Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 239, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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NAVASOTA, TEXA8, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1931
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SHOPPING IS
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Everett L. Looney, asistant at-
torney general, will represent the |
state at the initial hearing.
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made by his peppy group of seven
musicians and on the date given
above he will present his orches-
tra in this city for an evening of
music and dancing.
DEFINITION
OF CHARTER
MRS. MASON
MAINTAINS
INNOCENCE
Austin, Nov. 18 (INB) — Pro-
test against any ruling of Um Nat-
Ionel Demoeratie Committee which
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LOCAL BAND
TOPLAY ON
MAIN STREET
RATTLERS MEET TOWN TEAM
IN ANNUAL GAME TOMORROW
The Foley Cleaning and Presging
Shop is now under new manage-
ment, Latham Boone and Berri
Boone having bought, this estab-
lishment from Lee Foliy Tuesday
The new owners have already tak+
on over the shop and are oareying
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Convention
weight of the line le 1SI pounds
and the beekfield average to m.
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Ing hard all week in
for this game tomorn
Austin, Nov. 18 (INS) — Eighty
per cent of state employees around
the capitol are “insufficient” in the
opinion of Senator W A. William-
son of San Antorfo, in discussions
before the legislative taxation com-
mittee of which he is a member.
He expressed the belief that at
least half of the state employees
obtain their employment through
.“political drag”.
His statements were made dur-
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CHORAL CLUB
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' Such projects in California and
Colorado were said to have beeh
developed into real assets.
Early aims of the organization
would be to obtain ccert tests of
present laws, to determine the ex-
tent of revision necessary in those
laws.
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There is no change in the indi-
cated Texas pecan crop compared
with a month or two months ago,
according to the Federal-State Crop
t Bad Livestock Reporting Service.
The Texas forecast production is
42,000,400 pounds or the same that
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position followed closely on the
resignation of Patrick T Crowley,
retiring president. who leaves
office Jan. 1, 1932.
a recent announce-
"I grabbed the bag—now I’m holding it.” That is the plaint of
C. Van Ness Leavitt (left), of Santa Monica, Calif., brother-in-law
of President Hoover, who is accused of fleeing a grocery store with
19 pints of whiskey in a sack as Federal agents swooped down on the
place. Leavitt claims the proprietor handed him the sack and told
him to get rid of it. In trying to do so the President’s kin was
caught. He says he didn’t know what was in the sack. Mrs. Mary
__H only sister.______, nature of a test suit to determine
Partly cloudy and warmer
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PROGRESS IS
OPINION IS
GIVEN ABOUT
EMPLOYEES
। liar activities. The suit is in the
your Christmas shopping early- and
keep in mind the annual toll of ,
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BOONE BROS.
TAKEOVER
FOLEYSHOP
.aum,
There is no doubt that everyone suit but because of the unprofit-
has heard of Steve Gardner and
Somerville, Trinity, Bedias, Bren-
ham and Calvert. They lost three
of their games to Huntsville, Hear-
ne and Cameron.
The town team has played on-
ly one game this iim» They de-
feated the Hempstead Outlaws d
to 0. The town team has a strong
pected to be out tomorrow. The
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and , the presidency of the New York
Central Railroad. The offer of the
The final game for the Navasota
Rattlesnakes and the first game
to be played in Navasota by the
town team will be played Thurs-
day on the local field at 8 o'clock.
This is the annual Rattlesnake and
town team game and everyone
looks forward to it with much in-
terest as it is has proven to be
one of the most ezlting and in-
l how far such corporations may go..
Shortly after the suit was filed
the company announced it would
discontinue some of its retail estab-
lishments — not because of the
his Lone Star Five, one of the very
best orchestras in the state. On
December 4th the Lone Star Five
tall seven of them) will play for a
dance in Navasota to be given at
the city hall"by the Navasota Fire
The Red Cross workers are still
out securing donations' to the Am-
erican Red Cross and the citizens
of Navasota are responding well.
The drive throughout the country
has been on since November 11th,
Armistice Day and will continue
through Thanksgiving
Mrs. Jno. D. Rogers, chairman of
the Red Cross Drive in Grimes
County, did not start the local drive
until Monday and she is pleased
over the way in which the drive is
being carried on, however she urg-
es that more Join before the drive
comes to a close so that this coun-
ty win have a fine report for head-
quarters.
and governor at the same time was
thrown out of district court today.
Cyr’s attorneys will appeal the
case.
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Landscaping At
Harris Home
November 28
Ox. November 28th, at 10 a. m.
Prof. Fred w. Westcourt head of
Rural Arts, Department of the Col ,
lege of Industrial Arts, will be in
the county to give a demonatra-
tlon, in landncaping Thie work t
to ba given, t the yard ok Mra•
Ed. Harris on highway No. 6 Na
Uva as well as nursery plantlags
are to kB used.
People who are interqated, . in
home benutitication, are
see and bear the week of Pref
Washington. Nov. 18 (INS) —
District progress toward an agree-
ment along the general broad lines
on financial and economic subjects
was achieved at conference today
between Dino Grandi, President
Hoover and Secretary Stimson, the
latter announced. He said the
whole range of subjects relating to
inter-governmental debts, repara-
tions, disarmament and other pro-
blems affecting world peace and
trade were discussed.
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Red Cross Drive
To Close Nov. 26
bureau The population of this
area is 339.216. compared with a
population of 292.352 for Houston
proper.
In the size of metropolitan areas,
the ten leading cities rank as fol-
lows:
New York including Northeast-
ern New Jersey: 2,515 square milee
Pittsburgh 1,626 square miles
Los Angeles 1,474 square miles
Chicago: 1,119 square miles
Boston 1.022 square miles
Philadelphia: 993 square miles
San Francisco and Oakland: 825
square miles
St. Louis: 821 square miles
Providence, including Fall River
and New Bedford, 817 square miles
Houston: 799 square miles
Houston has the largest metro-
politan area in population of any
other city in Texas Figures are:
“And, by practicing care to pre-
vent fires during the Holiday Sea-
son there would be conservation
of human life and property. When
there is a reduction in fire losses
there is a saving to the people in
the cost of insurance.
“The records of past years reveal
that the improper use of candles,
fireworks, decorations and crepe
paper and electric light globes have
helped to add to the Yuletide mis-
fortunes of many people In the
Joss of property, and worse still
caused the death of many people.
her let in 1930 the produo-
waa 11,900,000, pounds and tha
year average from IMS to
that much- Interest is being showne Department.
in the Navasota band and there is Steve Gardner is known every.
Austin. Nov. 18 (INS, Two I HI II N I I IN IS
ways to relieve the depression Do II VU• I VIV I•
_ would deprive Texas of six addi4
The averago tiohal delegates to the National
was considered today
Ros Bterling He sald
MADF TOWARD Srhomwerezuggentca today ,
I—AH A • II --IV I j W. DeWeese in a statement out-
have made a splendid record this ;
year, having won six out of nine
games. They beat Hempstead,
San Antonio, Nov. 18 (INS) — W AAIA QNIT V
Formation of a state-wide organ!-- I I DNGi KI I
zation to work for more liberal LUIVU •IAL
In acceptance of an invitation ex-1
tended by the Ladles Choral Club
of Huntsville, the Woman's Chor-
al Club of Navasota will assist in
a program to be given at the audi-
torium of the Sam Houston State
Teachers College at Huntsville
Thursday night. This program is
to be given for the benefit of the)
Parent Teachers Association of
Huntsville.
The members of the Navasota
-Choral Club will leave the city
early Thursday afternoon in time
to have a brief rehearsal at the au-
ditorium and following the rehear-
sal they will be guests of the Hunts-
ville Choral Club at a buffet sup-
per.
The Navasota Choral Club Is di-
rected by Mrs. 8. J. Emory and
accompanied by Mrs. Jno. C. Ries-
to. Members of the club include,
Mesdames J. P. Terrell, Robert
Foster, Fred Mackey, R. A. Sang-
ster, R. L. Sparkman, H. L. Ste-
wart, Mickle Coe, J. H. Powell, R.
E. Powell, W C. Todd, J. T. Swan-
son, Geo. T. Spears Jr., Q. E. Doan,
- O. S. Wyatt, C. E. Henry, J. H.
Waller, J. A. Garner, Ernest Lord,
Dr. Beatrice Hammonds, Mieses
Nettie Brosig, Ethel Bosse, Clara
Lang, Mary Cantrell, Imogene Gar-
vin. Mildred Garvin and Ruth Kidd.
There will be others who will
drive to Huntsville to hear the pro-
gram on this occasion. All who can.
are asked to attend this program
Thursday.
GOLFCONVICT
IS HELD FOR
BANKHOLDUPS
musical organization. Rehearsals
are held each Tuesday evening
with the director, H. C. Hasselbring
and the band boys are showing
rapid progress in their practices.
New members will be taken into
the band at any time as it is the
.hope of the director to have one of
the largest and best bands in this
section. He is working hard with
this group of musicinns and is do-
ing a splendid work.
On Tuesday, December 1st at 7
o'clock the band will play several
selections on the Main street of
Navasota before going to the city
hall for regular rehearsal. This
will be the first appearance of the
Navasota band in public.
STATEWILL
HAVE MORE
LIBERAL LAW
(rwywgg TAATATN i lining the seasonal warning again-
Km III EVEN l st fires at Christmas time.
I •H- -HHIv-HaiVI -The spirit of early Ohristmas Houston: Nov 18 Houston is
shopping," he said. "Will put the | the 10th city in the United States
people in a cheerful frame of mind in the size of its metropolitan area,
and remind them that they have according to
something to be thankful for at . , ...
Christmas time.
Oekin, III., Nov. 18 (INS)— Mrs.
Alice Mason, suspected in the poi-
son death of her 12 year old daugh-
ter, Mildred, maintained innocence
under two hours of grilling today.
“If Mildred died of poison my
son-in-law Harold Reese, is res-
ponsible. He made me divide a
thousand dollars insurance money
I collected. The girl took sick at
his home.”
Both Reese and Mrs. Mason are
held and authorities said formal
charges are being prepared
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_ . _ on _ ] The last reports said they were
Frederick E. Williamson, president eionin . a , . .
of the Chicago, Burlington and « wild disorder toward
Quincy Railroad, has been offered Tsitsihar which the Japanese hop-
* ' ‘ ed to capture tonight
GENE TUNNEY
JUNIOR IS
NEWCOMER
ing discussion of the fact that
state employees, uniformly, are
to the purpose specified in their
grant of authority from the state.
The hearing. in Judge Charles i
Wheeler’s district court, will be on ;
the suit brought by the attorney
general against the San Antonio
Public Service Company, operators i ।
of most of the utilities in that city. | ,
The state alleges the company,
'besides serving the city with elec-
tric lights and other services, also
entered into the merchandising |
field, a grant not authorized by the
state charter. It is charged they
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Tokyo announced the dispatch
of another regular division of
troops to Manchuria, meanwhile
the League of Nations Council
waded through the technicalities
regarding the treaty rights still
hoping to find a compromise.
The British officials express
grave fears that the capture of
Anganki would raise a direct is-
sue between Japan and Soviet Rus-
sia as Soviet officials had served
a sharp warning on Japan not to
interfere with the sovereignty of
Russia
laws affecting domesticated fish'
and game has been projected for a
meeting here Thursday.
The meeting was called by E. T.
Laubecher, president of the cham-
ber of commerce, directors of the
organisation having indorsed the
plan to obtain liberalisation of
Texas laws in order that the breed-
ing of fish may be encouraged by
licensing private lakes end hatch-
eries and permitting their sale un-
Dallas. 309,659; El Paso, 118,461.
Fort Worth, 174,575; San Antonio.
279.271; Houston 339.216
Austin, Nov. 18 (INS) — Seeking
a definition of the charter powers
of corporations, the state will at-
tempt to prove at an oral hearing
here November 30 that their ope-
rating activities should be limited
pounda. They have beeh prectio- he — dinpuns Uh guetonwith
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Miss Fern Eitel conducted a Y.
W. A. Mission Institute Monday
night at College Station at which
time she taught the mission book.
“Lottie Moon”. Representhtivea
from the First Baptist church of
Navasota, First Baptist church
and College Avenue Baptist church
of Bryan and the College Station.
Baptist church took part in thia
mission study.
Those attending this mission
study from Navasota were, Misses
Laura D. Gibson, Pauline Wallace.
Hester Muse, Mildred Garvin, Ruth,
Kidd, Virginia Purcell. Willie
Floyd, Katy Gray, Bettie Miner.
Gertrude Lang, Jeannette Sangster
and Mrs. W. N. Purcell.
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TO DISCUSS
MATTER WITH
LEADER FIRST
defehatve power.
Detroit, Nov. 18 (INS) — James
H. Hall, escaped convict, one of
the five implicated in the fourteen
thousand dollar robbery of the
First National Bank of Mt. Cle-
mens today was revealed as "Dress-
ed up Jimy Golfing Bad Man"
wanted in a score of midwestern
cities for bank holdups.
Police say he has confessed to
bank robbery in Parsons, Kan.,
which occurred two weeks ago and,
says he is implicated in the rob-'
bery of a bank at Madison, III., in |
" which one of the holdup men was |
murdered for squealing, another |
crime murder, that of Joseph Me- I
Guire of Venice, Ill., whose body
was found near Bristow, Okla.
Hall also held upa bank at Sha-
wnee, Okla., and was captured
while playing golf at Fort Worth
and sent to prison for this robbery
but escaped from the penitentiary
last June.
(By I. N. S I
Japan's Manchurian army invad-
ed and occupied Tsitsihar. capital,
of Heilungkiang Province at 8:00
o’clock tonight Troops of General
Ma fled in disorder.
The Sino-Japanese conflict flared
into a real open warfare when Ja-
panese troops launched a savage
counter attack against the Chinese,
capturing the important city of
Anganki. junction of the Chinese
I eastern railway half owned by Rus-
I ria and the Chinese Forces at-
tacked the Japanese lines at 3 a.
i m. and in the next 12 hours the
Chinese forces were driven back 20
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Shreveport, Nov. 18 (INS) — Sen-
ator-elect Huey P. Long is still
governor of Louisiana. The ouster
suit by Paul N. Cyr who contended
that Long could not be senator
States production to
5840,000 pounda com-
8990000 nounito in
New York, N. Y November 18
(INS) — It's a boy they told
Gene Tunney this morning and
they’ve already named him Eugene
Tunney. Jr.
Polly Tnney was doing fine and
nurses said the baby was the most
perfect they had ever seen born in
Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Centre here.
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