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ARP SWEPT BY
ODD BITS OF
By Assoclated Presa
• world News
gress; European Nations Interested. .
Escaped Prisoner
the colored c.tizens. , It’s
day
the world business slump.
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with political leaders before bring
CITY BOARD TO
Moves to Halt
fan in the church, and was
HEARPROTESTS
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skies for tomorrow
of the church talked at the
and shortly after noon apprehend-
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whicnI han met from the
Saturday morning by the board
ment will do everything in its pow-
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Three Cars Grain
Bought in Denton
Summer Officers
Selected at C. 1. A.
Asked to Select
Grain for Co. Fair
DO-X Completes
Trip Over Ocean
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20.—()
—The German flying boat DO-X
completed her long flight from Al-
tenhetn, Switzerland, today, land-
t
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of both parties is most gratifying
Any statement of plan or method
Hearing of protests from city tax
payers whose valuations were rais-
ed by the 1931 board of equalisa-
tion will begin Wednesday, July 1.
SUSPENSIONOF WARDEBTS
PAYMENT FOR YEAR EXPECTED
TO BE PROPOSED BY HOOVER
A shawl. an-electric iron, flowers
for the home, ironing-board, bottle
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THIS WILL BE
LOTS OF GOLF
PURCHASE, N. Y.—Leo De-
Korn, once an athlete at the
University of Pennsylvapia, pro-
poses to tee off at 6 p. m. to-
morrow ntht and play soil
continuously till » p. m Men-
day. Six caddies will carry lan-
terns and flashlights till day-
light. The idea is to do 300
holes without stopping
May Re-Open
Discussion Of
Duty on Sugar
torlum at war debts and repara-
tions and a loan to help Germany,
through her financial straits.
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olutlon the board adjourned
July 1. ‘
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New Oil Test Is •
Thought Near Sand
thought the student pastor might
be questioned today by police, it was
rumored later that nothing more
would be done about the matter.
The supply pastor went before
members of the congregation, ask-
ed their forgiveness, and told them
it was his desire to die—to end his
life in the church near the pulpl:
from which he occasionally preach-
ed—that prompted his action ■
"I wanted to die in the church,
but I didn't quite have the nerve,’;
Brown said.
He said he was not so securely
Pilots Punished
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PASADENA. Cal., June 20-(P-
Look to the planets for th ekey to
rainfall. Halbert P. Gillette, civil
engineer of San Marino, Cal., and
former Columbia University profes-
sor told the American Assoctattog
for the advancement at science to-
day. s
Perseverance in
Business Worth
$8,500 to Bandits
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ed States and abroad, especially in
Germany.
After several discussions yester-
day, the president Issued this state-
ment:
"Since my return from the cen-
tral west yesterday I have confer-
red with those leaders of both po-
FIRE, LOSS
$75000
COULDN’T REMEMBER
ALL CHILDREN'S NAMES
NEW YORK — Jgrs. Alvina
Reut doos not live in a shoe,
but she has 11 children and
about their names she doesn't
knowrwhat to do. At least she
could not name them all when
asked to do so as a witness in
a will case
President Assured of Support of Plan By Dem-
ocratic and Republican Leaders in Con-
NM
era
Declares Planets
Key to Rainfall
Oklahoma Sees Rellet
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 20.—44)
Possible relief from the hottest
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FORT WORTH, June 20—(.
Charles P. Vaughn of Fot Worth
was accidentally killed near Weath-
erford this morning while climb-
ing through a barbed wire fence with
a loaded gun n his hand. Vaughn
was squirrel hunting.
floe department.
In a statement. Donhelly callad
the attention of newspaper foreign
promcters and all individuals using
American malls to the contemplat-
and a woman once charged with
theft in Austin, were arrested on
vagrancy charges.
The raids were intended as a sur
prise movement, but In many places
AFFRAY CHARGES FILED HERE
SATURDAY
Charges of affray were filed by
DOG RETURNS MV
MILES TO HOME
CALGARY, Alberta—Curley is
back home after a jaunt of 400
miles in strange wild territory
without a guide. The dog was
given by Ben S. Pfumer of Bas-
sano to Jack Regan and went
with Regan 200 miles north of
Edmonton in a covered wagon.
Then he obeyed an impulse
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caping. but was not seriously hurt.
Many persons rushed from their
I homes in night clothing, driven out
by the smoke.
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EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy
tonight; Sumday partly (toady,
somewhat uhsettled in south-
west portion sad on west coast, -
light to moderate soutedly
winds on the oast.
WEST TEXAS: Partly cloudy
somewhat unsettled in south-
east portion tonight and Sun-
day. ■
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Fire departments of Troup. Hen-
derson and Tyler were asked to aid
in subduing, the flames but only
the Troup department responded
Lackof water hampered the work
of firemen.
The selection of grain now for
exhibit at the Denton County Fat
in the fall is suggested by P. B
Dumklesupsgetmmmem ne 2haakate
Experiment Station here.
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wneat, oaks and barley and save
these bundienunufairume, and
the individual bundle of each jn
best condition at the time at the
fair can be exhibited Dunkle point-
edout
Much very excellent grain has
been grown In Denton County this
year and some good exhibits are
expected for the fair.
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field for some time, but citizens of
Pilot Point feel now that activity
will increase within a very shor
time, and they feel very hopeful as
to the investigation being made n
regard to the refinery.
pare it with your city. I would con-
sider Denton an ideal home-town-
.you've got good public schools, I’m
Irure, and your two State Colleges
(ere assure the future growth, and
Fou Denton people should appreci-
ate your town, which I feel certain
you do as no town could have the
apparent prosperity and general
good-fellowship you have without
the proper appreciation from your
citizenship."
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TORNADOES. THUNPTNSTORMS
K HOI WAVE GP,UES; 15
DEATHS FROM HE A. \ OWNING
—-—
Mercury Rises Above 90 in 28 States as Sum-
mer Approaches; Eastern Area of United
States Also Affected.
Pitts, John Whatley, John Whit-
lock. Charles Moore, Lewisville,
Andy Alexander, J. M. Nash, O. J.
Erwin, T. W King. Roanoke: Hugh
Marshall, Don Wilson, Pilot Point.
Carl Garrett, J. T. Donald, Justin:
Sylvester .Pippin. Argyle.
Temperature Not
So High in Denton
While the. North is swelter-
ing under the hottest weather
of the year, with a number of
deaths'reported. Denton is ex-,
periencing some relief from the
earlier hot weather.
The maximum temperature
at the State Experiment Sta-
tion. four miles northwest of
Denton, Friday afternoon was
93 degrees, and the minimum
Saturday was 78. The highest
temperature of the year, regis-
tered at the station earlier in
the season, was 96 degrees.
methods from the witness chair.
Miss Nelson sald yesterday one
at her charges was a "food thief
and that his desire for food was
induced by a condition she at-
tempted to correct by fasting and
dieting. •
Introduced as evidence were two
chains and a dog collar Miss Nelson
admitted he had used to secure a
1a-year-old to keep him from run-
ning away, sucking his thumb and
stealing food.
The defendant said her "treat-
ments" were beneficial to the chil-
dren and that medical doctors and
osteopaths had seen the children
from time to time.
the county attorney Baturday
morning against Hattie Williams
and Frances Arch, negro women, in
13 BUILDINGS, ERECTED
DURING OIL BOOM, DE-
STROYED BY EARLY
BLAZE.
CHICAGO. June 30.—•P—A
robbers credo of “If at first you
don’t succeed, try again", work-
ed last night to the extent of
88 530.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Callaway
and Mr. and Mes. Leo Den-
bach were held up by a robber
last night as Callaway stopped
his automobile for a traffic
signal. ' '
The bandit escaped with $8,4
530 in jewelry and cash.
As he Jumped Into an accom-
plice's car, the robber ahou’ed:
"You probably don't remem-
information evidently had preceded,
the arrival of the officers and all
intoxicants had been destroyed
according to a resolution
ltical parties who are present in
Washington with respect to certain
steps which we might take to as-
sist in economic recovery both here
and abroad.
Despite that warning there was.
passed at course, speculation Among steps
Intense heat enticed throngs to
resorts for the week-end as- the
mercury lolled listlessly in the nine-
ties Arleena, New Mexico and Ten-
nessee gave official reports of hun-
dred degreetemperatures yesterday
and 28 states saw the mercury rise
above 90
To the roster of dead—a dozen
drowned, a dozen or more fallen vic-
tims to the broiling heat—was ad-
ded today the name of John Smith.
40, at Kanawha, Iowa, whose body
was sucked up by a twisting wind
near Hayfield, Iowa., which did
damage to the countryside.
Other tornadoes and windstorms
battered homes and buildings,in Io-
wa and Minnesota, fell trees and
crops and leveled telephone poles.
Thundershowers were forecast for
tonight and Sunday over most of
inland states, climaxing the worst
heat wave of the year. In the wake
of these storms, the weather bureau
said, would come coolwinds bring-
ing relief.
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With the coming of the Big Ex- CHICAGO, June 20.—(A P)—Tornadoes and thun-
eitement in the East_Texas fields. J---‘----- ' ' ' ’ ■
interest lagged in the Pilot Point
WASHINOTON, June 20.—(—
The tariff commission is preparing
to decide whether it shall re-open
one of the most controverted ques-
tions in the 1930 tariff act—the duty
cn sugar.
Beet growers in Colorado, Cali-
fornia. Idaho, Montana, Nebraska,
and Wyoming asked an increase, Ex-
perts are gathering data the com-
mission will use indetermining the
t possibility of a need for a change
in the levy.
The present rate, which caused
more debate in the last Congress
than any of the other 20,000 in
th* Hawley-8moot act, is 2 cents a
pound on Cuban raw as contrasted
with the previous 1.76 duty. The tax
on Cuban refined I* 1.13 as against
1.91 in the 1922 law.____
Woman Burned in
Auto Accident Die*
SAN ANGU8INE, June 20.—(p)
—Mrs. Henry Oliver, seriously
burned Monday when the automo-
bile in which she was riding was
fired by a bottle of exploding acid
transported In it, died in a Shreve:
part hospital late yesterday.
Mrs. Oliver's clothing was ignited
when she sought to rescue her six
pear old daughter from the burning
car. The child Is expected to re-
cover.
further conferences
No Cases Up in
District Court y
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Two men and eight boys will trek
to Oainesville Sunday afternoon to
represent the Denton Country Club
in play with the picked team of
the Gainesville Club, according to
Busy McCray, tournament chair-
man of the Denton Club. Denton
has played McKinney and Decatur
teams this year, coming out winner
in both matches, and now, from
talk heard, it would seem the Den-
ton players think they're ready to
challenge all-comers.
TAKES MOVIE OF
BIG BROWN BEAK
KIETCHIKAN, Alaska—Mrs.
Oliver Wolcott, wife at a Borton
banker, has movies of a huge
brown bea taken at a distance
of 40 feet. Her husband and
guide had guns ready while she
cranked. •
would hold
WASHINGTON, June 20,—(AP)—Early announce-
ment of a proposal to suspend all war debts and repara-
tions payments for a year was expected from the White
House as Democratic and Republican members of Con-
gress assured President Hoover today of their support.
Congressional approvalwiI =======================
The oil test being drilled by the
Russell-Pilot Point Community in-
terests. 2,000 feet east of the Dan-
ciger well northwest or Pnot Point,
was reported down to 1,365 feet
Saturday morning and it was ex-
pected an oil sand would be stop-
ped either Sunday or Monday. The
well lias been logging with the
Danciger hole. the biggest producer
in the field, It was stated. and the
drillers were hopeful of finding a
good sand.
The Danciger Company has leas-
ed the T. P. Company's pipeline to
Pilot Point, and It is rumored that
a refinery may be erected if an-
other good well or two are brought
in.
of raids on more than 100 estab-
lishments here yesterday by com-
bined law enforcement agencies
The prisoners charged with li-
quor offenses were at liberty under
8500 bonds each, while a womaa
was held lor filing charges today
The remainder were released.
Several hundred bottles W beer
and a quantity at whiskey were
se’zed by police. federal prohibitie ,
officers, and deputy sheriffs. A few
persons, including an ex-eohvict
FORT WORTH, June 20.c--
Elgin persons including three wom-
en. today faced charges in federal
court, and 22 others had spent the
- might Th Jall, as a result 6tt setles
sought He was brought here and
questioned, after which lie was plac-
ed in the Denton County jail.
When taken into custody, he was
badly cut and bruised and his wrists
were lacerated.
Following the arrest. Sheriff
Cockrell talked with the sheriff at
Gainesville by telephone, and was
told that the Karnes County sher-
iff would probably return here to
tekge charge of the prisoner.
Would Strengthen Situation
WASHINGTON, June 20—P,—
President Hoover's plan to help
Germany was awaited today as a
possible next step in combatting
Foreign Nation*
Manifest Interest
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
European capitals responded eag-
erly today to President Hoover's
- ware, a box oftandy, a pafr of MU
, stockings or some other article used
4 by the 'boss’ of the house would
/ make an excellent Father's Day
gift. Bunday. June 31. is the day st
- aside for Dads—the day when they
•sbosUd' rule And when one stops
• think just one day in the year
is not altogether too much to per-
mit Dad to feel that he amounts
to something in the home Surels.
surely, he's entitled to one day--
anyhow June 21st, is the next
shortest day of the entire year of
course. It might have been better
had the day been designated for
June 22nd—the very shortest day
of th's year. Watch the dads' all
swell up with the thought that they
have been given this slight recog-
nition. Roundabout proposes to get
'rough'. If necessary, to prove his
Hights this one day We men have
just got to 'stick' together for that
short period.
early next week by the city sec-
retary. It was stated Saturday
The resolution provides that the
hearing of protests will take place
July 1 2 and 3, and that the time
may then be extended as much as
the board of equalization shall
deem necessary to complete the
work. _ -------
Following the passage of the res-
No cases were disposed of in
Judge Ben W. Boyd's District Court
Saturday. One civil case, which had
been set for today. did not come up
and will be heard the first part of
next week.
One case was set for hearing
Friday, but was continued to Mon-
day, and no other matters came
before the court Friday
Jurors Summoned
Those summoned for Jury service
for the third week of court are:
Dick Blair, M. L. Ramey, H. TV
Brown, R. E. Barns, Will T. Evers,
T. R. Brooks, J. B. Blackwell, Dixie
Boyd, Boyd Armstrong, Denton E
Denton's gas supply wil Ibe cut
off tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon
from 1:30 to 8 o'clock. Play safe
and make sure that all gas in the
home or office is cut off after half
past one till you again need it.
ELECTRICITY
LOCKHART. June 20.—(P)—El-
bert Heinrich was killed today
when an iron tank on a wagon on
which he and two other boys were
riding cam* In contact with an
electric wire. The other boys were
unhurt. Efforts to revive Heinrich
were unsuccessful__
Wife May Fight
Vanderbilt Divorce
RENO. Nevada. June 20—-(—
His suit for divorce on file. Cor-
nelius Vanderbilt Jr awaited threa-
tened action by the other side of
the family today
Mrs. Vanderbilt, formerly Maty
Weir Davidson Logan. announced
that she would "fight to the finish"
the proceedings brought by her
husband and seek a decree herself,
but William Woodburn, her attor-
ney. indicated last night he had
not determined what course to fol-
low. There existed the possibility
that a cross -complaint would be
filed.
Speaking for Vanderbilt, Samuel
Platt. attorney, - said he was pre-
pared. In the event of a contest
developed, to prove instances of
extreme cruelty on the part of Mrs.
Vanderbilt. X . -
The Vanderbilts were married in
Reno July 3, 1928
ed and took into custody a man .me .
officers beleve to be the person the threat
DALLAS NEGRO IS BURNED TO
. DEAT
DALLAS, June 30—(^—Emanci-
pation Day ended in death lait
night for Charles Hargroves. 40, ne-
gro whose bady was found in the
ruins of a servant house where he
lived, after it burned just before
midnight •
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. It was indicated that Mr. HOever « Bentley, B. W, Miller Sangen A
..... C. Bryant, 0. H Hodges. J. E. Bo-
nar. Pennan Smith. T. L. Phill’ps,
ing to maturity the proposals he l H.T Bputwenlu Aubrey: R. E. War-
said would be designed to speed I nack.Homer Horton, Hebron; C
economic amprovement in the Unit- PWra°rath,naraaynkngcombs"ronn
$75,000.
The flames started at 2:45 a. m.
in a domino hall when a defective
gasoline stove exploded and when
they were brought under control.
omit* than six hours later, only a
filling station, a cafe, a jewelry
store and a barber shop remained
in the block.
"Boom" Bulldings
Most of the buildings had been
constructed during th. boom which
resulted in the town after Guy V.
Lewis brought in the Smih county
discovery well, several months .go.
Arp is located 18 miles east of
Tyler, on the edge of the Joiner oil
pool
No casualties were reported as a
result at the fire. Rescuers moved
a siek man on a cot from a hotel
On. man jumped through the sec-
ond story of another hotel in es-
er to stamp out such illegal prac-
tices." -t _
Donnelly said that during the
past few months Postmaster Gen-
eral Brown alerady had issued more
than 100 fraud orders “in an attempt
to suppress this lottery traffic."
DALLAS, June 3*.—(A 36-
hour mystery which centered about
the congregation, the regular pas-
tor and the supply pastor of the
North Dallas Baptist Church , was
cleared today following, the _
slon last night of B. P. Brown that
he trussed himself up to an electric
uaI--ayapasan. "Lottery-Iraffic"
FIRST OF JULY -Sh S S ro.m&'ha* '
• -W- • 1 •V-- yet i.been arrived at but the response participation in foreign sweepstake
dottenes was announced todaqr Up11 tk!
Solicitor 'Donnelly of the post of-
required for a suspension, in the
debt payments. Congress does not
meet until December but tile next
debt payments are not due to be
paid until Dec. 15.
Mr Hoover received general ap-
proval for the moratorium proposal
from those members of congress
who could be reached personally.
With some he talked on the tele-
phone, hastening to complete the
negotiations
Those in touch with the situation
believe he will communicate with
the foreign government, through
Secretary Mellon who is now in
London in conference with British
officials.
PILOTS KILLED
BRINDISI, Italy, June 30,—(-
Five students pilots were killed and
one was injured today when two
bombing, hydroplanes collided at an
altitude of 60 feet. Six others es-
caped.
The accident occurred when a
plane piloted by Lieutenant Mac-
chia flew directiy beneath another
piloted by Sergeant Nugnes. One
ly —acratched and bruised man on author of a number of thr
F auagimeefeczcazanaueddo himel •
Mt wh. - - ore, enla. milesthis side ot Lake Dallas, the
s26.wipo,pedieted partiy clomudy meru drove t-etms-commumsts - the pastor and
Notics to those whose valuations' wleo sonpe persland misttabetp. ed campaign and asid "the govern-
have been raised will be sent out P Germany were a more- manruinaawarunenei *- -
which recalls their becoming citi-
zens of these United States and
Denton, again fortunate, has as
line a colored citizenship as can
be found in any town in the world
They assume their part in making
Denton a better town in which to
live—a better town in which to do
business, and the negroes of Denton I
are to be commended for their civic
pride, intellectual advancement and
law observance
Miss Dorothy Patterson of Deca-
tur was named president of the
senior class in the election of offi-
cef» for the summer term of the
junior and senior class and the
Students 'Council in the voting
which took place Friday at the
College of Industrial Arts.
Other officers of the senior class
eeected at this time include: Miss
Nelda Taylor. Van Alstyne, vice-
president; Miss Nancy Catherine
Davidson, Weatherford, secretary:
Mos Kathleen ODonnenl, Clarks-
Ville, treasurer.
The junior class president is
Miss Margaret Mosely Qumah.
vice pesldent. Miss Nina Ruth Ter-
rel, Vernon; secretary, Miss Clara
Castleberry, Wellington; treasurer,
Miss Mildred Miller, Bastrop.
Miss Nona Wade was elected pres-
ident of the Students' Council and
Miss Jessie Rexis is secretary-treas-
urerf. T n
Federal Deficit
Decreases Again
WASHINGTON, June 20 (-
The Federal deflicit dropped to
$908, 103,047- today.
The steady decUne in the treas-
ury's debit total led officials to be-
lieve the year end figure will be
nearer 8850.000.000. than previous
administration estimates at $950,-
000,000.
The State Highway Commission
has 'checkers' on all state high-
ways. starling Saturday morning
. and the checking will continue for
three days. In Denton County
there are three State Highway*. No.
10 Pilot Point to Roanoke; No. 40
Sanger to Lewisville; No. 39, Little
Elm to Wise County line It is un-
derstood that the number ot vehi-
cles using the’ highways will be
checked, giving information to the
; Commission, who will probably
make maintenance appropriations
in accord with the usage each high-
_ way receives-----———-----
starving of four small children in a ing on the harbor at 9:55 a.
"intaschoN has defended her
DENTON
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was interested in strengthening the
economic situation in Europe.
The president's specific mention
of the situation in Germany was
followed by a strengthening of
stocks in Berlin where some of the
leading issues gained as much as
15 po nts. Financial pages hailed
the movement as a "Hoover boom".
The .German cabinet was under-
stood to have given precedence to
the president's statement at its
meeting today.
While official comment was lack-
ing, the dispatches from Washing-
ton also caused a sensation in Lon-
don and the keenest kind of in-
terest in Paris. >
In London great strides- toward
at least temporary, alleviation of
Europe's economic distress were ex-
pected wh*e the visit of Andrew W.
Mellon, American secretary of the
treasury assumed an even greater
significance despite public stress on
its private character.
Outstanding importance was at-
tached to the president's statement
in Paris where it was said France
also desires to help German recon-
struction.
Woman Defends
Starving Children
PORTLAND, Ore. June 30 —(P,—
Lelah Nelson. an trial here on
charges (at disturbing the public
peace and heaith in the illegal
East Suffers
NEW YORK, June 20—(P,—Old
fashioned summer heat—“90 in the
shade" or hotter—lingered for the
second day in the Eastern United
States today. In the Metropolitan
area a number of deaths were at-
tributed to the heat, although there
was only one fatal heat prostration.
Thunder showers and cooler
weather were predicted for tonignt
and tomorrow. •
It's the spirit that makes or
__ruins a city—it's spirit to a marked
degree that has carried Denton for-
ward year after year. And Denton
is becoming known far and wide
for the spirit of cooperation of its
citizenship The civic clubs, the
luncheon clubs,. Legion Post, Farm
_ Club, Women's Clubs, and various
other clubs have inyears past, prov-
ed their metal—they’ve had the
spirit to build.
And, Friday, June-teenth, gave
evidence that all of the 'spirit'
which goes toward the making of
a better city, is not confined to the
white people. June-teenth, ot
course, Is each year a Big Day with
High Winds in Minnesota
ST PAUL Mirn., June 20.——
High winds struck scattered parts
of Minnesota last night and early
today, causing widespread property
damage, but there was no loss of
lUe. - 4
Trainmen at Fairmont, Minn., re-
ported 18 persons were killed in a
tornado at Alberta Leae, Minn., but
investigation, proved the report er-
roneous. Frightened residents of
Elk River, Minn , north-of the twin
cities, first described a storm there
as a tornado but later information
revealed the town was subjected to
strong windstorms and a heavy
rainfall
town of Arp in this county
Worth Dry Raids egttasmemsnszcana
der storms heralded the approach of summer with a flour-
ish over the Northern Plains States today, but 90hto 100
degree temperatures gave notice that summer was here in
advance of her regular lease,——
And the Callaways recaltedt
th attempt of a robber to break
into their apartment six
months ago.
lndes A farmer now can select two or I
serous- three at his beat bundles each of
' . - wheat nac ana ha-la -n --
disturbed the Harding Memorial
dedication speeches of Preside:.!
Hoover and Calvin Coolidge at Ma-
rion. Ohio, Tuesday..
Secretary Lamont yesterday an-'
nounced the men's penalties, which
followed Mr. Hoover's request that
the quintet be punished, raying the
action was taken on the ground the
pilots operated' their planes “In a
manner detriments; to the public
safety and interest ’ * * in that
the noise of their engines Interfer-
ed with the ceremonies".
A’man believed by Denton Coun-
ty officers to be J H. Conly, con-
victed of forsery in Gainesville and
who escaped from the custody ot
an accompanying officer by jump-
ing handcuffed from a train south
ct Lake Dallas early Saturday morn-
ing, was apprehended by Sheriff G.
C. Cockrell on the Dallas highway
shortly after noon.
’ About 6 o'clock Saturday morninz
Cockrell was telephoned by Gaines-
ville officers, who told him that J.
H. Conly, who had been given
six years on three convictions of
forgery and who was being taken
by Sheriff J. F. Brown of Karnes
County to stand trial there, had
jumped from the window of an
M.-K.-T. passenger train south of
Denton and asked for assistance
from the Denton County officers in
locating the escaped prisoner
Cockrell drove to the place south
at Lake Dallas where Conly had
escaped and searched the country-
side, also warning all farmers of
that community to keep watch for
any strangers coming through.
Man Taken In Custody
About noon, following a telephone
call from a farmer who reported
seeing a bareheaded and apparent-
E D. Upham, West Columbia, is
here the kuest of his uncle Mayor
B W McKenzie and family. He
said, ’'This ’ la the first time I've
been in Denton, and I asked the
'uncle' where he got the idea that
he would make a mayor of* a good
city, but judging from the city it-
self, I believe that he, with assis-
tance no doubt, has made of this
town one of the very best I've seen
in Texas. It looks just exactly right
to me, only I would like to have
Denton put down in Brazoria
County. Really. I don't know of any
town that has so much from a civic
and business standpoint to com-
CORD-CHRONICLE
DENTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, 1931 Arapeirtyd Frra. w<Sr-
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Hundred dezree temperature
marks were recorded yesterday in
AHw. Okmulgee and ’ Cherokee
while che central part of the state
saw thermometers rise to 94. At
Cheroke) street temperature, in th '
sun were unofficially said to be 112
Pilot Point people believe they
may rate an oil refinery soon, as
from information received here,
ths Danciger people have been con-
sidering the installation of a refin-
ery at Pilot Point to utilize the oil
from the field there There u re-
newed. activity in the Jacobs field,
the Russell-Pilot Point Community
well now drilling at 1365 feet and
the Smith Harvey Co. drilling at
around 900 feet, with formation in
hota nunning satisfactoty to opera-
The Russel-Pilot Point well ;is
on the Oscar Sitz farm, just 2000
feet East at the Danciger well,
which has proved to be the best
producer in the field. The Smith-
Harvey well is qn the Daley farm.
In Denton County, about a mile
is
TYLER, June 20.— (AP)
—Fire swept the oil boom
WASHINGTON, June 20— (Al-
Four fines, a 60-day suspension and
a reprimand today stood as a re-
minder to pilots that commerce de-
partment air regulations have teeth.
The reprimand went to Amelia
Earhart Putnam. trans-Atlantic girl
aviator, for what the department
said was carelessness and bad judg-
ment shown when her autogiro
crashed two weeks ago at Abilene.
Texas
The suspension and fines were
meted out to the five men who
BOY ON TANK KILLED
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
bound up as some thought, ex-
plaining that one time during the
night he liberated himself, went to
see "what time it was" and, return-
ing, tied himself up again.
When officers liberated him from
his trussed up position early Thurs-
day Brown said he had been fas-
tened up by four maikad men, one
of whom had intercepted him as
he neared his home, forcing him
to go to the church.
The young supply pastor's story
caused the posting of guards about
his and the Rev. Marler’s homes
last night.
Three carloads of wheat were
bought in Denton by local grain
bayers Sccurday. they reported.
Forty cents was the price paid for
the grain.
Only a small quantity of oats was
bought here, bringing 15 cents.
Buyers said that if the present
favorable weather continues a
great deal of grain would be thresh-
ed and brought here early next
week.
, i ship landed safely but the other
piungedt into th* water.
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Charges Are Filed
After 100 Fort
is wholly speculative and U not
warranted by the facts."
BY DUST STORMS
MUCH SOIL DROPPED
WINNIPEG—In two days, It
Issngured,,6.292 tons at soll,
mostly from North Dakota, have
been dropped on greater Winni-
peg by dust storms. A professor
calculated after measuring the
deposit on a square yard of
pavement.
When- they train their gatling
guns on sun and earth down comes
the deluge, he said, explaining by
gatling guns he meat the axes of
the planets' magnetic fields.
Pickpocket Prove*
Paper-Hanger* to
Be Easy Pickings
• MINNEAPOLIS, June -M- ♦
♦ (P——You've heard of the one ♦
♦ armed paper hanger with the ♦
+ itch? Gunnar Ledstrom didn’t ♦
• have the itch but while he was ♦
♦ hagang paper yestertay • l
♦ thlef slipped in and stole hi • l
♦ watch. And Ledstrom was bo ♦
• entangled in paper, pantead ♦
♦ brush he couldn't aive chase ♦
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