The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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GAe CASH Store
GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS
Also at Hamilton and Lometa
L. 24.
GOLDTHWAITE. MILLS COUNTY. TEXAS. JUNE 22, 1918.
NO. 44
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Be Careful What Clothes You Buy This Season
There is going to be a great deal of Cotton-Mixed Clothes sold this season for All-Wool.
TAKE NO CHANCES—ASK FOR
Scotch Woolen Mills
CLOTHES—AND BE ASSURED OF “ALL-WOOL” MATERIAL
We have always sold “good” clothes, guaranteed their goodness and stood squarely back of
our guarantee. Regardless of the high prices you hear about, we are still able to sell the
Scotch Woolen Mills Guaranteed ALL-WOOL Clothes at the popular price of Sixteen Dollars.
All-Wool Suits
Made-to-Measure
$16.00
All-Wool Suits
Made-to-Measure
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Patriotic Citizens should remember the call of the President '*’*
to meet next Friday afternoon in their school community and
Pledge to Purchase War Savings Stamps.
Mills County’s Quota is $220,780. Mills County Should Go “Over the Top’
..GAe CASH Store..
PROFESSIONAL
E. B. ANDERSON
LAWYER, LAND AGENT AND
ABSTRACTOR.
WiU practice in all courts. Special
attention given to land and commer-
cial litigation. Notary public in [office
Both Phones.
GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS
J. C. DARROCH
LAWYER
'ILL PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS
Conveyancing and Insurance
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Both Phones
Office uy stairs over Clements’
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GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS
L. E. PATTERSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Insurance Agent
j -*i-“—
Will Practice In All Courts
Office over Brown’s Dirug Store.
GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS.
F. P. BOWMAN
LAWYER
Civil Practice, Conveyancing,
Collections
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Will Practice in All Courts.
Notary in Office
Flire and Life Insurance Written
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Tice In Court House. Both Phones
GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS
J. H- LOGAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
GOLDTHWAITF, TEXAS
Office at Miller'a Drug Store.
W. F. Simms and wife return-
ee Monday night from Sweetwater
where they visited their son, Mon-
ioe, and family for a few days.
Rev.Searcy, pastor of the Meth
Mist work at Star, spent the first
the week here looking after
business matters and attending
the big meeting.
Howard Trent and his wife and
baby, accompanied by Misses
Nino, and Daisy Burks, left for
their home in El Paso Saturday,
after a vis’d' to relatives in this
rity.
•» Quite a numb u* of Goldthwaite
people attended a political rally
el Pleasant Grove last Saturday
riight, where speeches were made
r. tha interest of Governor Hob-
by and the Red Cross work, as
•.:ell as urging the wom4 voters
i i register and go to the polls
and vote.
Private Wilbur E. Fairman, a
member of the 34th Company,
165th Depot Brigade, upon rccom
mendation of his company com-
mander, has been promoted to tin
grade of corporal. Corporal Fair-
man is a young man of exemplary
hcubits, industrious, quiet and un-
assuming and is. working hard to
make Uncle Sam a good soldier.
—Canip Travis Bulletin.
Hubert Jones this week re-
ceived notice of a certificate of
registration haying been issued
to him by the state board of
pharmacy at Waco. He has had
Three years practical experience
in the drag business and spent
tne year in the medical college
at Atlanta, Ga., where he made
i splendid record. He is one of
the popular employes of Miller’s
drug store and h:s many friends
are indeed glad to know, of his
success in passing die rigid e:.-
& minarion and securing the cer-
tificate of registration.
THRIFT STAMPS MEETINGS
Stressing the responsibility
which rests upon all adult men
f uel women to attend the 11,000
Fereral W. S. Stamp pledge
meetings to he held in Texas,June
28, National .War Sayings Day,
TouiVajinute speakers in the
state have been instructed by the
Texas State Council of Defense
To visit and speak at the sehool-
bouses in their counties June 28,
or earlier if possible.
In the letter of instructions to
the four-minute men of the state,
Joseph Ilirseh of Corpus Christi,
publicity chairmen of the Council
of Defense, said:
“This is one of the most im-
portant'campaigns in which Ave
1 avf engaged. The only way we'
i. an pay the terrible cost, of this
war m by saving; by rigid econ-
■ my. Sooner or later our people
will have to learn that lesson. If
we help to teach that lesson we
shall indeed he performing a na-
tional service.
In foil ration relative to the aeH
v'on op the Council of Defense has
! een receired by Louis Lipsitz,
S+a'te Director of the National
War Savings committee.
There are between 1,500 and
1,700 four-minute speakers in tin
ftatv Mr. Lipsitz said 'and they
will carry the government’® mes-
sage to a great number of people.
Every precaution is being taken
to notify Texas adults of the gov-
* rnrr.ent vs desires. All persons
affected by the President’s Proc-
lamation will be authoritatively
summoned by the Federal gov-
ernment to attend the June 28
meetings; in addition to this noti-
fication, every officer who- has
been charged' with the holding
of a meeting in his district will
: personally summon the people
of hhs district as far as possible".
The President % Proclamation is
ttoav being posted in all public
places by, sheriffs,postmasters and
railroad station agents avIio are
cons’dered government employes
Mrs. J.W. Staten of Brown wood
visited relatives and friends in
.his city the first of the week.
A citizen of Troy, Bell county,
From all sections of Texas Mr. billed white ’cranking his
L psitz is receiving reports from
ecunty War Savings chairmen
notifying him that all is in readi-
ness for the pledge meetings to
be held in their districts.
In amending the constitution
1 y construction the courts fre-
quently giAre to the organic law a
(ha meter and color never intend-
ed by the people who adopted it.
n'0 deny the people the opportun-
ity to amend their constitution
according to their own wishes is
bn an exercise of despotic power?
Gentlemen elected to the legis-
lature or execiith-e office may
cold th? poAver to deny the people
but it does not folloAv that they
possess the right to do so. There
are four paramount issues before
the Texas people: The extension
of tlie elective franchise to avo-
Forcl ear Tuesday. The crank
•Tipped and struck him, breaking
i. is nec-k.
A troop train on the Cotton
Pelt Avas Avrecked near Waco
luesday and a number of passen-
gers and some of the trainmen
'A ere injured.
The legislature of Louisian i
a.as adopted a female suffrage
amendment and the question ,s
uo be submitted to the voters p?
• hat state for ratification.)
Frank Geesiin came in from.
Hempstead Tuesday evening on
1 be* sad mission of attending the
funeral of his grand mother, Mrs.
Grundy. He has a great many
friends here Avbo were glad to
mee,'-. Avith him again.
A modification of the immigra-
tion restrictions, including the
men; anoth up limi iug the elective1 eliniina'inn of tha literacy require
franchise to actual citizens whose
sonic as Avell as their bodies are
in Texas.; still another: the final
tnd determinate settlement of the
liquor problem; and last, but by
no means least, restoring the bab-
bit, to soldiers and sailors. Those
who fight fer our country should
not be denied the privilege of vot
mg as they fight—for the safety
of the country.—Farm and Rareh
F. D. Wilson and family are
1. re from DrumAvright, Olda.
having made the trip in their car.
Mr. Wilson expects to return to
DruinwrigM in a feAv days to re-
sume his duties as bookkeeper
for a large lumber cc* mpany, but
bis family will remain here and
Ernest has already accepted em-
ployment in a garage at this
place
nent, has been made by the de-
partment of labor in order to al-
low the immigration of.Mexicans
for farm and other labor in the
United States during the short-
age of man power.
The war department announces
that no opposition will be offered
t( the" proposal to raise the mil-,
bury age, if die senate committee
?e <s proper to adopt the plan,
f.J:ho the department does not
oonskbr the plan necessary for
die immediate future.
The neAv postal rate, which be-
com s effective July 1 adds large
3y to the newspaper postage and
£’orces- publishers to be more par-
ticular as to their subscription
lists. The old free and easy wav
of sending the paper to any one.
who Avould take it from the post-
office has gone and gone forever.
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1918, newspaper, June 22, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1115717/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.