The Shreveport Journal from Shreveport, Louisiana (2024)

July 19, 1937

Publication:

The Shreveport Journali

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Shreveport, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Monday, July 19, 1937

Page:

13

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Monday July 19 1937 THE SHREVEPOKT JOURNAL' (L 01) QJ NEWS FROM IE A A MS A A US IS STATES Rain Adds Sombre Note at Robinson Funeral Shelby County Couple Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary of edding PANEL FORUM WILL BE HELD AT NORMAL GLEEN IS DRAFTED FOR LUFKIN PLACE MRS HULL SR DIES AT LOGANSFORT Loading Educators of State Formerly Served a Mayor Says He Will Accept if 'Accidentally Elected of Eelovetl "Woman Is Brought to Home of Daughter Here Invited to Meet Tuesday To Dicus Changes Natchitoches A panel forum featuring the rhanjrin? practice in Iufkin Texas The absence of candidates for the position of mayor of Lufkin to succeed the late Kenneth Hopkins was broken Saturdar when friends of the State Notrnal college ii I' I i air i' -i -e 5 v' 'V I I --v-e- i -w 3" -l v' i --i tary school ill be held in Cald-eil hall auditorium Tuesday it announced today by President AJbert A Fredericks Visits to the elementary school departments will also be mad durins the one-day meet Leadinp educators in the tate tpet-'al to Ttin Jniintal) Loeansport Mrs Addie Hurkm Caraw ay-Hull 71 leader in civic religious and cultural lif of Logansport for half a century died at her home here at a Monday after a lingering illness Mrs Hull was born in Tatroon Shelby county Texas and moved here after her marriage to faraway prominent merchant and planter Thev reared a large family Mr Caraway died in ir2r! 1st 1 she married Hull Sr and moved to San Antonio with who have ben invited to attend the forum include Supt We id on lories of Caddo parih Supt Lee of Natchitoches parish Tr his nam- for the office Orr his protest a group of Lufkin eitiiens finally prs)iadei Mr Glenn to allow them to name him as a candidate "I don't want th job" Glenn declared "but if I'm accidentally elected I will not refuse to serre" Should Glenn be elected it will not be his first tenure as mayor He filled the position for one term in 1900 when Lufkin was a growing Tillage Up to iate Saturday night Glenn was the only candidate ou the ticket The election has been feet for Julv 24 i i v-- x- iiL L-: i I i i i -4 1 T- I i 'Ar- '9 v--rs Rodgera Dr Robertson A She ago returned he several Her husba survives him years Hopper and Brouillette of the stato department of education Mia Fadra Ifolmea Wilson of Louisiana State uni versify Prof A Phillips of Jouisiana Tech Prof Ralph Boothby of New Orleans and Ir A Ford and Prof JI Hudbury of the State Teachers' rol- COURT BILL- place in Roselawn in the background A downpour of rain accompanied Senator Joseph Robinson to a inal resting Memorial park on the outskirts of Little Bock Ark Sunday The family is shown with the widow heaviiy veiled VHOM TAGK OVK gat ion which accompanied the body of Senator Democrat Arkansas to his Little Rock home for burial Ending the political truce de faculty Members of the panel forum will luncheon guests if the elementary school farulty at noon Tues-day anl Tuesday evening the faculty and administrative staff of the Slate Normal college will honor the visitors at a fish fry on Cane river Jake fieusions at the forum here Tuesday will center around the progressive education movement featured by the elementary school of the State Teachers' college here this summer under the direction of Mies Wilda Raves of Cleveland Ohio sperjaliit jn progressive education mthod her Deceased had long taken an a live part in the work of the loit First Christian church Besides her husband she is survived by three daughteis Mts A Johnson Shreveport: Mrs Mae Mazyck Shreveport and Mrs Hull Jr San Antonio: two sons Dr Leon Caraway and Dr Lamar Caraway both of Shreveport xx sisters Mrs Santel Center and Mrs Mollie Perkins Carthage Tin' body xx as sent Monday morning by the Caraway funeral home to Shreveport where the remains wore- taken to the home of her daughter Mrs A Johnson Funeral services will be held at lo am Tuesday from ibe ohotn funeral home with the Rev Reed pastor of the Ktngshtahway Christian church officiating Interment will be in ihe forest Fark cemet ery PatlbeHicrs will be Trice Alva Carrol Thomas Runsell Price Calhoun Cromwell Dr Robinson Dr Boyce and Caraway clared immediately after the senate I MAY KEEP ALABAMA WILL- Democratic leaders neatn las Softball League Standings UVtt Standing of the softball teams at I tiio end nf the fifth week This wrek all post ported eamrs ill he played and second half will srrr FPOM rKlCCKmVG PACK ton when he toughed Sexttiti with much too much severity and was i sipta lif ied Reaver delichts to toy with the body slam and Step-oxer top hold a a means of send- 4 rvfa ftHtm Wednesday Burke's statement indicated that the five-month struggle over the legislation was nearing its end If the motion to recommit the bill carried it wouM effectually bury the measure for the rest of this session Its defeat many Senators agreed might h-tng a speedy collapse of the opposition which expects to mu-ier its greatest strength on the recommital motion Burke's challenge was quickly ac-f pptprl by Senaior Minton Demo-crat) Indiana one of the court hill's most vigorous defenders who decla red Powell Judge and Mrs next Monday A League Tea Won I Iro-an nil 7 Conrad-Haaso Carney-Morris Kvans Sporting Goode i Their' Shoe Co 3 Southern Re'l aha Mrs Mrs John Smith Cente- Burroughs San Aug itig his opponents kickine while jlee is i artisan to the flying tackle jas on way to topple Gargantuan specimens of physical enormity League Won Lost ALLISON OUT OF ALL GAMES THIS SEASON i Associa led Press Sptinc: Lake J-A physician will deride whether Wilmer Allison former national champ-on will play any more tennis this season Aftr-r winning a-leg on the Clifford Hemphill bowl in the annual Spring Lake invitation tournament yesterday the Texas veteran sid he onld consult a New York specialist concerning inn injuries which tem)ted him to default several tims during the singles com petition A bandaged right a cm and an tight knee had li'tle effect on his game however as he defeated Finest Sutler of New Or I 1 national intercollegiate champion tj-l 6-2 in ii final If the doctor permits Allison will enter the annual Longwood Cricket club tournament which started today at Chestnut Hill Mass the ex-champion holds two legs on he Longnood trophy and if the field is not to formidable he may attempt to retire the nip From there Allison aims for "lie fiftieth anmml Seabrijjhr (X J) lawn tennis and Cricket Clrih bit' the national clnni-pionships are "out" "We sip lead' and I know tha Other opposit ly agreed with to vote any time 'vp can win" leaders private-Burke's pi edict ion come a few hour Teams I a pa co Yomeca 1 oi pro I eeco I -OF Tri State Tenier Texas Judge and Mrs Powell who recently celebrated their fiftieth wertding anniversary at their beautiful country home near Shelbyville are shown above They had with them on this happy occasion their children with their families as follows: Mr and Mrs A Millard of Nacogdoches Mrs John Arden and son of Ashevilie Mrs Cleveland Sammons nd Mrs I) Grant with her two children from Corpus Christi 1 Powell and family of Shelbyville a granddaughter Miss Margaret McFar-land of Corpus Christi two brothers George Powell and Mrs Powell Terrell and Charles Powell and wife Garrison one sis-tr Mrs Robert Mills tenter Friends present were Mc-Farland and son Kenneth Jr Ten- that a vote won I after this special train carrying S'J ustine At noon a dliciou lunch was served buffet s'yle th hanoom lace-laid table being centered with a snowy birthday cake bearing as decorations golden leaves and Vi tiny golden candles Judge Powell is a native of Shel by county and has spent his life with the exception of two years in the county While he has pl-ways ma int tied a residence in Shelbyvillp lie is closely associated with Center having been connected with the Farmers State bank as cashier and president for 1-" years Following thit time he held the office of county judge for six years after which he retired from public life and occupies his time looking after his farms and other business interests Coaches League Punch to Bs Emphaiited The efficiency of the old rugged wallop iis expected to hecome the major consideration in the semi-wind-up spat between Davis and Koverly Although the "coma squeeze" that is applied to the noggin with great viciousness and enthusiasm is the No 1 offensive-weapon in the Davis repertoire he xvill give Koverly plenty of cooperation if the kayoer makes it a punching match as he is expected to rio Koverly hasn't von any of his three matches here and is expected to utilize everything but the front steps in his desire to lay out Davis and so continue his desirability as participant in the bend-and-blow merriment locally Described as a bearded Frankenstein because he is lacking in mas- Farmers of Winn Elect Collins as Farm Bureau Head At a mllni of "Winn parish farmers which was hel recently Colliers of ward two was elected president of the Winn parish farm bureau Jir Wren of WInnfield was elected view president and Eugene (Jarner of Wheeling was named secret ry-t Harry Chalk ey of Raton nu ire president of the state farm bureau was the featured speaker and stressed the fart that if Winn parish farmers do not organize and work together for thMr own good they will not pet results and he said that lack of representation at Washington was responsible for their troubles A farm bureau In thi South ill help to solve the fa i met s' troubles Another meeting will held shortly to begin a membership nrfiv'e and work for a greater farm bureau Team Wnii Lo-d Shieepoit Icp 7 First National Rank Southwestern Gas fi Seats 3 Johnson Furn Co "i 1 a vers 1 oman Swallows Ring as Husband Jailed at Lufkin (Associated Press) Lufkin Texas Johnny Powell 27 said by Police Chief George Powe to be a Forida ex-convict facing burglary charges in threw states was in jail here today Sowell was captured by police at his father's home near here yesterday with a woman he said was his bride of a week The woman refused to give her name and swallowed a diamond ring en route to jail saying "that's mine and I'm going to keep If" Powell said Sowell escape from an Alabama jail in May after bejnz lied in connection with jewelry thefts at Dothan Ala and Biloxi Miss The police chief said also escaped here seven years ago while awaiting transfer to the state penitentiary after conviction of 111 tiio league I i senators reaches Washington They declined how ever to make any public Statement Foes of the jilt scheduled a club car caucus for liis evening when jihey will work out final details o' their strategy I Vice president Garner who joined the party at Litlle Rock lold 'senators he woi'd take no part in I ho court enntrovetsy nor in the equally close-drawn struggle for tht I senate leadership He conferred today with both candidates for Ct- leadership Sena-1 tons Barkley (Democrat) Ken lucky and Hat son (Democrat) 'Mississippi but carefully avoided Penney 'a meron ha not been def'Hied Fathers in second place Logui culine pulchritude to that degree the whiskered "Gorilla" will make his bow locally in a match with ('linstock that ie expected to put the onlookers in a happy frame ot mind for the subsequent scuffling The "Gorilla" is represented as being as tough a he looks and he looks mighty tough any appearance ot favoritism LOW ER KEY RATE JS May Delay Appointment Press Player AI! If Pf Tniii KmiTs -1 11 "-l Meagher Urnjan il MTi Whelan Kvans IT '')' -mllini Uiomin 1 "4 mail lipase -'J 1" 1 Smith Southern Hll 1 -1-t Jrinips Sfoiiloin Bfll Snyder Conrad 24 1" 117 B'' League Plaer A Pet :1 ip)rnp or-T 1 fm -v i llll Tow nson Ui'jrn 1 IV r-pl Iap3' Kendrick Pork Vnme'-s Sf 41 League riir Tem tr r-t cv First Vat tonal Bank 1" tion Shrex etor Ire IS Si Rountrr John Kti'n IT A Ion- Shrx -port Ire 14 Feist I8 ypi Ti 1" 4S4 Monday's Schedule Cartiev -Morris vs Kvans Spotting MAKING OF SPURIOUS HALVES IS CHARGED A RK ANS AN A ESTEI EI Dorado Ark -Chat lie Lehigh local operator ot a business school charged with manufacturing an 1 passing countcrttet "itr-cent pieces was arrested and hounn over to the federal grand jury and released tin der bond "fixed at Jlinm Jimniv Waitp px-empoen of Mr Lchish and who is servng a five-year term in the state pen' entiary for writing bogus checks oi the defendant it the chief witness against the alleged counterfeiter During the investigation of the alleged coiinter-fiet tct Waite said that he and Lehigh made wo fake "ii-cen coins and sold inem for to ati unidentified man ATLANTA TKX TO STAGE ANOTHER RIG WATERM ELON FEAST (Speiint to The Joiirnsi Atlanta Texas With the arrival of Cavort newly elected chamber of commerce secretary and manager another annual watermelon festival has been planned for July 27 Henry A King chamber of commerce president announced that baseball games in ths afternoon a public speaking ani parade in the morning a watermelon feast and a mammoth stree dance that night would comprise the different events of the day A Brabhaip has been named chairman of the general arrangements commit ue: Richey chairman of the finances committee and Ramsey chairman of reception committee WEDDING ANNOUNCED Simshofo Miss Leslie Taylor of (Quitman and Juhnnie Woods of Heflin were married Saturday afternoon July 17 at the home of Rev Ragsdale Simsboro with Rev Mr Ragsdale officiating Price for farm products In Missouri in January touched a newr five year top for that month according to a bureau of agriculture economic repott SOIJfJIIT AT KILGORE Ktlgor' Tex is -Kitgore city crttnmissioners iiic seeking to rure a lower tire insurance key rale and have iaunchd a survey on types of roofs on buildings in the city's business district t'lty Secretary IT Prater announced that if the survey reveal 7 per cent of the buildings in the downtown area have roofs made of material other than wooden shingles a key rate reduction of 4 cents my be secured from the state insurance commission The census will be lakert by Fire Marshall Williams TV t-T A Tri-Stati Ii ood I a 'loch Sears rUuk Hank na I First Yesterday's Stars Associated Press) Joe DiMaggio Yankees Hit bonier with bwses loaded triple and double and drove in all Yankee runs in VI win oxer Indians Keti (I'DfH and II'p Collins Former bit homer and single and drove in three runs to boat Dodgers 7 fi in opener Collins drove four runs in with two singles in 9-4 nishtrap win Roxte Lawson Tigers Pitched hitless ball in thre and wo-t hi rd-inning relief trick to save 3-1 win over Senators Sam Leslie and Hal Schumacher Leslie batted in two runs with two singles in 6-f opener victory over Ca'dinals Schumacher shut out Cards with nine hits In n'rbtcap and bad four hits him self one a homer Rip Radrliff and Monte Siratton White Former's two singles scored ihree runs in R-t opener triumph over Red Sox: Stratton fanned six and allowed three bits to take second game i-t Peaches Davis and Lee Grissom Reds Former allowed five hits in 4-1 opener victory over Bees Grissom pitched two-hit shutout for J-n nightcap wjn Joe Yosmik Browns and Bob Johnson Athletics Former hit three singles drove in three runs in lo-fi opener win Johnson batted in four runs with two doubles in 7-fi nightcap victory Claude Passeau Phillies- and France will spend 23Mtonnnn francs for pnhlic works this year 1a 71 CLEANED and PRESSED OKLAHOMA CITY WS TWO FROM HOUSTON A oriad Press The top flighter- tail endere and a team middlfg in the standings found things to their liking in the Texas league last night and grabbed both ends of double-headers The loop-leadiug Oklahoma City nine featuring 4 hit pitching performances by Jim Moore and Ash Hillin handed the Houston Buffs two lickings to 0 and 4 to 1 In Wa-hintoan- Some legislators Ppre-spii the today President Koo- Htt to awit di--i position of the -ourt bill controver sy before a successor to Supreme Court Justice Van Devan tr If congress sl 'iiild adjourn short Sly after the-court fight ends or is put aside they pointed out confirmation might be held up A reces appointment after adjournment of congress is not with out precedent but observers said ii might he emba'tassing if the sen-ale later refuse! to approve th2 nominee John Rutledge was appointed chief justice by George Washington in 1795 He sat through the Ausus' term In dcember the senate turned him dow i The constitution provides that the president "s'rall have th pnwf to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of (heir next session" Some authorities have contended this provision means that if the vacancy occurs wh'le the senate is in as was true in the case of Justice Van leianter a recess appointment after adjournment is not pnible Among thop whoe names frequently have been mentioned in connection with an appointment to the high court ar attorney general Cummings Solicitor Gen Stanley Reed Chairman James Landis ofthe securities exchange commission Gov Frank Murphy of Michigan Justin Miller of the board of tax appeals Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand1 Pecora of New York Judge I-earned Hand of the second circuit court of appeals and Samuel Rosenman of New York Necrological MRS BURRESS RITES Marshall Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jane Burress beloved citizen and native of Harrison county re held here Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of her daughter Mrs Sol Jones Dr Mark acres of the First Methodist church conducted the services Mrs lfurress died early Sunday morning after an exteuded illness The daughter of Artiiuitia Bryant McPhail and David MePhail pioneer settlers this county Mrs Burtess was born June 7 on a plantation of Marshall In 1S71 she was married to William Dobson Rurress the house in which she died She is survived by her daughter Mrs Jones and one son the Rev A Burress of Blair Neb who was with his mother in hr last illness Among other surviving relatives are four Marshall grandchildren Mrs Jack Baldwin Mrs Lyttleion Womaik and Frank-tin Jones CASH and CARRY ONE-DAY SERVICE it ilhe first game the Indians pounded Marvin Qnanre from the hill Dallas' ceRa wellin Steers sur-I priced ith a double victory over (Beaumont 3 tol and 9 to 7 The Iwjnnefs uped four hnrlers and th loers thre jn a loosely played second game Baker restricted the fin J-srunaHer urates a a fanned five pitched six-hittr to take opener 5-2 Brubakr drove in three runs with two hits in 6-5 nightcap if 23 A CLEANERS DYERS 1311 Louisiana Ave Phone 2-7782 Exporters to 4 hits in the initial tilt San Antonio's second-division leaders walloped- the Fort Worth Cats 3 to 1 and 10 to 4 when Howard Mills gave up only 2 hiin and au unearned run in the opener and Les Tietji allowed the hard hitting Cats but 5 in the nightcap Galveston and Tulsa split their w)n bill tbe Bu- winning the first game to and the oilers s'agirts a 3nm rally in the sixth to the closing tilt 1 to 2 Perhaps you're not really sick but nature in her never-erring way is repeating Its time for a Health Vacation' NmiM likewise has provided in Marlin superior Mineral Waters of long known health giving value Come to Marlin for the Hot Baths for a good rest for a real Health Vacation HOYT COOK PACES SAILBOAT SKIPPERS Hoyt Cook continued to pace moth boat skippers for high point scoring honors on Cross lake by winning first place in Sunday afternoon's bi-monthly sailboat race for moth skippers oxer a three-mile fonts Second place honors were gathered in bu Curtis Melnnis who finished two minutes behind the lead in? boat after holding the advantage over two legs of the course Twenty-seven seconds behind Mc-Innis was Dale Hendricks in Tin-ky-B William Morris was across the line fourth with CoiiLally iu fifth position and Demorrit was sixth Olin Odeu captured the seventh place trophy and Ed Brewer was eighth RITES FOR BERT BERGSON Marshall Texas Last rites for Bert Bergson well-known business and realtor who died here Psturdsy mnrnitir after a long illness were held Sunday afternoon Mr Bergson was born in Marshall June 20 He was the son of the lat Mr and Mrs Bergson His father was a welWknown Marshall merchant who entered business here in ISSft Surviving are bis widow one daughter Miss Marion Bergson and four sisters Mrs Cauiille Josephs and Mrs Sttiu Krauson of MarsLaall and Mrs A Marscbek and Mrs Archie Beinsteiu of Chicago SEEKS TO BUY LINE (Associated Preaa) Washington The Red Ball Motor freight lines Lufkin Texas has asked the interstate commerce commission to approve its purchase for $13000 of the capital stock of the Republic Motor Freight Lines Greenville Texas NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE Text-book advertising men know many thini that we don't know "We knew them years ago as emphatically- as they know them now But experience tempers a roan judgment and halts Jug knowledge When you hare worked intimately with advertising for many years you find out helpful thinjrs ahotit its moods its limitations and its application FORMER TEXAS A-M GRID STAR SUCCUMBS Texas The body of Fay (Mule Wilson Texas A college's great backfield star of more than a decade ago today was en route to Honey Grove for burial Wilson who rose to grid fame under th tutelage of Coach Dana Bile now of the University of Texas did unexpectedly here yesterday following a heart attack He was graduated from the Aggie school in 1926 after three yers of football He later played professionally with the New York Gants and Green Bay Parkers Hp employed by an Austin Oil Co at the tme of his death Survivors included h' parents Mr and Mrs Wilson of Honey Grove and a brother Fred (Puny) Wlson coach at Lon Morris Jacksonville He was 35 years old i i WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Paston Texas Mr and Mrs Bagwell have announced the marriage of thir son Bag-w-ell tr Miss Beatrice Smith of Electr Texas June 3" at the Baptlt paisonsge at Monohans with Rev Ieon Frazir officiating 5 SI or mi BATHHOUSE' and SAWlTaJWiVi NEWfPR TRADE PAPER-FARM PAPP MACA DIRECT RADIO OUTDOOR 5 LOGANSPORT REVIVAL Logans The Rev John Wrtsht of Natchitoches began a two-wk revival at the Baprjst church Sunday Th pastor th Rer Vance will assist in th meetin? and Mrs Vane will lead the singing NOBEL SHAFER RITES Marshall The funeral of Clarence N'ohej phafet 17 who died here Saturday morning was held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock with services at the residence con ducted by the Rer Mr Bennett of the First Presbyterian church He Is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Shafer and one brother William Forrest Shafer all of i 9 I JiHtF 77' iff '-rirrifrrn i Bryan Bryan Advertising BIRTH ANNOUNCED Cotton Valley Mr and Mts John Davis of Cotton Valley announce the birth of a on Joe Robert at the Huston sanitarium on July 16 Maternal grandparents are Mr aniMrs Ledbetter of Rus-ton and' the' paternal grandmother is Mrs Flora Dsma cf Cotton Valley XUmtTK TT 1 1 1 Telephone 7503 Giddeni-Lane Bldg WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Paxton Texas Miss Billie Coyle and Mr Forest Crawford of the Tennessee community were quietly married July 3 Rev Corder of Tenah officiated The young couple win mak their horns in Tecrtii eeaauriy MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED Pelican Mr ami Mrs II Smith of this place announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn to Raymond Weldon iJine July 3 Mr and Mr L0 will rii at Muiitald Several small oaks and sycamores enough to plve the appearance of a youne he1ge grow in the mortar between bricks atop.

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