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Abilene Reporter News (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Abilene, Texas Wet Abilene reporter without or with offence to friends or foes we sketch your world exactly As it . Vol. Lix no. 303. Of Notts prom up Abilene Texas sunday morning March 31, 1940�?thirty-six pages in three sections. Air film in rom of Price five cents. Abilene c of c a set for biggest member drive Kickoff tuesday invest in City s future keynote a with a $22,550 annual budget As the goal Abilene chamber of Commerce tuesday Wil begin a membership drive of unprecedented scope. Or. C. E Adams general chairman of the Campaign announced last night that the drive would of a tidally open with a Quot Kickoff breakfast at 7 o clock tuesday morning. A we intend to interest the people of Abilene in investing in an expanded chamber of Commerce pro-9gram that is appropriate to a City of Abilene s status a a or. Adams declared. A we face an Opportunity now to extend this City. It la an opportune time for Ahl lonians to invest in the future of their r City Quot working under or Adams will be a City sales Arm of approximately too persons headed by de Stewart and a committee to solicit member. Ships from larger firms w expansion sought the $22,550 Budge adopted recently by the chamber s Board of directors will permit expansion of the organization s program into much needed Fields. Or Adams kiddies Lubbock has a budget of $25, j 550. Tyler $22,500, san Angelo $23,-000. Wichita palls $34 000 and Waco $32,000.&Quot said w p. Wright chamber president. A prom these figures fit can be seen that Abilene needs at least the $22,550 figure set after the opening breakfast tuesday the City sales army and the committee seeking larger memberships will work intensively for three Days to cover the mass of solicitations. The sales army will be divided into 36 teams of three men each. The selected sales group consists of w j. Fulwiler. S. M Jay Price Campbell. O. E Radford Henry up James. M m Meek c m Caldwell. J. L. Rhoades and Howard Mcmahon with no chairman prospective members of he Abilene clean healthy Thrifty. It departments business houses in speakers mrs e w Berry. Plans anime Beautiful div dual already have organised up underway for speakers to pm Gram which Xiii Havio part Aetna a 1 he �0.i forces of the 1 to carry on the Oro Jam under the ?h#8ii e that it Ramoa Ign a Alf april a Points agriculture and livestock. City March into the 1940 cleanup general direction of lira h b aviation civic advancement con Robertson chairman and Dardanelles opening to Allied w a ships reported of Crew a proclamation a framed in Iris. Officially signed and properly witnessed this is Abilene a cleanup paint up Campaign proclamation for 1940. Wielding the Paintbrush for his signature was wet hair mayor. The witnesses were left to right Grover Nelson co chairman of the Campaign two smiling juniors from Abilene High school. June Lynn and Vondell Womack and Joe Shelton City sanitary superintendent. The Floral Frame real Iris the official Flower of the Abilene Garden club was the work of mrs. H. B. Robertson general Campaign chairman. Staff photo. With 1940 Campaign under Way now is the time to cleanup paint up fix up Nelson co chairman. Con Pat Tup of Loup Campaign mentions Highway and Street in w us a a. A a Ltd no. Pavements Industrial development or a j11 has Twenty five other chairmen Oil and Gas publicity safety and proclaimed lie Observance As be directing various phages of ginning today emphasising the work. As follows neutrals get Blunt warning from Churchill _ i London March 30�? apr pugnacious Winston Churchill Britain a first lord of the admiralty coupled a new warning of intensification of the War tonight with the significant hint that Britain scarcely could be expected in the future a to take As a matter of course interpretations of neutrality which give All advantages to the deficit rising the belligerent speech broadcast to America and elsewhere recalled the first lord declaration of january 20 in which he called on Europe anxious neutrals to join the allies in a a United action to bring the War against Germany to a speedy end it followed closely too. Upon continuing demands from various quarters in great Britain for a More vigorous prosecution of the War and the disclosure that the Allied navies Are determined to tighten their stranglehold on Germany by Way laying scandinavian Ore ships and by greater activity in the Pacific against shipments of raw materials from Mexico to Vladivostok from where they can find their Way to Germany. Some Quarter saw a distinct relation Between c hurry Fri a assertion that Quot time has been on our Side but h is a changeable ally with the Treasury s annual statement showing a deficit of 767,665, too pounds about $3,671,720,000 for the first fiscal year of the War. _ As is a Britain s expenditures for the Fis a for healthy Beautiful Abilene calve a Anding tonight totalled i 816,873.700 pounds about $7,267.-392.000 against revenues of 1.049,-188,000 pounds a about $4 196 ,$52,-0001 despite a s5 percent income tax and other heavy levies. The 3940-1941 War budget to be announced april 33 is expected to sic Penman Dent of the City sanitary re Rourke 1.250.000.000 pounds Turkey to Lei allies use naval bases in Black sea Bucharest paper asserts Bucharest March 30 apr Turkey was represented in usually Well informed Balkan diplomatic quarters tonight a having agreed to permit passage of British and French warships through the Dardanelles to choke off Germany a Supply Lino from Russia and the Black sea. The newspaper be moment regarded As close to the French embassy Here reported moreover that Turkey had agreed to place her naval bases at Trebizond Samsun and sin Ope at the allies disposal for use As contraband control bases. Official circles in London professed no knowledge of the proposed agreement with Turkey. It was said however that if it is True it will be a Strong nomination for for foreseen Washington March 30�? pm British French Turkey military senator Johnson Ltd Colo it declared conference a few Days ago at Al tonight that president Roosevelt a ppm i although such action is con while keeping silent on the third tray to the Monteux convention of term lamp sue had a Sharp owned and 1936 to which Turkey was a party torpedoed other potential presi that convention stipulated that dental candidates until the demo the Dardanelles would be closed to cratic party was Quot floundering m warships of belligerent nations ex-1 boost to the Allied diplomatic offensive in the Balkans and an important Aid to tightening the Allied blockade of Germany agreement violated informants Here reported he turkish decision was reached at a Rcpt when they were serving under the coloradans who is supporting Hui Titto Quot a mandate Ora Etlor Wheeler id month of Mon p s8"�?~vl0,n in Tan. For the democratic nomination Der a Mutual assistance pact con. We eluded within the framework of men a meetings of women s and Grover i clu4 and other groups. Sanitation. Joe Shelton. As us Trade promotion new big Spring publisher named big Spring March 30�?<p a appointment of r w Bob whip key As publisher of tile big Spring Herald a announced today by the publishing corporation he sue cee., Joe Galbraith resigned a Whipkey managing editor of the paper for the past four and a Hal years will continue duties As editor in addition to directing All operations of the Herald Galbraith associated with the paper for la j years a been publisher since 1932 suspect in coed s murder released state Colle a. March 30 a a p a criminologists investigating the baffling three Day old aex fiend murder of Chubby Rachel Taylor. 17-year-old coed admitted tonight their exhausting work had led them nowhere by up a Blind fallen announcing that a suspect who had been quest levied for two djs had been a a definitely eliminated Quot from the puzzling Case commission i Lynn g Adams of the state motor police dec a a we Are just a much in a fogs Ever a program As one important in Safe j guarding health and safety in promoting employment and Thrift promoting better housing in stimulating civic Pride and in making the in furthering fire prevention in Quot Home and City Beautiful every i citizen has been urged by proclamation to do his part in the Campaign churches clubs schools cite i amid camera a the reporter new earners has toured Bilene recording for a series starting monday picture reason for a cleanup paint up fix up Campaign there s another Side to the Arrie of pictures too attractive results of cleaning up. Cleanup snapshot no i appears monday. The department he is directing an on i Large Force of men and trucks to care for additional trash and rubbish and leave8 i. 8 port count Jerry Antocki. Above Poland ambassador to the United states left his embassy in Washington following publication of a German a White the document revealed a confidential report written by Antocki telling of i. S. Ambassador William c. Bullitt anti German sentiments. Nee Story on Page 7. Nea telephoto. Sagerton school merger is voted Haskell March 30. A about $5 000.000.000. New higher taxes Are anticipated no quarrel with reds Churchill s assertion that a there proposed consolidation of five com Pire prevention j. Ray Roe. The j n0, of or Umin to drawn Mon school districts with the Sag importance of the Spring cleanup tuts struggle unless she wishes in making Homes and other build 80 Ings free of fire hazards will be the league to which Turkey was a party. A was for Turkey to get around this however was explained by Deputy Petko stain off of the foreign affairs committee of the bulgarian chamber of deputies who told the Sofia newspaper Slovon that Turkey would a let herself be forced to fail to prevent British warship from crossing the strategic Dardanelles Straits. As a Black a a nation Bulgaria is vitally interested in this pos ability Turkey might a is a formalities other persons indies tee by voicing a protest against passage of the in a statement a if the president intends to go through with it. And accept the nomination no one can Well complain because smart politics a played in that cold blooded Way but if at the eleventh hour he should abandon the scuttled demode us ship he must accept the responsibility for the disaster which is so obviously and relentlessly bearing Down upon Johnson said that the president a i certain to be nominated for a third term unless he positively refuses to accept the the a practical hard boiled politicians. Quot he added want the president to run a for the simple reason that he ran during the Day another Western. Have no quarrel Erton Independent District was fax Allied warships and having this Dpi a protest a duly filed in the archives a. Senator Schwartz do of de of the league of dared he favored a third term for be moment stated flatly that the president. A Quot is 9v a Grera up1 i sch warts previously silent on the to the Allied warships so thai reporters that the Shin c a to a nit in the raffle i. Stressed by Roe fire chief. Dry Good merchant mrs Thorn-.,As e. Hayden. Merchants will be. German Power. I it is no part of our policy to seek War with he said. Fire i lean up pm. 16. Cot i with the italian or he japanese ored by majority of those voting these ships can control the traffic m View of Condit Ong throughout Peoples Quot reiterated the British wish in the election today but it appear of a Ltd supplies from Ruslan ports to Quot world i junk it highly adv Able. In that the president remain at the respect sovet Trade j Helm if the Black sea blockade becomes reality diplomats Here predicted. Russia s non German Trade i sino Hostila chief to speak 190 a men Start rounds tuesday or Robert f Bedene super in ten approx Tinawy Moon dororb., Dent of Stout memorial Hospital in Van fingering the pulse of j Zuchow South China will speak the nation tuesday. To confine the War to Hitler and de the final verdict on the Merg May depend on court action. The vote favored the Consoli asserting. A fall is quiet on the Western front and today also thus far nothing has happened on the sea or in the air he went on a but More than a million German soldiers including nearly All their Active divisions and armoured divisions. Are drawn up ready to strike at an pours notice All along the frontiers of Luxembourg. Holland and Belgium a at it by moment th�5 Neutral Centerport Elf it countries May be subjected to an non to for 15 against i counties of Hidi Hrict tuesday. Appointments of tile enumerators Avalanche of steel and fire the Point 4 for i cation 208 to 166, combined total from the six District How de but Only the Sagerton do tract gave a main Rita to the proposal. The other five opposed it. The coun a a a fran 150 for 23 against Flattop 23 for 33 again is Bunker Hill la for. 23 against 43 against ver Stamford College exes elect Dallas lawyer president if after tuesday you answer tile will be announced monday late a decision rest _ in the hand of a i Doorbell to find a Man hiding be saturday the census officials were haunted morbid being who to their a Fri to tot Hind a Large Sheet of Pituc paper it still Busy dividing the territory eternal shame the German people in their bewilderment have worshipped a a god twice in Abilene today. At i a. In. He will occupy the pulpit it fun by put. Church j or in t play my Quin of the May. Districts speaking on practical Demontra j he in t the Man who comes around and he Ian t working his Way col i All Lions of christianity in time of Quot that is the situation in Europe the census enumerator will ask i through College Quot sell a gut Edge i que amp sons 11 the a from War at to a in. He will speak in or mrs what is your name a to the pm. Number of weeks you worked in and can anyone wonder that a 1939 a re determined to bring such s hid 34 question minimum a us Sta e of Larrry and of Naff w rumanian gun blast toll High w Bucharest March 30 r�?1 explosion of one of Rumania Larf j est siege guns with a heavy toll of life during army Maneu vers was reported today. Authorities suppressed the report rumanian newspaper. But a train Load of wounded soldiers was rushed to Bucharest from Sadlov where the explosion occurred j Over 325 in 8 Days s More than 325 people took advantage of our special bargain offer on want ads the past 8 Days. Effective today we Are announcing a new want and word rate we have a greatly reduced 4 Day and 7 Day rate and you May list any number of words above the minimum rate. Only paying for the amount listed rather than the entire extra line Nee Page is this Section. Phone 7271 reporter new want and department the adult department of University Baptist Church sundae school. Demon rat Ion Ai christianity in time of War should be an Apt subject for or. Reddle. Ile stood in a lower floor of the five Story Stout Hospital in september 19.78 while to japanese bomb rained Down blew the american Flag painted on it roof to Smithereens and demolished the top floor. Or Beddor a former Dallas Man a worked in China 30 years and has been superintendent of the big Bonds he will be the census enumerator j. C. Shipman. Abilene did tort supervisor said last night that 190 enumerator would begin work on the 1940 general population census in the la trustee Voles set saturday nearly All school resident of a a amp Muchow Hamutal six years. He is j District in Texas w ill vote Satur pr0,u m or vat or nonemergency a vome now on a one year leave Day on election o school trustees. Ii a in i when Ltd it Mas j in Taylor county trustee elec or. Beddoe is an outspoken critic Yons mu1 held in All digu., is. Of the japanese an admirer of the cent Abilene in common school chinese Anc believes that Japan j districts one trustee will be named. An end As soon As May be. For mice mers person or a spokesman and for All will answer at least 34 questions. A a every 15th person will answer an additional 16 questions. A few of the questions will be i5 our Home owned or rented age at last birthday have you attended school or College Ince March i. 1940�?T highest Grade of school completed in what place did you Liv on april i. 1935? were Jou at work for pay or mined vote districts would authorize the consolidation of he several districts while opponent claim that Ach District is Al by a majority vote before he merger is coh cd a ruling of the ecu Quot school Bnard in calling the election will like a be the basis for coir action to Sultan or void the election. Albany March so up. Consolidation of the Albans and Ibex school districts was favored by voters of both District in an election today the ote was 119 for. One against in Albany and 36 for and 6 against in Ibex scrupulously respected soviet Premier foreign minister my lot offs reiteration yesterday of Russia non belligerency was regarded in some quarters Here As a promising sign for any Allied blockade in the Black sea. In the event Russia out of the european War which emphasised she will do. The Al lick will a dec from the danger of attack from k sea coasts unites Germany herself pushes through the Balkans. In that Case the Brit bunkhouse Here today Ash French armies assembled in the near East estimated As High As Soo too men. Can Start operations. Tire opinion of several Southeastern Europe foreign diplomats was summed up by Deputy Stamoff when ire a old Blo o a the War probably will be derided in the Black sea area. Oil is vital for without in Germany can net continue fighting. Germany gets All her Oil from Rumania and Russia and ail the russian Oil la shipped across the Black sea. Of a Black sea blockade can be made effective France and Britain Ami win the w government work during week of Nee census of. 16, col. 6 other polls quiet City elections warm Al Haskell big Spring Stamford and Cisco will not conquer China. The weather she no and Var Lautt tar wit i mild in w rat Aruma an Mon hat a a set to Ca i la , Wilt ,uil4 a a a a a pc ratting Sault and my a a rate in lira a Hind Nahr roast. Nisi la ass to or High a la my ars Linda and monday. Iia Vanir la tempera or s. M a six Al and six is. A ass. My As Sny. As is. ll�?7 74-si so Wanoa Umi Ash or. Hoi r 3 4 a 7 n a Iii i i p. W. . 4�?70ma�?74. Ss�?7ms7�?77 s7�?7 ssh to a n 74�?47 74 is is i lain it a Hichem and Law apr ral Urr la a a in a a try i pan Sam Dale a car ago.7. Atman >r4#r4a>, # j Inni a Nav. I 4 54. Mum min a. With two Board members holding Over while Independent and common consolidated districts will Nam either two or three to their seven Man Board three new members will be elected to the Taylor county Board. Al of. One will be elected from commissioners precinct 1. One from precinct 2. And one from the county at Large members from precinct 3 and 4 will repair in office until next year. On the ballot for trustee at Large it is James e Freeman present member in that position. On the bal t lot to succeed r l. Mclean in pre cinch 2 Are his son. Dewel Mclean and z v. Moore. L a Muston la on the ballot for reelection in pre 1 cinch i. In Only three districts have pet i j lion. Been filed to place District j candidates names on ballots. They j air Bradshaw Ovalo and Elmdale i in other districts the races will be conducted strictly on a write in basis i Stop and think me in thi country Are not ready to resort to any espionage Quot tem which have wrecked Man other countries senator Burton k. Wheeler. I hew six things doth the i Ahu hate us. So in at a abomination unto Hun a proud look a King Tom gue and hands that shed innocent blood an heart that Devi Seth wicked imaginations feet that be Swift in running to mischief a false w it Ness that sex Aneth lies and he that so with discord among posers 616-19. We Rex events to come in West Texas Rotan father Auld son banquet of Rotan Fra chapter to be thursday night april 4 Loraine dedication of new auditorium gymnasium St Lorain school tuesday with state supt. L a Woods As principal speaker Mono Hans a one Hundred sportsmen pilots expected for West Texas air meet on april 7. Grandfalls a May la aet As Date for Celebration of completion of South Ward county City s new Wuh a few exec waterworks system Only a minimum Ami Coleman heart of Texas fed j m City elections in rated Garden clubs to meet april 5 town. Tuesday a m Sweetwater annual Nolan Fisher county boys livestock show to be held monday and tuesday. Blackwell formal dedication of new $32000 admitum to i school building monday night with state supt. A a Woods a Prin Cipal speaker Snyder three Hundred Volunteer firemen from to counties expected thursday for the quarterly convention of the Midwest firemen s association Here. Colorado City Twenty ton of r c Thomas three Well fifth annal convention of District ,1010wr business and pro. >si04. V. Commissioners in for re elec men have tossed their hats in the Cluj commissioners up for re exec ring. A record vote to expected in Haskell a three and in Ini ii live of fit in Ami a majority of the Mem Ber of tile City Council will be named at Cisco there Are six candidates for aldermen. A thumbnail sketch of cite elections follow t Stamford March she a Quot a Hawkins Dallas attorney was get Ltd cd p it Dent of sex students of Stamford College a their reunion of he will Rogers memorial he succeeds Marvin Fergus of Temple mrs John Mcdonald of Dallas was made e scary to succeed car. Nelia Johnson of Stamford mrs Nib Shaw of Abilene a elected her Assi rant with her chief duty to keep con acc a h we Texas i exes of the former institution from 85 o of exec were present for the fourth annual reunion. Barre it Chicken dinner war1 served St the ban Khou a a lunch. Mom of the afternoon was devoted to an entertaining session of confessing school escapades principally Tho Quot school authorities be vet knew of Fred Hev it of Putnam was master of ceremonies for this phae of the program no member of Fie former faculty were present today plans were made to in be next ear reunion St Stamford the largest to Date Stamford collage operated for 16 i year from 1906 Keene nope til Ion for to flee Promise to be in i Spring. Haskell it in. O and Stamford sit intr the Cliv form of government a adopted in Rig Quot or Iii in 1926 there been such a Field of con dilate for the City re Mai Quot it of place. There Are eight candidate for three to Ilion to fill the vacancy a it Mayo Stamford Crea cd by the Resig Cisco three City commission Era w la he selected Iron the Field of h c Henderson j r Burnett w r Winston Charles j Kleiner re Ward Lee and a v claim con girl found dead on naval vessel r i w is it and Henry 5 of tile a of. Texas federation of poem no a club to meet Here monday tuesday and wednesday. Midland Gentry Highway commission chairman will address a luncheon Here wednesday which will Mark inauguration of he statewide membership Campaign for the Texas Good Road association. a the Throe candidate for aldermen Here Are unopposed they air Dee Grimes seeking reelection John Mansfield and w o. Of Boney Stamford there Are three in the race for mayor while the three tion Are unopposed candidates for mayor Are c m Francis. J. T. W Brown and Cleburne Huston. Corni loners Are r b. Buie c. F Upshaw and b p Davenport. Munday a Little interest in election Here with candidates being in Detroit March 30�? put a the Federal government Toca too full i charge to he investigation of the death of 18-year-old Charlotte or Alison w Jose was found aboard the u s s Dubuque a a a Reserve training ship after an All night party tile Federal Bureau of investigation and naval officers jut is diction in Hie Case a Lea it for the present Aud it was indicated that Hie primary purpose was to determine whether any crime had been committed on Federal property. See Elli Mons of of col 4 economic warfare committee named Paris March so Uay Premier Paul Reynaud tonight created a new economic warfare commit set to coordinate the economic Campaign again nazi Germany w n the Mill tar strategy of the army

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