Duchess to West Texas Fair Leaves Del Rio for Coronation
Miss Violet Miers known as the Duchess of Del Rio heads to San Angelo for the coronation ceremonies of the Queen of the West Texas Exposition. Edward Jarrett will escort her. The event spans social functions at the San Angelo Country Club Hilton and a luncheon at the St Angelus Hotel before a Friday evening King's ball and a departure to Dallas for SMU enrollment.
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Violet Miers
del Rio
San Angelo
Miss Miers
Edward Jarrett
San Angelo Country Club
Hilton Wotel
Hilton
Stein's
St. Angelus Roof Garden
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Wildcats Prep for Junction Battle with New Plays
Coach Anthony sharpens Jils Wildcats for Saturday in Junction. Signal work draws attention as new plays arrive daily. Wayne Love directs the offense. practice numbers steady with minimal scrimmage to avoid fatigue. No serious injuries from San Angelo game. field conditions improve after rain.
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Junction
Anthony
Jils Wildcats
Culb
San Angelo Bobcats
Wayne Love
Wildcats
San Angelo
Del Rio's coma man enters thirty-first day in coma
Edward Taylor, Del Rio's unconscious horseman, shows no change as he begins his thirty-first day of coma at Williams Sanitarium. His temperature respiration and pulse run near normal. Diet includes hot coffee orange juice eggs milk and water. Two nurses Miss AL Franks and Mrs Edwards care for him.
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Edward Taylor
del Rio
Williams Sanitarium
Miss AL. Franks
Mrs. Edwards
State to Honor Captain Baker
The bodies of Capt. Mosely Baker and his wife, formerly buried in Houston, will be moved to the State Cemetery on Friday for honored burial.
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Captain Baker
Austin
Mosely Baker
Houston
State Cemetery
Borger Citizens Boost Reward in Holmes Murder Probe
Texas Rangers and Hutchinson County officers press the Holmes murder investigation as Borger residents raise rewards to about 2500 dollars. Gov Moody adds a civil reward. Ben P. Allred named temporary prosecutor until a full appointment. Captain Hickman received Rotary Club backing in efforts to curb crime.
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Borger
Dan Moody
Hutchinson County
County and
District Attorneys’ Association of Texas
Holmes Wasi
Ben P. Allred
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
BF. J Pickens
Tom Hickman
Borger Rotary Club
Holmes
Borgeraeht
Lindbergh Starts Good Will Flights
Col. Charles Lindbergh and wife depart Roosevelt Field for Washington to initiate a Caribbean goodwill air journey. In Washington they will meet M. T. Trippe of Pan American to travel to Miami as the plan unfolds.
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Lindbergh
United Press
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Charles Lindberch
Washington
Miani
The
Lindberghs
M. T.trippe
Pan-American, Inc
Miami
District Court Judgment From Del Rio Bank Case and Land Title Suit
The district court rendered judgments this morning in the Del Rio National Bank et al v R A Weathersbee et al matter involving Swinton notes. Torace K Fawcett won trespass to try title against J F Knox et al over three Frenk Steen ranch sections. Divorces granted in three separate suits: Viola Johnston vs Oscar A Johnston FR Y Luquire vs Frances Luquire and J L Dillon vs Eleanor May Dillon. Uvalde Company vs H W Patton debt and foreclosure continued.
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del Rio National Bank
R. A. Weathersbee
Torace K. Fawcett
J. F. Knox
Viola Johnston
Oscar A. Johnston
FR. Y. Luquire
Frances Luquire
J. L. Dillon
Eleanor May Dillon
Uvalde Company
H. W. Patton
Enrollment Surge Reported in Del Rio District Amid New Systems
Roy M. Andrews announces Del Rio Independent School District enrollment rose from 921 on Tuesday to 962 the following week. Detailed counts show 472 boys and 490 girls districtwide, with 260 students in the high school, 364 in Central Grammar, 212 at North Heights, 92 in Mexican primary, and 32 in the Colored School. A new stenal system aims to streamline classes. instruction begins 6:55 with a noon hour and a four o’clock finish, plus a mid‑session warning bell. desks for the Mexican school are arriving as pace of construction continues. San Felipe schools expect 800 to 1,000 enrollments once in district status. fourteen teachers in No. 1 and five in No. 2.
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Roy M. Andrews
del Rio Independent School
del Rio
Central Grammar School
North Heights
Andrews
Supt. Andrews
San Pelipe
H. Engelking
No. 1
No. 2
Engelking
San Felipe
East del Rio
Mes
Minnis Schindler
Consuelo Muizquiz
Antonia Gomez
Gladys Muter
Hazel Brown
Annie Ranmrez
Dorothy Paulus
Irene Cardenas
Sofia Cuctlar
Conocepcion Morales
Luz Calderon
Anna Garrett Sant
Eppie Chalk
Leona Garrett Daniels
Tata Luna
Aloisa Barrera
Mario Rubio
Murrah Ranch Transfer Filed for 974 Acres
J R Murrah and wife sold 974 acres to Dan Murrah for 7792 dollars. The transfer covers four tracts in surveys 22 143 144 and 145, with documents filed at the county clerk's office.
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J. R Murrah
Dan Murrah
Volcano Erupts Forcing Evacuations Near Tokyo
The Asam Yami volcano near Tokyo erupted today sending inhabitants fleeing the area. Authorities warned residents in surrounding regions to evacuate as ash and lava hazards spread.
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Tokio
Asam Yami
Del Rioans Return From European Tour With Rich Impressions
Judge and Mrs. J. J. Foster recount their 34 member Franco-Belgique guided tour of France Italy Switzerland Germany Belgium and Holland. They sailed from New York to Le Havre visited Paris Rome Naples Venice Florence and Brussels enjoying Alpine Pyrenees views and the Amalfi drive. They noted Mussolini era prosperity in Italy and Edith Cavell memorials in Belgium while praising Rhine valley scenery and Paris Louvre galleries. They concluded Del Rio, Texas, was their favorite stop aboard Cunard ships.
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Judge
J. J. Foster
Europe
France
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Fosters
Franco-Belgique Company
Texas
New York
la Havre
Cunard
la Yavre
Paris
Trane
Judge Foster
Pyrehees
Spain
Alps
Pyrenees
Mussolini
Dlackshirts
Foster
Amalfi
Naples
Rome
Florence
Venice
Edith Cavell
Miss Cavell
Rhine River
Rhine Valley
Biarritz
Nice
Deauville
del Rio
Rent problem solved by tree installation in Mt Carmel
Andrew Boltz aged 28 solves housing and rent by using a tarpaulin hung from 20 foot ropes between two tall trees near Locust Summit. After a day at the new $4,000,000 breaker for the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co Boltz climbs in and the tarpaulin folds shut to form a weather proof bunk.
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MT. Carmel
Andrew Boltz
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Locust Summit
Boltz
School Aggie Man Will Aid Parm Project
R. H. Rogers vocational agriculture instructor at the local new school discussed irrigation development with I. Wren secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The chamber seeks interest and revenue from irrigated county land by promoting dairy ing poultry and diversified farming to put 6,000 acres currently underperforming into productive use.
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R. H. Rogers
New School
I. Wren
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Rogers
No Clues in Llano Murder Shock Town Silence Hides Suspect
Llano, Sept. 18. Four hundred six clues have been found to aid officers in the hunt for the slayer of L. C Calloway, 52, a plumber and electrician, shot on the south side of the courthouse square. No witnesses. Coroner's verdict withheld pending further investigation.
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United Press
Llano
L. C Calloway
Calloway
Eagle Pass Fields Fresh Football Team for Chase
Eagle Pass assembling a 34 man squad under coach Fred Thomason a former Texas University star. Veterans Fred Wueste and Jenjyamin Chuck lead backfield. Wueste may direct the club and Chuck seeks fullback. First game Friday Sept 27 vs Crystal City with Del Rio and Eagle Pass rivals expected big crowds.
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Fred Thomason
Texas University
Eagle Pass
Eagles
del Rio
Wildcats
Fred Wueste
Jenjyamin Chuck
Wueste
Chuck
Crystal City
State forecasts 40 percent pecan crop this year
The United Press reports from Austin that the State will have only a 40 percent pecan crop this year, according to a statement issued here by Federal Statistician H. H. Schutz.
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United Press
Austin
H. H. Shutz
Pomona Fair Names Luciitt Barry as Grape Queen Attendant
A Southern California grape crop representative Miss Luciitt Barry was chosen as maid of honor to the queen of agriculture at the Los Angeles County fair in Pomona. If the fruit measures up, the grapes will be superb.
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Luciitt Barry
Southern California
Queen of Agriculture
Los Angeles County
Pomona
Barry Fooks
Wives Run Home Brew as Police See Female Beer Makers
Dallas report shows women outnumber men arrested for home brewing and beer manufacture by three to one. Police say brewing beer in homes has become a wifely task with wives running operations while husbands provide materials and face less risk of arrest.
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Dallas
Vier Squid
Government air regulation considered by Senate committee
Washington reports a proposal to regulate air passenger planes for consideration by the Senate committee probing the Aljoa disaster. The tragedy killed eight aboard the City of Bean Perro as investigations continue into the crash and safety standards.
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Washington
Senate
al Op
New Mexico
Stock News: Lamb Shipments From Pumpville To Ohio
Ed Ariedue of Pandale and J Mulls of Pandale report 810 and 560 lambs shipped to feed pens in Ohio. Sam Witt near Dryden sold 444 wether lambs at 1 cent per pound, and Ross Roberts sold 497 wether lambs at 10 cents per pound. The lambs have been placed on feed.
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Ed Ariedue
Pandale
Om. Newell
Ohio
Pumpville
Mulls
M. Newell
Sam Witt
Dryden
D. S. Finley
Wether
Winley
Ross Roberts
Oil oil showing at Furintgon ranch test well near Sanderson
Reported oil shows at a test well drilled on the old Furington ranch about 30 miles west of Sanderson. The well, at the corner of Terrel Pecos Brewster counties, reached 1,250 feet with 79 feet of oil noted. Local residents and Del Rio landowners show strong interest as details remain sparse.
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Furington Ranch
Sanderson
Terrel
Pecos
Brewster
Sander
Arnold
Sanderso
del Rio
Tate
Raine
Sanderson - Mo
Health Officers Rap Sanitation In Penal System
Texas health officials condemn prison sanitation citing a survey showing long standing defects. Water supplies are contaminated milk handling is questionable and sewage is dumped into open ditches according to a statement from the State Department of Health issued in Austin on September 18.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
State Department of Health
Hondo Owls Open Football Season at Home Friday
Hondo Owls start the season Friday hosting a Somerset high school squad. Coaches Barry and Braxton prepare the team for the clash with Captain 7 Crow likely to start. After three weeks of practice the Owls are ramping up, with district play against Del Rio Wildcats set for Oct 5 in the Owls first district game.
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Hondo Owls
Somerset High School
Barry
Braxton
Crow
Hondo
Wildcats
del Rio
Mystery Coma Cases Hit El Paso
In El Paso on September 18 two puzzling coma cases emerge. Jay D Reeder, unconscious over 100 hours, may not survive. He is Southwest Prohibition Administrator. Lawrence Mulrane remains conscious after about 140 hours. Cause of the coma is undetermined.
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EL Paso
Jay D Reeder
Reeder
Southwest Prohibtion
Lawrence Mulrane
Del Rio Area Weather Update Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday in Del Rio and vicinity. Yesterday reached a maximum of 90 degrees and a minimum of 72.
Weather forecast for tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the north. Generally fair tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy to unsettled near the lower Rio Grande Valley, with warmer readings in the northwest on Thursday.
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Rio Grande Valley
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