Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 129, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940 Page: 5 of 6
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of its ambitious program of build-
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Olympia to Vancouver. IM miles
Mr. and Mrs Hugo Schwartz.
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Christi, son of Mr. and Mrs. F..A.
program agreed on by "the great powers after the last World War.
Following Acting Secretary of the Navy Lewis Compton's order
for eight Government Navy Yards to go on a two-shift schedule, the
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will ba between Kelso and Van-
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located now.
When the whole project Is com-
pleted end a few smaller sections
north of Seattle finished. Wash-
ington will have a straight, four-
lane highway from the Oregon
border to Canada. 350 miles away.
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“The Fifth Column"
Sa\C Dust Bill-says: “Vigilance
always has been, and always will
be, the -price of liberty/'---------------
• In true American fashion we'do
things spasmodically, it Is hard to
say if this is because of our ner-
vous tension, or because of our
way of group thinking, but the
fifth column has drawn front page
news and the citizenship is beg in-
ning to realize the harm that could
be done.
However, the word traitor, is no
new word, and from the Black
Hand of Italy, to the respected
gangster of America, to the sym-
BRITISH PATENT
NOW SOUGHT ON
BLACKOUT CANS
In observance of Memorial Day
a committee of the Auxiliary of al
the Martin-Louis Post decorated
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Cracked, broken, this religious
xbdue is all that remains of a
Belgian church after German
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to dispel fog by warming the air
above the streets.
A bullet proof armor containing
spirally wound wires is said to of-
fer protection with lightness and
comfort.
And an oilcan for use tn the
blackout that lights up as it works
sounds useful. A torch is mounted
on the can and pushing a plunger
causes the oil to flow and the
torch to light simultaneously.
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Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Will Prenzler left Monday
for an extended visit to her chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Derrick
at Hobbs, New Mexico.
A, G. Homeyer, Jr., of Houston
, spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Homeyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Derrick are
the proud parents of a handsome
healthy son who arrived at ' the
Burton Hospital Tuesday at 7:15
a. m. The infant weighed 7 lb**,
and both mother and baby are do-
ing fine. Shortly after the an-
ncuncement was made Mr. Will
Prenzler received a telegram an-
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Calling All Sunday Drivers
You can 't match
THE LEADERS LINE-UP
of AH‘Star Features In Any Other Car
Regardless of Price !
here’s a good tip on I
old money—but S T R J§ T C H it! Watch
the advertisements in the Daily Banner-
Press for chances to buy MORE for LESS!
You’ll find good values offered every time,
things you especially want at prices that are
reasonable and fair.
higher quality at low cost!
... Low Price*... Low Oper-
ating Cost*. .. Low Upkeep.
should see that it ia kept that way
Let us .keep our feet on the
ground. our head up and high, and
not go into *Uly spasms as we did
in the last war and organize local
committees who did more harm
than good, but rather let us re-
member the American Legion is
organized as a national sendee
urtit, and I for one. trust them in!
carrying out the program of Am-
ericanism.
We have backed up the Ameri-
can Legion, now let Utem back us
Having accepted the principle-tKat ,
it—'i* worth while protecting the
head from projectiles of compara-
tively lew penetrating'power, why
not extend 1} to other even mor*
vulnerable part* of the body T oaks
Dr. Walker.
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Mrs. W. G. Thornhill of Nsw
Ju If and Mrs. Will Thornhill of
Dallas were guests of Mr and Mrs.
T. C. Thornhill, coming for com-
mencement exercise* at Brenham,
Tas Thornhill, Jr., being a member •
of the'grnduating 'class.
E. L. Ford spent the week-end
In Houston.
Mrs. B C. Chappell and Mr*.
King Felder are in Austin, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H Cocke.
Miss Doshla Foster left Satur-
day for her home in Timpson.
Mrs. C. M Hurst and children,
Mack and Nancy Kay joined Mr.
Hurst in Georgetown Monday
where,they will make their home.
Richard Crockett of Harlingen
is here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
F H. Hhaver and Edward Shaver.
Buddy Rrown of A A M. was
| home for the week-end.
Mrs. Robert Smith and little son
of Brenham are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Schaer.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jahnke and
Mrs Wm.
Reinicke, Mrs Adolph Strauss and
Miss Maxine Strauss of Bellville
were guests of Mr and Mr*. O.
M. Brown, Sunday.
Bud Seale of Houston was home
for the week-end.
Mrs J. Winfield has returned
from a visit of several weeks to
relatives in Huntsville and Hous-
ton.
rGsorge Conway Booth of Hous-
ton was home for the week-end.
Jack Routt, Jr., of Houston was
home for the week-end.
Mr, and Mrs. Joe Seale of Hous-
ton were guests of Mr . and Mrs.
Fred Seale, Sunday.
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County, but the fifth column ia in
the United States and all of them
are not of German birth.
It has been reported that Eng-
land is plastering our country
with learned propagandist, from
j labor to the charch, that kind of
, fifth column could throw us into
the war. one is as dangerous as
the other.
The "Fireside Chat" by, our
president has had Its soothing ef-
fect on out nerves but we happen
to remember the last war that was
i declared by Morgan A Co. after
i President Wilson assured us peace
j So Iht us not get in a state of
lethargy but rather let us look
Jeep Into this fifth column pro-
gram and find the c iuae, if its Ln
Washington or Austin lets root it
out. America ft O|U ths malting
IduL of th* world and ft still the
great**! naften en *arth and we
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Women and children are first in this war, first to
di* as bombing of towns precedes demolition of
armies. Her* lie dead Belgian children.
LONDON dl.Ri — The crazy in-
ventions of early war days are
toning down, but there are still
street heater* to banish fog, bullet
proof armor and blackout oil cauu.
Most of the suggestions passing’'
through the patent office are to ;?
do With improvements to machin-
ery. The ideas with a war angle
on the part of inventors six months '
ago, have dwindled.
A chain of electric heaters plac-
ed in semi-circular white glazed
channels along the streets is said i I
meets of grenades or, shells. Sixty ' <
,per ceht of the wounded who ar- ; j
.ved at the casualty stations were ,
hit by projectiles other than bul- >
lets. • •It
It took the government two -
nouncing the arrival of a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Dendck
Tuesday morning at Hobbs/ New
Mexico. It Is rather concident that
these twin brothers, EaH and- Er-
-win should become the proud
fathers on the same day.
LONDON — Every soldiei U
•h uld h* provided with a ste*l
breast plate as well as a steel hel-
met. say* Dr. Kenneth Walker.
Harley Street physician, and cap- 1
tain of the R. A. M C. in the'
World War.
Thousands of men died in the :
trenches in the last war by being |
hit in the chest with tiny frag- J
“For Our Lihe o
Even the dead find no peace In war. Here ft a
blasted oanslsry, its vaults and coffins Ua>«d up
by ths fore* of a Nazi bomb.
Green Grain Co.
It’s a good habit—shopping by news-
paper before you shop at the store. Saves
you real money! Brings you more things
you need and want! Helps you live life a lit-
tle more richly!
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You won’t ever see a roadside sign that
says HOLIDAYS“AHF AD . . . But the
fact remains that the great Outdoor Season
is already under way and here for a long
stay. ;
And that means new play clothes for all
the family-new hats and handbags-new
swim suits and sun-tan oil—new gadgets for
the car-new everything for a new life-under-
the-sun., ______
“But what will we use for money?” Well,
look government two >
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Peaceful. Community to be Bombed!
This Was Church This Was a Cemetery
A heavy tain fall over this com- ■
munity Monday evening, helping |
the corn, cotton, and benefiting '
may dried gardemi. and biought
some water in the dry tanks.
Mr . and Mrs. Alexander Koerth
of Brenham and Mr. and Mr*. Alex
Tonn and family w«r* visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mr*. Otto
Kcerth, Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mr*. Ed' Stebner and
Mr and Mrs. A. Stebner and fami-
ly. and Mr. and Mrs Gu* Schrnmm
and family were guests in the
home of Mr, and Mrs.' Herbert
Brown, Sunday.
Guiwt* in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hodde, Sunday were
Mr. and Mr*. Cha*. Hinze and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Koerth
and family, Mr. and Mrs A. Tlliner
and son, and Miss Alyne flodde of
Brenham.
Mr and Mrs. Erwin Marburger
of Burton were visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs Benj Mar-
burger, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fuchs
were guests in the home of. Mr,
and Mrs. Gus Jar oszewski, Sunday
evening. e l
Many motored to the Burton
High School picnic which waa held
at the American l^egion Hal) on
Friday, and in the evening a
splendid -dance wan enjoyed by the
pupils and the parents of the
pupils.
Mr. arid Mrs. Edward Kielcc and
family, and Mr. and Mrs Aug.
Kieke, Sr., of Burton were visitors
In the home of Mr. and Mis, Herm
Eichler, Sunday.
Mr Ed. Kruse of Houston wxs.a
visitor in this community re-
TSfilTy.
pathizers of any fatherland, we
find the same basis of’thought,
jealous selfishness.
'in every local community It is
possible to make a mountain out
of a mole hill and in Icfcal fashion
the most harm is usually done but
it is an evident fact that any
column 1st, 3rd, or 5th has a na-
tional head, and that should be
the place to begin cleaning house.
Our government officials know
who they are, but because of that
constitution trinity, “Freedom of
speech, press and religion,” they
have their say. do their stuff anti
the dye 1s cast.
A fellow by the name of' Briggs
is subject to deportation but a
woman by name of Perkins stands
in the way. Is that part of the 5th
column ?
All Europe prepared f<jr this
war. All Europe knew it was due
to happen and Europe knew that
folks who are hungry, folk4J*;|jori —
have no jobs, folk* who own no■
land, folks who must eat, are fit
subjects for revolution or govern-
mental change.
Capital has always declared the
wars. Is that why capital objects
to our national program of relief T
Capital suggested that ‘we kill
our hogs and cattle, and turns
right around and ships in millions
of pounds.
Capital suggested that we plow
under our cotton and turns right
around and ships it in from other
-’aaa- did not suffer, Capital
has a way of getting along gt the
expense of the otZ^r fellow but
c^uid be depletion#-surplus Cbi-
■Ion, wheat, corn, cattle, hogs, and
other commodities that '*tt*tafn
life, then at the right moment the-*
strike could, be made and the
change registered in *hort order,
for where there ft want, there ft,
suffering and suffering aak* no 1
quarters. -
The fifth column is not in Bur-
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Road Of Four Ivanes
To Be Constructed ",n“h'ol) t.h" Ort»on bord,r-
~ . I The *10,000,000 project will
OLYMPIA. Wash. (UR) The rtimlnate dosens of hairpin and
state highway department expects curve* on th* preeent Pacific
to complete this year the first leg highway. Flr*t leg tu be ftnlahwi
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Attorney Loses
To Law He Wrote •
Two Years Ago
MOBILE, Ala. <L'.Pi —• Attorney
William McDermott of Mobile was
unable to save a client from, his
own law which he put through the
Alabama legislatu. 3 two years ago.
His client was found guilty of
purchasing, selling, or having In .■
his possession or under his control E
an excels of five jjer cgnt of des ' L
oyster shell in violation of Act B]
No. 169 of the Alabama general K
law of the special sessiw of 1936 H
37. He was fined *10 and co*t*. or H
10 day* in jgil.
McDermott introduced the law |
as a member of the legislature.
"announcing iha r
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BRENHAM Phe. TEXAS j
the graves of World War veter- !
ans with wreaths and United
States flags. United States .flags
were also placed on the graves of
all Civil War veterans.
The annual school picnic he^d
at the Legion Park Friday was a
grand success, with a record crowd
in attendance and an abundance of
good food served. In the afternoon
a band concert was enjoyedJ>y the
Burton School Band. The members
of the P.-T. A also presented !
Misses Cecil Tanner and Gerald-
ine Sutton, popular brides of the ’
faculty, with silver sandwich
trays.
Tommie Bredthauer of T. C. U„
Ft. Worth, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bredthauer.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy^Caraway and
sons of Houston were week guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Dallmeyer. s
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Watson of ,
Bryan spent the week-end with The once-bright dream of peace in the world Is recalled by this
xr. picture of the U. S. battleship Massachusetts lying 'where she was
Homeyer of Corpus scuttled in Pensacola, Fla., Bay in accordance with the disarmament
Homeyer, was in our city the past
week to, attend the graduation ex-1
. ercises of Brenham High of which 1 . . ...
his niece. Miss Em Rose Homeyer.' Brooklyn Navy Yard is swinging into high gear, a* construction goes
was a? member of the: class. While 1 forward on two battleships -the 35,000-ton North Carolina and the
here he informed tis of his can- 45,000-ton Iowa. Here an electric welder bend* over hi* work in the
didacy for Justice of^the Peace at j welding shop at the Brooklyn Yard.
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Robertson, Ruby. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 129, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940, newspaper, May 30, 1940; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1334194/m1/5/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.