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FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM-SUNDAY PAGE FIVE 53 I Glimpses Into Three Corners of New Hospital I Glimpses Into Three Corners of New Hospital I Wed Half Century 39 SUM) tY JULY16 1939 i POSTMASTERS TO MEET 3 DAYS FRIEND OF iCi BOSS INDICTED CAMP MEETING SET THIS WEEK' i 7 -0- ii -f- -4 -I- -tv A- ----4- 7 '--4 ---P-cii' 4 44rJrio5- '-e4f ---1tv 4 4 rz 2 ath at-y ren Triple Convention of 0 Employes Will Be Held at Abilene This Pendergast intimate Under 14 Charges in Probe of Padding of Payroll 1111IMMMP0111Mb itaatx Pon quiloh "liehtoghTN 4 as dh 0 Zrtf zar-4---1 a k-- 000-- 2 k-L--- 4-- k-- 31111 N'tNm- s-- ::7 1-- 44 7-t4t- --004 40:: 7 --s i 'N''' --t6r5U ler A 4- Nc I sit I i44 1: '44-7' i NA I drs' I n4C' '1 1 i I '3 moimek el11 I Tit i'd i vommoomeram4Petwek eg I I -i battemd 0 011101111' IJ r'k- Pj 0 'Z'''t 7 0 1113 0 i all '7v 1 4011' Ili 0 POICSE) 3: 0 11 Special to The SANCO July 15 The Sanco camp meeting will begin its sixteenth annual 10-day series of evangelistic preaching singing grove meetings and Bible study bere Thursday night Rev Perry Brannon of Chattanooga Tenn will preach Well known as an evangelist over the South he conducts regular services over Radio Station WDOD Chattanooga and is pastor of a congregation there For five days beginning July 25 a vacation Bible school will be conducted each morning for children intermediates young people and adults A large kitchen special 1 dining hall and kitchen shower I bath and well and two church Ibuildings are on or near the grounds where Highway 208 crosses Yellow Wolf Creek Stecial to ne Stor-Telegroon7 GRAHAM July for the annual convention of the Texas Postmasters League have been coinrleted Phil Luker of Graham rresident of the organization said Saturday The league will meet at Abilene for three days starting July 2J in joint convention with the Texas Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Post Office Clerks slam hirai IRe face his 1 hai lata for was Married 50 years Tuesday Mr and Mrs William Burns above will hold a golden anniversary open house Sunday at their home 710 Malta Street with all their five children present The couple are 72 and 65 respectively and both are active in Morningside Christian Church He came to Texas from Tennessee when he was 18 and she moved here with her parents in infancy from Alabama I AMAZING TO TOR! 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SEE THE NEW MALLORY-Sensational Trade- In Back Guarantee DRIVE IN SAVING TOMORROW MUMMERT AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC BATTERY CO 616 7th St Phone 3-2571 KANSAS CITY July 15 of alleged payroll padding in the citys department of public works brought the indictment Saturday of a Republican friend of fallen Democratic Boss Tom Pendergast Mont Reily former Governor of Puerto Rico and now a small loan broker was named in 14 indictments charging he forged indorsements of pay checks issued to persons listed as street cleaning division employes The indictments were voted by a county grand jury which reported it would resume its "urgent work" next Tuesday Recently a city court of inquiry heard testimony that Reily had names placed on the public works department payroll then collected the checks payable to those names Reily refused to testify before the inquiry Or the grand jury He told investigators however he had received money from pay checks in payment of loans made by him to city employes His loan office is across the street from the city hall The disclosures brought dismissal of Michael Waters head of the street cleaning service and the resignation of Matthew Murray as director of public works Murray still is state WPA administrator Waters also stood on his constitutional rights and refused to testify The indictments charge Reily forged indorsements on 14 warrants totaling $252 The maximum penalty is from two to five years in prison upon conviction in each case Despite his party affiliation Reily was a close friend of Pendergast now in Leaxenworth penitentiary on his plea of guilty to income tax evasion charges saici a rr-L wife ickez: Id he they organization Harrison Parkman Washington purchasing agent of the Postollice Department Roy Burchett Elsberry Mo member of the comnuttee of the national orgimization: Henry Young Fort ip FuNos FDA Worth postmaster anti others will appear on the program Clampitt postoffice inspector 1 in charge and Chnt Taylor superintendent of the railway mall T0(161111011E0 service both of Fort Worth have been invited to speak More than 2000 delegates of the t'ree organizations are expected to attend the convention this year and E-t program includes other than V-e usual business a barbecue at I Irar Park in Abilene thursday eve-President ining followed by an entertainment program the park auditorium two dances and a banquet Friday eoun()fixers of the league and dele- cAtes to the rational convention will be Friday Other present officers are Ars Ruth Nor- cemer'ai MtIrZan seereta-sy-treasurer: Simms Valley M's Pauline Bo- Hendergatio Livrarque and Mrs Olive Mountai- Home vice presidents -4 g' 4 ttio is PA FUNDS 1 xit A Lo I I I w' s-- 1b 'IS' A ''''''s'-1k-s--N a 4414 -a 4 xe 0- z--VT-r -4 4 'Is 1a14 Z1 III ill It iikk-- c't I l'! 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'-'7Vsk-' ------7' '4w--''-''41311t "I' 1111zr I Trtra: 't4'' 11111111111 111111r 111' 11 jas: j-- 4t I rt 1 At40-- I lk '1141- 1 -t-- -i i 3' 1 -A We 11i- 0141- 7:7 417t 4errNi: 6 1 1sti'--: -'3 4517- 06016 amoniiik Z4kabc thp Ray to '1 ee if Then fl he ltTE Val MARCNZS 1010 045 Jill WASHINGTON July 15 Texas members of Congress learned President Roosevelt has approved the following WPA allocations for their State: Kaufman County improve county-owned roads $190362 Thorndale Mi lam County improve facilities cf both white and negro schools $12- 962: Grape land improve city cemetery $161EO: Vega Oldham County strt et improvements $9563: Henderson water distribution system construction $4333 Cold Spring San Jacinto County index oil and gas lease records $615 Stephenville street improvements $40810 East Texas State Teachers College Commerce general improvements $22312: Olden Eastland County school improvements $18- 169: Hemptead construct building to house Waller County offices $7- 963: Ringgold School Montague improve buildings S13476: Dallas revise index records in senior counsellors office Dallas Independent School District sponsor $2273 Washington County Junior College Brenham gymnasium $19654 Proctor improve school facilities $21142: London High School Kimble County improve building $21- 142 Austin County sewing rooms $28427 Final allocation of funds for start of construction is subject to WASHINGTON July 15 (AP)-- Texas members of Congress learned Roosevelt has approved the following WPA allocations for their State: Kaufman County improve tv-owned roads $190362 Thorndale Milam County improve facilities cf both white and negro schools $12- 962: Grapeland improve city terv $161E0: Vega Oldham County strict improvements $9563: son water distribution system struction $4333 Cold Spring San OritInt es "Iae WASHINGTON July 15 l'exas members of Congress learned President Roosevelt has approved he following WPA allocations for eir State: Kaufman County improve coun- Th y-owned roads $190362 orridale Illam County improve facilities cf )oth white and negro school $12- 162: Grapeland improve city ceme- ery $161E0 Vega Oldham County trtet improvements $9563: Hender- cn water distribution system con- ruction $4:333 Cold Spring San i A I A PROVIDENCE Ky July 15 (W)-- John Daniels Kentucky's cnief mine inspector expressed fear Saturday night the death toll in a mine-gas explosion would reach 28 as hope waned that nine of the men would be found alive It previously was announced 19 miners were dead "With all that carbon monoxide gas down there" Daniels said "it doesn't look like they have any chance" The men were entombed Friday night 200 to 250 feet underground and approximately two miles back from the surface entrance Daniels made the statement after conferring with 12 exhausted rescue workers who were brought to the surface late Saturday at the Duvin Coal Company's soft coal mine about a mile north of here One of the squadmen was overcome before the party emerged but soon was revived Another squad immediately was sent down to carry on the rescue efforts in the pit which was described as being filled with "bad air" Earlier Ruckman president of the company said that 19 miners had perished but expressed belief the remaining nine might be saved He said if they had "sealed in" behind an air-tight door they might have enough "good" air to last "three or four days" PROVIDENCE Ky July 15 John Daniels Kentucky's cnief mine inspector expressed fear Saturday night the death to in a mine gas explosion would reach 28 as hope waned that nine of the men would announced 19 miners were dead be found alive It previously was "With all that carbon monoxide gas down there" Daniels said "it doesn't look like they have 'any chTatihc The men men were entombed Friday night 200 to 250 feet underground ITALY WOULD USE BLIND MEN TO DETECT PLANES Ray tablz-! 'v(171 Evb rs Here are glimpses of three of the many departments in the spacious new City-County Hospital which began operations Saturday Top left shows a corner of the attractive library and lounging room for internes The doctors stopped in for a moment's rest while touring the new building are I left to rightl Dr Kelly NiTynne resident at Graduate Hospital University of Illinois Dr Lorimer who will be a member of the dental staff of the city-county institution and Dr Claude Ward Jr also a member of the medical staff At upper right is shown the well-stocked pharmacy equipped with a sPecially built prescription counter Below is a section of the nursery with its clean white cribs and plate glass xvindows through which anxious fathers may gaze at their new-born infants ROME July 15 Italy plans to use blind men to listen for raiding airplanes in any future war In experiments blind operators of airplane detecting devices were found to have more sensitive hearing than those with unimpaired eyesight ADMITS KILLING TWO ON CALIFORNIA RANCH RIVERSIDE Cal July 15 Lynch advised sherlif's office here frrtn Bthe Saturday that James :2 Palo Verde rancher eonsaytrg of his employer I- tellow worker Friday 7k'h Li Allarns admitted sheri'f cffie-s that he shot 52 ard Prbert Martin a 1- -7-c- sorer because he bad en steady employment by SI a with a nfle en t7e Friday afternoon arid his tinder haystack Wet-was klled Friday rUght Dk! Fezt-P 1 F7t19fr 211Padopz I t'Z4 1:1:1 ciC2n 11 Internes at New Hospital Occupy 'Clubman's' Quarters Li 0 ROPE A BARGAIN NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR TOUR r72 oroval of the state WPA HANES LANGFORD MANES LAMM es I I (Editor's Note: This is the second of a series of articles describing the new City-County Hospital autopsy room to sun roof) 0 SA! No I Girl Singer of The Air Waves Stricter Fishing Laws Advocated Saved From Death Chair 12th Time czm2n uafrez dririr AP- al -4aro Ires of earning a Live gloriously on from St Louis to -1-1- cares of earning a Live gloriously on from St Louis to I Dancing Comedian of Stage and Screen )IES 1 Lay aside the living and LIVE! an eight-day tour the New York World's Fair leaving any Saturday Travel on famous air-conditioned trains Stop at excellent hotels in rooms with private bath Relish delicious and wholesome meals Enjoy a lake trip See Niagara by day and night Visit many historic places Trained escorts take care of all details And best of all the amazingly low Wabash prices include every necessary expense (except meals in New York) from St Louis and return TU ()I rrar to IY ATETS TEZAS Good Will Tour Special to NEW YORK and Return August lst 1 Adele Inge Bob Williams and Red Dust Elite Trio De Angelo and Porter ERIE Pa July 15 his sleep-heavy eyes 51-year-old Paul Ferry heard without show et emotion that he had been saved from the electric chair a tvveilth time "Oh I like it here One place is as good as another" calmly asserted the former WPA worker v-hen av akened in his Erie County jail cell and advised by Warden Matt Hess that he wouldnt be taken to Rock-view prison death house as scheduled Saturday Hess said he tried to impress upon Ferry that Governor Arthur James had stayed his execution from next Monday until Sept 25 but the condemned wife slayer displayed little interest in the news and returned to his sleep when the warden departed Gubernatorial respites 11 times prE viously had saved the former WPA worker from the electric chair for chopping his wife to death in a drunken race on May 8 1936 net nt re xi Bea- The beds all 1F6 of them can be elevated head and foot and the special model for orthopedir cases is rigged with a trapeze (Besides its function in breaking bones it also is good at helping them mend by furnishing something to pull up byi Up on third floor is the sun deck with gleaming white outdoor furniture red and green trimmed and a high fence topped by several strands of barbed wire to discourage diving into shallow cement The air-conditioned surgical ward occupies part of the same floor It has glass brick walls admitting the north light angle mirrors that a woman would love for her dressing table and gad gets that can he operated with foot or elbow after the hands have been sterilized The Cast Room In the cast room is a basin with special filter to keep plaster out of the plumbing Taking an elevator (there are two) to the basement you find a laundry carpentry shop central supply cage chipped ice chamber pharmacy kitchen boiler room sterilizer ovens water still and autopsy room Kitchen equipment is In big pro- bowls soup drums and potato peelers all of heroic size The autopsy room is centered by a porcelain table and contains an emphitheater section for student nurses and doctors who will be notified by buzzer whenever an autopsy is to be performed Opaque windows will blot out the gaze of the morbidly curious and sign requesting respectful demeanor will hang on the door There is a suction system to take care of odors (NEXT: GADGETS) Poor movie internes who have barely a crust of bread and an attic left in which to sleep should apply at the new City-County Hospital Internes' quarters out there are i housed in a bachelor wing with corn' fortable beds upholstered chairs running ice water telephone clock the exclusive right to half a shower apiece and rugs Their library is a brown and tan den with all the comforts of a select business men's club It has light textone walls tables writing desks bridge lamps an overstuffed sofa leather cushions and bookcases Its so nice-looking in fact its also to be used for hospital board meetings The Rug Cutters That branch of sidewalk superintendents known as Bug Cutters will open up a chapter at the new hospital too City-County for the first time has room to recognize the privileges of a papa and provides a nursery where he can goo-goo through a glass pane to hts heart's content This new service for kibitzers comes with a room dolled up in baby blue with incubator violet ray machine and individual cribs in the obstetrical department second floor west wing The hospital seems to have found the answer to when-is-a-ward-not-award Beds with their combination table and wash basin cabinet are curtained off into cubicles so that patient can kiss visitor or work a crossword puzzle in some privacy DENTON July that the human element and lax fishing laws of the State rather than disturbance at feeding time were responsible for wholesale destruction of fish supplies Dr Silvey biology Instructor at the North Texas State Teachers College stated Saturday morning in a lecture to the conservation class at the college that strict fishing laws in the hands of the Game Fish and Oyster Commission of the State were necessary to fish conservation Basing his talk on a research made last Summer with Dean Harris of the teachers college to determine why new lakes bear more fish than old reservoirs Si Ivey stated that in the Summer when all the warm water rises to the top of the lakes and the cold dense water on the bottom is separated by a middle layer of water restoration of oxygen is practically impossible In fact he continued only 30 per cent of such a lake has any proprogation value in the Summer while in the Winter conditions are much more favorable If each of the 5000 people who turned out the first day of fishing season at Eagle Mountain Lake should catch his maiimum allowance of 15 fish he pointed out 75000 fish---a number almost equivalent to the total output of the lake in an entire be taken out in on day il i I 1: 'GREAT EASTERN TOUR starts wills a mile-a-minute ride on the famous Wabasg Blue Bird to Chicago See Niogara Falls and the Gorge the Finger Lakes Region the Susquehanna the Alleghenies Three clays to see New York and the Fair Your choice of a boat trip around Manhattan or a Hudson River Cruise Comina back go by lake steamer from Buffalo to Detroit by fast train to Louis Low roundtrip price from St $69 85 Louts only THRILLIIIG STAGE PRODUCTIOIIS Al Field's Arrival in Fort Worth in 1891 1939 World's Fairs Sun Valley Texas Sweethearts' Rodeo Ramble On the World's Largest Revolving Stage FY tt 'our! re 4 ccex30051'r'til $9 95 Round Trip WORLD Or TOMORROW TOUR' taking the swift Wabosh Detroit Limited direct to the Motor City See Toronto cross Lake Ontario gaze upon Niagara Gorge rind the Fans Ride through the Finger Lakes region along the Susouehanna the Alleghenies Circle Manhaftan by boot cruise up the Hudson tour New York En-boy the Fair See Washinaton on your bock to St Louis Low round-trip price from St Louis $69 90 only a fl-s rL 7rcier rer Pit Oy 0 over way EXPENSE PAID ID AND CID ORMESTRA 09 0 io 0 t-b STANDS FOR BLIND IN BUILDINGS URGED WASHINGTON July 15 Blind persons would be authorized to operate stands for the sale of tobacco soft drinks candy and similar articles in all federal buildings in the United States under a bill which has been introduced by Senator Sheppard of Texas The measure also would authorize federal aid to States in settng up state programs for blind persons to operate stands in state capitols and other buildings 11 5 00 I MUSIC IN THE MORGAN MANNER) Two Orchestras for Show and Dancing MAURICE'S MUSIC MASTERS MORE WABASH BARGAIN TOURS (From St Louts) Niagara Folts (5-day tour) Wisconsin Dells (6-day 4746 Georgian Bay (6-day 5630 Saguenay Elver (11-tlay tour) 14225 i 0 L2N IVEMPHIS ASKS 150TOCONTEST TEXAS LIQUOR TAX $8550030 --Wili I 1 CITY IN MEXICO BAILS ITSELF OUT OF DROUTH NOGALES Sonora Mex July 15 city of 20000 inhabitants bailed itself out of a sudden drouth Water service was discontinued 24 hours because the municipal system in Nogales Ariz refused further credit City officials posted $1000 bond to guarantee 10 days supply City wells source of the local privately-owned system dried up three months ago Who Will Be Texas Sweetheart No Six Hours of Show and Dancing Good AVM party will leave Texas on the FAMOUS air-conditioned Sl SLONE SPEC1AL---August en route visiting FALLS and ADA Outstanding Sight-siting trips fine hotels guide fts-s theatre tickets night Worids Fair admissions tour of the AVorlifs Fair taxis and tips and handling Of lugzawc This trip also includes TRIP RAILROAD RE in air-ctmditioned trains amshIP ticket from New York to Albany personally conducted and carefree All included at the low price of $9995 The party will leave Texas A ugust 1 and will return to Texas August 12th on the FAMOUS SUNSHINE SPECIAL we Texas iditioned and guide night nissions ir taxis of lug-includes 1t 0 A I) trains pw York Inducted at the Texas turn to on the PIAL 1 I 5 LOW FARES TO IT LOUIS FROM Round Trip Dallas 40 (rort Worth 2585 Waco 280 Abilens I Athens 2510 Breckenridge 3135 Chico 3025 Cleburno 2895 Corsicana 2850 Denison 2220 Eastland 2945 Gainessilla 2259 0 2350 Marshall 2135 Ranger 2943 Mineral Wells 2790 i rsnoogr Marsha Rormer Mineral or tY cfr of Ys BILL SEEKS TO ADMIT REFUGEE CHILDREN WASHINGTON July 15 (ilD)---A bill to authorize the admission to the United States of 10000 refugee German children each year for the next two years has been introduced by Representative Kramer of California The admissions would be limited to children not more than 14 years of age Their temporary visas would expire automatically six months after the holder's twenty-first birthday unless steps to obtain citizenship had been taken 1 4 La 1 7s 1 i tilop 2 fa sinngcin (Balcony Seats 55e Not Reserved) All Prices include Tax Good Reserved Seats for Opening Night Still Available Box Office Open Sunday (1:30 to 5:30) Seventh and Houston Phone 3-9386 77) For Dinner Reservations Ph 3-4883 4gi a1 WASHINGTON July 15 (IP) Texas had a $6550630 share of the $317786828 which the Commerce Department reported was the total net revenue of State and local governments last year from alcoholic beverages State license fees brought in $827- 461 State ABC taxes $5666995and miscellaneous State ABC income $23382 making the State's gross receipts $6517840 ABC administrative and collection costs amounted to $983945 leaving net ABC revenue of $5533- 894 Local ABC revenues amounted to $1016736 New York's $45502645 was the largest total revenue Nevada's $376006 the smallest Sales in State stores ranged from a total of $1571- 025 in Vermont to $72632153 in Pennsylvania -46 -f Sperini te The Star-Teletermt MEMPHIS Texas July Two hundred and fifty invitations have been sent to amateur rodeo performers cowhands on West Texas' leading ranches to compete for the $1500 prize money at the Memphis rodeo a feature of the Old Settlers Reunion here July 27-28 Three $125 saddles Will be given for best average time in calf roping best all-round cowboy and to winning guest sponsor Other awards include boots spurs and day money in each of four events There will be two rodeo performances daily at Cyclone Stadium Red Lyons of Byars is supplying 110 head of rodeo stock Judges will be Jess Slaughter Big Spring Frank Rhode Throckmorton and Mills Miller Snyder Bob Corley Amarillo and John Selmon Spur will be the arena directors Only a limited number of thee tours aro available Hurry bforo Wm too late! Mail the coupon! 6 For price of trip from other points in Texas write other PROSTATE GIVEN EVERY CAUSE-WARE FUNERAL Funerals within your means including Music and Air-Conditioned Chapel 11-lv 04 VAIliiik-cala nal if4V4 4- 10 A41ift soll t41 4 6 'OP Vgi 1013txa ps16 465' $iwed fkIV: GIVEN EVERY lbtro il! CAUSE-WARE WT tg FUNERAL vd tt te Funerals within ti TeJ :) your ens in- el-2 chiding Music Ad Visa and Air-Condi- ry01 it 4 A tioned Chapel ra moriqwwqpi i FLI i ki a A LACE RECTAL PIONEER AND DIXIE TOURS IRS a 11S11 1 ILLUSTRATED FOLDER I 1 11 BROOK 5i2 Sante Fe Enda sur I Dallas Texas I Please send rne illustrated literatura 1 on tour to 1 IName Lfiddr-ea NDJ TWO 811 A Writ tday rot our NEW FREE BOOKLET NEW BOOKLET 41 -rst litS MALTIN Authorized Tour Conductor 111 9th St Ft 3-3174 uctor 1174 0 A Rootin' Tootin Honicy Tonic Fun Show Across from Casa Manana CAROL TO START CRUISE BUCHAREST July 15 Carol will start a vacation cruise in the Black SeR next Thursday aboard the royal yacht Court circles said "no politicians" would accompany the king but that he might visit Turkish leader I DEVINE BROS CLINIC SALINA KANSAS 1 41- le A 1011111111a In the Woodpile Over 14 carloads of lumber will be used to build the Federal Communications Building set for Warners' "Career Man" mI 4: citTl 1.

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