Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 12, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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Hugh Campbell H0 • •
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Along the Concrete
Weeks’
(By Associated Press)
Drug Store
Where Service Counts
preserve the identity of this
0
Phones 12 and 13
arms
ident Coolidge today sent
Drive out across the Colorado
s to the Texas re publ can
in a
on fire.
; Creager national lights on the bridge
age.
ARO.ND WORLD
ened fire, Mr DeWitt
the throughout
(By Associated Press)
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ports from all sections to H. II.
1 4th.
16th and 17th of October
in Ballinger Tuesday
man
anti •
public celebration
The old timers, their sons and tions.
Osaka in the coming autumn
to
School days thre aten to return
guest No joy is permanent
ATTACK MADE ON
calitnge, when
en
AN OPEN AIK REVIVAL
being held in ope
the
the
vith bricks at their barracks.
Phone 7
8th Street
The Resale Sire
their attackers, causing nineteen
casualties
pose
Coolest Store in Town
The sky is the limit for
the
I
NORTH CAROLINA WEAVERS
SEND MATERIAL FOR SUIT
TO DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
progressive republicans of Texas,
who are here today for their state
members and guests will
Tuesday night aronnid-thre
STATE ATTACKS
DEFENSE THEORY
i IN MURDER CASE
COOLIDGE SENDS
GREETINGS TO
we get more rain or not
Wilmeth stated that his
was in thriving condition.
The biggest stock and the
most stylish ever brought to
the city.
Call early and get a good
select on
GUILTY CONSCIENCE
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near
at
re
I.......
the com
cat
any
wire
DR. B. KAHN
Eyes Examined
Glasses Fitted
Drose Building
isiana, has charge of the singing
The meetings are good and peo
J. Y. Pearce
Drug Co.
t h e
meet
he patrons of
e may fin !
Labor Saving Electrical
Devices
Mr daughters, with a few other near
Man wants but little here be
low his chin in hot weather
Pres
greet
token of appreciation for
work in responding so promptly
DR B. KAHN
Broken Lenses
Duplicated
Doose Building
complied wi
the Ballings
SWIM
CAPS
11:00 o'clock Tuesday morning, tract for the construct ion
when a trash pile fire spread to super-broadeasting
the nearby
00 PROGRESSIVE G. 0. P.
|| PUTTING OUT TICKET
repared I'd;
naive drives
LOC ALL NEWS
LazraannunnI
EX OPEN RANGE COW
PUNCHERS REUNION
WILL ILLUMINATE
BRIDGE TONIGHT
GARAGE FIRE ON NINTH
STREET IS CHECKED
Just The Range for Your
Home
return to the handicraft of
Democratic forebears when
fed and clothed himself
“ We can assure you that
At the same time do not
overlook the swap bargain.
Bath, Palmolive and Gly-
cerine one dozen for a dol-
lar.
is invited to attend and to hear
the old time Gospel preached
REPORTER‘
Mrs. Sallie Farris, and daugh-
ter Mrs Paschal Carr and son man who keens Tanking up
The fire company was called to
the home of E. L. DeWitt about
The British soldiers fired upon health, and any move to clean up
the city serves a two fold pur
TO CLEAN PREMISES
AROUND FAIR GROUNDS
The building of a county fail-
park South of the A & S right
of way has already inspired civie
pride in the residents of th at part
bolt of home-spun, woven by
hand by North Carolina hand
mark the increase in mileage of
the Imperial Government Rail
ways to 10,000 miles. That total
is expected to be passed this sum
mer with the completion of a
new trunk line along the Western
coast of the main island. Hondo
fruited and was still putting on
squa res
___grounds -
(By Associated Press) 1 S Lankford who owns ten CHURCH OF GOD HOLDS
LONDON, Aug 12 The Brit lots between the 1 isine is a triet
Civic pride encourages good
the new
The Ballin
ish government has sent a battal and the fair grounds, stated tha
Kill of troops to reinforce the he would put a bunch of binds m.. ting
placed an order for 75 member
hold a
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 The state
counsel in the Loeb and Leopold
lease continued its lengthy cross-
examination of Dr. II. S. Hulbert,
the last defense alienist witness
today. The state, in cross-exam-
ination of Dr Hulbert, is laying
the ground for the introduction
of its rebuttal testimony.
In preparing for the introdue-
tion of its rebuttal testimony,
| Robert Crowe, state's attorney,
renewed his furious attack on the
dry fictional disordered endo-
serine gland theory as set up by
Dr. HIulber’t as being responsible
for the mental sickness of Nathan
FT WORTH Aug 12
(By Associated Press)
LARKSRURG West Virginia.
group of weavers of home-spun
cloth in Western North Carolinalis going to be a Runnels County
have their way. An eight-yard Fair happen on he 11th.
ger Electric Company is instal-
spirit that now exists between the,
several towns in this county. It,
is remarkable the interest shown
in every part of our county re
garding the success of the Fair
and with the help of all we can
put over a fair that will be
worthy of the county in which we
live
RUNNELS cOL NTY FAIR
ASS M TATI N.
of God revival
DAVIS TO START
SPEECH MAKING
• were not confined to
In Weeks' Drug Store win
dow are some pictures of
the National Guard Encamp
ment. Your observation is
solicited.
it will make from a quarter of a |
bale up, and I believe that 1 am
i good for an average of half a bale
to the acre regardless of whether |
which the Egyptian troops are made as annual dress-up oeca
said to have attacked the British sion
struction, the use of better
materials throughout, econ-
0 T current consumption,i
cod appearance and highly
emerent mention, “There-T"
are some of the strong points
which make this range you
choice.
S efficient. Cook in per-
feet comfort without soot
or other muss, bake or roast
I the same ease, feeling
** foods will he
wholesome savory or de-
liciously juicy.
Ballinger Electric Co.
launched a move to clean up theigiven territory by barber
telegram made River tonight and see
Follette’s candidacy, the inde-
British garrison in Sudan, as the to cleaning off his lot and get at the corner of Sixth Street nd D.
result of a clash between the ting them ready for the f The Strong Aven . Re G I W
Egyptian and British soldiers at town will be full of visitors dur ters, of M is the evan vin n
Atbara, following the disturbance ing the lair, and it should be.....list and Marvin 1 oody, 1 Lor € untry
ness of the state executive com
mittee was concluded this morn
ing when it adopted the report wing of the party as the Progres-
of the subcommittee naming Or sive Republican Party of Texas.
■ ville Bullington, of W ichita Falls, The pre-convention plan was to
temporary chairman, C S. Bailey, form the regular organization,
of Dallas, secretary and Charles and give the party a full legal
Beek of Hillsboro, sergeant-at standing
REYKJAVIK leeland, Aug 12 fusilade which came from
The Gertrude Ra k, supply ship known gunmen hidden in
for the American army round the underbrush.
world aviators, arrived at Angm : . -
AAtU7 n a ahsalik last night, and is now on a non union mine for several
LOHINTY WAIK theEastern coast of Greenland, weeks.
WUUAVA 1 1 Daat according to reports received Although feeling is tense
L.____here today, the mine as a result of the
Fveivbodv seems to be .n i The ship, which broke free tempted assassinations, work
tersea in Maken’Fairral. fr..........r-*- yesterday, re.......sumed today.
TALA vefhl that the harbor vv as found clear
Trip.one. of th. mos successful of and weather conditions D OISY GIVES HIS
ourrat Ip Nome l xc pctea a NiT Ee NP Tally favorable: PLANE TO JAPAN
a hundred or so men and women On receiving news from Angm
put the music in the air mostahsalik, Lieut Smith said that
everybody will know that +hewalthe flight would be
Texas repub tonight The Com ni issioners’
le known Court a short time ago placed an
a ami are order for two lights on the bridge.
We want to cultivate the fine
Ohio, Mi Davis will treat in
I more detail those subjects which
he announced in his acceptance
address here last night as his
views on the outstanding issues of
the eamnairn
Service that nerves— let
that be our pleasure.
The Church
BALLINGER DAILY LEDGER
BALLINGER, TEXAS. TUESDAY, AUGUST, 12, 1924.
vacant lots around the fair fences
Eight O Five is the number
of thi new, compact, effic-
ient electric range which
fits just the need of your
home or apartment.
Uusual, substantial con-
cotton relatives and a few friends, w ill co operat u of the city < mm
well meet in tiie annual reunion of the sion in getting the streets prop-
Ex Open Range ( owpunchres As erly named and all he use n in ,
sociation Wednesday The round bered. This should be done for
up will be held in theL. P. Wood convenience of strangers in ’''I
pasture North of Old Runnels, city, as well as to aid in perfect
where it has been meeting for mail service
several years The committee has
: irst of v. hich w ill be deliv ered
(By Associated Press)
| WACO, Aug. 12. — Robe rt
1 LaFollette, senator from Wis-
consin, for president," was the
slogan of the independent and
convention
(By Associated Press) public by R
WILBURTON, Okla., Aug. 12. committeeman
Ambushed on their way home । wish vo ild say to the ling the lights today, and efforts
from work yesterday, five non convention for me ' the telegram are being made to have them in
union workers in the Bull Hill from Mr ( oolidge read, that shape to turn on the current by
coal mine, 18 miles East of here, the work and zeal
were shot down One of the men licans have
was seriously wounded in the ilmevehout.
earr ers are taking the r
own
fair Tuesday night aromid-t van*
that fire to live over again the day of
started aimer
weed cutting campaign and
ship badges and fifty
badges, a nd some of
riers, est.....lly during the
liter season when substitut
rie rs are used while the
2 Having sounded his
f*i ! parts John W
democrat is presidential
------------------ ......Lof the sityeard there who
property adjoining the
mounds
---------[part of the city Tave
BRITISH TROOPS
un the sourer of inspiration in many The city furnishes free current
the places where traditional political for the bridge. The lights will
conditions ire vastly more favor help cut down the danger to
The mine has been operating as able to t ,. party’s interests traffic, as well as serve to wel-
The postmaster has asked the
VOLUME 19 NUMBER 103.
——------come visitors who motor into the
PITY SHORT ON 1 -----
1 I DIVAN 1 SOME COTTON NEEDS
RAIN IN THIS STATE
STREET NAMES HOUSTON, Aug. 12.—Cotton
UIABLI NANILTexas needs rain, except in
a few instances, according to re
ple lire being saved Everybody on August 26th at Columbus
(By Associated Press)
TRYON, North Carolina, Aug.
12.—John W. Davis, democratic
presidential candidate, is to be
Democraticall v clothed if a
. Mrs Mattie Diekinson, <
It is the hope that every but
------- —......................• • Bronte, was transacting btistnesx TIA
weavers, has been sent to him news firm in Ballinger will have
along with a letter signed by F. a part in putting this program
II. Bacon, which says in part: over and with the co-operative;
"This cloth is made of Demo-spirit that seems to he manifest
cratic wool, from Democratic at this time nothing but a sueress
sheep, spun and woven by Dem-ean be predicted. It is further
ocratic men in the altogether the wishes of the committee that I
Democratic Old North State, all try to cooperate in carrying
“ The industry which produces out the program as outlined T WILL MAKE HALF of Flaton Nr and Mrs Ci
these woolens is endeavoring to merchants have 1.....n asked not to BALE TO ACRE W er. of Eagle Lakes and Mr
our put on a special advertising eam , W s Wilmeth, of the Elm and Mrs M Vay. of Houston: tl
paign for the occasion and adver Creel......intr _ a few miles Nortl stopped .■ i re Monday ni
tise a special sale, special prices of Ballinger, declares that he has while en route on a motor trip li
the or any advertising that will have no kick to make at crop , id through the er untry Mr Wal p
cloth will stand the storms and :i tendency to make the merch tions "My cotton is go d ‘ I er al I Mrs V
stress of your whole term in the ants Hi the towns whiel we visit Mi Wilmeth when approached d ighters • A) I irris Mrs
Wbite II ouse " feel that we took advantage of for a report on cr.....ditions Farris is ar a nt of Al Emma
-----them in getting a crowd to meet I have a 195 acres in cotton, and Nash
Railways of Japan Growing i"s to promote our own individual
(By Associated Press) interests The purpose is to ad
TOKIO. Aug 12. Japan will vertise the fair and yourself in a
in general way
Leopold and Richard Loeb vv hieh : *
permitted them to kidnap and NTAAT ITAIIAII RATIOTEG
NON-UNION MINERS
Zion City to Enlarge Radio Plant,
(By Associated Press) CIN DDANI A MIDIICTI
SHOT FROM AMBUS
Io master J AReese is, in Sehultz, government statistician,
. ausat, neut orn -am mat TOKIO, Vug 12. Captain ree: pt of a letter from the here In many places the time
r the fligl it would be resumed Georges Pelletier D Oisy, the ' fide Depar ment calling 1 > a for rain to do much good, the re
Thursday, if the weather per French aviator who recently com itrntion to tl •• requirements madelports show is past, because it is
, mitted the aviators fl take off fileted a flight from Paris to 53 the department for maintain- feared the me isture will either
| ----Tokio, has donated the airplane ing free mail delivery in cities revive the somewhat dormant in
in which he made the last leg of The notice directs the post seet pests or cause the plants to
• journey from Shanghai to mraster’s attention the postal rule shed excessively
the Japanese Army requiring that all houses be num-lain quiekly, however, is the
hered and streets named before dominant note in the reports,
tree mail delivery can be main which came from scores of farm-
I inger ' Is had free ers, ginners, bankers and business
mail delivery for several years, men in all cotton growing parts
and will no doubt meet all re of the state
quirements to maintain the ser
vice but certain things must he ----------"--"
ent ealls attention to the rd
bip tl is we rks on the mail ear
TEXAS G. 0. P...................
In addition to endorsing La-
. .. ,. pendent-progressive wing of the
| FT WORTI Aug 12 I he republican party in Texas, is ex-
I Texas Republican Convention (.....ted to name a full ticket, and
formally opened its biennial ses select LaFollette electors for
sion here today. The final busi Texas
The convention will take steps
- ____________-----station
garage, setting the 5,000 watts, capable of bei...
garage on fire. The blaze was heard 7,500 miles, has E.....TINAI IAD
checked before doing much dam , awarded by Wilbur Glenn Voliv a, UN FINAL LAL
overseer of Zion. The present
A short timejafter the threat station, WCBD, was constructed
sent the less than two years ago at a cost
fire company a check for $.*> as a of $50,000 and the improvements
their to make it a super station will re ,
quire $50,000 more.
to the call for help. Trash catch-__
ing fire from a wash pot where a
negro woman was washing start- TDID
ed the blaze which might have INUIT D V VM1
proved very destructive had not
the fire been discovered in time.
In a ries of speeches.
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Sledge, A. W. Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 12, 1924, newspaper, August 12, 1924; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1695002/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.