Killer held after two dead in Pawnee shootout
In Pawnee County Oklahoma, Jess Powell a 65 year old farmer known as an alleged killer was captured at Ralston after a gun battle that wounded Lewin Raba assistant county attorney and left two dead. Powell had been sought for the shooting of undersheriff E Hartwick and the wounding of an 18 year old boy Floyd Bell and another teen. Sheriff Alien Jones said Powell faces charges of murder.
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Pawnee
Okla
Jess Powell
Lewin Raba
Hata
Powell
Alien Jones
E. Hartwick
Pawnee County
Floyd Bell
Martie
Kendall
Jones
Jail Man for Silence After Mystery Crash
A 37 year old man suffered injuries when he fell or was thrown from a moving submobile on North Main near Third Street at 1 AM Monday. He was hospitalized then jailed for silence as police probe if he protected comrades amid desertion rumors.
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North Main
Third Street
Bridge
Gillis Heads to Colorado Springs for Wool Cooperative Meetings
Judge Roger Gillis travels from Texas to Colorado Springs to preside over executive committee sessions of the National Wool and Mohair Co operative Marketing Corporation during the National Wool Growers Association convention. He is also president of the Southwest Texas cooperative. The Pris meeting is set for Wednesday at the Antlers Hotel.
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Roger Gillis
Colorado Springs
Calo
National Wool and Mohair Co-operative Marketing Corporation
Pris
Antlers
Judge Gillis
Southwest Texas Co-Operative
Co-Operative
National Wool Growers Association
Christmas shopping warning from the period’s chatter
A casual notice urges readers not to delay their Christmas shopping though many syrgains remain and time to shop seems ample. The tone hints at crowds and common caution about missing seasonal bargains.
Bad Boy Patton Returns to Jail After Wood Alcohol Theft
Patton, described as a deserter, was jailed after rejecting fried chicken and seeking a reporter who quoted him. Police seized half a bottle of wood alcohol from him, and he stole the remaining alcohol from the station during a subsequent arrest, returning to jail the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFE
Patton
City
Jal
Stali
Brackett Readers Join News Family
The Del Rio Evening News adds 66 new subscribers across three towns in the past week. New readers include 23 in Brackettville where Kinney County residents welcomed a special representative of the Del Rio News. Distribution spans Del Rio Brackettville Comstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio Evening News
Brackettville
Kinney County
The
del Rio News
Wool tariff changes face Texas ranchmen group
Special Correspondent reports the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas opposing wool tariff rate changes under the Hawkey Smoothill clause. The executive committee seeks Washington representation during sessions and collaboration with the National Wool Growers Association and the National Wool Marketing Corporation. A Texas representative at Austin during legislative sessions will be chosen by Coke Stevenson and T. A. Kincaid. The group backs the Eat More Lamb campaign and will hand lamb advertising funds to the National Wool Growers Association.
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Sonora
Sheep and Goat Taisers Association of Texas
Roger Gills
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Washington
National Wool Growers’ Association
Austin
Coke Stevenson
Junction
T. A. Kincaid
National
Wool Growers Association
Brady
Kincaid
Texas
Gillis
Derrick For Evans & Grant Well at Love Ranch Kerr County
Derrick on the Evans and Grant well at the Jeff Love ranch in Kerr County is nearly finished. Relatives report the drillers rig was destroyed by fire. A pocket of gas was struck at about 3.375.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans and Gant
Jeff Love Ranch
Kerr County
Exrick
Jurors Picked for Next Term in District Court
District court in Judge Joseph Jones's court announces January 5 term start with grand jury panel including John Disse r, I F Ingram, T R Smith, W O Mills and others. Petit jurors for weeks January 5 12 19 are named with dozens more summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jones
District Court
Sheriff's Department
Grand Jury
John Dissier
I F. Ingram
T. R. Smith
W O. Mills
Horace Fawcett
Francisco Cantu
Guadalupe Diag
M.D. McNutt
Tim Cobb
W. Stevenson
Grover Pool
Pablo G. Flores
Sam Walk
D. M. Gooper
Johnny Smith
E. J. Measels
Leslie Boles
Bob Cauthorn
Y. ©. Andrade
WH. Baker
J M. Boone
Roy Cash
Oscar Cain
August Bat- Casimir Hernandez
Henry Horn
W. B. Burditt
R. Cash
FE. W. Billings
Hal Hamilton
Frank Dunn
Pilar Garza
E. H. Cofield
Fate Bell
Julius Franks
T. Lb. Dinsdale
G. A. Calderon Te Dawe
J. A Cau
Petit
M. Deaton
J. 8. Bradford
Louis Gottwald
Otis Jones
Juan Calvalleros
W. B. Hayes
E. Lh. Braun
A. F. Fitzpatrick
Russell Glynn
David Bonner
A. A. Ashby
F. G. Beeler
O. R. Allizer
W. F. Easterling
J. W. Carruthers
W. R. Cammack
J. D. Forest
Knife Fight Leaves Barber Wounded in Street Clash
Farl Red Scudday received knife wounds after a Saturday night affray near Minn and Martin Streets. A. J. Ellett of San Angelo was fined for drunkenness. both men pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace. Scudday’s jaw required stitches and a chest wound was noted.
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Farl
Red
Scudday
Minn
Martin
A. J Fliett
San Angelo
Corporation Court
Ellett
Corporation
C.D. Smith
Sceudday
Della Scudday
Fillett
Thomas Earl
Main Street
Garfield Street
Two Escape Injury As Car Hits Post
A Ford coupe with Tom Green County number crashed into a telephone post at the eastern end of Lasella Street Sunday afternoon. Two youths were in the car and uninjured. the post was bent outward by about one third. The driver, described as drunk, slumped over the wheel until a wrecker arrived. the vehicle had been in Villa Acuna prior to the incident.
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Lasella Street
Villa Acuna
Main Street
C. E Clark
Tool
Clark
Ninth Street
City
Tionda
del Rio
Judge Smith
March of Business Film Scheduled by Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce plans to show the film March of Business on December 30 at a local theater. The film, supplied by Nation's Business, reflects advances in business methods over the last 30 years, with arrangements still in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Motorist Blinded By Lights Crashes Into Post On Road
A Chevrolet coupe driven by C. A. Glenn of Del Rio struck a highway post on the Del Rio Rocksprings road late Saturday night. The driver was uninjured though the car was heavily damaged.
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C. A. Glenn
del Rio
del Rio-Rocksprings
Glenn
Del Rioan’s Father Ill in San Angelo
Riley Dunman of the Evening News left for San Angelo Monday after learning his father J. E. Dunman, 95, was seriously ill. The family also includes daughter Miss Anne Dunman who works for a Del Rio wool and mohair cooperative and had visited San Angelo recently before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Dunman
Evening News Force
San Angelo
J. E. Dunman
Miss Anne Dunman
del Rio
Christmas Shopping and Community Confidence
A year end urging to support local merchants and maintain Christmas spirit. The piece argues that neighborliness and confidence sustain the town, urging shoppers to keep money circulating to aid merchants and overall prosperity, while Christmas joy depends on communal effort.
Rites for Mrs. D. J. Walker at Home Tomorrow
Mrs. D. J. Walker died at 11 40 AM Monday at 214 Fast Broadway after several days illness. Burial set in Del Rio Tuesday. Survived by husband Autrey Walker, son Autrey, daughters Mrs. E L Braun Mrs W S Brown and Mrs George Shay, sister Mrs E S Towell, brother J C Stewart. Born in New Orleans May 14 1866. maiden name Clara Josephine Almost 50 years ago she
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D. J. Walker
Broadway
del Rio
Eagle Pass Lumber Company
Southern Pacific
Autrey Walker
del Rio National Bank
E. L. Braun
W. S. Brown
George Shay
E. S. Towell
Luling
J. C. Stewart
Walker
New Orleans
Clara Josephine
Gold Claim Staked On Big Bend Ranch
Tom Meeks of Robert Lee reports finding gold on W. A. Stroman’s ranch in Big Bend country 65 miles south of Marathon. He estimates value at 50 dollars per ton and is having an assay made. Meeks is described as a prospector and carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tom Meeks
Robert Lee
W. A. Stroman
Big Bend
Marathon
Meeks
Birthday Gift Ends in Tragedy for Chicago Newsboy
Chicago December 3 Tony May immigrant famed as the millionaire news boy died from injuries after a bomb concealed in a birthday gift exploded in his hands. The blast occurred as he opened the package. May had been widely known for selling papers on the city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tony May
May
State Acts on Petitions for Highway Work
The State Highway Department considers a petition for improving the Del Rio to San Antonio road in Kinney and Uvalde Counties. State engineer Gibb Gilchrist told T. R. Cowell Jr that Del Rio petition materials have been received. Worst stretch runs from Sycamore Creek Kinney County to Cline Uvalde County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio-San Antonio
Kinney
Uvalde
State Highway Department
Gibb Gilchrist
T. R. Cowell Jr
del Rio
Cowell
Brackettville
Almond's Condition Shows Improvement
Continued improvement in the condition of John W. Almond Sr. reports from the hospital. Doctors indicate his health is stabilizing and his outlook may be favorable in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almond
John W. Almond Sr
Reckless Driver Injures Two On South Main Street
Visiting motorist from Detroit and a Pennsylvanian suffer serious injuries when a Ford coupe driven by Elmer Borland and G. Tool rams into a building on South Main Street. Gwin has both legs fractured. Borland injures left wrist. Tool pays 50 fine plus costs 61.70 after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Tool claims intoxication and a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Russell Gwin
Pennsylvania
Elmer Borland
Detroit
G. Tool
Corporation Court
Tool
C. d. Smith
Villa Acuna
del Rio
Galindo’s
South Main
Main
Fraqua
Zertuche
Gwin
Duke Burns Victim Gerald Duke in Critical Condition
Gerald Duke 19, a former football star, remained unconscious after a week of severe burns suffered in a bathroom at the family home in the View section. Nurses expect a turning point in a day or two as his painful recovery continues amid delirium periods.
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Gerald Duke
Weather Forecast Del Rio Vicinity
The Del Rio area forecast calls for a fair period tonight and Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reach 41 degrees while the low tonight drops to 43 degrees with clear to partly cloudy skies.
East Texas Mostly Fair With Frost Tonight In Exposed Areas
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight across East Texas with a frost risk in exposed interior plates. Lows drop into the teens to mid twenties, with frost likely in sensitive outer areas and higher elevations.
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East Texas
Une
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Hoke
Comstock
Advertising Fund
Derrick
Evans & Grant Well
Love Ranch
March of Business
del Rioan
Ili
Uigsti Vias
Gilchrist
Acuna
Duke
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