Kinney County Eyes Bond to Complete Highway Paving
Voters urged to approve a bond issue to fund road work from Brackettville to the Kinney Del Rio area with state aid and local funds. The plan includes 108 thousand dollars for Borderway completion and 20 thousand for warrants. Paving resumes after heavy rains damaged river beds.
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Fros Kinney
Brackettville
Val Verde
del Rio
Ettville
Uvalte
Sim
Bracketiville
Sperfley
Spofford
Kinney
Kinney County
San Antonio
Delan
District Clerk Held as Forger in Gilmer Texas
Claud Ray district clerk here was arrested on forgery and fraud charges and held in the county jail awaiting further charges. Acting on orders from the Texas comptroller's office in Austin, CGonnellas reports the arrest occurred quietly late yesterday.
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Gilmer
Texas
Compuroller
Austin
Claud Ray
Ray
Seek Fifth Man In Texas Kidnap Plot
Corsicana May 14 Officers from several Texas cities continued the search for the fifth man linked to the kidnapping and ransom of Revert Cerf son of a Corsicana banker. Four men Jimmie Nash Doyle Nash Charles Hassel and Currie Caldwell are held and expected to plead guilty.
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Texas
Corsincoana
Wuph
Revert Cerf
Pour
Jimmie Nash
Doyle Nash
Charles Hassel
Currie Caldwell
Cashier Testifies to Julian Stock Gift in Court
Mrs. Vivian Newton, a cashier for Black Warrior Oil, testified in Oklahoma City District Court that C Julian gave her 3,333 shares of stock in the company in addition to a salary of zero dollars per week. The hearing considers whether Julian owns property.
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Oklahoma City
Vivian Newton
Black Warrior Oil Company
C Julian
Newton
Julian
State Bond Issue Forces Try Again
AUSTIN May 14. Another attempt to secure the necessary 100 votes to submit a constitutional amendment for the proposed 212 million dollar State road bond issue will be made. Representative Walter Beck floor manager for the bond issue proponents announced after they failed again yesterday to reach their goal.
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Austin
Walter Beck
Dr Brooks Baylor head dies at 1:15 AM in Waco
Dr Y and P Brooks longtime head of Baylor University died today at 1:15 AM in Waco. Governor Pat M Neff and the Brooks family were at the bedside. Survived by a widow, a son Sie Brooks, a Waco attorney, and a daughter Aurelia Brooks. Funeral services set for 3 PM Friday.
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DR. Brooks
Baylor
Waco
Y & P Brooks
Baylor University
Orlock
Y Permer
Pat M. Neff
Brooks
Impediate Famiy
Sie Brooks
Aurelia Brooks
Reader condemns scandal style stories in Del Rio News
A Dayton Ohio juvenile case involving Ruth Rhoden and Joe Keebler is criticized by a Del Rio Evening News reader who says the paper overemphasizes sensational tales. The letter urges stronger, leeen-news reporting to avoid corrupting youth and troubling parents.
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del Rio Evening News
Ruth Rhoden
Dayton
Ohio
Joe Keebler
Forged Checks Charged to 15 Year Old Girl
Lenora Castilla a 15 year old Mexican girl is held in county jail on charges of attempting to cash forged checks for 13 dollars at a DeRio merchant on J A Blythe. Authorities are examining another 30 dollar check on the same name from months earlier and say she is suspected of handling the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J A. Blythe
Lenora Castilla
Sheriff's Department
DeRio
J. A. Blythe
J. A Blythe
Sheriffs Department
Miss Dunnigan Injured After Horse Toss at Ranch
Miss Dunnigan suffered a splintered left wrist and minor bruises when she was thrown from a horse at the A. Madison ranch where she lives with her parents Mr and Mrs L Dunnigan. She was pinned beneath the horse and taken to a local sanitarium. attendants reported her condition improving on Thursday afternoon.
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Miss “Toots” Dunnigan
A. Madison Ranch
Mrs. L. Dunnigan
Miss Dunnigan
San Felipe HS to Build Athletic Park Stadium
The San Felipe School District announced purchase of a 310 by 500 foot plot for an athletic field at San Felipe High School with total ground cost around $2,000 and construction expense about $1,500. The park, funded by local merchants, will host high school teams and independent groups like the Lulacs, with trees and shrubs planted and seating for 500 to 690 fans under construction this week.
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San Felipe High School
San Felipe
Lulacs
Cowboy Park
del Rio
Civil War Brews in Mine Section
May 14 report from Harlan Kentucky as 11,000 unemployed miners threaten action if aid is not granted. National Guard patrols the coal fields to prevent renewed bloodshed while Governor Sampson faces accusations of breaking faith. Skirmishes have left a dozen dead among rival miners.
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Harlan
National
Kentucky
Flem Sampson
National Guard
Youth Shot Over Refused Marriage Proposal
Abilene reports Rutherford 18 near death and Leora Moxley 22 free on 1000 bond after an assault with intent to murder incident. They met at an attorney's office seeking marriage advice. Rutherford said he was too young to marry and left. He was shot in the back as he started for the door.
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Miss Moxley
Rutherford
Pals of Killer Burke Caught After East St Louis Raid
Desperado six dubbed Fred Killer Burke gang members linked to a Lincoln bank robbery are held in Sterling DL awaiting custody decision by Governor Emmerson and officials. Identified are Thomas P. O Connor Edward O Hara Howard Lee Jack Britt William McQuillan and Tommy Hayes.
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Lincoln
Neb
Fred
Burke
Michigan
Sterling
East St. Louis
Emmerson
Thomas P. O'Connor
Edward O'Hara
Howard Lee
Jack Britt
William McQuillan
Tommy Hayes
Jobless mother confesses to drowning two children near Rio Grande
Mrs Merced Rivas, 27, admitted to police that she drowned her two small children near Guadalupe Chihuahua after failing to find work. She said she believed they would starve and held their heads under water in the Rio Grande on May 4.
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Rio Grande
Guadalupe
Chihuahua
Mexico
Merced Rivas
Reagan Road Bond Issue Finally Sold
Reagan County sold its 275000 bond issue at 7 cents on the dollar to Dallas Union Trust Company Security Trust Company Austin and H C Burt Company Houston. Plans for paving Highway 99 across Reagan County begin soon with state aid and road work to Irion County to follow.
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Reagan
Big Lake
Reagan County
Commissioners Court
Dallas Union Trust Company
The
Security Trust Company
Austin
H. C. Burt Company
Houston
Upton Line
Irion County
Smiling Through Tears of Disillusionment Ruth Rhoden Fights to Remain "Good Sport"
Ruth Rhoden a 16 year old Dayton girl jailed after running away with a 25 year old man speaks of her case. She says she cannot squeal and that she will endure the bumps life gives, describing love disappointment and an effort to stay a “good sport” despite hardship and disillusionment.
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Ruth Rhoden
Dayton
Hio
Ruth
City Jail
Burleson Bond Not Yet Made in Sanderson
Willie Burleson, held as an accomplice in the murder case of Telefus Sharp, remains bondless as of noon Thursday in Del Rio. Burleson’s preliminary exam set bond at 5,000 for Torrell County grand jury consideration, while Bessie Sharp confesses poisoning motives to wed Burleson, with Burleson denying any urging of poison and proposing divorce instead.
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Willie Burleson
Telefus Sharp
Big Canyon
Burleson
Bessie Sharp
del Rio
Torrell County
Grand Jury
Thinks America Heads for Dole
Dean Wallace D. Bonham of the Harvard School of Business Administration warned before the Association of Harvard Clubs that America could head toward a dole system unless the federal government launches large scale work programs by next winter. He said capitalism is on trial and its efficiency justifies its existence amid a global breakdown of capitalism.
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ST. Louis
U.P
America
Wallace D. Bonham
Harvard School of Business Administration
Association of Harvard Clubs
Dean Bonham
Lions Resolve Del Rio Plunge Project Delay
At a regular Lions Club meeting in Hotel Roswell the club passed resolutions stating no civic project in Del Rio will be sponsored until the proposed pool plunge is started and completed. Moore's Park committee will meet Friday night at 7 30 in Dr York's offices to discuss the delay and next steps.
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del Rio
Lions Club
Hotel Roswell
Moore's Park Committee
D. A. York
Keebler Faces U S Court On Mann Act Case
Keebler and Ruth Rhoden 16 from Dayton Ohio are charged with Mann Act violation and transporting the girl to Del Rio for immoral purposes. Bond set at 1000 for Keebler and 500 for Rhoden as they await federal arraignment and possible trial in Del Rio or San Antonio.
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Ruth Rhoden
Dayton
Ohio
del Rio
Joe Keebler
U S
C. D. Smith
Department of Justice
San Antonio
Keebler
Ruth
Proration Bill Favored by House Oil Committee
Austin May 14 The Oil and Gas Mining Committee reported the proration bill favorably at midnight. The measure faced opposition from East Texans and independent producers. Representative A. M. Howsey led the bill’s path to approval.
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Austin
A. M. Howsiey
Oil and Gas Mining Committee
House
Weather notes for West and East Texas fair and warmer
The report notes fair conditions and rising temperatures across West Texas tonight and Friday with warmer readings. East Texas also sees warmer weather with a north and extreme west influence and partly cloudy skies.
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Nort
East Texas
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Vickener Korp
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149Th Infantry
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Abilene
Gwendoline Cook
Joe
Sanderson
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Felipe Plunge
U. S. Court
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