Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 208, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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They All Read It — Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium.
VOLUME TWO
GRAHAM. TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1936.
. Graham Wins First Softball
Game in North Texas League
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NUMBER 2M.
Graham*” Alexander All-Stars won
the first ^*rth Texas Softball Lea-
gue game Wf ednesday night, defeat-
ing Oiney 9-4. The game was a
thrilling one, with a lot of fast
playing. Matthews and Knieff were
the only Graham players to make
two rune each. Smith, Gregg, Pat-
rick, and Crowe scored for Oiney.
The box score indicated 33 times
at bat for Oiney, 4 runs, 7 hits,
and 6 errors. The Alexander All-
Stan had 34 times at bat, nine
runs, 10 hit, and two errors.
Following is the box score:
OLNEY AB R
H
E
N ..................
Bullock, 2b _________________..J
V
«
u
0
1
0
Ooop, 3b ..'___________________4
0
0
1
Smith, if _________
l
0
1
Griffin, lb __________________1
0
0
1
Gregg, cf -------------------Z
1
1
0
Patrick, s* ...............-J
l
1
2
Crowe, if ...................4
1
8
1
O’Brien, e, if -------------4
0
1
0
Lunn, lb --------------------2
0
0
0
Royle t. John, p, .#—......4
0
0
i
0
0
0
Delbert, St. John, tub. 1
0
0
0
TOTAL __________43
4
7
6
ALEXANDER—
Wright, (Petal If
Doan, 'Jb --------
Wright, J. A. 3b ..
SJatthews. as —
knieff, lb ----
Lewronoo, cl .
Lewis, e -----------
Seth, if ------------
Dickson, af ......_
Johnston, p --------
TOTAL ------
_________4
________4
______A
________4
......—.4
_________4
________4
______„4
AB'R' H H
4 0 0 0
0 11
a i
2 1
2 2
0 0
1 3
1 1
J 0
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FOUR NON-JURY
CASES SETTLED
IN BIST COURT
District court adjourned after the
Atwell-Cody case, to "he recessed un-
til May 18, when criminal and civil
cases will be tried.
Two divorces were granted by
Judge Allan D. Montgomery, and
two damage cases were settled by
agreemtnt of judgment.
Damage cases, Smith vs. Con-
tinental Supply Co., and W. C.
Grubbs et al vs. R. A. Parrott were
settled by agreement of 3300 in
the first case, and 31,000 in the
second case.
Suit was brought as s result of
an automobile collision March 26,
1066, on the Graham-Newcastle
highway, near the lake. Thg(.W. C.
Geubbs family suffered injuries,
and were given damages by a settle-
ment with Mr. Parrott and tie Con-
tinental Oil Company.
The four cases were non-jury
cases.
The grand jury returned 16 true I
bills and wiU be recessed until
June 1. < *•
Large Attendance :At
Baptist Conference
Held In Graham Today
SEATTLE . . . They have their own planes. They are all licensed
pilots and they have been flying for years. New they have completed
an intensive 6-month Red Cross course and will fly to remote spots'te
administer first aid when within quick flying distances . . . They are,
left to right; Miss Opal Hiser, Mary Riddel, Mildred Fils and Gladys
Vickers Crooks, President, Associated Woman Pilot*.
STATE AND i
NATIONAL
NEWS
At a Glance
Throckmorton Seniors “Take In”
Graham, Lake Eddleman Wednesday
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SUPERVISOR FOR
EMPLOYMENT IS
RALPH COOK HURT
BY CEILING FAN
Ralph Cook,- employe for fflfcy
Staniforth, oil operator, was in-
jured today about 12:80 when a
circulating ceiling fan struck him
in the head. He was at the Gra-
ham Bowling Alley. A gash one
r> n 1 II I ■■ irmrmn *nd • half inches long was the re-
GRAHAM VISITOR - * «■**■*. —
to the Graham Clinic, where stitches
—~ were taken in his head.
More office equipment has been After medical attention Mr. Cook
for the employment office w„ .hi, to he at. his work this
j. D. Bechtol said today. An l"*!**- 'afternoon.
tion visit to the office was made 0
Wednesday by Howard C. Msy, d“ RQTARIANS HEAR
triet supervisor of Fort Worth, and
he gave approval for the new equip-
vmt
The Employment
been changed this week. Those
sacking employment will be inter-
, viewed in the aeeretary’s room of
the Chamber of Cotnmtrc, and files
and records will be kept in the
room now occupied by the office.
Bechtol and hit assistant, J. L.
Bain, are supplying aid on the em-
ployment problem each day. AU
those seeking work should make ap-
plication at the office. It is not an
office for relief clients only, but
for anyone wanaing work.
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Mrs. W. El Simpson
Get* Big: Crappie
Mrs. W. E. Simpson is believed
to hold the local record this season
for catching the largest via;, pie
at Lake Eddleman.
She caught one the other day
that measured 16 V4 incres in length
and two other*, the ism^ day, that
measured 18 incres each.
She caught them with a bank
hook and minnows for bait.
LARMOUR SPEAK
AT DIS*T MEET
Martin W. Larmour, secretary of
the Graham Rotary club, presented
the gift of Rotation* of this dis-
trict to the district governor. Jim
Wilson, at the convention held in
Fort Worth the first three days of
the week.
Mr. Larmour anas selected 30
make the presentation of an elab-
orately handsome old English tea
set.
At the breakfast of secretaries,
held Tuesday morning, Mr. Lar-
mour talked on “Duties of a Secre-
tary.’’ He was chosen for the talks
because of his fine work in this
club.
Dr. B. B. Griffin, new president,
attended the convention. Monday
evening Mr. and Mrs. Gus Eddie -
ma, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Morrison,
Thirty-two of the happiest kids
(they would resent being called :
kids) in the world were paving s j
picnic and all-cay fun at Lake '
Eddleman and th« pump station
Wednesday. Tom V. Watson brought
over his seniors from Tlirodkmorton
High School Wednesday, and they
Strange Pigeon
Austin.—Hugh Nugent IFItzgerald,
dean of Texas newspaperman, died
at his home in Austin Wednesday.
He has been a daily editorial writer
for Maish-Fentres* publications for
many years. He was 73 years old.
H. S. Ward, who worki for the
Telephone Company in Graham
fnund a beautiful pigeon perched
in his car today and believes it
is possibly a carrier or homing | Addis Ababa.—Italian troops are
really had the time of "their lives." pi**on; U b*d » marker on it* leg ! cleaning up the debris in their new-
He will hold it a day or two in j ly-gaincd state. The last attack
case some local owner may identify j has been made, troops subdued, and
it. _ | a reconstruction period has been
started.
Gardonc Riviera, Italy. -Gabriele
D Aniranzio, Italy’s poet,, is serious-
ly ill at hi* home, news I reports say.
Dressed in their carefree, gay-
colored slacks, the gills old tumbl-
ing acts, acrobatic stunts, flips, and
tap dances. They had a difficult time
holding onto their big floppy-brim
hats during the high wind. The
boys wore their summer trouser
and big hats, and spent most of j
their time annoying the girls or ‘
playing bell. The two mothers
had a big time also. They wore
right there with the seniors, enjoy-
ing life as much as they. ,
Three girls and one of the boys
piled in the car with Tom Watson,
brother of the Chamber of Com-
merce seertary^ by the way, and
ume to town for water. While they
vere in town, incidentally, they
got a hug, fr—*«r of ice craam and
Conservation Corps
To Enroll More Boys
enough cones for everyone to have
at least one. Then they picked up
the reporter to get a little pub-
licity on their 'One Day Never to be
forgotten.
“You mean you’re going to eat
with us?” ona boy ask'd incredul-
ously, with emphasis on the eat.
“Yts,’r was the disturbing reply,
“and reporters eat more than any-
one else inexistence.’’ __
“Gosh, I "4mow it. That’s why 1
asked,’’ he solemnly replied.
A hungry crew arlh waiting at
It he barbecue pit for 'the return of
the native with th* water. Tom
Watson looked sort of sheepish when
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IMPROVEMENTS ON
LIBERTY THEATRE
HERE ARE FINISHED
Work on
and Mr. and ‘Mrs. H. U Thornton improvements in the Liberty Theatre
San Quentin Prison. Calif.,— A
crazed convict ran wild in San Quen-
j tin prison Wednesday, and slabbed
‘ - | fifteen of his fellow prisoneig with
An order for additional CCC en- j, weaDon f.ihioned from . fence
rollment was received by G. Bari ( wire He de,th from hlg
Hutchings, relief administrator, ffom wound, and Mlf.inllieted stabs.
, Baptists from two counties, Gra-
| i ham and Throckmorton, gathered at
I the Oak Street Baptist Church en
j Graham today for the Workers
j Oonftrence of the Throckmorton
; and Young Association.
j.. Jbe *»<a!.d»PM .. was .JSGt?
r representative of many churches is
| this section of the state. There were
j visitors also present from other
II ctiens of Texas.
I Rev. W. M. Lawrence presided
: over the morning session introduc-
ing speakers of the day.
j. Kverynn*. on the prepared pro-
gram was present.
Rev, A. 0. Martz, visiting minister
from Alabama, conducted the de-
votional on the subject “We must
win or lose them." Rev. S. A. New-
man of Fort Worth brought a mes-
sage on “The Place of Prayer in
Evangelism/’ Rev. R. A. Cox of
Fort Worth, was the next speaker
delivered an address on the subject
“Leadership of the Holy Spirit of
Evangelism.” -
Dr. J. L. Ward and Dr. Bell of
Decatur, talked on the subject “The
Christian School and Evangelism.”
John N. Rir.de! 1 of Wichita Falls,
talked at l:3n on “Summer Evangel-
ism." Women of the Oak Street
Church, host to the visitors, spread
a big basket picnic at the noon
hour.
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Miss Gtsee Stwell, district admin-
istrator today, allowing more
bdys from Young County to enroll
in the Corps. " 1
Additional enrollment, Mr. Hutch-
ings says, will be from May 12 to
May 16. The same qualifications
necessary for enrolleeg in April holds
ROOd_for this month. The chief
point to be observed is that youths
must be in families on relief, or
neeuing relief, and they have had
a clean record.
Mr. Hutchings has estimated that
there will be a half a dozen boys
camps. Negro boys, a limited number
from this county eligible for the
number will also be included.
The eastern states fell short of
their quota in April, thus allowing
more from the Southern states.
AH applicants must be between the
ages of 17 and 28 years.
were present.
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Mrs. Cody Wins In
Damage Suit Today
MUffC CLUBGIRLS
TO GIVE PROGRAM
OVER KGKO MAY 20
building in Graham was complete-
ed Wednesday, making it one of
the most attractive show houses
in this section of the state.
W. J. Wilke, osmer, has had
artists and workmen busy on the
theatre improvements for some time.
The interior has been redone
throughout in an attractive color
After deliberating 12 hours, the
jury brought in a verdict today
about noon, in the case of Cody
v*. Atewell, being tried in the Thlr- combination. Accoustics have been
teenth District Court before Judge , improved. Indirect lighting effect
Aljan D. Montgomery. I ha, been installed and the j sralls
The plaintiffs, Mrs. Allan Cody,1 and balcony of th* large show house
Ronald and Roy« Moore, were j haVg had many attractive decorat-
- * - . j awarded 3903 by the court for in-' ive features added.
The Graham Junior Music dub is juries sustained in an automobile A beautiful .arch transom of
sparing a variety program of collision which happened last Nov- fancy grill srork, done in copper,
mgs and rOadfngs, violin and piano ember 1, 1936, on th# Graham to hat been placed in the front of
ambers, to l>« given over KGKO Loving highway. D is not probabio the building.
station, Wichita IFalls, Wed- that Atwell wUI appeal, his dafente Mr. Wilke hat been In Graham
May 20. The broadcast will lawyer* say. _______' 13 years and is on* of the best
10:30 to 11 o’clock. j Mrs. Cody is th# mother of GrC known thehtre operators in North
those who trill appear are Cody, who was fatally Injured in Texas. *
Ruth Vlrgile Tid- | th* accident last
* and Jackie Garvey, and accessed was the Moore boys’; Grace Coolidge, widow of the late
Abernathy. ; uncle. President, has bean made a
Junior Music Club
To Give Program In
Shawnee Chapel Fri.
The Graham Junior Music Club
will present a program in the
chapel period at Shawnee School
Friday, May 8, Mrs. Fred Guinn,
sponsor, has announced. Violin,
piano, and vocal numbers will be
presented. The program is in ob-
servance of National Music Week.
Mary Beth Smith will give a
piano solo: Mary Gallahcr will give
a violin number; Margaret Burns
will play the piano, Marjorie Lay
will give a reading, and Mrs. Greg-
ory’s violin choir will play. The
last number will be a vocal solo
by Mary Arnold.
THE LETTER OF THE LAW
It Is still illegal in England to
mak« * mince pie, smoke a cigaret
in the street, play billards Sunday,
or have a Christmas dinner of
more than three courses. These
and many other examples of obsolete
laws on the books were mentioned
at a Law Society conference which
recommended steps to bring old
legislatieu up to H4M.
11 .
Rev. J. K. Ford, pastor of Oak
Vienna.-—Dr. Sigmund Freud, dis-
tinguished peychoanalist, observed
his 80th birthday in Vienna Wed-
nesday. He received many tele-
grams of felicitations.
JUDGE CARDIGAN
SUGGESTS THREE '
CHANGES IN LAWS
County Judge A. H. Corrigan of
Wichita Falls, gave a stirring talk
.denouncing the present criminal
Columbus, Ohio.—A nonstop dis- j in Tex*s 11 meeting of
tonee—record—for—liyhf plan.* iyas | k°*th Texas and Southern Okla-
eotablished Wednesday by two young j hwno Peoce Officers hdd til Wich*
boys. Bob Buck and Lee Bellingrath. iiu F*1,!' Wednesday,
Their mark was 2,016 miles, about; Judge t’arrigan suggested three
200 miles bettcr»th*n th. record held ' n>«Jor change, in th, laws. On# im-
by a French plane. ! P°rt»nt change ! he advocates is In
_ - — I the issuance of ,.Warrants. JJbe Judge
Houston.—- A 71 year old —~ I hlievts that warrants should be *<-
sJohn Cary, plunged in his car over fective in all caunties of Texas, in
Morgan's point Ferry, and bobbed ordr to save time and expense, in
up alive, with the words, “My order to catch criminals mors
brake* didn’t hold!" , ea*il>v
- Another suggestion was that
Rome.—Italy will handle Ethiopia ‘cl iminals accused of committing a
without the aid of the League, ac- cr'm* in collaboration be triad to-
cording to Italy, and neither is Ifether in Federal courts. The last
Italy needing the League.
San Francisco.—Presidential pri-
mary returns gave the 1 lead in Cali-
fornia , Wednesday to Roosevelt over
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Texas Cotton Mills
Show Increase In
Staple Constumption
Austin, Texas.—Total Texas con-
sumption of cotton, as reported by
twelve cotton mill* of the State,
for March, was 3,438 bales, a gain
of 8.4 per cent above February and
68 per cent above March, 1935, ac-
cording to the University of Texas
Bureau of Business Research. Con-
sumption during th* first quarter
of 1986, 9,387 bales, was »1 per
oent above the corresponding period
last year.
Production of cloth was 7-1 per
cent *bove the previdus month,
30.5 per cent above March last year
and 20.2 per cent over the first
quartet last year. Sales rose 13.6
per cent over February and 70.3 per
cent over March last year. Sales
for the first quarter of 1936 were
44.6 per cent ever the like period
last year. Unfilled orders on March
31 wer, up 3 par cent from th* pre-
ceding month and 19.7 per
change suggested was that the
statutes he changed so that if a
defendant did, not take the stand,
the prosecuting attorney could com-
ment on the fact.
Graham Man Has
Largre Collection
Of Indian Relics
W. T. Dowdle, who operates
i
the largest collections of Indian
relics of flint and stone in this
section of Texas.
~ He has collected more than 200
specimens—finding most of them
on the hills of Young County.
Included in the collection are
large flint ecalping knives, flmt
scrapers, tanning scrapers, a round
neaded battle hammer, and many,
arrow h*ad*. both large and small
An interesting study of differ-
ent materials of which Indians
made their fighting and hunting
weapons is afforded in Mr. Dew-
die's collection.
Street Baptist Church. Rev. J. D. above the corresponding date a jsear
Thorn, pastor of First Baptist' ago.
School for the Blind I Church of Graham, Mrs. Thorn and ,
fitter, also Mias Adelle Long, Rev. j
an M.
FORT WORTH BALL
TEAM TO PLAY
HERE SATURDAY
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