The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 92, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1940 Page: 4 of 11
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gricultural Outlook
■ u v/iivi/ii//ii Mii | corlntha BlaekihMU’ 38, and tar
foj? anWsrM
_ room Junes Bhchhwr. S», tbs
, Sheriff W. • E. (Jack) Hallmark i woman's husband, dropped his step-
today announced his candidacy for i son, Norman Deckerd. three, from
re-election to the office of Sheriff the third story to safely end then
;0f Brown county. ,*■ l^njaped himself. >
1 Sheriff Hallmark’s announcement The boy whs hurt slightly bat
follows* Blackshear suffered serious burns.
[ “To the Voters of Brown County: Rena Friend, 42. negro woman, hurt
"I desire to taxe this opportunity her back in jumping from the ho-
'to announce my candidacy for re- tel. .There wire 20 negroes in the
election to the office of Sheriff of hotel.
1 Brown county. In doing so I would • A water h< ater explosion was
first express my deepest appreda- blamed-for th* fire.
Ham #_ ms,. ------*■ i_U.
Dr. R. A. Ellis
OPTOMETRIST
tion for your past support, loyalty
and influence. I hare tried to show
my appreciation therefor by staying
on the job and by giving the best
that U in me. *
“No person can make a good
Sheriff without the cooperation of
the citizenship of his county. This
I have had and I am truly grateful
Postmaster J. Edward Johnson
: announced to lay the receipt of the
j first group Of new stamps in a ser-
ies honoring famous Americans to
be issued by tie Post Office depart-
j- The first group of stamps hon-
ors famous American authors and
is known as the Authors’ Group
The one cent stamp of the Au-
-! than’ scries honors Washington
law enforce^ Irving, the creator of Ichabod
DO
WEU.HB YT MOL ~
AIN’T MADE] THINK ITS
M« FIRST JWS SECOND
MILLION \ MILLION
YET~GtVE J HE'S AFTER
THE OL J NOW-OR.
*» j man JTI is it his
\VTIME.y j THIRD ? f
I’M GETTING ALL MIKED UP LIKE
MUfFlN DOUGH, MR.TWIGGS/ IS THiS
A 006 HOSPITAL, BIRO SAaIC-OJARV C
REFUSE FOR STRAY RELATIVES ?-
ANIMALS AND MEN GANG UP ON
MV HEELS WHENEVER I STAGGER
our of the Kitchen With a plate /
all we lack is a giraffe/
gp1 WUV DON'T TOO
| SHARPEN THE PARING ]
& KNIFE AND CUT A \
\ SWATH IN JAKE'S HtP
\ POCKET? IT LOOKS i
'X lke he'G jacked
f l HIMSELF UP HGRK
UNTIL SPRING,
----—AND
SCRAM, Ul MIGHT AS
JAKE, AS WELL PAY
. scram/ j) storage/
THAT WAY, SOUNG FELLER.-
PLAYP0Y1N* XU. NIGHT,
THEN LATE FOR WORK MM
V POWEV ALL DAY.... NOW |$
f TK TIME TO BUILD YDUR.
11 FUTURE SO YOU'LL HAVE
V moneV AND LEISURE TO
JX ENJOY THE BEST ^
J -S OF TOUR )
i I TH* 8lG I
| boys say
) SUCH
I / THINGS?
I HE HASN'T
TAKEN A
\ DAY OFF 1
> FER YEARS
'^ARS/Jv^S'
Survey To Predict
A Mdimantation or silt. survey of
HAS BEEN
MOSfgD
IN ON/
__,_
XTiwr
Just as me
■AOSOS, NUTTY,
THOM X WILL.
TOBS TOUR WUSCRAbtE
FOR
THE LITTLE FEMES
T> FMSTON 9
L/k aTLYWIBR •
MINUTE X DCWT
9m 'tour
S-'X THINK >
WE CAM KEEP
4FL0AT TILLWE
t'f fi.ir.fir
SFRViCE
BkCEFOUk
BKOWHWOOP (TUmBPlLgrti FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, IMP
negotiate iui honorable!mUai1 rac«* PractlcaQy all of the
broadcast today an editorial oounty officials already face oppo-
sition
DESTROYED REDrISSUED IN MILLS )5
* RADIO ASSERTS *«>■ t-<m
H* - V T -A total of 2,IK poll taxeg have
LONDON. Web. »—(Up)—The u*TM?d ** Mills county this
Moscow radio, less than a day afterjy**T- A the largest number*
statement of President Kyostil *lnoe a**1 reHecU the Inter-
KMho of Finland that Finland was! •* H?*1 ta bel£}« uk*n local po-
‘Pftce. bn
from the newspaper Pravda, official
organ of the Communist party, as-
sorting that “the Finnish bandits
,wfl! be destroyed and efttermlnat-
ed.-
“We will achieve victory over
them under our gteat leader 8taMn."
the editorial continued.
There was no indication whether
the editorial, from today's issue of
the newspaper, was a reply to Kal-
lio’s speech.
; the Moscow radio broadcast ex-
empts from the Pravda editorial.
ThS principal one was, textually:
■YUnce the Anglo-French Imperi-
ln the primaries.
After being missing for two years.
to drag in the Soviet by Instigating
the white Finnish scum to attack
us. The Finnish bandits will, how-
ever. be destroyed. We win achieve
victory over them under our great
leader Stalin.”
the shepherd dog belonging to Geo ,
I Brooks, Milts county rancher, re-
turned to his home last week. His
show that he has traveled :
many miles and also appear to;
have been caught in steel' traps, j
The dog appeared overjoyed to be ,
at home again. ’ )
A county-wide meeting to consld- 1
er organising a Soil Conservation
district in Mills county has been
called for February IS by the
Mills County Soil' Conservation;
Board. '
Big Auction Sait Saturday
2:30 and 7:30 p. m. OkJ
Graham Hotel.
j.* MOV;
Bulletin ClassiOeo Ads tot Results'
KODAK FINISHING SPECIALS
Any « or I HTfiwi red de-
veloped and printed «%/*
Only :\............... JVC
One app, 5x7 enlargement on
every roll Free.
Prompt attention to mail orders.
^ BINYON STUDIOS
108 East1 Baker
mmm^L
PUnt your fruit and nut trees now.
Wi have full lina of froet ratiatant
fruit and nut traaa.
landscape saavioa
Pat plants, cut fiewsrf. trees ene
shrubs. For information or appoint,
menu call V72J
BkOWNW'mD CACTI AND
NOT,/* IF CO.
Utfi 'XESSUZZZ*they trled
WHITE'S CREAM
VERMIFUGE
Has long been used for ex-
pelling round worms in chil-
dren. Price 35c. -■
PEERLESS DRUG CO.
by t*o Sau"ccmservatiociU8ervlce!' **A system of ^ingerprinilng has work of James Fennlmore Cooper.
of Agriculture, will be * inftUuted the office since he of the Leather Stocking taka
5*SLeJ!Sr ^fin^rprmt^IT^ s^d CW^
Abort four months wiU be i r^orcte are kept and as a result we ^ phlkMOphpn The three, cent
qulma by the survey party to com-!**™ m*ny other- ,tamp bean the likeness of Ralph
--sa? *a rvrs
at obj^tiv. b to “* ««»prlotUlh.'poup A<J*”Sttb
termfem rat^ and cauM, — - support and ihfluenee. I believe *_“**’,* to
votr aMBmaotation When the sur" ttmt exPfrienc* wWch 1 bv USt ■ Jx>k wJms"
z"® •»- gained in this office qualifies me "cofidsed by some book worms
* >«* » bett^affirS the “ Twain
t m t!2^L!L ui future. If reelected I promise to ta ***"
ms%f every effort to discharge the The one cent anu two cent stamps
___ , duties of my office fairly and im- wmt on sale January 30 The three
frM Mm. | | mt^La ,h.TLs ~ 1 partially, and in such a manner as cent and the five cent stamps will
SS5SST lo »»» *PPn)vsl go on sale February «. while the
uated in tenths <2 ., “The duties of my offic* make a; io cent stamp bin be ptoeed on
used to samnles of rh-^t 1 heavy demand upon my time. For sale February 14. These dates are
50 torn intervals aion* ■■r.m,,- that reason I may not be afforded being observed in order that stamps
or Ml section Partv members i1m opportunity of talking with each may first be placed on sate fck cam-
will me s boat in takine fh JTVJJ T00 about “Y candidacy and memoraUve celebrations in the
pje, ™ * personally soliciting your vote and home towns of the famous authors
Thk will he the fi«t HetetieH .... influence. I would therefore thank whbse life works are the suject of
veg eFarmade of lSbSS you to consider this as a penenol the Authors’ Group
3“ tJC
„ schools have tie-in programs to ac-
quaint students wRb the Uvea and
i*x
I SPECIAL
Noon QgU
Lunches .......
SS*35c.rf50c
K. D. CAFE
MB CENTER
KARL DERRICK CAFE
ON BROADWAY
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
Slid, influence.
,“W. E. (JACK*
HALLMARK
dam and installation
gates. _
party working on the in the last
Isknd H. Barnes, camps in
Chmi‘le* increased by 1.000 per cent.
party geologist: Robert M. DlIL Chf- -
ton ML Terry and Jesse J. Neal
They have been working at Lobe
since Dec. 1.
years tourtot accomplishments of the authors and
the United States have <*b« famous Americans who art
being made tjie subjects of the
special stamp issues.
Other stamp groups of the series
New Empire Furniture Ca i,C** “*
•-SERIAL STORY j , -
THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER
BY HELEN WORDEN
YOO TO
KNOVO v-UV\ TwStooGK UMtVt
^OOY**.YOtk VOEXT^ - AajO
WELL —I'M A»NYOL bOR«Y
AGOOT THX
WKOLX *TH\NG
LXT'b
ITi Ms
now much about clothes, but it I -She sipped the Tom Collins he
seems to me they’d look pretty brought, but Dsn' neglected his
swell on that red suit of yours.” ! Scotch and plain water while he
She laughed. “It isn’t red, it’s j fished in a pocket for his engage-
blue. Rut that’s all the better for ment book.
Mm *w •« H» mmmrn ■rtaSpt
aaun
aartgWli a. uf
agTirtkib “IY» tani the clrl
~ • CHAPTER V
WTR very tacky to have caught
you,” Dan hid, piloting
Marie through the' harrying
thronfi that surged back and forth
akRgt‘S?th Street. When he met
her at Vamet’s trade entrance he
had automatically taken her arm
and Rimed east
, “But I don’t understapd,” she
as soon as she could get
*Tm going home/’
you’re not,” he said,
coming with me to
Lanai's for a cocktail. Then, if
you insist, HI take you home;
otherwise, 1
i . .. __ . j He bushed the swinging door of
Ha took long strides arm he hma j^aruets. She entered. It was the I come from Three Rivers, this side
her pi firmly. Tall, though she , fjrst t me ,he had ^ ,n lhc ; of Quebec.
—s, she had to walk fast to keep famo|is restaurant, though “Yes.” She pulled back her
With him. Her breath was soon ^ h d often heard the other
violets.”
She pinned them oh the lapel of
her trim jacket suit as Dan gave
the o|d woman a S5 bill and told
her to keep the change.
“You could have the whole tray
of floteers for that, sir,” gasped
, the old lady. ,
“Ne rer mind, sell them again,”
he cal ed over his shoulder, steer-
ing 1 larie across 5th Avenue
against the lights. f l
“IV > already learned three
things about you.” she laughed,
dodgii g a taxi with him. “You’re
im puli fve. you’re extravagant and
you li le to take chances.” t
“Do isn’t sound so good, does
it?*’ h * asked, as they swung into
5gth ! treet. “But still I’lh amert-
JL5“” di„-: jn.
“What are you doing tomorrow
night?” he demanded.
date,” she hedged.
none of my busi-
ness. But. gee, if you only knew
how I felt.” He struggled’ on.
floundering like some high-school
kid. “Well, to get back to the
present, here’s looking at you.”
She touched her glass to his and
laughed. “I don’t know your last
name but I think It’s Donovan.”
“Right,” he said. “Not that it
matters.” His mouth quirked up
at the comers. “Come to think of
it, I don’t know even your first
name.”
“Marie La Porte.”
“HTn. that’s a pretty name.
French?”
“Canadian French. My people
. rjP-07^
'if * •
coming in short little gasps.
“Asnsaw” she begged. “I'm all
out of brrsth and I do want to
have something to say about this.”
ttriteiy he dewed down. “I’m
It’s terribly selfish of me,
wag afraid I’d lose you if I
hang on tight and I hurried
I wanted to sit down and
_ yea. There’s so much to
don’t want to seem to kid-
bat you will come with
J!*' ■ ' i i *
She felt shy and happy and
go. But I have to
by iFT’ .
ed her where her home
she changed the subject.
r sensitive about living on a
The girls at the store hgd
her. She had her father’s
well as his tamper. She
the curious questions
always put to her when die
g» mat a canalboaL .
wifh vivacity as they
iward Park Avenue, he
her, seldom sayiiw much
but the tone of Ms voice
eyes shewed his Interest
ally people turned to
a> as the.vjstH>pad along,
obviously enjoying Uf*
e V
a warm, early during
While rtreet lights
__—, the pale green evening
■JT” he seid, *T Want to
’a bunch of rtolcts. I don’t
< 1
models talking about It. A pretty
little hat-ch«*k girl with filky
brown hah* stepped forward and
took Dan’s coat and hat. Peter
himself advanced, as Date and
Marie followed the' head waiter
toward the cocktail lounge.
“Good evening, Mr. Donovan.”
He bowed. “It is nice to see you
again. I have your regular table
in the comer—.” |
Dan interrupted. “This time I
want the one on the opposite side,
Peter. I want one where Fve never
sat before.” He looked at* Marie
“No old memories, just those that
date from today.” ^
•v • • 4 fi
1L|ARIE smiled. . She had not
known Dan five hours and yet
she felt rite had known him all her
life. He made her feel that he
would tolerate no memories with
which she was not connected. It
was extraordinarily flattering^
Abruptly, she found herself
comparing him- to Tommy Ryan.
Loyally, she struggled to remind
herself that die was praetlcally
engaged to Tommy, that she had
been his girl ever since they were
kids. She couldn’t go beck on him.
"Lord, you
claimed Dan,
her on the
banquette.
onyx-topped
them. “Am __ . _______
-That's joat the trouble” smiled
Mrte. -I think jro.Tr. ***
charming.
The waiter Interrupted with the
e - • g. »w «. » b* . vi a XXIKf
- I 1 i •< > '-*s» '•.vfti
rleeve to look at her wrist watch.
“Which reminds me thqt V mast
go. They’ll be waiting for me.”
“So will I, if you leave.”
•' He caught her hand. She drew
it away and reached for her
jacket. After he’d paid the cheek
he followed her to the entranae
hall.
“Good night,” she said.
“Oh, no,” . he said, passing a
cardboard Stub to the hat-check
girl. *TW seeing yofl’ home'”'1
“No, you’re not.” She set her
chin firmly and started toward Sw
•door. “Goodby and thank i for
a nice time.”
• • •
TIE grabbed Ms hat and coat and
A1 ran after her. “You can’t do
this to me. I’m seeing you home,
that is, if you’re not married aag
the mother of seven/
He stuck Ms hat on
1
r.
slipped into his
* MLm j
his heatfaMT
.M to wrtc«T
town
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Jones, Ernest. The Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 92, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1940, newspaper, February 2, 1940; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1093959/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.