Rainfall totals update across West Texas region
Showers persisted across West Texas with Del Rio totaling 0.51 inch in 36 hours. Sanderson, Vinegarone, Comstock, Sonora, and Carta Valley reported good or light rains Tuesday night into Wednesday. Markward ranch north of Del Rio recorded over 1.5 inches. Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Brackettville, Spofford, and Rocksprings saw heavy skies but little to no rain.
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West Texas
del Rio
Sanderson
Winter Garden Telephone Company
Vinegarone
Comstock
Sonora
Carta Valley
C. A
Eagle Pass
Uvalde
Brackettville
Spofford
Rocksprings
Rain Pounds Permian Basin Five Inches in Two Days
Five inches of rain drenched the Permian basin over the last two days, flooding low-lying areas and prompting local weather alerts. Records show unusually heavy rainfall across McCamey and surrounding communities.
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Mccamey
Texas
Permian Basin
Venue Change Granted in Ax Slaying Case
In Matador Texas 31 year old widow Ruth McComas and her daughter Edith faced murder charges in the ax killing of J A Cunningham pioneer ranchman aged 68. The defense argued the death was in defense of the girl’s honor and a venue change was granted. The district attorney moved to dismiss charges against Edith after the indictment was amended removing her name.
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Matador
Texas
Ruth McComas
Edith
J. A. Cunningham
Pioneer
Dist
Atty. A
Soviet Troops Burn Border Towns Across 20 Kilometers
Soviet forces moved along the Polish and Romanian frontiers burning villages to stop peasant flight. Hundreds reportedly fled into Poland and Romania last week as the Dniester area is cited for past peasant killings by guards.
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Warsaw
Poland
Rusia
Rumania
Dniester
Wealthy Dallas sportsman Warren Diamond dies at home
Warren Diamond, 55, noted Dallas philanthropist and sportsman, was found shot in his bathroom. The coroner ruled death by own action after he had recently been ill and had just returned home from a hospital stay.
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Dallas
Warren Diamond
Diamond
OdESSA Rabbits Raise Protests At City Celebration
Public outrage grows over Odessa Texas 46th anniversary celebration featuring a rabbit roping contest. A photo shows a roper killing a rabbit, prompting humane societies to demand an explanation of the animal’s source and condemning the event.
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Humane Societies
Odessa
Texas
BRIGHT SPOTS ACROSS NILES AND METALS
Republic Steel will place five sheet mills at Niles Ohio in operation on August 10. Chicago and Alton Railroad posted July profits of 7297 versus last year's 194597 loss. Wall Street notes improved Russia relations as part of business recovery efforts. U S grain exports rose to 1449000 bushels in the latest Commerce Department report. Eighteen Hereford steers topped market at 9.25 per hundredweight in South St Paul. Banking circles predict a possible 100000000 fund to aid raw materials buyers. Otis Elevator wins 600000 order for 14 new Oliver Building elevators with 100 workers for 18 months. Illinois Steel to resume work at South Chicago plant amid industry optimism. Gov Hamilton reports crop value gains of 400000000 in the Ninth District from rising prices.
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South ST. Paul
Pittsburgh
Oliver Building
Otis Elevator Company
Robbery Tallies in Oklahoma Shidler Bank Hold Up
In Shidler Osage County an armed robber forced four employees and a customer to lie on the floor while he entered the vault and took loot. He fled with a companion toward the northeast as posses pursued. In Prescott Arizona two masked men bound six workers and escaped with nearly $10,000 in gold silver and currency from the First National Bank.
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Prescott Bank
Ponca City
Okla
Exchange State Bank
Shidler
Osage County
Prescott
Ariz
First National Bank of
Mexican Colony Costs Vets U S Citizenship
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio said American war veterans seeking a Mexican colony would likely must renounce U S citizenship. He studies two requests for foreign settlement: a 15 000 acre gift in Chihuahua from Charles P Reininger and land allotments for Huntington West Virginia veteran leaders. Foreigners acquiring land must renounce citizenship and abide by Mexican law.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Charles P. Reininger
Columbus
Portsmouth
Ohio
Chihuahua
Doak Carter
Huntington
W. Va
Garage Burglar Wins Mat Bout With Del Rioan
A burglar wrestled with Fred Zuehl at the Mrs C O Fokes home garage on Tuesday night. The intruder fled after a several minute struggle when Zuehl confronted him at about 9 30 oclock and officers found no trace of the burglar.
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del Rioan
Mexican Unemployed To March on Capital
The hunger congress of unemployed in Tampico plans a march on Mexico City to demand relief. They will picket the chamber of deputies when it convenes in September and expect a coordinated national action from all regions.
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Tampico
Mexico
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Texas New Congressmen Enter Second Primary Field
Complete returns from across Texas set the stage for a second primary on August 27 to decide the three representatives for the state’s new congressional seats. Terrell of Alto Parrish of Lubbock Joe Bailey Jr of Dallas J H Cyclone Davis of Sulphur Springs Strong of Dallas and Burkett of San Antonio are listed among the candidates.
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Texas
Congress
Terrell
Alto, Texas
Parrish
Lubbock
Joe Bailey Jr
Dallas
J. H
Cyclone
Davis
Sulphur Springs
Strong
Burkett
San Antonio
Voters Urged to Notify Collector on Address Changes
State and County Tax Collector Lyle S. Almond warned voters moving between precincts to notify the tax office to vote in the August 27 run off primaries. He cited a law requiring change of address and a tax receipt at least four days before election. The last transfer day is August 22.
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Lyle S. Almond
Almond
24 Planes Set For Ocean Hop To Chicago
Chicago news reports that 24 Italian airplanes will attempt a non stop flight from Rome to Chicago next year. The announcement came from Xaldo Aquilano a goodwill ambassador for Italy.
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Chicago
Rome
Xaldo Aquilano
Lancaster Tells Jury Haden Clarke Took His Own Life
Miami August 10 1947 Captain W H Lancaster testified before the jury about the death of Haden Clarke describing it as a suicide. He said he was awakened by a bang and found blood at Clarke s face with a pistol nearby while denying direct questions about killing the writer who had replaced him with his fiancee Mrs J M Keith Miller.
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Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Miami
Fla
W. H. Lancaster
J. M. Keith- Miller
Renewed Funding for Mexico City National Theatre Project
The Mexican government approves 2,000,000 pesos to finish the national theatre in Mexico City. Begun in 1910 under Diaz, work halted by the revolution. Upon completion it is touted as the continent’s most beautiful theatre with a total expenditure of 10,000,000 pesos. Marble from Carrera, Italy, was previously imported with 8,000,000 pesos spent before stoppage. finishing will use Mexican materials and labor only.
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Mexico City
Lisandro Pena
Carrera
Italy
Garner Will Ride Plane to New York for Roosevelt Conference
Aug 10 reports say Speaker John N Garner plans to travel by airplane from Uvalde Texas to New York for a conference with presidential nominee Franklin D Roosevelt. If weather prevents it Garner may take a train. Byrd named head of Roosevelt Garner campaign finance committee.
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Washington
House
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Texas
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Starner
Hoover
James Farley
Democratic National Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Evans Woolen
Indianapolis
National Finance Committee
Dr Cox predicts Ferguson to win Texas run-off
Del Rio physician and Val Verde County Hunter-for-Governor Club chairman Dr Geo W Cox states Miriam Ferguson will win the Democratic run-off. He notes Ferguson led the primary by over 105000 votes and says supporters of Tom Hunter will switch to Ferguson to deny Sterling.
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DR. Cox
Ferguson
Geo. W. Cox
del Rio
Val Verde County
Miriam ‘A. Ferguson
Cox
Hunter
Democratic State Executive Committee
Texas
Wichita Falls
Tom Hunter
Sterling
Dan Moody
Mr. Hunter
Mrs. Ferguson
Roosevelt Garners picks campaign staff in Texas
Jed C. Adams announced Roy Miller of Corpus Christi as state campaign manager for the Roosevelt Garner forces. A woman co manager will be named soon. Headquarters will open in Austin with regional offices in San Antonio Houston Tyler Trallas Fort Worth El Paso Amarillo Wichita Falls and Waco.
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New York
Jed C. Adams
Texas
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Roosevelt-Garner
Adams
Miller
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Tyler
Trallas
Fort Worth
el Paso
Amiarillo
Wichita Falls
Waco
Caraway Near Dominant First Arkansas Senate Returns
Little Rock Aug. 10 Mrs Hattie Caraway appeared close to securing the Democratic nomination for senator as returns from over half of Arkansas precincts showed her within about 5000 votes of the combined tally of her six male opponents. Her lead was widening on early results.
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Little Rock
Hattie Caraway
Jonesboro
Caraway
Alien Vote Charged In Election Contest
El Paso reports a suit to contest Gonzales’s county commissioner election alleges that ex convicts aliens minors and residents of several states voted in boxes 45 46 and 47 during the Democratic primary on July 23. Gonzales won by 33 votes over Louis M Foix in precinct 2 final returns. Box 46 Ysleta is accused of corruption intimidation and election law violations and is urged to be discarded.
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EL Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Alex Gonzales
Louis M Foix
Gonzales
34Th District
W. H. Fryer
Foir
Foix
Mayor slain by Mexico bandits in Vera Cruz town
Four armed men seized Maltrata in Vera Cruz state killing the mayor and sacking the town. The raiders entered near the entrance to the famed tunnels on the British owned Mexican railway line.
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Mexico City
Maltrata
Vera Cruz
Prisoner Goes Free After County Court Hearing
Jimmy Perry was released from Val Verde County jail after a Wednesday morning hearing in Judge Roger Thurmond's court. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft committed three weeks ago and was sentenced to one day in jail, with the total confinement and costs running concurrently for three weeks.
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Roger Thurmond
Jimmy Perry
Val Verde
Perry
Seville Taken by Rebels in Spanish Uprising
Rebellion spread across four Spanish cities with seven dead and about a dozen wounded. In Madrid an attack targeted the premier and war minister's offices as rebels, under General San Jorge, claimed Seville. Civil guards joined the effort. mutinies reported in Cartagena. martial law described.
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Madrid
Spain
San Jorge
Seville
Cordiba
Judge
Garrioning
Judge Wardlaw to Speak Tonight on Ferguson Campaign
Fort Worth judge L J Wardlaw will discuss the tax situation in Texas and other voter issues tonight at 8 in Greenwood Park in support of Mrs Mir iam A Ferguson's gubernatorial bid A previous talk in Uvalde drew a large crowd Music by the Del Rio Band invites the public to attend
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Texas
L. J. Wardlaw
Fort Worth
Greenwood Park
Miriam A. Ferguson
Wardlaw
Uvalde
del Rio
Guard around Libby Reynolds estate in Aberdeen
Sheriff Bowman said a request was received to guard the Oakington estate near Aberdeen as authorities believe Libby Holman Reynolds used it as a hideaway. Police chief Ray and a deputy report positive information she was there last night, though servants say she had not arrived. Reynolds had posted $25,000 bond in North Carolina after surrender on charges related to her husband Smith Reynolds death.
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Aberdeen
Reese Bowman
Hartford County
Oakington Estate
Libby Holman Reynolds
Benjamin Ray
Bowman
Reynolds
Oakington
North Carolina
Smith Reynolds
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday's high 94 and low 75. This morning's low 72.
Weather Outlook for the West Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions with possible thunder showers in the extreme west tonight and again on Thursday. Forecast calls for unsettled weather and brief storms in western areas.
Partly Cloudy Unsettled Tonight and Thursday
Weather brief notes a partly cloudy sky with unsettled conditions tonight and into Thursday. No specific temperatures or precipitation details are provided. The forecast indicates a transition to unsettled weather patterns over the next 24 to 36 hours.
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