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ember 26, 1939
Monday Evening, September 26, 1989
COMIOS
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DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE *
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
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PAGE SEVEN
By Al Capp
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m of your money
so happy! Didn’t
lipflops when you
u have to swallow
at every time you
her?"
ably. "You’ve de-
7. But still . . .
! I wish I did!"
Idly. "She seems
eet and lovely as
uying back that
oice—the way she
it’s all there! All
ve long months."
you hesitating?
tion about? Why
this talk by an- .
. and Iris are en-
your explaining
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t his plate. "It
way, of course. I
ause I—I hesitate
you’ve once lost
son—even unjust-
to—to—let your-
Buff, we’re good
I. will you help
like to bring Iris
te you two girls—
a good deal. And
to tell me what
bout—no, I don’t
irse. It implies a
ich doesn’t — of
exist at all in my
i like you to know
ix years younger
10 fidgeted in his
table from her.
ly. She knew her-
for in experience
; she doubted if
an who had very
to the shock of
e loved an appar-
would ever attain
bility to appraise
Mobile Corps
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 — (P) —
The war department is rushing or-
ganization of five army divisions
into a mobile hard-hitting corps
which would be ready for instant
dispatch to defend any threatened
mainland point, or such outposts as
Panama and Hawaii.
Not since the world war has the
army had an organized corps.
President Roosevelt’s national
emergency order adding 17,000 men
to the regular army provided means
to carry out a general staff plan for
a combat corps of about 40.000. Its
organization from five "small, sea-
soned" divisions was recommended
by General Malin Craig in retiring
recently as chief of staff.
With Mr Roosevelt’s sanction,
first moves to create the new force
were taken by General George C.
Marshall, present chief of staff,
• along with other defense measures
after tr European war started.
Under army plans, three partially
organized divisions will be "stream-
lined” in a few weeks and made a
part of the corps. They are the
first, with headquarters at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y : the second, at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex. and the third
at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Two new divisions will be created
—the fifth. with headquarters at
Fort Sheridan, II., and the sixth, at
Fort Lewis.
Under plans already approved by
the general staff, divisions are to
be reduced in size to 368 officers,
two warrant officers and 7,600 men
for peacetime In war they would
be quickly expanded to 546 officers,
two warrant officers and 10.837 men.
World war infantry divisions num-
bered 27,000. Tests for the smaller
"streamlined" unit already have
been completed at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex.
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Eastland Fair
protect him, above
ew stronger with
she watched him.
he knowledge his
g upon, but chiv-
to defend Iris even
laid a small hand
to tea tomorrow ‘
aid. "And. Tim-
thrust advice on
ven’t asked for it, -
t it be better to—
judgment on the
little while? Water
ttling, you know,
ar so one can see
id what isn’t. I
tty confused, isn’t ,
will be done by
s—a week or so?"
ttle hand and held
at wave of relief
ebris of troubled
mind. •
ell girl, Buff." The
d you’re right, of
only fair to Iris to
as you say, until
ared up.’ At the
r a last question,
my belief in her?"
head. "I don’t
Tim. In fact, I’m
than ever before." *
George Weekes,
t! If you choose
bedtime story, it’s
but not for me!"
ed shirt onto the
rummaged in the
• a clean one.
itly, "But she did
rge! What earth-
she have in doing ,
Opens Thursday
EASTLAND, Sept. 25.—(SpD)-
Augmented by the Southwestern
Peanut Festival which will be held
simultaneously, the thirteenth an-
nual Eastland County Fair will
. open Thursday morning and con-
tinue through Saturday.
While nearly always customary
for fair officials to: be optimistic
* over coming expositions, undouted-
ly. say observers, the fair this week
in Eastland will be the county’s
greatest.
General chairman for the fair
and festival is C. J Rhodes, long -
time Eastland civic worker and for-
mer Eastland chamber of commerce
president.
Ranger and Cisco will furnish the •
program on the first evening of the
event and Rising Star and Gorman
will furnish entertainment Friday
night
Selection of a Southwestern Pea- |
nut Queen will be held Saturday
evening A $35 cash prize and a trip L
to the State Fair next month is
Dallas and entrance in the "Queen |
of Queens" contest are first prize |
: offerings.
In addition to its regular attend-
ance from the county, many will
be present, say officials, from the
peanut producing sections of the
state because of the peanut festi-
val. Prizes for peanut exhibits alone,
amount to $100, said Rhodes.
Other entertainment features will
include band concerts, wrestling |
I know!" Weekes
: may be silver
r all, and she and
regain possession
and boxing, a banquet, carnival
and on Sunday boat races will be
held at Lake Eastland
Agriculture and livestock exhibits
are expected to be more numerous
than in previous years.
d and well there’s
eekes for the mo-
ered that Tim had
ire time and some
have employed in
sting out the pos-
in that worthless
er mo d’e inspired
and George was .
was not a worthy
liscard the idea of
n the n ins."
Tomorrow
s for
ounced
rors for service in
week, of the 42d
Mexico May Get
German Tank Ships
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 25.—(P)-
There were insistent reports today
that Mexico might get two German
tank ships now in refuge in Mex-
ican waters as part payment on
the $6,000,000 Germany owes for oil
received in a recently-cancelled
barter deal
The German legation said it had i
no information on this matter, nor ,
about reports that the tankers, and
seven other German ships in Mex-
ican waters would constitute secur-
ity to. Mexico for the debt. When
15. Pertaining to
ships of war
17. Division of a
state: abbr.
18. Japanese
measure
19. Capital of
Oregon
20. Nothing
21. Extend
32. Minute marine
animal
23. Rockfish
24. Added num-
bers
26. Submarine
worker
37. Ages
28. Change one’s
residence
39. Locations
81. Entertains
34. Boistrous
#t kme
language
87. Business get-
ters
38. Masonic
doorkeeper
39. Crude
40. Six
41. Apple juice
42. Brownish
purple color
43. Occupy
45. Baffled
47. Devoured
48. Is overfond of
DOWN
1 People subject
to one gov-
ernment
2. So be it
8. Twice
4. Division of
the Bible:
abbr.
5. Sacred city
of India
6, Chairman’s
mallet
7. Famous Eng-
lish mur-
derer
8. Stake once
used in
sword prace
tice
9. Type measure
10. City in Wis-
consin
11. Strong up-
ward move-
ment
13. Of the sun
16. Word of sor-
row
19. Rail birds
20. At no time
22. Removed the
central part
23. Large stream
25. Constellation
26. Capital of
Delaware
28. Fitted to-
gether at an
angle
29. Bondman
30. Nonmetallie
element
31. Valley
32. Vestiges
83. Scattered
35. Make more
compreben-
sive
38. Part of an old-
fashioned
rifle
39. Roughly or
imperfectly
finished
41. Feline animal
42. Place
44 Southern
state: abbr.
46. Behold
GAT GARSON
AND "BRAIN"
CAPTURED!
GARSON NABBED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
THE ATTITUDE OF
*GAT” GARSON.INSTEAD
OF BLAZING AWAY AT
THE RAIDING COPS.
GARSON GREETED THEM
WITH A HAPPY SMILE.
SAYING, HOWDY. BOYS.
HO/NO! IS THEM
PO -LICE. IN FO’ A SHOCK
WHEN AH TELLS EM AH
HAIN’T REALLY GAT
GARSON, T----—
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By William
Ferguson
,AIRPLANE
IS NOT A
BRAINCHILD
OF THE
TWENV77E77/ ,
CENTV/X
THE IDEA
WAS BORN
MORE THAN
2,000 YEARS
4GO.
COPR. 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC T. M. REC U.S. PAT OFF.
THE BITES OF
ALL SNAKES
KNOWN TO BE
POISONOUS
SHOULD BE
SURG/CALLY
7225 4 TEA
425
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he FOLLOWING ARE
CAPITALS OF WHAT
COUNTRIES 2
BUEVOS 4/AES
600 A VA
CA/BSXXA,
COPENHAGEN
ANSWER: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Godhavn, Greenland; Can-
berra, Australia: Copenhagen, Denmark
NEXT: When women’s hats were “birds,”
Germany entered the war, Mexico
had the $6,000,000 in credits which
Germany had not liquidated in
merchandise
There was no announcement con-
cernnig the ships from Mexico offi-
cial quarters.
half, and presented at the board
meeting
Schools in precinct 1 include
Wylie, Butterfield, Tye, Potosi, Elm-
dale, Hamby, North Park, New Hope
and Pleasant Hill,
TIPPED OFF BY AN LINKNOWN
STOOL-PIGEON POLICE TODAY CAP -
TURED AMERICAS NUMBER ONE GUN-
MAN, GAT” GARSON, AND THE HEAD
OF A NATION-WIDE CRIME SYNDICATE,
* THE BRAIN".
EAVESDROPPING ON A CONVERSATION
BETWEEN THE TWO, IN WHICH THEY
GLOATED OVER PAST CRIMES, POLICE
"_=====
DESPERATE GUNMAN SNEERS AFTER CAPTURE
ALLEGE THEY HEARD ENOUGH
EVIDENCE TO SEND THEM BOTH TO
THE CHAIR,
AN ODD ANGLE. TO THE CASE WAS
SINCE THEN, HE
HAS SAT QUIETLY
IN HIS CELL WHERE
HE IS AWAITING
TRIAL CHUCKLING
MERRILY TO HIM-
SELF!
PRISON PSYCHOLO-
GISTS SAY HIS
STRANGE CONDITION
DESPERADO IN JAIL
IS CAUSED BY A
MENTAL BREAK-
DOWN, THE RESULT
OF A LONG
CAREER OF BRUTAL
ITY AND CRIME.
222
AND ARE You IN FORA SHOC
WHEN YOU TRY T0 A-ore Y
FATE A.4S TNAE AWD /
THE ADVENTURES OF PATSY
From THE DARK
RECESS OF A
DESERTED
SALOON, A PAIR
OF EYES FOLLOW
PATSY EVERY
STEP AS 6HE
AND JONESIE
WALK DOWN
A STREET OF
THE GHOST
TOWN ....
SCORCHY SMITH
" 1 DINT KNOW t
> YOUR NAME 0
BUT YOUKE MAR-
N NEL- ous -
WASH TUBBS
EPHE RUMBLE OF THE
UVICANO BECOMES
LouDER, MORE OMINOUS
By Graff
GOLLY, JONESIE FI JUST
cor THE QUEEREST FBELIN’
THAT SOMEONE WAS WATCHING
06! I COULD ALMOST FEL
EYES a THE BACK OF
MY NECK
, PEOB’LY JUST MY IMAGINATION
. BUT - BUT LET’S GET BACK
TO UNCLE PHIL AN’ THE
GANG ? I’LL FEEL
LOTS SAFER -
Bv Sickles
-NOT HAVING My MONEY TURNED OUT
) SWELL-FIRST, A BEAUTIFUL ‘
GIRL PAYS FOR MY LUNCH—NOW,
I’M TAKING HER TO DINNER— 3
ONT YOU TINY YOU’RE GOING
% LITTLE Too FAR, BUDDIE?
URRIEDLY, THE’HOLN MEN SATURATE
UUTHEIR CAPTIVES WITH OIL AND
PREPARE TO APPLY THE TORCH.
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
B00T9.T WANST TO
TAX TO YOU
ABOUT THS B0,
HANO Y
THEY DOUT
COME ANY
BETTER .
BELA LANAN-COURT REPORTER
The
Strange
Case of
CLOSE
SHAVE
THEN I
HAPPENS:
THERE NOW,
I’M NOT FORGETTING
you THIS TIME!
By Roy Crane
THE EARTH TREMBLES, GROANS,
J AND BURSTS ASUNDER. THE
SKY BECOMES A BILLOWING INFERNO
OF SMOKE AND FLAMING LAVA.
LSOPR. 1949 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M REC U.s. path or.
By Edgar Martin
I BENEVDE
YOU! OF
COURSE,
PoG HAS
TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT
J AIM
SHE 365T
ADORES
C HIM .
HE5 SOCHA AK
AMS OUS 0UNG
CHAP.- T’O LWE
To 00 WHATEVER
L CAN TO HELP
A4
WELL— 1
WOULONT
WOW ABOUT
THAT
pre 90 % ANO STRONG ANO FIRE
Ente ABOUT THE LAST PERSON ON
EARIA You’D TAO OF TR TO
HELP . YOU COULD T-WD
GET A COOVNE NT’L END UP 7 ,
AS HELPING YOU IBSTEAP I NOU 1
JUS HAGUE
SEE
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AM - TO
CATCH
ON! 73
COPR: 19291
By L. Aura semne
TIME.1935! PLACE..BOROUGH OF QUEENS, N.Y.!
SCENE.. J05. DIEHL’S BARBER-SHOP!
[ NICE SHOP! Do You COME HERE OFTEN?
A9894g
YEAR! ALL I
THE TIME !
BEEN COMING
FOR ABOUT
TWO YEARS!
SEE THAT FELLOW.. BRUNO", ON THE
THIRD CHAIR ? STAY AWAY FROM HIM!
CooD BARGER. BUT. HES NUTS! ,
DANGEROUS!
NEXT! L
YOU’RE NEXT, MR
FAT MAN. ,
C. Leach, L. V.
Hatchett, J. B. ,
Hall Jr., R. M. "
bb, E E Hollings- ,
lan, w H. Gulley, i
kson, T. J. Stokes, s
lmer Harrison, E. t
n L. Harrison, Joe 1
Capehart, A. W.
ks, W M Motley,
W. Terrell J W
W. Hart, Clyde
B Nelli, C. V.
Nichol, Sam R.
agner, all of Abi-
route three, Abi-
on, route one Tus- 1
n, Merkel; O. J. |
two Wingate: J. .
D, Abilene: L. B. "
Richards, route ,
oolam, Bradshaw;
lo: Alton Roberts,
son, Merkel: J M.
. Lamotte, Guion;
kel; J. R. Rosson,
mby,Ovalo route
Lanham, Abirene
BATIEK) DOWN.
OUT OF GAST GOT A FLATT
GEO MORRIS
AUTO SUPPLY
DIAL 7267
New Trustee Will
Be Chosen Oct. 7-
Death Carried
IN SIX
EPISODES
No. 1
ALLEY OOP
“(5.1
By V T. Hamlin
CASH AND CARRY
SPECIALS
Men’s Suits Kne" € A
Ladies’ Plain Dresses tle
( leaned and Pressed 4kn % €
HATS ana 25c
Senties
DRI-SHEEN CLEANING
- CASH AND CARRY
A successor to C. C. Briggs, re-
signed county school trustee, will
be chosen by the county school
board in its next regular meeting.
Oct. 7 Chairman James E. Freeman
| has announced.
The remaining members of the
board will appoint a man from
commissioners’ precinct 1, which
Briggs represented.
Freeman suggested that if school
patrons of any community in the
precinct have a man they wish to
put forward for the vacancy, a
petition be circulated in this be-
On Barbed Wire
Men’s Suits and
Ladies’ Plain Dresses
40c
CALL FOR and DELIVERY
Men’s Suits and
Ladies’ Plain Dresses
50c
Athletes Foot ceiem.
Ringworm
To effectively relieve the itching and
burning discomfort of athletes foot,
ringworm and eczema use Merlann.
This liquid medicine gives relief at
once. Satisfaction guaranteed by
I your druggist. Price 50c.—adv.
New High
1, Sept. 25-
had hit a new high
ston firms paying
for 109,000 pounds
of Picacho, N. M.
uction.
The Old Established Bank
Serving Abilene and West Texas since 1889
Appreciates your business
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 25—(P)
R. M. W. Cody. 45, was electro-
cuted on his farm following this
sequence of events:
1—Steering gear of a truck broke
on a hillstop in front of the Cody
home Rolling 250 feet down the
hill, out of control, the truck
crashed into a 4,000-volt highline
pole.
2—One of the wires fell on a
metal roadside sign 200 feet away
3—The sign charged a barbed
wire fence.
4The fence set fire to a patch of
grass near the Cody home
5—A pail of water which Cody
threw at the blaze hit the fence
and conducted the electricity to his
body
Winters Gins Turn
Out 1,424 Bales
WINTERS, Sept. 25,-(Spl)-A
total of 1,423 bales of cotton had
been ginned in Winters through last
week, when a survey was made of
the six local gins Approximately
1,800 bales had been received at the
Winters cotton warehouse and about
00 bales a day are coming in. ac-
cording to Guy Mullins, manager.
Besides local gins, cotton comes
from Wilmeth, Drasco, Wingate and
Happy Valley.
“ QUITE SOME TIME HAS ELAPSED
SINCE OOOLA (POSNG AS A SCENE: A
GODDESS) AND THE GREEK TROJAN
CHIEF TAIN, ULYSSES, LAID GUARD POST
PLANS FOR THE DOWNFALL —I EeEE
OF TROY/WELL HORSE-
(THOSE TROJANS
ARIGHT OUT ON
WHAT JUST LIKE THEN
WELL PAST TEN YEARS OF J
DAWNS... TO REVEAL,
TAMM A MOB OF GREEKS ,
CHGrx CAMPED IN OUR r
1.5 FRONT VA RO
• THE SHORE IS EMPTY
LOOK! OF THEIR TENTS ITS A
THE GREEKS AND GEAR. BUT A WOODEN )
HAVE GONE! WHATS THAT OUT HORSED
301 , THERE ON THE - HOK2 5/
MPTeGTt PAINT
1
corn. 1999 PY NEA SERVICE, NO
JITTER
By Artr ar Poinier
TITTER SAT DOWN ON A GIRDER TO REST
BUT THE GIRDER DIDN T STAY PUT.....
LOOKS LIKE 1
YOU’RE ON THE 4
SPOT. FELLOW..
WANT SOME HELP?
STUFFE
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