Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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59th YEAR
DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1939
NUMBER 21
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Represents U. S. Govt.1
Quits Bachelorhood
Quanah Girl Weds Congressman
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CONGRESSMAN ED GOSSETT
Here's hoping our old friend. Doe
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MKS. El) GOSSETT
Mun.
fish hungry.
Arvel Boyd of Boyd; Janns
Popular Congressman Crowd Attends Dairy
Quits Bachelorhood
Day Celebration at
in New York City
Harmon Field Here
Miss Mary Moseley of Quanah. Tex-
30. Mmes. J. V. Patterson, Fred Mik-
Miss Doris Dodson and Mrs.
$
near
made. In this case is where the court the coming year.
Moseley of Quanah. Texas. and is a
some oil property. which the husband the convenience and
his division
of the family holdings. Mrs. Lewis has
express in
Pinion was captured
Moseley began teaching Home
wife
Sunday afternoon from
“Tank” ’will be remembered by all ex-
The local committee is under obliga
and friendly
helpful interest displayed by the Gulf
distributor and agent.
by Rev. Willard Morrow of Hlillsboro,
The Pinion brothers who robbed the
they were hungry.
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Bernice Taylor. Lanelle Wilson.
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cattle in the state. Let’s let the state
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Dairy Day program here last Tuesday
was the fine big sound truck which
the
the
stage
Edith
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Economics in the Vernon High School.
I he bride elected not to have the
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entertain
shower.
Morriss
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unty,
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rex.
seal
tur,
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know this fact, let’s join hands, and
work.
Ferns. plants which have no flowers
make up a large part of the vegetable
kingdom.
MISS CHRISTAIN
TO BE MARRIED
Messenger was informed that one
of the features contributing largely to
land
des-
•ords
efer-
oses.
that
roxi-
that
ami
d to
erest
that
nata-
ood,
are
one-
rker,
Fos-
I to
•rest
tiffs
and
pro-
ings
said
The
ment
Don’t borrow your neighbor’s news-
paper.
Vir-
Er
gram throughout the day and was op
erated so skilfully by the expert whici
the company sent along that the en-
land
y as
»k 9,
unty,
ereby
Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Fielrt and Oldest Business Institution in Wise County-Merging Decatur News Jan. 1935
TSPW and Mr. Dodson is a graduate
of A. & M
in the receiving line with the hos-
-19
S were
Monday.
sermon
May 22. The
was delivered
$150 was taken ami another $50 was
be-
next
re-
ave
STUDENTSWiLL
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Monday, and Tuesday Sheriff George
Young with a deputy and L. (. Pin-
ion, the other brother, went back to
the pasture and found another $200,
Brown said.
was arrested. Brown said.
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A. P., better known as ‘Tank" and
his brother in the Darwin hospital*
Candidates for the 19 40 free-for-all
are bobbing up. but they do not want
their names mentioned yet.
the geniel quartermaster of that
stepped in and settled an estate prop-
eriy and according to right, giving
the divorced widow her just share in
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MRS..H.CATES
CLASS PARTY
order to serve the voice
C. Pinion, visiting
many well-wishers in Decatur and vi-
cinity.
the pledge of E. it. Williams. Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
Decatr will adopt ami execute the
most expansive plans for the enlarge-
ment and consequent success of the
show to be held next year.
Other leaders and guests present
throughout the day were: K. V. Lips-
comb, vice president Tennessee Dairi-
es. Dallas, whose company again fur-
nishtai delected products for consump-
tion of the crowd and Walter Burton,
noted poultry expert, Dallas.
s of
urvey
i Vol.
I oun-
here-
fled. After one of the brothers
Sam Petty, who recently underwent
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ginia Wright. Sylvia Patterson,
secured when L.
of the best and most valuable dairy “the guy wanted."" And both of the
... -*- -t-t- I-t‛- --------- brothers have assisted in every way
ton, for his having intervened with
lions for the courtesy
set aside for himself in
used in every part of I he pro-
to find the hidden money, making
the deputies' work easy in clearing
up one of the boldest bank robberies
occuring in Wise county in many
years.
rett Austin. Laurene Flowers, Virgil
Matney. Kenneth Coomer, and R. S.
Fairbetter.
slut and captured by a state patrol-
man. the other one made good his
escape, and that night slept in his own
bed at his home near Alvord. The
next morning he came to Decatur to
success of the
will entertain with a luncheon Thurs-
day, June 1.
Several parties have been planned
in honor < m Miss Christian in Dallas.
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Almost All Loot
of Bank Recovered
tis a
r suc-
return
r pub
• be a
>ut if
where
ppear
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to be
of, in
Mon-
e be-
1939.
tition
lay of
ibered
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1 hus-
Wood,
■hard.
Wood.
Sam
ikown
. Jack
e de-
leging
joint
ilow-
ed in
tesses and honore were Mrs.
ticket agent; Lemuel Balch,
manager: Roger Dycus and
Teel, advertising manager..
Boyd high school commence-
Wise county
Furman Bur
of ■•mother.” Carroll
a most instructive which must be a part of the intellec-
series of talks ami lectures on prac tual knowledge and viewpoint of
tical dairy performance was carried every dairyman who aspires to suc-
out. with some of the best informed ceed in a successful scale. He is the
Chico who owns a pasture near where
Pete Pinion. one of two brothers
charged in the robbery, was shot and
-aptured by officers, found $2,200
The members of Mr*. J. IL (‛ates
Sunday School class entertninet with
a party last Wednesday afternoon in
the spacious living room of the new
Miss ('hristizr
held Sunday.
Cowan, Bridgeport; Mrs. Ray Beville,
Midland; Miss Bethel Waide. Slidell;
Mrs. Fred Milligan, Miss Catherine
Witherspoon, Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon,
and Miss Eloise Mauldin. Greenwood.
Mrs. W. C. Milligan will entertain
during the Spanish-American war. He
had a reputation of being resourceful
when the rations were short at the
commissary. One day at noon the sow
belly, beans and bread were alarm-
ingly short, and Co. H failed to xet
its quota. So, at twelve sharp, “Tank”
Attendance of the occasion was
somewhat curtailed by the beginning
of the harvest season. Next year ac-
cording to District Agent Schofield
of A. & M. college, who was present,
the date will be advanced so as not to
conflict, and next year. according to
Mother,” is a drama in three acts,
which portrays the true love of a
mother.
The production staff consists of Mr.
Watkins, director: Leela Mae Kincaid,
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Signs of progress in Decatur: The
Perk ins-Timber lake Co. is making
smoothly and without
Teel of
had recovered all but $100 of
$2,700 taken in the robbery of
( hico First bank May 15.
C. R. Hallman, farmer of
Mr*. Carl Christian and Mrs. Elbert
Brown entertained with a tea Tuesday
afterme «m from 4 to 6 o’clock announc-
ing the engagement of their neice.
Miss Kitty Beth Christian to Mr.
Ralph Dodson. The couple will be
married June 7ih at the First Metho-
dist chuurch in Decatur.
Assistant County Attorney Jennings
Brown said M< nday that searchers
tire schedule of
in Decatur
Fort Worth.
events went
soldiers of Co. II. Third Texas,
livan, T. G. Rogers will
Company, and to its
had the company lined up, and he re- ids e mpany to send the fine equip-
galed the boys with a number of hu- ment to Decatur.
morous stories and they forgot that
When Pete
an operatit in recovers immediately,
and will soon be up and about. I he
community needs such men: such men
do their part as citizen ami friend.
In the “Forty Years Ago" column
visit his brother, who had been
wounded by the state patrol and was
confined in a Decatur hospital. A
deputy from the high sheriff’s office
and County Attorney Sowell arrested
Dodson, mother of the bridegroom-to-
be. Miss Doris Dodson. Mr*. Cody Mil-
ligan. Mr>. Robert Morris, and Miss
Maxine Christian: they were carrying
minature colonial bonquets of garden
flowers.
The house was profusely decorated
with garden flowers and the tea table
was laid with a Venetian lace cloth
with a cob niai bouquet of garden
folwers and streamers of blue ribbon.
Miss Mary Ruth Patton presided
at the punch bowl and Mrs. Dan Voss
Jr. at t he brides book. Others in the
house party were Miss Isabell Hunt,
Miss Fannie Brown Eate n. Mrs. T.
G. Itogers, Nirs. W. C. Milligan. Mrs.
J. \ Patterson. Mrs. Fred Milligan,
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known
‛arker.
given
and—
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places
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in looking over old file* of the Mes- Goldberg of Hillsboro : Nile s B. Hays
sener we find that one of the great- of Burkburnett: Itichard Shackleford
estspeeches ever made by the illustri- and Rosemary Farris of Henrietta! ।
ous Senator Joseph Bailey was one Fannie Bell of Wizard Wellsand Ina
made against the rural tree mail de Mae ......n of Whiteshoro.
livery bill iu the senate. Bailey said The play. "An Old Fashioned
the bill would put the merchants out ---------------
of business- and build up the mail- ...
order business: that it would kill modern improvement - in their store, as, was married to Congressman Hd field last Tuesday brought togather
business in small towns. and when ........ improv,......nts are fin Gossett of W’iclita Falls, Texas, iu a number of evenis . f most inter-
__t-- ished the store will lie enlarzet and a quiet, informal weiing in the in mne esting and instructive character an
w. D. McFarlane of Gralam, for- conveniences for customers will be all of the brides aunt. Mrs. Firlan E. was a repitition of the success t the
nner congressman from this district, that is desired. Manager Hughes stat- Bear of New York City, at 5:00 p. m.. initial occasion of the kind nela last
has been appointed an assistant on the ed that workmen went to work Wed Saturday, May 20. year.
United states Artorney Generals nesdax morning in the interior if the The marriage ceremony was con-
staff at Washington. McFarlane will store, making these improvement ducted by Dr. Robert M Russell. pas-
look after Texas cases coining in the I he Rieger Dry Goods ( o., state J. tor of the Larchment Presbyterian
high courts He is recognized as a J. Rieger, the proprietor, is making church, and the bride was given in
good lawyer, and his many friends preparations to enlarge the store, marriage by her uncle, Dr. Firman S.
throughout the district are pleased building an addition in the rear of Bear. Attending the bride as Maid of
over the appointment. It had been the building, adding much floor pace Hon r was her sister. Miss Rebecca
reported that McFarlane was booked making necessary customers conve- Moseley. Congressman Eugene Keogh
for a federal judge appointment. ; nience and enlarging departments. The
__________ ! brick tor this addition, has been plae-
Mrs. Ben (irubbs, Mrs. B.
a graduate of
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----x---- . I Chico First Bank, tire
The dairy show at Hannon Fielding brace of brothers. After looting
Tuesday was one of the best exhibi-the strong box of the Chico institution
tions ever held in this community. I t hey hid the money in trees and gul-
Many visitors from other sections leys in a pasture thru which they
were in attendance. ’The Messenger
of last weeks Messenger there ap !
peared a notice of Miss May Lillard
visiting in Missouri. The article read i , .
"Miss Mary Lanard." Error on M- Priday nizht. Nay 2 the snior
senger’s part, in that it appeared ot Decatur Baptint ’ olleut wil !it
Marv” instead of -May." 0 therpnlar coinnt play. .
• , An < Hd Farshioieci Mollier.
" e ED GOSSETT WINS DAIRY COW IS
ass nm CHARMING MATE GIVEN HONORS
The Messenger has been eriteiised
for devoting so mixh space lo publish-
ing the city ordinances. As we have
intimated, we have all sorts of people
on our growing subscript ion list.
were visitors
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work together. The county has some him on this visit. He said he was.
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Tuesday afternoon with a
President of the widely celebrated
Dallas Agricultural club, Joe E.
Cooper, who is also a member of the
Office organization staff of the Texas
Power and Light Co. at Dallas. At
the outset, Mr. Cooper had the possi-
। role
21 and
and Mrs. R. L. Hunt. Mrs. R. E. Bird,
Mrs. C. Malcolm Smith. Mrs. Osborn
Fernald. Miss Harriet Herndon. 'The
out of town guests were Mrs. C. Mal-
co I m Smith, Mrs. Osborne Fernald,
Miss Harriet Hernden, Miss Harriet
Moriss, Mrs. R. J. Morriss, and Mrs.
Dan Voss Jr., of Dallas; Mrs. R. E.
Byrd, and Mrs. R. V. Leach, Irving;
Mrs. Ray F. Christian, and Mrs. Jack
Martin, Weatherford; Mrs. Edgar
men in the southwest as principals. man who has glorified the trench silo
For this period a very efficient, a ! from one end of Texas to the other
most genial and much alive man was and the great champion of the home
brought forward to act as moderator production of feeds and grasses.
of ceremonies, none less than the
‘ whom to present minor gifts in the
The dairy day progran: at Harmon meantime and die pleasurable event
of last week disclosed for the first
time who had been whose “Pal” dur-
ing the time. The ne vel method of dis-
closing the identity of pals, not by
name but by description was adopted
and it proved an absorbing past time
Probably two dozen animal. repre for the group to identify and distin-
seting four or the leading breeds . f Kuish the Pl named by a recitation
dairy type cattie were brought to th- wtraitsi her persalit- aud make
grounds and formcd object les-ns in •P:
scoring, judging and ............. hv E. , A short play Wa presented by mem
H. Eudaly. dairy specialist of the Ex bers the lass which inclueled
Honor was her sister. Miss Kebecca tension Department or rhe A & M Ame Faye Jeffries, « <. Shults.
Moseley. Congressman Eugene Keogh collese. For the first tie in Siow, of Alma Dallas Jennines. Kay Harper,
of New York City acted as best man recent years cattle ot the Giers"y Jeffries. 11. Taylor. It M. Finley. Heu
... .. for the groom. The bride was attrie- tspe were present. and there were ol li n Buttrill. ( W. Ferguson Mrs.lt.
Tile ninny friends of Mrs. Ge ed on the ground. These two large tively attired in a smart Fred A. er good speimens of Jersev. F. st i Kieger presided at the punch bowl.
Lewis smd children sire happy this dry goods stores report a big increase Block suit of white and navy blue, and the milk strain of sb, rorn
week on hearing that the final settle- in business over last year, and they with pink accessories. Miss Rebecca ‘ .spirited contests in liding ' is
ment of the Geo. Lewis property was anticipate a much greases- increase NI seley’s costume consisted of a pink indulked in by riv. different % ui 5 bilities of rural electricity in mind.
smt with navy blue accessories. Future Farmers ciubs, representing its manifold utilities in dairy opera
I be former Miss Moseley is the Chico, Paradise, Bridgvport. Khome tion as well sis many other operations
daughter of Mayor and Mrs. W. A. tied for first position with Paradise on the farm. He congratulated the pee
, , . and Decatur. Chico and Rhome boys P “ of Wise ounty that they are just
graduate of T. S. C. W. Denton. Tex- second. The Chico tean was coached on the eve of mecuring C lec tricity for
as. where she majored irhome eco- by I. D. Mitchell and was composed farm homes He said. Admitting that
m lilies for her B. S. Degree. The ro- of Jesse Harris Elanton Rrow ,„,i cows are the most important item ot
the Gulf Oil Corporation sent here by mance culminating in this marriage pa Patters.,n p i n i . s milk productic n. one of the next is
I express in order to serve the voice began while Mr. Gossett was District t. nm. tl. Tthst „ "X !' the correct handling of milk and feed.
and sound amplifying needs of the Attorney at Vernon and shortly after of rill )( Alli I . o ' P "l’ Electric power affords dairy farmers
big ......... occasion. The equipment Miss Moseley began teaching Home Jesse Coker ' " 11 "p on and many opportunities for additional
profits. That is why our company has
Prizes were awarded in the dairy pioneered in Texas in the field of ru-
usual round of gay. prenuptia! par- prouueti division for butter, cream ral electrification. That is why we
ties and chose to have a -imide home and ’ taze ' heese. Names of winners have cooperated to the fullest extent School ( losin o a t
off wedding. When asked concerning their appe 111 the columns . t the Messen with groups seeking to form coopera- 7 j n- i E i i
interruption, plans for a wedding trip, the bride ”'r devoted to home demonsrtation tives to obtain funds from the REA Boyd High School
stated that the wedding had been de- C,1 apPeninE8 edited by Miss Jewel with which to make electric service
layed because of Mr. Gossett’s recent lat!.rs«»n. Home Demonstration Agent, possible for Wise county farmers'
campaign for congress and that the D ’ xercises were arranged Texas P'ower and Light Co. is proud
honeymoon would be postponed until • " ount- Agent D. - Eaton. Mis to assist in programs such as this ami. Mas
! after the adjournment of congress. attetsnn ami Miss Alice Barrett, as Decatur is to be congratulated on hav- baccaleanreate
Friends say that the brides back sstant home azent, and a Chamber of ing arranged such an auspicious pro-
ground, training, and temper ament —oiree committee composed ot L. gram. and the commencement address was
j will make her a great asset to her ’ 1 -“m5 president < liff < ates, Mr. ('ooper then introdired : - delivered by Don Morris, vice-presi-
i husband as representative of the 13th 5" Ireven Williams, manager speakers in successien: R. L. P'on, dint of Abilene Christian College.
! District of Texas in the congress. Mr. 6566 Dairies. J. J Rieger, mer Dallas, one of the industry s most abb* There were thirteen in the graduating
an accomodat ami Mrs. Gossett s Washington address ‘ 11 1 ’ A: Hughes, merchant l i leaders who discussed the sanitary class this year. They are as follows:
will be the Shereham. Their perma- orn ' , loyd Doyle and still oth- handling of milk and its products. W. Maurice Splawn, valedictorian : Lu-
nent residence, however, will be in 455 sint 8S men ot Decatur con F. MeMurray, Fort Worth, leader in cille Jackson, salutatorian : Marguer-
Wichita Falls, Texas, tributed the money for the cash priz- organization in the manufacturing and ite Jackson. Thelma Worthington,
-----------*___________ 1 65 awarded in the different contests, distribution field of dairy products.
Since discovery of oil on part of Ellowing a sumptions dinner laid and finally E. R. Eudaly himself,
its 2,000,000 acres in West Texas, the b ladies of the Wise county home Eudaly is an institution within him-
University of Texas has received up- demonstration clubs and a brief con- self. He related facts in connection
proximately $27,000,000 from mineral cert rendered by Frank Duke and his with dairy prodution on the farm
leases and bonuses. 1 high school band
apartment on the si uil side
it is now rumored that Mr. Roose-
velt will not be a candidate for a
third term, but will throw his support
to someone to stop the Garner boom.
with a luncheon next Tuesday, May
of tin- square.
In well appointeti places were va
es of larkspur, roses and snaplragon.
Mr- Alma Dallas Jennings, president
! of the class, introducet the guests and
told the object of the cccasion: she
then introduced the fuithful teacher
of many years. Mrs. J. H. ('ates, who
mentioned some of the accomplish-
ments of the group, naming aim ng
them the maintenance of a girl in
the Methodist Orphan Home for sever-
al years past, financial aid to taber-
natcle repairs and money contributions
to the orphan home of the church.
Some months ago at a similar occa-
sion members of the class drew names
for the selection of each a "Pat” to
would drop a hint to our up and going
) citizens of Decatur ami neighborhood.
As one of the speakers state, we have
the opportunity of making this dairy
show an annual affair, and we can
make it one of the outstanding exhibi-
tions of this section of the state.
. Everything is in our favor. But we as
b citizens must get busy and put our
K shoulders to tin* wheel, co-operate and
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