The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1932 Page: 5 of 8
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THE PAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN AS LADEN WITH PROSPERITY AS OUR PEOPLE COULD DESIRE, BUT THE
SAME SUN STILL SHINES, THE SAME FERTILE EARTH BRINGS FORTH ITS ABUNDANCE AND THE COURAGE
AND HOPE THAT HAS BROUGHT US THUS FAR WILL CARRY ON TO A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION OF OUR DIF-
FICULTIES. IT IS BEST TO FACE THE COMING MONTHS WITH HIGH COURAGE, FOR THE FUTURE IS OURS.
THIS IS OUR BUSINESS POLICY AND WE RECOMMEND TO ALL: BE HAPPY TODAY; HAVE COURAGE FOR TO-
MORROW; BE READY TO SERVE.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS—AMBULANCE SERVICE
“The Best Place to Trade After All”
GLENN B. GAMEL
D. T. BRIGGS
SCOUT MEETING
FATHER AND SON SLAY EACH
OTHER AFTER ARGUMENT
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(By Reporter)
There is several on the sick list in
our community this week.
Everyone is glad to see the sun-
shine.
Everyone enjoyed Santa at the
Christmas tree Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Turner and
Mrs. John Casbeer spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Aguaire.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Criswell are
visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh McLean had
all of their children with them except
Christmas day.
Oleta Edwards is visiting her
Mrs. Herbert Pearson.
John Casbeer returned to her
at Abilene after spending two
with her parents. i
Mrs. Dane Green and chil-
Christmas day with Will
iviuse anu family. I
C. E. and Ebie Daniels’ cousins from
Oklahoma, visited them last week. |
Watson has been real sick at
daughter’s, Mrs. Chas. Herman,
is better at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Albro Haynie and
daughter, spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd.
A. J. Reagan and Miss Marguerite
Daniels surprised their friends Sat-
urday afternoon by getting married. |
Sunday is our regular church day. officers FAIL TO
ONEONTA, Ala., Dec. 28.—A fight
in which a father and son fatally
shot each other Monday night in a
remote section near here, was report-
ed Wednesday to the sheriff’s office
here.
Sheriff George McPherson said the
father, Charlie Plunkett, 55, shot his
son, John, 32, with a pistol and in
turn was killed with a charge from
a shotgun.
Sheriff McPherson said the trouble
resulted from the father’s order that
his son vacate his home. McPherson
said the younger man, his wife and
several children came to live with the
elder Plunkett several months ago
and following a disagreement the fa-
ther moved to a tenant house on his
place.
Appearing Monday night at the
home, the Sheriff said Plunkett de-
manded his son get out immediately
and after an exchange of words
opened fire with a pistol.
As the son fell wounded, the Sher-
iff said, he called to one of his chil-
dren in the house to bring his shot-
gun and, as a child stood by his side,
fired a load of buckshot into his fa-
ther’s neck.
The son died within a few minutes
and the father was found dead a
short time later in a barn.
One of the greatest meetings ever
held on Boy Scout work will be held
in Brownwood, January 5. Scouters
over: Eastland, Stephens, Erath, Co-
manche, Brown, Mills, Lampasas and
San Saba counties will be in attend-
ance. Executive board members, dis-
trict committeeman, merit badge
councelors, troop committeemen,
scoutmasters and assistants will all
be there. An excellent program has
been arranged. The meeting will
start at 2:45 in the afternoon and
will end with the annual dinner in
the evening. The meeting will be of j
a convention type. Group discussions
will be held pertaining to various
subjects pertaining to scouting. Of-
ficers of the council will be elected
for 1933.
his wife, will be given an examin-
ing trial here January 6.
Agnew was released on $3,000 bond
Saturday. Mrs. Agnew, said by po-
lice to have kept jewelry and securi-
ties in safety deposit boxes at Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles, Cal., died Fri-
day. She had head injuries, physi-
cians reported, but not sufficient to
have caused death. The official death
certificate listed pneumonia as the
cause of death.
Police were advised Mrs. Agnew
was the former wife of George D.
Lesher of Detroit and Miami, and
received a telegram signed by Lesh-
er from Tampa asking that the in-
vestigation not be closed until he
arrived. Later police said a second
wire from Lesher said he doubted he
would be able to come to Houston.
STIMSON SAYS NO DEBT
HEARING IN HOUSTON TALK TILL PAYMENT
DEATH SET FOR JAN. 6
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The
HOUSTON, Dec. 26.—F. Agnew, American government plans to insist
51, Houston broker charged with mur-: that France meet the December 15
der in connection with the death of debt installment before there are any
new negotiations with that country.
Secretary Stimson made this clear
Tuesday in an assertion to newspa-
per men with regard to the conver-
sations between Premier Paul-Bon-
cour and Ambassador Edge.
The secretary said the report of
Edge did not require a formal an-
swer, but that it doubtless would be
acknowledged and a restatement
would be made of the position of this
government that the December 15
payment should precede new negotia-
tions.
Stimson said he expected to talk
again with Norman H. Davis about
economic affairs before the experts
meet at Geneva to arrange the agen-
da for the world economic conference.
The administration has taken the
attitude that economic matters, dis-
armament and the war debt problems
are inter-related.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Located corner Walnut andFirst
streets. Invites you to be present
next Lord’s day Jan. 1, 1933. Start
the New Year right. Bible study 10
a. m. Preaching 11 a. m. by Bro.
Earl W. Collier, student in Abilene
Christian college. We observe com-
munion services each Lord’s day fol-
lowing preaching. Night service 7:00
o’clock. Ladies’ Bible study each
Thursday 3 p. m. and Prayer meet-
ing and Bible study 7 p. m. These
services are arranged on Thursday
in order that visitors of Lampasas
may attend. Come and meet and
study with the Church of Christ. You
will always find a welcome.—Rep.
Wanted—Furnished Apartments
I have parties wanting small fur-
nished and unfurnished apartments.
List with me at small cost and I
will find you desirable tenants. Re-
member I am still selling and trad-
ing all kinds of Real Estate and
have some real bargains in Lampasas
homes on easy terms. If you want a
farm or ranch I have just whatyou
want at sacrifice prices. List and
buy through a responsible real estate
dealer. We will look out for your
interests. See or write Fred Peeler,
Lampasas, Texas. (d-w)
every one attend that can.
LIKE MOTHER AND DAD
IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS
On Saturday, Dec. 24 a very happy
was spent at the home of Mr.
T. D. Petrey in west Lam-
Mr. and Mrs. Petrey invited
their children to come have
unristmas dinner with them. There
being eight children to enjoy this oc-
casion. It was a beautiful day with
the sun shining bright. The child-
ren gathered, each bringing some
nice dish of salad, pie or cakes, to
take all the extra work possible off
of mother. Much chatting and mer-
riment was spent in the kitchen by
the women as they finished prepar-
ing the dinner.
At 12 o’clock a nice dinner was
served to all present. After which
we were all invited into the living
room where a beautifully decorated
Christmas tree stood in one corner.
After a short program the presents
were taken from the tree and there
was much chatting and laughter as
the gifts were opened. About 3 o'clock
in the afternoon the children began
to depart for their different homes
each declaring it was the happiest
Christmas they had ever spent.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Berry and children, Modean
and Rexa, who live about 6 miles south
of Lampasas, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Word
and children, Nolan, Blanche, Mabel
and Charles of Lampasas, Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Townsen and children,
Leonard, Katherine and Lias of Cop-
peras Cove, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Petrey
of Lampasas, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Elkins of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Mayfield and son Edward of Medina,
Mrs. Buck Hare of Hearne, Vess Pe-
trey of Lampasas. We had four visit-
ors, Mrs. Beulah Lynn of Dallas, Miss
Hillma Fulbright of Breckenridge,
Thomas Ackley of Lake Victor, Ar-
thur Lee Townsen of Copperas Cove.
We are thankful for such kind
parents.—A Daughter.
COTTON REPORT FOR COUNTY
The government cotton report
|shows that there were 4,235 bales
pf cotton ginned in Lampasas county
|n*ior to December 13 of this year.
Inhere were 3,834 bales ginned dur-
ig the same period of 1931.
n (Temple Telegram)
Investigations Wednesday failed to
establish the identity of two men
held in Houston in connection with
the brutal murder on Christmas day
in Temple of Doyle Johnson.
In a telephone message to the Tele-
gram, Jess Vannoy, private detective,
stated that the possibility that these
men had anything to do with the
crime definitely was eliminated.
A check-up with police in Dallas
where the men said they had come
from revealed that the two men could
not have been in Temple at the time
of the murder. They proved that they
didn’t leave Dallas until 3 p. m. Sun-
day afternoon, Houston police said.
Different Finger Prints.
Finger prints of two other suspects
who had escaped from jail at Victoria
failed to tally with those found on
Doyle Johnson’s car, abandoned by
the murderer and his accomplice in
Temple. Descriptions of the trio of
Temple criminals had tallied with
those of the two men who had es-
caped in Victoria, and the wife of
one of the men.
A party including police and rela-
tives of the slain Doyle Johnson left
Temple Wednesday morning to go to
Houston and attempt to identify the
two men held there by state high-
way patrolmen.
The two men were arrested on sus-
picion Tuesday night when the pa-
trolmen noticed two bullet holes in
the side of their car. One of the
men in the car said he had escaped
from Corpus Christi where he was
under sentence of four years for
burglary.
Search is Maintained.
Jess Vannoy, Otis Vaden, Henry
Krauser, father-in-law of Johnson,
and Clarence Johnson, brother-in-law,
drove to Houston.
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Miller drove
Mi's. Doyle Johnson and her sister,
Miss Tracie Krauser, to Huntsville to
view the “rogues gallery” there in an
effort to identify the murderer and
his accomplice from records there.
Sharp lookout for the two men and
a woman companion was maintained
in counties over the state although
the meager description of the men
offered little hope for their capture.
GREETINGS
We Wish All of You a
Happy \ Prosperous
NEW YEAR
Mrs. S. J. Greer and son of Water
Valley are visiting relatives here.
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The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1932, newspaper, December 30, 1932; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891362/m1/5/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.