Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 92, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 21, 1935 Page: 3 of 4
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(earful of.
”l- It'* good luck to (tod • four-
leaf clover.
1 To
run faater than thoee of Sunset. tire fortune of >00/009 lire (>24.100)
While BUI Smith can not bet to her thirteen cata "which kept
Tom Jones IS that 8. M. U. can I me pleasant company during my
beat Rice, It Is perfectly all light j life."
for managers of the two teams j The will Includes scorching re-
to enter into a contract that the j marks about relatives, such as, "not
long end of a many-thousand-dol- a single cent for my sister-in-law
lar gate go to the winner. who is a viper.”
And while Bill and Tom are not The spinster also bequeathed 16.-
allowed by law to shoot craps In 000 **r® <*U1S) to a veterinary
Bill's home, they can sit and cut ‘“<1 animal society of Rome,
cards for any amount of money. Relatives are contesting the will
card games being permitted In res-, on the gfounds that the spinster
Idenees occupied by families. mat wa“ Insane when she wrote It.
Gambling laws of Texas are - so
Inconsistent and so subject to over-
night changes that minions of the
law find little to make them feel
other than agents of hypocracy In
enforcing any particular one. For
Instance: . v
BUI Smith can Invite his friends
In to play at his house, provided
BUI has a family, and. no matter
1 what stakes are wagered, the gam-
ble Is legal
But the fourth time Bill has his
FINE FRUIT
CAKES
MAKE A SWELL
CHRISTMAS GIFT
walk under a ladder Is
a challenge to bad luck.
d- Never let a black cat cross
jrour path, for It's oerfaln to bring
bad luck.
4- If you breSIt • a mirror, bad
luck will plague you for seven
years.
I. R’s bad luck to open an um-
brella Indeora.--------
9. It's bad luck to throw a hat
on a bed.
7. If you spill salt, throw a pinch
over your left shoulder to break
the spell of bad luck.
1 I. Counting one’s gains brings
misfortune.
9. If a dog howls near the win-
dow, it foreshadows death In the
household.
19. 8tep over or around a grave,
fpr woe comes to one who steps
upon a grave.
11- If It Is (stone you've fallen
over, go back and touch It.
12. To play cards on a table with-
out a table clotl) is unlucky.
13. It’s bad luck to seat 13 at
a table; one will die within a year.
14. If a child sleeps with his
textbook under his head at night
he will know his lesson next day.
15. To carry a hoe Into the
house is to carry bad luck in also.
16. To tell your dream before
breakfast will cause it to come to
pass.
17. It brings bad luck for a
hay wagou to pass or be passed
without making a wish; a serious
sickness or a death will ensue.
18. If you wear a fldwer with
the stem up, you are engaged.
.29. A bed should head toward the
'north.
30. A strange dog following you
home means good luck. ^
21. Birds gathered on a line In-
dicate coming rain.
Mpr. and Mrs. Mark Whlttanburg
9 Padgett will be la paradise for
Christmas.
AN IDEAL XMAS GIFT ...
IS A SUBSCRIPTION TO HIS OR HER FAVORITE
Magazine or Newspaper.
See Joe Friedel for Bargain Rates.
FIRE WORKS AND XMAS CARDS
2 PACKAGES FIRECRACKERS .../............5,
$1.00 BOXES OF XMAS CARDS.......... ......50.
FRIEDEL NEWS STAND
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rhiten will
ba In Sprlngtown and Ft. Worth for
the holldaye.
Mr. and Mrs. Chilton Ayrea and
family have gone to Anettn to
■pend the holldaye.
®. A. Adam and J. H. Crawford
returned laat night from a special
cotton meeting In Dallaa.
Ject switches to politics and Bill
thinks that 'his frtdnds. John Doe,
will be chosen dog catcher by the
people and Frank Brown believes
opposite to the tune of 50c. they
are both liable to penalties of up
to $1,000.
Such' are gambling laws that Tay-
as Legislatures during the years
have developed for the protection
of the people of this State. For ln-
conaistencq they are approached on-
ly by the void between the preach-
ings and the actions of a drinking
prohibitionist. "— * *v‘r
Nowhere in Texas, "either In a
private residence of in public, Is
It legal for a citizen to l>et on foot-
ball, baseball, electlone or domin-
oes. One muet not pitch coins at
a crack for keeps, or play cracorloo
as the law reads. It is against the
law to match coins.
Roulette wheets^smd dice are nev-
er legal, and cock fights or dog
fights are unlawful in themselves
as well as being things upon which
one must not risk cash. Play dom-
inoes all you please, says the law,
but do not gamble on them.
It is perfectly all right, however,
to wager the family jewels through
legally licensed parlmutualg or any
fourlegged member of the horse fam-
ily in a race with others of its
kind. But beware of betting on
the outcome of a dog race ojr whe-
~ “ trackmen can
Mr. and Mre. Charles Kllngman
left this morning for San Angelo,
where they will be all week.
Glenn Q, Street Jr. will be home
tonight from New Orleans, where he
la a student at Tulane-
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Thompson are
going to Axle tonight for the wed-
ding of. a friend. Mr. Thompson Is
t# slug Ip i quartet.
BYNOPBIB
Mary Riant#/ pretty owner of a
roadside restaurant, doeen't know
that her lever, Don Wilson. ie a
noted desperado wanted by the De-
partment of Justice. When Wilson
calls on her one evening, O-Men
surround her place and a gun bat-
tle ensues. Wileon eecapee but Mary
it taken into custody when they
And her innocently burning etolen
bonds that Wileon woe carrying.
Sentenced to fifteen years in prison,
she makes a failbreak with Ooldie
Gordon, her cell-mate. Unknown to
Mary, Goldie ie working in con-
function with Harper, a G-Man,
now in the living room of the Lodge-
looking down over a thousand mile*
of mountains. Now, let’s see. . .
"Well, for pity aakes,” exclaimed
Nurse Jennie, who had coma la.
noiselessly on her rubber-soled
shoes. "What’s going on hsrsf Sha
harried over and felt PeweUA pulse,
then shook her head Brmly. "Miss
Brown, you'd better be getting back
to the kitchen,” she said. ”Mr. Pow-
ell Is becoming much too excited.”
£ WCIALS THIS W6CK ________
4 lack Faint Brushes, each ..(9c
Guaranteed House Paint, gal., f 1.76
Shotgun Shells ........66c par box
Stave Pipe 77........... Joint 16c
C. D. (hamburger Lumbar So.
look, one ol your family will be
married soon.
23. If you turn a piece of
money or flip a coin upon seeing
a hew moon, or a full moon, then
any wish you make will come to
pees.
24. If you take the next to the
laat biscuit on a plate, misfortune
will beset yon, and you will never
marry.
36. 'A safe Journey awalte those
whose path Is crossed, left to right,
by a bare at tbe outset of the
journey.
24. When a cat washes her fate
visitors will come.
37. People with pointed noses in-
terfere with the aftolrs of others.
m. It Is good. Melt to hags a pree-
mpt inaugurated to Its use by the
Mies Amy Coralbh will arrive to-
day from Mercedes to spend the
holidays with friends and relatives.
with her.
CHAPTER VL
“VOUR home In the mountains
* must be lovely,” said Mary as
she sat by Pow-
ell's bedside, en-
gaged la one of
those chats
which now took
place dail-
"It's a retreat,
really; a her-
mitage," he an-
swered softly. "A
hermitage In the
wilderness. I'vs
always hated
crowds and traf-
fic and people
poking into my
’business. That's
why I go wander-
«- 1ng of to the far
tornsrs of the
earth and why I
live aa tar out la
the aosmtry that
evea my best
frtaad won’t
visit me. Most of
them aanoy me
anyway. They're
•alp ketereatsd
Misses Mary Loving and Frances
Street and Sadie Prldeeux will be
herns 'today from 8. M. U. for the
holldaye.
‘1 gotta guy
that known
where the la,” he
panted.
Wilson's ayes-
flashed with de-
light, thee nar-
rowed with sas-
plcion.
"Wiiosa the
fellow f" he
asked.
“Slim Fergus
—ths guy that
plugged that
copper la Kan-
sas city.”
“Get him."
Whan Hymla
had gon* Wil-
son draw a daap
breath sad
turned to Spike,
Mlaa Helen Knox arrived Friday
from Gulfperk College In Gulfport
Mine.
Mrs. Eva Needham returned last
night from Lubbock, where she haa
spent the week visiting.
ther North Dellas
lace.
42. The fire burning on one side
of the grate indicates a wedding.
4lb Stoop knd take a; drink from
a spring to* curt a pnln in your
O. McComaa, and Douglas Mar-
carae in from Ttxa. Tech Ffl-
evening with Harry glndley.
a. W. K. SmKb and‘ non. #111.
An Antonio, have come to ba
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
the; donor;
44. A girl may know that her
sweetheart has been taken If rj#jg
apron becomes unpinned.
45. If you cun' eee between your
ere- beloved by that person you
fingers, then you ere e spendthrift.
44. Spots on - your finger nails
show that you tell lies.
47. Nuptials result In misfortune
if a bat flies into the church.
48. If you wear a thimble on
the left hand you will be en old
meld.
Mias Powell -Key left this morn-
ing to spend tbe holidays at her
home la Sherman, and Mine Mar-
tha Bird want 'to her home In Mer-
kel Both tench In tbe public schools.
tbe teeth of an Infant child.
81. It U bad luck to travel W
the company of an actor.
32. Don’t play at a table with
a cross-eyed man; whether he Is
your partner or not, you will loan.
33. Stand a person against •
tree, drive a nail Just above the
head, and hie headache will die-
•p#ir,
34. If yon elt on a trunk, you In-
vite bad luck.
36. If you move the furniture In
thfr- sitting room every month, you
will have flood luck.
56. Big feet ere a sign of In-
telligence.
87. Klee an Injured spot to 'make
"J wont- vanish," she said softly, looking at him with devotion
z shining In her ayes.
at, glad that ths patient could not
see her.
"I don’t need to know,” he an-
swered. "I'vs got Instinct, a sort of
protective coloration. With me, my
Instinct la almost always Infallible.
It tolls me now that you're very
much Interested In coming home
with esc. Only hie mood changed
■eddenly. "I'm afraid. Afraid that
when I open my eyes—U I can see
nt all—that yoa won’t ba by me—
that you’ll have vanished. . .
"I won't vanish ” she said softly,
looking nt him with devotion shin-
ing In her eyes.
"Than listen, while I toll yon
about my place and bow to roach It
In caae we should lose track of each
other by some accident It’s ap In
the Canadian Rockies of British
Columbia. There's a lake surround-
ed by tree* . . . Here; you stand
la the middle of the floor and face
north. ReadyT Well, you’re right In
the middle of the lake and facing
the Lodge. Now you go over by the
door ead face south. Oot UT Ton are
Many persons suffering from per-
sistent or too frequent nose bleed-
tog have been relieved by Injec-
tions of moccasin snake venom In
•van kJB tor it . . . Would you sell
year happiness peace of mind—
prioeT" - '
The wards moved Mary deeply.
Tears waned np In her eyes and she
aenld mat answer.
"Toe bet yon weadda’t!” he
chuckled. "Isn’t that right T"
"Tee." gulped Mary, trying to con-
trol her enlfli
"WhnTe the matterT” demanded
Powell, turning toward her quickly.
He groped far her fees, and flndlng
: It. discovered the tear* "Mary,
yoa’rs crylagl"
“Of course I’m not,” she answered
bravely. "Go oa, tell me more. I’ve
never heard n man talk like this
before. . . .”
"Well, I’ve got e lot of doge , .
Powell brought his pipe from hie
W£toN
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: Baled Shuck*. 14.00
w ton.—Graham Mill * Elevator
vert bad luck by having a
who haa stepped over your
tp . backwards over them.
IThen an Ill-fated voyage i»
i for a vesaol. rodents leave
LOST
STRAYED, from my place In town
#taack. white-faced heifer. Any ln-
fenaatlon regarding her will be ap-
prectated by F. H. Bowron or Ralph
Bowtoil Phone 181. . dh
40. Sharpening e knife or an a*
j the roads causes tempests.
41. It to lucky to break your shoe
REG’LAR FELLERS
Witiut
do nT
SYLVIA SIDNEY
GRAHAM DAILY REPORTER SATURDAY, DCCIMMR 21, IflM
Why Take a Chanoe
Everybody Has Some
in /run
MU with ' Pilot.
W. J. SAMPSON
Virginia Phans IS
o#t • n«w Auto- '; fli Pet Superstition
Below ane forty-eight superstitions
about bad luck and good luck. See
bow man of them you believe In or
TEXAS’ INCONSISTENT
^GAMBLING LAWS
For Cats, A Fortune
Km, Nasty Remarks
-tojer# j
BOMB.—KcUMfOst &»ojay
lenged the will df an aged
who died recently, leaving
chMt
spinster
her en-
I Howard Ragland,
ten Academy, , will
Christmas with bto
Mr. and *Mrd. E. R.
othe; relatives.
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la Al- 1
Reporter Claaaifed Adi Pay.
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Spears, George T., Jr. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 92, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 21, 1935, newspaper, December 21, 1935; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1064756/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Library of Graham.