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Arthur Huey, Center Of Legal Mix-Up, Is Arrested Here Fri.Wiw gw w W¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥EDITOR’S i, COLUMN |****»«Visits Joural Office Buys Issue Carrying Story Of HimAT LEAST one Congressional investigation committee appears not to be stacked. It is the committee in un-American activities, headed by Congressman Martin Dies of Texas. Dies has been making some of the “Brain Trusters at Washington feel rather squemish with his coutinued barrage at Communists and Nazis, and other signs of un-American leanings.IT IS Peculiar that anyone in America would tseek European guidance in the matter of the formulation of governmental policies and activities here in America—the America which has set such a wholesome example in many things that could easily be copied by the rest of the world. But the fact about it is that most of the young whipsnappers at Washington who are braintrusters” have done a great deal more studying of books of foreigners than they have upon books relating to the structure, formation, and maintenance of our great constitutional form of government. Most of these young braintrusters” are products of Eastern Universities. A look at the faculty rolls of a number of these institutions, including Harvard, would reveal many foreign names among the instructors, hence the foreign ideas.ONE PROFESSOR at Harvard who has been credited with turning out the most braintrusters” has been prominently mentioned for the Supreme Court. His name is Felix Frankfurter. We wonderwhv anmaAnn namn.l T._____0 roes beck found itself in the spotlight last Friday afternoon, when Arthur Huey, former Hut-chenson County Tax Collector and the object of a complicated legal entangle ment for two weeks, was arrested here by Texas Ranger Kelly Rush of Waco.Huey, who was released from the State Penitentiary several week ago by Judge H. F. Kirby of this place on a habeas corpus writ, had bee the object of a widespread search by rangers since acting governor Walter Woodul order his arrest. Judge Douglas of Hutcheonson County, who had sentenced Huey to four years in the pen for embeezle-ment, had issued a bench warrant for Huey’s arrest and Judge Kirby had issued an injunction restraining his arrest last week. These two acts were followed by the governor’s orders.Huey, who according to his own statement had been in Houston for over a week, arrived in Groes-beck by train Friday morning. He made his first appearance at the Courthouse where he asked District Clerk H. C. Fitzgerald to ascertain whether or not Judge Kirby’s injunction had been served on the rangers. He then came to town, stopping by The Journal office where he bought several copies of last weeks edition which carried a story about the controversy. He tore the story from the front page of each paper and left the office.Going up to Main Street, Huey amused himself for the remainder of the morning discussing football with local fans. He was said to have stated that he intended to attend the Groesbeck TOOFPlaTEHl Coach ster easy” over in th Coach breai tough Milita Teagu to ho’ Col leg week The the H of thlt; weeks,rom the I victor Thirecess team Centr Septe Bapti Wil to wl alrea^ ster seriou ing IIssuer Coum O. ine 1 R Holt.Guj Inez Hat
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Groesbeck Journal
Groesbeck, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1938
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