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BANK DEPOSITS
UP IN DENTON
3. The junta will consider.
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During Divorce
Back in Banks
Hubby Balks
At Lawn Job
breeding mud.
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whether the beat available figures
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Continue ‘Puffing’
Sen. Butler
Dies At 76
WASHINGTON in - Republican
Sen. Hugh Butler of Nebraska died
Mr. and Mrs. J B Strother of i
Shreveport La., will be guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Solomon
over the week end. Monday they
and the Solomons will start their
trip to California, where they will
visit Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strother,
their son and daughter. Mrs. Carl
Strother is the former Miss Mary
Elizabeth Solomon. Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Strother will remain in Los
Angeles to make their home, mov-
ing from Shreveport, where they
have lived for a good many years.
autos.
The
EAGLE PASS, Tex. I-The Rio
Grande was back in its banks to-
day, its receding waters carrying
the secret of how many died and
money were on the way.
The need was greatest across the
river in Piedras Negras, whose an-
nounced toll of 38 dead and 90
missing may be a mockery. One
Mexican army major said the dead
there may number more than 400.
the nation’s present co
and Castillo will cancel
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placent about it,” said a San Fran-
cisco wholesaler. "They figure why
worry when the hydrogen bomb is
liable to snuff out their lives any-
how someday.’.'
However, there were some re-
ports of sales drops, amounting
to as much as 25 per cent, along
with other signs some smokers
were disturbed. A change to filter-
tipped cigarettes was a wide trend.
Among 75 sources, some of them
representing chains with hundreds
of outlets, 52 said cigarette sales
had remained unchanged, 15 re-
ported slumps, usually slight, and
7 reported sales increases.
"The scare has Just switched
See SMOKERS, Page 2
"I was disappointed in not be-
ing able to see the eclipse of the
sun better than I did,” said Mark
Kregel, 1920 Bell Avenue. "I guess
Denton wasn’t in the right place
for the best view and I under-
stand that it was a near total
eclipse in Minnesota.”
ORDER EARLY FOR
JULY 4TH SPECIAL .
If you wish an extra supply
of the Record-Chronicle’s July
4th Soil Conservation edition, be
sure to get your order into the
Record-Chronicle office as early
as possible.
The edition — a 24-page sup-
plement to the regular Sunday
paper — can be obtained at the
regular Sunday price, 10 cents.
In addition to the 24 pages of
conservation stories and pic-
tures, the Sunday Record-Chron-
icle will also have its usual two
sections of news plus the comics
and Family Weekly magazine
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Mrs. S. B. Parris, 1816 West
Mulberry, and Mrs. R. T. Harpool,
1100 Congress Avenue, are enjoy-
ing their visit in New York City.
They are guests of Mrs. Parris’
4 son, who is manager of the Plaza
Hotel in that city. They expect
to be guests of the hotel for a
three weeks visit
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CLEVELAND I — Mrs. Wanda
Cholewa, 35, got a home, custody
of her three children and $28 a
week for their support.
But until her husband had the
lawn mowed she refused to sign
a separation agreement for a di-
vorce.
“He has a power mower," she
told Common Pleas Judge Frank
Merrick. "He took it with him
when he left last February.”
High Thursday .....
Low today .........
High year ago .....
Low year ago ...
The smell of death waa overpow-
lifted
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says 40,000,000 cars will be on the
road to accomplish the bloody feat.
Police everywhere are prepar-
ing to do everything possible to
stop the slaughter.
Locally, Highway Patrolman -Fe-
lix Webster said this week that
he and his partner, Pat Berkley,
would be on the road during all
of the peak traffic periods until
after July 5.
They are striving extra hard this
week end to keep down traffic
fatalities because, in this Highway
Patrol District, traffic deaths are
six less than they were at this
time last year
•Only about 55 have been killed
in this general area in the last
six months.
22 Killed in
‘Torture Cha
ond from his state to succumb this
year.
Butler, who had been elected to
his third six-year term two years
ago, suffered a stroke Wednesday
night. He was taken to the naval
hospital at nearby Bethesda, Md.,
yesterday morning and died there
about 11:30 p.m. last night.
The day before he had been ac-
tive in the Senate, apparently in
good health.
A former grain dealer, he was
a strong campaigner who defeated
several governors in his various
campaigns for the Senate. He was
active in Rotary and the Congrega-
tional Church.
AWAITING THE KILL—Police officers ssek’shelter in Indianapolis, Ind., as Howard
Ellis, crazed mental patient, fired at them from a home in which he barricaded him-
self after wounding his wife. The armorel truck in background was used to cover
the approach of three officers who broke into the home and shot him down after he
had wounded eight officers. (AP Wirephoto)
activities, eye operations for peo-
ple unable to pay for them, Radio
Free Europe, Passport to Crime
See LIONS, Page 2 .
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Denton bank deposits — one of:
the best indicators of a city’s eco-
nomic condition — vaulted past
the 816,000,000 mark during the
last three months.
Total deposits for the quarter
ending June 30, as released by
Denton's two banks today, showed
$16,037,634.66. And that’s a healthy
increase of $947,533.26 over this
same' time last year.
The city’s two banks — Denton
County Rational and First State —
filed their statements of condition
with the state and national comp-
trollers at the close of business
Wednesday.
The reports also showed total
resources stand at $17,315,440.06—
an increase of $963,339.13 above
the figure last year — and loans
and discounts at $5,902,314.47 —
an increase of $408,066.70.
Although the Denton County Na-
tional Bank’s report shows that
it's still the larger of the two city
president had alrer;y served one
term as president O a Lions Club
before coming to Denton. Mr. and
Mrs. Davis resided to Temple
where he served a term as presi
dent of the club there prior to moy-
tog to Denton.
Davis opened the program with
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GUATEMALA bn—Handkerchiefs
to their noses, a tong line of men,
women and teen-agers filed past a
row of mutilated bodies in tropical
Guatemala’s capital today.
were destroyed, Philippine News
Service said. The towering steeple
on a* Catholic cathedral toppled.
Communications with the area,
on the southeastern tip of Luzon,
were disrupted. Meager reports
were relayed here from a ship in
Sorsogon harbor.
Huge landslides were reported
between Sorsogon and Albany prov-
ince to the north. *____________
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Most of the country's cigarette
smokers still are puffing away—
though apparently with some re-
st:aining anxieties — despite med-
ical reports the habit thight hasten
their death.
This was the situation indicated
today by checks with tobacco
wholesalers and retailers in more
than a score of major cities across
the nation.
Most of them said they had de-
tected no change in cigarette sales
since an American Cancer Society
report 10 days ago that average
cigarette users 50 to 70 die sooner,
mainly of heart attacks or cancer.
“Smokers seem generally com-.
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Arbenz Guzman. Arbenz resigned)
last Sunday and a cease-fire fol-
lowed on Wednesday. The junta
which replaced Arben after his
resignation was to turn replaced
by Monzon's group. -
la addition to Castillo and Mon-
son, the new junta will be com-
* of Maj. Enrique Oliva, de-
___minister to castillo’s insur-
gent regime, and two other mem-
ban of Monzon’s government —
Foreign Minister Col. Mauricio
Dubois and Defense Minister Cali
Jose Luis Cruz Salazar. g
Other terms of the agrement
proviaea. t labe
1. Castillo’s rebel forces wilbe
incorporated into the regular army
ranks for a triumphal entry Into
Guatemala City. -----
2. The junta assumes all wb*
lative and executive powers as wen
as supreme command of the army
and will rule by majority deeigloq.
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" Fair, Hot
Her husband Leo, 32, a forging at the age of 76 last night, the
company foreman, wanted no part fourth U. S. senator and the sec-
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Oh my Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from me; never-
theless not as I will but as thou
wilt.—Matthew 26 39.
It was God's will that the Christ
should set a magnificent example
of concern and solicitation for his
cruel enemies. Not many have
learned this lesson. We want our
enemies to suffer for their cruelty.'
all decrees issued by his provision- .
al regime. "
4. New national elections wil be
called as soon as a new eonsti-
tution is promulgated.
The new junta reportedly will fly .
to the Guatemala capital at 11 a.m.
tomorrow to take over.
The signing ceremony climaxed
two days and nights of negotiations
that began early Wednesday. At
its conclusi m, Monson and Castillo
embraced undre a large poftrait
of Gen. Gerardo Bartrios, the'
George Washington of El Salva-
dor.
The new junta faced difficulties
at home. Communist supporters of
deposed President Jacobo Arbenz
Guzman were reported inciting
peasants outside the capital to rise
against the country’s new rulers.
The Red leaders, who fled to the
hills after Arbenz's downfall, were
reported inflaming the peasantry
with stories that the new regime
would take away the lands the pre-
vious leftist government had turned
over to them. - + .>
Army and police headquarters in
Guatemala City acknowledged they
were unable to meet demands for
help against uprisings outside the
capital.
The situation at Escuintla, a ma-
jor Communist hotbed 30 miles :
south of Guatemala City, waa re-
ported serious.
Chronicle art de-
partment. Mari-
lyn sent the pa-
per a telegram,
a connection with !»
banks. First State’s statement re-
cords the larger increase in de-
posits, resources, and loans and
discounts since this time last year.
First State reported deposits
have increased by $614,533.59 as
compared to Denton County Na-
tional’s $332,997.67.
The national bank reported its
deposits as $8,548,504.07 and First
State as $7,489,130.59.
Denton County National report-
ed its resources as $9,307,816.67—
an increase of $322,973.64 — and
loans and discounts as $2,964,232.09
—an increase of $59,745.37.
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And that is a record to be
proud of—despite the fact that at
that rate in 10 years almost 1,000
persons would have to die on the
concrete and asphalt that pisses
through this county.
Road hazards the police can re-
move-traffic congestion they can
correct.
But against the main causes of
traffic fatalities, they are virtually
powerless.
"Speed and alcohol will account
for 80 per cent of the accidents,”
said Webster.
And he indicated, that of the
of the lawn cutting. It was two
acres of land and she had the
house. Let her mow the grass, he
contended.
Finally, to end the stalemate.
Judge Merrick suggested that
Cholewa give her $100 to have the
job done. He consented and Mrs.
Cholewa signed the agreement.
The divorce was granted on
grounds of gross neglect of duty.
National Safety Council
Stanley Musgrave, who has been
associated with various automo-
bile firms in Denton since 1917.
has retired. Stanley probably has
spent more years in placing auto-
mobiles with purchasers than any
other salesmen in Denton. For the
past several years he has been
with the Ben Ivey Motor Co., Ford
Dealer. He said, "The first auto-
mobile that J. R. Shipp ever
bought was sold by me and, too,
I sold him the last car he has
bought.”
Monzon To
Head 5-Man
Government
The Rev. Gene Newman, pastor
of the Gribble Springs Baptist
Church, has called a meeting for
next Tuesday night, 8 o'clock, at
the home of Charlie B. Luck, 419
Sherman Drive. "The purpose of
the meeting is to consider a new
Baptist Church to be located at
some place in the north part of
Denton,” Newman said, "and
we'll welcome persons interested
in such a movement.”
See ROUNDABOUT, Page 2
speech trophy, eye glasses for peo- 1
pie unable to purchase them, er to abolish or suspend
March of Dimes, Lion Scout Troop
mmmdAAA A ■
TCONGRATULATIONS LION—Newly installed Lion of-
ficers were congratulating one another at the club's an-
nual installation banquet Thursday evening. Left to
dent’s pin to Davis.
In presenting the pin to Davis,
Bowers noted that the outgoing .
* of Daily Service
to Denton County
persons' Eighty per cent of the old build-
=nes ings in Sorsogon, a city of 26,000,
DENTON AND VICINITY: Con-
tinued fair and hot through Sat-
urday.
Denton County rainfall so far
this month: none; so far this year:
12.66 inches. Sun sets today at
7:41 p.m., rises Saturday at 5:25
a.m. Fishing today and Saturday:
poor; Sunday: fair.
TEMPERATURES
(Experiment Station Report)
want to find some means to in-
crease our club attendance.”
New officers installed were
Coates, president; H. O. Harris,
first vice-president; A. H. Brink-
man, second vice-president; Bob
George, third vice-president; Tom
Wwtrhabedrotarxmer:ssrec; “ leaving mounds of foul, disease-
fine to poor at some of those the
new military government says
were tortured to death by deposed
President Jacobo Arbens Guzman’s
dread secret police.
Some of the lookers fainted.
Others vomited at the stench. Most
fled.
In the small, plaster-walled room
in Guatemala City’s morgue a
statue of Christ loomed behind the
coffins, candles burning at ita side.
right are Bob George, third vice president; Bruce Coates,
president; H. O. Harris, first vice president, and A. H.
Brinkman, second vice president. Brinkman is also
deputy district governor of the club. (Record-Chronicle
Staff Photo)
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The gruesome display ws part
of the drive, by Gutemala’s Mw
government against Arbenz’s om-
munist backers, who sparked the
terzor wave which precededwhih
downfall and who now are r misted
stirring up peasant opposition to
^VSewoeta just peton. and an
er Col Carine Castillo Armas’ “b-
oration” army of exiles invaded
were injured today in a strong
earthquake which Jolted the cen-
tral Philippines.
The provincial capital of Sorso-
gon bore the brunt of the quake
and a police official there reported
20 persons were dead and
engrmous property damage. Two
others were killed at Legaspi City
to the north.
Capt. Isagani Abella, command-
er of the Sorsogon constabulary
garrison radioed police headquar-
ters here:
“Twenty persons believed dead
this capital alone. Property dam-
age enormous. Concrete fence
around our camp and our radio
transmitter station totally wrecked.
Our headquarters badly damaged.”
from neighboring Honduras, toe po
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De You Mood LmsM Cm PoviMaN
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HOLIDAY
TO BE HOT
" The Fourth-of-July weekend
will be hot as the proverbial
firecracker. After a month of
trying, Denton’s official tem-
perature Thursday finally
reached — and topped — the
100-degree mark with an of-
ficial 101 reading.
The five-day weather fore-
cast calls for continued hot and
and fair. The temperatures
are expected to average from
one to four degrees above nor-
mal during the three-day holi-
day weekend.
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field of Denton
County native
bluestem grass—
thanks to some
fancy work by
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la past president’s report of the
I club’s activities during the past
year. He said that the Denton Lions
had spent a total of $1,907.90 in
activities outside the club.
Among these activities were do-
nations to the Denton Civic Boy
Choir, Crippled Children’s Camp
at Kerrville, a Denton High School
By SCOTT BROOKSHIRE
Record-Chronicle Staff Writer
What would you do if you had
less than 72 hours to live
Somewhere in the United States
there are 430 people who had
better start deciding. They are
going to die on the highways this
weekend.
All over the nation newspapers
will carry stories similar to this
one—and a lot of the 430 who are
scheduled to die will read them.
Within 72 hours after they fold
their newspaper and lay it aside,
they will be splattering themselves two . probabi, th. w-
and their families against bridges, I "est S. Probab- the 0
culverts, pedestrians, and other See DEATHS, Page 2
38 . $ ’
ksecseeg
rtTTTTITI
—62 dead, 90 to 400 missing—fall
short of the truth.
President Eisenhower declared
the stricken borderland eligible for
disaster loans. Gov. Allan Shivers'
own state disaster task force flew
to the border to work with the
federal people. The Red Cross, the
Salvation Army and individuals
had little rest.
Clothing, food, medicine and
the Record-
HANOI, Indochina In — The
French announced today their
troops have "successfully com-
pleted” evacuation of five fortified
cities and 2,000. square miles of
populous rice land in the south of
the Red River delta.
Most of the thousands of soldiers
involved in the massive withdrawal
already have taken up defense po-
sitions, farther north around Hanoi,
an army spokesman said.
Vietminh efforts to disrupt the
movement were beaten off with
“.1* Conservation Edi- .
e.. lion to be pub- nings, tail twister; Charlie Mercer,
! ... lished this Sun- song leader, and V. T. Craig, chap-
- day. lain. Davis is out going president, draining waters was the.answer to
"Alien Bogan, Frank Gray and Wr.de Dickey
12 Denton Record- were installed in their second year
Ok- Chronicle: as holdover directors, while Earl
Sec; "There’s a fam- Bushey and T. L. Carruthers were
M "Sincerely, Craig was the installing officer
Ml Marilyn Monroe.” and Dave Barrow and Joe Bowers
7.n—______ had charge of the program. Bar-
i row acted as master of ceremonies
: ‛eo: I and Bowers presented • past presi-
..a .i,a.
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Marilyn Monroe,
who obviously be- Ae
lieves in conserv- (wdPad
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sources, is pic- --1.. *9/4872
tured in a lush • ---TveMGa
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only a few French soldiers killed,
he said, and there was "almost no
loss of ammunition, vehicles or
guns.” —
(In Singapore, Associated Press
Correspondent Larry Allen, who re-
cently left Indochina after two
years, reported yesterday that the
windup of the operation would
leave more than half of the stra- ...... ..
tegic Red River delta in control of By.JIMI, KOETHE..
the Communist-led Vietminh and I Record-chronicle Staff Writer
put an additional four million Viet- Clayton Davis removed the small
namese under the Red flag.) presidential pin from his jacket
The major centers abandoned to and pinned it on Bruce Coates’
the rebels were Nam Dinh, Ninh lapel Thursday evening.
Binh,„Phat Diem, Lac Quan and The event was the annual instal-
Thai Binh..They spread an ar, lation banquet of the Denton Lions
50 to 75miles south and southeast Club, held in Marquis Hall at NTSC,
of the French headquarters city of ’ ’ ____
Hanoi .In his short acceptance speech
_ ..... after being installed as new presi-
The new southern front in the dent, Coates outlined three club
Red River lowlands runs a waver- Objectives for the coming year,
ing line from smith of Phu Lu, 30 "We want to finish the Lion play
miles south of Hano-, eastward to ground project started this year in
the.seacoast. The line para the east part of town.” .
with and about 25 miles south of ; '
the railway and highway linking And Iwant to see us enlarse
Hanoi with the seaport of Hal- our membership duringthe'coming
rhong. The French must defend year • • • to increase itto100m em-
______________1_________________ bers," he continued, and third I
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F.. ous slogan, "Save installed to two-year terms as new
* the Surface and directors. The only Lions re-elected
k.l A You Save All.” I to their same positions were Jen-
-.1 c a B t compete nings as tail twister and Mercer
with Texas for as song leader.
Wis.. natural resources C. P. Dodson of Decatur, Lions
mSn but I think this Club Internation Counselor, pre-
E3 slogan holds good ' sented a talk on a European tour
F3 for both of us. he made last summer.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador
(fl — Rebel chief Carlos Castillo
Armas and government bees Col.
Elf ego Monzon signed a peace pact
here today ending Guatemala’s two
week-old civil war. They pledged
a continuing fight to wipe out cor-
munism in that Central Ameri-
can nation.
The treaty providesfor a new
five-man military junta—Guatema-
la's fourth government this week—
with Monzon as top man, the other
members include Castillo and one
of his aides and two ministers in
Monzon’s outgoing regime.
Authoritative sources said this
arrangement would continue for 15
days, after which the junta will
elect a "permanent" chief.
The agreement was signed at
4:45 a.m. in the ceremonial hall
of El Salvador's presidential house
before ambassadors and represent-
atives of a dozen countries and the
Vatican. It proclaims a total cease-
fire in Guatemala.
Castillo's followers Invaded their
homeland from neighboring Hon-
duras on June 18, vowing to over- 4
throw the Communiat supported
government of President Jacobo
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