Del Rio Mohair Records Boosted Rainfall for Month
The United States Weather Bureau reports Del Rio and surrounding areas saw monthly rainfall reach 4.62 inches with 0.14 inches added overnight. Observer H H Molyneux notes 0.48 inches earlier and 1.14 inches after midnight, lifting monthly totals above normal and greening local yards and gardens. August rainfall records show 5.88 inches in 1933 as a historical peak.
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del Rio
United States Weather Bureau
Mae
Molyneux
Mohair prices and sales weave through West Texas auctions
Ragland buys 50 004 pounds of mohair at 40 cents for adults and 60 cents for kids through Del Rio company for R P Collin and Co of Boston. Jeff Solis buys 45 000 pounds of wool as West Texas trading softens with bids down and large stock remaining in Paint Rock and Albuquerque warehouses.
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Texas
Long
del Rio
Louie Ragland
R. P. Collin and Company
Boston
San Angelo
Jeff Solis
Wright Brothers
Texas Wool and Mohair Company
Paint Rock
R. L. Vaughan
Max Robin
Albuquerque
N. M
New York City
Louis McRae
Wool
McRae
Rev H O Morris To Preach Sunday At Baptist Church
Reverend H O Morris and his wife visit the Baptist World conference in Atlanta and travel through South Carolina. They feed Mrs Black in Bamberg and Cleve Morris in Olar before returning home via Savannah St Augustine Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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H. O. Morris
Baptist Church
Elena Guardia Celebrates 100th Birthday in Arthur Texas
Elena Guardia marked her 100th birthday with a serenade by a swing band in Arthur Texas. A longtime resident from Louisiana who spoke only French, she spent the day cooking, washing, and gardening with family and friends.
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Arthur
Texas
Elena Guardia
Louisiana
Albert Clark
Port
Domestic Wool Sales in July Show Strong Demand
Domestic wool sales in July rose to high levels with price advances across many grades. The July gains come after a June price dip, while U S shorn wool in 1939 is estimated at 376 million pounds, a 1 increase from 1938 and near a record. Stocks and consumption suggest a fairly high mill demand into the coming months.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
London
United States
Del Rio Lambs Bring 7 Cents In Two Sales
Two lamb sales announced by C. B. Wardlaw yielded a peak price of 7 cents a pound. Whitehead and Wardlaw, Inc. sold 2,500 lambs to an Abernathy buyer at 7c, while Wardlaw Brothers sold 1,300 head at the same price.
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del Rio
C. B
Whitehead
Wartdlaw Friday
Abernathy
Texas
Wardlaw Brothers
Sermon Subjects Announced For Special Services
Eugene E Smith of the Church of Christ announces themes for nightly services at 8 o clock. Tonight The Unpardonable Sin will be addressed. Sunday night The Sermon of the Flowers uses a bouquet to illustrate answers to questions. Monday night The Battle of Armageddon sparks discussion. Congregational singing led by Arthur Yadon will feature each evening.
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Eugene 8. Smith
Church of Christ
Smith
Battle
Ar-Magedon
del Rio
Arthur Yadon
Winfield, Kan
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight and Sunday Outlook
Partly cloudy weather in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday's high reached 90 degrees and low 73. This morning's minimum 75. Southeast portion tonight warmer than the north portion with continued mild conditions into Sunday.
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del Rio
Thomason Urges Texans to Revive Big Bend Park Drive
Representative Thomason of El Paso urged Texans to renew fundraising for a Big Bend National Park. President Roosevelt showed keen interest, calling the project among remaining large U S park sites. Interior Secretary Ickes also voiced support as Texas holds title to part of the land and aimed to acquire the rest.
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Thomason
Big Bend Park
Washington
el Paso
Big Bend National Park
Roosevelt
Big Bend
Florida Everglades
United States
Great Smokies National Park
Texas
Rev Charles Nixon to Preach at Methodist Church Sunday
The Rev Charles Nixon former First Methodist pastor for six years will preach at the 11 oclock service Sunday. Pastor M Ratliff notes Nixon helped build the church and led projects in Llano and Brownsville districts before guiding the Muskogee Oklahoma church. He is visiting with his family during a vacation in the city and old friends are invited to hear him.
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Chas. Nixon
First Methodist Church
M. Ratliff
Muskogee
Okla
Our City
American tourist drinks whiskey outside police station
An American visitor in Coburg Ontario made two blunders by drinking from a whiskey bottle in public and standing outside the window of a police station.
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Coburg, Ont
Danzig Nazis Seek Clues From Parley
Danzig Nazis look to the Salz burg talks between Count Ciano and Joachim von Ribbentrop for guidance on their immediate future. District Leader Albert Forster, who spoke in Langer Market Place, failed to reveal new instructions from Hitler but urged readiness to defend the Free City with blood if needed. Berlin papers frame Forster as answering Polish threats with determination to stand with Hitler.
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Danzig
Salzburg
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Reich
Albert Forster
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Langer Market Place
Fuehrer
Berlin
Forster
Golfers and Ball Players Drenched by Surprise Rain
Del Rio residents faced an unforeseen shower Saturday afternoon that drenched golfers softball players and neighbors. The rain formed just south of the city and fell for over an hour catching many unprepared and prompting calls to the Weather Bureau for rainfall details.
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H. L. Molyneux
United States Weather Observer
Del
Rio
Here
Roosevelt Signs Law Broadening Social Security Act
President Roosevelt approved a bill expanding the Social Security Act cutting tax burden by hundreds of millions. He said the amendments advance security for the people and convert federal old age insurance into a system of old age and survivors insurance offering lifetime family protection. He noted millions of widows and orphans gain protection and benefits will be more adequate in early years under the new provisions.
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Roosevelt
U.S
Mother Has School For Own Children
ALBA California August 12. In a mountain colony Mrs Gladys Peterson runs a small school she teaches and is mother to its only four pupils David John Dolly and Sammy. She has also Jimmy and Tippy as younger children. The schoolhouse, built in the nineties style with a red painted exterior and a belfry, doubles as a dance hall and a branch library.
Roosevelt signs third deficiency bill for federal funding
President Roosevelt today signed the third deficiency bill totaling over 180 million dollars for varied federal activities. The Commodity Credit Corporation receives 119 million dollars to prevent farm price slumps to 1932 levels, with funds also allocated for defense items, strategic war materials purchases, and civilian aircraft pilot training.
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Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wallace
Boy Scouts Bid Emmett Greif Farewell With Barbecue
Emmett Greif assistant scoutmaster for Troop 71 received a farewell barbecue at Moore Park from the troop and Scouters. He plans to enter the University of Texas in Austin in September and was honored with a fountain pen and pencil inscribed with his name. Also noted were his Sea Scout work and a list of attendees including Sammy Walk and Dr. H. A. Robertson among others.
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Emmett Greif
Boy Scouts
Moore Park
Greif
University of Texas In
Austin
Pecos Ave
Sammy Walk
Buel Stuart
Bob Churchwell
Jim Churchwell
George Churchwell
Charles Tagliabue
Allen Robertson Jr
Dwain Strother
Pete Booker
Horace Owen Jr
van Owen
Berkiey Smith
Warren Mann
Lee Cox
Morris Franklin Jr
Husey Tracy
Floyd Kile
Walter Cox
Sam H. Walk
Paul Ireland
H. A. Robertson
Frank J . Schmidt
Spain Races to Fortify Frontier Near France
Border observers report the Spanish Nationalist Government rushing fortifications between Turun and San Sebastian near Hendaye. Former Republican soldiers in Nationalist brigades, directed by German technicians, build blockhouses with machine gun and anti tank gun emplacements along the Guinchurizqueta ridge and near the Oyarzun River Valley. Mount Haya air raid shelter work and French defense authorities monitor the site as Ambassador Petain travels through San Sebastian.
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Hendaye
France
Turun
San Sebastian
Freicher
Republian
Guinchurizqueta Ridge
Oyarzun River
Mount Haya
Marshall Henri Philippe Petaii
Spin
Germans Close Road To Border Of Poland
Slovakia's main highway to Poland through Jablunka Pass has been closed by German order. The road widening and paving project, a fifteen mile route to the Polish frontier, is nearly complete and expected to be ready by September 1.
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Poland
Zilina
Slovakia
Jablunka Pass
Here
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