Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 249, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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Wtffi
OUUAES,
prominent and beloved women, pass-
Funeral Service* From St Pe
-•"'Xr** Episcopal Church
Wednesday Afternoon
Mrs. W. M. Chisolm of Dallas, who--
for many years was one of Brenham’s
Livestock and Furnishings Sell for 11.18
cies.
.....* for the
■»- Th; ’Ifef $3,000 -exemption
J
assess^
their
WEATHER?._
ACTING
COMING HERE
her
Going Back to Work1
SINCLAIR SLASHES
promised' jobs.
W*" ---- -jt--
^agedies
52 CENTS BARREL
Texas’*.
was
....
i
little here at fiome and then I’m manager of U-cal No 387. Interna.
Magnolia Not Reducing
back to work”.
May Take Fishing Trip
glanced out of a window oyer
Pay Your Poll Taxes
SENATE COMMITTEE
rd Taguary.
di&'
pfttent "Merchant of VemcS'_ and empathy in their deep sorrow. ,
FARM REU
Funeral *ervices were held at two
CVWfll* l«» . 1
found guilty k
... 1 . ■••J
bank,
direc-
yes ,
rest
Yokohama, January 18. (AP)—-Po-
lice held 138 Japanese today for par-
wit h
some
would
his
The governor suggested a three per
cent tax on all commercial sales "with
but few exceptions”.
West Texas—Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Cooler in west por-
tion tonight.
“Well, governor,
any plans for the
asked.
CALL AND RENDER
PROPERTY REQUESTS
THE TAX ASSESSOR
When Shakespeare and- his devoted
associates m, the Globe Theatre were
struggling with -the original produc-
tion.* of, the thirty.nine comedies and
METHODIST MEN
HOLD MEETING AT
CHURCH TONIGHT
JIM FERGUSON IS
OCCUPYING OFFICE
OF THE GOVERNOR
She proposed that a reduction of
$15,100,724 be made in appropriations
to support the government during th*
next biennium.
further reductions in its posted prices
for oil at this time.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 18. (AP)
—The Sinclair-Prairie and Stanolind
crude oil purchasing companies, two
of the largest mid-continent buyers,
today slashed prices to 52 cents per
barrel top.
new congress to tackle the task.
When asked" when the special «es.
sion would be held Speaker John N.
Garner said;
— “I could tell you, but 1 won’t".
All Tax Piopcsals Will Be
Dropped Until Extra Session
Of Congress After March 4
Washington, D. C., January 18. -»
The senate agriculture committee de-
voted two hours to explanation of the
house farm relief Mil by Representa-
tive Jones of Texas, today, in exec-
utive session.
Jones detailed provisions of the
complex bid aa approved by bis side
farmer and father of four motherless children, had an
Mt him. The Farmers’ Protective Ass’n. of Buck
pped in, eontroled the bidding, bought a horse for 3 cents
ire Hansel livestock and furnishings fpr |1,18 . . . and gave
-PROBE EAST TEXAS
OIL CONDOTONS IS
NOW CALLED OFF
.... AuM'Au.'Krw* Jauiiao J£L..<
pying the
fice, came to the capital at 9:15 th
morning. The governor did not' ar.
An interesting program, has been,
aimnged, including addroses by Dean
A. -A Grusendoct of Blinn" Memorial
College and J P. Woolley, the talk'
of the latter to appeal especially to
the young men. Music witt be fur-
nished by a male quartette, who will A*
Washington, I). C., January 18.
Austin, January 18. (AP)—James
E. Ferguson said today that his wife's
first official act as governor would
be vciidiuM her message ai recommmt, ,
elation* to' the state legislature this
afternoon.
her son-iit-law and daugh.
and Mrs. Ernest Hohlt,
remained until Wednesday
tfieri was conveyed to 4*t.
Company is not considering
"For the immediate future,
was Mbe reply. “I'm going to
up a I
going
. Wcdnc-day ’afternoon from
the rvidi nee' of Mr and Mrs.
man WehtniMv with Leon Simank in
charge of arrangements and Rev.
Win. l'te*ch. pastor of ■ the
I iithcr.in Jmrclj. (Officiating. (H»*l
He
the waters of Trinity J3ay. The'sky
was overettse -and a bluish gray haze
bung over the water..
W.
said today that the Magnolia Petrol-
eum
leave for their new home in 'Speed-
vibe about February 1st.
cd away at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon
at the residence of . her son.iurlaw
daughter. Mr? and M rs W E:'Cald-
well of Brownwood. For some years
Mrs. Chisolm had been in feeble
health and on October 14, while vis-
iting her daughter in Brownwood, she
fell and sustained a brolcen hip, from,
which she never recovered. She was
71 years of age. _
The body,, accompanied by her ag-
ed widower, daughter, and son-in-law,
‘The’' proposed legislative committee
investigation of conditions in the
East Texas oil field has been called
oft
'The inquiry was scheduled to start
at Tyler tomorrow. Representative
Long of Wichita Falls, one of the
three members of the house commit-
tee which intended to conduct the
inquiry, announced yesterday that the
Dallas, Texas, January 18. (AP)—
L. Holmes, secretary-treasurer,
union's executive board, and the
tucket ring, was
“ ers call at hts «fftce add retttfe*
property for aSktWttent.
The entire income of the tax as-
sessor’s office is derived from a small
commission on property assessed, and
the smaller the taxes assessed the
smaller the income J. _, '
A few hours after leaving fils re;
spoitsibilities as chief executive of the
state. Governor Sterling, resting in his
favorite easy chair, said he is return-
ing to private lifc_with a distinct feel-
ing of relief-^ -
Houston, Texas, January. 18.'—Four
labor leaders charged with mail fraud
in connection with a scheme to ob-
tain 'heavy fees from unemployed men
in return for
have you madk
future?” he
!38 JAPS ARE HELD
FOR RAID ON SINGER
SEWING MACHINE CO.
tional Inion of Operating En^necrs,
and ringleader in the labor rac_...
which formed the basis for the fraud
was sentenced by Judge Kcnnamer to
serve four years m Leavenworth pen-
itentiary on each of the first nine
count*'—of mail fraud— in the. indict-
ments against him. and two years—
the maximum set by the law—on the
investigation had been canceled. He
sap} he Was the only committee metre..
bei’favo/ing a separate investigation.
ARE PLACES
V^fcRE WEU-ToPo
5AMILIE5 AGE TMt’R
iNFANl daughter
t REINHARDT GRIMM
HAS PASSED AWAY
late Tuesday afternoon."
Judge Chat les B. Kennamer, tn
passiifg sentence, severely criticized
the dc/endants for preying upon men
in dire circumstances and badly in
need , of w ork
"This fraud", he said, ‘“has ibeen th<
most reprehensive thing I have ever
seen m federal court".
Chai les M. Knowlton, business
Hoover A
Hold Second Conference At
White House Friday Morning
est .son, Robert Chisolm, preceded
to the grave eight years ago.
Mrs. Chisolm was a sweet
with many
btc refreshments will be served.
Those m“charge of this gathering
arc very anxious to.have all men of
the church present.
Salem cemetery by; the side of
' I " ■ brother. . . 1
Strict middling. 6.20. /
Middling, 5.90.
Strict low middling, . 5.60.
Low middling, 5.30.
Strict good ordinary. 5.00.
Cottonseed, at min, $10.00.
Cottonseed hulls, $5.00.
Cottonseed meal, wholesale, 80c.
Cottonseed meal, retail, 90c. .
i m. ImmedWW’lr had been
received. Defense Attorney William
Wiseheart a«kcd the court to defer
sentence for two or three days, but
and
.l^v***"?-*" ■ x—’ ~ ’’it w tin Hianj noble
TOP (WLRRICF™ pf jnind^and hearL- for wh.ith
Twelve memiM‘fs~fif-rhc house- waya—J
and means committee, that lias ’jur.ifc.
diction over revenue legislation,
agreed to drop all tax proposals be-
tween now and March 4.
funds are not available to employ de-
puties to go out and make assess-
ments, as in the past, and the tax
property own-
Citizens of Washington County are
reminded that with the close of Jan-
uary the season for qualifying to vote
by payment of poll taxes comes to an
end, and men and women of the coun-
ty who are assessed for poll taxes are
urged not to neglect this important
duty. Pay jrour poll taxes now and
avoid the nssh that invariably comes
Actin, Texa*. January 18. (AFj-^7'Z^
Gin'emJr Miriam A. Ferguson today' '
transmitted to the Texas ‘legislature
a message recommending that a sates
tax be placed upon conimercial pur-
chase* »s a mean* of relieving .farm- .
i r*. raiu hiiK n- and home owners ot., . -jj
*the‘TurdeK^rgovernmeh'MFrost’
reached Brenham early Wednesday
morning, and was Taken to the resi.
dence of
ter, Mr..
.where, it
afternoon,
Peter's Episcopal church, where fun.
eral services were conducted by the
rector, Rev. S. Moylan • Bird. She
Was laid to rest at Prairie Lea cenie-
day abandoned' hope or'ertic'tnie’nt' i»f
budget balancing legislation at this
] session and acknowledged that plans
were set
Mr. Kunkel has been with the
Farmers National Bank of Brenham
since the day it opened in 1916t hav_
irffe served fi« as •bookkeeper !"vt
iast ten years as' assistant
cashier. Thus’he is experienced in
every department of banking, and is
thoroughly qualified for the position
he is to assume. In becoming cash-
■ ier of the Needville bank -Tie will be
F BILL
acy.
The court decreed, however, that
the 10 sentences might be served con-
currently, reducing what wuuJd other-
wise have been a 38_ycar sentence, to
yjtars. 4, —
Two other defendants, H W. Fos-
ter and J. A. Hager, were sentenced
on each u
the 10 count on which they were
convicted, but their ten^foces likewise
to run concurrently.
J A, Greathouse, member of the
in which there will be no important
elections, many persons feel that it
is not necessary to pay poll taxes
this year. However, they may have
forgotten that in. all probability an
election wdl be held some time this
year on the proposed repeal or mod- *el1-
ification of the prohibition laws, a |
subject in which every citizen should
Jfcg. deeply intet’ested.— t-----------------
The $1.75 poll tax which those
who vote in Washington County are
callxd upon to pay is divided in the
following manner: the state school
fund receives fl .TO net, 50 cents goes
to the state geperal fund, and 25
cents to the enwnty ’general fund.
Thus you are aiding your schools
when you pay your pel! fax, as well
: as performing a civic duty and quali-
fying yourself to vote in election* this
homesteads the state tax on many
homesteads has been abo’fuened, there-
by greatly reducing the income of the
‘tax assessor’s office,- announces Tax
Wendt Jberefatv
‘Tin mighty glad to get back home"
he said.—“Thc.frllpw.^tlP wrote that^
WffJt abo\it 4Home SWW -Home' r»L~ -*«
1y knew what he was talking about.
“It is good to get back here among
my neighbors and friends. After two
y-ears as governor, I; realize better
than- ever before, in .my life tliaj^jt^ is
friendship that' eoUtfts. T am prond of
the friends, I made as governor and
proud that ti was my opportunity to
serve the people of
EARLY RETURN ‘
TO BUSINESS
^l,ich i* located 3n~©ne ’of the best 1*FV5c~oi ”
/» t _ r* ci Ja*
The was loved and esteemedljy sThosT
of friends. She was an earnest Chris-
tian, a faithful and devout member
of the Episcopal church. Whde in
BrenharfT she was very active in
church work and for years was thq
efficient president of the Woman’s
Guild of St. Peter’s church, and de-
voted much of her time to religious
and charitable activities. Truly it may
be said of her that she was a good
woman, who practiced her religion in
her daily life. She served for sev-
eral years as president of the Minnie
B. William# Chapter. United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, and when sfie
moved, away from Brenham the chap-
ter gave her a beautiful jeweled pin,
as a token of Jove and appreciation,
and she treasured this pin as one of
her most cherished possessions.
Though Mrs. Chisolm moved away
from Brenham some years ago be.
cause of the demands of her hus-
band'k uusme**,-her family and friend*
l have always felt that she belonged
i to Brenham, and her mortal remains
i were brought back home to rest in
the cemetery of the town she loved
Three Per Ceni Gn Purchases
Suggested As Means Relieving
Burden Of Gczcr^zient Costs
oo^velt Will MRS. W. M. CHISOLM
ooseveu nut D1ES lN
conference to these topic* alone, it
was asserted in highest quarters soon
after it deiUoped today that, Presi-
dent Hoover had invited President-
elect Roosevelt to hold a second meet-
ing with him.
Although White House official*
were uncommunicative, it was stated
that the meeting would be > con-
tinuation of the administration’s 'ef-
fort to gain accord with the Incoming
administration on international poli-
making their home here" fur many
years. In 1922 they moved to Waco
and later to Dallas, but came back
here for frequent. visits to
daughter. Mrs. Ernest Hohlt.
«• * ■ •’’ •A ‘ ” y Chisolm
of Amarillo, Mrs. R. C, Kay pf Div-
is, Oklahoma; W. Max Chisolm, Jr.,
^LJJaxis^Jiklalipniaj Mrs. W. L.
faWtreif of ami. Mrs-
Ernest Hohlt of Breriham. She also
leaves seven grandchildren. Her old-
farming sections of Texas, with a
large ‘ territory from which to draw
business. The bank ha* grown stead-
ily during the past few years and" i^
a solia ana substantial financial insti-
tution-.
Reporta^rom the tax collector s of-
fice show that up to Wednesday 2,077
poll tax receipts had been issued, a
much smaller number than for a sim-
ilar period last y$>r-
More than 10,000 men and women
are assessed for poll taxes in ‘ this
county, and the number of poll taxes
that have been paid •». , exceedingly
»ma3 compared to the number that
should be paid. .
East Texas—Partly cloudy tonigh
and Thursday.
C. .«„ri,r, C. 'L- Wilkins, Reese B’..
Lockett and Herbert Hohlt. ,\r-
...... ...... ■
rangements were in charge ot Lear,
Simank, funeral director.
^^fhe deceascu<a^v as born at Bluff.j
ton. South Carolina. August- 16. 1861,
and spent her girlhood there. Forty-
nine years ago she was married to
W. M. Chisolm, and they came to
mMirheK
Eggs, 12c. .
' Turkeye, 6 cent*.
Sweet cream, butterfat, 13c.
Sweet cream, butterfat, delivered at
plant, 17c.
Sour cream butterfat, 10c.
Butter, 10 cente to 20 cent*.
Little Dorothy Aileen Grimm, ageil
five month*, daughter u( Mr. and
Mr* Reinhardt Grimnr of Richmond, .'^8
parsed anav I,iie*d.iy afternoon at the
residence of her grandparents, Mr,
ind Mr*. Herman Wchtneyer of the
Salem <omniunit>, after having been •
brought, hi rr Sunday by her parents -
for mediial attention. Her father i».
the *on of Mr. and Mrs.
Grimm of Salem
Bi ctdc* her heart.bri.zen parents
thi- dear htth .i-aby is survived by her
tour grandparents and numerous oth- JuM
r tilatnr* who will mourn her pasa-
after having brightened their
.,,,lc a few short months. Three
ca -.ago her parent* lost a little
,n.l the death of their second J
Ii.i'.c* them grief-stricken and W
"You know", he added, "I wouldn't rount< which alleged a conspir.
be a bit surprised if I did a 'little |
fishing during the next day or two if
the weather clears up”.
----- nwwas
the court announced that he would tiny K-dy wa* laid to reat in 1
defer sentence no longer than 9 a
Mr. Kunkel and his charming wife
will also be missed in church, social,
and. musical circles, where, they have
been prominent for years. They will
G. 1 KUNKEL IS
ELECTED CASHIER
.NEEDVILLE BANK
Yokohama branch of the Singer Sew-
ing machine company.
All movable property and valuable
de-*trc#uM‘ |& an--
by a mob "of more than 2TO disgrunt-
led. employees.
Richard McCleary, representative of
the Singer Company, said' the loss
would “likely reach several hundred
thousand yen’".
JLhrcc_i>£ the YoTiTpaiU‘-L
anise employees and’ four Japanese
guard* were, seriously injured.
, American . Ambassador Grew visited
Foj:ejg>i. Minister t'chida and demand.
.A. — . .. _-ri, —I ^ation,
J’LLro«ML
tie first nine counts in'
the indictment, but was I
with the others of conspiracy juuge
Kcnnamer placed him under probation
for five years when he pleaded that he
had no part in tha formation of the
fraud. ,
The jury received the cave at 10:30
Jute
81800 j
, County,
-wsuzunwuuuww■ -----■—,~W~ ~ H
all back to him on a 99 year lease. Photo show* Hansel, hi* youngest son
and horse which sold for 3 cents. -
The board oT sIeward5”’oi“ffie'’Uid- ‘
ding- Memorial Methodist church 4re
* • , . L * '-'3
sponsoring a meeting of the men ol
the congw -<ion at 7.30 this evening.
<< —-— -—
iur the., ___3e of reorganlzatum OF -
—<nf‘t------------ —. ■! T ' W ■->»*■*—,
Houston, "Texas, January 18.—Cares
of state were forgotten Tuesday*
night when former Governor Ross
Sterling relaxed at his bayshore home
an, a private ritixaaxa». _
tery.
Active pallbearers were Lewib
. • . • «—■ - a————
Washington, D. C., January 18. —
President Herbert Hoover and Pres-
ident-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt will
confer af the White House Friday
morning on foreign affifth, and in-
ternational developments.
rectors of the First State Bank of
Needville, Texas, G. A. Kunkel was
elected to the responsible position of
cashier of the bank, to succeed Mr.’
Winkelmann, who recently resigned.
This is a splendid promotion for Mr.
Kunkel, and many friends, while re-
gretting his departure from Brenham,
will be glad of this recognition <4 his
banking and business ability.
“Hamlet" in the High School auditor
ium. »
I IN HOUSTON GIVEN SHA™A
In speaking of the election Of Mr.
Kunkel as cashier of the Needville
C.
Farmers National Bankt declared
that the departure of Mr. Kunkel
will be a distinct loss to the
and will be regretted by every
tor and official.
gleet, brought him immortal'Tan
could scarcely have imagined,
all hi* exuberant fancy, that
three centuries later, a theatre ’
be erected in hi* memory at
birthplace in Stratford-oti-Avop, that
hi* statue would be 'erected and
crowned with flowers in a city of six
iii.llion people, not even then con-
ceived, that his play* would then be
acted in the: principal cities of thi
I civilized world, that the most giftcrL
"acket . - ,, -
, I actors and actresses should considet
it the most preciou* privilege to wor-
ship at his shrine, that millions of
children would be required to study
his famous masterpiece* and <hat
the practical busine** man woulel cn.
low civic theater* wh-rc hit mem-
ory can be kept perpetually alive.
Yet ail these things have come t<
pass, and educational institutions are
now opening their auditoriums, in or-
der that the great plays may be seen
and heard as wfll as read.
.-Jhooc in our city who have never
yet had the pleasure of witnessing a
Shakespearean pfty .a* well a* those
whose memories reach back t«> the
old day*, will have an opportunity to
do so on January 20 at 3 p. tn. and 8' *
p. m. when James Hendr»ck*on audp-
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