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Spring Fashion Revue Last
Models Contribute
To Fashion Revue
Living models, displaying
spring styles found in Sweet-
water stores, contributed im-
mensely to the success of the
1938 Spring Fashion Revue last
night.
As the attractive women and
girls and handsome young men
and children paraded in and out
of the show windows of Sweet-
water's leading shops, great
throngs of "fashion minded"
folk crowded the streets and
sidewalks to watch the dis-
play.
Stores planned well-balanced
exhibits and the revues moved
along so smoothly and efficient-
ly that many were prone to re-
mark that it was one of the best
arranged fashion shows ever
seen.
BPsides the well arranged pre-
sentation other factors which
contributed to the success
of the show included the ex-
cellent cooperation accorded by
Boy Scouts in preventing crowd-
ing around the show windows,
the unique feature of presenting
the styles in the store windows
while the crowd stayed in the
open and the effective dis-
play given by the models. Stores
presenting models, names of the
models and'the styles modeled
follow:
See MODELS Page 1
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Mrs. C. D. Ogden
Best Speller
Although vying with the
Sweetwater merchants Spring
Fashion Revue for attention,
the Monday Specials misspelled
word contest drew an increas-
ed list of entrants, the largest
yet to compete in the contest.
All day Monday, shoppers left
their misspelled words lists at.
the Reporter office after hav-
ing taken advantage of the val-
ues offered by the merchants
advertising on the pages devot-
ed to Monday Specials. The
larger number of enti.anjs made
the competition keen and very
few of the official misspelled
words were left, uncovered.
Mrs. Charles D. Ogden, 511
Neff Street, won the first prize
of $2. turning in 57 words of
the official list. Mrs. J. A. Brad-
bury, 117 west :ird street, was
judged winner of second prize
listing 55 words to win a Si
prize.
List, of Words
The official list is as follows:
Modles (models): stiched (stit-
ched): favore, (favor); remen-
ants, (remnants): curtins (cur-
tains): hoys (boys'): polio (po-
lo); duplicates, (duplicates);
broadclothe (broadcloth); Lav-
andor (lavender); boarders
(borders): fabricks (fabrics);
garmant (garment); sacrifise
(sacrifice); Hassens, (Hassen's)
^regesteration (registration); till
('til); lisenco (license);- towell
(towel): towell (towel); dall
(dial): pericales (percales); con-
vencnt (convenient): custumer
(customer); satisfactry (satis-
factory).
Expart (expert); out hoard,
(outboard); sox (socks): mana-
gment (management); attacked,
(attached): Woodburys (Wood-
bury's); Woodburys (Wood-
bury's): Woodburys (Wood-
bury's); Eu de Quinine (Eau
de Quinine); Vegetol (Vegetal):
.Tergin's (Jergen's); cant (can't)
boys (boys'): balloone (balloon)
sizs: (sizes); speceal (special);
special (specials); meehenical
(mechanical); coup (coupe):
mile (miles); prised (priced);
Allan (Allen); borgain (bar-
gain): by (buy); dail (dial);
length (lengths); patch (pat-
ches): print (prints); price
(prize); desicion (decision):
advertisments (advertisements)
mispelled (misspelled); pertan-
ing. (pertaining); tye (tie.)
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Sidelights
Of Revue
Spectators were applauding the
Newman band, and compliment-
ing the gyrations of Drum Major
Joe Elrod, who "never misses."
But he did make a slight bobble
Monday night, and it would be
right in front of Supt. R. S.
Covey. The superintendent
didn't notice this "once in a
lifetime" event but some meanie
had to call it to his attention.
Everyone conceded that Miss
Leona Ruth Butler, who model-
ed the "going away" outfit at
Levy's had everything the smdrt
traveler needs. When lo. some-
one had to ask her if she had
her ticket, and as usual with
travelers, she didn't.
Indication of the crowd is
best expressed by Miss Pat
Williams, who appeared in four
snappy outfits for Russell's. "All
T could see was a sea of faces,"
Miss Williams declares.
Merchants and their wives
celebrated the successful show,
and complimented it profusely,
at the dance in the Blue Bonnet
roof. It was a pleasant occasion,
they declared, and they put on
their own style show at the
dance.
Another feature of the fash-
ion parade was the array of
beauty evident among the ma-
trons who modeled. It was the
consensus that they held their
own with the schoolgirl models,
and many a husband was round-
ly complimented on his smart-
looking wife.
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Clearing Skies
Follow Storms
By UNITED PRESS
Skies cleared in the south-
west Tuesday after a series of
rain and wind storms hau 'aken
five lives and caused consider-
able property damage in Okla-
homa, Texas and Arkansas.
Two farm children, residing
near Texarkana, died in a tor-
nada last night. At least 11 per-
sons living near Texarkana
were injured.
Numerous Texas farmers re-
ported livestock dead or miss-
1 ing. Power service was disrupt-
ed in a wide area in East Texas.
At Ferriday, La., a farmer and
two sons were killed, nine per-
sons injured and much proper-
ty damaged by a tornado today.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Unsettled,
somewhat cooler tomorow.
Maximum temperature yes-
terday fifi degrees. Low this
morning <17 degrees. Tempera-
ture at 2 p. tn. today 79 degees.
WEST TEXAS—Partly clou-
dy tonight and Wednesday;
cooler in west and north with
temperature near freezing in
Panhandle. Cooler Wednesday.
EAST TEXAS — Partly
cloudy in interior, cloudy on
coast tonight and Wednesday
and showers on upper coast and
in extreme northeast portion
Wednesday. Cooler tonight.
Scout Finance
Drive Underway
At noon today, Aubrey Legg,
chairman of the Sweetwater fin-
ance committee, who is in
charge of the campaign now
in progress for meeting the fin-
ancial needs of Scouting, re-
ports that 74 members have
been enrolled and that a total
of $680 has been subscribed in
behalf of Scouting.
Last night a "kickoff" meeting
was held at the Texas Electric
Service company's office with
the following men in attendance:
Charles Paxton, Paul Brown,
Philip Yonge, W. S. Chennault,
M. G. Allison, George Thomp-
son, J. H. Williams, Ed Neinast,
John Pinson, Pete Starnes,
Adolph Eberle, Aubrey Legg,
and A. J. Stiles.
Prospect lists were divided
and the final plans made for the
enrollment of sustaining mem-
bers. In addition to the above
men. the following are in charge
of finance zones: Ross Covey,
John Schriever, Luther Watson,
Lee Langley, B. N. Roberts, Pet-
er Fox, Alvin Kendrick, and
Joe Boot he. Additional workers
were to be secured by those in
charge of zones.
A complete list of those sub-
scribing will be published in
the paper tomorrow since time
did not permit checking of lists
in time for today's publication.
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Aggravated Assault
Charge Against Rice
An aggravated assault charge
was filed in county court Tues-
day against Chester Rice by
County Attorney E. L. Duncan
on complaint signed by Sheriff
Tom Wade. Rice is alleged to
have beaten Lela Bishop Zim-
merman Saturday night when
she refused to disclose the
whereabouts of Mrs. Rice,
whom Rice also is said to have
attacked but who escaped to
the home of a neighbor.
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Sweetwater Reporter
VOL. XXXX
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1938
NUMBER 312
HOUSE CROUP FAVORS TVA QUIZ
Winners Selected
In Fashion Revue
Bicycle Parade
Laura Jean Crabb Wins
Girls' Award, Carroll
And Edwards Split
Little Laura Jean Crabb, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Crabb won first place for
decorated bicycles in the boys'
and girls' Spring Fashion Re-
vue parade sponsored by the
Reporter. Her bicycle had been
made into a miniature boat,
decorated in marine blue and as
the little girl was the first to
register for the parade she
headed the bicycle entrants. Lau-
ra Jean wore a blue sailorette
costume to match her float and
made a pretty picture as she
pedaled her way between the
throngs of onlookers.
Two boys, Ray Carroll and
Ellison Edwards were awarded
the first place for most original
hoys' decorated bicycle. The
youths had improvised a "bicy-
cle built for two" and for added
interest had a small house trail-
er which they towed in the
rear. Lights shone from the win-
dows in the trailer on each side.
Rny is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Carroll and Ellison is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ed-
wards.
In her peacock costume Mary
Lee Jensen, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. M. H. Jensen, won first
place for originality of costume
among the girls. Peacock plum-
mage had been fashioned
out in fan shape. The little
girl's dress was of a delicate
shade to match the dominant
coloring in the feathers and she
evoked many "ahs" and "ohs"
from the onlookers, as she
wheeled in the parade.
Atmosphere of West
Depicting the good old atmos-
phere of the West, Raymond
Fitzgerald son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Fitzgerald won the boys'
costume prize. Typifying "Buck
Benny Rides Again", Bobby
decked out in cowboy outfit
mounted his bike instead of a
horse to give western gla-
mour to the parade.
In that there were four of-
ficial prizes of $2 to be award-
ed the judges listed for honor-
able mention the beautifully
decorated bicycle and costume
of little Bobbie Jean Mercer pre-
senting the "Spirit of Miss Amer-
ica." Bobbie Jean won the ad-
miration of the huge crowd. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis L. Mercer.
The judges, Mrs. John
Perry and J. H. Williams, prin-
cipal of the high school expres-
sed their appreciation of the
cooperation and orderliness of
the participants. Originality was
the basis on which costumes
and decorations were judged.
Fair Board To
Meet Today
A special meeting of the No-
lan County Fair association
committee to select nominees
for a permanent president of
the group is scheduled for 5
o'clock this afternoon in the of-
fice of the Board of Citv Devel-
opment. E. J. Darley, ' W. R.
Johnson and Austin Jordan are
members of the committee ap-
pointed by M. C. Manroe, tem-
porary president.
Mexicans Parade to Celebrate Oil Seizures
Alterations In
Reorganization
Bill App roved
F'lan to Lift lousiness
Out Of Recession Is
Favorably Reported
WASHINGTON — (l'P)
—The house passed anil sent
to the senate today a $448.-
1 Hi,280 war department ap-
propriation bill, tlie largest
since 1921.
WASHINGTON' — (UP) —
The house rules committee to-
day favorably reported the sen-
ate approved resolution for a
joint investigation of the TVA.
The democrats on a special
house committee decided to
make drastic substitutions in the
government reorganization bill.
Decision of the democratic
members to substitute four
house measures for the senate
ColorfulParade
Of Bic
By Newman
Store Windows Are
Unveiled As Street
Lights Turned On
By RUSSELL BENNITT
Crowds, estimated at 7,000
persons, witnessed Sweetwater
merchants' Spring Fashion Re-
vue, sponsored by the Reporter,
Monday night. Persons lined
the half-mile parade route on
either side to see the boys' and
girls' colorful bicycle parade
headed by the Sweetwater high <
school band and stood in
throngs by the hundreds to see
the charming models in the
greatest style revue ever wit-
nessed in the city.
Before the parade got unde#
way with the flashing on of thfe
lights at 7:30 p. m., the dowfi-
town district was jammed with
the huge crowd which was fno-
table in its orderliness and gooei. -
nature. Simultaneously, as the
lights were flashed on, store
windows were unveiled to dis-
play the fashions from the style
• centers of the nation.
The boys' and girls' bicycle
parade formed near the muni-
cipal auditorium on Locust
street. Bicycle riders from all
parts of the city flocked to this
area and soon the line was be-
ing formed. Scarlet uniformed
bandsmen went into formation.
The parade gradually took fqrn}
as the time for starting Ap-
proached.
Little Larry Loeb, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Irving Loeb. and Bon-
nie Jean Boyd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Boyd, mounted
the princess' carriage, drawn by
Typical of «.eene in many Mexican cities is the huge parade shown here in Juarez, in which
citizens e\nlie<t In government seizure of foreign-owned oil properties. The paraders de-
nounced "foreign imperialism" and pledged support to President Lazaro Cardenas, who or-
dered llie expropriation of U. S. owned oil properties.
Fair Ground Improvement
Project Is Considered
lav
the
A project that has been
orably contemplated in
entire Sweetwater area wa :
brought into the open Monday
night, when the directors of the
Board of City I )e\ ei<ipment dis-
cussed a proposal to launch a
WPA projed for the improve-
ment. of facilities at the Fair
Grounds.
Preliminary pn >p' ■ -aI
construction of a grands
rodeo ring comhinat
sales ring for concha
auctions, one of the r<
needs of Sweet wat
Hereford center, and .
that has been favored
cattlemen and lui.-tnc
the area in the pa-;
Needed for Fair
This proposal is netting added
support as the Midwest Imposi-
tion is being revived tin year
icludes
nd and
with a
cattle
ignized
s lhe
projec'
ike by
nen of
■Recri
IVxas.
Added facilities will aid
the auction sales for
Sweetwater is famous, and
events that include spot'1
advance the city as the
ation Center of West
While the directors confined
their action to discussion and
suggestions, it is certain that
they are inclined to the project.
They will continue their inves-
tigation of possibilities and
probably will take definite ac-
tion at the next meeting if it
appears feasible to gain WPA
d addi-
Commerce convention when the
annual meet is held in Wichita
falls April 25-27. Opposition lias
arisen from Abilene, which city
was not presumed to ask for
the in.'5h convention in view of
the fact that it recently was des-
ignated as office headquarters
for the WTC'C.
The group also voted to send a
full delegation to Wichita Falls,
including H. A. Walker. Sweet-
water BCD president and chair-
man of the nominations com-
mittee at the Wichita Falls con-
vention. as well as a director
of the WTC'C; the winner of
the "My Home Town" speaking
contests who will be named at
the regular luncheon of the
Sweetwater club April 1-1; the
BCD secretary: and an entry in
the contest to crown the "Queen
of All West Texas."
Logical entry in the queen
contest is Miss Margaret Fife,
titer j reigning "Miss Sweetwater."
; to | Miss Fife is a freshman at the
University of Texas, and will
be given first invitation to en-
ter the beauty competition.
The group approved a plan to
advertise the "Broadway of
America" by means of scenic
lithographed stationery.
Those present Monday night
included Walker, president; Sam
Cress. C. E. Mays. B. C. McCall,
Jack Rich, Henry Rogers, Roy
\Y. Thompson, Joe Bowen and
George Barber, secretary.
o—-—■—
c fair,
which
Automobile Fire
Does Slight Damage Berlin Warning
support for the pr i
tions.
In the last sale he conducted
in Sweetwater, that of the Here-
ford Breeders association. Karl
Gartin, famed auctioifeer. de-
clared the sales events of this
area are growing extensively
and that a larger arena i
needed to accommodate
growing auctions
Push Invitation
Directors Monday night agreed I guished by the fire department
to push their invitation for the , before fny serious damage re-
1939 West Texas Chamber of suited.
POLICE EFFECT CURE
FOR 'DEAF-DUMB' MAN
Worth of the Sweetwater
police department jail as a
cure for deaf and dumb per-
sons is claimed by Chief N.
B. Hall as the result of a
recent episode. A man ar-
rested by Sergeant D. C.
Fulkerson and Patrolman
Mondel Russell Saturday
night couldn't give his name
to Captain Lester Turner,
and the latter furnished a .
pad when the man signaled
for something on which to
scribble.
Monday the man's speech
returned and Tuesday he
was hearing normally. "Just
putting on an act," is the
way the chief describes it.
10 Per Cent Rate
Hike Approved
AUSTIN — (UP) — Chair-
man C. V. Terrell of the Texas
railroad commission announced
today that the commission has
granted railroads authority to
increase rates 10 per cent on
shipments in less than carload
quantities. The commission has
not reached a decision on the
railroads' application for a 15
per cent in carlot traffic.
The same 10 per cent increase
was authorized for motor
| freight.
Czechs Receive
reorganization bill will be plac-1 nvo tiny Shetlands, furnished
ed before the full special reor-: through the courtesy of Harry
ganization committee tomorrow.
Howard of Tidwell Shows. The
The new version retains the of-
ponies were two of ten called
the princess' ponies, which were
fice of comptroller general anc.j brought to this country from
the present system of pre-audits \ England by Mr. Howard three
of government expenditures. ! years ago. They are diminutive 1
The senate banking and cur-
and well trained.
rencv committee voted to report j Parade Gets Inderway
As the lights flashed on, the
drummers began to beat a quick
march and Sweetwater's first
Spring Fashion Revue and boys'
and girls' bicycle parade was
favorably a broad administra-
tion plan to the RFC to invoke
RFC and WPA powers in an
effort to lift business out of
depression. One amendment
would broaden RFC powers to
allow loans to public bodies.
The chairman said that the
resolution to create a TVA in-
vestigating committee of five
senators and five representatives
would be called in the house
tomorrow.
Secretaries Cordell Hull and
Henry A. Wallace carried to the
senate finance committee oppo-
| sition of the administration to
I increase in excise taxes on pork
and beef imports in the tax re-
! vision bill.
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School Bands in
State Contest
Newman high school band of
04 pieces and the John H. Rea-
gan junior high school band,
consisting of 75 instruments,
will take part in the tenth an-
nual West Texas school band |
and orchestra contest in San An-
gelo April 28-30. it is announc-
ed by Russell E. Shrader, direc-
tor. Included in the event are
solo and ensemble contests.
Shrader of Sweetwater also is
on the general committee for
the contests. Judges from afar
have been engaged for this big
annual event, among them Mil-
burn E. Carey of Phillips Uni-
versity. Enid. Okla., and L. M.
Calavan, Classen high school.
Oklahoma City.
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Crop Meeting at
underway.
Boy Scout Bob Bothwell, col-
or bearer, headed the paraders,
carrying the Stars and Stripes,
next came the high school band,
marching with a rapid tempo.
They were followed by the tiny
princess' carriage with Larry
Loeb driving the ponies and lit-
tle Bonnie Jean Boyd in the
place of honor. Then followed
the gaily colored and costumed
bicycle paraders headed by Lau-
ra Jean Crabb, whose bicycle
had been decorated to resemble
a blue ship while she wore
a blue sailorette costume.
Raj' Carroll and Ellison Ed-
wards rode a "bicycle built for
two" and towed a trailer which
the boys had ingeniously
lighted for night display. Origi-
nality of the decorations and
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badly
these
A fire alarm about 11 o'clock
Tuesday morning was caused
j by an automobile ablaze at the
i Western Motor company on
i West Broadway. It was extin-
'ire dei
tage
BERLIN — (UP) — A warn-
ing to Czechoslovakia regard-
ing treatment of German min-
orities was given today by an | cotton
agency of the foreign
which found Premier Milan
Hodza't
ing."
Roscoe Tonight
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Discussion of the 1938 crop
program and the one-variety
Deadline 011 ord
Contest March 31
Those entering the scrambled
word contest in connection with
the Sweetwater merchants
Spring Fashion Revue, sponsor-
ed by the Reporter may enter
their ~t of words any time up
to (I j, m.. Thursday, March 31.
When the letters placed in
the show w indow s of the stores
are properly assembled they
make a four word sentence be-
| ginning with the word "Sweet-
w ater The plan of the contest
1 i.-, to make as many words as
1 possible from these four words,
I combining the letters in every
way possible.
Person submitting largest
number of words will receive $5
... | Plan wi" 1)e conducted cash. There are two other prizes
office | tonight at 8 o'clock in the Ros- of s. and SI to be awarded for
proposals "disappoint-
Mexican Expropriation of Oil Climaxes 20-Year Strife Over Black
Gold' Below Rio Grande and Yi ill Cost American Firms $200,000,000
By NEA Service
Mexican oil has been more or
less of an international head-
ache for more than 20 years.
With the government moving
rapidly to take over American
oil properties and interests val-
ued at around $200,000,000, a
crisis has been produced which
is the latest of a long series
centered on the rich Mexican
oil fields.
American oil Interests in
Mexico, considerably less valu-
able than British, have been
decreasing for more than a
decade. But thev are -till exten-;
sive.
Three great American com-
panies. Standard of New Jersey.
Standard of California. and
Sinclair, have interests in near-
ly 5,000,000 acres of Mexican oil
lands, and maintain refineries,
pipe lines, storage tank;-.
roads and other equipment.
They are the survivors ot tiian\
companies which crowded into
Mexico from the United Slates
when the oil boom came to that
country 25 years ago
American Discoveries
The Mexican oil fields were I ed world oil markets by with-
discovered, for practical pur-! drawing the Russian fields from
poses, by Americans. In 1900. E. I production, and the rush for
L. Doheny and Charles A. Can- oil that followed the war boost
field began exploration. and
blew in their first practical well
in 190-1, near Tampico. Lord
Cowdray and his Dutch Shell in-
terests were close on their heels.
The present phase of the prob-
lem began in 1917 when a new
constitution was a'd o p I e d
by Mexican declaring for the
nationalization of petroleum^ re-
sources.
The World War had dislt
icat-
ed the importance of the Mexi-
can fields until at one time they
were producing 25 per cent of
the world supply.
"Black Gold"
There was a rush for Mexi-
can oil lands and concessions.
There was violence, and many a
"tags to riches" tale. Tampico
grew from a row of mud huts
on the Gulf to a prosperous
See MEXICAN Page 2
| coe school, with the explanations the next two largest lists of
led by County Agent R. B. Tate i words.
i and R. B. Clark of Roby re- Webster's International dic-
spectively. , tionary is to-be used in judging
Wednesday meetings are at the lists and the judges' deci-
the tabernacle in Hylton at 2:30 sion will be final.
o'clock in the afternoon, and at o——
Divide school at 8 o'clock that
night. Monday's meeting was in ( ar Registration
the . Deadline Thursday
Registration of autonoMlaa
for the 1938 period is
the half way mark with ap-
proximately 2,000 panrmger
cars, 250 commercial trucks and
100 farm trucks handled.
Nolan County was
4,000 passenger license
500 commercial t,ruck
250 farm vehicle plates,"
ing to Raymond Bishop,
sessor-col lector.
Only two days are left
cure a PJ38 license plate.
Oklahoma Lads Are
Held By Police
Three juveniles from Alice,
Oklahoma, are being held by
police while a check is being
made with their parents rela-
tive to their disposition, ac-
cording to Chief X. B. Hall.
Two arrests for vagrancy, one
for intoxication and one for
driving Vic^r while intoxicated,
were • retyrtpted by police'Tues-
day. • '•
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