The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1940 Page: 4 of 4
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A Good Ribbon
•h
working
at
75c
Telephone 121
They have saved lots
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THEY GET WHAT
THEY GO AFTER!
For
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Flanagan are
spending several days in Bradshaw in
the home of their daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Holi-
day.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Lampasas Leader
THEY’RE a typical fam-
ily of Leader ad readers.
They know what they
want . . . and they know
just where to look for it!
They’re a happy family, for
they read the Leader ads
that always serve them
well! Get the habit . . .
let the ads that appear in
The Leader guide you as
they have this happy fam-
ily. They have saved lots
of time and money for them
and they can do the same
for you.
LAMPASAS LEADER
Lampasas, Texas
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Mrs. N. E. Loving returned Wed-
nesday morning from Houston and
Galveston where she has been visit-
ing with her nephew, Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Supple, and other relatives.
home were: Mr. and
’ Ramsey ami family,
' Bunch and son, Cecil and
Anderson of Georgetown.
I Mr. and Mrs. Lee 1......
spent one
with
leff home, Sunday.
Visitors Sunday in the John Bear
Walter j
George
Proctor
Herrmann vis-
I ited with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Becknell
| of Youngsport Saturday and also at-
tended the cemetery
1 Shapp School house.
Mrs. J. R McMillan
afternoon this week visiting
Mrs. John Bear.
Mrs. George Bunch of Georgetown
is visiting in the John Bear home this
week with her mother.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
WHITECOLLAR CAREERS
COURTHOUSE NEWS
time
the profes-
Pat
OGLE NEWS
(By Reporter)
MAY GENERAL MEETING
Sell that odd item in our want ads
of
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Scouts and Scouters of Troops 15
TO OUR READERS
WPA INVITES VISITORS
the
Dies,
For Printing Needs see The Leader!
Nichols
Typewriter
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Bear
D. Carroll,
out of the D. D. Carroll
LOCAL SCOUTS WILL
BE IN CIRCUS
ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS"
REVIEWED AT MARIANN CLUB
Prayer
Christian
to adjourn.
Bro. Mathison.
Publicity Chairman.
TWO WORLD WAR LEADERS
ASK FOR DEFENSE ACTION
of
of
BADGERS TO PLAY EXES
TONIGHT AT BADGER FIELD
We are authorized tu make the fol-
lowing* political announcements, sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary election in July:
GOOD RAIN HERE
TUESDAY EVENING
J. H. ABNEY & SON
Herbert J. Abney, Publisher
PECAN GROVE ITEMS
(By Reporter)
For State Representative, 93rd Dist.:
EVANS J. ADKINS
REUBEN E. SENTERFITT
For County Commissioner Precinct 1
HOSEA BAILEY
G. WORD SMITH
For Justice of The Peace, Precinct 1’
THURMAN MULHOLLAN
MURRAY W. HOWARD
For County Clerk:
J. W. McCANN, JR.
For County Attorney:
GORDON C. CASS
For County Treasurer:
MRS. JOHN B. TAYLOR
For County Judge:
SYLVESTER LEWIS:
For State Senator, 20th Dist.:
RICHARD YETT
Sell it through Leader Ads!
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in overalls is often as Tntoltt- ^Hairis,JWieF'Ktrby,Tmd-GenrgeGart-
man. Misses Betty Young, Viva Mae
Cox, Christine Davis, Ellen May
Bailey and Maggie Jo Flanagan.
—Contributed.
a n d
are:
Sherman Elliott, Bill Waldib'p, Tert
Kay Standard, Bill Creekmore,
Goodwin, and Carl Jones.
some,
badly.
For Sheriff, Tax Assessor and Col-
lector :
T. R. GHOLSON
are
engi-
the
the
“white
being
“tn--
de-
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the
Mc-
Gorge La-
il. P.
Millican, C. S. Bingham, George Bos-
well, J. F. Mace, H. B. Rollins, F. J. when appropriations bills for the mil-
's un-
a minor operation Wednes-
j day morning in the local hospital.
MEXICO INDICATES DIES VISIT
WOULD NOT BE WELCOME
hundred
the mass
of which
Miss Viva Mae Cox was guest
speaker Tuesday evening at the Ma-
riann Pierian Club, which met in the
home of Mrs. George Gartman with
Mesdanies Wier Kirby and George
Boswell as co-hostesses. Miss Cox re-
Abe Lincoln in Illinois”, the
Mexico City, May 7.—The Mexican
government indicated tonight it
would not welcome a visit to Mexico
by Rep. Martin Dies of Texas for
I purposes of investigating communis-
tic affairs.
Commenting on a report published
here today that Dies, who is head of
a committee of the United States
house of representatives investigating
Anti-American affairs would come to
Mexico, Ignacio Garcia Tellez, sec- I
In the jrreat old man.
Lewis Criswell of Geoigetown was
visiting his father and home folks
Sunday evening.
A light shower fell Tuesday even-
oats
needing rain so
Well, SO long.
P S.:.Mandy says: Farming is the
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morial Hall, 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, May
14th. lyocal Scoutmasters Warren
Taliaferro and John Cook are getting
the last details worked out regarding
the. participation of their troops.
Between six and seven
Scouts are to take part in
scenes ami tableau netjj
there are twenty.
The local Scouts will leave f o r
Brownwood at noon Tuesday in or-
der to be in the rehearsal at 4:00 p.
m.
The above Scoutmasters are anx-
ious for everyone in town who can to
attend the circus. Tickets; may be ob-
' tamed from any Scout.
’charge of the following program:
Devotional- Psalm 19:7-14 — Miss
i Dora Schlomach.
j Christian Education—Mrs. Zinn.
Mrs. F. J. Harris
i Interest in Negro Wei-
Ribbons
The Lampasas Daily Leader
Red Arrow Combination Treatment
for Athlete’s foot, guaranteed to
satisfy or your money back. One bot-
tle Athlete’s Foot Lotion, and one can
Foot Powder, both for 49c at Nichols
A Cass. (d)
collar"
solved.
The system of education which has
been devised in the small Arkansas
college appears to contain much of
value for larger institutions of learn-
ing', notably the tax-supported col-
leges. A general academic course I
equips a student for becoming a more
enlightened citizen who will have a
more substantial foundation for en-
joying life. The additional training
for a craft trade enables a youth not
only to earn a living with his hands I
cations.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram '
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i fare.—Mrs. Elton Casbeer
Song—“Wonderful Words of Life”
Song—“-Living For Jesus”
Prayer—Mrs. W. R.
Our Mission"
No official gesture whatever
made that the
representat ive, Martin
come to Mexico."
In conservative
eh s there-has Ix’cn talk recently Dies
might be invited to come to Mexico
to tell congress' .^what he knows
about his chalices of extensive coin-
jnunistic activity in Mexico.
In addition, there have been rum-
ors he might come to Mexico of his
own volition to look over the situation
, there.
Report your entertainments to us.
The W. M. U. of the First Baptist
Chui ch met in regular business and
program session Tuesday afternoon,
May 7th, in the home of Mrs. Roy
Mathison, with Mrs. J. D. Jackson,
Mrs. D. R. Fitch and Mrs. Walter
Williams as co-hostesses.
The president, Mrs. I). R. Fitch,
called the meeting to order and Mrs.
Edna Perry led the group in singing
“How Firm A Foundation,” followed
but also to appreciate the dignity of i in prayer by Miss Dora Schlomach.
all honest labor. A broad fallacy es- ' The Bessie Taylor Circle was in
poused in this country
has been
success came
sions and related “white collar”
has
United States j only known business one can go broke
may | jn and still stay in business.
The week of May 20-25 has been
designated by Washington as “This
Work-Pays Your Community" week,
to acquaint the people in our town
with the worthwhile work being done
on WPA Professional and Service
Projects.
Sewing, Housekeeping Aide, Rec-
reation, Education, Library, Nursery
School, School Lunch, Matron Ser-
vice, Records, Canning, ami Commod-
ity Distribution.
In order that all of us may visit
the projects operating in Lampasas,
to see actually how they are pigitnized
and operated, hours are to be sched-
uled during the week so that the pro-
jects will be open for visitors in the Mrs. W. H. Dickson of Brigg:
late afternoons during the week of j derwent
May 20-25.
in the past
that respectability and
only from the profes-
vo-
Albro Haynie has—been real rick,.,
but at this writing is improving.
The ice man has made his second
trip to the Ogle community. We ap-
preciate our ice route.
E. Herrmann and E. .1. Daniels
attended the meeting in Lampasas
Thursday on electric service.
A large number of the Ogle people
met the Crazy—Gang aT Lampasas
school gym.
Sheep shearing is the order of the
day. The needle grass is coming fast.
Elsie Logan returned home Friday
morning then left Monday to take up
her duties in the home of Mr. Her-
ring.
Dick Bean is down with the flu
and is very sick at this writing.
Little Joe Garrett Daniels spent
Saturday in the home of Martin
Daniels.
A. J. Reagan and wife dropped in
on the C. E. Daniels’ home and made
ice cream soda Saturday • night.
Joe Herrmann and Mrs. Ix*e Herr-
mann made a trip to Austin Sunday
evening.
Bro. L. C. Mathis of Iximeta preach-
ed at Ogle at 11:90 Sunday morning.
Bro. Weimer giving him the hour.
Everyone enjoyed the sermon of the
Washington, May 7.—Two men
high in the nation’s councils during
the World War days, James V. Ger-
ard and Bernard Baruch, today pic-
tured the country’s defenses as in-
adequate and urged quick action to
remedy the condition.
Gerard, ambassador to Germany
before the United States entered the
war, lunched with President Roose-
velt and later told reporters there
would lx* “a great danger to the
United States” should Germany win
the present conflict. Encroachments
in I-atin America probably would fol-
low such a victory, he indicated.
Declaring that aircraft was the de-
ciding factor in the European war, he
said:
“We should expand and expand and
expand in our aircraft. Our young
college people should be educated as
airplane pilots.”
Gerard’s remarks came at a
Mother’s Day Candy. One-pound
for $1.00 and $1.50. Two pound boxes
for $2.00 and $3.00. Also 25c and 50c.
Let us wrap your candy and mail it
before it is too Jate. Nichols & 1
('ass Rexall Store. ‘ (d) I
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Thu Lampasas High School Badger
football team for 1940 will play the
ex-Ballgers tonight, at 8:15 on Bad-
ger Field. The game will be played
for the benefit of the Annual Staff,
and your attendance will be well ap-
preciated. Admission will be 10c and
25c. The game was to have been play-
ed Tuesday night, but was called off
on account of the rain, and wifi be
played tonight if the weather per-
mits.
This game will be a good chance
for football fans to see prospects for
next year in action. The players will
include Chester Hendrix, Chester
Bagby, I). L. Prescott, Maurice Gar-
nerd, Ricard Landers, Nolan Warner,
Talmadge Hensley and others.
On the Ex-Badger team will be
four all-district men, Hiram Ross,
Ben Nftrthington, Dudley McBride
and Frank Casbeer. The Ex team will
include only high school boys,
itary* rstxbliUrmvnts axe. .pendinK- it.’ iiithu's who w ill play tonight
Williamson
and 33 of Lampasas will attend and “Our Mission" Mrs. E. L. Key
participate in tire Boy Scout Circus The Minutes of the previous meet-
to he held in Brownwood at the Me- jng were read and approved.
Reports from the various standing
•orrinittees and circle chairman read
and adopted.
Motion was made to promote
members of the Jessie Andrew Cir-
and . eigner come to the country to make I jnj, !irl(] will help the
A. be investigations concerning exclusively i They were
possible ami the government of Mexico.
fense.”
Baruch, who was chairman of the
World War industries board, urged
the creation of an organization "to
provide for an orderly conduct
war,” including the prevention
civilian profiteering. He also advised
more money for the army, and “edu-
cational orders" to American indus-
try to prepare it for wartime* produc-
tion of wartime--neeessi44es.
A vigorous defense of the battle-
ship, as opposed to aircraft, was en-
tered before the senate naval commit-
tee by Secretary of the Navy Edison,
together with a prediction that Ger-
man planes would prove incapable
of destroying the British fleet.
John Brown of Siloam Springs,
Ark., a recent League speaker be-
fore the Dallas Advertising League,
is the president of a unique educa-
tional institution, John Brown Col-
lege, where youths are taught a
trade, along with their formal edu-
cation. A graduate leaves John Brown viewed
College with an old style education 193g Pulitzer prize winner, by Robert
that has emphasized the intellect and ’
culture, but also has acquired a
craft skill that enables him to make
a living with his hands.
Mr. Brown devised that dual course
because some years ago he felt strong-
ly that colleges were .flooding
“white collar” professions with more
material than they could absorb. As
a consequence of that process, this
country has too many professional
[and other “white collar” workers
who are not making a living. Skilled ,
workers in factorfora are much bet- . Gehee,
ter off, and as a consequence the j
professions have lost their glamor. |
congress. Senator Thomas (D-Okla.)
chairman of an appropriations sub-
committee on the army supply bill,
made public a letter from Baruch
saying the United States was
Marvel Double-Edge Razor Blades J adequately prepared even for
(20 for 25c)
Budget Single-Edge Razor Blades
(16 for 25c)
Guaranteed perfect shavers at Nich-
ols & ’Cass. (<i >
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gent and well informed as
sional man.
As a result, few parents today want
their children to enter the profes-
sions, and youths are critical of the
limited opportunity in medicine and
the law. Hence, more youths
turning to the technical and
neering colleges and others to
vocational high schools. Thus,
problem of the surplus of
workers is gradually
THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADE*
(Payable in Advance)
One month_____
Three months ....
One year ............
Entered at the postoffioe at Lampcsas
. March 7, 1904. as second-class raa£.
vie into their rightful districts
that a Jessie Andrew Y. U.
organized as soon as
the motion carried.
Motion was made to serve th e!been
Teacher’s Meeting onqe a quarter by
ciicl.es- carried.
Motion made to give $3.00 to help
the Browning S. S. Class buy Bibles
for the underprivileged school chil-
dren—carried.
Motion
Prayer
• The Ix*ader is always glad to •
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• er news of interest contributed •
• by our friends and readers, but •
• the name of the sender must al- •
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• tion, but in order that we may •
• know who sent it. Please re- •
• member this, and when sending •
’ us any kind of news, just put •
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Mrs. Lee Herrmann spent Sunday
in Austin visiting with her sister,
who is still in the Brackenridge hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ramsey and
family visited in the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Sam Shurtleff Sunday
night. . I
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Frank and |
family were visitors Thursday night
of Mr. and Mrs. John Bear and
Grandmother Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Russell and
sons were guests in the Sam Shurt-
The government gauge registered
.73 of an inch of- rainfall here Tues-
day afternoon and night. This rain
came right at a time when the farm-
ers and stockmen were needing it
and evervthjng looks fine for crops
and grass. This was a rather general
rain in this section. Some places re-
ceived about a half of an inch and
some even more than the amount
here.
congressional cir-
M. E. Davis et al, quit claim deed
to Elzy Whitis, block No. 7 of the
H. W. Ellis Addition to the town of
Kempner.
State of Texas to I).
240 acres
survey.
Mrs. Lucille Jackson to R. M.
Jarrett, 2 acres out of the L. H. W.
Johnson survey and out of the Out
- Let er Block No. 30 of the subdivi-
sion of the survey.
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. to
J. N. Carpenter, 544 acres out of the
Sarah Pennington League and Labor
Survey.
Albert Sweet to B. B. Edmonston,
lot No. 12 in block No. 45 of the G.
C. and’SrF. Railway Co’s addition to
the town and county of Lampasas.
, Mrs. Emma lx>u Knight to May
Willbanks, 320 acres of the H. & T.
C. Railway Co. survey No. 3 and 480
acres of the H. & T. C. survey No. 2.
Charley Reese ct ux to R. T. Hail,
block No. 7 in the H. W. Ellis ad-
dition to the town of Kempner, deed
dated Dec. 31, 1907.
S. L. Yates to Charley Reese, block
7 in the H. W. Ellis addition to the
town of Kempner, deed dated March
4, 1907.
George Eckbledt et ux to A.
Brown, block No. 7 in the IL W.
lis addition to the town of Kempner,
deed dated August 31, 1906..
R. B. Kirk et' al, quit claim deed
to Emma Lou Knight, 320 acres of
the H. & T. C. Railway Co.’s survey
No. 3 and 480 acres of the H. & T. I
C. Survey No. 2.
Sam Dickens, Jr., et ux to T. H.
Simon et ux, lots Nos. 7 and 8 in
block No. 15 of the Lampasas Springs
Co.’s first addition to the town and
county of Lampasas.
Marriage Licenses
Norman Swindell and Miss Hester
Hayman, issued Saturday. May. 4.
Tellez,
rotary of the interior, said:
first place, the report did not come
from this department.
“On the other hand, it would no(
be considered appropriate that a for-
Sherwood.
After the meeting was called to or-
der, the members answered roll call
with spring styles. Following a brief
business session, Ellen May Bailey
• gave a report on her trip to the Six-
the 1 th District Federation Convention in
Colorado City, April 1, 2 and 3.
' Mrs. C. S. Bingham, program
ctmi*man, presented the guest speak-
er.
Refreshments were served to
following: Mesiiames Thomas
Wayne Smith,
| Bounty, Jr., W. C. O’Neal,
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we got much more than we expected, too!”
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very next day—I guess it’s because everybody reads
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