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Seven Nazi Destroyers
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West Will Present
Proposal Monday
Increase Reported In
Memberships
Battleship Warspite Leads Attack For The
British Against Invaders
CIVIC MUSIC
DRIVE CLOSES
Christian Convention
Opens Monday
CHILD DIES
FROM WOUND
Lad’s Shooting Said
Accidental
Military Expected
To Ask More Funds
And Your Old Stove
RegardleM of Condition.
Budget Plan Term*
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SERVICE AND GREATER VALUES.
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AMUHCA'S SAHAT CARS
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PORT ISABEL—Two men were
arrested here Saturday night m
what Chief of Police Frank Hick-
Big Aviation Party
Held At Palo Duro
PALO DURO, Texas.—GF)—One
hundred airplanes, flown by private
pilots from the entire southwest and
as far away as Lock Haven. Fa.,
gathered here Saturday for the big-
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First of its kind, the affair was
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"No estimate can be made at pres-
ent of German losses in personnel,
but the seven destroyers sunk must
have counted over 1.000 men.
"The Admiralty has signaled con-
gratulations to Commander-In-Chief
Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, to Vice
Admiral Whitworth, and to the offi-
cers and men engaged in this vigor-
ous, daring and skilfully conducted
attack, which may well tend to
clarify the situation on this part of
the Norwegian coast
"Operations are still proceeding.”
Fought In Jutland
HMS Warspite, the battleship
which led the attack, was built in
1913 and fought in the Battle of
Jutland.
Her displacement is 30,600 tons
and she mounts eight 15-inch guns,
eight six-inch guns and eight four-
inch anti-aircraft guns. She also
carries four airplanes, propelled by
catapult
Warspite was extensively recon-
structed In recent years, at a cost of
almost 2.500.000 pounds (at that
time about 112,500.000).
The Cossack, which smashed the
German shore gun. is the destroyer
which February 16 ran the Nazi
prison ship Altmark into a Nor-
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Three German Craft
Are Narvik Victims
LONDON—•AV- A Reuters (Brit-
ish news Agency > dispatch from
Stockholm Saturday, said crew
memban of the Swedish steamer
Boden reported that three German
destroyers were sunk by the Brit-
ish in Wednesday morning's bitter
battle In Narvik fjord.
The 4.625-ton Boden was in Nar-
vik at the time, when five British
destroyers raced in to engage six
German destroyers.
Church, when Lewis Ackers of Abi-
lene will preside.
Harry Hines, Austin, will preside
at the banquet for the Laymen's
League to be held at 5:30 p m. at
the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in San
Benito. Paul Preston will be prin-
cipal speaker.
Dr. Robert Hopkins will close the
convention at the Thursday night
session, speaking on "The World
Mission of the Church.”
Convention plans have been un-
der direction of M. M. Moss. Donna,
aided by Vice-Chairman E R. Mc-
Williams, Mission, and O. W. Jad-
win. McAllen.
College Publication
Association Elects
NAZIS DRIVE
TOWARD OSLO
Convention Is Held
Bv Salvation Army
DALLAS —(JF— More than 800
delegates paraded here Saturday at
the opening of the annual Salvation
Army youth convention.
The Texas corps cadets for the
fifth consecutive time received the
southern territorial corps cadet
plaque, a semi-annual award for
competition between territorial di-
visions
The Paris. Tex., corps was award-
ed the Russell Pearson trophy for
outstanding community service.
Graduation certificates in Bible
study, army regulations and train-
(he • ing were awarded Leon Sorenson
nf Fort Worth and Eunice Parker
of Longview.
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in the republic and "one or two
United States senators.”
Dies asserted that 10.000 Com-
munists already had moved into
Mexico from Spain and France
and "the same crowd is perfect-
ing plans to do in Mexico the
same they did in Spain.”
He said the outside forces would
attempt to swing th* July nation-
al election and thus win their ob-
jective by civil means but were
prepared to resort to open revolt
For use in the later eventual-
ity, the chairman declared. Rus-
sia is keeping alive “the same or-
ganizations* which w*~e active in
this country during tne Spanish
dvil war.
The Weather
EAST TEXAS: Fair, warmer Sun-
day: Monday partly cloudy. Gentle
to fresh mostly southeast winds on
the coast.
ARIZONA: Fair Sunday and Mon-
day with increasing high cloudiness
Sunday. Litt! echange in tempera-
ture.
NEW MEXICO: Fair and contin-
ued warm Sunday and Monday.
WEST TEXAS: Fair and warmer
Sunday. Monday fair with increas-
ing high cloudiness south portion.
OKLAHOMA: Fair and warmer
About 562,000.000 acres of forest
lands in th* United State* are
dwarf aa actually or potentially
productive of commercially valu-
able timber.
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SAN BENITO — Eleven-year-old
John Warren Worley, eon of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Worley, San Benito,
died Saturday at 6:30 p. m. of a
head wound from a .22 calibre rifle
discharged when a group of chil-
dren were playing at mid-afternoon
rear the Worley home four miles
south of here.
Chief of Police Arthur McMillan
said the case was out of his juris-
diction. but that he would continue
further Investigation Sunday. He
said the shooting was reported as
accidental. A cousin of the Worley
boy had the gun at the time it
went off, he said he was told.
Funeral service* will be held
Monday at 10:30 a. m. for John
Warren Worley, at the Clay Hall
Funeral Home ChapeL with Rev.
L. J. Rode. Methodist pastor, offici-
ating. Pallbearers will be Harry and
Tom Corbello. Bob Henchman and
William Henchman.
Surviving are the parents: two
brother*. Don Frank and Jack: four
sisters. Ester. Pattie, Sadie Mae and
Bobbie Jean Worley.
The lad was shot in the head
about 3:30 p. m. He was taken to
a doctor, and later to his home,
where he died.
In the Hammond area of Louisi-
ana, the strawberry center, fanner*
said the bean crop also had been
hard hit
Cotton sprouting in North Louisi-
ana was killed by the frost, and
potatoes, butterbeans and cow pea*
also were damaged.
The latest killing frost ever re-
corded in Caddo Paris, with 33-
I degree temperature, killed almost
WASHINGTON-Reports cir-
culated at the capital Saturday that
the army and navy may aak 8120.-
000.000 additional for their defense
programs next fiscal year as a re-
sult of the ominous spreading of
the European war.
The house already ha* approved
a 81,750,778.532 appropriation for the
two services for the year starting
July 1. The senate has not acted, but
its appropriation* committee has
approved an outlay of 5963,797.478
for the navy.
Any request for additional funds
appeared certain to stir up consider-
able opposition.
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burners; has five stream-
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oven, broiler, and utility
drawer.
Hotel at 7 a. m.. to be followed by
the general assembly at 9 a. m .
luncheon for ministers' wives at 12
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HARLINGEN — Bettering their
present membership of 1500 per-
sons by approximately 150 persons,
the Valley Civic Music Association
ended its annual membership drive
Saturday night
Grafton Burdette. Harlingen, pres-
ident of the Valley-wide group,
said he was "well pleased" with re-
sults of the campaign.
Increases were reported from Los
Fresno*. San Benito. Raymondville
and Rio Grande City. Brownsville 1
turned in over 200 memberships
and Donna doubled her present
status. Several membership* were
received from Rio Grande City
patrons. The Harlingen men’s teams
turned in over 125 memberships.
It was hoped that late reports
from the various Valley towns
would boost the total nearer th*
1750 maximum limit.
The talent committee was to
meet early Sunday and results will
be announced Monday.
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be replanted. Frost damage was
haavieat in the western part of the
country where truck grower* re-
ported crop losses.
Tomatoes Are Damaged
Lamar County Agent A. L. Ed-
miaston at Pari* said the garden-
crop damage in th* black-land sec-
tion was "heavy." Cold-frame to-
mato plants in the sandy-land area
apparently were unhurt, but half of
at the Tuesday^ night meeting, setj fn the West Texas, Hill country.
Fredericksburg reported damage to
fruit, tomato and potato crops. Corn
must be replanted it! some parts oi
the county. Wheat and oat crops,
just going into heads, were injured
in some sections. Smudge pots saved
some large orchards.
Although frost warning* were is-
sued for deep central Florida Sun-
day. climbing temperatures were
forecast over much of tne area.
Peach Crop Hurt
The peach crop was damaged up
to 95 per cent in some area* of
Georgia. In Alabama all cotton
above ground was reported killed
and truck vegetables sulfered heavy
losses. Fruit farmer* in North and
South Carolina fought frost with
smudge pots and fires.
Louisiana and Mississippi farmers
reported heavy damage to truck
and fruit crops. Even cotton was
hurt
A survey of Dr. J. C. Miller, horti-
culturist of the Louisiana State Uni-
versity experiment station, develop-
ed that the Louisiana strawberry
crop will be estimated only about
1.800 car*, compared with previous
estimate* of 3,000 because of dam-
age.
Strawberries Art Hit
Fanners in North Mississippi said
the stored sweet potato crop had
been damaged heavily, and about
two-third* of the tomatoes in the
field in the tomato center of Hazle-
hurst were killed. It was estimated
that the bean yield there also will
be cut two-third*. Cabbage and
peas were hurt.
Industrial Diamonds
Are Put To War Use
BERLIN — — Rough and cut
diamonds used in German indus-
try have been confiscated, according
to a recent decree, as a part of tech-
nical reorganization putting the
Reich on a wartime basis. Certain
forms of mica used in industry have
also fallen under the new law.
in th* Shreveport section, or an
estimated 25 to 50 per cent of th*
total acreage.
Planters throughout th* section
were making plan* to begin re-
planting.
Commutation Sought
By Felon’s Attorney
DALLAS—Albert Baskett. at-
torney for Robert Ballard Walker,
condemned slayer, said Saturday
night he would appear before the
state board of pardons and paroks
on Monday or Tuesday to plead for
commutation of Walker* death
sentence
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel Saturday
granted Walker, who was scheduled
to die in the electric chair at Hunts-
ville Sunday night, a four-day re-
prieve.
man’*?id w*s trouble among sailor* '
on a tanker in the harbor and sailor*
seeking jobs w» th* ship.
Chief Hickman. Constable Brock
Slone and Deputy Constable Jo*
Keen* planned to remain at th*
boat Saturday night. Two deputy
sheriffs were reported to have l*ft
Brownsville Saturday night for Port
Isabel.
The tanker Pueblo, a Petroteum
Shipping Company boat, from Hous-
ton. according to Hickman, was un-
able to sail on schedule at 4 pm.
Saturday, but expected to l*av* at
daylight Sunday
No local men were involved m
the trouble that had been under
way since th* ve***l docked her*
Friday. Hickman said. The distur-
bance was confined to th* vessel and
the adjacent dock.
Hickman said several men cam*
here from Corpus Christi seeking
jobs they understood would b*
available when th* tanker arrived.
Some obtained job*, h* said.
In the trouble that ensued, there
were a few fights but nothing ser-
ious." according to Hickman. He
said he had taken a pistol from
one of the two men arrested. No
charges had been filed
Rainstorm Skidding
Has Strange Result •
SCOTTSBURG. Va. -<*>- Jack
Harper's truck skidded and th* rear
wheels stuck in a diteh during Fri-
day night's rainstorm. He cuuldn t
see where he was. so he decided to
sleep in the cab of the truck untU
morning.
Just before dawn there waa a
roar and a crash.
The front of th* truck had be*i»
standing on the Southern Railway
tracks.
Harper just missed the Sunnx*
Express. The express just missed
Harper.
Need Plenty Cloth
For Flags At Fort
FORT BLISS, T»x-<*>-Hrr*’*
what it takes to outfit Fort Bliaa,
army post, in new United States
flag*: 1105 yard* of cloth. 10 yard*
of half-inch tape: 300 yards of
thread These items wer* in a call
for bids when the army decided on
new flags.
NEW ORLEANS Robert
' Chinn of Louisiana State University
was elected president of the South-
ern Federation of College Students
and Publication Representatives
Saturday, and Atlanta was chosen
as the site of its next congress.
Charles Traylor. University of
Mississippi, and W. T. Martin, Uni-
versity of North Carolina, were
named vice presidents: Hankins
Parker, Auburn, yearbook division
chairman; Frank Allcorn, Georgia
Tech, chairman of the editorial sec-
tion of the press division; Miss
Cornells Watson. Florida State Col-
lege for Women, chairman of the
women’s division, and Richard Jay,
Texas Christian University, chair-
man of the men's division.
Watte T* Capital
Th* association has designated
Emery W. Watts, McAllen bond
broker and water statistician, to
represent the Valley before the com-
mittee. He will leave Sunday by
plane from Brownsville to be pres-
ent at the hearings In the capital.
Congressman West has told Valley
leaders he is confident that the
committee will act quickly on the
measure and that he is reasonably
certain a favorable report can be
obtained. West hopes also to push
th* legisltion through at the pres-
ent session of Congress, although
th* possibility of such speed has
been scouted in some Washington
circles.
A 25-page brief including an ex-
haustive study of Valley develop-
ment has been compiled over a
period of several weeks by Watts,
and copies of it have been pro-
vided members of the House com-
mittee. It will be one of the chief
argument* to be used by West and
associates in arguing for the pro-
posed river project
Groondwerk Laid
"There isn’t a great deal we can
do down here right now," Aldrich
declared. “We have laid as much
groundwork for this project as we
can, and we will now have to await
the committee’s action.”
Aldrich said the association tn
eelecting Watta to back the measure
during its early stages at the cap-
ital had done so in the belief he
was on* of th* Valley s best-fitted
men for such a task. No indication
of the Congressional support West
has lined up for the river bill has
been available in recent weeks since
the measure’s introduction, but he
ha* shelved practically all other
major items on his calendar to work
for it, friend* in th* Valley de-
clared. One potential obstacle to
the measure is th* fact that almost
all Hous* and Senate member* will
fight for congressional adjournment
by June to allow them time for
campaigning, thus reducing the time
in which West wiU have to pre**
the measure to passage.
Two Get Sentences
In Narcotics Case
HOUSTON—UP)—Two New Or-
leans men were under sentence*
Saturday in a narcotic smuggling
case, and the government was ready
to proceed against others in a rami-
fication of it
Anthony and Joe Mussacchia
wer* sentenced her* Friday on a
charge of smuggling a narcotic weed
across the Mexican border at La-
redo. Anthony was given three
year* in prison and Joe 13 months,
which was suspended for five years.
U. S. District Attorney Douglas
McGregor said another case would
be called for trial at Laredo Mon-
day.
st the same hotel, and the begin-
ning of conducted tours over this
section at 1:15 p. m. Young people's
banquet will be held at 6 p. m. at
the Reese-Wil-Mond. with Harley
Patterson. Wichita Falls, presenting
the principal address, "Christian
Victory—Launch Out"
Speaking Is Set
Patterson will speak again at the ___
Wednesday night meeting, on “Am- all of the cotton which had sprouted
sterdam and the Disciples of Christ”
and Virgil Havens, missionary from
Africa, will speak on “The Mission-,
ary Challenge of the Church Trium-
phant."
Final general- session of the con-
vention will be held Thursday at
8:45 a. m.. with Elmer Henson pre-
will
EDINBURG—The Valley's proposal
for 154,000,000 federal flood control
and gravity irrigation project on
the Rio Grande faces its first test
in Washington Monday.
Oliver C. Aldrich of Edinburg,
president of the Valley Water Con-
servation asaociation, announced
Saturday that the House committee
on foreign affairs is scheduled to
begin consideration at that time of
the proposal by Repreaentativet Mil-
tern H. West of Brownsville to erect
■ system of large reservoirs to
trap and store overflow on the Rio
Grande, later releasing the waters
through a large gravity irrigation
canal to thousands of farms in tins
section.
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Church with Mrs. Bessie Hart, Fort
Worth, presiding. Dr. Robert M.
Hopkins, Indianapolis, Ind., conven-
tion guest speaker will talk on ____
"Let The Church Be The Church"! the tomato plants were killed.
to begin at 7:45 p.~ m. Address by i
Paul Preston on "All Together For
The Kingdom of God" will also be
heard, as well as a vocal solo.
"Open The Gates," by Miss Helen
Moss, Donna.
Wednesday activities will open
with a brotherhood breakfast for all
delegates at the Reese-Wil-Mond
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1, Bobby McWhorter, Lyford; 1.
Guy Mason, Lasara.
Declamation. Ward Junior Girl*:
!. Vera Jean King. Ly.'ord; 1 Mary
Ann Burton, Weslaco.
Declamation. High Juaior Boys:
1, Billy Brooks. Mercedes: 2. Walter
Townsend. Lasara; 5, Arthur Haw*.
L* Feria
Declamation Results
Declamation. High Junior Girls:
1. Gloria Jean Wingert. Sharyland;
3. Lougene F.ilbert. La Feria: 3.
Virginia !.ee Wood. Raymondville
Declamation. High Senior Boys:
1. Gene Valdez. Weslaeo; 2. J. C.
Simpeon, Lyford; 3, Roy Hawa, La
Feria.
Declamation. High Eenior Girls:
1. Alva Lockhart McAllen; 2.
Frances Hennessee. La Feria; 3.
Lan* S.nith. Mercedes.
Extemeporaneous Speech. Boys:
1. Davis Vignes*. La Feria; 2. Clyde
Weavir, Donna.
Extemperaneou* Speech
Extemporaneous Speech. Girls: 1,
Sadie Lee Devidson. San Benito: 2.
Betty Deanne Johnson. Harlingen:
3, Ella Cooper. La Feria.
Readv Writers, High School. Class
A: 1. W. D. Owings. Lyford: 1 Bob-
bie Dunson. Weslaco; 3. Mary Vel-
va* Pennington. Brownsville.
Ready Writers. High School. Class
b: 1, Agnes O’Rear. Wilson.
Ready Writers. Ward: 1. Jean
Hanee. Highland.
fihorthaud Contest
Shorthand: 1, Dick L. Spreckles.
Stuart Place, score. 97 75; 2. Dorothy
Ferguson. Weslaco. 97; 3. Barbara
Jean Goates. Los Fresno*. 90 25;
4, Lois Decker. Decker Stuart Place.
8d.75: 5, Glen Jane Fikes. Merce-
des. 81.5.
Typewriting: 1. Betty Jo Watts.
Pharr, score 144 10. word* per min-
ute 50 31: 1. Frances Hennessee. La
Feria 139.02. 48 87 word* per min-
ute: 3. Helen Scott, Raymondville.
136 5. word* per minute 45 7; 4. Mel-
vin Bruit, Mercedes. 12949. words
per minute 45 12; 5. Alta Ma* Ben-
ner. Raymondville. 125.38, words per
minute 38 78.
In the senior track and held
events. Donna was first with 26
points: Pharr and Rio Hondo tied
for second with 21 points; Browns-
ville was fourth with 14 1-2 points;
Harlingen was eighth with 10.
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first German bus crossed a stream.
To prevent just such a maneuver
the Norwegian* had built their
ring to isolate German occupied
Oslo in a semi-circle from Mos* to
Holen. east of Mysen, northward to
th* Romerike region 40 mile*
north of Oslo and then south to
the Tyri Fjord and Vikesund, about
30 miles west of Oslo.
Border Town Held
Saturday night the Germans were
gaid to hold all the area within
this zone. Th* Norwegian*, in ad-
dition to trying to prevent the new
LONDON—Led by the great battleship Warspite, the British
fleet Saturday penetrated the Fjord of Narvik. Norwegian ore port, and
sank seven German destroyers, the Admiralty announced Saturday night
German soldiers were believd to have fled from Narvik over th*
hill*.
Three British destroyer* were damaged slightly, with loss of life
believed to be small.
It was the second British naval attack on Narvik. The first was
Wednesday, when two British de-*
stroyers and at least one German
destroyer were sunk.
The admiralty stated:
"Since the attack upon German
destroyer* in Narvik Wednesday by
the second destroyer flotilla, thia
flotilla, with reinforcements, has
been blockading the enemy in Nar-
vik Fjord.
Opposition Not Severe
"This morning at about noon HMS
Warspite, accompanied by a strong
force of destroyers using mine-
sweeping and other appliance*, ad-
vanced up the Fjord to attack the
German destroyer*, some of them
already damaged, who were shelter-
ing in the harbor, and also to en-
gage any shore batteries which
might have been erected.
"According to reports which have
been received from the commander
in chief. Vice Admiral Whitworth,
hoisting his flag in the Warspite,
commanded the attack, which was
extremely successful.
"Enemy opposition was not found
to be remarkably severe.
"A field Howitzer which had been
mounted ashore was put out of ac-
tion by the fire of HMS Cossack.
Four Destroyer* Sunk
•Four German destroyers were
shattered and sunk in Narvik Bay.
"Three others fled up Rumbahs
Fjord, * small inlet eight or rrfne
miles long behind Narvik town.
"These also were pursued and
destroyed.
•At the moment of issuing this
communique, the Admiralty is not
precisely informed a* to conditions
in Narvik town.
"Parties of men. possibly German
soldiers, have been seen escaping
from it over the hills, and further
details are awaited.
"This destruction of seven of the
enemy destroyers was not achieved
without some loss. Three British
destroyers were damaged in the
fight, but not seriously, and the
British loss of life is believed to
have been very small.
German forces from getting in alsd
wer* trying to keep th* Germans
already there from thrusting out-
ward.
The newest German troops were
paid to have landed at Skiesberg.
at the end of the Skagerrak near
the Swedish frontier.
The Norwegians Saturday night
still wer* reported holding the bor-
der town of Halden (Frederikshald)
however, despite earlier reports the
Germans had occupied it
Planes Are Stationed
Further north sharp street fight-
ing was reported at Sarpaborg,
about 20 mile* away, where Nor-
wegian Nazis were reported num-
erous.
The town of Kongsvinger, 50 |
miles northeast of Oslo near <—
Swedish frontier, still was held by
the Norwegians.
The newspaper Lens Tidningen
at Ostersund. in central Sweden op-
posite the important Norwegian
port of Trondheim, which the Ger-
mans hold, said today that a tele-
phoned dispatch from Stjordal, 15
mile* east of Trondheim, disclosed
that 26 German bombing planes
were stationed there. In addition, 22
mor* were reported on their
there.
weglan fjord and rescued 300 Brit-
ish prisoners.
Whitworth Ii Young
Vice Admiral William Jock Whit-
worth. who Saturday was on the
flagship Warspite, previously was in
command of the battlecruiser Squad-
ron. A comparatively young officer,
he was commander-in-chief in the
Mediterranean from 1933 to 1935.
and later was naval secretary to the
First Lord of the Admiralty.
Admiral Sir Charles Norton
Forbes, commander-in-chief of the
home fleet, is directing all the Brit-
ish naval operations along the Scan-
dinavian coast.
Sir Charles fought In the Battle
of Jutland as flag commander on
the Iron Duke. Jellicoe’s flagship.
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Increase Expected
In Military Budget
WASHINGTON—UP)—Th* spread
of Europe's war brought national
defense to the forefront of congres-
sional problem* again Saturday, and
signs pointed to a possible 893,000.000
increase in army and navy budget*
which already total close to 92,000,-
000.000.
From a war department source
cam* intimationa that as much as
$75,000,000 was urgently needed to
speed up production of "critical’’
equipment for the army. Capitol Hill
likewise heard that an additional
$18,000,000 would be sought to ac- Sunday: Monday fair, warmer east,
celerate the navy * shipbuilding cooler Panhandle by afternoon or
program.
a
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siding. Among speakers will be
George F. Cuthrell. Tyler; Mrs. L.
i N. D. Wells. Dallas; Granville Walk-
ler, Fort Worth; O. L. Shelton.
Wichita Falls; L. O. Leet, Dallas,
snd M. E. Sadler, Austin.
Luncheon Planned
Brite College of the Bible lunch-
eon will be held Thursday at 12:15
at the Madison Hotel. At 2:30 p.m
th* women's session will be held
at the First Baptist Church, with
Mr*. M. B. Campbell, Dallas, pre-
siding, simultaneously with the lay-
men’s session at the First Christian
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