The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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sumption is the largest. Should
not supply and demand control
into a big yellow oran
the fire-crackers out th
dresses and little mirrors and
toy bedsteads and small cook-
stoves and miniature,trains and
various other things, including
ial friend, although you fully
intended to lie awake all night
it was all over, and you real-
ized you would have to wait
ever so long before he called
things on Christmas morning,
let's have it said here in Luf-
Effort Will Be Made to Have
the Government Co-Op-
erate in the Plan.
the shop windows for days and
gazed upon the array of toys
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Mrs. Jack Jackson returned
today at noon from Trinity.
TO FORCE THE PRICE
OF COTTON UPWARD
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are arrivals here tonight from
Corsicana to spend the holidays
with the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. V. Watts.
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Let’s Have Santa Claus to Stop
at the Door of All the
Poor in Lufkin.
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DON’T FORGET THE
POOR LITTLE ONES
in our footsteps; and while we
missed the “capture” of old St.
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Do you remember when you
were little, be you however old
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In addition to these features, we have each day
either a Pathe Weekly, Scenic or a comedy.
business.
Miss Vera Price returned to
her home in this city today
from Belton, where she has
been attending Baylor Female
College.
Miss Emily Gihon returned
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Wednesday
“Enemy to Society,” featuring Hamilton Re-
nelle and the daintiest of prima donnas, Lois
Meredith, in George Bronson Howard’s thrilling
story, a Metro Feature.
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Capital and Surplus $100,000.00
gram in l______
The programs we are no woffering cannot be
found in any other house in the South. We wish
for one and all a Metry Xmas and Happy New
Year. , .
Tuesday
“Diamond From the Sky;” Charley Chaplin in
“Shanghaied,” in two reels, one of his best pic-
tures; also two other reels.
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Wasn’t
Friday
“The White Pearl,” featuring Marie Doro,
who endeared herself to the public in that great
film creation, “The Morals of Marcus,” a Para-
mount feature.
Thursday
Theda Bara, destiny’s dark archangel, sup-
ported by William E. Shay, in “Sin.” A startling
modern photodrama written with a pen dipped
in living fire. A William Fox Feature.
Saturday
“Blackbirds,” featuring Laura Hope Crews,
the noted dramatic star, with an all-star cast, a
Paramount feature.
only yesterday ? Of course you
do; and while the scene has
shifted for those of us far out
on life’s tempestuous sea, and
long, long ago we gave up all
hope of giving Old Santa the
very surprise of his life, still
there is pleasure and a gentle ।
tugging at the heart cords until
yet when the gladsome season
rolls around, for it gives the op-
portunity of passing the verit-
able essence of supreme child-
hood 'delight on down the vista
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gladsome time of your life was; and Vixon." But this is going
that of Christmas and the time too far just now in the opposite
* of Santa Claus? And after direction.
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Mrs. Jones Smith entertains*
quite a number of her lad
friends yesterday at dinnr
about twelve guests being pres
ent, and the affair was greatl:
enjoyed by all present. Th
i pleasant affair was arrange
by Mrs. Smith upon the eve a
her leaving for White City
where she will make her future
home, her husband being th*
manager of the commissary at
that place.
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Let’s fix so that the little
whose doll house is out ne:
the horse lot on the side s
will have something mor
set up housekeeping with,
same as the fair little dou
of the home whose doll h
faces the front and is cov
over with glass.
In other words, folks,
fix it all.
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popping just as loud as do
touched off by the more j
your house; and now that he
had gone away, your heart was
sad because you had fallen
asleep after so long a time and
missed seeing this dear old jov-
on company
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erous that we are more than
ready and anxious that our lit-
tle ones may be more success-
ful than we and that they will
manage in some way to seize
and hold and make him a pris-
oner just for a time, this be-
whiskered old fellow, reindeers
and sled and all. There are
those of us yet who would like
to gaze upon “Dasher and
Prancer, old Donder and Cupid
Island __________ _________ _____
stars as Edith Storey, Antonio Moreno, BObby
Connelly, S. Rankin Drew and Naomi Childers.
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature in six parts.
masses that will not rise up and
demand a prosecution at the
hands of the government of
these robbers of the cotton pro-
ducers of the Southland legiti-
mate dealers in cotton.
“ ‘Let every man who is in-
terested in the welfare and
prosperity of the South write
the attorney general, his Unit-
ed States senators and repre-
sentatives. and demand prompt
and vigorous prosecution of
these bears whose greed and
predatory gain has no limit,
and if it is not checked by
prompt action, will continue in
its unlawful effort to rob the
producer of the just reward of
his labor.’ ”
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The Cotton Belt train from
Tyler this mroning was drawn
by an engine, whereas before
it has been the “jitney." The
heavy travel during the holi-
days caused the change, al-
though it was remarked that
Engineer Satterfield had laid
off and gone hunting and had
taken the jitney with him.
from Austin, where she has
ernapttndine the state un-
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found nuts and’marbles and
toys, dolls and wagons and air-
3^'- guns and balls and bats and lit-
E. tie manicure sets and doll
There are a number of
schoolgirls and schoolboys, at-
tending sessions abroad, who
are trooping back to Lufkin to
spend the holidays with home
folks and friends. Of course
the town looks good to them,
and one young lady remarked
to a News reporter that she
wished she would never have to
leave dear old Lufkin again.
for his products; his farm prod-
ucts are his chief stock in trade.
Most every kind of produce has
brought a fair price during the
year save that of cotton, and as
a consequence the cotton rais-
ing States have lost millions of
dollars. Texas farmers and
rocking horses, the morning af- one; that no’toys, no candy, ne
ter -old Santa Claus called at i ball or top or doll should be left
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But to those who have stood around
ed in Lufkin this week that one
can hardly keep them all in
mind; but the different ba-
zaars should not be overlooked. )
All of them are maintained for.
a most worthy purpose, and
the patronage you bestow will I
the audience dismissed, all
would be well; but there is an-
other side to the story. What
if a single child in the land
should be overlooked; that no
team of reindeer should pull up
at the humble home of a little
M. Denman, and other rela-
i fives and friends.
statement that there is not suf-
ficient power within him to de-
scribe such a calamity. If it
should happen, he hopes he
will never see it, and hopes he
will never hear of it. To know
that a helpless child should
have to pass through an ordeal |
like this is enough to cause the ;
whole earth to rock and reel.
Let’s don’t let it happen, for
there are enough who can pre-
vent it, and while the children
of the well-to-do class are
pt be as seed cast upon the
ony ground. Not only will
ku receive full value for the
oney you may spend, but you '
fill have the sweet consolation
i knowing that you are con-
ibuting toward that which
OU will never regret.
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and dolls and air-guns and pop-
so long that you didn’t corn and candy, clad in their
“ ‘This is the shortest crop
morning in sixteen years, and the con-
thin raiment and shivering
you could fathom in your child- from-the cold, who have also
Behjt your little home the m
You had feasted upon momi
^Fort Worth is the president
OWs company and Mr. T. S.
Sbb of that place is the vice-
Bksident. Mr. •Selman says it
Up a splendid gathering and
greatly enjoyed from every
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geetor of Angelina County, re,
Murned the first of the week I
Eromthe city 01 Fort Worth.)
Briere he attended an annual
feting of the stockholders
Kd directors of the Quartette
MMusic Company, he having
Sven a stockholder in the same
Some time. This was Mr.
Oman’s first time to attend a
Meeting of the stockholders in
great while, but before the ।
Mdness of the institution had
ben completed it so happened
Et he was chosen unanimous-
O'.as one of the directors of
—Ari effort is to be made by
the Farmers' Union of Texas to
get government co-operation
.. ,i , in breaking up a combine of
Mrs. D. ( . Hucherson is here) .1 . .. a
c ,, , ,i, (cotton buyers whom they de-
from Houston to spend the hol- , I
I dare are keeping down the
Judge Robertson was a bus-
iness visitor to Huntington yes-
terday.
Roy Walker, superintendent ,,
of the H. E. & W. T„ was in . Every farmer in the South is
interested in the price he gets
is splendid organization,
is was a high compliment
id to one of Lufkin’s fore-
pt citizens and an honor well
served. Mr. J. E. Thomas
gladsome Christmas eve night?
Can you imagine such a
scene, can you comprehend?
Are you too busy to take the
time to reason out what it will
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Are you working for your money, and
is your money working for you? In
later years you will want to be relieved
ofthehard daily grind, and the surest
way is to start a Savings Account now.
Deposit a portion of your earnings regu-
larly and you can take life easier when
you are not so active as you are today.
| .J. C. Mel’onnell had on dis-
I play at the Presbyterian ba-
l zaar today a very unique cen-
ter table which he had fash-
ioned himself, the upright sin-
gle support being simply an ex-
tra large cabbage stem. Did
you see it?
i price of cotton. A vigorous
protest against the alleged
[‘bears' was entered at a meet-
ing at La Grange December 13,
and A. W. Kollatt was ap-
pointed to wire to national con-
gressmen the resolutions pass-
ed by the meeting.
“( ommenting upon the ac-
tion of the meeting at La
Grange, Henry N. Pope, presi-
dent of the Farmers' Union of
Texas, said :
to her home in this city today Angelina farmers have suffer-
edeand anythingthat savor
There are various ways to
celebrate most any occasion.
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that he had one bucket of eggs,
one dollar's worth of sugar and
one gallon of whiskey, adding and the price be the highest?
that he bought the sugar on a j Is there a man in all the South-
credit. And still the world . „1 u
land that is so deaf to the best
interests of himself and the
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ish mind that there would be a heard the wonderful story of
long, tedious time of school Santa Claus, and denied every
days and summertime and birds I pleasure of life so far, are
and blossoms and flowers be-i counting upon him in their
Mr. Jim C. Selman, tax col- I
When days, weeks and years have been
spent in ceaseless toil, it is pleasing and com-
mendatory to have a good margin of one s earn-
ings recorded in the form of a savings account.
Start today recording the saved margin of
of your wages in a Guaranty State Bank &
I rust Company pass book.
4 PER CENT interest paid on SAVINGS
Deposits.
that period had rolled around The Yuletide season being so
and the joys of the occasion close upon us, it should give us
had passed, the sweetest joys a thrill to know that the little
of childhood, that your heart ones are going to experience
almost sank from the very [such a luxurious time—that is,
thought of the incalculable I most of them are—and all that
2- time which would intervene be- fond parents can provide will
be found bulging out of the
gp-OBt tlie, frozen North would fstnekingy suspended around
could expect him childish simplicity with a faith
that should not be denied. For
it a happy time, a child like that to awake on
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Mr. D. C. Hucherson and
wife are here from Houston.
folks, and don’t you remember [ Christmas morning to find an
it, away up in years as you are, I empty stocking, the writer
just as plainly as if it had been herewith hastens with his
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Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C. The Lufkin News. (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1915, newspaper, December 24, 1915; Lufkin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1414988/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .