Grand champion Val Verde ram to be air shipped to New Jersey
A Rambouillet ram raised by Pat Jr in Val Verde County was declared grand champion at a recent Del Rio livestock show. It will be shipped by air to Newark NJ to be presented to Colonel Charles P Johnson of Botany Worsted Mills. The event includes a band at Newark airport and a banquet in New York City.
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New Jersey
Ted
Col
Charles P Johnson
Passaic
Texas Eep
Associano
United States
Pat Jr
Val Verde County
Del
Newsey
Newark, J
Biltmore Hotel
New York
Delfio
Amarillo
Whuham
Texas He
TWA
Newark NJ
Miss Botany
Botany Worst Mills
Coleone Mason
Une Mills
Jumiore
New York City
Unningham
Newark
Hidden Taxes Studied By Del Rio Women Group
A local unit of the National Consumers Tax Commission forms in Del Rio led by Mrs W F Boggins to study hidden taxes. Mrs Kenneth C Frazier says such groups reveal tax burdens on rent items like shoes and fuel, noting hidden taxes hit low income families hardest and raise prices on essentials.
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del Rio
National Consumers Tax Commission
WF Boggins
Kenneth C. Frazier
NCTC
America
Verdes County Road Survey Updated by State
The State Highway Department released a survey of Verde (Val Verde) County roads conducted between February and 1937. Director Montgomery said the effort provides accurate maps for all county and state roads, with dwellings, schools and churches visible from public roads.
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Verde County
Texas
State Highway Department
Val Verde
Ullan Montgomery
Highway Department
States Bureau of Public
G. G. Edwards
F Nayer Stoddard
Bureau of Roads
Montry
Ministerial Group Set for May Meeting
The Del Rio Ministerial Alliance will hold its May gathering Monday at the church. Ministers of all faiths have been invited to attend as several important matters are to be discussed.
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The
del Rio Ministerial Alliance i
Police Kill Rabid Dogs in Del Rio Regulated by City
Del Rio police report killing a large number of rabid dogs last month with as many as three daily. An official urges vaccination and registration, noting dogs without tags will be placed in a city pound. A new ordinance requires registration and vaccination for all dogs at a $2.50 fee.
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del Rio
Earl Scudday
Poliiceman
Catholic Youth Meet to Be Held in San Antonio
The semi annual rally of the arch diocesan Catholic Youth Organization takes place Sunday at Central Catholic High School San Antonio. Delegates include Dorothy Farrell Gilbert Laskowski Frank Andreas Elizabeth Qualia Beatrice Qualia and Claude Miller. Registrations start 1 pm with sessions 1 36 pm recess 3 pm program 3 30 pm and adjournment 4 30 pm. Archbishop Drossaerts will give an address.
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Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Organization
Central Catholic High School
San Antonio
Dorothy Farrell
Russia summons parliament to chart course after Beck speech
Moscow announces May 25 session of the Supreme Soviet as Poland and Western powers push for a security alliance with the USSR. Be shown is Maksim Litvinov replaced by Vyacheslav Molotov. No agenda published. International tension centers on Poland and the Danzig corridor.
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Moscow
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Poland
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Joseph Beck
Adolf
Becks
Kremlin
Maxim Litvinoff
Vyacheslaff Molntoll
Hewse
Schedule Change Announced for Sunset Limited Train
Southern Pacific announces an eastbound Sunset Limited schedule adjustment by agent L B Dunning. The train will now depart 15 minutes earlier each night from Sunday, arriving at 10 pm and leaving at 10 15 pm, with other schedules unchanged.
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Southern Pacific
L 8. Dunning
Sunset Limited
del Rio
San Antonio
Houston
New Orleans
Dunning
Del Rioan's Brother Claimed by Death in Ohio
Mr and Mrs W K Smith left Friday night for Melco Ohio after being notified of the unexpected death of Mr Smiths brother Gaylord I Smith The couple traveled by car to Ohio immediately upon hearing the news
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del Rioan
Del Rioans to Attend Knights Columbus Meet in Waco
Del Rio residents Theo Francis, Alvert Johnson, and Eugene Heep will join the Knights of Columbus convention in Waco May 8 to 10. A stag party opens May 8, with a 9:30 am formal opening and a banquet that evening featuring Deputy Supreme Knight Francis P Matthews.
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Knights of Columbus
Waco
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Alvert Johnson
Eugene Heep
del Rio
Krights of Columbus
San Anthnio Council
Raleigh Hotel
Francis P. Matthews
Omaha
Neb
Unification of City Traffic Laws Urged by Pierce Brooks
Pierce Brooks of Dallas and eight safety advocates met Del Rio officials seeking uniform city traffic codes across Texas. They toured Pearsall Laredo and Eagle Pass, aim to win tentative approvals from chambers of commerce and police to push a special bill for statewide uniform ordinances.
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Pierce Brooks
State Safety League
Dallas
Sheriff Department
Chamber of Commerce
Brooks
Pearsall
Laredo
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Chambers of Commerce
Ignor
W.S Gibbons
City Commission
State of Texas
Fred Trembath
Houston
A. B Beddow
George Davison
Eastland
Fay Hammond
Weather Snapshot Notes
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a high near 80. Overnight low around 63. This morning’s minimum was 66 degrees.
Fencing Right Of Way on Highway 8 and 5 to Begin
Fencing right of way on Highway 8 and 5 in Kinney County is expected to start Monday. Fred V. Lily, WPA district works superintendent, will oversee the project with WPA labor sourced from Quemado Valley. Stated R. H. Zeigler, resident engineer of the State Highway Department, said the right of way would be cleared and traffic diverted to the new location as soon as possible.
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Kinney County
Fred V. Lily
Works Progress Administration
Quemado Valley
R. H. Zeigier
State Highway Department
County landowners to form soil conservation group May 15
Val Verde County landowners plan a May 15 meeting to elect precinct representatives for the County Soil Conservation Committee and to appoint a county delegate to the State Soil Conservation Board. Precinct picks join district meetings at Fort Stockton and Temple for May 22 and May 29, with governor W Lee O Daniel issuing the directive.
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County Soil Conservation Group
Val Verde
County Soil Conservation Committee
Commissioners’ Court
Grover C. Poole
Fort Stockton
State Soil Conservation Board
Temple
Texas
I. W. Lee O'Daniel
State of
Plainview
Hale County
Pecos County
Kenedy
Karnes County
Crockett
Houston County
Stephenville
Erath County
Temple Texas
Del Rio Council Rejects Lower Water Rates Amid Finances
City officials say Del Rio’s water rate remains the lowest for towns of its size and that fiscal strain, including $13,000 in default bonds and $40,000 in open accounts, prevents a rate cut. J O Boothe of the Del Rio Bank advised against reductions until bonds are paid and poorer families receive relief.
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J O Boothe
del Rio Bank and Trust Co
del Rio
Mr. Boothe
del Rio Evening News
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