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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01
LAND AT BOISE

BOISE, Idaho, July 1.-Reg Rob- bins and H. s. Jones, flying to &c., attle for a nonstop refueling flight to Tokyo via Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska, landed here from Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday afternoon Robbins and Jones seek the $25,- 900 prize offered by Japanese newspaper for nonstop flight from the United States to Tokyo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01
ROBBINS, JONES
 REACH SEATTLE

SEATTLE, July 1.-Robbins and Jones arrived here at 3:o3 o'clock this afternoon from Boise. They expect to leave this week for To- kyo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01

A turtle, with "J. M. 1863" carved on it's back has been found at Greensburg, Ky.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01

Construction contracts in the New Orleans territory showed gain in April of $1.414900 over the same month in 1880.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01
MORATORIUM
 DIFFERENCES
 NOT SETTLED
New Proposals Made Be Submitted to Give
 Aid to Germany
TWO COURSES TINTED
 IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES
Complete Instructions Are Cabled to M ellon
 and Amb. Edge

BULLETIN-PARIS, July 1.-NO agreement on the out standing points were reached at today's meeting of the Americans and French over the moratorium. Opti mism still prevails.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01
MAKE NEAT LANDING

EDMONTON, Alberta, July L. Post and Gatty made a neat three point landing here yesterday when they arrived from Fairbanks, AL aska, after 10-hour flight on which they averaged 150 miles an hour.
 A crowd of 1,500 persons, who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1.- Using paved street for runway, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty hop ped for Cleveland beyond which lay the home stretch of their flight. They hoped, when they left here, to reach Roosevelt Field by night, completing the dash around the world in nine days.
 Post and Gatty took the air at 3:30 o'clock this morning, Noun tain time, hoping to reach Cleve- land in II or l2 hours.
 Rain. that had been falling for the past 24 hours. ceased before the takeoff leaving the field Quagmire from which to take off with a heavy load was almost impossible.
 Post ran the plane along the street for a quarter of a mile be- fore he lifted in the air in the face of northwest breeze.
 Neither Post nor Gatty would say what course they would take.
 The police had to clear the street which was filled with spec tators at the early hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01
AvIATORS USE PAVED STREET
 TO GET AWAY.
Make Early Start from Ed monton Flying Direct
 to Cleveland
EXPECT TO REACH
 NEW YORK TONIGHT
Great Welcome Arranged in Metropolis Wives
 Wait for Hubbies

BULL EFT IN - CLEVE- LAND, Ohio, July 1. - Post and Gatty landed here at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon, Eastern Standard time.
 Post and Gatty took off at 4:44 o'clock for New York. The fliers said they would fellow the air mail rOut e W h ich goes over "Hell's Stretch" Western Pennsyl- vania mountains, which has claimed the lives of many air mail fliers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-01

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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
SUNNYSIDE
Near BridgeyiIIe)

Everybody around here enjoyed
themselves over Christmas.
Sunnyside p. T. A. held its sec
ond meeting on Monday night, De-
cember 22nd, and a large crowd
were present. The children took
their parts very we'll.
Coulter Messick, who broke his
arm while cranking his auto, is i'm
proving,
Sunnyside school will reopen Mon
day, January 5.
Miss Edna PassWaters, Miss Pau
line Moore and friends from George
town, visited Miss Frances Dicker-
son Sunday.
Miss Catherine Passwaters, of
Wilmington, spent Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl.
Passwaters.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Passwaters,
of Bridgeville, entertained for Xmas
dinner Mr.. and Mrs Coulter Mes
sick, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hastings
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl.
Passwaters and children. Everybody
enjoyed themselves and left at a
AetIS hOul WlSiilS WI. anu MIS-.
Passwaters many more happy Xmas
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hastings en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gray and family.
We have started the year 1881. Let
us resolve to do better than the year,
before because none of us are per-
feet regardless of how good we try
to live. Now is the time to start, so
let's go. Let us not waste another
year thinking we will do better the
next. ...
Laugh and the world laughs with
you;
Frown and the world frowns at
you"
Think this over and am sure you .
Will find it true. So let's make this
ear one that will live up to Happy
iew Years"
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

returned to their home in Whining
ton after spending some time as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hance
Chambers.
Miss Helene Carter and William p.
Thompson entertained number of
their friends at a dance at the Re-
hoboth Beach Country Club on Sat
lurday evening, December 9th. Their
guests were: Misses Virginia Lup-
ton, Virginia Marshall, Sue Marshall,
Catherine Marshall, Frances Mar
shall, Carolyn Leishman, Catherine
Wolfe, and Jean Beebe and Albert
Lupton, Clifton Maull, Luther Yes
sells, Robert Orr, Walter Leishman,
Fred C. Wolfe, Jr., Harry Stott, Tony
Ingram, Louis Ingram, Raymond
Frick.
James Wiley, who is employed by
the Cunard Steamship Company in
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Edward Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tammany
and children, of Wilmington, spent
the Christmas holidays here with his
mother, Mrs. Lena M. Tammany.
Miss Jessie Morris is spending a
few days in Philadelphia visiting
friends and relatives.
Miss Margaret Vessels is spending
a few days in Wilmington visiting
some of her friends.
COMING ALL TALKING ATTRAC- !
SOUND-At the AUD
LEWES, DEL, Saturday,
Jan. 8, Charles Rogers in "ALONG |
CAME YOUTH" Tuesday, Jan. 6,
Evelyn Brent in THE SILVER /
HORDE; Thursday, Jan. s, Marion
Dixon and Hugh Trevor in 1.-THE |
PAY OFF" Two shows, 7:15 and /
200. Admission, adults 40c, chill
lren under II, 25c. Coming, Harold
Lloyd in Feet First"
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
j. s. INCOME TAX
REFUNDS IN STATE
TOTAL $l15,OOO
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lNUHAtNHta JfOm AHSt "yeI
Wilmington, $9,25S.51; D. A. Schultz,
Inc, 384 Broadway, New York City,
$3.50; J. Ernest Smith, 347 Madison
street, New York City. $2,555.30;
Marion DUPONT Somerville, Della
ware Trust Co., Wilmington, $3,-
50O.53; Squirrel Run Hill Co., S29
Delaware Trust Building, Whining
ton, $1,1O4.49; Frederick E. Stone,
2501 Willard street. Wilmington,
$517.44; Frank Clifford Tallman,
1871 West Tenth street, Wilmington.
$706.49; Louis Topkis, 1902 Baynard
Boulevard, Wilmington, $766.49;
United Verde Extension Mining Co.,
33 Broadway, New York City,
$948.63; Westbury Corporation,
West Tenth street, Wilmington, ST.
709.96; w. J. P. White, Millsboro.
$7,347.34; Delaware Electric Power
Co., S34 Market street, Wilmington,
$S,O47.99; Mrs. Ella I. and George
B. Wilson, Trust No. l, Mercantile
Trust Co., trustee, Akron, Ohio,
$69273; Trust No. 2, $692.73; Trust
No. 5, $692.73; Trust No. 4, S692.73;
John P Wright, Washington, D. c.,
$584.47.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
FRANKFORT

Rev. Leonard White, the district
superintendent of Salisbury District
will preach in Frankford NJ. e.
Church Sunday, January 4, at 1890
and hold the fourth quarterly con-
ference Immediately following the
preaching service. The public is cor
daily invited to be present.
The revival meetings will begin
at Frankford NJ. E. Church early in
the new year.
A prorenata meeting Of the New
Castle Presbytery was held Tues
day afternoon, December 23, at two
O'Clock, TO consider the call of Rev
Frederick d. Viehe, Ph. j. The call
was found to be in order and was
placed in the hands of Rev. Viehe
who accepted it. Arrangements for
the installation of Rev. Viehe were
then made. The installation services
will be held in the Frankford Pres
byterian Church, Tuesday evening,
January 6, at 1880 o'clock. Rev.
Herman Bischof, moderator of the
New Castle Presbytery will preside
and propOured the constitutional
questions. Rev. J. Russell Verbryche
D. D., pastor of Buckingham Pres
byterian Church, Berlin, Md, will
preach and give the charge to the
pastor. Rev. William Leishman of
Lewes will charge the people: Rev.
Thomas P. Mckee of Georgetown
will be the alternate.
AS usual Frankford has a COM
munity Christmas tree. 1t is larger
and more beautiful than ever. 1t is
at the head of Main street and in
front of the NJ. E. Church. 1t is well I
and tastefully lighted with colored |
lights.
Mrs. Lizzie Long Nisley and son
Robert of Hummelstown, Pa, are
friends and relatives here
during the holidays.
Mrs. Mary Huxford and daughter,
Mrs. Norman C. Gum, recently en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William C.
Gray of Salisbury, Md, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph o. McCaulley, Mrs. Harry
Huxford and children, Mary Eliza
beth Huxford and Harry Norman
auxford of Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Williams en-
ertained at turkey dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frank Williams, :
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel D. Tingle, Mr..
md Mrs. Charles H. Lockwood, Miss
Rachel Long, Miss A. Blanche Will
Jams, Carlton Long, Anderson Long
md Leroy Richards.
The many friends of Mrs. Eunice c
rocker, who has been seriously i'll
or the past two weeks at her home +
n this town, will be glad to know
hat she has successfully passed the
ritical part of her illness and that i,
he seems now to be on the road to h
iC
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Layton en-
tertained to a turkey dinner on
Christmas Day Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Layton and boys of near Boldsboro,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mcdowell en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Lloyd
and son to duck dinner on Christ
mas Day.
Floyd Mcdowell of near Nelson's
store, spent few days during the
holidays with Robert Mcdowell.
Mr.! and Mrs. E. L. Kratz and son,
Jourdan Kratz, and Mrs. Maggie
Tull were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kratz and family of
Wilmington on Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rust and
daughter spent Christmas afternoon
with the formers father, near Far
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Harmon enter
tanned their father, John Morris of
Greenwood to a turkey dinner on
Christmas Day. He also spent part
of the holidays with theEl.
Thieves entered the hen house of
George Zott last week and took
about 200 of his fine Barred Rock
hens, leaving him about 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Edge;l and son
Neal We're Christmas dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Thomas and
son Of IWbhS, Md.
Y Miss Ethel Hollis OF Delaware |
Hospital, Wilmington, spent Christ
mas Day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Hollis and brother.
Mr.. an1 Mrs. Horace EdSell and |
son Louis were numbered among /
those present at a turkey dinner Oh
Christmas Day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Ocheltree of
Greenwood.
Mrs. Mamie Morris, widow of Will
liam Morris, died at her home here
Christmas Day, after an illness of
only few weeks, aged so years and
10 months. Mrs. Norris leaves to
mourn her loss four children, name
ly ex-Judge Hugh Morris of Will
mington; Miss Mae Morris of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and Eva and Will
liam who remain at home; also two
brothers, one of Atlantic City and
Benjamin Collision of Bridgeville.
services were held at the
home on Sunday at 1 p. m. with in
in Barratt's Chapel.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Collision was the scene of a happy
of relatives and friends
IN Sunday, December 28 when
goose dinner was served to forty
i've guests. Every nook and corner
vas filled in the house with guests
Is well as with eats.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
). w. Collision of Clayton, Mrs. Os-
ar Biddle and daughter, Roland
Jollison and Alfred Foreaker of
townsend, Mrs. Sallie Kinder. son
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
FIsHER,s SCHOOL P. I. A.

The regular meeting of Fishers
School Parent-Teacher Association
was held December 18th with very
large crowd attending. Four new
members were added to the list max
ing S5 members enrolled. The pro-
gram material for the month, Home
Industry Among the Swedes on the
South River Before 1900, was dis
cussed. Christmas gifts which the
children had made during the art
period, was center of interest to
the parents. A very interesting
Christmas program was rendered by
the children, after which Santa ap-
peared and distributed the many
gifts which loaded down the Christ
mas tree. A Christmas gift to the
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

the teacher and pupils and was very
much appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

When I write am preaching to
myself.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

and daughters of BridgeYille, Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Williams of Smith
vile, Nd, George Collision and sis
ter, Addie, of AndreWVille, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wroten and family OF
Adamsville, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Todd and daughter and Mrs. Emma
Alexander of TOdds Chapel, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Todd and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Edgell and son, Mrs.
Jack Rust and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. /. Harmon, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
E. Russell and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Lore and daughter, F. A.
Schuyler from here.
Miss Dorothy Rust is spending
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Biddle of Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gootie Brown enter
tanned to a duck dinner on Sunday
the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel
Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Zott and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Lloyd and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Edgell en-
tertained to turkey dinner on
Tuesday of this week. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Ochel-
tree of Greenwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ely and family of Green
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wroten
and family of Adamsville.
Frank O'Bier entertained his chill
dren to a turkey dinner on Christ
mas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Hill and
children of Philadelphia spent The
weekend here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lloyd enter
tanned to dinner on Sunday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
lott and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Logan
Hill and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva !
0'Bier, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O'Bier
and son, Frank 0'Bier and son
Clarence.
Oscar Biddle of Townsend spent |
Sunday with his father here.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
Al CLUB ON AIR TOMORROW

u The All Club radio program dur
ing the National Farm and Home
Hour of the National BrOadcasting
Company on Saturday, January 3rd,
will be of particular interest to Del
aware All Club members and their
friends, as two Delaware represen-
tatives of All Club work have been
selected to speak on this program.
Velma Gray, a All Club girl of
Pennington in Kent County, and
Miss Helen L. Comstock, County
Club Agent of Kent County, have
been chosen for this honor and will
have this opportunity to tell radio
listeners all over the country about
the splendid progress Ali Club Work
is making in Delaware.
Nelma Gray has been a All Club
member for five years and the sub
Get of her talk will be "Is All Club
Work PracticaR" She will tell of
her own experiences as a club MEM
Der and how she has proflted in
many ways through her 4-H Club
experiences. Miss Comstock has
been a member of the Extension De-
pdIIIueHJ OIL Ile university OIL Oeld-
ware for nearly 13 years, and has
been County Club Agent in Kent
County since 1920. In her talk Sat
lrday, she will tell how All Club
work is Helping Boys and Girls to
Help Themselves" using the expert
,nces of several Kent County boys
md, girls as examples.
The Delaware representative will
peak from the Washington studios
II the National Broadcasting Com
)any, and will be heard over WIZ |
md associated stations between
2:30 and 1870 p. M, Eastern Stand
rd Time.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
POULTRYMEN WANT
BETTER FLOCKS
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lC0HffHHed from FHSE Fdyel
ed Barred Plymouth Rock, White
Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red
chicks. The w. V. Steen hatchery
of Dagsboro matches supervised
tested Barred Plymouth Rock
chicks. The o. A. Newton & Son
hatchery of Bridgeville hatcEes su-
pervised tested Barred Plymouth
Rock chicks. The Collins Hatchery
of Milton matches supervised tested
Barred Plymouth Rock, White Leg
horn and Rhode Island Red chicks.
The Nelson J. Forney hatchery of
Georgetown matches Barred Ply
mouth Rock and White LeghOrn
chicks. The d. Herman Hettinger
hatchery of Elsmere matches super
vised tested Barred Plymouth Rock,
White LeghOrn, White Plymouth
Rock and White Wyandotte chicks.
The Concord Poultry Farm of Viii
mington matches supervised tested
Barred Plymouth Rock and Rhode
Island Red chicks. The Frank B.
Austin hatchery of Milford matches
supervised tested Barred Plymouth
Rock and White LeghOrn chicks.
The Elon Hitch hatchery of Laurel
matches supervised tested White
Leghorn chicks.
Flocks which fulfill all the re-
quirements of supervised tested
flocks and are mated to wing band
ed pedigreed males, whose dams
laid 200 or more eggs one year i'll
trapnests, are known as Certified
Tested foeks. The hatcheries of |
Charles E. Grove of Milford, w. V.
Steen of Dagsboro, Byron Pepper &c
Sons Of Georgetown, o. A. Newton |
& Son of Bridgeville, Warren Poul-
try Farm of Lewes, and the Con-
cord Poultry Farm of Wilmington
produce certified tested White Leg
horn chicks.
Poultrymen who trapnest their
birds to determine which lay 200 or
more eggs during the pullet year, or
180 eggs or more during each of
succeeding years are classified as
Home Record of Performance Bree- L
ders. The chicks from such females
when mated to males whose dams
made the required standards are
known as Record of Performance
chicks. The chicks are wing band
ed so that the breeder knows their
ancestry. The pedigreed males pro-
1uced from these matings are used
to head the flochs of poultrymen
certified tested eggs in
order to increase the average egg
production of the focks of the !
State. The following poultrymen !
ire carrying on Home Record of :
Performance work: o. A. Newton & ,
Son of Bridgeville, Concord Poultry
Farm of Wilmington, Charles E. q
IroYe of Milford, f. 3. Austin Of
D. Herman Hettinger of
Glsmere, Robert 0. BOyce of Sea-
ord, r. r. Warrington of George
own, w. V. Steen of Dagsboro, w.
;. Hatfield of Greenwood, Warren "
'oultry Farm of Lewes, George p. Y
hudson, Jr., of Dover, and the Mar a
el Poultry Farm of Georgetown. /
Since the fall of 1929, Standard
alton of turkey breeding tlocks has
cen in force. At the present time, Y
here are four flocks that meet the Il
of Certified Meat Pro- II
uctiOn focks. These f1ocks are Z
wned by Miss Mary r. LOCKER W
ian of Greenwood, Mrs. Hannah NJ. d
thompson of Rehoboth Beach, Ray ~ ~
lond Lank of Milton, and Joseph 70
irby of Milford. ''
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
ASK LEGISLATURE
FOR MORE POWER
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officT~0f Assistant Secretary of
State to be filled by Governors in
emergencies that may arise in the
future, when in the opinion Of the
Governor the Secretary of State is
incapacitated from serving or must
leave the State for anextended per-
iod.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

It looks as if the sun never sets
on English troubles either.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

Earthquakes make a lot of people
homeless and landslides made a lot
of politicians jobless.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

school was a new Victrola and rec
ords which came as surprise to
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
TOWNSEND NAMED TO
FOUR COMMITTEES
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wheat.
A fourth body on which Senator
Townsend is a working member is
the Yorktown SesQuicentennial
Commission, arranging for a great
celebration of the 15Oth anniversary
of the British surrender to General
Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-24
.OROTRA LOSES
TENNIS MATCH
Cochet Finds Old Form With
Slashing Victory Over
English Star
ROLAND GARRos STADIUM.

ROLAND GARROS STADIUM,
Auteuil, France. July 24.-R-Fred
Perry, 21-year-old British tennis
player today defeated Jean Borotra
in a bitter five set match TO give
England an even break with
France al the end OF the first play
in the challenge round for the
Davis cup.
The scores were 4-6, 1913. 60.
as and Ga.
In the first singles match OF the
series Henri Cochet. playing IN his
old time form. rallied from seeming
defeat 10 crush II. w. Bunny
Austin. England's leading player,
3-6. ll-9, g.. Ga.
Perry made IN courageous stand
against the willy B0rOtra 70 wear
his older adversary down and come
on to victory after a stirring rally
by Borotra had won the fourth set
and given the French fans hopes
Of a clean sweep for the day.
The matches were played under
terrific heat. and B0rDtra was wilt
ING badly until a friendly cloud
obscured the sun and caused IA drop
in the temperature and n rise In
his spirits and calibre OF play.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-24
CONTINUE
SEXTON'S PAY
{. Of C.. Votes Services Are
Too Valuable To
Be Lost

Services which Harry Sexton has
been rendering the Valley In Wash
ington are too valuable to be lost
TO this section, and arrangements
r being made BY the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce to continue
them" II. L. Yates. president. stated
Friday morning.
Sections salary OF 500 per month
which he had been receiving from
Cameron county was disappToved
Thursday by II. M. Shelton, ST.,
county auditor. along with that OF
5000 which the county had been
paying Roy Miller OF I~ntracoastal
canal fame.
According to Yates. the Browns
vile Chamber Of Commerce has
approved the payment Of $50 per
month TO Sexton from the funds
Of the organization. and has hopes
that the remaining $50 will be divid-
ed among other county commercial
organizations.
Work which the former editor OF
the Herald has been doing in WASH
ington has proven OF immense value
10 Valley interests. Yates stated.
Not only has he helped Valley
delegations III Washington seeking
to further the harbor projects of
this section. but It is largely due TO.
his understanding of the proper
course Of procedure that the federal
appropriation for the 4-county
.A~faN m-4A -m--
Efficiency Of Sexton in his work
for Valley projects az the capital
was given high praise BY John Gar
ner on his recent visit to Browns
vile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-24
DEPUTY Held
in 60 QUART
BOOZE CATCH
Bootlegger Supply Is
Said Checked BY
Arrest Here

Belief that a liquor leak
through Brownsville which has been
supplying bootleggers in San An
tonic and Corpus Christi since
1929 has been broken up with the
arrest Of a Brownsville man hold
ing q commission as deputy sheriff
OF Cameron county is expressed
here today by federal officers who
made the arrest last night
Woman In Car
Sixty quarts Of liquor were seiz-
ed when the man was arrested near
the Country club. officers state,
and a woman, who was in the car,
was carrying his ~deputation papers
In her purse.
The arrest was made by ROY
and James Collins. mounted Gus
toms inspectors. and II. r. Jefferds.
deputy u. s. marshal.
Charges will be filed before U. S.
Commissioner E. X. Goodrich on
his return from Houston. officers
stated.
Papers Found
Suspicion has been directed at
the man being held ever since a
convicted b~ootlegger was arrested
at Corpus Christi in May. 1880. and
was found TO be carrying the local
mans deputy sheriff's papers.
We knew there was something
wrong and have had the man In
question under observance for some
time" Sheriff wv. T.. Brown stated
this afternoon.
The man was held for customs
officers in the county jail this aft
ernoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-24
Road Approved

GAINESVILLE, July "a. -tP-
wv. G. Burnham. Oklahoma high
way department engineer. today ap-
proved the survey Of the four miles
Of road being constructed to con-
meet Gainesville with the free
bridge.
A delegation OF Gainesville busi-
ness men obtained Burnham's SER
vices by appealing to Gov. Murray Of
Oklahoma, for aid In constructing
the read.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-24

DALLAS. July 2~4-tP-Sen-ator
George Purl. or Dallas. announced
today that the passage OF legisla-
ton 10 outlaw the sale OF diluted
gasoline in Texas would be sought
during the present special session
OF the state legislature.
He expressed belief that the
gasoline tax law passed by the 41st
legislature could be amended as a
conservation measure 10 comuly
with the governors special session
detectives.