Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 286, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME TWELVE
Titus County—Center of the Best Dairy and Poultry Section of Texas
THE MOUNT PLEASANT TIMES THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1931.
NUMBER 286
START WORK ON
f COOK DERRICK
PREPARATIONS FOR TEST WELL
TWO MILES EAST OF
TOWN
Active work was begun on the erec-
tion of the derrick for the test well
to be drilled by Perry V. Cook on the
Rotondi block of 6,800 acres east of
town was begun Wednesday, and the
derrick is going up rapidly.
The site for drilling is on the Rog-
ers property, known as the old Tingle
farm, located about two miles due
east of town, and a short distance
south of the Cotton Belt railway.
Beginning this derrick increases in-
terest in oil to a large extent, and
construction work appears to have
put a stop to rumors that legal com-
plications will prevent drilling.
Work on Hoover
Dam Gets Under
Way Thursday
PHONE
86
DRY CLEANING FOR PAR-
TICULAR PEOPLE
Washington, March 11.—Secretary
Wilbur Wednesday accepted the $48,-
890,995 bid of the Six Companies, Inc.,
of San Francisco for building the
Hoover Dam, power house and ap-
purtenant works at the Boulder Can-
yon project.
Recognition of the company’s offer
as the low bid was tantamount to
awarding the contract and cleared the
way for starting construction on one)
of the great peace-time engineering I (rlaSSCOC Is GlVen
feats ever attempted. j 25-Year Term
Estimated cost of the dam, power j
system and appurtenances, such as Texarkana> Mapch n._The jury in
the intake towers, spillway* “d I the case of .Jess Glasscoe charged with
version tunnels, totals $109,000,000,,.^ wJth £irearmg on t,ial since
but approximately half of this will j Monday Diatrict Coui.t at Boston
be supplied by the Government m j late We(]nesday ^turned a verdict
f of guilty and fixed the punishment at
twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
HEAVY VOTE IN
CITY ELECTION
Jimmy Walker's
Administration
May Face Inquiry j
--- !
New York, March 11.—Out of a j
j boiling plot of corruption charges and)
j denials shot two new demands Wed- j
I nesdny for a sweeping investigation j
\ of the administration headed by May-1
or James J. Walker. None of the I The v°^e *n comin& election for
, charges reflected on the Mayor’s per- j c‘fy officials is expected to be the
sonal integrity. i largest ever cast, as interest in the
One hundred and fifty men and campaign is increasing each day.
women attending a meeting of the ^ °* P°^ ^ax Payera residing
LARGEST POLL LIST IN ENTIRE
HISTORY OF jVIT.
PLEASANT
materials.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Batte, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Batte Jr., and Miss Etta
O’Neal of Fort Smith, Ark., are
guests of relatives here this week on
account of the serious illness of R.
Ct. Batte.
HAIR RESTORERS MADE
' TO DRINK DESCRIBED TO
Again Today
“DON’T BET ON
WOMEN’’
—With—
EDMUND LOWE
JEANNETTE MacDONALD
irs A COMEDY SCREAM!
Friday - Saturday
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Facing Dangers with
A Smile on Their Lips!
It d m u n d
LOWE
Mae Clarke
William llamgar
Warren Hyiner
•- i.Directed by
fli
John BIy»ion«
* Comedy
MICKEY McQLIRE
The jury was out about four hours.
The defendant’s lawyer filed a mo-
WORLD BEAUTY GROUP tion for a new trial, which will be
argued later. The prosecution in
arguing the case did not ask for the
.death penalty.
The charge grew out of the kid-
naping and shooting of R. W. Hanks,
cashier of a bank at Redwater, sixteen
miles wes(t. of here, last December.
At the trial Hanks failed to posi-
tively identify Glasscoe as his assail-
ant. Glasscoe failed to take the
stand as a witness for himself.
New York, March 11.—Hair restor-
ers made to drink were described to
the International Beauty Congress
Wednesday as a scientific hope for
bald heads.
After 2000 years of mostly rubbing
remedies on the outside, said Herman
Goodman, of New York, the cause of
one of the most ordinary types of
baldness is beginning to appear deep
in the sympathetic nervous system, j
This system controls involuntary ac-
tivity. Certain drugs, taken internal-
ly, have partly confirmed its connec-
tion with baldness.
This type of baldness denudes the
top of the pate, leaving the well
known fringe at sides and back. The
Roman writer Celsus first described
it 2000 years ago, said Goodman.
Celsus, like everyone since, noted this
loss begins after adolescence.
New York Board of Trade applauded
loudly as they approved a motion for
in the city limits has been prepared
by J. T. Leftwich, County Tax Coi-
a complete and immediate legislative let‘tor, and carries 729 names, this
inquiry into the city’s affairs.
The Society for the Prevention of
Crime announced it would send let-
ters to all legislators demanding a
city-wide inquiry to be headed by
Samuel Seabury, present investigator
of Magistrates’ Courts and of District
Attorney Thomas C. T. Crain.
LOCKED IN OWN JAIL
FOR REFUSING TO TALK
GLADEWATER FARM HAND
CHARGED WITH MURDER
SPECIAL OFFICER SHOT
TRYING TO TAKE PISTOL
Tyler, Texas, March 11.—'William
P. Davis, 21, was held in jail here
Wednesday night, charged with mur-
der in connection with the killing of
Lee Philppt, 48, near Gladewater,
Tuesday. The charges were filed at
Winona.
Davis was said to have struck Phil-
| pot three times with a hoe after
j Philpot slashed him several times
with u razor.
Officers said the killing occurred
after Davis entered the Philpot home,
where Davis was employed as a farm
Borger, Texas, March 11.—C. A.
McLaury, about 45, officer for the
Phillips Petroleum company, was shot j hand, and found Philpot abusing Mrs.
and critically wounded Wednesday as
he attempted to take a pistol from a
man at a Phillips camp cafe. Borger
officers made an arrest.
GOOD LUCK TOKEN?
Harrah, Ok., March 11.—A good
luck token was found among the
shredded clothing worn by an uniden-
tified youth who was shot down when
Philpot. A blow from the hoe pene-
trated Philpot’s brain, causing instant
death, according to a coroner’s ver-
dict.
COLORADAN WEARS SAME
OVERCOAT FOR 38 YEARS
Peublo, Colo., March 11.*—Believe
it or not, John Miller, pioneer Colo-
radan, has worn the same overcoat
he attempted to rob the First Nation-! f0r 38 years.
al Bank here. j Miller said the coat has. not yet seen
“I’ll bring you good luck,” was en-1 jts best years. He plans tu wear i
graved on one side of the small alum-
inum plate. On the other side were
these words: “Home Lovers’-Club of
America.”
LEGION OF LAWMAKERS
While New Hampshire is the forty-
second State in the Union in regard The longest air route in the world
to population, it ranks first in the j at present, with a regular service of
size of its House of Representatives j planes, is from New York to Buenos
with 419 members. j Aires, a distance of 5880 miles.
the rest ot his life. He* is 74. Am!
when he passes en, his m/.i into:;.! • to
utilize it.
The coat—made o" e'.Avhilla—wus
purchased by Miller when he operated
a brewery in Leadville, far,1.or:s mir-
ing camp, in 1893.
BAND PRACTICE
All members of the: bund urR«l j
to attend band practice at- the city X
hall tonight, as an important matter
will be brought to their attention.
Night Phtnes
474 and 294
Ambulance Service
DAY OR NIGHT
Little Billie Whitaker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Whitaker, sustained
a broken arm Wednesday afternoon j $ s
as a result of a fall while skating on J Masters & TllOmOS §
the walk In front of his home. X , $
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East Hazel Crest, HI., March 11.—
Folks in this hamlet can stop worry-
ing about highwaymen, bandits, bank
robbers and the like now.
Their one-man police force, Clem
Hankins, who was locked in his own
jail because he refused to tell two
highway policemen the whereabouts
in his town of some folks they wanted
to arrest, got the matter all straight-
ened out Tuesday.
Hankins promised to be more
friendly to visiting policemen in the
future.
being the largest ever recorded in
the history of the city. In addition,
there are many citizens over sixty
and ipany who have reached their
majority this year who do not have
to pay any poll tax, but are entitled
to vote in this election. This will
bring the total expected around the
thousand mark.
A city poll tax is not a requisite
to voting in this election, and due to
the large number of candidates in the
races for Mayor, Marshal and Tax
Assessor and Collector, the qualified
voters are more numerous than ever
before. There are five candidates for
each of these offices.
MILK PLANT PLACES
CARLOAD OF SEED
FIRE THURSDAY
Almost a solid carload of sudan
grass, red top and hegari seed has
been received by the Mt. Pleasant
plant of the Texas Milk Products
Company, for distribution among the
patrons of the plant.
The distribution will take place
Friday and Saturday. The seed has
been procured by the milk plant at
the request of the dairy producers of
the county in order to provide better
The explosion of an oil stove at
the home of Otis Falls and Barney
Madden, on Went Twelfth Street j The’puTtA'Af
Thursday monung caused a run by, ^ of Med received
the fire department. Neighbors re- .. , , ,, , .
moved the stove from the kitchen by J ______
the time the fire boys had arrived, and j
the blaze was soon extinguished, j Prince Gresham of Little Rock, is
Only a little damage was done to wall i vSiting his grandparents, Mr. and
paper. j Mrs. W. M. Edwards.
EASTERN STAR
Miss Sallie Hill, District Home
Demonstration Agent, was a visitor
The Easern Star will hold its reg- here Wednesday.
ular meeting at the Masonic Hall to-1 _________________
night, and all members are urged to | -
attend.—-Mrs. Jack Cross, W. M. The Weather
Mrs. Bessie Caldwell and son, Thom- The weather for the past 24 hours
as, and Mrs. Virginia Pigg and Seb according to readings made at 6:80i
F. Caldwell left Thursday for Abi-1 --
lene for a few days on business. j Maximum ................................ 69
Minimum ............;.............1......... 36
Temperature 6:30 ............... 37
Win’d from ................S
Sky ............................ Clear
Miss Pauline Falls of Naples is vis- J
iting''her brother, Otis Falls, and
family here this week. 1
for the Dally Times.
Any Woman Can Look Lovelier
THE SIMPLICITY OF BARBARA GOULD FOUR CREAMS FOR
THE FOUR AGES
IN YOUR TEENS-
Barbara Gould Cleansing Cream and Skin Freshener,
IN YOUR TWENTIES—
Barbara Gould Cleansing Cream* Finishing Cream and Skin
Cleanser.
IN YOUR THIRTIES—
Barbara Gould Cleansing Cream, Finishing Cream, 1 issue Cream,
and Skin Freshener.
IN YOUR FORTIES AND BEYOND—
Barbara Gould Cleansing Cream, Finishing Crearn, 1 issue Cream,
Astringent Cream and Skin Freshener.
SWINT BROTHERS
Nyal Service Drug Store
Phones 38 and 187
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 286, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1931, newspaper, March 12, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth784110/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.