Heiress 18 Believed Kidnapped in Denver Suburb
Denver police investigate after Alice Humphreys a listed heiress disappears from the Montclair residence of Thomas H Lawrence. A note allegedly from the girl asks police not to intervene and mentions threats, as authorities seek her location and safety.
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Denver
Alice Humphreys
Thomas H Lawrence
Montclair
Lawrence
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
Col A F Humphreys
Ed Capawe
Attempt To Float Forged Telegraph Money Orders Foiled
A Del Rio bank thwarted an effort to pass forged telegraph money orders totaling 1400 dollars. The story links broader hardship in England Arkansas where drought devastated crops and a family led by W A Russell faces ongoing hunger with four children and a new baby imminent.
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del Rio Bank
W A. Russell
Frisco Railroad Seeks Two Cent Rate Across System
The Frisco railroad asks the railroad commission for a two cent rate over its entire system and for motor traffic, marking the first such request. A hearing on the proposed rate between rail and motor traffic was postponed amid the dispute over San Antonio to Austin operations.
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Frisco Railroad
Aubtin
Frisco
Railroad Commission
Missouri Pacific
San Antoni
Austin
Will Rogers to Open Texas Tour in San Angelo
San Angelo sets January 19 as the start of Will Rogers Texas tour. The famous humorist and film star will perform in San Angelo drawing visitors from Del Rio and Sonora and other nearby towns for his Texas debut.
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San Angelo
Wil Rogers
Texas
del Rio
Sonora
Rogers
Elizabethan name craze hits University of Texas dorms
An Austin report notes the Elizabethan period inspires campus life at the University of Texas with over 120 students named Elizabeth. At Sopt tith Rite Dormitory call lines ring as four Elizabeths respond, while Aller Littlefield Dormitory houses fifteen Elisabets. Spelling variations include Elysabeth and Elisabeth among the named students.
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Bess
University of Texas
Elizabeth
Ansewr
Aller Littlefield
Del Rio Chamber Names Directors as Friday Meeting Sets Next Steps
New directors including W D McNut C B Preeman A Edwards and J Autrey Walker were chosen at the annual board meeting. A full 21 member slate will elect the 1931 president and officers Friday night at 7 30 while EB K Fawcett arranged temporary office duties after secretary Wren declined another year.
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A . Edwards and
J. Autrey Walker
The
del Rio
A. G. Edwards
George E. Love
Julian LaQrouse
EB K. Fawcett
Chamber of Commerce
St. Wren
Wren
Frankie Mae Brymer
Hung Jury Detriment To State and Defendant
Judge Jones tells a Petit Jury that a hung jury harms both sides and urges jurors to decide cases solely on evidence and law. He explains courtroom practices, stressing absence of defendant testimony need not sway verdicts and urges impartial evaluation of facts.
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Joseph Jones
Petit Jury
Jones Alo
Jones
Occupation Tax Law Will Be Enforced
County Attorney W P Wallace Jr says the occupation tax will be enforced and salts will be filed if needed to collect the tax. Biot vending machines scales automatic victrolas and cigarette sales are classified under the occupation tax.
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W. P. Wallace Jr
Al Smith seeks GOP apology over cartoon
Alfred E. Smith pressed the Republican National Committee for an apology after a Nye committee release showed a bar room cartoon titled Al Smith Raskob Ideal of Happiness. Smith accuses Robert H. Lucas of distributing the image in a covert campaign against Senator Norris of Nebraska.
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AL Smith
G.O.P
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Nye
Republican National Committee
al Smith-Raskob
Smith
Robert H. Lucas
Republican Committee
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Raskob
United States
Storm Clouds Brew Over Taxation Move
Austin January 13 A near split in the Texas legislature formed as lawmakers convened Governor-Elect Sterling favors collecting only half of state and county taxes before January 1 Governor Moody said he would submit a proposal Wednesday Senator Ben O Neal of Wichita Falls prepared a drought relief tax measure as a large crowd gathered in the senate chambers at the opening of the 42nd session.
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Austin
UPI
Sterling
Moody
Ben O'Neal
Wichita Falls
Senate
Business Increase Over Southwest Is Seen by Merchants
Chicago Jan. 13 UPI reporting that retail furniture merchants in Oklahoma and nearby states expect a substantial mid year rise in business for 1931 compared with late 1930. J. H. Moore of Tulsa Oklahoma, president of the crusaders advisory board, submitted the projection.
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Chicago
UPI
Southwest
Crusaders
Oklahoma
J. H. Moore
Tulsa
Okla
Moore
Lambs Bought From Stanberry Sent to Kansas
Si Boyer of Fort Worth bought 1000 head of lambs from Robert Stanberry that had fed at Lamesa. He paid 5.5 cents per pound and the lambs, weighing 70 pounds each, were sent to Kansas.
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San Angelo
Si Boyer
Fort Worth
Robert Stanberry
Lamesa
Kansas
Red Cross seeks 10 million relief to halt hunger crisis
President Hoover appeals for a 10 million dollar Red Cross emergency fund to aid drought hit states facing starvation and cattle losses. John Barton Payne reports 3,000 chapters urged local contributions as food riots erupt in Arkansas and relief funds rise amid congressional drought aid plans.
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Red Cross
Washington
Hoover
Arkansas
John Barton Payne
Payne
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Ohio
Vermont
Montana
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Virginia
Texas
Charges Filed Against El Paso Postmaster in Politics Dispute
Senators from Texas and Arizona waited for a postmaster general report on El Paso postal authorities inquiry into H. C. Kramp El Paso postmaster. A postal clerk Joseph P. Delavigne charged demoting him for not changing his party politics.
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Washington
Texas
Arizona
el Paso
H. C. Kramp
Joseph P. Delavigne
Births Surpass Deaths in Del Rio for 1930
City records show 409 births in Del Rio during 1930, compared with 440 in 1929, and 244 deaths in 1930, up from 229 in 1929, per City Clerk Louis J. Bochat. Many cases involve residents outside Val Verde County and births out of town. A new classification will separate births outside city limits to yield an accurate population change.
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del Rio
Louis J. Bochat
Val Verde County
Bochat
27 Ships Join In Search For Lost Aviators
Galveston January 13. Thirty ships from the Third Attack Group at Fort Crockett joined the hunt for two Army pilots missing since departing Matagorda Bay last Sunday. The marshy area between Freeport and Matagorda Bay is the focal search zone as guardsmen fear a crash in the swamps. The missing are pilot J. E. Grasty and corporal Philp Schuchmann. Coast guard cutters patrol the seashore for clues.
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Galveston
Upi
Fort Crockett
Matagorda Bay
Freeport
Thetrecraft
J. E. Grasty
Philp Schuchmann
Coast Guard
Lost Flyers May Be Safe On Small Atlantic Island
A radiogram from the steamship President Garfield via Sam Miguel radio says the Tradewind sank about 20 miles from Mosteiros Point on St Michaels Island. Authorities hope Mrs Hart and her companion, overdue since Sunday, are safe on a remote island cut off from communication.
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New York
President Garfield
Sam Miguel
Mosteiros Point
St. Michaels Island
Tuesday 13 and unlucky days deter Mexican plans
The article notes Tuesday as jinxed in Mexico and Friday the 13th as especially unlucky in the United States. It warns Mexicans avoid starting trips marriages or business on Tuesday and marks 1831 as having three Friday the 13ths and two Tuesday the 13ths, with marriage rates likely to fall.
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Mexico
United States
Cemetery Group Elected for 1931 in Crystal City
The Crystal City cemetery association elected officers for 1931 led by president Mrs. E. Peel and vice president Mrs. R. W Manifold. Also named were secretary treasurer Mrs. WwW. O. Day power of attorney Mrs. J. E. Mayberry and a slate of directors including Mrs. R. J. Croft Mrs. R. A. Nash Mrs. W. RK. Butler Mrs. L. T Cooper Mrs. BE. L. Ready Mrs. W B. Gullilander Sr. Mrs. H. R. MecNiel Mrs. R. Donnell Mrs. G. W. McMillan Mrs. C. L. Coleman Mrs. FP. C. Reeves and Mrs. F. W. Pulliam.
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Crystal City
Cemetery Association of
E. Peel
R. W Manifold
Www. O. Day
J. E. Mayberry
R. J. Croft
R. A. Nash
W. RK. Butler
L. T Cooper
BE. L. Ready
W B. Gullilander Sr
H. R. MecNiel
R. ©. Donnell
G. W. McMillan
C. L. Coleman
FP. C. Reeves
F. W. Pulliam
Weather Outlook Del Rio Vicinity Fair Pattern
The forecast shows little temperature change over the southeast portion through Tuesday night and Wednesday. Maximum Monday 58 degrees, minimum 43. West Texas and East Texas expect stable or slightly warmer conditions with mild to warm readings Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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West Texas
East Texas
South Portion
Lingle Suspect Trapped By Her Miss Huebsch Aids Capture
Chicago federal stenographer Miss Rose Huebsch helped trap gangster Leo Brothers, accused of killing "Jake" Lingle. She lived across the hall from Brothers and lured him to arrest with a strategic phone call.
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Miss Rose Huebsch
Chicago
Leo Brothers
Jake” Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Miss Huebsch
Brothers
Bond Issue Advances Two Major Uvalde Highway Projects
A $175000 bond issue in Uvalde County funds two 1931 highway schemes to reduce unemployment. Local labor will be prioritized as Rocksprings to Uvalde widens toward a state topped road, and Highway No 4 from Uvalde to Real County begins drainage and construction with an underpass planned at the Southern Pacific tracks.
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Uvalde County
State Highway Department
Nueces Canyon
Highway Commission
Uvalde
Real County
Southern Pacific
Frio
Lufkin Man Arrested at Hotel Over Missing Money Orders
A Lufkin man was arrested at a hotel after admitting he stole two money orders. He was discharged here.
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Lufkin
Former Western Union worker arrested for forged money orders
Kr Hubbard of Lufkin Texas, a former Western Union employee, was jailed on charges of forging and cashing about 1400 in money orders at First National Bank. He confessed after arrest, admitting to taking blanks in Harlingen and Del Rio and forging orders in San Antonio Amarillo names, seeking lenient plea via grand jury.
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KR. &. Hubbard
Lufkin
Texas
Western Union
First National Bank
Hubbard
Haringen
del Rio
San Antonio
D. 8. Roberts
Amarillo
M. L
Bud" Whistler
Tom Myers
Bud” Whistler
Grand Jury
The
Harlingen
Marriage licenses dip as economic mood harms nuptials
New York reports 1930 marriage licenses much lower than 1929 with officials blaming economic slump. Mme Helena Rubinstein warns women to appear exceptionally attractive to attract husbands amid shrinking market. In New York, 33,945 licenses were issued in 1929 but 81,724 in 1930.
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New York
Mme
Helena Rubinstein
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