Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1940 Page: 4 of 4
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TK GRAHAM DAILY MTOVrSB MONDAY. JANUARY 16. 1649.
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gfmsIMIXM School news
1 An independent basketball team U shoppers’ service, having birth cer
being organised by a groop of ex- tificates made and recorded (needed
MK. AND MRS. 8. L.
DUCKETT ENTERTAIN
AT HOME FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Duckett en-
tertained with a party for the girls
who played baseball last summer
and their escorts at their home on
Cherry Street Friday evening. Dur-
ing the evening games and dancing
were enjoyed' by the guests.
A lovely sandwich plate was serv-
ed to the following guests: Misses
Margie Jones, Lowise Goldston, Vir-
ginia Frizzell, Mary Ruth Cole, Ver-
die Winters, June Thedford, Bessie
Lou Bore, and Cleatta Douglas and
Messrs. George Wilde, J. T. Privitt,
Gerald Stroud, Jimmie Cook. Bobby
Botkins, Johnnie Slice, Robert flalk-
inburg, Lucien Langford, Graves
Kerbow, and Curtis Kininmonth.
OILER’S QUILTING
CLUB MEETS AT HOME
OF MRS. TYE CLARK
Mrs. Tye Clark of Loving was
hostess to the Oiler’s Quilting Club
January' 9. During the day several
gilts were received from ’Sunshine
friends. Most of the day was de-
voted to quilting.
A delicious luncheon was served
to the following members: Mes-
dame.> R. H. McClellan, C. P. Wil-
liams, ttaytord Kirby, 0. B. Barron
and son. Charles, Bill Groves, Chris
Osier, Mack Shepard and children,
Peggy and Tommy, G. C. Glover and
daughter, Joan, Aaron Speer, and
the hostess and her neice, Reecie
Jean Johnson.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Jack Shepard.
CHOIR SOCIAL
roll FRIDAY NIGHT
The choir of the First Baptist
Church will meet in the home of Mr.
nnd Mr*.'Jim Bowron, 711 Bratos
street, at 7:30 p. m„ Friday evening,
January 19, for an evening of play
and entertainment togethei. Every
' one who has been a member of the
choir or who would -like to become
a member is invited td attend this
social.
"Bring your husband or wife, to
be or not to be, and a smile, and
be sure and eat dinner before you
leave home, because we don’t want
anyone to leave early,” says Ewell
Bone, the i director.
Roy Bethune, a student in the
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary, and a vocal student of
Oscar "Segal, of New York City
will be present.
"He will sing a group of num-
bers which all jwilL enjoy, says Mr.
Bone. "He is a tenor, trained for
opera, who gave up a career for
church music and religious educa-
tion. He was recently called to
one of the larger churches of (jash-
ville, Tenn.”
players. Some of the players are for old-age assistance, insurance,
as follows: Jim Bennett, G. W. passports, certain jobs), collecting I
Goodson, "Short” Armstrong, Riddle, biological specimens and selling to
John Hayes, Pat Clifford, and Pete laboratories, painting house nun-1
Gillet pie. Games can be arranged bers so that they can be seen at I
by contacting Pat Clifford. i night, get experience at sub-station !
- - J of department store so that one can
Herbert and Dorothy Jones with- say "experienced,” own travel agen-
drew from East Ward Friday. They ; cy, Making and selling hours photos,
are moving to Wichita Falls. making band of transparent rubber
Lodeen and Ruby Buethe also j for watches, showers, etc., making
withdrew from East Ward Friday. Kant Warp T. square, making
They will attend school in Denison, screens to catch refuse that clogs
- j drain pipes, making angular thumb
Miss Jewel Bobo, who works in tacks so that they will not protrude, j
the reception room at the high making adjustable step ladder, mak-
school, left school Friday because ■ ing dry ice auto cooler, checking
rof illness and was unable to come ibicycles, packaging icing for cakes,
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TODAY
JAMKS CAGNEY — PRISCILLA LANE
“THE ROARING TWENTIES"
The roaring epic of a roaring epoohl Stocks were
and ao were skirts - * - flasks and flappers — bathtub gin and
gangatar rule! The thrills of tan breathless years — In ona
breath-taking picture 1
back today. The students mis* her j lunches for invalids, and reading
and hope that nhe will be able to'service for bedridden and those with
come back soon. poor eyesight.
CHURCH
CALENDAR
FOR WEEK
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Miss Bess)*- Hibson visited in (Fort
Worth Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bort visited
relatives in Caddo Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Humphrey
visited in Cisco Sunday.
Ernest Remington, a student at
A. and M. is visiting his parents,
Mr, and Mrs. E. M. Remington.
W.M.S. will meet in Circles for
Bible study Tuesday, 2:30 p. m.
Sunbeam Band, 2:30 p. m., Tues-
day. at the church.
Y\ W. A. with Vivian Morton,
7 p. m. Monday.
Teachers- and officers meeting,
Wednesday 7:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:15
p. m.
Choir rehearsal, 7:30 Rriday eve-
ning.
The Training Union meets with
the Throckmorton church Monday,
Jan, 22, 7:30 p. m. This meeting
will be a conference meeting where
earh age group will meet to discuss
their problems and work.
The high school students were en-1 Mrs. Eugenia Howell, dean of
tertained at their assembly this high school, and Miss Norene Elling-
morning with a basketball game1 ton were absent from school this
between the men factulty members morning because of illness,
and the high school Seniors. Much j —
enthu-iasm was shown by the stu- i In the finals of the debate elim
dents when the Seniors won the1 ination at the high school Friday
game with a final score of twenty- | afternoon Mary McFarlane and iMr*r-
one to eighteen. | gie Jones, debating the negative j
------- | aide, defeated Lilian Burns an I
Hortense Yeager from Abilene Mary Helen Nicolett. They were
registered at the high school this, rated as individual speakers an fol
morning. i lows: Mary MdFarlane, first; Margie
At a Junior High School assembly Jones, second; and Mary Helen Nic-
prugram last week, students were1 oiett, third.
given the following twenty points | Plans are being made for a train
on “Think Your Way to a Job”: ed dog show at the Junior High
making window boxes for neighbors School and high school January -2
in Chicago, house-to-house shoe and 23. The program will consist of
shining service, silverware laundry, tricks by educated dogs.
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LIBERTY
THEATRE
PHONE
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TODAY
Mickay Rooney, Lowlt Stone,
Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
—IN—
“Judge Hardy and Son"
The whole Hardy FamHy In
a brand new hit.
I*
■n«isx<
... . bund and many are connected with
rounds of ammunition and powder Unlted statej rf^rr,
and chcmicali' used in the mak.ng added
of bombs. It also contained one . _ ____________
forces,” he
Another Shallow
Producer Is In
On Stewart Land
Emmett Willias as confpleted an-
other producing oil well on the Gra-
ham Stewart )and
Farmer.
long sword. . _ |.
Hoover said the 18 taken into
custody had functioned as a “sport'
club” which he described as a “se-
cret organization which specialixei
in training men for the projected
revolution and stealing arms from
government defense forces.”
^ “The club planned among its early
I acts of terror, beginning aometime
1 after the training period of Jan.
j 20. to bring about a complete erad-
ment like Hitler’s dictatorship over ot *"
N . - utilities, including: power, water,
*** ,e^Ili*ny’ i .». . i railroads and all forms of conununi-
A small arsenal was unearthed in , * . „ „
I cation and transportation, Hoover
CLASSIFIED ADS
-Nation Stirred
(Contlaued from front page)
New York City by FBI agents, 1
northwest of
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—House and lot ana
mile south of the square; modern.
Call 9013-F4 after five p. m. 115p i
—+* - » — ■ ■ ■ i I
FOB RENT
FOR RENT—Modem furnished 4-
roora garage apartment; electric
box; bills paid. 823 East. Phone
382. 116-Ik
FOR RENT—Three room lurn-
ishad modern duplex apt. We pay
Hoover said, including bembs. am ; / utilities if preferred. Everything
munition, rifles and the makings for i The FBI chief said the conapi- private. Three Mocks at ant the
explosives in various stages of com- racy also called for the bombing ochoate 921 Kentucky St. lM-lIp
This well, about 900 feet, is con- Potion. of the Jewish Daily forward, a
sidered good for 26 barrels. There (Stephen Birmingham, an investi- newspaper, and seizure of the cun-
arc about seven other shallow pro K“tor for the D'*» committee inves- torng house and main post office
ducers on this lease.
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New
Loci
Knol
Among tl
fields arounj
tirity hae I
of the first I
in the Knox
east of Grah
are drilling,!
wells have
the new yea|
It was * r
Nunneljee,
well on the
out looks likl
The Travil
staked a locJ
the D. F. M
the southeaq
T. E. * L.
set to the
drilled.
The Panh
the Eugenia I
gas well doil
The Knox "
feet.
R U S S|
Scandii
Situati<
COPENHAl
erasing the|
Glen Couch of Jacksboro was a
visitor in Graham during the week
end.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
W.M.S. will meet in Circles Mon-
day afternoon.
Zone meeting of W.M.S. at New-
castle Thursday.
Orchestra For
Ball Named
tigmting un-American activities, said jn New York City, the federal ra-
the leaders of the "Christian Front,” serve banks throughout the United
involved hrfre have claimed Father States and national guard armories.
Charles Coughlin, Michigan radio Hoover said the two principal ’•
priest, “ss a leader of their group'
but Father Coughlin has repeatedly •“on* under
denied that he if connected with this were John F. Cassidy, leader of the ,
Christian, front.”) Christian Front, and addressed by
Miss Rosemary Williams of Gra- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ford was the guest of Miss Frieds Women’s Auxiliary at the church
Branum last week end. Monday, 3:00 .p. m.
Junior Choir rehearsal at the
Miss Annette Ayreji, of Bowie church Wednesday 6:30 m.
spent last week 'end With her par- Senior Choir rehearsal at the
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Chilton Ayres, church Wednesday 7:36 p. m.
p Boy Scout meeting at the church
Mrs, Lee Pennington and sons of Thursday. 7:00 p. m.
Eiiasville spent Saturday morning
with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Maples. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Brotherhood dinner at the church
f~ Diana Cloughley, A, student .Wednesday, 6:46 p. m.
at T.S.C.W., spent last week end' _
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. OFFICER ACQUITTED
R. Cloughley. OF SLAYING G1R1. _
hi* followers as “fuehrer,” and Wil-
liam Gerald Bishop. leader of the
Sports club which acted as a secret
entity behind the front.
FBI agents in several raids con-
Dorothy Davis and her all-girl i Hoover said the fantastic plot in-
orchestra from Fort Worth will fur- eluded plans to revolt against the
ni.h music for the annual President’s government with arms stolen from
Birthday Ball to be held here on the arsenals of the army itself,
lan.mrv in Glenn Burets*. local. Twelve congressmen were ’’markad
ehariman L Jed for death.” he said, a. an object «•c**d compl.ted and uncompleted
chariman, has announced. , . ,h „ h h d _ (U,d 10r’ bombs, a number of rifle* and thou
As was done last year, Olney will .lesson to those who had voted 10r, ’
cooperate with Graham in staging j repeal of the arm. embargo. „o^v,r «id «mmun.tion,
the ball, proceed, of which go to | The FBI said, however, that it Hoover said.
for was unable to identify any of the H, ad(W that the alleged con-
. 12 “nominated for extinction. spimey was at least six months old.
the I On the list msrked for Seizure or Th, .gents used cameras
[destruction were bridges, armories, wjth telescopic lenses to make pic-
Fiery Itchingttij
the Warm Springs Foundation
infantile paralysis.
Committemen and details of
ball will be announced soon.
BOARD MEETING
post offices and * federal • reserve turrg of drjIU jn the handling of
Gets Quick
Dew W mm tele m* *■1.111* 1 •*» m
Miss Louise Street, a student at
T. S. C. W., spent last week end
with her parents. Mr and Mrs. S.
B. Street.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Weyand of
Dallas were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. P. Kininmonth last week
end.
MAUCH CHUNlC Pa.—Benjamin
Franklin, suspended state police
corporal was . acquitted Sunday of
murder in connection with the death
of 14-year-old Joan Stevens. His
plea was self-defense.
There will be a meeting of the
county )>oard of sfchool trustees in
the office of Miss {Fhnnie Ragland,
county school superintendent, on
Friday at 1 p. m.
banks, railroads and communication >rmt and (ruction in leadership
lines of all kinds. ,t , c,mp Hoover wild wa* at Nar-
Thr plot, Hoover said,- was also rowghurg> too mile* upstate from
aimed against Jews generally. New city.
One of those under arrest was
described ss a member of the Ger- The investigation showed. Hoover
A short business [ n>*n-American bund, whose “fueh- said, that Cassidy was always met
session will be followed by an in-
spection of the Tonk Valley and
South Bend schools.
T. J. Nall of Hamlin was a guest
of his son. Howard Nall of the
Smith Dry Goods company here Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mrr Fi M. Remington and daugh-
ter. Jean, Marjorie Street, iMary
Maria Morrison. Phyllis Cloughley,
Gwendolyn Edwards, and Mary Les-
lie Scott went to Fort Worth Sat-
urday.
rer,” Fritz Kuhn, is serving a term by his follower* with a salute simi-
in Sing Sing prison for stealing lar to that of the Nazis,
bund funds. , “The government they proposed
Contents of the arsenal discov- setting up, they referred to as ‘a
Mr and Mrs Oral Staple* of ered in a six-month investigation dictatorship s imilar to Hitler’s.' They
Wichita Falls visited Sunday in the , ordered by Atty. Gen. Frank .Murphy met secretly et various members’
homes of Miss ReU Ragland and conducted by the FBI includes home*. One member et least was
rifles and pistols, thousands of s member of the German-American
BRONCHIAL
COUGHS
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tween Russi
rtates, both
protested b
warplane* hi
Bath the
structed thei|
to protest
Russia had
the Scandinal
lating neut
in her fight
The Swedi|
on the rep
Swedish islal
wsfom side [
Norway
Rusaian plaij
gian territor
and yesterdal
The exchaif
day which
she was not |
wegian and
protests, delit|
Scandinavia
that their
to help FinlJ
Bicycle |
Poatpoi
■Mr. and Mrs. James G. Staples.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Mr. and Mrs.
family vieited in
Luther Cain and
Ranger Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.. C. M. Swallow and '
ALL NEW
EQUIPMENT
Men’s
Half Soles
75c
Ladies
Invisible
Soles 75c
Quality Workmanship
By Skilled Craftsmen
Yeur Business Appreciated
Ladles' Heel Taps
Ladiss’ teles __________
Men’s Half Heals ----
Ladles’ Invisible Seles
16c
«Sc
36c
75*
PNE* Hose Saver* with all Job#
25c and over.
Rhine sad Dyeing. All Work
Ornrnnteed
Gray s Shoe Shop
E. earner Square. 503 Elm tt.
GRAHAM. TEXAS
. Melvin Raper of Graham and
“r* H,tti* R'‘<*er attended the ^ G<>r.1(lin<> Harlan of Bryson. ,
funeral of Mr*. Nettie Hobb* in ,groy c Nel,on ^ s,nU Ann,
Abilene Sunday. >nd Mjg|( Simpson 0f Graham
“ . . . Bernice R. Landress of Graham
Mr*. Salhe Gold.ton and daugh-• an(J m|m Wi||ie B Col, of Grab,m.
ter, Mndeline, and Hrs- Allan , ______
SSaaeirSiBii
TaWa ceupleefdemi Ieel IM wiel pov-adH,
Sf^SSrSSKS
Mayor Rounded .Up for Fat Stock Show
The bicycl.
hern of the
Saturday 1
highway offi
the organ iz
morning.
The hike
date bo be
meet on Sa
the Nations
movie end 1
Klaune of Fort Worth spent 1*,tJ GOVERNOR URGES MORE
week end with Mr. and Mr*. , Rr.UIG!ON AND HARD WORK
Mabry. ; _
Or. Don W. Haye* of W ichiU AusTIN, Jan. 15.—Governor W.
Fall*, and formerly of Graham, wa* ^ 0,D.nie, hi, re(nllar Sunda;,.
here Saturday shaking hand* *ith moi.nin(r rtdj(| brnadca.t urged a re
many of h»n frienda. i turn to practice of religion a* a
^ ^ . prerequifie to a better busineas apJ
Mr. and Mr*. E, O. Bon. brought ^ .trueture
their little daughter, Juamce, home, .,n m opinion>.. be .aid. “ou.-
from a Fort Worth hospital Satur- e>n ^ dividwl into two im
day. The child i. said to be much porU|)t diTi!lion.i hard work eni
improved. | aincerp religion.”
V5?
Phillip Luker, publisher of the
Menard Messenger, spent Sunday in
Graham visiting hi* wife and daugh-
ter, Janice, who has been ill with 1
the flu the past few days; also vis- 1
King Col. and Mrs. Spears, Mrs.
Luker’* parents. Mrs. Luker has
been here regently at the bedside of
her father, who has been seriously j
ill. and who was declared to be
‘bowing improvement today.
INDIGESTION
1
Rddhm
sad On* Dm* hra ll
C‘-‘r-T‘^ry. 1T?,
New B<
For Co]
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Eight new
Readers seriel
for the Youl
Library, Miss|
ty superin
The books,|
junior grad
” School |
reader, “Let'^
fMc; second
Land” by Bui
Ijind and M|
reader, “To
ineon; fifth
Democracy”
er, "The
King; junior|
emey” by
She didn’t wail until Spring far the _
nded np Mayer T, J. Harrell (right) la Pari Werih to paste windshield .ticker New I en his car
tmegrem fee the Senthweetere Expoeltien end Pat Steel Shew, whlri, wilt
he held March 8-17.
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v.n the Wk
much impr
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1940, newspaper, January 15, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116212/m1/4/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.