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WEATHER
DENISON AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy Friday and
Saturday
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Representative United Press and International News Service.
DENISON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, July 17, 1937
Fire Chief To
Leave Sunday,
Attend School
Fireman to Attend Also with Possible Fire
Rate Reduction If Men Pass Examina-
tions; Sixth School for Chief Pat Lowe
iDenison's fire chief, Pfit Lowe,
and Fireman Douglas Hosford,
will leave Sunday for the annual
fire course at Texas A. and M.
college, to last a full week.
DENISON
62-50-35
YEARS AGO
By DULCE MURRAY
• •
July 17, 187S
Friday evening an old gentle-
man named Burge, aged about
70 years and a young man named
Smith, while on their way, home
from Denison in a buggy, on the
Love Ferry road, and near George
Hopson's place, about four miles
from Sherman, were halted by
two men, who at the point of
cocked pistols, demanded their
money.
Mr. Burge had but a few
nickles. Smith had twenty dol-
lars, which they took. They also
took Smith's horse, which he was
leading behind the buggy, telling
if he would kep still and not
blow on them, he could find his
horse at a certain place in the
woods in the morning. Early Sat-
urday morning, Mr. Smith went to
the specifed place and found his
horse as promised.
Mr. Smith says one of the men
was tall, the other short and
heavy set, but has no idea as to
who they are.
There are now living only three
families in the late "northern
rival" to Denison and one of
those will move here this week.
The cattle shipped over the M-
K-T. railway from this point,
from the first to the sixteenth of
July, inclusive, was 428 cars,
averaging 22 head to the car, be-
ing a total of 9116 head.
There will be another of those
pleasant moonlight picnics in the
grove adjoining the Presbyterian
church tonight.
The Catholic Sisters have pur-
The school, the sixth for the
fire chief, is conducted by nation-
al fire heads who teach the latest
methods in fighting'blazes, many
of which are placed in practical
use here each year raising the
local unit on the highest basis it
has been in history.
An insurance rate reduction for
Denison policy holders is possible,
provided the delegates pass the
' school examinations at the termi-
I nation of classes. Last year the
I city, received such a reduction
when both Mr. Lowe and Fire
Marshall Dick Grey scored -high
grades in exminations.
At the school every practical
fact concerning firo fighting and
methods are introduced, giving
each city the chance to place
its department on a higher stan-
dard, which is checked each year
by officials. Denison has long
been known for its up-to-date fire
department and has been praised
several times by state fire offic-
ials.
WEBKLY FOUNDED 1980—DAILY 1934
7c PEP WEEK
A FAST GROWING PAPER
'rmftmrrrr'tr ma
Million Dead,
Spanish War,
Is Estimated
Loyalists Claim They Are
Ready to Begin Offensive
To Surround Franco Near
Area of Madrid, Reported
War In Second
Year Bloodshed
Many More to Die Before
Warfare in Spain Termin-
ated ; Troops Gathering
Home Loan Has
Huge Sum Out,
Home Building
LITTLE HOCK, Ark.—Money
advanced by insured savings and
loan associations in Texas for
June in the homo financing field
totaled $1,612,253.00 in 7G1
loans, according to a report for
the month compiled by the Fed-
eral Home Loan Bank of Little
Rock.
The Denison Federal Savings
and Loan association is a member
of the Little Rock bank and par-
ticipated in the total lending ac-
tivities of the state by caring for
local needs.
Throughout the State of Texas,
greatest volume of lending activity
was reported in the new construc-
tion field, with 271 loans for
$762,368.00 being made for that
purpose.
"This activity of insured asso-
chased the vacant lots on the cor- \ ciatioTls in the state is indicative
ner of Austin avenue and Sears
street and will soon commence the
erection of a convent and school.
July 17, 1887
of the service the associations are
to their communities," said H. B.
Wooten, president of the Little
Rock bank. "Through local invest-
The city park as it now is rnny ments> whlch nre insured up to
be denominated without fear of $5000.00 against loss by the Fed-
eral Savings and Loan Insurance
corporation and through credit
which may be extended by the
Little Rock band, those associa-
tions have sufficient funds at all
times with which to make all rea-
sonable loans in the home financ-
ing field."
oesides the major activity for
June, lending operations included
215 loans for purchasing of homes
totaling $434,457.00; 104 loans
for refinancing and repair total-
ing $290,389.00; and 81 loans
for all other purposes totaling
$126,039.00."
In the fire district states, 1,629
loans, totaling $3,583,606.00 were
made for all purposes.
(Continued on Phkb 4)
Lighters Beat
Bankers 3 To O
Led by McBee, C. Parkey and
Davis, all rolling well above the
600 mark, Texas Power and Light
company defeated Bank*ug3 to 0
in Denison Bowling league play
Friday night. McBee with 59S,
the highest score in many weeks,
was high for the evening.
Scores by games:
TP&L— 1 2 ( 3 Tot.
McBee 184 176 235 595
Hill 173 109 117 399
Parkey, C .... 220 207 135 568
Davis 177 222 168 557
Reed — 109 149 318
Handicap 10 — — 10
Total 770 883 794 2447
Bankers— 12 3 Tot.
I Green ..." 186 166 108 460
'Sonnenfeld .... 187 164 144 495
Srown, E 155 — — 155
Jheckler 148 167 142 457
Meyers — 100 103 203
West — 143 126 269
Handicap — 39 39 78
Totals 676 779 062
PAY DEBTS ON
INSTALLMENT
PLAN
Booit Paper*
BOISE, Ida.—Rural letter car-
riers have discovered that those
on their routes who take daily pa-
pers are not of the grouchy kind,
ft is-in that class who do not keep
informed that they find the
grouch and complaining, they de-
flir*.
MADISON, Wis. — Distressed
debtors who want to stay out of
the sheriff's hand- wire given an
opportunity by the governor of
Wisconsin by u decree which per-
mits debtors to take advantage of
a special voluntary receivership.
This will permit him to dodge fore
closure nnd enable the debtor to
pay out on installments, it is de-
clared.
Meet F 'n> Start
LOS ANGELES — The three
Russian fliers are doing Holly-
wood today and have signified
their desire to see certain of the
stars, totaling eight. Among them
aro Wallace BSery, Robert Tay-
lor, Murlene Dietrich and Clark
Cable.
MADRID—The bloody total of
dead of men, women and children
in thtf Spanish civil war, one year
old today, now has reached the
staggering amount of one million
persons, it was declared.
The anniversary of the war
finds leaders determined to carry
«n and figure for at least another
year or more.
Generals for the government
forces declare today that they are
preparing to suri'ound the rebel
general, Franco, and his forces
and are already, making drives to-
ward that end near Madrid.
Cubs Manage To
Hold First Thru
Loss Of Giants
Detroit Partially A enges its
Own Slaughter b Beating
Yanks in Wild Slugfest
Chicago has had a fight to hold
the National league lead and only
Friday afternoon had a break that
allowed them to keep the lead by
a narrow margin.
The Cubs dropped a 6 to 1 de-
cision to Boston and Lou Fette,
who turned in a three-hit per-
formance while New York was
losing a 4 to 3 game to Pittsburgh
in eleven innings. A wild throw
by Burgess Whitehead wth two
on base provided the winning tal-
ly.
St. Louis had an easy time with
Philadelphia and won a double
header 10 to 3 and 18 to 10, the
latter in tei^ frames. The Cards'
scored eight times in the overtime
period. Brooklyn slammed out
nineteen hits to defeat Cincinnati,
G to 5, but only through a three-'
run rally in the ninth.
In the American league New
York had its ten-game winning
streak snapped by Detroit 14 to
7 to partially, avenge their own
slaughter since the series began.
The Tigers scored seven times in
the sixth on one base hit. Wes
Ferrell gave and gave and Clove-
land beat him and Washington
11 to 5.
Chicago backed loose hurling
by Sugar Cain and defeated Phila-
delphia 9 to 4, despite a homer
by Wally Moses. Boston held on
to second place by blasting St.
Louis 6 to 4, helped along by a
round trip blow by Pinkey IIig>-
gens.
Dallas lost another one to Gal-
veston 3 to 2 in Texas loop play;
Fort Worth dropped a 2 to 1 de-
cision to Houston; Tulsa beat San
Antonio in a 12 to 9 slugfest and
Oklahoma City copped a 10 stan-
za, 7 to 0 contest off Beaumont.
VOL. 4—NO 22
HELEN MARIE SCHMIDT
DIES AT HOSPITAL HERE
Helen Marie Schmidt, 38, of
127 West Gandy street, died Sat-
urday morning at 2:15 at a local
hospital following an illness of
one week,
Funepfil services will be con-
ducted Sunday afternoon at the
iShort-Murray chapel at 5 o'-
clock, with Rev. B. J. Deeny of-
ficiating. Interment will be at
Fairview with Short-Murray di-
rectng. Remains will be at home
from 0 p. m. Saturday until fun-
eral time.
Parents of the deceased are
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Marshall.
She was born Nov. 11, 1898 and
was married in July 1929, at Du-
rant. Her husband is a city post-
man. Her eHucftion was received
in Denison.
Surviving are her husband, par-
ents and a brother W. H. Mar-
shall of Dallas nnd other rela-
tives.
WASHINGTON QUIET
AS SERVICES FOR
ROBINSON IS NEAR
WASHINGTON—Complete ar-
mistice was observed in the Su-
preme Court fight over the week-
end as the funeral rites for the
late Senator Robinson proceeded.
The body, which lay in state here
until Saturday following rites a*,
the capitol, left Saturday under
one of the largest honor guards
and accompanied by a large group
of Senators and Cngressmen for
Little Rock, where the last rites
are to be conducted Sunday after-
noon at 3 o'clock, CST. The rites
will be broadcast over a national
hookup.
Friday services were of the sim-
plest kind and were attended by
all state officials, headed by Pres-
ident Roosevelt with countenance
drawn and set, clearly showing
his deep grief.
The casket of the dead senator
was only a few feet from his ac-
customed place in the chamber.
Rites were read from the Episco-
pal order of worship by Rev. Bar-
ney, Phillips. The house chaplain,
Rev. James Shera Montggmery,
also took part.
UVALDE—Vice-President John
N. Garner left early Saturday
morning for Little Rock, where
he is to attend the last funeral
rites for the late Senator Robin-
son, who also was a close friend
of the Texas man. He will travel
by automobile.
He plans to go on to Washing-
ton from Little Rock. Mrs. Gar-
ner will join him later.
Last Day Of
Search Begins
For Aviatrix
Last Effort to Locate Miss
Earhart and Noonan Be-
gins Under Navy; Faint
Hope is Felt in Search
75,000 Miles
Are Covered
Forty-Two Planes
For Final Day
Plans May Be
Utilized
Search;
Changed
Freak Wreck
Kills Mules
On Highway 75
Car 'Completely Demolished
In Mishap; Occupants Es-
cape With Minor Injuries
Blood and watermelon covered
a wide area on highway 75 three
miles southeast of Denison today
following a car-wagon wreck early
Friday night, killing two mules
and injuring three persons, none
severely.
According to reports, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Ball of Dallas, driving
toward Oklahoma, collided with a
wagonload of watermelons driven
by a negro. The Ball machine is
alleged to have been on the. left
side of the highway when the
near-tragedy occurred.
The impact threw one of the
mules high into the air, landing
on top of the machine, crushing it
in on top of the occupants. The
other mule was so badly injured
it was shot by officers.
The car occupants were rushed
to the I.ong-Sneed clinic wjiere
Mr. Ball was treated for minor
bruises on the body and Mr. Bill
received aid for an injured nose.
The negro is said to have received
a bruised shoulder, but did not
seek medical aid. After receiv-
ing attention, the couple left the
hospital.
According to the negro, he was
driving the wagonload of melons
in the pool of the night to Deni-
son for sale today. Both the car
and wagon were completely de-
molished.
labor group
j SHOWS INCREASE
\
WASHINGTON—The American
Federation of Labor has grown
in membership by 025,000, sinee
that organization severed rela-
tions with John L. Lewis, it was
anonunced today. This repre-
sents the greatest increase in
membership in the same length
of time in any period of the his-
tory of the AFofL.
(Vi it £xpo ition
PARIS—Mr. and Mrs. F. D.
Roosevelt, Jr., on their honey-
moon, passed practically unno-
ticed into the Paris exposition
grounds here.
Man Killed In
Train Mishap
At Whitesboro
Man Struck by Train Near
Pilot Point Early Friday
Dies At Gainesville, Claim
Frank Deering, 82, was instant-
ly killed Friday at 6:38 p. m.,
when he was struck by an east-
bound Katy passenger train No.
38, on the third crossing west of
the M-K-T. station at Whitesboro.
Deering was described as hard
of hearing and did not hear the
approach of the train. Two small
girls, whose names were not
learned, tried to warn the aged
man, but to no avail.
He approached the crossing on
the side of Fireman F. Daugherty.
The train and engine crews con-
sisted of Conductor J. E. Favis,
of Whitesboro, Brakeman John
Ward, Engineer E. Glazer of
Gainesville and Fireman Daugher-
ty of Denison.
Roy Williams, 36-year-old
Gainesville oil lease operator, who
was struck by the southbound
Katy, Texas Special about 7:52
Friday morning near Pilot Point,
died later in the day at a Gaines-
ville sanitarium, according to re-
ports received here.
Williams was driving a late
coach model automobile, which,
according'to a report of Engineer
William Kelly, beame stalled be-
fore the ear got completely over
the tracks.
Kelly, seeing the machine too
late to stop the train, was forced
to hit it.
The injured man was taken to
Collinsville for emergency treat-
ment of a crushed skull, chest and
a fractured arm by a Dr. Wil-
liams, a Katy physician.
The automobile was completely
demolished, reports indicnte.
Everyday
DENISON
HONOLULU—What is declared
to be the last effo#t to be made
under orders of the navy to locate
the two globe girlding fliers lost
now fifteen days in treacherous
waters somewhere off Howland
Island, is entered by the searchers
with little hope they will locate
Amelia Earhart and her male
companion and navigator.
With faces smeared with grease
to keep off the blazing sun as
much as possible, aviators have
zoomed off the craft carrier Lex-
ington for the past three days
with no sign of the fliers any-
where in their more than 75,000
square miles of searching.
Again today forty-two planes
will zoom out into the world of
space looking for the lost couple
and after returning tonight, the
final chapter will be written, un
less plans are changed.
Denison Mgs.
Of Chamber At
Dallas School
Elliot McClung Leaves To
Attend Classes; Suggs to
Join Secretary on Monday
P. E. Comstock, representative
of the Delaware, Lackawana and
Western railroad, was a brief
Katy, visitor Saturday. Mr. Com-
stock departed for his headquart-
ers in St. Louis on the Katy
Special. He has just completed
a business trip to Dallas.
A freight carload of frames
for the construction of the new
(Continued on Page
Elliot McClung, Denison Cham-
ber of Commerce manager, left
today for Dallas to attend the
sixth annual Southwestern Cham-
ber of Commerce school at the
Baker hotel. The school will be-
gin Sunday and continue through
Friday.
Monday night Tom J. Suggs,
Jr., Denison Chamber president,
may attend the president's ban-
quet, given in honor of all CC
heads throughout the southwest.
The school will feature a course
by C. J. Crampton, executive sec-
retary of the Dallas Chamber of
Commerce on legislative and gov-
ernmental laws relative to busi-
ness with which every chamber
manager should be acquainted.
Other CC leaders throughout the
nation will be present, it was re-
ported.
U.S. Enters As
Peace Maker In
ChinaT rouble
China Says
It's Ready
ForFinish
Chinese Enlist 100,000 More
To Aid When Japanese
Strike; Answer U. S. Sec-
retary's Protest Today
May Endanger
Peace Of World
Points Out Warfare Would
Encrouch Upon Interests
of Many Foreign Nations
Two negru women were sitting
on the front porch of their home
when a weaving darky approached
and asked if they could tell him
the way to go home. "Have you
lived in Denison long" asked one
of the women. "Sure, all my life,"
he answered, telling them he was
a preacher, which the women
knew. "You've had one drink of
whiskey too much," they told him.
He vigorously denied it. "How
are you going to point the way
to heaven in your condition" he
was asked. "Sister, it's done
slipped up on me," the pastor
mumbled and turned around and
walked away
Down in Dallas officials are go-
ing to enforce a city ordinance
aganst loud radios after 11 p. m.
and in the early morning. There
are numerous complaints of the
same thing right here in Denison,
but if there is a city ordinance
covering it, we don't know about
it. Generally the persons who
operate their radios loudly late at
night or early in the morning
have little thought whether the
neighbors like it or not, and
should be dealt with accordingly.
Liquor Houses
Get Reduction
Down To $1,100
The Pan-American games were
expecting too much when they in-
vited Lonnie Hill, state high
school 100 yard and 220 yard
dash winner, to compete in the
contests now underway there.
While Lonnie will be a good inter-
collegiate man in a few years, a
high schoo lstudent, as a genera1
rule, has no business competing
with great names this early in his
career, Billy Cloud ot Howe would
have made a better showing than
Hill and before their collegiate
days are over, he will be a bettet
man. But you know how those
Dallas people are—they, have to
edge in one of their own somehow
or other. In some cases the high
schoolers are ready for b.g time
An exception to the rule is the
competition, but not generally.
Oklahoma City Classen high jave-
lin thrower, Bob Peeples.
J'EIPING—Prepared for any at-
tack that Japan may make, China
is determined to meet its foe, it
was declared by officials today in
answer to the mild protest offered
from the United States by Secre-
tary Cordell Hull against China
and .Japan engaging in war.
With major armies of both
sides moving into the area where
the trouble is already at the white
heat point, Chinese forces to the
amount of more than 100,000 are
on their way to reinforce the sit-
uation.
thi
That fellow picked up in
Cotton Mill section for Dallas po-
lice, was wanted as as accomplice
to a Dallas murderer, it is allesr-
ed. He was returned Thursd y
to Dallas for questioning.
Not Satisfied With Denials Of
Taxi Driver, Oklahoma City Gem
Loser Calls In Cops; Recovered
OKLAHOMA CITY—Mrs. E.
Geter, who had lost $2500 worth
of jewelry somewhere between
her home nnd the theatre, which
she attended Inst night, acted on
a hunch and found the gems.
She had a taxi take her home
and after missing the jewelry,
went to the taxi office to inquire
about the lost articles. The taxi
driver who answered her call de-
nied any knowledge of the ar-
ticles. Not satisfied she called in
the police who made an investi-
gation of the personal effects of
the taxi driver.
In his room tucked away in a
suitcase the jewelry was found.
In the collection was a dinner
ring with several diamonds, val-
ued at $500, a wrist watch with
diamonds valued at $350 and
other diamonds which ran the
value tip to $2,500.
HOBBS, N. M.—Following the
closing of all local saloons as a
protest against the huge occupa-
tion tax fastened on the operators
July 1st by the city commission,
the city dads relented last night
night and reduced the tax to
$1100.
This morning the bar keeps dug
up their aprons and are dispens-
ing liquid refreshments again at
the accustomed places.
Mattern Plans
Russian Hop
LOS ANGELES—Jimmy Mat-
tern, ace flyer, who plans to take
off on his non-stop flight from
Los Angeles to Moscow, hopes to
cut down the flying time made by
the Russians by twenty hours.
His plane, a huge twin motored
ship, is capable of a cruising speed
of 200 miles per hour
Myiterioua Plane
LONDON—Officials are trying
to locate a mysterious plane which
is being sent over the city, at
nights. The plane may be taking
photos by night, it la declared.
At any rate, officials wish to
know just why the plane is doing
so much night flying.
The Pittsburgh Gazette says
"One of the best signs of general
prosperity has arrived is when a
man spends two dollars for every
time he makes one."
A person is just as old as he
thinks he is, is an old adage,
much truer than it sounds. A man
looks upon age as just something
that has to happen, while, accord-
ing to persistent rumors, a wom-
an looks forward to it with grow-
ing anxiety. One can look about
right here in Denison and see spry
youngsters only, bordering on sev-
enty or above. Judge M. M.
Scholl is well in the sixties, but
he is just as active and sharp-j
brained as a man thirty years
younger. A grandmother of ours
was above eighty when she passed
away, but right up to the last
minute she kept in contact with
everything going on. In her
healthier days she could easily
have passed for a woman of fifty-
five.
Bill Conatser, probably the
greatest all-around athlete star
the Denison high school ever turn-
ed out (we'll argue with you on
the point a long time) has final-
ly decided to cast his chips into
the Texas A. and M. college pot,
where he will enter September 20.
Bill will play a little football and
engage in other athletics, but he
will primarily go for the educa-
tion. He plans to major in chem-
ical engineering. We're backing
WASHINGTON—Declaring that j
war between the nations of China
and Japan would endanger the ,
peace of the rest of the world, '
Secreta-y Cordell Hull entered the j
arena as unofficial peace maker
Friday.
Hull pointed oirt that war in
the far east could not be waged
without encroaching on the inter-
ests of America and other nations.
The statement of Hull was is-l
ued following an all-day session j
with various diplomats, among]
them being the Chinese Ambasea- j
dor C. T. Wang and Yakichiro
Suma, in charge of affairs for
Japan. To each of them separately
ht repeated the statement that a
war between the nations woull
I be a blow to the peace of the
I world.
GRASSHOPPER WAR
STARTS IN EARNEST
rOLORADO SPRINGS—If the
plan of scattering poison bran
from airplanes proves successful,
a total of 250 guardsmen with
planes will be brought into the
war in this state against grasshop-
pers, it was declared today.
Poison bran is being broadcast
from planes in the area affected
in the heroic fight being made
in this state to eradicate the pests, j
Two Injured \ I
OKLAHOMA CITY—Two per-
sons aro in a local hospital fol-
lowing a crash when a truck ran
into a parked car last night.
In the parked car were J. M.
Green and Miss Marie Nickel.
Both suffered severe head cuts
nnd internal injuries.
(Continued en Page 4)
Balloon ^Believer
ROCHESTER—Dr. G. Piccard,
noted explorer of the stratosphere
hopes to be able to use rubber in
balloons to be used for further
explorations in the interest of
science. He believes It wlU be
more efficient and is working to
that end.
Little Mam Back |
NEW YORK—The little man i =
back in the stock market again
and represents one-fourth of the
business being conducted. His
purchases are in blocks of 100
shares or less, it was declared to-
day.
NOTICE
If yoa do not get you papet
delivered to you by 5 p. m. eacJ
lay, please phone 300 and on>
will be sent you.
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