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FORTY-SECOND YEAR_No. 176 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2 1934 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY ■
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I IN OUR '
[ VALLEYj
OUR l ORECAST NOW THAT
It is all over is that the Valley
would have had a hard hrost this
If the fog had not come creeping
morning—
in about 5 o'clock.
We were awake around that time
and watching outside to see what
w ould happen—
Expecting to sec the frost start
forming.
It was clear “as a whistle"
And cold take it from us.
And then the fog started blank-
v
eting everything.
And there was no frost
• • •
WE CALLED THE WEATHER
man.
And he told us the low tempera-
ture was 45—
And the log doubtless kept away
frost.
• • •
OUR ATTENTION IS CALLED
by Col. T. E. Gilmore.
Pan American Airways publicity
man—
To the fact that ■ Latin Ameri-
can exposition
Is to be opened soon.
At Miami.
It will cost $4000000. or some-
thing like that.
And will have permanent exhibit*
—and entertainments and active
Pairs part of the time.
• • •
THAT IS A FINE THING.
And we feel that some day
Brownsville may have one.
Now is the time to begin thinking
about it.
This city s future is to oe linked
definitely
With LaUu America—
As its contact with the United
States.
And there is no better way to
emphasize It.
• • •
FIRST JETTY ROCK BROUGHT
In to Brownsville
Taken down to Port Isaocl load-
ed on a barge—
And carried on over to the jetties—
9 Work started on this $2600000
project
Which will mean dee i watei
transportation for the Valley with-
in two ears.
• • •
AS THIS IS BEING WRITTEN
Representatives of the railroads.
And of the Valley cabbaRc grow-
ers arc in conference at Harlingen
On the matter of an .*mergency
railroad rate.
The feet that cabbage is selling
at $5 a ton—
Less than it. costs to produce it—
Unquestionably constitutes an
emergency.
The need is for quick action.
• • •
IN TODAYS HERALD YOU
will read about another city being
started
It is a new town—
But an old idea.
It was first planned years and
years ago—
By that indonuuatible pioneer.
Dr. S. K Hallam.
This is the first sign of new and
better times—
The opening of new townsites
Beginning of new development
projects.
Bigger days for the coast sec-
tion of South Texas are in store.
• • •
TAKE IT FROM TOM STEVEN-
hon.
Chevrolet dealer—
The people down here don't ap-
preciate this Valley like the peo-
ple who live up m cold disagree-
able places where there is a lot of
factory smoke—
• • •
TOM RETURNED TODAY FROM
the Chevrolet dealers meeting in
San Antonio.
And he reports lha. Felix Dor-
an. assistant to the general sales
manager of the company spoke
somewhat as follows:
m "You must live lor you-selves and
not for future generations.
"Get what you can get now and
let those who succeed you worry
about theirs.
• That is what 1 am doing and am
going to do.
•*I am going to get my worldly
possessions together and then 1 am
(going down In the Lower Rio Gran-
de Valley and buy me a piece of
land. Then I am going to grow or-
anges and grapefruit and spend the
rest of my life there in the sunshine
eating them.’*
OIL NAN BUYS
3000 ACRES
NE ARLAGUN A
New Developer Highly
Optimistic Over
Valley Future
Intensive development of the new
Laguna Vista townsite located five
miles from Port Isabel on the high-
way is planned by the C. J. Web-
ster interests which purchased 3000
acres on the Laguna Mad.e recent-
ly.
Webster who holds oil interests
in Oklahoma was attracted to La-
guna Vista for the reason that he
feels that this section is duo to
grow through a tie-up of oil and
port situations in the Valley.
He plans to sell 1600 lots in the
Laguna Vista townsite at pre-de-
velopment prices according to lit-
erature being issued by the Laguna
Vista Corporation which has its
executive office* in the Bedell Build-
ing at San Antonio.
Webster is highly optimistic in
regard to the outlook for the Val-
ley particularly in regarl to the
port situations. “Industry and fi-
nance will be quick to take advan-
tage of the opportunities created
through the opening of the ports."
Webster states. “Milions will be
spent in development and this sec-
tion is due to be intensively de-
veloped ”
Reyna’s Bond
Set At $10550
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Feb. 1— N L Rey-
na. former La Joya relie; super-
visor. was attempting to make
bonds totalling $10550 on 35 rein- j
dictments. charging him with mak- |
mg false reports in connection with
relief work here Thursday morn-
ing
These 35 reindieuncnts. re turned
by the grand jury' Wednesday sup-
plant 35 previous indictments which
officials felt might contain fatal
faults. Reyna now has a total of
68 indictments against hit in con-
nection with alleged Irregularities
in administration of relief work.
Five new indictments charging
Reyna with forgery and uttering
were returned with the reindict-
mr nt.s Wednesday .
Dlst. Atty. Sid Hardin and M. R.
Kelley state and federal investi-
gator have indicated that they
plan to go into charges of ir-
regularities in the Edcouch section
next.
Chadick Jury
1$ Still Out
AU8TIN Feb. 1. (JP»—The case
of W. D. Chadick Mercedes mayor
on trial on charges of attempting
to evade income tax payment was
deliberated by a federal court jury
at noon Thursday after having re-
ceived the case Wednesday after-
noon.
A. W. Cameron former Hidalgo
county judge went on trial Thurs-
day also on charges of attempting
to evade income tax payment.
City to Get 1935
Bridge Men Parley
The 1935 convention of the
American Toll Bridge association
will be held in Brownsville accord-
ing to R D. Howard general mana-
ger of the Gateway Bridge com-
pany. who returned here Thursday
after attending the association’s
convention in Cincinnati.
Howard was elected vice president
of the organization at the rec.*nt
convention
Early Adjournment
Of Congress Looms
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. .*v-Now
that the country is on what Sec.
Morgenthau called Thursday "a
1934 model of a gold bullio 1 stand-
ard’’ and the administration evi-
dently intends to refrain from rec-
ommending further legislation of
major controversy. Speaker Rainey
envisions an early windup of the
congressional session
With the house making ready to
pass the four-department supply
bill and St. Lawrence treaty discus-
sion still before the senate he told
reporter*.’ the house would be through
in three weeks or so. leavir.3 “the
boys plenty of time to campaign'
for the November elections
Mr.. J. L. Hill Die.
HARLINGEN. Feb. 1—Mrs. J. L
Hill mother of R. L. Hill well
known president and manager of
Ice companies in Brownsville and
Harlingen died in Indiana Thurs-
day. according to word received
her*.
_ .
Flashes From
A. P. Wire
WASHINGTON — The United
States has ordered Samuel in-
sult's passport reinstated presum-
ably to aid in returning him to
the United States from Greece
to face charges growing out of
the collapse of his huge business
in the midwest.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.— Mrs.
Fern Sankey. wife of the notorious
kidnaper arrested Wednesday in
Chicago was in Jail here Thurs-
day in tier of $25.ooo t d hav-
ing been seized at the Sankey
ranch near Gann Valley early
Thursday morning after receipts
of information that her husband
had been apprehended.
WASHINGTON—A bill to ex-
tend crop production loans in
1»: to a total of $35000000 was
approved Thursday by the House
agricultural committee.
WASHINGTON.— The senate
Thursday adopted a resolution
requesting Pres. Roosevelt to pre-
sent a “comprehensive plan" for
the guidance of congress in enact-
ing legislation for a nationwide
system of Hood control naviga-
tion irrigation and power.
The resolution presented by
Sen. Norris <R-Neb) was an out-
growth of a conference with Pres-
ident Roosevelt Wednesday in
w’hich many other members of
both senate and house interested
in waterway improvement partici-
pated. A similar resolution is ex-
pected to be offered in the house.
AUSTIN—The senate Thursday
passed a house bill to suspend
sales of real property foreclosed
to satisfy debts for a period of
thirly daw
A minor ..mendment. requiring
house concurrence beforr the bill
can go the governor was adopt-
ed.
WASHINGTON—Sec. Ickes. oil
administrator Thursday revoked
his administrative order of Octo-
ber 16 proposing minimum prices
for petroleum and its products.
The schedule was to have become
effective Thursday but the re-
cently approved purchase and
marketing agreements made It
unnecessary.
_ _
WASHINGTON— The 1 nited
Slate* gold supply was announced
at the treasurv Thursday to com-
prise $4029092988.86 on the old
dollar bash.
WASHINGTON — Committee
approval for some form of com-
pulsory cotton production con-
trol was Indicated Thursday by
Chairman Smith (D-SC) who
said the senate agricultural com-
mittee would meet tomorrow in
an effort to decide whether 'i
license gins or place a prohibitory
tax on all cotton ginned above a
fixed baleage.
MONROE La.—An appeal to
peace officers of this section of
the state to assiot in a searth for
their daughter. Mrs. Lucille
Swinney Willis reported kidnaped
from her home in Longview Tex.
wa* made here Thursday by Mr.
and Mr*. J R. Swinney living
three miles out of Monroe on the
Arkansas road.
WASHINGTON.—A bill calling
for an appropriation of $60000 u>
defray the expense* of the Amer-
ican section of the International
Boundary Commission for a sur-
vey of the proposed channelisa-
tion of the Rio Grande river waa
intrcxiuocd Thursday by Rep.
Chaves ID.. N. M-).
It is proposed to channelise the
meandering Rio Grande from
CaLallo reservoir site in New Mex-
ico to the international diveriion
dam near El Paso.
WASHINGTON. — Protiis of
$oJ95.111 made by the National
City Company from Lulled Air-
craft and Transport financing
from 1928 through 1930 were out-
lined to the senate mail investi-
gating committee Thursday by
Joseph P. Ripley an officer of the
investment concern.
Ripley non executive vice pres-
ident of the cRy company the
bank affiliate's successor mrmed in
May. 1933. said losses had result-
ed in I'nited stock operations since
1930.
POLL TAX PAY
BOOSTED IN
FINAL RUSH
Cameron’s S t r e ngth
At Ballot Places
Almost 12000
A last day rush for poll taxes
Wednesday boosted Cameron coun-
ty's voting strength to approximate
ly 12.000. according to rough esti-
mates in the office of B. Prank
Hardin Cameron county tax col-
lector. This is cnsidefably over the
predicted total and approximates
the number of votes ift the county
during 1932. the last ‘campaign"
year.
10.000 Faid Taxes
Hardin estimates that there are
approximately 10.000 paid poll tax-
es and 1830 exemptions in the
county. It will be several days be-
lorc an accurate tabulation will be
available.
Approximau-y 1.200 poll taxes
and exemptions were issued in
Brownsville Wednesday in the ci06-1
ing rush which kept up until mid-1
night the last possible time for
issuing po*. taxes.
Thursday was the last day tor
issuing automobile license plates
without penalty and Hardin will!
keep his offices at Brownsville. Har- |
lingen. San Benito and La Peria;
open until midnight in order toj
accomodate belated plate pur-
chasers.
Motorists Warned
It will be illegal to operate a car
with 1933 license plates after mid-
night Thursday. The sheriffs of-
fice indicated that it tntended to'
be as lenient as possible but it has
no control over the sta c highway
patrolmen.
* Please do not operate your car I
with 1933 license plates alter Feb.
1." Sheriff W P. Brlwn asks. "It (
is better not to embarrass the of- I
licers than t obc embarrassed your-
self"
' ■ " — -
JETTIES WORK
IS UNDER WAY
"
First Rock Dropped to Form
Protection for Channel
Through Pass
Actual building of the $2600000
jetties which are to bring deeo wa-
ter to the Valley has started
The first shipments of rock two
shipments of six carloads each have
arrived and one carload was in
place by noon Thursday.
The other carload was being put
in place according to Supt. McCul-
lough of the Callahan Construc-
tion Co. which has the contract.
The shipments came to Browns-
ville over both Missouri Pacific and
Southern Pacific Lines. It was taken
tt> Port Isabel on the Port Isabel
and Rio Grande railroad where trie
cars were run onto the barge oi the
construction company.
This barge was crossed to the past
and the cars run onto tracks built
there carried out to the jetty site
and dropped.
The trestle for the jetty rock is
being constructed by Dodds and
Wedegartner of San Benito sub-
contractors.
McCullough said that the ship-
ments of rock will double in a short
time when the work gets going lull
steam.
The huge jetties which will dwarf
the old jetties in height and width
as well as in length are to be built
at a cost of approximately $2600.-
000. They will protect the 25-loot
channel which is to be dredged in
the pass.
Dredging of the channel will begin
in about a war. and will be finished
along with the jetties in about two
years
Firit Flies Found
In Willacy County
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. Feb. 1—Two
fruit flies the first ever found in
Willacy county were reported
Thursday. One was found In Ray-
mondville. the other near Lasara.
EMPTY ‘DOPE’
TUBES FOUND
NEARJODIES;
Prominent Doctor And
U. T. Professor’.
Wife Found
AUSTIN. Peb. 1. (Av-Dr. Claude
Mattingly prominent Austin spe-
cialist. and Mrs. Rhea B. Perrin
wile of Dr. F. A. C. Perrin a pro-
fessor of psychology of ih*. Uni-
versity of Texas faculty were found
dead in the Texan hotel here.
Thursday.
Justice of the Peace Sam John-
son and Drs Will Witt and Ter-
rence Watt who viewed the bodies
gave it as their opinion Dr. Mat-
tingly and Mrs. Perrin nad been
dead about 12 hours.
Johnson had not rendered an of-
ficial verdict.
Bodies On Bed
Containers that once held 4i>
grains of a narcotic and tubes lord
to inject it were in the room. The
doctors and the coroner said they
believed death had been caused by
the • excessive injection ' of a nar-
cotic.
Hotel attaches said Dr. Matting-
ly had occupied the room wh*re
the bodies were found about one
month. The bodies were side by
side on a double bed. Dr. Mattingly
had removed his coat and Mrs. Per-
rm had taken off a light jacket.
Otherwise the bodies were fully
clothed. The room was in peilect
order except for the narcotic con-
tainers and injection tubes.
Face Distorted
Police said Mrs Perrins body was
in bad condition the lace having
been so distorted that identifier-
lion was difficult. She .inallv wsa
identified by the signature to a will
or some other document that was
(Continued on Page Eight)
Valley Judges Leave
For Drainage Parley
Directors of the proposed Tri-
County Drainage district county
. \ W Cunningham cl Cam-
eron *£d Couch 01 Hidalgo and W.
E. McCharen of Willacy left for
the stale capital Wednesday r.lght
for a conference with Lawrence
Westbrook relief administrator.
The directors wish to get west-
brook's ideas on the best way to
present their application for a $4.*
000.0000 grant before government
officials in Washington .Westbrook
is thoroughly familiar with the man-
ner in which these applications are
handled and treated in the national
capital.
Papers Asking Long
Ouster Turned Down
WASHINGTON. Feb. I. </P>—The
senate elections committee decided
Thursday petitions seeking the ous-
ter from the senate of Sens. Long
and Overton of Louisian did not
present issues “which the committee
or the senate could take cognizance
of.”
The committee decided however
to conduct hearings within the next
10 days to permit those seeking re-
moval of the two senators to argue
the "sufficiency of the complaints.”
Relief Commission
To Select Director
AUSTIN. Feb. 1. —'The Texas
Relief commission will meet Febru-
ary 12 to select a permanent direc-
tor of Its relief activities.
The commission Wednesday nam-
ed J. F. Reed formerly of Galves-
ton. acting director. Reed has been
assistant director under Lawrence
Westbrook who has accepted a
position in the federal relief or-
ganization.
C. B. Braun of Dallas field sup-
ervisor of the commission was ap-
pointed acting assistant to Reed.
Fight Postponed
MIAMI. Fla. Feb. t. f.1?)—Because
of unfavorable weather conditions
the 15-round light heavyweight
title bout scheduled for Thursday
night between Champion Maxie
Rosenbloom and Joe Knight of
Cairo. Ga.. was postponed Thurs-
day until Monday night.
HIS SHADOW CONTROLS MERCURY
If only pictures could talk in the j
newspapers like they do in the
movies we could learn from Mr.
Groundhog first hand wh ther
we're due for su more weeks of
winter or whether spring is at
hand. Mr. Groundhog of course
is the weather prognosticator who
tells us every Feb. 2 about the
climate that is just ahead— cold
like that depicted at top or w arm
like the scene below. Very * fli
cient after years of experience at
the practice. h»* doesn't need in
strumcnts like other weather fore-
casters but depends as you well
know on his shadow—i e. if the
sun is out. he sees his shadow and
runs back into his hole meaning
six more weeks of winter if the
day is dark and there is no sun
for shadows he stays out and
we're practically assured of
spring sooner or later.
RAIL MEN GET
RATE CUT PLEA
Representatives of Carriers
Hear Growers' Reasons
For Emergency Slash
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Feb. 1— A strong
plea lor emergency freight rates I
on vegetables was presented before
railway representatives here Thurs-
day by officials of the Tri-County
Growers’ association.
The railway representatives with-
out authority to act. promised to
carry the plea before their official*
in Houston and to get a definite
answer by next week.
The Missouri Pacific was repre-
sented by G. R. Hamilton state
traffic manager and the Southern
Pacific by James E. Carter assistant
freight traffic manager. The rails
also had their Valley representa-
tives Will J. Carter of the S. P.
(Continued On Page Eight)
Negro Scheduled
T o Die in Chair
HUNTSVILLE. Feb.
Frank Flours. 34 Waco negro who
killed Mrs. Reba Carney of Ken-
nedale in a holdup last November
25 was to be electrocuted Thurs-
day night unless Gov. Miriam A.
Ferguson extends clemency.
W W. We'd warden of the state
penitentiary said there had been
no indication that the governor
would intervene He said the negro
apparently was resigned to his
rate and ’ was taking it pretty
well"
TOUHY BLAMES
CAPONE’S GANG
Factor Kidnaped By Jailed
Beer Baron's Mob Says
Defense Lawyer
CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING.
Chicago. Feb. 1.——A defense
theory that John Factor was kid-
naped by the Capone gang as s
grim piece of bill-collecting was
put before the Jury Thursday which
is try ing Roger Touhy and two oth-
ers for Factors S70.000 abduction.
The bill it was argued by Atty.
William Scott Stewart in his clos-
ing statement was for unpaid
ransom for Factor's 20 year old
son. Jennie who had been seized
and held by' kidnapers two months
earlier.
'The Capone gang would have
(Continued on Page Eight)
_
San Benito Sets New
Poll Tax Pay Record
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb 1 —A total of
814 poll taxes was issued in San Be-
nito up to Wednesday night the
highest on record by 180 votes.
New Jobs Opened
PARSON. Kas.. Feb. 21.— The
Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroad
Thursday Increased the working
lorce in the locomotive shop6 here
by recalling fifty more men. An
increase of thirty men at Waco.
Texas and five at the Scdalia. Mo.
shops also was announced. The
local increase is in addition to
eighty-four shopmen put back to
work here since January 1.
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NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG—NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
Washington by George Durno — New York by James McMuilin
WASHINGTON
By George Durno
l WA — Despite administration
disclaimers there is plenty of evi-
dence in sight here that the Civil
Works Administration will be on i
too welV/past the old disbanding
dau of May 1.
Picking up CWA has given the
New Dealers mucn the sensation of
grabbing a wild cat by its tail.
Members of Congress are still get-
ting letters by the bale since it was
- - - — - — - ....—
first hinted the big emergency pay-
roll organization would die in the
spring. Communities have had
cold shudders at the thought of
trying to swing relief themselves
again.
• • •
One important factor is that of-
ficials don’t believe the Public
Works program will reach Us pack
until June or July—probably the
latter.
Public Works is supposed to mop
up CWA workers. Even though May
will be a warm month generally and
suffering will be minimized the un-
employed will still have to eat.
• • •
GRAFT—All of the headlines
about CWA graft figure to pass
into oblivion very shortly.
The grafting has een petty and
isolated considering thcic arc 30-
000 men and women employed in
directing jobs lor the temporaries.
%
It was the old army game ol get-
ting the Jump on the other side
when Administrator Harry Hop-
kins first made a big wide open
splurge of cleaning up
At present CWA headquarters is
busy playing the situation down
as hard as possible
• • •
PARITY—Foreign Minister Hir-
ota's note to the Jnited States
is regarded here as a crude Japa-
nese attempt to soft-soap the
United States into postponing na-
val construction. He speaks of the
2935 naval conference and hints at
a new deal to replace the present
treaty expiring in 1936.
The administration has oeen
quietly sounding out sentiment on
the proposition of naval ratios.
Practically solid opposition Is reg-
istered against agreeing to naval
equality with Japan.
If Washington stands pat the
(Continued on Page Pour)
MINING STOCK I
RALLIES SI TO I
$10 ON NEWS I
Other Issues Gain SI
To $3; Cotton Shows ■
50-cent Climb I
NSW YORK. Irb. ||
Buying waves swept through the II
stock market Thursday following B
final devaluation of the dollar B
am. the fixing of a new price for B
gold. Many issues passed their B
best 1931 levels and all rategorle* B
participated In the heaviest trad- B
in since last July. The flow «u
st.ong. Gains of 1 U> 1 or more H
points predominated. Transfers Off
predominated I.mni.om shares. B
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. A'-A uroad I
upward surge m stocks I ursday B
greeted the presidential pti Junta- B
tion setting a new price lor gold of B
$35 an ounce and devaluing the B
dollar to 59 06 per cent of its lon.ier B
prity. B
While tmmiiK equme* it'd the up- B
turn with gains of $1 to $10 a B
share all other categories jonted the B
early forward push Advances of St B
to $3 or more a share predominated B
and the ticker tape was aevr ral nin- B
utes behirki floor transactions as B|
blocks of 1 000 to 10.000 'ha-e* B
changed hand' Prices wet** snaded B
later under profit-taking BB
Cotton Gains I
The dollar oiienrd * lUUe luflier |B
in terms of sterling and lower In re- B
lation to tlie French frant But the B
Amei lean currency soon fumed und B
the pound later shower a loss of B
3 1-2 cents at $4.98 1-2 and the B
French unit was ofl 02 of a cent B
at 6 35 cents. B
Cotton moved up about 50 cents B
a bale and rubber advanced sub- B
Manually. Wheat and other grains B
did not exhibit exceptional buoy- B
anev. Wheat fumed about 5-8 to 3-4 B
of a cent a bu.hcl and other ce- B
reals advanced proportionately. B
Wall Street while expecting a fl
formal devaluation of the dollar as B
a prelim mary to the nationally- B
tion of gold was sor.ewhat surprfc- B
ed that the rate was not he! j at «0 |B
per cent of former parity .nucad of BB
being lowered The concema; wa* JB
that further deiireriation woulc be «B
decreed by the president If It «v IB
found necessary tn the campaign to |B
ra-se prices and control the ex-
change value of the American unit. ■■
strong Advances .
It was expected thai the new $2 - (H
000.000.000 stabhzation fund would H
quickly put to Aork to hold ^B
down international dollar rates and SB
support government securities tn ^B
the bond market At the -ame time. H
sane financial circles b< iteved that Bra
Washington and Lonuoo might B|
reach some sort of a tenu>orary ex- Bra
change agreement which aouIq ob- |B
viate a threatened currency wrar. B
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issued an hour after security mar- jfl
kets here had closed Wednesday but ■■
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bv a strong advance m stocks on gfl
Pacific coast markets which were B
still open. H
Missing Houston
Man Found Dead
HOUSTON Feb 1. <iP)—L. F.
Giesecke. Sr.. 43. manager of Car-
man and Company. Inc. of Hous-
ton was found dead early Thure-« .
day by relatives in his summer cot-
tage at Red Bluff six miles south-
east of La Porte
Justice A. Muldoon of La Porte
who investigated the death re-
turned an inquest verdict of death
due to heart disease.
A search for Mr. Giesecke began
Tuesday night when he failed to
arrive at his home after he had
left his office Tuesday afternoon
with the statement that he was go-
ing directly home.
Cotton Cut Drive
Deadline Extended
(Special wo The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 1.—The cot-
ton acreage sign-up drive has been
extended to Feb. 15 according to
information received here by Coun-
ty Agent Henry Alsmeyer from O.
B Martin director of the A. & M
extension service.
The signing of option pool agree-
ments also has been extended to
Include Feb. 5. The oounty com-
mittee already has approved more
than 200 contracts for cutting cot-
ton acreage. _
Jury Dismissed
GAINESVILLE Feb 1. __ h$|
Failure of jurors to reach an H
agreement after 26 hours* delibera- ill
uon resulted Thursday lr * Mi
trial of Frank Bracken on a m untar 1 Pm
charge for the .slaying of Walter *1 MH
Clements. Gainesville fire narwhal
Dist. Judge Ben W.
missed the Jury j|^l
and Indicated he
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Buell, Ralph L. The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 176, Ed. 2 Friday, February 2, 1934, newspaper, February 2, 1934; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1394903/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .