The Van News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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ANNOUNCING!
A NEW LOWER LEVEL OF PRICES
TURKEYS
WANTED
Hendaraoa county hu bean in
the mMit of another leasing cam.
patgn for the past month and In-
dications point to an oil play far
surpassing the one had some two
years ago when hundreds of thous-
ands ot dollar* was turned loose
here. One block adjoining Athens
has already been secured and
others are rumored.
The campaign has also had the
New York. Oct. 28.—The Texas
sobool* get the greater part of'the
more than 18,000,000 estate left
by the late William^ C. Hogg of
Houston, Texas, son* of the late
Gov. James 8. Hogg of Texas,-it
is revealed in an appraisal ot his
estate filed here.
The Varner school of Brazoria
county, Texas, in which the Hogg
family had owned a large planta-
tion, gets 11,923,068 .to found, a vo-
cational department specialising In
the teaching of rural avocations.
The will gives hiB brother, Mi-
chael, the . executor, the alterna-
tive right to give this ampunt *
the Texas State University to es-
tablish a foundation of lectures on
history, literature, art and soclftl
and political experiences of man-
kind, for which prominent persons
were to be engaged, or to devote
the fund to the benefit of “any
foundation or benefaction for the
common good of mankind."
The State University 'was will-
ed $120,006 to establish memorial
scholarships In the names of
friends. Each scholarship Is to
yield $750 a year for common
school graduates and $100,000 to
the ex-students’ loan fund.
The loan funds of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College and
the College of Industrial Arts each
Fifteen be-
Prlcea that hit the bottom^
yet it la remembered that
good tailoring la of para,
mount importance.
FOB PARTICULARS CALL 87
BONNER BLASINGAME
• WUXS POINT, TEXAS.
effect of causing the large com-
panies to pay up their rentals
after they had threatened to drop
them unless land owners lowered
the price.
C. It. Boling has just completed
a block comprising 2,800 acre# ly-
ing south, southeast and east of
Athena on which a drilling con-
tract is expected to be let at an
early date. This block has long
been looked on with favor by
the oil fraternity and there haa
been a growing sentiment for some
years that a well nearer the city
limits of Athens would prove a
good bet. Royalty In this block
is reported extremely hard to get.
—Athens Review.
Attractive models and pat-
terns, with clean, dependable
-
artistic tailoring, creates ia
desire for these new suits.
GOOD young milk cows for sale.
—High A West, Canton, Texas.
4614.
If sold In 10 days, will take $1200
cash for 80-acre farm.—JS. I*
Coomer. 47tf.
WANTED TO RENT.—Four or
five-room house. See Mr. Farmer
at J. C. Mason Co.
We want to buy your junk Bat-
teries.—Malone’s Garage, Wills
Point, Texas, Phone 41.
NEW SUITS—NEW PRICES
FOR SALE. — Registered Jersey
Milch cow. See E. D. Fields, Route
4, Wills Point. 48t2.
were given $50,000.
quests of $15,000 each were given
loan .funds of other Texas colleges.
H. T. FRY, M. D.
GENERAL PRACTICE
Special Attention Given Diseases
of Children and Infant Feeding.
Office over Van Zandt County
National Bank, Wilts Point
WALTER JOHNSON
WANTED.—Boarders at Mrs. J.
T. Carr’s. Room with private en-
trance next to bath. Phone 169.
THE PLACE YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT
WILLS POINT, TEXAS
It takes a lot of pluck for
woman to keep hef eyebrows
shape.—Louisville Times.
Plano for sale or trade. Bargain.
See Irby Henderson, Grand Saline,
or J. Lee Sanders, Wills Point.
SEWING—Ladles and children’s
garments carefully made. Coats
rellned.—Mrs. R. E. Stroup. 47t2p.
FOR RENT.—8-room apartment
with all conveniences, at reduced
rates. See W. B. Lytorand, Wills
Point Texas.
©1% Interest
FORCED TO SELL. — 6-room
house and 10 acres of land one
mile from Wills (Point. Give me
a bid.—E. L. Coomer, Wills Point.
SBtf.
Acknowledged Security
in This Investment
combined ‘strength of the
Associated System and tho
public utility industry. The
public utilities hare shown'
a better resistance to current
business c6nditions than- any
other major industry, and
have the ^brightest prospects
for. expansion. These qualities have long been rec-
ognised by life insurance companies, among the
greatest and most conservative of American in-
vestors. Investment of life insurance companies
in all classes of stocks and bonds nearly doubled
in the past ten years; their investment in utility
stocks and bonds increased 7V% times.
STRAYED. — Real black mare
mule, 8 years old, weight about
950 pounds, 14 1-2 hands high.
Finder notify Ollle Oreborn, Wills
Point,
FOR TRADE—Span of mules for
a truck; will give or take differ-
ence.—Wade C. Ballard. 4 1-2
miles east of Canton, Route 4,
near Walters’ old gin. 46t2p.
MY FARM for rent to party who
will buy my teams and tools. -
My telephone box and interest in
9042 line also for sale.—Mrs. R.
F. Briggs, Route 3, Wills Point.
48t2p.
TVTO one can afford to overlook the attractive fea-
1 i lures of Associated Gas and Electric Company
6V2% Convertible Certificates. It is only at rare
intervals that high-grade securities can be purchased
at a price to yield over 6jt.
The Convertible Certificate offers interest at frt#
and safety of investment. This results from the
MATTRESS and feather rqnovat-
tlng. Direct Mattress Co., Th-j
Direct Way. Phone No. 8.—C. H,
Horton, representative; EL C. Cox,
salesman. 82tf.
1,443442 Customers.
property, 2421 customers subscribed to
11441400 principal amount of securities*
102401 customers bane invested a total
of $106402491 in Associated mcairities.
•10 WAl Make Yea an Invertor
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The Convertible CertMostrt mm avail-
able toyettln nniee edfilOO. To* have
The Associated System supplies 1,443,-
142 customers will) electricity, gas and
other services, and the number ia bicreas-
ing constantly, — 20,489 new electric
customer* being added, for instance, dur-
ing the first seven months of 1931.
10471 New Investors
Now a total of 231,055 investors Isold
Associated securities—an increase of
10471 since the first of the year.
Customers have weleeusd tho opportu-
nity to invest their mo—7 whan ft is
The Associated Syttem It ‘
composed of thm Ntm Eag--
land Got mud Electric As- ’
a t ■'%
todadon, the Generis! Gat
6 Electric Corporation. i
■ and the Am otiab^i fas
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The Van News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1931, newspaper, October 27, 1931; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003617/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.