Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 259, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME 53
Happy Birthday to You!
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MRS. ARTHUR BECKER PRESIDENT’S BALL
Fort Worth, J ax. .«> 06 I' IF
CHECKING DISEASES
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And For What Amount
GOVERNOR ROWS HIS OWN BOAT!
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MADRID REPULSES
FIERCEST ATTACK
Many taxpayers of the county have
been kept from coming to Brenham
by bad roads. but despite' thia fact
collection* Jtdvf been very good the
past ievf days.
TOM HUNTER LIBEL
VERDICT REVERSED
The Birthday Ball in Btenhain will
be held at the Elk, club under the
^ponsSMtip 'of* tlw HreiiFiam lodge
ROOSEVELT’S ADDRESS OVER
RADIO WILL BE FEATURE
OF -THE EVENING
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October 6-74 ara the date, relreted
for the Washington County Fair for
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7.00
5.00
2.50
2.50
1.00
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MELlf AL AUXILIARY
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ELECTED PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD HERE
SKS CLUB TONIGHT
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MOTHERS URGED TO
.COOPERATE TOWARD,, president in the-chair, the fol-■
1 ’towing officers were elected for Up-
coming year:
for relief.
Rain is forecast throughout the Ohio Valley and
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loss of] fair. officer, and dir ecrerv wurtTfe W
guided by the wishes al our people
and fur that purpose they respectfully
request that the information reqnest-
ed on the letters sent out be »hown
thereof and promptly returned.
Hiller Withdraws Germany From
Part Of Versailles Treaty Says
Reich Guilty Of Jtartin^ -rVui
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More than 5,000 communities thro-
ughout the United States are plan-
ning similar partiea to honor the
president and help in the fight against
infantile paralysis.
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Earth Tremors Add Terror Along Flood Trail
Red CrosoReliet Quota For
County Exceeded 4s Donations
Reach The Total Of $588.60
London,
'threatened
casualties
four persons
EUROPEAN STORMS
BRING CASUALTIES
TO LARGE NUMBERS
Fort Worth, Jan. 30.0P)- Ti c $15.-
000 judgment awarded Tom F. Hunt-
er of Wichita Falls in his $100,000
libel suit against The Houston l^t.
as an outgrowth of the 1934 gulwrOa-
torial campaign, was reversed and re-
manded by Second Court of civil ap-
peals here Friday.
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At a regular meeting of the Wo-
man’s Auxiliary to the Washington
County Medical Society, with gbod '
attendance andjMrs. W. F. Haaskarl,
Brenhatmlui. and others will have
Ibe' ffoffble* "bppnrnrrrtTy tonight of
helping to celebrate President F. 1)
Roosevelt's fifty-fifth birthday and
at the same time help to raise lurnL
for. the philanthropy • closest to the
Chief-Executive's heatfj >,;)wch is. f»i
the infantile paralysis sufferers.
i» expected over the lower MiaaiMtppi
Disease added to the burden of the Red Croat and pLy*-
• dans throughout the stricken area.
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general discussion. During the social
hour dainty refreshments were serv-
ed.
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Madrid. Jan. 30. (AA—Th* govern,
nent Idda/ repulsed one of the
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'teginnine of the siege on Madrid
The attack hated throughout the
tight and the government, reinlarr-
ng western
petition, said
many men.
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The free gate for one 1936 fair was
tried out for the first tints last year.
It was made possible by public-spirit-
ed citizen, who underwrote a guar-
intre of approximately fl,f)0000 Un-
Hsjum •Uwwjdble-.w'^fbar; .^ndi.kj1oos..t,rg»ad-
1 ing the first day caused a
$470.00 A* a result, the guarantors
paid 50% of the amounts they had
subscrilwd. .
It required almost a week's t.me
for the Fair Committee last year to
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cooperation oL.qs
ther in trying (
diseases ofA
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Jerry Hicks^/ .............
Doris Hicks ............................
Edmund Spenser .....................
Long ’Point School, Arthur.
Lee Bduldig -* *• JKiisic
Kammerer, teachers .
Long Point Mothers Club
Christian Science Assn............
A. W. Kelly .............................
Rev. Wm. Utesch ..................
John Buehrer ...........................
A Friend...........
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East Texas -*• Occasional rains,
west and north-central portion* to-
night: Snndnv. probably rain in east,
colder in mirth and west portions.
approxi -
will be
EXTORTIONIST IS 1 GENERAL MOTORS
I ARRESTED IN DALLAS: STRIKERS CONFER
WITH UNIONISTS
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day on
pay
A* private and public forces throughout United States rallied to relief .ot
| flood areas, Gov. Martin L. Davey made 4 personal rowboat tour of the
stricken sector of Cincinnati, above, directing efforts of rescue workers.
Abanebod
■vaning Proaa
October, IffiF-
ANNUAL MEETING
ELGIN COFC IS
WELL ATTENDED
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HUGE RELIEF APPROPRIATION
Washington — The appropriations committee reported
1900,000,000 deficiency appropriation bill to senate today*
^providing $655,0Q0,00^^yWorka Progress Adminisintion, -
[ and $95,000,000 for Civilian Conservation Corpo. Most of
the funds were earmarked for relief in the flood ered. * **
Question Of Free Gate At^”
Washington County Fair Is
Put Before Business People
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Letters Sent To Firms And Individuals Asking If They Would ‘
Be Willing To Underwrite The Undertaking _
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BRENHAM, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1937.
FINAL RUSH ON FOR
PAYMENT OF TAXES
FORTHEPASTYEAR
Tax Collectors Will Be In Of-
fices Sunday To Accom-
modate Belated Tax-
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The last minute rush is in Tull
swing at tax collection offices at the
court house and city hall, and at the
office of Fred.I- Amaler, collector
of school taxes. Sunday is the la>f
which property owners may
their taxes without being <le-
linqiient and subject fp penalty and
interest charges.
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Levees Hold Near Cairo Bat
Paducah Forced To Evacuate;
Roosevelt Oiders Inspection
'(By Aaadctatud Praaa) .. .
Earth tremors and rising waters addsd * ': 77-aim^-lhb
twelve-hundred mile flood trail today.
Tremors, brief-Gved, occurred near Tiptonville, Tssmmo-
see, but the levees still held.
Defense of Cairo, Illinois, in the path of the tids nmnd
-w- p * ■ < m. Ctowa
worjeed to plug breaks in levbea aOuv< the town.
The lower Ohio forced complete evacuation of PaAwah
Kentucky. , %
Cleanup was under way at Portsmouth, Clncinnih*
otfSFdlies at Preaidant Re^-----u ordsred-tsKueetk. XNrio
flood region to begin tomorrow.
- Congress sped approval of a $790,000,000 appropriation
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Those attending the dance at the
Elks dub may hear the President's
speech which will be broadcast over
combined national networks. A radio
will be installed in the club rooms
for this purpose.
secure the $1000.00 uaderwritten
guarantee. This year, Fair officials
are tnakirtf UM M fht Mier method
so that every merchant and business
man might be contacted in the
quickest possible time and be given
an opportunity to express his views
in regard to a free gate. The parties
receiving them have been asked to
indicate thereon how they feel toward
a free gate and return the letter by
Friday, Feb. Sth.
There is a vast amount of detail
work connected with the staging and
holding of a county fair. Our county
agent and home demonstration agent.
Fair Association directors, officers
and all department heads are anxious
to begin the preparatory . work
so ntdesakry and urgent at th.s time.
Several represe ntativea of the local
association plan to be in Dallas next
Friday to attend the State Fair As-
sociation annual meeting. They are
very hopeful of securing informat-on
that will lie of paramount importance
to present to the directors at a nett-
ing to be held the week following
Mrs. Arthur -Becker, president.
Mrs. T. O. WSUDeyrm prcstlrm;
Mrs. Cn« Ileineke, recording sec-
retary; Mrs. Robt. A- Hayskart; cor-
responding secretary;' \!r<i. ITug'i
T.ukk. treasurer; Miss Carolyti
Hcincke. press reporter. These offic-
ers will be instsffrd ’ in Maj'.
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Fever'1' 'wai ri'tid by'M‘>-« ( ar.i'xn •'<•!<>< k with.' evei vone c -.rdially in . '
Dallas, Jan 30, tA » Federal agent i
today charged Walter Duniialunr,
civil ,‘ijxiiii vr.. wjlh attempting t >)
extort. $15,OtX> from K. L I hornt m. s (ar> Labor Parkins today termed
pr< si<l«iii. i.i tie 'T "|J •“ "viraordinary performance”
II ind, lluimsiou' wa<*--*«ri i-.li it v.V'.i |
he appeared al the I hornton home!
early today •«<« u .cpUonc calls L .mtcreiHe
tile re Hlened anatn •■•j lot payii--
<lrmandcd in a-ktic ent Jo Thorn-,
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M’^lCAlILEMAN
OF FT. WORTH DIES
West Texas — Partly cloudy, cold-
er in north tonight; Sunday, pa^ly
'cloudy, colder in north and east.’
At a recent meeting of the City
Council. P.T^A., consisting of the
. president, secretary and one repre-
sentative ’from ef*-v?ent-Teicl>c;
Association of Central, Alamo and
High School, the group decided to
ask through the newspaper for the
,cadi and every mo-
t^^heck the<’tbntag-
f flldren. |
For Instaine, if a elm. <t.-.e - Hemekt. t..J,. a <J. a:. ' i>el .to atlt ml.
cold, give proper medication at once
keep at home in bed for a day or
two if necessary and in that way
possibly prevent a more serious case
of influenza or pneumonia. And then
you also protect other people's chil-
dren.
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He restated Ci-inany'a mil;t>
i ivcrrignty, and said the govern-
i-rt wo'ild exe-ciie >*c
,f federal railw ay system and ‘fukiis
bank.
“I will try to do for another !
c.MM. like the other mother should
do for mine.”
Thank you.
Health Publicity Chairman,
-• City Council P.T.A.
In addition to .the President's ad-
dress which will begin at
mately 10.25 p. m, there
brief talks by leaders of the nations*
the president's bail,
dance
to appear
Thorntoii,;
"lent «n ih '' '* *•' ''sxtraorilmary
‘ ’ ~" * (when (ieneral Motor, withdrew from
a tentative agreement to hold a peace
i i •HiiereiH-e with representatives of . 1..J
the fbittej? ^Aobile Workers.
Alter meeting yesterday with AU ....
Used I* Sloan, corporation president,
♦he said she felt the deadlock was
broken, and she was arranging for
- 4 S Wfffiireucc wneu
withdrawal.
Non union au|o workers threaten-
ed tn return to 1 .anting to continue
a demonstration against strike, in
two Michigan plants if a satisfactory
soluiion was not reached by Mon-
day
Hunter, making his second unsuc-
cessful campaign for governor, was
£-J5T'-2?Mi*dwHt*m*”»1>" •defeated-is. 4nf/ '"**!!■ ¥
The three editorials, purportedly
appearing in The Houston Post on
August 22, 23 and 24 of that year,
were entitled “Dangyrous Experi-
ment,’’ .‘‘The State Race,” and “Do
Wc Want a Revolution?"
I’revioualy reported -..-isr..k. $508.1 J
Mrs. Charles Klatte ......... 2.0U
l>ay Sampley ............... LUO
Mra. A. P. Harria ......... LOO
41. Harris ......... 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Matchett 2,00
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If the school authorities do not
allow a child who has had mumps to
come to school during the carrier
period of 21 days, try to assist the
school authorities by keeping ths
convalescent child from coming in
contact with other children at public
gathering, and places outside the
home. It would be one step toward
a healthier city and fewer absences
r ...» rrhool if each mother would
nay to herself:
A list of contribution, received, tn
addition to those previously publish- I Scha
ed, follow:
barricade, against re
the insurgents Ion*
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Jan. 30. (TP) —Storms
today -to bring Europe x
into hundreds. Sevcnty-
wcre known dead in
ship disasters. Coastal hurricane-
and rivers swept over their Isanks in
Southern France.
At the last meeting of the Wash-
>>gton County Fair Association, held
hortly after the close of the 1936
air, an effort was made to ascertain
ow the fair director, felt towards
'holding another trie fair. Due to a
"mall attendance, al that meeting, no
,d<cis>on could be made. Inclement
w'at|wr prevailing since the holiday,
ha, made it impossible to hold an-
other i.weting to decide the question
'Offair.i of the Washington County
Fair Aswciation are, therefore, using
the following plan to determine how
[our p'ople feel towards having a free
gate this year Business firm, and
individuals over the county have re-
ceived letter, asking the,e question,‘
I. fhv you think we should liave a
free fair? •
I 2 If so, would you be wilting to
underwrite it for a certain amount?
ommittev for
Several nationally famous
bands are also scheduled
on the program.
The broadcast being
wave, ship# at
throughout the world will be ab*
to take part in the celebration.
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( ontribwUoug, totaling $5M.6O had
been received M the Banner-Press
office up to-two o'clock this afterrfoon
for the fund raised through the
Washington County Red Cross
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relief activities' in the devastated
flood-stricken areas where damage
has. mounted into the hundreds of
millions. Thus the goal for five time.
the chapter has been excee»>d, and
the people of the county have re
■ponded nobly to the appeal for aid
The entire amount has been turn-
ed over to Postmaster T. A. Low.
Jr., chairman of the local Red Cross-
chapter, who has made several re
mittances by air mail to St. Louis-
headquarters.
Tax • Collector-Assciaor Robt. J.
iwe states that1 he and hi, as-
sistant, will be JU in dw
court 'flight until eight or
nine o'clock ' to accommodate late
comers, and has also decided to
open his office Sunday, t'ity Clerk
George Ze’s, and Fred I* Amsler,
school tax collector', made similar
statement,.
on short
seas and American, I
•'clock with, eyeiyone cordially in
Brenham wa,
ator Albert Stone,
Kruse. Secretary
Z,chappci, C. D- Dallmeyer and M
-nf Commerce. ■ ; ,'. , •
E. N. Sowell acted-as cliairmin
Tor the bttsine,’,' actnmm amT 'enter
taining program, highlight of which
was a goodwill talk by John W.
Ezelle of Austin, principal «f»c.<k
er of the evening. E. F. Kruse made
a short talk for the Brenham de
legation.
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About two hun ired men and ww-
men attended the annual member-
hi;, meetnig and chicken ’ bacbe. S
held by the Elgin Chamber of Com
■JUTce Frjdar ."i'-
President E? E. [
Schurrrnbcrg | |M(jon •• W|1j usltrrl Francg'. friendship
He said:
Vv»iany budU a. Jo**■ »•»»/-
vw saw
Berlin, Jan. 30. (A5 Adolf Hitler,
voted dictatorial powers for snoth r
four year, by flic reiclislxg, today i Spiller, 51, secretary manager of the
•wiilidrcw'' Gwsmuny's nguxtmc’Texas’ and Southwestern CaMl-
•rom that part of the Versailles Raisers aasoiiatnm for many^ years
treaty in which the reich wa, ifcclar- d<< d today of meningitis,
cl “qtrihy” of laumhing the Woiki I—-x—•
War.
Wt the \'a.'i l ituffh Wrlhday Vv<
Juj404 |li*ler reiterated l.n cla h
.1 1. ■'^b'!,5b.(>f former 6'dohiex, aii.l
represented by 'S'W-j-pijqfgcd "cooperation" in humsmiyV
• -fprbblcirt,. He renounced German "i,o-
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withntn* robbing. anybody'^bT'Mnhf
ng any treaty UraMiii, - ed t
taking it from u, fail to hold water "
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Robertson, Ruby. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 259, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1937, newspaper, January 30, 1937; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1333829/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.