Wool market warning from Draper and Denman to Texas growers
C B Denman and Paul A. Draper urge Texas wool growers to ship wool to the National Wool Marketing Corporation to shore up the market. They warn outside buyers are undermining quotations and urge co op action within 30 days to prevent a sinking price. Message stresses urgency and collective effort to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Bet
C B Denman
Palm
Paul A. Draper
Draper and Company
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Denman
Byron Wilson
National Wool Marketry Corporation
Ootade
Terrife Jones
del Rio -Op
Draper
Deepman
Bells
America
Wool & Om
Stone
Federal Farm Boards
National Organization
Billy Neuhart Faces Yet Another Bone Break
Bellaire Ohio May 28 Billy Neuhart 14 is famed as the cheerful bonebreaker with 52 fractures. He endures pain without anesthetics to save hospital costs, quitting medicine and insisting on grit. His sister helps him attend school but doctors cannot explain his brittleness.
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Bellaire
Billy Neuhart
Newspaper Enterprise Association Service
Billy
Ming
Billey
Banks Close For Memorial Day In Del Rio
Del Rio banks including Del Rio National First National and Del Rio Bank and Trust will be closed all day Saturday for Memorial Day. Stores will remain open as the holiday is not on the Retail Merchants Association list of holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
del Rio National
First National
del Rio Bank and Trust Company
Retail Merchants Association
Trainmen Approve Freight Rate Hike
Houston dispatch May 26 says the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen backed higher freight rates, aligning with railroads on rate increases amid ongoing transportation cost concerns.
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Houston
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Space explorers reportedly land in Tyrolean Alps
May 28 UP reports Professor Auguste Piccard and Charles Kipfer began a high altitude balloon voyage toward space. Rescue teams searched the Tyrolean Alps after a reported descent near Garel Perner glacier. authorities fear the two men may have perished, with a sealed aluminum gondola aboard.
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Insbruck
Austria
Profesor
Auguste Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Lamiertt
Garel Perner
Garel
Pieward
Brussels
Tyrolean
Thaly
Mir
Owl
Augusburg
Bavaria
Tyrolean Alps
Italy
Alps
Mexico to Open Farm Schools for Advanced Students
Mexico will open eight central agricultural schools for farmers children ages 14 to 21. The program aims to teach advanced farming, rural property administration, and regional economic and social improvement. Students need two years of elementary schooling and parental consent. Institutions are spread across Mexico. L Pena, Mexican consul, will provide details.
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Mexico
L. Pena
Department of Agriculture of Mexico
Proud Vine Displays Pride in Portland Wisteria
In Portland Oregon F G L Tufts shows a wisteria vine covering half his house. The stalk measures 24 inches in circumference and the plant’s display draws attention in the neighborhood.
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Portland
Ore
Tufts
Juarez Frowns on Barroom Pictures
Juarez city council approves cleanup campaign and bars barroom pictures of women on walls unless deemed artistic by one inspector Miguel Ayala. Saloon owners object, arguing images are part of saloon tradition and art is in the eye of the beholder.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Sepa AL Art
Miguel Ayala
Funeral Thursday for Mrs Buswell in Rocksprings
Funeral services were held in Rocksprings for Mrs Amy J Buswell 43 who died in a San Antonio hospital. Survived by husband A F Buswell two daughters Mary Jane and Dorothy Buswell a son Joe Buswell mother Mrs N J Biggs two sisters Mrs A Gregory and Mrs Elmo Watson and six brothers E A Logan J H Briggs Edwin Biggs Torrence California Bennie Biggs Seattle Washington Thomas Biggs Grottoes Virginia and W B Biggs Sabinal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy J. Buswell
San Antonio
Buswell
Order of Eastern Star
del Rio
A F Buswell
Mary Jane
Dorothy Buswell
Joe Buswell
Rocksprings
N. J Biggs
A. Gregory
Elmo Watson
FE Paso
E. A. Logan
J. H. Briggs
el Paso
Edwin Biggs
Torrence
California
Bennie Biggs
Seattle
Washington
Thomas Biggs
Grottoes
Virginia
W. B. Biggs
Sabinal
Courthouse Remodeling Underway in Val Verde County
Work on the Val Verde County courthouse and jail began with Robert L. Guyler of Southwest Construction Company, who holds the low bid for general construction. A crew of about 20 men is expected, potentially growing to 40, as tasks progress from the ground floor upward. all hires will be Val Verde County residents per contract terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde County
Robert L. Guyler
Southwest Construction Company
Guyler
Commissioners Court
L. P. Weil
Central Power and Light Company
Field Brothers and McCelvey
Probers Demand Impeachment of Governor Horton
Tennessee lawmakers back impeachment of Governor Henry Horton after a five member committee finds admitted facts warrant the move. The special panel cites maladministration in its report, issued in Nashville on May 28.
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Horton
Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Light Showers Benefit Val Verde Range Grazing Lands
Light spring showers fell over the Del Rio district, giving minor rainfall but benefiting grazing lands. Ranchers reported moisture would help provide and preserve feed for livestock this summer. Forecasts called for lower temperatures and possible thundershowers late Thursday night into Friday.
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del Rio
H. L. Moly
Retention of Texas Forts Requested by Governor Sterling
Governor Ross Sterling telegraphed Secretary of War Pat Hurley asking the Army not to discontinue Fort Ringgold at Brownsville and Fort Russell at Marfa. He cited border residents fears of banditry if troops are removed amid budget-cut recommendations to avoid a federal tax hike.
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Texas
Sterling
Army Chief of Staff
Hoover
Fort Ringgold
Brownsville
Fort Russellgis
Marfa
Big Bend
Opening Services in New First Methodist Church Scheduled Sunday
Ground broken for Central Power and Light hydro electric plant project in Maverick County advances with contractors, sub contractors, and new facilities. First Methodist Church of Del Rio sets opening services for Sunday May 31 with dedication planned in fall. The organ donated by Mr and Mrs A G Edwards signals a grand inauguration. The event promises a large attendance.
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New First Methodist Church
Central Power and Light Company
Maverick County
First Methodist Church
Naming of tenth Moore child follows Missouri tradition
In Polar Bluff Missouri a tenth child born to Mr and Mrs Alex Moore is named No as the family continues its unique naming practice the report notes.
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Polar Bluff, Mo
Alex Moore
Mrs Corrie Wood Died in San Antonio Hospital
Mrs. Corrie B. Wood, 63, died Wednesday afternoon in a San Antonio hospital after a year of ill health. She lived in Del Rio since 1914, survived by two children Frank Wood and Mrs Floyd Wood, plus a niece Mrs J B Stewart and a nephew Dan Delaney. Funeral at 10 Friday from the Dan Delaney residence with Doran Funeral Home handling arrangements. Her body to arrive in Del Rio this evening aboard the S P Limited.
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Corrie B. Wood
San Antonio
Wood
J. B. Stewart
del Rio
S. P. Limited
Dan Delaney
South Main Street
Doran Funeral Home
Mrs. Wood
Columbus
Texas
Yoakum
Sam Naill
Delaney
Frank Wood
Edinburg
Floyd Wood
Bartlett
Stewart
Oil operator sues Burns for 150000 in damages
Julian Oklahoma and California oil operator files in district court seeking 150000 damages from Lieutenant Governor Burns. The petition alleges Burns wrongly reported that Julian transferred 100000 dollars in stock to employees and associates without compensation.
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Oklahoma City
Julian
Oklahoma
California
Robert Burns
Burns
Old Bibles Comfort 13-Year-Old Hitch-Hiker in Villa Acuna
A 13-year-old Ohio boy named Erwin Rhinehart, the youngest hitch-hiker deported from Villa Acuna, said he wants to become a man and improve. He carried Bibles, read them, and sought a new start, hoping locals and Del Rio authorities decide his fate.
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Villa Acuna
Mexico
Erwin Rhinehart
Erwin
Ohio
Sheriff's Department
Christian Union Church
del Rio
Coast murder probe seeks June Taylor in LA case
June Taylor, 28, owner of a Los Angeles hotel, is sought for questioning by Hollywood police investigating the slayings of Los Angeles politician Charles Crawford and newsman Herbert Spencer. She disappeared after former deputy district attorney David Clark was charged with the double killing. Clark’s wife is pictured below.
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June Taylor
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Charles Crawford
David Clark
Six Texas towns vie for federal fish hatchery site
Brownwood Sweetwater Alpine Fort Stockton and other points seek the proposed West Texas Federal fish hatchery with a $35 000 construction grant and $10 000 annual maintenance. Charles G Grater met the local hatchery committee and surveyed possible sites weighing land values water supply and other factors. He may return to Del Rio before a final Washington decision. Mayors and local officials conferred with him during the visit.
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Pine
Fort Stockton
West
Texas
Charles
Grater
del Rio
Washington
Jac. Y. Long
E. K. Fawcett
George Love
Claude Easterling
Sam H. Waik
Mexican quarantine on packing lifted
The quarantine on packing substances used for shipping fragile articles has been lifted. Mexican consul L. Pena in Del Rio announced the decision, reversing fears that packing materials might carry germs into Mexico.
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L. Pena
del Rio
Mexico
Woman on hunger strike ends bid for bond in death case
Mrs. Bessie Sharp, jailed in Terrell County on charges tied to Telefus Sharp’s death by poison, ends her hunger strike after Sheriff Lee Cook says she has become a model prisoner. She was previously denied bond after Willie Burleson’s release on 5,000 dollars.
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Bessie Sharp
Terrell County
Telefus Sharp
Willie Burleson
Burleson
San Felipe Grade Schools Graduate Twenty Students
San Felipe grade schools held commencement exercises at San Felipe High School auditorium with about 20 graduates eligible for high school next year. A fiesta and public dance followed for faculty members of the high school and two grade schools. The school board announced all faculty members were reappointed for the 1931-32 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Felipe
San Felipe High School
Davenport Jury Given Case in San Angelo
A District Court jury in San Angelo deliberated the fate of E. J. Davenport a former Del Rio automobile dealer on charges of swindling related to papers on a repossessed used truck. Davenport previously worked as a cashier at Real County State Bank Leakey and was part of the firm Brotherton and Davenport.
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San Angelo
E. J. Davenport
del Rio Automobile
Davenport
Brotherton and Davenport
Del Rio Area Weather Shifts To Showers And Cooler Temps
Cloudy with thundershowers tonight and Friday. Yesterday's high 78 and low 69. this morning 70. North and east portions see showers and cooler air, panhandle remains cooler. Friday unsettled with showers southeast and cooler central region.
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Panhandle
Weather Sketch from a Cloudy West Port Portion
Fragmentary report notes cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in the west tonight and tomorrow. Details are incomplete but indicate unsettled skies and variable precipitation.
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Portiat
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