The Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1932 Page: 4 of 4
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THE GILMER DAILY MIRROR, FRIDAY, APRIL 22,1982.
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Good Brand
6 bars...... 25c
ADMISSION FREE
NO COLLECTION
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The Gilmer Mirror
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GOOD BROOMS
Each .......25c
PINTO BEANS
4 lbs. ....... 25c
MacArthur’s Magazine Stand
delivers Star-Telegram for 85c
an excellent discuseion
rooms of Comfort.”
Grocery
Specials
For This Week
Texas Taxable
Values Compared
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Mr. C. T. Crosby and family
spent Thursday in Dallas.
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Yea. we believe you will agree
that the MIRROR is TRULY a
FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
. word that Mrs. Thompson’s bro
ther was to undergo an opera-
’ tion. —
Dr. J. S. Rushing of El Dora-
do, Ark., a prominent oil man,
is here looking over the East
Texas oil field.
Mr. J. K. Edwards and Miss
Margie Edwards and Mayor H.
V. Davis went over to Fort
Worth Friday.
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Mexican rebels in the State
of Vera Cruz slay twenty farm-
ers and loot stores, and burned
three school buildings.
Men’s Straw Hats .............. -.....
New Line Men’s Shirts ________________....
Men's Rayon Shirts and Trunks, each ...
BoyS’ Play Suits
Phones 162-174
Tom Love and his followers
will try again to-give Texas to
Hoover, but they will not be
permitted to do it through the
primaries.
from 25c as low as
SALT MEAT, .
per lb. ...... ! ------
SHORTENING
8 lb. Bucket
MARKET
SPECIALS
Rib Roast... 10c
Brisket ... 12%
No. 7 Steak 17%
T-Bone ..... 20c
Round.........
FLOUR, Extra
High Patent -
SUGAR
23 lbs. .....- ..
HAMS, Cured
whole, per lb. _
WEINER
Sausages, 1b. ...
SAUSAGE
MoM
GaaMY
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Col. Wellman
Patron Saint
Of Pipe Users
$24,388,947, and^that may ac-
count for some ofTRe new con-
struction work • attributed to
93c
1.00
.... 16c
15c
15c
LARD
16 lbs....... 1.25
THESE PRICES FOR CASH
ONLY
J. F. (Fletcher)
LOVELL
South Highway
T.&H.
ELECTRIC SHOP
CONTRACTING
REPAIRING
FIXTURES
APPLIANCES
North Side Square
Phone 111
— —.I.....•l 69c
jc, 25c, 35c
TOILET SOAP
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Men at 8:00 p. mi
"A Father’s Responsibility to His Son”
At Methodist Church
Hosts—The Rotary Club.
Raleigh
th. 2ng5
1I.h to
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COVINGTON’S 5c, 10c and 25c STORE
Next to F. and M. Bank '
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This Advertisement
Haunt of Ft. Worth’s Negro Terrorist
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Brownsville, April 22.—After
a lapse of ten years-big time
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k’emme
Children’s Anklets -------.......--
Children’s Rayon Panties L_________
Ladies Rayon Step-ins .........
Ladtes’ Short Sli pa
Ladies’ Brassieres-a
Ladies’ Purses . __________
$3
University, Waco, are expected
to arrive tonight to spend the
week-end with Miss Cook’s par-
ents., Miss Bowlding, whose
home is in Mineral Wells, is a
suite-mate of Miss Cook at i
Dr. Barker’s addresses are straight-forward
messages to Mothers and Fathers, and Young
Men and Young Women.
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In the summer of 1919 he electrified the Conven-
tion of Rotary International, and by reason of
the impression made upon the minds and hearts j
of the delegates, he has been since then in con-
stant demand, by the Rotary Clubs.
ed averak
ditions as
“A Mother’s Responsibility to Her Daughter.”
At Methodist Church
- Hostesses—The Women’s Clubs
115c
_ 8c _
65c
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“Trade Where Your Busi-
ness Is Appreciated”
/FLOUR ~
Bob White
48 lbs. ......85c
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Pork, per lb.
STEAKS, per lb.
We have the following pro-
gram outlined for the" next
meeting:
Yard Beautification — Daisy
Jones.
Water Works for the Farm
Homes—Lola Wade.
Places for Keeping Clothing
—Flora Means.
Turkeys in ’Texas —-Stella
Misses Cathryn- Cook and
. Amy Bowlding, both of Baylor
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road in Ft. Worth a negro terrorin has
pursued his career of brutal attacks, robberies and shootings during
recent months. No. 1 is the location of the last crime, which occurred
last week, in which Alfred Locke was shot three times and his woman
companion attacked, Location of other crimes are shown with X‘s.
This negr^Kas attacked five white women and ajtempted.to attack
— enermegro woman, and shot swcral pt their escorts since December.
To make a. favorable impres-
sion on your guests, get your
groceries and meats here. We
have nothing but the best. Rex
Moughon, Phones 156-157.-'We
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• A Family Newspaper
□id Spanish custom.
-The English, by making pipes fash-
.unable under ETizabeth and James 1,
did more to spread smoking than any
other nation. They-acquired the prac-
tice mainly from the West Indies and
Continental Europe The Old World
pipe smoking impetus spread among
the American colonists after Raleigh
started smoking in London.
Pipe smoking in this country gained
rapidly after the Civil War. Return-
ing soldiers, who bad learned to ar:
preclate the solace of tobacco in field
and camp, were Inrsely responsible,
just as those who fought in the World
War gave cigarette smoking ita great
est impetus two generations later
Manufacturing procenses also Im
proved greatly after the Civil War
The Wellman method, diacovered
by a tobaceo man ia Quincy, nlinois,
during the 1870 e. was by far the most
Impm-tant of these. Wellman found
how to treat tobneco to that it burned
slowly and completely, producing a
coolr amoke and a dryer pipe. If the
_ pipe srhokera of America were to
- choose .a patron saint, Col. Wellman
probably would be elected by an over-
whelming vote.' •
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comfort F'm A JBL J
for mad ‘
smokers. -
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where Columbus' sailors learned
about it One of them. Rodrigo de
Jerez, after returning to his home
town in Spain, became the fret re-
corded European smoker. Citizens re-
ferred the matter to the Inquisition
and Jeres landed In jail where he
ontributed by The Gilmer Mirror.
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back to the ancient city of
Matamoros, just across the Rio
Grande from Brownsville. .
Formation of the Santa Cruz
Amusement Company, with J.
A Shore, veteran race rtack
driver and sports promoter, as
its head, was announced here.
This company is now engag-
ed in improving the dog track
in Matamoros, turning it into a
bull fight arena. It will have
state, city and federal permits
LOW PRICES
FREE DELIVERY
Look at these delivered prices
- on Groceries and Meats
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Mr. and-Mre D. B. Thomp-.
son left Friday morning for
Wichita Falls, on receipt of
uoOka/cun MewaGkcp#
Messrs. Steve Nelson, J. E
Croley, Edwin Aldridge Jimmy
Fleetwood and N. J. Harrison
all went to Elwood lake in the
western end of the county
Thursday on a fishing trip and
report a most successful trip,
catching lots of fish.
“Everybody Reads The Mirror”
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of
a scratched or dented fender
with paint peeled off starts to
rust. In these cases a little
hew -paint will stop the dam-
stayed for years. After being re-
leased he found other Spaniards had ,
taken to the practice, thereby .prov: ' bull fighting is to be brought
ing that pipe smoking i« another good
Quality
Grocery
E. R. KNOWLES
South Side Square
Forty-three years ago today
the great Oklahoma rush for
homesteads was staged and
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—_____We are looking forwad to a
very enjoyable and profitable
Rusk $12.85; . Gregg $9.32;
Upshur $8.80; Smith $8.25.
Ellis County,, in a great cot-
ton growing section, showed an
average land valuation of
$29.73 per acre, while Nueces,
also a prolific producer of cot-
ton, hut in the other end of the
state, had an average per acre
valuation for tax purposes of
$30.37. San Patricio, adjoining
Nueces, and also a big cotton
producer, showed $15.32. Bell
county, cotton producer in Cen-
tral Texas, showed an average
of $22.50. Caldwell county’s
average was $14.74.
Cameron county, in the high-
ly developed Rio Grande Valley
area, had an average land val-
uation of $47.20 per acre and
adjoining, Hidlago county with
$38.75.
The state per-acre value for
tax purposes was $10.27. The
average county tax rate was
$1.08 1-2.
BARNES AND WHITE FOR
SIGNS
OF ALL KINDS
“Your Business In No Better
than the Sign that Represent
It ” --
car.
Strawberries of the finest
variety and flavor are plentiful
on the market. There is an
unusually good crop this reason
KELSEY H-D.
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The Kelsey Home Demonstra
tion Club met April 14 at the
cannery. The meeting was
called to order by President
Stella Myers.
We had two very good de-
monstrations given on rug mak-
ing. Mrs. Flora Means demon-
atrated a woven rug and Mrs.
Stella Myers demonstrated a
hooked rug,. Both were made
from old rags.
___ 1.00
______ 98c
...... 29c
25c,
L 15c
25c
____ 29c
shows. The value of property
rendered for Taxation on the
1931 rolls was $4,241,682,299,
compared with 4,328,212,712 in
1930.
In spite of the great new
values supposedly created by
the opening of: one of the
world’s greatest oil fields—the
East Texas pool—there was no
substantial gain in taxable
values. On the other hand a
loss was noted.
The net loss in values was
virtually chargable to a shrink
age in the assessed value of
land, this item showing a de-
dine of $86,743,596 in 1931 as
compared io 1930. Town, lots
Oklahoma is today selebrating
the event.
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which it was believed “Pretty
Boy" Floyd took the lead was
pulled off Thursday at Stone-
wall, Okla., Thursday. They
robbed the First State Bank of
$600 kidnapped two bank of-
ficials and used them as shields
against capture, and a half mile
from'town kidnapped a motor
cycle rider, Estell Henson, and
forced him to accompany them,
and he had not been released
Thursday night.
sensationat robbery in
for hull fights and will start 1
holding the fights- during the 1
present summer. a .
Bull fighting came to an end !
in Matamoros about ten years
ago when the fourth bull ring
burned to the ground in a pe-
riod of about five years.,
• Matamoros once vied with
Mexico City-rand Monterey in
presenting the best bull fight~
ers of Mexico in the ring, draw
ing its crowd largely from the
American side of the Rio
Grande. ...
Such famous matadors as Ro
dolfo Gaons,, who came out of
retirement to enter the bull
ring for Colonel Lindbergh.
Juan Silvetti and others appear
ed in the old Matamoros ring.
Sidney Franklyn, famous Amer
ican bull fighter, fought in the
..and col
showed an increase in value of J________
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By The Associuted Press
Austin, April 22.—Texas’ tax
able values for 1931 were $86,-
530.413 less than in 1930, the
annual report of George H.
’ Sheppard, state comptroller,
re per acre land ren-
follows:
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theoilboom. Material and
manufactured articles likewise
increased $20,223, 171 and mis
cellaneous property ’ listed was
up $81,229,374. Horses and
mules fell off $6,148,410 and
cattle $11,225,333. Sheep and
goats shrank in value nearly
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„ . . ... . ... s. , ... $3,000,000. Carriages, buggies
us as a >a > 0 and automobiles tell off more
tag into metals Now and thenlthan $15,000,000 and merchan-
dise stocks revealed a decrease
of $32,000,000. Credit other
than banks showed a decrease
of $21,000,000 and value of pro
perty of companies and corpor-
Bull Fighting
To Be Resumed
At Matamoros
Dr. Chas. E. Barker r
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Me-
Gaughy spent Thursday in Dal
las.
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rn H RO UGH the year* pipe smok-
I ing has been successively a rite.
# a crime, • fad and finally, an
almost universal custom.
Although smoking started in Amet-
lea among the ahorigines, modern
Americans really p6-Imported the cus-
tom from Europe. Originating with
the Mayans and Aitee*. who smoked
pipes during tribal ceremonies, the
custom spread to the West Indie*
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News of the world, yes-but of , ,
more importance to our readers, ,,
complete news of what is happen- ,
ing here in Gilmer and Upshur :
County. ...
Officially designated by County
Agent W. M. Burkes for A-H Club
publicity: selected by Co. Supt.
O. J. Beckworth to carrots reg-
ular messages to teachersand
school officials in every part of
the county; read from first line
to last for news of schools, com-
munities. oil developments, adver-
tisements.
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2,370,791 acres assessed, to
$49.92 in Harris county where
926.994 acres were rendered.
Of more densely populated
counties, Bexar showed the low-
est ' average • per acre assess-
ment. $20.71. Tarrant’s per
acre was $38, and Dallas $27.50
Harris county had the largest
taxable valuations, $341,788,-
442; Dallas County’s was $322,-
832,130, Bexar $191,576,852
and Tarrant $177,438,110.
The four -counties . embraced
in the East Texas oil field show
age and prevent it spreading
A half hour’s work now in • - • . -
brushing up these spots will imations was of nearly $28,000,
prove thuaavpearance o your The average taxable value of
land ranged from 92 cents an
acre in Culberson county, with
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Miss Dilworth.
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1932, newspaper, April 22, 1932; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1441240/m1/4/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.