The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1954 Page: 3 of 8
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40 Years Ago
The following items, clipped from The Mesquiter files of long-
ago, should not be confused with today’s news events.
August 1st — A daughter was
horn to#Mr. and Mrs. Clover C.
Humphreys.
Guy Berry and Elmer Allen
visited in Waxachachie, Sunday.
R. S. Kimbrough, cashier of
First National Bank, resumed
duties Wednesday after his vaca-
tion.
W. J. Porter nominated at Re-
publican county convention for
Representative in the Legislature,
Place No. 3.
Mesquite baseball team defeat-
CONGRATULATIONS
To My Friend
LUTHER HARBIN
For His Outstanding Record
HUGH LAWRENCE
ed Forney Tuesday.
Survey for the proposed new
route for the Interurban was
made Wednesday.
W. D. Nunn has recovered from
his illness and is back in his shoe
and harness repair shop.
Rev. E. W. Martin, Mesquite
Christian Church pastor, engaged
at Quinlan in revival.
Clyde Chapman and wife of
Buckholtz were here Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Ruth Berry returned Sat-
urday from visiting in Dallas.
Ollie Humphreys left Monday
for a trip to Colorado.
Miss Mamie Keefe returned
Saturday from her summer term
at State Normal School, Denton.
Yerdon Bennett, Hugh Law-
rence and Robert Bryant returned
Tuesday from Galveston.
Dress shirts selling for SOc at
J. H. McKinney’s.
Coffee selling 7 lbs. for $1.00
at a local store.
Harbin Has Known
Twelve Ministers
In checking over the list of
Presbyterian pastors who have
been in Mesquite since Luther
Harbin came here forty years ago,
the names of twelve ministers
were listed.
Rev. Edgar Hubbard of Kemp;
Rev. M. O. Falls, Kentucky; Rev.
A. K. Price, deceased; Dr. M. U.
Conditt, Fort Worth; Rev. Chas.
L. Dickey, Austin; Rev. Ernest
Ulmer, deceased; Rev. Carlton C.
Allen, New Jersey or somewhere
in the East; Rev. L. P. Parker,
address unknown; Rev. E. F. Me.
Gaughey, Dallas; Dr. E. Wilson
Cole, Childress; Rev. Charles
Workman, Bryan; Rev. L. Mau-
rice Barnett, present Mesquite
minister of the First Presby-
terian Church.
Mesquite
CHAMBER
of
COMMERCE
Projects '52-'54
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Improved Sewer System.
Postoffice—House to House Delivery.
Dallas Telephone Service, Nov. 1st.
Adequate Water Supply—Lavon.
Park Improvements.
Road Improvements—Belt Line and
New Market Roads.
Home Rule Charter.
Highway Signs.
Financial Assistance, FFA Boys
projects.
City of Mesquite Brochure.
Xmas Decorations and Programs.
Participated in cost of City Street
Markers, Trash Cans and Vapor
Lights.
Sponsored Premiums on First 1953
Cotton.
14. Participated in Dallas County Fair.
WE HEARTILY EXPRESS
our sincere
APPRECIATION
of
LUTHER HARBIN AND FAMILY
For their many years of Service
to this Community.
MESQUITE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Friends Speak
Kindly of Harbin
Mrs. R. S. Kimbrough phoned
Monday to say she met Mr. Har-
bin when she and Snead first
married 38 years ago, and she
had always liked him. Ever since
that time I’ve stopped by the of-
fice to see him—to talk hobbies
with him and just to visit, tie’s a
fine man. I just love Mr. Harbin.”
Charles A. Tosch says: “I’m
glad to see you honor Lusher
Harbin. He’s very deserving. Har-
bin has always been a fine man, a
good citizen and a good friend of
mine.”
Mrs. W. L. Wilkinson com.
mented: “If everybody were as
substantial as the Harbins are,
how much better Mesquite would
be.”
“Harbin and I have worked to-
gether all the way down the line.”
Ernest Gross stated Friday while
talking about the friendship that
existed between the two.
Back in the days when Mr.
Gross worked for Hudson Davis
& Company, and later owned the
business, he said “Mr. Harbin
liked to look at the catalogues.
He was interested in advertising,
and I gave him catalogues and
advertising material.”
“Harbin is a man who’s attend-
ed to his own business—there’s
been no foolishness about him,”
Mr. Gross said.
“I’ve worked with him as a
customer, as an advertising soli-
citor for the Mesquiter; I’ve
worked with him in the church,
Dr. Conditt Writes Praising Mr.
Harbin For His Religious Life
Dear Mrs. Cook:
The plan to honor Luther Har-
bin for long and faithful service
to The Mesquiter and to the com-
munity is a splendid one; one in
which I feel honored to share.
Forty years on one job sug-
gests the old doctrine of the per-
Tribute Paid Wife
Of Luther Harbin
I consider it a privilege to tell
the people in the community what
Mrs. Harbin’s life has meant to
the Women’s Society of Christian
Service in the Methodist Church.
Her words of encouragement
scattered through our society and
to other parts of the community
have been like petals falling from
a rose. This year Mrs. Harbin is
the Spiritual Life Secretary in
our society and from every devo-
tional she presents or helps some-
one else to prepare, one can tell
that she has been divinely guided.
So I say, as the representative
from our organization, our lives
will continue to be enriched
through her presence this coming
year.
Sincerely,
* Nieta Rose Masterson,
President, Women’s
Society of Christian
Service.
severance of the saints. Luther
was making good progress toward
sainthood when last I saw him,
and has doubtless persevered in
this as he has in newspaper pub-
lishing. ___
Mr. Harbin’s affiliation with
the Presbyterian Church during
the time of my pastorate is a
source of pride and satisfaction
to me. Our visits and discussions
were always quite animate. His
motivation in his church relation
was probably strengthened most
by his concern for the young peo-
ple of his, and other young fam-
ilies, in the community. That con-
cern has been fruitful in guiding
those young people into better
lives, and in enriching his own
life in those qualities which made
him a good citizen, a good work-
man, and, a good Christian. I am
happy to join the salute to Luther
Harbin, and to wish him all good
things in the days to come. God
bless you, Luther, and keep your
feet in the upward path.
M.'U. Conditt.
AUGUST 6, 1954
THE TEXAS MESQUITER
Drugstore Cow
Boys In Town
Nita Lee Bradshaw returned
home Sunday from Fort Worth,
where she visited her aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Johns-
ton, for three weeks.
Mrs. George Mayer visited her
mother in Athens last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Summers
visited Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stew-
art in Dallas Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Branton
and Mr. and Mrs. John McDaniel
were " in Houston for the week-
end. Mrs. Lon McDaniel returned
with them after a week’s visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Duff, and family.
and he’s a good churchman, and
in the Sunday School class. 1
count him as one of my friends,”
Gross said.
Then he concluded: “I’m glad
to see this honor paid him; he
really deserves it. He’s a man
who has stood by John E. Davis
and by you” (referring to the
Mesquiter editors).
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. White of
Grand Saline visited their chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby White,
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Reilly, Friday and Sat-
urday.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE
A MAN LIKE
MR. LUTHER HARBIN
receive so many tributes of praise
and congratulations
from those who have known him
over his 40 years of employment
with our local paper,
The Texas Mesquiter.
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VABBOROUGH:
Thanks, Friends;
Predicts Victory
AUSTIN, ^Tug. 4.—Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Ralph
Yarborough said This week he will
win the Aug. 28 second primary
by a sweeping margin.
Said Yarborough, confidently:
“678,000 Texans—a majority of
Texans—can’t be wrong.
678,07)0 Texans have hammered
home their belief that integrity in
their government can be achieved
only by a change.
“678,000 Texans have voted
their distrust and disapproval of
a third term for their governors.
678,000 Texas Democrats have
made it crystal-clear they want a
leader whose loyalty is unques-
tioned, who will never betray
them.”
Yarborough thanked “each and
every one of the brave Texans
who voted for and with me” in
the first primary. He said he was
“especially and particularly grate-
ful to the c*TTzens of Dallas Coun-
ty who have joined our common
fight to restore decency and hon.
or to Texas government.”
Yarborough said the campaign
issues now are sharply drawn. He
said: “Texans can now choose
for or against a tradition-break-
ing third term, for or against
straight-forward Democratic lead-
ership and for or against integrity
in their State Capitol.”
The Democratic candidate, re-
peated his thanks to “his friends
of Dallas County and urged their
voting support—along with the
votes of all other Texans—Aug.
28.” Paid Pol. Adv.
W. W. Lindsey said “it would
take me all day to tell about
Harbin. He’s a great guy.”
Mrs. Lindsey interrupted to tell
of her husband and Mr. Harbin
ordering cowboy shirts and hats
back In the early days of World
War I from Col. Hirsch in St.
Louis.
“You should have seen them
strutting around,” she laughing-
ly said.
Mrs. Lindsey laughed and said:
“I’ve known the Harb'ins since
they first came here. I was very
much impressed with them and
still am. We were neighbors, and
still are neighbors, and we’ve
loved them all these years. We
had some wonderful times to-
gether.”
Miss Peggy Hamilton of Eu-
reka is visiting Miss Linda Bass.
Mrs. John Thomas and Janie
visited relatives in Gatesvilla
several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Meadford Webb
and family visited in Rockwall
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. D. K. Adams and son, and
Mrs. George Adams.
Four-year-old Michael Lee Mill-
er, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mill,
er, fell at his home Monday af-
ternoon knocking out two front
teeth, necessitating surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mullens
and family^ moved Saturday to
Denton, where they are building a
new home and their son, Royce, is
enrolling at North Texas State
College there.
For 19 Years
I have known
Luther Harbin . .
and have
always enjoyed
my personal
and business
relations with
him ...
Best wishes
always, to you,
Mr. Harbin . . .
From
H. E. Lang,
Lang Plumbing Co.
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Thank You
IViy Fellow Texans
From the bottom of my
heart, I want to thank
all of you who supported
me in the First Primary.
Your interest in good
government and your
enthusiasm in this fight
for Texas is an. inspira-
tion to me. Together, we
will continue to discuss
the issues and carry on
the clean, hard cam-
paign which will result
in a decisive victory for
Texas in the Second
Democratic Primary on
August 28.
Sincerely,
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Cook, Corinne Neal. The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1954, newspaper, August 6, 1954; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1099476/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.