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PACE
Committee Finds
• Scheme to Take
South America
t Volunteers for Army
Asked; U. S. Cruiser
Calling at Capital *
£ By RICAKDO "AIjVAKEZ
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay —
(UP) — The government com-
mittee investigating nazi activi-
ties reported Wednesday that it
$had proven the -existence of a
plan for the military occupa-
tion of the republic by nazi
troops.
The committee said the plan
9 called for the distribution
throughout the country of Ger-
man functionaries to partition
the seized land and to convert
"our nation into a country of
9 peasants."
The committee, which had
been reporting to secret sessions
of the chamber of deputies for
two days, concluded that the
German legation had sponsored
• a press campaign favoring nazi
methods and ideals.
The committee charged that
the nazi coup was to take place
through military organizations
_ of Germans distributed through-
Joyce Rogers, Bride Elect,
Honored At Two Parties
• out the country and that
existence of a corps of 150
motorcyclists had been proved.
The announcement came a
few hours after the ministry;
_ of defense had appealed for
® volunteers for the army and
had revealed that army garri-
sons had been on a war foot-
ing since May 2B.
(Tuesday night, the United;
^ States navy announced that the;
• 10,000-ton cruiser Quincy was [
calling at Montevideo, on its
'■good will" tour of South Am-1
erica. The cruiser Wichita, of
similar tonnage, also is on a
"good will" tour of South Am-
• erican waters.)
It was revealed that 50 raids
had been carried out ^ind that
between 12 and 15 Germans had
been arrested, including Rudolf;
Meissner, alleged head of the
• Gestapo in Uruguay, Rudolph j
Paetz, so-called head of the nazi;
"passport" division, and one
Olzerr, alleged chief of the storm
troops.
The raids brought to light, it
^ was said, 2,000 incriminating
documents, including photo-
graphs of Uruguayan military
activities.
The newspaper El Pais said
the nazis intended to use Mon-
£ tevideo as the base for a Ger-
man penetration of all of South
America.
————o
Christian Circles
•Disband Until Fall
Circles of the First Christian
church are disbanding until
September, the last regular pro-
grams having been held Monday
j. afternoon.
® Circle No. 3 met at the church
with (i members and three visit-
ors present. Mrs. C'. B. Dean di-
rected the business, at which
time the members voted to meet
^ each Wednesday and sew for
"the Red Cross. Mrs. Earl John-
son was named chairman of this
committee. Mrs. Walter Ander-
son was study leader.
Visitors were Mrs. I. R. Town-
send of San Antonio. Mrs. Edgar
^Hennig of Tyler and Mrs. Hom-
er Bradford, president of the
Women's Council.
Circle No. '1
Circle No. 2 had 9 members
, present at the home of Mrs. W.
' D. McCarroll Mrs. .Homer Wil-
liams directed the business and
Mrs. L. C. Vinson led the les-
son from the tenth chapter of
Two attractively appointed
parties—a luncheon at noon at
the Blue Bonnet hostessed by
Joyce Whaley, and an afternoon
bridge at the James H. Beall,
Jr. home with Mrs. C. S. Per-
kins and Mrs. Dalton Moore as
co-hostesses, highlighted the
Monday pre-nuptial courtesies
for Joyce Rogers, whose marri-
age to Leo J. (Bill) Foster will
be solemnized Sunday, June 23.
Miss Whaley entertained 12
co-eds, all just home from col-
lege, with a three-course lunch-
eon in the private dining room
of the Blue Bonnet at one
o'clock. Three out of town girls,
Jane Young and Mary Virginia
Arledge of Roscoe and their
houseguest, Mary Lou Hughes
of Dallas, were among the
guests.
A color note of blue and
white, colors chosen by Miss
Rogers for her wedding, were
employed in luncheon appoint-
ments. An airplane motif, sym-
bolic of the bridegroom's profes-
sion. enhanced the setting. Cen-
tering the table was a mound
of blue and white Alaskan dais-
ies. gypsothalia and white fev-
er few topped by a blue and
white airplane. From the floral
arrangement extended white
satin ribbons leading to the 12
place cards which were in min-
I iature airplanes. The blue and
the | white cards were hand-painted
nazi I by the hostess.
The honoree was presented
with two pieces of sterling in
her chosen pattern of Louis
14th. Each guest autographed
the airplane which was also
presented to the bride-elect.
Guests were, besides the hon-
oree and fhree out of town
guests, Gloria Sadler, Jean
Montgomery, Mary Paxton,
Frances Lou Deen, Nettie Dos-
cher. Marjorie Stevenson, Eve-
lyn Harris.
Triple Bridge Hostesses
Pastel shades, with pink, or-
cliid and blue predominating,
marked the effective color com-
bination chosen by Mrs. James
Beall, Mrs. C. S. Perkins and
Mrs. Dalton Moore when they
entertained 25 guests Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock with
contract bridge, honoring Joyce
Rogers.
Tall stemmed gladioli and
lighted tapers repeated the
three colors of pink, blue and or-
chid. The score markers featur-
ed the bridal theme and pictur-
ed a bride in traditional wed-
ding gown and veil.
Jean Vandervoort won the
high score in bridge and gra-
ciously presented it to the hon-
oree. The three hostesses pre-
sented Miss Rogers with gifts
of Pickard and sterling in the
Louis IV pattern.
Plates of peppermint ices
molded in the form of wedding
slippers, individual white cakes
ton, Gloria Sadler, Frances Lou
Dean, Marjorie Stevenson, Net-
tie Doscher, Jean Montgomery,
Jane Young and Mary Virginia
Arledge of Roscoe, and Mary
Sue Hughes of Dallas. Mrs. Hen-
ry Rogers, mother of the bride-
to-be, was a tea guest.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Bird
Entertain Class
The Dorcas class of the La-
mar Street Baptist church was
entertained Monday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Bird with a tacky party.
Amusing games were played
and prizes given for the most
original costumes, Mrs. Charlie
Fry and Lee Choate being win-
ners.
Refreshment plates of beans,
onions, corn muffins and iced
tea were served to Messrs. and
Mines. A1 Elliott. Wallace
Crutcher, Clif Boswell, C. T.
Ferguson, F. L. Elam, Jim De-
ment. Bob Blair. Charlie Fry
Jess Lockhart, L. G. Henning-
ton. D. C. Smith. Cecil Lane, D
E. Bird, John C. Pierson, and
Lee Choate. Mines. Van Rogers,
Jack Welch. Myrtle Null. G. W.
Elliott, H. H. Blair, Ola Reddin
and Mrs. James Sneed of Lords-
burg. N. M . Misses Joyce Lan-
drum, Abilene, Frances Elliott,
Dora Frances Nicholson, Doris
Welch, Mickie and Tommie Fry.
Albia Jean and Margaret Allen
Elliott, Barbara Jean Smith,
Joyce Hennington, and Robert
Elam, Imogene Lane, Charles,
W. A. and Ershel Bird, William
Whiteside, Homer Henson, Nan-
cy Lee Ferguson, Joan
and J. C. Elliott.
•? * *
Cupid Takes a Quad—Mona Keys Weds Oil Executive
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National Guard, Our 'First Reserve,'
Would Be First Reverse in Modern War
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Moiiu Keys, one of the famous
after wedding in Oklahoma City
Roberta, Mona and
\ aney
Krys quadruplets, poses uitli lier hits baud and bridal party
to nil company executive. Left lo right, Quads Leota, Mary,
Groom Robert Fowler. The flower girls in front row are Doras and
Keys, younger sinters of quads. (XKA Photo.)
Cilv
terian
study
and I noon,
tea j one \ i
of Mi
1 lama
Presby-
■ hureh held regular Bible
prograi.is Monday after-
Mi ! had 19 members and
itoi' present at the home
iced in white and sprinkled with will
pink and green eocoanut were
passed. Each plate held an in-
dividual corsage of pink and or-
chid asters tied with blending
ribbons. Dorothy Perkins, Jane
Moore and Virginia Rogers as-
sisted in serving.
Guests were Joyce Rogers.
Mrs. Henry Rogers, Jr., Margar-
et Fife. Jean Vandervoort, Joyce
Mrs. George Bradford.
P. Williams, Mrs. Sam
•jila Ruth Myers, Bertha
Inez liitter, Mary Pax-
Miss Majors Bride
Of John Tom Merritt
COLORADO CITY— The mar-
riage of Miss Mabel Ratliff Ma-
jors, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar M. Majors, and John Tom
Merritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Merritt, took place Sunday
afternoon, vows being repeated
before the Rev. A. T. Travis,
Baptist pastor.
White blossoms decorated a
trellis that formed a background
for an improvised altar. The
wedding music was given by
Miss Pauline Jones. Mrs. C. A.
Wilkins sang "Because."
The bride was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Gus Chesney,
and Mr. Merritt by T. J. Goss,
Jr. She wore an ivory satin
dress, worn by her mother, as a
bride. It was fashioned with
high neckline, trimmed in seed-
pearl and lace yoke. Her veil
was caught by orange blossoms
and she carried an arm bouquet
of white rosebuds showered with
valley lilies.
After a wedding trip, the cou-
ple, both of whom are graduates
of Colorado City high school.
Mrs. Mauzey Hostess |Ciicles Meet for
To Calendar Club Bible Programs
Mrs. A. S. Mauzey opened her Circles or the First
home to members of the Calen-
dar club (.1 the First Methodist
church Monday afternoon,
Rogers I following the program the
j hour was enjoyed in the gard-
I en. where beds of pansies, glads,
j snapdragons, roses, a magnolia
| tree, gardenias with their frag-
rance, and well-kept shrubs
| formed a lovely setting for a soc-
j ial hour for the :'.2 members and
i three guests who were present.
Co-hostesses with Mrs. Mauze
were Mines. (!. D. Flesher, E. I
directed routine
which Mrs. E. B.
study leader,
plate was passed
ing to meet at
business, after
Pool was Bible
A refreshment
before adjourn-
the home of
Wi
10
chairman. Mi
F. II.
The
Whitmire.
to 9 members of
>irs. Daniels of Cis-
t of Mrs. M. H. Ap-
; a guest. The Rev.
Bowwi.
i bach. I!
;and C <
Rusin
I Ray Be.
pointed
'.V V. Roy, I,vie Deffe-
Iph Watson. P. T. Quasi
Harrel!.
was directed by Mrs.
the, president, who ap-
Mrs. Joe H. Boothe
sisting.
Present were the honors
and Misses Mary Ann "Bet
Peggie Ronemus, tiaynelle Lam-
bert. Roberta Wheeler, Dorothy
Clay and Yvonne.
The Misses Hunter are also
guests of an uncle, 'i'untey
Sparks and Mrs. Sparks at the
city lake, during their visit
here.
chairman <
to be doni
club, hue;
lected. Mi
the Red Cross work
hrough the Calendar
of $17.73 were col-
George W. Kiker,
program chairman, introduced
Mrs. X. Carson, who gave a
dramatic interpretation of the
play "On Borrowed Time" by
Paul Osborne. The devotional
was read by Mrs Sam Cress and
a prayer offered by Mrs. Sam H.
Young. Mrs. John Hendrix was
introduced as a new member.
[ Mrs. C F. Lee July 1.
Circle No. '1
Mrs. G. M. Bettis, cnairman,
was hostess
circle No. 2 i
co. houseguet
plewhite, wa;
Mr. Applewhite joined the mem-
bers for the social hour. Mrs.
Charles Lewis led the Bible stu-
dy.
t irele No. :{
Mrs. Ben Jones was hostess
to 11 members of circle No. 3.
There were 18 church calls re-
ported. Mrs. J. W. Tipton pre-
sided and members voted to co-
- operate with sewing and knitt-
ing for the Red Cross. Mrs. Rob-
ert Henthorne, teacher, compar-
ed the present European war
and Hitlers invasions with pas-
sages in the Bible. A refresh-
ment plate was passed. Mrs. Ed-
win MacQueen is to be the next
hostess.
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON
It would be sheer murder to
send the national guard into
combat against a first-class pow-
er this summer.
The guard today is equipped
\o fight a war on the model not
even of 1918—but of about 1915.
For a 1940 war, a high guard of-
ficer estimates the guard is
about 50 per cent equipped, and
less than 50 per cent organized ] at
and trained. ec*
The guard is called our "firsli
reserve", but if it had to be plun-
ged into a major battle today it;
would be our first reverse — |
and no fault of the guard,!
either.
Guard Needs Everything
All this is well known to}
Gen. George C Marshall, chief
of staff. He has had much ex-
perience with the guard, espe- j
cially in Illinois. He knows pre-
vious War Department plans to j
call on the guard for action!
after 30 days are now just so j
many scraps of paper. He knows |
it would take not 30 days but j
three months to get ready for!
action even the best guard di- \
vision in the country. The rest
would require at least nine
months' preparation, and even
then the men would not be ful-
ly equipped.
If the guard today were com-
pelled to oppose the German air j
force and mechanized divisions;
on the Aisne, it would be wiped j
out It has few anti-aircraft;
guns of 3-inch and 50 caliber —!
none whatever of 37-millimeter, I
which are especially valuable to!
ground troops. It is very short j
of searchlights and sound lo- j
caters, and its armories are too ■
small to store what is needed.!
even if it were available.
It has- no special guns, andI
therefore "no specal training
for anti - tank defense." Its I
tank companies, which should!
have 10 modern tanks apiece, J
have only two antiques. It has j
no semi-automatic rifles, and!
even by next summer only one j
regiment to a state will have
them.
The guard doesn't shoot as j
straight as it should, partly be-:
cause it is short of proper tar-1
get ranges. The last report!
shows that in a year one-third!
of the guard coast-defense bat-1
teries either did not fire a shot j
or fired poorly.
The field batteries have plenty
of guns—mostly of World War
or immediately post-World War
model. But if the enemy used
gas, only a few rounds could
be fired before guns and men
went, out of action, for only
about one guardsman in five
has a gas mask.
Maj. Gen. William N. Has-
kell of the New York Guard,
which is among the best state
organizations, says this:
"Since the army maneuvers
Plattsburg last August sh" w-
up our weaknesses, nothing
of moment has been done to
improve our equipment."
Things are being done now.
Before autumn there will be
gas masks and other modern
equipment. But new equipment
means new training in using it,
and that lakes time. The guard
is in a turmoil of reorganiza-
tion.
li has just raised its strength
to 250,000 of the 420,000 now
authorized by law While raw
recruits get primary drill, new
units are being created as old
ones are switched, for instance
from superfluous cavalry to
needed anti - aircraft- artillery.
Further, all 18 guard divisions
may soon be broken up and re-
organized into 30 or so divisions
of a new and different type.
That will take months.
LAFFIT-OFF
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we say
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of thrifty bliss!
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Whaley.
Mrs. G.
Ba ugh.
Eberle,
live here. She is a graduate
of Texas State College lor Wo-
men, and he has a degree from
Texas Tech, Lubbock.
Mrs. Merritt is the granddau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Maj- j
ors of Sweetwater.
Kelsey Family Has
Annual Reunion
"DOC" WEllMAN
V. S. Bait-Casting Champion
. . . he can flick lite a±h from
your lighted Chesterfield fturn
fifty feet away.
Reunion of the Kelsey family,
an annual affair, was held Fath
er's Day at the Lake Sweetwat-
er cabin of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
John. This was the last regu- Ritter.
lar meeting of the circle until j During the day the group ill-
September. i joyed motor boating and other
Mrs. \Y F. P'Pool will be ! diversion. A basket lunch and
hostess to circle No. 4 next Mon- j supper were serv ed.
day, at which time officers will ; Present were S. H. Kelsey of
be elected for next year. The Sweetwater, his sisters, Mrs. \\.
circle was recently created when '• Carr of Sweetwater, ind Mrs.
names were shifted and drawn j E. L. Barrick, anil daughters,
tor the Bible study to begin in j of Big Spring; Mr. and Mis.
September.
C
Timely
To|
G. C. BREWER
At City Auditorium
nes
Wtd. 8 p. m. "What
it Means to Be-
lieve on Jesus
Christ."
Thurs. 8 p. m. "The
Jew, His Past,
Present and Fu-
ture."
10 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Each Day.
Church of Christ
No Collection — Everybody Sings
James Brooks and daughter,
Lorene Blanche, and son, James
Edward, and Mr. and Mrs. Char-
les Kelsey and two children,
Charlene and Donald Henry,
Mrs. Blanche Richardson, all of
big Spring; Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Kelsey and daughter, Patsy, San .
Angeio, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. !
Jarred, Abilene, parents of Mrs.
Charles Kelsey; Mr. and Mrs. \V.
E. Smith aim children, Billy I
Blanche anu Sain Henry, Abi- ;
lene:
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Turner
and daughter, Doris Ann, Mr. :
and Mrs. Lloyd Kelsey, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Ilalsted anil son, Bob-
| bit, Mi' and Mrs. Dan Ritter, Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Cook, Mr. and
| Mrs. L. C. King, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Hitter, and Miss Inez Rit-
ter, all of Sweetwater, L. A. Rit-
ter, Jr., Lubbock, and Mr. and
Mrs. t; Turner of Hamlin.
* * *
Miss Coalson Honors
Guests at Picnic
Miss Yvonne Coalson enter-
tained Tuesday afternoon at the
picnic park at Lake Sweetwater
honoring her houseguests, Mis-
j se I'hyllis and Frances Hunter
! of Hereford.
The group played games,
drove around the shoreline of
the lake, and were served a bas-
ket supper and hand turned ice
cream, Miss Coalson's parents,
' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coalson, as-
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 19, 1940, newspaper, June 19, 1940; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282343/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.