The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1928 Page: 5 of 7
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We are now offering Pullets for sale at two to six^u
Prices ranging from 25c to 45c depending on age an<
Eggs at our regular price
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HAMILTON— Dates of the Ham-
ilton county fair are July 25, 26, 27.
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m* Cured
Balance in State Treas-
ury Breaks Record
Belton Band to
Have 60 Members
Boy Upsets Planter,
His Ley is Broken
I Fool’s Day in Ft.
Worth is Celebrated
WASHINGTON — Expenditure of
1100,000 for a new postoffice build-
ing at Midland, Texas, was asked in
* bil! in the House by Congressman
Hudspeth of El Paso.
For Son’s Death Wo-
man Awarded 1,400
<100,000 POSTOFFICE BUILDING
18 ASKED FOR AT MIDLAND
. DALHART—The tourist trade here
is beginning early this yean Already
the office of the Chamber of Com-
merce which maintains the A. A. A.
Touring Bureau is being besieged by
tourists from California to New York
for maps and touring information.
Every effort is being made to keep
the roads wall dragged and graded.
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MIDLAND— Cantracts tor about
K>0 head of fall calves have been
[Bed by cattleman with the Madland
d Des Moines Livestock Exchange,
e live stock exchange bought 3000
Ml in the Lovington, N. M., country
►m various cattlement, and the bal-
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proof structure will cost the manage-
ment approximately $22,500 and will
handle pure cream and some skimmed
milk. In connection with the cream-
ery, an up to date ice cream plant
Coleman farmers
and others in this trade territory are
making extensive plans for the open-
ing of the plant, increasing herds
and seeking additional stock for en-
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MARLIN— Damage in the sum of
|l,400 was allowed in the verdict of
a jury returned in the Falls county
district court here Saturday in favor
of Anna Henderson, negro woman,
who sued Troy Loggins as a result of
the death of her bon, 14 years old,
when struck by an automobile in the
street of this city.
Houston Plans to
Greet Democrats
lum, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
plane fell from a*height of 50 feet Cullum, living in the Honaker com-
near Harlingen Sunday.
. M. GREENLEE, D. C.
XT. Hunter---!
One Car Nets 52,127
LAREDO- While two ears of cry-
stal wax and one car of yellow Ber-
muda onions rolled out of Laredo on
Monday as the first onion shipment of
the season, one car of crystal wax in
the lot sold for >2,127. This ear con-
tained 608 erates which sold at $3.50
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HOUSTON — Mayor Holcombe’s
democratic national convention recep-
tion committee will consist of 500
to 1000 members and will be divid-
ed into as many sections as there
as states and territories, he has
announced. Natives of each state and
territory, if possible, the mayor said,
will be assigned to greet delegates
from the places of their nativity as
they arrive for the convention, which
is to open June 20. x.
PALACE THEATRE-Cisco, Texas
COLEMAN — Special dairy pro-
ducts and machinery will be demon-
strated to fanners in this territory
during the opening of the new cream-
ery during early April, according to
the owner and dealers here. New
Get Back
Rid yourseV
of life. .Thi
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fart... You
THROCKMORTON — A colorful
pageant of the "Progress of Trans-
portation” depicting evolution from
saddle and stage coach days to the
modern automobile and \ train, will be
presented here on May first as the
mammoth celebration planned on ad-
vent of the first cars of the new Cis-
co & Northwestern railroad. An old-
fashioned western barbecue is expect-
ed to be a feature attraction of the
jubilee day and all this section of the
country will participate in the event.
AUSTIN— The gross balance in
the statetreasury at the dose of bus-
iness on March 31 was $26,311,000.
The largest in the history of the stite
according to the state treasurer. The
highway department had the largest
amount, $11,600,000. »„
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New Records
Just received a"
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SATURDAY, TgT
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Turist Trade ■
on in Dalhart
ANSON—j Students of Anson High
school have started collections lpok
ing toward a pretentious West Texas
historical museum, under direction of
“Crying* For the Moon”
“Tie Me To Your Apron
“I’d Like to Call You My
“School Day Sweetheart
“Tell Me Tonight”
“There is a Little White
Little Green Hill”
and many other late numbers. These boys are Breaking All House Records
in all cities and that’s saying a lot. 7
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COME EARLY AVOID THE CROWDS
Cone Johnson Opens
Campaign for “Drys”
SHERMAN— Cone Johnson, leader
of the dry constitutional democrats
opened a campaign here Saturday for
a delegation to the national conven-
tion instructed to'vote as & unit for
some candidate acceptable to the pro-
hibitionists.
Coleman Creamery .
Plans Opening
| West Texas League
to Open April 25th
MIDLAND—The West Texas Lea-
gue will be a six club circuit this
season and the schedule will open on
April 25th it was decided at a meet-
ing of the club owners here last Sun-
day. Opening games will be as fol-
lows: Lubbock at Midland, San An-
gelo at Coleman and Abilene at
Hamlin. »
A noon High School
Pupils Start Museum
Against Duke
Estate Compromised ‘
AUSTIN—The inheritance tax suit
of the state against the estate of the
late J. B. Duke tobacco king, was set-
tled and the case dismissed here. The
state sued for $110,000, said to be
due on 35,000 shares of Texas com-
pany stock. The stock was valued at
more than $1,000,000. The ease was
settled for $79,000.
munity near here, suffered a broken
leg while operating a planter. The
boy reached down with his foot to
knock off some trash from the plant-
er when he overturned the machine.
His leg was broken just above the
rankle.
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to place feed therein. He wrapped [Pure Bred Sorghum
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MIDLAND— Fanners who planted
pure bred seed in Midland county
last year made an average of $3.00
worth of grain sorghum more per
acre than farmers who planted ‘home
run” seed according to figures of the
county farm agent. The figures show
that the additional $3 per acre was
made at no additional seed cost.
Air Crash in Valley
Two Flyers are Hurt
EDINBURG — Frank P. Ray, 36,
of the Valley Airways corporation, *
was fatally injured and Jack North-
cutt U, AxAvA. flyer from Raymond-
ville, was seriously hurt when their
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tbt tube throughly. “If an Eastland
teamed toad” he said “can live for 30
oars in a sealed up stone, a Hous-
■a toad should be able to stick it out
»r the three-day trip to Wilmington *
i letter from Farrell recently said
B had many inquiries from Delaware
»lks wanting to see a horded toad
ad , the specimen will be ptace on
laplay in the Wilmington offices.
CISCO-—Randolph College, has been
further endowed by dutches of West
Texas with three additional bonds ag-
gregating $25,000 making a total of
$45,000 received by this institution
this month. President T. T. Roberts
met with the boards of the Christian
FARMERSVILLE - Grady Cui- liX^k Jdlh^txSds
of those churches each voted to en-’
dow the college with a church bond,
bearing 6 per cent interest. Wichita
Falls and Amarillo each presented
the school with a bond for $10000 and
the Pampa church one for $5,000.
BELTON—A local band composed
of 40 members has been organized
here under direction of B. L. Russell.
The membership will be increased to
60 and musicians from Temple, Hol-
land, Killeen and' other places will
join. Prof.’ Lewis Cox well known
conestists will be the leader.
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2 Days--APril Sth and 9th
Ford and Glenn
(The Lullaby Boys) Columbia Recording Artists
You have heard them on the air now see them in person
HEAR THEM SING
“Since You Called Me Sweetheart”
“Mary Lou”
“Talldng to the Moon”
Head” •
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“I Wish You Were Jealous of Me”
“Valencia”
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. the Fun of Eating!
of indigestion that takes the joy out
tat what you want and relish every
rkhout fear of subsequent discom-
C^N, if you a
bine/
hat banishes indigestion
<wp the whole system. ^7
larging and expanding with an outlet Miss Hybemian Grace, head of the .
history department. Arrow points,
pld relics, pictures of early days and
numerous other articles are among
things sought
lay of Champion
» Price 50 cents
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FORT WORT^I— Aprjj Fool’s Day
ras ushered into Fort Worth with
be arrest for drunkeneys of 22 per-
MW during the first three hours af-
X midnight Eight persons were
Sanded up at one of the downtown
treet corners.
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Cattle Exchange
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Bills Hotel Daily 1 to 4 p.m. 4—
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Pendanently
Horned Toad Is Mailed Laredo Ships Onions,
No Air Holes Provided
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HOUSTON -A homed toad, sealed
III a paateboanl tube, was sent by
nail Saturday to Wilmington, Del.,
br District Manager Tutt of the De-
partment of Commerce district offic-
•s here. The wriggling toad was sent
ta Jack Farrell, (iistrict manager of
.... .JA* Wilmington of^ce. Tutt took no
trouble to poke air holes in the tube.
I We are bom with bodies fairly
♦ That we should take care of jk
♦ But most of us getsM
♦ We forget nothing’s
♦ In such case we’d do
♦ “A Chiropractor's
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AMARILLO— Efforts by officers
to identify four young men killed at
Tasooso, northwest of here, when a
load of railway ties shifted Wednes-
day night and chashed them in the
end of the ear, have proven unavil- j’_
ing. The bodies were brought to [equipment thruout. and a brick fire-
Amarillo and being held at a local
undertaking establishment. The vic-
tims apparently were 22 to 23 years
of age. Oustide pf a small lady’s
wrist watch, several kodak pictures,
and a 1925 Illinois chauffeurs* Keen- will be operated,
se found in pockets of the men, no
means of identification was discover-
ed.
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Randolph College
Throckmorton Ready
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Scott, R. L. The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1928, newspaper, April 6, 1928; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1248084/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.