The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 138, Ed. 1 Monday, March 9, 1936 Page: 3 of 14
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MARCH 9, 193
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1936
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THE FORT WORTH PRESS
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STORES
FERGUSON DIES
IN WASHINGTON
Banker, Husband of Famed
Press Columnist, Passes
Suddenly
0 DEATH TAKES TULSA BANKER
G. L. ROBERTSON
IN JUDGE RACE
SEEKS BENCH SEAT
GOLD BLAMED FOR
HIGH DEATH RATE
U. S. Bureau of Census reports to
Dr. A. H. Flickwir, city health
director.
With 66 deaths for the week of
severe cold ending Feb. 29, the
lled Edge
Bowl with
Package of
COFFEE
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tor in the shaping of Oklahoma's
affairs. .
15 As editor of the Cherokee,
Okla., Republican, he . won na-
tional fame in the newspaper
world. His column, “The Hug-
scuffle Bugle," was widely read.
Elected to Senate
After leaving the I University of
Oklahoma, he worked on the
, Guthrie Capitol, then the state's
largest newspaper. His political
column was considered for years
as the best in’the state. He
worked for a while in a Chandler
bank, then he and Mrs. Ferguson
bought the Cherokee Republican.
In 1916, he Was elected to the
state senate and four years later
sold his paper.
In Oklahoma City he organized
a successful advertising agency
and soon became advertising di-
rector of the American National
Bank, now the First National
Bank & Trust Co. , Four years
later he was elected a vice presi-
dent. In 1927 he was made vice
president of the Exchange Na-
tional Bank here and a year ago
was chosen vice president and
manager of the Mid-Continent Oil
& Gas Assn,
Two Other Children.
He resigned Jan. 1 as executive
manager of the association.
Mr. Ferguson’s father, Thom-
as B. Ferguson, was,at one time
territorial governor of Oklahoma
and his mother still is prominent
as a Republican publisher at -Wa-
tonga, Okla.
Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Lucia
Loomis before their marriage in
1908, is one of the most widely
read of women columnists.
There are two other children,
besides Benton Ferguson. Miss
Ruth Ferguson, a University of
Oklahoma student, and Thomas
B. Ferguson, 12.
A long-distance telephone mes-
sage brought the news of her hus-
band's death to Mrs. Ferguson
yesterday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Parker are ac-
companying the body to Okla-
homa.
Attorney to Oppose A. J.
Power, Incumbent,
Of 96th District
George L. Robertson, an attor-
ney here for the past nine years,
today announced as a candidate
for judge of 96th District Court.
A nativerot. Meridian, Bosque
County. Mr. Robertson received
his education at Carlisle Military
Academy (now North Texas Ag-
ricultural College) at Arlington,
Baylor University and University
of Texas. He received his law dei
gree at the latter institution in
1916. During the war he was suc-
cessively promoted from second
lieutenant to captain. He practic-
ed law in Meridian until moving
here in 1927.
He will oppose Judge. A. .1
Power, who received the appoint-
ment to the 96th bench over Mr.
Robertson and A. BTCurtis in
1935. Mr. Curtis and( Rep. Joe
Greathouse also have announced
as candidates for the 96th bench.
Mr. Ickes reported. In answer
to a Senate resolution calling on
him for PWA statistics, that po-
litical subdivisions had asked for
$2,659,077,068 in loans and
grants., Local funds would aug-
ment the projects' total cost to
$3,118,898,400.
Of the applications on file.
Fatalities Exceed Any Week-
ly Period in 7 Years
Winter fatalities from pneu-
monia, influenza and various
other causes today sent Fort
Worth death-rate to its highest
mark in seven years, according to
| local rate, above that of any other
I Texas city, reached a point high-
er than any week since, January,
J929.
Dr - Flickwir said there was no
cause for alarm over the' death
increase, since it could not be at-
tributed to any one cause!
Thirteen died from pneumonia. 1
six from influenza and three from
tuberculosis. eHart diseases took
a heavy toll, the health man said.
The Fort Worth rate was 19.8
deaths per 100 population, with
other Texas cities as follows: Dale
las 14.2, El l‘aao 10.1, Houston
15.7. and San Antonio 19.2..
FLAGS! FLAGS!
r s., TEXAS AND FOREIGN
Many Sties and Prices 1
J.J. LANGEVER
FLAG AND DECORATING Co.
444 N. Main 4022%
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OF OPE
George L. Robertson
pected to seek $2,000,000,000
from Congress to finance work-
relief for 12 months after July I.
The bulk of the money will go for
cheap, quick projects financed
through the Works Progress Ad-
ministration.
The Senate resolution calling
on Ickes to submit the PWA fig-
ures was introduced by Sen. Carl
Hayden, D., Arizona.
PWA has finally approved 1476
that would take $227,047,662 of
government money, divided $83,-
rfields,
old.
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ly. -
OX BLANTON DIES
LONGVIEW, March 9 Claude
(Ox) Blanton, one of the greatest
| football tackles. In the history of
the University of Texas, died here
7
Walter Ferguson
Death in a Washington hotel yesterday ended the active and
colorful career of Walter Ferguson, husband of the Scripps-
Howard newspaper columnist and father of Benton Ferguson of
The Fort Worth Press’ advertising staff. Mr. Ferguson was long
prominent in Oklahoma affairs as a banker and newspaperman.
112,488 In 4 per cent loans and
$143,935,174 in outright grants.
The 1476 projects, Ickes said,
could be advertised for bids and
contracts awarded almost Imme-
diately if funds were available.
Delay in getting work under
way and the heavy cost of materi-
als has been the chief objection to
public works construction as a
job-maker.
1 President Roosevelt was ex-
yesterday from burns sustained
Saturday. Blanton was burning
slumps near his home when his
clothing ignited
gl wha THE 10c SIZE
I WAC 1 prang CONTAINS 31 , TIMES
\ CT C 3 AS MUCH AS THE
Sc SIZE
MOROLINE
SNOW WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY
DIAmonDs- WATCHES
DICKEY SEEKS PAY .
FOR TRUCK DRIVERS
WPA Director Negotiates With
State Headquarters
George L. Dickey, district WPA
director, today started negotia-
tions with state headquarters in
an .effort to get back pay for two
truck drivers who claimed $.400
each for services rendered at the
school landscaping program here.
The truck drivers are victims
of munscrupulous Mintract sign-
er. .according to Mr. Dickey,
The two truck drivers, instead
of negotiating directly with WPA
authorities for the work, lined
themselves, up with a man who
made false statements as to the
ownership of the trucks. These
men naturally looked to him for
their money, but because the con-
tract signer misrepresented things
the Government refused to pay
for the services.
Mr. Dickey believes there is a
possibility the • Government will
now reimburse the truck driv-
ers.
RITES FOR MRS. WEBB
• SET FOR AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Car-
rie Dale Webb, who died at her
residence, 4601 Foard St., yester-
day morning, will be at Taber-
nacle Baptist Churchy at 4:45
p. m. today, with Rev. Ramsey
Pollard officiating. Burial will be
at Mount Olivet Cemetery, with
Harveson-Cole Funeral Home in
charge,
Mrs. Webb was born at Fort
Smith, Ark., 79 years ago. She
• is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
R. L. Bergeron, Fort Worth; four
sons, Britt Webb, Godley; Mack
and H. H. Webb, both of Fort
. Worth, and Richard Webb, Los
Angeles; one sister, Mrs. J. W.
Johnson, Tombean; two brothers,
Tommy and Jim Miller, Tombean;
13 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
FUNERAL RITES FOR
L. J. ANDERSON TODAY
Funeral services for Leonard
Jackson Anderson, who died yes-
terday morning at his residence,
1030 Bewick BL, after a long Ill-
ness, were to be at Central Meth-
odist Church at 2 p. m. today,
with Rev. Frank L. Turner offi-
ciating. Burial .was to be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery, with
Harveson & Cole in charge. :
-=-Mr.-Anderson was 67. He is
survived by his wife; a daughter,
Miss Mary Charles Anderson; a
son, Ward Anderson, and four
brothers, C. L. Anderson, Los An-
geles; Lee Anderson, Austin, and
Sam and Elisha Anderson, Eddy.
Pallbearers are Louin Berry, H.
G. Isbell, E. B. Lewis, C. W.
Scott, B. B. Mann and C. L. Scott.
COL. FRANK KNOX
NOT TO VISIT HERE
Col. Frank Knox, leading Re-
publican candidate for President,
will not be able to keep his date
to appear in Fort Worth Thurs-
day, Republican leaders an-
nounced here today.
He will arrive in Dallas; how-
—ever—on schedule Thursday morn.
, Ing and will visit the Centennial
Fair Grounds at 10 a m.
He will speak before the Dal-
las Salesmanship Club at the
Adolphus Hotel at 12:15 p. m.
and from 2:30 p. m.. to 4:30
p. m. will attend a reception at
Republican State Headquarters in
the Insurance Building.
An engagement in his home
elty. Chicago, will necessitate his
leaving Dallas at 6 p. m. Thurs-
dav.
centuries the world has gone
to the Near East for its flavors
y.e
ana aromas and spices.
...and today Chesterfield imports thou-
sands of bales of tobacco from Turkey
and Greece to add flavor and fragrance
*-
to Chesterfield Cigarettes.
Turkish tobacco is expensive. The
import duty alone is 35 cents a pound.
But no other place except Turkey and
Greece can raise tobacco of this partic-
• ular aroma and flavor.
This Turkish tohacco, blended
with our own American tobaccos in
the correct proportions to bring out
the finer qualities of each tobacco,
helps to make Chesterfields outstand-
ing for mildness and/or better tasted
© 1936, Liccmrr & Mrus foncee Co
or m
less
.. for better taste
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Sheldon, Seward R. The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 138, Ed. 1 Monday, March 9, 1936, newspaper, March 9, 1936; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1672598/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.