21 Aug 1931
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
1
Washington reports show the Farm Board’s stabilization operation increasing losses as of August 21. The board estimates a drop in value for wheat and cotton, with depreciation figures and carry costs cited, while noting difficulty calculating exact loan losses and price paid for wheat in storage.
Mayors and officials from 17 West Texas towns including San Angelo attend a conference called by Mayor F. Lee to dismiss utility rates. The session, part of the League of Texas Municipalities, gathers leaders from Bal Anger Eldorado Sonora Bronte Winters Big Lake Coleman Sterling City Mertzon Blackwell Paint Rock Menard Junction Rock springs Ovona Rankin Del Rio and McCamey.
The State Department said Mexican immigration to the United States was restricted to 2,457 for the fiscal year ending June 30 1991, with the regular Mexican population in the U S lowered by 68000 returning to Mexico including 6000 deportations.
Weather forecast reports for ships in the Gulf Caribbean and southern waters will be broadcast year round from New Orleans. Previously the service ran only during the hurricane season June 1 to November 30. Selected ships will relay radio conditions to Washington where forecasts are compiled and sent to New Orleans for transmission.
Tommy Ryan, disinherited son of John Barry Ryan, forfeits a $20,000,000 to $100,000,000 inheritance to marry former Mrs. Marme Cook Masters. They live in a small Sheridan cottage with a mining town view as news spreads of the family rift and a Newport era fortune lost.
Labor Day, September 7, will be observed in Del Rio with a colorful parade sponsored by I O P Lodges and endorsed by the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce and city officials. Uncle Sam and Miss Liberty will lead the parade with the Del Rio Rooster Band and many local businesses and lodges participating. prizes for best floats and autos likely.
Oklahoma City August 21 reports a merger of four oil firms to create Commonwealth Petroleum Corporation. The consolidation blends Sunda Consolidated Prairie Oil Mills Prag Pipeline and Associated, with share exchanges set on a 14 for 39 basis and 20 for 1. The new company will operate refining, pipelines, and marketing across North America and South America and Africa with Harry Sintimir likely to head the combined group.
Chief Henry Bridge and Patrolman Tom Myers rounded up rowdy tramps at Southern Pacific yards and loaded them back onto a westbound train Friday morning.
Mrs. Susan Palmer Kennedy, age 105, traveled to New Lexington Ohio for a barber visit. She requested a bob haircut, noting the heat, as the barber offered a careful, new style while preserving her white hair.
Seeg reports on Kansas City sales noting a top yearling price of 1935 and a 10.35 market figure as the highest since February. Colorado livestock markets show strong bids while Pecos County announces its first bale of cotton from Buena Vista at six cents per pound.
Geologists including Floyd C. Dodson and Herbert A. Hemp dispatched from Fort Worth to assess earthquakes in West Texas and the Border region. They explore synclinal basin fault activity, past volcanic lava flows, and possible impacts on oil fields while gathering firsthand accounts from local residents.
The city endures a record heat Thursday with the thermometer at 97 degrees, the hottest day of the year so far. A 72 degree low and a 71 degree morning hint at another heat wave to come, while stores stock winter textiles to cope with the season’s sultry spell.
In central Idaho, hundreds battle spreading blazes sweeping through Quartzbark and nearby areas as mining towns evacuate. Four families remain as residents fled, while firefighters trench and backfire near Centerville to guard possessions and key routes.
Reports indicate a Harvey meeting to be attended by Del Rio Wan and others at Arch National. The text notes Harvey’s independent campaign stance, a convention dated August 25, and criticism by Mr. Henderson. It recalls Harvey’s 40 year publishing history and a sensational book on the world money question with figures about a decillion dollar loan and gold sphere calculations.
At Wake Forest College Professor Harold E. Porter known as Holworthy Hall lectures his class in modern short story writing, guiding students through narrative techniques and literary analysis.
Wholesale prices showed July to July year decline while retail food prices rose about half a percent. Farm products stayed below June wholesale levels with mixed gains and losses across items including eggs, pork, beef, citrus, and cereals.
SAN ANGELO Aug. 2 Many Edwards Plateau ranchmen will skip fall sheep shearing and run long wool through winter then shear next spring as per Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association president T A Kincaid. He will shear about 5000 goats and noted good feed this year. Lambs reportedly selling for about 3 a head, with some 60 to 65 pound Crockett County lambs, and Rambouillet lambs praised as best in years.
National guardsmen patrolled four counties under martial law to tally workers laid off in the oil belt and verify reports of a protest mass meeting in Tyler. J A Rogers and L A Warren were briefly detained then released on recognizance after accusations of oil theft between Longview and Gladewater. In Oklahoma City, Governor Murray faced requests from oil firms to lift a military loan condition in exchange for $1 a barrel.
The Wiggin committee of international bankers proposes solutions for reparations war debts and tariff barriers at Geneva on September 3. U S officials warn absence of Washington support may hinder practical progress under League of Nations, as relations between reparations and debt issues loom large.
Pola Negri, Polish screen star, suffered acute appendicitis and was rushed to a Santa Monica hospital. Doctors administered opiates to ease the pain as physicians reported.
Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday. Maximum Thursday 97 degrees with a minimum of 92. Noted this morning as 1.
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