Youth testifies in pig stand hold up case against Carpenter
Clarence Little 24 of Pearsall testified Tuesday that he and Joan Carpenter planned and carried out the January hold up of a pig stand on Fredericksburg Road. Norton identified Carpenter as the robber who threatened to shock him for money. Florine Rohde testified seeing Carpenter in a car near the stand the night of the crime. The jury was selected Monday as Carpenter remains free on bond after an earlier indictment.
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Joan Carpenter
Ninety-fourth District Court
Clarence Little
Pearsall
Carpenter
Plenard
Fredericksburg Road
Norton
Lithie
Algo
Littie
Ron
Florine Rohde
Deen Tree
Valley Aims to Secure 82 Million Flood Fund From Congress
Valley Water Conservation group meets with J M Lawson and Armando Santacruz Jr of El Paso and officials from the Informational Boundary commission to push a 2 million dollar emergency flood protection project. A recent Rio Grande rise prompted a survey showing 4 million dollars of work, with priority to complete at least half soon.
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San Benito
Rio Grande
Valley Water Conservation Association
J. M. Lawson
Armando Santacruz Jr
el Paso
Themis
Informational Boundary Commission
Congress
Water Commission
Loundary
Logel
Corpus Christi Tax Rate Fixed At Two Ten Cents
Corpus Christi on Saturday October 4 1932 the city council fixed the city tax rate at 210 and approved a discount for half payment before December 31 City secretary Ted Hoester was photographed completing the tax roll and officials noted uncertainties about the year’s expected collections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Ted Hoester
Florida Citrus Fruit Harvest Delayed But Texas Shipment Unharmed
Florida citrus faces a late harvest due to weather, delaying early fruit from groves. Experts say the delay should not affect Texas orange and grapefruit shipments, with most Florida fruit still ripening and likely to arrive later than usual. Local growers expect continued supply adjustments through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Edindurg
Texas
Fivtor Questions Hoover Citizenship In Public Letter
Press agent Fivtor, editor of Play Talk, questions Hoover citizenship and asks why Republican leaders deny Curtis misregister. Bealle probes Allen on Curtis 1908 registration as an incompetent Indian and taxes on Indian lands in Oklahoma. He also questions Allen’s tenure at the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and overall publicity duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Out
Morris A. Beéalle
Henry J. Allen
Republican National
Mr. Hoover
Curtis
Allen Finsely
Republican Committee
Wiliam Cague
Wader
Kensington
England
Castie
Hoover
Bealle
Allen
Campden
Allendormer
Thed
U. S. Indian Bureau
Oklahoma
Federal Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Republican National Committee
Derelict Millionaire Revealed in Detroit Alley
Police found Charles A. Biggs 76, feeble and nearly blind, in a shabby rooming house then an alley after two assailants robbed him. In his pockets were 680 dollars and a bank book showing deposits totaling 20,000 dollars, contradicting neighbors who called him penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles A. Biggs
Wool 3,000,000 Pounds to Be Sold in Texas Sealed bids
Approximately 3,000,000 pounds of 1939 spring wool of 12 months growth, the largest unsold accumulation in Texas, will be offered by Wool Growers' Central Storage Co. here by sealed bids between October 10 and 15, with the date to be announced later. Heavy rains have encouraged shepherds to hold lambs until spring, hoping higher returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Wool Growers
Gentral Storage Company
Airplane registrations in Germany rise sharply
Washington October 4 The Commerce Department reports that registrations of airplanes in Germany climbed from 535 in 1938 to 1144 at the start of 1932. The figures reflect a significant expansion of German aviation capacity in the early 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Germany
Commerce Department
Gray Hair Bee preparation and claims for hair color
An ad-like instruction describes Gray Hair Bee as a home remedy by Hearnity or Wide Gray Hair Bee. It lists mixing water, bay rum, a box of Barho Cowpaynd, and glycerine, promising low cost and simple use. It claims to color stressed or faded hair, make it soft and glossy, and states it does not color scalp or rub off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivery
Barko
Boerne Looks to Build McDonald Observatory Nearby
Boerne chamber officials Porter Whaley and D K Lansing sought cooperation from the chamber to back a planned observatory. The McDonald will endow 1 million dollars for a UT and Chicago University joint observatory, to be located as near Austin as possible. Kendall County hills are seen as an ideal site, reachable by good roads.
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Boerne Chamber of Commerce
McDonald
University of Texas
Chicago University
Austin
Boerne
Kendall County
Ouster Suit Over Deputy Constable Street Grounded
An ouster suit was filed in Seventy-third district court against Deputy Constable A C Street by Arthur V. Wright. Judge Frederick Stevens set hearings for October 14 at 9 30 p m. Pleadings claim Street was never legally appointed and his commission was revoked by the county commissioners court in April. A copy of the order revoking the commission was attached. Street also faces four complaints alleging profit over 50 from confiscated slot machines without filing gaming charges and three charges of official misconduct tied to a court inquiry into slot machine activity.
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A.C
Bill”) Street
Seventy-third District Court
Arthur V. Wright
Btarney
Frederick Stevens
Stroot
Gnunty Commissioners Court
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Monsigrior Leopoldo Rus Y ¥ Flores
Pape
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Pope
Valley
of Congress
Circus
South
San Antonio Post
American Legion
Missouri Pacific
Fred Glasscock
Harry Fagg
Gilda May Glasscock
Siges
Regu
Red Arrow
San Antonio
Houston
Red Arrow Lines
Rio Grande Valley
RED Arrow Freight Lines, Inc
Heimen
Cathedral
Oxfords
Excello
Amelva
CTF
Peeshewak
Aghimbrays
AL Sizae
Slovk Uy
Gilb
Pan E Rene
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