Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 199, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 14, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Politics Breaks Gloria’s Romance
Testimony that politics helped to break op her romance with Michael
Farmer. Irish sportsman, was presented in behalf of Gloria Swanson,
film actress, when she was granted an interlocutory divorce decree
from her fourth husband in Loo Angeles. Miss Lois Wilson, actress
friend of Miss Swanson, testified that Fanner once became abusive
of his wife when she sought to discuss a radio talk of President
Roosevelt, telling her that “she didn't know anything about politics”.
This uhoto shows the couple in a happier dgy.
VOLUME 51
BRENHAM, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 1934
NO. 199
/“Taint streamline, but It’ll do”
will conduct
69 years
SILVER COINS FOR
ARIZONA TROOPS
14 (TP)-Go‘v-
MARKETS
over
this move is interpreted as
sav
Nobel PrizeWinner
Ohio State’s Queen
Fifty building
(TH—
that
barracks -lor the
MANILA HIT RY
ILA nil BI
THIRD TYPHOON
, ern
of no
public
an ex-
billion
Isabel and
water ports
of jetties for
SEARCH FOR FOSSILS
AROUND CLARENDON
apnounc-
of South
In
the
Roose-
heads
f rom
them to
pptrol
Parker
ED PRASATIK DIES
IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
TUESDAY NOV. 13
Jacksonville, Texas, Nov,. 14.—(JP)
—M. C. Cunningham, 40, and W. L.
Hope, 28, both of Palestine were kill-
ed today when their automobile col-
lided with aparked truck on highway
43, seven miles east of here.
hulls, .£15.00.
street price, $40 00.
meal, retail, $2.15
meal, wholesale. $205
Austin, Nov. 14.-—(TP)—The case of
Charles S. Richardson, who was given
a ninety-nine years sentence for kill-
ing his son, Elga, at Olney on Janu-
ary 1, last, was reversed and remanded
today by the court of criminal ap-
peals.
The court held that arguments of
the attorneys for the state were im-
proper.
This is the second time that Rich-
Shipment of' feeder lambs into tin
corn belt last month was described
as twenty per cent larger than the
same month last year.
NEW VALUES CREATED BY
PROPERTY LMPROVEMENS
PRESIDENT SAYS
EMERGENCY PLANS
READY JANUARY 1
REVERSAL OF CASE
FOR KILLER OF SON
Deceased
overland to th<
Waller where
and Anton N'ich-
the funeral ser-
a vital spirit
Mr. Snodgrass
been forced to
that we knew
Pretty Mary Alma Oppenheim, of
Coldwater, O„ will reign aa queen
•f the homecoming celebration at
Ohio State university, Columbua.
Mias Oppenhehn was elected to
the queenahlp by the student body
from a field of five candidates.
EXICO SHIPS
930 SILVER BARS
third to swirl
the Philippines
struck the fast
archipelagb to-
NEW MOVE BY
FEDERAL GOH
Here is Luigi Pirandello, aotofi
Italian novelist and playwright
who has been selected as the win-
ner of the 1984 Nobel prise foe
literature, vauled at $46,00*.
Pirandello’s best known play to
•‘As You Deairs Me”. ■ *
construction
accomplished
. f
of a sewage
qiapy sewage
ago. has spent
a resident of Ch
Galveston, Texas, Nov. 14.—(TP)—
Establishment. of Port
Brownsville as deep
must await completion
baxboc eutrancejiex
PARKEDTRUCK
TAKES 2 LIVES
Austin, Nov. 14-——The Third
’ourt of Civil ^Appeals held today
hat ttye Railroad Commission had
he authority to require tenders for
the movement of relined petroleum
•roducts under the state's conservs-
tion statutes.
Washington, D. C., ‘Npv. 14 (TP) —
A larger volume of lamb feeding this
season than was thought probable a
month ago was predicted today by
the Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
ics. The
was still
smaller"
Washington,'D. C., Nov. 14—(TP)—
A committee to
ing activities of
appointed today
velt. Secretary
B M oeur
Guardsmen
had ordered
of the
heavy property damage
loss of life. The tempest
dollars will be
Roads and trails,
FEDERAL JUDGE
RULES AGAINST
MORTGAGE ACT
co-ordinate all lead-
the government was
by President
Morgenthau
Phoenix,
ernor B
National
where h,
the martial law
dam site
Governor Benjamin B Mocur of
'•phoenix, Ariz., and his secretary, If
| IL. Hotchkiss, have sent orders for
coins to Mr. Adair at headquarters of
the American Legion Texas Centen-
| nial committee here.
| Secretary Hotchkiss wrote:
The 200 men will work on an ex-
tensive program^of improvements in
the 528 acre park under the direction
nf the Department of Interior, tia
tional park service with N 11 Lee as
superintendent.
Brownwood, Texas, Nov. 14.—(TH
—A 200-man CCC camp has moved
into Lake Brownwood state 'park on
the west shore of Lake Brownwood
from
doing
camp
rado.
manding officer.
CCC CAMP MOVES
NEAR BROWNWOOD
Louisville, Ky., Nov.’14. (TP)—The
Fraziar-Lemkc Farm Mortgage Aet-
was upheld by Federal District Judge
Charles Dawson here today as con-
stitutional. He added that he believ"
ed it was unfair and unwise and upheld
its" constitutionality "with regret".
Under the act a mortgager may’
hold his property five years by pay-
ing reasonable rental to his creditor
Then Mr. Stuckert introduced the
officers of the CCC Camp, who were
seated upon the platform. Mr. T. A.
Low. Edwin Hohlt, and Paul Darr
were appointed as the nominating
committee for directors for the com-
ing yrttr. and retired to make their ■
selections.
Mr Stuckert then made report
for the year. He stressed the fact
that the greatest contribution that the
Chamber or Commerce had tfiad? for
the past year was the utilization of
their organization toward dispersing
the government funds offered to this
county. Other places, he pointed out,
and
it headed tonight in, the direction of
U anil la The Samar, Lyte, and Sorao-
gon provinces are isolated.
1 tenirial. My grandfather, William S-
Hotchkiss, was in the Treasury Dc-
j partment of the state of Texas from
1835 to 1870 and my father was born
i and raised in the city of Austin.
Governor Moeur and I both hope that
i c
your program will be an entire suc-
cess."
I Orders
from the
Maryland,
er states.
Allred has
for “all the Allred family.
Manilla, P L, Nov 14 (TH - An-
other typhoon, the
■cross the center of
- less than » month
island*
causing
possible
were not able to take advaqtage of
the different federal measures because
of lack of workers, but the Brenham
Chamber of Commerce was so organ-
ized that it could ’ proceed at once
with relief work jnd
work. Antoni projects
were the construction
disposal platrj, laying of
Hne*i and topping of highways. The
Chamber of Commerce also put over
the re-organization of Rlinn College,
.financed the band concerts and 4-H
camps, and secured a revision of the
gas rate.
At the conclusion of the summary
of his presideticv. Mr. Stuckert in-
troduced Miss Tomme, and Mr.
Roensch, the new county agents, who
made short talks to the assembly.
The nominating committee turned
in its report to the president just be-
fore adjournment The following men
will serve as directors for the en-.
suing year: " f
F L Amsler, Will Dobert, Gu*
Fink, Jack Green, A. A Hacker, E.
F Kruse, T A. Low, Reese Lockett,
W A. Stuckert, Theo. Folz, W. J.
Sloan. Dan Hoffmann, Joe Snodgrass,
R L Talley, A L. Nieluihr, E. W.
Pflughaupt. Arthur Kilgore. Edwin
Hohlt. Paul Darr, C D Dallmeyer,
F H Bosse, Hugh Lusk. Lester
Woodall. T C. Blake. L. Hausmann.
LAMB FEEDING
EXCEEDS FIRST
EXPECTATIONS
-wW a ^ver%aV"Sn<w •
murdering his son.
SOUTH TEXAS PORTS
WILL BE DREDGED
Bureau added that feeding
expected to be "somewhat
than last season.
WEATHER
East Texa^-CJccasional rains, cool-
er northwest tonight. Thursday oc-
casional rains east, cooler west and
north.
West Texas—Partly cloudy, coolflj
southeast tonight. Thursday fair, m
also have been received
governors of Michigan,
Indiana, Missouri and oth-
Governor-elect James V
placed his order for coins
a start"
on the consolidation of federal agencies
with a view toward absorbing emerg-
ency units such as the recovery cam-
paign permits.
Austin, Txas, Nov. 14 -(TP)—Ord-
ers for Texas Centennial silver 50c
coins are being received in large num-
thc cam-
hnnfherf,
"Your home or business property,
within very liberal limits, can have
the permanent improvements and re-
pairs it needs."
This statement, trfede today, by Joe
Snodgrass, chairman of the Wash-
ington County Better Housing Pro-
gram, which is directing the local
modernization campaign under Title
I of the National Housing Act, ex-
plains briefly the scope of action pos-
sible under this ‘ovt'-nment-spo-sor-
c'l movement.
“It seems to me that this move-
ment should revive
among our people,”
explained. “We have
forego improvements
were needed—we have had tp dis-
count pride for necessity. Now we
can take up where we left off years
ago in making and keeping our homes
attractive.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov; 14. (/Pj—The
body of a child found in a shallow
grave on the grounds of the State
Tuberculosis Hospital has been iden-
tified positively today as that of
Dorothy Ann Disfelhurst, missing
■stROT^plembex
1 Saying the “child was murdered” a
statement issued by Prosecuting At-
torney J. . Triton ' Loser, added
Washington Nov. 14.—(TP)—The
President said at a press conference
that the future program for emerg-
ency recovery units will probably not
be definitely, decided-until about the
,-ft#H • oF - thlg y ear?" ’ ‘ _
- He said it-probably would-be de-
termined also whether more funds
would Be asked for the home owners
'loan ■corporation^ ApjgugV'y it was
COURT UPHOLDS
R. R COMMISSION
The camp will be kept at the
for at least six months, officers
The program of improvements will
tie in with improvements completed
several months ago under h(. CWA
program
Mr
dustry
past 5
Hill, having moved there from Wai
ler. He is survived by his wife, th*
former .Frances Mikujenka. to whom
he was married in 1906 at La Grange
His two children, Mrs. F. A *Raca of
Chapel Hill and Raymond Prasatik of
.Austin, and one grandchild, a.broths
<isati^ of Richmond, and
Gustav Har-
of. Smithville
the' Catholic
the aus-
™ "qtnred by-rontraej tef ihe*jeTfi«foitf-
struction, Lt. Col. Edwin H. Marks,
United States army engineer in
charge of this district, has announced.
Lt. Col. Marks pointed out that the
jetties, ‘upon which the harbor de-
pends, might be completed before the
expiration of the time allowed in the
[contract although, he declined to make
any estimate on the time required to
complete the Port Isabel-BrownsviUe
project.
Awarding of the contract to a New
York concern for dredging approxi-
mately 16,000,000 cubic yards of ma-
terial to make Brownsville a deep
water port was announced by Lt. Col.
Marks.
The contract requires dredging a
channel 25 feet deep with a bottom
width .of 1000 feet from a point on I
the east side of Long Island to a
station about seven miles from
Brownsville where a turning basin is
to be made.
er., F
two sisters,’'Mesdames
bicli and Joe Psenick
Interment will be in
cemetery at Waller under
'tL&tyyxLeoj^ S^tank’ Ruderal
Home
Gratifying Reports Made By
Rres. W. A. Stuckert And
Julius Fischer
BODY OF MISSING
CHILD FOUND BY
TENNESSEE POLICE
"This is a day of new hope and de-
sired action not only for the property
owner but for the skilled workmen
here who will do the work—men go-
ing back on the job of earning and
spending and helping to put long-
idle money into circulation again.
“The faeft of the situation are
the property owner can begin an im-
provement job with little delay; that
loans are being made available with a
minimum of expense—and that the
improvements our people Have been
waiting to make can be a reality with-
in a comparatively short period.”
Washington
the administration's intention to*clos«
its books on thr by me owners loan
corporation with action upon
fating application for a three
dollar fund.
The President said he knew
special new move to increase
control over public utilities.
decompoaition as to render identifica-
tion by those who knew the child im:
possible, every other' fact in connec-
tion with the matter points to the
conclusion that the body is that of
the Distelhurst child.”
Leonard F. Pogue, dentist, said
that ‘‘identification was established
definitely by a filling in second upper
right molar.” Loser said the left
side of the child's skull "was crushed
by a hammer or other blunt instru-
ment.” A rag; was fo-uncT in the mouth,
which had possibly been used as a
gag to prevent outcry.
Annual Chamber Of Commerce
Barbecue Attended By Large
Crowd; New Directors Named
Clarendon. Texas, Nov. 14
Xu expedition of the Museum
tural History of New York is search-
ing for fossils in the vicinity. 1 wo
iocal men however,' scored a beat on
the scientists, one find-ing a six and
r-half pound meteorite and the oth-
a couple of enormous teeth .that
apparently belonged to a prehistoric
mammal
$11,000 The camp also has complete
water ami electric
of the buildings are
ernollees.
"We both came from Texas and-
at Tecum'seh the are especially interested in the Cen-
at a park in Cblo-
P Herzer is coin
Eggs today 25c * *
Rhode Island Reds and
' ... *
Rocks,, weighing not
15c.
common stocks, 10c.
Laredo. Tex., Nov. 14. (TP) — The
argest shipment of bar silver to en-
ter the United States at l«aredo from
Mexico in recent years arrived Hon-
da yand left here Monday night en
route to the Federal Reserve Bank
at Philadelphia. The shipment which
came from Monterrey, consisted of
930 bars, having a valuation of 1,875,-
897 pesos or $534,000 Each bar of
silver averaged 65 poundi in weight.
BRENHAM BANNER-PRESS
Musi< Ixy the Brenham barfU uifder^
the direction. <af F..J. Navratil enter-
tained the large crowd which gather-
-at J irmeii » Park l ocMlay
big at seven o’clock for tfie annual'
barturcue and business maeting held
by the Chamber of Commerce.
Long tables were placed in the pa-
villion ,and following the' invocation
by Rev. S Moylan Bird, barbecued
mutton, beef and pork, with the cus-
tomary accountrements were served
there. The baxbeeue was under the
direction of T. A. Low.
President W. A. Stuckert opened
they business meeting by asking for
the finanicial report of the secretary.
Julius Fischer. ‘ r
Today’a Price
Brenham middling 12.75
Strict middling, 13.15
Houstan..m#dlirfa IZ^Oa
Galveston middling,*12.7(
Cottonseed
Cottonseed,
Cottonseed
Cottonseed
Several thousand
spent in the work,
a number of buildings, boat houses, | one
docks and many other things will be
erected.
(hers not withstanding that
today recalled ......... , . .
'paign proper has not been
A Garland Adair, chairman,
es. Col E H. R. Green
Dartmouth, Mass., formerly of Dal-
las, lias sent his order for one thous-
and to be delivered as soon as the
distribution program gets under way
Candled eggs,. 21c.
Fertile Eggs 22c
Infertile
Fryers,
Plymouth
2 pounds,
Fryers,
Common hens, 6c.
Butter. 20c to 25c.
Sour cream butterfat, No. 1, 20c.
Sour cream butterfat, No. 2, ■ 18c.
Sweet oream butterfat, 23c
Sweet cream butterfat, deliveted at
plant, 27c.
COTTON
Tecumseh, {Oklahoma. Before
park work
was located
Captain H.
The office of the
County Better Housing Program is
in the Washington County State
Bank Building.
Ed Prasatik. prominent merchant
uCChapel IldLdtcd m a lociLhaspiud j
at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon. High
mast for Mr PrasatM will be held
n the Chapel Hill Catholic Church,
of which be had been a staunch mem
| ber, at .9 a. m. Thursday,
i will then be taken
Catholic Church at
Fathers Max Budnik
olson
RECALLED FROM TEXAsr CENTENNIAL
PARSER DAM SITE
NV
9VJ
One year ago today middling
cotton sold in Brenham for 9.75
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