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NUMBER 31
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
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the entire day Sunday,
mark the closing of the
with the night service.
miles
tary
moonshine at the same time
found by deputy constables
leave
All
and
Gilger.
Events
H. Cloninger
Swofford,
Moon”;
“Glad
Grimes
the
200,
and
per-
fol-
Typing—Willie Lee McClure, Al-
ma Barker, Mary Alice Scott and
Clarence Rinefeldt;_ substitute, Fred
Gillum.
days. She is affectionately
“Mother,” and he was
as
Flowers Revival
*• ' * » *
Attracts Crowds;
To Close Sunday
l -
Triple . Kerosene" Can
Holds Moonshine and .
Oil -At Sprite Time
the Methodist
Flowers at the Pres-
revival meeting has
attract large crowds
week. Both ’ Mr.
his* wife are fluent
are possessed of ef-
movement is on foot to pave
alley running through block
from Totten Brothers on Wag-
goner to Lina Motor Company
Wichita street. A committee
confer with property owners
Beaver Creek Boy
Has Back Broken
By Falling Timber
According to ReV. C. C. Kling-
man, pastor, there will be no Easter
sunrise prayer service at the First
Christian church. The Bible school
will have a special program and
there will be special music at both
morning and evening ,services.
into West Virginia,
California and Ok-
coming to Electra
ago. He spent
in the employ of
over
of
Mrs.
the
in
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• the
Twenty Years of Service
Has Built Circulation
ELECTRA SCHOOLS IN READINESS
FOR COUNTY INTERSCHOLASTIC
MEET AT IOWA PARK MARCH 29-30
Track Events
(Senior Boys’ Division)
yard high hurdle—1. Rex
Ed Moreland.
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gin
the
may
ton.
Ferris
of the
The
Friday
W.
Frank
Thompson ward girls—Ruth Jones,
Mary Helen Boutwell. Katherine
McClure, Claudine Williams, Clem-
mie Bearden, Marjorie Bray, Peggy
Joe Cunningham. Manilla Milford,
Floy Austin. Mina Cobb, Nadine
Ashley, Mary Bashara.
Ralph;
J. B.
Brashear, Olga Bashara, Josephine
Peters. Christine Hamilton; sub-
stitutes, Obie 'Choate, Veta Cath-
erine Hopkins, Dorothy Anderson.
Waggoner ward boys—Charles
Kent, Joe Moore, Raymond Curf-
man, J. W. LeBus, G. F. LeBus,
Jr., William Sanders, Oscar Whit-
well, Roy Tyler, Willis Cummins,
Glen Minton, Edward McCracken;
substitutes, Ted Miller, Oliver Lof-
tin, Lloyd - Jones, Edward HasselL
No Sunrise Program
at Christian Church
ELECTRA BASEBALL TEAMS WIN
THREE CHAMPIONSHIP CUPS IN
LEAGUE MEETING SATURDAY
B. M. Eggenberg, chancellor com-
mandei of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, directed the degree team in
conferring the rank of Knight on
Abe Edleman, at the regular meet-
ing Monday night. Three new ap-
plications for membership were re-
ceived, and p’ans made for mem-
bers of th? lodge to meet in the
hall and attend the Flowers revival
at the Methodist church Wednesday
night.
Revival Started At
Assembly of God
Thursday Evening
2000
Mr. Sheldon says that three noted
geologists have recommended a test
on this particular structure which
has not been drilled before,
structure was mapped first in 1918
and other wells have been drilled in
that vicinity, but the Sheldon test
is the first to be made by local
operators, and hopes are high for
the opening of a new pool which
would prove a real boom to Elec-
tra.
Howard
and ar-
a few
Easter Egg Hunt •
At Country Club
Easter Service Here
Vernon Commandry
Knights Templar
H. F. Petrey, age twenty-two,
whose home is at Star, Texas, lost
his right hand at 7:45 o’clock Sun-
day morning when it was caught
in a catline at a Moran Drilling
Company rig in the Rock Cross-
ing field. The hand was severed
below the wrist, and suffering from
excruciating pain and loss of blood,
he was brought by fellow workmen
to Parmley-Ogden
the crushed ends
amputated at the
is resting as well
pected.
Jack Jackson, driller, and other
employes on the rig witnessed the
accident and assisted in rendering
first aid.
in Clarion
and began
there when
A .cleverly camouflaged five gal-
lon kerosene can holding both oil
and
was
Belcher and Gant of Wichita Falls
in a i-aid made Saturday night on
a shack near the old baseball park
site west of Waggoner ward school.
Nearly a gallon of whiskey, a half
gallon jar full and another almost
full was ’ found in the false bottom
of the oil can. Mrs. “Shorty” Skin-
ner, whose husband was already an
inmate of the Wichita county jail,
was placed under arrest and taken
to Wichita Falls, where she wil
face charges of liquor law viola-
tions.
Her husband faces similar charges
as the outgrowth of a‘previous raid
on their home by officers who found
a quantity of whiskey but overlooked
the fuel can. The couple have six
children, it is said.
chamber into
the handling
in various
completed but
the bureau
as follows: E.
Brown,
H. Y.
R. E.
C. A.
Gordon
M. Douglas, W. M. Austin, S.
Marchant.
Committee Named ,
By Chamber On
Paving Project
rope breaking and releasing a
pole which struck him across
back, inflicted injuries *«which
cripple for life Clyde Hamil
age twenty-^ne, son of Mrs.
Hamilton, pioneer res'dent
Beaver Creek community,
accident occurred at noon
while the young man was
employed on a star machine on the
Lazy J ranch. He was taken im-
mediately to a Wichita Falls hos-
pital. X-ray pictures, revealed that
the bones of the spine were d's-
located and several ribs broken.
Reports from his bedside Monday
were to the effect that physicians
would -place him in a plaster cast
as soon as the broken ribs can be
set in place.
His mother moved to Sudan last
Fall for the benefit of her health.
She arrived Saturday to attend his
bedside.
Return Wednesday
From Moad Funeral
Wednesday
where they attended
Mon-
Wed-
Mes-
herc
Rev.
Revs. H. E. Anderson and L. D.
Crafton were assisted by J. M.
Kent, chaplain, and members of the
official staff of the Electral. O.
<0. F. lodge in conducting the funer-
al rites held at the Magnolia board-
ing house Tuesday afternoon for H.
L. Gilger, age 66, whose death Sun-
day night followed a lingering ill-
ness from cancer. AH except abso-
lutely necessary labor in all branches
of work for Magnolia Petroleum
Company was suspended during the
funeral services and the workers
and their families attended in
numbers.
The floral offerings were
tiful and profuse, and a
crowd was present both at
house and at the grave where the
■Odd Fellow memorial :
was touchingly given.
' Deceased was born
County, Pennsylvania,
work in the oil fields
■quite young and followed develop-
ment westward
Ohio, Indiana,
lahoma before
eighteen years
forty-five years
the Standard Oil Company and its
subsidiary branches.. He had been
employed as superintendent of pro-
Hamilton-Brown-
several years and
are perhaps, most
any
oil
school
Corinne Reed, Rose
Reba McKinnis, Dorothy
i, PauFne Henson, Agnes
duction on the
Cross leases for
he and his wife
widely known of
Texas among the
She has operated the Magnolia
boarding house, through which hun-
dreds of oil field workers have
•passed, both during and since the
boom
known as.
known always to the “boys’
Dad Gilger.
His wife, two stepsons, Clarence
and Charles James, a step daughter,
Mrs. Beulah James Balter, a grand-
son, Laverne James, who has been
creared by his grandparents
Lnown as Laverne (Toots)
.survive him.
Toots is a student in
Payne College, Brownwood,
rived home from school
hours before Mr. Gilger’s death.
Two nephews were also present.
Three sisters also survive. They
live in the east and were unable
to attend.
Electra Lions Club enjoyed a
splendid program put on by local
talent at their regular noon lunch-
eon meeting at the Marriott Hotel,
Thursday.
The invocation was offered by
F. M. Baker after the singing of
“America.” Freeman Miller intro-
duced as a visitor, Mr. Fugitt of
Dallas.. Wayne Gillespie introduced
Mr. Gill of Dallas. G. R. Davidson,
president, presided over the busi-
ness session, during which Hardy
Totten reported that the meeting of
the “Bart Magee” club at Dr. Gra-
ham’s home at Wichita Falls has
been postponed. E. E. Rogers, chair-
man of the medal committee, re-
ported that arrangements for the
awarding of medals to high school
deciaimers would be complete next
week. Robert P. Hall reported that
the attendance contest had resulted
in a tie and another contest, an
international affair, would be start-
ed Sept. 1.
Announcement was made that
the next inter-city meet for the
district would be held here in April.
News was also received that the
annual convention of Texas Lions,
scheduled to be held May 18 and
19 in Austin, would have to seek a
new place of meeting because of the
special session of Texas legislature
to be held at that tinm. The con-
vention will probably be held at
San Angelo or San Antonio.
Messrs. Fugitt and Gill both made
brief talks. Dr. C. H. Schulkey
spoke in behalf of the zoo main-
tainence fund. Dr. Schulkey and
L. B. Slaughter were responsible for
he program which was given by
“Company Z,” an organization
local talent, under the direction of
Miss Letrice Wofford. Readings, by
Miss Beasley and Joe Turner; songs
by the Sunshine Girls, Vanity Sex-
tette, Melody Maids, and Miss Wof-
ford, with Mi?.s Ross as violinist
and % Miss Wofford at the piano,
provided one of the most delightful
entertainment features ever heard
by the club, according to reports
from Neal M. Sparks, secretary.
’ Preaching to capacity crowds last
Sunday «in simultaneous services at
both the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches at the morning' hour,' Rev.
R. L. Flowers at
church, Mrs.
byterian,
continued
through
Flowers
speakers
ficient methods of personal appeal.-
They are both outspoken in their-
fight against modern evils, and
hearty exponents of the gospel of
salvation by grace.
Monday night was observed as
family night, with seats reserved
for families to sit together. Tues-
day night was observed as ladies
night. Wednesday night as men’s
night. Thursday night all the chil-
dren of the 5th, 6th and 7th grades
of Electra public schools will have
seats reserved for them in celebra-
tion of boys and girls night. Fri-
day night will be high school night
with special honors shjwn students
of the high school.
A sunrise serv’ce on Easter morn-
ing will be arranged for the
younger folk who have enrolled in
the Flowers’ Young People Club
A full program has been arranged
for
will
ing
^5 Eliminations have been completed
and entrants for Electra public
y school in the Wichita county inter-
scholastic league meet to be held
; Friday and Saturday, March 29 and
r 30, at Iowa Park, have been chos-
■r en.
■ The literary division will begin
> the preliminaries on Friday and be
& carried through Saturday, closing
with the final awards of loving
fecups at 9:30 Saturday night. Elec-
J&tra high school entrants in the lit-
uKerary contests are:
Debate—Robert Smith and Dale
^Austin; alternates, W. B. Teel and
febarry King.
Debate—Euletta Munday and Bur-
p;iiie Rounsavall; alternates, Euphemia
|i*Forbes and Iola Smith.
Declamation— Marjorie Beasley
Senior Girls’ Division); alternate,
■Rose Marie Turner.
Declamation— Joe Turner (Senior’
Boys’ Division); alternate,
Gillum.
Spelling—Maxine Hughes
Helen Dinsmore (Senior Division);
alternate, Frances Ann Orr.
Spelling—Billy Chaffee and Clar-
ence Rinefeldt (Junior Division);
alternate, Reba McKinnis.
Essay Writing—Vivian Goodman
and Lillie Streety.
Extemporaneous Speech— Ruby
Palmer; alternate, Fred Gillum.
C. P. Sheldon spudded in Tuesday
on hi.- wildcat test 150 feet each
way from the northwest corner of
the C. H. Wittenbach tract, section
303, Waggoner Colony lands, eight
northeast of Electra. Re-
tools are being used for the
which will be carried down
feet.
“Me and the
Little Joe
Rag Doll”;
and Wofforl
own compo-
und Letrice
“Mighty Lak a
Sextette joined
on the special
sang a popular
C. C.
Baker
Moad’s sis-
Members of the Nazarene Sunday
school will give an Easter program
Sunday night at their new church
building completed last week at the
corner of North Wilbarger street
and Franklin avenue. The program
will be in the nature of a house-
warming tn which the church in-
vites the public in celebration of the
opening of their new home. I
W. E. Gentry is directing
training of the young people
preparing the program. Rev. J.
Hinps. pastor, will preach after
exercises are concluded. Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Corbett will be pres-
ent and the three will hold a re-
vival meeting during the coming
week.
2.
J.
Oil Work Suspends
For Gilger Rites
Tuesday Afternoon
up rjT, p.
Company L Gives
Program at Friday
Rotary Luncheon
Public Invited To
Attend Program At
New Church Sunday
general arrangements. All
of the Vernon Comandry
Knights -Templar, will hold
Easter service at the First
Sunday
o’clock,
made
part in these services, which
be concluded with an Easter
hunt Sunday afternoon
children and grownups.
Electra’s newest musical organi-
sation, “Company Z”, directed by
Misses Letrice Wofford and Beulah
Ross, made a hit with Electra Ro-
tarians at their noon luncheon meet-
ing held, at the Marriott Hotel Fri-
day.
The new company is made up of
old favorites among the local en-
tertainers with the addition of a few
new members. The personnel is
composed of Miss Wofford, director,
pianist; Miss Ross, violin; Little
Joe Turner, soloist, reader, violin-
ist; Marjorie Beasley, reader, “Per-
sonality Girl; Doris and Margaret
Owens, singers and readers, “Sun-
shine Girls”; Misses Robertson,
Jennings, Taylor, Williams, Wofford,
Laura V. LeBus. chorus singers.
“Vanity Fair Sextette” and a new
trio of popular singers, Misses Opal
Snow, Helen Grimes and Eloise
Wofford. Misses Eloise and Letrice
Wofford appear in several of
chorus, parts.
M. D. Goldsmith presided
the meeting in the absence
W. D. Cross, president. Ben Miller
was in charge of the entertain-
ment feature and introduced Miss
Wofford, who presented members of
“Company Z.”
Misses Owens sang
Man in'' the
Turner sang
Misses Snow,
sang several of their
sitions; Misses Eloise
Wofford sang
Rose”; the Vanity
in on the chorus
numbers and also
ballad.
President Cross,
Chas. McGann. J. Lon Martin and
James Totten were all in Ranger
attending the 41st District Rotary
conference.
Rev. and Mrs. Meyer Tan-Ditter
of Providence, R. I., will arrive
today and begin a revival meeting
tonight at the Assembly of God
Church, according to announcement
made Tuesday by Rev. * E» B.
Crump, pastor, who says the con-
gregation is making preparations
for one of the most successful
meetings ever held at that church.
Rev. and Mrs. Tan-Ditter are
skilled musicians and talented sing-
ers. He is a converted Jew, and
his manner of delivery, together with
his unusual story of conversion to
Christianity will p^nve attractive
in 'holding the interest of hi§. hear-
ers. The meeting will continue un-
til April 14. The public is urged
to attend.
Approximately 1000 eggs will be
provided for an Easter egg hunt
to be gives by the Electra Country
■Club for children of the members,
next Sunday.
The hunt will begin promptly at
2:30 p. m. H. A. Decker is chair-
man of the committee on arrange-
ments. 'He will b? assisted by
several other members of the of-
ficial board, and they expect to
make it one of the best entertain-
ments of the season for the young-
t sters.
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' ELECTRA,f TEXA6, THURSDAY, MARCH .28,'. 1929
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the organization, are in charge of
the
kn’ghts in this vicinity will meet
at 10 a. m. at the Electra Masonic
Temple, and will be joined there
by visiting knights in full uniform.
They will march in a body to the
church. Rev. E. L. Moore, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, j
Vernon, will preach the Easter ser-
mon. Special music for the occa-
sion will be rendered by the local
choir.
Waggoner ward girls — Ozie
girls team Chesher, Rosamond Cloninger, Fay
took first place over Electra high; Andrews, Esther Howell, Victoria
school senior team. The Thompson | Bryan, Dorothy Kinnebrew, Loraine
ward ' 1 ' *' 'T”‘ ■"*
game.
The
as follows:
High school
Easter and Farewell
Services Enterprise
Church Sunday
H. F. Petrey Loses
RightHand Sunday
In Oil Field Mishap
Lions Club Enjoys
Whoopee Program
Gven by Locals
120
Swofford; 2. Othal Loftin; 3. C.
McDannald, C. Rodawalt or Lee
Hodges.
100 yard dash—1. Larry King;
2. A. White; 3. Coy Sandefer,
C. Lane.
Mile run—1. R. Cloninger;
H. Cloninger; 3. G. Whitesides,
F. Lloyd or Mark Roberts.
220 yard low hurdle___1.
Head; 2. C. Rodawalt; 3. E.
or C. McDannald.
220 yard dash—1. Larry
2. Q. Sandefer; 3. A. White
Prince.
880 yard run—1. C. Warren; 2.
C. Jones; 3. Tom McDannald, Bill
Bethune or M. Roberts.
One mile relay—1. Larry King;
2. Paul Head; 3. Hall Cloninger;
4. Othal Loftin, '
McDannald.
Field
Pole vault—1.
E. White; 3. Rex
White, or R. Cloninger.
Running broad jump—1. C.
(Continued on Page 8)
on
to
and
make the necessary arrangements in
regard to the project was appointed
at the * directors meeting of the
Electra Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture last week. The
•sonnel of the committee is as
lows: Jack Nelson, chairman, S. B.
Marchant and Clyde Dunn.
Another special committee named
was the “Fire Department Commit-
tee,” composed of S. B. Marchant
and A. L. Robb. They will can-
vass the city in behalf of the effort
to raise funds toward securing a
new chemical engine for the Electra
Volunteer Fire Department.
The division of the
bureaus to facilitate *
of affairs coming up
lines has not been fully
the committeemen on
have been named,
V. Haltom, chairman, E. R.
E. W. Barr, W. A. Asbill,
Ncwsum, J. M. Hemby,
Scheurer, Ed Moreland,
Hodges, C. E. McDannald,
Member
No
their
Baptist church, Electra,
moi n.ng beginning at 11
according to announcement
here this week.
Knox Kinard, Vernon, commander,
II. W. Norwood, recorder of
C. P. Sheldon Spuds
Wildcat Northeast
Electra Tuesday
■
P
Work In Degree of
Knight K, P. Meet
Rev. C. A. Stadler, for more
than two years pastor of the Zion
Evangelical church east of Enter-
prise school, has resigned to accept
a call to the church at Birch, Tex-
as. The congregation will commem-
orate the season with a Lenten
Service and celebiation of the Lord’s
Supper on Friday morning at ten
o’clock. The service will be con-
ducted in the German language. A
splendid Easter program has been
arranged for Sunday school at 10
a. m. festival Service and Holy
Communion will be observed, begin-
ning at 11 a. m. A .basket dinner
will be served on the church grounds
as a farewell party for the pas-tor
and his family who will
Monday for their new home,
neighbors and friends of the con-
gregation are invited to attend and
take
The WH1
ward boys — J.
Tom Stockton,
boys—Bob Coffey,; Brcuthertin, Ray Ballard, Rodney
. D. Smith, Hatton Hub-
Chunn, John Dorsey, Bill Holcomb,1 bard, Reuben Sims., Sheridan Gowdy,
Veryl Hughes. Thrall Sheldon, Wich-.John Chisholm, Clarence Bryan, Ben
ita Sheldon, Sidney Smith; substi- ■ Kelley, Russell Austin.
tutes, Thomas Williams, - • •
Parmley, Euel Sandefer, and
Rawls.
High
Goode,
Turner.
Three Electra teams copped three
loving cups in athletic events in
the Wichita county interscholastic
league meet held at Iowa
Saturday. The high school senior
’team defeated Burkburnett,
only opponent in that clas-s, 29 to
13. The Waggoner team defeated
Clara for first place in the junior
division; Thompson school defeating
Barwise for third place in that di-
vision. Waggoner girls team took ..... —_____________
the titular bout by defeating Fair-j Delbert Jackson, Lloyd Havens, Lee
view. The score was even at the Ratliff, James. Moody, Rex Adams,
end of nine innings, Waggoner win- ’■ James Suttle, Albert Bird, Vandarel
ning 13 to 12 in playing off the Turner,
tie.
Burkburnett senior’
Mrs. Louie E. Moad, Mr.
Mrs. A. O. Bas.ham, Rev.
Klingman and Mrs. F. M.
of this city and Mrs.
ter. Mrs. Sam Baker of Burkbur-
nett. returned Wednesday from
Monett. Mo.,
the funeral rites held there
day for Mr. Moad, who died
nesday night at Galveston,
dames Moad and Bakers left
Saturday night and joined
Klingman at Dallas, in accompany-
ing the remains to their final rest-
ing place. Rev. Klingman, as a
close friend of the bereaved family,
had gone immediately to Galveston
upon hearing of Mr. Moad’s death.
Mr. Baker of Burkburnett, accom-
panied the women to Dallas.
Mr. and Mrc.. Basham had gone
from Electra to Monett Thursday
to make the arrangements for burial
there, and to comfort the bereaved
family of deceased. Mrs. Moad of
Monett is a sister of Mr. Basham.
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girls team lost their first: Thrasher, Violet Davis, Edna Age,
Ethelyn Hogle.
personnel of the teams were Thompson
I Hastings,
Pete Crossland, Billy Chaffee, Keith | Lamb, R.
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