Sidney Cauthorn Accidentally Shot To Death On Blue Hills Ranch
A Corpus Christi Caller Times column notes Sidney Cauthorn died Sunday from an accidental gunshot at Blue Hills Ranch. The piece sketches reader reactions and mocks delays in publication while recounting a guest writer arrangement and fan enthusiasm for Prickly Pear from the Crow's Nest.
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Sidney Cauthorn
Blue Hills Ranch
The
Corpus Christi Caller
Times
Prickly Pear
Mediterranean conference focuses on attacks on ships
London reports intense diplomatic activity as European powers prepare a Mediterranean conference to address a wave of merchant and naval attacks by unidentified submarines and planes. The talks may influence responses to Spanish and Ethiopian issues and reflect shifting alignments with Italy.
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Valencia
Spain
Russia
Germany
Poland
Controversial Texan Woes and Election Gambles
A chaotic blend of moral training talk, threats, and political boasts echoes through Del Rio and Corpus Christi. The piece lampoons authority figures while criticizing debt, a mayoral bid, and civic ambitions. It weaves in Dr Brinkley’s party homecoming and local discontent amid looming Christmas ruin.
What Other Columnists Are Writing About
A reader notes playful lines about marriage and trust from columnists, describing a woman admiring a ring and claiming October nuptials while a six month bride laughs at a similar boast. The piece mirrors a gossiping tone from the Marshall News Messenger.
Rebels Capture British Vessel Off Palermo
The British steamer Burlington was captured today off Palermo by a Spanish insurgent cruiser and taken to Palma Mallorca. A cargo of Russian oil was confiscated and a protest was sent to Great Britain.
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Palma
Mallorca
Burlington
Palermo
Italy
Great Britain
Roosevelt Urges Sanity in Labor Disputes Aboard Yacht
President Roosevelt, cruising aboard the Potomac off Rhode Island on Labor Day, urged both sides in employer worker conflicts to use sanity and reason. He said the conference table must eventually replace strikes and noted that both sides have made mistakes.
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Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Lone Island Sound
Four Children Die In Farm House Fire At Lampoc
Cal Sept 6 four children died in a farm house fire near Lampoc with a hero mother Mrs Mar Tost badly burned while she saved two children Prank 8 and Albert 4. The dead are Filsie 17 Heier 14 Arthur 13 and Matilda 11.
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Prank
Albert
Filsie
Heier
Arthur
Matilda
Del Rio City Directory Project By C H Jackson
C H Jackson is compiling a Del Rio city directory to be finished in December. He is a 12 year veteran of directory work and one of 12 recognized directory men in the U S. The book will be about 225 pages with every resident's name, address, and occupation, including Latin American and colored residents. It will include a buyers guide, classified business directory, and cross reference telephone directory. The binding will be insect proof and shellac coated. Jackson travels house to house with his wife and daughter Joanne and Mrs M D Elliott to cover the city.
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Jackson
del Rio
Uvalde
San Antonio
Joanne
Japanese assault and blockade press China near Shanghai
Japanese forces drive a major offensive along the Whangpoo River facing Shanghai while a broader naval blockade tightens around China's coastline. In Shanghai and Tsingtao areas the conflict escalates as China petitions the League of Nations over Japanese aggression.
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Nanking
China
League of Nations
Foreign Office
Wisconsin Woman Admits Shooting Husband to Death
Prairie du Chien Wis Sept 6 Mrs Edward Heisz 38 admitted shooting her husband in their backwoods farm home after he was found slain in bed Sheriff Oliver White reported She said I shot my man I only wish I had done it years ago The case centers on the death of Heisz and the charge against his wife with 12 children in the home
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Marshall News-Messenger
Washington
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Edward Heisz
Oliver White
Real Estate Office Moves to 106 West Losella Street
Tom Payne announces his real estate office will relocate from South Main Street to 106 West Losella Street, the former site of Nellie Buchanan, school tax collector-asses sor. He plans to occupy the new office on September 15.
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Tom Payne
South Main Street
West Losella Street
Nellie Buchanan
Calvert declares bid for Texas attorney general
Hillsboro House speaker Bob Calvert announced in Austin that he will seek the Texas attorney general’s office. He argues the role requires independence from major interests and emphasizes honesty in suits against former clients. Calvert cites his law schooling at UT and service in the Legislature from the 60th district.
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Hillsboro
House of Representatives
Texas
Austin
Calvert
State of Texas
State Orphans' Home
Corsicana
University of Texas Law School
Hill
Na Calvert
Rro
Wool Prices Rise at Sydney Sales as London Attache Reports
The London attache of the Bureau of Agricultural Feedback notes Sydney wool sales opening August 30 with strong competition from continental and Yorkshire buyers. Prices up to 5 percent higher than the previous series closing June 10. Japan not operating.
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Washington
London
Bureau of Agricultural Feotiow
Sydney
Yorkshire
Japan
Funeral services today for Sidney Cauthorn 17
Sidney William Cauthorn 17 died after a self inflicted shooting while target practice on the Blue Hills ranch. Funeral services are set for 5 PM at the family home with Rev. C Rufle officiating. Burial will follow in West Lawn Cemetery under Doran Funeral Home direction. He was born September 20, 1920 in Del Rio to Robert and Blanche Cauthorn and attended Del Rio public schools. Survivors include his parents and several siblings.
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Sidney William Cauthorn
Bob Cauthorn
Cauthorn
Blue Hills
Young Cawthorn
Doran
Greenwood Street
C. Rufle
St. James Episcopal Church
Westlawn
Doran Funeral Home
Sidney
del Rin
Robert
Blanche Stehenson
del Rio
Neral
Nevucde
Albert Cauthorn
87Th Legimont
Bobby Cauthorn
Viret
G. M. Girard
Late News Crash Injuries Fatal Kildare
Sept 6 Miss Lillian Shellgrove 20 died today from injuries in an auto collision near Kildare Abilene Sept 6 Marion Williams Jr 4 died from pistol wounds alleged to be inflicted by his mother Justice James Bledsoe delivered the verdict Huntsville Sept Prison officials report the escape of Eastham farm convicts Jimmy Merriman Houston life sentence and Th Kelly of Votan serving 5% seats for robbery with firearms Dallas Sept William Green AFL president attacked the CIO for disrupting organized labor fronts and for sit down strikes he said could lead to a fascist dictatorship and welcomed Communist support and methods
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Kildare
Lillian Shellgrove
Here
Abilene
Marion Williams Jr
Justice of the Peace
James Bledsoe
Eastham Farmer
Jimmy Merriman
Houston
Th. Kelly
Votan
Officials Accused of Deliberate Cotton Price Cut
Jasper Alabama reports that a government backed plan to depress cotton prices was charged to da Seni Bankhead of Alabama. He advised farmers to place cotton in a holding pool financed by 9 cent loans and to refrain from selling until prices rose.
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Jasper
Ala
Seyto
da Seni Bankhead
Alabama
Lin
Cattle Tick Problem Shrinks Across Southern States
The department reports a drop in cattle ticks across the South with Texas and Louisiana showing progress and Florida reducing affected areas by a sizable margin. Infestation figures indicate ongoing ticks in limited parts while overall herd health improves in 1930s context.
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Hington
South
Texas
Florida
Weather Del Rio and Vicinity Forecast
Cloudy conditions prevail with likely scattered thunderstorms tonight in Del Rio Texas and vicinity. Unsettled weather continues into Tuesday with probable thundershowers and periods of overcast skies across border regions.
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King
Mar Tost
Lampoc
John L Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
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C. H. Jackson
H Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Shanghai
International Settlement
Woosung
Acy
Swatow
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Hongkong
Macao
Hongkouse
Taishan
Pritchard
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del Rio Boy
Cauthorn Ranch
Rev. F.C. Rufle
Huntsville
Dallas
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Organization
Organized Labor
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