The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 243, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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Tex. Uuir. Library h!change
Mar- 31 1932
k Cum Accord
A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
Partly dandy, scattered
showers along coast.
CUERO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931
SIX PAGES
ol city
officials to j
forefront
towns
and the state
not . only to
re-
STREET CONTRACT
TARIFF WALL
MAMED FOR
FARMER ILLS
Flay* Tariff Laws
Wharton
FAIR
ij
Fair.
Gandhi’s Little Joke
"tariff valir Is re*pm!sS^
tar 90 per cent of the cotton farm-
the opinion of Con-
J. Mansfield of Colum.
at the Wharton
declared that
has erected
have brought
production of cot-
a menace to us un-
extrem^ly high tariff
fe% ty&me was
of 1929, which
average duties than
the
WELL, AN.Y\HAY, \
CANT LOSE. AAY
SWIR.T tURlttfi- THIS
FHUANCtAL CK.iS\S
NEEET!
MAYBE vWEAWN
SUST A LOIN
CU3TU AtUT
SOCM A BAD
IDEA,:™
vmstim*
NEW BUILDING
TURNED OVER
TO owe
Lenz Building on East Main
Street is Now Com-
pleted.
TWO TENANTS
Lambert Shoe Shop and
Burning Jewelry in New
Building.
S. M. Bailey Of
Awarded Gutract
Moving
IVIU V VHg
Finishing touches were being
complted cm tlje new Lenz build-
ing on Main Street Thursday and
the attractive new stores especial-
ly arranged for W. T. Lambert and
John Boning will be ready -for
their new occupants at once. ,
The new building which was
erected by Charles Lera on the
site of the old frame burning de
stroyed by fire in the spring is a Council WiU
decided asset to the business dis-
trict of the city, it is contracted
of hollow tile and' stucco -with
plate glass front. It provides oom-
modious and attractive quarters
for the Lambert : Electric . Shoe
Shop and BerntoTs Jewelry store
S. M. Bailey, veteran
$1,794.00, Wednesday aftei
for the removal of hou*
street^ to make way for
from the city limits to
$1,794.00 Wag $$fl|
and $7,470.00 lower
aV
{fib n
v*A •
iM * ♦ *
is '•
wm
as good
who
forward with more
to ^the ap-
of the winter ancL its
in gas
The action of
gas company should go
toward increasing the
Will of consumers and
should follow a closer
between the
and its patrons.
r Govemmen
Spain Thur
t of
Thursday
Boain. Oct. If,—(UP.)
it of 8paln was
ever today to Premier Man-
He wm s supporter of
restrictions placed cm the
. church In Spain following
«f the Republic. He
Premier Remoria, who fav-
Uberal treatment —of the
1100,060,-
not in sight,
is one of
* °“-noU
and
are 1
• to « per cent of our
the average, must seek
If we are to eon-
to the home
Sis reebmmended,
mere than one-half of the
now devoted to cotton must
'Other crape. Just
are to consist of
say at this time.
tariff bill
in Congress,
than SO nations filed protests.
In the list was practically
ontry that had been al
of American cotton. They]
protested that they could
our cotton and wheat
gjR^liatoated a more liberal
Ito alow them to sell to us
to return.
*Ia retaliation, nearly, or pos-
alL commercial nations of the
world have increased their tariffs
against os. The consequence has
been that our ships are lying idle
and very little commerce is cross-
ing tire ocean to either direction.
“Congress, of course, will have
to raise money to some other wayj
to pay the poetoffice department
out of debt. If.it should be done
by rasing letter portage, then every
little girl who writes a letter to
Santa Claus will be making a con-
tribution to a fond to pay a
bounty to shipping corporations
whose ships are idle, principally on
account of our tariff wall for the
benefit of a few manufacturers.
•In 1929, the year the high tar-
iffs were enacted, our cotton ex-
ports fell off 300,000 bales, and to
1999 they suffered another drop of
1,400,000 bales. Our exports of
cotton last year were 1450,000,000
less to value than to 1928 the last
year before the Emoot-Hawley
tariffs were applied.
“In the loss of export trade,
f Texas has sustained a much greater
proportion than that borne by
any other state, and the cotton
fanner has been the chief sufferer.
The special session of congress in
1929 was called to .revise the tar-
iff to place the products of the
farm more' nearly on an equality
with the products of th efactory.
As the measure was finally en-
acted, the breach between agricul-
ture and industry was wider than
ever before. For*every penny given
to agriculture, a pound, was given
(See TARIFF WALL Page 6)
ARRIVE ME
Installation of
H Stveet Marking System
To Get Underway.
Street s$ns and markers have
arrived according to V J. Grander,
chairman of the Street Committee
of the Cuero city council, and erec-
tion of the new markers will get
underway at a nearly date. A few
final details must be disposed of
however before actual installation
at Cuero** modern street making
system is begun.
Members of the street committee
to an inspection of a city map have
found that there is one street to
Cuero which is yet unnamed. Two
other streets were found to bear
the same name. These details are to
be worked out at once however,
and the work of properly marking
the streets begun.
—
ADOPT TEXAS
COTTON PLAN
y
Two Statues Fallow Plan aa
Outlined in Texas
Law.
MEMPHIS, Trim, Oct. 15.—
(UP.)—Two southern states, Ark-
ansas and Mississippi today formal-
ly approved cotton crop curtailment
By law for 1932. Governor Parnell of
Arkansas signed the Arkansas bill
modeled after the Texas plan.
Governor Bilbo of Mississippi
signed the Mississippi bill also sim-
ilar to the Texas law. The legisla-
tures of both states had been call-
ed to special sessions, and both* ap-
proved the acreage reduction laws
by large majorities.
Dynamite Used to
Halt Oil Well Fire
OKLAHOMA CITY. ’ Oct. 15.—
(U.P.)—Dynamite was used here
today to stop an oil well fire. With
streams of water playing on their
backs K. T. Kinley. 64 year old oil
well fire fighter and his son. placed
a charge of dynamite Inside the
column of flaming oil.
Youth Say* Re Had
Plaipted Murder of
Houston Woman
HOUSTON, Oct. 15.—(UP.) —
Prank Windsor, 15. told police he
planned for three days to kill Mrs. Program
Mable Greeson, whom ha hit with a*
window weight yesterday as she
was preparing to take a bath. Mrs.
Geeson, who was badly injured, is
the house keeper for the boy’s fath-
er. The boy said he had attacked
her because she abused his mother
who is now separated from his
father. \
SMALL CROWD
MRS ARTISTS
to ba: 1 *
Musical Treat to Cuero
Audience.
ROTARY HEAD
TO VISIT HERE
District Governor of Rotary
la be Guest of Local
Club.
Plans were completed at the
noon luncheon of the Rotary Club
Thursday far'a visit here on next
Friday of John Crockett of Har-
lingen, district Governor. The
club official will arrive in Cuero
late to tiie afternoon after visit-
tog the .Yoakum club and follow-
ing a conference with directors,
will meet with the club members
to the banquet room of the
American Cafe. A full attendance
of members is urged by President
Jim Howerton.
The long deferred report on the
convention of club presidents and
secretaries held at Laredo early in
the summer was given by J. C.
Howerton special attention being
called to the duties of various club
committees.
Japan Will Not
Declare War on
China, Consul Says
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15—(UP.)
Rapid development marked the
Chinese-Japanese situation today.
The Japanese ambassador told Sec-
retary of State Stinson that Japan
will not make war on China over
Manchuria The council of the
League of Nations voted 13 to 1 to
invite the United States to take
part in their conference. TYie Jap-
anese representative voted against
the United States.
A small but appreciative audience
greeted the appearance here an
Wednesday evening at two very tal-
ented artists from the Magic Valley
when the Luther League presented
to concert Nina H. Vigness pianist
and Lucie F. Hager, coloratura so-
prano. The program rendered was
at the highest order and the ap-
plause of the audience attested the
pleasure and sincere appreciation
with which each and every number
was received. ■ ; ■ _ ,, _
Mrs. Vigness. who is a graduate
of St. Oiaf's College and accom-
panied the famous St. Oiaf’s Choir
for two yearn, is a pianist of unus-
ual ability and her program re-
flected her splendid training and
talents. The Chopin and McDowell
groups were received with especial
pleasure by the audience. Chopin’s
Posthum&is Waltz and the Fan-
tasie-Impromptu were beautifully
interpreted, and won greatest fav-
or.
Mrs. Hager’s lovety voice was
heard in a wide variety of classical
and modern numbers, each of which
drew forth the enthusiastic appro-
bation of her hearers. She was
forced to respond to an encore af-
ter the beautiful Aria and Rondo
from “La Somnambula,” Nymphs
and Shepherds’ by Purcell, Rimsky-
Korsakoff’s “The Nightingale and
the Rose,” Oscar Pox’s “The Hills of
Home" and Alvarez “La Partida"
were among her best numbers.
Mrs. Vigness and Mrs. Hager
came to Cuero from La Feria giving
the concert in compliment to the
Luther League of St. Mark's Lu-
theran Church.
The new store bu»'*~*
greeted at a cost of ai
•3,500. Wm. Addickes A Sods were
the contractors.
Seek Opening of ^ ,
Wieland Street
, A petition., by
town for
of Morgan
Production <
Cuero.
A proposed
rates of
pany to Cuero,
city ■
ter
tion as
would mean a
must be
able rate
the city.
Cities
Rangers Guard Two
Negroes Accused of
Death of Youth
WICHITA FALLS. Oct. 15 —
(UP.)—Texas Rangers and four
special bailiffs will guard the court
room here Monday when two ne-
groes go to trial for the murder of
A. Nre»'odurst. killed by two negro
attackers of his sweetheart, when
he resisted them.-
the Nage
to the city
afternoon. The matter tu n
red to the street committee
When oounrtbnen found . on*
street to the Morgantown addition
unnamed, they christened it Ham-
ilton street honoring Mayor ■ Le-
Roy Hamilton.
Grid!
'Mother Is Deed
WICHITA FALL*/ Oct. 16.-
(UJP.)<—An automobile accident
which killed her husband Monday
and caused the death of her new
born chfld yesterday today claim-
ed the life of Mrs. Reb Owen* of
Port Worth. A triple funeral will be
held tomorrow morning Mrs.
Owens died to a hospital where her
child was born yesterday v
gobmMset
FOR JACKETS
Gome Hare Tomorrow
Promise* to Be Hard
Fought Battle.
’the Cuero High Gobblers topped
off a week of intensive training
this afternoon with a light work-
out, and were declared to top-
shape for tomorrow afternoon's
game with the Runge Yellow,
ackets.
The Gobblers are favorites to
take tomorrow’s game for no other
reason than they refuse to accept
defeat, and with Runge boasting si
powerful eleven, the game prom-
ises ‘to be a real batle.
with officials of
an early 1
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ditties
new gives Cuero
service via “air",
announcement made
improwsment
* in sad out
of aft
flcials Thursday
th. Hok,
SAN MARCOS. Oct. 15.—(Up.)—.
The case of A. J. Wimberly. <1,
charged with murder of
Down in Edna the Cowboys en- p,ant’ to a jury today,
thp victoria Hich stiiura- trict attorney PTed BlundeU
tertain the Victoria High Stinga
rees, and they will have their
hands full. Victoria is favored to
take the game.’
Yoakum is the favorite to win
over Yorktown but the outcome of
this game undoubtedly will be
close.
Defense Rests In
Al Capone Trial
FEDERAL BUILDING, Chicago,
Oct. 15.—(UP.)—Attorneys for Al
Capone rested his Income tax
fraud case today. Their defense was
limited to testimony showing that
he had lost more than 5375.000 in a
year in betting on horse racy.
These losses were claimed to-offset
part of a million dollar income upon
which the government claims that
Capone defrauded the income tax
department.
by air mall can
taut 'cities In ti
hour*. ' t:. >
Example* cited by F. 1
were: Letters mailed
a. m. win reach Dalto
same day; Kansas City,
day; Chicago. 6:40 a. m.
Cinctonati, Ohio. 12:99 p. m. i
day; St. Louis. 10:15 a. m. next <
Washington, D. C, 4:56 p.
day; New York City, 4:54 p. m.
day; Denver, Colorado, 5:10 p. i
next day.
This 'service is a great
ment over the ordinary
service, and is expected to
valuable to citizens of tide and
surrounding communities.
Suspended Sentence
in San Marco* Sase
the Jury for s|
Defense attorneys agreed to five
year suspended sentence Only two
witnesses were used, one a Ranger
who testified to arresting Wimberly.
Plant was charged with an
on Wimberly’s daughter and was toj
have gone on trial the day he was
shot.
ttttea
Truck Bill Will
Not Be Allowed
AUSTik OCt. 15/—(UP.)—Mark
Marshal, director of the truck di-
vision of the railroad commission
said today that no attempts will be
made to enforce House Bill S3S un-
til the commission receives a copy
of the decision of the Federal Court
at Houston upholding the law. The
bill puts the regulation at trucks
operated for hire under control of
the commission. ■
ment by 1,
The com
(UP.)—1
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Howerton, J. C. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 243, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1931, newspaper, October 15, 1931; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth999841/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.