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PAGE FOUR
GENERAL NEWS
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
Tune In On KRBO
Monday Evening, September 25, 1930
Monday Eveni
Britain Answers II Duce's Peace
lint With New War Preparatior
Firm on Pledge
Io End Threat
THE TIMID SOUL
By WEBSTER
Of Aggression
. LONDON S ' 25 — P — Great
Britain an
aRes
on Germin s military conquest of
Poland ing today her
preparations : a fight to the fin-
ish
An authoritative commentary on
Mussolini s speech in Rome Satur-
Mir Cham-
berlain’s statemet of Britain’s war
aim 1 to r leem Europe from the
/
estill held goo
1
said despite ' e complication of
soviet Russia s occupation of eastern
Pol
informed sources however,
said Foreign Sec retary Lord Hal-
ifax who called Russian Am-
bassador Ivan Maisky to his of -
fice for an hour’s interview Sat-
urday night, had requested clar-
ification of soviet aims in east-
ern- Europe
Meanwhile
ments were dis
1 British exp
moving, owa
dy have carries
who was senior
war develop-
uonary troops are
:
4 alrea-
S im per general
Southern railway
ransport officer of
the British army in the World war
ect all mili-
sea
3 The Britis fleet and air forces
are H lening thei warfare at sea
try ing • ut • € escape of raid-
ing German submarines to hide:
outs
4 Plans have been made to speed
up production in British shipyards
to replace tonnage destroy ed by sub-
marines and mines which already
have sunk 30 British merchant ves-
, sels 2
The latest Britis Ship Lost was
Haze
H
land, said the ship was attacked
and run off the Irish coast yes-
terday by a submarine after an un-
successful effort to escape
Twelve of her crex of 34 were re-
ported missing
Buick Dealers of
Area Attending
Service School Here
MEXICAN
HAIRLESS,
€A? HA -
HA -HA!
ER-UH-YES. IT’s
NOT A BREED I PAR-
1 TICULARLY CARE FOR.
| J BOUGHT IT FOR
REASONS OF •
I HEALTH )
MR. MILQUETOAST
HEARING THAT SOME
HANY FEVER VICTIMS
ARE ALLERGIC To
DOG HAIR, FINDS
A SOLUTION --
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to support it. There is no question
in my mind that it is designed to
prevent us from getting into war."
J\
was expected to go over the final
draft of the bill, opposition members
were ready to demand additional
time to study it
There were general predictions
senate debate on the neutrality is-
sue which centers on the arms em-
pated in the reported night
raid, history will have repeated
itself for early in 1914 a British
plane carried out one of the
first World war air raids
against the Friedrichshafen
works.
Th roug a protest from
Abilene Get
Region Ban
With announcement of the 194G
Buicks scheduled for the latter part bargo would not get underway be-
of t
INET LAO-
Berlin to the Swiss government,
ross-
_______Contests
representatii
O Biesel O L foreign governments or their agents
Daniels R M Peyton and J C El- could receive credits of not more
(Continued From Page One)
Grandpa' George B. Ely of
Clyde Observes 99th Birthday
The fact that he was 99 years old
today didn’t prevent "Grandpa ’
George B. Elys walking twice to
the postoffice at Clyde for( his
mail ...
It was a day much like many
others in his life for Grandpa Ely.
a retired Baptist minister
He limped the several blocks
from his home to the postoffice,
using the cane required since he
fell 12 years ago and broke a hip
Friends and relatives regard his
ability to walk As remarkable, since
physicians said at the time. Mr
ers He answered each personally
Mr Ely formerly lived at Odessa,
where he had a part-time job
pumping water for the Texas &
Pacific railway He went to work
early on Sunday, quitting just in
time to deliver an 11 o’clock ser- /
mon
Although he lost one eye years
ago, and sight in the other is fail-
ing, Mr Ely reads with aid of his
spectacles and a strong magnifying
glass He also is rather hard of
hearing V
Five of Mr Ely’s children are
living-a son in Houston, and four l
daughters. One is Mrs. E. E Kuy-
Ely would never walk again.
He spent six months in a cast, kendall of Abilene, who is 75.
then began getting about on crutch- 1 -
es. During the period he was in D , Er: CI ,
the cast. Mr. Ely found time to per-Postoffice Elevator
Installed, Begins
Operation Oct. 2
form a couple s marriage ceremony |
Now he’s able to make the trip;
to Abilene by bus, and "walk all
over town relates MPS: R H. Wil-
liams, a relative by marriage
Nr Ely has lived at'Clyde more
the 40 years His wife died eight
years ago. and since that time he ,
has made his home with a daughter.
Postmaster O A Hale announced
Mrs Belle Baten
today that the new passenger ele- :
Mrs Ely's death came on Oct vator at the federal building has
13, only four days before the couple , , .11 .,
would have celebrated their 70th ben installed and ,ha' operation
. 9
wedding anniversary A son in will begin Monday, Oct. 2.
Houston arranged a radio program
The elevator is near the south
", the occasion. Mr Ely listeneden rance of the postoffice lobby
alone, receiving a flood of cards It begins operation simultaneously
and letters from broadcast listen-I with opening of the fall term of
Britain’s leading lady lends her aid to the wounded of war. Queen
Elizabeth, right, visits Dame Beryl Oliver at Red Cross headquar-
ters in London
Staff Meeting of
TSES Held Here
federal court and should ‘be of
great convenience to court attaches
and the public. Postmaster Hale
said
Mrs Gussy Lynn has been ap-
Weekly staff meeting of employ- pointed operator by the civil service
ex stantmeeting .or empos commission, her appointment fol-
-;==
eussion centering around the sub- tion from 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon and
ject Maintaining Employe Morale 1 to 5 p. mf daily, except Saturday
. Speaker of the evening was E. L afternoons. Sundays and holidays:
Journeay. general manager of the post master Hale lauded the un-
Universal Manufacturing Co of tiring errorthia of " Congressman
Abtiene koj Barion, semior ′- Claude L/Garrett in obtaining the
terviewer of the office was in elevator.
charge. 0__
All-Vegetable Laxative
Has Important Points
The staff meetings or training
schools are held weekly for the 15 J
Most people want a laxative to do
three things: (D) act punctually.
(2) act thoroughly, (3) act gently.
Here’s one that usually fills all
three requirements when the sim-
ple directions are followed It’s an
all-vegetable product whose princi-
j pal ingredient has high medical
employes of the office John R
Smith is manager of the Abilene
area office
, World’s largest seller at 10c.
, nomad. Guaranteed — Dependable.
St.Joseph
A GENUINE PURE ASPIRIN
| recognition as an "intestinal tonic-
laxative." .
part tone to lazy bowel muscles. It
is the principal reason for the
punctual, satisfying relief which
users generally experience from
constipation’s symptoms of head-
ache. biliousness, sour stomach, no
energy
Taken by the directions on the
package. BLACK-DRAUGHT gen-
erally allows ample time for a good
night’s rest in the morning, it usu-
ally acts gently, thoroughly Mil-
That ingredient enables BLACK- lions of packages used. 25 to 40
DRAUGHT as it is called, to im- doses: 25c (Adv.),
MEASURING MILES
Abilene will be host next April
24 25 and 26 to the Region Two
i band contests for a second succes-
sive year More than 3.000 young
musicians gathered here last year
for the contests which attracted 40
bands and orchestras, 149 soloists /
and 40 ensembles
Choice of Abilene was made a* s
a meeting of 30 band directors at .
Abilene high school Sunday, after- :
noon Big Spring was the only s
other town that invited the contests. N
San Angelo and Sweetwater which
had been expected to make bids
did not do so .
MINUTES
Ax
F nk L . rner president of Mc-
• ′ mechan- n all pu sesi including arms and Murry lege, and Jimmie Bate-
its of Buick dealers in the vicinity implements of -war Foreign com- man
T - Musical entertainment i
secor ’ - . •--•: AC.C iment-
ing N . F .... and walnut It but if these became top-heavy con- al trio composed of Clint Cooke
- con- c . Tuesday ' gress would act to curtail them Duane Moser and Roland Howell.
Hari * assert-1
- ‘ ed it • old be impossible to have a enroute in the person of Rud
a strict “cash and carry neutrality S - who 1
tn € f in tion at program because cash is seldom super-deluxe as a whistler He
in Flint Mich used in international transactions teamed up with the college trio and
E here FINES T is drawing hearty applause. Bate- V
a N
NA
a - )
r tries V e adding weight to " /
lic school bands, who pre-
n hi iking and while traveling on
ine Besides repealing the arms embar- the bus arranged vocal accompani-
5 go and prohibiting American ship ment with the boys. He has tak-
Spring legislation wo (
- Brownwood. Authorize the president to desig- A state highway patrol automobile
.Cry Eastland, nate combat zones and ba: Ameri escort, M T Rierson. is leading the
Ranger Rotan car ships and citizen enter way Two other automobiles and ,
Snider - - - " the bus form the caravan: rancy, one fined $25 for assault,
e: were ' Prohibit collection of funds to: Afternoon stops were scheduled and 11 fined for drunkenness with
■ benismieit coulee of funds for at Cross Plains Pioneer Rising punishment ranging from $5 for
Star Eastland. Olden Ranger, Cis- first offeders to $50 for habitual
Putnam Baird anf Clyde The , drunkards
Entire court session was clocked
sen ted the invitation, said th
rectors decided to hold marching
contests two nights instead of only
DRESSED in s
D this New
“fashion banner
pin set with rub
Americ
Wearin
bany. Abilene. Ba
Brad Breckenri
Coleman, Colored
Graham C .
San Ang
Stam: ord
here
"More • an 35
will be
by the factor
ton said -It is es
than 1
01
these meetings
r meetings
Require belligerents to take title
to goods bought in the United States
one as was done, last- year
The directors yesterday agreed
also upon a tentative list of judges
-ranization before they were shipped
Hamil- Continue the existing powers of
that: more the munitions control board to li-
. mata. cense arms shipments
Meanwhile Stephen Early
presidential secretary, told re-
porters that telegrams had been
trippers are due to reach their home
port about 6.30—o’clock—---—
Tomorrow the Abilene Boosters
club and Exchange club join forces !
for a trek west to Big Spring, thence 1
to San Angelo Ballinger,
and intermediate points
Winters
Similar
trips are scheduled Wednesday and
ay f
at an hour and 45- minutes
Joint Meet Legion,
Years, E
By ADELAI
AP Fashion
EUROPE’S war .v
DE on American w
within five years
American designers
original styles, pr
Hawes, young New
Miss Hawes, the
Ion worlds Rebel
comes to regiment!
and Paris dominat
says: -—--
“This war will 1
last one began—th
of comfortable, fu
for women The las
skirts banished
brought bobbed hi
has been proceedin
will give it a show
go into war work ar
mand comfortable
clothes Within fit
lieve. they will be
ers to work at the!
town—though they
skirts for their le
It might be inte
— that war produces
well as a functi
clothes The 1940
lustration."
VISS HAWES p
NI American desig
after Paris cable
* closing, as a resu
al’ but two of the
dressmaking houses
(Some of them 1
* in February with
tions )
"I've always said
a war to set Amr
on their feet at crea
st* les. Miss H a
“There's plenty of
here, but up to now
capable of doing
• have been stopped b
everlastingly throw
Now American man
be forced to let An
ers design
‘I believe the war
the idea of everybe
wear the same thing
mit one section of th
ate and wear what M
Join: meeting of Parramore post *
| of the American Legion and the Io- I is
cal legion auxiliary will be held to-T
night at the Taylor county Veter-
ans clubhouse Purpose of the meet
will be to honor incoming officers
cot the organizations.
Co Judge Carl Hulsey is sched-
-′ received at the White House
MCI JTD AllTV urging the administration to
NEUTKAL- start a counter movement _ . .
arainst the mail pouring Into Student Loses Suit
(Conti Page ONE congressional offices urging the
legislators not to repeal the arms AUSTIN Sept 25 — (UP)—The
dem at embargo, siaersupseme court today declined
: resterday We aren’t going to do it." Early “to consider an mandamus—against
is to said We are still standing flatly the regents of the University
curta > n the president appeal to the Texas to admit James L Malone of .
Commiemen xi suren de-country for adjournment of politics. Cafthrage as a student without pay-sadism. The evening si program be-
•A cp?*-.- We are not going to stir it up 1 - pport of the
The president ha engagements tudent union building
de fast fig: with a number of re resentatives ---------------:-----------------
Ea ’ Corporation Court
of then ad bea ng or the . .
Fines Total $170
RAID..
by the president *
The second we uld requite the mu- Continued From Page One:
nitions control board - advise con-
gress every six mon to the Swiss territory had been violated
amount of war materials jurchased
by belligerents, the amount of credit to have kept up their fire for two
exterided.ob American ompamies. hevfre pecrchishts er -cross- * brief summary of procedure
domduel foreien.govemnments and The roar of what were believed for speeding four for dead meters.
GrOKci vay NEYS PLEASED ′ . -a on F1** mm n comeac hone Mme Si "RE ErkITE
Since he border is close and the in loading zone: one fined 11 for
lake is five miles wide at ■ . point only one license plater two fined $2
it was not possible immediately to and $3 for running stop signs: one
make any dire miyestigation in ex ised for alley parking: one fined
Germany of possible damage $25 with $20 suspended for vag-
uled for a short address on. Ameri-
gins at 6 30 Included will be eat
for everybody. All ex-service m
have been invited
Pull the Trigger on
OU can sit comfortably in your easy chair at home and MEASURE MILES BY
MINUTES-
tatively to be acceptable to Mr
Roosevelt. It drew prais gg om Sen-
• D-G Van Nuys
(D-Ind committee members who
have been frequent administration — - .
critics dome The giant Zeppelin works which
George . voted to delay ac- turned out an of Germany’s lighter- 1
Monon!..'; .' n's neutral-thanair 1
ity program € said he verted in b an airplane a motor fac-|
new me a sure got farthe toward tor and working day and hight
At e Special bombproof shelters had
mere arms e /been built for the fact
“It is we . *■ •. I de lerthe plant./
said Van Nupa and I shall be glad i If British bormbers partici- i
.. '.—won-r docket Lazy Bowels, and Also
morning wo ild ate the
Abilene enjoyed a Roman holiday Pepsin-ize stomach,
overithe weekend When constipation brings on acid indi-
Eventynur cases criminal and gestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas. coated
TH e German batterie ere aid traffic were brought before City tongue, sour taste, and bad breath, your
Jud € W J Cunnir am A total stomach is probably lo ded up with cer-
0 of $170 in fines wa meted out. tain undigested food and your bowels don't
move. So you need both Pepsin to-help
breakup fast that rich undige ted food in
your stomach, and Laxative Senna to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels. So be !
sure your laxative also contains Pepsin.
Take Dr. Caldwell's Laxative, because its
Syrup Pepsin helps y- u g in that won-
derfulstomachcomfort, whilethe Laxative
Senna moves your bowels. Te sts prove the
power Of Pepsin to dissolve those lumps of
undigested pr tin food which may linger |
in your stomach, to cause botching, gastric
acidity and nause a. This is how pepsin- |
izing your stomach helps relie ve it of such
distress. At the same time this medicine
wakes up lazy nerves and muscles in your
bowels to relieve your constipation So see
how much better you feel by taking the
- wy-y -po muea wain cleans- laxative that also puts Pepsin to work on
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