The Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 292, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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Cross and family; Mr. T. H.
Hurnett and family; Mrs. Will
Nickols and family; Mrs. Ada
Larue, Mrs. Susan Finney. Mr.
Lamon Cross and family; Mrs.
GRADUATED
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ing:The honoree/* Mrs. Cross
and husband; the honoree. Mr.
Burnett and family; Mr. Carl
Poole, and family, including
little Junior, the third honoree,
Mr. Bryan Cates and family;
Mr. D. Burnett and wife; Mr.
IA. N. Dacus and family; Rev.
J. S. Dacus and family; Mr. Wil
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about 25 per
the county.
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IN 1886
ing the honorees many more
such happy birthdays/
Friday
Wennell,
Our echoed is still progress-
ing nicely and we are preparing
for the Counky Meet.
Mr. and Mrs. H J. Reynolds
and Miss Ollie Mae Oliver vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Morris
the past week.
Mr. Harris Erwin and family
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
Trade in Gilmer
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Mrs. Jack Spencer is able to re-
turn to her home at Grice,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oxford
of Simpsonville visited in this
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Upshur county is in North-
east Texas, 'created and organ-
ized in 1846 from Harrison and
Nacogdoches counties, and was
named for Abel Upshur, a na-
val hero of that time.
Area 600 quare miles.
Population 25,000.
Population, per square mile,
40.
Wealth $20,000,000.
It is a rolling wooded plain,
bounded on the south by the
Sabine River, with a variety of
soils ranging from heavy aluvi-
al to light. sandy lands well
adapted to truck growing, the
finest sweet potatoes in the
world growing here.
It has all kinds of clays, lig-
nite andTanbundance of iron
ore— mountains of it—a'survey
now being made With a view of
establishing of steel foundry at
Ore City. - ‘
It raises cotton, an average
. crop being 25,000 bales, and
this year will have a thousand
or fifteen hundred acres in
truck, with a market agent
regularly employed.
The soil"nd climate is well
adapted to all kinds of fruit
and berries.
A .milk plant here furnishes
a market for the dairying inter
ests, and nearly all the farms
now are Improving .their herds
and selling’large quantities of
milk.
The poultry industry in the
county reaches a volume almost
equal to some of the leading
Rev. Durand H. Bonner of
Mineola filled his appointment
here Sunday, delivering a splen
did sermon. In his absence on
next First Sunday Rev. W.C.
White of Glenwood will preach.
Let us give him good attend-
ance and encourage him; there-
by showing our appreciation of
his membership in our church.
The newest straws in many
attractive styles for spring.
Mrs, S, B,Sapp.2292 2tdlws
ipply of
ade.
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Deliver
returned Monday.
Mr. Will Ray of ineolawas
here at different intervals, dur-
ing the epast w
Mr. Curtis Baugh is employ-
ed by the Pennington Produce
Co. on Saturdays.
Mr. Floyd Simpson is* attend-
ing the school of business at
Gilmer. a
Mesdames Helen Bell "of "‘Gil-
mer and L. D. Flowers of Hous
ton, visited their sisters, Mes-
dames R. R. and H. A. Taylor
Saturday morning.
Since our last report, Mr. K.
C. Jones and family have mov-
ed from Gilmer to the Mrs. W.
Again We extend a hearty wel-
come to the new people moving
into our community to attend
all services at the church.
Week-end visitors are espec-
ally wekomed at S. S. each Sun
day morning at 10:30 except
preaching days'we meet prompt
ly at 10 o'clock. If you lire not
keeping _uu with the Sunday
School—why not?
Rev, W.'c. White and family
of Glenwood- attended church
here Sunday morning.
Mr. George Mo*n$ and fam-
ily', late of Arizona, have been
visiting relatives here and at
James the past week.
Mr. Cordle. Mr, Grover Thur
man and family! Messrs. Pink
and Tom Powell and families of
Ashland visited Mr. and Mrs.
T. O., Baugh Thursday night of
throughout the day.
In the afternoon the young
folks enjoyed themselves in
games while the older folks en-
joyed an old time sociable talk.
There were 59 present, be-
Gilmer is in/the geographical
center of the dounty and has as
large a trade'territory as most
any county in. East Texas,
more than half the cotton sold
in the county is marketed at
Gilmer.
Anything that grows in Tex-
as except tropical fruits can
be raised here..
Most of the people in Gilmer
tie and hog.a
GILMER
Gilmer, theicounty seat, is a
i town of 2,500 population, with
city and suburban estimate. 4,-
200. The most important towns
outside of Glimer are Big San-
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On Sunday, February 15, at
the home of Mr. Jim Cross in
the Grice community, a very
happy occasion was that of a
surprise birthday dinner, given
in honor of Mrs. Cross' 50th
birthday, Mr. W. D. (Boss)
Burnett’s 50th birthday and lit
tie Carl Jo Poole’s 4th birth-
day.
When the honorees arrived
they were led to a room where
a bed was loaded with mny
beautiful and useful gifts.
At the noon hour the honor-
ees were directed to the dining
room and there they looked up-
on the most beautifully decor-
ated table of palatable foods
one’s eyes could behold.
On each end of the table
stood a beautiful big cake with
50 candles while in the center
of the table was the littleecak
with four candles, v * " -
After the honorees and the
guests were seated at their re-
spective places the candles were
lighted and a prayer was offer-
ed by Rev. J, S, Dacus, after
which the candles were blown
out by the honores and the
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No other NICKEL buys so much.
as the nickel spent for ELECTRICITY
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Simpson at Eaon. . r
Mr. and Mes, Billie Hi and,, - g-
M , Aa. p..L u,.. Saturday night and Sunday
Mr. Mid Mm. Ramah Hud onwith Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
spent Sunday with relatives at nell.
We are glad to report that i of this community attended a
(party Saturday night at the
home of Mr. Homer Moon. All
Electricity For one weeks washing
costs less than a Bar of Soap ...
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Electricity For a Five hour Radio .
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are home owners, a people
more interested in the welfare
of the town than renters, who
are here today and gone to-
. morrow.
The annual rainfall is about
40 inches. .
The town is supplied with
the purest and best freestone
water that can be found any-
where.
Good schools and churches,
Methodist, Baptist and Church
of Christ, the two former splep
did brick edifices with parson-
ages. t . ,4
The trade territory extends
from ten to fifteen miles every
way and Gilmer has.roads lead-
ing to every community in the •
county, with the Jefferson and
Culberson Highways' crossing
here, nrth and south, east and
DIRECTED
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feast began. - A,
Everyone greatlys enjg
the dinner and a splendid i
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and guests departed reporting
a very enjoyable day and wish
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“I saw it in The Mirror."
Mrs. Wash Bpence spent
Sunday with retatives at Gil-
mer.
Mr. Gurtis HUI epent Suuday
with his parents, • wet
Mrs. R. L Garrett who is on
our sick list, is improving.
i the Tenth GRADE.
H. Stevens’ farm. Mr. Rearer
and family of Bethlehem to the r
Aunt Molly Floyd farm and Mr.
Holcomb and family to the J.
R. Penn farm. >- 1,. •
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bugh
spent Tuesday wiht Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Volner of-Glenwood.
Messrs. . O. Baugh and
Floyd Simpson made a business
trip, to Quitman Monday.
Mr. Teasley Griffin, Mr. and
Mrs. D. Fa-Smith and son Ar-
ion Roach motored to Dallas on
Sunday. Mr. Smith remained
to be treated while the others
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’ Gilmer has a splendid 24
, hour electrical service, and a
perfect natural gas service.
v/ Two Natiena! Banks are well
established, over a million and
a quarter of deposits, both safe
and- sound.
A cotton seed oil mill and fer
tilizer factory, furnishing feed
' and fertilizer, to the county and
adjacent ounties.
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 292, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1931, newspaper, February 18, 1931; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1440070/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.