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Norma Shearer, Bowing to Wishes
Of Fans, Gives Up 'Scarlett Role'
HOLLYWOOD — (UP) — Norma Shearer, bowing to the wish-
es of her fans, decided today to give up the role of Scarlett O'Hara
in the long-delayed movie version of "Gone With the Wind."
Clark Gable's selection as Rhett Butler was a popular choice
with fans from the start.
The question of who will succeed Miss Shearer as the femi-
nine lead :iow becomes a guessing contest again. A score of ac-
tresses had been tested or discussed before she was selected. They
included Katharine Hepburn, Paulette Goddard, Margaret Talli-
chet, Margaret Sullavan, Bette Davis, and Mrs. J. V. Whitney. Miss
Goddard and Miss Tallichet have been selected in the supporting
cast.
A Selznick spokesman said a successor would be "named later."
The picture is set to go into production in the late fall.
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VOL. XLI
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1938
NUMBER 99
CRUSADEPLANSGAINMOMENTUM
Dr. Irvin Abell, president of (lie American Medical associa-
tion, left, and Dr. Morris Pishhcin, editor of the Journal of
the AMA, led in tile fight against a proposed $830,000,000
annual national health program. The justice department an-
nounced today that it will seek a grand jury investigation of
the opposition by the AMA of the national association.
Funeral Held Sunday For
Victim Of Train
Funeral services were held at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
the grave in Blackwell ceme-
tery for John Benton Glasgow,
26, who died under the wheels
of a train in the Texas
& Pacific railroad yards here
at 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Rev. ,T. H. Dean, pastor of
the Blackwell Baptist church, of-
ficiated. Burial was under the
direction of Johnston's Funeral
home.
Glasgow was instantly killed
Sunday morning when in some
manner he was thrown under
the train. There was a passen-
ger and a freight in the yards at
the time of the accident.
His head was crushed, his
chest bruised and the rest of
his body unmarked, although he
was said to have been dragged
about 18 feet before the train
could be halted.
According to information here
young Glasgow had taken a
girl friend home on Lamar
street and was returning to town
when the accident happened at
the Lamar street crossing.
Besides his mother, Mrs. S. F.
Glasgow, Blackwell; young Ben-
ton is survived by four brothers
and two sisters. The brothers are
Ed of Ozona, Ark., Jake, W. L.
(Shorty) and N-. N. (Babe) all
of Blackwell; the sisters are
Mrs. Ethel Wilson and Mrs.
Eunice Davis, both of Snyder.
34 Hurt In Crash
Of Crack Train
ROCKY RIDGE, O.—(UP) —
Wet rails and a crowded sche-
dule were blamed today for a
train accident in which 34 per-
sons were injured, several so
seriously that they may die.
The Commodore V a n d erbilt
deluxe passenger train of the
New York Central, operating be-
tween Chicago and New York,
crashed into the Mercury, a
streamlined train of the same
road operating between Detroit
and Cleveland, from behind.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Fair and
warmer.
Maximum temperature yester-
day degrees. Low this morn-
ing 73 degrees. Temperature at 2
1). ni. today 90 degrees.
WEST TEXAS—Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday.
EAST TEXAS — Partly
lloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Probably local thundershowers
near coast.
Russian Troops
Concentrated on
Japan's Border
Serious Fighting Occurs,
Each Accusing Other
Of Heing Aggressor
By United Press
Russian concentration of troops |
and artillery on the ManchukU-
an border was reported today
threatening a grave outcome of
the border dispute with Japan.
Serious fighting occurred ov-
er the weekend with casualties
estimated at several hundred.
Each country accused the oth-
er of being the aggressor. To-
kyo officials held anxious con-
sultations, and government lead-
ers and the army#staff consulted
with the emperor.
Japanese Claims
Japan claimed that the Man-
chukuan troops had reoccupied
the disputed hill in the Man-
chukuo-Korean-Siberian border
triangle.
Indications'from Moscow were
that Russia is prepared to
fight. Soviet version was that
the Japanese claims of military
success were untrue and that
the Russians had repulsed the
Japanese.
While this dispute went on,
Japanese had their troubles in
I China. Resistance of the Chi-
j nese, defending Hankow, stif-
I Fened, and the Japanese ad-
vance along the Yangtse river
appeared to be checked. Ad-
vices to Shanghai said that
Chinese regained some lost
ground.
Attention on Czech
In Europe, attention center-
ed on the Czech minority situ-
ation. While statesmen argued,
Czech troops held intensive
maneuvers.
In the Balkans, Bulgaria was
freed of military restriction im-
posed after the war. An agree-
ment was signed between Bul-
garia and members of the Bal-
kan entente. As a result, pos-
sibility was seen that Bulgaria
might join the entente, which
consists of Rumania, Turkey,
Yugloslavia and Greece.
In Spain, the international loy-
alist brigade, including Ameri-
cans, suffered heavy losses and
was driven across the Ebro riv-
er by a nationalist counter at-
tack, according to nationalist re-
ports. More than 800 were kill-
ed.
Sadler to Open
West Texas Drive
Here Tomorrow
Large Crowd from Nearby
Towns Expected to Hear
RR Commission Candidate
Just as the highways of West
Texas converge on Sweetwater
so will crowds from represen-
tative towns and cities come
here Tuesday night to hear the
opening of Jerry Sadler's run-
off campaign for railroad com-
missioner. They Will join thou-
sands of citizens from Sweet-
water from Nolan and nearby
counties at the court house-
lawn at 7 p. m. to participate in
the most important political ral-
ly of the campaign.
Jerry Sadler and his slogan
with the West Texas flavor,
"Put Sadler in the Saddle," will
be introduced by Harley Sadler,
who hjjs handled Jerry's cam-
paign ih this area of the state-
A hard-hitting speaker, Jerry |
promises to keep his audience j
interested in an important dis-
cussion of the issues before the
people in the railroad commis-
sioner's run-off race.
Having won in the first pri-;
mary over a field of four other 1
candidates with 216,5-17 votes,!
Jerry Sadler, is recognized as j
an outstanding political figure I
in Texas. In the run-off cam-
paign he is making his bid cli- j
rectly for support on the basis
of returning this important of-
fice back to the people.
Promptly at 7 p. m. tomorrow
night, Sadler's Cowboy String-
sters will open an hour's enter-
tainment program that precedes
the speaking. This popular
string band played at rallies
for Sadler from the very first
of his campaign last spring.
They are real entertainers and
the hour program is being put
on in Sweetwater as a special
consideration for the impor-
tance of the occasion.
Child Welfare
Work Described
The work of the Nolan Coun-
ty Child Welfare board was in-
terestingly tolcl to the members
of the Sweetwater Rotary club
at their luncheon today by Miss
Gertrude Saylors, its director.
She gave an intimate picture of
what this public agency does in
the county, by citing case his-
tories recently put on file.
Nolan County's Child Welfare
board has recently passed its sec-
ond year, being one of the pio-
neering agencies in the state.
In commenting on the work of
the board, Miss Saylors, said its
purposes very nearly paralleled
that of the Rotary club motto,
"He Profits Most Who Serves
Best." In the case of child wel-
fare work, however, there is no
commercialization of any kind,
she said in further explanation.
The entire attention is focused
on aiding the under-privileged
children, thpse physically or
mentally handicapped, those de-
linquent or dependent on some
public agency.
Miss Saylors mentioned ex-
periences with run-away boys
who, are apprehended locally and
have to be returned to their par-
ents through the welfare agency.
Every attempt is made to save
children from being sent to cor-
rectional institutions, she said
See WELFARE Page 3
Preferred Death
r:"
m
The anatomical beauty which
Ada Leonard is displaying ap-
parently has been preserved
for the audiences who watch
her "dignified strip tease"
act, lint almost at the cost
of her life. Because she pre-
ferred death to an abdominal
scar, the 21-year-old dancer re-
fused to undergo ail operation
in Chicago after her appen-
dix hurst. At last reports, she
was expected to recover.
Where Clipper Last Reported
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Gigantic Public
Demonstration
Scheduled Friday
Salesmen's Crusade Com-
mittees and Trade Groups
Have lieen in Sessions
A check of committee chair-
men today indicated that Sweet-
water is pointing toward one of
its greatest public demonstra-
tions Friday night when it
opens this city's participation
in the National Salesmen's Cru-
sade. Chairmen of the trades
groups have been holding meet-
ings the past two days, one of!
the most important, that of the'
dry goods section, headed by
Irving Loeb will meet this af-
ternoon at 5:30 o'clock to perfect
plans. I). A. Clark announced
today a meeting at 4:30 of all
those in real estate, insurance j
and loans.
Momentum behind the sales ;
program is growing daily. Civic j
organizations are making it a j
part of their plans to aid the j
crusade. Both the Rotary and I
Lions clubs will participate with
their memberships pledged to
aid the event.
Churches of the city have
been invited to join in the
crusade and will take an im-
portant part in the parade. Plans
now call for a great "Go to
Church" Sunday, August 21.
The campaign is demonstrat-
ing the cooperative spirit that
exists in Sweetwater. Business-
men are meeting together and
planning definite means for
helping the entire business struc-
ture of the city. They are go-
ing farther than that by taking
part in a nationwide campaign
that has for its purpose creat-
ing more jobs. The direct goal
is to put people back to work.
Sweetwater, as the first city
in West Texas to promote the
sales campaign has already gain-
ed prominence. In doing so it
has assumed the responsibility
for making the crusade a suc-
cess. from the last reported position
Importance of the cooperation . 0f the clipper—595 miles east of
of all sales people in the city ; here—when radio signals from
has been cited by committee j the plane suddenly ceased,
chairmen. The enthusiasm of the \ Hope Wanes
sales personnel is to have a direct
bearing on the eventual results.
Everybody with anything to
sell is urged to attend the
LtPT HERE
OH SCHeOUL-E
POR. MANILA,
'S
This map shows the position from which the Pan American
Airways ship, Hawaii Clipper, radioed its last report to Manila.
At the time the message was sent the clipper was 565 miles
from the Philippine coast on the 1593-mile westward flight
from Guam. It had left San Francisco Saturday, July 23, fly-
ing first to Hawaii, then to Guam. With the big ship long
overdue, the l". S. Army transport Meigs was dispatched from
Manila to the last reported position, latitude 12:27 north, long-
itude 140:30, east of Sainar, easternmost island of the Philip-
pine group.
Navy Marshals Mightiest Armada
To Search For Missing Clipper
MANILA — (UP) — Refus-'
ing to abandon search for the
missing Hawaii clipper, giant
2(i-ton flying boat which van- j
ished en route from Guam to I
Manila last week, 14 naval {
vessels and seven airplanes
headed over the Pacific to re- j
sume the hunt.
The only clue to the miss-
ing plane, which was headed
westward on the last leg of
its flight across the Pacific
with 15 persons aboard, in-
cluding five passengers and
an official of Pan American
Airways, was a huge oil
slick sighted on the ocean
500 miles east of the Philip-
pines coast.
The stick, approximately |
1,500 feet in area, was discover-
Increasing Signs
Of Recovery Are
Noted in Nation
Labor, Banking and
Government Surveys
Show Improvements
No Charges
Against 30-Year.
Old San Angeloan
Witness Identifies Him
As One of Pair Who Held
Up S. N. Diltz Friday
A 30-year-old San Angelo
resident, identified by P. D.
Delmar as one of a pair of hi-
jackers who Friday night held
up S. N. Diltz, Santa Fe night
operator and robbed him of $54,
is held in the Nolan county jail
awaiting the filing of charges in
I connection with the case.
The suspect was arrested by
I members of the San Angelo po-
lice department early Sunday
on a request from Sweetwater
police who said the man's de-
scription. given by Agent Diltz,
tallied with that of the man
| held and who was described as
! a "West Texas police character."
Returned Here Sunday
The suspect was returned to
: Sweetwater yesterday by Deputy
j Sheriff Will Samples, Constable
j N. D. Reeves and Deputy Con-
stable John Eidson. He denied
any knowledge of the crime.
Constable Reeves, Deputy
Sheriff Samples and other Nolan
county officers left soon after
noon today for Aspermont where
officers are holding another man
suspected of participating in the
robbery. The one held here is
described as fitting the descrip-
tion of the "short" man who
took part in the robbery. The
one at Aspermont is said to fit
the description of the taller one.
Delmar is positive the man in
jail here is one of the two who,
at the point of pistols, robbed
Diltz. Delmar explained that he
had stepped into the waiting
room of the Santa Fe station to
get a drink when the two men
entered the yS'ice. He said he
was drinking at the fountain
when one of the pair ordered
him to stand near him outside
the Santa Fe office while the
taller man went inside the office
where Agent Diltz was preparing
to close for the night.
Officers are awaiting the fil-
ing of charges here pending in-
vestigation of the suspect held
at Aspermont.
Road Delegations
In Session Today
SAN ANTONIO—(UP)—Dele-
gates from flood stricken San
3 Jail Fugitives
Are Recaptured
GLADEWATER — (UP)—Kid
Willis, fugitive from the Gray-
son county jail, was tracked
down by bloodhounds and cap-
tured today after two gun bat-
tles with officers.
Two companions, Jack Gees-
ling and Arthur Whetten, were
captured earlier after being shot | great roundup of buyers and |; luiv 27
by policemen. A fourth bandit, I sellers at the Newman High j trfce^ mingled gasoline and]-
Bill Umphres, still was miss-1 stadium immediately following ' " "
'n8. the parade Friday night. Jim
WASHINGTON — (CP)—La-
bor, banking and government Saba county appealed to the
agencies today surveyed the! Texas highway commission to-
national business scene and saw day to advance highway work
increasing indications of a re-1 in that county to provide em-
covery trend. ployment for approxiimately 400
The American Federation of homeless persons.
Labor reported multiplying Chairman R. L. Bobbitt and
ed by the U. S. army transport; sjgns 0f business improve-! Commissioner Harry Hines con-
Meigs, which was 100 miles ment, including an estimated; ducted the hearing. Included on
employment gain of 7,000 in j the docket were:
June. Trade unions reports "fore-1 Johnson county, discussion of
cast still further improvements." j a complete highway program
The commerce department's with special reference to roads
weekly business survey saw leading into Cleburne.
Although hope waned in optimism in a wide range of re-: Nolan, Jones and Fisher coun-
many quarters after the find- ports, including moderate im-
i ing of the oil slick, which thej provement in wholesale mar-
ties. proposed projects
Hamlin to Sweetwater.
from
Meigs reported had
shown! kets during the week enaed j
oil, Pan American officials' In another business survey.;
said there still was a possibili-| *.ie National City bank of New;
ty that the plane had come! said the brisk rise in se-
down and spread the oil to, purity values has spread hope,
i ,u„ „ throughout all business. The
calm the water. | survey pointed out that the;
Aviation engineers said the stock market, rising rapidly in
Willis, whom officers expect-
ed to put up a fight, surrender-
ed without any trouble. In the
party that trapped him were
Gladewater officers, state of-
ficials, Morris and Gregg coun-
ty deputy sheriffs.
Willis, Whetten and Geesling
were taken to jail at Longview.
Whetten and Geesling were
wounded in a fight with Police-
men Ear! Laroe and George
Duckworth after the robbery of
a sandwich stand.
While on the operating ta-
bles at a Gladewater hospital,
the wounded men said they had
held up Ben Terry, elderly oil
lease watchman, and his wife
at Kilgore, stole their automo-
bile and left the couple tied up
in a building near Gladewater.
Fugitives escaped from the
Grayson county jail at Sherman
last Thursday.
Boy Crushed Under
Wheels Of Truck
AUSTIN — (UP) — Gerald
Sims, 12. was crushed to death
today when he fell beneath the
wheels of his father's truck.
Crusader, Fort Worth, sales ex-
pert will give an inspirational
talk sure to put pep into every-
one who attends.
o
Lightning Bolt
Kills Farmer
PRESIDIO, Tex. — (UP)—
Jesus Deanda, 46, Presidio farm-
er, was killed by lightning Sun-
day as he drove a wagon loaded
with wood through Presidio.
Residents said that Deanda was
killed by the only bolt of lightn-
ing that came from a thunder
cloud that hung over Presidio for
a few minutes. Three of the
mules pulling Deanda's wagon
were killed and the fourth only
stunned.
o
Five Killed In Car-
Train Collision
HOBART. Ind. — (UP) —
Five persons were killed today
when their automobile crashed
into the side of the locomotive
of the Pennsylvania railroad's
crack streamliner, The Broad-
way Limited.
plane's radio_ equipment might1 June, not only refused to con-'
have been put out of commis-; for
' of*
higher gr
Flood Relief
Funds Latins:
CC u
Outside of a few organizations
i and individuals, contributions
: are coming slowly for the Red
Cross relief funds to be used in
have been put out ot commis- form to the popular expectation . , .
sion by some mishap, which of* reaction but even moved to! ^
forced Captain Leo Terletzky to higher grounds. ' f,L ^ '!LS.Ub"iptl,0nS left .a!
Capt
put his plane down on the wat-
er, and that this would have
prevented the plane froi^ signal-
ling its position.
They pointed out the plane
might have drifted from the
area where the oil slick was
found, directly in the course of
the clipper and approximately 60
miles west of its last reported
position.
Deepest Part Of Pacific
However, an ominous ar-
ray of evidence gradually
strengthened belief that
the plane was lost. If it
crashed into the sea, it is
not likely that its wreckage
will be found, since the
point where the oil slick
was found is one of the deep-
est ocean areas in the Pac-
ific. The depth is estimated
at more than three and a half
See NAVY Page 2
Medical Group
Faces Charges
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The justice department today an-
nounced that it will file crimi-
nal proceedings against the Am-
erican Medical association and
the District of Columbia Medi-
cal society to determine whe-
ther any of their members vio-
| lated anti-trust laws in oppos-
I ing group health associations.
the Reporter office have totaled
$31.
Latest contributions received
are as follows:
C R Simmons, 85; W. M. Mul-
lins. R. B. Tate, Dr. George Gray
Aubrey S. Legg, George and
Russell Bennitt and Robert W.
Cooke. !>1 each: J. P. Boyd, $5:
and Sweetwater lodge of the
Benevolent and Protective Ord-
er of Elks, S10.
Nolan county s quota is only
•SI 30, Red Cross officials urge
citizens to respond heartily to
Four Bandits Take
Parade Friday Evening Inaugurating 'Sales Crusade' Unrestricted
Anyone Desiring May Enter Feature in Gigantic Revue
The parade Friday evening,
inaugurating the "Sales Cru-
sade" in Sweetwater, is to be
an unrestricted "carnival of
color", « tid Pete Starnes, pa-
rade chairman, this morning.
In fact every business firm
in Sweetwater is urged to enter
some sort of feature. Churches,
individuals, clubs, candidates, or-
ganizations of every sort are
encouraged to take part.
The parade committee, com-
posed of Starnes. George Thomp-
son and Howard Yates, pointed
out that it would be impossible
to contact everyone in Sweet-
water and therefore issued a
blanket invitation to the town
to enter "anything colorful" in
the gigantic spectacle.
Starts At « 1*. M.
All that will be required of
them is to have their feature
at the municipal building in
time to he assembled in the line
of march on Locust street for
the parade to move off promptly
at 6 o'clock Friday evening.
The parade will traverse Loc-
ust to Third, down Third to Oak,
Oak to Broadway, east on Broad-
way to Locust, up Locust to
Third, east on Third to Pine,
north on Pine to the high school
stadium.
Mayor Ben N Roberts is to he
parade marshal. He is to be
mounted and will carry the Unit-
ed States flag, flanked by a
color guard supplied by the Mu-
sicians' post.
Hands To Take Part
In the line of march are to
be the municipal band, the
school bands, the recreation de-
partment's Mexican band, and
See PARADE Page 2
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Citing specifically organized; help their fellow Texans who
opposition to Group Health As-, have lost their homes and other
sociation, Inc., here, formed by property.
2500 government employes to J 0
provide prepaid medical care at!
a nominal sum, the department j
charged that the AMA and di $7,000 III Haul
trict society and some of the NF„. ,-ORK _ ,rp> _ F
officials of both these organiza-j, , I , v u ,
tions are attempting to prevent ^ndus robbed a branch of the
this association from function-1 Ranco di Napoh in eastslde New
:ng m j i ork today and escaped with
i ' 0 a valise reportedly containing
i i rj f • 9 rti $<0,000 in cash.
baby C lipper Stops The bandits held 14 customers
At Ft. Worth Port
FORT WORTH - (UP, manager's desk,
j Pan-American Airways "baby ®
clipper." Sunday landed here.i _. '
after repairs were made at New blXty r ei'SOtlS I)l€
?eneratorSun<iay 011 a faulty|/rt Jamaica Wreck
The "baby clipper" is on a KINGS i ON, Jamaica —'LP/
transcontinental flight to sur-j Experts sought today to fix re-
vey a new aerial route between | *• . nsibiiity for a railroad wreck
the United States and Alaska ' that killed approximately AO
The clipper formerly operated; persons late Saturday and in-
in the company's Miami-West jured more than 70 It was fear-
Indies Service. ied that more would die.
j and six bank employes at bay
! while their leader seized the bag
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