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A Constructive Newspaper for a Constructive Pco Pte
NUMBER 48
ELECTRATJSXAg, tITu^SDAY; jUlY- 25, 1929 -
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
Cowboy Evangelist
Coming to Electra
> V.
years. , The parents,
At County Line
are W. F. Meadow, Corsicana;
the tele-
c-st
treatment ioi r • i 9 •
handling elec- Lightning Strikes
fort<
Letrice Wofofrd as
over
resides at Cle-
fmm the Texa<
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of
ilium
and J. P. Doherty
program committee
presided
in which
standing
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Another son, George Day, re-
Po|.< .
O ’.
confined in insane asylums in
Texas and Oklahoma at va-
times in recent years, had
kept in the local jail while in-
dedicating
J. Dav©
a mem-
Two Injured Tuesday
In Wringer Accidents
Boat Races At Lake
Wichita Next Sunday
thi< wook
spraying the top of
the chemical.
equipment used here
one of the finest in-
the Panhandle to
was put in last fall
said to
(j E Steph ns of Sul
accompanied them home
the initiatory degree on a
of six candidates from the
lodge and one from Archer
G. A. Birchfield directed the
of the local degree team in
the program
by L. K.
W. D. Hines
also quartets
Yancy, of
3T
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Day and lit-
tle daughter, Katie Rose, left early
Thursday morning for Ardmore,
Oklahoma, where they will attend
the funeral of Mr. Day’s mother,
Mrs. America Day, age 77, who
died at the home of a sister near
Ardmore, Sunday. Through varied
mishaps, the news of his mother’s
death did not reach the Electra
man until Wednesday morning, and
then it was through radio messages
which led to the inquiry. The body
was being held at an Ardmore un-
dertaking parlor awaiting arrival of
relatives. The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon.
Deceased was well known hero,
having formerly resided with her
son and his family on the
Company lease northwest of
city
sides at Dallas, -and a daughter,
Mrs. Lulu Shook
burne.
Odd Fellows Lodge
Confers Degree on
Olney Members
an
B.
on
in
their
high
meet-
Club,
given
Twenty Years of Service
Has Built Circulation
Oklahoma Officers
Come for Man Held
Here Saturday
Late reports from the bedside
of Pierpont Hagan, seriously in*
jorid Wednesday morning in a
Li IJ from a derrick, were to the
iffict that he
nt improvenu nt
’ well as could
I1' mother. Mi>
' ■ ter. 'It- Vk
Concert Is Postponed
On Account of Rain
iif t
and
of Vernon and Mrs. C. L.
of Honey Grove; her sons,
Suttle of Pampa and H. F.
of Vernon, and a sister, Mrs.
Gibson of Wellington. Mrs.
Bozeman of Wills Point,
of Mrs. H. S. Suttle, is also
Mr.
the Elec-
recently
Lawton,
Electra Florists
Attend State Meet
Little hopes are held out for re-
coveiV of Mrs. J. D. Suttle, who is
critically ill at the family home,
307 West Wabash avenue, according
to reports from her bedside Thurs-
day at noon. She was stricken sud-
denly ill a week ago with paralysis
and is said to be suffering from
a blood clot on the brain, fo”.ov/ing
a long period of affiction from high
blood pressure. Out of town relatives
were summoned and several rave
arrived. Among them are ner
daughters, Mrs. M. F. Elkins and
family
Brown
G. N.
Suttle
J. F.
A. A.
mother
here.
, Fred Rapp, advance agent for B.
B. Grimm, CqWboy Evangelist, spent
Monday and Tuesday in Electra
-making preliminary arrangements
•for a co-operative’ revival to be
held here by the famous preacher,
’.who is now. engaged in an evan-
gelistic campaign at Graham. Six
churches in this city have agreed
to co-operate in bringing Rev. Crimm
to.the city and sponsoring the erec-
tion of a large tabernacle in a
suitable location for the services.
A meeting of pastors and laymen
was held Monday night and^ the
date set for August 11 to Septem-
ber 8th, and details of arrange-
ments are rapidly being formulatted
by the various committees. F. M.
Baker is general chairman. He
said Wednesday that the committee
hopes to have arrangements com-
pleted by August 1.
Rain and an attendant electrical
storm caused the postponement last
Thursday night of the regular week-
ly concert staged at the bandstan I
by the Electra Municipal Band. The
programs have consequently been
moved
merit
Joh '<
Pierpont Hagan Is
Seriously Injured In
Fall From Derrick
„ ‘‘Whose Little Bride Are You?”
is the title of a play to be present-
ed Wednesday night, August 7th at
the Liberty Theatre by the Ep-
worth League of the First Method-
ist church. This is said to be one
of the best comedies ever to be giv-
en here, according to announcement
made by F. M. Baker who, with
Mrs. Baker, has been active in
promoting the play during the past
week.
It will be remembered that the
Epworth League last year present-
ed* one of the best local talent pres-
entations ever given here, to a
crowded house.
The cast is being carefully se-
lected from the most promising
actors and actresses of our city.
Next week the story and complete
cast will be given the public.
Mrs. A. E. Anderson (Miss Lois
Wear) is in charge of the play this
year, which promises the play to
be a complete success.
The Epworth League is giving
this play to help in the financing
of the payment on chairs which
they are now using in the League
room. It appears from the inter-
taken by all the Epworth
League work, they will play to a
full house.
Oil Tank; Blaze Is
Averted by Workmen
A travelogue by T. T. Weather-
all, who in humorous vein recounted
some of the amusing incidents
which occurred during his recent va-
cation trip to California, and
earnest plea from President J. G.
Totten to members appointed
program committees to serve
that capacity to the best of
ability, were (the principal
lights of the noon luncheon
ing of the Electra Rotary
Friday, according to a report
by Chas. McGann, secretary of the
organization.
Visitors present were: Otto Lazen-
by and J. W. Culbertson, Wichita;
Falls) W. T. Lofland and Hub Col-
ley of Vernon. No formal enter-
tainment features were offered.
President Totten presided and in his
talk on the importance of providing
entertainment as well as fellowship
in the regular weekly meetings, he
stressed the idea of each individual
member assuming responsibility of
making the meetings as profitable
as possible.
Electra sportsmen have been in-
vited to attend and take part in a
regatta to be held at Lake Wichita
next Sunday afternoon, according
to announcement made Tuesday by
R. E. Scheurer, treasurer of the
Electra Outboard Motor Associa-
tion. T. T. Taylor of the Taylox*
Wheel and Body Works, at Wichita
Falls, together’ with other business
firms there are sponsoring the races
to be held Sunday and a goodly
ray of cash prizes are to be
feted.
Six or more Electra men will
ter boats in competition for
prizes in the various events, it
said.
an insurance company,
Revival Meeting
At Midway Church
Draws Attention
Joint Services At
Christian Church.
Next Sunday Night
HAG \N RESTING BETTER
REPORT FROM HOSPITAL
L. A. Bruce, 700 North Electra
street, went to Hollis, Okla., Sun-
day to 'attend the funeral services
of his nephew, William ” Alexander,
age 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R:
Alexander.,, The young, man was fa-
tally stabbed shortly, before mid-
night Saturday night- in an .affray
which followed a quarrel with a
neighbor boy, twenty-two years
old, it was said.
Services were held at the home
and interment was made in the
Hollis cemetery. The Alexander
family were formerly from Fannin
county, having lived for many years
in the vicinity of Leonard and Tren-
ton, but had been living in Okla-
homa three
two brothers and one sister, sur-
vive.
Mrs. Alexander Is a sister of
Mr. Bruce, and the bereaved family
is well known to many Electra peo-
ple.
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on next ]
J -Ims said.
had been submerged as long
ten
ridding
Electra Lion Gets
Appointment As
Deputy Governor
ms ted relatives at
and oth< r po“ii> *n
International; which' was read
.the noon luncheon meeting’ of
local club, Thursday. ^President
bill read the telegram and was
first to offer congratulations to
colleague.
“The Eyes of'Texas” was sung as
the opening number. Rev. H. E.
Anderson offered the* invocation.
Visitors introduced were: Dr. C.
W. Monroe', guest of J. N. Fulcher;
J. H. Marriott Sr., guest of R. S.
Cox; Miss Helen Robertson and
Mrs. G. R. Davidson, guests of Mr.
Davidson; Mrs. J. Dave Brown of
Dallas, guest of G. J. Gillis.
After the introduction of Mrs.
Brown, the assembly sang “The
End of a Perfect Day,’
the song to the memory of
Brown, deceased, who was
ber of the Electra club.
President W. A. Asbill
over the business session i
reports of chairmen of
committees were given. .
Miller reported on on the Lions
Club Park. W. M. Austin reported
on Boy’s Work. G. J. Gillis re-
ported that the “Ladies Night and
Chicken Barbecue” entertainment
would be held during the early part
of the first week in September at
the home of Dr. R. R. Ramey. Rob-
ert P. Hall reported that arrange-
ments had been perfected for the
beginning of the attendance contest
on
re-
be
and
Officers for the ensuing six
months were duly installed Monday
night at the regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias lodge. The in-
stalling team was composed of Lee
Huffman, serving as Grand Chan-
cellor; Fred Music, grand prelate;
W. E. Latham, master of arms; R.
C. Camp, vice grand chancellor.
Those installed were: Jake Tinnin,
C. C.; Tollie Wilburn, V. C.; Geo.
P. Williams, prelate; Jack Robb,
M. of A.; Ed Thiele, I. G.; Her-
man Gibson, 0. G.; B. M. Eggen-
berg, M. of W.
A good attendance was registered
and each of the, incoming officers
made brief talks, expressing their
appreciation of the honor conferred
upon them by their colleagues in
electing them to office, and pledg-
ing co-operation in making the best
record possible for the order.
' G. R. Davidson, past president of
the ‘Electra Lions Club, has received
appointment to the post of district
deputy governor' of Lions 'clubs, ac-
cording to tbe-•text’ Of a telegram
jfrdm A. C.- Kater,’ Houston, gov-
ernor of the''Texas District Lions
at
the
As-
the
his
Mi •
of \V:
spu’al r.unibv’
r»ec ano
Pierpont Hagan, age 21, is in
critical condition and little hopes
,held out' for his recovery from in-
juries' sustained in. a fall from a
derrick on the Staley-Wynne lease,
jhf Waggoner pasture, at 8:30 a. m.’
Wednesday. He was’ assisting in
tearing down the rig, it was said,
.when he was struck' by a hook and
knocked from the scaffolding. His
skull is fractured and he has not
regained consciousness. His left
(eg .and left, arm are broken,' and
he-is suffering from concussion of
the.braiii/ according to report from
Parmley-Ogden hospital, where he
Was taken in Totten’s ambulance
shortly after the accident.
The injured boy was reared here
and, is the son of the late J. F.
Hagan, founder of the Texas Boiler
Works on East Cleveland avenue.
His mother and sister, Mrs. W. C.
Kiker, were in Hot Springs, Ark.
They were notified and are expected
to arrive home Thursday evening.
Many Singers At
District Meeting
Knights of Pythias
Install Officers at
Monday Meeting
the wound. Little Miss Bertha
Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Dickey of East Glisson
avenue, had her hand badly bruised
and lacerated in the wringer at her
home. Both patients are reported
to be recovering nicely.
Nephew. EleCte
Killed In Affray At
Hollis Saturday Nite
Reminiscences of
Vacation Trip Are
Told To Rotarians
Epworth League
To Present Play
at Liberty Aug. 7
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Youree of
the Electra Floral Company, re-
turned Sunday from Oklahoma,
where they attended the Annual
Convention of Oklahoma Florists
i held last week at Sbau-
alsi,
C it*
The co-operative service • to be
held by the - Methodist, Christian
and Presbyteriafi-.churches on h next
Sunday night ’ will be • held at, the
.First Christian church with "Rev.
•H. E. Anderson, 1 pastor ' of the,
/Methodist church, K preachingthe4
sermon.’ Special >musrc will be.'/prp-
vided.for the occasion, according .to,
•Rev. < L. D. Grafton,' who ,,with •’ His
congregation were hosts to A“the
other ? churches last Sunday night
when. Rev. C. C. Klingrhan, pastor
of the- First Christian church, 'de-
livering the sermon. A large crowd
was present for the service and the
co-operative movement will be con-
tinued through the’hot weather.
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The District Singing Convention
met last Sunday at County Line,
with J. S. ‘ Gore presiding. Sterling
Guinn led the opening chorus, fol-
lowed by invocation by R. L. Moye.
Chorus leaders included H. E.
Wilson, Wichita Falls; J. L. Steph-
ens, Harrold; W. D. Hines, G. B.
Harris, Chas. Maulding and E.
Zabloskey, Electra; J. S. Gore,
Burkburnett; Sterling and L. K.
Guinn, County Line; W. H. Thorne,
Davidson, Okla., and W. V. Patton
of Walters, Okla.
Pianists were little Ward Har-
ris, Bomar Harris, Mesdames Hard-
grove, Maulding and
Electra.
Special numbers on
consisted of quartets
Guinn, H. E. Wilson,
and Sterling Guinn;
by W. V. Patton, Dick Guinn, Er-
nest Wilson and S. Guinn.
Mr. Thorne announced a
singing convention to be held
Frederick, Okla., under the com-
press shed, August 17 and 18. Mr.
Patton announced the Cotton Coun-
ty Singing Convention would be
hold at the Methodist church at
Temple, Okla., with usual basket
dinner for all, the second Sunday in
October. Mr. Gore invited every-
body to attend the Wichita County
Singing Convention with dinner on
the ground at Valley View, eight
miles south of Iowa Park, on the
second Sunday in September.
Closing chorus led by J. S. Gore
and benediction by Chas. Maulding.
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Attend Funeral of
Mother at Ardmore
to announce-
.v b\ 1. ( ,
oaC September 15 and closing
‘November 9. Neal M. Sparks
ported on the Lions picnic to
held Friday at Coleman Park
urged a full attendance.
The club vote to receive H. S.
Stewart as a new member.
Stewart is a member of
tra Hardware firm and
moved to Electra from
Oklahoma. •
After the reading of
gram announcing the honor confer-
red upon G. R. Davidson in having
been appointed deputy governor,
Mrs. Davidson in hex- usual graceful
manner, surprised President Asbill
by presenting him with a lovely
bouquet of flowers, for which he
| expressed his thanks in a pleasing
way.
R. S. Cox and G. R. Davidson
• were in charge of the entertain-
ment features and presented a de-
lightful program. J. H. Marriott
Sr. gave old time violin numbers
with his grandson, Joe Turner,
playing the piano accompaniment.
Miss Helen Robex’tson gave as a
piano solo, “Cake Walk,” and Joe
Turnei appeared in musical read-
ings, with Miss
accompanist.
B. M. Dickey
were named as
fox* the next meeting.
Members of the sheriff’s force
from Wewoka, Oklahoma, came to
Electra Saturday and took charge
of J. E. Bozeman, alias J. C. Jack-
son, who was arrested here
July 12 on advice of off fleers
Wewoka, where the automobile
which the accused was riding,
reported to have been stolen,
car was turned over to representa-
tives of
Thursday.
The prisoner, who claims to have
been
both
rious
been
vestigations were being made in re-
gard to his mental condition. Ho
refused to accompany Oklahoma of-
ficers until requisition papers had
been filed from Governor Holloway
of Oklahoma to Governox* Moody
and h.s removal was made possible
« ri«Ci• s said, by the granting <»*
C'-tiaht m nape
C. F. Meadow, Harrold. The sis-
ter, Mrs. Dick Williams, Olney.
and one sistex*.
ers , ■ zxi i <
Lee Meadows, Seminole, Okla.; and
L. R. Reynolds Heads
Agricultural Bureau
Two persons from different parts
of the city were brought to Parm-
ley.Qgden hospital Tuesday morning
within- an hour, for treatment for
injuries sustained in 1
trie wringers to washing machines.
Mrs. Georgia Johnson, of West
Roosevelt had the forefinger of the
right hand almost severed and the,
hand badly bruised. Several stitch-
r.'rn1, a.. I
s ix'-phonmt
appear in
Thursday n’ght,
Published Thursday of
Each Week
his
seeking relief from the
• • *i the
Mrs. J. D. Suttle
Is Seriously Ill
.ho« ed some signs
and was resting
be expected.
!. k. Hagan,
(’ Ixiktr a**-
Mrs. R. C. Wilson
Buried Here; Died
Friday at Amarillo
L. R. Reynolds of the Reynolds
Motor Company, was elected chair-;
man of the agi irultural commute et
oi the Ek’r.ia (’hanmer of ( >m .
and Agrieultu’v at a m ut
of the hoard of directoi.- luda
Mr. Rejnolds succeeds J
ic’, who rc.-iynr d upon j
.no-pt n r p i-ition fit st \ ee-pres |
id< nt the organization.
Jeanette, four-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown, sus-
tained painful injuries to her cheek l
which necessitated taking thi e? j
stitches to close a wound made by!
a swing hook, with which she w.i-
jpkiying at the family home on AVo-t ,
•Ida, Thursday afternoon. The h> .
jittuchcd to a chain, was b\\mur
«' and the little gnl {date : .
mirntii an! tell, inflicti’*" 1’
> e^En uii s. She was t<il ' n to P i‘.
le.-Ogdon ho''pital for ticai'
and it i> not thought t'ne x ■
will pio\e seriuus.
Good atendance and splendid in-
terest is reported from the revival
meeting which started Sunday a
the Midway Baptist church, two
and one-half miles northeast of the
city. A permanent tabernacle for
use in summer meetings has been
erected back of the church building
by the people of that community
and the services are being held
there.
Rev. A. L. Gregg of Bridgeport
is doing the preaching. Rev. O.
H. Garner, now pastor at Cashion
but formei’ pastoi’ of the Midway
church, is in charge of the music.
Tbe 1‘evival will continue
Sunday, July 28th.
Electra Odd Fellows entertained
visitors from Olney and Archer
City last Thursday night and con-
ferred
class
Olney
City,
work
the ceremonial work.
The Olney candidates included R.
C. Davis, Richard Smith, R. T. Ed-
wards, II. K. Smith, T. W. Adkins, |
T. J. Badwell. A. J. Neil was the
one from Archei’ City. Other mem-
bers present from Olney were J. T. |
Estes, E. T. Howard, E. C. Mo-:
honey, W. R. Perry, E. E.» Perry
and E. F. Moss. R W. Tuckex,
noble grand, presided over the bus-
iness session and served as master!
of ceremonies in the serving of a!
splendid suppex* at a local cafe in
honor of the visitors.
Rev E. B. Crump officiated in the
funeral rites held at Totten’s funei’-
al chapel at 4 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon for Mrs. R. Clark Wilson,
age 32, who had died Friday - in
Amarillo after a lingering..illness.
The remains were brought .fey train,
arriving early Sunday morning, ^and
were taken in charge by Totten
Brothers. Interment was made- in
Electra cemetery.
Members of the Assembly of
God church choir had charge of. the
music and the pallbearers werd cm-
iploves of the Rio Bravo Company,
close friends of Mr. Wilson, who is
foreman in the production depart-
ment on the lease two miles south
.of the city, where the family have
made their home for some time.
The pallbearers were: Messrs. W.
p. Lewis, Fred Walton, H. L. Web-
ster, James Morell, Jack Biackeen
and’Bruce Cauthorn.
Deceased was born in Jack coun-
ty July 3, 1898. Her husband and
three small children, Lillie Belle,
X 4; Dewey Jean, age 2, and
Bobbie Lee, one year old, and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mead-
ows of this city; three brothers
■, survive The brqth-
Boy Barely Escapes
Drowning Thursday
Prompt action of employes at the
es were found necessary to close Main Line Station of the Texas
Pipe Line company was said to
have averted serious loss early Fri-
day morning when lightning struck
a 55,000-barrel tank of oil near the
station west of the city. Frank S.
Reid, chief clerk, said that the men
are instructed to fire the boilers
immediately upon receiving storm
warnings, on account of the danger
from loss of oil in fires started by
electrical storms. This was done
Friday morning and within a few
moments after the crash of thunder
the tank was discovered to be on
fire. Quickly manning the foamite
chemical truck, the blaze was ex-
tinguished by
the tank with
The foamite
is said to be
stalled along
Gulf line and
at great expense. It is
have been effacious in preventing
serious loss on several occasions.
•<> *»
Carl Raymond Scarborough, age
nine, step-son of H. D. Westbrook,
residing on a Texas Company lease
two miles west of the city, had a
narrow escape from death by drown-
ing late Thursday afternoon, and
prompt action of R. G. Plemmons,
Wichita Falls, radio salesman, was
said to have saved his life, a^er
he had been taken, apparently life-
less, from the Bywaters lake.
The lad with companions
age were t
extreme heat by playing in
water, when Carl stepped off into
deep water and disappeared from
sight. A little girl ran screaming
io the home of T. F. Hollis, where
Plemmons was engaged m install-
ing a radio. He was the first to
hear the child and calling Mr. Hol-
lis the two men raced to tic
s-ene Mr. Hollis was first to lo-
cate the b’ody which, it was said,
, i i flS long aS
minutes. Various means of
g the child’s lungs of water
used and after strenuous ef-
under leaevship of Mr. Flem-
the workers were rewarded by
-igns of life. .
The boy was quite ill for several,
hours, it was said, but is reported
to have recovered nicely.
Tot Injured At
Play Thursday
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