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Breckenridge Weekly Democrat
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Harmful to Children
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brofi 1 1 . or - "'ei- In Sandy said
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MKMPHI8 Mi) Jo LP' Charlei
fjl I'.rn in Mrmpui" Jwiler and or
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j.n. ii Home
Labor Union Official Is Mysteriously Killed
SHOT WHILE
EATING WITH
OTHER HEADS
Killer Of Frank Langdon
Fires Eight Shots
And Escapes
SIHNc; TON -lav V IP
frilk I-an. fi i-sisiant speret-
irv if Mir inti in ifion il I nmn of
' per 1' in- Ehgimer it shirt
mill 'n hen: a in- wa iim
in rest inirt near the
i 'tin Federation of Labor
i visiter today with Arthur
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H i I 111 Chicago president of
union mil motlvi unmn man
ink'il'in s tallint f.ril cignt
stints at trie rMi t of three labor
party
men iml then psi ip. l Only one
shot ii)hi ling ti pine icports
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GRAHAM LAKE
Annitn i tr r r
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Plan For Large Delegation c
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rrom nreckenndge
i.emlin' ron'et en
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ing nf ljk
'ir urifTaaii-'n !
people t.. the upen-jtake
Kdilleman at Hm
1 mi on
May Jo were made at
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. n t -lay Variou fi.hing conU.ta.
. in rung revue motor boat race
i.c ..m. of th. raaturw of
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M'tj iiy t 9m iMfv w MTV tt
Hr ptrnrtdy tntmn
ka Ajaat
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!b high school band will head
nthu.la.ttc delegation of lueal
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11 Up vrv tiurh in evidence 1
It s c.t 1 .1. legate will boost I
nnii. ... i.H.ir.1 fr.....
. n'i-i foi h. enure Oil Belt du
'tr Oil Belt At
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M - Kl ibpth I.ucas who is-
I . . n'ed Mr Ki-nndjip in the My
H nn I own ' intent at the West
!i '1 1 t of Commerce
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Imi'Is.iI Hreckenndge
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mi 1 convention
Uiu- hamber of Commerce
m 1 siid that Breckenridge is in
r ty of other west Tesa town
Missouri Suspect
Identified As
iXeb. Hunk Robber
JOi'MN M" May .'O WP A
man hi Id hen on a muidn thaige
under the n.une of Jimmy Jones
jwas identified today i Jimmy
'Crrkfhton. wanted for u bank rob
bery m Hastingn Neb
Crelghtun l faring first degree
1 rum dn charge here or killing
Coyne Hatten .'7 member of a
weilthy Webb t Ity Mo. family
He i wanted in innneitlon with
a I.T'sai bank robbe at Hasting 1
1 Nrt) on Ki b 27
St erlin ( A ppro ues
2ti Measures Todau
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Sti ling t.i (ill with nn ap
pii v t .'it fi t ird n -ol it nn- pins
id t the ii- i'iip Aniorih' thpni
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LATEST STOCK
BY UNITJL1) I'ICIZhV
Am Pwr A Ught 3
Am Til and Tel 164 3 1
Anaiondi 24
Aviation Corp Del t
Beth Steel s)3 1 I
Ches Ohio 3S ft-o
Chrysler I 5-S
' i ii Wright 3
' .. i M i i s in l r
'.. Mm i 'f l ii i
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II i - l ! s
Int Harvester Ib 1-1
Int Nickel 12 1 I
Loin- ana Oil 2 5 h
Mo'itg W nd 18 3 S
Phillip- Pet 3 8
I'l . I n ( III Ac ilis 01
J'UI. Oil hlS
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I. i I i I
Woman Iaor
Governs ill
DirecL Action
PACD- c i;ilOr. iihf M 1V .
- Mj. i Jnua II Putt 73 .i .
' wniiun mayor in the Unite
Stste. nnv rule this eaup rum
mum wi'h snentifir lug r .ir I if-.
may r e It with a 1 rusad n ix
"Vie smilingly admitted i
that though thp tbgards 'Id i i
of nv Rovtrnmpnt i jui t -t
rintifip problem Vhp ha- kn.wn
th p)ilipncy of Ulr) n. 'un m i
wnulil n-i" hitatf igun t eni
it Shi irfrrttil ti two mmsm
Onrp hm he pnitpted .ii.n
nn .ittrrnji" tn mgrin.li. j u
bc-ich pri.fi ty f..r pi .) kit 1
m.iriinn a lthhoup liirrur
n p mthr timr whTi
ut(pl hrnnflflrntinn nf i i n
pu! unit fulling to grt iu k
lion lJ a crew of voluntur- w
pail r. i ami wheelbarrow until "n
ItttrreJ p.t wax clrunnl .mil . ur
rd In nowtm
I'nictUiil Itliiluc)
Ml Piatt rm .1 ptnli-.in li n!
o(jtt in Germany .in.l N i'--. bi
fori irttling hrrr 31 r in n
My tramlnK in tho libr i"rv
hp .ii Ke mp 1 fundnci- for .1
problem I find thn training rry
valuable on Mm nrv job I hop'
""rn our inn inn prnr.ieni'
' "'"' ")'" lh.it imt hi
to work out thn town iirohleni
be
done then we II
nun "lunic
1 e She laughed
1 She ran for nuvnr
h lib'
Li'"f'vf i
cauae potitlelarm were
o undermine her favorlt
the city manager form of K'vrrn
ment eatabllahed here fout yeat
lgn mainly through her effo'tx
Miiutirli lliliimiilliirl.iii
nne aoaan t mind neeing anynnr j
a drink but hate to aee an-i
one vet drunk. Mh .l.n'T ki.t '
women amokln. thouah nhe.ticulir daik mi'ttun' uf town th'
m . . i . & .-..-
I(rra j unn(tiTrry in axciaa. sue
n .uunch bumanitarlan and her
..! to the ' tye-for-aneya"
theory r puntohment. h. bell.ve.
! that mjfcitv nr thin taffeallaawl frr
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rdrUirjr ana ratlrtNtnunUI accl
J- W.- fc... ...a . w
mw99m ninw imir conuoi. ni o-
llavaa. InaUad. in correctional and
' ' had-
which are.
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? " New fcnSlander. born in
BrHgton Vt. 8h was graduated
"""' '"' ln" m
Vermont in
1883
CITY TAXES
DUE JUNE 1
Become Delinquent After
. .
this Month
1
The diTond met illment on local
city taxes will become delin'iuent
afttt June I Mayor Chus H
Clark advised tax payei today
The taxes were due April 1 but
wtll not become delinquent until
the flrt i f next month
Pointing cut that the City was
in need of funds Mayor Clark urg -
ed cttiMna to pay their tnxis be-
fore they become delinquent on the
rirst f June
Those al owing their tuxes to be
come overttue on ihe first of June
will be penalised by being required
to pay a i' per tint penalty in
addition to six per cent tntii. t
Mayer Clark said
Cleburne Farmer
Gets Threat Note
ClBHCRNK May 20 I I Off
er here today were seeking tin
author of another threat note -lent
llnnry Martin pinniliient firme
Violence his been threatinul if h.
does nut iy a dem inded sunt nf
mom
The liti-t note promise I i pm
miiik nf hu ho "- iml miiis
nn i n in m ii i i f i hi .rn
in
QUOTATIONS
Shell Union Oil 17b
Sinims Pet 5 3-4
Sinclair 8 I I
Skelly I 1-1
Southern Pac TT 1-2
' IONJXM
S O N Y 17 5-
Studebeker 18 14
j Bun Oil 33
Texas rnrp .'" 3 J
Ti x is l.ulf Mil l
L' a -Jv.jt.an J I
U 8 Steel 0S 6-H
If M Steel Pf 112
Warner Quintan 3 3 f
Curbs.
CI ies Seiviec 12 V8
Gulf Oil Pa IS I I
Humble Oil ."2 3 M
Ni ig Hud Pwi In I s
.. O Ind .'II.
He Sltick to II
Jamo II) nlKjn phlloophv 1
that if a I'llnw rtli ki to a J' I'
Inn rnoush. h n Imuntt .0 n
out in thr I'nrt HenlRan final 1 .
oh thf Morton marathon afn
nine iir.iirrcfill attempt'' II
l th. i.ith.r rf fp 1 Mldren nn.l
nn eniplu' n. a I.i factory In
M.itr.ird M.i-- Ilrr- he i at
'rH lli in iratl. n H tnrx 'till n
I I- .i 111' inm 1
NEW STREET
LIGHTS WILL
BE INSTALLED
Residents Complain of Dark.
Street And Prowlers
After Night
-
.
I'elitioneil b nildenti of a par
local city ciiiiimlnalon. kn eaiun
Tuenday afternoon voted to Install
come' atreet light at three corn-
er. To offaet Uie Inatallatlon of
the new street llffhU etruiller lrht
globe x will be nlAced in thiee oth-
er ttreet lights to equalise the elec-
trical current expense.
New lights will be In it ailed at the
corners of Butte and Dyer. Third
and Payne and Rose and Williams
One hundred watt globes will be
I used Reidenta In this section of
town had complained that thotr
nt pptsi were unusual r dark and
pi owlet were often neen In the
atrict- it niKht No complaints of
hurl iiuinn had hem lefiorU'il
hnwt vi r
S1111 11 HK'it viil' he init.iUcd at
the nirni't of I'ouit avenue and
Willi uiw -.1 11 f t Krei keuridge avc-
uiip and Klni Mticet and Bieeken
ridge .ivenue and William strict
CM) .... 'ft..
7"' ?rV
Hire 6 eachers
it itc.vi uunniiii
Sixty-fou. teachers of the present
staff of public school imitructor
will receive contracts for reelcc-
' ion to thtir J" here next year
j metujne the latter part of the
week. Superintendent N a Holland
1 announced today after a lengthy
meeting of the school board last
night
! If teen leas teachetn wilt be em-
ployed and till salaries will be low-
ered lo per i ent next yea- as a
part of the school' financial re-
ttem hment pluns
N lines of thp (M tear her to he
mleiti'd will not be made public
Holland i tlit until the contracts
an ii c pted
Ran ker Test ifies
Refore Grand Jury
Vn Robbery Cases
DALLAS M iy 30 II N Sut-
tli Huberts vice president nf the
State National Bank a' Corsleana
( iipiie u. .1 fa fine thi Ifciilis county
gund jui tmliy in connection
.With the investlKatlon of the rob-
y i''ni iKvJiiBwWKBf .
Ibeiy iharges against three men au cvr' pasacngeis wi n .ujni
under indntmen' at Corsleana for '" ruled last night wh r. the
th. kidnapping of Robert Cerf. 2a-'an' '" "truek a soft road
yuai-old m of the president ofibd' two m1" wet "f JC an'1
the bank piled in a narrow gnr'i
1 The men charged at Dallas are'
louver Clapp and Doyle and Jim '. ir.;
mie Nash I '"UIJllV ft ill UUl III (
Tha rnhhei-v ihirir.- fn.a 'Ptv if n 1 r em nun
h.r. h.-..ns n. -t.ii .... r'
I thi finism i insom paid Decem-
1 1 1 i 10 rui fbr the release of
Cirf 'ouU p ire in Dallas county
Tb muni-) wis hiought to Dallas
bv I'.olnii vho w is met mi aide of
town b 'h' ilntt' I kidnAppeis and
f ni I : ! i n in. rimnev over to
'In in i
PKSiO.M:Is I"Ri:i: M:i.Vi:M.
BURNET May 20 l '. Three hlned opposition of Anslide Bri-prin-nei-
held here on minor and Frpnch foreign ministpi Au
i I iirfi- iivvi.l then wa oi t of the gust Zaleskl Polih fi rein minis
lliiinit i Hint) jul early this mom- ter Dlno flrindi Italim foreign
ui "u i ff in iiljouiln i i until- rnini'fei and the npu entitivis of
ii 1 1 ii i nl lip in mill Iii"o-si iv pi
And Won
BEAUTY FREED
IN SLAYING OF
RICH HUSBAND
French Jurors Convinced
By Woman Self-Defense
Was Motive
I NICK PHAVCK M.11. n I D
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Mrs Charlott NIxon-Nirdlinrf-r
St Iouls prixc beauty who shot
and killed her Jealous husb.mil
during a iunrrel was ncuittnd by
a French jury today
The American girl dressed in ;
mourning for the man she killed 1
convinced the French Jurors that
she had hot in .self-defenne wh -n Funeral services fi 1 Ilurmy
her middle aged husbind tried to I Crabtree about Jft Mtuphens county
strangle her. farmer-ranchman who was found
She repudiated vigorou iy in I drowned In n cistern near the Dufr
sinuatlon that he had a lovei Praine school house rural com-
nnd that she married the wealthy 1 muny in the normeast part of
Philadelphia theatrical man for hii'this rminty. late yesterday will he
money
QUINN BACK
IN OKLAHOMA1;
i No Mob Scenes When Mur-
1 der Suspect Returned
NKWKIIIK Oku Miy .11 IP-
Gar! tuinn charged with murder
in the slaying of two Illackwel!
school teacher wan returned here
from Kana City Mo today.
The inspect who had been the
object of a five month nation-wide
sen ch wa remitted to Kay coun
ty Jiiil at 3 a in
No demonstration was mule by
rltiens who had threatened mob
violence shortly ufter thev learned
of the brutal slaying last December
2 Few persons knew when the
prisoner entered town under guard
of Sheriff Joe Cooper and Pepu'
Sheriff Joe McFadden
Muffineer's Hodij '
Found In Wreckage.
gl'INIAN Okla M iy 20 U P'
The mangled body of Junii" (
Taliaserrn engimei of the Mi'sion
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Hi tiniii rnaisi.uini iiuiii viitii -
n.... .. VbM )lt. u..u HAn..t .m.l
lit 11 vVMAits i i tan iw'.ric.i
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fixim th wreckage ( a il-li-
... kw.nJ
I ri'ml waa.a.iy Him...
The engineer wa.s fatally injured
' " " 'll '"t-'.
OENEVA May 20. d Pi The
League of Nations coun" 1 1 tod .y nothing indicating that Spain rev-
decided that the propose" World olutlonary example will be follow
Disarmament Conferem irly ed i Isewhe e in the neai future
next year will be held a '. nev i i In Spain ir el f it was realized
The effort bv iletminv to fori e thit i (hinge in government can
the conference to consult Urn la-
tlon of trained reserve and to -e-
duce conscript armies and military
material stocks failed before mm
DELINQUENT
SEWER BILLS
MUST BE PAID
City Engineer Secretary
Instructed To Cut Off
Connections
The problem of collect in' l.
iiient newer rentals l nnnn n
fmntlng city officials. Mayor Chi.
H Clark said today.
M. i 'uk 4t ited that the city
ni 11 1 i nl i it Mciict.iry had
ir iithmied to begin cam-
nun fni collection of the back
-ntil Jn i tu nieiturri .ire to be
n-eil in i niiei'ting the laoney the
M iy - t- iid
Siiiiiini to i method employed
"tirr I . fore the city officials au-
thorial. I the engineer ami ecretnr
to u i - i fir as to cutting off eci
i onni i '.urn if payment of the hack
rents wiie not made after . fur1
warn nu n given the cliizem ovv
ing delinquent piyments j
warning' win ne icni to nil those
oenina in ineir ewer rentals hi
ion ai possible M.ioi c'lark add-
I So. anyone receiving ich a
warning I urged to make a set-
tlement with the city or tun the
l
:'
Uk of having the lewer system
his home disconnected
BURY DROWNED
MAN THURSDAY
Duff Prairie Ranchman Is
Well Known Here
held fiom the home of Walter Cor
bett tomoriow afternoon at 2 30.
fi lends of the man living here
an 1. 1 t. I iv
Lit Mi wii kni wn here aim il
the 1 his of t labiries death
The de id man is a member of
well-known pioneei family of 1
his lounty. He is a son-in-law of I
Walter Corbett Stephens county 1
luncher who makes his home nt
lii nh. im Crubtree will be bulled!
at 'iiuh.im I
Ilodu Of iiriy. Gen.
Found In Wreckage
Of French Landslide
TOURH. France. May 20 (UR)
The body of Urlg. Gen Robert II.
Dunlap wus recovered today bur
led under tons of rock and mud by
a landslide at the Chateau
Hariniere.
Mrs Dcnnrt Briant a peasant's
wife was discovered by rescue
workers Imprisoned but unhu.t in
a cave like hut beneath tons nf
rock and mud She had no know
edge of (en Dunlap who gavu hi
life in an effoit to rescue her or
hi r husbund also a victim of the
lands. ide
I'OaTI'OM; AIR SHOW.
FAIRKIULD AIR DEPOT DAY-
I iwa cmo .nay so i i ' inciemeni
.weather today c lused postpone
ment for one day of the e .re pro -
tfram of the annual army a.r ni.m -
i ; -
..tr nn.l u ..
u irsult the giantl '
participating in th
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progium will not invade thi
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1
' IONIKJN May 20. d pi The urchy taking the political form
I wind which swept Spain from mon- of a monarch st ii'ht' set king
'"'ny to "Pbll' ruffled the sur Icpportunlty to effect restoration ol
(face in other European countries the Bourbon was envisaged
l Dut "W no more A United Press Kcoiimnlc I'rnlilt-iiis liom
ij survey of principal ci
(survey of principal capitals dlsclos-
ed stringent economic condition
and other factors of unrest but
. r i in nn millenium Oh-ervei i and
officials agreed that the implants-
tinn of the republic did not wpc
out all political and aoclal prob-
lems hut brought into power a re-
gime believed to have gi eater
hanre nf nrhievinf satisfactory
solution than hid the monarchy
t.un in (Kiiltnal matters the pos-
n.ioH nf i do' imn town id moil
New Premier
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Hu 'ii ' I ij i i 1 i . t. .1 Krijiiu
iki'imi ib. e ' f.irm i nw
iahint iki'iiiki a f u hum
premiei m I pm ihief .1.
gate to the l.nnil'in Naval i -i
ferenee l.nt ear
LOYE AFFAIR
CAUSES MAN
TO KILL SELF
n 1 1 n . n 1 itr .
Ka nn nartnn ramnn Wri -
r - - ---;--
er round Dead In Lav-
ish Apartment
NEW YOItK Muy 2l d !
Italnh Harton famed writer and
ciracaturlst. shut himself to death
toilav in hi. lnvlsh nnnriment in
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S1 jtKa fl IklkH eft&Ak AB 1KI
iillilir.
Ills lirother Homer R-irton. ac-
tor ami traveler and 11 friend of
the dead man told the United
Press that Barton had beer deeply
In love with Ruth Kresge of De-
troit helresH to the Krisge mil
lions The girl is engiged t Rufus
Clark Caulkins said to be n mem
ber of the diplomatic service at
Riga
Barton ua.s wealthy and in good
henlth. He was divorced last
month from hu fourth wife who
charged him with desertion
"WETS" WILL
MEET JUNE .9
League To Hold Session In
Paris France
PARIS May 20 il h Approxi-
mutely 20 nations will be irpre-
sented In P-ris Juno J for the I2thuj"rn rriuay
congress of the International
League of Opponents of Prohlbi -
Hon
During the two days of the con-
Laigrees wine will be glorified rood-
eratlon in the use of the i up that
Cheers will be voiced bv mmy oi
the delegates and the ton! ess wilt
ieaffimthesplrit.nl in.l physi. .1
benefits which tin grape has he
stowed upon the human line
The mngres- oigunizid lv the
Wine Kxpmtitlon Commltt . of
France purposely lenvi s out ihe
United States inamiiii is iiuiti
tlon of such a vo iferously piohibi-
tlon countiy whetein piohilntion la
on of the main politnal Issues
was thought to be Inopportune
we are simpiy auvoeares or wine
'drinking in moderation which has
1 been traditional in hu ope and be-
'ing naturally npoed to pi ohlbl-
tlon wa cannot Invite a i ontrover
sy by Hiking the United States to
take part ' Jean Coupili secietary
of the congress -ml
Exportation of capital wu.s seen
In Spain as in several other coun-
tries as a mujci menace of the I
present Even befoie the republic'
was declared many iristocrat and
nob'es mule hi iv wlthdiawal of
(leposlLs In Span sli bank- and sent
then funu- alio-- the fmi fiei The'
new goveniriu nt fuund that it had
no not or bloodshed to deal with.
but no en a problem in prevent
Ing the peseta from dep ei Uting
to new low levels I'nrmployment
was no worse but nioie in the Hour-
light herauic o' attempts li the
new legime to lemcdv i mnl 110114
(Continued on pnrre )
ONE-DAY MEET
TO BE HELD
HERFMAY 30
District Convention Will
Bring Approximately
200 Visitors
I'ncle Mams lettei un.
Urrckenrldpe will be hoi' s
day. May 30. to fellow let i .
il'-r of the Mineral Wei .1 1
f th National Association ' 1
ter Carrier who will be h. 1.
th it cHte for a one day mnvi 1
the third annual ; ithenni; '
Mineral Uell ditrl'l menih 1
Fied Willire local cirri' 1 1
e. r. lar of the Breckenndj;.
1 'atuin of c'irrler annoiim d
f'idi for entertaining thi v
ind for eonductlnB n half li
lisinps at the Y M C A lu
the mo.nlng The jfternoon 1 .
will be taken up with group 1
talnment by delegate fiom 1
Worth Denton. Wcntherford M
ernl Well. Abilene and Wixihi h
ie post offices.
A basket-lunch at the Tex m I . 1
I iiana-Power Company puk will 1
on the program for the no r h . n
according to Mr. Wallace
Mayor Chas. II Clark wil1 w.
' ome the vkiltors at the opening f
the business icsmon In tin- 111 1 1
ing The principal apeaUer n v
m
program win be t w. u.k
m
Ineral Wells president of the d
trlct association.
I Delegates to the national mm 1 1
Ition meeting In Oakland Califm
jnlu will be elected at the innwn
1 Hon here anil the ilelegites w '
! he Instructed how to vote on mi
1 iiortant nuestinns llkclv to aride 1'
te national meeting
(fnc Mlhonil Wclli letter rirHdn'
'iWrlct extend' from Denton to All
Hsbiiisb anil ttfi
Wichita Falls
V8whaclle
Wallace slid be expected nioie
than 200 visitors here on that div
Including families of the letter t ir-
rler. LEGISLATURE
MAY QUIT FRI.
Poll Shows Members Favor
Adjournment May 22
AI'STIN May JO UP l
?
the Texas legi I it i .
scented assured to.l i A
i
of 123 Home member - nn '
Rep I J Burns of Pi i r h
only a few In favor of -. -the
presert sossion to M iv -Fifty-two
declared in X v
returning In a caned session
ii
30 days Nineteen declared f i
convening Saturday or Mond i
a special seasion Seventci n
fhey were for adjournment
i
turn in hi nays anu j
W I'l
and conn I-1
the fall.
1 The senate at r.non rei . i
failed to vote on either of i
I In propositions for an xt-
" -"y t ncesa nn . n
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Tuesday afternoon and I
distributed this week to t
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I of the most attractive un
out here aciontlng to I i i
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For several i u the im i
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lu in nutlnnil .i.ffiii'.li
i other high srhoo in run I
Miss SamniVi: lulllntt I- i In
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well as norilor class beaut'
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and Mm. Wes Hodges . n
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011r thlrkeiis liitUcv
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linn In Thn Aluerlc in .tint
mi will give jiiii 20 per ii nt
ubovu market priVr .
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My Carncr
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Hodges, Wesley D. Breckenridge Weekly Democrat (Breckenridge, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, May 21, 1931, newspaper, May 21, 1931; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth70438/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.