Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 291, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME TWELVE
THE MOUNT PLEASANT TIMES 0, EDNES.DAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1931.
NUMBER 291
RURAL ROUTES .
UNDERGO CHANGES' nhVS2SU,'
ABOUT SIXTY FAMILIES
GET FREE MAIL
SERVICE
WILL
i St. Johns, Newfoundland, March
17.—Rescue ships scoured the ice-
| clogged reaches of White Bay Tues-
| day night in search for other sur-
vivors or victims of the explosion
Effective on April first, Rural and which Sunday night ended the half
Free Delivery Route No. Two, out of . century of service of the sealing ship
Mt. Pleasant will be considerably en-1 Viking, and killed or maimed a por-
larged and will he routed over new 1 tion of the 14.°. men on board.
Henry J. Sargent one of three
Americans on board, was reported
PHONE
86
DRY CLEANING FOR PAR-
TICULAR PEOPLE
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Tear Gas Ends
Riot In Jail
At Longview
Longview, Texas, March 17.—Tear
gas bombs were used by local officers
Monday night in quelling a riot start-
led by prisoners who had imbibed too
freely of narcotics, it was learned
Tuesday.
Virtually all of the 64 men in the
TO DRILL CARSON
WELL DEEPER
WORK IS TO BE STARTED WITH-
IN THE NEXT THIRTY
DAYS
We have been reliably informed
that the test well on the Titus-Mor-
county jail became excited and un- r*s county line, a short distance north
territory. Instead of coming into the
highway two miles south of town, this
route will follow the road south from among the survivors miraculously
the Union Hill community almost to I rescued from a death in the icy wa-
Cypress Creek, then turn west and j ters of the North Atlantic late Mon-
intersect the new highway five miles i day afternoon. He and two New-
south of town. This will extend the | foundland companions among the
route about seven miles, and will give crew of the Viking were reported
Repair Work
Is Started On
Florey Building
W j ruly after an inmate had passed out
\ narcotic tablets.
Briggs summoned
of Cason, is to be given a further
test, work to begin within the next
Sheriff! thirt.V day-s-
Last Summer, this well was drilled
to a depth of about three thousand
feet, and was then abandoned. Since
the opening of the Kilgore and Long-
view fields, interest was displayed
mail service to 51 families. Eleven
families on the old route will be left
off, or will have to move their boxes.
On April 16, a change will be made
in Route Three. Instead of follow-
ing Highway One to Farmers’ Acad-
emy community, this route will fol-
low the Monticello* road across Tan-
kersley Creek and turn west at what
is known as the Mason Rogers corn-
er, continuing for about two miles to
a new road recently built to the E.
C. Davis place, then come back into
Highway One at the railway crossing.
This change will accommodate HI
families not receiving rural delivery.
Route Six now traverses the road
served by Route Three between Farm-
ers’ Academy and Mt. Pleasant, en-
tering the highway at Dragoo Creek,
and all patrons on Route Three on
this road will be transferred to Route
Six and will receive the same service
as heretofore, except it will be about
three hours later.
picked up by the rescue ship Sagona
at 5:30 p. m., floating on a piece of
driftwood from the wreck of the
sunken ship.
All but sixteen of the men of the
Viking had been accounted for. The
127 survivors, many maimed and suf-
fering from exposure on the treacher-
ous ice floes, huddled on Horse Is-
land Newfoundland, a barren rock
haven near the scene of the tragedy.
The rescue ships brought doctors,
nurses, medical supplies, fo)d and
clothing.
Jailer-
Martin Hays and several deputies.
Tear gas supplanted persuasion in
bringing the rioters to order.
The jail and bull run is overcrowd-
•-- j ed despite recent addition of extra .
Work of repairing the second story 1 space. Sheriff Hays said serious j a#a‘n in this section, and a contract
| of the Florey building was begun 1 consequences might have developed | was made tor taking over this test
' Tuesday, and will be pushed as rap- ■ ^ad not drastic action been taken. I and drilling an additional thousand
idly as possible until completion. The j | feet. The log of this well compared
interior will be refinished like the T|/ »a r/„ (favorably with the Gregg and Rusk
original construction. r rV I UeS IllUeaLrU l jCounty tests to the depth it went,
The Florey building was damaged j FO)' “Perfect Crime land there is a hope that deeper drill-
by fire on March sixth, and
practically all of the second floor,
which was used for offices was dam-
aged. The lower floor, occupied by
Lilienstern & Canmk, was damaged
by water.
San Diego, Cal., March 17.—A mys-
terious note in which the author do-
ing will be profitable to the drillers.
It seems certain that five test
wells will be made east of Mt. Pleas-
EARL CRANE’S FATHER
DIES TUESDAY NIGHT
Oldest State Employe
Stricken at His Desk
Earl H. Crane and family weht to . x t . n ...
Sulphur Springs Wednesday morning
in response to a message announcing
the death of Mr. Crane’s father about
2:30 Wednesday morning.
53THB
WED. - THUR.
BECAUSE SHE WAS—
ONCE A SINNER
—She wore his pearls but would
not surrender her heart. \ frank
and timely drama of modern mar-
riage.
ONCE A
SINNER
—with—
DORTHY
MACKAILL
Joel McCrea
John Halliday
C. Henry Gordon
Can a woman share her husband's
future without making him a shar-
er in her past? Today’s story of
love and the marriage game. An
answer to the eternal question.
Comedy
“Racket Cheers”
Austin, Texas, March 17.—A. S.
Thweatt, 77, who has been in the
State’s employ longer than any other
person, suffered a heart attack at his
desk in the textbook division of the
State Depax-tment of Education Tues-
day'and was removed to his home.
With the exception of a few years,
he has been in continuous service in
the State Department of Education,
starting as chief clerk for the first
In-
struction in 1885. In recent years he
has served as bookkeeper in the text-
book division.
Walton Leads in
Mayorality Race
Oklahoma City, March 17.—Rarin’
Jack Walton, whom Oklahoma once
jostled out of the Governor’s chair,
could be fairly sure Tuesday night
for nomination for mayor of Okla-
homa City.
Although he’s tagged with a feder-
al indictment for mail fraud, Walton,
now an oil man, and C. J. Blinn, anti-
administration candidate, were well
out in front on the basis of early re-
turns. Two from the field of six can-
didates will fight it out tor mayor
April 7.
85 TRUE BILLS RETURNED
BY JURY IN RED RIVER
Clarksville, Texas, March 17.—
Eighty-five bills of indictment were
returned by the Red River county
grand jury, after being in session 16
days and examining 260 witnesses.
The county attorney, local peace of-
ficer's and county auditor were com-
plimented by the grand jury upon"
adjournment.
MISSOURI HOUSE VOTES
IMPEACHMENT OF STATE
TREASURER BRUNK
Jefferson City Mo., March 17.—
Impeachment of State Treasurer Lar-
ry Brunk for “high crimes ,misde-
meanors and misconduct in office,’’
was voted late Tuesday by the house
of representatives, 118 to 7. Brunk,
a republican, has been a storm center
of Missouri poliics for months.
Nine formal articles of impeach-
ment were drafted by a special com-
mittee after an investigation of al-
leged irregularities in the conduct of
the state treasurer’s office.
It now is the duty of the senate
to try Brunk on the charges.
Governor Henry S. Coulfield, repub-
lican, suspended Brunk from office
several months ago.
dared himself the murderer of 10- i ant in this county and along the line
year-old Virginia Brooks and asserted! of Morris County, to be started with-
j he had committed a “perfect crime,” > in the next two months, and consider-
able activity is expected in this im-
mediate section.
A. H. O’Tyson, lVJcs. Marguerite
Whitterrberg and Mrs. T. C. Hutch-
ings accompanied little Miss Patricia
O’Tyson to Paris Tuesday, where she
was placed in a sanitarium for treat-
ment.
Judge Walter Russell of Tyler was
here Wednesday morning shaking
hands with old friends.
E. C. NELSON JR. MADE
JUDGE OF NEW COURT
E. C. Nelson Jr., a nephew of S.
D. Nelson of this place, has been ap-
! pointed as judge of the newly-created
j county court-at-law of Potter Coun-
; ty, at Amarillo. Mr. Nelson will be-
; gin his duties on April first.
W. L. Brown of Texarkana and Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Brown of El Dorado,
Ark., were visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs. J. D. Hunter and baby went
to Waco Tuesday to visit relatives
for the week.
Try a Tiroes Keview Want Art.
The Weather
The weather for the past 24 hour*
according to readings made at 6-30
Maximum ..................... 68
Minimum ................................... 48
Temperature 6:3u .................... 58
Wind from .......... SE
Sky .....t...................................Clear
I Day Phone 33 Night Ptenes $
| 474 and 294 %
i Ambulance Service |
1 DAY OR NIGHT
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X Masters & Thomas |!|
X Funeral Directors, Licensed X I *t.
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was in the hands of Deputy Sheriffs
Tuesday.
The note was shoved under the door
of a service station in East San Die-
go, not far from where the Brooks
family reside, and was found by an
attendant. The note said: “1 killed
Virginia. I have performed a per-
fect crime. I am not degenerate.
She did not suffer. You will never
find me, for I left no clue. This
proves I am superior.”
The note was signed “the Doctor.”
The note was turned over to expert
criminologists.
Man Shot to Death
As Still Is Raided
LEGION AUXILIARY
RECEIVES CITATION
The local chapter of the American
Legion Auxiliary on Wednesday
morning received a National Citation
from the headquarters of the Auxil-
iary, for meritorious work. The Aux-
iliary exceeded its membership quota
for the years of 1930 and 1931, and
was awarded the citation as a result.
It ranks in first place for the First
Division, which compi*ises all of
Northeast Texas.
Better Job Printing—Call 15.
Teague, Texas, March 17.—W. J.
Fagin, 50, was shot and killed late \
Tuesday when Sheriff M. Sessions
led a posse of officers to raid a whis-
ky still five miles from Teague.
The Sheriff said Deputy J. H. Was-
son fired when Fagin drew a gun on
the posse. Sessions said the still was
in operation when the officers arriv-
ed and three other men were present
whom he-expected to arrest later.
Fagin two years ago received a
ninety-nine year sentence for slaying
Special Ranger Tim Willard, but the
€ase was dismissed after being re-
versed and remanded on appeal.
A. L. Bradfield of Gilmer visited
friends here Tuesday.
Starting Sunday
TITUS THEATRE
Mightiest drama of
the ages!
Edna Ferber’s
Colossal
“CIMMARON”
—with—
RICHARD DIX
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I FIRST AID WEEK I
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March 15 -21 - 31
During National First-Aid Week, ev- |
ery housewife is urged to check first aid
items for treating cuts, burns and bruises |
of her household. |
Check what is missing, such as Iodine, |
Mercuroehrome, Gauze, Adhesive Tape, etc. |
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SWINT BROTHERS
Nyal Service Drug Store
Phones 38 and 187
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