Lea predicts September 1 wool advance to ranchers
Jim Lea announced the National Wool Marketing Corporation will issue a seventeenth cent per bead advance to ranchers who do not shear before fall. The plan aims to inject over half a million dollars into the Del Rio district within days, with Texas and California as primary wool producers. The postwar demand has been below normal, but Texan wool is favored for quality. some pasture conditions may affect yields and beggar lice and hoarhound are noted among sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheen
del Rio
Jim
Texa
Pali
Boston
Big Labor Day Parade Adds Local Entries
Additional Del Rio firms join the Labor Day parade set for Saturday. Lions Club will enter a decorated float and Adams Motor Company is enrolled. Parade forms at 9 30, starts 10 30 from Scotty's Cafe ending near Hotel Roswell, with Uncle Sam and Miss Liberty leading and Mayor Long among officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Lions Club
Adams Motor Company
Scotty's
Main Street
Gunner Street
Hotel Roswell
Uncle Sam
Miss Liberty
Jac. Y. Long
Holland Orders Tulips for 1932 Tulip Festival
Holland Michigan plans 500000 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands for 1932 festival plantings in parks and yards. In 1931 over 2000000 tulips bloomed during May festival celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland, Mich
Netherlands
Lloyd Everett Loyd visit sparks interest in Judge Bean biography
Everett Lloyd, author of Law West of the Peeps The Story of Judge Roy Bean, toured Del Rio and Langtry distributing autographed copies. Publishers foresee a long shelf life with editions planned for pale and winter seasons. Hollywood producers seek film and talkie rights to capstone Bean legend tied to Langtry and Texas frontier history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett. Lloyd
Santone
Roy Bean
del Rio
Lloyd
New York
Hollywood Moving Picture
Old Jaypee
Langtry
Frontier
Texas
Man Taken From Train Returned To Fort Clark
George White and a blonde woman named Ruth Williams were taken from an eastbound Southern Pacific train Friday morning. White was turned over to military authorities at Fort Clark, with possible desertion charges. Ruth Williams was released by county authorities.
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George White
Ruth Williams
Southern Pacific
Fort Clark
Clarksburg Man Admits Deaths In Family Slayings
Police say Harry F Powars 45 confessed to killing his wife Mrs Asterhuick Bacher and their four children Greta 14 Lasery 82 and Atneabel 0 in a garage on Powers property last June. Bodies found in a garage two weeks after the killings showed they were malnourished and alive before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F Powars
Asterhuick Bacher
Aidow
Tie Cindeen
Greta
Atneabel
Buriet
Shalkes Treriches
Wool Demand in Past Week Unchanged
Wool demand remained practically unchanged in the past week with manufacturing activity steady. Prices for domestic and Texas wools held firm in Boston markets, while foreign markets showed steady trends though Australian season openings may push prices lower.
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Etil
Rio
Boston
Sydney
West
Texas
Mystery hitchhiker identified as Anthony Krett from Superior
The dying hitchhiker formerly known as James LaFrance was revealed to be Anthony Krett of Superior Wisconsin. Authorities sought his parents through California and Ohio contacts while Del Rio residents could view the body at Doran Funeral Home for identification.
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Anthony Krett
Superior, Wis
Deren
California
LePrance
Krett
Agnes Wright
Ujunga
Calif
Wright
Doran
Brett
Superior
Hiying
Gandhi sails to London amid tribute as crowd gathers at pier
Mahatma Gandhi leaves MEXIA for Great Britain aboard the ship MEXIA to attend the second round table conference on Indian affairs. He wears a loin cloth and goats accompany him, promising to wear only the gossamer garment in London if weather permits. Tremendous crowds bid him farewell as police and onlookers watch the departure.
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Bombay
Aue
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Great Britain
Gandhi
London
New Auto Tags Seen Soon Omit Letters
County tax collector Lyle S. Almond said new 1932 auto tags are expected daily. The Dallas arrival confirms Val Verde County’s shipment is en route, likely reaching the city next week. Observers report the tags return to a straight number basis with letters removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle S. Almond
Dallas
Almond
Val Verde
Sterling Plans Aid for 70 Oil Refineries
Aug 29 Governor Ros Sterling wired Beacon Oil Refining officials that he is pursuing a plan to supply needed crude oil from East Texas. Company officials had reported 50 employees would be discharged due to shortages under martial law as troops control the oil belt for about two weeks and nearly all wells are shut down under Sterling's orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Ros Sterling
Beacon Oil Refining
East Texas
Sterling
Rock Crushers Restart at Thurber Earthen Producers
Rock crushers of the Thurber Earthen Producers Co. resumed operation last week, providing jobs for over 35 men. The plant, one of the largest in Texas, had been idle for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger
Thurber Earthen Producters Co
Want
Texas
Del Rio Hunger Strike Foiled by False Illness
A hitchhiker on the Devil's River highway feigned appendicitis to halt traffic and prompt aid. He was examined at a doctor and county hospital, dismissed as not sick, and walked away from the ambulance before vanishing, marking Del Rio's first hunger strike of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's River Highway
Mr. Doran
del Rio
Threat Made to Boycott U S Goods Across Eagle Pass
An article from Piedras Negras reported plans to close the Mexican side of the bridge during most hours unless American closing times change. Piedras Negras merchants would urge a boycott of American imports, arguing tourism declined due to U S policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
la Prensa
Agustin G. Alvarez
Storm Deluge Harms Youth as Greenville Hit by Lightning
Storm near Greenville injures Louise Skinner, 19, after a windblown strike as she sought shelter. Five inches of rain floods Greenville, destroys a storm house, and blows Guy Massey’s farm home from its foundation. Widespread crop damage reported.
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Greenville
Louise Skinner
Guy Massey
Freed Slave Traveler Smith Dies in Huntington
A Black man named Traveler Smith, a two year old slave freed by his masters and given land in Lawrence County Ohio, died in Huntington West Virginia. Smith was born in Orange County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Smith
Lawrence County
Ohio
Orange County
Del Rio Seeks Rail Action Over Hobo Menace
Del Rio citizens plan a meeting with Southern Pacific officials to curb freight train hopping as winter crowds of hoboes and tramps grow. Officials note rising numbers of tramp traffic last winter and warn of possible townwide unrest if bums are blocked from riding out.
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del Rio
Southern Pacific Railroad
Espee
California
Jail Break Attempt Foiled at Val Verde Prison
In Val Verde jail inmates tried to break out Thursday afternoon but were stopped when a Mexican prisoner balked at a crawl space and the effort failed. The iron cell bar sawed by Bob Williams Frank Morris and Jim Pryor was repaired and guards intensified cell searches for concealed tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde
Heral's
Bob Williams
Frank Morris
Jim Pryor
Weather summary for Del Rio and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight with showers in extreme portions. Friday reaches 92 with a low of 75 and a cooler morning at 76. Sunday will be partly cloudy and warmer.
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del Rio
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Navy
Akron
Tle
Lea
the National Wool Marketing Cor
Jim Lea
Raneclinine
Holland
Willam H
Loyd
Justice of the Peace
Ah Iron Hand
el Paso
Mrz Eicher
Marc
Boy Vapally
Wisconsin
James LaFrance
Blessed
MEXIA
Ervin Hatcher
Hatcher
John Gafford
H. R. Brown
Brown
Wortham
Leon Echols
S. P
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