Highway 85 gravel project eyed for Val Verde County
An allotment of 37000 for graveling 85 miles of Highway 85 between Del Rio and Eagle Pass was approved by the State Highway Department. The plan may include asphalting and involves district highway engineer Victor Searcy who will meet with San Antonio officials and Del Rio county officers. The funding is part of a 400000 statewide maintenance program with multiple counties listed.
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del Rio
Eagle Pass
Austin
Val Verde County
Higway
Victor Searcy
San Antonio
Roger Thurmond
Val Verde
Wise County
Young
Williamson
Runnels
King
Hutchinson
Jeff Davis
Eastland
Parker
Palo Pinto
Erath
Culbertson
McLennan
Crockett
Crane
Brazoria
Comal
Pecos
Franklin
Stonewall
Refugio
Real
Randall and Lipscomb
Crowley Dies in Electric Chair for Police Murder
Ossining N Y January 22 Francis Two An Crowley was executed for killing a New York policeman. His last message was to his mother who sent him a rosary for his final walk. Crowley long hated police and had eaten ice cream with a condemned Black woman hours before the sentence.
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Ossining
N. Y
U.P
Francis
Crowley
New York
Hike Reward In Abduction Case In Denver
Rewards totaling 9000 dollars were offered for the safe return of Benjamin P. Bower a 62 year old bakery manager kidnapped from his Denver home Tuesday night abductors demand a 50000 dollar ransom authorities said today no arrests reported as case develops
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Denver
U.P
Benjamin P. Bower
Court brief defends martial law in East Texas case
In Tyler on January 22 a 63 page brief by defendant officials argues Governor Sterling used troops in the oil fields due to insurrection riot and breach of peace. They respond to a prior filing by E Constantin East Texas refiner seeking injunction against oil production proration under martial law.
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Tyler
U.P
East Texas
Sterling
E. Constantin
Trunk Slayer Goes to Trial in Phoenix Case
Art Krenz portrays Winnie Ruth Judd on trial for her life before an all male jury in Phoenix Arizona. She faces charges for staging the killing of Agnes Ann LeRoi three months earlier and a separate murder indictment for slaving and dismembering Helvig Samuelson. Judd’s defense signals an insanity plea as the state seeks the death penalty.
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Winnie Ruth Judd
Iow
Phoenix
Ariz
Agnes Ann LeRoi
Helvig Samuelson
Bugaboo Theme of Sterling Campaign Emerges in Texas
AUSTIN January 22 Governor Rosé Sterling a businessman may run again for a second term as campaign theme and discussion centers on his handling of state finances and public affairs. The East Texas oil field and prison labor on state printing contracts appear among campaign issues with Carl Estes named as a rising candidate in Tyler and editor interest noted.
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Austin
Rosé Sterling
Sterling
Red River Bridge Company
Grist
Texas
Carl Estes
Tyler
Estes
Aurora Declares Five Day Citywide Moratorium on Business
Mayor Conrad N. Bjorseth announced a five day moratorium after an all night conference with business leaders. All factories and most retail and wholesale businesses will close except newspapers utilities and food stores to stabilize conditions.
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Aurora
U.P
Conrad N. Bjorseth
Eight Negroes Face Death in Scottsboro Assault Case
Guards patrolled the Alabama State Capitol as a precaution during a Supreme Court hearing on the Scottsboro assault case. Eight black defendants, sentenced to death for attacking two white girls, faced proceedings amid threats received by Chief Justice John C. Anderson.
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John C. Anderson
Second School Term Opening on Monday
Del Rio students received first semester report cards Friday in the final exercises. Junior and Senior high students return at 2 p.m. for cards while elementary grades attend all day. The second semester starts Monday with older students drafting schedules and younger students starting Monday morning. Junior and Senior high classes begin Tuesday.
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del Rio
Mrs Vera Daniels Dieing by Own Action Recall
The body of Vera Daniels a former Texas rodeo queen who killed herself last week was placed in the Medical College of the University of Louisville. Relatives in Texas could not cover funeral costs and the body was sent there by an undertaker. A coroner ruled the death self inflicted and the body will be held 30 days before dissection. Earlier a murder theory was investigated. The body was found in a rooming house.
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Louisville
U.p
Vera Daniels
Medical College of the
University of Louisville
Texas
Daniels
Jail Escape Delays Well Murder Quiz in Marfa
A jail escape at Marfa delayed the Presidio well murder quiz as a suspect fled days before District Court term. Blood found in his automobile led to arrest. the victim’s body lay chained in a well at the Alamito bridge near Presidio. The case echoes a Pecos river double-women find.
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Marfa
Presidio Well
Alamito Bridge
Presidio
Pecos
Directors Elect Officers Here Tonight
New chamber of commerce directors will elect officers for the ensuing year at 7 30 tonight. The annual banquet at Hotel Roswell named E K Adams C A Chastang F L Childs T L Drnsdale A G Edwards E K Fawcett J A Forman Clarence Herreford R H Hurd Julian LaCrosse Jac Y Long George E Love B J McDowell E F Measels C V Milligan Ulric Ross John Rowland W S Stevenson Sam H Walk and J Autrey Walker. Present officers are Juli Crosse president E first vice president A second vice president Walker treasurer and erling secretary manager Autrey C East.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Roswell
E. K. Adams
C. A. Chastang
F L. Childs
T. L. Drnsdale
A. G. Edwards
E. K. Fawcett
J. A. Forman
Clarence Herreford
R. H Hurd
Julian LaCrosse
Jac. Y Long
George E. Love
B. J. McDowell
E. F. Measels
C. V. Millican
Ulric Ross
John Rowland
W. S. Stevenson
Sam H. Walk
J. Autrey Walker
Juli Crosse
Walker
Erling
Robin Hood Bank Bandit Strikes Again
In Seminole Oklahoma a charred body identified as George Birdwell, alleged Floyd accomplice, was found in a burned car five miles west. Oklahoma City reports the hunt for Charles Pretty Boy Floyd shifts across the state with around $4,000 offered for capture. Floyd is tentatively identified as one of three robbing the Dover State Bank and other incidents attributed to his gang.
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Pretty Boy” Floyd
Dover Bandit
Seminole
Okla
George Birdwell
Charlies
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Here
Birdwell
Oklahoma City
Charles
Oklahoma
Dover
Kin of Mrs. Forman Stricken in El Paso
Mrs J A Forman receives word of the death in El Paso of Mrs J B Burns aged about 79 She will be buried there Saturday Surviving children include Mrs C A Sibley El Paso Mrs Fred Flynn Harlingen and L A Burns Tucson Aziz and other relations listed in Del Rio Fort Worth Austin and El Paso
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J. A. Forman
el Paso
J. 8
Co op sessions to run well into next week
After five days of meetings the National Wool Marketing Corporation executive committee said discussions would continue well into next week. Sessions are held privately with press representatives barred as officials review 1931 developments and defer decisions on the 1932 clip.
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Poston
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Byron Wilson
Corporation
The
United Press
Wilson
Lowry Freed on $300 Bond
Roy Lowry, charged with swindling, was released on $300 bond Thursday afternoon. Charges were filed earlier, but he had been out of town until the last few days and posted bond shortly after his arrest.
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Roy Lowry
Lowry
Border Patrol to reorganize under centralized U S plan
Washington announces a sweeping reorganization with centralized control from the Pacific to Florida. George J Harris will direct the Mexican, gulf and Florida districts while C Arthur Palmer moves to the Canadian border and Shirley D Smith shifts to Salt Lake City.
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Washington
Doak
George J. Harris
Fl Paso
Pacific Ocean
Florida
Harris
Gulf and Florida
C. Arthur Palmer
Spokane
Wash
Shirley D. Smith
Salt Lake City
William P. Coyne
Edward J. Shaughneasy
Relief Bill Nearing Hoover After House Action
The House adopted a conference report on the two billion dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill and sent it to the Senate for final action. It is expected to reach President Hoover tonight for his signature. The Senate also adopted a resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to study a six hour workday for railroad employees with a report due by December 1.
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Washington
U.P
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coon Hides Hidden During Sheriff Raid Discovered
Sheriff deputies during a Thursday raid uncovered 83 untagged raccoon hides in a home while searching for other articles. The hides were turned over to Leo Brown, the game warden, for disposition. Authorities believed more items might be hidden at the residence of two Mexican suspects.
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Sheriffs Department
Leo Brown
Department
Plan to reach a hundred miles an hour to ease supper travel
A Corpus Christi Caller item notes plans for a plane designed to travel about a hundred miles per hour, promising quicker returns home for dinner and eliminating excuses for tardiness.
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Corpus Christi
Feud Blamed For Fatal Shot In Coahuila Hotel
Emilio Torres, about 50, prominent Allende businessman, was stabbed and shot in the lobby of the Coahuila Hotel in Piedras Negras. The attacker fled after the assault, then surrendered to authorities. the shooting is tied to the Gonzales and Torres family feud linked to a recent trial.
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Allende
Coahuila
Piedras Negras
Torres
Gonzales
Miguel Gonzales
Alleged Poisoner of Husband Remains in Terrell Jail
In Terrell County a Sanderson court prepares to hear the case of Bessie Sharp charged with poisoning her husband Telefus Sharp at the Rio Canyon ranch last May. The trial may move if a venue change is granted. defense seeks delay due to seven absent witnesses while insanity pleas have been rejected.
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Sanderson Court
Terrell
Bessie Sharp
Telefus Sharp
Rio Canyon
Terrell County
Sanderson
Del
James Cornell
San Angelo
Julian LaCrosse
MacDonald Invites Laval For Debt Talks In London
Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald invited French Premier Pierre Laval to London for talks this weekend on international affairs including disarmament and debts reparations. Laval's reply awaits the Chamber of Deputies vote of confidence in his new government.
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London
Ramsey MacDonald
Pierre Laval
Laval
Chamber of Deputies
Missing flyer found in Grand Prairie Texas
Otto Graff, New York businessman and aviator, located in Grand Prairie today after being reported missing since Tuesday during a 4 flight from El Paso to Big Spring. Graff said he flew in yesterday due to a good tailwind and learned of his disappearance by reading the morning papers.
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Otto Graff
New York
el Paso
Big Spring
Graff
Three Killed in Beaumont Highway Crash
A highway collision near Beaumont last night killed L. G. Rodgers 30 Winnie ISD principal and coach Francis McBride 16 Winnie basketball player and C E Teer Baton Rouge construction worker. Eight others were injured when Rodgers car carrying the Winnie basketball team collided with a truck carrying 20 pipeline workers.
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Rodgers
Del Rio Area Weather: Cooler Tonight With Partly Cloudy Skies
Del Rio and vicinity see partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 69 degrees, low 63, and this morning’s low was 62 degrees.
Weather Summary for Southeast Regions
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions for the extreme southeast tonight. Saturday remains partly cloudy. Cloudy with showers in the east and south tonight and again Saturday in the southeast and far eastern portions.
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Gordon K. Shearer
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Ala
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Boro
Mrs. Daniels
Rds. Autrey C. East
Mabel Ryan
Ann Hutchings
Detroit
Robin Hood
Border Patrol
Gandhi
Viscount Willingdon
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Coahuilan
Piedras Negras, Mexico
Emilio Torres
of Age
Sharp
Teletus Sharp
Willie Burleson
MacDonald
Grand Prairie, Texas
Beaumont Hiway
Winnie School
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