Acuna Broadcasting Wins Radio Permit Expansion
The Acuna Broadcasting Company gains a radio permit for 200,000 watt station with two 200 foot towers connecting Del Rio and Villa Acuna Coahuila Mexico. The project, backed by the Del Rio Chamber and Villa Acuna Chamber of Commerce, aims to create the largest broadcast facility on the American side. Partial development has progressed with engineers noting the station will be one of the strongest in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deel Thiof
Villa Acuna
Coahuila
Mex
Department of Commies
Messen Cheough
Federal Todie Comarpesiens
del Rio
Comimerre
Villa Acuna Chatter of Commerce
Brownwood Girls Linked To Villa Acuna Kidnap Inquiry
Reported Cinco de Mayo festivities led to two Brownwood girls and a discharged soldier being held after police probed a kidnapping claim near Del Rio. The girls Hilly and Bobby Brant said a sister had been abducted. one recalled little due to intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Villa Acuna
Cinco de Mayo
Marfa
Joseph W. Kafka
San Antonio
Prizes for Fidoe Essay by Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary Val Verde Unit No announces a five dollar prize for Del Rio high school students who write essays on Why I Find My Country Beautiful and How I Should Love to Praise It. Essays up to 1900 words due May 20 with local winners chosen by a Legion Auxiliary committee. National winners will be selected from the top three per department for national presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde
American Legion Auxiliary
del Rio
Fidec
Indianapols
National Bulletin
Chamber of Commerce
Legion, Amxiliary
Storm damages Kerr Hotel and ranch in Sanderson area
A Sanderson storm damaged the Kerr Hotel and nearby ranch buildings over several days. Cameron, a local rancher, described pilasters and furnishings collapsing while rangeland showed erosion and grazing stock appearing healthy. Weather damaged property but stock condition was improving.
Mob on Trail of Ax Killer in Water Valley
Angered citizens march in caravans from Greenweed to Jackson and toward the jail seeking Sam Green a Black houseboy accused of brutal ax killings of Mr and Mrs Will Wagner. The confession allegedly implicates three whites and three other Black individuals. Bodies of the banker Wagner and his wife were found buried in a ditch after severed heads were discovered along the murderer's route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Valley
Miss
Greenweed
Jackson
Sam Green
Will Warner
Wagner
Siakon
Unelr House
Marfa Hosts Feeder Breeder Field Day
Marfa plans a two day Feeder Breeder Field Day under Highland Here ford Breeders Association on June 18 and 19. Visitors will tour ranches in groups with ranch visits and daily exchanges, chuck wagon dinners, and afternoon games between army and cowboy teams. A banquet closes the event with entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Hereford Breeders’ Association
Marfa
Refuse State Troops for Kentucky Mines
An appeal for state troops to quell disturbances in Harlan County was denied by Governor Flemm D. Sampson unless a petition signed by county citizens is presented. The past week saw five deaths tied to unrest at the Kentucky mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan County
Fliem D. Sampson
Plane smash kills two near Sunland in fog
A Pacific Air Transport mail plane crashed into a mountain near Sunland in heavy fog. Pilot Arthur Starbuck and passenger C R Parmalete were believed killed instantly as searchers found the wreckage and confirmed the loss. Weather and overdue status delayed the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Cail
Arthur Starbuck
C. R Parmalete
Pacific Air Transport Mail
Sunland
Mayer Answers Buyer Hints Of Lower Selling Wool
May 6 Mayer president of the National Wool Marketing Corporation said no Texas 12 month wool had sold for less than 62 cents a pound clean basis up to April 2. He disputed reports that wool had sold at 52 to 52-1/2 cents and noted Mohair prices and handling charges. Mayer planned a meeting of five state co operatives by May 15 and then travel to Boston and Washington for the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Sol Mayer
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Texas
Unis Agure
Boston
Mayer
Washington
Ex-Service Man Wins Suit Over U S Insurance
Oliver Ray Helbrook a Kerrville World War veteran was awarded 7470 dollars cash by Judge DuVal West in a case against the government over life insurance taken while in service. The judgment provides 5703 dollars per month from April 9 1920 to April 9 1931 totaling 132 payments plus 747.09 cash and remaining sums as per Federal Court agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Oliver Ray Helbrook
Kerrville
U. S
DuVal West
Holbrook's
Uncle Sam
Warn of Rabid Cannes After Hound Killed
A Del Rio police notice warns parents and citizens of a rabies risk after a hound with running fits was shot near Rose's store. A girl’s bite report could not be confirmed. Police plan a May 15 dog roundup to kill unvaccinated stray dogs.
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Cannes
Hound
del Rio
del Ai
Cfe
Clark
Rose
War veteran found dead with family and neighbor in Mississippi house
In Blue Mountain Mississippi UP A W Carter a World War II veteran his wife Nora 38 their two children and neighbor Ninie Jeffries 60 were found dead in their home. Authorities say Carter shot in the heart and the others battered with a hammer suggesting murder followed by suicide.
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Blue Mountain
Miss
A. W. Carter
Nora
Ninie Jeffries
Carter
Wild Nitro Blast Sparks Oil Well Fire in Gladewater
A 200 pound nitro charge exploded at the Sinclair No. Cole oil well near Gladewater Texas, reigniting a weeklong fire. The blast wrecked debris, blew out a joint, and increased flames as rescuers eye a return to the well. Movie newsreel cameras were damaged. two Oklahoma well fighters, M. M Kinley and Harry Kinley, plan to attempt another shot today.
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Gladewater
Texas
Sinclair No. Cole Oil
Kelley
M. M
Harry Kinley
Oklahoma
Galveston magnate builds hill country river castle near Junction
Galveston financier W L Moody III develops a castle on the North Llano River 25 miles south of Junction as part of a 1.9 million dollar project. The mountaintop home on the Saucer ranch spans Kimble and Kerr counties with 17 rooms, air cooling, electric refrigeration, a dam powering heating and ranch operations, and an aviation landing field. Local features include a cliffside overlook, stone construction, and plans for auto access.
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Galveston
Llano River
W. L Moody
Johnson York
Pearly Gates
Kimbie
Kerr County
Kimble
Legion Auxiliary Seeks Poppy Day Poster Entries
Del Rio grammar school students are invited to enter a poster contest for Poppy Day. Two prizes, 2 dollars and 1 dollar, will go to the top posters submitted with name and address to the Chamber of Commerce by May 16. Ten best posters to be displayed in town stores.
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Val Verde
American Legion Auxiliary
del Rio
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Texan Drops Dead
Robert L. Alien, 58, a prominent Central Texas attorney, died of a heart attack at his Waco home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Robert L. Alien
Texas
Sam H Walk Re-Elected Chairman Of Board
Al Aloyse Meyer of Luxemburg, president of the European Steel Cartel, challenged the American wage theory to delegates at the International Chamber of Commerce claiming U S wage levels are out of balance and not yielding satisfactory results. The Belgian said high wages contribute to the current world economic mood. School commencement and baccalaureate services set.
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Washington
al Aloyse Meyer
Luxemburg
European Steel Cartel
Andiay
Meyer
International Chamber of Commerce
United States
Del Rio ISD trustees set graduation and baccalaureate plans
Del Rio Independent School District trustees approved Friday night graduation services on June 13 and Sunday morning baccalaureate on June 8 in the new high school auditorium. Eleanor Harrison Miller named director of all commencement music programs. The board kept the tax rate at $1 per hundred and renewed the tax assessor collector. Auditorium rental charges were set, with a $15 minimum and 30 percent gross receipts cap for outside use, plus $2.50 per evening rehearsal. Cowboy baseball park leased for $150, with profits supporting the high school athletic fund. The financial report noted the district’s standing remained excellent despite stated conditions.
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del Rio
Eleanor Harrison Miller
del Rio Independent School District
L. Rust
Sam H Walk
F. W. H. Wehner
T. P. Cook
Frank Walton
Oni
Hneeh
Neilie Buchanan
Cowboy Baseball Park
Tom Miller
del Rio Cowboy Ball Club
Cowboy Ball Club
Del Rio Roads Reopen To Car Traffic After Storm
Del Rio and surrounding district recovered Wednesday from recent storms and a severe electrical storm. San Angelo Eagle Pass and Big Bend roads opened with travel steady. Marathon Oil reports inability to move distribution for days. Refinery stockpiles rose as output concerns loom. mid summer sun aids drying. telephone and electric services restored after storm damage.
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del Rio
San Antonio
San Angelo
Eagle Pass
F Paso
Government Opens Major Gangland Offensive From Diamond Records
In Catskill New York on May 6 the United States government launches a major anti gang operation using evidence from Jack Diamond's confiscated records. Federal authorities received the records Monday and are acting on information supplied by Prohibition Administrator Andrew McCampbell.
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Catskill
N. Y
United States
Jack Diamond
Prohibition
Andrew McCampbell
Dr Brooks to Sign Diplomas Amid Terminal Illness
Dr Brooks, dying president of Baylor University, faces signing 426 diplomas for his last graduating class. Surrounded by flowers and messages from Baylor alumni, he intends to sign if it hastens death. Physicians say he has a fortnight to live.
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Waco
Brooks
Baylor University
Baylor
Weather Outlook Del Rio Region Local Showers Possible
Cloudy conditions with probable showers tonight and Thursday. Yesterday's high was 8 and the low 68 with a morning low of 62. Northern portion expected warmer Thursday while southern part remains unsettled.
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del Rio
Weather Partly Cloudy With Showers in Grande Valley
Partly cloudy conditions are expected tonight and tomorrow across East Texas with a chance of showers, especially in the Grande Valley's extreme west area.
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Texas
Grande Valley
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ACUNA
Acuna Broadcasting Company
Pittsburgh
Hilly
Bobby Brant
Mlite
Gillis
John B. Fox
Circus
Los Angeles
Jesse J. Coombs
Fox de
Clared Coombs
Nonna Fox
Legion Group
Akron
Ohio
Louise Burleson
Hattie Ray
Sanderson
Kerr Hotel
Dameron
Saunder
Eging
Cameron
Sagdersa
Kentucky
U. S. Insurance
SAY
Mississippi
Sterling
Austin
Hoss Sterling
Senate
America
Mr. Moody
Johnson Creek
Sam H. Walk
Wehner
U.S
TAX Board
H. S. Auditorium
Diamond's Records
Bare
Dr. Brooks
Teres
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