Center Daily News (Center, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 299, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 6, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME ONE
MEMBER UNITED PRESS
CENTER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
NUMBER 299
Center’s Population Is 2511
SHOWS BIC INCREASE
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He predicted that future pro-
widow and
East Texas—Mostly cloudy,
Dental Society.
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INDICATED ACCORDING TO FIGURES;
NEAR BY TOWNS SHOW INCREASE
BUTLER TRIAL IS
DELAYED TO NOV
enumerated.
The population of several of
President T. O. Davis
Lauds Past Activities
And Predicts Era of
Genuine Progress.
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Wesley Is Winner
Of Junior College
Track at Jacksonville
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It costs more than $6,000 to
ily is in a very bad fix and are
in need of anything that is used
in the home.
Now is a time for the citi-
High School Will
Have Baccalaureate
Services Sunday
of America Samoa and the Lat-
ter Day Saints.
. New Orleans, La., May 6—
was or-
dered to be posted on the Tex-
as coast by the Federal Weath-
er Bureau today. Said distur-
bance over northwest Texas
was moving slowly east and
northeast. Attended strong
fcouth winds, probably reach-
ing gale with much force this!
afternoon and tonight.
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The three largest religious
organizations in American Sa-
moa .are the London Mission-
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SHELBY COUNTY SINGING
CONVENTION NO. 2
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Eddie Hadnot and Billie
Milton.
AN INCREASE OF OVER 36 PER CENT
DALLAS POPULATION HOLLAND SPEAKS
AT ROTARY CLUB
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GOOD OLD TIME
SINGING WILL BE
AT COURT HOUSE
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JIM WIGGINS HOME
BURNED TO GROUND
ary Society, Catholic churches thunder showers tonight and
Wednesday, cooler in north
and west portions tonight.
of the wonderful spirit of service
Paxton, A. J. (Jimmie) Payne in evidence at the present time.
District Attorney J. P. An-
derson, County Agent Gene
Gilchrist, Hon. E. J. McLeroy,
Sam Lane, R. P. Windham,
John W. Lynch and T. D. Kim-
bro were guests of the cham-
ber of commerce through their
status as committee members.
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HONOR STUDENTS
ANNOUNCED FOR
SHELBYVILLE HI
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MANY VENIREMEN
ARE REJECTED IN
J. W. BRADY TRIAL
Floresville, Texas, May 6 —
i(UP)—The trial of Dr. C. W.
Butler, of Crockett, was de-
layed until November 10th,
when called here today.
He is charged with the mur-
der of R. W. Lorenz of Stock-
dale.
Twenty veniremen were re-
-- - - ■ • ' jjected yesterday.
but upon checking them over I 0
A group of Shelby County
singers, including the Sam-
-ford-McCann Ladies Quartet mittee workers than Center,
of Paxton and a Male Quartet,
composed of R. H. Hooper ofigress would be accelerated by
Joaquin, P. O. Caldwell
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Dallas, Texas, May 6 (UP)
—W. E. Talbot, district census
director, today announced the
present population of Dallas as
260,397.
This is an increase of 101,-
421 since 1920. Greater Dal-
las, counting suburban centers
and University Park and High-
land Park the totals will reach
272,399.
days it was found that they had been SHELBY COUNTY
SINGERS ON AIR
East Texas C. of C. Official
Stresses Importance of Com-
bining Service and Loyalty
In Carrying Out Local Pro-
gram.
Tonight is the night that all
the people of Center are urged
to get out your old song book
and make for the Court house
square. Be sure and get there
by 7:30 as that is the time the
affair is scheduled to start.
This old fashioned singing
is being held in connection
with the National Music Week.
Several talks will be made by
several of the prominent men
about town. These talks will
not be long as the affair is giv-
en in order that the people
may gather and for once more
in their life time have an old
fashioned get-to-gether and
enjoy the good songs that ev-
erybody is urged to take part
in singing.
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George D. Holland, magnetic.
bundle of optimism, directing
the organization work of the
East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce, addressed the Center
Rotary club and several com-
mittees of the chamber of com-
merce at the regular luncheon
Tuesday.
In his singular,
HON. JIM YOUNG
WILL SPEAK HERE
NEXT SATURDAY
“Service is the keyword of
progress,” Mr. Holland told
his listeners. “The Man of
Gallilee gave us our first les-
son in service nearly two thous-
and years ago. Since that
time the world has learned that
community service is the great-
est of all virtues.”
The speaker was given a
hearty ovation at the conclu-
sion of his talk after which
President T. O. Davis spoke
briefly. Judge Davis praised
the work of the local chamber
of commerce during past years
and declared that no city had
ever received more loyal sup-
port from members and com-
The honor students of the
Shelbyville High School were
announced this morning. These
students are to be commended
for the high grades they have
maintained for this year. Miss
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ed as valedictorian, having
made an average of over 91.
Miss Sallie Payne was an-
nounced as salutatorian with
an average of over 89.
Shelbyville is graduating
seventeen students this year/
eleven girls and six boys.
Hon. James Young of Kauf-
man, who aspires to be the
next governor of Texas, will
address the people of Shelby
County on the court house
square in Center at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday.
Mr. Young will be introduc-
ed by his life-long friend Hon.
J. P. Anderson who tells us
that he believes the candidate
possesses every quality of man-
hood and statesmanship to en-
able him to serve Texas in this
high capacity.
Jim Young, as he is more af-
fectionately known, is a native
of Rusk County, a congressman ,
of ten years standing from '
Kaufman County, and husband *
of one of the well known '
“Cartright girls” of San Aug-
ustine.
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Mr. Young is said to have .
voluntarily retired from office '
in Washington and has since <
resided in Kaufman where he
has taken a prominent part in
state affairs.
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INSANE ASYLUM
MAN CONFESSED
TO OLD MURDER
Former Congressman From
Kaufman To Address Shelby
County People In Behalf of
His Candidacy For Gover-
nor.
The next regular meeting of
,the Shelby County Singing
Convention No. 2 will be held
at Blair Church, on Highway
No. 35, the Airline between <(UP)—Storm warning
Timpson and Nacogdoches,
next Sunday afternoon, May
Uth, at 2:30 P. M.
Let us remember that Con-
vention Number One will be
held at Haslam Church begin-
ning Saturday night, May 17th,
at seven thirty o’clock.
Everybody invited to attend
these services. Come land
bring your song books.
Furman F. Hayes, President
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INTENTION OF MARRIAGE
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Captain Royal G. Phillips,
Census Supervisor, States
That the Above Figures May
Be Increased 15 or
Belated Returns.
The Baccalaureate Sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Jeff
Davis at the Shelbyville High
School auditorium on
at 11 o’clock-a. m.
The graduating address will
be given by Hon. S. H. Sanders
at the Shelbyville High School .equip a present day dental bf-
auditorium on May 16th at 8 fice,. according to the Chicago
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Dallas, Texas, May 6, (UP)
—A dozen veniremen were
questioned during the morning
session of the court hearing of | style, Hollard ^brought a vital
the trial of John W. Brady,1 message in which he charged
charged with murder in con-i the Center Chamber of Com-
■nection with the knife slaying meice w^th an important task
figures may increase some as °t Lehlia Highsmith, and
Cleveland, Texas, May 6—
(UP)—Charles Schoville, 57,
and an inmate in the state in-
sane hospital, confessed today
to the murder of Mrs. Nellie
Kerr, 65, whose nude body was
found yesterday in an aban-
doned theatre.
The destitute
nurse is believed to have been
dead since April 13, but the
body lay undiscovered at the
foot of a flight of stairs in a
vacant building.
Mrs. Kerr met Schoville
through an advertisement for
a house keeper.
He strangled and beat her
to death. A stocking was tied
around her neck when the
body was found.
Schoville said the woman
scolded him about the untidi-
ness of his rooms and the kill-
-4- ing resulted from a quarrel.
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SHELBYVILLE HIGH
CLOSES SESSION
of Center and Don Hooper of
Timpson, will broadcast a spec-
ial program of singing over
Radio Station KWKH at
Shreveport next Sunday night,
May 11th, beginning at 10:15
P. M. This broadcast has been
made possible through court-
esy and special invitation of
Mr. W. K. Henderson, owner
of radio Station KWKH.
We are extremely anxious
that our many friends over
the country be tuned in for
this program and if possible,
would like to have a message
from you as to the reception
you are getting. We will do
our best to entertain you with
some good gospel singing. If
you have a radio, kindly invite
your friends who do not have
one, to come over and listen to Bennie
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THE WEATHER
The Center High School will
have the annual baccalaureate
services at the high school au-
ditorium next Sunday, May 11.
Dr. George Sexton, president
of the Centenary College at
Shreveport will deliver the ser-
mon. The services will be
held at 11 a. m.
The following is the prog-
ram that has been outlined for
the occasion:
Processional—Mrs. Sandel.
Invocation—Rev. F. E. Luk-
er.
Anthem, “Stand Up
Jesus,” Adams—Choir.
Scripture Reading—Dr.
C. Hurst.
Hold Thou My Hand, Briggs
—Mrs. Tol T. Smith. >
Sermon—Dr. George Sex<-
ton.
Anthem, “My Shepherd
Cares for Me,” Gingtich—
Choir.
Benediction—Mr. John C.
Rogers.
The home of Jim Wiggins was
destroyed by fire several <
ago. ’ Everything that Mr.
Wiggins owned was in the
house and was also destroyed, the neighboring cities was also
The house was owned by Mr.
W. A. Walling and is located
about six miles from Center on
the Flat Fork road. ■
The News received word this .
| morning that the Wiggins fam-
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were rejected for some cause. re^ine of Hon. T. O. Davis,
Several disqualified them- newly elected president, and
selves because of prejudice °ther officers and directors
against infliction of the death who were elected recently,
penalty while others admitted
they had formed opinions con-
cerning Brady’s gilt or inno-
!ence.
as the: Judge Pippen warned the at-
books are held /tentative for jtorneys to move rapidly as
that length of time. p we ve ^0 have a jury in ■
Mr. Phillips stated that sev-1thls ^ase lf takes a11 sum“
eral of'the blanks that are be-lrner’
ing run in the News each day: .
had been filled out and sent in,
Center Daily fwws]™
A ♦JhWOWOWOOOW
usually some are reported af-
ter the census enumerator has
turned their books in. Cap-
tain Phillips advised that any-
one that has not been enumer-
ated to get in touch with the
News office or him at once. It
will be possible to be enumer-
ated two weeks yet as the;
The population of Center is
given as temporarily at 2511
by the census supervisor, Cap-
tain Royal G. Phillips. This
information was phoned to the
News office this morning at
about 11 o’clock.
The census ten years ago
was given as 1835. This makes
an increase of over 36 per
cent.
In addition to the popula-
tion it was reported that there
were 12 farms within the cor-
porate limits of the city.
This makes an increase of
673. It is understood that the
£iven as follows: Tenaha in
1930, 581 with 13 farms; the
population was given in 1930
(as 577. This is an increase of
14. Timpson was given as
1545 and 38 farms, against
1526 in 1920. This is also an
increase of 14, the same as
Tenaha. Carthage was given
as 1645 and 15 farms, against
1366 in 1920.
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STORM WARNING
ORDERED POSTED
ON TEXAS COAST
Lon Morris College Saturday
(was the scene of one of the
most spectacular track meets
in the history of the Confer-
ence. Wesley College was the
/winner by a large majority,
displaying a wealth of real
athletes. Rain halted the af-
fair for about an hour at noon
but no serious damage was
done to either the track or the
tennis courts and play was im-
mediately resumed.
Six schools were entered in
the tennis, and for that reason
and the loss of time caused by
rain the tennis was not finish-
ed. The boys doubles are
still to be finished. DeLois
House of Lon Morris College
won the girls singles, and as-
sistedby Miss Maxie Bolton,
the Lon Morris girls won the
doubles.
Only four colleges were fil-
tered in the track meet, with
Wesley piling up a score of 86,
to Weatherford’s 29, Lon Mor-
ris 26, and Clifton 9.
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Manchester, England, (UP)
—Frederick Lane, 9, was bur-
ied alive through the collapse
of the roof of a sand cave in
which he was sitting and sing-
ing “Sonny Boy.”
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/ Spectacles to aid sight were
May 11, 'invented before the thirteenth
/century.
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