Nations Marshal Naval Strength and Oddities of the Day
England resists Italian aggression by potentially closing the Gibraltar Strait and Suez Canal to block Med Sea moves. John Barrymore, 53, quarrels with his 19 year old protegé over genius fool remarks. A Rogers wife photo outshines an actress who was shot in her partner’s home. Canadian province elects pension plan backers. premier seeks originator of the idea. Texan linked to our pension system is sought.
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England
Italy
Ethiopia
Mediterranean
Gibraltar Strait
Suez Canal
John Barrymore
Barrymore
H. H. Rogers
Young Rogers
Canada
General Pershing's Birthday Honored for 75 Years of Service
The New York Times notes General Pershing reaches age 75 in good health with full vigor. It praises his postwar restraint and devotion to keeping the American Army intact in France. It recalls his leadership at St Mihiel and the Argonne and his influence on wartime discipline.
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Pershing
France
United States
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
General Pershing
St. Mihiel
Argonne
New York Times
Barbs and Burdens Across a Confusing World
A quirky mosaic of observations touches on Missouri mules in Ethiopia, sales tax bottle caps, Haile Selassie’s oil coup, gas station cadets at war, and fanciful claims about Pocahontas and John Smith as real parents. The piece muses on debts and predicts a future surge of filibusterers amid a strange cultural vent.
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Missouri
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Dramatic Plane Fight Ends in Baseball Star Len Koenecke Death
In a dark flight over a Long Branch race track, Brooklyn outfielder Len Koenecke, 31, was killed after a struggle with pilot William Mulqueeney and Irwin Davis. Mulqueeney and Davis faced manslaughter charges, claiming self defense as Koenecke attacked and seized controls, with fire extinguisher blows cited. coroner's inquest scheduled.
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Toronto
Long Branch
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn
William Mulqueeney
Irwin Davis
Koenecke
Davis
Mulqueeney
St. Louis
Detroit
Buffalo
Dimmitt High School Player Dies After Football Injury
Ozro Stephens Jr., 14, of Dimmitt High School died in a Lubbock sanitarium from a blood stream infection and pneumonia that followed a shoulder injury sustained during practice last week. It is the first football fatality of the year in the area.
Bridge Slab Pour Nears Completion on Canal Street
Pouring continued on the seventh slab of the San Felipe Creek Bridge at Canal Street with relief labor. Only one more slab remains before completion.
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San Felipe Creek
Canal Street
Lubbock Voters Set Oct 3 for Gas System Bonds
Lubbock taxpayers will vote October 3 on issuing 1.2 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance a municipal natural gas distributing system. The measure seeks to fund construction and advance city gas services.
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Lubbock
Albert Pingenot Dies Monday Night Of Heart Disease
Albert Thomas Pingenot eight son of Chas T Pingenot died Monday evening at 11 in grandmother 2136 Peirce Street after years long heart ailment He was born September 8 1927 in Del Rio and would have started fourth grade at Sacred Heart He survived by father brother Louis Edward grandmothers and many aunts and uncles Funeral services Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery under Doran Funeral Home direction
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Albert Thomas Pingenot
Chas. T. Pingenot
Louis Pingenot
Peirce Street
Albert
del Rio
Sacred Heart Academy
L. A. LaCrosse
West Texas News
Oma LaCrosse Pingenot
Leo
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. A. Sirois
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Louis Edward
Julian LaCrosse
Frank Pingenot
Nathan LaCrosse
C. F. Johnson
Agnes
Eleanor
Theresa Pingenot
E. O. Elmore
John Graf
T. B. Croal
Las Vegas
Nev
Weather Report for Del Rio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a high near 87 yesterday. Low yesterday 71 and this morning’s low 68.
Roosevelt approves relief funds for Texas school projects
President Roosevelt approved a Works Progress Administration package totaling 153,806 for Texas projects with 23,999 from sponsors. The plan funds Lufkin bridge and road work, Dublin farm to market roads, Cleburne Buffalo Creek park improvements, and Nacogdoches road and bridge upgrades, with specified federal and sponsor contributions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Texas
H. P. Drought
Works Progress Administrator
Dublin
Commissioner's Precinct
Cleburne
Buffalo Creek
Fee Bill Given To Solons
Governor Allred sent to the Legislature measures on county officer salaries and amending the Brazos River Conservation Act to meet Federal rules. The Senate began discussing old age pensions with a census form plan for eligible persons. The Senate and House debated Democratic Party views and liquor legislation with committee hearings slated.
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Allred
Senate
Speedy Committee
Senate State Affairs Committee
Local Boy Learns Belts Have Many Uses at Naval Academy
George Netts son of Mr and Mrs James C Netts a first year plebe at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis writes to his parents about hazing at the school He notes plebes memorize a bible sit in three inches of space to eat and must address every upperclassman as sir He adds that sophomores and seniors have not returned from summer camp yet.
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George Netts
James C. Netts
Plebe
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
George
Naval School
Val Verde County Boosts 1936 Tax Rate to 44 Cents
County Judge Clarence Herreford explains 1936 budget rais e from 20 to 44 cents per $100 valuation. He details past rate declines since 1927, reduced valuations and cash balances, and park bond obligation driving the higher levy. He notes 1935 budget of 96,211.76 and 1936 total 97,505.84 with a $24,012.15 shortfall to cover.
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Val Verde
Commissioners’ Court
Val Verde County
Clarence Herreford
Evening News
Herreford
Texas Tax Journal
F. H. Whitehead
T. R. Brite
George E. Love
H. J. Y. Mills
Park
Commissioers’ Court
Funeral services for W. R. Nicholson held in Del Rio
W R Nicholson 179 died Monday at 11 40 am at home 209 West Martin Street after illness since September 1 19 56 born September 17 1856 in Chulahoma Mississippi married Alice Montgomery November 10 1861 Harmontown Miss moved to Del Rio lived in Carta Valley San Antonio widow and four children survive with 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren also one sister Nan Ellingsley of Luxahoma Miss pall bearers and honorary pall bearers listed from Carta Valley Del Rio and San Antonio.
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Mr. Nicholson
West Martin Street
Chulahoma
Miss
Alice Montgomery
Harmontown
Mils
del Ris
Carta Valley
San Antonio
Nicholson
Williams Sanitarium
del Rio
Alice Nicholson
W. G. Cayiness
Gravelly, Ark
M. E Jenkins
Waco
W. BR. Nicholson Jr
O. G Nicholson
Nan Etlingsley
Luxahoma
Buck Burditt
Joe Hutton
R. A. Johnson
Skinner
Jack Paul
Block
William Lausen
George Wright
J. 5
Wilkinson
Charges Dropped Against San Felipe Women
Charges of assault against two San Felipe women were dropped in both city and county court Tuesday morning. Each woman had filed complaints against the other after a fracas in San Felipe, with cases heard in city and county courts.
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San Felipe
Ships Gather as League Prep Grows Tense
Italy and Britain marshal navies ahead of League of Nations ruling on Italo Ethiopian crisis. Mussolini recalls two battleships and orders Mediterranean units into compact formations. Britain moves the Home Fleet toward Scotland while major cruisers reach Gibraltar. Geneva reports the Italo Ethiopian committee expects Italy to reject its forthcoming report.
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Italy
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Mussolini
Mediterrean
Adriatic
Red Sea
Imperial Defense Committee
Geneva
League
Del Rio to Form Wildcat Booster Club Tonight
Del Rio residents are invited to the Chamber of Commerce office at 8 o clock for the creation of a Wildcat Booster Club. John Rowland, athletic committee chairman, will lead the meeting to support the Del Rio high school football team this season.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wildcat
del Rio
John Rowland
Fort Clark Seeks WPA Grant for Fort Repairs
Fort Clark Brackettville seeks 488000 WPA funds for general repairs and grounds beautification. The request has received state WPA approval and moves to national authorities for final approval.
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Fort Clark
Brackettville
WPA
August Failures In Texas Rise Sharply
August commercial failures in Texas rose substantially from July and August 1934. Bankrupt firms totaled lower than July but higher than last year, averaging seven per week. Failures averaged 75 percent more than August last year with an average liability of $20,655, down 26 percent from July.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Storms Kill Seven Off English Coast In Fresh Autumn Gale
Fa storms sweeping the English coast have killed at least seven persons and swept one ship captain overboard. Several ships were disabled by the rough seas along the coast reported today.
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Poland
Sudski
Gdynia
Baltic Sea
New York
NEA Features, Inc
Pocahontas
John Smith
American Airlines
Albert Pingenot
Lufkin
Nacogdoches
Solons
National Democratic Party
T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
L. J. Sulak
LaGrange
House Liquor Traffic Committee
U. S
Addis Ababa
Cornelius van Engert
Perry George
W. R. Nicholson
Doran Funeral
L. C. Beasley
Westlawn Cemetery
The
Associated Press
Scotland
Gibraltar
Icans
Booster Club
London
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