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Laredo Times (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Laredo, Texas Lies to is thought a Day god hath promised Pardon it to him that Bee Neth but he hath not promised to him that sin Neth Anselm. "68th year no. 250 24 pages Laredo Texas sunday March 81, 1940 Price 6c spinach festival group to Laredo Tate demo committee to dilation going to Clamp anti nazi blockade on Black sea Bucharest reports Bucharest March 30- a authoritative do. Plo Matic sources said tonight that Turkey had agreed to let the Franco British fleets go through the Dardanelles to Clamp an anti German blockade on the Black sea. The report said the decision was reached at a French British turkish military conference at Aleppo a few Days ago. Such action runs contrary to the Monteux convention of 1936, which stipulated that the Dardanelles would be closed to warships of belligerent nations except when they were serving under league of nations mandate or helping a victim of aggression under a Mutual assistance pact con coded within the framework of the league and to which Turkey was a party. News behind the a news 1 by Ray Tucker Dies of injuries specific in a private memo to the state department the French a government recently revealed that entertains a slight scepticism Lut american proclamations and Ivy Testa ions of neutrality in the present War. Paris apparently regards the. United states As an ally. Because of the British blockade Oricle Sam s weather Bureau at Washington no longer receives from ill Gerent or Neutral vessels and Ace information about coming terms. Ships which once relayed a valuable weather data to this and other capitals have discontinued the service for fear that they might give away their positions to lurking sub marines or raiders. To fill in this Gap. Secretary Morgenthau has sent several coast guard cutters As leather reporters and they Forward heir reports in regular code to Washington now comes Paris to protest that Kese messages about conditions at Iea furnish valuable information to germans in their submarine warfare. Therefore the French have iced that or. Morgenthau s weather experts Send in their tips in a secret code which Berlin cannot break Jower if every Community in the nation could put a delegation of intelligent men and women Back the scenes in Washington for a Veek or two there would be a Sharp age in our belief that we re keeping out of the War. Countless indices would be totalled to a jarring picture. They would learn that the pattern of 1916-17, streamlined is being followed at every key Point. The Ream lining is Sharp and Clear. This time the Secretary of state is Patchet continued on Page 11 Emmett West Elflett West fatally of plans to have All present pictures on Page 5 the army of Texas politics from the generals to the privates Are answering the Roll Call for the great March on Zapata july 6, to storm the Frontier dilation judging from the telegrams phone Calls and letters which Are flooding the offices of county judges m. B. Bravo m. J. Raymond and h. Garza jr., co chairmen of the big event which will celebrate the completion of Highway 83. John j. O Kern state democratic executive committeeman is planning to mobilize the entire committee when it meets for the state convention in Waco on May 4th. Chairman e. B. Germany of Dallas and co chairman mrs. Frances Haskell Edmonson of san Antonio have already wired in their acceptances. I m going to wait until the convention to invite the entire committee o Hern stated last night. Then Well get them Down Here in a body to see what a Fine part of the state this is judge Bravo and the entire Clatl continued on Page 8 City school Board elections this week scores f. D. Washington March 30-yp Nator Johnson a col declared to that president Roosevelt while keeping silent on the third term is lie had a spooned and torpedoed potential presidential candidates Kritil the democratic party was floundering in Emmet r. West 34-head of Emmet t West motors co., died at mercy Hospital saturday morning at 10 o clock As the result of a crushed Chest broken leg broken Arm and internal injuries sustained about 11 30 of Csc c Friday night on the Laredo Corpus Christi Highway about three Mues East of Laredo. West was returning from a business trip to Alice in a 1940 Pontiac Sedan when after coming Over a Hill his car crashed into the rear end of a gasoline truck of Hugh Yates driven by Juan Saenz. The car hit the rear of the truck with such Force that it was driven under the truck and broke much of the running gear of the truck in add Tion to i the car being badly crushed from the very front of the bumpers to the rear seat West was pinioned in the seat of the car end was profusely bleeding when extricated and brought to Laredo by Leslie Winch and placed in mercy Hospital where he died saturday morning funeral services will be held at 10 o clock monday morning from the Jackson Chapel under masonic auspices with interment in the masonic plot in the City cemetery. Inspection of the scene of the collision is said to show where West had thrown on his brakes and skidded about 70 feet before the Impact with the rear of the truck occurred the truck was said to have been moving along at a rate of about 23 continued on Page 8. Honeymooners on Way to Laredo Van Guys calif., March 30-w Fictor Noah Beery jr., 26. And cow Vratar Buck Jones pretty daughter sine 22, were married today at Jones rambling ranch and left shortly after in a station Wagon for motor trip to Mexico City via la Jedo. Tex. Actor Wallace Beery the Bride Groom s Uncle served As Best Man and plans to visit them on their honeymoon Procope weds i Fairfax a. March 30- of Hjalmar Procope the finnish minister was married today in a quiet Home ceremony to miss Margaret Shaw daughter of mrs. James Edward Shaw of Burn Hall Sutton in the Forest Yorkshire England. Eight Are burned Centralia 111., March 30 pm weight Persona were burned one fatally in an explosion and fire today at an Oil Well being completed near Here Lodge initiates Nta Stonio March 30- he maps initiation of More than 100 Persona into the order of Hermann i of Texas saturday night High lighted the first of the two Day Golden Jubilee Observance Here puppet makes bid banking March 30-w Wang Chang Wei and his japanese sponsors made a bid for International recognition of his regime inaugurated Here today by declaring respect for the rights and interests of Friendly nations and an intention to reopen China s open door to the peaceful economic activity of Powers who conform to the new situation in East shrines choose Elpaso Tex., March 30 Mph Delbert v. Blackburn of Evansville ind. Was elected president of the shrine director s association of North America at Tho concluding business session of the 22nd annual convention Here today. Jacksonville fla., won the 1941 convention. Hugh s. Cluck native of Georgetown and resident of Laredo since 1912, during All of which time he has held numerous responsible positions in this City and Given satisfaction will be elected mayor of Laredo on tuesday at the regular City election to succeed mayor Albert Martin who after serving in that capacity 14 years declined re election. New members of the City Council to be elected will be Robert Rosenbaum As Alderman to succeed Cluck in Ward no. 1 and r. E. Morrison to succeed Joe Henry As Alderman in Ward no. 2. It is expected the Independent club will use every Effort to get out a representative vote to the six voting precincts of the City tuesday. Polls will open promptly at 8 o clock tuesday morning and remain open for the reception of voters to 7 p. M. The slate of officers to be voted on Are mayor Hugh s. Cluck City Secretary a. R. Garcia City marshal Candelario Mendiola City tax asses continued on Page to Heads motorcade Here tomorrow Pat delegates write thanks for convention Here the recent meeting of the fifth District Parent teacher association in Laredo has resulted in a number of letters of thanks being received by the chairman of the reception committee Ney Brewer and the chamber of Commerce from those who attended. All agree Laredo and the chamber of Commerce and the school Board and school officials gave the convention delegations one of the greatest entertainments in the history of the District. Letters have been received from the Hebbronville Pat mrs. R. H. Wilkins of Freer head of the Tri county Council of Webb Duval and Jim Hogg counties mrs. George c. Westervelt of Corpus Christi Helen Byrne Board of Freer and mayor a. C. Mccaughan of Corpus Christi. Sol freed pc s to induct 35 new members the Laredo Council of pc s will initiate 35 candidates into the order on sunday april 7. The initiation will be named 0. C. Martinez in Honor of the present grand Knight. Candidates and members will attend mass at Saint Peter s Church at 8 am on that Date which service will be followed by a breakfast at the Hamilton hotel at 9 30 a. M. After the breakfast they assemble again at the pc Hall where the initiation will take place. This is the to be Here monday near noon More pictures on Page 15 special to the times Crystal City March 30.-"Laredo bound was the slogan of Crystal City s business and professional leaders today As they wound their alarm clocks and told their wives to have breakfast Early monday. A great group of them Are going to Laredo monday and show the Border neighbors a few samples of the fifth annual spinach festival and Rodeo which will be a pad Here for three Days this week Friday saturday and sunday. The motorcade will be composed of some 40 cars loaded with enthusiastic Winter Grden boosters Beautiful Young women and entertainers. Master of ceremonies for the Laredo visit monday will be sol freed vice president of Crystal City canneries and a former resident of Laredo. Freed has been a Leader in legion affairs of this District and one of the founders of the spinach festival. The trip to Laredo is part of a thousand mile motorcade to Points in All directions from Crystal City in behalf of the spinach festival. But no where were we Given such a Royal reception As we got in Laredo last year declared postmaster Henry Mercer and publicity director. The motorcade will arrive in Laredo before noon and will be met by Sam Sullivan of the Laredo chamber of Commerce who will head a return motorcade to Crystal City next Friday. One explanation however was Given today to the Sofia newspaper Slovon by Deputy Petko Stainoff of the foreign affairs committee of the bulgarian chamber of deputies. Stainoff said that Turkey let himself be forced to fall to prevent British warships from crossing the Bulgaria is vitally interested in the matter As a Black sea nation. Census shows big Mexico increase Mexico City March 30-w reliable sources in the department of National Economy reported today that a preliminary tabulation of the National census taken March 6 indicated the total population of Mexico is slightly More than 21,000,000 persons an increase of approximately 5,000,000 Over the 1030 census. Churchill in plea to neutrals London March 30.-Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty declared in a broadcast tonight that Britain would follow this War a wherever it leads us but we have new ish to broaden the area of con flirt.". For the second time in ten weeks Churchill devoted a speech largely to War born troubles of neutrals. In a broadcast Tan. 20 he urged Neutral states to join Britain and France in United action to bring the a against Germany to a speedy end. The first lord of the admiralty said it is no part of our policy to seek War with he asserted 200 Neutral ships had been destroyed and nearly 1,000 Neutral Seaman slaughtered in Hitler St continued on Page 6 100 men boys Loaid club drive officer Dies san Francisco March 30- 7p army Headquarters Here announced today that first Lieut. Sam h. Wise first initiation this year and a Large Marj 33, 0f March Field Riverside attendance is expected. Many out of died Here yesterday at the army hos town knights and candidates will be Pital which he entered four months Here for the event. Ago. Hornby installs new j a see officers Don Martin Lake fills third term Issue up in Wisconsin Milwaukee March 30- Fth Tho the a term question and a Choice Between Thomas e. Dewey and senator Arthur h Vandenberg confront Wisconsin citizens in next tuesday s balloting on delegates to the major party nominating conventions. For those voting in the democratic primary the third term Issue is Clear Cut and May be met in two ways by recording a preference for president Roosevelt or vice president Garner and by voting for Delegate candidates pledged to one or the other. The presidential preference vote merely is advisory in no Way binding on the state s 24 delegates. The Garner campaigners stress the Point that a vote for their delegated ticket would be an anti third term declaration. Beauty expert Dies Hollywood March 30- a most sue Westmore 39, eldest of Tho family of Hollywood Beauty experts died suddenly of heart trouble in a Hospital today attorney Dies Austin March 30-w John l Peeler 7b, widely known Austin at Torney and civic Leader died today after a tone illness pictures on Page 14 inspired by an address and the presence of Harry Hornby jr., of Waco state executive Secretary of the Junior chamber of Commerce Laredo Jaycees got off to a Fine Start for another business year at the annual meeting Friday evening at the Hamilton hotel. Accompanying Hornby was George Murphy senior Law student of Baylor University and former National president of intercollegiate Chambers of Commerce. Hornby Wes the originator of the idea to have Chambers of Commerce in All leading universities and to Weld them into a National organization. Hornby is also manager of the largest Junior chamber of Commerce in Texas at Waco where there Are 800 members. at the beginning of the meeting was Leon Settle retiring president of the Laredo Jaycees. Settle predicted that with the setup this year the Junior organization will become a very vital part of Laredo s civic life. Hornby showed the tremendous growth of the Junior chamber movement stating there Are now 150,000 members Over the nation and that Texas has 76 organizations with 15,-000 members. He gave instances of where Jaycees have initiated great movements among them the world s fair in san Francisco. He showed that the organization is designed to continued on Page 8 Rainey Speaks Here twice or. Homer Price Raley president of Texas University who was accompanied by his wife was guest of Honor at a largely attended informal dinner held at the Plaza hotel Friday night in his Honor by the sex students association of Laredo headed by Elmore Borchers As president. Accompanying or. Rain by and As guests at the dinner were John Mccurdy executive Secretary of the sex students association with his wife and a or. Brandon director of Public relations of Texas University and his wife. Also As an continued on Page 8. Carpenter Dies Charles e. Barnes 57, Carpenter who made his Home at fort Mcintosh where he was employed As a Day labourer died at his Home Friday night at 10 o clock after a Short illness. He was a native of Wabbaseka Arkansas. Funeral services will be held from the Jackson Chapel sunday afternoon at 2 o clock with interment in Tho National cemetery t revokes Russell appointment new York March 30-Wkcn the grounds that Bertrand Russell has taught in his books immoral and salacious doctrines whose practice would violate the penal Laws of new York state a state supreme court Justice today revoked the appointment of the British Earl philosopher to a professorship at City College. The appointment declared Justice John e. Mcgeehan in a 4,000-word decision which he himself termed dynamite was an insult to the people of the City of new York and in effect an attempt by the City Board of higher education to establish a chair of indecency at the parti coeducational institution of 8,600 students. Creates committee Paris March 30- a Premier Paul Reynaud tonight created a new economic warfare committee to coordinate the economic Campaign i against nazi Germany with the Mili tary strategy of the army. And hurray for our neck of the Woods which con produce an outstanding Young Man like Harry Hornby or. And to still soy the logical master of ceremonies for the dilation is Tho District democratic committee chairman John a o hem. Whoops they be put a full length Mirror out there at the Casu Blanc driving Range and Well leave it to Al Johnson to make the proper Wisecrack about it. And so they won t think it s an april fool Joko tomorrow we congratulate Al male and Orrlow Lee Williamson on their wedding Mii Versari nud Carlos palaclo.1 on his blruidnjc1 and t. A. Bunn in the Hospital sans appendix sending principal Lemoyne word not to look for Hooky players in his room. Private to chaplain Fansler of the Lions club de Corrigan can give you some pointers. Ask any member of Tho Junior chamber of Commerce hero a. R. Hunt saying i would t miss that Parade at Crystal City next Friday at All. I was there inst year. Private lives Raymond Goodman soon to be a lawyer ate so much Mayonnaise Ono Day while working in a Laredo grocery he gets seasick every time he hears the word. Today for victims Pierre part la. March 30-fff debris was stacked of a. Grim scene today at the Ste of stricken Pierre part Louisiana Bayou cajun Village Laid waste by yesterday s Tornado while its French speaking survivors turned to mass. The services will be held tomorrow in the elementary school which was out of the path of the storm with its 150 pupils in class. St. Joseph s Catholic Church in this quaint Little fishermen s and Moss pickers Community was swept away by the wind but its religious statues were left standing in a quagmire. Old women Shaw led and mute with Little children beside them watched rescuers in Pirogue probe the Waters with Long poles in search for additional bodies. Funeral for three victims whose bodies were recovered will be held tomorrow afternoon. Dog Woods in Bloom Palestine Tex. March 30- & the Dogwood Trail was in Bloom today and Palestine a City of 15,000, prepared for the influx of some 80,000 guests the next few Days. 1 advices received saturday evening from Ramon de Leon Tamez the times correspondent at Anahuac stated that As a result of the heavy Rains of the past week Don Martin Lake now carries 59,000,000 cubic metres of water and there is plenty on hand for irrigation and other purposes. He stated that 200 families Aro being brought from co males to Camaron to occupy the irrigated land and put it in cultivation each family being allowed five hectares of irrigated land instead of two As heretofore. R. Garcia Galen general manager of the Banco Agricola announced that he expected a record crop of Cotton to to grown Tho coming season. Garner Campaign in California Fresno calif., March 30- a California s Garner for president forces officially launched their Campaign hero today while the state s lieutenant governor As head spokesman for another democratic party faction declared to hell with he ought to to Over with the republicans added Lieut enit governor Ellis e. Patterson whose faction also bolted from the Roosevelt Harmony slate. Tho Garner backers who hoped to win the stale s delegation to the democratic National convention at the presidential primary Moy 7, were told that president Roosevelt does not want to be and will not be a Candy Date for a third term. Governor Culbert l. Olson Heads the Roosevelt sold at auction Rogers ark., March 30-w Roger s famous Blake Home the big two Story residence in which Young Betty Blake was married to will Rogers the famous american humorist 32 years ago was sold at court auction today to satisfy a mortgage germans Gleeful Berlin Masch 30-op German officialdom 24 hours after unleashing a diplomatic Blitzkrieg of 16 Docu merits about alleged United states pre War diplomacy leaned Back to night in Gleeful contemplation and promised even More explosive sensations ,soon." from the boy s club of Laredo building Campaign Headquarters in the Mann building 1211 Farragut Street came an announcement today that the Campaign organization a being rapidly set up. And that chairmen for the various committees Are being recruited. It is contemplated that one Hundred people will make up the complement of the Campaign group aside from Twenty five members of the Board of directors who Are actively supporting the Bojus club work it is probable a meeting of All committee chairmen will be held monday evening at the Campaign office. In commenting upon the boy s club today h. L. Jackson prominent business and civic worker said the local club in one of the finest projects that has been proposed for Laredo inasmuch As it will provide constructive spar time activities for boys of the Community. He said he continued on Page 8 up & l wins Austin March 30- of do strict judge j d. Moore ruled today that the Central Power & Light company with Headquarters at Corpus Christi had not violated the state s anti Trust Laws As alleged by the attorney general department. A the state based its suits an a Eon tract Between the company and the City of Yorktown. The defendant contended successfully that a similar agreement had been upheld by. The supreme court of the United states and that a contract with a mull clip laity could not be violative of the anti Trust statutes. The attorney general s department gave notice of an Appeal to the Austin court of civil appeals. California floods san Francisco March 30-#�the situation is critical that a. The Way a Federal meteorologist described flood conditions in the Sacra. Mento Valley tonight after a week of pouring rain caused creeks and Rivers to run Washington merry to round Trade Mark registered by Drew Pearson and Robert s. Allen brass ring to Caa chairman Hinkley Leader in aviation safety pioneered own airline Over Rockies that never lost a passenger former mormon missionary came to new Deal after career in Utah Cru Zadig Zeal won airline agreement that led to safety record. Editor s h. Hinckley chairman of the civil aeronautics authority who has helped make flying Safe gets the brass ring and a ride that is often much less Safe on the Washington merry go round Washington the Story has been told How at 4 o clock last tues Day morning while european aviation was chalking up new records for death and destruction the far Flung airlines of the d. S. Set a different kind of record one full year of operation without a single fatality or serious injury. A number of factors have deservedly been Given credit for this historic achievement better planes better personnel better airports and radio facilities there also was that played a leading part in the spectacular Holiday from death a Man who eats drinks and sleeps aviation. He is Robert h. Hinkley the quiet mannered indefatigable chairman of the civil aeronautics authority to whom air safety records Are an old passion. Twelve years ago Long before there was anything even resembling the Caa and when almost every passenger plane that took off flkt�4 continued of Page let is 3t9

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