Five Million Pounds Mohair Sold to Mills
Snow and cold grip Texas as a winter storm hammers the state. Three deaths blamed on the freeze and fruit crops likely to suffer millions in losses across North and East Texas. Del Rio and surrounding areas report sub freezings with further snow and rain forecast. Agricultural losses and hardship affect farmers, oil workers, and unemployed families statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Dallas
U.P
East Texas
Texas Stock Carrying Law Enforced With permits Required
Texas Highway Patrol chief announces immediate enforcement of a state law requiring owner signed permits for transporting livestock and poultry. Officers may demand permits without a warrant. fines range from 25 to 200 dollars per head. Backed by cattle and sheep associations, enforcement includes preventing theft and illegal slaughter. A certificate book is available from Livestock Sanitary Commissioner J. H Walker in Weimar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mar. Ll
L. G. Phares
Texas Highway Patrol
Phares
Texas Cattle Raisers Association
West Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
J. H Walker
Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Weimar
Texas
League Delays Adoption of Three Resolutions in Shanghai Clashes
In Geneva on March 11 the League of Nations Assembly approved but delayed final adoption of three resolutions rejecting agreements among military forces in China. The body kept the issue open while awaiting instructions from Tokyo and Nanking. Japan abstained over League authority and China over lack of government guidance.
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Geneva
Mar
League of Nations Assembly
China
League
Shanghai
Akron Dirigible Akron Defects Not Found In Report
The House Naval Committee reported no faulty construction or poor workmanship in the dirigible Akron. All deficiencies were corrected, per testimony from naval and aviation experts. The panel could not inspect by air after damage to the steering gear from a gust of wind.
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Washington, Mar
House Naval Committee
Naval
Latta Trial Set Over Fatal Latta Shooting Case
Lawrence Latta's trial for the fatal shooting of his wife Estelle Calli Latta at the Qudlonial Apartments was scheduled for 10 am Saturday before Justice of the Peace Charles Miller after charges were filed Friday. A coroner's verdict concluded Mrs. Latta died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Latta, with the complaint filed by County Attorney W. P. Wallace Jr. and signed by District Attorney Julian La Crosse. Multiple witnesses have been called by both sides.
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Lawrence Latta
Estelle Calli Latta
Qudlonial
North Main Street
Justice of the Peace
Charles Miller
Mrs. Latta
Miller
Latta
Justice Court
W. P. Wallace Jr
Julian LaCrosse
One Dead In Texas Fires Early Today
A Houston fire killed Clyde Jones a 53 year old engine hustler for the Southern Pacific and forced fifteen residents to flee in night clothes. In Denison a blaze at a cleaning plant destroyed three buildings on Main Street with losses over 20000 dollars and narrowly missed J E Dye and family.
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Texas
Houston
Mar
Clyde Jones
Southern Pacific
Denison
U.P
J. E. Dye
Poll taxes rise in 1932 per county tax office
Payments of poll taxes and exemptions for 1932 exceed 1931 figures, per Lyle S. Almond county tax collector. For 1932 a total of 2,950 taxes and exemptions were recorded, including 327 exemptions, versus 2,093 taxes and exemptions in 1931 with 117 exemptions.
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Lyle S. Almond
Lindbergh Infant Kidnap Probe Hinted as Inside Job
Earl Lindbergh Seal of Chicago, a cousin of Charles Lindbergh, calls the Lindbergh infant kidnapping an inside job. Seal, a meat inspector, is shown with his children Margaret and Earl as he follows news of the search. his mother was Colonel Lindbergh's paternal sister.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Earl Lindbergh Seal
Chicago
Seal
Margaret
Earl
Colonel Lindbergh
State to Seek 340000 Back Taxes From Gulf Sulphur
The State of Texas plans to sue Texas Gulf Sulphur Company over back franchise taxes. The company has paid 40000 of alleged back taxes while the state seeks 380000 in total, a 340000 difference. Blue Sky Commissioner John Martin said the back taxes derive from Federal income tax data, with over 100000 already collated from tax reports.
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Austin
Mar
Texas
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
John Martin
Blue Sky
Department of State
Newspapers Exempt From Levy In New Revenue Bill
Washington March 1 Newspapers are exempt from the manufacturers sales tax under the new revenue bill. Leased wire and telephone news services of the Newspaper Press Associations are also exempt from the 10 percent tax on telegraph and telephone companies. Telegraph messages charged with a tax on messages sent over regular wires range from five cents to ten cents based on cost. The tax is paid by the message purchaser.
Cardozo Faces Major Legal Tests on Supreme Court Seat
Justice Benjamin Cardozo faces a heavy baptism of legal fire as he joins the Supreme Court bench on March 14. Key cases include Texas voting rights in a Democratic primary, Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico oil land taxes, Georgia license fees on motion pictures, and major reapportionment and Packers decree matters.
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Cardozo
Washington
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
Supreme Court
Texas
Oklahoma
Georgia
Moody accuses Farm Board member of coercion over drought loans
President Moody testifying before the House Agriculture Committee charges Farm Board member L B Denman with refusing drought loans to non cooperative dairymen. He calls it coercion and attempted bribery and says loans are restricted by association. The remarks come as Moody cites nonmembership pressure.
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Washington
Mar
W. A. Moody
St. Louis Livestock Exchange
House Agriculture Committee
L. B. Denman
League Adopts Attitude on Shanghai Occupation
Geneva March 11 The drafting committee of the League of Nations Assembly adopted a resolution stating the League cannot recognize treaties gained by means contrary to the League covenant. It aligned the League with U S policy toward Japan's occupation of Shanghai.
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Geneva
Mar
League of Nations Assembly
League
Shanghai
Japan
United States
Lindbergh kidnapping press ban and Capone note
Col Norman Schwartzkopf said New Jersey police would stop answering reporters questions after New York papers sent requests overnight. Capone offers to aid in securing the child were rejected by federal officials, while Capone remains jailed in Chicago awaiting sentencing on income tax charges. A censorship order was issued for Lindbergh baby coverage and New Jersey police said no press conferences would be held today. Also in Newark, Henry Red Johnson was formally arrested for violating immigration laws in the Lindbergh case.
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Hopewell
N. J
Ho Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey
New York
Washington
Attorney- General's
A! Capone
Capone
Chicago
Internal Revenue
Abraham Kesselman
Salvatore, Spitale
Underworld
Lindbergh
Spitale
West
Brooklyn
U.P
Sourland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Norman Schwartzkopf
Newark
Mar. Ll
Henry “Red” Johnson
Three Suffer From Carbon Monoxide Gas
Midlothian report states city employee L. K. Bentley was in serious condition while night watchman W. J. Martin and Pete Wilson were found unconscious in the city hall reception room. Fumes escaped from a nearby pump room.
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Midlothian
U.p—L
K. Bentley
W. J. Martin
Pete Wilson
City Hall
Garner's Son Talks Of Onions Not Race
SAN ANGELO March 11 Tully Garner son of Speaker John Garner of Uvalde spoke about onions rather than his father's presidential boom. He denied political guidance from his father and said he knew nothing of the boom. He is president of the First State Bank of Uvalde and noted the onion crop in his region is in good condition and could bring profit if no freezes occur.
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San Angelo
Mar
Tully Garner
John Garner
Uvalde
Garner
Tully
First State Bank of
Uvaide
Negotiations To Sell Remainder Of 1931 Clip To Mills
Negotiations to sell the remaining 1931 clip to Mills were reported as part of a broader estate settlement involving Mrs. Margaret Shannon. The Shannon will directs most assets to a West Texas hospital, with Frank White set to receive $125,900 plus property including the A. G. Taylor building and Ozona bank stock. Agreed judgments in related suits will dismiss claims and allow the will’s terms to proceed.
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Mills
San Angelo
Mar
Margaret Shannon
Frank White
White
Ozona
West Texas
Naylor
Tere
A. G. Taylor
Guaranty State Bank
Ozona National Bank
Shannon
Amarillo Division to Erect new State Highway Warehouse
Amarillo March 11 immediate construction of a 20000 dollar office building and warehouse for the Amarillo division of the State highway department is seen by W J Van London the construction engineer in charge. A site will be leased from Potter County within the city limits and stone may be bought from salvage material in the old courthouse being razed. Construction likely to begin within a month.
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Amarillo
Mar
State Highway Department
W. J. van London
State Highway Commission
Potter County
van London
2000 Repatriates Cross at Laredo
Almost 2000 repatriates crossed the Rio Grande at Laredo in February, data from the Mexican immigration service in Nuevo Laredo shows 1933 repatriants, plus one American deported from Mexico and 74 Mexicans deported from the United States. The report also notes 1594 U S tourists entered Nuevo Laredo in February indicating continued winter tourism.
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Laredo
Mexico
Mexican Immigration Service
Nuevo Laredo
United States
Mohair Sale Marks First Big Trade For Southwest Ranchers
Sol Mayer announced the National Wool Marketing Association sold 5,100,000 pounds of mohair to Eastern carpet mills. Negotiations continue to sell the remaining 15,000,000 pounds before the 1932 clip is taken over by the association. A 1932 mohair policy will be released March 25 at the Junction meeting of the Wool and Mohair Warehouse Association of Texas.
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Marketing Association
San Angelo
Southwest
Sol Mayer
National Wool Marketing Association
Eastern Carpet Mills
The
Association For 1932
Wool and Moha Warehouse Association of Texas
Junction
Newsboy Victim Death Sparks Dallas Police Probe
Dallas police seek three youths in the death of 14 year old Howard D Moore, a newsboy tortured with kerosene and fire last night. Investigators believe the suspects may be itinerant youths who otherwise rely on traveling newsboys in towns they visit.
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Dallas
Mar
Howard D. Moore
Howard
Trro
Two Sentenced In Bank Robbery Case in Columbia
In Columbia Mississippi Lt. (uP Mrs Sallie Watson and Wooton Oglesbee Kilgore were found guilty of conspiracy to rob the Columbia National Bank. Their appeal bond was set at 5000 dollars each.
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Columbia, Miss
Mar
Sallie Watson
Wooton Oglesbee
Kilgore
Columbia National Bank
Man Dies In Devine After Bus Rescue
A man believed to be Albert I. Edwards, whose address is unknown, died in Devine today shortly after being removed unconscious from a bus. Authorities continue to investigate the incident and identify the deceased.
Del Rio Area Weekend Rain Snow Mix Forecast
Rain or snow expected tonight through Saturday in Del Rio and surrounding area with little temperature change. The high near 45 degrees Thursday and a low around 30 degrees, with current morning low also 30.
Snow Forecast for North and South Tonight and Saturday
The forecast calls for snow in the north with rain or snow in the south tonight and Saturday, and temperatures remaining mostly unchanged.
Weather Outlook Sees Rain Snow Southeast Rio Grande
Forecast shows clouds with rain or snow in the southeast region and the Rio Grande Valley. Very cold air follows, chilling the coast as temperatures dip. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with continued cold conditions across the area.
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Rio Grande Valley
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