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PAGE J—THE FORT WORTH rRESS—AUGUST 9, 1918
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rd prize fighter.
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( Kenned that Miss Lauder
way Commission had given its ap-
surrounded by wealthy and no-
jeered again as a bridge table
Conditions in Texas Cotton
PENS OWN OBITUARY
Sketch of
Weeks Before Death
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death J. W.
weeks before
of Gene Tunney and Mary Jo-
total cion
• BUS SALE AFPIOVED
or
tel in Dallas yers go.
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i that they would
per, announced today on the au-
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weeks later than in 1927--on
“killers”
that he intended
STOWAWAY SENTENCED.
Aug '9
Cuba azid Guatemala
her address
said she was a newspaper report-
in localities is the best in years.
per cent of the total.
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$550
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CHEAPEST COLLEGE
TUBE FREE
BEREA, Ky.
TUBE FREE
In one prescription
$660
TUBE FREE
Dreer Tire Company, Ine
and 1
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Third at Taylor and Magnolia at Washington
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On Rugby and
Windsor Tires
Equip You Car
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Oversize Cord
30x312 Rugby
Regular Cord
Not Foreign or Profane
Language—Just Hay
Fever Prescription
Grove’s
Tasteless
Chill Tonic
be
the
proclaimed the oming of. a
new king of pugilism, while a
Rock
that
or newspager in the event of my
death.” The obituary gave a brief
Aug.
his
Here 8 More
Miles For Your
Tire Dollar
Two
Stations
To Serve
You—
VIFlIlsni'a Ifcond blare,
mseir on to the throne.
ASH ANY
DEALER *
GAS
and
OIL.
was held as an accomplice, was
dropped. She is held by the State
as a material witness.
champion, but he went Into the
• ring and once more battered
Jack Dempsey into defeat.
DAVIS PLACED
IN CHARGE OF
HIGHWAY WORK
HILL ROAD SURVEYS
MADE WITH PLANES
ney
into
and'
. enough." he said, and he de-
termined he would fight once
more and then, retire.
5s ]
YOUTH IS 6IVEN
DEATH PENALTY
DOWN
GO
There wks no discussion of road
locations, tho. the • joint' commit-
tee agreed that an open hearing
would be allowed before locations
were finally approved.
bales were ginned, or 11 per cent
of the total crop.
these roads be built as promised ।
the public,” Beck declared .
Wyatt Hedrick, member of the '
MEXICAN LEGATIONS
TO BE RAISED SOON
Earthquakes are believed to be
due to fracture caused by the
breakage of the earth’s substance
under a growing strain.
who
was
pitted, the city, county and rail-
roads will -meet to perfect plans
for a second underpass at Bel-
knap Street.
Assistant City Attorney George
Kemble Thursday announced thia
procedure for linking Riverside
with the downtown section and
providing better traffic ways in
J and out of the city on the Den-
ton and Grapevine Roads.
we re- ginned, or 9 per cent of the'
total crop. . __________________
RICHEST
STRONGEST
BEST
VARK WILL RECOVER.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 9.
Dr. Elwood Kirby, attending phy-
A Tonic For
Pale, Delicate Women
and Children
bottom connecting with Belknap.
County was represented at the
meeting by Engineer Damon Da-
vis and Commissioner S. A. Wall.
Walter Beck, of the Association
of Commerce highway commit-
tee was present.
R. H. Ford, Chicago, assistant
and
was
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Balloon
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Cord
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SULPHUR SPNINGS, Aug. 9.
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prospe
amour
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East Fourth and Belknap
Streets Are Favored.
City ot Fort Worth will take
steps to start construction of a
subway at the Rock Island cross-
ing on East Fourth Street after
All
ihe b
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been I
tdge.
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Fine Prospects.
West and West Central
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BOHEMIAN HOP-FLAVORED
as rer
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row
ountr
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race w
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ty United Press:
DALLAS.
HIGHC51
IN
QUALITY
about Kerrville has been adopted
by the state highway department.
Two Others Face Trial in
Assault Charges.
By United Press.
WACO, Aug. 9.—Formation of
I Id;
we cou
tng in
gov eron
with to
and ron
There 1
ferent
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They A
ment n
created
mainten
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number
hav ing i
lake th
stance. .
mous.
utingi
fire. The top picture shows the flyers as they reached New York on the Minnewaska.
Left to right they are Elwood B. Hosmer, rich Canadian, backer of the flight; Courtney,
pilot; Hugh Gilmour, wireless operator; Fred Pierce, mechanic.
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THE MID-OCEAN RESCUE OF CAPTAIN COURTNEY AND HIS CREW
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not without admiration for the
heavyweight champion..:___.....
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which is-included tn-ttitr’8ferent
county tax, set by Commissioners’
Court last u ■
MMMMMFBbugty valuation of $165,-
Miss Lauder .was then a post-, I
graduate at the exclustve Miss
spenee a School in New Yotk ,
and Versailles, France.
Etrortstatsdb SX ona. Fields Described by Expert
in charge of the bond issue-to ob- ■ t •
Stoneham, 70, faced deth un
while construction is going on,
according to Davis.
Commissioner Harve Wrtght of
Precinct No. 2 said tha:i ■ had I
been gravelling roads west of the I
city in anticipation of provicing -
adequate detours during the Camp '
Bowie work. ।
Unanimous endorsement of the
entire program as offered by Da- .
via was given by both the highway ‘
committee and the court,
“If. Is important,” said Walter j
Beck, chairman of the association •
OPEN CAMPAIGN j
Tunney went on, moving In !
more drawing rooms; visiting i
I Southampton. being welcomed 1
at like Forest; on Park Are. (
Tunney. He read
i quoted Shakespeare.
by the State Railroad Commission the right band of Tunney and
today. C/C. Abbott was permit- ,
ted to sell the certificate for a line
1
It seemed ]
onl
incri
iitti
for
pub
Jone
Si
ate 1
. ef ti
ice.
By 1 nii« d Press.
■ SOUTHAMPTON. En^.
When, at the end of the
fight, the annsuncr"held. higB
MARY JOSEPHINE LAUDER
IVl-was the daughter
George Lauder Jr.,' and wife.
Ditribated s,
A. E. WANT, Inc.
rr. worth. TEXAS
a meeting with railroad orri-
clals and county representatives
""Ticked Ad Berd
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f *431.
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A railroad tiekat office mhy not be n
drux ntore nor the Agent h. master nt
lAnSUAgen, but there
to carry Texas for Alfred
Smith, presidential nominee,
a speech to an old settlers'
union here this afternoon.
sephine Lauder_________ LAmmizrants, hadwon the fairy.
The fight over. Gene count- Princen.
Jone
real di
dtture
zazatn
presen
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will t»
to d*C
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Two Changes Just Made. i ginned, or 24 per cent of the Tex- and'drouth have' retarded fruit- t Dy
.. as crop. .....'
NyUnitdPreas. * . ... .. .. .
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9. — The 1 -Weevil Noted.
legations in Mexico of Great Brit- ' North—"The bottoms particu- ।
•In, France and Spain may soon larly are being badly infested with
more, some very little and
.4. s. an., -w- - "
second planting which is late and
subject to insect attack. The sec-
ond brood of weevil is getting a
good start and boll worm and cot-
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Ejio,y 2
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Kentucky wanting a college edu-
cation and willmg to work for
it can obtain it for approximate-
ly $17 a year. At Berea Col-
lege here, a system of “campus
labor,” which does away with a
majority of paid employes, has
been installed and students,
working their way thru college,
do so in this manner.
tain a maximum allotment of state
aid to help carry thru the pro-
gram.
The first year's work is being
done on a total tax of 7 cents,
between Lubbock and New Mexico
line on the route to Clovis to Los
Bandais. Ed Turnbow and R. W.
Turnbow were permitted to sell
the permit running from Brown-
field to the New Mexico line.
something in his
kill Obregon, but she has dented - Rs
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AUSTIN, Aug. 9..Detailed re-
ports on cotton conditions in Tex”
rain that night, there
committee, brought the report
k
HI »
E ■
battered Jack Dempsey .
lerest in Texas portions of motor
bus lines running between Texas
and New Mexico, was authorized
County Projects Expected to
Be Started Early
in 1929.
tng satisfactory and also may be
finished in 1929.
Detours will be largely elimi-
nated for road users, because of
the fact that new locations are be-
ing made on most of the* roads,
Md the old roads can be used
‘THAT wasn’t the way John
l Sullivan, or Jim Jeffries or
Jack Dempsey had done. ' -
. Tunney, for the most part,
stood the jeers. He knew
what he was about.
El wasn’t long until fan-
dom learned that the world s
champion heavyweight pugil-
ist was an occasional guest at
method of making preliminary
Life Written Three road surveys’In the hill country
EAteaat at the Wednesday meet-
8. County Judge Dave
masb*m, Commissioners Wright.
E6916K, Wall and Boaz; Beck,
IuM% Piggs and Wyatt Hedrick
f the highway committee; and
HJFCallaway, Commissioners'
!6urt attorney. — _ ,
be raised to embassies, according , weevil; late July weather was fa- some fields making half a bale
to reports in diplomatic quarters ; vorable for their increase. With or
here. Similarly, the Mexican le- hot, dry weather crop can make many only
ther east, the recent rains cor-
rected a situation that was be-
coming serious. Early planting
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sag -
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“It is essential, however, that !
be elevated to embassies- ing now, but is in the danger pe-
•Chile and Argentina are the 1st- 1 rind.---Loss from root rot has be-
•st countries represented here totgun and the boll worms are ac- insects
Do Godorado”
Ur United Press.
AUSTIN, Aug.
a
Miss Lauder
be married.
fighters raw.
•n east-west highway thru Cen- in iocanues is ne vest in years,
tral Texas. to be known as the There is a large percentage of
Louisiana-Texas-Mexico highway ‘ .....
-g
■ • \ Mr-* •4′5; ne «
..
rate quoted for time money in
——— . . 1 boll worm is beginning to work.
Will Be Elevated to Embassies; ' Last year 998,000 bales were
per cent today, the highest
chief engineer of the
Island Lines, represented
company.
R was a tough problem for I
any ‘man. Until he could en-
pure English instead of the
jargon of the ring. Truly,
that was not in the tradition
of a heavyweight champion.
•••
QUAKE IN CALIFORNIA Miss Betty Simpson, 25. who gave
1.1 ■ . SAN F « A NC1—
rain in Slight earthquake shock was felt
are the United States,
,72
k-k
tween him and
ton hopper are active in local-
ities. Blooms are becoming no-
ticeably pure. Last year 491,000
projects. There are communities I
in the county which voted against'
the road bonds because they *
thought the roads never would be .
built anyway.
Locations Not Talked,
"The Association of Commeree j
is in accord with the plans to start j
work ou all these roads as soon as
possible,'? -
In localities. In 1927, 281,000 ,
bales were ginned—7 per ce!i of j thority of statistics It hard com-
the total crop. ’ : piled that the United States was
South—"the drouth has done losing its financial supermacy to
more damage than the weevil. Great Britain, and that a "eru-
Picking is well started; the first [cial battle" was likely in Sep-
bale was ginned about three tember.
I Schutz reported separately on
, eight sections of the State, as foki
lows; • ‘
Northwest—“As a- whole the
crop is later than last year, altho
in localities it is earlier. Recent
heavy .rains were very peneficial,
have given a good underground
season and renewed the growth.
Plants are ow blooming freely.
1 As a result of hail and wind, a
considerable acreage'did not come
to a stand before late June. The
mse
Miss Pryor “a
friend.”
It was Mins
9
-—a
related to the Carnegies, and
worth millions made In steel.
Blood of the Varicks of New
York and the Rowlands of
emerald ever received in Cleve-
land and one of the largest in
the United States was recently
delivered to the Webb C. Ball
Co. here. It was a stone of
nearly 8 karats, cut in a rectan-
gular shape.
the girl's fourth voyage as a stow- ’
away.
i- Fib
WB
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TO
3a
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rhtnk B
tried tn
line. but
it He
vroblem
to be do
Jed C. Adams. Dallas. Democrat- ;
ic national committeeman for,
"The i Texas, will sound the opening I
, . c irrigated sections have good i gun in the Democratic campaign
sician. today reported that Sena- stands and fine prospects with
tor William B Vare of PennsyL the plants fruiting heavily. ~
vania, who has been dangerously
11 Kemble, City Manager O. E.
Carr, Councilmen Monnig and
Thomas agreed upon the plan at
seven year*. Under New York
A rare picture, the lower of these two! It shoies the mid-ocean rescue of Captain
Frank T- Courtney and his three trans-Atlantic flight companions. The photo was taken
from the deck of the liner~Minnewaska, which answered radio distress calls from Court-
from Austin that-the State High-' neH an(^ spied the disabled plane a.ftcr a 12-hour search. Courtney made a sen-
~ sationalmight landing on the ocean urhen the engine compartment of the plane caught
Aa,OKTa., and
Fever Tanci e‛ pimoly means - "Ticket ani
I Berth to Colorado.’’
self as a pugilist,
the quickest way. Tunney set I
■The work is being done from out -to become world cham-
pion.
rTHEN he fought Tom Heeney
1 and won agath in his great-
est fight.
A few days later he gath-
ered in his hotel suite here all
of the newspapermen within
reach and chiefly those who
had jeered at him as a book-
reading tea-fighter.
•Newspapermen remarked af-
tcraards that—Tunney.kas-a
City Ticket
P
Ben T. See
a bale to five or six laws any rate of interest on time
gations in those countries would good progress. ‘It looks promis-acres. There is much dead cot .loans ov er,6,PeH cent,is,ille 8 al.as
...... ton. Rains of early August may usury., Conriic.withilawcwasany knowledge ’------.
prove beneficial, particularly if ayoidedhyh roke rsoffering,6P 10 comnit the murder.,
are actively combatted t cent interest and onefourth of 1 |
raise their legations to embassies, tive. The crop is later than last with poison. In 1927, 511,000 ! pericntn28 commission ten
Other countries having embassies । year, but several days ahead of bales were ginned—12 per cent! “ '
362,000 ' bales of the total,, ,
Boilthdast—Kbmd localities nave
• conference wih traction com-
pany ofticials.
As soon as this job is com-j
she might “unconsciously” have
inspired Jose De Leon Toral to
It is the one prencription th^t doctors
and pMlsnts AlIke know ns the only sure
I relief from this ipisereble summer afflic-
tion. In place, of humid polen-laden air.
Colorado's high, cool breezen are scented
with soothing balm of pine and balsam.
Ringing relief as blepmed as ths first frost.
Victims are always particular to specify
tickets via Fort Worth • Denver, since
this route is the most direct, reaching
ill here. Is "over the danger line
•nd will recover.” Vare’s temper-
pretty good fellow. He wasn't
high-hat at all. Maybe he was
a regular fellow after all.
Two days Iater he announced
hia retirement.
Ho, to go back to the be-
, ing the ‘‘million-dollar” phase.
Tunney disliked prize fighting. . rn
It wasn't inherently his game. . 1
But he . needed wealth to win —
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a.zmq
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I-
those, he could walk into the
Lauder home and speak as one
millionaire to another.
In the process he became a
n<w and remarkable, type of
champion. He was jeered and
‘he was laughed at.
But what did he care? For
Gene Tuney, born in Green-
wich Village, the son of Irish
rain-drenched crowd cheered
a - bewildered cheer, Gene
Tunney knew that his dreams
WOR the next couple of yeats
I ho fought his way up over
the rough route which leads
T to pugilistic greatness Then’
came that nght in 1926 at
Philadelphia when Gene Tun-
BUS PERMIT CANCELED
By TIniter vress.
AUSTIN, Aug. 9.—Withdrawal
of motor bus service between
Bremond and Mexia without per-
mission first being obtained from
the Railroad Commission result-
ed in cancellation of the bus
permit for the line by the com-
mission today. It was held by B.
C. Morgan and E. M.-Erskine.
9,—An easy
ginning, it was the little girl
of 16 in Greenwich, who gave
the world H-e f>r'
Vcf wild puzzled it so for th ree
years. Tunney didn't like th*
prize fight business but he
sailed straight to the tp -
because he wanted a million
dollars, plus culture, plus so-
cial standing. Equipped with
public did not know. He saw
almost within hts grasp, tho
little fairy princess riding in
the gilded coach.
About that time Mary Jo.
*ephine Lauder was graduated
from the Lennox School. New
York,
It was not long until that
section of fandom which craves
Anyone in
___ such socially brilliant places
‛ as Southampton, Long Ialand,
Bar Harbor, Maine, Lake For-
of e^L HT., and finally be at-
aa was issued today by H. H.
9148.000.0U0 valua- I Schutz federal statistician, on the
I.collection,isheing.heels.ofxesterdax‛s--xaernmant
. J report for the country at large.
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ter the ‘Lauder home as a
man of wealth, he could ad-
mire but he could not attain
the side at the fairy princess.
He must have even more than
wealth—he required also cul-
ture and social standing.
Bo Gene Tunney started out.
to get all these things.
It was at a time when
prize fighting was just enter-
- e,
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duction is being reduced by wee- and a few minutes later at Bay
vil, hopper and root rot. In 1927, ' Shore. No damage was reported.
'18.1,000 bales were ginned — 4——--------------
takes its
jeering at
books, he
He knew
NUNS ABE RELEASED "
Dy United I’1 ess.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9.—Eigh:
teen nuns from the convent of -
Mother Superior Conception, held
since the assassination of Presi-
dent-elect Obregon, were released '
today. They had been detained -
for questioning. Mother Super-
ior Conception, has admitted that
Boll Weevil Is Noted in Northern Portion and Crop
Appears Later in Northwest Area Than Last Year.
IRON HATES CANCELED
By United Pteun. . .
AUSTIN, Aug. 9.—An order
was Issued by the Railroad Com-
mission today canceling the new
Iron rates issued last January in
conformance with the agreement
entered into in the suit between
the Texas Steel Company, the
Katy Railroad and the Railway
Commission.
------ —.. ____________, better prospects than in Years
NEW ROAD DISCTSSED Northeast—nydme of the early [ there has'bee-riloo'inucK' ri'.r. ... --- ------------ ------- ----— -------- —----------
planted is beginning to open. The places; not enough in others, and in northern California late last . er, was sentenced to four weeks’
crop has been growing rapidly anu shedding has been severe. The ! night, advices here today revealed. Imprisonment at the police court |
bolls are opening rapidly, particu- The disturbance first was report- today for stowing away on the Hn- '
are irregular but generally well
cultivated. Weevil and worm*
are showing. In J 927, 83,000
bales were ginned in the west dis-
trict, 2 per cent of the total crop
and 289,000 in the west center—
7 per cent.
Central—Recent rains caine in
time to keep the crop growing;
they were needed in a number of
counties. The first planted is be-
ginning to open and ginning has
begun a few days later than last
year. Late planted Is just begin-
ning to bloom. Much of the crop
is very small for this time of the
year, but it is lending well. Wee-
vils were checked by the hot, dry
weather in July, but are again
becoming active. Boll worm and
root rot are reducing the pros-
pects._In.1927, 1,033,000 bales
E.
In
After that Tunney came to
the microphone and went
greetings to everyone Handes-
peclally my frlends in Green--
wich. Conn.” Those who heard
didn’t know it, but they were
listening' in on the romance
highway group, “that the first
start should-be made ou all the
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larly where it is hot and dry. Pro- ed at Watsonville, south of here, er Aquitania. It was said to be
were coming true. As
1 smiled and waved thru
LIGH
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binas, 22
here yes
■•truck o
ning. Si
Country
men. wh
Work Done From Air With Cam- his fair lady. He had boxing |
era; .Much Time la Saved skill and a strong, clean, ath-
l' tetie body as perhaps his only
tangible assets..
He decided the way to gain
wealth was to capitalize him-
SunshineSpecial
E. F. Worth 105 p-m. iv. F.Worth 415 pm
Ar Chicago next afternoon
,0o•
which Is bring frequently filled at thr 2469- ec% D A4 AG 46
ticket offices, and while sounda Ilk*""A, a9“59 AA.m“ 46VV A,
Intin, th* agent understAnd perfectly. Gmn"V• a“Gh. . KxV a
Tieker Ad Nerd D)o (odorado,' trans- "V A" “QV e“• a4."4v A _4
4e'e-
Ibr full partvlarsinfarmationcal
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summary of the man's life, gave a ; l’yVniteaitgas.
listoLtheaurxixorsand.rocallad--AL-EIM-
that he had managed a small ho-
his blood pressure "within
bounds of safety.”
Iated from the iangunge nt the "Mb.
ucatlon was that of the com-
mon schools and the U. B.
Marines. His social position
was that of the son of Irish
immigrants, born in Green-
wich Village, N. Y., and turn-
proval to the Tarrant program aw
one of the outstanding programs !
in the State.
Committeemen and Commis-
sioners expressed their confidence ■
in County Engineer Davis and |
voiced a unanimous endorsement '
of his plans.
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higher aititudes quicker, ana la tree from
emoke, eindera ana axAe-aiw duat—Adver-
Hement . —
COMANCHE, Aug. 9. — Five
minutes after they were given the
case, a jury in district court re-
turned a verdict finding Dick
Hazzard, 23, of De Leon, guilty
of criminal assault on ‘ Velma
Bankhead, 19, daughter of a Co-
manche County farmer. Hazzard's
penalty was set at death.
J. R. Stubblefield, defense at-
tores, anneunced immedtatety
after the verdict that he would t^-
peal the ease.
Harley Holland, 22, and J. B.
Pierce, 23, also charged with
criminal assault, are scheduled to
go on trial here tomorrow, The
ebarge against Mibb Christine
Gammage, 17, of Gorman, who
tained Newport.
"Tea-fighter!" the cry went
up.
Before he met Dempsey the
second time in Chicago last
Septembet, most of society's
drawing rooms welcomed the
heavyweight champion. He
was known for his interesting
■was discussed at a meeting of
representatives of cities of this
section here yesterday afternoon.
The highway will pass thru
Waco, Coleman. Ballinger, San
■ Angelo and thence to Carlsbad
Cavern.
very good
9. ■ Three
। a lot about philosophy. He
was gathering "writing folks"
around him. H* even Hiked
nue; at Newport and particu-
larly at Greenwich, Conn.
He lectured on literature at
Yale It was considered a
great joke.
as th
the air with cameras.
So rapid is the progress being
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stock of himself. He was a
young prize fighter just get-
ting a little more then started.
He had just about enough
money to finance himself from
one fight to another. His ed-
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all his other activities, Tunney sas and parts ot Texas and Okla-
found time each day to study homa were arriving here today
and to read. Sport pages ,or the annual watermelo tes-
sparkled with "tunny" wiorlen tival. At least 20,000 persons are
of a "book-readin’ “ champion, expected to hear Senator Joseph
Also papers carried reports T. Robinson, Democratic vice
that he had been smitten by I presidential candidate, deliver
romance. They had it that the principal address of the day.
Tie was to wed Miss Parmella I__________________■ ___________
HERE came the fight at
Chicago. Tunney trained
There, then became ex-
istent. an understanding be-
Brazil, ] 1926. In 1926,
Plants Are Small.
East — Heat and drouth were
hurting the crop in a number of
counttes-beforettre recent ramx
Plants are small and some fields
have not been worked-out. If the
weevil and worms are not too de-,
structive during August, produc-
tion will exceed that of 1927. Hot,
dry weather would be beneficial.
Considerable dusting-4e being done
Connecticut ran in her veins.
She was being educated in the
schools reserved for the elect
of wealth and refinement. She
, . ..1.1 - •- i already had culture and learn-
late.Wednesday, traction ram ing and would have more.
Kemble said the traction com- Mary Josephine Lauder was
pany wi l bear on y a small por- a ratry princess, riding up the
tion of the.costsofthe.first sub- Shaded highway in a gilded
wAY: conerence with, ofr ' coach. Gene Tunney was a
clals of the company will be ar- ■ common person, who could
ranged at once he said walk the common path and
County,.will include the, pro- Waze out upon princess
posed. Bel P. underpass in, but not set foot upon her royal
$4,000,000 road program. Plans rond ,
24 call for a new bridge andim- ’
1 proved highway thru the river
clally-elect friends. He was
Pryor, of Greenwich, Conn. t
Tunney denied there was an
engagement but seemed glad
to admit that he o tel de red
conversation. He was recog-
nized as a man of refine- '
ment. HOLD MELON FESTIVAL
More and more he visited Ly Vntt:4. ii<».
Greenwich, Conn., where lived j HOPE, Ark., Aug. 9.—Thou
the Lauder family. Between 1 sands of visitors from all Arkan-
23
- I suffered from the drouth; tne
the ■ young has a better season. Plants
are small as.a rule, and stands
M his money and found that
he had pretty close to a toll- we
lion dollars. pW
— "Qs> more fiehr will lm »■
June 20, it is reported. Heat 1 INTEREST RATE UP.
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ing: Improvement is noted in theNEWYORK,Aug.9 .Interest
northern and western areas 'that rates ont e.loang. went un t
received rains in late July. Thegork Stock Exchange went up to
conditions are very/ 'irregular, '*
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Sorrells, John H. & Schulz, Herbert D. The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 267, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1928, newspaper, August 9, 1928; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1546152/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.