The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 97, Ed. 1, Monday, February 25, 1929 Page: 1 of 6
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Hotter Diet
Heaiitified
ChieT Crops
Civic Srviee
r IMli: three prim ipal Ttni crop-
in 103ft. In the ut.. i ..f thru
V till
Wf ( i-ltutl
I ami
in
MVIC
V' 111
ofgrthiut .n in V ii..ffln
are klhrf fund tn tab
lull ami equip an iirp.ur Vandalta
t midway bflwfffi St Ivhu and
Imllanapoll and pi in of thr
'Irin rontlnrntul Air l"t import
will' pns itun tly urn th- elt
when iiratlon are trt..i In
M y
1'AKI. OVl.'.c; ION .i. ..f Amrr
' ii'u plnner aviator i- itn-
ii.vhik the binding frVM he htii in
jH ijf'nn ul Hnnta Kuibart l
T? " ru" for enlarging thr mi prt
l filling .lit. he thjt hi provr.l
ntrnirr t. operation
' F Tr"' '"P"'' "' ''""e county.
' Wl' ngin wi'l be 'InUhed
lr.i rr.nl v fr fuirriilUina Aithln
r. w month official of thr munty I
in charge of 'hr profit rnty Th
ullt nf iJOOOoO hi t-n ma.lr
i (liable fi thr aiifMirt and i' h-i-I.r.n
dertajr.l t.. Iih t. It t I m
'-rn-i I'ntll ir. nrw firl.t I r. ilv
tr- prr.rnt V urn i iiiiinii-lp .1 ill
t it will tr .t llllblr
l AJWACII'KI-I' Ami-il ' '
glon offniil ar -iponiml inii
t.itr nlr air marking earnpaian '
ami have rr.ur trl nil Alii- i m
legion xiU to tab lpi t .w.il.l
marking their cltie.
PTHORITIEH In charts of thr
Mercer county airport at Tren-
ton. N J are drnwin- up plan
fur thr erection af a large hangar.
Thr altport wis formerly a depitt
inrnt or oommfrer lntrrmtllatr
firM and thr county has takan ov
rr I(a malnlrnanr nnU oprratlon
Many imprnvrmrnU hva been ff-
frrteii nrr th rotitilj' nnln4 eon-
roi uiul oJilnl (neltlllaa nr plan-
r.r.l fur fiitur ilnvrtopmrrt
'AI.VBSTON ha. a..ulr.l lri
' iirtrn of Jam! tu tr .lrVf.. pr.l
inio ii niunleluil airpurt IMun rail
'or eontlltloiiint; "nf thr arr.i anil
' initnlliitlon at romplrl fafililir
vrhli h will Ini Uulf
. r (uiprnrnt itffuiiiln
niRnt iivmK
ri chel)(r .I
' th" plnjwt plun tn Krrk rrrtiunitmr
nf th flr.W nn .in mrpurt t.f hi
tr at which iiitulii uff)lu. nut
..r .ttionra Thr army u(ipi' .'
l'rt Croekrtt will lir uint fi.i .i:
prrutlnnn until thr nrw if v ur
..rt ll '(linplrtrd
LMI-TY farm fuuulleii in I'ottii '
eounty lWir drfliutely heKUli
hr-i'.th and aanitution proKtunn
baxed larKrly oh tttrr dit a
t'emonntnited by Mia laorn 'Mark.
horn drmoiMtratlou MRent The
f.umlir huve learned that on the
choice of food depend much of the
freedom from cold and constipa-
tion and that malnutrition o
common among cnuurnn may oe
entirely avoided by correct diet At
Ieat on ami one-half pint of
milk per person per day leuf vg
rtuble three time a week other
vegetables every duy und libera'
serving of altru fruit or tomato
three tlmr weekly constitute part
of the health ptORram ttdvoeted
and in tu. In addition to this W
school children In rutul dltru-i
are cooperating with teacher and
Mis Clark in aoorlnit thenxelvr.
by ii hrullh seor curd
'PHK trouble I rauH by thr
big compnnte dumping more
thun 200 000 ImrrrU of oil per dit
on the Atluntlc const Thi I from
Yrnriuclu Colombia and Mexlo
and does not compare with the
hUh grade oil produced In Wet
Texas Kilt the price I fixed On
that bual A bill ha been Intro-
duced In eonsrea to plure a duty
on thi oil. but It will be difficult
to do with the Mg rompuai fight-
ing It
JT would not hurt o badly e
cept lh other state go right
on producing and getting th bene-
fit of the Texoa curtailment If
this in not remedied soon. It will
be difficult to hold ! : independ-
ent producer In line"
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Carbon Paper
Typewriter and Pencil
Only best grades
handled.
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Local Elks Preparing For State B.P.O.E. Convention
4KILLED IN STORMS TODAY IN TEXAS
COMMITTEES
BEING FORMED
FOR MAY EVENT
President Mangold 'Visits
Lodges Of State In
Meet's Interest
VurliHln nini'illttr x mv hi rn
.ippolntl and plana it re brin
wnrkrtl mil with tp tutlonn of
loyally rntetainlng thr ifrrul
throng or th untlrrr.l t.-i.l rxpprt-
d hrrr on May 23rd Jith ami
- .t ii
I h. Tf a Mtut Kik-i .i i.ition
. ontriitiim will hf hrhl In Mm h
rl.iilKr on .llxlVr ttalr uli'l l'
( t-il tu ilfuw thr lar(rnt nttnl
.iixt nf .my i unwiitlon th t h m
.-v.r brrn hrl.l in thr Stlltr
i'h. A MnKulil I'rr-tlil rt of
thr Aiutiwtion 1. 11 jimt trn-nlly
vlillrii thr prlm.'.xil I ilg. of th
S.tti' .intl fiotn inforntution K(h
rint while making thr vialtn. hr
Iwa bron firmly convinced that
there will be n very larga atlaml-
unce at the ramlnx convention urwl
he ha notified the EIK of Hrtc-
rnrliiKi' to ntart prapurlnff now. It
Is Mr. Manifolds opinion that there
will bo at lait two thouiand vIMt-
on In lirorhenridg for thin non-
vrntton und It U KCtnr to b qtitt
n problrm to hon ami feint that
number of people. Uvrty haiol In
thr- City M uri u jiwkrt roprl
rallnrta for thrar (irnpl by putting
in xtra lr.a nml rota and aftrr
th hotrli ur rillrd th rltlavna
at itraj t to throw thair hr-ina
iin fm thr iii--niinirlatlon of th
vl.itom of .ourae ou will not be
expected ! (urlllh h tiKHn for
nothlnic Kvrry vlaltor will expect
( p. j hl)1 lr ttv . KKM
f Brrekrnildr in.W thi. irmirit
howrvrr n t thnt i th it .1 hhmhi
utile rhaitir in in. nl. fm all rrHirni
mil when thr tHItiirt have itepnrt
nl they will hiv no rtcu e for
HuylnK th. y wMr ln-ui up wtule in
ltrr krni.ll-.'-
The hrntv o u riltloll nf rtriy
i ltlr in Klei ketllldrte It ut If.-il In
order t lliukr ll.r rnnventluli a
liluai wnnitrrftil Hirer
The folluwlr.ic im ii partial Hat of
committee tlt.it have tieen np-
pnlntnd on ronvenllonnl affair'
Executive loimnlttee U J Nnn-
ney. chairman f A Ilavla T. C
Onrrtty. T It RulRell Ham enl
W G Werner and V W. Holder.
HoualnK Committee
T. CCr-iw
ry eiwirrimn. J C Smith. D. I
TobotownUy II M Htevenaon. A I ....
H . . n.ya -ni Nat0lf.. ;. r
Rnaenbaiiiii
Reception Committee P W. I'lt-
ser chairman with twenty-one aa-
xoelate
Kntertnlnment Committee' Harry
Hchulman chairman with fourteen
usMH-tate
liat becue Committee J M Cock-
ririi rhun man. with eleven naao-
ute
Adverliang and Decorating Com-
mittee I. K Iloone chHlrman.with
x lasoe Intra
There will also b a ladles en-
tertulnment committee of about 38
ladles with Mrs II J McArdle as
Siilrmun
Any rlt.aan who wishes to co-
operate with or assist the ISIka
of Mreckenridge in any respect. n .... . .. . .
making thia convention n aucceaa. i Wl(10V lMlirUCreU
will pleaae get in touch with the DKM Pl.AIN'RS. III. Feb 23 ( -secretary.
N J Nanney. or any of ' Mrs. Rose Vanturellu. widowed
the above named committeemen mother of three children was beat-
- - en to death at her home lust night.
I'lTCIIKIC .MARRIKS
RRADISNTON. Kla.. Feb 2iP
Climaxing a grammar school days
romance Henry Johnson young
pitcher for the New York Yankeea
and Mia Virginia Low nf Rraden-
lan were married here Saturday
i night.
Cruiser Reaches Chefoo To Save
Property and Protect U. S. Citizens
CHRPOO. CHINA Feb. 25. ?)-: while still other wn craft were
The U. 8. 8. Trenton Cruiser ar-
rived nt Chefoo today to protect I
American lives nnd property In1
view of the disturbing Military I
situation.
The trip from Manila was In res-
ponse to requests trom Leroy
Webber. American consul here.
Meanwhile the Japanese also were
I Increasing precautions for the des
troyer and a first class cruiser.
inline imho nrnvrii nere ia.ii. iukih
Prowler Fires
MAN TRIES TO
PLAY INSANE
IN COURT ROOM
Charged With Murder Of
Street Car Emloye
In Dallas
li.W.LA.H Kit' 2& A ciiiBin
twitting ma of mm with a blond
giant in their nildnt fought thrlr
way to the front of JihIk drover
Adam district court room heie to
day Thi blond giant Wat lie wry
It Hunt charged with the murder
or Mam A t'ole. treet car motor-
man found ahot to datlt at the
control at hi enr at the end ofjrltea wete held at the Kltter-Knlght
the Mount Auburn line here Nov '
2.
Th crowtt Jeertti and lauflhrd a
tht prlraner icreameU and itrtiK-
"smn" thtjr orteU at hint.
TI10 dhtrtct attornry tout the
turt that v4tnr.-us from Trnnev
uMuhl tMttfv that "Hunt hail
thrown thea flu thrr luit hrforn I
h wa to bt trtrU for other crimen.!
atMl imu ptior to me enrnea m-
would l ane nnrl after th trial
lie would be attne." He nlao an Id
the wltnttaara from Tenneanre
would not arrive until tomorrow
- I 1MB m I a - 1
and a contlnuanr of the caae to
that time wna aaked und granted.
Hunt tar ted hi liattU- when
jailor unit aheriff drputle atnrt-
d to take him from hi cell to the
court room With milk lottle ob-
tuined in the put few day from
otner prlaoner. he bombarded the
of fleet When tluv nought to sub-
due him with teat iM.mb. he grult-Im-iI
the bomb ami turned thrm on
the officer
Finally the officer luting u mat
treiw a a ahlei.t entered llunf
cell and forced nlm to the floor
where lie wna manacled In the
court room h wa tied to a chal.
and gagged.
At ona point In the tllalrlct at-
torney! uildree to the. court. Hunt
worked hie gag Ioohu sufficiently to
about:
"McCraw you atole my baby and
kllletl my mother. I'll get you If
luive to take the air to Now
York."
i m w.w'w a ili iir:i m jm mm m a m
lit On Ball Maj)
WICHITA FAI.US. Feb. 2T).W -
j Temporary organization of a new
claaa D Imaelaill circuit to ha
known aa the Red IUvor Valley
league was completed here yester-
day Four town. Vernon Chil-
dress. Iiw-ton. Okla and Duncan
Okln . signified their willingness to
enter the league.
Two other franchises are to bo
i aautMi. ma proepecuve rsiriiQiimnia
' tncluding qunnuh. Wellington and
! PnIw
Texas and Altua and Ard
more. Okla.
I Grady Snlpp of Vernon was elect-
! d temporary president.
Two of her children returning1
from visit with friend found her
body on the kitchen floor her heed
crushed
Police started a search for Tony
Defoe acquitted six years ago on
a churge of shooting the woman's
i huihund. Frank.
sent to Lungkow. occupied by the
revolting nationalist soldiers.
The arrival brought foreign
warship here to seven Five of
which are Jnnancsr one ilrltlsh.
and one American
n.nnrl. 9rhH Vi.r ln.nr thnt
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the revolting soldiers under the
leadership of Chang Taung-Chnng
had razed 30 villages In the neigh-
borhood of Lungkow Their motive
was unexplained
LEGISLATORS SEEK ADVICE
FROM MOODY ON ADJOURNING
AUSTIN. t'eb. 2TlP The lliiunr wui tumble In ai;ree on a dale for
nine die mljournmrtit today unil Inld on the tuble atibject to cull the
concurrent resolution de-lnatitig noon. March S. a the deadline of tin
rrKtllar aenalotl.
Amrndtnenta fixing adjournment at March 0. 5 p. in. and March li".
IJrcckcnriilire
Man Loses His
MothcT Friday
.'Jr. and Mm IVrry i'lttinnn have
rrtutnml front Abilene whi'tt thi'y
w.nt Satunluy to attend the funer-
al lervlcr-i held fur Ida mother.
Mm I.lllu Viola I'lltnian. 00. of
that place who died hint Krlday.
'Die laat dolemri and norruwful
Funeral Home. Dr. J. Richard
Spann officiating. Ho wut asslnted
by t'tev. Harrh of Simmon Unlvar-
ity. liurlal wa.i made In tVd.tr
Hill cemetrry
. Btuden her husband. Mr. Pitt
man In survived by nine children
all of whom were with her In her
Ian Illness They are: Mrs. B. V.
UolllnKcr. Ra'nicr; J. II
Plttrnan
Ilrecken-
''arbon. Ferry IMltman
1 1
rldRr. Mr. K. K. I'rrnledKe. Kale
la. Mr. V. A. I'lummer Abi-
lene. Mr Lloyd Holt Amurlllo;
Mrs. Don McComhi Amarlllu; r'.tul
Plttman Klj; Hprlnj: and Ml
Vyuln Plttman of Lo Angele Tin-
latter ruHhed to tho bciUlde of her
111 mother by airplane.
Surviving ltura uro Mr. Min-
nie Kent Culnuavtllo and brother
J I nruke Koit Worth and Mr.
Mini of .Stump. Arlt
Decedent and her huband J. I..
Plttman lived In Hreckenrlde In
lOISi. ufter which they moved to
Abilene. She wo burn In Fulron.
Arkanna. Uty year ayo.
She wa a devoted ChrUtlan and
I longtime memtiet oi uie .miwioui-i
i church.
UnholdS Radl'O VVGl
WASHINGTON Feb. 25.(J Th
contention of the General Klectrlo
Company that it broadca-itlng Na-
tion WOY at Schenectudy. N. V..
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kilocycle .without time Imlt. wa
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HANK CONSDI.IDATK.
!"r'"y I'"'-' 'l Nl"ul IUuiU
Of Commerce.
NI!W YORK Feb. 25. (Pv -Con-sanitation
of the Guaranty Trust
company nnd the National Hank
of Commerce was announced to-
day The new bank will have com-
bined capital surplus and undivid-
ed profits of more than JtSO.000..
000. and In this respect will be the
largest bank In the United State.
On tho basis of latest import how-
ever the National City Rank will
remain the largest In point of de-
posits. COAT M.ASIIKR llOHY
1SOSTON. Feb. 25. (eV -Another
coat slashing was reported to po-
lice today. Miss Caroline Foster
of Reading said her coat had been
cut while she wa in a downtown
building on Suturduy. Police also
urtested (mother suspect. They
said he hud been acting suspicious-
ly in n subway station and when
senrched wns found to have several
rnzor bludes In hi pockets.
I'ltORK CO-KDS IiKATII.
STILLWATER. Okla.. Feb 25(7P
An Inquiry Into the death of Mis
Paulino Prultt 17. Okluhomn Agri-
cultural und Mechanical College
attnlont who died yesterday from
the effect of drinking furniture
polish Suturdny night will be made
by College Authorltle. C. II. Mc-
Klroy dean nf men. said today.
WIFH SK.NT TO l'K.V.
Ni:W YORK. Feb. 23 tP) Mrs
Esther Evan DeForst Wilson of
' WushlngtOn D. C.
w given en
Indeterminate penitentiary term of
six monthi to three year today
for shooting her husband. Dullet H.
Wilson u lawyer. In his office here
last March
At Dempsey
vwiru voted down before the renom-
t Ion ntH finally deferred.
Governor Moody' advice vu
aoiiRht by li-nUliituM while the nMo-
union wum penainK-
Thr f.overnor suld he believed
the ufailon nhoulil not udjourn un-
til It hud made arrangement fot
financing the hallway coriHtnictlnti
program throuith levylnfc an udi-
(iiute sj.iollrir tax and providing
for revenue from regulation and
weight fee.
He Intimated thut unleiti tliem-mi-amire
are paaed ho would con-
vene the I.eUlatute In .ipecial ;
nlon at once expresiilns b"ll.f that
the prrtent two cent gtmuline tux
would be Inadequate to finance
highway construction until lata In
the Hummer when meature which
would be panged by an extraordi-
nary te.nlon later on would hecomr
effective.
Foei'c? Condition
Considered Grave
PARIS Feb. 25.W" Condition of
Marnhal Foch wo n matter of
grnve concern to hi phylclun to-
day. It was known that u new
pot of pulmonury congettlon had
appeared an one of the marshal'
lung.
While the Mnr.thul wa able tO
take mime nourlhment thi morl-
Ing It wa learned he pent a ret-
lea night. HI temperature roe i
to l(0 and hi pulne to !)2.
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OllOW antl bale UpeilHi
ALRANY. Feb. 23. (Sp.) The j
ninth annual how and ate of the
Shackelford County Hereford
Hrecderi AswOelutlon got off to a
good two duy Mtart here today
with a large number of entries In
I the pavlHlon In the northweHt part
n tr.i.in on.) nn iltlnttllil tlriii
that U
Ut lUrfll Utile Ull i iati.i
growing larger during
noon.
the after
No Secret Pact
PARIS Feb. MjMV-The Huvu
New Agency today published u
semi-official note denying nny se-
! cret mllltury treaty ha been sign
ed between Relglum and France a
thu been claimed by a Dutch news -
paper.
THIEVES AT HROWNWOOD.
RROWNWOOD. Texa. Feb. 23.
't?- While officer and citizen at-
tempted to extinguish a fire In a
house which was being moved to a
new location here shortly after
midnight today thieves blew a safe
in a chain grocery store and es-
caped with several thousund dol-
lar two day's receipts In cash
and check.
The total amount of the loot had
not been determined today us ull
account were stolen with the mon-
ey. Officers said their believed the
thieves had fired the house to dis-
tract attention from the store.
SEARCH CONTINUES
LAREDO. Feb. 25. P .Search
continued along the Rio Grande
near here toduy for Qulntlu Diaz
1 1 of a prominent Laredo family
who Is believed to huve been swirl-
od to his death from the buck of
i hi horse while fording the river
Saturday.
EVIDENCE CONTINUES.
OKLAHOMA CITY Feb. 25. Ift
Ovet the objection of counsel of
Governor Henty S. Johnston the
Senate court of Impeachment con-
tinued toduy to hear evidence con-
cerning the sale of a herd of hoi-
stein cuttle to the state by the
Pickering ranch near Kansas City.
TURNS MANAOER.
SPRINGFIELD Ma. Feb. 23. (Pi
Joe Mathes former Uoslon Rrave
and Philadelphia Athletic will
manage the Springfield Mldge.t this
year President A. C. Eckert has
announced. He has been playing
professional baseball since 1010
BULLET FAILS
OF ITS MARK
EARLY MONDAY
Guard Is Secured For The
Former Champion As
He Plans Fight
MIAMI HUACH Fix. Fib Jl. Al
An unlilentlfii'd prowler ent d
Juclt l)einpy'a loom here about
C ti. m.. today and hot once a
the former heavyweight champion
the bullet going wide.
Dempsey made n teport of the
affulr to police late thi morning.
Demppy wa leeplng with Floyd
FIUimmon.f f!hlcngo piomoter ut
the home of tlarry Molte on the
Ocean Front at Miami Reach he
told police. He awakened about r
a. in. una" naw thr fltjure of a man
fillhouetted In a window opening
to the Htrect. Demp'ry fluid he
thought the man wim hi hoit un-
til Fltwlmmoni. beside him called
out: - i
"What do you want?"
The ntnn nt the window replied In i
u gruff tone:
"Turn on thone llghta" und nil-
drenned a auppoted accomplice In I
the hallway mild "come on In Joe." t
When the man Hpoke Deinpey ;
nnld he luaped from the bed and J
the Intruder tetreated. firing once
wildly u he huclied nut the win-'
ow
rhe bullet from a .28 calibre re-
volver burled ltelf In the wall !
about knee high from the floor
Dempsey and FiUtlmmon said
they did not follow the Intruder'
beruti.ie they were unurmed and
there were no lli;ht on the
ground. They did not telephone
police at that time liecause It would
have been neceiiiry to go through
a (loot way In the dlieotlou ft urn
which the prowler and hi support-
ed accomplice approached. Demii
sey aald.
The Ihenrv wn ndvanced
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tne iiutri wa u uiirgnw unu iii.-m
he did not know- he wa fnterlng
a room occup ed by Demp.ey
Two plain clothe tnen have been
assigned to guard Den psey
Dempsey wa quoted by friends
rist uotrlnir li.. Ti.iilmFiiil I W liltin 111.
j tnUe( (o kUni )m (
(or ninoiii until afte
nn nilllllK n- " til ye
ml hold him
er the Shur-
I lr.i...lHl.llni- rii.lit Th.. m..n rntnrn.
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ed to the Molr home a half hour
after their visit flashed the lights
of their automobile on the house
and drove awuy Dempsey said.
TRUSTV CAPTURED
RATON ROUGE La. Feb. 25.1P)
- Penitentiary officials stated to-
duy they had been notified that
John Odom. convict trusty who
escaped from Camp "R" at Tunica
July 25 I92rf wa In custody of
Sheriff G. If. J.Viok nt Toxnrkann.
Ark. Odom hud served 10 months
of u four year sentence received In
Allen Paris for breaking unit en-
tering a box cur in the night time.
ISURNEIi TO DEATH
CRESCENT. N. Y. Feb. 23. (P-
Two bodies found In u burning
sedan neat here yestetday have
been identified n those of Ray-
mond Lopez and Mr. Helen Fun-
nell Rlrney. both of Troy. An '
quest wlll be held to determine the
cause of the fire.
Financial Worries Cause Young: Dad
To Hack Son Wife and Kill Himself
MOUNT VERNON. N YFeb husband bending over her. He
25. tP Worry over financial losse j rained blows on her head and body i
wua Miuncil by police today for denplte her pleading muteringlyi
the uct of n young uttoiney who aa he struck:
hncked his wife and small son In
an attempt to kill them and then
committed suicide by poison.
Gabriel S. Youngwood 31 year-
old died in a hospital here yester-
day where his wife Helen 30 year
old and their four-year-old son
George lay near death from wounds
Inflicted by Youngwood with a hat-
chet. Mrs. Youngwood jald she was
awakened by a blow to see her
Father And Son
Banquet Tonight
At The Y. MX. A J
Dad and hi buy will lmnitu t
tonight.
Plate are being prepared foi
3i) father and their .in for
the uiinual Father and Son
llumiuet to be held ut the Y. M.
C A ut 7:30 Monday evening.
According to W. II. Morrlftin
Kenetal Hccretaty of the Y. M.
C. A. reaervatlon are coming
in rapidly today added to the
200 ticket that had lieun ill-
piwed of up to Sunday night.
"If you haven't aeottrod your
reaervatlon for yourself und on
don't hold hack. Come on.
We'll make way for you and
put over the gientet gathering
of It kind In the hhtory of
Mrecketiildge." the secretary
uld thi morning.
A piogram of fun and etlou.-
ne In line with what a bunch
nf boy elbowing their dad at
the dinner tuble hnuld hear
and like to hear will featute the
gathering following the Mg
feed he ald
Dl. J. D. Sundefei. one of
the furemot orator of West
Texa. will he present with hi
son. J. D. Jr.. who I president
of the RreckenrldRe Chamber
nf Commerce. Dr. Sandrfpr
president nf fllmmonH Unlvcr-
lty of Abilene will deliver thrt
principal uddre of the neoa
don.
The Rev. Leslie O. Smyth and
hid aon (leorge 7. vlll put on
a stunt and there will be other
good thing for the event.
Aldermen To Be
Picked Tuesday
CHICAGO Feb. 23. IP) Tomor-
rom Chicago eleit uldeimen. I-at-tea
new fiotn the mote active
front follow-
Candldute In "Rloody Twentieth"
ward threatened with death -unle
he quit ruee.
' P.ullet stray or deliberate rut
' neat hole In wlndthlelil of atitomo-
bib: euriylug (Mmpalgn captain- of
fiinilldote In Fotiith Ward.
Votera living within rifle rang
i of the University of Chlimgo enm-
' puss receive telephone warning
'thnv will be "taken for a lido" if
i they show up at the pollwtomor-
row
. flir . MniiMllo nn
wlll nnt n0 ml .;
' f Uj(it t i
J hoQ(t
np hM )(Jun
.. n . fnn.. Tw.mti-'
'
eth" campaign the charge being
made that Cupone follower anil
the Eller supportei have united In
nn effort to defent Alderman A. J.
Prlgnano. Stale RepiesonUtlve
William V. Parent Is Prlgnnno's op -
position.
Sneaking of affairs in till ward
i In u radio addresa yesterday. Al-
bert R. Brunker. head of the civic
safety commission said:
"I sut In a conference Saturday
with nveial public officials and
hoard them say that tile chance
of Prlgnano to live through Tues-
day In the w.trd where hu wu born
and where he ha always lived
were slightly less than even."
It wna Drunker who told of i
threat' made against Prlgnnno's i
life. '
COMPACT RATIFIED
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 23.W) -
Unconditional ratification of thej
Colorado River compact on n six!
srate basis Is recommended in n
rue nasi is reeiiunnuoueu in n
eport of the special Moulder Dam
ommltt .f the House agtee.l
r
CO
upon today
I am going mad. I am going
mad "
Appearently believing he hud kil-
led his wife Youngwood went to Two day session ir
the room where thr child slrpt and
struck him several times fructur-
Ing his skull nnd cutting a deep
gash In hU side.
From the little boy'a room the
father went to the basement of
thr home where he swallowed
polon
WIND STRIKES
I N NORTHEAST
PART OF STATE
Path Of Destruction Is Left
Near Cooper Early
Monday
COOI'KK Tex. Feb. 23.
.Mr. and Mrs W. N. .lone were
hilled iiiituiill) three' olbvr
perMiii were mtIouI injured
ami a sriire reeeled minor
hurts when it tornado cut it
path III anU wide and half it
mile long acres thn soulhea.s.
corner of this elt lit li:3ll ti. m.
IiiiIii).
Twelve house weie destroyed
und a number of olhet damaged
The lots was not estimated Imtiti
dlutely.
The Cruig-Tranqull community
three mile fimii hrr.j wa struel.
by a twister whicil destioycd two
bouse Injured cveni uertnns nhd
destroyed the Ctnl uii'iull com-
munity church.
Those seriously Y .. Include
Troy Young 21. w .an naleep In
hi mother's hoiiac n unidentified
woman who Is conscious nnd
Mm. William Du -an 80 whose
home wa deitrx ed Mra. Dun-
can's hmbanrt rtcelvetl slight ln
lurles.
Joe Clark wa In hi barn mllk
Ing when three blast of wind blew
away hi house before hi eye h
sold. He starte.it to leave the barn
when Hie first threw him back
Into the barn where he temalned
until after the third. HI little
giil wa In the yard and ran to
him lir wu not hurt.
No warning of the stoun wa
given A light shower fell- nnd a
strong wind blew for n short time
WIND HITS HARD
AT GRAND I'RAIRIi:
DALLAS. Feb. 23.0P' - Two nc
grnes were killed and four white
peiaona wete Injured serlomly at
Grand Prairie. 10 mile west of
here early today when a terrific
' rain and wind toim struck th
' town. Connlderable property dam
age wa cnused.
! The storm which truok abou
1-30 u. in. was felt ovtr a wld
I uieu. Dullu and seveiat" point
east leporting high winds" qpd a
j heavy rain full. Heavy hail fell In
' Dallas for a few minutes but no
serious damage wu reported.
1 Sevetal light building ut Grand
' Prultie were repotted raedi-
Ptoperty ilutnuge at Grant! Pral-
itn was estimated at $100Wlfl.'
The dead were Alfred Gibson hi
and his wife Pearl Gibson 22.-
ri... inl...l ......r.. iIii-am nr..ril1ii.r
of tum uf j n Trw uni
jne nemer )f tnc fIimlly of- K
I smaiwoo.
' T)e onions servants a the
homi 0f the Smallwoods lived in
1 (l Mnmn bouse on the Smullwood
I property. The man was killed In
tantlv when the storm described
by residents a a tornado leveled
i the house nnd the woman uieu en
route to a Dallas hospital.
A number of oil tnnks belonging
to the Print Refinery located on
I the outskirts of the town also were
I destroyed by the twister.
I Tho tornado residents said came
I front tho west skipped over the
I town proper and struck on the
outskirts of the southeast side It
cut a swatch about three-fourth
of a mile wide und several lufndred
feet long.
NON-STOP FLIER LEAVES.
HAVANA Feb 25. lF' Geori"
Huldemun. who made a nonstop
flight from Canada to Cuba nn
-- .
I Saturday left I a .. r a for St Pet
-rabuig. H- '' - " m- m"y
T
oday and
omorrow
Father and Son Banquet at the
Y. M. V. A. nt 7:30 tonight
Khic; the 0th
nnnual show and
f the Shade
Mid Association
'.'in.
elford County Hm
opened toduy at
There wlll bo practice for th
drill team of the Woodman C
Progressive Grove 1930 Til
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Adair, A. Garland. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 97, Ed. 1, Monday, February 25, 1929, newspaper, February 25, 1929; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth70071/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.