Vet Loans Boosting Business in Del Rio Area
Del Rio merchants report brisk turnover as soldier bonus payments arrive on adjusted compensation certificates. About $20,000 in checks have come in locally with averages near $475. some exceed $700 while others are around $300. The influx supports better business, though many veterans still await their benefits. The Veterans Bureau has mailed nearly $1.5 million to veterans statewide amid reduced loan activity now that the 90 percent loan value is in effect.
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del Avians
Letion
Bome
del Rio
Main Street
Delite
Val Verde County
Transients Arrested in Del Rio Auto Theft Case
Three men Albert Olivera John M Brazil and Edwin C Bittencourt were arrested after stealing a car from in front of a Presbyterian church and fleeing toward Comstock They were found five minutes later with a 32 automatic and a 38 revolver Police Chief Henry Bridge coordinated with sheriffs offices to arrest them and recover the vehicle They face arraignment Monday afternoon in Del Rio Texas
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Downess
Diwry Wort
Comstock
Uoem Lerged
Texas
Southern Pacific
Henry Bridge
Uneft
Pace Bomas
Brice
Uhe
Chief Bridge
Wrexts
Chiief
Sheriffs Department
del Rio
Albert Olivera
John M. Brazil
Edwin C. Bittencourt
Girl Murder Hunt Nears End as Suspect Held
Cal March 16 reports police indicate the search for Virginia Brooks 10 is ending with Ture Wallin 38 fisherman held incommunicado as a suspect. Wallin arrested in Baja California by Mexican officers after the body of the girl was found dismembered near here ending weeks of a wide hunt.
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Gan Diego
Cal
Mar
Virginia Brooks
Ture Wallin
Wallin
California
Here
Mexico City to Laredo highway status update
A highway bulletin reports the route from Mexico City to Laredo in several segments. Mexico City to Pachuca is workable, Pachuca to Xhita gravel, Xhita to Jacala provisional and wet weather. Monterrey to Laredo passable but treacherous with a detour via Satino.
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Mexico City
Pachuca
Xhitea
Monterrey
Laredo
Pena
Rocky Mountain
Republic
Mexico
Menard Grants Gas Franchise to Moore
Menard City council grants a gas franchise to G. O Mowe of Kansas City. Moore will take over Barnet properties near Callan City ten miles east where a gas well produces at its original pressure after more than a year. A second well may be drilled and gas piped to Menard if supply suffices. Delivery by November 1 is required or the franchise becomes void. Rates set at $1.50 minimum for 2000 cubic yards, 70 cents for each additional thousand, with further reductions as usage rises.
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Menard
G. O Mowe
Kansas City
Moore i
Callan City
Here
Louisiana Representative James A. Aswell Dies
Washington March 16 UK Representative James Benjamin Aswell of Louisiana died at 2 15 this morning. He was a member of the House agricultural committee.
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Washington
Mar
James Benjamin Aswell
Louisiana
House Agricultural Committee
Southern Pacific Adds Heavy Rails Between Del Rio and El Paso
Southern Pacific announced delivery of 110 pound rails for Straightaway trilohes and 136 pound rails for curves between Del Rio and El Paso. Roughly 6 miles of track will be upgraded with 6 000 new rails, part of a million dollar Sunset Route program advancing toward San Antonio. Upgrades east from Del Rio will enable heavier locomotives to operate further from the coast, with completion expected in about 10 months.
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Southern Pacific
del Rio
el Paso
Valentine
San Antonio
Paso
el Rio
Inventor claims fix for old gun problem in rifles
Franklin K. Young of Winthrop Massachusetts describes a device he says can be fitted to existing military rifles to convert them into semi automatic weapons capable of firing up to 20 shots or more without reloading after 35 years of work.
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Mass
UPI
Stuien
Eunamuids
Franklin K. Young
Iscal
Young
Dynamite Blast Injures Worker Near Brackettville
An explosion at a Brackettville road camp hurt Morro quini who was rushed to Williams Sanitarium in Del Rio. He suffered injuries to legs hands and eyes after a dynamite fuse ignited as he attempted to move a load, trapping him in rocks and dirt.
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Brackettville
Morroquini
Williams Sanitarium of
del Rio
Murray
Fines for Drinking Blot March Record
Hopes of going through March without a fine ended when Enacio Sara cea and Gaston Cardence were fined 12.70 each by Judge C D. Smith. Police cited consumption of prohibited ointment under the 18th amendment. Thorne two fines are the only ones assessed so far for March.
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Corporation Court
Enacio Saraceva
Gaston Cardence
C. D. Smith
Thorne
Mennonites Prosper in Mexican Colony Near Chihuahua
Staff correspondent reports that Mennonites who moved from Canada to 240000 acres near San Antonio, west of Chihuahua, now farm 165000 acres, with 45 villages. The church governs property, welfare funds, and executions of estates upon death. life centers on religion, family, and communal labor.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Canada
San Antonio
Here
Zujoaga
Santa Claus
A. J. Neudorf
Rainfall Totals Increase Del Rio Rainfall Marks Up
Rainfall of 0.59 inches occurred in Del Rio and surrounding area Saturday night through Sunday. The total for the year since January 1, 2001 rises to 5.75 inches. Gov H L Molyneux announced the drizzle avoided a San Antonio like cloudburst, easing damage fears. Roads were slick yet passable as buses were delayed briefly.
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del Rio
H. L. Molyneux
San Antonio
Union
Federal count opens hearing alien charges in court
Judge DuVal West presided over multiple illegal entry cases as 14 defendants faced sentences ranging from 60 to 120 days in Val Verde County jail. Most entered across the Rio Grande, with deportation to follow after confinement. Grand jury indictments expected later in the week as term of court proceeds.
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DuVal West
United States
Val Verde County
Andres Adams
Juan Cordova
Matilda Franco
Victoriano Guterrez
Francisco Losoya
Ventura Ramos
Trindad Guzman
Santos Rodriguez
Juan Lopez
Ramon Machado
Nicholas Ramirez
Hipolito Quiroz
Pedro Reyes
Arturo Gonzalez
Egbert Schweppe
Mark Hance
M. G. McGinnis
Tom Ross
San Antonio
el Paso
Margarete Gameros
Scott C. White
U. 8
Ed Tyrell
Secret Service
Fire causes $600 damages at J. E. White residence
A Saturday afternoon fire at J. E. White’s home on Second Street caused about $600 in damages. Fire officials say a gasoline can used for cleaning was knocked over while moving a bed, the liquid seeping to a fireplace and igniting. Damages from fire and water were reported.
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J. E. White
Second Street
San Juan Girl and Stepfather Shot to Death
Christine Moss, 13, and her stepfather C. D. Walker, 30, died after a shooting at the Walker home near San Juan. Walker reportedly killed the girl and then shot himself. his widow, held for questioning, said they had argued after returning from a trip to Mexico.
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Edinburg
Christine Moss
C. D. Walker
McAllen
Walker
San Juan
Mexico
Sterling asks commission on oil conservation
Governor Sterling seeks an oil and gas conservation commission. Bailey Hardy declines to introduce the bill. In the Senate, Woodal and Woodward push a separate bill to create the commission. Secretary Wilbur was asked to grant a full hearing for the all states advisory committee to plan petroleum industry stabilization.
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Sterling
Mr. Hardy
Senate
Walter Woodal
Houston
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Oil Conservation Commission
Senate State Affairs Committee
Austin
Mar
U.P
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Oil States Advisory Committee
Texarkana
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
All States’ Advisory Committee
Claim of Furniture Theft While Home Unattended
One Martini Dillereal was taken into custody on theft charges by city police and handed to county officers. He is accused of stealing bed springs a trunk a chair and a table from Ignacia Talments while Talments was away picking cotton. Talments says the goods were later traced to Dillereal who allegedly paid 750 dollars for them.
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Henry Bridge
Dilereal
Ignacia Talments
Talments
Dillereal
Tolments
County
Bastile
Mayors Converge on Bill Reforms for Public Utilities
Mayors and city attorneys met in Austin to discuss changes to a public utilities commission bill introduced by Representative Alfred Petsch. The draft bill would create an appellate jurisdiction but not set utility rates, per officials.
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Austin
Mar
Public Utilities Commission
Alfred Petsch
Sonora Hospital Contract Awarded for New Facility
The Maxwell and Ramsey concern of Junction obtained the contract to build a new hospital at Sonora for Dr. A. G. Blanton. The structure, costing 10813 dollars, will be hollow tile and stucco, 30 by 90 feet, with 26 rooms including nine patient rooms. Ground breaking is set for June 1.
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Maxwell. and Ramsey Concern
Junction
Sonora
A. G. Blanton
del Rio
Dead Man Identified After Gonzales Finding
Deputy Sheriff says the body found on the Old Spanish Trail near Gonzales is J. C. Mitchell former Villa Acuna bartender. He notes a missing finger wound suggesting murder for a large sum money carried in a belt. Investigation underway with probable verdict pending.
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Acuna
O.S.T
Gonzales
Gonzvales
J. C. Mitchell
Villa Acuna
del Rio
ER. A. Hopkins
Hopkins
Mitchell
Burns
Lee Dubose
Thea Gonzales
Boys Held for Shooting Cop in McKinney
Archie McCoy and R L Booker Jr face charges of assault to murder and driving a car while intoxicated after the shooting of Charlie Roberts 50 night watchman Sunday morning. Roberts is in critical condition after the men allegedly resisted at a filling station and Roberts was wounded during the ensuing confrontation.
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Roberts
Boy Scout Anniversary Feature In Evening News Page
Del Rio Evening News marks the 21st Boy Scout anniversary with a reproduced page in Motion Picture Herald praised by a leading trade journal. The Evening News and Princess Theatre sponsored a Boy Scout program, highlighting the page as an attractive blend of news and ads.
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del Rio Evening News
Boy Scout Movement
Motion Picture Herald
Ccvery
United States
Evening News
Princess Theatre
Weather Snapshot Del Rio and Vicinity
The forecast calls for a warm night and Tuesday with temperatures easing in the west. Yesterday’s high reached 60 with a low around 53. The West Texas Fair remains in the north and west. Tuesday trends show fair skies and warmer conditions in the east.
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del Rio
East Texas Warmer North and West. Frost Likely East Tonight
An East Texas region forecast shows milder temperatures in the north and west with a warmer trend overall. The southwest remains cold with a chance of frost in eastern and southern areas tonight as conditions shift.
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