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Falls Across
E. H. Webernicki
82, Dies At Burton;
Rites Set Friday
Edward H. Webernick, 82, of
KATY RAILWAY
HEAD BATTLES
JAH SENTENCE
Pallbearers are Fred Heine. Ed
shlke, Otto Penkert, Alfred Kun-
kel, John Wooster, and Ben W.
MIKOYAN’S
VISIT DETAILS
KEPTSECRET
Fresh tre
ment were
SYRIAN TANK :
FORCES BOVE
UPTO BORDER
Luke’s Hospital there Wednesday.
Not yet named, the girl weighed six
pounds and 13 ounces. Both De-
Ware and his father, Charley De-
Ware, Sr. deceased, are former
great athletes of Texas A&M Col-
lege, and the younger DeWare was
also a football star at Brenham
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI)
Gov. LeRoy Collins is expected to
decide within a day or two wheth
er Robert Tomarchin will, be ex-
tradited to Missouri to stand trial
for stealing his former pet chim-
panzee, Mr. Moke, from the St.
Louis zoo.
The 27-year-old animal trainer's
extradition hearing before William
riders will carry a hand-painted scroll
to Gov. Price Daniel Saturday. On the
way they will stop for breakfast in
Brenham. (Staff Photo).
and battle equip-
ig moved toward
itary secrets in wartime.
Mikoyan gave the West the first
indication of his intentions in Cuba
during a stopover at Gander,
Nfld., to refuel. He told newsmen
he will invite Fidel Castro to visit
Russia.
-„Mikoyan also said Russia has no
further plans for missile tests in
Member of United Press. International, -The Greatest World-Wide News Service
BRENHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1960
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Mrs. Duncan Dies
At Rest Home
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Withdrawal Plane
By UN Not :
Answered .
Pony-Express
To Ride Again
On Saturday
Wednesday ^ night. Most motorists
were believed to have made it to
town but some were thought to be
still in their automobiles. Smith
said.
Most schools in the Panhandle
were closed.
- All roads out of Amarillo were
closed except U.S. 87-60 south to
Canyen and Lubbock. U.S. 66, be-
and teachers' wages. .
Clark's move was turned down
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ton from enforcing his court order
pending the outcome of Wednes-
day’s mandamus hearing.
" Austin attorneys M. E. Clipton
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Panhandle Hit
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proposal by Sen. A. S. Mike Mon
roney (D-Okla.).
Monroney offered the measure
as a substitute for a Democratic
plan that would grant states 500-
million dollars a year for the next
two years, only for construction.
Clark Voted Down
Late Wednesday night? the Sen-
Partly cloudy through Friday,
little cooler tonight. Low tonight
40, high tomorrow 55. Readings for
24-hours up to 7 a. m. today. Max.
66, Min. 47, 7 a. m. 48, rain .07,
sunrise 7:10, sunset 6: 20.
125 years old, was the victim in
delayed action of Wednesday morn-
ing’s wind and rain storm here.
The 50-foot tree in the yard of
T. C. Ehlert in the 400 block of
West Main Street, tumbled across
the street shortly after 5:30 p. m.
causing the re-routing of traffic
for about an hour and a half.
Chief of Police Arthur Sternberg
said his officers sent the traffic
onto Alamo street while a crew
from the Texas Highway Depart-
ment cut the huge oak into pieces
and cleared the thoroughfare.
Ehlert said the tree had been
leaning to one side for some time.
Its roots were rotten and the tree
was growing in sand.
"I’m just sick about it?' Ehlert
said.
The early morning storm caused
thousands of dollars damage In the
county, mostly in the Chappell Hill
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Brenham’s Salt Grass Trail Wagon .
No. . 1 has a new owner. He is Bob Koe-
nig, left, who purchased the wagon
from Milton Routt, Dr. Waldo Knolle
and Bubba Schomburg, all shown left •
to right, next to Koenig. See Spectator -
Column. (Marvin Harris Photo.)
A PROGRAM which will be of
special interest to residents of
Washington County is the appear-
ance of the Deutsehmeister Band
at Texas A&M College Feb. 11. The
? band is directed by Capt. Julius
Herrmann with Christine Von Wid-
mann and Erwin Von Gross as solo-
and one brother preceded him in
death.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p. m. at St. Peter’s Lu-
theran Church of Gay Hill with
Rev. Paul Fischer officiating. Buri-
al will be in the church cemetery.
WASHINGTON (UPI) -The
Senate debated today a proposed
four-year program of federal aid
for school construction and teach-
ers*' salaries that would allot $20
for each school child.
The Senate returned two and a
half hours earlier than usual aft-
the embattled demilitarized zone
village of Tawafik on the Israeli-
Syria border despite an urgent
United Nations plea that both
sides withdraw all military forces
from the area.
Neither side had so far respond-
ed to the U.N. request, and at the
United Nations in New York, Ie
rael and the United Arab Repub-
lic traded charges of aggression
Wednesday night in letters to the
U.N. Security Council.
Israelis and Syrians at'the trow
ble spot remained at wary arms
length and there was a temporary
lull in the 10-day series of border
Incidents that threatened to touch -
off the Middle East powder-keg.
UPI Correspondent Zaki Salama
reported from the Arab side of
Tawafik that for 39 miles north
United Press International
Howling winds whipped snow into 10-foot drifts in
the Texas Panhandle today, stranding more than 100 mo-
torists and marooning three’school buses around Dalhart.
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likely senators would
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roads were clogged
armored cars, and
pboard the rocket.
Expected To Back
Cuba Against
U.S.
Worscnis
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. .
(UPI) — A Discoverer racket
vaulted skyward today in an at-
tempt to orbit a simulated mah-
ned missile and battle 799 te l
odds in a recovery attempt.
If the satellite orbits races—
fully, the recovery attempt wiii
be made on the 17th pass around
the world-late Friday.
The gleam tag white Thor-Abie
rocket, tall as a seven story
buildlag. looked like a toy from
the observation point two
miles away as the "fire" order
and snarled cars, and U.S. 287
leading to the main gate_of the
Air Force base was blocked by a
mile of snarled traffic. -e
Buses from Albuquerque. N. M..
were detouring south to Tucum-
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Narrowly Escapes Injury
Mrs. Ruby Guinn narrowly escaped injury when
lighting accompanying asquaHHine struck her-auto
white she was driving to work in Houston, The aquall
line moved across Texas, ahead of a cold front
which set off snow, heavy rains, high winds, and dust
storma over th state. SNEA Telephoto).
Burton, died near there Thursday
at 4:30 a. m. at the residence of
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs: John Bethke, With whom
he was living.
Born June 26, 1877, in Washing-
ton County, the son of the late Fritz
and Pauline Lehmann Webernick,
he was baptized in infancy at St.
John's Lutheran Church of Prai-
rie Hill and confirmed in early
youth.
He was educated in the public
schools in Washington County and
was married to Mathilda Pankonien
on Dec. 12, 1902, at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church at Gay Hill.
A member of St. Peter’s Luther-
an Church of Gay Hill, he engaged
in farming all of his life.
Survivors include one daughter,
periods of time.
He issued an injunction limiting
the trains to five-minute stops.
Heavy Fine imposed
Then on April 13, 1959 he held
Deramus in contempt .of court
because the trains were still lin-
gering too long.
He found Deramus and the rail-
road guilty of •80 separate viola-
tions of the. 195 injunction.
_ Sentence for each violation was
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stealing the property of another?
Tomarchin, who reared Moke
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three are life honorary members).
We hate to see the wagon And
mules leave the ranch but they are
hard to take care of and get into
some terribly expensive trouble
with no work the year around.
However, Mr. Koenig will control
them for he is an expert mule skin-
ner and he and Trail Boss Lockett
have made' a special trip to FL
after Senate Republican Leader
Everett M. Dirksen (III.) told the
chamber that President Eisenhow-
er had advised him he wanted
"no part" of a school aid bill that
provided funds for salaries.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyn-
don B. Johnson (Tex.) said he
hoped for a final vote on an edu-
Survivors include two sisters,
Mrs. H. J. Wilkening of Brenham
and Mrs. Will Black of Burton.
Funeral services will be held at
the Foehner Funeral Home in Bur-
ton Friday at 2 p. m. Burial will
be in the Family Cemetery near
Burton.
Th e
February 4:
Stated meeting Graham Lodge
No M AF A AM, 7:39 p.m
Grace Lutheran Men's C I a b
meeting 7:39 p. m. at Grace Lu-
theran Church, refreshments after
meeting.
February 1:
Brenham Commandery No. 15, K.
T.. rehearsal and drill, 7 p.m. Ma-
someaemapsaaandvonapaopi
of First Baptist Church will have
a Valentine Banquet in Fellowship
‘Hall at 7: M pun. . 4 ,
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an soldiers moved bumper to
bumper along the rough desert
roads. In the hills overlooking the
demilitarized zone, a- network of
trenches could be seen, connect-
ale rejected by > 44-44 tie vote cation a id bill Friday. It appeared
a measure by Sen. Joseph S.
trucks movthg south.
Trucks carrying scores of Syri- .
moonshots they might try another
soon." -
His aircraft arrived at Gander
at 9:15 a.m. and left an hour later
for a direct flight to Havana. The
Russians had permission for the
plane to travel over- U.S. terri-
tory.
Premier Fidel Castro’s revolu-
tionary regime had nothing to say
about Mikoyan's visit. Even such
routine details as the airport at
which he will arrive and the
names of the officials who. will
greet him were secret.
Mikoyan is the highest-ranking
stay here will prove to be the
first step toward renewal of the
diplomatic relations between Rus-
sia and Cuba which were* broken
off by ex-President Fulgencio
Batista in 1952.
There wks little doubt that Mi-
koyan would proclaim Russia’s
full support for Cuba in its cur-
rent differences with the United
States.
Alexander Shelnov, director gen-
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Trail Ride Time Nearings
By United Press ‘International
_ bitter borderedispute be-
tween the United Arab Republic
and Israel worened MAp with
the dispatch f strong tank-led
Syrian forces toward the demil-
tarized zoe sath tf the Biblical
Sea of Galilee.
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sh-i*-n
possession and selling liquor in a
dry area.
George Howard, liquor control
board officer of Houston, purchas-
ed a ha|f pint of liquor .and a fifth
of wine from Woodard at the lat-
ter’s home. Sunday at 7 a.m. - ‘
GrimesCounty sheriff Dick John-
son. armed with a search warrant,
uncovered three fifths of wine and
three half pints of liquor in the
Woodard home and took the ne-
gro man into custody.
He was charged and released on
$500 bond.
Town Hall series, will be presented
at the G. Rollin White Coliseum at
8 p. m. "Vienna On Parade” is the
program title. Tickets may be or-
dered from Town Hall, Texas A&M
College, and will also be on sale
at the door the night of the con-
cert.
Grass Trap ride, has changed own-
ership. Dr. Waldo A. Knolle, Mil-
ton Routt and Bubba "Schomburg,
owners of the wagon, announced to-
day they have sold it to Bob Koenig
who will sponsor the wagon for the
group of Brenham riders. It will
continue to have the No. 1 spot in
the trail fide as in the past. In
announcing the transfer, the trio
gave out the following statement:
“Mr. Koenig will make a splendid
wagon boss and host and we are
sure the Brenham riders will have
a very enjoyble trip this year. We
have sponsored the Brenham Wa-
gon for the; past years and we have
all enjoyed-it verymchgWejexE
pect to visit with the Brenham
Group at their camps at different
times and remain members of the
2 Men Inducted
Into Armed Forces
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Two inductees, one from Bren-
ham and the other from Hemp-
stead, were drafted into the armed
forces Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Nowlin, clerk of the
Brenham Draft Board, said the'
inductees are Marvin Lee Fischer
। f Routt 3, Brenham.- end Jams -
I ilwird Parker of Hempstead__.
No call for physical examine-
tionsor inductions has been made •
for the month of March, accord-
ing to Mrs. Nowlin.
Worth and obtained some tranquil!- encouraged by the success of their
zers for mules called Muletown
Durden, assistant to Collins,
closed Wednesday.
Mr. Mbke, wearing a little boy's
blue overalls and T-shirt, dozed
through most of the hearing. Ef-
forts to make him appear as
human as his clothes apparently
failed to move Durden.
“I am unable to think of this
chimp as a child,” said Durden.
“You can add all kinds of frills
and lace and sympathy, but it's
Houston to Austin-yhorseback!
Forty-six riders will travel from
v . KA • three days in jail and a fine of
V €$t 1VE-221$50— which totaled 240 days and
/ a $4,000. The Supreme Court later
Extradition Hearing Held -
Governor Ponders
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Chimpanzee Case
year. '
Born and i eared in Burton, she . ,
spent most of her life in Temple Lange.
before coming-to Brenham
Th^r^a^aMO a.^^'the’B^ The Brenham Memorial Chapel is
ham Rest Home where she had
Soviet official ever to visit Cuba,
Charley DeWare of Houston at St. and many observers believe Ms
Preparing for a “Pony Express”
ride from Houston to Austin is George
Schiro of Houston, a lieutenant in the
Harris County Sheriffs Mounted
Posse. Schiro and 45 other horseback
to midnight agqto tonight
. Other congressional news:
Economy: President Walter
Reuther of the United Auto Work-
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, . “'granted a motion barring Thom
A big oak tree, estimated to be
$32*,7337
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S PET A T b K Arab - Israel Disp l
a • « „ a ■ • a •« « a :) a « • •
tranquilizers. Bob will give the
mules a shot of these pills each'
morning with a shot of Coca-Cola
and the women and children will
not be eaten up by these-cannibals
while on this trip. Mr. Koenig will
have some extra pills along for
some of the riders who may need
some strong medication before
they get back home. So good luck
Bob Koenig. See you on the Trail.
Bubba ."Milton’ and Dr. Waldo."
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THERE’S ANOTHER AGGIE
rooter- in the DeWare family. A
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WAGON CHANGES HANDS
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— Salt Grass Trail Association. (All precautions taken to preserve mil-
High School. His mother, Mrs.
Charles DeWare, Sr., resides here.
DEUTSCHMEISTERS COMING -r -- . - p-ir-g -r-r- “h.
_emma——Ked, Leader in Cuba To Woo Castro
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he-Panhandle,-was almost paralyzed by the snow,
. adeetrapPseven inehesrenelevekgron.
highways were closed and only one plane flight had left
the Amarillo airport today.
(Jack) Thornton held that Mis- with
Amarillo and Amarilla Air sour iKansas-Texas. trains were
" -li — blocking a streetin front of- a
Dallas packing plant for. long
ing a complex of bristling gun
emplacements.
' As the trigger-tense Israelis and
Syrians eyed each other, Col.
Saad Kamal, of the U.A.R. North-
ern (Syrian) Region Command,
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The Cay of
Hospitality and
Industry.
NO. 24
Perle Mesta Says
Lyndon (Her Boy"
WASHINGTON (UPI)—Washing-
ton hostess Perle Mesta threw her
support Wednesday night behind
the presidential candidacy of Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.).
Mrs. Mesta, former U.S. minis-
ter to Luxemburg, told a bevy of
female reporters that the Texas
Democrat was her 'boy." She
said she was “campaigning hard”
for Johnson and declared "Lyndon
will get the women’s vote.”
Asked why, she replied with a
half smile: “He’s got everything
... and you know what I mean.”
East with her song compositions, Mrs. John Bethke of Burtonitwo.
several of which have been pub- grandchildren, one great .grand-
child and five nieces. One sister
er staying until 11:06 Wednesday
~ night to work on rival aid-to-edu-
ratinn proposals.
The towmakers were scheduled
to hold a memorial service for the
A CREW OF FOUR MEN with
the U. S. Corps of Engineers was in
Brenham this week securing addi-
tional data on the proposed Yegua
Creek dam and reservoir near
Somerville. Leonard Lyons, field
supervisor of the crew, said the
work was only of a minor nature
and that the party will leave Fri-
day. The crew went to work here
Monday. -
Houston to Austin Saturday carry-
ing a hand painted invitation to
Governor Price Daniel to lead the
opening day parade of the Houston
Fat Stock Show on Feb. 24.
The members of the Harris Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Mounted Posse will
carry the scroll horseback all the
way. relay fashion.
The riders will leave Houston at
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Clark (b-Pa.l to provide fl,190,*
000.000 or more yearly for an in-
At last report, one school bus,
with perhaps eight children on it.
had not been located. The other
two buses were located during the
night and both drivers and stu-
dents were safe.
Many motorists were stranded
at Vega, on U.S. 66, some 35 miles
west of Amarillo. •
O. J. Smith, publisher of the
Vega Enterprise, said the court-
house was full of stranded motor-
ists and they were overflowing
into private homes. The power
was off at Vega to add. to the
troubles. - ♦
Panhandle Schools Close
Some 100 cars were stranded
between- Vega and Adrian
Convicted Of Letting
Trains Block».
Street .
AUSTIN (UPI)-W. N. Deramus
III of Kansas City, Mo., presi-
dent of the Katy Railroad, carried
his fight to avoid a 240-day jail
sentence" to the Supreme Court of
Texas Wednesday.
Deramus’ attorneys asked the
high court to—reverse a Dallas
court's decision in "finding
Deramus guilty of contempt of
court.
Dallas District Judge W. L.
Premier Anastas Mikoyan arrives
here today under a shroud of se-
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School Buses
Negro Charged In
Grimes Liquor Case
NAVASOTA (Spl) — As far a«
this man is concerned, he sold his
products to the wrong person.
Jack Woodard, 59-year-old Plan-
tersville negro, was charged with
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