Sheep and Goat Men Gather for Brady Sessions
Severn ranchmen attended Brady for the fifteenth annual Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas convention opening. Notables listed included Hugh flow Jo Vo Drisdsle and Mr and Mrs T L Drisdsle along with Judge Roger Gillis of Del Rito. The executive committee led the opening, officers to be elected Friday night, convention to close Saturday.
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Severn
Brady Tueniay
Texas
Uoere
Hugh Flow
Jo Vo Drisdsle
T. Lb
Drisdsle
Roger Gillis
del Rito
Juno
Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Slaughter Prices
Livestock receipts totaled 7 cattle, calves 4,000 with holdovers 156. Yearlings showed active demand while slaughter cows moved slowly. Bulls held steady and vealers and calves remained in price ranges, with cattle receipts and activity described in the day's market note.
Ennis Boy Drowns In Trinity River Tragedy
Body of 21 year old Mark Dinkins, son of H C Dinkins, dispatcher for Southern Pacific, pulled from Trinity River fourteen miles east of Ennis after a fishing trip accident. Witness Jack Wear reports the boat docked and Dinkins fell overboard.
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Ennis
Texas
Mark Dinkins
H. C. Dinkins
Southern Pacific
Trinity River
Here
Jack
Wear
Dinkins
One-Year-Old Newsboy Starts Paper Business During Election Rush
A four year old, Billie Proctor, son of Mr and Mrs Proctor, began selling newspapers at 5 cents after buying them at 2 cents. He earned change on day one and doubled his money the next day. Billie now visits the office at 4 PM to stock and sell papers, shown as a rising young merchant and banker of tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauneliing
del Rhan
Billie Proctor
Billie
Legion Auxiliary Leaders Visit Del Rio Chapter
The Val Verde post of the American Legion and the Del Rio Legion Auxiliary hosted a joint meeting with a watermelon feast led by C. A. Chastang. Texas state auxiliary president Mrs. F. L. Carpenter and Arkansas state auxiliary president Mira Sue Jones spoke briefly.
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Mate Legion
del Rio
Val Verde
American Legion
del Rio Legion Auxiliary
C. A. Chastang
F. 4. Carpenter
Texas State Auxiliary
Mira Sue Jones
Arkannes State Auxiliary
J. E. Mills Dies In Taylor Texas Funeral Planned
Clyde Mills travels to Taylor Texas for his father's funeral J E Mills who died at home in Taylor at 6 am The services are set for 10 am Wednesday in Taylor.
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J. E. Mills
Taylor, Texas
Clyde Mills
Taylor
Texas
Ambushed Gunman Shoots Woman on Lufkin Highway
Mrs Ola Davis is hospitalized after a midnight shooting on a highway west of Apple Springs Trinity County. She rode with Mrs Allie Taylor and a child from Lufkin when a fusillade from behind wounded her back and head. Authorities have not identified a motive or shooter yet.
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Lufkin
Lapkin
Texas
Ola Davis
Apple Springs
Trinity County
Five Dope Rings Smashed In East By U S Sleuths
Treasury Department announced the seizure of five international narcotic rings and the arrest of 29 leaders. Officials said the groups handled legal business while importing morphine and heroin from Turkey into New York and other eastern cities.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury Department
Turkey
New York
Building Permit Granted for Warner Building Store Interior
Mrs. W. M. McGuire secures a city building permit to remodel the interior of a store in the Warner building. Work proceeds under official approval with standard permits and inspections to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. McGuire
Warner
Dirigible Bucking Wind on Ocean Hop From England
London July 29 The dirigible R-100 flew westward against adverse winds today on its first Atlantic crossing from England to Canada. Radio interruptions pierced the cloudy rain-spattered Atlantic as R.8 Booth commanded the airliner.
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London
England
Canada
Atlantic
Booth
North Channel
Scotland
Ireland
Unaddressed Ads Rejected by Post Office Department
Washington July 29 The Post Office Department refused to allow unaddressed advertising matter to be distributed. Officials called such acceptance impracticable and inexpedient. They cited legal and operational concerns about sender responsibility and potential confusion in mail delivery.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Rio Grande Water Hearing Set for August 26
Hearings on presentations for ten storage sites along the Rio Grande will be held by the State Board of Water Engineers on August 26, rescheduled from July 29. The sites span from the Big Bend area near the Mexican Conchos confluence to Roma, with Valley interests seeking federal aid.
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Austin
Rio Grande
State Board of Water Engineers
Lower
Big Bend
Roma
Two Are Killed In Texas Wrecks Tuesday Morning
Two fatal crashes unfold in Texas with multiple injuries. In Waco Mrs. Nina Morgan 62 of Tulsa Oklahoma is killed. her daughter-in-law Mrs Omar Morgan suffers critical injuries and Omar Morgan is in serious but hopeful condition. Two of his children have minor injuries. In Harlingen 12 year old Alex Powell son of A L Powell a druggist is killed when his car collides with a machine driven by Luther Wagers.
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Texas
Waco
Nina Morgan
Tulsa
Okla
Omar Morgan
Here
Harlingen
Alex Powell
A. L. Powell
Luther Wagers
World Carpet Band of Chicago Delayed En Route to Del Rio
A teen group calling themselves the World Carpet Band of Chicago, about 20 boys, traveling from El Paso to Del Rio, faces a bus trouble delaying arrival. Rev. T. Stauffer received a telegram promising a possible 8:30 p.m. arrival. otherwise the Del Rio concert in Greenwood Park may be affected. Accommodations will be provided in private homes.
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T. Stauffer
el Paso
del Rito
Greenwood Park
Stauffer
World Carpet Band of
Chicago
Mexico
Winter Garden Truck Growing Data Gathered for Del Rio Area
Bill Rogers and H. Wren surveyed the Winter Garden section Monday to collect data on crops, yield, methods, and profits for promoting truck farming in Del Rio. They interviewed farmers and executives in Big Wells, Carrizo Springs, and Dilley as irrigation emphasis is stressed.
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Bill Rogers
H. Wren
Chamber of Commerce
Winter Garden
del Rio
Mr. Wren
Big Wells
Carrizo Springs
Dilley
Canvass of Vote in Demo Primary Is Set Saturday
Official returns on the Democratic primary will not be available on Saturday. Executive committee members will meet that morning to open sealed envelopes containing official counts. A new law requires a week's gap between the election and opening, with penalties for violations.
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West Texas
Roestock
Claude Hudepeth
Senners
Harry M Wurabach
San Antonio
Vonue
Texas
Prorida
Executive Committee
del Rio Evening News
Quake Recorded Two Shocks Noted Near New York
A distant earthquake about 2,100 miles from New York was recorded by Fordham University’s stigmograph. Two shocks were detected, though details remain limited.
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New York
Stigmograph
Fordham University
Thomason Seeks Districtwide Cooperation for 16th District
El Paso Democrat R. E. Thomason requests input from every county and community in the sixteenth district. He notes a Val Verde County victory margin of about 206 votes and pledges to work to represent all people and interests in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
Evening News
Val Verde
Thomason
Gehlbach Holds Air Derby Lead
In Los Angeles on July 29 Lieut. Lee Gehlbach led the field in elapsed time as contestants left for Ogden Utah the next stop in the trans continental flight. He was the first to take off.
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Los Angeles
Ogden
Utah
Lee Gehlbach
San Felipe Man Adjudged Insane by Jury
A 46 year old San Felipe resident was adjudged insane by a county court jury after testimony from two physicians and two laymen. The man had two previous attacks in recent months and relatives were awarded custody.
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San Felipe
Fifteen Drown as Sand Barge Sinks in Lake Erie
Fifteen crew members and one woman drowned when a sand dredge sank 18 miles west of Dunkirk New York in Lake Erie today as cargo shifted. Six survivors were brought to Erie by freight ship. Coast guardsmen searched the scene but could not locate the bodies.
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Erie
Dunkirk
N. Y
Lake Erie
Moody Plans Campaign Stop for Sterling Runoff Bid
Governor Moody arrived in Houston to discuss plans with R. S. Sterling for the runoff campaign against the Fergusons and announced he will stump in Sterling's behalf.
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Houston
Moody
R. S. Sterling
Fergusons
Sterling
Rio Grande Advances Across Border Feeding Texas Growth
The Rio Grande slowly shifts soil from Mexico into the United States, enlarging Texas by hundreds of acres. An International Boundary Commission report notes 75 percent of land gains in 80 miles lie in Texas while Mexico loses about 12 bancos and 28 bancos move to the U S. The river’s changing course has repeatedly altered borders and even created a near-miss with Matamoros during a high stage.
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Texas
Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
International Boundary Commission
Armando
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
Gulf of Mexico
Sam
Laredo
del Rio
el Paso
Uncle Sam
Matamoros
Young Supporters to Oppose Ferguson In August
In a Pel Rio Evening News interview Judge W F Roggess leads local Young forces voicing support for Sterling in the runoff. He cites Ferguson’s past as disastrous and opposes the bond issue, declaring he will vote for Ross Sterling. Other comments praise Sterling or abstain from comment. Ferguson launches campaign attacking Sterling Moody and Love forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pel Rio Evening News
W. FP. Roggess
Ma’ Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Sterling
C. C. Belcher
Witt
Tom Payne
Robert M. Lyles
Ben J. Poster
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Thomas B. Love
Jury to Decide If Vanity Scene Is Naughty One
In New York Bert Carroll and three Vanities cast members won a jury trial on indecency charges. The judge granted a trial transfer contending only a jury can decide whether the scene is indecent or impure.
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New York
Bert Carroll
Caroll
Trenefer
A. Jity
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R. H. Martin
Eagle
John H. Kirby
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Arkansas
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Paris
Ark
Logan
Franklin
Crawford Counties
Harney M. McGehere
McGehee
Tam
Boston Mountains
Ozark
Georgia
Crawford County
Oklahoma
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Hell
van Pures
McGhee
Legion Auxiliary
English Bay
P. O. Department
el Pasoan
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