Ambush at Hidalgo County dance hall wounds Burt Ellison
Morning dispatches report Burt Ellison, customs officer, ambushed near a dance hall in Hidalgo County. He was fatally wounded in the clash. authorities identify him as Burt Fincon, a long‑time city resident and immigration official.
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Burt Ellison
Burt Fliis
Harel
Hidalgo County
Jack Webb
Customs Service
del Rie
Burt E
Fincon
Delio
Specter
Uwe
Te Herder Patel
Leo Venie
la Ferie Sanvdey
Cain
Elliman
Lee Woods Jr. Buried in Sunday Funeral Service
Funeral services for W. G. Lee Woods Jr., longtime radio editor of the Houston Post-Dispatch, were held Sunday at his parents home. Pallbearers included Paul Beliot and Ernest Smith, with attendees from Crystal City, Catarina, Del Rio, San Antonio, Port Worth, Austin, and Dallas. Woods, a Del Rio native and UT alumnus, died in Houston Thursday night, leaving a son named William.
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W. G. Lee Woords Jr
Houston Post-Dispatch
Houston
W. G. Lee Wars
Charles Mixon
Paul Beliot
Crystal City
Albert
Ernest Smith
Catarina
Rodney Poster
Milford
Skeet” Walker
Taylor Duke
del Rio
Thee
Fran
University of Texas
Pleasure Jaunt Costs Bus Driver After Car Wreck
A Bet driver pleaded guilty to reckless driving after a Sunday morning collision between a bus and a Buick roadster on the Brackett road. He paid court costs and forfeited a $5 fine, totaling $17.60 in corporation court Monday.
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Corporation Court
Buick
Three Held With Truck Seek Bond
HW. Evans of Port Worth posted a $300 cash bond while $2,000 bonds were planned for Jr. L. Coin and L. Mumaw of Fort Worth after they were jailed last week in connection with the seizure of a Reo Speedster carrying thousands of bottles of foreign beer. Evans posted cash bond. blank bonds were sent to Fort Worth for return early next week.
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HW. Evans
Port Worth
Jr. L. Coin
L. Mumaw
Fort Worth
Evans
Otis Briggs 21 laid to rest after funeral service
The body of Otis Briggs 21 of Mud Creek was buried Sunday following funeral services at the Baptist Church conducted by Reverend Fulmer. Pallbearers listed include J H Fisher H H Filho and Frite Gottwald Sr and Jr. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Driges and five siblings.
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Otis Briggs
Mud Creek
Baptist Church
Fulmer
Otena
J. H. Fisher
H H. Filho
Frite Gottwald Sr
Frite Gottwald Jr
Jao
Y. Teng
Otis Jones
Lee Triges
Kansas City
Friggan
Motorcycle Cop On Duty Aids City Traffic
Motor officer Jim Houston rode a motorcycle on Sunday duty here as Chief Bridge was away in Potret Louisiana to retrieve two prisoners and a stolen car reported by Sergeant Abel of Fort Clark. Two complaints were filed alleging violations of city traffic ordinances during the officer’s activities.
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Jim Houston
HL. Bridge
Bridge
Potret
Abel
Fort Clark
Slingshot Incident Injures Youth in Stayton
In Stayton Oregon a 12 year old boy named Elvin Bab cock fired a cap of dynamite set off from a rock. He was examined by a doctor after the blast.
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Stayton
Ore
Elvin Babcock
Elvin
Del Rio considers tax for municipal band support
In Del Rio a proposed small tax to fund a municipal band is under public discussion. The Evening News runs a four sample ballot to gauge sentiment, inviting residents to mail their straw vote with options yes or no to the question of reestablishing and maintaining the city band.
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del Rio
City of
Five Tourists Die In Burning Cabin Tragedy
Five tourists were trapped in a burning cabin near Knoxville early today with five believed dead and two possibly fatally burned. Reported victims include Iva Wit, Hugh Witt, Hugh Lee Witt Jr, Marke Wit, all of Knoxville, and Paul Reeder of Elizabeth, Tenn. Hugh Lee Witt and his son Charles were said to be fatally burned while trying to rescue others.
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Iva Wit
Hugh Witt
Hugh Lee Witt Jr
Marke Wit
Knoxville
Paul Reeder
Elizabeth
Tenn
Hiush Lee Witt
Charles
Lutheran Church Services Monday At County Courthouse
Lutheran Church services will be held in the county courthouse at a o'clock Monday night under a plan to hold services here each Monday after the second Sunday of the month. The Rev. A G Wiederaencers of Uvalde, returning from Alpine where he conducted services Sunday, will conduct the services here.
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A. G. Wiederaencers
Uvalde
Alpine
County lowers tax rate by cent. next year may cut more
The Val Verde County commissioners court reduced the tax rate by one cent, cutting levies from 91 to 90 cents per $100 assessed value, saving about 19 cents per $100 for taxpayers. They expect another 19 percent reduction next year and note increased spending on improvements like the Langtry Shumla road project funded largely by the county while maintaining existing maintenance programs.
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Commissioners Court
Val Verde County
Wae Seid
Come
Langtry-Shumia
Moody seeks Hoover aid for Texas drought relief
Governor Dan Moody wired President Hoover asking federal aid for Texas drouth sufferers. He warned drought conditions threaten farming and livestock interests and said he will cooperate in Hoover’s national drought conference during his political tour.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Hoover
Texas
Payne Denied Hurrie d Trial
Canyon Texas August 11. Attempts to speed justice failed today and A D Payne confessed bomb slayer of his wife must wait due course of the law for a year E W Thomerson Amarillo district attorney sold today no special grand jury will be called to consider the case and that action will probably wait the regular term August 22.
O-ops To Gain Two Directors On Nat's Board
District No. 3 of the National Wool and Mohair Marketing Corporation will have five directors on the board, up from three, after a Denver meeting. Judge Roger Gillis, vice president and board member, reports district reallocation and notes an August 30 El Paso meeting. Directors from district No. 3 include Floyd Lee and Rey Davenport. the national body handles 124 million pounds of a 300 million pound annual U S wool production.
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O-Ops
Nat
Rio Territory
Denver
Roger Gillis
Wits City
Agust
el Paso
Jurdge Gillis
Floyd Lee
San Mateo
Rey Davenport
Uvalde
Texas
New Mexico
National Corporation
Old Timer Recalls Del Rio Bands and Civil War Era Tunes
A Del Rio elder recounts frontier era bands along the Rio Grande, naming Campbell Tucker the Yellow Wolf, a cattle-thief ring, and the doctor Chism’s band. He recalls a 200-dollar municipal plan and teachers on the examiners board, with bands across courthouse and Main Street drawing crowds as war recruitment music.
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Wieong
Faustier
Charles Miller
Staddart
Rio Grande
Devil's River
Campbell Tucker
the Yellow Wolf
Breckettft
Twoker
Doctor Chism
Main Street
Plot to Kill Two Del Rio Men in Car Crash Probed
MEMPHIS Aug 1 twelve women shoppers and possibly more were injured when a balcony at a furniture store collapsed as a crowd gathered for a $1 sale of dishes. The scene was chaotic before the crash as shoppers sought shelter from the collapse and ensuing confusion.
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del Rio
Memphis
Tenn
Cattle Theft Ring Bared by Border Arrest
Sheriff M L Whistler arrested suspects in Kinney County Texas for cattle theft. Hides were buried after slaughter, meat sold in Del Rio to a butcher shop. Victims include T A Kincaid ranch. multiple arrests link a regional cattle theft ring.
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M. L. Whistler
Esto?andes
Im Kinney
Val
Kinney County
del Rio
Randel
Mud Creek
J. O. Taylor
Causa Blanca
Randes
Sherif R. S. Salmon
Brackettville
Salmon
T. A. Kincaid
Band tax not favored here in reader ballots
The Evening News reports public sentiment against a band tax. A prank ballot shows 13 votes No to levy funds for maintenance, with one additional vote counted today.
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Evening News
Ee Soar
Acuna Party Nominates Valdes for Villa Acuna Presidency
About 500 supporters of Valeriano Valdes gathered at the Sabinas Theatre in Villa Acuna on a Sunday to back his candidacy for presidente. The event included barbecue music and speeches with participants from Piedras Negras and Villa Acuna.
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Valeriano Valdes
Villa Acuna
Sabinas Theatre
Projedis Reyne
Paulino Radio
Piedras Negras
Jose Flores
Francisco Martiarena
Del Rio San Antonio truck crash under investigation
Zertuche allegedly drove a loaded truck that wrecked near Del Rio injuring Ramirez who died minutes later at Hondo hospital. Police identify a hit and run truck registered to Eduardo La Garza of San Antonio and continue probing a possible second vehicle. Ramirez, a widower with three children, was a longtime associate of Zertuche.
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San Antonio
Topio Ramirez
del Rio-San
Uvalde
del Rio
M. Ramos
Del
Zertuche
del Rio Tom-San Antonio
Ramirez
Zerttuche
Main Street
Honda
M. L. Whistler
Eduardo la Garza
Caasc
Hondo Hospital
Antonio Ramires
Barhirez
Marriage License Notice In County Court
The marriage of Faustino 8. zales and Belen Rivas occurred in the county courtroom by the justice of the peace. A filing notice to Blas Hernando Sandoval was recorded at the county clerk's office with intention to file. Both parties are listed from Ville section.
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Faustino
Zales
Belen Rivas
Perniner
Blas Hernando
Haucla Sandoval
Ville
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