The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 198, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 1940 Page: 5 of 8
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BROWNWOOP (Tea.) BULLCTW, WEDNESDAY, JUNE S, IMP
Control Board Lore*
IRKEY PROJECT
IS PROGRESSING
AUSTIN, T«. J«ni B— tUP)--
The Third Court of Civil Appeals
today affirmed the ruling of District
Judge J D Moore enjoining the
State Board of Control from re-
moving Dr. W J. Johnson, superin-
tendent of the San Antonio state
hospital for mental patients.
County Agent C. W. Lehmberg
said the baby beef type turkey grow-
ing project of J. T. Ckde, Blanket,
is showing
satisfactory progress
after getting off to a good start.
Mr Cade purchased 106 baby beef
type poults from a Plain view breed-
er. Fifty of these are now seven
weeks old and the remainder are
five weeks ok. only three died, leav-
ing 102 turkeys
The young turkeys are strong and
prepared for war at top speed to- Wealthy. The breast, bones are ex-
day, massing resources, -men and ceptionally wide and the product
machines for the long-awaited Wow *hll be ideal ror the Thanksgiving
at those who stand in the way of and Christmas markets,
her “natural aspirations ” In the autumn. Lehmberg will help
One of the final steps In the Mr. Cade cull the flock, selecting
modem scheme of surprise' war- those birds best suited for breeding
fare was taken when the govern- purpoeee. Some of tbeec will be
mem forbade telephonic commun- sold for that purpose, and the re-
ication with Oreat Britain and mainder will be kept to provide the
France. nucleus of next year's crop. While the
Mobilization was under way in ilrds not suited for breeding pur-
Italy's African colonies; old men poses will be sold on the open mar-
SALEOFODD
CURTAINS
AND
PANELS
Costume Jewelry
If you are at all familar with < /
our big stocks of modish cos- ^ Za .
tume jewelry, you will find a / »
pick-up. They are at—
Some are singles, some we have as many as
half a dozen, but they must go in the Clean
Sweep Sale at— '
Summer Flowers
f
Our entire stock reduced 1 / i
advantage. Upstairs, downstairs, from front to
u •
isn’t seen in a long time ... and everywhere bar-
SUMMER FABRIC
GLOVES
New whites and summer past
charming styles. $1.00 values
89c Panels..........
98c Panels......
$135 Car tains and Panels
TAX COLLECTIONS
SHOW INCREASE
j! your pocketbook!
County Tax Collector H. H. Oresh-
am discovered today, much to hit
surprise, that tax collections by the
city during the past three months
were in excess of those fur the
same period of last year.
Total collections for the three
months were S10J00, as compared
with 19,918 for the same period *n
1939. a gain of 1822 These figures
are for the months of March, April
and May.
Some citlaens are now paying the
second half of their split tax pay-
ments. due by the end of July. Such
payments are expected to be great-
er from now cu.
Tax Assessor U. Y Smith Is still
working on assessments, and .ns
city tax office hopes to cotnpi. s
these and have them ready for us
city board of equalization In Ju*y.
Most property owners are render-
ing their property at values levfi
with tho:* of last year, It was un-
derstood.
know what fine values to expect If you haven't
f* • a
, when extra values are popping up all over this
LINGERIE SPECIAL
RAYON CREPE SLIPS
DeLuxe Crepe Gowns . . previous-
ly priced at $3.95, to be swept
out at—
Previously priced at $1.19-—
SPECIAL
Styles right up to now . . already a special value at
$2.98 they’re to be "Clean Swept" at—
FINE NEW
RAYONS
(LITTLE ITEMS OF.
(LOCAL INTEREST!
60 Children's
SUMMER DRESSES
Made by two of America's outstand-
ing silk bouses Lots of whites, some
pastels—shark skin?, basket weaves,
mossy crepes, novelty crepes, etc.
Values to 91 49 yard. . v
Frayer meeting will net be held
at the First Presbyterian church to-
night The pastor. Rev C I* Owen
with s group of young people of the
church, is attending the Presbyter-
ian Young People's Stale Confer-
ence at Kermiie.'
Coart af Criminal Appeals
No Brown county cases were
imong those passed upon today by
the Court of Criminal Appeals at
Austin. \
The conviction of James Hogg
from Tom Oreen county was affirm-
ed. while the case of Ed Roe from
Runnels county was reversed and
remanded Other cases passed cn
were from more distant puts of the
Mate.
ROME. June 5— <UP>— The of-
ficial Stefanl news agency, in a dis-
patch from Brussels today, said thei
before the Oermkn occupation of
Belgium. French military officials
executed seven Italians at Vieux
Can»pmaire on charges of espionage.
YARD
Healthy snakes cast their skins
approximately once in every two
months.
Capable of a four-foot yawns is
the hippopotamus.
\ wide variety of
summer fabrics
at just— ” ;
P3ICE
These are
all mater-
ials for
summer ,
g4/<'c< £'
"J,'tS0/rs
MRS. DAY’S
BABY
SHOES
1936-’37-’38 CAR
OWNERS:
Buy a DeSoto—Get
39 New Features
VERY BUYER WANTS
Ls top trade-in allowance—
a good “DeaT on his oki car.
We can give you that —
pi us the one 1940 car that baa
all 39 new laatureanot found
in your 2,3 or 4-year-old car)
DeSoto, in most cases, gives
you 5 to 15 more horsepower
...seats up to 8 inches wider
thin yours... 50 to 65% bet-
ter road lighting. Yet this great
car, built by Chrysler Corpo-
ration is priced $20 to $48
lower than last year!
N*e this great new DeSoto...
get our appraisal onyour pres-
ent car. You won’t find a bat-
ter deal in town. '
r , f l —a-* —""
Cheek these Big Feetvresi
—100-horsepower engine—
122 VV-wheelbase—com-
plete modern styling (no
trunk bulge)—new Floating
Ride-Sealed Beam Heal
lights—improved Handy-
Shift on steering post—curved
glass rear window—many
other important features!
T NOW
VE!
Kg* ' > .
ATHER’S DAY!
Overnight Cases
Made of simulate leather— $ ^ S
regular price $3 95 1
“Clean Sweep" For— I Cl
Ladies White Kover-2Lip Summer
RAflS SPECIAL
our very
(GIFT BOXED)
New Styl
New Materials
408 Fisk Avenue
LADIES BAGS !’
Hand-woven, hand embroidered mater-
ials from Hungary. Regular $3.95 Bags
FOR A GOOD DEAL
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Jones, Ernest. The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 198, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 1940, newspaper, June 5, 1940; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1045153/m1/5/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.