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VOL. LVII.
GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938
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By Supreme Court
1 10 Checks Totaling
Victim of Fiend Was
no pet
The-first allotment of
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LARCHMONT, N.
Y., Oct. 12
was
a
{lot as gubernatorial
respectively, of the
theatre.
was
the
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an
average of nearly $55 each.
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agricul-
90 mile Kiukiang-
Five from day to day
clues.
and 130 miles
Knchang- railway
next few weeks until
farmers,
&
only were
totaling more
distinction.
been received.
requested to I call
tered a stinging defeat before re-
re-
pass north of
Teian.
The body, beaten
After
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was found in a back lot a short
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hour.
Some of them said they
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Fire Chief . Felix
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cDonald, who has been
Me Mu ray
school.
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session
speech and in the informal
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 12 (AP). —
BURNED FATALLY
now’ un-
• engine.
ed by her father.
The anticipated rate of slum
cru-
Avalanche in Tunnel He Was Digging
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tensification of activities
The
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about 21,000 soldiers and
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Sends Resolutions
Back to Committee
Women’s Clubs
Turn Attention to
Japan Asks foreign Potrers Not
To Move Troops in China Area
Fire Officials
Speak at School
Avoidance of Untoward
Incidents Sought, Notes
To Governments Declare
$7,545,892 Advanced
By USHA to 28 Local
Housing Authorities
bankruptcy, who is attempting to
discover Harris’ assets, took no
MORE PICTURES,
MORE NEWS,
MORE FEATURES,
MORE READERS:-
batch. Mr. Reese said,
amount to more than
hoon there were nine baptized and
there were. in all,s i x t e en addi-
broadcast by police today in their
quest of the slayer of 17-year-old
Mary Imelda Coyle, red-haired pa-
public schools
Fire Preventit
Somerville and Cyclone
Davis Fail to Obtain
Mandamus Permission
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Achievement Days
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Formulating Programs
To Mirror Activities
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a hoax. The Czechoslovak legation
in London said he had not even
considered the offer.
i find much in th administration
’ to praise.”
Ladies Garment
(CIO 1.
a group talking to the driver of an Austin, Ind.
truck drivers was underway at Springfield.
afterward, studiously avoided tak-
ing sides in the controversy.
Several cases of sleeping siek-
ness among livestock has been re-
ported in Cooke county, accord-
ing to Dr. P. P. Starr, local veter-
inrian.,
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! Denied Places
On Texas Ballot
First 1937 Cotton
Price Adjustment
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Gregg Howard
Speaker Sunday
At Custer City
GOOD STORY, BUT—
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.Q. (AP).
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R eports of a Chinese victory near
Teian wer fal se. Previous advices
The officials spoke to the
dents in assenbly, explaining
each student may assist in
reinforcements tion leadership, hopeful the Gar-
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A machine gun firing 350 shots
a minute was invented during the
American Civil war by R. J. Gat-
ling and later was’ adopted by
nearly every civilized nation.
, 1 from Chiang's
ters said
Governor-Nominate Is
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I hope to hear great things from
! that church with' Rev. Clarence
' state across Red river.
; William Tucker, executive sec-
। retary f the State Game, Fish
and Oyster Commission, explained
Stratus. administrator of
.2 1, 1,•
said some phases of the report
w’ere “a bit confusing" and dele-
gates on the floor objected on the
grounds it might be considered an
attack on new deal policies.
Chairman Mathew Woll of the
resolutions committee, did not ob-
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formed labor men said the federa-
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Move on flank
SHANGHAI,
Japanese forces
might today in ?
Offensive design
I kow and smash
j ang Kai -Shek’s
An eight-state alarm for
blood-stained motor car was
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$600,000,000 which U. S. H. A. has
for the slum clearance and low-
cost housing loans or its $200,000,-
000 for local subsidies.
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Thursday afternoon.
New Bridge Site
Is Contemplated
candidates.
Indepgndent
From U. S. Slums
areful About Avoiding
1 ton Matter
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LE,
when the automobile in which she
and her mother were riding, over-
turned on U. S. highway 82, west
of Gainesville. Friday,. has been
removed from Micks clinic to her
home, and was reported resting
satisfactorily Monday.
She is suffering from shock, a
severe injury to her left eye and
a fracture of the skull is suspected.
Her mother, also injured in the
wreck, was not seriously’ hurt. The
family resides west of Gainesville.
WEATHER
Gainesville and Vicinity — To-
night and Thursday, partly cloudy,
i Today noon 82. High yesterday
85. Low last night 61. High for
year 103. Low for year 15.
tiohs during the meeting. This
_ charch is planning a training serv-
” i icein the near future.
By DAVE CHEAVENS
। CORSICANA, Tex., Opt. 12
1 (AP. Texas’ Democratic | nomi-
nee for governor today had his
first taste of agricultural contro-
versy, and came out of it without
a scratch after informing a meet-
j dizain special permits for trans-
• porting ducks from the ' Sooner
hi floor.
owned
n esville,
outh of
d by in-
and Canton, the last big Chinese
coastal city, -or between Canton
and Hankow, Chiang’s provisional.
ject to recommittal but- stutly
defended the report as a reflection
of the views of the committee.
“This report,” Woll said, "is not
in any sense a criticism of the ad-
■ and trusted. Police said they were
avoiding carelessness that causes
fires.
Fire drills Will also be made in
to word received here.
Mr. Simpson resided at the home
ton price adjustment d ecks from
the agricultural adjustment ad-j
ministration lias been received by
Lee Reese, local AAA a dministra-
tor, at the county agent’s office
in the Chamber of Commerce, and
More Than $6,000
s
_ __________ Mary, pledged to become a nun,
F. A. Association for winning this was believed to have met her death
distinction. i at the hands of someone she knew
AUSTIN, Oct. 12 I APu -Efforts sts ted. “and all livestock should
of IAvern Somerville and Arion B. be
(Cyclone) Davis to force ‘their --
There are 110 checks
James P. Simpson
Fatally In jured
The recommittal
after President
before was engaged to marry Princess
Aspasia, morgantic wife of the
Oklahoma: Partly cloudy to-
night, showers in extreme north-
east portion this afternoon or to-
night; cooler in north and west
portions tonight; Thursday partly ’
cloudy.
East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday. Moderate
southeast to northeast winds on
ihe coast.
West Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday; cooler in the
panhandle tonight.
meeting will be an all-day event
with Mrs. R. H. Daniel, Friday,
October 14.
'October 21 is the time chosen
for the achievement day of the
Burns City club as -they met Fri-
day afternoon in the home of Mrs.
W.' E. Cason to formulate the i
Groups of men stopped trucks on the highway near Springfield,
Mo., and asked to see drivers’ union cards and if'
venting fires ii his or her home by
eliminating file hazards and by
ditch he’d ever seen.
Down 30 feet under North Hunt-
ington Drive, workmen swarmed
and shovels bit into the hard-
packed earth, while flood lights
burned almost as bright and gay
as a movie premiere.
It was a big job, as Foreman
Chris W. Wellman, 42, proudly ex-
plained to his son, Gerald, when he
took him to work at dusk. A big
job! Through a huge siphon in that
ditch would flow water to Long
Beach—water that had come 300
miles over mountains -and desert
from the Colorado river.
Gerald watched wide-eyed.
About 8 p. m. there was a noise-
less , quiver of the earth beneath
the paving, as if an unseen giant
had suddenly pressed down with
its fist
notices have been mailed to cot-
ton farmers participating, to call I Fighting Severe ’
for their checks.
about the
she obtained no
throne.
the John
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unloosed their full
vote was taken
William Green
diately preceding the filing of his
voluntary petition in bankruptcy,!
Harris acknowledged, he gave the
princess $25,000. Previously, he
said, he had transferred to her 1,-
851 shares of stock in Hegeman-
Harris Co., of which he was vice
president.
Under their marriage contract.
and military capital. ,
Fulfillment of the scheme would
mean cutting off vitally needed
defense munitions.
Far in the interior the Japanese
intensified their smashing drives
against Hankow frem the north
and west, and were reported to
have cut » the northern railway
communication with Hankow ry
them.
A (few minutes after Governor-
nominate-W. Lee O'Daniel [ told a
British troop ________ ____
fanned out across the Holy Land
to strategic posts today in puni-!
SSHS eu Name of Commoner Who Married King
Columns of Infantry and mech- m I A A AI hj - n
anzed units wermoheerephystyne Drawn into Another Strange Romance
I Fighting — .
in-, the but the heaviestatYangsin where
andfthey the Japanese have been trying for
79 days to cratk the Chinese lines,
for their checks only as they
ceive cards notifying them that
their checks have been received.
, NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (AP). —-
The troops, assisted by royal The name of a commoner who
airforce warplanes, inflicted heavy married a king -and eventually
casualties on a band of raiders in had her marriage validated by
a midnight battle near an Arab royal decree after her husband's
village southwest of Jerusalem. i death—was drawn into another
Walker, there will be an exhibit of
antique articles. Mrs. C. B. ;
Stevens will receive members for!
. the remainder of the affair at her j
home. Refreshments were served (AP
at the Friday meeting.
Local Boy Wins
Hog Calling Prize
from American
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agriculture than ------ --— । • t .2 - i . r
about it in books, and invited them fered only to "arouse thinking” ithat they had participated in the Y
to air their views on what
Refuses to Accept an
Attack on Legislation
Labeled ‘Socialism’
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miles south of Kiu-
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ministration. On the contrary, we
plained, "and local conditions alter
, , , - most every case.”
American party and the Peoples ! 1
— Farmers are warned to maintain
a careful
the United States Housing author-
ity. expects 5,000 families a month
i yiva l under the leadership of pastor
Phelps and evangelist Dr. Bruner,
Three men were burned to death and one burned critically when a passenger train and a loaded gaso- " ' .........
line truck collided near Columbus, Kans. The truck a nd engine <ab burst into f lames fed by gasoline. Tom
Tucker, Monett, Mo., jocomotive fireman, and Floyd Dugger and William Barber, both of Weir, Kans., and
riding on the truck, were burned to death. Fred K. Zentner, engineer, was burned critically.
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tion to redecorate Princess Aspa-
sia's London town house for the
society debut of her daughter.
"I paid for it,” Harris said, "and
that’s the truth. I swear it." He
added that he was still supposed
to be making payments to the
p
bound train when the accident oc-
c arred.
By GREGG HOWARD
The writer had a pleasant and
we; hope profitable visit with the
Custer City church last Sunday
morning and spoke at the 11
o’clock hour. The church is in a
training service this week and we
ing of dirt farmers he had
theories he wanted to inflict on
stump-
on the
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aynwmtc. Of New York Girl
as each • member Hunted in 8 States Checks Are Ready
call during the business session. q "T-5-
presided over by Mrs. O. P. Cason,
the Republican candidate for gov-
ernor. circulated through ths
crowd passing out dodgers attack-
ing O’Daniel on several points and
"The disease ha been prevalent
throughout the country," Dr. Starr
Pledged to Become Nun;
Body Found Tuesday •
Baptist Church is in
Training Service and
Progress Is Expected
I Howell of Seminary Hill as pastor
I anti T. F. Beall as superintendent,
$ervices were well attended Sun-
I day morning and two fine youn.
: toys were baptized by the pastor
in the afternoon. .
For the evening service we drove
to Hood and found that the church
j was just closing out a great re-
We are to hate our Sunday
1 Schol meeting at Lois church next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and the
program is printed in this paper
oday and has been mailed to all
pastors and- -superintendents. We
expect this meeting to be of great
help to the work and more to fol-
| low. Come and tell us what you
are doing ahd it will be an in-
l spiZation to somebody else for
better service. There is nothing
tht will add more1 to the ongoing
of your church than co-operation
.With other churches.
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Sleeping Sickness
Among Livestock
the schools by the fire officials
during the week, Mr. McCarty
said.
advocating MeDonal ks
tural program.
ODaniel told the
and; 1 f” < :
mendations for revision of some Benes Rejects All
an. sections of the wage-hour law and U; • qee
rejection of a proposal to reaffili- T OCIgn UIerS
favored ate with labor's non-partisan
theAAA plan. O’Daniel told all he league were quickly adopted.
. . . . — strictly
10-Year-Old Lad Sees Daddy Die Under
a final. giant pincer i
Generalissimo Chi; ■ O’Daniel Gets a
legions. ' - 1
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estimafed between 30.000: IOUC Vi VAUUU
a l 50,000 mechanically well-iA __ ~ m . •
equipped men supported by naval (n Hoym alioyaq
land air units, landed at Bias eBay, UIl 1 di ill 1 VlIUIC3
| a few miles north of Hongkong, j
Their plans was to sever com- ,
munications between Hongkong
the past 48 hours indicted
“rebel high command” ordered in-,
The season will open in Okla-
homa October- 15, while the season
in this state will be 30 days later.
A. F. of L. be authorized to re- lowed his name to be placed in T • 1 Aig ] f
new its organization drive in com- candidacy for the rectorship of InJUCu 011’1 IS
petition witA the International Glasgow university were denied rI r II
Workers union, by authoritative sources. I I aKen 10 Hier 1101116
I i The Scottish National associa-1
years, died Wednesday night as re-
si lit of injuries received when he
w is caught between two freight
slums bpginning-early next year.
•12 Making that forecast today, he
(AP).—Harris Blackmon, 26, was reported that $7,545,892 has been
burned fatally last night near PoS- advanced by the U. S. H. A. to 28
sum Kingdom dam, his ciothing local housing authorities for more
catching fire from exploding gaso- than 5,000 dwelling units
line he was trying to pour into an der construction.
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clearance. Straus said,- will require apers as they
$20,000,000 to $30,000,000 pt con- hghways travelled "by the
struction every month. Advances saders of another day.
to date have nicked either the i
they had none they
were urged to go to a union hall and "talk things over." Here is shown
truck. A strike of
tion, and the body abandoned later.
The girl’s father, Frank, was
questioned last night when he re-
turned here after an absence of
more than a year. He has been
working oh a farm near Bristol,
Pa., he said.
Hankow headquar-talked with farmers
20,000 Japanese W ere women informally for nearly
a strategic
rochial school graduate, whose
I bludgeoned and ravished body- was
found yesterday behind a movie
NEW YORK. Oct. 12 (AP) —
I Mrs. Jennie Sealy Smith, 70. Tex-
carg near Mrowley Texas His1 as philanthropist and daughter of
SS Wasbadry"crushed,‛ccordingthe late Johnsealyof Gaiveston,
- ' - 1 6 Texas, died today after a short ill-
in Week observance,
Tuesday morning,, to -- --
■I . MoUie John, Indian, pleaded guilty such sentimental view of the
STATE DEPARTMENTS CLOSE to a liquor possession charge, but hearts-across-the-sea affair.
AUSTIN, Oct. 12 (AP). — A offered this explanation: | “We claim she’s holding money
ti-----x *e “A white man dropped the bot- for the bankrupt,” said Murray C.
One British soldier was killed strange romance today.
and one was wounded seriously. j On the record of a bankruptcy
Observers here said events of hearing was the story- of an im-
the poverished New York business _
executive. John W. Harris, that he he added, he had assumed obliga-
p loyed as brakeman on a run be- . -
twveen Gainesville and Cleburne Smith foundation for
aid was thought to be on a north- Sealy hospital at Galveston, found-
1 southeast of. H ankow, the Chinese
maintained they not cr‛
; holding their own after ten weeks
। of bloody fighting, but admihis-
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capturing/ Sinyang, 100 hiiles north
7cbt-jof the capital. . ■ 2
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. 1 msider ec certain to force the meeting sponsored by the Farmers
Chinese to utilize Cantonese f orees Union of Texas here yesterday he
to defend them home Povince and /would have nohing to say with
make it impossible for-them tore- rererence to federl legislation,
inforce General Chiang in hardri State Agricultural Commissioner
pressed Hanko. (j F. McDonald bitterly attacked
„ , 1 AAA farm policies.
severe on a ronts, Neanwhile. Alexandaer Boynton,
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president. "
In addition to the, display of
food -in the home of Mrs. Verne
TOKYO, Oct. 12 (AP). —
The Japanese government to-
day Urged the "United States
and other powers to “refrain
as far as possible" from mov-
ing troops, warships and air-
! craft in South China, in view
of the landing of a Japanese
expedition presumably for a
drive on Canton.
Notes were sent to Tokyo em-
bassies of the prinripal powers
asking for cooperation• in prevent-
ing of incidents in. connection with
the South China canpain.
local chapter of the Future Farm- I Westchester ‘ county authorities
era of America, won the state F. organizing the most intensive
F. A. hog calling- contest Saturday - search since the kidnap-slaying of
at the State Fair of Texas. There 12-year-old Peter Levine last
were several entrants in this con- spring, was balked by a paucity of
Pension partv. failed todax.
! tTh asupzsmeresourmngpprrhnid
sion- to bring mandamus proceed- th disease might be cheeked,
ings against Secretary of State , g g-
Edward Clark, who had rejected Mzgt (at Parmifx
their applications for ballot list- MP- A cl lllll
ings? The action was without Q,m p,,),c in
br”oght here by the unio which He also denied (hat he was try- comment. Dl1118 •uCKS ill
is in the midst of a campaign for ing to superimpose his own eco- Clark contended among various
members, they knew more about nomic views on the convention, reasons for refusing Soneerville Notification was received in
those who read and added that the report was of- and Davis places on the ballot, ainesville Saturday through the
____ . - -j—.— --------—„ . „ . . . hamber of Commerce that be-
the about problems of modern govern- July Democratic primary. Somer-i danse of state laws in both Texas
, state government could do- that ment activities. vine as a candidate for Congress, and Oklahoma, duck hunters must
Japanese army spokesmen said would be beneficial to agriculture. The committee delivered most and Dayis bY voting,
the speeches. O'Daniel of its report on resolutions
wearing a cowboy‘hat and boots, proppsals yesterday.
‘ farmers and farm
princess, who was voted a $5,000
pension by Greece in 1929 and was
believed to have taken possession
of the king’s fortune.
An Athenian woman, spasia
Manos, the princess married the
26-year-old kipg of Greece, second
son of the dethroned Constantine,
in 1919. After his death, her
daughter was born in Paris and in
1922 the marriage was validated,
so that Alexander’s daughter be-
came the king's legal heir, though
arrival of the reinforcements. , - j .
. late King Alexander of Greece.
2,400 reinforcemehts in-1 Even while approaching the
eluded the Royal Scots Greys f brink of bankruptcy, Harris told
from India, one of the last remain- Referee Peter B. Olney, Jr., yes-
ing horse regiments in the British terday, he showered the princess
army. Britain is bringing herlwith regal gifts which, lavish as
armed strength in Palestine to, they were, still did not cover her
expenses—far from it, he said.
But Raymond Zeitz, trustee in
Farmers ar?
right to the
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------ the black earth poured like a river.; struction of 40,363 dweling units.
The earth rose in a suffocating The administrator reported con-
flood. but Wellman kept his head ■ struction cost would be well be-
up and freed his shoulder. Then low statutory limits. The maxi-
another slide came and he was lost i mum cost per room permitted in
from sight. Lost, also, was another jcities of more than 500,080 is 51,-
workman. Jack Feeney, 30. ; 250.
It was a death-trap now. the big Straus estimated “shelter rent-
ditch. but men dared a third cave- als” (Unfurnished quarters) at
in and went down. Their shovelsi, from $2 to $5.18 a room per month,
scraped furiously. A fire depart- Rentals, on an Austin, Tex., proj-
ment rescue, crew, then two ambu- ect go as low’ as $1.87 he said.
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the entire
county allotment of 2,500 checks,
than $i2i»,0G9, have
• examined frequently. . There
- r hat been no specific treatment de-
names on the general election bal- igned for the- disease." he ex-
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he given the Japanese corpmandr if
"sheer necessit ‘
This contest, along with sev-
eral others including horseshoe certain she would not have ac-
piltching, washer pitching, and cepted an invitation from a
Hillbilly band contests were held stranger to enter his car. She was
in the livestock arena of the State quiet, studious, and never went
Fur grounds. The Gainesville en- j otwith boys,
trants in the washer pitching were
eliminated in the semi-finals. Mt. head with a wrench or hammer.
Pleasant winning first place. 1
About 5,000 Future Farmers' distance, from, the houseboat in
from all over Texas attended the which the girl lived with her
. Fair Saturday. Thirty-three boys mother and two sistters. Police
f from the Gainesville chapter wereiwere certain she had beenkilled in
• 4 among this group, accompanied by an automobile in some other sec-
their local advisor, James P.Der-
American Federatior of . Labor
convention sent back to its execu-
tive council for further study to-
day a resolution committee report
attacking trends and tendencies
in recent governme nt legislation it ’
labeled as (‘socialism.”
Fire Marshal John A^cCarty wand 5,009 Families to
the first of a seriesof visits to . , . 1 1 .state
estion with Emigrate Monthly tosandnestionho nas neen
I IT 0 01 ing; the'state in his attack —
AAA cotton plan, again urged -he
domestic allotment scheme.
tie from an airplane and it fell Stett, counsel for the trustee, as
into my pocket.” I | he attempted unsuccessfully to get
Police Judge E. B. Hart compli- a look into Princess Aspasia’s
mented the Indian on his imagina- London bank account.
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Other check are expected to ar- • At TeiaA, 35
r within .the kiang on the
capturing Mahuiling,
The tlegramtrmLndonthat"BemessA‛mna
—add’ list. In- had , accepted such an offer was -
Formulation of plans for achieve-
, ment days formed athe center of
discussions for sessions of three of
the home demonstration clubs as-
sembling the. past few days.
Mrs. J. B. Clodfelter was hostess
to members of the Dye club Mon-
day afternoon to make plans for
the achievement day event. Mrs.
R, M. Faulkner was appointed food
supply demonstrator for 1939. and
Mrs. C! N. Clodfelter will be the
home improvement demonstrator
for the next vear.
The committee appointed to ar-
range .the achievement meeting is
composed of Miss Pearl Faulkner.
Miss Ola White, and Mrs. W. F.
Kerr. The affair will be held Oc-
tober 27, beginning in the home
of Mrs. G. L. Kerr. at one o’clock.
From there the members will go to
the home of Mrs. Eugene Springs
to conclude the meeting. Refresh-
mentswill be served at the latter
place.
Whaley Chapel Plans “
Also working On plans for
achievement day to he held Fri-
day, October 28, members of the
Whaley Chapel club were enter-
tained in the home of Mrs. A. H.
Powers last - week. . The next
ness.
of Ward Nott, Sr., on Haight street Mrs. Smith, widow’ of the late
when in this city. He was em- Robert Waverly Smith of Dallas,
1 - - - ' ■ was president of the Sealy and
test from^nver Texas. A trophy
will be Keived from the Texas F.
MINERAL ' WELLS, Oct.
WILMETTE, Ill. (AP)-A be-
wildered chicken, running around
and around and from side to side
of the Wilmette-Central avenue in-
tersection tied up traffic from four
directions the other night.
Motorists blatted and mooed
their horns, shouted and swore,
which of course did not help the
chicken get straightened out.
The fowl finally found haven in
the arms of. Edward J. Flannery,
stock broker, who took it to his
suburban home.
lances, arrived. . ________I
Up on a bank young Gerald; — I-------------it-----
Wellman stood by, trembling but / ATgAIN o t ■
CW. eHtcaing-bic.PuPryicant majority Of the state departments
not until he Was told he would have; were, closed today in observance
leave the scene. I of Columbus Day, a legal holiday
About 11 p. m., after Gerald had in Texas. Appellate courts which
gone, they brought the two bodies scheduled regular submiss ions
out . : w’ere the main exception.
Gatinesbille Wrekin Regisker
/ AND MESSENGER 4
Federation of Labor
A new site for the bridge over . ,. .
Pry Elm creek on the Muenster PuPPY in his arms, sat on the run-
road, 31 miles south, of Muenster,
is contemplated by the commis-
sioners’ court, following collapse
of the bridge under the weight of
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to “emigrate”
. pa,-
dua
Sastmpso 55irbrakcemoan Philanthropist
pany. whose home was in Cleburne, i D‛nc "m AnI VA
but who had lived in Gainesville a UIC3 ill -VC W A •In
larger part of the past several . ______
d heavy truck loaded, with oil well
I ipe last Monday.
The truck went through the
, . bridge, Roy Lusk, driven narrow-
ly escaping serious injury. Coun-
y .Judge Ray Winder estimated
he damage at $2,500.
Commissioner Babe Felker’s
crew is providing a temporary
crossing, and'it is probable the
bridge will be rebuilt to the north-
• east, eliminating much of the
-ewinding road now leading to the
span.
e • - 1
1 that after Texas hunters obtain
; hunting licenses in Oklahoma, they
Labor Peace Mentioned . I PRAGUE, Oct. 12 (AP». — must then apply for rights to
problems than he was in ha- . The question of labor peace and Sources close to former President bring the birds back to this state,
the CIO was touched on only in- Eduard Benes said today he had This permit may be issued only by
ferentially. . The convention “ ap- rejected for the time being all' commission authority, it was ex-
proved a committee report side- propositionsi abroad and that there plained.
, tracking to the executive council; was a growing demand that he re-',
and ex- ■ a proposal that the General Gar- main as en expert adviser to the
ment Workers Federal union in Czechoslovak government.
San Francisco, an affiliate of the British reports that he had al-
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