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l)c Ifceckenri&ae American
WEATHER FORECAST:
Wct Texa Generally fair to-
TELL 'EM ALL
BRECKENRIDGE
IS MOVING AHEAD
I night and FrH.iy
VOL. V .NO. 11 1
(U.pj means united press BKECKKNK1DGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST in 1933
aUS MEANS UNITED PRESS
FKICB FIVE CENTS
CUBA CONTINUES IN STATE OF WAR
200000 Paid kidnapers For Charles Urschei's Return
q
LARGEST SUM
M UK M ADIEU
OFFICERS S A Y
Trace Bills Turned Over
As Ransom; U. S. After
Gang Leaders
OKLAHOMA CITY. An jr.
H. (IT) A total of $lHV
'2") was Uic ransom paid
kidnapoj.s for the relpue of
Charles Uracliel multi-mil
lion.iiro it wrts learn-d to-
d.i .
This U tin- l-ij.-1'st tribiiU
cvor exacted and paid to ho-
mro the relojim' if a victim
of kidn;iHMs in Amcricn. of-
ficials said.
The serial number of 9981
520 bills identified as mn-
som in kidnaping cwo. with-
out mentioning thp Urnchel
cast- spcciflcnllv were in the
(finds of4Huk offirialt in va-
rious pai Us of the country to-
d.t .
The ronful. I'id in forma-
nnttnwii t" .i'l "rtnkH hv
M. Kdgnr ll"iT. ihu'f of
llu I'niti'd .-.' I'.iim'ihi of
Investijratii'r :i-hin?toii.
Altliouorli if' r 'id nt
mention lh 1 -rh I 'odnnn-
ing. all th- ''iM- .! fnn
Hie Tenth I d. i d '.. rv.-
Hank of Kitni-nt Ci' . th
isanu' as iho-ic rwovnTrd nt
- I'ml nnd ulontifiwl as
Urschi-1 innwun monev.
Scout Troop 17
Begins 6th Year
Of Activity Here
At the meeting of I toy Scout i
Troop 17 tonight at the Pint I
Christian Church a Cub's group I
will he organized The Cub eon--posed
of boys betweea the ages of
10 and 12. ore junior ttcouts in
tuning for rn.hr troop member;
ship. The meellrig tonight will bej
Heregi-tennK . I u nl ull old1
meriib.'i as tse.i -
w mrmbets
e urged to tw r-'-' --"y whu
dj n t tave ih f.fi .rnt r.gte-
trution fe r. .v ..Mam a I.Mn from
Ihe troop trt- r .nl .i it back
ir nicki- ana 'I'm--.
Trot.p 17. tn :d-.t Hoy Scoet
t(u oup sn the i is .tuning on IU
sixth year pi ogress nd notable
achievement iw kii u.de by
the bo. Thr have .onducted oi
camp by thru.-M... twd basoueii.
nasKctwui. ana loomon immi. una
have been cn-tfvpin "re uuim. r
Ttie troop ha. turned out several
Eagle S--hiU d senior Red Cros
Ufravns.
rormcr seouini " me p
ire C art Garvin L. A Dunham and
O Fiunt IU. Ir T llarton
t lay i the nreeent utmaster.
tie urges mome-w is enroii nr
bo. in heout troops lor me exiei-
U-nt '' tning tttey receive
Wheal Crop Now
At 49967 1 000
WASHINGTON. Aug 10 tU.R)
The agriculture department today
estimated total 1033 wheat produc-
t'lt at WJ.rru.WO busneia oom
pared to 72CO00.OOO last year and
an average annual produetwn be -
tween 19.a to 1030 Inclusive if
M1I.000.000 Uushi'ls
f ODAY'S SALES
Total simre sales on the New
York Stock Kichange totalled
20000 kliun-K ncvordlng lo u
report of Vtacal nehange ofll
dale.
Join the Prosperity
RECEIVE $1500
IN RFC MONEY
Men Worked Two Days
Each 5 Hours a Day
What may br the lat money to
romt to Hreckenrldge lor RKC'-""" " we unitec .Mine wowen
work unless the state J 30.000.000 re- of America at the second day o'
lief bond Issue I passed Aug. 26.1 hearings on proposed codes for thr
wa received Wednesday by the lo bituminous cos I Industry
oal welfare committee here. 1 Lewis appeared to present labor's
A check for J1.500 wm forthcorn- - of code devised at confer-
In and Directors Woods Immedl-' nces l- month with opera-.-itely
put SO men to work with tha ' to of unionised mines in 1 1
promise of more to be worked as ( state
the money holds out. "More and more the framing of
Men nre being worked five hours matter of bickering and
a day In two day shifts and are be- bartering of surrendering Just as
Ing nnld 0 cunts an hour In ae- 'title a possible and grasping aa
cordanco with the minimum wag-i " powrtblt." he Mid. "They
asked by President Roosevelt in hlj
NIL campaign.
Ten to 15 women are regularly
emnloved In I ho HFC rannlne nliint
at Legion headquarter.
NAME 10 MORE
NRA CAPTAINS
Major Eugene Thompson
Gets Helpers In Drive
I Ten more Captains to serve in
the NRA army were 'made" by
General A. K. Sweeney Thursday
when he cemmieetoned them to
serve under Major Kugeno Thomp-
son and to report far active duty.
at S o'clock Tuesday night at City
HutU
Following art the 10 captains
named Thursday:
It. II. Oulnn.
Onuly Hester.
I. M. Faulkner.
L. M. Pardee
Ilnymon Stoker.
Ernest Klrklnnd.
Jee Pipkin.
Kdwln Wright.
John F. nalley.
Floyd Jones.
i 1 . 114. I
dhotWCll AtlCIUlS
LiOclCIUIlIlJ OCllOOl
LUBBOCK. Aug. 10 Among the
joj -. from -utes here at
telMUng the tMtii annual Texas
Tch ColcnlnB 8chwl u p. K.f
Shotwell. hlch school coach at
Breokenrtdge.
Football. uekotb.ll tr:.;k. physi-
education treatment of Injuries.1
ooxiB- wreetllng arnl ndmlnUtni!
lton of lth6tW ftM binB tasje-Ut '
b. twejv IottdiBi; ooaehoe. Cteesoe'
bflln a Rh ociu ln & tn0m-
n(. unJ COBtjnue UBui six In the
ajtrnooll jj ew BRht ss
ltoU
Kteotbelt is being handled by Kta
r inirdue. Klpke. Mlehtpm; Kerr.
coign and merman. Minnesota
Attemlanee at the ool. the big
.-.. - .hi.. a.i it. muaittv
tae leaching staff are ueod aa a
1 ot eunBB hut the Teeh
hiwil U nculn lh Uriraatt in tb
united Stele. J'ele W. Caw mon.
Teeh conch declare.
Schools Request
leCrlSil I ("if IO!l
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. .
The oyiinty school Ixwnl will re-
.i-mi-v nohaol. Satur.tav In com
pitance wtth requests from several
i (llllreU. Frankel hu asked ?or
daaslflentlDn as a nine ttrsrtu
school Instead of ten; Necessity nn
eight grnd school Instead of ntn-;
Crystul Falls a seven grade school
instead of nine.
The changes are being made
Mrs. Millie Hlaekburn. county sup -
; erintendent said to allow student
' the advantages of better high
school facilities.
The board will also consider the
I routing of school buses and tho
! transfer of a strip of land from
i the Oak Grove district to Caddo.
M. W. A. Leader Raps
"Grasping" Interests;
WASHINOTON. Aug. 10. n '
UuslntM Interosts which seek to
gain special advantage- from th-
Natloaal Recovery Act were assail-
ed today by John L. Lewis prci-
PPar to have become conscious
of tho precarious conditions of our
entire economic system and to 1
suffering from the delusion that
we nre on our way back to Uio con
dition which prevailed In the sum-
mer of 1020.
"This Is a delusion which If per-
mitted to continue will result In
the economic sulfide of those who
ale vlcttrim of It "
BREWERIES AID
TV TV T TN N' T T T T T Tim f '
MKb.bAKWKTbSlallings Back
McDonald Charges Mexican'
Interests Back Dry Fight
AUSTIN. Aug 1" 10.P C C Mc-j
Donald chnumun of the central!
aontmlUee fur repeal and 3.2 boer
said today' that hTK prepared to
book up his charge that Mexican
brewery Intetets are helping fi-
nance the United Forces far Pro-
hibition In a radio campaign to
keep Texas dry.
His charge followed announce-
ment that the Mexican station
XBPN woukl be used to broad-
cant by the prohibitionists.
FOOT WOI.TH. Aug. 10. (UJ9 A
tllreet il am I I effete-. ft Miivlnn u livut.
...Mh...K ...... ..-. ...o..v.. ...-
cty interests had financed the n-
nouncod antl-prohibltlon radio
campaign over a Mexican station
was made hero today by Dr. J.
Frank ttorrl. Baptist minister
and member of the organisation
radio committee.
HAItnaiul nnll.Mre.rililrlnH s-aeett
--i - .
()St KeCOVCrV'
1 1 1I1LIIML 17111111 a grns fire occurred Wednesday
C I 'V-l IT " 1 II 'mo-'nlnB ttt :1 ln tho -W0 b0flk
bolve Uil lVliK ( LCiof Soth 1v" 0ak-Thorc wh n0
damage.
CHICAGO. Aug 10 U.R KihImxI
Intent of a new principle in bui-
neae oat recovery- In the contro-
verslal oil code would place the in-
dustry on a sound prosperity basis
Henry M Dawee. president of the
Pure Oil Company said here today.
Daw.. Ueued hi. statement aftr
rau.iina. rfi.i.hu. .... uilMhi..
ton announcing temporary effect
Ivenees of a scale o wages and
lutora for Ik in.liiMtrv mular tho
.MIA.
"The inability of members of the'
'llry to agree among them-
selves and with the administration'
is due more to me mck ot unuer-
stnnilintr of Lhs difference batwaen
- - - . .
the rtn'l ol rteu -Ixlng und
;rasi (civer- "- - "i" -
vergence of interests." Dawes sud.
-
' I 1 a
j Wlf)l A I'llAlO I I All
UJUllL 1 1 Ul tllMMI
i r 4 oil
riearin'rs An-- '
AUSTIN. Aug. 10 UU Texan
officials today prepared to co-op
crate with the national udmlnUtrn -
'tlon In oil recovery by calling state
wide proration hearing for Auguit
. 21 at Austin.
I)y holding these hearings It
( was explained new state orders
can bo Issued promptly when tho
' federal program has been detcrm -
Ined
CHURCH DRIVE i
gains impetus;
Methodists Keep Ahead By:
9000 Vote Jump I
I
The First Methodist Church galn-i
d 0000 votes Thursday In Its wm-
palgn to win the $125 offered by!
Breckenridgo merchants nnd con-
tlnueit to loud tho procession of
six churches.
More und more members of the
six churchos entered In the con-
test wore becoming keyed up to
working for their church und votes
actually flowed Into the ballot box
es placed In the stores around
town.
The count up to noon Thursd-iy
showod the following standing:
First .Mothodiit 23170
First Haptlat 13830
First Christian 10165
Church of Chrlit 8083
Sacred Heart Church 7650
Assembly of God 2127
After Identifying
Bad Check Passer
a h .! At staliini-s w..ro In
Dallas Wednesday where they Iden
tlfled-a nmn-plckwl up In the East
Texas oil fields as the one who
onmo through Breckcnrldge nnd vl-;
olnitv luto In Mnv cushlnc bocus
checks on the Gulf Oil Company.
A. II. Stalling who accepted the
man's smooth story us a Gulf rep-
roicntatlvc. which was backed by
a good appearance ami torgcu cu
dentlul. nnd cashed a check of $J
for him. roadlly Identified him ub
The name of ".Meggs.- used In
reckenrldge. Gniham. Mineral
H-U-rlf-
... " . . ... i
tlon where bad oiiocks were cush-;
oil. had been discarded by tho ar-t of postmaster ut Caddo will bo
rested man. j held In Breckcnrldge next Thurs-
Dallas officers Informed Mr.1 day. August 17. David W. Thomp-
SUIIIngs thei the accused man hus'son. civil service board secretary
a long string of aliases and also a j for this district wild Thursday!
long criminal record that extends ' morning. I
lover several state and Inoludes
penltentkiry sontencee.
lilt. KKSSUJK ILL.
Dr. CM. Kesslor ha been a pa-i
tieat in the WeaUWe HosplUl for
the naat week. Ho wa resting fair-.
' ly well today uttsudunU Mid.
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LrCnC! ell OWCCIICV
J
I Emblems Must Be
while it is the doslre of those In
Charge of the President's Emergen-
cy no-employment campaign to see
widespread uso made of the official
emblem of the N. K. A. whloh bear
u.. .....i .m. r n. n... n
4Jic nviua . w vii . '
WM pointed out toUy by A. K.
Sweeney general In oharge of the
dlg Mvtl in nreckenrldgo that It U
la serious offense on the part of
T . ...l. ulkt a.anla Inan.nnil
(UiyUI.U W1IU Illlltfc illUAV Illlfliup-Ti
uo of the Insignia. Gen. Sweeney
ma "
loalci
made It plain that the N. rt. A. of-
emblem U the property of the
State Government and may
not bo used or reproduced without
uuthorlty of the N R. A
"The Government's regulations
' permit the uso of this emblem" of reproduction the N. R. A. will
' continued Gen. Sweeney "by all be glad to furnish original draw-
employers who sign the President's Ings to such manufacturers to the
Reemployment Agreement and extent they are available but oan-
comply with It nnd the regulations not undertake to do so if the do-
J also permit consumers to wear ormand should prove targe.
display a similar badge but only In "Every such manufacturer shall
'tho form authorized for consumers '
i who sign a statement of co-opera (Continued on Page Six)
Boosters Vote for
F0UR GO FROM
HERE TO MEET
Judge Atchison Leads Dele-
gation to Austin
AUSTI Aug. 10. (I 1')
(itiMTnor Miriam A. Ferguson
with Texas county nnd clt of
McliiW will launch ii tlrho hero
tomorrow for S'JO.nOO.iXM) stnto
bonds to fight off winter hun-
ger und wunt.
Majors nnd county commis-
sioners win gnther with tho
governor here to turt tho
cumpulgn. blmultnneoiislv lo-
cal meetings will Ik' held In
euch county eal.
The bonds are to supplement
federal funds In caring for nil
estimated million ivad u quar-
ter peoplo on relief ndls In"
this state
llrcckcnrldge will be roprcaentetl
nt the state-wide mass meeting ti
be held ut Austin In tho Texas
Hotel nt 10 o'clock Friduy mornliij
In behalf of the $20000000 relief
bond Issue to be voted on af the
polls August 26.
County Judge Atchison received
a telegram from Governor Fergu-
son saying that a grave omergoncy
oxtsted in the state nt tho piusent
time and that unlose tho bond issue
passed nioro than 1000.000 Texas
citizens would go hungry for want
of food
Judge Atchison responded to the.
WWU I
(meat of tho governor to head a
1 delegation to come to Austin nnd "
. .. ...
f.iiaat if Inn fntArmm
rry oai.'1
unairn prnsiucni oi uio nuuoj
iciub and a member of the local
nn- . iinn .!.. i i
Smith eh.irmnn of tho Inni.l TtFC
committee and Mayor A. J. Mor.j culture studont In tho Encampment
n uml waa awarded a handsome Pit
The party'wlll Icavi lato ThUM-1 l"ro Fartnof sweater. Wallac
lv .ftrnnnn nt return In Hreck.!Con won Ullr(1 PIuc0 aa DC8t m
onrldgc Friday night.
-nil l"s .
VaClUO rOStlllclSlCr
I?niitlof 4 rt . Cl
JuAdlllllltlL 1 U II O I.-L
IJYr A 1 1 r 1 1 1 7 h
l KJL " Uw U O I 1 1 III
Examinations to fill tho office
t. A. Downing Is now acting
portmustor at that office and four
others arc known to have made "" ainer ticu otjuircs jion- nave ooen Doaien 10 ueam wte yes-
appllcatlon to take the xrnnina-' WBtt. Hay Taylor. Abnor torday and her body thrown Into a
tlon besldce Mr.
Downlnr who Ie
an Applicant for the place.
They are:
.Muw Ova Riehardaon.
Hill Knoehs. f
W. E. Itcmlngton.
C. O. Little.
The examination wUI prolw-bly
be held at the Y. M. C. A.. Mr.
Thompson wild.
I7...1.! 1-!. Tf?
l!iX)laiIlS flOW IMVi
Used In Campaign
tlon
"The Governments
regulations
ulso provide that by application to
the N. It. A. uny resnoiMlblo munu-
faoturer will bo authorized to muke
. .- . ...lo. v.n.r-u mr.li
o . iwi .. .uhvv w...
and stickers piovtded (a) that ho
agrees to oonform to regulations to
prevent the emblem coming Into
hands of employers not authorlzod
t .- ! It Ii. l-I lll-llD.lIf n J UlnniKI
IW UatJ lb Uf lie llilllPll hub Bihnst
the President's Agrcemont and Is
authorized to use tho emblem; and
(c) ho will sell at a reasonable
price. Information regarding manu-
facturera authorized to supply the
emblem will be Issued by the N. It.
A. from time to time. For purpojos
F. F. A. Leader
i IBsasaesBsaaWsaCrJyflHey bbbbI
MM (HILL)
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IILT.KU
I'
HEIZER'S FFA
BOYS RETURN
. n
19 Attended Three-Day
J
Cannp at Lake Cisco
r
" '
Wm. Heizcr und 10 of hU voc.i -
liounl agriculture boys returned
... .
"'"l-y - -"e -o anuagt aml le 8 expccled to fully
" lnr"u ua" oncamlmclu al ""
le"n- grcuUure Instruction. I
As usual the Ilreakenrlduo clasa
-
1 or- 8 of a ' nnd "
Ssam Taylor of Necosslty. won the
"''"ctlon of bolng the best ngn-l
turo Farmer and other boys drew
i lessor distinctions.
Boys to tho number of 310 at-
tended the conference and partici-
pated In tho contests. Abilene
lrownwo
lrlot3 w
Hrownwood and Stcphcnvllle dls-
-oro represented. There
wore twenty-six Instructors the
-''-ckonrldgo Instructor. Hclzer
having charge of all contests both!
ocrcnttona! and classes.
i
I wrownwoou uistrict won first
Honors with Ulchland Springs sco-
onl1- n'"1 clco -"'i"1-. Among the
rrl w" a -"o transportation
vtl1 to th0 DalItls Falr-
Tho local boys attending this
mooting at Lake Cisco were Dale
' ' "n tcu r-iper. cu
S9"8 -.oienmn. Bernard l-ulrloss.
i-oie -iynn uovingion. unesior
Duncan Edd Hanscll Wallace
Cope Clyde Ooker Henry Woods.
Franklin StHilro Ed Offleld and
Arthur Austin.
Vegetables Keep
RFC Kitchen Biisv
An abundonco of vegetables pro-
j;
i aucwi
since tocont rains in tho
lias the R. F. C. canning
snowed uudor" with
work.
1 Three shlfu are being workod
County Agent P. T. Mnntfort said
to take caie
of the continual
stream of produce that is brought
into me Klienen.
SHmlvn nt Ihn ft. T 1. utnrp.
-- -- - -
houiie of winter supplies arc rap -
miy nomg mien ami prospeciH ara
thut more vegrttablci ure still to
come from tho county.
Five Navy Pilots
Crash Into S e a
HONOLULU. Hawaii. Aug. 10
U1! Divers today hunted In tho
0a off Fort Wheeler for wreckage
of a piano that carried flvo Navy
aviators to deuth.
The wreckage held four victims.
lit waa believed. The body of ono
was thrown clear of the piano as
It struck the ocean surface and wau
' recovered.
;man slugged
! robbed here
Loses $12 From Purse Ear-
ly Wednesday Night
F L. Chunn. Mineral Wells in-
surance nl-mnn was slugged and
1 lobbed of about $12 In money
' Wednesday night between 0 30 and
10 o'clock In the 100 block on
West Dyer street he reported to
pollen following the crtmo.
Chunn told officers he was walk-
ing along the sidewalk whon he
heard u slight noise behind him
and before he could get a glimpse
of who was near he was slugged
In the back of hid head lie was
i knocked unconscious but revived
i In u few mlnutea and went to his
i loom at the Horton apartments
on East Dyer where medical aid
I and officers were summoned
Thursday morning Chunn's emp-
! ty wallet nnd a notebook wa
! found near where Chunn said he
had been nttucked nnd Sheriff
Morrow wns preparing to have the
wallet fingerprinted by Joe Smith
when curious bystanders In his
--'ce decided to cxumlno the
imr8C und nmdo ll iniossibio to
' do so.
i Two mon for whom Cnunn wn3
I working out of Mineral Wells camo
I to llrcckenrldgc Thursday morning
;lo takc chunn bneI t0 h3 hom6
there
Ills wound In the head was i
recover In a short while.
GIRL KILLED
NEGRO SOUGHT
I t tl " r l l !
Inquest IhargeS lOlton
Picker Beat Her to Death
BROOKSHIItE Texas Aug. 10.
LM!)-A negro cotton picker wnmitnry s s00n aj. strb.
II U 111.14 blltUUIlUUb 11119 eCK-U- I"
tiny as a suspect In tho ulaytng of
Elsie Jones 22 farmer's daughter
1 victim of a brutal beating.
t
ty.
Sheriff Lawrence of Waller co un
said the negro. Marshall Lang.
nwo wtvav tuaw iiiii ill u biiivak
kt ait-narnil Inal n Irs Wi In tt t Vt Inlt -
et but escnpea the large posse
which sought him.
' Tho sheriff said ho and niembors
j of the girl's family hnd good reason
I to suspoct tho nogro and believed
revenge was the motive
Tho young wonun who lived
wun nor parenw on a larm seven
miles west of here Is believed to
crceK.
i The justice of peaco hold an
Inquest nnd returneil a vordlet of
I 'Mouth at tho hands of Marshall
Ung."
Legion To Elect
Officers Tonight
Officers for the coming year wi.l
be elected nnd delegates named to
the stato convention of the Legion
at tho meeting of Bornlco Coles
Poit onllcd for Thursday night at
a. io ociock.
Commander Norrell said Thurs -
day that besides these two lmpor -
tnnt bits of business several other
i important Items oro to bo oonsiui -
I oil na lhl-i Ik thn first rpnl mnntlni
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of tho post In about three months.
Mcmbera are respectfully urgudiUay and cotlume throuah
to attend the meeting and help lay
pians ior uuenuing me smie con-
ventlon in Wichita
Falls August
20 27 28 and 20.
Hold Farmer In
Temple Slaying
TEMPLE Aug. 10. (Un-
charges of murder were filed
here this afternoon against
Charles Fewell Helton farmer
In connection with tho slaying
cf II. D. Thompson. He made
bond of 5000 and was released.
Your Church
PEOPLE RESENT
MACHADO MOVE
TO KEEPOFFICE
Strike Threatens Starvation
As Bread Milk Meat
Supply is Cut Off
WASHINGTON Aiir. U.
(Ul'JCuban Ambassador
Cintas spent two hours in
conference today with Sec-
retary of State Hull and
made plans thereafter to
rush tonight to Havana
focal point of political and
economic strife in the Cu-
ban Republic.
HAVANArCuba Aug. 10.
(UP) -Cuba's passive revolu-
Mon in defiance of rigid mar-
Mal law and the power of
ho army behind President
Mnchado continued unabated
today.
A bomb exploded at a
street intersection killing a
passerby. Another bomb
damaged property but caused
no casualties.
The general strike which
line roil n(V Mm nit..'.. ........1..
' V ...Tt . i ... .. . I !Jl'-i
ui uiim uiuhu meat ana out-
er necessities of life was still
in full force nnd hunger
threatened thousands.
The presidential proclama-
tion declaring a state of war-
was posted this morning. It
gave "participants of sedi-
i ttous movements" 2-1 hours
from tnc -'n-e of stoning of
the decree to deliver arms
aim munitions to the authori-
ties. Civil authorities arc to rc-
linnilish their ntithnrif.v rr Mm
ances occur in any locality
the proclamation said.
U.S. Awaits
Reply From
Cuban Office
WASHINGTON Aug. 10.
(UP) -The state department
today was expecting momen-
tarily a reply from Cuban
Ambassador Cintas to the
proposals for restoring peace
in Cuba offered last night
by l'rosident Roosevelt.
It was understood the
Uoosevelt proposal still con-
tained the provision in thr
original plan for Mar.hndo
retirement.
WATCH 'EM FALL
Mt-tt-orh to Start Hall Thursday
Night; You .May Catch One
In Your Hat.
DALLAS Aug. 10. IU.PJ Toxai
' nmil shower of nieteors will f-ilt
i tnld weck-end Prof J D noo
of southern Methodist University
; na rcmnjetj.
i . . ...
-i ne smuii ncuvoniv douifh iziuv
be expeoted to begin falling Thurs
Sunay tne university physicist
gaj.
There need be no f'-'ar. Prof.
Hoon said of being struck by ono
of the meteors. During tho past
125 years In which 130000 of tho
j bodies have fallen only one man is
known to have been Injured. That
was nt Mhow India on Feb 10
1927.
Texas has reported 31 of tho
130.000 visitations mere than any
other state.
The meteors of the Perseids
group may be seen In tho north-
east sky. Prof. Boon said. Tho
average watcher may see 15 to 20
J of the commonly called "falling
stars" an hour.
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Porter, A. O. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 214, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 10, 1933, newspaper, August 10, 1933; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71811/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.