Flight trio aims Seattle leg on heavy loaded monoplane
Moyle and Allen prepared to fly from Tokin to Seattle aboard a loaded monoplane carrying 1920 gallons of gasoline and 11 500 pounds. Officials at Home Field Seattle awaited the progress as the crew hoped for fame and fortune amid favorable Pacific winds.
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Fiyers
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Allen
Pacific
Haroid Bromby
Harold Gary
America
Thomas Ash
Usar
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Brom Jey
Gratty
Japan
Liquor Seized At Del Rio Street Dance
Del Rio police chief Henry Bridge seized about four quarts of liquor and whisky found in cars around a Labor Day street dance. He said liquor may be taken to dance pavilions outside the city but not paraded in public here. Two quarts were taken to the station as owners were invited to identify them when the Corporation Court opened.
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de Rio
Henry Bridge
del Rio
Prunes Stuffed by Salem Women For National Convention
A group of Salem business and professional women stuffed Oregon prunes and sent a box to the national convention in Richmond Virginia. The effort shows local booster spirit as the prunes travel to a wider audience.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Richmond
Texas Mohair Pool Formed by Warehouse Men
A Kerrville meeting led to a Texas mohair pool plan with 7900000 pounds pledged by eight accumulators to raise prices. L A Setheimer chairs the committee with Fred J. Horner and Belcher as members. pool pledge valid until Sept 19 aims to boost the mohair price by ten cents a pound.
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GAN Anchela Sept & Carry
Warehewke
Texas
Weashington
Heston
Kerrville
Kerr- Villie
Committee of Three
Federal
Palm Board
Warehouse Association of Texas
Twins born to Comstock ranchman and wife in Corpus Christi
P. W. Kelly, prominent Comstock ranchman, and his wife welcomed twins a boy and a girl born Monday night in Corpus Christi. The family reported both mother and children doing well. Mr. Kelly traveled to Corpus Christi on Tuesday afternoon.
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P. W. Kelly
Comstock
del Rio
Corpus Christi
Permission granted for XER broadcasting from Del Rio station
Officials expect approval of the XER air roaming license by October 1 with a formal opening of the huge Del Rio broadcasting plant planned for a three day ceremony. Santa Fe rail officials are coordinating a large Midwest and Texas visitor excursion while Sangaltios Highway improvements near the site are rushed to ease access and dust.
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Santa Pe
del Rn
Kansas
Santa Fe
del Ro
Texas
Sangatios
Villa Arena
Think Gang Killers Now In Mountains
Police shift the probe to the Kentucky hills chasing suspects tied to the May Memphis bank robbery loot dispute. Victims were C. A. Jones and his wife and John Cherris. Cherris died first, his body dumped in the Brazos river. Suspects W. S. Shilo Scrivenor and Del McCabe may be hiding in the Cumberland mountains.
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Houston
Kentucky Hills
C. A. Jones
John Cherris
W. S
Shilo) Scrivenor
del McCabe
Cumberland Mountains
Memphis
Cherris
Brazos River
Jones
Auto Rollover Injures Man Near Vinegarone
One man sustained a broken rib when a car turned over on loose gravel along the highway near Vinegarone Monday. Three others escaped unhurt. The men, said to be employed on the Eagle Pass irrigation ditch project, were not identified in Del Rio as hospitals reported they did not receive the patient.
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Vinegarone
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Six Hundred Guardsmen Leave East Texas Oil Field
Kilgore Texas September 8 six hundred national guardsmen evacuated the East Texas oil field by train and bus leaving 120 men and 32 officers to enforce martial law and the Railroad Commission order. Troops had been stationed since Governor Sterling ordered martial law August 17. The force was divided with 60 at Kilgore 30 at Overton and 30 at Gladewater.
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East Texas
Feld
Railroad Commission
Gov. Sterling
Gladewater
Overton
Church Outing Ends in Tragedy in Midland
A church outing near Midland ends with 34 year old Mrs. M. F. Peters dead after a truck rollover. Ray Coleman 21 is critically injured with a fractured skull and broken arm. About twenty others injured, some seriously, as the group from the West Texas Glass Company unit returns from a Baptist Y P U picnic.
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Midland
Uff
M. F. Peters
Ray Coleman
Tee
Tourist Returns Lost Money After Del Rio Trip
Co D Miller of Yuma Arizona left a purse containing fifteen dollars at Mrs Green's camp during a tour. He forgot the purse on leaving and wired police in Yuma seeking its location. Police later recovered the wallet and money and forwarded it to the rightful owner.
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D Miller
Yuma
Ariz
del Rio
Mrs. Green
Miller
Henry Bridge
Texas Chauffeur License Rules Update
Almond, county tax collector Lyle S Almond notes amended Texas laws require a chauffeur license to drive commercial vehicles over one ton. Applicants must file an endorsed application from two reputable citizens and pay $3 yearly. So far in 1931 Val Verde County issued 111 licenses.
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Texas
Lyle S&s. Almond
Almond
Val Verde
Two Blazes Cause Losses Over $1000 in Del Rio
In a 12 hour span, two fires caused over $1000 in damages in Del Rio. A Monday blaze at a Losolla Street barber shop damaged by a coal oil stove resulted in minor losses. A Tuesday morning fire on San Felipe destroyed a vacant frame house with about $1000 in damages.
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del Rio
Losolla Street
D. H. Patton
San Felipe
Peter Pingel Ends Hitchhiker Hospitality After Theft
In Albany Oregon a man named Peter Pingel gave shelter to a man and woman hitchhiker duo at his home. After they departed the pair left with a suitcase containing Pingel's belongings, prompting questions about the incident and potential investigation.
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Albany
Ore
Valjean
Peter Pingel
Pingel
Feeder Movement Formed At Meet In San Angelo
A Texas feeder movement backed by bankers gains momentum at the Naylor Hotel as ranchers financiers and business leaders plan to feed lambs and calves. Ed S Mayer leads a three member committee to recruit county representatives for a master conference later in the week with Harte Henderson and others named to advance plans.
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Naylor Hotel
Texas
Ed S. Mayer
Black Sand Belt
Cotton
Great Panhandle
Houston Harte
Standard- Times
Roy Aidwell
First National Bank of
Sonora
FE S. Mayer
Southwest
Mr. Harte
Arthur Henderson
Mayer
Del Rio City School Teachers to Meet Saturday
About 40 teachers from Del Rio Independent School District will attend a Saturday meeting with City School Superintendent Roy M Andrews to finalize details for the 1981 32 term. Enrollment is expected to rise significantly from the previous term.
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Roy M Andrews
Andrews
del Rio
Suits Filed to Collect Delinquent Del Rio ISD Taxes
Delinquent school taxes for Del Rio Independent School District were being filed Tuesday in the offices of Mrs. Dixie Dunn by W. P. Wallace county attorney and tax collector. Suits vary from a few cents to larger sums and will be entered in District Court as batches arrive.
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del Rio Independent School District
Dixie Dunn
W. P. Wallace
Val Verde
Texan Oilers sweep Cowboys 6-4 to stay undefeated in series
Four thousand West Texans watched Texan Oilers defeat the Del Rio Cowboys 6-4 to sweep the three game set and raise their series record to 3-0. Texan remains co champion of West Texas baseball with a 10-10 season. Ray Johnson led Texan with praise for Housewright and McMillan while on the mound Harris pitched well. Peters and Lowrie led Cowboy hitting with three safeties apiece in the Sunday game.
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Texan Oilers
del Rio Cowboys
Texan
West Texas
Ray Johnson
Johnson
Housewright
McMillan
Harris
Peters
Lowrie
Gentry
Greely
Only One Arrest Over Holiday Period
Alfredo Hernandez pleaded guilty to vagrancy charges in Corporation Court after police said he was found dispensing home brew at a negro dance in San Felipe Monday night. He was fined $12.70 by Judge C. D. Smith and released. Police stated he was the only arrest over the two day holiday period.
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San Felipe
Alfredo Hernandez
C. D. Smith
Alfredo
Payment of City Taxes Slow Del Rio Delinquents Hold Treasury Red
City officials say current and delinquent city taxes are coming in very slowly. Large sums are due from Del Rio property holders, leaving the city treasury several thousand dollars in the red. Civic improvements are currently impossible due to the indebtedness.
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del Rio
Hire Dogs To Chase Elk In Oregon
In Tillamook Head area elk invade farms eating crops and digging potatoes. Oregon hires Dan Quinlan and his dog pack to shoo elk away rather than kill them. If a dog catches an elk, Quinlan could be arrested by the same authorities who hired him.
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Astoria
Ore
Tillamook Head
Dan Quinlan
Quinlan
Texas governor reports cotton acreage cut favored by public
Gov. Ross Sterling told lawmakers in Austin that the cotton situation must be remedied and public sentiment supports a 50 percent cut in cotton acreage. The administration’s bill proposes planting one third of cultivated land next year and 50 percent thereafter, with further reductions tied to total raw land.
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Woodward
Austin
Ross Sterling
Texse
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Cotten
Rialto
New Cotton Crop Estimate Predicts Higher Output
The Agricultural Department forecast a 1931 cotton crop of 15,685,000 bales based on 68 percent normal conditions on September 1, up 101,000 bales from two months earlier. Last year yielded 13,832,000 bales. Prices on the Cotton Exchange fell to new lows after the release but rebounded to near previous close in the afternoon.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
New York
Cotton Exchange
Crude Production Drops to Yearly Low Across Nation
The military shutdown of oil fields in Oklahoma and Texas caused a nationwide decline in crude production last week, according to the Oil and Gas Journal. Output fell by 4,946,000 barrels to 1,736,007 barrels daily, the lowest in many years.
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Oklahoma
Texas
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Weather outlook Del Rio area mild warm through midweek
Weather forecast for Del Rio and surrounding region calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with continued warmth. Lows around 71 and highs near 95 with some unsettled conditions in the Panhandle and along the coast, interior areas feeling mostly warm and partly cloudy.
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del Rio
West Texas
Panhandle
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