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There will be a patriotic pro-
gram rendered at the Spanish Fort
auditorium Monday evening, Feb-
ruary 22, under the auspices of the
Spanish Fort Burlington Lodge No.
440, A. F & A. M. This program is
given to commemorate the Bicen-
tennial Anniversary of George
Washington. There will be reserv-
ed seats for all the veterans of the
World War.
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Masonic Lodge
Is Sponsoring
Special Program
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Whose 200th birthday, February
22, 1932, is being celebrated
throughout the United States.
That freedom we deem priceless
we owe it all to him whom we
honor February 22nd. The right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness has ever been our most
cherished possession—thanks to
the great leadership of George
Washington. Forsaking the ma-
terial things of life, he took up
the sword in defense of an op-
pressed, weak nation against
forces that denied freedom to
him and his fellow countrymen.
Memory of his triumph stirs the
spirit of every true American.
tie, to be delivered to Walter A.
Phelps of this city, as prizes from
L. that company that he won in a
V contest for having sold the most
insurance in this district. The
Southland Life Insurance company
.realized the importance of individ-
uals in every town trading in their
.own cities, and were thoughtful
Enough in this instance toward Mr.
Phelps, not only awarding him this
line p Ize, but even buying it in
or. a home town. When a com-
'■^pany as far away as Dallas observes
this unwritten rule toward their
representatives, it seems that we
ought not to forget it ourselves.
An ehis instance, Ellis-Williford Co.
'C’jppreciated this thoughtfulness and
T»bis business, and every other mer-
Aijant in Nocona does appreciate
business he gets and will ap-
preciate people giving them as
much consideration as this insur-
ance company did.
REV. ALBERT E. DAVIS.
Pastor of the Church of the
Air, KGKO, Wichita Falls,
Texas, who will speak at Bel-
cherville next Sunday night,
February 21, at 7:15 o’clock.
Everyone is urged to hear this
good speaker, and all are given
a special invitation by two
Belcherville ministers, Rev. W.
W. Carleton and Rev. Bruce
Jones.
The following circular was distributed Thursday afternoon among patrons of the
Nocona schools, which is self-explanatory.
the Class B tournament over thir-
teen opponents and Nocona had
Bowie for the Class A
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why they happen,
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Ala., a
nephew, John Gilbreath, of near
Belcherville, Mr. McCracken of
Hedley and a number of other rel-
atives and friends.
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The Indians making the trip to
Wichita Falls will probably be as
follows: Fenoglio, Williams, V.
Wall, H. Wall, Haralson, Howard,
Croxton, Jessup, Reed, Stone, and
Manager Lindeloff.
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The Justin “Demons” won the
Texas-Oklahoma independent bas-
ketball tournament that was held
at Ringgold last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, by defeating the
fast quintet from Burkburnett in
the finals, 28 to 26.
Thirteen towns were represented
in this tournament. They were:
Addington and Terral, Oklahoma;
Ringgold. Park Springs, Prairie
Point, Montague, Burkburnett, By-
ers. Bellevue, Joy, Nocona, Dons
and Newport.
The game was a thriller from
start to finish and one of the most
exciting games that had ever been
played on the Ringgold court, and
was by far the most thrilling and
exciting game of the tournament.
The first period ended with Burk
trailing by five points and at the
half they were still the same num-
However, the Demons
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Prosperity has not completely
left Noctma, judging from an actual
ft scene at the M. K. & T. depot plat-
"form last week-end. Beautiful new
Chevrolet cars were being unloaded
there. This was the second car
load in the last week for this local
company. When automobiles move
like these cars are, then someone
somewhere has the “jack,” and per-
spnally this looks good to us.
* Ellis-Williford Co this week re-
ceived an order from the South-
land Life Insurance Co., Dallas,
'. .Joj: two Pool’s shirts and one neck-
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With only about 3,775 poll taxes
reported paid by Tax Collector W.
E. Reynolds, the voting strength
of Montague county will be 399
votes short for the general elec-
tion this year. In 1930 the num-
ber of poll taxes paid was 4,174.
This county has always polled
around 4,000 votes in the primaries
on election years when interest
was running high and local and
state races were close.
Auto registrations are also be-
low the average for the past sev-
eral years, with only 2,650 cars and
trucks reported registered for 1932,
according to the Collector’s of-
fice. This is about 1,500 less than
the total registrations for last year
bringing the total up to near the
average.
Collection of current taxes is re-
ported by Mr. Reynolds as off to
some extent, but the payment of
delinquent taxes has been very
good. Numbers of taxpayers avail-
ed themselves of the opportunity
to pay all delinquent taxes without
penalty or Interest.
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Justin Cagers Win
Tournament Prize
Jack Kolbenschlag, son of Mrs.
William Kolbenschlag of Nocona,
was killed in an airplane accident
Sunday, February 7th, near Shaw,
Mississippi. Another pilot was also
killed in the same accident. They
were en route from Cincinnati to
Alexandria, La.
Witnesses said the plane develop-
ed motor trouble and fell suddenly
from a height of several hundred
feet. The motor was still running
when farmers reached the scene,
but the plane was badly smashed.
Both men were dead.
Mr. Kolbenschlag was an expert
aviator, holding a commission as an
advanced flying instructor of the
United States Air Corps. He was
trained at Kelly field, San Antonio.
He was said to have had more than
4,500 hours of flying time to his
credit and held four licenses from
the United States Department of
Commerce.
He was born in Fort Worth, on
September 6, 1896. His father, Wil-
liam Kolbenschlag, died at Nocona
on October 29, 1918.
Funeral services were held in
Gainesville, Texas, on Wednesday,
February 10. He is survived by his
widow and mother, Mrs. William
Kolbenschlag, of Nocona.
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Morgan-Miller
Frank Wood, candidate for Rep-
resentative in the Legislature, was
in Sunset on business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Holcomb spent I
the week-end in Dallas,
and Fort Worth.
L. C. Stouder, local rural mail
carrier, has the past week complet-
ed twenty-eight years in service
on Route 1. He is the oldest car-
rier in years of service in Nocona,
as well as Montague county. Mr.
Stouder was the first rural carrier
in Nocona, having worked 6H
months before another carrier was
employed. The many friends of
Mr. Stouder congratulate him as
he reaches this mark in service and
wish for him many more such
years.
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result of a heart attack.
Mr. Jameson was bom and rear-
ed in Montague county and had
been active in the practice of law
for more than 20 years. His
father moved to this section in
about 1870, and was one of the first
attorneys in North Texas.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Naomi Jameson, and two small
sons who live in El Paso; his
mother, one brother, Hart Jame-
son, Rockwall county agent; and
two sisters, Mrs. Alma Crawford,
Megargel, Texas, and a married sis-
ter, formerly Miss Annie Jameson,
who lives in Rock Island, Bl.
Funeral services were held
Montague Tuesday afternoon
3:30 at the Church of Christ, with
of Dye
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the
Indians have represented Montague
county at the district meet, five
times and each year they have
been unfortunate enough to draw
the district winner in their first
game except the past year, when
they breezed through without much
effort to the fourth place in the
state tournament. This year seems
to be no exception to the rule, for
beyond a doubt Olney, their oppon-
ents in the first game, is doped to.
win the district. Therefore, it is
generally conceded that the winner
of the Olney-Nocona game will be1
very much favored to carry off dis-
trict honors.
Nocona 31, Valley View 28.
The Indians presented a
and victorious effort last
nicht, in spite of the visit of “Mr.
Flu” to several of the squad and
keeping them from practice for
several days preceding the game,
when they turned back the fighting
Bulldogs from Valley View. The
T^d'ans led by a safe margin
throughout most of the game, but
showed signs of weakening toward
the close of the game and allowed
the visitors to come alongside them
on even terms for a very short
time before they started again their
offensive drive and dropped in
three points during the last seconds
of play to determine the margin
of victory. The Indians played an
excellent game considering the fact
that more than ten days had lapsed
since they entered competition on
account of the visits of flu.
Fenoglio, captain and forward of
the local five, found the basket
with accuracy for fourteen points.
Mills, for the visitors, proved the
best scorer, with 8 points. Every
man on both teams must be com-
mended for their stubborn fight
and each figured well Into their
team’s play.
Valley View had previously won
John Shelly Jameson, about 45,
prominent attorney and pioneer
citizen of this county, died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. W. S.
Jameson, at Montague, about 4 a.
m., Monday, February 15, as the
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Mrs. Margaret M. White (left) and Mrs. Letha J. Etter (right),
twins, celebrated their ninetieth birthday recently. Mrs. White lives
with relatives at Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Etter is with her young-
est son, J. S. Etter, near Nocona. Mrs. Etter, with her husband,
now dead, settled in this county more than fifty years ago and rear-
ed ten children, nine of whom are living. She is in good health,
but is blind and crippled, her hip having been broken in a fall sev-
eral years ago.
ber behind,
still held tL' _
the end of the third period,
fourth period opened with
teams fighting hard, and when the
final period ended, the game was
dead-locked at 24 all.
A five-minute extra period was
necessary to decide the game and
both teams immediately sank a goal
each and with but fifty seconds to
to play and the score still tied,
Stouder, substitute forward for the
Demons, sank a beautiful field goal
2----—— 2—. —game
was over. Evans and Haralson
played a wonderful game at guards
while Yarbrough. Sewell, Painter
and Stouder played a fine game at
center and forwards, respectively.
The Demons were awarded a
beautiful trephv which is now on
display in Giles’ Jewelry store show
window.
JUSTIN (28)
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Referee, Matheley; umpire, Ger-
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Basketball Tuesday
Night, Feb. 23
THE FLU.
The Spanish Fort Burlington
Lodge No. 440, A. F. & A. M., meets
February 27 at their hall in regu-
lar meeting.
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of the
Tire Goree. Oklahoma, independ-
ent basketball team, winners of the
Brazos Valley tournament, will meet
the Justin Leather Goods Demons,
who are winners of the Ringgold
tournament, which consisted of
thirteen teams of Texas and Ok-
lahoma.
Goree has victories over such
noted teams as the Olney Cubs,
Draughon's Business College, Ver-
non Wranglers, and the best of
high school teams of West Texas.
This promises to be one of the
very best games of the season. The
Justin team is made up of practi-
cally the same team that repre-
sented Nocona High School at Aus-
tin the past year. The squad con-
sists of Yarbrough, Evans, Cun-
ningham, Haralson, Sewell, Enlow,
Stouder, Painter, Fenoglio and Iris
(Skeet) Bowers.
Admission, adults 20c, children
10c.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19
and 20.—Charles Farrell and
Janet Gaynor in "Delicious,”
with El Brendel and Paul Rou-
lien. Also comedies. Admission
until 6 p. m., 25c.
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 22
and 23.—Jackie Cooper and
Robert Coogan in “Sooky.” A-
dapted from the book, “Dear
Sooky,” by Percy Crosby. Also
comedies. Admission until 6 p.
m., 25c.
Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb. 24 and 25.—Ramon Novarro
In “Day Break," with Helen
Chandler and Jean Hersholt.
Every Wednesday and Thursday
admission is 5c and 10c.
Mrs. J. M. Dawson, of Waco,
Texas, will speak at the 11 o’clock
hour at the First Baptist church
here next Sunday, February 21, ac-
cording to Rev. E. L. Moody, pas-
tor.
Mrs Dawson is the wife of Dr. J.
M. Dawson, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Waco, and she is
one of the outstanding speakers of
the South. Many people in Waco
declare that she is even a better
lecturer than Dr. Dawson.
This is indeed a treat for Nocona
people and everyone should take
advantage of this opportunity of
hearing this wonderful woman. Rev.
Moody is to be accredited with get-
ting Mrs. Dawson to Nocona.
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Former Resident of
Montague County
Passes Away
J. R. Gilbreath passed away on
Thursday, February 11. at the home
of his nephew, M. M. McCracken,
of Hedley, Texas, and was buried
at Newport, Saturday, February 13.
Mr. Gilbreath was bom in De
Kalb county, Alabama, in 1839, and
came to Texas in 1872, settling near
Newport. He moved to Montague
county in 1900 and operated a ferry
boat at Red River Station for 25
vears. He was h member of the
Masonic Lodge and a Civil War
veteran. He lived a quiet and sim-
ple life and was affectionately
known to his many friends as
“Uncle John.”
Survivors are a brother,
Gilbreath of Collinsville,
Two bridges on State Highway 5
between Saint Jo and Nocona were
washed out Tuesday by flood
waters following three days of con-
tinuous rain The structures were
those over Farmers creek and a
small stream in Cobb hollow.
Portions of the highway near the
bridges were also ruined and the
road is impassable. Members of
the State Highway maintenance
forces state a detour was completed from out in front 'and the
Wednesday night.
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Spanish Fort
Masonic Lodge to
Meet Feb. 27
The American Legion Auxiliary
has added three more needy school
children to their list for milk, mak-
ing a total of 19. Last week $5.64
was collected which was greatly ap-
preciated. Anyone wishing to make
a donation to this cause can do
so by seeing or calling Mrs. J. A.
Fooshee or Mrs. M. K. Thrasher.
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Fall deep breaking and good cul-
tural methods enabled 20 Washing-
ton county 4-H boys to make an
average of 54 bushels of com per
acre last year on 23 acres for a
r.ct profit of $262.20.
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When feeling bad with aching
bones,
Hot water flowing
dome
And sneezing, too, most all the
time,
With awful taste of every kind,
You seem to think you're getting
blue,
But all it is you have the flu.
Your friends seem mad along
the street,
While others sad you chance to
meet.
Returning then, without a smile,
You sit and wonder for a while
Just what it is that seems so
blue—
But what it is you have the flu.
You finally croak and go to bed,
; With aching limbs and aching
head.
You cough and cough, then
cough and sneeze;
And when the cover moves you
freeze.
“Pneumonia”
you—
But all it is you have the flu.
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To School Patrons and Citizens
It has been definitely ascertained by our local Trustees that it is im-
possible to continue our school for a full nine-months’ term unless a sum
of approximately $2,400.00 can be raised.
With this in mind, a committee has been appointed to raise this
money. They ’are proceeding, therefore, to solicit contributions with the
express understanding that in case enough money is not raised either with
or without the voluntary assistance of the school faculty that all money
now collected shall be returned.
It is absolutely necessary that this entire matter be disposed of by
Thursday night, February 25th, 1932. If by that time enough money
is not in the hands of the committee to accomplish the above mentioned
object, the school will be definitely closed Friday afternoon, February
26th.
Therefore, all patrons of the school or citizens who are anxious to
see the school run for the full nine months, see some member of the com-
mittee within the next few days, without fail.
Remember, if the school does not run the full nine months your
money will be refunded.
It is plainly the duty of every patron and citizen to help carry their
part of this matter in order that we may not fall down on our program,
and not make the burden too heavy on too few of our citizens.
In order to facilitate collections, contributions may be made to any
member of the school board or to either of the local banks. A suitable
receipt will be issued.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
Gould Whaley, O. V. Beck, J. S. Wood, R. D. Stuart, Hugh Carson
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
W. D. Hearn, Mrs. J. W. Maddox, F. A. Wood, R. A. McMahon,
O. D. Carmichael, J. T. Thompson, W. F. Leonard
Every editor is egotistical enough
to appreciate anyone telling him
^hey read the paper every week
^and that they can’t do without it,
Mete. When anyone gets away from
Kome the real value of their home
Hhper is forcefully brought to them
RRnd one of the instances of this is
given below. Even when anyone
-right here in Nocona fails to get
his paper we hear about it, either
personally or over the phone, and
we are glad that they do let us
F know, and are also pleased that
** they miss it when it does not show
up. The letter follows:
“1604 Tenth Street. Wichita
Falls, Texas.—Nocona News. Noco-
na, Texas. Dear Sirs: I have
tailed to get the last two copies of
The Nocona News and am very an-
xious to get the paper regularly, so
would thank you to be sure that mv
address is changed on vour records
■ Jrom Nocona to 1604 10th St., Wi-
"chlta Falls, Texas, and please send
tee the last two copies that I have
filled to get. You know getting
vlur home paper is just like getting
Jb letter from there. Thanking you
^for your attention to this, I am,
yours very truly, Mrs. M. J. Watts.”
* Jocky Elkins said: “You just tell
the world in your paper that I said
this cold spell is going to be some
bad weather.” When asked what
he was going to do about it, he re-
’ plied: “I’m going home and crawl
under a blanket and hibernate..
Tell them that also and I won’t
<<care a bit.” Well, we don’t be-
'• flieve that he expected to see this
weather report of his in this pa-
per, but one never can tell what's
“'going to appear in this column.
Be sure and remember, though,
Ahat a Texas weather predictor Is
either a “newcomer" or you-know-
what. Jocky has been here long
enough not to be a newcomer. We
Wso realize the fact that this col-
umn Is not a "Brisbane Column,”
so it is impossible to “tell the
/world” his report on the inclement
l' weather. But we can tell quite a
cumber of Inhabitants on this
Mgfobc.' anyway. Some 1600 papers
go out every week and considering
the fact that an average of 4 peo-
ple read every copy that goes to
each subscriber, that makes some
*6400 that will be enlightened to the
fact that Jocky thinks that this is
ng to be a bad spell of weather.
Is 6400 should appreciate this
ormatlon from this gentleman,
thought for
I THE WEEK
J. By B. F. Etter.
T When in doubt, try to figure
haw much greater the other
* fellow’, trouble* are than your
own.
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The Nocona Masonic Lodge is
sponsoring a George Washington
Bicentennial Memorial program at
the Nocona High School Tuesday
evening, February 23, at 7:30.
The date has been changed from
the 22nd as will be noticed. A very
interesting program has been pre-
pared with Dr. L. D. Parnell of
Wichita Falls as the speaker for
the evening. The public is cordial-
ly invited and urged to attend.
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TWO BRIDGES OUT
ON NOCONA-SAINT JO
ROAD AF^ER RAINS
Announcements have been
celved of the marriage of
Cathryn Miller and Mr. Harry W.
Morgan.
The marriage took place in Fred-
erick, Oklahoma, on Sunday, Jan-
uary 10th. They were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mosley.
Mrs. Morgan Is the only daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Miller
and Is one of Nocona’s most popu-
lar young ladies, being well known
in musical circles as a talented
pianist.
Mr. Morgan is the son of Mr.
j and Mrs. L. G. Morgan of Detroit,
I Texas. He attended Paris Junior
I College and East Texas State
neourne, j Teachers’ College, and is now prin-
cipal of the Montague school.
JOB PRINTING
For the third consecutive time
the Nocona Indians’ basketball ;
squad will represent Montague
county at the district tournament.
this year. The Indians will be de- !
fending their title of district'
champions when they enter the
competition today, that promises
to be a real obstacle. According to
pre-season dope, the Indians will
not go very far in the district, but
one of the chief characteristics of
all Indian teams is their ability
to fight hard when odds seem
against them and for that reason
1 the followers of the local five would
not be surprised to see the Indians
go far into the tournament.
Unlucky at the Draw.
During the last six years
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