Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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NAVASOTA DAILY EXAMINER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25,1928
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THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
By GENE BYRNE*
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FATHER AND
SON MURDERED
AT THEIR HOME
called today.
The attorney for Grange denounced
the suit as “out and out attempt at
blackmail.”
joined the Al Smith Club here. Hoov-
er claims to he a third cousin of the
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Rochester. Haskell Co.. Oct. 25. —
Sheriff J. S. Tanner and a posse of
more titan a hundred are searching
the brakes west of here today for the
man who last night shot and killed J.
' ”aun7
Pierce was winner of the trophy in
last month’s tournament. As holder
of the cup he had to play the winner
was
The first round ended with
In the second
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INTOLERANCE
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BRAZOS VALLEY FARMER
PLEASED WITH YIELD
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“RED GRANGE” GRAF ZEPPELIN
IN TROUBLE MAY NOT MAKE
WESTER MHJGHTf.
(I. N. B.)
Chicago. Oct. 25. — Harold “Red’’
Grange, former football star, named
by Mrs. Helen Flozak as the father of
her seven ?months-old baby, failed to
to i >orch of their home.
The name of the fugitive was given
the officers by Mrs. Hamilton, who
also furnished a good description of
the man. She said her son recently
gave some information in a liquor in-
vestigation and believes the doable
murder was an outgrowth of bis testi-
mony.
nepnper Men he “bad taken no ac-
■ in the case.” At that time the
Sterner gave every indication that
tad said the last word in tee case.
RAW; THE
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New York. Oct. 25. — Officials of
appear in the court of Domestic Bela- the Goodyear Zeppelin Company, who
tions. when the case against him was are handling the flight plans of the
Graf Zeppelin for Dr. Hugo Hekenar^t^
commander, admitted today teat it ial
quite Jdkely the dirigible will return
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to Germany without making a tear of
American cities. if R doesn’t tet <rft
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on the proposed tad-Weetern tour to-
night. 5 *
Low visibility and adverse winds f
are still holding the airship at Lake-
hurst.
! New York, Oct 25. — Ite first
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To Swell Vote There will be a called meeting of'
B. F. • Wilson Chapter No. 128 R A.
M. tonight( Thursday) at 7:30 p. m.
for work in Past Master Degree.
All chapter members requested to
be present A cordial invitation ex-
pended to all visiting coihpanseee.
R. A. Johnson, H. P.
R. M. Lindsey, Secretary.
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CHORAL CLUB W MBKT
The Choral Club will meet Saturday
setting afternoon with Mrs. J. T. Swanson.
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Texas
" I The fig crop failure of some of tte ||
fig-farm promotions i^ South Tsxne
are to be tak4e as evidence that
Catholic students attending State fig production can not be undertaken,
>ls and s®qgM>rting Smith for I successfully and profitably Ln this see-
.*Mjtare are toe »J
State many demonstrations to the contrary
Wells de-' at various places along the gulf coast
! Tomorrow is,
| the Rattlers and <h
This will te ite
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Unknown Fliers
Passing West
(I. N. 8.)
Albuquerque, Oct 25. — Captain C.
B. D. Collyer and Harry Tucker, fly-
ing in a “Yankee Doodle”, are believed
to have passed over here at 8:00 o’clock . ,vj.. ■»»»
this morning en route to Los Angeles American woman to cross Ite Atlan-
in a non-stop flight from New York, jtic by dirigible will be Mrs. Oara
The plane was flying Mgh and iden-
tificaition was impossible. They left
Roosevelt field yesterday afternoon.
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NOTICE CHAPTER MASONS
the Brazos Valley. He is much pleas-
ed with his yield this year, be has.
gathered 35 hales and still has some Ou the morning of election day, No-
more yet to pick. He starts gather- \ember 6. patriotic exercises will be
Ing corn on Wednesday and estimates; held in schools of Evansville. Ind., and
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To)*ka, Kan.. Oct. 25. — The charge
that <
schools and supporting
president, are being intimidated, was ; of the country. There are too
made today by Democratic State many demonstrations to the contrary
Cairman John W. Wells. Wells de- at various places along the gulf coast
ctared that a woman student at a state Orans?1 reports that be crop in test
school was forced to give up her port- territory this year is 50 per cent larger
tion in a Smith club. than the crop of a year ago. The trees
season fer tee Rattiera Wht
will be called at 3:30 p. vu tJRMJ
at tte Rattiera .fte0. TM ftgtt
play a good game and Me who 11
footban w«l enjoy the,- gl
tomorrow. Friday, at 3:30 p. m.
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The Fir Cro©
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Big Corn Yield
On Poor Upland
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PUBLISHED BTZBY AFTltXNOON BX0BFT SUNDAY IN NAVASOTA W THB NBART OF TNI BBAZOS VALLEY
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’ateington. Ot.- 25. — Harry
? post master general, took far-1 to |he K
drastic state tnday t*» *°P *t»S
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There was quite a large attendance John Garner and Louis S. Pierce
ou the part of directors at the board played their final rounds of golf yes-
t for the Chamber of
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‘During September, the ratio aver-
aged 152. compered to 154 in August
ind 150 in September. 4927. AmerL
can middling cotton in Liverpool aver-
aged 10.21d in Sept. and. Ji-’-twist.
rotton yarn in Manchester averaged
15*”rol against 10.40(1 for cotton and
l«.03d for yarn in August. The rela-
tive decline of cotton was less than ,
that of yarn so that the ratio declined, j
At 152 the margin is about eight points '
'»elow normal (160).
“Yarn markets In both the United
States and la Europe are much more ~ -
encouraging than has been the case
for man- month*. Should present
trend continue, higher yarn prices are
| likely over tte next month or two. The
___2 i margins
-- should he reflected in higher cotton
Daily Examiner
TAKES PLACE FRIDAY AT 3:3
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are older and more of them have reate |
ed the bearing stage. Similar reporta '
come from other fig gro-wiwg areas to .•r#
With . yfcKl <rf STS l.n»hPl» «t «>n> |*» «“t ” *rt’* “* *
: „„ tight a«« of tbta piney wood, op-,«« “W1”* * “
’ W. Charlie Robert.,. Hartb. tow- ®t’
I ty renter Uvtog new Konntre. bn. tte ! «>«*««' <»"«“ ’**' ™
; largest rteW ot oom I. that county ,»>«-* •*>*«« <• '*• or- terd.,
this roar and probnbly the b«t crop . With the de^ioputett of eanntog ted
ever grown there, according to .the nr»«-i«
is really becoming om of tee most im-
portant in all this region. The open-
ing of the preserving plants was ah
essential step in tee upbuilding, of the
Industry, as tee market for the fresh
product was not wide enough to en-
courage large production The’ pre-
served product is capable «f wide dis-
tribution. however, and the future of'
the industry now depends on the cul-
tivation of markets. Getting the South
Texas fig on tlte National market is
a matter worthy of the Interest of all
the people of this section, for in the
fir industry there is a new source of
wealth that means ranch now. and will;
mean a great deal more, to South Tex.
as in the future. — Houston Post Dis-
patch
Tms is .
TflE LIFE.
in a few days as the numbers are o»(
hand and only have to be posted.
The board authorized the making
and placing of highway signs on the
county roads for purpose of directing
touring to Navasota. There signs are
not to be placed on the right of way
of state highways on account of laws
prohibiting that practice. .
board went on ^corrt as being
heartily in favor of City Ooramis-
' felon urn ploying a traffic hfflcer to
prevent accidents In tee city limits.
8 \ Dike atteta taMt^pevkmsl^ been taken
Ztwanl^Wa^' which opganisa-
nartwM n fomulB^tee io cwfer With
illation of attacks on the prtM-1 the roptmisslon with refererence
al candidates by postal employe^ ; thereto
impended Omar P. FfiHbom. letter > -------o—---
Mr at Brnrtol. Pennsylvania. ^.DVAfTfAK IC
|fc.of his being charged with hav- ’ ItExT’ ' 1 " Vi1 IM
FAVORABLE TO
t ! - COTTON MILLS
C£ GAME HOiflc
precinct No. 4 to ascertain if the conn- then r.he cup would be presented
ty could have there bridges repaired.
The matter of free mail delivery for •
Navasota was brought up and it was [
announced that the numbering of
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lie will get near 1.500 bushels on his j the responsibility of the franchise will
•SO acres. “Brazos county farmers Ik- emphasized. Following tills, school '
should take new courage this year be- will be dlsmisred hi order that the i
-eaure It is the best year they have children niay have an active part in !
had In many." Said Mr. Jones. —Bry-i getting the citizens tn the polls. The’
an Eagle. i ] plan conteanplatre.stnew parades « by J. '
-------• the children headed by school bands. |
fOTTftN MARKTT i,nd <ttei>lay *piacard8 *—-
••VV r. 1:1 Jlii 111 Fk’£ tforth the duty of citinens to get oat r
, Following are the cotton market hud vote. The aim is not an attempt |
<|iH»tntions. mhklling basis, as obtained to influence the votes .‘of parents, but^-
from tee Navasota Cotton Exchange to camhat indifference to the ballot;
ai tee <:ose today: ibox and to*remind voters, without re-j
Nfw York. 55 down 19.55 -»r<l to their jKilitical affiliations, of
Nev* orlenus. 21 down 18.76 ihcir duty to \ ote: and at the same:
Houston. 25 down 18,83 ? time fo impr<‘ss t|pou- achbol children
Galvroton. 30 down 1. __._18.95 ’hr privilege and the duty of citizen-j
Dallas. 30 down .18.20 '‘hip. ami to acquaint them at an early
Navasota .18.20 •■*«<* with the meclnrnicft of an election.
■ ■ P --‘ ■ It Is projiored that honor citizen-
HERBERT HOOVERS OF phtyi badges be presented to pupils in
HOlTSTON BACK SMITH wls>se homes each person voted who
JhmMon. Det. 25. Mr. and Mrs. wah entitled to the franchise.
Herbert Hoover of Houston Tuesday -------o —-— -
'thy Panhandle High Plains region
covers ^ilinost lx.000 square miles and
Republican presidential candidate. He the mrinber of farms in the region has
said that he anti Mrs. Hoover were increased more than fivefold since
two “r»»al Hoover Democrats." , 1900.
tic by dirigible will be Mrs. Cto
Adams, of Tannersville. Pimm, flta
was accepted todhty 'te * paSBSBger for
the return flight to Gerinaffr W
Graf Zepprita.
gameWy
wntr
of Roses,
reaches, Pecans
K&. * Atstin, Oct. 25. — Spinners' margin
and climatic conditions- in East declined - two points in September, ac-
■E&g ne«n admirably adapted in cording to Bervard Nichols, editor of
K|to way for the production of peach- the Texas Business Review, Issued
■Fqteenns. roses and other flowers, j monthly by the Bureau of Business
fbere are practically 600 acres plant- R<-search at the University of Texas.
M to roses alone and florists in ever "During the first half of the month.
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■git of the United States come to Tyler i>Qth raw cotton and yarn prices de-
to btty their rose stocks. i. clined steadily, reaching the low point
UtM* big rose acreage is not all in fa the third week.” Mr. Nichols said.
■M trace and is not all owned by one ’ The trend was then reversed and
Concern.despite tee many stories that cotton prices advanced more rapidly
L ~ flronft out to that effect. 'Hmr than yarn prices, thereby causing the
• great many persons engaged in sjdnnera* margin to decline. The de-
business who have tracts ranging | eline at this, time is not a desirable
l‘iu> acre up to 15 acres or more, idevelopment, especially when it is re-
of the latwwt of there esse gar- ■ m<*mbered that tee ratio has been be-
is the F. iTL W. Rose Garden, iow- normal for more than a year. How
6 contetas about 50 acres and la ever, the decline may prove to be only
f$| by R. W. flair. W. V. Henson, temporary, since yarn markets have
A- F. Watkins. gained considerable <trength in tte
iter is also the home of one of the pgst six weeks. Replacement margins ’
tfls most famous varieties of peach- at present yarn and cotton prices i
WHwt is known as Fair’s Beauty none to favorable to the spinners
h was developed by R. W. Fair
Ut city, who for the last 18 years
ifaMt most of his time in research
dcwulopment work with peaches
■MtaA Fair’s Beauty peach was
Km from Elberta stock, but is
M^netter fruit than the ordinary
Irta peach y
lir’s Beauty peach has a smoother
, and has a finer flavor and qnal-
tafa the ordinary Elberta peate.
(Mb has a better-shape and is a
Ir'atkipper. So far Mr. Fair has
l lining this new variety only to
MM Ms own orchards despite the
lltate . requests he has had from
■te wanting to purchase trees of
Htor variety.
Kphlr is also a ptoneer in devel- more favorable replacement
MR work with Texas pecans __
Agricultural Bulle- prices before the nrerewt cotton crop
is harvested.''
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there, according to ,the
county agent. W R Barrett The
land was thoroughly prepared with a
dire harrow- and tractor, rows off lev-
' el 3 1-2 feet apart, and planted in late
April with harvested Prolific seed
along with 300 pounds to the acre of
12-4-4 fertilizer. The first cultivation
was 8 inches deep but the second was
-liallower and at ihat time 100 pounds
i’f nitrate-of soda was applied as a
side dressing. The third ami last cul-
tivation was very shallow with single
stock and 36 inch heel sweeps, twice
'<■ tin- row.
"Stich yi«-l<ls of corn could not be at
til uiK-ommon in East -Texas if far-
mers gctM-rally would jwwperly pre-
pare. fertilize and cultivate their crops
ami use good seed.” comments E. A.
Miller, A. and M. College Extension
Agronomist. "With nearly 72 bushels ® ® 9- ® 3 3
of corn to the acre, as Mr. Roberta r
made, there is pretty good money in ®
that crop even if it is sold for casta. ®
| and of course com is worth more still ®
lit marketed through livestock.” ®®®®®©®®©®®®©®A
. ters at the city hall and many items
I of business were discussed and ad-
journment taken within the hour.
It developed during the discussion in this month's tournament which
tint there are several bridges on the Garner.
road between Carios and the county a tie of 41 strokes.
seat that are in precarious conditions, round Pierce had a score of 36 to
according to some who have lately Garner's 4a This made Pierce winner
The president of the trophy for the second month
was authorised to name a committee in snroessiou. If he should be the
to confer with the commissioner from lui-ky one in next month's tournament \V. Hamilton and his son. Earl on the
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him as a gift.
C-C. DIRECTORS Pierce Holds Golf Cup
WAS IN DOUBT THURSDAY MEET Two Successive Months
AtNOON TODAY
1 meeting for the Chamber of Com- terday with Pierce winning in the sec-
Austin. Oct. K. — Decrying Bbe Un- nMrc® Thursday noon in beadquar- (Hid round.
fairness that places life and death re-
aponeibility in the Governor’s hands,
Governor Moody today gave further
J^torideration. to the matter of com-
tefitatien of the death sentence of J. K
Asvi' Kansas Cltyan, who faces etee-
Mcntion tonight for the murder of
>tecoc Wilson. Fort Worth theatre
Mrier twenty months ago- !drlTen OTer n*d'
** The Governor will announce his fi-
lial decision about noon, he indicated.
"Austin, Oct 25. — That Governor
#an Moody will not interfere further
tath the schedules execution of J. R.
tBob) Sliter, at Huntsville shortly [
^tor midnight tonight, -was indicated i
noon today when the executive told 'hoU!**8 has not yet been completed, but
it is expected that this will be done'
i miles from Bryan in the Brazos Val-
ley. was in Bryan today trading with
our merchants. Mr. Jones gtates that:
the bulk of the cotton is gathered In Children Heli
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Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1928, newspaper, October 25, 1928; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1337306/m1/1/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Navasota Public Library.