Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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SweetwAter Daily Reporter
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A UNITED PRESS PULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE
SWEETWATER, TEXAS,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1930.
VOLUME X
NUMBER 100
SWEETWATER BID IS SUPPORTED
Fall From Truck Is Fatal To T. R. Dcuore
Woman Gives
Away $50,000
Col. Turner
Crushed Skull Proves Fatal
To 53-Year-Old Sweet-
water Resident
HERE FIVE YEARS
Survivors Include Four
Brothers, Four Sisters,
and Four Children
Injuriles sustained when he fell
from a lumber truck at ('rune and
East Third streets resulted fatally
yesterday afternoon to Thomas It.
Devore, 53, less than two hours
after the acident had occurred.
Devore’s skull was crushed in the
fall to the pavement and physicians
were enable to hoof aid. lie died at
the hospital at 3:30.
The last load of a car of lum-
ber was being hauled to the Inde-
pendent Lumber Yard, near the un-
derpass, when the tragedly occur-
red, W. E. Devore, brother of the
man who was killed, \Vas driving
the truck.
Lumber Wa3 Bouncing
As the machine lilt the double
' dip at Crane street, the lumber,
which was piled IflOWel?, began
bouncing. Mr. Devore who was rid-
ing on the back end clung train b ul-
ly to his hold for about a hundred
feet and then toppled off.
In addition to the crushed skull,
the right collar bone was broken
and the entire body was bruised.
Wheels of I he truck did not pass
over his body, physicians said.
Funeral riles are to be held Wed-
nesday afternoon at three o'clock
at the family home at 407 East Lou-
14 tslana street.Interment will ..bp.
made in the city cemetery under
directions of the Wilhite Mortuary.
Mr. Devore had lived In Sweet-
water for five years, coming hero
from San Marcos. lie was employ-
ed as a carpenter but had been at
work with the Independent Lumber
Yard only since Monday.
Four Children Survive
He Is survived by four children:
T. A. Devore, Dalhart; Jtussell
Devore, Memphis; Elton Devore,
Fort Worth; and Lessie Devore,
Sweetwater. His mother, Mrs. M.
A. Devore, lives at Slaton.
Four brothers and four sWterrs
are also survivors. These uro Mrs.
W. R. Dyers, Slaton; Mrs. J. D.
Pierce, Colorado; Mrs, E. C, Kont,
Lawton, Okla.; Mrs. J. F. Dlanton,
La Force; T. I). Devore, Howie; C.
A. Devore, Slaton; W. E. Devore,
Swoetawter; ami J. P. Devore, La
Force.
Mrs. P. C. Poulson, of Lorenzo, is
a cousin.
GET IN RACE?
Friends Forward $100 To
Place His Name On
Official Ballot
HOUSTON,-May 28.0J.R)— Word
was received here today that the
first definite step had been taken
to draft Lynch Davidson, former
lieutenant governor and long a
prominent figure in Texas politics,
into the gubernatorial race,
L. J. Taggert, retired farmer of
Hunt county, today sent to Albert
Sidney Johnston, of Dallas, Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Chair-
man, a check for $ 100 and applica-
tion lu have Davidson’s name put
on Iho ballot.
The check was mailed this
morning, according to a long dis-
tance telephone message received
\here from J. A. Phillips, editor of
'the Greenville Messenger. Tlio ap-
plication was signed by 7G citizen^
Davidson, who lias twice been in
candldato for governor, had tty
comment to make when Informed
of the move.
THE WEATHER
West Texas —
Cloudy. Scattered
showers tonight
and Thuroday.
East Texas —
Cloudy. Scattered
showers tonight
and Thursday.
Flying weather
^Texas ami Okla-
_ 'liomR — Mostly
overcast. Local
• tliunde r show-
Cloudy erB„ Light to
fresh mostly southerly winds up to
Colonel Roscoe Turner Claims
New East-West Flight Record
SWEETWATER GIRL TO SPE AK
IN MEETING PRELIMINARIES
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AND U. S.
hio PE Janeiro!' May 28.tu.R-
The Graf Zeppelin, on route from
Pernambuco to Havana, flew over
Natal, on the northeastern tip of
the cenliiient at 2:20 p. m. (12i20
p. m. E. S. T.) the national tele-
graph announced.
Lieut.-Col. Roscoe Turner, well
known in Sweetwater uviation ctr-
I ties, today claimed a new record
' for an east-west flight across the
; continent.
Colonel Turner visited the
1 Sweetwater Municipal Airport sev-
I eral times during the winter
i months, stopping here while map-
' ping Ids cross-country route hi pre-
paring lor this test flight. It will
he recalled that he was hi h in Ills
praise of the Sweetwater landing
field.
After battling headwinds for fu1
ly Half the way from Nip York
Turner landed Ills Lockheed Ex
press plane at Grand Central nlr-
port Iasi night a* 7:46:34 o'clock
(I’ST) .lust IX hours and 14 min
ntes after leaving Roosevelt Field,
L. I
His time, as recorded by Joo
Nlkront of the National Aeionau
tieal Association, was just 26 min-
utes and 58 seconds better tiuoi
Hie previous record held by (.api.j
Frank M. Hawks, wrho flew the j
route in a non-stop flight in I I
Col. Turner made one stop at '
Wichita, Kan.
Landing in the white rwaLh of
giant arc lights, Turner was given
aa ovation by 1,ODO persona who
had waited past I • ..peeled
rival and rushed forward la gleet!
him.
Airport attendant! v.-ce . oady
with a cage for Turners compan-
ion on the trip, Gilmore, a :i u cub,
which apparently enjoyed the trip
REFERENDUM ON
PROHIBITION
DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON, May 28. (U.R)—
State- veTerendums to determine
whether “the folks hack home"
still w-ant prohibition were discuss-
ed today by “bone-dry” senators as
(he administration laid plans for a
supreme effort, to dam the flow of
Intoxicants when tho Justice de-
partment takes over prohibition en-
for-ement '■ ily 1.
Senator Walsh, Dem., Montana,
I long a dry. joined 'the equally dry
■ Senator Jones, Republican, Wash-
ing! i. today in agreeing to vote te
subrnil a constitutional amend-
ment modifying or repealing the
18th .".mrniment to his state If the
I citizens thereof showed they want-
ed to vote on’it. Meanwhile,, Sena-
tor S'H-pe: d. Democrat, Texas, co-
author o prohibition amend-
ment. said Do would give "serious
consirh ration" in any desire Texas
might manifert for such a vote.
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Preliminaries for the twelfth an-.
nual convention of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce are sched- ,
uled to begin tonight at 7 o’clock ■
at McMurry College, Abilene and :
Miss Elizabeth Jobe, Sweetwater,
entrant in the “My Home Town '.
contest is to be one of the 101
speakers in the first preliminaiVs.
C. M. Caldwell, Abilene, chair-
man of the contest committee is
to preside.
Registration of delegates was
started at Abilene at noon Wcd-
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Withdraw* Horn W. T. C.
C. Convention Rare To
Bark Sweetwater
LUBBOCK IN RACE
XEA Han Francisco Bureau
Two years ago Marion Hollins, left, entered into a “gentleman's agree-
.—--------- mpnt>' with Louise Dudlev and Eric Pedley, a noted polo player, that
nesday and throngs of people had ; whjchever of the three made a million dollars first would present the
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, May 28.
(U.R) Tho dirigible Graf Zeppelin
departed for Havana and Lake-
hurst, N. J., at 11:13 a. m. (9:13 a
m. ESTi after being delayed sev-
eral hours by rain.
The weather improved lato in
(lie morning and the passengers,
who had left the dirigible when it
was decided to delay the departure
returned to the ship. It. was plan-
ned to leave within a short time if
the weaethr continued to improve.
CONGRESS TODAY
By United Press.
Senate
Continues debate on ship subsidy
hill.
Foreign relations and naval af-
fairs committee continue hearings
on London naval treaty.
Lobby committee continues Inves-
tigation of dry organizations.
House
Continues debate on Muscle
Shoals bill.
Naval affairs committee contin-
ues hearing on Pacific coast dirigi-
ble base.
Ranking and currency committee
resumes hearing on branch banks.
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A IJSTIN,
In HP V
May 28.—Mrs.
Jane Y. McCallwn, secre-
tary of state, today refused
to accept from sons of Thom-
as L. Blanton returns of 16
counties on the Blanton-Lee
special congress race, and no-
tified county authorities they
must transmit returns direct-
ly.
She is awaiting ruling of
Attorney General Bobbitt
whether returns can be open-
ed in less than 40 days from
election.
Asking Office of Governor
On Claim He Vi ill Clean
Stale of Polities
Senator Clint Small of Welling-
ton, carrying the banner of Weat
Texas in tlie gubernatorial race, is I ■
to speak in the district courtroom; !-v
in Sweetwater tonight in behalf of |
iiis candidacy which lie hopes will
cngry,him^tp the mansion now oc-j
enpidfl by Dan Moody, who stirred
the Ire of West Texas last' year
when lie vetoed the “Small land
bill:!," of which Senator Small was
author.
A dose or “management and not
relocation" would be a stimulating
Ionic lor the Texas prison system,
Returns of Coleman, Lam-j the senator is declaring in his tour
pasas and Burnet countie; Ioi'"’net Texas, ad vacating his elec-
were filed Wednesday. ,io" ,il;'m"T ,f° dfa" h0“Be ot
_____J political, poobalts and give Texas
HYDE, England, May 28. (U.R)— u business administration.
Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger for Criticizing “professional vote
“*■ * ’ ‘ catchers" for their political tactics,
Small declares that voters are be-
coming more and more wary of po-
iilca! uncomble.
The plan of prison relocation
is taken as an example of “politi-
already started arriving for the
convention- Several bands were
expected to he in Abilene late this
afternoon and a concert was on the
program for the McMurry College
campus this evening before the
contest preliminaries.
Speakers scheduled for tonight’s
preliminaries include Miss Jobe,
Alice Moberly, Albany; Harold
Haley, Baird; Melva G- Handley,
Big Spring; Maxine King. Breck-
enridge; Fred McDonald, Jr.,
Bronte; Leota I.cach, Brownwood;
La Vada Baze, Colorado; Myrdelle
King, De Leon; Carleton Wright,
Junction; Trine Starnes, San An-
gelo; Francis L. Adams, Santa An-
na; Brentz Anderson, Snyder; Bob
Gardner Stamford; Fannie L.
Stokes. Winters; and Virgil Park-
er, Coleman
Moody-Williams There
Abilene, Tex., May 28- (U.R)—
Carl Williams, cotton member of
the Federal Farm Board, and Gov-
ernor Dan Moody will appear on
programs of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce convention
which opened here today. Moody
is scheduled to address the dele-
gates Thursday morning. Wil-
liams will open the statewide cam-
paign in behalf of the Texas Cot-
ton Cooperative Association with
| an address Friday morning.
Today’s program consisted large-
r of registration and preliminar-
ies. Numerous visiting bands were
to give a concert at 7 P- M. under
the direction of Herbert L. Clarko
of Long Beach, Calif.
McMurry College was to be host
to the convention with a program
an hour later. Preliminaries in the
“My Home Town” oratorical con-
test were scheduled at 8:45 P- M-
with an informal dance rounding
off the first day.
President W- B. Hamilton will
give his report to open the con-
vention proper tomorrow. Gover-
two others with checks for $25,000 each- And here they are as they
appeared at the “payoff dinner” at San Francisco. Miss Hollins, well-
known in New York society circles, recently received $1,500,000 when
a Kcttleman Hills, Calif., oil well in which she held .stock became a
gusher.
Damages Totaling $36,000 Asked
By Parents of Miss Thelma Hash.
Killed in Auto Mishap Near Here
IS FATAL
Two suits, asking for damages
1 totaling $36,000, were filed in the
j 104th district cour at Abilene
| Tuesday against West Texas
Transportation Company. Abilene,
bv F. E. Hash and wife, Mrs. Augh-
tin Hash, and Mary Hash, by next
friend, F. E. Hash, as the result of
an automobile accident west of
Sweetwater, near Roscoe, on April
8, 1930, in which Thelma Hash, 21,
and Virgil White, 23, Snyder, were
killed and Mary Hash. 18. was seri-
ously injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Hash, who live
near Roscoe, seek $26,000 damages
in the death of their daughter,
Thelma, and $10,000 for "perman-
ent Injury" to another daughter,
PEi 'OS, Ms r 28.(U.R) — A tire
blowout wiu‘ darned for the wrock
late Tuesday afternoon of an auto-
mobile In which Ruth Roth was in-
stantly killed and her mother and
father. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roth,
were painfully injured.
The party, all residents of Brook- I
lyn„N. Y„ was en route to Phoenix,!' ^ plalntl£(s. peUtlon SPt8 out
Arizona, when the accident occur-
red. When the tire exploded the car
overturned.
the America’s cup, Shamrock V
was defeated today fpr the rirst
time in her brief but promising
career. Lulworth won t'l: 34-mile
race over a triangular course un-
der the auspices of the Royal
Thames Yacht Club in 2 hours 57'crl expediency" which, Small ion-
minutes 32 seconds. Shamrock V- j tends, would cost, the slate several
was second in 2
40 seconds.
hours 57 minutes
HEAVY PROPERTY-LIFE TOLL
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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 28.0J.R)
|—Search for additional victims of
i the stockyards coliseum fire which
already lias claimed five lives con-
million dollars without correcting
tile situation, lie advocates diver-
sificattoil of prison industries as a
•solution to Hie problem.
Counterfeit
Money Found
NEW YORK. May 28. (U.R)—
More than $1,000,000 in counter-
feit hank notes was reported to
have been seized by secret cervicc
tinned today while tile state fire | operators in a raid today in Brook
lyn.
The seizure is said to be the
largest in the history of the United
Sweetwater At tonify, Ask-
ing Congress Seal, To
Runnels County
V. Earl Earp, Sweetwater attor-
ney who is making the race for
congress in the coming July pri-
maries. left today for Runnels
county where lie will continue lilii
campaign.
Last week he was in Eastland
mid other eastern counties of the
district where lie found n ready res-
ponse to his candidacy. This week
lie will also visit Brown, Coleman,
and Comanche counties.
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Botlcnharoer at Baylor
WACO, May 28- (U.R)—Lack of
understanding of citizenship rather
than the result of an inherent
criminal nature Is responsible for
the increase in law violations and
lack of respect for law which char-
acterizes a certain element of Am-
erican society, today, O. L. Boden-
hamer, national commander of the
American Legion, said in the com-
mencement address nt Baylor Uni-
versity today.
marshall's office investigated the
cause of the fire.
Five bodies wove removed from
piles i f burned brick and steel after
a 10-hour search started immediate-
ly after the large structure, the
public gut boring place of Oklahoma
( ity, was leveled at noon yester-
day.
Officials intimated that a court
of Inquiry might bo held lo deter-
mine tDo cause of the fire that
caused about a half million dollars
damage.
Authorities believed four of the
deaths were caused by attempts to
save cars from the building. R. A.
Mason, a fireman, was cri shed anil
burned to deal It when n Wall fell on
him. Only a few feel from safety,
he was found with his arm locked
around the hose line.
Tho body of Goi'dan Smith, 24, a
nseil ear salesman, was found npxt.
Ho was attempting to push a car to
safety.
Rescue crews found the body of
Tim Smith, 19-year-old packing
plant delivery hoy and nephew of
assistant fire chief A. E. Wllkerson,
under four feet of brick. The body
of an unidentified negro was found
in a similar position.
Hack near the entrance lo the
stuge the body of Uhvu Misled,
real estate salesman for G, A. Nich-
ols, was found. 1 1 ,!l
nor Moody’s address will follow the
report. District meetings will be
held in the afternoon.
The convention will be in sassion
through Saturday.
P. E. BUM
TO BE BURIED
Aged Resident of County
Died Tuesday After
Lingering Illness
p. E. Burkiow, aged 83, died at
his home six miles south of Sweet-
water at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon
after a lingering illness Funeral
rites were at 2 o’clock today at the
Ada church with the Rev. G. W-
Lowrey of Abilene, officiating.
Interment was made in the city
cemetery under direction of the 8-
M. Johnson Funeral Home.
Mr. Burkiow was born in Critten-
________ ^ ______ don county, Kentucky, Jan. 2,(
States. Three men were arrested ,n 1*70 "aH married in
Garner Gets
An Opponent
BROWNSVILLE, May 28.0J.R) —
Declaring that he will support the
policies of President Hoover and
work for a protective agricultural
and live stock tariff on produce of
this section. Carlos G. Watson, as-
sistant United States district attor-
ney for the southern district of
Texas, announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
congress from the 15tli congression-
al district.
It will ho the firsl time in recent
years that a Republican lias sought
election to congress from this dis-
trict. Watson will oppose Congress-
man John N. Garner and is said to
have tile support of It. D Creager,
Republican National Committee-
man from Texas.
that Thelma Hash was killed when
a car in which she iiyis riding east-
ward with others collided at 10
p. m. with a truck of the defendant
company, which was "stopped on
the highway about four miles west
of Roscoe.”
According to tiie petition the
truck, headed east, was pitting on
the highway at an angle, and the
rear end protruded out over the
highway and obstructed all of the
light hand side of the highway as
the traffic moved eastward.” The
truck was left "without llghts'and
without warning,” the petition fur-
ther states.
Pleadings of Mary Hash, IS years
of age, filed by F. E. Hash, set out
that the plaintiff was injured in
the same accident, receiving a
Plains City Considered As
Only Opposition To This
City’s Invitation
Sweetwater's bid for the
1931 West Texas Chamber of
Commerce convention was
given added impetus from an
unexpected source early today.
The impetus was given when
Mineral Wells, another con-
tender for the meet, announced
that they would withdraw
i their bid and support Sweet-
i water's claims. This an-
nouncement was wired officials
of the Board of City Develop-
ment,
Lubbock now remains the only
serious opponent for the conven-
tion and chances of Sweetwater
receiving the meet are better than
ever, it is believed, it is the first
serious bid the city ever made for
the convention. 5
Announcement iff Mineral Wells’
withdrawal calne on the eve of the
actual opening which will be cli-
maxed Saturday' night by selecting
the new convention city.
Crowd Going Friday
Sweetwater delegates will begin -
pouring into Atiileue early tpdnor-
row but the greatest rush wi(l not
be started until Friday wbion lias
been designated as "Sweetwater
Day.” More than 250 representa-
tives are expected to attend at
that time.
A booth made up by Sweetwater
manufacturers has already been
opened in Abilene. It is locatid at
220 Cypress street, and contahis
the products of 16 local firms A
list of these manufacturers in-
cludes:
Wade Meat Company, Dr, P*-! per
Bottling \VorkS, Grogan Mineral
Wells, Sweetwater Sash and Door
Company. Sweetwater Broom Coir
-any, Quality Creamery, Snowhi e
'reamery. The Sweetwater Re-
porter, Broadway Bakery, Sweet
water Cotton Oil Company, Sweet-
water Oil and Refining Company.
Buttertop Bakery. Whitaker Bak-
ery, Gulf Refinery. I’ncle Joe Can-
dy Company, Palace Bakery, and
U. S. Gypsum Company.
Eight members of the Gypsy
Girls are to attend the convention
for the entire three days. The fol-
lowing are Ip be in the group:
Gladys Buck. Theresa M ies, Mad-,
eline Neblett, Margare, Duller,
Bernice Cumliff, Fairy Harris, Bev-
erly Harrison and Gurley Reynolds.
Memership Increased
A drive to raiso Sweetwater’s
quota of members for ihe West
Texas Chamber of Commerce was
under way today with prospects
(hat a major portion of the desired
75 would be enroilod by night.
Thirty-five members had signed
up shortly before noon and others
gash over the right eye. injury to M18^ expressed a willingness to tall
the month which will "cause a imo line- The full quota is; wanted
sear that will he permanent,' and tomorrow, opening day of the
lacerations and bruises of the right
knee and hip.
Cunningham, Ely and King. Abi-
lene attorneys are representing
Mr. and Mrs. Hash and Mins Mary
Hash.
Earle B. Mayfield, Candidate
For Governor, Tells Audience
Of His Plan To Slash Taxes
convention.
Committees were assigned dur-
ing the morning to canvass busi-
ness men for membership.
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23 Entered in Epsom Downs
LONDON, May 28.<U.R> Twenty-
three 3-year olds have accepted the
challenge to the 151st running of
the Begby at Epsoni Downs on
June 4.
and the
they gave the following
names: Poriclc Manneri, Joseph
N6^ris, Mattio Mattera.
Kell Defends
Farm Relief
FORT WORTH, May 28.IU.R) —
Defense of the federal farm hoard
ami its activities in behalf of ag-
riculture was sounded by Frank
Kell of Wichita Falls, prominent
Texas grain man, at llie closing
session of the Texas Grain Dealers’
Association here Tuesday.
Kell urged that the machinery
set up by the farm hoard be given
a fair trial before It was eondeinned
and expressed the belief that pro-
per administration of Its policies
would result In some "benefit to
the farmer."
Miss Johnson in Air
BRISBANE. Australia, May 28.
(U.R)—Miss Amy Johnson, 22-year-
old English girl filer, arrived at
('harleytlle today from Long Beach
continuing her flight over Queens-
land toward Brisbane,
Miss Carrie Taylor, who survives
him. I11 1878 they moved to Texas,
making their home in Erath comi-
ty.
He was a charter memhor of tlie
Calvary Baptist church, at Ada,
and lias been a deacon of the Bap-
tist church for 36 years. Ho was
converted at the age of 17 and
joined tho church the same day.
Mr. Burkiow is survived by six
children, four girls slid two hoys:
O. P. Btirklow, Sweetwater; J. E.
Burkiow, Dorn; Mrs. Ada Gideon,
Sweetwater; Mrs. Nora Morgan,
Lockhart; Mrs Ella Hall, Fort
Worth; and Mrs. May Hendrix, Ft,
Worth.
A brother, U. N. Burkiow, lives
at Fort Worth, and a sister, Mrs.
Mollie Rigsby, lives at Thurber.
Three other children were horn to
Mr. Burkiow and his wife but are
dead.
Northern Baptists Meet
CLEVELAND, May 32. (U.R)—Tho
annual convention of iho Northern j
Baptist church opened hi public |
auditorium here today, with appro-
ximately 3flll delegates, represent-
ing 1.500,000 church members, in 1
nttendonce. >
A revision of state (axes that!
would lower the ad valorem rate !
from 68 cents on the $100 to less !
than 10 cents was advocated hero j
Tuesday night in an address by
Earle P. Mayfield, candidate for;
governor.
Speaking in the district court-
room. tho former U. S. senator de- 1
dared that "Ihe present ad valorem ,
rates are the most unfair system of j Uivc Towns
taxation over evolved, and are cry- |
Ing.for remedy.”
One cent taxes on ginger ale and
malt extract, and placing public ser-
vice utilities within the tangible
lax law would supply (lie revenue
formerly coming from t he ad valor-
em tax, he stated
Would Tax Ginger Ale
"A one cent tax on ginger ale
would bring in $5,000,000 In re-
venue each year," he said in con-
tinuing his address. "A similar tax
on malt extract would bring in ano-
ther $750,000.
“Reach the stocks and bonds and
you get another $1,500,000. Increase
the franchise tax and the charter
| fees of our great companies and
you have another $1,000,000.
"And finally put the public ser-
vice utilities on the same basts with
the railroads, under the tangible
tax law. That means simply tax It
on its ability to make money, not
on what Is showing In actual prqp-
erty.
"I wouldn't sandbag a eorporo-
(OoUtluupd
Two!
RED RIVER AT
FLOOD STAGE
Under Water
But Only One Death
Reported in La.
.SHREVEPORT, La.. May 28. (U.R)
—Muddy waters of the Red river
at a flood peak comparable to that
of tlie 1927 disaster moved toward
the Mississippi today, with hun-
dreds of volunteers at work height-
ening levees in threatened areas
Five towns were under water to-
day, between 3,000 and 5,000 per-
sons were homeless, communica-
tion lines down ami several main
highways Inundated*
Slate Representative James A;
well termed the flood “more grave
in this section than that of 1927."
But one death was reported. Wil-
liam Laffon was drowned In Grant
parish.
West Dale, Ablngton, East Point,
Crltchton and Armistead were
partly under water. Chhustatta
was nearly surrounded by the Over-
flow .uni small lulls that w
above tile flood, held refugees.
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Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 1930, newspaper, May 28, 1930; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth562030/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.