Blood donors aid leukemia patient Connie Camarillo
About 20 donors queued at Sacred Heart Parish at 10 30 a m to help five year old Connie Camarillo of Sonora niece of Eva and Edwardo Prieto of Del Rio with leukemia. One hundred nine pledged to give blood for Connie who is improving at M D Anderson in Houston and may go home in 2 3 weeks. Blood drawn will fill orders for special types for a blood exchange for a baby and open heart surgery at one of 55 hospitals served by the Blood Bank.
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Sacred Heart Parish
Connie Camarillo
Sonora
Eva Prieto
Edwardo Prieto
del Rio
South Texas Regional Blood Bank
San Antonio
Connie
M.D. Anderson Clinic
Houston
Marty
Murder Charge Filed In Slaying Of Fuentes
Police filed murder charges against Dallas man Osborn Keith Cloudt for the pistol slaying of Frank Fuentes Jr. in Fairfield. Cloudt, 25, was booked on the murder count with a $50,000 bond after being transported from the Ellis County Jail. Fuentes, a Del Rio native and Dallas high school teacher, disappeared last week and was found dead near a country road outside Fairfield after a long search involving Texas Rangers and Dallas police.
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Don Bryant
News-Herald
Freestone
J.R. Sessions
Fairfield
Qosbarn
Keith Cloudt
Dallas
Frank Fuentes Jr
del Rio
Charles Nicholson
Sessions
Cloudt
Ellis County
Waxahachie
87Th District Court
Nicholson
Fuentes
Frank Fuentes
Cuellar St
Monahans
Sul Ross State Universit
San Felipe High School
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Dallas Police Department
Adam Perez
Ennis
Texas
Wayne
Texas Rangers
Dallas P.D
Triniity River
Corsicana
Don
Del Rio crashes injure two at E Eleventh and Avenue G
At least two persons were injured in a two vehicle collision Saturday at the intersection of E Eleventh Street and Avenue G in Del Rio. Victims were Joseph F. Maldonado 18 of 111 Givens St and William Nolan Deviney 57 of Box 850 Del Rio. They were taken to Val Verde Memorial Hospital around 7 45 p.m. Police offered no cause. A second incident near Garza and Flores streets left 21 year old Margie Pacheco with minor injuries after rear end collision with Linda Garcia 19 of 512 E Bean St.
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E. Eleventh Street
Avenue G
Joseph F. Maldonado
Givens St
William Nolan Deviney
Box 850
del Rio
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Abelardo Paniagua
Avenue 6
BE. Eleventh Street
Garza and
Flores
Hoard
Pacheco Auto
Linda Garcia
Bean St
Val Verde
Free blood pressure tests draw 484 participants
Ver Verde Hospital District reports 484 residents tested for blood pressure on Thursday at Del Rio National Bank San Felipe Fire Station John Rowland Center and Comstock Baptist Church. Those above the limit were referred for private treatment. Santry warned high blood pressure risks kidney damage strokes and heart attacks noting many may be unaware without checking.
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Val Verde
Tom Santry
del R National Bank
San Felipe
John Rowland Center
Comstock Baptist Church
Santry
Vacation Bible School starts at First Christian Church
Vacation Bible School runs Monday through June 10 at First Christian Church with 9 am to 12 pm sessions for ages 3 to junior high. Theme “Lord Jesus Teach Me” features lessons from scripture, singing, games, crafts, and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Jesus
Mail Influx Swamps Short Postal Staff
Del Rio Postmaster Douglas McGraw cites heavy mail volume and staffing shortages causing delays. He notes bills go out at month start, parcels routed to Dallas, and zip codes missing slow sorting. closure decisions on Saturdays could affect hiring. postal service aims to return to normal by early next month.
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del Rio
Douglas McGraw
Dallas
San Angelo
San Antonio Driver Injured In Route 90 Wreck Bracketville
A San Antonio truck driver Ladislao Valdez Garcia of Alamo Enterprises was injured when a semi rolled over on a curve on U.S. Highway 90 East near Bracketville. He was freed from the wreckage and rushed to Val Verde Memorial Hospital in Del Rio around 9 a.m.
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Brackettville
San Antonio
Department of Public Ae
Ladislao Valdez Garcia
Alamo Enterprises
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
del Rio
Del Rio Area Weather and Amistad Readings
Weather for Del Rio and vicinity calls for sunny warm humid conditions Sunday and Monday with low near 70 and highs in the mid 80s Winds will come from the southeast at 8 to 12 mph Amistad elevation Saturday morning 1117 60 a drop from Friday Water depth at Amistad Dam 217 60 feet down 01 Water storage 4 644 506 acre feet down 654 acre feet Water surface 65 364 acres down 8 acres Downstream flow 2 840 cubic feet per second
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del Rio
Amistad
Amistad Dam
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Richard Guilbeaux
Laughlin
Stone
Clean Kitchen
Centerville
Terrell State’ Hospital
Michalle Zavala
del Rio Civic Center
Rosalinda Benavidez
Panaigua
Joe Hoard
Margie Pacheco
National Association of Retired Federal Employes
del Rio National Bank
American Legion Post 595
Cantu St
Tommy Thompson
Sacred Heart Parish School
Gustavo F. Cardenas
Francisco Felan
Irene G. Sandoval
Gracie Castellanos
John A. Faribault
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Beth Parks
Filmistad Report
Reese Amusements
Cac
Abby Nets
Raabe
Mae Enewene
Women’s News
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