Wool and Mohair Prices Steady Across Texas Market
In Texas trading, wool and mohair held firm with mohair at 40 to 50 cents. Wool ranged around 21 to 25 cents for eight to twelve months, with notable clips and buyers including Rett Soins for Wright Brothers and J. W. Robbins, plus large lots moving through Brady, Junction, and San Angelo. Major deals included 280,000 pounds eight months at 25 cents and multi-clip sales near Port Stockton and Bandera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddie & Company
Brady
J. W. Robbins
Rothmann
Kimble Wool & Mohair Colny
Junction
Gola
Crows Nest Ranch
Pat Jackson
Texas
Gmets Supply Company
Arthur Harrals
Port Stockton
Texas Wool and Mohair Company
Herman Dievitschs
Hills & Oglesby
Ozona Wool and Mohair Company
Tom Richey
Hilliard & Son
Max Obiny
San Anjo
Wards County
J. M. Lea
Uvald
Lea
Kruez Milling
San Marcos
Russell Martin
del Rio
Lins & Aikman
Hil- Doehne
New Braunfels
Auction
Henry Maginot
Blake & Kendall
Menard ‘Ool and Mohair
Comny
Menard
Funeral Rites for S N Lemons Held Saturday
Samuel Noah Lemons 58 rancher in the region died Friday after a long illness at his Del Rio home. Funeral services were Saturday at Doran Chapel with Rev H M Ratliff officiating. burial in Westlawn Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Ora Mae Coleman, two daughters, two sons, fourteen grandchildren, and many siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Noah Lemons
Doran Chapel
H M Ratliff
First Methodist Church
Westlawn Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Lemons
East Ninth Street
Methodist Church
Charles R. Schnaubert Jr
Vollen Ross
Alfred Lemons
Oklahoma
Joe Lemons
Pumpville
John Lemons
Junction
Lordsburgh
Jim Lemons
Brady
J. E. Lemons
Ringgold
Texas
G Men Offer Aid to Crush Murder Ring
Philadelphia reports federal agents ready to assist in unraveling a large insurance murder ring operating from eastern Pennsylvania into New York New Jersey and Delaware with investigations centering on poison analysis and fugitive tracing as mass trials near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G-Men
Charles F Kelley
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
East
Six Del Rioans head to Abilene for West Texas Chamber meet
Six Del Rioans will leave Sunday for Abilene to attend the twenty first annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. The group includes Mr and Mrs E Fawcett Mr and Mrs D Finigan Jas C Netts and Allen Robertson with Fawcett as first vice president and Netts as local manager. The program features transportation soil and water conservation discussions and a West Texas March of Conservation parade with a soil and water utilization contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEL
E . Fawcett
D. Finegan
Jas C. Netts
Allen Robertson
Fawcett
West Texas
W. M. W. Spraw
Interstate Commerce Commission
University of Texas
Harry L. Brown
United States Department of Agriculture
Col
E. ©. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Wtcc Finance Board
MM Meek
Abilene
WTCC
General Assembly
H. Hilburn
Plainview
Splawn
Mineral Wells
Big Spring
Chamber of Commerce
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
C. M. Caldwell
Wttc Resource and Museum Institute
Hereford Cow Produces Five Sets of Twins
Iowa farmer Fred Fredericksen reports a nine year old Hereford cow has birthed five sets of twins in as many years. The animal produced one twin pairing annually over the last five seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Iowa
Fred Fredericksen
Holmes to Direct Publicity Work in Mineral Wells
R M. (Tex) Holmes will soon direct publicity and advertising offices in Mineral Wells. He recently resigned as secretary of the Del Rio Junior Chamber of Commerce and has contracted with the Texas Health Festival to run a state wide publicity campaign for the 1939 festival and the Miss Texas Revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R M
Tex) Holmes
Holmes
del Rio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas Health Festival
Del Rio Groups Push Army Airfield Plan and Hatchery
Del Rio Junior Chamber of Commerce has asked Maj. Gen. H H Arnold to consider establishing an Army airfield here. The same group seeks a fish hatchery at Lake Walk, with cooperation pledged by Rep. South. Hodge says Uvalde officials will discuss hatchery options and a superintendent will visit Del Rio next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Lake Walk
South
Hodge
Preston Abbott
Uvalde
Uvalde Fish Hatchery
Chamber of Commerce
Del
Outlook Bright for 1939 Wool Buying Season
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a small domestic wool carry-over and robust mill consumption for 1939, signaling a favorable outlook for the new clip. Foreign markets will influence domestic prices. U.S. imports and apparel wool loans rise as stocks shrink, with strong New York Wool Top Exchange fabric orders and improving European mill activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
London
United States
New York Wool Top Exchange Service
Rain Floods Spur Widespread Texas River and Ranch Flooding
Heavy rains across the Fort Stockton to Uvalde corridor bring up to two inches in towns like Sanderson and Dryden with Brackettville and Del Rio receiving substantial totals. San Felipe Creek rose eight feet, crossing and bridge floodwaters inundated low water crossings, while ranches reported good rains and rising creeks affected the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loma Alto
Sonora
Eagle Pass
Brackettville
Spofford
Juno
Uvalde
Cline
San Felipe
Highway Park
Pig Pen
Johnston Street
Academy Street
W. F. Easterling
A. R Cauthorn
John M. Doak
L Rust
Roger Gillis
California
Comstock
Ratliff Ranch
Mud Creek
Rightless Cripple's Fast for Increased Pension Triumphs
Walter Betzner a 35 year old blind man in Loganport begins a five day hunger strike to demand a higher blind pension. He seeks an increase from 16 to 25 dollars monthly and reports county welfare officials already recommended 21 dollars. He resumes food intake after a hunger strike progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Walter Betzner
Betzner
Holmes to run publicity for Mineral Wells festival
Tex Holmes of Del Rio leaves this week to direct publicity and advertising in Mineral Wells for the Texas Health Festival and other civic efforts. He will oversee a statewide campaign promoting the 1939 festival and the Miss America contest link, with offices in the Baker Hotel building aided by Paul Ord and Constance Piemons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Holmes
del Rio
Mineral Wells
Texas
Atlantic City
Holmes
Baker Hotel
Paul Ord
Chamber of Commerce
Constance Piemons
German Fisherman Slain by Poles Near German Polish Border
A German fisherman was shot and killed by Poles while crossing the River Obra near Landsberg on the German Polish boundary. He held a permanent frontier certificate allowing cross-border travel between the two sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNB
Landsberg
Germany
Poland
Obra
Big Bend National Park setback pledged by Texan leader
Amon G. Carter announced that Texas action to create a national park for Big Bend is only a first step. Texans must raise 1.5 million dollars for land purchases, with donations deductible from income tax. The Big Bend Park Association will manage funds and campaigns. The goal is to secure park land and dedication during Roosevelt and Garner’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Big Bend
Carter
Amon G. Carter
Big Bend Park Association Executive Committee
Big Bend Park
W. Lee O'Daniel
National Park
Texas
National Park Service
Austin
Congress
Big Bend Park Association
Southwest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Life Saving And Swim Tests Set For Next Week
Tests will be given next week at Moore Park pool by Dawson DeViney Herbert Ogie or Miss Anne Garrett. Hours are 4 to 6 pm and 7 to 9 pm each day. Open to beginner swimmers, swimmers, junior life savers and senior life savers. Review available during the week with Friday or Saturday test options. No testing charge. pool admission required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Park
Dawson DeViney
Herbert Ogie
Anne Garrett
Man who helped free Cynthia Parker dies at 91
Thomas Elbridge Battle age 91 longtime president of the First State Bank of Marlin Texas died here yesterday. He rode with Sul Ross against the Indians and accompanied the Confederate cavalryman when Cynthia Parker was freed. He was a member of Washington and Lee University guard of honor that sat with Gen Robert E Lee's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Texas
Thomas Elbridge Battle
First State Bank of
Sul Ross
Battle
Washington and Lee University
Robert E Lee
Cynthia Parker
Weather outlook with cooler night and sunny Sunday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a Sunday forecast of fair weather. Yesterday's high reached 88 and the low was 75. this morning's minimum was 73.
Weather Outlook by Region Tonight
Partly cloudy and cooler in the southeast portion and slightly warmer in the Panhandle tonight. Sunday forecast calls for fair skies and warmer conditions in the north portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Solis
San Angelz Texas
Srove
Wright
Henry Ordan
S. N. Lemons
Cook County
Gainesville
Joe Lempns
McCulloch County
Ora Mae Coleman
Brady, Texas
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
KR H Nichols
Vernon
Colonel Thompson
Reagan
Wtcc Traffic Board
C A Studer
A. F. Ashford
San Angelo
Federation
Hila Weathers
R. M
Tex
PLAN
ARMY
Air Corps
Washington
Ation
Dryden and Sanderson
San Lelipe Creek
Fort Stockton
Uvalde Fell
Stead
Ture
Winter Garden
Sanderson
Dryden
Isbail
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Saw Felipe Creek
Burton Franks
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!