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Man's Efforts to
Sell Clothing
Leads to Arrest
Women's Apparel Is
Though to Be That
Of Slain Californians
I
VAN HORN —(UP) —Dist-
riot Attorney Roy Jackson an-
nounced today that expensive
feminine clothes, found in pos-
session of an iron worker,
' were "strikingly" similar to the
wardrobe of Mrs. Weston
Fromo and her daughter, Nancy
who were murdered near here
last Wednesday.
The iron worker is a blond,
powerful man of 30 who was
arrested in MeCamey, 100
miles east of here. Tuesday af-
ternoon while trying to sell an
overnight hag filled with wo-
men's clothes.
"I suppose you're trying to
pin that Van Horn job on me,"
he said. "Anytime anything
happens, they try to pin it on
me."
) Dragnets caught otho" sus-
pects in several towns. A man
and a woman were held in
Laredo, and their stories did
not correspond. Bowie, Ariz.,
officers held a man who arous-
ed suspicion.
Governor Allred today receiv-
ed an additional $100 contribu-
tion to the reward offered in
the case. This boosts the total
I reward to $1600. The new con-
tribution was made by Mr. and
Mrs. ,1. R. Dorsev of Bakers-
field, Calif.
Authorities did not have an
accurate list of the contents of
) the three bags taken from
Mrs. and Miss Frome after
they were murdered so the bag
the MeCamey suspect had and
its contents may have to be
sent to Berkeley, Calif., home of
1 the Fromes, for definite identi-
fication.
The contents of the bag were
described as expensive. Deputy
Sheriff J. E. Evans, who ar-
x rested the man on the streets,
said that it was "highly im-
probable that—judging from his
appearance—this man would be
the possessor of such fine cloth-
ing."
t The suspect's story, according
to the information relayed here,
was that he had been hitchhik-
ing with his wife to Houston
from California and that they
had separated at Ozona.
* Contents of the brown bag
which the hitchhiker carried
were being checked with lists
of luggage and clothing which
belonged to the two Berkeley,
Cal., tourists. The husband and
^ father of the women had given
authorities the list.
Frome, who was in El Paso,
said the luggage included two
or three small brown bags which
did not bear initials.
* Trademarks had been ripped
from all but one piece of cloth-
ing in the brown bag. That
trademark, on a gray coat, read:
"Linda, Los Angeles." The
brown bag taken from the man
* also contained an evening gown,
several pairs of silk hose, light
tan kid gloves and two dress
swagger suits.
The suspect also had a glad-
% stone bag containing work cloth-
ing, several wrenches and match
cases from El Paso and Los An-
geles hotels. Deputy Evans said
he also found "Kiwanis cards
from Riverside, Cal." in the
gladstone.
Famous Aggie Star
Killed In Crash
LONGVIEW — (UP) — Char-
lie Deware, Sr. of Brenham, Tex-
as, A. & M. football star of 30
years ago, died from injuries
suffered in an automobile wreck
in which three others were kill-
ed. He was fatally injured when
his automobile collided with a
car on a bridge between here
and Kilgore.
Murdered In Texas
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Consider-
ably colder.
Maximum temperature yes-
terday 81 degrees. Low this
morning 62 degrees. Tempera-
ture at 2 p. m. today 85 de-
grees.
WEST TEXAS — Partly
cloudy, colder. Cold wave and
livestock warning in north por-
tions with strong northerly
winds and temperatures below
freezing in Panhandle tonight.
Thursday partly cloudy, colder.
EAST TEXAS—-Mostly cloudy,
rain in extreme east portion.
Colder in west and north to-
night. Thursday partly cloudy,
colder. Cold wave in north with
freezing Thursday night.
It.
Hidden in ;i clump of nips.
quite brush where I hoy hart
l.'iin for five (lays, Hit- bodies
of 23-year-old Nancy Frome,
above, ami her mother, Mrs.
Hazel Frome, 4(i, daughter and
wife of Weston G. Frome, so-
cialite of Berkeley, Calif., were
found by two truck drivers a
mile from a highway in West
Texas "badlands." The bodies
bad been stripped of clothing
and their heads crushed. Two
years ago in the same waste-
lands, two men and two wom-
en disappeared without a
trace.
Carload Mexican
Silver Reaches
U. S. Border Today
Gives Rise to Report
Compromise Reached
Over Oil and Silver
LAREDO — (UP) — The
first, carload of silver to reach
the border since the United
States treasury stopped buying
Mexican silver arrived at Nue-
vo Laredo today. Arrival start-
ed reports that the U. S. gov-
ernment had reached a com-
promise regarding the purchase
of silver.
ing Apprehended At MeCamey
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VOL. XXXX
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1938
NUMBER 316
FREEZE FORECAST TONIGHT
Low Temperature
To Extend South
To Sweetwater
Ranchers Warned to
Protect Livestock;
Snow In Mid-West
By United Press
A cold wave that was expect-
ed to bring freezing tempera-
tures as far south as Sweetwat-
er and Dallas moved on Texas
Wednesday.
It will he freezing in the
northern part of Texas by to-
night, and temperatures may
get down to about 22 degrees
in the Panhandle by Thursday
noon, government forecasters
said. Panhandle ranchers were
warned to protect livestock.
Amarillo had a temperature
of 52 this morning, but winds
shifted to the west and strength-
ed tlie cold wave prediction.
Outside Texas, however, the
Irite 'touch of winter was al-
ready felt. It was snowing to-
day in Chicago, and in Nebi'as-
Barcelona Becomes Center
Of Vicious Rebel Attack
ka, Colorado,
Montana.
Wyoming
and
MEXICO'S CITIZENS TO
HELP PAY INDEMNITIES
MEXICO CITY — (UP) —
Contributions to a national re-
demption fund arrived today
from all parts of the country to
help the government repay Am-
erican and British oil compan-
ies, whose $100,000,000 pro-
perties were expropriated March
19. There were plans for a bene-
fit bull fight Sunday, and sev-
eral theatres will contribute
their Sunday receipts.
o
Train Passenger
Arrested In City
Considerable excitement was
caused Wednesday morning
when the eastbound Texas &
Pacific passenger train pulled in-
to Sweetwater at 1:15 o'clock. A
Corpus Christi cotton buyer, on
route from Arizona to Dallas,
imbibed too freely and jumped
off the train. The train was
held while Patrolman J. A.
Bland chased and finally arrest-
ed the passenger. He paid a $14
fine in police court Wednesday
for being under the influence of
intoxicating liquor. He proceed-
ed to Dallas by train.
Hoine-Makers
Market Planned
Miss Christine Czako, county
demonstration agent, has return-
ed from Dallas where she went
to observe a farm home-makers
market on the Dallas-Garland
highway, which is supervised by
eight Dallas county agents.
Miss Czako went there in view
of the plan being worked out for
Nolan county to have a similar
market.
Various farm women of the
county bring their produce and
vegetables to a central point for
marketing.
The setup has proved success-
ful for both the agent and farm-
er and also for city residents
who secure fresh farm commo-
dities.
If adopted, the market will be
opened in this county next fall.
Divide FFA Teams
In Lubbock Event
DIVIDE—The FFA livestock
and dairy judging teams of Di-
vide high school are to go to
Lubbock Friday to take part in
the annual judging contests held
in connection with the South
Plains fair, R. R. Petty, voca-
tional agriculture teacher and
sponsor, said today.
The teams are composed of
Allen Hawkins, Bobby Boyd and
Wayne Hutchens, livestock: and
Thomas Kinerd, Alfred Pool and
Presenton Lucas, dairy.
BY I'MTEI) PRESS
Spanish loyalists rallied to
block the nationalist advance
through the hills of Catalonia
today, but their only hope ap-
peared to be a defense to the
death of Barcelona.
The newly formen left wing
loyalist cabinet warned Barce-
lonans that "sanctions" will be
invoked against those failing to
support, the government again-
st the nationalists.
But loyalist Spain men; mat-
erials and munitions have been
drained, and the possibility of
outside aid is remote. Frantic
appeals to France and Great
Britain for arms appeared un-
vailing.
Elsewhere:
Paris: The drastic financial
program of Premier Leon
Blum's popular front cabinet
was approved in chamber of de-
puties by a slim majority after
application of a rule limiting de-
bate.
Shanghai: .Japanese troops
were reported within 40 miles
of Hankow, China's provisional
capital.
I". S. Shelves Plans
Washington: The United'
States shelved plans for build- j
ing a $1,000,000,000 canal across'
Nicaragua to improve naval ac-
cess to the east and west coast
but was reported considering a I
$200,000,000 Panama canal ex-'
pansion program.
Berlin: A mysterious anti-1
Nazi radio broadcast to Austria
opposition to the April 10 ple-
biscite on union with Nazi Ger-
many.
Vatican City: Cardinal Innit-j
zer, arriving from Vienna, re-
ported to Pope Pius on the de-
claration of Austrian church of-
ficials urging the people to
vote for union with the Nazis.
The cardinal's interview appear-
ed to have ended the difficulty
between the Vatican and Aus-
trian church officials.
Washington: The American
government Wednesday formal-
ly recognized Germany's absorp-
tion of Austria and notified the
German government that it
would be held responsible for
Austria's debts. It was said the
recognition was given for "prac-
tical purposes."
o
Fergusons Create
Political Puzzle
AUSTIN — (UP) — Deci-
sion of former Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson that physically
and financially she could not
be a candidate for a third term
left political speculation keen
today.
Appears to Be a Romantic Pursuit
Mrs. Curtis, Who
Killed 6 of Her
Babies, On Trial
Widow Under Suspend-
ed Sentence For Kill-
ing- Her Husband
Reorganizati
Bill Debate Is
To End Tonight
National Defense Bill
Draws Much Attention
From Members of Senate
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
A new bill was on its way to-
ward congressional considera-
tion today, and agreement was
reached in the house to end gen-
eral debate tonight on the con-
troversial government reorgani-
zation bill.
The new bill is the long anti-
cipated wage-hour measure. The
house labor subcommittee re-
ported to the full committee a
measure which would establish
minimum wages at not less than
the average pay now existing
for each craft in industry.
National Defense Bill
Measures for national defense
got almost as much attention
as the reorganization bill. The
senate resumed debate on the
war department bill appropriat-
ing $491,000,000 for war sup-
plies. The senate naval commit-
tee was asked by Admiral Wm.
i Leahy to authorize two 20,000-
I ton aircraft carriers instead of
two 1"),000-ton carriers now spe-
cified in the naval expansion
bill.
The proposed wage-hour bill
would establish a complex for-
mula for wage fixing by an in-
dependent five man board nam-
ed by the president and confirm-
ern opposition.
-o-
Nolan Boys Win
In Lubbock Show
-o-
With severe traveling clothes replacing tlie glamorous attire
familial' to Iter screen fans, Greta Garbo ducks her head to
avoid facing (lie camera as she was snapped while walking
outside the Vatican museum in Koine with Leopold Stokotvski.
The famous conductor, whom she has been visiting in Italy
amid rumors of romance, is seen at rear hastening to catch lip
with her.
Two Councilmen
Are Re-Elected
A total of 100 votes was cast
in the city commissioner elec-
tion Wednesday, and all were
marked for B. N. Roberts and
L. L. Armor, candidates to suc-
ceed themselves in Places 3 and
I respectively. No ballots were
scratched and no names writ-
ten in.
Members holding over to com-
plete the board of five are May-
or Luther M. Watson, D. A.
Clark and C. R. Simmons.
Presiding judge was Jim But-
ler and clerks were Mrs. W. F.
Pool, Mrs. W. E. Morton and
I'd Gordon.
McCluskey Arrested
In Phoeniz, Ariz.
Sheriff Tom Wade was ad-
vised today that Gloid McClus-
key, wanted in Nolan county for
breaking jail and for trial on a
hijacking charge, has been ap-
prehended in Phoenix, Ariz. Re-
port came through the Sweet-
water police department. Sheriff [
Wade will send for McCluskey
Thursday.
McCluskey escaped with A. ,1.
Myers. The latter was appre-
hended in Denver and placed
in the state prison to serve two
years for hijacking. He was
charged jointly with McCluskey,
who was awaiting trial when he
and Myers escaped together.
Drive For Scout
Funds Continues
The drive to raise Sweetwat-
er's part of the Buffalo Trail
Council's finance budget is to
continue through the rest of the j
week, A. S. Legg, local finance j
chairman announcd t o d a y. j
Sweetwater's goal of slightly
more than $3,500 is expected to j
be raised by Saturday night.
Eight teams are continuing to j
contact local citizens encourag- j
ing them to become sustaining j
members of the organization
which is devoted to the develop-
ment of boys, not only in the j
city, but in the West Texas
area.
A part of the fund is to be
used in improving the Scouts'
campsite at Lake Sweetwater.
o
Scout Contest lo
Be Held Thursday
Sweetwater eliminations in |
first aid contests for Boy Scouts |
will be conducted Thursday I
night at 7:30 o'clock in the club j
rooms of the Texas Electric Ser-
vice company, it was announced i
today by A. J. Stiles, executive j
of the Buffalo Trail Council.
Winners in the local meet will j
go to Big Spring Saturday for j
the council contests. Those who i
win there will represent the |
I area in the regional meet in j
| Sweetwater. April 16. Groups
from Brownwood, Lubbock, San
Angelo and Abilene also will
compete in the sectional con-
tests. The area and sectional
contests are under the direction
of Dr. Charles A. Rosebrough of
Sweetwater, chairman of the
first aid committee for the Buf-
falo Trail Council.
21 Years Ago Today America Entered 'A War To End War' and Today We Are Still
Paying For The Mistake, Siays Pacifist, Who Urges We Not Repeat The Error
Today is the 21st anniver-
sary of the United States'
entry into the World War.
In the following dispatch
Frederick J. Lihby, execu-
tive secretary of the Nation-
al Council for Prevention of
War, calls on the American
people to ' keep from re-
peating this tragic mistake
of 21 years ago."
B,v FREDERICK .1. Mil BY
Copyright 1938 by U. P.
WASHINGTON — (UP)
—The American anti-war
movement still has the job
of patching up the wreck-
age caused by the World
War.
Misguide (1 hopefuls
thought that war would
solve all the problems of
the world, that after a mili-
tary success there would lie
nelghborllness, friendship,
security, disarmament, de-
mocracy and an era of high
idealism in the whole world.
We have been trying to re-
cover from our defeat ever
since. The reaction to that
war is itot yet over. The
whole American people are
still seeing the debt, the
nationalism, d i c tatorship
and hatred engendered by
it.
There is a twofold task
before those Americans who
wish to keep America
from repeating this tragic
mistake of 21 years ago and
who still want us to play
a real part in the world.
First, in our own domestic
sphere we should start to
make democracy work. We
should devote our intelli-
gence to getting our millions
of unemployed men back to
work so that the administra-
tion will not be tempted to
solve their problems, and its
own. by sending them to the
trenches.
In our own domestic
sphere also we should keep
on the law book those rules
which now, if applied,
would prevent us from drift-
ing into war for meretri-
cious purposes, or as the
result of .some oversight
by a president, or by acci-
dent.
We should work to sub-
stitute the democratic auth-
ority of congress and the
people for the almost un-
checked power of a presi-
dent to take this nation in-
to wars from Mexico to
China.
We should protect this
nation from ob]igating It-
self to fascism in peace-
time by defeating bills now
in congress intended to give
a military dictator the pow-
er to regiment and rule us
like slaves in wartime.
We should prevent this
nation from becoming a bat-
tlefield of self-interested for-
eign war-propaganda, whe-
ther inspired by England or
Russia, Germany or Italy.
Second, in the field of
international relations we
should not be content to let
other nations trade on our
one-sided cooperation. We
should make every possi-
ble move, without politi-
cal obligations, to bring
some order into the chaos
of the bread-and-butter life
of the nations, including our
own. Every step toward eco-
nomic cooperation which
will make it possible for
America and the other na-
tions to trade with each
other instead of using up
their substance in arms
manufacture, should be en-
couraged.
The United States should
not only take the lead in
calling a naval disarmament,
conference but in presenting
a concrete economic dis-
armament program at the
same time. In this field, too,
we should hold the banner
ot democracy high.
We should not allow any
cheap expediency to lead us
Into parallel action with
Great Britain in making
loans to purchase power for
that empire from its new
fiends. Nor should it lead
us into parallel action to
ruin the credit of a friendly
neighbor government.
American money should
stay out of the service of
the foreign arms industry,
and should not be made
available to Europe until it
has closed down its arma-
ments industries.
In our relations with Lat-
in America we should drop
the arrogance of our wealth
and material power. For
them we should substitute a
real defense against fas-
cism, the example of a de-
mocracy gloriously meet-
ing its own problems and a
friendship and sympathetic
help in those depressions
which otherwise give aid to
fascism everywhere.
Peace is an active, construc-
tive force, and the best pro-
tection for democracy We
must work for it.
CENTER—(UP) — Mrs. Lil
lie Mae Curtis, 38, who shot six
of her nine children to death, i
March Hi, went on trial uxlav ed by the senate. Chairman Rob-
... j ert Ramspeck of the sub-com-
on charges of murder. ; mjUee w}lich drafted the bm
The widow, who also killed' said that the draft did not differ
her husband three years ago,; greatly from the bill killed at
was accompanied to court only 'he last special session by south-
by her sister.
Her trial today was on charges
of murdering her 13-year-old
son, the eldest of six children!
shot to death as they slept after j
their mother kissed them good-j
night on March 16.
LUBBOCK — Fisher county
j entered only one calf in the
| South Plains Junior Livestock
! show in Lubbock but that
i was enough to take the grand
| championship in competition
with some exceptionally good
| calves from all over West Texas,
i Charles Hollabaugh. 10-year-old
Roby club boy, showed a calf
; bred by J. C. Stribling, Jr., to
' take major honors, taking first
j in the junior division and go"
ing on to top the show.
Friendly rivalry between Fish-
er and Xolan county boys dom-
inated the show, as the Nolan
feeders took the group-of-five
award and several individual
honors in the show. The same
Nolan county boys set this
pace at the Odessa show, but
there was no award for this
division at Odessa.
Lubbock county took second
in the event. There were 250
calves from 25 counties in the
competition.
Lewis Calf Second
Kenneth Lewis of Sweetwat-
er had the second calf in the
lightweight division. Thomas
Leroy Brown's calf was fifth.
Billy Joe Payne placed seventh.
Warren Barton took third in
the weighty class. A calf, enter-
ed by Max McElmurray
won seventh and completed the
Nolan county group of five.
Fisher county scored again
when A J. Jarnagan of Roby
showed a Ramhouillet lamb
that took first in the fine wool
division. Thus with only one
call and one lamb entered
Fisher county made a sweep
with its entries.
County Agents T. H. Roensch
of Fisher and R. B. Tata of No-
lan accompanied the winners to
Lubbock.
R. R. Petty, Divide vocational
teacher, also accompanied the
group.
Clyde School Glee
Club To Visit City
A mixed glee club of Clyde
hi^h school directed by Davtd
Miller, now on a tour of West
Texas schools, will put on a
program at Newman high ?chool
Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
it was announced today by J. H.
Williams, Sweetwater principal.
Snyder high school's die-act
play, also on tour, will play at
Newman this afternoon at 3
o'clock, Williams says.
High School Cast
does To Highland
"Pink and Patches", one-act
play of Newman high school
which will enter the District 5
competition in the literary
events of the University Inter-
-cholastic League in Sweetwat-
er April 8. 0, and 16 will play
at Highland high school to-
night at 7:30 o'clock.
This play is directed by Miss
Sara Wheat. Members of the
cast are Buck Wetsel. Betty Lee
Graves. Marjorie Stevenson and
Gahie Mae Smaitwood.
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