The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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No. 27.
IN
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TO TITUS COUNTY!
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nicely
BEING INSTALLED
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The Home Paoer
REPORTER.
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the
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with
the
with
that
were
Klondike Items
anfl
at
to an orator in the delivery of “I
M rs.
vfs-
il
and
bejran
at
Thelma
(until picking
Boll Weevils
Boy Knocked Down
Ki
one.
custom
Daily
noon
the
in
Gas Engine Pointers
exhaust.
too
CKEtW SriTF.H A Sl’fCESN
from
exhaust.
too
MlRRlEh AT WACO
happy hooligan
the
or
>0
can
M
t
f
down
w here
The entries
the
and
Annie Lee Be-
took dinner
spent
their
er use shellac
Journal
a
Invite all Klansmen to bring
cars and join the procession.
Waco
Waco.
tr returned home
orted to be much
tn
the
merchants of-
and pro-
order
per-
it
to
tended church at Campbell last
day night.
Reeves is charged with malfeasance
in office.—Greenville Genner.
the
Mrs. M. c.
spent Sat-
parents.
Dr. W. J. wh<
Thursday aad is
Improved.
of one
charges
us this
wants to show them
A
paper boosts
its
and
fellowship in
float
waa
street.
Monroe
shnuM
i Live
that
the
in-
now
re-
were
of
the
Lit*
FL
few days
re-
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Center Chapel
-
■ t.
appears unhurt,
narrow escape.
F
1
choir, twelve tiny tots of
cross nrurses
we are
at the !
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COMMERCE SPI
A GLORIOUS FOURTH COMMERCEjtOUNTRY
Want to trade second For* chassic
ommerce
dW7.
misfortune
news was
joung men and
vested
sutn-
Boy
spent
and
your found your
were happily mar-
paper gave you
Mrs.
'f Commerce, was
-■ to Mr. Clifford
-J man of
ike their home in
If you sold out or moved to an-
paper follow
news of your friends
arrived in Groen-
’T Hu- In th dr play-
s' in borrowed
I Sunday
Sunday
Mullins,
at 3:00
Every-
CO
A near serious
this morning at the
her of the
the streeT.
Mr. and .Mrs. A. G.I
struck and knocked down by
tomobtle making the turn,
lad was bruised upj his legs
scratched and brnisdd
It was however
Commerce journal
Cross fimbers
statement
negro who ran
protection, the
A wonderful time w itli plenty of
iish to eat is reported by the Com-
merce party spending the week at Ter
ry Lake. The'party included Mr. and
Mrs. Reeves Fulitdi and nephew. Mas-
ter Harry Simms, .Mr. and Mrs. Hulet
Knox and son, llplett. Jr., who
turned Friday evjnlng. Fish
plentiful and easi^- caught.
DISPLAY CASE
.*0111» one v ith you
and pencil.
■WiKSTRAlION
merchant
man of Omaha, is adver-
some boll weevils. He
New York
fellows up
market said the
year,
that
closed for this
irogressing on Sy
e workmen
sicctdeut occU.Ted
southwest cor-
square when in crossing
Mallace Etheridge, son of
Ethridge. was
an au-
The little
being
. otherwise he
a
rapidly, and that j
gaged in the worl
gravel stated thatfthe
across Middle Sul
ed Tuesday, and
matter of a few <|
hf the work is ccl
In view of the fact
shall was
Mra. Jack Lilly -of Greenville wan
here to the big celebration the 4th
BCE, HUNT COUNTY, FRIDAY, JULY 6. 1923
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I TEXAS RANGERS
GESTEVER - —-
Greenville Klansmen are
arrangements for a monster
for second hand Ford
Bottling * Mfg Co S
I
f
|F LU.HEAD i CHARGE FARMER
i SPOKE HERE WITH ASSAULT
H1 farms c
reviving this
of other days
After dinner
gathered around the
structed
people, where a
' 'IS
13 ■
i
children which ii
forth groups of scimol children, cos-
tumed in red, white and blue, the
whole resolving itself into a fonma-
tlon of the Cnited States flag with
the Boy Scouts in yellow forming the
pole. A young girl in white with the
star of hone I n her hand completed
the sc?n»‘
I amis Woosley of Trenton proved
Am
Douglas of
D. C.
i.ler the auspices of the Women's There are fine i|
federated clubs, directed by Mrs.Ber-I good crop through tj
ry Fain, who is chairman of "Train- barring possible had
ing for Citizenship' in the Third Dis-' by dreaded boll •
'trict, the celebration of Declaration pers. and other destj
day in Commerce was the best ever which lie in wait for
Cotton is looking
lug lain. In some l<>^h
il is reported at worl.
instances is being attacked
grasshopper. especial along the
tom land>. Grain ist being rapidly
Teachers’
most
The en-
in:i rk
C ST1N. July 2. Rangers from the
oaipaiiy at Mai shall have been order-
ed to Mount Pleasant today to be
present at the preliminary hearing on
charges against Sheriff J. T. Reeves
of Titus county. itMias stated a: the
Adjutant General’s department. Re-
quest for the rangers were received
from county' authorities, it was said
•’ Ac
GRE1.4. July 1.- Th,. Green-
ville Stay: . > lad a double dose of
tr rd lu< \ i 'I •> afternoon while
at Long ‘jew plA.i” tin I., t aame or
’he series. Th® not only lost a foui*
lift game, hut Aile .at tin park the
hotel where tin! were quartered ’• as
destroyed by fii.l nd the local horse-
hide w allopers 1A t every article of
< lothitig the) h;idtin the blaze, also
all their valuable ia(cb •>, rings ^and
purses.
Many of the bo;
vilie early this moi
ine r.infoi ns. mi
clothing.
. •t.w.
successful
or had been pro-
paper
Bryant called
Sunday.
Miss Grace Tidwell of
spent Sunday with her
Floyd Shadden.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Payne and chil-
dren. Rachel. Louise and Rena Lea.
spent Saturday night with Mrs. J n
Phillips.
1 here will he Suday school
morning Prayer meeting
night conducted by Norman
Preaching Sunday afternoon ;
o'clock by Rev. J. A. Old
body come.
a cotton
following
Mt Pleasant
State
is eu Dying one of Its,
tinier teinis.
' lassed the 15<H>
Every effort Is
b| th by the faculty and
well, to make the stil-
us comfortable as
i year sees a big
snroilment, and
the plant!is to be so materially
utlook for the school's
itionally bright.
Miss Gertrude Moore, a graduate
nurse of Parisjis visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, this week.
The HoHness,meeting conducted by-
Rev. HersheL Jfiirphy closed Friday
night. *
Mrs. J. M. Robertson visited
M < . Patrick Friday afternoon
Mrs. Kate Lister of Alabama is
iting Mrs. Oscar Pilgrom.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tolbart of Paris
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore.
Mrs. Kate Lister and daughters.
< ecil and Violet, and son, Herman,
Mrs. Oscar Pilgrim and children vfs-
auot, Mrs. M. C. Patrick.
Bications for a
Us section now .
Ic being wrought •
teevil, . rasshop- (
ructive insects,
pie farmers crop.
>od but is need-
ilities the weev-
Forn in some
by the
bot-
Will .Maye- fr. installing a new
Harry L. Hussmann refrigerator dis-
play case at a Cost of $74S. It is a
'• ,.v pretty little pi, e of furniture,
weighing over J200 pounds, and
means of cracked ice
contents can be frozen,
provemt nt is iu, line
general plan of sanitation and
gressiveness. and he is to
to add here
>od road to
Law fence Cannon,
residing east
released today under bond in
thousand
of assault and
murder, filed by Deputy
Warren.
< 'annon,
ren, fired
j Sunday. ,
In Sulphur Springs Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs, Homer Hundley
deserve especial mention. The E. T.
S T C float, whl< h took 'irst prize.!
was a beautiful affair decorated by
the Training school. The color
scheme was carrier^ out in the na-
tional rotors, blue and red satin rib-
tern, a golden eagle and red poppies i
were used to good effect while the!
young ladies in blue were beautiful j
against the white back ground IJttle
diss Gertrude Sheely and Miss Anita
Perkins were seated In front of
radiator, and added their grace
■ barm to the prize winner.
The Delphian club bad a float rep-
resenting the four acts, drama, liter-
ature. and music, which drew forth
many favorable comments during the
On each corner of their float.
rep-
re-
the
Standing
center.
With
and salt
This
houses.
10. j
laid
prints consoling
and that extols your virtues
hearts of those who mourn
to feel thankful that the home
stuck by you from the
?rav6.—Exchange.
An American."
On a raised dias of white, the fol-
lowing characters in costume took
their respective places at the call of
the bugle: Columtras. Mrs. Fniitoa.
with a star in her band; Liberty, Mrs.
Matt Martin, with a torch held high;
; bal-
Hasket ( threshed, and in som<instances being
( put on the market.
In every direction leading out of
; the ( ommerce the f&nis present an
i unusual appearance .< < lealines.s.
The pretty weatheaof the last few
weeks has given thetjamiprs an op-
fields cf
obnoxious
to each entry in one ai’irle. but some
I Oak.
I bam completed, wl
"ill be xl n on Sy<J
filet of next week,
It might be ueL
the work on the (
Delta county lind is pushing ahead
t |np of the crew en-
of carrying the
long bridge
#i>ir will t>e reach-
■t will be only a
Ays until this phase
■pleted
intermittently called
Imol children,
hite and
I ~
The Hast 'exa-
i College
| successful
rollment has
and is .-till clfihin.g.
being made
citizenship a
dent bad', jus
possible. Ea<J
crease in the j
! that
enlarged the
future is ext
GREENvklE mil? '
HARD LUCK
(hat O. P. Mar-
di.-playing a bunch of boll
weetvils Friday caught
field of this section,
item from the
Hustler is interesting:
H. M. Farrier leading
and cotton
Hsing for <,()rae (lDU weevHs.
wants to send them to the
1 ottou Exchange. The
there who makes the r'
weevils wouldn't bother
but. Milt v—*
they will -
Justice. Mrs. Brtgance, carrying
ances; Opportunity, Mrs. Herbert
Wheeler, a large golden key; History.
Mra. Lawrence Sparkman, carrying a
scroll; Hon. Dillard Estes as magis-
trate. Assuming their places was the
aisnal for the entrance of Washington.
Walter Workman; Martha Washing-
ton. Addielynne Stapp; Betsy Ross.
Anna Clair Wray.
With this setting, a portrayal of
the spirit of America from 76 to the
present was given with the assistance
of the National Guard.
women of 71, foreign born.
six
and
White smoke from
much oil.
Black smoke
much fuel.
Thin blue smoke from the exhaust,
everything all right.
On water-joints use lead: on gaso-
line. or fuel joint*, use shellac.
On al! gaskets use graphite l_;
oil; If no graphite, then oil; but nev-
glue. —The Farm
Commerce
sister. Mrs.
white farmer,
ut Neylandville, was
the sunt
dollars, following
attempt to
Sheriff !b,h
by
its
fan-
wlth Mr. Mayes'
... , iu„u wi >auna,iuii and pro-
I he light shower that fell Saturday
. . U .-wouuiay Ur«-s.dvenee», and he is to be con-
gratulated on the appearance of this
new fixture.
ar-
Na
ot
an I accompanied the
home in the N
er hurridly
trouble there,
feared there might be trouble and
quested Officer "Wa-----
him while he returned to look over bii
crop.
According tQ. Warren's
Cannon fired at the
back to the road for
bullet cutting the air over his head.
He immediately placed < annon under
arrest and brought him to this city,
where he made bond and was releas-
ed—Greenville Bfcnner.
It will remembered that .Mr. Can-
non was fired at by the negro a few
months ago. following which the ne-
gro was arrested an i charged with
attempt to murder.—Campbell Re-
view.
Red their
Saturday.
The Methodist meeting
Klondike Saturday night.
The farmers are laying their cotton
Mrs. Bury! Miller and son. Jack. CCOP by (unlll picking thne) this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dodd
urday night wito the latter's |
Mr and Mrs. ikrace Hooten.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B Hill visited
latter's parents. Sir. and
Patrick. Sunday night.
Allen Moxley and Miss Nellie Pat-
rick were Commerce visitors Monday
ni.vht. July 4th
Good luck to everybody.
KLONDIKY
the Ixidles Home Denumstration
; lnl> of Folunbfa meet Monday . 25th,
Jr • !e: on i i cannlc - in 'Tire " rs.
I‘a<.. the < laiHty dcir.onstr.itor was
present, and demonstrated on a
‘Steam 1'rcssure earner;' also nseing
:be "Sanitary Can Sealer.'
The Flub has funds enough in the
t ■eashrary to order a cannel and
sealer for their summer canning.
Ti e 'lub is elosis- nicely being
men and yo'.’ua, j|r . Pack v,|j] bp
with hs again the Mh. The lesson
will be on "Salmis and Desserts."
AT members be present and bring
Also note book
this w ritin/ cottdn is looking
well but lorn Is needing rain
Cogan and \ydggs started out Mon-
lay morning “with their thresher
• 'lain crops ar* small and sorry, so
hey will not lie out very long.
Mre Joe Ixiw- has returned from a
visit with her jmahter at Hugo. Ok-
lahoma. She stys that the crons
there are mighty sorry.
Mrs. Wood Low of Childress, Tex-
as has been limiting relatives in this
community. Frpm here she left last
Saturday for Mississippi to visit her
sister.
Mr. and Mrs. J A. Imbbs
Saturday night last with Mr.
Mrs. Ton Adard in Greenville
A. P. Cowan and W. W. Fleming
attended the Masonic meeting
Campbell last .4htnrdtv night.
Mrs. Bob Thqnaa lef for her home
at Smackover. Ark. last Saturday af-
ter spending several days here with
her parents. M^. and Mrs. S. P.
Cowan.
J. J. Pace and family were In Com-
merce last Saturday night.
On account of the threatening
weather the fee Cream Supper at the
Maloy school house last Saturday
night was poatphoned.
Mr. and Mrs. T. O.
Campbell visited Mr. aad Mrs.
Cooper on Sunday last.
In the near future we are going
to have a working at the Massey
grave yard. IxMk for the date.
Fred Hall and Miss Ruby Dobbs,
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haskers at-
Sun-
X few of the reason- why the home
folks should support it.
1. Because when you were born, it
was the htxne paper that introduced
you to the world
2. When you grew up and gradu-
ated the home paper gavp you an-
other write up.
, 3. When later on
life companion and
ried. the home
yours a niee notice.
4. When sickness and
fbvaded your home, the sad
carried to your friends and neighbor*
by the home paper.
5. When you had been
in business venture,
moted. it was the home
heralded your ability-;
6.
other location the home
ed with
neighbors.
When some unscrupulous j
son tried to injure your character
was the borne paper that came
your aid.
8. Because the home
your town and its institutions,
people, its schools, its churches
helps to promote eood
the community
8. Because the live
fer money-saving bargains cz.
tect you from catch-penny malt
day.
group ot four Mbutlful girls
e-enting the four arts, carried
' -|,e<tively the palet and brush,
scroll, the harp, and masks
on a raised throne in the
tladaline Dillingham in white
sil'.cr scarf, and crown, holding high
a torch, made a strong appeal
artistic taste.
sThe Culture Club had a dainty car
in the club colors ot green and white.
The entry by tKe Bof Scouts was. es-
pecially suggestive and impressive, as
was also the one by the Horary Clnb
la which a large srheei whh a spoke
for every coentry where R<»ary Is
know* attracted attention.
W. -C. T. C. deserve credit for
Mir good showing.
’n»e Young Hardware Co.’s
was particularly suggestive, as
also that of the Red Cross.
Ob reaching the park an old fash-
ioned banket dlnher spread on the
ground was the Mgnal for relaxation
and the renewing of friendships and
cementing new odes This feeture of
the day was a highly enjoyable
and will no doubt be a step towards
commendable
making
parade
Tuesday night. June 3. according to
report in the Morning Herald. They
their
And last, when you are ftgpliy
away, it is the home paper that
news of your demise
J so that
are mac-
paper
cradle to the
Park street 1-
w nd w ork is
< amore >(£>'♦*’ as workmen pre-
pare the:., for th^feictuai paving. ATr
McKittrick and men are rapidly
advancing East o| Bonham
and will paM thewcorner of ’
toda\ The end of this week
* th* curb started on
with Sycaiii^v, Pftrk. and Bon
jie the real pavin':
(more about
State President Hflliard of the
1 aim i<abor I nion. tailed to set here
I-riday night to fill atv engagement to
peak on the public square and the
\ ice President,- J. J. Murray, of Sul-
phur Springs, filled ih< date.
He spoke from an improvised plat-
tonm overlooking pltfety of well
ranged seats west of the First
fional Bank and a Fpige crowd
both men and women gave him
appreciative bearing.
The District Fafan Labor Union
neets each Saturday afternoon in the
I. O. O. F. hall aii-ha large represen-
'ation of the varijhis unions were
[■resent today to attend the meeting.
Miss Hallie Hale, daughter of
and Mrs Cull Hal^of ~
married on May 2?tb. u
and ! Thomas, a young business
Waco They will
held. The program included field
btunts by the American Legion, a
base ball game in which the Ladonta
'team nut the ( ollege Liens in th*
thicket; a big parade witnessed by
one of the largest crowds ever assemti
led on the public squaref a
dinner and a historical i»ageant that
v have done < iedf’ any town.
The < lub women Uirough their
chairman asked for and* received the
hearty cooperation of tlte Rptary Club
and the American Legion, th* Rotary
Club . 'suming full responsibility for [
the parade uhich proved to lie a big'
success.
The parade moved south from '
north hill to Alamo. < jrcled the pub-1
lie square and head' d down Main j clean*r than any till
street to Church strpet. where it I
turned south to ’be patjk
in the parade came ill the following I
order The 144th Infantry band of the'
Texas National Guard.. Red Cross)
U. C. V E T. S T. O. float. K. KOK .
Citamard, The Arts ( D.* Han ClubL
th* Shriner>, DeMolay, Rotary. Train-
ing School . < T. U.. College Band.
Hoy Scouts, Culture Club. YrkKig
Hardware Co, L. ‘ Moon . City Fire,
Department, characters of “76”. For-
eigners, bunipess interests and vari-
ous eotnic get-ups
Much could be aid of the parade,
it is impossible to ghe what is due
The cream supper that was given
by the Derr.onstratioi Club at Col-
umbia was a great sjuceaa. clearing
118.16 above expenses A large
crowd was prescut, aid every body
seemed to have enjoy^l th.mselves.
Club Reporter.
. aoai.nii- to Officer War-
l on a negro land-owner
According to Warren he
negro who left bit
j, .nd community rath-
lust spring following
The negro, it seemed
re-
arren to accompany
have gone to Naples for a
visit, afterwards which they will
turn to their home in Jonesboro,
Ark. They have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Sharp.
Misses Stella Burney and Thelma
on Mrs. J. R. Phillips
A message receive <1 frem the Ma-
loney party Friday evening, enynfe
to Colorado Sprtags. stated that they
reached Amayillc nt 4:40 yesterday
afternoon and would spend the night
at Dalhart. This shows that they are
still making good* time.and no dohbt
reached their point of destination this
afternOMb
afternoon was much needed for
crops.
Miss Ruth Roberts spent Sunday
with .Mautye Elizabeth Bai nett
Elsie Alexander took dinner
Lola Belle Davis Sunday.
Ava Mae Ham spent Sunday
Jessie and Essie Phillips.
Mr. William R Sharp of Wolfe
t’Ry and sister. Miss Laura, of At-
lanta. Georgia, spent Sunday after-
noon with J. B. Sharp and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bryant spent
Sunday with J. R. Phillips and fam-
ily.
Margie Lev and Earl Heneron
Saturday and Sunday with
parouts in Horton
Miss l.elnia Wilson spent Saturday
night with Maude White at Jardtn
Steve Burney slept all Sunday aft-
ernoon.
Misses Eula Pearl Flurry, Athela
and Ethelene Partain called on Mau-
rine Sharp Sunday.
Misses Helen and
vitle and Sarah Roberts
with Vera Lee Flurry Sunday.
The young girls and boys Sunday
school classes (classes numbers tw«
and three) enjoyed a class party on
Thursday night at Mrs. Chas. Turners.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Cox of Fairlie
spent Saturday night with Mr.
Mrs. Tom Roberts.
Emmett Busby called on
W llson Sunday afternoon.
portunity to clear dheir
woods, grass, and fall
growth, and they h.^,- used this op-
portunity to good afvantage, to the
end that all farms* are apparently
----- iiht in years before
at this time of the Aason
PAVINGPRtol
PLAINLY'PROCEEDS
about
people mers, red
specially con- J Sjonts
stage accommodat/ng 120 It is doubtful If anything
, a Oomniunity singing, history of Commerce created as much
was held under the direction of Mrs. [ favorable comment as the pageant '
Dillard Estes with Miss Addielynne which held the large company
Stapp at the piano, after a short ad-, spectators until the last call of
dress by Mr. H. G. Flowers, old bugle announcing "It is finished ”
songs, such as America. My Old Ken-' tie Miss Man Elva Dillingham of
tucky Home and Old Black Joe were j Worth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs .Tom
*U”’ , | Dillingham, scored a big triumph in
The pageant, besides giving a comp-, a solo dance given in costume of red,
rehenaive and instructive portrayal of. white aad blue.
the American spirit from 'ft to the I The Federated clubs of the city
present thne, was artistic and ex-1 certainly deserve much credit tn
, ,he,r work and «* »«-'• »n which the
th Mrs. Lucile tutbeford as di- program was put over. Commercial-
rector, the pageant wgas staged under ism was banished and the program
■*** Mghto’ w“ •nMr*,r devoted to patriotic ob-
H‘ ikT ,lrtrod“cM **• | »ervance of the day. It was truly ths
eereBM^M With a,story of "The most successful Fourth of July eveel
Jtearch after happladss by earth’s celebrated here.
I- 17 i I
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