Hoover shifts R F C chair to Democrat Atlee Pomerene
President Hoover moves to place former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio as chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board, a change seen as a political move. Democratic leaders say the administration cannot dodge responsibility in administering the new relief law. No date for the remaining Republican director appointment was given.
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Washington
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Rainey
Explosion Blasts Empty Storage Tank In Massachusetts
An explosion at the Cities Service Refining Company property in East Braintree Massachusetts injured nine people and burned at least two. The blast shattered over 1,000 windows across homes and businesses. five injured workers had been cleaning the 55,000 gallon tank when it detonated. The explosion was heard across a 10 mile radius.
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East Braintree
Mass
Cities Service Refining Company
South Shore
Federal Court Closes After Alien Docket Cleared
Federal Judge R J McMillan departed for San Antonio after the special session disposed of the aliens docket. The court ordered 43 aliens deported and tried 10 prohibition and tariff cases plus one false entry and embezzlement case. District clerk D H Hart and deputy clerk J F Caroline plan departures Thursday for Austin and San Antonio respectively.
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R. J. McMillan
San Antonio
D. H. Hart
Austin
J. F. Caroline
Four Panhandle Road Jobs Cover 68 Miles
Four paving projects totaling 68 miles will be included in the Texas highway department August settings. Contracts cover 30 miles on State Highway 117 in Lipscomb County, 11 miles in Carson County on the same road, 18 miles in Dallam County on No. 5, and nine miles in Moore County on No. 9, per construction engineer W. J. Van London.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas Highway Department
Lipscomb County
Carson County
Dailam County
Moore County
W. J. van London
Marry The Girl Who Refuses The Parlor Duty
A light editorial quip contrasts marriage expectations with modern theories. It notes a girl who stays out of the parlor while her mother is in the kitchen may become an ideal wife, and jokes that today’s theories could be tomorrow’s trash.
Doumer Assassin Pleads For Mercy As Trial Opens
Paul Gorguloff the Russian who killed President Doumer asks mercy and hopes for news of his unborn son as his trial begins Judge Dreyfus will preside and Henri Geraud acts as his lawyer His Swiss wife Anne Geng supports him amid renewed courtroom passion and political motive claims.
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Doumer
Paris
Paul Gorguloff
Henri Geraud
Republic
Gorguloff
Anne Geng
Camp Fawcett to Open for Area Scouts
Camp Fawcett on the Nueces will open August 9 and run through August 18. Boy Scout executive H. B. Palmer announced a $6 fee for each boy and leader for the nine days with supervision by a professional cook and rules centered on the scout oath and law. Each troop will have its own adult leadership and camp officials including E. K. Pawcett, Mac Williams, Zac B. Gray, the Rev. Chas. Nixon, and Palmer, with a registered nurse in attendance.
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E. K. Pawcett
del Rio
Mac Williams
Zac B. Gray
Chas. Nixon
H. B. Palmer
Del Rioans Brother Elected Canadian M P
Robert Hawkins, brother of Mrs. Wm. H. Lundberg, was elected to the Canadian parliament for Manitoba with a 286 vote majority. Hawkins, a Manitoba judge, is cited for a possible cabinet position based on his political influence.
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Robert Hawkins
Wm. H. Lundberg
Manitoba
Hawkins
Young Bandits Rob Texas Bank of Willis
Two roughly dressed youths robbed The First State Bank of Willis in Montgomery County Texas stealing between 3 000 and 4 000 dollars. They fled in an automobile while G A Johnson the bank business manager and cashier L R Paddock were locked in the vault by citizens who dug a hole through the vault wall to release them.
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Young Bandits
Texas Bank
Willis
Montgomery County
Texas
First State Bank of
G. A. Johnson
L. R. Paddock
Firemen complain of engine overtime in Cleveland
David B. Robertson president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen charged engineers in many cases work overtime at the expense of firemen and called for a congressional investigation. He also serves as president of the Railroad Labor Executive Association representing 22 railway labor organizations.
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Cleveland
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Heat Kills Driver as Car Goes Into Ditch in Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on July 27 doctors said the heat killed W. Watts 45 while he was driving his car. The automobile rolled into a ditch.
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Muskogee
Okla
W. ©. Watts
Patrolmen Crack Down On Headlight Violations In City
State highway patrolmen W B Dixon and A W Miller from Austin issued several dozen tickets Tuesday evening. Violations focused on headlight and rear light failures as officers staged at the Uturn on Main Street near the depot. First offenses carry warnings, second offenses lead to charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dixon
A. W. Miller
Austin
Main Street
Frio County Forms Taxpayers League
Frio County residents met in Pearsall to form a Taxpayers League. Mark L. Browne was named chairman Byron Robert vice chairman and J M Reggan secretary treasurer. The organizing committee included J M Gortell Walter Trickey W H Cowden Dr R L Brown and J M Reggan. A league meeting is set for Saturday afternoon at the courthouse.
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Pearsall
Frio County
Mark L. Browne
Byron Robert
J. M. Reggan
J. M. Gortell
Walter Trickey
W. H. Cowden
R. L. Brown
Ideal Distance Defines Character Inward Aim
Fragmentary meditation on character and ideal shown as distant goal. Reflects on how personal virtue aligns with inner vision rather than external measure.
Poison mixup leaves family in Waco with two dead
In McLennan County a 14 year old and a 9 year old boy died after consuming food tainted with poison. Seven others, including a baby and a 7 year old, are critically ill. Authorities suspect grasshopper poison improperly mixed by a 12 year old girl cooking cornbread.
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Waco
Zarl Norman
Jack Norman
Axtell
McLennan County
D. L. Norman
Two Brothers Die in Nitro Blast Near Electra
Louis and Pat Kent were killed when an explosion wrecked a nitro glycerin magazine building of the United States Torpedo Company three miles east of Electra Texas. The blast shattered the building and hurled the brothers’ bodies from their car as it neared the site. Cause remained undetermined and the explosion was heard as far as Wichita Falls, 35 miles away.
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Electra
Texas
Louis
Pat Kent
United States Torpedo Company
Here
Wichita Falls
New Amarillo Mayor Reawakens Phone Franchise Fight
Amarillo's new mayor Ross D. Rogers faces the citys ongoing telephone franchise dispute with Southwestern Bell. The existing franchise expired June 28 and a 5 percent gross receipts tax on the companys streets occupancy is now in effect. Thompson favored rate cuts and franchise terms, while the company resisted. A small rate reduction had been granted earlier, and the fight paused after the company filed its property inventory showing 6.48 percent annual income for the first four months under the new rates.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Southewestern Bell Telephone Company
Thompson
Telephone Company
House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
A brief aphorism notes a house divided against itself cannot endure. This familiar line reflects conflicts undermining unity and stability.
Bright Spots on the Business Map Highlight Gains and Openings
The Tulsa World notes Consolidated Oil shows a six month profit in 1932 amid prior year losses from merged Sinclair and Prairie outfits. Williamson Dickie in Fort Worth runs a night shift with 150 added workers. Illinois highway dept reports 8400 men at work on roads. Florence Stove recalls 175 workers to full time. Branchville quarry plans 150 jobs as silica mica and feldspar mined. Crosley Radio cuts net loss to 77,698 from 144,957.
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Tulsa
Okla
Consolidated Oil Company
Sinclair and Prairie Companies
Consolidated Concern
Fort Worth
Williamson- Dickie Manufacturing Company
William H. Parsons
New York
Branchville
Conn
Del Rio Chamber Welcomes New Residents with Letters
Del Rio welcomes newcomers with mailed letters from the Chamber of Commerce. Secretary J. C. Netts says 13 letters were sent Wednesday to residents moving here since July 6, listing local merchant members in the welcome notes.
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del Rio
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Netts
Explosion at Duncan Field Kills Thomas King in Dope House
San Antonio reports a blast at Duncan Field in the dope and aircraft house injuring several. Thomas King, 29, died from burns after his clothing ignited by nitro cellulose. J B Morgan and Robert Harten berger were injured. Harten berger in critical condition, others may recover.
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San Antonio
Thomas King
Duncan Field
King
J. B. Morgan
Robert Hartenberger
Commissioner Challenges Alien Vote in El Paso
Louis M. Foix, candidate for county commissioner in precinct No 2, will contest the Democratic primary result after a final count showed Alex Gonzales ahead by 33 votes. Foix alleges aliens voted for Gonzales and will challenge those ballots in a contest.
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EL Paso
Louis M. Foix
Alex Gonzales
Gonzales
Foix
False Alarm Calls Firemen On Pecan Street
A fare alarm at Pecan Street near the Elk's Club prompted a fire department response. Firemen reported alarms run in cycles of three, starting with tension until the third alarm sounds.
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Pecan Street
Elk’s Club
Election error overvotes Love in San Felipe counts
Through error The Evening News credited Geo E. Love with four votes in the San Felipe box in the recount of returns Tuesday. The correct tally shows 41 votes, increasing his total to 840 in the county commission race for precinct 1.
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The
Evening News
Geo E. Love
San Felipe
Mr. Love
Pontiac Bank Attack Case Ties City Figure to Radical Group
State police issued an arrest warrant for George Rowland accusing him of acting as Detroit agent for a radical organization planning social upheaval. Raid on his Pontiac hotel room recovered letters and telegrams linking him to efforts to disrupt banks in Illinois Ohio Indiana and Michigan and identifying him as a regional director coordinating subordinates in a bank attack scheme.
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Pontiac
Mich
George Rowland
Detroit
Rowland
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
First National Bank of
Bank runs blamed on nationwide malicious rumors
Melvin A. Traylor president of the First National Bank in Chicago says rumors circulated by radically interested persons caused recent bank runs. He notes anonymous phone calls attempted to panic depositors at major banks and believes the plots against banks are nationwide.
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Chicago
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank
Pontiac
Traylor
New Bridges Planned for Limpia Canyon Route
PECOS Texas July 27 The State highway department plans three new concrete bridges to replace fords along the Limpia Canyon stretch of the Pecos Alpine road. Limpia Creek crosses the highway 14 times in the canyon, once a terror to motorists during sudden floods. Estimates and specifications were requested for three additional bridges to improve safety on this scenic route.
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Limpia Canyon
Pecos
Texas
State Highway Department
Pecos-Alpine
Limpia Creek
Highway Department
Limpla
Girl's Father Slain by Alleged Attacker in Etoile
Nacogdoches Texas July 27 Rufus King fifty farmer was slain at Etoile by a younger farmer charged with an offense against his daughter. The assailant surrendered to the sheriff immediately after the shooting.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Rufus King
Etoile
Weather segment for Del Rio and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Yesterday's high 97 and low 77 with a 79 morning reading. West Texas may see thunderstorms in the far west while East Texas experiences a mild day.
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West Texas
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R. F.C
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U. S
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France
Annie
Camp Fawcett
Taxpayers League
Indianapolis
Ind
Genevieve Bernice Stanley
Fort Harri
Charles Pike
Ilinois
Florence Stove Company
Gardner, Mass
Crossey Radio Corporation
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