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Acting As A Barber
llever is essential to salvation.
Eagle Scout Karl Bonneaux Jr.,
registering this morning at the Chis-
holm Trail council office,
COLORADO, April 28 —Drys. with
a majority of 296 votes and not
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lor 1.00—400 yards famous 1.00 Wear-a-
beau crepe from our regular stock
....Tn full swing Thursday at 8:301
Better come early I
first Abilene scout to sign up for
the National Jamboree, to be held
in Washington this summer. He is
The testing of cattle for tubercu-
losis in Taylor county is well under
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families
today,
Thames
more it
school district.
It is alleged in
hour" in that year, and it was said
that a man was of no consequence
unless he had been a "gingerbread
man."
ities Among Texas Indians.” R. C.
Crane of Sweetwater.
A. C. Boone of Abilene was en-
joined permanently from practice or
attempting to practice as a barber
in Texas by action of Judge B, H.
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1,200 Present At
Religious Debate
With the large tabernacle filled
and many persons standing, it was
estimated by participants that 1,200
attended the opening session of a
religious debate Tuesday evening at
Tenth and Chestnut streets.
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Air Conditioning
Topic Of WTU Men
Miracle working event in these days of
prices shooting skyward
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Test 1,100 Dairy
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For Nat’l Jamboree
THE FORD V-8
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work you and other men of your
type are doing for the citizens of
our country, we feel that each and
all concerned would be greatly bene-
fited thereby.
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were the best "bred" men in France.
A manufacturer began making gin-
day at his home in the Drasco com- efficient and wise manner of in-
munity. He was born in Mississippi terpreting the laws of our country
March 11. 1873. He moved to this and applying them in the various
vicinity from Williamson county, cases that have come before you
He was a member of the Church for adjudication. You have always
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The accident was investigated by
A. L. Barr. J. N. Thompson. J. T.
Cope and Quincy J. Lowman, opera-
tors of public highway safety.
rARMERS
MERCHANTS
BUILDING SUPPLY DEALERS
PUBLISMERS
TRUCK GARDENERS
NURSERYMEN
MOUSEHOLD APRIANCES
DAIRIES
DEPARTMENT STORES
HARDWARE DEALERS
PRINTERS
FEED AND FLOUR MILLS
CONTRACTORS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
GROCERS
Judge Davidson, we greatly ap-
preciate you and your work and
Some of the most vital West Texas
subjects will be discussed at the
conference.
Abilene Seeks Parley
Two cities are bidding for the
1938 convention and will send big
• Yellow
• Pink
outshine any previous offer that we've
seen or heard of before. It's values like
? these that daily turn keen minded buyers
to this dominant store. A stunning variety
f summer prints and colorings........
- widely spaced designs........neat
small prints........brilliant flower
55 J motifs for afternoon or evening....
IN FACT...
this unit is Ford’s answer to
anybody's need for an all-
around efficient, low cost,
light duty haulage unit.
The ONTLY-ruck
lege T C U band of Fort Worth „ n , .
and John Tarleton college band of $2 Per Pupil Paid
Frank Suggs, F. A. Tutt, T. L. Ham- ■
ilton, J. M. Hamilton, E. T. Pitzer, |
H. G Henderson. Roy Orchard, H
U. Drummond Lonnie Bullard and
E. E. Landers.
Dr. Layton will start rechecking
Thursday morning in the herds al-
ready tested. to see if there are any
readers
on the program. J. S. Bridwell,
Wichita Falls, is chairman and WIl-
economy. On 112" wheelbase, load space is
80" long, 62" wide, 29%" high. The stake
sections are removable. Naturally versatile, as
platform or stake truck—its adaptability is fur-
ther increased by Ford's twoV.8 engine sites.
Owners needing maximum speed and power
will appreciate the great 85 H. P. engine.
Others, with lighter hauling, will find splendid
performance in the 60 H. P. engine—with many
extra miles to the gallon of gas.
Get an "on-the-job" test of the Ford V-8 truck
or commercial car which best fits your needs.
SEE YO V R FORD DEALER
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• speaker of national prominence ties because they had not qualified
will be heard at the final session, by filing an approved depository
President Van Zandt Jarvis. Fort bond for the 1937-39 biennium.
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and will be fitted into place as soon
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$ DOLLAR $ DAY $
300 PAIRS OF PASTEL PATENT
SANDALS-THURSDAY ONLY
board of barber examiners, who
charged him with operating without
a license.
that a check Issued November 6. of the conference.
i 1936 for envelopes and stationery Judge J. C. Hunter, Abilene, West
was raised from $5.50 to $57.50 Texas oil operator, will speak at the
County Attorney E. F. Campbell j oil development conference which
' Mid also will be held Tuesday afternoon.
---——---------------------------: Several other speakers will appear
WASHINGTON, April 28. (-
The treasury has tssued $1,804,000,-
000 in bonus bonds to World war
veterans.
In advising a house appropria-
tions sub-committee of this, treas-
ury officials said $1,390,000,000 of
the bonds had been cashed, leaving
Thirteenth annual convention of
the West Texas Historical assocla-
Uon will beheld to the city audito-
rium at Anson Saturday, May 8.
Emmett M Landers, secretary-treas-
urer and professor of history in
F0RDV8TRUCKS
IND COMMERCIAL CARS
Bwilt in Trant by Trant Lniar
conference.
H. H. Williamson, state director
of the extension service of Texas A.
& M. college; R. E. Dickson, sup-
erintendent of the Texas agricultural
experiment station at Spur; and
state Senator E. M. Davis, Brown-
wodo; and other prominent speak-
ers will be heard at the group con-
ference on soil conservation to be
held Tuesday afternoon, May 11.
Dickson will speak on "Erosion Pre-
vention Methods” and Davis' sub-
ject will be. "Soil Conservation Leg-
islation." Dr. Bradford Knapp, pres-
ident of Texas Technological col-
Tonight Mr Nichol will affirm the I Atchison in 42nd district court here
question; the scriptures teach that | yesterday.
Baptism in water to a penitent be- Complaint against Boone was
brought by W. G. Burk, of the state
AVazs
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About 1945. "gingerbread men”
the complaint w. Cooper. Coleman,
LIQUOR CASES RE-SET
Two cases of liquor violation in
which C E McGehee and Bill Cun.
ningham were charged, scheduled
for hearing this week In county
court, have been se-set for May 17
FT. WQRrH FLYER HERE
Fred Hyer, enroute to Big Sprine
from Fort Worth, stopped at Abilene'
municipal airport this morning in
his Curtis Robin plane. Airport
, Manager L. E. Dern berry, said.
We couldn’t believe our ears when we were told we
could sell these beautiful Marshall Field crepes that we've
always sold for 1.00........Fifty gorgeous new piece*
equally as lovely........for just .59! You'll hardly be-
lieve your ears when you see them! Our
enthusiasm grew by leaps and bounds as
we unpacked piece after piece. They far
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8 p. m. today. In last night's argu-
ments Mr. Groom affirmed the
proposition: the scriptures teach
that in the conviction and conver-
sion of the sinner there must be
the work of the Holy Spirit in addi-
tion to the written word.
Examining Trial
Of Teacher Fixed
' ROBY, April 28. ISP>—Examin-
ing trial of R. H. McAdams, Roy-
ston school superintendent who
has been charged to justice court
with altering a check, today was
set for 9 o'clock Saturday mor-
; tag.
McAdams made bond and was
released yesterday afternoon after
his arrest by Hays Camp. Fisher
I county deputy sheriff, on a com-
; plaint sworn by H. J, Gruben, sec-
retary of the Royston independent
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will appear on the general assembly
and group conference programs
Are Set Thursday
Finalsts of the "My Home Town"
contest, sponsored by the chamber
of commerce, will speak tomorrow
at 4:30 p. m. at Abilene high school,
to determine which will represent1
Abilene at the WTCC convention at
Brownwood, May 10, 11 and 12. They
are Gaston Cogdell, Margaret Ken-
nedy. and Gwendolyn King.
Judges have not been named.
Comer Clay. high school speaking
instructor. said this morning.
I Boswell of Weatherford; “Some Ob- "
servations on Robert E. Lee's AcUv-
Water mains in the downtown
*413.000.000 outstanding.
The treasury asked for a defl- \ Hardin-simmons
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Ham A. Wilson, Olney, is secretary
of the oil conference.
Speech Contestants
Towns that have named repre-
sentatives in the My Home Town
speaking contest, annual feature of
the convention, are Albany. Miss
Gerry Crow: Amarillo, J. B. Linn,
Jr.: Bangs. Mary Jane Pugh: Cole-
man. William E. Dingus; DeLeon.
Robert Cook: Dimmitt, Jack Boren;
Fort Davis. Martha Bloys; Nocona.
Holly Benton: Tahoka. Charles
Gataat and Throckmorton, Watt W.
Wilkinson.
Other towns that have entered
but have not selected their contest-
ants are: Abilene. Archer City, Bor-
ger. Ballinger. Burkburnett. Colo-
rado, Canadian. Eastland. Electra.
Floydada, Fort Worth, Graham.
Gatesville. Haskell. Hereford. Ham-
lin. Lubbock, Iraan. Memphis, Mid-
land, Olney. Olton. Quanah, Ran-
ger, San Angelo. Santa Anna. Spur.
Slaton. Sweetwater. Van Horn. Ver-
non, Wichita Falls, and Weather-
ford.
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designs in our
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way with C F. Layton, veterinarian,
having already test ,100 dairy ani-
mals this week.
Herds in which the cattle have i
been tested include Frank Antilley, I
Tom Antilley, Mrs T. H Antilley. I I
G H Blackburn. W. H Blackburn, I
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The debaters, M. S. Groom. mis- .
had as their moderators Dr. B- " i ing and cashing the bonds.
Dodson and John M. Rice. Stamford. ’ ______________
The second session will begin at । Man Enjoined From
PAGE FOURTEEN
of its kind
in the low-price field!
land, is first vice-president; H. 8
Hllburn, Plainview. Is second vice- 1
president; C. M. Francis, Stamford. ,
is treasurer: and D. A. Bandeen. ]
Stamford, is manager Directors also 1
will meet at luncheons Monday and ,
Tuesday to hear reports of the Work
committee and dispose of resolutions ;
and proposals. ,
The Work committee. one of the ।
most important bodies of the con- ।
ventiom, will meet Monday morning
and Monday night. Members of the
committee are: Houston Harte. San
Angelo, chairman; J. O. Guleke. Am-
arillo, vice-chairman; D. A. Ban- ,
deenj Stamford. secretary; Clifford
B Jones, Spur; W. B. Hamilton.
Wichita Falls; James D. Hamlin.
Farwell: S. A. Wells, Lubbock: Law-
rence Hagy, Amarillo; Price Camp-
bell. Abilene; H. E. Hoover, Cana-
dian: B. Reagan, Big Spring; Mil-
burn McCarty, Eastland; Jim Will-
son Floydada: H. S. Hilburn, Plain-
view; M. C. Ulmer, Midland; A. L.
MeKnight, El Paso; Dr. H. L. Webb,
Kerrville; R. H. Simmons, Sweet-
water; Dick Wooldrige, Gainesville:
G. H. Zimmerman. Waco: D. T.
Strickland, Brownwood; and P. B
Ralls. Ralls.
Entertainment features of the con-
vention, in addition to the Follies,
include dances Monday and Tues-
day nights; band contest. In which
between 35 and 50 bands are ex-
Treasury Reports Historians Of
Bonus Bond Issue
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university, an-
* Worth, will preside.
Officers will be elected at ■
breakfast for directors Wednesday
at 7 30 a m Milburn McCarty, East-
W J MATHEWS, M D.
Practice Limited6o)
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat
AUSTIN. April 28 (P—The de-
part me nt of education announced i
today release of warrants repre-
senting a $2 payment on the cur-
rent per capita scholastic appor- i
tionment and leaving an unpaid
balance of $6 The payment totaled
$3 125 780
Superintendent L. A Woods said
warrants were not mailed 47 coun-
ical organization designed to main-
tain it in permanent power..”
His general denunciation of the
president's policies, prepared for the ___ .______ ___ ____________
convention of the United States of Christ. shown due kindness and considers -
Chamber of Commerce, was the survivors are his widow, a son tion wherever possible and proper,
first of the meeting. Harwood a daughter, Mrs And we feel that our country and
Asserting that governmental me-• • and brother, H. W especially our district is exceeding-
chanisms forged by the administra; HaTwool all of Winters. --------------------
Uon are designed tobring abgutaA "spuorunerami home was
system of state capitalism, Jordan ; of Funeral arrangements,
said:
"The most important thing to re-
member about this governmental
juggernut is that it is irreversible.
No matter how many there are who
may desire It reversed, no political
leader, or party today would try to section wi be flushed tonight, R.
Reciting various administrationI L. Young, superintendent of the
pomcles, Jordan said these set up , water department announced this
governmental machinery “that has i morning. ,,
,AK omArntin, during the past four That means, he said, that the
beans ‘Undefmine and destroy the water will be on and off all night
private enterprise order. I in the business area. The
"It is practically complete, but a
few more gadgets are being forged
ready totaltag 44. with 12 sponsors
already entered in the West Texas
Follies of 1937, with 11 towns en-
tered in the new Activities contest
and with hotel reservations being
received by the score daily, West
Texas chamber of commerce off}
cials believe the 19th annual conven-
tion in Brownwood May 10, 11 and
12 will be one of the most success-
ful in the organisation’s history.
------... especially our qisihcl s exccuuti Attendance at the convention is
ly fortunate in having your.wise expected to reach 10000 and may
in charge , and able leadership in our .cour: be much mor- than that number,
_------- — and fw^tha' our government and W^^C‘Allred and
Flush Water Mains dana
In Downtown Area SS
investigate and see what a noble -5
Twelve feet of railing of a con-
crete bridge 11 miles west of Abi-
lene was torn away late last night
as a truck driven by L. B. Looney,
crashed and turned over, Looney [
and a boy, who he said attended
Abilene Christian college, suffered
only slight cuts and bruises.
The truck, a 935 Ford V-8. travel-
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County Beer Vote
tag an estimated 60 miles per hour, also the first Eagle scout in the
was badly damaged. council to register.
Looney, driving from Sweetwa- , _
ter en route to Graford, said that
he met a west bound car, also trav- i
eling at a high speed, and the truck
was swerved to avoid hitting the
auto.
----- .. . neral for T. J. Harwood, who had We, the following Jurors in your
WASHINGTON. April 28.’ resided near here 35 years, were to court for the spring term of 1937
President Virgil Jordan of the Na- be held at the Blurr creek ceme- take much pleasure in thanking
tional Industrial Conference board tery at 2.30 o’clock this afternoon, lyou for and expressing our appre-
contended today the Roosevelt ad- - —
ministration has built "a vast polit-
more than 75 unreported, were con-
ceded to have outlawed sale of beer ,
in Mitchell county in Tuesday’s bal-
gerbread caricatures of "men of the lottag.
1....... - ----- - | The Colorado precinct voted a dry
majority for the first time—by nine
votes. Loraine was dry 268 to 60,
Westbrook dry 51 to 28.
During th ext decade, he de- in the residentiai areas.__________cerjgnsoeitPtarse,ocinmstewan,
Ross Smith Levi Thomas W. Z cpas speakers at the group confer-
Williams, curt. wmum«nnW'selta ence on farm tenancy and unem-
Clements, Buford WUllamson, Selig ployment to be held Monday after-
Reich, B. K. Brookreson. E. O. Hol- j noon. Some prominent official of
land. 8. W. Woodruff, Sam Cress, , the works Progress administration
J. C. Miller, Arthur Adams, H. H. also wil appear on this program.
Shadle, W. M. Morris, J. W Joyce, #. a. Lucas. Brownwood, president
M. A. Wadsworth. H. C Thompson, of the Texas Agricultural assocla-
W. P. Trice. tion. Is chairman, and M. J. Bene-
Stephenville,
Towns that have entered the AC-
tivities context are- Sudan. Sweet-
water, Shamrock Kerrville, Floyda-
tta Haskell Vemon. Slaton Mid-
land Coleman and Roswell. N M
General Sessions
General sessions of the convention
« be held Tuesday at 10 a m
and Wednesday at 9 30 a. m Con-
vention eity for 1938 will be select-
'd. finals In the Home Town con-
test will be held and an address by
pected to participate. Tuesday:
luncheon for newspapermen and
chamber of commerce secretaries
Tuesday: reception for sponsors,
wives of directors and other women
visitors; and sight-seeing trips.
Since the fishing season will open
May 1, many convention visitors are
expected to come prepared to re-
main a few days after the meeting
so they can try their luck in Lake I
Brotmwood, classed as one of the
best fishing lakes in the state.
The association, formed in 1925,
has had as president since that time
R. C. Crane of Sweetwater. It has
published Its findings in 12 volumes
a complete file of which are in
many libraries, including the library
of congress.
Program for next week’s meeting
will be:
"Peopling the Northwest Pan-
handle.” William Mauldin, Sweet-
water; ’The Romance of the Cattle
Industry in Coleman County.” Mrs.
Beatrice Gay. Santa Anna; "The
Territory of Cimarron.” O A. Kin-
chen, Lubbock; "Larry Chittenden
and West Texas,” Miss Hybernta
Grace, Anson; "Legends and Folk-
lore In West Texas," Leon Guinn.
Simplification of the principles of
air conditioning in keeping with
1937 developments was stressed for
22 salesmen of the West Texas
Utilities company from Abilene,
Snyder; "Lieutenant Y. Griscom
with General Robert E. Lee,” G. C.
1 Thursday, Friday,
g V Saturday
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Stamford and Cisco, who attended
a school cf instruction at the HU-
' ■sponsors named for the wot tonuhtote Tuesdeorge Spann and
Texas Follies of 1937 are John Al Shahan of Abilene, Bob Mecius-
Tarleton college Stephenville Ruth kev headed the Stamford group and
Jo Jennings: Eastland. Dori' Law- Arlie Reynolds led the Cisco dele-
rence; and Littlefield. Nettie Bell gtlOn
Beatton Other towns that have en- ’____ . -
onn ODrAY[Q jurors Express WITH ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
UlUU irtUMIl Appreciation Of TO REACH 10,000 W.T.C.C. PREPS
HITSNEWDEAL--- US Judge's Work FOR RED-LETTER CONVENTION
in iuii L T. J. Harwood Ofj Jurors serving in the spring term Home Town Speaking Contest Attracts 44 Entries,
TKS Drasco Succumbs etZusponsorsNamedrowest Texas F*s
Industrial Board ____ vidson, who is presiding. With acceptance of places on the
| WINTERS, April 28. (AC) Eu: Kind sir and friend: program by several prominent
speakers, with entries in the My
Home Town speaking contest al-
- tered sponsors but have not yet Snanish War Uns
\ named them are Abilene Brecken- >panisn war •P>
N ridge, Coleman, Floydada Haskell. IT S Cable Expense
% Midland. Stephenville. Wichita Falls. _____ "
• andhsrins li be one of the moat w ASHINGTON. X” 28( .e
i m AWestTTexaschamberzorcom- rtrtandaanimon $33,200
F merFghoonventionentamtanwronany eraphcandccantramersages, tb.«.
! ana ruesdaynights. Mayo anan viHonSor"oreigth'Servhce'ndminstr-
r undertrthe “Irostnwoo. he "most tion. told, * house, appropriations
mmuona." wne to the con- subcommittee that the state depart-
Don utin bJT nwor nencon ments normai telegraphic bill was
ven tion.bY A.Westumexnsounwn •»"«» annualy, but this year he
he and:erouned. UteXT estimated It would run »338,000
Texas "Some o.t hetbes win tertain; Most »' the increase, he explained.
m ntunitsainat Moxie will APP/AI Was due to messages relating to the
on the prosram.M siewibea of prote tion af Americans and their
t ished by Denton Stage band of ,"9
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