La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1940 Page: 7 of 8
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MRS. ANNIE E. LUNN
Mrs. Annie E. Lunn passed away
in Houston, Texas, Monday, January
15, 1940, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Lunn. Her remains, accom-
nanied by immediate relatives and a
large number of friends, were brought
to La Grange to rest at the side of
her husband, Dr. W. W. Lunn, in the
family plot in the old cemetery.
Mrs. Lunn was born at Rutersville,
Fayette County, Texas. September 17,
1846, and her life-story of pioneer
times and later years in Texas, where
she had lived continuously, would
furnish a volume of unique interest.
She was endowed with a rare personal
charm and a keen intellect, qualities
that enhanced an abundant life, and
which she ever shared most generous-
ly with others.
It was while residing in La Grange
that she passed her most active years,
and those privileged to have known
her then, recall her as a kindly neigh-
bor and helpful friend.
In memory of Mrs. Lunn and in
loving sympathy with her children
and grandchildren, the undersigned
committee of the Ladies’ Cemetery
Association of La Grange, Texas, of-
fers the following resolutions:
WHEREAS. In the death of Mrs.
Annie E. Lunn, we recognize that her
son, Mr. T. B. Lunn and his wife,
Mrs. Eva Lunn, have lost a loving
and devoted mother, one to whom
their greatest solicitude was to ad-
minster to her declining years, that
her grandchildren have been deprived
of her wise counsel and endearing
thought, and
WHEREAS, Through the death of
Mrs. Lunn, this organization mourns
the loss of one whose association with
and affectionate interest in its aims
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’Squire Haidusek was called to
Schulenburg last Sunday night, 9:00
o’clock, to hold an inquest over the
body of Geo. Nevels, aged negro, who
lived at the edge of the city. Due to
the fact that ’Squire Vogt of Schu-
lenburg was incapacitated, recovering
from injuries received when he fell
several weeks since, the local justice
of the peace was summoned.
Verdict was that the negro died
from senility; presumably the severe
cold weather and lack of nourishment
attributed to his end.
Service, and demonstrations within
•he big tent of a special interest to
farm women. This program is shared
by Miss Oneta Liter, REA Home
Economist, and Miss Vada Jones,
Home Demonstration Agent of Fay-
ette county. Joint program for men
and women are to be held in the big
tents in the late afternoon and even-
ing. An all-electric lunch tent, op-
erated by local women, will serve all
people desiring to see both demon-
strations.
In addition to the bigger motors
and machines,' pieces of inexpensive
farm equipment designed by REA
will be shown. Attracting wide in-
terest wherever it is shown, is a stock
tank heater which can be built by the
farmer himself. When equippepd
with a thermostat and immersed a
few inches below the surface of a
stock tank, this heater will keep the
water free of ice under any tempera-
ture, and at a low current cost. A
large number of these are already in
use in many States. This small equip-
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Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Rose for Sunday, were: Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Hoppe of Houston, Mr.
1 and Mrs. E. E. Bushek of Yoakum,
Mrs. Edna Zapalac and Robert Hoppe
of Austin, Mrs. E. A. Ginzel and
daughter Miss Georgia Nell of Smith-
ville.
Fr. Bollmann of Schulenburg, in
La Grange on business Saturday, was
a pleasant caller at the Journal office.
Sorry, old man, that the Rambler was
absent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Goldammer of
San Antonio spent the week-end in
La Grange, visiting at the home of
Mrs. Kate Homuth.
Rural Route Carrier Alf. Cordes of
Fayetteville was a brief business vis-
itor in La Grange, Friday. He admit-
The biggest traveling electrical
lemonstration in the country, the
REA Farm Equipment Tour, comes
'o this territory Thursday and Fri-
day, February 8 and 9, and opens its
two-day show Thursday night at 7:30
/clock. The two huge tents will be
bitched on the fields of the Tinus
Frank farm, on Highway 72, 10 miles
south of La Grange.
The big equipment caravan is
brought here by the Fayette Electric
Co-operative, Inc., and the neighbor-
ing co-operative in Gonzales county,
in co-operation with the . Extension
Service, electrical farm equipment
manufacturers, and the Rural Elec-
trification Administration, to give ru-
•al electric users a chance to see a
wide variety of equipment and house-
hold appliances in actual operation
under farm conditions.
The program Thursday evening in-
cludes a cooking contest, a lighting
demonstration, featuring the new
’ow-cost package lighting fixtures, a
wiring demonstration and general dis-
cussion of irrigation systems, motors
and various farm equipment.
On the next day, Friday, starting
at 1:30 p.m., and carrying through
all afternoon and evening, with an in-
termission for supper, the tour will
nrovide continuous demonstartions of
farm equipment near the big tents,
conducted by J. R. Cobb of REA, and
Vocational Agriculture Teacher
Henderson of Schulenburg was in La
Grange for a brief stay, Wednesday
morning, and advised all with whom
he came in contact that the vocational
boys—FFA—would assist in staging
the annual Fat Stock Show in Schu-
lenburg next month. “Going to be a
big affair,” said Henderson to the
Journal editor, “and many additional
attractions are to be included in the
program.” Date of the show will be
announced in these columns, later.
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Mrs. Elsie Knigge and Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Sanders spent the week-end in
Houston.
and activities have extended over
many years, and whose name is listed
under the Association’s Perpetual
Upkeep Fund. Therefore, be it
RESOLVED. That we hereby ex-
press our sympathy to her children,
Mr. and'Mrs. T. B. Lunn; her grand-
children, Wilburn V. Lunn and fam-
ily. of Shreveport, La., Dr. Edwin
Lunn and family of Lansdowne, Pa.,
and to Mrs. Dagma Dow Dunn, Mrs.
Lunn’s great-granddaughter of Hous-
ton, Texas. And be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of these
Resolutions be spread upon the min-
utes of the Ladies’ Cemetery Asso-
ciation of La Grange, Texas; that a
copy be furnished each of the above-
named children and grandchildren;
and that a copy be hande'd the La
Grange Journal for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. GEORGE WILLRICH,
MISS ESSIE ALEXANDER,
Committee.
La Grange, Jan. 22, 1940.
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to last an average business for four
years. See the Journal Stationery
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meet In March, gave for the enter-
tainment of the Lions, the affirmative
side of the debating question, “Shall
Texas Adopt System of Socialized
Medicine t”
Both boys showed that they had
given careful study to the question;
later the negative side will have a
hearing before the Lions. Coming as
the boys have, before a critical body, ted it was cold in his community,
and a medic present, they were not
afflicted with stage fright and
brought out many interesting facts
that were given, in the mention, close
attention. Both boys have calm deliv-
ery and should give a good account of
their efforts at the meet.
F. R. Dykes, member who had been
prevented from being present for sev-
eral months, was applauded at enter-
ing, and promised to be more regular
in the future.
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Tuesday night, in keeping with the
custom inaugurated several years ago
by the negro high school of La
Grange, the Board of Education, in-
cluding Supt. L. W. St. Clair, were
guests of the Home Economics teach-
er and class at a banquet held in the
East -reception room of the negro
school. As guests, not included in the
Board and faculty, was Geo. E. Len-
ert, John Schroeder and the Journal
editor.
With supervision that invited the
sincerest comment, flattering at that,
the little woman in charge, Marilyn
Johnson, had her class to serve the
banquet in courses with dispatch that
demonstrated good training. The
menus comprised excellent food, es-
pecially of that kind which appeals to
the men folks.
Although the weather was still at
the thirty-mark, the building was
comfortable, and'the meal was thor-
oughly enjoyed by all. Expressions of
thanks were profuse.
The Journal editor appreciates the
friendly invitation to become one of
the guests, and mentions that it was
an evening that will leave the most
agreeable recollections.
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About an hour after midnight,
Tuesday, night watchman Jimmy
Knight, in making his rounds, dis-
covered smoke issuing from the Geo.
Diers building, occupied by the Lotta
Cream company, south side square,
and promptly caused the fire siren to
shriek. Coming at an hour when
sleep was peaceful and heavy ana
warm blankets were doing their
stunt, the unwelcome feature is easily
recognized.
Fire boys responded, however, and
made quick work of the job of remov-
ing the carton containing hot ashes,
and which had caused the flooring to
burn through. The usual “if* is per-
missible here, if the night watchman
had not been on his regular round at
the time—but he was and the damage
of the blaze will be repaired with a
small outlay of cash.
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Highway automobile crashes con-
tinue to be reported; it is to be re-
gretted that, while those who seek
to avoid an accident are frequently
made the victims. Readers of the
Journal may have read, in other news-
papers, accounts of the tragic acci-
dent that occurred on the Brenham-
Navasota highway last Thursday, and
if they have, they will the more ap-
preciate the following which is taken
from the issue of the Brenham Ban-
ner-Press, as mention is made by
both the Brenham editor and the man
who watched the fast driven car flash
by him, and later viewed the scene
of the accident:
From The Banner-Press.
Suffering from a fractured skull as
the result of a head-on collision yes-
terday afternoon in which one man
was killed, Miss Mary Helen Som-
mer, 16, daughter of Oscar Sommer
of near Brenham, was still uncon-
scious and in serious conditon at a
Navasota hospital today.
' The man, James Smith, Humble
Pipeline Company employee of Nava-
sota, was killed instantly. Four other
Sommer children and a neighboring
school girl, Miss Nelda Zuehlke, were
injured but are expected to recover.
Oscar Sommer, Jr., suffered a frac-
tured rib and a broken arm. His
brother, Clyde, received a broken
nose, and Maydelle Sommer was cut
about the ear. Audrey Sommer suf-
fered both arms broken. The Zuehlke
girl suffered severe cuts, and her con-
dition is serious.
The accident occurred at about
3:30 p.m.. as the children wer£ on.
their way home from school in Na-
vasota. The Sommer family lives
about 12 miles out of Brenham on the
Navasota highway, where Mr. Som-
mer operates a large farm and a cot-
ton gin.
Smith, 35, and father of three small
children, had left a liquor store at
Old Washington a few moments be-
fore, and people on the highway at
the time said he was driving at ter-
rific speed.
Clyde Sommer told visitors at the
hospital that Smith’s car was weav-
ing from one side of the road to the
other as he approached, and that his
sister, Maydelle, who was driving,
drove off the pavement in an effort f c7Ve“ar7’ Zf ‘toe "state Extension
to avoid a crash.
But the cars met head-on, telescop-
ing the engines, and hurling doors
from the Sommer car 40 feet into the
fields, as school books and other be-
longings were scattered over the
highway. All but one of the children
hurtled out of the car onto the pave-
ment as it turned a flip forward after
the collision.
Three ambulances picked up the
injured and rushed them to the Bra-
zos Valley Sanitarium in Navasota,
but it required some time to extri-_
cate the body of Smith from the. de-
bris of his own car.
From The Witness.
(As told by R. B. Johnson, Supt.
of Adult Education of Washington
county.)
“I was on my way to Navasota and
was driving about 40 miles an hour,
which was about as fast as I believed
prudent in view of the high wind
which made driving difficult anil dan-
gerous,” he began. “I knew James
Smith, the driver of the car which
collided with that of the children.
Shortly after I crossed the Navasota
river bridge I stopped to let a man
out of my car, and talked to him a
few minutes^. While I was stopped,
the man sped by at a terrific speed,
and I remarked I was glad I had got-
ten across the narrow bridge before
he came by. After the accident, I saw
his speedometer which had been lock-
ed by the impact at 75 miles per hour.
“When I got to the scene of the
wreck I found the two cars the most
badly wrecked of any I have ever
seen. The Sommer car, which had
been driven entirely off the highway
to avoid the crjsh, turned a flip for-
ward, and spilled the children along
the highway. All but one of them was
hurled out of the car. The ambu-
lances soon arrived and carried them
to the hospital at Navasota, but it
took some time to extricate the body
of the dead man from the wreckage
of his car. I was under the impres-
sion at the time that he was still
alive, but others say he was instantly
killed.
“I busied myself with picking up
the school books and other personal
belongings of the children, some of
which were catapulted 30 or 40 feet
from the car into the fields. Near
the car I picked up the case and wrist
band of a wrist watch. Thirty feet
away I found toe works, and they
were still running. One of the doors
from the Sommer car was hurled 40
feet; yet the glass was not broken
and it was practically undamaged.”
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BODY OF AGED NEGRO
inent group also includes a simple
nig brooder utilizing a 100-watt globe
with a low-priced reflector for heat.
Recent experience indicates that with
all-night lights in conjunction with a
brooder, heavy losses in early litters
can be avoided.
Since farm women cannot conven-
iently go to the city to see kitchen
and bathroom set-ups, REA is bring-
ing two trucks on which are installed
a complete electric kitchen and farm
bathroom. Both will be used in the
demonstrations. They are ready to
operate the minute they are hooked
up to the power line. Equipped with
an automatic electric pressure pump
and a water heater, hot and cold run-
ning water will be available in the
traveling kitchen and bathroom.
The women’s program also includes
a laundry demonstration, small elec-
tric appliance cookery, studies of the
refrigerator, ranges, ironers and wa-
ter heaters.
Farmers living near to the demon-
stration setup will bring wagon loads
of their own grains, corn, sorghums,
hay and fodder for shelling, grinding
and chopping. Several new small
mills especially designed for electric
operation will demonstrate how easy
it is to do a big grinding job with
small and relatively inexpenisve
equipment. As far as is practically
possible on a tour of this sort, where
permanent installations cannot be
made, the very great advantage of
automatic operation will be shown.
The same electric motor will be
used to drive various pieces of equip-
ment through the use of “motor tot-
ers” designed for use in REA demon-
strations, but equally suitable for the
farm. With these “motor toters” one
man can move a 10-horsepower motor
anywhere he wants it without trouble.
By the use of a portaBle pumping
unit, an irrigation system will be
shown in actual operation near the
tent. In addition to ensilage cutters,
feed grinders, shelters, elevators,
blowers, hay choppers, many pieces
of equipment for the farm and the
farm home will be demonstrated.
These include milkers, separators,
milk coolers, electric brooders and
other poultry equipment, water sys-
tems, sterilizers, water heaters, wash-
ing machines and many others.
All farmers in the demonstration
area are urged to attend whether
they are now users of electricity or
not. They will profit by going.
A kind and devoted friend and
member, Mr. Fritz Wittmann, Sr.,
has been taken from this ilfe. The
members of The La Grange Cemetery
Association sincerely mourn this loss
and cherish his memory. Be it
RESOLVED, That the members of program half hour, two of our La
the La Grange Cemetery Association Grange High School students, Leroy
extend to the bereaved family our | Giese and Morris Albers, debating
heartfelt sympathy. We can
stand in silence beneath the heavy
blow and, in faith and confidence say,
“Thy will be done." Be it
RESOLVED, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the family and
spread upon the minutes of the asso-
ciation.
MRS. KATE HOMUTH,
MRS. LULA GINZEL,
Committee.
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