The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1939 Page: 11 of 12
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Political Year
Newspapers
Banned In Bill
Siglit Recovered
By Woman Blind
For 25 Years
brightness. Somethin* Mt quit* a
mist or a curtain but mors like a
cobweb seemed to coma and go in
front of my right eye. Each time
it went away I could see a little
better. Finally the web effect did
not return.”
Mrs. Hall has lived in Colorado
City since 1883 and is well known.
She has been disappointed over the
way some of her friends have aged
since she saw them last, and she
definitely doesn’t like “those little
fist hats.” She wants to see her
only son, Harry Hall of Clovis, N.
M., her grandsons and her two
great-grandchildren in Alpine. Her
only daughter, Mrs. J. W Shepperd
Sr., died last October. Mr. Hall died
a few months earlier.
“It happened quite suddenly, one
morning at waking time,” she said.
“I opined my eyes to unusual UBE LEADER ADS FOR RESULTS
Newspapers which spring up in
■election year* to “put pressure” on
^candidate* for political advertising
will he a thing of the past in the
event Oov. W. Lee O'Daniel signs
a bill now on Us desk.
the Abilene convention. I high school auditorium Friday
The release was in the form of a tag at nine o’clock:
letter to the directors from the of-
ficers committee, which wai in ses-
. *ion here Friday,
was announcement of the creation'
of , a new executive post in the
WTCC—an activities and public re-
lations manager—to be filled by Max
Bentley, Abilene, who has had long
and rlose connection with the or- ,
ganixation.
The officers committee is com-
posed of the president, E. K. Faw-1
cett of Del Rio; the vice presidents, ]
A. F. Ashford of San Angelo, in ]
charge cf activities, and J. S. Brid-
we'l, Wichita Falls, in charge of or-
ganization; <H. S. Hilburn, Plamview,
immediate past president; Malcolm
M. Meek, Abilene, treasurer, and D.
A. Bandeen, general manager.
The 1939 convention gave the or-
ganization a mandate on 14 major (Grew
activities defined in 21 res.Vi.r cns. |
These affirm the WTCC’s resolve to Doris
oppose discriminatory rates against
Texas shippers of freight; establish
a cott-m rehabilitation committee,
seek for West Texas a cotton gin- Janet^ Guthrie,
ning and fibre laboratory arc work
f>’ equitable cotton (and wheat) al-
lotments; seek tariffs for protection
jf West Texas raw ma'er'alt; legis-
lative redistricting to give West
Texas fair representation, and work
for school apportionment on an at-
tendance basis. The WTCC also
W’U foster organization of public ex-
penditure and taxation committees.
It will work for oil conservation,
and it suppocts the Connally hot oil
act. It will seek organization of
soil and water conservation districts
on a county basis; governmental Harlan,
purchases ef American beef only;
an increased truck load limit in
Texas. And it will co-operate with
the All-State Council.
The bill, written by Represents-
U Os lay* of Brownsville, provide*
St to accept advertising from
ere than one political Candidate,
paper mast have been published
d generally distributed tor at
mt 13 months prior to the aocep-
lce of the advertising
Marjorie Beat Bates, Malcolm
T , . J . Bennett, Tommy Cave, jean Ches-
Included with It nut, Biny R,y Denny> Gerald Fer-
guson, Jarvis Ford, Janet Hinson.
Mary Emma Jenninga, Gwendolyn
Lisle, Betti* Marie Mahan, Peggy
McAfee, Mary Catherine Martin,
Frances Morrison, Betty Faye San-
ders, Tommy Wright, June Ham-
mett, Juanell Baird, Bobbie Pearl
Buffington, Wanda Burdick, Juan-
elle Choate, Elsie Fay Fegett,
Dorothy Marie Helvey, Dottie Lue
Laqucy, Billie Laurance, Bobbie La
Rue . McElroy, Billye Gene Reynolds,
, Robert Lee Robertson, James Dale
Smith, Jerry Dale Souther, Homer
Lee Thornton, Jr., Aileen Albright,
J. D. Atwell, Helen Barrow, Patsy
j Ann Bell, Virginia Dunlap, Billie
Merc Fletcher, Charisie Bel) Mc-
-----, Willene Plemmons, Maude
Rubenkoenig, Mary Margaret Shaw,
---.j Jean Sullivan, Genelle Touch-
i stone, Joyce Way, Earl Odom. Sue
Cleveland, James Clark Greene,
Nancy Deeb, Gloria Jean Fulgham,
------------j, Marjorie Fay Heigh-
ten, Betty Anne McFarlane, Cecelia
Norris, Field Roebuck, Gwendolyn
Rose, Aqnie Doris Thorn, Gillie Ann
Thornton, James Willis, Anita Conk-
lin, Jon Rex Cornish, Olen Lee Bar-
nett, Ima Joy Brisco, Bettye Irene
Farmer, Joe Dale Garvey, Billy
Lois Groves, Nona Harlan, Rease
Harrell, Jr., Edwin Milton Hinson,
Lillie Gene Jackson, Johns,
Herbert Jones, Jr., Bill Rogers, Nor-
man Schlittler, Perry Shepard, Betty
F’aye Taggart, Jimmie Charlene
Burk, Joe Bussey, Mary Frances
----, Evelyn Lewis, Pauline
Praytor, Mary Bob Turner, Bob
Fifty Thousand Visit
Muse
In 4 Months
AUSTIN, Texas, May 27.—Fifty
thousand sightseers have passed
through the great bronze doors of
Texas Memorial Museum since its
opening four months ago, officials
revealed here today.
Dr. Sellards, museum director, re-
ported that visitors from 297 Texas
counties, 44 other states and 19 for-
eign countries have viewed the
State’s greatest collection of Texana,
located on The University of Texas
campus.
Only the states of Delaware, Ne-
vada and New Hampshire were as
yet not represented on the visitors’
register. From as far as Australia,
Siberia and China, foreign visitors
had paused in Austin to view mu-
seum exhibits.
DURING OUR OPENING SALE
FREE Tubes and Seat Covers
Just 2 More Days to
June 3rd
Seiberling Standard Ser-
vice Tube is full mold-
ed for perfect fit end
made of heavy gauge
rubber especially com-
pounded to resist heal
and to prevent tearing.
Valve guaranteed leek-
proof.
During our big announcement sale we are giving car own-
ers the greatest bargains ever offered on first quality tires
Grahtunr - All you do is bey a set of 4 new Seiberling
»rety Tires and we give you absolutely free 4 Seiberling
Heavy Red Tubes and a set of seat covers for your car.
in addition, wa will allow you $2.50 each for your old tires,
provided there are no blowouts in thorn.
New Seiberlings are guaranteed in writing against road
hazards up to 18 months. (
Come in during this sale while you have a rare chance to
“at Seiberlings—America's Finest Tires—at rock bottom
SAMPSON PLUMBING
CO.
Water Heaters - Fixtures
Contracts - Repairs
802 Oak St. ' Phone 28
Keep the interior of
your car clean and spot-
lass. Preserve its trade-
in value. Strong elastic
webbing insures perfect
fit. Lot us install a set
Graham Defeats
Anarene By Score
Of 10-8 Sunday
PENIX & PENES
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Graham Land Office BaibMag
Graham, Texas
And $2.90 All.
owance lor each old tire.
lift INVITE you to coma over and In-
Yf apect America's outstanding tiro—tha
now Ssibarllng Safety Tire—for which wa
have Juat been appointed representatives.
Built on entirely now safety principle* thla
remarkable tiro hae EVERYTHING for aaft
mileage and lot* of HI
The Graham Oilers hung up their
sixth victory of the season Sunday
afternoon when they defeated the
Anarene nine by a score of 10 to
8 on the Fair Park diamond here.
The Oilers are tied with Antelope
for the league lead, each having
lost only one game. These two
teams meet on June 11, and the
Graham club hopes to emerge as
undisputed tops in the league.
-1 Buck Cook and Lefty Rice led
their teammates with three hits each
in the game Sunday afternoon. Vic
Westerheid, Johnie Wheeled/ and
Lefty Rice alternated on the mound.
Announcement has been made that
a Vacation Bible School will be held
at the First Baptist Church, open-
ing on June 26 and closing on July
7.
McFarlane a mcFarlanb
LAWYERS
Petroleum Building
Conor 3rd A Him Streets
GRAHAM, TRIAS
All girls and boys from 4 to IB
years of age are invited to attend.
The students will bring no text
books and take no examinations.
Rev. J. Dale Thorn, pastor, and
Ewell Bone, educational director.
"ft1 Venta” along the shoulder*
of the now Safety Tiro cool the blowout
danger son*. ..At the weight af your oar
flatten* the “Heat Venta", they fore# out
hot aid. Than they spring open again and
suck cool air down Into the vitals of the
tiro.
Eldon R. Woolsey
Wishes to announce bis as-
sociation with the Griffin
Bros. Clinic, far the prac-
tice of Dentistry.
For quicker, safer stops, the "Saw Teeth"
tread on thla new Seiberling Safety Tiro
GRABS tha road the Instant you touch the
brakes. . ,
And the Safety Tiro la just as tough Inside
as out. Its ocrdbody Is mads V "Saf-flax"
For Rates On
MAGAZINE and
NEWSPAPER
SUBSCRIPTIONS
—e new Soibqrllng development—that de-
fies wear and abuse I
No kidding—this Is the awetteet tiro ever
thiM. Stop In and aae tha Now Seiberling
Safety Tiro for yourself . . , TOOAYI
U. S. Divorce
Record In 1938
Sets High Mark
Joe B. Friedel
Agent
I V( hi 1C, It \C T » KIN
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Luker, Phil E. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1939, newspaper, June 1, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1064902/m1/11/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Library of Graham.