Pecan Workers Union Seeks Local Relief Plan Support
Delegation of 50 representatives from the Pecan Workers union and Workers Alliance led by Horace Bryan urged County Commissioners to back President Roosevelt’s WEA aid and aid testing of a new food relief plan in San Antonio. They seek a direct relief fund with city help, and cooperation to raise funds privately for distribution to the needy. Bryan cited a drop in local shellers from about 22,000 to 4,000 due to the wage law, noting pay shifts and employment changes.
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Pecan Workers Union
Workers Alliancé
Horace Bryan
County Commissioners’ Court
Roosevelt
WEA
San Antonio
Congress
Barlier
Quin
Bryan
San Antonios
Cardenas Ousts General Amaro in Mexico City
President Lazaro Cardenas said General Joaquin Amaro had automatically discharged himself from the army after attacking government policies. A chamber of deputies commission called for Amaro’s ouster, noting he dictated his own sentence in a harsh and unjust way. Amaro, ex war minister, accused the government of communistic and fascist tendencies and criticized the expropriation law.
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Cardenas
Amaro
Nexicq City
Lazaro Cardenas
Joaquin Amaro
Chamber of Deputies
CardGenas
Burke Named New Assistant Chief Deputy Sheriff
William H. Burke, formerly night desk sergeant, was chosen by Sheriff Will W. Wood to replace Herman Schimpff who resigned Tuesday. Wood defended the political timing, citing no hard feelings toward Schimpff while noting Schimpff’s link to the Fusion ticket. Dixie Tucker, 48, of 10a Bay Taking Burke’s post will face assault charges related to the shooting at a local establishment. Curtis Meeks was appointed acting bailiff as investigations continue.
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Will W. Wood
Wiliam H. Burke
Wood
Herman Schimpff
Schimpf
Asserling
Opee
Martin Wright
Jacob Rubiola
Paul Steffler
Fusion
Ecoimp
R J
Dixie) Tucker
Burke
Key Street
Jack Fu
Blaising
Miurder
Sateht
Blal
Co. K. Quin
Tucker
Peyrol
Quhi
Curtis Meeks
M. Meeks
Warden Fairchild
Browers
Houston
Cameron Strets
Fairchild
Robert B. Green
Fixing a Fine Aimed at Aiding a Court Inquiry
EH R Cantu pleaded guilty to alleged ticket fixing on a San Patricio street case. He admitted theft of 3 dollars from Joe Perez Jr and claimed he was framed by Little Hitler. Judge Bat Corrigan and Justice Raymond Gerhardt led the proceedings. Perez testified after receiving three marked bills from the court office, aiding DA investigators in arresting Cantu.
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EH. R. Cantu
Cantu
Justice of the Peace
Bat Corrigan
Joe Perez Jr
San Patricio Street
Hitler
Justicee of the Peace
Raymond Gerhardt
Perez
Gerhardt
Fendanil
Heater blast breaks through hotel floor in Grayson area
Investigators report an automatic water heater exploded at the hotel at 1420 Grayson, rupturing a gas line after blowing through the floor. Residents heard a muffled boom around 11 90 p m Tuesday but did not call for help until gas fumes were noticed in a ground floor beer hall. Hotel operator J H Robinson confirmed the incident and described the heater as having exploded with force.
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Grayson
Irs
Burns to Death in Church Fire at Darby Mission
A 50 year old imam Roy Spencer died after being trapped in a window trying to escape a blaze that raged through a Delaware County mission in Darby. Many inmates were trampled as panic erupted and others fainted while a crowd attempted escape through draperies and second floor windows. Superintendent J T Bates tried to calm the crowd by playing the organ amid smoke and flames.
San Antonio Chamber to press for Nueces high water bridge
Chamber of commerce highway officials from San Antonio will join four county judges to urge the state highway commission to build a high water bridge over the Nueces River on the Freer highway. Franz Groos announced a Friday Austin hearing at 3 p.m. with judges from McMullan Alas Aco Starr and Dim Horg counties joining the delegation. The bridge, costing about 150 dollars, is intended to connect Jourdan ton and Rio Grande City where no high water crossing exists.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
State Highway Commission
Nueces River
Freer Highway
Franz Groos
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Walter Napier
Chamber
Herschel Cooper
Austin
McMullan
Alascosa
Starr
Dim Horg
Jourdanton
Rio Grande City
D. R. Thomas
Highway and Public Works Department
Chamber of Comperce
Suit seeks injunction and 20000 in damages over Frito trademark
A case filed in Birty seventh District Court alleges Perfection Manufacturing used the name Perfectos. John L. Carpenter and Molly A. Carpenter are accused of selling a chip product similar to Fritos under a red bag with yellow lining, causing consumer confusion. The plaintiffs claim extensive advertising and damages on about 500,000 packages, seeking an injunction to stop copying the color and design of the Frito package.
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Birtyseventh District
pFrize
John L. Carpenter
Molly A. Carpenter
Perfection Manufacturing Company
Judge Manton pleads innocent in conspiracy case
New York March 20. Federal Judge Martin P Manton pleads innocent to the third conspiracy indictment. John B Latsch, a former Fort Greene Nations Bank Brooklyn executive, pleads guilty yesterday. Trial, likely in May, to be overseen by a judge from another district. Modern store decoration at 11 Bath St. Magy'n sheet rent.
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New York
Poover
Martin P . Manton
Wim
John B. Lotsch
Fort Greene Nations Bank
Brooklyn
Manton
United States
Latsch
John ‘S
Canill
Norris Says Roosevelt Against a Third Term
Senator Norris of Nebraska says conversations with President Roosevelt gave the impression the president does not want a third term though Roosevelt has not stated his intentions. Norris notes he might back Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson for the Democratic nomination, calling Jackson a liberal likely to be a strong president.
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Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
TF Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Vermont marriage test defeats bill in legislature
A measure requiring pre marital medical examinations failed to win approval in the Vermont Senate by two votes, signaling the bill's defeat as lawmakers adjourned.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Roosevelt Heads to Warm Springs for 10-Day Leave
President Roosevelt departs mid afternoon for a 10 day visit to his Warm Springs home in Georgia. Congress faces battles over neutrality labor relief social security and tax bills while he is away. He will stay informed on foreign issues including Spain’s civil war and arms embargo decisions.
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Washington
Rooseveld
Warm Springs
Congress
Roosevelt
Frenco Regio
Spain
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