Bonus Aid Sought for Gassed Vet
Del Rio seeks increased aid for Cr Leach a World War I veteran injured by gas in Verdun and now facing insufficient pension and medical costs. Leach a former field artillery dispatch rider suffered gas stomach injuries and lengthy hospital care before discharge. Veterans groups push for higher compensation to cover mounting doctor bills and care while Leach awaits a cure or adequate relief.
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del Rio
Joan
Cr. Leach
Standart
Southern Pacific
Leach
Verdun
Field Artillery Headquarters
First Army
Trans Marchona
Medical Corp
U B&b Army
Heepital
United States
Wool Trade Gains Strength Amid Mohair Uncertainty
The wool trade shows growing strength as buyers in New York and De Rio demand rise while mohair sales create uncertainty among Co oper wool growers. Del Rio markets report firm foreign wool centers and looming spring activity with shearing due around March 20 to April 5 in Val Verde County.
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Duria
New York
de Rio
del Rio Nectors
Val Verde County
Izaak Waltonites Seek New Members Drive Planned
Izaak Walton League Del Rio chapter outlined a membership drive at a Thursday meeting. Current membership stands at 41 with goals to reach 100 or 200. A district barbecue is planned to spur interest and invite all local sportsmen.
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Izaak Waltonites
Izaak Walton League
Priday
del Rio
Nea
Del Rio Little Theatre Elects Four Directors
Tom Miller Julian Blair Mrs Roy M. Andrews and Mr. George W. Cox were elected to the theatre board after eighty ballots were counted Friday morning. Miller led with 60 votes, Blair 33, Andrews 38, and Cox 35 in the election tally.
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Tom Miller
Julian Blair
Roy M. Andrews
George W. Cox
del Rio Little Theatre
Miller
Mr. Blair
Andrews
Cox
Two Panthers Slain By Kerr Ranchmen
Kerrville dispatch reports Kerr County ranchmen Jack Reed and Robert Real killed two large panthers that had been preying on their stock for months. The bigger animal measured six feet six inches from tip to tail, underscoring the threat to local herds.
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Kerrville
Mar
Jack Reed
Robert Real
Kerr County
Legge Quits Farm Board Post Today
Alexander Legge resigns as chairman of the Federal Farm Board with Vice Chairman James E. Stone expected to assume the chair. Wheat member Samuel R. McKelvie and fruit and nut member C. C. Teavur may retire by June. Hoover pressed Legge to stay previously amid congressional pressure.
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Legge
Farm Board
Washington
Mar
Alexander Leege
Federal Farm Board
White House
United Press
James FE Stone
Louisville, Ky
Samuel R. McKelvie
C. C. Teavur
Leger
Freezing Weather Moves In Across Region
Ranchmen faced anxious hours as dark clouds and a north wind swept in. The Weather Bureau warned of freezing temperatures tonight threatening recently shorn stock. The cold wave already grips much of the state with snow and sleet from the Panhandle to Central Texas. Snow reported at Borger and Amarillo where readings showed 20 degrees above zero.
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Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Texas
Borger
Amearilio
Amarillo
No Change Recorded In Goode Oil Test
Mid Kansas Oil and Gas Co report shows No. 1 M. H. Gonder well in Terrell County drilled to 5,649 feet in sandy lime with a prior 6.5 million cubic feet dry gas encountered at 5,618 feet. The test shut briefly to replace a gasoline engine with steam power and resumed drilling late last week.
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Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Cos No
M. H. Gonder
Terrell County
Feki
Goode
Prison hash letter prompts Communist repentant tale
A San Francisco court heard James Lacey, jailed for inciting a disturbance, debut a new recipe called prison hash that allegedly scatters color from deep dyed Communists. Judge Steiger reappeared him, asking about repentance. Lacey replied he would do anything to escape the hash. He received a citizenship lecture and was released.
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San Francisco
James Lacey
Steiger
Lacey
Hughes Franklin Theatres plan new Del Rio theatre
Definite plans for a 150000 dollar moving picture palace at Main and Losella Streets are announced for Del Rio. Hughes Franklin Theatres will take full control April 1, with Robb and Rowley continuing as managers of Texas properties. Construction won’t affect the Princess and Casino operation.
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Hughes- Franklin Theatres
Main
Losella
Paul J. Poag
Princess and Casino Theatres
Hughes-Franklin Theatres
Texas
R. and R. Chain
Dallas
Poag
del Rio
Huuwhes-Franklin
Robb and Rowley
Robb and
Rowley
Association of Texas Theatres
Hollywood Group
Lone Star State
Princess and Casino
Pong
Losolla Streets
Main Street
Poug
Wait Blue Prints for New Plunge to Obtain Estimates
A meeting with Moores Park backers discussed waiting for W E Simpson from San Antonio to send pool blueprints. After receiving congrams, lumber dealers and cement contractors will estimate cost for a 6 by 160 foot plunge. Plans continue, aiming to finish this year and open by mid summer if possible. KE Fawrett Friday supervised planting of 50 pecan trees and 12 crape myrtles on the island site to provide shade.
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Moores Park
W. E. Simpson
San Antonio
Klan Members Kidnap and Beat Dallas Communists
In Dallas two communists, lawyers George Coder and Lewis Hurst, were abducted and beaten by 14 Ku Klux Klan members after leaving the city jail with attorney George Clifton Edwards. The group dragged them to a secluded spot near Hutchins, tied them, and left them unconscious. Authorities cited their advocacy for racial equality as a motive.
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Dallas
Mar
George Coder
Lewis Hurst
Hutchins
George Clifton Edwards
Fair Park
Coder and Hurst
Fearful confession from gangster tied to Capone era figures
Bob Roberts, jailed in Georgia on theft charges, admits fear of being forced to talk by Capone era associates. He recalls past ties to Capone’s outfit, mentions time with Capone in Miami, and notes Georgia and Valdosta connections. Officers plan to repatriate him to Atlanta and Milledgeville as cases unfold.
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Bob Roberts
Georgia
Capone
Chicago
Roberts
Moran
St Valentines’ Day
Miami
Fla
Atlanta
Valdosta
Oklahoma school burns as students form bucket brigade
Five hundred children from Harrah school moved outside as flames erupted from a heating furnace and engulfed the building. They formed a bucket brigade and fought the fire, but the structure was virtually destroyed. No injuries were reported.
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Harrah
Okla
Mar 6
Harah
Affairs of Heart Bring Lina Basquette Through Del Rio for Love
Lina Basquette travels through Del Rio in a cross country dash toward Yuma to meet Pervere Marey as a divorce complaint lingers. The actress tours with her police dog for companionship after a prior New York filing and a pending final decree due September 1.
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Lina Basquette
del Rio
Monsieur—Curioegs
Actrera
Perverell
Yuma Town
Danny Cupid
New York
San Antonio
Lina
Hoover to form non salaried group on Muscle Shoals plan
President Hoover plans a non salaried commission to study the Muscle Shoals disposal proposal. The panel would include representatives from Alabama, Tennessee, the Army Corps of Engineers, and national farm organizations to seek the best lease terms, but Congress had no chance to act before adjournment.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Houston Legislator Hurt in Car Crash
Houston legislator R. E. Morse was injured in an auto accident near Houston and admitted to a Houston hospital. Morse had borrowed a car from Fort Worth Representative Walter Beck and lost control, the vehicle overturning. The incident was announced in the House this morning.
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Houston
Morse
Walter Beck
Fort Worth
Seven More Hired From Free Bureau
Seven men were given employment through the Free Employment Bureau here Friday morning, officials stated. The total of Del Rio's unemployed and anxious to obtain work reached 161 with several new registrations.
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Free Employment Bureau
del Rio
Body of Mining Engineer Found in Lonely Well
In Presidio a mining engineer R. M. Lewis who had been missing weeks was found dead in a well at Alamito Creek. Authorities say he withdrew $10,000 in Marfa before leaving with funds unaccounted for. He was shot in the head in an ambush between Shafter and Presidio. The missing money remains unrecovered.
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Presidio
Mar
Marfa
R. M. Lewis
Lewis
Mexico
Alamito Creek
Adventurers Returned to Home From Los Angeles Trip
Willard Sherwood, 14, and Roy Scott, 16, two of three youths picked up by police this week, were returned to their San Antonio homes by parents. Donald Tarr, 15, remains held for a Brownsville arrival to take him home. Police chief Henry Bridge said the trio, all in fifth and sixth grades, ran away Monday aiming to hitchhike to Buckeye, Arizona, then Hollywood, California.
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Willard Sherwood
Roy Scott
San Antonio
Donald Tarr
Sinter
Brownsville
Henry Bridge
Buckeye
Ariz
Hollywood
Cal
Accused Murderer Testifies in Arlene Draves Case
Virgil Kirkland took the stand at the Valparaiso courtroom to defend himself against the murder charge of his 18 year old sweetheart Arlene Draves. He described the events at the Gray party where the fatal blows occurred.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Virgil Kirkland
Arlene Draves
Sweethear
Gray
Kirland
Railroad Executive Shoots Self in Philadelphia Hotel
Nicholas G. Brooks, 56, executive of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad, shot himself dead in his hotel room in Philadelphia. Police found the body in the bathroom with a pistol in hand. Brooks had left a note before the tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Nicholas G. Brooks
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Brooks
Mohair Loss Estimate Topped At 3.2 Million Dollars
Del Rio area goat raisers revised losses from a warehouse split to an estimated 3.2 million dollars amid a 14 million pound surplus from last year and 18 million pounds more expected this clip. Buyers in Del Rio Sabinas Bandera Uvalde Comfort and Fredericksburg purchased nearly 1 million pounds this week at 4 to 29 cents per pound.
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del Rio
Storaee
Boston
Sabinas
Bandera
Uvalde
Comfort
Fredericksburg
Solons Wife Dies In Austin Hospital
Mrs. J. Forbes wife of Representative Forbes and member of the State Legislature died at 10 o clock this morning in an Austin hospital.
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Austin
Mar
J. Forbes
Representative Forbes
Weather Outlook Del Rio and Vicinity
Rain and colder tonight with a cold wave and likely freezing temperatures. Snow in the north, rain in the south, and much colder conditions elsewhere. Saturday mostly fair and warmer with a high around 77 and a low near 60.
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del Rio
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KLAN
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Milledgeville
Mary Moll Wilbert
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Oklahoma
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Free Bureau
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