Breckenridge Weekly Democrat (Breckenridge, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, January 29, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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PENALTIES TO
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UNTIL OCT. 15
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if Cl'i.n. of Mono Township
point wi'ti pi.de to th. i town '
i ouiirll who tiited the N.w Yeii j
hv i uttiiiu th. ii own aalniiis i
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FATHER MRS.
W. H. BENNETT
PASSES AWAY
Funeral Services To Be
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Held In Tyler Thurs
day Afternoon j
John A Ittynnt. 63 futh. r . f'
Mih W l. Hennctt of this . itv I
died Inst niirht In a D-ilI n lm.
pit.il fm ml- of Mi Iii. net i..
infiu Hied toilm Mis Itintiett mil
her husliin.i I .il ui'. n .' le
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el in h ui .ii.l.l. ni . me ii' til
lux hum in Tl. . .i " ; v. 1 1
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llin.r.il el vn i will In- held i'l
T1ei riiiu-.d.iy alt. rri on .iii.ui'.
inn ti v.oi.1 iei I veil hen
Mr Hi.mt vvlio wan c itur'. I
with ii Tvlei uuli'iiiohile f I m in
urvii'd hy his wife and five chil
dren. The rhlldien are Mr J. Rm-
nett Mrs. O. J Bruce of Gilmer
Mm N'oi i Itryunt of Tyler; Bol
Hrant i.f Tyler and Burt of nul-
Us. son Min Nort Bryant U Willi
known in Hterkenrldge. Hhe has
visited ui'n uei .liter here many
times.
To In vest in ale
Potato Weevil1
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he will i .invert 'h. M.
sulate at Seattle W i-h
honoraiy pot St igana i
known ter.or singer.
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Oil Man Likely As !
San Anyelo Mayor
SAN ANCKI.O I " " I" Kit
p. .. I ll h. i t . I. i ' ' 'I'
t. A - M . ' is.
prospect mentlunet to -u...... .on
late A A Glyiei ii nimn A p. -tltioii
wis cl iiilitcd among the
ciil?. nship of signitnies pilot to
i.'ese' C on to h 111 I' W. i .1 lie
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l n ii N.-w Pint fi I wan -in-
e nt P.iltn Kiaeh. Kin whre
.n l.. married nt Newp.ut in Stay
nrr wh.eh h"an twn v.'it' i-(o in Pau i
TAX - PAYING
TIMENEARS
"ZERO HOUR"
"Pay Taxes Earlv Avoid1""""'"
J J' lAngelo iinrt I'l
Last -Minute Rush"
Collectors Urge
"Avoid the rush and peniltic.
p:iv nir t.iiis now.' Is the wiin
inn belnrf given out hv the ml
lectins of the five different taxes
due this; week
Si it.- county and arhnol ttixe..
in 1 poll tax dues and automobile
u.'ii-e f.-i s must 00 pnid hefote
I'.hiiintv 1 fto avoid being em
Inn i". .i in one or another
lielni((ii.-it penalties are a-e
il tax n)iii who let theli state
i oun1 and tchoot t.ixes remain
i.npii'l nftei the last .lav of this
week f'ounty ('ollei-toi A II
Downing and school tax collector
L. M Smith remineded tax payris
today.
If automobiles are not register-
ed before February 1 I' la fin-
able offense to drive our car. Sir.
Downing: stated.
Those who do iot pay their poll
taxes this week -'annul vol during
1931 Mr. Downing said. H also
reported that poll taxes were be
ing exceptionally alow this year.
The tax collectors are especially
interested In seeing tux payer pay
their dues eatly In order to avoid
the big rush always encountered
n the larft Saturday night In
Januury.
Omaha Paslor Scores
Education a Plan
' ' OMAHA. Jan 2n. aU The "eof-
f. i mill pi in of education wh!h
It KndiMiik W Clayton rector of
U Saint a Rpiscipal Church
.Ii.hms is hemg ii-' .I h Columbia
1 nt.isitv was so. ted In a recent
1 ' i'k h. fm. 'imihi Parent-Teacher
A . . i i.itioi member.
' Today In thl count ty we fol-
low the edni atlonal system of Col-
uiuhi.i the coffee mill of educa-
tn.n ' he siid " Tod iy edui ntinn
ii 1 1 In com. an in .dilation and
in in pel .on-. H''t j n enough to
I .iioiula'. I i-jiinst e.liiiitun f n
'I . est of tin II lives
Say Hifhways Arc
-t j Ar...f
irttlttM iyttfl reiy adequate foi staging Olympic
-- games.
I'MHAHT Ian 2S d'P' Civic Water sport may be staRStl
.lull ..f I'llh.nt plac. paved high- llnel n tne Mediterr mean or In
w ii a- the iiii.ttiui nee of Dal- i mdoor swimming pools while the
hut and the city's territory during clly and surrounding mountains of-
the next two yeai Other big needs frl the choice of many routes for
il-sted are i new form of city gov-
eini.iiiit publii pitks and play-
loiiuds .'id .i hett. i l.ghted uty
i.itnus fih rr iirrrrr f 01.11.
WuHi-fc:&lLli Ma.. Jul. SJwfi.
Ruggf (I New England weather has
not p. evented Mian Anna Anupl-
gian fiom growing two oringe
ti..- and one s'l ipeftiuf tiee Till
. il she haive-'.d font doien o.-
ii.u an I t a i do t ui ipefiuit
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Conference Today
BANK NAMES
SAME GROUP
OF OFFICERS
First National Bank Heads
Elected At Directors'
Meeting Tuesday
The mmc officers anil directors
who directed the buslne-s of the
K.rnt Nation il bank her list year
will i:.n .serve the bank during
i31
Officii of thr Institution were
cle.'ed v .i regular directors' meet-
ing hi'i.i Tuesday afternoon. Direct-
on .if tho h.-ink wi prtp. nt a
s'lirkhoWlcrs' meeting cirllor In the
I month.
Officer elected by the bnnk cll-
rectma yeterday were V II.
Orrrn chairman of tho board; St
K Daniel president; C. K. Stnrtln.
nctixe pr-preident; J H. Robert
vice-president Omar nillmore
rii-hier and I M. Faulkner ixlst-
ant cashier
Directors elerted by the stock-
holders are: W. II Green. SI. K
Danlfl. .1 H. Robert C. K. Stnrtln
Jnmes B. Dunlgan U'. It. Bennett.
W v. O.iodwln. Omar (JlllmorB.
Mr- It. S Walker. Fort Worth ind
' St Caldwell of Abilene
Orient Asks For
Riffht To Issue
Railway Bonds
WAHMNOTON. Jan. 2S 't !'
Approval of the Interstate Cnm-
uierce Commlaslon of the Issuance
if million-dollar bonds by the
Knnnas Cy Orient and Mexico
nillw iy wan asked today. The Ori-
ent proposes to deliver the bonds
to the Atchison Topekft nnd Knntn
in payment for con-
line between ban
esidlo Texas i dis
tance of 137 miles.
FARM BUREAU
MEET BEGINS
500 Delegates Attend First
Day's Session
DAMwS. Jan 2 U.R) Improve-
ment of present marketing means
os an outlet to the farm eeonom'c
problem wa.s the prevailing thought
expressed hy officials today when
the Eleventh annual convention of
the Texaj Farm Bureau Federation
begun here.
More than 300 had registered at
noon end a total of 1.000 Is ex-
nected by tomorrow's aoaalon
Luminaries of the agriculture in-
dustry from throughout tho na-
tion Joined with the rank and flln
of dirt farmers as tha Initial ses-
sion got underway.
A. I Ward of the National Cot-
ton Seed Treasures Association
and president el the Dallas Agri-
cultural Club delivered tho wol-
come address. Frank Frist vice
president of the Federation te-
ponded.
In his annual address. President
J. E. SlontRomery of Tynan
branded funds raised to fight co-
operative marketing groups nnd
the American Cotton Cooperative
Assn. as "speculative ventures. He
recommended a Legislative pro-
gram culling for a number of re-
gulations beneficial to farmers.
Barcelona Seeks
W:i6 Olympic Meet
BARCELONA. Jan. 28. 'U.R A
definite drive to have Barceloni
named as the site for the Olympic
'ame of 1936 is under way here.
The fame of the great Slontjtiich
Madlum. well known since Its con-
struction for the Barcelona Inter-
nationil Exposition (1020-19301 has
now spread everywhere and It Is
irenerallv ronccded that ll I en-
long bicycle motorcycle automo-
bile i.ic.n. oi the running of mara-
thons and other distance rarei.
rV.MI.ll STOKKKKK.'HI. IlK.Vll
PORT ARTHUR. Ont Jan. 08.
(UP William SIcKirdy Nlplgon
stntekeepei who outfitted mnv
fishing nnd hunting parties in-
cluding the Pilnce of Wales and
the late Teddv ' Roosevelt is dead
Hot n in Toronto
N'ipi n I'i i it
movi d to
Hi. w if '
SCHOOLS OF
BRECK SHOW
SMALL GAIN
More Students Enrolled At
End Of First Semester
This Year Than Last
Uuslnesa In general may he some
what "shot" at this time hut ti.
Hreckenrldge school system Is not
bolnij affected by the depression
Superintendent N. 8. Holland aid
today.
A checkup of enrollment figute-
In all of the schools nt the end '"
the first semester last week i
veals that more students ate v
tending school at this time ilm
were enrolled at the same pen
last year. Sir. Holland said.
At the end of the first s.-lmo
semester In 1029 2.123 student-
were enrolled In the five whit.
Sir. Holland said. He .oported to
.i . kit ie .....-.. .
uay mill a loiai ot ...i i nuiu.-ii'
were attending the schools at ihe
end of the first semester this year
John V. Itnltoy. high school prin
clpal. said that his sehool has more
students enrolled at this time than
ever before.
The Iosa of students hy gi-ului
tion and dropping out of school
the end of the first semesfei last
week was balanced hv the enroll
ment of new student all of the
school principals announced
BRADY SPENDS
NIGHT IN PEN:
i
Starts Serving Sentence
Late Yesterday
HL'NTSVILLE. Jan 2S. UP'
Former appeal court Judge. John
W Hrady. becan his first day in
the penitentiary hern with break
fast In the prison mess hull .it 0
a. m. today.
The white-haired former promi-
nent GA-yenr-old Austin Jurist was
Admitted to tho prison shortly aft-
er 6 p m. yesterday after a three-
day wait for commitment paper
from Pallas county. He had wait-
od In Huntsvllle since Sunday to
start serving the three-year en-
tenc imposed on hint for the knife
minder of Stlss Lohliit Hlghmith
Austin court stenoghapher In Nov
1929.
'Truck Catches
Fire Fifth Time
A certain milk truck used by
D. .V A seems to be Jinxed.
It caught fire this morning
for the fifth time in the pist
year and a half and exactly ot
the same plaeu It caught fire
about month 'go. In front of
the Red Stflr Grocery.
The fire department 'aved
the load of milk bj't the truck
was pretty badly damaged.
Faale Builds Nest
Of Barbed Wire
DALHART. Jan. 2 (U.R' A
barhed-wlrn engue nest lined with
tufts of cow hair ha been foun I
near here.
VV. L. Hamilton theater ownei
discovered t In the top of a wind-
mill tower near Exum. The wheel
had been blown from the towei
and the nest coni'-ucted among
the gears
Hamilton said It Is a large a a
washtub and contained many
bones. It was so fiimly built th.t
he could not remove It without
tearing It apart.
Card Index System
Boosts Attendance
.enK.ft . .. oa mo
An Individual card index system of
pupil ha. brought about bet..-
attendance at one Toronto public
school. aoeorilinE to F. II Atk.ns
the prtnalrwl. Baeh pupil name
address and reaord hept by his
.anehoe nn an Individual card
When n pupil la absent or late ihe
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teacher notes tne fact on tne cainion m cn.. ... ...-. .
and sends It to the principal who Is anon the hoi I.i lu.ui Minn i.
Immediately get the truant offieer j Texas Sliuit.iie is Mi. i ipi ..! of
on the Job I Nu I." i
TRIAI. SET.
SAN ANTONIO. Jan 2 U.R)
Trial of Claud Corley. ownei of
the lioness which Inst Friday killed
Viola Frleen two on chaiges of
neelment hon-.iclde tod . was set
fm Feh
10 hy Jud;;e McCollum
Hmiirtt
C'o-Kcl Is Shot :
Jealous Wife
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tmimBimu
! 9 Jk V
UlWT srW 7
Just as sh
the i ampin
Tul i a' Tul
lole (' III li :i
e.l W I i 'll
Endui'ott ihil.iwi Wife of l plolil
Im-nt Tti li an hi'. t. 1 he w .ut I-
ed co-ed was taken to :i hospi' .1
In a serious condition Stis Knda
rotl told pidlce liet hiishind "
Infat uate.l with the jjtrl. who for-
merly is hi i ' letat v.
FIGURE SHOT
FROM AMBUSH
Gangster Slain Near Spot
Where Brofher Slain
Five Years Ago
CHICAGO Jin
I'.illkovit 2 vv.i
.-hot to d. till i
le-. than a hi... I
whel e in w"'' p'" ml'.
I I SI i i
'i I... li id
t I i' w lllll.'.
1. 1 Hi. -p..'
I . h .
hlothet II. Wild W.ii lilll. I o
gangster.
Mom was the xtnit s in wit
no in the t. il of Hub. t
"Pudgy" S'nii in nii wi. p. .
teheed to pi i. on in ItC'i for kill
Ing How.ild I'ol.n '.elle.'ed M'T
rts' t.-ft mi.'iiv at tn.it tiiat mifcht
have led to his sl'ij.ml.
Both Mollis utt'l Unwind llurlvo
vltx weie listed hy poll e a minor
gangstuM Sloiil' v. i aht t twice
t.uoiigh the iicul an.l "nee In the
neck as lie walked ' his home
from a. jestuui.int.
Prizes Offend For
the i ampin . f the 1 ! . i
Till i a' Tul i likl i SI.
' ' ipi .s . . it ol I I -tw.ee
b SI . Aim i
Tex. History EssuysZ:rJZ
AISTl.N
i'i f" es.r
feient ph i .
off. I.. I li
.) HI .'K
s ' Ir.
of T
M. T.
ten on
.1"
In toiy i..
I. UK'' ..'
mini-- 'on
o x'lid.-iits
d in th. i
I 'oliimhw . Hi
On. i nn'i i
In .ui Tex i-
II 10. 1
1
I"
.ii e
t"
lent i I'Atri-.'lo high " hoots
. ..I. in ut. 1 1 contest fm '
and
Colli
25
ph .
Th.
hh.
i. u
N. w
. -t den'- i rt prise ol
nd i to i i j on some
of d sh mi.. ..ient In Texas.
wi ri n essay is to be pub-
in th. '"urtui.1 of 'he Amer-
i n II torlcol Hockty of
ok
To Build 60 Miles
Of Xew Railroad
' DKI. nio .In '' Sixty
""' "' "'' ' v""1
j "" '" ' " "v nd
' "'"...". . . stati of
Nu.v. i..- i. i d n offi-
rials n . ...... . projee
after radio ...u.i. it u expected
to open up a virgin tre ch of
count i y and w.ll fumli-h another
' ..... .t ....... . T..i .. ' 1 1 I .-.. if i I It
l.V.NM.ir fl'lUil M
CENTER ..'in M. l.l'' Matthew
Smith n faituer living near hoc I.
iirep.iied fur a trarlonal ft t
w th i.' large Jara or"'canned" o'-
i... - i.n "-nd as ituoIi preserved
wel rjtn-
RECEIPTS TO
YIELD $2100
FOR CHARITY
Famous Wisecracking Cow-
boy Keeps Audience In
One Big Laugh
W 11 Kno;ti-s sitTiiinpli-1 I
I'M'i . tliinjr that In t.nni' :
l.ntkenndffe to accmnpli '
Tlit first putps. in ii
'. iit to ItrerkinrilKi ami II
thr Texas citi"s a tn nl
tin- Imal Red Cross in i i
in S2iiih for inmifdi .1
t mit -city chanty urni- ;i-
was exceptional!-" sinc'- m!
in this first vmdrrt.ikn
Mult than $21U' mls r.n. !
or c'lantv nt his l)i t"
ancc at the l.ijrh m h. !
aiiditoiium this nfteianoii 'i . i
i'i' tu unofficial checkup .i th
i.i-cipti. Every seat In the nil
' .tlurn was filled and the i I .
windows and every available ec
u i Hind the edge of the stiig. w .
taken.
Secondly and the least imp.. '
ant purrxmc in this instan'.e
to help depressed citizens dm
iw i the blues "
''hi great reception that he
i. .. I proved he hud accompli i
d this undertaking to tn. t n
1. iitn Eveiy minute th it ti
fm .in cowboy humorist wi- . i
'h. -' igc. he had hit pinked m
.ti. p e "doubled Into theli . .
with laughter. 'He wa.s "filli.l i
tli" hilm'' with timely and hum n
on. wisecracks and never apj.. r
ed to run out of snmethin; '
i iy. Ho was Jibbing at Gov i in i
Hoss Sterling one minute panmn.
former Governor Jim Ferguson th.-
next criticising some great 1. i.i -latlve
body or Individual it. op.
breath and praising some worth;
caue In another.
Will Rogers was aided in hi.
two-hour performance by an n
terestlng talk by Capt. Finn'..
Hawks holder of many distant mr
speed records. Capt Hawk.s flew
tn Hrockenrldge this afteiuoou
finm Fort Worth to meet Mr.
Rogers and carry him to Dull i
fir his tonight's pel form tin i-
Hnwks covered the P0 miles h"
tween Fort Worth am1 Brick.-n-ridge
In 3A minutes
Jlmmic Roger. Victor recoidin-
nnger. cnteitalned with ev. i il
voileling numbers while "h. . t
llyei. world champion trick n.p.
nitlst. aided In ent rtniniug ".'
Hidience
Hut the whole .h iw bill n. ' ' .
SI i Itogers who wis on th i.-'
in- . than one hni ulto" '
Kvervboil;' ts looidni; f
ii. f linger opened Up with I
.1. n know of an.vh. dy wh in.'
In l mi ic at this time th ui ''
i Continued on Pag"
t i
Conduct Experiment
In Cattle Feedinn
P.IG BPIUNO Jnn 2H -l P
imlui the feeding of Vev 'I.
t- it tl. on West Texas iiowii I
I
i
ih. f doral experiment tin n .'
Hik spring la cond u-tin m .
piim.ent With 311 hnd of lln
ford yearlings Rat..n-i .n. min
posed of grain soiuliunis. . ..Mom
me. I uioul and sweet hoi mi.. f"i
i.iuuhige The 3d h' id nic div.. I
lit i thre group .f 1" .'.i h an '
rations ale h. ti
fed The calves w. ie wei;h. .1 wn
. . 'the dy they wete placid in to-
1 ' " t"1"' If . ir nn in.! w.ll he W.I i. I
en. li 30 days dm.ilg the ep u
m. in
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paper Of Texas
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PLAN ART MIIKT
DENTON Jan U. U.R I" u
for thn fourth annual Intei. imi i
Uc High School Slusic and At
ni. et it tha Texas Stale T'tn hi i .
.
for Women March 27 and .'-.
. hid. the mesentllon of m ail
ate ingh school symphony ouh. i-
VOTED REST CITIZEN
SICKINNEV Jan. 28 'UP
Walter R Wilson eteian M Kin-
ney jiewspapeini.in wa iiw.inhd
a loving cup fm 'ho "most u-i fi.l
an I unselfish citi. i" at a nu i
Ii; nci-ntiy
'Comu""'"
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