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del Rio
Cowboy Park
Jimmie Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Fort Clark
Holmes
Tendall
Louis Tendall
Velda Tendall
Pauline Nesbitt
Dick Griffith
Gene McLaughlin
Donald
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R. M. Hamilton
R. H. Martin
T. L. Dinsdale
Kansas
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Tol
Sam Ashburn
Allred Rejects Firemen’s Relief and Pension Fund
Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund
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Boston Council
Presidency
Charles F. Coughlin
New York
National Union For Social Justice
Madison Square Garden
Africa
Trish” O’malley
Holland
West Texas
Prosser Martin
Allen Holder
Midland
Everett Coburn
Blackfoot
Idaho
Bob Crosby
Roswell
N. M
Mike Hastings
Spofford
Earl Sellers
Louis ‘Tendall
Everett Shaw
Nowata
Okla
Fred Barrett
Charlie Jones
van Horn
Ralph Baénnitt
Abilene
Joe Welch
Carlsbad
Eddie Curtis
el Reno
Black Diamond
Pete Grubb
Big Boy
John Jordan
Alamo
Jackie Cooper
Jasper Park
Alberta
Canada
Sing Sing
Shorty
Jimimie Nesbitt
Blackie Russell
Fort Worth
Dick Truitt
Stonewall
Frank Marion
Houston
Hoytt Heffner
Wichita Falls
Durwood Ryan
Duncan, Okla
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