Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 170, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1928 Page: 6 of 10
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Finer Dresses Reduced
CHICAOO. May 2. — (A*)—'The
8unday night murder of the 17-
year-old theatre usherette,' Pearl
Eggleston, has challenged Chicago
public opinion from its lethargic
tolerance of crime.
Three powerful public agencies—
the city council, the U. 8. District
Attorney and the Circuit Judges—
already have answered. To thefcr
protests against crime have been
added those of the city governments
of Oak Park, where Miss Eggleston
May—the month for new apparel,
., t, ' , ' M v .* . * ' ■*?
when warm days come, brings also
values unusual in our dress depart-
^ * i
ment. ' < ’ ll 1 . r > ;/
Members of the Texas Farm Bu-
reau Cotton Association in Brown
county will meet at the county court
house at Brownwood next Saturday
afternoon. May 5th. at 2:00 o’clock,
for the purpose of selecting dele-
gates to a district convention which
will be held next week In the process
of electing annually directors on the
Board of the State Association. The
announcement was made by Brown
County Farm Bureau field service1
representative of the organization in
Brown county.
The affairs of the cotton co-oper-
ative marketing association are con-
trolled by the membership, Mrs. I Is
Miller, assistant secretary.' said,
through directors selected by them.
A “Various county meetings are be-
ing held all over the State next
Saturday by the members where del-
egates to district conventions art
named. At these district conventions
nominees are selected, and these
nominees later are balloted upon by
the members through postal card
ballots. The democratic principles of
the elections are carried out on the
basis of p*e man, one vote. »The
State Board is composed of twenty
directors elected by the members,
together with three public directors,
one appointed by the President of
thfe Texas A. & M. College, one by
the Governor, and one by the Pres-
ident of Texas Farm Bureau Fed-
eration,” It was said. The new di-
rectors take office July 1st fdr the
following twelve months.
In addition to the. selection of del-
egates at the meeting in Brownwood
next Saturday there will be other
Important business Xo come before
tiie meeting ancUta full attendance
of the members®) has been urged.
AH others inter^pd in the advance-
ment of cot-operative mark-
eting have aliwbeen invited to at-
tend. whether members or not. *
The city council in a resolution
adding $500 to rewards already
posted by others, demanded that
every means be exhausted by po-
lice to bring the girl’s slayers to
Justice. “The entire city,” said the
resolution, “is stunned with horror
at the wanton, cold-blooded murder
of Miss EggleitaQ.This crime is
a serious challenge to organized
government.”' *T • J
George E. Q. Johnson, If. 8.
Episcopal Church. South, it was
reported to the board of education
in session here today by Dr. H. H.
Sherman, financial associate. /
While the church’s seventy-feur
educational Institutions have dksots
of $85,497,007, their combined dobt
totals $4,000,000 and practically W-
ery school is hampered by flnsnrdal
difficulties. Dr. Sherman said, ad-
vising that the situation be consid-
ered at the next general conference.
Would EliminaU
Fee Provisions
Farm Relief
HemphiU-Fa
dresses than
ipecialize on finei
stores stocks af
many
ford—frocks from the best shops of
New York.
\ Personal Mention J
WASHINGTON, May 2. —()** *
A motion to eliminate the equalL -F1
tlon fee provisions from the Mi’,
Nary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill was
made in the House today by Repre-
sentative Asm ell. Democrat. Louisi-
ana immediately after consideration
of the measure had been ordered re-
sumed.
Aswell’s motion proposed . the
Artklng out of all reference to the-
fee but otherwise letting the meas-
ure remain intact.
The House immediately tied it-
self up In a parliamentary knot over
the motion and only after vigorous-
ly pounding the gavel did the pre-
siding officer, Representative Mapes.
Republican. Michigan, restore order.
Several members Jumped into/the
fray, contending that AsweU's pro-
posal was not in order under the
procedure by which the farm meas-
ure was being considered.
KANSAS CITY. May 2. -?£»)—
After emphasizing prohibition as
the major issue in the presidential
campaign, the committee on tem-
perance. prohibition and public mor-
als at the Methodist Episcopal con-
ference here has demanded a “bone
dry” plank in the platform of all
national parties, /j
In a session preliminary to draft-
ing their report for submission to
the conference, officers of the tem-
perance1 board served notice that
dry candidate* would be demanded
and that their organization would
be in the thick of the fight to obtain
such nominees. J ,i:. N
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Earp and son,
Jack, and Miss Annie Marie Cole
left this morning for Los Angeles.
California, for an extended visit
With relatives and friends.
Mrs. Woodie Champion and chil-
dren of Eden are guests of Mrs.
Champion's mother, Mrs. & L.
Chamberlain. - /
Mrs. Mollie Champion of Eften
visited in the home of Mrs. £. L.
Chamberlain Tuesday. Vj
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stallings
that criminals have made a mock-
ery of/Justice here.
Rewards totalling $2,100 have been
offered, including $500 by the city i
of Berwyn and $1,000 by the man-
agement of the Riti theatre where
Miss Eggleston worked and where
she was shot by one of three men
who robbed the ticket office Sun-’
day night.
The girl’s fuijeral today took on
tbc attributes of a solemn civici
rite, the mayor of Berwyn and the [
aldermen of that suburb were to
attend in a body, is were official
representatives of Oak rark and
Chicago,
$75.00 to $85.00 Dresses
$58.85 to $65.00 Dresses
$44.50 to $50.00 Dresses
$35.00 to $39.85 Dresses
$59.50
$49.85
$39.85
$29.95
KANSAS CITY, May X —
An attempt to inject the modernist -
fundamentalist controversy into the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church here was headed
off at the outset of today’s session
when the 855 delegates voted almost
10 to 1 against consideration of a
resolution on the subject.
New Pastel Shade Georgette
Dresses $10.95 and $14.85
Mrs W. M Fletcher of Elgin has PabAc interest and tndigna-
arrived to be with her brother, T. lion iru attested in the great
C. Sowell, who is ill. floral tribute* that descended
Mrs. Lewis Pfeiffer of Elgin is in upon the mode»t borne of the
Brownwood at the bedside of her young woman who, virtually un-
brother. T. C. Sowell. known in life, has become In
Mrs. Effle Fentress has returned death a martyr to the ram-
from a several weeks visit in 8an palgn against crime.
/, ■ 1 ' The intensive man hunt which
Mrs.. L. E Chance and son. T. E was started within a few minutes
have gone to Texarkana for a two after the Eggleston girl fell to the
weeks visit.- They will return to floor of the cashier s <agr with a
Brownwood. ’ Mrs. Chance having build through her abdomen re-
accepted a position here. | suited in the arrekt todaXof Daniel
Mrs. Will House of Elgin is in Rooney. 20. of Chicago. He was
Brownwood with her brother. T. C. partially identified as one\of the
Sowell, who is seriously UL , group responsible for the holdup
New Voile end Linen end Voile Combi
NEW YORK—Waitresses must
pay Alice Foote McDougall Coffee
Shopsf Inc, $10 a week for thapriv-
ilege of working in a certain me of
the company’s de luxe restaurants
The company’s attorney so testified
in the prosecution of a manager by
......$5.95 to $10.00
for ell occ*-
6.95, $27.50 to $29.85
1 nation,
N*w Printed Crepe Dreuee, end Flowered Georgette,
.........................
Baby Dresses
In our Baicony Department *ee Royal Society
many thing* for baby—dres*et, aKr- stock stamped
a waltregk for withholding funds.
Testimony was given that tips for
a waitress tontftlMW ran up to $15
a da/. The company insisted it had
a waiting list willing to pay I1M
through oil production. \ uP
tFude*, baby shoe* or silk
sweater*, »iHc robes, cap*,
and slaying, police said. \
Later Rooneyi a city employr v es-
tablished an alibi and was re leas-
Little Items of
Local Interest
f ths stooe ro& all wmrne people^ .
If.MMIU UlN 10
TOMORROW
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. R. L. Farris i
nounces the ^emovaDSTi
office from
Buildings to 310/rfrat-J
tional Bank Bifiilding a
the associatioty with him
. practice of Dr B. N. Reu
an O$teop^hic physician
ten yeaiy experience fix
Los A rubles, California.
The annual Sunday vrhool ptrnlr
of the Auattn Avenue Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held Friday
at five o'clock at the Goggin Park.
STARTS THE GREATEST MANUFACTURERS TOILET GODOS
SALE EVER OFFERED IN BROWNWOOD
The condition of Mr*. T. J. Bettes
of Dallas, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
I R B Rogers, was said to be very
J critical at noon today. She has been
.desperately ill in the Baylor ho*pt-
i tal at Dallas for the past several
days.
able to return, home Wednesday
morning following a recent opera-
tion In a Brownwood sanitarium.
Clayton Allen of Goldthwaite is
sick in a local hospital.
Frank Roddie. Daniel Baker stu-
dent and athlete, underwent an op-
eration in a local surgical institu-
tion ' Wednesday morning and is
resting well, his attendants state.
Miss Opal Dickey. XTtid Duke
Street, underwent an operation in a
local surgical institution Tuesday
night, and is resting well today, her
attendants report. .1 , \
Hospital Notes
Genuine French
I /C ' ■ x .
IS/idreisse
‘The Mo*t Popular Perfume
in the World” YV~
for March.' The month of Frbnlarv
reads the year in number of divorce
suits filed with 2L
OLACE BAY. N 8.. May X—(Jpy-
Wreckage picked up around ScaUn
Island and the body of a man wash-
ed ashore in Fluke's Head Cove to-
day told a mute story of the wreck
of a ship in the graveyard of the
North Atlantic. Her ergw of 32 was
believed lost.
Saturday night the Dutch freigh-
ter Call is to sent out an 806 stating
she was aground near Port Novo
Ledges in the forbidding Cape Bre-
ton coast near the north Up of Nova
County F arm
Agent 6rt». Griffin. ^ G.^omack
and. J. C. Allcorn left late Tuesday
afternoon for Waco for the purpose
of purchasing a number of fine
cows taj be brought to the Womack
and Allteom farms. They will re-
turn late tonight.
A Regular
$5.00 Value
for oily
The Martin Service Station, at
1412 Belie Plain Avenue, .which is
owned and operated by MiBAmla
Rider. was burglarised Tuesday
night of groceries and other mer-
chandise to the value of approxi-
mately $20. The burglar or burglars
gained entrance to the building by
prizing a window open. The loot
consisted chiefly of bacon, sugar,
potatoes, and similar items.
Centralization of
j Presbyterian Agent*
Recommended at Meet
? j ___ £
| ATLANTA. May 2. —0P>—The
newly created committee on' the
m bl y < work of the general
I Mpembly of. the Southern PresOy-
| >* .m Church in session here today,
•jFcidcfi to recommend to the next
{ assembly appointment of a com-
mittee to investigate the feasibility
of locating all executive and promo-
tional agencies of the church in one
j central city.
The various agencies now are
scattered through the territory of
J. L. King’s Dry Good* Store was
robbed of 14 pairs of Women's shoes,
of assorted p/ee* and sizes. Tues-
day night when an unknown burg-
lar who picked two small padlocks of
a display show case Just in from of
the main entrance to the More. Mr.
King places the total valuf of the
stolen merchandise at approximate-
ly $75 No clue as to the identity
of the burglar had been found to-
day nor had the stolen shoes been
located.
RALPH
On Sale Only Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
\ May 3rd, 4th and 5th
Vie Shield
of Honor
MACK SENNETT
COMEDY
Tomorrow and through till Saturday night of this week our customers may buy a regular $3.00
bottle of Un» faJtinsUng perfume for only 98c. and we win give you absolutely\
. ~ \ ■ ■ -
, the church, located af Richmond
Here’% another frog alary: A. Kkl-
lel. 1108 Vwtona placed a perfectly
healthy bornea irag In a fruit Jar,
Tuesday. May 1, sealed It airtight!
with a fruit Jar cap. and expects to I
see Just how long the frog will live.
Hr has named the frog "Adolphus.'[
and In reporting the experiment to |
WEDNESDAY, THURS-
DAY and FRIDAY
JUNE NIGHT
The Bulletin gave the frog’s family
history. The frog was still kicking
today, he i*ld.
i most exquisite cold
powder—In any shade.
SUITS FILED
June Nlghtkjamsse comes to you you from the wonderful flower gardens of Sunny Southern Frmnoe
It is th^dffbet delightful and captivating sweetness ever extracted from flower petals and imprisoned
ifi-n-dFttle for the use of perfume connoisseurs. June Night is an extremely fine medium subtle and
alluring powder scientifically blended to please the most delicate complexions. It will endure thru
hours of (Isnrtu, ' -\
Mrs. Sallie B. Capps, et al. filed
suit in district court Monday against
M 1 Morgan, et al. for collection
of n|te8. McCartney and McCart-
ney named as attorneys for Mrs.
Osppa.
Thomas L. Spangle filed divorce
proceeding* in district court We/
nseday morning against his ime.
Mrs. Alyce Ludle Bpsngie. Mc-
Oaugh and Darroch named a* at-
torneys for Spangle '
Dr. R. L. Cole filed suit Wednes-
day with District Clerk Charles 8.
Bynum against Benjamin Head. et.
al. action being brought to try title
as well as for damage* McGaugh
and Darroch named as plain tiffs
attorney’s.
Mrs. Hannah Jones filed suit fo>*
dlvrooe froiA her husband. WlUie
Jones, in district court Wednesday
Lee and Oray named as attorneys
for Mrs Jones.
Mrs. D. E Anderson filed suit in
district court Wednesday for a
IN BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOXES—BUY NOW FOR GRADUATION
REMEMBER—This is a manufacturers advertising sale and we are extremely lucky to offer to -
1: customers these exclusive products at this rid leu lously low price. Sold only at Renfro's Six, Dr
| Stores. Special factory salesladies will be at the stores during sale. Limit three sales to one custo
I mer at this price and positively none sold at these prices after Saturday night. May 5.
Bunch
Carrots
BuQch
Butter
(table)
Safety Tire Co.
• 1*3 W. Breadway
\
lomrr Dunrum J. T. MJUer
Phone 913
Formerly 9$5 Tire Co.
divorce from her husband. S. A.'
Anderson. Sweet and Nabors named
as attorneys for Mrs Anderson.
GETTING PERSONAL
8tew ientering flower shop); I
want shome flowers.
Proprietor: Potted, sir? ’
Stew; None of yer bishness.-
Judge.
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KPO, San Francisco.
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White, James C. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 170, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1928, newspaper, May 2, 1928; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1127713/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.