11 Aug 1931
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
1
Anderson convicted after jury found he profited from trapping wolves and collecting bounty. Del Rio lawyers said his conviction marks a record for this crime in the Texas district court. The hearing at Rocksjizuis District Court followed earlier trial delays and involved prosecutors and defense counsel.
Heavy rainfall drenched Del Rio and surrounding areas with more than two and a half inches, causing widespread flooding of lowlands and scorched drought relief for livestock. The Weather Bureau forecast continued showers as totals rose beyond normal for the season.
San Angelo officials consider hosting a $35,000 Federal fish hatchery after an inspection by the U S Bureau of Fisheries. The potential site near San Angelo follows Congress funding for a West Texas hatchery in 1929 with installation planned for 1931. The San Marcos hatchery is the only Federal facility in Texas.
Jesse Garcia arrested Saturday night in Houston on charges of stealing a car. He was released Monday afternoon after telegram exchanges between Houston police and a local automobile firm. Authorities said Garcia allegedly brought the car to Del Rio without agency permission and that lack of evidence led to his release.
Authorities conducted a double inquest in San Antonio after discovering the bodies of Frank LeJannan and his wife. The man was shot in the temple and the woman in the breast following a shattered barricaded bedroom door.
Mrs J Travelstead reports a thief entered her yard Monday night and stole two garden hoses while heavy rain fell. Police note a prior year incident at the same residence with hoses taken, as detectives seek motive behind the rainy day theft.
Development of the McAllen Hidalgo airport is under way to make it one of Texas's most modern. The 1500 runway has been improved and plans include a second large storage tank near the steel hanger with a pumping system to transfer gasoline to plane tanks. Efforts aim to designate the airport as a stop on the Compania Aeronautcal Transportes route between Brownsville and Mazatlan.
A June 10 1836 soldiers draft for 60 dollars to Jethro R. Bancroft was found by W A Philpott Jr, Texas Bankers' Association secretary and noted numismatist. The document predates the Republic of Texas and was made in Velasco before Columbia became the government seat.
Prices tumbled as the West's Cafe, one of Ballinger's oldest small diners, sold at a sheriff's sale for a single bid. Provisional owner H R Jasey plans to reopen Josey's cafe after the auction.
In El Paso heat drinkers who consume large amounts of beer risk prickly heat and skin irritation. Health chief Dr. P R Outlaw says two or three spoonfuls of soda in water ease symptoms until diet improves.
One hundred workers are on the Memphis Texas highway paving project with a monthly payroll of eight thousand dollars.
Brisk fighting between rebel and local government forces near Havana on Tuesday raises Cuba’s rebel death toll to ten. The siege grips Havana and Pinar del Rio provinces with General Maria Menocal named as a rebel leader and said to be hiding in Orwate province. In clashes at Guabacoa five rebels and guards died, and a bomb attack near Havana University injured four streetcar workers.
Del Rio residents report several unpaved streets including North Marin Street and parts of West Twelfth Street have been oiled to reduce dust. City officials note the process is not costly and hope to expand oiling to more streets with financing found.
Governor Ross Sterling weighed closing Etex wells by martial law as Texas and Oklahoma officials held secret talks amid a stalled relief bill and a looming end to a special session. The adjutant general and lawmakers discussed possible troop deployment to quell unrest and a surge of requests for action.
The town of Stratford Texas undertakes a major telephone system reconstruction using a large workforce to update lines and exchanges. This modernization aims to improve service across the community and support growing needs.
A brick plant with a capital investment of 75 million dollars has begun operations in Mineral Wells Texas. The facility represents a major industrial expansion for the region and is expected to create numerous jobs.
The Texas and Pacific Railway completes a $30,000 passenger station at Sweetwater, signaling expanded passenger service and regional rail growth. Named officials and local impact details follow in the report.
An oil refinery under construction at Fort Stockton Texas targets a daily capacity of 300 barrels of gasoline as the project progresses toward completion.
Four youths and girls died in a burned car near Ypsilanti Michigan after being robbed and hijacked during a petting party. Victims Vivian Gold 15 Anna Harris 17 Harry Love 18 Thomas Wheatley 16 were from Cleveland and Ypsilanti respectively. Police say robbers killed them and set the car on fire.
Texas goat herders face uncertainty as August starts the goat and mohair shearing. Prices for Fall mohair look at four to five cents per head, down from last spring. Demand for back of kid mohair remains strong while adult mohair moves slowly. Mills run at full capacity for woolen goods as western range residents report fair conditions but stomach worm outbreaks injure flocks. An animal medicine company staffs 15 workers doctoring sheep across Southwest Texas.
The Lindberghs made an unscheduled landing during their Orient flight in Kotzebue Sound near Seward peninsula after taking off from Point Barrow Monday night. They landed safely and await fog lifting to resume the flight.
Clifford King of Madison Motor Sales said Ford officials denied rumors of a new eight cylinder model for this fall. Present Fords will be continued with periodic changes and the two week shutdown is only for vacations and inventory. Company officials and dealers remain optimistic about improving business conditions nationwide.
Protests filed Tuesday warn Governor Ross Sterling against pardoning Ranger Captain Light Townsend and Rangers Arch Miller and Alfred Allee if convicted in a liquor raid case in Del Rio Texas. The Rev Father Cartier urges the governor to uphold law and citizen safety.
BerniceRush, the only American woman tried for murder in Mexico, seeks a comeback in El Paso. Once rich and fashionable in Mexico City, she fell to poverty after court battles with lover Genaro Bellavente, whom she shot amid debt and betrayal. She plans to restart selling dresses in a western city, vowing to outlive men.
Rio Grande valley citrus shipments in 1921 32 are estimated between 9 000 and 36 000 carloads. Midlago County plantings will nearly double the prior 5 000 carloads, according to F Whittlesy field manager of the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange.
Tuesday night warms up with rising temperatures and a hot spell expected. Monday’s high reaches 95 with a low of 70. Tuesday morning cools to around 70 ahead of a warm Wednesday.
The forecast indicates warmer conditions in West Texas with a rise in temperatures Tuesday night and into Wednesday, bringing milder weather to the region. A brief warm spell is expected before a possible cooling trend later in the week.
A fragment notes cloudy conditions across East Texas with showers moving into the southern area near a county fair. The northern portion remains drier as weather patterns show variance across the region.
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