Gangsters Suspected of Gruesome Murder At a Summer Resort
Governor Dan Mocely attends a Del Rio highway meeting as officials from San Antonio and Hex County discuss developments on Highway 90. A letter to Hal A Hamilton indicates organizers expect attendees, with civic leaders named from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and women’s groups also invited to the Del Rio event.
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Dan Mocely
Highway 90 Association
Ti del Rio
Hal A Hamilton
Usease On
del Rio
Sheep Thieves Cross Border, Eleven Recovered
Eleven sheep stolen from the Va. Verde Irrigation Company properties along the river have been recovered with help from Mexican authorities and American officers. Ranger Arch Miller tracked two sheep to a river crossing where they were taken by raft. no arrests were reported.
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Va. Verde
Arch Miller
Red Bluff Legion Post Leader Imprisoned in Controversy
Elmer Stump, commander of the Red Bluff American Legion post, spent a day in jail after a membership contest loss to Corning. He reported being served bread and water and later discovered the meal included dog biscuits.
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Corning
Cal
Elmer Stump
Red Bluff
American Legion
Taft Suffers Setback But Not in Immediate Danger
Former Chief Justice William Howard Taft faced a setback today in Washington as doctors reported no immediate danger to his condition.
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Washington, Mar
Willam Howard Taft
Golden Anniversary Marked by Engles in South Dakota
Mr and Mrs Chris Engle celebrated fifty years of marriage. They wed in Russia and came to America, living in Jamestown New Jersey in 1889 before moving to Bridgewater Dakota then Hand County near Wesington Springs. Engle is 72 and Mrs Engle 74.
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Wellington Springs
Chris Engle
Russia
America
Jamestown
Engle
Bridgewater
Hand County
Wessington Springs
Recluse Sleeps in Coffin for Fifteen Years
In West Stanley England Thomas Thompson, 73, a recluse, has slept at intervals in a coffin near his hut after an accident from which he did not expect to recover. He lights the coffin to keep warm and finds it cramped but comforting.
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West Stanley
England
Thomas ‘Thompson
Police Probe Fire Set To Hide Murder At Lakeside Cabin
Police believe a fire at a tarped cabin on a deep lake shore was set to conceal the killing of a young woman found dismembered inside. Investigators say gangsters frequented the winter resort as the cabin remained unoccupied and the victim’s identity was burned to prevent recognition.
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Jan Datel Prema
Lake Vila
Mar
Usk
Palice
Wey
Indians Help Quench Blaze In Taos New Mexico
Taos New Mexico March 8 Indians rushed from their pueblo to help extinguish a fire that swept a restaurant, damaged a post office and forest service building, with losses estimated between 50000 and 60000 dollars. The adobe town lacks a fire department and reliable water supply, yet residents aided by nearby Indians managed to contain the blaze. The forest service and post office suffered fire-related damage as mail shipments were destroyed. Taos sits at the head of the Rio Grande Canyon, 70 miles northwest of Santa Fe, and is known for its artists colony.
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Taos
N. M
Pueblo
Forest Service
Po City
Forest Service Office
Tacs
Rio Grande Canyon
Santa Fe
Livestock Prices Mixed as Market Reports Detail Gains
Kansas City market report to the First National Bank shows lambs 25 to 50 cents higher and sheep steady. Fed lambs top $1036 to shippers and $19.25 to packers. bulk lambs down to 92 pounds bring $9.75-$10.10, heavier types $9.25-$9.75, top shorn lambs $9.35 to others $8.75-$9.25. Best ewes $5.10. other ewes $4.25-$5.55. Fed steers up 25-75 cents, vealers and calves steady to 50 cents higher, stockers and feeders steady to 25 cents lower. Hogs near steady with Friday’s average.
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Kansas City
First National Bank
Independent hens hatch chicks in mid winter
In Hamilton Montana two hens from the O J Hiobby ranch defied expectations by emerging from the hen house in dead winter with chirping broods, ignoring calendars and customs that date spring.
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Hamilton
Mont
O. J Hiobby
Oldest Hen in World Found Near Calistoga
Ole Stevenson of a ranch six miles north of here claims the world’s oldest hen. The Rhode Island Red, named Newman, is 19 years old and still an active layer. In 1929 she laid eggs for seven consecutive months without a day’s break.
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Newman
Cal
Ole Stevenson
Here
Rhode Island
Duley Production Delights City Theatre Crowd
A large audience enjoyed the Little Theatre production of Duley shown Friday night under capable direction. The cast featured George & Kauhnan and Marc Connnelly with a largely new ensemble and strong performances from Dolores Bishop as the plotting wife and R. W. Lyddon as C Rogers Forbes. The play centers on a merger scheme at a weekend party in the Westesta home of the Smiths, with a web of relationships and schemes unfolding among the guests and family.
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Duley
Carwen
George & Kauhnan
Marc Connelly
Dolores Bishop
C. Rogers Forbes
R. W Lyddon
Mia Smith
Mrs. Forbes
Ginny
Collins Wilke
Mr. Forbes
Smith
Wiliam Parker
van Dyck
Intercollegiate Outboard Race Set For Skaneateles Lake
More than a dozen colleges will compete in the first intercollegiate outboard motor boat regatta on Skaneateles Lake New York May 16 and 17 under the American Power Boat Association. Schools listed include Colgate Cornell Syracuse Michigan Toledo Union St Josephs NYU Columbia Harvard Dartmouth St Lawrence Brown Princeton Rutgers Clarkson Pennsylvania Buffalo Hamilton.
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New York
Skaneattles Lake
Colgate
Cornell
Syracuse
Michigan
Toledo
Union
St. Sophen’s
New York University
Columbia
Harvard
Dartmouth
St. Lawrence
Brown
Princeton
Rutgers
Clarkson
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Hamilton
Michigan Court Board Proposes Canine Teeth Removal for Dogs
The Shiawassee county board of supervisors calls for early extraction of dogs teeth. By canine teeth they mean the dogs chewing implements not full sets. Sheep tossed by renegade dogs at county bounds spur action by the board.
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Michigan
Shiawassee
Thomas Rigor to Return Home After College Tenure
Thomas Rigor of the Philippines Islands will leave the University of Minnesota after ten years, where he earned a bachelor of arts, a master of science, and a doctorate to be conferred March 20. He plans to devote his life to improving his country.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Thomas Rigor
Philippines Islands
Rigor
Washington era doorway bought by congressman
A doorway once believed used by George Washington was purchased by Congressman Clark Budrick of Newport Rhode Island. The relic is thought to have come from Gage's tavern in Virginia where Washington was a frequent guest.
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Newport
R. I
George Washington
Clark Budrick
Gage
Virginia
Corsin completes 28th world flight record around the world
French aviator Charles Corsin finishes his twenty eighth circumnavigation for Air Union, totaling 6612 hours flown and 675000 miles with 10500 passengers carried without a single accident, a record believed unique in aviation history.
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Paris
Charles Corsin
Air Union
New Organ Racket in London Mancase
A London man who earns winter barrel organ money and summer ice cream profits testified in court that his organ receipts vary with how much passersby tip him to move on. The testimony links his street performance to a potential nuisance or licensing dispute discussed in the case.
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London
Onion Capital Hooper to Get Railroad Spur
Hooper Michigan the small onion capital of the state will receive a railroad spur despite its tiny size. The village ships more onions yearly than the rest of Michigan combined, linking its economy to rail transport.
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Hooper
Mich
Michigan
Edward T. Sanford Dies Suddenly in Washington
Justice Edward T. Sanford of the U S Supreme Court died in Washington after a stroke following uremic poisoning. The death creates the second vacancy on the court within a month, as Chief Justice Taft had retired recently. Sanford, a Tennessee native, was appointed by President Harding in 1923.
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Washington
Edward T. Sanford
Supreme Court of the United States
Tait
Hoover
Supreme Court
Edward Terry Sanford
Harding
Tennessee
Quality of Milk Produced Here Of Better Grade
Del Rio dairies show 100 percent improvement in milk quality since the standard milk ordinance began January 1. Health officials Chester Cohen and Dr. B F Orr inspected eight dairies Friday and four or five more Saturday. A two week re inspection will determine gradings from A to D and made public so consumers know milk quality.
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del Rio
Chester Cohen
State Health Department
B. F Orr
Doctor Orr
Cohen
Orr
Cannas Giveaway At City Truck Shed
The city offers two truck loads of yellow canna plants free to callers after 4 pm at the city truck shed between the roundhouse and Graf Hotel. While transplanting on North Main boulevard, workers found four surplus canna plants. Superintendent F. J. Schmidt notes the hardy plants could hide fences or serve as a driveway border and are easy to cultivate.
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Roundhouse
Graf Hotel
North Main Boulevard
F. J. Schmidt
Jamaica Ginger Halted Over Poison Mystery Probe
The United States stopped Jamaica ginger shipments from Kansas City and St Louis warehouses amid about 300 paralysis cases. Federal action and medical teams focus on relief as victims report being unable to move and experiencing phantom walking.
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U. S
Jamaica
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Mrs de Perez Dies at 49 in San Felipe
Mrs Paulla T de Perez president of the Blue Cross in San Felipe died at 12 30 Saturday. Funeral services are set for 4 pm Sunday at the family home with Lupe Diaz in charge. She was born October 5 1880 in San Pedro Coahuila Mexico.
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Paulla T. de Perez
The
Blue Cross
San Felipe
Lupe Diaz
Perez
San Pedro
Coahuila
Mexico
Del Rio Policeman’s Tomahawk Tale From Oklahoma
A local policeman from Del Rio recalls growing up in Oklahoma where a warrior gave him a tomahawk. As boys he and his brother built a Little House from scavenged scraps and argued over a plank. His brother cut off a finger. the officer jokes he wore the finger off lighting a cigar lighter.
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Oklahoma
Local tales mingle rumor and memory in Del Rio
A long, anecdotal mix shows a young man's amorous exploits, a man claiming 57 jobs from bootlegging to banking, nostalgia for road work customs, and a local luncheon club planning a pool built by member labor. The piece closes with a Latin American resident's polite exit saying gracias.
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Texas
Castile
Gracias
Airplane set for Del Rio flight Sunday afternoon
Del Rio Aviation Club expects the Eagle Rock ship to arrive after a Colorado Springs takeoff on Saturday. The two pilot crew will use the two seat craft for instruction with Dr. Thomas Johnson as president and several club members listed. The 90 horsepower plane features a 38 foot wing span and Scintilla magneto. Weather permitting the hop could land here early Sunday.
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del Rio Aviation Club
L. J. Bochat
J. C. Barnard
Eagle Rock
Colorado Springs
Barnard
del Rio
Evangelist Pond Delivers Railroad Themed Revival Sermon
Evangelist Pond spoke Friday night on the burdens of life likening them to empty freight cars and wind, drawing a large railroad audience. A quartet of city pastors led Life's Railway to Heaven, with Pastor Stallknecht, Pastor Nixon, and a Baptist pastor contributing. The revival continues with a Saturday sermon A Hot Message for a Freezing World and nightly meetings at 7 20.
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Uni
Evangelist Pond
Heaven
Stallknecht
Nixon
Del Rio and Vicinity Weather Warms Ahead
Weather forecast for Del Rio and nearby areas calls for a warm trend tonight and Sunday. Yesterday’s high reached 70 and the low 60 as temperatures rise across West Texas. Sunday shows fair skies with warmer conditions, except in the southwest where a bit cooler, with frost possible in the north and central tonight.
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del Rio
West Texas
Fragmented OCR conveys a partial scene with a clerk
A clerk who knew more Spanish than his employer assists Bowt by suggesting the senor as a remedy. The fragmentary text ends abruptly, leaving the exact action and setting unclear.
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Bowt
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