The Odessa Times from Odessa, Texas • 1

EXTRA -v -s- AND ECTOR COUNTY NEWS RICE 5c ODESSA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NQVEMBER53927 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 15 i TO A in i rr-f til ri 11 i BANDITS WRECK MEXICO CITY-U. Si ISAPPEARANCE -1 Sheriff "Webb, Deputy Ben Hunter Gone Since Saturday May Have Been Slain to G-et Money He Wife Is Sheriff Francis MakeJrtJftorktrmed Yeggs. in Early Morning' Battle OF HUSBAND" LOST ROBBERS FIRE ON'LY TWO, SHOTS; BODIES TAKEN TO ODESSA OF-QDESSAH Carried With Him Desperate FIVE DAYS if Missing Mar Not Found at Variance Odessahss hero mirvri Thursdayrafte tor him. i tit- i and no orm-th this section- who recalled seeing him sinse CROWD THRONGS NEW GARAGE AT G. OF MEET State-Wide Hunt is Planned 0 0 BORDER TRAIN throughpassenger nuuuiry.ewv..." OnrXCTIVITY HOLDS STEA In both the Crane and winkier ouds.

but especially the latter, contlnuMxat high speed the past two days. Companies ownjftt the oirseis 10 we new Roiana wells in the Heridpkilts pool were leaders in the movement. Winkler county, under the Impetus of new wells is expected to show an, average dailyproduction this week of not less than 25,000 barrels. Crane county probably will hold steady at approximately 112,000 barrels per HEN DERSOX LUNCH COUNTER FEATURE ihg --eustom of the "larger drug thecities ot the tA.il and coast hasopenedfor its rriday; Officers are Puzzle $10,000 Reward May be -Given Slayers of Cracksmen by hi jn i a. exas isanKing Associanonri'epf arancenraii Unidentific unidentified bank -rohbersvvereshot -dead early; fr x-JSsasSfl Scene near" Ion, Mexico, 'following the wrecking by of a pFnday morning, in Odessa and rob the Citizens The robbers were sholbv hnffToih Jonesboth of in, i.

-from Mexico aty to, Ciudad Tbrf vm ewcas.uaiui. spector, and Sheriff Audie Francis, of Midland. The shooting took place at about 2:30 a. just after flip rnhhpra VinH hrnVfin intn cirla dnnv r-f tha Konlr were unable to loot tne dertaued ruauru lu tuc uuivcu oiaica uv DEI CLALMS" PRISONER HERE Mack McOrewytrrested in Wink a week ago onXsuspicion of murder, left here Wednteday in custody of J. Burnett, deputyvshenff, for Ama- tdgether with Roy Williams; under federal hand on a charge is suspected of bi' jacking and murder of, a druggist in Ajnarmq aoout iwo monins ago.

McGrew was arrested by JacV Dej graftenried, Texas -ranger, and SRer- iff Dyer of Barstow, and was' he1 the Odessa -ecfunty jail until de puty, sheriff Burnett arrived'to lake -tor AmanH. l-oV arrested here itr a--aipeftTcase and was an Elaborate Entertainmentof possession of a stole automobile. cars because ott.ft trains neavy uiauc, wuitu, a a vuvn vvu DISTRICTCOiT MRUS I FEBRUARYTERM $60,0 0 0 Damage Sii it Against, City Dismissed District Court, held in Odessa during the past week, adjourned Saturday and will -not meet again until February. The principal civil 'case appearing before the court at this session was ault-seeking $60,000 damages from' the Municipal Engineenng Compahy, Dallasand the City of Odessa. It was dismissed pn the-ground "thati this court has-'no-jurisdictipnf It was said that the cAse helnnsrs hefore the I State, Industrial v.

as 'plaintiff in i and Business Mark Session More than 500 people Jrttended the i hhnmber of Commerefe meetirie on Tuesday evening when Hrry Hicks as Clues are -Fear that-Ben-Hunter-. waspressed by Mrsr uays inruiuess searcmng inroi loft hvnnftn v. not Deen neard trom since, the country hasten found Officers of Ector," Wi ler, Crane and Wardtmin ties have been oifthe lobk- out ior numer Mrs. Hunter first lpwted disappearance, but have been -unable to find any. clues to his where- abouts: Hunter is a printer by trade', but for the past several weeks has been empolyed as a salesman in this territory for the Singer Sewing Machine Co.

Was. Collecting' Money -He. left Odessa Saturday afternoon a Dodge--automobile carrying two or three sewing machines" which, intended to deliver. He would have I collected payments on them, and also tber" machines he. had previously sold.

-'-I'll be-back tomght-hertpljKhls wife before leaving. When her husband did Jlbt teturn Saturday night, Mrs. ijnftter -thought piubabrjrvnnrrgrrelayed by usmess-orjutomobile trouble, HubbS Gi ve Clii Telephony. callsv to Wink brought, he report that Hunter 'had. not been seenlhre.

Odessa pub-- Usher, nov of Fqcos, who atxme tune was Hunter's employer.sald dVer the' telephone Tuesday night that an advertising solicitor for the J'yote Sig had seen Hupter'scar' in Moa-abans, being repaired. Mrs. Hunter made "a trip to-. Mon-ahans and Judkins, Wednesday," and PI TRYIHG Jones Inspector Hogan, and Vh hen they attempted ta enter Bank. Sheriff Reeder Webb.

Denutv Odessa.7 Joe" Hoean cattle in the rear of They saw the robbers drive up in a Chrysler car. The officers hid baqk in the alley to await developments. Finally they Heard the 'glass window of the bank's rear door crash. Heavily- armed, "the four officers then stepped out into Third street Sheriff Webb called upon thfr pair to halt and ihrow" up their ha nds. Instead, robbers'drew guns aridy ran behind arv Automobile parked at" side door of the bank.

officers started firing at once. Sheriff Webb and Inspector Hogan iadsawed-offxshotgunst Sheriff Francis Jones had crdl- fl'ary pumpattiBa shotr guns. All fou'rwea)ons were turned -and jfirt'd empty Then the of fk-ers approached 'thsf car arid found toth' 'robbers lying he- I'lllMd It. Ill mi" simi'i: 'One- waOeadT The other was' dying. Both had 'been shot through--the The wounded robber died afew minutes later.

Thtiir bodies were taken to an Odessa morgues. There-was no. cexta'in -means of Identifying the robbers at this time. bock, but some persons in the crowd said that the robber was not Weaver. $10,000 reward may have, been offiqers did not Wait until tberob- -bers for fear Of wrecking things in there -lit "the gun hatlle that was certain to follow the 'jnpt t0 nlake arst' aoouj years or ago.

une naa ngni Dionae hai.r. The other was dark complexion 'TJier. wefe rejwrts out that a third robber was connected in 'the attempt- ed-roblxry, but Sheriff Webb denied this. The two robbers both' wore guns, but only one pf them had a chance to use his weapon. He fired two Ishits, as was.

shown by the discovery fif. -two empty -cartridges This was the first attempted rob- beryof the Odessa Jtenkinglhstitu 111 IIILIII MORGUE v. wftshost to theymembers, their am-fin According to Sheriff, 57 otner three officers have been-on the paSt' Week expect' lng tWO SUSpicioUS CharaC ters t'6break into the Western Union office which ad joins the feank on the rear? Last night the officers were waiting, in the allev at HENDERSONMS cooperatioFih; HOLiDAY SERVICE Early-Mailing of Christmas rostmaster Chist'mas fall's on Sunday and on Molldav postal emjHoyes take a-half iheretore, postmaster Henderson Lis Issuing a special plea this year for" early mailing 01 nonaay guts and letters. nies and fnhds. A generous feast of "barbenjd.beef proceeded -the pro- "and iiiay compliments were, paid" in the the fedefaJjajithori-'of fferent addresses -to Jhe -aver.

Hicks in building the splendid' earaee in the meeting hncT erPTt -tcrrat' vas held. Mayor SKr-MlunnTrr--i-esiaea ar -paPafJkagesJsJIrged by' tlie TlHa meeting iii Hewas.mplod-by-the. trons a completely' equipped fountain ht "brfak-faata imd lunt eons be served with coitu-ro'u tain drinks, hot rnffpp.nnrt tea i --T, 'Chick" CameFou" an iexntiitTIacfd.l "flg8l tlet1ry -trnssen, wno aa xna tpastmaster. Judge Ilapproth of Aiioianq, rank Anderson, personal representatives of B. G.

Dawes, Judge D. Vance SwanS-and-County Attoiaiey i fountain caterer will, have charge of'pouaay. ties -and leased on' bond, has- been anil now held in Amaril- "1 IV implicated umtuei- -mm unacKingc GROCERIES FREE 1 according 'to John Evans, manager. --AVeave-nhg'-sackalreadyrTTned with these Mr. Evans, sa-id.

"The- only requirement "is come into 'the store." j. I i really should be mailed One had a card In his pocket, bear-ao'as to reach the addressee by the; name of. Sam. Weaver, Lub- J. Fowler among those res-Tr--To the.

-first 100 customers wha with brief lalks to the calll enter the portals of 'the Cash Car- of'the I ry Department cf JH V. Graham and A committee of Odessa women. With Mrs. Glen Allen as chairman, had arl I ComPan3'- Saturday, will be given, ranged Jthe following program" which free' one hag of nationally advertised was enjoyed by all present; Solo, by Brooks Reading, I occasion will mark-the second hy Ama Iula Bates- Song, Coleman; SploJ Lela' Ray cash and Carry department this year day or before, If good service 'is to be expected year.g 'be declared "A don't open until Christmas' sign a.tion in Odessa. Henderson Company is proVtdtogtbe-e with metropolitan fu.

ture. WATER TEST MADE BY FIRE JFIGHTERS cucessful of the city fire truck water apparatus was made by volunteer firemen. Ttiurtdayi. -after auuii; at Thrrd-stit'tfl ajid-Craiit "ave-nue. A large crowd witnessed the event, although it was not the first test to be-made.

Many of thenv tod wr7ieTlnnavmn4yP on the parcel will insure a' pleasant won by the four officers according- surprise for the recipitent. to terms of offer by the Texas bn Sunday no parcels willbe de-' Bankers Association. The association livered avespeciaf'-ae--irff: rntb livery stamps on hem. Packages abljt killed "whjlle robbing a QY two pounds wfeight take 1 nf cnn.A. 1 iwaier here.

He was engaged in the use oFanHHa4ifiulriUtaW at work, the bit struck detonated an unexploded charge dynamite. Edwards claims to be permanently- "injured: The only other case of interest before the District "'Court this week was the trial abd conviction of Horace fancher, a negro, "charged with muf-f der ct Allen Jackson, a negro. Fancher was sentenced to' 50-years In the state prison. He is still being held TnTtie-KCTor county jau, but tt'lil be delivered to a prison; official a few according to Sheriff Webb, sions of thanksgiving for the bountl- ful blessings Of the past year and the 'promising-aspect of the future, here f- The hotelsn temporary homes of the 'traveling public, exerted all efforts to make -those, away from their homes absence from their The restaurants and cafes offered all of the delicacies of the season to those who preferred; to rather' than at their garagemen ln-these places jtold Tier that her husband had dr'iven'lbrough toward' Odessa. HlghwaynieiL feared "rThl8 clue, If it is one, only adds- to the mystery, for there is ho reason-able way to xpjain wherS Hunter could have disappeared between Judkins and unless he was a victim of highwaymen.

if The sheriffs' offices In ODESSA OBSERVES THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Bates; Duet, by Carl Akin and Mrs; Paul Moss; Charlestdn'DanceT by porofby Carter Johnny tO'-Neal; Song, by Cary. D. Canon," accompanied by' Miss Imogene' Akin; RcadiitbyXfjenda- Song, by Dr. K. L.

McLaughlinirReading, byi Mary Pegues-, Musical numhers were accomparri' ed by Mrs. E. FllckingeVand MissJ Imogene The Wance numbers were aecfiriipanied by the Brimberry Hunt Orchiwtra -The orchcBtra. ga-e several numbers through the courtesy in. tne American- Region.

aiAv intaliLnew i1 AUTOMATIC DEVICES Western, Union, due" to the of the of-; llcegjftayJnstalL-the aiiTnmftrirr- caving machines now in common lise lh 'the Definite decision may 1 be' made on the question in the next' few days by L. Johnson the local ce about overloading thcmselvesrbut' fnund their sunulv dt-uleTod early Oil -T Roasts of wild game graced the tables of many of the loc'arNi'mrods h.ive madcTiiintinB1 trips to- neair-1 this SPrtkln hnvpilwn nnap tfTadd any light to the mystery, and Mrs. her husband now miss-t in'g for five days, is desperate now. Hunter told one of hls sewing ma chine customers in Odessa, 6, Satur- "doyr-thar he had to go t6 Roswell. at oriceTA-teletrftm tn thai' exira posiai raid, ana a special erv stamp fanot.

enough' inlt'self to i ery'stamp, fs, not. enough' In -Itself to neitvery certain. "And "another hing," Henderson" said: "Lairt. 'Christmas, this -dpnart- meat. Handled the mail as xped.tous- many parcels undelivered by Christ isayr-The-e9e-aull dresses.

Don't send, Christmas gifts cards' unless you- address thenw correctly Plea the -local department tfeejollowlng letter all departments fand, tamany business houses and in VDuring the holiday time the volume of niall Increases approximately 200 per ii is a physical lmpos- Continued to -page I1 by game grounds during tie past bvked by one from, "Harry S. Is'ew, week- 1 1 New has sent out All of Odessa observed the Every businoss- r-tablishment. with the, exception Of hotels and and ailiplovers and employf's day in relaxatipn and rest.lariiiiven; joymentof the bountAras'fppaats fo; which the day is rapeciafiyriipted, i Throngs jo shoppers, besieged the mercantile establishments on Wednes-. L4a.y3hTjireparatlfin'ifqrthe holiday, and all of more than pleased with the day's business. Special Thanksgiving day services at the Odessa churches will be held on! Sunday, with appropriate expree- sewing machine comDanv'a diitflrTI-11 homes, anoThefe-wt ikiaar-whog Tiij5l thal -fioTippeatbrrassistanc RlMi firAnf of edonomlc conditions i nvaiis An r.i- in rnin TiiriTn ri i iu i of barbecued beef proceeded the pro- hoUdayTI iJ Odessa, thlsThanksglvlngri-was thankful.

headquarters Jn JlosweH however, tharHunieTTias not, been If hunter itnot lQORted.8 or th" mystery'solved by Friday, Mi Hunt- ejjRtenda to broadcast a state-wide notice in the hope of locating him. availedAhemselves -ofthis vicarious hospitality. Trr-; iHZ All 'of the markets repotted, a of turkeys to supply the demand. a V'-.