West Texas floods prompt clerks to elect Neely president
Heavy rains flood West Texas as clerks hold their thirtieth-eighth convention in Del Rio. R. E. Neely of Port Worth is elected president and will serve starting January 1, with Miss Belle Wellburn of Abilene named president-elect. The gathering also discusses the fee bill and district clerk matters.
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West Texas
Dallas
R. E. Neely
R. & Neely
Port Worth
Association of Texas
del Rio
Belle Wellburn
Abilene
Neely
Fort Worth
Miss Welburn
Neelystevin
Dellas
City
Laredo
County G O P Offers First Complete Ticket Here
About 30 leading Republicans met in Val Verde County courthouse to draft a full county ticket the first time the party offered a complete slate here. The lineup includes Phi B Foster for County Judge WF Basterling for Sheriff J B Moore for Tax Collector Claude Lane for County Clerk O B Strahl for District Clerk J A Russell and J A Forman for County Assessor Dr R Seon for County Treasurer John L Dodson for County Attorney Mrs Jack Fokes for Superintendent of Schools and ten county commissioner candidates led by Sam Smith Emery Davis E K Pawcett Ralph Sellers S A Coose. Speakers forecast Republican strength and a possible governor’s win this fall.
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Val Verde
Dec Newton
Republican County Executive Committee
Phi B. Foster
WF. Basterling
Prank Dunn
J. B. Moore
Claude Lane
O. B
Aon
Jack Fokes
Sam Smith
Emery Davis
E. K. Pawcett
Ralph Sellers
S. A. Coose
K. McDowell
Val Verde County
Fleet County
United States
Judge McDowell
Texas
John N. Dodson
Val Verte
Peaker
Dodson
North Concho Floods Around San Angelo Causing Deaths and Destruction
Heavy rains across West Texas caused the North Concho to flood San Angelo to its highest level since 1925. One man, Troy Clifford Lee of Luling, drowned attempting to cross Grape Creek. The crest reached 21 to 25 feet as debris and livestock floated through town and roadways were disrupted along the Carlsbad route.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Troy Clifford Lee
Luling
Texas
Grape Creek
Carlsbad
Broome
Santone Soldier Shot on Visit to Former Wife
Private John Corbin of Fort Sam Houston was shot to death at the home of a local businessman. The former wife Mrs Ruby White was questioned. Military police seek a soldier alleged to have been intimate with Mrs White. A 45 calibre bullet caused the fatal wound.
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Nantonio
John Corbin
Military Police
Fort Sam Houston
Ineal
Ruby White
Wool tariff increases under Hawley Smoot plan effects
The tariff schedule raises wool rates across several categories. Wool grease, seaired wool, and wool skins see higher per pound duties, while percentage rates on wool varta and related products are adjusted. Carbonized nolis and wool wastes face new duties, with oriental rugs set at 55 and 45 percent or 50 cents per square foot.
Texas Solons Vote Against Tariff Bill
Texas legislators split on the Hawley Smoot tariff measure with Sen Morris Sheppard voting against and Sen Tom Connally also opposing. The tally shows 42 in favor and 42 opposed with 12 nonvoting or abstaining across parties, totaling 96 senators.
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Texas
C. C Wileher
Tom Connally
Benatt
Rites of Brother Held in Santone
Mrs C J Crow and Mrs EL V Easterling returned from San Antonio to attend the funeral of Edward Joseph Duest 58 a former Del Rio resident He died in a San Antonio hospital June 7 He is survived by his widow a son Wilbur of San Antonio and other relatives
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EL V. Easterling
San Antonio
Edward Joseph Duest
Dupat
del Rio
Crow
Easterling
Wilbur
Death Sentence Given To Woman And Soldier In NJ Slaying Case
A New Jersey court sentenced Mrs. Hattie Evans and Private Lester Und erdon of the Marine Corps to death after a jury found them guilty of murdering Robert Evans and Albert Duffy. The verdict followed an all night deliberation at Toms River as the clerks convention drew attendees including Wiley A Hartsfield of Caldwell County.
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Toms River
N. J
Hattie Evans
Lester Underdon
Marine Corps
Lakehurst
Robert Evans
Albert Duffy
Brooklyn
Surprising Census Growth in Villa Acuna and County
Residents of Villa Acuna and nearby Del Rio react to census updates showing Villa Acuna city population around 7 178 with county totals about 6 900 but city concentration far higher. Officials explain figures mix city and county counts and note ranch operations inflate rural totals. A door-to-door canvass was conducted in Villa Acuna to verify counts.
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del Rio
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Villa Acuta
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Mexian
Raymundo Rivero
Balcones
Mati Bere
Young Supporters Back Jim Young For Governor In State
Gordon Young of Mabank Texas and Mrs Young travel from San Angelo with Jim Young support. They visit Del Rio and say Kaufman County will back the gubernatorial candidate. Stanford Payne and Stanford Love promote the Jim Young movement amid regional optimism. Gordon Young is not related to the candidate.
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Mabank
Kaufman County
del Rio
James Youne
Mr Young
Young
Texas Firemens Association
San Angelo
John Young
Stanford Payne
Jim Young
Kaufman
Henderson
van Zandt
Penderson
Stanford Love
Santa Fe Opens Amarillo to Las Animas Rail Link
The Santa Fe announces the first unit of its Amarillo Texas to Las Animas Colorado railroad will start July 1. The line aims to shorten the Denver to Gulf route with work beginning on the new segment from Amarillo.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Colorado
Tokepa
Kans
Texas
Las Animas
Colo
Denver
Gulf
Penn crew drills at Highlands for Poughkeepsie regatta
The University of Pennsylvania crew team quarters at the Elms Hotel in Highlands New York and conducts daily spins preparing for the Poughkeepsie regatta across the Hudson.
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N. Y
University of Pennsylvania
Elms Hotel
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Texarkana Federal Judge Estes Dies at Home
Federal Judge William Lee Estes of the 64th Eastern District of Texas died at his home in Texarkana. He was appointed in 1915 and was known nationally as a jurist. Estes reportedly suffered a acute illness while presiding in court. His widow and two daughters survive.
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Fexarkana
William Lee Estes
Texas
Durlyge Estes
Estes
Beaumont Thesday
Flood Hits Vernon Area After Sudden Rainstorm
A cloudburst near Vernon caused severe flooding in Oklainton, 9 miles east. More than inches of rainfall led to a foot of water in most businesses, immobilizing traffic and marooning motorists as homes and crops were washed away.
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Vernon
Oklainton
Here
Zook Loses Bout After Injury in San Antonio Ring
Everett Zook of Del Rio sustains injuries in a ring accident during a bout with Silent Rattan in San Antonio. Zook, 157 pounds, exhausted himself with a late tackle and fell from the ring, allowing Rattan to pin him as the curtain raiser to the Masked Marvel versus Bobby Mevers match.
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Ticres
Everett Zook
Pomitar del Rio
Silent Rattan
San Antonio
Zook
Rattan
Masked Marvel
Bobby Mevers
Editors on Wotor Hop Through Lower Valley
A motor tour of the Rio Grande Valley closed the Texas Press Association annual convention. San Angelo is expected to be named next year's convention city.
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Wotor
Lower Valley
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Press Association
San Angelo
Weather Outlook Mixed Skies with Thunder Showers
Weather forecast notes generally fair tonight and Sunday with thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. Temperature reached a maximum of 88 yesterday with a minimum of 75 noted.
Day Likely Features Thunderstorms This Afternoon
A forecast indicates possible thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in the fast portion. The timing suggests brief storms with local downpours and gusty winds.
Weather outlook shows showers likely this weekend
Partly cloudy to unsettled conditions persist tonight and Sunday with probable scattered showers. The forecast notes a mixed sky pattern and chances of light rain across the area.
Rival San Felipe women's groups clash over rival charter
A San Felipe dispute escalates as one faction gains a state charter for Sociedad Mutualista Leona Vicario, formed after an ouster from the original organization. Incorporators are Francisca de Rosales, Victoriana Vasquez and Lucy Martine. The Mexican Protective League charter was also announced.
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San Felipe
Austin
Evening News
San Felipe Creek
Sociedad Mutualista Leona Vicario
Francisca de Rosales
Victoriana Vasquez
Lucy Martine
Mexican Protective League
Pedro Garrole
Conrado Galindo
Jesus Avila
Radionyity fad on morning radio sets sparks chatter
A New York report notes a rising fad called Radionyity as feminine radio voices flood many stations during morning hours. The game judges contestants by continuity of speech as a mock recipe sequence with odd items draws laughs and criticism, highlighting a hazy trend in broadcast humor.
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New York
W Hether
Sentente
Sas
Waldrop Seeks GOP Nomination for 16th District
Mitchel Waldrop, Val Verde County rancher, announced in Del Rio on Saturday his candidacy for Congress in the 16th district on the Republican ticket. A Kentucky native and World War II veteran, he served as a first lieutenant and later settled in the area. He is a University of Kentucky graduate and seeks to represent the district in Congress.
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del Rio
Mitchel Waldrop
Val Verde County
Waldrop
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Congress
Bus Lines Asked To Link State In Schedule Change
State Railroad Commission plans a conference June 23 at Mineral Wells to link bus lines across West and Northwest Texas. Operators running between El Paso Amarillo San Angelo and Fort Worth are urged to attend for coordinated schedules and connections.
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Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Mineral Wells
Fi Paso
Amarillo
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Sonorian Killed In Wool Truck Crash Near Sonora
A truck loaded with wool left the road two miles southeast of Sonora and plunged into a ditch. Reyes Noriega age 16 died from injuries. One youth sustained a fractured shoulder and a nab suffered a broken rib in the week’s accident.
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Sonora
Reyes Noriega
State control urged in Elma Washington
E Avey, chairman of the County Game Commission, called the present game and fish control system idiotic and inefficient and urged unified state control. He noted Washington has 36 county game commissions setting bag limits and season dates and urged centralization.
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Elma, Wash
Washington System of Game and Fish Control
E. Avey
County Game Commission
Game Commission
Unified State Centrol
Sam Clay Hurt When Wrench Strikes From Pole
In Camas Washington Sam Clay a lineman for the crew was working atop a 30 foot pole when Lanton Tanner dropped a wrench hitting Clays nose and breaking it. Sam preferred to be up above but was left on the ground after the accident.
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Wash
Sam Clay
Sam
Lanton
Dan Sullivan claims 20000 fights arranged at Blackfriars Ring
London reports Dan Sullivan, manager and matchmaker for the Blackfriars Ring, claims to have arranged 20 000 bouts over 20 years. The Ring hosted notable boxers such as Packey McFarland Freddie Welsh Bombardier Wells Jimmy Wilde Len Harvey and Phil Scott with a 3000 seat arena conversion from a chapel.
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London
Blackfriars
Dan Sullivan
Freddie Welsh
Bombardier Wells
Jimmy Wilde
Len Harvey
Phil Scott
Three Girls and Women Ordered to Medical Care in Greenwood Park
Three girls and two women residents of San Felipe who frequented Greenwood Park were ordered to obtain medical care for a social disease. They were fined $1 with costs totaling $12.40 after city health department examination and medical attention.
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San Felipe
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