Tax Proposal Urged by City Band Director Factory
A group of music enthusiasts meeting at the Chamber of Commerce urged a one mill tax to support a municipal band. They noted the city has maxed its levy at 1.40 and discussed legality of adding more for band costs. City officials and legal advisers would consider a special referendum and seek a formal opinion on taxation for the band project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrons
Faiencine
Chamber of Commerce
Jor King
Lane
Maxim
Elmer Heth
Mx Charles Ins
Lomgeli Aml
Murder charge filed in Pecos woman death
Pecos August 2 Richardson alias E Ryan faced arraignment on a murder charge in the death of Jeanette Lloyd, estranged wife of a Midland chiropractor. Her bruised body was found on a highway near Toyah Friday. Police say the case centers on blackmail theory. additional arrests are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precos
UPA
C.chick
Richardson
E. Ryan
Jeanette Lloyd
Toyah
Peebles Opposes Seguin Hurling Star In Opener
Seguin White Sox led by Maneater Pant travel to face the Del Pro Cowboys for a two game series starting Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock with Hennig expected on the mound for Seguin and Peebles lining up to pitch for Del Pro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin White Sox
Maneater Pant
White Sox
Redkey
West Texas
Felipe Waitress Seeks Jury Trial on Moral Charge
A waitress charged with prostitution asked for a jury trial when her case appeared in corporation court. The case was scheduled for Monday after city police and the health department reported she had been working in a San Felipe restaurant and was afflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felipe
Jun
Jin Corporation Court
Ure Cy Health Department
San Pelipe
Bride Slayings Docketed at Rocksprings Court
Rocksprings district court opens next week with several criminal cases set. Judge Del Rio sits on Rocksprings bench while other judges handle matters in San Angelo and Dallas districts. A Mexican youth accused of killing his 35 year old bride is among those awaiting trial, with about a dozen witnesses subpoenaed from Del Rio.
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Rocksprings
Rr Suites of
San Angric
Rockeprugs
Jonef del Rio
Ren
West
Burkhead
Clarence Herreford
Val’ Verde County
John W Almond
M. L. Wistler
W. A. Hopkins
W. R. Wheeler
Hopkins
J. Turney Terrell
Julian LaCrosse
van Haile McParland
LaCrosse
Roger Thurmond
W. P. Wallace
Lamar Smith
Dixie Stewart Dunn
Dunn
Bessie Way Lowe
Marie Gronede Adams
Adams
Wae
Autrey Walker
Fifth of Co op Wool Sold Says Draper Official
Brady Tex Aug 2 From 15 to 20 percent of the co operative wool supply contracted by the National Wool Marketing Corporation has been sold to mills says Joe Draper treasurer for Draper and Company selling agents for the corporation. Draper at tending the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas convention says his firm has received about 190 000 000 pounds of the 196 000 000 to 210 000 000 pounds under cooperative contracts. The Boston wool market expert does not expect price declines but foresees a rise when conditions warrant. Future fall advances for wool and mohair are not yet ready for announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady. Tex
Co-Operative
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Mills
Soid
Joe Draper
Draper & Company
Uie Corporation
Draper
Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas
National Co-operative Wool Marketing Association
Boston
Weather summary for Vicinity Fair weekend
The tellie weather forecast for tonight and Sunday calls for mostly fair skies with probable showers on the extreme west coast. Yesterday’s high reached 97 while the low dipped to 73.
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Tellie and Vicinity
Official vote counts show little change in Val Verde County
County results list Miriam A. Fergus on’s fourth with 104 votes, a clerical error reportedly reducing 211 votes. Governor Sterting led with 284, Bobbitt 859, Allred 76, and numerous county offices listed with vote tallies, margins, and incumbents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde
Miriam A. Perguson
Texas
Creneral Bobbitt
Allred
Becker
Hierey
Bobbitt
Witt
Buying the Press of Texas Editorial Endorses Sterling
An editorial rebuts claims that Ross Sterling bought Texas newspapers. It argues no single person can own or control the press, notes newspapers publish ads for various candidates, and asserts Del Rio Evening News will endorse Sterling as governor without expecting favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
Texas Press
Texas
The
Sterling
del Rio Evening News
Houston
Bailey kills wife and foster son then takes own life
In Kingston North Carolina Charles K Bailey fifty two? murdered Irene and Henry eight at their home then killed himself. Bailey recently lost a police court clerk job amid financial shortage allegations.
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Kingston
N. C
Charles K. Bailey
Irene
Henry
Bailey
Juarez Paraders Dispersed by Mexican Police
Twelve men including Manuel Avalos, a Chihuahua congressional candidate, were disarmed by police as they marched on Juarez city hall. They carried pistols and strators but were later released.
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Juarez
Mexico
Manuel Avalos
Congress
Chihuahua
Cates and Wilson Obtain Marriage License
William R. Cates and Beaurene Wilson secured a marriage license from the county clerk's office in Priday. The filing confirms their intention to wed and proceeds toward a formal ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. R. Cates
Beaurene Wilson
County Clerk’s
Priday
Macon Landowner Jailed After Georgia Prohibition Battle
APR A Le Patterson a prominent Macon land owner was jailed on warder charges after a gun battle on his property last night. Prohibition officer Herman Warr was killed, and Sam Knight a negro, died in the clash. A second suspect Frank Duhart was believed wounded as bloodhounds hunted him. Patterson denies involvement.
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Macon
A. le Patterson
Herman Warr
Sam Knight
Frank Duhart
Patterson
Mears and Brown Begin Global Hop From Roosevelt Field
John Henry Mears and Henry Brown launched a world flight from Roosevelt Field aiming to break the Graf Zeppelin record. The Lockheed-Vega aircraft rose before dawn and headed toward Harbor Grace Newfoundland as the first of a 17,900 mile route.
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Roosevelt Field
L. L
John Henry Mears
Aerial Globe Trotter
Henry Brown
Air Mail
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
North Main surfacing work contracted for local road
County Judge Roger Thurmond announced contracts for road improvements near Uvalde and Langtry. Houston Surfacing Company will surface the North Main to cemetery gates road using Uvalde rock asphalt about 18 feet wide and half an inch deep, to be finished in days. A Langtry road project 5 miles long, graded and drained, costs about 125000 with Verdet County sharing. four major improvements have begun since January 1, including the cemetery road, Smile stretch, and Loop Road.
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North Main
Roger Thurmond
Houston
Second Street
Loop Road
State Highway Commission
L. J. Miles of
Fort Worth
Langtry Grading
Langtry
Bean
Val Verde County
Cemetery
Sonora Road
Grasshoppers to Find Poor Eats Around Del Rio
The report says a grasshopper invasion from northern Mexico may skirt Del Rio as winds keep them from reaching local crops. Officials note range land acts as a barrier and El Paso area agents plan a war against the swarm arriving from northern Chihuahua. The insect army was so thick 150 miles south of El Paso that it darkened the sun when airborne.
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Mexico
United States
Department of Agriculture
del Rio
San Antonio
el Paso
Chihuahue
San Antonio Girl Elopes With Taxi Driver In Mexico
Ester Oliva of San Antonio Texas eloped with Nicomides Falcon a Mexico City taxi driver. Both were detained by police at her parents request after Falcon drove the couple from the station and Ester left with him during a visit.
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San Antonio
Mexico
City
Ester Oliva
Texas
Nicomides Falcon
Mexico City
Falcon
Ester
Traffic boom over bridge doubles 1929 figures
The article notes traffic over the international bridge around here roughly doubles last year’s volume. At the Mexican consulate July issued 69 fishing permits and 78 tourist identifications. Del Rio and Villa Acuna push for more tourist traffic as modern facilities rise. A Descriptive pamphlet on regional recreation is in preparation. Villa Acuna paves streets and builds water works with gravity supply. A water line section was tested Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisandro Pena
del Rio
Villa Acuna
Las Vacas
First Honors for Speedy Handling Of Election Count
Kinney Maverick and Val Verde reporters win top honors for speed in submitting election returns. George C Staples of Eagle Pass led the bureau in sending the first complete results. Rio and Val Verde counties contributed returns. Cash prizes awarded. Del Rio hosts a 20 piece Chicago boys band en route to Monterrey but delayed by bus trouble near El Paso and will not perform in Del Rio.
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Kinney
Maverick
Val Verde
del Rio
Texas Election Bureau
George C. Staples
Eagle Pass
Et Rio
Texas
Bureau
Chicago
Monterrey
Scabies
el Paso
Mexico
Deserted Woman Charges Ex Lover Wrote Obscenity
A San Felipe youth pleaded guilty Saturday to using obscene language and faced fines totaling $12.70 plus costs. Officers labeled him part of a triangle with two women and noted a second offense. he admitted living with both women and that one left him for the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine
San Felipe
Hudspeth backs Sterling for governor in Houston statement
Retiring Rep Claude B Hudspeth of the 16th District issued an unqualified endorsement of R S Sterling for governor in a Houston statement relayed by Sterling campaign manager William Strauss after a conference with Del Rio supporter W N Abby. Hudspeth spoke from Hot Springs Ark in a long distance call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Hudspeth
Congress
16Th Congressional
R.S. Sterling
Houston
William Strauss
Sterling
W. N. Abby
del Rio
Hudspeth
Hot Springs
Ark
Eae
A Kincaid Re-elected President Of Sheep and Goat Group
T A Kincaid of Ozona was named president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association at its fifteenth annual meeting in Brady Texas. Officers were re-elected and new board members named while resolutions supported a national fundraising drive and tariff bill changes. The next meeting is planned for October 15 in Dallas at the Adolphus Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
San Angelo
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
T. A. Kincaid of
Ozona
Doss H. Berry
W Ager
Texas
Roger Gillis
del Rio
W. A. Brown
James Cornell
I Baggett
Tom Henderson
Eldorado
Will Whitehead
George Fletcher
Mills County
We Spears
Charlie Miller
Nee Es
Judge OF
Kincaid Tm T
Ino
United States
Mexico
Dallas
Frank Holland
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State Veeasurer Dyeek
Lockhart
W. T Hope
Burneyg Ware
Hope
TH. Weigher
M. BR. Keller
J. Rost
Roger Cillix
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Hillis
Hussie Gatlowky
Constable
Teast
Lloyd Blanney
the Press of Texas
Freemont
Ohio
Charles Bover
Georgia
Mears and
Brown
Globe
Langtry Highway
Claude Hudspeth
T. A Kincaid
Sam Ashburn
Abe Mayer
BE. K. F. Pierce
D. T. Jones
J. B. Fred Barwood
T. L. Drnsdale
Brooks
Bob Martin
Sol Mayer
Bob S T.dale
J.T. Baker
Ed May Pierce
H.W. Reich
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