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THE GILME WEEKLY MIRROR, THURSDAY, MAY 21. 1931.
Repo
OIL NEWS-
[Continued from Page One]
_____Editor
times the hourly gauge figure
Business Manager
We,
W. Side Square
Gilm
the Mudge Oil Company opens
for sine die adjournment."
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson may
ate chamber one Sunday. He
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Gilmer, Texa
Bring us all your
Gilmer Lumber Co.
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Ameriea’s leading
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business concerns
have bought'
a demn
27,605 Chevrolets
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Prominent among the tl
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NEW CHEVROLET SIX
t. a Funt, Miehiwnn- All truck body prle
See your dealer below
ey, to fight any attempts to
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SAME PRICE
One Door North and West
of Rex Moughon's Grocery
and presented when the State
agrees to pay back this money.
•friends yesterday and 499,999,-
999 persons were using the line.
Gov. Sterling today signed
35 Mils,'including the measure
allow-
of 24
"One langu-
is enough for
CARDUl
Helps Women to Health
but what we digest that makes
us strong. —
TUCKER & LASCHINGER...........
GEO. TUCKER._____
R. IL LASCHINGER_____
MRS. GEORGIA LASCHINGER
and stopped at Terrell to take
dinner with some of their rel-
atives, and while there, Carl,
their son, was run over by a
car and his leg broken, and he
received other slight bruises.
Mrs. Clyde Diffie and /Chil-
dren, Guy and Margaret. spent
Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs, Farrell Thomas.
Misses Helms and Daniels of
County Line are visiting in
this community. ,
Miss Annie Douglass of La
Fayette spent Saturday night
with Miss Fannie and Ethel
Douglass.
The Cox baseball team went
■ over the state capitol needed
i repairs.
, As a result the senate voted
to apropriate $4,000 to be used
i in repairing the capitol roof.
Woodruff said the roof had
hundreds of small holes in it.
run again. Instead of the de-
, creased taxes and greater ec-
onomy the voters were led to
expect, there have been more
new taxes. Nor is his attitude
in oil problems satisfactory to
the bulk of East Texas. „
tabled subject to call.
Senator Woodruff introduced
a resolution to continue the ses
sion through Sunday. Senator
Poage’s resolution fixed the ad-
journing for May 22, to return
CASH MARKET PRICES
smjansanrasasererazansarserasaran
row Wilson on July 4. Pershing
may also attend.
I suf-
1th ter-
and
bend
more than $2,000 and these for
geries covered,a period of three
or four years.
April-Ma
Court
25 -
ounces
for
25c
lu;iit DELIVERY PANEL TNUCK, 8555
Upshur County
Ought to Get
$15,000 Rebate
ADAMS CIGAR AND NE
STAND, BARBER SHOI
Hol and Cold Showers.
Extensive line of Magas
and Newspapers.
Expert Barber Service
rare and trucks require only a min imum
of service attention. That they give satis-
fart ary low-cost service over exceptionally
long periods of time. —..............
Naturally, a car with such a fine record
of economy represents an extremely wise
investment for any buyer! Especially no,
when you consider the many advantages
that Chevrolet offers abeve and beyond
economical operation. Come in and learn
what these advantages are—what they
mean in terms of style, comfort, safety,
reliability and value.
PAIN
QUIT COM
“When I was a ।
fered periodically
rible pains in my
sides. Often I
of the suspended sentence law.
Violators under 25 are already
entitled to suspended senten-
ces.
On Tick Eradication Project if
State Reimburses All It
Is Out
An extra session of the leg-
islature will be necessary un-
les money appropriation bills
ar all .passed by the 22nd.
to County Line Saturday even-
ing and played bail the scpre
being 18-14 in our favor.
What The Legis-
lature Is Doing
(By Aasociated Press)
Austin, May 19.—The Senate
today heard two proposals to
repeal the house resolution fix-
Rev. 0. 5. Robinson, past
the Calvary Baptist Chure
Tyler, spnet Friday in the
Mr. Robinson was of the
of Robinson & Sims here a
15 years ago, who were
ceeded by the Coe Cleaning
and has many friends here.
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The custodian of a grounds
who was annoyed because peo-
ple cut across the lawn and de-
—
self restraint that this column
refrains from breaking out in
poetry in an attempt to de-
scribe these beautiful mornings
that we are enjoying this time
of- year. —— '____7
T. H. Briggs E. B. Hendrie
BRIGGS & HENDRIX
Lawyers
Gilmer and Gladewater, T
Offices at
KA’BAKING
1* POWDER
It’s double acting f
Um K C for fine texture
and large volume in your
bakings.
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THE GILMER WEEKLY MIRROR
ESTABLISHED IN 1877
AND UPSHUR COUNTY ECHO
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A
any woman to know."
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The barber who confides to
the young man the first time
he gets into the barber chair,,
that he is hard to shave, has a
strange hold on that young fel-
low’s future business.
It is said that 45^000,000
people are within reach of tele-
phones. We know this is true
We tried to call up one of our
PENNINGTON
PRODUCE CO.
Mr
l.Uf;
Gilme
Mr
Mi .
LUMBER
A N D
BUILDING
MATERIAL
ued.
We
talked
inspec
oners
rm nt
iff an
The j;
sanita
sible t
fact t
jail is
men, like stoutest trees, are
bent by passing blows.
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It is not what we intend but
what we do that makes our
. dreams come true. -It is not so
much what we read but what we
To the
sell,
Distri
:repair
miss io
have
paint.
We
were bl
vestiga
unable
The steady drip, drip of wa-
ter attracted the attention of
Senator Grady * Woodruff of
Dectaur as he sat in the sen-
nger mv prices ianee from MT1 W 66s0. Cheyrolet eruek
and emay terme. Al l paenenger car and truek ehamie pricee
proof
us to
increase the tax on sulphur,
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Entered at th* post office at Gilmer, Texas aa second elass mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Texas, 1.00 per annum; GOe for six months.
Outside of Texas, $1.50 per annum. All subscriptions payable in advance.
NOTICE -One sent per word will be charged for cards of thanks, resolutiona of
respect, etc. Also for notices of entertuinmenta where admisajon is charged.
CODE OF ETIIICS: Truth. Sincerity,, Tharoughness, Mercy and Moderation
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spent
with
Mis
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and I
visitii
of M
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Mr
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concerns using large fleets of Chevrolets
are many of the leaders of American
industry. In fact, 73 outstanding
butliwii firnu hour purrhassd a total
of 27,605 Chevrolet con'and trucka.
The reason for this preference lies in
the unexcelled economy of Chevrolet
cars and trueks, as proved by official
coat records. These records show that
30 mils* to that gallon in a common occur-
rence among Chevrolet cars. That oil
expense is extremely low. That Chevrolet
Mudge Oil Company however,
the well would be rated higher
if the accumulated gas had
been allowed to blow off, result
ing in a greater volume of oil.
It is the contention of many,
and we believe it is well found.
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predicting that the 1932 cam-
paign will be waged on econ-
omic_questions by the Demo-
crats. We can easily predict
now that if they let the Klan
and liquor question predomin-
inate again the Republicans
. *- will have easy sailing. Hoov-
er and Jiellon may not know
how to govern but they and
their partisans know how to
get the votes. i
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As a result of an article in
these columns; a week or two
ago deploring the fact that far-
mers frequnetly leave valuable
implements in the field during
the winter months, unprotected
from the weather, our attention
has been called to the fact that
- a perfetly -good hoe, bought
new last spring is much the
worse for an exposure of sev-
eral months to the rigors of the
winter just passed. • 1
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- The senate proposes to in-
crease the tax on sulphur to
$1.25- per ton , Texas produces
ninety per cent of the entire
world supply and the added tax
would simply be passed on to
whe ultimate consumer, chiefly
..outside of this state. As it is,
the sulphur companies in spite
of the depresion that hit every
one else so hard, made their
accustomed millions again in
1930. But they have a power-
ful lobby, with plenty of mon-
We have noticed that the
fishing never seems to be very
good where there is a comfort-
able bank to sit upon.
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Fortune awaits the man who
discovers a lawn' grass that
grows about an inch high and
then stops growing but remains
green all summer. t
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All of the experts are citing
conditions that indicate an up-
turn in business. The country
is sincerely hoping that the ex-
perts have” guessed coryectly
this time. * „
nk
t!
almost double with the in-
tense pain. This would
last for hours and I could
get no relief.
"I tried almost every-
thing that was recom-
mended to me, but found
nothing that would help
| untu I began taking
Cardul. My mother
thought it would be
good for me, so she
got a bottle of Cardul
and started me taking
It I soon improved.
"The bed spells quit
| coming. I was soon
in normal health.*
—Mm Jewel Harris,
winnsboro, Tazaa.
Austin, May 18—Pushed to
a vote in the Senate today, the
Beck Home Rule’ resolution
failed by a vote of 16 to 9 to
procure the necessary .two-
thirds majority for the sub-
mission of proposed constitut-
ional amendments. The resolut-
ion was designed to allow the
consolidation of city and coun- 1
ty governments in-counties of •
75.000 or more population.
The Brannon-Wood-Robertson
test being drilled south of
Pritchett is still closed down
awainting orders.
The W. J. Green et al, No. 1
south of Gilmer has spudded in
but is awaiting the arrival of
more surface * casing before
drilling. They intend to set
about 400 feet of surface cas-
ing, which will better enable
them to get good cuttings, be-
cause of “bemg- able to hold
The farmers are . very busy
in their crops. - -
The singing invention was
well attended Sunday* evening
with "very splendid singing.
Mr. Ross Cox and family
a distinct field, which cannot
rightfully be considered an ad-
junct of Lathrop field. There
are. various reasons for consid-
ering this to be so.
One is the distance from pro-
udction and the entire probabil-
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it won’t be done, but what ....a inn 1, ,
c 2---..v—Z--- , 4 ..2 * . c started to Dallas last Tuesday,
Senator Hull of Tennessee is this country needs is a few
A monument was unveiled
recently at Troy, N. Y. to Sam-
uel Wilson said to have been
the original "Uncle Sam.” He
stamped boxes of supplies he
furnished the government dur-
ing the war of 1812 with a U.
8; and soldiers connected the
United States with "Uncle
Sam” as he was known.
investigated and found the roof go to Poland to see the unveil-
‘ - - ing of a monument to Wood-
June 22, to continue the session
ed, that the discovery well of "umtil they see fit to set a date
LEAVE it to your contractor
or carpenter. _ Experience has
taught them the advantages of
building with our materials. We
promptly fill all orders for mill-
work, laths, sashing, hipgles,
. etc., and meet specifications ac-
3 curately.
ment. Both resolutions were
clothing consumed must be
earned by someone, some way.
It must be bought and paid for
If the loafer has no money to
pay the working man in the
end pays.
Faith without works is dead.
It does not make any differ-
ence how much a man talks
for his town or how much he
stands for it, unless he is will-
ing to spend his money at
home, his boasting doesn’t
comnt for much. People know
him and his talk sounds like
tin money. It has a counterfeit
ring.
Mrs. Edd Glezen returned on
Sunday from Mineral Wells and
was accompanied home by Miss
eradication. An audit of the „ , ...
amount expended will be made Eay 8 case did not amount to
ity that in the intervening
space, much dry territory is
likely to be found. Then too,
becuse of. the higher gravity
test of the oil, being better than
any found in the Gregg field, it
would indicate a distinctly sep-
arate pool. " *
Moreover, this county should
not be subject to the same pro-
Cation rulings as Gregg or
Rusk coupty, since it is entire-
ly impossible to even conjec-
ture the trend nr limits of the
field in this county. In the
Kilgore, Henderson and Long-
view fields, the boundaries of
the field are becoming quite
clearly defined. In this county,
time should be given to deter-
mine the extent and location of
the field, without the handi-
cap of proration.
alleged forgeries in Claude
ft is only by°the practice of back fresh water from higher
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The economy bloc of the
Legislature was on the job
Thursday and commenced cut-
ting salaries at A. & M. col-
lege. It’s high time they were '
economizing somewhere; $8-
000,000 annually is too much
to pay for education.
Henry Ford says the United
If the State reempurses all
the counties the amount they
paid out for tick eradication, be
fore it was taken over by the
government, Upshur county
ought to get about $15,000, for
Upshur county almost went
broke with the expense of tick
going to have a hard time be- .
ing reelected if he chooses to Diogenes spent his time go-
District Clerk Claude Ray
occupied the front page of near
ly every paper in Texas Friday
morning, in dispatches going
from Austin as well as Gilmer.
Mr. Ray has confessed to his
forgeries of witness fee certifi-
cates and the investigation here
was stopped.
Five charges were filed
against him in Austin and hn
bail set at $1,000 in each case.
Judge Bryant said that the
perjury
viction,
that th
frequer
County
law wh
ute Bor
fully r
law ah
hands
law en
this ev
Fron
find, tl
peaece
their 1
Audito
find t
---collecte
their e
. paid ii
the fir
to hav
of said
is the
we ha
ed as
this tl
Unless you plan to depend on
the markets and the generosity
of your neighbors for garden
sass this summer, now is the
time to plant it.
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We have never been able to
understand why the fact that
the Chinamen live almost al-
together upon boiled rice, can
in anywise be viewed as any
recommendation fr boiled rice.
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When tough luck knocks- you ,
from your feet, arise, brush
your clothes. All men will fail.
No one expects to tower above
his foes. Who feels the dust
has time to think, reflection al- .
ways shows that strongest
of 102 barrels, or 1,158 barrels
AdvertisingManager daliy. ing Friday for sine die adjourn-
According to officials or the
stroyed the grass, erected a
sign reading: "If you are lazy,
go right across here.”.
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A subscriber says that the
greatest mistake his wife’s fa-
ther made was in having., her
.1eh
e
understand that makes us wise study languages.
It is not so much what we eat
to give liquor law violators ov- „
er-25 years of age the benefit
to Thelma Fowler who will visit
WPia(M»r.
. _ _---that the mudge Oil Co.,
------Proprietors able wilt be 47.3 per cent
rh
cimir
the 1)
monuments erected to the em-
ployers who have kept their
help and maintained their sal-
ary. schedules thus far in the
Great. Depression.
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An indication of how times
change! In 1897 some 20 mil-
lion French harps were made
and sold in the United States.
Nowadays they are used so lit-
tle that no American firm
makes them. The supply of
this country is shipped from
Stockholm. a
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The working man supports
the loafer. He may not be
aware of it, but he does, never-
theless. Every bit of food and
States is prosperous but does
not know’Tt. There is one thing
-h the- United States-does know,
and that is that it’ takes twice
• as much wheat and twice as
" much com and three times as
- many eggs to buy a Ford car
.L as it used to. "
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K- We believe Gov. Sterling is
Old Corn
ph '
Headliner In
All State Papers
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SEDAN DELIVERX,9575 "
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OF POUNDS UVD
Q COVERNMENT
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ing about looking for an honest
man. If old Diogenes were on
earth today, he would be so
busy looking for a job he would
not have time to hunt for hon-
.tsa
"a
ri MU "
Consideration of a bill to
legalize amateur boxing, per-
mitting admission charges to
amateur bouts, started in the
House today. It faced the like-
lihood, of being ruled out, how-
ever, unless the 72 hour rule
Mas suspended.
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PAGE FOUR
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POULTRY BUTTER EGGS
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1931, newspaper, May 21, 1931; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1440189/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.