Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Waco News-Tribune from Waco, Texas • Page 4

Location:
Waco, Texas
Issue Date:
Page:
4
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Chr fflaro Nrros Page Texas Tuesday, 2, 1D54 DOG aco Swindle Case Goes Early aeoaii Dies Monday Kins Ranch Visit suggested for WACO Before Grand Jury Today Animal shelter Director J. O. Blanchard haa suggested a Histrlct'Attorney Tom Moore Jr. and Morris Vickers, charged Set by Centexans KINGSV'ILLE. March 2 maize and cottonland in the South- A visit to the fabulous King Ranch awaits those going on the four-day farm tour to SouUi Texas, the Rio Grande and Mexico here The group arrived last night from Waco.

On the way to Kingsville, they slopped at the Lulmg Foundation at Luling, which is a privately- supported demor.stralion farm to get new ideas on how to improve and increase yields. They viewed some of the finest New Facilities At Hospital WiU Be Topic west between Luhng and Corpus Christi. They ate at Corpus Chr.h* ti and spent night at the Casa Ricardo Hold here. The tour of the King Ranch is set Tuesday morning. It lasts three hours.

To be seen will be grass experimiiUs, Santa Gertrudis cattle breeding experiments, Ranch horses, and the old and new' methads of ranching com; bined. A barbecue will top off the i tour. The group will leave Tuesday I afternoon for Brownsville. Tues- I day night, for those who care, be a special trip into old Mexico Matamoras. On Wednesday.

group will sightsee between Brownsville and McAllen. Three acoaii8 on Lihls Of College Honor Rolb Fall semester honor roll places Mrt. Dorothea Snyder, Crippled were given recently to Wacoans at- Children's Hospital physiotherapist, tending Sam Houston State Teach- will discuss new equipment of the College at Huntsville and Na- Anlmal shelter Director J. O. Blanchard has suggested a "parking method which he believes will solve the dog tag situation and provide funds for the dog operation.

Under the method, on his study of the same operation in other Texas cities, two "dog like meter readers, would the city taking a dog census. "Those having unlicensed and unvaccinated dogs would be given a warning and a courtesy period to comply with the city he said. At the end of their courtesy period a policeman would be sent around to tickets to those dog owners who had not yet complied with the law. Blanchard suggested the fine be about the same as for parking and the violators be given the opportunity to appear in City Court in protest. would want a low penalty.

We to hurt anybody. We believe the people who have dogs are just as anxious to have the law enforced as those w'ho have he said. "From the calls we get at the shelter, we are sure the majority of the people the dogs laws enforced. We get just as many calls from dog ow'ners as from those who have he said. Blanchard estimated It 'would take the about three months to canvass the city, but the ticket work woMld go much faster.

He figured it would bring in about $10,000 to the city each year which would more than cover the of the readers and policeman. Blanchard he believed the system would bring the dogs under control so the $4,200 the city gives the shelter would come close to covering the expenses. It doesn't now. He said the way the tickets system works in other towns is that r.ianv people use it to donate to the Humane Societies "in appreciation for their work in handling the animal District Attorney Tom Moore Jr. will present the 'case in the $10.000 swindle of Mrs.

Ange! Jeen Dicorte. Waco idow. in an oil deal to the March term of the grand jury today. Complaints led in justice of the peace court here charge two persons with conspiracy to swindle and a third with swindling. I Moore said at least two of the cases would be presented the Krand jury.

They are Stephen Welch, also known as J. M. Vick- Houston Scheme Works, Others Decide hospital at a meeting of the Central Texas Cerebral Palsy Association tonight in the Youngblood Lanquet hall, 312 South Fourth Street, at 7:30 p. m. The new facilities for physio- i Junior College at Corsicana.

They are Ben Gillespie, ion of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Gillespie of 2024 Pine Avenue, and Cliff Thom- fherapy treatment places the Crip- ason, son of Mrs.

Ethel Thomason pled Hospital among 2317 Park Avenue, both of Sam the best-equipped in Texas, ac- Carroll Dailv son! cording to Mrs. W. M. Kelly, chair- and carroii i man of the board of directors of of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul I. Daily of the hospital. Mrs. Kelly said par -1 1119 Woodbrine Avenue, freshman! ents of children afflicted cere- Navarro Junior College. bral palsy can get first-hand in- Gillespie is a mid-term graduate.

formation on the new equipment at the meeting tonight. P. L. Haney, regional director of the association, estimates there are 100 cerebral palsy victims in Waco, many of whom have been hidden from the public most of their lives. Haney says younger vict'Tis can be successfully treated to assume a normal posit on in school and community life if treatment is started in time.

By following proper channels parents who cannot afford to place their afflicted children in private hospitals receive free treatment at the Crippled Children's now serving with the Force in Del Rio. U. S. Air Publicatiou Nained COLLEGE STATION Elmqui't today was man- ager of student publications at Texas College, includ og the i Battalion, student newspaper of i which the entire staff walked out i last week charging censorship. I Pres.

David H. Morgan said the I aDPointmr nt was effective imme-, Dr. Loyal K. Wilson, Waco or- and lasts through Aug. Lt.

Governor Race Has Entry AUSTIN, March 1 T. Johnson, Austin home builder and insurance man, announced Monday he will file as a candidate for lieutenant governor in the coming Democratic primary elections. Johnson, a prominent religious 1 leader, said he would formally file as a candidate Friday, and would announce his program at that time. State Kep. George T.

Hinson of announced his candidacy for the lieutenant office Jan. 5. Johnson. 43 and the father of a two-year-old daughter, will be making his first political race. thoperiic surgeon, will give the second of a series of lectures on causes, effects and treatment of cerebral pals.v at the meeting.

His speech will be recorded and rebroadcast over Radio Station at 10:40 p. m. Tuesday. Elmqulst is a professor of English and came to in 1935 as an instructor. He had general news editorial experience while attending Southern Methodist Univeisity and while in the Morgan said.

Eric Jone? on Honor Roll Eric Lynn Jones of Route 4 was placed on the College of Engineering fall semester honor roll at the University of Texas recently. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover B. Jones of Waco Route 4.

Dallas Reported Selected as Site For Polio Trials DALLAS The Dallas Times Herald said today Dallas was believed to have been selected as a te-t site for a new trial polio vac; cine. The newspaper said the tests would be held here this spring. Several other Texas counties i were expected to be included in the test. At Austin, Dr. George W.

I Cox, State Health Officer, said the complete list would not be released until details had been worked out. The Dallas tests would be part of a nationwide series of inoculations. The tests will involve several hundred thousand school children. HOUSTON. March 1 Houston motorists sadly learned Monday that turn fair play.

Traffic officers here have adopt- i ed the plan of going to neighbor- ing towns to issue warrants against motorists who have committed vio- i lations in Houston. i By waiting until they have a number from each town, the of; ficers are more than able to pay for their efforts. I On Feb. 16. Houston Warrant Of; ficer T.

F. Hambley drove to Beaumont to serve 29 warrants and returned with $300 in paid fines. Beaumont officers were intrigued with the idea. Beaumont Police Capt. H.

H. Merritt and Sgt. F. A. Zand showed up Monday with 22 warrants against Houston drivers and said they hoped to collect $1292 in fines.

Senate Confirms Texan WASHINGTON Senate by unanimous voice today confirmed President appointment of Henry F. Holland of Texas as assistant secretary of state for Latin American affairs. Most of 8150.000 Loot Is Recovereil CHICAGO. March 1 The FBI announced that it has arrested a man and a woman and recovered most of the loot taken from the home of retired inventor Oscar U. Zerk, near Kenosha, in a S150.000 holdup Feb.

8. Federal agents said they seized Nick Palermo. 45, a plumbing shop operator in suburban Melrose Park and his bookkeeper, Mrs. Jean Marie Buonomo. 28.

Agent-in-charge Guy Bannister said loot from the Zerk holdup was found on the second floor of the shop. It included, he said, rare ivory and jade carvings, numerous pieces of silver, and many paintings. ers and Morris Vickers, charged with swindling, and Sidney Miller, also known as Ben Schoenwald, I charged with conspiracy to swindle. The case of Appell March- bank, also charged with conspiracy to swindle, has been deferre(f, Moore said. All defendants are free on bond.

Other cases scheduled to go be- fore the grand jury include: i John Duncan, charged with mur- der in the death of Henry Fau- hion on Feb. 7, Faubion died in a Temple hospital from a blow on the head. Moore also said he will give the grand results of his in- vestigation of the death of Jeff Thompson Feb. 1. Thompson was fatally shot when he knocked on the back door of a residence, i Harold Duke, charged with rob- i bery by assault in two cap-pistol I holdups.

Ralph Anderson, theft over $50: i Milton Bledsoe forgery: Da- vid Brewer, burglary: i Chamblee. forgery; Ola Mae Brit-! ton, forgery; Ernest Chudej, forgery: Willie D. Taylor, forgery: Malloy Freeman, murder; Glenn C. Gibson, forgery: Joe Barney Gallick, driving while intoxicated, two cases; Lois Gribble, assault with intent to murder; Glenn Harthorne, burglary; James Willis, burglary; Andy Holmes, child desertion: Julian Long, robbery by assault; Henry Keys, murder; Nazario Lopez, assault with intent to murder: Louis Melendez, theft over $50; Reyes Sandoval, burglary, two cases: Sie Thomas, attempted bnrglary; Pete Taylor, attempted burglary. Trial of Aaron Evans has been set for Wednesday in 54th District Court.

The trial was postponed from the last term of court. Judge D. W. Bartlett has called a special venire of 200. Evans is charged with murder in the fatal beating of Fred Jack- son.

McKEE tnnurance Agency Ph, 2-SOOl, 4-8513, 117 N. Renew your fire at off regular rate. Strong participating stocl and mutual Also Auto Insurance. In Houston Funeral services for John E. Sleeper, member of a pioneer Waco family, were held at 3 p.

m. Monday in Houston. Sleeper died in a Palestine hospital Saturday afternoon. He was the brother of Deputy County Tax Assessor Harold G. Sleeper of 1302 North Thirteenth Street.

He was the son of the late Gideon Sleeper, grandson of Gardner Sleeper, and a great-nephew of Fabius Sleeper, all pioneer coans. He is survived by his brother, Harold Sleeper; a brother in Oklahoma; a brother in Missouri; a daughter in Houston: and a sister, Mrs. Roscoe Field of Austin. Wiedenian on Honor Roll John W'iedeman, son of Mrs. Dorothy Wiedeman.

5098 Parks- dale, has been namefi to the scholastic honor roll at Kemper Military School. Boonville, for the first grade month of the lec- ond semester. A student must maintain an av- erage of at least 87 to be eltglble for the school honor roll. Zeme Great for Dry Skin Itch I Zemo a soothing antl- i relieves itch of furiace skin rashes, eczema, psori- asis. Zemo stops scratching and so aids faster healing.

Buy Extra Strength Zemo stubborn casta. laundry makes my school dresses look like No amount of hard home labor scrubs a dress or thing else as rlean as our laundering gets them. Colors stay brighter, trims whiter, and ue starch and Iron to perfection. Keep your school-age youngsters looking their best with FIXE SERVICE. BE SURE AND VISIT A SCHOOL THIS WEEK ON THEIR lOOTH BIRTHDAY! tlways a Step Ahead 1201 Dial 2-3468 Home Modernization CENTER Protect Your Home! Prevent Costly Leaks! Every Job Guaranteed 10 Years If Installed through Sears HOMART 3-IN-1 SHINGLES Extra heavy protection! 210 pounds per 100 sq.

Self oligning edges moke them easy to install yourself. Get extra protection from guaronteed 10 yeors if installed by Self-aligning edges make it easy to install yourself. Extra heavy, asphalt waterproofing for heavy duty service. 97 double layer coverage. As Low As 39 Per Month Completely Applied 6 i 1 ri I II I MAIL THIS COUPON SKARS AND CO.

516 N. 18th I'd like complete information about Homart Shingles I Name City I I Phone for Complete Information NO DOWN PAYMENT! Up to 36 Months To Pay On FHA Half Round Guttering 26 Gouge Priced As Low As Attractive, durable, economical! Cut from heavily galvanized prime sheets, carefully formed to exact size ond gouge. Easy to install, slip connectors form woter-tight junction. Greater rust-resistonce. Rock Wool Pellets Bog 40-Lb.

Rtg. 1.49 Make your home more comfortable to live in! Rock Wool insulation can actually keep it up to 15 degrees cooler in the summer, save you up to 33 per cent on winter fuel bills! Free flowing pellets are easy-to- install. Bat coven 22 sq. ft 3 inches deep. CkRPnMavj Do the Job A Mort Beautiful Lown With A Craftsman Mower 114 12.00 Down 10.00 Month Carrying Charge Powerful, new power mower has streamlined 1-pc.

cose aluminum housing shock obsorbent blade mounting protects both blodes and shaft. Front and rear guards shield blode. Speed is automatic governor controlled. 1.7 H. P.

Motor. 21 -inch size. 4 Of Your Most Needed Garden Tools Dunlop Rake Dunlap Fork 1.98 2.19 Dunlop Hoe Dunlap Shovel 1.69 1.98 Knife Sharpeners Gives Sharp Edges In Seconds A Wi.se Buy! 98c Just pull knife through 2 or 3 times and you have keen edge. Gray die cast housing. Tempered Sharpening steeL Hedge Shears Hollow Ground Steel Blades Kasy to 3.39 A garden necessity! Precision designed with tempered steel blades to natural finish hickory handles.

Craftsman Hand Garden Tools Shop and Compare Your Choice 69 Improved hand tools! Combination polished and Craftsman blue enamel high carbon steel heads fastened securely to waxed handles. Garden trowel, transplanting trowel, cultl- weeder, culti-hoe, digger, harrow rake and row cultivator. Craftsman 50-Ft. Plastic garden hose Now Only Gleaming tronsporent green plastic hose! So tough it withstands up to eight times overoge city woter pressure. Resists sun money abrasion, oil, ocids, oge, Sotisfaction guaranteed or your ijQUil ney bock! Buy today at Sears.

516 North 18th Phone 4-3531 Waco Open Daily 9:30 K. M. to P. Thursday Noon to P. M.

Satarday A. M. to 6:00 P. M..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Waco News-Tribune Archive

Pages Available:
195,188
Years Available:
1907-1973