Semi-Weekly Tribune (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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Semi-Weekly Tribune
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT GOOSE CREEK, TEXAS^A
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Goose Creek, Texas, Tuesday, August 9th, 1927 7
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TIIE NEWLY COMPLETED MASONIC TEMPLE I
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YOUTH NEARLY LOSES
IS LIFE IN AN ATTEMPT
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Goose Creek takes
pride in her $23,000
Masonic Temple. Ma-
son and plain layman
alike point to the
new structure as a sign of progress—
and so it is.
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A local merchant in writing his
page of congratulations to the local
Masonic order on the completion of
their new home says that no com-
munity makes a better impression
than does its public buildings, such
as schools, churches'and lodge edifi-
ces. This is wholly true and for the
reason that, as well as many others,
the new structure increases the ar_
chitectural beauty of the town as
well as set a new standard for build-
ings, we are glad.
Mrs. George H. Bradford, East Baytown, Attacked
by Cramps at Schilling^ Ferry, Cedar Bayou.
Monday at 10:30 A M Tragedy Transformed
Tranquil Life of Neighborhood Residents to
Panic. Woman was in Water Only Ten Min-
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Crosby Worker
Suffers Stroke
Of Paralysis
C. H. McMillan Rushed
To Jefferson-Davis
Hospital Monday
Mrs. Georgia Bradford, 22 years
old, of East Baytown, was drowned
Monday morning while sjwmming in
Cedar Bayou at Schilling Wry. Jack
Shepherd, Baytown youtij who was
also in swimming at the time, was
nearly drowned from strangulation ir.
his attempt to save the woman
According to the story of the acci-
dent as told Justice of the peace R.
E. Herlein, who held inquest over the
drowned woman young Shepherd ■
assisting the victim in
about 12 feet from the sh
she suddenly became frig!
siezed the man around tl
two went und
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The Masonic order, according to
its traditions, dates back to the early
centuries, 4,000 years before Christ.
It is true that the name did not have
its origin at that period, but it is
known that guilds of men from gen-
eration unto generation brought
down the great morals and princi-
ples for which the Masonic order
It is said that the origin of the Ma-
sonic order dates back to Solomon’s
Temple when men of high principal
• engaged in the construction of the
magnificent building formed into as-
sociations or guilds.
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it / u1 which was completed last week. The first lod Je meeu
^m~Z%mm}rday ev?ing’ >uilL^a?e™%
: ■ i OJ- ^-^>900 and was..made possible through the ef forte at
As the writer of this column is not (and com Po ted of* 01 foratton’ a licensed organization in the - l rr
a member of the Masonic order he! , pT °J members of the LrOOSe Creek Masonic Lodo-e.
can speak from the purely "outside ' he MaSOniC Temple Was COnctrn rte/t hv W T T '
Viewpoint in commenting on the ac- tor of Houston. It WacdZZff”!V T P j,' ^ ^erai COntn'
complishments of the order during pu.. „..n }’ , , ) .. * nedc F. 7. F end ley, of BaytOWn. ConStru
the centuries of its existence. ' , ' w£s stafted the first wec%£ in May. The new building is beinu hni!
» . qjthc^bem^) and attractive sinI* piece A ^
It has been observed that ak a rule ^
members of the Masonic order are
well meaning men who have the re-
spect of their fellow citizens. It is
an order that has not permitted it-
self to be perforated with the scum
of humanity. It has carried on
faithfully and courageously,yet sil-
ently. , -fc
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" ter the drowning. Calls for the air.
P3,O0O IS THE CITY’S FINEST Good Will Tour
PIECE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDING Only few davs o«
I' -__ K/Uiy lew IjcLyS Oil hend what we had to say and would
acknowledge by slowly moving his
head,” the physician said. The
had. use of his left side. .
retails of the stroke could not be
learned before press time. It is re-
ported that the man could possibly
have been affected by the excessive
heat. The men were working in the
open, being exposed to the sun, it was
said.
Tuesday afternoon McMillan
yet in the hospital. No report could
be obtained as to his condition.
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bulance were turned in from the Wol-
fean residence and Ilfrey's store.
While help was being summoned
the lad who had failed in his attempt
to,save the woman worked franti-
cally over the lifeless corpse. A few
minutes after the accident Paul U.-
Lee arrived with an ambulance. Ef-
forts to revive the victim with the
lungmotor were futile. A,local physi-
cian was then summoned who pro-
nounced that death was due to drown-
ing. This was the verdict of the
roner.
Mrs. Bradford was a member of
party of four which had gone to the
Bayou for a swim. The others in the
group were her sister, Fannie Ains-
worth, Shepherd and a Mr. Williams
of Baytown. When they arrived at
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Located At Intersection of Texas Avenue and Gail-.Next Thursday Week is
One never hears <u the works ofhard St. on Southwest Corner. Measures 50x80 The Date Ghamh^r
chanty done by the local Masonic Fppf onrl t'o • rr 1 SJr. .,1 5 pydLC' v^namoer
order. Yet this work is done—and . T3 , 1 wo Stones High. Exterior Finish Wants Trippers
it is done well. Such assistance is ot Keel and Black Mingled Brick Store Build
not rendered the poor and needy un- ing Below, Lodge Rooms Above
der the pretense of the braggard, & ’
but succor is brought those suffering
in pain arid penury because it is need-
ed. The true Mason, we have observ-
ed, does not sgek the limelight for his
1 acts of kindness. He is perfectly
willing to let the work he has done
bear its own testimony.
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The citizens of Goose Creek, what-
ever their creed, whether, they be
'Catholic, Protstant or Jew feel a
deep rooted pride in the new struc-
ture. It is a marked step in the di-
rection of progress. A few more
IStlch edifices and the city will have
reached the goal which has so freely
' ‘been predicted for it in the next few
years—that of becoming a city of
note.
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Next Thursday week is the date on
which the Good Will Tour of the Tri-
City Chamber of Commerce under the
direction of president R. E. Powell,
and W. O Stephens, secretary, will
be made
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Goose Creek’s skyline has been add-
ed to once again in the construction of
an attractive, well appointed build-
ing. This is the new Masonic Temple
which was completed and tui led
large window in the rear. The plate
glass is fastened with copper fram-
ing which is a pleasing contrast to the
dark brown woodwork.
The Masonic building is the first
large structure to be erected in the
The itenerary of the trip will include
Barber’s Hill, Crosby, Elena, High-
lands, and adjacent territories. The|
members and friends of the Tri-City
chamber who are to make the trip
will assemble in front of the Baytown
State Bank in Baytown shortly after
dinner The party will proceed thru
Pelly, Goose Creek and on to Bar-
ber’s Hill. Arriving at the latter
munity at 2 p. m. the trippers will
spend one hour, leaving for Crosby
at 3 p at, j .i i.i> -
¥ha Crosby Chamber of Commerce,
under the supervision of President C
E. Runneberg, is planning on a hearty
welcome program for the local trip-
pers. From Crosby ths visitors will
tum via Elena arid Highlands. Presi-
dent R. E. Powell will deliver an ad-
dress in each of the above named
communities W. O. Stephens, secre-
tary of the chamber, and Henry Cath-
riner, chairman of the committee
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Ground For New
Church Broken
With Ceremony
Presiding Elder J. W.
Mills Conducts Exer
cises Monday
to the Goose Creek Lodge j To. 1192,
A F & A M, last week by W'A Goyen
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GOOSE CREEK
IS TO HAVE
HOTEL SURVEY
general contractor, of Houston,
The exact cost has not been made
public but A L. Taylor worshipful
master of the lodge and chairman of
the building committee, said it is
very close to $23,000, no more but
possibly a few dollars less
Gulf Theater
To Give Away
$25 In Contest
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The structure has an exterior fin,
ish of red and black brick white plas-
ter,^ and concrete ornaments. A Ma-
sonic "emblem has been inlaid in the
brickWSrk in the upper center of the
building. This is of white granite and
is brought to prominence by the
trasting red and black brick wall.
The building is two stories with the
Survey Department of
Hockenbury System to
start Work Here * .
All You Have To Do is
Send in a New Name
To The Tribune
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The Tribune can speak in terms of
unstinted praise of the new building.
It is indeed a mighty achievement,
well deserving the kind “words that
are said about it.
A large crowd attended the ground
breaking services of the new Metho-
dist church of Baytown held at .their
lot ip East Baytown Monday evening
at 6 p. m.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J W Mills, presiding elder, assisted
by C W. McPhail regular pastor for
the new church. Visiting pastors from
the neighboring communities assisted
in. the program.
Rev. S. P Wright of.Crosby opened
the services with a prayer, which was
followed by an old familiar hymn
by the congregation Rev. Pounds read
from the Old. Testament, the '.35th
Psalm, Rev. J. C Huddleston read
from the 2nd,, chapter of Philipians
in the,New Testament Rev C W Me-
Phail made a few fitting remarks in
regard to the rapid growth of this lit-
tle church and expressed his joy and
his people’s joy over the beginning of
a building. Rev. E. J Davis spoke a
word of greeting “from the Cedar Ba- company of hotel experts,
you community church.. Dr. Mills de- Hockenbury System stands first in
livered a ' pleasing talk. Rev. Moore its class of Hotel Financialists and
of Pelly said the closing prayer. its recommendations may be relied up-
AH men present used the shovel to I on: *
advantage following the meeting and | The prospects are fine that within
the result was plainly visible. Re-1 the next twelve months the Tri-City
freshments were served the workers area can boast of a modern hotel fit-
by the ladies. F. S Bozarth treated ted to its needs and of which .we
h^e gathering with, iced watermelon shall be proud.? , •"■ - "
W. O. Stephens, manager of the
Tri-City Chamber of Commerce, lias
received notice from the Hockenbury
System, Inc, of Harrisburg, Pa, that
application for a hotel survey of
Goose Creek had been approved and *
that their Survey Department would
begin work in a short while. '
The application for the survey was
signed by the following citizens:
H. Cathriner, Mose Sumner, H. W.
Kilpatrick, W. O. Stephens, C. I,
Fortinberry, W. C. Swain, L, V.
Cook, Hugh Echols, Jr, T. L. Culpep_
per and E. Aron.
This action was taken as a- result
of several conferences held between
a number of business men and rep-
resentative of the Hockenbury Sys-
tem in which the program was ap-
proved, This-means that there will
be a thorough study of the needs of
this area along the hotel line by a.
The
con-
How would you like Lo win $25?
Somebody in this section will do that
lodge and reception rooms above and very thing if they are lucky enough to
a lower floor for Commercial
pur- guess the new name for the Gulf
j Theatre at Pelly.
The lower building has been con-1 Announcement has been made by
structed for a large business but pro-
vision has been made ; whereby it
should be not a difficult task to put a
partition in , and divide the building
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As the pioneer business establish,
ment in the third block west of the
railroads we welcome , the new lodge
' home: Such a structure is truly the
kind of a neighbor one would appre-
ciate having. .
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For work or for play the Tri-City | desire of the tenants. It is understood
that the lower floor has already.been
leased but this announcement has not
been confirmed by lodge officials
the prospective client
poses
on
E, K. Vollette, manager, that as soon
as the extensive -improvements that
are now being made to the building
are completed, the theatre will also
get a brand new name.
arrangements on the tour, have re-
quested that as many people of this
district who can possibly do so, make
the trip. The object of the visit is to
foster further good will between the
The new nomer is not a hard one Tri-Cities and the communities to be
and is more or less common'to thea-1 visited and to cement closer friend?
tres over the country. “There are no j ships' between the business fen of
strings to: ihe’tontest"’ Mr. Vollette!all communities to be visited and to
said. “All that is
sung
area is fast becoming a better place
in which to live.
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At this time of the year tired busi-
ness men from the city kre having An abundance of light is made pos- right name.’’
the time, of their lives pulling the big sible throughout the building by the Anybody living in the vicinity of
silver kings from the waters of the liberal placing of windows. In the loiv- j the tri-cities,is eligible, in the contest,
ship channel and San Jacinto river i er building the entire Texas avenue I There afe no rales or restrictions,
near Lynchburg. They are using j front is plate glass, five big windows
common mullets for bait and their j of large dimensions being used In
luck may be estimated at around a j the upper stories the archjtte
thousand pounds of tarpon during j provided any number of windows
which will give excellent ventilation
and ample lighting facilities In addi-
But if one .does not care to fish for tion to the large'windows in the front
the big ones, there are innumerable portion of the lower floor there
points where the fisherman may find six small ventilating openings in the
What he seeks, from the lowly perch [east side on Gailliard street, and
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or
necessary is- the all communities.
It is pointed out that the trip has
been so arranged that the entire cir-
cuit can be made, after lunch, , the
trippers being enabled to be back at
home by early evening. All those in-
tending, to make the trip should noti-
fy, Henry Cathriner at the Ford plant-
er W, O. Stephens, secretary of the
chamber of commerce..
Simply mail your name into the Tri-
bune office and it will be put on the
register. In case of a tie the prize
of $25 will be awarded to the person
sending in the name first.- Any mem-
ber of the family can submit a name.
Mail your name into the office now,
for the name you send in might win
and it would be tough to guess the
right name and have it get here too
late.
ct has
the past few weeks.
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C. R.’ Davison, Willard Waddell,
Chas. Riggs of La Porte, and Harry
Trifon were out atnong the finny
tribe Saturday and Sunday. They
reported a fine catch.
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Noland, Joe H. Semi-Weekly Tribune (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1927, newspaper, August 9, 1927; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1145277/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.