Valley family found shot to death near McAllen
The Funk family from San Juan was found dead on the Rio Grande Vineyards property four bullets in three heads. A .28 caliber pistol lay near the man, and evidence suggests murder rather than suicide. Investigators from Hidalgo County and Edinburg pursued leads as relatives prepared to ship the bodies to Saskatchewan.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande
Edinburg
Mario Cantu
Express
Jacob Funk
San Juan
Ferdinand 6Th
Donna
Funk
Cantu
Jesse Grimes
Falfurrian
Justice of the Peace
J. P Maupin
Maupin
Grimes
Hidalgo County
George Magee
J. H. Darby
Rio Grande Vineyards
Darby
Justice Maupin
Scott Jetton
Jidalgeo County
Edinurg
H. B. O'Neill
Frank Skinner
Yunk
Herbert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ferdinand Voth
Gatling Buick Company
Hondura
Louisianna
Central America
States
District Attorney’s Office
Kill Red Mites Warns Iowa Poultry Expert
Iowa State college poultryman R L Cochran says early control of red mites is crucial as warm weather speeds their growth. Mites live months without food and feed on blood, stunting chicks and stopping hen laying. Eggs hatch four days after the female lays them, beginning a new mite life cycle. Also listed are contest-like candidate names for district clerk, county clerk, county attorney, tax collector, county treasurer, and precinct constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Cochran
Iowa State College
Train derailment in Texas kills two injures 22 near Vernon
A southbound Fort Worth and Denver passenger train derailed eight miles east of Vernon after a truck carrying a boiler drove under an underpass. Two killed, 22 injured, many critically, as the crash sent cars over a 140 foot drop. Names include engineer F. P. Robinson of Wichita Falls and fireman A. B. Vance of Amarillo. Local officials launch an investigation and aid was summoned from nearby towns.
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Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Denver
Oklainton
Vernon
F. P. Robinson
Ted Robinson
A. B. Vance
Amarillo
Clara Felby
Pampa
Virginia Clark
White Deer
Texas
Carl Echels
MacPherson
Kan
Hoyle Fry
Leonard
R. D. Bowen Dalhart
B. C. Franklin
Plainview
J. A.hughes
Jessie Croner
Negro
W. L. Cain
Morse
L. C. Tyson
Wichita Texas
C. F. Clapton
Electra
Falls
Frances Tyson
L. D. Trice
Oklahoma City
W. C. Bradford
J. B. Walker
Neil Clark
San Antonio
E. F. Harum
Bob Smith
Burleson
E. D. Hill
Mary Sue
Oda Poland
Hazel Ogletree
Bowie
Wylie B. Jones
Horace H. Cummings
Duncan Okla
C.C Cummings
Okla
Wichita County
Drought Threatens Scarcity of Lard
Chicago reports acute lard shortage feared due to nationwide drought crippling corn. E H B Godfrey states famine of feeding material may stop spring pig breeding and threaten lard production. He warns corn substitutes fail to produce fat hogs, while Chicago lard stocks are 50 million pounds below last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. H. B. Godfrey
Lime for Hen Yard Promotes Soil Health and Disease Control
The article advises liming bare poultry yards and plowing or spading, then maintaining cultivation for several weeks. Air slaked lime is debated as a soil disinfectant, but is likely beneficial for future crops. Regular cultivation helps curb disease contamination in the soil.
1 000 Men Battle to Save Forest
Missoula Montana August 3 nearly one thousand firefighters extended lines around forest fires in Montana and Idaho fanned by high winds. A six mile west of Missoula blaze was held by reinforcements and covered 509 acres under control. The Cool Water Creek fire near Koo skian Idaho was 1500 acres burned with 300 men in trenches. About Thompson Falls 400 men worked to protect Trout Creek timber stands. Trout and Marten Creek watersheds had 2500 acres burned. Bargaiman Creek fire near Elk City stopped after 250 acres burned. A 100 acre fire north of Sand Point Idaho was under control with minor outbreaks district wide handled by small crews.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Thompson Falls
Trout Creek
Bargaiman Creek
Elk City
Sand Point
Annoyed Angler Comment Sparks Strife
A punchy quote shows an irritated angler saying a man could have avoided trouble by staying silent. The remark reflects tense exchanges during a local dispute about conduct and accountability among involved parties.
Texas Farms Electrically Served Reach Seven Thousand
Texas reports 7,021 farms connected to transmission lines by end of 1929, up 1,256 from 1928, yet only 1.5 percent of the state’s total 465,646 farms are served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fiftyeth Victim Dies in Fairfax Pinthis Disaster
Boston reports the 50th death from the Fairfax Pinthis steamship collision on June 10. Mrs. Katherine Marsh of Norfolk, 25, wife of Lieut. John Marsh VII, died last night. Merchants and Miners line plans Capt Archibald H. Brooks to return to the Fairfax bridge for its first post collision voyage from Baltimore to Boston. Brooks faces trial on inspector charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Katherine Marsh
John Marsh
VII, S. N
Fairfax
Pinthis
Scituate
Merchants and Miners Line
Archibald H. Brooks
Baltimore
Brooks
Board of Steamship
RAT-SNAP rodent destroyer sales pitch headline
Kills rats and mice with RAT-SNAP in cake form you don’t mix with food. Money back if it fails three sizes priced 35 cents 65 cents and 1 25 for various sites. Sold and guaranteed by R M Lewis and Knopp Metz Ger.
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Valley Family
Alfred Petsch
F. H. Hammond
Por
Hermann Usener
Emil H. Hopf
Alfred Klaerner
POR Tax Assessor
August Stz Louis W. Durst
Edg. H. Tatsch
Alfred C. Hermann
Paul C. Pressler
Felix Meurer
Albert L. Petermann
Joseph P. Staudt
Louis Kordzik
Wm. M. Petmecky
A. D. Stahl
Henry O. Langerhans
Albert E. Klett
Alex Jung
Walter E. Knoche
Lina Crenwelge
Adolph Gerhard
Fred Hahn
W. L. Brandon
Joe Heep
Max Beckmann
C. H. Herber
Edmund L. Stahl
Emil Welgehausen
A. W. Petmecky
Hy. Schuch
Score
Durst
Drouth
Angler
R. M Lewis and Knopp & Metzger
A. Hillmann
Advance Motor Co
Cuero
Duel
Blue Bell
Shirtine
Moe New Pattern
Lee
COW Boy Shop
Norman Bros
Fredericksburg
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