Prison measure set aside amid legislative actions
In Fort Worth Texas the Legislature side tracked all other bills to focus on education funding. Teach ers Association secretary R T Ellis warned rural schools would suffer irreparable damage if the prison measure proceeds without securing rural school support. A coalition formed to place rural schools and education finances before prison legislation, delaying action on the prison bill until after gubernatorial education proposals are reviewed.
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United Pres Fort Worth
R. T. Ellis
Texas State ‘Teachers’ Association
Austin
Judge Minor
San Antonio
Sid
Ellis
Rep
R. 4 Long
Wichita Falls
Ph Sonee Commission
Senate
House
Moors
Austin Audit Not Presented as House Attacks Tyler Warehouse
In Austin on January 27 the State audit was not presented. House members renewed the attack on the State Highway Department over plans to erect an office warehouse in Tyler. The inquiry claims the Attorney General ruling did not authorize the building as initially represented to the Investigation committee.
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Austin
House
State Highway Department
Ofce
Tyler
Investigaton
Dallasite Drowns in Settling Basin
Officers recovered the body of Cr. Lauthian, 4, who fell through ice into 26 feet of water at the settling basin purification plant in Dallas this morning. He was seen on the concrete levee wall when the accident occurred. rescuers used grappling gear to reach him.
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Pree
Dallas
Cr. Lauthian
Settling Basin
Del Rio Bus Collision Yields One Arrest
Uvalde Jan 27. The driver of a car with a California license tag was arrested after a collision with a Del Rio San Antonio bus. The bus traveled east. Both vehicles were damaged but no injuries were reported.
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Uvalde
California
Wild dogs menace stock in Rapid City territory
Bands of wild dogs rove the region devouring sheep hogs and young calves. Ranchmen report frequent animal attacks in several localities prompting organized posses for protection.
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Rapid City
Tax Collector Busy With Tax Payments Over Weekend
The county tax collector’s office stayed open late until 11 p m Saturday as residents flocked in to pay taxes. Beginning Monday at 7 o'clock, people arrived throughout the day, keeping the office force busy.
Legislators Visit Huntsville Penitentiary Inspection Program
About one hundred legislators gathered to learn about behind the walls as prison centralization and reform were discussed. The Wynne and Gorse frame in Walker County were slated for later inspection.
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Cotted Prey
Huntsville
Walker County
Reappointment Clash Delays Texas Nominations
Hoover and Texas GOP backers oppose reappointment of Hartman and Campbell to federal posts amid Senate friction with Brookhart and McKellar. Hartman US Attorney for Western District Texas and Roy Campbell collector at San Antonio faced opposition as terms expired. Both protested the nominations last week and warned of a Senate showdown over patronage.
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Washington
Jar
Hoover
Republican
Texas
Brookhart
McKellar
Senate
John D.D. Hartman
United St
Roy Campbell
San Amor
Hartman
Campbell
Noto
Sion
Hartmans
Senate Chamber
Worker Injured In Fall Recovers On Pecos River
H O Hughes sank thirty feet into a Pecos River canyon during a bridge visit with companions. He suffered torn ligaments cuts and bruises and is expected to travel to Tenaha Texas for recovery away from the injury. He was a blacksmith helper with a pipeline company working in its section.
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H O. Hughes
Pecos
Tenaha Texas
Hughes
Seventh Son Elmer Lawrence Welcomes Fourth Son
North Rochester Mass January 27 Elmer Lawrence a seventh son in the community is today noted as the proud father of a fourth seventh son. The family announces the birth as a local curiosity highlighting a rare lineage.
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North
Rochester
Mass
Elmer Lawrence
Del Rio mother’s death ends seven year search for son
A 79-year-old Del Rio widow, Mrs. Fannie Hovee Drownie, died Saturday after a seven year quest across the continent to locate her missing son C. A. Drownie, now in a veterans’ hospital in the East. Her effects include a WWII medal and letters naming relatives and executors. Funeral plans set for Kerwin Kansas per instructions.
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Kingsley
Boston
Mas
Mail Routes Upheld at Rocksprings Del Rio Road
Del Rio Kerrville road service sparking change in Rocksprings patrons demand morning mail pickup instead of noon delivery. Five star routes currently depart in morning with noon mail. requests aim for earlier out of Sonora Kerrville and Sonora routes, with future daily Kerrville service once Kerrville Del Rio road is finished.
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del Rio
Kerrville
Samora
Santa
Brackettville
Ares
Sonora
Cvasde
Onder
Sheep Adrenal Serum Claimed to Aid Cancer Fight
Medical researchers in San Francisco report that serum from sheep supra-renal glands may act as a systemic stabilizer against cancer. Doctors Coffey and Humber say the treatment supplements surgery and radium, delivering injections away from tumors to balance body processes and reduce cancer growth, with a 1926 observation linking blood pressure drop to cancer improvement.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Hospital
Walter Bernard Coffey
John D. Humber
School Parade On Main Street By Rio Public School
Rio public school students will stage a Thursday afternoon parade on Main Street in the business district. Pupils, teachers, and the PTA will participate, with the PTA sponsoring. The exact time will be announced later. A feature will be the song Our New School performed by the students.
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Ih! Rio
Business District
P. T A
Local golfer Hendry ties course records at San Felipe
Joe Hendry shot a 32 on the back nine at San Felipe Country Club, matching his own 18 hole record of 68 and tying the course back nine record of 32. Douglas Smith, who played with Hendry, reported the performance observed by several witnesses.
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San Felipe Country Club
Joe Hendry
Hendry
Douglas Smith
Rain and warmer forecast for week across southern plains
The weather outlook from the Weather Bureau Houston office predicts precipitation and rising temperatures early in the week of January 27 to February 1. Later, conditions are mostly fair with seasonable or cooler temperatures across the southern plains and west gulf states.
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Weather Bureau
Houston
Plains
West Gulf States
Automobile Blaze on Main Street
A Chevrolet in front of the Eagle Furniture Company caught fire about 3 o clock Monday afternoon. Firemen battled the flames but could not identify the owner. In a separate incident, attackers attacked farmer Francis Blazer near Marysville Kansas with a hatchet and stole 90 bushels of wheat.
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Eagle Purniture Company
Francis Blazer
Marysville
Kan
Divorced Evelyn Aken Granted Divorce in District Court
A divorce was granted in district court on Saturday to Evelyn Aken from William Farl Aken.
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Evelyn Aken
William Farl Aken
New Specialist Joins Staff at Ranch Station
Sonora January 27 Erwin Jungheer of Bozeman Montana arrives at the Ranch Experiment Station as the new specialist replacing Dr E A Tunnicliffe. Jungheer a Vienna University graduate will study swell head in sheep and goats and sore mouth and has recently studied lamb dysentery in England and Germany. Superintendent W H Cameron notes scarce bitterweed reports and widespread poverty in flocks with goat losses up to fifty percent in some areas. Feeding programs are underway to counteract goat trouble. one bitterwood complaint came from near Barnhart.
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Sonora
Erwin Jungherr
Bozeman
Mont
Ranch
E A. Tunnicliffe
Montana
Jungheer
University of Vienna
Nebraska
van Es
England
Germany
W. H. Cameron
Cameron
Barnhart
Killer Convicts Held in Florida
Two escaped convicts from Wethersfield State Prison who killed a Jacksonville officer and wounded another in a gun fight last week were arrested in Pensacola Florida. Roland Lalone and Watson Moulthrope were identified by officers as the fugitives sought across the Southeast.
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Pensacola
Fla
Wethersfield, Conn
Jacksonville, Fla
Roland Lalone
Watson Moulthrope
WRECKED PLANE SPURS EFFORTS TO FIND FLTERS
UPI report from Seattle describes dog sled parties launched to recover the bodies of Carl Ben Elelson and Earl Borland, missing since November 9 after the plane wrecked 90 miles southeast of North Cape Siberia. Official searches continue.
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United Press
Seattle
Wash
Carl Ben Elelson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Siberia
Teller
Alaska
Nanuk
Nome
Borland
Worthington Rites Conducted Monday
Funeral services for Thomas C Worthington 68 who died suddenly in San Antonio Saturday will be held Monday in Boerne He had been in poor health for a year Mrs Worthington his widow was in Del Rio attending to business when she received word of his death which occurred in a barber shop Worthington a Kentucky native had lived in Texas 50 years Survived by widow and one brother Robert Worthington He was a well known Del Rio figure a former conductor on the T N O Railroad with a run from San Antonio to Del Rio He retired from service several years ago
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Thomas C Worthington
San Antonio
Boerne
Mr. Worthington
Kentucky
Texas
Robert Worthington
Worthington
del Rio
Marriage License Issued to Valdez and Flores Saturday
A marriage license was issued to Juan Valdez and Maria de Jesus Flores on Saturday.
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Juan Valdez
Maria de Jesus Flores
Del Rio Visit Yields Western Color for Chicago Illustrator
Leonard H. Grosse of the Chicago Tribune visited Del Rio with wife Mrs. Grosse to gather local color for western book illustrations. He toured ranches along the Rio Grande and Pecos country for authentic scenes, and presented Prosser Martin with a copper plate bearing The Cowman's Prayer, plus two illustrations, a horse and a cowhand.
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Chicago
del Rio
Leonard H. Grosse
Chicago Tribune
Prosser Martin
Grosse
A. Warner
South Main
Mr. Grosse
Middle West
Mr. Martin
Rio Grande
Pecos
West
Texas
Mexico
Martin
Colt
Dayton Moses Struck Down by Prosecutor in Brady Case
Austin Jan 27 no testimony taken in murder case of Judge John W Brady as lawyers fought over evidence. A fist fight erupted between County Attorney Roy Archer and defense chief Dayton Moses, who fell after being struck. Courtroom crowded as trial forecast predicts bitter legal battles over witness testimony and life of Lehlia Highsmith.
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Austin
John W. Brady
Roy Archer
Dayton Moses
Moses
A. G. B. Highsmith
Brady
Brooks
Highsmith
Lebla Highsmith
John Brady
Lehlia Highsmith
Spurker Assassin Remains At Large Near Kirby Camp
Spurger assassin remains at large after Frank Barber lumberman was shot in the back at the Kirby Lumber Company camp while playing a phonograph. No clues identified the killer as of today.
Notices of Intention to Marry Filed by Several Couples
Notices of intention to marry have been filed by Lee Moore and Anna Lee Williams. Jesse Carl Malone and Laura Zelma Cain of Pandale. Antonio Sanchez and Beneficio Monsebais. The filings indicate forthcoming marriages and list the parties involved.
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Lee Moore
Anna Lee Williams
Jesse Carl Malone
Laura Zelma Cain
Pandale
Antonio Sanchez
Beneficio Monsebais
Weather forecast Bel Rie and Vicinity
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with cold night conditions. Yesterday’s high was 61 degrees and the low 49.
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Bel Rie and Vicinity
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday day
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with cooler readings in the southeast portion. Dry weather expected, with no precipitation indicated.
Partly cloudy Tuesday forecast by the weather service
The report notes a partly cloudy Tuesday with cooler readings expected in the southeast portion of the region. Weather headlines emphasize a chill in the air as winds shift and temperatures drop modestly later in the day.
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Sones
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Berea
Ohio
Cleveland
Harold Kayten
Fannie Hovee Drewime
Kerwin
Kaw
Drownie
Heneum
North Main Street
Crownie
Florida
Veterans’ Hospital
FH. Stallknecht
Beran Funeral Home
O. K
Dayton
Spurger
West Texas
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