McKinney Wins Two From Mateur Vets in Texas Amateur
Del Rio’s Bud McKinney defeats Denny Laverdar and Mil Creke in Texas Amateur quarter and second round play at River Oaks Country Club Houston. Upsets draw crowd as McKinney leads with decisive late putt and enters quarter finals.
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del Rio Star
Houston
Hide
Hizself
Bud McKinney
del Rio
Houwston
Dennin Laverdar
Abilene
River Oaks Country Club
Koustea
McKinney
Hl Cocke
MeAllen
Del Rio High School Class Night Program Planned
Del Rio high school senior class of about 34 will hold a class night program Friday at 1 pm in the First Baptist Church auditorium. The program lists Welcome Bibliography by Wayne Love, History by Lob de la Puente, Prophecy by Prances Ros, Advice to the Juniors by Mary Elizabeth Baker, and various responses and songs by the senior class including Wayne Love and Willa Mae Wharton.
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The
del Rio High School
First Baptist Church
Marvin Donaire
Poppy Sale By Legion Auxiliary Saturday
The American Legion and Auxiliary will hold a poppy sale Saturday by Unit No 21. Poppies are made at the Legion Hospital near Kerrville. The event supports local relief for service members and families and marks National Poppy Day with the red symbol reminding the public the war continues for many Australians.
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Legion Auxiliary Unit No 21
Legion Hospital
Legion
Kerrville
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
del Rio
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Denver Blizzard Drops 55 Degrees After Snow Surge
A spring blizzard blasted Denver with heavy snowfall and a temperature plunge of about 55 degrees in under 12 hours. Temperatures climbed to 87 briefly yesterday before another fall during the night as a second heavy snow event in six days impacted the city.
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Denver
Rock Denver
Biszard
Rev Nixon Elected Head Of Lions Club
The Rev Charles N Nixon was elected president of the Lions Club for 1990 31 at a regular meeting Thursday. W C Nodgre was named vice president J C Netts secretary treasurer Willam P Wallace Jr tall twister and Frank Walton lion lanier. Others named were Dr D A York Henry Stair Tom Graham Jr Stanford Payne Dr George Garrett and J A Russell. The secretary treasurer proposed a ten dollar monthly salary for duties as correspondence secretary collector of dues keeper of the exchequer and public relations, but the motion failed. Voting on nominees was by secret ballot after a discussion that discarded the nominations committee.
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Charles N Nixon Wie
Lions Club
W. C. Nodgr Wan
J. C. Netts
Willam P. Wallace Jr
Frank Walton Lion Lanier
D A York
Henry Stair
Tom Graham Jr
Stanford Payne
Creorge Garrett
J. A. Russell
Capertly
Earl Arp Opposes Blanton for House Seat Tour
Sweetwater city attorney Earl Arp begins a tour through 19 counties in Texas seventeenth district seeking nomination in the general primary to challenge Thomas L. Blanton in the race for the unexpired term of the late R Q Lee Earp. Blanton won the special election and will face Arp in the full term election, with Blanton set to depart for Washington.
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Sweetwater
Fort Earp
Texas
Thomas L. Blanton
R Q Lee
Earp
Blanton
Manton
Ro Q Lee
Blonten
Washington
Graf Zeppelin Refuels In Pernambuco Stopover
In Pernambuco Brazil on May 22 the Graf Zeppelin announced a delayed arrival to Rio de Janeiro due to a storm. Commander Hugo Keknener said the airship would spend the night here for refueling and to wait out a more favorable hour for the next leg.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf
Hugo Kekener
Rio de Janeiro
Walker Takes Two to L. A. Federal Court
United States Deputy Marshal H. B. Walker was to return to Del Rio from San Antonio after taking two prisoners for appearance in federal court there. The men were brought from Eagle Pass, where federal authorities recently arrested them.
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United States
H. B. Walker
del Rio
San Antonio
Eagle Paes
Bishop Cannon Wins Another Church Fight
May 21 Dallas Bishop June Cannon won a major victory at the Metiodiet Fyismopal Church South conference. An attempt to remove him from the board of temperance and social service failed after hours of debate. The conference voted to retain him on the committee. A substitute for Cannon on the committee was proposed by Dr A Frank Smith of Houston.
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Dallas
Cannon
Ue Metiodiet
Texas Longhorns to play Del Rio Cowboys in June series
Totph Sellers announces new dates June 7 8 9 for the Texas University Longhorns visit to Del Rio. Missouri Pacific club and Big Lake outfit to join weekend games. Texas Chiropractic Hawks to face Cowboys and local schoolchildren admitted free with teachers.
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del Rio Cowboys
Totph Sellers
Cowboys
Austin
Longhorns
del Flo
Selera
Billy Diseh
del Rio
Texas A
Missouri Pacific
San Antonio
Cunningham
Big Lake Outfit
Texas Chiropractic Hawks
Mertzon Woman Pioneers West Texas Fly Killer
Mrs S M Oogtesby of Mertzon, a rare West Texas woman in manufacturing, visited Del Rio to arrange distributing agencies for her homegrown fly repellent. She personally supervises production at her Mertzon home. After three years of success the product has moved beyond experiments and wide distribution follows.
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S M Oogtesby
Mertzon
West Teas
del Rio
Oglesby
Merizon
West Texas
Moody Grants Parole to Two Burglars
Governor Dan Moody today granted parole to Edwin Rose an Oklahoma youth convicted of burglary in Travis County for two years and Claude Phillips convicted of burglary and theft in Johnson County for four years.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Edwin Rose
Oklahoma
Travis County
Claude Phillips
Johnson County
Poison Drinking Mystery Ties Hotel Suite to Creager Aide
In Dallas a drinking incident at a hotel involved Mrs. Mre R L Wotke wife of Dr R J Works saying disinfectant was mistaken for mouthwash. The suite belonged to Ted Tooth man secretary of R B Creager Republican National Committee member from Texas. Eight couples were found in the suite and a smashed disinfectant bottle was recovered outside after reports of a bottle being thrown from a hotel window. The incident followed a roof garden dance and involved a room reserved for Creager's aide.
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R. B. Creager
Mre
R. L. Wotke
R. J. Works
Brownsville
Ted Toothman
Texas
Creager
Mrs. Works
San Felipe School Contract Aims for 250000 in New Buildings
Bids were to be opened for a new San Felipe high school building at San Felipe No. 1, with the San Antonio firm representing the architect. The site lies on the Brackettville road near Wilson properties. The project, including furnishings, costs about 50000, funded by a bond issue. The work will total nearly a quarter million dollars and serve the independent district to ease crowding.
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I San Felipe
Santon Carta
Wi No Noonan Conpeny
San Antonio
Brackettville
Wilson Properties
Sehool
Unis
del Rio
Southwest Texas towns lead state in population gains
Demographic figures released Thursday show Southwest Texas towns and counties roughly doubling their populations since 1920. Dimneit County reached 8,467, LaSalle 8,227, Schleicher 1,315, Spring’s Howard County seat 13,731, and Runnels 21,821, with Rio Grande valley towns including Pharr and Mission showing large increases. San Antonio protests a court ruling setting its population below Dallas.
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LaSmlle County
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bin Spring
Howard County
Runnels County
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Rio Grande
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la Feria
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Pharr
Mission
Aitalret
Edinburg
Ainet
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Alamo
Point Isabel
Rio Hondo
Mercedes
Rio Grand City
San Antonio
Dallas
Dallas 'Hot Doe' Maver Would Run For Governor If State Is Divided
Chicago dispatch notes gangland bodies burned to evade crime checks with a basement crematory in a Northwest side hideout. Dallas mayor Tate says if Texas splits into five states he will seek governor of the central state with Dallas as capital. He backs Moody Barry Miller and Ferguson and invites Pat Neff to join the ticket.
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Hot Doe’ Maver
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Tate
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Texas Railroad Commission
Cint Small
Wellington
Rio Grande Valley
Plains
Small
Supreme Court
Mr. Love
Delegates Return From State Knights of Columbus Meet
Charles T. Pingehot and Serrio Gonzalez of the San Felipe Knights of Columbus returned to Del Rio Thursday morning after attending the annual State convention in San Angelo. They left Wednesday night and arrived early Thursday. Dallas was chosen as the 1931 convention city.
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Charles T. Pingehot
Serrio Comzalez
San Felipe
The
Knights of Columbus
del Rio
San Angelo
Dallas
Thirteen Graduate Eagle Pass High Thirteen Graduate Eagle Pass High
Thirteen seniors in the high school here will be graduated this spring, according to B. H. Miller, superintendent. They are Lorme B. Batot, Cristobal Manuel Benavides, Eleanor Bearding, Zula Bettie Powles, Eloisa Magdalene Diaz, Dorothy McCallum Davidson, Santiago Flores de Hoyos, Bacilio Kypuros, Mary Lyall, May Belle Miller, Raul Martin Monte mayor, M. Argentine Romo Valero and Fred Wueste.
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Eagle Pass
B. H. Miller
Lorme B. Batot
Cristobal Manuel Benavides
Eleanor Bearding
Zula Bettie Powles
Eloisa Magdeline Diaz
Dorothy McCallum Davidson
Santiago Flores de Hoyos
Bacilio Kypuros
Mary Lyall
Maybelle Miller
Raul Martin Montemayor
M. Argentine
Romo Valero
Fred Wueste
Moody vows full aid for Sherman riot hearings
Governor Moody pledged every available power to prosecute those charged in the Sherman riot. He recalled past mob violence prosecutions, noting four men were sent to the penitentiary after a mob whippings at Taylor, and he did not specify the aid or when martial law would be lifted in Sherman where a mob burned the courthouse and took the body of a Black man accused of attacking a white woman.
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Moody
Toda
Taylor
Sherman
Half of Loop Road Will Be Ready for Elks Meeting
About eight-tenths of a mile of Loop Road on the south side was paved with final topping and rolling completed. North section work began, with at least half the loop expected to be finished by the Elks convention May 30 to June 1. South under two miles, north slightly more than two miles. a 2,300 foot stretch on the north is funded by city and county. Houston Surfacing Co. arranged for improved approaches to the international bridge in partnership with Citizens Bridge Co.
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Houston Surfacing Company
Citizens Bridge Company
Invitation Golf Joust In October May Be Held Here
An invitation golf tournament for October at San Felipe Country Club is being considered. B. J. McDowell, who runs the spring event, says the meet would draw visitors from Texas cities and benefit Del Rio. Proponents cite favorable examples from other cities and appeal to favorable weather and course conditions in October.
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San Felipe Country Club
B. J. McDowell
Texas
del Rio
Woman Arrested in Pajamas During Night Stroll
In Great Falls Montana a 48 year old policeman arrested Lillian Martin, 30, for walking in pajamas late at night. The incident occurred despite the officer noting the time but deeming the place unsuitable for such attire.
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Mont
Lillian Martin
Moody pressured by friends not to run third term
Austin reports Gov. Moody facing counsel from three political friends discouraging a third term bid. Senator Small and Rep. Petsch express support or caution, while former Gov. Hobby and highway chair Sterling urge restraint. Moody repeats past showings of public speaking as flood delays route him toward politics.
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Petsch
Hobby
Friends of History
Tyler
Troup
Cone Johnson
Mr. Moody
Jacksonville
Nixon to graduate from Wesley College Greenville
Howard Nixon son of Rev Charles Nixon and Del Rin will graduate from Wesley College in Greenville Monday evening May 26. He attended Mission High School and Edinburg Junior College before a two year Wesley College student period. Rev Nixon plans to attend commencement and then return to Del Rin with his son.
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Charles Nixon
del Rin
Wesley College
Greenville
Mission High School
Edinburg Junior College
Nixon
del Ria
Advance car driver jailed after alcohol seizure near Kinney County
Federal agents seized a Chevrolet truck carrying 255 gallons of liquor near Cline Kinney County early Thursday. A Ford roadster driver, a Mexican youth, fled before arrest and remained in Val Verde County jail unable to post 500 dollars. The truck stopped, unloaded at the federal building, drawing many onlookers.
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Kinney County
Val Verde County
Federal Building
Grand Exalted Ruler to be Represented at Elks Convention
Walter P Andrews, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, will be represented by PD Curtis Gano of Rochester No 24. Gano will speak on The Functions of the State Association. W W Bridgers of El Paso, president, and T B Phillips, secretary, have hotel reservations. About 1000 Elks are expected for the convention with a May 31 parade planned featuring floats, decorated cars, and musical groups.
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Elkdom
Walter P Andrews
Texas
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Rochester
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Gano
The
Elks
Julian LaCrosse
Ciary
Convention Plains
W.W. Gridgers
el Paso
Bridgers
T. B. Phillips
Storms Force Graf Zep to Anchor In Pernambuco Brazil
New York May 22 stock market collapse cited as reason for a rise in deaths by own action in 1929. Reported personal crisis rates per 100 000 show Sacramento at 528 with figures from an insurance statistician.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
New York
of Insurance Company Statistician
Sacramento
Episcopal Church Services at St James Sunday
The Right Reverend Archdeacon McKenzie will preach at St James Episcopal Church Sunday at 11 oclock. Sunday school begins at 9 45 oclock. All members and friends are invited to attend. Grace Trent is Sunday school superintendent.
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Roends
Mies
Grace Trent
Del Rio Area Weather: Clouds and Showers Likely
Weather forecast for Del Rio and nearby areas shows mostly cloudy skies with probable thundershowers tonight and cooler day Friday. Maximum around 88, minimum about 73, with northern and eastern sections affected tonight and Friday. South portion expected to be drier.
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