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BRKCKENRIDGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS MONDAY AUGUST 22 1927.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Little Hope Left For Sacco And Vanzetti
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Shot Produces
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Extension Seen
Tho Milharc Oil Compnn h Hum-
No. 1 well near tht Stovall
I.. of. in Young county which was
in. I with 60 quart ycterday af-
I'Mioon at 2 o'clock hat showed
IIllratlon Of A proline r Wlllrh will
1 "ml the Jxh.1. tliotu-h it wan not
I iionn here i in morning whether
ii H'li hud fniii hi or not.
If tin- iJiiMiitt m i come In
for a iirndiiii.. it will extend tho
pool about l'.'i'i ft Id tho Nortli-
iat. It h n'l.ir.i .
fitli. r weiu in. tMhit! drilled l
tin Ml Ilium CMinnti in Shackel-
'') a n il ll.ir.l.iiniiii counties.
Tli'ir Sedwl-k N. ft. In Shackel-
ford county i . now drilling at 3-
fut.
Mllhanillari.i u No. 1 is rlgglrig
up to drill by pipe at 2000 feet.
Tnolr Casey No. 13 In Shackel-
ford county la underpinning at 1-
120 feet.
Tho Mllham-Uecvcg No. 1 In liar-
ilaraa ti which wan spudded In not
Ion ago.
In now drilling at 300
fMt.
f ubercuJosis In
Cattle Gaining
Mi.ro than half of the statea have
in .r more counties free of Ho
n..' tulx-irulosls.
'Pi. throe leading atalea In Oil
r. -i.irt are North Carolina with S3
counties on the modlfledaeoredlH d
li-t. Michigan with 12; anil Iowa
with :io. The aummary of progress
huw-. 3 47 aueh lounltea distribut-
ed iirodi S? statea. An outstand-
ing achievement of the past year
la the large Increase In the number
of entire counties which havo com-
pleted the tuberculin teating of all
cattle within their boundaries.
Chaplin Property
Division Ageement
Reached Out Court
LOS ANOF.LF.S Auk 22. P VA-
win McMunay. counsel fur Illa
Chaplin announced as her divorce
Hull against Charles Chaplin was
called for trlul here tolu that u
olilemenl hod be n reached out of
"rqurt concerning the division of tiro
porty.
West Texas Leads
In Phone Growth
Gainesville Making'
AHILKNIS. Aug. 22. Telephone
wttKiimlona re tellinK figures of
Wut Toiaa progrcu. Of a year's
activity ami record expenditure In
Inoroostiig the area aerreil by tele-
pliouoa over the state nearly one-
linlf was made In West Texas ilur
Ing tha mat year particularly In
those realona where oil play has d
vol o pod.
Though n large amount of money
hsii been expended In the West on
iinprovemonta and extensions It la
expected thnt gooil returns may be
obtained during the coming months
na business prospects aeem very fav
o ruble.
11AS PltlMVAIt STQCK
TAKHX I'lVIJ TI.MiSS
Houston Texaa Auk. 20(OJI
Kor a fifth time John UiIxm who
owiw Hit onrlable alock of pre-Vol-steud
Iliiuora Is waiting Tt federal
prohibition agonta to return the
itook to him.
1'our times federal agents have
nolzod I.uliau'i stock of liquor and
four t linos tho stock hna heon re-
turnod to lilm by co'irt order the
Iirohibltlon laws prohibiting seizure
of Iliiuora purchased before onact-
moat of prohibition laws. The Itrj-
uor woro soiled again the other
day a nil IjIiIzza Is confidently wait
ing for n court ortlor to return
thorn to him.
HACK AT DKSK
Wnxnhnohto Texas. Aug. 801UJU
LoHtor Jordan has resumed his
work on the sports douk r)f tho
Waxuhiichlo Light. Jordan for tho
past fifteen months has boon n stu-.
dent In Northwestern UnlvorHlty
nnd ut the University of Wisconsin
Jordan will also head tho de-
partment of Journalism at Ti Inlty
University.
Searchers Fail In
Intensive Effort
To Locate Fliers
N FRANtMSCO. Auk. 22. IW -The
alatlon or)d turned Its ee
weRtward today and with a heavy
heart watched alrcrnft naval vennels
and merchant shlpn continue their
Intensive search the trackless
wastes of the 1'nclflc for seven nteni
hem of the fl.Mni; fraternltv. who
flew down the alrwas from Dak land
neaneii ror Honolulu last we. k and
r'' not nrtlvy or been heard
from.
Kfforls of fiS naval vessel's aid-
d b merchant alrcraH In steerlnK
a course alonir the 2100-mile ureal
circle between Hnn Francisco ami
Honolulu after six n search fail-
ed to reveal any trace of the threo
missing planes Alius Dornn. fJolden
KaKle and Hallns Hplrlt.
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Fanners Showing
Interest In Fair
WICHITA KAI.LM Auk. 22. -With
cash premiums of more than $12-
oiio posted. Interest in the coining
Texas Oklahoma Fair Is becoming
moie ken throucbout the entire
aitrlcultural section of West Texas
and Indications five weeks In ad-
vi-nce of the KxiMsltlon point to Hartolomeo Vanzetti was an Itnl-
one of the icreatcai reaional fairs Inn ImtnlKrant and an admltteil mil-
eer b-ld In the Southwest
I nder the dlrec: supeniMnn of
Maor IJ. K. shepherd also fieere-tao-.ManaKer
of the Fair Association
the detailed plans for the epoal-
tlon are rapidly being completed. In
his efforts to make thla year's Fair
the biggest ever held In Weat Tex
as. Mr. Shepherd la being aupport-
eu oy w. ii. iiainllton ns proaidont.
and more than a score of prominent
nusmea men of tho city directors
of the organization.
Ginners Prepare
Begin Tomorrow7
On The Early Crop
MunaKcr Hay McChnrcn and his
crew of enKlneers are today putting
the flnlsbiUK touches on the ma-
chinery of the IlreckenrlilKe CilM Co.
Kin here preparatory to start gin-
ning early Tuesday morning.
Already two bales of cotton .nro
In the Kin. and these will bo tho
first run through with weather con-
ditions favorable to harvest of the
early crop.
According to reports received hero
the yield per acre will be better
than last year but acreage Is so
small the crop will hare only slight
bearing on business conditions in
llreckenridge It la said.
Local Golfers
W i n Laurels
From Eastland
Tho Ureckenridge golfers again
upheld their position at the top of
the Oil licit Association when they
defeated the Kaatland players in an
interesting match played at the.
Country Club links yesterday morn-
ing. Sixteen players represented
each club playing by twosomes.
Plans are being made by several
local golfers to attend the tourna-
ment at the Itlver Creat Country
Club at Fore Worth next week. Thla
la the ninth Invitation tournament
of that club ami also the south-
western golf chrsnpionshlp. It will
open on Tuesday. August 30 and
continue through Saturday Sept. 3.
A
Ashley Didn't Get
Lost In Mine In
Opinion Inspector
NMhvlUe. Aug. 22 L. S. Ashloy.
cave explorer waa not lost In the
Knlck A Jack cave at Shell Mound
and did not dig his way out thru
another opening to the cavo nftor
six days confinement In tho opin-
ion of O. P. Pile mlno tnspoctor
who said todny ho would roport
so to Govornor I'oay
Ashley ronppanrud yostorday aftor
"bolng mlseinp.fllx dnya.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. T. Houston ro-
turnoil Saturday from San Angoln
where they havo spout tho past
few weeks.
ij IMPORTANT DATES IN LIVES ii;
OF SACCO AND VANZETTI!
! llOSTON
J" arc:
Aug. 20oP) Important
; April 11 l!2ii fTmler of Frederick A. Pnrmenler. paymaster !
inM1;;oMr;g20-""""'n v-"" ' -
Heptemlwr 11. 1!20 Sacco anil Vniuettl Indlcteil." ;
Mav 31. 1 f2 1 Trial starts at Didham. " .J
Jul It. 1021 lloth found KUlltr of first denree nurder.
December 24. 1 ' 2 1 Judite Thayer denies new trial motion .'
March 27. 1"2.'! Mlenlsts declare s'nrm .nn !
J April n l!i2 Vanettl declared sane. h
; January m I92 Celestlno Madeiros mndo aUtement saying S
j .Morelll ;niiu-' killed Parmenter and Herardelll.
j April S 1927 Judne Tbaer denies new trial on Mndelroe atate- !
J ment and other new evidence.
;. April 0 1927 -8acco and Vanzetti sentenced to die week of
.' Juh lo. . J
; June 2!. 1927 r.overnor Fuller. havltiK beun InvestUatlon of I"
case postponrs death of Madelroi. Vnnxetti and Mitcco Jo and Includ-
N July 17. 1927. Macco and Vanzetti beKln liunuer strike.
. July 22. 1927 (lowrnor Fuller Interviews Sacco and Vanzetti I
prison.
Aukiixt :: 19
Governor Fuller
Vanzetti Made
Dramatic Plea
Of Innocence!
leal lender. He went to Mexico to
evade the draft In 1917.
Vanzetti was a fish pedler In tho
historic town of Plymouth Mnsa.
With a fairly good command of 10 ng-
llsh he wna n writer na well na nn
orator and his style win dnuimtlc.
After his arrest charged with mur-
der he wrote voluminous documents
setting forth lila views and plead-
ing that ho win being persecuted
for thorn.
Ho was thick not nnd swarthy. A
huge black mustache drooping at
tho ends covored his mouth. So ac-
tive waa l)o In radlcnl councils thnt
when u fellow radical namod Snl-
sodo disappeared Vanzetti whb chos-
en to go to Now York to search
ror him. This was .late in April.
1920. On May 3 the body of Sal-
sedo wns found on n New York side-
walk where he -had Jumped or fall-
en from a window In tho federal
department of Juatlco rooms on the
II th floor. The next dny Vgnzettl
relumed to Massachusetts and on
May 6 he was arrested on the pay-
roll inutder charge.
Vanzetti mndo a lengthy plea
when brought bofore Judge Thayer
for sentence for murder.
"In till my life" ho declared. "I
have never stolen and never Killed.
I have struggled all my life to elim-
inate crime from tho earth. I have
refused to bo a commodity to sncrl-
tfico myself for a good position. I
have struggled to eliminate the ex-
ploitation and oppression of men.
You knew wo were radicals under
dogs. I havo suffered because I
am a radical and becnuse I nm an
Italian."
OIL BELT FAIR INTEREST GROWS AS LOCAL
BUSINESS MEN CONTRACT FOR EXHIBIT SPACES
All Indications are that tin- third
annual Oil rielt Fair which opens
here September 20 will be the best
regional fair ever held in this sec-
tion according to a statement is-
sued this morning from the cham-
ber of commrece. "A wholesome
spiilt of co-operation is being exhib-
ited by the entire cltltenship. and
the-directors of the fair association
fuel that more than half their bat-
tle has been won." the statement
said.
At noon today more than 22 com
merdal exhibit compartments had
been contracted for In tho main
exhibit bulldliu nnd the Informa
tion waa given that of the largo
number of business men Interview-
ed by the committee only two do-
cllnod the opportunity ot contrnot
to have exhibits at tho fair. The
committee worked only a fow hours
securing the 22 contracts nnd no
"snlosiimuuhlp" was necessary lit so-
curing them according to u roport
made to the ohnmtior of commerce.
"Such fine spirit of cooperation
among tho men who ruptosont tho
business interests of llreckenridge
means much to tho succoss of the
fair and with tho assurance of a
continuation of such backing offi-
cials of the association havo Incronn
ed their determination to make of
tho 1927 fair one of which every
citizen may justly be proud." Il
wiih declared by an official of tho
association this morning. "Wo be-
Movo tliat every nvallablo commer
dates In the Sncpo-VnmtPttl cose !'
n :
Rives decision refuslna clemency.
Sacco Mender Of
Shoes Followed
Lead Of Radical
Ilefore his nrrest charged with
murder on May 5. 1920 Nicola Sac-
co an Italian Immigrant worked
by day In a. shoe factory In
Stottghton Mass. His evenings for
a Jong period woro pant In attend-
ing radical meetings nnd distribut-
ing radical lltorutflre.
Ho was of medllim height smooth
aliaven and wore bis lialr closely
cropped. A fiery manner frequent-
ly characterized his attltudo. He
described himself as nn atheist. Ho
bald ho did not believe in war and
In 1017 ho flod to Mexico to ovntlo
the draft.
HIh spoechos woro uminlly mndo
In Italian his Kngllsh being very
broken. In IiIk testimony at the
payrollmutder trial ho attacked Am-
erican Institutions. It wns tho fear
that he would be doportcd for his
radical activities he testified. Unit
led him to Mo to the police regard-
ing his movements at tho time of
his arrest.
When ho came bofore Judgo Web-
ster for Bonionce on April 0 192 7
Sacco had his any about his bollefs.
"I know (hero are two cIusbos- -the
oppressed and the rich" he ox-
clalmod. "Wo fraternize the people
with books nnd literature. You
proiecuto the people terrorize and
kill. Wo try to educate them.
"That's why I am lioro today
for having heon In the oppressed
class while you aro tho opprossor
nnd vou know It. I've never boon
guilty never."
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. lion F.
Hi of Cnddo a nine nnd one-half
pound cirl August 10 at 10:15 p.
m. The mother nnd little girl are
reported to be doing well.
clul exhibit compartment will ho
placed within the next two or three
days and ure those who have not
yet signed an exhibit contract to
get In touch with tho socrotnry at
once." the official continued.
Keen elation over tho recognition
accorded the Oil licit Fair by scores
of cities ami towns In West Toxiu
along with that of the Wost Toxas
Chamber of Commerce has been ex
pressed locally.
Itecognltlou given tho fair l
Moslnh Temple "Fort Worth. In hav-
ing nccopted unanimously tho Invi
tation to attend the fair can only
be accepted by Ilrockonrldgo iih a tend tho fnlr on Saturday Soptoni-
dlstluct honor. Shrlnors of Fortjber 21. Willi tho personnel of the
Worth and othor Wost Texas tow official family of thnt great organ-
wlU visit the fair officially utilization will bo brought to this city
Wodnosday Septombor 21 bringing! scores of tho outstanding factors
100 men In uniform and Hovoral Identified with every lino of Inilua-
hundreds of othor members ot thojtty In Wost Toxas
fraternity. Shrino Day at tho Fair
will bo among the rod letter days.
Another lilg day at tho fair and
another signal honor to be confer
red upon this city will bo horalded ors on thai day will combine to cut
iih "Dal-Paso Cavern Highway Day." t tlvato Intorost In tho fair assorla-
Starling from Carlsbad Now Mexico tlou and-lts futtiro expositions
on tho morning of Soptomber 21 a' The onfiro fair program ns brlof
motorcade - will orlglnato to covor
tho four liundred miles Into this
city. As tho caravan jidvuncag oast-
wnrd additional boostors of Eastern
New Mexico and Wost Toxns will
be added .until some five hundred
cam will be In lino when tho 'Dy
namo ov West Texas' Is reached
- Thin expedition is expected to biinu
Fon! No- 5 Gives
HoPc ?or New PaV
i In South Bend Area
Tho Atkinson nnil Snndefer Ford
S!S?JBdStLs:
rearhliiK here thla momiiiK.
The well wag drilling thla morn-
ing at a Httlc bolter thnn 3.SS0 feet
It was declared.
The Ford Xp. 6 Is the first well
to be drilled by Atkinson and Sa re-
liefer on their Ford lease this your.
It was announced. Their Ford No.
2 Is producing about 20 barrels per
iluy from a 2190 fool pay.
It Is hoped that the Ford No. 5
wM1 lp" P a new pay in that pool.
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Praying Engineer
Sits At Throttle
Of Limited Train
ATLANTA. Aug. 22. As the giant
engine of n fnst New York-New Or-
leans train burns the ralln on Hi.
lap between Charlotte N. (J. and
Atlanta. It carries at the throttle
a preaching praying engineer.
David J. Fnnt Is his name and
he has never hnd n serlott? acci-
dent. On every run for i. .ity years
before mounting the caLtn 'o semi
his engine dnshlug hroei-h dark-
ness or bright .mnllght alonm or
fair wenthor ho he pr;ictl for tho
safety of his piumonitprq.
Ileforo ho wns assigned to the
fast train Fonl had an engine ihu
emblem of which wni an open Illl.l.-.
with tho Inscription ! lv Word ih
Truth" ongr.nod across Its 'pon
fa co.
Ho began pronchlng nofernl years
ngo and although not on ordained
minister l.tu filled niUlti In virtu-
ally ei.-iy e'ihorn a'ti'e and in
many of tho not th and wost. He
has Just compitftod a three weekH'
camp meeting In Florida following
nn evangelistic visit to Nebraska and
Minnesota.
Faut n over has (rouble in obtain-
ing leavoa to preach ho says. Now
after having spent most of the sum-
mer in pulpits he Is preparing to
resumo his poBt at tho throttle
"I love every dotnll of my rail-
road work and havo for years" ho
hiih. "Hut I also have a mission
to perform and In preaching I can
perform it ami still pilot my en-
gine." Phillips Makes
New Location
A new location lias been made
by tho PhllllpH Petroleum Company
In tho Fry pool In llrown county.
Their NcwHon No. 2 Is now bo-
ing rigged up whllo their Nownon
No. 1 is now drilling nt 300 foot.
2000 visitors to the fair and among
them will be many of the outstand-
ing civic and commercial captains
of tho large territory represented.
I J) no means of lesser importance
la tho recognition recently accorded
the fair by Manager Homer D. Wndu
of (be West Texas Chumbor of Com-
merce. While In llreckenridge liiHt
week Mr. Wade announced thnt be
had definitely accepted tho Invita
tion to recognize one day atthe
fair ns 'West Texas Chamber of
Commorco' day and would officially
Invito every official and board meni-
bor of that groat organization to at-
Wost Toxas Day will occupy an
Important place on the fair calendar
and tho special features provided
for tho entortatnment of the visit-
ly outlined abovo forotollH alx of
the highest days Ilrockonrldgo lias
ever propnrcd for. Wost Toxas citi-
zens roprosontntlvo of leadership in
their respective communities will
Jottrnoy to HrockonridKo over a dis-
tance of bOO miles 100 miles to the
(Continued on rngo 4)
FATE OF TWO MEN RESTS AGAIN
WITH G'OV'NR AND STATE COURTS
AS FOUR CHIEF JUSTICES REFUSE
Three Youths Rob
University Bank
Escape In Auto
Austin Aug. 22. 'lhreo well
dressed young men held up and
robbed the t'nlverslty llnnk horo
today and escaped In a touring car
that was later Identified nH one li-
censed to a Han Antonio company.
The robbers made four patrons
of the bank lie flat on the flour
then took nil available cash mid
rode away.
Hangers took up the pursuit whon
news of the robbery reached the
capital.
Representative N. C. I'nrrlsh
president of the bank was at Man-
or where he has another bank
when the robbery occtirod.
British Wheat Crop
Below Her Needs
KSSKX Kngland Aug. 22. The
dny waa onco when Kngland export-
ed food to tho Continent. Today
It Imports yearly 12600000000
worth of food products. The wheat
area has declined In the Jast sovou
years from 2657000 neroa to 1110-
100 acres. In 1871 tho total ncre-
agu was :il3S8S I.
Another type of multiple farmer
has specialized on grain principal-
ly barley and has got rid of most
of the stock cattle sheep pigs and
poultry which used to be kept by
the smaller farmers.
Texas Fiscal Year
Begins August 3 1st
Money Available
AUSTIN. Aug. 22. -Texas' fiscal
year will end August 31. at which
time appropriations made by the
I0h legislature become nvnllable
ami the departments will start now
n ceo tints.
Appropriations for the fiscal year
ending with this month totaled $1-1-SC0.CI7.
Thero will bo llttlo loft
over In any of tho departments.
Whatever Is left must be turned
back to the atate general fund. Noth
Ing can be carried over for uso in
the succeeding year.
As n rostilt departments nro check
lug up on stamps supplies and simi-
lar uoeds. Tho closing dnys of Aug-
ust alwnyn are tho blggOHt days in
receipt records at tho Capitol Sta-
tion branch post office.
For the coming yonr appropria
tions tntaj approximately $20 000-
UUU. .XIMHIl 0UUUUUU III HUH I fl-
resents appropriations for the prliym
system not formerly Included in the
state budget.
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rrest Bandits-'
And Secure Loot
MADILL Okla.. Aug. 22. lP
Soon nftor the First National Hank
at Kingston wns robbed of two
thousand dollars (wo men alleged
bandits woro arrested here today.
It Is believed all loot has been re-
covered. Seek Damages For
Death In Accident
PAMPA Aug. 22. Hough streets
are ciiHtnmnry In most oil towns.
Howovor Pampa lum pavod s roots
but In splto of this fact It was nog-
llgont In allowing u ditch to oxlst
which caused a fatal automobile nc-
cldont. Alloglng thnt tho ditch caused the
car to overturn killing ono and In-
juring sovoral Mr. and Mrs. V. F.
Todd pnronta of MIckoy Todd who
wns klllod and L. O Lunsford and
II. L. Parkor companions of the1
girl ask $87500 damagos from the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Mordant McKlnnoy
aro the proud pnrontB of a flno baby
dnughtor born nt tho Wostsldo Ho-
pltal yesterday morning nt 0:40.
The young lady ban been given the
name of Nancy Jeanne
Iloston Aug. 12. Attempts to
save Sacco r.nd Vanzetti early thli
afternoon apparently were nlnio'-f.
wholly back to Governor Fuller and
the slate courts.
Four I'nlteil States supremo Ju-
tlces Holmes Hratuhl-. 'I aft r.d
Slone had refused to mlnum
Counsel for the two n.i n tt.i n v.Mit
before Governor Fulli r to . i for
a stay to allow them ftr'in r nine
lo seek supreme Justlcfi ntd n'o
Keeking to have the j.-owrnor order
an examination of tho lidral U
imrtmont of Justice records u r o-
slble new evidence.
kkki'sus riiritrn urn s
Sitcro and Vturxeltl todav nfuied
tho Inat rites of the church a nu
they preferred to die us tl.iv had
lived outside Its pale.
TftOOlMSIl KILLED
Pittsburgh Auk. 22. 1'innsjl-
vnnlft statu trooper John Downey
wns klllod during a Sacco Vanzetti
demonstration today at Afhutonla
while assisting In breaking tip u
meeiinu of two thousand poriomt.
The man who did iii t-loolt'u.
was arrested.
DOOMUD MKN
Iloston August 22. Prison
guards reported to Warden illtnm
Hondri todny that Sacco nnd Van-
zetti slept soundly on what wn ex-
pected to ho their last nUht be-
fore execution.
Celestlno Madeiros condemned at
the snmo time also slept well.
Iloston during tho forenoon hnd
no serious outbreaks of violence lu
tho Sacco-Vanzettl domouitrnttonH.
Reports fro mnll over the world In-
dicated today that tho day wnn
puaslng similarly elsewhere.
Daniel Succeeds
Bennett As Head
Auto Racing Body
(1. P. Daniel presldont of tho
Oil Pelt Automobile Dealers' As-
sociation was elected chairman of
tho racing department of the fair nt
a meeting of tho executive board
toduy. Daniel succeeds W. H. Den-
nett who on account of Illness re
cently tendered his resignation.
Ilennott Is convalescing In tho
Haylor Hospital nt Dallas from an
operation performed sovoral weekn
ago. He has dliected tho radio
department of the fair since organi-
zation more than two years ago.
Unique Contests
Feature Program
Of Oil Belt Fair
The old nnd young the mnrrb d
and the single are to vie one again1-'
the other for favorable recognition
during tho Oil Holt Fair to open
hero Septembor 20 according to
stipulations ot a unique contest an-
nounced today by executive offic-
ials of the fair association.
The prizes are us follows:
Couple having been married the
longoBt $6; collide having lived on
the farm longest $5; couplo hav-
ing the Inrgost number of children
$5; youngest married couplo $&.
oldest mari'tod couplo 95; oldest
ludlvidunl 6; youngest Individual
$5; oldest bachelor ?5; oldest old
maid ?5.
Competition In all of tho above
classes aro open to tho world. All
entrants must roglstor lu person at
matii exhibits building on tho fait
grounds during tho fair.
.5.
AlltPLANlW IJOl.T LOCUSTS
Moscow Aug. 2. (P) A signal vic-
tory on tho "locust front" Ih re-
potted by tho aerial oxpadltlon In
chnrgo of ridding Soviet fnrniR of
tho pest. A total nron or 321000
acres are said to have been clou nil
of locusts by spraying from air-
planes Itll ITI I A XXOUXCIOMKNT
nom to Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Grif-
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Spears, George T. The Breckenridge Daily American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1, Monday, August 22, 1927, newspaper, August 22, 1927; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth69717/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.