Pecos Mystery Ties to Gambling Den Probe
Margi H. Polan, body identified as Pecos River victim near Port Stockton, may have been lured to a temporary gambling house during the cattlemen’s convention. A porter says Polan was seen with a man at a local hotel. police consider the identification tentative and link to two earlier river deaths under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pros
San Angelo
Margi—H. M Polan
Pecos
Port Stockton
Stein
Polen
Polan
Montana
Uie
Polar
Scout Leaders Attend Fort Worth Meeting in Ninth Area
Southwest Texas Council president FB Pawertt and Del Rio scout chair Frank Walton returned from a two day Fort Worth meeting of scout executives for the ninth area covering Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and part of Arkansas about 306 delegates attended. They visited the permanent Fort Worth Scout camp built at 25000. Summer camp dates are not set yet and plans for a Nueces River site progress. A Southern Pacific bridge contribution is being sawed at Camp Wood.
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FB K Pawertt
Southwest
Nueces River
Southern Pacific
Camp Wood
Rider Thrown by Horse Sustains Serious Injuries
Edward Jarrett, 21, the son of Mr and Mrs T J Jarrett, was injured when his horse threw him north of Comstock on the way to a rodeo. He landed head first on a rock, cutting his head and severing an artery, and was taken home then to Del Rio for treatment where four stitches were applied.
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Edward Jarrett
T. J. Jarrett
del Rio
J. T. Mayfield
Comstock
Young Jarrett
Jarrett
Census Report Blank Form Prompts Early Completion
The Evening News in cooperation with NEA Service and the Department of Commerce publishes a blank form to help readers tabulate census data in advance. With Tuesday April Fool’s Day, the Census Bureau delays start until Wednesday. Enumerators expect two weeks to complete counting including households and relatives.
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Evening News
NEA Service
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Uncle Sam
Basils Trims Bracket Baseball Team In City Match
A large crowd watched Central Power and Light Company defeat Brackettville Volunteer Fire Department 12 to 2 in Brackettville. The intercity game featured hits by Johns Dunn Rum and Sledge among others with pitching by Woods Gattis and Veltman. Time 2:65. Umpires OConnell and Owens.
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Brackettville
Central
Powe and Light Company
of &L
FE Sutherland
F. Johns
Courtney
Metugin
Eae Dunn
Harrisor
le Rum
Sleder
Wood
Puebcoe Are
Worley
Harrington
Tiscae Dew
Sabes
Battentyne
Allan
Charlie Veltman
Tanneberger
Johns
Dunn
Rum
Sledge
Iimings
T. Woods
Gattis
C. Veltman
Om Belis
T. Wood
C Veltman
O'Connell
Owens
Del Rio boys fall to Eagle Pass in tennis clash
Del Rio high school boys tennis tied Eagle Pass in a Saturday session with one doubles and three singles. Roberts and Nixon won the doubles 6 4 6 4 while Eagle Pass swept singles 6 4 7 5 over Nixon and 6 1 6 1 over Laughlin. Roberta clinched Del Rio’s third win 6 0. The meet, prep for the Uvalde April 12 district, signals strong doubles for Del Rio and singles edge for Eagle Pass.
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del Rio High School
Eagle Pass
W. H. Grande
Charles Roberts
L. D. Nixon
Jack Laughlin
Steven Ross
Roberts
Nixon
Laughlin
Roberta
del Rio
Uvalde
Del Rio Twilight League Opens Season With Penney vs. Southern Pacific
The Del Rio Twilight League begins today at 6 10 PM with J G Penney Company and Southern Pacific lining up on the diamond east of the freight depot. Probable starters include Matteck Sanchez Brown Dunning Taylor DuBose Novak Seld Summitt McDonald for the railroaders and Harrington Giorta Miller Parreil Cooper Kirkman Latham Clapp for Penney's.
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del Rio
J. G Penney Company
Southern Pacific Tine
Southern Pacific Freight Depot
Matteck
Sanchez
Brown
Dunning
Taylor
DuBose
Novak
Seld
Summitt
McDonald
Penney
Inclades Harrington
Giorta
Miller
Bagel Parreil
Cooper
Kirkman
Latham
Clapp
Census Shows San Felipe School Population Rise
The San Felipe district reports 1674 scholastic age pupils to the county superintendent. 839 boys and 822 girls are of Mexican American parentage with 6 Negro boys and 8 colored girls. Last year was 1560. inclusion of 6 year olds added 188 pupils.
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San Felipe
Kayo Ends Bout In Acuna Arena
Kid Seecundo defeated Kid Azurache by knockout Sunday afternoon in Villa Acuna bull ring. The bout ended two and a half minutes into the sixth round as spectators filled the sunny arena.
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Kayo
Acuna Arena
Kid Seecundo
Kid Azurache
Villa Acuna
Condemned Ether To Be Destroyed
A case of ety will be destroyed April 15 by H E Walker United States deputy marshal under Judge DuVal West's order issued January 20 in federal court. The ether seized across Texas was condemned under the pure food and drugs act as adulterated. A Cleveland chemical firm shipped the drug to Dallas then to another firm and finally to a local hospital where the material was attached.
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H. E. Walker
United States
DuVal West
Texas
Cleveland
Dallas
Berry Trial Is Due for Hearth in Eagle Pass
Judge Joseph Jones convened district court at Eagle Pass with civil and criminal matters on the docket. The case of Joe Berry of San Antonio is expected to be taken up, Berry being indicted for assault with intent to murder in a spending altercation at the Eagle Hotel in Eagle Pass over a year ago that wounded carnival company manager Joe Dillon.
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Joseph Jones
Eagle Pass
Joe Berry
San Antonio
Berry
Eagle Hotel
Joe Dillon
Sloat Put to Death for Scranton Driver Slaying
Ralph Russell Sloat, 29, executed in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for the murder of taxicab driver John Lowry of Scranton. The switch was thrown at 7:04 am and he was pronounced dead four minutes later.
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The
United Press
Bellefonte
Ralph Russell Sloat
John Lowry
Scranton
Rockview Penitentiary
Policies of Natl Wool Board Told
The report outlines national wool policy affecting growers and co oops. It notes pooling through local cooperatives under Capper Volstead Act, with final settlements paid via lines of wool as lines from states are sold. Texas delegates hail mohair revival and aim to boost Texas share of US wool output.
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Hager National
Dakota
Iowa
Mira
Michigan
Kentuck
New York
California
Utah
Nevada
Massachusetts
Roger Gill
San Angel
Roy Dave Ort
Uvalde
Texa
Joseph Draper
Texas
Oregon
Farm Board
National Corporation
Draper and Company
Towline Break Forces Hawks Glider to Land
In Tucson on March 31 Captain Frank Hawks aborted a cross country flight when a towline broke about eight miles from the start. The Glider Eaglet landed safely after the tow plane hit an air pocket and jerked. Hawks did not announce a rescheduled start.
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Tucson
Ariz
Frank Hawks
Hawks
el Paso
Retired Consular Official Gets Eight Months Pay
Sr Jose M. Robeledo received an eight month salary bonus totaling about $2,000 in American currency upon retiring from ten years of Mexican consular service. He served as assistant to Mexican consul Sr Lisandroe Pensa and closed his duties Monday after returning from San Antonio. The retirement follows revised customs laws reducing consular duties, with an assistant expected from another consulate to fill the vacancy.
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Jose M. Robeledo
Sr Robeledo
Lisandroe Pensa
San Antonio
Unmasked Pair Robbed Houston Laundry of Four Thousand
In Houston on March 31 two masked bandits held up Jack McIntyre and David Wolfson at the Public Laundries Company. They seized $19 from a register and removed checks and currency from an open safe before fleeing in a waiting car.
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Houton
Jack McIntyre
Public Laundries Company
David Wolfson
McIntyre
Wolfson
Oklahoma Gusher Brought Under Control After Four Days
By United Press in Iena City on March 31, workers at the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company well succeeded in capping the huge gusher after four days of continuous flow. The well had been producing thousands of barrels of oil and large volumes of gas, causing a lengthy, costly effort to stop the blowout.
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United Press
Iene City
Mar
Ary Sudik
Indian Terntolluminating Oil Company
Yeager Mortuary Closes Business
The Yeager Mortuary, in business here about three years, is closed effective immediately. H. Moreau, in charge for four months, said the firm reopened four months ago after a prior three month closure. Equipment and furniture are being moved to Eagle Pass, where the headquarters of the concern are located.
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Yeager
Busi
H. Moreau
Concern
Eagle Pass
Citywide power outage planned to cut radio static
Central Power and Light officials announced a three hour outage early Wednesday. Power will shut off at 1 a.m. and resume around 4 a.m. The brief shutdown mainly affects radio interference work and will disrupt few city activities.
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Central Power and Light Company
San Felipe plans modern high school with bond approval
San Felipe Independent School District won unanimous support for a tax levy to retire 50 000 dollars in bonds used to fund a new high school. The board says bonds will be sold to the State and bids requested on construction once funding is secured, with a site yet to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Felipe Independent School District
Santos Garza
Change In Committee To Inspect Gardens
A. G. Edwards requests relief from chairing the inspection and judging committee of the Del Rio Yard and Garden Contest Association. He was listed as a judge Saturday but cannot serve. A new committee will be named to handle judging duties while an awards committee led by Rev Charles Nixon will arrange ceremonies with members including Dr D A York Ulric Ross Mrs M E Faust and Mrs W F Littleton. Mrs E S Block remains general chairman of the association.
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A. G. Edwards
del Rio
Edwards
Charles Nixon
D. A York
Ulric Ross
M. E. Faust
W. F. Littleton
E. S. Block
Texas Students Await The Blunderbuss Issue
Austin reporters note Texas university students anticipate the annual Blunderbuss issue due tomorrow. The freelance paper often spurs controversy and prosecutions, following last year’s spicy Missouri university questionnaire. A dream experiments bulletin rumored to accompany the issue may or may not be published with tomorrow’s edition.
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Austin
Mar
Texas University
Missouri University
School Holiday Declared For Circus Visit
Public schools plan a noon half day with circus attendance as school officials explain the break is for a circus event, not a wartime compromise. The move comes at the start of the week with pupils set to leave early and main offices open as usual.
Del Rio Sets City Commissioner Race With Five Nominees
Del Rio voters face a city commission contest with five candidates for two seats. Mayor Jno Y Long seeks a second term with no opposition. Other contenders include A McDougald J C Betts Jess Cox C W Gunnarson and John Cox. Balloting occurs at the city hall and San Felipe with new precincts adding a second polling place.
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Hei
del Rio
Jno. Y. Long
W. D. Curry
A. McDougald
J. C. Betts
Jess Cox
C. W
Joe) Gunnarson
John Cox
Long
City Commission
Ctty
San Felipe
Bandits Sought By Army Over Kidnapped Engineer
MAZATLAYN Sinaloa Mexico bandsmen hold J E Bristow mining engineer from San Angelo Texas. Army officers say the last definite word was March 15. Attempts to contact the bandits continue as Gordon Obie Bristow seeks terms of release. The bandits demanded 15000 dollars in their last message.
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Mazatlayn
Sinaloa
Mexico
J. E. Bristow
San Angelo
Texas
Brostows
Gordon
Obie” Bristow
Bodies of Two Aviators Found Near Ashland
In Ashland Kentucky the bodies of two aviators were recovered from an airplane that crashed into the Ohio River seven miles west of the city late Saturday. A river barge crew found the wreckage this morning while probing with grappling hooks. The victims remain unidentified.
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Ashland
Ohio River
Here
Weather forecast summary with mixed precipitation
Partly cloudy tonight with a north south split. Tuesday will be cloudy with rain in the southeast and rain or snow in the north. Temperatures show a mix of warmth in the southwest and east tonight with colder conditions in the north and west. Thunder showers possible in the south.
Weather Summary for Southern Plains to Rocky Mountains
For the Southern Plains and West Gulf States showers and moderate temperatures at the start of the week and again later with fair conditions in between, colder Monday night into Tuesday. For the Southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau region generally fair, unsettled early week in eastern and central Colorado, temperatures near normal west of the divide and mostly below normal on the eastern slope first half of the week with warmer trends afterward.
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Plains
West Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Colorado
Divide
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Miami
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Detroit Institute of Art
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Wildcat
Eagle
J.C. Penney
Natl Wool Board
Market Council
Houston
Oklahoma
Yeager Mortuary
T. U
Aw Lee Bristow Kidnas
del Rie and Vicinity
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