The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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No. 41.
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this I
definitely.
is visiting Mrs. W. F. Garner here.
was
Notice DeMoby
Notice T. N. G.
Midland railroad companies.
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year as fol-
G.
Massey.
president
of
the
various
Revival Meeting
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at
f'OLl.EGK BAND
the
I.
H. O. MUNDEN.
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visited
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hat
GASOLINE CUT
TO 15 CENTS
COMMERCE REBEKAH
DRILL TEAM MEETS
•V.C.T.U. ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
PARTY HOSTESS
TO SENIOR CLASS
WILL BURN BOOKS
FOR SCHOOL FUEL
out in‘the
<1 ray age
on
Mrs. Ei
after i
LEWOOD
IT AT DALLAS
are
I on
T. R. Young was a business visitor
to Fairlie this morning.
PRESBYTERIANS
BEAT PAST RECORD
will
the
ORPHANS GLEE CLUB
AND ORCHESTRA
TO APPEAR HERE
Wheeler
Mar-
KILLING SQUAD
SHOOTS CATTLE
IN SOUTH TEXAS
was tin
v* hich
the
of
return
she
GUESTS AT PARK
ON CHURCH LAWN
He has received the
men
Conan Doyle. Theodore Roose-
velt. and others. I
worth a great deal to all who
him. l
Hereafter
day nieht.
by
Company
next
and
an'
I
T. J. ‘Ifeyloe of McKinney Is rtatt-
« his sea’s ftunlly, Mr. sad Mrs. O.
Taylor.
VOL. XXXV.
Sulphur
p. <n.
at 11:00
spiritually
over
him-
abrai<i<Nff-
- truck ®y
__
C.H S Juniors Organize
M
ikr
LIONS AND BOBCATS
TO CONTEST HONORS
HERE SATURDAY
lows:
President. Mrs. William Mason.
Mooney-
Mrs. l.on Carr and Miss Oma Carr
motored to Ladonia Thursday where
they were guests of Mrs. Cleve Wag-
toner and Mrs. Frank Mooring at a
42 party.
DEALS IN DIRT
AROUND COMMERCE “"“a-
Another good indication of the de- I PIE SUPPER
AT COLUMBIA
HUMANE WORKER COLLEGE STUDENTS
VISITS COMMERCE
i in
his
M rs.
will be completed and ready for
There will be a revival meeting at
the Pentecostal Church, conducted by
Evangelist Contant and wife.
H. BIRMINGHAM. Pastor.
] The local W. C. T. LT. has elected
| officers for the ensuing
were ; Mrs. Matt Martin visited in Coop-
er Sunday.
His lecture will be
- — .. ..o hear
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Lillard and fam-
ily of Windam are visiting friends
and rslativse at Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hollon, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Hollon and daughter of
Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hollon of
Commerce Saturday and Sunday.
The Commerce Rebekah Drill Team
will meet Friday night. Oct. 10th. at
7:30 o'clock sharp. Every member Is
requested to be there on time as there
is important business to be discussed.
A. A. PEACOCK, Captain.
On next Monday evening the Col-
umbia church will have a pie supper
to which everybody is invited. Th®
benefit is for the church and a good
social time is expected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Guinn
relatives at Cumby Sunday.
COTTON BELT PJANS
TWO MORE DEPOTS
Sulphur Springs and Corsicana will
each come in for new and up-to-date
depots according to a statement by
an official of the Cotton Belt offices
here. The Cotton Belt railroad com-
pany has determined upon this action
regarding their property at each of
two places mentioned above. Just
how soon operations will begin is not
stated but the buildings will in all
probability become a reality within
the next year.
Mrs. Anna L. Warren, vice presi-
dent and State Organizer of Orphans !
Home W ork iu Texas, is in Commerce'
for a few days in the interest of this !
work. Mrs. Warren is also a State
prison reform worker and has won
the hearts of many unfortunate pris-
oners by keeping them on her corres-
pondence list and sending them good
books and lending encouragement
them in their plans for the future.
Rev. W. L. Tittle is rapidly closing
up his year’s work as presiding eld-
er of the Sulphur Springs district. He
makes the following announcements:
Winnsboro Quarterly Conference
Wednesday night.
License committee at
Springs Thursday at 2:30
French at Como Sunday
a. m.
Preach al Forest Academy Sunday
at 2 p. m. — Sulphur Springs Gazette.
band will meet at the
on Tuesday and Friday
The Junior Class of 1924-25 met
i Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
' t’arlos Bradford acted as temporary
l chairman. Miss Allie Stell Acker was
chosen class sponser by a unanimous
vote. The following officers were
elected.
J. T. Young of Yantis is vitsting
his son’s family, Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Young.
Brode DeJernett ot Dallas
• ommerce Wednesday to visit
slater, Miss Veva, and Dr. and
W. B. DeJernett's family.
Rec. Secretary. Mrs. D. B. Johnson.
Treasurer. Mrs. E. Galloway.
Supt. Mothers Dept., Mrs. J.
Gossett.
Vice presidents from the
churches as follows:
Methodist—Mrs. J. A. Adams; Pres-
byterian Mrs. J. G. m. Ramsey;
Christian Mrs. A. L. Day; Church of
Christ—Mrs. D D. Estes; Baptist—
Mrs. Tom O’Neal.
The orphan girls orchestra and
Klee club from the I. O. O. F. Orphan-
age at Corsicana will be in Commerce
tlie 14th of this month and give a con-
auditorium,
announce-
f external
Another good indication of the de- I
mand for Commerce property and
resident location in this community
was furnished this morning at the
site of the College Heights addition
when twenty lots sold before noon.
When Mr. Bell, the promoter, slipped
away about 1 o’clock for a lunch there
were seven on the ground looking
over the location in a prospective way.
The College Heights addition is
one of the very desirable locations tn
Commerce and in future years is de-
stined to be a most popular residence
section of the city.
Malay are not. Every boy should
•••• that he is present if he is Inter-
ested at all in the DeMolay in Coni-
MRS.^.T. EVANS
OF SOUTH SULPHUR
INJURED INfALL
Mrs. Kato Ward spent Sunday at
Sulphur Sprtaga.
S
Mrs. Z. T. Evans, mother of Mrs.
George O'Neal, suffered the misfor-
tune of a broken hip in a fail she re-
ceived at the home of her daughter
Caddo street. Wednesday morning.
Evajns was just able to be about
sflWwtl weeks confinement from
a broken limb, during which time she
has been a guest In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. O’Neal.
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COMMERCE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924.
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the church are
College students
for the Methodist
* *
Menzo Salmon and Joe
and sisters. Misses Ethel and
garite. Master James Erskine Wheel-
er and little Miss Mary IxiuLse, at-
tended the Ringling Circus Tuesday-
evening at Greenville.
are looking forward to the big day of
I’he year. A visit to the Times Her-
ald building where their papers and
I salary comes from is one topic of
conversation among the boys, who
are especially interested in the hiw
The Presbyterian church of Com-
merce broke all former records for
Sunday’ school attendance Sunday.
Heretofore the record attendance
had bstn something around 17t>. An
effort to reach the 2<)b mark Sunday
resulted in an attendance of 199,
lacking only one of teaching the goal
set by the memb>-.*.h>r for that 'ay.
showing conclusively what can be
accomplished by concerted action
and effort. The attendance at > the
hour of worship was good both morn-
ing and evening.
Ned Hazlewood, IS years old. 827 1-2
West Tenth street. Oak Cliff, receiv-
ed treatment at the Emergency Hos-
pital Wednesday evening for'cuts and
-• j suffered when he was
ty an automobile on Young
, street, near Harwood. -Dallas Jour-
I nal. *
Ike Williams, one of the leading
business men of Fairlie, northwest of
here a few miles, was in Commerce
this morning watching the market and
looking after the interests of his
grocery store at Fairlie.
Commerce Journal.
I which will be
i night.
newspaper press in the State turning
out one of the largest Sunday papers
■ "Ver published in Texas.
The day and early evening will tie
BRIDE AND GROOM " -« -«...
HiniTFix ■xnwsn ald' the local agent’ (arI War<i. >»
VISl I Fll HPRF asking Times Herald readers to forget
’ (-zl 1 Ijlz lllalVLl the pleasure of their paper Saturday
------ night in behalf of the boys.
NEW UNION DEPOT
NEARS COMPIJ-TION
Advanced
Legion hall
nights.
Beginners band will meet at IX_
College Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock
every Monday and Thurs-
cert at the High School
according to an official
nient by the I. O. O.
brotherhood.
This orchestra is said to be
real excellence and Conmerce
music loving community and will
doubt give th orphans a good hear-
ing.
dtni is a famous magician, having i M ,.|| known fighting Hol. Cats.
erx.d and -till serving as president ,,ri. avowed enemies of the Lion
o^»/nerifc Association of Maglci-
and as director or ihesiding of-
ficer of lb> Association of Magicians
of England He has written more
than twelve books, and has acted in
many films for the screen.
Hire will be on "Can the Dead Speak
to the laving?
highest commendation of such
as A.
Tom Hart, son of Jack Hart,
^jbiloh, is reported real sick.
REV. W.L TITHE
ON LAST ROUND
Mrs. Massey, president of the
Fourth District W. C. T. U„ was in'
Commerce Wednesday and held a
very interesting meeting at the home
■w • ■«<. • n ■ of Mrs' W*,lialu Mason. Delegates
Prize Winning Baby /i
------ October 14th to 17th.
Mrs. W. M. Mason has been notifi- I
ed that her grandson. Master George
T. Henderson Jr., of Wichita Falls. I
was awarded a solid gold medal last I
Saturday In a perfect baby contest
held at Wichita Falls. Master Goo. ,
is three years of age and is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo T. Hender-
son. Mrs. Henderson was formerly
Miss Della Owens of Commerce. Mr.
and Mrs. Mason sent the prize win-
ning baby a congratulatory telegram
this morning.
Follow- | ' ....._
W. C. T. U. MEETING
NAMES DELEGATES
Erskine Wheeler la confined at
home with illness. He has been right
sick for the laat two days.
Mr. Earl Fleetwood and Miss Ger-
trude Garrett of Mt. Pleasant
married last Wednesday evening. The
wedding took place at Pittsburg. Mr.
and Mrs. Fleetwood came to Com-
merce Thursday morning and visited
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
-Fleetwood, until Sunday when they
went to Terrell where they will make
their home, Mr. Fleetwood having em-
ployment with the Texas Midland rail-
road.
The groom is the son of
Mrs. J. D. Fleetwood on Washing-
ton street. He is well and favorably-
known here, having for several years
been in the employ of the Cotton Belt
railroad, both here and Mt. Pleasant,
where ho formed the acquaintance of
the young woman who became his ADTITf * IIP PAISIltn ’
bride. The bride is a charming young I UK1IlA1\iJ LUlVlllNu
woman and in every way worthy of i
thn Invo nf hor huahin.i NEXT TUESDAY
"ruMnt—Carlos Bradford.
Vice President—J. D. Morgan.
Meetwtary and Treasurer—Sarah
i*to Taylor.
Reporter—Neal Estes.
one of
is a
no
Dr. and Mm. O. C. Howell
family motored to Greenville
evening to take in t*e circus.
The Seniors of Commerce
School were entertained 1
night with a theater party by
Beulah Whiteley, Senior sponator. We
met at the High School building and
when every one had arrived we went
to the Hippodrome Theatre to see
William S Hart in -Wild Bill Hickok’ I bi,l of the county.
After the show
were given for "Whiteley
Jou.” Then wc Trcr. w - .......- luai
1 W heeler’s Drug Store. On enterng the I •Hev**ral thousand copies of t
s were shown to a dainty hand- ' on hand, the exact number he
I able to ascertain
are to be burned.
I he bcoks are realy the property
publishing*company but when
com-
credit for the
The price received
the freight
be incurred in
the publishing
Hot STON, Texas, Oct. 8. Every
cow on the open range in the infect-
ed area where the hoof and mouth
disease broke out in Soutli Texas is to
be rounded up and shot, according to
orders given Tuesday by Dr. Marion
hues, in charge of the federal fight
on the dreaded disease.
The new order may slaughter 5,-
00U cattle, it may slaughter nearlv
10,000. No one knows the exact num
her of cattle on the range, but cow-
boys were rounding them u pon Tues-
day.
Meanwhile the killing squad was at
work Tuesday, disposing of 750 head
of "contact’’ cattle. They were shot
and burled in a trench which was
prepared Monday. This trench will
take care of about 500 more cattle.
The open range in the infected
area runs along Sims bayou at Park
Place to tlie Santa Fe’s right of
way. and is houndtsi by Clear creek
on the south and Buffalo bayou on
the north. It is a great irregular
square, twenty miles across. Cattle
which are within fences on private
premises will not be bothered for
another twenty-one days, the authori-
ties say, since that period is
usual one for the development
tb«% dixetnw'.
The Texas National Guard, Serv-
ice Company 114th Infantry, will meet
Friday evening. Oct. 10. at 7:30 p. m.
The members will take notice and b*
1 on time. Business of importance
Mr' and REPORTER.
Cotton Belt agent. W. Jack Jordan,
thinks now that the new Union depot
serv-
ice about the 15th of this month. The
outside work is practically finished
with a few minor exceptions. Inside
finishers are now busy laying the
Concrete flooring, plastering the side
walls and beginning the painting pro-
cess.
Tlie building when oompleted
| b.» a great improvement
union depot
HOUSTON. Texas, Oct. 9.
ing a reduction made Oct. 1 in price
of gasoline was reduced in twenty-
two States, the Gulf Refining Com-
pany announced a reduction of 3c
per gallon in Texas, bringing the
wholesale price to 12c and the retail
price to 15c per gallon. Similar re-
ductions were announced by the
Humble Oil and Refining
and the Texas Company.
From The East Texan:
Miss I-aura Topham. who has .
been studying in the University of ' I,a”as Times Herald will spon-
Par’is for th? last two years, and who [ser a tr’p ,o Fair Safar-
is instructor of French in this Col- Iday for *^e ’oca* agency including
lege, has returned for her work here. 's*x carrier boys. The boys have
Miss Topham has been in the French I by effi<’i(‘nt *ol l[ merited the trip and
Department here for a number of 'are forward to the big day of
years, and during that time she has
had quite a success in stknulating in- j
terest in that language and in impart
ing facts of a Gallic nature. I---------—““ uojb, woo
We are glad to have her return are specially interested in the big
from her work, and hope that she 'sta,p Lair edition of the Herald
will like the atmosphere, after having I whtch wil1 published Saturday
_ , years. They will also see the largest
Mrs. D. T. Pratt and son. Wilford,
and Mrs. J. T. Hickerson Jr., and
son. Jack, were in Greenville Tues-
day evening for the Ringling circus.
HOUDINI TO LEC-
TURE INCOMMERCE
Harry Houdini, great
and magician, known the world
for his many tricks In freeing
self from all bonds and in duplicat-
ing spiritual seances, will deliver a
lecture In Commerce on the night of
Wednesday, October 15th. Mr. Hou-'
magician.
. .— -—j. After register-
ing. delicious refreshments were serv-
i ed carrying out the Senior club col-
ors, green and white. The Drug
| Store was also decorated with green
| and w hife.
j We were very glad to have with v.s
I the principal of C. H. S. and wife. Mr.
| and Mrs. Frank Young. Mr. Young re-
sponded with a very fitting speech,
oonvernlng the Seniors and especial-
ly the comedy we had just seen. He
thought it wise for us to see it the
second time, so ha would not hare to
repeat it iu school, but no one ag-eed
with him except Miss Whiteley. Then
Hald<*en Braddy, Senior president, re-
sponded with an appropriate speech.
The Seniors v ill always remember
this perfect party which was so well
planned and altogether enjoyed,
ery one declared Miss Whiteley
Ideal entertainer
SENIOR REPORTER.
G. W. Bartlett transacted business
at Sulphur Springs Tuesday.
PAMFRANCE FRE™ TO
DALLAS FAIR
In keeping with the custom of the
,;rotestant churches at Commerce to
entertain the College students at th®
beginning of each new term, the .Meth,
odls church will entertain the stu-
dents of the Methodist faith, or per-
suasion, Friday evening on th®
church lawn at the corner of Alamo
and P.-rk streets.
All members of
urged to attend.
I with a preference
of the
the State returns them to the
pany they are given
exchange price,
is too small to defrav
charges that would
shipping them to
house, it was said.
"It I had them hauled
country to be burned the
would amount to more than the Stlte
would receive for the exchange price
so there is only one thing to do and
that is burn them right here in the
office.’’ Mr. Pattillo said.
Instructions were being forwarded
to all trustees of rural schools over
the county to take similar action
with obsolete books in their respec-
tive schools. Mr. Pattillo will he re-
quired to make an affidavit to the
State certifying the exact number of
[books destroyed. -Greenville Banner.
-eteral yells ami rahs j happy solution of the difficulty t
and "Sen-Ie<* bY the Superintendent today.
e were told to go to | "r- Pattillo anounced that he had
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j been on Foreign soil for two
Miss Katberyne Grady of Ladonia !
Coach Joseph A. Murphy is
ing the College Lions for a stiff bat-
tle next Saturday with the San Mar-
cos football squad. The game will be
called al S:90 o'clock in the after-
noon it E T. College athletic field.
The squall from San Marcos are the
. They
—--------------- of the Lions, bav-j
inc heretofore won every scrimmage
witii them, but it is an open secret !
that the Lions are going into
day's game to put up the battle
their lives for victory. The Mons I guest
are taking the stiflest workout this painted register, the admirable work
week of the season and they are tak- tf xr|ss Evelyn Day.
mg every hurdle In fine trim.
B> using obsolete text books for
fuel during the forthcoming winter
months County Superintendent G. L.
be carrying
as to dispoa-
Mr. Ulyas Nelson of this city and
Miss Jewell Wynn of Hainesville.
La., were married in that city last
■ Monday morning at 5 o’clock a. m.
! and were in Comcnercs Wednesday
i afternoon, passing through enroute to
Henderson county where Mr. Nelsoe
will teach school. Mrs. Nelson re-
signed her place ax assistant cashier
In one of the banks at Hainesville to
go with her buaband to his new Held
of labor.
The 1. O O. F. and Rebekah frater-
nities of Commerce are making
raneements for the recption of about
I thirty-three orphans from the I. O. O.
| F. Orphanage, at Corsicana.
Tuesday. The Girls Orchestra
Glee Club from the home will appear
on program at Commerce Tuesday
' night, at the High School auditorium.
Every DeMolay of Commerce 1
requested to be at the MaHonic Hall
Friday night. Oct. 10, at 7:30 o’clock.
Every College and out of town visi-
tor are alao requester to be there. a|^’ a K’eat improvement to
very important meeting it will tell • ci,y- It a union depot erected
whether Commerce will keep the De-! Joil>tly by the Cotton Belt and Texa.*
Midland railroad companies. It is of
red brick, with fire proof composition^
roof.
The Cotton Belt ami Midland ticket
offices are opposite each other and
most convenient for the two waiting
room#*. whites and colored. The
| white waiting room is commodious
I and adjacent to a well ventilatiM and
nicely appointed ladies rest room.
The lighting equipment will be at-
tractive and adequate to the needs of ______r
such a building. A large and oonven- j Vice President, Mrs. R. L.
ient baggage room will jointly serve i han.
both railroad companies. The build- I
ing will also house the express office.
New furnture throughout will be
installed along with the other fixtures
when the inside work is completed.
Satur-
of
High
Friday
Miss
Pattillo, will not only
out instructions received
al of the books but he will be saving
moneyq/ar the state and reduce the
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