The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1928 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
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IN FIRST MEETING
BY TRIBUXE PRINTING COMPMY
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it
Gentlemen
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Vil
the drys
sinc
choice of sides of the Volstead law
ependence fre
ah i d hi
ico.
। j hundred entered into the wild scheme
Alamo in Janua
While descending the Mississippi Riv-
it
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a
, he was
sted for |
the Alamo. on that tra
day of its
Fi
was
nomination
bi
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candidate
senate
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ceed Earl Mayfield. has the
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and the almost daily!
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original today
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the accepted fashion tomorrow!
expedition left Galveston to
inva
meeting w
of 1861
Aury quit Texas forever.
featuring the new “Crown-Guard
RO id
Long, of Tennessee
and
ize and empower the people
pa
on every war or question of war with
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cording
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UNIVERSAL MILLS
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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was
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THE FEED IN THE RED CHAIN BAGS
wants world peace by ending war
all those who are now in congress
line tax or an automotive license fee
will be set aside for the redemption of
the bonds, thereby assuring the motor
da:
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bet
loc
for
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lookei
a regiment o
noted in ins
A hal
folks
let
wh
lo:
who have said they want world peace,
are sincere about it they can fix it so
that there will never be another war
was
and
wait
a
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the
pro
sued
an
gene ।
got b>
We have just ireceived a new line of
Manhattan Shirts and Arrow Shirts,
also some new Ties and Underwear,
both in the two-piece and one-piece.
Live Stock and Animal Products:
First in the production of mohair.
First in the production of wool.
First in the number of goats.
First in the number of sheep.
First in the number of beef cattle.
First in the number of mules.
First in the number of turkeys.
her ir
lie toe
up his I
WiLLIA
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advantages, have again taken up their
studies in later life.
rnor.
Next
ul and
to win
Until
at the
district
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as to be an issue
Al Smith did not
IMMORTAL DEFENDERS
The early history of Texas
fo
CAIT MEAL
GAYLORD J. STONE, President
eley
out.
lina
Herre
| to the
. ton L
Frene
A '. $
i- pre
1812 I
aster.
tness to all the sinist
movements of the Me
nine a
and ye
critics
w onde
dimens
ome East
a strand-
ry, 1836, he w as a pa
the great battles. 1
STOCK HD
a
"N-•
one t h
afraid
i. It wi
and announces the fact
scho
takin
unive
each
SACK .
PROFIT I
probably require an amendment to the
Constitution In which a specific gaso-
important feature of the statewide re-
volvinn fund bond issue is that it wjll
EMPIRE BUILDERS
From the dawn of Texas history un-
This
in ol
i
INSURANCE
POLICY :
Miscellaneous:
First in area.
Fifth in population.
Symmetrical beauty is attained in this watch
by setting the croun flush
with the case as shoumn
r
i
and prevent
time on ac-
condition of
Lone
na a long tri.
in 1836.
throug
over th'
leal tor
s fore vc-
fr ever need
sional" piay,
ffaloed. Has
they are atn
l masterpiece
O’Neill could
r with it.
I
s
RICE BELT DISTRICT 1°0,°R0EqPrundro
w
good i Texas forever.
AM no
We the United States. The unfortunate
‘tragedy ol 1804, and the death of Alex-
to sue-
ollowing !
gasoline tax or automotive license fee.
as the case may be These being the
facts in the case, how can anyone find
objer >n to this important feature of
our highway program
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SUPERIOR
FEED
DAY8OF ihmi y AND ADVENTLRE
There was an historic period ( 1800-
i ing
is p
ters. Xavier Mina, a
ami others were as
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t obtain
is eithe
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346
cingly
llam Berk
crowded it
South Care
India rice a
ed Madagas
on the scene
issue is
askance,
inevitabl
a main I
until he
lent pro-
manager of the Highway Club
was Dr Jame: I
in 1819 he raised
Chamber of Cot
greetings from t
most humorous
.-on. Mayor
Following the
was taken that t
fall, the brave Travis and al) his men -
redeemed Texas with their own blood I t na
under the sun is needed But it would
; Spain. He was the first President of
I the Republic of Mexico, and was uni-
versally popular. In the passing of
Texas from Spanish rule into the
hands of the Mexican dominion, so
wonders if the candidate really means an
what he says about it or if he really :'
h fugit
cavalry, which became
each other. I favor the encourage- nav
ment of our Peace Societies for world, •
cause of
papers <
measure
increase in
7
aider these steps when the nations at
interest are in a state of peace with
I hirty - Five Employees o
Met At BayTex Hotel
1 esterday.
in the value of farm prop
nearly 200 year, they have been identi-
fied with that city. Tue sons ol this
in the United States for adult educa-
tion The federal board of education
reports that throughout the country
mote and more grown persons t re at-
tending both day and night school
hen Lieutenant Ma
..... Sealy; Mr. D. A Gens. Ei Campo; Mr.
ForlT. IL Clay, El Campo; Mr. Joe Koe-
l ican regime. he threw himself
'body into the struggle of Text
Adult Education
of no
not tip-toe on the coals, but came out
world that
an independent
8998
historic family stood with and for
ucky in the winter
ee, Colonel Kempner Bernardo Guti-
rrez and Colonel Perry had visions of
and do the job in one day. All thatlin Galveston
is necessary is for congress to author-
if the electric power generated in
the United States could be converted (
into man power It would provide the
average man with the services of 11
able-bodied mechanical laborers
tion." Like all other isms and issues '
world peace is a great hobby horse to ,
ride into office on. The Tribune often '
foreign countries
threat of intern
n. in Washington's troop
‘Iwas Attorney General
long before this
hey have all
I of, and yet I
‘lice of law.
, came to Texa:
Being an eye-
! and oppressiv
k
p
I
m . " ,
A-
e, having proclaimed himself gov
Japanese ea
untry is the
rice in the
cut their e
necessity t
tribute to i
how many
he had been s
as though he
parched views
Proponents of the measure claim
that under the lloo.ooo.ooo revolving
highway bond issue, proposed by the
Highway Club of Texas, It is possible
that *900,000 000 might be raised, but
at no time would the obligation ot the
state exceed the original amount, ai-
in song at
those trag
e to son
-
in most of our insti-
r learning, although
oung folks predomi-
4
is 11a
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The lion Alvin
for the United Hit
ent, among
ducation short because the
to work has arisen it is a
the American people to see
of these. realizing their dis-
o
Dam?Anom
"ePn-
20oocoC
aum.ca
The Highway tatoos
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। Col J. A Toledo a native Cuban, un
staud’dertook a rebellion in Texas against
tory as "Terry’s Texas Rangers." He
heroism and valor that have no paral-
lel The mighty deeds of our pioneers
are the marvel of the centuries. Tpe
scenes of the Alamo, our Goliad and
deprive many a politician of
campaign material This paper ha
in his
tn in th
months ago with no half-way views '
but straight forward with a< < ounls and 1
Mina was routed and killed. Aury re-
turned to Galveston only to find thatwas killed in Kent
the famous pirate, Lafitte, was in - ------
ernor The famous freebooter was not
routed until Captain Kearney led an in-
vasion against him in 1821. He died
in Yucatan in 182c
? n w C
Ite will line up wit
hope Mr Hoover is
I martyr at the hands of the Royalists,
only to be immortalized in the days of
President Diaz in 1878.
3. GUADALUPE VICTORIA Born
Ei
l 'he establishment
nounced March, 1987, the Highway
Club of Texas is advocating u $100,-
000,000 revolving highway bond issue,
to be redeemed with the gasoline tax
As the bonds are sold and used in
highway construelion, the amount of
made in Virginia by Sir W
am of
should
ns or
to any
y con-
in the win r of 1831 be
country. A native c
he age of twenty he
fact that some
New Jersey,
und a place
in 1797. ne
New York,
those far-off days says that in 1831 | Among whom are:
Governor Claiborne, of Louisiana, of-’ 1. THE GARZA F AMILY Ancestors
fared a reward of $500 for the head of settled in San Antonio in 1731.
Lafitte, and the buccaneer in turn ol-
i fared *15.000 for the head of the goy-
ane of
nig. El Campo; Mr. H M. swedheim.
El Campo: Mr. J. W. Porter, Edna;
Mr. H. A. Norcross. Edna; Mr. F. H.
Barron, Edna; Mr. Joe Shaw, Colum- 1
bus: Mr. Frank E. Sekerka. Columbus;
Mr. Herman Loehr. Sealy
---o—o------
There are about 850,000 acres under
irrigation in Texas
Club realizes that a $100,000,000 high-'
way bond issue for the state would not
get anywhere but, by making it a re- (
volving fund, it simply means that we
will continue to turn the fund over
and over, to be used exclusively for
the opinion tha
not enter the
surrender any
toreign tribunal
-AM—Borm
k part in
xas in 1811
ans. Was
mid have
b
ry of the Lay City
mmerce, who brought
that organization in a
vein, and Pat Thomp-
We should onl
confidence in any public official or
candidate who preaches peace and
does not offer to support the only real
way of getting it.
dark page. Aaron Burr
place in the history of
ticipa". in all
with the Texan:
r independence
the Alamo where
March 6, 1836.
Texas, and organized
the construction of highways, until
the designated system has been con- '
nected up with the most durable type. —-
The better type of highway construe-. stock,
tion calls for less maintenance, and in-; Fourth in the number of horses,
asmuch as we are already paying a 3c Eighth in the number of dairy cat-
orid peace. "I
itive movement
revenuc received from the gasoline Third
tax will retire a certain amount oflerty.
bonds each year. Therefore, as the; Third
bonds are used and retired the fund corn
becomes revolving, which might mean i Fourth in the production of sorghum
that $900,000,000 may be used, but at ' syrup
no time will ...... of the state Fifth in the production of sweet po-
lection upon
will be re
tention of t
ng of any person or
ected upon its being
VIS- Born in
Going with
he obtained a
tan the prac-
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Second in the production of rice. —---------— -------- ----
Third in the production of peanuts in Mexico, he was active in thestrus-
Third in the production of early cab-1 Kles of Mexico to free herself from
bage.
rn ot
construction is fitted with the celebrated
precision movement, assuring lasting satis-
faction.
Perhaps you’d like to be the first in your
set to wear this distinctive Gruen Cartouche
—at least you’d like to see it, soon. Come
in—we'll show it to you.
all-fired dry it seem
afterwards in the United States Senate,
and 1800 found him Vice President of
of with an ad volorem tax Another
ILY TRIBI
I classes.
This movement has also provA
another thing th..’ grown persons cR
learn a- quickly or quicker than the
! youngsters This is probably the case
use their studies are taken more
usly and because they have a
e complete background of experi-
their ballots. Nothing else than thi
Again Gruen forecasts the style-trend in
ladies’ wrist watches.
This trim, compact little timepiece is as
charming as it i accurate. The solid white
neutrality law. After
command of the force
Mi
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genp
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Our new
Crou n-Guard
Car :.he. 14ft.
solid gold. Precision
movement, $65
my for the occupation of Texas. I111 this very hour, there have been
, .The seat of his government was at|tho" dauntless spirits whose daring
INacozdoches After many misfortunes land heroism have made their names
he was captured am, sent to Mexico. I household words in all out homes,
whe , he was assassinated in 1822. I From father to son, the story has been
Betwe in the years 1817 and 1820, La- told until they have become the im-
titte, the pirate of the Gulf, held sway mortals among us. The heroic list is
• ■ - Here he built his fort, i far beyond these limits. The follow ing
calling it Campeachy. His authority [ belong to the deathless roll:
ove his subjects was supreme and he Great Mexicans.
lived a regal life His establishmentj The coining of the first American
was broken up by United States forces colonists found some Mexicans who
in 1821, and the celebrated pirate q • stood shoulder to shoulder with the
A noted chronicler o pioneers in their struggles for liberty
greatly was he loved that the municip-
ality and town of Victoria were named
for him.
4 JUAN ANTONIO NAVARRO—Was
born in San Antonio in 1795. He was
an uncompromising foe of despotism
in every form and everywhere. For
this reason he had the unmeasured
hatred of Santa Anna. Was Land Com-
missioner for DeWitt’s Colony in 1831,
and Land Commissioner for the De-
partment of Bexar In 1834-35. Santa
Anna sentenced him for life, but Her-
rera, a liberal, released him Navarro
was a member of the Convention
which framed the Texas Constitution
and at which her independence was
declared.
5. LORENZO de ZAVALA Born of:
Spanish parents in Yucatan in 1788.
He was an ardent .supporter of Mexico
in her struggle to free herself from '
Spain. He helped to write the Const!- 1
tution of the Mexican Republic While
an ardent friend and ally of Santa
Anna, he broke with him forever upon
his anouncement as dictator Zavalla
came to Texas in 1835 and threw
himself heart and soul with the Texas
pioneers. He helped to write our Con-
stitution and was a signer of our
Declaration of Independence
-------------o—o-----
A prize of $5,000 for the best con-
trivance for neutralizing the per-
nicious effects of dust in mines has
been offered by the Prussian ministry
of commerce and trade. The prize will
be given either in full or split up into
parts in the event of several accept-
able devices being submitted.
Eagle Lake: C. W. Pierce Eagle Lake:
Mr. R M Harkey. Secretary Bay Cit ,
Chamber oi Commerce: Hon. Put i
Thompson, mayor of Bay City; .Mr. and i
Mrs. H. S. Moseley, Bay City; Mr. and]
Mrs. R. W. Bussell.. Bay City: Mr. and
Mrs. Stanford, Buy City; Mrs Ira S
Rose, Bay City; rs. .'red Carleton,
Bay City; Mis- Frances Tucker, Bay j
City; Miss Annie Porter, Bay City.
Miss Edith Jones. Bay City; Messrs.
J. W. Ingram. Wm. Lucke. S. W. Bow-
man, U. T. Pickle, C. S. Dunlavy. all :
of Buy City; Miss Glad' - McGlothlin. '
Palacios; Mr. W H. Clement, Jr., Pa-
lacios; .Mr. Elmore Schie Palacios: ।
Mr. P H. Enkelke. Bay ity; Mr. S
B. Lewis, Sealy; Mr. C. A. Loescher, I
gram.
■ Those attending
. Mr. Vance Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. t
t nited States, and made Galves-
parents to Alabama.
it education and beg
post-graduate courses in the
tie throughout the country. It
be a novelty to see a mother
andmother attending a college
ersity, but such is no longer
Age appears to be an In-
exceed $100,000,000
manager :
E ’
: : '
Studeman,
In 1725 the crop in the state amounted
to 9,212,000 pounds Since the Civil
War the renter of production has shift-
Texas when a Province of Spain, when
a Mexican State, when an independent
Republic, when admitted into the Un-
ion. when in the Southern Confederacy.
HOw TEXAS RANKS and when readmitted into the Union
Agricuiture: . MICUEL HIDALGO A patriot. ...
First in the total value of agricul-’priest of vast learning On September i
tmal products 14, 1810, he issued his famous war cry ------
First in tin- value of crops for liberty This was the opening
First in the production of cotton. wedge in the revolution which freed!
First ili the production of grain -or- Mexico from Spain and planted thei
ghums I seed from which grew the freedom of
First in the production of Bermuda Texas from Mexico. Hidalgo was a
onions.
First in the number of farms.
First in farm acreage.
quilted and died 1
him in 1817 the revo
mu settit
Lake; Mr. ami Mrs. S. B.
Eagle Lake; Mr. Henry
CAREY SMITH
"Never loo old to learn" is an adage
BENJAMIN
ucky in 171
luncheon, a re
e employees and
Mr Herbert Hoover, probable
didate for Republican nomination
been on top of the fence too long.
United States has long provid-
public schools for its citizens,
a many have been compelled to
er January
violation 0
I largest producer
d Yet last 'A
xported to Japan
pounds of it, ac-
of the foodstuffs
artment of com-
government in Texas. Their
battles were fought around (Ii
ent site of San Antonio, from
written in blood. The annals of this
State are made glorious by deeds of Tribune advertisements pay.
itors might be taken through Bay
City's absolutely modern ice plant.
Returning to the hotel. Chairman
I Stamps introduced Pat Thompson.
I Mayor of Bay City, who extended the
[Spanish authority After great prep-j
at Ion. and after much disagreement '
ithin their own ranks, in 1816 he!
tore allegiance to the King of Spain
Don Louis Aury was proclaimed Kentucky
vernor of Texas by authority ot
publican Mexican Minister!
posed bond isue, Mr. Wheeler is
the following statement: "As
B T
in I
those who are attending
quivalent to grammar or high
millions of Americans are
guests a most cordial welcome He
spoke appreciatingiy of the part the
In I Central Power and Light. Company has
had in the development of this sec-
tion. Of its extension of high lines
link our communities together as
5 JAMES W FANNIN—Was born I a wide-awake unit in the industrial
in Georgia in 1805. Was a West Point- awakenins. ' he Lower Colorado
.i Came to Texas in 1834. At the I Valley. Mr Thompson expressed his
outbreak of the war he organized thelpleasurein having the meeting in Bay
Brazos Guards. In the battle of Con-iCit! and the. hope, that many more
bloody I cepcion. He and his brave men madesuch good will meeting
| their final stand near Colita. Thehere.
marching of Fannin and his men back I An. interesting program was EiVe n
to Goliad, only to be shot down in cold IAn historical ski tch o1 the , ompany *>y
blood by the Mexicans under the pre-iD A ens, local manager at El
tense of sending them to their homes, CamPo; an addrespon Job Analyst- b
is a matter ot history Ilie very mem- ' M 25 • 1 iiothun, alad 10 - u Piea 101
ory of it is an unforgivable blotch on , me elimination of waste, by District
civilization. Manager Vance Porter, a discussion
6. BENJAMIN F TERRY Born in of Public Utility Economics by W. D.
in 1821 and came to Texas Boone San .Antonio,)whe se paper was
in 1831. in 1.S41 married Mary Hing- ! read, 0) Mr: . T: • tamps. owinK10
ham, daughter of a family in Austin's I Mr. Boone being 11 : 11 reital of The
first 300 colonists. Took an active | iner easinE Demand loi Utlity Ser-
part in the early civic and political | vice apaper 10 have been given by
. history of Texas After taking part in : Mr G; ( Musch unavoidably absent,
the great battle of Manassas in the read DY r: S W: Bo
j Civil War, he returned, to Houston, ofrice, all made up an
Islander Hamilton, brought into his lite
that from which he never recovered.
In 1805 he began to dream of the con-
quest of Texas and Mexico. Several
to say about v
for any co-oper
the nations of
bring about wo
reasons. Those merited him his en
viable position
being proved b) the movement 1-2-3-d-ltw D. I’ MOORE D. G. CO.
wars. However, at this
count of the disturbed
ns in
tonal war, I
our country
ague of Nat:
nd ),
and i the c
peace and the continuation of our
treaty-making policy heretofore fol-
lowed by our Democratic administra-
1815. The scheme ended in
e Mexico. Aury commanded the
I forces; Mina, the land forces I
W 7 Wheeler, general
ee exports in {
pounds. Tha'
pedition of
with the fal
I Campeachy
unes, he quit
and cast his
their struggle
in 1547. Tobacco
gasoline tux. It would lessen the ad tie.
volorem tux, foi the reason that the' Eighth in the value of animal prod-
Highway Department would connect ucta
up the roads, without being compelled Manufacturing :
to wait on county bond issues Under First in the manufacture of cotton
no circumstances do we advocate a ginning machinery
statewide bond issue to be taken care First in the manufacture of cotton-
seed oil products.
Seventh in flour milling.
Thirteenth in the total of manufac-
tured products.
Communication and Transportations
First in railway mileage.
First in road mileage.
Seventh in number of motor cars.
Ninth in mileage of surfaced roads.
Tenth in number of telephones.
Thirteenth in electric railway mile-
age.
at the BayTex opened
h Mr W. T. Stamps,
er and chairman of
uber of visitors were t
wth of ti
• is indie:
■ in rhe Union pro-
tial quantities. They
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1928, newspaper, March 2, 1928; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1553565/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.