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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

better. One always could If given a
second chance. Nevertheless she had
tried, tried with every ounce of
strength In her-tried and failed!
Well, it was too late for regrets now.
Such reflections belonged to the past
and she must put them behind her as
useless, morbid distractions. Her
back was set against the twilight; she
was facing the dawn-the dawn with
Its promise of happier things.
She had paid for her f%olly-lf In
deed folly it had been. Now with
optimism and courage she looked fear
lessly forward, That was why, as she
caught up her hat, a smile curled her
lips.
The house did look pretty, the day
was glorious. She was a-tingle with
eagerness to see what 1t might bring.
Calling Prince Hal, she stood before
him.
Take good care of the house, old
man." she admonished, as she patted
mis- silky head. "I1l be home soon"
Obeylng her he lay down with paws
extended, the keeper of the Home
stead.
While she paced the platform at
Sawyer Falls, the nearest station, Mar
cha fdgeted. She had never seen any
of Jason's family. At first a desultory
correspondence had taken place be-
tween him and his sister. Margaret;
then gradually 1t had died a natural
death-the result, no doubt, Of his In
dolence and neglect. When the let
;ers ceased coming, Marcia had let
matters take their course.
She had written Margaret a short
note after his death and had received
a reply expressing such genuine grief
it had more than ever convinced her
that her course had been the wise and
generous n What troubled her
most in the letter had been Its out
pouring of sympathy for herself. She
detested subterfuge and us she read
sentence after sentence, which should
have meant so much and In reality
meant so little, the knowledge that
she had not been entirely frank had
brought with it an uncomfortable sense
Of guilt. 1t was not what she had
said but what she had withheld that
accused her.
Marcia Howe was no mas1uerader,
and until this moment the hypocrisy
she had practiced had demanded no
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
Eighteenth Century Clockmakers

The Eighteenth century c~lockmaker
was In no wise narrow specialist OF
mechanic, but combined the abilities
Of fOundryman, blacksmith, engraver,
patternmaker. .cabinetmaker and ma.
chinist. In many instances he was
even sklllful enough to construct the
cases for the movements. Wooden
clocks were rather ornate and cumber'
some mechanlsms but served satisfac'
torily as time recorders. They were
the products OF true craftsmanship
almost always the work Of one lndi'
vidual f-"'' years to dlals.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

CASUALTIES seem to be almost
~ even as between the New York
gang war and the Ethiopian war, but
the New York dispatches make spicier
reading. They print the names and
addresses of the deceased.
Borah's hat is in the ring. 1t may
be distinguished from some of the
other hats In the ring by the fact that
his is not a size six and five-eighths.
SO there's to be another new sem
pire" Matched In the Orient, with China
furnishing the eggs and Japan the in
cubator. This certainly Is a great year
for weaker nations to wake up of a
morning under a strange flag.
AT Panama. a deadly serpent bit an
army lieutenant. He took serum and
went to a party, and the snake died
in 20 minutes. Whereas. heretofore
lieutenants have been regarded as COM
paratively harmless.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
SS5lm'i45,;@(|!b@e!
about:
Our Scotch Neighbor

CANTA MONICA, CALF
~ When | first knew him. he was
plain John Buchan, writing the
best Scotch novels since Robert
Louis Stevenson. Then, in 1918.
he was Colonel John Buchan of
the British wartime press bureau,
shrewd, kindly. and deft. handling a
bunch of rampaging American cor
respondents as gently as though they
were so many new-laid eggs and he.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

Paradoxically the tablet which marks
the spot Of the worlds most famous
assassinatlon-that Of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
contains only the name Of the MUIR
derer. The inscription is: "On This
Historic Spot Gavrilo Princip on st.
vitus' Day, June %. 1914, Heralded
the Advent Of Liberty. c. Dono
van. Buffalo. N. Y. In Golfers Weekly.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

htirhb'i ldtlbl 10 the
north. but, IL his lordship doesn't mind,
Id like, personally, to go on thinking
OF him as my friend. John Buchan, a
very great gentleman.
They'll like him up there, we're go
Ing to like him down here. And. II
any of you Canadians has any doub.
as to his diversified talents. walt till
you see him casting a trout-fiy across
a likely pool.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

personally, had laid
every last one of
them. When he be-
came Sir John Blu
chan, a lot of us said
well. he earned his
hOnOrs but no title
ever can swell that
Scots head" Now, at
Ottawa, the flags fly
and the cannons roar
for Baron Tweeds.
muir. governor gen.
eral Of our noble
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

A MAN spends half a lifetime try
4 \ Ing to learn to write. and, If he
succeeds, he's lucky and If he doesn't,
he's like a fellow whose wife Is being
talked about-probably the last man
In town to hear the bad news.
But, overnight, you can get to be an
actor-at least you can get the actors
viewpoint. For instance, I've just fin
lshed a very bitter argument at the
studio over the ext picture we're 60
ing to shoot. There's a director who
insists on cluttering up the show with
n lot Of other people. He's also very
tiresome about dragging In a plot.
| still feel | have the right idea
about a proper vehicle for the display
Of ones theatrical talents.
It's a two-hour monologue. inter.
rupted only by tumultuous applause.
IRWIN S. COBB.
G. North American Newspaper Alliance.
Inc.-WNU Service.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
Fashions for Men

TRUE to recent promise. we now
1 offer our winter fashion hints for
American men:
Lounge effects will be In evidence ON
park benches.
The morning suit will be used
throughout the day. Also every morn
Ing.
Unless prosperity returns mighty
soon, expect a continuance of the high
polish noted during recent years In
connection with the seats of blue serge
pants. Elbows also will display a
bright sheen or patina.
Trousers may or may not be turned
up at the bottoms. 1t depends on
whether wearers are sensitive about
frlnges or just naturally don't give a
dern.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
The Family Influence

OK members OF the Virginia-born
Lady Astor's family are now In the
British parliament. II you include Lady
Aston herself-and you'd better. SO
hereafter her ladyshlp can rest the
voice occasionally and there'd still be
an Aston to carry on.
She's not like some equally deter
mined conversationalists. though. When
she speaks, she has something to say
And says 1t.
On the other hand, only three mem
bers OF the Lloyd-George household
won seats at the recent English cleo
ton.
Maybe it's q good thing to elect a
whole family group, by the crate-load.
as 1t were. 1t saves having to remem
Der a lot of different
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
Dainty Diahea

Among the dainty dishes" OF the
Chinese are dogs flesh, ducks giz-
yards, canned e%arthworms. MARINA
l"de made from roses, birds nests.
dried and preserved oysters, and
eggs that have been kept for years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
Stupid Certain

The fundamental cause OF the
trouble in the modern world today
Is that the stupid are cocksure. whils
the intelligent are full of doubt
Bertrand Russell.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
SYNOPSIS
Copyright by
The Penn Pub. Co.
WNU Service

The future of the still youthful
and comedy "Widder' Marcia Howe.
recently released by death from her
idling, selfish husband. is a CONVEX
sational tit-bit among housewives of
the little hamlet of Wilton. Eligible
bachelors and widowers also are in
terested.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05

Sheer wool crepe in the brighter
colors makes very attractive side
draperies. They are lined with egg
shell sateen.
@ Associated Newspapers.-WNU Service.
The Washington times., 1935-11-16

struck oil on our place in Texas" !"
Splendid. And now you're go
ing to take the big city by storm"
why do you laugh at me?
What do you thinks so funny
about me?" She had forgotten
her role Of proud debutante, and
spoke like q hurt little girl.
He said quickly: IT didn't mean
to seem rude. Fact is, I've been
out in the wilds for quite spell
with Just q gang Of men; no
women anywhere-in these cir
curnstances I must be excused for
forgetting the social amenities a
Bit again his fine eyes
twinkled.
what were you doing out
there? Oil, too?" She was uncer.
tain how to take him.
Mutual Liking
mo. I'm an engineer. Con.
Struction, you know. Bridges and
dams and that sort of thing"
She saw then that his tweed
suit looked worn, and the blue
shirt that brought out so mar.
velously the color Of his eyes
they were q whole lot darker,
though-waS frayed round the
edges Of the collar and cuffs.
II don't look very Park Avenue.
iSh, do II" he grinned, his gaze
following hers. THE laundry up
there was q hit-or-misS affair. Par
don my shabbineSs."
Vernon cleared her throat. She
was embarrassed. She said, to
make things up with him, and be-
cause she was curiously attracted
to him, and did want to know:
Tell me about yourself-your
work. And are you coming to New
York too?"
He nodded. "But not for any
longer than can help"
Her eyes widened. "You mean
you don't like it?"-incredulously.
That's so. I can't abide cities
for long. The noise, the rush, the
people, the camouflage. -"
She breathed: Don't you like
partieS?"
II loathe 'em. Had enough Of
'ern in my day. My one ideas to
dodge 'ern!"
Good gracious! How extraordi.
nary! And you're quite young!"
Her eyes searched his face. She
thought: How can anyone as
good.looking as he Is want to live
like q hermit?"
I'm twenty-five. Sorry I can't
change my character. Just made
that way, I guess"
"You're-what'S the word?-ar.
rogant! Twenty-Five is only .
boy!"
He laughed outright. He had q
hearty, natural laugh. Against
her wish, 1t only served to add to
his attraction.
"And you're not so ancient
yourself. Come on, let's introduce
ourselves. My names Terry Shan.
non-good old Irish ancestry
SHANNON IRISH! Might beg
for your calling.card. young
wornan?"
Haven't got one yet" She
smiled. He thought: "Gad! she's
quite pretty when she Sr1ileS-IIl
make her smile again." She
added: II come from Palookah,
Texas, and my names Vernon
Tyson"
go on. Tell me the story Of
The Washington times., 1935-11-16
Western Heiress Learns
Back Stage Secrets
Of Society Racket
Ru May CHRISTIE

Vernon Tyson magazine in her hands, her slim young
frure slumped seat Of the train that vo
lently speeding New Yorkward tried for the umptsenh
time appear utterly supsrb unconscious Of the darky
buseysd extremely gOOdoOkng young man seated directly
the aisle from her.
The train through high prscipous rocks darkening
the windows for moment Reflected in the pane beside her
was clearly mnsd the Clean-cu profile Of the young
Why like that he good looking as-as an Adonisl
thought Vernon thrilled Her magazine slipped lower 50
that she could surrepttously observe him better.
The Washington times., 1935-11-16

she had guessed whence 1t
came -!
What about viewing the new
moon at nine or so tonight from
the observation car, and turning
a peny for luck in the big, big
city OF New York. 2" ran the
tantali1ingly impudent message.
In the sky she could already
see Q faint and slender crescent
suspended frailly against the
dark blue curtain that was night.
An urge to see him" again
swept over her consumingly. AL.
ready her parents, after their
hearty dinner and lulled by the
rhythm Of the train, were doing
in the Stuffy drawing room.
Shed bide her time - and then
slip off to AdoniS-and the moon.
light. ..!
The Big City
Darling. how utterly dee-vine
to meet youl I'm absolutely
thrilled" Squeaked plump and
pretty little Nan Washington next
morning as Vernon descended
from the train on its arrival in
New York, followed by the Senior
1'ysons. Never thought I'd get
here, darling. Came home with
the milk this morning! Summing
in Harlem, you know! And oh
boy! what q hangover"
This quaint greeting amused
Vernon, who had never till this
moment cast eyes on her dashine
little New York cousin. No! little
was scarcely the word, in view o.
Mans plump figure! But she was
very young-no more than 18-
and her big blue eyes and blonde
curlS and round pink cheeks gave
her a Mary Pickford-iSh effect
Her face was really very lovely.
This is my father my
mother" said Vernon rather shy
ly.
Eyes. I'm your Aunt Sadie
Smirked Mrs. Tyson, secure in the
knowledge that her purple velvet
outfit and mink cape and gay VIC
let toque were just right" fol
this arrival.
Nan Rushington stared incredu
louSly at her: In this year Of 1888
and with all her money, could
such a vision be possiblep Her face
twitched. Laughter danced in her
big blue eyes. In another moment
she knew she would be helpless
with hysterical giggleS-for Nan
had no inhibitionS.
Fortunately Just then, immedi
ately behind the Tyson party, ap
peared a perfectly wonderful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-21
So :

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, 1935-03-14
New Records Likely In
Valley Relay CarniDoL

SAN BENrTO, March lI.-Eight
records were broken In the second
annual Valley relay carnival last
year and a number OF others are
expected to 60 Saturday night when
finals OF the third annual relay
games viii be run at Greyhound
Field.
Thomas Jefferson high school Of
San Antonio broke q majority of
school Is again entered with q
chance TO break IT, own marks as
well as those OF other schools.
Hartenberger Of Thomas Jeffer-
son set a new mark In the high
hurdles by going the distance In
1876 seconds but he liz expected 10
De hard pressed this year by Puteg-
nat OF Brownsville and Stooksberry
OF Donna.
Peters of Thomas Jefferson set o
new record In the 220-yard dash
with a time OF 2S.6 seconds. This
school also set new marks In the
440-yard relay with q time OF as
seconds, and In the medley relay
with a time OF 3:57:2.
Valley boys setting new marks
include Ellington OF Brownsville VINO
was clicked at ten seconds IN the
century. and Marrs of Stuart Place
who threw the discus 1853 feet.
Mars is said TO be tossing the disk
100 feet which is nea the state
record and he should break his own
mark this year.
Garner OF Victoria broke Cliff
ford's original mark In the broad
lump with a leap OF 226 feet last
year.
There were several records the
boys we're unable 10 crack last year
including the shot put. Smell OF
Donna tossed the weight 43 feet,
ten inches in 1888 TO set a mark
which was not passed In 1894. Early
OF Rio Hondo also paced the mile
in 4:50:5 In 1888 and this Is likely
to stand for some time.
Brownsville set a pace OF S:57:2
In the medley mile relay two years
ago that has not been euualled and
Burns, the Alice speedster. led the
field in the 44O-yard dash with "a
, 1935-03-14

With Charles Bracht roaming
high, wide and handsome TO glOm
several outfield drives which should
nave been hits. the Eagles came TO
life Wednesday night after a hap
less season 70 put the bee on the
Pan-American Aviators lilo In ten
Stanzas. This reversal of the dope
put an entirely new slant on the
first-half race which ends next
Wednesday.
Fort Brown has one more game
and II the YankS beat the Elks Fri
day night they Will have the pen
aant in the bag.
III the Elks should beat the YAM
KEGS, however, the Pan-Americans
could earn a tie for first by beating
the Goodyears Monday and the
Elks Wednesday. The Kiwanis and
Elks have four losses against them
and do not have a mathematical
chance al first.
The Wednesday night fray was a
slam -hang tuSsle all the way with
the lead changing hands several
times. The Aviators came from be-
hind In the ninth inning to score
three runs TO knot the count at
i0-all. Singles BY Lauver and Cara,
q pass TO Cruhm and an error at
third accounted for the rally which
Iss staged after two we're down.
Charley Bracht, who had con-
tributed a wonderful catch Of Perez
drive to left In the last half OF the
ninth, led off in the tenth with a
blazing three-bagger 70 left. Bracht
came home with the winning run
after Kee singled TO right.
, 1935-03-14
TRIANGULAR
MEET FRIDAY

A Glass b" invitatlonai track
meet sponsored hy the Athletic AS
ISOLATION OF FL Jardin high school
will be held on Tucker field here
Friday afternoon with large crowds
expected from III Jardin, Port lisa
bel and Los Fresnos.
This meet Is being held a. a
"warm-up" event for the b" COM
petition IN the county meet.
Prizes for first and second places
have been donated by Brownsville
merchants. and keen competition
between the athletes OF the three
schools is expected.
The meet will get under way al /
p. m. and Is expected to be complet-
ed by 4:30.
Eats will be for sale on the field.
There viii be no admission charge
TO see the meet.
There will be regulation events
for both junior and senior boys.
Prizes have been donated by Har-
groves, Kress a. Co, The Fashion,
Piggly- Wiggly. Edelstein's. McKay's
Pharmacy, Jackson Feed a. Seed.
Guarantee Shoe Store, r. q. ".
store. j. G. Penney d. Co, Pipkin
Manske, Frigidaire, Grants Eureka
Laundry, Hicks Star Tires. Queen
theater. Clark Electric shop, CoVa-
cevich supply Co, American Clean
ers. Jitney Jungle, Eagle Pharmacy,
AEiZ Bros, El Jardin Garage,
Brownsville Tailoring Co, and Ar
cadia Bowling Alleys.
, 1935-03-14
EagIes Beat Auiators ITO in LiueLy 1O-Mning Fra,
SHAKEUP DUE
AT TEXAS U.
Three Coaches Scheduled
To Be Replaced
Soon

DALLAS, March IL. -tPr-From
well founded" reports the Dallas
News says three veteran members
Of the University OF Texas Athletic
department will soon be released.
Bill James. head freshman foot
ball coach; Martin Karow, head
varsity basketball coach and assist
ant varsity football mentor. and c,
]. Shorty Anderson, assistant
freshman coach. are slated 70 90.
The News says.
A meeting or the athletic COM
mittee OF the board Of regents and
the ~university's athletic council
viii be held ~ Austin Friday. Beau
ford Jester OF Corsicana, member
Of the regents athletic committee
admitted last night.
THE athletic committee OF the
university will hear recommended
tons OF Head Coach Jack Chevig-
n.y." Jester said. This committee
will discuss whatever recommended
tons he may make. Later the rec
concentrations will be discussed by
the athletic committee OF the board
Of regents, but final action on any
matter that may come up must be
taken by the regents as a whols."
New Men Due
The news said dismissal Of the
trio. II 1t occurs. will be in line
with the wishes Of Coach Chevigny
and his assistant, Tim Moynihan,
to acquire aides better schooled In
the Notre Dame system OF play"
A member OF the university ath-
letic council. said The News. ad-
mitted there would be some i'm
portant discussions concerning the
athletic program and the recon
mendations probably viii cali for
some additions to the staff"
The reported move follows close
ly on an athletic change at Texas
A. g. M where three were dismiss
ed. including John Reid. veteran
basketball mentor; Roswell Higgin-
botham, producer OF two Southwest
Conference basketball champion
ships In the last five seasons. and
Carl tDoc) Sprague. veteran train
y.
, 1935-03-14

Believe II or not. this Is not an
accidentl The drivers OF the no
cars have actually planned this
head-on 10 thrill a huge crowd
and as a demonstration Of how
much punishment an auto will
stand. The stunt will be perform
ed at Harlingen fair park race
track Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
as a headline attraction on the
Hell Driver" thrill offering. Both
ars will be completely demolished,
according TO Lucky" reter. c Of
the troupe, and the drivers will re-
main In the ears despite flying
glass. woodwork and mechanism
Other stunts TO be seen or the
program which will last two hours,
include Lucky Teter's crashing
over and over Of a stock Plymouth
driven at q mile q minute. hurting
autos over obstacles. racing motor
cycles through flaming walls OF
sold pine boards, making motor
cycles perform breathtaklng leaps.
and o 81 5ational driving demons
tration by Lucky" Teter. Suicide"
Gamble. M OF the troupe OF Ia.
will round out the bill, which Is to
last for two hours. with a senSa-
ional step from the bumper OF
letters car travelling at q mile a
minute. The stunter's step. 1t was
explained, evolves into a side and
frequently near fatal consequences
The Hell Drivers are appearing at
the park under auspices OF the
Harlingen Post OF the American
Legion VINO will use net proceeds
for charitable purposes.
, 1935-03-14
Training Camp
Activities

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. March Ia
-tPg-The holdout OF Hank Leiber
which got a lot Of publicity be-
cause neither he nor Manager Bill
Terry did any serious talking
about IL, has come to an end. After
several days OF training with the
regularly enrolled members of the
squad and appearing IN exhibition
games. he signed up Wednesday.
ORLANDO. Fla.-Manager Casey
Stengel remained discreetly silent
but Joseph Gilleaudeau, vice-pres-
ident Of the Dodgers. had II f.gur-
ed out that Brooklyn would win 8;
games this season. Figuring Var
Lingle Mungo rs q 30-game winner
dilleaudeau rated the list OF hurl-
erS as follows: Dutch Leonard, IL
Ray Benge is, Johnny Babich, IS
Watson Clark, 10, Frank Lamanskt
and Bob Logan. a total Of II anc
Tom Zachary five.
BRADENToN, Fla.-Dizzy Dear
viii face Babe Ruth from the
pitching box for the first tine thi:
year when the world champion
Cardinals play the Boston Brave:
at ST. Petersburg next Wednes-
day.
Manager Frank Frisch said ht
expects 70 start his ace right hand
er In this game TO give the Grape
fruit league" flns the spectacle
they have been anticipating.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Ru-
mors were revived Thursday Of thf
poss. bility Of Oscar Melillo. Browns
veteran second haseman, being
traded to the Boston Red 5ox.
Manager Rogers Hornsby fatty
denied any such deal was pending
but added III the Eox have any
thing to offer that might strength
en- us well consider the matter"
, 1935-03-14

SYRACUSE. NJ. r. March IA
RI--The American Bowling Con-
aress closes It's second week Of
competition Thursday with pinmen
from Syracuse and the northern
part Of the state facing the pins.
Booster outfits from neighboring
cities have failed TO cause q change
In the standings Of the leaders IN
the last two days. There remains
about 1000 teams TO compete In the
ffve-man division before the show
closes April 10.
Roy Clark Of Lockport. N. r.. lost
n chance to take a lofty berth
among the all-events leaders when
he fell down IN the doubles and
singles wednesday. He had a 665
total from the five mar and drop
ped 10 500 and 474 In the doubles and
singles TO finish far down the line.
pete Torzon Of Soivay, N. Y, ran
mn seven strikes in his final games
40 give the crowd a thrill. He was
halted on his eiohth frame but fin
ished with q 267.
The DAVIS best team total was 2e2e
NV the Elks No. ! Of Auburn. N. Z.