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DENTON. TEXAS, THI RSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15, 1937
Associated Press Leased Wire
NO. 287 -
VOLXXXVI
ence in
20 MEN KNOWN KILLED WHEN
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EXPLOSION OF UNDETERMINED
ORIGIN TRAPS INDIANA MINERS
SENT PRESIDENT
ILK
World Record
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co.
t
WPA Recreation
800,131.02
$1,313,332.86
of his unexpected death yesterday.
$1,313,332.86
ment in the Sino-Japanese crisis.
the aviators plan to fly a commer-
N Garner, will come.
marginal land and 120.000,000 in
-to-date
U
in
it a marvel of compact efTicienty.
ation.
ON
SHA
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study, musle erg
play-
of
day afternoon The jury deliberated
Aviators Renew
jurors upstairs argued his fate.
the 101 member of' The Senate approved and sent to
kansas was
eteferereret
Search for Earhart
an altercation on Bernard Street In
also under Indictment on charges
ts
(R-NY), and Connery (D-Mass).
lickory
■ease
told City Engineer W N Harris by
First of the group to receive final
approval is the $4,200 project to
a
Double Oak
Votes Bond Issue
of 2,600 feet
relief workers for about two months.
rs
WIRE BRIEFS
■ awH
women
PIE
50,000 men were involved.
I
L.
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iccepted
justness
Arkansas, in
Mourning, Plans
Robinson Rites
Denton Group
Pays Visit to
Ft. Worth Fiesta
Garner to Attend
Robinson Funeral
nothing
re most
uct our
Dallas Man Is
Fatally W'ounded
GUILTY, GIVEN
35-YEAR TERM
and ef-
id nerve
W PA Office
Stormed by 300
Two City WPA
Projects W i 11
Be Begun Soon
concrete-bottom the branch of Pe- ।
can Creek In the city from South
Complaint comes from every sec-
tion of Denton as to the worms eat-
ing the foliage from trees, and sev-
eral people have been trying to lo-
rate some one to destroy the worms
The pecan trees seem to be the
first choice of the peats, but even
the large oak trees are having a
hard tune to resist the worms It is
too bad to see some of the beauti-
ful trees here denuded of foliage.
ator Barkley (D-Ky), acting ma-
jority leader, permitted it to be
considered despite an earlier an-
nouncement that no important leg-
Federal approval of two of the
City of Denton’s WPA project ap-
plications has been received and
work on them should begin in the
near future. Dallas district officials
Should
Be Well
Nourished
I
100,000.00
33.172.05
2,808.75
657.38
3,825.00
1,172,869.68
his body.
Recovering slowly from the shock
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July
(R—The National Retail I
Association today listed I
Texas, as the “boom" sp
out a flicker of emotion crossing his
features. The defendant and his
wife had been sitting at the long
1,185 Pay Fees at
T. C, for New Term
Thursday morning 1,485 students
had paid their fees at Teachers
body on a special train to Little
Rock, Ark , where another service
will precede burial Sunday after-
noon.
arena of the Senate chamber, near
Robinson’s vacant chair.
has urged peace in the Orient
The British government has made
overtures to the United States—
believed to be in form of a sug-
gestion that the nine-power treaty
to argue motions for new trials and
in the event the motions are refused
to appeal th* esses Motion for a
new trial in th* Kelman case was
alrendy on file Thursday. The dis-
trict judge will act on the motions
some Um* this week, before th*
summer term ends.
President Abandons Other Plans to Watch
Grave Situation in China; Armies in East
Being Swelled by Reinforcements.
Michigan Truck
Strike Is Begun
Lynchburg to Hold
Home-coming Sunday
The annual home-coming of the
pioneer community of Lynchburg,
a few miles southeast of Denton,
will be held Sunday. July 18. Din-
ner will be served on the reunion
grounds. and all are invited to come
and bring baskets of food. Speak-
ing and singing will make up th*
program
The situation developing in Eu- ■
rope over the proposed non-inter-
vention patrol of Spanish waters
also was said to have caused the
president some anxiety:——
He summoned three diplomatic
advisers for conferences on inter-
national conditions immediately af-
ter lunch. They were John Van A.
Major Mouton praised the
primary construction and m
the giant craft
Robinson 10th
Authorizes Loans
To Farm Purchasers
25.
T. Claude Ryan, builder of The
Spirit of St Louis," the plane Col.
NEW YORK, July IS —(—Three
workers at the strike ridden Robine
Dry Dwek and Repair Company of
Brooklyn were atoned and injured
slighuy today as they went to work
at the plant whieh was surrounded
by omicers and Mt pleketa
seals on the three barograph* and
the gasoline tank.
WICHITA FALLS, July IS—(
—The body of Harry L Cook of
Dallas, selesman for a brokerage
concern fatally shot in the head
late Wednesday night by a Wich-
itan who beleived the man was a
prowler lay in a funeral morgue
Thursday pending th* funeral ar-
rangement*.
Cook was shot oner with a 32
caliber automatic a* he stood at
the aide of an apartment house
occupied by Joyce Johnson, young
An out-of-state fisherman got the
fun of paying a U1 fine here the
other day for fishing without a li-
cense Fishermen from other states
are supposed to get a Texas license
before taking advantage of the fine
fishing here. The license costs (1 10
for five days, or $5.50 for a year.
Local anglers can Ash without li-
cense. providing they don't use ar-
tincial lure. and then they, too.
need a license which costs 11.10
each year
each of the next two years.
Supervised Farm Practices
Until their loans are completely
Compromise Measure
Is Adopted by
Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 15. —•P-
The Senate yseri today and sent
to the White Howse a bill appre-
prlating $1,000,000 to light grasahop-
par* in ten western stated
Blast Occurs With 203 Workers in Shaft But
Remainder Escape Alive; Nine Hurt, Three
in Critical Condition.
wife who had retired He died al-
most instantly.
Hudson was charged with the
slaying of Lee Roy Franks during
Help Tenant Buy
Own Land.
An estimated 300 person*, mem-
bers and guests, were at the Rudy
Copeland farm southeast of Den-
ton Wednesday afternoon for the
annual Denton Jersey Cattle Club
pichic.
D T Simonds, secretaryimanager
of the state Jersey association, was
the chief speaker, and briefer talks
were made by Bullock Hyder, coun-
ty representatvie; Copeland. Joe
Ridgeway of San Antonio, Char-
les Shepherdson of A A M Col-
lege. H W Weisman of Cleburne,
W S Long, Mrs. J. R Green of
Wolfe City. Shirley Taylor of the
Denton County agent’s office. Coun-
ty Commissioner John Underwood.
CHICAGO, July 11, - The
eoroner's Imqwest imte ten deaths
in Memorial Day steel strike riot-
Ing was I SI mid into a wrangle to-
day with C. I. O. atterneys sirs*
tn* the state's attormey's emice of
pursuing aa anti-union pelley.
Bath Night Horror
CHICAGO—When Mrs Oli-
via Nichols told her seven-year-
old son, Jerry. to take a bath
before going to bed at 9 p. m.,
the boy mumbled words of re-
sentmnent and disappeared.
Neighbors joined two squads
of police in their search for
the boy. Shortly after 3 a. m.
Jerry reutrned home.
"I ran away when you told me
to take a bath," he told his mo-
ther "But I’d lots rather take
a bath now now than to stay
in that big cardboard box out
in the back yard. I’m scared."
* 474,00442
2,196.49
30.00000 '
1,001.00
Pass War Appropriation
WASHINGTON, July 15. —(AV-
al championship tourneys will
■Id at each playground area,
thall leagues, washer pitching.
Washington Rites
WASHINGTON, July 15. —(-
Grieving senators will Join tomor-
row in a state funeral for Demo-
ROOSEVELT TO REMAIN IN
WHITEHOUSE THIS WEEKEND
AS EASTERN TENSION GROWS
promise tenancy bill authoriz-
ing the government to lend
$85,000,000 in the next three
Kin
ger.
for
Congress to die since the Novem- the White House today a compro-
ber, 1936 elections. ' mise $194,536 *13 appropriation for
en widow ana close relatives sped I
by train to Washington to return
Air Line Attempted
Crews from nearby shaft* began
efforts to get air into the shaft to
the trapped men.
The cause of the explosion could
not be determined immediately.
Hundreds at miners throughout
the community hurried to the mine
to join the rescue work Wives and
relatives of the trapped men anxi-
ously gathered around the tipple
East Swelters
After Rainfalls
#
Otis Hudson 32-gear-old Denton
laborer charged with murder, was
found guilty and assessed a sen-
—--- By Associated Frees —-
BEAUFORT, N. C.—Bill Wells
tells this one.
He bought a cantaloupe, took
it home and halved it. Out flew
a butterfly with an inch wing
spread. He said it apparently
developed from a larva which
had bored its way inside.
WASHINGTON, Jay 15. —(—
Senator. Joseph T. Robinson of Ar- ,
Both Plan Appeals
Defense attorneys In both the
(By Associated Frees)
Sweltering temperatures returned
to the eastern half of the nation
today.
Although widespread preciptation,
extending from the great plains
to Pennsylvania and the middle
Atlantic states, brought some re-
lief. forecaster J. R Lloyd of Chi-
cago. said hot south to southwest
winds were on the way with 90 and
100 degree temeraptures.
B R. Laskowski, U. 8 meteorol-
ogist at Huron, 8 D., said the ex-
treme heat during the last week
had caused premature development
at some grain crops.
The department reported that
temperatures during the last week
averaged six to 19 degrees above
normal, except in the south and
parts of the northwest
A tent city was built near Buff
City. m.. for 40 person* driven from
their homes by flood waters which
followed a 12 inch rainfall.
and will be a major step toward
solution of the west end's drainage
problem in times of heavy rain.
Work on that project may be start-
er by the latter part of next week.
#
Spot for Nation TENANCY BILL
APPROVED AND
CHINN CHAPEL
A pie supper will be held Batur-
L day night at the Chinn’s Chapel
Methodist Church. Proceeds will be
used to pay expenses of a singing
school to be held at a later date.
Defendant Bays Nothing
Hudson heard the verdict read by
District Judge Ben W Boyd with-
SULLIVAN, Ind., July 15.— (AP) — Twenty men were
killed today by explosion and fire in the Glendora Coal Com-
pany’s Baker mine, northeast of here. Jack Ogilvie, safety en-
gineer of the Indiana Coal Operators' Association, said this
anxiety.
British Want Conference
The United States government,
it’s hard to believe, but J. B
Farris says it’s a fact "You know
I saw Lafayette sitting in a chair
at his place and I told him I d lot
him walk to town with me if he'd
buy me a seegar," Parris said, "but,
you know, ho kept right on sitting—
didn't say a word."
Locust to Center Street, a distance Kelmansand Hudson t^erv"^
It will employ 2 ThusdevraLconnlectteygpranned
about twe months —o emoee, me pue
(about 80,000 men) were standing
by "somewhere in North China."
The Japanese war office announ-
ced in Tokyo that troops will be
dispatched from Japan proper to
North China to aid Japanese troops
regularly garrisoned there and the
units of the Japanese army in
Manchuria rushed to the battle
area last week.
Peiping dispatches reported an
agreement at Tientsin between lo-
cal Chinese and Japanese authori-
ties to settle the crisis to the sat-
isfaction of Japan
But the Nanking government has
asserted vigorously that it will reel
ognize no such local agreement, con-
tending that the Issues are national
and must be settled through the di-
plomatic representatvies of the two
countries.
Otherwise, Nanking officials avow-
ed. China will be forced to use her
army to resist what Chinese be-
lieve is Japan's effort to attach
Hopeh and Chahar Provinces. just
as Manchuria was detached from
China proper and set up as the
State of Manchoukuo In 1932
" — D
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 15—)
—The newest flying heroes of the
Soviet Union, a non-stop record of
Budget Meeting
Set for Tonight
citizens looked tor a successor but I runway for a safe landing, then , in the next and $50,000,000 in the
none emerged clearly in the grief- they shot down from the fog banks third year at three per cent for
tinged speculation, at 8:25 a. m.. P. 8. TJ. ' farm purchases Although tenants
Leaders said no action would be Tert-”™ plane penad r—
while refraining from any entangle- ! made until after the funeral to : two days in Los Angeles, then an
ment in the Rinn-Jananese crisis, which many of the nation's high- overnight train ride for a day's
est, including Vice President John visit in San Francisco. From there
Barbara Hancock, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. C. H Hancock, left
Wednesday on an extended automo-
bile trip which will take her to
Monterrey and other points in Old
Mexico She was a happy, happy
girl when Dr and Mrs D H Han-
cock. grandparents, told her of the
plans of the trip they were to take.
Attention, Boys
LOS ANGELES — Spinach
haters note: Dr. Alva Davis,
professor of plant physiology at
University of California, Los
Angeles, predicted vegetable*
soon may cease to be part of
the human diet. Because—
"All man's energy comas from
the sun by way of green plants.
It is conceivable that we shall
be able to get that energy
without the use of vegetables—
directly from the sun."
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, July 15.—
(PP,—Arkansas will bury with sim-
ple riles here Sunday her illustri-
' ous son—Senator Joseph Taylor
Robinson.
The state donned official mourn-
ing today while the senator 's strick-
modest family home and later re-
moved to the rotunda of the cap-
Itoi where it will lie in state.
The regular funeral ritual of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will be followed in services at the
fashionable First Church at 3 p.
m Tie Rev. Bascom H Watts,
pastor, and the Rev. James Thom-
as, long-time friend of the Robin-
son family, will officiate Barney
Phillips, chaplain of the U. S Sen-
ate. will preach the funeral ser-
mon.
Burial will be in Roselawn Me-
morial Park on the outskirts of
Little Rock.
Double Oak common school dis-
trict voters, by an overwhelming
count of 33 to 1. Tuesday ratified
the issuance of $2,500 in four per
cent bonds. to liquidate about $50
of an old sisue and to provide funds
for completing and equipping the
new school building being erected
as a WPA project.
Unomcial report of the election
returns was made here Thursday
by Double Oak school officials to
the county superintendent's of-
flee.
The $10,000 building. that re-
places the old structure destroyed
by fire several months ago lacfis
only a few weeks of being finish-
ed. they reported Fire Insurance
money permitted the school dis-
trict to secure and start the project
before the bond issue was author-
ised.
Senator Norbeck (R-SD)
Denton gains a new citizen and
the Methodist Church a new mem-
ber with the moving here of Louie
Fielding, former resident of Honey
Grove. Fielding, who will be joined
later by his wife, is domiciled at
222 Barnard and has taken a posi-
tion as embalmer at the Stover Fu-
neral Home.-------
SUPPER SATORDAY AT
WASHINGTON, July 15.—
(AP)—The Senate sent to
the White House today a com-
That the record-shattering flight partment.
— The bill contains no civil service
Bob Walker of Cleburne and C F. ers, said that between 40,000 and
Weisman of Sherman. -— ...
the past week
The spokesman said six divisions ! cratic Leader Robinson (D-Ark for
24 years one of their dominant and
HONOLULU. July 15—IP—wih
(raaa* him red faces, aviators at
th* aircraft carrier Lexington turn-
ed their planes today to sweep
tropical waters and islet* again tn
the greatest search the naval
air force* have ever undertaken,
Hope had all but reached the
vanishing point of finding Amalia
Earhart and Fred Noonan, naviga-
tor of her world-girdling plan*,
who disappeared July 3 on a 2,570
mile flight from New Guinea to
Howland Island
Nevertheless the air fleet and
surface craft continued scouring
a 265,000 mile area, in the remote
hope they would be found some-
where in the area.
Forty-two fighting planes search-
ed the waters elther side of the
International dateline yesterday to
the second day of their night with-
out finding a tree* at the misstng
craft "
A scorching sun forced fliers to
grease their faces tor protection.
died the non-military activities of the front of the Franks home. the
Soviet Flyers to Three -Year - Plan to
Go Sight-Seeing
more than 6.700 miles from Moscow
to San Jacinto, Calif, to their
credit, started out today to inspect
wnrinisamorplenpitacoriniywothe years to help tenants become
The Russian conquerors of time farm owners.
and space. Pilot Mikhail Gromom Final congressional action came
Co-Pilot Andrei Yumoshef and , with adoption of recommendations
Navigator Sergei Danilin. motored of a conference committee named
here last night from March field • to compose Senate and House dir-
U. S. Army base to which thev | ferences over the legislation The
were taken after landing in a cow House approved the compromise
pasture. They had battled fog all Tuesday.
the way down California, gone as The measure empowers the sec-
far south as San Diego, and circled retary of agriculture to lend $10.-
back. The pasture offered a long 000,000 this fiscal year, (25.000 000
EAST TEXAS: Partly steely,
womewhat unsettied near the e«aa(
tomight and Fiday. Gentle te fesh
moutherly winds m the conat
WEST TEXAS: Gs^raBy fair to-
night and Friday
OKLAHOMA Mosly eloudy to-
night and Fidan: probebty seal
tered shewers in mertheast and cen-
teal portiona
A new location for a test for oil
has been made on the Lester farm,
about one and one-half miles
Southeast of Aubrey. The derrick
is up and it is expected that drill-
ing will start soon.
The Gibson No. 1. Bolivar dis-
trict. It is understood has increas-
ed its production and from report
made 72 barrels of oil Wednesday
on the pump. It is believed that
the Forrester No. 1. the discovery
well, will be drilled a little deeper
to try for larger production.
cad.
Cis ish were resumed at U>* col-
lege Thursday with 383 new stu-
dents who did not attend last term
nicluded in the enrollment The
first semester of summer school to-
taled an enrollment of 2,658 stu-
denta. Miss Batea said.
■
SrRnNGFIELD, Mo, July 15—
UP—The ( Risen* Bank here was
robbed at a leaht $20,000 this
morning by a shotgun-armed ban-
di. The robber wraps* on foot.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—(AP)—White House aides
said today that President Roosevelt was so concerned over the
Far Eastern situation that he had- given up plans for—his
usual week-end cruise and would remain in the White House.
approximately $6,000 WPA
project was originated by the
Chamber of Commerce recreational
bureau under chairmanship of Dr.
W H Hawley, and for months baa
been sponsored by th* city, th*
school* and for the Denton park
board.
It will open playgrounds, at North
Ward. Lee School. West Ward, the
City Park and the Negro Park.
Than, daily except Sunday from
3:30 to 7:30 o’clock each afternoom,
a staff of WPA-employed instruc-
tor* will supervise Denton boys and
girls in the program of activities
and play.
DETROIT. July 15—Union
officials claimed today that nearly
9,000 trucks, all over Michigan,
were idle in a strike for higher
wages that started at midnight
J M OLaughlin, business agent
for the Detroit local of the Inter-
national Brotherhood at Teamsters,
Chauffeurs. Stablemen and Help-
Charles A. Lindbergh flew from ,
New York to Paris, examined the repaid, purchasers of farms will be
giant Soviet ship and pronounced required to follow farming practices
- - — - prescribed by the agriculture de-
T. H Hannah is still hanging
around on the fringe of the shady-
side club. Thad Huggins, Willis
and Day, perched 9 the running
board of a car, were watching Han-
nah work out as traffic director,
telling people how to reach certain
places and finally one stranger
found a "red ticket" on the steer-
ing wheel of his car and the "traf-
fic director" offered to give direc-
tions to the City Hall.
counsel table in the court room,
their expressions sober, while the
sonal representative at the services
Sunday for the Arkansan he had
known 34 years. White House at-
taches yesterday said he would be
the president’s emissary.
Mr Garner hazarded no guess on
the possible political effect of the
Senate leader’s death in the midst
of the bitter fight on the president's
court proposal He said he did not
know if he would go to Washington
from Little Rock. The White House
had said he was expected to return
immediately to the capital
During the weeks he has been
home with his Ashing, squirrel
hunting and pecan trees the vice
president's cheek* have taken on
added ruddiness and his eyes spar-
kle Friends said he had not been
in better physical condition in
years.
He ha*, however, kept in close
touch with Washington by mall
and wire.
• --------------------
Cattle Club Has
Annual Program
FORMER HEAD OF GERMAN
- HIGH COURT DIES
BERLI, July 19I- Walter
Stmona, former president at the
German Supreme Court and form-
er foreign minister, died today at
the age of »
most beloved members
Leaders of both parties conferred
today on arrangements for the
service the 14th of its kind in 70
years—in the gold and marble Sen-
ate chamber.
Forty-five senators and 23 rep-
resentatives will accompany the
Project to Open
Friday Afternoon
Launching a city-wide project
hoped to be continued permanently
as a model for all Texas, Denton’s
five supervised playground* wi be
opened Priday, D L. Ligon, city
recreational director, announced to-
Denton citizen* will be given op-
portunity to have a voice in shap-
ing the city 1937-38 budget tonight,
when the annual public hearing
on the document is held in the mu-
nicipal building auditorium at
7:30 oclock.
The budget as tentatively approv-
ed by the City Commission will
be read and explained, after which
the commissioners will go into ses-
slon and make any amendment*
agreed on and then to adopt the
budget.
sales and collections in June
The Texas oil town had the
greatest increase in collections
over June, 1936—32 per cent; 1
the biggest boost In credit
sales—305 per cent and the
largest increase in total sales—
30 per cent.
The report was based on 15,-
465 retail stores in 43 cities
MacMurray, now ambassador to
Turkey but one of the State De-
partment's foremost experts on af-
fairs of China, where he was the
American minister for many years;
Norman Davis. American ambas-
sador at large," and Sumner Wel-
les. Undersecretary of State
White House attaches said the
President had no specific action in
mind concerning the international
situation but that he was watch-
ing developments in the Far East
and Europe with the greatest
homa
t her
Second Murder Conviction
It was the last criminal case set
for trial the summer term of court,
which end* this week, and the sec-
ond murder case to be disposed of
in a 10-day period Last week a
jury found F W Kelman, Mingo
fanner, guilty of murder in the
shooting of Louie Opitz here last
February, and gave him a 25-year-
term.
Hudson pleaded not guilty, as-
serting he did not fire the pistol
but that it was discharged during
a scuffle in which he was trying
to defend himself from the Franks.
He had applied for * suspended
term in the event he was convicted
and not given over five year* Fam-
telephone "Weanesday-“artermoon.‘ I ay trouble haa ledztothefata
Frst of the group to receive rinal ! chshtrthatsnlugtt touttmony
SAN ANTONIO. July 15.—(P—
A crowd of more than 500 unem-
ployed men stormed the WPA work
office early this morning Demand-
ing that they be interviewed by
those taking applications for WPA
jobs
Rocks were thrown against the
side of the building and against
windows as many of the men yell-
ed: "Break down the door I We
want work!"
Police were called and formed
into an orderly line and after 40
had been admitted to the build-
In*. the others were dispersed
without further trouble.
The demonstration came on the
heels of the acquittal of Emma Te-
nayuca woman leader of the Work-
ers Alliance of America here on a
charge of disturbing the peace
in connection with a riot on June
29 at the district WPA offices
The body will be taken to the rial transport plane to Washington, *10.000.000 appropriation this year
thence to New York, where they I for purchase and retirement of sub-
probably will sail for Russia, July r—'—’ '—“ ' •m• -
J. R. Shipp, who for some few
weeks has been out of business
pending repairs on his barber and
beauty shop. East Side, is all smiles
again as he says now he feels nat-
ural again in the place of business
where he has spent some seventeen
years.
jack*, horseshoe pitching and ten-
nl*. and tn those winners will meet
in a city-wide tourney to name
Denton champions, Ligon said.
Other Activities
In addition there will be routine
daily activity program for both
children and adult* including,
story hours, informal dramatics,
minor games, crafts cl*—ee. nature
Armies in Readiness
Meanwhile, armies of China and
Japan poised for action in North
China if the crisis there develop-
ed into widespread conflict.
There had been no serious fight-
ing in the area surrounding Pei-
ping for 48 hours, but:
The Chinese government's for-
eign office spokesman in Nanking
said the government had ordered
reinforcements to North Chin* to
support the 29th Army, which has
been fighting Japanese troops for
will qualify under the rules of the
International Aeronautical Federa- provisions, despite repeated recom- - - . . ten-
ton was indicated by Major Edl- mendations of the president that tence o' »eszearsnin the Peniten
son E Mouton, whose committee all new agencies be put under the tar! Wednesdaz ntht NX "pstu
inspected and found unbroken the merit system Si- his trial in District
- - Advocates expressed confidence CourL . m.
Mr Roosevelt will sign it, however The trial beganMonday. Testi-
He gave it administration blessing mony occupied about a d^L*yl*
earder thl* session. halr, and was compietedwedhes:
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the district officials predicted to
Harris
Presidential signature of approv-
al has also been given the long-
sought newer line* extension proj-
ect for Denton, to place some 5.350
feet of sewer pipe on Bernard.
Myrtle, Johnson and Frame Street*
Harris was told. Hope that work
could begin in two to three weeks
was expressed by the district offi-
cials It will be an approximately
(13,000 project and is the first of
the city's 1037 applications to WPA
A family reunion was held at
the H. O. Littrell home, near Ar-
gyle. recently when their twelve
children and son-in-law B R Knox,
of Forrest burg, visited them for
Sunday dinner and celebration
"We are mighty glad that all our
children could be with us at the
time, and it may be a long time
before we can again hold such a re-
union," Lttrell said
These present were: B R Knox.
Forrestburg. Mr and Mrs Sidney
Littrell, of Dallas. Woodrow Lit-
trell, of Fort SUl. Ok, H O. Lit-
trell, Jr., of Fort Sam Houston, Mu-
rie and Ellen Littrell, of Denton.
4)) and the six children at home, Ole-
" ta. W J.. Wallace. Elisabeth. Esth-
er Jo and Dorothy Ann.
A crowd estimated at around
100 Denton people was in Fort
Worth Wednesday afternoon for
Denton Day at the Frontier Fiesta .
A large number of the group 1
occupied special tables for the din-
ner and Casa Manan* Revue.
Miss Ines Mayo, Denton spon-
•or and "Mias West Texas" of the
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce was introduced from the
Casa Manana stage Previously til*
Teachers College stage band, di-
rected by Poyd Graham, had brood-
cart • program from the th* stu-
dios on th* Fiesta ground*, and
Miss May extended greetings for
Denton She is a student in the
Texas State College for Women
O L. Fowler, managfer of the
Chamber of Commerce, headed the
delegation and had charge at ar-
rangements for. the trip
■This meeting reminds me more
of a state gathering than a coun-
ty picnic.” said D. T. Simonds, Sec-
retary and Manager of the State
Jersey Cattle Association, when at
the annual picnic of the Denton
County Jersey Cattle Club at the
Kenilworth Farm of Rudy Cope-
land Wednesday. It probably was
the largest attended meeting the
Denton County Association has ever
held and there were around 300 peo-
ple .who enjoyed the day. Near
twenty counties, other than Den-
ton County, were represented. And.
of course, It is needless to say that
the "eate" were as usual—mighty-
mighty good—and those present
showed their appreciation by lick-
ing the platter clean.
Representative Bullock Hyder
. gave the welcome address and Rudy
Copeland made the response and
acted as master of ceremonies, call-
ing on Joe Ridgway, of San An-
tonio, Chas. M. Sheperdson, of A.
& M, D. T. Simonds, Secretary of
the State Association, H. W. Weis-
man, of Johnson County, W 8.
Long, of Denton, Mrs. J. R Green,
of Wolfe City. John Underwood,
Shirley Taylor, Bob Walker, of
Johnson County, and C. P Weis-
man. of Sherman, each of whom
made a talk.
Others from out of the county not
mentioned above present were:
Brown Harwood. Ft. Worth, John
B Davis and John Bostick, Fort
Worth, Dr. Allen Took. Tyler, L. A.
Walker. Dallas, L. T. Jones, John-
son County, Carl Humphrey, Van
Alstyne, C F. Watts and S. F.
Walker, of Gainesville, and Dr and
Mrs Shaw, of Marlin.
mishewsenoutearsuxsonattermsen- three hours, bringing in thetr ver-
dict at 9 o'clock.
Dec 2« and Senator Bachman (D- war department this fiscal year night of June 28. Mrs Irene Frank*.
Tomorrow’s simple ceremony will Tenn) April 23. Included was a *105.000,000 flood widow of the dead man, was wound-
begin at 10 a m Eastern Standard The other seven were Represen- control program, half the cost of ed in the shooting and Hudson is
Time, when the flower banked cof- tatives: Cary (D-Ky), Montague which would come from relief el eni indictment e -u-__
fin will be carried to the central (D-Va), Buchanan (D-Tex). Stubbs fund* Some senators have predict- of assault to murder the woman.
(D-Calir), Focht (R-Pa), Goodwin, jed » presidential veto because of - ------ -----------
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nations consult in an effort to
achieve a peaceful settlement of
the conflict—but Secretary Hull
took no action.
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LET
College, and registration will con-
..... - _ -__-i .. tinue for several days Mia* Gladys
fOUng statlon manager, and his Bates, assistant registrar,, announ-
CONGRESS
Senate today:
Holds brief routine session.
Hoose today:
Considers conference report on
interior department supply bill.
Agriculture committee studies
crop insurance bill.
Judiclary committee consider* bill
to require foreign propaganda
agent* to register with state de-
partment.
Labor committee continues study
at wage-hour MU.
River- and harbors committee re-
sumes hearings on regional plan-
ning bill.
Post office committee considers
air mail legislation.
Yesterday:
Adjourned out of respect to the
late Senator Robinson (D-Ark.)
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ground band*, and dubs for both
boys and «irla.
Community Night program* for
parenta will be held otice **ch weak
a* well M bond concerts for th*
entire community
Th* WPA personnel and activ-
ity program will be supervised by
Miss Marguerite Bales, who la tn
charge of the project -
afternoon.
Three bodies have been recover-
ed and 17 additional bodies ar*
piled in a corner of the mine shaft,
according to Ogilvie,
He sald the 17 bodies could not
be brought out until carbon mon-
oxide gas cleared from the shaft.
Harry Keenan, mine superinten-
dent. said 303 men were in the
mine when the explosion occurred
and that all except 30 came out
alive. Three of those carried out
alive were critically injured. Keen-
an said, and six suffered slight
wounds.
Rescue crew* worked hastily to
bring out the men still entombed
Their leaders expressed hop* all
would be brought out alive.
The explosion of undetermined
origin, occurred two miles from the
mine entry.
Rescue Crews Called
Rescue crews were summoned
from Vincennes and Terre Haute
and ambulances throughout the
territory were sent to the shaft.
The mine is owned by the Glen-
dora Coal Company. H E. Wiison,
chief inspector of the state division
of mines, was notified of the ex-
plosion at Terre Haute. He started
immediately to take charge at res-
cue operations.
The explosion occurred shortly
after the day shift had entered the
Pit
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15 emu -
Eem HUDSON FOUND
The measure also authorizes a
And Jesus said unto him, No
man. having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for
the Kingdom of God —Luke 9-62.
It is one of my favorite thoughts,
that God manifest* himself to man-
kind in all wise, good, humble, gen-
erous. great and magnanimous
menLavater.
Solon to Die in ,
islation would be taken up until
Recent Months Mson tos-Arosra 01 Senator Rob-
UVALDE, July 15—UF—Tight-
lipped Vice President John Nance
Garner, keeping his emotions strict-
ly to himself, prepared to leave for
| Little Rock. Ark., tomorrow to at-
| tend the funeral of Senator Joseph
Robinson
1 He did not deny" or affirm he
I would be President Roosevelt's per-
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