Local Labor To Be Used On Work In Del Rio
Del Rio and Val Verde County officials announced 85 miles of Highway 85 will be graveled and surfaced with asphalt plus widening. Local labor to be used for all shovel work and most tasks with only skilled outside workers. A $37,724 allocation funds the project with county involvement on right of way and potential fence relocation. Preliminary bridge work in Langtry proceeds as county Judge Thurman supervises labor.
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del Rio
Val Verde County
Eagle Pass
Austin
Victor Searcy
Langtry
Roger Thurman
Kidnapped Baker Asks Wife to Pay Ransom
Denver dispatch reports Benjamin P. Bower, a bakery official kidnaped, sent a letter urging his wife to pay a $50,000 ransom. The note asked her to bundle the money and drive 12 miles to Golden to meet the abductors, with no delivery deadline stated.
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Denver
U.P
Benjamin P. Bower
Bower
Houston Man Heads Demo Money Drive
Lewis Fisher president of the Houston Bar Association was appointed Democratic victory campaign fund committee chairman for Texas in Houston.
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Houston
U.R
Lewis Fisher
The
Houston Bar Association
Democratic Victory Campaign Fund
Texas
NO CHANGE IN OFFICIALS FOR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The chamber of commerce re elected officers for the coming year. Julian LaCrosse remains president with E F Measels as first vice president A G Edwards as second vice president J Autrey Walker continues as treasurer and A C Easterling as secretary manager Miss Mary Johnson stays on as office assistant Directors attended the session and endorsed the progress under current leadership with a unanimous vote to extend their terms.
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Chamber of Commerce
Julian LaCrosse
E. F. Measels
A. G. Edwards
J. Autrey Walker
A. C. Easterling
Mary Johnson
Gunshot Wounds Prove Fatal to Allende Dealer
Emilio Torres a prominent Allende Coahuila businessman died Friday evening in Hotel Coahuila Piedras Negras after being shot six times and clubbed with a pistol. Manual Gonzalez brother of Miguel Gonzalez held in Piedras Negras jail on murder charge.
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Piedras Negras
Emilio Torres
Allende
Coahuila
Manual Gonzalez
Miguel Gonzalez
Torres
Mrs. T. F. James Buried in Sanderson
Funeral services for Mrs Tropha Fred James wife of C F James were held in Sanderson. She visited Del Rio with her parents ranching residents of Terrell County she graduated Sanderson High School and attended Texas University. She married C F James in 1928 and lived on a ranch. Survivors include her widower, her parents and a sister.
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Tropha
Fred James
C. F. James
Sanderson
James
del Rio
R. E. Fred
Terrell County
R. E. Pred
Ernest Jessup
Leaps to death shocks Texarkana hotel
Lawrence Russell a 31 year old cash register company representative leaped from the third floor of a downtown Texarkana hotel today. His death was reported by local authorities and details surrounding the incident were not immediately released.
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Texarkana
Lawrence Russell
Cash Register Company
Hoover's Reconstruction Corp leaders named in plans
Two chief officers of a new 2 billion reconstruction corporation are revealed. Charles G. Dawes becomes president and Eugene Meyer, chairman of the directors, will oversee a finance company to loan banks and lending institutions under tentative plans.
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Hoover
Reconstruction Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Finance Company
Big Bend Land Sale Revival Attracts Out Of State Buyers
Alpine ranchman Joe D. Jackson reports patented lands along the Rio Grande in Presidio and Brewster Counties are selling for 1.75 to 2 dollars an acre to out of state buyers without inspection. Tracts range 5 000 to 20 000 acres with most deals near completion. The Big Bend, rich in minerals and irrigation potential, hosts active cinnabar mining and several farms near Santa Lena and Terlingua.
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Rio Grande
Presidio
Brewster Counties
Joe D. Jackson
Grand Canyon
Big Bend
Terlingua
Rio Grande Valley
Wayne Cartledge
Jim Sublett
Santa Lena
Brewster County
Two Finance Bills Signed By President Hoover
President Hoover signed the Federal land bank bill increasing farm loan bank capitalization by 125 million dollars. He also signed creation of a reconstruction finance corporation authorized to use two billion dollars in credit to aid U.S. business. Charles G. Dawes and Eugene Meyer conferred on the new body amid job seekers outside the Treasury Building. Jesse H. Jones is rumored to be named to the board.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Land Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U.P
Charles G. Dawes
Eugene Meyer
New Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
New Corporation
House approves 500 million for reconstruction finance
Washington January 23 The House passed the bill providing 500 million dollars initial capital for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation without a record vote.
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Washington
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Terrell County Court to Open Monday in Sanderson
Terrell County District Court closes January term in Val Verde County with few cases carried over. Civil docket dominates continued matters while two criminal jury cases remain against Gravael Prendez and Santiago Gonzales. Court to reopen Monday morning at Sanderson with Judge Joseph Jones and Mrs Belle Sutherland. Trial of Bessie Sharp for alleged poisoning features the docket.
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Val Verde County
Gravael Prendez
Santiago Gonzales
Terrell County
Second Leavenworth Guard Shoots Self
William E. Brinson a 54 year old federal prison guard killed himself at his brother in law’s home. He became the second guard to die by own action since the December prison outbreak when seven convicts kidnapped the warden and escaped before being recaptured.
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Leavenworth, Kans
William E. Brinson
Brother-Inlaw
Brinson
Threat to Kidnap Dawes Revealed by Chicago Paper
The Chicago Herald and Examiner reports Charles G. Dawes former ambassador to England and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is named in a list of statesmen targeted by a kidnaping band. Senator Roscoe Patterson of Missouri was informed, citing the Chicago paper as the source.
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Dawes
Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner Today
Charlies G. Dawes
England
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roscoe Patterson
Missouri
Charles G. Dawes
Patterson
Mayor Jac Y Long Declares Re election Candidacy
Jac Y Long announces Saturday he is a candidate for re election as mayor, saying he has not finished his work. A friend praises his leadership on waterworks and city affairs, noting improvements without tax increases. Long plans a fuller statement in coming days.
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Jac. Y. Long
Long
Water Hampers Deep Showing In Kerrville Test
Kerrville oil test No 2 Jeff Love by L L Evans Walter Gant and Eastland Oil Co showed heavy water intrusion in the hole. The well deepened to 5847 feet but no oil flow developed as water dominated the column, prompting plans to cement casing and test only if deeper drilling resumes.
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Kerrville
L. L. Evans
Walter Gant
Eastland Oil Company
Jeff Love
Kerr County
Love
No. 2 Love
Kerr County Cuts Livestock Valuations and Salaries
Kerr County Commissioners' Court reduced sheep valuations from 2.50 to 2 per head and goats from 2 to 1.50. All county officials volunteered to accept salary reductions.
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Kerr County
Kerrville
Kerr County Commissioners’ Court
Retail Merchants Meet Board of Directors
The Retail Merchants board of directors met Friday afternoon at the Del Rio National Bank building offices. Routine business was discussed.
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del Rio National Bank
Thomason seeks federal help to curb bitterweed in West Texas
Congressman Ewing Thomason of the 16th Texas district urges a $10 000 federal appropriation to aid bitterweed eradication in West Texas. He notes the measure was cut from the agriculture supply bill and argues timely funding will save thousands of acres, complementing a remaining $5 000 state allotment and a Sut ton Edwards County research building.
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Washington
Texas
Ewing ‘Thomason
Thomason
West Texas
Agricultural Department
State of Texas
State Ranch
Sutton
Edwards Counties
Labounty couple marks 60 years married with 66 grandchildren
In St Albans Vermont Mr and Mrs Joseph Labounty celebrate six decades of marriage. The couple share a family of 66 grandchildren highlighting a long life together with extended family.
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St, Albans, Vt
Joseph Labounty
Ex Sheriff Hugh Applewhite Slain in Pearsall
Pearsall officers hunt two brothers after former Frio County sheriff Hugh Applewhite, 58, was shot multiple times and found in his parked car. A 30-30 rifle was used, a witness says the brothers fled toward San Antonio. Applewhite had previously wounded one of the suspects in a 1940s street altercation. He was known in the Comstock area.
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Pearsall
Feeline
Hugh Applewhite
Frio County
Applewhite
San Antonio
Thalae
LaSalle County
Eagle Paso
del Rio
Swindling Case In Eagle Pass Against Lowry
The sheriff's department was notified Saturday to hold Roy Lowry for Eagle Pass authorities on swindling charges. His bond stands at 250 dollars, and he must report to Maverick County Court the first Monday in February. He is currently free on a 300 dollar bond on similar charges in Val Verde County and due to report February 1.
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Eagle Pass
Lowry
Sheriff's Department
Roy Lowry
Maverick County
Val Verde
Trinity River Reaches Crest as Flood Rescues Continue
Dallas Jan 23 The Trinity River reaches its highest crest in years. Boats ply flooded areas rescuing homeless squatter families as the coldest weather of winter is predicted for tonight. The crest of the Wise is expected today.
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Dallas
Trinity River
Weather report for Del Rio area with chilly night
Partly cloudy conditions and freezing temperature tonight in Del Rio and vicinity. Sunday is expected to be fair with a cool to mild day following. Yesterday's high reached 73 and low 62, with a 51 degree low this morning.
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy and colder with lows from 16 to 20 degrees in the north and freezing in the south. Sunday should be generally fair across the region.
Weather Update: Cold Regions Tonight with Valley Warmth
Generally fair and colder conditions expected tonight with freezing temperatures in the interior. The low Rio Grande valley may stay warmer while Sunday remains generally fair across the region.
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Rio Grande Valley
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