Doctors Meet in Del Rio April for Southwestern District Sessions
Physicians from nine southwest Texas counties gathered in Del Rio on April 10 for the Fifth Southwestern District Texas Medical Association meeting in Eagle Pass. Dr C A Polndexter was named president, Dr W P Meredith secretary treasurer, and Dr D A York vice president with Dr Lee Hume as delegate to the state association. Discussions covered methods in peptic ulcer treatment, gastro-enterostomy, and eye surgery, plus a regional medical society formed due to sparse populations across counties Val Verde Maverick Kinney Edwards Zavala Medina Uvalde Terrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Texas
del Rio
Southwestern District
The
Texas Medical Association
W P Meredith
Ellis F Gates
Fagit
Paws
Urban
Crystal City
W PF
Meredith
D A York
George HO Garrett
Ross
Val Verde Maverick
Kinney
Edwards
Jeni
Zavala Medina
Uvakie
Terrell
Thes
Eagle Pass
Nnti
Tate Miller
Dallas
George H. Garrett
John H. Bur Yeson
San Antonio
Room at the Inn Christmas Drive in Del Rio
Del Rio charity drive seeks cash for Associated Charities as winter needs rise and funds dwindle. Fire department volunteers will mend and repaint toys for distribution and Blue Cross of Bar Felipe asks for help. Christmas seals aid tuberculosis eradication.
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del Rio
Partment
Associated Charities
Blue Cross
Bar Felipe
Students Return To Kansas Murder Hearing
Kansas officers left Dallas with Everett Holdman Ray Willis Harley and two girls Olita Rush and Fern Desey bound for Independence Kansas. The boys face murder charges for killing John Seibel station operator at Tyro Kansas. The girls are held as material witnesses. Harley confessed details to police after arrest. The quartet fled Dallas after a complaint about a naked incident in their traveling car.
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Dallas
Kansas
Overland
Everett Holdman
Ray Willis Harley
Kansas City
Olita Rush
Fern Desey
Independence
Kans
John Seibel
Tyro
Seibel
Harley
Mrs John Martin's Father Near Death
Mrs. John A. Martin rushed to Abilene to be with her father T. H. Taylor who has been paralyzed for nine years and unconscious for two weeks. Doctors said he might live several days but recovery was unlikely. Mrs. Martin was at Rock Springs for a Methodist W M and meeting when summoned and then traveled to Sonora before informing her daughters.
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A F Clark
San Antonio
Strout
Philadelphia
Texas
John A. Martin
Abilene
T. H. Taylor
Reagan Wells Phone Exchange Head Dies
W. D. Eakins operator of the Reagan Wells telephone exchange died in a local hospital after being seriously injured in a truck crash last July while hauling telephone poles. The body was sent to Goldthwaite, his former home, for interment.
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Uvalde
W. D. Eakins
Reagan Wells
Pioneer Woman Genevieve Wallen and Del Rio’s Early Days
Mrs Genevieve Wallen recounts frontier hardship in West Texas. Born January 3, she will turn 86 next year. She raised seven children, traveled with husband from Frio County to Del Rio in 13 days with cattle and horses, and helped establish the Central Hotel after roaming as a tent-dweller near the San Felipe del Rio area.
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West
Texas
Genevieve Wallen
Auri Cenie Shere
Ife
Paris
Wailen
Rio
San Pelipe del Rio
Wormsward
Guiner Street
Walten
Piio County
Pafford House
Wallens
Roach-McLymont Company
Ross Drug Store
Wallen
San Felipe High School to Dedicate New Building
A dedication program for the new San Felipe High School will be held in the school auditorium on December 23. Del Rio and Villa Acuna orchestras will provide music, with special numbers, recitations, and speeches. Santos Garza, chairman of the San Felipe district school board, leads the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Felipe High School
del Rio
Villa Acuna
Santos Garza
San Felipe
Government rests in Shepard trial
Government rests its direct case against Major Charles Shepard army surgeon after nearly a week of testimony trying to prove he murdered his wife to marry Grace Brandon a San Antonio stenographer.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles Shepard
Shepard
Grace Brandon
San Antonio
West Texas ranges in good condition this fall
Texas ranges show favorable conditions for the fall with cattle range conditions at 71 percent of normal, above the typical November level. The report from the divisional office of the U S Bureau of Agriculture notes ranges have not suffered the usual decline in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
U. S. Bureau of Agriculture
Tariff Hike Spurs Egg Market and Border Trade
Mexican import duties on eggs and fruit rose to 40 centavos per kilo under a decree effective today. Del Rio and Villa Acuna merchants rushed eggs across the border to beat the higher tariff, with reports of large sales and scarce supply as traders chased last minute profits. The decree targets border area agriculture, with apples oranges grapefruit and eggs listed among the higher taxed items.
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del Rio
Mexico
United States
Villa Acuna
Spanish Revolution Crushed by Federal Troops in Spain
Madrid dispatch reports Premier Gerenguer claims the Franco border rebellion has been crushed. Loyal federal forces defeated rebels from Jaca in a running fight with over 100 insurgents captured and many civilians killed or wounded.
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Madrid
Spain
Gerenguer
Jaca
Building Permits Issued This Week by City Clerk
Building permits issued this week include W. B. Ross with a roof repair at $800 and H. Morris with a greasing rack construction at $300.
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W. B. Ross
H. Morris
Former Del Rio Girl Dorothy Birdwell Is Found Dead
Dorothy Birdwell 21 was found dead near Dallas with a pistol by her side. She hailed from a traveling family of performers who lived in Del Rio around 1909 and later toured many nations. The Birdwells included Rev. R J Birdwell and children Mary Tomasita and Dorothy who pursued stage work.
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Dorothy Birdwell
Dallas
R. J. Birdwell
Dorothy
Weatherford
Birdwells
Avenue
Birdwell
Methodist Church
Mary
Tomasita
Miss Birdwell
San Angelo
Los Angeles
Bishop to Face Lindsey in Court
Three central figures from a Cathedral of St John the Divine disturbance stand ready as Bishop William T Manning confronts ex Judge Ben B Lindsey in court for disorderly conduct. Lindsey’s lawyer Arthur stands beside them as the legal clash unfolds.
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Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
New York
William T. Manning
Episcopal Diocese of
Ben. B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Arthur
Mexico 1930 Seen as Year of Peace and Progress
Mexico will mark 1930 as a year of peace and steady progress under President Pascual Ortiz Rubio. The year’s reports highlight stabilizing finances and industry, with efforts to settle foreign oil claims and land holdings, while internal politics show leadership consolidated despite past tensions.
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Mexico
Mexico City
News of
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Missionaries in China Threatened as Communist Rising
American and British consuls in Canton sought warship protection for 36 missionaries believed to be U S and British citizens, in grave danger from communists on Hainan Island amid rising tensions in Peiping.
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Peiping
China
Canton
Hainan
United States
Great Britain
Election Canvass Opens in Texas Board Meeting
The official canvass of the November 4 election will begin Monday by the State Election Board. The board is composed of the governor, secretary of state and attorney general.
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Austin
State Election Board
Knives Used in Bridge Battle Sends Men to Jail
Weekend brawl on the international bridge left A. D. Locklin of Sheffield Texas and Vicente Flores of Del Rio Chihuahua section with knife wounds. Flores hospitalized with non serious injuries. Locklin jailed for drunken disorderly conduct and wrist cut. Linsend accused as complicit. aggravated assault charges planned. Flores says Locklin attacked him while Linsend tried to stop the fight. The fray occurred on the trestle near the Texas end. both men intoxicated according to sheriff deputies.
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International Bridge
A. D. Locklin
Sheffield
Texas
Vicente Flores
Chihuahua
del Rio
Flores
Lockiin
Locklin
E. Linse
Linscond
Linscend
Sheriff's Department
Lochlin
San Angrio
Uvalde Fire Boys Repairing Toys for Christmas
The Uvalde fire department joins the Associated Charities to repair toys for local children in need this Christmas. Mrs. B Morrison and Mrs. Ennis Hooper direct the effort with aid from merchants. A banker offers free bread and a free picture show for the fortunate children next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvalde
Associated Charities of
B. Morrison
Ennis Hooper
Booth Named Commander of First Cavalry at Fort Bliss
War Department assigns General Booth formerly deputy chief of staff to lead the First Cavalry at Fort Bliss Texas replacing the late General Crat. The dispatch notes Booth takes command after Crat's death and sets the post at Port Bliss.
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Gen. Booth
Fort Bliss
Washington
War Department
Ewing BE. Booth
First Cavalry
Port Bliss
Texas
Gen. i
George Crat
Weather Outlook for Del Rio and Vicinity This Weekend
The forecast covers Del Rio and nearby areas for tonight and Sunday. Yesterday's high reached 7, with a minimum of 40 and a morning low of 42 in the region. West and East Texas also expect similar fair weather through the weekend.
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West and East Texas
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This City
C A. Polndexter
Lee Hume
Back Pass Wass
Genie
John Martin
Frnest
G. Pilcher
Modern School
Gram
West Texas
Acuna
Rio Grande
Garfield Hayes
Ahearinik
Angelo
Roger Gillis
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Judge Gillis
Texas Warehouse
Texas Co-Op Growers
Sonora
J. M. Lea
Draper and Company
John R. Morris
U. P
Luis Leon
Industry, Commerce
Portes Gil
National Revolutionary (Government
Eduardo Hernandez Chazaro
Europe
Plutareco Elias Carles
Ortiz Rubio
Uvalde Fire Boys
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