Opening School Here Monday Prepared by Andrews
Del Rio schools plan a Monday start at nine o'clock under Superintendent Roy M. Andrews. Elementary students must report to their assigned rooms and bring report and book cards, with outside transfers providing a written statement of prior work. High school follows a staged classification schedule beginning Monday for freshmen and seniors, then Tuesday for sophomores and juniors, with actual classes starting Wednesday. Teachers will assemble for a city institute at the high school Saturday at nine.
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del Rio
Roy M. Andrews
Andrews
Sophomoares
Geboot
First City Institute
Peace Breakers Major Offenders In City's Court
Fines in August in the city court totaled ninety seven dollars exclusive of costs. Disturbing the peace was the chief offense with twelve culprits fined. Seven were drunk and disorderly, two negligent collision, one reckless driving, one driving while intoxicated, and one for display of firearms. Two Mexicans paid fines for disturbing the peace and another Mexican was found not guilty. W H Menning of the Manning Electric Shop made a business trip to Uvalde and Camp Wood Thursday.
Plane Armada seeks Missing TAT Air Liner
A convoy of 16 airplanes launched from Winslow Arizona to hunt for the mammoth TAT Air Liner City of San Francisco. Overnight technicians mapped the desert to cover vast terrain in what officials call the greatest search of its kind. Rumors of a discovery near Nonobez Arizona were false.
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Winslow
Ariz
Mammouth T. A. T Air
San Francisco
Nonobez
Arizona
Prowler Nabbed After Woman’s Call
A. Rodriguez known as an habitual prowler was arrested by Officer Musgrave after Mrs. Cookes reported a man loitering near a house. He pleaded guilty in city court this morning and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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A. Rodriguez
Musgrave
Style Show Committees Meet Friday For Events
A combined meeting of De Rio’s Full Style Show and Window Display committees was held to coordinate the upcoming style show sponsor race and related window display efforts. Six years women compete in the sponsor race as preparations proceed with decor planning and badge distribution for participating lines.
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de Rio
Fire Department
Slot Machines in Villa Acuna Still Run
Dispatches from Mexico City report President Portes Gil ordered the Interior Department to halt slot gambling machines but Villa Acuna remained unaffected this morning. The federal ban exists yet enforcement varies by locality, with border towns hosting the most machines.
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Villa Acuna
Mexico City
Portes Gil
Mexico
Interior Department
Kall Leaves Ranch For Bribery Trial
Albert RB Fall travels from a Three Rivers ranch to Washington for a bribery trial set for October 7. The report, filed by the United Press, notes the defendant's status and upcoming court date.
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Kall
Ranch
United Presa EL Paso
Albert RB Fall
Three Rivers Ranch
Washington
Marooned Digger Trapped 24 Hours in 35-Foot Well
Ottumwa Iowa dispatch reports rescue efforts for Wilkins Priest 55 a well cleaner trapped at the bottom of a 35 foot well. Quicksand holds him as volunteers dig a ditch from the side while his head remains above sand and rocks.
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The
United Press
Ottumwa
Iowa
Wilkins Priest
Priest
Auto Caravan Gees Welcome From El Paso
A motor caravan sponsored by the U S Highway No 90 Association will travel from San Antonio to El Paso October 21 to 23. The caravan will grow as delegations join from towns along the route, culminating in El Paso with West Texas Chamber of Commerce delegates in attendance.
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Fl Paso
San Antonio
el Paso
The
Tines H. Wren
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Association
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Helms Executed After Cisco Bank Robbery
Henry Helms was executed in the state prison after midnight for taking part in the Cisco Santa Claus bank robbery. He walked a few steps toward the death chamber before guards dragged him to the chair as the current was applied. The warden pulled the switch, and Helms died six minutes after the 12:10 a.m. injection.
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United Press
Huntsville
Henry Helms
Helms
Helms Lims
H. J. Howard
Tonsil Removals Ahead of School Opening
Local physicians report a surge in tonsil removals as students prepare to return to school. Dr T M Johnson removed tonsils from two Nutt children of Comstock and three from Rev Griffiths family of Sanderson, with Meredith and Cox extracting glands from Dorothy King and the Hill children, plus Marion Burks.
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T. M. Johnson
Torsils
Mr Nutt
Comstock
R .E. Griffith
Sanderson
Alamo Lumber Plans Expansion to Meet Growth
Alamo Lumber Company announces expansion to handle growing business. Local manager 8 L Matson says adjoining lots from F K Fawcett, numbered 8 through 15 in block K, second railroad addition, are leased for ten years. Existing lumber shed also re leased for five years as operations scale after acquiring Griffith Lumber earlier.
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Alamo Lumber Company
L. Matson
F. K. Fawcett
Watson
Matson
Griffith Lumber Company
Heavy Rain Brings Relief Across North Texas
Scattered rainfall near Dallas and northwest Texas spared several counties from drought as Rochelle reports the heaviest total at 3.63 inches overnight. The system delivered relief after months of aridity to numerous communities.
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Dallas
North
Texas
Rochelle
First County Institute Opens In Val Verde County
An estimated 35 teachers attend the opening sessions of the first Val Verde County institute in Del Rio. The nine to four schedule covers talks on cooperation school management instructional improvement and educational movements with demonstrations by Eloisa Berrera and Maria Rubio. Leaders include Rev E E Dawson Miss Charlotte Mey county superintendent M R Nelson Roy M Andrews and others.
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First County Institute
Val Verde County
E. E. Dawson
Charlotte Mey
M. R. Nelson
Roy M. Andrews
Eloisa
Berrera
Rev. Dawson
Mey
Nelson
Andrews
del Rio
McClesky
Comstock
New Recruits Report for Wildcat Football Team
Prospective Wildcat players report daily as Coach A L Anthony prepares a larger squad. About 20 men have trained over two weeks, with intent to reach 40 or more. Mabry Ogle from Sanderson joins, weighing 175 pounds and slated as punter and fullback. Cope, veteran center, will join Monday and bolster the line. Weather threatens practice but workouts will proceed on the grass with guidance lectures at night.
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Wildcat
A. L. Anthony
Mabry Ogle
Sanderson
Ogle
Antony
Rainfall Brings Benefit to Del Rio Area
Reports show showers across sections north and west of Del Rio with two inches on the Bob Miers ranch and measurable rain in Vinegarone Carta Valley and Comstock. Temperatures fell as much as 70 degrees, aiding range conditions and stock after a hot drought.
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Miers
del Rio
Langtry
Pumpville
Carta Valley
Sam Carta
Vineystone
Bob Miers
Carta
Devil's River
H. L Molyneaux
United States Weather Bureau
Mercury
Molyneaux
McKinney Falls to Par Shooter in Junior Tilt
Del Rio golfer Bud McKinney is eliminated in the second round of the State junior golf championship match play in San Antonio as Edgar O Quinn of San Antonio defeats him 3 2. O Quinn breaks par to pass McKinney after a tough first nine both sessions, with McKinney s exit marking Del Rio s last hope in the junior event.
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Bud McKinney
del Rio
San Antonio
Edgar O’ Quinn
O’quinn
San Antonian
MecKinney
Billy Humes
Texas University
Suspect Released After Habeas Hearing In Theft Case
John Dunn, held in the county jail for alleged theft complicity, was released after a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Joseph Jones. Dunn had been arrested with two others. a confession from the third man absolved him of complicity.
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John Dunn
Joseph Jones
Dunn
Cost of Steam Plant at Devil's River Rises Past Two Million
Central Power and Light Company advances the Devil's River steam plant project near Del Rio, now budgeted at over 2 million dollars for future capacity. Two 10 900 horsepower units are built with plans for four more, employing about 200 workers under J Robert Welsh.
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Devil’s River
Central Power and Light Company
Devil's River
del Rio
J. Robert Welsh
Evening News
Southwest L. &. Meyers Company
Mr. Welsh
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Welsh
Dallas
Wool Growers Support Change to Packers Decree
Representatives of western wool grower associations told the Department of Agriculture they would not object to a modification of the packers consent decree sought by Armour and Company and Swift and Company. The hearing, at Secretary Hyde’s request, sought farmer views before the packers plea to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia is heard. K W Chalmers of Hartsel Colorado and W P Mahoney of Hettinger Oregon appeared.
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Washington
West
Department of Agriculture
Armour and Company
Swif and Company
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Colo
Colorado Wool Growers’ Association
W P. Mahoney
Hettinger, Ore
Oregon Wool Growers’ Association
Colorado Bank Skips As Police Probe Graft
Telluride police seek bank president C. D. Waggoner amid a $500000 New York bank fraud case. The Bank of Telluride did not open though it holds about $350000 in deposits and $50000 capital.
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United Press
Telluride
Colo
Bank of Telluride
C. D. Waggoner
New York
Del Rio Weather: Clouds and Thunder Showers Likely
In Del Rio and vicinity expect mostly cloudy skies with thunder showers tonight and Saturday. Highs near 98 degrees and a low around 73. West and East Texas will see partly cloudy skies with local thunder showers tonight and Saturday.
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Uvalde
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del Rio Independent
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Rodriguez
Auto Caravan Gees
Cisco Bandit
Alamo Lumber
SCORE
Wildcat Pigskin Team
Here
Vira Herrington
Daisy Alexander
Shreveport
Beaumont
France
McKinney
Westinghouse
Combustion Engineering Company
Central Power and Licht Company
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