The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1930 Page: 3 of 6
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GIRL TEACHES HOW
TO BUST BRONCHOS
Golden-Haired Maid Put*
Dude* Through Pace*. )
Denton, Texas.—Miss Blanche Wil-
liams la a college graduate, an artist,
and, when she has time (or such ac-
tivities, a society girl. She Is a grace-
ful blonde of the type that looks well
on the dance floor or In the drawing
room. Certainly she doesn't look like
a broncho buster. Yet a broncho
buster she Is, and she operates a
"cowboy school"
In a cow lot of the Williams ranch,
ten miles north of Denton, Texas, this
golden-haired girl may be found al-
most any day putting “tenderfoot" pu-
pils through the arduous paces of rid-
ing mustangs with spun and “bull-
dogging" steers. And that Isn’t all
she teaches. Lariat throwing, calf
riding (which corresponds to steer rid-
ing of adult cowpunchen) bog tying
and all the other tricks are In the
curriculum. ,,j
It’s a Hobby.
One of the most extraordinary fea- '
tures of this cowboy school is that
the student can get his training for
virtually nothing. Miss Williams
teaches broncho busting and its allied
arts for the Joy of It. It’s a hobby.
The attractive teacher says she gets
“a barrel of fun out of It"
When Miss Williams, as a child, de-
veloped what might be called a tom-
boy complex, her parents regarded it
as perfectly natural Instead of try-
ing to curb It, her mother took it as a
matter of course. Her father gave
her the choice of his stables, and she
and her pony became familiar figures
on the streets of Denton. Her early
life was a strangely mingled atmos-
phere of refinement and violence.
There are four of the Williams
children—two boys and two girls. The
father, a successful merchant and
large land owner, gave them the best
of educational advantages. The boys,
upon completion of their schooling,
took Jobs In the store and are
launched upon business careers. The
girls, Blanche and her younger sister,
Julia, made excellent records In col-
lege, specializing in art Blanche also
studied voice and made such progress
that it was generally expected she
would open a studio or go on the
stage. But ff,, -> hasn’t done yet.
The lure of ranch Ufa has been too
strong. When she finished college
she returned to the cowboy school
she had started while a student in
high schooL
Gives Riding Lessons at IS.
8he was scarcely more than fifteen
when she began giving riding lessons.
Her friends appealed to her to teach
them bow to be horsewomen. There-
upon was founded In the high-fenced
corral of the Williams ranch the rid-
ing school.
Society folk who hoped that out of
the girl’s plan might evolve a select
“riding academy" got a shock when
the class met for the first time. The
arena was the cow lot on the Williams
ranch. There was no gallery to speak
of. and those who came to watch the ;
proceedings got no seats except those ,
on top of the high board fence.
Blanche opened festivities by mount-
ing the wildest pony on the ranch
and riding him through a spectacular
series of lunges, leaps and sideslips. It
made a good show and filled the
youngsters with envy and determina-
tion.
Believe Real El Greco
Canvas Found on Coast
San Francisco.—What is believed te
be an authentic El Greco painting, val-
ued at between $50,000 and $75,000,
baa been discovered here.
The discovery was made by George
Barron, curator of the Golden Gate
Park museum, when the painting was
brought to him by Clark Johnson,
who bad purchased it at a second-hand
■tore for $7.50.
On first appearance the painting ap-
peared to be a poor attempt at deplet-
ing a Persian rajah. Barron put the
painting through a process that re-
moves one coat of paint without harm-
ing an older one underneath.
When the process was completed
the Persian rajah had disappeared and
instead was a painting of Si Francis
ef Asslssl In an attitude of prayer.
Prof. Lorenzo Capatlnl, art critic for
the Vatican, here to paint California
missions, inspected the painting and
said he was convinced of its authen-
ticity.
Dr. L. D. Richards
PHYSICIAN 4NI>
SURGEON
CA t 1 J» ANSWtlKP.D
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Seminole.
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Many Male M. P*s Seem
Reticent About Age
London.—Reticence regarding age la
• characteristic and privilege usually
attributed to women, but uot so in the
British house of parliament There
are 102 male members of the new
house of commons who have not, so
far, confided their ages to Dod’s Par-
liamentary Companion, an official
handbook. Seventy-nine of them are
Labor members, sixteen are Conserv-
atives, six are Liberals, and one is an
Independent
Of the fourteen women members,
nine claim the privilege and do not
state their ages. Their reticence calls
for no remark. The fact, however,
that five boldly reveal the year of their
birth gives point to the question:
"Why should men be so shy V
The Sentinel
$1.00 a Year
Pet Mad Dog
Margery was describing her pet dog
to her father's friend.
“Is yonr dog a bull dogT* In-
quired the Interested man.
“No, he la a mad dog and barks at
everybody that comes to our home,"
replied the four-year-old miss.
I Wish to Thank the People
of Seminole for their business while located there.
We will also appreciate any business you may send
us ihrough our Agent, Mr. Johnnie Heath, located
at Cothes’ Drug Store.
We will give Every Other
Day Service.
SMITH & HEATH, Tailors
Seagraves
Texas
Gaines County Abstract Company
Prompt, Efficient Service
One of the best equipped Abstract Plant*
in Texas, covering all lands and town
lot* in Gaines County.
Notary Public in office.
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Your Favorite
We have just received a car ot American Beauty
Flour. We have this celebrated Flour in any
size bag you desire. Also have American
Beauty Cream Meal in all size sacks.
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GUILLOTINE NOW
IS IDLE IN PARIS
Murderers Shown Great Len-
iency in France.
Paris.—JThe guillotine is becoming a.
relic of the put u murderers are,
granted more leniency in France to-
day than ever before in history.
Within four days, three self-con-1
fessed parricides and one sweetheart,
killer were acquitted. The execu-j
tloner has not been called upon to
work In Paris for nearly three years'
while In the provinces the guillotine]
has not fallen in months and only s'
few times in the last several years. •
Sentences of death Imposed on five
women during the year for the most!
horrible murders, including the poison-
ing of babies and husbands, were
commuted to life imprisonment by]
the president of tbe republic. Ten as-
sassins have just been excused from'
going to Devil's island because of deli-
cate health. 1
Mme. Jane Weiller, who ehot end'
killed her husband after an til night!
party in the cabarets of Montmartre
and Montparnasse, was recently sen-,
tenced to live years' imprisonment I
bnt some legal experts declared she
would have been aeqnltted had she
followed a different sort of defense.
She claimed that the shot to save
herself and child. They laid It would
have been better had aha merely ar-
gued, “I loved him; that’s why I
killed him.”
French Juries are often sentimental.
Although they see little sentiment in
trying to save one’s own life, they are
apt to be moved to tearfnl generosity
If a murderer swears he killed In tbe
name of love because of passion.
The Assize court of the Var acquit-
ted young Richard Corbett when be
declared be loved his mother so that
he could not bear to see her suffering
from cancer. He shot a bullet in her
temple. The Jury understood and
freed him of all blame.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1930, newspaper, January 30, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577735/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.