Port Closure Debate Stirs White House Aide Confab
A chaotic report outlines a White House meeting on port closure involving Senators and the president. State Department figures including Under-secretary Cotton participated as talks touched on embargoes and a rail halt, with officials urging open port operations amid mounting tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredé Texas
Meado
White House
Copihahy Bott
Ekas
Hoover
Cottenalan
Mewty
Treas
Jim
State Department
Lane
Manly
Mr. Cotton
Pat Venga
Albia
Business Outlook Good Says Phone System Official
F M Hoag of St Louis operating vice president of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company says the business outlook in West and Southwest Texas is promising after a Del Rio visit with L Rust of the Del Rio and Western Telephone Company. He notes a healthful condition for the state and an expansion program planned with expenditures of 40 000 290.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
F. M. Hoag
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
del Rio
Hoag
L Rust
del Rio and Western Telephone Company
Bell Company
Ifslina
Cotton prices blamed on exchange manipulation
Ralph Jones a Norfolk cotton merchant told the Senate investigating committee that the repressed price of cotton stems from manipulation on cotton exchanges. He said bullish spectators were driven from the market by large Straddie manipulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Reat
Washington
Ralph Jones
Norfolk
Senate
Jones
Motor Car Salesman Tells Goose Collision Tale
In Clarksdale Mississippi on January 1 Billewine a motor car salesman claimed his vehicle struck a flock of geese at high speed killing three birds and injuring six others. He reportedly brought the birds to the scene to support his account.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Billewine
Hants
Weather Outlook Del Rio Vicinity Unsettled Weekend
Unsettled conditions expected tonight and Sunday with rain this afternoon or tonight. Warmer temperatures forecast tonight with a high near 38 and a low around 27 yesterday. The Southeast, East and North portions will warm tonight with occasional rain and rising temperatures, Sunday likely warmer in the East portion.
Mass Meeting Discusses School Bonds This Tuesday
A mass meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the Central School auditorium to discuss the bond issue proposed for voters on Saturday February 1. All city residents are invited to speak or participate as speakers will be available and details will be given on voter eligibility and the bond plan.
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Gschool
Bewer Serum Feetlinies
Flood Menace Follows Cold Wave in the South
A mid winter flood peril threatened the lower Mississippi valley as warmer weather returned and streams rose. hundreds of families in Arkansas abandoned homes in lowlands and received Red Cross relief. Officials reported ten inches of rainfall in parts of the mid south and rising water endangering levees along the Mississippi.
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Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Red Cross
Mid-South
Mississippi
Real Estate Firm Head Tom Payne Hospitalized in East Texas Trip
Tom Payne senior partner of Payne and Payne, a prominent real estate figure, is reported seriously ill. He had a health setback before Christmas after a trip to East Texas to visit his mother. His car left the highway and he spent the night exposed to cold, raising fears of pneumonia.
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Tom Payne
Payne and Payne
Payne
East Texas
Camp Wood Bank Directors Elected
At the annual stockholders meeting in Camp Wood the First State Bank re elected all officers and directors. Directors elected L. & Johnson cashier. officers named W. Puett president, K. Wells vice president, J. Robbins, J. W. Gildart and W. B. McPatter directors.
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Camp Wood Bank
Camp Wood
First State Bank of
L. & Johnson
W. Puett
K. Wells
L. &. Johnson
JE. Robbins
J. W. Gildart
W. B. McPatter
Life-Saving Left-Handed Work Keeps Dritler Alive
Cohiman Whe it-handed was operating a twin-cylinder Franklin engine at a Pandale area oil well when the cylinder head blew off. The explosion sprayed debris, narrowly missing other crew and injuring Cohiman. He was rushed to Del Rio for treatment as coworkers escaped serious harm.
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Cohiman
Piuysmans
Kix
Sislea
Okla
Pandale
Dcohlman Wa
Owens
Mills
Mill Ranch Cohiman
Weil
Mr. Cakdwell
Franklin
Idie
Tun & White
Unuaie
Caldwell
Cohimat
Mr. Caldwell
Ed Stanton
del Rio
Oklahoma
J. R. Nichols
L. B. Morrow
Ivan McGrath
J. R Owens
Cahiman
Doran
Fear Pen Riots After Execution in Canon City
In Canon City Colorado January 11 an execution at the State penitentiary heightened tension as guards patrol the yard after Eddie Ives 54 the slayer of a Denver policeman faced the electric chair Ives reportedly prayed before death raising fears of unrest among inmates and guards alike.
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Canon City
Colo
State Penitentiary
Eddie Ives
Denver
Ives
Screen Slashing Burglar Roams John Dobkins Home
No arrests yet in the Rosewood Addition burglary of John and Mrs Dobkins at 300 Edna Street. Thieves cut six screens to gain entry through a rear window and stole two purses and a large jackknife from a dresser, escaping when the couple returned about 10 o clock.
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John Dobkins
Truders
Mr. Dobkins
Kip Lost in Nevada and Fire Loss Totals Record
Fragmented notes report Kip Rimeland and companions stranded near Las Vegas with supplies as a storm bounds a party. Fire department data detail Del Rio loss totals for 1929 and department activity including 74 fires, 102 alarms, and equipment usage.
Wildcant Cavers Schedule Two Games Against Eagles
Two high school basketball games are set. Weg Pass hosts Docubr on January 17, then Del Rio visits Eagle Pass on January 30. Coach A L Anthony says the season schedule is unfinished and a dozen players are practicing.
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A. L. Anthony
Weg Pass
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Osgie
Wardlaw
Hodes
Cope
Ward
Dasila
Taylor
Cwnnings
de la Pueni¢e
Hister
Porrestr
Hradie
Pentagon Recreation Club
Central Power and Light Company
Alzafar Temple Names Officers in Annual Meet
SAN ANTONIO Jan 11 Andrew J McKenzie elected potentate of Alzafar Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Louis W Hartung named chief rabban Judzenton WN Mours and assistant rabban GG Gaben heimer high priest and prophet Porter Loring Oriental guide GC Vernon recorder John S lem treasurer All higher officers promoted except treasurer Clem reelected P D Mathis retired Vernon filled vacancy McKenzie Mathis Robertson Clift named Imperial Council representatives Vernon delegate to Imperial Recorders Association.
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San Antonio
Andrew J McKenzie
Alvafar Temple
Mystic Shrine
Scott'sh Hite
Louis W. Hartung
Rabban
Judzenton WN
Mours
Gabenheimer
Porter Loring
GC Vernon
John Slem
Clem
Mathis
Vernon
Andrew J. McKenzie
PD. Mathis
Hugh I. Robertson
Roy PD. Clift
Corpus Christi
Imperial Council
G. C. Vernon
Imperial Recorders’ Association
Del Rio Optimist Debuts At Banquet Monday
The Optimist official bulletin of the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce launches at the annual banquet Monday night. Volume 1 Number 1, prepared by H. Wren, will be distributed monthly to members and include programs aims achievements and civic topics.
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The
del Rio
Bearded Newsboy Of Houston Dead
Houston mourns as E. J. Seale 75 a bearded newsboy who rode a bicycle to deliver papers was crushed to death after his bicycle was struck by a Missouri Pacific train He had once studied for the ministry at Baylor University.
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Houston
E. J. Seale
Missouri Pacific
Seale
Baylor University
Water Experts Survey Waste in West Texas
Federal and state surveys begin in West Texas to study underground water in the Winter Garden area and surrounding districts. John A Norris notes heavy depletion from overdrilled wells and open discharge into tanks, prompting likely legislation to curb waste and protect supplies.
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West
Texas
Austin
Oae
I Texas
White
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
Will
Carrizo Springsain
Uvalde
Winter Garden
Glenrose
Somervell Camiity
Eral
Trail of Bond Swindlers Set for Trial in January
Three swindling defendants face trial in Judge Joseph Jones' district court on January 23 after an agreement between defense and state counsel. Jed Adams of Dallas returned for the defense arrangements of two indicted men Ben E. New and E. W. Lasater, who were in the city Friday. Each defendant is bound over for $13,000.
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Joseph Jones
Jed Adams
Dallas
Ben E. New
E. W. Lasater
Crouch Freed on Forgery Charges in Temple Fraud Case
J M Crouch, father of Arthur B Crouch, is released after 13 forgery charges are dismissed in Bell County District Court. He had made restitution to City National Bank of Temple, the largest loser in a grain firm’s 13 year collapse. The family plans to return to New Zealand where he lived 13 years as a fugitive under the name John Grey.
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United Press
Temple
Texas
J. M. Crouch
Arthur B. Crouch
Bellon
Crouch
City National Bank of
New Zealand
John Grey
Phone Service At San Angelo Returns To Normal
As the fleet paused, San Angelo telephone service neared normal. For a day or two long distance traffic was handled indirectly via Del Rio and Western lines, which reported no trouble during the cold spell. Del Rio experienced only six minutes of darkness when ice affected a high line near McCamey, with local power restored promptly.
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San Angelo
del Rio and Western
J. A. Forman
Houston
San Antonio
del Rio
McCamey
County Jurist Weds Miss Day Hamilton Here
Judge Roger Thurmond and Miss Day Hamilton were married Saturday at 10 in the bride’s parents home. Rev F H Stallknecht officiated. The couple will reside in Del Rio after a wedding trip to San Antonio.
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Day Hamilton
Roger Thurmond
Miss Day Hamilton
F. H. Stallknecht
T?urmond
Hamilton
Thurmond
Russ Hamilton
del Rio High School
Sullens College
Bristol
Geo. M. Thurmond
Law School of Texas University
del Rio
Val Verde County
Mrs. Thurmond
San Antonio
Buchanan
Father Shoots Children and Himself in Houston Tragedy
A 38 year old man, Glen Turner, attempted to kill his two children and himself in Houston after separation from his wife. All three were wounded and were not expected to survive as authorities investigated the incident.
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Houston
Jan
Glen Turner
Turner
Two Del Ricans Figure In Fort Worth Railway Crash
A. H. Davidson Jr., city engineer, and Leonard DeBona, former St. Charles Hotel clerk, were in a wreck in Fort Worth on Friday morning while en route to New York City. Davidson, driving a Chevrolet coupe, was to attend an American Society of Civil Engineers convention. Both reportedly uninjured and resumed their trip. Davidson had carried accident insurance on his car the night before. Details of the collision were not learned here.
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A. H. Davidson Jr
Leonard DeBona
St. Charles
Fort Worth
New York City
Mr. Davidson
American Society of Civil Engineers
Davidson
Rail line plan links Acuna and Del Rio via 22 miles
Promoters from Del Rio and Villa Acuna advance a 22 mile extension from San Carlos to Villa Acuna to improve U S Mexico rail links. A three way committee will push financing and a Mexico City meeting with Sr Calles is planned for January. The effort rests on reviving the Allende San Carlos line and connecting to the Rio Grande.
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Laredo
United States
Mexico
del Rio
Villa Acuna
San Carlos
Allende
Vila Acuna
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Wren
Sr. Pena
Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Sr. Ramon
Villa Acuna National Chamber of Comerce
Mexico City
Sr. Calles
Allende-San Carlos
Carlos
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Ure
State Insurance Commissioners Office
del Rid
Trenera
Cniel Easterling
Alzafar Temple
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Post
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Acuna Begus
H. Wren
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