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Sulphur Springs, Texas,
“Where the Fruit Belt
Begins.”
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY^ FEBRUARY 1*. 1MT.
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AUTO STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK MONDAY
CASING SET TODAY
ON PIERCE TEST
WOMAN TAKES
JOB AS CRIMINAL
COURT MARSHAL
Operators were setting casing on
the Jones No. 1 J. K. Pierce test in
the Sulphur Bluff discovery field,
according to reports received in Sul-
phur Springs late Friday afternoon.
The drill stem on the test was recov-
ered Thursday, and the well was
cored later lh the afternoon, the re-
ports stated.
The other six tests drilling inHhe
field were reported making splendid
progress Friday afternoon. Depths
of the various wails 45ere not known
here.
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(Prom Optic-Herald.)
With the continuation of fair
weather and improvement of roads,
equipment, material and fuel supplier
have been moved into the Sulphur
Bluff field and operations are now
in full swing again with four active
tests and two others planned. Three
are drilling and another is scheduled
to be completed this week.
Wells In operation Include the
Walter Goldston No. 4 H. J. Smith,
J. A. Craft survey, below 2,600 feet,1
Hage; et al No. 2 J. K. Pierce, John
T. Clark survey, below 2,800 feet,
and Shell Oil Company’s No. 1 J. G.
Reynolds, /L O. Wetmore survey,
drilling arovjil 3.000 feet. Operators
were fishing for lost drill stem late
Wednesday in the Hager et al No. 1
I. Pierre, preparations being made
to cor* after drilling below 4,100
feet.
Dilworth Hager and associates No.
2 Jeff Worsham in a 40-acre tract,
Wetmore stfrvey, is to be spudded
thi< week.
Leaseholders are planning to make
location this week on the R. A. Lo-
gan tract, one mile west of the pro-
ducing Reynolds wells present west
outposts.
rfkco Hr. 221 Oiler*.
With the completion of four new
producers in the Tslro area last
weekend, the field total has now
tesobed 221 oilers in little more than
a year since the discovery of field.
Several other tests are near com-
pletion while many are drilling.and
new locations are being staked
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 6 A
Uwings, l.avada, completed Satur-
day a* a good producer.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. No.
24 King-Hughes pumped 218 barrel*
in 24 hours from total depth of 4.321
in lime.
Humble Oil 4: Refining Co No 1
Monnig Dry Goods Co., total depth
of 4,315 feet, made 155 barrel* in
22 hours on 1-4-inch choke.
Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 4 W.
H. Crawford, which pumped 373 bar-
ie!.« in 24 hours from total depth of j
4,310 feet.
Stroube and Steoube Reads.
Drilling operations were almori
ready to be started on deepening of
the Stroube & Stroube dry hole, lo-
cated six miles east of Taleo, early
this week. The well, wae abandoned
last summer at 4,500 feet. New con-
tract calls for a 6.200-foot hole that
will be known as the J. 7. Wei by No.
1 Williams.
Taleo to Build.
Talco is almost ready to settlejk"#n
down to permanent building with
only 21 more lots remaining in the
towtisite to be drilled. When wells
are traced on these there will be no
danger of having to teai down a
structuie because of drilling clause*
in mineral leases. Thp information
Was released by Jack HearreH,, city
engineer of Talco.
AIRPLANE FINDS
TWO LOST BOYS
IN DESERT SNOW
Pocatello, Idaho.—A’n airplane on
skis took food Thursday to two
snow-blind youths stranded for a
week in Southern Idaho’s desolate
Lava Desert, where a companion,
also probably blind, is lost.
Ralph Knapp, Pocatello, pilot, re-
turned to report he had found Sam
Bradshaw. 22, and a youthful com-
panion known only as Webb. Brad-
shaw, he said, is snowbiind from a
week of wandering under a brilliant
sun. Webb is partially blind.
No trace was found of -Leonard
Cox Jr. 23, who separated from the
group several days ago with a trac
tor and a horse, in an effort to sum-
mon aid.
“We gave the boys groceries and
medical supplies and took messages
for their families*.” explained Knapp.
“Then we flew around looking for
Cox but could see no sign of him.’
The three youths drove into the
wild, drifted desert, just southeast of
picturesque Craters of the Moon Na-
tional Monument, from their homes
in Shelley, to round up 31 horse* be
longing to Leonard Cog, father of
the miaaing youth. Wednesday, con
cerned over their delayed return,
Co* flew with Knapp over the TCgfOh
ami located their camp near Big
Butte, an extinct l^vu crater.
CARL ESTES IS
CRITICALLY ILL IN
DALLAS HOSPITAL
WINNSBORQ G. C.
DISCUSSES SULPHUR
SPRINGS HIGHWAY
Oklahoma City. — Slender, blue-
eyed, white-haired woman steps for-
ward in the Oklahoma criminal court
of appeals when the judge takes-the
bench and announcea:
’Hear ye, hear ye, the honorable
criminal court of appeals of the
State of Oklahoma now is in ses
sion.”
She is Blanche, Wear, 53-year-old
marshal of the court, and according
to Judge Thomas H. Doyle, the only
woman in the United States holding
that position in a criminul appellate
tribunal.
She holds the office by virtue of
being law clerk for Judge James S.
Davenport, the new presiding judge.
She held the same position in 1335
when Davenport was presiding judge
for one year, but this time she will
hold the office two years.
Born in Denison, Texas, and edu-
cated in Mt. Vernon, Mo., Miss Wear
started teaching school near Ard-
more at the age of 19. Two years
later she decided she did not like
the work and became a stenographer,
“If an attorney refuses to come
into court in compliance with un or-
Jer of this court, we will send Miss
Blanche after him,” Judge Daven-
port promised.
About thirty directors and commit-
teemen of the Chamber of Commerce
met at Roma’s.Cafe Monday evening
and enjoyed ’an oyster supper.
The road committee had an en-
couraging -report on both highway
and lateral roads. The Sulphur Spgs.
street ia practically assured and
prospects fine for thp new* highway,
which ia to leave the old road at the
Minnie Warwick place and enter
Winnsbnro amiss the Pleasant Grove
road at the Oil Mill and into town
viu the old canping factory, parallel
to the railroad, taking in part of the
Paul Azbell place, following the rail-
road through town and meeting the
old highway at the railroad trestle.
The agriculture committee report
ed work on the short course for July
going ahead, with lot* of interest be-
ing shown in the meeting. These
short course programs are the fin-
est things the town has ever spon-
sored and are creating unusual in-
terest among the farmers and dairy-
men. The course this summer will be
for one and ,;one-haif days, giving
more, lime for the speakers and the
teachers who come from a distance,
to put their work before the people.
-i—Winnahoro New*.
MURDER TRIAL
MAY BE GIVEN
TO JURY TODAY
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REBELS SURROUNDING
With all testimony expected to be
concluded by late afternoon, Judge
Charles D. Berry indicated today
that a night session might again be
conducted ffi order that the final
arguments of the attorneys be heard
so that the case might be given to
the jurors in the Watson murder
trial.
A night session wa* held Thursday
in order that a number of out-of-
county character witnesses could
testify and return to their home*.
The State’s attorneys rested shout
10:30 o’clock Friday morning. Ap-
proximately 30 state and defense
witnesses have been on the witness
stand during the session. The de-
fendant took the stand shortly be-
fore noon Friday. He was still on
the stand as the afternoon session
began.
Watson is being tried on an In-
dictment charging him with the mur-
der of Jim Wcedcn near Shaggy,
Hopkins County, on or about Nov.
3. 1938.
The slaying is said to have occur-
ed along the roadside of the Mount
Pleasant highway about four mile*
east of Sulphur Springs.
Testimony has revealed that the
deceased, Watson and a Mr. Spence,
all travelfng together, had stopped
their car along side the highway be-
fore the slaying occured.
Weeden’s death was caused by l
shot that struck him In the chin,
ranged near,the baae of the brain,
and out the rear of his head, accord-
ing to the examining phyaician, who
testified on the witness stand.
ALL PLANTS ARE
TO BE RE OPENED
ROOSEVELT HAS
NOTHING SAY ABOUT
COURT COMPROMISE
(By Auotialt* Putt)
Washington; FVb. lit. Preaidonl
Roosevelt declined today to make di-
rect comment on opposition attack*
or suggestions for & compromise in
hi* court reform proposals, telling a
pro** conference he preferred not to
talk about developments.
Persons cloae to the Administra-
tion expreteed belief that the Presi-
dent would let labor and farm poli-
cies simmer for the present, however,
concentrating on the court proaaram.
Some of hia supporters gave no-
tice of no compromise on the most
controversial of the suggestions—»
enlargement of the Supremo Court
membership if justices over 70 years
old do not retire.
Dallas. — A ease of complete phy-
sical exhaustion will keep Car! Kste*.
Longview publisher, in bed at the
Medical Art* Hospital for two week*
at, least, attending physician* said
Monday.
Mr. Estes wi’l not be permitted to
receive company for the. two week*
period a! least, it was said.;
MRS. CARPENTER
ON THE WAY HOME
FROM CALIFORNIA
Kan Francisco, Feb. 8, 1937.
Dear Editor: 1 am leaving here
or Texas February 11 (Thursday),
stopping over for a few days each
-n Dallas ami Greenville. After the
first of March 1 will be in Sulphur
Bluff, Texas, the new oil fieldy sta-
tioned at Hedricks Cafe, and will be
very glad to have my friends call in
I and see me on their visits to the new
ha* been doing considerable j oil field. 1 have had a wonderful vis-
tiaveling lately, to Austin, to the
flood area and to Washington, and
his doctor said' he was on the verge
of a nervous breakdown.
Mr. E*te< wa* taken to the hos-
pital Sunday after he suffered an
attack in his room at the flute) Adol-
phus Saturday night.
it, very interest mg, and educational
to be in a seaport for a few months.
1 wish my paper continued here to
my eon, R. L. Carpenter, 1127 \ al-
encia St., San Francisco, Calif.
Thanking you for all courtesies
shown me, 1 am, yours truly, Mr*.
Dollie Carpenter.
i fin vou rv#M*
The Spanish insurgent* established
a new ten-mile front in attempting
to complete their encirclement of
Madrid today, dealing heavy losses
to the government defenders- and
lightening their grasp on the city’s
supply routes.
Each side claimed control of the
ritpl Valencia highway.
The government -shot down five
enemy planes during un attempt to
break the line on the northwest front.
North of Valencia, temporary gov-
ernment seat, insurgent warship* at-
tacked Alboraya, but fled before
government ships. Thi* was believed
to be the forerunner of a drive on
Valencia.
Gei many, which recognized the
insurgents a* a defacto Spanish Gov-
ernment some time ago, announced
today the legation credited to them
had tici-n raised to the status of Em-
bassy.
CATHOUC CHURCHES
IN MEXICO WILL
SOON REOPEN
(By I Pftmi
Orizaba. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Feb.
the United
12.—A proclamation from the Gov-
sc ==- -
be permitted to roopen but warned
that no new religious demonstrations
would be permitted.
The decision for reogrtiing of the
churches came while the Catholic ro-
beRron against church restrictions
<>pA throughout the State of Vera
CATHOLIC CHURCH
SERVICES TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY A M,
BEER DRINKERS OF
COUNTY IN KANSAS
READY TO SECEDE
Beginning tonight, an<j continuing! Ooluznbu*. Kan , Feb. 11. — Fifty
each Friday night throughout Lent.! residents of Cherokee County today
the “Stations of the Cross’’ will be
at 7:30 at the Catholic Church,]
on Texas street.
Sunday morning the Priest of St.
Jafnes Chtfrch, Dallas, will be here
to say Maw* at 9 a. m. He will re-
main until Monday, and desires to
eet as many members of the church
possible..— Reported.
f
In 1905 a railroad engineer was
dismissed for whipping his locomo-
tive to “make it go faster” througr
Cullman, Ala.
WEATHER *
(#| ref**)
East Texa*.—Fair and warmer ia
south and egst portions tonight. Sat-
urday part'y cloudy, colder in north-
west and north-central portions.
West Texas. —Partly cloudy, warm-
er in Rio Grande Valley and colder
in the Banhandle tonight. Saturday
fair, colder in north portion.
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GARDEN CLUB AT
CARNEGIE UBRAR% singing TONIGHT
FEBRUARY 19
were ready to secede f rom the rest
of the State of Kansu* and ask that
the County be taken in by Missouri
if the Kansas Legislature outlaw*
3.2 beer. >
The petition, mailed today to
Representatives Waggoner and-Wil j
son and Senator Bradney, stated that j
the county had voted wet two years
ago by 544 votes and this wa* to be]
considered a mandate of the people, j
AT OAVIS STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH
CROWN PRINCESS
OF ITALY GIVES
- BIRTH TO SON
My A»*or,a!id Prfggl
Naples, Feb, 12. -Crown Princes*
Marie Jose gave birth today to a son,
who becomes heir apparent to the
Italian throne.
Celebrations were begun in honor
of the newest member of the royal
family, who follows his ’ father,
Crown Prince Umberto, In line of
suceeeaion.
VIOLETTA LAMB
PASSES AWAY
THIS AFTERNOON
Just before the News-Telegram
went to press this afternoon Miss
Violetta Lamb, 88, passed away at
the home of the late Mrs. J. K.
Pierce on North Davis St.
Funeral- arrangement* had not
been announced.
alleged to b«ve been the weapon
used in the slaying.
Attorneys Dave Watson of San
Antopio, Ram Hocher of Clarksville
and J. K. Brim and Tilden Stell of
Sulphur Springs are representing
the defendant.
District Attorney Thoms* Wad
Thompson and County Attorney Wm.
J. Fanning form the prosecuting
counsel. ,
Throughout the course of the trial,
the court room has been crowded
with interested spectators. A sur-
prisingly large number of women
were occupying Heats, Many had
choice front-row seats.
NEW ELECTRIC
LINE FOR HOPKINS,
* RAINS AND HUNT
(Hy Alton .<«,( Pr»mi
Washington*. Fch. 12.—Allotments
announced today, by the Rural Elec-
trification Administration included:
An allotment of *380,000 to the
Til-County Electric Company, Waco
for 400 miles of line* in Rains, Hunt
and Hopkins counties to serve 1,314
;u*tomer*. >
ftp rejt
Crus, with 14,000 Catholics breaking
into the long-cloaod churches at Cor-
doba, and similar action* In other
sections of the State.
The rebellion was begun Tuesday
when Catholics forcibly reopened
churchea her« following the death of
a girl worshipper in a police raid.
GEO. T. SPEARS, JR.,
PENSION SUPERVISOR,
IN SULPHUR SPRINGS
George T. Spears, Jr., of Dallas,
District Old Age Supervisor, was in
Sulphur Springs today on an inspec-
tion tour of the county and meeting
a number of people interested in
this work. Mr. Spears stated that
it required much time and Iota of
very tedious work to cheek the Het
of applicants so that each and every
one may get a square deal and re-
ceive a just pension ss the law di-
rect*. However, he enjoy* the work
and was glad to get a day off .to
visit Hopkins County and see ss
many old age pensioners as possible.
The Echo man doci( not know
muchypbout the old age pension law
but doe* know George T. Spears, Jr
.and knows him a* a good man for
Pupil* of the Travi* Ward School jlhi< or ,ny other job hi* good judg*
contributed $8.01 to the emergency jrm,nt may J«ssd him to undertake
fund of the American Red Cross for
the flood refugees, according to re-
ports from local officials.
TRAVIS SCHOOL
PUPILS DONATE
TO RED CROSS
{ The Garden Club will meet at the]
Carnegie Library in regular monthly j
business session, Ijpb. 19, at which,
Jme the Iris Unit will present Ar-j Word come* from Mr. Eli Hnr-
tlro Villagrana of Zaeetaca*. Zac, grave that there will be ringing at
Mexico, a rtudent at E. T. S. T. C„ the Davis Street Baptist Church to- get romantic about “castles In
~ mmerce, in a varied program of .night, beginning al early candle Spain” probably will feel inclined to.
dance and discuaaion of flow-!light. Bring your books and help]seek romance in some other country! ie
TWO KILLED,
SIX INJURED IN
TRAIN WRECK
(lilt AigoriuUd rr§u'
Selma, Calif., Feb. 12.—A passen-
ger train strilck a stalled automobile
here today, killing Fireman R. E.
Brown and Engineer J. F. Mile* and
People who have keen inclined to1 injuring aix other* as the locomotive
1 and seven car* left the rails.
A local officer said that Ritch-
of Porterawille, Calif., driver of
of Mexico. Members are urged
be present and the public cordially
invited to attend.—Reported.
us sing.— Reported.
just now uqles* they want their ro-
mance mixed with gunpowder. *—
Phone 481 for your neit job printing Burlington (Vt.) Free Press.
, the automobile, jumped to safety P>
it rolled in front of the train.
I Ritchie was Krre*te4
OTT DUNCAN AT
CORSICANA IN
MURDER TRIAL
(Hr Aotoiu,1*3 Prnti
, Corsicana, Feb. 12.—-The defend-
ant went to trial today on a charge
of murder in connection with the
fatal shooting of Noble Hadaway,
Sulphur Spring* musician, her* on
April lA, 1936.
The questioning of prospective
jurors indicated the defenso will
maintain the shooting wa* in self-
defense and also accidental.
Ott Duncan, former county attor-
ney of Hopkins County, is special
prosecutor in the case.
DrtroR.,lMWr!HFebf,U.—-General
Motors speeded preparation* today to
restore work to 140,066 strike-affect-
ed employe* at increased wages,
William 8, Knudsen, executive vice
president of the corporation, said
that after operation* are reaumed
General Motors will bo at capacity y
production within twelve days.
The Bulck division wa* the fIrft tir
reopen, with over 12,000 employe#
returning to work Monday. Other
plant* are due to resume operation*
the find of the week.
“Sit-down” striker* left the Flint
Fisher Body Co. plant* last night 4
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Detroit, Feb. 11.—Formal accept-
ance of peace terms ended today the
moat wideapread strike ever to par-
alyze American automobila assembly
lines.
The eight-point agreement signed
by representatives of General Mo-
tors Corporation and
Automobile Workers of America
composed many of the differences
aired in 44 days of bitter labor dis-
pute.
Remaining issue* will be negoti-
ated to discussions between corpo-
ration and union starting Feb. 10,
with the union recognized condi-
tionally as sol* bargaining agency
for employes in 20 plants.
More than 100,000 idle employ**
of the Nation’s largest motor car
producer will return to their job*
next Monday st wages increased 5
centa an hour. The wage Increase,
approximating 825,000,000 annually,
was announced by Ganaral Motors
coincident with tha strike settle-
ment.
Under the terms of the agree-
ment:
1. The corporation rtcognists the
union as the collective bargaining
agency for those employee belonging
to the union.
2. The corporation and the union
agree to commence collective bar-
gaining negotiation* on Feb. 10 with
regard to the Isauee set forth In the
letter of Jan. 4 of tha union to the
corporation.
3. The union agrees to and the
present strike and evacute alt plants
now occupied by strikers.
4. The corporation promises to re-
sume operations in all strikebound or
idle plants “at rapidly as possible.”
0. Ail employes are to return to
work and without discrimination
against striker*.
6. The union agrts* that pending
negotiations there will be no other
strike* or interference with produc-
tion.
7. During existence of the collec-
tive bargaining agreement contem-
plated all opportunities to negotiate
shall be exhausted before any other
strike* or production Interference is
attempted by the union.
8. After evacuation of plants the
corporation agrees to dismiss the In-
junction proceedings started by' the
corporation against tha union or any
members in Flint, Mich.
Union officers tonight prepared
to evacuate several hundred alt-
down strikers in Fisher Body Com-
pany plants at Flint, Mich., “trouble
center” of the dispute, where riots
caused 3,300 Michigan National
Guardsman to be concentrated. These
strikers defied two court injunctions
to hold their positions since Dec.
30.
General Motors agreed to dismiss-
al of injunction proceedings against
the union, it* officers and member*
at Flint and Cleveland, Ohio. The
Flint injunction had mad# the union
men liable to a 818,000,000 penalty.
The ceremonies of signing the
peace pact in a crowded recorder’s
court roam in the county building
here came as an inti-climax to the
dramatic announcement at 2:36 a.
m. by Michigan’* 48-year-old bach-
elor Governor, red-headed Frank
Murphy, that— ^
“An agreement haa been reach-
This brief statement in
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Bagwell, J. S. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1937, newspaper, February 12, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth826219/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.