U. S. Hopes for Great Year Bright Side
United States enters the new year with renewed optimism across industries agriculture and finance despite foreign market weakness. Moratorium on war debts and planned federal aid plus potential RFC and land bank measures aim to restore international markets and boost exports while domestic conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comig
United States
Department of Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation
Plane crash blamed on fog near Brighton field
A foggy day near Springfield leads to a passenger plane crash killing A. L. Werner of Cincinnati and G. Mayer of Louisville and Louis E. Stone of Norwood. P. L. L. Bowen of Cincinnati and W. B. Weiback of Louisville are near death after the pilot attempted a forced landing in a field near Brighton.
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Pringfield
Mass
A. L. Werner
Cincinnati
O. G. Mayer
Louisvill Ky
Louis E. Stone
Nor Od
Ohio
P. L. L. Bowen
W. B. Weiback
Lou.s
Brighton
Leap Year Romance and Oddities Across Centuries
A breezy survey links Leap Year to Scotland’s 1288 decree taxing refusals with a montage of 1932 romance trends. It notes Prince of Wales as top bachelor, discusses February 29 birthdays, free rent promises, and historical quirks from Caesar to Rossini.
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H. R. H. Prince of Wales
Rossini
West Texas Freight Rates Raised on Wool Mohair
Two cent per hundred increase in freight charges for wool and mohair as of January 4, with railroad rates up by 3 to 7.5 dollars per carload. Effective until March 1, 1933, cottonseed meal and cake up one cent per hundred, fence posts and poles up six cents per ton. West Texas Chamber of Commerce, through traffic manager Doss H. Berry, objected.
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West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Doss H. Berry
San Saba Farmer Slain and Son-in-Law Held for Murder
San Saba Jan 1 Murder charges filed against Aubrey Hopson in connection with the shooting death of Will Edmondson age 54. Edmondson was shot three times in the head while en route from Brownwood. Hopson is Edmondson’s son in law. Edmondson had been twice tried for the 1930 murder of Fred Bolinger with multiple reversals and acquittals before his own death.
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San Saba
Aubrey Hopson
Will Edmondson
Edmondson
Brownwood
Hopson
Fred Bolinger
Llano
Georgetown
Bomb blast wrecks Baltis Theatre in Kansas City
Police believe a deliberate bomb damaged the Baltis Theatre in Kansas City and a lit fuse with 12 dynamite sticks was found at the St John Theatre. The Baltis had been bombed previously during an operators strike two years earlier.
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Kansas City
St. John Theatre
Uvalde Chamber Eyes Radio Broadcasting for Prospects
The Uvalde Chamber of Commerce seeks radio time to publicize local advantages to investors and industries. They coordinate with nearby towns to air a publicity program on station KER in Villa Acuna and support plans for a tobacco hair factory in the area.
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Uvalde Chamber of Commerce
Uvalde Organization
KER
Villa Acuna
Uvalde Club
Justice Indicted in Texas Fund Probe
Fort Worth January 1 a grand jury indicted former Arlington justice of the peace Charles C Johnston on charges of unlawful taking misapplying and secreting county funds. He allegedly appropriated 134 dollars of county funds while in office.
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Fort Worth
Charles C. Johnston
Arlington
Texas
Johnston
Bombs in Mail Traced to Fascist Group
Authorities traced 16 bombs sent from Easton Pennsylvania and New York to multiple targets including a pro Fascist editor, an Italian consul, and the Associated Press. Bombs reached Chicago and other cities. two Easton clerks and an explosives expert were killed. Police guard the Italian embassy in Washington as the investigation continues.
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New York
Here
Easton
Cimcago
Associated Press
Noan
Hoovers Hold Open House at White House
President and Mrs. Hoover welcomed a long line of citizens at the White House in an open house. He introduced an innovation by receiving eight Medal of Honor recipients before greeting admirals and generals. two of the honorees were Black.
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Washington, Jan
U.P
Hoover
White House
Del Rio Weather Sees Record Rainfall In 1931
The past year in Del Rio brought above average rainfall and cooler than usual temperatures. Vic Molyneux notes 2517 inches for 1931, 5.27 inches above average, with December at 1.54 inches and January at 4.12 inches. December average temperature was 51.5, seven below normal, and eight light fogs plus seven dense fogs marked the month.
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del Rio
Vic Molyneux
US Weather Observatory
Weather Bureau Office
New Year Jubilation at San Felipe Country Club Ball
Del Rio rings in the year with a San Felipe Country Club annual ball as midnight music by a San Antonio orchestra fills the Strand and Princess Theatres. Large crowds attend the club dance and other celebrations. Cars travel highways till daylight as pictures run at both venues and holiday spirit prevails.
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San Felipe Country Club
Strand
Princess Theatres
del Rio
San Antonio
Susy the cat favorites banana dish in Portland note
In Portland a note reports Susy, the pet cat of Miss Charlotte Bower, favors bananas as her preferred dish, highlighting a quirky domestic detail from a local scene.
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Portland
Susy
Charlotte Bower
Tiny 5-pound baby born to circus troupe members
In Deland Florida a five-pound fully developed baby arrived to Midget Princess Muar- Kuenle Bo Watt, a circus performer. The mother, a French midget about 42 inches tall and 400 pounds, weighs, and the father Leon Watt stands 4 feet 3 inches.
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Muar
Kuenle Bo Watt
Deland
Fla
Leon Watt
De Rio Evening News records punctual 1931 all year
The De Rio Evening News touts perfect on time publication in 1931 with a single exception a day when the issue was late by two minutes. Editors celebrate reliability and express hope for a similar record in 1932.
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de Rio Evening News
Alleged Home Wrecker Slain by Texas Man Surrenders
William Russel a construction worker surrendered to police in Fort Worth after confessing to fatally beating James Hill an auto mechanic age 30 in Hill s home authorities said Hill was found in his bedroom in pajamas and Russel claimed he struck him with a lead pipe after seeing Mrs Binswell leave Hill s room
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Fort Worth
William Russel
James Hill
Russel
Binswell
Hill
Thunsel
Death by blaze claims life in San Antonio shack
A man identified as Cahnas, 21, was cremated in his sleep when a fire swept the shack where he slept in San Antonio. The blaze last night left the structure destroyed and the victim fatally burned. Public authorities investigated the cause.
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San Antonio
Repite Cahnas
The Evening News Policy On Political Announcements
The Evening News states it will not charge for political announcements in 1932 and will give all candidates publicity as deemed advisable. Political advertising will be charged at regular rates. The paper plans to publish wire reports from the Associated Press starting March 7, 1932.
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Evening News
Texas
Val Verde
Republicans
Tny
Muanasemen
Associated Press
Better State Banking Conditions Are Expected In Texas
State Banking Commissioner James Shaw cited rising commodity values and a gradual rebound in real estate, bonds, and stocks as signs of improving banking prospects for 1930 1931. He noted two thirds of banks closed in the stress period have reorganized and reopened, with others in progress, and urged continued prudent business and debt repayment.
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Austin
Texas
James Shaw
Shaw
New Braunfels Man Found Shot in Park
Henry Reimer, a 57 year old Cordova farmer, was found shot and in serious condition at Comal Sanitarium after two San Antonio boys riding through Landa Park located him. A pistol and his overcoat were recovered nearby. he remains unconscious and unable to explain the incident.
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New Braunfels
Henry Reimer
Cordova
Comal Sanitarium
Reimer
San Antonio
Landa Park
Tne
Progress in Del Rio area in 1931 shows broad gains
In 1931 Del Rio section posted remarkable gains amid nationwide hardship. Del Rio Bank rose to a strong position after First National failed. MER Radio Station built in Villa Acuna cost about 350000. Postal business surged with mail from across the nation and abroad. Valuations fell for taxes while new schools and courthouse remodeling occurred. A paved highway project links Kinney County to San Antonio with bridge work across Uvalde County.
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del Rio
Nore Ninley
del Rio National Bank
First Nu- Wont Bank
Fetter
MER
Villa Acuna
Unizon
del Rin
Goland
Randymen
del Rio High School
Val Verde County
Kinney County
de Rio
San Antonio
Burke
Trafic
Uvalde County
Ccost
Weather Summary for Del Rio and Vicinity
Fair and frost tonight and Saturday with slightly higher temperatures. Frost extends nearly to the coast except in the lower Rio Grande valley tonight. Saturday remains fair with continued frost risk in non coastal areas.
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Rio Grande Valley
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