Rumor Flies Over Del Rio Alpine Rail Roundhouse Move
Reports claim Southern Pacific plans to keep Del Rio as a division point between San Antonio and El Paso while moving Valentine division operations to Alpine. Speculation cites possible yard work at Alpine and a shift of personnel, with official word pending amid debates over potential layoffs and long term route realignments.
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Bowthern Pacific
del Rio
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Valentine
Alpine
Santa Fe
Orient
Presidio
San Angelo
San Anton
Devil's River
Val Verde County
Sonora
de Rilo
L. B. McDonald
Sunset
Soen
Hondo
el Paso
Mason Wool Clip Sold
Henry D. Allen of Charles J. Webb Sons Company buys the 65 000 pound clip of White Brothers of Mason. Most wool comes from yearling and two year old sheep. Daily dribbling sales continue in the southwest as buyers pick up small clips. Chris O Leary buys about 10000 pounds from Sonora Wool and Mohair Company.
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Henry D. Allen
Charles J. Webb Sons Company
White Brothers of Mason
White Brothers
J. W. White
Mason Banker
Chris O'Leary
Robert M. Pitt and Company
Sonora
San Antonio contractor shot by former business partner
Trueheart, wealthy San Antonio contractor, was seriously shot in the Buccaneer Hotel foyer in Galveston as he spoke with his wife. R. G. Scott, former partner, is charged with attempted murder, claiming Trueheart cheated him over contract profits and money owed.
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Galveston
Mar
Trueheart
San Antonio
R G Scott
Saxvl
Hiw Scott Tor
Vaccine Used on Afflicted Stock Herds
Cattlemen in Val Verde and Uvalde Counties report deaths after 13 of 17 head on the Fred Earwond ranch fall to shipping fever, or hemorrhagic septoramia. Ranchers turn to vaccination as the treatment and preventive measure, with veterinary expert Juce noting epidemics can spread without watchful care. The vaccine contains no live germs and is deemed safe for herd immunization.
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del Rio
Sonora
Val Verde
Uvalde
Lomser
Juce
National Bank Call Issued On State of Banks
Washington March 27 The Comptroller of Currency issued a call for the statement of condition of national banks at the close of business March 25 to be filed. The notice outlines reporting requirements and regional deadlines for banks nationwide.
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Washington
Mar
Comptroller of Currency Today
Fine Three Drivers In Overtime Parking Violations
Three drivers faced police court Friday morning for overtime parking violations. Each was fined $2 after failing to provide a satisfactory alibi.
Freight Agents Visit Del Rio From Ortent Santa Fe Office
Freight agents from Ortent visited Del Rio to seek business for the Santa Fe line. Mr Hull and Roscoe Ho Deliker accompanied a five year old traveler during the Alamo City trip. They discussed plans to extend service toward Del Rio and possibly extend the Sonora branch once 500 miles of new right of way are completed.
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de H Hull
Santa Fe
San Antoni
Roscoe Ho Deliker
Th Alam
del Rio
de Rio
Hull
Chicago
Sonora
State Fights Over Custody of Gangster
Lt Joseph Burke arrives in Missouri seeking return to Chicago to face murder charges in the St Valentine’s Day killings. Meanwhile as many as 18 states seek Burke for various crimes, triggering a custody battle amid reports he was trapped in a Milan, Missouri farm house after a tip from a truck driver and insurance salesman.
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Joseph
Fred Burke
Chicago
Burke
Milan
Aldwell Critically Ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital
W L Aldwell president of the First National Bank of Sonora is reported critically ill at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. He has been ill for some time and was recently moved from Fort Worth, according to word received.
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W. L. Aldwell
First National Bank of
Sonora
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Aldwell
Fort Worth
Stock Broker Kills Himself After Ax Attack on Sons
Dudley Wallace a wealthy New York stock broker died from self inflicted bullet wounds in Honolulu after attacking his two sons Dudley Jr 12 and Donald 9 with an ax. Mrs Wallace said he had been confined in a New York sanitarium eight weeks after heavy stock losses.
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Honolulu
Mar
Dudley Wallace
New York
Dudley Wallace Jr
Donald Wallace
Wife's dream foretells husband's death in Galax
In Galax Virginia Mrs Jethrow Webb awoke convinced she saw her husband die. At 9 45 a m Webb an automobile salesman collapsed and died, prompting her to keep their small son from school in an event reported by the local paper.
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Galax
Jethrow Webb
Webb
Plunge Bathing Pool Planned for Moore's Park Opening
Del Rio officials outline early plans to build a new oval plunge pool at Moore's Park island site with construction start imminent. J. C. Netts leads fundraising efforts as Del Rio aims for a summer opening after contractor estimates and final cost data are compiled. Plans by WE Simpson of San Antonio envision a three to four week build and six week public opening once underway.
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Moore's Park Island
del Rio
J. C. Netts
Del
WE. Simpson
San Antonio
T. G. U. Organizes New Service Club
A service club of the Texas Gas Utilities Company was organized Thursday afternoon at an employee meeting in the company general offices. Meetings will be held twice monthly for recreational and educational purposes. 5. M. Apperson was elected president, WG McDonald vice president, Miss Daisye Hotz secretary, and L. B Duke treasurer. Directors are C. P. Caldwell, Jo L. Braly, FS Stull, M. T. Powers and J. C. Storey.
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Texas Gas Utilities Company
M. Apperson
Service Club
WG McDonald
Daisye Hotz
L. B Duke
C. P. Caldwell
Jo L. Braly
FS. Stull M. T. Powers
J. C. Storey
Centenarian Declares Women Stupid Persons
Omaha dispatch reports William Everitt a 107 year old man bedridden with a cold declares women lazy stupid and poor cooks claiming they are not honest. County physician Dr Lee Van Camp notes hospital admission would likely prompt dissatisfaction and departure.
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Omaha
William Everitt
Everitt
Lee van Camp
El Paso Seeks Armored Car for Money Shipments
Police Chief L. T. Robey urged city officials to buy an armored car to protect money shipments from Union Station and local banks in El Paso Texas.
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EL Paso
Tex
W.P
L. T. Robey
Union Station
Hoover Heads Home on Arizona Battleship
The battleship Arizona carrying President Hoover homeward radioed the Navy Department at 8 this morning. It was about 600 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras as the voyage continued.
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Washington
Arizona
Hoover
Navy Department
Cape Hatteras
Recall Prayer for First Well in East Texas
Edmond Lacy of Longview testified at the State Railroad Commission hearing on oil proration saying the church well of East Texas symbolized landowner concerns. He cited the congregation’s prayers at the old well’s opening and claimed divine blessing followed their supplication.
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Austin
Mar
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Edmond Lacy
Longview
Lacy
Magnolia Oil Sets East Texas Crude Prices
The Magnolia Company posted first prices for crude oil in East Texas with 26 gravity oil at 41 cents and 67 cents for 49 gravity and above. Lacy urged an agreement for Lathrop area covering Gregg County productivity but excluding 500 to 1,000 land owners and similar royalty holders. A telegram from H L Phillips of Tulsa denied Sinclair importing oil. Cross examination of R R Penn continued.
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Dallas
Magnolia Company
Texas
Lacy
Lathrop
Gregg County
H. L. Phillips
Tulsa
Sinclair Company
R. R. Penn
Upton County Court Hears Seat Change Injunction Motion
Judge C R Sutton will preside at Rankin 11 am Monday over an injunction suit by Upton County citizens seeking to bar the April 25 election on whether to move the county seat to McCamey The petition argues the 1929 vote settled the matter for five years and that the order misstates the issue The case opens the district court term and Edith Shannon murder case moves in from Big Lake after a hung jury.
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C. R. Sutton
Maria
Rankin
Upton County
McCamey
C. H. Laston
District Court
Big Lake
Edith Shannon
Red Riding Hood blamed for child fear says head master
H Shopsmith, a head master in Hull England, argues fairy tales should be toned down and the wolf in Red Riding Hood replaced by a playful lamb to reduce children's fear. He cites a door red cloak incident as proof the tale frightens children.
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Hull
Eng
Red Riding Hood
H. Shopsmith
Citywide cleanup drive to run April first
Mayor Lor announces a city cleanup using a single pass by trash wagons on April 1. About 185 residents are enrolled at the Free Employment Bureau to assist, with requests for residents to clear weeds and debris and prepare materials for collection. Aims to aid unemployment relief and beautify Del Rio streets.
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Jno
Lor
de Pk Cleanric Ali
Long
del Rio
Free Employment Bureau
West Garfield
Sonora Adopts Henry Fingerprint System
Sonora approves the Henry fingerprint system for border towns to aid cooperation with U S authorities. A central identification bureau will be in Hermosillo, led by Governor Francisco Elias of Sonora.
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Nogales
Sonora
U.S
United States
Hermosillo
Francisco Elias
Fire Destroys Rug While Cleaner Used Gasoline
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a fire started by friction burned a $700 Oriental rug at Dr. F A Roberts home. A workman cleaning the rug with gasoline caused the blaze.
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Pittsfield
Mass
U.P
Priction
F. A. Roberts
Del Rio Reports Disease Decline After Smallpox
Del Rio city health officer Dr. B F Orr says the area is nearly disease free aside from a single measles case at a tourist camp. He notes smallpox has run its course and the chickenpox epidemic is past, with winter outbreaks expected but not serious. Six smallpox quarantines occurred during the reign, and all unvaccinated schoolchildren were vaccinated.
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del Rio
B. F. Orr
Orr
Dance to Benefit Cemetery Improvement at I O O F Hall
A Saturday evening dance at the I O O F Hall raises funds to ward improving the cemetery. An excellent orchestra is engaged and all are invited. This is the second dance in a series held by the lodge.
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1. O. O. F. Lodge
Ford Driver 14 Years Buys Ancient Ford in 1917
Dr. George Burgess Magrath medical examiner and criminologist bought a Ford in 1917 and для years later still drives it. He plans to use the same car until it reaches 150000 miles if it holds together.
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Boston
U.P
George Burgess Magrath
Woman Purported Texas Governor Candidate Held on Forgery
In Floresville a woman using the name Mrs K. M. Johnson was jailed on forgery charges tied to a $700 check bearing former Governor W. P. Hobby’s signature. She arrived from San Antonio and is said to have used a prominent persona to cash checks. Sheriff A. B. Carnes noted possible similar charges in other Texas cities.
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Texas
Floresville
K. M. Johnson
W. P. Hobby
San Antonio
A. B. Carnes
Carnes
Frigid Del Rio Braces for Weekend Freeze
Meteorologist H L Molyneux reports a 40 degree drop from a brutal two day blizzard sweeping Montana to the Panhandle. Small hail fell as Del Rio faces freezing temperatures Friday night into Saturday morning threatening livestock and fruit crops though goats and freshly shorn sheep are also at risk.
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del Rio
H. L. Molyneux
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Panhandle
Mr. Molyneux
Texas Freezes Hit State With Severe Cold Wave
A winter blast chilled Texas with 8 degree readings in Amarillo and 7 degrees at Clarendon. Snow covered the plains with 19 inches on the ground. the cold front moved south at 32 miles an hour toward the Lower Rio Grande Valley, threatening fruit, livestock and early crops.
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Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Rio Grande Valley
Clarendon
Journalist in Jail Writes From Sweetwater Jail
Geo Parks reporter for the Sweetwater Reporter was jailed after an indictment was published prior to arrest. While confined, he continued to report, with his jail stories appearing on page one in a special jail section of the paper.
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Sweetwater, Tex
Geo. Parks
Sweetwater
Inmate Ages Highlight Massachusetts Prison
A survey of Massachusetts State Prison finds 280 of 950 inmates under 25, with 146 serving life sentences.
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Boston
U.P
Massachusetts State Prison
Weather Del Rio and Vicinity Forecast Tonight and Saturday
The Weather Del Rio and Vicinity reports a hard freeze expected tonight and Saturday. High yesterday near 98, low 57, this morning 42. Cold wave from the east and south reaches the coast with hard freezes inland. Temperatures range from 34 to 39 in the south.
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del Rie
Penas
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Plan Bathing Revue
Moore’s Park
Centenarian
Magnolia
Warroes
Citizens Aid
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