Scouts Save Drowning Woman In San Felipe Creek
Del Rio Scouts Douglas Gordon and John M. Corks aided Mrs. JL D Beaver to pull a sinking bathers body ashore after she was stricken in San Felipe Creek. The woman around 35 years old was visiting the area and had been swimming downstream.
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Douglas Gorden
John M. Corks
del Rio
Wene
Sin
Ge Pool
Mre Brauer
Iter
Mrs Brawer
Uwe Wrenans
Remodeling of Courthouse Nears Completion
Robert Guyler of Southwest Construction Company said the S200 building program at the county courthouse is nearly finished. Interior decorations are complete, offices are rearranged with new furniture, and new floor coverings have been installed. Windows cleaned, debris hauled, stairs replaced with pressed steel, walls ceilings and woodwork repainted, and electrical wiring updated throughout both jail and courthouse.
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In County
Robert Guyler
The
Southwest Construction Company
Uvalde Man Released on $300 Bond After Liquor Charges
J. E. King of Uvalde was released on $300 bond after appearing before U S Commissioner C D Smith on liquor charges. Roy Jackson of San Antonio and two Mexicans were jailed on temporary detention in default of $300 bond each for allegedly possessing liquor for sale. Sheriff H B Clayton and Deputy H C Cash arrested them Saturday night and brought them to Del Rio.
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J. E. King
Uvalde
U. S
C. D. Smith
Roy Jackson
San Antonio
H. B. Clayton
H. C. Cash
del Rio
Frankie Brown Dominates With 16 Straight Strikeouts
Frankie Brown, star pitcher for a local Brockton playground nine, fanned 16 consecutive batters. He relieved the starter and struck out three more with the bases loaded in a dominant performance.
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Brockton
Mass
Frankie Brown
Banks Reopen In Toledo To Reassure Depositors
Nine banks in Toledo reopened early Wednesday after four collapsed earlier in the week. Officials said cash reserves increased and an armored car delivered $11 million in currency from the Federal Reserve in Cleveland. The Cleveland Fed pledged support to keep banks open as depositors were served and limits were set to maintain stability.
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Toledo
Ohio
Snme
Uvelr
Oo Oper
Weil
Federal Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Impeachment Hinted in Breckenridge Texas
A report indicates possible impeachment moves against Governor Sterling over a Texas well shutdown, with W. Hinedy of Breckenridge to present a resolution Wednesday demanding proof of conditions. Supporters claim the impeachment effort targets Sterling, while opponents say the case lacks power to force action.
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Texas
Sterlin
Harry Oil
Hardy Rlaums
Quake Damage Plagues Valentine as Shocks Hit Town
Special Correspondent reports nine separate earthquakes in Valentine cause extensive property damage totaling about $75,000. adobe huts collapse and many structures crack while residents sleep outdoors after the temblors. damage spreads through the town with widespread destruction.
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Valentine
Texas
Piedras Negras Gambling Halts Under New Rule
In Piedras Negras, Governor Nazario Ortiz Garza ordered the closure of all gambling dens after a conference with Mexican state senators and the U.S. governor. In El Paso, Governor Andres Ortiz of Chihuahua debated shutting the Tivoli casino in Juarez following local agitation.
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Piedras Negras
EL Paso
Andres Ortiz
Chihuahua
Tivoli
Juarez
Ortiz
Juarez Chamber of Commerce
Baltazar Adame
Jail Break at Angelo Foiled
Prisoners inside Angelo jail attempted to break out using improvised devices hidden within a cell. Guards discovered and confiscated the makeshift implements before any escape could occur. No injuries reported. investigation ongoing.
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Angelo
Jail Break Attempt Found in Tom Green County Jail
In San Angelo on August 19 officers thwarted an attempted jail delivery in the west cell block. Knives fashioned into a saw a file a key patty and razor blades were found along with cut bars, soap stuffed gaps and lamp black disguises. The five prisoners include Jack Ferguson Charles Mathis H H Stages R H Knox and R E Cottrell.
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San Angelo
Tom Green County
Jack Ferguson
Charles Mathis
Unedr
H. H. Stages
R. H. Knox
Reagan County
R. E. Cottrell
Eastern Forests Draw Thousands to Summer Vacations
Outdoor life pulls crowds to National forests as short trips rise across the East and South. Forest official Joseph C Kircher notes improved campgrounds, free sites, and good roads fueling urban escape to White Mountains Alleghenies and other ranges.
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National Forests
Joseph C Kircher
Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
White Mountains
Alleghenies
Mr. Kircher
East Sower
United States
Prisoners Escape From Victoria County Jail
Victoria police hunt for three inmates who bolted from Victoria County Jail Tuesday night. All are held on theft charges.
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Victoria
Lindberghs Nearing End of Long Hop
The Lindberghs landed off Ketoi islet near Tokio after a 2,199 mile flight from Tokio. Heavy fog banks render the final hop of their vacation uncertain as they approached the scene.
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Lindberghs
Tokio
Ketoi Islet
Tidal Wave at Atlantic City Drowns Bathers
Atlantic City on August 19 experienced a tidal wave that swept about 50 swimmers from the bathing area. Lifeguards rescued 40 in the subsequent minutes as one bather drowned and hundreds fled in fear.
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Atlantic City
Boston draws record 40000 for Red Sox Yankees doubleheader
The crowd of 40 000 attended the Sunday doubleheader between the Red Sox and the Yankees in Boston. It marked the largest American League baseball attendance in the city since the 1915 World Series.
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Boston
Red Sox
Yankees
Boat Destroyed by Cuban Air Warriors
Havana dispatches report a clash between two Federal planes and a rebel boat landing troops and ammunition. Both planes were damaged but destroyed the boat after it unloaded arms and soldiers as rebel forces set fires along their route.
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Havana
Gibara
Liquor feud guns kill two in Little Italy shootout
In Little Italy, aRunning pistol barrage by rival gangs killed Joseph Cignia aged 21 and Anthony Justiano aged 25 and wounded others. Police linked the killings to a bootlegging feud as two gangsters fled and Charlo Focarile, 19, had been shot after allegedly gossiping about gunmen who earlier fired machine gun fire killing a child.
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Joseph Cignia
Anthony Justiano
Little
Italy
City pool construction begins at park site
Construction of Del Rio's swimming pool started at 9 a m Wednesday as E K Fawcett plowed the first furrow The Southwest Construction Company won the contract for about 6000 1 The pool is expected to open within three weeks around September 9 according to Bob Guyler
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del Rio
E. K. Fawcett
Southwest Construction Company
Bob Guyler
Guyler
Gas Rates Slashed In 42 Texas Cities
The West Texas Gas Company announced a 15 percent reduction for 42 towns effective from November through March, impacting gas charges across multiple cities in West Texas with the winter rate cut.
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Texas
Lubbock
West Texas Gas Company
Steam Plant Hires 10 Unemployed in Del Rio
Charlies Shorty Martin led a census of Del Rio unemployed and Wednesday Jack Torras chief engineer at Central Power and Light steam plant hired 10 men for a week. Torras seeks a man with a dump truck and applicants were urged to call 847.
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Charlies
Shorty
Martin
del Rio
Jack Torras
Central Power and Light Company
Torras
del Rig
Tigers Alumni Star In City League Baseball
Two former Detroit Tigers players are starring in the city league here. Bobby Veach, once a Detroit outfielder, batting around 400, while Bernie Boland, a pitcher, has rounded into form and is contributing on the mound.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Bobby Veach
Bernie Boland
Government to Survey Texas Turpentine Trade
The Commerce Department will conduct an intensive nationwide survey of the turpentine trade, with Texas production a key focus. The study by the Merchandising Research Division, in cooperation with the Chemical Division, aims to aid the industry amid large distribution waste and will involve Pine Institute assistance and regional Bureau offices in Dallas El Paso Galveston and Houston.
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Texa
U. S. Commerce Department
South
Gulf Southwest
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dallas
el Paso
Galvestin
Houston
Pine Institute, Inc
Commerce Department
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
New England
Comerce Department
Letter from Del Rio resident appeals to merchants for jobs
A long open letter from Charles Shorty Martin appeals to Del Rio business men to hire the city’s unemployed white residents facing destitution. He cites a courthouse enrollment of 25+ men, urges a factory hiring policy, and argues for civic duty to prevent winter hardship and outflow of workers. He warns of rising transients and calls for action.
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Rio
Charles “Shorty
Miartin
Val Verde County
Martin
Del Rio Vicinity Weather Update
Partly cloudy conditions expected Wednesday night and Thursday. Highs near 93 Tuesday with a low around 66 and a morning low of 70. West Texas area forecast includes similar conditions into Thursday.
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West Texas
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