Ferguson rally in Denton predicts large runoff vote
James E. Ferguson assailed Governor Sterling and the highway department at a Denton rally with his wife Miriam. He claimed the race will see Mrs. Ferguson nominated in the Democratic runoff and attacked $10,000,000 in road contracts as deceptive. He urged removal of highway commissioners and detailed rally program in Denton.
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Denton
James E. Ferguson
Sterling
Highway Department
Miriam A. Ferguson
Austin
Dallas
Ferguson
Texas
Son
Highway Commission
Henry Owsley
Alvin M. Owsley
Wilton Cook
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Val Verde County Highway Bids Set for September Letting
State Highway Commission will open bids September 18 and 19 for two Val Verde County road projects as part of a 10 million dollar statewide program. The 10.8 mile Comstock to Lees River and 11.7 mile Terrell County line to Langtry highways on No. 3 will cost about 214000 and 197600 respectively. Completion will leave three graded but unimproved sections on No. 2.
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Val Verde County
State Highway Commission
Roger Thurmond
Val Verde
Comstock
Lees River
Terrell- Val Verde
Langtry
Pecos
Pecos River
Shumla
B. B
Freeborough
State Highway Department
Orange
el Paso
Kinney County
Barchettville
Alpine
van Horn
Sanderson
Marathon
Farmers Continue To Picket Nebraska Roads
Omaha August 26 Nebraska farmers picketed highways into Omaha as part of a holiday movement for higher farm prices. The protests were orderly yet halted all trucks and drivers were warned. The strikers warned this was the last chance to pass through before they meant business.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Flyers Overdue From Harbor Grace to Oslo
Clyde Lee and John Bochkon were due in Harbor Grace Newfoundland on their way to Oslo when reports faded before noon local time. Navigator Hubert Huntington said they had enough fuel to reach 7 p m EST and attributed radio silence to their high altitude.
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Harbor Grace
New Foundland
Clyde Lee
John Bochkon
Oslo
Norway
Hubert Huntington
Perch Caught Without a Mouth Stuns Missouri Valley Crowd
In Missouri Valley Iowa Gladys Bybee a young girl proclaimed she caught a fish without a mouth. She demonstrated a perch with the mouth spot clearly snagged by the hook. The tale drew laughter but the fish mouth was missing.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Gladys Bybee
Gladys
Dares Atlantic in Race to Oslo Flight
Clyde Allen Lee of Oshkosh Wisconsin and relief pilot John Boch kon left to fly to Oslo Norway in a transatlantic air race. Thor Solberg and Carl Peterson also departed New York for Newfoundland en route to Oslo.
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Oslo
Norway
Clyde Allen Lee
Oshkosh
Wis
John Bochkon
Brooklyn
N. C
Harbor
Lee
Green Mountain Bay
Thor Solberg
Carl Peterson
New York
Newfoundland
Stanley Will Close Three Day Institute Here Friday Night
Illinois miners plan another protest march as a picket action at Franklin County line faces deputies. Henry W. Stanley speaks at the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce Institute on turnover and salesmanship, delivering talks and outlining trades days for merchants from September to December.
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Stanley
Three Day Institute
Henry W. Stanley
Business Institute
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
The
Evening News
A. McDougald Furniture
Mr. Stanley
Major Financial Crisis Has Passed Hoover Claims
President Herbert Hoover told federal and district banking and industrial committees that credit should flow to vital points and a plan for shorter hours and wider job distribution be arranged between employers and employees. He urged bankers and business leaders to work seriously, claiming the nation had weathered the major financial crisis.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Federal
Journey's End Through Roundabout Paths, A Persian Insight
A Persian reflection notes that reaching life’s final goal sometimes requires circular routes. It emphasizes perseverance and the acceptance of slow progress as part of the journey.
A Bad Wound May Be Cured, Bad Repute Kills
A short aphorism noting that while physical wounds can heal, a damaged reputation is more deadly. The quote contrasts two harms to emphasize reputational impact in everyday life.
Val Verde Ballot Names for Run-off Primary Voter Guide
The Val Verde County ballot for the run-off primary lists 18 names across offices including Governor Miriam Ferguson of Travis County and R. Sterling of Harris County for Governor. Also named are candidates for State Railroad Commissioner C. V. Terrell and Lee Satterwhite, Supreme Court William Pierson and J. E. Hickman, and Congress seats Geo. B. Terrell, Pink Parish, Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., J. H. Cyclone Davis, Striing P. Strong, Joe Burkett, plus County Precinct No. 1 officials George E. Love, John Qualia, and Justice of the Peace Chas. Miller Sr. and W. A. Richards Jr.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Travis County
Eastland County
Geo. B. Terrell
Cherokee County
Pink Parish
Lubbock County
Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr
Dallas County
J. H. Cyclone Davis
Hopkins County
Striing P. Strong
Joe Burkett
Bexar County
George E. Love
John Qualia
Chas. Miller Sr
W. A. Richards Jr
Banks Close Election Day Runoff Holiday
Local banks will be closed Saturday August 27 for the runoff primary election. Post office and other businesses will stay open. bank notices were posted Friday to spare patrons inconvenience.
Install Typewriters In Dallas Courts
Dallas officials announce that the Fourteenth and Sixty-eighth district courts will switch to typewriters after September 1, replacing longhand methods used in most court work. District Clerk J Baile Finks notes this modernization aims to speed proceedings and reduce delays.
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Dallas
Texas
Jarper
J. Baile Finks
Moose Henry Busch to lead Loyal Order in Cleveland
Detroit’s Henry Busch was slated for elevation to supreme dictator at the Loyal Order of Moose 44th annual international convention in Cleveland Ohio. He has served as supreme vice dictator the past year, succeeding Frederick N Zihlman of Cumberland Maryland.
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Henry Busch
Detroit
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Organization
Cleveland
O. Busch
Frederick N. Zihlman
Cumberland
East Shows Optimism as 40000 Workers Return
M Stool reports an optimistic shift in the East with about 40000 workers back on the job in the last 50 days. He cites rising prices for woolen goods and raw silk, limited stock in wholesale houses, and cash purchases driving material costs as mills ramp up.
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East
M. Stool
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Stool
Mr. Steel
Sul Ross College Grants Largest Class in History
Commencement at Sul Ross State Teachers College in Alpine will award 43 Bachelor of Arts and 43 Bachelor of Science degrees and grant 96 certificates. The address will be delivered by Dr. Ephraim Frisch of San Antonio.
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Sul Ross State Teachers College
Alpine
Ephraim Frisch
San Antonio
Public invited to election party at News Office Saturday night
The Evening News invites the public to attend its election party Saturday night after polls close at 7. A stereoticon screen across the street will flash results shortly after seven, with state wide tallies provided by the Texas Election Bureau. If the race is close, results may run to about 10 p.m. Local tabulation plus statewide counts will be announced.
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News Office
Evening News
Texas Election Bureau
Culberson Deal Says Big Prospects For Loan Branch
San Angelo officials push for a Reconstruction Finance Corporation livestock loan branch here. Culberson Deal says the branch could have capitalization of 3 to 15 million dollars, tied to Fort Worth and Houston locations, with San Angelo named as a favored site.
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Culberson
San Angelo
Federal Livestock Loan
Culberson Deal
Board of City Development
Teal
Duwain Hughes
Houston Harte
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Bank
Deal
National Capital
District 10
Fort Worth
Houston
Ford Funeral Planned to Be Held Friday
Mrs Mary Ford 63 wife of Joe Ford died at home in North Heights after a lingering illness. Funeral services are planned for 5 30 PM Friday at Brackettville Methodist Church with a 320 PM departure from Del Rio. Survivors include husband two sons James Ford Lytman Ford three daughters C W Cummings J L Rawls Miss Mami Ford and six grandchildren Thelma Weise Vernon Weise Iris Tedford Joe Tedford Ralph Mary Ford.
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Mary Ford
Joe Ford
Texas
North Heights
Ford
Pine Bluff
Ark
del Rio
Brackettville
Brackellville
Odum
Corsicana
Mary McClain
James Ford
Layman Ford
Linton
C. W. Cummings
Oakland
Calif
J. L. Rawls
San Antonio
Mami
Thelma Weise
Vernon Weise
Douglas
Ariz
Iris Tedford
Joe Tedford
Ralph
Cummings
Rainy Thursday Drops Light Showers Citywide
Threatening skies produced .11 inch of rain Thursday afternoon and evening with showers starting around 4 30. Light showers were reported in the Comstock and Sanderson country while the Langtry section was missed. Light grass rains fell near the Markward ranch north of the city.
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Comstock
Sanderson
del Rio
Winter Garden
Markward Ranch
It Is Not the Beast but the Mind That Makes the Sacrifice
A reflective line from Ex stating that true sacrifice stems from inner resolve rather than outward threats. It frames moral choice as a test of character rather than fear.
Beauty Models Form Union
Kathryn Swaggerty leads qualifying trials for Chicago models union seeking eight hour day gains. Bernice Argast, union secretary, evaluates Swaggerty’s qualifications as the group eyes affiliation with the American Federation of Labor.
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Chicago
New Models’ Union
Kathryn Swaggerty
Bernice Argast
Kathryn
Cadia
American Federation of Labor
Foreclosures Suspended Nationwide for 60 Days
Chairman Fort announced that the Comptroller of Currency ordered all National bank receivers to suspend foreclosure proceedings for 60 days. The National Economic Conference wired state authorities to take similar action and requested lenders to grant the respite as well.
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Washington
Fort
Home Loan Board
National Economic Conference
John W. Poole
Arkansas Governor Urges Board to Hold Cotton Sales
Governor Harvey Parnell wired Southern state governors urging the Federal Farm Board to withhold 3,000,000 bales of cotton from market for one year. He argued relief from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would be unnecessary if the board suspends sales.
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Arkansas
Farm Board
Little Rogk
Ark
Harvey Parnell
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Board Board
Telgram
Garner Declines Comment on Creager Wire
Uvalde August 26 Speaker John N. Garner Democratic nominee for vice president said he had no comment on Rene Creager's suggestion that he urge friends to back Governor Sterling in the primary tomorrow. Creager wired Garner yesterday asking for an immediate public statement urging support for Sterling.
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Uvalde
John N. Garner
Rene
Creager
Sterling
Garner
He fears the sack who has been in it Dan
A brief proverb fragment notes fear of dismissal for those who have experienced layoffs or job loss. The quote attributes this anxiety to firsthand exposure to being fired.
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Dan
Sterling defends taxes as Texas special session nears
Gov. Sterling declared the Legislature will not strip counties of automobile license fee funds and warned against portraying relief as a temporary gift. He spoke at State Fair Park during a Dallas campaign swing amid last‑minute run‑off pressure and claimed opponents mislead voters about highway indebtedness.
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Dallas
Texas
Sterling
State Fair Park
Conee Fsegyid North
Federal Reserve Warns Banks On Currency Expansion
The Federal Reserve Board’s monthly bulletin says national banks may fully use the recent billion-dollar currency expansion provision and notes New York Chicago and other reserve cities can issue more than two thirds of the currency increase allowed by the Glass-Borah provision of the home loan law.
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Washinggton
D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
New York
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Three Voting Boxes in Del Rio Runoff
Del Rio voters will cast ballots in three precincts Saturday after the executive committee merged seven into three boxes. Voters from the first primary locations move to the court house. North Heights residents go to the Graf Hotel. Grover C. Pool and Oscar Weinert serve as presiding and associate judges. R L Lyles and John Graf appointed as judges. Santos S. Garza presides precinct 10 with Ramon Maldonado assisting. No changes for outlying precincts.
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del Rio
Executive Committee
Lockiey
Central School
Chadwick
Court House
Grover C. Pool
Oscar Weinert
North Heights
Madison Lumber Company
Graf
Del Rio Area Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a temperate trend. Yesterday’s high reached 91 degrees and the low was 72. This morning’s temperature was 73 as readings continue in the Del Rio region.
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del Rio
Weather summary for West and East Texas
West Texas remains partly cloudy tonight while East Texas sees partial cloud cover with local showers in the southern portion tonight.
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West Texas
Lim South
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Creager Wire
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