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telephone sys-
aboard.
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Sec ’y.-Treasurer,
300
HOTEL MEN WILL MEET
ful farming as the
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His Wife Is Dead
in a party to be held at the school
yon atari to alio® potatoes.
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taken up with the personal greet
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has recognized the
of railroad trainmen
ing representative for two thou-
of Rations in
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DEWITT AHD LAVACA
CO COTTON REPORT
DENISON, Sept. 15 (A») —
Denison
FOOTBALL COACH
OBEYED CITY MANAGER
boat
navy
make
K. Rnchanan will retar® tl
home Thursday afteraoa®^f
NUDE BODY OF WOMAN
PLUNGED OVER NIAGARA
w*
has
any
complete
Bek;
high
St.
the
for
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should
event
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ROUND-UP PROGRAM IB
BE HELD M E’CHUBfl
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A crowd of at least 300 poo'
pie en
last
a few
lettermen back from the
team than Yoakum.
of those who
<ol
kinds sold down to $5.00
a few culls to $4.50 and be-
’ on cows was un-
light supplies; plain and
at
AS WE SAID
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she has l< 's
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stove,
even a
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ST. JOSEPH'S HIGH
ELECTS CLASS OFFICERS
ROPER PREDICTS SURGE
FORWARD IN BUSINESS
NAVY BOMBERS
; HAVE COMFORT
OF FINE HOME
REGULAR MEETING HIGH
SCHOOL P T A MONDAY
ATTEND FIRST BAPTIST
BARBECUE LAST NIGHT
C. B. Lane el
Heat your paring knife before Yoakum Tuesday
acting buaineA.
ing Co., of
Norman H.
Houston
merce,
are L.
hand in this matter get into
communication with
of these gentlemen.
was COACH MITCHELL BELIEVES
HE WILL HAVE A FIGHT-
ING BALL TEAM.
R. Harvey, assistant president of
the brotherhood, announced
day.
B OF R T RtCOTZED AS
AGENT OF BUS DRIVERS
ITALY OBJECTS TO ACCORD.
WARSHIPS ALREADY ARE
SCOURING SEA LANES
CHINESE HOLD NEW |
EMBARGO SAID TO F
JAPANESE.
JAPAN WILL ROUSE TO
MEDIATE IN DISCUSSION
OF SiNO-JAP CONFLICT
We wish to thank all those who grandparents, Mr. aU
had a pad in making it a sue
cess.
reach-
equitable
being
in-
warned
Europe
menace
is not
THE HOUSE BUILT ON A ROCK
r L individual J
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rich province
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in
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MHUH(3er or ^orr'*u*rW
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BIRTHDAY OF THE CONSTITUTION
he people of 1 he Lnited States, in older to form a more
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15
Sec’y." —Secretary Roper today predict
an “important surge forward” ned i
business within the next
white dutch clover that has
produced excellent l—--
near Dolezal were appointed a
tee to arrange the program.
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Census report shows that there
were 16,735 bales of cotton gin-
ned in eDWitt County from the
crop of 1937 prior to Sept. 1,
ns compared with 2,328 bales gin-
ned to Sept 1, crop of 1936.
C. S. Woffard, Special Agent.
T
A the matter of Safety
are i
ober 11 to 15, in Kansas City,
Mo. will convene the 1
Annual Safety Congress
which will deal with the mat-
ter of the prevention of all
manner of accidents, and right
here we want to say that ac-
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l.f'y
Visiting Rotarians
luncheon today were:
I’och, of Hallettsville,
of the Hallettsville club and
Woods and Charley lUpstM
2 11 1" . I be by *Emmett Gillum; a reading by against the Bulldogs ami
perfected to work along these Mrs. A. M. Hollan; and th? di- Setitler i
as no other na-
we respect and support the
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to me,” inked „
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vigorously opposes ■
a course
a num
NAG AR A FALLS, N. Y. (*) J
—The nude body of a Wtnian who -S
plunged over Niagara Tplls
identified today, coroner Harry
Ernes said, as that of MA?
Jenkins, forty-eight °f
ville.
°=^ ljtfi lll|- ..-Bl — L - VOAKUBl, TKXAS,
YOAKUM INFORMAL RECEPTIOII SMITHVILLE HERE FRIDAY
HELU FOR TEACHERS FOR FOOTBALL OPENER
consider as urged schools and organiza-^
tions to observe.
year Friday of each month.
The Freshmen elected:
Not enough sheep or goats were dent, Frances Nell Mudd; Vice- >ng « point where
on offer Monday to establish a President,
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (A*) —
♦ auditorium Thursday evening at William Parsons, whose socially
HEARNE, Sept. 15 (A*) — J. seven-thirty. Miss Margaret Hun' prominent wife, Alice, disappeared Jess Bryant, sixty-one,
P. Henry, Austin, injured fatally ter, Evelyn Bordovsky and Mary fourteen weyks ago. said today he switchman for M K. T. killed to-
car hit tree near Dolezal were appointed a commit* believes she is dead. The federal day when he fell beneath box cam
agents declined to comment. here.
Little Spencer Jr., M
Buchanan of VieMMH
sons of Mr. and Mrg,
“ " 1 them- Buchanan, who have iM
selves as having had a fine time, here the past month
DALLAS (-P)
don’t get a
hnitr, laimhed Football
Hollier
M. after
City
Dallas,
“.lust semi
Moesley. who
the •‘fixing” of tickets.
Norton did. It cast Moselev $1.
The High School P. T. A. will
second regular meeting
year next .Monday
new
in
a i
i i -
import mice
ed receipts consisted
cattle and 1,900 calves.
Truck lots of around 800 lb.
steers cashed at $5.00 to $5.50, The statement came as the
i were scarce, few light league pondered if any action was
weights sold down to $4.50. Year- to be taken after Dr. Wellington
consumed. To- bngs sold at mostly $5.00 to $6.00 Koo, Chinese statesman,
only produce few t° $6.50. Medium to good the United States and
COn- calves cashed readily at $6.50 to that Japanese guns may
day if China
ducts and with feed p:
and these are C.. “
have brought and are bring-
ing prosperity to Texas.
T*HE TEXAS Agricultural
1 Experiment station L--
College Station is c?~2*'
working on f
find new 1
nish better grazing or
AUSTIN, Sept. 15 (A>)_Act-
ing Governor Walter Woodul to-
day proclaimed September seven- The national labor relations board
cidmits do not happen only Constitution Day of Tex- recognized the brotherhood
in places that we consider as urged schools and onraniza—0^ railroad trainmen as bargain
hazardous, they happen right
times as anywhere Xe^nd mk MUMio LIVESTOCK
most of such accidents occur
because of carelessness on
the part of someone. So do
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Yoakum The Home of the Tom-Tom _
OCATING A <TJVE^AT■HOME,, PROGRAM THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION ON THE FARM AND IN BUSINESS INTERESTS IN THIS SB
- YOAKUM, TKXASj AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937 5c PER O
MTROL OF MIOIIUIIU J APS AND CHI
ORDED TO |P
NONCOMBAT
deiense, promote the general welfare, and secure the
f liberty to ourselves ami our posterity, do ordain and
of the I nited States of America.”
preamble America's government was planned
years ago.
The
mull e more ferings to $5.25. Stocker salves George Magee; Vice Pres. Quent . f
plant food for stockmen and and light weight yearlings cash- jn Moore; Sec’y. Treasurer, Tony w;|] we remain a nation and a people envied by the world,
farmers. Over in east Texas ed mostly at $5.00 to $6.00, few Svoboda. Regular meeting was UNITED STATES SESQt 1CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Established by joint resolution
of the
of the United States.
“We
perfect I iiion, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for j
the common
blessings
establish ihis Constitution
\\ it h it he abov<
and established 150
On September 17 of this year we < ’
of the signing ot the Constitution, that document under which has
grown the most perfect civilization ever
Constitution there ha> been created better living, more of the com-
forts and luxuries of lite, for more |M‘<<ple than anywhere else tn
the world. Under the Constitution there has grown a land of oppor- p|(. interested i
, ,, , , ■ . . „ .r —j-» -- i i ii'om other countries to our School is urged bv Mrs. Prause.
sand Greyhound bus drivers, S. I . . , \ .
— — . ~ snorts. | entirely new association, with
a- -o many of those who an almost empty treasury and a
has existed ami does exist host of necessary and worthwhile
projects to be carried out,
require lots of work and coopera-
our vast tion by all interested sch<
t rons.
London, Sept. 15 (/pj
Britain and France refined today
to delay the patrol of the Medit
erranean against .submarine piracy
because of Italian objections to
the Nyon accord, and announced
the nine-power agreement would
go into effect at once.
Warships already were report -
ed authoritatively to have begun
scouring the sea lanes with-
out waiting for reinforcements.
A sp<*cial Fall Kound Up
gram will be held at the MethOfl^M
ist church Thursday night aMfll
nil members of the church
their friends have been Utgad ImM
attend. ,
Dr. \ irgil Fisher, pastor of tb* Y
First Church at Austin, will 1* 'J
the principal speaker. Dr. Fishvlkl
attended a meeting her® last yalMfl
and made a decided hit as an en- fl
terlainer as well as a seriou# 3
" thinker. The program will stall 1
promptly at 7 p. m. 1
Meetings of the various
school classes were held at
~ " j at down. IjOW cutter cows ranged Joseph’s High School for
j Constantly down to $2.75, very few below, purpose of electing officers
investigations to Bulls sold mostly at $5.90 and the current session.
plants that will fur- down with odd head weighty of- The seniors chose:
•__Sktrw‘lror snivel
Our streets are not paved with u’"ld.
came to our shores believed, but there
today golden opportunity and liberty for one and ail.
What has been the foundation of the vast progress of America in
the short space of 150 yearsfWhat lies as the bottom of
opportunities? How is it that we have built meat indu-tries that
pay the_Jjighest wages in the world and where men woik shorter
hours than elsewhere? How is it that we have the world’s highest
living standards? Why do more people own their own home- in
America? How it is that we have more schools for the education
— of our children and that there are more hospitals for the sick ’
1 lh*cHUse behind all of these stands one thing—tin* Constitution
ago, guarantee-.
the Sino Japanese frev(iolll> liberty,
No other document in the history of the world has given:
Religious freedom.
Freedom <»f speech.
Freedom of the press.
Freedom of assembly, the right to get together at any time
The right to petition the government to right wrongs.
The right to vote and choose our own governing officials.
The right to work, using our earnings for ourselves and
families and to hold property which we acquire.
The right of citizenship and of equal protection of the law.
No political group can pass a law removing the right of
citizenship of any class or group. .
These are but a
guarantees to every American through
dependents parts
»T»HE MATTER of accidents An informal reception
A on the highways of the held at the new high school audit-
land has reached such enor- °lriu,n Monday night for the tea
mous proportions that think-
ing people all over the land
have come to realize that
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coming more and more an
important factor in success-
ful farming as the
fertility of the soil is being sold.
iused up. _
AUSTIN, Sept. 15 (A»)—Rep
resentative R. Emmett Morae,
Houston, promised today to re
open 1
veray
all possible.”
* Sir Walter Scott, Scotch poet today when
and novelist, died in 1832.
few to $6.50. Medium to good the United
calves cashed readily at $6.50 to that Japanese
export $7.00 with some heavy weight of- them some
commodities, ferings to $7.50 and $8.00. Com- supported now.
poultrynro
jed produL.
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SHANGHAI, Sept 14 (*J
Naval commanders o* Uni
S'atcs, Britain, France, Italy (
licilauils ilemanded todfcy 1
< uiiicse and Japanese anti*nirei
gunei' take immediate KHBI
spare “ innocent iioncmnbaMM
The request by American!
miral Yarnell ami others 1
made while the Chinese st
fast on new the twenty mile Hne^M
ami {tpachine gunners mowed down
waves of Japanese attaehMM.kj
American Marines guarded ♦ J
foreigners as the battle surged ML, ''V
the border of the intcrnationlkl^j
settlement.
To the north the Japanese at**J
tacked along a hundred ' mBmH
trout Tiie campaign, aimed at tk®. 1
on the north
a real military ]
the war.
New tears were felt as ehota^ J
spread. .
The t'himse said the AmefieM|M
favors Japan
•d for import. ..TJ
The 32nd Annual CoBVentio® J
ijoyed a fine barbecue given °f the Texas Hotel JflMfMMati<M"1
night by the First Baptist wil1 he held in Fort Worth\^fe|
Church in the Church jmrk. Af- September 19, 20 and H.*®d
ter enjoying group games of var- anticipate this meeting
ious kinds the people were invit- °f the best ever held by
ed to tables well loaded with ganization.
cakes, pies, salads, pickles, and Mr- and Mrs. H. 8.
plenty of hot barbecue. Rev. J. the St. Regis expoet t®
D. Brannon, of Houston brought t’i:s convention.^
a fine message at the close. The WMBlWw
music was furnished by Mr. Sam
Beversdorf, Mr. J. Morcv Brand-
stetter and their group of play-
ers. Everyone expressed t
few of the protections which the Constitution
a government of three in-
■the Legislative, headed by the Congress; the Ex-
ecutive, headed by the President; the Judiciary, headed by the Su-
preme Court.
Under the Constitution and this form of government, which
it lays out, America and Americans have progressed
tion gnd no other people. So long as
Constitution, so long as we hold it sacred as the foundation of the
thev have experimented with above. scheduled for the third Friday of
a white dutch clover that has Hogs, 700 head. The market was each month.
nroduced excellent results, active at 25 to 50 cents higher The Juniors elected: President,
One advantage in this plant than last week’s close. A top of Beatrice Jakuhik; Vice.-President
is that once established it $10.75 was paid by all interests Willie Marek; Sec’y.-Treasurer,
will rescod itself and furnish for good to choice 180 to 250 Mildred Tolbert. Regular meeting
rood pasture year after year, pound butchers. Packing sows set for the fourth Friday of each
Uoin Ohio, Ind. and Illinois, showed an upturn of around 25 month.
where farmers used to think cents. Rest 160 to 180 pound of- The Sophomores chose: Presi-
that nothing could equal Al- ferings. $9.75 to $10.26; 140 to dent, Julius Farek; Vice-Presi-
falfa many have recently 180 pounds, $8.50 to $9.50; 250 dent, James Vachule;
switched to Soy Beans as i
is a heavier producer
it is equal to alfalfa as
The 1937 football season will
be opened here Friday night when
intro the Smithville Tigers, ancient foe
—i...-* v>iv ■ am w..— n
ri »nd the winds blew, and be?F "
Vmicjo- an/! -it: Pell
WASHINGTON (A») .
Uncle Sam’s naval aviators
by some strange turn of
be called on to bomb any
eign cities, they would do their
work in solid comfort.
The latest “flying
as we hold it sacred as the foundation of the bombei developed by the
President, nation in which 130,000,000 people enjov life at its best, so long fls a g ey a wou
. . , . . . - ‘ 7 .. ,, ... .. , anv housewife s eyes shine. Its
as we strive to preserve the principles ot the Constitution, that long , .A. ...
complete with electric
water and distiller and
dry ice refrigerator.
There’s also a
tern
hold its
of this school
afternoon al 4 o’clock in the i
High School Auditorium. An
teresting promam has been
ranged and important busine»
to be diseu-sed al this nice"
Mrs. George Prause, President,
asks that all patrons interesied
in joining the High School I*. T
A. be present and bring their
membership dues. Year books will
be ready for distribution.
Betsy Barron, daughter of Mr.
ami Mrs. Geo. P. Barron is a
observe the 150th anniversary fu|i fudged member, possibly the
‘ voungest P. T. A. member in
creatml by man. Under the Texas. Betsy is the official mascot
of the organization.
The support of all Yoakum peo-
in the new High
of € uero.
(’oach, Lee Mitchell WM jy
guest of the club and gave ■
II version of the outlook J
Bulldogs for the coming SKH
and he gave a pretty comptUM
sive picture of his squad aMt a
is rather optomistic of wh®$'®|
thinks the boys cau, and willY
on the field of battle.
Miss Elna Richert 8ubstit®li
at the piano in the absence 4
I Mrs. Henry Olson.
ticket for ]>arking too
Uoach
Norton of Texas A. and
a long conservation with
Manager Hal Moseley
like ed the large number of teachers team.
it other states, is laying and patron present. Many rumors have been circu-
The program included a num lated about the Smithville team,
A charter ber of songs by the entire group, some have proven false and others
Morey near correct, regarding their pos-
a violen solo by sible strength. Coach Harry Setit-
and Miss Leonita Richter, accompanied l«r again will lead his Tigers
a reading by against the Bulldogs ami Coach
__ is well known for his
lines. The chairman of the rection of songs by the assembly ability to turn out a good team.
s music teachers, Miss Coach Mitchell has assembled a
B. Roaper, Safety Engineer Goldye Hollander and Miss Mat- young but hustling team and has
promised a real football game, and
toast- that the Bulldogs will be the
short fighting team they have always
Prause, been in the past.
This will he the fjrst game for
temporary organization is R. by the
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of the Humble Oil and Refin- tie Mae Tomlinson.
Houston, and Supt. Barron acted
Beard of the master . and following
Chamber of Com- message by Mrs. Geo.
is Secretary. If you president of the High School P.
interested in leading a T. A. a course of refreshments cither team and no dop£ can be
was served by the P. T. A. The figured on their compartive
either remainder of the evening was strength, but both teams lost a
number of their starting lineup,
ing of the teachers by the large but Smithville has a few more
N CONNEECTION WITH number present. lettermen back from the 1936
ij maiici vi Maivij, We
reminded that on Oct- SEPTEMBER 17 PROCLAIMED
26th TEXAS C0BSTI1VTKIII DAY
chers of the Yoakum schools and
was sponsored by the High School
P. T. A.
About 40 teachers were
somebody will have to take a duced from the spacious stage by of the Bulldogs, take the field at'
hand in the matter, to do Supt. Geo. P. Barron, and a most Bulldog Stadium against Coach
Something toward minimizing interesting program was present- Lee Mitchell’s young and light
this scourage. Texas,
^nos1
nRits lines to do what it can
along this line.
was issued, in Austin last b ad by music director,
week, to the Texas Safety Brandstetter;
Executives Association
an organization will soon
eir
gora goats arrived late and un- tire high school body will be the
--------------- initiation of the Freshmen by the Parsons Believes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (A*) upper classmen which “nonsense”
—'Weather bureau said today fall will be enjoyed throughout the
vii - plowing, seding winter wheat belt day Thursday and will culminate
liquor sale-by drink contro- inipared by lack of moisture,
at special session “if at
irind the rain descended, and the
‘house; and it feB
coming more and more
Helen Hanus; Sec’y.- distribution
natural market. A short lot of shorn An- Treasurer, Edmund Suhr.
The first activity of the
GENEVA, Sept. 15 . ...
Japan will ignore and refuse even j- - -
friendly mediation by tire League of the Vnited States, which today, as 150 years
, opportunity for all.
800 conflict, Eija Arnau, minister to
Switzerland, fold Associated Press
today.
The statement
of-
t° dent, Julius Farek; Vice-Presi' WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TP) Census report shows that there
James Vachule; Sec’y.- —Secretary Roper today predict were 18,421 bales of cotton gin-
it to 300 pounds, $10.00 to $10.75. Treasurer, C. J. Heimlich. Meet’ ed an “important surge forward” ned in Lavaca County from the
and Sows mostly $8.00 to $8.50, few ing8 were scheduled for the third >n business within the next few crop of 1937 prior to Sept. 1 as
a above. The local hog top a year Friday of each month. weeks. He said the country’s eco- compared with .3,371 bales ginned
soil "builder and that is be- ago was $10.65. The Freshmen elected: Presi- nomic and social life was reach- to Sept. 1, crop of 19.36.
----- ” ■ • * * ----- ’ ■ “ VT” ■> more equitable James Strauss, Special Agent,
i of profits I
evolved and would mean the
augnration of new prosperity.
offer Monday to establish
(Fed-State Market News Service)
Ajot look for accidents onHthe SAN AXTONJO Tex gept 13
highways only. They some* _Trading in the
cattle division
Monday at San Antonio was act-
ive, especially on light weight
THIS offerings. Price levels held
r on most offerings
some wonderful strides in the t» sightly higher « eom-
Ser of diversified agricul- P»"d
ture, in fact the state as a
Whole has gone rapidly for-
ward. Statistics show that
back in 1920 we imported in-
to this
per cent of the dairy P£° ..
ducts that we
day we not
practically all that we
sume but we even c
some of these <-------
So it is with the ]
“3 ■ mon
Ucts with
the things that low. Trading
even on T‘_* *
medium butcher cows cashed
mostly $3.75 to $4.50; fat cows
were scarce, at mostly $6.00 ami
cows i
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