Wool marketing co op reports surge in 1930 pledges near Tyler
Reports from wool districts show the National Wool Marketing Corporation gaining strong cooperative support. Mid March estimates place 75,000,000 pounds of wool signed, exceeding last year, with many units signing large volumes and new members joining across the Intermountain and Pacific regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniti States
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Pei
Pew
Jas. A. Hooper
Utah Association
Thee
Ttermountain
Intermountain
Yakima Wash
Tlw
Oregon-Washington Association
Menbership
PF Gsemrs
Orecon-Wahington Asariation
Washington
Eastern Idaho Association
Pocatello
A. H Caine
Idaho
Naional Co-Op
Western Idaho Association
Bote
John Archabal
Colorado Wool Marketing Association
Denver
L. W. Clough
Colorado
Murray E. Brebbine
Montana Wool Marketing Association
National Board of Directors
Montana
Montana Cooperative
Hotel Fire Claims Three Lives in St. Augustine
Three men were in critical condition in a local hospital after a hotel fire. The blaze, which occurred yesterday, killed three others and left the injured three in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Augustine
Pia
Mar
Cold Wave Drives Through Texas as Stock Survive
A second blizzard of the week raged across north and west Texas with sleet and freezing weather. Ranchers faced continued cold but reports indicate stock escaped serious damage and crops in East Texas and the Rio Grande Valley avoided major impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Howe
Heing
Axteasure Gull
East Tewas
Rio Chande
Del Rio Chamber Plans Meeting Over S P Transfers
Del Rio Chamber of Commerce directors summoned a special meeting Monday to discuss Southern Pacific transfers and possible steps to ease merchant railroad relations. The session aims to address the SP move that shuttered Del Rio’s dispatcher's office and prompted four dispatcher relocations with salaries near 15000 annually.
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del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific
DeRie
T G U No 4 Ike Pryor Spudded In Texas Gas Wells
The Texas Gas Utilities No 4 Ike Pryor well spudded last week by Cribbs and Davidson. The well lies about 1,500 feet northeast of the No 3, which yielded around 15 000 900 cubic feet of gas when brought in. Location is 300 feet west of the main pipeline supplying Uvalde. Pryor and West ranch fields feed gas to Winter Garden area and Uvalde.
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Texas Gas Utilities Company
Ike Pryor
Cribbs and
Davidson
Pryor
A. W. West
Winter Garden
High School Aggie Class Picnic Planned
Vocational agriculture classes of Del Rio High School will hold their annual all day picnic Saturday at the Will McBee Reach in Vinegarone country. Bill Rogers instructor said Monday. At noon a barbecue will be held. Swimming boxing and a ball game will provide day’s entertainment. First year class members will be initiated by second and third year classes.
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del Rio
Beer Cache Found on Loop Road by Rum Sleuths
Federal agents seized about 300 bottles of beer believed smuggled from Mexico found buried in a vacant field between Loop roads on Sunday. Officers said the discovery likely disrupted a distribution plan by runners aimed at local customers.
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Mexico
Ria
Ube
Triple Funeral Planned for Wallaces After Ax Attack
In Honolulu on March 3 a triple funeral is planned for Dudley Wallace a wealthy New York stock broker and his two sons Dudley Jr. 13 and Donald 9. Wallace attacked his sons with an ax in what appears to be a deranged act then killed himself with a rifle. Mrs Wallace said her husband had brooded over stock market losses.
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Honolulu
Mar
Dudley Wallace
New York
Dudley Jr
Donald
Wallace
Ed Pfeister Buried In Sonora Sunday
Funeral services for Ed Pfeister 69 were held Sunday in Sonora after his death Saturday. He had lived in Sonora about 25 years and was widely known. Survived by a widow, three sons and four daughters. Pfeister operated freight wagons over west Texas for many years.
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Ed Pfeister
Sonora
Pfeister
West Texas
Motorist Fined for Negligent Crash in Corporation Court
J L Williams of San Angelo paid a $1270 fine after a negligent accident Monday in Corporation Court. His car collided with a vehicle driven by a Mexican.
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J. Ll. Williams
San Angelo
Burke Demands Charge Probe In Lt Joseph Burke Case
Fred Burke the alleged professional criminal and alleged mastermind seeks a preliminary investigation after arraignment on murder charges in the Slelly case. Authorities describe him as an arch criminal tied to a St Valentines Day massacre and multiple robberies.
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Burke
Joseph
SY Joseph
Fred Burke
Charlies Skelly
Hanes Gara St
Skelly
Fred Rand
Citizer
St Valentines Day
Chicago
Jones and Pandale Schools Close Soon
Val Verde County schools will end their 1930 31 terms this month with Pandale School closing Friday April 17 and Jones district following on April 24. Juno School closed earlier in March after a six month term.
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Val Verde
Marie Grance Adams
Pandale
Jones
Juno
Adams
Senior Class Day Whoopee at Del Rio High School
Del Rio High School plans a senior day program with events ending in a half-holiday for upperclassmen and a picnic at Devil's River. School authorities announced the details for Wednesday's celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio High School
Devil's River
Blockade Forces Surrender of Texas Bank Robber
In Hood County Texas Mar 39 UP C R Wilson an alleged bank robber who escaped Brath County jail at Stephenville surrendered to a highway blockade. He handed his gun to truck driver kidnapped earlier and forced him to drive. Deputies learned Kelley and John Martin were also abducted but pursued Wilson.
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Cresson
Hood County
Texas
C. R. Wilson
Stephenville
Wilson
Charley Kelley
Bluffdale
Kelley
John Martin
Martin
Gas Heat Turns On In Del Rio High School Plant
Natural gas heating of the Del Rio Junior high school plant is activated with a $20,000 structure by Texas Utilities Co. Officials say a complete automatic boiler system now furnishes heat for the building. Automatic air shutters control steady temperatures and adjust to needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Riohich Cogly
Texas Cias U@iities Company
Border Patrol Inspectors Transferred to Brownsville and El Paso
M. H. Painter and I. Louis Huston have been reassigned from Del Rio where they served about a year as Border Patrol immigration inspectors. They left Sunday for new posts in Brownsville and El Paso and will start duties April 1. It was not learned whether new inspectors would replace them.
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M. H. Painter
I. Louis Huston
del Rio
Border Patrol Immigration Service
Brownsville
Hdalgo
Mounting Taxes Cited By U S C Of C Visitor In Del Rio
W F Doyle of the United States Chamber of Commerce toured Del Rio and the border area to survey business conditions. He blamed rising taxes since 1917 for depressions but praised Del Rio’s apparent stability and commercial activity. He noted a two to three year return to normalcy as forecast by the chamber.
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W. F. Doyle
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nation
del Rio
Doyle
Claude Easterling
The
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Capone Death Prediction By Chicago Crime Leader
Frank J. Loesch, chair of the Chicago Crime Commission, told a Los Angeles audience that he expects Al Capone to die in the electric chair. He cited a secret conference in which Capone admitted he would beat the law, but a gun would end him.
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Frank J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
Los Angeles
al Capone
Loesch
Capone
Chicago
Petitions For Four Seats On School Board Circulated
Petitions were circulated Monday to place four candidates on the school trustees ballot for an upcoming election on Saturday April 4. The four names listed include C. B. Dutch Wardlaw L Rust T P Cook and Frank Walton. Wardlaw and Rust are current board members. terms of H C Wilke and W F Littleton expire this month. Wilke declined re election and Littleton has moved to San Antonio.
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C. B. “Dutch” Wardlaw
L. Rust
T. P. Cook
Frank Walton
Wardlaw
Mr. Rust
H. C. Wilke
W. F. Littleton
Wilke
Judge Littleton
San Antonio
Forgeries Work Officers Warn Del Rio Merchants
Del Rio merchants warned to guard against forgers after reports that three men arrested in Uvalde last week attempted to pass checks. Earl Lee and Albert Hodge faced similar charges in Uvalde, while Hans Haag was indicted for passing a 19 dollar check in Crystal City and tied to a saddle theft near Uvalde. Police Chief Henry Bridge urged vigilance as counterfeit activity remains possible despite low winter rates.
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del Rio
Uvalde
Hans Haag
Zavala County
Crystal City
Albert Sheehton Haag
Uvalde County
Henry Bridge
Sonora Girl Hurt When Auto Skids Near Town
Miss Marie Kaiser of Sonora was injured when her car skidded off the highway near Sonora last week. Found by passing motorists unconscious, she required several stitches for cuts and bruises.
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Marie Kaiser
Sonora
del Rio
Forgery Case Involving Check Theft In Uvalde
John Kacy, a fruit peddler, is held in Uvalde on charges of forging and altering checks. He allegedly raised a 15 cent check to 75 cents and attempted to cash it after snatching it from R H Alvey, a L Schwartz Company clerk, and devouring the evidence. Mrs Chima's 75 cent check is involved. Attorneys seek defenses as case develops.
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Uvalde
John Kacy
R. H. Alvey
Beokeeper
L. Schwartz Companys
Prizes Arranged For High School Stock Exhibits
Local ranchmen arrange cash prizes for a high school stock show with about 30 projects entered. Prizes are likely 5 to 8 awards totaling around $20 each. Ribbons ordered. judges expected from the A and M Extension Experiment Station at Sonora. Sheep are singed and on full feed with varied rations. a Rambouillet project gained 24 pounds in a month.
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We Peen
Sonora
R H. Rogers
Maynard Hill
Theft From Sheriff Brings Prison Term
Frank Watson was sentenced in Alpine last week to two years in the state penitentiary for stealing Sheriff Hale of Brewster County's gun and overcoat at Alpine. The case was tried in Alpine with the sheriff as a key witness.
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Frank Watson
Hale
Brewster County
Alpine
Work Delayed on Sonora Hospital
Work on the new 10000 dollar hospital planned by Dr A G Blanton in Sonora was postponed a few days due to late shipments of sand and steel. Construction is expected to resume later in the week. The West Texas Lumber Company supplies materials and Maxwell and Ramsey of Junction hold the building contract.
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A. G. Blanton
Sonora
West Texas Sumer Company
Maxwell and Ramsey
Junction
Auto Crash Fatal to Two on Galveston Highway
Houston residents Alford 28 and Mrs. Jessie May Radford 23 were killed when Alford’s car struck a concrete culvert and overturned on the Galveston highway near Genoa last night. Miss Helen Beaman 23 was reported near death from injuries.
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Houston, Mar
L. T Alford
Jessie May Radford
Helen Beaman
Galveston
Genoa
Alford
Buffalo Wrecks Train on Royal State Railway Branch
A buffalo wandered onto the new Royal State Railway branch line in Siam and wrecked a train. One person was killed and six injured in the incident. The report notes the animal caused the collision and disruption on the track.
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Bangkok
Siam
Royal State Railway
Oil well in Smith County blows in with oil
Cookwell well eight in Tyler area comes in three miles east of Arp and near Henderson County, producing about 75 000 barrels of oil daily and sending gas in at 40 000 000 cubic feet daily. The strike is a potential first step into a large east Temas pay area and may extend the Jomer region.
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Texas
Tyler
Mar
UPI
Guy V. Lewis
Cookwell
Smith County
Arp
Henderson County
Jomer
East Temas Fields
Death of L. M. Linney in Del Rio Sunday
Longtime Del Rio resident L. M. Linney died Sunday after several weeks illness caused by a hip fracture from a fall. Born April 15, 1858 in San Patricio Texas he lived in Del Rio since 1896 and worked as a livery stable operator then oil and gasoline agent. Survivors include widow Lola Linney daughter Mrs. R. E. Doughty three sons M. A. Linney Roy Linney and Bryan Linney sister Migs Ida Pettitt brother Jack Linney three grandchildren and others. Funeral services were held Monday at 4 pm at Sacred Heart Church with Fr. G M Cargier officiating. interment in Westlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers: Claud B. Freeman Dan Brite Richard Red Hawkins W G Muter D Newton John F. Draper.
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San Patricio
Texas
Linney
del Rio
Snce
del Rio National Bank
Lola Green
Refugio
Oria
M. Cargier
Westlawn Cemetery
Claud B. Freeman
Dan Brite
Richard “Red Hawkins
W. G. Muter
D.* Newton
John F. Draper
Natural Gas Map Display Underway at Texas Gas Utilities
A window display is being installed at the Texas Gas Utilities offices to show gas fields, pipelines, and mains serving Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, La Pryor, Crystal City, and Carrizo Springs plus town miniatures. The exhibit will offer a bird’s eye view of the district’s gas operations after completion.
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del Rib
Eagle Pass
Uvalde
la Pryor
Crystal Cuty
Carrizo Springs
Texas Gas Utilities
Weather Summary for Del Rio and Vicinity
Mostly fair and somewhat cold tonight with cooler temperatures. Tuesday looks fair with rising temperatures. record highs not expected. West Texas southeast area partly cloudy with possible frost in the southwest. Cloudy to rainy in the northeast with cooler air. Strong east sections remain somewhat cloudy and colder in the south and extreme east.
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Nev
Willows Club
Stock
C. C
S. P
H. S. Aggie
Pred Burke
Milan
Digthe
St. Valentin Day
Triple Funeral For
Ax Killer and Sons
Michigan
United States
Earl Lee
John Smith
J. A. Winn
Albert Hodge
J. C. Jackson
Sonora Hospital
M. Linney
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