The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 11, No. 219, Ed. 1, Friday, August 14, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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f Signed Hy Sterling
AISTIN. Aug 11 'U C.o.J
Bo- Sterling 'U'""' P'P' lm i
bi I iWii ' "" ''' Meci'il
e -mn f oi gislature on Au'
12 tlthouti'i hi Jut w-ii not
4n...l until ny Maik 'IW
ir 'he govtun.' -.'letary filed
vip. t.ul today .t'i tne Miuietaiy
1st' 'ate
bill lUli latuhle takings
js said to make eif -enforctni
he provision of the States com
uti purchuaei and tomuion cm-
iJici act
fVr. Hunt Will
Preach S una ay
StnicM at tUe First Meth
nrn lew.
hurcli i
fi'clocli w
V Hunt. pi
Sunday moruing at
will be conducUd by r
lesldent of McMurtay col-
& -eifo nt Abilene. It was annoua.eu
fatoday.
fA Di. Hunt will pre-i.n Sumii m
The obsenco of Rov Keiunth P'p'
iitor wlio la awav .m Inn v '
ion. Dr. Hun nn .p.-kin lieu
mvcrul timeti und i well i.ciivcd
each time.
U.Pi Means United Press
Heiress Implicated
In Slaying Of Four
SWEETHEART
OF KILLER
IS ARRESTED
Admits She Washed Blood
Stains off Clothing; Was
With Three Men
NN AUHOtt Mich ug 11
t " Mi Cuthi-iinr Kellrr. 25.
hiiii'KK nrlrr of tin- luti- Judge
li.irwln Z. Black. arly tnday w
'tKted nnd hrld for the Inveittt-
.I'mri in i nnnectlon with the four
ti.Mh m.irdem near YMlUntl Tudk-
ln moinlng
Mim Ktller l Mid to have ben
thr twretheatt of Fred Smith one
f thr three men sentenced to life
iiuptlaonmvnt for the munlern of
th four youngatera
l.l. ut Nclt 11. Ulack of the
Michigan State jollcc Mid Mlu
Keller admitted ahe hml waahoil
the blood atklnait clotlilnR nf
Smith. He found bloody nounim-
pern and a S2 ealltwr ptatol In
hot home lie wild.
It wa Smlth'a confelon. Ltlark
.iuld. that envolved Mlaa Kullei.
Smith naaertcd the woman win
with him when the two white men.
Smith nnd Frank Olivet and N i-
thnn Ulackatonr. negro when they
'ii-lil up the fout youngiitor Tue-
li night
Mini Keller at filet dent
Smith' atnty but Intel In ald
h ivr admitted the charge
Iliqh School Hand
Gets Early Start
Hold Practice Now
announced today plan fir I inn'. I
Itieckeaiidge high school Willi ate repair to the tockonriilg"
have a fine band and concert or-' Kiil-Utloii. ThU nub itiit
chestra this school year If tli-re which U located on Uuth 0.
la anything In cutting plenty ofJAvonuu. la the heart o: the ontltu
practice.
J. C. Uurhctt bflnit director
starting hte second your as music
director fer the loctil high school.
' lias about 36 youths nlrondy trying
rut for tills year.'! band and or
i rhestni. ho sold today. Mr. Hui-
kett iaatltxt n Cull for muslclnns
i list Hitndiiy. .lie Is conduotlng
practice periods now far both 'its
hand and orchestra.
Mr Hurkett hopca to have nl
two musical organlaatioiui In "niid-
rason" by the time school opens
' next month Lnst year. Director
lluikett 1 first hole the llurkaroo
high M'hool bund " one of tho
i heat )otiug orgnnhcatlons In West
Texas Snnppy. new unlforma Hir-
i hineo last year iiiakaa tho or-
K iniZHtion dressy In public ap-
1 p.-. nances.
I'uvhlo Haunts Of
BlrU
C imt to Iueblo. Il has the sec
i ml l.irgiat surplus of single men
of any town in Colorado. It's bar-
gi n day for husband hunteis here
and open season. '
There even are a goodly number
t Midrwers for the older girls to
. i-.t their nets.
Stiti-tirs reveal 176 dlvthred men
iimng Pufblos Inhabitants und
l.7 divorced woman.
There are 030 wutowars.
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AUiANY.
Or . Aug 1 1. Uili
The four children of M. Roy II
Jewel! havr the iiiir blrthdiy
July 27 Two oldn ch Idren. Jsck
mn 17 and liracir i.v weie norn I
on that date Mi Jiweil gave birth!
to t a in g.r i J ! 27 of th yeai
LATEST STOCK
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Villi fl till' il llSimilllS'.WUUti UtUU r UVr IsVUIl ... ...:.. V... 7Lr. :".:. I" ."""" ' l' " null enjoyed shoit vuontiun tests noon
I i .. n o. .. '". nan i wo weea-ior many months. u raenbcr ol lhp .ourt j. W. W. S.
mrnBLo. co-m. Aug i .. Martial for Stooling ;nlf -- f "MLl-. " "r.7. .Ii't m dent.
Want a inwoand cU. bad or in- ..-.... . or. "o and 12 V. i ok U tad ox-. i'ST' "V"." i'" .1T '"' " I monh-'. !'a w "ol ""' "
i-uiwi' i-amiiiia. iuk ii. iu.k. ... -- -.. . -. -- . . - - ... .... .... ..n.i .. lM return to ins woik tor some lime nave
'BY irMTr.D PRESS
American Can 07 1-2
Am P .v I. J7 II
Am Hmelt 32
Am T & T 171 l-a
Anaconda 3d t-l
Auburn Auto IIS 1-3
Av at on Corp Oil I
Ifath Steel II 1-1
Myei. A M Si V6
Cmada Dry 38 3-3
'ae J I 43
(T-ry.lei 21 3 6
- iit.i Wright 3 I I
i:i-n Au I. 13 i I
I'Me. St Bat M 1
K..:ri Wheel 2A a I
lA l'.lm Hit
Ceil Eh. II 3 I
ien Mot J'J 1 I
Ollieite a It 21 1 a
Ooodytur 12 3 I
Ho stun Oil II
int Cemont 31
In Iluvtster 3il 1 2
J dim Minvillc 52 Tu
Ki oier U & B 32 ! S
t. Curb 26 1 1
Montg WaiU 22 14
lie ffcc.
SENATOR IS
FOUND SLAIN
IN APARTMENT
Pretty Blond Girl Held
After Shooting In
New York
NKW YOttK. Aug II. iU.R) A
man. listed by police as S'ntc Sen-
j! ir Hoy Yates if New Jersey won
ct'tically wounded in tite abdomen
today in an e.-nieniilvely furnished
apartment
A young woman a pretty bloml
clad In najamns was fmind wlk
ng around the iipattment in a
daxe.
Police were notified of the nhmit-
Ing three hou a after the wounded
nun wan removed to a ho'pltnl
The young woman donnid n
man rrd droit nd went to n w-
Uce tntlon.
"I don't rcnieinbor anythlns." she
reiterated. "The first I rcmombtr
someono had me by the throat nnd
I wus KPlnK for btenth. I (I'd not
hnvc u pistol and t did not sec
one.''
A '.'! nl.lier nutnmutlc. minus
one 'artrllK whs found in the
npii'ttnent cotiit yatd
GUARD AGAINST
.'.WINTER BREAK
T. E. S. Company To Repair ' ;
Sub-Station
Itua'cit li Jun.M mi'.iai'i of the
Texas Elccti.c SciM-e Company.
I dUtrlbutiou 'vs'eni fir Uiectei
ridge. Dbittlet In lino v i'h the
s3
puny' pledge to Mipsilor ser
will at this time iiihUj such
pair us la deemed nccoMUty t"i
place tho slniotu-e and cir-i'l1
ment In first cl.ia nindltlon to
weather tho sever1 .tonn. i( "..
winter months.
In oider to do u' r m . - nn
necessary to pr ir..H'; leai
two Interrupt on i to tile service dur
Ing '.he early morning hout of i i-
Sundays during cltn.'.' Auu iat or
September. Mr.. Jones s.tui The'
Interniptlona will bu o Ini-d m 'o
pie lent the least dls.jmfnrt to the
public. This forei'g'i". on the part
of the company m an
istitirsfi
against poas'hle in.r cnr ei
ilui-
InR the winter wn'.
nipt the sei vice i
at a t me
n touid inier
'ViM'.ll houu
Two sailors of the United Staca
Navy who acted as stool pigeon
for the Panama police In provldtr'!
ev.'dtnoe laadtng to a mid on an
alleged gambling establishment
may be ca-'rt ninrtlaleil.
The man aie John Ray and C. A
I Tannieaan. attaehad to the Co
I Solo naval bus. Clad In r:v It hi
rlotbcs they entereil a poker gune
I in a pr.vate houie and Infmmud
I a police enptsta of their activities.
i A raid followed. Involving Pablo
Harris format member of the Nn
tianal Aisambly. or Congiess
Panama.
Tho statements of the sailors may
i involve a ohief petty officer of the
' navj- who wai their supeiinr i-n
i shoie uttrol duty and it is believed
that they will avow that they uctrd
under nls orders in connection with
obtaining evldtncr for the raid
QUOTATIONS
Nat Dairy 35 3-8
Puru Publix 21 31
Phllllpi P S 73
Prairie O A C II 1-1
Pure Oil 6 l-S
Purity Bak M IV-a
Rndio 20 7-6
Sears Itooluiek A3
Miell Union OI 0
Hontliorn Pacific 71
Htan Oil .V J 10
Slim OH HY W 1-2
Studsitnkar 17
Texas Corp SI 5-8
Tex Pac C & O II
Toxaa (iult Sul 33
Und Elliott II
U S Ind Ale 30
U S Steel 01 3-8
Vanadium 20 M
Wealing Elce ft
Worthlnslon 4M
('lllh StiH'U!
Cltlon Set vice 0 7 8
Ford M Ltd 11 -I
Hulf Oil Pa 62 1 2
Humble Oil 63
Nlug Hud Pwr 10 1 2
Stan Oil Ind 26 31
1-2
.entire 2Uiiaicm
BUECKENlUUtiL. MlSIMlliNS COUNTY.
FATHER OF
GIRL ADMITS
SLAYING BOY
Man Breaks After Steady
Questioning By
Officials
COI.OUADO SPUINiiS
Aug II U.P lioy 5 Kin- I
fessed lust night hi' idiot I.cvs
!
mer. IS last July 20 when h. f i
Palmer in Prosper' Park m i h
daughtc Old 1 1 ii'i. k
Shiilf I 1 1 KlnK b M
i' t attei li'iui- i r ni itlmiiii I
ng which ho tt.n i n'ctly n i
f trie killing h i i ml.i
Repo ti "f l!i' k ri i .ii iii
spread thiouKhmi' Co u
SpnnK-i and a :i of in i
thousand m lied ' ! il i
the Jail whe i Ki'ii; f null) In :
Ite xa it ho i;it t the pu
pintcct (Jlendii" ind fntuvl
tan Palmer mule i thn.it. . i
nuiv and Kiiik 'hot h in lii i
nnl daughter unrrcl
Still living. Piilini-i n :. i Ii
Int his own luionmhtle bv in
.-lid l.'T flthe. n I trnili 'ii
11) She debit d whi the- to i1
htm to a hoop. til nnd Pnltiin '
to dunth slowly during the i
through deserted st rents.
At one time Ulendn win only
hlock from a hospital she i J
Then shu cla med -the went out in-
to the country nnd found her fnth
r nnd he concocted the stoiy "h"
told nn hour later when ihc dn.
up to a hoime In the icsldeii''il
faction und decla.od u hubo kn!'l
Palmer ami attacked her.
Study Records Of
Dislricl Jrdpe In
Impeachment Cane
AUSTIN Au- II. iO.fi .iirtiiui.
than hulf un hour tmlny. s.implr
pages from expense accounts -i
lute Sheilff John T. Cat lisle j
I-ee county were lead Into
the Ilnuse lecuds ! show th it
the account which Distilrt Judge
J. II. Price of llastrnp hml ap-
proved contained evidence of mul-
' pie mlleuge It was the second
' y ef tho hearing being condurt-
the IIi-itHe on the 13 (m-
"ent dun gei piefer.ed
Jitdne b .i Joint legls-
imlttec JOE SHIELD
PAYS PENALTY
Wife Slayer Goes To Chair
Calmly Early Today
mwrsviu.K. Aug. 11 nun
Cnntcndlna to the Lasl thut he "vu
dying for the sake of my little
girls." JiM' Shield 3ft. wm electro-
sstnj l.i.lai. .. .. .. i..... u lU
- "i) "i a-i.t- iiiii i or vnr
niururr i nut w.ie
Hh'eiil wa r invtrled at Uiown
'wood of mui ivi.ng hti wife ami
Wus also areiiM tl of miiritri ini hi
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pareni- ii me Mine time
.."." ." '""PI" ' '". "w eiwH'e.gang today was in the hands of the
pcrawi iney wouw torgiva mm. tm
notoa did not arrive.
American-Jap Suit
"1 V I li II
itiay OCl l rCCeaenl
TOKIO Aug II iUP A suit of
Iniernut'onal linportanca has been
brought In the Kobe dlstilct court
between a trading firm in Japan
and another foreign Interest. It ia
repjittd that the suit will test tho
power of execution of a decision
of i handed down in nn American court
In th1' rornlry.
I The plaintiff has brought suit for
$38i0 which it U alleged wa
I agreed t . oe pa d by .. n.i.nda.i.
j In
IU23. The case wo dectd-d in
frvrr of the pUlnttff In two court
in ti.. iTnii-d Rimes and thin acton
hog Loon lokan to roeovor the sum
in J u pan.
The case has been turnod over to
the Kyo'o district coutt tnvostlga-
tlon and several noted atithorltlea
on International law have been
culled In for con ultatlun.
Colorado Rancher
Owns Ancient Drum
WIC-aiNS. C'.l i Aug. II. H'J'i
WilHam lieu id i laneher. who lives
here believes he liv- .h" oldeat and
enrtuinly one of the loudt ditinis
In the world.
Back in 1870 James Denny a Colon cooler 'uunged In the daik
Civil War vataran and a cabinet- recuse of their calls sighing in
maker by trade who inc'dtntally gladness at thaii escape from the
wm Heard gram"athei . set about beating rays of the Uthm'.un sun.
t-i muke himself a diuiii Came an order from Mimewhere
He fashioned the sh'.'ll fii.m hlghei up to ih.p them .ut to Ej-chorry-wood
and tanned hien . cob'il to wirk in the road.
I skins for the head l'mm solid pier
. es of wood he turned the sticks nnd
over the omt .of eneh wrapped deer
IsW".
The drum was made in Indiana
It has descended through tin'
' nt'l it now is in the ki
f Beuid "Thlrty-kSix inched
'fr across the top. und two
it ha i a aonoious and
in n. tone.
'IKXAh cUIp-W At'til M"
Tatty' Arbuckle
s3lsssssssssssBssiassS. Efc&SBPT" fiJtJ sssRsHss!
HsaaaaaVr Vik. iitf'K' WW 1
saaaW ' f& ML E $
fje Tr i I b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1
u' ft& MWHw vi-BMi I 1 1sH
1 1 i : J
.N7.'.t t.oi Angela Rureau.
Ho'.iliii" li.it'i!-. Ito i no rliu kli'. him fninv fat man of a ditcndo
uko ui.il the l.r'y of hi-. Iniirt. Ai'dh M. I hitl. JI. icreen uctrcsti
who sue to in- iili i n J tlil fall uri hoAii l.iro at Ian AtiRelch.
P'le i1- u i...tir if White riaii.-. K . ati'l u. i tdtimted In C'hlrago.
STERLING IS
ASKED TO PUT-
LID ON E. TEX.
Operators Adopt Rcsolu-1
tion Calling For Twenty- j
Day Shut Down
TYUCR. Au. 14 tU.R) A le.nlu
tlon urging (Jov Roas Sterling to
shut down the great ISust Texas
ill fluid for 10 days by tnurtl.il
law ponding now proration oideri
i was ilt lifted horo today.
j The resolution wn chectcd when
rend by S. A. Culberson chnlrmin
of the sleeting committee of the
I .'UK) East Texas opetalnrj gith i
ed here.
I A vote wus to be taken lulei in
the das.
nujf ".. .....
vri(" V ttl.M IllUll
Leader is Held
Hy Federal Afenfs
(ALVB8TON. Aug. II til P
lieoige -Rig Cmef" Musey gene
..f f:..ir nu .... . i
... -.u. -v.wwt mill luiirir ft ami
leauci f Oalveston's downtown
a local hotel wheie they looked
. themselves int i u suite on the ninth
I
floor. The Seeiet Hervlee men le-
iiinn to rommunicute with inv
"!.-
P Itthuugnt thevancatcdMu.e
it. I ..if. .. i w ..... ......
I' li thought thev artestcd Mu.e
in ltke Ch&iles Lai.
l" lh la"1 sexual months Muifj'
had been reunited variously :n
Houston ti'iln ton. New Oi u in t
ntl "Iher Oulf points.
Musey was onv.cted of iiiiuor
conspiracy in May. 1020. after of
I fleers seised J70U.UU0 n :n t ugoe
i 'rcn his boats
' given a twoycm pn.-on
'" a jo.otx) line ami a five y.' u
au an la-mnntn upnuru .ei
tame by S'ederal Judge J. C Huteh
ll lir.-klllt.fflv iil.tkM.Al I nn v
... r.......l... '.-.
t"
forfeit n s Jio.oot) apiaai bond mvi
' sentence wa- upheld and lie
.failed to answer to In- Hint in
Kedatal Court hete Feb.uary 22.
100.
Musey also was unaer a iwn-yeui
sentence for operating a plate for
gambling purposes in Oalvesion
urn .u' iiiuii-iui.il a. ""
leoder of a giant smuggling ung
in which 22 other men were nunied
Hums Clothes To
Escape Road Work
PANAMA. Aug It. (Ut)' Ten
prisoner' held us vagrants in the
Ten piuoneid went into a hud-
die Shoitly arteiward tin. de k i
sergeant on duty smelled mo!ie
The ptisoners hid set r.ro to thin'
clothing
The ten wee lixkul m - It n.
punishment i ell. and ati i i
ing thcie f.u whit the ml m
oiitus detni u suffi ill nn ' ' .
Will be lUlhud by th ' .'. I
sent out on the road as plain cd.
II I -.Ml
and Bride-to-Be
THREE MEN
GET $17500
IN ROBBERY
I
Messenger Boy Carrying '
Railroad Payroll
Is Robbed
fOPEKA. Kan. Aug II. U.R
Three men today held up a mes-
senget for tho Met chants National
Iiink heic and robbed him of
$17500. The men escaped In a
cm bearing a Texas license.
The money taken by the rob
ht'is was for tho Santa I'c rail-
i onl payroll.
tnrhofTncenwnroi inn'raVwun
a shotgun painted at the mossen-
ger while the uthet two took the '
money i
County Officials
Vacationing; Judge
ci -ii m w
Smith Io Tennessee
The Stephens county Coiiiiius-
i.nn-i.i i-ntiit room was practically
.... . .. . lniI11bers of the
County Judge J esse R. Smith left
tliu afternoon for Tonnossee to
visit leUtivan. He Will be away
' to days.
However he said linfore
I. .. .. . .
'leaving mere womu oe enougn
mtmbriM of the cotttt hete net
week to transact county business.
Mr Hmith will aceiniMiny Mr.
Smith u.i fir as Cintksville to
' visit frle.nl Aithur Millet also
n .mpantrd Mr Smith to Ten no
see for a visit with relatives
Miss Wood Hetlei
'J'iZiii. iTiii liyi
i inin'i iv ict; s iiMti
Mis.4 Mable Wotiu. d.iiirt eleik.
.. ..-. ... . ....i ii ..
he" home today Mis. Wood sua-
t.ned n broken leg wh- she fell
mi the lawn of h r i.ome Thutsiliy
ng
Until I i"i.i i.j ' 'iini .Halt . t
clerk who has bton n ' vacation
tiln nrtlvtd home Thuisdiiv nli-lit
j uo ck . . offc lnU
:ornmgi i( Vl. mio a tiw nime
uy- v4C80n b-. i.Kittcd for
worl4 on hearing of Mls.i Wouda
nOPiU.t
'
Labor Day Program TakeS Form;
Big Water Sliow To Be Feature
I Plans for the joint Cndilo-lliei'It
enrldge-Albany Uibor Day celebra-
tion at Iakir Delvifoase. Sept. 7
are tapldly taking form und at
this ourly atuge. evory in-
! dlcalion points to a succosful
I .i .. it-.. !..... ..r
onv-uay uuiiiik iui uiu i.-iii&t:iii m
these three towns according tu
those in charge of arranging a
progium for the celebration.
Frank IlloUn In chatgo of tho
uutet sporU entertainment said
ti day that ontrleji fgr tho diving
.md swimming ovonta niw com-
iiv in fa.-t Mi. 1 licks liopoH to
pat on one of the beat water
w i sei n in this county.
He is arranging events. for jun
(U.PJ Means United Press
Murray Speaks To
12000 At Reunion
A. F. L OFFERS ""LEADERSHIP
PLAN TO AID
UNEMPLOYMENT
Six-Hour Day And Five
Day Week Proposed
For Emergency
ATI AN TIC CITY. M J.. Auv. 1 1.
l P The executive council of the
nc t ( un Federal on of I.nhor t.
I v rrgctl adopt in of i fic il i
week md a six houi .1 in to m-'i
n it onal itneigeniN' of the
rim ig winter the third i insi'-n
w t'ei of vnli ip.i.id iini'iii-
p Mlicilt
V i t hg unemployment ".neie.i.i-
og nn iiti)nl-'iin degiee" wh !e
v.ne i md manager of Ini'.u try
n i impotent ami hclpleHU" the
council untied a plan of act on
wh ch included six p ovlilons.
Adoption of the five-day wc
by pr vate and government Indu-
tries. Adoptiot. of the -nix ho-ir dav if
ncoosdiiry and "wotk sectin y
whet ever possible.
Mulntonunco of the stind'ii'd rn.e
of jwy.
Inauguration anil mtilntenan-o
of a fctlorul. state and intintctnnl
k.lll.llH.. KHll a.H.l.lt.llnH ...... ....
I'll- uiUK anil cviriiuiu.li. I" "-
"minus red tape."
Kormulatlon nnd une of a plin i
to .stabilize IndtiKtry
Culling of n cnnfeience by i"P
lontatlves of Industry and l.iboi I
'by President Ileibrit lloosct.
He no us oi nil' leuerniion inun
member organizations in dally con
tact with labor condition tell
Idlsttcos and human siiffei-lns;.
cord nir to Piesldent William
Orcen
11 WUlIiU lit'
5.rT7eii.tJnw-
It would bo a reflection upon
i gevcrnmont and upon our noHal oi j
onal atanil neipieii
I the face of aneh a national
TZ
etgen-y" the co. m-il'
stated.
"The American Federation offet
n concrete plan which. In its Judg-
ment would. If nppllud. servo us a
f remedy for unemployment."
EDITORS IN
CONVENTIONS
Journalists Of West Texas
Meet At Lubbock
LUBBOCK. Aug. 1 1 iU.R) Editor
fiom West Toxa.s gntheted hete to-
day fo the oponlng session of the
iwoln'
Texns Pr
Addtew
convrntion of the wen
ets Assnriuli in.
esses and uiscu sions on
newspaper auveri acinent leumiiei.
news appeal and other Jouir.ulistl-
iiiimuoih mt un uu ....i.n... vim-
a golf tournament Saturuuy iifter-
turuny niter -
ntert. r.r .it.
Wlll prov.tie
Cooper of Colorud i i. ptel -
one Howe editor or 'iimiiui.
nn address on "rnder imerejt
nnd tho value of promot'ontil ft i-
litres." Hickman Price of Kiew
Toxus largoat wheat grower in the
world 'poke on "the sgrliuliuial
tiond In Wost Texns."
Air Pilot's Train
For Speed Race
j CALSHOT. England. Aug. II. d I'
The British high speed pilots un-
'der the leadership of Squad re. n
Lwutlcr A. H. Orlebui. holder of the
... . . .... ..
wortu.s speed tacnru oi ani i in p.n
aro flying reglnrly here In sen -
planes built for the 1028 Schneider
Vwintm ..vrni nir. h.Mi.iifoi imn
Gloster monoplane bull around ..
Stapler racing power unit in
also Is bolng usml.
. '-." '"training. They
ii tu I'liunt i.ienteniinis n it. nuiin
forth. J. N. Bootlmian and F. W.
Iing. and Flying Officers CJ. I
nrinton and U S. Snalth. It Is from
this group that throe mon will be
selectod to fly for Britain In the
Sehno'det Trophy event on Septem-
bet 12.
.
iors adults and women und en-
tries will be listed fiom ull thtec
towns.
John V.. Mai tin CC sacretaty
hero said today Albany Chutuhet
of Commerce officials weie enthu-
siastic about tho celobmtlon und
will aid in making the outing
successful.
Besides the waUr show cveuU
plunncd by liloka atlisr feuturui
planned for tho prognim Includo
motor bout racing an old fashlon-
nd Ija'sket -pionlo and musical .?n-
teitutnment to ba futni.-.hed by tlio
Breakenridgo high si hod band A
dance may be Included on the
program for that night.
FARMING
OUR SALVATION"
Ij
PRICE FIVE CENTS
h
1 0
IN GOVT. IS
NEEDED NOW
Alfalfa Bill Indicates Thai
He May Run For
Office
WEATHER OIU Aug. II i (
- The rciiulsltc of the next pti
dent nnd other national matt.
were discussed here today ' t
William 11. "Alfalfa Bill" Mun i
governor of OUlnhonui who nn n
tlonod himsolf us a possible tem
crntlc candidate.
Standing under an mpioi.
btanched-top .speaking hill. !i
stoop shouldered tobacco ritcwm
govetnor nddrcssd 12.0D0 peopi
attundlng the tenth annual nn '
Ing of the Parker County 1 1 1 if
Century Club and Old Settler
Bcunlon.
"i.n. next president must In a
statesman rather than a bmlnr
man of the cover type" tho Okla
honia. governor said In (lescrilii.ih
what this country needs for 'li
next prosident.
inventors nnu misineaa men
I .. I ..... . .. .
liavu OUlll II glC.1l nUHOtl Dili l.l. I
chincry is becoming mnatcr. I.e.ii
urslilp In statccrnft la liocomin
a forgotten nrt. The country mti-.t
recognize a man of tho Abriham
Mncoln type who will uplift the
laborer and the furtnei"
?LI0NS GET
NEWfEMBERS
Three Initiated at Today's
Luncheon Period
Three new IJons Club memh." .
were Initiated at the club's weekl
luncheon period today. The nev
'members Initiated were: A. M
Smith. Insurance man; J. A. Uatt.-.
Ione Star Gat Co.. and Uogei
' i.ontz on company ngont.
and Mm. J. C. Btir't-tt ru.
Ished entertainment foi the l.lon
Burkett Is direct n of tu-
hlg'i school band hore.
J. I Snndefer. Jr wna ivimoil by
the I.icns to represent their club nil
i the athletic council or in a. hlh
luchool. Evciy clvlc club In Btecrt-
itnridge have representatlvtn on the
' athletic counc I.
RODEO STARTS i
ATWAYLANDfl
f . -. t-i
i Annual Altaif Draws manv
i J
rrom uver touniy
Krionds und nuighboi.i in i
Waylnnd rural community diij i
tholr fntnt wmk today and gii
ed at the Alrx. Pambi'ough tiiii
near Wuyland to celebrate v
annual Wayland p'enic and toil.
being held on the Funiluou'.li f
toilay and Sutiinlay.
This gntherlng of old fiicnd. . I
neighbors from not only tho i
land commun'.ty but of all Sicph t
county Is one of the ouutmnliii
rural events of the yeai. and f i
been for a number of yea i. 'i
niinit maiKh two nays or t ie
when farm duties an I won I.
i -- - -
1 .rot!.'n an tt Kl'1 lm- '
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I " featiue of the two-d.iv
hat
ia
. 1 1
' .rm '- jc ''";tf!l!J '."
Z?jtl
m 1 n.nh Li ?n i
j "r0' '"!".
nil.
f
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tho dances each night
Lindberghs May
Fly Around Globe
NOME Alaska Aug II UP
Col. and Mrs. Chutle-i A. I.md
horgh today considettM fuaihiin
of extondlng their uorial v'ai i
jaunt around the globe
Lindbergh Indicated he hud
rlous pluns for going to in i
from Toklo then ucrosa Ind. i
Europe resting theto awhile V
fore toturnlng civet the Atlan
to America by way of the Azort
Hotly of Aviator
Reported Seen
COPENHAGEN. Denmark A
II. U.Ri -A body diassed In un uv i
tor's suit was seen floating m i
Foula Island In the Atlantic i
ports reaching hero today su.d
The tepotts conflrmoil ilnillm I
vises reaching Osla Normay wh i"
said n body had been seen In
vlolnlty of the route taken by Patk
er Cramer American aviator nua
ins since Sunday.
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 11, No. 219, Ed. 1, Friday, August 14, 1931, newspaper, August 14, 1931; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123525/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.