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Survivors From
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Reach England
Great Britain
Occupies Island
Off Greek Shore
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You Must Know All the Answer®
Missing Youth I*
Located Sunday
I Vacancies in Radio
Class To Be Filled
Large C row ds V ie w
Burleson Exhibits
4-H Clubs Outline
Program For Year
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Final Rites Held
For Miller Infant
Special Venire
150 Men Called I
Tuesday Morning I
FSA Will Finance
Coming Crops
Openings Exist In
U. S. Marine Corps
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coming year'* crop financed
Ixiana are l>ased on a farm and
home management plan which the
Ixirrower and hl* wife wort out
with the help of the FSA farm
aupenriaor and th* home uiper-
vlaor
The Johnaon county FHA office,
where farmer* may apply for them
rehabilitation loan*, la located in
post office building
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draper of hta utore and auHpected
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they had liopght, atea» dinners,
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Bast Texas—Moatfy cloudy, (howen west
and central portion* tordgM; eooter in
west and central gqrt^n* tonight Tuea-
day partly cloudy twat, shower* and
cooler east portion. - «e
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Nominating Group
Named by Pastors
Cleburne pastor* named a nomi>
n»iMn« cwnmifW today al their
monthly u'wring The rMnmmM-
rtal ion* for officer* wUl be marie
at the newt meeting
Vananclee In the National Youth
Administration radio otam foi
Others than employee- of the gov-
ernment agency still edst but
must be ruled tonight, it was an-
nounced this morning
The clam now ha» M member*
Thoen intern ed are «® reP^
« to p m today al the 1—
center. TtN North Wilhite Street
Itquipnv-iil and bi'tructhwia •r*lr;
hsmtdta* ay tn*
Between 50 and I 50
Persons Missing
From Bombed Ship
LONDON, oct. M. (UF>— Six
hundred survivor* from ths Eknp-
res* of Britain landed today at a
western port and between 50 and
150 persotM, mostly crew member*
were missing. The *hlp, fourth
largest afloat was machine-gunned
and bombed by German pianos last
week.
rtlermany had announced the
tojiedoing of the liner off the Irish
coast, and said today that Its hulk
had been sunk;
A Joint admiralty-war
communique said:
n»e Kmprea* of Britain was
attacked by enemy aircraft and
set afire and it became necessary
to abandon ship.
“Salvage operations were com-
mej tc<sl inuDedU^il^ but whlUl tn
low the Etnpreaa of Britain sub-
sequently blew up and sank
•Some 598 survivor* of a total of
M3 already have been landed by
British warships.
“Ihcludod In this number were
military families and a small num-
ber of military personnel.
“Resolute and efficient handling
of the Empress of Britain’s air-
craft defense* contributed to the
largely high proportion of the total
complement beto* saved. “
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f about 10 o'clock from lake
lauan with seventy pound* of
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L telling h«w they caught 70
fa of bsuw. tton’t flunk they
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TEMPLE Tex.. Oct. 38. <U.R>—A
heart attack yesterday ended the
liriniant medical career of Dr, A.
C. Scott Internationally famous
surgeon of Temple.
Funeral services for the 75-year-
old cancer authority will be held
tomorrow monUng.
Dr Scott one of the founder*
of Scott and White hospital had
Kmg been recognised as a lead-
ing American authority on the
dingnosls and treatment of cancer
and developed the "shadow" test
in diagnosis of cancer of the
breast Hl* special method was
"hot knife" surgery on which he
made numerous talks before lay
and medical audiences.
Dr Scott was a pioneer In the
use of gas anaesthesia.
Bom at GalneeviDe, July 13.
. 18S5. Dr Scott was educated In
’ public school* there and received
his medical degree from Bellevue
Hospital Medical College in New
York in 1«M
He married Ml** Maud Sherwood
in CMnesviile in IM» Bhe one
eon. Dr A- <? Scott. Jr., and two
daughters Mr* Walker Saulsbury
and Mrs Preston Childers of Tem-
. irvivv.
Dr Scott and Dr R R White
organ tad King* Daughters hos-
pital here in ISM and In 1904
opener! the' Scott and White hoe-
pitaL which grew Into one of the
l>esf known private hospital* of
the nation Dr White died in
1911.
Since 1893 Dr. Scott served a*
chief surgeon of the Santa
railroad hoapltal here.
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Hay!
Roger Lee King, 18. Negro, goe*
on trial Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock for the murder of Hugh
M Wallace. Alvarado filling Sta-
tion operator, on Sept. 38
A spacial venire ot IM men taS r
been called by the district clerk
for the case
The defense and prosecution at-,
torneys have summoned 80 wit-
nesses to appear in court Tues-
day
Wallace was fatally shot at his
station In Alvarado when he at-
tempted to frustrate * holdup
He died 24 hour* later in a Fort
Worth hospital of four wounds
two in the abdomen, one In the
chest and one in the left arm.
King, who Is being held In the,
Johnson County Jail, was arrested
near Oarland on the morning of. -
Sept. 27 while he was walking
down a railroad track.
A grVy Coupe, described as the
one bi which the murderer of
Fifteen 4-H club sponsor
officer* have outlined th-
for the dub* for 1941.
At a meeting hold Saturday af-
ternoon, the yearbook of the club*
was dtaussed The program next
year Will include gardening land-
scaping and clothing Goals were
also set up
Boon after the national lottery
in Washington Tuesday and Tues-
day night, registrant* under the
Selective Service measure will re-
ceive questionnaire* Every regis-
trant must fill out this question-
naire and they are not an easy
teak.
The local board win write on
the first page when you are to
return the questionnaire and your
wort begins on page two.
Under the Identification series,
the registrant must be able to give
in addition to his name and ad-
dress. his telephone number and
social security number
Serie* two takes up the physical
and mental defect* and diseases.
This will Include loss of fingers
deaf In one ear and a host of
other physical defect* Following
Uta you must be able to give a
brief history of your education.
The questionnaire get* compli-
cated and down to fine points
when it step* into the realm of
your occupation or activity Before
you begin this section, check back
on the kind of work you have
done and income therefrom r'or
the fanners there is a special di-
vision also
Dependency clause ta one which
wUl he very important This In-
clude* who your dependents are
how much you contribute to their
support In dollar* and cent*, whe-
ther they live with you or you ahi
In supporting them who your
landlord is and several other mi-
nor item* These must be correct
to the best of the registrant's
knowledge.
Another section I* devoted to the
conscientious objector* »n<l another
foT the minister* Member* of the
armed forces, students and certain
officials are required to fill out
another section which applies to
them
Nine questions on eittanship of
the registrant are asked in an-
other section of the questionnaire
One of the most difficult thing*
to do will be to classify one’s self
into one of the four division* which
are listed on the front page of
th* questionnaire
When the local board wants
you. they will send you a question-
naire and also tell you when to
report Therefore file your pre-
sent address with them tf you liave
waxvd eOkas * <*■*
f and PAPER
fOUR HOME
BUDGKT FAYMENT FI-AN. rayme»ta
lentb—hwlade* both Labor and Ms tert.
CAFITAL READY FOB
FEACB-TTME LOTTERY
WASHINGTON. Oct. 39. 4UJ9—
The capital was ready today for
I the ftrst peace-time conscription
lottery.
Throughout the nation more
than 17.000.000 men awaited the
drawing Tlie numbers ‘assigned
to men who registered for military
service Oct. 18 were posted st
local draft headquarters in cities,
towns and villages.
At noon tomorrow <11 a m,
GST) high government officials
will begin drawing those numbers
and the order in which they are
drawn will determine the order in
which the men are called before
draft board.* and considered for
military service
Newspaiwrs. press
‘ news reel companies
broadcanters checked
’ elaborate set-ups tn the auditorium
from which the number* will be
flashed to the nation
Draft Director Clarence A Dyk-
stra assured all employer* that
they need not fear disruption of
their business s* a result of the
draft Where two requirements—
military man-power vs production
—conflict, production will have
priority.
The honor of drawing the first
number will go to 73-year-old
Beerrtary of War Henry L Bum-
son, wt»o ws« secretary of war In
President Taft * cabinet four veers
before the world war. and secretary
of state In Herbert Hoover’s cab-
ins*.
Hav. Henry Price «• also nam-
ed to draft a reimlution in con-
section with the twit Dr J
Vernon MeOee hud done in de-
but ne
Mtf. the m-.-tHts
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citer!* Ds H Culpef>|'gr Rev.
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ami Dr W D rhmmpwt Steel*.
H*v 81. w Westmoreland, nsw
< <m.F< >RAVION COVHT
An ex service man w«
*10 In owporathwi court
morning on s charge of being in
toslcsted he was arreeted by rKy
officers this weak-end
£3; General Drive To
____Funds for
registration card g a T I),
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By JOE FERGUSON"
(urtadty
R Hanson, who live* a mile
on the Country club road,
ht a small piece at rock to
tflce It was small compared
e strata tram which It was
won says ne was digging a
well M his place and hit a
toot thick strata of white
Among thw reck were smwll
• of black substance It re-
led coal, but could not have
that, wc think
mrtlmleaa, Hanson hopes some
w old timers will tell him
U is Streaks the width of
rdlnary pin tig-sag
slack substance and
urloslty
fah Story
have It on very reliable In-
stion that the stories Leon-
laker, Qus Gage «nd Clarence
were relating were not '"fish
Might, and Dallas poller
ral shot* at a speeding
grey coupe the night of the mur-
der
King 1* alleged to have made a l
confession in Dallas when he was
taken there for questioning after
his arrest He was taken to Fort
Worth. In a dying statement,
Wallace identified King f as the
Negro who attempted to rob him
and fatally shot him
The Negro was then returned to
Cleburne He was Indicted by the
grand Jury on the opening day
at the October session
King Ims also been Identified
as the Negro who shot al an Ab-
bott filling station operator when
the man asked for pay for gas-
oline which the Negro bought
Court officials stated today that
the public would not be permitted
behind the rail during the trial nor
would they be permitted to stand
up in the courtroom
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LABOR RIOT—Above picture taken during heiqht of pitched bettl® «f v<lda Village Hill*. St. Loui*.
Mo., fuburb, when 200 non-union employer of building company routed 50 A. H of L picketers.
rare injured anA 15 shot* *•!« fired b*»ido* ktone» thrown.
Burleson's fifth annual fair At-
tract™! one at the largest crowd*
in the history of the event this
past week-end. according to In-
formation received here Merch-
andise and farm products of alt
kind* w«e> on exhibit and llvexto, k
was shown.
Tlie l«ir 1» hponmired by thu vo-
■ ■".»n.il .'.y> H nhrttf and liomr <>«o-
iramii* department of the Burl<»<»»
school assisted by local march"
ante »
_Bpemal events were prtoeoted
ld,M wndl bniiirdav the two ;t*ys
the fair
J E Morn* 11, who disappeared
Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock
was located between Godley and
Joshua Sunday about noon He
had spent the tjjght at a former
to-.I.Ico, 0
Morse left home Saturday saying
he was going to visit a nrighlxw
but a check, there revealed t.nr b«y
hsd tot been there-
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Funeral services were held at
3.30 o'clock this afternoon for Bam
Dewsinberry 77. who died at 7 a.
m . yesterday at the home of a
cousin. W. B LaCava. 4441 Nor-
mandy Road. Fort Wbrth.
Dr H E Steele was the offic-
iating minister at the services at
the First Christian Church Burla)
was in the Cleburne Cemetery
Dewslnberry had lived to and
around Cleburne for about 40
years, coming to this city from
Jrwhua. He never married and had
no relatives except the cousin, at
whose home he died His residence
to Cleburne was 202 Madison Ave-
nue.
Michael B Wateon. Farm Se-
curity Administration supervisor,
announced today that the FSA is
once again ready to lend a help-
ing hand to Johnson county farm-
Murray E McCollum will®
brought to hl« home 1215 nut
James Street, tomorrow, following
I wo very *erio<M operation* In a
Mineral Well* hospital Hi* • ondj-
tion is orita-ai
Questionnaires To Be Sent Is Buried Today
Dr. A. C. White,
Succumb* Sunday
The U. 8 Marine corp* haai
openings fAr all young men between
the age* of 18 and 18. who have
completed grammar school edu-
cation and are tn good health,
according to J H. McDaniel, re-
cruiting officer.
The marine* have tit roe branch-
es of service land, air and sea.
They also offer men who enlist
training to aviation. Diesel engines
*nd 173 other courses Applicants
are to reixirt to the U 0. OtNft-
houiie in Fort Worth
J. H, Whitehead. *1, formerly ,
of this section, died at his home .
in Abilene Saturday Hl* body is
being brought to Cleburne where
funeral service* are to be held ,
at 3 o'clock this afternoon al
Crosler-Pearson Funeral C)>*i>el«
with Rev Frank Mercer of AlraW
rado officiating Burial was In
the Cresson Cemetery.
Pallbearer* will be Qlm othe •
and Travis Whitehead and Fred
Harper
Whitehead 1* survived by
wife, and one brother R
Whitehead at Cleburne
Crorier-Pearson Funeral Home
is to charge of the arrangement*.
(By united Press)
An axis offensive struck at
Greece today put quick, counter
move by Greek defenders aud
Great Britain brought reports of
naval action and British occupation
of Island of Crete.
Although neither Russia nor
Turkey seemed likely to aid Greece
immediately, first reports from
Jugoslavia said Greek Mhes lo-Id
fast against initial Italian blows
Italians were said to have entered
two small Greek towns however,
after suffering severe losses. 3
But Britain through message from
King George promised aid to •
Greece and British forces went into
action There were report* that
Turkey might eventually do fUnt- .....
wise and Russia was reported to
have cautioned Germany and
Italy against expansion toward
Dardanewg.
Bulgaria. Jugoslavia and Ruman-
ia attempted to adopt a policy at
strict neutrality but at Belgrade
there were fears of a German-
Italian demand for permission to
send troops through Jugoslav!*
and it wa* believed such dernaiid
would be resisted.
After all day meeting with Mus-
solini at Florence. Adolf Hitler
went northward today.
The Greek general stall said that
Italian airplanes dropped a num
ber of bombs on Tstoi. the civil
airport for Atliens. and on EleiisU
a small temple village near Ath-
e<Mt- ■ . ■ . <2. ,<t„ -rari ’ .
■nr-rty planes also attacked the
harbor facilities, the petaee of
Justice and the telagraph office a»
Patras, it wa* stated The pop
ulatloh. was described as remain-
tog calm. .•p''
More than 5.000 men Ln Johnson
County will be awaiting Informa-
tion tomorrow on when their num-
ber is called by the government
official* in Washington who will
conduct the .national lottery
The drawing will get under way
at 11 o’clock (C8T) when Secretary
of War Stimson draws the first
number from tlie fish bowl which
was used 23 years ago during
the World War,
More than 8.000 number* have
been placed in tlie large fish bowl
When a number is drawn, it wljl
apply to each man In every boaAl
In the nation who has been As-
signed that number Theretorf If
a number below 1,022 is drawn, if
will apply to two men in Johnson
County Any number over that
ftgure and up to MOO wW apply
to only one man to this county.
The Cleburne selective service
board had 3300V>ames and the
Alvarado board has slightly mor*
than 1000 names on file
Final list of names in the Cle-
burne board are published in thi*
afternoon's Issue of the TUnes-
Review Due to lack of time, the
names and numbers of the Alvarado
board which were released this
morning will not be published in
the local paper. Most of the men
who are under that board live to
the eastern part of the <
and are requested to contact
board to Alvarado to determine
their number
Ail men who reglrtcieii are
ed to determine their number and
mark it on the 1
which was given
when they signed under the-----
associations,
and radio
over their
The general solicitation drive to-
ward raising UM0 for the Boy
Scouts will officially get under
way Tuesday morning when 78
worker* will meet at the Liberty
Hotel for breaJtfn* at 7 oclock
Chairman Rhlrltry Clark has pre-
dicted that the goal will be reach-
ed by the time ths worker* report
at 3 p. St. tomorrow CMfee and
doughnuts will be served at that
time
In addition to the Cleburne
scouters. a group of six men from
‘ e present at the
win conduct the
n drive In that
.you read R A Kilpatricks
editorial in the Hunday issue
te TUnes-RevtewT U you
look up that paiwr and
It.
* Writing on ths Hoy Bcout*
lhetr drliT which « now
way for mi*'winIng member
Tuesday a drive '
it ion* u> thl* ctu
led
ntog of America'* youth to
1 step with democracy and
be isggsrd* and ’"reds" i»
the foremost needs of this
Thuyi thought i» brought
his gunst editorial
►rd Ta I rani
son wuity hs* Lwn known ?
ly for it* fine Jersey cattle
William Robertge managef
,«■ tjuiiuv Hereford ranch
God-ley t* gntng to prov-
the white-faced Mock arc
Ring to be proud of also,
ertstm hk* entered teii l«->)
■ 1940 International livestock
tton m Chicago.
undetMartd J-tirtM;rt»mt b, o’lcr
te,.»i* which yudpi* will pin
e purebred Hereford* We
that Its m>"iirr* * fry of
watd* a* ii will add another
, r to the ccnmiy's cap for
ok.
Ime ernwuih
King groom -to-be nest
wss In the office obliging
ng intoi-metlon on the an
menl of hi* and Mis* Chris
cKJnney"* en.ire.g''ri>eir>t. She
•co gii-i
j as he left, we asked him
vim gTtt.'ius nervohs tell
do. I am told* and he
n»,-y with the (inswci "J
had uum> to get snaky yet.
4KI I will before long.-'
Rd it won't be long before
jWlbJWI JllteK Will 1h‘ netllug
Bchdol carnival ar,d pi* supper
Will to held at l-toprraell Friday
night. Nov 1, sccoMiug to Mn
Robert Smith, principal Thn pro-
gram will be « Benefit. for whooJ
equipment and Is open to the
public
Initial Italian
Blows Withstood
By Balkan Forces
K ' 'I 1 jl "7.-H'/.J.-
Grandview will be
breakfast They t
general »o«ettelian
city.
The sustaining membership
mute*, of which Phil E. Warren
b chairman, will make it* report
at the breaktkst Warren stated
today that he 1* confident that 50
new sustaining membership* will
be added to those secured in last
year's drive Roy Anderson, pub-
licity chairman will award prises
and Moran * Anderson, and Mc-
Furland A Mahanay Barber Shope
will give free shaves to the pa-
trol that reports 109 percent at the
breakfast.
Several talks will be made at
the breakfast, reports "heard and
prospect cards distributed among
the worker*
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Cleburne Campaign
Contributions Lag
Cleburne laggeu in contribution*
to the Dvf ’oertRI' campaign fi-
nance drlvs. agcordlng to Marl
Hoffman, finance tihulrtnan for the
oounty. H»ifftw*n reported that
only Ifa) had 'been received in Cle-
bunie fruu i-uaJ! contributions.
Small elite* at th» countv are
nearing their goei:, he stated,
while Cleburne t« faf thott Final
report will be made Tuswlay night
end th* mcayv ■
state committee Wedneiday.
HOHMVLL H<»UM)L~
To rum. c arnival
Hopes Continue for
Showers Tonight
•r .in
Hopes for rain lingered tht*
temoon devplte the '_____7
action* rd the cloud* Early
■ morning, a light mist fell
hope* for rain were high
About noon, however, the clouds
cleared away only to return this
afternoon Tiir forecaid for the
| air* i* possible aliowers
1 The overcast skies kept the mer-
cury down A minimum of 70 de-
KrM nt ? and 8 w ■ m and »
maximum of 83 degree* was re-
Wted b* the Community
Company
TGF COTTON HUCE
MMAIN8 UNCHANGED
Tfap price In Cleburne fnr cotton
today ' '■nalnad at * cents per
pound, the sainr figure a* was
•looted buyer* over the week end
‘Hte minimum price was up slight-
ly, 8 «’ csints per pound
AUarts At Dwwn
Italia* land, sea and air fortes
attacked at dawn, bombing the
airports at Athens and Ps teas
where four were killed and 40
wounded
Earlier, Premier John Metaxas
had rejected an Italian uitlniatun:
demanding that Greece break oft
relations with Britain and tornil’
Fascist occupation of stratrtW
Greek bases to guarantee the na-
tion's "nratrdlttF **
"Fight!" was Metaxas* reply in
a message to the people ordering
mobilisation of the armed forces
The premier, assured of British
support, conferred by telephone
with President Gen Ismet menu
,t Turkey, which had been report-
ed prepared to aid Greece against
an aggressor
W*r came again to thi* ancient
center of culture, learning and
military science with the shriek of
air raid alarm sirens this morn-
ing Anti-aircraft guns roared •
reaMurtng blast around Athens
but enemy plane* were not seen
from the center of the city J
the ftrst of a aeries of ala
Wave U. 8. Flag
Later. Italian war craft dived
on the Tbtol airport, formerly used
by the military but now the citll
port of Athens, dropping botnbr
Other enemy planes struck a!
Mattered Greek communlot.lonlw
centers, especially airporta, seek-
ing to destroy them a* bases for
Greek or British airplanes
The flags of the United R^tas.
Great Britain and Turkey were
waved wildly by demonstrator*, who
cheered a* they massed tn front ■
ol the various legations and embas-
sies including the American.
FLOOD «INGl4« OUT NO tit
BEN i*umgnt« Cal wfl..Ad-
ditional proof that 53 1* apparent-
ly an unlucky numb™ ha* com*
to light here a flood of the Mn
lorciwo river swrot away the
nutnmer <««>,* of Neiilc iVHron m
Berkeley Al) that »«. left »*,«
.............. T* of ktapa leading up U
1 #•>*«'■«*- and Prtoe com- the cottiMM entranre. They num-
the nominating cwitnittee to»"*d rt
.....day Uw city treasury was 936
r h|1<j |>een prjday
___Ing and twenty-five resident*
community had realised
MiiwuwimwMMWsw' ■ with-
————.......... "................... laving the proper lights on
■ehlciea.
- 1.1 thr third consecutive
___ wnrt th*t ttlr Highway boys
A gone to cute* and arrested
» « » « 5? ’ ’4 tor »toh offense We
wt ■ S
f ® W ffiMl A,v"twte* They re-
W I H we arc a lot of people over
a W , fi - ■ , -wt’O are driving rar* with
Mh JBr riB*8*R <■■■■■■ ’nrre are a lot ot us here
I the ■„<>•- ...........
Ms Read?
...>,,73.
■: ..... ■ ' ■ ‘ ..71
fl1 ■ L:'"7 7”.' y: " "7 -Y!'. 7!?.- ' 7 ” ' ..... ......r . 7-
Funeral service* for Arthur
James Miller. Jr., who died Hunday
at hl* home. 3413 Avenue K. Fort-
Worth, were held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon at IHUon As Son* funeral
chapel, with Rev. J. w 8run#r.
Jr , officiating. Burial was in the
Cleburne Cemetery
Tlie child was eight day* old. hl*
death resulting from a brain in-
jury at birth
Survivor* are his parents, Mr
and Mrs, A J MIUer. a sister
Mary Louise Miller, all ot For*
Worth: and hi* grandparent* w
L. Dartiaby ol Cleburne, and
Mm. 8. J t> Milter of
He ta also survived by a number
of *unt* end uncles. ___
Croaier To Addrei#
Legion Banquet
toweU Crosier, county attorney
WHI t>« one of the giteCt xpeakers
at the American Legkm banquet
TiHwdav night at # o’clock at the
radio IW O -
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