Pinkston Charged with Joseph Smith Murder in Brackettville
Vivian Pinkston of Del Rio was charged with murder in the Joseph Smith case and bound at $5,000 after an examining trial before Justice M. Tanneberger. Haymon Everett and Cecil McClure were each bound $100 as witnesses. witnesses described a drunken confrontation at a trapping camp near Standart leading to Smith’s fatal beating.
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Vivian Pinkston
del Rio
Joseph Smith
Brackettville
Justice of the Peace
M. Tanneberger
Haymon Everett
Cecil McClure
Pinkston
Smith
Standart
John H Wiggins Former Del Rioan Stricken Sunday
John Hand ley Wiggins 65 a retired ranch man and former Del Rican died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital where he resided Survivors include his sister Mrs L R Warren two stepsisters Mrs J P McClarty and Mrs J R Parks and two stepbrothers John Y Rankin and R R Rankin Funeral services were planned for 5 30 Tuesday in San Antonio L Rust a close friend of Mr Wiggins traveled to San Antonio after hearing of his death
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John Handley Wiggins
San Antonio
Wiggins
del Rio
Garfield Avenue
L. R. Warren
J. P. McClarty
J. R. Parks
John Y
R. R. Rankin
L. Rust
This City
Peddling Tax Proposal Placed Before Comanche
Comanche officials consider a $100 peddler tax on manufactured goods brought into the city. The proposal, backed by the Chamber of Commerce, mirrors Fort Worth's recent levy and aims to curb sale of bread ice cream and similar items made elsewhere.
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Comanche
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Texans eyeing Garner seat as he nears 30 year term end
The Brownsville story notes that if Speaker Garner resigns to seek higher office, a special election would be held in Texas Fifteenth District. Potential candidates include Sid Hardin of Mission, Carlos Watson of Brownsville, and regional figures Hal Brennan, Gordon Griffin, Lamar Gill, and W R Montgomery, with many others rumored to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
Congress
Rio Grande Valley
Garner
Sid Hardin
Mission
Hidalgo County
Good Government League
Carlos Watson
Arakie
Hal Brennan
Laredo
Gordon Griffin
McAllen
Lamar Gill
Raymondville
W. R. Montgomery
Elderly couple wed by justice of the peace near Abilene
O. D. Spears, 83, and Lula J. Coop, 70, were married recently by a county justice of the peace. The ceremony was witnessed by several county clerk's office employees. They plan to reside in the Wylie community nearby.
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Abilene
O. D. Spears
Lula J. Coop
Wylie
Winter of Riots Feared by A. F. L.
Atlantic City July 19 The council of the American Federation of Labor forecasts a winter of discontent with widespread food riots due to Congress failing to enact adequate unemployment relief measures. William Green, AFL president, warns of rioting and social disorders as Congress adjourns without ample provisions.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Council of the American Federation of Labor
Congress
William Green
Federation
Council
Curtis Attorney Seeks Rule To Overturn Lindbergh Kidnapping verdict
FLEMINGTON N J July 19 Lloyd Fisher chief counsel for John Hughes Curtis at the Norfolk shipbuilder trial for hindering capture of the Lindbergh baby kidnappers announced he would seek an order to show cause why the guilty verdict should not be set aside. Curtis was released on bail pending appeal Fisher charged that prosecutor Anthony M Hauek was in contempt by allowing detectives to follow the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
Lloyd Fisher
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Fisher
Anthony M. Hauek
Santa Fe Banker, Son of Governor Faces Embezzlement Charges
Otis Seligman a teller at the First National Bank in Santa Fe where his father Governor Arthur Seligman is president is among nine bank employees named in embezzlement warrants issued today by U S District Attorney Hugh Woodward in New Mexico.
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Santa FE
N. M
Otis Seligman
First National Bank
Arthur Seligman
U. S
Hugh Woodward
Farmer crushed in hay baler near McKinney
Troy Talkington, a farmer from Bloomdale six miles northwest of McKinney, was killed when his foot caught in a hay baler and he was thrown into the press. His body suffered severe mangling at the Bloomdale farm where the accident occurred on July 19.
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Mckinney
Texas
Troy Talkington
Bloomdale
Here
Talkington
Idabel Bank Robbery Stuns Oklahoma Town
Four youths vanished with about $12,000 after a machine gun raid on the First National Bank of Idabel Oklahoma. Authorities searched remote mountain areas near Ultimabal Ark as the suspects fled in a stolen car found five miles south of Ultimabal Texas plates traced to Gladewater Texas.
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Idabel
Okla
Ultimabule
Ark
First National Bank
Gladewater
Texas
Brackettville Shooting Trial Set Wednesday
Preliminary hearing linked to the death of Fernando Woods 30 after he was shot in the left groin on Brackettville’s western edge. Dolores Garcia 36 received a bullet wound in the right arm. Felipe Martinez 41 is jailed for investigation after the Monday morning incident.
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Fernando Woods
Brakettville
Brackettville
Woods
Dolores Garcia
Felipe Martinez
Brazil Rebels Reject Amnesty Offer in Sao Paulo
In Sao Paulo on July 19, constitutionalist rebels who control the state government refused Federal amnesty aimed at a final settlement. They demanded Federal troops in the field surrender their arms, and Rio Grande was thought likely to join the rebellion, with Rio Grande’s entry reportedly prevented by the state government.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Constitutiona List
Rio Grande
Orangeburg Allows Tax Debtors Installment Plans
The state legislature authorized Orangeburg to permit delinquent taxpayers to settle their debts in annual installments, providing a structured repayment option.
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Orangeburg
D. C
Libby Holman Returns Home After Tragedy
Libby Holman is back in Cincinnati with her mother Mrs Roe Holman after news of the fatal shooting of her husband Smith Reynolds in Winston-Salem. The piece notes her past rise to stage fame and the family’s sorrow as they reunite in Ohio.
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Roe Holman
Libby Holman
Cincinnati
Smith Reynolds
Absentee Ballots Piling Up in Val Verde County Primary
Absentee voting nears record levels as Val Verde County reports 350 ballots filed with County Clerk W. A. Hopkins by noon Tuesday. Ballots may be cast until midnight and office hours extended to accommodate out-of-town voters ahead of Saturday’s primary election.
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Val Verde County
W. A. Hopkins
Two New Bridges for Brownwood Highways
Brownwood reports two new concrete bridges funded by Brown County on the Brownwood Cross Cut road. One bridge over Jim Ned Creek spans 402 feet with a 101-foot steel center, costing 55,869.27 dollars, and built with large earth fills. The second bridge over Pecan Bayou measures 220 feet, costing 33,967.21 dollars.
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Brownwood
Brown County
Brownwood-Cross Cut
Jim Ned Creek
Commissioners’ Court
Pecan Bayou
Garner, Up at Dawn, Rides Horse, Plans Vacation With Fish
Uvalde dispatch reports Speaker of the House John N. Garner rose early for a dawn horseback ride before breakfast. He read the papers in bed, began vacation plans, and will fish with Ross Brumfield at an undisclosed camp, despite a late train arrival.
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Garner
Uvalde
John N. Garner
Washington
Heat Record Near as 105 Degrees Is Read
The official U S Weather Bureau reading showed a high of 105 degrees Monday, just under the June record 103.3. The minimums were 76 Monday and 79 Tuesday, with Sunday at 101, suggesting a possible new record on Tuesday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Choral Service Held for Mrs. Jones in Del Rio
Mrs. Bernice Lucile Jones 39 wife of Rev H Conger Jones rector of St James Episcopal Church died Tuesday after long illness. Born Thayer Kansas November 11 1892 she studied at Thayer High School University of Arizona and married in Phoenix 1921. Funeral plans set for St James Church with burial in Montrose Colorado. Survived by husband two nephews Irvin and Clarence Mossman.
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Bernice Lucile Jones
H. Conger Jones
St. James Episcopal Church
Thayer
Kan
Thayer High School
Kansas
University of Arizona
J. E. Harrison
del Rio
St. James Church
B. S. McKenzie
Diocese of West Texas
Doran Funeral Home
Montrose
Colo
Irvin
Clarence Mossman
John Mossman
Cole
W. F. Boggess
J. Turney Terrell
C. J Stilwell
E. S. Block
Julian Blair
Clarence Herreford
W. H. Lundberg
Houston Campaigns Against Fire Loss
Fire losses in Houston dropped 45 percent in June as claimed by Fire Marshal John Steele. The June total was 82,000 compared with 164,424 in May amid a six month total of 85,000, just short of last year. The city plans anti fire patrols arson investigations and a broad educational campaign via a citizens committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Citizens’ Committee
John Steele
Los
Steele
Mystery Shot Slays Soldier on Guard Duty
Private Jimmy Sherman, stationed at Hensley training field near Dallas, was found dead with a forehead wound and his pistol unfired. An empty cartridge lay nearby as Captain Harry Weddington investigates foul play in this seven year Army veteran's death.
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Dallas
Jimmy Sherman
Hensley
Here
Field Administration
Sherman
Harry Weddington
Two Day Rodeo at Sanderson Announces Event Schedule
A two day Sanderson rodeo begins Wednesday at 1 30 pm featuring steer riding calf roping goat roping and exhibition riding under Charles Turk with Jess Haley as general manager. Each night includes a dance with music by a San Angelo orchestra.
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Sanderson
Charles Turk
Jess Haley
San Angelo
Masonic dinner for Alva Bryan in Waco district visit
In honor of Alva Bryan Grand Master of Val Verde Lodge No. 646 a Masonic dinner will be held at 7 pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Waco. Bryan will give an address with Wilbur Keith of the Masonic Service Association speaking. about two hundred guests are expected, including 100 from other district towns Brackettville Eagle Pass Uvalde Sabinal and Leakey.
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Alva Bryan
Waco
Val Verde
A. F
A. M
First Methodist Church
Bryan
Wilbur Keith
Masonic Service Association
Brackettville
Eagle Pass
Uvalde
Sabinal
Leakey
Hoover returns to White House after Rapidan trip escorted
President Herbert Hoover flies into Washington with motorcycle police escort marking his Rapidan River fishing trip end. Extra guards are posted around the White House amid concerns over soldier bonus protests as the Bonus Expeditionary Force factions splinter and pressure persists.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Rapidan River
Virginia Mountains
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Executive Mansion
Doctor accused in co ed death caught on farm
Springdale Arkansas July 19 a man officers say they are certain is Dr Richard M Thacker widely sought for the deaths of a University of Oklahoma co ed and an Oklahoma City girl was arrested at a farm house 10 miles east of here today Thacker is charged specifically with the murder of Robbie Lou Thompson but also has been accused by Oklahoma City officers in the death of Mrs Frank Lee wife of a University of Oklahoma football player
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Springdale
Ark
Richard M. Thacker
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Here
Thacker
Robbie Lou Thompson
Frank Lee
Cotton Crop In Coleman County Posts Strong Condition
Coleman Texas reports the cotton crop in Coleman County is in better condition and further advanced than previous years. With no pests or damage and healthy plants, yield is expected to match or exceed last year, and no boll weevil or worm complaints have been heard.
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Coleman
Texas
Coleman County
Weather Outlook Del Rio and Vicinity
Weather report notes generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday's high reached 103 and low 76 with a 79-degree low this morning. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with possible thundershowers in the south and east portions tonight.
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West Texas
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Guard Hoover
Emmett Turk
Jack Chapman
Turk
John H. Wiggins
Del
Chaplin
Charles Chaplin Jr
Sidney Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey
Sters
New York
Louise Grey
Hollywood
John Garner
Arkansas
Felipe
Winston-Salem, N. C
Kansan
Lions Clubs
Charles H. Hatton
Wichita
Lions International
International Organization
Los Angeles
Hatton
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Walter W. Waters
California
Dr. Thacker
East
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