Will Rogers in Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Texas Centennial talk
Will Rogers is honored with a portrait in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The piece notes his lasting relevance beyond governors and his insight as a writer. It mentions Huey Long in Louisiana, Texas Centennial booster debates, Babson on price trends, and eight Texas amendments on the November ballot with Prickly Pear opposing most amendments.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Rogers
Huey Long
Louisiana
Texas
Prickly Pear
Powers-That-Be
Girl Strikers Adopt Prisoner of War Bands During Textile Strike
Report describes female textile workers wearing armband symbols likening themselves to prisoners of war during ongoing strike actions. Observers note the bands are used as a custom to draw attention to labor grievances and protest treatment.
August Texas retail trade rises despite low year
Texas August retail sales rose 5.3 per cent from August 1933 and 18.6 per cent from July, per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Men's clothing led gains with 23.3 per cent versus August 1933, while dry goods and apparel climbed 21 per cent. Collections on accounts stood at 30.7 per cent.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Beaumont
el Paso
Galveston
Houston
Lubbock
Port Arthur
Waco
Bureau
Government Sheep Received In Del Rio Monday
Relief officials received 625 government sheep in Del Rio on Monday for shipment. Records show 1,939 pelts of condemned cattle were received and stored by relief workers in the county storehouse in Chihuahua.
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del Rio
Relief Office
Chihuahua
Chamber panel urges abolition of present NRA
A special committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States urged today the abolition of the present NRA. Washington observers noted the call as a major policy stance amid postwar economic debates and regulatory reform.
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Washington
NRA
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Highway Group Plans For Quemado Paving
The Highway Committee of the Chamber of Commerce was instructed to cooperate with County Judge Roger H. Thurmond to pave Highway 85 from 82 miles southeast of Del Rio to Quemado Valley. The 22 mile strip lies mainly in Kinney and Maverick Counties. Directors approved a golf tournament in October or early November with prizes and players from several Texas cities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roger H. Thurmond
del Rio
Quemado Valley
Kinney
Maverick
R. H. Hurd
San Antonio
Houston
Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Angelo
Fort Clark
Brackettville
Crystal City
Power Line Sends Texas Man to Hospital in Alta Loma Fire
George Wetzel of Texas City was severely burned by a 33 000 volt transmission line while building a barn at Alta Loma. He was rushed to Galveston hospital as flames enveloped him and the barn caught fire. doctors say little hope remains for his recovery.
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Galveston
George Wetzel
Texas City
Alta Loma
Wetzel
Fatal Wreck Kills Sherman Student After Football Trip
Sherman High School sophomore John Noel Totten, 14, died when a truck carrying 17 Sherman boys from a Greenville game collided with an automobile in Whitewright. Five others were seriously hurt and several more were cut and bruised. The auto driver, identified as a Negro, was jailed in Whitewright.
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Sherman
John Noel Totten
Sherman High School
Greenville
Whitewright
Morro Castle Fire Witness Claims Bombing Suspected
Arthur Pender a night watch man aboard the Morro Castle testified to a federal board investigating the disaster that he thought the liner was bombed after a loud explosion was heard as the ship burned at sea causing 132 deaths.
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New York
Arthur Pender
Morro Castle
Federal Board
Pender
Pet of Randolph Children Victim Of Dog Poisoner
Deep gloom fell on the Randolph neighborhood as Buster the family dog died Monday night from poisoning. Olivia Lee and George Randolph mourn his loss. The unregistered dog with an open pedigree had delighted local children with tricks. Poisoned food in yards and streets endangers kids and pets as renewed poisoning fears spread through the city.
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Randolph
Buster
Olivia Lee
George Randolph
Rules Suspended As House Passes Oil Curb Measure
In Austin on September 25 the legislature suspended session rules to allow the House to complete a Senate bill authorizing regulation of refined petroleum products by the Texas Railway Commission. The Senate consented to the suspension and the House had already voted to suspend the rule.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Senate
Texas Railway Commission
House
Texas House Approves $6 Million State Relief Bonds
The Texas House reversed yesterday and adopted the conference report on a bill to issue $6,000,000 in State relief bonds. Quick Senate action toward final adoption is anticipated.
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HOUSE
Austin
Texas House
Conference Committee
Senate
City Limit Case Proceeding Set for October 14
Quo warranto proceedings against the City of Del Rio filed August 14 by residents affected by a May city ordinance. Tuesday were set for the October term in District Court to declare void the ordinance bringing Garden Parks and parts of East Del Rio and North Heights into the city limits. The ordinance passed May 3 by the City Commission.
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del Rio
East del Rio
North Heights
Relief roll men hired to skin condemned sheep
In Val Verde County the government sheep buying program has enlisted 75 men from relief rolls to skin carcasses. Crews of 10 to 15 workers are paid three to five cents per animal skinned, with work begun as of Tuesday.
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Val Verde County
Indian youth shot to death at Atoka Oklahoma
Hayden Norris age 21 an Atoka Indian was found slain near Atoka Oklahoma. Officers fear the disappearances of Norris brother Earl his wife Bennie and D J Henderson of Caney. Norris body found by farm boy John Wright in a field with four bullets. His new automobile with Henderson was missing.
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Atoka
Okla
Hayden Norris
Norris
Earl
Bennie
D. J. Henderson
Caney
Johnny Wright
Charles Maxwell
Henderson
Cadet Escapes Death After Plane Explodes Near Homer
Cadet J O Simmons bailed out of a disabled aircraft near Homer as it exploded and was unhurt. The plane was demolished after the engine reportedly failed. Second Lieutenant Hal W Gregory Jr forced a landing near Humble en route to Houston. both incidents involve Barksdale Field personnel.
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Shreveport
Homer
Barksdale Field
Humble
Texas
J. O. Simmons
Simmons
Hal W. Gregory, Jr
Houston
Longer time for drying pelts in drought relief program
San Angelo reports new drought relief rules allow up to 60 days to deliver sheep pelts for a $2 per head purchase. W. S. Marshall announced the change applicable across the relief buying area to improve skinning and odor reduction while avoiding mutilated hides.
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San Angelo
W. S Marshall
Tom Green
Lawrence Westbrook
Washington
M. B. Wieman
Sterling
Glasscock
Upton
Reagan
Irion
John P. Lee
E. R. Bradbury
County Relief Board
R. H. Whitaker
B. T. Brown
W. I. Marshall
Sterling County
In a Hole Makes Light of It and Old Pole Obstruction
A resident repeats a grievance against the utility company over a removed pole and digs a new hole for the post to hinder service. She refuses a request to recycle the old pole for fuel and renews the protest as part of an obstruction campaign.
Sewered Sheep Burial Pit Claimed 1850 Condemned
In Big Lake a four foot deep by twelve wide quarter mile long pit holds 1,850 sheep condemned under the drought relief program. County crews dig trenches, sorting by Herman Allen shows 9,208 sheep processed with 1,288 accepted for shipment and 7,920 condemned. Twenty two thousand more head listed for government sale. Bob McDonald set a record pelting 106 animals in one day earning 10.60 dollars.
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Big Lake
Herman Allen
Bob McDonald
McDonald
Hobo Ban Triples Through Del Rio on TP Line
Texas Pacific halted hoboes on its rails boosting Del Rio box car traffic. Chief Cole Blackwell reported counts rose from about 50 hoboes per day in each direction to 150 in each direction after the ban. The tally included families and travelers of various nationalities, with many colored men among them.
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Texas Pacific Railway
del Rio
Cole Blackwell
T. P
Paroled teen extortionist from Oklahoma City
Mamie Crouch a 17 year old from Childress was sentenced to a year and a day for extortion and paroled by Judge Edgar Vaught after pleading guilty. She threatened Jane Anne Slaughter daughter of Hollis banker E M Slaughter in a letter demanding 500 dollars claiming the money was for her mother’s operation.
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Oklahoma City
Mamie Crouch
Childress
Edgar 8
J. R. Northcutt Plans Syrup Mill at Quemado
Quemado progression project in Texas expects a 100 gallon per day syrup mill via J. R. Northcutt from De Leon. Stores indicate expansion possible with good prices, plus equipment for syrup handling to be added by next summer. Honey Drop sorghum field reaches 12 feet, cane yields 10 tons per acre, with $75 per acre from existing plots managed by B Tidwell.
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de Leon
J. R Northcutt
Northcutt
John Funderburk
Quemada
B. Tidwell
John D's Nephew Percy Rockefeller Dies in New York
Percy A Rockefeller nephew of John D Rockefeller and prominent New York financier died today. He served as director of major banks and industrial corporations and was among the nation's wealthiest men.
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John D
New York
Percy A Rockefeller
John D Rockefeller
Death of 80 Year-Old Man Blamed on Romance
In Pancevo Jugoslavia on September 25 Maletin Sztevan an 80-year-old vineyard owner hanged himself after his family opposed his romance and engagement with a neighborhood girl. Sztevan sought permission from his eldest son before his suicide.
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Pancevo
Jugoslavia
Maletin Sztevan
Sztevan
Typhoon death toll reaches 1661 in Japan relief work
Japan's home ministry tallies 1,661 dead as relief and rehabilitation begin in vast industrial districts laid waste by Friday's catastrophe. The cabinet debates Parliament funding, but decision is deferred while Home Minister Fumio Goto travels to Osaka to inspect the damage. No Americans injured, per U S embassy check.
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Tokyo
Japan
Fumio Goto
Osaka
United States
Lindberghs Refuel En Route to Columbus After East Flight
In Cincinnati the Lindberghs landed at an isolated airport, refueled their plane, and continued toward Columbus New York reports credit District Attorney Samuel J Foley with evidence that Dr John Condons address and phone number from the Lindbergh extortion era were found written in a closet at Bruno Hauptmanns home The Bronx grand jury heard testimony on the $13750 ransom money and notes tied to the Hauptmann case with handwriting expert Albert Osborn and his son providing input and the prosecutor asserting Hauptmann as the ransom recipient was clearly involved.
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Cincinnati
Charles A. Lindbergh
Columbus
New York
Samuel J. Foley
John Condon
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Foley
Condon
Jassie
John
Bronx County Grand Jury
Hauptmann
Grand Jury
Albert S. Osborn
Albert B. Osborn
Osborn
Henry Brickenridge
Poley
Dr. Condon
Similar Footprint Similarity in Lindbergh Case Revealed
The justice department announced that Hauptmann footprints and marks near the Lindberghs Hopewell home show similar patterns. Scientists seek data on the late Isidor Fisch footprints to compare with those found at Hopewell in the abduction case.
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Washington
Sept
Hauptmann
Hopewell
Justice Department
Department
Isidor Fisch
Texans Debate Centennial Site Preference In Texas House
The Texas Centennial Commission faced criticism in the Texas House over selecting Dallas as the main celebration site for Texas 100th birthday. Representative Pat Dwyer of San Antonio argued the commission overstepped its authority and that the legal designation should be made by the Legislature.
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Texas
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
Texas Centennial Commission
Texas House
Pat Dwyer
Uat
Weather Snapshot Del Rio Area Cloudy With Warm Values
Cloudy skies linger over Del Rio and surrounding area tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday peaked at 91 degrees while the low settled near 77. This morning measured 75 degrees with continued warm and humid conditions expected.
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