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the the PAGE 2 Fewer Than 10.000 Nueces Countians Render Property To Become Eligible for Vote on 1941 Bond Elections PAGE 2 THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941 Rodeo Agnew Murder Gun Exhibited At Alford Trial Salesman's Watch, Sold at Edinburg, la Evidence SAN ANTONIO, April 30, A criminal district court jury, hearing evidence in the case of James B. Alford, charged in the slaying of R. L. Agnew, San Antonio engineer salesman, today was handed the gun allegedly used in the killing and fitted together broken pieces of the handie found near the body and in the Rio Grande Valley, J.

J. Klevenhagen, special vestigator for the district ney, testified during the third day of the trial that he had accomofficers on a tour panied, other, to the scene of the killing and to points in the to which Alford and his companion, Jack A. Rupert, also under indictment in the murder, allegedly went after Agnew's death March 14. Klevenhagen said the group was directed to B. J.

Fischer's filling station "close to the scene of the homicide," where he found a $2 bill which had been a keepsake of Agnew's. The bill, it was contended, was used in the purchase of gasoline. En route to the valley, the group stopped at three bridges 111 search gun, which Klevenhagen testified," was later found by: Texas Highway Department crew near a bridge crossing Olmos Creek 13 miles north of Three Rivers. At the request of First Assistant District Attorney L. J.

Gittinger, Klevenhagen fitted broken pieces of the butt to the gun and handed the weapon to the jury which also put pieces of the handle together, A watch, allegedly sold by Alford to Dan L. Russell, gasoline salesman for the Magnolia Petroleum at Edinburg, was positively identified as that which had been sold to Agnew January 22, 1936, by Barney Sadovsky of Joske Brothers Store. Russell testified he bought the watch and an electric razor from Alford for $13. Legislature (Continued from Page 1) the county and road district bond the measure is now in the Senate. funds do to avert the pension cut and The House wrangled at length, sometimes amid levity, and finally killed a resolution increasing the term of elective state, district and precinct officers from two 10 four years.

One feature of the much amended proposal would pay legislators $10 a day the year around. A long House battle also developed over a resolution returning to the Senate for further consideration a House bill--amended in the Senate- the intent of tightening up restrictions on issuing liquor prescriptions. The resolution was killed. As it now stands the bill, which will go to conference committee, limits issuance of liquor prescriptions to 100 to 90 days by physicians in dry territory. Measures Passed Final action in either branch sent to the governor's office proposals: Lifting the 100-acre restriction on the maximum area of county parks.

Permitting counties to use money seized in gambling raids in financing investigations of gambling. Authorizing courts to commit delinquent children to homes in addition to state institutions. Requiring local recording agents and solicitors of fire, casualty and surety insurance companies to submit to state examinations for licenses. Authorizing counties and home rule cities, by local option election. to levy a tax of 5 cents per $100 valuation for advertising campaigns.

Simplifying the organization of soil conservation districts under the present conservation law. Permitting state: supported colleges to tag $5 out of each tuition fee for building purposes. Authorizing counties to levy 8 tax for park purposes. Most inexperienced desert soldiers suffer gastric disturbances because of the great quantities of dust they are forced to swallow. Deaths Charles Harry V.

Hohenstein Funeral services for Charles Harry V. Hohenstein, 65, of 1305 13th Street, were held yesterday afternoon at the Wilkinson-Hatch Funeral Home in Waco. He died there Tuesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. Nichols, Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Waco.

He is survived by his widow, two daughters and a son. John William Jones Funeral services were held in Dallas, Jones, yesterday 84, for retired John Seadrift William merchant who died Tuesday afternoon here at the home of a son, R. V. Jones, 1553 14th Street. Survivors four sons and daughters, Maxwell P.

Dunne was in charge of local arrangements. Cresencio Molina Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church yesterday afternoon for Cresencio Molina, 58, of 120 Josephine Street, who died Tuesday morning in a local hospital, Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Survivors include his widow, two sons and three daughters. James Gray Halton FALFURRIAS, April 30 (Sp)- Funeral services for James Gray Haltom, 75, who died at his home here at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, after an illness of several months, were held at the family home "at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning with the Rev. Paul D. of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating and Hanna, pastor Rev.

A. T. White, pastor of the Methodist Burial was Church, in assistinSurrias Burial Park under direction of Moyer Mortuary of Alice. He is survived his widow, Mrs. Leona McBride Haltom; a son, I.

G. Haltom, of Pleasant Grove, a daughter, Miss Dorothy Haltom of Ketchikan, Alaska, and three sisters, Misses Mollie, Sallie and Josephine Haltom of Falfurrias. Several months ago Haltom fell from a repair scaffold and broke his hip, an injury which confined him to his bed until his death Tuesday, Originally from Canada, where Mr. and Mrs. Haltom were married, the family came to Falfurrias in 1930 from Plainview, Texas, where they were members of the Presbyterian Church.

W. Herrington W. Herrington, father of W. E. cashier of the W.

Herrington, State National Bank here, died suddenly at his San Antonio at noon yesterday. He was 81 years old. He is survived by another son, James Herrington of San Antonio, and his widow. Funeral arrangehad not been completed last ments night. Congratulations Frederick IV.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frailan Salazar, To Mr. and Mrs. G.

E. McKamey, Port Lavaca, on the birth of a daughter Sunday at Spohn Hospital. The child weighed six pounds, 13 ounces. To Mr. and Mrs.

R. L. McCall, 722 South Carancahua Street, on the birth of a daughter weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, Monday in Spohn Hospital. To Mr. and Mrs.

E. M. Brexina, Taft, Route 2, on the birth of a son Monday in Spohn Hospital. The child weighed 7 pounds, ounces. To Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick Charles Danz, III, 102 Carroll Street, on the birth of a son Tuesday in Spohn Hospital. The child, which weighed 5 pounds, ounces, has been named Charles 1212 North Staples Street, on the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds, ounces, Monday in Spohn Hospital. H. E.

Butt Elected Director of Texas Merchants Association H. E. Butt, president of the H. E. Butt Grocery operators of the Piggly Wiggly Stores in South Texas, yesterday was elected a director of the Texas, Merchants Association at the conclusion of an annual spring convention in Austin.

Helmet Boysen of Yoakum was elected president of the organization. The members voted a resolution pledging co-operation in all efforts to "prevent any unwarranted rise in prices." FINE QUALITY GLASSES ON CREDIT TERMS ONLY 50 WEEK! COME IN FOR EXAMINATION TODAY! USE OUR EASY PAY PLAN TO BUY THE FINEST Quality Flavors Dr. John D. McBride, Registered Optometrist, Offices at 10 1910 TRUST ester 608 CHAPARRAL Richard Furman Named Manager Of Laredo CofC Work With Local Group Centered On Aviation Richard Furman, assistant manager of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce for the past five years, hathbeen, employed as manredo Chamber of Commerce, it was dis closed here yesterday. During his time with the local chamber of commerce Furman has centered his interest deaviation in this FURMAN velopment of FURMAN and on sports fishing.

He section will assume his duties at Laredo May 15. Jeff Bell, manager of the local chamber of commerce, yesterday expressed regret over losing Furman from the local organization but said he was glad to see him advance. He. paid tribute to his a highly capable chamber of commerce worker. Furman succeeds Gilbert Garretson, who was granted a leave of absence early in February because of illness.

Maj. Ralph Barry, U. S. Cavalry Reserve, has been acting manager since that time but is expected to be called into active service soon. Floods (Continued from Page 1) to dry out before hot sunshine causes the ground to blister, damexpected earlier will be cut.

age The outlook for vegetable growers was brightened somewhat. too. Ben Benson of the Vegetable Co. said the cabbage crop has not been hurt and added that it the weather clears up there will be: a late onion crop. He said beets, carrots and some other vegetables will be harvested as soon as the ground dries.

In the Three Rivers area, already stricken by creeping, backfrom sizeable streams, the outlook for early relief was in some doubt. Upstream rises in the Frio and Nueces Rivers had not as yet hit, but a drop of some three or four inches in the streams' levels seemed to indicate that they would be able to handle the new crest when it arrives. Farm families In that area. hit hardest by backwaters rather than by any sudden rushing flood, had time to get to higher ground and move their, cattle out of the low sections. Incomplete reports indicated that no cattle had been lost.

No central relief agency had been set up to take care of evawho were for the most part cues, staving with friends or in vacant buildings which were out of the flooded It was expected that they could return to their home soon provided new rises originating upstream do not cause further flooding. The Frio River bridge west of Three Rivers was impassable, and all traffic coming into the town was detoured by way of Simmons City. Woodsboro Digs Out Woodsboro, along with other South Texas towns, began to dig out from under the muck spread by heavy rains. Crops were expected to be hit hard, particularly near the coast, where unofficial reports told of 10 to 12 inches of rain. felt that the young feed Farmers, be hardest hit.

Further rainfall Tuesday added to the flood damage west and southeast of Bishop, but the water was receding last night. Petronila Creek flooded about 20.000 acres between Driscoll and Concordia. West of Bishop water was draining into the chanel of Carretta Creek after San Fernando Creek had cut through four miles from town and flooded more than 1,500 acres of feed and cotton Falfurrias Area Benefited At Falfurrias, miles to the southwest of the hardest hit areas, farmers and cattle and dairy men were given prospects of increased and pasture yields as a result crop of rains termed "beneficial." Measurements kept by Charles Kossbiel, Falturrias, meteorologist, rainfall total of showed a 4.75 inches, which brought the April total to 5.07, heaviest for any one month since 1936. Ranchmen and dairy men were expected to reap special benefits from the rains, and indications were that will be a good for the cattle industry. Farmyear in some communities near Falers furrias were awaiting a period of sunshine necessary for the growth of young plants, while others made preparations to plant more suffi- feedstuffs as soon as fields dry ciently to permit working.

Marine News Arrived Cities. Service Fuel, coastwise tankmaster. agent; Charles Kurz, er, coastwise tanker, C. J. Thibodeaux, agent: W.

W. Mills, coastwise tanker, master, agent; Esso Concord, coastwise tanker, S. Burrows, agent. In Port Cities Service Fuel: Charles Kurz: W. W.

Mills; Esso Concord: Jean, coastwise steamer, Bull Line, agent; Steelmaker, Pacific Coast steamer, Campbell agent; USN 18, Navy barge. BoydSailed Petrofuel, coastwise tanker, William 1 Pagen, tanker, Texas agent; Nevada, agent. coastwise GALVESTON, April 80. (P)- -Arrived: Pan Maine, Pall Florida, S. B.

Hunt, all from Atlantic seaboard? Orotava (Hond), Quepos; El Almirante, New York: EI Isleo, Ruth Lykes, both from Houston: Velma Dykes, Jucaro. Sailed: Pan Maine, Republic, both for Atlantic seaboard: Miraflores (Br), Zamora: Ruth Lykes, Beaumont. PORT ARTHUR, April 30. rived: Gulfland, Brandywine. Sailed: Gulferest for Point.

Guiftrade for Charleston. Town Talk The Rotary Club will meet for luncheon today on the Plaza Hotel Deck. The South Texas Engineers' Club meets tonight at 8 o'clock at the Central Power and Light Co. auditorium. William D.

Owsley, research man from Duncan, will speak on "Recent Development in Oil Well Cementing." The general public is invited. Members of the Southside Optimist Club, meeting yesterday at the Plaza Hotel Deck, heard a program of music. Dr. George T. Lusk was in charge of the program.

In a brief business session the convention being held this week in Laredo was discussed. A "surprise" is in store for members North Beach Kiwanis Club who attend today's luncheon at the Princess Louise Hotel at 12:15 o'clock, Pete Allen, chairman the program com- mittee, has announced. Roy Miller of Corpus Christi has been, registered at the convention the Chamber of Commerce of the United States as representative of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce. The convention is being held in Washington, D. C.

Townsend Club No. 1 will meet at the Nueces County Courthouse at 7:45 o'clock tonight. Dr. Harvey C. Baldwin is in Laredo today to attend the district convention of Optimist Clubs.

He is official delegate of the Southside Optimist Club here. Civic Center will be the site tonight of a dinner in honor of the 27th anniversary of the consecration of the Rt. Rev. William T. Capers of San Antonio.

The dinner will start at 7 o'clock. Corpus Christi Realtors Seeking 1942 Convention Members of the Corpus Christi Real Estate Board attending the Texas Real Estate Board convention in Mineral Wells are making an effort to bring the convention here in 1942. Those attending the convention from here are Herman Waters, Rae Easley, Fred Quaile, Mrs. Duke Oatman, W. A.

Wakefield, J. A. C. Baker and W. C.

Stewart. The convention, which opened this end Saturday. ian prisoners after the 10-day battle preceding the fall of that northeastern stronghold. The Italian commander-in-chief and Ethiopian viceroy, the Duke of Aosta, escaped capture by flying in the direction of Ambu Alagi, it was said. Only indecisive air and ground clashes were reported in the Salum-Tobruk sectors in North Africa, but Berlin had shown signs that new blows were to be expected in the Mediterranean area now that Greece has been con- quered.

Greek Puppet Chosen? The Nazis indicated there was 8 good chance that the Greek general, Tsoloakoglu, commander of the surrendered armies of Epirus and Macedonia, would be welcomed as head of a Greek authoritarian state--to be incorporated into the Axis "new order." In the battle of the West German airmen again heaped heavy damage on the much-bombed port of Plymouth in Southwestern England. The death toll of the raid Tuesday night was believed large. Damage was widespread, and the town has been deserted. The Germans claimed 47 "enemy" planes had been downed on various fronts in two days. The British said eight German craft were shot down over Britain during Tuesday night.

The British Air Ministry announced "super-bomb" blows at Mannheim, important Rhineland industrial center, and successful forays by bombers on Nazi continental bases such as airdromes in France and oil stores in Rotterdam. German speedboats and submarines were credited in Berlin with sinking more than 48,000 tons of British shipping. Rodeo Trippers Advertise Show Opening Friday The deadline for rendering taxes and becoming eligible to vote in special bond issue, due to be decided at the polls this year, passed, yesterday and indications that balloting will be extremely light on bond issues to be placed before the public. Cunningham of the CorChristi Independent School District estimated last night that Johnson (Continued from Page 1) had not said Johnson was physically unfit.) At a press conference the general, not in the best of spirits, agreed that he had no more "right to demand such an appointment" than a man "to be consecrated as a bishop." But he said it was his duty to "correct" any implications that he was physically unfit. "How can that be said?" asked the general.

"Both physical and mental examinations were waived by the War Department. There is no necessity for physical examination until a call for active service. Neither Mr. Early nor anyone else has a right to say in the absence of a physical examination that I am physically unfit. "Another is that the War Department did not want or intend to call me.

I have had more personal and actual experience in industrial and man-power mobilization than any officer I know. I have been repeatedly told by War Department officials that my name was near the top of the list to be called on these specialties." Johnson added that he was "younger than most of the general officers in the Army, including the commander in chief, and would have reached retirement age during the life of this requested commission." He added that he would serve the Army "in any grade--from corporal, up or down." Talked With "Pa" In his letter of April 16 to the President, General Johnson said he had talked, with "Pa Watson" (Gen. Edwin Watson, presidential secretary) about the appointment. "As to physical condition," he told the President, "there is no trouble except that I am overweight. It is unimportant because I could not assume active duty without a physical examination anyway." Johnson added in his letter that a call to active duty would be a "serious him because his obligations to, had been increased by reason of his writing.

"I mention these things," he "to show that I have the reverse of any selfish interest in seeking reappointment. But I have a horror of having it said that escape an obligation to immediate service by any device -including a lapse of my commission." On April 1, he said, his application was approved by General Marshall, chief of staff, and the War Department, but was held up by the White House. This latter development inspired Johnson to write to the President in a personal vein. "I am sure that you do not like me more," he told the Chief Executive, I don't blame I am equally sure you know in your heart, more confidently, perhaps, than about some other people, that in whatever you might ask me to do, I would serve you faithfully and loyally-as always done." Recalls Lindbergh Case While he said that his case and that of Col. Charles A.

Lindbergh, who resigned from the Army Air Corps Reserve, were not alike, General Johnson told reporters Lindbergh "did the only thing he could do under circumstances." Lindbergh has emphatically opposed the aid-to-Britain program and has argued that Britain cannot win the war. Mr. Roosevelt. at a press conference, classed him with Civil War, appeasers and Copperheads, his resignation followed. Early said today there was no analogy between the two cases.

The President feels, he added, that the reappointment of general officers should be restricted those whom Army expects to call to active service and who can meet the Army's standards of physical fitness. He on to explain that Johnson went, 58, and so eligible by age, and the War Department had waived the question of physical fitness, and recommended the reappointment. Johnson had already been recommissioned for three five-year periods, Early said, and in that time had not been on active or in direct touch with the Army. Moreover the Army files showed, he said, that Johnson was late in applying for reappointment. Johnson was informed of the President's decision in a letter written by General Watson, presidential secretary, which pointed out that there were no plans for putting him on active duty and said that "in view of this fact your reappointment would be to no purpose." It added: "The question was simply whether in the present emergency you and others within the age 3,500 persons rendered property for taxation before the deadline passed and thus became eligible to cast ballots in the bond elections, providing they are otherwise qualified.

Mrs. Ann Currington, county assessor-collector of taxes, estimated between 8,000 and 9,000 got in under the wire at the county assessor's windows. City officials declined to make limit for active duty would be reappointed to what would amount to a purely honorary rank without actual "Gags" Recalled Early said other cases similar that of Johnson had arisen, but he was uncertain what action the President had taken in these instances. A reporter raised the question of Johnson's opposition to administration policies as a public speaker and newspaper columnist. Early replied that there was a general policy on writing for publication by reserve officers, but that it was not "hard and fast." "It used to be," he said, "that the War and Navy departments would take a fellow like this (Johnson), call him to active service and I know of some instances they were sent saghere to a remote place." Ships (Continued from Page 1) are piling up at the or delayed at the factories.

ports, said. "We must supply those ships and at once. I am sure the owners of our ships will gladly co-operate in this essential enterprise." Land had conferred with the President earlier today and said they had discussed "ships, ships and more and that the President "wanted everything expedited like hell." While Mr. Roosevelt voiced pleasure over progress of the commission's shipbuilding program in his letter to the chairman, he spoke also of an urgent necessity of continuous operation of all existing shipyards, "Every possible means," the Chief Executive said, "should be immediately explored to increase the number of employees at work, to further develop the training program and to speed up the building of the additional shipbuilding ways already authorized." For the program which he proposed to Land, Mr. Roosevelt suggested that a "special person" should be assigned to the job and give his full time to it.

The day also saw other developments with bearing on aid to Britain or national defense: Secretary of the Navy Knox disclosed to build additional torpedo preparations, boats for the British. Such, American-made boats capable traveling a mile-a-minute already are operating daily in the English Channel, 20 of them having been transferred as a first step under the lease-lend act. Two naval officers were ordered to Canada to prepare for construction there of patrol boats which may be added either to the American or British sea forces. Troop Transport Sails The transport American Legion sailed from New York with antiaircraft units, infantry and other detachments which will garrison the base at Trinidad, one of the new Atlantic island bases acquired from Great Britain. The Navy ordered mobilization between May 5 and May 30 of remaining units of its reserve force, involving some 230 officers and 4,600 men.

Knox reported that the Navy was setting "new records daily" in building a two-ocean fleet. The job of constructing two additional submarines was assigned to the Mare Island, Navy Yard. This yard reported that work on seven submersibles already building there was a year ahead of schedule. A second 500-bed mobile base hospital is being organized by the Navy, for possible use beyond the limits of the continental United States, and Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, surgeon general, said a be formed this fall.

Senator Nye (R-ND) complained that administration forces had rejected his request that Army, Navy and other defense officials be summoned before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to disclose to what extent the American supplies destined for Britain have been sunk. "It was demonstrated today that it is no longer the right of Congress to obtain information," Nye declared, adding that administration leaders had contended his proposal would be "an unfriendly act" toward Britain. Tobey to Keep Up Fight Nye said he could think of no fact more pertinent to the convoy question than the amount of American supplies which have been lost. Nye was the author of one of the anti-convoy resolutions which the Senate committee refused today to to the full chamber for debate. Senator Tobey (R- NH), author of another, said in a formal statement: "Despite the temporary success British Sub Waits in Italian Bay While Crew Searches for Minister By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON, April British submarine bobbed defiantly for nine hours on the surface of an Italian-held bay, flying her largest ensign, while one of her officers hunted ashore in vain for the British minister to Yugoslavia, the admiralty reported tonight.

The official account of "this tense but farcial situation" said the submarine Regent sailed boldly into the harbor of Kotor. Yugoslavia, at dawn last Saturday, an estimate on the number of property owners rendering property before the deadline but it is believed the number was higher than the 5,500 that qualified for special elections by the rendition of taxes last year. None of the three political subnite figures on the number of divisions was able to supply I sons rendering property. of White House pressure to smother public opinion and to prevent a vote on the anti-convoy resolution, XXX the resolution will be brought up in the Senate and a record vote will be taken." Tobey declined to say what procedure would be used in an effort to obtain a Senate vote. The Tobey proposal would have prohibited the use of the Navy to convoy supplies abroad except in case of American entry into war.

Besides this proposal, the committee also declined to send to the Senate a resolution by Senator Nye (R-ND) which would have permitted convoying only if Congress approved within 14 days after the President had recommended such a step. Proponents of the resolutions or offered numerous motions them out of the committee, including suggestions that they be reported favorably, without recommendation or even adversely. Requests for hearings on the restrictions also were rejected. The votes on the various proposals shifted slightly, but administraforces, led by Chairman George (D-Ga) of the committee, always had a majority of three or more of the 23 members. Effect of the action was to leave the resolutions stuck in committee, from which they can be dislodged only by reconsideration of today's action or by a Senate vote discharging the committee and placing them on the calendar for debate.

Senator Clark (D-Mo, a supporter of the proposals, told reporters that the rarely-used discharge procedure might be tried in a further effort to force Senate action. War News (Continued from Page 1) number had arrived in Finland under the Finnish-Greman agreement of last fall, and were dispatched to Tampere, a point on the normal route to Norway. The Finnish minister to the United States also denied the report and said specifically that 1,300 German soldiers, all unarmed, had landed to Cross Finland by the northern route to Norway. Nevertheless, it was the first time the Soviet press had taken notice of these German military movements in Finland. Churchill was cheered in the House of Commons when he said three-fourths of the British in Greece not only had escaped, but also had inflictd considerable losses on the Germans.

The German High Command said its motorized forces meanwhile had reached the southern shores of the Peloponnesus to cut off further British retreat, and had captured 5,000 British soldiers including one general, Presumably the escaping British veterans were sent immediately to North Africa to defend Egypt and the Suez Canal from the Axis armies now knocking at Salum near the Libyan frontier, But it is likely some also were sent to the Greek island of Crete, where the Greek government now sits, to defend British airnaval base against a further Nazi jump. Turkey's press, although scolding Britain for sending insufficient aid to the Greeks, again emphasized that Turkey was ful to her military commitments with Britain and any German demand impinging on Turkish independence could force the country into war. The return of German Ambassador Franz von Papen from Berlin was awaited anxiously. It was believed he might bring proposals that would mean war or peace for Turkey, Eden Foresees Trouble Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that the British government was aware of "the dangers of German infiltration of North Africa," and specifically mentioned French Mowhere, he said, the German armistice commission now numbers 200 men. The British, Eden said.

had tried "to open the eyes of the French government to the danger this presents to them." A delayed dispatch from Dessie, Ethiopia, said South African troops had captured 8,000 Ital- (PAINT" SALE 3 DAYS MORE! Hurry sale ends Saturday nightprices slashed this week only! COOK PAINT AND VARNISH CO. 541 N. Upper Broadway Phone 6617 Next Door to Nixon Bidg. Local Caravan Tours Valley In Cowboy Style Corpus Christi good-will trippers spread news of the Southwest Texas Rodeo here Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the Rio Grande Valley yesterday. Invitations to attend the show here were issued by a hilarious delegation of about 50 Corpus Christians who fired more than 1,000 rounds of blank ammunition in towns along the long loop route of 450 miles.

Loud-speaker announcements were made in each of the towns visited. The group had lunch at the El Jardin Hotel in Brownsville, where they entertained businessmen of that city. Roy Nelson of Corpus Christi acted as toastmaster for the luncheon, welcoming Valley citizens to the Corpus Christi show. Edgar Linkenhoger served as chairman of the tour. Radio Station KGFI at Brownsville carried announcements from Grady Walker of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, Roy Hinton, special announced for the tour, and others describing the rodeo to be presented here by Everett E.

Colborn this week end. Music for the broadcast and for the entire tour was furnished by Bobby Jones and his orchestra. Riviera Crop Damage Reports Denied by Community Farmers Leo Yaklin of the Riviera who was in Corpus Christi last night, denied reports that heavy rains had spoiled hopes for a good crop in that section. "Everything on the farms down there is looking fine," he said, adding that he did see "a lot of high water" between here and Riviera. Recent reports here had indicated that the crops in Yaklin's area were heavily damaged by recent downpours.

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2-7444 took an Italian officer aboard as hostage and then waited out the search for Minister Ronald Ian Campbell. The sub left only after two Italian dive-bombers, at long last, attacked her, the admiralty said. (Campbell and his staff are stranded in Durazzo, Albania, after the plan to escape aboard the submarine failed. They were seen there Monday by United States newspapermen en route from Italy to the former Italian-Greek war front.).