Ferguson Ruled Off Democratic Ballot In McKinney Race
In Galveston golfers Del Rio and McKinney compete as Glaston Peek leads Bud McKinney in a State Amateur match first 18 holes. The day features tightly contested rounds with Peek pressuring McKinney on every hole as other Houston and Orange participants advance in bracket rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Mc Kinney
Hier Rattle
Cotton Peek
Houston
Glaston Peek
Galveston
Bud McKinney
Kelly
McKinney
Peck
Attarians W
Hent
Crisman
Orange
Supreme Court refuses mandamus over Ferguson ballot
The Texas Supreme Court denies former Governor James E. Ferguson a mandamus to place his name on the Democratic primary ballot for governor. The ruling follows similar decisions in other cases and signals Miriam A. Ferguson will run in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James E. Ferguson
Supreme Court
Thas
Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Democratic Executive Committee
Ma” Ferguson
Thomas E. Love
Love
Dallas
Poppy Sale Remembers Visit to Legion Home
An American Legion Auxiliary poppy sale prompts a visitor’s statement about the program. It notes that the poppies are made by veterans and their families in hospitals, offering therapy and income while aiding memory of Legion services and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Home
Amercan Legion Auxiliary Ei
Rio
Texas
American Legion Auxiliary
Secomd
Sulaheather
Three Texas Boys Sentenced for Car Theft
Three Houston youths aged 15 to 17 were convicted in federal court of interstate transportation of a stolen auto. Robert Jones 17 Claude Carliste 15 and Marcus Evans 17 pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two years each and are to be sent to a national training school for boys in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fast ST. Louis
Houston
Washington
Robert Jones
Claude Carliste
Marcus Evans
Highway 90 Association Directors Meet in Chamber
Directors of the Highway No 90 Association will meet at the Chamber of Commerce here at 10 o clock Saturday morning. Hal Hamilton, president, issued the call for the meeting. Representatives from 12 counties along the route from San Antonio to El Paso are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway No. 90 Association
Chamber of Commerce
Hal Hamilton
San Antonio
el Paso
Red River Flood Peak Reaches Near Shreveport
May 23 report states the Red River flood peak reached near Shreveport as waters surge into suburbs. Levees hold in the city proper though several nearby areas were inundated knee deep with high water threatening low-lying neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Felipe School Contract Set Likely For Friday Bid
The San Felipe Independent School District plans to award the high school building contract at a board meeting at School No 1 around 5 PM Friday. Bids exceeded $35,000 with low bidders listed HM Machinson and Carmel Hill. total costs including ladders plumbing and other contracts push toward $56,000 bond funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Felipe Independent School
HM. Machinson
Carmel Hill
Sunor
Cannon Must Appear Before Lobby Probers
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South is called to appear before a Senate lobby investigation committee. Chairman Caraway says an invitation was wired. the bishop will attend the church conference in Dallas, delaying his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prene
Washington
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Senate
Caraway
Canroy
Dallas
Board of Temperence
Brazil
Bay City Sheriff Hunts Embezzler In Texas
Bay City Sheriff Joe Mangum pursues a fugitive sought on embezzlement and liquor charges. The suspect remains at large as Mangum, who arrived in Sacramento, is reported confined to a local hospital with illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Joe Mangum
Bay City
Texas
Nan Voneonke
Joe Himarif
Mangum
Amalipos
Garner's Idea of Five States for Texas Regarded As Little Joke
The Texas subdivision proposal by Representative Garner drew limited East Coast attention. Editors from the New York Sun to the Washington Post mocked the plan, noting political balance claims and the improbability of partitioning Texas. The piece cites quotes from Ruth Finney and commentaries framing the idea as a harmless but impractical jest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Texas
Washington
Ruth Finney
Scripps. Howard Newspaper Alliance
United States
Congress
Alamo
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
Panama Canal
North Pole
Deer Runway Signs Protect Bucks Near Baldwin Wisconsin
In a deer protection effort the county road commission erected four foot high signs reading Slow-Deer Runway along highways near Baldwin Wisconsin. At night the warning is shown by paired cat’s eyes to alert motorists of deer crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Wis
County Reed Commission
Correction requested on Dem ocratic Executive Committee meeting
RORT M Lyles secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee in Val Verde County Texas asks Del Rio Evening News to publish a correction. He states the committee only filled vacancies and appointed substitutes for new precincts and that the published list confused election judges with executive committeemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Rort. M. Lyles
Val Verde County
Texas
Doran Attends Texas Funeral Directors Meeting
Doran Under taking Company owner T H Doran returned to Del Rio from Dallas after the Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association meeting at the Baker Hotel. Speakers included F A Manaugh on pricing and economy, S Bruck on advertising, T S Wright and L A Morse with others urging standards and better vital statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. H. Doran
The
Doran Undertaking Company
del Rio
Dallas
Texas Funeral Directors’ and Embalmers’ Association
Baker Hotel
S Bruck
T. S. Wright
Temple
National Funeral Directors’ Association
L. A. Morse
Houston
J. A. Shellberg
Fort Worth
J. B. Keever
Ennis
W. A. Davis
State Health Department
Rock Wrecks Lawn at Canon City Penitentiary Terrace
A 150 ton rock toppled onto the terrace gardens at the state penitentiary in Canon City Colorado. The collapse left a six foot deep and 100 foot long hole but caused no injuries as bystanders stood nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
State Penitentiary
Negro At Large In Kerr County Jail Escape Case
Kerr County jail escapee Allen Fifer, 21, sought for murder of his father in law Mose Crawford, was tracked to Villa Acuna. Fifer, who escaped with Ernest Young and Luis Gutierrez on May 6, faced transfer to Texas, with immigration officials involved for crossing the Rio Grande. Young has been recaptured. Gutierrez had a one year sentence for transporting liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eifertener
M. L. Whistler
Allen Fifer
Negro
Ernest Yong
Luis Gutierrez
Kerr County
Fifer
Villa Acuna
Sheriff's Department
Moore
Lilia City
Jin
Vila Acuna
Acuna
Mose Crawford
Ernest Young
John Bradshaw
Guadalupe River
Comfort
Young
San Antonio
Mrs R L Works Recovering From Poison Draught
Mrs R L Works of Brownsville is said to be resting well and expected to recover after astringent swallowings at a Dallas hotel. RB Creager, Texas Republican committeeman, said Mrs Works became ill at a roof garden dance and was moved to a suite for first aid. Police were alerted when a newsboy reported bottles being thrown from hotel rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flr
Dallas
RR. L. Works
Brownsville
RB Creager
Texas
Man Kills Family Then Hangs Self in Pa Farm
United Press reports in Wilkes Barre that Ernest L. Synder a 60 year old Harding fruit farmer killed his wife and two sons as they slept then shot himself. He was found hanged from the garage ceiling with a bullet wound in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Ernest L. Synder
Harding
Snyder
Kidnaper Search Ends At Home Of Mother In Texas
The nationwide hunt for six year old Ralph Huffman ended when his father received a telegram from his estranged wife stating Ralph was with her in Breckenridge Texas. Four men abducted the child and were sought by authorities. R G Huffman had reported the disappearance to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Texas
Oklahoma City
Ralph Huffman
Ralph
Breckenridge
R. G. Huffman
Cold Asphalt Patch Work Under Way In Town
Maintenance on paved streets by the Uvalde Company at the courthouse area uses cold asphalt patching. Supervisor W H Gibson reports streets in good condition after five to six years of use. Work began Tuesday and should finish in a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvaide Company
W. H. Gibson
Uvalde Company
Gibson
United Charities to Elect Officers and Directors
United Charities plans a 10 o’clock Monday meeting at the Doran Yates Company parlors on Broad Way to elect officers and a board of eleven directors. Mrs F M Rose chairs the organization and Mrs M L Barry serves as secretary treasurer. The group seeks broad civic representation, with at least one delegate from the Elks Rotarians and Lions urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Charities
Doran-Yates Company
Broadway
F. M. Rose
M. L. Barry
the Elks
The
Rotarians
Lions
Pilot Killed in Forced Landing Crash in Crawfordsville
Harold L. Mayer piloting an air plane carrying a physician and a woman was killed today when he attempted a forced landing and struck a tree. Mrs. Louise McCusker and Dr. Frederick Harvey, both of Chicago, suffered cuts and bruises in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordville
Ind
Harold L. Mayer
Louise McCusker
Chicago
Frederick Harvey
Sheriff Whistler Joins Hunt for Fleagle in Texas
Sheriff M L Whistler and Lamar County Sheriff L E Alderman pursued Jake H Fleagle sought for bank robbery and murders tied to the First National Bank of Lamar and the Parish killings. The chase spanned Dalhart San Antonio and Del Rio with Galindo captured en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Whistler
Jake Fleagle
M. L. Whistler
Dalhart
L. E Alderman
Lamar
Cole
Colorado
Texas
Alderman
Jake H. Fleagle
First National Bank of
P. N
A. N. Parish
Fleagle
W. W. Winegar
Work On Dhannis Gap In Highway To Be Completed
C P Spangler reports securing the last deed to the D Hanis gap right of way and says active work is in progress. The highway will run south of the Southern Pacific rail line to three miles west of D Hanis and connect with the existing paved road by an underpass. Travelers welcome the project and urge rapid completion of the remaining three miles of unpaved road.
Miss Way Visits Del Rio From Mexican Research Trip
Miss Marjorie Way, long involved in research work in remote portions of Mexico, visits Del Rio to see sister Bessie Way Lowe, the county superintendent. She has taught Spanish in Colorado City public schools and went to Mexico to gather data firsthand for her teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Way
Mexico
del Rio
Bessie Way Lowe
Miss Way
Colorado City
Texas
Glendale Songster Arrives Enroute To Atlantic City
J L Singing Jimmie Smith ambassador from Glendale California Chamber of Commerce arrives in Del Rio en route to Atlantic City for Kiwanis and Elks conventions. Smith a battalion chief with Los Angeles fire department is shown by Chief BE Easterling and recalls visiting Del Rio in 1906. Smith writes his own songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L
Jimmie Smith
Glendale
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
Atlantic City
Kiwanis and Elks
Smith
Los Angeles
BE. V. Easterling
Beaumont
Prescott
Ariz
Simith
Car Burns After Driver Injured In Cline Wreck
L. C. Watson of Dallas was in an automobile accident near Cline on Thursday evening about 7 30. His car was wrecked and burned. he was carried to Brackettville by the Del Rio Ayvalde bus. The extent of his injuries was not learned Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Watson
Dallas
Cline
del Rio
Watson
Brackettville
del Rio-Ayvalde
Jured
Weather forecast for Rio and West Texas regions
The forecast says fair and cooler tonight in Rio and vicinity. Saturday will be fair and warmer with yesterday’s high around 89 and low near 73. West Texas remains fair with cooler air tonight, and the extreme southeast also cooler, then Saturday turns fair and warmer.
Partly cloudy with scattered showers in south region
Weather note reports partly cloudy conditions today with possible showers across the southern area. Expect warmer temperatures as the day progresses with unsettled skies tonight.
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Bud
Galvez
Willie
Jim
Hiway
C. C
Lietet Pres
Felipe
Cannon
New York Sun Secesss
Washinerton Post
Tory
Demo Executive Committee
Doran
Funeral Directors State Convention
F. A. Manaugh
Omaha
Ned
Manaugh
Gutierrez
Whistler
Piedras Negras
R. L. Works
United Press
United Charity
Freagle
Sa Antonio
Ysean Galindo
Man Hunter
Galindo
Prom
Capitan
D’hanis Gap
Glendale Songster
Deal Rio and Vicinity
West Texas
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