Regan Wins Nomination as Berkeley Withdraws
Regan of Pecos leads a four-man field in the 29th Senatorial District race and Berkeley Alpine, Alpine, withdraws from the run off. Berkeley’s letter cites chaotic times and urges renewed public service while signaling Regan’s looming nomination and Texas district succession.
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Regan
B. F. Berkeley
Ken M. Regan
Pecos
Benjamin F. Berkeley Alpine
del Rio
Berkeley
A. Ma
Smallest Cotton Crop Since 1922 Forecast
In Austin the Federal-State crop reporting service forecast Texas cotton production at 3,826,000 bales from 13,661,006 acres, the smallest since 1922. Last year yielded 5,320,000 bales. five-year average is 4,613,000. This year's crop condition is reported better than any since 1924.
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Austin
Texas
Canon City offers free green beans to needy families
J. J. Orr announced in Canon City that any needy family may pick as many green beans as they want. He said he had ample supply but the market price is too low to harvest and sell them.
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Canon City
Colo
J. J. Orr
Orr
Rising Wool Market Impacts West Texas Ranchers
West Texas ranchers who consigned over 30 million pounds of wool to eastern houses see a rising market but small advances while many pounds remain unsold. Brokers in Boston push futures to mills, with most Texas wool still unsold after a spring opening. The Schreiner Commission sold about 3 million pounds in mid May at 8 to 11 cents, averaging 9.5 cents, ending a period of market skirmishing.
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San Angelo
West Texas
America
United States
Boston
Schreiner Wool and Mohair Commission Company
Kerrville
Libby Holman Flees After Arraignment
Libby Holman fled Reidsville after a brief bond hearing for the murder of her husband Smith Reynolds. She had been released on $25,000 bond to await trial and disappeared shortly after 2 a.m. Also at liberty under $25,000 bond is A. B. Walker, a Reynolds family associate.
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Reidsville
N. C
Libby Holman
Smith Reynolds
Wentworth
A. B. Walker
Reynolds
Liberty
State Republicans mock Demo ticket at Texas convention
Harve Haines of Port Arthur claimed President Roosevelt will not win Texas and mocked the Democrat vice presidential pick as an “alleged expert on fishing tackle.” The party planned a full Texas ticket with gubernatorial contenders including Bullington, Hopkins, Grant, Zwiefel, and others, signaling organized challenge at the statewide level.
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Dallas
Texas
Harve Haines
Port Arthur
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haines
Congress
John F. Grant
Houston
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
George C. Hopkins
Henry Zwiefel
Fort Worth
Bullington
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Subways Fire Halts East Side Traffic Near Brooklyn Bridge
A subway fire on the East Side near Brooklyn Bridge disrupted underground traffic for hours in New York. About 2,000 passengers walked through back tunnels to emergency exits as smoke injured several women and firemen were overcome. the blaze stemmed from a short circuit and was extinguished by dumping大量 water into the tunnels.
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New York
East Side
Brooklyn Bridge
Legion to push for veterans bonus at Portland convention
Rapid an Va Aug 9 Col Hanford MacNider former national commander of the American Legion and now US minister to Canada told President Hoover the Legion's national convention in Portland Oregon next month may vote for immediate payment of the veterans bonus.
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Rapidan
Hanford MacNider
The
American Legion
United States
Canada
Hoover
Legion
Portland
Ore
Wooden Leg Crushed by Train Tragedy in Piedras Negras
Miguel Gonzalez a one legged man from Piedras Negras died after being caught in railroad rails as a passenger train moved around the yard before dawn Monday. He was rushed to a local hospital where he died shortly after.
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Eagle Pass
Miguel Gonzalez
Piedras Negras
Mass Meeting For Del Rio Schools Publicity
Citizens and civic clubs in Del Rio met at the High School to discuss the district finances and plan a mass meeting in Greenwood Park on Tuesday August 16. Speakers will explain the financial situation and delinquents tax collection methods were proposed with a countywide district idea floated by John Rowland.
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del Rio
Rowland
Connally Urges Texas Branch Bank For Home Loans
Senator Tom Connally telegraphed Nathan Adams Dallas urging establishment of a Home Loan Bank regional bank in Texas. He said a Southwest bank is needed due to rapid growth of Texas cities, noting the state’s greater need than other parts of the region.
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Marlin
Texas
Tom Connally
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Home Loan Bank Board
Washington
Connally
Southwest
Lindy’s Ransom Bills Identified by Halifax Police
Halifax Nova Scotia police confirmed that three 20 dollar bills, two 10s and two 5s bearing serial numbers linked to the Lindbergh baby ransom were found. Carrie Anderson nurse from Hampton Virginia deposited the money at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Albert New Brunswick after withdrawing 90 dollars in American currency.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Carrie Anderson
Hampton
Bank of Nova Scotia
Albert
N. B
Rubio studies vets plan for Mexico colony
In Mexico City President Ortiz Rubio considers Doak N. Carter plea to permit establishing a camp for 20 000 American World War veterans on 15 000 acres offered by Charles P. Reiniger. Carter orders followers toward the southwest and aims to meet Reiniger in Columbus to sign a lease.
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Mexico City
Doak N. Carter
Mexico
Ortiz Rubio
Tizapan
Huntington
W. Va
2 Haven
Doak Carter
Bonus Army
Chas. P. Reiniger
Los Angeles
Bonus
Carter
Reiniger
Columbus
Grand Jury Recommends Police Radio Patrol
A Houston grand jury urges immediate installation of an automobile radio system for the police department stating it can be obtained at low cost and would improve patrol effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Placie Department
Grand Jury
Local Labor Used on Devil's River Bridge Project
Judge Thurmond reported no evidence of slave labor on the Devil's River road and bridge project. He found six men fainted due to heat, not overwork, and said conditions are normal. Only local labor will be used with a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour. Construction starts soon after September 1, with three bridges at Devil's River Castle Canyon and Evans Creek costing 78188.83 and road work 166793.72.
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Devil's River
Roger Thurmond
Judge Thurmond
Thurmond
Castle Canyon
Evans Creek
Ford Niece Violet Raymond to Wed Egyptian Francois Audi
Violet Raymond niece of Henry Ford will marry Francois Audi an Egyptian in Adrian Michigan on August 18. The ceremony is announced by her parents S W Raymond and Mrs Raymond sister of Mrs Henry Ford. Violet studied art in New York and Paris after graduating Adrian high school in 1927. Audi resides in Paris.
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Violet Raymond
Henry Ford
Francois Audi
Adrian, Mich
S. W. Raymond
Adrian
Mrs. Raymond
Adrian High School
Violet
New York
Paris
Audi
Bright Spots Messages From Various Firms This Half Year
Curtis-Wright Corporation posts a net profit of 32358 for the first half of the year. The Department of Labor notes a 4.8 percent month to month rise in radio employment in June. The New South Texas Bank & Trust forms from City-Central Bank assets and aims to operate by September. American Locomotive reports unfilled orders totaling 2145513 on July 1, higher than a year earlier.
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New York
Curtis-Wright Corporation
Washington
Department of Labor Statistics
San Antonio
New South Texas Bank & Trust Company
City-Central Bank &Trust Company
American Locomotive Company
Canning Plants Enter Corn Season In Wisconsin
In Danville and Milford plants work begins to process the new sweet corn crop. About 500 workers at Milford will be added to during the late crop run. In New York the Barnsdall Corporation reports a 1932 six month net loss of 395,941, improving from a 1,815,493 loss year earlier, with a second quarter profit of 30,183 after a prior quarter loss of 390,125.
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Danville
Hoopesville
Milford
New York
Barnsdall Corporation
Gillespie Ranch Girl Kills Self at Family Home
Pi Florine Young aged 18 committed suicide with a rifle at her parents home near Willow City Texas Coroner A W Petmiecky ruled death by own action in Fredericksburg report Aug 9 from Gillespie Ranch Tex the Youngs parents were Mr and Mrs Charles Young
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Pi—Florine Young
Charles Young
Willow City
A. W. Petmiecky
Automobile Fire at Henry Seale Home
A blazing automobile called the Del Rio fire department to the home of Henry Seale on East Third Street about 7 30 o clock Tuesday. Very little damage resulted from the fire, members of the family said.
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del Rio Fire Department
Henry Seale
East Third Street
Ferguson Club Plans County Rally for Mrs Ferguson
Ferguson supporters met at the Chamber of Commerce to prepare for Judge L J Wardlaw speaking for Mrs Miriam A Ferguson in Greenwood Park at 8 pm Wednesday. They planned a Ferguson for Governor club and aim to carry the county in the run off on Saturday August 27. Headquarters are in 506 First National Bank Building.
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Chas. Nixon
J. A. Forman
Roy M. Andrews
Brian Montague
R. M. Lyles
Paul Poag
W. P. Wallace Jr
Chas. N. Daniel
Sam H. Walk
Walter Earnest
C. B. “Dutch” Wardlaw
Jas. C. Nets
Chas
N. Daniel
Lucille Love
Federation of Women's Clubs
School Board
Ferguson Club
County
Ferguson
Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Wardlaw
Miriam A. Ferguson
Greenwood Park
Japs P eeved at Stimson Pact Address
The Japanese government expressed irritation after Secretary Stimson’s Bristol Kellogg pact speech in New York. Tokyo asked for a detailed report from its Washington embassy and viewed his remarks as implying Japan’s aggression in Manchuria. League circles in Geneva praised the statement as a safeguard for future U S action.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Geneva
New York
Stimon
Washington
Stimson
Japan
Manchuria
League of Nation
League
United States
Rainfall Brings Moisture to Dry Regions in West Texas
Light showers across the Dryden area end weeks of heat and drought. Del Rio reports 0.46 inch, year-to-date 3.13 inches below normal, per H L Molyneux. Pandale sees half inch, tanks low, range dry, feeding needed in some sections. Comstock westward and Sonora report showers, while Langtry Carta Valley and other towns vary.
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del Rio
H. L. Molyneux
U. S
Pandale
Comstock
There
Sonora
del Rio and Winter Garden Telephone Company
Sanderson
Langtry
Carta Valley
Vinegarone
Brackettville
Spofford
Eagle Pass
Indictment Charged Pastor in Wife Poisoning Case
Rev. S. A. Berrie a singing pastor was indicted for first degree murder in Muskogee County in the death of his first wife. He remarried two months after her death to Ida Bess Berrie, 15, a former Sunday school teacher. Grand jury probes followed body exhumation showing traces of poison. Berrie has remained jailed since Saturday.
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Muskogee
Okla
S. A. Berrie
Muskogee County
Berrie
Ida Bess Berrie
Hic Briac
J W Haynes Selected As Sanderson Justice
Sanderson commissioners appoint J W Haynes to fill the unexpired term of the late Henry Gates as justice of the peace in Sanderson Texas. The appointment takes effect immediately to serve the remainder of the term.
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J. W. Haynes
Sanderson
Weather Outlook Del Rio and Vicinity
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with a high 94 and a low around 72. The minimum this morning was 75. West Texas and East Texas show partly cloudy to fair skies with similar temperatures and conditions.
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West Texas
East Texas
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Frank C. Walker
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Gillespie
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