The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR
The members assembled at
ser\ e
as
doc-
is
provided
with 455 points
Bob
opened
was
Rev,
Williams
Mr.
mittees relative to the program
' work in dancing
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Published Thursday of
' Each Week
> on ac~
made sat-
rillo;
grandfather, F. P. Grisham, Electra,
and a number of aunts and uncles.
Dale Refinery
Makes Short Run
During Past Week
Mrs.’Grace Morgan
Heads O. E. S. Lodge
Miss Leona Smith
Livingston”;
-“Straightway
Misses I
Rites will be held at the First
Methodist church I
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Music and Talks
Are Features of
Rotary Meeting
Carmel,
i Union soldier,
, was
orated with suitable ceremony.,
< z?bw
. 24 < .Years of I Service Has'i
’ Built Circulation •
kind, revolutionize th^ world out-
look on humanity.
A brieL discussion regarding at-
tendance of members at club lunch-
eon meetings was stressed,«r- //
• pr.j^Ci/C.'. Klirigman,’ .honorary
member5of?the club,.; delivered im- z
pressiye\instrultions to the new of-
ficers;>wh6' ’ were presented'., as-.fol-; , ?
Ipjva R/| R. / Ramey, president??•??
Dr; P/^/Fish,-second; vice-president? ’ </
Otto M. Lambert," tail’-twister;'•!£?• A?
Decker,-Lion?tamer;’ SAH’. Hill and
W. L.' Horn,v;hew:_ directors: ’ 'C. AV.,
Scheurer,' v- secretary/treasurer-- elect? -
was abjjent. ■ \:Dr.' -Ramey ' apokb
briefly in appreciation/of the ; honor
bestowed upon him -and asked /the?
co-operation of the members, in ‘seek-1
ing to make, this a-banner year for
the organization.- Mr. Dinsmore
spoke in appreciation of; the-efficient ,
Rites Friday At
Methodist Church „
Mrs. Jack Wilson
by /way /of / Commerce/ and'/brought
their'1son/ .Joseph, home- ?frbm East
Texas;- State / Teacher^;; College.’’. J2-
rp'me? Torvie?? who'’ has? been attend-
ing school there, also'returned .home
/?'? y j
z^r- z? - -3 y!.
Rev. Cowsert Is
; Speaker - Baptist
■; School of'Missions
Herbert Eggenberg
Succumbs At Local
Hospital Thursday i ly beloved by all who knew’ her. |
| J-Tnr mnrrinm* t.a .lack Wi«m. son *
Herbert Eggenberg, age 31, pump-? - ;---- — ■ ■
for the Red River Oil Co., died ’the culmination of a school-days ro-
about, twenty members present.
Mrs. Pearl T. Somers, Wichita Falls,
district manager, was guest of the
assembly and gave an interesting
ire on the work of the order.. A
hour was, enjoyed, during,
cream
It. ’
; of
teaching various divisions
— Rev. Cowsert
brief talk each morning at fice.
Thirteen -members were present.
affair this year is /October .8,? 9 {and
10. ',The’/plan«><ky the directors ?<eall
' " T, more buildings/and
“ ’ *1 were responsible for the decision. 1
of , entertainment features, and Mr. Wil-, ---------------
follows: liams, who is manager of the Com-ip’j. A x
319; mumty Gas company office here, .
305; made an interesting talk on “Mon-/ Church Girl Victim
-ovide Gas.” He gave accounts of i sj Affrsinlr
with monoxide poisoning and stressed the | Vi x neumonia. 24Lt.au
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fol-, tion possible against possibilities of I
introduced
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’ . . AA'lLy '-V-bO-j
He is said to bear a splendid per-. accounts, and ^ovals of persons officiate
foreign field are proving interesting counts and who had not
- ’ ’ — arrangements
W. R. Martin, secretary
a
of which the deceased was a
, will serve as escort
runnerup.
Flying L
ors with 354 points,
other patrols were
Eagles, 325; Busy
; Alligator, 31G;
Coyotes, 205.
The meeting
j The boilers were fired at Dale
Refinery last week and the ■ stills
put into action for making a short
run’ of gasoline, according to re-
ports received here. George Jen-
nings, manager of the plant, says
no definite announcement has been
made as to whether the refinery
willybe placed in operation regul’ar-
1 - —------.-j here.
-closed j down
some weeks, ago and announcement
was/made’ at? that time that >it was
measure/and- that the plant; would
be Jkept/in ; readiness/.to- start, oper-
ation son short? notice. < -
1Z'• '‘.-Z.4
‘ > Return ? Fr«n'/Daingerfield
’ Dr. ' and/Mrs.- S. E- Cramer re-
turned last. ..Wednesday, from. Dairi-
■ was appointed as
master.
S. Martin, County, {WO. an(j Venita Helen, age one
Her death at a Ver- ,.0-jth, survive. Other survivors are
Thursday followed an parPnts, six brothers, O. WB.
- ’ j earlier in , y \y., E. W.. Henry and David
which she never Kjrgenbevg; two sisters, Mrs. W. J.
in Eastview j\fnrrjs anfi Miss Ruby Eggenberg,
number of
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communities in this
include .her ,
Leroy, ■
daughter,
were
number1 of challenges accidents__of that nature,
stunts
4-. A *'< —-
J./.r
Rev’. W. W. Rivers, pastor, of-
Ificiated in the funeral services held
at the Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon for Vera, thirteen year
old daughter of E. C. Harrison,
manager of the S. L. Orr furniture
store on North Main street. Her
death, Tuesday, followed a brief
illness of pneumonia at the family
home, 322 North Main street. In-
terment was in the Electra ceme-
tery.
The family formerly lived in Has-
kell and Knox counties but moved
to Electra about seven months ago.
The child’s mother died at Munday,
four years ago,
there. A married
Harrison resides
Vera' had
spring with his family and attended
school. at that place, joining her
father and some of the other chil-
dren here-two weeks ago. Survivors
include the father, three brothers,
Haggard of Munday, Frank of Ty-
ler and Elmer, age 5, at the family
home; seven sisters, Mrs. S. L. Orr,
who with Miss Golda Mae, are spend-
ing the summer.. at .Tyler; /; Miss
Jewell, who’ had/left shortly before
Vera’s, death to . join the others. in
home, and Emma',' five-year-old twin
of Elmer;,.. Emmar is making her
home with an uncle/at Waco.
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Wichita County j;
Fair To Be Held ,t;.
i ? October 8, 9 and 10
/. V y..'— '/ A
J? Announcement was made, hat
week that the annual Wfchtta ? Coun^
ty Fair? held at Iowa' Park, will be
5?
K?
. . At-Hmiiuii/HomeS
?Measn and 7 M—dawea J.'-? G. /Bi/r/-;>
and Hi T. / B : Totten . returned ’
EMn, Thmd«y, aft*rm^ tiwoa
Houotea where .they- hed- be^ e»De<..?z.?
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week later than'on the’two. pre- Mra.-/
AKha^h > Ao 'woe fte&n
..... -w«^eeted.\,^^<WM?U^
arrangiagfor'-:-more*',;»poce’,.:ia''i- the the Hollywoed eeaMtecy-.
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J. L.. Ghowning, Is
. Chosen Director of
Retail Merchants
J. L. Chowning was chosen Wed-
nesday as a member of the 'execu-
tive board of the Electra Retail
spent' Merchants Association, taking the
______f" nlfina InFi- Vnr>nr>+- Kt- the ’ 1'emOVal
furlough in' ^vom cRy A. M. Moore. The,
-irday "night and occupied the pulpit ’ followed Jhe regular; weekly * lunch-
morning ~and 'evening services' hotel club room. W. R. Skinner, j
Z. appearing each president, presided and a j ’
evening as lecturer in the school of round table discussion, covering re- of tfce j?jrs«. Christian church here bers of the v. .. , . > 97
• concerning hot checks, cold an(I cIose fri nd of the fai„nv, post, American Legion and the Elec- 28 c°nls £°r oil between 26 and 27 M.
► in the services.
Arrests Made.. In? h?
• Connection Thefts ‘:;
Committed Here
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Chickens, watches,-, clothing.;, and. f
other articles stolen here 1 in th#
past few weeks have' been recovered
by local officers ‘during the pa«t
two weeks. Sixty-seven fowls were
found one day at Walters, Okla., »
and two? young men from this city
were placed in Wichita- county jail
in connection with the theft. Seven-,
teen hens stolen from, another places
were later’ locatd at Walters, and •
wereidentified by the/owner./ " ‘.
Arrest of- a . young man?'- well -
known here, led? to the recovery /of .
clothing taken'from Austin’s depart-;
ment store’ and confession .of zguilt, ,
by the . same^party - in-. connection / .
with the robbery of Parker’s, grocery
store? ' Clothing taken from a Law-
ton dry goods store some weeks ago
wasidentified 1 by\ a,/ Lawton, - mar- y ;
chant,1'Tuesday?’The ldot >was part
of thatt’whicnJ’ledAf to rr’filing :'of % 1 <,
charges against ♦the?sam»’‘boyv who?-;/
• __♦ z«l^« 4-vartn t ________- ____ __ •* « ** •
GrandnrothiBr 'Of; -
• Electra';Mari;. Dms/
Falls on June 11
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C. of C, Heads
Approve Speech
On “Home Town”
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third
Funeral services were
<{ay morning at a f "-2"
Vernon f— —
39, wife of J.
Line farmer,
non hospital
operation performed theie
the week, from v.*..ie.
rallied. Interment was
cemetery and a large
friends of the
Line and other
vicinity were present.
Surviving relatives
husband; four sons,* Alvin,
Clarence and Tillman; one h r i
Join Mae; her father, J. J- cnesner
Of Chico; two brothers who res>do|
?t Chico; three sisters, Mrs. Edna
Howell of Chico; ^r®* - “r. p,lirn-
of New Mexico, and Mrs. Fila Bum
ham of Mangum^ Qkla.
Three Local Tote Get
Attendance Trophies
At Studio Recital
As \ rewar<Tf?rperfect attend-
tmee at classes."during the ter™»
Nora Jane Davidson and Betty Jo
and Doris Jean Miller were award-
ed silver loving cups at the Kmtt
^rbocker studio recital given Mon
Xy night at Wichita Falls. A num-
Tier of talented- Electra yo^sters
appeared
d|Klt
A Constructive Newspaper^or a Constructive People
’ ELECTRA,' TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931
Graves War Vets
?/Decorateid Saturday
Local Cemeteries
Electra" chapter, 0. E. S. No. 539,
held its/election of officers Thurs-
day evening at the regular meeting
at the Masonic temple. Mrs. C E.
.Houser,-* worthy matron, presided
over the session and those elected
were as /follows: Mrs. Grace Mor-
gan, worthy matron; J. M.-.Knight,
.worthy?;-patron; - Mrs. Vera Steward
worthy?. ? associate matron; / H .D.
-Miner/ worthy; associate patron; Gus
Gregnani, .secretary;-' Mrs.' Bessie
James,/treasurer; Mrs. Vallie Roney,
conductress;Mrs.-Ida -Lloyd, asso-
ciate i conductress. The- off mere will
be installed bn Thursday night, June
11, it., was /announced. ''
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’ * - .S’* ** —
Mesdames/C.- C.' Adams and P. -P.
Jone/ have/returned- from a -yaea-
■ relatives/ They - returned tion trip/; during which' they visited -----— _ —
hrnbcdit Shreveport? YHendereon? t Beaumont idate
and other?'points'"in?Eaat-Texas and » -
Louisiana???Mre?. mother; ertbtbn>f
MrsZfRd*a-'ij.‘VTanDer,- accompanied * '' '
'th ■' ’■■’tirt"'f'the trio ' '' _ _____
"Russell Austin, who won
place and $25 cash'award in .Home
Town speaking contest staged -some
weeks ago at the West Texas .Cham-
ber of Commerce convention held.-at
Lubbock, was formally presented
his check at a luncheon meeting of
J the board of directors of tho cham-
‘ ber of commerce held Tuesday at the
1 Armilda hotel. Russell graciously
J gave his home town speech which won wltiiLu -’song/and dance'number, .with'
I honors in the Lubbock- meet arid/bo -»-r» _x xv.—»—.<
* was highly complimented by E. R.
I Brown, president of the chamber,
j Mr. Brown thanked the .young speak-
^er in behalf of the chamber anci Of
the citizens of Electra and extended
congratulations, to the ?....
--------------— i energy and ability were devoted to
/P’’^ . Dinsmore, president-elect,1 surb ''*•
presided m tho ab^cnc< nf retiring senttng Electra in the contest.
i president Gordon Douglas, at the A report was .rendered by the
Results of tho seven point record' regular noon luncheon meeting of‘committee previously appointed to
a( t}lt> Armilda j determine the best procedure for the
\\veks ’ago and whim c losed Friday1 H«<*< I, Fr dax. Miss Mabel Barn- chamber in the loss of Manager
night wore announced at the Boy bait of Hereford was introduced a- Robert P. Hall and to which htls
Scout meeting held at the Methodist gui-’ of Rotarian Phillip Broadwell, been entrusted the question of ways
----- <lnirch that evening D. Ray Smith, Rr-' C C. Klingman was also guest and means of putting the chamber
daughters, s(.outrnustc,ri Was in charge of of the club Miss Barnhart is a affairs in satisfactory shape. This
the meeting. John Chisholm was skilled musician, and she and Mi. | committee composed of Edward'Sch-
tho high point man, individual- and Mrs. Broadwell provided a ]affke, chairman; R. A. Lough, Ab opumj 1U #w,lw.1UMUII „A. .
lj, scoring a perfect record of splendid musical concert during the1 |Pn Kemple, Ben W. Tipton and 1 co-operation ’ tho club has accorded
----- ’ ■ • ’------ Broadwell playel. w. M. Austin reported^that they ’ , jocai schools and of-tho service
a-iiCivic
Each - of the retiring officers
spoke briefly, and Mr. Gilles pre- • e
sented W, L'. Horn, retiring; secre-
tary, a handsome peri, as a token oL
appreciation ‘of his work during the
past year. Special recognition was
accorded Mrs. Y. B. Akins,' club
pianist, and each of* tho womeh’’
guests made brief ’talks.
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* hop&L this was? only a temporary
measure /and- that the -plant; would
be Jkeptyin ; readiness? to start- oper-
• I Return Frem .Vacation J; Z
-1 .-
Mrs. j¥. B.J January r and^ childrep,
W. B., Jr? and' Louie Annie, returned
Monday . from/ a. vacation trip in __r( t.
whi^h they?visited? relatives at Cent-; gerfield./where/they-hadl£visited..Dr.
a?^Tk?^ntft6^Hoii^^and4Gahfes\ Crameris/ relatives/ They /returned
ton. They'' returned^’yia.' .Bryan and '
saw., the/final /reyue?rat ?A. & M,
College?/ bringing ./Robert? January,
who is' a student .in/A’.'- i *M;-'.Col-
“ </
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the flag- importance of using every precau-1
patrol leaders’ reports
and was buried
brother, Haggard
at Munday and
spent the winter and
school. at that place, joining
an, about by the teachings of civic clubs
outdoor baseball nine and in indoor like the Roi.ary niuvu-muut .uw-y even-
Lamar Avenue church and in which of jndoor team.
hostesses
over
Club, of which her husband was a The members assembled at the
, will sene as pallbearers legion hall on. South Main street
and members of the J. O B. Club, and} proceeded to the cometary, be
young Indies’ social organization, ginning with the grave nearest the
charter, entry of the cemetery, and brief
of memorial for the dead was read by
Interment will be m the ne John Tolleson, post adjutant
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in charge. • plnqe of the last of the veterans
grave. Special services marked the
place where lies Claude C. McDon-
•ald?who was the first Elefatra youth
to‘make the supreme sacrifice dui-
ing .the World War, and for whom
the -post was named.
The guardsmen were in uniform,
of
family from County,
lw. M. u. Official
Attends Meet; Plans
Institute At Wichita}
*------ - ! the pledge of allegiance to
Mrs. John Brownlee of this city)The i
!1Svr Flam' went to Wichita Falls, Monday, and ]owed by a -------
>. Maggie r. official visits in the capacity for contests and stunts Charles
of president of the Wichita-Archer. Orr won first honors in the knot Khngmari, who spoke on the possi-
W. M. U. to’the Lamar Avenue and ?vjng contest. After announcement bihties of future service of R°tary
the Lowry Memorial ehurch’s worn-, ?eiative to the seven point record and other civic clubs. He said that
ens’ missionary unions during the, contest, Mr. Smith supervised the the feeling of brotherhoot?
day. She held conferences with com- tentative organization of both . ' ‘ ‘
mittees relative to the program outdoor baseball nine and in indoor like the Rotary movement may
the Wichita-Archer W. M. U. Mis- hall team. Bob Jackson was elected tually, through its knowledge
and 12 at the pved Sanderlin was chosen captain
Phillip Tolbert
assistant scouc-
the units of Wichita Falls are to
be hostesses to delgates from
churches all over the two counties.
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v.v. «<. Graves of eighteen veterans of
Friday afternoon* t-hef World War; six Confederate
2 o’clock for Mrs. Juanita Pauline and two Union soldiers, and one vet-r
Wilson, age 23, whose death tookj/crah of the Spanish-American War
place at a Wichita Falls hospital I we^e marked with the American i
three and*one-half months’ duration, j flowers Saturday morning in an
’ in which mem-
Claude C. McDonald
Texas Nntioriul Gunids K'-'"’'1.''; 30 cents per barrel lor S3,
to 3'3.9 gravity; 37 cents per barrel
for al! 40 gravity and above. t
No change has been posted in the
proration orders, the wells in this
area being cut to around three bar-
rels per day. The new price range
is th lowest ever posted for crude
oil produced in this district.
I honor Interment will bv in thene.v John Tolleson, post adjutant Brief
’ Electra cemetery with Totten Broth-' services were held over the resting
itrs in charge. I place of the last of the veterans as
Mrs. Wilson came to Electra withthe fparty proceeded from grave ^to
I her parents eighteen years ago. She
I attended the Electra public schools
’ and graduated from Electra high’
[ school, later attending* College of
j Industrial Arts at Denton. She was
I popular in social affairs and great-
i Her marriage to Jack Wison, son * rind Dr. C, W. Monroe, captain, wn?
■ of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wilson, was' in charge of the ritualistic memor-
- - - ... . jai In which they took part.
Ow;”"to."j/Win Goodman -At. - early ' F/” EloCtrn C"y: Pr°’
the Foot of the Rainbow;” Thursday morning after one-week’s i Immediate surviving relatives in- cession went to Mount
Peeples, '‘Remin’s“n“% ■ illness‘from blood Poisoning, which I elude her husband and small daugh- where the grave of a
Miss Leona Smith L.fe of Daved,^,^ extraction of „ tooth, ter, Juanda; her parents Mr and Geo^e_ K™worthy, Sr,
^mS‘ // Wnw'» three weeks ago. He was stricken! ^s- Tom Giisham, lately of Ama
Toward Tr°nZ seriusly ill from the infection a ’’illo; one brother, Lonnie Grisham,
Misses Lois Rivers, Aurelia Oman
Violet Jones, Evelyn Riveis, v y , Rivers, pastor, of-
Daugherty and Mrs. R. E- ficiated in the funeral services held
way are in charge of the^ s 5 ; at t]lc Fjrst Baptist church thatt-1T. w-r j
each evening for children ,■ afternoon. Interment was in th * I yl/l'n’nprc
junior age. new Electra cemetery, with Totten1 ’? 1
More than one bundle a Brothers undertaking company hi 10 r O J
persons have been attendance at . |n /C0U{- KeCOIQ
the evening sessions, and tne ms needed was reared here, his pa-
the series will be held Fri ay nig . vu>tj. and ^rs j Eggen-, ^VcFiPm
. . t ■■ „ I berg. '”<‘ro among the , earlir set-1 5,/jrol.vl-i 1 I Lx-’Cij
Mrs. J. S. Martin.of
County Line Buried
v’ei’e among
f b*
Price$/Crude/Cut * /
To New Low Level/?
For Electra Area
' The Magnolia Petroleum company
nict the previously, posted .cut in
the price 'of “'crude oil/.in this; sec-
tion made; last week by/the Humble
Oil company., The r“!“ r ’ __4.,
Issued to? take effect Monday was? sunff>-as. ?tKe -.greeting/number /at. ?th»’<?
the same as was posted’by Stano-. opening1 of the regular rioon"lunch?
lind,‘ American,-Continental and the eon meeting*? of'‘ the* Lions'?.Cliib,
I quoted for Electra crude are said to song /was"“'intended //as 'a/-/special
be as follows: 22 cents per barrel mark |of honor’ to lady' guests? a
at the well for oil below 26 gravity; number,, of> whom -were-present. F.
«« —1_ g---n o'? « Baker/offered/the ?in^cation,
> and G., J? -Gilles/ retiring president? "
presided and ; introduced., the- guests, !r
who \yere: B. M.’ Dinsmore, presi-
dent-elect, of the Rotary Club; Mes-'
dairies G/J. Gilles, -G.'R. Drividson,
A? C. ?Rippy, >H. ‘A.- Decker,' E. V. _4 "
Xialtohi, \and - Otto M? Lambert; ’
Misses /Eplise Wofford- and Gweh-
dolyn, Garrett.Z •/. ? /
■Mr. r.GiUeSj 'addressed the- iissem- ' ?
bly, recounting the "achievements of • ?'
the, club} during' the; past ■ year.* A-, •’
mong;the'?major;activities/in -a‘ civic??/
way; VMr.--. Gilles/ recalled;s wore ..the;,- 1, ;?
Lions-Seniori banquet?giving" of doc-1
tarnation■ medals/.to studdhts;," Christ/
ma's?1 ‘party‘/for.'children ‘ and/ Christ-/. /
mas; ?chdei?tq/the'-needy?; Thanksgiv-- /
ing ? baskets/to the.vpoor; ’freemilk .
f or’/ undernourished •/ school.. >’ children.’? ’ ’'
Ho expressed appreciation a for/yal??? -
uable assistance, given by? the :Ro--:
tary?, Club iii- the free/ milk fund???
G. ;R/ Davidson'-was ; chairman?, of?,/?'
the / program? commitee, i arid. ■1 pr«-
sented‘"Miss?Garrett > in/piano <.so.lo.
Miss "'Wpffonl - was .presented ;in a
splendid/-'reading,. /and " Miss /Doris /
Jean < Miller/delighted .the-> assembly; /'
Mlsf??Detrice/Wofford?’ at the; piano.
-'pr.'juC/'C?.. klirigman,' .honorary
n?mber/bf?‘the club,.; delivered im-. x
pressiye Instrultions to the new of-. - ‘
ficers/Awhb' - were -presented/as-.fol-/ , ?
— . lpjy8:?i)r.:sR:LR./Ramey, president;? ?/y
lad whose ca.7': C/^Rippy?’ first;, vice./president;'- /?'?
-o?’ "‘!-x -------- devoted to Dr? P/E?Fish,’second’ vicefpresident; ■ ’ < ?
•K Luob.laNsnt-.vpriicesZiiaZdiVropx'e-i: J/-4?^5Fulcbor, third ‘ vice? president,;. ./
' in the contest. r*- ....... *•' • ’■—*’ ■
Rev. J. J.. Cowsert, who
some time in Brazil as a missionary, P^e left vacant by
, * <a « • I 4‘ %-*.-* r»»4*%r A
but who is now on . a —-----o— — . .- . ,
the States, arrived in Electra Sat-, busines session of the organization
at the First Baptist church at both , <?on ]
the morning and evening services hotel club room. W.
Sunday. He is also appearing each president, presided and
missions being held at the church, ports ’
He is said to bear a splendid per- accounts, and removals of persons officiate in the services. Members tra.i unit of
sonali'ty, and his experiences in the previously reported in arrears on ac- -a-nc{ fycaicr members of the T. G. F. ‘ participated jointly,
foreign field are proving interesting counts and who had not made sat- c:_/ ; ™
as related in the course of his lec- ^factory arrangements regarding mpniber>
^.ures 'the same. W. R. Martm, secretary
A splendid corps of instructors and manager of the headquarters of-
iire teaching various divisions in D-e. gave reports regarding some
mission subjects. Rev. Cowsert is investigations made through the of- melnber,
giving a 1—
10 o’clock at the church, and the |
program for the evening services in-I
elude a period of class work fol-J
lowed by the mission lecture and
concluded with a second period in
class work. , }
Those participating in teaching
and the subjects being taught are.
Mrs. Charles Birkhead, “ Mission'
Lessons from the Bible;” T. E. t
Shaw, “Stewardship and Missions;’ (
Rev. W. W. Rivers, “Lottie Moon;” |
Mrs. Johnnie Brown, “The King s;
Own
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fflcersl® ?< ■?
by??the Humble ??f‘Hellb,/ Ladies,* /pareplireiMHi;?-
price / schedule /version of/^Goodni^t.
t Monday was? sung/as ?tlie .greeting,-nurnKrt/ai:;th«/ •
illness of. fW- ftnd were duly decorated with | Ranhandle Oil companies. The prices, Thursday, at the.'Armilda-HotcV.-The'«■
. .. .....i _______i • . I ouoted for Electra crude are said to sono1 ,wriR''-intanrieri./^nss’ 'n
meeting held at the Armilda,,‘Wednesday night after
general Rev c c Klingman, former pastor passive ceremony
Woodmen Circle
S? x ***»-*•
-week-end. A fair a^ei!^a??" affaR Electra-Gibson Grove No. 1473
cal people was noted at the Woodmen Circle met last Wednesday
which marked tHe close I afternoon at the Odd Fellows hall
worn ---------- £""" j
Among those apperirmg
urogram were Georgia <
Barnes, Marjorie Sue Barr,
Mabry, Nora Jane Marr .lecta
Wich ice cream ..nd caker ^mored
s?^d- _ Tho '.refinery. ’ was • cl
meetings would be held each Wed-
nesday afternoon and plans were
made for . members off the' JElectra
rhaptar to ■ attend, a •’ meeting^ ■-
Wichita Falh on? June b. ,
Return Frem\ Vacation
and dramatic arr-. ;«///
' ' on the I
Jereleen
, Jerry-
Davidson, Billy
. -Rue Chowning,...Nonna social
- riott; Doris Jo.and Betty Jean MUI,
« and Miss Blanche Chownrng. «
, .
Singers To Meet
• *- ?C£??Sunday At. 2 P• M.
! • Assembly - Of < God
L-J.' 0. Robertson of this 7 city an-
mbunces’ that-a community sW
. -convention; will be ?held 'next Sunday
■ afternoon at , 2 p. m. at the Assembly
• of God church here. Plans are under
/ ?way, hessaid, ;for one of .’the largest
' /'sheetings ever/held "by the .-Wichita
- County Singing"'Convention to' ba
staged at' RockPoint on ”JW 11.
This will .lie/an ...all-dax., affair.,, to
-which everybody will-Zbe/*expected
■ td,,.-bring/a- well filled/basketof
- lunch. * / ?. ,^-x? '' *; / /
'?/-// I:?’7
V *---- Ka«v iK’luxea m cue lunvrai
in charge d the- hoI/vhthe, at tho First Baptist church
afternoon. Interment was in
new Electra cemetery, with Totten
Brothers undertaking company hi
charge
Deceased was reared here, his pa-
rerts, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Eggen-,
■ w-iju. were among the , earlir set-1
‘ Jei - ol this community, and the'
1‘nmilj has been prominently identi-1 pteHU]ts of the seven point record ’ regular noon
“*pd with agricultural and industrial - <>()nu,st whlch was inaugurated some the Rotary Club
c* • 1 At Fs>«Hnew',,,velopnwnt of thlS Sectl?,n °fT and whan Mused Friday ■ H<-'< 1, Frdav.
JrriCiciy Al ^»atc. His mamage to Miss Lora
— ' Va/.m of tho Midway- community
---? held Fri- t,,^ • place . abadt/five .years'"ago.
M.s.ti - funeral home at ybe anfj three small '
for^Mrs. Lula Martin-, age ta\ena, age four years; Betty Lou,
two; and T-..*’
"oath, survive.
bts parents, six brothers, O. W., B.
- " • ~ '!
Eggenberg; two sisters, Mrs. W. J.
all of whom reside in this vicinity.
was in charge
John Chisholm
point man,
.B> a perfect record ....... ...
■io points? The Wolf patrol was ‘ rii-nu-r hour Mr Broadwell played, w. M. Austin reported that they the,local schools and of' t
high point winner, with 470 points the flute, Miss Barnhart the violin, did not deem it advisable to hire | rcnderedvby the body in-
to" their credit; Panther patrol was and Mrs. Broadwell the pianq accom-1 a successor to Mr. Hall before Fall.- way. Each‘ of the retirin
runnerup. with 455 points, and the pariiment. George Williams and Mr. I The executive board accepted this apOkc briefly, and Mr. C
Eagle patrol took third hon- Broadwell
with 354 points. Scores
patrols were as
Beavers,
Whites,
Ben
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