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VOL. XXXVI
MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 5, 1937
DENTON,
COURT DELAYS
CREATION OF PERMANENT
WAGNER LABOR
A",,
ACT DECISTION
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REPORT PLANE
3
AUTO TROUBLE
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would not be contrary -
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f
youthful citizens."
may show the way to labor peace in
4
S. C. W. Killed
of the Texas High School Musje
doubt that an
wil be reacbed I
has a total enrollment of about K».
cant fix
it Saturday
L O. tn his
tend over
P
I they expected to raise it to this full
“some fundamentals at the whole
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Six Drown When
City on Eve of
Boat Capsizes
Mrs. B. E. Drake
Dies Here Monday
Three Pleas of
Guilty Are Taken
D Barrow. with 341 votes, led
day and ann
d they had brok-
Mother and Child
■It-down strike amend-
■WWW. au-rUw, 40; -rason, -30;
Mr» Ell P. Cox. 134; Mrs E. W.
Pt
attee
h
on imeludine rseerss often
l
of sit-down strikes
into the Guftey-Vinson coal Mil.
It rejeeted an an
denoune-
Six
to drunkenness
elemeney under a
constitutional
-«
nt enacted last year.
Fair
fine.
WASHINGTON, April 5—(AP
Go
farm officials inatitut-
warmen.
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■
Weather
th - t smsn-Q- t-r—
l!
Veteran to Paint
Numbers on Curbs
Barrow, Garrison
Win School Race
VIOLATED NEUTRALITY PACT
ANDTHREATENSWITHDRAWAL
ing on the entire industry.
75 in Denton
g
0
2
Mrs. Bartee
Dies in Dallas
WRECKAGEAS
INER SOUGH
Help Celebrate
Land Bank Date
An automobile collision near Elk-
hart late Sunday wrote a tragic post-
script to the participation of a group
of singers tn the Beaumont High
School girls' glee club which won
third place in the Class A division
Lil
will
Italian Newspaper Lists Five Alleged Infrac-
tions of 27-nation Accord; Inquiries Will
Precede any Decision.
Girl Returning
From Contest at
of gui
. "four
District Court disposed of Mon-
day business In a brisk session,
during which three defendants en-
tered pleas of guilty before Judge
Ben W Boyd, waiving jury trials
Hernon Hoover. Indicted as Shel-
tering up his motion made some time
ags to override the governor's vote
of a MM e ra Hag a new system of
lowest
1926,
•tai lobe
er speeding
WIRE BRIEFS
HOUSTON. April 5— (AP) — The
committee for industrial organd-
zation launched a nationwide drive
today to unionise the petroleum in-
duutry and establishea seven dis-
Met offices to direct the work of
recruiting members and negotiating
with oil companies.
senston’s total to IM. One
guilty to speeding drew a
EAST TEXAS: Fair, no* qutte ■
cola ta marthwest, heavy free* In
north, light truss in expomed pleces
SIX PAGES
mil conmervation payments to indi-
vidual Etowers Unit 1942.
an up plot to convert the market
and a nearby hotel into Faseist for-
tresses.
monthly -evaporation since
oy
P-
CCC OF 300,000 MEMBERS
RECOMMENDEDBYPRESIDENT
was killed: Miss Loretta Ferguson
was not expected to recover from
internal injuries, and Misses Meri
Neumann, Alice Rush. and Caro-
lyn Bell were seriously injured. Miss
Ruby Lee Nacquim sustained minor
injuries. All six were members of
the glee club
The girls were in a bus returning
to their home after the contest
which closed here late Satunday
afternoon at the time of the mis-
hap. Miss Mary E. Rupp, driver of
the car in which they rode, sus-
tained minor injuries, as did Jake
Justice, driver of the other car in-
volved in the accident.
a
Don't forget that Wednesday is
Spring cleanup day Oct the trash on
the curb today or Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April 5- (AFI —
The House passed and went in the
Senate today a MU authorizing the
ad today a $5,000,000 emergency ben-
efit payment for the nations dust
bewt
Fifteen thousand new types of
toys were placed on exhibit for
two weeks, during which 3,000
buyers are expected. Among the
new models are a four octave
pipe organ and silent roller
skates
nounced a majority vote opposing
C I. O unionization at the plant.
Fremming was quick to say the C.
I. O was not looking for a fight
and didn't want any sort of strike.
Discussion of the strike angle
was raised because of a statement
by Gov James V Allred declaring
opposition to sit-down strike meth-
ods and saying an investigation
had shown "sit-down strike organ-
isers have Invaded Texas '"
Governor Allreg’s statement also
drew fire from the Houston Typo-
graphical Union, which passed a
resolution "protesting the attitude
of the governor in his statement
he would use rangers or the nation-
al guard if me eery tn preventing
sit-down strikes."
house the Jone Shoe Store when
completed
■The weather this year. In a way,
reminds me of 1880." said H E. Ed-
wards "On March 9 Denton County
was visited by a big snow and on
November 6th. everything was froz-
en up tight. We had one of the
finest crops that year that I ever
remember in the county.”
Message Sent to Congress on Fourth Anniver-
sary of Creation of Project, Which Would
Expire Next June 30.
Places held by Garrison and W.
W King became vacant with ex-
piration of their terms. King did
not submit his name for re-election
volving the Wagner act. Arguments
already had been held on five dis-
putes in which its constiutionality
was at stake.
No announcement was made by the
court concerning its failure to de-
cide these five cases The court never
gives such explanations.
Unless the decision comes next
Monday. It will be delayed until
April 38 because of a two weeks re-
ceca ,
Judieiary committee resume
ine on Reosevelt eeun bin.
Houne today:
Conniders miner legislalon
two of 817 each were assessed by
Mayor J. L. Wright
Other pleas of guilty ran the
the body of the blonde curiy-hatred
school girt, a bloodstained brick
bat atop the pillow which covered
the bead Her rag doll was beside
her.
On a nearby cot Mn Worden
sprawled llfeleee. her battered head
touching the floor.
It was the sixth case since Jan-
uary of brickbat assaults against
women here, ____.
charging violating parking regula
tons.
WASHINGTON, April 5—(AP)—President Roosevelt
recommended to Congress today, on the fourth anniversary
of the CCC, the creation of a permanent Civilian Conservation
Leader Says
CIO Not Using
Sit-down Method
the month. 333 inches of
. which is 1.13 inches under
the March normal Four northers
and eight days with killing frost or
fresas wer recorded,_____-
HOPEPARLEY
MAY STTLE
pany, led their aidees Int the gov-
ernor's chambers where an eerty
settlement was considered probable.
Strikers Are Returning
A “back to work” movement fol-
lowing brief strikes last week saw
nearly 38,000 General Motors em-
ployee quietly return to their jobs
this morning .at Flint, Pontiac and
Saginaw, Mich, and 2,200 employes
of a Ford assembly plant at v-----
City do likewise.
Governor Murphy said today ths
Ford situation had not been dis-
cussed so far in his conference, and
added:
“There isn't anything to indcate
it
ar
ad
ad
Snow Hits Texas
Plains, Warm in
Valley Section
(By Associated Press)--1
Weather that ranged from snow
WEST
mot
“VJSSSEi——'as-
G-hog man, BUI Brown, just wont
let up tor a minute about the weath-
er as foretold by the hog on Febru-
ary 14th. "If there ever was a year
that absolutely determined the date
of the hog's appearance, this one has
done it," said Bill and no one around
the Sheriff's office reception room
would argue the question Monday
morning.
three of guilty to running stop
signs drew 81 levdes
night warning ait-down strike
organisers against activities ta
Texas, but added that if the
shoe fits, they ma wear IL,"
h % while today," said Floyd Vaughan,
I V at Argyle.
Rev Lyle Price was getting some
Inside information on "how to catch
fish" from Pembroke Taliaferro and
Momet Baker and the Reverend said
*al he was much tnterested and
"hoped that the boys would take
him out to really show him.
be employed advantageously for an and Walter P Chrysler, chairman of
extended period the strike-bound automobile com-
Wouia AM Emoyment
"It should be noted that this pro-
gram will not in any respect re-
duce employment opportunities for
our adult workers; in fact, the pur-
chase of simple materials, of food
and clothing and of other supplies
required for the operations of the
corps tends to increase employment
in industry." __
The chief executive suggested a
permanent organization “of 300,000
youth land war veterans' together
with 10,000 Indians and 5.000 enrol-
lees in our territories and insular
possessions."
WASHINGTON, April 5— (API—
The Senate refumed today to write a
John Orr. Real Estate, has mm.
ed his omices from over the Denton
County National Bank to the Ker-
ley Building, North Side. The Ma-
cons will have their lodge over the
bank
Busy at Bridge
PABOO. Wash —Oh, for the
life at a fireman. There wasn't
a single alarm in this town of
3.000 population in March and
the fire loss for the first three
months of the year was only
VIM.
liner which left Burbank, Calif., at
10 a. m
No immediate search was started
from Winslow.
"We have no planes to send out,"
the attendant said.
The big ship, carrying eight or 10
passengers, was being ferried across
the country to New York
Canada-America Ties
Cemented
monthly wind movement on record
with a wind run miles total of 3,-
5M for the 31 days The previous
low was 5.100 miles and the aver-
age ts shown by station records to
Goldbatt’s Chicago department
store, furnished another demonstra-
tion of the power of advertising in
a March sale that they labeled "The
World's Greatest." Using one smash
of 18 solid pages of advertising in
one Chicago paper, nine in an-
other. Six in another and one and
a half in a fourth, they brought a
crowd estimated at more than 500,
000 people to their store. More than
that they set a new record of 81.-
500,000 sales in the opening day at
an advertising cost of 838X100. a large
part of which went to the Chicago
Daily News at its regular rate at
87,70 an inch.
Bartee of Abilene. whom she mar-
ried in Denton in 1930, a brother. Ho-
mer Barns and three slaters. Misses
Pauline, Geneva and Carolyn Barns
She was born in Denton, Jan 11.
1912, and had lived here all her
life until going to Abilene a few
years ago. She attended the Denton
High School and Teachers Oonlege,
and was a member at the First
Baptist Church,
day or the hoy but I
000 own in about 3,000 camps seat- believe it will be soon." -
CONGRESS
----Cy Aasoctatea Shi
Senate today:
Resumes debate an Gumey seal
Today may be the beginning of
Denton County's oll history and that
long-looked for oil field may become
to zeallty,as the-tee* on the Ed For-
faster farm. near Bolivar, which was
cemented last week, will be drilied
in during the day oil men feel most
optimistic about the showing in the
sand which was hit at 1649 feet
Another test, Bentiey in the Boli-
var area, has been cased in cement
at 1638 feet and Thursday It will
be drilled in, according to report
from the field The test of the Char-
lie Waide place which was started
last Tuesday has reached the 1200-
foot depth The test on the Gam-
bill farm has been closed down for
a day or so, it is said waiting de-
velopments in the field. The rig on
the Williams tract. East of Denton,
has been moved on and is expected to
be actively drilling immediately
This test is being made by Reagan
& Davis, of Duncan. Oklahoma, who
let a contract for the drilling with
the Chandler Drilling Co., of Gain-
esville
L Moudy of Sherman, veteran
who returned from the World War
with disabilities that forced him to
seek a new line of activity eliminat-
ing heavy manual work, and hit or)
the idea of painting house numbers
on street curbs. will begin a 30-day
Job in Denton Monday that will
stencil numbers for all homes in
this city.
He received permission Saturday
from Mayor J. L. Wright to do the
work, though he was given no city
contract and the project is not
sponsored by the municipality. •
Moudy will paint the house num-
ber on the street curb, then ask the
propertyowner to pay for the work
if the owner feels it is worth a vol-
untary contribution. No obligation
is attached and the contribution is
entirely up to the wish of the prop-
erty owner. Moudy stressed in dis-
cussing his work here Baturday.
"It's my personal solution of how
to keep off the relief rolls, though
disabled," he added "And so far
it has worked."
ROME, April 5—(AP)—Charges of "flagrant violations”
by France of the international "hands off Spain” agreement,
a government spokesman said tonight, may justify Italy’s
withdrawal from the 27-nation neutrality accord.
The charges were pudlshed in the _____ . __________
Corps of 300,000 members.
Under present law th* corps, ere- l
ated April 5, 1933, as a means of em- !
ploying youths on such projects «1
reforestation, road building and park
development, will expire on June 30.
1837.
Actual CCC enrollment at th*
present time is about 300,000 men.
Including war veterans.a* well as
the young man recruited from scores
at American cities.--
Da Mi meesage to Congress the
President praised the work at the
corps and said that RA continued
Of AU Things!
OAKLAND, Calif—Fellow of-
fleers of Policeman B A. Kil-
lian found his handcuts for
him. They were discovered of
all places—among the clothing,
radios, jewelry and other loot
in the rooms of a burglar sus-
pect.
1 . "I've gotten all the work up. so
thought I'd cease to town for a
The trespass money and sin money
was not brought into the house at
the Lord; it was the priests.—u
Kings 13:18.
All our money has a moral stamp.
It is coined over again in an in-
ward mint—-T. Starr King.
March Humidity
Sets New Record Seek Slayer of
Senate
Aurna
_ fair labor practices in the discharge
. H hos empjoyes.
Meet here Saturday 1 fRecntiy the high tribunal re-
Miss Miriam Brookner, about 18.1 fused to review eight other races in-
Vo*
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the maximum expected enrollment' trouble uTthe automobile Indutory
"To go beyond this number at this that 1 have been able to find out
time." he added “would open new about. And I hope there wont be,”
and difficult clasatfications of enroll-1 ty----1 Predtotod
meat and the adaitional cost would At th* conclunion at Sunday
meriousty afreet the financial pouf- parley Murphy said ‘there 1* MM3*
Senator Gordon
viHle eewgM to
pallbearers will be R. J. Edwards.
L A. McDonald. W R Blair. Her-
schel Neal. Fred Switzer and W F.
Hamilton.
Mrs. Drake was a native Texan,
having been born in Comanche
March 7, 1876. She was married
there to Drake April 35. im The
family has lived in Denton 33 years
Beside* her husband she is survived
by two children. J B Drake and
Mr*. Ray Tobin, a brother. I. O.
at was anoth-
ana meveral
President L. H. Hubbard of Texas
State College for Women and Mr*.
Richard J. Turrentine, president of
Texas Federation at Women's Club*,
have been named on the committee
of sponsors of the Fourth Annual
Institute of Public Affairs to be held
in Dallas, April 38-30.
The Institute is underwritten by
the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Pace and is sponsored by the
Arnold Foundation of 8 M. U. The
msitute will conduct sessions In
Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth and
Waxahachie.
Dr. 8. D Myres of B. M. U. Is di-
rector of the Institute, and Dr. C. D.
Judd of SCW is on the arrange-
ment committee.
Lengthy Roster of
Drunkenness Fine*
Top Court Monday'
Aside from drunkenness cases.
Corporation Court had a quiet ses-
slon Monday morning, but the levies
on pleas of guilty to intoxication
accounted for 886, a sizeable item.
Grande Valley kept Texans on edge
over the week-end.
East Texas encountered wind and
rain that caused considerable dam-
age at two cities Paris and Nacog-
doches. Winter disregarded the cal-
endar makers, who said spring was
here, to bring six Inches at snow
to Memphis, Wellington. Clarendon
and Childress, and flurries through
most of the Panhandle, with the
heaviest fall In the eastern half at
the South plains.
Paris reported damage of *5,000
from a windstorm that broke plate
glass windows, cracked roofs and
caused loss through water seepage.
A mild twister, accompanied by a
heavy downpour of rain, did several
hundred dollar* damage at Nacog-
doches, where three buildings were
wrecked and loose farm lands and
lateral roads were swept
On the North Plains there were
snow flurries at Pampa and Cana-
dian but Texline. Dalhart. Vega,
Hereford and Farwell got from one
to four Inches and Amarillo regis-
tered one inch. Snow fell for two
hours at Electra. There were flur-
ries at Padicah and Spur and light
rains over much of North Texas.
In contrast Edinburg reported tem-
ature of 100 degrees yesterday after-
noon.
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AUSTIN. Apri K—(H—Oar.
James V. Alrednala today he
AM not name Mus L Lewis' C.
rying a group of Denton High
School students here recently at the
climax of a chase across town in
which county and city officers Join-
ed
Bill Moore. Indicted here aa Bill
Starr, and James Bridgewater. Ok-
lahoma youths, pleaded guilty to
car theft charges and drew sen-
tences at two years each
The pleas disposed of criminal
Fire
Strikes
Twice
—- o l an Ui as Prem ---
BEDFORD. md—A fire re-
moved most of the roof from
Mrs. Brooks Bishop's house last
week. As soon as carpenters
completed repairs, the whole
house burned down.
■‘I've been spending most at my
time in recent weeks down In de
southeastern part of th* county,"
said Green Watson here Monday
morning for the first time tn sev-
eral weeks. "Recently Ive Men in
a Dallas hospital undergoing an
operation on my face, but think I m
getting along nicely now."
Christmas Coming
NEW YORK—Santa Claus
arrived slightly early this year
as toy manufacturers opened a
. pre-view of what will come
down the chimneys next Dec.
cide squadsmen.
and W towestf Oilonebed or theliving ft
The mean humidity of the past
month is the highest on record for
a March in Denton County, the
monthly meteorological report of
the State Experiment Station shows
it reached 76.6 degrees
The mean maximum temperature.
61.2 degrees is the lowest since 1834
and the month'* temperature aver-
aged 49 degrees lower than the
normal March in this section The
mean minimum was 40 degrees, ths
Mrs. Ads Leah Drake, wife of B
E. Drake, foreman of the mechan-
ical deportment of the Record-
Chronicle. died Monday at 4:48 a.
m in a local hospital, where she was
taken Sunday morning suffering
from intestinal inuenza and com-
plications of a month's duration.
Funeral services will be held in
the home. 314 Normal Avenue.
Eight Or 10 Aboard
WINSLOW, Ariz . April 5 —(—
The TWA airport disclosed today it
had received a telephone call early
tfils morning saying a rancher near
Greer, Artz. saw “a big plane" cir-
Once more the friendship that ex-
ists between the United States and
Canada was demonstrated when
Lord Tweedsmulr, governor gener-
al. laid a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery, as pictured above.
; WASHINGTON, April 5—
(AP)—The Supreme Court
deferred today until at least
next Monday a decision on
Constitutionality of the Wag-
pro Later Relations Act.
" Action also was postponed by the
justices on an appeal filed by An-
gelo Herndon. Cincinnati Commun-
ist organizer, seeking to escape a
penitentiary sentence imposed by
Georgia courts under an anti-Insur-
rection law enacted during Recon-
struction day*.
The tribunal rejected a petition
by, the Georgia Power Companq for
permission to carry on litigation out-
side of Georgia in it* effort to stop
the Tenessee Valley Authority from
expanding its activites in that state.
Refuse Labor Act Review
At the same time th* court refus-
al to review another challenge of the
Wagner Labor Act, Hied by th* Mar-
athon Electric Manufacturing Com-
pany of Wisconsin
The Seventh Circuit Court of Ap-
peads held in favor of the govern-
ment
An injunction was sought to re-
strain the National Labor Relations
Board from holding a public hear-
ing on its complaint that the man-
ufacturing concern was guilty of un-
Council Election
p* ' ■ . • I
HOUSTON, April 5— —The , membership during the present
committee for industrial organiza- quarter which started April 1.
tion, disclaiming any intention at
alt-down strikes or a rumored dts-
pute with the American Federation
of Labor, extended its unionization
drive to the oU industry today for
a potential million recruits.
Head man of the drive was big
Harvey C Fremming, oil workmen's
association chief and lieutenant of
SAN ANTONIO, April 5.—(—
Medina Lake's worst trtedy-today
had taken the lives of six persons,
one of whom was drowned in afu-
tile effort to rescue his five-year-
old child.
A sudden gale, swept across the
main channel of the lake, upset-
thhg two motor boats and spilling
their 11 occupants Into the deep
water of Medina's main channel.
Five from the large boat, In which
there were nine persons and one
fro ma smaller boat which attempt-
ed a rescue were dead The others
clung to the sides of the large
boat in the cold water until help ar-
rived g ,
Sam Johnsjon died while at-
tempting to reach his five-year-old
daughter. Minnie Lee Rescuers who
arrived, more than an hour later
found Mrs Johnston clinging to the
side of the boat, still supporting her
little daughter, who was dead
George Johnston, her nine-year-
old son was rescued by Frank Tra-
han
The others who perished were:
Mrs Lucille Lamkin, about 35
Henry L. < Sunny i Lamkin. 45.
part owner of a cafe.
Jama E Stone, an employe of the
Missouri Pacific Railway, who mov-
ed here recently from Mathis.
Leslie A. Bowers, 34. an employe
of the pari-mutuel department of
Alamo Downs. .
authoritative newspaper Giornale
Ditalla. The spokesman said there
appeared "no reason to doubt the
authenticity" of the assertions.
Claim Arms Sent
The newspaper described these
“violations":.
1. Delivery of 108 airplanes of for-
eign manufacture between March 1
and March 30 for use by Spanish
government forces.
3. Arrival at Marseille at 10,000
pistols for the government.
3. An order for 50,000 rires, placed
by the Valencia government with a
Liege factory.
4. Negotiations for the purchase of
ammunition in Vienna and Praha
5 Shipments of airplanes from Le
Havre.
Recall Other Warning
The newspaper recalled a declara-
tion by Dino Alfleri, minister of
press and propaganda, that viola-
tions of the non-intervention agree-
ment by other power* might compel
Italy to “reassume full liberty of ac-
tion.”
Inquiries must be made, however
by Dino Grandi, Italian ambassador
to London, before the Rome govern-
ment can determine it the viola-
tions justify Italian withdrawal, the
newspaper stated
mond, secretary- treasurer. In addi-
tion to the wpeakers, a radio broad-
cast. originating in Houston, drama-
tizing the History of the Federal
Land Bank of Houston, was receiv-
ed The meeting was climaxed with
a luncheon served by the Denton and
Allison National Fann Loan Aso-
ciations, at which time Harwell V.
Shepard, chairman of the entertain-
ment committee at the Denton Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce, present-
ed in entertaining program.
Individual expressions at appre-
ciation were made regarding the
benefita to land owners offered by
th* ticket in the Denton school the Federal Land Bank of Houston,
trustee election here Saturday, and : through the local aasoctatK^
Work at remodeling tha Kim-
brough Bldg North Side Square, ta
under way New display window* and
an entirely new front with inside
improvement* will -make s more at-
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______the country. It has au- The governor explained the
thorization, however, for a strength Chrysler negotiations had been pro-
cling low over his ranch at three p
in the Panhandle ~ to decided I ■» Saturday Airport attendants
summery condition la the Rlo, saidthere was a possibility it could
- ---- - - — have been the missing Douglas air-
John L. Lewis, who called the u-
ton'S executive council into » closed
session for a final review at detailed
plans for the national campaign
in all department* of the petroleum
industry. ,
In adaition to the executive ses-
don behind locked door*, the fast
moving president of the Interna-
tional Association of Oil Field. Oas
Well and Refinery Workers, started
arrangements for a conference with
officials of the Humble Oil and Re-
fining Company, whose employes at
the Baytown refinery had an-
Tunnell of Winslow, Ark., and two
sisters. Mrs Alex Crutchfield of
settings’tor the day The jury panel Port,.Worth and J. M Smith
for the week is called back tar Tues-1 01 Malvern, Ark
day
In a 30-inmute session a jury
heard attorneys' arguments in the
City of Denton tax suit against M
C Bell et al, on which testimony
was heard Saturday, and the case
went to the jury at mid-morning
to normal progress toward recovery. Wy Assoctatea Freq)
"There is still need," he said, "for LANSING. Mich . April
providing useful and healthful em- Chrysler strike conferences which
ployment for a large number of our Governor Frank Murphy predicts
mean mean MT; the coldest regis-
tration was 33 degrees on March 38
and the warmest day March 13
when the mercury went to 75 de-
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pointing to a keen interest in the I 20 anniveraary. In Denton sat-
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voter* will r m me two cnair8 from ef Heuston • Walter Graner lane
a ballot that contains candidates' bank ADDFAiner and W P Thur-
names in th* following order: Frank . ““d w. F
M Shrader. R. L. Hopper. Leon D.
Sparkman. T. R. Brooks and J. E.
Fitzgeraid
W L McCormick will be election
Judge at the poll* that will open
at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning and
close that evening at 7 o'clock.
GALLUP, N. M. April 5.-(—
The sheriff’s office at St. John's.
Ariz., reported today the wreckage
of an airplane had been located a
mile and a half from Alpine. 80
miles from there. Whether it was
the missing Douglas plane could not
be immediately determined
The wreckage was sighted in the
general area where John T. Buckler,
the operator at a resort Lodge at
Greer. Artz., said he saw a big
transport plane circling Saturday
afternoon in a snowstorm.
Alpine is about 30 miles southeast
of Greer with inaccessible moun-
tain country between. It is about
30 miles south of Springerville, Artz.,
near the New Mexico State line.
The telephone operator at Alpine,
however, said she knew nothing
about a plane being found near
there and had heard no report of
it.
MADRID, April 5— (AFI—Ma-
drid’s wartime police seized a store
of bombs and arms in one at the
capital’s principal market places to
tag sit-downs a* "Illegal and con-
trary to mound publie policy:
AURHN. April ' 5—(AP)—Tbs
first mava to everride s veto of Gov.
ernor Jame ▼. Allred began in the
low*: Barrow, 343; Garrison, 330; I MU and
Mrs Ell P Cox, IM; Mrs E W ment.
’ Restricts Litigat i o n
. In Georgia Power
Case
of 350,000 men and the officiate said longed becaua of discussion at
fractive building tha
Is understood the
10w Hoover on charges or
sentenced to 80 dsys in jail. Hoover in the I O. O. F cemetery, and
was charged as the driver of a
Montague County truck that col-
lided with a CCC Camp truck car-
"I am convinced," he added, "that the entire automotive industry,
there is ample useful work in the were resumed in his executive of-
protection, restoration and develop- Aces this morning.
ment of our national resources, upon John L. Lewis, head of the com-
which the services of the corps may mittee for industrial organization.
Texas’ total fire loss has decreas-
ed over 50 per cent during the last
two years, according to Insurance
Comissioner Marvin Hall, who said,
"Figures compiled from the reports
of over 500 Texas Fire Marshals
show that the high fire trend of 1831
and 1833 has taken a steep swing
downward in recent years. The total
loss for those two depression years
was 832,638,537. The total loss for
1835 and 1836 was $13,722,587—still
too high an amount, but encouraging
nevertheless.”
According to the fire marshal's
reports to the Insurance Department,
78 per eent of the 614 fires tn 1833
occurred in dwellings, with a loss
ratio of 55 per cent. In 1835. 68 per
cent of the firemen occurred in
dwellings, and in 1836 the number de-
creased to 2,897, or 63 1-3 per cent of
the total number of fires. The loss
ratio has decreased 30 per cent in
five years.
FM month had the
Mr*. Regina Barns Bartee. 35.
daughter of Mr and Mrs James E
Barns of Denton, died Sunday at •: 10
a m in the Methodist Hospital. Dal-
las. of pneumonia and complica-
tiona. Funeral services were to be
held Monday at 3 p.‛m. in the First
Baptist Church, conducted by the
pastor. Rev. J. D Grey. Burial was to
be in the I. O. O. F cemetery.
Besides her parents Mr* Bartee
wota psOto. tewlgMi
northerty wteg* on tbs enu, d- .
LOS ANGELES, Calif. April 5—
<A>—Smudgy fngerprints and the
outline at a mans foot strengthen-
ed police search today for the brick-
bat killer who crushed the skulls of
Mra. Edna A. Worden. « WPA
worker, and her 12-year-old daugh-
ter. Marguerite Estelle.
The two were slain early Sun-
day morning to thetr small Hillside
apartment, a block from the nimble
of Downtown Los Angela traffic.
An elevator operator, hearing low
moans summoned the building
manager, J. E Harrigan What he
saw hurriedly brought police homi-
Only Ruling Made
• In Minor Case
Monday
Declines Review of
Labor Law Decision
erte
with C T. Garrison, candidate for
re-election, was named board mem-
ber. the unofficial tabulation of
votes showed —-J.
The election polled a total of 383
votes Oandidater’ votes were as fol-
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
Missed His Party
BUFFALO, N. Y—Clarence
Hewitt, 38, threw out two gate
crashers who butted in on a
party at his home, thereby
missing out on the party him-
self.
He went to a hospital for
scalp wounds.
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