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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06
PRETTY HOSPITALITY
AT NIELSEN HOME

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Nielsen was the scene of another
pretty social affair Thursday when
they entertained with a dance.
Delicious sandwiches and coffee
were served to the following guests:
MI. and Mrs. Anton Christensen,
Jr., Mir. and Mrs. Une Christianson,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christianson.
Anton Christianson. ST.. and Mr..
and Mrs. Pete Nielsen.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Smith and
children Of Harrington. and Mr.. and
Mrs J.. NJ Jones and daughter. Vio-
let of Santa Rosa were Sunday
guests in the Albert Morrow home
Mrs. William Chandler and son.
Ward and Mrs. r. l.. Haning were
business callers in Harrington Tues
day.
The many friends Of Walter An
derson are delighted TO hear that he
is able to be out again.
Messrs. Bill Goski and Red Bre-
mer Of Woodstock. Ill. arrived here
Monday where they will spend the
winter.
Bill Moran Of Austin spent the
weekend with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Moran.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Marvin Hale were
in Harlingen Wednesday.
B. G. Stailings transacted busi-
ness in Edinburg Tuesday.
Mesdames L. II. Wood and Eliza
beth Crum visited in Harrington on
Tuesday.
Eddie Nelson Of Raymondville
spent Thursday with his sister. Mrs.
Lonnie Wood.
Ward Chandler was n Harrington
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Ballard and
daughter. Virginia Of La Feria were
business callers here Saturday.
r. L. Hanning accompanied DR..
Dowdy of Raymondville on a hunt
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Sebastian
LEE WOOD
X HOSTESS

The lovely home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Lonnie Wood was the sCene of one
OF the prettiest social affairs Of the
week when on Friday afternoon
their little daughter Virginia Lee
entertained with a wee Halloween
party. Decorations and games car
RED out the Halloween colors and
revelry.
Her mother served delicious sand
wiches and hot chocolate TO the fol-
lowing little folks Helen Ruth Mel
sen, Pauline and Allyne Morrow,
Madolyne and Alyce Smith, Camil-
Ia and Ida Mae Wood.
Pop cor balls were given a. fa-
vcrs.
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PERSONALS


PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Leslie Beach Of Altus,
Oklahoma and Troy Hunter OF Al
tus, Oklahoma. are guests at the
home Of Dearl, Georgia and Ina
Holmes.
MI. and Mrs. Kelley Gray we're
in Rio Grande City Sunday.
r. <. Newport was a Monday
guest at the home OF his brother,
w. s. Newport Of Combes.
Mrs. George Jones and Miss
Jewell Warner attended the Home
Demonstration council meeting at
McAllen Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. Milton Hansen and
family were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Clark of McAllen.
A party composed OF Messrs Harry
and Hubert Thompson of Alton.
Claude Hilburn and Jack GRAY OF
North Mission. left Saturday morn
ing on a duck hunting trip to Port
Isabel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eversole and son.
new corners TO the Valley. were Sun
day guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Barga.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Pope and
family were Sunday guests at the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ais
meyer of San Benito.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mier OF MARYLAND
were Friday guests at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith on Friday.
Mrs. q A. Hilburn and mother.
Mrs. Georgia Hilburn, were guests
al the home Of Mrs. j. r. Hughes
OF San Juan on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Mulkey and
FAMILY were Sunday guests at the
nome OF their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Mulkey OF Alamo.
Mrs. Jennie Jones OF Mercedes
OF Mercedes was a Sunday guest at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al Volz.
Mrs. G.. S. Culver who has been
visiting her daughters Mrs. Ed
Hauff OF Mercedes and Mrs. ROY
HareIl OF Alice, house guest al the
Hauff home. returned to her home
Monday.
Little Misses Dorothea Jean Gar
llngton and Gloria Parrish and
Mary Alice Conway were particip-
ants in the Tom Thumb wedding
given at the Country club OF Edin-
burg. Saturday.
Sunday guests az the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Warner were: Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Wright and children
OF McAllen, L ID. Simpson and fam
ily.
Mrs. Frank Murphy and child
rem, who have been guests at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jack GRAY.
left for their home in Fl Paso on
Friday. Enroute they will spend a
few days at Corpus Christi.
Reverend George Bentsen Of Mis-
sion. Elmer and Lloyd Bentsen OF
Sharyland we're hunting ducks at
Port Isabel on Friday and Satur-
day.
Mrs. Dan Moody and daughter,
Dianne are spending a few days
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vile was a caller in the M. B.
Bourne home Monday.
--csdames Albert II. Morrow and
K L. Smith were business callers
in Raymondville Monday.
Friends will be interested to learn
that Mrs. Nancy Wilson will return
from Tulsa, Okla, next Sunday.
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SENIOR CLASS SPENDS
DAY Al CAMP

The senior class OF Mission spent
Monday at The Girl Reserves camp
al Rio Hondo. During the evening,
they attended the picture show at
Harlingen. Girls Of North Mission
who enjoyed the outing were: Miss
Is Elarene Norman. Catherine Rig
Ter, Leona Weisman and Bernice
Hansen.
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WEEKEND PARTY
a MADE

Misses Hazel and Lois Wilson win
entertain committees OF the B. Y.
p. U. Monday evening in their
charming home, where they will
arrange a program for a weekend
party.
The party is only one Of many
and frequent entertainments spon-
scred by the B. Y. P. U. and all
members are looking forward to a
delightful occasion.
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Valley Society NeWs
and EDentS


Port----l has been an independ-
ent state since the 18th century. II
lost its independence to Spain late
in the 18th century. but regained
1t about 1910.
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at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Ferguson.
Mrs. william Fine has returned
from Kansas City. where she was
called to be at the bedside Of he's
father. who passed away during
her stay at the parental home.
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CLUB

The members Of the North Mis-
sion Home Demonstration club will
meet at the home OF Mrs John Os-
thoff on Nov. p. Flower day will
be observed with an exchange OF
flower seed. bulbs and plants. Roll
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HOSTESS FRIDAY
10 CLASS

Miss Jean Whittlesey was hostess
TO the members Of her class at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Whittlesey on Friday evening.
This was a Halloween party with
the teachers, Misses Walling and
Stoopes and twenty members OF
the class present. Mrs. Albert Whit
tlesey of Mission was fortune teller
during the evening. AT the close OF
the entertainment, delicious re-
freShments were served.
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HOSTESS

The ~Sharyland Home Demonstra-
ton club members enjoyed a deli
cious one o'clock luncheon at the
home OF Mrs. L. II. Lane on Friday.
After the luncheon a short busi-
ness meeting was held when a COM
mittee was appointed 10 prepare
the booth for the Mission Fair. The
club will meet at the home Of Mrs.
A. S. Broyles on Wednesday. Nov
ember y. A Singer sewing machine
demonstration will be given by Mrs.
Broyles. Roll call will be on Christ
mas suggestions.
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were guests Tuesday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. z. G. Couch of Weslaco.
Miss Mae Wise and Clifford Pick
n were guests Sunday Of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Pickens' in Rio Hondo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06

Betty Whitlock has been elected
honorary cadet colonel OF the Uni
versity Of Tennessee r. o. T. G.
regiment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06

The speed Of light and electric
ity is approximately the same
1876. 800 miles a second.
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Cough No More
nditQuiCkestWay

n o " s q u q 3
a S : winter
first b e c a m e
familiar with
NJ G n o q en- e.
the new light
r ! n q acting
discovery for
Z u b b o n
y a c k n z
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CALL

A call meeting Of the North Mis-
sion Home Demonstration club Will
be held az the home Of Mrs. L. l..
Tryon on Friday, Nov. Z at 2:30. At
this time officers for the coming
wear Will be elected.
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BEWARE THE COUGH FROM
COLDS THAT HANG ON

Coughs from colds may lead 10 Sc
rious trouble. You can stop them
now with Creonulsion, an emulsihed
creosote that is pleasant TO take.
Creomulsion is a medical discovery
with two-fold action; il soothes and
heals the inAamed membranes and in
hibits germ growth.
OF all known drugs creosote il rec
ognized by high medical authorities
as n Of the greatest healing agencies
for coughs from colds and bronchial
irritations Creomulsion contains. in
addition 10 creosote, other healing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-06

elements which soothe and heal the
infiamed membranes and stop the IL
ritaiion. while the oreosote goes on 10
the stomach, is absorbed into the
blood. attacks the seat ar IT, trouble
and checks the growth Of the germs.
Creomulsion il guaranteed satisfac-
tory in the treatment Of coughs from
colds. bronchitis and minor forms Of
bronchial irriiaiions, and is excellent
for building up the system after colds
or flu. Money refunded if not re-
lieved after taking according 10 direc-
finne Ak xnnr drtnrisl lnl,.
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Brownsville Club
and Social Activities

call IS to be The Care of My Fa-
vorite Flower"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-18
HOOVER UPHELD IN HOUSE
VOTE ON DROUGHT AID
Democrat Plan TO Hike
Amount to so Millions
Loses, 189 to 1873.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Presi-
dent Hoover's drought relief pro-
gram was upheld by the house to-
day when by a vote of 1879 to 1873 it
defeated a Democratic amendment
to increase the amount from $780,
100000 to $6O,OOO,OOO.
The senate previously had voted
for $60,00O,O0O appropriation.
The senate also had demanded
that funds be loaned to farmers to
buy food for their destitute fam
lilies, but this provision too was
thrown out by the Republican
forces in the lower house.
The drought bills now will have
to go to conference between the
two houses, resulting in further de
lay.
1t was believed in some quarters
a compromise figure might be
reached.
The house before taking up the
drought relief question, passed bill
appropriating another $150,000,0 900
to enable the federal farm board to
continue its sterilization program.
In the senate another issue be-
tween the President and his oppon-
entS was at stake-whether he
should be permitted to distribute the
S116,O00,00O emergency construction
fund as he sees fit.
Democrats led by Senator Nickel
lar Of Tennessee, defended the
amendment which the house re-
fused to accept and opened another
attack on the President. This time
Republicans came to Mr.. Hoover's
defense.
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WILLIAM LEAVES HIS 'FLEETLTHE MAURETANA-ToW WIN A BF

Cancelled, and the 200 guests-who
saw in this wedding a union of
Oxford, Mass, and Oxford, Eng
land-were bitter in their condem-
nation Of "Sir" William.
GONE months ago Miss Bufum.
- daughter of a banker, had
confded to friends that she was
going to marry a member of the
British nobility, and that in the
course of her honeymoon she
would be presented to King
George and Queen Mary.
Oxford responded .Mith all the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-18
BANK ROBBED
At PLAINFIELD..,
$1,000 LOOT
Bandit Watches for Doors
to Open, Herds is in
Mushroom.
CASHIER UNL0CKS SAFE
Early Bird Gunman Walks
Calmly From Building,
Escapes in Car.

An early-bird bandit waited at
the door of the First National bank
OF Plalnfield this morning, held up
the first employe TO arrive, captured
the next dozen persons to enter and
escaped with between $4,000 ard
$1,000.
He walked from the bank casually.
crossed the street. climbed into a,
green coup and drove south, accord
ing TO Virgin Watson, Plainfield,
the only person known to have
witnessed the escape.
Five minutes later Taylor john
SoJ-, postmaster, entered the bank
a. Il released the prisoners.
According to Harry G. Holdings
worth, assistant cashier, the bandit
was standing at the door of the
bank when he arrived for work.
Hollingsworth unlocked the front
door and entered a little lobby. The
bandit followed. Hollingsworsh
turned.
DO you want to see me on some
bank busineSs?" he asked.
Waits for the Cashier
Eyes the stranger replied.
there's going to be holdup here
this morning! Get inside, put up
your hands and don't try to ring
any alarms or anything"
Hollingsworth was herded into a
waShroom a few feet away.
'IS the safe open?" the bandit
asked.
mo" Hollingsworth replied, 1.-The
cashier has to open it,"
Fine" said the bandit; wen
wait"
The front door opened and Gus
toner walked in. The bandit forced
Hollingsworth to call him to the
rest room, where he, too, was inn
prisoned.
Next to come were Mrs. Margaret
Plummer and Mrs. Beulah RAIDER,
bookkeepers. They, too, joined the
crowd in the restroom Then came
three customers to add to the
prisoners.
Finally Pike opened the front
door and walked in.
Scoops Money from Safe
''You the cashier?" the bandit
asked.
Pike nodded. The bandit turned
to those inside the restroom.
Don't make noise if you want
to live" he exclaimed.
Then he herded Pike to the vault,
forced him to open it and the safe,
scooped the money out of the safe,
forced Pike back into the restroom,
and with another warning to be
quiet, walked out.
johnson, the postmaster, came
into the bank few moments later.
Hearing the commotion in the rest
room and seeing no one in the bank,
he opened the door and the prison.
ers filed out. go
About 25 Years old
Deputy Sheriffs Fred. Fox, Ollie
Mays and Harry Krames seached
highways between Plainfeld and
Indianapolis without success.
Grover C. Garrett, state police
chief, ordered patrolman Claude
Lucas, at Danville, and Lieutenant
A. M. Romine and patrolman George
Gilbey from Indianapolis to WORK
on the case.
The bandit was described by Pike
as about 25 or 20 years old; weight.
14O or $50 pounds; height. 5 feet
six or seven inches; wore
glasses, a brown overcoat and dark
brown hat, tan scarf, clean collar
and tie. His complexion was rudy,
and he had dark brown hair.
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them with gasoline, Strange and In
gersol entered the barcebue with
Crickmore.
McCammon told police, they
claim, that he did not witness the
shooting, but heard a report, that
sounded like light bulb bursting"
Then Strange and Ingersoll came
out, one carrying a sawed off shot
gun, McCammon's statement said.
McCammon said he left Strange
and Iugersoll and went to theater
with his girl. Coming out of the
show, he said, he first learned of
the murder when he bought a news
paper.
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under an archway of crossed sab
ers held by state troopers.
Niagara Falls was to be the
first stop on their honeymoon, and
then back to merrie England!
Newspapermen, caught in the
tIlroes of their desire to pen
glowing account of the wedding,
looked up "Sir" Williams family.
in the records Of English nobility.
Strangely, the family was missing.
The British consuls at New
York and Boston were consulted.
Sir William Harold Bramwell?
Never heard Of him.
The investigation eventually led
to the Mauritania.
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THE TIMES
CHARGES TWO WITH
CRICKMORE KILLING

Police believed the killir of Owen
Crickmore, 1852 Roosevelt avenue,
in his barbecue on the Allisonville
road, Sept. 80, was solved this aft
ternoon with the alleged statement
of Charles McCanmon, 20 McLain
place, naming the slayers.
Police alleged McCammon said he
drove to the barbecue and filling
station on the night of Sept. 80,
with Floyd Strange and Robert In
gersoll,- who now are under arrest
in San Diego on information said
to have been furnished by Mccain
mon.
McCammon's alleged statement
was that after Crickmore served
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Huge City
Firm Adds
to Holdings

Purchase of the Continental Ma
tional bank by the Indiana National
bank, in one Of the biggest bank
transactions in years, was to be
effected at 3 p. m. this afternoon,
according to announcements by
officers of both institutions.
Deposits of the Continental bank
at the close of business were esti-
mated at $4,500,000.
Assets will be moved this after
noon to the Indiana National bank.
Directors of the Continental will
become directors of the Indiana in
Stitution, one of the oldest and
largest banks in the city.
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Surely the officers would recall
Sir William, who had made re-
cent crossing.
y II
QUITE SO. They recalled him
X well. But he was listed as
wv. Bramwell, clerk, who had ap-
piled for twenty-four-hour leave
OF absence on Monday because he
wanted to go to oxford, Mass. and
get married"
Il guess he is not a nobleman,
said James c. Buffum, father Of
Lady" Barbara, "but anyway he
Is a gentleman
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vigor of its civic pride and the
most elaborate wedding in the
history of the village took place
last Monday.
"Sir" william arrived a trife
late for the ceremony, explain
ing that the Mauretaiiia had been
slightly behind schedule on the
crossing from England, whence
he had gone to prepare his an
cestral estate for his bride.
THE wedding proceeded and
4 Sir William and Lady
Barbara passed out of the church
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-18
BOARD TO ACT ON FEES
Park Officials to Settle Row Over
Community House Use.

Formal action on the agreement
between the park board and civic
league members relative to free use
of community houses by leagues,
was to be taken by the board this
afternoon.
Protest against fees was made by
civic leagues, and Monday night an
agreement was reached whereby
leagues may use the building free
for one business meeting and one
sociaE9r other event monthly.
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PRYOR Case
WILL GO TO
Jury TODAY
Arguments in Death Trial to
Be Completed at After
noon Session.
DEFENDANT IN TEARS
SobS as Attorney Starts
Closing Appeal for
His ACquittaI.
DEFENDANT IN TEARS

Question whether Ernest Pryor
poisoned his young wife in their
Martinsville home four months ago
will be submitted to a criminal court
jury late today.
Presentation of evidence to jurors
ended at 10 a. m. today after nine
days, when states attorneys made
partial closing argument asking
the death penalty.
Defense's closing argument was
to be completed in the afternoons
session, and following states last
argument, Judge James A. Collins
will give the case to the jury.
Prosecutors offered a clinching
point in the states case this morn
ing when they proved by expert
witnesses that no bismuth was
found in the vital organs of Mrs.
Thelma Pryor, 20-year-old mother,
whom Pryor allegedly murdered.
DIR. Harger on Stand
The defense had contended that
the last draught which Pryor gave
his wife contained bismuth.
Unexpectedly, prosecutors called
DR.. r. N. Harger, expert toxicolo-
gist, to the stand as court opened
this morning, and established
through his testimony that no trace
of the harmless drug could be found.
DR.. Harger previously testified that
four grains of arsenic existed in the
body of the dead woman.
On the theory that DR.. Harger's
testimony was inadmiSsible, Pryor's
attorney, John Royse, moved for a
delay in the trial to give the de-
Tense time to make a chemical ex-
animation of the vital organs for
traces of biSmuth.
Motion Is Overruled
Collins overruled the motion, and
closing arguments began.
In the states argument, Deputy
Prosecutor William H. Binger
marion county, reviewed states
evidence of Pryor's alleged two-fold
motive in Staying his wife.
He reviewed testimony Of wit
nesses showing Pryor's alleged Illicit
relations with Miss Elsie Ham,
roomer at the Pryor home.
He traced the evidence of Pryor's
spreading an "unfounded" rumor
that Mrs. Pryor was i'll and had
only short time to live"
Ringer asked jurors to impose
the death penalty.
Pryor Breaks Into Tears
AS Attorney Royse launched into
his plea for an acquittal, Pryor
broke into violent sobbing. His
head buried in his hands and tears
streaming down his face, he heard
his attorney declare the state un-
Willingly had proved beyond doubt
that Thelma Pryor committed sui
eide.
THE state of Indiana has failed
entirely to prove that the drink
which Ernest Pryor prepared for his
wife ever was given to her." he told
the jury.
Before starting closing argument,
prosecutors called E. N. Lighter of
GoSport, railroad section foreman, to
the stand in rebuttal.
Lighter" testified that on Aug. 10,
few hours before Mrs. Pryor died,
Pryor called him from Martinsville
to ask him to carry word to the
wife's parents that Thelma was dy-
ing.
Pryor on the witness stand had
told the jury he did not believe his
wife was seriously i'll on the day she
died.
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GANG PROBE DENIED
Chicago Election viii Not
Be Investigated.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The
house committee on campaign ex-
penditures today refused to investi-
gate charges of Representative
Stanley H. Kunz Dem. I'D that
gang rule in Chicago brought about
his defeat for congress at the re-
cent election.
He was defeated by Peter Ora
nata.
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Seven major appointments were
announced today by Fred Vehling,
Democratic county coroner ELECT.
Hugo Sommer, 1122 Pleasant
street, is named as constable, sue
ceeding William j. Hamilton, Coffin
chairman of the west half Of the
Fourth ward. This Office carries no
salary, but the fees are said to
amount to several thousand dollars
annually.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-18
BUSH RE0PENS OFFICE
Lieutenant Governor Prepares for
1891 Legislative Session.

Northumberland Edgar D.
Bush Of Salem has opened his OF
fees at the statehouse in prepares
ton for the 1881 legislative session.
which commences Jan. 8.
The Offices have been used bv Dr.
John w. Hewitt of the Indiana coal
bureau and unemployment relief
commission. Hewitt has moved in
with the industrial board on the
fourth floor.