Extradition inquiry opens into Insull utilities case
United States District Attorney Dwight H. Green says a federal probe into the Insull utility companies is under way to determine if any federal statutes were violated. Officials conferring in Washington weigh possible criminal action. Samuel Insull is in Paris, and Martin Insull is in Chicago as investigators review mails and financial statements of Insull entities.
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Chicago
United States
Dwight H. Green
Insull
Green
Washington
John A. Swanson
France
Canada
Samuel Insull
Paris
Martin Insull
Middlewest
LaFollette family may back Democrats after Wisconsin primary
Milwaukee dispatch reports the LaFollette faction plans to join Democrats in opposition to Republicans who ended the progressive ticket. Gov. Philip LaFollette and Sen. John Blaine lost nominations, fueling expectations they will push their followers to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and criticize Hoover policies.
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Milwaukee
Wis
LaFollettes
Wisconsin
Philip F. LaFollette
Walter J. Kohler
John J. Blaine
John B. Chapple
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
U. S. Presses Germany to Pay War Debts
Washington reports the Hoover administration seeks $8,000,000 due September 30 from Germany to prevent war debt cancellation or moratorium before the election. Officials noted Germany filed no postponement notice, suggesting the payment may proceed despite Europe’s evasions of $269,000,000 in debts.
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Washington
Hoover
Germany
Europe
Mills
Del Rio Region Forecast Clouds and Showers
Cloudy with showers tonight and Sunday across Del Rio and west to south. Yesterday’s high 76, overnight low 67, morning low 65. West Texas expected warmer by Sunday with higher temps in the north and northwest portions.
Texas Mohair and Woolen Mills Inc chartered at New Braunfels
The State of Texas issued a charter naming James McDowell H A Wagenfuehr and Bailey Jones as incorporators for Texas Mohair and Woolen Mills Inc of New Braunfels to manufacture textiles with capital stock of 104000 dollars. The project follows a spring convention of the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association and aims to build a scouring plant and later buy textile machinery as stock sale proceeds. The Old Landa Oil Mill property near Landa Park was purchased for the mill site, with suitable buildings and warehouses included.
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New Braunfels
Texas
State of Texas
James McDowell
H. A. Wagenfuehr
Bailey Jones
Texas Mohair and Woolen Mills, Inc
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Death Mystery Near Solved In Lentzels Case
Odessa Texas September 24 The long running murder case of Chris Lentz el who vanished in the late 1890s may be closed after a skeleton found in a cave on Wade Brothers ranch near Sanderson is identified by two gold teeth and matching hair. Lentz el body has been missing and two men once indicted for his murder were released for lack of evidence. Physicians and Judge Howell Johnson of Fort Stockton plan to confirm identification once Johnson recovers from illness.
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Dickson
Marathon
Chris Lentzel
Germany
Wade Brothers
Sanderson
Wright
Marfa
Lentzel
Odessa
Hamer
Austin
Howell Johnson
Fort Stockton
Johnson
Hutchinson Family Sees London Lights
The Hutchinson family toured London on Sept 24 and planned to depart for New York within a day or two. They highlighted sightseeing during their stay in the British capital.
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Hutchinson
London
New York
Livestock Credit Banks Fix Interest Rate at 7 Percent
Washington report says new Agricultural Credit Corporations set a flat 7 percent rate including inspection fees and overhead. Bankers cite risk from livestock loans and compare with rates for railroads, states, and commercial banks while noting higher overhead costs.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Finance Corporation
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Federal Farm Board
the Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Fuller on trial third time in Angelo
The third trial of Charles Fuller for the murder of Hugh Rutledge at the Sonora cafe in McCamey began in 119th District Court in San Angelo. Judge Louis J. Wardlaw served as special prosecutor to help Gene Mathis while William E. Davenport led the defense.
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Charles Fuller
Angelo
Hugh Rutledge
McCamey
San Angelo
Sonora
119Th District Court
Louis J. Wardlaw
Fort Worth
Gene Mathis
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Rankin
William E. Davenport
Cotton prices rise on trade buying in New York
Prices for cotton moved higher as trade buying continued. December futures climbed to 7.47, settled at 7.43, with the market overall ending steady for the day, up 11 to 14 points.
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New York
Youth Shot by Family Dog in Mesa Tragedy
In Mesa Arizona on September 24 Zedo Ishikawa a Japanese youth and high school football halfback was killed when one of two fighting dogs triggered a rifle. He tried to separate the animals with the rifle butt and the gun fired striking him in the chest as mourners gathered at the scene.
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Mesa, Ariz
Zedo Ishikawa
Ishikawa
Six West Texans Named in New Who's Who List
Six West Texans appear in the 1932-33 Who's Who in America with one resident of Del Rio. The Texas group includes John Loomis of Del Rio and others from Crane Kerrville Midland Brownwood. Loomis tracing a long career in finance and public service from Cleveland to the Philippines and Liberia.
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del Rio
America
Texas
Dallas
United States
John Loomis
Lester S. Grant
Crane
Sam E. Thompson
Kerrville
Lloyd E. Russell
Midland
Henry G. Lucas
T. H. Taylor
Brownwood
Mr. Loomis
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Mary Frances (Stranahan) Loomis
Harriet Bashore
Paulding
Cathryn Loomis Wayman
Bureau of Supplies
Philippine Civil Service
Internal Revenue
Santo Domingo
General Sugar Company
Havana
Cuba
American Financial Mission
Persia
Republic of Liberia
Ciety
New York
Republican
Mason
K.2
Shriner
Hbome
JAPAN FLIERS OVERDUE ON U S HOP FLIGHT
Tokyo reports a goodwill flight by three aviators Eiichiro Jaba Ki yoshi Honma and Tomoyoshi Ishita to Alaska and San Francisco has been overdue for 12 hours. A Paramachiro sighting may be erroneous due to miscalculation by a steamer radio operator.
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Tokyo
Alaska
San Francisco
Japan
United States
Hochi Shimbun
Eiichiro Jaba
Kiyoshi Honma
Tomoyoshi Ishita
Brooks Field Plane Crashes in Big Bend
A Brooks Field airplane wrecked at the Elmo Johnson ranch in the Big Bend country Friday morning. Pilot Lieut. W. L. Kennedy and passenger Private T. J. Davis reportedly unharmed. They were on a long distance radio mission when the crash occurred.
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Brooks Field
Big Bend
Elmo Johnson Ranch
Lieut. W. L. Kennedy
T. J. Davis
League of Anti Ferguson Democrats Forms in Dallas
A state wide mass meeting aimed at defeating Miriam A. Ferguson split after opening. George W. Armstrong withdrew with followers when a time division motion failed. The remaining group formed the League of Anti Ferguson Democrats and endorsed Governor Ross S. Sterling’s election contest while pledging support if Sterling wins the court fight.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
George W. Armstrong
Fort Worth
Orville Bullington
League of Anti-Ferguson Democrats
New Born League
Ross S. Sterling
Bulington
Sterling
XEPN Inaugural Broadcast Set For October 2
Eagle Pass Texas September 24 If construction continues XEPN will air its inaugural program at noon October 2 The three hour opening program will feature speeches by Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass officials plus songs and instrumental numbers Local talent will perform The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce has invited Governor R S Sterling Governor Ortiz Garza of Coahuila and Gen Manuel Perez Trevino to attend with other officials and lawmakers Also invited are Texas Representatives Turney Terrell and A P Johnson
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Eagle Pass
XEPN
C. M. Bres
Piedras Negras Financier
Piedras Negras
Marathon ranchman 83 amazed by first movie in San Angelo
Hubert Wigzell an 83 year old Marathon ranchman visiting San Angelo for the Fuller trial sat through his first motion picture. He marveled at Betty Boop and asked if the actors were real while noting the million dollar feel of the show. He has ties to Marathon and earlier buffalo hunts in the 1860s.
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Marathon Ranchman
San Angelo
Hubert Wigzell
Rio Grande Section
L. D. Bowen
The
Theatre Management
Texas Theatre
Mr. Wigzell
Marathon
J. C. Wigzell
Post Office
Charles Fuller
Hugh Rutledge
McCamey
Rutledge
Wigzell
San Saba
Compromise on Indian voting split reached in Poona
Poona India September 24 leaders of caste Hindus and untouchables reached a compromise plan on electorate questions after three days of drafting. The agreement reserves 148 provincial seats for the low caste group and assigns a portion of central legislature seats to them. The plan was to be cabled to Premier Ramsay MacDonald in hopes Britain would accept it to persuade Mahatma Gandhi to end his fast as he grew weaker.
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Poona
India
Ramsay MacDonald
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Receiver Named for Houston Gas and Fuel Company
R B Creager of Brownsville was named receiver for the Houston Gas and Fuel Company by Federal Judge Randolph Bryant. Fidelity Trust Company of Philadelphia filed foreclosure and requested a receiver after the company defaulted on $6,000,000 refinancing and improvement bonds due September 1. K L Simmons, VP and general manager, said he knew nothing until contacted by a reporter.
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Houston
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Houston Gas and Fuel Company
Randolph Bryant
Fidelity Trust Company
Philadelphia
Sait
K. L. Simmons
Pinchot Criticizes R F C Loan For Relief Use
Governor Pinchot condemned the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan of 2 500 000 dollars as an inadequate advance and illegal in form. He said he will distribute the funds where most needed despite the R F C stance. The R F C had announced the money would aid Philadelphia Allegheny and Northampton Counties.
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Milford
Pinchot
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheney
Northampton
Quevedo Named Chihuahua Governor by Legislature
Gen Rodrigo Quevedo will take office as governor of Chihuahua on October 4 after the state legislature voted at a special meeting. The body declared the July 17 election legal and Quevedo will replace Eduardo Salido as provisional governor.
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EL Paso
Rodrigo Quevedo
Chihuahua
Quevedo
Mexico City
Eduardo Salido
Floods Halt Traffic As Rivers Rise Across Region
Heavy rains flood creeks and rivers causing traffic stoppages and damage to an Illinois pipeline. Devils River river height hits eighteen feet and a test by a freight train to check a dangerous bridge follows recent flood repairs. Oil spills darken water downstream while roads across multiple routes suffer mud and washed-out sections with crossings closed until water recedes.
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Devils River
Southern Pacific Lines
Devil's River
del Rio
Nueces
San Antonio-Del Rio
Brackettville
Uvalde Highway
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A. E. Evans
Conference of Credit Corporation
Duwain E. Hughes
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