Feders Part Board approves advance credit for stock feed purchases
Washington reports the Feders Part Board will lend money to farmers in drought-stricken areas to buy livestock feed. The move follows Alexander Legge’s claim that the wheat situation would improve and that attention should shift to livestock as authorities examine marketing acts and emergency measures under President Hoover.
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Washington
Feders Part Board
Alexander Legge
Vertenias Oo
Hoover
Rabovet
College Stars Back Again to Battle Cowboys in Series
The Texaco Oilers led by Larkry announce a three game set against the Del Ric Cowboys. Players from six schools including Texas U, A and M, Georgetown and St Marys join in the clash with first game at 4 pm and a band planned for Sunday.
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Cowboys
del Ric
Heer
West Texas
Totato Otlers
Karst Creek
Texaco Oilers
Larkry
M_ omtcher
Bia
Foot’ Lewis
Texas
U Firet
OU Johns
Tommy Mills
Minton White
Texas UO
Sanderwan
Feld
Renan Beil
Moneus
M. A
Blackburn
Georgetown
Lewis
Hagerman
Marys
Billy Disch
Texas Unty
Agetes
Senator Fess Appointed Temporary GOP Chair
Claudius Huston submitted his resignation as chairman of the Republican National Committee and said he quit to place the party above personal interests. Senator Fess of Ohio became temporary chairman until the full committee can confirm Pall.
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Washington
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Sener Fem
Ohio
Pall
National Committee
Governor's Mansion Myth Versus Alfalfa Bill Prefers Garage
A fragmented squib discusses the idea of a governor living in a mansion versus Alfalfa Bill Murray preferring a garage. The odd, garbled line hints at civic satire or humorous local lore about official residences and personal choices.
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Tage
Grain crop gains spark record Chicago curb market
Massive dollar value rise reported as wheat and corn prices opened at the Chicago Board of Trade. Previous sharp advances pushed values to new highs for the season, with theoretical gains totaling hundreds of millions as March and May wheat futures led the surge.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Beaumont Negro Attacker Faces Execution After Arrest
Reports state a Beaumont man accused of attacking multiple women faces the death penalty soon after arrest. Police say the suspect, Williams, was captured after a spree that spurred mob violence in Beaumont and Huntsville. The governor has been asked for clemency in this Texas case.
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Huntsville
Willie
Beaudry
Williams
Potter
Arthur
Beaumont
Hero Disappears After Saving Girl at Rio Grande Rescue
A local hero saved a girl from drowning at Morgan's Point but disappeared in the crowd. The event followed the drowning of the escort, G W Coon, a high school athlete, during the rescue attempt. In a separate report from Mexico City on Aug 7, the United States and Mexico considered a plan to straighten 88 miles of the Rio Grande between El Paso and Fort Quitman at a total cost of 26 million dollars, with US paying 68 percent and Mexico 12 percent. The project aims to reduce inundation risk, aid irrigation, remove mosquito swamps, and define a stable river boundary, awaiting a treaty.
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Rio Grande River
Houston Ave
R Estort
G. W Coon
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
el Paso
Fort Quitman
International Boundary Commission
Juarez
Waterworks In Villa Acuna To Begin August 15
Villa Acuna will start water distribution with the new waterworks by mid August. Franchise holders report the water main on Main Street tested and ready to serve the town, supplying gravity-fed water from wells to the elevated reservoir.
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Villa Acuna
Arrutt 1
Mex. Crosby
Brutal Attack on 15 Year Old During Car Abduction
Police seek two men after a forced crash on the Jackboro highway left three youths bound and one assaulted. A 15 year old girl was carried off and threatened with death if she screamed while the four occupants were terrorized in a ditching incident following a 250 reward offer.
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St. Worth
Fd Bateman Jr
Cy Record
Willie May Boorman
Jackboro
Lutheran Church Service Changes
The Lutheran church announces a shift in services with gatherings at the county courthouse at 11 oclock Monday nights after the second Sunday monthly. Rev A G Wiederaenders of Uvalde reports Monday services stem from the missionary's return from Alpine. Regular services move to 11 oclock on the fourth Sunday mornings and Alpine hosts the second Sunday service. Plans include weekly services for Del Rio Lutherans once details are finalized.
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Lateran
O'Lock
A. G. Wiederaenders
Uvalde
Alpine
del Rio
Band to perform on San Felipe plaza Thursday night
A six to nine piece band will play on the plaza in San Felipe around 8 15 p m Thursday night. The performance is directed by Joe King and promises lively music for residents.
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Plaza
San Felipe
Joe King
Livestock Market Slips on Lambs and Cattle
Lambs in city market fell 19 to 2 cents, odd lots steady. Top native and western lambs reached 1.75 dollars. Receipts showed 3,000 sheep, 2,500 cattle, 500 calves, with cattle holdovers at 42 dollars. Hog receipts stood at 5,500 as market opened weak to 10 cents lower and remained uneven.
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Bansax City
Uvalde Laborer Nabbed as Alien
A six year old Mexican boy who came from Mexico City was apprehended by immigration authorities in Uvalde and is being held for deportation. He said he had been working in Uvalde after leaving Mexico because he could not find work there. He crossed a river near Bagie Pass.
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Uvalde
Mexico City
Fouth
Mexico
Bagie Pass
Acuna Visitors Protest Pseudo Officers
Tourists in northern Coahuila report private individuals posing as government officers harass visitors in Villa Acuna. Las Noticias notes Americans were asked for publicity on the issue, with fake officers demanding food cash and camping area removal. Mexican authorities investigate. a tourist rights folder is being prepared by Del Rio and Villa Acuna business leaders.
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Coaluila
Villa Acuna
Las Noticias
del Rio
Mi Anderstood
Mexico
Tery
del Hio and
Villa Acuta
Teer urges West Texas insane asylum need
Claud Teer chairman of the state board of control calls for a dedicated West Texas state hospital. He argues transporting patients to crowded San Antonio is poor economy and location for Southwest Texas immigrants. County court insanity cases from Val Verde are delayed awaiting San Antonio space. A patient died after months in custody before transfer and another killed himself in jail prior to transfer.
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Austin
West Texas
Claud Teer
State Board of Control
San Antonio
Val Verde
San Antonie
Two Cases Tried In County Court In Brief
The county court entries show Rufus Stenning against J A Parks on a promissory note with a $1,453.62 judgment plus costs by default. Davenport-Brother ton Motor Company versus J E Stone on notes was dismissed for lack of prosecution.
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Rufus Stenning
J. A. Parks
Davenport-Brotherton Motor Company
J. E. Stone
San Felipe Pupils Stage Follies To Defray Fight Cost
The Follies Revue a home talent show in San Felipe drew a crowded Casino The atre audience Wednesday night with hundreds seated and standing. The event aimed to defray the cost of litigation over the San Felipe school district's defeat to join the Del Rio district. The program blended English and Spanish songs dances and skits.
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San Felipe
Casino Theatre
del Rio
Road Hog Charge Against Four Boys in Comstock Crash
Chandler Texas August 7 A lone bandit robbed Citizens Guaranty Bond Bank at noon taking 8509 before escaping in a car. The Henderson County posse formed to aid in the search for the robber rounded up four boys in connection with the case.
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Comstock
Chandler
Texas
Citizens Guaranty Bond Bank
Cine
Henderson County
Night Shift to Speed Work on Langtry Road
Niatst tuft will be worked on the Langtry Shumia road to complete a 5.7 mile project in 125 working days. J J Miles of Fort Worth told County Judge Thurmond the job should be finished by June with all night work. The 22.5 foot longest bridge and two dangerous crossings will be replaced by a straightened route with grading drainage and guard fences. The contract price is 116256.91, with total cost 127, but state and federal shares allocate funds across Val Verde County, the State Highway Department, and the United States Bureau of Public Roads.
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Niatst
Langtry-Shumia
Thuarsday
J. J Miles
Fort Worth
Roger Thurmond
Val Verde County
State Highway Department
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Band Tax Plan Misunderstood Says Director
Band master Joe King defended a proposed one mill tax for Del Rio to fund municipal band uniforms and library, and to provide free instrumental music lessons for 11 months a year. He noted there was misunderstanding of the plan and urged clearer public review.
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Joe King
del Rio
Marriage License Notice Filed for Faustino 5 Gonzales
Notice states intention to marry filed by Faustino 5 Gonzales and Belen Rivar. The document records a forthcoming marriage between the two individuals.
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Faustino 5
Gonzales
Belen Rivar
Weather Outlook Del Rio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with unsettled south regions. Yesterday’s high reached 95 degrees. thundershowers expected in extreme west tonight. mild, dry conditions in central areas.
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del Rio
West Texas
Four Houston youths jailed after wreck on Comstock road
Four Houston boys bound for California were jailed in Del Rio after a wreck on Comstock road about 29 miles from the city. A Mexican driver fled after the crash while the sheriff investigated tire marks and the Packard’s left wheel damage. The youths, held on vagrancy charges, face further inquiry into ownership of the car and the crash.
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Houston
California
Comstock
del Rio
Villa Acuna
Ozona
Dodge
Perils Department
Justice Court
Lhe
John Dobkins
Mr. Dobkins
Nogales Flood Deaths Reported as Town Submerged
Rain brought four feet of floodwaters to Nogales Ariz and Nogales Sonora claiming at least two lives. Mexican soldiers and police found a man and a woman among the bodies. Others may be found as adobe houses collapsed under the waters and fifteen homes were swept away on both riverbanks.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Payne Confesses Slaying Wife in Bomb Case
Stinnett August 7 officers report D Payne of Amarillo, an attorney, is believed to have written a confession to killing his wife when a bomb exploded in her car. Investigators say the confession is not yet complete and will not release its contents.
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Payne
Cemetery Road Surfacing Delayed Amid Illness Report
Work on cemetery highway resurfacing, planned to mirror Loop road, is delayed due to the construction superintendent's wife falling seriously ill in Houston. The Houston Surfacing Company, contractor on Sonora and Loop roads, expects a one week postponement.
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Cemetery Road
Loop Road
Hal Greer
Houston
Houston Surfacing Company
Sonora Road
Christoval Beer Raid Near Church Services In San Angelo
Tom Green County officers raided an alleged illegal joint near a church encampment in Christoval arresting FE F Kelley. Bond set at $1000 for Kelley as deputies seized sixty bottles ten gallons of mash and whisky. Deputy Jack Read Arch Benge led the raid with deputy sheriff absent on assignment in South Texas. A preliminary hearing was scheduled before Justice James Ford.
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San Angelo
R. G. Lee
Toyal Baptist
Tom Green County
F. Kelley
Chris
James Ford
Tom Read
Arch Benge
Jack Christoval
Texas
Gook family plans Springfield departure amid duties
Mr and Mrs T P Gookily anticipate leaving Springfield Missouri to visit relatives. Mrs Cook, in charge of the focal immigration service, resumes duties in September.
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T. P
Springfield
Mrr. Cook
Focal Immigration Service
Governor Garza Praised for Panhandle Mexico Road Interest
Officials of the Panhandle-Mexico City Highway Association salute Governor Nazario Ortiz Garza of Coahuila for his interest in the cross-border road project. The Sweetwater group, led by Judge A S Matacy as president, notes Garza chairs the board of directors and lauds his support shown at a recent meeting.
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Panhandle
Mexico
Nazario 5
Ortiz Garza
Coahuila
Sweetwater
A. 5S
Matacy
Garza
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