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daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. I
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Mrs. Henry Fette and son, :
Mrs. Emmett Fette. wre visit
in Sherman Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. E. Wl Laake
Dallas, spent Sunday with the
Lee Stock family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Nance
and Mrs. Julia Burkholder of Sang-
er, visited Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Jones
and Mrs. Stan Harrell Thursday.
Mrs. Sam Gregory and Miss
Cora Anderson and Bob and Marse
Anderson attended the funeral of
Mrs. Nannie Baker in Denton Sun-
day afternoon.
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an extended visit.
Marshall Rose, who has been se-
riously ill, is able to be out again.
Dan Flint is able to be at work
again after a several days illness.
Mrs Chancey Morgan of St. Jo.
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Weed
and Mrs. Dan Flint Wednesday.
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Mrs, Benedict.”' • buildings at Decatur, where the
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represents the lower east side 12th congressional
, district. According to the 1930 census, he has
been speaking for 90,671 persons. Just across the
East River in Kings county, Donald L. O’Toole,
in the eighth district, has been representing
799.407 persons. In other words, if Dickstein’s
district and O’Toole’s are on opposite sides of the
fence on any issue, then the former has nearly
eight times the voting strength of the latter in
the House of Representatives.
Do you see why reapportionment is bond to
be another Battle of the Decade?
N37-502 — Otto Barnett,
Haight, Studebaker sedan.
Mrs. Frances Binz of Den iso
spending the holidays with
daughter, Mrs. Henry Wiesm
and other relatives-and friends
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Swirczynsk
Ada, Okla., and Ed Swircynski
Wichita Falls, were in Muens
for Christmas.
Arthur Felderhoff and Joe Ti
pel arrived Friday from Subi
College, Subiaco, Ark., to sp
the holidays with homefolks.,
David Trachta is homie from 1
nois to spend Christmas with
LegalRecords
16TH DISTRICT COURT
Civil Docket
Ex parte, Mrs. Vera Clifton, to
execute lease to Texas Co.
Katherine M. Morris vs. Joseph
C. Morris, divorce.
COUNTY COURT
Probate Docket
Applications to establish birth
records for: William Varnell Stin-
son, Arthur Lee Stinson, Luther
Raymond Autry, William Edward
Chadwell, Bernard Eugene Lude-
man, and Richard Milton Ludeman.
Marriage Licenses
Louis Barnett, 23, Konawa,
Okla., and Euna Mason, 19, Ada,
Okla.
Johnnie Wooten, 27, Bloomfield,
and Roxie Sherrill, 25, Era.
M. H. Blankenship, 22, Duncan,
Okla., and Mae Herre, 21, Vinita,
Okla.
William Atkins Hensley, 26. Col-
linsville, and Martha Lee Willis, 18,
Collinsville.
Earnest A. Clegg, 21, Nocona,
and Marie Goodspeed. 20. Nocona.
AUTO REGISTRATIONS
'Passenger Cars
City, Okla. Tell your merchant you saw
Roman Trachta, member of the advertisement in The Register.
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Thursday morning from Corpus
Christi, where she spent Christmas
with her sister, Mri ' Carey C.
Shell, and Mr. Shell.
‘ER BE SAFE Than Sorry’ is an
self-defense, but my lawyers can
go into all that. Now, can't we go.
home?’
In a way, it was all just like
Claire, to think that even the con-
sequences of murder could be ar-
ranged to suit her convenience. In
another way, it didn't sound at all
as I should have imagined Claire
would react to such circum-
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representative each. These would be Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
California would gain three representatives and
the following states would gain’ one each: Ari-
zona, Florida, Michigan, New ‘ Mexico, North
Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
If the “method of equal proportions” is used,
the results, will be the same except that Michigan
and Arkansas will retain the same numbers of
representatives as they now have.
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Washington
By JACK STINNETT
their expressions. Bob’s, it seemed
to me, was all horror, while that
of Kirk was a mixture of anguish
and compassion.
“You wish to sign a confes-
sion?” Lieutenant Gregory asked
impersonally.
“No,” cried Bob and Kirk in
unison.
“No,” said Mr. Dodson. “I want
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ENVOY—He'll be neither ag-
gressive nor favor-carrying says
Admiral Ktchisaburo Nomura
(above), new Japanese ambas-
sador to U.S., in describing the
“middle-path” diplomacy he will
practice. He’s 62, has been in
Japanese navy 40 years.
umns. Magnolias. Hospitality.
Haven’t you felt it too. Officer ?
Rather dying out down here. Too
bad.”
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(Copyright, 1939, Medora Field
Perkerson)
GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS.
W. T. Lucas,
Mrs. Mae Morris went to St. Jo
Thursday morning to visit rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Ruth Gandillon of Parkland
hospital, Dallas, arrived Wednes-
day to be the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gandillon, 422
Lindsay street, during the holi-
days.
Mrs. G. D. Morton and daugh-
ters and Miss Katheryn Gandil-
lon of Dallas are the guests of their
parents and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Gandillon.
Guests for Christmas in the home
of Mrs. E. R. Wagoner, North Tay-
lor street, are Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Grube and daughter. Miss Dorothy
Price and son, J. D., of Wichita
Falls; Bob Wagoner of Tulsa, Ok-
lahoma, and Mr. and Mrs. Holding
of Roxton, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burk were in
Vernon Christmas Day, visiting
relatives.
Mr? and Mrs. W. B. Hudgins and
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hopkins, all of
Cleburne, were guests Christmas
of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lemmer- ,
man. e - -
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hand of Ed
Couch, Texas, are spending the
holidays with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Spencer of
Houston are guests of his aunt,
Mrs. J. F. Spencer, and other rela-
■ fives.
Mr. and Mrs Vick Hall of Fort
Worth arfd Miss Louise Neu of Sla-
ton, spent Christmas Day with
their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Fred Schad, at Lindsay.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Levine and
daughter, Anet, spent Wednesday
in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Porter
11 WASHINGTON — Ten or more states (and it
W could happen to all 48) now can get ready for
the Battle of the Decade that has been crop-
> ping up every decade but one since 1790. Its other
name is Reapportionment!
The Census Bureau has sent to the President
the 1940 census figures, with computations of the
number of representatives to Congress each state
will be allowed. By law, the President must pass
these figures along to Congress within a week
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Yesterday: Coroner Dodson is
holding what he calls a rehearsal
over the murders of Aunt Maggie
Ambler, and Eve Benedict The
library of Sally and Bill’s old house
near Atlanta holds her and her
husband, their week end guests,
the police, and the servants. Now
Mr. Dodson just has caught up
Alice Dunbar on her confession,
which she claims she signed only to
gain freedom from continual ques-
tioning.
Mrs. Mary Appel of Plainvi
Minn., is visiting her son :
Back Seat Diploma
Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs.
G. R. McKissack and children. Mrs.
Garvin is a sister of Mr. McKis-
sack.
Mrs. Joe Leonard and son, arle,
who have been confined to their
beds with influenza, for several
days, were considerably improved
Thursday.
Mrs. Romania Timmis, of Dallas,
is spending the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Annie Davis Smith,
and other relatives in Gainesville.
Mrs. Pearl Grierson, employe of
the Girls Training school, is con-
fined to the Gainesville sanitarium
with influenza.
Erskine Ward was confined to
his home on account of influenza
Thursday, ,
Mrs. Dick Lucas is ill'of influ- of the Burns City Home Dem
enza at her home, stration club Friday afternoon
Charles Fisher, Jr., of Salem. her home for the annual Christr
Ill., is visiting his father, Charles party. The hostess was hono
Fisher, and family, for Christmas. with a shower of miscellane
Mrs. Fisher, Jr., is visiting her gifts.
relatives in Sherman. Opening the program was
out.
“Do you really know something
about this case, Mr. Pierce?” Mr.
Dodson asked mildly.
Kirk lost his belligerent look?
“Yes,” he said slowly. “Enough. I
killed Eve Benedict.”
“You’re motive?”
“Oh, just a misguided sense of
— of chivalry, I suppose,".Kirk
answered. “Just a gesture.”
“What the hell do you mean,
just a gesture?” Lieutenant Greg-
ory demanded angrily.
Kirk gave him look for look
and suddenly Kirk’s own eyes
were full of a reckless. smiling
deviltry. "Effect of the old South,
you know. This house. White col-
tryside, thinking they had him sur-
rounded in a wooded area.
Coates told Sullivan that officers
closed in. on him several times but
he managed to throw them off the
track.
. Sullivan said the prisoner told
him he was a native of Missouri
and had escaped with two other
men from the Buchanan county,
Mo., jail last month. Coates said
he had been given a life sentence
as an habitual criminal, the com-
missioner asserted.
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AIL,. OUTSDE oF Cooke, Grayaon, Denton,
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“STRICTLY PRIVATE”
All Rights Reserved by The AP Feat a re Service
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Christmas prayer given by N
O. P. Cason. Mrs. Georgie Hamr
reviewed "Sorrell and Son.” M
cal selections were given by N
Fred Haney. Refreshments w e
served to nine members and th
guests. Mmes. Walter Scogg
Fred Haney, and Daisy Hindsle
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or re-
Fuller returned
_ Speaks Through the Still Small Voice:
Trust in the Lordwith all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine owh understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy
paths. —Pro verbs 35-6.-
Mr. and
Sternly, Lieutenant Gregory's
voice rose above the confused bab-
ble which followed. this startling-
VALLEY VIEW, Dec. 23.— Har-
ry Lowe and daughters were Den-
ton visitors Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Bailey of
Wisconsin, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Mangrum.
Mr. and Mrs. George Berry of
Rosston, visited Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Flint Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Looney and
daughter, Dianne of Dallas, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rose and Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Wheat Monday.
Charlie Peery spent Sunday in
Dallas with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Peery and Mrs. Charley Peery.
Mrs. Jack Ward of Borger, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Me-
Cuistion and Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Ward.
• Me and Mrs. L. E. Gregory of
Fort Worth, visited Mrs. Sam
Gregory and Mrs. Mabel Mallicote
and Norma Jean.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Seely and
Mrs. John Nichols spent the week-
end in Houston with Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Clark and daughter, Clara
Beth. Mrs. Nichols remained for
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true Christmas spirit in our
hearts, regardless of what may
come.
again.”
“Is this necessary?” Bob de-
manded hotly. "My sister com-
mitted no murder. Any confession
obtained from her under stress is
without value.”
“What did you say when you
went into Mrs. Benedict’s room."
Miss Dunbar?” Mr. Dodson asked
quietly.
“I told her she had to stay out
of my brother’s life,” said Alice.
Then the words came tumbling
out, "I said I knew something that
would stop her alimony if I told
her husband. She said she would
kill me if I told him. She started
toward me, and I grabbed up the
dart and stabbed her with it and
she fell back on the chaise lounge.
I—J killed her in self-defense.”
“Roberts,” asked Mr. Dodson,
“does that statement check with
Miss Dunbar’s previous one?”
“No, sir, the conversation is dif-
ferent and in her previous state-
ment Miss Dunbar makes no men-
tion that Mrs. Benedict made any
move toward an attack. She says
that Mrs. Benedict just laughed
at her when she told Mrs. Benedict
to stay out of her brother’s life.
She says Mrs. Benedict told her
she (Miss Dunbar) had no attrac-
tin for men. Besides, Mrs. Bene-
met was struck while lying down
on the sofa in a more or less re-
laxed position.”
“You are all just trying to.
tangle me up,” Alice spit out the
words, her eyes roving from pne
to the other.
There was a moment of waiting
silence. Then Claire spoke up.
Two Examples
When the census maps finally get back to the
states, there will come up again the decennial ,
struggle to eliminate nr maintain districts which badger Her-any More Alic, didn't
examples: In New York City, Samuel Dickstein
Chapter 43
Rungled Confessions
“OBERTS," asked Mr. Dodson,
1l "will you check Miss Dun-
bar’s statement with the confes-
sion? And now, Miss Dunbar,
please tell us how you killed Mrs.
Benedict.”
“With the dart, of course,” said
Alice. “I—I stabbed her.”
“Yes, we know, but tell us what
you did before that. What passed
between you and Mrs. Benedict
when you first went to her room,
and any other details that led up
to the—er, killing.”
Alice had that scared-rabbit
look again and I thought, she is
right, they should not torture her
this way. After all, she had made
a confession. “Oh,” she cried, “it’s
all there in that paper. I‛ve told
it once. I won’t go through it
May Ignore Redistricting
I’m not going to get involved with the ex-
planation, of these two mathematical theories of
representation. Except to some budding Einstein,
, they wouldn’ mean anything. The main point is
that in 1910 and 1930 (there wasn’t any reappor-
tionment in 1920, and before the new decade was
out, the error in that was apparent and a law
now forbids ignorng it) the “method of equal pro-
portions" was applied . . . and will be this time
unless Congress changes its mind.
So. What is going to happen ? In the states
which gain one or more representatives, they can
—if they wish—ignore redistricting and in 1942
merely add another “Congressman-at-large” to
the state’s ballot. In the case of California, of
course, it would be three congressmen-at-large.
In Illinois, Ohio and Oklahoma, the legisla-
tures can wrangle over whether they want to drop
their present posts of "congressmen-at-large" . .
or redistrict.
In Illinois that would mean dropping one of
the seats held by Congressmen-elect William G.
Stratton and Stephen A. Day-, in Ohio, one of
those held by Rep. George H. Bender and Con-
gressman-elect Stephen M. Young; in Oklahoma,
the seat now held by Rep. Will Rogers.
In the other seven states which lose rep-
resentatives, redistricting must come. If that
were all, it would mean possibly only political up-
heaval, attempts at gerrymandering (juggling
district lines so one party or the other will have
a voting advantage)," and otherwise general
fracases in the above-named states. But that isn’t
all.
Mrs. He
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Any erronepus refl etion upon the character, repu-
tation or standing Of any firm, individual or cor-
poration, will be gihur ' ' ' ’ *"
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we know not.
| But the new year will be all
right for us, if we can retain the
would be mailed from the Register office
by the party whose name he had just men-
tioned. Because the subscriber was inti-
mately acquainted with the newspaper of-
ficial, her suspicion was allayed. Unfor-
tunately, however, she did not telephone
to the Register until after the man had de-
parted with her money, to find that the
man was unknown to the newspaper pub-
lishers and had no authority to be using
the name of the Register in his solicita-
tions.
Another instance is reported, wherein a
young woman called at the home of a
Register subscriber, soliciting magazine
after the new Congress con- 23
venes January 3. Within 60 Mf
days, Congress must reappor-"/
tion the seats in the House--or k‛
the reapportionment, by the^^ '
’.‘method of major fractions," g4.
will automatically become effec-He
tive. 41,
Here’s the was it works: If |g,«
the House of Representatives isEPe
to continue with 435 members Hhsa
(and consequently, the same
electoral votes and Presidential ■■
convention delegations), then 582
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announcement. “Why didn’t you
admit this when questioned ear-’
lier. Miss Harper?” he asked.
: Claire looked at him appealing-
ly and, even in the face of all the
circumstances which may prevail
against her, it is remarkable how
appealing a beautiful woman can
be. I was sorry Mr. Dodson could
not see her. “Because,” she said,
“I did not know that anyone else
would be accused. But naturally I
cannot let — Alice — suffer in my
place."
(“Don't pay any attention to her.
Officer," Kirk ordered. “It’s im-
possible. She couldn't have done
it.
Lieutenant Gregory turned on
him with that look of a tiger ready
to spring. “And why not?”
Kirk’s mouth dropped open and
he stared at Lieutenant Gregory,
obviously at a loss. “Why—why.
because it is impossible,” he said
finally.
Cal to Order
"My witness,” Mr. Dodson po-
litely called the situation to order.
four dollars, a certain well known national
magazine would b:—• i- — --*
scriber for fiVe yearsand in addition, the
Daily mt T “
I suppose you know that a bad temper is
caused by an ugly little microbe?
For gosh sake, Doc, speak softly. She’s sitting
in the next room.
being the sister of the route boy who
served that particular newspaper reader,
and conversed as though she were a genu-
ine person. The magazine subscription was
secured. A receipt was given, signed by
“Miss-4—Not until weeks passed and
the magazine failed to be received, did the
apparent victim of a swindle telephone to
the Register office to secure the name of
the boy who delivers the paper to her
home. His family name and that signed on
the receipt by the young woman, were en-
tirely different.
Reports of perhaps a second young
man, using the lure of a combination mag-
zine and Daily Register subscription of-
fer at a ridiculously low rate, have reached
this office, but none of the parties making
such, solicitations are known to, or have
any authority to be using the name of this
newspaper in such instances. .
To al outward appearances, these
• strangers are imposters and it is feared
they have succeeded in obtaining money
from several Gainesville citizens under
false pretenses.
The publishers of the Register will ap-
preciate any subscriber or any other citi-
zen telephoning to this office immediately
upon being contacted by any stranger, so-
liciting a subscription and using the name
of this newspaper in connection therewith.
Professional crooks are smooth talkers. If
you are not positive of the identification
of subscription solicitors, who used the
name of this newspaper in their conversa-
tion, “better be safe than sorry”—make
your inquiry before they get your money.
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.Memhers of the Associated Press, United Press,
S .4. Interhat <™i dreu-
been weakened by time and experi-
ence, as some Gainesville citizens may be
willing to admit. They will tell you that
it is always best to make inquiries, seek-
mo:ey 1
man told- the Subscriber that
BY MAIL, in
States:
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late around his memory. If :
Pope. Wagner, Byron, Napoleon, explored these charges in a dra
Marie Antoinette, Disraeli, An- you wold not necessarily risk
- drew Jackson, and now Charles lawsuit, but you would most c
Dickens have been brought to the tainly be assailed by the cha
stage in dramas that were doomed pions and the admirers of
to abrupt failures. poet.
.The newest of these was “RO- 1 once askea the wini
m a nt i c Mr. Dickens which Howard, who was tragica
bowed out3 fewweekssagQatand kiled by a tractor on his farn
Why this situation should exist i coup lerof summers ago, abo
am unable to explain. As a man this, 30(1 he replied:
there was surely plenty of meat
on Dickens’ bones. Almost single- "You encounter mental barri
handedly he killed the debtor’s when you write about charat
prison in England. His novels are from history. When you make
classics and have been translated your characters you can do W
into all civilized languages. He them as you please, and you h:
lived an interesting, if at times, no inhibitions. because then 1
off-color life and should have are responsible to no one
been good copy. for a dramatist. yourself. '
. Perhaps the fault was the author’s,
and not the subject’s. But some- Maybe this is it. Certainly it
how I doubt this. There have been true that the heroes of hist
too many wasted efforts by dram- have been a sorry lot, as sho
atists of proved mettle to ex- to us by the playwrights. Alm
plain this away as purely bad without exception they have b
writing. dull and unbelievable individi
who have transported themsel
It may be that when a man in dreary dramas that sho
builds a play around the bones of never have -been written.
Register! The”name of one of
the newspaper’s official [family was used
stranger during mis conversation.
When the matter of a “receipt" for the
mas day here with Mr. and Mrs.
VirgH Maddox, 708 South. Morris
street.
Mrs.
hot otherwise credited in this
Hcal news appearing herein.
In case of errors for omissions occurring in local
or other advertisenei
date, the puhlisheri
for damages forth A'
them for such adv4r
months, in
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NEW YORK—For some, unaccountable reason our present day d
lx matists seem to have better luck when they create their ow char
ters than when they dramatize the lives of great men. Of a score
plays dealing with the challenging characters of history in the 1
seven or eight years, only a few—maybe three or four—have been s
cessful. Off hand I can think of
only three — “Victoria Regina,”
“The Barrets of Wimpole Street,” an immortal, he, subconsciou
and “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” with becomes more concerned .with I
maybe “Valley Forge” thrown in. tory than with building convi
But outside of these there remain a ing situations for his charact
long and dreary list who have Take Byron for instance. There
died tragic deaths in the play- a chapter in his ife that touc
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esville or in £ooke, Grayson,
‛Ve counties, Texas, and Love
and family were guests of relatives
in Denton Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harrison of
Pecos are spending the Christmas
holidays with his parents. Rev. and
Mrs. C. W. Harrison. They will re-
turn home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Blankenship
of Duncan, Okla., are visiting rela-
tives near Callisburg.-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clifton and
family of Mont Belvieu, are visit-
ing relatives in Cooke county dur-
ing the holidays. He is a teacher in
the schools at Mont Belvieu.
Paul Cochran and.son of Dallas
were Christmas guests of his
mother, Mrs. Chas. Cochran.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Seitz and son,
Jimmy, of Wichita Falls, are
guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Gladney. They will return to
their home Saturday.
Ernest and John Cunningham,
local druggists. are confined to
their homes with influenza.
Miss Mary Sue Davis, of Mari-
etta, spent Christmas evening with
relatives and friends in Gainesville.
Bomar DeBerry. representative
of the Waples-Platter Grocer com-
pany, who has been seriously ill of
influenza, at his home in this city,
was reported improved Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garvin and
daughters. Misses Ella Lee and
Louise, of San Antonio, spent
spending several days _____
aunt. Mrs. Frank Seyler, and ot -
for repub Ieation of all news dispatches
to it or Jhot otherwise credited in this
One year, la advanee__I-____.___--2
When subseription is not paid in advance
newed within one week after expiration, straight
5ft cents pier month will Be charged.
stances. But evidently both Bob
and Kirk believed her. There was,
however, a subtle difference in
WE
BY MAIL, in G
Moptague
The small lad was pretty excited about his
first trip on a sleeping car, where he carried his
own traveling bag and was a man among men.
When his mother unpacked his bad at the end
of the journey she was horrified to find in it
sevetal towels belonging to the failrod.
He explained it thus: “They were perfectly
8o0d, mother, and they’d been thrown in the
waste basket in the wash room. I knew you could
use them, so I put them in my bag.”
What Did She Mean?
When we are married, dear, Im not going to
belike some husbands who get cross and ugly •
maybe just because the coffee is cold.
forVou..,i you eyer d°' honey, rn make it hot
county,___ .
Six months, in
“It's all right,” she said. “Don’t
ther counties pf the United - .
South Taylor, Chevrolet sedan.
N37-493 — C. L. Reedy, 902
North Commerce, Chevrolet sedn.
N27-494 — Charles P. Hqward,
city, Plymouth sedan. J
N37-495 —- Mrs. John Maupin,
city. Chrysler sedan.
N37-490 — F. C. Blagg, city.
Dodge sedan.
N37-489 — Dr. C. B. Thayer,
city, Dodge sedan.
N37-488 — Charlie Glenn, 411
Mill street, Pontiac sedan.
N37-487 — V. L. Rowe, city,
Pontiac sedan.
N37-486 — Jim W. Parrish, Dal-
las, Chevrolet sedan.
N37-485 — Owen M. Murray,
city, Dodge coupe.
Town Topics
By A. MORTON SMITH
(IHRISTMAS STILL MELTS the
U hearts of people.
' The downtrodden and the un-
fortunate are the recipients of
much attention at Yule time.
There’s the Goodfellows cam-
paign, as an example. This year,
as in other years, the contribu-
tions dribbled in day after day,
with committees in charge fearful
sufficient money would not be
raised.
And some years, the full amount
desired to meet the needs, has not
been reached except without out-
side aid such as the $50 which came
from the Texas rangers last year.
But this year, the full $400 was
subscribed locally, with several
dollars to spare.
And then came a visitor to the
city, who wanted to spend $100 to
bring cheer to the "forgotten”
families of the city. But since none
apparently had been forgotten, the
money went to the Associated
Charities.
It was the largest amount
raised for the Goodfellows fund in
our memory.
A YOUNG MAN CLAD in over-
alls and jumper, hatless. unshaven
and despairing in appearance,
walked into a barber shop at noon
Christmas eve.
He sat down, fidgeted a bit,
then remarked to no one in par-
ticular:
“I wish you fellows would help
me out. Ive got a long way, to
go and I’m hungry.”
No one spoke for a moment.
Then a man getting a hair-cut
asked “Where are you going?”
“To Oklahoma City,” replied the
youth.
"Can you drive a car?”
“Well, I drove one about a mile
one time,” the youth replied, “but
I couldn’t seem to get the hang
of it."
The man in the chair then made
a proposition:
“If you can keep me awake
while I drive. I’ll take you to Ok-
lahoma City.”
The youth’s face shined: "I’ll
shore try to.”
And so the lad went home for
Christmas. And we imagine he was
well fed on the way.
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CHRISTMAS HAS COME and
gone. A new year stares us in the
face. A new year filled with pos-
sibilities and surprises of which
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by strangers, before paying out good
money to these strangers.
All of which has to do with certain per-
sons, including a young woman, and one or
more young men, who allegedly have been
soliciting, magazine subscriptions in
Gainesville in recent weeks, and by adroit
statements, seeking to leave the impres-
sion-heyhavejsehe business connection
with the Daily Register-which they have
not!
Latest report of ^activities reached this
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axiom. the full import of which has
relatives.
Frank Hennigan ohserved
15th birthday with a party S
day evening. His school mates
Sacred Heart high school w
guests.
MAKE INOUIRIES BEFORE
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wBX MAIa in Cooke, Grayson, Denton, Montague,
Wise counties, Texas, and Dove county, OlcJahunta:
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Contemporary
IS SABOTAGE SACKED? *
pHILLIP MURRAY, new president of the
I C. I. O., seems ready to defy public senti-
ment in the matter of sabotage.He claims
that laws designed to end sabotage in defense
plants are really aimed at labor's right to “as-
semble, picket and strike.” He is out to oppose
a series of bills going to state legislatures in an
effort to head off sabotage. Murray implies there
is something sacred involved. He should, make
plain the location of the sanctity.
The proposed measures really take Cogni-
zance of a bad situation developing upon the Pa-
cific coast where big and. important defense
plants are up or are in process. The Vultee strike
was a shock to the whole people. The Vultee
workers gained concessions and now get more
pay than workers in other plants. Obviously, this
will bring trouble. We do not believe that Mr.
Murray has made a real contribution to settle-
ment in his implied defense of sabotage. If the
right to “assemble, picket and strike” is linked
subscriptions. She introduced” herself as { hisicourseretersderepsnethecoantrywi
adoption of something which is not generally de-
sired.a total, emergency rule from Washington.
—Tulsa World. •
National Guard unit of Gainesvi
is at home during the holidays
a furlough.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Fleitn’
visited in Lindsay Sunday w
their son, William Fleitman, wh
recovering from an illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter i
Mrs. Albert Steinberger visi
relatives in Ector and Tren
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ouis Steinber
of Windthorst will be holi
guests of their children, Mr. i
Mrs. Albert Steinberger, and
and Mrs. George Moller kopf.
i Misses Georgia and Mildred P
Bentley of Rush Springs, Okla.,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Broughton
of Clemscott, Okla., spent Christ- L
Gainesville Daily Register
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lubJished Each. Afternoon, Except Sanday
p HE augsrenjpmvrNGcompANY,ANC.
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Editoria;! and Business Office, 308 E. California St.
Entered at the Gatnesyile, Texas, Postoffice '
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and’ Lieutenant Gregory settled TAvAc Dili Ill if
back into his chair unwillingly. I-AG •u-MU/
"Miss Harper,” Mr. Dodson asked, (Continued From Edge One)
“willi you please tell us how you / \
• killed Mrs. Benedict?” cently asserted that while the
was Claire’s turn to look agency collected $50,000 more last
blank , then she brightened and year, it spent approximately $93,-
said, "I prefer not to discuss the 000 less in salaries and other ex-
details now. I don’t have to, do I, penditures.
Mr., Marshall?” With Chairman Ernest O.
Mr. Marshall cleared his throat, ‘ Thompson, former, chairman of the
hesitated and Claire, cheeks Interstate Compact Commission,
flushed, raced on, “Isn’t it enough asserting Texas production would
that 3 I killed her? I will make remain within the federal bureau’s
a statement later through my—my demand estimates, the state en-
-aw-ers O course, I killed her in tered 1941 with a yield slightly.un-
der that-forecast.
Estimated total production for
the year past figured a fraction of
a per cent under the mines bureau
estimate as compared to 6.75 per
cent below for 1939 which wit-
nessed a 15-day shutdown.
More than 500 fields containing
nearly 95,000 wells were producing
in 1940 during which the commis-
sion granted 10,919 well drilling
applications, 159 more than 1939.
Records disclose 6,734 completed
of which 297 were gas wells and
1,647 dry holes. The year previous,
6,671 were completed, 217 of which
were gas wells.
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