Fire destroys Del Rio hobo jungle near lumber yard
A hobo jungle behind the Madison Lumber Company yards in Del Rio burned Sunday afternoon, spreading through crude shacks built by tramps and hobos. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and police moved several drifters and a woman living there toward leaving town.
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Madison Lumber Company
del Rio
Hobo
Stundies
Jtungies
de Rio
Henry Bridge
Ue Fiest
Bridge
Bruge Lager
Uw Jungles
Edwards County highway contracts awarded tentative by Texas Commission
The Texas Highway Commission tentatively awarded multiple road projects including 171 miles on State Highway 41 in Edwards County from Carta Valley to Mountain Home with Brown and Root as bidders. Other awards cover Highway 99 in Upton County, Highway 27 in Pecos County, and Highway 9 in Mason County with Hunts and partners in several cases. Final approval rests with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards County
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Brown and Root
Carta Valley
Rocksprings
Mountain Home
Kerr County
Upton County
Crane County
Rankin G. B. Dyson
Rankin
Upton
Highway
Pecos County
Hannah Construction Company
Fred
Dan Hall
Waco
Mason County
Culberson
Hudspeth
Haden
Houston
Kimbie County
Keller and Pelphrey
Dallas
Kinney County
Bracketiville
Val Verde
Death Ride Murder Case in New Jersey Figures Revealed
Authorities chase the facts in the Phoebe Stader killing in Rahway New Jersey as Williams M Frazer resists confession. Frazer allegedly told his wife Hilda Frazer of the crime before fleeing to Raleigh North Carolina where he is later captured.
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New Jersey
Phoebe Stader
Rahway
N. J
Williams M. Frazer
Frazer
Hilda Frazer
Raleigh
February Finances in City Court Treasury Short Month
The brief February period saw police court actions with 15 arrests but only eight fines assessed. Fines averaged around $12.70 for first offenses as Police Chief Henry Bridee expressed cautious optimism for a better month ahead.
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Aew
Henry Bridee
Telephone Wires Withstand Wind in West Texas Gale
Del Rio and Winter Garden Telephone Company officials said its wires remained undamaged despite a 4 milli-an-hour gale Sunday. Western Union and railroad lines were reported in good shape, though many West Texas areas suffered other wind damage.
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del Rio
F. L. Molyneux
Six Officers Subdue Clifton Rice in Illicit Revolver Case
Six cops restrained Clifton Rice an Indian to arrest him on a charge of illegally possessing a revolver in Buppala New York.
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Buppala
N. Y
Mar
Clifton Rice
Ake
30 Year Prison Term For Negro Train Wrecker
Sonny Miller pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to wreck the Owl Dallas Houston Southern Pacific passenger train near Odrsicana and received a 30 year term. Tom Henry Armstrong and Cal English also pleaded guilty in the same case. The jury was deliberating on the fate of the remaining defendant as of press time.
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Odrsicana
Mar
Sonny Miller
Nero
Southern Pacific
Here
Dueiriet
Tom Henry Armstrong
Cal English
Plunge Location To Be Determined By S A Expert
I. Wnetts secretary of the Moore’s Park Trustees and members of the Citizens Lions Rotarians and American Legion committees welcome W. BE Simpson of the San Antonio engineering company to Del Rio to assess the Moore’s Park plunge site He will recommend the best location estimate construction cost and offer aid free of charge Simpson plans to stay in Del Rio until the project progresses The Moore’s Park pool will be Del Rio’s first municipal plunge and residents hope it is ready for the hot weather season.
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I. Wnetts
Moore
Citizens
Liona
Rotarians
American Legion
del Rio
W. BE. Simpson
San Antonio
Mr Simpson
Moore's Park
Simpson
Del
Cat dies of grief after mistress' death in Newman
A Persian cat named Andy died of starvation after its elderly mistress died. The animal followed her everywhere, refused food, and wandered the house seeking her presence, then perished despite being moved to another home.
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Newman
Andy
Frost Warning Hits West Texas Ahead of Night
United Press reports March began with snow and frost across Texas. The Panhandle and upper West Texas face probable frost tonight risking fruit crops while the south portion may see lighter frost. Amarillo bore the Panhandle snow with about nine inches. North Texas saw one to two inches.
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United Press
Panhandle
Upper West Texas
Texas
West Texas
Amarillo
North Texas
Four Del Rioans Win T U Honors
Four Del Rio students in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas University received official commendation for high scholastic record. Dean H. T. Parlin noted the honor roll reflects both quantity and quality of work. The honorees are Marie Christine Brite Frances Vernetta Laughlin Tobias Flatow and Mary Louise Nelson.
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del Rio
College of Arts and Sciences
Texas University
H. T. Parlin
Parlin
Marie Christine Brite
Dan Brite
Frances Vernetta Laughlin
J. T. Laughlin
Tobias Flatow
Alice Flatow
Mary Louise Nelson
M. R. Nelson
Business Improves Says Julius Barnes
Julius Barnes, head of Hoover era National Business Survey Conference, reported an improving trend in American business. He noted large and mounting savings with postal savings rising in January to a record 270,790,000 dollars, up 832,995,000 from prior figures.
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Washington
Mar
Julius Barnes
Hoover
National Business Survey
Barnes
Showers Bring Moisture Across West Texas Yet Again
West Texas counties report a fifteenth consecutive weekend with precipitation including hail in places and light snow near Alpine and Marfa. Major towns such as Abilene, Brownwood, Coleman, Comanche, and San Angelo show above normal rainfall in January while many areas see minor showers and gusts up to 40 mph.
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West Texas
Landerson
Alpine
Marfa Sharp
del Rio
Upton
Pecos
Crockett
Rankin and McCamry
Fort Stockton
Rowena
Sterling City
Paint Rock
Eden
Brady
Menard
San Angelo
Merizon
Barnhart
Texan
Big Lake
Coleman
Brownwood
Abilene
Ballinger
Balmorhea
Clint
Comanche
Crane
Eastland
el Paso
Fort Davis
Fort McKavett
Garden City
Grand Falls
Hovey
Junction
Knickerbocker
Langtry
Liano
Longfellow
Midland
Presidio
Putnam
Rochelle
Sanderson
Substation
Sutton County
Winters
Three Producers Added Sunday to East Texas Pool
Henderson March 2 UP The East Texas pool grew to 36 producing wells after Foster Bond No 1 Fisher hit Sunday night for about 30000 bbl daily. Earlier Sunday Karona Oil Co No 1 Peterson yielded roughly 20000 bbl daily and Hanges Drilling Co Brown No 2 contributed about 3900 bbl daily.
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East Texas
Henderson
Mar
Foster Bond
Fisher
Karona Oi Company
Peterson
Hanges Drilling Company
Brown
Fight at Comstock Dance Costs $64
Four Comstock youths were fined $16 each and ordered to pay $64 to the county treasury after a Saturday night outbreak at a Comstock dance. They were charged with disturbing the peace and arrested by local officials, with Justice of the Peace Charles Miller issuing the fines on Monday morning.
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Comstock
Charles Miller
Community singing at Marquette basketball games in winter
Wisconsin feature notes community singing between halves of varsity games at Marquette University adding a seasonal cultural moment to campus life during winter sporting events.
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Wilwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Treasury Financing Plan Approved In Senate
The Senate passed the Smoot bill raising Treasury refinancing operations from 20 billion to 28 billion dollars in a move to modify national finances.
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Treasury
Washington
Mar
UPI
Senate
California Fruit Shipments Boost Icing Business
The first icing of the month occurred March 1 when 20 cars of fruit from California were iced here by the Central Power and Light Company. A heavier movement of citrus fruits and lettuce from California and Arizona is expected, Southern Pacific officials said. The company has been repairing its icing house in Del Rio in anticipation of higher shipments while road operations remain steady for the month.
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California
Central Power and Light Company
Arizona
Southern Pacific
del Rio
Robbery Suspects Target Madison Motor Sales Sunday
A lone prowler entered Madison Motor Sales after 2:30 Sunday morning by rear entrance and stole about $50 from a cash register. Police linked the crimes to hoboes and noted a boarding house theft of food and clothing over the weekend.
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Madison Motor Sales
Henry Bridge
del Rio
July Dates Set For Rocksprings Angora Auction
Goat raisers of Del Rio and vicinity are invited to a three day Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association exhibit in Rocksprings July 8 9 and 10. Mohair grading will be featured with J E Robinson president noting the event. JM Jones and R C Mackey of Texas A and M College will judge type B and C goats. Ed McGinnis of McAllen will serve as auctioneer.
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del Rio
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Val Verde
J. E. Robinson
Association
JM. Jones
R. C. Mackey
Texas A. & M. College
Ed McGinnis
McAllen
Third Hurricane Hits Fiji Islanders
The north and east coast of Viti Levu Island were struck by the third hurricane in two weeks. The storm was as severe as the prior two, with 100 inches of rain and extensive crop destruction including pineapple fields, though casualty figures were not yet available.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Viti Levu Island
Fiji
Youth's Arm Broken In Fall From Truck
Warren Long eight year old son of Mr and Mrs C E Ed Long 605 Gunner Street suffered a broken arm Sunday evening from a fall off a truck. The left arm was broken just above the wrist and he received medical attention promptly. He was progressing satisfactorily Monday according to his father.
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Warren Long
C. E
Ed) Long
Gunner Street
Warren
Shotting sparks feud at Jack's Place over radio hoot
Jack Terry owner of Jack's Place on Devil's River road was shot four times in Tel Rio hospital. Dick Owen, across the road, was held on a bond after his preliminary hearing in justice court. The shooting occurred around 2:30 Sunday morning after disputes over a radio and phonograph in Jack's Place.
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Jack Terry
Jack
Bond
C. Dickens
del Rig
Dickens
M. L
Bud” Whistler
Dick Owen
Whistler
Owen
W. P. Wallace Jr
Douglas Terry
Del Rio Names San Jacinto Day as Independence Celebration
Del Rio banks closed all day to honor Texas independence on March 2 while local schools stayed open. The city will celebrate next month recalling the San Jacinto battle on April 21 and Texas Flag Day approved by the legislature on February 18, 1915.
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Texas
Mexico
del Rio
San Jacinto
Lone Star
Alamo
Grave Strippers Active at Local Cemetery
Reports of repeated thefts at Masonic Cemetery include flowers plants pots and baskets stolen from graves. Henry Bridge informs Del Rio police chief Mrs A Herzing that five plants at the grave of her daughter Alice were dug up. Earlier police caught three youths oldest about ten and warned of arrest if caught again.
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Masonic Cemetery
Henry Bridge
del Rio
A. Herzing
Alice
Chief Bridge
Farmers Seed Loans Top $1 Million in Texas Howling
Farmers Seed Loan office reported loans to planters reaching the one million dollar mark today. The office expects weekly loan issuances of about seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to farms across Texas New Mexico Illinois Missouri Kentucky Kansas and Oklahoma.
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ST. Louis
Mar
Texas
New Mexico
Ilinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona claims 87 percent sunshine record
Arizona officials say the state enjoyed clear skies for 87 percent of the day, reinforcing its image as a sunny destination. The figure highlights favorable weather amid ongoing promotion of tourism and climate.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Weather and Contest SaGe Report
The notice lists a weather contest with fair conditions tonight and tomorrow. It records yesterday's high at 84 and a low around 4 with partial garbled text. No clear event names or organizations are identifiable from the fragment.
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Frost
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