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MERCEDES TRIBUNE
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1926
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F. L. Flinn of Mission was here on
business last Saturday.
P. G. Ivelso left the first of the
week for Houston on business.
Lillie Mae Clark of Donna spent
the week end with Millie Kelso.
Forrest Hester of Donna was in the
city on business the latter part of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have movde
into the Rickert apartment on Ohio
Avenue.
Mrs. G. C. Fittz and son Price left
this week for Temple where they wlil
Visit friends.
H. D. Taylor returned from Corpus
Christi this week, bringing Mrs. Tay-
lor with him.
Mrs. H. C. Schaleben of Edinburg
was in Mercedes on business the lat-
ter part of last week.
A. A. Terrell, editor of the Donna
News, was a business visitor here the
latter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stephens left
.last week for a visit to their old
home, Temple and Waco.
Lloyd Hunter spent the week end
in Corpus Christi where he was a
guests on a house party.
Dr. R. M. Winn arrived last week
from Alabama, where he has been on
business for several months.
Mrs. B. H. Hooks spent Friday in
Brownsville, bringing Miss Lucile
Hooks home for the week end.
Mrs. Marcus Hines and niece, Miss
Katherine Steele of Kennedy, re-
turned to Mercedes the latter part of
last week.
H. E. Millsap left the first of the
week for Texarkana, Texas. Mrs.
Millsap and daughter Willie Mae, are
leaving this week for Missouri.
Rev. B. K. Tenney and Judge L. T.
Hoyt leave next wek for Denver as
delegates from the local Rotary Club
to the international convention of
Rotary.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Stone and Mrs.
Ross Beamer left Friday for San An-
tonio where they met Ross Beamer
and son Huck, who have been in
California.
Dr. Webb returned Saturday from
Houston, where he attended the ses-
sions of the State Medical Associa-
tion. He was detained there after
the convention with an infected eye.
John Jones and S; H. Collier re-
turned last Saturday from Galveston
where they attended the sessions of
the Texas Bankers Association, fol-
lowing which they were in San An-
tonio on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nettleton have
gone to Winona, Minnesota to visit
their eldest son. They expect *to be
gone until fall.
J. D. Reagh left Wednesday even-
ing for Mt. Vernon, Ohio to visit rel-
atives. He expected to be gone
about a month.
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During the recent Drake Relays
two long standing world’s records
were trampled beneath the flying
feet of Roland Locke, star track-
man of the University of Nebraska.
Locke ran the 220 yard dash in the
remarkable time of 20 and 5-10 sec-
onds. His S and 5-10 for the cesi*
tury also sets a new mark.
New Power
and Pep
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Tinkering, cleaning carbon, renew-
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the chief cause of the trouble—
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MERCEDES, TEXAS
UNCLE JOE CANNON .
HALE AND HEARTY
ON 90TH BIRTHDAY
By A. A. HOOPINGARNER
Joseph Gurney Cannon celebrated
his ninetieth birthday Friday, May 7.
Joseph Gurney is none other than
“Uncle Joe” Cannon, beloved old
statesman who now enjoys a life of
comparative ease in his home town of
Danville, 111.
“Uncle Joe” was born in Guilford,
N. C., in 1863. Twenty-two years
later he was admitted to the bar, af-
ter graduation from the University of
Illinois, and then began a political
career that stands unique in the his-
tory of the United States.
In 18 61, when the Civil War broke
out, “Uncle Joe” was elected state’s
attorney of the twenty-seventh dis-
trict of Illinois, and served through
seven tempestuous years. It was his
first public office.
Then he went to congress in 1873
•—for the first time, and went thru
nine congressional election campaigns
without defeat. In 1891 he retired,
only to go back in 1893 to remain
twenty years more—until 1913. Two
years later he was chosen for the
third time to represent his district,
and he remained until 1921, when at
the age of 85, he stepped out of poli-
tics for good.
These years of activity in the halls
of congress brought “Uncle Joe”
world-wide fame. Always a regular
Republican, his power in councils oi
that party was alyaws to be reckoned
with.
He received 85 votes for the nom-
ination for president at the Republi-
can national convention in Chicago in
1908.
The average American remembers
“Uncle Joe” best as speaker of the
house of representatives from 1903
to 1911. But every man, woman and
school child really knows “Uncle Joe”
from his photograph.
Through his three score years of
service to his district, state and coun-
try, “Uncle Joe” always managed to
stand high in the esteem of the fickle
public. Firm in his position on
problems' of public concern, adamant
against those who sought to riddle
his party or “old guard” policies, he
usually maintained a tenacious grip
on the votes in his congressional dis-
trict. A man who is sent back to
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Uncle Joe Cannon is ninety.
spent a busy May 7th for all Dan-
ville, Illinois, his home town, and
all the country went out of its way
to wish the veteran statesman
many happy returns. Uncle Joe is
in the best of health. He makes
his daily trip to his bank and is
never without his stogie.
congress time after time must have
extraordinary power or personality.
“Uncle Joe” had both, and with one
or two exceptions he was returned to
halls of congress with rising majori-
ties each election.
Not often has anyone seen a photo-
graph of “Uncle Joe” without his
stogie, always held at a distinctive
angle—Cannon pose. '
“Uncle Joe” now is a banker in
Danville. He enjoys his usual good
health, and makes a trip from his
home to his bank every day. He
spends much of his time preparing a
story of his life. It will be ready for
publication in a year.
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Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The newly elected officers of the
Y. W. C. A. Board had lunch with
Mrs. T. J. Caldwell of Mission, the
Valley president, on Wednesday.
Mrs. P. G. Greenwood of La Feria,
the vice president, Miss Paul Hill of
Harlingen, secretary, and Miss Mon-
roe, were present. Mrs. J. T. Lomax,
district treasurer, was unable to at-
tend on account of illness. Chairmen
of standing district committees were
selected as follows: Membership, Mrs.
C. C. Voigt of Weslaco; publicity,
Mrs. W. C. Stuart, McAllen; pro-
gram, Mrs. Hamilton of Harlingen;
Camp, Mrs. Wm. Hughes, of Mer-
cedes.
The Girl Reserve regional confer-
ence for Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ar-
kansas and Texas will open Saturday,
June 5th at Palacios. There will be
at least one representative from each
G. R. Club in the Valley. Mrs. R. W.
Ogden of Alamo is driving through
with four girls, and “Elizabeth Y. W.
C. A. Ford” is taking her share of
three. Miss Hearne, district secre-
tary for the Valley, is to be registrar
of the conference, and is also to have
charge of the poster work and pub-
licity for the conference.
The set up for the conference is
very interesting. There will be dis-
cussional groups on “Life and I,” a
psychological treatise of the living of
Life. Then each group is to live with
the aiscussional group leader, and
actually try to put these ideals into
practice. The whole conference is
to be based on projects, and each girl
will attend the group meeting of the
committee on which she worked at
home, working out her problems in
a practical way. The program com-
mittee for instance, will take the
night program for the conference and
work that out. Each group will then
demonstrate the technical training
it is receiving in actual work.
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Make it Snappy
“Where can I catch the Chicago
train?”
Run straight down the track and
around the curve—she just left.
Renew Your Health
by Purification
Any physician will tell you that
“Perfect Purification of the System
is Nature’s Foundation of Perfect
Health.” Why not rid yourself of
chronic ailments that are undermin-
ing your vitality? Purify your en-
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course of Calotabs,—once or twice a
week for several weeks—and see how
Nature rewards you with health.
Calotabs are the greatest of all
system purifiers. Get a family pack-
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Let me figure with you on the con-
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Action—Not Dreams
JACOB FOSSLER
General Contractor
Phone 9000F-2 Mercedes, Texas
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AUCTION SALE
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$15,000.00 Stock will be sold
Beginning Monday, June 7th, at 7.30
p.m., and continuing all week, l will sell at Auction
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware,
Everything in the Jewelry line
WILL BE SOLD OUT
NOTHING RESERVED
As I am going to the Eastern Markets to buy Fall and Holiday
goods—so will sell out the entire stock at YOUR OWN PRICE.
WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
EVERYBODY COME!
Valuable Prizes Will Be Given Away FREE
Sale will start promptly at stated time and place
BEN GOLDEN
JEWELER - - MERCEDES, TEXAS
CLAY HUFFMAN, Auctioneer
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Buell, Ralph L. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1926, newspaper, June 3, 1926; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003395/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.