Farm board to aid wool growers and chamber survey
The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce launches an industrial survey as part of a report on the Sheep and Goat Raisers Convention and Highway 90 program. H Wren elected permanent secretary as the group plans a regional drive from San Antonio to El Paso, with Alpine to host the August meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. Wren
E. K. Fawcett
Camp Fawcett
Eiven
del Rio
Hall Hamilton
Hamilton
New Road
San Antonio
Ail Paso
Alpine
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Ramilton
el Paso
Fl Paso
A. F. Robinson
Bathing Revue Filmed Sunday for Del Rio Story
Filming of the Story of Del Rio continued at San Felipe Pool with Mr. Shuler directing. Margie Billines and Claude Gibson finally performed a graceful scene for the bathing revue, to be shown at the Princess Theatre Thursday through Saturday.
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San Felipe Pool
Shuler
del Rio
Margie Billines
Claude Gibson
Daily News
Princess Theatre
Work On Mexican School Building Begun Monday
Work on the new Mexican school building began Monday under H M Hutchinson. The 41 by 70 foot single story structure on Garfield Avenue near Cowboy Park will cost about 6000 dollars and be ready for fall classes. The former Mexican school building will be given to the vocational class, expanding Del Rio's school facilities.
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H. M. Hutchinson
Garfield Avenue
Cowboy Park
del Rio
Roof Underway for Sacred Heart Academy Building
Work is progressing on the new Sacred Heart Academy on Greenwand Avenue with roof and windows being installed. The project has continued for several weeks and will, when finished, make one of the best structures in Del Rio. the old building was partly torn away.
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Sacred Heart Academy
Greenwand Avenue
del Rio
Tongs Sign Truce In National Peace Accord
A national peace among Chinese tongs was proclaimed as thirty tong heads in principal US cities signed an agreement in the offices of Chinese Consul General Dr Samuel Sung Young. The accord marks a permanent truce between Kal On Leone and Hip Sing factions.
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New York
Kal On Leone
Hip Sing Tong
United States
Samuel Sung Young
Detectives Seek Clue in Dallas Hand Discovery
Dallas detectives pursue leads after a preserved pair of human hands are found under a hedge in a local yard. Investigators hold two theories: a murder link or a prank by medical students. The case remains under active inquiry.
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Dallas
Investieavors
McMahon Eye Operation Uncertain Outcome in El Paso
A letter from El Paso reports a recent eye operation on Uncle Jim McMahon performed last Saturday. The writer indicates recovery is not yet known and Mrs. Charles Fitch awaits news on whether sight will be restored.
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Jim" McMahon
el Paso
Charles Fitch
Mexico Bars Communists New Policy Sparks Wide Admission Ban
Secretary of the Interior Felipe Canales ordered all communists and radicals barred from entering Mexico. Mexican Consul Lisandro Pena relayed that the information came from Canales and confirmed the ban. Pena also cited a Guadalajara meeting planning to boost tourism with new avenues and an annual clay articles expo. A Brownsville to Mexico air run by Colonel Garcia Granados and his mechanic took six hours and forty minutes. Ambassador Morrow attended a meeting on a proposed new railroad in Mexico.
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Interior of
Mexico
Felipe Canales
Lisandro Pena
Canales
Sr. Pena
Guadalajara
Garcia Granados
Carlos Merle
Brownsville
Cochran Held in San Angelo Liquor Raids
Federal and local officers raided homes near Caldwell Street and Coke Street in San Angelo. Boyd Cochran and Henry Harrison Jones face charges of possession and sale of liquor and operating a common nuisance. Seizures included moonshine, cognac, beer, service glasses and a truckload of liquors.
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San Angelo
United States District Court
Boyd Cochran
Henry Harrison
Henry Harrison Jones
Cochran
Harrison
Caldwell Street
Coke Street
Harrison Place
Carystable
Hamilton Home Described As Desirable City Residence
The Hamilton and Edwards families have lived on Sprine Street for years in a highly desirable Del Pio home. Built about 12 years ago and remodeled six to seven years ago, the house features five bedrooms two fireplaces a living room dining room breakfast room and notable furnishings. Large shade trees and shrubs enhance the property’s curb appeal as construction proceeds on a Gunner Street residence.
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A. Hamilton
Guiner Street
Hamilton
Edwards
Sprine Street
del Pio
Driver Held Pending Probe of Auto Crash Near Brackettville
A collision near the Carrrett Filling Station on the Brackettville Bagie Pass highways at about 5 pm Monday left a woman seriously injured and thrown from her car. Mrs Andrecla Ortez suffered severe head cuts while C J Halton’s car driver was jailed pending a full investigation as police await hospital updates.
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Willims
Carrett Filline Station
Brackettville Bagie Pass
Andrecla Ortez
C. J. Halton
H. L Bridge
Hunters Seek Details on Mexico Hunting Season
Gr. Lisandro Pena a Mexican native in Del Rio reports daily letters from across the country about hunting in Mexico in fall. Inquiries cover season dates prices regulations weapon use and equipment for hunting expeditions. Most letters come from northern Texas and nearby states seeking information for a hunting trip between November 4 and January 15.
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Lisanddro Pena
del Rio
Mexico
Northeset
Texas
Penn
New Water Tank Near Completion Nearing completion for Del Rio water tanks
Work on the second tank of the city waterworks advances, bringing Del Rio closer to a robust Southwest Texas water supply. The first tank is already finished, and both tanks are expected to be in operation soon.
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del Rio
Texas
Roller Coaster Tragedy Kills Le Louis Pair at Park
A roller coaster at an amusement park killed Le Louis Seeaaee ferns 13 and Ralph B Clark 23 after being thrown from their seats. The girl’s body was found on ground and later on a nearby roof while the boy fell about 40 feet and died from a broken neck and fractured skull. The two appeared to be strangers.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today Whiskey Price Mentioned
A newspaper clipping recalls that twenty five years ago the wholesale whiskey price stood at 1.07 a gallon, a detail framed under the heading Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. The note evokes a bygone era and monetary values from the period.
Abbey to Meet Leary in San Felipe Tennis Final
W C Abbey faces T M Leary in the San Felipe Country Club tennis final set for Wednesday at eight o'clock. Club manager W H Lundberg notes strong interest, a likely large crowd, and predicts a close championship as Abbey and Leary have defeated all opponents in the tournament.
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C. Abbey
T. M. Leary
San Felipe Country Club
W. H. Lundberg
Abbey
Leake
Fr. Lundberg
Sut Leary
Del Rio Invited for Del Rio Stop on Old Spanish Trail Motorcade
Secretary Wren of the local Chamber of Commerce extended an invitation to the Old Spanish Trail Motorcade to make a side trip to Del Rio as they travel from St Augustine Florida to San Diego California. The aim is to interest towns along the route in beautifying the trail and highlighting its scenic beauty with special entertainment planned if the motorcade accepts.
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Wren
Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
St. Augustine
Fla
San Dieed
Cal
Snook Hix murder case ends rebuttal in court
The state finished its rebuttal testimony in the Snook Hix murder trial at 11 40 this morning in Columbus Ohio. In Washington President Hoover announced the appointment of Albert B William of Texas to a post on the federal Tart board.
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Columbus
Snook-Hix
Washington
Dent Hoover
Albert
B. William
Texas
Federal
Senators Advise Fed Power Board on Valuation Limits
Senator Couzens of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee released a opinion urging the Federal Power Commission to limit valuations of power companies to actual legitimate costs of construction. The report was made public in Washington. In Mesquite eight members of the Sherwood Badgett family were buried together in Lone Creek Cemetery after a train truck collision killed them.
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Washington
Mmens
Lone Creek
Sherwood Badgett
Dancer Accuses Theatre Magnate in Los Angeles Case
County officers guard 17 year old dancer Lucile Pringle in Los Angeles after she accuses theater owner Alexander Pantages of attack in his office. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday. Pantages is free on 250000 bond. The case follows menacing calls to the dancer’s home.
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Lob Angeles
Lucile Pringle
Alexander Pantages
Mulliculionaire
Sassienpa
Pantares
Hoover Expected to Visit Mexico City in December
Semi official reports out of Mexico City indicate President Hoover will undertake a December visit to Mexico. Local press notes strong reception plans and political significance, though motives behind the trip remain unclear in United Press dispatches.
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Mexico City
Hoover
Menxico
Hoovers
United Press
Montgomery Ward Building Under Construction Starts Monday
Construction on the new Montgomery Ward building begins Monday after tearing down the Grand Leader structure started yesterday. The two story brick building will cover 44 142 square feet with a $40,000 contract awarded to Cornell Hill. Project supervisor Jim Bradley expects completion by December 1 with about twenty five workers on site.
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Montgomery Ward
Grand Leader
Jim Bradley
Cornell Hill
Bradley
Ole
Max Stool
Stool
Kress and
Mecfalhin
Buihdine
Ment- Bonery Ward
Mire Fires Break Out On Two Ranches Near San Angelo
A fire raged on the Bar and Branch ranch 70 miles west of San Angelo and on the C A Broome ranch 12 miles south of the city. Winds fanned grass fires that burned several sections and were contained after crews from the San Angelo Fire Department and Sonora extension of the Santa Fe aided the efforts.
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San Angelo
Font
Gan. Angelo Fre
A. Broome
San Angeloom
Middle Cor
Sonora
Santa Fe
Preference in Census Enumerators for Veterans Wives and Widows
In the next spring census war veterans their wives and widows will receive preference for about 100000 enumerator jobs. The gesture is nice but the jobs are worth little more than two “whoops.”
Wool Marketing Push: Advisory Council May Form For Wool
Washington reports a Chicago meeting planned for October to discuss creating an advisory council and a national cooperative wool sales agency. The discussions aim to coordinate selling efforts among wool associations, cooperatives, and farmer-owned warehouses, with plans for a nationwide marketing body.
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Washington
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
National Wool Marketing Council
Farm Board
Wool Association
Wgefnite
The
Nations
National Cooperative Marketing Association
Barber Held As Bold Bandit Freed in Austin
An Ardmore Oklahoma barber detained in Austin yesterday was released after officers admitted a mistaken arrest. The man, linked to Jake Fleagle’s gang alleged to have looted a Lapin Texas bank, was freed as the case moved to clarify the raid connection.
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Barber
Austin
Ardmore
Okla
Jake Fleagle
Lapin
Texas
Wife to Receive Alimony After 21 Year Wait
Springfield Aug 1 After a 21 year wait Mrs Elizabeth Fagan will soon get her first alimony payment from ex husband James A Fagan. Divorced in 1908 she was granted 15 dollars a month for herself and children. A 1920 legacy of 1000 dollars to the husband was directed by the will to go to Mrs Fagan via court order. The elder Fagan died years ago and the alimony due totals 3675 dollars.
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Springfield
Elizabeth Fagan
James A. Fagan
James Fagan
Fagan
Weather forecast for Del Rio and Texas today
Partly cloudy skies and light winds expected tonight for Del Rio and nearby areas. East and West Texas will see similar conditions with minimal precipitation and mild temperatures into the overnight hours.
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del Rio
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Gunner Street
C. ©. Calhoun
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LE Louis Pair
W. C. Abbey
Leary
O.S. PL
Williams
Given Bodywelard
National Cooperative Wool Sales Agency
Montgoomery Ward
Travis
Sheenisi
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