Robbery on Main Street Reported by Local Salesman
Peace officers investigate a claimed armed robbery involving Brigshire salesman Guthrie on Main Street. He says a stranger with a gun forced him to drive to a dark street, taking his car watch cash clothes and a glass bottle. The incident was reported to city police the next morning.
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Brigshire
Main
Cuthrie
Guthrie
Ville Aruna
O'Bryani
Gillarie
Everning
Bryant
Det Rie
Dacing
Steam Roller Repaired for City Street Work
The city’s 12 ton steam roller was taken to a shop for repairs in preparation for a general improvement program. J Schmidt street and park superintendent says rolled and leveled streets will be put in shape, with 6 to 16 men employed by the street department.
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FPF
J. Schmidt
Stores Offer Comfortable Shopping Experience
Local retailers emphasize a relaxed atmosphere with ample stock and easy browsing. Shoppers are invited to take their time as a full range of goods remains available in a calm, uncrowded environment.
Firemen Repair Toys for Santa Claus Workshop
Val Verde County plans discuss Mid Winter Fair on January 17.30. Fire Department volunteers will mend broken toys for Associated Charities to distribute to needy children, with last year two truckloads repaired and given away. Toys such as tricycles wagons dolls and jumping jacks are acceptable and owners can call No. 105 to arrange pickup.
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Val Verde County
Chamber of Commerc
H. Wren
Far
Pire Department
Associated Charities
Santa Claus
Seek Brother Of Amarillo Wife Bomber
Port Worth Texas December 6 local papers report sheriff E B Kiser Pecos asking officers to find T R Payne brother of A D Payne who killed himself in an Amarillo jail after bombing his wife. Payne left Pecos early Friday and did not return. family fears the man has lost his reason amid the tragedy.
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Port Worth
T. R. Payne
A.D. Payne
Amentillo
E. B. Kiser
Pecos
Payne
A. D. Payne
Commission Men Say Co operative Running Business
Live stock commission dealers would be forced out of business by co operatives if the government imposes further limits on commission men, witnesses told the Department of Agriculture investigating Kansas City stock yards. Fred H. Olander disputed the claim, saying marketing would be impossible for livestock firms.
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Kansas City
Livestock Commission
Department of Agriculture
Fred H. Olander
Olander
Agriculture Committee Approves $30 Million Farm Relief Loans
The House agriculture committee approved a $30,000,000 appropriation for seed feed and fertilizer loans to drouth stricken farmers. In Sweetwater Texas Mrs Deeley, 71, died from injuries sustained in a car crash two weeks earlier, marking her 54th wedding anniversary.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Sweetwater
D. ©. Deeley
Trial closes as Pearl O Loughlin faces murder charge
Denver reports the state rested today in the trial of Pearl O Loughlin accused of killing her 10 year old stepdaughter Leona. The case hinges on evidence presented and the defense's subsequent argument.
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Denver
Pearl O'Loughlin
Leona
Levine Released of Bogus Money Charge
Charles A. Levine, noted American aviation enthusiast, had charges dropped after an arrest tied to an alleged counterfeiting plot. He reportedly visited an engraver seeking dies for French coins while accompanied by Clarence Chamberlin on a trans Atlantic flight in the Columbia.
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Vienna
Charles A. Levine
Levine
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Berlin
Columbia
England
Prefers Hamburger to Chicken When Cop Buys Dinner
Patton, a prisoner in city jail, rejects fried chicken during a Saturday interview. He cites army experience and complains of jail fare while praising a hamburger meal with pie and collards. Sergeant Patton speaks of race, wartime service, and a wood alcohol incident as police investigate possible desertion.
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Patton
T. GG. Myers
Blue
Blue Goose
California
Stuttcart
Chicago
McClellan Sentenced for Murder of Vera Godfrey
In Waco on December 6 1930s report states Hugh McClellan was found guilty of murder after 70 hours of deliberation by a four member jury. He received a 20 year sentence. McClellan admitted shooting Vera Godfrey with whom he lived for three years saying he feared for his life. Prosecution cited jealousy as the motive.
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Waco
Hugh McClellan
Vera Godfrey
McClellan
Godfrey
Jail 500 in L. A. vice drive raid on party
A raid on a 14th floor venue during a stag party at the Tuxedo club in Los Angeles resulted in 500 arrests or detentions linked to a vice operation. Authorities described the scene as a coordinated effort targeting illicit activity with multiple agencies involved.
Spectacular LA Raid Nets 500 Arrests At Stag Party
In Los Angeles a major raid in a warehouse on the fourteenth floor disrupted a stag party as 500 men and four women were arrested on vagrancy gambling and lewd conduct charges. Dr M Jones, ex policeman turned head of the city vice squad, led 12 officers in formal attire amid the revelry and seized several rambling devices.
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Los Angeles
Dr. M. Jones
Baby Killed in Sanderson Crash Buried
Funeral services were held in Sanderson for a 3 year old girl killed when a model T touring car struck two concrete posts near Sanderson shortly after midnight Thursday. The girl's parents Mr and Mrs Henry Dillon were hurt. Doris Dory 21 a Tucson Arizona resident hitchhiked from Houston to El Paso and died at the scene.
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Sanderson
Henry Dillon
Doris Dory
Tucson
Ariz
Houston
el Paso
Dillons
Brackettville
Comstock
Dory
Masons Return From Waco Meeting
W C Hodge district deputy grand master and Thos E Reed representing the Royal Arch Chapter of Del Rio returned to Del Rio Thursday night from Waco where they attended the annual December grand chapter meeting. Dougie McDougald was ex-
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W. C. Hodge
Masonic Grand Lodge
Thos. E. Reed
Royal Arch
del Rio
Waco
Dougie McDougald
Quakes Reported at Fordham University Seismograph
Two earthquakes of similar intensity to the Italian quake were recorded today on Fordham University’s seismograph in New York. The quakes were estimated to be about 4,200 miles from New York.
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New York
U?p
Fordham University
Woolen Industry Offer Big Prospects for Texas
Col W E Talbot says Texas can boost wealth by manufacturing woolen goods. He notes Texas ranks 38th in per capita wealth and argues keeping value in state through local mills and finished products. He cites large wool production, freight advantages, and a potential national market for Texas woolen garments.
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Texas
Col. W. E. Talbot
San Angelo
W. E. Talbot
Col. Talbot
The
Texas Weekly
Union
United States
Boston
Germany
Indiana Girl Held Hostage by Gangsters
Helen Hamilton, 19, was taken hostage by four men during a failed robbery attempt at Stockwell State Bank Indiana. They tied up the family at the Hamilton home with belts and stockings claiming to be Capone gangsters and fled when a sister escaped to seek help. The girl was released in Chicago unharmed.
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Chicago
U.pi
Helen Hamilton
Stockwell
Ind
Stockwell State Bank
East
Capone
Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Mary
Mr. Hamilton
Bandits rob Illinois bank, over forty thousand taken
Four armed men herded 15 employees and 25 patrons into the bank basement in Clear ing and forced vice president Lambert Bere to open the safe. They escaped with an estimated 40 000 to 50 000 dollars without any shots fired.
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Chicago
State Bank
Lambert Bere
Forty new readers join Del Rio news list this week
Fourteen new subscribers were added Thursday and Friday, bringing weekly gains to 40. Thirty-three reside in Del Rio and seven in Comstock. Names include T. J. Vick, Mrs. Sam Kiel, Mrs. R. L. Utzman, Mrs. F. J. Schmidt, W. E. Crain, Mrs. Joe Bradford, and John N. Chapman among others.
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del Rio Evening News
del Rio
Comstock
Evening News
T. J. Vick
Gibbs and
Avenue C
Sam Kiel
Gibbs Street
R. L. Utzman
East Second Street
F. J. Schmidt
H. L. Moore
Co. M. Mangrum
East Third
J. A. Bostic
East Third Street
del Rio Sign Company
East Greenwood
W. A. Fort
Joe H. Bridge
Mills Street
W. E. Crain
Joe Bradford
Angelo Wins Right To Approve Railway
The Texas State railroad commission granted San Angelo the right to endorse a proposed Abilene Southern Railroad extension from Ballinger to San Angelo. The decision was announced in Austin on December 6.
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Angelo
Austin
U.P
State Railroad Commission
San Angelo
Abilene Southern Railroad
Ballinger
Border Ring Believed Broken in Villa Acuna Roundup
A horse theft ring is suspected after Judge Roger Gillis reports three saddle horses and a mule missing, all branded X-Bar. Sheriff Whistler and six officers with Mexican authorities pursued suspects on both sides of the Rio Grande, counting about 27 freshly branded horses as possibly stolen.
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Villa Acuna
Sheriff's Department
Roger Gillis
M. L. Whistler
Rio Grande
Whistler
Treinte-Uno
Rancho
Piedras Negras
Wegally
Wurzbach Hunting Trip Delayed by Congress Session
Congress in session likely prevents Representative Harry M. Wurzbach from joining a hunting trip near Villa Acuna this season. J. A. Loomis of San Antonio, Carmen Mountain Club manager, says the party had Mexican permits, and a remaining group plans to come, though arrival dates are unclear.
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Congress
Harry M. Wurzbach
Villa Acuna
J. A. Loomis
San Antonio
Carmen Mountain Club
Léomis
Clarence Young
Del Rio and Vicinity Weather Tonight and Sunday
Weather update for Del Rio and surrounding area calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with mild temperatures and light winds. Sunday offers similar conditions with a slight uptick in humidity and warm daytime highs.
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