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Inc. Strike Rich
Sand in Second Well
^Advertisements
This
Hr*4*
settler* and former
Nocona Producers. Inc., have set
casing on a rich oil sand at around
hoo feet on their No. 2 well on the
Clark Black farm across Red River.
It will be drilled in Friday morning
Their No. 1 well is on the pump.
They are skidding the rig to the
next location west on their holdings
and will begin another immediately
Masons Th Meet
Tuesday Night
The degree team of Forth Lodge
NOCONA BUSINESS MEN
WECOME OLD TIMERS
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_________ ™ I n Nocona Producers,
This Issue Show
fl Interest and Spirit
of Hospitality.
W to the business men of Nocona
goes the credit for making possible
the Old Settler's Edition of the News
this week. The many advertisements
and messages of welcome in this is-
make it plain that the people
at Nocona are glad to have the
of now aro /---. Nocona citi-
W back for a vi.it during
iwunion*
Same of the stores here have
taken the of lh*
Ee5ia boeo*tns in mercha4 . ,jjk. w»m «■ »«•••■ —
Kgee who plan to be here thiswaalt- of wlchlla wlU1 the
^Ml.ltoM>® look over theU offering Mo<<ma Masonic bodge next Tues-
Miwfuily and take advantage of the (J-y night. Angus, 37, to confer the
mvimc to be Mode. thud ru-gra®.
The fofoton •< The News wish I A11 Harter Maaoru an* invited,
ta NMH*mebwitMM MMI for their and any and all vidtine Masons are
Of so epmtian and for watoeaw tn attend ' The lodge Hall
downed an pe»e »> wfll be epen at
housands Expected At Old Settlers’ Reunion In Nocona
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Urandson Of Chief Peta Nocona Here Friday
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NOCONA IS THE LEATHER GOODS MANUFACTURING CENTER OF THE SOUTHWEST
Homecoming Of
Masons Set For
Ready-to-wear
Department
Carnival Here
For the Reunion
No New Information
On Nocona Projects
Brother of J. W.
Roden Buried Here
Indain Relics
On Display at
Nocona Drug
Complete New Stock
To Furnish Needs
of Every Member
of the Family.
Mrs. Arch Durham
Dies Monday After
Lingering Illness
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Dance At Nocona
Thursday Night
Visiting
Every
Possible.
rice and
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A street carnival, consisting of
the usual rides and stands, has been
in Nocona all week, and will be here
until Saturday night.
The carnival is located on the lot
where the softball frames have been
i played, three or four blocks north-
west of the business section.
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Statewide
open
Local
Mrs. Durham is survived by her
husband, three sons, Jack. Hugh an®
Sonny Durham; one daughter, Clea
Durham; and five sisters. Mrs. Will
Lee and Mrs. L. M. Staley of Ring-
gold. Mrs. Clark of Tahoka, Mrs.
McKinney of Elk City. Okla., and
Mrs. Tucker of Medicine Mound.
Pallbearers were employees and
former employees of the Nocona
Motor Co. They were E. P. Daniel,
Frank Griffith. Bill Billings, Jimmy’
Street Dance
A big street dance, always popular
entertainment with its square dancau
is another feature of the occasion.
It will bring many people here
and furnish some wholesome amuse-
ment.
There will be a dance in the hafi
over J. B. March's store on Thurs-
day night, August 23. Music will be
furnsihed by a Negro orchestra.
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Nocona, Montague County, Texas Friday, August 23, 1935
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To Open September 9th
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Over Seven Hundred
Enrollment Is Ex-
pected.
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Big Street Dance
Here Friday Nite
White L. Parker, Indian and
grandson of Chief Peta No-
cona, has many Indian relics
which he has gathered from
over country roamed by his
ancestors. He has them with
him on his trip to Nocona for
the Old Settlers’ Reunion, and
has placed them in the show
windows of the Nocona Drug
Co.
Many people who will hear
Mr. Parker Friday afternoon,
and who are interested in the
pioneer history of this section,
will be interested in looking
over these relics.
in on the
IC boys is
September
Prairie Point
School To Open
September 2
Local Lodge To Show
Brothers
Courtesy
Ellis-Williford
Celebrate 9th
Anniversary
are this month and the music will be amplified with
T. L. Duffey
To Teach In
Chickasha, Okla.
u* to to oonarstulated on Uwir.a
OMrtkMtNl MMM* an® growth lai
There has been no new develop-
ments reaching The News in regard
to projects here in which all are
vitally interested.
The WPA project of building 5
miles of sidewalks here has not yet
been returned from Washington.
The building of the post office build-
ing seems to be held up temporar-
ily, although the contractor from
who was the low bidder was here
this week looking over the site and
inquiring about water, gas and elec-
trical service. There have been no
new developments on the Nocona
State Park. Constructor
barracks to house the de
expected to start arouna £
1st.
Inied by'
been of
| in, the
fall jher-
ford drrA
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Cogswell
lends at
t week.
At their Tuesday noon meeting.
Rotarians heard an entertaining and
instructive talk by T. B. Wilkes,
who had charge of the program.
Mr. Wilkes’ subject was the Italian-
Ethiopian situation, during the dis-
cussion of which much information
regarding the African nation and
natives was presented. Another
number on the program which was
enjoyed very much by those present
was a vocal solo by Mrs. Francis E.
Perry.
A number of visitors from Bowie
were present.
fn of Quanah Parker
With Wife and
Daughter to Give
Program and Talk
on Street Friday.
For the special benefit of Old
Settlers’ Reunion visitors, the Nocona
Band will give its first public con-
cert on the streets here Saturday
afternoon, August 24, beginning at
4:00 o’clock.
Bandmaster S. D. Smith, who or-
ganized the band here about^frew
months ago. says he expects alR
40 instruments to take part in the
concert Saturday.
Everybody is cordially invited
be present and enjoy the music.
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Fire Destroys
Home of Mr. and
J- Roden- 76- of Sig Sandy, brother!
*”>rs. IVlaQQOX of J. W. Roden, here Tuesday mom-
------- ing at 9 o'clock at the Nocona
1 cemetery, conducted by Rev. C. E.
Cogswell, pastor of the Nocona Cen-
nomlcs and
Agriculture,
the fourth
i According to information receive®
, here from Supt. W. T. Tompkins,
the Bonita High School will open
. September 9th. An enrollment of
1150 students is expected. The route
i of Mr. Hollars, driver of bus No. 2
has been extended to Cottonwoo®
school house. This is In order t*
accomodate the high school student*
of that place.
The ranch home of Mr. and Mrs.j
Croxton Maddox, who live on the |
Maddox ranch near Henrietta, was I tral Christian church,
completely destroyed by fire last
Friday afternoon about 5 o’clock.
The origin of the fire is not known,
but it was thought that the fire |
probably started from the oil burner I
under the refrigerator. Mr. and
Mrs. Maddox were in Fort Worth
and neighbors did not see the fire
until it was too late to save any of
the household furniture.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Maddox
—„..a people and their many
Early construction of pavement on I
Highway 5 in Clay and Cooke
counties was seen Tuesday by Divi-
sion Engineer E. C: Woodward of
Wichita Fals with announcement j
that first contracts will likely be
awarded in September. Mr. Wood-|
ward did not give any hint as to
when paving on Highway 5 through
Montague county is contemplated.
Ten miles of the highway east of
Henrietta are scheduled to be paved
and an equal distance west of
Gainesville. The first project on
the route under the highway de-
partment plans as revealed Tuesday
will be for two miles at Ringgold
with construction of an underpass
at the Rock Island railway tracks
at Ringgold. The two miles at Ring-
gold is the only remaining gap on
the grade between Wichita Falls and
Texarkana. The highway is paved
from Gainesville east to Texari^na.
The program also includes im-
provement on highway 59 for 15
miles from Nocona to Montague, in
Montague county. Montague county
was advised to submit an applica-
tion for the work as a WPA job.
Work on highway 2 includes im-
---------- - . provement from Ringgold to Bowie
ant church was startea^in^Illinois to connect wfth the Red river bridge
at Ringgold for a direct route to
Oklahoma City.
ARE SECURED
GH EFFORTS AND
TRIBUTIONS OF
OCONA LIONS
CLUB
Prohibition Repeal
and Constitutional
Amendments Are
Issues; Two Voting-
Boxes in Nocona.
Homecoming day for all Masons
who ever lived here or belonged to
the local lodge and all other Masons
was set for Saturday .August 24,
the last day of the Old Settlers’
Reunion.
N. R. Beal, the secretary,
nounces that at a meeting
Tuesday night, it w$S planned to
^ld accorno- Both Mr. and Mrs- Maddox are I mother in the Nocona cemetery.
Masons who Nocona people and their many - - — - . . .
friends here regret to hear of their I
loss. (
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The Prairie Point F.F.A. Chapter
made the three-day encampment I
at Lake Worth. There were about,
350 boys there for the occasion,
August 8, 9. and 10. Various kinds I
of sports and contests were part of i
the entertainment, in which the
Prairie Point boys played a big part.'
Ten boys made the trip in the
school bus. It is hoped that more
boys will be able to go next summer.
The teacher of Vovatlonal Agricul-
ture at Prairie Point, Mr. G. C.
Moore, accompanied them.
Old Settlers
Edition
. Twelve Pages
Nocona Band to Make
First Public Ap-
pearance; About 40
Instruments.
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Mrs. Arch Durham died at her
home here Monday. August 19, after
a lingering illness of several month*.
Funeral services were held at the
Nocona cemetery on Tuesday morn-
ing at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rex
John Nothalf. assisted by Rev. C. K
Cogswell. W. L. Robinson, neighbor
and friend of Mrs. Durham for
many years, made a very impressive
talk at the cemetery. The closing
prayer was given by Jack Durham,
__I the oldest son.
| Interment was made in the No-
Court to determine whether County! cona cemetery with James Daugh-
Officers and Precinct Officers injerty, funeral director of the J. H.
Counties containing less than 20.000 Cone Funeral Home, in charge of
Attractions
i Thousands of old settlers an®
■ former citizens are expected to be
here during the event. The mala
attraction will be. of course, the
meeting of old friends, and bringing
: to memory of by-gone days In this
I section. Other entertainment hag,
i however, been provided.
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extend every ceurtes;
datlon possible to al
visit the city on the above day.
The hall will be open and may be
used as a gathering place if de-
sired. Mr. Beal will be available
all day and invites those desiring to
call on him for any service he may
render.
It is expected that many Masons
will be here for the homecoming.
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Wilkes Makes Talk
At Rotary Luncheon
What is expected to be one of the
biggest events in Nocona for many
years will be the Old Settlers’ Re-
union which is to be held here
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
! August 22, 23, and 24.
Early Paving of Highway 5
Due In Clay, Cook Counties
lish. He is 50 years old,1 , i 1
oldest of Quanah Parker’s Engineer Woodward
Gives No Hint As
When Road To Be
Paved in Montague
County.
Gilbert Bros , already one of the
biggest stores in North Texas, this
week opened up an entirely new de-
partment. They announce this
week the opening of their new
Ready-to-wear Department, every
garment in it being brand new mer-
hMtaTllto^lchan<11*’ and the blg stock afford-
Engllsli Miss Nellie G lng a wjde geieption for every ncc(j
Stanford. Home Economics; O. O.' - .....
Mann, grade school principal; Miss
Ruby Gray, fourth and fifth grades;
Ml»s Gladys Chuhilcr. third grade;
Miss Dorothy Janeway, second grade;
•nd Mrs. J. R. Braboy. first grade.
The School Board has recently
purchased a new bus. Four busses
will be operated, as in previous
years. Bus driver* will be Alto
Goldsmith, Raymond Buck. Fred
Admire, and Mr. Fowler. Person-
nel of the School Board Includas:
Fred Salmon president; George
Heaton, secretary; Bill Meekins, Edd
Bonds Joe Henrock. John Harper
and Bill Mathis The«r men as
well as Tom Paine and Halley out,
former members of the board, are Io
be commended for their faithful and
careful management of the school
affair*, since the arhool hes pasead
three paar* of difficult Ume*.
it it it^j .
Although dated Friday,
August 23, The News is ap-
pearing in the mails one day
early this week, on account of
the Old Settlers’ Reunion,
■which begins Thursday.
Is issue is dedicated to
g old settlers and former
2ens of this section.
Negro
With
Loud Speaker to
Furnish Music.
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Indians, Big Street
Dance, Band Con-
cert To Be Main
Attractions, Thurs-
day, Friday, and
Saturday.
*Ten-Piece
Orchestra
BAND CONCERT ON ..... ,
Program
STREET SATURDAY OBS
Indian chief, will give a program oa
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The Nocona News
Is Out One Day
Early This Week
Announcement U made that tha
Nocona Public Schools will open tte
1935-36 *e**lon on Monday. SapL
9. According to the holagtle
census, an enrollment of over 700 to
to be expected, which is the law*
on record with exception of oos
time during the oil boom days hag*.
Superintendent W. J. Htone
that complete Information, alone
with the names and aatognmantaaf
teaclicrs will be published
before the school opante.
Stone will return from Austin asm
£
Vnivarstty of Texas ttten, and
rotelve his Maator*s degree
«o he congratuMM. " *
Band To Play
The Nocona Band, composed ot
around 40 pieces, will make its first
public appearance on the streets on
i Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock;
I which is another source of amuse-
I ment for the visitors.
Saturday, August 24, is designate®
as homecoming day. On this day
all old-timers and former citizens
will make an extra effort to be on
hand. The Masons of the local
lodge invite all former members ot
the Nocona lodge and Masons from
I everywhere to be here.
Funeral services were held of W. I There will also be other attrao-
J. Roden. 76. of Big Sandy, brother! tions.
The state-wide election on pro-
hibition repeal and the other con-
Mr. Roden was well known here,
having visited his brother here often.
He was found dead in bed at his
home in Big Sandy Monday morn-
ing, having died as the result of
heart trouble caused by high blood
pressure. His body was brought to
Nocona in a J. H. Cone ambulance,
arriving in Nocona 2:00 a.m. Tues-
day. He was laid to rest beside his
! mother in the Nocona cemetery.
Mr. Roden is survived by one
> brother, J. W. Roden of Nocona. He
[ was unmarried.
saloon
Option.
4 The Amendment to Section 1
Article XVII. of the Constitution of
Texas providing that Amendments
to the Constitution may be proposed
at S|MTlal Session* of the legisla-
ture under certain conditions
ft The Amendment U> the State
Constitution autltoritong the Courts
Io place <lefendanta on probation.
6 Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of tin State of Texas abolishing
-------- ------------ the pre Bvsteffi of compensating all
throe In their doubJe-pagr a®. Tlwy District Officer* in Counties having
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Prairie Point Shool will begin the
1935-’36 session September 2, ac-
cording to an announcement by
Supt. E. W. McPherson. All grades
will enroll and books will be dis-
tributed on that day.
The Prairie Point High School
now has 17 affiliated credits, in-
cluding two units in Home Eco-
three in Vocational
The school will seek
unit In English and
credits in Spanish this year,
cording to Mr. McPherson,
other courses offered are fully ac-
credited.
With one exception, the personnel
of the faculty is the same as that
of last year. G. C. Moore, recently
elected teacher of vocational agri-
culture, comes to the school from
Texas A. and M. Mr. Moore has
been on the field since about the
first of July. Other members of
the faculty are: E. W. McPherson,
superintendent; J. R. Braboy, prln-
Saturday, August 24.
John Miller, the election judge
in Nocona, announces that there
will be two voting boxes, one for the
North Side and one for the South
Side. Voting on the North Side will
be at the People Bank building and
on the South Side at the City Hall.
The issues involved in this elec-
tion should be well understood, as
the papers have contained much
information regarding them for sev-
eral months. There seems to be a
lively interest in the election, par-
ticularly in repeal of prohibition.
For the information of those who
contemplate voting, below is given
the wording of the ballot, which
reads “for” and “against" the fol-
lowing :
1. The Amendment giving the
Legislature the power to provide
a System of Old-Age Assistance not
to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15) per
month per person and to accept
from the Government of the United
States financial aid for old-age as-
sistance.
2. The Amendment of Article 1,
Section 15, of the State Constitution
by adding to said Section a pro-
vision to the effect that the Legis-
lature may provide for the tempor-
ary commitment of mentally 111 per-
sons not charged with a criminal
offense by the County Court without
the necessity of a jury trial.
3. The Amendment to the State
Constitution repealing
Prohibition, prohibiting the
and providing
Mr and Mrs. T. L. Duffey resigned
as teachers in the Nocona Public
School here last week and will leave
this week-end for Chickasha, Okla.,
when- Mr Duffey will teach Voca-
tional Agriculture In the Chlckaaha
Public School
Both Mr and Mr* Duffey have
made many friend* in Nocona the
two vrar* they have been here, who
an- indeed sorry they sro leaving,
but congratulate Mr Duffey on hla
advancement in this special line of
work, a* hr is going to a larger
field Mr*. Duffey will not teach
According lo ttw Board of Bdu-
aattM. teacher* for throe vacancies
have Mt been ateefo®.
One' of the higgest attractions of
the Old Settlers’ Reunion at No-
cona will be the street dance on Fri-
day night, August 23. It is, of
course, free to everybody and all
have a cordial invitation to attend.
Negro Orchestra
One of the best orchestras in
Texas has been secured for the oc-
casion. It is "Howard Brown and
j His Ten Brownies,” of Wichita
j Falls, Negroes. They will be mounted
I on a suitable platform In the street
Ellis-Williford are this month and the music will be amplified with
celebrating their 9th anniversary of I the city’s loud speaker. This Negro
business in Nocona. Mrs. Ellis, of orchestra has the reputation of be-
this firm, states that it was during ing kings of syncopation, harmony
the reunion in August nine years and rhythmn, rendering vocal solos
ago that their store was opened. s to spice the instrumental music.
She and Mr. Williford say they had i Plans are being made to care for
a, cordial reception here, and wish to a crowd of thousands, keeping per-
J thank, all for the liberal patronage feet order. For the special benefit
; them during the entire of the old-timers, square dances will
nine years. ; be featured.
Miss Nellie O
of men, women and children.
It is with a great deal of pride
that Gilbert Bros announce the ad-
dition of this new department. They
have built a balcony, with conven-
ient stairway, where the new goods
are carried and where shoppers
may have privacy and quiet while
making their selections. This de-
partment not only has required con-
siderable expense in remodeling the
store, but require* an enormous in-
vestment In merchandise, and is not
only an asset of which Gilbert Bro*
can justly be proud, but one which
is a credit to the town, and which
will noa- bring ohoppsrs here wlio
might have gone to larger cities
Borne of the many item* liu luded
in their rrody-to-waar dspartmem
may tor found on page* two and
■NDIANS
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^^Ux/ujtetanding feature of the Old
j J‘ tiers’ Reunion here Thursday,
^toU|jkiy and Saturday, will be the
g^Mppearance of Rev. White L. Parker,
^Kandson of Chief Peta Nocona, for
tfMwbom the town was named, and a
of Chief Quanah Parker.
The center block on Clay street
willXbe roped off, a platform and
loudspeaker provided, and the pro-
gram and entertainment by these
famous Indians will be given at 2:00
o’clock Friday afternoon. The pro-
gram will consist of talks by White
Barker, who will be assisted in
Indian songs by Mrs. Parker and I
■ their 10-year-old daughter, Cynthia accorded
' ^nn, who will also dance.
| 'WpMr. Parker will outline the history
./of the Indians in this section, and
tell of the happenings during the
lives of Peta Nocona and Chief
'-ropuanah Parker, White Parker,
"vhose home Is in Fletcher, Okla-
homa, is now an ordained Methodist
minister and is a member of the
Indian Oklahoma conference. He
has a good education, and speaks
good English. io voars nlri 1
meing the <' ‘
Erthtt^en. |
f Many are familiar with the story
Peta Nocona and his white wife. I
[Cynthia Ann, and or their son. Chief ;
iQuanah Parker. These Indian ■
chiefs once roamed in Montague
ettinty and over the place where
Nocona now stands, hence the name
of the town being Nocona. Peta
Nocona’s white wife was captured
during an Indian raid on Fort
Parker in Limestone county, when
only 9 years of age. She never
knew until recaptured by white
soldiers at the battle of Pease River,
8116 was not' an Indian-
'W’ Shief Nocona was reported killed
’•tft the battle of Pease River, but ac-
cording to Mr. Parker, he escaped
to the north and returned ten years
later to take his place at the head
of the tribe. Following his death
his son, Chief Quanah, father of
Mr. Parker, became chief of the
Comanches and during his lifetime
worked constantly for his race, and
contributed much toward a better ,
i^^Dinderstanding between the whites
rW|nd Indians. He made more than
* 30 trips to Washington.
Mr. Parker has with him many
relics pertaining to the Comanche
/tribes and to his forefathers. Among
the relics is a Bible, used by the
H,, pastor of the first protestant church !
[•)»»’• founded In Texas. During the
■ • W, ><hen./Texas was under Mexican !
I Vf \ ft was against Mexican law to -,
■wfour<d a protestant church in this
The state’s first protest-
by a great uncle of Mr. Parker’s and
(Continued on last page)
To Be Held Saturday
injerty, funeral director of the J. H.
population may be compensated on i the general arrangements,
a Fee basis or on a Salary basis.
7. The Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas per-
| mitting the furnishing of Free Text
j Books to every child of Scholastic
! Age attending any school within
! this State.
stitutional amendments will be held I -----------0-----------
Prairie Point
F.F.A. Boys Go ______________________z
To EncamDment Bourland Burley Stansell,’Carvin
* w *-**v<xmHiiicin.[Tipton and Buddy Olbson
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Bonita School To
Open Sept, ^th
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