Frio Flood Ravages Three Rivers Area In 100 Mile Spread
Frio River flood inundates Three Rivers and nearby towns with up to 6 inches in the business district. Livestock losses reported across Live Oak and DeWitt counties as Cotulla and Tilden face rising waters and isolation. Bridges remain passable while dams and irrigation structures are watched for safety.
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Nueces
Frio
San Antonio
Three Rivers
Live Oak County
Frio River
Frio Valley
Henderson Coquat
Callihan
Pilden
Cotulla
Missouri Pacific
Wate
Tilden
Fiio
Injunction Blocks 7000-Pound Load Law Enforcement
Rankin July 6 Judge Joe Montague granted a temporary injunction restraining the state highway patrol and Sheriff W C Fowler of Upton County from enforcing the 7000 pound maximum load law against Dunn Brothers' truck line.
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Rankin
State Highway Patrol
W. C. Fowler
Upton County
Dunn Brothers
Joe Montague
112Th District Court
Flood Threat Rising in Kansas Towns
Flood waters increased across Southeast Kansas with the Neosho River flooding about 35 000 acres in Lyon County near Emporia. About 100 farm families were saved by boats as traffic halted on U S Highway 50 and roads remained hazardous amid rising Marais des Cygnes levels near Ottawa. Forecaster S D Flora predicted the peak would reach Missouri today.
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Emporia
Kan
Kansas
Neosho River
Neosho
Lyon County
Great
Marais Des Cygnes
U.S. Highway No. 50
Ottawa
Main Street
S. D. Flora
United States
Topeka
Missouri
Mississippi
Del Rioans Lose Camp Clothing In Kerr Flood
Del Rio residents attending Westminster Presbyterian encampment in Kerrville were marooned by a flood as walls of water swept cottages along the Guadalupe. Named travelers Byron Kennedy Curt Bandenstein Erich Hill and Miss Lois Moseley lost personal belongings and clothing. the group returned home Wednesday.
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Del
Pinto Beans Grown On Cotton And Corn Land In Texas
Approximately 3 000 acres in Jim Hogg County, previously used for cotton and corn, shift to pinto beans and blackeyed peas with good market demand. The South Texas Bean Company curing plant and a modern thresher move from Cotulla to Hebbrenville area. the thresher was bought by the Hebbrenville Chamber of Commerce, aiding local bean and pea growers for home use and shipment.
Roosevelt Hour of Victory Found in the Governor's Room
A historical note portrays Roosevelt as winner within a crowded arena scene and describes him in a large governor's drawing room setting. The account emphasizes a formal recognition of victory amid political ceremony and the Democratic nomination context.
Bb E F Reunites Man With Family After 12 Years
Amarillo reports William Earl Brown a 35 year old disabled veteran, long missing, was found at a Kansas veterans hospital while applying for a soldier bonus. His family learned of his return after 12 years apart, with his father in Ardmore Oklahoma meeting him for the first time in 14 years.
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Bb. E. F
Man
Amarillo
William Earl Brown
Brown
Veterans Hospital
Kansas
Sidney Brown
Ardmore
Okla
Typical Texan Is Offered to Gov Roosevelt
Governor Ross Sterling wires Governor Franklin D Roosevelt offering Adjutant General W. W. Sterling as traveling companion on his campaign tour. He says Garner knows Texas manhood but wants Roosevelt to meet the type of Americans Sterling calls a cross section of Texas citizenship.
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Abilenf
Ross Sterling
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
W. W. Sterling
Roosevelt
John Garner
Rosevelt
Garner
Crockett County to Boost Assessments
Crockett County commissioners raised valuations by about 300000 and will sit as final board of equalization July 11. Representatives of affected taxpayers will be heard. West Texas Utilities saw the largest jump from 123000 to 300000, an increase of 176700, with oil companies also facing higher assessments.
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Ozona
German Bonds to Pay Final Reparations
Paris and Lausanne announced a final reparations settlement with Germany. A three billion gold mark bond issue will be priced at 90 and mature in 37 years, but not floated before 15 years. if not floated, the issue is cancelled. The agreement ends reparations and signals a fresh bilateral relation.
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Lausanne
France
Germany
Davises Fly to Denver in Record Seven Hours
The Emery Davis family arrived in Denver, Colorado in seven and a half hours after departing Del Rio. The 1 027 mile flight beat the usual 36 hour car ride, landing Thursday. They plan to visit Colorado points of interest before returning home.
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Davis
Denver
Colo
Emery Davis
Colorado
del Rio
Absentee Votes Cast in Val Verde Primaries
Thirty absentee votes for the Democratic primaries have been cast in Val Verde County. County clerk W A Hopkins notes eleven days remain for voters to participate as the July 23 primary approaches.
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Val Verde
W. A. Hopkins
Ex Mayor of Acuna Killed in Villa Acuna
Donaciano G. del Corral 60 former mayor and wealthy landowner was found dying at his home in Villa Acuna after a gunshot. His widow said he had been melancholy due to ill health and an operation. He died a few minutes later.
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Donaciano del Corral
Acuna
Donaciano G. del Corral
Villa Acuna
Senora Corral
Corral
Las Vacas
Remodeled Jail Sanitary Says Sheriff Whistler
Val Verde County jail is cleaner and has no odors since remodel last year, says Sheriff M L Bud Whistler. He notes clean food served to inmates and his family eats the same, invites women voters to tour the jail after 10 am, and includes a public letter defending sanitation and meal costs.
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Val Verde County
M. L. “Bud” Whistler
Whistler
A. F. Leinwebfr
Gregory
Senate Democrats press Garner to yield relief bill demands
Senate Democrats plan to urge Speaker Garner to modify unemployment relief provisions in the bill tied to the derelock with President Hoover. No decision yet on supporting the House conference report pending talks with Garner, who insists on loan provisions for individuals. Dissatisfaction rises over Garner's stance.
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Senate
Democrats
Garner
Washington
House
John Garner
Hoover
Prohibition Party Urges Borah to Seek 3rd Ticket
National convention in Indianapolis led by D. Leigh Colvin of New York urged Senator William F. Borah of Idaho to accept the Prohibition Party presidential nomination. Colvin sought to ally temperance groups for a third ticket in national politics.
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Temperanes
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Prohibition Party
Indianapolis
Colvin
William F. Borah
Iaaho
Cheaper Peso Fails to Draw Tourist Coin
Tourist traffic through the local port to Mexico fell about 33 percent in the first half of the year, despite the cheaper peso. Consul Lisandro Pena reports 246 permits issued this year versus 400 in the same period in 1931, with exchange rates over three pesos per dollar and new laws restricting American money use in Mexico.
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Mexico
Lisandro Pena
Massive Mexican Repatriation Flows Through Laredo
Nuevo Laredo reports 45 893 Mexicans repatriated from U S locales between July 1 1931 and June 23 1932, about 3 000 fewer than last year. Workers and families travel by road rail and free train transport arranged by authorities to return home and avoid border congestion.
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United States
Mexico
Laredo
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
All is Soon Ready In An Orderly House
A brief note states readiness of a well ordered home with plans for completion and orderly preparation. The phrase appears as a reflective caption with a calm tone. It emphasizes tidiness and systematic progress toward a finished interior.
Permit Issued to Seek Oil in Fuente Field
Eagle Pass reports Mexican government approval for Compañia Petrolera de Fuente S. A. to exploit oil beneath a 1000 acre estate near Piedras Negras Coahuila. Rights extend to adjacent lands, with drilling by owner or lessee, and potential offers from California New York Houston Fort Worth and San Antonio firms.
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Fuente Field
Eagle Pass
Alberto Sandoval
Compania Petrolera de Fuente S. A
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Sandoval
Torreon Oil Company
California
New York
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Salvage Vessels Locate Submarine Sinking Spot
Salvage ships found the French submarine Prommnethee at the site of its loss near Cherbourg. A crew of 60 was aboard when it sank yesterday. air bubbles surfaced today and rescuers retrieved the submarine's telephone buoy but heard no reply.
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Cherbourg
Prommnethee
Half Way Moscow Crash Halts U S Fliers Flight
James Mattern and Ben Nett Griffin, attempting a globe circling flight, crashed their monoplane about halfway between Berlin and Moscow in a peat bog near Borisov Russia. They were not badly hurt and planned to continue once they recover from the accident setting back their Post- Gatty record bid.
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Moscow
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Berlin
Borisov
Russia
Harbor Grace
Eagle Pass Lions Endorse Water District Loan Plan
At a luncheon, the Eagle Pass Lions Club unanimously endorsed the Water Board efforts to secure funds for the canal’s lower section. The resolution backs building the south end promptly, trusting the Water Board to use eligible bonds and contracts to stimulate business and relieve stagnation.
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Eagle Pass
Lions Club
Water Board
Fagle Pass
Congress
Maverick County
Cotton acreage in cultivation at July 1
The Department of Agriculture reports 372,090,000 acres of cotton in cultivation as of July 1, down from 411,089,000 acres the previous year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Del Rio Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday’s high reached 91 degrees with a 72 degree low. current morning low stands at 74.
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West and East Texas
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Holand- Texas
DeWitt County
Cuero
Guadalupe
Central Power and Light Company
Great Area
Go Arena
Albany
Governor Roosevelt
Gov. Roosevelt
Bill Sterling
Crockett County
Himself
Secretary of Foreign Relations
Fuente
Sandova
Minsk
Eagle Pass Lions Club
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