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Friday Evening, February X 1940
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------Honour thy father and thy mother: that .Uy days may be long upon the land which the LordI rhygivrihthec.-Exodus 20:1 . .
they stand between us and death; when they are gone, we ourselves are in the forefront of the battle. S. G. Goodrich.
EDITORIAL
Bang! Goes Our Market.
You can ignore Mr. Chamberlain’s gibes at
Hitler and other normal and expected angles
in his latest speech, for the chief interest to
Americans lies in a couple of asides—offhand,
casual remarks apparently thrown in with in-
aoeent ease. ___
The first was that Britain has arranged to
purchase all the Empire’s wool during the war
and for a vear thereafter. Perhaps this had a
double meaning. It was meant to reassure the
Australians that their wool would continue to
find a market in spite of the war, and to quiet
some of the discontent that has become vocal
in the United States over Britain’s embargo
on tobacco, cotton and one or two other items.
If Britain takes all the Empire’s wool, it means
wool growers -in the United States will have
their own domestic market to themselves and
since we normally don’t produce enough for
our own uses it might mean higher prices.
The second reference was a little more di-
rect intended to soothe injured American fee
ings. Mr. Chamberlain explained that the em-
bargo on “‘nonessentials" from the United
States was necessary because Britain wishes to
concentrate on the purchase of warplanes and
munitions. The allies, it is reported, expect to
buy 10,000 more warplanes for a round billion
dollars, plus shiploads of munitions. They can
get them only by paying cash, and since their
cash is limited they must carefully select their
purchases. They will quit buying American
agricultural products and buy instead in Ar-
gentina and in other countries where credits
can be arranged. This won’t help the American
producers, but it will help American manu-
racturers; for Latin America will become a
very good market indeed for American goods.
Eventually this inability to buy our crop sur-
pluses for want of cash may lead to a cam-
paign for lifting of the ban against credits
here There is no doubt that if credits could
be arranged, the allies would buy everything
we have to offer for sale. Unfortunately the
world war taught us that the credit business
can easily be overdone. We are still holding
the bag from the last war to the extent of
about 13 billion dollars.:
If Latin America goes off the deep end in
the matter of credits to the allies, it may turn
out to be a sort of poetic justice; for there 15
enough worthless paper on Latin American re-
publics held by North American citizens to
pave a forty-foot highway from here to the
moon. Millions of American investors were
gypped by our good neighbors to the South,
if the allies in turn gyp our good neighbors,
who are we to weep salt tears? .
All speculation and moralizing aside, the
future doesn’t look any too rosy for the Ameri-
can cotton producer. The allies can t or won t
buy the stuff, and we have taken preliminary
steps to shut off Japan as our best cotton cus-
tomer. Congress is likely to deny further par;
ity payments, so at this writing the future of
cotton looks dark indeed. ,
We probably can continue to do business
with the allies if we’ll blink the war debts
and open our credit facilities to them once
more. It would mean temporary prosperity,
but eventual disaster. We’d be better off to
tighten our belts and ride out the storm.
with the Populists and became their most elo-
quent pleader. .
He was no mute, inglorious Milton. He had
a zest for living and enjoyed a fight as well
as the next one. The rising generation missed
a colorful and genuine character, as utterly
American as the Rocky Mountains.
Other Viewpoints
Dealing With Percentages.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
The figures are frequently quoted that “6
percent of the world's population enjoy 33
percent of the railroads, 45 percent of the ra-
dios, 50 percent of the telephones. 70 percent
of the automobiles, 56 percent of the silk, 59
percent of the petroleum. 50 percent of the
rubber and 53 percent of the coffee.” The bald
statement has a comparative value with the
famous boast of Texans that the entire popu-
lation of the world could move into Texas
with no more congestion than eight adults and
one child to the acre while Manhattan Island
packs them in at the rate of one person for
each 100 square feet.
In spite of the blessings enumerated as be-
ing strictly American mass achievement the
distribution of value is sadly awry. There are
many persons in high places writhing in antici-
pation of the census returns on unemployment
and such accessories as average earning ca-
pacities. Along with the political utterance
giving 60 families control of 70 percent of the
wealth of the United States goes the other es-
timate showing 40.000.000 Americans as stock-
holders in industrial, financial and utility en-
terprises. They are equally lacking in value.
The first is a’ liability rather than a blessing
and the second is a scattering of importance
having nothing to do with the operative and
administrative facilities of the corporations is-
suing the stock.
Such comparisons are ballyhoo material for
political platform use. Subjects for public dis-
cussion should be the pertinent and relative
ones of causes and effects with their best
routes to reconstruction. The problems of pro-
duction and consumption will take up all of
the statesmanship capabilities of all of the ex-
ecutives and their legislative co-laborers for
the public good. When these problems are ad-
justed others will be found too unimportant
for serious discussion.
Cyclone Davis, Orator.
The newer generation knew little about Cy-
clone Davis, for advancing years had slowed
the old warhorse down some; but forty and
even twenty years ago the sage of Sulphur
Springs was an eye-filling, an ear-filling and
a scene-stealing actor on the nation a political
stage.
The Texas Cyclone died this week at the
ripe old age of 85. About the highest he ever
got personally was as congressman at large
from Texas, but as an orator he was one of
the outstanding figures of the nation for many
years, a speaker of superlative persuasive pow-
ers who drew enormous crowds wherever he
went—and he used to answer calls for speeches
in every corner of the country.
Perhaps Cyclone Davis was born 30 years
too late. In another age, when great oratory
enabled a man to write his own ticket in poli-
tics, he might have gone far. In these days it
is organizing and wirepulling ability that gets
a man ahead in politics. Cyclone Davis did not
know how to pull his punches; he lashed out
with everything he had.
Many an oldtimer can testify that at his
best Cyclone Davis was one of the best natural
public speakers the South ever produced. One
wonders how far he would have gone had he
paid more attention to political horse swap-
ping and compromise than to the cultivation
of.a magnificent gift for expressive words and
pat expressions.
Perhaps it was his misfortune to blaze on
the political horizon at about the same time
the Boy Orator of the Platte made his debut
on the national scene. History might have been
different if Cyclone Davis had made the speech
at the Chicago convention which William Jen-
. nings Bryan delivered. He could have done it,
too, with a grand flourish. But he cast his lot
The New York sanitation department re-
moved refuse cans and other impedimenta that
could be heaved by New Year’s Eve revelers.
The Normandie and Queen Mary were also se-
curely tied. _________________
Detroit police just returned a watch stolen
from its owner 24 years ago. Maybe the cops
could do something about those collar buttons
you mislaid in 1907.______
Women are suddenly taking to aviation, and
girls’ schools are taking to flying courses. How
far away the days of Elsie Dinsmore seem.
Mussolini comes pretty high up on the list of
persons whose shoes we would not care to be
in. ________
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FEBRUARY 2nd IN EUROPE
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By Ann Demarest
6657
Washington Daybook - - By Preston Grover
WASHINGTON—Twenty years ago a spe-
cial train with blinds drawn rolled mournfully
eastward from the Rocky Mountain country
bringing to Washington President Woodrow
Wilson, stricken as he sought to persuade the
E. S. to join the League of Nations.
Twenty years after that tragic collapse, an-
other train mournfully rolled, but this time
westward from Washington to the Rocky
Mountains, carrying the body of Senator W il-
liam E. Borah, the man most responsible for
defeat of President Wilson's hopes for a
League of Nations.
Wilson was in the midst of a nationwide
speaking tour in September, 1919, preaching
the doctrine that an end to strife in the world
could come only through U. S. adherence to a
league empowered first, to persuade, and then
to compel maintenance of peace.
Hard on his heels were Senator Borah and
a group of senate isolationists answering Wil-
son’s arguments with declarations that Eu-
rope’s quarrels were a chronic disease from
which this country should remain insulated by
abhorring ‘'entangling alliances.’’
WILSON WAS APPLAUDED
It was on the eve of "return to normalcy
campaigns when reaction after the World war
arose to help smother Wilson’s life-long dream
of an association of nations. His speeches were
attended by massive, enthusiastic crowds. He
drove his mind to find more and more argu-
ments for his cause. At Pueblo, Colorado, a
YESTERDAY: Norton tries
going down the drain pipe and
it crashes to the ground Miss
Wells asks permission to go to
the movies, but is trailed to the
apartment of a man named
Perry.
Chapter 16
CHARLES WHITEFIELD
Fortunately for me someone
knocked at the door. The Sergeant
crossed he room and admitted a
man I hadn't seen before.
As he came to he said gravely,
“Mr. Kimball tells me I'm wanted
an investigator yet. If Adrianne
Wells was so busy taking * draw-
Ing lesson, she wouldn't have been
wandering around, so who was It?
He picked up his hat. "Im going
up to see Whitefield again He must
be deaf if he didn't hear all that
commotion." .
And then Dirck and I went back
to my apartment.
"Is candlelight kinder to your
complexion," he asked as he slump-
ed. into a chair by the fireplace,
"or do you always sit around in the
dar put another log on the fire and
paid no attention to him. He lighted
by the police.'1 pasu nu avcanva. —----------
"What's your name?” The Ser- a cigarette and smoked for awhile
geant regarded him coldly.
The man drew off his heavy
gloves and rubbed his hands to-
gether briskly. "It's damn cold out,"
he said easily. Then, looking at
the Sergeant, he said, "The name
is Charles Whitefield. I live in the
"I wish we could get hold of some
of these missing men,” he said af-
ter a couple of minutes.
•A FAINT IDEA'
"Do you suppose all of the missing
men did it?"
"Probably none of them. Its my
guess,” he said lazily, "that it was
M.
third floor front apartment" There guess,” he said lazily, "that it was
was a faint smile at the corners of Ishi, the Jap, who's been upstate
his mouth. "I’m an artist, thirty-L
three years old and,” he added pious- । diamonds.”
ly, “I’m not married, thank Heaven.” ' ’--’—‘
His smile was obvious now and
his tone held too much levity for
the Sergeant to digest in comfort.
I was finding Mr. Whitefield inter-
esting. He was a short, thin fellow
in a blue chinchilla overcoat that
covered him from neck to heels.
Except for the coat, there wasn't
anything to distinguish him from
a hundred other men.
"What do you know about this?”
the Sergeant askeS.-----------
Charles Whitefield waved a news- step-brother, or whatever tas
paper under the Sergeant's nose
and said, “Only the little that the
papers had to offer but enough to
learn that you must be the Sergeant
Long of the Homicide Squad."
He bowed politely, but" the Ser-
geant. seeing the twinkle in his eye.
flushed. Personally I found the
man more refreshing than the other
inmates, but the Sergeant looked
at him with an accusing eye.
"Where were you last night?” he
for a week.
He did It to get her
I looked up. “Did she have dia-
monds?”
“No, but it’s as good a theory as
the Sergeant has to offer."
I leaned back in the chair again
If Dirck knew anything he wasn’t
giving it away. I tried to figure out
a logical reason for murder. Frag-
ments of the interviews would creep
into my mind. Adrianne Wells
knew something and Mary Ann was
too composed when the Sergeant
asked her about Joan’s half- or ,
I never could keep them straight
For a moment or two I’d.think 1 ‘
had an inkling and then the whole
thing would tangle up again. I won-
dered- mostly about Richard Mac-
Donald and yet I was pretty sure
he was honestly upset about his
asked.
And then I wondered if I were
mistaken in thinking that behind
Mr Whitefields nochalant look there
was a wariness. But he answered
without hesitation, “In my apart-
ment.”
“All evening?”
“Right. I got in about seven and
sister.
After five minutes of heavy think-
ing I couldn't restrain my curiosi-
ty, so I said Have you any idea
who’s responsible for all thils?"
He smiled slightly. "I have a
faint idea. Miss Howarth, but how
- Cold I
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MAXIMUM
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inch.
didn't stir out again until this morn-
pain developed in his head as he spoke. Early mow 2m hiNoT to brush ^
signs of the oncoming collapse appeared. "Did you hear anything unusual
He refused to give in at once, but by the during the evening, or particularly
time the train reached Wichita, Kansas, the between eleven and one?"
paralysis that later reached his face and part . ng questioning: None said
of his body had begun. He never fully recov- l^ lighted a cigarette, looking at
ered He could not attend cabinet meetings. He D.rck and me with mild interest
lived on until 1924, his activities sharply lim- The Sergeant shot out the next
: ’ question. “Who was with you?"
ited. . , 1. If the artist hesitated, it was only
The senate debated, and finally defeated ad- for an instant. "A girl."
herence to the treaty which would have made 1 "Who?"
the United States a part of the league. He smiled. “I prefer not to say.
Borah considered that the greatest battle of A nice girl, though. She didn’tmur-
his life. During it, he made many of the “I’m the one to decide that.”
speeches which since have been looked upon | By this time I had scant sym-
as models of debate. ■ pathy for the Sergeant. He got very
little out of people because he made
TIMES HAVE CHANGED them angry right away. Mr White-
In the years that have passed a different field faced him now with a stub-
spirit has come into the administration of for- |horn.leckiepprently determined to
eign affairs. President Roosevelt has led the . with an irritated gesture Sergeant
United States into a greater participation in Long walked to the window, gnaw-
world affairs, and particularly European af- ing on his cigar Dirck fumbled in
fairs, than pleased the isolationist Borah £ cumi
He planned to fight it in a campaign which voice: "I can understand how you
he too hoped to carry to the country. He had feel about giving the lady’s name,
strength, he said, in spite of an attack of pneu- but since she obviously had noth-
monia a year ago, to fight “one more good bat-
tle." He was uncertain whether he could per-
suade the country again to pursue the course
of isolation from Europe’s affairs which he
considered essential to its safety.
‘It may take another bath in blood to teach
this country,” he told us one afternoon.
The Family Doctor -
In accident cases, chances of the
patient's eventual complete recov-
ery frequently depend on early
treatment of his injuries.
The following advice, concern-
ing the steps to be taken in first
aid, may apply to Red Cross
workers, attendants at highway
first aid stations or to anyone who
may find himself In the position of
giving help to accident victims:
Dressings: Every care should be
taken to handle dressings as little
as possible, and to make certain
that the surface of the dressings
to be applied has not been
touched A dressing that has al-
ready been put on a wound should
not be removed unless the patient
is ready to be sent home or there
is some good reason for taking It
off.
Severe Injury to soft tissues:
These may be present, although
there is no fracture, and the in-
juries should be dressed after re-
moval of foreign matter. Splints
should be applied. Wounds of the
larger muscles — for example, the
upper thigh — may be associated
with considerable shock, despite
the absence of damage to bone or
severe hemorrhage.
Hemorrhage: Application of a
tourniquet is painful, and it may
seriously endanger the vitality of
the limb on which it is placed. A
tourniquet should, therefore, be
applied only after careful consid-
eration Under ordinary Circum-
stances. the pressure should be re-
leased after 15 minutes to see
whether the bledding has stopped
Under no circumstances should a
tourniquet be left on for more
than an hour It should be ap-
plied just tight enough to stop
hemorrhage.
With 254 Counties, Texas Has More
By The Associated Press
Texas has more courthouses
than any other state, not be-
cause more Texans take their
disputes to judge and jury, but
because the state has more
counties The building denotes
that within a definitely bound-
ed area the people are sovere-
ign It is a symbol that they
have the unqualified right to
tax themselves for public im-
provements. maintain order
through the person of a sher-
iff. establish and conduct
schools and—once upon a time
—build and maintain highways
These sovereign counties and,
sometimes, a citizen of one
county may find sanctuary
from duress in another.
“Courthouse” is a misnomer,
but the American way of Iden-
tifying its communities and col-
lective possessions ever has
been the way of least resistance
and, because it houses the
court, the building became
"courthouse." In truth it is
the clearing house of the
county's business, Including
the court, which, notwithstand- .
Ing it is state controlled, also is
county business.
The courthouse has a deep-
er significance, especially in
Texas, then a county's place of
business. It” is the embodiment
of the democracy that pioneers
brought to his alien land more
than a century ago, and em-
phasizes that governmental
methods NOT be based upon
the will of the people could
not prevail against the princi-
-__gjag of freedom traditional with
the colonists.
The Texas courthouse paral-
lels the New England town
hall, because out of each came
the unbiased interpretation of
the will of the people
The Texas courthouse typi-
fies the states progress and
history. Earlyday buildings re-
flected, no less than do the Im-
pressive modern structures of
marble and granite, the pros-
perity of the sub-divisions.
Initial buildings were of sim-
ple design and built of material
nearby. Some examples extant
of a half century of more in
age suggest the economy the
times demanded, yet reflect a
yearning.for beauty in design
Buch buildings are found in a
number of East Texas county
seats and despite battered and
worn-brick walls, their severity
of line and ornamentation re-
veal a quality of beauty more
striking than the betowered.
I can ever prove It Is more than 1
know. That man Lathrop bothers
me. From what I know of him he
isn't erratic in the least, and why
he hasn't shown up at his hotel all
night gets me." He jumped to his
feet. "You must be starving. Where
do you want to have dinner?”
"Anywhere but the Knife and
Fork, I said promptly. "I've had
wheat cakes there twice. Last night
and this morning I'd like a bear
steak or a side of beef.”
He groaned. "I knew you'd be
hungry, so I cashed a check on the
way up here this afternoon. Put
on your bonnet and we'll go to a
high-class place on Fourteenth
street. The steaks are four inches
thick and the fried onions are some-
thing to cry over "
“I’m on my way.” I said “Steak
will be fine and I want at least ten
vegetables.”
"Somehow,” he said thoughtful-
ly. "such a large appetite doesn’t
seem to go with that fragile look
you have."
"I always fool people.” I said,
putting on my red felt hat. "That’s
why I’m not popular. It’s too ex-
pensive to feed me.”
He helped me into my coat. "There
is one thing I'd like to do before
we go. There are some drawings
of Joan Kent's in her room that
Ing to do with the murder, you would
be doing no harm in telling it. Be-
sides, we’ve accounted fairly well
for the comings and goings of every-
one in the house and it might be
some help to the Sergeant.” He
leaned forward earnestly. "You see.
she might have seen someone and
we could do a little verifying of
time.”
WHISTLING IN THE DARK?
The Sergeant turned away from
the window. “What time did she
- By Dr. Morris Fishbein leave your apartment?
"Beeretars American Medical Association The artist answered him sullen-
Abdominal wounds: The en- ly. "I really forget, possibly * nt;
trance wound In these cases may ten mhuse nave been later than
be insignificant. There is usually that,” Dirck said quietly. "Her room-
considerable pain, but the abdomi- mate got home at twenty past twelve
nat muscles may not be rigid. If a and she hadn't come in yet,"
nai musC.ee 4J Charles Whitefield’s jaw tensed
blood vessel has been ruptured, and he looked at Dirck swiftly. For
the pulse rate will increase. Mor-a minute I didn't quite grasp what
phine should be given only when he meant, and I think the Sergeant
the pain is Intense and the pa- liNundaron ona ink Marianne went
had been up in his partment. I
wondered how Dirck knew about it,
or whether he was whistling in the
dark.
“I guess she did leave a little
I'd like you to take a look at I
don't know a thing about them, so
I can’t tell whether they're good or
not.”
"If we don't hurry I'll eat two
steaks,” I said, "but for a small
sum I'm willing to enlighten you on
the world of art.”
As we went down the hall I
asked, "What will the Sergeant say
if we poke around in there?"
"He gave me a key. Beautiful. He
thinks I'm harmless ”
He unlocked the door to Joan's
apartment. *
"You know, I thought the Ser-
geant was going to arrest me a
while back," I said as we went into
the room.
'There is a look that lurks in
your blue eyes that baffles the Ser-
geant." Dirck turned on a lamp at
the desk "He doesn’t know wheth-
er to fall for you or lock you up.”
Continued tomorrow
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Public Records
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tient la restless. Chance of recov-
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Burns: No attempt should be
WARRANTY DEEDS
G. L. Perkinson to Walter K Wilder:
$10 and ther valuable considerations;
Jan. 26, 1940; one-fourth interest In lota
6 to 17, C. E. Woods subdivision of west
one-half of block 1. Central Park addi-
made to clean burns. They should later.- Whitefield admitted "You
simply be covered with a suitable
dressing The dressing (picric 1
acid) should be moistened before
application. Picric acid does not
interfere with efficiency of tannic
acid dressing applied later Mor-
phine will probably be required.
see, I was giving her a drawing les-
son and the time passed very quick-
Courthouses Than Any Other State
mansardroofed monstrosities of
architecture that sprang up in
the richer and more populous
counties at the turn of the cen-
tury.
The end of the third decade
of the 20th century, however,
sees architects turning definite-
ly toward classic design for
county buildings, as illustrated
by most recent example, the
Falls county courthouse dedi-
rated recently at Martin. This
choice is root for debate, es-
pecially in Texas where archi-
tectural types, many believe,
should conform more closely to
the deep south or Spanish tra-
ditions The classic design may
be accepted as at least, a com-
promise to utility, because the
square corners and flat roofs
permit utilization of floor
space that in southern types
might be devoured in less use-
ful purposes. In any event, the
newest type court and county
building is a forward step that
may point the way to new
beauty on the sky line of Tex-
as.
The new Falls county court-
house, the fifth since the coun-
ty was created in January, 1850,
is the current anchorage of the
colorful history of that region
of Central Texas. Location of
the first courthouse is not
known. There is a tradition
handed down by descendents
of the pioneer J. R Fitzpat-
rick family that the log house
in which the first commission-
ers met still stands west of the
Brazos river, but does not verify
whether it was moved from
Adams, later to Marita, to its
present site.
It is thought likely the first
county officials met at or near
old Viesca, designated by the
legislature as the first county
seat. It Is reasonably sure
county business was conducted
from 1850 to 1856 in a log house
at Adams, which thereby be-
came the county's first court-
house.
The records of the second
meeting of the commissioners
refer to the county seat as
"Marlin." As far as known
neither the commissioners
court records, nor records of
the legislature, show why the
town was called "Marlin.” It
is believed, however, that the
name was selected by the legis-
lature in memory of a family
by that name, several of which ..
perished in early Indian raids, a kindly look.
ly."’
"Have you been seeing much of
Miss Wells?" the Sergeant inquired.
"Oh, a couple' of evenings a week."
he said carelessly.
“And did you know Joan Kent?
He shook his head. "Only by
sight."
“And you have no information you
can give me about last night?"
The man shook his head, and the
Sergeant seemed to lose interest.
He told him he could go, but not
to leave the house without per-
mission.
After Mr Whitefield left the Ser-
geant turned on Dirck furiously.
"You didn’t tell me she was up
there.",
"I didn't know for sure,” Rirck
replied. "It was just a hunch."
“Wait until I get hold of that
young lady, " the sergeant said with
a grim smile "Out dancing, was
she?”
Then I remembered the person
who was cruching on the stairway.
“Who could that have been on the
stairs last night?” I asked them.
"Mrs. Evans was out until mid-
night The MacDonald boy was on
Long Island, and Mr Whitefield is
the only other person on the third
floor." - —.--------
The Sergeant favored me WIh
“We’ll turn you into
tion, city of Abilene
■ Millard Pliler et ux to Jarrell Hale
and wife, Ola Mae Hale; $2,500; Jan 20,
1940: lot 10, block 4. Park Heights addi-
tion. City of Abilene.
MH Gloria Florence Johnston, a widow,
to Frank L Breaux: $125; Feb. 16, 1939;
lot 5, block 18. continuation of Campus
addition, city of Abilene
F R. Andrews et ux to Mrs. Nancy M.
Keeble: $2,850; Jan 29, 1940; part of lota •
11 and 12, block 32, continuation of the
Aighlands addition, city of Abilene.
Curtis Hancock to Lewis J. Hancock:
love and affection; Nov. 14 1939; part of
John Gillespie survey No. 395 .
w. W. Haynes et ux to F. M. Simpson,
$250 and other considerations: Jan. 30,
1640 lot 34 and north one-half of lot 35.
block 2, Miller subdivision of west part of
lot 18, league 147, Grimes county school
lard.
FILED IN 104TH DISTRICT COURT
W. R. Chapman, Judge Presiding
Joe H Kendrix vs Miriam Pearl Ken-
drix. suit for divorce.
Creed Roberts et ux vs. Nick Vietas.
suit for damages
Albert G Schaefer vs. EIsa. Schesfer,
suit for divorce and possession of children.
J. C. High st al vs Mackinnie Oil Cor-
poration et al. suit to cancel and anmul
lease on land. ___
A R Elam vs Green and Owens et
al suit on account
J, w. Gray et al vs. C. L. Green, suit
for damages.
FILED IN COUNTY COURT
Carl F. Hulsey, Judge Presiding
S W Hughes vs „ Mrs Mary R.Hark-
rider, et vir. suit on note, appealed from
justice court.___
PROBATE COURT
Application of Grace Cuthrell to probate
the will of Claud B Cuthrell, deceased.
Application of Frances H Bass to pro-
bate UM will of C. S. Bars, deceased.
NEW MOTOR * EHIC LES
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Dodge express, Fred Hughes
Chevrolet sedan, J. V. Nuckels.
Plymouth sedan, R. F St John Motor
company. T -------
Plymouth sedan, Fred Hughes
′ Plymouth sedan. Max Mellinger.
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