Notice of permit application for Rio Grande irrigation
Blas Maria Uribe of San Ygnacio Texas filed on April 14 1926 an application with the Texas Board of Water Engineers to appropriate unappropriated Rio Grande waters in Zapata County for irrigation up to 130 acres. A hearing is set for May 24 1926 in Austin to hear all interested parties and determine the permit.
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Maria Uribe
San Ygnacio
Texas
Board of Water
Varas
Corralitos
Rio Grande
Zapata County
Blas Maria Uribe
Board of Water Engineers
State of Texas
Austin
Gate money charged at British Open golf championship
Elaborate plans will charge gate money for the British Open at St Annes on Sea in June. Five pay boxes with police attendants will issue numbered badges for entry after a two shillings sixpence fee. Special police will guard greens and fairways. control squads will aid them and keep tees clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Annes-on-Sea
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Longstanding Relief
For over forty years Hall's Catarrh Medicine offers an external ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to ease mucous surface inflammation. Halus Catarrit Medicine is marketed as a blood purifier with notable results. All druggists carry F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fittingly Bury Dead in Chinese Funerals
In Peking a Chinese worker had to borrow 40 dollars to fund traditional rites for his mother’s funeral. An American employer later donated the amount as a gesture honoring his long service, highlighting the cultural obligation of lavish mourning and face.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
World Industry Figures and Transport Testing
The report cites Britain using 370 million gallons of gasoline last year and France producing 26 million pairs of gloves with 18 million exported. It notes Calcutta workers protest female clerical hiring while a Canadian National Railways test run shows an all electric train covering 2937 miles from Montreal to Vancouver in 67 hours of running time.
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Great Britain
France
Calcutta
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Vancouver
Tuesday and Wednesday Club Meetings and Gatherings
Tuesday features the Music and Literature Club in the High School Auditorium at 4 pm. Mrs. Carlos Palacios hosts a 3:30 pm bridge for Miss Esther Penn. Wednesday brings a bridge luncheon by Mrs. J. J. O’Hern at the Hamilton Hotel 1:30 pm and Christ Church Parish Guild at the Rectory 3:30 pm.
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Carlos Palacios
Bridge
Esther Penn
J. J. O'Hern
Hamilton Hotel
Christ Church
Esperanza
Angela Casso
Salinas Avenue
Inocente Farias
J. W. Duke
L. Volpe
L. R. Ortiz
Aurora Perez
Lala Guajardo
Fidela de la Garza
Maria Henry
Maria Jores
Randall Nye
I. W. Duke
J. B. DaCamara, Jr
Angelina Farias
Leonor de la Garza
BE. V. Izaguirre
L. Villegas
G. P. Farias
L. A. Lafon
E. Pefia
R. Gonzalez
J. 8. Gonzalez
A. B. Lafon
L Volpe
Evening social notices and club meetings listed
Local notes report visits and returns of residents including Mrs. Mary Shelby Mrs. A J Neff and Mrs C C Sams from Austin Temple and San Antonio along with announcements of Club Vesper hosting and multiple church circle and society meetings. Readers are invited to attend Pan American group events and bridge and bunco gatherings across town with refreshments and prizes noted.
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Iona Ray Circle
The
Baptist Church
C. Christen
Simmons
Mesdames J
Hi. Smith
Sandefer
Bell
Claflin
Barrow
Love
Reynolds
Christen
Hall of Fame Unveiling Honors Nine American Icons
New York May 11. Busts of nine notable Americans will be unveiled at NYU Hall of Fame ceremonies in the Stadium on University Heights. Dr. Robert Underwood Johnson will preside. Honorees include Daniel Boone Edwin Booth Jonathan Edwards James Kent Augustus Saint Gaudens Daniel Webster George Peabody Eli Whitney and Roger Williams.
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Associated Press
New York
Hall of Fame
New York University
University Heights
Robert Underwood Johnson
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Edwin Booth
America
Jonathan Edwards
James Kent
New York Supreme Court
Augustus Saint Gaudens
Danie Webster
George Peabody
HL Whitney
Roger Wilama
Rhode Island
State Court Reports Murder Suspect Held After Woman Found
A man described as Marl Thompson was taken into custody in Des Moines today on charges of murdering his wife and burning her body. The arrest follows the discovery of the body in a straw bake article.
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Associated Press
Kansas ” City
Marl Thompson
Des Moines
Bank Robbery at First National in Sidney
Armed men robbed the First National Bank in Sidney as it opened, escaping in an automobile toward Cincinnati with about $20,000. The Associated Press report states the incident occurred May 11. Authorities pursue leads in the case.
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Sidney
Ohio
First National
Cincinnati
Methodists Meet at General Conference South in Memphis
The twentieth general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South convened in Memphis with many committee recommendations and reports. A special sub-committee on unification is expected to present reports this afternoon in the church relations committee.
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Memphis
Twentieth General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
State issues vaccination proclamation for dogs in Austin
A May 11 proclamation by the Texas livestock sanitary commissioner, signed by Governor Ferguson, orders dog vaccination to protect livestock with effect from May 15. Violations carry quarantine penalties for the animals.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Explosion wrecks home of district attorney in Klamath Falls
At midnight a dynamite blast damaged one side of the home of District Attorney B. Elliott a former special state prohibition prosecutor for the district. An unidentified person set off the explosion in Klamath Falls Oregon on May 11.
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Associated Press
Klamath Falls
Oregon
B. Elliott
Prohibition
Senate Prohibition Committee Approves Dry Law Measure
The majority of the senate prohibition committee approved the revamp ed administration measure to tighten dry law enforcement and will be recommended to the judiciary committee next Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Prohibition Committee
Judiciary Committee
Five Years After Death Enrico Caruso in Marble Tomb
In Naples a grand tomb houses the preserved body of Enrico Caruso five years after death. The face and hands remain lifelike under glass as embalmers preserve the tenor's form. A hermetically sealed case guards the figure while walls await future family remains.
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Naples
Enrico Caruso
Cambrida Trail: one person killed and another injured
A violent incident in Cambrida left one person dead and another wounded. Police recovered no immediate motive or suspect details, and investigators urge witnesses to come forward.
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Cambrida
Foreign Commerce Debated At Washington Convention
The Associated Press reports in Washington on May 11 that discussions at the United States Chamber of Commerce focus on foreign and domestic trade issues. Topics include price controls, essential materials, and transportation problems amid a reshaping of commerce regulation.
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Sy Associated Press
Washington
United States
Commierce
Pan American Round Tables expand reach in Texas
At the Pan-American Round Table of Texas annual meeting in San Antonio on May 11 delegates outlined aims to extend Pan American cooperation. Laredo proposed a Round Table in Monterrey Mexico with Mrs Griswold as director general and plans for broader correspondence with Uruguay. Officers named include Hal Sevier Austin as distant director general and Mrs. Alex Villaret San Antonio as corresponding secretary.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Monterrey
N. L
Mexico
J. ©. Griswold
Bran
Uruguay
Il Paso
Griswold
Hal Sevier
Austin
Alex. Villaret
R. G. Robertson
G. ©. Burr
Destructive Texas Storms Leave Death Toll and Damage
Clear weather returns to Dallas after storms across Northern Texas. Officials estimate millions of dollars in damage from hail rain and wind. Four African American residents were reported killed as storms swept Lamar and Delta counties.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Lamar
Delta
Baptists Set Five Million Dollar Southwide Goal
Houston May 11 Five million dollars will be the financial goal of the Southern Baptists for next year for South wide objects alone, indicated at a meeting of the co operative commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. The meeting prepared for the convention business sessions opening tomorrow.
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Houston
Texas
Southern Baptists
Co-Operative Commission
Southern Baptist Convention
Coal dust showers on English wedding at St Pancras
In London on May 10 a coal truck driver wed, and friends showered the couple with coal dust instead of confetti as they left the St Pancras Registry Office. The bride wore flaming orange, and friends later hoisted the couple onto a motor truck loaded with coal before lifting them onto sacks of coal carried by six porters.
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Associated Press
London
England
St. Pancras Registry Office
Iqal
Under the Surface Readers Still Await Official Verdict
Fragmentary notes indicate no official reach yet in the matter. The involved parties and dates remain unclear as discussions continue and observers await formal statements.
Embargo on Foreign Funds Reported by Trade Union Leader
London May 11 The Trades Union Congress spokesman denounced tonight that the government has placed an embargo on foreign funds which might be sent to British strikers. The action aims to restrict financial support for labor protests as unsettled industrial tensions persist.
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London
Trades Union Congreus
Amundsen Sets Course for Pole and Alaska
The Amundsen expedition began its northward voyage from Spitzbergen toward the Pole and Alaska. Distances are about 2000 miles with an expected three day crossing. Captain Amundsen sent a wireless note stating the party is crossing polar ice and will claim land found in the name of the king of Norway.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Amundsan-Bilaworthdlingthie Norge
Pole
Alaska
King’a
Spitzbergen
Amundsen
Polar
Amundaen
Nebraska society collects William Jennings Bryan life records
Lincoln notes that the Nebraska State Historical Society is gathering intimate records from Bryan's friends for a W. J. Bryan collection to be housed in the society museum. The effort includes personal recollections from Nebraskans who knew him during key years and builds on a vast source-material library from 1885 to 1925.
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Lincoln
Neb
William. Jennings Bryan
Nebraska State Historical’ Society
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Nebraska
Daily shipments from Laredo and other cities
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate daily or regular shipments being made from Laredo and other cities. Details on routes, destinations, or schedules are unclear in the readable text.
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Associated
Will .Be
Laredo
Automobiles Valued Against 1938 Census Figures
The department reports current motor vehicle values and notes a 4 cent figure in today's assessment. The comparison is made with the 1938 census data to gauge changes in value.
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Eterniny
City plan contest targets building height limit
Associated Press report notes the Barli g Building Commission and City Council opening a contest to adapt a proposal without probing heights from sixty to eighty feet. The text reflects governance steps on urban development.
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Associated. Press
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Mary. Shelby
Tha
A. J. Neff
Temple
S.A. Lindsay
Encinal
C.C. Sams
R. A. Millar
San Antonis
Adelina M. de Perez
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Barbara Young
New York Times
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Roncevaert, W. Va
A. Jefferies
Mesdames J. R. Moore
M. Little
W. E. Lucas
EB. Lobdell
Wilbur Allen
J.T. Murphy
I San Antonis
Joseph Sanchez
Omaha, Neb
City
Wilhelmina Werner
John T. Halsell
Waco
Mary Paul Goldman
Mesdamesa J. R. More
Hal Brennan
A. F E. Derby
A. W. Wood
Mary Elizabeth Jervis
Circle Ruth of the Baptist Church
T. C. Mann
B. C. House
St. Anne's Society
St. Anne’s Society
N. Borchers
Kelly
COURT
A. Bank
Jabez North Jackson
Kansas City
American Medical Association
Jackson
Money Makers
Orlein
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the Baptist Goal
Koen, Bit
Oman Wek
Tabor
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