World fliers reach Berlin in 18 hours
Hoover objections continue as conference on the 2.122 billion Wagner-Garner relief bill ends with a breach between the legislative and executive branches. Senate leaders say Hoover accepts most points except loans to individuals. Speaker Garner to reconvene conferees to rediscuss the measure amid ongoing dispute. Rainey vows to push ahead, stating veto is possible.
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Berlin
Hoover
Washington
Senate
House
Wagner-Garner
John Garner
Rainey
Cocktail Party Murder Hearing Finds Acquittal
London jury acquits Mrs Elvira Dolores Barney of murder and manslaughter charges after a sensational trial. The defendant, daughter of Sir John Millen and wife of a US vaudeville actor, testified she was the mistress of Thomas William Scott Steven and supported him for about two years. Steven was killed after a cocktail party at her flat on May 31 with her parents in attendance.
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London
England
Elvira Dolores Barney
Thomas William Scott Steven
Barney
John Millen
Steven
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment Delayed Until July 22
Flooding of the Frio River forces a postponement of the Alto Frio Baptist encampment near Leakey. The opening date shifts from July 8 to July 22 while program arrangements stay the same. State highway officials pledge to restore access by then.
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Frio
Alto Frio
Leakey
4-H Encampment Set for Grayson County in July
Sherman Texas officials announce the annual 4-H club encampment at Red River Valley Fair Park on July 14 and 15. County Agents B. F. Gray and Miss Mattie Wilroy describe an educational and recreational program with camp judging to select girls and boys teams for the Texas A and M College short course.
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Sherman
Texas
Grayson County
Red River Valley Fair Park
B. F. Gray
Mattie Wilroy
Texas A. and
M. College
Bonus Marchers Headed to Washington From Del Rio
LOsing Texas July 6 reports 250 bonus marchers planned to ride into Del Rio on Thursday en route to join the B E F in Washington. Veterans from El Paso and the southwest prepare to depart by freight train and rail lines to reach the capital in about ten days.
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S&s. P
del Rio
Washington
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Capitol
Kansas City
E. R. Boyer
Southwest
Bonus
West Coast
Santa Fe
Texas and Pacific
Texas
Reynolds Heir Ends Career With Self Inflicted Wound
Smith Reynolds, 20, heir to Reynolds tobacco millions, died from a self inflicted bullet wound at his Winston Salem home. Guests report he fired the shot about 1 a m near his bride Libby Holman shortly after their recent marriage.
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Winston Salem
N. C
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco
Reynolds
Libby Holman
House committee approves transport aid for Bonus Marchers
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a resolution to cover transportation and subsistence costs for the return home of thousands of Bonus Marchers in Washington. The move aims to assist veterans and their families as they depart the capital.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Plan Formal Opening of Denver Northern
PAMPA Texas July 6. Towns along the Denver Northern line plan a formal opening on July 15. Stations at Pampa Shamrock and Wellington are under construction and may not be finished until late July or August but freight service will start mid July. Passenger service is expected to begin on opening day with Burlington officials and special trains from Fort Worth Dallas and Wichita Falls likely to participate.
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Pampa
Texas
Panhandle
Denver Northern
Shamrock
Wellington
Burlington System
Fort Worth
Dallas
Witchita Falls
Son of A. T. and T. Official Is Killed
Edwin Carter, 22, son of E. F. Carter, vice president of American Telephone and Telegraph, died when his car crashed into a highway fence near Brookings South Dakota. His companion Walter Gifford, son of the AT&T president, suffered a crushed arm but was not considered in danger. The youths were traveling from New York to Alaska on a pleasure trip.
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Brookings
S. D
Edwin Carter
E. F. Carter
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Walter Gifford
A. T. and
Young Carter
New York
Alaska
Levelland Gets Second Short Wave Station Permit
Buster Pool receives Federal Radio Commission authorization to erect a second short wave broadcasting station in Levelland Texas titled W5CKD on 3600 kilocycles. J Russell Mitchell who had the first permit previously used speech from his station but now requires a special permit for that privilege.
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Levelland
Texas
Buster Pool
Federal Radio Commission
W5ckd
J. Russell Mitchell
Garner to Stump Nation as Roosevelt Campaign Opens
Washington July 6 Speaker John N Garner Democratic vice presidential nominee prepares to tour the nation with Roosevelt’s ticket. He plans to visit all sections, aiming at the West, with Washington or Austin potential launch sites for ceremonies. Garner, a few-speeches statesman, vows to stay busy once the campaign starts. MCALLEN Texas July 6 Gordon Griffin announces bid to succeed Garner in Congress if he becomes VP. Hal Brennan of Laredo also files.
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Washington
John N. Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garner
Roosevelt
Uvalde
Texas
Austin
House
Pacific Coast
California
Mcallen
Gordon Griffin
John Garner
Hal Brennan
Laredo
Len denies supporting Sterling in 1930 race
W E Bill Len of Orange, candidate for Congress at large Place No 3, issued a statement from Dallas denying that he voted for or supported R B Sterling in the 1930 gubernatorial race. Len said the denial was issued after a political opponent at Tyler was quoted as saying Len had supported Sterling.
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Dallas
W. E. “Bill” Len
Orange
Sterling
Tyler
Frio Rivers Reach Gulf Region In Texas Flooding
Flood waters from the Nueces Frio and Atascosa Rivers converge on Three Rivers in Live Oak County as towns abandon homes. Residents report deep water in Tilden and Colum bus area communities while nearby Colorado River rises and threatens areas near Austin.
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San Antonio
Nueces
Frio
Atascosa
Live Oak County
Gulf
Lana
Three Rivers
Cotulla
Carrizo Springs
Winter Garden
Tilden
McMullen County
The
Colorado
Austin
Columbus
Smithville
Pedernales
William Campbell Buried in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO July 6 William Campbell 72 longtime wool buyer for a Clinton Michigan mill died of a heart attack while returning from his ranch near Christoval Burial was made here Wednesday He began in wool trade in Scotland at age 11 and spent 35 years buying in West Texas He is survived by a son and a daughter.
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San Angelo
Willam Campbell
Clinton, Mich
Christoval
Campbell
Scotland
Texas
Teenager Prays For Life Amid Slaying Case
Paul Wexler, 18, waits in Hattiesburg Mississippi for execution set for July 14 after being convicted of the fatal hold up slaying of J L Odom, a local proprietor. His mother Mrs Wexler petitions Governor Connor to spare him as too young for hanging.
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Paul Wexler
Hattiesburg
Miss
J. L. Odom
Ation
Highways to San Antonio Remain Blocked by Flood Waters
Flooding along the Frio near Knippa keeps the San Antonio highway closed while other routes from Del Rio are open to tourists. Painter Bus Lines expects the Uvalde San Antonio highway to reopen by Thursday morning unless more rain falls. Passengers must transfer at Knippa by walking the railroad bridge. Light sprinkles occurred in Uvalde but did not disrupt traffic.
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del Rito
San Antonio
Frio
Knippa
Derby
Painter
del Rio
Winter Garden
Sutton Rushes Work On Highway No. 30
Special Correspondent Sonora July 6 work to widen the roadbed and cut ditches on Highway 30 in Sutton County advances. The 100 foot right of way is used by State Highway Department maintenance crews under H L Taylor. Shoulder widening and gradual smoothing toward drainage ditches proceed while blasting rock remains for the 22 mile stretch. Dirt work should finish in a few days.
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Sonora
Sutton County
State Highway Department Maintenance Division
H. L. Taylor
Villa Acuna Optimistic On Repeal Impact On Border Trade
Villa Acuna officials reject fears that repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment will ruin border towns. They say tourism plus interior roads could boost growth and insist Texans will face their own prohibitions for some time even if federal laws are lifted.
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Villa Acuna
United States
Lisandro Pena
Mexico
Canada
Europe
Pena
del Rio
Texas
State of
Noted South Texas cattleman killed in crash near Cuero
Cuero Texas July 6 Houston 52 prominent South Texas cattleman and pioneer family member was instantly killed yesterday when the car he rode in overturned on highway 11 miles east of Cuero. Houston's neck was broken in the crash.
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Cuero
Texas
Houston
South Texas
F P Ballou Stricken in Hamilton Texas
F P Ballou 85 father of Mrs John Draper and grandfather of Mrs Kirk Perry of this city died at his Hamilton Texas home after a yearlong illness. A retired ranch man he lived in Hamilton since 1910 moving from Brady. Survived by two daughters Mrs T R Holmessy and Miss Alice Ballou and two sons A K Ballou and Steven Ballou. Funeral planned in Brady.
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F. P. Ballou
John Draper
Kirk Perry
Hamilton
Texas
Ballou
Brady
Willie Bellou
Draper
City
T. RR. Holmessy
Commanche
Alice Ballou
A. EK. Ballou
Sterling City
Steven Ballou
Employment Gains In Texas In June Reported
Texas payrolls across 878 establishments rose for the first time since October. On June 15 total workers neared 59,915 from 59,473 the prior month, led by quarry and auto body sectors with large gains. El Paso up 21 percent, Galveston the only city with a year over year rise. Average weekly wages were $23.12.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beaumont
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Galveston
Cupid Far Ahead In Sutton County Races
Cupid led Sutton County life events in 1931, surpassing 1930 with more weddings and fewer divorces. The county recorded 19 weddings in 1931, up from 11 in 1930, while divorces fell from eight to five, making marriages exceed divorces by a wide margin.
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Cupid
Sutton
Bonora
Sutton County
United States Bureau of the Census
Make Record Despite Losing Three Hours In Bad Weather
Berlin July 6 Av James Mattern and Pennett Griffin American around the world fliers landed at Templehof Aerodrome at 5 40 p m their time 11 40 a m EST from Harbor Grace Newfoundland after a flight of a little more than 18 hours They encountered bad weather past Hanover causing a delay yet finished two hours 85 minutes ahead of the Post Gatty times making the first nonstop American flight from New York to Berlin by a Western Hemisphere aircraft.
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Berlin
Germany
James Mattern
Pennett Griffin
Templehot Aerodrome
United States
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Hanover
Ugit
Templehof
U. S
Sickelt
Mattern
Griffin
T Weir World Flight
New York
Mattern and Griffin
SUE K C STAR IN 42 MILLION DAMAGE ACTION
Henry L Doherty sues Kansas City Star and executives seeking 42 million dollars in damages. Cities Service Gas Co also pursued 12 million dollars in damages in Missouri and Kansas with additional actions likely. Doherty claims to file further suits after press campaign for lower gas rates.
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SUE K. C. Star
Kansas City
Ageinst
Kansas City Star
Henry L. Doherty
Persomally
Cities Service Gas Company
Doherty
Topeka
Shawner
County
Kans
Cities Service
Jackson County
the Star
Missouri
Kansas
Crosbyton ISD Slashes District Valuations for 1932
Crosbyton Independent School District trustees announced real estate valuations in the district will be reduced 30 percent for 1932 after city values were cut 25 percent.
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Crosbyton
Texas
Crosbyton Independent
Weather report for Del Rio area
Partly cloudy with probable thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Yesterday’s high 92 and low 77. This morning’s minimum 76.
Parity Cloudy North, Possible Thunder Showers South
The forecast projects cloudy conditions in the northern portion with likely thundershowers in the southern portion tonight and Thursday. Warmer readings are expected in the east central areas.
Weather Outlook: Cloudy with Possible Thunder Showers
Forecast indicates mostly cloudy skies with occasional thundershowers likely in the northwest tonight and again Thursday. Temperatures trending warmer across the region with unsettled conditions continuing.
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Kk. E. Thompson
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Committee On Military Affairs
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Losing
Sherman Pearcy
Stanley
L. V. Taylor
Humble Company
Salt Flat
A. T
Texan
Lea
Live Oak Town
Real County
Batesville
Les
William Campbell
Angelo
Gatty
Cities Service Co
Hugo Sum
West Texas
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