Senator Pursues Probe Into National Wool Marketing Corp
Sweeping investigations are demanded by Senator Thomas of Idaho into the National Wool Marketing Corporation as controversy over price juggling and disbursements to growers surfaces. The probe targets the organization and its co op associates amid accusations of constitutional issues and government influence on wool and mohair markets.
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National Wool Marketing Corporation
Perner
Thomas
Boston
Delhi
Tivenas
Amerian Logan
Forern
United States
Abese
Informatiti
del Ris
Half of Jap Town Leveled by Flames
YAMANAKA Japan May 7 A fire destroyed more than half the city leaving about 3500 residents homeless Three reakienta were killed and hundreds injured in the blaze.
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Yamanaka
Japan
Air
Three Missing In N Y Harbor Crash
A motor dredge Trimount sank in Long Island Sound after a collision with the steamship New York. Five crewmen were rescued while three are missing. The incident occurred near New York Harbor, with ongoing search efforts.
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N. Y. Harbor
New York
Long Toland Sound
Three Blaze Day Fires in Del Rio Fire Report
Del Rio volunteers battled a third blaze within 24 hours at 30 East Fight Street. A storage shed containing household goods and tools burned after 4:45 p.m. resulting losses difficult to estimate due to fire and water damage. Origin unknown. no insurance. Earlier, crews fought a rear of Reveland's plant fire around 5 p.m. Wednesday and a vacant house on North Main and Four Street fire after 11 p.m. Wednesday. total losses up to 500 dollars with undisclosed origins.
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Amin Humphey
East Fighth Street
del Rio
John Reveland
Barness
North Main
Smith
Firefighters Overcome in Armory and Church Blaze
Five million dollar blaze devastates the 160th Regiment armory and the American Scandinavian Church in Buffalo. Firemen suffer smoke inhalation while battling flames. no other injuries reported as bullets reportedly issued from the burning armory.
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Buffalo
N.Y
160Th Regiment
Row Over Butler's Haiti Fight Settled
Washington May 7 The Secretary of State said he informed Haitian Minister Dante Bellsgarde that his explanation of remarks about Major General Smedley Butler's capture of a Haitian fort satisfactorily terminated the incident.
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Washington
Stimweon
Dante Bellsgarde
Smedhey Butler
Love Rival Slayer Sentenced for Murder in Port Arthur
Gi Luther Berwick, 27, Port Arthur cowboy, found guilty and sentenced to three years penal servitude for the murder of William Byrd, rival for Belle Crow. Berwick faces another trial for Miss Crow’s murder, slain with Byrd.
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Houston
Luther Berwick
Port Arthur
William Byrd
Belle Crow
Berwick
Miss Crow
Byrd
Junior Baseball Loop Opens with Local Lions Club Event
The Lions Club Juniors and Legion Juniors kick off the season as officials and community groups attend the opening day. The event marks the start of the local junior baseball schedule with games and activities featuring youth players and supporters from Lewes and nearby areas.
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Lions Club
Legion
Local School System Praised By State Education Chief
Margaret Cotham of the State Department of Education commended Del Rio for its school system progress. The report highlights a $200,000 improvement program and a modern Senior High School, with planned curriculum revisions next term and strong Junior High performance.
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Lel Rid
Margaret Cotham
State Department of Education
Wise Cotham
Moss Cotham
Ecurriculiu
Cannon Uninvited Hears Fund Probe at Nye Committee
Bishop James Cannon Jr. of the Methodist Episcopal Church attended the Nye senatorial committee hearing on campaign expenditures. He appeared at the meeting today to answer questions about Cannon's activities during the last presidential campaign, despite not being invited.
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James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Nye
Senatorial Committee
Investi
Cannon
Bishop Cannon
Shortage of Jurors Delays Kirkland Trial in Indiana
Valparaiso Indiana May 7 Sheriff Barney Maxwell planned random street drafts to obtain a jury for Virgil Kirkland's second trial over the death of Allene Draves at a gin party. After nine days only three jurors were chosen and three venires exhausted.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Barney Maxwell
Virgil Kirkland
Allene Draves
Co-ops Begin Shipment of Carload Wools
The National Wool Marketing Corporation started carload shipments from Brownwood Eden Brady San Saba and Brooks Smith after delays due to bad roads. Buyers report wool prices ranging from 11 to 20 cents a pound for better grades. J J Walker from Philadelphia was to visit the Del Rio Comstock Sonora and San Angelo belt mid month.
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del Rio
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Brownwood Eden
Brady
San Saba
Brookesmith
Plains
J. J. Walker
Philadelphia
Comstock
Sonora
San Angelo
Del Rio Trustees Set Equalization Board Names Soon
Bam H Walk, re elected chair man of the Del Rio Independent School District board expects to confirm the three persons named to the board of equalization by end of May. The three were appointed last Tuesday night but will stay private until Walk confirms them. The board kept the 1931 tax at one dollar per hundred despite heavy district construction and expansion.
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Bam H Walk
del Rio Independent
Board of Equalization
Walk
del Rio
Boston Wool Market Sluggish Amid Broad Hold
The Boston wool market remained largely stagnant midweek with buyers meeting only small orders. Receipts totaled 2,854,000 pounds last week, while a spring clip from multiple regions and high hold limits kept prices firm yet subdued. Del Rio and Brady centers report steady shipments and crews back to work after rain, with lamb crops strong in some districts.
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Boston
del Rio
Co-Op
Brady
Menard
Wool Clip Sold At Twenty Cents A Pound
Brown and Howe of Boston bought 25 000 pounds of 12 month eve wool for 20 cents per pound. The Del Rio Evening News reports the sale was arranged by private wire from San Angelo where the purchase occurred.
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Brown and Howe
Boston
W. P. Tippett
The
del Rio Evening News
San Angelo
False Kidnap Story Spurs Wag Charges in Court
In Brownwood two girls and Billy and Bobby Brant, 17 and 20, faced vagrancy charges in Corporation Court after a false kidnapping tale. The pair, not related to the Brants, claimed Mexican abductors but admitted deception and asked not to inform their parents as police investigated.
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Corporation Court
Billy
Bobby Brant
Brownwood
Ruddy Brant
War Debt Row Brews At ICC Meeting
The International Chamber of Commerce discussed world agriculture and rising distribution costs. American delegates clashed with German and British representatives over war debts, signaling a confrontation as debt issues were examined.
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LC. C
Washington
International Chamber of Commerce
State road bond issue defeated in Texas vote
The state road bond measure failed 188 to 5 in the House at Austin with defeat margins reported. Del Bat led opposition, and after the vote some expected a new trial on a technicality. Rep J Turney Terrell from Del Rio was noted as voting for the measure and highway patrol staffing rose from 50 to 150 men, with uncertain impact on the district.
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Austin
del Bat
J. Turney Terrell
del Rio
Highway Patrol
Mob Forms Near Mine as Troops Arrive in Evarts
In Evarts Kentucky a crowd estimated at 19000 gathered as state troops arrived to curb a strike-related disturbance. The mob protested the troop presence while a dynamite blast echoed in the coal town. Five miners have died in recent clashes between strikers and nonunion workers.
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Harlan
Evarts
Penalty Soon on Car Sales and Transfers
County tax collector Lyle S. Almond says blanks for bills of sale and transfers of used cars will arrive soon. Dealers who disposed of vehicles recently should file changes before new forms arrive. Penalties will start April 1 for those failing to apply. no penalties yet due to form delays.
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Lyle S. Almond
del Rio
San Felipe Creek Bath Season Opens in Del Rio heat
Del Rio youngsters beat the heat at San Felipe Creek near the Southern Pacific bridge with about twenty youths cooling off during the hot Wednesday afternoon. City plans for a Moore’s Park swimming area are delayed as civic committees focus on higher priority projects.
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del Rio
San Felipe Creek
Southern Pacific Bridge
Moore's Park
Hottest Day Brings Hail and Rain Across Del Rio Area
Del Rio sweltered on the warmest day of the year with temperatures near 90 before dropping to 54 as light rain fell and small hail touched Kerrville and Fort Davis. Ranchers awaited inventory protection for stock damage while roads returned to normal after recent storms and highway crews repaired 10 days of flood and hail damage.
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del Rio
Kerrville
Fort Davis
San Antonio
Three Texans Hurt When Cars Collide in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on May 7 two cars crashed head on injuring three occupants. J. C. Hill, 33, Dallas, was seriously hurt while Harold Seymour, 22, SMU student, and G. E. Gilmore of Greenville sustained minor injuries.
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Fort Worth
J. C. Hill
Dallas
Harold Seymour
Southern Methodist University
G. E. Gilmore
Greenville
Pistol Shot Signals Death of Del Rio Resident
Funeral services for B. F. Waldrum a 54 year old Del Rio resident were held after his body with two head wounds was found at his son in law B M Martins Eagle Pass highway ranch. The death followed two pistol shots and a revolver lay beside him. Waldrum had been despondent for weeks.
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Brownwood
del Rio
San Antonio
Villa Acuna
B. F. Waldrum
Dorim
B. M Martin
Eagle Pass
Martin
Sax
Odus Waldrum
Man Accused Overstarving Boy Held by Police in Cleveland
Physicians treat a 6 year old boy said to have starved after a two week confinement in a bathroom. Police hold James Robinson Sr. and the boy's stepmother as the investigation continues. He suffers tuberculosis and peritonitis from malnutrition.
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Cleveland
James Robinson Sr
Coldest May Temps Hit Dallas as Hail Strikes State
May 7 report from Dallas notes the coldest May temperatures in 17 years with Abilene recording a low of 40 degrees. Cold rains and hail affected many parts of the state as the cold wave moved in.
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Dallas
Abilene
Four-Legged Chicken Hatches in Maryville
A chicken with four legs hatched in Maryville Missouri but lived only a short time. The unusual creature drew curiosity from locals before dying shortly after birth.
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Maryville
Del Rio Weather: Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Weather report notes partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions in Del Rio and vicinity through tonight and Friday. Yesterday’s high reached 89 degrees with a 62 degree low. today’s early low was 4. West Texas shows similar partly cloudy, warming trends with eastern areas warmer and western portions hotter.
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West Texas
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