Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 127, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1939 Page: 5 of 5
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Sale
October 17
ROTAN — The annual John
B. Stribling and son's Hereford
sale is to be held at the ranch
headquarters Oct. 17, beginning
at noon.
Sale catalogs have already
been mailed out to Hereford
breeders throughout the United
States.
Stribling, rated as one of the
leading breeders of Anxiety 4th
of straight Gudgell and Simp
son breeding, is offereing 65
lots, made up of 2 herd bulls,
6 yearling bulls, 5 bull calves,
7 heifer calves, 30 cows, 5 bred
heifers and 10 open heifers.
Some exceptional offerings
from his famous cows and his
famous herd bull, Advanxiety,
are included in the lots.
Col. Earl Gartin is to be the
auctioneer.
Stribling's son, Stanley, has
become associated with his fath-
er in the raising of registered
Herefords since last year's sale.
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Mass Meeting To Be
Held At Divide High
H. D. Morris, superintendent
of Divide high school, is calling
a mass meeting of the citizen-
ship of thi school district for
Thursday night. Important is-
sues vital to the school are to
be presented by the educator,
who expects all patrons at the
meeting. Ed F. Neinast, county
superintendent, is to be at the
session.
Home-Made Drink Is
Fatal To 5 Persons
LOS ANGELES — (UP) —
Four persons were dead and a
fifth was dying after drinking
a home-made beverage made
with paint-thinner.
The dead were Doris Owens,
37; Grant Witherspoon, 49, his
wife, Abbie Witherspoon, 42,
and Buck Books, 56, negro. An-
drew Forward, 27, was in a cri-
tical condition.
Detective Lieut. E. C. McGru-
der said the beverage was ser-
ved at a party given by the
Witherspoons. Witherspoon had
concocted the drink, he said, by
straining the paint thinner
through a piece of bread suppos-
| edly intended to purify it.
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Budgets of Some
Counties Upset
By Losing Funds*
Dallas County Had Set
Up $160,000 In Budget
And Expects Shortage
AUSTIN — (UP) — Texas
counties faced drastic budget
slashes asi Atty. Gen. Gerald
Mann stopped the flow of half
of the state ad valorem tax back
to the counties in which it was
collected.
Mann ruled as unconstitution-
al the act of the last legislature
providing for the return of ap-
proximately $5,000,000 annual-
ly for the next five years to
counties.
Several counties announced
that they had not included the
promised tax refunds in making
budgets, but the majority were
caught short.
Dallas County Caught Short
Dallas County Judge Ben Fly
said that $160,000 of anticipated
tax remission money has been
included in the 1910 county budg-
et.
•'Every cent of money has
been squeezed out of the de-
partmental budgets and there
is no way to get any more,"
Judge Fly said. -'It is too late
to raise tax levies' as tax bills
have already been mailed."
Relief clients were expected
to feel the pinch in most Texas
counties. Most of the $160,000
in Dallas county had been ear-
marked for county relief work.
Fly intimated that the county
might have to default on its
$50,000 share of the operation of
the Dallas county-city hospital
for the next three months.
Tarrant, Harris and El Pa-
so counties announced that their
financial conditions would not
be upset. Judge Joseph C. Mr-
Gill of El Paso said his county
had not counted on receiving
the money. "We asked for the
ruling, believing the act unlaw-
ful," McGill said.
Mann ruled that the bill vio-
lated Article 8, section 6, of the
state constitution which pro-
vides that no money shall be
drawn from the state treasury
except in pursuance of specific
appropriations.
The ruling said that the re-
mission act did not come under
any of the emergency provisions
of the constitution.
News Briefs
L. D. MANER MOTOR CO.
Ill East First Street
Dial 3242
Winter dust storms of Okla-
homa and Kansas often cause
"brown snowfalls" in Vermont
and New Hampshire.
Weldon Patterson, member of
the Sweetwater fire department,
is resting well in the Sweetwat-
er hospital after undergoing an
operation Monday night.
* * *
Davis peene, small son .of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beene, un-
derwent a tonsil operation this
morning at the Sweetwater hos-
pital.
* * *
Phellx Cbntralus, HO, Mcxlcan
cotton picker, died at noon Tues-
day at the Sweetwater hospital.
He underwent surgery 20 days
ago.
♦ * *
Mrs. E. L. Armstrong under-
went a major operation Tuesday
night at the Sweetwater hospi-
tal. Her condition is satisfactory.
* * *
Curtis Hollis, junior high
school football player, who suf-
fered a fractured left leg while
at scrimmage recently, had the
cast readjusted today at the hos-
pital. The old cast was auto-
graphed by each of his class-
men.
* * *
Delpliinc Harris, 15, daughter
of Mrs. Minnie Harris, under-
went surgery Monday night at
the Sweetwater hospital.
* * *
Mrs. Mary 1$. Jones, Roscoe,
is resting well after undergoing
surgery at the Sweetwater hos-
pital.
* * *
llolicrt Karl Smith, if, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Smith, is re-
covering from an operation he
underwent Monday at the Sweet-
water hospital.
* * *
Hero from Roscoe Tuesday af-
ternoon were O. Lamb and
W. C. Hamilton.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. A. 1*. Baker of
Las Cruces, N. M., are arriving
Friday for a visit with Mrs.
Laura Pittman. Their son, A. P.
Jr., is accompanying them to
see the Mustang-Eagle game.
* * *
Gaston Brock, rancher of Col-
orado City, spent Tuesday in
town with his mother, Mrs. An-
nie Brock.
* * *
Mrs. Fay McC'allum and
daughter of Loraine spent Tues-
day here on business.
* * *
Miss Jessie Mae Tucker is
able to be back at her duties
at Levy Bros, after an illness.
* * *,
Jack O'Brien, nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kelly of the Ma-
de hotel, and Dan Shields, Jr.,
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son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shields,
Sr., have returned to Arlington
to resume studies at North
Texas State Agricultural col-
lege, after a visit at home. They
we're accompanied by Leland
Griffin, Sr., and friends of
Dan.
♦ * *
Mrs. D. A. Williams and
daughter, Mattie Lou, and Miss
Ynell Hall of Rotan were after-
noon visitors here Tuesday.
♦ * *
Mrs. Joe Kennedy of Rotan
was a business visitor in town
Tuesday.
* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Seigel
and son, Robert, of San Antonio
are visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Abe Levy.
* + *
H. A. Tansil, local merchant,
is up from an attack of flu he
suffered several days. His daugh-
ter, Patricia, is ill also.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Baled spent
the weekend In Abilene visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.
A. Shaheen.
* + *
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Holt, ol
Divide, were morning visitors in
town today.
* * *
Mrs. Ernest Pope, employe of
the Leader store, is ill at her
home today.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pinson
spent. Tuesday in Anson and
Stamford on business for the
telephone company and visiting
friends.
* * *
Miss Grraldine Eidson is re-
covering nicely from a tonsil op-
eration she underwent Tuesday
morning at a local clinic.
* * *
Miss Gable Mac Small wood,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
L. B. Smallwood, who is a stu-
dent of McMurry college, Abi-
lene, is to spend the weekend
at home, arriving in time for
the Mustang-Eagle game Fri-
day evening.
* * *
Mrs. Jack Ward and Mrs. \V.
E. Kirkland, Roscoe, visiied here
this morning.
* * *
Mrs. I). E. Barnhiil has re-
turned from Fort Worth where
she visited her parents and her
daughter, Elsie, student of Tex-
as State College for Women,
Denton.
* * *
Mrs. Tom Crutcher, accompan-
ied by Mrs. Tom Dobbins of
Roscoe, spent Tueseday in Abi-
lene.
* * *
Mrs. Loris Sheppcrd, wife of
the Rev. Mr. Shepperd, Baptist
minister, was removed from the
Sweetwater hospital to her
home Tuesday in a Yates am-
bulance.
* * *
Miss Thelma Sliger, member
of the Highland high school fac-
ulty, was a visitor Tuesday at
the county superintendent's of-
fice.
* * *
Brown lee faculty members
here Tuesday afternoon on
school matters were Alvin
Swearengen and Miss Dora
Smith.
* * *
Nolan coiuity rural schools,
eligible for state aid are being
visited today by R. N. Sand-
lin, deputy state superintendent
and Ed F. Neinast. county
school superintendent. All
schools in the county, with the
exception of Blackland, seek
state salary aid.
+ * +
Mrs. John Majors and Mrs.
J. P. Majors are leaving Thurs-
day for Lubbock where Mrs.
J. P. Majors will visit her son-
in law -and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Bowen. Mrs. John
Majors is to go to Vega to be
with her mother, Mrs. J. N.
Ivy, who is seriously ill.
o
Former Pioneer of
Area Visits In City
J. N. Allen, San Antonio, a
former resident of this area, is
visiting in Sweetwater with a
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Ailen.
Allen pioneered in the deve-
lopment of Loraine and moved
'to San Antonio in 1913.
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Catholic Council
To Meet In City
The Diocesan Council for
Catholic Women of this district
is to convene in Sweetwater Oct.
9, about 60 delegates being ex-
pected to assemble at the Blue
Bonnet hotel for the session.
In the absence of the district
president, Mrs. S. Walsh, and
district vice-president, Mrs. M.
Morehead, Mrs. James Stubbs, of
Sweetwater is to preside.
The plans were outlined for
the important convention at a
meeting Monday of the Altai-
Society at the sacristi. Women
are expected from Midland, Big
Spring, Odessa, Stanton and oth-
er West Texas towns.
Mrs. Tom Donahue and Mrs.
B. li. Brown were named dele-
gta.es, Mrs. M. G. Allison and
Mrs. Clayton Williams, alter-
nates.
Miss Althca Schriever anil
Mrs. John. Kelly were appoint-
ed leaders of the winter and
spring study. Upon resignation
f'f Mrs. C. C. Chambers, Roscoe,
as chairman, Mrs. John Lee was
named to head the society. Mrs.
John Schriever, former treasur-
er, gave a report of the year's
work.
Present, were Mines. IV B.
Brown, C. M. Burke, C. Williams,
John Schriever, John Kelly, Uy.
ar, Clyde Southworth, L. A. F.bor-
ic, Med Swaim, O. E. Barnett,
Isabel Spelman, M. G Allison,
John Lee, T. J. Donahue, James
Stubbs, C. C. Chambers and
Misses Althea Schriever and
Marie Kelly.
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Stephens County Has
Bumper Peanut Crop
BRECKENRlDGE — Steph-
ens county's peanut crop has
been estimated to be worth
S100,000 to farmers. There are
22 Fay Fines tor
Minor Violations
A total of $321.50 was paid
Monday and Tuesday in fines in
justice and police courts. City,-)
recorder fined eleven drunks-
and one vagrant $14 each, five
traffic violators $1 and one-
speeder $5, among police pick-
ups.
Justice of the Peace S. H.
Shook assessed fines of SR9 50
against Fred Basham of Colora-
do City for disturbing the peace,
;ind $14 each against two charg-
ed with drunkenness.
Paul Dean
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who then was drafted by thq
Cincinnati Reds.
Only the Philadelphia Phillies
and Athletics drafted as many
as two players. The Phils got
an old major leaguer, Pitcher
Si Johnson, from the Rochester
Red Wings, and Pitcher Clyde
Smoll from Atlanta. The A's call^j
ed a pair of hurlers, Johnny Ba-V"
hich of Kansas City, and Elon
llogsett, who formerly, played
with the Browns and Tigers.
Boston's Bees acquired Pitcher
Nick Strineevich of Newark,
Washington called Pitcher Paul
Gehrman from Birmingham,
Pittsburgh drafted Pitcher Rich-
ard Lanahan from Chattanooga,
Detroit got pitcher ' Thomas
Seats of Sacramento, the Chioaf)
go White Sox got Catcher Tom
Turner from Houston. The Cubs
called Pitcher Jake Mooty from
Syracuse, and the St. Louis
Browns drafted a former mem-
ber of their club, Alan Strange,
shortstop from Seattle.
approximately 709 acres in pea-
nuts jn the county and they
are expected to yield about 40f >
to 500 pounds to the acre. The
price locally is $(!2 to $63 a ton.
Box Supper Slated
At Highland School
The public is invited to a
box supper at the Highland
school, auditorium Thursday ev-
ening. The entertainment was
slated for Friday, but changed
to Thursday by Dalton Hill su-
perintendent, on account of the
Mustang-Eagle ball game.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 127, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1939, newspaper, October 4, 1939; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282238/m1/5/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.