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Friday Evening, June 21, 1940
THE ABILENK REPORTER-NEWS
PAGE FIFTEEN.
ling, June 21, 1940
Tune In On KRBC
arship’s
Cheered
uay Crowd
Markets Today
DEO, June 21.- (PP-
United States cruiser
into Montevideo har-
on a good will cruise
ring waterfront crowd
s symbolizing the Unit-
rmed guardianship of
hemisphere.
vas timed by colncid-
ng more to a week
Uruguay, the "Achil-
South America, clamp-
fifth-columnists and
stronger neighbors for
program for Ameri-
Financial
MEXICAN CURRENCY
MEXICO CITY June 21.—(AP)—The
Mexican peso, which has increased in
value nearly one peso to the dollar in
the last week, showed further strength
yesterday, closing at 5.02 pesos to the
dollar. Until recently, it was at 6.00 to
the dollar.
The strength was reported due to flight
to Mexico of great amounts of Italian
and German funds on deposit In the
United States, in the fear the United
States would go to war.
Grain
ources said Uruguay
wholehearted support
tl plan for American
expected to act Mon-
ernment committee re-
g evidences of a deep-
y nazi sympathizers to
nal socialism in Uru-
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. June 21.—(AP)—Wheat
prices advanced fractionally in a quiet
trade today as dealers awaited develop-
ments in Europe.
Price gains were small and were wiped
out frequently. Closing wheat figures were
unchanged to % higher compared with
yesterday, July 78%-M, September 18%.
%: corn %-% up. Ju y 62% M. Septem-
ber 60; oata unchanged to % higher
CHICAGO CASH
CHICAGO, June 21—(AP)— Cash wheat
No. 1 hard 82%: No. 3 yellow hard 80’-
Corn No. 1 yenow 654-67: No. 2. 68-
U-\ Oats No. 2 mixed 34% : No 3 33-
A- No. 3, 33%: No 2 white 36; No. 3.
35%; No. 4. 35.
CHIC AGO TABLE
CHICAGO, June 21.—(AP)—Grain
ble:
Wheat:
July. -
an leaders were de-
t formal charges. Twe
eard and released.
the Quincy were re-
esident Baldomir, and
the crew, given short
ngled with Montevideo
reception was enthusi-
rast to that accorded
who came ashore re- .
were targets for an
y anti-fascist demon-
Sep....
Dec
Corn:
July....
2
Oats:
July....
Sep.....
-Dee....
Open High Low Close
18 78% .78 784-%
.T8%% .78% .78% 781-%
.79%-% .79% .79 79%-79
MARKETS AT
A GLANCE
June 21.—(By Associated Press)
New York
STOCKS-Irregular: leaders
in narrow drift.
BONDS—Firm: rails rise in
slow trading.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-
Steady; sterling improves.
COTTON—Steady; short-cov-
ertng and trade buying.
SUGAR—Firm; trade andspe-
ulative buying.
METALS—Steady: Pittsburgh
steel scrap price advanced.
WOOL TOPS-Lower; local
selling and switching.
Chicago
WHEAT-Firm.
CORN Firm.
C ATTLE—Strong.
HOGS—5-15 higher; top $5.25.
Product
.62
60
.57%
30 a
.62% 62 .62%%
.60% 59 %, 60
.57% 57% 37%
.32 .31% .31%
.29% 29% .29%
.30% 30% 30%
FORT WORTH (CASH
FORT WORTH. June 21. (API-Wheat
No 1 soft red winter 85%-86%: No. 1
hard 8444-851. Barley No. J nom 47-48.
Sorghums No. 2 ye low milo per 100 lbs
nom 1 50-1.53. Corn shelled No. 2 white
89 A-90 %. Oats No. 2 red 36-38.
es Bring
Prices at
: Auction
Stock Trading
At Standstill
steady on all classes ,
old yesterday in the
y sale of the Abilene
tion company. Medi-
ows were in demand
steer calves sold for •
id red. Stocker heifers
15 Good butcher cat-
$7.25 to $8.50. Hogs
35. \
medium white-face
with calves at side
> City sold to P. K.
am for $57.50.
& Son of Callahan
led a load of Jersey
rought from $4.75 to
of cattle sold to Coke
III.
arland of Lubbock
bad of stocker heifers.
of Sweetwater con-
ads of cattle and H.
Tuscola bought a
r cattle.
Id Urges New
r Texas
une 21.— (PP) —War-
nties invite adoption
ge Texas agriculture
ng to introduction of
ricuture Commission-
nald said here today.
1 as possibilities:
now thriving in some
NEW YORK. June 21.—(P)—Stock
market dealings almost came to a
halt today, and prices shifted nar-
- rowly, as many traders remained In-
active pending publication of the
German-French armistice details.
Transfers approximated only 300,-
000 shares. Gains and losses of frac-
tions were pretty evenly split at the
close.
Business news still wa sfairly en-
couraging, but even here doubts be-
gan to' appear regarding ultimate
repercussions from European war
upsets.
Steels were aided by another boost
In the scrap metal. Motors kept
their balance along with a handful
of specialties, rails, motors and utili-
ties.
Resistant were U S. Steel, Bethle-
hem. Chrysler. General Motors.
Douglas Aircraft, Glenn Martin, Al-
hied Chemical. Consolidated Edi-
son. Johns-Manville, Eastman Ko-
' dak. Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit.
Santa Fe and N Y. Central.
Backward the greater part of the
day were American Telephone,
‘ American Smelting, J. C. Penney.
Montgomery Ward. Sears Roebuck,
International Nickel and General
Electric.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO June 21—(AP)—Butter 1,-
126.029; firm, unchanged.
Eggs 23.950; steady, unchanged.
Poultry live, 50 trucks; spring chickens
firm, small hens easier; hens 5 lbs and
under 13%: springs 4 lbs and under. Ply-
mouth Rock 21.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, June 21.— (AP)—Pro-
duce: butterfat, 20-22. Other produce and
poultry unchanged.
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH. June 21.—(UP)— Pro-
duce: Poultry— Fryers 14-18: hens 8-10;
turkeys 5-10. Eggs—No. 1 candled 3.20-
3.40 Butterfat 24.
Cotton
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, June 21.—(AP)—Cotton
futures opened unchanged to five higher.
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, June 21.—(AP)—Cot-
ton futures opened steady eight points net
lower to three points higher.
COTTONSEED PRODUCTS
FORT WORTH, June 21.—(UP)—Wes-
tern Feeders Supply company’s cottonseed
quotations (fob Texas mills): Prime loose
hulls, per ton— 11.00-12 00. Prime cold-
pressed seed, per ten—28.00-29.00. Prime
cracked, screened meal and cake 43 per-
cent protein, per ton—32.00-33.00.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS
LIVERPOOL. June 21. <AP> Moder-
ate business in spot cotton, prices five
points higher. Futures closed five higher
to 15 lower July 7 57 : Oct 7 13; Jan
4M May 6.70.
Population May
Up WPA Wages
For Abilenians
Wool
COMMERCIAL BULLETIN
BOSTON, June 21 (AP) —The Com-
mereial Bulletin *tn say or the wool mar-
ket tomorrow:
‘The buying interest which mushroom-
ed last week out of the army textile pro
gram has gone flat again and fine class
111 wools which sold at as cents, clean
latsweek have been sold at 86 cents thia
“Not only is interest in wool less in the
Boaton market but’ it ia very much less
in the west. At the sealed bid sales of
the la ramie (Wyoming) pool. Wednesday
night, not one bid was submitted for the
wool. Growers are asking top prices still
but are holding their wool.
‘Civilian business which was expected
to be sucked in after the army fabrics
movement has not materialized to any
extent. Caution still is the better part of
valor in New York, apparently.
"Foreign wool markets have little a:
the moment to offer of interest here, al-
though some consideration is being given
to the possible purchase of South Amer
ican crossbreds in the next clip
‘Mohair is dull and hardly changed‘‘
The Bulletin will publish the following
quotations:
Domestic, scoured basis:
Texas—Fine 12 months selected 87 -88;
fine short 12 months 84-85; fine eight
months 75-78
Mohair:
Domestic adult graded: first sort, 73-
75, second sort. 65-67; third sort 55-60.
First kid, 95-98; second kid, 85-87;
third kid 70-75.
kid, 65-67: turkey fair average, summer
firsts, 45-47: cape summers 47-52: (for-
eign prices in bond).
BOSTON
BOSTON, June 21.—(AP)—(USDA)
Demand for wool was rather slow in Bos-
ton today although inquiries from mill
buyers were being received by houses. In
view of the slower demand sale prices
were mostly slightly easier than earlier in
the week on a few lines. Country-packed
three eighths and quarter blood bright
fleece wools were selling at 39-40 cents
in the grease, delivered to users. Good
French combing length fine territory wools
in original bags were moving at 85-86
cents secured basis Offerings at these
prices, however, were comparatively re-
strieted.
Livestock
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH. June 21 .-(AP)-(US-
DA)— Cattie salable 800; calves 600; load
good around 1000 lb steers 9.75; common
and medium yearlings 5.50-8.50: beef cows
4.50-6.50: bulls 4.50-5.75: slaughter ca ves
6.00-9.25: stockers in light supply.
Hogs salable 600; top 8 60; bulk good
and choice weights above 170 lbs 5.45-
5.55
Sheep salable 2,000: spring lambs T.00-
8.00; shorn yearlings 5.00-5.50; 2-year-
old wethers 4.00-4.50; aged wethers 3.00-
3 50: spring feeder lambs 6.00 down; and
yearlings 5 00 down.
1 CHICAGO
CHICAGO, June 21.--(AP) (USDA)-
Hogs 11.000; fairly active: unevenly five
to 15 higher top 5.25: 180-270 lbs 5.15-
30; 270-330 lbs 4.75-5.20; light sows 4 70;
330-400 lbs weights 4.35-60.
Cattle 1 000; calves 300; all killing elas-
sea strong; steers 3.00-10.00: canners and
cutters 5 00-75; sausage bulls quotable to
7.25: vealers 9.00-50
Sheep 3.500; lamb trade active steady;
two doubles 7S lb Idaho spring ambs
10 50; load two year olds Texas wethers
6.15: few native springers 10.00-50.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, June 21 (AP) (U8-
DA)— Hogs salable 1.500; bulk good to
choice 180-280 lb 5.00-25.
Cattle salable 125; ea ves 100: odd lots
common to good cows 5.25-6.25; vealers
mostly 7.50-8.50.
NAZI LEGIONS FORGE ON
IN MOPPING UP FRANCE
BERLIN, June 21.—(P)—Ger-
many’s military machine shoved
steel spearheads deeper into
France "on schedule" today as re-
presentatives of Germany, Italy
and France turned to the shell-
torn forest of Compiegne—scene of
Germany’s capitulation in 1918-
for armistice talks.
Reports of additional booty came
from the Germans as they mopped
up sections of the Maginot line
and took new places in Normandy,
Brittany and the region between
the Loire Estuary and the Rhone
valley.
The newspaper Der Angriff said
two 35,000-ton French battlesips.
the Clemenceau and the Richelieu,
were seized at Brest, where they
are being built.
The high command reported these
successes:
by submarines of four British
ships, one of them a Royal mail
steamer of 11.000 tons; and the
sinking by fighting and dive-
bombing air unite of a 10,000-ton
transport and a 4,000-ton auxiliary
warship in the Girone estuary.
The capture of Lyon, French
city which fell to the Germans |
yesterday, was noted in today’s
communique which said fast Ger-
man troops were pushing through |
Burgundy
The French were reported
'stoutly resisting" in the Maginot
line in Lorraine and Alsace while
encircled groups in the western
Vosges mountains are continuing
their fight against the nazis.
The Germans, reporting con-
tinued British air raids, said 16
oduction of soy and
One Group of Lovely ♦
DRESSES
Capture of 700 brand new tanks
at Nevoy, near Gien: the sinking
persons were killed in British
bombings of Cologne last night and
j Wednesday nightand on Duessel-
I dorf on Wednesday night.
Italian Spokesman Declares U. S.
Hesitating to Take Hand in War
ROME. June 21.—(AP)—The Unit-
ed States "stirred by war gestures
of many of their men and news-
papers." do not "seem ready to
let themselves be drawn into a
European war which does not con-
cern them.” Virginio Gayda, fas-
cist editor frequently regarded as
Premier Mussolini’s mouthpiece,
wrote today.
He declared in II Giornale d'-
Italia that Washington's "invoking
the Monroe doctrine in notes to
European capitals." Is "proof of
hesitation toward adventure in
North America."
Gayda then repeated his pre-
vious assertion that American in-
tervention in Europe would es-
tablish a precedent for possible
European intervention in Amer-
ican interests.
Italy carried on her war with
Britain and France wtih her air
clared that Italian air attacks on
the French base at Bizerte, Tunis,
and the British naval base on the
Island of Malta were “severe and
effective."
The communique said Italian
planes violently bombarded the air
base at Matruh. port on the Medi-
terranean coart of Egypt Success-
ful land operations against the
British in Africa were claimed
Gayda declared that Germany
and Italy were preparing an at-
tack on Britain and its empire
"with various means on diverse
political and military sectors,” thus
I apparently indicating that the
axis powers would try to alienate
smaller countries from attachments
with the British.
He declared that Britain's two-
‘ fold attempt to stiffen French re-
I sistance to German-Italian de-
arm while awaiting France s reply to mands, while drawing United
States banking power into the
i European conflict,'’ seemed doomed
the Armistice terms of the axis
powers
The Italian high command de-
to failure.
Switzerland Turns Tourist Resort Spots
Into Internment Camps for Fleeing Soldiers
Sheep salable 1.000; top native spring- ‘
ers 10.00; good to choice kinds mostly
9.75-10.00: Texas down to 8.10: clipped
lambs 7 40.
of the Guayule
wing wild In Texas
in the production of
Values to
2.98
Abilene's entrance into the popu-
lation bracket above 25,000 will in
all probability result in materially
increased wages for WPA workers
within the near future. B. C. Rogers,
WPA area engineer said today
Rogers has had no announcement
from higher WPA officials regard-
ing the matter since Abilene’s pop-
ulation was preliminarily fixed at
27,292.
"I’m sure the Abilene and Taylor
county WPA wage bracket will step
up automatically when all official
populations are announced, though
I have had no communication from
Washington on it yet," he said.
Since WPA was created, there
Revenue Collector
Office to Be Open
Office of Will Talbot, deputy col-
lector of internal revenue, is to be
open Saturday from 9 a. m. to 1
p. m. for persons wishing to dis-
cuss any type of federal taxes with
the official. The office is on the
third floor of the federal build-
ing
By The Associated Press
Neutral Switzerland, in the midst
of the warring nations, became a
haven for fleeing soldiers today. Her
war-emptied tourist resorts in many
cases were transformed into intern-
ment camps.
In London, where preparations
were being hastened against the day
when Hitler may attempt the first
invasion since 1066, parliament
completed a secret survey of the war
situation last night and prepared for
another secret session, probably next
Thursday.
Britain's former king, now the
Duke of Windsor, and his Ameri-
can-born wife, fled across the bor-
der from France to Spain, heading
the list of dignitaries of many na-
tions seeking refuge in neutral soil
from the German armies sweeping
over France,
of the Candelella
roduces a high grade •
33
Alleged Dealer in
Havana Convention
Ided the federal gov-
t be prevailed on to
rimental laboratories
ustrial use of many
hich now perform no
nkind.
ea.
Records
GE LICENSES
ugh Walls and Opal
TOR VEHICLES
Ford two door.
Pontiac two door.
in Co. Ford truck.
CHEDULES
BUS COMPANY, las.
ndly Service”
daily to Coleman, Brady,
San Antonio, Austin and
leave Abilene 6:45 a. m.,
0 p. m. Phone 3237.
AMERICAN----'
LINES
and Free Pillows
Leaves Abilene 12:30
st New York, $23 95
Leaves Abilene 140 p.
To San Francisco $23.30,
CAN CAFE
0
Wash Silks
and Spun
Rayons In
Latest Summer
Styler—All
Sines
Beautiful New-
Straws & Felts
B& PW PRESIDENT IMPRESSIONS TO CONTRARY,
NO RAIN RECORDS SET YET
New officers of the Business
and Professional Women’s club
assumed duties at last night's
dinner meeting at the Y. W. C.
A. Mrs Kate Casseaux (above)
is the incoming president, suc-
ceeding Lula Jones. Most of the
meeting was devoted to reports
from local delegates to the state
convention held in Dallas early
this month.
In Abilene
Today
Melvin Wright, manager of
DALLAS, June 21.—(P)—The
leaky skies of June, 1940, have set
new records. Lest we forget, the
celestial faucet did not begin to drip
over Texas until June 7.
If, as some fear, Mr. Hluvius took
a walk without knowing there was a
hole in the pipe, the flow has been
better controlled than many suspect.
Only on one day. June 15, did it
get out of control and this part of
Texas took a wetting- of 3.08 inches.
Working to this climax, perhaps, 81
of an inch fell on the 101b, 81 inch
on tbe 14th, and after the deluge
tapered off to .24 Inch June 18.
These would have been nice spring
showers in regions where precipita-
tion is measured in two figures point
two figures.
WEATHERMAN CALM
This totals 5.77 inches rainfall for
June to the eve of summer, or the
first 20 days of the month, and beats
any record for the period since 1935.
In June of that year, 7.17 inches fell
but it took the lull 30 days to do It.
The way the sky has been behaving
June this year may embalm that in
its clammy folds before the July sun
beckons the amateur gardener to
hook up the hose. The meteorologi-
cal situation five years ago was sing-
ularly like this, because May, 1935,
had 6.84 inches of rainfall and the
corresponding month this year, 6.26
inches. But the 1940 began casting
warning shadows with 6.14 inches
in April against 1.91 in the com-
parative year. Fully totaled, the
three months gives this year a fly-
ing start with 18.17 Inches moisture
against 15.92 for the month five
years ago.
Atop a tall building where the
White's Auto Stores, reported this
morning that a 1935 Chevrolet
pickup truck, belonging to the com-
pany, was stolen from the rear of
the store between 7 and 10 p. m.r n L J
Thursday It was a red truck with OV Roberts and
1940 commercial license number! %. .
189-226. Across the front were the California Man
letters "OTC” CAulUid
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs Clyde Stayton, 1609 Chestnut
street, are his mother. Mrs. A. L.
Stayton; his sister, Mrs. Diamond
Wallington: Mr. Watlington, and
daughter, Dorothy. All are of Beach
Bluff, Tenn. They arrived last night,
and will remain until tomorrow
when they will continue their trip
to California.
Among the principal speakers at
the opening luncheon of the Per-
mian Basin association convention
in Odessa were Max Bentley, ac-
tivities director of the West Texas
chamber of commerce, and Berry
Brown, local tax analyst. Both spoke
briefly on the WTCC tax reduction
! program and the affiliated tax and
I budget analysis staff.
Sam Best, former Abilenian who
went to Fort Worth three years
ago. has returned here and is con-
nected with McLemore-Bass Drug
company. He was connected with
the Renfro drug firm while in Fort
Worth.
Marry in Nevada
Announcement was made here
United States weather bureau rec-
ords the good deeds of every rain
drop and zephyr, the substantial
rainfall of June 15 was received fav-
orably, but calmly.
"Look," said Dr Joseph L Cline,
connisseur of weather good and bad
for nearly a half century. “June,
1935, had one day’s rain of 4.52 In-
ches. which accounts for the high
precipitation for that month.
"And here,” he added, turning the
pages of well-thumbed record books
“is the daddy of them all. Sept. 20-
27. 1936, registered a rainfall of 6.17
inches in 23 hours and 45 minutes.”
RECORDS BACK TO 1874
The Dallas weather bureau was
established in 1913. but it has the
records kept by some methodical,
unsung pioneer at Mesquite who
marked the family almanac from
1874.
That man knew the inches and
tenths of his weather, because he
recorded 3.13 inches precipitation in
June, 1874, and only .50 of an inch
in 1879. That was the absolute mini-
mum. But those were dull times.
Come 1888. Texas got a soaking of
10.16 inches in June and a total of
59.53 for the year—and created a
political omen long remembered. It
was a bad year for the democrats.
Grover Cleveland, the only demo-
cratic president since the Civil war
was defeated for re-election. Oddly,
only 50 of an inch fell in the month
preceding the election, but four yeara
later there were 7.02 Inches in the
same period and Cleveland was re-
turned to the White House.
For years afterward northern folks
knew the democrats would win If it
rained on election day.
Texas, broadly, is classed among
the dry states, but the records for
66 years show rainfall from 23 Inch-
es upward excepting 1909 when
17.98 inches fell.
"Rainfall this month hasn't been
usual," said Dr. Cline. "There are
long Intervals between rainy spells
and when one comes folks are apt
io think it lasts a good while.”
to-
day of the marriage Saturday in
Reno of Joy Roberts, former Abi-
lenian. and Alois D. Martinez of Val-
lejo, California.
Mrs. Martinez is a daughter of
Mrs. Madge Roberts. She was grad-
uated from Abilene high school in
1938 and has lived In Vallejo since
that time. The bridegroom is son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Martinez of Vallejo.
He is employed in the navy yard
at Mare Island.
On conclusion of the wedding trip,
the couple will return to Vallejo
to live at 1452 Alabama street.
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152 PINE ST.
have been four wage scales for
counties, based on the population
i of the largest municipality in them.
The brackets are: counties whose
largest town in 1930 had under 5,000
population: those with towns of 5,-
000 to 25 000 (which included Abi-
lene): those with towns of 25 000 to
100 000: and those above 100,000
The assumption has been that
living costs are higher in the more
thickly populated areas
Consequently. Abilene and Taylor
county WPA workers in the past
have received from $6.50 to $7.50
per month less than those in San
Angelo (which was in the 25,000
class in 1930) depending on the type
of work they did
Here are the comparative wage
scales:
Abilene: Unskilled ' B" $36.40 per
month: unskilled “A,” $40.30; inter-
mediate, $48 1«; skilled $62.40; pro-
fessional and technical, $65.
Ban Angelo: Unskilled “B,”
$42.90; unskilled “A.” $48 10, inter-
mediate, $57 20; skilled, $74.10; pro-
fessional and technical, $75.40.
Courthouse Site of
Food Stamp Offices
The office for issuance of food
stamps to WPA clients under the
new federal plan approved yester-
day for Taylor county will be es-
tablished in the courthouse base-
ment. It was announced today.
Work already was well underway
this morning toward partitioning the
office of Justice of Peace J D Per-
ry Jr. It is being done by the na-
tional youth administration accord-
ing to Emmett A. McBride federal
surplus commodities corporation
representative.
McBryde estimates all will be in
readiness for actual operation of the
food stamp plan within 30 days.
Meanwhile, quarters have not yet
been found for McBryde’s own of hoe.
There is no vacancy in the federal
building where it would logically be
located, he said.
Candidate to Dine
Eighteen Opponents
AUSTIN, June 21.—(UP)—Larry
Mills, Dallas, candidate for state
railroad commissioner, announced
here today that he will invite the 18
other candidate for that office to
attend a luncheon at Dallas on July
Mills said he will Invite also the
candidates for governor so they can
address the candidates for railroad
commissioner
"Any of them who have fiddles
guitsrs or banjos sre invited to
bring the Instruments end plaven
along," Mills said.
COMEDIAN DIES
HOLLYWOOD, June 21.—UP
—Charles Chase, 47, veteran
movie comedian and writer,
died of a heart attack at his
home Thursday He had been
In ill health several weeks
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Beer Loses Attempt Reported by Local
To Escape Jail Term Rotary Delegates
Judge W R Chapman in 104th Report of the 31st annual Rotary
district court this morning ruled International convention Havana,
against Theo Waltrip in a habeas Cuba, June 9-14, was heard today
corpus hearing, and remanded him by members of the local club
to jail to finish serving a three-j The report was given by Hiram
day sentence imposed Thursday by Arrant, retiring district governor.
Judge Milburn S Long of 42nd and Paul McCarty, recently elected
district court on a contempt of president of the Abilene club.
court charge The current international situa-
= .tion was almoat the sole theme of
Waltrip had been held in con- ^ international convention, both
tempt of court on conviction of said
violating an in junction restraining "Instead of being an internation,
him from sale of beer in Abilene, a al convention, as expected there
legally dry territon He also was was more of a Pan-American air
assesed & fine of $100 about the conference." Arrant said
Waldrip’s attorney, John Reid,
based the habeas corpus plea on
grounds that the defendant was
held illegally since he had not had
a trial by Jury Co. Atty. Esco Wal-
ter represented the state
Instead of the usual thousand
Locker Plant Plans
Advance Rapidly
European delegates to an interns-
tional convention, there were only
three overseas representatives in
Cuba Two were from England and
the other from Finland
Normal attendance of the conven-
I tion is approximately 10.000 dels,
gates This year there were only
3,719 in attendance, probably due to
the European war
The convention was held in Cleve,
land. Ohio, last year and will be in
Denver. Colo., next year The presi-
dent-elect is Armando de Pereier of
Favorable progress was reported.
at a committee meeting last night Brazil.
toward obtaining a frozen food Don Morris, outgoing president of
locker for Abilene the club, was chairman of the day
Three bids were submitted for and the W C. Ashford, pastor of
construction of a 500-locker plant, the South Side Baptist church, gave
all privately financed The commit- 1 the invocation Entertainment con
tee decided not to promote a co- sisted of group singing, led by Ed
operative plant Shumway._____________
An executive committee compos-
ed of Mrs. J M Hamilton, chair- Four Bove Enlist
man: J E McKenzie and Mrs. L rour Boys Enlist
A Groene, and Darrell Ferguson, Here in U. S. Army
chairman of the locker committee ‘
will meet next Monday night with
the indivduals interested in build -
ing the plant to make a definite I
proposal.
Belief that the plant would be
In operation in 90 days was ex-
pressed
Young Demos ‘Take
Off’ for Summer
The Taylor County Young Demo-
crats- club win suspend activity
through the summer months and
war crisis, its leaders decided in a
meeting at the Hilton hotel last
night
It is planned to resume regular
monthly meetings sometime this fall.
Wilmer Sims, secretary said
It was also derided to elect new
officers at that time.
Refugee Ship Home
Heavy Buying of
Wool Continues
In This Region
WTCC Gleeful Over
RR Board Action
Wholehearted commendation to
the Texas railroad commission for
their action in turning down a peti-
tion from railroads and motor
freight lines protesting freight rate
reductions was expressed this morn-
ing by D. A. Bandeen, manager of
the West Texas chamber of com-
merce, for his organization.
"We are happy to see the com-
mission stand behind its reduction
order," he said. "All Texas will prof-
it from the action."
The WTCC and all its affiliated
units supported the commission as
a climax to their long fight against
ARMISTICE-
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commander of the fuehrers head-
quarters, received them and took
them to the actual scene.
German sentries stood at all
paths leading into the forest and
the entire zone was blocked off.
Hitler was taken swiftly from the
forest, streaked by the hot sun, its
trees shtattered anew by artillery
fire, its soil again soaked with
French and German blood.
The World war corporal presum-
ably returned to his army head-
quarters to await the fateful word
from the French government.
Thus the day he had promised
the German people was partly
realized. There still remained the
war with Britain, another partici-
pant in the "shame of 1918."
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Heavy wool buying continued in | discriminatory freight rates in Tex-
the area yesterday as scattered ' . |
sales were reported in Texas and
New Mexico Ex-Abilenian’s Life
The Canon Grain & Wool Co . j x
of Abilene sold 15,000 pounds to Is Despaired of
Max Robin with a top price of 26
cents: The company has sold ap- Friends were notified this morn-
proximately 150,000 pounds of wool ling that little hope was held for
this season recovery of W. R. Abel, former Abi-
At Lovington. N. M J W Vaugh- lenian. who has been critically 111
an bought 40,000 pounds of wool at in a Wichita Falls hospital since
30 cents a pound The J M Lea Monday.
warehouse in San Angelo sold| Abel was formerly a local insur-j
50000 pounds of eight months wool ance man but with the past year,
at 29 1-2 cents per pound to Joe has been transferred to Lubbock and
Hunter, buyer for Emery & Con- then to Wichita Falls He suffered a
ant cerebral hemorrhage Monday morn-
Parker bought 75.000 pounds at ing.
Lampases for 30 1-2 and 31 cents.
At his bedside are all member* of
At Brady, Don Hansen, bought a his family including his wife, who
carload of wool for 31 cents. Han- lives at 2150 Merchant, and a son.
sen bought 40 000 pounds at Junc-
tion Wednesday for 31 1-2 cents.
Wool men estimate that 30
'million pounds of 12-month and
eight million pounds of short wool
remain In Texas warehouses. Less
than a million pounds of mohair
are unsold, they say.
HIGHER COURTS
1ITH CIVIL APPEALS
EASTLAND, June 21 The following
proceedings were had n the Court of Civ.
il Appeals, eleventh supreme judicial dis-
tries
Reversed and remanded Texas Consol I
dated Theatres Inc vs Hiram B Slaugh- |
Jack, an Abilene resident but in
Kansas City for the summer
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Reverei me rendered A s Easan et
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ton The Aetna Casualty • Surety Co vs
Aaron L Block, Jones County Board of
School Trustees et al. vs N B Gray
Eastland
Motions submitted A G Chastain, et
a 1, vs T G Gilbert a ppellee • motion to
affirm A E Garta, et al vm E A.
Enlistment of four West Texas Nan . imonetoter ,t
boys in the United States army Mr. Lurline Walker v* City Service Taxi
service was announced this morn.
ing by Sgt. Herman Parham, recruit- 1 Tipton et vir appellees motion for re-
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Bottles Cotch $56
For Free Milk Fund
Collection of coin# from the AM- —
lene milk fund boltlee in several g
hundred places of business has been 1
completed again - netting $56.75. I
The work was done by Mrs Den- B
ver Thornton local Parent-Teacher B
association worker who is intensely B
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provides milk for undernourished B
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The National Advisory Com-
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celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The committee was established in
11915 by President Wilson for a
government research institution
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