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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

TO circle three with ten members
and two guests. Mrs. Wave Steb-
bins, and Rev. w. L. Shepherd. Mrs.
Frank workman was program lead
er. The lesson was on Home Mis-
sionaries." The devotional vas led
by Mrs. j. +. Jamlson. Plans for
serving the auxiliary az their next
meeting. were completed. A salad
course was served. The next meet
Ing will be at the home Of Mrs.
George Gear.
The Rebekah Lodge met Monday
evening at the hall. After the reg
ular routine az business the Mer-
cedes Lodge held = very impressive
Memorial service. There were fifteen
from this lodge present. Refresh
mentS were served.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Channess and
son. E. c. left Thursday for points
In North Texas where they Will
spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Crockett and
son. Robert ard Miss Doris Thomp-
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hostess in serving refreshments 10
twenty-three.
Next Monday this circle will meet
with Mrs. w. J. Bach at $40 Me-
braska Ave.
The three circles OF the Phesby-
terrain Auxiliary met MonSay after
noon at the various homes.
Circle No. ! met at the home OF
Mrs. <. S. Brewer with fifteen mem
bers and three guests present. The
Devotional vas led by Mrs. w. II.
Baxter, ST.. after a shirt business
session refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Circle No. 2 met with Mrs. c. II
Cotton with seventeen present. Mrs
NJ. j. Smith. chairman, presided.
Mrs. j. H. Christner led the devo-
tional on Abraham the friend OF
God" followed by circle prayer.
Mrs. Raymond Witt read a very
interesting paper on "A People of
Promise" Mrs. N. ". SidEer read
a missionary letter. Refreshments
Of ice cream and cake were servei.
Mrs. H. L. Stebbins was hostess
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son OF Savannah, Mo-, were S-ndAy
dinner guests Of Nj. and Mrs. l.
II. Crockett.
r. w. Anderson left, the latter
part OF the week for jacksonville,
Texas where he viii spend several
days on business.
Mrs. II. NJ. Perry Of California
arrived Friday to spend several
weeks at the home OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Pike.
MIR. and Mrs Stanley Crockett
OF Harrington spent Monday night
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. George
Crockett. They leave this week for
Colorado where they viii spend the
summer.
o. II. Swinnea left Tuesday for
Amarillo where he viii meet Mrs,
Swinnea and the childen. They
expect to return to Weslaco next
week.
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Vocational Service
Talk Given Rotary

MERCEDES. NE 12.-"VOcational
Service" was the subject OF n talk
made by O. r.. Berg. principal
speaker az the Rotary club this
week.
An entertainment feature or the
program was n number OF vocal
solos by Andrew Fosslcr. accom-
panied by Mrs. n. +. Ka~er. Mr..
FoSsler has Just returned from Tex
as University where he has taken
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CHURCH SOCIETIES
MEET

Circle No. 2 OF the Methodist
Missionary Society met Monday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. w.
r. Andersen for their regular So
cial meeting. Mrs. w. J. Bach pre-
sided. Clippings from the bulletin
telling Of the work done by the
Missionary societies. were read.
After a short business session the
meeting was turned over to Mrs.
Fred Robertson who was in charge
or the program "A Trip 10 For
eien Land" As she discussed the
different countries. Katheryn
vaughan represented Hawaii. Mar
raret Thomas Japan. Irene Mar
shall China. Janice Moeller, Korea.
The first three sang songs Of the
country thew represented and were
accompan'ed bv chaterins Rives on
the piano. Mrs. w. j. Bach and
Mrs. = r wilmoth- assisted the
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LITTLE ROCK GUESTS
ENvnX DANCE

A number OF Weslaco people mo-
tored to Harlingen Tuesday we
ming where they we're entertained
ct the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3.
Morgan with a house party and
dance. Naming as honor guests Mr..
and Mrs. BraXton Lamar and Miss
Margaret Smith of Little Rock.
Ark. At a late hour a lovely salad
course was served 10 Messrs. and
Mesdames Z. b. Ballard, j. P. Will
moth. John B. Lane, c. c. Gum,
Braxton Lamar. Mrs. j. F. Smith,
and Miss Margaret Smith.
Mrs. A. II. PollakowSki delightfully."-
entertained with a Contract Bridge
luncheon Tuesday az the home OF
Mrs. A. G.. Kurz. Summer flowers
were used in p~rofusion in the dec
orations. High score favor was
awarded 10 Mrs. Blake Williams.
second high 70 Mrs. p. X. Cramblet.
and low TO Mrs. Edward Waller.
Ferns and roses were given as IA
vors.
A two course luncheon was serv-
ed TO Mesdlmes p. X. Cramblett.
+. j. Wagner. L. w. White, r. x.
Ewing. King Cook. w. II. Gud-
manson. A. G.. Kurz. Blake Will
iiauve Edward waller, Geo. Her
ronJ and Miss Olson.
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Brownsville CLUB
md Social Activities
Weslaco
CANNING

WESLACO, June i2.-Canning
activities in Hidalgo county. Miss
Edith Cox, Home Economist Of the
Central Power and Light Company.
advises that the canning classes
conducted by her in Weslaco. viii
complete their course June l8th.
Miss Cox has had over IS ladies in
attendance at her classes conduct-
Cd at the city hall in Weslaco.
Many ladies who have attended
rlsS(E es by Miss Cox and Miss Olive
~ a.ds0n, OF the Wcslaco high
school, have been utilizing the
Home Gamer and sealer, that Is
-avUnRhle toAthem without cost.
formerlv M.Purl has put up over
should knounatoes; Mrs. Dittrich
brother. Mrs six and six, put up
bali student OF corn. Mrs. Fred
and-run docs 5, will can over 100
traffic accidenis- Mrs. \, " a.
q paper she era up soinetillls nae
section, not beiroes' MRS. oeehDo
ed about doinnity put up sew
Morning Tatting and several cans
IL q popular
frequently a~ppeartand OF mercedes
here billed as thalts OF grapefruit.
Songbird." II spof McAllen is
80. Ms. L. M. Gar
!, -rpTJnwest of Weslaco has put
up several cans OF carrots, Mrs. w.
ID. Mum on Mile 4. has put up sew
eral cans Of vegetables.
The ecanories effect OF a canning
canpai and Cede very helpful n
and still IS onfermits growers to
player. He went products instead
lots Of Austin, aste. 1t also saves
Louis. That VAST money going to
when Tink Revie in Arkansas, In
When Sisters epoints for canned
him, Ced was Ray saved by the
at first. Howerable them to have
to- ~ money to spend for other
untucts sold by grocery stores and
other merchants. The shipping In OF
canned goods and sending money
out OF the Valley for them. when
they can be produced at home Is
Just as foolish as letting eggs pro-
duced by valley hens go TO waste
and shipping in eggs. Most every
one who has canned citrus or grape
fruit juice reports that 1t Is keep
ing fine.
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EASTERN STAR
INSTALLATION


The Eastern star held their reg
ular meeting Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Darr Ratliff conducted the installa-
ton service. The new effective Of
ficers installed were Worthy Ma
iron, Mrs. Alma Fort; Worthy Pa
tron DR.. j. E. MONTGOMERY. Asso-
ciate Matron. Mrs. Mabie Gwillim,
Associated Patron Charles Fergu-
son, secretary Mrs. Wave Stebhins,
treasurer Mrs. PsHSSa Carr conductor
Mrs. Garry Hammer. associate con-
ductor Mrs. Josephine ChamntAs.
The appointed officers were Ada,
Mrs. Sadie Hoge; Ruth. Mrs. Irene
Robertson. Ester. Mrs. Anna Bach;
Martha. Mrs. Pauline Ford: Electa.
Mrs. Lee Ford: organist Mrs. Sarah
Hutto, warder Mrs. George Fergu-
son, sentinel A. BRADBURY.
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wONEN-S CLUB HAS
LUNCHEON TUES.

The Business and Professional
women's club held their regular
weekly meeting at the Cortez Tues
day at noon. with sixteen members
present. Mrs. wave Stebbins in
stalled the new officers which were
as follows: president, Mrs. Kath-
leen Kaufman; vice-president. Mrs.
Pearl Gilmore. treasurer Misc
Catherine Herzog. recording secre-
tary Miss Margaret Whitson. cor
responding secretary Mrs. Moline
Tillotson.
Plxhs we're made for a club SWIM
mini party next Tuesday.
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LAWN SUPPER
HOSPITALITY

Mr.. and Mrs. v. c. THOMPSON
entertained Sunday with a lawn
supper. Those enjoying this hos
pitality were Messrs. and Mesdames
II. RAYMOND Mills. Phil Dixon. Floyd
Langford. j. r. Collver. Mesdames
w. D. Dixon. Bob Dixon. Misses
Mary Louise Hensley. Ada Wee VIII
liams. Francis Williams. Clara
Brandon. Ruth Brandon. Messrs. II.
Weary. Reed, Tom Hartley, Henry
Drake. and Tasto.
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dinner guest &C the =. M. Shipley
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville williams
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs q. IT McCannon.
Mrs. T. d. Shipley visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. hecLarn IN
Wcslaco. Sunday.
Mrs. L. M. Gilbert visited in
Rangerville Sunday.
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Valley Society NeWS
and EDenfS

an active part IN musical circles
for the past three years
Visiting Roterians included 8. III.
Cobb az Norman, Oklahoma; joe
Ballenger. J. L. Bates, w. A. House.
wright. ~. III. Gay. Ralph Agar and
George Toolan. all or San Benito.
Stanley Crockett. OF Harlingen and
Y. G. Randolph or Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

World expenditure for new high
ways in 1891 will total S3.O00,000-
GOO. COO, IN is estimated by the U.
S. Department OF Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

Italv's increase In the use or hy-
dro electric power has displaced an
annual coal consumption or $780,
600 tons.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21

the point Of guns, Smith found he
knew one of them, 16-year-Old Har-
ry Lore.
-. Assault Girl
Fearful of denouement, accord
ing to Thomas, Smith jerked one
of the girls, Anna Mae Harrison,
II, from the machine and began
threatening and abusing her. Later
at their record breaking trial, it
was testified Smith assaulted the
girl.
Despite the girls pleas, Thomas
said, Smith then shot her through
the head and cold-bloodedly killed
the others, Vivian Gold, Thomas
Wheatley, and Lore in. the sans
manner.
After a hasty consultation, il
was decided to cremate the vic
Tins and the robber trio got into
their car and drove to a filling sta.
ton near Ypsilanti for a supply Of
gasoline, Thomas continued.
Returning, one Of the thugs got
] into the victims car and drove
| about six miles along an isolated
road with the bodies, closely fol
lowed by his accomplices.
There the funeral pyre was
lighted. Their deed accomplished
the trio returned to Ypsilanti only
to be ferreted out within 48 hours
by sciences latest contribution Il
the never-ending war on crime
ballistics.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
WOMEN BIG COG
In RUSSIAN PLAN

Moscow, Aug. 8.-Womans role
is becoming increasingly import
ant in Russia's campaign for in
naturalization and agricultural de-
velopment.
Due to the shortage of labor
which grows more acute as each
additional stride is made toward
fulfillment of the five year plan
their services are being required
more and more extensively, not on
~ in various professions and cleri'
cal capacities, but as actual manu-
al laborers.
To encourage wider induction OF
women into the ranks of workers
the government is making specia
efforts to provide facilities for re-
lieving them of all domestic drudg'
cry.
When approaching motherhood
factory and agricultural worker:
are allowed four months cessation
from work with full pay; office
workers are given three months.
Government figures show that il
1890, 1875, 283 women engaged il
productive work in the soviet un
ion and that ,107, 900 took active
parts in political work. The add
ton of 100000 women to thi
number is contemplated for 1881.
Hundreds now act as judges ant
assistants in court proceeding
and many occupy positions Of i'm
portance in various government
departments.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
UNITED FARMERS
LEAGUE ORGANIC
ALTON CONTINUES

The organization of the United
Farmers League in Sheridan coun-
ty continues apace. State organic
er Charles E. Taylor reports that
there are now over six hundred
members signed up and that in an
other fortnight the number will be
doubled. He reports that he never
in all his experience in organiZa-
ton work before knew Of a time
when the spirit for organization
and militant action is as strong as
it is now. He says dozens of farm
ers come into the Producers News
office and ask to join without solic-
itation.
There was a remarkable meet
ing at Westby last Saturday when
the farmers packed the theatre to
hear Editor Taylor and Hans Ras-
mussen speak. Many farmers join
ed after the meeting.
There have been meetings each
night this week. There was no
meeting at Redstone Monday night
or Wolf Creek Tuesday owing to
inadequate advertising. However
organization meetings will be held
at those points later.
( Nearly all of the precincts have
organizations and next week the
county organization will be per-
fected when the executive secre-
taries Of the different locals will
come to Plentywood for that pur-
pose.
i Monday night there will be 9
meeting at Navajo, in Daniel:
county when Taylor will speak.
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Pho'ef,ssh. c.usGi4a Ns,i..d R,a...

seed for winter and spring cro0s
In many cases the money is moi
available. Delegates believed some
plan to extend aid to sOrely press.
ed ranchers must be devised.
Gov. Dern opened the confereno
with a frank statement of existing
conditions.
reports have reached me-" he
said, "that constitute a series Of
hard luck stories. 1t would make
anyone heartsick. Not only are
thousands Of individual farmen
and stockmen facing bankruptcy
poverty, broken homes and despair
but the very existence of the west.
ern livestock industry is imperiled
81 need not remind you how e.
sential this great industry is 10
the prosperity of western states.
"A cattleman or sheepman who
has been forced to the wall has a
hard time coming back The train.
ed, experienced, skilled stockmen
who are now in the business should
be saved if it is at all possible"
To Make Plans
"Your functions here will be
chiefly to make plans The sit
uation is a challenge to those az.
sembled here to offer something
better than sympathy"
G. L. Harlan, of the United
States bureau Of agricultural eco
Monies, described the drouth as the
worst the west has experienced in
the present century.
at is true there have been Other
drouths, serious ones, too, but they
have been localized" he said. "ThiI
drouth has no equal in the wes
because it is widespread"
Harlan analysed the situation Il
a general report. He presented
maps showing where the situation
was most serious.
Supplementing Harlan's resum'
were reports from the states.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
Forced Down on Way to
Japan by Heavy Fog Bank

Nemuro, Japan, Aug. 19.-Twice
forced down in attempting to fly
the 1877 miles from Petropovlovsk
to Nemuro, Colonel and Mrs. Lind
bergh apparently were spending
the night afloat in their plane on
the sheltered side of forbidding
and uninhabited island about which
swirl powerful ocean currents.
They landed on the lee side Of
Ketoi island this afternoon after
flying over the central potion of
the Kurile island chain trying to
avoid big fog bank which sudden
ly doomed ahead of them after they
had flown a little more than half
way to Nemuro.
Messages to the wireless station
here told how they Unanswered for
more than an hour trying to feel
their way thru the fog bank to
Muroton bay, Shimushru island
and finally came down thru a hole
in the fog Is miles distant, at Ke-
tot.
There they faced the problem OF
spending the night afloat on the
strong ocean currents which even
sturdy ships approach with eau.
ton, or the alternative Of attempt
ing to reach shore and camping or
a strip of land to which only the
hairy Ainu, a primitive race OF
hunters and fishermen live.
Ketoi is uninhabited and is one
of the toughest and most forbid
ding islands Of the whole chain. Il
is of lava formation, eight miles
long and five miles wide. There il
scarcely a tree or shrub on it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
(Rss. ASpIi'd F0')

residents of the district where they
attend school.
There will be but three new
teachers on the Plentywood teach
ing corps for the coming school
year. All positions have been fill
ed and unless unforeseen changes
take place between now and the
opening Of school, the following
teachers will carry on the work in
the Plentywood schools for the
year 1931-1932.
The High School teachers and
their major lines of work are: G.
B. Mcmillan, principal and science;
Miss Arna Njaa, English, music
and dramatics; Miss Esther Safer
en-, English and dramatics; Mr.. L.
+. Slaght, mathematics and physi-
cal training; Miss Bernadina Prad-
er, Latin, biology and club work;
Miss Evelyn Watt, home econom-
les; Mr.. Oscar A. Fossum, social
science, music and band. Mr.. Fos-
sum, the only new member of the
High School staff, is a graduate
of st. Olaf's College and has had
two years Of experience. He is es-
pecially qualified in the field of
music and has successfully direct
ed both vocal and instrumental
groups since entering public school
work.
Miss Thora Lervold, an expert
enced primary teacher, will sue
coed Miss Rusdal as teacher of the
first grade. Miss Lervold comes tc
US very highly recommended. The
second grade position will again be
filled by Miss Bernice Roble anC
the third by Miss Gretchen VIM
Miss Beryl Granger will continue
the work in the fourth grade a.
will Miss Anna Brix in the fifth
Miss Eleanor Warren, who has
been teaching in Cheter, Montana
will take the place of Miss Iron
son in the sixth grade. Miss Ma
bel Nordgren, Miss Doris Granger
and Mr.. A. M. Sandlin will agar
teach departmental work in thu
seventh and eighth grades. Miss
Ruby Johnson, of Plentywood, vii
teach the one rural school in tn,
Plentywood district. Although Mis-
Johnson has not had teaching ex
perience, she is especially wei
qualified for her work since sh
has had two years of work at ST
Olaf in addition TO her two yea
Normal course at Winona, Mime
sofa.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
Japanese Waiting Gleefully
for Blue Goose's Arrival

Tokyo, Aug. 49, The flying
Lindberghs were just around the
corner Monday night from their
vacation land Of Japan, waiting at
Petropovlovsk for thunderstorms
to wear themselves out on the Kur-
lie islands.
Col. Lindbergh and his wife, dub
bed "the little blue goose" by the
Eskimo women at Aklavik because
of her flying abilities, had hoped
to fly the 897 miles Tuesday from
Petropavlovsk toNemuro, on Hak
kaido island, 613 miles north of
here, but the storms and reports
of fog further north deferred them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21
BANK FAILURES
SHOW INCREASE

New York.-A report of the fed
eral reserve board issued recently
reveals the fact that bank failures
during the first six months of 1881
reached a new peak. In that period
684 state and national banks clos
ed their doors. Total deposits OF
$453, 1894, 900, were involved Tho
this deluge f failures started ir
January 1881 when 212 banks sue
cumbed the situation had but very
slightly improved by the close Of
the period. In June 166 institu
lions were closed by the banking
commissioners.
Except for New England scarce
ly any area in the United States
was exempt. In Illinois 100 banks
failed during the six months will
deposits involved of 1913 millior
dollars, Iowa with 40 failures, In
diana with As and Minnesota will
AZ reflect the depth of the de-
preston in these sections.
The forced merger of the Fore
man interests of Chicago is not re
corded as a failure; it having Ions
been the practice Of the Chicago
Clearing House Association Il
merge any large distressed finan
cial institution. Pennsylvania suf
fered considerably with 81 failures
as did also Mississippi with thu
same number. Michigan also hat
many failures.
The present failures added t.
those of the last ten years hav,
involved in total 6,53 Commercial
banks with deposits of $2,939,82
600. There were in 1928 altogeth
er 24,8O6 national banks, stat
banks and trust companies.
Altogether failures have involv
ed a fifth and a quarter of al
American banks. In 1923 the las
year for which complete data ar
available, there were but 24,806 re
naming banks. This number ha
been considerably reduced by tn
recent failures.
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as the men were being taken from
the jail at Ann Arbor to the court
house and stripped the clothes al
most entirely off one of the thugs.
On account Of this show of vio-
lence the police discharged tear gas
into the threatening mass.
The arrest Of the suspects came
early today alter a night of fren-
zied search. 1t started with the
finding Of a gun. A .3S calibre
pistol which was turned over to
Chief of Police Southland of Ypsi-
lanti by a negro in whose home
Smith had roomed.
The gun was taken I oDetroit
and after IAN examination by a bal
listics expert was determined to be
the same weapon from which q
bullet found in the body of one OF
the victims was fired.
Hurrying back to Ypsilanti po-
lice lay in wait for Smith and his
negro companion who were seized
at dawn. Smith at his roomine
house and the negro at his home
Thomas, questioned first, readily
admitted the gun was his and after
severe questioning told his version
Of the killing and gave information
that led to the arrest of Oliver.
The slayers, he said. drove to Mi
Ian, near here, intent on holding
up a gambling house, but founC
the place closed. They started
back to Ypsilanti and passed thu
car containing the four younl
people parked on the road.
1t was decided to hold up tn,
youths but after they had takel
a few cents from the victims a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-08-21

When golden autumn has fed and
bitter winds sweep from the forth
many folk would like TO pack their
belongings and hibernate somewhere
Until gentle Spring once again smiles
upon the land.
Australia and New Zealand far-of
lands in the south Pacific are being
visited more and more oy travel wise
people who would avoid the beaten
path One Of the most delightful
ways Of journeying to these distant
countries is over the Canadian Pacific
Railway TO Vancouver. then via one
Of the Canadian Australacian Line
steamers which ply direct to Suva IN
the Fiji Islands: Auckland New zea.
land and Sydney. Australia An in
terchange arrangement permits the