Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 63, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 1952 Page: 4 of 28
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SwtwaUr *»P°rt«r T,x”' Sunday, March 16, ,952 | MOC'limeS
To Be Returned
COVINGTON, Ky. W-Federal
j Judge Mac Swinford held Wed-
nesday that more than 1.000 slot
machines seized by FBI agents
in northern Kentucky raids re-
: centlv must be returned to the
owners.
Judge Swinford held the agents
had the power to seize the ma-
chines because of the probability
the owners also could have been
dealers. He ruled against their de-;
struction. however, on the ground
no federal law had been broken,
for they were confiscated under a
law intending to prevent interstate
transportation.
HEWS BRIEFS!Sff SLjKfiL
Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. ® rFCtCf AlTOy
F.. A. Costephens at 1106 East 12th GLENDALE. Calif., March 15 Iff!
Dick Contino, whose spectacular
rise to fame as an accordionist was
interrupted by a prison sentence
for draft dodging, wants to redeem
himself—if the government will let
him.
The onetime butcher boy who be-
came a $4,000-a-wcek entertainer
(THE OLD GUARD—Though new faces spotlight
League line-ups this year. Manager Charlie Dresse
most National
_ _ . Dressen plans to go
along with the same infield that finished the 1951 campaign Brook-
lyn's stellar inner defense is composed of. left. Jackie Robinson,
second base; Gil Hodges, first base. Roy Campanella, catcher. Billy
Cox, third base, and Pee Wee Reese, shortstop. (NEA)
Fire Destroys
Two Gas Trucks
EL PASO, March 15 (US—A $40.-
000 fire destroyed two loaded gas-
oline trucks and a loading dock at
the Standard Oil Co. refinery Sat-
urday and burned Edwin P. Giom-
bolini. a worker
Giombolini suffered burns about
the face, eyes and left arms and
was reported in fair condition at
Providence hospital. One of the
trucks, loaded with 5.000 gallons of
gasoline belonged to the Ryan Oil
Co of Bisbee. Ariz.
The other, loaded with about 6,-
000 gallons of high octane gaso-
line. was owned by the Southern
Arizona Gas Co. of Tucson. The
two trucks and their cargoes were
valued at a total of S30.000.
Seaman Suffocates
HOUSTON. March 15 IP—Marvin
Daniel Bowen. 28. a Galveston sea-
man. suffocated early Saturday
when a mattress in his tourist
court cabin caught fire.
William Donovan, who occupied
an adjoining cabin, told officers
he awoke about 3 a. m. and saw-
smoke from Bowen's cabin. Dono-
van and the court manager pulled
the seaman from the cabin, but
efforts to revive him failed.
Fire Destroys
Ranger Theater
RANGER. March 15 IP—Fire de-
stroyed the 900-seat Arcadia Thea-
ter Saturday shortly before it was
to open its doors to an eager
crowd of children waiting to see
a Technicolor western movie.
The fire, scorched the next-door
city hall and a pool hall before it
was put out by Ranger firemen
and assisting units rushed in from
Eastland. Cisco and Breekenridge.
The theater owner. B. E Garner,
said the $150,000 building was a
total loss. The roof collapsed and
only parts of the walls remained
standing. These were pulled down
by winch trucks late Saturday be-
cause it was feared they might
fall on passersby.
The fire was discovered by a
neighboring businessman at 12:35
p. m Garner said it apparently
began in an air conditioning unit,
and swept along the ceiling to the
from of the building.
At 1:45 p. m.. the doors would
have been opened for the Satur-
day matinee, which Garner said
"would have packed the house
with kids. They would all have
been here. I'm glad it didn’t hap-
pen any later.”
are his sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Smith,
and Mr. Smith of Austin.
Mrs. B. F. Swindler left Friady
to return to her home in Bryan aft-
er a visit here with her mother,
Mrs. Myrtle Patton: her father. W.
J. Patton: her brothers, Jack and
James Patton, and their families; . . ,
her sister, Mrs. E. B. Lovvorn. and says 's prepared for "any job
Mr. Lovvorn in Colorado City: and l^e Army will give him. if the
another brother, S. E. Patton, and Army will have him at all
his wife in Odessa Contino needs a waiver from the
Defense Department before he can
Tommy Thompson, who is station- enter the Army because of his con- i
ed with the Air Force at Polk vietton of draft evasion.
Field. La., and now on maneuvers But if he gets the waiver, he's '
at Fort Hood, was in Sweetwater \ ready to be a good soldier.
Saturday for a brief visit with his Contino, now 21, says he did a lot ]
mother and other relatives. of thinking about his problem dur-1
. ] ing his four-month sentence at Me- j
H. P. Howard, local mail carrier , Island federal prison, and.
who sustained a severe leg frac- ujth the help of prison officials,
ture on Jan. 2 on the icy side- ; be thinks he's licked the fear that
walks, is reported recovering at drove him to walk away from the
his home, 600 Bowie. His leg is f-ort Ord. Calif., induction center
still m a cast, however. when het was drafted a year ago.
Sweetwater city building permits
issued recently include one for $2.-
000 for additions to the Clarence
Hudgins home. 804 James St.: one
for $250. for addition to the A. E.
Fields home at 2004 Chester St.
Marriage licenses issued by the
Nolan County Clerk's office include
the following: Leo J. Eilers and
Peggy Louise Teeters: Robert
Thomas Laurie and Miss Mary
Opal Whisenant.
Before Justice of the Peace M.
C. Manroe. a driver arranged on
charges of operating a truck with-
out legal muffler was fined $14 in-
cluding costs. A driver charged
with operating a truck over gross
weight was fined $38 including
costs. Arrests were made by
WSB Asks Workers
To Delay Strike
WASHINGTON. March 15 U>t—
The Wage Stabilization board ap-
pealed to the CIO Steelworkers
Union Saturday to delay any strike
action until April 8 and negotiate
with the basic steel industry on its
recommendation for settlement of
their wage dispute.
WSB Chairman Nathan Feins-
inger told the union and steel com-
panies the board “will make every
effort” to have its recommenda-
tions ready by next Thursday.
... j r • .. , Feinsinger gave no indication — ----
eights and License Officers Nel- vvba( the recommendations would Texas oilfield worker who claims
son and Brown, assuted by Con- be bllt urged the steelworkers
stable E- C. Cook.
CAMERA-SHY—Salvatore Torrano. 47. left, of San Francisco, and Mario Balestreri,
51. of San Jose. Calif., become very camera-shy following their detention by inves-
tigators. The men are among 23 named i n an indictment handed down by a Feder-
al Grand Jury in San Francisco, as being members of an alleged national uarcotics
ring. (NEA telephoto I. _
Jail Breaker Thinks
Getting Out Easy
FORT WORTH (IF—A recaptured
Colorado City jail escapee warn-
ed officers Thursday that he could
j break out of jail with "half a
i chance.”
Lee Carl Williams, 36, a West
A group of six Sweetwater
wanis Club leaders attended a six-
club meting on church attendance.
and the companies to begin nego-
^ tiating on them "not later than
POSTAL CLERK FOUND DEAD
HOUSTON. March 15 IF—Arthur
E. Quade, a 54-year-old postal clerk,
was found snot to death in the
garage at his home Saturday. He
clutched a .2. cauber pistol in both
hands when found by a daughter,
Dyloris Quaue. 28.
PERON PREDICTS LONG WAIT
BUENOS AIRES IP — President
Juan D. Peron has suggested that
anyone expecting the economic col-
lapse of his government should
"buy an easy chair to await that
moment.” In a speech Thursday.
Peron charged that his opponents
have plotted against his admin-
istration in vain for the past five
years.
three days” after receiving them.
March 23 Is Deadline
club building and Key clubs in Big That 'J'oujd he March 23, the
.Spring Friday night Those attend- Present deadline set by the union
- ~ ~..... for a strike if the wage dispute
is not settled.
ing were Bailey G Choate, lieuten-
ant governor. Wayne Patten. John
B. Darnell Sr.. .1 L Haney. John
Crowder and Hugh Clift.
PASTOR TO HEAD BUCKNER
FORT WORTH OF—Rev. Ellis L.
three previous escapes, said he
would take advantage of a chance
if he gets it.
Williams was arrested in a Fort
Worth tavern Wednesday night.
Police, taking his warning at face
value, said "extra precautions''
have been taken to hold him until
Mitchell county officers arrive.
Williams, married and the father
cf six children, sawed his way
out of Mitchell county jail at Colo-
rado City Sunday night but hasn't
disclosed how he got the saw.
Penney’s
MONDAY
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Wavy line
CHENILLES
Offered To You Again By
Our Many Customers
• First Quality
• New Spring
SPECIALS
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Colors
• Full 90"x 105'
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Men's Sanforized
Dress Shirts
• First Quality
• Nucraft Collar
• Solid Colors
• Size 14-17
1
1000 Yards!
No-Ironing Crinkle
Pllsse
PRINTS
Cool, breezy fabric you'll sew into
play togs, sleepwear, sport shirts, lots
of clothes! Penney’s choice of prints
is terrific-sce them!
59‘ yd.
1
Philip Murray, CIO /and USW
declined to give the board an
immediate answer,
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Farrar of -
Austin are spending the weekend
here and at their ranch at Mary-
neal. Mr. Farrar is chief deputv „ .. . . ., _ .
in^he state comptroller's depart-1 AIRUNES MERGE
hs resignation to become president
The Rev. Roy Davidson, edu- and general manager of Buckner
c-ational director of West Side Orphans home tn Dallas. He will
Baptist. Church here, will conduct lake over his new post on a full
the singing in a revival meeting time basis June 1.
at Haskell First Baptist Church -
this week.
DALLAS, March 15 -IP - Direc-
tors of Braniff Airways approved
a merger plan Saturday with Mid-
Continent Airlines, subject to ap-
proval by the Civil Aeronautics
board and their respective stock-
holders.
Both companies gave tentative
AIR BASE CONTRACT LET
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bratcher GALVESTON (IF-—The U. S. Armv
of Abilene are spending the week- Corps of Engineers announced
end here in the home of their the awarding of a Sl.760.931 eon- to tbc me,eel. ,ast Jan.
son, J. M. Bratcher, and family. , tract for construction at Laughlin [ ' .....
Air Force Base, soon to be re-activ- ^ F'id.o Mid-Continent duetto:-
The Rev. L. A. Biair, pastor of; ated at Del Rio. in Kansas City approved it.
Highland Heights Baptist Church. 1
who is under treatment in Mineral : --—~"
Wells was reported resting better. :
making some progress but still
quite ill The Rev. W. P. Cure will I
conduct services at the chapel to-!
day.
LIZZIE'S l
FAMILY STYLE MEALS
Owned and Operated By
LIZZIE B. ALLEN
1301 East Broadway
7 Days Week
11 a. m.-
5 p. m.-
-2 p. m.
-8 p. m.
OPEN NOW
Come Out and Try Our
Home Cooked Meals
it
★
Carpenters Threaten
Strike At Beaumont
BEAUMONT. >? — The Sabine
Area Carpenters’ Council, repre-
senting Beaumont. Port Arthur,
and Orange carpenters, have set
April 1 for strike against contrac-
tors to enforce demands for a 30-
cent-per-hour wage increase.
The carpenters will continue ne-
gotiations, however, with the Sa-
bine Area Construction committee
and members of the Associated
General Contractors.
Customer Opens Bank
Door, Alarm Goes Off
Rusk County Tax Collector Fred
Black created a stir Wednesday
when Citizens National Bank em-
ployes thought he was burglarizing
the place.
Black opened the bank door and
a burglary alarm brought bank
officials hurrying from their of-
fices. Black concluded his business
and went on his way after offi-
cials blamed the alarm on an elec-
tric short circuit.
UNKLE HANK SEZ
Th' man 'That never
MADE A MISfAKE-
CERfAINLV COULDN'T" A
BEEN VERY INDUSTRIOUS.
Farmers, you won’t be making a
mistake when you see the Fer-
guson tractors at FARMERS
TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT
COMPANY. The Ferguson trac-
tor gives you extra value, con-
venience and extra operating
economy. The Continental valve-
in-head engine, front wheel spac-
ing, adjustability are just two
of the things that make this trac-
tor great. Ask for a demonstra-
tion on your farm at your con-
venience.
farmers TRACTOR
t IMPLEMENT CO.
2636- n't elm-Sweetwater
GEER ELECTRIC
We have purchased the business of Phelps Appliance in
order that we may expand our services to our friends and
customers in this community. We shall handle a complete
line of Frigidairc and other home appliances and our new
location affords us more room and greater freedom in offering
more and better service.
Authorized Dealer in Sweetwater For
niMHikamE
Our new location enables us to stock a larger supply of
electrical equipment, thus taking advantage of quantity buy-
ing and also to give us a larger and more complete electrical
service department.
We shall continue to engage extensively in electrical con-
tracting and will strive to give you even better service than we
have been able to in the past. In all departments, we will
assure every customer of our VERY BEST in all deals and all
services.
Visit Us At Our New Location
NOW ABLE TO SERVE YOU BETTER THAN EVER
24 Hour Service —
GEER ELECTRIC
4
308 East Broadway
JACK GEER, Owner
Phone 3426 Day or Night
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 63, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 1952, newspaper, March 16, 1952; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth750028/m1/4/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.