The Decatur News (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
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}*roven Circulation in Decatur’s Trade Territory More Than Double that of Any Other Decatur Newspaper.
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EST. 1881--$1.50 A YEAR
Decatur, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 11 1933.
VOL. LIL NO. 45.
Lions Entertain
Judge Sam M. Ward
Pioneer Woman Dies
Decatur Man Weds
Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Here Wed. Dec. 20th
Passes To Reward
Dodson Honor
Their Ladies
Judge Sam M. Ward died at his
no exception to the rule.
At
accompaniments
May Voluntarily
also.
Waco, Texas, Dec.
Asbill-Bradford
Marriage
During Christmas
\ Visit To
with few erception, postal employes
Rhome Milling Co.
Co., where
I
depression, the past few years, but
maximum opportunity
families, the postoffice department is
Bullies
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NOTICE
LONE STAR
I-
pm rw
bur Guiding Sirir
year "round economy
Postal Employes To
Get Two Holidays
Edgar Witt To Be
Candidate
For Governor
Fireworks Explosion
life, i
9.—Edgar E.
nr.r nf Ta-a-
from
and
a
Many of the stores will remain
open to accord hospitalities.
know that’s tree, because th: drug-1 -nof tnoq« aXw ojim
gist says so.
week,
with
nalL
wore
Bullies Defeated
!> ,'ffi
th"
Little,
i .Um
Decatur
splendid
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<Ihf Mfltnr Ntu®
their genial host at a
day evening. A large
Municipal pMGas Company
GASSVSTtM
< 1 r r 1 The true Christmas spirit ic best
expressed in what we do to make others happy —
end here is a tip for husbands:
Santa Claus Will Be
Miss Anderson
Sundays Fort Worth Star Tele- Well! Well!
in the society section carried Just look who’s coming!
Guess all you little fellers and you '
being active
granddaughters
■OTmq »qi H!d»
jnoX aJluiq>
wra jmo <fn pejpd »,aoa -
-- • • ■ . On a
usual, special on® <iay Inst week.
Sale of 1934 automobile and com.
mercial license plates will soon go on
sale in most places they went on
sale Friday.
Motorists are urged to bring their
1933 license receipts and failing must
have the lisense number for 1933 in
order to register the vehicle again.
No light test receipt is required this
year.
It is announced that there will be
1 as a
I and loyal public servant,
j that no public office has been served
: more fairly, efficiently and impartial-
i ly than distinguished the service of
this splendid man while holding
Don’t let another year come to a close without
planning toward an ALL-GAS kitchen. Start now
by inspecting the new gas appliance improvements
for saving time, steps and money. You’ll find a
wide selection in the displays of your Gas Appli-
ance Dealer*.
winner of district 5.
the only defeat by a
was I.— ... .. — —
.What could be more thoughtful and more prac-
tical than a gift for the modem housewife that
would be the first step toward an up-to-date
ALL-GAS kitchen?
ministration in Texas today announc-
ed that CWA workers will be per-1
mitted to share their working hours
with others who are unemployed if
they do so voluntarily.
I Under CWA rules
the relief rolls
work are entitled to draw $12 week-
ly for 30 hours of work. But, under
a
a
Postal employes will have the
longest Christmas holiday in many
years owing to the fact that Dec.
on Monday this year, ac-
G«4 the greatest value from your
natural gas service this winter by
using the improved appliances for
home heating. The latest models
include every feature for healthful,
comfortable and convenient living
and are designed to save gas. ...
of Harrold,
gmd-childrcn, a
and nephews and host of friends who
Join the bereaved in the sorrow of
her going.
Her grandsons
l>earers and
flower girls.
relatives
Mrs.
I a
at Rogers Hall Friday night. 1
a ball fan and is
' will be off duty from midnight Sat-
' urday, Dec. 23, to midnight Monday,
I Dec. 25. .
’ Exceptions made provide that star ,,n n business mission to Rhome
| routes will operate as usual, special on* <lay last week. A News repres.
I delivery and perishable mail will be entatlve called on the Rhome Milling
delivered immediately upon receipt, Co-. where we found the proprietor
and limited collections and idspatches Mr- W- Renshaw and son Wayne,
of mail usually provided on Sunday Uusily engaged. Business with them
i of the team.’’
explains.—Bridgeport
I
December 8th,
Miss Mary Frances Hopper wa»
bom in Tennessee, August 26, 1867.
She passed away at her home, in the
Lone Star community, on December
8, 1933 at the age of 76 years, 3
her Her death brought to an end
more than 55 years of happy compan-
ionship.
Aunt Mary and Uncle Buck were
among the pioneers of Wise County
and suffered many of the early hard-
ships.
Aunt Mary was a devoted Christi-
an, wife, and mother having profess-
ed a faith in Christ tn the year 1892.
She joined the Missionary Baptist
Church and was a true and active
member until her death
She had been in ill health for
several years. She had been bed
fast for about two months, but dur-
ing all this time she was cheerful
and always looking forward to a
bright future Her three daughters
and two sons were with her in her
last days of suffering to comfort her.
To know Aunt Mary was to love
her. All her friends appreciated hor
and She and Uncle Buck will b»
greatly missed by their friends at
Lone Star as Uncle Buck is going
to make his home 'in Jack County,
for the next few months.
Charlie of Shamrock, Texas, John
Henry of Harrold, Texas; three
daughters, Mrs. Harshall Dobson of
Dallas. Funeral N<‘wT'f'U, Texas; Mrs. Nick Foster of
conducted at 10 Mfaurika, Okla, and Mrs. Patsy Rawle
enforced,1 o’cloek A. M. Thursday at the First Harrold. Texas. Twjrnty-ftve
Baptist Church. Interment will l>e :n rmd-ehddren, a number of nieces
Sunset Cemetery.
I
taken Pub,ic
Public spiritedness was a pronounc
So were
Miss Jewel Bradford and Mr. Lewie
Asbfll returned last Tuesday from
Marietta, Okla., and announced to
their friends that they had taken the
marriage vows in that city that day. ’
Tuesday, December 5th. The pretty
bride is a daughter of post master!
and Mrs.Charlie Bradford,
tended Decatur schools,
many
her womanly graces.
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Asbili of Electra, a member of a
splendid family. He is in the employe
of the Greathouse Cafe. He has
crowd was
present to enjoy the fine spirit ex- . with the enormous vote he piled up
tended them by both Mr. and
Baggett, to say nothing of the
lived in Decatur for about a year eats,” for which their Cafe is famous. ] definitely
and has formed many friends who
have found him to be an industrious
young man with good habits. i others prefer to stay home and care political aspirations until Dec. 16, and
The young couple »re making their j for the tldfdren. while their wives' Coke Stephenson is being mentioned
home at the Greathouse Hotel. go to the clubs. as a possible canditate.
will be old Santa Claus Himself! are i
Futhermore, to prove how much he , cooperation when he is present a*
games. A number of
enthusiastic talks were made by
several of the guests present and the
feast was delectable.
When you install a modern gas appliance for
cooking, water heating or refrigera+ion you have
the assurance that your kitchen is equipped with
all the luxury and convenience that appliance engi-
neers have discovered. And in addition to all of
its other advantages, the modern ALL-GAS
kitchen costs much less to operate.
several years ago.
the son of Mr. and
Blankenship of this city attended
Decatur High Shcool
Baptist College. He is
young man, engaged in the employe
of the Renfro Drug Co., and has
drawn many friends around him by
"his efficient industrious and quiet
manner. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship
will make their home in Decatur.
“Improvement of individual play-
ers i
points of the success
oach Maxey <
Index.
a 1
these days. Mr.
Baggett of the Greathouse Cafe was ’ Wichita Falls,
banquet Teus- j supporter, Tom Hunter, of Wichita
Falls, who surprsed Texas politicians Warning Ag’clinst
Mrs. in the last gubernatorial campaign,
“good and Clint Small of Amarillo, have
imous. j definitely announced. Atty. Gen.
. James V. Allred of Wichita Falls is
Some men achieve greatness and withholding the announcement of his
I
Walter Baggett
months, and 12 days.
With her parents Aunt Mary, as
she was known by her many friends,
moved to Wise County in 1872. She
w’as married to Mr. C. B. Bowden on
Feb. 6, 1878. Uncle Buck came to
Texas in 1876. To this union were
born seven children, five girls and
two boys. Five of whom survive
Her death brought to an end
The members of the Lions Club
entertained their wives and sweet- home in Decatur Tuesday night after
hearts with their annual banquet last an illness of but about a week.
’ evening. This affair is He came to Decatur with his
interesting social event and family several years ago after hav-
! ing been elected to the office of
A delicious feast of turkey and all county judge of Wise County. At
the end of hih two terms of service
he wes elected Mayor of the city of
Decatur. At the time of his death
he was Secretary and Manager of
j the Decatur Building and Loan As-
sociation an(| had for a number of
I years been Secretary of the Lions
I Club.
, Those who knew him intimately
' 1 the deepest respect for
i brook^di’rector o*f the”clvil,'work”'ad- his Gerling worth as a man, citiien
They know
Share Their Time
____________________________________________ I
Austin, Dec. 9.—Lawrence West- | -treasured
"1 to Tlour mill and the largest indlvi-
i Dec. dually owned business in the County
with a pay roll of $18,000 annually.
For years their product, “Queen
I Quality" brand of flour has been
on the market and recognized M one
The Bridgeport Bullies closed of th" best flours made. They give
! their football season with a stining employment to a large force of men.
defeat 13-0 at the hands of their Their gin is kept busy, ginn-
ancient rivals, the Decatur Eagles, ing the money crop of Wise County.
This game ended a successful season One year alone 1800 bales were ginn-
of 11 games for the Bullies after ed in the Ccunty and 1600 of them
i winning five games, loosing three was ginned at this mill.
and tieing three games. Two of Decatur and Wise County has her
the defeats came from Weatherford schools and dairy center to be proud
and Beckcnridge, A class teams and of but she should not be forgetful
' winner of district 5. The score was and proud that Wise County is the
B class team home of this splendid commercial
haid^d the Bullies by Graham, industry owned and managed by L.
' 13 to 6 W Renshaw and son. ,
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and team work were the main Auto License Plates
a .« _______ A V _ Amnwa *•
To Go On Sale
There will be a meeting at the
' following places for discussion of the
1934 and 1935 Cotton plan, at 7 p. m.
Wednesday 13th, Boyd; Thursday
14th Greenwood; Friday 16th. Joe
Ballev. Rhome, Slidell, Park Springs;
Saturday, 15th, Blewett: Saturday
afternoon, Alvord; Tuesday 17th, >(, „ —
I Bridgeport. ! no extension of the deadline beyond"
OUT POWELL, County Agent. February 1.
There’s’ no longer any necessity (
j for a woman to remain homely. We npud qonui ooq eauq soai
those
and put to
I ed trait of his character.
J candor bordering on frankness, forth-
dispensation granted by Westbrook r’8ht honesty and independence of
.. worker can put in 15 hours and, v>ew, a remarkable man in the ro-
t let his unemployed neighbor labor sP*ct <>f hia brea.ith of view and
: 15 hours weekly.
That arrangement was put into ■
, effect voluntarily in Robertson and
| Hood counties.
“It is indeed an encouraging sign,
a wonderful spirit being revealed,
when a man offers to share with his ,
neighbor who is also in need,” West-
brook said.
Other relatives attending
funeral were: Mrs. Clara 1
Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs
Dodd. John, Edd and Loo Dodd. Mrs.
Jack Taylor of Ryan. Okla., Mr. and
' Mrs. Clarence Bowden. Mr and Mrs
. 25 falls on Monday th>s year, ac- Rnh HoHawny „f RowJp Mr nnd
cording to O. P. Mancie, postmaster. Mrs Rarnpst Rowden of Onl ._.Con.
Orders issued by the postmaster- trjbuted.
general’s office in Washington stipu-
late that with few exceptions, that
* of mail usually provided on Sunday bu-ily engaged.
! and holidays for first class mail will may grown slack during the
’ be maintained. depression, the past few years, but
j In line with the plan to give i-ostal they have kept steadily on increaa-
' workers maximum opportunity to their business and extending their
spend Sunday and Monday with their te^itorV and the past 30 years.
t > This Wise County Institution has
1 urging ’that all Christmas mail be operated constantly and is the only
placed in motion early enough
1 receive delivery not later than 1
( 23.
are
feast of good expected to enter the race in the
Mr. Walter! near future. C. C. McDonald, of
Falls, staunch Ferguson
son of Fort Worth and Mr. Robert
E. Blankenship of Decatur. The
ceremony was performed in Wichita
Falls by Rev. T. A. Wood, pastor of
the First Christian Church there.
The bride is a graduate of Central
High School and of Texas Christian
University. She was a popular
teacher in the Rhome, Texas, school
The bridegroom,
Mrs. R. L.
zest to
of the
„ r_ „ „ Texas
Host To Team political history. At this early date
-J three others have announced their1
Coach John Ford and his foot ball | candidacies and several others
She at- ' boys are enjoying
Decatur schools. She has | things
friends who admire her for ~
The groom is
Mrs. W. A.
gram
the announcement of the recent .
marriage of Miss Katie Ruth Ander-j big fellers who will also be squinting ; ed Coach Ford of D. B. C and his' Thursday
Mr num in/I D’Pttiriir AVa Full whz>n ! KTzwifRall with » 4-iirLnw hnr/inot .1.I.
the glad time arrives.
around getting your eye full when Football boys with
nrl u a ' pfr D.-ha-... Ua11
The time will be next Wednesday, Dodson is quite
afternoon, December 20, at L.«v'
o’clock and his lordly and august 1
Highness who will come to Decatur ate his interest and hospitality, and --■ ■ » ■
assured of his hearty support and I "W. A. WorRcTS
'j present
thinks of all us kids, he’s going to 1 one of their
bring along some clowns to play on
the streets of Decatur in the hope
of making us still happier.
And candy fqr the kids,
That’s still another not to be for-
gotten thing.
Don’t forget the date and the place,
kids; if you miss Old St. Nick this
trip you will have to wait another j
long, long year to get a glimpse of I
the jolly old soul. I
A serenade will be given by the Witt, lieutenant governor of Texas
Decatur Band on the square Wednes- un<jer ia8!t two administrations,
day night, and the public is invited ( announced here Saturday that be
to attend. ; would be a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor in
i the next primary.
I His announcement adds
> w-hat promises to be one
, most exciting campaigns in
worker can put in 15 hours and v'ew.
comprehension of issues regarded
within the light of the limitations
of his educational experience as a
poor boy with schooling denied him.
The death of Judge Ward is being
sadly regretted by hia many friends.
' He lived life helpfully, helping his
fellow man when he could, generous
to a fault, he will be deply and
sincerely missed in this community.
His survivors are his wife, four
' daughters, Mrs. Ode 1>eslie, Denton;
Mrs. J. B. Sartin, Wichita Falls; Mrs.
j O’Brien, Madill, Okla.; Miss Emma
Because it is dangerous to life, Ward, Wichita Falls and one son,
limbs and nerves the ordinance Earnest Ward, Dallas. Funeral
against exploding fireworks in the ( gervi<.es wni be conducted at 1-
business district will be e«<ow^1.
according to an announcement of
Mayor Baits.
Football Team
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dodson honor-
turkey banquet ! always
Mr. j this was
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2.30 ' never happier than when watching its pleasing accompanimenta were
„ a good close game, the boys appreci- served to the large crowd attending.
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Tyler, L. W. The Decatur News (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1933, newspaper, December 14, 1933; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1277966/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .