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__“THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS”
BAY CITY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
RIVER HEARING ATTRACTS CROWD OF TWO HUNDRED
Col. Besson is Presented Material
Showing Potential tonnage Avail-
Black Cats Upset Dope to
Win From EI Camno
see so they asked permission to E E " BE " " • BEE 00 •
Midgets Take Giants 20-6 in Most 1
Excellent Shape as 3,000 Fans
Mirth
Well, after all
, there will be
no game here Friday night as the
Jeff Davis boys have postponed
the game.
It seems that there
postpone the game until a later
date The permission was giv-
en but no date was set in the
future for the game. If there:
are no conflicts in the games al-
. ready scheduled by th Cats they
swill play the game after the No-
Ovember 11th game. The Cats can
stand a week of rest anyway.
OIL NEWS
Witness Best Grid Game in Years.
Not since the days of Sleepy
Watson has there been a cen-
ter of more power, accuracy and
determination to win .than the
boy Johnson, who has developed
i apidly for the Cats. He has
reached his peak when he turn-
ed in his best game of the year
Harrison and Wilkin-
son Shine for Cats
On Defense.
against El Campo last week. That
is the most important position on
Three thousand fans shivered
and jumped and screamed enthu-
siastically Friday night as the Bay
City Black Cats outplayed, out-
11 I eld, both offensively and de-
charged, outgained, outsmarted
fensively. A bad pass will mean trict
a fumble, a loss of a game. Pass-
and won a very important dis-
game by the impressive
ing to the wrong man or passing |
fast or slow or this or that will (
| score of 20-6 to throw them into
I almost certain district champion-
ship position. The El Campo Rice
mean the difference maybe be-Birds, heaviest high school team
tween loss or victory Johnson in the state of Texas, regional
did all of that well last week, champions last
but his main work was on thesuccessful this
defense when he piled through 1 successlul CIS
like a streak of lightning to stop
year, and most
season without a
many a man who hit over the
middle of the line Not only was
he pl lying a great game, but he
was playing against one of the
best centers in the district last
score against them, were bewil-
dered, dumfounded and complete-
ly routed from the first play of
| the game when big McDonald, the
only man on the Black Sat squad
House Condemns
Vacancy Hunters
Skelly Fic Id.
| Cobb No. 14, deep test coring j
at 8748 feet.
Hamman Field.
! Hamman Exploration Company
| Thompson No. 1 set and cement-
ed 9499 feet 7-inch casing. Same
operators Sloan No. 1 is a der-
rick.
Checks for Old
Age Assistance
Are Stopped
No Funds Found
Available at Present
For Continuance.
AUSTIN. Oct. 27 (UP)—Writ-
ing of warrants for payment of
lease are building derrick, old age assistance for November
cancy law and the vacancy hunt- Markham-Clemville Field. was ordered stopped today by
J. S. Abercrombie, Inc. Kountze Chairman Claude Teer of the
B-1 drilling below 3,000 feet. State Board of Control after the
Hamill & Hamill are moving rig special legislative session failed to
provide funds.
Houston Oil Co. jointly with
Judge Oscar Barber, who has Smith & McDannald on Schmidt
carried his fight against the va-
ers from the Judges and Com-
missioners convention held recent-
ly at 'Amarillo to the state law
bodies, has wired today from to Truman lease.
Austin stating that the "Houses Buckeye Field,
received and ordered printed
strong resolution condemning va-
cancy hunters and asking amend-
ment to present law."
Judge Barber has been very
United North & South
opment Co. Lambert No.
ing below 9320
shale.
Citrus Grove.
active in receiving serious con-
sideration to this law which has
deprived persons of their lands
weighing more than 170 pounds,
charged through and got Her-
mansen for a 12-yard loss.
, . I Following the kick-off by Rain-
best center since Sleepy Watson 1. of the Black Cats, Hermansen |
Friday night. To Johnson we
lake off our hats as the next
Judge Oscar Barber has return-
ed from Austin where he was
successful in having the resolu-
tion he prepared and had read
in Amarillo at the Judges and
Commissioners meeting, read in
the House and in the Senate and
also had printed in the journal.
Judge Barber was high in his
praise of Paris Smith for the way
he assisted in getting before the
representatives the resolution.
Representative Smith read the res-
olution and answered questions
regarding the vacancy hunters
and vacancy law which has been
condemned in both the House and
Senate.
(Continued on page 2)
Girl Reserve Tag
Day Saturday
Duke and Duchess
Of Windsor To
Visit Bay City
Former King of Eng
Includes South Texas
On Tour of States.
From a special wire from the
I Columbia Press Service of Wash-
| ington to the Tribune the in-
| formation comes that the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor will in-
clude Bay City in their itenerary
of South Texas on their planned
ble; Roy Miller Indorses Move.
Japs to Boycott
Fi
Eastern
Congressman J. J.
Mansfield Praises
Work of Taulbee.
Conference
Nine-Power Treaty
Conference Is Post-
t ip over the United States to I poned Until Nov. 3.
study the new deal conditions. I
The former king of England and
Two hundred persons, citizens
of Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado
counties, were present at the pub-
lic hearing held at the city hall
today to show cause to Colonel
F. S. Besson of the Army engi-
neers that the navigation of the
I Colorado River to a certain point
I is feasible, economical and that
(sufficient tonnage is available to
make of it a project of great bene-
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (UP)— Politi- | fit.
his American bride will make an cal parties of the lower house of Colonel Besson opened the meet-
extensive tour of the United parliament agreed today that the ing and asked for any material
States. (government would do well to boy- available that would be of bene-
cott the Far Eastern conference fit to the army engineers in con-
The Git Receives will hold
Tag Day Saturday. Buy, by all
means, a tag from the Girl Re-
serves. This organization to the
girls means as much as the Boy
Scout organization to the boys.
A great work is being done
throughout the United States.
Buy a tag Saturday.
Had a most enjoyable football
week-end when the Cats upset
the milk pail in fine style to go
on into a most enviable position
in the race for the district cham-
pionship Naturally enjoyed the
.. other upset of the Owls over the
Steers. This week in the high
1achool circles the Cats will en-
tain the Jeff Davis B team of
. Houston in a non-district encoun-
ter. It should prove a very good
game also. After that game Ed-
na will come here and this should
be one of the hardest games re-
maining on the Cat schedule.
Then November 11th we go back
into district competition when
Eagle Lake comes down here.
Following that game we journey
to Whirton, the last game on the
schedule. The next three games
will be played here and the last
game will be in Wharton.
By all means, if you are inter-
ested in the advancement of this
Q 11 Al I which is to meet at Brussels. I sidering the project.
O MORIIS whlember BRUSSELS Oct 26 (UP) The, E. O. Taulbee, pres ident of the
Lower Colorado River Flood Con-
nine-power treaty conference on trol Association, and who has
the Chmese-Japimc.se war was worked unceasingly in compiling
postponed today because of a cab-material and gathering data from
met crisis, from Saturday to Nov. oil companies, rice farmers, cot-
. , , ..Beginning with President H. E. 3.ton gins, sulphur companies, pre-
Warants are mailed on the fif- LeTulle’s year the first meeting I Foreign Munster Paul Spaak sented a brief of 38 pages in
suggested the postponement to the which was contained material
British ambassador, Sir Robert I showing potential tonnage avail-
Activities
adn are mama on me 1 LeTulle’s year the first meeting
Devel- teenth of each month. Teer hop- after the election of officers was
drill-
ed
to complete arrangements for
it called meeting at the request of
feet in sand and issuance of payments by that date. Judge Henry W. Flagg, President
"If we pay $250,000 a month of the Gulf oast Anti-Pollution
on our bank indebtedness, we will | Association, Galveston, with all
have to reduce the payment about neighboring towns being invited
one third, he estimated, land represented at the meeting.
Clive. It was announced in Lon-
don that Britain was agreeable
provided other nations were .
Sun Oil Co. Fred S. Robbins
No. 1 set 120 feet 1812-inch cas-
ing. Now waiting on cement.
and has aroused others of the pos- Magnet Field.
sibility of losing homes that have | Atlantic Oil & Refining Co.
been in their family for genera- Cockburn B-6 coring at 5480 feet.
tions.
Hawes Reports
On Farm Meet
i Humble Oil & Relining Co. I
Cockburn No. 3 drilling at 4,410
i feet in sandy shale.
| Texas Crusaders Cockburn No.
3 Fee set casing at 5540 feet.
Old Ocean Field.
Harrison & Abercrombie Smith
No. 1 setting 7-inch casing at
10,750 feet. Same operators Su-
The meeting was for purpose of
Jack Young Sr. Accepts organizing Chapters throughout
Traveling Potion with the State tO bring strong enough
I raveling osmon watn opposition to the Legislature to
W. B. Roddenberry Co. prohibit drilling for oil in tidal
(waters along the coast of Texas.
Jack Young. Sr. has accepted | The committee appointed to
a traveling position with the W. work with the County Health
The name "Girl Re erves" is Mr. E. Hawes, Jr. of Wharton, sie Copeland No. 1 drilling below
the who attended the river naviga-8990 feet. Armstrong No. 2 spud-
United State- 325,000 high school tion hearing here, handed us the ded in today.
used in fifteen countries. Ir
B. Roddenberry Co. of Cairo, Ga.,
manufacturers of Nigger-in-the-
Cane Patch Syrup and will as-
sume his new position Nov. 1 with
headquarters in Houston. Mr.
and Mrs. Young will continue to
live in Bay City.
Nurse in securing lots from the
city on which to place the Gulf
House which was donated by the
Sulphur Company was successful
in getting suitable lots, for loca-
tion of the County Health Center,
i Donations for flic past six
Police of Dallas
Arrest Ford Plan
Employees
able on the Colorado River. In
the report also appe rs letters
from oil companies operating in
the area, from Chambers of Com-
| merce. Commissioners’ Courts,
I mayors and civic clubs, showing
the unanimity of the proponents
of the project. Having, at a pre-
| vious meeting, presented the flood
control information to the army
engineers, Mr. Taulbee reviewed
the evidence of the navigation of
I the Colorado River only. The ma-
terial presented, briefly shows the
Actions Follow Flog-
C A values in
ging of rormer C. | gorda and Wharton, probably ex-
I O pansion of irrigation, production
I. C 54219** of major crops by counties, oil
following—information of taxable
the counties of Mata-
girls belong to Girl Reserve Clubs Tollowing statement presented at I Pat Rutherford, in San Patricio
of the Y.W.CA. a hearing Oct. 25 at Houston, held County, 3 miles west of Taft, vill
Be very generous Saturday, the by the United States Senate Agri-drill a 6500-foot test on the W.
annual tag day for the Girl Re-cultural Committee, and request-T. George lease.
serves, and feel that you have ed its publication. Decker Makes Another.
a definite part in improving the Gove 1 Enment Weighted Scales | Harold Decker has rung the bell
guidance of the young people in Against Farmer. again with another completion foi
your community. Your donation History shows that a main pur-Seaboard Oil Corporation in their
continuance of this pose in formulating our federal Luby No. 1, Nueces County. The
'constitution was to empower the casing was perforated below 5071
government to place in force tar-feet and the well is making ap-
iffs, and a protective tariff was I proximately 140 barrels of oil pel-
enacted at the first session of |day through a ‘s-inch choke.
may mean a
worthwhile work.
T. W. JONES
Congress alter the consitution was ! , ~
T. W. Jones was born in the year placed in force in 1789. During Baal DAULAL
1872 and passe d away in an auto-the period (1776-1789) of the con- DOUK AGV 1V 1
mobile accident at Huntsville on federation the government had no
Wednesday, Oct. 13. He spent the power to fix tariffs or regulateT. A. LA
early years of his life on a farm commerce, but these rights rested OF NOVAmmAY 4
in Michigan. His father and with each of the 13 states. New • E BEU TUHERUS ■
Mr. Young, who has worked months consist of the following:
for the Scott Liquor Store on Prizes for Bay City Garden (Tub's |
Seventh. Street the past few Flower Show $8.60, Juneteenth 1
months, formerly owned Young's Celebration $10.00, Latin Ameri-
Grocery. Previous to that he can Baseball Team $10.00, Negro
traveled for a wholesale company, church meeting $5.00, Premium on
AUSTIN, Oct. 27 (UP)—Dallas production by fields, sulphur pro-
police and even department of duction, inbound freight in oil
public safety officers were "ban-field supplies, inbound freight in
tiling perfectly” the investigation lumber. He also presented a map
I showing the agricultural produc-
tion of flic river and the idle
of the flogging of Harry Bowen,
33, former C.I.O. organizer, Col.
H. H. Carmichael, state director
land which may be brought into
cultivation.
-------------------------'first bale of cotton $25.00, Expense
Mrs. Corbett Has on District Engineer’s Party, Gal-ernor Allred had promised to send ‘ Roy Miller Speaks.
% A . C.L:: veston, $5.00. Bay ( ity Baseball rangers to Dallas, if necesssa ry, : Honorable Roy Miller, vice-
Water Color on ExmbH Team $30.00, Negro County Agent, but denied he would declare mar- president of the Intracoastal Ca-
At Houston Museum 4-H Club Meeting, Prairie View
$8.00, Contributed two sealers to
local Canning Kitchen $28.05, al-
so an amount of $40.00 to be us-
of public safety, said today. Gov-
tial law.
Mrs. John M. Corbett has been
honored by the South Texas jury
by having one of her water col-
ors, "An Old Farm," selected foi-
exhibition at the Museum of Fine
Arts.
The first exhibition of works
by Southeast Texas artists was
-elected last week at the Museum
DALLAS, Oct.
nal Association, accompanied here
by Colonel C. S. E. Holland, presi-
27 (UP)—The dent of the Intracoastal Canal As-
Ford assembly plant employees sociation, gave to Colonel Besson
ed for condiments in canning were arrested today after Harry| much information regarding the
fruits and vegetables, payable Bowen of Kansas City named them | canal. Mr. Miller showed what
$10.00 monthly. | as members of a group which kid- other inland streams had accom-
Various committee reports from
time to time have been interest-
ing, especially the reports on
road work in the county and ag-
napped and beat him yesterday, plished. He showed what the In-
mother were Presbyterians, and York, having the principal port. "And So-Victoria" is an out-of Fine Arts and the show will
he joined the Presbyterian Church had levied tariffs on commodities standing historical novel. It is open Oct 30 as Houston's major ty.
at an early age. During his early coming in from foreign nations a long book by a newcomer in observance of Art Week At the request of the County
years he was taught the prin- as well as from the sister states, the fiction field, Vaughan Wil- The jury awards will be made Agent a committee was appoint-
ciples of Christian living by his and was reaping a golden harvest, kins, but no reader, once he has public Oct 30 when a reception ed in June ,0 meet with the Com-
mother, and lie attributed much New Jersey was up in arms and started it, will fail to read every and preview will formally open missioners’ Court to see what
the exhibition. Members of the could be done in securing larger
The scene ranges over the world Federation of Women’s Clubs will office quarters foi the County
—England, Wales. Frances, Ger-assist the museum in entertain- Agent.
ly rose to be superintendent for the other states. During this period, many, the United States, Mexico ing
Humphreys Oil Co. and general the Potomac River was cleaned Malta and Egypt,
superintendent for the Pure Oil for navigation and in order to
of his success in life to her. I almost ready to declare war on word.
When a young man he began New York, and there was danger-
work in the oil fields and gradual- ous friction between these and
The period it
Co.
prevent serious conflict. Virginia
the time of the Georges, before
ricultural work over the coun-
He was straightforward in all his and Delaware called ;
ways. He always remembered
his early experiences in the va-
rious oil fields, and when he rose
to a responsible position he treat-
ed the men under him with sym-
pathetic fairness and the men in
their turn liked and respected him.
He was strictly honorable in his
private life, and scrupulous and
upright in his business dealings.
He took a deep interest in the
public life of the community, and
,was inclined Jo be stern with
section and in the possibility ofthose who fell below the standard
making the Colorado River navi-
he set himself and others. He was
gable and increase the flood con-a friend of the poor, and nften ex-
fol situat on, attend the meeting
pressed himself sternly about
be held at the ( ity Hall to-those who took an unfair advan-
morrow morning beginning at 11 tage of others. T W. Jones took
0 clock, i n deep interest in oil development
to
tage of others.
meeting of
five states having access to this
river to agree on tariffs and com-
merce regulations. A meeting for
this purpose was held at Annap-
olis in 1785. at which it was de-
cided to call in all the states, and
this was the call of the conven-
tion which formulated our Fed-
eral Constitution. It may be not-
ed that the very first powers
the accession of Victoria to the
throne of England, a time of plots
and counterplots, royal scandal
and shame.
In addition to such historical
personages as the traitorous Cum-
berland, the posturing, plotting
George IV, the tragic and dowdy
William Allen Spoor
Vance Porter worked with Mat-
agorda Bay Oyster Co. in help-
ing them to locate suitable quar-
| ters for warehouse and office
Associate Justice
Lattimore Dies
AUSTIN, Oct. 27 (UP) Asso-
ciate' Justice O. S. Lattimore,
member of the state court of crim-
inal appeals and noted Baptist
layman, died today as result of
a paralysis stroke last Saturday.
Judge Lattimore, 72. resided at
Fort Worth prior to becoming a
tracoastal Canal had done and al-
3Q brought out the pertinent fact
I that the potential tonnage figure
| given as the canal was in its in-
fancy had been far exceeded, as
1 .1 matter of comparison that any
I tonnage figure presented here may
be passed.
"Three of the richest counties
in the state of Texas," stated Mr.
Miller, "are the counties of Mata-
gonda, Wharton and Colorado."
He further commented on the fig-
ures given Colonel Besson by Mr.
| Taulbee saying he felt sure enough
William Allen Spoor, 53, of 2302 space in Bay City for purpose
Wentworth, Houston, died at his of assembling, icing and shipping
home at 11:30 a. m. Tuesday, Mr, out on order to all points, the
Spoor had lived in Houston 21 oysters produced in this section,
years. He is survived by his wife, I Delegation from Bay City made
Delegation from Bay City made
member of the court in 1919. Pre-1
viously he had been a member 1
of the state Senate from Fort
Worth. Funeral services were
set tentatively for tomorrow.
Queen Caroline, and the dodder-sons, William Alfred and Henry
Mrs. Susie Spoor; one daughter, trip to Buchanan Dam above Aus-
Mary Catherine Spoor, and two tin July 7 to confer with Hon.
material was there to show the
feasibility of the project.
“I am heartily in favor of this
project,” stated Mr. Miller.
Congressman Mansfield Speaks.
Congressman J. J. Mans!‘ld,
ing William IV. Mr. Wilkins in-
Allen Spoor, all of Houston; his
a - A 1 a chairman of the Rivers and Har-
irain F-rach iniA bors Com mittee. an authority on
0 CEN 0IG02 01 the inland waterways of the Unit-
The city is doing some good
work on the streets of the city
in an inexpensive way. It is. of
course, impossible to pave any
more streets at this time, but
in this district and H’s friends will
miss him.
troduces lifelike characters of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W 11.
own invention. There are young! Spoor: two sisters, Mrs. P P.
and idealistic Christopher; Deb, Terry and Mrs. H. 11 Foster, all |
the wait who becomes a famous of Ashby: five brothers, II Mel-
singer; the dependable and ener-vin Spoor of Rosharon, Johnnie
getic old Lord Aetoun: those forth- Spoor of Nederland, David Spoor
granted to Congress under the
Constitution were to levy taxes,
(excises and duties, and regulate
commerce between the states and
with foreign nations, right old ladies, the Misses Case of Angleton, Eugene and Victor
Thus we see the protective tar-of Caseville, Ala.; and Arabella.
iff was imbedded in our govern- their minxlike grout-niece.
ment, and was a main objective
in formulating our Constitution.
The author touches every char-
acter and every scene with an in-
Spoor of Ashby.
Funeral services were held at '
10:00 a. m. Thursday in the Sec- |
Clarence McDonough with refer-
ence to getting water in river for
rice farmers.
Questionnaire was mailed to all
merchants for purpose of deter-
mining whether or not merchants! YOKOHAMA, -apan Oct 27
were interested in free mail de-|(UP)- Twenty-two persons wereItance and he said he would do
lively for Bay City In this con-killed and doze ns were injured I all he could to assist in making
nection the City Council is still today when an electric train1
at work on getting some kind of crashed into a crowd waving
street markers for the city streets, goodbye to , troen train
Chamber supported the Bay good bye to a troop train.
Crowd Kills 22
led States, quoted figures and rates
showing the great advantage of
water over other methods of trans-
portation. The congressman pre-
sented much material of impor-
the river navigable. He spoke of
the interest in the project by ev-
eryone in the three counties men-
Cles rly the protective tariff has dividuality and an actuality that
worked hurt and discrimination are unforgettable.
while we wait that time some
good and inexpensive work is be-
ing dore on the sand streets. An
oil is being mixed with clay and
sand and it's making a rather
good road for the side streets and
unpaved streets. Mayor W. C.
Lloyd has stated that there is a
ten-car trial offer to be used im-
modiatelv on the streets of an oil
tinned. Afer all speeches had
City Baseball Club to extent of Mrs p 1 :
M. Munroe officiating. Burial was paying the initial entry ice of * ear Beatrice
$25.00 in order that the club could Cartwright
the Houston Post Tourna-
$5.00 to Mrs. Pearl Beatrice Cartwright,
90.00 to age 36 years, 2 months and 18
ond Presbyterian Church. Dr. E.
.against cotton raisers, and parteu- Suspense sustains a fast-run- j
The funeral service was held in larly those in Texas, as we sell ning narrative continually enliv-
the Palacios Funeral Home, and 90 per cent of our cotton to for- ened by changing scenes of stark
in Glenwood cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Harold enter
Partiridge. Roy Barnett, Dave ment. also contributed
been made and all material pre-
sented to Colonel Besson, he ask-
ed lor one closing remark. "I
wish it t » be known that E. O.
| Taulbee has worked unceasingly,
untiringly and with a zeal to pre-
baseball club.
L. Bunch
Brown, H. A. Isaacson, C J. Hull, pasepal emu, days died at the family residence!
This is true be-horror, tenderness, rollicking bu-and M. E. Rowland. Honorary L. Bunch elected director to in Beeville Texas Thursday at bare this br et which in Thy
pallbearers were members of the fill unexpired term of Guy Hens-4:50 p. m. Mrs. Cartwright is
Men’s Bible Class of the Second ley. survived
of St. Presbyterian Church, Boulevard Petition on proposed rural route
Maik's Episcopal Church is spon- Funeral Home directed. . north from Bay City to Skelly
cotton producers realize Isoring a review of this book to Mr. Spoor was born and rear- Oil Field. Chalmers, thence back
follows Messrs. Jim lewis. E. L. that protective tariffs protecting i be given by Mrs. E. C. Calhoun ed at Buckeye in this county and to Bay City via Mart LeTulle
was known and loved by a great I farm was forwarded to local
Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:00 p. m. number of people who will be pestmaster after which it was
' forwarded by local Postmaster to
the sermon was preached by the eign countries.
Rev George F. Gillespie. There cause freight charge to northern mor, exciting gun-play and dan-
was a large funeral cortere, friends . textile nulls is muc h greater than gerous adventure.
being present from Austin. Hunts-for cotton grown in the nearer The Ladies’ Auxiliary
ville. Bav City and neighboring cotton states.
towns. The pallbearers were AS I
Most
McDonald and W F Tetts of Bay northeastern manufacturers and
City, and Messrs. Bowden. R J labor are beneficial to those sec-
tions of our nation and protect
Sisson and Lawson of
Palacios.
The deep sympathy of the en-
preparation that is being receiv- 1 tire community goes out to Mrs.
ed from refuse oil from refineries. Jones who is at present in Aus-
tin in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
them against coolie and other low-
living-standard labor.
At the same time we know that
these tariffs are effective to tax
ion is as comple e and correct as
by her husband. Mark one can possibly be made."
Cartwright: one daughter, Ouida H. C. Copenhaver of Wharton
Ray Cartwright, of Beeville; three
Speaks.
Mr. H.
of Victoria at the Parish House
Admission will h<
25c.
German Minister of
Economics Resigns
saddened to learn of his death.
I READ PLATO. SAVANT
ADVISES
proper authorities in Washington.
In September pressure was
sisters, Mrs. W. H. Kelly, Mrs.
D D. Page and Mrs. J. F. Finch: Chamber of Commerce of Whar-
C. Copenhaver of the
two brothers, F.
and Henry Allen
Newgulf.
M. Patterson
ton gave figures showing what
Patterson of big advantage tie water rite
There will be an old clothes |
drive conducted by the Boy Scouts I
this Saturday. This drive was
our section of the country and
postponed from last week. The
(Continu'd on page 8)
Hugh B Tavlor who have been
very intimate friends for some
years. | lo benefit the northeastern manu-
facturing sections.
cause us economic loss in order
George F. Gillespie,
Faster Presbyterian Church
—Palacios Beacon
It is for this reason that we
(Continued on page 2)
i brought to bear on the Board of
BERKELEY. Cal. (UP) Dr. F. Directors to call a meeting for
BERLIN, Oct. 26 (UP) Dr P. Woellner of the University ol the purpose of dispensing with
Hjalmar Schacht announced pri-California has a remedy for poor present secretary and giving flic
vately tonight that his resigna- lawmaking in the United States, position to local scoutmaster who
lion as minister of economics had | He suggests that Washington law- was then une mployed.
Funeral services were held Fri-
day at 3:00 p. m. at the Bap-
tist Church with Rev. Odis Ram-
er officiating. Active pallbearers
were: W. F. Tetts, R. B. Lane,
R. L. Brooks, T C Talcott, I.
would be to the cotton industry
alone. His remarks were sub.
stantiated by similar statements
from Mayor Al Armstrong of
Wharton.
There were people from M ta-
gorda, Wharton, El Campo, Co-
lumbus, Eagle Lake, Houston, and
.. L. Johnson and Zeb Milner Bur-
The sec-ial was in Cedarvale Cemetery
been accepted yesterday. Schacht makers read Plato and Aristotle iretary was retained due to the Funeral arrangements were in pany repre entatives were present
I (Continued on page eight) charge of Taylor Bros, . (Continued on Page 2)
other places present. Oil com-
I will remain president
for awhile.
(Continued on page eight)
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Smith, Carey, Jr. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1937, newspaper, October 28, 1937; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696613/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.