Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1937 Page: 4 of 12
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COMPLIMENTS OF
W. C. LONG, Manager
PAGE POUR
County Depository
Selected By Erath
Court Here Monday
CF.DAR POINT
(By Winnie Jones)
Rev. K. M. Hickman filled his
appointment here Sunday.
Wayne Hoik of Hico spent Fri-
J day night with his cousin, Uel
was approved i.y the Commission- Arthur Polk.
ir* 5/®urt M ^ depository for | Mrs. John Williams and grand-, , _. .
Erath County funds and for school daughter of Pilot Knob spent the P'*^ th*
Luper Plays With
Mixon at the Music.
Box In Ft. Worth
The Karmers-First National Bank
Albert T. Luper of John Tarleton
College and Keith Mixon of T.C.U.
Brahms Sonata in A
funds during the next two years I week-end with her daughter and
at the regular session of Court son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
here Monday. ] Smith.
Approval of county and common Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Hickman
school trustees elected early this .nd children of Stephenville. were
month also was made by the Court I dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I)ex-
Monday. Iter Williams Sunday.
Other business transacted at the! “Grandma’’ Melto
session included the payment of
standing current expense*.
PLAINVIEW
Major for piano and violin Wednes-
day morning at 10:30 o'clock, when
the F.uterpesn Club met at the
Musix Box.
Mr. Luper is head of the vio-
lin department at John Tarleton
College. He is well known in Fort
’Grandma” Melton of Rock Worth music circles because of his
Church is spending a few days connection with the Fort Worth
with her son, M. V. Melton. Symphony, and because of his for-
Mrs. Janie Salter and Gustine mer activities as a teacher and as
Childress were in Stephenville a student in the city.
(iatligher, Lawson
To Drill New Test
Desdemona Well
land county, N. D. Galllgher and
O. G. Uwnon are scheduled to re-
vive oil drilling operation*, accord-
ing to reports received here rt-
cently.
In the Desdemona field, near the
junction of Erath and Comanche
county lines in southeastern East-
and Lawson had sold about 15,000
acres of their block in that vici-
nity to assist in financing a deep
FRIDAY, APRIL It, 1M7
(By Mrs. G. Jackson)
Rev. Sam Jones of Dublin filled
his regular appointment here Sun-
day.
Mrs. C. A. Bordner who has
been ill for some time with rheu-
matism is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Bordner and
children of Selden visited rela-
tives here Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Jones of Duffau
spent the week-end at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Bordner.
Miss Delma Lee McCleery spent
Thursday night with Miss Mary
John Anderson.
Mrs. Hallie Jameson and Mrs.
W. H, Jackson visited Mrs. C. A.
Bordner Sunday afternoon.
Alfred Jones, Tarleton student,
visited Thursday night with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Bordner.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson
und children were shopping in
Stephenville Tuesday.
Miss Leona Bryant spent the
week-end at home with her par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bryant
at Evergreen.
Forbes White of Huckabay is
the newly elected principal of the
l’lainview school,; and Miss Leona
Bryant was re-elected. C. D.
Allen, the present principal, will
teach at Shiloh next year.
OAK DALE
(By Opal Pack)
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). I'artain of
Hico spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Stone.
Mr. and Mr*. C. J. Pack and fam-
ily spent Sunday in the home of his
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Stephen
at Dublin.
Mrs. Miller of Stephenville spent
the wsek-end with her daughter
and Son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Brice
Stone.
Mr. and Mrs, I>al Wright and
daughters of Huckabay spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mef-
ford.
Mrs, J. C. Pack is spending this
week with her daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas at
Lingleville.
Tuesday.
Several in this community are
ill this week.
A large crowd attended the play
at the school house Friday night.
Those furnishing music were Tom
and Emmett Fincher of Fort
Worth, Pete and J. R. Johnson of
Bluff Dale, Cecil Moore of Steph-
| Mr. Mixon is professor of piano
at T.C.U, conservatory.
BLUFF DALE
(By Mrs. Mae G. Singleton)
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis visit-
ed over the week-end with Mrs.
fast to the Ordlvtslan aartas, aali-
ma ted at about 7.500 feet.
A shallow fast is drilling at 900
faat on the old A. M. Hearn tract,
Haar Noted Evangelist
Sergeant and Mrs. M. M. Cess-
na. Mrs. Edgar White, Mrs. Leila
Pool and Mrs. J. R. Caudle were
four miles north and west of Car-1 in Fort Worth Friday night to
aad 10 mllea south of East-1 hear Gypsy Smith at the Munici-
aaiWHni.
bon, i
land.
Try a Classified Ad. It pays. Clasallled Ads get results.
enville, Mr. Jones of Paluxy nnd Davis’ sister. Miss Verlyn Stigler
Jub Davis of Rock Falls. at Fort Worth.
Paluxy ball team came over Fri- Guests in the home of Mr. and
day and played indoor ball. The Mrs. C. H. Kelly Sunday were their
score was 9 to 12 in favor of sons, Tom Sowell and wife of Min-
Cedar Point. cral Wells. Robert Kelly and fam-
Every first and third Sunday ily of Stephenville, and their dau-
nights are our regular singing ghter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
dates. Everyone is invited to at- Jack Brown and children of Fort
t.nd. Worth.
Henry and A. D. Mayfield of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Teague ac-
Anson and Son Starnes of Center companied their daughter and son-
Grove spent the week-end with J. in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Spur-
i Wimberley. - lock to Fort Worth Saturday where
Mrs. Howard Surgent and baby they visited with their daughter
of Granbury are visiting in the and sister, Miss Inez Teague, who
home of her parents, Mr. and ' is a patient in the Methodist lios
Mrs. J. E. Waldrop. pital.
O. A. Lambert and Riley Thac- B. G. Loveless of Edna Hill was
ker spent the week-end at Shal- a week-end visitor in the home of
lownter. sis sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
Mrs. Dexter Williams and Irene and Mrs. Boyd Greenway.
Mclntife visited last Thursday in Mr. and Mrs. P, J. Fallin and
the C. J. Hook home at Stephen- children, Mr. Fallin’s mother, Mrs,
ville. Nora Fallin of Stephenville, ahd
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Melton and Mrs. Addle Oakes visited Sunday
little son of Bluff Dale spent Sun- with Mr. Fallin’s grandmother at
day with Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Mel- the home of his aunt, Mrs. Plumlee
f°n- at Millsap.
Rev. Stewart of Stephenville Mrs. David Wallace and twin
preached here Sunday night. babies. David and Donna of El
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wimberley Segundo, Calif., arrived Saturday
and son" of Anson spent the ..week- fnr an extended visit in the home
end with his parents, Mr. and 0f her father, W. L. Yarbrough,
Mrs. T. II. Wimberley. and her brother, Cantey Yarbrough
W. H. Stokes spent Sunday in and family.
Granbury, He was accompanied ' Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Glenn and
He was
home by Ixittie Yates.
son. Joseph, and Mrs. Glenn’s
A H. Childress spent Saturday mother, Mrs. Minnie Gray of Olden
night in Fort Worth and Gustine visited for a short while Monday
Childress spent Saturday night with his 8j8ter, Mrs. Mae Singleton
with her grandparents, Mr. and on their way home from a visit
Mrs. Canady at Stephenville. jto Worth
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Cherry and Mr. un(J Mrs. W. J. Ballentinc
’, , daughter and Mr. and Mrs. visited in Fort Worth and Mineral
Wesley Perry nnd children of To- w’ella Friday,
lar spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Smith nnd family.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Young and
children of Alexander and Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Darden of Bluff
Dale, spent the week-end with J.
M. Diffee.
Mrs. It. W. Glenn, Mrs. E. C.
I’earcy, Mrs. O. A. Lambert, Mrs.
Hunter Watson and Mrs. W. J.
Bullentine attended the funeral of
Dr. Chas. Baxley at Stephenville
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Glenn and
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shelton and and family spent Sunday with her Ha^whe^Mr^enn^nd^5^* Dea"
baby spent a few days with Mr. parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Can- .^y whew Mr. Glenn atid Mr D.ea-
and Mrs. Bob Holder at Green1 ady at Stephenville. ver were joined by Doyle Graves on
Pension Investigator Gone
a fishing trip to Throckmorton.
Mrs. Graves and sons, Hay and
Kay, returned with Mrs. Glenn to
Bluff Dale wnere she visited over
DUFF AU
(By Pauline Jacobs)
i- instruction to be given during that Gwrjft) Hamic, county commis-
time. One of the ph*"es of. ln‘ sioner, has been clearing away
of struetton to he given at the school r0(,k and trew off the bloCk where
FREE MOVIES!
Sales Room Motors Service Co., Inc.
FRIDAY, 8 P. M.
!l!;!
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Shelton vis-
ited her father, Mr. Hill at Hucka-
, :,M.laS.!nV|e\il'0 ahKm- «. . ,.i„ : " iley Thompson, old age pension the week-end with her parents, Mr.
Mr ami Mrs Aubrey Stone vms- inv,.8,itfator, states that he will and Mrs. Turner.
,ted in Huckabay last Thursday not he in his office-at the court _
evening. house from Monday through Fri-
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marr of Ok- ,jny {)f next week, since he is to at-
luhomu visited recently with her [ tend a Social Security School of
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thom- Instruction to he given during that
as.
Mrs. Jessie Stone nnd sons
Stephenville visited rt-cently m the concerns the various duties of old the 1Hlffnu old bank building
home of Mr. and Mrs. Olhe Stone, age pension investigators. burned, and is to install a ware-
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Miss Eugena Studer of Ireland
visited a few days last week with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. M.
Studer.
Mrs. Ray King visited her sis-
ter, Mrs. Odell Partain at Camp
Brunch, Friday.
Mrs. F.vol Lynch and daughter,
Kay of Hico, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Lackey Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Jewell Hntler of Chalk
Mountain spent Friday with Mrs.
Ollye Roach.
Miss Pauline Jacobs and Mrs.
Bessie Wagoner made a business
trip to Stephenville Friday.
Mrs. Estelle Deskin has been ill
and is under the treatment of a
doctor at Hico.
Lorenzo Morris of Tolar spent
the week-end with his wife who is
teaching school here.
Morris Studer of Corpus
Christi visited his parents, Rev,
nnd Mrs. R. M. Studer this week.
Miss Sally Craig and Mrs.
Bessie Wagoner were in Stephen-
ville Monday.
O. M. Bramlett of Fort Worth
visited his parents here Saturday
and Sunday.
I-on Lackey has been at the bed-
side of his brother, John Lackey
at Hico for several days.
Ellsworth West of Hamilton
was a guest of Miss LaRue Stu-
der Friday night
Junior Deskin has gone to
Browwood to enroll in the CCC
camp.
Miss Pauline Jacobs, Mrs. Bes-
sie Wagoner and Mrs. Ollye
Roach were in Hico Saturday.
Preacher Bowie has gone to
Rankin.
Miss LaRue Studer visited with
friends at Hamilton over the past
week-end.
Paul Fallin, Stanley Roach,
and Orvil Moore made a business
trip to Stephenville Monday.
Miss LaRue Studer returned
home Monday morning from Ham-
ilton.’
Mrs. Eck Bell’s mother died at
Salado Saturday night
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