Radio Plant Attracts Tourists To Del Rio Border Broadcast
A large flow of visitors from Kansas Missouri and Iowa is drawn to the Del Rio area by Dr J R Brinkley and the planned Villa Acuna radio broadcasting station. Permits nearing completion and Brinkley’s following in Kansas have sparked expectations of hundreds of tourists driving to view the massive plant and hear broadcasts once it goes on air.
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del Rey
Ail
Pointe
Kansa
Misouri
Iowa
J R. Brinkley
Villa Acuna
Brinkley
Kansas
Kanees
del Rio
Brinkivy
Brinky
Three Soldiers Wounded in Riot With Mexicans at Marfa
In Marfa Aug 3 a confrontation between Mexican groups and soldiers escalated into a street riot. Three soldiers were knife wounded and hospitalized. Reports indicate arrests were made but death rumors could not be confirmed.
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Alpine
Marfa
Alpare
Marts
Insurance Ratings At Sonora May Drop
Special Correspondent Sonora August 3 W FE New som inspector for the Blaze Fire Insurance Commission announced in Sonora Monday he would recommend a three cent cut in the Sonora fire insurance key rate because of regular inspections and semi monthly reports by George F. Smith Sonora fire marshal Additional reductions are likely due to three new fire plugs within city limits and an adequate water supply for the city
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Sonora
W. FE. Newsom
The
Blaze Fire Insurance Commission
George F. Smith
Reserved Officers End Annual Course At Port Clark
The Organized Reserved Officers in camp at Port Clark completed their two week training with cavalry units. Officers come from the Eighth Corps Area representing Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona.
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Port Clark
Fort Clark
Eighth Corps
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Weather outlook for Del Rio region and West East Texas
Partly cloudy night and Tuesday with a 92 degree high and 74 degree low for Sunday. Minimum this morning 75. West Texas can expect showers in the extreme western portion while East Texas sees scattered thundershowers over the western portion.
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Texas
Gangster Gunfire Hurts Babies in City Carriage
A group of New York gunmen opened fire on a carriage carrying children and babies in front of the Helmar Club. Several bullets struck the riders including a baby and Florence D Amelio causing serious injuries.
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New York
Mavagely
Machine Ui
Mexican Held On Old Murder Charge Again Identified at Ozona
A Sonora delegation led by HV Stokes and county officials pressed the Texas Highway Commission to designate Highway 16 from Menard via Sonora to Del Rio and to approve a Sonora Rocksprings route change. They warned Rocksprings leaders that the switch could occur if desired.
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Ozona
Menard
Sonora
del Rio
Texas Highway Commmunion
HV Stokes
The
Lions Club
Alvis Johnson
Jo Lacrey
Rocksprings
Capmvasion
Junction-Rocksprings
Edwards County
Edison Recovers Readable After Sudden Illness
Thomas Edison, stricken Saturday in West Orange New Jersey, has recovered enough by Monday to walk to his living room and read newspapers for the first time in days, signaling a return to normal activity after the illness.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas Aldison
Ozona Plans Modern Public Swimming Pool Project
Ozona residents and Bruce Drake with associates plan a 100 by 150 foot swimming pool. Contractors are expected to bid on the proposed plunge. The project may form a company for construction and operation to provide capital.
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Bruce Drake
Ozona
del Rio
Drake
Mexican held in Crockett County linked to Harp murder
A Mexican suspect in the 15 year old Jarvis Harp murder case is identified by Roy Graves as the slayer. Graves notes a distinctive forehead scar and recalls working with him in Mexico years ago. Sheriff Willis plans to transport the man to San Angelo for hospitalization and follow up with Sonora officers.
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Crockett County
Salome Alvereal
Oona
Jarvis Harp
Sherut WS. Wills
Roy Graves
Ozona
Menino
Mexico
Shiver
Graves
Tom Casbeer
Chaves
Sonora
Willis
San Angelo
Jim Bertram
Quicksilver Mines to Expand in Terlingua District
Four cinnabar mines in Brewster County Terlingua district produce 39 to 35 flasks of quicksilver daily valued at 96 to 4 dollars per flask of 75 pounds. P R Yewell and associates plan reopening Ge mine and filing 17 claims with machinery soon. District rivals Almaden and New Almaden California as quicksilver prices surged from 40–43 to 223 during the war.
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Terlingua
Brewster County
del Rin
P. R. Yewell
San Antonio
Termneua
Aly Uster
Almaden
Soin
New Almaden
Calif
Dryden Airport Guntine Bid Awarded to Tinnin
Tinnin, Del Rio contractor, won the bid to construct quarters for non commissioned officers at Dryden Airport. The project, estimated at about 3,850, followed a low bid submitted at Fort Sam Houston last week and should start within a few days as part of a larger airport improvement program including a new operation office and pump house.
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Wir
Tinnin
del Rio
Dryden
Cos
Fort Sam Houston
Girls at Best From 22 to 27 Says Professor
Prof M C Elmer of the University of Pittsburgh sociology department argues that a girl is at her peak development between ages 22 and 27 and that marriage before 27 improves long term chances, noting she is likely to be pretty clever and interesting during that period.
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Pittsburgh
Airl
M. C Elmer
University of Pittsburgh
Revival Services Start Monday At New Church Mission
Rev C S Guerrero of Corpus Christi assisted by Rev V Euresti of San Felipe Presbyterian will lead a revival series starting Monday night at the new church mission in San Felipe. A special musical program by the Ladies Aid Society accompanies the event. Services begin at 8 30. All are invited.
Del Rio Keeps Teachers Pay Steady for 1932
A survey shows 11 of 17 cities, including Del Rio, did not cut teachers pay for the 1931-32 term. El Paso trimmed automatic raises and reduced salaries. Knoxville cut all salaries 15 percent. Birmingham trimmed 20 percent equivalent. Indianapolis weighs 10 percent cuts. Del Rio retained all teachers and even granted some increases.
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del Rio
Board of Education
el Paso
Memphis
Tenn
Cleveland
Ohio
Knoxville
Birmingham
Ala
Indianapolis
Ind
Buffalo
N. Y
Assassination Has Never Changed the History of the World
A quote attributed to Bea states that assassination has never altered world history. The remark reflects on political violence and its ineffectiveness in shaping lasting outcomes.
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Bea
Scalping An Indian Required Skill Says Veteran Marfa Ranger
Captain Gillette of Marfa recalls scalping Indians as a skill from fifty six years ago. He and Ed Secor tracked a group near Paint Rock and killed one man, taking the scalp and keeping moccasins and arrows as trophies. The scalp was placed on the gun scabbard as retaliation to Indian customs.
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Marfa
Captain Gillette
Texas Ranger
Ed Secor
West Texas
John Chisholm
Paint Rock
Big Lake
Gillette
Secor
Gillatte
Terrell County Oil Lease Demand Grows in Sanderson Dryden Area
Interest in oil development surges as operators rush into Terrell County Texas seeking mineral rights. Horton Hally offered a 10 year lease with six months option to drill on his Dryden area ranch, with undisclosed but attractive terms. Multiple wells show promising results as buyers from California Colorado Washington Arkansas New York Illinois Louisiana and Florida acquire leases and royalties.
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Terrell County
Sanderson-Dryden District
del Rio
Horton Hally
Dryden
Countie Borelerestert
Terrell County Aseps
Section 43
Block 32
Nounly
Calfornia
Colorado
Washington
Arkansas
New York
Illinois
Louisiana
Florida
Lindberghs Land Safely in Canadian Wilderness
Charles and Anne Lindbergh landed in Churchill Manitoba after a 750 mile hop from Moose Factory on a pleasure flight to Japan. They were greeted by fur trappers and traders in the heart of the Canadian wilderness as they checked over their plane early Monday.
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Churchill
Manitoba
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Japan
Moose Factory
Nations Bids on School Building for Precinct 5
John Nations of Del Rio is among local contractors bidding on a one room schoolhouse on the Sam Bell ranch near Watkins. The structure, costing around 500 dollars, is to serve first through fourth grades with work expected to begin late this week or early next.
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Sam Bell Ranch
Watkins
W. E. Stirman
Sanderson School Board
John Nations
del Rio
Managers Hold Del Rio Conference
An all day meeting of managers of Texas Gas Utilities Company offices was held Saturday in the Del Rio area. Attendees included D. H. Tucker vice president and local officers J. C Storey Uvalde H. T. Power Eagle Pass L. C. Bradburn Crystal City R. H. Hurd S. M. Apperson J. L. Braly and D. H. Tucker. General problems of the concern were discussed.
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Texas Gas Utilities Company
D. H. Tucker
J. C Storey
Uvalde
H. T. Power
Eagle Pass
L. C. Bradburn
Crystal City
R. H. Hurd
S. M. Apperson
J. L. Braly
Peeples Low Bidder For School Bus Run
Eugene Peeples of Dryden won the contract to transport all Dryden area students along Highway No. 3 to Sanderson for the 1931-32 term. His bid was 172.50 dollars per month, the lowest and accepted by the Sanderson School Board.
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Eugene Peeples
Dryden
Sanderson
No clear news item to summarize
The fragment presents a proverb about moral reciprocity, stating that harming others reflects badly on the one who does the harm. No identifiable people, organizations, or events are provided.
July brings mild heat coastal city cool spell ends
Del Rio records show July as one of the coolest on record with a mean temperature of 82.7 degrees. The month’s high reached 96 on the 7th and the coolest day was July 10 with 67 degrees. Rain totaled 1.84 inches, about 57 percent below normal, while year-to-date rainfall stood at 697 inches above normal. Hottest spells occurred between July 14 and 23.
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del Rio
H. L. Molyneux
Molyneux
Holman Leases S7 Sections of Land
Holman of Sonora leases 87 sections of ranch land in Crane County from the Cowden estate. He has run cattle in West Texas and will move stock to the new acreage. Additional cattle will be moved from the Herman estate’s Sonora ranch to the Crane County property.
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Holman
Sonora
Crane County
Cowden
West Texas
Harman
Sanderson Station Gasoline Theft Report
Thieves broke into the Texaco filling station at Sanderson and stole 160 gallons of gasoline from storage tanks. The theft was reported to local authorities and discovered by L. R. Grigsby, in charge of the Sanderson station.
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Texaco Company
Sanderson
L. R. Grigsby
Sanderson Station
Multifunction Building At 142 High Street
Over the past decade the 142 High Street building in Portland has housed a church a theatre an indoor golf course a boxing arena and an aviation school indicating its versatile use by community groups and local enterprises.
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Portland
High Street
Girl Finds Tree Root in Yard Through Toothpaste Tube
Virginia Dennison thirteen spotted a tree root growing through a discarded toothpaste tube in her Portland Maine yard. The finding highlights common litter problems and urban soil intrusion near residential areas.
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Portland
Virginia Dennison
Engineer J P Potter Shifted to Del Rio Division Point
J P Potter an engineer has been reassigned from Sanderson to the Del Rio division point. The change was learned on Monday and reflects a relocation within the railroad system.
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J. P. Potter
del Rio
Sanderson
Ranger Trio Booked in Court
Opening of the August term of Val Verde County Court clears decks for a crowded criminal docket. Three Texas Rangers, Arch Miller, Captain Light Townsend, and Alfred Allee, face charges of disturbing the peace and aggravated assault from recent raids in Del Rio. The docket also lists Lowell Galloway charged with aggravated assault after a brawl in Little Chicago. The civil docket features numerous cases continued from prior terms.
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Val Verde
Texas Ranger Force
Areh Miller
Captain Light Townsend
Alfred Allee
Asault
del Rio
Tit of
Lowell
Galloway
Chicago
Rowland Attends Rotary Gathering in Laredo
John Rowland president of the Del Rio Rotary Club and Mrs. Rowland left Sunday for Laredo for the state meeting of Rotary presidents and secretaries convening Monday. They plan to return Wednesday.
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John Rowland
del Rio
Leg scratch costs Marion man six dollars
A Marion Virginia magistrate fined Henry Vernon six dollars for scratch damage to another person’s leg in a small courtroom incident. The case highlights minor local penalties and unresolved friction in the community.
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Marion
Va. U.P
Henry Vernon
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Jimmie Henderson
Lowell Galloway
Texas Hotel Supply Co
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R. T. Love
Walter F. Jones
Jon Guerra
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