The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 259, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1939 Page: 3 of 14
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V
DUST BOWL IN
RETREAT BEFORE
SCS PROGRAM
BROWNWOOD (Tex*.) BUM^TTN THltRSDAY. AUGUST 17.1939
material, as for instance of farms
that once were desertlike wastes of
windblown sand but now are fertile
acres of growing crops dotted with
homes over the old “Dust Bowl."
! These pictures, which have been
_ j placed before milions of Americans
The so-called “Dust Bowl" is re- we" uken th* Brown wood man.
Uvzxr&ssphw- r ^csurt —
B C . for the established fact that the
Pher and^artut Bowl" retreated, since
II ranter photo>~ lhe 8C8 work began, from Norm
.?U°0n”rl*‘ Tfx“ “““ 11 «“ on It.
11 haunches deep In Kutus. Waa the
RACE THREE
cindTuo^orih.rt. n^ ,nd w*“r 'n,"OD w°rt *pon-
5*°* M the Great Plains area. Is
vustlng In Brown wood. He is the
by the SCS responsible for
that startling- change? McLean
couldn’t say, bUt perhaps it had
BEHIND
THE
EIGHT
BALL
valuable than the reprinta of any ttves net pns*f td by the UWcr 1
other old paper. Oaeette. The inside pages of the
The librarian of the Antiquarian P»l»*r devoted to the merit* of
Society in Washington estimates assorted patent medicines. There
that at least 1M different reprints **> nestnnn ads in the Gaaette.
of the Ulster County Gaaette have Ev’^n a genuine copy of the New
been made and mere than a million York paper would have no partic-
copies have been scattered through- ular value because there are num-
oot the country. , erous copies In existence. In libraries
D. K. Doyle of the Bulletin staff and P*1™1*1* owned.
GINNERS, BUYERS iK?,J25“
TO MEET FRIDAY
_ that all are urged to attend the
A meeting of all ginners and cot- meeting,
ton buyers has been ctlled for Pri- .
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Children Mourn Rooster
CAMDEN. N. J. (UP)—Two him-
printed 2.000 reprints of the paper
while owner of the old Stephenville
Empire, several years ago. A man
brought a copy of the paper into the
newspaper office with the usual
story that it had been handed down
\( district courtroom here for the pur- dred children ^ funeral lean generosity and Is now
_ - - — in the exposition of
Patchwork Sait Prized
pose of disseminating information
on cotton marketing regulations for
1939-40.
WORLAND. Wyo. (UP) — Pete j. VH. Shows, administrative
Peloff. Worland tailor, proudly dls- distant of
KLEBER’S SWORD RETURNED
TO TOWN OF BELFORT
BELFORT Prance (UP)—After a
century and a half the sword of
Gen. Kleber, celebrated French
military chief under Napoleon, has
been returned to Belfort by Amer-
being
relics
of the French Revolution.
Alfred Pardee an American coi-
Comes now word that while the
country is in a dither over the
OWTw/nf »» • ~—:—.. ” ~ —~ toumn v say, out pernaps it naa —' — — a diUier over — repnnwa many umes a wic ramon oi j.w separate piece!
<^ls\rown^S!SOmethlnK 10 do wllh the phenome- change in the date of Thanksgiving of the New York Herald dated April Peloff. who started the suit when
„ non.
fiMsjMKrsji aTMvassKEft ^rSLSrs^jrrs^
2 embrmcln« aU <* part;Isari/to some extent, from the air. ;ale > d teS °n * whole’
of five States which was formerly Mr McLean admitted that flood ‘ * **“•
known as the “Dust Bowl." His control work photographs well from The Bonehead dab plan is to com-
pic'. ores of the “Dust Bowl” have the air. but at present most of the Wne Thanksgiving, Christmas, July
t***n Published in New York daily work is done from the ground. Groundhog day and April fool
newspapers. Time, Life, The Satur- On vacation, Mr. McLean was ac- to»o on* Mg holiday. Beosase mem-
day Evening Post and other publi- companied by Mrs. McLean and ker* of the Bonehead dab never
cauons over the country. He works their small daughter, Agnes Grace, work. Labor day will be ignored.
I ~,h * *?**“ 41x1 radk> man who Th* utt€r two lrt visiting in the zThLs Bonehead plan Is a direct
^ou likely subjects for photograph- home of his mother. Mrs M. J. Me- steal from the one advanced by a
Lean, at Lometa Mr. McLean will Brownwood merchant several
remain In Brownwood for a few months ago. details of which were
more days before returning to Ama- carried in this column.
’ im wv) - The locai merchant prince s Idea
. um not giving up Brownwood, was to cram all these holidays and
he said “I still have my business a“ no‘lo*y*' 11110
here and plan to keep It."
as-
the ”r?wn county Agri-
from generation to generation in his plays one of the strangest suits cultural Conservation association
family and ordered the reprints. , ever seen in Wyoming. The gar- will explain all forms ginners and
Another newspaper that has been ments. valued at SL250, are made , buyers will be required to use. in-
reprinted many times Is the edition of 2.500 separate pieces of cloth, eluding red, white and blue cards.
Mrs. Maurine Lovelady, market-
15, 1865, and giving the news of the he was employed by a Denver firm, tng quota clerk of the county ACA,
shooting of President Abraham Lin- said its completion required 18 will also attend.,
---- reprint had ulterior mo- months. | Letters were sent out to ginners
coin. This
in a vacant store for Dickie, the s*}own
neighborhood's pet rooster. He lat-
er was buried In his owner's back-
yard. I lector of Napoleonic historical ob-
■ ■» * jects now residing In Cannes Is the
_ present owner of Kleber’s sword.
DANCE . He lent it for the exposition.
Dixie Plav Rnvi The sword was presented to Kle-
Fred’» Recreation hIu. Ri* SMJWnlTSiia
ing St« Saturday, Augu.t
19i 8:30 p. m. passed on to his heirs, but finally
261: bacame the property of Pardee.
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y 1
if
tog
Mr. McLean uses a number of
different cameras but likes to use
candid cameras. One of his cam-
eras with which he gets very good
faeults is a 825 candid similar to
tnoae amateurs often use. This Is
sometimes used by the veteran
Photographer for color pictures.
Region Six of the SC8. the erst-
while “Dust Bowl" includes the
Texas Panhandle, the Oklahoma
Panhandle, all of Kansas, half of
Colorado and several counties in
New Mexico
Boll Conservation service work in
the area now includes considerable
^vegetation, that Is. returning land
formerly In cultivation to native
•rase Field and home windbreaks
we also planted, and in areas where
demrable. wood lot* are fostered I
The region has a dual problem of
both wind and water erosion in
various sections.
McLean Is a graduate of the
several others, into the period be- 1
tween Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Chicago Art Institute. He entered Th* *>•**■• Beoeheod Club, In
photography before the war and c*** V** ******* know, Is an organ-
returned to it after his service peri- tolhe devotrd to Mg deals smong
od. He Is also an artist In oils and th* minor detail* of life.
»ome of his 8C8 work Includes The club has been at work for
paintings, several years on a clubhouse. The
building Isn't finished because it 1*
being constructed from the top
down Instead of the usual way; A
shortage of sky-hoolu hss hampered
their work.
Junction Auction
Sales Over $5,000
-h**f *very so often someone pops up
SS thf,ln"lial *lth a «PT of the Ulster CouniJ
8t^a»"S2^ Ranee «' '«■ -d
!< f
Pettitt. Brownwood fire chief, re-
cent years in the five states The
ordinal 808 projects were in the
form of demonstration projects,
whereas the region is now divided
Into districts of similar nature to
fine rodeo was held In connection
with the function.
PettUt said the &|le was reputed
to be the largest ever held at Junc-
tion.
the original demonstrations
The Information sen-ice of the
8CS provides much
Gr A. Puniance. who has been vis-
i no^another daughter in Kimble
COllot>' returned home with the
comparative PeiUtu
the death of George
Washington in December. 1799.
Owners of such copies guard them
zealously and hint they are worth
untold quantities of money.
The right of one of throe old pa-
per* is guaranteed to throw the n-
erage newsnoui Into gale* of laugh-
ter.
The truth of the matter is that
there is riilv one genuine copy and
it is securely locked in the Library
of Congress in Washington. The
ethers are reprints and are no more
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TO LANDOWNERS:
In Brown County Water Improvement Di$t. No. 1:
In order that, we may carry on certain activities with the beginning of irri-
gation in Brown County, it will be necessary that we have a record of lands in
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the irrigation district that will be for sale or lease.
If you are a landowner in the irrigation district and have land available for
sale or lease, please fill in the questionnaire below and return to us immediately.
(1) Land (for sale)-
i yes or ha)
(for lease)
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In this big, trade-in salc^ vour old tire* are
worth plenty! Bring them in . . . trade them
. . . see how far they go towards paying for
set of new Kiverside I)elu\c tires! Then.*
isn't u latter fir>t quality tin* on the market
today! Check these features: rubber-dipped
cords ... . deep, tough, non-s^id tread . . . rag-
ged sidewall buttresses . . . double-insulated
plies! In every Riverside r Deluxe tire, you
get . . . uot mileage alone . . . not safety alone
. . . not lieauty alone. . . but ALL THREE!
The tulies are First (Quality Brown . . . tear-
resistant . . . double-sealed valves. . . . THICK !
Find your tire size on the list below. See how
much you save on tires . , L on tubes! ,
iy«* or no)
(2) Number of acret i
^(3) General type of soil
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(4) Characteruticg of land: (level, hilly, etc.)
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(5) Description of improvement*: (houses, barns, fences, etc.)-
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Lease price per acre:
T*
(6) Location of land:
(7) Approximate sale price per acre: $-
Signed-
, Landowner.
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% Thi* information U necewary in order that we may properly aiuwer in- ?
qntries that are coming to us constantly.
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♦ Under no circumstances will the Chamber of Commerce act as agent for
the sale or lease of any property.
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SIZE
Wards Rrg. ‘ SPECIAL Tire and Tab* SPECIAL 1W* a«d T«b*
• p-u. kale PRICE ” Wards Reg. TRADE-IN SPECIAL
(Tire Only) (Tire Only) ~ Low Prlc* ALLOWANCE SALE PRICE
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4.50-21
4 ... $ 8.75 '
$ 6.56
$10.20
$2.64
$ 7.56
4.75-19
4 ... 9.05
6.79
10.65
2.86
7.79
5.25-17
4 ... 10.20
7.65
11.70
3.05
^8.65
5.25-18
4 ... 10.55
7.91
12.10
3.19
8.91
5.50-17
4 ... 1155
8.66
-413.45
3.79
9.66
6.00-16
4 ... 12.60
9.45
14.60
4.15
10.45
6.50-16
4 . .r. 15.30
if
11.48
17.70
5.22
12.48
, white Sidewall Tires also Included in This Sale!
5.50- 17 4
6.00- 16 4
6.00- 16 6
6.50- 16 4
7.00-16 4
7.50- 16 6
13.00
14.15
16.55
17.20
19.50
28.60
9.75
10.61
12.41
12.90
14*63
21.45
14.90
16.15
18.55
19.60
21.90
31.55
10.75
11.61
13.41
13.90
15.63
22.45
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Chamber OF Commerce
> f By AR BELL, Pre»ident.
for
WARRANTED WITHOUT LIMIT! •.
Every Wards Riverside Deluxe Tire is warranted to give you Sat-
isfactory Service without limit as to months or miles used. If any
tire should fail to give satisfactory service, we will repair it f re*
AS LITTL£S1 Weekly ,/g TIRES ---------------------<-«—“
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Jones, Ernest. The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 259, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1939, newspaper, August 17, 1939; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1093829/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.