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A Constructive Newspaper for a Constructive People
Twenty Years of Service
Has Built Circulation
Published Thursday
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Funeral Rites Held
-At Baptist Church
For W. M. Calvert
and honored
W. W. Rivers, pastor, of-
in the funeral rites held
afternoon at the Fh’st
scripture lesson. Officers of
Electra Lions Club, of which
was a charter member, served
pallbearers, while members of
club acted as escort of honor. The
Baptist choir was assisted by mem-
bers of the Methodist choir in the
singing of songs which were fa-
vorites of the deceased. Miss Le-
His wife, three daughters, Mrs*.
B. Akin at the piano.
Rev.
ficiated
Sunday «***•-------- ,T ,
Baptist Church for William M. Cal-
vert, former mayor and honored
citizen of Electra. Rev. C. C. Kling-
man. pastor of the First Christian
Church, offered the opening prayer.
Rev. H. E. Anderson, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, read the
he
as
the
The floral offerings, were among
the most beautiful and profuse ever
seen in Electra, many wreaths and
sprats being sent by friends from
other cities.
Deceased was born in Carroll
county, Missouri, October 22, 1865,
and was reared there. He came to
Texas thirty-three years ago, set-
tling in Fort Worth, where he was
-engaged in the real estate business
until twelve years ago when he
mo\ed to Electra. He has been
active as realtor and oil operator
here, and was one of the first to
secure a block of acreage in C rane
and Winkler counties, three years
ago. He was associated with W.
B. Collett, Fort Worth, and a group
of Electra men in promoting the
opening of the oil fields there.
He was elected major of Electra
in 1923. serving two years. Hi?
work in behalf of paving, sidewalk
building and city beautification wa,
■outstanding. He was active in tlu (
work of the Electra chamber of!
commerce, and a liberal contributor J
to the work of the First Baptist |
Church. of which he was a member.
trice Wofford sang a solo Mrs.
Ellis. Nation. Wichita Falls; Me?-1
dames G. C. Harrison and Jodie D.1
Smith, Electra; five brothers, A. K,1
Bosworth, Mo : L. N., Carmlton.
Mo.; G. F., Pina, Mo.; J. B Ex-!
cter, Mo.; and Stephen M.. De Rid-1
dier, La., survive. |
Stephen M. Calvert of De Rid j
dier, La., arrived last week before
his brother’s death, and remained (
with the stricken family until after
the funeral.
Sheldon Makes
Location Monday
For Wildcat Test
Location was made Monday on th**:
Chris Wittenbach tract, Waggoner
Colony lands, block 304, eight anil
one-half miles northeast of Electra,
for a rotary test to bo drilled to
2000 feet or more, by C. P. Shel-
don and associates. Derrick will
fie erected this week and tools
moved to the new location from
tiie Sheldon-Obenhaus pool north
of Sunshine Hill.
J The test is. a puredee wildcat,
the nearest production being ap-
proximatelj two and one-half miles
to the south and southeast.
Mr Sheldon has just completed
I' a well in the Holliday area on the
Wallace tract, block 11, Denton
r county school lands. Striking the
X s4nd at 1778 feet and drilling only
■!; one foot into it, the indications, are
£ good, it is said, for a 75 to 100
ban-el producer.
L. L. Donnell et al, Electra op-
$ erators, are rigging up for a ro-
g; tary test on the J. Mart Honaker
farm northeast of the Sheldon-Hon-
& aker producer, and north of the old
p Sunshine Hill pool,
Ls Another block of acreage is being
.secured by Electra men for a third
^’"Wildcat test to be drilled nearer
Red Rivep, north nf the Barwise
area and west of the Hirschi field.
Attend Convention
k Burkburnett Sunday
L Several Electra people attended
p* the district singing convention held
$ last Sunday afternoon at the First
Methodist Church. Burkburnett. W.
D. Hines Sterling and L. K. Guinn
and Chas Mauldin of this com-
i*. munity. and H E Wilson, now
ii> residing at Wichita Falls., formerly
of Electra, were among those lead-
ing the chorus and special numbers.
The next distinct meeting will be
£ hold at City View, two miles north-
■z west of Wichita Falls.
* <ELECTRA, ’TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH J21, 1929
Electra Rotarians
Attend’ 41st District
Meet i At Ranger
Mr. and ' Mrs. Ed Moreland, W.
D. Cross, James, Totten, J. Lon
Martin and Charles McGann left
Wednesday afternoon for Ranger,
where they will attend the annual
meeting of the 41st District Rotary
Conference, which convened there
Thursday and closes Friday night.
Fifty-eight clubs compose the
41st district and extensive prepara-
tions have been made by the city
of Ranger for the entertainment
of visiting Rotarians.
Mr. Moreland is delegate from
the local body.
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Indian Girls Chorus
Heard Friday At
Rotary Club Meet
Electra Rotary Club enjoyed an
unusual treat Friday at their reg-
ular noon luncheon xnect, when Miss
Audrey F. Carr of the t fine arts
department of the Government
School for Indians. Fort Sill, Okla.,
presented a group of her pupils in
a splendid concert. The singers
were Misses Inez Ecossy, Blossom
Piatt, Mintie Piatt, Lilly Yokesmite,
Winnie Niyah, and Agnes Lewis.
Harry Stroud, former Electra new -
paper man, now secretary of th«
Lawton chamber of emmene, and
Bland Harding, instructor in tin*
s.-hool. accompanied the party and
were introduced by Charles AirGann
and Karl Mader, who composed the
program committee for the entei
tainment features of the assemblj.
Mr. Stroud spoke in behalf of th< j
city of Lawton and its splendid j
progress. Miss Carr gave a brief i
his.tory of the work of the Indian I
school. She played the acconipam |
ment for the songs wh.rh wen .
given a hearty lyind. j
Two new members were welcomed*
into the club, J. Lee James of
Shamburger Lumber Company and I
Stephen Runion*. entering umlei the,
classification of automobile finance. I
Flowers Revival Draws |
Good Attendance At i
Methodist Church;
The eo-operative revival meeting ■
being sponsored by the Presbyter-1
lan and Methodist chuiche- in which!
Rev, and Mrs. R L Flower-, i
evangelists., are engaged is drawing
large crowds each sei vn e Manv
people* from nearby communities air
attending the evening sei vires and
the specii.l meetings are alt> acting i
many. |
Rev. and Mrs. Flowers appeared i
at the high school auditorium Tur.- [
day and led chapel ixmi-*' aftei j
the noon hour. Dr L. D. (,iift*»n|
and Rev. II. E. Anderson, pastoisj
of the two churches, arc assisting in |
the work and the combined c hoirs |
provide the music. I
Stolen Property I
Recovered Sunday,
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Five automobile* casing.-, and other'
automobile accessories, taken from (
the car stolen from Otto Dietz, local
plumber. Friday irght, were re-!
covered by Chief of PoLce Janies1
T. Taylor and special office! Waite 1
Craig, Sunday afternoon. A young 1
man was arrested after posit’vc)
identification had been made of the* I
stolen property, which was found on !
an automobile in northeast Electra. |
The Dietz automobile had been •
taken a short distance southeast
of town and abandoned after the
tires and parts had been removed.
They were found in use on an auto-
mobile being driven by the accused,
who claimed he purchased them
from a negro.
PAVING CONTRACTOR
MOVES TO CHILLICOTHE
W. V. Beaulteman, who for the
past six months has been located
in Electra as representative of the
J. P. Foty construction company,
left Friday for Chilicothe where he j
will supervise an extensive paving J
contract. Mr. Beaulteman has been1
in charge of the widening of the [
Cleveland avenue paving and thei
other paving projects in the city,
which arc now completed. Mrs.
Beaulteman spent some time tn Dal
las, but will join her husband at
Chillicothe this week.
4-H Club Contest
and Style.Shbw
Held Thursday
Eight of the eleven home demon-
stration clubs in Wichita County
were represented at tho annual
dress contest and style show held
at the local First Christian Church
Thursday. Biirwise club won the
attendance prize. Southfield club
was second.
Mrs.. Frank Davis, Pleasant Val-
ley club, won first place in the dress
contest; Mrs. C. E. Taylor, Barwise
club, second; Mrs. E. M. McKeown,
Bowie club, third; Mrs. S. S. Mar-
shall, president of Banvise club,
fourth.
Mrs.. Mattie Robinson, 70, was
awarded tho prize offered for tho
oldest woman entering tho contest
in which the owner must make and
wear her dress to be judged in
style and workmanship. Miss Glonn
Givens, 18, received the prize of-
fered to tho youngest contestant.
Mrs.. Claude Foy von first place in
telling the mo?t interesting stoiy
of those earning the money for the
materia.! for the contest dress.
Othei special prizes were awarded
Mrs. W. E. Palmer, Barwise; Mr>.
W. C. William-.. Iowa Park; Mr--.
B. M. Riggs. Beaver Crock; Miss
Emma Davis, Pleasant Valley. Chil-
dren s clothing department. Elinor
Hathaway. Pleasant Valiej. Air-
E. F. Moor<*, Bowit . Marion Jean
( rass, Barw i>e
Mi-' Ethel Loui'v Webb, Wichita
(’ounl\ homo dcmon-lration agent,
was assisted b\ Mis- Emma Guntei.
Wilbarger ( <«untx agent, and Mi"
Minnie Mae Grubb.-, district agon*,
txteii'ion service department A. A
M. College, in judging the exhibit-
Twenty nine elre—es wen* vnteied in
:he (onte-t. which wa< fosteied by
the Wechita Cejuntj (otimil <if
( lobs. One- nuntlre-el doll.n - in
pii/t wa- dis’i il»iit**ci b\ Elect!.*
merchant*’ who al-o presfidod a
bpimg s!jh show dm ir u the af
te • nouti
Thieves Raid Flock
Pedigreed Poultry
Mr and Mi- Walter Rainc*
prominent bretders of pedigree I
\ncuna chicken-, leport the Io-- o,
-eventcen hens dui.i.g the pa-t
week b» theft The fowls are
biande-d and effoits are being made
to appiehend the thief or thieve-.
A vetal other cases <>| chicken thett
ba*e been reported to Elce-’ia i»t
fice: > during the past month, ami
I A. Stidham, president of th»*
Anti Theft Association, will call a
m-etmg of members Saturday in
which plans will be made for fur-
ther co-operative effort to cuib
losses fiom that source.
Mis. Raines reports one of the-
be >t records nf the season in hatch
ng wah incubators at home Si e
• htained 121) live chicken.- from
136 ecgs and found leadj sale fot
the baby chicks at a good price.
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Indian Singers Appear
at High School Friday
A group of Indian girls, student«
*n the government school at For!
.6,11. gave a pi ngram of popular
•tongs at the high school auditorium
last Fiiday afternoon, aftei having
appeared first at the Rotary Club
luncheon. Miss Audevy Carr, in-
s ructoi. diieeled the conceit and
played the accompaniment on the
I Kino, Superintendent Dinsmore ir.
troduced the visitors.
Harry Stroud, former Electra
man accompanied the party, who
are seeking to secure recognition
for their school and its work in
behalf of the Indians.
Rural School Expert
Enterprise March 26
W. L. Hughes of A. ’& M. Col-
lege- will speak at Enterprise school
on Tuesday evening, March 26, ac-
cording to an announcement from
Burl Bryant. Mr. Hughes is brought
here to speak on the consolidation
of four schools, Enterprise, Sun-
shine Hill, County I.ine and Bar-
wise. The speaker is head of the
Rural Department of Education of
A. & M. College and.all trustees
are asked to be present, and others
that are interested.
Returns From Fort Worth
Miss Audiey McComb returned
Sundav fiom Fort Worth where
she spent last week visiting friends
and attending the Shew.
H I CTRA MAN
KiTIIRlTO I1IAII
AT GALVESTON
Mrs. Louie E. Moad, 821 North
Electra street, received a telephone
call from Galveston at 1:30 a. m.
Thursday, in which she was told
that her husband had been picked
up unconscious on a boulevard there
and had died shortly afterward.
Details of his death are lacking ex-
cept that a later message stated
that he was injured in an automo-
bile accident at 12:30, and died at
one o’clock.
Mr. Moad had been engaged for
the past month in the insurance
business and left Electra Saturday
saying ho would probably go to
Archer City or Knox county and
that vicinity on business, according
to statement made by members of
the family. Mrs. Moad was stay-
ing w ith her mother during his
absence.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made and no definite an-
nouncement will be made until
identification of the body being held
at, an undertaking establishment in
Galveston can be made.
Mi. Moad had resided here for
some time ami had been active in
<■ i\ .c and ichgious affairs, taking
prominent part in the woik of the
Fu-t Methodist Church. News of
hi** tragic death shocked the entire i
citizenship of Electra.
Electra Takes Third
Place in Track Events
1’iact,tally every member of the
Eh-itia Tigvi squad of track men
writ to \vinnn Fridaj afternoon tot
l.ikt p.ut in a six cornered invila-|
lion meet held at the City Park i
th< c* /Vrrivmg late, they were able J
howevci to make- a fair showing)
ami phi<*(*(l third with 3.*> 3-4 point.-’
t<* then credit. [
\ c-rtion won first place. with!
I" 1 4. Chillicothe 37 1 2. Quanan!
JI; Iowa Paik 10 1 2. and Crowell j
i, ’
Electra Women Attend |
State Meet R. N. A.
Mc-d.inies Suda Aw trey and W
R Martin left Fi idaj night fen
Dallas where the;, will attend th**!
annual reinvention of Royal Neigh-,
h-irs of Amc-itca lodge of Tcxa-.:
Mrs Awtrey is secretary of th* j
, oigamzatiiin and Mis. Martin is1
I ast orach They jo'ned a compant !
• »f ab’Uit thirty members, including I
the degree team of the Wich-.tal
I-alls R N. A. lodge |
The* Wichita Falls team willi
cumpeto in the ceremonial woi k '
.* gainst other st long team.- in the
.-late.
Graduates Vote On
Civilian Dress Instead
of Cap and Gown
Electra high school graduating
i !ass for 1921» will wc-ir civilian
th css instead of cap and gown.
; ccording te> a decision reached by
i,n overwhelming vote at a class
electing hold last week. Dr. L. D. j
Grafton was. chosen to deliver the
oi.ccalaureate sermon, which will bef
given in the high school auditorium. I
Lawton Man Buys
Electra Hardware
and Assumes Charge
H. S. Stewart of Law’ton, Okla.,
has* bought the stock of the Elec-
tra Hardware Company, 104 West
Cleveland avenue, and assumed
charge of the business this week.
He will continue to operate at the
same stand and under the same
name. He is experienced in the
hardware business, and comes high-
’y recommended.
He and his w’ife and ntothe’*.
Mrs. W. P. Stew’art, arrived from J
Lawton, and are residing at 816
North Wichita Street.
C. E. * McDannald, who was one
of the founders of the firm which
was established twenty years ago.
and who has. been actively connect-
ed with its management, states
‘hat he will remain in Electra, but
will take a reeded vacation.
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Visiting Daughter Here
Mrs. II. C Fischer of Little Rock
Aikansas, was called £o the bedside
cf her daughter, Mrs. Henry H
Black, who is seriously ill at het
home at 422 East Cleveland avenu.
R. E. Scheurer Heads
Retail ‘ Merchants .
For Coming Year
R. E. Scheurer has been elected
president of the Retail Merchants
Association for the coming year.
W. M. Austin was elected vice-
president; Charles McGann, treas-
urer, and W. R. Martin re-elected
secretary-manager.
The directors elected at a pre-!
viouf, meeting are: T. T. Weather-
all, R. E. Scheurer, S. B. Marchant,
W. M. Austin, M. D. Goldsmith,
W. A. Asbill, A. W. Shanafelt, E.
V. Haltom, C. H. McGann, J. B.
Totten and W. P. Grisham.
Boy Gets Both Legs
Broken In Collision
Here Wednesday
Ernest Phillips, age eleven, son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Phillips, had
the bones of both legs broken above
the knees, and Price Arnold, twelve,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I Arnold,
was painfully cut and bruised
Wednesday morning about 8:30 o’-
clock when a coupe on which they
were riding collided with a large
truck. The accident occurred in
front of Suttles Grocery on North
Waggoner street and was witnessed
by nianj pupils of the First Ward
school. Howell Suttle assisted the
driver of the car in taking the in-
jured lads to the Parmley-Ogden
ho-.pital for treatment. The Arnold
boy was given emergency aid and
vvas later removed . to his home
The Phillips lad is resting as well
a- can be expected but i.- still in
the hospital.
Mr Phillips i* an employe of the
Magnolia Petroleum Company. Mr.
Arnold is a tiuck driver, and both
families reside north of Woodruff!
Heights. The boys are students in
Waggoner Ward school, and were,
on their way there when the ac- •
c .dent occurred,, having ‘ hung on" ■
the out-ide of the car to catch a'
ride i
Poultry Bodies Will
Hold Meeting Here
Saturday Afternoon
J A Midham. president of the
Elect! a Poultrj Breeder.- A-s<»cia
tion ard also of the Anti-Theft
A'sociat.on. announces that a called
meeting of both bodies will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2*30 at the
chamhtr of commerce* hail Mat-
ters of importance to poultrv lais
< : *•. will be discussed and all win*
are interested are invited to at-
tend the meeting.
Recent depredations of flocks in
this vuinity by thieves have been
.ilarining and drastic steps will have
to be taken if such losses are to
be curbed, according to Mr. Stid-
ham and other members, of the1
official board.
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Lee Copeland Elected
• Head County Singers
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Leo Copeland was re-elected pres- j
ident of the Wichita County Sing-!
ing Convention, J. S. Gore was:
re-elected secretary, and other of- i
ficers are as. follows: W. B. John-1
son, first vice president; W. D. ’
Hines, second vice president; Mrs. I
Edith Goodlet, assistant secretary; j
R. L. Moye, chaplain. The election
was. held at the close of'the meet-1
ing held at the Church of God ]
here Sunday. March 10. The n**xt!
meeting will be held at Kemp City I
on Sunday, June 9. i
Other conventions and district J
meetings were announced as fol-1
lows: district meeting, Burkburnett,|
Sunday afternoon, 2 o’clock, Meth-
odist church; Sunday, March 24 at
Leona, west of Bowie; Sunday.
March 31, at Olney; Sunday, April
14, two miles south and one west
of Walters, Okla.; Sunday, April
21, at Odell; Sunday, April 28,
Annual Convention, Valley View,
01:1a.
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Committee Named By
Chamber of Commerce
Two additional standing commit- [
tc**sv recently announced among thos**
to serve this year for the Electra |
Chamber of Commerce and Agri-1
culture, are: Industrial, S. B. Mar-j
chant, chairman, L. B. Slaughter, i
W R Skinner; Aviation, W. A.*
Asb:ll, chairman. Ed Moreland. P.
G. Ki v hn.
_________NUMBER 30
Lions Hear Talk
On Morals and
Religion Thursday
Visitors present at the nqon
luncheon meeting of the Electra
Lions Club Thursday were Rev. R.
L. Flowers, Methodist evangelist,
•Dallas; Dr. R. H. Graham and John
B. McKinley, Wichita Falls. Rev.
Flowers made a splendid address
on the subject of “Morals and Re-
ligion.” Lions Graham and Mc-
Kinley spoke in behalf of the Lions
Club Zoo at Wichita Falls.
Announcement was made that a
meeting of the “Bart Magee Lions
Club” would be held at Dr. Gra-
ham’s chicken house on Friday
night, March 29.
Arrangements were made fn*
about twenty-five members ’ to at-
tend the inter-city meet to be held
at Vernon Friday, night, March 22.
Leters of thanks Were read from
Dr. R. L. Marquis, Denton educa-
tor, who spoke at the Lions-Senior
banquet at the Country Club, and
from Mrs. E. B. Marchant of this
city. Dr. Marquis thanked the club
for having given him the privilege
of - speaking to the class and for
the hospitality shown him; Mrs.
Marchant thanked the club for
flowers sent her during a recent
illness.
A committee on resolutions in re-
gard ^o the death of Lion W. M.
Calvert was appointed as follows:
B. W. Tipton. chairman, C. C.
Khngman, E. E. Rogers.
The chib voted to give medals to
high school deciaimers again this
year. E. E. Roger:#, Dr. P. E.
Fish and W. L. Hill were named
us a committee to buy the medals.
II. A. Decker reported that tho
Lions-Senior banquet, given last
week, was a success in every way.
Vernon Lodge Team
Confers Degree On
New Members Here
A class of four school teachers
were gi\en the initiatory degree at
the regular meeting of the Electra
Rebtkah lodge Fi idaj night. Mr.
and Mi>. E. R. Stroud, Enterprise;
Mjss Ltuna Fender, Waggoner ward
srhnol and Mi*-s Marguerite Rag-
land, Rockv Point school, were the
new members, and the ceiemomal
work was exemplified by the Vernon
team.
Mi<. R 1. Eudaley, noble grand,
presided o\er the meeting and a
short program of music and read-
ing.- preceded the initiatory work.
Approximately one hundred mem-
bers and visitors present and sever-
al talks for the good of the order
were made Refreshments were
seized during the social hour.
Tho following out-of-town visitors
were registered: Mr. and Mrt\ B.
II. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Mc-
Kinley; Mesdamcs Earl O’Steen,
II. D. Stevens, O. R. Key, T. S.
Lamar, O. II. Naylor, E. E. Cole-
man, L. A. Larrimore, George A.
Long. Evelyn McCroskey; Misses
Mary Lo\e, Nell Ferguson, Ethel
McKinley, Ruth Carney. Opal Lew-
is, Faye McKinley, Ethel Robinson,
Maurino Brooks, Nell McWilliams,
Hattie Tackett, Aubrey Fowler,
Mary Tom Lamar, Annie Lacy,
Texia Glover and Mary Coleman;
Messrs. E. E. Coleman, J. A. Car-
ney, O. K. Key and L. P. Kramer,
Vernon; Messrs, and Mesdamcs O.
C. Blanton and E. R. Loftin; Mes-
dames Lillian H. McNeeley, Allison
Moore, John Colbreth and Guy Mc-
Neeley, Wichita Falls; Mrs. A. D.
Butcher, Iowra Park.
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Father Electra Teacher
Dies At Brownwood
Friends here received telegrams
Wednesday morning telling of the
death of J. N. Bowden, age 83,
pioneer resident of Rising Star. He
had been in ill health for some
time and death took place in a
Brownwood hospital Tuesday night.
His daughter. Miss Mjrtle Bowden,
is teacher of English in Electra
high school, and was called to
Brownw’ood last Thursday because
of his critical condition
Returns From Father's Bedside
Airs. R F Scott of the Aimikla
Hotel retained Tuesday from Ros-
coe, where she had been attending
the bedside of her father, J A. Mc-
Carty, pioneer resilient of that
place, who is seriously HL
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