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A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
CUERO, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1933
SIX PAGES TODAY
lA-Townm HOME CANNING
”«T. HZ DEMONSTRATION
of taking advantage of the IITII I nr iipi
liberal offer made them in the WIIjLi K|f Hr. LiO
government’s new industrial
recovery bill we are informed. ---
“If we will be required to pay: Alamo Lumber Company to
BAER KNOCKS OUT SCHMELING
Sponsor Demonstration
Tuesday.
the money back at some later
date we don’t want it,” is the
attitude of the council appar-
ently. The industrial recovery | -
bill will place at the disposal Plant Will Be Open to the
WOMEN ARE INVITED
ft
PI
KJy dollars for public
of Texas cities,
Rj
millions of
improve-
£
ments, this money to be re-
* paid the government at some
The terms are
future date
H liberal, the idea a splendid
Public; Women Invited
To Make Use of It.
"Arrangements -will be completed i
Monday morning by the Alamoj
Lumber Company for the staging of J
a canning demonstration at the j
, Lumber Yard Tuesday, June 13th, i
one. Cuero could use several! beginning at 9 o’clock,
thousand dollars right today.! Women of Cuero and all towns in j
TOir city hall could be mod- tend this demonstration expected to j
ernized, and certainly we | prove most interesting
can’t: point with pride to it j Pressure cookers and sealers will,
ro... Sfrppt, nould be im- i ** ^ in the caraiing of home !
, ; grown vegetables' and meats, pro-
proved. An underpass. could |duced cn DeWitt county farms,
be constructed over the rail- j Members of the DeWitt County
road crossing on South Espia- m—'
nade. >Iany other needed im- and gVery club is expected to be
provements could be accom- ' represented at the demonstration.
plished with this borrowed “As DeWitt county has no dem-
K ortstration agent, we believe we can
money, and at the same time ■ ^ Qf service to housewives of the
Cuero’s unemployed given j county in offering this demonstra-
stcady labor. It would mean a jtion We intend t0 maintain our
“ , , ... .. . .. 1 little home canning plant in the
great deal to this city at the fyturg n will be open to any-
present time. The council has one having vegetables or meats to
a perfect right to its own can- We the housewives of
. . . . .. | DeWitt to can their vegetables and
opinion, but we feel they are | meats in our uttle plant at
- taking ^the wrong attitude. ; time,” Terry Newman, manager of
MISS EDGAR IS
APPOINTED AS
COURT CLERK
Cuero Boys Get
Medals for Victory
In State Meet
ADJ0URNM1
OF CONG!
Hut,h Ivlabe and. Jim White, mem-
! bers of the Cuero high school de- (
bating team which placed second in
!*hc state meet at Austin, are in re- j
i ceipt of handsomely engraved, j
Miss Maggie Edgar to Com-if* ™dals,the award °< State F.j, Adjoun|
* s s j Interscnolastic League. . J
On one side of the medal is em-
bossed a myrtle wreath. In the
center of the wreath is engraved
‘Iioys Debate. 1933.”
On the other side is
name oi the winner.
plete Term of Late T.
J. Kennedy.
WORKED IN OFFICE
\
Wreck Economic
ence. Say* Byntt^ ;
BATTLE L O <0
found the
Is Familiar With Work
District Clerk’s
Office.
l
Judge J. P. Pool of the Twenty!
Fourth Judiciail District late Friday!
afternoon, announced the appoint- j
ment oi Miss Maggie" Edgar as Dis-
trict Clerk to fill the uhexpired
term of her late employer. T. J.
Kennedy deceased.
The immediate appointment of a
! district clerk was made necessary
for the reason that the court is
now in ’session in Cuero. It is un- i
derstood that there were
RAIN WOULD
BE BENEFICIAL
Several Mefnbers
Hold up Adjoui
Reports Say.
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WASHINGTON, June H
i The spectacular
! drive to force a sine die
. ment of the special session s
gress tonight was waged 3
today with increasing li
Crops Show Improvement, i success.
But Moisture Needed in I
Some Sections. j rhe senate aPP™ved
_ * | istration bill to unify the
Max Schmeling, teetering helplessly after tak ing ten rounds of terrific punishment from Max
Baer (right.). Baer was announced winner on a technica’ knockout in the tenth round of a fifteen-
round fight at Yankee Stadium, New York. International Tdustrated News photo, approval. She took her oath,of of-
Our say amounts to little, but J th Lumber Yard declared Satur-
BRITISH MAY
MAKE PAYMENT
. ., . *.v,„iday in commenting on the demon-
ire never-the-less urge the__
council to look Into the mat- There will be no change and '
ter thoroughly before turning i women are invited to bring vege- j Partial^ Payment ^of
.. _ ... „ . .___ ___ j tables they wished canned to the!
the proposit.cn down. You can
aoedmplish little without you * - --—-— ■
Debt Under Con-
sideration.
War
Will Draft New
Program For U. S.
Banking Inquiry
.
WASHINGTON. June 10.—(INS>—
The senate banking and currency
CLUB LEADS
ATTENDANCE
While DeWitt county crops are j menic farm credit facilities
______ _____ several'buffering, a good rain would j it to conference. This
pppHcatioiir fdr^thd appointment. ] prove greatly beneficial at the pres- j ate calendar temporarily
but bearing in mind the experience! ent time according to crop observ- cept lor minor bills and
and qualifications of Miss Edgar era. Hot weather during the past i number of executive no
and her faithful services as deputy j ten days has checked any spread Congress will wreck
during times when Mr Kennedy of the boll weevil in the cotton economic conference
crop and weevil infestation is said j London on Monday
to be light at the present. j joums. Rep. Byrns c<
Corn, greatly benefited by the re- democratic leader, de
cent rain, has improved 40 per cent | house as the revolt ______
during the past week. Com will be I journment was threaMHE
in need of additional rainfall with- ! c_____, J/i&l
.... | Several meoMM%|Nv!
in^‘C rT t a ree f f | rnands that congre®
The United State* department of mMl{ lntu the Gl
agriculture report for June 1st as guarantee
released Friday night says: M s
"Ir some areas condition^ are
was ill. Judge Pool gave her the
place:
Miss Edgar secured necessary sig-
natures for her* bond at once, and
on Saturday morning a short spec-
ial session of the commissioners
court was held to give the same
fice before Judge T. A. Graves and
at once entered upon her official
duties as the first DeWitt county
woman ever to hold public office in ideal, while in limited areas in the
the court house. j northwest and west districts condi-
District court resumes work here t*cn s very P°°r-
Monday morning with consideration report.^ “That area
of civil cases requiring a jury. The
first petit jury summoned for the
H
spend a few dollars. Dollars Senator Sheppard
don't grow on trees and the! WU1 Head Dry*
council is making a noble ef- i
fort we know to keep finances
and expenditures within
bounds, but at the same time,
AUSTIN. June 10—(IRS I—Sena tor
Morris Sheppard today was named
by Governor Ferguson to head the
.. ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ . . “dry" convention to meet here June
We Can t afford to be too tight. 27 to select delegates for the state
With our parse strings With Wide election August 26 on repeal; House last“night. He was authorized
scores of men out Of work and <>f the 18th amendment. to jhafce the offer by the British
' . \ ,, , . I The bill setting up the election
* improvemetxts really needed. , call5 for ^*0* of wet and.’dry
+ ♦ ♦ slates of delegates, to be chosen at rnnyd to discus^ the ambassadors
If there is a building in the I conventions in Austin June 27. « communication beyond saying it
The governor had not decided was an orai one from the British
WASHINGTON June 10.—(INS)—
President Roosevelt has under con- j whether to resume public hearings,
sideration today. ^ a verbal offer up affajrs of Kuhn, Loeb
from the British government con- aQd Co and Read and Co..
fidently believed to be a proposal OT postponing further action until
for part payment of the British
4ebt installment due on June 15. j There were indications the Kuhn.
The offer was made by Sir Ron- company would be investigated
aid Lindsay, the British Ambassa- j at once
tllat no civil cakes will be ready for
_ j trial Monday morning however. In
dor, during a call at the White j
House la
to make
cabinet.
State department officials
city in need of improvements!
it is the city hail. Bare, out of
date, bat infested, it is cer- ; Dancer Released
tainly no credit to Cuero. A | I
k’ - loan from the government i
i upon a man to head the wet force. 1 government. They hesitatingly ad-
jmitted that it concerned the debt
! issues. , ■ «
On $5,000 Bond
1 In informed circles, however, it
i was conceded the ambassador had
a new program
banking inquiry, chairman Fletcher Convention.
(T»*of Florida, announced todayV 1 ---
The committee then will decide , With seven of their rhirteen ac- i .,
tive members present at the State this event the wU1 P^bly be
Convention in San .Angelo. the ! oismissed for the day.
Cuero Business and Professional Court wil1 ^ve attention to
Women s club led all clubs in the jthe civil dw*et for the remainder
state in attendance, as based on J thi* Consideration of the
representation as compared to tbei0?1™*1 docket mU ^in
number of active members of the j Monday morning, June 19th.
! club.
Tile convejnticn was to close Sat-
! urdaw and the Cuero delegates
; planned a brief trip into Old Mex-
1 ico before returning to this city
Monday
aj|VT f fr\ a WT The convention, attended by
II IT |y| II | ||x A |l! more than 1500 Business and Pro-
I'llliil'im/lli j fessional women of Texas, "was
proving a great success according to
_ , _ .1 , i a telegram -received by Miss Flor-
lra‘‘ . Urivre!l, and 'ence Ellis from the Cuero delegates.
Pioneer Citizen of I horn- . attending the convention
aston Community.
DEATH CLAIMS
TWO CONVICTS
ARE CAPTURED
Two of Men Who Escaped
From Lansing Caught
Near Del Rio.
stated the
bordering on
bill
locked in conference, I*
President Roosevelt
the special house
tee to the White B<
break was threatened,
made an offer of a partial payment,
and/Mrs. Corrine Carlton.
m
j were: Misses Laura Pier. Agatha i DEL RIO. June 10.—(INS)—William
• 1 -- ' ——----—---r------------- _ . . ._____. . . . . ot Weber. Viola Laakev Eunice Sher- j Wdbds and Clifford Dopson. two of
v^JjroUgh the industrial recov- DALLAS. June 10—(INS)—Foilow-j believed^w^te in the neighborhood _ 0.c^^‘ fernoon for Joe B jicd Beryl DuBose. Mrs Ellen the convicts who escaped from the
SUon. The work would give ! Yl” **” “YT**1*' who <hed at his home
. scores of men employment. Ruthardt held on char?eS »<i nDPUCll OFT near Thomarton Shortly afters
If men who have studied the murder in connection with the! I* |Kr Iflr ll I
question in detail believe the^^ath of his young dance partner,' 1 “•kdTIkUl UU1
. . .... „ j Miss Joe Betty Sell, was released i
.^Bdustrial recovery bill a oix 000 bond u**y. '
food one then certainly we , a -
FOR MEETING
HEAD WETS
should be able to see its good Mert Koenig Suffers
point:, and take advantage of Badly Broken Finger Leave Early Mondav Morn-
the loan offered us by Uncle ____ ing For Convention
Sam. aSome towns are going to j Mert Koenig. Trotter second a City.
will be out - of the line-up
| o'clock Saturday morning.
Interment will be in the Thomas-
ron cemetery with Dr W. A Mc-
Leod Presbyterian minister of this
city, officiating.
Joe B Milligan was born in Pen
sacola Florida. July 2nd. 1852. He --
came to Texas when a young man Cuero Attorney Named Dis-
and for the past fifty years had trict Chairman~ of
| lived near the little town of Thom- Liberal Legion.
asten. He was recognized as one of --. .... ;
Fire Chief R. F. Heyer and nine that section’s most respected citi- A Cuero man. August C. Hartman,
has been named by Hon. John
He leaves to survive: five daugh- Mathis Sr.-of Houston, as Chairman
New Mexico and Oklahoma in the i congress and the
north plains of the Texas Pan- veterans economy
handle is in the most serious con- [gram,
dition. Rains have been light and
of a local nature for several months,
and this area has felt the effects of
a continuation of sand and dust
storms. The small grain crop in
many of the counties is almost a
complete failure. Pastures and
ranges are covered with sand and
are badly burned. Cattle are beipg
moved to Oklahoma and Texas
grasfc and to the more favored areas
within the state.
“The condition of Texas ranges
on June 1 is rated at 82 per cent
of normal compared with 79 per
cent a month ago, 86 per cent a
year ago and 88.9 per cent the 10
year average. The improvement of
13 points during the month is about
1 the average improvement during
May for the past 10'years.
“Cattle improved 3 points dur-
ing May,- which is about 1 point j journjnent, the senate
above the average improvement ^ rernovp the ^ *
during the month, and the condi- j all by ^
tion is now rated at 84 per cent of j ernmefit the 'statee
normal compared with 81 per cent j ,itieal aub_divisions,
a month ago, 86 per cent a year ago from the ,ndllstrta|
and 88.5 per cent the 10 year aver-
age.
“In many countes the dry area
that did not recefve rain prior to
e j
The president was said
to the action of the!
leaders in modifying)
the 9100000.000
and preparing to 1
consulting) him. -
The house body
000 to veterans cost*
vided that 150,000
eraas with presumptive
be carried on the
rolls unchanged until
The president had
be carried until
ing a review of their
The 13.459380508 •
bill to finance the
ery program—the li
appropriation bill in
congress was paksed in -
in the house today and'
senate as a passible
Lansing. Kas.. state prison farm
memorial day. were captured early
today between Rock Springs and
Junction.
The pair were captured by United j May 25-26. cattle were losing flesh,
j States customs officers J A. Tilley and supplemental feeding was
and W. E. Kilborn following a gun, heavy. Much of the surplus feed in
battle between the officer's and the | these areas is depleted, but pros-
fugitives. j pects are again good for range feed
The convicts had spent the day and row crops, in the north and
t
in Del Rio yesterday and had slept
last night on the roadside in Ed-
wards county.
The officers accosted them when
Tilley recognized Woods.
The two fugitives offered no re-
sistance immediately, but when the j
officers started to take them to jail i
rr*
reap the benefits. Others are ; sacker - . nre uniei «. ,. neyer ana mn« ,
going to Sit tight and memoers of the local volunteer fire ! zens.
nothing, yet our Citizens Will j break hLs finger while playing in-) "w^orpus^Christf^v^re ters. namely. Mrs. Otto Key of Pori for the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis
aid in paying the tax. Let’s, door ball with the Penney Plodders chpv arp to reprcsent Cuero at the Lavaca. Mrs S D Kellev of Thom- trict of the Texas Liberal Legon. j Woods drew a pistol that had been
:rr““ “ “|EK£2fSrsi~j^ SsHtSHSISS-ISSrS
♦*+ j player on the casualty list. Hamiltin jTnursday j Thomaston: three sons Tom of and the legalization of 3.2 per cent j a dash for freedom.
Major Blake’s swimming ! suffered a broken finger Thursday, chief Heyer. Berthold Hausman. Cuero. Dr. Barth of Amherst, and beer in the .Statewide election to be : Several shots were fired but no
Classes are proving rn06t While playing Wlth the Texaco 0il* ; Robert Klenecke and Bernie Raley Willie of Thomaston: two sisters held cn August 26. next ont7 was injured.
* * will'^o as delegates from th? Cu^ro^Mrs. Bob Hilliaird of Florida and TTip Ei2hto6nth Senatorial Dis-
~ . , department. TTie remaining six boys ^frs. Faite Hilliard of Houston ^and trict L> comjpcsed of thirteen coun-
ORDFR CELEBRATES to €n^er school of instruc- st-and children His wife pretties and the appointment of the
VATICAN CITY — -INS.»— The.^- c^uctaci M an annual fea- Reeded him in death eieht months Cuero man comes to him as quite
Order of Redemption!*!* will cele- ft^p of lh(, statf' meet ^ are: Ugo.
Roland Mauer. Ross Abel, Milton
d*y by senate and
Senator Clark (D)
author of the am
ed he would seek to
ferenoe report rejected
bll sent back to
As a refeult of the
uresident Rooseveft
the greatest peace
conferred on an
ecutive to restore
west portions of the north plains of
the Panhandle there fs practically 1)atj^
no range feed available, and cat- president was
tie are being moved to other graz-
ing areas.
Secretary Draws
Criticism For
Radio Addresses
popular. Hundreds of kiddies
and grownups as well are re-
ceiving weekly swimming in-
structions at the Friedrich’s brate the 200th anniversary )f
pool. Scores Of little paddlers j.^eir /oundatlon_ Jn ^ November. , ‘Ca;'?7'‘ Charies HeTer.^Doc Adams
WASHINGTON, June 10.—(IMS)—
Action of Louis McHenry Howe, sec-
, ret ary to President Roosevelt. in
The convict’s were driving an au- , a,>cepting payment for radio speeph-
tomcbile that had been stolen in ^ drew fresh congre^ional cen-
St. Louis, according to the officers. \ sure today when it was learned
The fugitives were taken to jail at j vice president Garner indignantly
Junction, where they are being held | rpjpfted an offer of 55 000 a week for
9k
\M
Mi
Mb
I
who couldn’t swim
two weeks ago are able to get j 1696.
around under their own pow-
er In the deeper waters of the
pool now. It’s great work.
Every child should know how
to swim, and give Major Blake
another two weeks and he’ll
have them swimming.
♦ ♦ +
The Alamo Lumber Com-
pany’s “canning school” to The
be held during the coming
week promises to attract con-
siderable attention. It is to
the interest of every house-
wife in Cuero and vicinity
mk.,.
■Kk*.
. j Their founder was St. Alfonso Mu
•a SfhOKe j ria re>Lieuora. born at Naples in
He founded the Redemption
ists in order to fight Voltaire's in-
fluence and Lutheranism and
stemmed the tide of atheism with
his revivalism.
and Albr-it Schorre
The de'egation will make the trip
to Corpus by automobile:
Two Texans Named
as Ambassadors
BABY GIRL
Mr. and Mrs W J. Ott'are re-
joicing over the arrival
WASHINGTON June IO.-hJNSh-
of a fine The senate today confirmed Robert
baby girl, who made her appearance Granville Caldwell of Texas as Min-
Thursday morning Congratulations
------------------------------ ?*----------
that she attend this, meeting
Alamo Lumber Com-
liany is giving women of
Cuero an opportunity of
learning how to "live . at
home.” They should take ad-
vantage of this opportunity.
Full Publicity to
Be Given Income
Tax Returns in U. S.
] WASHINGTON. June 10. —«TNS>—
. Provisions for full publicity of in-
conv' tax-te r,’ns ,.nd fedevu! tax-
ation -for ail public bond- now tax
eyempt , cat sec' a spirited str-.rxcle
tod iv be. v i on : -'nate and house
a distinction and recognition-of his
lrac.erchin in the district ~ . j pending the arrital of department^ yumdar series of radio talks.
Mr Hartman has accepted the. °t justice agents from San Antonio. , Some of Garners confidantes said
appointment and has called a ’ he declared he wouldn't “sell his
meetimr*t" be held at the court : Twr* I 0111c ! jtrestige” to any radio advertiser.
house, in Cuero on Thursday. June , WO LOUIS * ------
”e an”li«n | Boy* Drowned Seven Escape From
persons of the district who are in- t
terested in the 'wo measures above
lnflau the currency,
prices control farm
erate Muk:le Shoal*,
expenditures, regulate :
securities, reorganiae
acthlties. cut veteqM
vide rredit for home1
finally to suspend gold ;
all government obL
By nightfall, he
gain the additional
regulate American
starts $3,300.000 000 p
program.
Four Youngston
Pass
ST LOUIS. June 10—(INS)—Two
school boys, missing since last
Lynn County Jail
mentioned.ate .: '.: en and urged TymK5day wnen they set out to find j TAHOKA. Tex.. June 10 —(INS)—A
wave wide search was being conducted |
John .Njhqhi- s.
The learn to swim
! ed by the Cuero Recr
j is already turning
youngsters of the cla
n crossing the deep end 0^
unassisted after recef
sons.
Several mors of the
ister to Portueal and Alvtn Mans-
field Owsley of Texas. Minister to
Rumania
, . . , I relief front the torrid heat . _
c tan man o 1 v tllcp )ias been assailing St. Louis,! over the plains of west Texas today j the test but had to have
thc I came’ to a tragic end by drowning, j fer seven prisoners who
ie I ;t \vas revealed today with the dis- from the Lynn county jail here i make it.
3 ote m !c-o\ery of their bodies floating on a sometime during the night. Thoise passing the tart
•' , t , concrete water reservoir on the The prisoners gained their free- Moore. Ruby Carney, Paul'
r:it ,n; ’ ’ Vli b; ra f-r RTC-dnds of the Scullin Steel Com- dom bv prving open their cell door ; and Fmbese Fulencheck. j
- rder -n date stated Promptly m herr with bars taken from their bunks.
* ■ > p p, f* J.-
l, ]' ' The bodies of the boys, Louis They made their way along a nar-
— '(Villen. Jr.. 9 and Alvin Kosuland- ;row ledge along the outside of the
Bohn jTi'jhar-1 Texas Umversi . ich. fib were found this morning by j third floor of the building and
of the company who entered the jury room, from which
, w. ________...... ........ ...... escaped! from the instructor in
headquarters are located on
conierees .,n tv.« industrial ev ntrol ,f,lrtj. f^.,
and ra^ftn.OPUOOO t'ubiic works bill. pr,.,
Tne conferees sought to adjust
Additional nonijnations before the sco-es of other diffprencet-
senate today for confirmation were .Tliese included • rival senate and
to be collectors of customs Fled C house plan, to raise the S220.000.000
Pabsf. at Galveston. Texas. Collec- antru?’ -m* r. a u> finance ’he pub-
tors of internal revenue Alexander . He works pr.-cram
S Walker 1st district of Texas. The wfuJ* apmoved the bi’l 57 ■ foo’baU. i'a;r. wa- tn Cuerb Frida" [ an employe
William A Tliomas of Dallas. 2nd to fit .,ftturbulent 13 hour evening •<» fepend a few hours with had noticed clothing on the ground j they made their way to the outside
district ofi Texas.
session
friends.
near the- reservoir.
of the building.
R. J. FTiedrichs gave
youngsters a free paaa ft
their test in such a short.
The deep water si
will be carried on each i
learn to swim class meet*'
'he members h’Yse
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