Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 23, 1947 Page: 3 of 28
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Now’a the Ideal Time
to Plant
ROSE BUSHES
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Each 75c
R. L. SELBY & SONS
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We have a good supply of
strong and sturdy plants
now on hand.
Florists and Nurserymen
Phones 374-375 N. Side Sq.
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Republican Leader Dies
AUSTIN. Texas. Nov M—<*—
J«mei W Baaa. former internal
revenue collector and prominent
participant in state and national
Republican party affairs, died at
a local hospital this afternoon af-
ter a short Illness He would have
been 7» years old tomorrow.
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Roltkainp of Dallas
Survivors are: her husband: two
alsten. Mmes T. C. Acols and
David Chandler of Fort Worth; a
brother, William Oanser of Den-
ton; a number of netces and neph-'
ews.
Pallbearers will be six nephews
Dr. James Acola, Bam Aoola.
Frank Chandler. BUI Chandler,
James Denser and Edwin Denser
Rev Clinton Bowen, pastor of
the Trinity Methodist Church of
Dallas, of which she was a mem
ber, will conduct services He will ,
be assisted by Rev Henry Hop-
kins. of the Oakhurst Methodist
Church in Fort Worth
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Former Teacher
In Denton School
Dies at Dallas
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Denton
ROSE &
BUSHES
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Dfi ridson R i tes
Held Saturday
Mrs Henry (Martha
. Holtkamp, <53. native of
county and a teacher in the Robert
E. Lee School here tor many
years, died in her home in Dal-
i las Saturday at B.30 a. m. follow-
1 Ing an illness of three years.
i Funeral services will be con-
ducted at Welland Funeral Home
I in Dallas Monday at 1 p m. and
' burial will be in the IOOF Ceme-
tery tn Denton at 3 p m.
Mrs Holtkamp was bom
Denton April 7, ISM, and attended
North Texas Stale College when
it was a normal college. She taught
in the Robert E. Lee School for
14 years before she moved to
Dallas In 1933 she married Henry
Rev
ment
lerv.
Ph 11 bearers were
Muivin Calvert. R.
James, Jimmie Coffman and Ben
Ivey. All employes of the Ben Ivey '
Motor Co. were honorary pallbearers
Davld.-on, son of Mr and Mrs
Elmer Davidson, 505 West Oak St ,
was burned Sept 29 in a flash
lire at the Ben Ivey Motor Co.
shops.
He was treated at a Denton
hospital before being removed to
Dallas. [
Funeral rites for Glen Leon
Davidson. 18. who died late Thurs-
day in a Dallas hospital of burns
sustained Sept 29. were held at ,
2:30 p tn Saturday in the Shep-
herd Funeral Home chapel
R. E Cook officiated Inter-
was In the Oakwood ceme- '
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ARNOLD TESTIFIES -Gen H
H iHapt Arnold, retired chief of
the Air Force, tells the Senate
investigators that during the war
he accepted Maj Gen. Bennett
E Meyers' "word that he no long-
er held investments from which
he might profit" due to his posi-
tion as an Air Force procurement
officer. <AP Wirephotoi.
Action Against Meyers
Closing Out Our Entire Stock
WINTER COATS
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At
1323 Oakland
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Senate Probe to Brine Grand
Values from $39.50 to $75.00
Now $19.00 - $29.50 - $49.50 and $65.00
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j that Meyers, high wartime pro*- ! ra,lk x x x "Let it be dealt with ’
j curement oftlceg. reaped large pro- I
j fits through salary kickbacks,
’ otherwise from » war
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To Secure a
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WASHINGTON Nov 22 — (Al- ,
The Justice Department signalled
today for grand Jury action against |
Maj Gen. Bennett E. Meyers after I
Senate investigators heard Meyers'
wartime chief. General of the Army
H H. Arnold, denounce him as a
"rotten apple ”
Arnold also branded as "abso-
lute falsehoods” Meyers' testimony
that lie had discussed some of his
wartime stock transactions with
Arnold, former iiead of the Army 1
Air Force.
Then the Senate War Investi-
gating Committee concluded its sen- j
sational investigation of Meyers and
turned the case over to government j
prosecutors to pursue in the light i
livered a stinging rebuke to Meyers,
the investigators for
a "rotten apple,”
1 Thanking
discovering
Arnold said'
"The evidence before you would
i Indicate a high ranking officer
has disgraced his uniform and his 1
Don't wait—Insure NOW
Lyle E. Montgomery Co.
I fits through salary kickbacks, and
I otherwise, from a war subcontract- i
I ing firm he was said to have secret-
ly owned. He aought to explain-•
and his explanation was denounced j
by others as a lie—that he set up
' the firm because the wife of the
man who became its "dummy"
I president was his "girl friend."
1 Gen. Arnold, now retired, de-
This is a
of statutes against fraud, corrup- I
tion .tax evasion and perjury.
Attorney General Clark an-
nounced that evidence would be i
presented swiftly to a grand Jury,)
beginning next week.
The committee heard testimony
t Meyers, high wartime pro-
by military and civil agencies with
all the severity this sordid evidence
warrants "
i Chairman Ferguson (R-Mich )
I of the special war investigating
j subcommittee did not even wait to j
i make the usual formal written re-
' port and recommendations.
New Style Winter Coat
a Big Saving.
Colors; Black, Broun. Red, Cray, Biege and Kelly.
Sizes: 10 to 18.
Beginning Monday Morning at 9 O'clock
We are discontinuing our Coat Department,
splendid opportunity at the beginning of the
Winter Season
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Phone 1240
Survivors Include his parents, and
three brothers, Jos ph H Davidson,
of Corpus Christi, Bobby Gene
Davidson, U. 8. Coast Guard, and
Edwin D. Davidson of Denton; one
step-brother, Frank Hall, Jr.: one
step-sister. Mrs Floyd Gresham,
Fort Worth, and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs H R Brockett, Denton.
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IT’S COMING! IT’S COMING!
DENTON S GIGANTIC CHRISTMAS PARADE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 AT 4:00 P. M.
Just wait till you hear the bands playing ... see the gigantic balloon
figures come floating down the street . . . it's a wonderful, thrilling
sight you won't want to miss. It's a mile long Christmas dream come
true . . . guaranteed to thrill all young hearts from 6 to 60. Don't
miss it’ Remember . . . November 28 . . . that's the day the gigantic,
thrilling Christmas parade is coming to Denton.
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4 Models to Choose From
Pay Only $9.75 Down,
$6.67 Month — No Interest.
Xmas Special
PREMIER CLEANERS
The Ideal Gift
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Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 23, 1947, newspaper, November 23, 1947; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1315830/m1/3/?q=denton+history: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.