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LAMPASAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936
NUMBER 36
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pleasant impression of Lam-
of
—Lo**il Market Report
will
make
The County Democratic Executive
Committee was in session Monday
with Chairman H. F. Lewis presiding.
The first business disposed of was the
Annie Jo Hunter, younger daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunter, has
returned from a week’s visit with
Corene Bland of Copperas Cove.
This place is known to many people
as the Fitch place.
Virgil and Willis Harman have re-
turned to their home in Phoenix,
Aria. They were accompanied as far
as Globe, Aris., by their aunt, Mrs.
Gary Crawford.
Er. McLean was the busiest man dur-
ng the day, and he justly earned the
itle of “The Little Napoleon” of the
Lampasas tournament.
Bro. McCJish, pastor of the Church
of Christ, has leased the Elbert Clem-
Below are the prices being paid
today by local buyers for the various
products
Oats ..........
Ear Corn .
Shell Com
Barley ......
Wheat ......
Maize .......
Mary Frances Casbeer is now
employ of T. J. Casbeer, the
Wilhite, precinct No. 6; Harris Lan-
The l^st
Between two hundred fifty and three
hundred veterans will receive their
bonus through the Lampasas post-
office. Monday morning the first
batch of bonds were received, this par*
Betty McCrea And Glynn
Perkin* Married in Temple
Mrs. Harry Easters and two sons,
Harry JrM ahd Dandy, left Wednesday
morning for Kerrville. Harry will
attend school at the Schriner Insti-
tute and Mrs. Easters and Dandy will
visit in Ban Antonio before return-
ing home.
Miss Dixie Nel) Perkins and James
McGehee were married Sunday morn-
ing. June 14, at 8 o’clock at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Perkins.
The wedding party entered the altar
beneath an arch of ferns and flow-
ers, for the simple ring ceremony
LAMPASAS COUNTY
RANCH SELLS
Raymond Carter .of Georgetown,
employed by Cage Bros., road con-
tractors^ .was painfully injured Mon-
day night about 11:45. Carter, with
DISTRIBUTION OF BONUS
• BONDS BEGAN MONDAY
EVELYN EARNEST INVITED TO
BRADY AS DUCHESS
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday morning at the family home
for W. R. Moore who passed away
Saturday afternoon, June 13, after an
illness of three weeks. He was strick-
en with paralysis and remained in a
critical condition. The service was
conducted by Rev. A. F. Avant, pas-
tor of the Baptist Church, and he was
Mr. and Mrs, Luther H. Miller clos-
ed a deal Tuesday in which they sold
their ranch, containing 1156 acres,
located near Adamsville. The ranch
was bought by Mr. and Mrs. John
Ames of Odessa. They have already
put on the ranch over fifty head of
fine cattle and will also stock with
sheep. This ranch is one of the best
in the county. Mr. Ames is a deputy
sheriff of Ector county. Thia sale was
made through Fred Peeler, local real
estate agent, and Ora Cathey
Hamilton.
The following party enjoyed a
nic at the State Park Tuesday even-
ing: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gilbert, Mrs.
C. A. Northington, Misses Melba and
Ada Mae Gilbert, Ray Fuller and
Clyde Northington. Clyde acted in
the capacity of chef, and it is report-
ed that he turned out some unique
bacon and eggs. The food was served
“chuck wagon” style. Lemonade and
ice cream completed the menu.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Adams of Lib-
erty Hill are guests in the home
their son, S. R. Adams.
Y VISITORS ATTENDED GOLF TOURNAMENT
HELD HERE SUNDAY, JUNE 14, IN ALL-DAY MEET
was the busiest
Monday. Mies
Williamson and
the local post-
Miss Oiene Casbeer left Wed-
nesday for Boulder, Colo. Miss Cas-
beer will be in school there for the
next six weeks. She will devote her
time to voice culture, and a course
in Library Science. Misses Wets and
Wanda Holley will join Miss Casbeer
at Brownwood, and the three young
ladies will go by motor to Colorado.
All of these young ladies are teachers
in the Lampasas public school sys-
tem. At the- completion of their
school work Misses Holley and Cas-
beer will visit Yellowstone National
Park, Carlsbad Cavern, then several
points in Old Mexico.
- Miss
in the
Texaco agent. She has just com-
pleted her second year at the Uni-
versity of Texas. Miss Casbeer is
specializing in journalism.
Mrs. I. N. West Announce*
Marriage Of Her Daughter
Raymond Carter Injured
In Highway Accident
I of us. Mose received $188, and he
expressed himself as being pleased to
the point of hilariousness. All dis-
tribution of bonds in Lampasas are
made at the Chamber of Commerce
office, and that office
place in Lampasas,
Elaine Webber, Alvin
Walter W. Smith of
office are in charge of the v/ork of
distribution.
* ♦ *
Ijimpasas on a dump truck. The driv-
er of the truck was evidently un-
familiar with the road and tried to
take a comer too fast. As a result
Carter was thrown from the truck
and caught between the wheels of the
truck and the shoulder of the high-
way. Carter’s right foot is Lbadly
broken, and he sustained injuries of
undetermined seriousness to his back
and right side. The truck was carry-
ing a galvanized water tank that
weighed about 1000 pounds. Carter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Carter,
reside at Georgetown. When asked
for a statement. ’ Carter said, “We
were making pretty good speed, and
we failed to make the comer, I re-
member being thrown from the truck,
but after that I can’t remember much
else that happened.” The accident
occurred about 3 miles out on the
Lometa road.
County Democratic Ex.
Committee Met Monday
.. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Smith of San
Angelo arrived Monday night to visit
with Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. G. W.
Cook, and other relatives. Mr. Smith
is connected with the Santa F< Rail-
road at San Angelo.
Patricia Jean Berry, elder daughter
of Mrs. Helen. Berry of Waco, is a
'visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Clements. Patricia Jean
be here for several days.
Dixie NeH Perkin*
And James McGehee
Married Sunday
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD HERE
SUNDAY FOR MRS. OSCAR N. WOMACK
Man Bitten by Rattlesnake
Near Here Tues. Afternoon
FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED SUNDAY
MORNING FOR W. R. (Uncle BiHy) MOORE
-Funeral services for Mis. Osear N.
♦Womack were conducted Sunday af-
ternoon, June 14, at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harman.
Mrs. Womack'passed away Thursday,
June 11, at Amarillo, Texas.
The active pallbearers were: John
B. Langford, Roscoe Langford, Henry
Campbell, F^lgar Smith, Floyd Smith
and Reginald Leatherwood, Rev. E,
nitely decided that she will be in at-
tendance, however, it is hoped that
she will be able to be present. It
will afford her some splendid enter-
tainment, and at the same time she
will give everyone who meets or sees
her a
pasas.
Henry Whitely was taken to the
local hospital Tuesday afternoon suf-
fering from the bite of a rattlesnake.
Mr. Whitely was at work on what is
known as the Charley Bear place near
Bachelor’s Peak when the snake
struck him. Th. wound is in the
right leg below the knee. Mr. White-
ly stated, that he attempted to kill
the snake, but it got into some un-
derbrush and got completely away.
It was some two hours after Mr.
Whitely was bitten that he was token
to the hospital. However, he was
resting well Wednesday morning and
it was thought that he would be al-
lowed to return to his home late Wed-
nesday.
‘ hi r - i ' ~|— a <
‘ice Cre*m Supper Saturday Night
We are requested to announce that
there will be an4*«cieam -supper
Saturday pight at the Nix store.
This is given in order to raise funds
for the Nix cemetery.
Otto Rathman, Miss Elizabeth Rop-
er, Mrs. Homer. Farias, Mrs. Tom
Teyy and son* Hately', and i£*rl
* • -attended the Centennial Sunday.
The party left early Sunday morn-
ing and motored to Dallas, and re- oafs plact just back of Hancock Part,
turned to Lampasas late Sunday
night. ■ /
ian Church, conducted service, assist-
1 ed by Rev. Wm. Harry Moore, pastor
j of the Methodist Church. Interment
was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mis. Womack, ney Mary Agnes
I Harman, was bom Dec. 24, 1904, in
*
Coryell county. She attended school
in Lampasas, and was graduated in
4he summer of 1923 from Camp Mar-
lamont. She was married to Osear
N. Womack,-Dec. 2, 1927.
Mr. and Mrs. Womack made their
home in Amarillo until about nine
months ago when they moved to Sac-
ramento, Cal.,~and had recently re-
turned to Amarillo. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harman 'of
Lampasas; one sister, Mrs. Frank
Morgan of San Antonio; five broth-
ers: Byron Harman of Odessa, Virgil
Harman of Phoenix, Arizona, Worth
Harman of Waco, Willis Harman of
Phoenix, Aris., Nolan Harman of
Waco. All of the brothers and her
sister were here for the funeral.
Out of town relatives and friends
here for the funeral service were:
Mrs. F. F. Harman of Jarrell, Mr.
and Mrs. Milt Harman, Mr. and Mrs.
F. L. Harman, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Harman of Copperas Cove, Mr. and
Mrs. H. V. Harman, Mr. and Mrs.
Norton Parrot and son of Waeo, Mrs.
N. C. Harman of Holland, J. B. Har-
man of Houston, Frank Morgan of
San Antonio, Mrs. John A. Cole and
Mrs. D. A. Bryant of Temple, Mrs.
Gary Crawford of Globe, Aris., Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Gee of San Saba, Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Womack.of Hereford,
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Daniels of Amar-
illo, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Patton, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Patton, Miss Veda
Beene and Eldridge Patton of Craw-
ford. ,
For several years Brady has spon-
sored a July Jubilee and Race Meet.
The date of this celebration always
includes July 4. And each year the
Brady celebration tries to make an
addition to their program in eider
that it will be different and more
interesting. This year one of the out-
standing features of the Jubilee will
be the opening event, which is the
Grand Coronation of the Queen of
the Jubilee. This coronation will toke
place the night of July 1 at Richards
Park. Young ladies from surround-
ing cities have been invited to a*t as
Duchesses to the Queen at the ccio-
nation ceremony. Miss Evelyn Earn-
est has been invited by Brady to net
as Duchess from Lampasas. Many
pre-coronation courtesies have been
arranged by the Brady entertainment
committee. The afternoon of July 1
a tea for the Queen, her maids of
honor, their escorts, the visiting
Duchesses with their escorts will be
given at the club house of the Btady
Country Club at 4 o’clock. At 8
o’clock that night the coronation will
be staged. < Immediately after the
coronation the Queen's Bail will be ■
held at Avalon Dancing Pavillion.
All Duchesses have the right to pick
their own escort to the ceremonies.
And if the Duchesses decide to re-
main over for the other Jubilee events
and Race Meet tickets will be furnish-
ed them by the entertainment com-
Mrs. I. N. West gave a dinner Sat-
urday evening for a number of friends
of her daughter. Miss Gladys, and the
occasion was the announcement of the
recent marriage of Miss Gladys West
and Carlisle Reed. The marriage
ceremony performed May 30 at i
the Methodist parsonage in Lometa
by Rev. W. E. Belcher.
This announcement came as a sur-
j prise to many of the guests as the ‘
muple had managed to keep the mar-
| riage a secret from the majority; of i
I their friends in Lampasas. The in- ;
! vited guests at the dinner offered their
congratulations and best wishes for
: the future happiness of Mr. and Mis.
Reed.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. N. West and has a host
of friends among the Lampasas peo-
ple. She has been employed for some ■
time by the W. H. Mosps groceiy store
as a bookkeeper. Mr. Reed is n son
of Mrs. Laura Reed of McKinney and
is also a brother of Eugene Reed who
is In the employ of the Texas Power
A Light Co. at this place. He has
only been in Lampasar. for a short
time.
Those enjoying the hospitality* of
Mrs. West were: Mesdames Lee Bek-
er, Buster Laxson, Buck Fariss, John
Mac Alexander, -Ed. Norman, Reg-
inald Leatherwood, Otto Rathman, C.
W. Rathman, Tot Poole, Vernadean
Brandon; Misses Lois Casbeer, Ruth
Casbeer, Evelyn Earnest and Ruby
Flanagan.
A marriage of interest to the Lam-
pasas younger set occurred Saturday
night at Temple. Miss Betty Mc-
Crea, younger daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed McCrea, became the bride of
Glynn Perkins. Glynn is the son of
Roscoe Perkins. The young couple
was married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Delbert Yazell. Rev. Shires , of
the Temple Baptist Church perform-
ed the ceremony. The single ring
service was used. Bobby Fern Per-
kins, younger sister of Glynn Perkins
was In attendance.
The bride was charmingly dressed
in a pale blue silk traveling dress,
with accessories to match. Immedi-
ately after the ceremony the bride
and groom left for a short honey-
moon in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs.
Perkins returned to Lampasas Mon-
day, and are at home to their _friends
at.the Hart Apartments.
vers.
Bi older to give the out of town j
Bers a better chance in tournament
B- the foreigners were allowed Xu.
B tice or play on the course until
MO so that they could familiarize
Mnselves with the local course and
l ist their games to fit same. At
W0 tournament play started with
"n player wanting to- be the first
fjtee off. Several of the players
Be able to play their first nine
*s before lunch. Lunch was serv-
Bo some seventy-five or more play-
I at the club house. All of those
■ng lunch at the dub house stat-
Bthat a very tasty plate was serv-
Ithem at a very small cost. There
Be so many out of town lunchers
It several of the local boys had to
■re to the kitchen for their chow.
■Tie low score was made by Carl
litch” Boies of I-ampasas, who shot
■8-36 for a low total of 74. The
Le for the low medalists was a
lutiul leather carry-all bag. L. B.
ne of Georgetown turned in the
Id lowest score, which was a 41-39
I a total of 80 blows. Mr. Duke
leived six 75c golf balls for .his
L's work.
In the handicap affair first prize
Is won by George Golightly of
I milton who turned in a gross score
188 with a 24 handicap, thus mak-
L a net score of *4. W. W. Wilson
[Lampasas was the nextlow shoot-
I in this event, who shot a 92 with a
[ handicap giving him a net score
I 65. Bob Maxwell of Hamilton took
Hrd place in this handicap event with
net score of 67. The prizes were
' follows: 1st, a leather golf bag;
id, six 75c golf balls, and 3rd, three
k golf balls.
In the long driving contest first
jits of three 75c golf balls was won
W. L. Foster of Georgetown who
[curately placed three balls down the
Iddle of the fairway for a total of
[70 feet. Second prize of two 75c
guests.
• Mr. tod Mrs. McGehee will be at
home to friends at the Townsen
apartments.—Contributed.
Missr Nel Jo Hasings was the bride’s
only attendant and Warren Taliaferro
was the bride-groom’s attendant.
Miss Hastings wore a pink satin
frock with blue accessories.
The bride wore a semiformal blue
net dress with white accessories and
carried an arm bouquet of roses in
shades of red. She worf for going
away a navy blue spit.
Four appointments were made as fol-
ding from one club. Each of lows: E. B. Lee, precinct No. 2; Carl
e towns sent 13 players. There- Y;...'yhitehead’ No. 3; Ed
>, two prizes were given, same ’
ig a 75c golf baH to each of the caster, precinct No. 15.
j | named precinct has just been creat-
ed and is known as the Friendship
precinct. Positions of the candidates
names, on the primary election bal-
lots were determined; assessments of
candidates to pay the expenses of
election were made; and a committee
was appointed to have the ballots
printed. No further business
transacted and the committee
journed. '
Grain
...... 22c to 26c bushel
________ 40c to 45c bushel
L:.....56c bushel
.......: 30c to 35c bushel
..... 70c to 80c bushel
.... 8Cc tc 90c hundred
Poultry
Fryers ...................... 15c pound*
Heps .........„u‘.11c to 13e pound
Roosters ....... ...............- 6c pound
Turkeys .................. 6e-7c-ioc pound'
Eggs (candled) ..... ..—1 18c dozen
General
. Cream __________24c pound
Cotton middling bash ......Hike
Cotton Seed .........---*20.00 ton
Pecans ------— 2Hc up peuhd
I ' ‘ A <
he first invitation golf tourna-
[t sponsored by the Lampasas
ntry Club in several years was
[pie ted Sunday afternoon. This
[the biggest and best tournament
held in Lampasas, with entrants
ling 48, and only 14 of these were
1 ball chasers.
emple and Georgetown tied for filling of vacancies In the committee,
prize given for the most players Four appointments were made as fol-
ding from one club.
pastor of the Methodist Church. In-
terment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Active pallbearers' ven Roy L.
Walker, Alvin Williamson, Emmett
Shanks, Joe Cox, Clyde Northington
and Herbert Abney.
The beautiful floral offerings and
the many friends gathered at the
' home Sunday morning were silent
tributes of the very high esteem the
Lampasas people had for the life and
memory of this good man who had
lived in Lampasas for many years.
W. R. Moore was born November
17, 1853 in Adair County, Ky., and
came to Texas in 1889 and soon after
that time came to Lampasas county.
He was engaged in the printing busi-
ness here for several years after maz-
ing this his home. Mr. Moore was
married in 1891 to Miss Maria Thrret
Hoy and they continued to make their
home In Lampasas with the exception
of a few years. To this union two
sons were born, Joe and Dudley
Moore. Captain Joe Moore lost hik
life from wounds received October 14, ' . . . . ...
i A tjcular group numbered 135. The first
1918, while serving his country .n the I - .......
. ,. » » * n ui m I veteran to claim him bonds was none
late world war. Lieut. Dudley Moure I . „
.... . . i other than Aaron Wells, Mose to most
was in the service of his country dur- M , . ’ . .
ing the war and since that time has
made Lampasas his home.
“Uncle Billy,” as the deceasecTwas
affectionately known by practically
the entire citizenship of
had been engaged in the
ness here with his wife f<u^many
years and his friendships arid ac-
quaintances included many of the
traveling men who visited Lampasas.
He had been a member of the Baptist
Church for many yeqrs and was a
character who was loved by all who
knew him. He was a very devoted
husband and father and was a man
who was always ready and willing to
lend a helping hand to those who
migh,t be in trouble of distress. -
The •berehved widow and son have
the sympathy of a host of friends
here in their hour of sorrow, as he
was a man who was loved and res-
pected by all who were privileged to
know him.
Out of town relatives and friends
here for the funeral service were:
Mrs. Gertie Miller of Goldthwpite;
Mrs.- Charles J. Moore, Miss Olivia
LeSeUer and Curtis Anderson of
Austin.
f Temple who 1«ft 3 balls down the [ftilttee Miss Earnest has not defi-
iddle for yardage of 1700 feet. And
*rd place with a prize of one 75c
111 was token by Carl Boies of Lam-
mm/ This driving event took place
n ')No. 2 fairway which was marked
r/100 feet wide, and balls not stoy-
|g in this limited space did not count.
Inly two of the entrants were able
I keep all three balls within the stak-
■ limits. • ,
| W. P. Graham, local golfer, copped
pt prize of three 71c golf balls in
ae approaching contest. He won this
Lent with a beautiful pitch shot
Ihich stopped four feet from the cup.
fraham’s shot nosed out by a foot Dr.
IcCormick’s effort in this event. Dr.
EcCormick hails from Georgetown,
liller of Temple took third place in
pis contest. All of the approach
rots were made from a distance of
|w yards.
I Out of town golfers expressed
nemselves as having thoroughly en-
Dyed the tournament from start to
nish. The visitors praised long and
pudly the treatment that they re-
vived while in Lampasas, and they
l-ere very complimentary in their ex-
pressions as to! the condition of the
’©fcf course. ■ Lampasas golfers were
WfcjM.to several tournaments in the
ear future, the first being a four-
lay affair at Hamilton starting next
Sunday with the qualifying rojand.
fhere will be a Calcutta Pool, and _ __ ______
entertainment of all kinds during this rta(j by R<v. Wm'., Harry Moore,
oumament. Elgin is also having a
•ne day tournament next Sunday. On
luly 5 Temple is Raving a big invi-
ation event and all local players are
■ordfally invited to be present.
Too much praise cannot be given
he local tournament committee com-
>osed of C*rl Boies, Bob Melton and
lohn Ro Wn tree. ***--*’
worked l<
Sunday’s
CKNTKMMAI SHAFRR Al t KNTKNNIAI^-His parents named him
Centennial 60 years ago when be was tern. June 6, 1*7*. Sixty yean
later Centennial Shafer bought ths first ticket as Texas Centennial
Exposition opened in Dallas.
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