Del Rio Building Boom Sets Records in 1928 and 1929
Building permits in Del Rio shattered records in 1928 with 1 043 734 90 dollars. In the first six months of 1929 permits totaled about 482 938 50 dollars, hinting at a year equal to or near last year’s total. Strong oil activity and Central Power and Light dam projects on Devil's River spurred growth and attracted new industries and workers.
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del Rio
Chamber of Commerce
Central Power and Light Company
Devil's River
Country Club to Award Golf Trophies and Bridge Night
Dr. D. A. York announces a bridge party and the presentation of golf trophies at the San Felipe Country Club house Friday night July 19 at 8 o clock. Bridge play precedes the trophy awards with light refreshments for all members and a large crowd expected. Winners include Jack Sellers D A York Billy Mames and O L Foster with Sellers taking the club championship in gels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. York
San Felipe Country Club
Jack Sellers
Billy Mames
O. 1
Foster
Sellers
Four Days Left in Campaign Deposits at Del Rio Bank
A campaign push urges voters to deposit all subscriptions in the sealed ballot box at The Del Rio Bank and Trust Company by 8 p m this Saturday. The bank opens at 7 p m for final deposits, totaling 1 483 dollars at stake, with entries only until the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio Bank and Trust Company
Epworth League Assembly Set for Kerrville
The West Texas Conference Epworth League meets in Kerrville for its ninth annual assembly from tomorrow to July 24. The event features a 40 plus ministerial faculty, evening evangelistic services, directed riverfront recreation, athletics, and an extensive program committee and officers list.
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West Texas
Epworth League
Kerrville
E. C. Harbin
Central Office
Nashville
Tenn
Epworth
Robert E. Goodrich
First Methodist Church
Shreveport
J. E. Shewbert Jr
Northwest Texas
S. F E. McCreless
Bolton Boone
I. A Dudley
Charles Nixon
Irma Wines
Gonzales
Charles Dufner
San Antonio
Pauline Hughson
San Marcos
DuBus Plans Six Week East Tour After San Antonio Visit
L. G. DuBus travels to San Antonio and will be joined by Mrs. DuBus for an extended tour of the East North and into Canada expected to last about six weeks. While in town he, manager of the Val Verde Wool and Mohair Company, shipped 600000 pounds of long wool to Boston on consignment.
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L. G. DuBus
San Antonio
House Stops Proposal to Draft Tax Laws
The Texas House of Representatives killed a proposal to have state tax laws drafted by experts for presentation at the next session. A committee had proposed drafting the tax bills as outlined by a recent state tax survey.
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United Pres
Austin
Texas of Representatives
Farmers Short Course at A and M College to Aug 3
The 20th annual Farmers Short Course will be held at Texas A and M College July 29 to August 3 under H H Williamson. Attendance last year neared 5000 with railways offering one cent a mile. The program features men and boys and women and girls group sessions, lectures on the agricultural trend dairying land use and cattle industry, with openings by President T O Walton.
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College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
H. H. Williamson
Extension Service
Texas
T. O. Walton
Man Who Reared 47 Orphans Dead Here
J. H. Wilcox, 76, famed as the father of possibly Texas most extensive foster brood, died at 910 East Third Street. His adopted son Cecil T. Wilcox, 21, was with him. burial followed at Westlawn Cemetery beside his wife who died in 1927.
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J. H. Wilcox
East Third Street
Cecil T. Wilcox
Wilcox
Texas
del Rio
Doran
Westlawn
Cecil Wilcox
Queen Election Opens Amid Brisk Voting at Sheep and Gost Convention
Voting for queen begins with 14 entrants and a tight race as the federation reports a busy first day. A full vote tally will be released tomorrow at 9 o clock after the 126 ballot boxes are opened. votes cost one cent, with pennies used. The top vote getter will be crowned queen, with second and third place earning princess titles and the rest becoming duchesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hamilton
Federation
Postmaster General Appointed Recipient Receives Compliment
John W. Philp of Dallas sends a thank you letter to Bert McDowell for congratulating him on his appointment as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Philp, recently named assistant postmaster general, is a Texas figure well known in the Postmasters' Association and local circles.
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B. J. McDowell
John W. Philp
Dallas
Philp
Mr. McDowell
McDowell
Postmasters’ Association of Texas
Bert
Texas
Rvobert Rosenfield
del Rio
San Antonio Team Set for Two Games Against Del Rio Cowboys
The Public Service Company baseball team of San Antonio arrives for two games this weekend in Del Rio. The visitors, champions of the San Antonio Amateur League, seek to extend their strong record against the Cowboys with a lineup featuring a new shortstop from El Paso and Lind the pitcher who beat Big Lake. The Cowboys promise a hard battle and urge local fans to attend both Saturday and Sunday fixtures.
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Public Service Company
San Antonio
del Rio Cowboys
del Rio
Cowboys
Lind
Harris
el Paso
Big Lake
San Antonio Seeks Conventions for Sheep and Goat Raisers
San Antonio vies to host the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas convention next year. A large San Antonio delegation plans to attend the Del Rio meeting July 31 and push for the city to land the event. The city offers hotels an auditorium with nine committee rooms, ample parking, parks and golf, appealing to delegates from across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Alamo City
Child Hit by Truck Hurts Jaw Near Strickland Gunner
Patricia Jean Foster five-year old daughter of O E Foster and wife was struck by a southbound car on Gunner Street near the E A Hatton residence at nine o clock last night. The fender struck the child hurling her against the curb fracturing her jaw. Dr T M Johnson said the fracture is not serious and can be treated without setting the bone. Foster blamed unavoidable accident amid prior wrecks at Gunner and Strickland junction and urged drivers to heed the stop sign toward Griner.
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Patricia Jean Foster
O. E Foster
West Strickland Street
Gunner Street
E. A. Hatton
Foster
Ilinois Pipe Line Company
del Rio
Hatton
T. M Johinson
Johnson
Strickland Street
Griner
Mrs. Cottle and Son Return From New Orleans Visit
Mrs J Cottle of Del Rio and her son Gerald have returned from New Orleans where they visited another son Theodore for a week. Theodore, soon to be UT Austin senior, joins a national magazine subscription drive with other students during vacation, traveling through Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana. They spent two weeks in New Orleans and Theodore also visited relatives in Beaumont and Houston en route.
Nationalists Ignore Three Day Ultimatum
Reports from Nanking indicate the Nationalist Government will not reply to the Soviet three day ultimatum. Europeans fear war as the deadline nears while tension rises in Moscow and across Asia over the Manchurian railway seizure.
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United Press
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Russia
Europe
Asia
Moscow
Manchuria
Manchurian
Autrey Walker Sall Improves Despite Limited Progress
A hospital update from Del Rio Texas reports Autrey Walker Sall still holds his own after major surgery in San Antonio. Friends and family, including his father D J Walker and sister in law Mrs Braun, monitor his condition closely with calls from across towns.
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Sul
Autrey Walker
del Rio National Bank
San Antonio
E. L. Braun
Braun
Walker
D. J. Walker
George Shay
Lipile Interest in Election Here Today
Del Rio residents showed low turnout as polls opened for two amendments to the State constitution. At noon, no votes were reported at three city precincts with few judges present. Precinct 1 at the courthouse had none, Precinct 2 at the Graft Hotel had one, and Langtry and Comstock housed the remaining boxes.
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del Rio
Langtry
Comstock
Del Rio Residents Attend West Texas Epworth League Encampment
A group from Del Rio traveled to Kerrville for the Epworth League Encampment. Attendees included the Rev. and Mrs. Chas Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Walter White and daughter Lois, V. Askew and family, Miss Dorothy Aderhold, Miss Dorothy Daniels, Alfred Mills, Jewel Dean Tinnin, Thomas H. Seale, and Mrs. J. C. Mayfield with daughter Mary Irene.
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del Rio
Kerrville
West Texas Epworth League
Chas. Nixon
Walter Whitehead
Lois
V. Askew
Dorothy Aderhold
Dorothy Daniels
Alfred Mills
Jewel Dean Tinnin
Thomas H. Seale
J. C. Mayfield
Mary Irene
Chimpanzee Strength Exceeds Human Muscle Power
A chimpanzee possesses roughly three times the muscular strength of a human being, highlighting a notable difference in physical capability between species.
Tense Shifts as China Moves to Control Russian Railway
Reports from Tokyo and Harbin indicate China is proceeding to assume control of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Moscow warns of possible force as Berebrinkov travels to negotiate. Russian envoy expected July 17. locals protest at the Chinese consulate in Vladivostok.
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Tokyo
Moscow
China
Russia
Tengo
Harkin
Berebrinkov
Harbin
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Beckville Men Die In Wreck At Arp Crossing
Beckville business man A L Edens and banker P L Mickett died from injuries after their car collided with a southbound Missouri Pacific train at a highway crossing in Arp. They were returning from a business trip to Dallas when the incident occurred last night.
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The
United Press
Tyler
A. L. Edens
Beckville
PL Mickett
Mussouri Pacific
Arp
Dallas
Sanitary Inspector M Wilkinson Begins Service in Del Rio
Dr. B F Orr announces that M Wilkinson starts work today as sanitary inspector. Citizens with concerns about unsanitary places are urged to call Dr. Orr’s office. Wilkinson will inspect and respond. He is available at Dr. Orr's office to assist Del Rio with sanitary conditions.
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B. F. Orr
M. Wilkinson
Weather Forecast for Pel Rio Vicinity
The forecast calls for generally fair and continued warm conditions tonight and Wednesday in Pel Rio and surrounding areas. West Texas will be generally fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday.
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Pel Rio
Weather brief for coast and interior tonight
The forecast calls for fair conditions inland with partly cloudy skies along the coast tonight and into Wednesday. Light winds likely, with no significant precipitation expected.
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Weldon Moreland
Fpworth Era
San Angelo
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Life Service
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J .P. Thomason
Denna
D. B. Wallis
Junior Society
Stanley Haver
Midland
D. A. Barber
Kingsville
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Dennis Macune
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Ray Gwyn
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Arvie Charnquist
el Campo
Frank Ebie
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
FE. W. Camp
Ebie
United States Treasury
Berlin
HOUSE
Aue
Breckenridge
Thanks McDowell
Mr. W. Philp
NAN Antonio
Cecil B. Brown
News
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New York Trust Companies
First National Bank
George Baker
New York
Mrs. Cottle and Son
New Orleans
Unitert Prose
United States
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