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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 13

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4 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MARKETS FEATURES GENERAL NEWS SPORTS MEMPHIS TENN- THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 24 1933 THIRD EMMET Ill SHUTS FEN SEPTEMBER QUOTA IS FIXED HERE Set Southern Appalachian Milling At 249000000 Feet CHICKEN HAWK DEAD AS RESULT OF WITH NRA EAGLE M'COMB Mtae Aug 23-A large chicken hawk Is dead here as the remit of a fight that he picked with an NRA eagle The bird plunged into a plate glass window behind which the Blue Eagle rested breaking tta neck The hawk died on the aide-walk before succor could be given by Foliee Chief Dud Brumfield who witnessed the TODAY The Elephant's Chaim Vein to Mr Hitler Capitalism Ever Changing AgaiH in 1036 Bays Farley BY ARTHUR BRISBANE John Davis distinguished American back from Europe eaya: man ahould work leu than eight hour What are they going to do with all the extra houra? Honeetly how many men do you know who will use them for self-improvement for reading a worthwhile book or for etudying thing they need?" I Wilson Wallace Local Payroll Robber Walks Off WAS SERVING SIX YEARS Marvin Tully Memphian and Carroll Crawled From Boot to Ladder Tneadaj Wilson Equalled Feat Yesterday Twenty-four hours after two other convicts had escaped from the Nashville penitentiary by simply clambering from a roof down a ladder and walking off Wallace Wilson serving a six-year sentence for the $2300 holdup of two Kress A Co employes early In 1932 took the seme method of easy escape yesterday afternoon Marvin Tully also sentenced from Memphis for a holdup about in months ago and Carroll Knoxville auto thief were the first escapees Tully and Carroll were painting the roof of the woman' building on the prison farm In an unguarded moment they climbed down a ladder and fled Wilson was assigned the Job of printing yeeterday and In mid-afternoon wae mieeed having used the same meane of getaway Might Work Wilson pleaded guilty in criminal court here on March 2 1932 to highway robbery and was given six years Threa other men were sentenced on similar pleas They held up two messengers of the Kress company on the previous Feb A at 9:30 at night as the messengers were making ready to drop five money hags containing $2300 In the night chute of the Bank of Commerce The messengers were kidnaped taken to South Memphis end robbed and then driven across the bridge Into Crittenden County where they were put out of an auto about five miles beyond West Memphis Tully was found guilty In late March of last year of robbing man of $401 at gun point and sentenced to five years Police were asked to be on the lookout for the men AT THE HOSPITALS GARTLT-RAMSAY Miss Nell Lee Dodd Shreveport La EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT Martin Schiller 1059 South Willett Joe Montague 1011 Kirkland Miss Margaret Parmenter Germantown Miss Maude McCullough 949 McDowell Schaul 932 8outh Willett Miss Bernice Tankersley 2341 Miss Mary Katherine Tankers-ley 2341 Poe Miss Margaret Moselage South Somerville An allocation of 249020000 feet of hardwood lumber for the Southern and Appalachian district for the month of September was net yesterday by Code Authority Inc directing body of the lumber indue- Somo prosperous Americans are uader the jjra code able to spend the whole of Satur- Ths number of hours of running Kundav and sometimes other production to be allotted the mills day bunaay workmen the district to turn out this vol- Lalf days playing golf Ume win be announced as soon as might decide to try that or polo a Gjiec has been made by In the long run they probably I Townshend secretary-manager of tulP hours of the Hardwood In- Mre le in a sX- -titute All mill wUl be given the leisure at least in a wr the same total hours of production ory to themulves whlcn which was approximated by Mr important tnmg Townshend as ISO monthly for fciaiMrswere cSSdnedw'ttat'he mills deelrous of operating mlv 12 in any In September must notify the he crew old and Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute took the off but Immediately" Mr Townshend said -j- uu a and forth 12 Inches In each Urea- quotaofproductlon hours will be Tim had always done and allotted No mUl can operate under Mavbe part of the labor the code except under Marxian call "1U chains" wlU The quoU figure released yester-2 SfSh to uee the hours of day will be the basis for the Octo-fViimin well as it might But her and November quotas also SmSLu r1lf to Hr Towuhend Changes affecting the quota of these two months will be made as Mr Hitler has a new slogan ad- deemed necessary by the Institute dressed to the allies: to to eliminate possible hardships ef-I Germany her colonies and her fee ted by the September quota cold" To that the allies may he trusted to reply with a short Gcr- Committee Meet Today inmn word of four letters: Neln The co-ordinating committee of the Institute and its board of dlrec- Newton Baker representing tore interlocking bodies will meet the United States before the Instl- jo this morning at the cute of Pacific Relations at Banff Peabody They will receive recom-saye the worlds entire mendatlons of the Institute's man- system must be readjusted beroro agement committee for setting up ills now afflicting It can be cured necMWUy machinery to carry out land before the problem of unem- provision 0f the code 1 ployment can be solved The management group met yes- Tb Urday ta 011 Institute's office to lpadjusted at the moment outline this setup Attending were vengeance our Mr Townshend George McSweyn forsaking gold our Bovernment chairmM Dewey and Harrjl Ihaudlrg out tens and hundreds 1 millions to any respectable reuse Arthur Bruce chairman of lode Authority Inc co-ordinating laes how raw aay I committee will attend the meeting men shah work and how much tney He wlI1 at MunicIpal Mill ElMIP ISIS FU EITUilTT 110 Fund Officials Believe Money Will Be Forthcoming CONFER WITH OVERTON Government Heads Make Ho Commitment Bnt Fund Officers Are Snre Summer Operating Costa Will Be Met After a brief conference with Mayor Overton member of the Community Fund Committee of Ten expressed the belief yesterday afternoon that the citv and county will I provide funds to tide the fund over Its summer emergency No definite commitments were made In behalf of thf city or county but committee members said after talking with the mayor that the chances of securing financial aid from the local government! seem much better To See llile A sub-committee headed by Mil-ton Binswsnger and Lovick Miles co-chairmen will confer with Halo chairman of the county commission today or tomorrow Another conference will be held With the mayor before the end of fche week The committee reported to Mayor ftrerton yesterday that a little more than $20000 hna been collected In the special drive this month Further progress was made yesterday toward the selection of a new board of directors for the Community Fund The committee hopes by the end of this week to be able to agree on the personnel of the board and to secure agreements scive from those who are noml' nated Mayor Overton however following the meeting said that the committee did not make any request for city funds the absence of Mr Hale we discussed progress of the said the mayor A city appropriation for the Community Fund ta not contemplated he said UNIFORM HOURS PLANNED Coda Authority Inc Directing NRA Body Checking Allocation of Hardwood Millwork May Bun 150 Houra Monthly Neither could provide $300 bond SKIPPY UNITY LEADER TO SPEAK Mies Freedman Returns From California After Study Mies Daley Levi Freedman for-1 To I shall be paid I port from Washington at 2:15 I The system of the clock thie afternoon His original I world" has always been In a pro- to reach Memphis early this loess of readjustment Once If a morning were changed due to bad man wed money and pay he fllcreated the I cobid be put in JaU and left to rot lWng the eaetern sea-1 there Hefore that apart from the I omto ISwy of Shylock and hta pound I flesh the creditor took hie pound Institute has been designee lor ten pounds If ha wanted It He administer the code in Iheeoutfa-I could take the life of the man that I era and Appalachian district This I failed to pay what he owed or to- of West Vir-Idure him to slavery with hie fam Virginia North and South lih- Now you can't even JaU a man Carolina Georgia Florida Ala-notpaying hi debt unle- it barns Mtatolppl Louisiana I he a husband who baa offended the Texaa Arkanaaa Kentucky Mta-liUnltv of a Judge by not payin eourl Tenneaaee and Oklahoma imgimy Lee Robinson of Mt Vernon Ala president will preside Other There was a time when all the officers who wiU be present are power of the church thundered Fred Brlhgardner of Lexington agnlnet any Interest charge Any I Ky vice president Mr Dewey Ikind of Interest was called usury I The Bible denounces Interest That Ihaa been changed fortunately for I capitalism Everything la changing constant treasurer and Mr Townshend Others who will he hare follow: Joyes Louisville Relmers Hammond La Bailey Laurel Mias Boyd Staff Photo by Aik Miss Russell who Was a schoolmate last year of the Boyer girls at Rosary College River Forest 111 is visiting them fur several weeks She plans to return home several days before school 6pena on Sept 12 The Misses Boyer an the twin daughten of Mr and Mrs Boyer Walking a block for a bridge foursome! The Mieses Jean and June Boyer left and right and their visitor Miss Elesnor Russell of Oak Fork 111 wen snapped yesterday afternoon at they strolled down the rarkway to play bridge with a friend who lives near their home Police Think Every Day in July Must Have Been the 4th Only a Mere Matter of 1 262 More or Less Playful Jailed During Month Records Show Disorderly Conduct Favorite Charge ry in our so-called civilisation but Taxewell La Camp Jr Ithe changes art slow We rarely Franklin Va Faust Jack-1 notice them eon Mias rWunnlS Slrtlh lc- felngtoi hrisr Ohio 1934 i certalnc-ertjllni TodKy ttlC-Jhappard Clarke La i worthwhile for nominate But ol onditlons In 1 iFranitun noosevelt will be i tji-i InRA works Nobody knowe it bet- Iter than he 1 A Blucher THEATER OWNERS TO ELECT IN SEPTEMBER Successor to Kuykendall to Be Picked Here A successor to Ed Kuykendall as president of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee will be selected in mid-September at a convention to be held here Mr Kuykendall movie exhibitor of Columbus Miss resigned asTri-Statf president several months ago to accept the post of president of Motion Plcturo Theater Owners of America an office formerly held by A Lightman of Mempnis 8 McCord of Little Rock secretary of tha Tri-State association waa here yesterday conferring with Mr Lightman with whom hs ta partner in a number of Arkansas theaters Mr McCord said that the organisation will continue to function without a president until the September meeting Date of tha con' ventlon has not been definitely set robbIrs slug victim Blan In Hospital Kays Trio tacked Him on Union Claiming ha waa slugged by two white men and negro who robbed him of a email amount of money Tomlin 35 giving hta address as 3119 Princeton was taken to General Hospital with a amall cut on hta forehead at 5 o'clock lost night Tomlin said he was attacked In front of 154 Union At- LEGAL AID IS NAMED Huntington Va Resident to Guido Public Works WASHINGTON Aug 23-US-Appolntment of Witcher McCullough of Huntington ns a member of the legal staff of the public works administration waa announced today by Secretary of the Interior Ickes public works administrator Good Meals For The Kids Do you often wonder what to give the children and how much? Havo you ever wished for some authoritative assistance In this very important diet problem? The Federal Government has prepared a booklet for Young to meet just such a problem aa this Its 22 pages cover thoroughly the question of children's food from general food selection through suggested dally menus to fancy foods for parties and auch Get your copy of this useful and practical booklet at once This coupon togother with four cents to cover handling and postage will bring you your copy The Commercial Appeal Information Bureau Frederic Haskln Director Washington I enclose herewith four cents in coin (carefully wrapped) for a copy of tho booklet Food For Young Children Name Street City State WHAT DID HE SAY 7 YA If you don't believe July waa a busy month for police glance at this report compiled yesterday by Desk Sergt Lee Qulanthy Jr: On thousand two hundred and Ixty two persona were arrested and docketed on chargee during the month Of this number disorderly conduct chargee led the list a total of 199 persona being docketed for this offense and 120 being fined In city court TWenty-five motorists were nr-arrested on drunken driving DIVORCES BOTH HljSBANDS Mrs Lonnie Potter Gets Two-In-One Divorce at Jonesboro JONESBORO Ark Aug Mrs Lonnie Potter divorced both her huabande yesterday The two-ln-one divorce recorded In chancery court here Involved her first husband Henry Potter from whom she separated last year and George Hillman whom aha married shortly after her separation from Potter Technically court officials explained that the second divorce was an annulment Mrs Potter learned after she filed suit for divorce from Hillman that she had never obtained a dl vorce from Potter though sha waa of tha opinion that the decree was obtained last October charges Eighteen drew fines There were 71 arrests for reckless driving and 35 convictions Three persons were docketed on murder charges and one on manslaughter charge Four persons were docketed on highway robbery chargee The other arrests were for various violations of city ordinances More than 8000 complaints were investigated by the police department during the month OFFERS NEW POWER RATE Study Meridian City Council to Utilities' Proposal MERIDIAN Miss Aug 23-Mayor Clint Vinson announces that the Mississippi Service Company ta now engaged In setting up a new rate schedule for Meridian gas consumers which will be presented to the council have had several conferences with Mr Rather receiver and Roy Taylor Meridian stated Mr Vinson they are working on a new rate schedule which promises to give gas consumers a substantial reduction over rates now In effect do not know whether we will approve the new schedule We will have to study It If approved It will go into effect on Sept mer director of the local Unity Center of Christianity will speak on I or Willingness" at the local center 14S Court Sunday morning Mtae FVoedman has spent most of I the past year studying in Callfor- nla Calendar MEETINGS Directors of Retail Grocers' Association meeting 4:30 pm Roof dance 0:30 pm Memphis Community Fund luncheon 12:15 pm Associated General Contractors' luncheon 1215 pm Junior Chamber of Commerce 12 noon Auxiliary Shelby Lodge No 755 meeting 2 pm IV Sigma Pel Omega meeting 3 pm Koof dance 9 30 pm Memphis Auto Faria Club luncheon 12:13 pm AT THE THEATERS Lorw'a "Turn Back the Clock" with Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke at 12 2 4 8 4 and 10 pm "The Song of Songs" with Marlene Diet- -rich at 12:45 3 5:10 7:25 and 9:40 pm with Leslie Howard Doug Fairbanks Paul Lucas and Margaret Lindsay 12:35 2:40 4:40 6:40 8:40 and 10 Preview of Had to Soy Yes" with Loretta Young Strand and Pretzels" with Mary Brian at 11:07 12:52 2:34 4:23 6:07 7:50 and 9:33 pm MUSEUM BUILDINGS- Pink Palace Chickasaw Gardens open to the public from 11 am to 4 pm Sunday 2 to 5 pm Brocks Art Over-ton Park open to public from 9:30 am to 5 pm Rv Percy Crosby BETTER CALL THE 6AME OFF 'A ST JOSEPH'S-Payne Cox Collierville Mrs Otto Vogel 1573 Lamar Mrs Jack Rights Crawfords villa Ark Mtae Julia Phillips 254 Jones Mrs Flo 8111a 440 North Bellevue Roy Paine Kerrvllle Mtas Julia Raa Greer 475 North Fourth Tete Manio 2036 Linden Richard West Forrest City Ark Born to Mr and Mrs O'Callaghan Bristol Highway a daughter BAPTIST Raymond Nelli Savannah Tens Alonso Cook 249 Lucy Miss Lelta Proctor Sardis and I Olive Ray Gorham 427 Olive Quinn 1400 Court Mias Evn Mas Scoggins Slier-I ton Tenn Taylor 2244 York Mri Parker Allen 192 South I Cooper Franklin Glascock 1212 College Mrs Hall 1387 Court Mrs Eva Trammell Rector Ark Jessie Lee Gross Clarksdals I Miss Mrs Leona Barton Dyersburg I Tern Mrs A Battle 551 LcMsster Mins Paulina Coughran Crippled Children's Hospital Miss Joy Dean 1281 Castalla Miss Doris Dean 1241 Castalla Mrs Mary Dick 822 Jefferson Miss Virginia Jean Fnncher 135 I Noi th Third Tommy Hammond 33 South Me-I Lean Mrs A Hastings Henry Tenq George Jenkins 1132 Jefferson Tommy Jenkins 1152 Jefferson Miss Maxine Jamison Weiner I Ark Mrs Martin Oakville I Tenn A Treblng 3444 Buchanan Born to Mr and Mrs Coomer 810 Adams a eon METHODIST Mine Wilma Levarette Grenada I Miss Mrs Foster Blythevllle I Ark South Ripley Miss Mrs Emerson 90S Stafford Baird Atoka Tenn Mtas Betty Jean SUnley Oakvlew Mlsa Nancy Lou SUnley 1065 Oakvlew Berley Akers Porteriville I Mtas Born to Mr and Mr Dennla I Hays Germantown a eon Born to Mr and Mrs Clifford Thomas 473 North Wlllstt 9 daughter Born to Mr and Mrs A A Webb B5B Agnes daughter AITOINT DK DOUGLAS The appointment of Dr It A Douglas as federal Jail physician at Huntingdon Tenn to succeed Dr Massey was announced yea- terdag bjr Pest WAGE earners elect rUSomeone said to a high person- O0" President of Coahoma age: Roosevelt will County Group either be the beet loved or the CLARKSDALE Mtas Aug worst hated president In hlatory IR I Groom was elected president The high personage replied: of the Coahoma County Wag Earn-will either be the moat successful era' Association last night at the tonsident of the United States or I courthouse Lawler was elect-hs will bo the last president of the cd first vice president Clarence Ulnited Meaning that fail- Mackey second vice president and lure of the big experiment would re-1 Cullen Wright secretary-treasurer sult In fascism or some other The keynote of the meeting was for collective rather than Individual 1 rouble In India as usual efforts A resolution asking that Poor Gandhi continues to starve tha local RFC work be continued and weighs little more than 90 waa passed by tha assembly pounds only a trifle above the One hundred persons attended weight of hta skeleton There Is an endurance limit even I FOTO JAILED AFTER RAID In well disciplined Hindu body I JACKSON Tenn Aug 23 Four lf Gandhi should die It might mean Ramer farmers were jailed here tori rouble for tha British although he day following dry raid In Mn-Iwoulc have killed himself Nary County by Federal Agent Skaggs and Grant Sisson of Another trouble came with an Jackson Marline A Johnson 34 eclipse ri the sun The Hindus had and three cousins Paul Teague 30 Ihocn told about it Information Claud Teague 27 and Johnnie I came there wee agitation only Teague 35 are charged with manu jamong tha uneducated masses I factoring and possessing liquor Forewarned! UNCLE L0UIE5 FRfEND THE fortune Teller was up TO THE HOUSE LAST NlfeHf- -SO 1 ASKED HIM HOW THE ORIOLES ARE 60MNA MAKE OUT IN TOOAYJS 6 AM 3 i Fortunately cloudy weather mini-mised fiar In many districts We need not sneer at the Hindus Not eo Seng ago Dean Swift In Ireland hNVing told hta 1 Protest that thers would be an I eclipse of the moon at a certain hour so ninny gathered around hta lutudy that It disturbed him He I sent out word: eclipse has I been postponed by order of the And they all went home China le borrowing ideas from I I Russia or perhaps she had them I be for Mr Stalin started A Shanghai train ran off tha I I track $0 to BO killed It was de-ldded thnt someons had been care-llesa eo three Chinees railroad men hava had tholr heads cut off Russia Inflicts capital punishment I for sarekssnoss in operating rall-I roods and other government prop-1 lerty although murder itself is not Ipunlshed with death unless a gov lernment official 1s ths ons mur-1 Idercd Prrrv I Crosliv (irrit Britain riithK mrrvnl 0 19-13 Kins Fratern Vimlualr Inc i.

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