Municipal pool praised for sanitation despite rumors
Bill Herzing, pool custodian, and local physicians insist Del Rio’s municipal swimming pool remains in first class condition with a water change every 48 hours and daily shower-room scrubbing with bichloride solution. They note health certificates are required for entrants with apparent illness, arguing constant water change and cleaning keep the pool sanitary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
Chester Cohen
E. G. LeMay
Bill Herzing
del Rio
Herzing
State Files Suit Against Shell and 11 Other Firms
Assistant attorney general Fred Upchurch filed a state suit in Travis County district court against Shell Petroleum Corporation and eleven East Texas oil field operators charging violations of railroad commission proration orders. An injunction restrains most defendants from proration violations. two Wrights and Middleton are enjoined from buying oil outside compliant producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Fred Upchurch
Travis County
Shell Petroluum Corporation
East Texas
Railroad Commission
Shell Company
London Petroleum Corporation
Hill Reed Ing
Mission Oil Company
Bobby Mantell
Gladewater
C. F. Greenwood
Gregg County
East Texas Oil and Refining Company
R. W
R. W. Porter
State Railroad Commission
Trains Board Refuses Payment for 16 Miles
Mrs Ela Pontin of Waukegan Illinois fell asleep on a train and refused to pay for the 16 miles she traveled. The incident prompted a dispute over fare and service responsibility, with local authorities reviewing passenger conduct and fare rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ela Pontin
Waukegan
Merchants Gather for Institute of Business and Merchandising
A three day Institute of business and merchandising opens tomorrow in Dallas with economist Henry W Stanley presenting evenings at A Mc Dougalds Furniture Store. Sessions cover merchandising salesmanship and advertising with free admission and special daytime classes.
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Institute of Business and Merchandising
Henry W. Stanley
Trade Extension Division
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
A. McDougald
Stanley
del Rio Evening News
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Five Airplanes Fly Across Atlantic Eastbound All In Flight
Five planes prepared to cross the Atlantic from the United States with two more ready to depart if weather allows. Thor Solberg Carl Peterson depart New York for Oslo with Harbor Grace Newfoundland stop. Clyde Lee John Bochkon Vermont bound for the same route. George Hutchinson and family left Bennett Field for St John New Brunswick as their first leg toward London with a crew of four.
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Europe
America
Thor Solberg
Carl Peterson
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Oslo
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Clyde A. Lee
John Bochkon
Field Barre
Vermont
Solberg
Petersen
George Hutchinson
Bennett Field
St. John
New Brunswick
London
Farmers Lift Blockade On Milk Shipments in Iowa
In Omaha on August 23, Iowa farmers ended their milk blockade allowing all milk and cream bound for Omaha to pass. Clifton W. Lavery of Logan announced the ban was lifted after negotiations with milk distributors in Omaha and Council Bluff. Livestock and grain trucks remained halted by the blockade.
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Omaha
Iowa
Clifton W. Lavery
Logan
Council Bluff
Rainfall Needed In Carta Valley
W A Varga, a rancher near Rocksprings, reports Carta Valley misses rains that hit other areas. The range remains very dry with no moisture since early July, and only a brief rain after the new year has touched the valley this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carta Valley
W. A. Varga
Mr. Varga
Miners Form Human Blockade Halting Southern Illinois Work
About 10 000 union miners encircle coal fields near Kincaid Illinois in a mass strike to enforce a wage cut reversal. The army encampment at a ball park near Taylorville stopped all operations as the action spread across Southern Illinois.
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Illinois
Kincaid
Ill
Taylorville
San Angelo Budget Seeks Prewar Budget Level
The city sets a tentative general fund budget of 128880 dollars for the coming year, down 79993.18 from two years ago and 37607.22 from last year, with a street and bridge fund of 28715 dollars, a drop from 37827.29 two years ago. It marks the lowest general fund prospect in a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Teachers to be Paid in Scrip in San Angelo
San Angelo Texas August 23 teachers must accept five months of salaries as vouchers because the treasury lacks funds. City owes $65 000 in uncollected taxes from last year and May salaries are unpaid. Vouchers total $18 000 monthly with 8 percent interest. Budget set at $241 859 93, down $60 200 from last year due primarily to salary cuts from $249 065 to $198 607.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Texas
Unemployed Meet With City Chamber of Commerce
About 25 unemployed men from Del Rio and Val Verde County told their issues at the chamber meeting. A committee of E. F. Measels W. D. Curry and Sam H. Walk will seek Judge Roger Thurmond’s help on road construction job opportunities. The August business institute and a Trade-at-Home campaign were also discussed.
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Del
Val Verde County
Chamber of Commerce
E. F. Measels
W. D. Curry
Sam H. Walk
Roger Thurmond
Business Institute
Evening News
Al Smith to issue important statement from Outlook offices
New York Aug 23 Alfred E Smith will issue an important statement later today from the Outlook Magazine offices. Reports say Smith may consider an editorial post with a national magazine. Theodore Roosevelt once served as associate editor of the Outlook.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Outlook
Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
El Pasoan recounts ancient Indian cud chewing liquor tale
El Pasoan Mrs. Jeanne McGrath recalls a story of Indians near Pecos making firewater by chewing cactus juice in a horse hide distillery. She cites a now-deceased Alpine resident who described drying the juice in the sun for fermentation, noting cuds possibly two millennia old.
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Smithsonian Institution
Pecos
Jeanne McGrath
N. Campbell
Old
Mexico
Desert
Hitler supports condemned fascists amid government pressure
Berlin dated Aug 23 news reports threats of reprisals after five fascists were sentenced to death on political murder charges. Adolf Hitler declared the government would decide each case on justice and warned against political pressure while promising no pardons. A government spokesman said Hitler restricted leniency to avoid yielding to Nazi pressure on Chancellor von Papen.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
von Papen
Quarter Million Bales This Year's Cotton Ginned
Census Bureau reports this year’s cotton ginned prior to August 11 at 251,183 running bales and 3,617 round bales. Texas contributed 241,006 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Texas
Rice Fields Hard Hit By Hurricane
State Agriculture officials report early rice losses exceed forty five percent in the Southwest area west of Houston after the August 13 hurricane. Other crops suffer only minor damage and total monetary losses could not yet be estimated.
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Houston
State Commission of Agriculture
McDonald
Japanese officer killed in Los Angeles car collision
A Japanese Royal Navy officer identified as Lt. Com. Takuya Torii aged 38 died in a two car collision in Los Angeles. The incident occurred today and papers found on the casualty identified him. Local authorities investigated the crash and notified the Japanese consulate.
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Los Angeles
Takuya Torii
Ramon named mayor in Villa Acuna plebiscito
In Villa Acuna Mexico the National Revolutionary party nominated Jesus M Ramon for mayor in a three candidate plebiscito where 873 of 2052 voters backed him. Jose Chavarria and Antonio Trevino trailed with 865 and 314 votes respectively. The town closed saloons and Labor party adherents held a separate gathering. Ramon pledged to strengthen Mexican American relations and develop the port city.
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United States
Jesus M. Ramon
Villa Acuna
National Revolutionary Party of Mexico
National Revolutionary Party
Labor Party
Ramon
Mexico
Simon Rodriguez
Jose Chavarria
Antonio Trevino
Chavarra
Trevino
Las Vacas
Sr. Ramon
Senor Ramon
Auto listings to join tax rolls per court ruling
New Mexico county assessors will place new and used automobiles in dealer stock rooms on the tax rolls following a supreme court decision. Bryan O. Beall, chief tax commissioner, announced the instruction today in Santa Fe.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Bryan O. Beall
Wool prices firm in Boston on moderate turnover
Domestic wool prices remain firm in Boston as buyers show moderate turnover. Bulk French combing 64s and finer Western grown wools quoted 35 to 38 cents scoured, with the top figure reported. Receipts for the week ending Aug 20 reach 16,724,500 pounds, up from 4,939,800 pounds the prior week.
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Boston
Boston Grain and Flower Exchange
Rumors of Major Turnover in Mexico City Ahead of Congress
In Mexico City rumors swirl that a major government reshuffle will occur after the 35th Congress convenes on September 1. President Ortiz Rubio has accepted resignations from several Public Health Service heads after Dr Gaston Melo cited a lack of confidence. General Calles, the political strongman, has guided cabinet changes amid ongoing dissension and his wife’s illness, with a history of reshuffles during Rubio’s term.
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Mexico City
Federal District
Ortiz Rubio
Public
Gaston Melo
Melo
General Calles
General A. Rodriguez
Drtig Rubio
Senor Calles
Nebraska Farmers Halt Livestock Train At Emerson
Three hundred Nebraska farmers blocked a livestock train at Emerson to protest market conditions. They separated the cars but did not free any cattle. crew escaped by ruse and traveled to Nacora, planning a return to Sioux City.
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Emerson
Nebr
Nebraska
Sioux City Market
Nacora
Sioux City
Attorney Thos. H. Franklin Dead
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 23. Thomas H. Franklin, 70, died today after a 10 day illness. A prominent Southwest attorney, he active in civic affairs and served as director of Brackenbridge Student Loan Fund, president of the San Antonio Library Board, and general counsel of Evening News and Express, also a director and stockholder. He had lived in San Antonio for more than 50 years.
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San Antonio
Thomas H. Franklin
Southwest
Brackenbridge Student Loan Fund
Weather Report for Del Rio and Texas Regions
Partly cloudy conditions with showers on the Texas coast. Del Rio area shows partly clouded sky tonight and Wednesday with a high near yesterday’s reading and lows around the mid 70s. East Texas reports partly cloudy skies with coastal showers, while West Texas expects showers in the extreme west and Panhandle.
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del Rio
East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
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