The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 90, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 17, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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boskrb.ii league Aihn . r. v . BaatlnnA Afcany.
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rh.-om could im' .n
incerrsiing una prnacuiji
meet. . i.i in they
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be tvad f -i
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folk are rper-.l
foi the stent
pc irt'ly or Saturday
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EP Ball--s V Hardy .f Mm
ity is popping Into the po-
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Oil Oas and Mining
ei.fiimi'ff
a. h was a. I yatn 1 by
TWv. iiom Sterling to inti.lo e
bfjr in ths lloue calling f.i a
ul Oil and "iaa coninui' n
rWidi the affir f n I
gaaV"1"" 'r 'h state i i .id
roAfTmsaion f p Hardy . id
. .ntriMluoe .-n a bill f - '.
crlin Of.l I'Nnamo U 't
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t.ov Hterllni i:iently i . t.
ace the En-.' r ! fi- i' P
rid at or . '" Sterlin.- . u'
to see that . pr. . tu.n oi in .re
thrown ove t..i l It eMtvtnnit
run wild. Te ' ude oil 1 1 .p to
1 cen's a t.-iifi and let i n.ie
take its owu " ' xn r ' n-5' '
the o! depress n t i an I i -rn'ion
has failed It will (..ntini
fj full .thmg the lans now '..1
lowed by the major eoii pan .
Might as well go ahead and if
ml husinese flop complete!
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awaVli as to let It die a
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' w..1 I still ba asked t
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gallon for gaso
dropped to 10 . r
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Ti a.i when U old fir
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TE above paru aph ab..ut the
Mir-w proposed ommission
m.relv a hurl d opinion inl
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It Above
all OUl I'Ml.ni
Breckenridge To
DATE FOR 1ST
ANNUAL EVENT
SET. APRIL 4
Seven Schools Invited To
Participate In The
Initial Meet
Th- belief that citie in
th.- Oil llelt district should
"fet tethr" 'more often.
r.'it "inh fr economic re.n
ut o. a oth.r
tll"- will tend to
" tun o the en
out.'tanriinff. prir
purpo?
make '.his
entire state
prompted the
announcement today that jn
annual Oil lU'It track and
field m ill he inaUKUiatri
her.' Apul I the first meet.
1'infh v K sthotwtl. on of th
fiijfi i -jcrn'orln tl Mhlatte
nff ' n I i'h."r hlnh rhol offlc-
i. nrl i i -z Stipfrlntfndrv M S.
H ir.l i . .-ry enthusiastic over
hf pn '' of avfntuatly mM-
f.K 'hf i' n in mfft one of much
m "At f-pec ally to VVft Tpx
i nih "i
)'tm . .tart todiy to makf
ft. I ro ..'a nirrers pel4lK
n 'h f . 'ators ifwpoint
rh f ii 'i i gr of th mit have
l. t.tf.l i lay to tha pct iton ' i
iiuii. rh n mini hoping to create
.nor- irr.T. .t among the fina in
nn pir i .ir line of aport Coach
Snfwrll -1 i he would have all hu
pi tnji m i.le in ordr to run the
rnrei .tff in ezotd time In order not
t mht the affair a driggy one
Kvents will be arranged to give the
tn all the thrtlla that can come
from a good. fast annppy trick
meet.
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itHher nchouiM will included In
the compftition this year If they
k pe niiHion to enter But. no
e'f.ir; - being mide to make the
first ni-
world It u
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the biggest In th
rfh hat the f.l Belt
K eld Meet will bring
i rf arrav of htgn
' ai A w.th the n4tiir
iv -slating between
.f the Oil Belt the
miy look forwa d to !
the thk een? with eaffernem
The !vf bg dioot Ranker
i'iih'ii K .tland Abilene anil Brcck-
rin.lij produce annual' some of
the t.i'f uutstand.ng ii'hiete In
fMtba ind basketball and It la
only ii'-uu e the schools of this
section nav so few meets and stiff
camp' t m ttot more interest la
! not Uken in track.
c'nav n .Shot well says thst when a
inset f ;hn kind wae suggested to
inther Oil Belt coadM the were.
. I ..wln-
l' - " '"-" " "V . ZI1
' -ory uum wr.. ". n
one
meet this Kino wnicn wasa i
such ii ;re n distance from their
respeittve achools BriK-kenrtdge la
the U.i'. center for the Oil Belt
sport tifnl
Inv '.ii i.inn were sent out today
by Ci .i. h Sho'weU to Lie Oil Belt
i hooi
Acv fancies and entries will be
arr vliit h next week
By n.iwng the OH Belt event on
Apr.l I lutcbes will have two
the county meet to get
in ship nnd then
weeks after thr o.l Beit
luh off the. j-ouths fo
' meets.
'he outstan l.nrf truck
-. will likely putt ipate
Kelt meet ue Barker.
K tUnd Wlx) Cisco:
i'irt Ranger and llow-
i.f Ablleue i.. Up-top
Cwch -Ti na fPatton
track mentor has a
gioup ' od flld athletes and an
II round fine track team. So has
Jo Gibson at Eastland and all of
the of htm
Talkies Mai; lie Used
To Preserve Science
I oinCVOO March 1'. d.n -The
comparatively new talking pictures
will be the medium through whl&
the art and science of the
Ji"h t'entjry will preserved for
p i e n J .hn K Otterson. prost-
r f Kleitriia' Rejieirr Prod-
i. . r. t ilkinK p . ire -I'lh-
- ie Hn'. i ..!e. i ' ni
f -tt l- !" '-!
Moeaklng bfo.e 1000 manucac-
turers in convention in Chicago.
Otter Hon cted examples of univer
pie i.ien' i gn maters politic
iin '.i hei in I surgeons who
. ii i i i p' iii un the r
i. i . i i f. I it i v ' hen tne
v i t i ml ' pr.
111!' tllOlll
f. futiue f.n rat'ons
wffki t-i
Iheir i'h f
' n lei
event 1'
the d - i '
s un. . r
I'Met '
n 'h ' '
Chirk I
p'tah M.
rd Uiffn
.lash ii -!
Hue4ta
Stand Taken
By Sterling.
Neff Allackn
AUSTIN Mar 17 'U.
Rim Sterling ami former im
! ?fff were both eondemneii
by Rep Bob Long of Wichi't
Falls in the Tela Mouse -f
Rprff ntatlvn for their ft-
tark on th handling of til
and a by the Tejuu Rail.oa.l
C'ommiaatnn.
Their atatementa. t.nng iai.l
reflected a the intflligence of
the Legtala'u.f
Long declared Slfilma an J
Neff both weie apparently ig-
norant of the -tiling of form
er Attorn) "ieneral R !
Bobbitt that th rinimufi n
did not have authority to top
waste in the Reagan fifll
They were Ignorant also bin
aald. tha" an injunction in th
district court prevent thm
from taking the course advo-
cated by Sterling and Neff
Further. Long stated th
commission la merely acting
fairly in regard to East Texas
oil proration having ordered
a hearing to determine th.:
facts.
SEEK AID OF
PRES. HOOVER
INVICEWAR
n .. . . I
Second Witness Against
Vice-Squad Policemen
Is Murdered
March 17 qpometnlntf bette turn up.
JfBW YORK
Intervention of President Hoover
wna sought trday In the fight to
authorize a general legislative In-
quiry Into the New Vork City
administration while officials In-
vestigated the death of anoUier
witness against vice-squad p<ce-
men. accused of "framing" Stria.
V Klngsland Maey left lost
night for Washington to ask the
President to use his Influence en
the two Westchester Republican
state senators whose votes controls
i. mam nf ih rfMoliitinn for a
! city investigation
More Boot carters
s ... . .
Ot (rClS I liail LlfjllOr
OKLAHOMA rlTY March 17.
U Ohlahrma hirbora more gaso
line boctlggera than liquor boot-
leggers. State Auditor ':ank C.
Carter bellevee
A large number of trucks helri
gasoline e-ich night from raflneriea
to filling station which sell the
product without pay ' atatr
tix. Carter eharfjed.
Carter a id records show gasoline
sales tncren-fcd 304)00460 gglkms a
yenr for na yearn preceding 10IO
but thit 1 1930 the Increase was
only 13 000000 gallons.
A t tute mak ng the refiner pajr
the tat fcur cent a gallon tax
instetd of the Mini; 'atton oper-
ator w . urged by the auditor
An accurate chss k i- inipoeetbte
on ih il.00 stations ir uklahumi.
be sal.i.
School Trio Heard
At Rotary Meeting
In tt T Edwnrd gave a Rotary
rUkl.i...a ulk before the club
membc-s at the weekly luncheon
today taming on the - Art of Den-
tistry rnd It j Attrtbut on to
Health "
The Rotaeiaart were entertained
by the Junior h-gh school trio who
gave eight musical numbers Miss
Francis Henderson ponaor of the
musical trio which l composed of
Misses Basis Prultt Lena Duniap
and Robetta Cheney accoropin'ed
the trio at tho ptano.
Bus Problem To
Re CC Discussion
Transportation problems notably
the bus situation here will be dis-
cussed at the weekly Chamher of
Commerce luncheon tomorrow. It
was announced by official! of the
organisation today
A good attend i nee U urged.
Ft. Worth Pastor
Goes To Austin
AI'STTN March 17 UP P..-v
Vngil Ftshcr of P.ivtechnir M. h-
Hlut .huich f i t Woith a 'I
be onie i pa t .i of tin- i-1 1 -s ir ih
.lir criin h f- ic i P H ti'
v William lie I i tli'r
! '.nn.iinced lodiy
Sponsor
REPORT 118
SURVIVORS OF
WRECK SAVED
Half-Starved and Suffering
Sailors Beat Way Back
To Horse Island
8T. JOHNS New rorl ml
I March IT 'LBi Tiie 'un v..i ..f
I the w eefcage rf the !! km;
)haK-irvd uffertng from ep--lure
and many if them mj ued
were card for bv the inadi i .!'
r.c'.ltles of Hore Lilaml li.
viMle a full eirttmn'e f the -i i
edy surrounding 'hem w .w
being pluced together by ia.1. . ' i
the I .land
The latt wotd aid UH -. i i.
or had atnrggled a. o. the tin ict-
erous Ice floeti to the IMarwl -in
Saturday irfght when the i!. i
blew up and burned.
Arizona a "Desert
Rata" Aid Jobless
YtllA. Aril.. March V tU P'
Aided bv old Unie dMrt r ' "
number of persons nolved the un
employment problem here th
w'n'r
The nearby d. i- and hills con-
quant-ty of g ml ana me
vi r.ng it in mnn imun
washed away ay nemvy i .
Several hundred unemployed men
gulden and instructed by old time
LrorCif?vSi Jt2a-"SSK
average return wuj between $2 and
Jg per day.
We uren t getting rich." one am-
atar miner explained "but we nrc
eating and can hokl out until
Cattle Feed Used
To Make Liquor
JONESBORO. Ark.. March 17.
d'P -Clirtnce Vandlvor. of Fisher
ICratghesd county was charged re-
csntiy with tnung tne nnnu mat.
fed him.
The Red Crosi issued corn chops
to the Craighead farms with which
to
feed his Uvestot... Rumors cir-
cuiateu duck to ine re- nj
mat rne enopu wtit w.".
Illegally
Red Cross oClcials order e an in-
.... .1 .. .J.... ..ud.!.Ia(t
I rnii.giHinn miu "" ...
ihi Vandiver had been using the
cnops ror tne mamuuciuie li-
quor A grand Jury indicted him
fur liquor law violation.
Claims Solution of
Old Gun Problem
WINTHROP. Miss. March 17
(UP The solutli n of a problen
which for yea-s nss baffled export
gunamithi! perfictiol of the fixed
harrel lacked breech principle for
ermautomat-c riflts and other
firearms has been claimed by
Frankkn K. Youns. grey-haired lo-
?! Inventor.
j The device which Young aaierU
he has pe-feuted after 3ft years of
experimentation has been so de-
signed that it can be fitted to the
aires iy existing military rlflea
throughout the world transform-
ing them into sema-.utomatic rifles
j capable of f hooting dp to 20 shots.
or even more without reloading.
Peters Will Reside
In Rirj Spring
I Mrs Otto Peters and children
I left last Saturday to Join Mr
i Petere In Big Spring where they
wilt make their home. Mr Peters
has been In Big Spring for sever-
al weeks
A large circle of friends rgrt
seelnc the Peters family move
I frcm Breckenridge. Mr Pet-rs
j wa4 formerly superintendent of
the Brooio-llanlcn plant here.
Total Red Cross
Membership 429
Two additional Red Cross mem-
berships reported today by Mies
Cora Tyson. Stephens County Red
Cross chapter secretary-treasurer
brings the total membership dur-
ing the present roll rail drive to
139 and total Mubecriptiona to '"!
New members received tod n
were Mrs. W A Haynes and U
P Collins $1 each.
$(d66oFire
I f I. -4 Mai'h IT J 'mip
f4.rl tli mutually lie--!.!1 the
ul 1 M of r ann'n s. hool n
Mii.n j i I f ppr ximi l
flHIIHHI.
Oil Belt Track Field Meet
King Carol's Cousin Is Flyer
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Prtnce Jiun Mutei hnn of Rumania w - all ' w'l.'n th e pictures
were taken it Los Angelei fir a nun atop flight T.. New Work in Ills
new plane "King f'arol II." The prince Is Rumania air minister.
and a ccunin of King Carol He plans tr ship his plane from N'ew
Votk to Europe for an aerial tour of that continent
THE WORLD'S
NiiiiiIm r of IndUldiial fortiini'i
In Tlu Lnlteil Mali".
Is KiigluiKl'ti
Editor's Note This Is the
first of a so.les of articles
dealing with the world's rich-
est men outside of the United
State. Other will follow each
day.
LONDON. Mar. 17. (UP) Al-
though more than 2.000.000 perior
In Great Britain are on the "dole (
and are compelled to exist on 'as
little as $3 a week tne nation &ur-
prsses America in th number and
extent of Individual fortunes j
In the year ending March '.!
192V the last official figures an.:
able th report of the conunls-'
sinners of Inland tevenue revealed
there were between 500 and hOO
person in Greut Britain classed as
millionaires.
InttTimtloiintl) Known
Some of these are internationally
known figures The Duke of Wjst-
minster whose great wealth dates)
back to Queen Ellzaboth is prob
ably the boat known. It la said
If his paaaeawtons could be realised
he would bo In the $100000000
class. He has many yachts an 1
enjoys experimenting with speed.
Is an enthusiastic hunter and has
been married three times. i
Ranking with the Duke of West-
minster la Sir John Btlerman. the
ship owner. lie rose to the third (
large owner of tonnage In the
world. Prom a minor clerk in m
accountant's office. During his
spare hours he became Interested
in brewery shares nnd later in
newspapers He has no hobbis
except that he finds more enj v
ment in making money than
spending it. although he has con-
trlbuted huge sums to charity
One prir of brothers. Solly nnd
lack Joel are rated in the $75)100-!
000 class Their fortune came
from South African mining enter
priser directed by an uncle Har
ney Barnato souy joej counn
his friends by the hundreds and
occupies a unique position in soci-
ety . It is said of him that he does
vith his money what hundreds of
person always Imagined they
would do if they ever came n'-o
possession of a few millions.
I'ttmoils Stable
He owns a famous racing staole
a mansto-i on the Thames a beiu-
tirul Prmpeilan swimming pool
pictures and bits qf sculpture hit
he chose himself. He hss wide
theatrical interssis and his wifes
jewels are said to be as beautiful
as any tn all England.
His brother. Jack leads a li.i-
plar life He too owns a famous I
racing stable ha twice won thi
Derby and his favorite hobby is I
stock breeding. While he is a rec-
ognised member of th highest so-
ciety he is not as veil know! as
his brother
Lord l)eib who inh i t.i
eatei pair f tils JJ-iiHSiMiij r.
tune is wcil known in mc u i i
well oj .n niin thei iu - t t.
world especially where ractnu Is
enjoyed He lives luxuriously tn
Joys racing sport ease ind f'111
fort One if Kn;;lanl s fin m
ra i'- the Deib .i name I if'
one o' hn ano-r i i
The tho" .(Ud of men ir I . n
ir. wh i foi fi ii i -t. i
.1 1 ttlf inn "il.t '1 ' IH.
RICHEST MEN
lit fri'at Britain burpasicH Tlinii'
.uki Of Wrttniliister
Klchi'tt J la n
i please helped to build the tre
mendous fortune of Lord Ivonjih
estimated at approximately $100-
)00j000.
Ilirgi's of Stout
Large barges loaded with itout
passing down the Llffay are among
the most characteristic sights of
Dublin. The family has for yenr
contributed huge sums to charity
and one spent $100 0000 for fur-
nishing the Royal Gallery In the
House of Lords.
Another large fortune was built
h Lord Vestey who. with his
brother founded the Union Cold
Storage Company and the IJlue
Star lane of refrigerator ships.
The concern owns its own meat
pieservtng works in the Argen-
tine and Australia and In addition
owns many retail shops tn Eng-
Und.
and a
An Iceberg a bull a shiop
row of eggs are the vostey
cont-of-arms
Lord Ben rated who Inhartted
more than 1200004000 front his
father has by shrewd investments
according to reports measuraoly
increased tho estate. He is a
spcrtsmnn. rides to hounds and
loves hunting He Is the owner of
(Continued on Page t )
TEXANS WILL"
B00ST STATE
Spend ?100000 Yearly To
Advertise Home Goods
AUSTIN. March 17 iUR Pio-
grejhive Texans i.' organization
incorporated for the purpose of
spreading information about Tex-
as pn ducts will open headquar-
ters In Austin next week Charles
R Tips general manager an
nounced here today.
A program was announced of
newspaper radio and general ad-
vei Using with a fund rf $100(100
a yenr f u five years.
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Am Tel & Tel 193 1-8 Radio 21 l-J
Anaconda 38 3-8 Sears Roobuck 58 1-8
Aviation Corp Del 5 14 Shell Union Oil 8 3-8
Beth Steel 10 3 1 Sdmms Pet 7 5-8
Chei Ohio 10 1-1 Sinclair 13 1-1
Chrysler 33 3-1 Skslly 0 3-
Oirttis Wright 5 1-8 Southern Pac 08 1-t
Motors -M -t S 0 N J 15 7-8
Oen Motors Pf 101 1-8 S O N Y 22 5-8
Hou-'ton Oil 53 1-1 Studahaker 33 3 I
Int Harvester 5fi l-l Texas Corp 30
Int Nickel 18 3-1 ' Texa Gulf Sul 52 5-H
r i. - ma Oil I Tex .fe P f & O I 7 H
Pi. r r1 & t J 7 1 t'S ;ypuni 5
Ihlip Pet ij. 1-H I' " "t. el II". 1 I
t'.e i f . i 7 8 1 S'ee. Pt 1 1 t H
Ii i ni j im J' li Wn i "i.mliii "
PROGRAM FOR
COUNTY MEET
IN ANNOUNCED
Ivan Breckenridge And
Caddo Debate Teams
Meet Here Tonite
Debate teams from the Ivan
i Caddo and Breckenridge high
I schools will meet at the locil
high school ton'ght at 7 30 to de-
1 eld the county Inte'chotaatlc de-
bate winner t W Mrrrow dlr.t-
tor-gencral of the county meet an
nounced tcday
A new ruling of the state Inter
icholu.itir league makes It neces
sary for the county debate winnet
to be decided a week before
the
regular meet Is hpld. Mr
Moriow
1 said.
The above three hdiooli are the
only ones entered in the debating
contct The schools thin year are
detaining on the subject Resolved:
That a substitute for trial by Jury j
snai. oe aoPu.
Mr Morrow al.-io announced to- j
day the complet cmnf meet pio-
grani for Friday and S.iturdiy of
I this week Nineteen schooH In
i Stephens county are eligible t
take part in the tv day mee t-
1.. W-I-. . . ..MI nil ..f .1. rtW...
uu nfiu nrrf uiii un oi khv ilii.i.1.1
lire QAuuvvufj lu iMriitipnic i
All literary events will bo held
Friilny while the track and field
events begin Saturday morning otina' fl- Dearborn discovered in (he
0 oclock.
Mr. Morrow announced the fol-
lowing program:
Friday .March 2
8 LI a. m. announcements in
senior high school auditorium.
3:00 a. m. essay contests. splt
Ing contests and tennis.
1A.OA a . II? MMnua ArllkniA.
tic contest music memory contest
1 IPJ p. m. voinjy mm svnrur
girls: playground ball junior girls
and boys.
Declnnmtton elimination. Junior
boys and girls rural ward and
high school.
2:00 p. in. declamation elimina-
tion senior boys and girls. All
divisions.
3-00 p. m. extemperaneous
spoech.
7 30 p m . finals in declamation
all divisions.
Satiirdaj Mnri'h 21 Truck and
Held KcnN
0 00 a. m all contestants report
to director of athletlcj P E. Shot-
well at grandstand in Fair Paik
for announcement
Camel Train Trek
Theme of New Rook
AUSTIN. Mar. 17. (URX-The
romantic story of camel triins
In borons treks serosa the sands of
southwest Texas In Civil War days
will bo chronicled soon In a book
by Chris Emmert of Vlctorin. .The
animals orlg..mIly imported front
Egypt by tha United Stntes army
were used successfully for seve-sl
years in carrying freight and niail
toward the Pacific Coast and to
Moxieo City.
When the railroads were built.
the camel's usefulness passed ind
hi'rds which survived gradually
disappeared. The fate of the last
one. sold to a circus by Its owner.
Dr. M A Taylor of Austin has
been retold by his daughter Mrs.
Howell Bunton of Austin and will
appear In tho Emmert chronicle
WAR CUTS Bl.KAO PRICK.
TWIN FALLS Idaho March 17.
U.P- Bread prices tumbled below
pre-war prices he e recently when
several merchants stirted selling
three loaves for 10 cenU.
TIIIKP GLAD IIK WAS CAUGHT
RENO March 17 ! I When Ar-
thur Rtsch ranch hand was arrest-
ed for stealing $415 from his em-
ployer James Hush his only re-
mark was ' I ni glad I got caught "
POLICE SOUAD
AMBUSHED BY
100 WORKERS
Four Deputies Are Wound-
ed And Number Attack-
ers Carried Off Hurt
EAST ST. LOl'IS. III.
Mar. 17. (L'P) A squad ot
special deputy sheriffs w.i-
trapped in ambush today li
nearly 100 strikinjr mftal
workers who opened In
with shotguns nnd revolver-
from behind a semi-circle "f
25 automobiles exchunxitr;
more than 100 shots with th"
officei's four of whom weiv
wounded.
The strikers were driven off
carrying icvoral wounded with
them whan a croup of woi-fcoi
nrnisil with shotguns cimc to 'h.'
aid of the deputies.
The deputies were on their w ly
to a Mississippi river ferry lani-
ng to give protection to St. Lout
laborers employed by a ronstrui
tlcn company when they dro.c
Into the trap.
.
JfJ.y J &oUlierS W CUT
At Fair
CHICAGO. March 17 u P) Sol
dlera In the g.iy uniforms of th.
American army of the War of IM1J
will stand guard day and night in
the log replica of Old Fort Deai
bopn n
the Chicigo World's Fait
in 1038.
Ancient blue prints of the orlgt
archives of the War Department
were use I in building the new Ft.
Dearborn and the uniforms of the
"defenders" In 1033 will be jiut nu
authentic aecotdlng to J. Franklin
Bell of tho Century of Pragma
staff.
I World's Deepest OH
Well In California
BAKERSFIELD Cal March 17
d'rv What Is declared by Shell
company officials to be the doepoat
oil well in the world Is undar con
etructlon at Semi-Tropic. SO mild
northwest of hero.
The hole hns reached a depth of
071)0 feet end will be continued to
10 000 feet company n.ctals said
The temperature at the bottom of
th well is said to b 21 degree
fahrenheit The weight of the pip
supported by the dcirlck is 210000
pounds.
16 Freight Cars
Derailed In Olda.
AGAWAN. Okla. Mareh 1T
Sixteen cars of a fnit nor'h
Reck Island freight r ii". f
r'llod near hers today I
porU ai that two i i i r
have lost their lives in f
Several of tho derai.r 1
talned gasollno but the
rgnite. Passenger traffic iv.
Waurika -nil Chlekasha w
routed over the Santa Fe lit.
Lawton.
Lumber Business
Reported Belter
AUSTIN. March 17. '
mands for lumber in '
oil sections of Bast T't i-
plled an outlet for but t '
as lumber stock nd i
Increiised prcsluction a
ment of mill worker- " 1 i
of business resoa ch at 1 x
vcrslty. said today
An Increuse of 27 t- "
production In two mon h i
per cent reduotlon in -
registered by tho bur i
Abilene Woman Is
No-Billed Todag
ABILENE. March 17. d'P) Mi
Virginia Caldwell Pigg. charged
with murder in connection with
the fatal shooing or he hu-n.i
M I Plgg. 33. tire saleem r n
their home here Marr1 i-
wna "no billed" by i k rf .
t. -called te oarLilder the i r
The body Informed Ju
Chapman of 101th l'-r'
that no evidence wholi
to Justify the returning
of indictment was found.
V
Lenten Services
Held Here Tonite
Sperlal Lenten servle v .
inndurted tonight n "" St Ai
liews Episcopal ' i j IP
f A Beasley
Servucs will he.r a " w
iiirmhi'i in. uie I bi t m
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 90, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 17, 1931, newspaper, March 17, 1931; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71400/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.