Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 140, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1947 Page: 1 of 12
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Mrs. Stokes’
Poison Death
Case Prepared
Defendants T«l If
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Rush Of Sugar Buying Bringl
Temporary Shortages In Citiet
r , _ |Pr»ce Curbs
Font Suspends To sty oi
Assartics At
River Rouge ■■■
Company Charges
Slowdowns Reason
For Drastic Act
wr» Mumth) Miitn «• Inal in >ar..t.l.. hr*. In . tar III*
battrrmtlk laiwa •feyfeg •* Her »t«l*r-tn-la» h~h>i fer
h * >*) Barbara Janr while .He Ihlra. In lr*tim>Miv |imr«lnl
b» the «latr iM * 1111 t*||irflli
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th. he I/. fe« .!
fo# * '+hh*u „*■
•vrv alum in halt a ikam ciUaa
art* mill nut of Hilar uafe.
Their supplies have ham taken
liv houm-wive* ruahina to huy
tathmfiw sugar for Ihe firm
lime in five year*
In many cities. fria-rra report
no unuauai runa on sugar.
Hut a tni grocery chain la At*
l.oit.i -av* women there have
j{»ne i taiy over sugar" in
t on Wayne. Indiana. only one
• Ham store iia<l any sugar Ml by
It. a m Knur
'tore*
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Sprtnidrhl. Illinois, urr sold out
of the -weel .tuff Some stores
hi l.tmoln. Nrltruaka. were moh-
• "■d tiaiay, and clerk. *ay sugar
-ale. were atamt ill timea norm-
New Flood Hazards Ask"™" 7n'
Facing St. Louis Wheat Acres
m u y -., " t . .►
U.S.-Bom Jap EHfE
Is Indicted
fri.idrnt ImniM .l«a<l. under th. mh of the |V«.r I an . . IHlaw t before watering Ihe
rarllanirnt to m*kr h.) nliltro I rft to rtfht are |>r (<*.|>ard lautraui . Prime Minuter
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t ti * o' tlotan ihe tawutMl
for Hi. fti in wheat II. ^.h!
• i alueil |<u»|.n • »n lit the t *
. ratne "nat’-t I** It in Hu -m > '«
■ itiuilg • et!er r «he*'
It ere?, .re \feter o«j a^is-t
I »!• -tie to ee- -tMl
Truman Rests
In Canadian
Country Club
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Square Dance
Festival Here
JuRe28-Fomby
Program Sponsored fo
Help Lion Club Blind
Program m County
iM i r» umimii
Texas Labor
Office Will
Aid in Jobs
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l»KTRorr. June 12 (Upt
Tile N.senihtv of Pont and Mer-
<ur\ ntitortMiliile. ha. lawn aua*
tn-nded al the Itrlmit River
Rouge t'lant of ihe Kurd Motor
cr<f*»|ainv
Ford Vltv Preatdrni Ivl Hard-
er mv« ihe rravin for tlie »u.- .. ... . .
..................................'tea^&aass
age hy i lit |ir.«!\nil<m worker-. iNertlaud. Oregon, saya the runh
In n>nn«Mofi vsith th«» I'.TiUv t* of "itiinir |iro|Hirlkitiii.M
.'tike >.f (he ln<fe|a-ndent Fore- II'- pre.lt.ln that not a |M<und of
mm A.MM-talkm of America '"K-,r w||l I"1 left in Portland in
Harder «.Me»i h..we\er that In ,h,w davi. If the ruah mntinuea.
ih«- fir»t three week, of the fore- gf'i'era gr uerally agree
men', .trike output remained an>' hUB*,r ahortage which
within two and one half |a-r .ent ml*h< wl11 l» only trmpo-
of normal r," > «•>'• «ill etui a. ..am aa
I r.l ha. laid off worker. In more .ugar
««••• eral a.w-ml.lv line olamlon. *" •'OUWera In .uch i,lllea
...d n'TrS^rC •** ^
„ ,' ... , « ■•*.> Phihoieltihi.1 liiillaa and
alow tow i ','ml**,h>' I’lH.burgh, there ha. lavn no
re"! .* ?',,"*vr not Ira hie tncvau- |„ .«g,r .a lea
I ni„n leader Lee Romano », ..... kBO_. „._r ..........
oPfomI Au/o^ enn al m,dnWh‘ *«"' nlghi hjr
_ A.u< ""Thera feral OOP order of Agrlculiure Secretary
^y-a he hat anawered Ihe corn- Atitlenmn Concreaa waa cad*
pany a a. H.m by filing charge* «l<lerlng Inhalation to and ■•■^-
of > o n i r a c t violations. He ratlonlngf hut House Krpuhil-
••fvarge that M aecondahlft etn ' an leaders have abandoned It •
»• * >•*• *neh* white hndy ln» »r.. !< w Af Ande> .m'a tinier,
were icrniltled to slay on the In the Viuttr Seimtor Hugh'
S'-ti aPhtmi-h ISO tfay worker, liulier of hVhm.ka ia ptiahlng
were laid -iff a «amj»aigtt tn end .tlgur price
iontrui ,i. well as t <tionmg hy
withholding fund, for price
control Andcruin. order did
not r.move sugar price* fnan
conirnl
T'i.
Peron Moves
Prices Cut
P-47 Crashes
[None Killed
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CAP Meeting
Set Tonight
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*Beg Pardon
Ford Dealer
Sells Fords
WVtnewiay - i.>•• ,-e . t the It*
IUorlet nttwl an advertt^tsiefd
[ I- » tin f ortl Mot..i t i!it»..tt •
I ,• t.« ■ ■. Fun! i''i. ; -.
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bt.- ?•• m1.1 h.n. t.'eh pl.ee-1 .it
I the It ithiCi • | th' tel but thf» i.yh
loti Ho* the .tgualufe of Ito
|.Son«.| Slit'it tonij.im w-s
11»).i nl then lit.teed
| The • offer ted adverilaeno-iit t*
Iruniilng in t-»l , |u i»ntet
I To keep the records .(t.iiytit
Ithe lv Motrg t iitniMiny la
ithe authortaeri Ford I .•liter tu
ISwietwatet and Nurmi Mtdot
K ompatiy. n dealer fur llun k
fi"
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fi'V rgafurr f.r i'.'gl
*e*. recvtvvd Weitneaday
tllltirft Wehfi and I ’I
’aken 1 fcet tlw utu| f.io.
ten
Id Irltl ' 1 af - * O'
ft «- from ttAt '• . Mt i
!!,e t AP «v. .rr„l SVi fit*
Air t i.rp* had at. airpiane reart'v
f. f i..s»r »t it ’ fa* unit here
teat (j.| .uff. tent -tret.gth
A In' of pr*-■[».!i.*- cadet
I was t«e avw-rrd>le.t ahtl a! lea.!
'l ie. I.* *i hi. i.mtacted wh*'
hate igrceif to j. ot to the .Apa
• tty of inMrurtor* The tn.trta
*ot> twld Ilia' ra'tng during Ihe
war
t'adet memtier. will fw taught
gtuund wmk and flying at the
e»i»*tiM' of ttw government and
will U* u*ed during emergencies
wlrere alt March ia ne.ie.1 in this
vicinity.
Koair II"||.On; Kelt, f In Wtahl
I IIH \t|<l Ufi I lie i'luden
I ti.»I In.iirwri* •• t •■ plan, a $!'•
ijtairDn hoii.ing projedl to .ictiim
I tti'.l.ili l Min to t*ai fatnilie. mi ■
th. city’. South stile The tie
i ve.opttwnt will t** started thl.
liall if p'.htliU i
Valley Group
Asking Help
Allen Jameson Well
First Coke Failure
N,,n **'l t N 1 VII. n lame.on fir.l t uliir. .i, ||lr
' * »wn fnrmiti.ii m tin l:.m...,ti fold m m.rlhwr.l. rn I wke
< ids Ml,ho. In 1- ilrdlini.' helnw ti'MHI f.. t to . v|d..r. the
' I nil III..,., II Mill, other I* r.. iri f In Mil field to
I Hi idHtrcei
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of *»?-..r ^ . '
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of main «$
in s uih iv*
III**
1? ti**-
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jit st
1 iblv «
.fitly .ip will
• ti50 fee( r* |
tl So ||
' 1 .dig to pfMd
Icnhurtfer. et»o
water on a dni!
\N i ih . -day
Sum N I W I I ’lt'fi .event'-
. ! ! ..,,o . in teal lit the Jattn-.i't field, contlfi*
, ' n,,. | | tied t< r-..«■ pinmi»e "f StrHwo
i , (ihur pi'*hi* tu n In w "tie hour drill-
Joe Root be. feral repre-
sentative nt Haul fits e.lrm
Idle In.aranee ( a., ha* hern
In«lied tn ellend Ihe fir*f
convention of kft company
held Mure Peurl Harbor, in
llalla.. The dale* have been
art for June IIL It. M MNl
JI.
!n,IV f„iv I' III I. hull! t.'loW /.• i 1
da '»-f'*n* Mi. canal , ,
eon-tr i ?..! t ... of th, /,ipat.1
11.1 tl I . Up to 'lie Intel lull II'! I.h
fbintHiwty .itid Water Comt. u t
Ml 'Iain.it imi off trial ;ii NV i.h-
itlgton - iv the cost of the pt,,
JO. t VV ,1 OI Igiiiullv e timated .it
uatiitaiwai Hut the "..t will i»
con.bh-raldy more if two dwtn.
I have to lie huilt
* ‘"i i l to in • 'ho ti d depth
1' enteiet! the Klienhurger «« 7
ttl i feet, I !IKfl fet Ih'IiiW sea
level
i- llnwlng Klfeiihurger failure
from 'em te- t fretr «, 1?| t, l.ltl fi*.|
itt lime and shah-, using a 1,000-
f'.il water hlanket, the t(*st re-
eovered 1 77o f* . t r,f fluid. 1.000
"I whit It waa she water blanket,
100 fee! clean oil mid 070 feet
i i * *... * /1 i: f in" i.iuurr • ..." *< ..o, II,,
N I Fred .hit . tt > i nt,, the 0,1 •'"<! it'1' 11,1 mud About 50
• I. olid completed |iti,i|ibfr m the l*‘r ,',,nt of the mud Was oil cut.
sit awn field flow ij: naturally A light blow of air was noticed
2in !tt» barrels of 17 2 gravity oil a. Men as the test started and
*1 ......... V* . »*. 1 i . . . a ,»r- . . .
it Imrvasetl to 125-pound pres-
In 21 hours, No. 1 Fn.l Is li.af ..
'-•I C Nfc NVV 115 A I IIA-TT sure at the end of the hour. Il
quarter mll<> souih "f Sun No, 1 had an ungauged amount of gas
Allen Jameson, |hhiI opener. See JAMICSC>N Pag«* Light
Relief Seen
In Weather
iUI.l.A*' J2 11 !* i
fuhrf ^ in hjk*ht f-.t TV\«r af
’»*r ha*.i! ,i?u1 fU> him
jif r * | * § * } fv u< h n1 t h«* in r**-
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f fr1* 21*.! f f thl* J.ttnha?nllr\
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ft*itij**•; til » b*rt.«? ibn) by tfi#*
• in « ? In* ?h* h,Uifiirwif,i ‘I fh*1
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«<f ?b«* st,»*i t*1* tnrnMt ith
N" » «if- t iinv • h‘« f* i\
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»*|!ti mlntfi im fni«*f ««fiift-s 'hi**
mnrnin^ -i? ? * )•:? ^ r»r!vu **n V2 .1?
1'nfuj'rt ! “<*«!(fSlvnMnn
f hi r? 1 if . 1 i*«i * * | fI4*
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fj«»n y«- »t«Irt> i!<*1 r«ng«^.l in
ill#1 'Mis **U#*N\ }nf ♦' »'M i|if in tiif
juinhiifi'ilt I Mm 1 fit r »r *1
»-*i <\n\ *• i- * n. i\»mun T 7i 1
Air Officials
Kills Theory
M YORK inn.' !.: fl'pt
V . I p!t dell' I,f I t Ip.t Mr
lilie - lie d<* sh ' think .,
!uti in wind ' . 1 1 ■ 1 thi 1 rash,
"I the 1 title.1 Vlfline, plain at
1 .ititt.it .’ Fie u ■" May ."Hit
lohn Ih" lihv I 1 lilt d \ a «■
I ti l.l.ti- in ' hatg' of o|H'i'u
tmn .v.1 uni 1 a the first wit .
tu, e. cilih.l lief ore the Civil
.Aeronauta lb*ar*l IttvesttgaMnc I
Mu crash that killed 12 |hmsohs
Farly Itiv ligation- at the
cent of tlie di-,i .tct Indicated !
'hat ; iiddeti wind shift ctniw-d !
the |dam to fall in the take-off
Hovvevet. Herllhv says later I
ev idem e has made him doubt
the wind duft th.sirv lie didn't
advance an alternative reastm
j foi the crash, but said that
| United Air Lines is leaving no
; stone unturned In discovering
tlie can e of the accident.
Connie Chance
Awarded $100
h*ecthiiar Sh*.p ln< has an
niitim >al that Mr t onnie rhance
!■''lit H'l.idu.ite et Aw is t water
Hlgtl Ssiwol, ha is-i n awarded
sh-"> i itolarslop tm further
t'idv ,hcording to Mr. l.tirtle
Wli**.ri. manager of the local
f«if I*
\fi rii tnt. who was firM
*! ?»•!**<! in s\%Umar St huliir*
htj I’rtiKrmn in \bibm* and
ft • ■ iriitidfi'mni io Sw**«*twaupr
■ ’ Urf fii^nlm* "f till1 *hoj»
?,t*' i»i M.i\ f>Wf ht r «i w ,t r * I tt*
*h« mp|x»rt ui\t n bn-r h\ frirndn
iiiiHi i{w! in th,* ♦ *bit vttiftn.il n|»
|»‘MUfti! y
rh* Nti)*ri,i»v}j|j) i‘ro
L'i n\ wiiif ii '.pm* rl fim«* J a ill
r 'i tbmui'h M.i\ H l'MS Th»*M*
• mM, I?, -i-fU'ir in ptih|p%
pHV.lff | i.l f i H' h i«l I t htnils,
Mtiif.f - * *U« t'i : it) t V«*f1 ItilH
:•* \vi r»j -?t ii*,!t !n*f . l{fM*iss
t- *?i»»n b« !.*! Mki'M ;if fin*
u *i. * . ft i'lf tlts Ilf
*1 if* » V't't fi*f favoiilt*
< ?*nni* iif th«'ir
t ■ f- b;i « fSrthn ii* ?.iil anil
f< V trail* n «.«r*’ n tv i**- *<»*
« nr*'*! from tb« Swi'i tbriar Shop,
Dog's Tracks
Aid Arrests
1*1 'l l Til. Minnesota June
1-’ i I P i Duluth, Minnesota
I "line sav two lit vear-old luivs
had their |s-t do* stand "l.sik-
nut" while they httrglarl/isl an
of fits*.
Rut the tlog lietrayral them.
Authorities say the boyp stole
an automobile ami usisl It for a
get-away «Hr. They abandoned
the car on a loike Superior Dock
after the burglary, threw $200 In
stolen checks into the lake, and
kept the rest of the loot- 144 In
currency.
The dog s muddy track.* in the
abandoned car led to Ihe boya*
arrest.
New Knuland Ham Note
BRISTOL, R I (U.W—William
Rockier librarian of the
Rhode Islantl Historical Society,
salt! In a speech hcr«» that at one
time so much rum was manu-
factured In Newport that sailors
could smell It 3*i miles at sea.
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