Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 201, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 29, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME TWO
GRAHAM, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29. 1936
M MBKK Ml.
BIG WELL BOOSTS BRYSON FIELD
Centennial Pageant Cast Has Been Announced85 BBLS-m wr
MARKS THE INITIAL
FLOW OF PRODUCER
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f
HISTORY OF TEXAS
The stupendous 500 star-cost un-
dertaking, “Heritage of the Star,”
and Texas Centennial historical page
ane, will be given on the Graham
athletic field Friday night, May 1.
Small admission prices are beingi
charged, and the event will surpass
all records of art etry and Jiamatic
ability. ----
Indians, Bluebonnets, early Tex-
ane, and oltixens of other countries
will be represented in the six-drama
play to be presented. The Re-
public of Texas period will be one of
the moat interesting. Floyd Mc-
Fadwi will be President David G.
STATE AND
NATIONAL
NEWS
At a Glance
Wichita Felts. -Wade T* Allison of
Burkburnett was given 18 months in
the Wichita County jail on a charge
of negligent homicide filed in con-
nection with the death of R. H. Mc-
Farkne, April 10.
Burnet; Robert Falkinburg will be
9am Houston; Milton Ball will be | g m)
Mira beau B. Lamar, and Morris
Jackson will be Dr. Anson Jones.
An old-time TV ear party, .wtth
square dancing and all the gaiety |
of a Saturday night social, wfll be
given with Ted Claih as maater
of ceremonies.
The wedding of Mias Texas and
Uncle 9am will be another of the
more interesting periods. Marry
Washington.—General .Jamies
Smith the use of
contests they are
Farley denied Mrs Oliver Hai rtman
”* ' and Alfred E.
the mails for
sporac ing. Mrs. Harriman's Nat-
j ional donference on Legalizing Lot-
Inc. is a lottery the Post-
| master says, and A1 Smith’s Golden
Stakes conte.-t is a fraud. ,
Greenville.—Dr. Landon C. Moore,
Dallas chemist, says that the child-
ren of Mrs. Velma Patterson were
OaUaheraaMIs, Texas will wear a ^ either of the child
dasnty wtate coetume, mm Unde has ^ indictfd for th-r mur.
Sam, who la Ruel Guinn, will be
dressed in the characteristic cos-
tume.
Prom-Aly at eight o’clock May 1
the pageant will begin. “Texas
Under Fiance” is the first iqrUode.
The following tells the characters
and the order of events.
ComrukJee: Miss Bather Baud,
Miss. Ma:y Dupree and Fred Knieff.
TEXAS UNDER FRANCE— ....
Scen« L Indian Camp
Scene II. French Discovery.
Scene III. Indian Raid.
Scene IV. Indian Bluebonnet Le-
gend.
Herald: Ernest Remington
Scene I.—Indian damp.
Indiana: Chief—iMonrog Fuller.
Scouts, W. P. Burch and BiUy
Mote.
Medicine Man. Dan B. Orr.
Indian Men, Roy Waynick. la-
(Continued on page three.)
SCHOOLS HERE GET
OF GRANT
FROM GOVERNMENT
$8,900
Philadelphia.—President Roosevelt
was leading Oil. Henry Brtoken*
lidge. New York attorney, nearly 41
to 1 in a Democratic Pennsylvania
preferential primary Wednesday.
Senator Borah, Republican ^unoppos-
ed, was also getting many votes.
Washington.—O ngressman M. A.
Zioncheck married Bliss Ruby, Lou-
ise Nix of Texarkana, New Deal
stenographer, after delivering a sol-
iloquy on love Tuesday. They were
married at Annapolis, then disap-
peared.
Santa Barbura—Ann Duncan Mor-
rison. eight-jeais old, temporary
Mayor of Santa Barbara under the
National Youth Week prograin, burst
into tsars Tuesday at the sight of
prisoner* in the city jail, and won
release for three of them.
G. M. Gillespie. brought in hii
new well on the J. W. Kee land,
in the George Hardesty Survey,
near Bryson, twelve miles East of
Graham Tuesday afternoon and the
well flowed 85 barrels in ,25 min-
utes., it was reported <in good
1 autli_,rity.
This makes it one of the biggest
wells drilled in that section during
the past year and it has aroused
considerable atention throughout th^
i state. .. _ p- _
-Three other wells were due to
I he brought in this afternoon in the
V same field, all f tnm about the 21*80
loot depth.
The following wells are being
j watched eagerly in that vicinity:
The Lewi* Produntion fbmpany on
the Brygon and Birdwell estate,
; Owynn & Overby on- the S. J". Beez-
I ly. Iron Mountain Oil Company on
j the J. W. Birdwell Estate and the
i Ray & Stanforth Company’s L. J.
Hester.
Paul Hubbard, of Loa Angeles,
brought tkia 190* Hehacht “run-
about'' from Los Angeles to Dallas
and the S25.004.00f Texas Centen-
nial Exposition grounds in one
month and IS days Leaving Saa
Francisco In February be stayed
two weeks in Lot Angeles, then left
there March 5, promising Exposi-
tion official* he would be in Dalian
April 29. He was. The photo shows
Rangerette Helen Stamps and an
Exposition police escort show ini;
him around the lot. where the big
fair opens June 6.
A Birdseye Report of Graham From
The Controls of Col. Chamberlin's
27-Passenger Curtiss Condor Plane
200 SONGSTERS
TO TAKE PART IN
CHOIR THURSDAY
WEST TEXANS
TO BE HERE FOR
HISTORICAL MEET
Approximately U00 rural
sters will be in Wichita
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By Annie, the Reporter
It’s positively great, folks! This
j business of seeing Graham from
the air is a thrill worth : Jpeat-
,! mg—especially when there "is a
man like Colonel Clarence Oham-
| bejdio, to take one up over the
. ! city.
•ontf-'i Bather slight, about average in
All Graham and West Tex** is
anticipating with pldastare the
meeting Saturday of the West
Texas Historical Association. His-
torians and leaders from all over
Texas are onving for the event.
Frank Reevxs, piwninent staff
j w/itet- of the Fort Worth Star
j Telegram, will be here to write
4 t | up the meeting for that publica-
tion.
| j Plans have been completed for
a * |»p pum |.|| i ■ I I the barbecue luncheon to be given
LAKr tllULi.lnAN ri,urii lAke
..........' jjiaii fpr the vi»ton *t tww*
- Ic.'citck Saturday. Judge it C. Cmne
The fish^pg season opens officially of Sweetwater, president of the
Falls ‘ height, Cot Chamberlin has gray Friday, May 1. fishermen! License I association, will preside at the
Thursday tomorrow) to take part in bair, a steady han... and a delight- may lie bought at the City Hall | luncheon.
the district Centennial Choir aii*- ,4'“ily pleasant personality. “Gome on until May 1 for $2; after Mao 1,1 The piogvam will feature *n-
ing. They will be accompanied I *tP»” be said. "Vou will like your j for 82.50. No fishing may be done tcresting 'papers by prominent writ-
by their teachers and sponsors, and ! city from the air.’’ Wbth ease and | at Lake Kddleman without a license, I ers, among them Mrs. Hunt
the county superintendent. | quietness he greeted the Mayor and j and Patrolman T. 7. Edwards will Crouch of Dallas, formerly of Gca-
Superintendent L. A. Woods will ■ citY ,nd the large crowd ! make inspection of fish and fisher- I |,am Mrs Crouch ha* wr^teo fkae-
be the principal speaker on the pro- i P«»ent at the airport when the ! men to see that regulations are j |anc<, feature stories, a*d is an
New York.—The veteran diamond Hig addrew ^ ! ship came m—a monstrous, 27- eniorevd. ! authority on the history of Ynung
cuturr, Laaare Kaplan, tod with hap- . * 10:1B ln the morning. J. B. j passenger Condor plane. .Without
.py tears in his eyes of cleaning the 1 of the Wichita Chandler of wm*t,n* “I time* be asked if
I. T. Gilmer, superintendent of
schools said yesterday that he has
l revived from the Government a
cheek for $9,800, the last 0fa
grant totaling $29,000 which the
Government allowed to the Graham
PubHn school improvements
He said that $104,000 in public
school buildings and improvements
have been planned and Imilt here
recently and that there remains now
only $65,000 agaist it.
The financing program ha* been
considered a fortunate one and ha*
provided much needed improvements
for the schools here.
Jonker diamond. The 726-caret ( ommerc« wiH give the welcome ad-
diamond is the Wiorld’s largest and drrml. and oral Jone, well introduce
finest uncut diamond. It is now Mr Woods
in three pieces. Later these wiU The weJ14onown ^ stamp*
be split into twelve. j Quartet will be featured on the
I program ln songs of- Texas and the
Washington. The House Tuesday , raMje Thqy will sing and play
shouted down all non-administration ; il1Tme<1iately after Mr. Woods’ ad-
attempts to alter the $84*8,000,000 dreg,
tax bill. Only four changes were
made in the original measure. All
sere sponsoied by Democratic mem-
bers.
was a party ready to go
Texas cowboy songs, songs by
Texas composers, and familiar old
tiavoritis will be »ung by the mas*
’chorus oTWHdren for the half hour ^
from 10:30 until 11 o’clock. The
Wlhaton. dounty.—(High toraadic ohoruf( ^ one ^ the in.
wind* killed four negroes in Texas „pjring and Hupendous unde:takings (
in Wharton County Tuesday. The , wr m wViWU FalU or else-
wind rag ad through Oureo demol- wj,ere
there
up.
“If h« can fly over the Atlantic,
he can fly over town,’’ E. S. Gra-
ham said, and orawled in the plane.
“I don’t guess I’ll go up,” F. IF.
Parrish said just before the plane
came in. “I would want the plane
to be able to take off.” Good sport,
Mr. F’srrish.
Tommie Allen Roach rigured a 1
i ride with someone like Col. Cham-
berlin would be worth a spill, so j
I legged the reporter to take ^
look—and incidentally, a ride. (
The fish that may be caught in I County. She will talk an some
Lake Eddleman must follow these u,r|y phases of Yeung (County his-
regulations: crappie must be at i tor)-.
least. eight inches long. Bass others to appear on the pro-
must be eleven inches long, and j ur>m ^ Mb,, Hyberma Grace of
Bream must be five inches long. ; Anson, on« of the vice-prwsidMta,
-:—^--- ; Rep. Carroll McConnell of Faio
Of NCW Type I Pinto, Wbldo P. Fletcher of Abilene,
c • a ij | John K. Hutto of Big Spring, G. C.
Refrigerators Here Bo,we)1 1>fmn McMurry coiiog*.
- | Abilene, S. E. Settle, Baird, and
A car toad of new type Olympic ; J tidge Crane.
refrigerators has recently been re- ! —-—30-
ceifd by the Graham Ice Company. Father* send their sons to ool-
The new type refrigerator, is air- j lege either because they went to
distinct in its field, . college or because they didn’t.—
according to Jack Bettis, the
i C. P. Gregory, Mac Williams, and , ,ompany mn<14rer.
ishing a number of houses.
Graham Mill Builds
Large Warehouse
Work has been toartsd on a big
warehouse foe the Graham Mill
having more than 5,000 square feet
and Elevator Company.
Th« building i, 85 by 60 feet,
of floor apace and with 14 loot
walk, it la of steal cooatmutlm
and located on the R«* Island
right of wag Boa* of the mUl.
to F. E. Douglas, |
ot »be ■*»«. *># now etor
age la needed for maize, eom, '
and other ffewina. ' I hi
A DANGHROUB CARGO
Wheat is one Of the most dan-
gerous cargoes carried by '
Studies got in the lack
seat. John Gallahtr, Jr., and his
- , { dad, the Mayor in his Centennial
This district chorus meet is pre- ^ wanted to watch the controls,
natation for the State day, which ^ they gut m (he front seat. Bruce
will be held in Dallas June 13. Young street, Jr. got on one side of
county has been allotted 600 chorus the plane by a window and Boyd
menVheds for the State singing. Stre€t g,* on ^ cth.r. WaUate
Twenty-twto schools in the county Rhode, got onc of the plane
ice j Dean L. L. Hendern,
i Georgia.
University of
have entered the ohoir singtg, and
have been practicing on the song*
all winter.
SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND .
THE “HOTTEST PLACE"
An unnamed, far-off Mar, whose
surface temperature is 180,000 de-
grees Fahrenheit, the highest heat
freighters, because It may shift and r me*sured anywhere, wae de
cause a heavy list, or, when wet, i bribed to the conference on spec- ,
gfnerate a g»- that, in the heat j troaoopy rMtntly at the Mnssectru
of the hold fa an expkahra as j Institute of Technology. j
I deadly *e dynamite. Wheat has | The sun's surface is barely 10.-
| caused many shipwrecks 1 ooo degree* ffahrenhsit. The hottest
--- ! tempecaturea previously
hr. and Mrs G. L. Wilkins were | all on star*, were 36,000
Dallas Tueuday. mr-* I I'lshrenheit.—Exchange.
and Carlton Rhodes gut on the
other Just like two sets of twins
—to do things alike!
Daddy Irby Rhodes saw his bay*,
and said, not too sternly, “Boys, I
thought I told you to stay ln the
store!”
Bob White of Dallas was Irby
Rhodes’ guests. B. U Kirtley, as
am ex-alderman or something took
his saat in the plane, and G. O.
I Cosavt got In to see the Fair
| Grounds from the air.
I My mama told me not to ride
I In the plane, Wt could l help It
I if it started off while I was m-
| specting it? Tommie Roach and I
I thought we ought to strap our-
Shapiro, Johnson Pitch
For All-Stars Tonight In
Breckenridge-Graham Game
Glen Brewster Has
r<Con’:nied on back page.) J
A good ball game will be played
jtongff* at the Fair Park hall dta
Opened New Shop nxmd. when «he Hanlon AH-Star* of
Breckenridge and the Alenandor
All-Stars of Graham play at eight
Glen Brewster, wrU-known auto- j <>,0,ock
mobile mechanic and gaifage op- A| .Shapiro w4H -pitch tor Brack-
srator has opened a general auto- *nridge, and JcAinaon of ElmeviU*
mobile repair Chop la the budding wiH pfaefa tor Graham. Shapiro
With the panhandle Servka a»a- i Ml the record of being one of the
tion on North Elm street. best pitchers in the wnfthall laagwa.
He will do all kinds of auto- Johnson of niasviNe fa a drawing
mobile motor, eleatrical and other card tor all softball tone,
jtfbs, apmsttdialng >" fender and An admission of tan cent* par
electrical reconditioning. j person will be charged.
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 201, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 29, 1936, newspaper, April 29, 1936; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1065049/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.