The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1932 Page: 4 of 6
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:;'TO)E^^ECTR^1^WS; :!THURSPAY^'SEPTEMBER"; 8;‘ 19S3T
School Opening
Brings Recruits
To Tiger Camp
Coach V. W. Gibson had the Fowikes School
Electra high school football candi
dates down to real business the first
part of the week, and promised
them plenty of hard work for the
Opened Monday
....... i-.....- -- ------ ------ --- The Fowlkes school opened Mon*
coming six weeks in preparation day niorni11K} with T. L. Martin,
.r____ ll____ * 3 4- * 7 4-31-*- N . _ ___ . -rrt 1 ____
t i uay morninR, witu x. xj. iuaiwi»,
for ther initial conference tilt with I principai> an(j Miss Willie Walraven,
the Wichita Falls Coyotes, October | assistantj jn charge. Mr. and Mrs.
S. Due to the baseball game be- Martin had arrived during the
tween the Fat and Lean ladies j wee^_end from Weatherford, and
Monday and rain Tuesday, tho Miss Walraven from Denton. Both
squad was forced to workout on j bave attended the summer session
the Oilers diamond southeast of the j of North Texas State Teachers Co1-
eity. . I 1(?ge
With coaches E. M. Tampke, first Qn Monday, August 29th, the pa-
assistant who is starting his third tr0lls ot* the’ school, armed with tb°
year’s work here, and Wilbur Pres- j neoded equipment, met at the school
soai on the job, Mr. Gibson made house and pufc on a weed cutting
more progress with the boys, di-
viding them into groups with each
working at top speed.
Six new candidates have reported
for practice thus far this week,
campaign, putting the grounds m
presentable shape in a short time.
A watermelon feast was enjoyed
afterward.
A meeting of the executive board
— ,--------- ------ — ----- ' /v. meeting ui ua- cacluh.c-
with a few more expected to make» of the paVent-Teacher Associotion
their appearance before the end of: was aim0Unced for the following
the week. There are approximately j Thursday but heavy rainfall caused
thirty boys that can be depended lhe sCf5sion to be * postponed. Mrs.
upon to be present for the dai! v I A j ‘ Ford reports that the P.-T. A.
drills, although there has been, will ’launch shortly into its full
some thirty-five who have received j pi.ogram fol. the year.
equipment since the opening of the
training camp. Of the six men to
COUNTY LINE
5 Miles North, 2 Miles West
of Electra.
Miss Leona Moore, Correspondent
School opened here Monday morn-
report, there was only one trying
for a backfield berth, that being
Woodrow Allison, who played quar-
terback for the juniors last year.
The linesmen included: J. N. Owens,
Troy Blakely. Lamar Curry, J. W.1
LeBus and Ira McClure. j
Mentor Gibson had his proteges
going through maneuvers that have j
not been seen on a local gridiron
since several years. He has been with fl,n enrollment of pu-
ilovotinsr approximately one horn- . for a]1 Kradcs. Mr, aml Mrs.
of every afternoon in tcachiiifr the E L Alkins of principal
boys the fundamentals of block-i ( asslstallti wcrc re-employed,
tht' a>-‘ of wh*t-h is '"“‘".and Miss Eunice Gibbs is a new
factor of all stellar offensive foot-. mt,mbc|. of the faculby. Another
ball machines. Without flood block- u.K.lu>1. ,v,n possibly be added latir.
u-s or interference runners, a team, Rpv r)avU (lf jowa PiU.k oecu-
is a total failure offensively, and , t|)c pup|t at thc Methodist
cannot hope to compete with D'" hlm.h ho,.t, Sunday morning and
better trained elevens. | iwniiifr, in opening a revival liieet-
There has not been any sensa- jn Kt.v. M. j. Vauitbn. pastor, is
tional display of lmilball abili \ m t.h of lho SCi-viees this week
on the part of any of the c andi-1 Mra_ Ki..,nk \Voddle of this com
dates thus far, hut at the in '*. mumtv was accompanied by her
they are developing, the other team*I nt and Mrs. S. Barker.
<d this district will have a job mi .m(, slstfl._ Mias Alm, Barker, in
Iheir hands to Kive them a drill.-•wcek.s vlslt tn o.-eenville. Dallas,
h,nc. From the way it appears at , Mu(,nsU.,.. Tlu.v returned homo
present, the line lnum< to he strong- ^un(j.iv
or than the backfield. as there are ' Bl,|‘jallM.n „„d Miss Lillian Mil-
sneral huskies to report that inv |p( |i;ni. ,)(lth t„ their
showin.tr real powei Should th- ;|IU.,. hnvintr underwent u.i-
iiictilnrs he aide to keep thirty hoy- (>|..ui(lna for ap|H.m|,atis at a Ver
out for the daily praetieis. wh.cn no)) Ua, Sl.vl.ral days aKo.
would true enomrh recru.t- lor .1 w M_ t.nK,m.0r at 111-
hard scrim,naira. the mo-t promi-- t , station at the city lake,
injr memiieis ot the s.pmd shoui I ma(U_ y buslm.ss Luhboc:..
be aide t«> fit ni'Ui-'trate their su-
periority by next wee1. It will prob-
ably take a lot of hard snmniaging
and weak on the fundamentals to
la-vt week.
Mrs. Rorabaugh of Norman, Ok-
lahoma, is guest of her daughter,
aim WOIK on me .unuu.m-ma.i. ... ^ Koy ,lawkll)Kt Pumpkin
gt i the boys in shape for the sea- ( *
son's projrrani. as they are not M[. ' an(, Mrs (ov Kruxier ait-
l.e.miued to play a IfUIlle until Lie n,)Um.l, t]u. arrivai of so„ ,,l
l..st week ot heptember, at which j.al.|)lU.y-()ti<lei, hospital, Tuesday
time they will meet toad, Harvey, aftePnuon_ Thc younyster. win
.Stanford's team from Matador 1 wt.jaha ninp an(1 one.fourth pounds.
Mr. Gibson has given the boys ________i„u:i.i m.. nml
a few plays, but ha
, is the first grandchild of Mr. and
not, 1)Ut muc 1 Mrs. S. G. Gardner. Mrs. Frazier
tmie on them as on other phases ^ ^ remembored as Miss Edna
of the game. He teaching th- ^jarcintfr
Warner system of football and some
of the youngsters are learning veiy
Rapidly.
Three Texas Women
Will Take Stump
J . For Roosevelt
Mesdames Grover C .Johnson ard
Ben G. Oneal of Wichita Falls
and Secretary of State, Jane V.
Mcallum, of Austin, wvre signally
honored last week in being the
first Texas women to be appoint! 1
as speaker.-, in the national Dem-
ocratic campaign. Mesdames John-
son and Oneal are well known in
Electra, and Mrs. McCallum has
many ardent admirers here. Mis-
Johnson was a leader in the Hunter-
for-Governor forces in the first pri-
mary, but after Mr. Hunter’s elimi-
nation m that election, she espoused
the rau-o of Goxcrnor Sterling. Hi r
speet h here two weeks ago in be-
lialf of Governor Sterling will b>:
long remembered by her hearers.
Shi* made an especial pica that
Demoirats here be mindful of the
fact that election of the Ferguson's
to the governor's office would cm-
t *ira«s the Democrats in the prosi-
fy t.tad campaign.
Electrans Go To
Louisiana U.
1 ittlb v. Ann Crawford, nine
ii "In dn.uhtci of Mr. and Mi
.i '• < taw lord of Olney, was
<i • In h-a-yt Parmley-Ogden hos-
d 1 bin-da v, after having un-
• ; '• I a* ■ I’llation for ap]H*iidi-
tlii ti - ii \ugn-t 2J Hei moth-
,: , 'I * >i'i tnl» i ^ of t In fain-
i \ i -11* ■ • u t|i Mi al'd
{ ii- iwfi'M, and Mr- l*J
ai! i W "i"li al l Ih ig hi -
a * <i e it 1 \\ .i- iinili‘i gi*i!‘g
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Mr. and Mrs. Larry King left
last week for Baton Rouge, La.,
where Mr. King will attend Lou-
isiana State University while direct-
ing an orchestra there, and Mrs.
King will serve as secretary in the
athletic department. Mr. King grad-
uated from Electra high school with
the class of 1929 and attended col-
lege in Kansas the following year.
He attended the university at
Baton Rouge last year, and is ma-
joring in chemical engintering. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. King.
Ray (Hank) Johnson, former
Tiger football star, who graduate l
from Cameron Agricultural College
at Lawton last year, left Sunday for
Baton Rouge, where he will attend
Louisiana State University. His
former coach, Penn 0. Dixon, who
for some years past has been in
charge of the Cameron Aggies, ic
a member of the athletic stafi
there. Ray is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. (Snow) Johnson. He !s
majoring in electrical engineering.
101 Present Sunday
M. E. Bible Class
An attendance of 101 was regis-
tered Sunday morning for the Mens
Bible Class of the Methodist Sun-
day school. Messrs Frank Whit-
taker, Sunset, Texas, and II. E.
Wilson of this city, fa\ored the cla-s
with a duet, ‘‘God’s Great Love,” i
inmposcd by Mr. Whittaker j
Mi<s Ruth Smith. \ lolimst. played
* Miyhtv I.ak \ Rose” 'a< i ompanie I
l>\ Mis Stella Moad. pianist. 1
W Ci Morrison, teacher, had
< barge of the lesson. !
Oui; Buyers bought
many carloads of
mrechandise, every-
thing: the public needs. Prices
have advanced greatly since then.
Our foresight will save our cus-
tomers many thousands of dol-
lars.
are back from
Market/
0
Every Train Brings Additional Merchandise front
the Eastern Markets... All Marked at the Old, Marr
ket prices. Not a Single Item Will Be Marked Up
While the Big Supply Lasts.
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BATH
TOWELS
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Women’s First-Quality, Full-Fashioned
SILK HOSE 49r
E\eiy p.ir a new fall shade. ^
CHILDREN’S (tj 1 QQ
Jersev RAINCOATS*? I. *70
FRINGED PANELS
2 1-f Yards Long.
25c
Prices Will Not Be Lower on Staples—Buy Now
,'Ui-In. BROWN DOMESTIC, yd.-lo
iHS-lneh PILLOW TUBING, ycl.lle
:’2-Inch BED TICKING, yd... 9c-
!M BROWN SHEETING, yd. 15f
;I2-In. ,8-Ounce TICKING. yd,..15c
i4x,'50 BATH TOWELS________5c
27-Inch CHAMBRV, yd---------5<.'
"ij-Inch DRESS PRINTS, yd____5e
•12\.‘>(>-liii'h PILLOW CASES .. .9c
,'Ui-ln. BLEACH DOMESTIC, yd.5C
Six 105 BED SPREADS ______59c
«lx99 BED SHEETS ________48<-
GGxRO
PART WOOL
DOUBLE
BLANKETS
H.59
Colorful new block
plaids.
FULL SIZE
BED SHEETS
Good hea\y quality.
Finished with wide hem.
WOMEN’S
NEW FALL
WASH
FROCKS
BUY NOW and SAVE
ON FALL SHOES
NEW FALL
NOVELTY SHOES
v*uedu, Kid and Patent in blacks and
browns. P UM PS—T1ES—STKA PS.
CHILDREN’S
PATENT 1-STRAPS
Welt built, xdid leather slippers for
chuol wear.
Long <>r short sleeves.
New Fall
Dresses
Truly we’ve never scon
their equal, all fashion
right in the newer Fall
shades with those new
puff or long sleeves In
plain shades, prints or
diagonals. Sizes 14 to
<18—
$19
5
$295
$595
”-POUND BROWN *|
PHTTAM R A TTC | HP
:OTTON BATTS
MEN and BOYS’
TENNIS SHOES
48c
Men’s Cotton Sox .[J,
Men’s Cotton Glovesjj
CHILDREN’S
WASH
DRESSES
15c
Long or short sleeves
Sizes 2 to G.
The Public Is Buying LiberalIy...Get Your Share.
Merchandise Is Scarce and Prices Surely M ill
Go Higher.
Just Received—Our Fall
Stock of Children's
SLIP-ON BOOTS
Black, Tan, White and
Two-tone.
3-2'to 5 ... $1.98
51 to 8 $1.98 and
—$2.45
8| to 11 . . $2.45
1U to 2 . . $2.89
El F.CTRA, TEXAS
Sizes
to 2
SCHOOLS SHOES FOR
GROWING FIRLS
Patent and black calf center buckle
straps, also black calf oxfords, ties
with medium low heels for the grow-
ing girls. Sizes 2Vs to 7.
" cw
Friedman-Shelby SHOES
for School Boys
Black gun-metal oxfords or shoes
Sizes 2M* to 5M-.
Men’s Dress Oxford*
1 Styles tn choose from The best shrm
Saul < have cur offered at—
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The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1932, newspaper, September 8, 1932; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892986/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.