San Felipe schools to open September 5 with cash balance
San Felipe Independent District will open on September 5 with a healthy treasury to fund the year. Enrollment begins the first Monday of September. Bond debt will be retired at $5,000 yearly and a remaining balance funds operations. Teachers face a 10 percent salary cut due to reduced state aid while about 1,300 students attend three schools.
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Felipe
San Felipe
Santos S. Garza
Board of Trustees
Garza
Verde
Mary Booker
Antonio Gomez
Absentee Votes Cast in Democratic Runoff Precinct Changes
Absentee balloting for the Democratic run off primaries set for August 27 was under way after a four day delay. Five votes had been cast by noon Friday per County Clerk W A Hopkins. Voters moving between precincts must notify the county tax collector by August 22 to participate. absentee voters must file by August 23.
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State
W. A. Hopkins
Lyle S. Almond
Saranac Village Leaves Summer Taxes Unlevied
Miss Sadie Dodge, village treasurer and tax collector for Saranac, Mich., announced no summer real and personal property taxes will be charged as the council found $3,000 extra in the sinking fund. The decision comes after discovering funds exceed municipal needs.
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Saranac, Mich
Sadie Dodge
Saranac
Four veterans lead U S foreign policy effort in war spots
Four state department veterans tackle China Europe and South America as Secretary Stimson vows unwavering support for anti aggression pacts. Undersecretary Castle emblemizes policy continuity with 13 years in the post and broad experience guiding U S diplomacy.
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State Department
America
China
Europe
South American
Henry L. Stimson
U. S
Castle
Hornbeck and White Leaders Highlight State Department Roles
Assistant Secretary Carr has served since 1892 and since 1924 directed the diplomatic service. Assistant Secretary White, in role since 1922 with a two year Europe stint, leads Latin American policy. Hornbeck, as division chief, has steered Far East policy since 1928 after a 1921 to 1924 term.
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Carr
Diplomatic Service
White
Europe
Hornbeck
Far East
Walker ouster writ granted by high court
Albany August 12. An order requiring Governor Roosevelt to show cause why Mayor James J Walker should not be restrained from continuing in office was issued by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hinman. It sets August 19 for argument before the appellate division.
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Walker
HIGH
Albany
Franklin D. Rosevelt
James J. Walker
Supreme Court
Harold Hin
Ellis Staley
Appellate Division
Roosevelt
John J. Bennett
Northern Pacific car shops switch to five day week
In Livingston Montana forty workers in the Northern Pacific car shops began a five day week on Wednesday after months of limited work. Separately Union Pacific declares a dividend of 1.50 a share on common stock maintaining a 6 annual rate. Boston reports wool trading active with price gains across fleeces and wools, demand strong for fine original bag wools and tonnage moving steadily.
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Livingston, Mont
Northern Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Boston
Territory
Texas
Lottery Profits in Spain Reach 308 Million Pesetas in 11 Months
Madrid reports government earnings from the national lottery totaled 308,070,000 pesetas over eleven months. The figure highlights the lottery’s substantial revenue for the Spanish treasury and its ongoing role in public finances.
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Madrid
Del Rio Burglar Suspect Arrested In Sanderson
A 19 year old suspect was taken into custody in Sanderson for the burglary of the B J McDowell home last Wednesday afternoon. Deputy Steinmetz planned to return the suspect to Del Rio Friday. A sapphire ring valued at 50 dollars and a .30-30 rifle were recovered. The ring was sold for 75 cents to a Scotty's Cafe cook. the rifle was recovered through Deputy Steinmetz's efforts.
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del Rio
Sanderson
B. J. McDowell
A. E. Steinmetz
Sheriff's Department
Scotty's Cafe
Steinmetz
McDowell
Del Rio School Funding Crisis Spurs Citizen Meetings
Del Rio Independent School District faces an $11,000 overdraft and $25,000 in delinquent taxes delaying the new term. The school board and tax board authorized a one week delay while teachers are paid half in deficiency warrants, half in cash. Club women meet Saturday and a mass public meeting is set for Tuesday at Greenwood Park to explain the finances and rally support.
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del Rito Independent School
Club Women of the City
del Rio
Civic Club
Greenwood Park
Soviets Deny Plan to Sell Bonds in U S
Moscow denies any attempt to market Soviet domestic bonds in the United States or other countries and says it has no plan to float a bond issue in America while official relations with the United States remain suspended. Reports from New York alleging such action were described as inaccurate.
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U.S
Moscow
Russia
United States
America
New York
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Department of Agriculture
New Home Loan Bank Chairman Named for Board
Franklin W. Fort, a New Jersey Republican and Hoover appointee, is selected as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Fort, known as a dry and controversial figure, once proposed home brewing as a remedy during a 1930 Senate nomination race.
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Franklin W. Fort
New Jersey
Hoover
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Fort
Senate
Sterling Club Launched Here by Supporters
A temporary Val Verde County Sterling-for-Governor Club was formed at a Thursday courthouse meeting. Julian LaCrosse chairs the group with Judge Roger Gillis as secretary. members will recruit others while a county rally sets the stage for a permanent organization next Monday night at the courthouse.
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Sterling Club
Val Verde County
Julian LaCrosse
Roger Gillis
Sterling
LaCrosse
Gillis
W. F. Boy- Ross
Marfa Seeks U.S. Veterans Hospital Location
West Texas communities push for a U S Veterans Hospital with Marfa leading the bid. The Carroll Farmer American Legion Post and the Chamber of Commerce spearhead the campaign and have won unanimous support from the National Convention.
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Odessa
Texas
West Texas
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Marfa
Carroll Farmer American Legion Post
Chamber of Commerce
System of Livestock Lending Corporations Sought for Ranchmen
West and Southwest cattle men and sheep raisers arrive in Washington for talks with Wilson Mc Carthy of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. They seek a network of lending firms to fund feeding and marketing of livestock, with a Texas office likely in Dallas.
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West
Southwest
Washington
Wilson McCarthy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
H. L. Kokernot
San Antonio
Riots and Arson Plague Southern Spain Daily
Rioting and arson spread across southern Spain with one dead and three wounded in Santa Fe during a clash with civil guards. A guard died in Seville amid a mob attack on a jail. Troops guard religious houses as churches burn in San Lucar Aznal and Coller. Rioters torch a convent at Alkacim and a church near Granada. republican leaders call for General San Jorge’s death.
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Santa Fe
Seville
San Lucar
Aznal
Coller
Alkacim
San Totomas
Granada
Four Mexican Bandits Slain for Vengeance
McAllen, Aug 12 A report of the murder of a Mexican couple and their two children by bandits and the vigilante execution of four suspects circulated across the Rio Grande. Mexican authorities withheld names. Camargo residents confirmed the assault and the quick justice.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande
Camargo
Mexico
Expert swears Clarke death by own action
Miami August 12. Criminologist Arthur H. Hamilton Auburn University testified to a jury that Haden Clarke died by suicide using the bullet pierced skull and pistol as demonstrative evidence. He said he was absolutely convinced Clarke ended his life.
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Miami
Fra
Haden Clarke
Arthur H. Hamilton
Auburn
Clarke
Pastor Indicted In Wife's Death
The Rev. 8S. A. Berrie, 51, recently unfrocked minister, is jailed in Muskogee Oklahoma after a grand jury indicted him in the mysterious death of his first wife last March. Exhumation showed poisoning as the cause. His second wife, once involved, was released as a victim of circumstances. Berrie had founded Bethel Tabernacle in Muskogee after leaving the Cherokee Presbytery for teaching false doctrines.
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A. Berrie
Muskogee
Oklo
Bethel Tabernacle
Cherokee — Presbytery
Few comments on presidents dry wet talk
Washington buzzed after Hoover's acceptance speech as telegrams poured in from ordinary citizens. Prohibition remarks drew little response with few signatures from notable pro or anti groups. The president resumed his routine, retiring before midnight.
Judge Wardlaw to Speak at Ferguson Campaign Rally
Judge L J Wardlaw will address voters Friday at 8 pm at Greenwood Park in support of Miriam A Ferguson for Texas governor. Music by the Del Rio band accompanies Wardlaw’s talk on the tax situation and the gubernatorial race. Del Rio attendees reported strong turnout. Public invited.
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L. J Wardlaw
Greenwood Park
Miriam A. Ferguson
del Rio
Judge Wardlaw
Texas
Jury Frees Absentee Voter in Acquittal Verdict
Juan Pena was acquitted of illegal voting in an instructed verdict by Judge Roger Thurmond in the County Court. The state failed to prove a valid vote occurred in the first Democratic primary of July. Witnesses testified that a Juan Pena paid poll tax and received an absentee ballot, but challenges prevailed and the ballot was not confirmed as illegal.
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Juan Pena
Roger Thurmond
Thurmond
Iegally
Penn
W A. Hopkins
Lyle
Almond
Garner Taps Huey Longs Magic Cloth
Speaker John N. Garner, Democratic vice presidential nominee, stops in New Orleans for train refueling before New York conferences with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Huey Long in a white suit interrupts breakfast and jokes about luck as Garner declines to comment on issues until meeting Roosevelt.
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New Orleans
John N Gayner
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garner
Roosevelt
Huey Long
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Cramer
Huey
Weather outlook with scattered storms over Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a chance of thunder showers in the Fanhandle. High yesterday 100 degrees, low 70, and a morning low of 74. East Texas remains generally fair tonight and Saturday with no major weather hazards indicated.
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Andres Cortinas
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WMR
Wilbur J Carr
Francis White
Stanley K. Hornbeck
Walter
Equitable Bus Company
Walter R. Herrick
Equitable
Women Aid
New Home Loan Bank
NEA
LaCrosse and
Nathan Adams
Dallas
New Home Loan Bank Board
Adams
Spain
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San Jorge
White House
Ferguson
Kingfish
John Garner
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