Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1931 Page: 3 of 6
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BRENHAM RANNER-PREM
Congratulations and Best Wishes
Congratulations
■I
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Cone ratula tions
STATE BANK
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
BEST WISHES TO THE
VAULT WORK
OFFICERS
Furnished by the
Ben Lehmann
ALL LINES OF INSURANCE
Office over Washington Co. State Bank
HOUSTON, TEXAS
IMMMMMMHMM
Hire Dog* to Chase Elk
Congratulations
Congratulations
AND
for both classes
Best Wishes
men and
Stockholders
entered
The Farmers National
SUBSCRIBE TO BANNER-PRESS
Washington County State Bank
Cangratutatiens
SIMON THEATRE
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Office Furniture Furnished
this bank by
Your Twenty Sixth Anniversary
Company
BRENHAM
Brenham's Bank of Service
BIG HEARTED KNOBBY
lOE PALOOKA
TOTTENHAM, MERCER
WIN DISTINCTIONS AT
BOYS SUMMER CAMP
listen KMoeev?
, THIS BIRO'S A 1
GREAT 0K> DUMB
COAL MINER ANO
insisted
the only
Officers
From
sap
itn-
f NOPE 7s
J TH ATS OUT !
UUE A)NT GONNA
eight TILL.
Completion of Remodeling and Refurnishing
your banking house.
“I TAKE THIS
WOMAN”
time of the
id order to
of scoring
upon the completion of their
Remodeled nnd Modern Bank
per hour planes
same number
Company
1 I 20 Main Street
80 Apptos on Branch •
Blytheville, Arkansas.—Sixty large
apple* on one three-foot branch of a
crabapple tree were displayed Ijere re-
cently by Policeman Jack Robertson.
He said that already fifteen had fallen
^GHAhJCe'T-
we COME Up
FER A RE5T-
so rrs OUT,
SHOE REPAIRING—Best in town.
J. F. Baier.—Adv.
WOMEN READY
FOR AIR DERBY
HEROES OF THft FLAMBF
. The thrilling serial.
\ Also
¥WO REEL COMEDY
Washington County
’ State Bank
<=< WELL.--UVI 7
Z WHO >5 HE ?
I <5 HE A tough
| CUSTOMER ? J
r GOT FXj MUCH
AT STAKE t“uEt
rK KlO TAKE
. ANY CHANCES ■
SOME BUM
MOTT KNOCK *M
OFF with A.
V LUCKY punch .
will Iptal
Lienesch,
■ automo-
By IDixon Stewart
Jnited Press Staff, Correspondent
Washington County
State Bank
Washington County
State Bank
mediately, but the fact that commis-
sion* in all states have since clarified
their knockdown rules and now re-
quire the referee to pick up his count
from the official timer after seeing
that the other fighter is in his corner
indicates that such was the intent of
the rules under whigh Dempsey and
Tunney fought.”
Kearns eyes gleamed as he dreamed
of “what might have been" and he
closed the conversation with a sigh:
“Gee! But that would have been
great ballyhood for a return match.”
Third Bout Would Have Been
Greatest Ring Attraction
(“I’ll agree that Dempsey was a
n not getting to a neutral corner
Z WELL IM BEIN'
. / PRETTY DOIN'
\ THl5. TLL LOOK J IM
I I CX/ER AHiF HE
>. \ LOOKS SOF--
V I MEAN OKAY-
th- Ex'emoN. va
\ MK>CT ER-AH- J
f WRITE A VDRY
I A0OLT HO* I'M ONLY
PON THIS BECAUSE
—. OF ME BIG
heart , fl
Rooster Resented Play
Silverton, Oregon.—Fun irf the
farmyard had a painful sequel for Al-
vis Brunner. Brunner made a playful
with his boot. The rooster retaliat-
ed by sinking a spur in Brunner’s leg.
L t hat. Jttf
man was unable to walk for two daysl
arn* Believe* Jack
mpsey Rewon Title
ack Kearns, ne-timp manager and
tr arch enemy of Jack Dempsey,
ee* with the thousands of boxing
is who believe Dempsey was entitl-
to a knockout decision over Gene
■nney in the famous “14-count”
Lvyweight championship fight at
Gulf Refining
Chas. Lamp, Agent
J HtS NAME S -------x
DGNATZ DOMBEU-ETSKY.A
ANO HE FIGHTS UNDER
ME nam€ OF BATTLING
0EYO- ON MY WORD <
HE'S A SOFTER PISH THAN
CAPNERA JUST A »'<'■
BOLONEY CAN'T BOX (
or Punch . me object )
•5 SIMPLY K5 uET THE /
Tablecloth I* Gridiron
Boston, Mas*.—A waitress at War
mush's dowqkown Wgstaurant com-
plained recently that a group of foot
ball coaches who patronised the eat
ing place diagrammed plays on th<
tablecloths.
Carole Lombard
and. ~
Letter Vail
Paramount Present*
Maurice Chev«dL.
The Prince of personality
with
Claudette Colbert '»
Charlie Ruggles
' and
Miriam Hopkins
(Unite* Press ffeoorn
Santa Monica, Cal., 'Aug. 1
Based on
Ecstacy,”
Rinehart.
Hold—A* Long A*
Married today—free
Does this man find
hold »his woman for
action is laid in New
Astoria, Oregon.—The idea is that
the dogs will chase—but not catch—
the elk. Elk herds invaded farms in.
Tillamook Head .eating crops and
digging potatoes. It’s against the
law to kill the animals, so the state
hired Dan Quihlan and his dog pack
to “shoo" the elk away. Should or»e
of his dogs happen to catch and kill
an elk,* Quinlan would automatically
become liable to arrest by the same
authorities that hired him.
story “Lost
Mary Roberts
Have And To
I Can.’’
tomorrow,
a way to
life? The
________________York and
a vast Wyoming randy It takes
a strong man thesfe day* to hold
a woman. Here’s one man who
doe*—see how.
TIM McCOY
Upon- thc.Lompletion of its
Moclern and Beautiftir banr®^’
Congratulations
And
WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE BANK
. *■ From
Tristram Pharmacy
Fred Heineke, Prop.
I “At any rate I would have claimed
e title and certainly would not have
t Jacft! continue. If Barry
[»on going by his own count
ling he could do would be
lalify Dempsey because I
State Open* New Cave
Harrisburg, Pa.—A new natural
cave was opened in Pennsylvania this
summer, to bring the state total to
12. The latest addition to the state’s
caves is he Hi-way-may Cave, on the
Yilliam Penn Highway, four miles
wes of Huntingdon.
J “If he did that the whote thing
have T>?eiP^|i Io the'coin
nd I’d have the argument that the
parquis of Queensbury rules make
fen seconds the official time for a
fnockout. I don’t think any comrnis-
lion rule is meant to alter'the Quee.ns-
fury code and I think the commission
ferould have backed me up in the argu-
ment that the Illinois knockdown rule
was made to protect a fighter arising
from the floor and not trr -pena+tee-+he-
m&n who scored the ^knockdown.
STATE BANK
— ’-wrfer -
The 1931 season of Camp Holland,
near Mason, Texas, closed Saturday
night, Aug. 8th. Many thing* were
accomplished during the camp* first
year.
A* is customary on the last night
of camps* prizes and awards were,
made as follows:
Best Camper, Mayo King, San An-1
tonio.
High Point Man, Edwin Tottenham,
Brenham, Texas.
Best Tennis Player (singles) Jack
Taylor, Austin, Tex.
Best Tennis Players(doubies), Mayo
King and Jack Taylor. >-
Most Improved Typis Player, Earl
Richard, Houston, Tex.
Best Basketball Player, Gayle Mer-
cer, Brenham, Tex.
The two waiters, Frank Hubert and '
James Sedberry, were awarded a beau-
tiful chess set of ivory for their valu-
able . services. , ■: ~ ' x ■
Pennats, shields and letters were
awarded to the five best players on
each team. Pennants and shields were
also awarded to the remaining boys.
After the close of these ceremonies,
the boys wens into the dining hall to
enjoy their dance. A number of Mason
girl friends had been invited to enjoy
the dance with them. The dining hall
decorated with the Baitip colors, green
and white, with a large U. S. flag as
the background. At 11 o’clock, the
dance was over; after everyone’s hav-
WE EXTEND OUR
" WWF*^**
f WA|1 A MSiU'I E <3
KNOBBY . YOU KNOW Y
HOW PROUD ME TOWN
SOF YOU- YOU MADE
ME KID CHAMPION, ANO
WERE APPEALING TO (
OUR CNlC PR»DE . ANO )
nr WILL SHOW HOW '
BIG MOU REALLY S'
\ CAN BE
■> HELLO KNOBBY, THIS 1
15 THE SPORTS EW1D»
OF THE LEADER . I'M J
GETTING A FLOCK OF
LETTERS FRON< THE
LOCAL FANS ASKING F
JCELL Ptn ON AN < Z RASSLE /
EXHIBITION MATCH AT ) ( HOOPINKOFP
THE ARMORY WITH _ -C
. THE LOCAL MEANY . > Z < fcOPT
“THE SMILING
LIEUTENANT”
The man the millions love
brings still another kite* .T
to thrill you, singing, winking,
smiling his merry way in and
out of love. Wedded in spite of
himself to a plain princess—
seeing her blossom, into a warm-
blooded beauty under the care
of his own dancing-girl sweet-
heart. This picture was produc-
ed by Ernest Lubitsch, and is
the finest picture that , this
master director has ever made.
THE SMILING LIEUTEN-
ANT is now playing in Hous-
}an. read what all the paper*
there say about it, and you
won’t miss it. <
Cartoon Comedy News Reel
Coupons will not be honored on
this picture account of contract
with producer.
Price* 10c, 15c and 40c
Friday & Saturday
nearing air derby time for the women
' again, and the premier feminine fliers
are training for their third annual
race.
Again the Pacific Coast has been
chosen for the starting point, ^.with
I Cleveland once more the goal.
I The Santa Monica Municipal Air-
jport, known as Clover Field, has been
[officially selected as the starting point
for the 2400-mile transcontinental air
derby in connection with the national
air races. The flight will start Aug.
23 and finish in Cleveland Aug. 29.
There is a saying that he who would
be fastest rides alone, but the women
this year will be pitted againse the
fastest ships of the country piloted by
men, the first ^ji»e in the history of
aviation that the sexes will , compete
in 1ong~drxtanct» racing.
New Feature
A new feature 'of the race this year
will be the handicapping of planes ac-
cording to tHeir speed. A ship capable
of 200 mites an hour will have to cover
the distance in half the
I00-mile
gain the
points.
Prizes
$20,000, according to C. F.
derby manager. Expensive
bites, too, will.be awarded
sweepstakes prizes for both
women. Lap prizes will total $9,000 in
each case.
Women fliers who have definitely
ehtered the derby this year include:
Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach,
-a■ fchildrau ■
band was kilted in an air crash. Mrs.
O’Donnell won the derby from Long
*Becfi’"to CteveTahtf ’ lasC yfedi-.1*’’*** ' ■
Louise J'haden, Pittsburgh, winner
of the 1929 derby.
Mrs. Mildred Morgan, Beverly Hills
Cal., second prize winner last year.
Third Place Winner
Jean LaRene, Dallas, Tex., third
place winner last year.
Ruth Stewart. St? Louis, Mo., win-
ner of fourth place in 1930.
—BobbTe-Trout,-fens Angetes, cwhtdd--
er of the women’s world air endurance I
record yvith Edna May Cooper,1 Los
Angeles.
■Margery Doig, Danbury, Conn., 1
who was forced out of the race last
year when her ship caught fire in Kan-
sas. ’ •
Phoebe Omjie, first woman holder
of a transport license, now an aircraft'
dealer in MSlntihis, Tenn. ---------
Clerna Granger, Santa Monica, jin
experienced west-coast pilot.
Control points have been fixed as
Santa Monica, Sac. P-enardino, Calex-
ico, Cal.; Phoenix, Tucson, Douglas,
■^i&^IJcrping, Roswell, N. M.; Lub-
"L'.l Bartles-
ville; Okla.; Springfield; St. Louis,
Mo.; Terre Taute, Ind.; Columbus,
Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio.
• BAnd if Kearns had been iit Demp-
Br's corner that uight Dempsey
Ight have gone down in history as
• first fighter to regain the world’s
■vyweight crown.
’■(earns and Dempsey split up be-
le Dempsey’s first fight with Tun-
■r and they are no longer friendly,
■ the astute “Doctor" still believes
■ former charge was one ’ of tjjs^
; safest fighters of all times. In a re-
it “fanning bee” Kearns’ conversa-
ti turned to‘the value of good see-
ls and he expressed the opinion
1 it he would have made Dempsey
inypion had' he been in Jack’s cor-
at Chicago.
Any good smart second would have
: the title back for Jack that night,”
1 Kearns. “At least if he hadn’t
ced the referee to give Jack the de-
on he would have made him the
mer in the opinion of everyone who
v the bout and Tunney never would
re had an opportunity to stage that
al comeback which won him the
ut and made Dempsey decided to
ire7„
Dempsey’s seconds never, should
ve allowed the referree to give the
count.’ What would I have done?
{‘Well, the instant my own timer
d me Tunney had been dowr^ ten
:orids I would have jumped into the
g and got Dempsey out of the
ena. Then it’s a 100 to 1 bet that
•feree Dave Barry would have given
ck the decision by a knockout. The
ficial timer would back me up that
mey had been down ten seconds and
trry couldn’t help awarding a kiuwk-
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Blake, T. C. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1931, newspaper, August 13, 1931; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1174569/m1/3/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.