Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.),, Vol. 1, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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HENDERSON, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS, SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1931
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MICHIGAN JUSTICE SWIFT IN TORCH KILLINGS
More Than 200 New Acts
to Be Law Next Saturday
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ROYAL HUSBAND
COMING SOON TO
VISIT IN TEXAS
Sunday Movies to Be Legalized
and Other Important New
Laws Reviewed
ALFALFA BILL TO OFFER BOLD PLATFORM IN EVENT BOOM FOR HIM
FOR PRESIDENT BEGINS TO ASSUME NATION-WIDE PROPORTIONS
TO BE AMONG
REGULATIONS
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Ferguson Lowest
Bidder to Supply
Butter to State
800 HI
BES
Contract Is Let to Build Tempor-
ary Structure West of Pres-
ent Junior High
Weatherford Giri to Show Prince
Mate Father’s Ranch Larger
Than His Principality
Family of Six Is
Killed by Train on
Week-End Journey
TEXAS UMPIRE IS BOLD.
TO PACIIFIC COAST LEAGUE
The new
on South S
sen-
tence of life imprisonment paused
just two days after they conunOtted
Um iSllUt The men were snapped
as they entered their pleas,.
Number of Ui
to East
LEADERS THINK EMERGENCY
ACTION NECESSARY PEND-
ING ENFORCEMENT OF
THE NEW STATUTE
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MURRAY CHUCKLES AT
REQUEST FOR PICTURE
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SHREVEPORT MAN SHOOTS
3 WOMEN AND KILLS SELF
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Downtown Revue
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7 NEW CLASS
ROOMS TO BE
ERECTED HERE
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FT. WORTH POLICE
LOOK FOR BANDITS
With an infuriated crowd hooting
outside the walls of the county
courthouse at Ann Arbor, Mich.,
David Blackstone left, Fred Smith,
center, and Frank Oliver, right, the
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Cotton Prices up $1 Bale
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. (UP)—
A bullish July consumption report
fostered heavy short covering on
the local cotton exchange today,
lifting prices almost $1 a bale
above previous close before the list
ran into increased offerings.
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McMurray Not Afraid of Violence
But Wires Governor State Forces
Only Able to Shut Oil Wells Down
PETITION ASKING RIGID PROTECTION SMALL
M INTERESTS UNDER SOME MEANS CIRCULATED
Robbins and Jones Honored
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 15
(UP)—Reg. L. Robbins and H. S.
Jones were honored last night at
a banquet for their courage in at-
tempting a nonstop flight from
Seattle to Tokio.
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Ken&er son Dnitn Jffcws
THREE HOURS LATER NEWS THAN ANY OTHER AFTERNOON PAPER SERVING HENDERSON.
oil problem, unanlmc
ed ft after the adding <
agranh by J. E. Arnold and voted
to place copies of the petition to-
day in Allen Brothen Drug Store,
the Hightower Drug rtore, the
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submitted by the general steering
committee for the relief of the
inimouMly endon-
adding of a par-
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copies of the petition
lien Brothen Drug Sti
by fire
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tool by
This column isx revived today
specially to Introduce Frank Hub-
bard in the role of newsboy.
Standing on the street corner yes-
terday morning with an armful of
morning papers, a colored clergy-
man approached with an out-
stretched arm offering a nickel
and requesting: “May Ah have a
mawnin’ papa, Mista?”
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BROWNWOOD, Tex., Aug. 15
(UP)—A handful of neighbors and
relatives today received the body
of Joe Shield, electrocuted triple
slayer, here and accompanied it
to Trickham, 20 miles northeast.
Private funeral services were
held there.
Shield killed his wife and her
aged parents at Brooksmith near
here last year. He paid for the
crime with his life at the Hunt*,
ville prison early yesterday.
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COMPLETE WIRE REPORTS OF UNITED PRESS, THE GREATEST WORLD WIDE NEWS I
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AUSTIN, Aug. 15 (UP)—The
Bosque Creamery Co., of Austin,
whose manager is former Gover-
nor James E. Ferguson, was low
bidder today to supply butter for
Austin state institutions during
the coming fiscal year.
Ntf contract has been awarded,
as the board of control is consid-
ering building a state creamery
unit to supply the expected 46,000
pound butter equipment.
The Bosque Creamery Co. hold
the present butter contract, at
prices of 44 cents (sweet) and 35
cents (sour) per pound. Its bids
offers prices of 34 cents (sweet)
and 26 cents (sour) per pound next
year.
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EGG HARBOR CITY, N. J.
Aug. 15 (UP)—Two persona
were killed and two others
were seriously injured when a
passenger bus and a gasoline
truck collided near here last
slight.
The dead are Mrs. Helen
Ingersoll,, ( 55. Philadelphia,
and Adolph Heinz, 42, Phila-
delphia, passengers on the
bus.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 (UP)
—Purchase of Harry Kane, one of
the leading umnjres of the Texas
League, was announced today by
Harry A. Williams, president of
the Pacific Coast league. Kane will
report next week.
The Dall*
■tor wag ml
last night tt
who will be
law in the
Frank was taken by surprise
and let the cash customer get
away before he remembered he
had a Ferguson Forum turned up-
side down in his coat pocket so
that none of his friends could see
he bought a Forum while in Aus-
tin the day before.
exceed 1980’* 2,500,000 ton*.
Lifting of the rations system
will give the individual in Rus-
sia more of a sense of freedom
than almoat any other one move
could do. At present, everyone
living in the Soviet Union must
possess a card issued by the au-
thorities calling for go much.grain,
so much meat, milk, and other sta-
ples, per month.
Those with money could buy at
a private store, but the prices
were three or four times the prices
charged in the government shops
—and hence prohibitive to all but
a very few. Others had to stand
in line, present a card get it
punched and walk off with a hunk
of black bread—white bread is al-
most unknown in most of Russia,
land of wheat—a bottle of milk,
or a small bit of meat.
WEATHERFORD, Tex., Aug.
15. (UP)—In two weeks an Amer-
ican girl will bring her Prince-hus-
band here to show him where her
fathr- once ruled as a pioneer cat-
tle king.
The girl formerly was Aleene
McFarland, daughter of the late
Charles McFarland, who two weeks
ago married Prince Johann of
Liechtenstein in London.
Now spending their honeymoon
in eastern United States, the cou-
ple will soon be at the home of
the bride’s mother in Weatherford
for an extended visit.
The Prince and his bride will be
entertained in the great home
that sits on the highest hill south
of town, overlooking the large
ranch where the late father of the
Princess was king of the range.
In this section of Texas the
Prince will see many ranches larg-
er than the principality over which
he may soon rule.
All est Texas is anticipating
the arrival of the Prince and his
bride. The Prince will be enter-
tained m western style. The
bride’s mother, Mrs. Charles Mc-
Farland, is being aided by Fred
McFarland, and Eloise McFarland,
brother and sister of Princess
Aleene. Another sister, Mrs. R. L.
Dixon, of Dallas, will entertain for
the couple when they arrive there.
The Princess’ family history can
be traced back many centuries.
Papers are in existence showing
the lineage of the family dates
back to 1296 in Scotland. The fa-
ther of the late Charles McFar-
six property owners have signed
and where only one is still hold-
ing out.
The Chamber of Commerce com-
mittee soon will go before the
City Council to submit its report
—the Council having invited this
co-operation and promising action
first on streets that were first to
sign up.
While Sheriff W. L. Me-
Murray sent Governor Rom
Sterling a wire Friday night
tolling of ■ resolution pasted
at ths Tyler mass meeting
Friday requesting the Raw
county sheriff’s department
to dose down all oil wells
violating proration laws and
confessing hie inability to
comply with each order, bn
declared he thought he knew what he’d do.
“You can put this in your pipe and smoke it,* the Gover-
nor said, his mustache moving with vigor, “that when a man
does the usual, ordinary things that have been done time and
time again, he’a got advisers.
“And when a man does unexpected things that never
have been done before, he thinks for himself. His actions are
the result of lonely communnings with himself and the Al-
mighty God.”
At Weatherford, Tex., where Murray made an
yesterday, a chorus of "ayes” was given by the
which was asked to give an expression of the Gover
ing the presidential race.
After he had bi
noon, he went on to
for service.
Drive w.n
While Governor
issue no definite
terday and while
out unita without
plans to Adjutant
ling, there were ii
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Martial law
Texas oil fi<
elated Monda
Sterling declai
last night as
leave for Aust
From Palac:
that officers i
pared SOO gui
shipment toda:
Texas oil zone
^Guard units in :
Worth, Houston,
io, Tyisr, Mine
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FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 15
(UP)—Governor William H. Mur-
ray, whose speaking trip Into Tex-
as is being viewed as the launch-
ing of a boom for democratic pres-
idential nomination received a re-
quest today from a democratic or-
ganization in Oregon that he send
a picture of himself.
“Send us your picture, warts and
all,” a telegram from the organi-
zation read. “We want it to put
beside the doll-faced president
we’ve got now.”
Murray chuckled as he read the
telegram.
BERLIN, Aug. 15 (UP)—Abo-
lition of the entire rationing sys-
tem for Soviet consumers in Rus-
sia, which would mean immediate
restriction of Soviet wheat exports
and greater foreign market for
American wheat, is provided in
plans disclosed today in authori-
tative reports from Moscow.
The United Press learned that
Joseph V. Stalin, soviet dictator,
addressing a meeting of leaders of
Soviet Co-operative Societies sev-
eral days ago. announced the
scheme for abolishing the system
which has kept the people of Rus-
sia on a war-time rations basis.
Stalin’s plan as outlined to the
Co-operative Societies hitherto, it
was said, has been kept secret.
WIU The rations system is to be abol-
He ished early next year, the reports
said.
The immediate effect would be
restriction of Soviet grain exports,
notably wheat, from the 1981
dVops. A vast volume of wheat
and other cereals, daily products
and finished manufactured arti-
cles has been stored in Soviet Rus-
sia for export
The Soviet wheat exports until
now had been expected greatly to
The Sanitary Trash cans placed
on the sidewalks by the city offer
nice looking receptacles for dis-
posing of loose papers and other
rubbish in the downtown area. If
used by the public they will do
much to make Henderson the
Cleanest City in East Texas.
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ANNUAL A. & M. COACHING
SCHOOL TO BEGIN MONDAY
Buatneea aad Ctrculottou. .Me. 1
Advertiutug Md Mown ....No. *14
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Circulation of a petition out-
lining to Governor Ross Sterling
something of which East Texas
landowners. Royalty Owners, Pro-
ducers and citizens want in the
way of martial law until the con-
servation act passed last week by
the legislature goes into effect,
will be madp today and early dur-
ing the week and forwarded as
soon to possible to the governor.
'/At a meeting of leaders in the
Alford Brothers store last
leaders here studied the
COLLEGE STATION, Tex.,
Aug. 15 (UP)— Athletic coaches of
the southwest will convene here
Monday for the second annual
Texas A. & M. College coaching
school Subjects varying from
football formations to nursing
“Charley-horses,” and covering
gridiron, tennis court, .baseball
diamond, track and maplecourt,
will be tauahL
SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 15
(UP)—Domestic trouble today
caused J. H. Atkinson, 42, local
insurance agent to shoot three wo-
men, two them probably fatally,
and then kill himself.
Mrs. Atkinson, his wife, and
Mrs. Geneva Hanlin, her sister,
are in a local sanitarium and may
die from their wounds. Mrs. Alice
Coons, a neighbor, is not serious-
ly injured.
After shooting the three women.
Atkinson went to his home and
locked himself in a bathroom. I
shot himself with the two revolv-
ers with which he shot the wo-
men.
The shooting of Mrs. Coons oc-
curred when sne went to the aid
of the other two women.
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BODY OF EXECUTED MAN
IB BURIED BY RELATIVES
A contract was let yesterday
afternoon by the building com-
mittee of the Henderson Indepen-
dent School district to R. J. Rus-
sell to erect a building west bf the
new primary school structure to
house seven temporary class
rooms.
An appropriation of approxi-
mately $6,000 was authorized for
the structure and equipment and
it is hoped to have all completed
by the opening of school.
The structure will be more than
200 feet long, will have the best
of plumbing equipment, will be
weatherboarded, have a concrete
foundation and made entirely
comfortable. Work will start at
once.
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Martial Law Promised Mond
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former two cx-convicta, pleaded Ypailanti, Mich., and heard
frailty to the murder of Vivian Gold
and Anna Mae Harrison, Cleveland
school xirls, and their recorta, Har-
ry Lore and Thomas Wheatley, of
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 15
(UP)—Police today were watch-
ing all highways into Fort Worth
in the hope of catching two men
who stole an auto and $2,000 at
Nugent early today.
The auto, a green Chevrolet
coupe, was stolen early today from
in front of the home of its own-
er, W. Groms, retired garage
man, according to Sheriff Tom
tiudson of Anson who telephoned
officers here.
Locked in the rear end of the
auto was an old suit case contain-
ing the money, Sheriff Hudson
said.
, - MONTVALE, N. J.. Aug.
*15 (UP)—Laughter of a hap-
py family, bound on a week-
end motor trip to iee rela-
tivea. drowned out whistles of
approaching train and brought
death to six members of one
family, two of them children,
last night.
An Erie Railroad motor
train , struck the roadster at
the Magnolia grade crossing
here, killing five persons in-
stantly. Another died short-
ly after reaching the hospital.
The dead:
George Mehl,
Edge.
Cecille Mehl, 35, his wife.
Nancy Mehl, 18 months,
their only child.
Mrs. Mary Paulson, 60,
Mrs. Mehl’s mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Krinke, 29,
Dumont. Mehl’s sister.
Jay Krinke, 3, son of Mrs.
Krinke.
AUSTIN, Aug. 15 (UP)—More
than 200 acts of the Texas legis-
lature at its regular session will
become law next Friday night at
midnight. State departments pre-
pared today to enforce the new
laws starting next Saturday.
Their provision affect many phases
of citizens’ activities, although the
greater number of the laws are of
local or special nature.
Of those general and state-wide
in application, the class most nu-
merous Is that dealing with crim-
inal matters. Laws concerning
taxation and Imposing new taxes
are next mdst numerous, and those
dealing with humanitarian, cultur-
al and eleemosynary matters fol-
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Sunday Movies Authorized
Authorization of Sunday mov-
ies by local option; granting of
suspended sentences to first-time
liquor law offenders over 25 years
old; authorization for defendants
in criminal cases to waive the
right of trial by jury; cigaret, ce-
ment and increased sulphur taxes
are perhaps the most outstanding
innovations made by the new laws.
The new laws are measures fi-
nally passed by the legislature
Good progress has been made
in the signing up of downtown
streets to be paved, it was re-
ported yesterday by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Three streets have been signed
up 100 per cent to connect down-
town paved streets.
These are North Jackson be-
tween the square and the court-
house; West Fordal between North
Main and North Van Buren, and
East Ragley from South Marshall
to South Main.
On several other streets a
number of property owners have
signed, but others must be seen-
to put the streets over 100 per
cent These are:
South Jackson, between the
square and West Minden, where
two out of six have' signed.
West Mindert between South
Main and South Jackson, where
one of the property owners has
signed and the other one is still
out |
South Calhoun L—------ Z—
I - Gangling and slouchy, he crossed his white-slippered
owners have as yet faiiedPto P8ign. feet on the car door and talked through his drooping yellow-
East Minden, between f ^*- —■ ’
Main and I .
one out of four property owner* j f l
is holding out.
East Elk, between South Main
and South Marshall, where also tai
only one out of four property
owners has not yet signed.
East Charlevoix, between North „ „ , . ■_ -.
^Marshall and Borth Maia, where I oil field with the use of mihtU. He chuckled to himaelf m he Ito hear
•aid today that waa because
•f hi* lack of force*.
H* *aid that Mtoo propa-
•rou* spirit of unrest
ng the oil fields, but
anted this mostly as
isnda” and would to
, (anarai feeltag was
mt: duchihb Rvsk
it’i an law abid
that the troops would bo Mnt
to th. only ptMtlMl method
Russian Soviet Plans to Abolish
Food Rationing System Next Year;
Vast Volumes Stored for Export
Good Progress Made on Pavement
. Sign-Up In Downtown Area; Three
Ready to Go Without Single Skip
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 15 (UP)—Governor William
H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray today contemplated the apparent
boom that was starting for him for the democratic presiden-
tial nomination and he hinted of steps as drastic if he were in
the president’s chair as those which astonished the nation in
between the I his governing of Oklahoma.
only three of sixteen property
HKi.' between South I ed mustache of his old days as a school teacher in his native
1 Texas and of the problems which confront thia section and
the nation.
“Well, I’m not president yet—there’ll be time enough to
talk about what I’d do,” he said.
“But something’s got to be done, and if I know myself, I
could do it,” said the Governor who closed down Oklahoma’s
out
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Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.),, Vol. 1, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1931, newspaper, August 16, 1931; Henderson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330856/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rusk County Library.