The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1932 Page: 4 of 12
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PACE FOUR
HIS BEST ARGUMENT
Tarleton Cew Achieves Medal of Merit
Tucker & Lasehinger
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Mgr, to be his greatest triumph thus.
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ing a new tax of 10 per cent
on
OUR NEIGHBORS
taxes, will affix his signature
The Government loan office
picking etc. this amounts to
all the happen-
tie s—information
made the Johns or through your
-Texarkana Ga cut his own salary he is prov- banker.
Read the advertisements too. They
the Mirror’s columns.
Wilson.
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twelve months.'
home.
to recover the ring.
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ALDREDGE THE TAILOR
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Farmers May Pay
Govt Crop Loans
Here on Saturday
ings in the county that are worthwhile
recording.
meet the "economic” situation
of the country and while he
a matter of good fortuune, Mc-
Kee's courage and straightfor-
wardness in office are striking-
ly familiar to Roosevelt’s con-
duct throughout the Walker
The public in general would
be led to believe that President
Hoover would be doing other
Buyers of cotton are caution-
ed in buying cotton and other
is allowing the cotton seed and
80c per 100 lbs. lint where the
Coach Henry McClelland an-
nounced the completion of his
football schedule for the 1932
There is little likelihood that
Governor Sterling, whose only
reason for calling the legisla-
ture to Austin was to lessen
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Then remember that for only $1.00
a year, or about two cents a week, you
can have the Mirror delivered, to your
door regularly every week for the next
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haynes
are visiting in Dallas.
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That Roosevelt is given credit
in proportion as McKee shows
what efficiency in office can do
even for Tammany-ridden New
York.
Jimmy is put to rout, Tam-
many is tamed, and New York
is rejoicing over discovering a
pose objections,
zette.
' Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Berry of
Chicago will spend the winter
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J M. Berry.
Singing at Coffeeville every
Saturday night.
Sept. 30—Emory at Gilmer.
Oct. 3—Marshall at Marshall
(night game).
Oct. 7—Sulphur Springs at
Gilmer.
• Oct. 14.— Longview at Long-
Snappy Schedule
Buckeye Games
der to have his feed and other
crops free of mortgage, so that
he, may manage them as he
sees fit...In.payingup prompt
ly each one'is making a record
that when the new year’s loans
are available and are needed,
the loan will be justified, re-
gardless of where the money is
borrowed.
LETTERS
To The Mirror
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Oct. 21.—Tyler at Tyler.
Oct. 28.—Jefferson at Jeffer-
son. * -
' Nov. 4,—Atlanta at Gilmer.
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Fill out the subscription blank be-
low and mail it with your remittance
today, before you forget. Once you
become a regular reader of the Mir-
ror, you too will always continue as a
subscriber.,
_ If you wish a 6-months trial sub-
scription, the price is 60c. . For the
Weekly Mirror and Dallas Semi-Week-
ly Farm News, we are offering a spec-
ial rate right now of $1.50 per year.
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Nobleman’s Katy, Lee, owned by John Tarleton Agricultural col-
lege at Stephenville, Texas, is the first Texas Jersey under five year,
of age to achieve Medal of Merit rank with the American Jersey Cat-
tie club, anf the third cow in exas to qualify for this honor. Katy •
Lee’s record was 74791 pounds of butter fat during the 305 day (« st.
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doing his duty, and what he
•greet! to do, the agent stated.
‘Harrell pfk.Gr. of Tyler,
Called into special session for
the purpose of lightening tax
burdens, the house of the Tex-
as legislature finds before it a
bill increasing the tax on cigar-
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Subneription Rates
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The most highly applauded
thief if the baseball player who
steals a base.
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Every farmer having made a
government loan is now con- (
cerned about the repayment of I
the money borrowed in order to
protect his future credit, he is
anxious to pay up in full in or--
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Jimmy Wlker has gone to
Europe, perhaps t » submit his
be tonge : a censor’s
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Gentlemen:
I want to subscribe to The Gil-
mer Weekly Mirror for a period of
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to cover. (6 mo. 60c; 1 year, $1.00;
with S. W. Farm News $1.50 per
year.)
' Name ----———
In Texns, 12 months
C month. _
Elsewhere, per year___
'eBo" ' at We ' 1
Hope the Douphrate well
prows a good one. ‘
We hope yet, to get down
there some time this year, but
Uncle Sam, as you know is econ
omizing on every corner now
and it means a man sent here
from Chicago if we go away.
Please continue the paper.
— ’ Sincerely, .
MRS. L. G. C. PEIRCE.
St. Louis, Mo.
be able #
books will
job. --
Mineola Monitor.
Mrs. W. H. Meredith, age 60.
wife of. H. W. Meredith of this,
city, was buried in the City
Cemetery here last Monday af-
ternoon, Sept. 12. ’ Mrs. Mere-
dith died on Saturday night,
September 10, at about 10:30
following an illness of only a
few days.
season Saturday morning. Ten
games are booked, and it looks
like th Gilmer fans are going
to see some fast, snappy games
The season starts with Em-
ory, as in the past, and then
the next four games will1 be.
southern rail tad is pro-
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WEEKLY MIRROR
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THE GILMER WEEKLY MIRROR, THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1932
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Warren Puckett, while oper-
ating the Taylor Filling Station
and store on the Dallas High-
way west of Mineola in the
absence of the proprietor, was
held up Sunday afternoon by
two men and one woman. The
highwaymen relieved Mr. Puck-
ett of about $12.
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Nov. 11—Gladewater at Gil-
mer.
Nov. 18—Mr. Pleasant at ML
Pleasant. _ -
Nov. 24—Mineola at Mineola.
1ty.
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Many relatives n: d no such
encouragement. ,
we will lose the farm anyway,
so we are willing to take it on
Roosevelt against any other
farm in Macon Cointy of equal
value, or against its value in
money with any Hoover nthu-
siast anywhere i.i the United
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A diamond ring valued at sev
eral hundred dollars slipped
from the finger of Mrs. Cicero
Connor of Dallas while fishing
at Ferndale last week. The
ring fell into ten feet of water.
Divers made fruitless efforts
more than the four Harding-
Coolidge years
Hoover is costing more than
twice asnmuch each year as
during the days of President
Geo. Tucker -......._
NM. Lanchinger
far. It was freely predicted
that the Jimmy Walker case
would ruin Roosevelt, no mat-
ter what it did to Jimmy. But
those who argued did not know
City Marshal Carter and
Night Marshall Barnett at the
request of officers from Canton
on last Wednesday night arrest
ed a would-be-desperado about
two miles east of Mineola and
lodged him in the local jail.
The young man, traveling in a
1931 model red Chevrolet se-
dan, appeared to be about 23
years of age. The officers
found on.his person a revolver,
several cartridges,- some dyna-
mite, crow bar sand burglar
tools as well as two bottles of
nitroglycerine.
% Marshall, S u lp h u r Springs,
Longyiew and Tyler. After
meeting these four Class, A
ney order, or cashiers’ check,
than advising others how to further informan may be had ' iew-
from the local committee who
After all there is no substi-
bite for specially fitted
clothes ... for skilled work-
manship of master needle-
workers; for exclusive pat-
terns never seen in ready-to-
wear types of woolens.
public estimation. So does the
Acting Mayor’s now.
Public men are slow to real-
ize that the nettle firmly grasp
ed hurts less in the end. When
the lesson is realized and follow
ed up the people are glad and
take pride in finding a big
man. The case of Roosevelt
and McKee makes a sort of
parable of the profits of fidel-
ity to duty in the face of seem-
ing disaster..
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HOOVER MUST BE LIVING
HIGH
$44)0 per 500 lb. bale and fs a
great help at this time. All
payments are due as crops are
sold, borrows remit direct to
the Crop Production Loan Of-
fice, Dallas, Texas by check, mo
In this now peace time and
too it might be said one cause
of the present "economic” con-
dition, Hoover has four secre-
taries, each costing $10,000
yearly,'' President Wilson had
one that was paid $7,600.00.
There is one item of $32,500
more it costs the taxpayers for
government to function during
peace time than it cost under
President Wilson durihg war
time. “
Now the White House has
eleven government owned and
operated automobiles as com-
pared with three when Wilson
occupied the President’s chair.
—Ex.
. . county at the top of the list,
.o re he naug y It can be put there by everyone
Government Crop Loans
made this Spring to the farm-
ers of Texas, are now being
paid at the rate of better than
$50,000.00 daily according to in
formation received by J. F. Cas-
tellaw Field representative in
charge of this section. This
county is making a splendid
showing ’in the repayment of
these loans which should be
encouraged by every one in
that the money was supplied to
farmers-in this community to
make another crop, thus creat-
ing wealth from which all ben-
efitted. ,
Dallas News.
The circumstance that was
counted upon to embarrass
Roosevelt most has turned out
________ - .... ______ farm products on which the
already cost the country $391,- Government hawa first dein.
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The gasoline tax is relatively
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Pittsburg Gazette. . .
The. death of A.J. Julian,
aged 81, one of the county’s
best known citizens, occurred
Monday morning at his home
two miles northwest of Lees-
burg. Funeralservices were
held Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
John A .Williams, assisted by
Rev. Jesse L. Davis.
Lists of borrowers have been
furnished to all known buyers,
If any have been overlooked a
list may be, secured from the
local chairman in ths county
thati supervised the loans.
"We are particularly anxious
to see that each farmer pay his
loan up promptly, that he may
retain his entire feed crop and
preserve his future credit,” Mr.
Gastellaw stated, "and the way
payments are coming in it looks
like that is what all are trying
to do. Borrowers should not
wait for a field collector to
come around, payments should
be sent in as soon as crop* are
sold.
Until further notice arrange-
ments have been made for a
representative of the Govern-
ment loan office to b in Gil-
mer on Saturday mornings of
each week and he will be found
at the Chamber of Commerce,
if there is any particular prob-
lems you are faced with he
will be here-to serve and assist
you in working out your prob-
lems. Naturally the govern-
ment agent is anxious to see
this county pay 100 per cent
and believes it will, so is the
local committee who made the
loans. We want to see this
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case to the League of Nations, spent Sunday with his parents
heret He was accompanied by
„ a elassmate,oy LHebart, of
Nek' Ibera, La; ‘ -
the retail price of cigars. Scotchman with a long jaw and
■ * - - - ■ , a tight grip on the public purse
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Lack or campaign funds will
relieve the burden on editorial
wastebaskets.
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. Ultimately the only way to
WHAT! MORE TAXES? out Roosevelt man—so much so
If you are one of those who are not
now a subscriber, we invite you to look
over this complimentary copy of the
paper.
You will notice that it tells you not
only all of the general news of county
happenings but aso news from various
- communities, news of sports, of 4-H
and Home Demonstration Club activi-
The people of Texas expect tax
relief and not tax additions, "bile the outcome is in part
to any bill that calls for in- hearing. The Governor’s stat-
ure grew from day to day in
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crease to any tax or the impo-
sition of any new tax. Any ar-
gument on the part of the spon
sors of these bills that the
state needs more money will be
met by the response that the
state must cut down its expen-
ditures instead of raising taxes
to meet them. The nominee
• for .Governor, in' Arkansas,
Chancellor Futrell, put the case
succinctly when he said in his
address at Hot Springs that
there must be no increase in
taxes in any shape, form or
fashion. That is the insistent
demand of both Arkansas and
—Fexas,and one that legislators
teams, the class B games ought
seed will not pay hte ginning, to be comparitively easy. The
■ - * • schedule is, as follows:
Atlanta, Mo.—Clarence G.
Sagaser, newspaper editor here,
offers to wager his $6,000 Mis-
souri farm that Franklin D.
Roosevelt will be elected Presi-
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in a notice on the front page
Dear Sir:
Was sorry to miss a copy of
the Mirror through my neglect
to mail you check. We want
to know what is happening
down there for that is our real
must heed. It may mean rad-
ical reductions in state activ-
• ities along many lines, but only
- the persons who profit directly
, from those activities will inter-
This issue of The Gilmer Weekly
Mirror is being delivered to every box-
holder on the rural routes in Upshur
County. Although practically every
worthwhile family in Upshur County is
already a subscriber to either the
Daily or Weekly Mirror, there are
some people, recently moved into the
county, who are not acquainted with
this paper:
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of his weekly newspaper, .Saga-
ser said: - '
“Who wnnt.« a 300-acre.
farm?
'The owner of this newspa-
per, the Atlanta Express, also
owns a 300-acre farm in Ma-
coun County, Missouri, which
he will wager at even money on
Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the
next President of the United
• McKee. McKee is an out-and-
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AUTOMOBHLISTS NOW PAY-
ING Billions in taxes
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new, but how lusty it has
grown Jn its short history is
indicated by the estimate that
during 1932 it will total nearly
$700,000,000—$692,600,000 ac-
cording, to an accurate estimate.
Registration taxes of $340,000,-
000 and ad valorem and other
taxes estimated at $150,000,000
bring the total past the billion
. dollar mark.
The gasline tax ranges all the
way from 3c to 11c a gallon,
the unenviable distinction of
hte highest belonging to Ala-
bama, where hte State levies
a tax of 5c and permits coun-
ties and cities to add 3c and 2c
each respectively, these levies
with the 1c Federal totaling 11c
Originally starting at 1c a
gallon, tha gallonage tax has
mounted steadily until now
there is no State with « 1c
levy and there are only two
With a levy as low as 2c. Thir-
tene States collect 4c. Seven-
teen States 5c. seven 6c, five 7c
two 8c, one 9c and one lie, in-
cluding the new 1c Federal levy
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MISSOURI EDITOR IS
WIL.IING TO BET HIS
FARM ON ROOSEVELT
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will tell you of many savings that ares."
yours-through buying from the pro-
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1932, newspaper, September 22, 1932; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1441067/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.