20 Mar 1931
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Newspaper
Del Rio Evening News
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1931
Page
1
The Del Rio Evening News announces its third year of public service as a modern daily paper. It notes the need for money to operate while pledging sound finances. Improvements are planned without extra charges to advertisers or subscribers as Del Rio sees gradual business revival.
Pending negotiations place the San Antonio Indians of the Texas League against the Marathon Oil Company team in four exhibition games at Cowboy Park on April 11 and 12. Officials expect strong local turnout from Del Rio and nearby towns as players wear new Marathon Oil cream, green and yellow uniforms.
A Latin author cites alleged statistics on Chinese Mexican marriages and offspring to argue that mixed race unions devastate Mexico. He claims 5 600 Mexican women married to Chinese and 16 000 mixed descendants, criticizing ethnic mixing and Chinese influence. Officials at a border town counter with notes on Chinese populations and recent actions.
Old time gold camp activity shifts to a fresh strike near a Mexican border town. Prospectors flock to rich ground as mining hopes rise and temporary settlement grows around new mining sites. Local merchants anticipate revival and workers arrive seeking employment.
Reported discovery of rich gold deposits in the Sierra Madre near Villa Acuna sparks a rush of 600 prospectors led by Americans Greeks Afyrians and others. About 1 600 claims cover roughly 75 000 acres with an expected temporary relief to unemployment in Mexico as grubstakes flow from the United States and the South.
H. J. Scott vice president and W. D Cyphres assistant general manager of sales both of Tulsa met with C Y Millican division manager in Del Rio Priday. They expressed pleasure with Del Rio conditions and were optimistic about outlook for financial Weninnes conditions and the welfare of their organization here.
A stroke left J r. Hainta speechless but he uses a telegraph hook up to the Southern Pacific station to relay his requests in dots and dashes to fellow workers who contact the hospital nurse. The plan arises after his sudden illness on a Sunday morning as he offers to serve as the hospital telegraph operator.
Mexico announced a revised tariff schedule on imported automobiles. Small cars like Ford, Chevrolet, and Dodge face duties around 200 pesos, midsize 400 pesos, and large cars 1000 pesos. Trucks incur 100 pesos for light and 150 pesos for large, regardless of size or tonnage.
New summer uniforms will be ordered soon for Del Rio police. Chief Henry Bridge and four other officers are to wear the new suits when summer arrives, with measurements taken on Friday.
A model assembly of the League of Nations will be held at William Penn High School for Girls with delegates from eight high schools representing member nations. Roland Morris, former ambassador to Japan, will preside.
Police inspectors and captains of the Philadelphia force will attend training classes under an order from Director of Public Safety Schofield. Inspector Edward Hubbs, a National Guard major, will travel to New York to study police methods and serve as instructor.
A tornado ripped through Southwestern Oklahoma killing three and injuring many, with property damage about 60000. National guardsmen aided relief as civic groups organized aid. Victims include Louise Anderson and A W Anderson, plus Charles Carlins electrocuted during a power line job. Desdemona Texas reports 30 horses damaged and derricks blown down.
Joe Grant and Eva Mae Remo, described as negroes, were arrested late Thursday night and fined $12.70 each in Corporation Court Friday morning on vagary charges.
Eleven men armed with sub machine guns and sawed off shotguns held up a Philadelphia branch of City National Bank this morning and escaped with about 35000. Six bandits detained tellers clerks customers and officers while the others filled satchels with cash.
A marble placque will replace the torn down nameplates reading Sacred Heart Academy at the academy front and side doors. Fritz Oehler of San Antonio offered to donate the placques and expects completion in about two weeks.
Del Rio and county authorities joined San Antonio police in seeking 18 year old Gerlaine Kingsley who vanished from San Antonio two to three weeks ago. Authorities fear she may have been taken into Mexico by white slave ring members while traveling with magazine solicitors. Police from Brownsville Laredo Eagle Pass Del Rio Presidio and El Paso were alerted to watch for her.
Mrs. Luz Villa, widow of Pancho Villa, plans to bring his ashes to a 75 000 peso mausoleum in Chihuahua. The former home near Chihuahua City features a fortified layout with rifle ports, secret passages, and a large party space. Villa’s fierce image and tender memories are recalled by his widow amid plans for restoration.
Bernt Balchen will lead an aerial search for Viking wreck victims from Boston at 10:35 AM aided by Meriam Cooper and Randy Enslow. The voyage aims to locate missing sealer crew members and assess options for relief and recovery.
Paul Kassey pleaded not guilty to violating Ohio criminal syndicalism laws in a case alleging a plot to sabotage the Akron dirigible under construction by Goodyear.Authorities say he claimed importance to the Communist Party and planned rivet removal to jam the craft before its July test voyage.
Convicts at the Statesville penitentiary rioted again as a legislative committee probing two outbreaks last week toured the old prison. Word of unrest spread after officials questioned Warden Henry Hill while highway police and National Guard units moved to the new and old facilities to control the disturbance.
Chicago March 26 The search for 12 jurors to try Leo V Brothers for the slaying of reporter Alfred Lingle became a costly duel of wits between the youngest prosecutors and defense counsel Wayland Brooks and Tyrell V Krum. The trial's jury selection could extend into mid next week.
Pi Albert Boyer, 21, voted for the first time this year and was elected town clerk of Southbridge Massachusetts. He is believed to be New England's youngest town clerk.
Federal Farm Board confirmed to Del Rio growers that the three cent a pound holdback on spring 1931 mohair sales will be eliminated and the full sale price returned to producers. J B Wilson of the National Wool Marketing Corporation announced the concession after meetings in Washington and discussions with Judge Belcher and other industry leaders.
The weather report notes cooler conditions tonight and Saturday. Yesterday’s high was 75 and low 54 with frost likely in the southwest. East Texas mixed with showers in the northeast, cooler air spreading south and east, fair on Saturday.
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