Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1938 Page: 2 of 8
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STAMFORD AMERICAN. STAMFORD, TEXAS
or*some particular ffroup, that element turn him down, even
if hla course benefits the nation at large. The people who
are too keen for social and financial success seek out those
who will help them climb the ladder to those aims. When
will people give up these selfish ways?
hr he M freal as Co rattle skele-1
tone in the closet bat this column
Ims to have a memory lane end)
delve into the yesterday and good
old day*, so lot's lift up the attic
trunk end stir up the mothballs snd.
nick out s remember when Maurice
"REFORM" BILL PASSED
Maasura Giving Prasldanf Vast Powers Squeezes
Through Senate . • . Mussolini Reedy for War
» persons snd did a east amount
of damage to property. South Pekin
in the lllinola river valtey was ah
r;
I pitsl« throughout the stricken arena
I were crowded with the Injured.
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i aa ssoood class matter August 11, 1924, at the post-
al Stamford, Texas, under the act of March 8, 1879.
HEALTH TALKS
THE WEB
reflection upon the character, standing or
persen, firm or corporation that may ap*
jrd American will be gladly and fully cor-
Mre. W. W.
receiving med
hoe>'al thif v
'*'■
C. M. Hat
ntesly.
Juk.- Snlrnor
- -OH Salzures frotested \
'n KI.ATIONB between the'tW»ei'**'
I' sestet snd Mexico took a se-
rious turn when Ambassador Dam
lets delivered to Foreign Mlnistet
Eduardo Hay s sharp protest,
against the action at President Car-
ByPe. CemW^Csa.....
8tate Health Officer
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' mhiWophical poem is this stanza
t from ? j
Our own Conrad Brady’s “Heah | ^injr*r writ***
come a man, heard over the Crssy ^ ||gyM on- nor 'all your piety nor
program from Mineral Wells,, wjt
threatens to bic.iine one of th.-Shall lure it back to cancel half S
'prwher’o’Brkn Nor ail your team wash out n word
has te restrain himself from usinq|
the same phrase lately when he ex
CLEBURNE HUSTON. Editor sad Owner
Deaths from Cancer on Increase
The definite increase 1n the num-
ber of persons dying from cancer
makes the subject of tumors a
timely one. A tumor Is a mass of
new tissue which is of no use what-
at the Stamford American office at
it Hamilton Street.
expatriating foreign oil
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. $1. PER YEAR
seised. • Cardenas thereupon called
bis congress in special session la
consider an internal loan to pew
vide for the indemnity payments.
] American withdraws! of support
from the silver market, Cardenas’
chief source of revenue, threatened
. to close many silver mines.
Mrs. M. E. 1
In the hospital
treatment.
r.i!»*o*A,
ing home with
baby was born
Mrs. R. L. P
continuing U
trt-a!rm-nt this
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Mrs. I. F. 81
•laughter w,-t,
home in Asp
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Mrs. C. W. V
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Mrs. A F (
surgical pstienl
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Mrs. A. W.
SELLING TO SOUTH AMERICA
The United States must have more foreign trade to at- misery and many deaths could be
tain full prosperity. In 1928 and 1929, the United States eHminaU<1;.
- add over $5,000,000,000 worth of goods each year to foreign CB™*r mly^nsU^Trin three”
countries. When that total dropped to only about $1,600,- of benign tumors, of any bodily
v 000,000 in 1982, the damage done to American workers and
business people was enormous. Since then this trade has the skin, mucous merhbrsAe' and
Increased, but the figures for the coming year will probably, Wfc ^^“ e^Wish^s^orSar^
be far below the level of 10 years ago. ! *™wth™ far from the site of the
The two leading Asiatic nations are so convulsed with* parent tumor by means of. <te-
jmr that increased sales of goods can hardly be expected*/^^ 7hV'lym£haticl*
there. In Europe the countries are all trying to produce' where benign tumors art con-
their own goods. * corned, surgical removal usually
„ ■ . ...... x. 'results in permanent cure. How-
.: South America is a great undeveloped territory, capable ever, in cancerous tumors surgery
«f wonderful expansion, which would buy heavily of the or ‘/X’rr7,1
United States if conditions were favorable. It U claimed effsctiv®, depends upon early diag-
—thal pertain Euronswn countries issue propaganda ly that W» sad prampi profsealonal as-
fiald. aimed to discredit Americans and American goods. ~ mh9r ^
. which cuts down our sales in that territory. ‘ growths unfortunately do not pre-
, Our government should be alert to counteract .such in- »«nt sarly symptoms, m»ny of the
fluences, and no doubt will be. It is sometimes said that the n^rste or ignorant disregard of
reason why European countries develop a i>ipr trade with!such early symptoms that has so
flputb America is that their representatives are willing to go' thaJacrease
down there and stay many years or a lifetime, so they speak | The outstanding signals which
Ihe languages like natives, and become thoroughly identified £“*** * "^thoueh ™t n”".-
These afternoon radio announc-
extolling to the heavens .the
merits of their respective “suds,
makers” have us bubbling in ktlfc,
«r. If it’s lucious goodness is as
great as they claim, we’re fairly
frothing snd foaming to sit down
to a bowl of super flakes for
lyofmSUm'ford“d«shing sVo^g' with |-breskfa.t. When ^ wmes Uj soap,
- hrief case bulging with brief, we’re Trash out. But a question.
Harry’s accountmg^mowledge is, “Hsveyou a dictator, if not, why
medicine to the weary business not? J*1* wo*:,d
man who has gone oeserk over in- It’s the trend of time and all the
come tax form, and social security rxqe, butnextweek Joinus where
blanks . . . Mayor Squire Thomas we re giving them a special party,
walking - along with hit hands —--
CECRETARY OF THE TREAS-
° URV MOROENTHAU announced
that the United Stair* had ducon-
tinued the purchase at Mexican sil-
ver until further notice.' This prob-
ably Was a direct result of Mexico’s
expropriation at foreign oil propeg
ties, which Secretary of Stale Hull
considers a hard blow to his “good
neighbor" policies. Price at silver
was cut 1 cent aa ounce.
The United States Treasury has
keen buying MOB. S0Q ounces at new-
OVER
JONES
the site of a dinner plate . . . Nat
Wash is said to reign supreme in
this art. We once heard Bill
Leavitt solemnly warn H. P. Aus-
tin that"fiTwlrg such titanic force _
to flatten out the little sausage licenses were issued 1
spheroid that should the spatula fjce 0f Tax Assessor
break he would bury himself and
the stove in the foundeUma of the]
buildings.
Whktl 1ir m nxmet Whmr didt J." L. Cordon came into possession
the “Phasuta Kingdom" dxn^.*et of plate number ?4fi-74fl jrhile dep-^
By G. D. Triplett, Secretary |Wien
Anaen Chamber at Wield Powdft for President
from the of-1 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS reor-
________ _____:-Collector R. “ ganlzatian bill squeesed through
L. Dunwody. This number may vary the senate by the close vote of to
somewhat when both Hamlin and to 42, after a fierce fight A mo-
st amford send in their returns ' tion to recommit which would have
Sneaking of license plates, Sheriff’ virtually killed Ihe measure, was
defeated by e vote of to to 42.
Opponents of this bill are eon-
;^now t^‘uVf iTgnTni caS: STJSkX
during ^hibiVon=^*Llrr^ 8**»°r-*oll*«torhaaHcenee 749-999. R^^et m ^djrnb IM M%
&Trid*n{ikerT tonfue twtatto. Try . j. W Pritchett, who lives on
it on your Jn«ther-|n-UwSpeek-, mag* X-Btamfnrd. filtered, ninsof k.
ing about twisters. Red &art», rc i,-u p.hnda Island Wu. in the Fat Ato *» “■ ”*
mortati
id, heal
from any bodily
rope» wenlSiAST™' "
enough to compete witfi these old hands st the fame.. There, . To disregard these signs, which
■Bould be a Hne chance for some bright American young men ggjyjjgf ££ \*to rrn
Ill'Jft fa Xb&t eom»trie»~for lont terms of years, and show, with death. Most certainly it does
FICKELNESS OP PEOPLE ft* raietenca._“■
The churches celebrate from April 10 to 17 the period Presbyterian Auxilary
«hiah-they«all^Holy Week”, which commemorate* the most' New officers for the Auxiliary
**teful seven days in the history of the worfd. ' One of then^!r?a ^thT^to/.hRrvh
most dramatic features of the week was the quick change Wm. F, Rogan.-at a meeting hita
which occurred in the temper of people relative to Jesus with- manse ^on^y^aftenioon^^
in only five day a On Sunday he was welcomed to Jerusalem president; Mrs. Dick Rowland,
Britain’s Now Spanish Men
powers new proposal* for obtaining
early removal at foreign troops
from the Spanish ctvli war. Urn
plan waa submitted to the chair-
man’s subcommittee at the nonla-
meeting in nearly two months.
and ruled tops in the devotion and
affection of all the "paleface nura-
e*.” ohe has attained quite % bit
of publicity and her story is well
known, well just say, wherever
you are “How” (Indian term of
salutation.)
dueed by Son. AJbea
W. Barkley of Earn,
lucky, majority
leader. M calls
for Investigation at
warn, ■riagea tanea and dlshow-
esty made by the ousted chairman.
A E. Morgan, and includes eight at
the twenty-three chargee originally
made by Senator* Bridges and King
la their first resolution lor a con-
gressional inquiry. It aleo calls far
a “fishing expedition” into the ac-
tivities at private utility rnmpantss
end their injtmctloa suite against
the TV A
Sen. H. Style* Bridges, the Mew
Hampshire Republican, to a radto
debate declared the administration
was toying te obscure the charges
at scandal within the TV A by tore-
tog the inquiry to cover the private
utility angle. ’The administration’s
Strategy has been to eover up TV A
dirt by e phoney eounter-attack.“ he
said.
He was answered vigorously by
Sen. Lister B. Hill at Alabama.
uy Richard Lee
Senators Arp Angered
/COMMENTING to the press on the
^ senate’s action on the reorgan-
ization bill, the President made the
remarkable statement that tt
proved the senate
k could not be “pur-
1 chased by organized
|§aF Ppvl telegrams based on
| direct misrepresen-
This led to an out-
I burst of Indignation
> M in senate. Hi-
ram Johns.,n of I'al
ifl'rT1,a *'«rted a hot
A debate with the as-
sertion: T don’t
**•’ ■**•*•*' know Just whet was k
>OKS UtCEIHE
kOOKED .
\ AMD'S” <
iFVJOtVORK#
Colonel House Dies '-V.
TkEATH after a long llhieep ended
^ the notable career of CoL Ed-
ward M. House, wfaoee name, dur-
ing the World war era, was famO-
HOOKED
HAMD ,
Italy Reddy for Wer
DEN1TO MUSSOLINI put a chip
on bis shoulder and dared any-
one to knock it off. In a speech
before the Italian senate which was
broadcast to the world, n Duee
said: "Italy’s land, sea and air
forces ere tuned for rapid and im-
placable war.” He warned Europe,
and especially France, of his readi-
ness and willingness to fight, and
said he subscribed to the theory
that "the best defense is offense.'*
*" He called the Italian submarine
fleet the largest in the world, said
the naUon's air Oeei was one of the
best in existence, end asserted that,
if necessary, be can put an army
od 9,000,OQO men In the field.
“I will be In supreme command,"
Mussolini cried, thrusting out his
______
“Military problems ere funda-
mental ones,” continued Mussolini.
T dedicate the greatest part of
my dsy to them. Anyone who darts
to attack the rights and interests
at ouf fatherland will find in the
land, sea and air Ute immediate,
resolute and proudest answer from
the Italian people's arms.”
France was warned also by Maxi
Propaganda Minister Ooebbels in
panned away in New
York at the age of ^
seventy-nine year* ■ W
Shunning publicity
and personal glory. wfw&WS*
House devoted him- ifcj!
self untiringly to Kr| /qMtof
what he deemed the mgUFtfj
he*t intermtn of his
country and f o r
years his Influence,
especially in inter-
national matters. °*L
was great An early supporter ei
Woodrow Wilson’s political fortunes,
he became Wilson's trusted adviser
after his election to the presidency
snd continued to help direct his
course immediately before and dur-
ing the war, making frequent trips
to Europe. He Wes Wilson’s per-
sonal representative in the Ver-
sailles peace conference. Later he
and Wilson disagreed and their
ctoee association came to tot and.
uamskWMT
GuS.
ts about
Tb
w*
MUSTEK'S
HID HUG
PLACF ■
meant by this remark, but I do
know full well the Implications which
arise from It Did the President
mean, that the senate could bq pur-
chased only by promises of proj-
sets in pa/ticular states, or by mar-
shals or other officials in particular
localitiesT”
Senator Wheeler of Montana said
that it was a “coincidence” teat
Senator dames P. Pope. Democrat
of Idaho, had voted far the reor-
ganization bill about the same time
that he had been able to get ter his
state an appropriation of close te
$1,000,000 to start a dam project
When Pope and his friends indig-
nantly protested. Wheeler said he
waa satisfied there waa no connec-
tion between the two matters.
The citizens who sent between
75,000 and 100,000 telegrams asking
senators t$ yote against the reor-
MASTER StWUTH
y. catch -iwer aoch
CQlMiMi
r(50SH> I DiDN'TYpd^-^^
THINK WE'D XCpMEON.'
EVER GET r LET'S LOOK
LOOSE/ /OVER THE SHIP
SEE IF WE
DOT AND DASH ARE HELD
HELPLESS ON A LARGE DISC
BV A POWERFUL FORCE IN
THE INTERIOR OT THE •
ADO SIAN CRAFT
EVEflV PLACE*AMD7WE FINISHED
FOUND NO^/THEH ALL/
. ONE/ VIets return to
^^m^^THEM^TIAN S
FREE AT LAST."
THAT MUST BE A
GRAVITY BEAM/
MISSED ANyBOOV^
r THERE 'S A BUTTON
OVER HERE/IF I CAN JUST
reach,
Japan’s Regime in Chmw
TAPAfl announced officially the fa-
J augiyatloo of the “refarmed
Government of the Rnsibtic of Chi-
na” in Nanking, Thi Aippot state
Js Intended to replace Be regime of
Generalissimo Chlsng Xsl-sbek and
Sn. a position equivalent to pre-
mier.
The Chinee* were still fighting fa*
invaders desperately aleng fa* Pei-
ping-Hankow railway and claimed
fa* Japanese was* suffering heavy
Adjouramant Protpactt
/CONGRESS wants to adjourn by
L* the first of May, but laagers
foresaw three possible obstacle# to
this plan—the wage-hour bill, the
DANGER AHEAD
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1938, newspaper, April 8, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth973114/m1/2/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.