Regulation of Truck Peddlers Asked in Rainbound Region
After a week of showers across a 100 mile radius of Del Rio, two inches of rain fell in Sanderson country Tuesday night with continuing precipitation Wednesday. Reports from Del Rio and Winter Garden Tele phone Company note rising Devil's River and impassable roads to Sonora and San Angelo while buses faced delays and detours.
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del Rio
Sanderson Country
Comstock
Uvalde
Spofford
Langtry
Vinegarone
Sonora
Sanalo
Carta Valley
Devil's River
Central Power and Light Com
Dune
Ker’s
San Angelo
Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Controversy Over State Gas Tax Distribution
A three sided dispute over how to use state gasoline tax receipts looms in Austin. Advocates seek funding for sinking funds and county bonds while highway construction remains funded, others propose diverting funds to void red ink and operate on cash, and a small group favors a highway building holiday with tax funds redirected to other state enterprises.
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Austin
General Revenue and Confederate Pension Funds
State Treasury
R. 8. Sterling
City Del Rio eyes curbs on truck peddling and midnight parking
City commissioners discussed regulating out of town fruit and vegetable peddling in Del Rio and urged citizen opinion. They ordered strict enforcement of the 12 midnight parking ban with fines and city pound consequences. A May 16 to 22 clean-up week was proclaimed and routine business followed.
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del Rio
City. Coms Mission
Captain Townsend Funeral Services Not Yet Arranged
Adjutant General W W Sterling arrived in San Antonio to help arrange funeral for Ranger Captain Light Townsend who died after exposure Tuesday night. Townsend headed Ranger headquarters here before the unit moved to Uvalde. Survived by widow and four children, with residences listed in Uvalde and Raymondville.
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W. W. Sterling
San Antonio
Light Townsend
Captain Townsend
W. A. Dial
Louise
Redemption of scrip issued for teachers salaries announced
MONDAY Texas May 11. Improvement in financial conditions will permit redemption of some of the script issued during the past year in payment of teachers salaries. G R Eiland president of the school board here has announced. Script issued from September 17 through October 1, 1931 will be redeemed first.
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Texas
G. R. Eiland
Annual meeting of Associated Charities announced
Mrs F M Rose announces the annual meeting and election of officers for the Associated Charities at 10 o clock Friday morning on the second floor of the McDougald Building. Rose and workers urge citizen attendance as the charity faces a tougher year amid a low spirits financial situation and seeks greater support to survive.
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Associated Charities
F. M. Rose
McDougald Buiding
Memorial Services Planned by Legion in Westlawn Cemetery
Memorial services for veterans are planned at Westlawn Cemetery on May 29 as part of American Legion and Legion Auxiliary plans. Preliminary arrangements were set at a Tuesday Auxiliary meeting hosted by Miss Josephine Jones on West Garfield Avenue. Committees were appointed for the annual poppy sale on May 28, and four new members joined the organization this month.
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Westlawn Cemetery
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Josephine Jones
West Garfield Avenue
If Epitaphs Were Said Repeatedly at Home
A reflective line notes that repeating epitaphs at home would reduce inscriptions on tombstones, hinting at transforming attitudes toward mortality and memory. The excerpt functions as a meditation rather than a news item, citing a proverb-like idea.
Lightning Strikes Twice Near Del Rio In One Incident
Miss Chrystal Turner of Del Rio was struck by lightning while driving on Devil's River highway near Third Street. Her car left the road and she was aided by neighbors before lightning again hit the Phillips home, causing injuries including a cut lip and bruises.
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Chrystal Turner
del Rio
Devil's River Highway
Third Street
Miss Turner
A. D. Phillips
Phillips
Savings Must Accompany New Revenue Bill
Congressional leaders aim to adjourn by June 10 ahead of conventions. The Senate finance committee reports a new billion dollar revenue bill must be paired with 230 million dollars in savings to balance next year's budget. The panel notes taxes will burden business yet restoration of federal finances on a sound basis will aid business more than the taxes will harm it. The Senate plans quick action, with night sessions likely.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Re election of M R Nelson as San Felipe superintendent faced salary cuts
San Felipe Independent School District officials kept teachers earning under 100 dollars per month unchanged while those earning 100 to 110 were cut to 100 and those above 110 saw a ten percent slash. One new teacher, Mrs Mary O Booker, was named and several teachers were re elected including Joe Martinez and a long list of staff.
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M. R. Nelson
School Board of
San Felipe Independent
Mary O. Booker
Joe Martinez
Luz Calderon
Sofia Cuellar
Concha Morales
Irene Cardenas
Tata E. Luna
Hazel Brown
Eloisa Barrera
Mary Jones
Esther Salvatierra
Herlinda Mendez
Annie R. Rothman
Florence McMains
Anne Lane
Leona Daniel
Eppie” Chalk
H. Engleking
T. C. Hickman
Brear Huston
Gilberto Cerda
Ralph Ross
Eulalio Calderon
Hoover vetoes Democratic tariff bill altering duties power
President Hoover vetoed the Democratic tariff measure that would have shifted duty setting from the president to Congress by changing the flexible proviso of the current law.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Verdes County Republicans Name Uninstructed Delegates
Val Verde County Republicans met in the Jones Building to elect uninstructed delegates to the State convention at Mineral Wells on May 24. The slate includes C. K. McDowell Frank Greenwood Jr Mitchel Waldrop Claude D. Lane F. L. Childs E. A. Hatton and Frank Dunn. Alternates listed are B. J. McDowell J. E. White W. F. Easterling Dave Cooper C. C. Wilcox C. A. Markward and W. A. Earnest. Great deeds compel regard.
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Val Verde County
Jones Building
Mineral Wells
C. K. McDowell
Frank Greenwood Jr
Mitchel Waldrop
Claude D. Lane
F. L. Childs
E. A. Hatton
Frank Dunn
B. J. McDowell
J. E. White
W. F. Easterling
Dave Cooper
C. C. Wilcox
C. A. Markward
W. A. Earnest
Farmer Admits Wife's Murder In Ohio Creek
In Wooster Ohio on May 11 Herbert Meeker a farmer confessed to killing his wife and implicated his brother in law Harold Young who died by suicide when officers reached his home Meeker’s blood stained automobile was found nine miles from the creek where Mrs Meeker’s body was recovered He had previously denied the charge while jailed on suspicion
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Wooster
Ohio
Herbert Meeker
Here
Harold Young
Young
Meeker
Bond of 50 000 set for Means in DC case
Justice James Proctor set bond at 50000 for Gaston B. Means in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Prosecutors urged 100000 bond as Means faces indictments for larceny and embezzlement over 100000 paid by Mrs Edward B. Mclean to recover the Lindbergh baby. Means was released on bond posted by Isaac B. Jones and Milton Kronheim each on the full amount.
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Washington
May
James Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Means
Edward B. Mclean
Isaac B. Jones
Milton 8. Kronheim
Uncertain Self Knowledge Cited Under Scrutiny
The quote suggests discomfort from external examination highlights that personal awareness may lag behind others’ judgments. It implies a need for introspection to align self-perception with external scrutiny.
Two Men Blew To Pieces In Nitro Truck Explosion
San Angelo May 11 Two unidentified men were blown to bits when a nitroglycerin loaded truck exploded on the highway eight miles north of Monahans. Victims possibly W. K. Judy Tulsa torpedo company manager and another man named Scoffield. They left Wichita Falls yesterday with the nitro load. A huge hole torn in the road.
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Monahans
San Angelo
W. K. Judy
Tulsa
Scoffield
Wichita Falls
Aerial Hook Up Between Spider Plane and Dirigible
A spider plane attached a trapeze line to the Akron airship during flight over Lakehurst New Jersey. The moment captured shows the quick connection as the two crafts shared the air.
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Lakehurst
N. J
T J Jarrett Seeks Re election To Val Verde County Post
T J Jarrett, county commissioner of Precinct No 4 Val Verde County, announces plans to run again for re election. He notes tax and valuation cuts by the county court and cites his 22 years in Juno country as endorsement. Jarrett seeks support from local friends and voters.
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T. J. Jarrett
Val Verde County
del Rio
Juno
Pandale
Commissioners Court
Jarrett
Juno Country
Akron Is Safe In California From Airship Voyage
The dirigible Akron arrived at Camp Kearney California at 9 40 a m Pacific Time a ground crew of 200 sailors aided mooring Commander Rosendahl planned to take on 2500 gallons of fuel and continue to the base near San Francisco The El Paso to coast journey passed without incident after a night navigating storms in the Big Bend region of Texas
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Camp Kearney
Cal
Rosendahl
San Francisco
el Paso
Big Bend
Texas
Japan to withdraw troops from Shanghai within month
Tokyo reports the government plans to pull all troops from Shanghai within a month. The move accompanies hopes that the United States and other powers will ensure Chinese compliance with a recently agreed truce. Recalled troops may be sent back only in a serious emergency.
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Tokyo
Shanghai
Japan
United States
Del Rio Bids Texas Editors To Meet Here
Del Rio may host the 1933 Texas Press Association convention. A committee of Julian LaCrosse E F Mears and R H Hurd to invite the press meeting, with invitations to be extended at the June Mineral Wells gathering. James C Netts chosen full time secretary as A C Easterling’s successor. Del Rio retains membership in both South Texas and West Texas Chambers of Commerce.
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del Rio
Texas Press Association
Chamber of Commerce
Julian LaCrosse
E. F. Mears
R. H. Hurd
Mineral Wells
James C. Netts
A. C. Easterling
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa Elevator Girl Wins XER Beauty Contest
Miss Ella Mae Lee of Tulsa Oklahoma, an elevator operator, won the XER beauty contest as announced by H L Bert Munal. Judges led by Wm Ostrander named Lee the winner of a Del Rio trip, details to be arranged by the winner.
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Ella Mae Lee
Tulsa
Okla
H. L
Bert” Munal
Broadcasting Company
Wm. H. Ostrander
Chicago
Miss Lee
del Rio
Niels Stilting
Saskatoon
Canada
Donald Snow
Comanche
Oklo
Emma Allen Bailey
Midland
Anger as Welding of All the Baser Forces
Fragmentary historical note links anger to uniting base impulses into a single force. The excerpt hints at philosophical or social commentary without full context or clear events. Names, dates, or locations are not provided in the readable text.
Disease May Help Athlete Felix Rodriguez End His Life Plan
Reports say Felix Rodriguez attempted suicide six times but failed, instead injuring himself. Doctors warn pneumonia may develop from a breast wound after he stabbed himself with scissors, while a leg wound from a roadside incident risks blood poisoning as infections threaten his life.
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Felix Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Cloudy Del Rio Area News Forecast With Showers
Weather in Del Rio and vicinity calls for cloudy conditions with occasional thunder showers tonight and Thursday. Yesterday's high reached 78 and the low was 68 with a 65 degree reading this morning.
Weather Outlook For Southeast Tonight And Thursday
Cloudy skies with occasional thundershowers expected in the southeast tonight and again on Thursday. Rain chances remain steady, with no severe weather reported. Continuous gray conditions may impact outdoor plans and travel.
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy North Mostly Settled South
The forecast notes partly cloudy skies in the north and settled conditions in the south. Occasional thundershowers are expected in the southwest tonight and on Thursday.
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State Highway Commission
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Woody Townsend
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Florence G. Boller
California State Bar
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University of Southern California
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