Unemployed Relief Promised After Bridge Project Hearing
A Del Rio committee led by Judge Thurmond met on Tuesday to investigate local job allocations for the Devil's River bridge project. The panel, including Sam Halk, W. D. Curry and E. F. ls, heard from B. B. Freeborough on contractor practices. Payroll timing dictates the first local hire payroll to be issued August 25.
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del Rio
Mber of Commerce
Roger Thurmond
Ber of Commerce
Sam Halk
W. D. Curry
E. F. Ls
B. B. Freeborough
Highway Department
Freeborough
Thurmann
Robbers From San Angelo Elude Garda Drag Net
Sheriff officers on the highway searched for two men who robbed a filling station south of San Angelo around 9 PM Tuesday. The suspects fled in a stolen Ford sedan toward the border as San Angelo police alerted border officials and Rio Grande county units conducted an intensive manhunt. No trace was found by noon Wednesday.
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Cleent
Norn
San Angelo
Border Office
Rio Grande
Burglars Kidnap Leggett Filling Station Operators
In Leggett three men abducted filling station operators C. J. Prickard and M. F. Campbell after a botched attempt at Farmers State Bank. The trio forced the pair to walk as they tunneled into the bank vault with acetylene torches before daylight drove them off and they fled 30 miles away.
Jap Soldiers Land Again In Hongkew
Japanese steel helmeted troops reappear on the streets of Hongkew in northern Shanghai. A naval guard is stepped up amid intensified anti Japanese boycotts and safety concerns from Japanese residents amid past fighting scars.
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Hongkew
Shanghai
Three Boys Break Into Candy Store in Chicago Turb Double Sweets
Three children ages 10 9 and 7 burglarized a candy shop in Chicago and were taken to a hospital after overeating sweets. Police quoted no serious injuries and the incident prompted a safety reminder for guardians.
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Chicago
Known Del Rio Conductor Slain in Tuesday Shooting
W A Melllwane, longtime Southern Pacific conductor, died Tuesday morning from gunshot wounds after a Monday departure from Del Rio. O J Bradley of San Antonio is jailed without bond on a murder charge. Bradley and Melllwane were brothers in law amid a long standing family dispute. Funeral set for 4 PM Wednesday in San Antonio with burial at City Cemetery No 4. Survivors include his widow Rosana and son W A Melllwane Jr.
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W. A. Melllwane
Southern Pacific Railway
del Rio
O. J. Bradley
San Antonio
McIllwane
McIillwane
Bradley
Justice of the Peace
John R. Shook
McKlwane
Mclllwane
Comal Salaries Again Slashed in 1932 Budget
Comal County officials approve a 10 percent salary cut for all county officers in the 1932 budget. This marks the second 10 percent reduction in eight months, with the farm agent cut 50 percent and the health nurse salary dropping from 125 to 750 dollars per month. Valuation tax levy drops 4 cents per 100 and the tax rate falls from 79 to 75 cents.
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New Braunfels
Texas
Comal Courtly
Carl Roeper
Comal
Roeper
New York Tailoring Firm Receives Long‑Overdue Payment
A New York tailoring firm reports receipt of payment from Charles L. Parsch, now residing in Australia, for a suit bought about 40 years ago, marking a rare settlement of an old account.
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New York
Charles L. Parsch
Australia
Storm Baby Doing Nicely Here is little Elizabeth Jo Fief
Elizabeth Jo Fief, born to a Danbury Texas mother after a night of labor, is reported doing nicely. The brief item notes the newborn and mother’s status and location.
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Storm Baby
Mizabeth
Danbury, Texas
Elizabeth Jo
Henry Stanley Opens Three Day Institute Under Auspices C of C
Henry W. Stanley opened a three day business and merchandising institute in Staunton Illinois under the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension Division and The Evening News. Lectures cover advertising store location merchandising outlook and salesmanship with free attendance and optional individual consultations for merchants. He also spoke to the Rotary Club on civic clubs values and will address the Lions Club on Thursday.
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Henry W. Stanley
Three Day Institute of Business
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Evening News
A. McDougald
Mr. Stanley
Stanley
del Rio
Rotary Club
Roswell Hotel
Civic Club
The
Lions Club
Electra opens small town flying school with six students
In Electra Texas a new flying school accepts six students after physical exams. An instructor is hired and a plane bought, with classes to begin at the airport hangar. The town plans to enroll more students before September 1 and add another plane to the fleet.
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Electra
Texas
Electra Flying School
West Texas State Teachers College Announces Summer Graduation
Canyon Texas August 24 78 young men and women will receive bachelor’s degrees at the summer commencement Dr J A Hill president will deliver the address titled The Rising Tide of Freedom Several Master’s degrees will be conferred marking the first higher degrees granted by the college.
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Canyon
Texas
West Texas State Teachers’ College
J. A. Hill
Piccard Says He Won’t Go Up Again
Desenzano Italy Auguste Piccard who has reached the stratosphere twice writes a book about his ascents and discloses he will not attempt further flights because he is getting too old.
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Piccard
Desenzano
Italy
Auguste Piccard
Virtue Shines in Handsome Person Says Candid Note
A concise opinion notes virtue appears fairer when embodied by a handsome individual, suggesting appearance can influence perception of morality.
Rubio appoints Najera head of public health
Mexico City reports Ortiz Rubio filled the post of Chief of the Public Health Department by recalling Dr Francisco Castillo Najera from Holland. The piece notes other offices remain vacant and details Cajigal accusations about the Moot General Hospital settlement and Ortiz Rubio’s role.
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Rubio
Najera
Public Health
Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Public Health Department
Francisco Castillo Najera
Holland
Estra Cajigal Today
Francisco Ortiz Rubio
Cajigal
General Hospital
Absentee Vote Totals For Second Primary Announced
County Clerk W. A. Hopkins reported the run off absentee vote after Tuesday night counts. Precinct 10 San Felipe led with 65 ballots, followed by Precinct 12 Madison Lumber Co with 29. Absentees from July 23 may secure poll tax receipts through Saturday.
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W. A. Hopkins
San Felipe
Madison Lumber Co
Hopkins
TWO MEN LOSE LIVES IN WRECK CIRCUS TRUCKS
In Duluth Minnesota early today two circus trucks from John Frances Shows crashed on Duluth Hills killing Terrace Looby and Paul Bikovsky and injuring several others. Killed or injured are listed with hometowns including St Paul Arcadia Kan Chicago Terrell Texas Gainesville Florida Marlin Texas Picker Okla and New Ulm Minn.
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Duluth
Minn
Terrace -Looby
St. Paul
Paul Bikovsky
Arcadia
Kan
Albert Beardsley
Chicago
H. H. Hargrave
Terrell
Texas
Amos Melton
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Mark
Marlin
Carrie Matthew
Picker
Okla
Duluth Hills
John Frances
Ribbing
New Ulm
Sugar Man Dead W. T. Eldridge
W. T. Eldridge, 70, builder of railroads and industries, including the sugar system at Sugar Land, Texas, died Saturday in Houston after long business interests across South Texas.
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W. T. Eldridge
Sugarland
Texas
Houston
Eldridge
South Texas
Wrecked planes halt harbor grace to Europe flight
In Newfoundland harbor Grace crews try to locate fogbound routes after two aircraft search efforts. Thor Solberg and Carl Petersen survive with Petersen uninjured, while Clyde A. Lee and John Bochkon receive orders to delay their hop to Europe. Meagre details add to fogbound drama near Placentia Bay. Abilene Derby wing heads north as pilots depart toward Bartlesville after a Lubbock start.
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Thor Solberg
Carl Petersen
Darby
Placentia Bay
Clyde A. Lee
John Bochkon
Barre Field
Vermont
Oslos
Lee
Bochkon
Europe
Solberg
Petersen
Harbor Grace
A and M Building Contract Let
The board of directors today announced letting of a contract for a new administration building at Texas A and M college to cost about $350000. Contracts for buildings to cost $400000 were let yesterday.
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College Station
Texas A
The Fortunate Man Seeks Virtue and Reverence
A concise reflection quotes Cicero on luck and virtue. The maxim implies that consistent good fortune may hinder genuine reverence for moral excellence, prompting readers to question character foundations.
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Cicero
Steve Green Foils Car Theft At Tourist Camp
Steve Green, an insurance man, woke to the sound of his car starting as a would be thief attempted to steal it. He pursued in his mother's car, chasing toward Pig Pen Crossing, finding the vehicle abandoned with engine running and door open. the thief escaped into brush, identity unknown.
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Steve Green
Mr. Green
Pig Pen Crossing
Golden Jubilee Pageant to Recall Wichita Falls History
Wichita Falls's golden jubilee celebration September 26 to 28 will feature a historical pageant tracing twenty one stages of the city's growth from early settlement to the present. Miss Juanita Kinsey writes and directs the production with a committee selecting episodes including the Comanche the wagon era the first train and oil boom.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Wichita Fall
Juanita Kinsey
Assembly of Pioneers
George Washington
Cotton Rises Sharply on Active Contracts in New York
New York Aug 24 cotton markets spike as active contracts push prices up 1.25 a bale and futures register new highs with most contracts trading above 8 cents.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission orders lower cotton freight rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered reductions in cotton freight rates. The Inland Waterways Corporation plans similar action once 48 schedule rates are set, aiming for rates 20 percent below railroad charges. It is unclear if the cotton rates will take effect.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inland Waterways Corporation
Commission
The
Waterways Corporation
Wool Auction Set for San Angelo on September 8
San Angelo August 24 The Wool Growers Central Storage company announces a sealed bid auction of 3,325,000 pounds of 12 months Spring wool on September 8. It marks the largest unsold or unconsigned accumulation in the state with prices expected to rise slightly from early June rejections.
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San Angelo
Central Storage Company of
Val Verde County Proposes 31 Cent Tax Rate for 1933
County budget compiled by Auditor E. B. Black and Judge Roger Thurmond proposes a 31 cent tax rate on the 1933 Val Verde County assessment, four cents below the current 35 cent rate and the lowest in the state. The budget estimates 1933 disbursements at 113,468.79 with 120,650 total income including ad valorem, license, poll and other revenues.
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E. 8. Black
Roger H. Thurmond
Val Verde County
Thurmond
Block
Sterling
Val Verde
McAllen Property Values Cut by Over Two Million
The Allen equalization board reduced McAllen city property values by $2,032,000. City values now total $5,539,000 down from $7,572,000 in 1931, trimming next year’s tax payments by about 25 to 30 percent for taxpayers.
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Mcallen
Equalization Board
Weather update for Del Rio and Texas regions
Del Rio and Vicinity fair tonight with Thursday cloudy conditions. Yesterday’s high was 2 dollars? no, maximum temperature. minimum 73. This morning’s minimum 73. West Texas fair tonight and East Texas partly cloudy with local showers tonight.
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del Rio
West Texas
East Texas
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