Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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it is the popular paper with the Wise
county soldier boys at the camp.”
Travis for training, some of them re-
maining there only a few months.
Platform of Gordon Rogers
Candidate for Co. Superintendent
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hal- periment crops should be encouraged,
sell on War Stamp and Thrift Stamp Every boy and girl in the rural school
efore
1918,
Wise
said court. to determine whether a
majority of the legally qualified prop-
rty tax-paying voters of that district
desire to tax themselves for he pur-
pose of suplementing the StateSchool
fund apportionment to said district,
and to determ has whether the com-
missioners’ court of this county shall
be authorized to levy, assess and col-
lect annually a tax of and at the rate
Lawrence Boyd, one of the good
soldiers at Camp Bowie, was in the
city Saturday, visiting relatives and
terest of her candidacy
ton is splendid speak
member of the North T
bought the place of Mrs W
bers, southeast of town,
will move his family here.
This big percentage of all
Ajax Tires goes to individual
motorists who select them
to take the place of tires that
came with their cars. See
them here at the Ajax Tire
Supply De pot.headquarters
for Ajax Tires and Tubes.
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Mrs. R. E. Walker, who is staying
with Mrs. Bud Richster, has returned
here after visiting friends and rela-
tives in the Paradise community.
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who has the backbone to stand Wli
and fight for the very best thete is to
be had in the education of'ouv child-
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I do not ask for this e because
I will be "ruined” if udovcet czet4*
but because I beleive Chatikem in a
position to fill the omconaway that
the people will no HnEe f yahat ths
office is in the waxbut wldr proud
of the office anqrhbrir schrols. I
Spencer took a course in suzsicai mat our cou
'dressing in the Red Cross department the present
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T a an election will be eld on the 20th.
H vnarf 'day of July, 1918, at the school house
-AHVI U - in common school district No. 78 of
m ___ this county as established by order of
H A T) IT 1ATT G the commissioners’ court of this conn
DADDDDe.. ty, of date the........day of.......... 19
which is recorded in book .............
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H. H. Halsell, Jr., who arrived at
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Ajax Shoulders of Strength
These rugged suppcrting shoulders of the tread mean
longer wear. They cushion against shocks. Shoulders of
Strength distribute road wear evenly. It cannot come in
one spot and quickly grind through to the fabric.
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the successful men
life from the rural
cast our vote for the man whom we
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take this means of asking for
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. , employ capable teachers .for our
Cards were received this week an
. ... schools. Every child in the county is
nouncing the safe arrival in France entitled to the hest instructor 1
of the following Decatur boys can be obtaimNi i somesonehtsisaid,
las Lynch, Edward Hornback. Earl
McCracken. Burch Cr g. Joe Bur-.
The date for the Wise County Old the country produces the successful gations"
Settlers’ and Ex-Confederate reunion persons, its schools should be made
successful and efficient of
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Capt. Archie Cales, of
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shall be
to vote at said election.
Said election was ordered by the
County Judge of this county by ordr
and this notice is given in pursuanee
made on the 17th. day of June, 1918.
of said order.
tied voters of said state and county.
I nd who are resident property taxpay-
ers in said district, shall be entitled
nett. These fellows wont to Camp
has been set for Wednesday, Thurs- the most
day and Friday. Aug. 21, 22, 23. A all our i
program committee is preparing to reared in the country and know
bestow upon friends,but an office to
be filled by a broad educated man.
T TERE is the Ajax Road King— master mile-
A J, maker of them all. The tire for endurance
and abuse on all roads in any weather. Made
doubly strong where the retd strain comes. It has more
tread on the read — more rubber where it should be—
more grip to grip with—because cf the special patented
feature—
are playing in “The House of Hate" young coupl
at the Majestic tomorrow luck.
born and
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la comfortable school housegandbtasthatino auestion shouldeatise, to
Mrs. Chas. Spencer and son. Jack. benefits of a good school equipmeuHvide theruuamwporgheone to get
have returned to their home in Mon If elected county superintendept. I jthe law andraovrajawty or. my side
[tague. after several days visit here shall help and encourage eyer school and Lforce something on the other peo-
‘ ' “--------- is a in, the county to secune,all the Stnte iple of the community. I shall al-
aid possible. Iways be glad to hear your wisegand
4. Under the straiaed condition to co-opfdt with th teachers,,tFu!
surgical ‘that our country is uownnderdnetoltees and i he' people for the best I!
t war, it wilse hard to terestA for the schools nt the cuhto
[ "GreaTthe function of the co?
mor seH6of f 166 °eivisiaticN azd
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A.d Hughes has bren tgansfexredaw hisepistie amhhre white trash, he had
county. I would like to call your
attention to the fact that no candi-
date in the race for county superin-
tendent this time was second in the
race last time, and hence, under the
CHICHESTER SPILLS
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A43Gal Ladies? Ask your Bruzges for /Ak
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G483amMd PSils in ked and Gold meta! ic®-}
"---- sealed with Blue Ribbon. N/
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Drugcat. Askfor«II-OHEFTER‛H I
DiAMeND RKANI PKLLN.for
Dated the 21st. day of June. 1918. triage motored to Font Worth,
J. Lee Mann. Sheriff of Wise county. . .cit.a w. v. „ watti
Texas. By E. A. Preskitt, Deputy. they visited Sen Watkin '
---- f • - is in the .sanitarium $brre »N
Antonio Marino and Pearl White ger' extends congratulations u
9 93sta o1 aodw 9m0t
Odd jobs
"finished Axe-"zkshall always re-
member r"th onlyi„greenagthing
grow," andkbopet,&Fow aslong as
birth on "Pledge the President day. ers and the county superintendent, I 1 live.
should co-operate with the extension If elected 6oi^ty’SuperinEe'nde^t*
departments of the A. & M. college 1 shall always umyfce ready
and the State university. A county i to attend to businessor ihe, schools
school fair should be held and prizesof the county except on1 the days
Prof. Ward’s crack band. "When we
get to France I want the Messenger;
needs of its schools. If elected your
county superintendent, I shall always
strive to build up our rural schools
and to give the boys and girls in the
country just as good schools as are
found in the county.
2. I believe that a more thorough
course in agriculture should be of-
fered in our schools. Let one gener-
ation of school children have the ben-
efit of the reading and studying of
around the
where I was
to them or because they
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।with relatives. Mrs. Spencer
charming lady and she has many
'friends in Decatur. While here Mrs.
Mr Lacy for Wise county because we did not
make a house-to-house canvass, and
I want to reach every person in the
county can be made to blossom as its
fruit trees School gardens and ex-
ThWieniep*awpanwaf/aqaatmisl at 1oqS emsa erT .0103
ted -psatPesa$W* Tab 19"* o1 13 .3 amnt 101 o« iliw asz»T 1sds
lgWBov bonliisup boxbau «v9hids busanodt bonbasd tsi ■ • rd noang
some of the jedding educatiral men
and womguao Wise eu nV. 1t co-op-
erate with asinahs upbuildg of out-
schools. My educatigp .is ugtif he
Miss Blanton was present and made
speech: Mr. Trussell, also made
speech.
knowledge der obligations to our children to
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furnish splendid entertainment for
(the three-days’ celebration.
Mr. Claud Martin, aprominent bus-
iness nan of Sunset, in Nontague
county, was in the city this week on
business. He stated that Spencer
•would "walk away” with an over-
whelming vote in his county.
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,oi 10191 UOV noijitq dairsH 91
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have worked .anymy Hroweh the
principles ‘highest educatianalinstisutPRs & ths
~ "‘3 state, and I am in asemsitiqn jo bring
” The Better Place to Eat
‛A East Main Street
bus an fob bacauodi
blind Iliw .baaauod
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19.1 1009 bio 181
aronoi tr mob arcotr
Marriage licenses: W. A. Patter-]
son and Quilla Minor; John Thorp
adn Bertha Clayton: James Fountain
and Mrs. Effie Hopson; M. S. Smyer
and Zada Martin: Anson Frank and'
Nora Taylor; J. J. Still and Minnie
Morton; Harley Henson and Johnhie
Underwood; Del) Compeon and‛Dot2
tie Moore.
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Capt. Archie Cates of the Hred
[and Thirty-third Field Artittery at
Camp Bowie, far from beine.in azrit
ical condition and not expe-onos •
rule of Democracy, no one has that
I wisb to compliment the Messen- claim on your vote.
set on the nice way you get out ci- I Every drop of blood in my veins is
tations; with so few errors," writes American My parents have been
Jim L. McCall, one of the most living in Wise county on the farm
• prominent lawyers in weathertord: where I was born, for the past thirty-
Announcement has been made of nine years. I worked my way
the approaching marriage of Miss .through college and the State univer-
Winnie Holt and Mr. Hiram Monroe sity by working on the farm during
Helm, which will occur on Wednes- [the summer and doing
day. July 17 at the Holt home, around the college or
and one of the most popular officers
at Camp Bowie, is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis at the
valuation of taxable property in said '
district for said purpose. Miss Nadine Watkinso
| All persons who are legally uali- and Ed Vle, of Rhiwg,
were happily married * tl
parents on la’s/ suhhyarte"
litical gathering in Sanger Wednes- grateful tor the opportunity to assist
day. He reports there were some po- any boy or girl in the county who
lities and politicians on the grounds, has a desire to improve themselves.
A letter from J Lee Johnson at
Odessa, says that section has had
some rain, but that one good one
'would be appreciated at this time.
Lee is one of the cattle barons of
that country.
somnthie SiMPoh seeveshe if H
duule ahaheaMa bitt, biod seao
whsp dr,etov in nom s qr Hot KIw
omaovsz xooneq- {lisreiuone eelauded
at the base hospita I i
;g syfforing from si t . t r,, iEDiIlOt • U 'I 1sil1 DISIS 5013
is Sunern8 1rol hi FrOC blo 3189V 5s91 :k0 1199d 58 b” .
gt., rolAgran J 15193 UIVJ f ; n 013291p
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< ag0 9viM aoi toft zi protov bebnr!s: nee* oii!
Miss Annie Webb . ., t
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date for state,suberin aw bns as 10 291 d, .no .. r
lie instruction, of, Pfa bas .ac.....Tqo- .
dress the voters ip the . jyhor
room Saturday afternorrw '
Imifd ei t'f; jettas,!
the world.” That is true, but let us
not forget that the mothers of the fu-
ture are in the school room now,
ami the ihind that rules the school
room molds the mind that minds the
cradle, and hence the hand that rules
the world. If eleeted County Super-
intendent. I shall co-operate with the
trustees and people in every way pos-
sible to secure the election of the
best available teachers for each
school in the county
The County Superintendent's office
is one of the most important offices in
the county and requires one of the
most capable and qualified men to
fill it. There has been talk among
the people of the county that the of-
fice should be discontinued. This is
Day. June 28. has since been remen- should, belong to the Boys’ Corn or
[ bored by many of his friends with Girls' Canning Club. These clubs,
thrift stamps in celebration of his under the supervision of the teach-
“More Tread on the Road”
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friends. Lawrence in a member of
tied to every community in Wise jmhink the best qualified to serve our
county through our rural schools, children, teachers and people best as
statisties show that 80 pel cent of their County Superintendent. We
to tuod atd
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MISTED EAU MEDMA EPBssl whuclisox4 HNERAL euas Q
qons v-MH-KEG«GGAVvaR Nofiy dainsN arEhUKS 4 SEAMEMIESNS
I am running the Spain Wagon
Yard. Plenty of good water,
good cool stalls. I can save you
some money on your FEED. I
am also a licensed Auctioneer.
I will go anywhere in the coun-
ty and sell your stuff. Prices
reasonable.
[awarded for merit in all brancheewhih"Fshhirerquttedaw*t
school activities. . orr visit thesdhool.I W connidetithe peo-
3. I believe that every chld Awple of the comniz0ga as I friends
Wise county is entitled to theaus#n6 neighbors anMbduHa,.Ana baler-
and women In have too long voted for men to fillthe “
districts. If ofice because we were under "obli-
TONSORIAL PARLORS
North Trinity Street.
5:15 p. m. Mr. Acree is o
most intelligent and pop#It
men in Rhine. His wife, inl ■
ing and beautiful young lac
anr Mi's. Anmee soon after the
as reported in pa.
proved and was n< blo jon
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education and useful
the wrong idea for the people to have
It is one of the necessary offices, but
wbat we need is. "a servant worthy ot
his hire” to show the people what
can be accomplished by the proper
service in the office. There is no
-----_ . _ question which should interest the
11 but lack the funds for a college edu- true American more than the educa-
a cation. tion and development of his children.
1. I believe that the benefits ol And let us not forget that weare un-
Buy War Stamps—it's your opportunity rhhstat ofoTeexa“f ‘County of
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1918, newspaper, July 12, 1918; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582060/m1/3/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .