Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, July 24, 1936 Page: 1 of 16
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To American
Election
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mr tvr famv pi. (u'ii
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i'iii rhelvee itaUU Carl Fu
m h e managlUK nir. to- ..r ttie n
I mil Mheiniugtt t'ouncil Dearborn
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rin.ira Short oure ut tho A.
ond M tMhse Monday July Hh.
tht subject of Factory Crops '
r-om the Farm Bci.-nt.flc ln -
M.-tnon. h.- proi to dnte I
tt . the wealU. of chemistry found;
IjJ'tMe new usuk of fnim proiluets
i o far Keai"r in i'miii iniiio man
the gold mines ( I'jhforntn and
irv.idn and tho diamond mine of
XKi faun and nidi people of tlic'""" "" aaurny to provide
Klmbiily. South Africa." Mr having planted It Instead of a soil-.l-'rltjclue
pointed out. ' exhausting crop such an wheat.
T Under oilglnnl rules the giowcr
' Wc certainly liovo a rot of prob-' wtu requited to allow the crop to
lrms to solve relative to co-opcr-rllr in the field.
ntlvo f ii nil unit ranch o. gunizutlun I This modlfloatlon of tho AAA
for the coming year In Texas Agi I-1 plan had been extend .d to Mon-
culturo howuvar wo aio making
(Continued on Iigo Six)
Engineer Arrives
For River Survey
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TKMPI.K Jil 23
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hr lliaci HI
ttlrt In mi. wi i uriu fur tfm.
lmn proposed in thr districts J.Vi
rinnn development.
Thr Possum Kintffl.irii Dam. on
huh aurvrys were taitrd first
nil fur a pond ar of near'.v 26
acres This dim will .lmii. 13.
ui"1'" "iiirr milt and havr n rf-
a. tagr area of 52nOR) arm
'Hi. I mi Dam in Bell county.
"1 a miih aria f I000 aorri".
1 ).. 1 1 fn( high impound 2M
.1 mi. ft of wt.cr and drain
ki Miaip mile
I in- itrdova Hrnd Dam In Hood
. 'iiit an l-foot dam hot a ro-
.1...11 area of S.flOO acrJ) will lm-
. 111. 1 76.001. 1.1. fort and drain
1 -' Muat ml e
Ttir eatlina'r.l ..mi of the 13
1 uiia 4 fi.'Uil.il in th WI'A ftp-
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. Tuikiy t'r -k tl'ilo Pluto 1
ll'nii ItMpn.ition i'oint 1 Palo
I-1 ...i iv..iv. Cntdova Bend
'II oili (iv'V. Iter Mountain
.Hoaqut 1 mint 1 J06 5.VS U'nU-
toy llllll .. itity 1 $1001.3 5. Lam
I .I'.m iHrll muni) 1 tl.fl7d.IIO lon
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electricity per year. i
The dauw will make 5107000
niit- of land Irtlaable and form n
u.tal laita of I60.IXO acre contain-
win l.S.(K) arrr fret of water.
K.oni 11 to UtV. the J. 8. "A'eath-
1 1 Hureau flpiree ahowed a ttrntcm
II. hI damage toll of JJ.lC(fo and
. ! Uvea
Beer Sales Held
OuL On Saturday
On the rvr of the pt unary elec-
tion to be held In thr atitte Satur-
day their waa tere.ved from thr
di'ttict attotney'a office today a re-
in.iii'.i'i tha a ia unlawful to null
in-er or election day.
The following copy n( the act
waa recrlved:
It shall It unlawful (or any inir-
on in all counties or aubUivUlous
heroof wherein the aula of Iwor na
defined by Uite act la authorized to
ie Bold to ell bcor on the day of
any general primary election or
. ..rral elect rm hah! 'n tnla atate
bctwaeu the hunt i of 7 o'clock a m
at d s o'clock p m. on the day."
Final School l(W Fiineral Kites For
Checks A re Mailca ''""'' Ketfulant
AT.STIN Jul) 23 'II'. The 8 air Kum ul a i.ii-a for Mi.i O SJ.
lirpaitinriit ol Kdm at on today Itei k. 33. piominrnt (iunaluht wo
n.alled to achiad dlati irta tl&O foi ' man. weir rhrdulrd to o held at
ach peiaon of school age l.vlng in ' 3 p In today at the (luiutight enn-
thr district. The payment totaled etery w.th Itrv A J Morgan of
J2.337.7U. Hrrrkenr due. officiating
The payment today comp rtea de Mia H.ck died WVdiiraday in a
lively of J17 60 pfr capita to Ux-al hoapital. Hho had lived in
schools. liunaight all her life
This was the apportio imrnt (lint .Htm la suivlved by her hunband.
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tla.60. the additional 11 will Imi ni.l
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when the money accumulate
VAA FEED RESTRlC'rioNS "OFF
WAUHINOTON. D C The ng-
rtrultural adjustment adnilatatrn-
i ai a - a . . - .
! ' or -'l n the drought-
"chor Northwest by rmslng the : j tat as where weather conditions
bn on '" hhrveellng of forage j have beer! favorable
"oPe by farmers qualifying for J Th .UM- nMoct(K by tn n.
eonsorvntion nnymonU. .ng. In addition to tbo name.1. are
"" ruling made Snttmlay n.Atiu)n California. Colorado. I.I..
farmer who has planted a aoII con-
serving crop surh as clover will bo
allowed to harvest It fur feed anil
still receive his AAA jHiymonl for
tnnn. Wyoming and North Dakota
ai well as some states In tho south
Because of tho acute shortage of
'CANDIDATES IN
FINAL RALLIES
Hunter Confident He Will
Be In Run-Off With All-
red. Ihy I'nMft I'
I'ulilUal rainiil.it.. 1 . 1 ft m
Wffk of Hhimtjni u.il r 'o the
nxl to Ihr luvt i.) i.f ..ra'ni
Thuraday hnpltij. t $ t i- mint
bnrkem aa poaalhlr in thr I) mn
crati. j.i.tnary Haturd.i
Mint of lh 1'Htulnluti'- Ii ill 111 1
Jor rulllm In largi- ritii". fm !.
Iat two il.i of the i.iniiiiKH
Tom Hunter of Wirh.t.i ! il
wh sot into the rtir. off tw 1 . u
ag... mid 'Xioaarl con'nl nr- in
lll tlo Ihr Mine HKln. hud in !..
I "lie .kIiIii'mx m nrdulcd 'I Inn 1I.1) It
a 11 n.Kht iiictlnK at K.ui l'.nk
.In Dallas'.
j A II red VorK l;'iul.
I Str Snator Hoy Siit.dct ford
aiioko Thuraday lift u noon in i
MenipatrHil Mia apaerh wh. tillrdl
with aari-antii toniarka about thn
A.'...'"lmn'l''UOn-
Uttl Jimmy w th Ihr g.N.r
nor'a office la much tho i.imf an .1
ix-ycar old chl.d with a cnnipll-l
rated toy drnlgnod lor a twelve-1
year-old." he aald.
wiwiiuiu ai-imiiumii 10 innii
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Allrwl nlao gtarUtf Mm tlay'n
eneuul with n speech In llrmp-
riUad then talked In iN'av.ijou
Bryan and Cora.cuna b'fore gnlns
to Waco for a night addieas
P. W. KUcher of Tyler had
scheduled only a rad.o addieas in
Waco tonight.
.MiillonnM OpliiuKlli'.
Pierce Kiooka of Dal. a. appiai
d at trotnuiK and afternnon ral
Ilea In
11 .... ...ll l.-.
"" iainwiiir l-rni-
on and M Kinney
lie tnrn wrnt to Dallas to pre -
pare fo thr rand final of hi.
rimiulin MM U(I.AH 1h tallu
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Fnday night
Vlclnry by majority of 151.000
In Saturday a primary was cla fri
ed by William It McDuntld of
tXaatland the oppoaitinn candldato
lo John W. Hawkins on the basis
of reports he sa.d he received in
Dallas where he is recovering from
Injuries suflured In a recent auto-
mobile accident.
Contreaaman Sum XUyburn of
Bonham addressed a rally at
Grwnvltla Wrdmailay night tutt-
ing that ha be returned to the con-
greeslonil poet In which he has
aerved for many years. He has twe
opponents
; our cniuien net parents
hmik.. . ...i ...... .......
three
w. .... i .lc..
Intel in. 'tit waa in )unlght.
forage ci opa cauaed by tho drought
howevir the AAA decided It was
wise to extend It to the entire
.
j Western section. Includ.nc inint
ho Kinsns Montana Nevada. New
Mox.co Orogon Utah Washing. on
and Wyoming
Tho AAA Pl" to begin Monday
Us oatllo-buylng p;oram ot Middle
Western points fitch as Chicago. St.
Paul and Sioux City tr stabilize
prices and affoid a market for
herds whleh cam ot he -upp rtJd
bconuie nf the drought C'.niraots
' have been awarded to throe largo
j packing houses to process
the
meat.
Singer Marries
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Kh" "'"'""'I l-"!"l- .i-Hon.l.r In ll.c fotl.-n Howl Malum nt f
.Vx-m f. .ttrniilal Kxp ltlii. vrwK thin timqiif wodnlng crri-ninnv. Ii
lilrh Vi. let lllllon who w untied lo hi 1 aUtor nt built wns tinilc.!
'." "'"""B1' '' Jnmn Moore alnarr. of Nun Ai tr.nl- Texaa. The
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American To Stage
Party For Election
If .ihm'iitu ..tii : i. v ;
.Sti'lihi'lls count S. mill v wih I.. h..i.t. .m. . j..
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niUCh "heat In II.'
ptiifnt
(laua)ly th" enno.
Hen . rollnt. . k
hnvo b0e(
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rast Thla Is In nbotit the anmo rit-
1 tio -UMntfr . )epn
cast when theio appurently wna
inoro flro.
Tin lireckenrldgr Ameiican on
Maturday night will Rive an election
party when the returns of the
state and county voting will be
posted or announced or both. Tax-
as olectlon bureau returns will be
announced on UUe rneoa and the
county retiirna as received (rout
chairman D. T. liowlas.
Under the election law of 10M
election judges give the returns
artcr the polls clrv-e and the law
slates shall give the returns every
two hours. It Is thought that the
outcome of piactlcally all races will
lie known by midnight although
the first returns may be a little
late because of the long ballot to be
counted.
Thr voting strength of Mti-ph ns
county U approximately l SOU and
It ia thought a laigr per cent of
that numbci will cast their ballots
County candidates Thumdny
were winding up their rampa.gna
consisting mostly of greeting pros-
pective voUro and pieaeuting them
with their cards.
tin election day sale of beei will
be prohibited In Breckenrldge It
win rrm.nileil Thuradu) morning
f1)'10! 0"'"10(1"
Schedule Posted
The August schedule of surplus
commodity distribution has bum
announced by R. K. RlcbnrtUon
commodity supervisor for tfls Mo-
tion. Riolinnlson stated alt clients who
leceiva commodities must moot tho
truck at tho datos announced In
their v'clnlty.
The schedulo Is:
Aug. -I Eastland. 0 lo 2 p. m.
Aug. 5 Cisco 0 to 2 p. in.
Aug. 0 Carbon. 0 to 11 a. in.
iug ii Hunger u to 11 n. m
Aug. 12 Rising Star 0 30 to 11 30
a. m-
Aug. 12 Cros Plain.1 1 to 2 30
p. m.
Aug. 13 HreckcntidKe 0 30 to
2.30 p. m.
Aug. 17 Eastland D to
j tfor emorgency only)
. in.
Siamese Twin
tolot h f rhnrniinh weddlna; aown.
r Pl'ti:-' villi Ihr In idi-uom aa
ii.iiuMi - i -non in lorKi'und iier-
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c'luti'i wi'n lomi.oi'.ii ilv nnrcrta n
' ' ' ""' Hill 1. 1 ll"
lier-
taii vnr tiling
I hoy olll'tltli'll.
Dalaj
t an In
".1 I'll
noi been
ciunpHiKti for vui
i office.) -ig ia
i'pin iUuil. Xor
lialll.v thai JS
Woman Snare For
Escaped Convict
KISTUIEJVB PRISON FA KM.
Texas. Tlio grapevine telegraph of
tho underworld twlatml Into a net
to snare Austin Avon a Retrieve
form life-termer and a woman who
sought to free him.
TUreo Fort Worth dctectlvps;
Jack Ream Ed Weatherford and
i Iowa id flrant. with Ranger tfapt.
Fred McDanlel were rudited with
uncovi ting the plot.
The off cera trailing two bandits
who held up a Fort Worth hank
measeigcr Tuewluv and earaped
With H.I.M). trained (f the e rape
plot iiflei rea. bin) t .'ith T. x oi in
thlr item eh Tin Miuiit- of theli
nfoiinalioii wua not irvealed.
('apt Rube ('outlet inii.agei of
" vt 'r'. '- inloimed of the
plot. Avers waa found massing at
noon Thursday.
Organising a .can It. ( inner
nplcxt a parked truck ntar the
farm A woman at the wheel was
identified at Myitie Vowcil re -
leased from Uon-e farm n 1031' culture and beautifying itiial
under a conditional pardon. 'homos you have done u gieut ser-
The wonun was plac d under j vice in helping protect our Mute
guard and Connei hid nesi the fiom unfavorable criticism by
ttuek Avers appeared alter a ehort
watt and ran straight Into the liap.
UTAH TURKEYS
SALT LAKK CITV. Uta'i. The
lowly turkey won a citation Hatu
day as sav.or uf rich Utah fa.m
'crops.
llet'ied Into ciirkut-lnfestcd ag-
ricultural districts the big birds be-
ing groomed for the Nation's
Thanksgiving Dny tahloa gobbled
rountloart millions of Insect). Karm-
eis tiled of battling the ci cket In
va.n alone stood iilde willingly
aa aonieone struck on the turkey
"!"
At the i.ivfin.us .in octs weie io-
put 1 virtually wlpod out In two
counties Sanpeto and Tooele tho
ngr.culturlsts ranked tho turkey
with Utah's oth-r bird great the
ALBANY PAIR
WINNERSOF
FARM PRIZES
Awards Made In Centennial
Farm Home Demonstra-
tion Contest.
iM.i;iK STATION Ju.y 23
-1 f.-t pr.zc In the Centcn-
ii ii f ii m and home tleiininntiatioii
which hnd ns Its objective
i. ia antittcntion of rural homos
i'i." wiw nwnraod to Mi. and
n- ...i P. Sivcly Cinrkavlllc nt a
-1-. ui ceteinony nt tho Centennial
it ii ruimeM .Short Course nt
pin A.VM College Thtiteday. The
I" s;i.-t n cash nwaid ol J '.'50.
r i i illation of this and tho
' ii. I. in i.lly-Uilio other winners
i. " -ontoat whs njndo by George
i. iniiiry Duiiifl on behalf of tno
n - us o. tho content.
l'oi.u prize awards to tho fifty-
I'iii winin'ia. nine bcliiv? state and
"i i. v. dktilct winncis ainount-
Kl to JJ J.XJ. Two thoiuu.id Hum
.mi i am n lunuilcfl liv.ng In 107
(liueient counties of the stntc par-
i i.p.i en in tno contest which was
sponmirid by tho ptiohshlng corpor-
ation ot wnich Mr. Dcniey is pres-
ident and a number of otlur nusi-
ni'K. co..cetns looated n D.uliut.
i-ott oith' Hheimati Lutkln Wa-
co Houston Diboli lyier and Aus-
tin ine contest was conducted and
tup tt.iincis ttuiuctcd by tno Texas
I'JxUnsion Service.
itlnany I'alr Win.
l'lNtena on uucctor II. II. W.I-
llnmsoii picsidcu at tho award cer-
emony and in prucnting Mi. Dul-
ey cxptosird appreciation of the
oi. i tor the aid ami Intel est of
the aponsors of the contest.
it" unci and ttt.rd statu prizes of
$K5 and J 125 were awarded re-opfi-tivny
lo Mr. and Mrs. K. W.
mexa.iUei Albany and Mr. and
.vim t mi Johrvon Dovcrs Ub.r-
i ty county
.mx outer state prizes of $25 each
were awiuded to tho following. Mr.
and .irn. J K. Willurd Whce.cr
Mi a ni Mia. Roy Davidson Cunt.
i.i i ua.i co'inty; .Mr. and -virs. w.
i Montgoinury rural route It San
Antomo Mr and Mrs. lieoigc Uo-
ening Florenvdlc; Mr. and Mis.
Auguat uru Paige; Mr. and Mm.
J. K. Copoland ituscn.
"Toxaa Is a mora noatitlful place
this year and our Centennial v.slt-
ois ute gutting a bettor uupicsslnn
of our rm al homes becautt of the
activ.ty of tflo -000 or more Texas
families entccd In the contest who
worKed to .niprovo and beautify
their plnos Mr. Dtaluy said In
presenting tno awards. ' You who
nave bee. i selocU'd as w.nners lop-
resent hero today all thone who
tooH imit nnrt we arc moie than
happy to expros.1 to all through J on
appiecmtion of tho tine work tlmt
haa been dono.
iithrr Winner.
"Wc know anil lovo our state. Its
tnia.tious its history Its loaders
it v.iat a.zo anil insourcos. Hut
thoyte who como casually tiding
niotiK our highways on a summer's
va-ation may nut know of theso
thura. And thny form imprejalons
jui what they co froW uncut
weeds trodud acros rusting Mini
machinery unnaintod hou-os and
barns sagging gates bare grounds
where green lawns should ilomlsh.
' Hy your work In Improving agrl'
(Continued on Pago '-'.)
EAT CRICKETS
seagull. Tho seagull saved the plo-
ueeia' crovs the f rat summer alter
the Uiitur Day Saint Church Inimi-
cal t tioue trekked Into de olate
.-tail lnke Valley.
Tho graceful white birds now
ptotected by law awooped down on
ileitis allvo with crlcl.ot.1 devouring
them by millions. A towering mon-
ument honoring tho bltds stands In
Toniple Squaio In Halt Lake City.
F.eld.s wrio all but snipped of
vegotatlon before the turkey charge
of tho last few woiks. Faimers
credited nattue with solving Its
own problom a goodly part of
Utah's heavy turkay ctop Is pro-
duced in the counties afflicted with
tho crickets.
Decisive Battles Is
Seen As Armies of
Spain Go to Meet
POST OFFICES
CIVIL SERVICE
IS EXTENDED
All Postmasterships To Be
Filled By Examination Is
Ruling.
WASHING-TON July 23 (ft pi )
Dealing with an laMlii til .t h ir beep
subject to sharp dolmti in ('on-grei-t
and tho political area. Presl
tlert Roosevelt tonight miKlp pub
He .in executive order illrvcting the
gradual absoiptlou of nil postmas
tershlp appointments Into the civil
service.
Thr dooutuent signed on Monday
hy tho Pretldont and Just made
public by the White Untiio ordirud
that ng tulckly an vacancies occur
appointments shall bo Milfject to
civil examination.
For rcapiiolutinunt It icqulrcd
that an Incumbont upon tho expun-
lion of his term lio found eligible
by tho Civil Service Commission
through a noncompotltvo examina-
tion Hxiimliiatlnii For I'roiiuillnn
Or It provided that u civil sou
vice employe In tho post office In
question might take a noncompeti-
tive examination fur promotion to
the poatmastorshlp.
Otherwise It empowered tho Po&f-
master General to direct tho Civil
.Service Commission to conduct an
open competitive examination to
test the fitness of any ami all ap-
plicants with the Postmustei' Gen-
eral directed to "submit to the
President for appointment the
name of tho hlghoat ollgible."
Iiiciiniln.nl Favored
In shoit the order placed the in-
cumbent poitmaster or una of his
subordinates seeking promotion in
the preferred position of inking a
noncompetitive examination or left
the Postmastor Go.nt.rnl fine to til-
led that an open examination bo
conducted.
'I ho order was niiole appllcubli to
first second nil I Ihlul omit post
umHtcrshlpa. 1'outlh class p. vtii'.u-
tors those ti tho smallest office.
nltratly worn undor the tvll rcr-
vlco. Bomb By Mail Is
Fatal To Farmer
CAPE CHARLES. Va . July 23.
U.R A bomb gent through the !
mall which killed a wealthy farm-1
or noai hole and loft his bride of
a month sUhtl.ss and set i u..l in-
jured brought a statewide Investi-
gation today.
Curry Thomas 17 was blown
through the top of his automobile
when ho opened a parcel post paok-
ngo mailed ui Richmond.
Hospital attendants snld M.a.
Thomas' condition Is sorlous.
King Speaks Here
In Senator's Race
Harry Tom K ng candidate for1
the state senate from the 2lth sen-1
atotln) district of Toxu was sched-
uled to speak In Kicokenrldgo
Thursday afternoon ut 1 o'clock on
the courthouse lawn.
Judge King spoke at Caddo at
2:30 o'clock and Wednesday poko
at Elbert Throoknioiton and
Woodson.
Wimherlij Family
Reunion Tuesday
A reunion win held nt the Wun-
herly homo on South Cnmden Ave-
nue Tuesdoy afternoon In honor
of MrJ. Sally Wlmbcrly of Abilene.
Seven of Mrs- Wlmbeily's nlno chit
dren were present: Mrs. D. E. Rob-
crson and family of Frunkell Bud
i Wlmbcrly of Strnwn Ed Rube.
RufuH Julius Denis Wlmborly and
Wnltor Wlmborly and family of
Weatherford Rofteshmonts of Ico
cream and cako wcro served.
i By United P.essi
The Spanish ichellion n.w .i
pioaehlng n state of nnt.on.il hi
o.i stomed nearer its climax t..
day.
A rebel army marched south ui
and a government at my innt.h. t
northward for what uut cxp.crd
to he tho decisive battle
Americans and othoi foreign n
weie feared In great dnnei r
omv coastal ports. The United
.States battleship Oklahom i. w.i.
ready to loavo Cherbourg Franc.'
for the western const to nssL t tef
ugeos If necessary.
Tho American export line ate mi
er Exetor went to tho rescue of
Amot leans nt Barcelona.
In tho fnr north battlr-i lilted it
San Sebastian at Irun to the e.-mt
and at Pnjnjus a fishing pm
Dense columns of smoke led to th.
belief that the.b.g Pasnjes oil d.
pot might hnvo been hit.
Refugees from Barcelona ui liv-
ing ut French frontier cities re-
ported wild disorder. Some of them
estlmatod the dead as high us 8 on.
Appointment by the govertinuni
of an onioigcncy committee to uilo
tho seven eastern province w th i
enpttol nt Valenc.a Indicat d pro-piiratls-.i
to turn all powor over to
the committee in case tho gjveru
ment at Mudrltl was overpweieil.
AM CKICANS VAR.Vi;i).
WASHINGTON July 23. tb.R)
An urgent appeal that American
women and children In tho port of
Bllboa bo evacuated immediately
was'cabled to tho State Department
today by the U. S. consul.
l o ng Illness
CLAIMSJOMAN
Mrs. Mary Palierson Dies
At Local Residence; Fun-
eral Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Patterson 0 1. df -
Monday afternoon at her horn si
N. Parks after an Illness- of c
oral weeks.
Mis. Puttorson was n native T. v
an. nnd had lived In Bieckcnn.ig
tho past twelve years.
Sho Is survived by three si.n-
R. A. Jolnorvlllo nnd T. G ami
Joe M. Brockcnrldge; one d.iuhht
or Mrs. Rube. Bla.ne Bie k i
rldgo; ono brother Jim Allnm
Amarlllo; threo slstors Mia s I
Adklns Parndlso; Mrs. Ethel f.
AIm'o. Fort Worth; Mrs. Lily F
tor. Canyon; and flvo grand n
dien.
Funeral set vices woro .schedulrl
for this aflurnoon at I p. m nt t
Mothodtst Church w.th Rev D r.
Poiter officiating assstod by It
II. G. Markloy.
Interment will bo in O.ihlawn
cemetery.
Pallbearers will bo A. J Rio
iinan R. E. Leo Ted Outlet W II
Cook Jr. Frank W.tchoi and
L. Burton.
Prize Winners In
Contest Announced
COLLEOE STATION J.ilv 2
(UR Winners in tho Centrum.1
Farm and Homo contost w re .
nounccd by G. B. Dealoy Ddn
publisher at the Texas A. v M
College short course
l-H club boys and girls elected
Walker Britten of Parson cvintv
as chairman and MIjs Catheii-
Portor of Brown county or sec
ictary.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sivjoy of
Clarksvllle lecelved the fust pitz
of 250 In thcCentcnnlal Farm and
Homo Improvement contest.
Nine state and 15 district wu
j tiers also wero given prize.-.
Fifty-Five Men To
National Guard Camp
I Captain Hcg Johnson said Thur
1 day that preparations have been
made here for attendance at the
National Guard encampment tu he
held nt Palacios Ha said ho plan
nod leaving Friday or Saturday of
t next week nnd would take 55 men
with him.
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