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[ BROWNWOOD'
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
A Home Owned Newspaper, Serving the Heart of Texas With Today’s News Today, Every Day Except Sunday
LATEST NEWS
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BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, SA1
>AY, MARCH 6, 1937
VOL. XXXVU NO. 121}
{ THE PARSON’S \
COLUMN t
j"A Thing of Shreds tad Fetches"*
^ ,...t
T™5 PARSON may not read the
Bible as much as the Granu
P*nJ*nd™n. but he flitters tim- 1
that he reads it with under-
*Undin« He is able to discriminate j
between Republicans and sinners. (
• • •
Tbe r*non copies these Lenten
■“•^Ballons from one of hu pa-1
P«*:—"Examine ourselves, not the
othtr person
“Lent is a penitential season
"As the merchant takes an in-
T*mor7 of his stock, so one should
an inventory of himself.
"Acquire will power by abstinence.
"Attend public worship; f*joy
home reading and m'dita icn
"The world is ill spiritually.
. “Lend your hearts and not your
Sarmente."
• • •
“The enforcement of s law when
forty per cent of the eitiaenry pre-
sent a united froni against it is
well nigh impossible. The prohlbi-»
tka amendment proved this. Law-;
1---resulted, which created a
E FOR US ATM
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As Men of Steel Made Peace, History
\
ca**t:ic:i:-:ll:s5I3 steel corporation
gy (73 i ' • -
president.
iANiziki comirrtE,
Director, w#stern.Region
<6a*C
Director, *ortteasWrn Region
General Counsel
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TWO GUNMEN
ROB GROSER
(
Gleaming Tombstones Girl’s Death
: i Markers; Dentist Held
T DEFENDERS (P
Dramatic evidence of the pact whidh broke U 8 Ste€rtJ 50-year solid front against “outside" uni "ns is
... . r----- - Provided in the signature* right. of/Cgrnegie-nUnoii StM Corporation and C. I. O. representatives to
qpidition far more to be dreaded their one-year contract. Practical effect of the agreement i.a*-‘unvested by the smiling exchange of c?n-
PT2»aps than any ot cr one thing.” Yratulatlons between William Oarrtty. at left without tie. of Brnddock Pa. Camegie-Ulinois electrician
and father of 10 children, and Philip Murray, chairman of'the Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Signers of the contract are B. F Fairless fbr the steel firm: Murray. David J. McDcnald Clinton S Golden
Van A. Bittner and Lee Pressman for the S. W O C.
*■ HOUSTON. Texas. March 8—(UP)
—Two gunmen smashed S window
frem an auto, took $2,100 In cash
1 from M. C. Baishsw. owner of a
chain grocery, and escaped here to-
day. 1 ,
Balshaw told police he had just
driven to the, store with money to
make Saturday change alien the
■ two men approached him. one on
each aid; of his car.
“ Opvn that door or 111 kill you.’
the one on my aide of the car said.”
Balshaw told officers. “He waved
his piste 1 I shock my head.
“He took the butt of his gun and
smashed the glass, showering it all
over me. “ ‘Now. keep quiet he said.
In the meantime. Balshaw said,
the other bandit found the back
i door of the car unlocked and open-
ed It. The man reached inside the
car and seised the money which
was laying at Balshaw's side.
REBEL ASSAULT
MADRID IS BOMBED DURING
NIGHT BY INSURGENT
AIRPLANES "• 2
MADRID, March 6.—(UP)—T.»d
Madrid high command ordered tho
immediate requisitioning today of all
availably anti-gas equipment for
distribution to the troops defending
the capital.
The enter followed today's rebel
sir bombardment of Jarmma, near
the capital, leading to the supposi-
tion that some ox the bombs wera
i
than any ot cr one thing.
The Parson seems to remember
that there was quite a considerable
degree oJ lawlessness before the
was raesed. He heard of
things ss cattle stealing and
liquor long before the
prwubiiioo amendment had even a
chance of passing.
I ‘ «- • •
“The only way to hsve the chfl-
dren go to church and like It is to
go with them. 8endlng children to
church and Sunday 8ehcol is not go-
ing to keep them going there. Trat
Is done by taking teem, staying
with them, ahartm *41 tbat.goes.qn
there with the chtefem and actual-1 o!
lj behaving as though it were
MCt CONTENTION PROGRAM T8 TIMKEN AXLE
BE HELD IN BROWNWOOD MAY 10
T012 OUTLINED BY OFFICIALS
‘I
General outline for the program water conserva’km subject and the
the West Texas Chamber gf other on oil and gas development in
a Commerce conventirn to be held in West Texas.
May 10-12 was com-
pleted at a conference of WTCC and
Brown wood Chamber of Commerce
behaving as
Tern Parson has taken Brown wood
that from a •Secular, not a religious
paper. He Invites the attention ofj
the parents of all church rs in i
Brownwood who do Just the opposite officials here Friday afternoon,
of what is here advised. There are I The program will include two
• good many of them. major general assemblies to be held
Junior: “Mother, how much am I at mornl"r *^:oi s ^oni”
wortL~ ?“ vatlon and Flood Prevention, major
Mother: "Why, Junior, you are theme cf the convention, will be
worth a million dollars." tcpic of discussion st one of the as-
Junlor: "All right, mother, woulo scmblfcs. Subject for the other gen-
you mind advancing me a quarter? assembly will be announced
' Allred to Speak
'Governor James V. Allred will be
one of the convention speakers.
Names of ether speakers will be
announced soon.
; Officials said they expect to be
Home Safety First .
Measures Studied
By Oklahoma Couple
COMMERCE. Okla.. March f—'
(UP.-O. P. Okls and his wife to- 1
day considered, adoption of safety
first measures in their hom?.
Their 3-year-old son. John, died
a few minutes after his neck was
broken in s fail from his high chair,
the third victim cf accidents at the
home. One child arms killed when
s window f: 11 on her and another
died alter she slipped on a board
walk. . ; j ’
The Olds have had 17 children,
nine survivirig.
DETROIT, March 6—iUP>—Set-
tlement of the Strike si i t Timken-
Detroit Axle Company was an-
nounced today by the United Au-
tomobile Workers Union. 8lt-down-
ers will evacuate the plant this
afternoon In a “victory narade” and
o—rv.iori will be resumed Moods* oa 1* ♦
Terms cf the settlement included svOSS otCI'lin^’ 8
recognition of th; automobile union
as the sol? bargaining agency for
a six months period and a minim im
hourly wage of 78 cents for men «nd
65 cents for women, according to
t filled with gas.
The Madrid defense committee
ordered troops^on the central front,
which encompasses the Madrid soc-
tcr. to be on the alert, in the beheld
that a general rebel offensive was
imminent.
{ The loyalist artillery was active
j all during the day. trying to dis-
; perse en-my concentrations, partic-
ularly on the Jarama front, south
| of the capital. Rebel reinforcements .
for the expected drive cn the capital
; were understood to total more than
28,000 men.
Many insurgents bedegsd In tha
clinical hospital in the University
City sector of west Madrid, were
buried und:r tons of stone and brick
today when a large portion of the
. building collapsed.
T-e six-s.ory building weaksned
under persistent governmental can-
, nonading and recent' heavy rains.
Its stane'iad mortar samtlned with
a rurreunding brick wall In a re-
Dr. K. a Miller v Clee Sprouse .— 4
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.. , _ , Tombstones In the background and the rock wall of this historic
ISepneW IS r in6u old cemetery In Charlottesville. Va.. formed the setting for the scene of
_[_ tragedy which 8herlff J. Mason Smith is inspecting In the top picture—
HOUSTON Tex.. March 6.-<UP>
later.
In addition to the
usnr.blies. two group
two general
conferences
the soil and
Aircraft Strike
Negotiations Are
i
Let us not bate one Jot of hear*,
or hope. Our Rock is not as the rock
of the enemy. 8ome put their truv.
in charted and some In horses, but will be held, one on
nd we. Some nut their trust in----w-
pdtpee* and the great of t.a earth.
b«t not we. for there is no help In
| them. So. despite of distress, per-
, plexlty. conflict even apparent d--
■ feat, our trust is In the Lord our God
j that trust shall not fall. When
3 preath comes over them, the LOS ANGELES. March 6— (UP>—
drv bor~i shall live. They s'-ail Sporadic fist flghU and the sowing
A ek>the with sinew and flesh of a, roadway near the Douglas
gkin' they a.uux stand on their P*an^ w*th carp?t tacks dL«turb d
feet, a mighty host When the spirl: l*ac* ricgotiatlons in the Southern
ghu. renews and vlvifjea. t'en ahaU California aircraft strike today,
the church of the living God enter 6*ma Monica police broke up
UDon her glorious inheritance of un- 8erermJ fighu In the picketing xone
ahaken faith, lively hope, righteous- arcund the hu8c Douglas plant. The
l ^ universal brotherhaod. t*ck-sprinkling, which had not been
Zdp— uadl*turt>«L
^ • troubles, occurred on a curve at the
tsmnrrrrw factory entrance. Automobiles with
Oo to Church tomorrow punctured tiros soon littered the
3-D Stock Farms of lhc „u„,
May Be Broken Up continued as a committee of John L.
i:r J _ Lewis’ committee for industrial or-
B mntrr WORTH March $.—(UP* »*nlzatlon negotiated with. Presl-
' and sale of the greK Douglas in an effort to
• n rtock farms and ArlinT^n win reccgnitlon as bargaining agents
amt b7 J.ctOTT'J 54500 ,mpl05T*.
W. T. Waggoner estate may fellow —----
If pari-mutuel betting on horse rac-
aWe o announce all details at the
major convention programs by Apr:l union officials.
1, Representatives of the Timken
WTCC officials hero for the cm- management were not available for
feirnce were D. A. Bandern maria- immediate comment
ger. and J. A Rix assistant mans- A stipulation in the agreement
ger, both of Stamford, and John M. calls for further conferences start-
Heftdnx, publicity director. Fort lng Monday between the union and
Wtartfc.
Bix will epen the convention of-
fice here in Hotel Brownwood lobby
hy March 20 Bandeen will spend
most of lus time here working on
convention arrangements after April
1. The local WTCC steering com-
_ mittee includes Ous J. Rosenberg.
Slowed by Fights chairman; D. D. Mclnroe, J
—. Timmins and Dr. Mollie
management to negotiate hours and
abolition of piece work, the union
anno* meed.
The Timken plant was closed late
lart night by 480 sit-downers, forcing
1.800 other employes out of work.
Meantime, representatives of the
—Oliver Sterling. Jr.. 21. nephew ol
former Oov. Reas St* rim*, was fin-
ed 8100 and costs of 823.15 in coun -
tr court-at-law today on his plea
cf guilty to unlawfully carrying a
piste 1.
Sterling was arrested on Feb. 17
when officers answered a call to
quell a disturbance. Judge Frank
Williford entered his pistol return-
ed. Stirling did not testify.
tragedy which Sheriff J. Mason Smith is inspecting in the tep picture— /
the spot where pretty Clro 8prou.ro. 18. high school honor student, lower 1
right, was found slain Dr. R.iO Miller, lower left, a married dentist
and father of two children, has confessed, police say. that the girl died
from an overdose of chloroform during an attempted Illegal operation.
Cleo died in an automobile. Miller told police, and he placed her body in
the cemetery.
'/ (CONTINOIO ON SAG* BIGHT)
CONFERENCE
ON LOAN TO
FRANCE HELD
ST--
(CONTINUCD ON SAG* SIGHT*
Six Smugglers and
Dope Cargo Seized
$40,000 Overpass
Here Is Completed
WASHINGTON. March
strong.
I -
Arguments in King rJTtr1"JJp<?rtrd tofay HZJZ
«» » ♦*»«* *k-« v.a seised six smugglers cp ned to traffic.
Brown wood’s I
pass at the Fbrt
$_cup) Orande railroad crossing on hlgh-
c.nujieted and
Ranch Suit Closed ^^ Si
S_ value cf 8800 000 In New York har- Fred Hall of Waco, by the 8tate
HOU8TON. Tex March 6-<UP> bor today aboard the
—Federal Judge T. M. Kennedy Taybank.
gave attorneys until March 20 to Agents said 1200 Una ol the drug Ehllnger
--- —--—----------- * file briefs In th* King Ranch re- were l:cated They reported they The 28-foot high concrete atruc-
(cnwTiuufp on PAG* *iqht) celverahlp suit today at the con- were now working to determine the turs Is 207 feet long. The entire
, diuion cf arguments In the case, source of the opium
More Troubles
WASHINGTON. March 6—(UP>—
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Mcrgenthau Jr., conferred today
with President Roosevelt immediate-
ly after discussing a pending French
loan and operations of the trt-par-
tite monetary agreement with offl-
_ dal representatives of the French;
w $40,000 over- north fill. Each of these lakes is j an.d. governments. \
jtr Bt« im # Wl_ _1fh I Morgenthau refused at a special
vtori.i A Rio 150 t wide b> 000 fe.t leng with conference to dlseurs what
maximum depth of 12 feet. Over- transpired at kt, meetings held pri-
glan cane has been planted at the vately today with diplomatic emls-
wlth these committeemen. Chester
Harrison, secretary. John Blake,
president and D. T. Strickland,
past president, of Brownwood Cham-
ber of Ccmmeree; James C. White.
steamship j Highway Department this week.
according to Division Aiglneer Leo
t
y
111
Store for Peggy
NEW YORK. March 8—(UP>—A
high-hurdle appeared today before
the state career of Peggy Oarcla.
late plainUff in a 8800.000 heart
balm suit against David Rubtnoff,
violinist.
License Commissioner Paul Mom
was considering her proposed ap-
pearance Sunday in a Brooklyn
theater, but pointed out that his
SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL
HULL DENIES 0. S. LEGATION
IN ANDIS ABABA IS INVADER
| M j, repealed in Texas. The Fort Rdill ContillUCS to
Worth Frees reported today.
/ Spokesmen for the Waggoners At- _
Worth, and to #rH it to Individual 8cuth Tpxju
fanners That was taken to mean,
the W T. Waggoner sons, I
WASHINGTON. March 8—(UP) guard the ns Uvea who had Invaded
; department had denied licenses for —Secretary of 8tate Cordell Hull the compound gradually filtered cut.
stage appearances to John Dlllinger’s revealed today that Ethiopian na- Hull said. He aa.d his official in-
Sftflk Tpyji® Araafi father and the Hauptmann Jury. jUlres Invaded the compound of the formation did not Indicate that the
as rxicas He indicated her appearance would American legation at Addis Ababa guard forced out the natives or that
be forbidden. iduring the excitement which fol- any untoward incident occurred at
The former hat-check girl was lowed ths bombing of Marshal the legation compound.
arrive
• project, including large dirt fills
and the concrete structure, is 2400
feet long. Sixty thousand yards of
dirt went into the fills. Roadway cn
the overpass la >4 feet wide with
18-inch sidewalks cn'each aid?.
A beautification project for the
structure was included in the con-
tract and also has bsen completed.
This work win make the area
around th? structure a small but
beautiful park.
Lake* Are Built
Excavations for the fills made a
small lake on either side of the
—
and Paul, would either abandon
greatly curtail the breeding cf
recuperating in the Medical Arts
hospital after her rehaae from Jail
In 81400 ball. She was charged
__ d „ with bigamy immediately after a
Government.weather station* re- „ipreme Ju4tl0e throw her
perted .44 of an inch of rain at
)N DISTRICT JUDG1
TO APPEALS COURT
AUSTIN. Texas.
Amarillo; Lutbock. .01; Abilene. 42.
raining: El Paso. .02; Del Rio. AS.
raining; Austin, .10. raining; Hous-
ton. 44. raining; Port Arthur. 44.
raining; Galveston. .68. raining.
More showers were in prospect
for East Texas Saturday night and
for
breach cf promise suit out of court.
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Mary Astor and
Husband Reunited
March 8—(UP)
N Stokes. Ver. I Sunday. Showers were forecast
4^ZI~who wen the 1832 sward of the the extreme southwest portion of
Flag Association for law West Texas Saturday night.
today had then pro-
aasoc’at* Justice1 of the
Rudolfo Orazianl. The guard did not
Hull said that the natives en- night, Chd the next morning Qigert
tered the legation compound dur- 1 Round his compound occupied by
tng the intense excitement which several' hundred natives,
spread over the Ethiopian capital When the guard eventually ar
after an attempt on the Italian rived they did not attempt to arml | democratic
marshal's life three weeks ago. or to oust the natives who sub*'
Hull said that no violence oc- quently trickled out of their own ac
etarred at the American legation.!cord.
Reports from London had stated
that many Ethiopians were slain
after seeking refuge in the Ameri-
New Deal Critic
Is Not Renamed on
Board of Education
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AUSTIN. Texas, March 8—(UP)
O. Ouleks, Amarillo, outspok-
adminlMrsuon.
i to the state
noted to
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 8—(UP) can legation.
—Marv Aftor *n*nt th# fire* | Hull asserted that th* American
with Manuel Del Campo. her new decision announced yesterday to
_ _ , husband, at a hotel hare and left discontinue its legation at Addis tary guard waa in
The government weather stat.cn with him early today fer Hollywood. Ababa had no connection with the Bovemmenfs notice
At Trinidad reported tnr Trinity
It was stated also that no thought
was being given to a passible pro-
test to the Italian authorities. Of-
ficials here said they considered the
incident dosed. They explained
Engert’s appeal for aa Italian mill-
line with this
to Italy, near
the do« of th* Italian-Ethiopian kncv unU1 next
—i- --f At the M-xlcaU airport, where she taddent"*" °° I
: Tcurt * Civil Appeals at Jknarlllo River had reached the 22-foot mark bade him farewell a few hours aft- Hull said legation officials re-
> fu for hi* effective Three hours of ccnttnuous rain tr their elopement to Yuma. Aria., quested and obtained a military
aim pi'fving legal procedure was reported at Amarillo at noon three weeks ago. the red-haired guard for the legation from the
m Of Mils passWl by the Farmers said the moisture would movie actress waited more than an Italian military authorities when'wouW hold Italy responsible for the
County make wheat conditions the ’’best in hour last night for the airplane re- the natives swarmed Into the com- i maintenance of peace and order.
turning him from Mexico City. Ho pound.
was not
reappointed the state beard of
education today whetr Gov. James
V. Allred named three; membsre.
Ouleke waa moosedtrt by B. F.
Youngblood. San Antonio. Dr. J.
O. Bair. Kerens, was appointed to
succeed P. L. Henderson. Bryan,
the Oov* mar said he had selected
a successor also for Mrs. J. E.
Watkins. Headerssn, but will not
high-water mark aroand the lakes, series of the two ether parties to
The lak:s will be* stocked with the three-nation fiscal agreement
fish. jpegotiatfd last Sepember
A read wav was built entirely | However, he Indicated that both
around the north fill. Willows and the loan which France is expected
redbuds have been planted along to float oo Monday and the opers-
this driveway. AgeraM and flower- tions of the tri-nation und?rstand-
lng willows have oeen planted tng were carefully reviewed,
along the should?!* of the fills ! Mcrgenthau eras asked what he
The shrubs and plants are grow- over with Georgs Bonnet,
tng fast and the area win be a France's ambassador, and V. A. L.
beauty spot this year. • engineers Mallett. counsellor of t. e British
say. and will be even more beautl- embassy.;
ful in another srasen or two. ~j am sorry
Contract cn the structure waa
let by the Highway Commission
last August. Work on the con-
crete structure was completed about
January 1. The work on the fills
and roadway base was finished in
February and the asphalt paviment
on tho roadway was completed this
week. JL
I can’t discuss that
and I am not going to try to parry.’*
iCONTINUID ON VAOI BIGHT)
BRITISH ACTOR
DISAPPEARS ON
STEAMER AT SEA
Liquor Search and
Seizure Law Signed
By Governor Allred
LONDON. March 6 — (UP) —
- . ~ - - Frank Vos per, *7. British actor and
author, disappeared from the liner
Parts a few hours before it arrived
at Plymouth today from New York.
Muriel Oxford. 22, chosen “Miss
Great Britain" In a beauty contest
AUSTIN. Texas, March 8—(UP)— last year, tcld Plymouth police that
Oov. James V. Allred today signed he had attended a party in her
The Mil adds to the present liquor i gether “quit* normally.”
control act. Courts had held that She denied that Vosper had
when the former Dean prohibition threatened to “Jump overboard” If
law was repealed the former au- she did not promise to ijiarry him.
thority for officers to search for as another pamenger. unnamed, waa
liquor on warrant and seise It, if!quoted as saying. • .
found, had also been repeated. Mias Oxford said that her state-
- ■■■■■■ ♦ room had a small veranda from
SOLDIER’S MEDAL AWARDED whlch a window opened directly
PRIVATE AT FORT MIA. »boVe the see. She said she and
WASHINGTON. March 8—(UP) ; votper had stood talking on this-
—The war department today an- veranda for a abort time She left
war. that, the Italian army having
dispersed the usual police force of
Addis Ababa, the United State*
If the person
O.
Y: Welch. Qusnah
district judge 13
was yeers ” Reports revtaled the entire
oeed Panhandle area was covered by the
had rushed to'hte fathers funeral
without a honeymoon.
N* Untoward
I The information concerning the
Addis Ababa incident waa received
Following _ the arrival of th*' (continvid on PAOt Si»Hn
• • 9m
.
•ifcfe
appointed will accept-.
The board which oversees school
affairs. Invest* the state psrmah-
ent school fund and selects text
books, has nine members. * Terms
are- staggered ao three are named
during th* Govwraor’s term of at-
nounced award of a s:ldier*a ^sdal vosper there and rejoined the party,
to Meal W. Baker, private. Ft. Sin. she said.
Okla His home is at Chins soon afterwards members of the
gygd* for ; the ship s ootnmar-
comrade who was drowning to, The ship turned immediately and
Quaanah_ Parker Lake, In the the crew aaaithad .the sea owag a
Wichita Forest Hi
Kan-, oni wide area
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