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DENISON, TEXAS, MONDAY, MARCH 29th, 1937.
WEEKLY FOUNDED 1980—DAILY 1984
VOL. 3-NO. 232
Green Claimsi
Strikes Give
Labor Setback
Chamber Will
Begin Drive
Here Tuesday
MOTHER CHOKES 3
KIDS, HANGS SELF
iDecision On
| Wagner Bill
i Slated Today
Advantages
Now Will Be
Lost in Time
William Green, Labor Federa-
tion Head, Takes Crack At
John Lewis Faction; Claims
Will Resent Permanently.
Chrysler Strike
In Continued
DENISON
62-50-35
YEARS AGO
By DULCE MURRAY
Ojtunber Officials Hope To
Raise Budget Of 86,500 To
Meet Added Expenditure
Expected As Foreseen, Year.
AURORA, 111.—Failure of a fa- somewhere in Texas by police to
thcr to send the children an Eas- inform him of the tragedy. He is
ter card, is thought to have been'fought to lie in the oil fields of
W bite Easter
Barely Missed,
Local Churches
the reason for Mrs. Jeanette Mur-J that state .-omewherc.
tin temporarily becoming mentally After
Meeting Today
Is Cancelled
Large Number Of New Mem
bers Hoped To Be Listed
After Short Drive, Report.
March 29, 1875
The citizens residing on Burnett
avi nue ‘•how n commendable pride
in volunteering to take out thoj
stumps and grade their street-! Scking to raise a new budget!
This is now being done fromjof $6,500, recently set to enablej
Woodard to Morton streets. Jerry the organization to continue no !
choking the tlnee cliil-‘
(unbalanced and ended the life ot dren, the mother hanged herself
three of her children by choking to a light fixture,
them to death Sunday shortly af-l She left a note written, “John-,
ter she had them christened. | ny has kids and can't even send
The father is being sought them a card for Easter." I
Great Significance Is Seen In
1 Outcome Of Supreme Court
decision With Labor Trou-
bles At Highest Point.
Railway Act
To Be Acted On
Everyday
DENISON
NEW LONDON SCHOOL
High Court Benchers Closely
Watched For Actions; Labor
Act May Not Be Revealed.
Subordinate Of Lewis Named
To Carry Negotiotions With
Motor Company Officials.
WASHINGTON—Sitdown strik-
ers were given pronounced nega-
tive today when President Wm.
Green, of the American Federa-
tion of Labor declared that they
must be disvowed by labor or it
will serve to give it a decided
setback.
The head of the organization
declared that any temporary ad-
Nolnn and ('apt. Poff have cacli
had a team at work, with plows
and scrappers for a couple of
days. When this work is done,
Burnett will he the handsomest
avenue in the city. The entire ex-
pen, e of this work is borne by
those owning property on the ave-
nue.
.1. M. Sheeder of this city, has
just completed a fine saddle,
nicely trimmed. On one side is a
silver plate, on which is engraved
“Presented to Dr. W. L. Lipscomb
by his brother, T. C. Lipscomb.”
The saddle will be sent to Dr.
Lipscomb, at Columbus, Miss.
The property holders on Gandy
street are deteimined not to be
outdone by their friends on Bur-
vantage that might be gained by(
1 nett avenue and are going to re-
ccssnry work for the coming year, I
membership and finance commit-J
teemen will begin the annual j
Chamber of Cimmerce drive!
Tuesday morning, according to
Elliot McClung, manager.
The committeemen, scheduled
to hold a 'meeting today to receive j
instructions on the drive have
postponed the session because of
inclement weather. However, the
drive will begin Tuesday as prev-
iously planned, unless the present
weather continues, McClung said.
The Chamber raised the budget
several hundred dollars over the
1936-37 mark, because officials
believe many projects will come
up this year, entailing added ex-
penditures which cannot !>e cur-
tailed if Denison is to !■■■ helped.
STUDENTS STUDYING
| WASHINGTON — With many
, eyes now on the Supreme Court
- and with decisions of a h ghly im-
portant nature pending, hat body
J will meet today and th ir inter-
pretation of the law in the Wag-
j ner Labor act is expected to be
’given out.
NEW LONDON—With 200 of
the survivors of the student body
■of the New London school de-
I termined to complete this year's
school work here, school was
again started following more than
a week's closing as a result of the
blast which was heard around the
world and took the lives of 455
While this is expected to be the
most important pronouncement to-
i.uents. It is believed to be the; Special Offerings Are Asked
closely related, latest snow fall in many, many And Received For Numerous
the remaining students who wiU|®° present day labor troubles, vear, in Denison. n seems to be I Orphanages. Missionaries
such methods will
ultiniflielvf move the stumps and grade their McClung pointed out sue' ..rojects
ultimately! _ |na tbp n„,i r1v,p,. ,i„m , ■ ;pb tbp
prove a permanent setback to la-
bor. He stated the people would
resent permanently such tactics.
Green, who split with Lewis,
head of the sitdown strike move,
split definitely some months back
over the matter of the organiza
tion. The breach was finally
brought to where Lewis went into
the field against Green and start-
ed his move to organize all labor
into a massive union.
LANSING—With John L. Lewis
in New York, having been called
there over the weekend, confer-
ences over the trouble between
the Chrysler corporation and
workmen will be continued. At 11
Monday morning, Walter P.
Chrysler is slated to confer with
Governor Frank Murphy. A sub-
ordinate for Lewis has b en nam-
ed by him and will cary on until
the return of Lewis some time
Wednesday, it is declared.
street The property owners on
South Houston avenue are also
making a similar move. Steps
should he taken to grade and
heauitfy Rusk avenue.
The name of our contemporary
has driven us to
6-Year-Old
Child Hurt
Car Mishap
all possible1 Ran ln Slaps Woman Down And She 'i0n on t,ie proposed Supreme
as the Red River dam
Chamber claims needs
working on this year, and the pav-
ing porjoct from Derkson to Bells
on highway 1G0. The latter pro-
ject has been promised, it was,gj,.| ijving. at
corn-, street, js jn
students and teachers.
Nineteen teachers and the ,-u
perintendent will he in charge of day since it is so
will!
be stationed in buildings still' there are other matters of sig-
standing, j nificance.
Memorial services were conduct-1 Among the other subjects to be
ed at the site of the wrecked l’asse<i °n by them are the va-
st* ucture Sunday afternoon andj’blity of the 1934 railway retire-
{ment insuarsce act and the Wash-
i ington state minimum wage law.
| That the body will pass out a
I decision on the Wagner labor act
I is not assured, it was indicated
Local Brawl!"'1 __
WASHINGTON—With discus-
Easter was one dav of the year
when the weather remained sta-
tionary thr. ughout the day. Prac-
tically every church in the city
reached far above its Easter goal |
when thousands entered their1
buildings for worship, it gave
the boys and girls who had bought
Easter clothes a chance to wear]
them—hut only for one day. Ac-
cording to reports the snow began
falling at an early hour this morn-
ing, getting down to real work
shortly after <i o’clock. Now the
new garments have been put
away once more for heavier gar-j
Thousands Go
To Services
Here Sunday
Capacity Crowds Greeted At
Every Church In Denison As
Citjigtns Turn Out Enmaue
For Messages And Programs
Cantatas Are
Many, Report
was attended by thousands.
Negro Slain
By Woman In
years in Denison. It seems to he,
general throughout this section of
the state.
Denison worshippers missed a
- white Easter day by only a few
The weather will undoubtedly | hours when the warm, bright sun-
mean the postponement for thej shiny day of Sunday was soon
second time of the county Inter-1 transformed into a cool, snowy
Front Of Machine, Receiving
Head Injuries Here Sunday.,
Sticks Him With Knife; !Coult change going into its third
Dies Enroute To Hospital.') week> is declared today that
__ | bth sides plan a radio attack in
Henry Robinson, 29-year-old no-1 Presenting argument for and
gro employe of Steakley Chevro-iaffainst the proposed change,
let c uipany is dead and Estclla* Carter Glass, an avowed foe of
Jackson, 23, is held pending filing!t,le change, declared that the
nf murder charges, the outcome!greatest need was not a new
Dorothy Jean Briggs, 6-year-old
. , ....... ,- •> h’ving at 424 East Shepherd
our unabridged, f*1 out that highway com- ,treBti js in the Long.Sneed p|inic
Webster says, first, cresset «gm- dltional tri to Austin before itJ M f 10111 hoa‘*
Dos a lamp earned on a large .g aftual]y rea,iied Jur,“ .bUstamed whf she wasiof ..........u.e outcome;--........
pole; second, a kitchen utensil for M business men here who *, y. a ?ar °” South Mir,ck.of a scraPe in a negro beer j„int court, but a
setting a kettle over a fire. Now haye ^ bee„ contacted " .......... 1 ......
this leaves us in a muddle. Is our
contemporary a beacon light or a
pot, hook?
' her before the drive is completed. I sne ran out m; scrape enroute to the hospital,
front of a car driven by B. B. from loss of blood. Ilis right arm
Woodard! was thrown out of its socket hy
tllO 111!!,!,, U’lllnll nn,,A..A J 1L . ,
scholastic league contests at Sher-
man. The last week meet was
called off until Tuesday when it
appeared that a heavy rain would
be falling, but the sun came out
and ideal weather was on hand.
The meet will have to be held this
week as early as possible as the
entries in the district
have to be into officials’ hands im-
mediately. It’s all a mess up so
far.
Monday and early risers were
greeted wit a day quite different
frctn that of Easter Sunday.
Faster day in Denison started
with early morning worshippers
making their way to the churches
for special sunrise services in
<>me case.-, to be augmented later
meet will 011 *n the day with the regulation
Hither And Yon
with Ken
Madiera. From the pier we
ride by ox wagon over grass
grown and cobbled stone streets,
through the colorful market place
past important public buildings,
and residences in varicolored stuc-
co With red tile roofs; to visit the
oldest wine cellar in existence.! Smula-V aftcrnoon fl0111 tll(! »«-
Work will he resumed on the
II & TC round house, at this
place, in a few days. The foun-
dation is already laid. The build-
ing b to be brick.
March 29, 1887
Friday a week ago, Charlie
Carr, the 14-year-old sou of Mr. j
and Mrs. John It. Carr, was taken
ill while assisting in the Friday[
afternoon exercises at the school
library at 3:30. Instead of re-
turning home as his teacher ad-
visved, he remained to read an es-
say he had prepared an took part
in the debate and criticisms which
followed, then went home and to
bed, from which he never arose.
Typhoid fever had claimed him for
its own high fever, deiitium and
death at 5:30 p. m. Thursday.
Archie was an exceptionally bright
student and loved his studies.
The funeral services were held
new attorney gener-
ic join I avenue shortl-v before noon Sun-1 and cafe late Saturday night. 'lal-
the Chamber, will be called on by,* .... I Robinson, stabbed in the right- Should Glass '/'• on the radio
the committeemen, who .expect! , ,!e 11 ’ “lld ba'° been shoulder with a knife carried by ^01 a broadcast, it is declared that
to increase the rolls a large num-1’’ay!"K’ f ose ,0 the stl'cet 1,1 thn,tlle woman, died shortly after the
neighborhood when she ran out in; scrape enroute
The drive will last only a faw,
days, McClung said. |
Ncwland, 1213 West
Catches Shot
In His Pocket
ported the accident to city police,
said he stopped and placed the
child in his car to remove her to
a hospital, but a neighbor of the
youngster, passing by, asked that
he allowed to take her.
(from the gun of a bandit, Poliee-1 Attending physicians said the
man Geo. Jordan has his flash-'child’s injuries were painful, but
CIIIACGO—Actually catching
street, and was knocked to the'the blade, which severed the ten-
pavement. Mr. Newland, who re- dons.
he may he answered hy Senator
Robinson "f Aiknnsas.
Ran into Milo Cox and Sammy
Patillo, two of the best track men
over turned out by Denison high
school. Sam ran his brother, Jim,
a mile exhibition Saturday after-
noon, while Cox showed the hurd-
lers how to do it. Sam runs these
days for Texas University and in
! the best that school can boast
in his pocket a bullet fired at him she
wine cellar ...
400 years ago the cellar was then j d< n<;° ol kis *,juntb
an old convent, having served as a ''
wine factory since that time.
There we saw, smelled, and wen-
permitted to sample, if you please,
wine over 100 years old, stored
in Brazilian satinwood kegs that
held 10,000 gallons of this pre-
cious fluid.
Not just one keg, but many and
t.-nong the smaller ones with ca-
pacities of hundreds of gallons,!,
oddly shaped casks, such as combs,! "n,ll
drums, cheese tubes. Anticipating
that you may not believe this
story let me state here and now!
that I write this long after the
effect of the sample has worn
away, and 149 other people stand
ready to verify. At the time we
in southeast
with interment in Fair-
view cemetery.
At the meeting of the Literary
society of the eight and ninth
grades at the school Friday after-
Livermore, Jr.
Becomes Movie
Student, Said
Judge E. A. Wright, at the end!
of an inquest which lasted for’
several hours said “Robinson came' HOLLYWOOD—James Liver-
to his death from wounds inflicted' more, Jr., who with his mother,
hy a knife in the hands of Estelia'were mixed in a drunken shoot-
Jackson. He said the case had. ing brawl in their palatial home
not been closed.
light to thank for turning the
trick which saved his life early
last night.
Noticing two men entering a
building, Jordan approached them
with an order to hands up. In-
stead, one of the bandits wheeled
and fired at him.
The bullet struck his flashlight,
deflected and dropped into his
coat pocket.
not necessarily fatal. She is rest-1
ing well this morning after a
quiet night.
Mrs. Thompson
Dripping Springs
Dies Easter Day
USES NOVEL WAY
TO LAND
POSITION!,
An injunction restraining
C A. and T. A. Anderson
from operating a dance hall
on the premises at 418 North
Miriclc avenue, known as
Anderson Bros." was served
this morning by Deputy Sher-
iff Wesley Barnhill. The writ
was issued today by District
Court Clerk R. B. Caraway,
If the negroes cannot show
reason why the premises
should not be closed, the in-
junction may last for the per-
iod of one year.
some months back,
student for the
in Pasadena
has enrolled as a
j movies.
I lie will begin his first lessons
jthis week.
When offered the contract he
mid ho could not act. but later he
Sunday morning services which
started with the church schools.
AH churces were well attended
ami capacity crowds greeted them,
it was declared. Much publicity
ol services had been given for
several days through local news-
papers and Saturday some of the
churches responded with their
own paid advertisements announc-
ing their special Easter services
for the day.
Easter day is also decision day
and
these days. Milo dropped out of! ln many church schools and at
school, hut has reentered and will|sucb services several were added
be running again for them next,*"1'’1” tbe schools to the church,
year. He claims he has run the! Morning services were featured
high hurdle- in 15.2 and the 440; f,y special messages on the assur-
in 50 flat, which is stepping in iince of the resurrection and the
anybody’s league. Both Sam and,tacl Christ being raised
Milo looked like a million dol-j^"01111 tbe 'load. The day was
lars working out here.
(ideal and the ministers were
■ greeted with large audiences,
on the At evening hour most of
The.churches featured the service
Most interesting feature
air the past Sunday night. me,
guest of Edwin (’.Hill, a man rivilh ,boir special program of Eas-
who has been studying and expos-!41'1' ntusie, some of them giving the
ing all spiritualism. He euiphat- j Faster message in Cantata form,
ically said there are no such I '"'bile others gave anthems or oth-
things as ghosts and spiritual con- -pecial music.
as decided to accept the offer to!tacts with those persons in the far Th. Everyman's Bible class had
I be trained and will begin lessons, (beyond. He said that he had for its special Easter music mem-
Trnity Methodis-t
PORTLAND—G.
uate of the local
streamlined his application
noon, the exercises took the four, position with a Chicago
of a tribute to the memory of
Archie Carr, who was a member
of the society. The room was
draped in mourning and crepe
hangings were displayed upon the
on which had been
written many benutiful original
verses by his class mates. His
seat in the school room was heav-
j ily draped in black cloth, fes-
i tooned with white hyacinths and
geranium leaves. Miss Tapper-
hugan’s pupils of the tenth and
Mrs. Willie D. Thompson, 89, of
the Dripping Spring community,!
following an illness of ten days,!
| died at the farm home Sunday af-
I ternoon at 2:34 o’clock.
L>on, giad-1 yunerai services will be con-
high school,
movie1 P'. m'.M°nclay at ^'iPPing Springs'and had made several attempts'To |
i with interment there. Shott-Mur- dance with the woman, but she^
(ray will direct. refused. He had been taken from
Mrs. Thompson was born Dee.
5, 1847 in Kentucky, her parents
| Following the shooting the lad | $10,000 in cash ready to give to bers of the
j said his mother shot him when anyone who could convince him J church choir,
he dared her to after bringing a that there was such a p ssibHityj 1" many cases special Eabser
rifle to her. Later the imotherjand give him a demonstration.! offerings were made either for or-
! was arrested and fieed. The boy! While hundreds have tried, none phannge work or missionary ac-
tivities.
fought between life and death for! have succeeded.
several days. I - '__
----------1 From the Detroit News: Corn-1 r- B- McKinney Jr. was removed
0------------0 pared to Frank Buck's earnings, l fr°m I-ong-Sneed hospital to hli
, According to eyewitnesses, Rob-
’I ducted by Rev. L. It. Lamb at 4 inson had been drinking heavily,'
K AT Y
Railroad News
■ the $25,000 paid John Hamilton
! isn't too much for bringing an
j elephant back alive.
production equipment company,!
ai d employed the powers of sug-
gestion to get himself a job.
He sent his application in the , . „ . ,, „ ,
- , * being Mr. and Mrs. James Brad-
form of films which showed him ,
ley. She was married April 7,
home on West Gandy street Satur-
dny afternooH. lie Is recovering
rapidly from an appendix opera-
tion.
at work in is ma-"ial training de-
pari.inent at school, and also in
his own shop. The final scene
showed him boarding a train ‘for
Chicago" to accept the position
which he wanted to secure.
18<-9 to Goo. W. Thompson.
Surviving are a son, V.
i Probably the most standardized!
profession in the world is the mo-1
vie ticket office girls. Anywhere!
the same
could hardly believe it ourselves,'
eleventh grades were present as
iRUTHERFORD INFANT
Spring is here, but not in Deni-
the beer joint, the Anderson Bro-,son. To back up this statement,
thers Cafe, 4 18 N nth Mirick avc- the Katy has two carloads of dec-
line, seceinl times hy friend "h0 t,.jc fans, hound for Los Angeles,
tried to calm him down. from Springfield, Mass.; a carload _______
He returned each time umLof grnppjujce from the factory at intelligent looking, but with a cold} will be sent you.
T. . .., 1-1 made further advances to the Highland N. Y. to Oklahoma City
Thompson of this city; grand- woman, it is reported, and fin-‘;ln,, n carload of straws, probably
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Fol man, a„y pushed or slapped her down to sip the beverage, fr’m ^
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Lillie'from the counter on which she'
NOTICE
, If you do not get you paper
one goes, they arc approximately delivered to you by 5 p. m. each
pretty and beautiful, j day, please phone 300 and one
THE DENISON PRESS
Jones, Oklahoma City; Mis. Wil-J was seated. As ho bent over to’
York City.
lie Davis, Blochton, Ark., and Mrs.
Willie Smith, California. Grnnd-
but when we were shown n hill of
ladun, of wine, sent to the Areh-
btehop of Canterhu y on May 7,
1r 76, we began to understand
that they might still have on hand
seme 100 year-old wine. In the
sales ronn mumls of the indus
try immens ■ hand carved vases,
was also the lady hers If as visit-
DIES HERE SUNDAY sons are Robert and Howard Wil-
i Ralph Edward Rutherford,
()VS.
The roll was called by the sec-., ,
r dary, ami each member respond-I :
ed with a quoatlion appropriate
to the occasion and hearing refer-
ence to the society's bereavement.
The effect was very touching.
jlianms of Oklahoma City
in- Quinton Williams, Bowie.
G. B. Johnson, statistician, has
resumed his duties after a brief
pre-Easter vacation.
man powered wine press, helped
to better nequaint one with the
pa t history of the business, to
any nothing of beautiful murals
on the old walls painted years
ago, all pertaining to wine and
the proem.
which
was of unusual interest and mer-
it.
March 29, 1902
Mrs. C. H. Bayne died unex-
pectedly at her home last Friday.
Deceased had been an invalid for
grab her, she is alleged to have
drawn the knife which she was
carrying and out him on the wrist,
and As he straightened up, si*' lunged
!nt him, driving the blade deep
..... ———----—■—• into his shoulder,
at a'YOUNG MEN’S CLUB 'claim.
MEETS MONDAY N1TE Robinson staggered outside and! u n Cyilii'nrd p;*v
| --- | collapsed on the aidew.lk.Byat.ml- Texas, section laborer has enter-’
! The second meeting of the re ors called an ambulance, hut the'ed the Katv b,spita, for trpat.
; funeral services were conducted, cently organized Young Men’s negro succumbed before reaching ,„Pnt
will be held the hospital. i ' __
eye which warns one not to say]
much more than “hello" and “nice'
weather we’re having, ain’t it?"!'........■""■■■ -"
Our greatest ambition, at least al-1 Hlisbaildi And Wife
one of them and tale lessons in j
developing that aloof look and!
cold shoulder atmosphere.
IK. Rutherford, died Sunday
(loeal hospital. Parents reside at!
1112 Woodard street. Death oc-|
curred shortly after birth, and
J. W. Scully, pa senger ear dis-
eyew itnesses^ trihutor, is off on his vacation.
in the great motiss and the old ^ with —iation
] torment at Walnut Grove, nenr nt the Chamber of Commerce Robinson has acted as car j M Kp],y s„Pt 0T1 forPniaa at
McKinney. Dev. Dodge of the building Monday evening nt 81 washer and general ha, Jy man at okla
Presbyterian church officiated o’clock, it was announced. A the Steakley Motor company
and Short-Murray directed. large number of new members several years.
pH*t IAFCLY—Ito IU«kWul' (Conttoutd on ?Mr* «)
.Surviving arc the parents and are expected to attend, with of-
grandp.rents, Mrs. Lueli. Ruthcr- ficers and a permanent name for
ford, McKinney; G. W. Ruther- the club, will be selected.
L A.
ford, Grove, OKI.., end
Baum, DOftlfOP i
Drive Safely—N»t Cerletvly
Carter, Okla.. las been released
^,’1 hy the hospt al to resume his du-
! ties.
Mrs. Nannie Ashburn has hocn j. g Hoillnsworth has been re-
called to Houston after receiving ,eaged fey the hospita, t„
a mo.saBe revealing the serin,,, HI- b,8 dut,M „ ,ection ,aborer in
neee nf her mother.
One of the mast interesting ar-
ticles on sport we have read in j
many months, comes from thoj
typewriter of George White re-j
cently in the Dallas News. White
gives his general views on Joel
Louis, the negro boxer, and says
in genteel language that he is!
nothing more than an over-touted'
ham. Having watched his career!
cioseiy for the past two years,*
this correspondent is inclined to
agree with White and will go fur-
ther to say that we believe Louis
will get the socks whipped off
My wife gives away my heat
knock-about suit to the garbage
man.—H. MrG.
- Whitswrifht,
IContfottld 0. Pa^e 4) WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE DOf
. ^ m ■ ibAJUS-.
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