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ALVIN, April 29
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to be brewing.
Sudeten Germans."
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Funeral Services
For Mrs. Hoffmann
Are Held Friday
Missionary Home
From Africa Talks
Here Tuesday Night
POLISH CHARGE
AGAINST SPAIN
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Awards Made In
Legion Unit Poppy
Poster Contest
PLANS TO AID
PHILIPPINES
TRY BOLSTER
THEIR POSITION
Robert Hasskarl, Jr.
Receives Silver
Palm Award
Crippling Effects Of
Walkout On Nation
Imminent
Demonstration Week
Observance Is
Due May 5-12
Dies In Hospital
In Baltimore
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> under the counter end
itlegged to favorite cus-
that city from 1913 t<> 1917
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April 28. ’
Maximum M
Minimum M
* a. m . 89
The Methodist Missionary So*
ciety will meet at the church at
3.4JO Tuesday afternoon, Mra. W
O. Alsobrook, the president, an-
nounced today Plan* are being
made by the group for systematic
visitation activities. and all mem-
bars an requested to attend.
two-dai
’during^
April 29
Maximum 84
Minimum 67
8 a.m. 73
iPresent Truce With
Reds Opposed By
Kai-Shek
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EXPECTED On
CONTROVERSY
Ben Franklin Store
Damaged By Blaze
A short circuit in the electrical
wiring caused a bias* at th* Ben
Franklin store Maturday nomlng,
shortly after 8 o’clock. Prompt ar-
rival of fireman, however. put th*
fire under control without aeriou* J
dams**.
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STRKRIGMINE
WORKERS AGREE
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[the—Burton correspondent: "Mrs.
i Ruby Robertson, editor of the
| Bonner-Press, told the writer of
; this news to get the weekly news
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BREAD UNDKR-COVNTER
! ^" Resume Talks
I ’ “"After Lapse Of
Nineteen Days
TO MEET TODAY
SOMERVILLE
TROOP WINS
FIELD MEET
BRENHAM - -
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
April 29. 1926
«rom Banner-Press Files) ,
The Brenham Country Club was
on .Saturday evening the seen* of
one of the most beautiful enter-
tainments ever given there, a Twi-
ns wild flower party sponsored
i by Mr and Mrs W. E. Dobert.
Soviet Russia Now work..
Holding Key To
Spanish Case
CHUNGKING, April 29 <U.R»—
Nationalist forces today were ex-
pected to launch a desperate drive
to take Changchun in an effort
to bolster their position in Man-
churia, where the communists a-re
reported to have taken over Lung-
kiang giving them three major
cities.
Lungkiang, 175 miles northwest
of Harbin, which is also commu- i rector of Near East and African
nist field, was understood to have -* **-- *•*-*- — -- *■
been taken without opposition.
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek was re-|
ported to have disapproved the i
present truce draft with the Cofn-
munists because it gives them too
much territory’ In Manchuria.
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Troop 233 of Somerville won
first place In a field meet on
scout skills held Friday and Sat-
urday at Artesian Park for Boy
Scout troops of the Washington
County District.
Troop 85 of Brenham placed
second, Troop 158 of Caldwell
third, and Troop 185 of Brenham
fourth-
These troops will be eligible to
compete in the Sam Houston Area
council field meet to be held In
Houston May 10 and 11.
A feature of the field meet waa
the awarding of a silver palm to
Eagle Scout Robert Hasskarl, at
* council- of honor field for giving
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La Guardia Asks For MoX Food For UNRRA
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Cash awards offered in the Pop-
py poster contest sponsored hy
American- Legion Auxiliary
were presented to winners at the
Central school Friday morning
by Mrs. L: J Beaumier, president
of the Auxiliary Unit to Buddy
Wright Post.
In Class 1, including students
from fourth, fifth, and sixth
grades, first prize was captured
by Marion Dorbritz, with’ Shirley
Ann Mitchamore in second place,
and Mary Louise WieCker third.
Class 2 was comprised of seven-
th grade students. Doris Ruth
i Weiss was winner of first place,
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ALLRED IS PATHETIC
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Former Governor" Jimmie AH-
red presents a pathetic case
Jimmie got tired of the-relative
seclusion of a federal Judgeship
and retired a few years ago to
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BRENHAM LIONS
DEFEAT BURTON
10 TO 6 SUNDAY
cation of phonetics
" ” ing of reading, spelling and speech,
with emphasis on thj, science of
speech.
This course will be of particu-
lar interest to teachers from the
primary grades through high
school. However, anyone who is
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Byrnes And Molotov
Hold Lengthy
Discussion
United Nations security council
was expected today to shelve Po-
lish charges against Franco Spain
if Russia carries out her threat to
veto the fact-finding investigation
of the Franco regime.
The United States and Great
Britain already have expressed
unalterable opposition to the Po-
lish resolution calling for diplo-
matic sanctions.
Soviet Russia holds the key to
the Spanish case. The other ten
council members are willing to
support the revised Australian
i for an inquiry although with
■ varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Gen. Joseph McNamey charged j phine
today that Chechoslovakian border !
patrols are firing at Americana
and Germans on the United States
side of the boundary along the oc-
cupation zone.
“Czech patrols are firing in-
discriminately acroM the interna-
tional border,” he said “and fre-
quently enter Germany Illegally
and search premises of German
ed that further troubta appeared residents under pretext of seeking
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Jews On Hunger
Strike Following
Riot At Landsberg
MUNICH, April 29 OIK - Twen-
ty Jew* went on a hunger strike
at Landsberg in a follow-up of
yesterday* riot in which two
persons were killed and forty in-
jured and UNRRA officials warn-
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WASHINGTON, April 2 (UP)—;
The striking United Mine Workers
agreed t.o resume negotions to-
I day after a lapse or 19 days?
A labor department spokesman
announced that negotiators for
the unlop and the soft coal oper-
ators would meet jointly at 1.30
p m. today. The resumption was '
arranged by Secretary of Labor
Lewis B.. Schwellenbach as the
month-long strikes reached the
point where really crippling ef-
fects on the nation seemed immi-
nent.
MR* ROGERS WEDNESDAY
Congressman Lyndon B. John-
son was scheduled to arrjve in
Brenham In midaftemoon for a
visit in this locality
ie brief recces or ofti-
gress. He was honor guest for
a dinner at Burton Monday
noon. This afternoon he will visit
around town, and tonight he is
scheduled to go to Old Washing-
ton to address a farm bureau
meeting. Tuesday noon he will
be the guest of Mayor Reese B-
Lockett and make a talk to
the Brenham Rotary club.
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We found the following prac-
tical bit of advice in a trade
publication, which we pass on
to our readers wh* are in bus-
iness: '
“Your competitor is not only
the fellow in the ’same line of
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J Four foreign minister* today will
com* to grip* with th* toughsst
I questions on their agenda - Trt-
I rete. Tripolitan la. and th* fate of
■ the Dodecan*** Islands.
I The foreign minister** daputia* I
I agreed to put the three hot que»>
® j tlon* on the ngrhda for today** j
■ *e»*ion, thu* making a showdown
I between th* western Allie* aiM| J
Ruxeia on the controversial tMM^
J I likely.
•* Whether Russia ha* modifl*4 j
)> her demand for n trusteeship ore#
I -Trlpolitanla. opposed by Britain—
i her support of the Yugoslav claim I
■ j to Trieste opposed by Italy— - 1
a or her opposition to giving th*
t’o lci anew Islands to Grecc*, is
not known-
However, it was learned that
Secretary of Stat* James F.
Byrnes had a three- hour private
discussion with Foreign Minister
V. M. Molotov and his deputy
yesterday In which it waa bsti»v*d
a thorough exploration of Ameri-
can and Soviet viewpoint* waa
undertaken.
Fire Across Border
Lines Along Zone
Of Occupation
FRANKFURT, April 29- <l’.P)— Deloria Hodde second, and Jose-
--.n ... -k—I Schindler third,
today that Czechoslovakian border ----------------
patrols are firing at Americans METHODIST MISSIONARY
SOCIETY TO MEET
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The U. S. Senate has confirmed
the appointment of George V.
Allen, above, of Chevy uChase,
Md„ as U. S. ambassador to
Iran. He had been deputy di-
Mrs. George Horton, who spent
two terms in Africa as a mission-
ary and is now district children’s
workers for the Disciples of Christ,
will give a talk Tuesday night at j
7.30 o'clock at the First Chris-1 J,apv
tian church. She will also display'
a number of curios from Africa, | ,
to illustrate her talk on the Dark FII A DPr f 7 F F U
C°2tlnent ... a a ... a- VllAKuE VLLVll th*
Accompanying her here will be j
° Rev. Chester Crowell, pastor of ilt 1 0 OII/l/lTT*
’ the Hyde Park Christian church ; \ NHIIll ]
at Austin, and chairman of the ■ 1***»V1A1 B
district young people’s workers. am lllrnir A BIO
They will attend a conference A I /| lyl k VI I /l |M X
of Sunday school teachers of the M 1 rilVlljlll V fl 11 M
First Christian Sunday school in
the afternoon, and a basket picnic
for the congregation at 6.30.
The general public is invited to
the talk at night
Funeral services for Mrs Annie
Jahnke Hoffmann, widow of R. V.
Hoffmann, who died in Amarillo
Wednesday, were held Friday af-
ternoon at the residence of her
■on and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs Oscar Hoffmann, with a
large gathering of relatives and
friends in attendance.
Rev. S. Moylan Bird, rector of
fit. Peter’* Episcopal church, read
the funeral rite* and arrangements
were in charge of the Leon Si-
mank Funeral Home
Burial waa at Prairie Lea ceme-
tery, where Mrs.. Hoffmann was
laid to rest' by the side of her
husband. N u m e r p u ■ beautiful
floral tributes covered both the
graves and surrounding lot. Pall
' beat.r* were W. A. Stdckert,
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Western Allies And
Russia Expected 1
g- Come
j TRIESTE FATE
A and M College
To Admit Women
At Summer Term
Chinese Nfttiopalists Fight DesperateJy To Take Changchun
Envoy to Iran
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time. He pointed out tha'l much | Miller, at Imietlon
j work is to be done if a fMr Is toi
be held this fall; buildings st the waM known as "the boy mavor" of participating In
park must be worked over Hnd tjiat city from 1913 to 1917 He parade.
I put in condition, additional exhibit (Continued on page four)
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28 fap Leaders
Are Indicted As
War Crimin a I s ,herr n'ormng.' which
■ means I must write the news be-
! fore it happens." He continue*:
TOKYO, April 29 (TP’ Twenty| -The Burton baseball club has
ALVIN, April 29. C. P. Munz eight Japanese leaders heaijed by, t>een organized, most of the boys
vocational education instructor in (Jen. Tojo, the Pearl Harbor Pte-[were out for practice Sunday af-
Alvin high school, has been elect- mler. were Indicted as war crimin- ternoon Walter Klatt was elected
ed vice president of the Texas a Is today, charged with trying t<> manager He has my sympathy
Vocational association and presi- rule the world in an Axis con-1 ttn(j support."
dent of the Texas Industrial asso- spuacy with Germany and Italy j , ■ ■- • ■ -
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Th* nonitnaUon w**J i.QidirniuiL. 4-:—TO MEET WITH
st meetings of the Jnlts held u?' r—" ■ ......
Waco which Mr. Munz attendeXT _____
i speaking an "AircraA-te hrfcmtwP The Minnie B WJjnsms Chap-
l.ial Art*." Mr. Munz instruct* Gass-iter, United Daughters of the Con-
es In airplane mechanics at the federacy, will meet at 3.00 Wed-
i local school, one "of the first in nesday afternoon with Mr*. Ernest
' the state to adopt such a pro- Rogers. Kerr Street. Mra W- R.
gram. He is the son of Mr. and i Caldwsll, the president, said she
Mrs P A. Munz of Brenham and' wishe* to urge all members to at-
a graduate of ▲ and M Collage. 1 tend.
Vocational Group
Elects C. P. Munz
Head State Assn.
nesota.Jn answer to La Guardia's plea for wheat. Below: Golden grain for the starving
Europe pours in a steady stream into the blns of the SS William S. Young as she sits at
Houston, Texas. This load of 7,900 tons of wheat is hound for Danzig, Poland, as a |............
project to relieve the starving people of Europe. (NEA Photo). ’ I A
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County Fair Plans DEATH CLAIMS
To Be Discussed A t cR0°RvPn!-LS|™
Meeting Thursday Fot„ .Bw„„„r
Re-organization of the Washington County Fair Aaaoti-
ation and disciiHaion of plana for holding a fair thia fall will
be discuaaed at a meeting to be held at the city hall auditor-
ium at 8:00 Thursday evening, H. L. Henalee, president of BALTIMORE, Md. April 29
the association, announced today. He said he wishes to urge Roy
*----i-J *—------ ------r-i- * • Ixiubtiana - Texas Intrai ouatal ported that
Canal association, died at Johns men s Park v. ill be ready Friday
/ morning when the District Inter*
Death followed a third abdomi-! scholastic meet often*. W. A.
nal oja ration' from an Intestinal 'Yates, county demonstration
.,™..........i by which he was agent, gave a report on progress
conditions, and the nss<H lat|on has ,tricken 23 While visiting at <<f ’he More'Cotton and Corn on
of course been Inactive *l(|<c that ranch-home of a son, Harry Less Acres ’ campaign. Letters
were read from Hempstead and La
.A resident of I'orpus (lirlstl he Grange signifying Intention of
the M a 1 f e ■ t
.LYNDON DUE HERE TODAY ■
*-• Communists Are Now1
Holding 3 Major
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LUNGKING FALLS
run for the more spectacular %
office of United States senator. Present TrUCC Wi t h
Pappy O’Daniel beat him out
for the job. Jimmie went back
to the practice of law, but hav-
ing once basked in the ‘ sun-
light of big time politics, tie has
a yearning to get back into the
governorship; Jimmie has sent
Up several trial balloons in an
effort to get some support for
his ambitions. He has held his
ear Close to the ground, eager- *
ly listening for a ground swell
of popular demand that he re-
turn to the public service. But
lor the silence has been deafen-
ing. So last week,*he loosed a
verbal attack on Gov. Coke R.
Stevenson, charging he worked
against the Roosevelt-Truman
ticket two years ago. The only
tangible result of this tirade
so far as we can see, is an in-
creased demand that Gov. Stev-
enson permit his name to go on
the ballot for re-election.
^t looks as if bread will soon
replace cigarettes as “under-,
the-counter" merchandise. Deal- I
ers report that the scheme cook-
ed up by bright young minds
in Washington to save bread
has backfired ,To save bread to
feed hungry of Europe, Wash-
ington decreed that hereafter
the size of the loaf of bread
should be reduced one-third.
One-pound loaves have replaced
the pound-and-a-half loaf. The.
result: housewives "how buy two
loaves of brSW where they
bought one before,
will go i_._.. -
be boot __,t
tomers, just as cigarettes and
other scarce itexnrf were sold
during the war.
Nuba
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The Washington County Home
Demonstration Council met Satur-
day afternoon in the district
courtroom, with the president,
' Mrs. Arnold Weghorst presiding.
Miss Beatrice Elliott, home
demonstration agent, explained
| the rules of the baking contest
i to be held at the rally in June.
Yeast breads, rolls, sweet rolls,
i and coffee cake will be judged
, ' for their attractiveness, texture.
ta nr oiiri urn and color Mfly 5 to 12 wl" **
|(| |<M KUJkl—1/ r 1L*-N^‘‘!s»na-1 home -^T.nAiv.«Fatirin
'K v Um OlDUu v M U week, and all farm and home
programs front! College Station
will feature home demonstration
1 Mrs. L. E. Neinast gave a re-
port on the district meeting and
stressed that clubs should cooper-
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.NEW YORK. April 29 (UP) —The; sacks and one spool of thread for
a dress for some woman in the
Philippines. Foods are also badly
needed there and (llubji may help
contributing canned foods to be
sent to foreign countries. Two wo-
men have been sent to United
States from the Philippines to
study home demonstration work
and go back to teach others
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Texas A & M College, College
Station, will again admit woMea ■
students during the summer terms
Of 1946.
Upon the request of many teach-
ers, a new course is being offered
in the Department .of Education,
of which G. B. Wilcox Is head.
I The course consists of the appli-
i to the teach-
Six Bi^ Runs Made In
First Inning
By Locals
BY TOMMIE BLAKE
The Brenham Lions put togeth-
er four, hits, a pair of walks, a
wild piteh and a passed ball in the
first Inning Sunday fOr" 6 big
runs, then added a pair of tallies
in each of the 4' and 5 innings,
to down the Burton Tigers 10-6.
The Lions jumped on Matthies,
starting Tiger twirter from the
start, and before the fire could
be put out, the Lions had toed
the rubbeF -abt -Hmw- - * » >7 ”
Jdhnnie Watwood, Lion mana-
ger started Robert Kolkhorst 6n
the mound, and Kolkhorst worked
the first four innings, allowing
five hits and two runs. Richter,
a southpaw, then took over for
the Lions, and set the Tigers
down without a hit or run, in a
three inning stint. Woody Widen-
ing finished out the game, and
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C. W. Stickney, Minnesota State Production and Marketing Administrator; left, assist • Fiorello La
Guardia, as the UNRRA director tacks a sign, on a train of 25 cars of wheat, destined for the UNRRA
to feed the starving people of Europe. The wheat was brought Into this small hamlet of Climax, Mln-'Mr and Mrs Abe Klien Mr inj
for the starving niillfons of Mrs E A. Everaberg, Mr. and
L Dock It in Mrs. W F Tottenham, Mr. and
part of the UNRRA ,Mnl Ernest Hohlt, Mr. and Mrs.
A W. Kershaw, Mr, and Mrs.
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Wiebusch, Mr and . Mrs. W B.
; Francis, Robert Dyer and R. P.
1 Thompson. Assisting in serving
were Misses Ruth and Esther
Hasskarl. Mar> Seidel, and Lydia
Tottenham, wearing pretty blue-
bonnet aprons and bonnets. Prof.
F. J, Navratfl and his orchestra
furnialied excellent dance music.
The elaborate decorations showed
probably the largest collection of
> Washington County wild flowers
| ever seen In Brenham. ’
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A meeting of directors of ttl«
Brenham Chamber of Commercs
vzaa held Tuesday morning with
A A Hacker, vie# president, pre-
“ Miller, 63, president of the siding. The track committee re-
all who are interested in promotion of a county fair to at*; Louisiana - Texas I tra< <nixt,il that the track at Fire-
tend the meeting. Law association, moi m j
Heusler was serving as presi- Nopkina hospital tier* Sunday
dent* when the annual county fairs1
were discontinued because of war I 0|-(K(ru‘,.ti,,n
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EAST TEXAS—MosUy cloudy,
continued warm, showers in w**t.
and north today, and in central
tonight. Tuesday, cloudy, showers,
not quite so warm.
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