Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 156, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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NO. 156
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The cast will include such
talent as C. N. Humason, ring-
master; Matt Walker and Cal-
fin Mantooth, comical clowns;
Dr. Alexander as “Me Ladye
: Spanish peanuts, sweet
toes, fall Irish potatoes,
astaple .vegetables, early
present, and was worth many
times the price of admission.
The program of the Art Ex-
hibit last night as printed in
The News yesterday afternoon
was carried out in i‘ entirety,
to ’he pleasure of the hundreds
who were present to look at the
worth five minutes from now.
“In view of these conditions,”
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Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Humason.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Humason
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Belk.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Mantooth.
Mrs. Mattie J. Abney.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Feagin.
Prof. and Mrs. S. W. Dirick-
the menace to Ammic and +
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News says plant turnip greens.LEORD. Captain."
Guess he's got some hog jowls. ____
he wants to sell for 30 cents; FOR SALE—A five room cot-
one week.
The present wo
Time Ries—Time flies. The mill will never grind : :
with the water that is past. You cannot buy anything
with the moneq you have SPENT.
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eded the expectations of a
many as two carpenters, while
at Victoria, a town of 17,000
people, there were only a few
carpenters working and some
subscriber would make it a
point to call at the office and
pay up once every month, it
would save the management no
The exhibit 'of pictures of
art in the Masonic Temple ex-
Ates. No one, he said, knew 13 :
itly, but estimates put the I
wrgzby growing feed crops,
Tood crops, livestock and
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The Lufkin National Bank t w orla's shivping made by Get
on calling at the office and pay-
ing their subscription to the lit-
tle daily and lending encourag-
ment to the editor by words of
approval that are most inspir-
ity, Houston, Freeport,
a and'a number of other
and to a News reporter
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ent during the day declared
tation could not be exagger-
I awoke to the true facts.
t is a Span.
:: The Bank
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+ you start
:: to-day will
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account NOW the future will be free from poverty
which is the, most dread disease we have to fear when
JAMES A. EDWARDS,
Jeweler, Located on the Square
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Art." C. B. Collins: "Law in!
Art. K. W . Denman. (direct control over the;
"Pot ot Basil. Mrs. Sam R.jcilities. Chairman Den
Parker. had reached the board
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’er applications for officers'
raining camp at Leon Springs
can be considered ; camp is full.
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The editor of the Lufkin
that will not be bad, if we can
get the corn. Many of the old-
er people of the present gener-
ation were raised on cornbread.
We have not forgotten how it
tasted. But where is the sup-
ply of corn to come frm? It
must be grown .4 Ees Texas,
South Texas, Central Texasand
North Texas. West Texas will
grow the rain sorghums in-
stead of corn. These grain sor-
ghums will also make good
bread.
“But all these grains are very
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Over a Million Tons Monthly S
stated Mr. Dove, "it looks likeinity
the people of Texas will havefo
to go back to cornbread. But an 1
a trip through the small grain
belt of Texas." said D.C. Dove,
with the state department of
nd Humbug Circus” May 11, amples of art.
vith a cast of local “actors" -
< son.
Mr. G. T. Cross, Secretary
Angelina County Progressive
League.
Rev. and Mrs. J. T. McNew.
Rev. and Mrs. L. Guy Ament.
Mrs. R. V. Watts.
an editor, or any hungry man,
about 70 cents. It is very much
like paying $7 for silk doth for
a dress and then spending $35
for the buttons and trimmings,
—Tyler Tribune.
Is, dairy cattle should not
rlooked. All dairy prod-
re scarce and high. Hogs
never higher. Poultry
ggs are most profitable
products. We can’t go
a pound. It requires two hog
jowls or two pounds of bacon
to season one pound of greens
which costs on the Tyler mar-
ket 10 cents. We figure that a
EHorseradish,", famous bare-
■back rider; N. Belk, elephant
■trainer; Jim Peavy, “Omar,"
■the Oriental danseure, and
scores of others.
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that could begirt to compare
with Lufkin in a business way,
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,11 end of .trouble and expense and
at the sam time inconvenience
" few weeks has brought to Ame
$ realization of the disaster that I
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as Fast as They Are
Solution to Problem.
And each succeeding year flies by faster. We don’t : ;
know what is in the future, but if you start a bank :
THE PROSPEROUS MAN
Flour is now $ 15 per barrel and "
no one knows what it will be ■
vest Texas. He visited
scarce just now," continued Mr. Se
Dove. “Supplies of corn, milo-
. , su..u.gcaytad
Patrons and Patronesses ‘of 50,000,000 tons.
O’Quinn
places the growers are plow- yiel
ing up these grains and plant- pot
With only a half crop of wheat
in sight, the only means of
meeting the present crisis is to
increase our acreage in other
staple food crops.
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than half a crop of wheat, suit
pictures and enjoy the splendid
program. ’ i Friends of the News just keep
The feature of the eyening.
perhaps, was the flag drill on
the street pavement by thirty
little girls. This drill was ex-
ecuted in all respects to per-
fection. and brought forth
great applause from all those
present.
Lufkin. “Oats and wheat are
not good. In fact, in many
vi Your state department
r culture believes that
inning for 1917 lies along
Hrjes. That is the only
exas can feed herself.”
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1 Scott, representing the
Paint & Glass Company
IMS City, was among the
ss visitors to the city to-
nd while here made The
a pleasant call.
J. D. Smith, organizer
e Carpentrs’ Union, re-
/to Lufkin yesterday af-
our of a good portion of
THE JEWELRY STORE ON THE
• SQUARE—Wants your business. We
have on a sale just now and are offer-
ing wondetsl bargains in quality stuff.
We have watch glasses for,all kinds of
watches at 25c, and glad to get it.
ing and - gratifying. If every
allies during this horrible world
war, makes the present short- Te.
age in our staple food supplies Vi
a very grave problem. Famine C,-—. - ,
may come before harvest time. statdjthat he found no place
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though billed as a "Humbug;”
it has many features of the bur-
lesque that are clever in themons.
extreme. There will be a big Nr. andNrs. G. A' Kelley. ’
Jfree street parade at noon the । Mr. and Mrs Jno. L. Pin hps
■11th, in which all performers Judge and •Irs E J- Man-
■and “animals” will positively 1 toot K
■appear, as well as the golden i
■chariots of ye olden Rome, and
■the famous electrical calliope'
■with a herd of “elephant#” and •
■ clowns, all in perfect circus
■style.
of -X eeipt of the following telegram
. ’ ... I dated at Palestine today. Read
towns similar conditions exist- .. ,1. r re
. , . !it and determine for yourself
ed, all of which, he states, does . .1 .. . .
' whether they have enough en-
not begin t<» compare with Lut- .. . . 1 . . .
, . . A listec men or enough training
km. Where every carpenter ir oflirers. Here it is:
the city is busy even day that "Please give publicity thru
he desires to work, and at good.press of your city that no fur-
, doesn’t like to take chances on a weak banking in-
stitution. His property has been gained by judici-
ously guarding his financial interests.
This bank has an unbroken record for success and
advancement. Its strength is unquestioned. We
handle the accounts of many of the most responsible
firms and individuals of this community.
We will appreciate your business. Every customer
receives particular attention to his individual needs.
Our resources areJ783.931.il and we pay 1 per
cent on savings deposits.
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light mess of greens would cost
Re land.
le shortage in the meat
• has made meat prices
t prohibitive. This gives
rmer a splendid opportu-
o secure profitable prices
11 surplus yearlings, hogs
poultry. While we are
ping and ship building fa-
ping board said estimates
is of ehipping sunk during
M88.
8 iszdmated at less than
onnage due to war
ing other crops. The present pe
supply of wheat is many mil- maturing varieties of corn,
lion bushels short. It is not Jun com, sorghum for both
possible now to produce more syrup and forage, and millet on
population considered At
Texas City he found one car-
penter at work. At Freeport
there was a demand for as
.b enormous inroads on the •
maize, feterita and kaffir corn
are millions of bushels below
normal. In fact, there are
hardly sufficient quantities of
grain on hand to last until har-
vest time. The fact that the
people of the United States
must fee themselves and their
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agriculture, yesterday while in ing staple food and feed crops
may be planted yet, with rea-
sonable assurance of a normal
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FACING DISASTER IF THE | i
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submarines within the lasti±
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n > i ■■ . Governors and state represitatives here for a national ±
‛amous "66,Ranchand Hum- Even ifthere had beeu no pro- defense conference will take homto their people a message +
bug Circus" Will Be Hummer, gram ..1! who went to see the from the government emphasize"
The circusseason is on The' " would hav" been many urging that there must be the full
3ks and HoXhoo band will times admiisn in w ar prparation if Germany
iresent the great “66 Ranch s . Seretary Lane told the coni
- -■ - -- ' '• ho'1 SPndidie tion ot ships w as threatening the j
’ France and menacing the Uniteds
nJ “animals ” the collection ! he program 'or tonight will the exact number of ships lost
ind animals, the co c 01 be rendered as follows: last week's siLmirn, toll at 400 60
teing gathered from all parts Nruicai Selection. Miss Me . . ? .Am™
if the city and county for thisica- Selection. Miss Me Later he explained that thi
. tin0 -artny- too high. . 1
)g attractlon. I Ho|L ance. \roryepit,: C . I .12
-m --5* •85115 Secretary Lanasmg in a statj
Jones. ‘ the seriousness of the submarine I
Short Talks on: Indians in ated and that it was time the cotil
Announcing the government’s j
tage ; bath and all modern con-
veniences; close to Methodist
Church; a regular sacrifice
sale. See me quick! J. B. Me-
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Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C. Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 156, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917, newspaper, May 3, 1917; Lufkin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1415319/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .