Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 239, Ed. 1, Friday, October 8, 1937 Page: 1 of 6
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Ten I
very
IDE AT HOME
Breckenridge American
WEATHER
West Texas: Paitly cloudy south
unsettled noitli tonight and Sat-
I'idny. F
Persons nro Injured by
Purchaso Made Out of
I
breckenridge.
Oh. 17 NO. 280.
IlKKCMi.MSllHJK STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS FltlDAY OCTOUKU S. W:.7.
IMIK'K DAILY TIIUFK CENTS SUNDAY FIVE CENTS
$
The I
Observer
nmrnAi.i. iodu
AT CRISIS STAtJi;
JOHN II. SUA It.
ruitMTtui: M:i:ir.i)
TT IS football tonight' It will
tnkc everything he Ruck
hnve Rot. nml a lot of it-nthcr lung-
ed fnns behind them tonight to
win The Buck mr oing to li
And every on is going t have a
good lime twn if it la an awful
Rood time.
(jJlC'KKU up an Austin par tru-
w morning nml saw an acroi
of the wedding of Msiia x-r Shu.
to Allan Shivers senator from I'..t'
Arthur Mntlnltre In thi daughW
of Mr nnd Mr John It 8harv of
ihf Isiwcr Ilto Grande Valley
Probnhty not many hv
lipnril much of .1 hn "hnrv noith
of Hill) Antonio He I" the hlg bust- I
nnui mnn of the Valb . Among nth-
ct things tip aold rni h of the Innd
now plnntrd to fnnt owns great
gob of It. himself ' -I taiarii i.uiVi
not to mention nimnm packing!
plants bunks m .m-iiti" itr I
II"
w.t
homo hidd-1 off the high
y rrurn .M.Aiien
place Sometlim e th
built with n sb iw place in mind
To show prosrM.iiv. Innd tuisi t
what could tie dot j
Mr Shnry take -teat pride in
It He showed u tlmigh It once .
Our t collect ton - pl of i
gtandurr. nnd Mi -hi picking I
Up a llttlo cnrve.t rlijhant ti
some nthtr trinket or palntln
value thounnd of doll it a
ti... i.. i.u .. .ot mil nhiisnl
us nn ncrp of rltrua that pi.Ml.ne.l
MX) tnlihels that rar at $3 pi
huahM Hut told us rot to print
nlwut the fiull. iH'cause It wo ill
take nil the time of an expert t..
approach that and new land hiv
era would make so much less h.
would feel somebody eheat.d
them The fine home hiddt n nwa
In the Iiwer IHo iWande Vallc
utmost nstound
rillUNITY t'nmislty fo..thn I
I mmnd rati.. Ht'ckeni .U-1
yestctdav In a ihnteied bin. n.l
Thursday afteini wked out .1.
Ilurkntoo field in pieiatlon fot
their contest at Abilene with M-Mun-y
This l icnd -.i
Tur.lti has t-to.i.d line r . h
'BoKRi enld tslis h" "ops t . 1
liecnusr of th fit"' tieatniit'
Hven nnd lidded thi h id a u .t
llinhctlnit up cti nti
. CPOUTS wrlteia at l Ange'.i a
nre divided fmir and four n
the outcome of thr Ioyoln-Hnrdln
S.mmons plash tda Purlialiine
intntntlons wore fi to 5 on ljyida.
Jack Hinrlchs a HreekunrMgr
sttidont l it tmvnber of the Har-
din blmmons team.
rpHIS nltrrnoon at 3 o"clock Pis-
co will dedicate its nw $13 "00
stadium Stipt It N Tuck will
he matter of ceremonies nnd Con
pressman Clyde
(iartett will be
lltp chief speaket Itrnny Butlei
rewsper man will review foot
lml history of Cisco A petition
of Cisco A petition
has heep cli.tjUted saking all - ()ti for oil below 21 gravity Commodity Ciedlt Corporation o-
slorea to eUe foi the game with ! Bn upward differential of 3 day announced a icvtsed schedule
Big Spring which wns fre.l fr acn degree of giavity to of loin values on cotton tanging
Mgneil
COMEBOPY trade a remark m
x' the presence of Jt.cll J-wies
that the Ft Worth City C01m.1l
was acting like 11 bunch of !lo
Scouts Wow' Ilusjiell said some )
thin; and if wr did not heat
wrong it hod the ring of calling
some one a preMlca'or. To pu'
It lishtly
The Boy 8 ont hive tieen put j
tn charge of t it v affairs many
times and ran them up to snuff
lOtsselt added
RS. Borlhn Plath la in n dl
lemtiin and Is nktng help of
the miblip She hns 1 family she
Is altrmptlrg to keep the "wolf"
awny from and she neods help
- Tho fM.illy consists ol a widow
and n child nine yonr old. Iir
nlture Is needed by the social
worker Mrs. Plath says she Is
nhle to supply food through her
miranUntton. hut furniture nf nny
kind is needed. A bed Is particu-
larly needed she said. Any ono
able to holp Is asked to get In
turh with Mr PUMi at omc
Stephens County Products Show Opened To
EUROPEAN SITUATION CRISIS
Hreck People Ire
Asked To A I lend
Products Show
In outer to show appreciation
of thi Mrphens County Pio
dads Show ami nf thr great
amount of work d-we by the
people of siirrotinilin ( commu.i
Itlea to open It a tall h.i been
1 for bualru as people and
Miii n 1 ! to visit the I'X
i i'. i ln nnd Mat lldrt)
It ii nuki l that business men
f. ami taki th u employees J
1 II ighr president of the
Mi. rkf ni ntffi hambri of Coin
mii. .iMiouneed a prttr of a
.Ih-atcr jxttty to the lamest
number taken to the fall by one
organisation A book will bi
thi re foi regRtratlnna All at
tending aa wtnneis Mill be mom-
ben ot the theater pnrty.
'THIRD LARGEST
HOTTON p. R n P
JJ 1 1 Ult U 11 U 1
I S ESTIMATED. WASHINGTON im 7 UP) .
Thr denntttiirnt of -iji k ultute to-
.In. catlmaiiJ the t' S cotton i
p this ear .it l7-.73)00 bales.
The produ. tlon stimnte was up I
t 17000 bales from the September !
1 foii-casl tf I6.0M.OO bales The
1. iviitment nsid th crop would bo
thi th.rd largest evti produced In
this countiy.
Thr bureau f census: reported
.'"t ift bales ginned from thin
vein a crop prior In October 1.
fompaied with f. 031360 for 1036
.1 .1 I233.0SS rot IMS.
iHpurtment of Agriculture of-
'11 in inuni ili it l pointed to the
laii istitnat. in shatantlntlon of
ih n .1. niuml toi
apeclal session
of niniiw to . t..t cop control
1. iiiintioti toi mi n xi year.
"lb.
Ti xas U-Id was estimated
."1 ooti haU.
.M.W lli:i. (Al.l.
WAHINUTON. list 6 UP'
1'iisiilcnt KiKisevelt said toda) he
might delay a decision on whether
to summon a special at-ssion a(ini( burglary nscapod.
congrew. Indicated as a likely pos-1 Anlolllo Martlnoi. OS sirvlng life
slblllty for November until nf ter I rron n0U8ton tor rope was ean-
his return to Hyde Park. N. Y.. 1 tmot by gnfford a tew mlnutea of-
net week tM ihm break which occurreil at
iow Crude Prices
Posted lu Marjnolia
DALI.A8 Oct. S. tUJD Magno-
lia Petroleum Co. announced to-
day an Initial schedule of posted
prices on crude oil In th Uratl-
in. int. Ttvaa
field retroactive to
October I.
Tn schedule set un a Pi lee of
$1 1.1 a barrel for oil of 26 to irtjliom 0 to 0 cents a pound
u to gravity and an upward dif-; The cot Duration pointed out the
fcn-ntial of 2 centa for each degree new scheduli qualities crtaln
of gravity from $1 1ft a barrel for grades of cotton formerly Inellli-
oil of 27 to 27 MO grlt to $1 29 ' ib!e for loans and increases the
a barrel for oil of Jt giavity and ' loan vilue of ceitatn low grade
above. cotton
SCREEN TESTS
When major flhn company such
as Metio-Ooldwyn-Mayer announc-
es lUelf aa ready to -nake bona
fide screen testa of the moat desir-
able material it can dig up m any
given territory. It lays itself wide
opn for a lot of hsid woik am
many headaches. But MOM feels
that somewhere In Texas theie Is
good piomlslng stnun material
end Is willing to go to a lot 01
trouble and a conldPinblf expense
to find it And In this Search for
Talont there will bo much woik
nnd a lot of money spont.
Knim all indications theie will
be many peisons In tho cltetilatlon
nioa of Breckenridge American
who will want one of the limited
?iumbet ot tests which the MctV-
WORTH WHILE
EXHIBITS ARE
OFFERED FREE
Show Not An Entertainment
So Much As Study Matter
For Growers
II V C M. II
Stephens county's new
i
th- Stephen C.iint I'md i
Shiw was born toil i mm I w it
helnj nursed and exhibit. i out it
the fn'i grounds Although di' oil
in tomewhat swaddling r!othi m
great exhibitions c it t '
Hungrier with healths lutiKS
clean limbs fine bone and potent
la It lea of making a rfient mnn of
himself. Ills tnnn fin- point i
should be studied.
Ion Is n t omi tlnni:
find sti'inur thlnw
-".. z." "::r
ili lootiatiute to riow.'iH who hu.i
to l'hh at but It Is II lll-il of
not how they mny hie
To get (he full be'iellt th ills
p:vs nnd drmonstintions muat In-
ati'dlcd in detail nnd Information
obtained from exhibitors on lion
u donc
jr0 Instance M. H Keith has n
line agricultural ixlilblt. ot
the
hugest uwect potntoft ever mown.
That In not the point but healthy
potatoes fine eating slfe mown
by lrv fanning methods. He h.u I
other produ. e to match and cnni''hu- I " " town piotnlav
demonstrate
(Turn
how foods can
To I'.iRo S!)
tiu
jConvicl Escapes:
Companion ShoL
ANOLKTt)N Oct. 8 'URl A
convict who fled in a break from
f d
WM MM am a
thud was cap'.und made good his
cscnpc toany. ideulng. the Bieckenrldgc Uuck-
Oeorgc Hetnnndei 22 sentenced OH th mmdw-s. uie i.ad to
Horn El Paso for two cnis on u j krp nllvi. npll hopc f a iitiltt
iobber conviction sa killed bv ' . olli;i .ui.at the high lid-
guard Pat .Safford. ul y.-lldw Jackets from Stephen-
Justo Cano 20 serving 32 yeais vm.
fioin El Paao for assault robbety Thi Huiksioos have lost two of
dusk yeaUriiay.
Saftord reporleU to prison offi-
cials ttif 1 tint eonvlcta ware gmtlisr-
log corn at camp I They worked
their way behind a wagon and fled
Into the wood.
Cotton Loan Scale
Revision Is Made
ATLANTA. O.-t S. IU.
The'
INFORMATION
Ooldwyn-Mayer test crew will
make nt tne Palace theatre Wed-
nesday nnd Thuisday October 13-
II and the problem Isn't going
to be one ct finding those willing
to be tested but of finding the
tight ones to teat.
So that every pet sens desirous of
obtaining n test may have equal
chances with all nthrs n method
of control Bmt a process of elimi-
nation will. I.o established
Plrst. there will he published in
tho columns of Bieclioniltlgo Am-
pi lean application blanks request-
ing such pertinent Information as
name sex telophono number nd-
drcss etc. To entor. nn applicant
must fill out one of the.so blanks
(Turn To Page Six)
Passt rv Set Much Play on Their Hacks
I hi pl )mks hf i aa s.ifr n-
In In. . i t
I n i mi i i . 'I ! U .
I .in . . I ' i i
1 1 .in H k r
1 1 lit - ii i
hImiih t.
-t p. ni
liel the
Buckaroos To Make
Title Stand Tonight
Yellow Juiki t fans from St. h
iiiMlli- In Km uiilMng here this to
"""on to find a football ntmos-
of a big crowd to a-r the game
and despite the fact the Huckaroo
a if rated the undeidog. hope stilt
high among local fans for n vic-
tory.' Flags flying for the exhibition
gave .1 i(ttla diess for the occasion
and the pep squad and students goi
the oenl cords oihd up for tin wu" " 'i-
frncas In a downtuwn pep rally Besides the Uuckatoos. who air
last night. fighting with their backs to the
The j.nir will be tailed at Sjwnll the San Anfjolo BohcnUtake
o'clock Ion Swptwater at Snn Angrlo with
Doing Into the gume fur the first
time this Hcason in the lolc of un-
their flisi three gumes of tilt sun.
son. one of them a conforunco (lu-
teal it the hands of Swootwutor.
and a Ijss tonight will defintely
knock them out. of the running tn
the tight District 3 race. Stephen-
vllle on the other hand Is unbeat-
en and untlod and has rolled up
an Impressive record of 100 polnLs
In three games against ltd oppon-
ents. The Yellow Jackets' goal lino
has not been crossed this yonr. 1
A large ctowd Is anticipated by I
school officials. It is tho first cm-1
clal game of the season at Buck-1
at no Stadium and Is the last honu'
Continued on Pago Six
Girl Held Here To
He Relumed Home
The fathei of a young girl Jail-
ed heir on leports of having at
tempted to puss checks has be- n
hi-atd from in Michigan. He wired
Ki Klity he U coming to Uiecken-
lidge un.l his duugh'ei will be
tut tied ovti to him by the sheriffs
dcpurtui' nt.
Prim it ice Ha ) I is I s
Will Meet Sunday
All Pilmitiv.; Baptists and othi-ts
Inutt-sttd arc Invited to the home
ct Mrs J M. Bogcis 320 West
Win. If 1 Sunday at & p. m It was
antvmnrt-il today. The purpose of
tho meeting is to decide the place
arid time for meetings. It was said.
Attendance Grows
At Sinein y School
Attendarco is Increasing nt the
WPA singing school being hold li-
the Church of Chi 1st building It
wns announced today. The school
is ftce to all persons over 10-
sssssssaW J r V
a ."' i Miit'iit Innd compri'Ml
The klrku is piotiited uixl I
i. II. . vl'i 'lit - th. f ii mi I
i II. toll plittllp lit C'llUI-'i'h
bill'ln - .' Iiliinl of looi tnic Arn-y
Oil Bell Bailies
Full Force Today
OH B"lt foot ln II engngrimmt
open In full blast this afternoon
and tonight with nil haiidH on
deck and tho chances of two
championship rings Wing down
the gonfalon at stake Insofar as
Bobcats me concerned.
Abilene Journeys to Knstlnndt
this afternoon and Big Spting ha
p meeting at Cisco while Bi own-
wood will bt at home to Hanger
tonight. Abilene Big Spring and
Utownwood nio favorites whllj
tho other two contrsts aio consul-
11 ml much muio of nn uncortnlnty
nlthotiKh Bit-cltontldgo is smomily
looked uron its . the underdog bo-
cause of Stupht ..vllle's S to 0 de-
feat of Sun Angelo and the IJucltr
loss to Swcetwatei by n count o(
It to 0. Hg
Lions Treated To
Hih School Phi)
MembeiH of tin- BicokenrUU"
Lions club at luncheon 'today ha
as tht-lr pi ori am a one-act play b
high -school students.
The pluv "Doc. en's Delight had
a cast of tl.iee. Carey West played
the part of doctnt Betty Elliott
the part of his wife and Millie Jo
Hawkins the part of the patient
It. C. Brlttinn was stage managet
and characters weic intiodu. ed b
Anitha ISuuanks.
A shuit nihil ess was made bv
Coach ICck Cuttis in which he said
in part that the game tonight
would deteimlne tho quality of tin
Breckenridge football team.
I. It. Lines Ft. Worth and Ross
Elliott Ji. wote vtiilois to the
meeting.
Sunday Is Family
Day At Stone Church
Sunday has been designated h
family day" at tho Stone Chuich
It was announced today. All mem
hers of tach family aio icuestnd
to it together. A gift will bo pips
Pitted to tho Inigost family with
both parents present.
A special proginm Is being ar-
ranged with songs anil lending
suitable to the occasion It wns
said. Rev. E. B. Ciump will punch
the scimon.
LEGION VOTES .
TO ORGANIZE
BRANCH HERE'
Statement On Show Coming
On Sunday Is Made To
Clear Action
Members of the Hmkp ".;.
Post. American I.imii in i.-kuIi-im.'tin"
'I hut s.l 1 . ntkht otid t'
.1 :nin. n 1 tin unci ol tin
oii of thi Aiuei iciin Jeglon 1
Tin is 1 list glowing brrnch of
tin I.kl"t son of win vctr nuts I
In mii; 1 limbic to membcisnlp.
It was il n otcd to stnpe n fait
in- on Ainiistlcp I"ny nnd to oh-
iii. th. iniiual Sunday service.
Th iii.ittt of the circus oomtng
ti li.i-cki-ni.duc on Sunday undt-r
tln -tponaorrhip ot the locnl iost
wis ili 1 ii- si il and the following
1.K11 ml t-tntcmcut Issued.
"I ho Anitlenn Legion wishes to
state tint Chaplain Unbelt 1.
Mnrklpy I t.ot In accotd with the
litem showing heie on October
17. nnd waa not picscnt ft the
iecutlve nieetliig. but since all
iitinligementn have been made the
I.i Ion fplt they would have to go
thiough with tin previous ariHiigc-
ineiits. even over the vigorous
protest of Clinplnln Markley.
"The lutuls aio to bi used foi
bencolcnt piiiHars nnd since
they -u' comlni; Iipip nnywny thev
felt they lould use tne money foi
ii good cause.
"This statement Is made In fall
iii'sa to out chaplain who is loved
by eveiy member of the American
Legion "
Thumbs Of bod
IsV
Down On Circus
Memheis of the Knights of Py-
thias went on icconl at thcii-
mpcting Thuisday evening as con
demning the showing of n clicua l'i
Breckenridge on Sunday.
In tnnklng the report it was add-
ed "then.- Is nothing we can do
to stop It we Just wished to go
on rccoid as suppoittng the minis-
ters." It was said Friday morning no
meeting of the inlulsteiinl associa-
tion has been held to discuss the
mattei of an Injunction which
some pnstci s suggested Thui adny.
HI an I on Loses
In Garrett Fight
ABII ENE. Oct. 8. (U.Rv -A Jurv
In 12nd dlsttlct court today re
lumed a verdict against Thomas
L Blnnton former 17th district
congressman in each of II counts
In hit. 1100.000 slundei and libel
suit agiinst Congressman Clytto
Oariett of Eastland and Oaut'tt's
campaign inanagci and sccielaiy
J . Cm ki 111 of Goi man.
HOUSE SWITCHES ON TAX BILL
AUSTIN Oct. a. iU.V The Tex-
an house ot leprcsentativca show-
ed surprising overnight change
today nnd lefuaed 73 to II to le-
commit Its omnibus tax hlli.
A series of votes taken yesterday
indicated that tax opimneuts and
o'd age assistance llboiullzeis held
the ntojorlty The direct voto to-
day howevci wns a victory foi
Governor James V. Allied's tax
inlslng program The omnibus
.11 can ill !(Velo pel cent Incieitsc
on natural rcsouict-s and utilities
nnd would inlse an es'lmated
$10000000.
Ropresentativa Albeit L. Dei tlon.
Miulln mnilo the motion to 10-
cominlt io liberalization of old ago
nublstanco ccuUI bo Inoludod In tliu
tax bill. VfJ
Aftoi voting 18 to 8 to allow
admission of n bill to cut de-
partmental appiopriutlons $1000.-
r0C the senate adjourned until
Monday Tho vote was on n motion
;:
IS AT
Will Wed Dodge
Annniincltii; h.i rniiuement to
Iann I). DimIkc hi it to a latgt
shine of the ii.ltomohllc mllllo'ia
liii'cn Mi n.'tiald. 1H above Mnnl-
toulln lslmiii On' tiiephoni opet
tot xald thi weddlni; would take
pi in next ' 11 sonu tltni " At
St tiuis Mi- A. Il Wilson
nuithei of th- Jieai old Ilodge
si.id flu- knew nothing f his le-
poited enptueiiii nt t the gill
daughter :( the tugboat cnpinln.
FILE PROTEST
ON BEER VOTE
Injunction Petition Filed
flilmc Plonlmn H n I i
vjliUHIb LltLlllJIl ni!U
Saturday Illegal
MINEUAL WELLS. Oct . tMpl.t
A petition has been filed with
nx . .
Dl. ... I .fudge S.. Russel aaktng
tJllll llll' V Olllll Ulia lllf HIUI
t'ountv Cornrnisaionets the County
Attotnev ol P11I0 Pluto be 1 njolnod
lloiii 1I1 ( lining the elect 1011 ot S.l'
uiilav Oct. 2. valid in which the 1
county voted against legalized neet.
This instiuiiient was filed with
Judge Russell at Stephenvlllo
Widntmi.y morning by M. E. Lnw-
ioiic.0 an dnssoclntes of Eastland
and pluintiifs vvt-re J. ti. Bond W.
D. liuffoid Fi ancis Fowler Bill
Sandeis W. W. Holmes nnd It. L
Stone.
The hearing on the case waa set
for -Monday October iS. at Palo
Pinto 1:00 p. in. in tho fullowins
ordoi- by Judge RumII.
The petition or th plaintiffs In
asking that the electioi. Do act aside
nnd deemed void cite hiec Ir-leulaiitit-s
as lollOwn.
Fiist. that the Coutt failed ti
follow statute In the ordt-i stating
that 'tho petition contained 10 ?or
cent ot tlie qualified vrters of the
county ' and should have been ton
pei ie:it of thi voters for Governor
hi the last getiei.il election otc.
(Turn To Pago !lv)
to ovonlde Lt. Gov. Walter Wood-
ttl's opinion that tho bill waa not
within tho governor's call.
The house showed sui prising
sti engirt today for opponents of
the omnibus bill tecommended foi
passage by the tovenuo and taxa-
tion committee
The leveuut- and tannttun com-
mit too lecommended for passage n
bill to 1 omit all state adviiloiem
taxts lor feiloial gencinl puiiKnioa
to counties. The lomUsion would
total nppioxlmately $in-)0000. Fot
1 tv-one counties now have full o
pni t romisslon ot such tiixos.
The State nf falls committee 10-
cessod its public caittig on a bill
to relegHlIzo pari-niutuel horso
betting because no proponent was
piescnt.
A sonito sub committee w-orkod
on a revision down waul of depart-
ments appropriations. The sub
committee oxpected to jcpoit Monday
lsssssHPtflP ssUB
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Public
HAND
ITALY JAPAN
ARE ADAMANT.
CHALLENGING
President Roosevelt Goes
Into Conference Oyer
Grave Matter
WASHINGTON Oct. 8. UP
I iraident Roosevelt tettittied to
Wvhl'icton today antl Immedint
. 'V summoned his chief fotelgu
iclntions advinois Into cnufeiencr
n the International situation.
MUSSOLINI HltlDLIN
ON SITUATION
ROME. Oct. 8. (U.P-An Italian
note refusing to dlsctiJs withdraw-
al of foreign voliintccin fiotn Smlu
except on Ptomlor Mussolini's own
tonus will be dcllvoted to fitr .'
Itiltaln antl Finnco tndnv "i t
mot tow. It was disclosed tndnv
MtiKSollnl In ngteement wi 1
Ailolf Hltlei. hns decided to dt
Biltlsh-FtPtii-h demnnd I ha' In
wlthtliaw hia mon fiom SkiIii. .iikI
his reiily constituted In effect an
Invitation to III Unlit and Ftan
to take action If tho"" saw fit.
The note wan expected to pic-
elpltate a ndw European eilos
mid Mtiasollni evldflttly wns rend
for It Frnnco'.s thtont to omii In 1
frontlet so that tho Spanish loynl-
ivts could get mon nivd niiitniinl-
tlnn th-ougli Fmnoa had failed to
move him.
IAP .MINISTIIK
IIKAWINC. NOTE
TOKyo- Oct. fc. (UJU - Foreign
Mliiisler Kokl Hllotn. nildressid 1
cabinet council today on the ci Ixi 1
(precipitated by tho U. S. mid th.
league of tuition condemnation .t
J"l""n' course In China.
JuMt ber" UB "f"" " '"
gn office spokesman iltsclosid th
WK nMllR ft iMi.nii
1 the situation In the nami -i It
government anil It was In Ii . 1
1 that declining to take personal re
sponsibility fot it ho had subind-
let the statement to the govern-
ment na n wholo.
Indications Incienscil that the n
suit ot tho International eiltlrui-i
of Jnpan might be soonoi or lat'f
a formal denunciation of the nlne-
powoi tteaty concoiiiing Chln-i's
status and a flat challenge to the
world to stop Japan. If It could.
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New Electric Power
Yard Stick Shown
AUSTIN. Oct. 8. (U.R The Colo-
indo liver atithmlty set a yutd
stick for cheap clectilc power In
1 tit en offeied tho city of Austin
as loveulcd In litigation filed heie
today In the stnte supiemo cmnt.
A frlotully mandamus petition
asKod the couit to icqtilro of fleets
of the atlthoiity to Institute a con-
ttnet agreed upon between tin-
city's cotincllnton nntl dlicctois of
the river authority.
Under tho rntos offered It wi.
cnmptitetl thr city will ho fuinl.sh-
ed olccttlc cnoigy ivt 1 5-10 mills
per klllowntt hour.
A sliding scalo pi ov ides .till
ahoapot enoigy for larger quanti-
ties. Hifjhway Work Rids
Expected Oct. 2(1
AUSTIN Oct 8 (U.R) An r.ti
mated $2000000 of road and bildg
work in Texas will bo bltl npo
Octobci 20 If Included fcdci.il ai I
piojects aro approved by the U
buieau of public toads.
Sulfating of 33 miles of hlgh.vav
8H In Patkcr Palo Pinto Erath
and Eastland county.
Address Postponed
AUSTIN Oct. 8. (U.R) Govoi-
nor Jarncs V. Allied's radio ml-
diess on the legislative situation
wns postponed today by tho gover-
nor's continued Illness.
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 239, Ed. 1, Friday, October 8, 1937, newspaper, October 8, 1937; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth72966/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.