The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 206, Ed. 2 Friday, December 23, 1938 Page: 3 of 14
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Friday Evening, December 23, 1938 ,
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23, 1938
FATHER SLAIN, MOTHER WOUNDED—
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PROFESSORS BAFFLED-
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SHOT AMID CHEAP PRESENTS
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more than a month.
Education Broaden*—
WILLIE THE WEASEL LEARNS MORE ABOUT STATE HIGHWAY LAWS
It started getting light. * in the i to himself, “because it’s a long way
free man
they serve the
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LAST MINUTE SUGGESTIONS
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FOR A MAN . .
Let’s ALL have
"I can't make that," said Willie not"
O'Daniel Finds Judge Bargains with
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
s Five and Ten”
Woman Defendant
FOR A WOMAN. .
Mays Ineligible
AND
SATI RDAY
ENE
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TRY
IN
eColorful Fiestaware 15c to $2 50 each.
eluded the appointment.
however
MINTER'S BASEMENT
sued 17 tickets Thursday.
With
ALL
TOYS
Let s avoid accidents.
And Small
Wheel Goods
25c Toys
13c
ed without opposition to the forty- actors in Broadway hits
49c Toys
25c
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98c Toys
49c
THE OLD ESTABLISHED;BANK
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• Quality Luggage at 20% Reduction.
• Fine Perfumes and Toilet Waters.
• Vanity Fair Silk Underwear $1 up.
• Robes and House Coats $2.95 to $24 75.
ESTERN
BOREE"
Let’s take it easy —and double our usual
precautions:
• Jayson Silk Pajamas $5, $7.50, $10.
• Jayson Mercerized Pajamas $2, $2.95.
• Jayson Shirts $2 to $3.50.
• Men s Lounging Robes $5.95 and up.
• Men’s Fine Quality Luggage 20% off.
• Beautiful Neckties $1 to $4.
• Choice of One Table Men’s Gifts $1.
• Archer and Artcraft Silk Hose $1 to 1 85.
• Fur Coats at Reduced Prices.
fifth which convenes in January
Pioneeer Merchant
Of Rowena Dead
MAKE YOUR
S merrier:
Pyron School Bid*
Are Tabulated
papers on Willie and he came
bark to ". . appear in the court
of .".he found out three more
BI RNETTE
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OVER ARIZONA”
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afternoon in fruitless search.
Doyle was serving a jail sentence
for theft when he escaped from the
chain gang He also faces a burglary
charge here.
Citizens Bank Bldg.
Phone 5244 *
h a pair of lace
r of their special
I tomorrow for the
|mia.
kiting team arrived
have come flying
lags, but none has
the boudoir.
child retires to "witchery." Doctors,
lawyers, merchants. Bertha s school
teacher and a minister have sought
an answer to the riddle but with-
out results.
POND
• boys," I have not
he will say at each
h come in here and
Four dear little hearts
would have a tree for Christmas.
Old man Case was robbed last year,
and this year many of his trees
have been stolen.”
Finnegan said Case was partially
deaf
one wheel in the red zone," Judge
Overshiner compromised
The usual fine is a dollar
Fifteen other drivers paid dollar
"Thanks, boys,” said Willie the
Weasel, overcome.
STARTS FOR HOME
Willie got . In the auto and started
home. It was late in the afternoon
and he had a long way to go. Willie
drove at night and was disturbed
about the fact that the cars meet-
ing him would blink on their dim-
mers when they approached. Willie
couldn’t turn on his dimmers. They
didn’t work.
He got worried and stopped to
ask at a filling statiton late in the
night whether he should have them
fixed
“If its against the law," said
Willie, “I’ll stop. because I don’t
want to get arrested again by those
highway boys.”
“It ain’t against the law,” said
the filling statiton man; "but its
safer to have them working. You
won’t get picked up for not blink-
ing your dimmers."
"Okay," said Willie. "That’s all
I wanted to know'.”
Willie the Weasel drove all night.
He kept at a speed not more than
45 miles per hour because he knew
that 45 is the legal speed limit. He
was taking no chances.
E NO. 2
El LORRE in
‘ast, Mr. Moto"
St.oseph
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the strange quiverings proved fu-
tile.
Sybert said he took his daughter
from the three-room cabin where
she lived with his mother to a home
a mile away and (Ait* the child to
bed. A neighbor picked up a guitar
and began playing sacred music.
"Suddenly, Sybert said. "Bertha
and the bed began bouncing just
like at home."
The musician changed to a rag-
face, containued home. ,
Christmas was enjoyable with
disclosed today
They were
A ADDED--
GOB—CARTOON
napt J
ICY RETURNS
Anonymous threatening letters have
been received by three celebrities
who participated in the opening of
the theater arts committee’s refu- '
gee aid compaign Monday, it was
the Gov -Elect said, and although fines for * minor
O’Daniel said he was disappoint-
ed because the Atlanta man had
the offense occurred at night
! "Well, I’ll charge you 50 cents for
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Serving Abilene end West Texas sipce 1885
Appreciates row dusiness
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FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
NATION AL BANK
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Judge E M Overshiner bargain-
ed half way with a woman motorist
appearing in corporation court this '
morning with a ticket for parking
in a bus zone
"I really didn’t know my car was
that far down One wheel was just
a few inches past the red mark
Give the other fellow a break
GRAFTON O. Dec 23—< UP)—An 84-year-old farmer shot to death
an unemployed father and wounded the man’s wife, authorities said,
as the couple attempted to take a Christmas tree from his farm early to-
day for their children, then disappeared as officers sought him.
The victims were Carl Rousseau. 37. and his wife, Minnie. 29, parents
of girls 11 and 8.
Sheriff Carl Finnegan of Lorain county. said the couple fell from a
shotgun blast fired by Will Case
Finnegan said Case had walked to the home of his nearest neigh-
bor, Leland Martin, and said:
"I just shot a couple of guys trying to steal some more of my
^Within Easy Reach
the folks.
But after
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again today. While being returned
to Abilene yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Ruck Sibley, Doyle found a
chance to make his getaway and
took it.
Sibley, accompanied by Carl Hui-
mas Sia
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our stock of the fa-
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THURMAN’S
1124 N. 2nd. Phone 3703
traffic offenses
time tune, but Bertha and the bed
bounced on
Dr. Axel Brett, professor of philo-
sophy at Tennessee, and Dr. George
Haslerud, psychology professor, con-
tinued their investigation of the
phenomenon far into the night in
Bertha’s room, crowded with curious
spectators, many of whom lingered
on through the night to witness the
day-break occurrence of the gyra-
tions.
The Tennessee professors heard
Before you start the rounds of merry
Christmas gatherings, we want to make
a suggestion:
iEditor's note: This is the sec-
ond of a series dealing with
Willie the Weasel and little
known provisions of Texas high-
way laws).
whole or in part, by either branch
of the legislature; and no member
of either house shall vot for any
other member for any office what-
ever which may be filled by a vote anca wuny
of the legislature ' They were Dorothy Thompson
Mays was a member-of the/forty- polidlcnl.commentatar: and Ray-
fourth legislature and wasfeeledt-fmond Messer and Watter+En
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Seven were excused Policemen is-
thronged with countless thousands on
similar happy missions. There will be more
hurry at night... glaring lights... skiddy
pavements, maybe...
she pleaded her case, adding that
JONESVILLE, Va., Dec. 23 —(P)—
A change in quarters for nine-year-
old Bertha Marie Sybert failed to
interrupt or shed any light on the
mystery of the "bouncing bed.”
which has intrigued residents of this
Southwest Virginia mountain com-
munity and baffled two University
of Tennessee professors
Robert Sybert, Bertha’s father,
disclosed an experiment to determ-
ine whether music had any effect on
tion that the Dukes
Magnificently to such
hat when they take
st U sc. their lace
waving in the breeze.
the Trojans in the
koff and say:
uys. When that whis-
see who oughta wear
his game."
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some help
The. shooting occurred at 2:45 a.
m. when the couple was returning
home after spending the evening
with relatives in Cleveland. The
relatives told Finnegan that the
been almost unanimously endorsed
by legislators whom O’Daniel had
contacted
A constitutional provision pre-
in Big Spring, was
couple had managed to save a few
coins to buy ten-cent-store gifts for
their children, Geraldine and Rose.
Finnegan said the presents were
stacked neatly in the back seat when
he discovered the tragedy. By their
side was an inexpensive string of
lights to go on a Christmas tree
"The Case place has a lot of pine,
trees." the sheriff said. “As they
passed there they decided apparent-
YOU CANNOT deposit your
buildings, household goods,
automobile or merchandise in
the bank! But you can protect
this wealth by insuring it There
is no contract more valuable
than a policy issued by a strong
dependable insurance company.
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east early because the horizon was | off and I’ll be with the folks."
clear and there was a bank of i gd Willie the Weasel tore up the
clouds hanging above the rim. ticket, and with a grim look on his
USES EXHAUST WHISTLE
Willie approached a big town and
the traffic increased It consisted.
In a large portion, of big trucks.
Willie had to use his exhaust whis-
trees. Call the constable and tell
him they are lying on the road."
He later was arrested and held
without charge.
Constable Lyman Hitchcock, of
Columbia township, wts first to ar-
rive. He sain Rousseau was slumped
dead over the front wheel of the
couple's old automobile by the road-
side. Mrs. Rousseau, he said, was
Miss Thompson* letter said: • I
"Your" speech to aid reds and
Jew* in Times Square and on the
air marks you as a definite enemy *
of the new and greater Germany
. Buch displays cannot and must not
BALLINGER Dec 23— (Spl_ continue You will pay for your
Gustav Schumann go died at hisstupictty’ Should you attempt to
leaning against the car, moaning. „ .
"I’m shot," she told him, "get ly to cut down one so their kids
warning or to make any unneces-
sary or unreasonably loud or harsh
sound by means of a horn or other
warning device; ' and
"Every owner. driver or operator
of a vehicle while it is upon the
main traveled portion of a highway
during the period from one-half
hour after sunset to one-half hour
before sunrise, and at any othe
time where there is not sufficient
light to render clearly discernible
any person upon the highway for a
distance of at least 200 feet ahead
shall keep lighted all lamps or '
lighting devices wit which such
vehicle is required to be equippec
whether the vehicle is in motion o -
scratching noises and saw the bed |
bounce in response to Bertha’s
mumbled "Scatch louder and shake
bigger” •
Drs. Brett and Haslerud withheld
comment on the case except to call
it "really peculiar.”
Bertha's grandmother/!Mrs. Re-
becca Sybert, 71. has threatened to
leave the cabin becaus/ of the noc-
turnal affair, which friends said
“upset her something awful." Mrs
Sybert sleeps with Bertha.
Services will • be held Saturday -
afternoon at 2 «clock from the
Zoar Evangelical church in Rowena a
with the Rev A Romanowski of- d
ficiating interment will be in thetm
Rowena cemetery with King Holt ■
funeral home of Ballinger in charge ■
of arrangements H
mitting a couple of violations
against the Texas statutes and the
dignity of the state."
"I wasn’t speeding,” said Willie,
“and it ain't against the law not
to have dimmers.”’
“Sure," exclaimed the cop, "but
you were driving without lights and
whistling that exhaust contraption.
“It was light enough,” said Wil-
Ue.
“Maybe for you." answered the
patrolman, scribbling on the ticket,
"but not for the law "
After they left, Willie looked rue
fully at the ticket he held. "....ap
pear in the court of ...”
TEARS UP TICKET
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The deputy sheriff and his com-
Mrs Sybert attributes the queer panions spent the remainder of the
gyrations of Berthas bed after the
I morning paper.)
away from my wife
oing to be easy) the
Lit Duke the feminine
bably did Die Blue
e ones who are back-
in, a tremendous fa-
p-ovided Coach Wal-
i a means of mentally
earn for the game I
he most impeachable
on the day before the
Lill take his team on
tour. Not one of the
with stops at the
of the stars, and the
kt on a tour which
a dozen shops that
eaprarel. A stocking
er salon. A perfume
ring joint. A girdle
tie once or twice to get around
them.
The oncoming lights were dim
med every time, and Willie became ;
a little ashamed about not having
dimmers on his car.
“It’s light enough,” said Willie
to himself. "I’ll just turn ’em off."
Shortly after Willie switched
off his lights, he passed a truck
and tootled his exhaust whistle.
And shortly after Willie had
passed the truck, the highway
boys came up and waved him
to the side of the road. One of
them got out and came over.
"Aw, I’m all right,” said Willie
"I wasn't doin’ nuttin’."
"You were,” said the officer
reaching for his ticket book. "com-
Take no chances
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THE ABIENEBEPETRNEW8
the provision had been ignored by
some governors in the past he In-
tended to follow the strict letter of
the state constitution.
The clause reads "no member of
either house shall, during the time
for which he is elected, be eligible
to any office or place. the appoint-
ment to which may be made, in
Celebrities Receive
Threatening Letters
NEw YORK Dec 23 —a
742’
$ Always have St. Joseph Genuine Pure
• Aspirin handy. It has so many eco-
m nomical uses. Uniformity, strength,
quality and purity assured — World's
• Largest Seller at 10c.
By C. M. ELLIS
The boys met Willie the Weasel
at the gates when he got out of
the pen"and presented him with an
automobile. somewhat used, but
nevertheless an automobile.
It was his cut of the bank rob-
bery share. The parole had come
at an opportune time: that is, be-
fore Christmas. He Intended to go
back home and see thgg folks again.
He warned himself that he had
to drive carefully with this un-
familiar auto or he wouldn’t see the
folks Christmas.
"Boys,” he said, "I thank you."
“Shucks; Willle," said Ronnie
the Rat, “It warn’t nothin'. You
take care of it because it ain’t
got no dimmers on it and the
horn ain't workin' so good. We
figured you’d be needin’ a horn
or somethin,' though, so we fix-
ed up a whistle to go on the
exhaust pipe."
Bids for fnstallation of plumbing.'
heating and electrical fixtures for l
the new Pyron school in Scurry '
county were tabulated Thursday.
Fred Buford. Abilene architect, said
today.
Low bid for the plumbing and I
heating was submitted by David
Vickers Plumbing company of
Sweetwater the bid being $7,990 A '
P Kasch of Big Spring was low
bidder at 82.022 for electrical work
Contracts for the work will not be
let until PWA approval is obtained
Austin and Austin f Sweetwater
have the general contract at $27 360 1
for the new building, work on which I
is now well under wav The bulkl- I
Inc *ill have eight class rooms 4 I
study hall, assembly mom. home I
economics department. library and I
an office for the superintendent (
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Enraged Farmer Shoots Indigent Couple Cutting Tree for Christmas
TWO SMALL GIRLS' PARENTS --------------------------------
sey, county judge-elect, and by his
son, Dub Sibley, was returning to
Bouncing Bed’ Girl Quivers, Quakes Despite Change in Quarters ‘x T
Sybert said “the ghost failed to ' Sibley and Hulsey flagged down
appear" when a Bible was placed a truck, while they were cutting
under Berthas head two weeks ago fence wire- -fer-. towing purposes,
but that except for that one night Doyle left the car. clamored over a
she "has bounced every night" for fence and headed into the brush.
PORT WORTH Dec 23 -(P-
Gov.-Elect W Lee ODaniel today
had announced that Rep Abe W
Mavs, whom he had considered ap-
pointing secretary of state, was in-
eligible to hold that office
P. J. Doyle, who escaped last
I week from the Taylor county chain
gang only to be arrested again later
OF FUN S
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Walter H. Taylor
Dies Early Today
Walter H Taylor, 1109 South 2nd
street, died this morning at 5 o’-
clock in the Hendrick Memorial
hospital Funeral arrangements, un-
der direction of Kiker-Knight mor-
tuary, were incomplete at a late
hour.
Mr Taylor, associated with the
Franklin Motor company here, is
survived by his mother. Mrs. J E
Taylor; a brother. A H Taylor;
and one sister, Mrs. C. B Manley,
all of Abilene.
little things; namely, that he
could get a maximum fine of
5500 for failure to appear as or-
dered; that
“Every motor. vehicle when op-
erated upon a highway shall be
equipped with a horn in good work-
ing order capable of emitting
sounds audible under normal con-
ditions for a distance of, not less
than 200 feet, and i* shall be un-
lawful for any vehicle to be equip
ped with dr for any person to use
upon a vehicle any bell, siren, com-
pression or exhaust whistle or for
any person at any time to use a
horn otherwise than as a reasonable
AS PARIY
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TO EVERY
sn GIRL—
FLAUS WILL
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home in Rowena this morning about continue spreading such contempti-
2 o'clock He had lived. In Runnel* 262 e8e-We takecare of you
county for more than4o years and nC :*-r5 ,
was one of the pioneer hardware J?** and the district attorney's
and general merchandise store op- »n investigation
‘ Drf.!"a"a Yonaenams Tor.
Sun I vory Inrliaie two tons Wal: crime- on oil counta
ter end John, both nt Rowepa end_____________
one daughter. Mra Charles schlake in 1937, New York state had
Lowake; seven grandchildren and 516.3 insane patienta in hospital
one great grandchild ; per 100.000 poppula lion
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