Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 306, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Graham Daily Reporter
They All Read It—Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium
vounu a
New Flowing Oil
Well Brought In On
Sloan Land Boar Graham
■ Another good oil well was brought
in within the Knight pool area, ln«t
night, three Witte stnrthwest of Ora-
tuun.
It in on the Moan 113 acre tract,
Wm. Main* Surrey No. 1740, and
wan drilled by Pitaer A West for the
Rowan Drilling Company of Fort
Ware.
IV well flowed good, through six
inch pipe until ehut in and with
enough gas that threw the oil all
•ioag|d the rig, even though it was
shat in immedistcly.
Ae wall, according to W. A.
Thomas, driller, is good for estimated
production between 2A00 and 3,000
barrels per day s*d iO s sissilar well
to Otier good prodaeers that have
boon drilled In the Knight pool.
Pohx and Kay, located on the
northwest comer of the Shields least,
about eight miles fretn Graham on
Jeoa highway, aarvojr 440, abstract
A hearing on highway 254 from
Graham to the Jack county lino has
been set by the State Highway Com-
mission to be held at Austin Monday,
August 26. ,
Judge E. M. Remington reports
that securing of right-of-way for the
portion ef the highway in Yeung
county is in progress but is not yet
completed. ■—--~
The highway will connect Grahain
with Mineral Wells, Graford, Possum
----- - Kingdom Dam and points to the south
•6S, has production in Marble Palls,. # direct Th# |UU reieased
betow 4300 feet, ‘.tim.ted at 15001 rf^t-of-way deed, fer the highway
barMs par day. j ^^tiy an<j a comtnittee under direc-
| tion of Judge Remington hae been
| engaged in securing the right-of-
way. Whea the right-of-way is cota-
pleted, the sUU plans to start con
ered
onday
On Highway 254
Hearing (Mere
At Austin, nond
GRAHAM, TRXA3, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13,1340
20th Anniversary of Women
NUMBER Ogb.
U» S. Flier* Form
Squadron to
Fight for Britain
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DON DON, Aug. 28—United Stats*
fliers, in a squadron similar to the
world war Dafoyette KseairiUe will
Join the royal air force soon under
leadership df Charles Sweeney.
^ The eeeadrille will have about 40
members, all volunteer pilots from
the United States.
1*0 squadron is exported to fly
AnMrtean-made plants, probatdy
Lochheed-Hudson planes of A# eeogt-
al eemmand.
World’s Fastest
Pl«kiesTietd In
Reserve by Britain
LONDON, Aug. 23.—Great Britain
is holding in reserve fleet of “the
fastest aircraft the heavens have ever
seen," to repulse and counterattack
the anticipated big smash of Ger-
many’s aerial blitskrieg, British air
experts reported last night
strdctien of the highi^g.
Young County Has
ClMh Traffic Record
For Six Months
Nazis Shell London
In Newest Attack
From Across Channel
0. S-Canada
Defense Board
h Appointed
Twentieth anniversary of women satTrscc In tl.c I nlied States will tie
relil-raicd with observances at the headquarter* df the National Lerju
of tVomrn Voters la Chicago on Aogadt About, Wtt. U Masgaat—M
Wctr, president of the league, and Carrie Chapman Call, who Ir 1
suffrage movement 26 years axo.
LONDON, Aug. 23.- Bombs from
| OerfflAP..airplanes struck in London
I early today in a quick follow-up of
I the newest Nazi effort at terrorism,
I cross channel shelling which battered
the Dover bridgehead to invasion of
England. .................—
Explosions were heard in the fash-
I ionable west end, mingled with the
rapid bark of anti-aircraft guns,
j Bombs also were believed to have
I fallen in the suburbs. The “all clear”
___ | «*na1 Was not sounded until 4 a. m„
ftw, '^5 minute* «fter the raid began.
The scream of air raid alarm sir-
23—The
Trotsky’s Assassin
Closely Guarded With
Now York Girl Friend
WASHINGTON, Aug.
eleven members of the
Joint Board of Defense for the United
States and Canada were announced . .... ,
last fright by President Roosevelt L^w!!" ? * hurry,n*. to ~ver-
and Premier Mackenzie King of Can-1
ada.
Searchlight beams caught planes
across the London area as anti-air-
MBXICO CITY, Aug. 29.—Believ-
ing that an “international master
•tend" planned the aaeMihation of
Leon Trotsky, Mexico police today
fMtatatned • constant guard
both the confessed assassin, it tank iet with a piekav Tueadly, was likc-
fackson Ond hie Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Young eentity la one of the 40
counties in Texas with a record of
no motor vehicle fatalities for the
first six months of 1M0, according
tb 0 report burned by the traffic and
of the Texas Highway
friend, Sylvia Ageloff
They head both incommunicado, but
permitted^ Arthur P. Shaw, the
American' consul, to interview the
girl. Shaw found her hysterical.
Associates of Trotsky said they be-
lieved Mice Ageloff was an “inno-
cent tool” of Jaekaon, but Col. Lean-
dro Stnfhet ~sglBsar, rtrtef of secret
Service, saM his Investigation of the
youug woman was incomplete. The
girt, who introduced Jackson to
Total deaths for the »tate during Trotsky, insists she had no knowl-
j edge that Jactomi planned Jt»|, States Attorney, arritrij ter. P>8!»* ‘hi?
Soviet
died, to prevent either an attempt
on his life * a sutride.
Mias Ageloff, attested when the
itrrived at Trotsky’s heme soon after
Jackson had attacked the old Botshev
Wise guarded, sometimes in the ho <■
pita); sometiiltea in her hotel.
Shaw interviewed her at the hos-
pital, at the request of her father.
Samuel Ageloff. who le expected
here by plane.
Meanwhile authorities stated that,
despite several versions, of JackMW’S
nationality, he had United States
lieriihTp- paper* mOmK~Sa~ffSBS
Mexico in l!»i< and 1*69, although
he' subsequently entered as a Cana-
dian.
Albert Goldman, Troteky’s United
afternoon and went into conference
786, an increase over 699 for the same him, or that Jackson
period in 1989. | agent.
In cities over 40,000 population, Ten police were guarding Jacks-on
Houston reported 24 deaths in six ;n gje police hospital where Trotaky tying in a private funeral chapel,
months, while Waco has highest death
craft guns roared
A statement reieased at the White _ **■ -
House said that the first meeting Scream bombs fell along with oth-
would be held in Ottawa, the dominion er exact targets
capital, next Monday WCI? * ,d*ntified
,b> ! The swing back to air attack came
The six Americans named were: after the Battle of Britain took a new
Mayor 'Fiorella H. LaGuardia of New turn—long range shelling of Eng-
York, president of the United States land’s southeast coast defenses in two
Conference of mayors. bombardments by Nazi (lotteries
— . . _ ,. .. . . . . planted along 30 miles of French coast
Lieut Gen. SUnWy D. Embick. I from Calajg to Boulogne,
commanding the fourth corps area ^ Briti,h ,trufk Wk with diTa
W £ ,AtT* , bomber, aimed at silencing the gun.
Cwpt Harry W. Hill of the United a„d amashmft their carefuUjr pra.
State. naVy, war plans division,,office p.red empiacementa.
of the chief of naval operation*. Official quarter= said the British
Comdr. Forrest P Shermen of the counter-blows were with bombers
United States navy and bleut. Col.jonIy. and that there had beep no ar-
Joseph T. McNarney of the army air j tiUeeje duet aerwui the water.
cttrp'R, wild vein alternate, one sitting; Homes were smashed at Dover and
(hiring discussion of naval problems (the big shells took an uncounted toll
and the other sitting for irmy air! of lives. Residents were seen as late
pfoMeftia. * fas midnight hurrying from the shelled
John D. Hfckenun. aartokant chief I zone to overnight safety elsewhere,
of the BeiopeUa affairs llfrision ofj The heavy- German guns shelled the
the slate deportment, who will be coast twice. TKey
secretary ef the American (Section of, bombardment late
the hoard.
The Canadian members are:
.M—Rhgar,—K. ,-G.y -Rrig.
resumed
last night
having been silenced for half an hour
by counter-attacking British bombers.
.Beam .Ffcenc h. cout
rate with 11.48 ' per
aix. rtionths.
100,000 for the
_____________________ Victory Contest
Kept under cover »nd safe from! Plan* Are MR<le
German-raldera, this'
reserva pool of air strength was said
to include both super-fighting plane*
and long-range bombers.
■OTARIANB ATTBND ’
A8BBMBLY MEETING
There was a large attendance of
Rotary Club asembera at the club’a
special assembly meeting,
night at the Graham
Under direction of Preaidant Leslie
Scott suggestions were heard aa to
how to improve attendance, interest
and service of the dub. He and the
club secretary, M. W. Lannour, made
a detailed report on their recent trip
to the district Rotary meeting at
Vernon.
The Victory Contest at the North
Central District Pair in Graham,
September 17-21, to select Mias Vic-
tory will be under direction of Miss
Gwyneth Bort, fair officials an-
nounced today.
The contest will be open to only
hold lost fifteen young ladies who can enter
Memorial
Eastland Defeats Vernon; Abilene
Takes Close Game From Alvord; 2nd
Tournament BegiiuTT onight.
the sponsorship of some
■tore or organisation. Merchant* wffl
receive instructions Saturday con-
cerning the contest, which fair offi-
cials state will cost the store nothing g>mea between Burkbumett
to sponsor. j and Graham girls, winner* of open-
September 16, the day before {ng Wednesday night, and be
The Street’s Dairy Maids of East-
land shut out the Huber Drug teem of
Vernon, P-0, and the Abilene Sports-
men’s team nosed out a 2-1 victory
over a hard-fighting Alvord teem in
first round games df the Graham
Girls Invitation Softball Tournament
Thuriday night.
Scheduled for tonight are second
the fair, 12 of the contestants will be
eliminated and the winner will be
CliAsen from the remaining three.
ISC
Democratic Primary Saturday;
He made a tour East today m in-
terest of the Fair and Rodeo, visit-
ing Jack,boro. Bryson and Perrin.
, 1 ft.
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str Toa, »%•
an, 14 mm-
tween Lueders And Mineral Wells,
loser* of Wednesday games. Loser
of the Mineral Wella-Lueder* game
will he eliminated.
The Eastland team led the Vernon
girls from the first inning, getting _
four runs and continuing to add to I ^ - _
the score. The Vernon team only AlP TFAVCl i fOj(r3m
got three hita off Curti, and none Qjyen Rotary
wff—^ Drake
struck out three, Curtis walked two
and struck out six, and Smith for
Stuart, t). S. O., M. C.. deputy chief:they sent five shells over the English
with Mrs. Trotsky on funeral plat*, of the'Canadian army general staff; channel in a* many minutes,
while hundreds filed past the casket,’Capit L. W, Murray. R. C. N., deputy | Then, the RAF
' chief of the naval staff; Air Comdr. j over to deliver a second and
A. A. L. Cuffe, a member of the air fiercer attack, while Nazi anti-air-
staff, Royal Canadian air force; and j craft guns barked almost incessantly.
I Hugh L. Kennleyside, counselor of j British coastal areas In the region
the department of external affairs, of Kent—county in which the ehon-
| who will be secretary of the Canadian fnel port of Dover Is situated—wore
j section of the joint bohrd. heavily shelled. -r>
I The board will study joint Cana- Bursts of wh^ IlglU spt-ang up in
tlfWf-American ~IPfensr proElems.j ihe sky oyer the French coast and
During the President Roosevelt! str*ams_of tracer shells were
discussed with high officials Great I ri*ina -
Britain's proposal to lease naval and.
air bases in the western, hemisphere
to this country.
Mr. Roosevelt called in Secretaries
Knox and Stimgon, Sumner Welles,
Glenn Burgess, manager of the t undersecretary of state, and Attorney;
Graham Chamber of Commerce, re- j General Jackson for a ocnference on
ports much interest in the North Cen- Britain’s offer to lease to the United
tral District Fair in towns he visited! states western hemisphere territory
on his publicity tour Thursday >n j desired for naval and air basOs.
behalf of the fair and rodeo. [ Prior to the conference, it hod
He found much interest, at Breck Keen understood that plans for oc-
enridge, he said, and , large crowds eepting the proposal were about com-
are expected to come from there this ptete. Itt fact, fktrl.v told newsmen ( from that section
year. Growing interest is found es- j that Mr. Roosevelt hoped to hove an
pedally in the big new rodeo pro-1 announcement after the meeting,
gram that is planned. I When the conferees left the White
Finds Growing
Interest In Fsir
As voters prepare to go to' the Saturday morning and dose at 7 p.,
m. Complete returns are expected, Vernon walked one and struck out
to be counted and announced soon aft [one.
or the polls dote. ,B tk« second game Abilene girl*
' j went In to an extra inning before (-
The Graham Leader and the Gra-^ay could take the rame from A1
ham Daily Reporter will give the us
polls Saturday, interest in the second
democratic primacy, to be held to-
morrow, has readied its peak and
candidates are making last-minute
. appaals for support in the runoff,
which ia equivalent to election.
----no—ballot, though a short one,
contains names of candidates in some
of the moat important state, district,
and eoanty offices. Not near as
large a vote is expected to be polled
—probably about sixty per cent at the
total tallied in the first primary.
Major interest In this county centers
on tho county clerk’s race, in which
JR- C. (Earnest) Tucker and G. B.
Johns an are the candidates, and in
the race for State Representative in
the IC9th district, composed of Young
.and Jack counties. Representative
lOreen# Newell ef EHesvUle is asking
election to a ascend term in that
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TW pefla wfl open at 3 c'tlaek
Members of the Rotary Clab be-
came air-minded today when they en-
joyad a special premium put on by
representatives of the American Air-
lines. ,
The program arranged by Proctor
The shelling from the Naai** “big
Berthas” was felt as several bombs
fell at intervals of about three-quar-
ter* of an hour.
Explosions shook the channel
coast; shell, could be heard overhead,
as across the channel—only 22 mile*
from the British coast in some areas
—gun flashes dabbed the darkness.
Near Calais, British bombers add
German batteries fought a spectacu-
lar engagement and violent explosions
of the German -
(Continued en page 2)
Big Crowd
Hears About
irHome Plans t
ual election party Sntarday night to
serve the public free with reports on
the election as fast as they come in.
fin returns will be aimoaneed in
front ef the Loader and Reporter
office beginning at a ftw minuted
after the pdTI* ettee.
All election judfos are again rev
' 4
House, however, Early said merely
that there wn» “nothing new” on
the proposal. Later in the day, Mr.
Reoeevelt conferred for two hours
with the National Defense commis-
sion ■ >r
flMl was some speculation
a decision on the British offer
be announced Friday when the
dent'will meet with newsmen at his'
regular PriHay press conference . ~~~
If so, it was believed that there Interest ran high at a well attend-
he tome wdW also meeting of men and women at
the question of selling Britain Memorial Auditorium last night to
1
Blackstock was one of unusual inter-1 tom* 0f the United States' old world h*»r Federal
Carol F. Hinners of the com- war destroyer*.
Mfcal
vord, 2-1.. No.scores were made un-
til the third inning when Bnodgra*. ~
for Abilene walked snd came home. ^ Mraar flagship hostess for the!
WHkjGr-t^ht pltchmg and Griding ^ ^ NashriBe,, PfetMEff* Permitted
rJSITSit Of World'. Biggest
tho sixth, however. G. ^ bri^ talkl fo»owin* • talking ^ . .
on both
likely to be the
only score
■■tee. In
Meere for Alvord walked and came
home on overthrow to tie the score
„ . , ^ Game was stlU Had at end of the „
M in *• Mtrtem *‘MymXh. fn the eighth McCaske, hit
niuup DITEI HilM lonuwuiK ■ wrauiK . _ ftftM
picture which lasted fte half an hour Fighting Plane
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transportation and how commercial
__ to Muinoss
tion officials explain the new poasi-
bilitiee for building homes here on
1 easy payment and ktW In tor sat plana.
Pictures were flashed on the serpen
showing new homes that hav« boon
built in various_town, of this Ooe-
tkm*. showing coot of sense and tho
aixe payments and rental value.
BA NT A MONICA. Calif., Aug. 28. Many question* were asked and
■■d » Picture, of the world’s largest answered the prospective home own
wri- nteno ware permitted to be taken ere, building men, bourn wive* and
17m county Democratic chairman will
bt.at this newspaper office also to
a was dona in the
'of the eighth Ahrerd popped out
One. two. three order.
NY A Area Director, M
building men, house wive*
h a "three story" bomber, other, who attended.
■no la no huge with It* 210! Forest W Gregory of the Fort
four engines Worth FHA office, was In charge of
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 306, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1940, newspaper, August 23, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063933/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.