Center Daily News (Center, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 138, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1929 Page: 1 of 4
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Number 138
MEMBER UNITED PRESS
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Volume One
HAMILTON TELLS OF SHOOTING
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CARNEGIE FUND
AIDS DEPENDENTS
OF BRAVE TEXANS
SLAYDON GIRL
STRUCK BY CAR
AT NOON TODAY
WELDON SANDERS
HEARD FIVER BRED
FOOTBALL RALLY
HOLT WELL WILL
BE RE-OPENED IN
A SHORT WHILE
FATHER AND SON
WEEK WILL BE
OBSERVED 10 TO 17
The Only Shots
That Count Are
Those That Hit.
—Roosevelt.
SUNDAY WITH
THE BAPTISTS
SAYS WALTON MADE MOVE LIKE
MAN DRAWING GUN, LOST HIS
LIFE BECAUSE HE WAS WEAKER
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“Hank,” the grizzled ,Son
of Democracy, who blisters
Hoovercrats at will in the
columns of The Daily News.
Hank was given a letter this
morning from his contempor-
ary, Hansel, :
said Avas, “Raspberry!”
Say ip i
Hap me.
" Hbalyy
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Telephone it
To the News
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Miss Octavia Wharton of
Joaquin is a busines visitor in
Center today.
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HALLOW’EEN PARTY
Nineteen of the heroesT.ost
their lives in the performance
of the acts which the Carne-
gie Fund recognized. In a
number of cases medal grants
accompanied the awards.
Pensions were granted to
dependents of eight of the
heroes who lost their lives.
Included in the awards are:
Case of Clois Harold Rob-
erts, deceased.
Address (John J. Roberts,
father) 126 West Grady St.,
(Continued "on Back Page)
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LADY GODIVA IS
ELUSIVE WHEN
COPS GIVE CHASE
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City Marshal Peace telling
of the geese flying over inter-
mittently all night long.
*****
Mrs. C. 0. Gibson and Mrs.
L. W. Caine leaving for Shre-
veport to attend the State
Fair of Louisiana.
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Mrs. Henry Runnels and
Billie back from a visit in
Houston.
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For the benefit of those plan-
ning to go to the Shreveport
fair tonight or tomorrow the
weather forecast wired by the
United Pres indicates unset-
tled conditions Sunday with
little likelihood of rain.
November 10 to 17 is Fath-
er and Son Week and all
churches, schools and lunch-
eon clubs are urged to plan
fitting programs of obser-
vance,
Center Daily Ne ws
Center, Texas, Saturday, November 2, 1929
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Gov, Dan Moody Once Defended
Convict Upon Whom He Is Now
Called To Confer A Pardon
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 2 (UP)
—Nov. 10-17 will mark the
observance of National Fath-
er and Son Week, according to
H. G. Spruce, secretary of the
Everyone is extended a cor-
dial invitation to attend the
Sunday School hour beginning
tomorrow at 9:45 and the
morning sermon at 11:00.
Evening services begin
promptly at 7:00.
F. E. LUKER, Pastor.
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TOM BAKER
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Grandmother Weaver fell
and broke her hip while visit-
ing her son, Rev. Tolbert Wea-
ver, of Houston. We wish
her a speedy recovery. Mrs.
Weaver is. loved and appreci-
ated by all who know her.
Friends of Weldon Sanders,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. San-
ders of Center, shared the joy
of the parents when they
heard Weldon’s clear tenor
voice come via radio from
KRLD, the Times-Herald Sta-
tion at Dallas, last night at 11
p. m.
Weldon has succeeded in
breaking down the traditional
barriers that inevitably loom
before a new student i n a
large university and has gain-
ed a place upon the famed
Mustang Quartette, stellar
vocal attraction of the Uni-
versity Glee Club.
Last night’s program mark-
ed the annual pep rally in ob-
servance of the impending S.
M. U. — University of Texas
football game which was play-
ed in Ownby Oval this after-
noon.
Besides musical numbers,
including “Sobbin’ Blues” de-
dicated to the Texas Long-
horns, Coach Ray Morrison of
the Mustangs, Burr McIntosh,
and others made inspiring
talks’spurring the team to vic-
tory and the student body to
emotional heights.
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MRS. WEAVER TO
BE HOSTESS TO
MISSION WOMEN
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Dallas, Tex.
Award: Bronze medal
the father.
Roberts, 18, school boy, died
attempting to save M. Clarit-
ta Raney, 15, from drowning,
Ft. iWorth, Tex., September 9,
1928. Miss Raney fell from
a moving motor-boat into deep
water in Lake Worth.
Case of Samuel L. Wolfe,
deceased.
Address (widow) Box 242,
Dublin, Tex.
Award: Bronze medal to
the widow and death benefits
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 1—
(UP)—The Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission today rec-
ognized 51 acts of heroism at
its regular fall meeting here.
Two silver and 49 bronze
The Woman’s Missionary
Society of th,e Christian
Church will meet at 3 p. m.
Monday at the home of Mrs.
W. D. Weaver. An entertain-
ing program, including some
unusual musical numbers, has
been arranged.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 2 (UP)
—Fifteen years ago, Dan
Moody with the shine barely
worn off his law office shingle
in Taylor, Tex., was appoint-
ed by District -Judge A. S.
Fisher to defend Willie Rob-
inson, negro, charged with
killing another negro. Willie
Robinson’s case is now before
Moody, as governor, to decide
if Robinson shall be paroled.
Former District Judge
Hamilton, who prosecuted
Robinson, is recommending
the parole in his position as a
member of the state pardon
board.
Judge Hamilton recently
visited the state penitentiary
to investigate the cases of
prisoners who have served 15
years or over, to she if they
merited release under the new
state parole law.
Among those he called be-
fore him was Robinson. The
practice has been to commun-
icate with the trial judge, dis-
trict attorney, sheriff and
other officials before recom-
mending paroles.
The following conversation
ensued when Judge Hamilton
Rev. Jeff Davis, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45, John
C. Rogers in charge.
“The One Gallus Man” will
be the subject for the morn-
ing sermon.
B. Y. P. U.’s meet at 6 p. m. local committee in charge of
Roy Beacham in charge.
“The God of the Impossi-
ble” will be the subject for the
evening sermon. Preaching
by the pastor at both services,
11 a. m. and 7 p. m. A cordi-
al welcome extended to all.
The Training School was
quite a success, all things
considered. At least twenty
will take the examination. A
better day is in store for the
future of our Bible School.
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CORRECTION
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Houston, Tex., Nov. 2 (UP)
—Houston police spent sever-
al hours in a recent search for
a Godiva-like woman who
went for a stroll clad only in
a small felt hat and a purse.
The woman’s daughter tele-
phoned a frantic call to police
headquarters in which she de-
clared that her mother was
walking in her sleep. The
wanderling somnamtulist re-
turned to her home while of-
ficers were still seaching for
her.
me.”
During the morning session Judge Ham-
ilton continued to read letters written to him
by Mrs. Hamilton in which she described
Walton’s threats to have Theresa “if he had
to shoot himself out.”
Judge Hamilton testified further that he
had never forbidden his daughter to go with
Walton but had objected to the frequency of
their meetings. He admitted that he had
wanted to learn something about Walton’s
character before he consented to their mar-
riage. He added that he had never heard of
improper conduct on Walton’s part nor did
he know any reason why the two should not
have married after their education had been
completed.
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arrangements.
Churches, luncheon clubs
and fathers’ clubs in the high
schools will be asked to help
observe the week by making
plans for affairs which will
bring father and son in closer
touch with one another.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dan Liem of
Houston are the guests of
Mr. Lienf’s mother, Mrs.
Henry Liem.
Weatherford, Texas, Nov. 2—UP—Fear
born of repeated threats against his life
caused him to draw a gun when Tom Walton
walked into his office on last May 4th, accord-
ing to the testimony of Judge R. H. Hamilton
who continued on the witness stand today.
“Walton entered my office,” Judge
Hamilton said, “and we stood a few feet
apart. I said ‘good morning’ as pleasantly
as possible but he didn’t say a word; he had
his right hand in his pocket and as he came
near me he raised his coat as if to withdraw
his hand. When I saw this move I grabbed
my pistol, he dashed to me and seized the
gun. We began to struggle and once the
gun went off over our heads. From that
time on it was a life and death fight, I was
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Tom Baker, a well known
business man of Center and of
the firrh of Thompson & Baker
has taken the active manage-
ment of the George Watson
Grocery & Market of Tenaha.
Mr. Baker is replenishing
and shaping up the already
large stock so as to supply
the fal and winter trade;
promising the public a clean,
sanitary merchandise t o be
operated upon the high plain
in quality and service that the
much loved and popular foun-
der and owner, George Wat-
son, has ever operated on.
Heber Ramsey, son of J. J.
Ramsey, of Joaquin, recently
with Otfis Newton Store of
that place, is in charge of the
market department. — East
Texas Light.
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Yesterday’s News reported
J. A. Barber to have been
agent for Magnolia Gasoline
in Tenaha for the past 17
years. A long distance call
from E. L. Barber today calls
attention to the fact that he,
and not J. A.Bar ber, is the
Tenaha agent of such long
standing.
The News gladly makes this
correction.
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Sidewalk Review |
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Announcement was made
here today by the Chaparral
Oil Company of the re-opening
of Well No. 1 and the drilling
of a No. 2 well on the Burton
Holt place situated approxi-
mately nine miles from the
city.
All leases have been practi-
cally renewed and operations
are to be pushed hurriedly.
The No. 1 well is said to be at
2,900 feet at the present time
and plans call for another
1,000 feet of drilling.
The well has been shut
down for a year or more
awaiting the return of t h e
company operators.
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150 Felony Cases
On Court Docket
Of Shelby County stronger, as a result he was killed instead of
The fall term of district
court is scheduled to convene
here Monday, November 4,
with approximately 150 fel-
ony cases on the docket. The
grand jury is expected to find
more true bills which will
augment the total now on the
docket. None of the cases
are of a serious nature, and
none of them are murder
charges.
This is the first time within
the last twenty years that a
district court has convened
here with no murder case to
be tried.
m,edals were awarded.
l' the chump - j
and al! Hank
Mary Margaret, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.
H. Slaydon, was painfully
bruised this afternon at 1:30
when she was struck by an
auto while playing in front of
her home on Tenaha street.
The injured child was
rushed to a physician’s office
where she was said to have
been badly injured by bruises.
Those in attendance stated
that no bones were broken
and believed that no serious
danger was imminent.
Close proximity to press
time handicapped th,e News
in ascertaining the namje of
the driver of the car other
than a report giving his name
as Ramsey. However, it was
believed that the accident was
unavoidable.
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METHODISTS TO
HAVE SERVICE
AT SAME HOURS
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interviewed Robinson:
Judge Hamilton:
tried you?”
Robinson:
er.’ ’
Judge Hamilton:
prosecuted you?”
Robinson: “Whats’
boss?’
Judge Hamilton:
stood up before the jury and
told them they-ought to send
you to the penitentiary?”
Robinson: “Nobody, boss
You tole em they ought to
hang me.”
Judge Hamilton:
didn’t they?”
Robinson: “They did. But
I goT a new trial and was sent
here.”
Judge Hamilton: ‘‘Who de-
fended you?"
Robinson: “A young fel-
ler by the name of Dan
Moody.”
Governor Moody says he
doesn’t recall the case.
Robinson’s sentence is an
indeterminate one with life as
the maximum. He is now
automatically eligible for pa-
role, his prison record being
unblemished.
The Intermediate Teachers
of the Baptist Sunday School
entertained their department
with a Hallow’een party at the
home of Mrs. W. C. McLen-
don Thursday evening. The
guests came resplendent in
their costumes. They were
greeted at the door by a ter-
rible monster with a very
small head and tiny, child-like
voice, and a great body, whose
hand gave a terrific grip. Af-
ter they had registered in the
Witch’s book, they played
games which included bob-
bing for apples, fortune tell-
ing and a trip through the
“chamber of horrors.” The
climax of the evening was a
costume parade.
At a late hour the guests
were served delicious orange
punch.
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Lynch, John W. Center Daily News (Center, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 138, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1929, newspaper, November 2, 1929; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1354006/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.