The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 201, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 26, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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l)e Hfreclienrfoge American
WEATHER FORECAST:
West Texas Generally fair to-
night and Thursday
TELL 'EM ALL
BRECKENRIDGE
IS MOVING AHEAD
VOL. 13 NO. 201
mra means united PRE33 BRECKKInKIDGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS WEDNESDAY JULY 26 ID3JJ
(U.R) MEANS UNITED PRESS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
KEITH CH AST AIN DIES OF WOUNDS
Johnson Tells How Business Men Can Aid Recovery Act
SIMPLE RULES
LAID DOWN FOR
CO-OPERATION
Tells How To Sign Agree-
ment and How lo Carry
Out Contents
WASHINGTON. Ju! 1
(I P) H"re I h impl- .i t
authoritative explanation i
Recovery Administrator Mu
Johnson of lust whnt 'V-o
employer is nxked to d- t
put into effect the vhiiit.i!
agreement wltkh in t'n h.iM .
oi ('resident uooaevi'it rr
employment cnmpaijtn.
"You will rerelvt- in th -
mail about July 27 an ei.-
vclopc with two piece of j)i
per and an mltlre.wd enve-
lope in it. Out pirn of p.i
per is the PrenWpnt' Hirrrt'-
ment. Sin that i-n the dot-
ted line and fill "lit the in-
formation called for Put it
.n the itddref envelope
anil mail it. Th-n put it int
effect at onc
"On August 1. sum th"
nther nieo- "f pi per which
sas tlint "u w' carried
out ii i .tan iin nt Turn it
in to vmir pt'-t i.ffio- Then
mi villi lw irin the "blue
e.ijrle" nf K on a post-
er or window .ticker.
"Take this to our a tore
r thnp .n ilnia it prom-
inently. Do not une the em-
blem cittwr nv or later iff
oii have not signed the
igrcempnt or do not have it '
in effect. .
. P. I. Ol'l'icml
1 Crilicisr.s (lode
()f lll(l(k)(Ml(l(MltS
IVAKlllfKiTUN July W VK
1iwU Tttii "t hr Amrriritn Pr
irulrum Intii i- run ix.l lh iK-
iil pri i m I th- Imlepnl.
IViMliM-cr d-i ifii' fhc .N It A.
ii rod harlp ik14
He ofMtl lh In4rwn4al
riMle provision which would pU
ri" luniuttton vn the drllllg of oil
well.
? Breck AuLoMm
Consider Code
A trn'a'iv n4r irgulallng th
. HiiiiimutMl Irmlrj ml rUllv
lnide in Htptina rvunty w dl-
fiwed ot a mling in th Ft ro-
le urn !! Tualay vnlng
An Wi hlain4 at thU
nutting - tn what Hrkart4jr
unto mrn ltlirrd ihr rnli ahou4
hr Thir Mir i II be merg4
WWh tbtm ..f .Ihrr cmmMm la
Ihu ijlatricl Mri'l nt another Meet-
ing to Itr hcitl n-t wrh th dis-
trict cod will rume up for pa
age
A rpprrntjiir number of . j
tonwibile men Httrrutod Iho Tut'
day night awning nd all wrra
rnihuilattlc ih upport of Uie ocd!
life J
Iiogcrs Horiisby j
lo Manage Browns1
ST iJOUltt. M Jiy M. iU' j
Itogent ilornnliy who fvn ben
with the St IuUU UHrdlnaW alnca
he wm deposml an maaaser of the'
Chicago Cuba toddy lgne a con-
tract t nmnag the &.. Irul'
Urowrw it wti nnnounaed by U ('
HcKvoy vle prsaWent of the Am-
erican Lougue olub. !
MoEvoy announced the oontrae' '
will run thrwigh 1033.
He probably wilt take over Mi
management In Cklau-o nsxt ha
unlay
4 OUASH FIIIB
A grJ fire occurred at 7 to p '
m Tuesday on Connell utrect. next!
to the DanleJ home There was no I
damage.
Where World Watches Trial of Five Americans
after. n arifig im.m '
44 ' WHY !
Tlic l hi ii . i . i i u .i i i f ii if world alien-
O' ii i.- Miii.ji i i . ! i i i i. ' th. Miami's Idyllic;
heau'v Ii. M.- it. v !. r i . .1 i ih ni.nli uf llvmj? of
ntHr ie...itli fl ii I ' -i i i i M i
"Pretty Boy" Attempts
to Break Into Filmdom
MAN IifK'K) (Hi .!..!
-Pr-tty liny' Floyd notorioii
MMIdHrwtft hunk bandit and ki l
waty aoitRtlt here today by fedri il
and i Ity Mitthnritieii
flu)-') it 4i said w . liMiril
hre from llill wxxl h. i. hi
win. said to hair gone In .11 .it
tmpt to it ntniy uf hl ufr
AutlMrMIa aaM the hank rcMx-r
Inaptrad by a ft'mtir rrnnpic
and an ida that ho wan it f
lUioin rtood hoped to pemuadr
film prtKllKrrn hta j-tniy win a fit
nuhjart for a nfHloii picture
ln Angrlra authoiitir wrir
aid In have aided in tmrtriK him
hra.
On the theory h wo aUemptin.
In g4 afrriai the border into Uo
Iro fch government border patrol
wi ahW to maintain rlow wat.-h
MaantHBe local authoMOen aaid it
waa thair opInUHl he raid not had
tune to rrnaa to Mexico and that
ha might atlll hr raptured here
Senate lnustigalioii Soon Will Reveal
Pour Ganirs Rule Chicago Underworkl
C r NU'OUKT
Unrtd Praaa Htaff Corrapnndent '
(Cepyrtht 133 by United I'reaa
The Menate racket inveatlgatlng
committee will ftml when It tutna
lt aearchlighl on Chicago that
th city's 'jndet world affair jr1
divided among four gang 'wo of.
which preaent th prnapcrl nf old-
faahioned boom ra gunplay 41 thc
b'g money daya come hark
Already the pick ij' in ixil.
notlcHbl Forty "m-'Mioii. .it a
Century of Pragn- -. Kx i'i'.n u
owned by gang-tei ri -w n u
of expoaltioa V1-..1 1- n i 1.1 .- . lt
ready cah fcaek to 'he city Aa
th profit riM l incentive tu
flS' t Rrow. jl. ind ll.e It-keri
Touhy i 1.. .ai.ii i I n: .1 y .
at the nikjor ahart uf loot vol
lec'eil by ..e oiv I- 1 fur ! ..
toujh t'apone .-lnl (alf
'in' 1 tl 1 i.i- n if il p-ni t ' 1
old daya and th Tuony mop rouid
wipe out the syndicate nprated'
by aauve Murray Htiniphrtek the
inider ' in Chicago beltevi-
Depreaairn and th relaxation t
attempt at prohibition enfor e-
nient hate wrought great chu. es
.ktax !
JONES STARTS
FOR CAPITAL
Spur Business Man Accepts
Ickes Appointment
My I nited I'M-.
Apnltment by Men eta vy f Ii
terior lilo- of llifford M Join
of Mptir n iegUm.il iwIviki-i in I'll
publir woik adminiati itiou with
oontiol of fcdi-Ml enti 1 ulr.- o
Tratta Ixttualaiiii mil Now Siejo
ni. ami today .mil futthri welded
the recovery program In t hi. atatr
June munimrr of the ttweiMon
interests indirateil hit. a 1 vpt nice
nf the iiitpolnttnent in j tilrraui
to I'ren Rooaavell
tl.- told thr I'mUil I "lew h.
would It ilr lliuni'iil lit ly t I WlUth
ingtnr. Tlu dii4.Ht headiU'irtn
will he etahliahrt at roil WH"
in the Chicago ganga
A. the more profitable tjk 1.
of "he old da eeaaed lo yield
great return the gang brojdeii.-d
then field of operutlona to take in1
ourif of 1 r venue loo nrnull to h.
attractive m the bo.mi y.'ar-.
Muiie 1 11 rued to duect i rune !
petty Unco minor kidiwplng..
huiglir) Hut for the mutl pull
thi w l-nl iiini wete left lo
the 11 mu 10.1; md the wnall
Ki.hiii wn hi. I ilit off
ui wti 1' inn 1 ' il 1 in
ill Jill Jill w III. 1 f 1 1
picked
amall '
1 Tid
f On Up 1 it j
Now th.it th- eim appeal lo he
In mght each of theae .null
grovpa la waiting fm a chance to
hook o.. ia;uin t a major gang
and major rai ket They wtnt
to .t bark .11 thr 111OIKJ 1
In iddi'ion . Hie Caon n
1I11. iii nil id. I il . iU. iWc
impoitan' groupa maintain a ma I
Jor dagtee of underworld Influ-
ent e One 11 the gang of Oeoig
Bug Mor in who is chief of 'he
leaning and dyeing rack t and
1
iCuntinued on Pajfc F'jui) (
DRYS HOPE TO
BLOCK REPEAL
Way Contest Delegates
Named At Large
WASHINGTON lulv 2H -li P
1'iohibltioniata revealed today thai
thry hoped to block iepenl by con-
testing the leallt of Mute convention-
in whuh the repeal niend-
m.nt w i- i-iificd ty delegateii
. I i d it I ogi-
The mow- opti mpltted h the
drn in httacd on .t det-lmon itf the
Mopieme t'otiit of Maine which
held that delegate to the elate
onvi nt ion ntunl lie ousted by 41a-trict.-i.
"I .1111 n.'aoii.tibl i-onfldeirt." Can-
on WUIlatu Chac told the UnMed
Pre "that the election in (ill
st.ite where the law authorising
Kietii wae aimibtr to that of NeW
York and New Jeiaey will be de-
clared unconat it ui tonal by the
I'ntted ritaiea Mupreme Court
Iea4e at large were prejon-
lerent In the conveutlona ex auth-
01 lied in those two atates.
Telegrams Prove
Proiiram Sueeess
U AMII.M.TON. .Inly if. lURJ
The IIihmI of telegrams pour
tnir Into the Nlilto House c-
prusslnc iipiroitl of President
Hooseiflt lndtistrl.il Itecoier)
prusrnm Indloites It Is a stuv
t'oss he declared (inl.ij.
Mure than Ifi.lHXl trjegr.ims
lunc reiichrd the White Huiisc.
Prisoner l)e)til i
Slain by Mobsters'
1
:HAKL.BTOrN. W Va . July
3 l Pi A polk car en route to
the state penitentiary with it pris-
oner ww ambuahed early today by
four gunmen who killed on dep-
uty sheriff wounded another and
captured and slew the prisoner I
The hotly of the convicted man1
Htill hand cuffed later wa found
in 11 automobile abandoned Ifl
Wo t 11-gu1u The thugj atopped
th officer' ear shortly after it
had left Charleatown. killed Deputy
Roy fclhamblin and wounded Oe
puty a U Dudley The dead pris-
oner wa Homer Harpei 10. un-
der sentence of 25 years for ami
id robbery
POST HONORED j
BY NEW YORK'
Receives Medal and Plaud-
its of Populace '
NKW YOKK. July 2rt UP For
he second lime in two years W'l-
lo Post rode through the Erects
if Iiwer New York toilny to re-
eive the city' formal recognition
foi an around-lhe-u-orld flight
while thousands of office workpri
m isied on the afdnwalka and Jam-
med the windows of akyacrapera. '
t pay h.m tribute. )
The mayor presented Po with I
the medal of valor the second j
he has received from the city H 1
firt w.ia a ward ud whan he return-
cd front an nrnund-tha-world flight
with Harold Gutty. j
Only one unuiunt Incident mark-1
ed the celebration. An over on-1
thualaatlc woman loft the sidewalk
to wnllt toward Post's car. Anolh
or ovar-anthUMluatlc person fr m
omewhro tip rthnvc dropped .1
heavy telephone book striking tin-
woman. She was not aeriouily in-
jured.
QUICK RANSOM j
PROMISE GIVEN1
OKLAHOMA CITY July 2H (LP
The kidnapers of Chat lea I r
11 hel were 1 -noiied In H public an-
noiini 1 men toUy by the fmll
thera will he no delay In meeting
ransom demand once definite con-
tact hi made I
Th suit anient was nmde to the
pros In a conference with Arthur
Seellgvon. dMlRnaled ty the family
as a go-boiwaen ami hta brother
imar Stiellpan.
'They have to make the first
move " aald Arthur "Then It will
he up to im to meet their dc-1
mnnds ' j
1
t
Henry L. Doberly1
Sto)s Securities"!
Sale To Investors
NKW YORK. July M. tUJb - '
Henry (. Doherty .t- Company has'
discontinued the direct sale to the'
public of aeciirit.es of Cities Mei-i
vk-e company and tin subsidiaries'
K whs announced today
Telegrams stating this change of
policy were sent to office an 1 1
denleru. Officials aid that the'
decision waa made In compliance
with what I hey Interpret the intent
and spirit of the securities act. :
I
Howard Released
In Triple Killing
FORT WORTH. July JH. lUW
M D Howard one of lh four
men charged with the slaying nf
three men here two weeks ago
was freed from jail today under
three bonds of $3600 each
Charges egatnst Howard in the
$72.0oo mail reobery which police
believed the background of the
slaying because of dispute over
division of spoil have been dis-
missed. The other three men are
still held in jail.
Rotarians Hear
Historical Fads
'Pueaday Rotary t'lub had a
good attendance despite the vacs
lion seaoon A number of Itotai-
iana frcan other towns were present
and a few Urecksnridge visitors.
Dr. V. X Parks lead the olub 1
it number of sna-ppy songs front iU
new hooks.
Mrs. Herliert Oranberry had pre-
pared and presented In a very con-
else and colorful manner historic1.!
Incidents in the early days of
Stephen county and Hrcckenndje
Excerpts describing manner
conveniences rmbiu and hirdkhirv
were given graphically by Mrs
nranberrv. to the intense interest
of the club.
Frosty Shields piesidcd in the
absence of the piosident who w.u
attending a Rotary meeting in
Wichita Falls.
Labor Riot Flares
Anotlui disturb tn . 111 I'i-iiii-.
ih m ml m i'hlliK'rliihl.i when 1
bu ik.'i. it 1 h-iMi-r. mill n-sultid
of null offi. 1 ils
who miwrpil
In Mm- -ti lUmit
' I 1 ill tt It t
iik if un (i. t tun- or iii k i.
WHEAT PRICES
LEAP UPWARD
. .
Advance Seven Cents Over
m m
lUeSOaV S llOSe
TORT WORTH. July y. il l' '
Whesrt price leaped .even cenu!
aove yesterdny's flsures on the
board of trade here today. No I
cash hard wheat closing at $1.08 a
bushel.
Th. close yesterday was
$1.01
CHlCAtiO. July 3H (U Wheat
prices advanced six cents a hushi I
.. . .-..
. " .
dav spurred by
ports in Canada
advene cirp ti
Necessity Baplist
Revival Success
The revival meeting at Hie Nt
cessrty RaFUst Church closed Sun
day night with all unusually laige
ctowd attendlnc During the meci
ng conducted by Rev A A Daw.
2 addition to the ehuich were
in ide IS. for bajrtlsm
The Rev Mr. Davis left for Hell'
County to conduct a meeting theo-
Wets And Drvs Renew Fiidit Afler
Three Southern Slates Vole Repeal
M W WIN t ON COPKI.A.N'1
I nit.' Preso Staff t'orre-poiitl in
OUT WORTH Julv -M iUP
The sweeping of the flr-t three
southern . tat Alamaha Atkan-
aa and lerinasse into the pi i
hibition rpal ranks has excited
noth factions in th state head
(outers heie for repeal und for
Icg-ilisation tif 3 .' bee i in Tex.i-
Whlle inan diy-i shake their
heads deflanth ami roll up thui
sleeves for .1 hairiei drive to save
Texaa for Hi diy cause
ate jubilant.
In Arkansas Alabama
tpe we'11
ml Ten-!
nessee the wu aee fore .inner
of !. Texaa will do on Augut
'. It i the -handwriting on the
" " '"'" "" w-iiivf 11
- ... r..H .: o 1 Mijiuoii-
'" '" "u'
MU o m. urya no not see it
.. .. ... .
mat way out some of the leaders
guardedly 1 oncde Texaa will vote
foi tepeal They believe hcw -
eve- it will be 1 hon-hved vie-
.... .... .....1 mi nmrrica wn: 1
eventuallv swing buck to the dry.
1 Utlj'' Jl.l L.111 i.. I1...1A.
. " "j'""
Bince inc Aiarunmi A b .... 1
Aiaoumu ArkanHj
and Tennessee victories sharp would have out Iwide.l figM tn
criticism of Piesidenl RooaevelM Aikansas. Alabama and Tenne-
and his administration has exuded I sec"
ironi. onie ttiy iLuitoia from
leader who gave him strong cam -
..ngn .uptt.
in Philadelphia
1
IrnuMcJ
Iv mi 1 - wiUtpual I ibor
I 1 'i between pi -kts and nk
in In I tin ikiii'-( t imtomob.les
11 lion photo .mm ..r the .Vl police I
11 11 1 -tnk' tin ik-1 hown tecoll-
ALL STARS MIW&W
RANGER FRIDAYS
! He wna taken to the Itircknn
Two Teams to Clash On''ji f th .
Friend of the family m.i
Snillh WarH Diamnn.
Wlh onr '" 'n1 0"' u'f' ' ''
eans the Hreckenride All
Star pluygiound ball team will
Uck0 the -troB8 RaiMr AutB.
1I(Mn ftn fU tmom
J at 15 Friday afternoon.
The Ranger muii.iut'i write th -
nnrniger of the Kie-kriiritli:- All-
cHats tnat hltt team would he n5e
with flying colors Ki liWtv .iftem
ion
md that they expect to pl.t i wxx
game ugainsl Brcckenrtdsr
Playett. of the Hrcckem ulu All-
Stais. who will jir.u ti. i- on the
iHotrtti Watd dlamontl ii .to Wed
iice-Uu ami pi ly in Ihr uu. li.-
l i lie
.iii luis p K .-shotwill md
Hoi nc
Pktchci . links jnd Moworth
Klii.1 B.i-e !ro.ieclose and L on-
aid Deere
Right Slum Winter Wrod
MiH-ontl Him- Len Hwentman.
ttcft Sho:i Bill Riissc'1.
Thlnl I'm Johni-.it- rUtea
Kieldf !' B (ilenn. Char'i i
Dcete mil A K ltiht-tter
Itatlle U Hid
'Ihr hittit ovri iepc.il and le-..iliatn-ii
oi beet h tu heein hotter
h re peiin)!. than in any oth-'r
put 1.1 Texas Consequently
leader on both aid.- did not heal-
tjtc to expres.. thou views on the
Muee louthein at iie v.nlch Wtetl
wet
"With the government pending
lw.noii.fi. for iclicf to cotton 1
growern what tun you expect '
said Di J Frank Noirn. plaln-
sprUHii BaptUt minister "Thel
admlnntt ration holds the cudgol
over cveiy little two-bit poatof-
flee
The victory 1 omply The Ii-
quo ciow.l will bring baek the
Miwin ano men bo wiped off
again in oon ir there wat a.
I campauii m Arkansas ami Ak.
Muna I didn't hear about
It.
Tex-
as drys will do liottei."
J W. 1 Happy) Hhclton
i chairman of the Toxaa '
cotinly
Liberal
Logion. however piedlcted a four
n-f lie ji five to-one
Texaa
..'lit.. .....
victory in
. me 1a.11 amendment is
he l&tli amendment
doomed " he uai.i u.-. k... .
1 -- --.. .
TheRev W H Coleman pre-
1 lCpntinued M Page Hour)
USES SHOT GUN
TO END LIFE IN
BRECKGABAGE
Failing Eyesight Said To Be
Cause of Act By Well
Known Young Man
Keith McCulloiijrh C'h istaiu.
21 died this mormny; .i'
1" 2H- at the llreckeni ul
Hospital ftom ti n s Ii o t
Hi.iind- inflictetl about !) 3"
'u fnthcr'i atitr-mohih
hop Mnndnrd Auto Work-
l"s West Elm.
Hi health timing the n.i-t
i.u and worry o.er failin?
nought was blanieu l oi.ti-
lieis of the family for the
M'lith'.s attempt to tnke his
own life. Dminjr t!n pa-i
few months ho had lo.st Mhi
of his right eve and his Ire
e.ve was failing.
Hi father. J. F. Chastaiti.
iiim ins uroiner tint rii.is
fj .. ..-..
..iin iivi nuiu wiilKlllg Itl
the shoo heard a pnifil.i?
.Hliot 1111(1 UlSllOti to till" llont
nfTii-n In fiii.t tUc I.... .... fi..
floor with a 12
gau go
gun by his side.
lie apn
the charge was fired.
The buMVt entered hln I. It
he region of the heart u d
out just below his shoulder I
" been vory despond. .
ly Keith was to have ai-ii.iM.mi
' his fathe- and hi-other on i
north to Ohio and Petio m
In the ne.ir future.
Funeral so i vices will he mh i
the Flist IViptist Church Tlmrc'ay
afternoon at 1 o clock and '- t
ment will he made in t i
cemetery Hev Roaa A Smi'ii a
officiate with Hex Huheii
Markley md Itev lUin P.nkt.
slating
The hotly of the youth wist r
to the Vnutrnin Funeral If. n
HilivlNorr. ait his parent-. V
and Mrs J V Chastun mil f
brothers r. j Cliasttin. A
Cha-'taln. C M
ihastuin Jr
t 'hu-t on an. I I
City Park Pooi
Opens Thursday
The HWdlns Pil t thr . t 11
will be open Thursday fu ii v
wtali to wadn In the watei 't
Mnxlnc Clayton annoum-ed W
nesday
The pool hits a giaduated i..'
ami la safe for children Mi .- 1
'ton stated and small childun 1
be aafe while in the pool
This is another of t w 11
nmusetiients thai are in tn
r ih
foi the benefit of all who i
j come and ply
1 Mia Clayton who 1- m . U u
I the park slated thai runh.
invltetl to oome to the puiv
that mure of the citizen m
ed to take an interest in 1
activities.
Navy Opens Bids
for 21 War Shim
WAaillNOTON. Jul 2 'UF
The Navy Department t.idi .p
ed bids foi 21 wal hir 1.. .
M nUnbtr of hliU evef r(if f
one day in the hiaory of to
pwrtmont
The bids Included
prop. .
the
construction of two un.
corriei m 0110 heavy
CI Ul-it I
light cruiser eljyht 185 ton
slroyers soven 1500 ton dc ti
and two submarine
TODAY'S SALES
'Iota I htviro bales on tlvo Neu
York hlock Exchaugn tfitalle.l
Ui)IO(M0 hharrfi according lo a
report of local exchange officials.
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