Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 154, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 29, 1947 Page: 1 of 12
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Square Dance Meet
Attracts Throngs
*Ufe Sentence
OfJimThoma
Is Reversed
Thr Tf»n Court o( Criminal
*Wr»l' reversed thr third mm-
vtrilnn of Jim Thomas. par.Jed
mnvirt. as thr slayer of I»r Hoy
W Hunt of IjttlrftrM Inaufflrtmt
evidence given aa thr rea
•on for thr rrvrrmal.
A new trial will hr asked and
Temple l»l. kaon, U*al mrmtirr of
»hd drlrnar during thr trial hrrr
l**t September told thr Report,
rr a change of venue had hnm
•aked Hr did not Indicate whrrr
thr nrw trial might hr hrld
Meanwhile Incksoo »ald hr
# would a*k that bond t* «rt
for Thnu and hr l>r released
Hr hai t<rm hrld in various
r»H»nty jails and thr Texas pr!
a* for thr past four year*
Ihrkson Mild
At hi* first trial In I'lsinvirw
hr was giver thr drath [enalfy
•nd thr vend trial a' lamna
resulted In thr samf verdict
following those mm Irtions Tho-
0 mat * i« taken to Hunttsillr
Thr firm verdict »a* rrsirwd
on thr ground* of rrUamndia-t of
thr Jury and thr second on 'he
ground* of ln«uffi< irnt rvclenre
All three verdicts wrrr said
to has r hnm re*. hr>l aflrr a
I'-ng «trmg of nr* inv*tan’i*l ev.
Mrtw was presented purpir'e.)
to place Thomas at thr were
of thr double mur>lrr
f Dr and Mr* Hunt, star wit*
th ne**e* in a -hi--'tng f<*r whirh
a Cwnrror phyatman was to hr
triad wrrr found shot and twat
m to drath in thetr h an#- a
week hrforr thr trial was In
has» opened
Thomas ha* 'ror hrld In No.
Ian County jail here store hr
twceised a litr set-feme during
*Ra Aagagpghrr trrm *d ihatrict
Temple Idskw-n said thr rr
™ var*al of thr ufr srn'etne madr
II [rwsihir for him to aak for
a t»**d for Th- roa* That rr
quest will hr ma>lr hrfnrw I Ms
IrVt Judge A S Maurcy rarly
this sirl
Kxhtlaflon tram* from Ami
tills* Kl l*»«n Anson Hamhn.
Mrtlene Kofi U'orth. ami Kwrr*
water a* wrll as •tarn rr. and
•quire darner enthu-ia-t- from
iarMi> Jstiuii. of thr stair
were on hand Saturday night in
ttwir row tssy regalia and full
•kirts of mans colors tor thr
(list • 11 »r u t -.pure <lao> r frstl
| sal of thr S*sH»itn AMImr
Iti-un-t in thr Municipal Audi
toriuin at * in o'i k
M'l-li for thr on a*-ton wa-
furnished tiv a [m tal -trtng
hoot fr*-us --an \ngrlo and out
-landing rallrrs from various
ntton* of thr state wrrr im
hand to *arrv thr filing feet of
'll*- darner* through tin- . oinpli
< .i*nt tlginr#
Th«- north «ntion of thr muni
• l| »l audilotium was imml
lit thr dancers with thr lust rr
maining wars for non dan. ing
-|»r i.it..r. fund- rrrrlird from
I fir ,ile of lokrl. will '«■ llsrs)
to finals r thr aid to the Mind
program >d thr s*oi»jlrr
l .ton* f Tuh js>r .r> of |hr frs
Uval
Among I fir trams a[tpeartng
on thr program wen- Cay Nin
Ur . Sr| for hid *r i N'os#'ga> Sri
lit ’scrv ,, ,. Station vrl arid
*ht« «rn Thirvr all of Amarill-
Nun Clfv l‘romrrv»<trrs and Vtgr
‘•m-h (shuffler* from Kl l'»«o
*»>;••• lr Stjuarr | hi nor Si-*
1 hr thr Sss tstw atrr I 'ahlrs ii
Ihornma-lTSs Cow Iso Ctirlst
mas (tall srt M Ar.st.n Witt
s«|u,ir< | tar - r sm *rsl llamlln
Tram l«>th of Hamlin J Cal
M .-rr Srt f f >SI Worth Ikdi
sotnrall s<|',»arr tiarsr *ram of
Ahllrnr Swrruw itrr 11 Sharp
Ant rdion • 'tut> *rl Vl ilrnr I*
I I Is. «rt atw> Inr h'~t tram
ssotsiti't Siiuarr Ikusr Tram
Ati < thi'mi. n ».I« jhiI on 'hr
sks-r-s-m «.f lhr lilur Itnfuw'
hot.-1 on sa' ir.U1 af'riivsm at
1 it ... k hi .Armtarfs of th-
► •rt AA nh and K! Pis. Iranis
thr r|)S> of 'hr fis'ual ihr
ila'W Ing <' nl nurd with a sfjtlarr
»lat>' • h« i<t at tht Irgs iii Hut
ha *i» '.Ing 'larwrts \ iair tsar
Is* its .'j|.|rt was srtird for th»
Mid-West Cl
For River Ral
Texas Court
This k • |>«rttnw wf thr flnndrd r*t» wf l»r* Mwlwrw. Ian, aftrr thr Harrnan iaf ltr«
Nnlnrw rtirr* Sfdllrd nirr Ihrlr hank* raaslag thr wwr*l ftawd la Ihr km a rapftal ta II
yrar*. INK.A Trtrphwtni. %
Takks Mi. 1 Mrim
2NBafrdsMy
Sun lit S. | \A | Tuld.
fifth jff<*tisri In thr Jamrsnn
sc awn. jss'l, k ratal flnalr<|
for .'I1' tsn-rU of oil In a il In an
flowing |» frrmal Thr flow was
thrmigh a otw four'll ns h
♦" tirrriing* < »r» t ng 'h* Sjuarr
ftas fw^ri h is) ia'rlv w|lh IhlnyT*
morv tmj--rtan! " an printing
iTirnrno' g as j s;»| puna iSml
rlllrrns f thr i munlty flu!
slrsr a iafgr • ,f Sr of jas t>lr
hast- m*<lr irvpiirtr* a« to why
this * *»r *vr' ha • t '«-rn fugrtlon
Ing wr frl' wr si uld gl»r 'lirm
arso'hrr rdj'j -i fs-n ' '«r me
irs! no' all thtwr wh askrs)
A alv *lt tfir nil'i'Mi wr fr f- r II hy
^ af . o ' a- ')* If'# • i fits
wrfr
tropl# akn or familiar
with printing a dally *r»»-
pwprr frail rr Iota of lari-
dr a I s happrn that frails
hasr ao pla< r In Ihr arw*.
hat should hr plarrd hrforr
thr puhin in swiar otkrr
manorr A* aa lllnslr*-
I tl»a. Mr* halttr Walkff.
§ who llsr* on Mnnnrls Mrrrf.
toaad a snakr In hrr hath
tah last Thamday rvralng
Said *hr hada I had a
dnak «t aay klad Mrr ha*
haad A rrnoa. attl n<iw hasr
a dltthall tlmr grtltag hrr
la take hrr rrgular "»atafdas
hath
Ctill Shorn know* a g<**l
^ story altoiif hugr thoaqullors in
• ^ ihr t shwsji a rra
^ fm a rrrrnt fishing trip to
Pori Aransas whrrr Ihry (Mir
rsrrydas Piarl Vandr rvi«ri
taught a (arj»n whlfh measur-
ed 5 for* and A irsrhr* Mr
and Mrs Jamr» lirsll and Mrs
Vandrrso..ri wrrr witnntsr* to
thr ratrh
AHii Martin Ha It hr
kanwa la an gareHata term*
l that Manila IfcMMa* I*
||y "thr" I’alsrndty af AMIrar
” Nhr's a mrmhrr of the Cow-
girt* . . . samr thlag aa prp
ugaad far nthrr arhaala.
J*** Ikitltf h » S|wirt» havs- Iwrn
has ing a difficult timr trying
win a hall gamr rnrrntly Thr
pltrhlng staff nonls a little mom
help from thr flrdilrrs and at
thr hat
Jim Mailman nay* hr Inal
M haM hradrsl ... Ma fare I*
V Jarii Mtttr longer Uwa Ihr
aveeagr.
Caagralalattnw* t« Mrr
Matatry m4 Melty Ray
f Hawley aww). They were
||^| eeeeeweCtu^*
In a amtrti foumome Friday
afternoon Mra. Oacar Taylor
gee CIRCLING On Paf* Three
»nh tul» in
emunfft*
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Hark I
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■{ JftfYtPf Will#
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(A. at of S
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1 iifirftrr
Sun N‘a t
\ Irfi ’am#-
UtR •-*
fAlittfie tn th#
KUff *f rijf if*
r ib r
ttrt-fMfinn
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krt rvtfeliK'* ■
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W 'AA Vk 1 f h 1 J
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rfftfllt
f sir ♦•‘•kt i•* .ii
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Escape Plot
In Kansas Is
Discovered
Tt'PKKA Ksn< Jursr > it f
Warden Rofiert II .ds|wth of th.
Kansas Sta’r l,rr.urntia,v »'
I wa rising rrjs rtrd to the S'a'r
Itoarrl of Aduunks'ration t<da-.
that an .ippsrm' plan for *
mass rs# <t|** and Iwwrt dl*rc\rr
ed
Ifistsjw'th said that It was t»
llevfsf thr tirrsk had !«rm plan
rw»l for .f'jls fth whrn tlsrrr
w' uld '» "tisldrratdr rv*lsr in
Lwinslrtg
Hr caiil that two men worn
dts>. 'rmt Iasi night In a urn
lief hading from th«- prison js w
rr house.
The rtsrfi wetr wtthtli 'sss. fret
of ^rakin< tli/' iigh outsell 'hr
Ihkispelts said thr fliers were
inn Ri«.t >itng IN year* for
fell ntou- assault from Krans
lin (OUfsiy and Mrlsln llanrui
doing in *>1 soars for first de
grrr rtditwrv fcan I jihettr rmity*
ty
Thr js.wof house sits off to
Itself «' the prison It I* »ur
cairsdrst hy a steel wire fernr
liisit ami Mar na had tap|»s!
sewrr lines ao.' sefr lumpmi'
thr dir' fr- ni Mai: tunnel In’..
'|i sewer
Crashed (-S4 Found
In Die PhilippNiet
Hez Hawley Is Q^alHigb
Over Texas
further lnduslrl.il growth of
Ts s is ami resulting employment
gams ar* nail Inning at a steads
ra*< thr Ti saw runplovmrnl
Cor miswion irj.irOail t<«lay
, . .._ i 1 Kmplii>mr«t ContmtMlon.
Junhir fori'.rrty known a* the Trails
t'lt* m14t•Jinrnt t i mia iis.iiii.il
tn
in
Her Hawley Jr wa* Installed
pfe*nlent Ilf the kagl
Junior i hamtrr of f "mmrrrr
r "day earning w*>en the mem- Cor mission, said that al new
hers ri 'ertalneit their wtvrw *gd I *i"*Mu with Uye majority
• wswtjipai!* at an informal din- m*,; ifai luring line* had *• lie
ner party in the legion Hut
fKrr new -(flirts ihslalUal
are John Tuht>* first vise praai-
lent (its'ipp K'r s«s . ml sIre*
I rraidert Mill Rnr sr- rrtary
l#'Ul* Slm|ts«'n treasurer and
Maurw-e Itelrh tes-rge TNmp I
* "0 Kreil Jr dan N'ev -heridaft
Jr *nd J* k Ms* air t«ard of
dulrs! o|s'iatlim during May
IOltl' ties* industrial estaliltsl
mr» u in vyu-li flcW* iruinu
f*r9 >ntm frar«*iwirtaU(»n mm
* muiA« diM*n tnilliiH itKj
N»bi • **%!•* dutrtUitNiti »rr m
! t li»*itc*t in th#* n<r* fuitt rv|Hirt
Hrr% > r Ain! nmrtrtn
[fttf iw»t nrorilnl
<K#*r*iU rit.|>b»vint*i i *hrA><i«rb
! mi! * *»#* <i4fr alnai hd|« (rrn in
tr*~* «»W *t#mr\t\\ thi* |m«i
* * af •
A * * ■* *• > • *p* w V wmo * *» * » f * « » i<m t Mf UUf T* A
Nr' St.etiaU Jr rettrt wis U»r*» ne tuh*, dig hinployuirjti
wersutent. wa* '.asintaate* .tuU.iau s»Ul Mv the Aral
•he nre„|,a ^ tinpWtVum..'
uw. .n.i _______ ^ *’ ?•««.»> nuking . gam
song and dame nor:her* wa*
preset -i-d t>> Ml* Al llrundt of
• he Y'li'h (“anteen
Th>>«e ai (scaring .n ttir i>ro
gr»m in. iurled Ann Clark
laughter ! Mr and Mr* Hast*
t lark \s Th oi'si'-n s#.f of
Mr and Mrs (rge TT». • ji
s- ■ \fa nr s»vl Nan. V I* I.
#f ■ s*r ..igri mof r wnrkr'
kdss ih.ut during Marsh
t tf tile new I..in. listed in tl
ips isl rsirgiglPs. VI tw-gan -l<
f#l ♦ i|w*f at tons last month and
will nfeli Within thr ns'»( .
ACNTIN tune J*. tU» The
I Tr*.i Court of Cuniiual A|>|w.• I
I*»um ing 'sit k from lu.is v rri
| to ism at almost every turn hn-
j'om< "ut with arti..n that mas
i ' all" • sen lllole l ornmetlt
In #•(("! the Ttilitiitiil ha*
again IulssI against a mtirdei
mill* tn.rnt las atlse the |m|n'|i
d" tl* I .as that the I rime a
•loiu|mg iteath as rominlttssl
with Mir fret Tin nmtt ha* over
ruled a motion hv thr .t.de for
a rrluarlng f the muclrr law
•i|'|“al of Itusier Northern from
Italia Counts The Itlall IlMi
•set' gl's it .1 death verdict f"l
killing an elilrrly woman liv
i liiut.illi kliking lo-r with hl»
: feel
In • sj.I.lining the *1 rnrt stand.
Hidg. itank Hawkins as. ttiaf
: thr atltude I- mailing new |t«.
fi rrlng to ihr atisrinr of the
1 (thr*- ssitu the ( feet The
imlge |w'iiits. out that all i-mirt*
hasr long held that nothing ran
tnfrinsi in an Intlti tment
Tin fudge* atatrnient av- in
(sart i's'tlsall a n *1 llawlsall
must t» plav.st ar ninting to
rules l ikewise .-rimln.il ran
must l» institutes! and fried a.
rordlng to thr ».. r|<te| 11:11 - .*(
tit'sesiurr snd thr rules .aim.,|
l<* sailed to satisfy thr clamor
it'* tl " wti" itsmi.ind tlieir rr
lasat 'i, iii -u s wtu-rs' the t«.i*
•foils. js.puUr liMllgnalloti
V. A. Is CriHdied
By Anrarkm l«p)ofi
AA AhHINtiTtcN June *h
• t ?|*» Tin V'l. rails Admin)
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01 (onpiniis Want
PurdMtt InaMse
Second High Scout
Award Made Today
At ''TIN lune .* I I'
Three 0(1 Cottipanlrs have ask
e>t the Trias Kallnwl t om
mlsaii"! f”t a »)»■• lal hearing t"
i-onsidrr inrre,is«»l nommaiions
for (air. h.i*< of AA ewl Tf'Xas oil
Tin- Trvii" Cutti|san> llutnhlr
(Ml md Hrflning I ottipaflA and
Hi. Stainlunl th| ( "inp.iiis of
Indiana Inegraptieil the ...in
mission asking for a hearing "ii
tills th Thr companies -aid
im rrasisl ik-marnl and In
i reuses I pi|sTm<- . a|>*iity air
irasotis for asking thr s|ms lal
hearing Thr is'itimiHNion mas
aa a nmilt of Ihr hs-ating in
riva.se the namlM-r of pro
dU'tng dava fur Weal Ti'*a“
T li'lda
At the same time, the htati'
Kailfoiid Conimiaaion announced
it will consiiler increaaea for all
Melds sshere there has-e taum
new maximum I'ftkTenry ratings
that Jtiatlfy IncKawiI pro
dih tlon A aft
The dlamonda In antliflie
jewelry hase n*»t gone dim with
age lhamnnda never change
Hut mtalem cutting give* the
ferns freater sparkle.
T'-mmy Nethrrlm IT *■ n f
Alt a d Mrs C C Neihcrlln
will receive the Teal and Coon
'r> Award at the Church f
'eal Sunday af 11 o'i |.ck, *.
.'■riling to |{e\ (as. M 111*«’fti
ingdale jiastor
Tommy is th«- tr'»ip *< rita’ f"t
Tria.p In ami is a metnla-r f
the Rreartbgr Council He ha«
been In the Scout* for only a
year and a half and he ha* been
working on hi* award since he
wa* • second cU*» trout,
In order to (»• .|u.iliftei| for
the test md Country Award
T'.mmv w.is ris|ijirt~l have .U
least JMl liours of service to
l is rhur. h He mowed the
church lavsri Mid Kept 'he pre
inisrv ilian He also prrjwsrert
church iss'k and assi*'isl 'hr
luis'. r Tommy c a faithful
church roernlvr and woiker
Aside from hi* church work,
tlic mo#' irti|*'rt;int 'hing In
Tommy* life rigid now i* gel
ting himself a car lie I* a < ar
Her salesman for the lle|K.rter
and has savisl enough "f hl‘
earnings n> purchase i Model-T.
He plays left half on Ihr
v-his.l f.K.Miall team and some-
day Iio|k-s to (day fisiihall for
Noire I'ame Ills favorite grid-
iron s'ar l« I*ik- fllanchard.
Tommy's holihy is colleetlng
He Is very proud of his large
collection of foreign stamjis lie
also pick* up pr'iinants from the
town* he visits.
He Is now classified as a life
Scout but liefore next Septem-
ber Tommy hopes to tsssime an
Kagle Scout.
The tlurl and Cm ry award
will lie made hy Tommy’s Scout-
master. If. W. Rice. It I* the
second of It* kind to he awanl-
i ed to a Sweetwater boy.
Farm Parity
Cn Decrease
AVA1 HINT,I' N I'irsr ,'S 1 I'.
Tin- Agr" uVor. l.'ji if' n in'
'■'w 'hr mid June | .irity Indcs
■ f jirlr#« fart", i s pav ■ . 'in
is rompareil ». m Index . f .'?)
f * [ifices t|ii y irs etvr
In ra. h index, l'Sl rejiresenf*
thr average pi e f-u Hu v. -tr-
I'sf to I'll 1
I’rtrr fame', rrselvnl aver
«ris| slightly lower on June
l’i'h than the, |n| a mon'li car
lift I- *r that ic.ison the (.ari'y
ratio Mir rrla'l'.n twfween tile
'wo Indexes .!i'.|i[wk| fr. rn IP'
In mid-May t- I Ik. mid June
'Hie fi**! grain [true index
dropped from .'7'. in May to JYi
in June. Whral I'tt'-cs rr< idvcrl
it) the farmci dt"|ipe<l JI. to
J'.’ IM a bushel, on the average
as the new ti* id harvest got
ti'i'lerway
But fai animal ptioe* aver ag-
ist three |ier cent higher than
in May.
Kced prims |<nid by farmrts
|um)wsl more than *!x |kt cent
during the month, but clothing,
furniture building materials and
automobile tire [trices went low-
er.
TranWtfM Plane
Sets New Retort
CHICAfiO lune J* (U.W
Tratia-AVorld Millin'* ...vs one of
it* iiinstellatlon plnne* lowereif
the Is-s' prevl.m s,.n Kram isa-o
lot'll Inigo non slop passenger
plane flight flme today
The old resord was set only
yesterday hy another T AA' A
ronatellallon Trslny's flight-
made by IJ Iiassengers lastisl
five hours .md :i? minutes
T-AV-A official *ny uneX|*K-ted
tail winds nlil'sl In the record,
which Is one ami one half min-
utes better than yesterday's.
Warehouse Ruined
By Fire In Dallas
Mr*. Jeanette Reyman, wife
af R. M. Reyman af Ragnrt,
fienegU. ton ri*l ramp ape ra-
ter and farmer, ha* been fannd
*hla la a pick-up track Ip
-Allanla. The s 1*1 it woman'*
k .shand s«M that *he had left
home l« d» some ahapping in
Atlaiila and when *he failed
I" return, hr untitled her bro-
ther wb» came ia Allanla
•tad later Identified (be bad)4.
IM t Irlepkatn).
Strike Ends
For 11,000 In
Stockyards
oM \M.\ N'e»iu.ikK.i Junr J*.
HT Tbt* han«Ue>r* strikr
th* ifiani * Mild Ft a Kb«
Im over
V lie A \a ftjfi I^I^Tfff -ht
ih«* Hf wi hftivlH?r» uni<»n *n<I
tl»« iiiuaxi Abck vaniie «««in|Niiiy
flak*, 1 it&IHlf . »n«l tile ?
t f ik.ist' a 1n%-n ^
j i|# - ii| Usi k tn work
4 *• 4 ikeii'lon < h*w lum
cm t .iiiiel in work batav
'**1 A JM“Un I <11 Hi Me |tf
\\ti 11.4*1*1 he*«»fl -f alnrk
I arm* Haw. l«e*
r !e> ti\k h.lb lie*«»H
n t tw btrike
T ‘ la v mnrmnK
(' IM‘ Will li.tf k ' HI
«*ft Mfrnw in h.intjlf* th<*
hf .jvv mil af rut lIf. ‘
■l fm M'*rnkiV h 1
■fi* f f»if i v » ' •fft't* nf Ihr
t —k t ir*t" ( nin|»;fiiy j
tl »h»* ► lJ s«*tlIrtnrlil
fbe* 4"tr>|Mitv iff.liitrii
I, . vj.r* of (*v« ty ?«» IT
* 'Iff «*f .in RVl f ,4v(f j(1
’ ' »« fit »n hotif Tin*
f t*! run until \ti|fti«*t
»v ih* *m*‘»’iii#*nt
umv fine tun* juri
lilt away Irons oyer
Then It turned uyac
r rut '■ ii t" "iedwA>
< ■
Th
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ell>
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Mo
»«*f»t r at* • i ’
flam*
h»arb\ «.«
h<
oil no
ul Thi
wiv nm i
Its . > ,!'!>,
* t VI)111.111» *»*n#*r,i!
A ti uii inno inf • * !hat
Natl"iix*| t tUiif11 w ill
* ;* .*.< • k ummpf 11 «i irt
.• fr-'in Atikomf Jirth
, Vui?»» t ,'Uli 1 hf*
fo l« hfl*I »t I- «»r f Mil
mp lbs.I
General Ike Cant
Exclude War in Year
WASIIINUTI i.N .'une ,'s 'IT
fietieral Klsrnhovsei
i cannot "entirely exclude H ••
|K,sslhilPv of .1 win i tin ni-vi
j 1J months
lie w.irns that the I'nlted
States in my is. and these arc hp
i words. "A |K.ir sis-ontl" t" Ifm--
sla's armtsl might.
Eisenhower expressed hi1
views In a formal statement to.
day after appearing Is-forc a
Senate Appropriations Sub-Coin
mitten in su|i|Kirt of army budg-
et reipiesls.
He emphasized that the war
department does not forests, the
probability of war in the nexl
(If months. But hr added that
army planner*, having to [dan
for all contingencies, do not
"entirely exclude such a possi-
bility."
Hi. general said the I’nlted
Slu'i" army Is thinly spread
an '.md the world and Is com-
I* I largely of young and in-
ex|»'ilemed volunteers Still he
said P is Ms-t.nd only to that
ot Russia
' ll.'wever " he went on, "It Is
a p'".| sxsund."
Ki eiihower asketl the Senate
In restore some of the Hinds the
II "'i i cut from the war depart-
ment's I't-IK a|i|iro|iriation. The
House slashed more than $4.W.«
iliiii.iHm from the M,716.000,000
requestisl hy I’resident Truman
I jsenhower said the House re-
ductions are, in his words, "Ex-
eesslvely risky." He said they
I amount tn "gambling" with the
j nation's security.
Large Area lit
Path of Record
BreakingFlood
f Ry I’wMcd Real
Hundrcda of sold ten and local
j rltixrn* in S« sit hern llllnuia are
weary this morning from an alt
I night battle against the Mlaata-
I sippi river For hours now,
they've l<em filling heavy aand-
lugs and ramming them into
pliav on the water soaked leeraa
along a dnmlle stretch of the
MlsKlsMlppI
They're working with very lit-
tle hope A breakthrough la
expected at any moment Police
have ordered all the people In
'■o.nrxi arte area Around Cheater.
IllinoU to flee to higher land.
Police cars are put ruling tile
Mirrutciiisl area with onlera to
help ativ one in neisl of help In
get i lug out At Mime point* the
w a t er already i- -weeping
through beneath the dikes and
swirling Into low lying river
town* One flood control nffl-
rial says
"II the lavee lirenks It'll he
like I'M.! The flrssl will Uke
everything we own along with
i II.”
Another natural disaster has
laii-i-l extensive damage In the
town of S|n*ar(lsh. South Dakota.
A tornado there tore a 200-yard-
w ide path through the town,
< aimed one woman to hav* a
heart attack and destroyed more
than 17'fxxi worth of farm
house . cro|Mi and equipment.
One turm woman Mrs Clif-
ford Massey—saw the storm
coining and Usik her children
Into the basement She aay* ahe
wa* holding them there when
die heard a big llolat
The huttae she KaJA. "just
•m'uieil tu* f
gpr limits
in riiMnvnSI<
Irttwnrauc lA'iiauv > a Pt*
Murray of M'miaha wlinu Pro-
Kidcnt Truman to ilo «.mrthlng
fm in in western fhssl virtlms
Murray has askml the Preal-
'lent to ,i|ipo|nt n s|kk tal com-
mission to draft ns ommenda-
l ion — for ri'lllcvlng hnnfshl|ia
• mu -.-'I tiy the fli««l* and pre
venting fuiurv disasters Mur-
i iv told Mi Truman 'hat flood
damage now- is estimated at
• vximxiisxi with ,'i.sixvnno si‘r*>s
inuntla'eil Hut he said s|ieedy
utli'll might make |sis»lb|e the
■ ' Mng "f another i orn crop
in tin glowing season
M ut iv |Miintisl out that tln>
(li*»i already have mused corn
■u t.... to rise to recotil highs.
II.. pied lord that tile loss of
coin . nips will result In such
• ugh ii i at prli • that meat w-tll
See Kl J s >1* Page TTins1
Hot Weather
Hanging On
■| tie weatherman, satrir-
■t.i*. >r| hlnisrll some kind
of ,i record lor a period of
al less! Ilxr )rars with a
t |>.nt. official nailing of ltd
drgier*, Judge A|. t Alan
roe said,
I..... V*. tt*t»i saw a it* dr-
glee leading with Itlt lilgh
lor the month. I'M."* saw a
little high id l»a with Jnitr
JM. reading of HM degrees,
.lunr 4iK, lull was lilt dr-
giee* with the month high
standing at IW.1 degrees.
I,ate isaturdav atlern«m,
-Imlge Manroe said he saw
no ehiingr In the weather
Im Hnndny.
I• \I.!.AS. June >*, M IM
Continueil warm weather I «m
i ip this weekend for sun
"..Mlicd Texas, and id lenst
nine stations have reported
M'.nlings over list degrees in the
Iasi JI hours
I’m idlo, \A ink and t hlldress
were the wannest -|*.ts in the
late yesterilay, With I’rcddio's
pis degree level lending the wav.
Wink and ('lullin'"" had 107,
tlig Spring ION, I .lin'd" HU. and
I.iiI'Ikk k and Wlchllii Kails I'tJ.
At the loodegre mark were
San Antonio and Abilene, and
the mercury In Dallas hit HR
degree* to tie the season's top
mark set Inst May -Hh.
Maximum lendings through
out the state rose sharply
yesterday, hut a few scattered
clouds over n-ntral Texas anti
the lower ismstiil ureas had a
i brief eixillng effect Inst night.
: At Amarillo the night’s low
: was 6.1 degriK's, while Halves-
i ton had R2 for the warmest spot.
There was no precipitation
reported In Texas yesterday.
Corpus Christ I hail a cool ill
tlegrees, the state’s most moder-
ate htfh readlnf. . „._j
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Webb, Gilbert. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 154, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 29, 1947, newspaper, June 29, 1947; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth713632/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.