The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1937 Page: 8 of 8
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PAGE EIGHT
THE DE LEON FREE PRESS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1937.
Soda Springs
De Leon Day —
(Continued from First Page)
Robert Jone»
Mr.-. C. M. Barrkks of Lubbock
the
are interviews and pictures
newspapers.
At Casa Manana, the world’s big-
gest cafe-theater, 4,200 persons can
IOCAINBVS
t Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duke, Miss
I Irene Duke, Mrs. Paul JLohn.son and
son, Allen, are visiting relative Iff
Alabama this week. 'IJhey left Sat-
urday, August 21; and eVpisT to be
gone about ten days.
WANT ADS
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin McCain a".'
visited Mr. and"^™. George Barnck'^ee and dine under the stars and ^Mre‘V'7 "f'''
a'few days past U.en, ,,n the *orl’J’8 lar«?«*t revolving v,MtlnK an<1 Mrs h
Horace Smith and family of Co- | ■“*■8®. ^ere i» presented a revue
manche attended church and viaited , starhng Harnet Hoctor, the finest
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lloyd Sunday. | all<1 Iivelie8t l,f ball,!rian'’ and Kverett
Miss lun Geye of Gorman spent the j Marshall, formerly of the Metroph-
week end with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. ' Opera. The revue is based on
Geye and children. ! f ,ur "beHt *“ller.s”-“Gone Wltb the j _
Wind,” -‘Lost Horizon,” "Wake Up Mrs jjln Duncan and Miss Clita
and Live, and It Cant Happen | j,\.rn Anderson attended the annual
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Me
and Mr. and Mrs E. E. Dabney.
Rex ford and Otis McOull i j > •
Fort Worth visited their mother, Mr
W. L. Smith, here the first of thi
week.
Mrs. F: L‘. Tr|rV?n“ah<T'cliildren vis-
i her sister, Mrs E. \V. Thrasher
; 'u -'ily in Snyder, Oklahoma, this
SHOES 2">c— Ladies new shoes, (iO
pairs. 2ut per pair while they last.
Mr. and Mrs. Lane .Moreland ana
■ *k.
h *r
\! rr.a H >uck
t is week vi*
parents, Dr. and
Weatherford
g ,n the home
[rs. .J. T.
Pi-*mmotis.
daughter, Shiela Vance
are here visiting his n.
P. Patterson.
of Ballinger,
ither, Mi-. T.
See New
Street.
ami
Used Store, Postoffice
Mr .and Mrs. Harold Beck and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
Morgan of De Leon and Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Anderson of Suez wen- guests
of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Beck Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Sledge and son
of Mart have moved here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carrigan have
returned home after a several weeks
visit with relatives in East Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitley and children
of Abilene spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Martin.
’’"Edward Vineyard of Comanche
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mis. J. E. Vineyard.
The Methodist Revival closed after
the 11:00 o’clock service Sunday.
Rev. Jones did the preaching as Bro.
Henry Mills was unable to be with
us
A. L. Carrigan left lkst week for
Warren, Arizona.
Mrs. Ollie* Randolph of Suez spent
Wednesday with Mrs. G. W. Jones.
Miss Thelma Helms has returned
home from a visit in Denton with
relatives.
Rev. Smith filled his regular
monthly appointment at the Baptist
Church Saturday night, Sunday, and
Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Jones and
daughter of Suez spent Sunday with
relatives here.
The Farmers have finished their
crop cultivation. Many are harvest-
ing com and grain sorghurtbi, and
now peanut digging is approaching.
Sam Vineyard and I* J- Sledge be-
gan digging their peanuts Monday
and W. -A. Heliums and a few others
will probably begin in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Warem of Suez
spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Warren and children.
A single inch of rain weighs 113
tens an acre or 72,300 tons a square
mile.
Youth working on a National Youth
Administration work project at Mexia
are constructing a rock wall around
%the entire city park, building two
doubles tennis courts, repairing play-
ground equipment, and beautifying
the soft ball diamond.
Stairway railings can be cleaned
with a cloth or small dish mop on
which is sprinkled a little furniture
polish.
Tin Work
Tanks, Gutters, Well Cas-
ine. Valleys, Ridge Roll,
Milk Coolers, Metal Roof-
ing, Thresher Parts, and
a hundred and one other
articles in tin manufac-
ture and repair.
Tell Us Your Need
We'll Treat You Right.
Service Tank &
Tin Shop
R. V. Bond, Prop.
Here.” In the "Gone With the Wind”
scene, the huge Southern mansion
is set on fire by Union soldiers. In
the finale, “It Can’t Happen Here,”
lovely Mary Dowell wears a gown
made of 1,200 yards of shimmering
satin, the largest dress ever made.
The set for this act also is the biggest
ever constructed for any stage.
New features of Casa Manana in-
clude Joe Jackson, clown cyclist, one
of the greatest comics of all time,
who was the star of the last command
performance viewed by King George
V; the spectacular dance team of
Harrison and Fisher, and the Three
Swifts, sensational jugglers. In ad-
dition, there are the Cabin Kids, who
appeared with W. C. Fields in “Miss-
issippi;” the Stuart Morgan dancers,
most breath-taking of all exponents
of adagjo; the California Varsity
Eight; l>arry Lee and his orchestra,
and Miss Grey Downs, Texas Sweet-
heart No. 1.
Over at Pioneer Palace with its old-
time revue, given with modern speed,
there are two new acts—Art Frank,
as a rube dancer demonstrating the
steps of grandpa’s day, and Chester
Frederick, in a hot jpzz routine. Also
presented are Charles King, star of
the famous motion picture, “Broad-
way Melody;” Hinda Wassau, exotic
dancer, and the Original Dixieland
Jazz band.
In Firefly Garden, where 10,000
tiny Lights flicker in the trees, the
Salici Marionettes—greatest troup of
its kind in the world—presents a de-
lightful show which has been embel-
lished in the last few days with three
new numbers.
Meloday Lane, a free attraction,
presents eight world famous-compo-
sers, I including David Gpion, who
Wrote "Home on the Range;” Euday
Bowman, “Twelfth Street Rqg;” Joe
ItoWard, “T Wonder Who’s Kissing
Her Now;” Harry Armstrong, “Sweet
adeline;” Ernie Burnett, “Melan-
choly Baby;” Phil Baxter, "Piccolo
Pete;”,Russel Robinson, "Margie” and
Vincent Rose, "Avalon”.
Opened only a few nights ago, the
Astor House dance hall with a Wes-
tern atmosphere (bartenders with
handle-bar mustaches and Cactus
Cal’s orchestra) is drawing big
crowds. Other Fiesta features include
the Sunset Trail and the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce building.
Eastland County Reunion at Lubbock
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rippet > *,
Misses 'Fronia and Gertrude Arm-
strong, D. Armstrong, and Azel Dean
Armstrong visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Dutton—in Boyd, Texas, last week.
This i.> the first time in many years
these relations had met.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nabors and
family spent. Last week on a vacation
d t
Mrs.
• la McClellan of Iraan, re-
!i -r hot*’' Saturday after a
sit with her parents. Mr.
W L Boyd.
M**-. Otis Thompson of Odessa, is
lie: ? tins week visiting her parents,
Mr. at: I Mr-. J. M. Crow.
Mr. and M^s. tfaylor Dabney* of
Odci.-sa, v-isite*! relatives and friends
her* and at Stephenville last week.
in West, Texas. They visited a num- mch.f given
her of interesting place's while away,
Mrs. Lois Fields of Paducah returned
home with them for a visit.
J. F. Williford and-Emmett Moore
attended a stag party Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stephens and
iamily of Aransas Pas- visited here
last week in the homes < f Mrs. M.
C. Stephens, Mark Stephen-, and \\
L. Wolfenbarger and families. Mr.
Stephens is employed by the Humbl**
Pipe Line Co. He reports fishing
very good in the gulf region.
FULL LINE
phone !<>2. H
Texas.
Choice Meats. Tele-
<£• H. Market, De I.eon,
ltc.
STRAYED I.irge gray mule. Fin-
der please notify A H. Bibby at
Bibhy’- Variety Store and receive
reward. 2tc.
Mrs. Archie Chrittenton ami baby-
daughter Shirlene of Alulone return-
ed last week with her brother, Allen
Short, to her home after visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Short,
here for several weeks. Allen lives
in Odessa and was home last week
for a short visit..
FOUND— Package containing baby
clothes. Owner may have same by des-
cribing and paying fir this ad.—Mrs.
F. M. Moorhead.
CHICKENS WANTED. Prices
Now is the time to sell culls.
John Dunn.
Mis. Lucy Briley returned home
with her daughter, Mrs. Jim Payne,
to Amarillo recently. She will re-
main for an extended visit.
Dr, and Mrs. 6. A. Jones are the
Kimbell-Diartvmit~f~pwents of a baby son, born Thursday
Milling Co. at Fort Worth. Th» party | mifht, August 19, at their home here,
was held at the Casa Mariana open- Both| mother and son are doing Well.
air performance. One hundred and j ----
thlee bakers from over the district I H' A Thomas of Dickinson was
here la-t week visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas.
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JACKSON’S Battery Electric offers
complete repair on all generators and
starters. Motor Tune Up. $1.00.
Heavy duty battery, Six month ad-
justment, $3.<59. ltc
FOR SALE—Used R. C. A. radio'
in running condition. Electric. $10.00.
See De Leon Free Press 4tc.
were present.
Travis Flatt left Saturday for Port
Arthur where he wjill enter the Port
Arthur College and take up courses j
Miss Virginia Howard ' returned
home Saturday from D'rtton wh**re I ^r- all'i Mrs. Harvey Warner and
7h? has b-ea In ich ml all summer. I Sl,n ,,f Banger were here Sunday vis-
_ | ding Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hasley.
EOR SALE— We have some half
grown English White Leghorn pullets
for -ale. —R S. Connor Poultry Farm,
Do Le. n, Texas.
Mrs Pi. Pi. G'ntry and daughter, I
Miss Eugeni, went to Stephenville to I
in radio, typing and bookkeeping. Intend a t 'a g'.ven ;r* honor of Miss |
Travis graduated from D. H. S. last j ‘vi Louise Truett. ,
May.
Mesdames M cyme
Mr. and Mrs. William
Taylor,
I Mr?.
S. W.
W. R.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley Tv ()f
Breckenridge were guests this week
of their aunt, Mrs. A. Sloan and .aL-o
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Northeutt.
Ere.sh Figs, $1.50 a bushel, deliver-
ed or at orchard. Pick Tuesdays and
Fridays.—J. (!. Sanders, Rt. 1, Gor-
man. tfc
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank our many
friends and neighbors who assisted
us in any w'ay during the death and
illness of our wife and mother.
^Thanking you also for your sympa-
thy and expressions in any way and
may God bless- each and everyone of
you.
J. H. Ezzell and children.
Miss Charlotte Faye Stewart, of
LaFayette, Tenn., is visiting Miss
Frances Gregory.
Mrs. F. T. Dixon of LaFayette,
Tenn., accompanied by her son, Joe
Edward, are here this week visiting
Mesdames C. B. Gregory and R. L.
Whaley. Mrs. Dixon was the former
Miss Velma Stewart.
Charles Moreland and family, who
live at Greggton, were hero recently
visiting his mother, Mrs. Patterson,
and other relatives and friends.
Bf/Wi*'' ' ",
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Hi-Way Service
Station
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“Where 67 Meets 81”
OCTANE GAS & OIL
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Gas ......._........... 13c and 15c
OB, qt. : _ 15c, 20c, 25c
Will Cater to Truckers
and Thresher
Operators
R. W. Gillock, Prop.
Mrs. J. C. Sides of Amarillo has
returned to her home following a vis-
it in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. O. E. Clark, and brother,
Charles and Willis Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Morris are. re-
joicinjBr-over the arrival of a baby
daughter bom Friday, August 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Tate and fainly
w*erp on vacaton last wreck n north
Texas and Oklahoma.
Mrs. Katherine Singleton, conduct-
ing demonstrations for a cosmetics
manufacturer, spent the week at Hig-
ginbotham’s telling her friends about
the marvels of beauty preparations.
Mr. and Mrs. £. T. Longbumt and
children of Ft. Worth;" Mrs. A. W.
Moore and children of Bend, Texas;
Mrs. J. C. Sides of Amarillo; Mr. and
Mrs. Denver Jeffrey of Los Angeles,
California; were visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W, R. Clark over
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrr. Cecil Hickey of Dub-
lin were here Sunday visiting het
mother, Mrs. W. H. Tuner.
Steakley I ‘’’rnitb °f Temple, an
, , . , Brown of Houston are the guests of
and baby of Denison visited Mr. and , ,, ,,,,,, , ,
.. . ,,. .. .. Mr. j mi Mrs. \V. 1,1 Steakley.
Mrs. W. L. Steakley recently. , { J
Misses Bernice Hiker jujd Doris
Morton were ii Ford Worth last week
attending the wedding of a friend.
Bob Carpenter of Fort Worth is
here for a visit with his aunts, Mrs.
Mary Conley and Mrs. J. T. Ed-
mondson.
Mrs. Grover Webster of El Paso is
a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Kimble.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn apd fam-
ily, Mr. apd Mrsj Tom Robinett were
m Galveston over the week end on
E. H. Boulter went to Austin Wed-
nesday, being accompanied there by
lada^ Davis and Revis Smith.
J. L. Pittman is heer from Austin
this week, guest in the home of his
borther, B. J. Pittman and wife.
Mrs. Nannie-Grubbs and daughter, .
; Miss Ruby, of Athens, - Mississippi |
! visited this week with Mr. and Mrs.
j Lee Northeutt.
i
j Miss Morene Booth, daughter of
1 Jess Booth of De Leon Route 4, was
taken to Marlin Tuesday for a month’s
treatment. She was accompanied by
her father and R. T. Stephens. Miss
Booth ha> been suffering from infan-
tile paralysis for five weeks. Friends
are hopeful for her improvement.
EOF? SALE 231 acres.,oil Leon Rivus,
4 miles east of De I,eon, to settle es-
tate. Write J. W. Rackley, Hollister,
Ok! a. 3tc,
FOR SALE—Mower and rake in good
condition, priced reasonably.—Mrs. S.
G. Parks, De Leon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tate and Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Tate and family spent
last wc?ek end in West Texas and
Carlsbad Cavern, N. M.
Mrs. H. M. Evans, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Pittman, is home from
Washington, D. C. for a visit' in the
home of her parents.
Mrs. F. L. Terrill and sans, Feltz
Jr. and Henry Van, went to Snyder,
Okla. this week to visit in the home
of her sister, Mrs. E. W. Thrasher.
Dale Farrow is home from Tucson,
Ariz. where he has been employed
several months.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Inlow of the
Assembly of God Church, were in
Fort Worth and Alvord the past week
visiting in the homes of relatives and
friends.
Miss Hazel Daniell, niece o£ Mayor
F. T. Daniell who has been visiting in
the Daniell’s home, returned Monday
to her home in Arkansas.
Mrs. Sol Wilkerson, Mr. and Mrs.
Levis Wilkerson and Mr?. J. T. Wil-
ke rsWn visited last week in Center-
ville, Texas with relatives.
If. & H. MARKET—Phone 102, for
Choice Meats. We Deliver.
Mrs. C. J. Brownlee returned Fri-
day to Mississippi with her brother,
R. C. Morehead. Mr. Morehead vis-
ited his sister and family last week.
Mrs. Brownlee will visit sisters and
brothers whom she has not seen in
forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bagley are
moving here from Lometa. They
have three children, Miss Marjory,
Billy and Travis who will be in
school here this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas and son
Raymond, and Mr. and Mrs. Delma
Singleton and son DeoLyn, were in
Temple last week visiting Miss Dor-
is Singleton who is studying nursing
at Scott & White Sanitarium.
Tom Nance and family of Gonzales
were here over the week end visiting
in the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Waldrop. Yrrang Nance,
who received his training in the pro-
duce business with his father, VV. W.
Mr. arul Mrs. W. B. McCain re-
turned home Sunday from .Somerton,
Arizona where they have been for
some months visiting in the home of
a daughter, Mrs. Claude Baker.
Miss Janice Kee returned here from
Corsicana this week where she
taught the summer term at the Odd-
fellows Home. She will accompany
friends on a vacation trip to Dallas,
Fort Worth, and New Orleans, re-
turning to Gladewater early in Sep-
tember to teach next winter. Miss
Roger Mae Smith accompanied her to
Fort Worth and Dalla.-.
Mr. arid Mrs. Leo Johns of Flores
C. L. Mohon, Baylor student, was
at home Sunday for a week-end vis-
it with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ta.?sie Mohon, and with him came
Miss Nell Rose Crist, also a guest
of the Mahons. Young Mohon is
working this summer as bookkeeper
for the Rawleigh Hotel. They re-
turned to Waco Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Jeffrey and
little dauhgter of Huntington Park,
California, are here visiting in the
home of J. B. Jeffrey and wife.
James Holmes and Mr. and Mrs.
Justin Holmes and children, all of
Big Spring, were at home Last week
visiting their parents. Mr. ami Mrs
J. D. HoLmes.
Nance, here, has a good, position with ; ville_were here for a day s visit with
a produce and cold storage company her brother, Bert Ayers, and others
at Gonzales ^as*: week while enroute to Dallas to
attend the Ayers reunion.
W. E. Kniffin of Abileha was here
Sunday, guest in the home of Mr.
and-Mrs. R. V. Bond.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Terrill and chil-
dren were in Fort Worth on business
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barker have
gone to Abilene where he will be em-
ployed by Glenn Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Hick;; and fam-
ily and Miss Joyce Piper returned
Saturday to their home
P co?.
Missed Ruth Ayers and Virginia
Scott are home from summer school
at John Tarleton College.
Mrs. W. B. Blair of Itasca has ar-
rived for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. J. H. Buchan and sister, Mrs. E.
E. Gentry.
Mrs. Odell Grimshaw, accompanied
by her two children, Bobby and Dor-
othy, •v’^P to Stephenville Sunday
where the children wall remain to at-
tend school this winter.
Dress Up for Fall!
Coaler days are “just
around the corner.”
Dress Up! He Ready!
NOW SHOWING
—Lovely Fall Dresses
—Stunning New Hats!
Marcy Lee Wash Dresses
Call before you buy
Mary Kimble’s
Shop
LIBERTY THEATRE
FRIDAY
• Loretta Young
— IN —
“CAFE METR0P0LE”
SATURDAY
John Mack Brown
— IN —
“A LAW MAN IS BORN”
SUNDAY & MONDAY
Jean Arthur
— IN —
“EASY LIVING”
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Ann Dvorak
— IN —
MIDNIGHT COURT’
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Pat O’Brien
— IN —
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It’s Cooler At The Liberty
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Scott, Mrs. R. L. The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1937, newspaper, August 27, 1937; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1143948/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.