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ABILENT REPORTER-NEWS Wednesday Morning. June 25, 1941 In on KRBC THE i Pioneer Festival Planned at Anson Anson, June annual! Jones coutity pioneer teslival will be held this year on July 24 and 20. Dates were sel by the chamber of commerce directors: as the best of those near to the county day on July 17. Burt Deal Was named to head the general committee, with Irvin Sanders, Willle and Leonora Barrett and Hybernla Grace AS members. ploneer day disenr, rodeo Anci Iqueen coronation are planned.

Drunk Driving Cases Filed Under New Law Co. Atty. Theo Ash yesterday filed Taylor county's fIrst 1 COldplaints under the new Texas IA 9' which makes driving An automoblie while Intoxicaled a misdemeanor on first nffense. Defendants named were W. R.

Sipe, Jessie Munoz. Harold Gouge. Robert Henderson and N. J. Heintz.

All had been charged previously with felony violations, no disposition of their cases had been made by the grand Jury. Under the new slatute. the cases will be tried in county court. Much Too Prosperous NEWS, June 24 -(A)-A prosperous weekend at the Fort Eusits service club has pul Mra. Pearl Barr, cafeteria cashler, under the care of a playsician for muscle soreness attributed to punching the cash register, Scared to Death 1 RADIO FANS- -A radio is an essential when soldiers Ku off duty and lounge around in "hull sessions." Pictured here are some Abilene youths at Fort Bliss, El Paso, you wouldn't recogize if they weren't identified, but six months ago you knew skeets.

clerks or other around town. They are, left to right, Pfc. R. probably them as soda Roy Lovelady. Corp.

Babe Meeks, Corp. Charles Barnes hoys Jr. and H. Hughes. Corp.

Pfc. Charles Hufstedler, (Staff Photo). Candidates File Race Expenses WASHINGTON. June atoria: Expense candidates. statements of fled Texas with sen- thr secretary June of 17 the senate, Representative chow Lyn- that AB of don B.

Johnson had spent $11.818 in his campaign and that Reprotentative Martin Dies had spent £11.774 MA of June 16. Governor W. Lee Daniel stated that his expenses as of June 18 had amounted to only $1.183. and contributions totaled $3.224. Attorney General Gerald C.

Mann did not. submit statement on the recular forms twued br the senate. secretary and which contain columns fo: total expenditures and contributions. However, he f1166 Blatement showing an Item1200 list of all such traneactions. they included.

expenalture 2nd $7.131 for, obtaining vidual network radio sialions. The expenditures also showed bills totaling $1.304 for per advertising and miscellaneous expenser. $9.357 pald to the Wilson DISCOUNT ON ALL Cash and Carry LAUNDRY Abilene Laundry Co. "The Good 768 Walnut Phone 5266 ARMY TO START LETTING BARKELEY JOBS TODAY An cOntrACtS estimared to convert $2.000.000 Cemp in Barke- new! ley temporary to A awarded permarent tent camp will be at a series of five lettings to be held today. lamorrow and Friday.

John W. Copelar.d. consealed bids for the new work. with structing quartermaster. will open the first letting at 11 today.

three others at 11. 1 and 2 tomorrow, and the final one At 11 Friday. Uncle Sam has Already expended more than $7.300 000 to build Camp Barkeler, Ag the home of the 45th division and Its station and the wAr departmnet has announced $2,500.000 in improvements. Nine chapels and 124 day or recreation rooms are alread: under construction. with Yarbrough and Reinhardt.

Austin. AS builders with contracts totaling $335.433., the Final work completion, new Today's letting includes added lavatory. mess hall and storehouse facilities for the camp. And several administration and post headquarters bulidings. The principal items in the biggest of the five leitingy, at 11 Thursday.

are these: One mess hall. three administration: buildings. division type. and 14 regimental type: 12 exchanges. nine recreation buildings.

one guest house. one service club. printing company' (address not zivand 12.059 to the Newman letter service (addrese not Mann itemized contributiona toLaling approximalely $5.000. JohnSOD showed contributions totaling $9.545, and Dies contributions totaling $2,000. LOOK FOR THE Brest OLA SKYWRITER PEPSI-COLA is made valy by Pepsi- Company, Long Island City, N.

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The Rey. C. A. Morton officiated. with burial 111 the Evergreen cemetery.

Walker, Runnels county resident for 15 years, was employed the West Texas Cottonolt company before his illness. Survivors are his wile. four sons, Erwin 01 SAL Francisco; Earl of Visalia, Robert of San Angelo. and Roy of anger; and three daughters, Mri, Alvin Morse of San Keli: Walker. and Mrs.

G. R. Tournstone, both of Ballinaer. Telephone A. I 3 "Speak softly but carry a big 0 Many of us remember Teddy Roosevelt determination, and our national faith need and the charge he led up San Juan Hill.

And 110 oral expression. many of us remember his motto, and think it's America's Free Press of which your a good one-News is a proud part---is a big stick, Today, America is speaking softly--and too. It is a symbol of the Liberty we all love; She is carrying a very big stick. Our battleships the Liberty we are carrying a big stick to deand our Navy lie back of our softest words, fend. It speaks softly or loudly as the occaour training program and our Army are a big demands--and, thank is sion God, speaking stick, indeed.

Our Air Corps is rapidly becomfreely. ing the finest in the world. And our national There's a Reason Why Reporter- Circulation Is at an All Time High More Than 28,000 Daily! Reporter-News is FIRST in first in pictorial activities editorial features; fir st more people are sub news coverage; this area; first in vertising! No wonder many respects first of national defense on in farm and livestock scribing to The Reporter-News Abilene Reporter -News News Pictures Features Top Notch Comics Sports WEST TEXAS' MAJOR ADVERTISING MEDIUM June 24 (A) Oregon township trustees are ADIng to be dunned for the price of 11 chickens, Fire Chief Charles Carr said today-the price tar tryIng out a new fire alren. The chickens were scared to death. infirmaries.

one quarters for commanding general, three for generals, and 10 for colonels, six warehouses. one cold azorage unit, two officers quarlers. seven barracks medical detachment, nine wards standard' and four comolnation type. storehouses. one recreation buildings.

10 recreation buildings. and one officers mess. Thursday. bids far the construction. of A bakery At for be received.

2. bids will be opened for two motor repal: shops. grease and inspertian rack. one oil house, and one concrete 10-CAr wash rack. On Friday at 11.

bids Are for one post exchange office and house. 40 bays-open sheds tor. vehicle housing, and 25 bays-closed sheds, When these contracts are all let betore the close of Uncle Sam's fiscal year on June 30. construction. at Camp Barkeley will pass the $10.000.000 mark.

First, contracis were let in mid-December. 1940. Hotel Greeters Elect Bill Reidy Persident Bill Reids, assistant manager. of the Hilton hotel here. became president of West Texas Charter 56 of the Hotel Greeters association in the Annual officers election held the organization's monthly meeting Monday night at the Scharonuer hotel in Midland.

Henry Ikey Lee. clerk at the Hilion. was elected secretary-treasurer, Cy Jones of Midland vice president, and Wilson Barrett of San Angelo seregant-at-arms. Hotel managers elected to the directorale for the coming year Include Joe Harper. Abilene: Charley Pryor.

Amarilio; Tom Pendergrast, Lubbock: Hudson. Midland: G. S. Foscue. San Angelo: George Elliott.

Odessa; and Masie Rolilns. San Angelo. High point of the entertainment program Was a barbecue staged by Clarence Scharbauer, hotel owner. his manager, Dan Hudson, at Cloverdale park. Next meeting 11 to be held at Lubbock the second week In July.

Attending from Abilene were Reidy. Mr. and Mrs. Lee. Fred Palling.

and Dorothy Morgan ol the Hilton. and Ralph Hunter, manager of the Grace. Chemical Warfare School Conducted More than 40 officers- one per company from throughout 90th Infantry brigade--are attending -dAv course of instructions At 45Lh division chemical Tarfare school this week. Otficers of the B9th Infantry brigade will atend the same school. beginning next Monday, and the same course will be offered for the 70th field artillery brigade, beginning July 7.

Each unit in the three brizades will bc represented by An officer, under an order from Maj. Gen. Willam 5. Key, division commander. Lieut, Col.

Garland M. White Is direcic of the chemical school. Ballinger Boys Raising Capons BALLINGER. June 24-(Spl)--A large number of boys in the Future Farmers of America chapter here Ale raising capons as their summer projects. and 1.000 birds will probAbly he prepared for market in thie inanner.

M. Williams, roca Linnal agriculture instructor In the Ballinger high schoul. has caponized ahoul 600 chickens Already and the will continue for some time. Wayne Ferguson leads the list In the local F. F.

A. chapter with 225 capons, James Fowler has 80, John Kennedy 100. Dayton Hoffman 80, Evariat Seidel 100, and number of others are getting their chickens Trady. Project work 1s beinz done hy James McWillane. James Schots.

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