Del Rio Roads Reopen As Floods Subside In Lower Valley
The Nueces area flood damaged Rio Grande routes with a partial highway reopening for north south traffic and westbound by bus from Del Rio. San Antonio routes via Rocksprings Kerrville and Eagle Pass opened. boat crossings used west of the river. Deep, slick, muddy segments, especially San Angelo Del Rio, hindered travel.
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del Rio
San Antonio
Kerrville
Eagle Pass
Devil's River
San Angelo-Del Rito
Brackettville
Sycamore
Pinto
Nueces
Rio Grande Flood Forces Ranchmen From Homes Near Reynosa
Torrential weekend rains caused widespread Texas flooding as the Rio Grande crest moved toward the Gulf. Ranchmen fled lowlands toward Reynosa and Matamoros while rivers rose to 33 feet at Rio Grande City and threatened Fort Ringgold. Heavy rains damaged cotton, roads, and rail lines with deaths reported in Dallas.
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Reynosa
Crest
Rio Grande City
Texas
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Mexico
Matamoros
Fort Ringgold
Weather Bureau
Navarro
Limestone
Freestone
Dallas
Fort Worth
Christian
Woolen Mills in Chester County Adopt Double Shifts
Chester County woolen mills in Lenni Rockdale and Clifton Heights started September on a double shift with extra hires. Yorkshire Mills Rockdale raises payroll to 300. Maurice Brown and Sons Lenni hires 110 on double shift. Kent Mills Clifton Heights employs 500 on three 68 hour shifts daily. Clifton Yarn Mills reports similar gains.
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Chester
Chester County Woolen Mills
Lenni, Rockdale
Clifton Heights
Yorkshire Mills
Rockdale
Maurice Brown and Sons, Inc
Lenni
Kent Mills
Clifton Yarn Mills
Leggett Bank Vault Jinx Foils Three Robbery Attempts
Livingston Texas Sept 5 three yeggs have twice tried to rob the Farmers State Bank at Leggett in eight years. In a recent bid three bandits drilled a vault door hole but failed to reach the safe set in reinforced concrete and abandoned the job as beyond their skill.
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Livingston
Texas
Yeggs
Farmers State Bank
Leggett
Roads to Steam Plant Closed as Repairs Rushed
Central Power and Light Company closes access to its Devil's River steam plant and the Devil's Lake plant due to extensive repairs. Manager Sam H Walk said progress is slow and traffic hindered, and crowds visiting over the weekend prompted the road closures to speed work.
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Central Power and Light Company
Devil’s River
Devil's Lake
Sam H. Walk
Rodriguez to Make Changes in New Cabinet
Mexico City on September 5 reports General Abelardo Rodriguez began his first day as president seeking a cabinet. Officials say at least half of the old cabinet will be kept. Former President Ortiz Rubio travels to Hot Springs Arkansas for health reasons, with the train routed via El Paso due to flood conditions at Laredo.
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Rubio
Ae Paso
Hot Springs
Mexico City
Abelardo Rodriguez
Mexico
Ortiz Rubio
Ark
el Paso
Laredo
Islesboro Keeps Auto Ban Despite Population Rise
In Islesboro Maine 692 residents live on Penobscot Bay island where motor vehicles have always been barred. The horse remains the dominant mode of transport and rule on the island.
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Islesboro
Penobscot Bay
Senate probes vote fraud charges in Democratic primaries
In Austin on September 5 the Senate opened debate on Senator Walter Woodward’s resolution to empower nine senators to investigate alleged irregularities in the July and August Democratic primaries. House member McGregor called the resolution a deliberate plan to steal the governor’s office amid the gubernatorial race.
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Austin
Senate
Walter Woodward
House
McGregor
Representative Farmer Seeks Cigaret Tax Law Repeal
A bill introduced in the House by Rep. Farmer of Fort Worth seeks repeal of the cigarette tax law. The report notes the proposal as a stride toward reduced taxation and mentions local perspectives on tobacco policy. Earnestness and sport appear in the prose as value judgments.
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Austin
Farmer
Fort Worth
Work Rushes on Damaged Bridges and Power Plant
Labor Day activity centers on re constructing Central Power and Light steam plant units and Southern Pacific tracks at Devil's River. Engineers from San Antonio inspect motors while workers clear debris and rebuild bridge piers and nearby rail lines as Villa Acuna faces water shortages and widespread damage.
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Devil's River
Labor Day
Central Power and Light Company
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Tri-State
Devil's River Crossing
Beauty in Eclipse Over Cincinnati
A photographer captured a striking sun eclipse moment in Cincinnati during the maximum eclipse. The lens magnified the view and film sensitized to sunlight produced a tinted aura around the clouds.
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Cincinnati
Woman breaks speed record at Cleveland air races
Mrs Mae Haislip shattered existing women’s world airplane speed records by over 43 mph, averaging nearly 254 mph on the Cleveland course. Al Wilson, Hollywood stunt flier, died from a fractured skull suffered in an accident at the national air races here.
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Cleveland
Mae Haislip
al Wilson
Holywood
Pollard Charges Rangers Seizing Vote Affidavits
Senator Pollard accuses Rangers of illegally seizing voting affidavits in East Texas. He cites Walter Woody, an ally of Governor Sterling, with about 2000 affidavits in Kilgore area.
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Pollard
Rangers
Austin
Senate
East Texas
Walter Woody
Sterling
Kilgore
Devil's River Flood Rewrites Its Own Path
The Devil's River, once scenic, left in flood by a 65 foot crest sweeps away pecan groves campgrounds and homes. Massive boulders block the highway crossing west of Del Rio while a new channel forms east of the causeway, leaving barren banks and stripped scenery.
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Rio Grande
Vegas
Devil's River
del Rio
Wool Growers Hold For Higher Price Amid Market Rise
San Angelo reports rising prices in sheep and wool markets prompt postponement of the sealed bid sale by the Wool Growers Central Storage Company. Growers are urged to hold back fall wool and lambs to avoid depressing prices, with 3.5 million pounds on hand valued at 15 cents.
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Wool Growers Central Storage Company
Boston
Texas
Wool Growers Central Growers Company
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Sol Mayer
National Corporation
Mayer
United States
Delayed Credit Bank Officers to Be Named Soon
Washington reports indicate plans for the Agricultural Credit Corporations are not yet finalized. A Reconstr uction Finance Corporation source says officer and director appointments may wait until Tuesday as operations are set. Fort Worth and San Angelo banks are expected to organize early and focus on cattle and sheep feed financing for farmers and ranchers.
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Washington
Agricultural Credit Corporations
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fort Worth
San Angelo
Duwain FE
Tropical Storm Off Nassau Likely Affects Florida Coast
Havana dispatch says the Belen observatory notes a tropical disturbance may pass Nassau this afternoon and move through the Florida straits tomorrow. Officials warn the storm’s course could shift, with possible landfall in Southern Florida.
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Nassau
Florida
Havana
Belen Observatory
Florida Straits
U S Offers Burial Flags for Veterans
The United States Veterans Bureau furnishes regulation burial flags for services for veterans of any war including Army nurses under contract from 1898 to 1901. Postmasters note flags are available at the post office on next of kin application with discharge documents. Used flags draping the casket are returned to the next of kin after the ceremony.
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United States Veterans Bureau
B. J. McDowell
Del Rio Area Weather Cloudy With Tonight Thunder Showers
The Del Rio region will see mostly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with occasional thundershowers. Residents should expect unsettled conditions and brief rain at times. Local temperatures and wind shifts may accompany the showers.
Cloudy East and West Texas With Thundershowers
A weather note says East and West Texas will stay cloudy tonight and Tuesday with occasional thundershowers.
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