Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 232, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1940 Page: 3 of 6
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940
SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
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$150,000 In Loot Recovered With Arrest Of Society Thief
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About 500 Burglaries
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HOUSTON — (UP) — Arrest
of a '^society burglar" and re-
covery of loot valued at $150,000
were announced Monday by Po-
lice Detective Chief E. H. Ham-
mond.
The man had preyed on homes
of the socially prominent since
1036 and had committed about
500 burglaries during the past
four years.
Hammond announced that the
stolen articles—mostly silver-
ware, jewelry, household appli-
ances and wearing apparel, in-
cluding 32 expensive coats —
were found in a two-story house
on the banks of a bayou in the
southeast part of the city.
Refusing to make a written
statement, the man under ar-
rest admitted that the loot had
come from "a lot of places,"
the detective chief said.
Refuses to Give Name
Officers C. E. Marks and A
J. Millsap arrested the man
Sunday night after a resident re
ported a suspicious character in
his neighborhood.
The man refused to tell
Marks and Millsap his name or
address, saying "you will have
to find out all you want to know
about me." He said he had a wife
and an eight-year-old daughter.
"I kept track of families leav-
ing the city on vacations or
other trips," he told Hammond
later. "While they were gone, I
worked on their homes."
Police hauled eight automobile
loads of loot away from the two-
story house. Boxes and closets
in various rooms had been filled
with stolen articles.
As the officers searched the
i house, they found loaded pis-
tols and shotguns placed near
windows and doors.
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Radium-Finder
Locates Vials
FORT WORTH — (UP) —
A little mechanical "blood-
• hound" plus a persistent oper-
ator were responsible today for
the return of $3,000 worth of
radium that was carried away
from a doctor's office attached
to a patient's clothes.
The "bloodhound" was a Lau-
ritzen electrometer and the op-
erator was Dr. Frank E. Hoeck-
er of Kansas City. Two days af-
ter the three tiny vials of rad-
ium were missed from the phy-
** sician's office here, Dr. Hoeck-
er arrived with his radium-find-
er, a device no larger than a
cigar box.
On the second day of his
search, Dr. Hoecker found one
of the half-inch capsules on a
highway overpass. A short time
later, the device "pointed" a
second on the same bridge. Al-
though discouraged over the
t prospect of finding the third $1,-
000 vial, the operator began an-
other laborious trip over the
patient's route home and finally
found the last vial on the court-
house lawn.
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"Pappy' Predicts
New Industries
They're Blood Relations
Talented Artists To Appear
At Lions (Leap Year1 Party
Anti-Vaccination School in Session
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Tlie.V have a lot in common, (his aunt and niece. Five years
•igo when Rose Marie Ryan of Philadelphia was 2, she was
near death from a staphylococcus infection resulting from a
firecracker burn. Her aunt, .Mrs. Rose Ti. McMullen, of Wash-
ington, I). allowed the child's blood to be injected in her
veins in the hope she might develop an anti-toxin. The experi-
ment was successful and the girl is believed to be the only
known person who has recovered from the disease. Mrs. Me-
.Mullen now travels over the country helping other victims
of the disease.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Is
Observed by Mr. and Mrs. Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Nichols,
207 Pecan Street, observed their
50th wedding anniversary Sun-
day.
The couple drove to Champion
community where they were en-
tertained at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. John Barrett.
Four children were present for
the Golden Wedding observance.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have liv-
ed in Sweetwater and Nolan
county for 15 years, moving
here from Van Zandt county
where they resided for 30 years
after leaving Mississippi.
Mrs. Nichols was the former
Miss. Sidna Ann Reeves of Ar-
cada, La., the couple being mar-
ried Feb. 4, 1890.
They are parents of six daugh-
ters and a son, all living. There
are 27 grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren.
Father Coughlin
Off Air Waves
AUSTIN — (UP) — Indus-
tries are on the march and they
are marching toward Texas,
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel predicted
in his Sunday radio broadcast
from the governor's mansion.
He read extensively from Wall
Street Journal to show how in-
vestors regard the prospects
in the south and in Texas.
Automobile tire manufactur-
ing was named by the govern-
or as an industry that should
come to Texas. Referring to
the availability of cotton and
rubber as principal needs of
tire manufacturers, he said:
"Here in Texas, they can lo-
cate in the largest cotton-produc-
ing state, right on the edge of
the Gulf of Mexico, and have an
abundance of gas or oil for
power.
Women Get 'Build Up'
A good way to relieve periodic-
discomfort from functional dys-
menorrhea due to malnutrition,
such as headaches, nervousness,
such as headaches, nervousness,
cramp-like pain, many women
find is by using CARDUI. It usu-
ally sharpens appetite, increases
flow of gastric juices and so aids
digestion, helps build resistance
to periodic distress. Another way
CARDUI may help you: Take it
a few days before and during
"the time." CARDUI has been
popular for 50 years.
Executes Wife,
Ends Own Life
PLACERV1LLE, Cal. — (UP)
—Charles A. I .orrain, 75. a far-
mer, executed his 76-year-old
wife because she was suffering
from an incurable disease.
He then tidied the house and
telephoned his son, Dan, in Sac-
ramento, 35 miles away.
"Your mother is dead." he
said. .'You'd better get Warren
and come home."
Dan Lorrain got his brother.
They found their father and
mother lying side by side on a
bed, dead. Each had a bullet
wound in the head.
Their, father had left them
two notes. One said: "1 am sick
and disgusted. I have done all
I can, and can do no more. I
want to end her suffering." The
other said: "Keep the dog tiei>
up. He eats the eggs."
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Murphy Assumes
on Court
WASHINGTON — (UP) -
Frank Murphy Monday took his
judicial oath as associate jus-
tice of the supreme court and
became the fifth appointee of
President Roosevelt to ascend
the high bench.
Murphy, robed in black, stood
before Court Clerk Charles El-
more Cropley and promised to
perform his duties under the
constitution "faithfully and effi-
ciently" to the best of his abili-
ties.
A crowded court room watch-
ed as the former attorney gener-
al took his seat and made it pro-
bable that for years to come
there will be a new deal Interpre-
tation of the country's organic
law. <
DETROIT — (UP) — The
reason for Father Charles E.
Coughlin's dramatic disappear-
ance from the air waves was
the closely guarded secret of
his associates.
The Rev. Edward J. Hickey,
chancellor of the Detroit arch-
diocese of the Roman Catholic
church, suggested that priests
delegated by Archbishop Ed-
ward A. Mooney to pass on
Coughlin's speeches before de-
livery, had found something
they deemed to be "unsuitable."
Hickey thus revealed that a
procedure initiated by the late
Bishop Michael J. Gallagher in
1930 still was in effect. Gallag-
her, then Coughlin's ecclesiasti-
cal superior, accepted Cough-
lin's suggestion that he sub-
mit his manuscripts to another
priest for "tempering." Cough-
lin had termed President Roose-
velt "the great liar and betray-
er" in a speech in Cleveland.
Moody Club Studies
Kitchen Decoration
The Moody home demonstra-
tion club met Thursday with
Mrs. Bland Hope for a study
of interior kitchen decoration.
Arrangement of furniture, se-
lection of wall paper and floor
covering were discussed.
Opening exercise was direct-
ed by Mrs. Allen Johnson.
A Valentine theme was car-
ried out. Mrs. W. C. Shields and
Mrs. Pickett, guests, were pre-
sent. Members were Mrs. .lack
Davidson, Mrs. J. F. Kinsey,
Mrs. Allen Johnson, Mrs. R.
Marchant, Miss Jewell Hipp,
agent. Mrs. Ralph Johnson and
the hostess.
Mrs. J. F. Kinsey is to lie
hostess, Feb. 13.
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Services Held for
Victim of Accident
MARL1N — Funeral services
were held Monday for Zil Shaw,
22, who, with another U. S. army
soldier, lost his life in Califor-
nia on Jan. 24. The soldiers
were making photographs when
a huge wave swept them into
the Pacific. Zill's body was
cremated and the ashes sent
here for interment.
Featuring a talented Fort
Worth artist, Chadwick Van-
dervoort, who is to appear in a
group of violin presentations,
the Lions "Leap Year" dinner-
party at 7:30 p. m.. Tuesday on
the Blue Bonnet roof is expect-
ed to highlight the week's soc-
ial calendar.
Young Vandervoort, a Texas
Christian university junior, has
appeared from coast to coast on
radio broadcasts, being present-
ed at KSBK, Sacramento, Calif.;
over KTAT, WBAP and other
networks. He was an assistant
conductor of the TCU symphony
orchestra and played with oth-
er similar orchestras.
Other artists to have a part
on the floor show during dinner
are to be the winsome come-
dians Billy Coleen Shields and
Curtis Boyd and Miss Geraldine
Fitzgerald, piano stylist.
After dinner Jack Free and
his,Abilene orchestra will play
for a dance.
The roof is being transformed
into a gay and colorful dinner
club for the affair.
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Music Study Club
To Meet February 14
Music Study club will not meet
this Wednesday morning. Mrs.
A. E. Radcliffe will be hostess
to the club Wednesday, Febru-
ary 14, at 9:30 at her home, 408
West Arkansas.
Mrs. P. T. Quast will be pro-
gram leader for the study of two
American composers, Ethelbert
Nevin and Edward McDowell.
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Injuries Fatal to
Mrs. Sallie Harris
Word was received here at
2:30 p. m. Monday that Mrs. Sal-
lie Harris, about 65, sister of
Mrs. I. S. Focht and former
teacher in J. P. Cowen school
who was injured in an automo-
bile accident near Waxahachie
Sunday, died early in the after-
noon.
Mrs. Harris' sister, Mrs. George
Pavey, about 52, driver of the
car which skidded into a bridge
as the two women were return-
ing to their home in Dallas fol
lowing a visit in Austin, is in
a Dallas hospital suffering a
broken arm and other injuries.
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R. C. Franklin Feted
At Birthday Supper
MOODY — A group of rel-
atives gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Franklin
at 409 East Louisiana for a
surprise birthday supper, com-
plimenting Mr. Franklin Fri-
day night.
A white birthday cake top-
ped with pink candles was ser-
ved after dinner.
Revival Adds 40
To Baptist Church
At the close of the First Bap-
tist church revival Sunday even-
ing there were 40 additions to
the church, 17 by baptism.
The Rev. W. A. Criswell, pas-
tor of the Chickasha, Okla., Bap-
tist church, delivered a series
of forceful sermons and was
greeted with large attendances
with the exception of days wh°n
inclement weather prevailed.
He was ably assisted by Wood-
row W. Harris, assistant pastor,
who is leaving today ta resume
his studies at Seminary Hill,
Fort Worth. The Rev. Mr. Cris-
well left Monday for his pas-
torate.
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Mrs. Hamrick Weds
Maurice Taylor
Mrs. Melrose Myres Hamrick
became the bride of Maurice
Taylor, Denver, Colo., in a cere-
mony read Feb. 3, in Raton, N.
M.
Mrs. Taylor, formerly of
Sweetwater, and who has re-
cently been a resident of El Pa-
so, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. D. Myres, who for many
years lived here, while Mr. My-
res was in the saddle business.
Mr. Taylor is a district man-
ager of the traffic department
of the Mountain State Tele-
phone company. The couple will
live at 423 South Huholdt, Den-
ver.
Mrs. Louis Olson, the former
Miss Edith Moody of Sweetwat-
er, entertained at her El Paso
home last week with a bridal
shower honoring Mrs. Taylor.
Sweetwater residents, now re-
siding in El Paso attending were
Mrs. Billy Myres, Mrs. D. A. My-
res. Mrs. Grant Mason, Mrs.
E. P. Reese, Mrs. M. L. Moody,
Mrs. Dave Myres, and others.
Mrs. Billy Myres and Mrs.
Emory Way entertained Jan. 21
with morning coffee.
F. D. Powell III Is
Honored at Party
Complimenting her son, F. D.
Powell, III, Mrs. Powell enter-
tained Monday afternoon with
a birthday party at her home,
809 Lubbock.
The little tots played games
and a large birthday cake dec-
orated with birthday symbols
was cut and served with ice
cream. Sandwiches were passed
to mothers, who accompanied
their children.
Present were the honoree and
Joan Whitman, Wesley Whit-
man, Jr.. Charlene Shuff, Ida
Glen Walker, Phylis, Joy, and
Don Pratt, Jimmy and Patricia
Ann Cook.
Forty-two Party Is
Held on Saturday
A St. Valentine motif featur-
ed in vivid red hearts, lacy
Valentines for score markers,
red and white prize wrappings
and in the refreshment plate,
appointed the forty-two party
Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Clarence Breeding when
she and her sister, Mrs. Lane
McCall entertained 20 guests
At the conclusion of the games
Mrs. J. C. Harris held the high
score of the afternoon. A salad
course with heart-shaped mints
and coffee was served.
Guests were Mmes. A. S. Ken-
drick, Edwin MacQueen, Chas.
Lewis, Lang Aycock, C. A. Mc-
Corkle, J. D. Dulaney, Walter
Boothe, Z. C. Steakley, M. B.
Howard, A. G. Lee, E. C. Brand,
G. J. Catching, Gerald Williams,
C. S. Perkins, S. N. Leach, Wal-
ter Davis, E. L. York, I. R. Wal-
lis, J. C. Harris and P. G. Dab-
ney of Blackwell.
School work was home work for these youngsters of Penn-
sauken Township, \. ,1., after their parents refused to allow
them to be vaccinated. The children were refused admittance to
public schools and a "classroom" was set up in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Greening.
Man Shot Iii Bark
By Sick Wife
HOUSTON — A woman, too
ill from pneumonia to be moved
from her home, shot her 3(i-year-
old husband in the back early
Monday during a quarrel. Hospi-
tal attendants said the man was
in a critical condition from a
wound in th<_- left kidney. Police
Homicide Capt. George Peyton
said the woman admitted the
shooting but that no charges
have been filed.
Beaumont's Oldest
Resident Dies at 101
BEAUMONT — Mrs. Cather-
ine Hildebrant, 101, who saw
the first train enter Beaumont
and who outlived all members
of her immediate family, died in
a hospital Sunday night. She
came here two" years before
Beaumont was founded and was
the city's oldest resident.
Mexican Flay Flies
Over Austin Office
AUSTIN — The Mexican nat-
ional flag was displayed here to-
day over a Mexican consular of-
fice. opened with Sr. Fidencio
Soria in charge. The consulate
was opened Feb. I but the flag
was not flown until Monday—
anniversary of the Mexican con-
stitution of 1917.
Member of House
Dies at Capital
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Rep. Cassius C' Dowel I. R.. Ia.,
a member of tile house for al-
most 24 years, died at his hotel
apartment here Sunday. He
would have been 76 on Feb. 29.
Death was attributed to a
heart ailment. His wife and sole
survivor was at the bedside.
Funeral services will be held
at | <• Moines on Wednesday.
Optometrists Open
Meetiny at Ft. Worth
FORT WORTH — Optomet-
rists from Texas. Louisiana, Ok-
lahoma, Arkansas, and New
Mexico, nearly 600 of ["hem, were
here Monday for the southwest-
ern congress of optometry. Dr.
Emmett A. Bett - of Pennsylvan-
ia state college reported a con-
tinued need for cooperation be-
tween parents and teachers in
correcting faulty eyesight of
children.
Group Invited to
White House
WASHINGTON -- TUP) —
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
invited 40 senators and repre-
sentatives to an informal meet-
ing at the White House Mon-
day night with officials of the
American youth congress, the
congress announced.
The meeting will discuss
plans for the youth congress'
citizenship institute which will
be held here next week and to
which Republican National Com-
mittee Chairman John D. M.
Hamilton refused to send a *2-
pubiican speaker because, he
said, it had failed to purge it-
self of allegedly communistic
groups.
119 Carloads of
Rosebuds Shipped
TYLER — Local shipping
companies estimated 119 full
carloads of rosebuds have been
shipped from the Tyler area
since the shipping season open-
ed in October. The figures did
not include less-than carload and
small shipments.
Sherman Buildings
Damayed by Flames
SHERMAN. Tex. — Fire that
damaged four business build-
ings here Sunday caused an es-
timated loss of §40.000. After
four hours, firemen were able
to bring the blaze under control.
Buildings damaged housed a
printing company, a retail hard-
ware firm, and a bowling alley.
Freeziny Fatal to
Texarkana Man
TEXARKAXA — The January
freeze had claimed another vic-
time today, Long after the near-
zero temperatures had moderat-
ed. Harvey E. Barrineau, 67-
year-old Blacksmith of Lydia,
died of exposure suffered at his
home. Insufficient bed clothing
allowed his legs to freeze.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hamilton
of Roscoe, are announcing the
birth of a daughter Lou Ella, at
3:05 a. m., Sunday. She weighed
five pounds.
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