The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 163, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940 Page: 2 of 6
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Cockburn propped tool charges
of » oanta f* passenger caw. 10
cm. fur six wheel vehicles, 80
Ma far «f|M wheal Vehicles «x-
c»ptin( buss*. T5 c«nU for truck*
aarrytog and would
prohibit Bvestoc* and btcydw
Th* capita] 1st Insisted that he
would not risk the 12,000,000 or
Mere toeotead rout of my pocket.
Mr*. Jeasa Bfibo, at Petty, wm,
taken to a Housto*r‘ hospital l*»t
night, by a Tri-Cities Funeral
Home ambulance.-
Mm. P. W. Hebei was brought
from Hermann hospital today to
her home at 102 Ohio. The tmi*
fer was mad# bjr a Tri-CRi«* P»-
oral Ham# artbutanca.
Mr*. B. D. Fisher aad infant
daughter. Owmte B.. yesterday
afternoon were taken from Goose
Crock bwprtal la a Paul V. Lee
ifgjfclWfa to their home at Cedar
hospitals AUIES ACCUSED
f you are going to limit my
<Ha to a^ht^pm cmL-
county
rthwe. i*
William* and
infant
OFSEEKiG BASES
IN SCANDINAVIA
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
da&r. DoIHe Bar, yesterday
afternoon were mnovedl from the
Goose Creek ho*pital to their Bom*
on Eaat Ferguson teems*, in Goose’
Creek. The ttanafer w*a madk* in
pro- a Paul l\
a-., s+m; a q. Kraw, w. t. Busch
«■ * and W P tomdergraft turn it*
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tee mutt, *100.000 to Finland yes-
terday bringing the «om*Uttoe's
total contrlbittlon to *400,000 i
Accuatng the •’ptotecractes" at
driving email coqntrts* into ttb
anur against “taevitabte drseter-
menu, •-H»a„ agmey aaid. *
-W*. ha* eaperknead a tort*
•erica at such eaaca, extending
from Ethiopia to Poland and Fln-
Iqnd. First they agitate, then they
Weep out of the line of fire and
make enitecUona. We have just
witnessed another IHuatratlon or
this old system "
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1 TrlCHte*. Mayor ..Oeorge Sharp,
room for argument on that «** .Aim-row., fram-Boyle and J«W»
tiotw but § think ** can iron th«e ' pMw; r#pr«wntt»ig: U Porte.
«S# new fraadWae propowU
I W, J. Van London. christen *»
f lor the Mate highway de-
tent declared that It l* hi*
•-the atatt highway depart-
aaant wiM have m objection* to
tot-tunnel or * franchme, but that
SURTAX COT PLAN
(Continued Prom Page 1)
the emergency national defense
expenditure w*# javtifM.
He aaid he would introduce in
rth. state will never agm, to » LmkrS.
mummea ct free ferry a«rv.|£juS?8: SSt&Ttfa Jctortte*
m,,, ... - . _
OmtaMom Thomas 1. Dae
her took- eaeeptten, to the »*
MriatJan that the praasnt ferriea
not be enlarged or Improved dur-
ing the tenure of the Cock burn
- Deed tnvuatment
K. C. Barkley, altortwy MT
........... aaid the tunnel would
be a gwrf investment for Harria
county bot that m Uwugnt R
would not be a pavingiwopaeltton
|p|
gjslstivr committee to
CONTINUED WET,
COLD HERE SEEN
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tions of the west coast enjoyed
balmy, 70-degree weather, while
from Chicago northwestward sub-
*ero temperatures were common.
Bismark, N. D , had a low of 20
gree* k*l
degree* below zero.
the Dull**, federal weather bu-
reau'* forecast for East Texas
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By Frank Owen | Porte NeWS
By Mrs. Fred Hartman
Mem,, lfr.J
attend.
rmnic
are conducted
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[Church Board Will
Meet Thursday Night
The annual meeting of the ex.
r;«
next 1«mhKfey night In the church m
These classes
Mrs. Daphne Meister^
Schedule Of Classes
^ValJowuig^ia u's'chld^e.iif .brU fd.by.the hostesa
*nd crafts classes which are held
auditorium.
The entire membership of the
church is invited to attend
All officer# and teacher* Of the
church organisations are request-
ed to have representatives pres-
ent to give yearly reports.
Altar Society To Meet
Jtataa, Mr. and
Saammen, Mis* -c?
ley, Mrs. A, T.
Charlotte Staabjer.
A refreshment counn'.
Tuesday, l to- 10. p.m. -■ Art
classes. . - ’ “ ,-
Wednesday, 4 to 6 p.m.^Boy*
craft class.
Sunday School and Christian En- # 1
dcavor socleUes and any other D,*^ftlc ,cl“b;
Mrs. Harrison Will J
Reading Club Hosted
Tb* ^ Porte
club will meet Thu
noon, January jg,
oi Mrs. Otis Harrison '
Mrs. R. H. Mason wini
«' IK
lewent Of
afternoon.
■Hal
Friday. 1 to 5-p.m.—Adult craft
free to the Wuftm"
. 'V'X* ■ ....." ’ '
There. ciaaies' are
public. V
Mrs. Lewjs Entartains
Memorial chapel will meet
Monday night at the home of
Mbs. ?Paul Griner.
Mrs. Sam Barnett will assist
Mrs. Griner with- the hostess
duties.
fc.
w** "considerably cloudiness, light
snow or freexing ram in the-north-
....... west portion tonight; Saturday
examine cloudy, rain li» the west and nesr
Mr. Rooseveft's. fiscal program the Lower coast, colder in the ^
with the idea of drafting a con- *nd not ^
Rotary Conference
Outlines Program
The board of directors and all
chairdiCh of the committees of
the La Porte Rotary club met
Thursday, at the Woman's. Build-
“<)ksy! YM^ware rtp^^m«t mr prrhere^Mterday
new year.
Rev. B. F. Lehmberg, president,
presided.
gressiShal budget for 1041
He felt that the president was
■'pretty optimistic” if * he thought
ctmgrels would remain within the
budget limit of apprnpriatioiis pro
cold Saturday.” ..
For West Texas, it wa* “mostly
cloudy tonight and Saturday with
occasional rain in the south and
jgpow fti the_ nortji- portion, little
to lose eight races in three hours yterary Club Will
and a half yesterday, whereas toy Hold Study Program
old record of eight straight defeats
was four hours flat. That gives
a man an extra half hour on which
to work on his budget
until after Completion of Highway gfjrff wrl-rnt ftt-
tu shortening the route from maximum rate at 60 pat cent m
5*;.. steed Of the current 75. The.6Q'
w«mh»r* n# th# rommUMtonar*: iM'r cent *urt#x now begin* at
11%' WrKOTirw ind^ia^.eff^^^
Htgo Zepp. On the dllsens *d- J *250,0OO incom».
viewy committee are W P Hob-; graduated upward to 75
By HENRY Mcl.RMOKK
ST*? r4 ^|*SK5?aa5Lui
. . .. j.jj. »-™iu « *<1 p»itigeririd started races at th| old
Monmouth' Park race track stiund- _
*■»*"“ »•! amLm
AtS«tl.Amu,«.tenl.,,v,heH:Th .V,- „„
steraay. ... i ■ w-
Harrison’s: tax move .would clip
lfi psr -cent |rom suets* teyies
eluded' Amarillo 22. Abllsnc*. 29,"
Austin. 27, Brownsville, 47, Corpus
Christ! 42, Dallas 29, DelRio 36, El
Paso 41, Galveston 42, Houston 39,
Lubbock 26, • Palestine 36, Port
Arthur 38 and San Antonio 41.
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LEAGUE TO PUSH
DEMAND FOR AID
The rate is j
per cent
n pi (lastithlf tfir 1fPt‘ir*~‘ c**,-"*.. j collect *6,150.000/100 in tax re-
ef CommerCe; Van London, repre- ‘ venue including old age pension
nesting the state highway depart-} taxes and spend $8,424,000,000 got
^ 1 — j a mixed reception in congress. But
imriBf Mmnutiit watt ttrfwiiiv
FINNS CAPTURE
an J arctic
... -j .... .Thomas I, Decker,.«ijd that he
he is now presiding steward, he- and Dr. Page make a request to
arranged for ine to ride out with ccvef'lhe iwe»''tar^imfltBi8BA“
Starter George (Red) Palmer and g«t _ _ _
see the horses sent away from the j Ready .Tomorrow
new electrical gate that is revo- Page's budget requests have
most comment was wholly general
j with the detailed opposition awl
i support still to develop,
j His request for *460,000.000 in
• election year chilled congressional
| blood and the early winter book
quotations are againsl so much of
j a hike, if any.
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volunteer* would leave Oslo today
for Finland.
Swede Volunteers
A Stockholm dispatch reported
that Gen. Eric Linder, Swedish of-
ficer who volunteered, had left for
Finland to take charge of the
thousands of Swedish volunteers
already there. Among the volun-
Texat Allotment On
Cotton Is Released
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6., O) -
Texds was allotted 9,916,916 acres
to cotton planting in 1940 hy the
department of agriculture today,
the allotment- represented a re
ductlon of 222,000 acres from 1939.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
| Wallace announced that 1940 cot-
ton areage allotments for the -na-
Placid,1' N. V. Galle* Schroder, in-
ternationally famous Swedish ten-
nis player and long a Davis cup
tsani member, left for Finland yes-
terday as a volunteer.
In the district of Dalarne, i»
mid-Sweden, a ski unit was being
organised for service in Finland.
Some of Sweden’s best skiers are
from this district.
tion totaled 27,070,173 acres. This
’was 472,842 acres less than allot-
ments for 1939 gnd would produce,
! under normal yield, a crop of 12,-
000.000 bales.
MURMANSK FACES
FOOD SHORTAGE
device with the rather polypous
title of the Santa Anita-Westing-
house magnetic control gate. Even
to * man like myself, who Would
have trouble understanding^. the
workings of a sun dial. its opera-
tion is like A. B. C.
closed by magnets. They can be
tows, the dispatoh said, was Sven opened only by a push on g but-
Utteratroem, Swedish ski chain- starter. When he,
nion who- was a- winner at the 1932 ,
Olympic ski championships at Lake
irking from his stand. By the
side of the track touches the but-
ton the current is broken, the
magnets cease to have their hold-
ing,power, and the gates fly open.
There is no chance of liny gate
or group of gates failing to oped
because there are no locks, bolts
or mechanical parts involved. The
very fact that the gates shut is
proof that everything la in order
and must open when the starter
cuts off the current.
compared to $8,314.12 for last
year. An estimated $2,000 will
be needed to .finance the league
requests, it was said.
Aftderson said the written re-
quest will be sent to Decker and
Page probably tomorrow.
Texas Lightweight
Returns From East
WFFTWATOR. .Tan. 5 (it
Back home from New York, where
he won eight straight fights—five
by knockouts—to step into promin-
ance in the lightweight ranks, Lew
Jenkins today joined another
sports-famous Sweetwater boy,
Sammy Baugh, on a radio pro-
gram.
The two discussed some of their
expsriences of .the last few months,
Jenkins as a rising prize fight-
er and Baugh as a member of the
| Washington Redskins
football team,
why not recondition yonr car completely, motor, rear end. bat-
twy. tire* and new paint, all in 10 G-M.A.C. monthly payment*.
(Continued from »'M* 11
mate in this area, with the Rus-
sian, still aboutw3S miles east of
Vlipuri. or for use as the starting
base for a big attack,
Volga Men Fighting
Finnish sources said that sev
oral thousand men from the Volga
river area of Russia, of German
descent, had been drafted into the
Russian army and were now
fighting in Finland.
Finn* said that the presence
of the Volga men might load to
recent false report* that troop#
aZGarfMa nagion^ty were fight-
ing for Russia in Finland.
rest of the field is released, as
Ntoth
has happned withjother type start-
ing gates, - - , 'J-1
For the sake of the veteran
horses, who are / used jto starting
with the clang of a bell, the bell
now doesn’t sound until a fraction
of a second after the starter push
es his button and the gates are
open. This eliminates the danger
of having a horse charge into the
gate before it is fully opened- At
first, the bell rang simultaneously
with the breaking of the current,
and the hones were crashing into
the gates, so eager were they to
get away at the sound of the bell.
Since the new gate was iatm*
dueed , the time required for a
start has been tremendously it-
dued. The time tor a abut new
averages less than a minute. Last
year a starter was considered not
only good but lucky to get ftp
This eliminates * any [possibility
of tampering with any o ie of the
gates, and there .is no Chance home to visit his
a horse to be locked mj while, the mo{her> who is fll It was hls
whan he began his series of fight
victories in New York.
Norwegians Testify
Officer Sank Ship
BERGEN, Norway, Jan- 5. «UJR»
-Members of the crew of the
Norwegian steamer Lappep, sunk
on December 26, in the North Bea,
testified Ip marine court today that
one of their own officers'had sunk
the vessel.
(IHM team Tags n
organisation throughout the Brit-
ish Ittea. Before It was outlawad
by Da Valera, it.aBaiflteinad open
barsaa srisay thre* mjrmtes after
they teiehed ihs pqst- -
He is just as vital as ever,, the
only difference being that h« now
For quick relief
jrSksrjrt.^ --mS5
ported, the sailors testified. They
Mid an officer set the explosion
in order to collect insurance for
the owners. ;
The hearing was suspended and
the ease.«aa handed over to the
police.
time: Jockeys sUU try to beat the
mrn, jus* as they did in the paat,
by keeping their Horae* edging
forward. Aad a starter mUM
guard against pressing the magic
button uiltil all hofhee are solidly
tp*R White the new gate limits
JAPS CLAIM “INCIDENT”
SHANGHAI, Jan. 5 <KD - A
Domei (Japanese) news agency
dispatch from Peiping said today
that an American sentry was al-
leged to have wounded a Japanese
The Young Ladies’ Literary club
will- meet -next Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Lyle Berk-
ley on San Jacinto street.
-? Mrs. Odell Smith will conduct
the study program for the after-
noon;
Mid-Week services, choir . re-
hears$l and'-the teachers’' training
class were reamed this week at
the Community church.
Rev. B. F. Lehmberg has an-
nounced the following sermon
topics for Sunday:
“Progress of the Church," 11
Monday night to the members of
the Forty-two Club at her home,
Those at pj.ay were Mesdames
Ed Clarke, H. A. Kirkland, Noval
Byrd, C. A. Kirchner, P. L Ben-
son. E. P. Sullivan, Fred I-ainp-
j . : a ___A At« a L#>afaoa -
' The La Rorte-bayshaJ
club wHl meet Monday *'
at'the home of Mrs. y. ■
Alt members are
be- present.
I engagement
^ord, daughter |
ay Foni of? I
fBw.SSotl
iced at a d!—•
'home of S
kin, a guest, and the hostess.
Uitrh . ah nr Wfla
High score was won by Mrk.
Kirkland and second high by Mrs.
Benson.
• Apple pie and coffee were serv-
ed by the hostess.
- Ktg«»T^«n!k '“TZ Marrb SteJa AV
The regular Rotary club lunch- pau| Morris And
Mrs. Ackerly Is
Luncheon Hostess
Mta« - Gertrude
hostess Friday at. al
luncheon given at herj
The guest list ip
E. P. Seureau, Mrs. A."l
men, Mrs. E K. a 1
Frank DeLawder,
Mellis and Miss Cha
ler.
Forty-two was enjoy*!
afternoon by the gue, *
'' a i
FordifA
[State Teachers
, at Denton, Te
, now employ
at department <
and Refining
late of the Scho
jgineering from-
f of Texas. .
lace covered tab
Kith two huge
fcpraysofpine ni
Either side withl
vers included mil
eon was held Tuesday noon ht the
Woman’s Building,
Rev. B. F. Lehmberg presided
at the business meeting.
B. G. Harris was a guest of
the club and the principal speak-
er, Group singing furnished en-
tertainment during the luncheon.
A chicken dinner was served
by the ladies of the Community
church.
Houston Girl Marry
The announcement
made of . the marrii
Norris to Miss Efineri
Houston Sunday night j
berg.
Were laid for
Helen Nelson, [
[thesdj .Mr. and I
ge; Joe K. Noll
Arthur Nelsoi|
hd hostess.
“'“The Prodigal
7:30 p m.
Son’s Father,”
Group Organizes - , ’
Dramatic Club
A dramatic club has been or-
ganized in La Porte with meet-
ings at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday
on the second floor of the city
hall.
"Anyone desiring membership in
the club is requested to make ap-
plication to any of the following
charter members:
Mr, and/Mrs. Calvin C. Comp-
ton, Mrs. Chris Isensee, Jr., Mrs.
Women Hold 5 :
All-Day Church Meet
Tie regular monthly business
meeting and covered dish lunch-
Miss Oma Huffman
Weds Bay City Man
The announcement
today 'V the marristei
Oma Huffman of Jar
Moreland Whitaker of ;
at 4 p.m. Sunday la ]
of the First) Baptist eta
Rev. Roy C. Cooper
yer Ent
JnetCIutr
Bluebonnet club
A. Dyer Thi^
The house wa
:s. Mrs.
pe guest prize,
won high '
J.W. Canada was; in
charge of the program and Mrs.
H. M. Ralston presided at the
bufesfa {meeting.
The newly elected chairmen of
the four circlet took office, They
were Mrs. Eugene Boggs, Circle
One; Mrs. George Counts, Circle
Two; Mrs. <3. N. Lamb, Circle
Mr. and-Mrs. R. p.
TheMde-fore^J
of powder blue wool wij
pink accessories. . '
•Mrs;' Whitaker hai
ployed for the past ten s
La Porte, and plans to rtj
La Forte, Mr.' Whitatofl
ployed in Bay.City.* -J
V.T.......*
_J Mrs. Daisy -
I prize. A salad
and coffee i
present werel
ley, Mrs. Cl
* Fussal and
Members pre
Ulis Cobb, Mrs.
| Sr., Mrs. Wlel
obert Hill, lifts'.
I D. Fisher,
fcs. Royder.
Threpf^and Mrs. Olive SehonWr * ^-ftb TEXAN
first Sweetwater trip since JuneW gyjgyn Rader. An assistant di-
Johnson, Miss Evelyn Rader. Rus
sell H. Spikes, .Jr., Paul Norris,
Miss / Rethefford', Mrs. A. L.
Quiett, Roy Hunt, Miss Betty
Connelly, Mrs. E. V. Graff, Misses
Josephine Crossman,
ford, Virginia Highfill and Mrs.
Daphne Meister.
The following officers were
elccted at the last meeting: Pres-
ident, Roy Hunt; vice-president,
•Miss Norma Buford; secretory,
Miss crossman; treasurer, Mrs.
Quiett; parliamentarian, Miss Vir-
ginia Highfill; advisor, Mrs? Meis-
ter -and advertising manager, Miss
rector will be appointed at the
next naeeting.
Pre-School Classes
HcJd Each Wednesday
tope-school age classes are held
each Wednesday afternoon on the
second} floor of the City hall at
Cause Discomfort
CireTe Four.
Luncheon was served at noon.,
bureaus Entertain
Friends At Party
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Seureau
Ifoadae toeht wah ]
a card party at their home.
Those present were Mr. and
NOW SHOWIi
Double Feat
I Committee
fleet Tonight
xecutive meetin
ayou Band club]
|or 7 p.m. today !
the Cedar Bayc|
[to complete too
ned and a^ * ineS
[to attend. ‘
■ NOW SHOWING
Double Feature
John WAYNE
Noah BEERY
“The Big
Stampede”
J. Carroll NAISH
Anna May WONG
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“The Island
Of Lost Men”
Popeye the Sailer in
“GHOSTS IS THE BUNK"
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m
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mil
•oldier seriously. No details were
jrlveu.
~ ~aiSS
toaspiteJi;?
war had hock and |
MIKE FRANSSEN says:
See me before you die. I aek
WCISTEBBD POLICIES for
room for them to be off
balance and out of lint.
Starter Palmar toH me that the
public and the horses have taken
to the gate whole-heartedly, and
that aU that is needed to make it
the biggest weet racing has
,Ti rtffl WATE reserve life.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given by the
idersigned .dfieers of Citisens
Ate Bank & Trust Company,
will just coma to at Gooae Creek. Harria County,
Texas, thru said bank intends to
said eerporatnm into un-
it. namely:
WHEREOF, we
is not enou J
\ just wish ff
ilth and ha]
ness. *,
requires
tion;
glass or tw
Phenix Bu
milk e a c
a y will pre
>te health an
identally hap
sing Pheni:
ilk and mor
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40 diet woul<
really doinj
mething abou
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Pendergraft, W. L. The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 163, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940, newspaper, January 5, 1940; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1022758/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.