The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, February 9, 1940 Page: 1
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THAT MAN IS IIEUC AGAIN
Government Announces a New
Census in April IIeadltne
Q Im the census man
A We dont want any today
Q You dont understand Im tak-
ing a census
A Again I
Q Do you own this house
A I cant find out I thought I
owned it but I get so many bills
statements demands and Inquiries
about it that Im not certain
Q Is there a federal loan on it
A Do you know anything there
Isnt a federal loan on
Q How many people live here
A Six
Q How many are working
A Theyre all working
Q Doing what
A Answering questions of cen-
sus takers
Q How many adults in the fam <
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Three adults and two children
think the children are more
mentally than the others
What makes you think so
They know better than to on
the doorbell every time it
Continued on page 2
Mrs Joe Evans is able to be up a-
gain
JOHNS
Fame sometimes creates something out
of nothing
FEBRUARY
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Irom Mexico 1917
6 A F of L expel United
Mine Workers 1933
7 Great fire ravaged Balti-
more 1904
6 Fremont proclaimed an-
nexation cl California
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ture authorized as execu-
tive department 1889
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MESCAL IKE d amunTtEY
chases will be appreciated at the
stores advertising in The News
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Brother of Soviet Chief Hits Red Tactics
While his brother Gen C M Stern leads Soviet arm forces against
rinland Morris Stern above nails on customers In his modest Los
Angeles grocery store Morris Sterns sympathies arc with rlnand
A naturalized citizen he stated I dont like It why dont tliey let
them nlcnc
A new name is added to The News
honor roll today Joe Pavlovsky
whose cream can bo whipped but
whose milk cant be beat will be a
regular advertiser in The News from
now on With a T B tested herd
grain fed and with two deliveries
dally its the best milk and the best
service in townl
If you want this paper to con-
tinue patronize News advertisers
they make it possible Incidentally
no News advertiser is trying to do
business with a certain class of
people Large or small your pur
Our school band will be host to-
morrow to twentytwo bands from
over the Panhandle in the second
annual band clinic
There will be a street parade right
after lunch with all the bands in
review The Dr German block will
be the official parade grounds
From 4 to 430 the bands will be
broadcast over KPDN
You are invited to hear tho local
band rehearse tonight under the
direction of Col Karl D Irons
recognized a the finest cornet play-
er and teacher in the entire south-
west
The following business houses and professional men are regular
News advertisers They want their messages read by everybody
not just a favored few Rich or poor you will find a sincere welcome
at these
friendly stores
2 Best Way Store
2 Johnsons Grocery
3 Piggly Wiggly
4 Palace Theatre
5 Magnolia Station
6 Dr W R German
7 Red Top Station
8 The Texas Station
9 Pavlovskys Dairy
EFFIE THOMPSON
SLIGHTLY BETTEB
As we go to press Mrs Effie
Thompson who has been seriously
ill since Monday night is some bet-
ter Her many friends are praying
for her complete recovery
Mrs Thompson is the mother of
Mrs M G Johnson and Mrs J It
Trayler
Fill DEATHS HEHE
THE PAST WEEK
The grim reaper took four of our
beloved citizens during the past sev-
en days
Uncle John Miller tho Panhan-
dles first blacksmith died Friday
at the age of 8G years
Mrs S M King who with her
husband operated a Glling station
near the county line passed away
Sunday at the age of 64 years
Mrs Laura Virginia Todd mother
of Jep Todd expired Monday after-
noon following a weeks illness She
was 81 years of age
Charley Feet a brother of Billy
Peet and Mrs Jim Miller succumbed
after a long illness Monday evening
at the age of 67 years
Ear Rhea Jr is home from college
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Vol H
CANADIAN TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 940
No 22
Wraith of Apache
Who Defied Army
Still Annoys U S
Tribe of Old Geronimo Is
Stirring Up Trouble
For Government
ANADAKKO OKLA It has been
30 years since old Geronimo died
but the wraith of the rash Apache
chief who defied the might of the
U S army haunts the government
yetAged
Aged members of his untamed
band of Chlricahaus and their de-
scendants have employed an attor-
ney skilled In Indian affairs to car-
ry to the tribal court of claims
at Washington their contention that
the white mans government did
them wrong a half century ago
Eightyseven Apaches powwowing
at the town of Apache near here
decided to ask redress for the more
than 26 years they languished in
captivity and compensation for tri-
bal lands they claim were taken from
them on New Mexicos Warm
Springs reservation in 1852
Once Defied Government
Grady Lewis an Oklahoma City
attorney who handled many tribal
matters has been dispatched to
Washington to take up the claims
Once these hardy braves whooped
defiance at the government but they
are old men now too old to seize
what they believe Is theirs So they
turn to the white mans courts
Continued on page 4
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, February 9, 1940, newspaper, February 9, 1940; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47129/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.