Two Jurors Picked in Brady Trial at Austin Court
In Austin on January 71 jurors, including W N Wright, faced the Brady murder case over Lehitia Highsmith. Juror Wright pledged the death penalty if warranted. Juror Beltner, 40, agreed to follow the law strictly, while others admitted potential biases. A recess prompted a potential remove of a juror and 56 veniremen had been examined when court recessed awaiting Wednesday reports.
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Unity
Austin
Tre Lorny
John W. Brady
Wii
Lehitia Highsmith
W. N. Wright
Wright
Grup
Beltner
Keltner
Kettner
Wits
State
Moore
Sen
Del Rio Doctors Attend Surgeon's College Meeting
Del Rio physicians, including George H. Garrett and H Bo Rows, plan attendance at the American College of Surgeons sectional meeting Monday and Tuesday. They will confer with visiting surgeons on problems for the new Del Rio Hospital and Clinic and discuss equipment upgrades ahead of the opening. Local doctors are named on the hospital project crew.
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George H. Garrett
H Bo
Ban Afitenin
American College of Surgeons
Seading
del Rio
Seom Bon
Trinls
Sen . Union
Board Completes Bond Plan for Bilgio ISD Improvements
At a recent Bilgio Independent School District meeting the board approved a comprehensive report on plans to improve the district. Roy M Andrews announced the report Tuesday afternoon. the Evening News will publish it Wednesday or Thursday in Sept.
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Bilgio Independent School
Roy M Andrews
Wolf Pack Vanishes After Knock At Door
In Racine on January 21 Jacob Maters reports wolves at his door. He called the police, who found no animals on arrival. the wolves had disappeared by the time officers reached the scene.
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Racine
Jacob Maters
Maters
Ambulance Takes Carpenter to City Sanitarium After Train Arrival
G. W. Carpenter of Sanderson was met at the train Monday night by a Deran ambulance and transported to Williams Sanitarium for treatment.
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G. W. Carpenter
Sanderson
Deran
Williams Sanitarium
Mother Held as Bandit Murder Suspect
A mother is accused of murder during a failed arrest of two men connected to a theft. The incident occurred after authorities attempted to detain the trio for the theft of a wulo bear in Ohio and Pennsylvania. She fled the United States and is described as the mother of a four-year-old boy.
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Stay Trosper
Brady Paul
Wulo
Youths resume health trip to Arizona after choosing companions
Frank Graber 21 and J. Ramsey, both from North Carolina, pleaded guilty to burglary linked to a Sycamore station robbery. They received a three year suspended sentence and plan to press on toward Arizona for Ramsey's health, traveling without a car after being apprehended with an escaped convict on Devils River road.
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Arizona
Bnease
Frank Graber
Sycamore
J. Rameesy
North Carolina
Ramsey
Devils River Road
Ray Heath
Scout Meeting Postponed Due to Absence of Scoutmaster
The regular weekly meeting of Boy Scout troop 2 was not held Monday night because Rev. PF H Stalk necht, Scoutmaster, was absent. Stalik necht and family have gone to San Antonio and will stay until Thursday for highway value tests in that city. Several scouts scheduled for tests will be examined next Monday night, assistant scoutmaster Henry Moreau said.
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PF. H. Stalknecht
Staliknecht
San Antonio
Henry Moreau
Seale Dies in Walnut Springs at 77
Henry Seale, manager of Madison Lumber, learned last night his father W H Seale died suddenly at the family home in Walnut Springs. The elder Seale, 77, was an early settler in the area and leaves a widow and eight children.
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Henry Seale
Madison Lumber Company
WH. Seale
Walnut Springs
Seale
German Engineers Reveal Improved Long-Distance Power Transmission
An engineering advance from German researchers claims to transmit electricity over long distances with negligible leakage. The report notes experimental methods and potential applications in regional grids and industrial power delivery.
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Enrinsers
Thomason Confident of Election Amid Del Rio Withdrawals
Contested race for Claude Hodges spot sees Jumige C. Beich ere Del Rio exit amid split reactions. El Paso and San Angelo figures discuss shifts as Thomason lines up support while Murphy and Belcher plans provoke new barbs. Rumors swirl about potential entrants and last minute moves.
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C. C. Beichere
del Rio
Claude Hodspaahys
Eihomiacon
KF Paso
Pat" Murphy
San Angelo
Atorney
la Samar Angéio
Beieter
Otte
Meyer ‘Thomason
Wald Ghren
el Paso
Pontider
Fl Paso
Beetiet
Pioneer William Draewer Claimed By Death
William Draewer born in Berlin and longtime Del Rio resident dies after old age. Government scout and ditch superintendent for Val Verde Irrigation Co. Survived by five daughters, four sons, 47 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and many friends. Funeral expected Thursday, with out of town relatives awaited.
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Dracgt
Berlin
United States
Yorkain
Texas
del Rio
Draeger
Val Verde
Sr. Ramirez
Austin
Kinney County
Delores
Sr .Ramirez
Josephine
Ella PD. Wilson
Eagle Pass
Charles Draeger
Houston
Wiliam Dracter
Lucy 2D. Martinez
O. N. Thomas
J. M. Draeger
el Paso
BE. M. Watkins
Eucle Pass
Albert Draeger
Aujtin
Coac
FL. Centilli
Milam Jurist Plans Mexico Hunt Next Week
Milam County judge Jeff T. Kemp of Cameron plans a hunting trip into Mexico next week. He sought information on hunting privileges and the season closing January 31 was noted by Mexican consul Sr. Lisandro Pena.
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Jeff T. Kemp
Milam County
Cameron
Mexico
Lisandro Pena
Kemp
Parrot Refuses Country And Stays Across The River
In Villa Acuna a parrot named Polly avoids handling and a feared disease, psittacosis. The owner attempts retrieval across the Rio Grande, but Polly keeps flying back and forth, uttering curses and delaying return to Mexico. The bird remains on a middle island, a birds without a country.
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Villa Acuna
Polly
Rio Caande
Mexico
Parr to Aid Valis Confirmation in Texas Senate
A Texas capital panel in Austin awaits action Tuesday on John A. Vallis Webb County district attorney amid an ouster push led by O. W. Killam. Vallis, named for Senate confirmation, is backed by Archie Parr and other observers expect approval.
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Austin
Laredo
John A. Valls
Webb County
O. W. Killam
Valls
Vallis
Senate
Capital
Walls
Archie Parr
Yates Goes to Doran Mortuary in Sweetwater
Damon Doran, longtime ranch worker for George W Baker in Pumpville country, returns to Del Rio and joins his father F. H. Doran in the undertaking business. Howard A. Yates, partner in Doran Funeral Home, travels to Sweetwater to pursue an indefinite period with Mr Deran in another undertaking venture.
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Damon Doran
George W Baker
Pumpville
del Rio
F. H. Doran
Howard A. Yates
Doran Funeral Home
Sweetwater
Mr. Deran
Mexican official seeks game ban and short season at Villa Acuna
Del Rio reports Sr Raw Santos Ivarra, game warden at Villa Acuna, plans to recommend closing the game season for professionals. He cites ruthless poaching, lack of enforcement, and sales to tourists. Talks with Sr Lisandro Pena and H. Wren urge two extra wardens, limiting tourist hunting to Nov 1 to Dec 31.
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Villa Acune Restauranta
Sr Raw
Santos Ivarra
Villa Acuna
Sr. Ivarra
del Rio
Heto
Aime Warren
Lisandro Pena
H. Wren
Delt Rio Chamber of Commerce
Mexican Chamber of Commerce of
San Felipe
Mexico
Court Continues Hearing on Sale Of Stolen Wool
The case of Carl Williams, indicted in the sale of stolen wool, will be postponed to the next court term. The hearing was moved because key witnesses were unavailable. Williams and two co defendants are accused of taking 400 pounds of wool from a barn on the Dave Eaton ranch in Mills County. The indictment stems from attempts to sell the wool in Del Rio.
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Carl Williams
Williams
Dave Eaton
Mifls
del Rio
Dry Laws Harm Social Life Say College Chaplain
Dr. John Hart of Pennsylvania University told Episcopal Diocese delegates that prohibition harmed social student life in American colleges and worsened conditions for youth since the eighteenth amendment. He added that prohibition has apparently benefited industry.
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United Treas Seaumont
John Hart
Pennsylvania University
Episcopal Diocese
Hart
Flu Rumor Debunked By Local Health Officer
Dr. B F Orr city health officer says Del Rio has only a small number of influenza cases and not a current epidemic. He notes several illnesses exist but the situation is not alarming and likely among the mildest since the regional epidemic years ago.
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del Rio
B. F. Orr
Ell
FRAUD HEARING SET IN BOMB BONDS CASES
Jury panel in Judge Joseph Jones district court was dismissed Tuesday and will report again at 10 Wednesday morning. Three swindle cases are set for trial Wednesday with bond salesmen Ben BE. New and E. W. Lasater of Dallas as defendants. Grand jury handed down indictments in October term related to sale of German and Austrian bonds in the area. Each defendant is held on $33,000 bond. Jed Adams of Dallas has been retained to defend Green.
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Joseph
Jones’ District Court
Jones
Ben BE. New
E. W. Lasater
Dallas
Jed Adams
Dallas Itterner
Greren
Promises New Record in Building This Year
Approximately $10,000 in building permits has been issued thus far this year according to city clerk records. Major item is a $3,000 frame stucco dwelling and garage for Edwin Luderus in North Heights. Gulf Refining Company secures permit for four pumps and tanks at Garfield and Pulliam. Other permits include a $400 frame building by Marcos Oliva and several dwellings, garages, and repairs listed for multiple owners.
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North Heights
Edwin Luderus
Gulf Refining Company
Garfield
Pulliam
Marcos Oliva
Ada Espenosa
Severiano Perez
F C. Blain
Juan Trevinio
Jose Hernandez
Gueveriano Perez
Guadalupe Paredes Jr
Francisco Hernandez
Ignacio Villareal
Calistro Villareal
W. M. McGuire
Allie Daniels
Luis Molini
Extreme Penalty Sought by State in Wayburn Case
Georgetown January 21 state seeks death penalty in Rosa Wayburn murder trial. Nine jurors selected to hear testimony after a prior 45 year sentence was reversed on appeal. The prosecution argues for capital punishment in the case of W. W. Wayburn's death.
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Wayburn
United
Georgetown
Rosa Wayburn
W. W. Wayburn
Wurzbach Accused by Demo Opponent in Texas Contest
John Bickett, attorney for Democrat Augustus McCloskey, charged ballot tampering in the Texas congressional contest before the House Elections Committee. The dispute centers on the race between former congressman Harry M. Warzbach and McCloskey.
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Washington
Texas
John Bickett
Augustus McCloskey
House Elections Committee
Harry M. Warzbach
McCloskey
Weer's Second Cold Snap Reaches City
Weather bureau official predicts subfreezing temperatures from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning with lows around 12 to 16 degrees. Precautions urged to prevent frozen pipes as livestock and growers brace for more cold, following a similar episode last week.
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H. L. Molyneux
Focal
The
Weather Bureau
Ranchmnen
Winter Storm Grips Texas and Surrounding States
A brutal winter front hits Texas with temperatures four to twenty degrees below normal. Snow and sleet sweep the South and Midwest as a blizzard locks in, with near zero readings in many areas. Dallas reports power and travel disruptions as 100 cities across 44 counties feel the impact amid widespread weather misery.
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Texas
de Penhandie
West Texas
Mercury
Law
Dallas
Abilene
Aester Rock
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fire damages Miles residence at Garfield Street
A fire Sunday caused heavy damage to the second floor rooms of Mrs. Fouth Miles at 306 B Garfield Street. A defective flue started the blaze around noon. water and chemical extinguished it after about 40 minutes. Estimated damage is about $1,000 with neighbors and the fire department thanked.
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Fouth Miles
Garfield Street
W. & Tinnin
Miles
Weather update signals cold wave across region
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with a cold wave in the southern portion. Temperatures are expected to range from 12 to 16 degrees by Wednesday morning with continued cold conditions through Wednesday. Yesterday’s high was 34 and the low 34 with fair skies overnight.
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Colt Wave
Colt
Interior fair and coast cloudy tonight into Wednesday
Forecast describes fair conditions inland with mostly cloudy skies along the coast tonight. Temperatures will fall with a cold wave affecting the East and South portions. continued cold Wednesday.
Weather Summary for Southern Plains and West Gulf Regions
Unsettled weather with occasional precipitation continues into the week. Temperatures are near normal to seasonable early, with a dip toward week’s end and likely colder conditions. The Southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau region remains cloudy and unsettled with frequent rain or snow showers, especially on northeastern slopes where temperatures run a bit below normal.
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Southern Plains
West Gulf States
Warther
Weelx
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
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