Del Rio Fire Dept Sponsor Race Leading Contender Revealed
Del Rio announces early leader in the Fire Department Sponsor contest as ballots tally across eight local venues. Ivy Lee Newton leads with 1 118 votes followed by Etna Rau Inez Armstrong Bertie Taylor Leona Hutchinson and Mary Turner among top hopefuls. Ballots remain until Sept 12 with eight public ballot boxes and daily counts. The winner will be guest of honor at Fire Department events and select a maid. Invitations go to nearby towns for attendance.
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del Rio
Ivy Lee Newton
Etna Rau
Inez Armstrong
Bertie Taylor
Leona Hutchinson
Mary Turner
Walter Reynolds
Fire Department
False Report On Mexican Hunting Causing Texas Inquiries
Erroneous information about hunting in Mexico spread in Texas led to many inquiries to Lisandro Pena Mexican consul. A Terrell Texas man sent a letter claiming hunters must smuggle rifles and ammo across the river, which is inaccurate. Neither government imposes duties and hunting licenses can be obtained from the consul.
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Mexico
Texas
Lisandro Pena
Taylor Shows Signs Of Emerging From Coma
Edward Taylor, unconscious for over seventeen days after a fall from a horse near Del Rio, entered the eighteenth day of coma as doctors believed awakening was near. He is fed through a stomach pump with a milk and ore diet. Ralph Campbell of the Majestic Theatre Austin and Thomas LaTulle visited Del Rio and saw Miss Lou Cross during their weekend there.
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Taylor
Edward Taylor
Va! Verde Irrigation Company
del Rio
Engle Pass
Ralph Campbell
Majestic Theatre of
Austin
Thomas LaTulle
Lou Cross
Cook Family Reunion Brings Thirty Members to Devil's River
About thirty Cook family members from Texas California and Arizona hold a first reunion on Devil's River arriving Tuesday. Frank Cook of Colorado City organized transport and they plan to move to Mr Smiths ranch tomorrow. Delegates include Willie Bennett and Fred Bennett from California and Arizona with Frank Charles and Ben from local Texas towns.
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Cook
Devil's River
Frank Cook
Colorado City
Mr. Smith
Texas
California
Arizona
Laredo
Borger
San Marcos
Buda
Willie Bennett
Fred Bennett
Charles Cook
Ben Bennettt
E. A. Franks
Packers Lower Lamb Prices Signal Market Slowdown
Kansas City dispatch reports slaughter cattle prices easing across the market circuit with native grain fed steers unevenly lower and Western stock steady to lower. Chicago saw a top of 1650 dollars on choice 1514 lb beef. lambs moved slowly with declines to 25 cents and totals around 71300 head.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Choice Rangers
Summers Elected State Leader of Confederate Vets
Gen J Ti Summers of Nacogdoches was elected State Commander of the Texas Confederate Veterans. The group will meet next year in Dallas.
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Summers
Confederate Vets
Nacogdoches
J. Ti. Summers
The
Texas Confederate Veterans
Dallas
Humes Eliminated From San Antonio Junior Golf
Billy Humes of Del Rio shot 74 to lead medalist honors in the State junior golf qualifying in San Antonio but was eliminated 2 to 1 by Clifford Henne of New Braunfels. Humes failed to score in the round, while Bud McKinney of Del Rio advanced from the opening round and was paired with O Quinn this morning, with strong local optimism for his chances.
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San Antonio
Billy Humes
del Rio
Cliford Henne
New Braunfels
Humes
Texas University
Bud McKinney
San Felipe Country Club
O’quinn
McKinney
The Marble Virgin by Rennie McDowd
A six chapter serial begins Saturday in the Evening News with The Marble Virgin. A sculptor loves his marble masterpiece and a scientist injects life into stone in a thrilling experiment.
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Rennie McDowd
Evening News
McDowd
San Angelo Opens Grand Polo Plant Promising Record Prices
Polo ponies rising in value as San Angelo launches a 320 acre polo complex in Tom Green County. Sponsor George A. Henshaw Jr plans a winter polo hub with up to seven fields, a mile race track, two story stables, waterworks, and an English club house. About 250 members and 100 horses already inhabit the project.
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San Angelo
J. R. Cowell
Eagle Distributing Company
Tom Green County
Mr. Cowell
Meadowbrook
George A. Henshaw Jr
Henshaw Oil Corporation
America-Microcarbo Oil Company
Henshaw
Cowell
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dimmit County Equalization Board Sets Tax Rate
The Dimmit County Commissioner’s Court met as an equalization board and set the tax rate at 1.41 dollars, with the state tax at .68, totaling 2.09 dollars per 100 dollars of valuation for the fiscal year.
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Carrizo. Springs
Commissioner’s Court
Dimnnt County
Bond issue for sewer system defeated by 13 votes
In Bracketville on September 5 the sanitary sewer bond proposal failed by 13 votes while two other measures passed, a refunding waterworks bond and adoption of state paying laws. Voters approved the remaining propositions.
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Brackettville
Paving Near Eagle Pass Moves Toward Completion
One third of the Del Rio highway paving to the mines three miles from Eagle Pass is finished and the project should be complete by Tuesday. The 15 miles of Uvalde asphalt will mirror the Eagle Pass San Antonio route, after which machines shift to the cemetery road for the next segment.
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Eagle Pass
del Rio
San Antonio
Cemetery Road
Mexico Revises Tourist Baggage Search Rules
Regulations on searching tourist baggage entering Mexico have been eased. Baggage is now searched once at entry with a seal that must be broken if opened, and no further checks occur unless smuggling is suspected. Information from Mexico’s Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores publicity department.
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Mexico
Plea From Helms Relatives Seeks Clemeny for Bank Robber
The parents wife and children of Trenry Helms condemned Cisco bank robber Helms and appealed to Governor Moody for clemency to spare him from the electric chair. The governor denied the plea.
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United Pre
Austin
Trenry Helms
Cisco
Helms
Moody
Meeting of A and M Students Tonight at San Felipe
Students and former students of A and M College gather at six this evening for a picnic at the San Felipe Country Club, sponsored by the A and M Mothers Club. Afterward attendees go to the club house for entertainment.
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A. and M. College
San Felipe Country Club
A. and M. Mothers Club
Rogers Named Vocational Agriculture Instructor at Del Rio
R. H. Rogers, a graduate of A and M College and former Cuero High School vocational agriculture teacher, succeeds H. M. McElroy as Del Rio High School’s vocational agriculture instructor. He will arrive Monday to begin work as the Del Rio schools open, with strong endorsements and a solid record.
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R. H. Rogers
Cuero Igh School
H. M. McElroy
del Rio High School
Rogers
del Rio
Aggice
Cuers School
Andrews
Vocational Agriculture Department
Sheep Dipping Rule Repealed for Kansas Market
E W Nicodemus Fort Worth stock ward fieldman reports Kansas Livestock Sanitary Board dipping regulation for Texas unloads at public markets has been rescinded. Shippers may unload and forward sheep through Fort Worth Stock Yards without dipping. Yards offer covered pens under state and federal inspectors and claim freedom from scabies.
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E.W. Nicodemus
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company
Showers Sweep North Texas Beyond Dallas Area
The United Press reports showers across the northern Texas counties overnight, ranging from light to heavy. Agricultural experts clash on impact with the cotton crop, some saying rainfall arrived too late while others call it timely. Heaviest rain centered in the Benjamin area with two to three inches. Dallas 1.13, Fort Worth 0.64, Greenville 1.64, Haskell 1.74, Paris 2.66, Sherman 1.44, Tioga 2.0.
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United Press Daulas
Texas
Benjamin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Greenville
Haskell
Paris
Sherman
Tioga
Indians Ranchers And Planes Hunt Missing Airplane
Hundreds of Zuni and Navajo Indians joined scores of ranchers and a fleet of airplanes in a search for the City of San Francisco liner reported crashed near Zuni New Mexico during a Tuesday electrical storm. The plane carried eight passengers. Lonnie Kimbrough traveled from California and visited Gordon Dyer in Del Rio on his way home.
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Gallup. N. M
San Francisco
Zuni
New Mexico
Lonnie Kimbrough
California
del Rio
Gordon Dyer
Buckhorn
Ranch Traded for Brewster County Land and City Property
RT Hunnicutt and C C Belcher swap 17 020 acres in Brewster County at 71 680 dollars with San Francisco Creek frontage. They gain about 16 acres of prime Del Rio city property near Gunner Street. Barksdale plans to stock Brewster land with sheep and goats. Payne and Payne arranged the deal.
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RT. Hunnicutt
C. C. Belcher
T. P. Barksdale
Brewster County
San Francisco
Messrs. Bunnnicutt
Belcher
Gunner Street
del Rio
Barksdale
Payne and Payne
San Velipe Golf Tournament Opens September 14
The San Velipe Golf Tournament opens Saturday, September 14 at San Pelipe Country Club as the Grand Sweepstake event begins. The Spring Tournament unfinished rounds in both women’s and men’s divisions will resume that day with play starting across all flights. Only club members may participate.
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San Pelipe Country Club
Labor Day outlined by Rev Chas Nixon to Rotary club
Rev Charles Nixon, pastor of the First Methodist, explained Labor Day history and its goals to Incal Rotary at the Hotel Roswell. He noted it began in 1890 through the American Federation of Labor and has served as propaganda for labor at industrial centers. He cited 95 percent of people work for others and highlighted gains for workers, including eight hour day and compensation. President York presided.
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Incal Rotary Club
Hotel Roswell
Chas. Nixon
First Methodist Church
Nixon
York
Two Cars Sold at Public Auction by Customs Officers
Two automobiles, a Ford coupe and a Chevrolet coupe, were sold at public auction by customs authorities. The Model T Ford coupe, seized about a month ago after its owner deserted it full of liquor, sold for $45 to Manuel Arranga. The Chevrolet, previously in service with customs, sold for $65 to Santos Garauna.
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Manuel Arranga
Chevrolet
Santos Garauna
Prominent Kingsville Resident Visit Here
Mrs Mary H Oxford and Velma Oxford joined by Mrs David Ek Moore and son visited Kingsville and Del Rio on a reunion trip from El Paso. Velma was named college beauty at South Texas State Teachers College Kingsville last year. Mrs Oxford works in Kingsville public schools and Mrs Moore's husband heads the Kingsville schools.
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Mary H. Oxford
Velma
David Ek. Moore
Som
Kingsville
Vel Rio
el Paso
del Rio
BE. E. Dawson
Briggs
Velma Oxford
Three Warehouses Report Over 400000 Pounds From Fail Clip
Mohair from the fail clip totals about 490900 pounds across three Del Rio warehouses with wool around 1550 pounds. Major holders include Producers Wool and Mohair Company at 179000 mohair and 69900 wool, Del Rio Wool and Mohair Company with 150000 mohair and 75000 wool, and Val Verde Wool and Mohair Company with 75000 mohair and 20000 wool. Officials say mohair arrives rapidly and wool slower as shearing continues through the month.
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del Rio
Wool and Mohair Company
del Ria Wool and Mohair Company
Val Verde Wool and Monair Company
County Teachers Institute Opens Friday Morning
Val Verde County teachers gather for a two day institute on September 6 and 7 ahead of the new school year. Miss O Charlotte Mey leads the effort with talks by Rev BE Dawson Eloisa Herrera MR Nelson and Rev M Andrews. Del Rio teachers are encouraged to attend along with Langtry Pandale Pumpville Comotoeck and Jones faculty from the area.
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Val Verde
O Charlotte Mey
Wich
Insittute
San Antonio
BE. B. Dawson
Miss Mey
Eloisa Berrera
Nelson
M. Andrews
Langtry
Uno
Pandale
Pumpville
Comotoeck
Jones
Two Gold Crowns Found With Woman's Body In Highway Case
Morris, Sept. 5. Two gold crowns found in the mouth of a nude woman body discovered beside a highway Sunday may be key to solving a so called perfect crime. The case centers on a theory of murder by gas or poison traceable mechanism.
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United Rem Morris
Diamond Jubilee Sale Highlights Southwest Texas Event
Mr Ross of the Rose Drug Store announces the Diamond Jubilee Sale sponsored by the San Antonio Drug Company. In connection with manufacturers and many Southwest Texas druggists, prizes will be awarded daily with a big draw planned for Saturday night. Promotional events continue through the sale period.
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Ross
Rose Drug Stove
San Antonio Drug Company
Texas
Rise
Stock market notes from daily cattle and sheep prices
SPOCKS reports cattle prices with calves and feeders steady to firm, excluding strenuous loss. veal and heartings scarce. Calves ranged around 14.50 per hundredweight, sheep at 12.85 to 13.00 for lambs, natives mostly 11.70 to 12.25, with few sales early and overall weak wholesale tone.
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Vison
First National Bank
Karas Ciuly
Ordes
Fire Department Sponsor Race Placards Promoted
H Wren secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce has painted placards to be placed over the ballot boxes urging voters to support their chosen sponsor for the fire department race.
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H. Wren
Chamber of Commerce
Wren
Andrews Chooses Mexia Secretary for Del Rio Schools
Miss Mozette Faust of Mexia will arrive Sunday to become full time secretary to Roy M. Andrews superintendent of Del Rio Schools. At Tuesday night’s board meeting Andrews was authorized to hire and wired Faust offering the position. Faust previously worked as Andrews’ secretary in Mexia for two and a half years and has three years teaching experience. She is skilled in school office routines and stenography.
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Mozette Faust
Mexia
Roy M. Andrews
del Rio
Andrews
Miss Faust
Mr. Andrews
Weather Update Del Rin and Vicinity
Occasional showers expected tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in the Panhandle. Yesterday’s high reached 98 degrees and the low 76 as showers taper toward the weekend.
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Panhandle
Mostly cloudy with local thundershowers forecast
The bulletin notes mostly cloudy skies with local thundery showers. Tonight and Friday bring cooler air to the northern portion, with temperatures falling and conditions remaining unsettled.
Probable Thunder Showers Forecast by Weather Observer
Weather observer H. T. Molyneaux predicted possible thunder showers tonight in the area. Rain would aid ranchers as ranges remain dry, though observers caution that precipitation may be limited if it comes.
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H. T. Motlywne
United States
Unclear Ore Mentioned as Utah Mine Material
Reading fragment notes a mineral named lsonite used in making telephone mouthpieces insulation paint and knobs, claimed to be mined only in Utah. lacks dates locations or sources.
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Utah
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