Automobile Tax Cut Favored by House Bill in Texas
Austin May 16 Texas auto mobile owners will pay 35 percent less and truck owners the same as this year under a motor registration bill passed by the House last midnight. Counties keep fees up to 75000. above that half goes to the state highway commission. above 225000 all goes to the state. Senate action pending.
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Austin
Texas
House
State Highway Commission
State
Senate
County urged to build hospital for Tom Green sick poor
In San Angelo on May 16 Rev. Arthur Whittle led a King's Daughters meeting urging Tom Green County to fund a county hospital. Doctors Scott Chaffin and housing advocate Miss Amelia Orsak backed the proposal, noting limited health office funding and lack of bathing facilities at the poor farm.
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San Angelo
Tom Green County
Arthur E. Whittle
Emanuel Episcopal Church
King’s Daughters
A. G C. Scott, Jr
J. B Chaffin
T. W. Parker
Amelia Orsak
Scott
J. B. Chaffin
Tom Green County Medical Society
Orsak
Community Service Association
C. G. Forrester
Dallas
Parker
Del Rio Presses For Local Airport Ahead Of New Tulsa San Angelo Route
City urged to amend its charter and issue bonds to fund a modern landing field. The piece notes the Tulsa to San Angelo service, possible expansion toward Mexico, and interest in attracting air mail or passenger routes through Del Rio. Local officials and residents are called to act promptly to be competitive.
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Tulsa
Bill Murrah Buys Livestock From Charles Markwood
Bill Murrah purchased 493 owes 450 lambs and 13 bucks from Charles Markwood yesterday and will take them to his ranch on the Pecos.
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Bill Murrah
Charles Markwood
Pecos
Jail Break Attempt Ends in Jailer Killing Suspect
In Wichita Falls on May 16 Ray mond Sellers 23 serving seven years was shot dead during an attempted jail break. Fellow prisoners T O Cagle and C W Bruner were seriously wounded as they rushed the jailer.
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Wichita Falls
Raymond Sellers
T. O. Cagle
C W. Bruner
Del Rio Forms New Rebeckah Lodge No 26
Del Rio established Rebeckah Lodge No 26 at a school auditorium with Eagle Pass Lodge No 282 guiding the ceremony. Officers elected include N G Mrs T H Iglehart and V G Mrs W E Roberts, with several delegates named to attend the district meeting in Dilley.
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del Rio
Rebeckah Lodge
Eagle Pass Lodge No
H. S. Davies
Davies
Rebeckah Assembly of Texas
Eagle Pass Lodge
Elis. Davies
H. A. Frick
Harvey Pauley
Joe Tell
Joseph ©. Boehmer
M. 8. Richardson
J. M. Sylva
Hilmer Frick
Henry Frick
del Rio Lodge
T. H. Iglehart
N. G
W. E. Roberts
Vv. G
John Jones
T. H. Inglehart
V. G
J. B. Redding
L. SN. G
John M. Jones
J. H. Smith
Association
Dilley
Aged Couple in Jail on Dry Convictions
In Cimarron county jail two elderly residents Mr. and Mrs. L Wilkerson aged 87 and 80 serve 30 day sentences for possession of liquor as a dry law enforcement outcome reported from Dodge City Kansas.
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Coupse
Dodge City
Ran
Orient railroad 65 mile extension to Sonora approved
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 65 mile extension of the Orient railroad from San Angelo to Sonora Texas with no objections raised. The Santa Fe company is supplying the capital for the project and has recently purchased the Orient.
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Orient Railroad
San Angelo
Sonora
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Santa Fe
Housing
Orient
From ox cart to airplane in 67 years noted in San Angelo
A San Angelo Morning Times staffer reflects on 67 years of transport advances linking the city to the world. From ox carts in 1862 to airplanes in 1929, he recalls early pioneers like John Chisholm and Frank Tankearsley, stages by Colonel Taylor, Santa Fe trains by Pat Dootey, and the 1888 railroad celebrations as civilization speeds forward.
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San Angelo
John Chisholm
Frank Tankearsley
Branniff Air Lines
Francis Corbett Taylor
W. J. Ellis
Santa Fe Railroad
Ballinger
Orient
Pat Dootey
Pulliam Avenue
Santa Fe
Here
Sheriff Holds Two With Car In San Felipe
Sheriff Whistler arrested two young men on suspicion of possessing a stolen car after a dispute at an Eagle Pass road gas station in San Felipe. A Mexican boy reported the incident, the pair fled to their car for a gun, and the youth called authorities. Conflicting ownership stories followed while Whistler awaited San Antonio records.
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Whistler
Eagle Pass
San Felipe
Thief mails $5 bill to repair old yard theft
A conscience stricken thief mailed a five dollar bill to Boston Navy Yard officials to repay a top wrench and lock-joint caliper stolen eleven years ago. In Boonville a resident named John Elzer observes blue laws every day since January 31 except Sundays as his hen lays eggs.
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Boston
Boston Navy Yard
Boonville
John Elzer
Cure for blindness claimed in Cambridge May 16
In Cambridge Massachusetts on May 16 a claimed cure for blindness was announced. Patrolman Callahan observed Frank Heron a blind beggar drop his tin cup and flee, starting a brief chase before his arrest.
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Cambridge
Mass
Callahan
Frank Heron
Consolidation of Del Rio Newspapers Planned This Week
The News-Herald Publishing Company of Del Rio gains a charter in Austin with 50000 capital. The Herald will cease printing at Greenwood street, joining operations with Del Rio Evening News as the Daily News grows, with The Herald continuing under its name and consolidating subscriptions with West Texas News.
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News-Herald Publishing Company of
del Rio
Austin
Julian LaCrosse
C. T. Pingenot R
J. Travelstead
Herald
Greenwood Street
del Rio Evening News
Evening News
West Texas News
United Press Association
The
Herald Printer
Chas. N. Daniel
Senators pledge not guilty verdict to end Long impeachment
In Baton Rouge on May 16 fifteen senators pledged to vote for acquittal of Governor Long under all circumstances. The pledge, signed by administration supporters led by Senator Gilbert, claimed the charges after April sixth and the special session were illegal. The declaration sparked wild debate on the Senate floor and caused turmoil before order was restored.
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Baton Rouge
Long
Gilbert
Senate
Kidnap Suspect Captured in Sherman
Mexia reports Joe Palmer 39 arrested in Sherman after a Texas and Oklahoma chase for the Lyle Justice kidnapping. He confessed to the crime and is en route to Mexia for detention.
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Mexia
Texas
Oklahoma
Lyle Justice
Joe Palmer
Sherman
Drowned Man and Son Among Victims in Lake Overholser
May 16 reports say Paul Davidson 29 and his 5 year old son along with Billie Barnhill were recovered after a boat capsized in Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City. Firemen and others searched through the night for the missing.
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Oklahoma City
Paul Davidson
Billie Barnhill
Lake Overholser
Here
Graf Zeppelin Sets Sighting Sail For Atlantic Flight
The Graf Zeppelin departed from Frederickshaun? Germany at 6 54 AM bound for a second trans Atlantic flight to America. Officials expect arrival near Lakehurst New Jersey around 9 AM Sunday under favorable weather conditions.
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Frederickghaien
Germany
America
Compensation sought for prison years in Madison case
Madison, May 16. Effort underway to obtain legislative compensation for John A Johnson 65 who served 10 years in prison for a crime now believed not to have been committed. Johnson confessed in 1911 to the murder of Annie Limberger but repudiated before entering Waupan prison and was pardoned in 1922. More than 3 000 Madison residents signed petitions seeking compensation. Johnson aged and in frail health and his wife share meager earnings. Annie Limberger was found beaten to death in Monona Bay Sept 5 1911 after Johnson was arrested and confessed under mob pressure. Johnson pleaded guilty to avoid mob violence and was sentenced to life in Waupan.
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Madison, Wis
John A Johnson
Johnson
Annie Lemberter
Waupan Prison
Guy KE. L. Philipp
Madison
Annie Limberger
Martin Limberger
Monona Bay
Darlington
Cour
Stella
Bertha
Waupan
Glover Leads Plan for San Angelo Fair Grounds Improvements
A. A. Glover requests a defined development plan for the fair grounds. A development committee including Sam Hodges Culberson Deal and Ed Blanton will study year round use and improvements for the West Texas Exposition program led by L. B. Horton.
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San Angelo
A. A. Glover
Board of
City Development
Reorganized
Fair Grounds Company
Fair Board
Sam Hodges
Culberson Deal
Ed Blanton
L. B Horton
Tragedy Rises in Cleveland Fire and Gas Disaster
May 11 Cleveland recounts a deadly blast and fire turning the city into a ruined scene. Dozens killed and many injured as gas poisoning strikes rescuers and witnesses. The county morgue stores bodies while medical staff search for identifications amid sorrow.
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Cleveland
Fortune for prize fights offered by promoter
Chicago May 16 Paddy Harmon Chicago field promoter announced telegraphing Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion an offer of 500000 for a Matted bet Wren hit and Otto Von Porat here this summer.
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Chicago
Paddy Harmon
Jack Dempsey
Wren
Otto von Porat
Dempsey Rejects Return Without A Million Dollar Offer
Jack Dempsey said he has no plan to return to the ring unless he is paid one million dollars. He noted offers of 800000 at Tokyo June, 250000 at Montreal, and 500000 at Chicago, which he has declined.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Rijuy
United Press
Tia Junie
Montreal
Chucaro
RATTLESNAKE ATTACKS KILL ONE NEAR SAN ANTONIO
Leonardo Estrada, 25, died at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake on a farm 14 miles from San Antonio on Wednesday. Ramon Ramos, 9, also bitten on the Fredericksburg road, was treated and listed in fair condition.
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San Antonio
San Antoni
Robert B. Green Moverial Hospital
Leonardo Estrada
Predericksburg
Ramon Ramos
Peasanton Road
Marler Acquitted Of Wool Theft At Goldthwaite
Preston Marler was acquitted this week in Goldthwaite on charges of stealing two packs of wool in Mills county. Sheriff Whistler reported the weeklong case was sharply contested. Two companions arrested with Marler face trial on the 23rd, with Whistler and witnesses required to return.
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Preston Marler
Goldthwaite
Mills County
Whistler
Whnstler
Marler
Tinse Dy
Whitstler
Jap Lowe
Utter
State Department To Investigate Blast
The State Department of Safety and Hygiene dispatches P I Devine director W E Obetz and H G Epret to Cleveland to investigate the explosion that wrecked Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Governor Meyers Y Cooper was notified and planned to join the investigation trip.
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Columbus
P. I Devine
State Department of Safety and Hygiene
W. E. Obetz
H. G. Epret
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Meyers Y. Cooper
Hospital blast victim native of Texas
Coleman May 16 Paul Roque More, one of the victims of the Cleveland hospital disaster, was born and raised in Coleman. He was a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and had gone to Cleveland to continue X ray studies.
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Coleman
Paul Roquemore
Cleveland Hospital
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Cleveland
Local pastor recalls Roquemore amid tragedy
The young Texan Paul Roquemore, killed in a Cleveland hospital explosion yesterday, was known to Rev. E L Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Dawson once led the Coleman church where Roquemore belonged and served as his Boy Scout troopmaster, and he mourns the loss of the promising young man.
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Paul Roquemore
Cleveland
E. £. Dawson
First Baptist Church
Rev. Dawson
Coleman
Roquemore
Dawson
Lions to meet Brackettville Lions in baseball game
At a brief Lions Club luncheon President York postponed all matters to next Thursday so the Brackettville Lions visit Brackettville for a game of baseball with the home team this afternoon. Proceeds fund the high school basketball court debt.
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Lions Club
York
Brackettville
Brackettville Lions
Lions
Brenham Rats Culled in Chamber Campaign Total 38858
In Brenham on May 16, during a rat control drive run from March 13 to April 90 by the Brenham Chamber of Commerce and the Washington County Demonstration Department, a total of 38 858 rats were killed.
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Brenham
Weather notes for West and East Texas
Weather forecast for West Texas shows cloudiness with showers in the south tonight and warmer temperatures in the Panhandle. Friday brings more clouds and showers in the southeast, with warmer conditions in the east. East Texas expects cloudy skies with possible showers in the south tonight and Friday, and warmer readings in the north portion on Friday.
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West Texas
South Portion
Panhandle
East
East Texas
South
North Portion
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Tom Green
A. B. Ewing
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Murrah
F E. Bonnet
del Rio Lode
Mrs. Tunney
Gene Tunney
Polly Lauder
Washington
Shertfe
High Flyer
Apollon Soucek
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Champion
Lieut. Soucek
Ass’t Sec’y
Navy
D. S. Ingalls
Admiral Moffatt
Soucek
Telesre
Zeppelin
Condi
Lake Hurst
N. J
Glover Wanes
Carl Helwig
Mount Sinai Hospital
Lake Erie
Jack
Hoover
George W. Wickersham
State Department
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