The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1939 Page: 3 of 24
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1939
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1939
Want-Ad Service—Call 2-5151
THE FORT WORTH PRESS
Want-Ad Service—Call 2-5161
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offices from
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Hurricane Wrecks
Mexican Coast
DIDN'T PLAY FAIR
3 German Youths
Executed For Rob-
* bing Woman of $60 .
By United Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 27. Germany ex-
By United Press.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct.
27.—The Mexican west coast for;
several hundred miles was strewn
today with the wreckage of a se-ecuted a 17-year-old boy today
vere tropical hurricane, along with youths of 18 and 21,
Houses were smashed In the for a $60 robbery.
villages of Santiago, Excuintla,] Franz Hinze, 17; Wilhelm Letz-
Rosa and Morada. Tobacco, rice ing, 18, and Ludwig Pawlicek, 21,
and corn crops were considerably were guillotined for robbing a
jamaged, woman of 150 marks during an air
The storm struck Wednesday raid blackout.
and tore down communication — ---------■-----------------
FOR Calls Dies Expose Japanese Sees Little
UdIrs DIGS EAPUSU Hope For New U. S. Pact
‘Sordid Procedure’ T
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Pres-
TOKIO, Oct. 27.- Foreign Min-
ister Admiral Kichisaburo Nomu-
ra warned his cabinet colleagues
Night Courses For
City Drivers Planned
A night traffic school for more
than 200 city employes who drive
trucks and autos was planned .by
municipal heads today as a means
of promoting safety on city streets 1
Ident Roosevelt today character- today that the United States
ized as “sordid procedure” Dies probably would reject Japanese
committee publication of govern- contentions regarding the Japan- city drivers.
1 Instruction will be given by
ment employes who are members ese campaign in China and that Capt. R. E. Dysart and others in
or on the mailing list of the there was little prospect of a new the Police Traffic Department.
American League for Peace and Japanese- American comme rcial Captain Dysart and Lieut. C. T.
Democracy. | pact. Stamp were at work toda v on a
Departing from usual proce-! Nomura is about to start con- ! "class" schedule. They will com-
versations with American Ambas- i plete plans for the school at a
sailor Joseph C. Grew in an at- meeting next week with City Man-
tempt to adjust Japanese-Ameri- ager Bothwell and City Engineer
can relations and to conclude ar- Jones.
Preliminary arrangements were
Departing from usual proce-
dure at his press conference, Mr.
and to improve public relations nt
Children's Story Hour
Tomorrow at 10:30 A. M.
ines so that word, of it did not
reach here until last night.
It battered the coastal state of
Nayarit and awept aa far north
as the tip of Baja California.
Private Jobs Lower
Benefit Payments
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.
Roosevelt authorized direct quo-
tation of the term "sordid proce-
dure."
The President was asked if he
had any comment on the commit-
tee's action in publishing the list
of names. In making the'names
Conducted by Mary Louise
Hopkins ... On Stripling's
Fourth Floor
The children will enjoy Mrs. Hopkins’ story-
telling . ... bring them in for an hour of fun!
You may leave them or stay with them. Mrs.
Hopkins will look after the youngsters for you.
iff
etable
Mixing
suits
'public the committee explained
that it was not charging that the
government Workers were mem-
Ex- bers of the Communist party.
.Mr. Roosevelt said that he has
panding business activity in Sep-not read enough details of the
tember resulted in an increase in "sordid procedure” to comment,
job placements in private Indus- -----------
Clothes barrels in the lobby of try and a 24 per cent decrease in
the Y. M. C. A. began to fill today 'unemployment-benefit payments,
AS the Y’s Men's Club got their the Social Security Board an-
annual old clothes drive underway, nounced today, annual meeting of the Texas
The garments will be distributed Public employment offices in Archeologolical and Paleontologi-
among the needy. Annual Hallow- September reached an all-time cal Society will be held here Frl-
e'en party of boys department of job-placement high, filling 287,-day and Saturday. Delegates will
the "Y" was scheduled for tonight, 000 private jobs 13 per cent visit the West Texas Chamber of
with prizes to be awarded for the more than in August and 42 per Commerce Resource and Museum
best costumes. -. cent above September, 1938. 'Institute. '
rangements for continuing the Preliminary arrangements were
Japanese-American trade treaty worked out yesterday afternoon at
denounced several months ago by a conference between the traffic
the United States. The pact will officers and department heads.
die at the end of this year. ============================
9r.iplinq
Clothes Drive Is On
ARCHEOLOGISTS TO MEET
ABILENT, Oct. 25.- The 11th
Lions Furnish Material
Remodeling on Salvation Army
quarters at Commerce and Bel-
knap. will be completed tomorrow,
with material for the work fur-
nished by the East Side Lions
Club, it was announced yesterday
at the service club's weekly lunch-
| eon in Polytechnic Methodist
Church, Entertainment at the 1
meeting, presided over, by George
N. Fisher, was presented by the |
Thompson School of Fine Arts, J
UNREDEEMED
• O'Coats
• Suits
• Leather - Suede
Jackets
Full Complete Stock
All Sizes—Colors—
Models
Save' More Than 12
50c Down—50c Weekly
SECURITY JEUEERS410A1
hke2:22:te":e2Pal
102 Houston Phone 2-1387
Fowne’s New
Matchin g
FABRIC
CLOVER FARM STORES
Accessories
• Red Wine
ke it
and
dis-
• Moss Green
• Black
THE BAG . . . Tiered shape with
three different sections.
1.98
lore
THE GLOVES . . . Slipons with
embroidered fabric back, plain
IS IN
01
Be wise! Be thrifty! Go to your nearest Clover Farm
Store today and get your share of the dozens of food
bargains In this annual Autumn event.
We Cooperate with Growers and
other Independent Grocers In offering this National Sale of
Fancy 115‘s
DELICIOUS
Russets—Clean, Smooth
APPLES
..........29
DATATALO Good
1 TEE
TUIARIUED Cookers
New Mexico Green Head
GARBAGE .........
101.bs. 25 c
Lb.
Banjo
VAMO Bakers
TAMO Fancy ....Lb.
3c
4c
fabric palm.
1.00
en
14c
10c
Fancy Tender and Delicious
VEAL STEAK * "L. 29c
Armour's Fork an
LINK SAUSAGE 23C
Brown and place in center of baked potato.
SLICED Armours Lb 25c
DACON . Dexter ........ 21c
Center Cut a
PORK HAM STEAKS .h 29c
Dry Salt A
JOWLS Lb 9c
Armour's < loverbloom American ..Ih. 29e
I0AF huff^f Swiss Ib aw'
LUN" UREECE Pimento ...lh. 21e
Buy an assortment for sandwiches.
Tender Juicy i
PORK HAM ROAST.... 19C
Delirious with Clover Farm Kernel Corn.
Clover Farm a
DIITTED The Aristocrat
BUIIER of Butter ......Lb. EV
ESSING
pint
19c
CLO
^IN
19
AWALLOWEEN
CRISPY SLICED PICKLES 10-94 23c
3 PUNPKIN PIE SPICE
Marshmallows i.b. 15c DATES
..cam 10c
10-0. IE.
.Pkg. I DC
CAKE FLOUR Pkg. 25c Stuffed Olives X: 23c
Mince Meat 3 Pkg- 25c JELL
9
A Pkgs.
SERV
Lt’s *,
and
3
b te
.b. Air
RED ROME
10 Lbs.
Fancy 163‘s
JONATHAN.....
Fine For Slicing
TOMATOES
Nice Size Texas Seedless
ORANGES
96 Size South Texas
GRAPEFRUITS
RED CUP COFFEE
Ground Fresh
As You Buy.
CALIFORNIA PRUNES Madim
AID Clover Farm
-vUn 12 LBS. 43c....
SNOWDRIFT
Gives Your Cakes and
Plea a Finer Flavor..
9c
..... 15c
2 I.b-. 15c
15c
2,. 5c
2 Lbw. 29c
2 bs. 17c
48 Lbs. $1.49
3
Lbs. 49c
MACARONI CpAGNFTTI quality and 2
MAVANUNTFAUNEIII Quantity.. J
SHORTENING
CE OFTE
AYC
Lhs. 10
Woodbury’s Facial Soap 217c
I HIV EI A VEA For All Fine. —
LUA MLAAM Laundering-
04% ■ For Washing Dishes O
IEEDIOVAL FoTht
IF-EIIY SIAD Extra Clean “
ball EDU UI V UAT “Safe" Feeling.....J
Pkgs. |
7c
Bars
Armstrong’s
Bird Brand
Pkgs. 10c
4 Lbs. 39c
‘EanyNourishing
SUNSHINER SI
GRAHAM CRACKERS
Pound_
Package 7 7
NEW PACK CANNED FOODS
ASPARAGUS
No.1 1E.
Tall IOC
Bartlett PEARS Nocana 21c
THE BELT . . . Convenient ad-
■ justable type. Covered buckle.
1.00
STRIPLING’S FIRST FLOOR
Last Day Tomorrow of
National Musingwear Week
2
Balbriggan
Pajamas
1.98
Snuggley warm 2-piece
balbriggans with loose
legs or ski bottoms. In
blush and blue. Sizes 14, -
16, 18 and 20.
2nd Floor of Fashion
Munsingwear
Silk Hose >
Munsingwear
Foundette
1.00
5.00
LAUNDRY SOAP
KOTEX Soft Absorbent
AV 1 •/% Sanitary Napkin .......
Clover Farm
White
Laundry ...
7 Bars 25c
GOOSEBERRIES %an 15c
2-31
Vienna Sausage 2 com 17c
Fruit Cocktail 2Nmi 25c
WE9
KLEENEX
Men's Knit
Skit Shorts
200 Sheets
Assorted Colors
THIS SALE FOR OCT. 27TH AND 28TH INCLUSIVE
2 For 25c
<$> CLOVER Farm Stores
CLOVER FARM
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
Q No. 2
.0 Cans
50c
Sleek-fitting Skits of
100% combed yarn, with
firm support and full seat.
Patented No-Gap button-
less fly. Easy to wash, and
they require no ironing.
Smart side out hosiery
with a lovelier tone, a
sheerer look, longer wear!
With Munsingwear’s
Dure-Mist finish. New
shades.
First Floor
MPN9
Boys' Broadcloth
Shorts
39c
a for M I
Munsingwear shorts of
fast color broadcloth in
all kinds of fancy striped
patterns, 3-gripper front
with elastic back.
Swiss Ribbed Shirts,
39c or 3 for $1
STRIPLING’S FIRST FLOOR
Munsingwear’s Foundette
all-in-one to glorify your
figure, to smooth and
mold it without restraint.
Of Lastex.
2nd Floor of Fashion
MWENP
Men's Broadcloth
i Shorts
50c
Stripes and fancy patterns
and whites in men’s
, Munsingwear broadcloth
shorts, styled with tie
sides or elastic back.
Quick action grippar
fastenings.
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Weaver, Don E. The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1939, newspaper, October 27, 1939; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1685335/m1/3/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.