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Defeated Warriors of Haile Selassie Capitulate
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The Henderson Daily News Carries Full United Press Leased Wire Service, Full NEA Picture Service and Features, Recognized as Supreme in Their Field—the News
MAY 18 TO 23
CLEAN-UP DAYS
Denton Man Likely to
Be House Speaker
J. L. Horner Named to
Head Special Com-
mittee for Campaign
Fort Worth to Conceal
Old Auto Graveyards
I loover Is “Also-Ran ’
Against Republican
Native Son
FAROUK LEAVES
FOR EGYPT TO
ASCEND THRONE
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Wounded Austin Man
Charged in Burglary
182,000 MEN NEEDED TO
MAN SHIPS DURING WAR
MEXICAN SALOONS TO CLOSE
FOR MAY DAY OBSERVANCE
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State General Fund
Shows Huge Deficit
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Accidental Gunshot
Kills Round Rock Man
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UP)
—The U. S. Navy, In the event
of war, would need about 20,000
officers and 182,000 men within
four month# after the outbreak of
hostilities, according to Navy esti-
mates revealed today. The pres-
ent strength of the navy Is around
87,000.
America’s Initial war needs on
the sea wei* made known when
the subcommittee of the house ap-
propriations committee consider-
ing the annual navy appropriation
bill made public testimony given
before Is by naval officers in Feb-
ruary.
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MEXICO CITY, April 30 (UP)
—Negotiations were started to
day between the National Rail-
ways Administration and its em-
ployes in the hope of averting a
strike of 50.000 workers.
The unions authorized the strike
if necessary because of the rail-
way’s failure to pay office work-
ers for their day. off.
“HEX” SLAYER
FOUND DEAD
Sister-in-Law Tells of Conversation About
Love Affair and Planned Marriage
if Children “Out of Way”
HUGE ITALIAN ARMY DRIVES
RELENTLESSLY TO ADDIS ADADA
John Tryka Hangs Self King Farouk of Egypt, called
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FRIENDS SEEK
HYDER SUPPORT
Two Charged With
Theft Of 2 Tanks
Braniff Lines May
Be Sold to Western
Henderson Float Will
Advertise Oil Jubi-
lee Here Sept. 7
Bishop A. Frank Smith, Methodist
Church South, who will speak at a
religious rally May 3, opening the
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
convention at Houston.
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WASHINGTON, April 30 (UP)
—Spectacular presidential prefer-
ence polling In Massachusetts
moved Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kan-
sas today into a position of undis-
puted advantage in the race for
Republican nomination.
The “Kansas Coolidge" has at
least one leg on the presidential
cup. He will be tested again May
5 in California and South Dakota.
The Hearst-Merriam forces are
backing Landon on the west coast
See Eandon on Page 7
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ROUND ROCK. Tex , April 30
(UP)—Martin Wallin, 21, was
found dead late yesterday north-
east of here, shot in the breast
when his rifle was discharged as
he attempted to crawl through a
fence. Wallin's legs were entang-
led in the wire.
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More than 25 Henderson cit-
izens have already announced that
they will attend the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce conven-
tion in Houston opening Sunday,
according to Merle Gruver, secre-
tary-manager of the Henderson
I Chamber of Commerce.
Many of the conventioners will
See C-C Convention on Page 7
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FORT WORTH, Tex., April 30.
(UP)—Four members of the
Texas House of Representatives
triftcled tin uu^n Weal to-
day seeking support for Rep. Bul-
lock Hyder, Denton, as speaker
of the 45th Legislature to meet
next January.
The four visited members of the
House delegation from Fort
Worth yesterday. The Hyder-for-
speaker tour Included Reps. Tom
Cooper, Tyler; Hollis Frazier,
Franklin; Tom Dunlap, San Mar-
cost; and C. C. Cannon, Honey
Grove.
Hyder, 20, has served two terms
in the House.
FORT WORTH, April 30 (UlA
—Fort Worth decided today (hat
its auto “graveyards’’ were too
unsightly. Result: The City
Council ordered all wrecking yard
operators to construct a six-foot
board fence around their premises.
Effective next week, the wreck-
ing yard operators will also have
to pay a city license ranging
from $25 to $50 a year.
Shown in Dcssye, just before the
Italian troops seized the town,
Crown Prince Asfa Wosan,
above, in army uniform, gather-
ed scattered Ethiopian troops in
a valiant effort to stem the ad-
vance on Addis Ababa by II
Duce’s legions. According to ru-
mor, either Asfa Wosan or his I
brother, Makonnen, 12, Duke of
Harar and Emperor Haile Selas-
sie's favorite son, will succeed to
the Ethiopian throne in a puppet [
regime, subservient to Italy.
JUOREZ, Mexico. April 30
(UP)—All Juarez business houses
and saloons will be closed tomorrow
in observance of May Day, Juarez
Mayor Jose Quevedo Jr. said to-
day.
Chief of Police Jesus Chacon
said he has ordered strict watch
during the demonstration.
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BUFFALO, N. Y., April 30 (UP)
John Tryka, 34-year-old meat
packer, charged with the ‘‘hex’’
slaying of Adolphe Bocttger', hang-
ed himself today.
Police found his body suspended
See Slayer on Page 9
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That from May 18 through
May 23 will be clean-up days
in Henderson was decided at a
joint meeting of the beautifi-
cation and fire prevention
committees of the Henderson
Chamber of Commerce Wed-
nesday afternoon.
“This year it is vital that we
have on our best civic front,” said
J. L. Horner, who was named
chairman of the clean-up cam-
paign. “We will be inspected by
thousands of Centennial visitors,
many of whom will judge Hender-
son by their impression while pass-
ing through.”
See Clean-Up Day on Page 7
Young King to. Take
Up. Rule pf Age-Old
Pharaohs’ Efnpire
If s Real New
ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (UP)—Emperor Haile
Selassie ordered the capital left undefended today, hop-
ing the Italians would occupy it without bloodshed.
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GREENVILLE, Tex., April 30 (UP)—Tearing at th$
plea of Mrs. Velma Patterson, thrice-married Commercs
widow, that she was innocent of poisoning her two daughters,
prosecutors drew testimony regarding her romantic loves in-
to the record of her murder trial today, before resting their
case.
Bolstering the testimony of An-<
nle Cocper, red-haired maid In the 1
Patterson home, that Mrs. Patter-
son told her she might marry Jim-
my Wallace if her children were
“out of the way,” prosecutors call-
The southern armies, driving to-
wards the vital railway from Ad-
dis Ababa to the km, captured.
Sasa Baneh, the last Ethiopian
stronghold barring theii way
The northwestern army, which
Shortening Is Short
DALLAS, April 30 (UP)—i
The sheriff's office received a re-
port today that “the shortening
was short."
A special agent of the Fort
Worth A Denver Railroad report-
ed a earload of shbrtening, being
shipped from Sherman to Clay-
ton, N. M., was found to be 18
cases short on arrival. ’ * *
The shortening shortage
lieved to have occurred in
railroad yards and to have been
due to box car burglaries.
REMEMBER, alcohol doesn’t mix well with gasoline. Reckless
driving alone was the cause of 10 per cent of last year’s acci-
dente: it caused 3020 deaths and 67.020 injuries.
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AUSTIN, April 30 (UP) —
State Treasurer Charley Lock-
hart today authorized payment of
$1,275,292 outstanding warrents
drawn on the state general rev-
enue fund. Payment leaves the
fund deficit $8,195,291 and pays
warrants issued up to Jan. 9,
1936.
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The Italian armies closed in relentlessly today on the de-
feated armies of Emperor Haile Selassie, and the occupation
of Addis Ababa and complete conquest of the last independent
kingdom of Africa appeared to be in sight.
Ju»t north of the canital, two.-
Pallan motorized unit# were only*
69 mllea away. The Emperor, send- i
Ing troops back from the front, <
ordered that the capital should be I
left undefended and the govern- i
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By Joan Rodgers
With a cast of over 700
children poised ready for par-
ticipation in the May fete fes-
tivities scheduled to be held at
Fair Park this evening, those
in charge of the affair state
that everything is in readi-
ness for one of the most out-
standing events of the year in
Henderson.
Gay, colorful costumes, radiant
with the theme of the Texas Cen-
tennial have been made while
hundreds of strands of varl-colored
ribbons hang from maypoles ready
to be woven in intricate wabs in
a contest that is expected to be
the crowning event in the May Day
festival.
According to those in charge the
central Item of interest will the
crowning of Miss Jean Mullins as
Queen of the May amid a court
as resplendent and colorful as
those that honored the queens in
the Valley of the Nile in its most
glamorous day.
Queen’s Court
Complimenting the queen, will
be two princesses, Misses Arno-
See May Day Fete on Page 7
CONSERVATION
to the throne of the Pharaohs
by the ■death of his father
Fuad I, left the closely guard-
ed seclusion of an English
country home today for Cairo.
A few hours before he left
King Edward received him at
Buckingham palace to offer con-
dolences.
See Farouk on Page 9
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has encircled the British-controll-
ed Lake Tana, moved eastward in-
to Ethiopia, capturing Debra Ta-
bor, 12 miles from the lake and on
the route leading southward to De-
bra Markos, capital of Gojjam
Province.
BY UNITED PRESS
East Texas;—Unsettled, local
showers South'and East portions
tonight and East Coast ind North-
east portion Friday.
West Texas—Partly cloudy,
slightly cooler Panhandle and ex-
treme West portions tonight and
Frtdajf.
CENTER, Tex., April 30
(UP) — District Attorney
Wardlow Lane said today he
had obtained a signed state-
ment from Mrs. Reba Childs
admitting that she and Ter-
rence Bramlett, former CCC
worker, had discussed mar-
riage- plans before her hus-
band, Marlie Childs, was shot
to death last Thursday.
Childs, automobile salesman and
former Shelby county treasurer,
was killed by a bullet fired
through the bathroom window of
his home, as he .was shaving.
Mrs. Childs and Bramlett were
charged with murder yesterday
and hurriedly taken to jails in oth-
er counties. District Attorney
Lane said he did not know where
the two were held today, although
it was understood that they were
in jail at San Augustine.
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Two brothers, J. W. and Arley<S> Pat Wiley, Laird Hill indepen-
Smith who formerly operated a
Lilliputian refinery near Laird
Hill. Wednesday afternoon here
made $1,000 bond each charged
with the theft of two storage
tanks.
A 100 barrel storage tank dis-
appeared the night of April 21
from Pat Wiley’s lease near Laird
Hill (Pistol Hill). Monday at dusk
a 100 barrel storage tank was
stolen from Willard Hill, a drill-
ing contractor near Laird Hill.
The brothers were arrested Mon-
day night while they slept in their
cabin outside which one of the
tanks, partially filled with gaso-
line, was found.
May Fete at Fair Park Tonight 8™.,™“
1700 CHILDREN
IN PAGEANT AND
DANCING CASTS
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AUSTIN, April 30 (UP)—Al-
bert Brust, 55, with a bullet
wound in his leg, was charged
with murder today following the
death of Ernest Thurman.
The charge was filed by Deputy
Sheriff Rip Collins who investi-
gated an exchange of shots in the
hills west of Austin following a
party last night. Thurman was
shot in the neck. The men are
brothers-in-law.
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Californian Held
DALLAS, April 30 (UP) —
Ralston Kirtley of Sacramento,
Cal., said to be a physician, was
held in city jail today for Cali-
fornia officers who want him on
charges of forgery and swindling.
Kirley was arreste’ by de-
tectives as he placed a long dis-
tance call from the Dalias Inter-
urban Station. He signed an ex-
tradition waiver. California of-
ficers are expected here tomor-
row.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UP) —
The Wendel caae, bizarre by-pro- # ■»
duct, of the execution of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, enmeahod
two new figures today—a myster- , ■
lous woman smuggled out of a
Brooklyn police station swathstf’
in a white sheet and a Trenton
bookmaker charged with being an
accessory to the abduction and
torture of Paul H. Wendel.
The woman in whits was be-
lieved to be an informant.
ooker Announces
Soil Meetings
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dent operator, was puzzled the
morning of April 22 when the
squat little tank was found to be
missing from his lease. Next
Monday at twilight his pumper
saw a truck bearing one of the
100-barrel steel tanks crawling up
a hill. The pumper acted quickly.
He followed the truck until it pull-
ed up beside a small house beside
which were a storage pit and other
tanks. Then he backtracked to
Laird Hill and learned that a tank
had just been stolen from Willard
Hili.
It Is conjectured that the tanks
l were stolen by winching them up-
See Oil Theft on Page 7
HOUSTON, April 30 (UP) —
Negotiations for the sale of the
Braniff Air Service to Transcon-
tinential and Western Airlines
were confirmed today by T. E.
Braniff.
He denied he contemplated pur-
chase of the Wedell-Williams Air
Service which operates between
Houston and New Orleans. The
Braniff headquarters is located in
Oklahoma City and its shop in
Dallas. The line operates
passenger type planes.
Mexican Rail Strike
Threatened by 50,000
A schedule by which farmers
over Rusk County may sign up
doucuments to launch the Soil
Conservation Program was an-
nounced today by R. M. Hooker,
county agent.
Papers to be signed arc a work
sheet showing acreage plated to
crops in 1935 and a form show-
ing the acreage of crop lands to
be planted this year.
The signup will be at the follow-
ing communities:
Monday:
Pine Hill, 8 am- to 12 noon.
Good Springs, 8 a m. to 12.
Minden, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Hick-
ey, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Farmers' Institute, 8
12 a m.
Grandview. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday:
Mt. Enterprise, 8 a m to 5 p.m.
New Hope, 8 a.m. to 12 a m.
Cross Roads, 8 a.ih. to 12 am.
Bethel, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Crim's Chapel, 1 p.m, to 5 p m.
Wednesday:
Concord, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oak-
land, 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.
See Soil Meetings on Page 7
HENDERSON, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS, * * * Home-Town of the East Texas Oil Field * * *
East Texas’ Fastest Growing Newspaper 1--
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Senate:
Debates Robinson chain store
bill.
Finance committee begins open
hearings on new tax Mil.
House:
Takes Mp ”aval aupply biH,
TRAFFIC ARTQQN
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ed Fred Pattenon, brother of the
buxom widow’s last husband, end
Fred Patterson’s wife,
Mre. Fred Patterson said she
drove to Lone Oak with her elater- |
in-law to get Wallace, and later
drove to Mineola with them.
“Velma said she was crazy about
him and wanted to marry him,"
♦oe witness said. ‘
The brother-in-law echoed Ms
wife’s account of the widow’s ad-
mitted infatuation for Wallace;
saying she told him toe day after
the death of her daughter, Dorohy
Leon McCaeland, that he “would
like to marry Jimmy—but wonder
what the folks would think?"
’ The defense wm eNpectM to ealt>Wfl
Wallace as a witness soon after it
opened its response this after-
socri.
Pattenon was dismissed after
the etate had queettoned him,
without cross-examination by de- .
fenae attorneys. ,
Wallace had been summoned ao
a defense witness and was expect-
ed to testify soon after the etato
completed direct testlmny.
Although Mn. Pattenon is be-
See Mre. Petterson on Page 9
WENDEL CASE TAKES
ON BIZARRE ASPECT
Colorful Affair Is Ex-
pected to Attract
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Dean, J. Lawrence. Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1936, newspaper, April 30, 1936; Henderson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1310107/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rusk County Library.