Murder Investigation After Del Rio Man Found Dead
White travels from Del Rio to his El Paso farm to investigate Clyde Havens 24 found dead by his brother Lester Havens. Havens was beaten and shot, robbed of money, and lay on the floor with the gun in his hands. Lester joined by Christina, Gale, and others as White officers probe the murder.
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Havens
Lester Havens
del Rio
Havers
M Havens
Barks
Gale Cipole
Mr White
el Paso
Christina Lester
Kerrville Man Sought in Ardmore Detective Slaying
Ardmore Oklahoma officers hunted Kerrville Texas suspect Pat O Day after detective Buddy Moorehead was shot Friday. Roy Wilson, 18, of Kerrville, reportedly implicated O Day in a confession given to deputy Homer Riddle. Moorehead confronted O Day during an arrest, then was shot en route to police headquarters.
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Pat O'Day
Kerrville
Ardmore
Okla
Buddy Moorehead
Roy Wilson
O'Day
Homer Riddle
Driving Case Turned Over to District Court
A complaint charges H G Spiller of Houston with driving a 4 car while intoxicated. Arrested about 2:20 Saturday morning, the case was heard in Corporation Court and then sent to the sheriff for grand jury consideration. Spiller claimed a mistaken identity and said the suitcase incident involved a mistaken item. He had been in VillaAcuna earlier and was traveling for a Houston firm.
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Moorehead
O'Day
H G Spiller
Houston
Spiiler
C.F. Lovende
San Francisco
Calif
Trom
California
Corporation Court
Spiller
Corporation
C.D. Smith
Sheriffs Department
Te Grand Jury
Child Clawed To Death in Los Angeles by Mexican Lion
A 5 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Friesen of 409 South Presa Street, was killed after a lion attack at their home. She died at Robert B Green Hospital shortly after the Friday night incident in Ban Antonio.
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Ban Antonio
John L. Friesen
South Presa Treet
Robert B. Green ‘Hospital
Arranging New Quarters for County Auditor
County Auditor E. Block will move into a newly assigned office after the Commissioners Court set the space on January 1. Furniture and fittings are being installed in the county court room with the office ready to open once remaining supplies arrive. Justice Court will be held upstairs in Charles Miller’s office after its relocation.
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E. Block
County
Audi’es
Commissioners Court
Brock
Roger Thurmond
Justice of the Peace
Charles Miller
Bids Sought For Highway Work In Val Verde County
State Highway engineers were authorized to complete plans and advertise for bids on Highway No. 3 in Val Verde County from the west limits of Federal aid project 411-C to about 1 mile west of Langtry. Expenditures of 1.606 million dollars for maintenance and special construction were approved.
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Val Verde County
Langtry
Highway Commission
Tom Mix Loses Big Sum in Court Suit
Erie report states Zack Miller was awarded 90000 dollars by a jury in a breach of contract case against film star Tom Mix. Miller sought 345000 dollars in damages and the verdict follows lengthy litigation with the judge noting the case involved advisory lessons from adversaries.
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Tom Mix
Big Sum
Erie
Zack Miller
Tor Mix
Miller
Negro Held In Attack On Girl In Brownsville
Suspect, an 18 year old girl Pantime Lane, was attacked in Brownsville Thursday afternoon. A black man was removed from a freight train in Robbstown and held for Brownsville authorities. Police circulated descriptions and searched railroad points and highways statewide. Brownsville officers expected to travel to Robbstown to take custody of the suspect.
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Robbstown
Pantime
Brownsville
Wittyall
Longhorns Prepare for Baylor Showdown in Austin
Texas works on offense and ball control in final workouts as they host Baylor University in Austin Saturday night. The focus centers on finishing plays near the basket after gaining possession.
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Austin
Texas Longhorns
Baylor University Bears
Judge orders disposal of confiscated liquor worth about $1
Judge Joseph Jones of the 63rd District Court ordered the destruction of roughly three hundred gallons of confiscated liquor valued at about $1. Sheriff M. L. Bud Whistier will supervise the disposal. The liquors include about 350 gallons of pure alcohol plus tequila and mescal to be poured into a canyon near the city dump. bottles will be broken as they are emptied. Citizens offered help or services as the disposal proceeded.
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Joseph Jones
63Rd District Court
M. L. “Bud Whistier
Ranch sale transfers vast Marfa area to Rankin buyer
Sells ranch J Humphris of Marfa sells the 15000 acre Bofocilos ranch southwest of Marfa to A F Yates of Rankin. About 15000 acres join the deal under lease.
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J. Humphris
Marfa
A. F. Yates
Rankin
Bank Robbery Parable Ends With Mother’s Mercy
Samuel Cohen, unemployed, robs West Side National Bank for $4,000 then returns home to announce the haul. His mother, Mrs Anna Cohen, calls police but defends him as a good boy. He is taken to jail as the narrative ends.
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Chicago
Anna Cohen
Samuel
West Side National Bank
Special committee formed to aid Associated Charities in Del Rio
A group led by E. F Measels and George E Love with Rev. Charles Nixon and others was appointed Friday at the Chamber of Commerce to plan how to carry on work and repay about 500 in debt. Demands for help rise with economic downturn and winter strain. Mrs Rose notes 2000 plus hoboes have received meals since November 1, a practice recently halted.
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E. F Measels
George E. Love
Charles Nixon
E. K Fawcett
F H. Doran
Sam H Walk
Associated Charities Organization
Associated Charities
del Rio
Rose
Lectures and Barbecue at Masonic Meet
About 100 Masons attend barbecue and rally at the Masonic lodge in Corsicana and Waco to honor Sam Helm and Thomas M Bartlett. A goat supper followed by two lectures outlines Texas Royal Arch work and a state-wide lecturing tour.
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Masonic Lodge
de Ric
Royal Arch
Sam Helm
Corsicana
Thomas M. Bartlett
Waco Grand
Grand Royal Arch
Texas
Helm
Bartlett
Royal Arch Masons
Arlington
Gas Utilities managers meet in Del Rio district routine session
Texas Gas Utilities Company managers from the Del Rio and Winter Garden districts held a monthly meeting Saturday morning under D. H. Tucker vice president and general manager. The session covered routine work operation plans and customer service discussions with HT. Eaple Pass, Tucker, and W. G. McDonald present.
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Texas Gas Utilities Company
del Rio
Winter Garden
D. H. Tucker
Eaple Pass
W. G. McDonald Leal Delio
Supreme Penalty Is Dealt Out For Murder Of Mate
Mrs Clara Uhr was sentenced to death in the electric chair in San Antonio for plotting the murder of her paralyzed husband Daniel Uhr on October 18. She hired Fort Sam Houston soldier Donald Walker, who received a 15 year penitentiary sentence. If carried out, she would be among the few women executed in the United States.
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Daniel Uhr
Donald Walker
Fort
Sam Houston
Walker
Texas
Mrs. Uhr
United States
Espee Expert Plant Life Visits Del Rio For Landscaping
Harry Adams, a Southern Pacific landscape gardener with 29 years service, spends days in Del Rio planting shrubs and flowers in railroad yards and local grounds. He offers free advisory help after 5 pm and distributes palm cuttings and seeds to residents as gifts from the company.
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Harry Adams
Southern Pacific Railway Company
del Rio
Adams
Espee
Southern Pacific
S. A. and A. P. Company
The
Payments Asked For War Vets in Hondo
At a veterans meeting in Hondo 175 veterans urged full and immediate payment of World War II bonus certificates. The session was led by County Judge R. J. Noonan and Dr. Q. O. B. Taylor and petitions were sent to Senators Connally and Sheppard and Representative John Garner.
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Hondo
Tom Connally
Morris Sheppard
John Garner
R. J. Noonan
QO. B. Taylor
Cowboys Plan Huge Welcome for Humorist Will Rogers
San Antonio crowds gather for a reception honoring Will Rogers as he arrives Monday for his relief stand. George W. Saunders, president of the Old Time Trail Drivers Association, drums up old timers and ranchers from across Texas for a traditional cowboy welcome with 10 gallon hats and jingling spurs.
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San Antonio
Texas
Will Rogers
George W. Saunders
Trail Drivers’ Association
Rogers
Rangeland
Kerr County road project to start next week
Kerrville January 24 Kerr County Judge Charles Real announced a road building campaign will begin next week with a six mile Ingram to Hunt route to receive bituminous surface under State Highway standards. Brown and Roo of Austin won the bid on a percentage and day labor basis. Local labor only will be used and completion is targeted for June 1 at a cost of 34 250 funded by a $450 000 bond issue.
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Kerrville
Charles Real
Kerr County
Ingram
Hunt Communities
Brown and Roo
Austin
Guadalupe River
Carrizo Springs Adds Members to Chamber of Commerce Drive
Carrizo Springs reports a strong push as 194 new Chamber of Commerce members join and 70 new members enter the Ladies Auxiliary. Rival captains A G Smith and Towner Dickerson completed their tasks on Thursday. A festival week drew hundreds, capped by a Friday rally at the high school led by C S Nusbaum.
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Carrizo Springs
Chamber of Commerce
A. G. Smith
Towner Dickerson
Capt C. S. Nusbaum
Unemployed Hunters Count Wins in West Park
In Missoula Montana observers credit unemployed men with a strong drive to reduce food costs as the season’s most successful hunters, based on records kept by Rower M Lukens.
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Missoula
Mont
West Park
M. Lukens
Ardmore Sleuth Shot After Friday Arrest
Ardmore detective Buddy Moorehead was fatally shot after arresting a man at a tourist camp. The suspect fled in a sedan and directed the driver toward town when the man produced a gun and opened fire. Moorehead's body was later found with multiple bullet wounds, tossed from the speeding car. the driver remains at large.
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Moorehead
Texas Cowpuncher Crowned Champion Rodeo Bulldogger
Salinas California January 24 Verett Bowman Trent Texas was declared the world's champion roping bulldogger this week by Fred S McCarger secretary of the Rodeo Association of America Clay Qarr Visalia California was declared the world's best all around cowboy The award was based on his exploits in nine rodeos during 1930 and takes the crown from War Thode 1929 champion Pete Knight Calgary Alberta was declared champion broncho buster
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Salinas
Cal
Verett Bowman
Trent
Texas
Fred S. McCarger
Rodeo Association of America
Clay Qarr
Visalia
Wao
Warl Thode
Pete Knight
Calgary
Alta
Faro Victim in Chicago Resigns $7500 Position
Chicago on January 24 reports Myrtle Blacklidge who alleged she lost 509000 of a prominent politician’s money in a faro swindle resigned from her $7500 a year post as collector of internal revenue.
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Chicago
Myrtle Blacklidge
Weekend Weather Outlook for West Texas
Mostly cloudy Friday night through Sunday with probable showers. Friday minimum 44 degrees, high near 60. Southeast portion may see showers. west Texas remains mostly cloudy with similar conditions.
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West Texas
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