The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 142, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1928 Page: 1 of 4
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BAY mv. TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTI MNI it 2N, 1921
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HOOVER AHEAD
Opposition to Instill Dam
has given some attention to the condi-
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proved
date have come from former Republi-
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WOMEN’S SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
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Rice Market
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which millers got direct 579 sacks
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which made
Chamber
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Rico is being shipped by the Red Cross
states.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
chases here.
Blankets! Blankets!
Advisory Board of the Demo-
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sent
South for the purpose
"An important
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scattering vote from New York state.
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$2.00 Weekly
Your Choice of These Finishes
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Citizens State Bank
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Bay City, Texas
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Fortuna is priced til
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through tile
of organizing
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casion.
versation
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evening v
rated that these votes are only a frac
tion of I lie total to be received and in
uhulr as yet none from New York City.
"Several details combine to temper
the strongly Republican suggestion of
this early vote," the Literary Digest
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Henry G. Cooper, injured in an auto
mobile crash near Weimar on Septem-
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members of the Priscilla Club
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WEST TEXAS C. OF
C. REVERSES ITSELF
Delivers the
Suite
Pays the Bal-
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WOULD HAVE
NEW DEPOT
Grady Hooper
Died at Houston
DIGEST STRAW
BALLOT SHOWS
Gruen Crown-Guard Cartouche,
colid gold, Precision movement, $65
Other designs, $35 to $150
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shown as 30,814 for Hoover to 12,822
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the many advantages of saving, have
will let us serve
There Is Nothing loo Good For Our Friends"
whether they are
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told their I riends about it, and their friends
come here with their savings.
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little twisted heart and mind."
He urged that a statewide bond is
large or small, if you
Each year we notice an increase in the num-
ber of women who have savings accounts
if asked to, would advise the people to
"pour it on" until that adornment (_?)
at Hie foot of paved Avenue G is im-
matters before
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The usual sewing and
factor in the
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No longer mere ornaments, jewels are now
placed as focal points in the ensemble to
bring out a line here, to lend brilliant con-
trast there. Jewelry designs, moreover,
should harmonize with each other. Let us
help you select from brooches, necklaces,
rings, and earrings, styled in modes of the
i dro-elect ric development
-Colorado, he said.
er overshadowed
Ilie convention.
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is leading Smith by
votes in the lat lev's
While Hoover
Perhaps the most significant
Governor Smith seems to be
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until complications set in late Wed
nesday.
pockets, from
small communities have greatly in River, and Mr Wade, following the
creased in size and prosperity after the meeting, said he would bring the ques-
building of such highways lion before the other districts as rap-
“A sorry sort of fellow," he assert idly as they met.
ed, "is the man who fails to support ’The West Texas chamber intends to
the chamber of commerce that is help take definite steps toward the con-
ing his town and himself. He has a summation of some plan to insure by-
state of New York. it E indi
Commerce played a leading part
is more plentiful during
the harvest season than
at any other time during
the year.
ARE YOU SAVING
SOMETHING DURING
THE TIME OF
PLENTY
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Tribune ads are tusiness zetti .
Projects Turn to Pleas tonhsopacino"pastnebt"depot‛hna"hks
For I hem. had some correspondence relative
thereto.
are reported at
barrel for rough.
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Wanted
, contractor,
first 357.
the power develop
for this
Wharton for "atraw" poll.
rill like and
Company, allied with the Instill inter
ests. was urged by thi district’s con
vention of the West Texas Chamber ol
Commere Monday. The action was in
the form of a resolution which passed
unanamiously. The next annual < on-
vention or the heart of Texas district
will be held in Mason
Wharton Texas
to take care of your re-
quirements when the
FLUSH TIME is gone?
LET US HELP YOU
SAVE
Fleet of dump trucks, trucks that
can handle 6 sacks batch of concrete
material .lob to start middle or latter
mowfTBe-2E
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Edgar Godbold,
Payne Colles e,
clean rice were 1299
country mills, and of
Sept. 22nd. calling attention to condi-
tions at our depot. Bay City
I am arranging to have someone in
sped these facilities and make neces
sary repairs as well as repaint the
building as quickly as possible.
I appreciate your interest in calling
Ibis mailer to my attention.
Yours very truly.
W. G. CHOATE.
Gen. Mgr. Missouri Pacific Lines.
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Another Republican
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velopment of Illis area's water
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Lampasas, Sept 25. Immediate hv -the C. of C has gotten beyond the!
dro-electrie development "1 Hie upper railroad company's crust, but we sec-
Colorado river by the Syndicate Power tond, most heartily,, all it lias done and.
Brownwood; and A
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pliable home
clinging vines
the home very
for Smith, is the fad that the ballots $. —
thus t<i tabulated come entirely from Im-
■ are represented as against only 35.054
I am still in the position to supply Democrats. Nor is this surprising
you with those beautiful and guaran dritt ol Republicans counterbalanced
teed all-wool Tennessee Woolen Mills bs the Democratic drift to the Repub-
blankets. , lican candidate
Before buying yours this winter, see
Watie, general manager of
Texas chamber predicted
Principle speakers al the
and at the afternoon ession
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knowledge receipt of your letter
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Houstonian." for your
fine model which you
want.
same election. Smith ran
ltoosevelt by 1,627.1 11 to
We hope the ('. of C. will conclude
this battle most gloriously for the
city.
M O. Savage.
Mrs Williamson served dainty re-
freshments. She was assisted by Mrs
Morton, Mrs Savage and Mrs. Tetts
The next meeting will be with Mrs
Erickson.
resident of
Wednesday afternoon, Sept'
provided diversion for the
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were Mrs. Morton and Mis.'
digest's 19,000,000 ballot presidential
$4 to $4.15. Rice
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Smith clubs. There is reason to bt
lieve that this movement is hacked
ind financed by Republicans. Sen-
itoi Harrison stated that he would ap-
prec late it if any Democrat in {ho
South aware of such activities would
notify him at Committe Headquarters,
New York. The Democratic Natoinal
Committee. he said, had given no
authority for tlie organization of such
clubs.
New York, Sept. S. Word is com
ing to Senator Pat Harrison, member
New Orleans, Sept 28. Receipts ol
was decorated with
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bringing about an adjustment of the
ditferences between comm ll n it les. jeal
oils of their water rights But the in
Hull interests withdrew from the prop
M Bourland president of the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce, ol Ver
non.
Godbold painted a glowing picture
of the future and declared it a duty
of the present generation to see their
children provided with an education
adequate (o meet the changed condi
tion of the years to ci.......
Road Bonds Approved.
Bourland, speaking on Cuited Ef-
fort." declared a city can be as great
as its people want it to be. He si of
fed at the somewhat common fear that
u small town loses when H builds a
highvAay to larger cities and cited
several instances in West Texas where
Committee. that
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8:30 p. m Wednesday.
injured man was taken to
source of sadness to all who
him.
The body was sent
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growers have
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districts outside of New York City
"This more than two to one vote in
favor of the Republican candidate is
contrasted with analogous figures
from tlie second week of the Literary
Digest poll in 1921, w hen 17,920 New
York votes were shown for Coolidge as:
against 2764 for Davis, a preponder
ame of more than five to one in tlie
present poll
"The actual election vote in New
York state in 1924 gave Davis 950,769
in 1,820,058 for Coolidge while. In the
me. I think I can more than please,
you in prices and quality of goods.
waived their priority rights above tie
Hamilton dam ite in Burnett county
and tlie way i now clear to allot in
sail the 5s0,0u0-ac re feel ol water that
his engineer aid would be needed
for the contemplated power dams tl i
will leave more than 650,000 acre teet
of water tor the people along the river
in excess of what they had under th
original permits of the Syndicate Pun
er Company Wade said he would favoy
the convention' lai,inr action in ar ■
ing the return of the Insull interests
port of October Notify H D
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only about. 12 per cent of hi strength
from erstwhile Democrats according
to an analysis of "how the same votrs
voted in 1921 "
No returns are scheduled yet from
any ot Hie states in tlie "Solid South."
I'hc Democratic strength in this
1928 poll is twice that of 1921 poll , t
the same relative time and with emu
paralive returns, the Literary Digest
points out. Coolidge was then lead
ing Davis by a margin of over 4 to 1.
it is said, while Hoover now lead.
Smith by 2 to I in the final returns
Hie Coolidge lead was red med to less
than 2 to I If the Democratic aspir-
tint now gains similar strength as the
present poll progresses it is presaged
that the contest will be closely fought
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the vote ol New York City, zenerally
admitted to be st Kingly for Smith, will
begin to appear in these columns in
the near future, together with tile vote
of tlie Solid South,' as yet unreported
"These factors. Judging on the basis
of the 1921 poll, may lie expected eon
siderably to cut down the Republican
lead, if not to bring Hie two candidates
to a practical parity.
In .ill considerations of Ilie later
ary Digest poll at the second wink’s
stage it must be remembered that it
shows approximately twice the Demo
■ ratie strength shown by the 1924 poll
at l he ha me stage ”
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Priscilla Club
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Wo show this suite in Antique Wal
nut, .hide Green and Castilian enamel
finishes it is well constructed and
will give a long period of hatisactory
service
, Hoover again
econd week's re
in the Literary
E M Williamson entertained
-ue based on a gasoline tax of not
more Hum 3 cents was the way to fi-
nance the highways of Texas. Any tax
greater Ilian 3 cents, Ite said, would
lie too great a burden on the agricul-
tural interests of West Texas. Fifty
per ceu of tlie farming, lie said, is
being done by gasoline powered ma-
chinery. Following his speech, tlie
convention adopted a resolution tavr:
ing a statewide bond issue to lie paid
out of gasoline tax and a gross re-
ceipts tax on motor vehicles.
This district was tlie first of tlie
districts in tile West Texas Chamber
ol commerce to take any action on the
power development of the Colorado
j drawing more Ilian one half of his to
nil vote from sources which were Re
publican in 1924, for in his total of
92,855, 33,817 Republicans us of 1921
from New York and replaced by pur-lis that
Concerning the improvement of tile
Brownsville passenzer depot. Secre-
tary Harkey has received the follow-
ing letter:
Houston, Texas, Sept. 26. 192S.
Mr R. M Harkey. Sec’y.-Mzr.
Bay City Chamber of Commerce.
Bay City. Texas.
Will Spruce Up a Bit
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site-. The West
, Wharton by automobile and to Hous
| ton by train For some days, physi New York, Sept 2
clans believed that he would recover leads Smith in tlie s
shipment of 38,227 pockets is report-
ed from here to Porto Rico and small
er lots in several ports Sales of clean
today were 1953 pockets and of
rough 104 sacks in the open market,
nil Edith, 1636 of Early Prolific and
105 second heads. Foreign demand is
called better. Quotations remain un
changed.
Tlie movement of Prolific is starting
in Arkansas, one mill here having
bought 5000 sacks at a price of 8S
cents per bushel, as it is sold there.
The quality is fine Blue Rose in
Southwest Louisiana is moving more
burial. Smith is given 92,855 voles, or 31
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lillie per cent, and Hoover lias 198.292, or
.d Hooper, of Holing, a sister Mis 67 per cent of the total ot 21*1 217 votes
A. G. Westphal of California, and two reported received. Tlie 2 pei cent re
brothers, W E and Ray. both of mainder is distributed among tin three
Boling. minor candidates
Grady was well known here and A significant feature of the poll is
had a large circle of friends in Hie Hint over one half of Siith’s votes to
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TAYLOR BROS
that the convention would invite the
return ot Hie Insull interests, early
in tlie day.
Tlie resolution set forth that the
convention "favored tile immediate
building of dams on the upper Colo
rado River for hydro electric power as
provided In Hie agreement reached
sometime ago between the Syndicate
Power Company and Ilie West Texas
Chamber of Commerce "
For more than a year bitter dis
sension marked Hie discussion alon
the upper Colorado of power dam
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Smith, Carey. The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 142, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1928, newspaper, September 28, 1928; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1553722/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.