The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 8, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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Stye Sretkenritrge American
WEATHER FORECAST
FARMING
Wet Tcxa Inr toniRht anl
Fndiy H'i' rn r i r mj;f n en-
potatlne "OUK SALVATION"
fAOfi. 11 .NO. II
(LP Means t'm'cJ Press
UKECKENKIDGE STEPHENS COl'NTY 'I EX AS IHI li.V. JAM UlY s 1951
(U.PJ Means United Press
PRICE FIVE CENTS
iDrastic Jones Law' Modified
J
fc
f AMKRR AS a.e t .0 eny
d become rxritrri and r r
1 ners fly off the handle' too
'l Il-it on the other hand -.c
jpierlCans can usmlly calm
. iwn Just as quickly a w fi-ue
.
MAN who h
I" ' eT"S
drilling ill
'M and hA betn
wells In ej ' .und Breckenridge
fr many years c -me in'. Old
Iiin.imo'i office yesterday as mad
1 a hornet. Ir.c.4n'i: th vii-
t. r looked Ilk real he tilqhmnn
Dynamo H nmr into Old tr-
1 tmo's office Mail tt waa our busy
h.ir but noticing that our caller
'. something to get off hu er.e.t.
r t him get i off pron'o Oiir
.or didn't l.mk Ilk. he had
wcithared 1 lurnmin lie ppar
I In about 30 M u graying
t I ttle aroun the temple hut hu
walk wa steady despite a bad leg
r Villi fiery Irishman cim into
the American office fur th m
tVt "- purpo o' spending 'ami
tH-uney He w.mtH to publi.li n
ii tmc tn American ..wir
? what a bad gtoup of people
thes were
"ine frii
The man n..ier.'
the old ttOCk .if ftV
iing forfthe and spent h.s
vmjnger years during period
whn people wefe not living vi
.hurriedly He only had a mr dm r
Jdll left in hU pocket. h said and
he waa wtUing to spend that last
'I r ir if hla to let tba public know
iw he felt at ihU parttcitar inj-
urn'
IT SKtQMS u though oji r i.lrr
wi all firl up IxM'au . m ti
. ' had
nl him ipaar. wun-.t (
1 ng the h.hu iv tetarirn
h.mi .in. I !...! h Bend II
w ilkmg on cru'rha he aid.
.lur
t a badly awollen lrf leg As r.n .me nr. un'i unattfactiirlly ex-
zipped n)t him he gnw hotter ( plalnr.l upon the State Confedei-
and hotter with nudnes. Knll'ate Home w.i.re restitution will
he threw hts crutrhea uway and made of alleged dtaciepanelew in
'.irte hobbling down the road as inmates funda and upon the atate
br- he eould The very first rar health department. Other reports
hit an me along after he had are being printed.
h own his crutches away stopped Operations of the Reagan Coun-
nj offers the man a ride This Purchasing Company Inc which
roo! motorist told his new posscn .
jitr trial ne tariver 01 ear) wouia
N ive probably done just like all
'th-rs had done had hit pasMigf
j''tcn WilkloR on hus crutches when
!.. came alons.
fpHi: old drlllei wanted to ipend
' hH last doliar reminding motor-
tte of that line In the Bible Do
unto othors as you would have
them do unto you."
()!! DYNAMO let his visitor
have his iy and then iirun
trin;t to cool him down He was
' .1 thil he hid better ke.-p th.it
iiut dollar of hu and b ly t tied
t.r soinsthint: to eat Dynim i ami
"i.it people won dn' giv h i"
- mui'li tf'tHiri' rr-nri' ; p-i
hlv that it wss the w ' .?
jstn.- o crank or finutl" who ..
Vlwa4 trytng to reform 'he u or' I
I'lnil.y after ten h had c .me n the
' I man's eyes ai 1 result '. his
I .R-er our vteitoi left in . p :
1 'ol nd calm frame of mind N.;h-
k 14 OldDynmi haj id had
nrobnbly meant anything t h m.
hut the fart th. old driller wa al- !
lowed to voice his opinion to some-'
one who would listen allowed him
to get has trouble off hla mind
did the work He was mad. ever so
m id fo- a few minute. But as soon
as he let hfes steam tw otS ' he
walked out of our office ascaim as
a child
rPHATR about the way .we all be
have we get excite over some
l.ttl thing or even big thlni one
.ivi in
lf ir
fcn. .tl
nnd .ifter thinking t.ungs
r voicing our oplmono on a
thelic listener we arc all
' 'Vdh
once more iwrtr.g tne post
lh u nthe we have eetn exriieu i
f er the deprcMlon It haj wo iked
11 ii o much that we have been
..dy to jpve up with the i.!a in I
"ur needs that the whole world his1
me to the i! j nd there is n
V.iV out w our ttoubls Alter nur
rig thl opinion throughout n. ..; uf
the past year it is high time v got
he "hard time gloom o it ot ur
evstem and settled d""n to making
the best of the new year.
I IKE the olj driller Old Dvnano
J in at a loan to explain why mot
on la wostfd pa as up a rippled
itun and than pick up someoni
who was nit on crutchee Bin D
nnmo doe know that motorists to
liy have about quit giving stran
ger walking on the highways
rides There have been too many
robberies hijackings. fluRfftags ana
even murders committed by men
befriended by motortet. xou emi
blame . motorist for passing up
highway walkers Old Dynamo
does . and he is by nature
very eailly touched by th sight of
'a person trudging along a high-
way Truth of the mitter is that
did Dynamo doesn't care to pick
up a man and have htm slug him
ip mm aim poeanuy ijr no" c '
. Zt y . ... .kII ...tad... .. . i nftt
J f " 114 IIDV- '1 Twt '.. M '
.jleking up a gtAid party.
"TKAIIIIWI.Mr UKI'AIUKU.
HAMILTON Bermuda Jan 8
U.R Minor repairs to the seipjine
Trudewlnd in winch Mi rteiy.
Hart and Capt William y M. l.ir
rn Intended to iuir the f.i -r piy
load" from Nw York to P.u s
werP made today in pit-p uaiiuji . uu n gain of more than $llOUU.U00 I the local airport wn nuippea to-
f.ir 'lie long orenn flight To the over I nt week the Clearing House day by tne avi.'ion committee of
A .on e.
University May
!
U. T. SCHOOL
LAND AUDIT
BEING MADE
S400.000.OO May Be Due
School From Oil Com-
panies Using Land
Al'STlN. Jan. 8. (IT)
HrtHNii $I(H..MW and $o')ii.
ikh) will be recovered n r iv-
ult of investigation into the
I nnd jra roy ill ties of the
I 'niwmitv of Texan and the
. .. un.i.n it. I.iwl. rit.
Representative Robert Lontf
of Wichita Falls estimates.
The legislative committee to
investigate the lotuos nnd
royalties Hill hold a finnl ses-
sion here tomorrow to receive
the finnl audit on the royal
ties.
State Auditor Moore Lynn haa
pra.tif.; completed hla general
audi . f -ta'e .1 nartmenta to be
pf b.f .hp l2n Legislature
r'ion . : it already made pun-
Sir h.tve reported on the tate
prison tnm where hf declared
pys a royalty to the Unitralty
re discussed at length In the re
port going to the commlltoe to-
morrow This company nova nn
eighth net royalty. The auditor
rnieed the question whether there
should be t royalty nn tho net
income r the groaa Income. If it
la held to be rightfully on the net
income he quMtloaa many of the
rductrons front cross Income to
determine the net. AmonR them
is the reduction of J171.603 to' pay
federal income tax. Thla reduc-
tion in effect makea the State Uni-
versity pay a federal Income tax
of $21 130. its eighth of the
$171 60S.
A tot... of $410.1230 deducted
fiom income before computing the
I'nlveisi". "hare la questioned in- i
eluding depreciation chirgss. and
uerenr. of some large salaries
The .nlinrt by which thn Ilen-
..ntiart by which thn nen-i
oimty purchasing company
1 11 4 to the Humble uti v
at
Inc st
Kcfinmtt ' 'o also comes in for
criticism The contract calls for
purchase at a fixed amount ov.r
the ponie.i price of ft certain
grade of oil in the Mid-Continent
field Auditor Moore L.ynn sayi
thla is too vague a price to make
' !. stia"lg
Whether the State University
and tha slate schools are both en-
tlUtd to royalty on cnetaehecu! gnu
from all leaseea la another point.
The Attorney General ana recently
Kiven an opinion that they aro.
If this can be sustained In court
the extent of recoveries may run
into millions it is sold.
Hull recently was filed against
former State Comptroller S. H.
Terrell whose department was the
rirat audited by the new audit
lepertment In thla. the state
l.lni annrallmAtrlv &7.000 A
5l hortage in state barber
- f nd ws reported by the
aU(jlt nfir the board had been
m 0pia(on nx months An em-
pov. renlgned.
n eniployee of the state school
foe the deaf volunwilly reporteu
a shot tag.- of about (3 000 In
fund sent to Inmate before an
audit waa started there.
fj Prisoners Die
Way Out of Jail
HILUtBORO Jan. 8 U.r Police
today sought six prisoner who
last night dug then wy out of
the Hill county ail after secunng
a duplicate key to their cell loe't
from a trusty Window weights
and an ir.n rod were used to pene-
trate the uter wall.
Prlaoneia who escaped are-
Warner. J W Naugle. Wtl
... Tfllr!v 0 s Oriswold. Oddl
Wayne and Ernest Joidan All
were ft. Ing or serving sentences
on minor chargas except Naugle
who waa under a 2S-yer sentence
for criminal assault.
ISSI'KCT CANAL I'HOiKCT.
riAUVS Jan h UP Congres-
m m S Wallace lempsy New
..ik . h urman of the river and
harbor coinnttttse uf the House
arrived her from Houston today
foi an inspection of the Trinity
Itiver canalization project
BANK ff.KAIHNfi.S fiAIN.
l.ALI-ti Jan 8 H r Hank
Cleinnkn 'hii week weir $15536.
il.nil I p. i l. .1 to I IV
Iircck Youth Will
Be "House" Page
Kred Thorna Ward. l.Vyear old
son of Mr Florence Ward will
leavn Saturday to be a P'Re m the
Houaa of IleprentaUve aurlng
the next l. .n Y ung Ward 1'
a Ureckenrulge Higli iichool atu
dent. Thu la hla junior year.
Ie will aerompany At and Mn.
I'iiey Unrdy to Auitln
STEPHENS CO.
MAY RECEIVE
000 A I D
Drouth Comm. to Ask Govt.
For This Amount For
Farm Relief
Ste ;.in county nhould receive
ar.nrox m.ittly J25 0OO of the J3.-
7.W0 drouth aid funda nlloted to
Trxaa In a bill being conaldered in
Congree this week. M. E. Dnnlel
chiirman of the drouth committee
tt thla rounty bellvvea
Texai will be the first state to
receive money from the $ftt)OO0O)
drouth appropriation when the bill
is finally passed nnd signed by
President Hoover the Federal gov-
ernment committee haa announced.
Stephens County has been offi-
cially designated as one of the
the counties needing government
funda for lending to needy farmers.
Mr. Daniel with hla other two
committee membera. John Lauder-
dale. Hnrpertvilhr farmer and Ku-
gene Thorn peon local busineet man.
have already started their put of
the work nnd are coHocting neces-
sary data which will 1m needed
when the drouth fnnd la ulloted
to each county.
The government fund will be
distributed from St. Lou la. Mr-
Daniel snld.
Whn the money in obtained for
Stephens County farmors. by offer-
ing good securities may borrow
funds with which to make thotr
next year1 crop.
HOLLAND TO
SCHOOL MEET
Mate 1 eacliers Assn. Heads
Meet In Ft. Worth Fri.
Suprrint.-n.lent N S Holland of
this city left for Kort Worth to-
day to attend a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of th Bute
Teacher Association in session
there Friday.
Mr. Holland U a member of the
committee.
Important school matter rela-
tive to proposed tegiataUou due to
be considered when tho State Leg-
islature meeU this month wtB be
diacuaaed by the Stat TeaehCr Aa-
soclation headi Mr. HolUd liald.
In addition to many other school
matter of more or led routine na-
ture the school committed I due
to consider legislation projtoeed to
reduce over emphasis in high
school football
Mr Holland will likelv nr nppni-
ed t'i any form of legisl.i' on wnich
might hurt uthletlca it u. car-
ried on in the school todiy as he is
an ardent lover of sports and does
not believe sports are being over
emphasized
OIL rOM.MITTKi: CHAIRMAN
AUSTIN. Jan 8 iU) Governor
Dan Moo.ly today designated Trm
S. Cranfill of Dalian to be chair-
man of the Texas committee to
go to Washington for a conference
Jan. 13 on oil matters Members
of the committee have been nam-
ed previously.
RKTAIN COACH
SWEETWATER. Jan H 'U.-
K. A Hennig. athletic director for
th Sweetwater Mustang and
frrmer conch at Rutgors today
Signed a two-year full time con-
tract with the Sweetwater school
board.
It had been rumored Hennig
would not conch here another year.
AI'I'KAL SB.VTK.VCK
AUSTIN. Jan. 8 (UR An appeal
was filed in the court of crlmlnnl
appeals today from a four ysnr
sentence given Mat Oreen in Palo
Pinto on a charge of fatally shnct-
.Ing hU wife Florence Oreen. Sept
11. 1B2U.
A I It PORT IIOTKL PLANND)
DALLAS J in 8 iU.P) A 1031
program calling for th construe
tion of a three-story J17S 000 hotel
for live ""le'd a new drainage ays
tern an.! othe impiovementit for
I"
I til i ch'itriii i of Council1.
m
Receive Additional Royalties
SUSPECTIN
LINGLE DEATH
UNDER ARREST
Chicago Officials Believe
Reporter's Slaying
Near Solution
CHICAGO. Jan. 8 'UP' Leo V
Brother 32. six foot three Inch
gunman from St. t.ouls. was chaig-
ej by State i Attorney John A
Swanson todiy with the murder on
last June 9 of Alfred Jnke" Lin-
glt. Tribune reporter
"If Brothers did not kill Llngle.
then Lingle is still alive.' declared
Pat Roche. Bwinson's chief inves-
tigator. In expressing his absolute
confidence that Chicago's most fa-
mous murder mystery at last was
being definitely cleared up.
"He has been positively Identified
by several wltnescs." added Swin-
son. "and he will be Indicted. There
it no question that he was the
killer '
The prosecutor refused to name
disclose ny of
th witnesses or
the evidence .irfanut Brothers who
has lived in ('hlciigo under the
name of touis V Under. Switnon
explained that some minor angle'
of the mystery still wme to be
solved and that other arrest prob-
ably would be made. There waa no
doubt that the officer believed
Brothers was Hl'ed to commit the
murder.
Brothers hi been under arrett
Ince last Dec. 21 Swanson dis-
closed to a large delegation of
newspapermen' whom he called to
hla office Just before laat mid-
night. So secretly waa tha wort of the
Mate's attorney carried on that not
even Brothers' own intimate to
whom he wn known as "Buster"
know that he was bain? shadowed.
His art est cams In a dramatic: man-
ner early Dec. Si ni he loft the 12
a waok room where ho had lived
for months.
Pat tioche and hla men had spent
the entire previous night waiting
for him to leave. They watched
from an apartment across th hail.
occupied by a girl who formerly
had worked with Roche in the gov
ernment set vice rnd who aided
greatly the mv 'nt gator said In i
bunging about the at rest
"He's the toughest man I ever
have encounteied." .said Roche
who ha a reputation for "tough
neas' himself.
' I don't believe he has fl nerve
in his body" the Investlgitor add-
ed. Broths s added weight to the
stattment by showing absolute un-
concern as doaent of photographer
turned him about and reporters
fired question at htm front all di-
rection. He answered none of the
questions.
Reporters were rprid when
fiwaaeon mid Brothers was not left
hnd4. The man who shot Llngle
dropped a revolver and a left glove
tut he ran from th pedestrian sub-
way after the shooting and it gen-
erally had been accepted a fict
that the slayer was left handed
Otherwise Brother' description
tallies perfectly with that general-
ly given or Llngle' sliyer. He Is a
giant of a man. has sandy curly
hair wears expensive clothes and
has i "glint'' in hi eye u feature
to which witnesses called e-ipecul
attention.
Kurrjlars Chisel
Way Into ShopJ
HOI 'MTrMir I.. a iid. . .
gUls chiseled through three inch. -
.. .Mj ..7 .. l.
.. .. ... w..w ni Kirpn ai inr
Ous Mayer & Co women's ready-
to-wear hop here last night and
stole several thousand dollar
worth of gown and fur eoat.
Tli thieve crawled over the
roof to a akyltght In front of the
building and entered the top floor
a sort of small storeroom. They
then chiseled through the floor of
the room which is directly above
tho stars. They left through a
rear door apparently carrying
their loot away in a truck.
Slabbed By Crony
After Arcumenl
HOUSTON Jan. 8. U.R M. C
Brady. dS-year-old peddler of
Chrtatmas card and novelties
was stabbed to death with an ice
pick In an argument over 35 cents
in a rooming house last night.
Eddie Walsh his 00-year-ol.l
cronv. who was chAiged with mui
dei today said they had been
drinking together
'I ler.ienibei an argument ovei
135 cent and I remembei atufLm
with him but I don't lemfnihn
hi) I itdiin ; he lol.l polic
Comfy But the
Thoso winter costume adopted bv
College aro comfortable and fetching according to tho co-oda but
they haVO nrUUreU tn OOJ'CllOll Ol Jlllia aiuui ucaii ui uinun
who haa Issued an edict banning them at classroom attire. In thlJ
picture exhibiting the costumes which nre inade up ot riding
brooches riding boots sweaters and men's sdiirts. topped off by
leather or sheepskin Jackets aro Lynell Mlnc-y of Oklahoma City
(left); Virginia Berry of I'awhuska (center) and Amelia Anno
Hale of Pawhuska.
PNEUMONIA
PROVES FATAL
E. E. Thompson 47 111
Since Xmas Dies
E. E. Thompson 17. d.ed at hU
home on North Miller Avenue last
night from 'pneumonia. He had
been 111 since Christmas Thomp-
son came to Breokenrtdgo about six
yeuxs ago nd was formetly con-
nected with the Breckenridge Pipe
Yuril H" was a membe of the
Chrlti..n Chinch an the Jlnnmr
Lod;;c
Fun. i it mrv'ci-s were he!. I thin
.ifti rnoon u the Kli (hii.-t.an
Church hy Itev Hen Poker Af'cr
ward the b. ly whs taken to Itan
gei by Thonipson-Klktr I'ndertak-
era where It will be shipped to
StlllWitPi. Okln.. foi burial
The Knight Templars will have
charge of the builal an escort from
the local Knight Templars will ac-
company the body to Stillwater.
Mr. Thompson k survived by his
wife Mr. Cecils Thompson a step-
son Marion Mitchell three suiters
Mr. W. B. Crossland Philadelphia.
Pa.; Mr. C. B. Taylor and Mia
Lillian Thompson of New York
City; and one brother Henry
Thompson Tulsa Oklahoma. Mr.
and Mr. Henry Thompson are
here for the funeral.
Pallbearers were Jake Riamer.
W. E. Poster R. O. Miller. W. C.
Veal Jim Hen lei und Aivin Dunham.
.at either to h id ifunr genei i!
Silnrin Pnvnni RnrnvrWln s'Ill":'- u ihary seivin-
viuiui i tjeca iiLLitiii Ai in lh( wor! u ( tbqiloni
Seekers Into V alien mnt.uy tiaui... .t a 6 m
EL CENTRO. Calif. Jin S it I''
Diivcn by stotm to the In.per-
lal Valley the girl endurance fli
eis Bobbe Tr. u: ind Edna Mae
av th" necessity
ar.e the 1. dy
I Rolph hack over then home polt
I 01 n.kii. the riosh.ltv of losing
' f'"-'"iU re. r whi. 1 tney .set
Timiliv morninir
1 - - w
' "''"'' tn' K"'1 l'n'1 tn-'i piane
' nt '"'' ' aiipoit in i.o-. Ang.-ti s
from whu h they took otf the ir
reLotd can not he i eg tilled .14 of-
ficial The. planned to refuel the p1 ine
again btfuie starting the return
trip to Los Angsles.
Mix Faces Breach
Of Contract Suit
NATCHEZ. Miss Jan. 8. U.P-
Tom Mix movie cowboy was her
today to fight a 50.000 breach of
contract suit foed by Colonel Zack
Miller 101 Ranch owner of Ponca
City OkU
Mrs Olive Mix. the cowboys
recently divoired wife wa.s to tei-
tify foi t'olonel Millet
Miller claims Mix signed a con-
tract to appear on the 101 Ranch
and then went with Hells-Floto
Circus Mix deriien the allegation
TKX.VS C HARTI.H
AUSTIN lun 11 'I I haiteie-l
Kobnisi.n Jr.ni I C Aii-t'n . ij
tal ol jcK $ SIX) mining mi.jip.ni
tins Alonso Robionon James AI L
W 1 1 in. I A C K it '1
Dean Objects
co-eds' at Oklahoma A. and M.
iGOV. - ELECT
VISITS AUSTIN
'Mum' About Appointments
Fnr State Pnsitinn.9
AUSTIN Jan. 8. (U.P.i-Oovcrnoi-Elect
Ross S. Sterling has been
"Interviewed" twice lnco hit eler
tion without siylng a word he re-
vealed on a short visit to the state
capltol.
The Joke about it Is." said Ster
ling that I have received many
ci mpliments about what I was sup-
I poxed to have slid In one of these
teportid interviews'.
I was pinised particularly." he
a.ii.l foi taking a stand against
married women holding position.-
needed by men who support fam-
ilies. He indlcited that the Inter-
viewer properly read hi thoughts
Sterling's preliminary visit to
the state capltol was to confer with
various department heads presum-
ably for information nootletPln con-
nection with his first message to
the atate legislature.
While here be retmlned "mum"
on atate appointment. Akd di-
rectly If Ranger Captain "BUI"
Sterling is to ha his adjutant gen-
eral. Sterling countered with a
question. "Wouldn't he make a
good one?" Tha popular Ranger
crptain Is due In Auitln Friday.
One report Is that his selection
Ih being made to prevent animuei
ty rising between cavalry und in-
fantry brigade of the National
Otiard by appointment of an officer
i.g-
' Anothe. fanmu. IUi.ger miy ie
enter the -.ervice He Is C O M r
Moore was appointed temporny
sheriff of Boigei by Oovernoi Dr
i " ' 'i "wi"iii noo k'hih'
i M...... .. . A.. EXn..... . .I . i
men established martial liw theie
Co v Elect SU (i admife I hi'
he would i commend to the le ri
' ' "ue l-suance of SUVe h.'hw .
I bond- and stricter regulation ot 1
m.
niuuii Liuoic
3 Ft. Worth Youths
Facing Charges
LO8 ANGELB8. Jan. 8 (U.R-
Threc Fort Worth. Texas youths.
James McCarthy 31 James Clan-
cy. IS. and Raymond Oigler 23
facing Man Act charges were hel I
in Jail here today In default of
12000 bond. They were arrested
by Deportment of Justice agent
and charged with transporting
Edna Marvin. 18 from Fort Worth
to Lob Angalea.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
RKPAIRING MILITARV
POST
HAN ANTONIO Jan H 1 I'
Military posts he.-e wjll receive an- ) hearing on bill to regulate. Inter-
proprtatlon for construction pro-I .state bus traffic
jects totaling $1318.080 If congres-
ippiove-i the War Depaitment ap-
pioj.n.tion bill A total of JSOOS)
is failed foi additional Foi 1 Ham
Houston V using A.iition mi
pi iviinuni foi Biooks Randolph
and Uuncnn f'elds make up the re-
in.iiii.i."'
DIRECTORS OF
C.C OUTLINE
1931 PROGRAM
John Z. Martin Appointed
Secretary; Terracing
Major Project
Meeting offlcally todiy for the
fusr time under their new presi-
dent. Claude Thompson the local
Chamber of Commerve directors
outlined the pogram the organiza-
tions will . uiy out during the next
12 months ind electe.j John 'A. Mar-
Mn as secrrtnry for the coming
year.
Mr. Mirtln took over :he duties
of Secretary Ray Leach when Mr.
Leach ruddenly resigned lo;t year.
Although Mr. Martin had nover
acteil as n CC secretary before v
wn drifted to fill out the year c'
1030 at that post he ha proven '
be n most valuably worker. It w i
brought out at h a appoi.iiment '
the job for 1031.
Terracing of Stephens courr.
farm which piove to be on ..t
the bet piograms ever oirrli.l i
by tho Krnckenridge C'C. will i.
be the major project of the c n
Uation for l!l .'resident Tl .-n
son heartily cndoi-es tht.s proi i-n
of bettering the rural sections in 1
an Id today he would strive to .-1
ry on this project on a larger s. !.
than ever this year.
part of this year tiwari securing i
FViIeral building for Breckenridge
1 wn pointed out at the meeting
of the directors. The new post of-
fice building Is due to bo built h're
this year.
A resolution parsed by the West
Texas. Chamber of Commerce dl-
iTLTlZ.1
I .''1
. oujr a Miccioift. i lie ivvi urRins-
non nni asKert rnai tne men wv.
endor.ie such legislation.
GRAND JlRY
INDICTS FOUR
Embezzlement B u rglary
Theft and Liquor Offenses
Four Indictment were returned
by the new year's grand Jury in
session the flint three .lays of this
week Ben J. lean dintrict attor
ney announced today.
This meeting wkh a gennd jury
as a public official waa tho first
experience for the new district at-
torney. The Jury adjourned Wed-
nesday until January 13.
iuuicimania rnurniu ii
turglary one liquor ease embenk -
ment and one for theft. Arrests
m..c .a u r .i. .rt-v.
have not yet been madn In any of
tho rnaas
Reelected Pros of
Laundry Owners
SAN ANTON ri
II Anu.s Am ii
e. eted p". -i I- n
1. 1 indry (fv 1
Jan. . d'l'i R.
i today win re
of the Texaa
Association at
th final se- 1
vi ntlon het c t
other o'fie. 1
M. Kinney ..
pr. ildent i
- jnd vice p
in hi Corpu
of the .nnu il con-
lay name.i were Carl
.. e Creek first vice
1" Clark Fort Bll's
. ildent. O W. Pitt-
"htlsti secretary
n ird Oienecke Hous-
if aims.
. . ' 'I were li. M.
I ' IV e Ni ' Tr-
I ichm m 1
' ic . 1 ' 1 . A
f. 1' Hri-i I I"
1 isurc I
1 "1 seigen'1
iXrectoi s
Boyle Hon
ukan 1 T01
Dave W .ll.i
Ben'on Wi.
Paso.
Dn ei ui i
me-.i nn p. 11
sell c the r.
.r f 1 oim 1 1 1 '
Houston El Paso Wico c
Mineral Wells and Foi' v
(ONORKSS TO
BY UNITED) PFtK- -
Sniiuti:
Cor.tlnueH .lehate on te. t 1 ! 1 1
tion of Federal Powi 1 ' 010111 .'
era' onnflimation.
Commerce Committee hearing on
proposal to Inr 1 ease bolder patrol
Patents Co...n " - h. ar.ng on
copyrignr aesign nil'
Naval Affairs Committee heannjj1
on constitution piogi.ir.i
Inteistate ( onimeii Comnu'tee
House:
Takes up Hu Hen 11 inn ni ap-
pjopi lalion hill
Vi'i in. ( nni'11 "i'i 1 on .nil m
li lilt IllIll I ill plol 1111
J InlKation Committee considers
C'oloi 1 Io Rivei pioj ( I
PENALTIES ON
SMALL LIOUOR
SALES LIGHTER
New York Representative
Blocks Drouth Aid Bill
For Third Day
WASHINGTON Jan.
(UP) The Slobbd bill i
fying the provision- " i.
drastic Jones "Fivr .it I ! "
prohibition law w.is p
today by the IIoum i
Senate nnlendment-. I
proes to the .President i- i
natuie.
A ame . i he bil! w
thr m..-' ur i . ! pern i .
Jon.-i 1 i w on l in i
than a g . '.. " liquor .
on convht. I f a di y i i
tion within 'hr previous "
This it is un lo itnod. v
Impossihu f. i i nun vl. Iv
poddies a half p nt to bo s . .1
to prison for f.e years it i. i.
time psying a fine of Jinn-n
In manufartui ing ri-n j ' if
connivance of a sei.m.i i n
mu't be given
A third .V'.'nipt in th. II
end the on i-h- telief i
'cience wii 1 1 ;krd i". i
uatd. i Repn X. Y i '
-esntve .1 iv - I. ' .Ualili i .
fld to a conf.'i. . witi. ii
jn thi hi I. r . g hi- i
pt jvid. food 1 i-ih for . '
is emhodie.i -h.-udn
The bill j.( miginalK i
the House ci i1 1 fnrappiopr i
J 15000000. as re(ucste hv V
dent Hoove i The Senate op T
day added a to'.r of Sl.'i lioo ooo
loans for hi mm food Lii; .
Insists that hc hill b recomn
to specify that . 'y dwellei - r
In the foo :mn
In the Senate the drouth' n . "
unemployment 'lupute brolc i'
again when Senator Ch .a -Dem
. Ark charg' d that win. ic
4WOO.00O proceeds from the t.n
Navy football g.raa were .-on1 i
uted by people from nil ovei u
country the money was ttxed h tie
Salvation Army only In Ncv
U
'This money ' Caraway
'came from alnwHt every '.'
the Union I. in self "en.
an( 1" N'-w 'rk to k
glonte.l .Hi i '
Mr. H io iv ti info -i
hy Rej ill in 'loor lei... 'I
I
n
n
i'
of the Hi.. it the II .
;;";
ise n roniuo
rn' . i v . . S''o i
T.l ii i wou..t
lllra ir i i uf th.
Hon . w.lli t aci ep'
clliifu to av helhci M it
wmil! ii . "i measui
ln 'Hi' a ild m
pre-ul. n
The Hom
der iu in
leiders i
ilW.1.1 i
the !
adlly .' '
routine appropi iaii.H.
Th War Depirttu
measure had the fh."
the aenate remain n i
i - v(. ...
. . .. i wm
on i j
propriatlon bills whicn
w Mnrch f
-on a tf) be avoC(l
LOCAL CHOIR
TO EASTLAND
Presbyterian Singers To
Appear There Tonight
The choir of the F-
ian Church wilt 0 .
night to have ch uh'
c il 1 . . . f the 11
whu li 1. 1 1 1 c in'l .
Rev H Tirkl.
Ml F'.u.;. n 'teClun.
Tw. . 1 1 ' t
1 Oca' 1 . 1 1
1 ri
in n-
speci.i
:hP .'.
- and 11
vV
M
Winn.
s Mi
V . M- 1
be remli 1 1
Me ih '
a pp. 11 i ! n
Caldwil1 Mi
nix.e Mm
Hayne Mi
Mi- V I. H
ten Mi- M
M
1
W Bv.i- M
Flam II
Ewm .1 H
B. R M v
T I
ir-ion
f
level Vs 1
tei W H
anil 'III'
-
BOdtS ReSUWC HlUll
For Boys' Bodies
(JALVEiSTON. Jan. 8. tU.Hx-
fiu ird boats today resum '
patrol of the Texas Ci
nel in the hope of f
ie ot Paul Mn tin. -I'ttiillo
20 both of T
wi ie di u ne 1 in 1 1 r
tei I iy aftei noor
The youth were fishing
th 11 -klffs ovei tin ne.l.
Wh
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 8, 1931, newspaper, January 8, 1931; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71342/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.