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VOLUME XLIX.
DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928
NUMBER 11.
YOUTH IS FOUND BUILDER’S ASS’N. FARMER’S MEETS
DEAD IN DALLAS
DEAD FT. WORTH
A-
WILL MEET
START TUESDAY
Do you know that—
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Mrs. Newton Long, Wise
is
Former Decatur Lad
Short Course Experts To
A
County Resident, 81
Believed To Have
Demonstrate On The
Years of Age
Met Foul Play
Denny Farm.
convention
A.
progrtil.
TOM < ONNALIN
will he
FOR SENATE
plant, was fotnd al
m.. beside
(‘leburne
two
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plans for entertaining ihe wiv
the public
Baylor university tnd the Stale uni
Spanish-\merican w ar
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a “brass collar diemorrat,'
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of those
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aspired 1*
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mark the New Yelk man slappwed lis
Alfred
have repeatedly stated that this state
rt of frontiersman
newspapers and keep in touch witli
sontori: i
doings of
Ea rie
ca reer
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no handicaps.
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senate:
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Binnself
of his candidacy.
A
ANY
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p ssession of I be
Texas this year.
came
years
bition
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the
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the
Ralph
Texas
of a
is a
where
touches
p yarn
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other
the I
hol|>e
is helping manfully to make America.
He deserves a p od word and a gos
mine -TPv Dallas News.
imblie
i ures.
He i-
a mbit ion-
talking
count i v.
associations and a tentative
has been outlined.
“The convention in Dalla-
that
everv
nominees, whoever they are. We pleat!
guilty, believing in maj city rub . and
having an abiding faith in the wis
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annex.
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has
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Skygak Approves Of
Decatur Clean Up Day
Mrs. Fannie Bramlett
Dies At Home Of Son
County Farm Agents
Highly Appreciated
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Baptist T. E. L. Class
Met Last Thursday
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[KNOW DECATUR! FORMER CITIZEN
good farming by good fttrininz.
he will tell the democrais of T'e
the reason why he should be sent
The county
community life.
to carry the banner, we will hit
was a student
in the prime of life.
H<- w add like to
lie hele public office before he
of the Spanish-
a member cf the
fellows who swallows
I
li*- is fir-t in organ
fail- Hi is inieresi
nger editor to inpierstand that
He is a
product of
in the Sunday school room
"It’s a town
the Southwesterr
out h
lor.
Tin re
He has been
about a town he passed thru
name of lh‘
was solidly behinc
What happened to Henry is aneieni
18 in your
the great
/ou have
orms, act
• dose or
. Worms
ried and
irives out
ly hue 4G
. Sold by
serving his country as a sol
schools ami
with i h«
I m *1! । his
t
mzaltiuude- So, whoover
of ihe palpitating demo-
at the Houston coivei
the old
south of
leg and said: “I know that
at Ba
be reckorrei
You know, gentle read
a republican, and he
to become
have been appointed
Beaton, president cg
Decatur the colt}
for the
prize in
.lay field
critlicr lit house
met up along
of (iklahoma
began to ~wai
they had been.
He feel tini he ha- Ihe tuulific
Hulls and is the man for the plm
No doubt in his speaking rumpmiun
him. < Hi;
appeal
»Y
the senate to be the colleagne of
Morris .Sheppard.
He has a record ns n lawmaker,
a soldier who saw service under the
fing of two wins, a citizen who has
served Ids state in minor positions
before he won Ids placein the nation-
nl sun, a president maker who has
fot -ricum
insurs air.
Mrs. Wentz, we. as a democrat, be-
lieve there is miKh methor n your
madness; that there is something in
u decayed state in the land of Ilin
murk. Wha’t’ell, (Texas latin) Mra.
Wentz, a dyed-in-the-wool republican,
do you cure whnt densocrats think of
Alfred E. Smith? A
member of the lower house for muny
years.
His battles with the leaders id
organized labor and his fierce de
nunciation of ninny of the alleged
methods of practices of orgunize:
labor Ims iven Blanton u national
reputation.— Waco Times-iferald.
“Supreme in Wise County”
HOw Ununty Aexgpner
-THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CIRCULATION-
More Than Three Times the Bona Fide Subscribers of Any Other Newspaper in Decatur
ns tin American
an open field 11
was feeling."
iT, Speed is
accuses the
Messenger editor
one of the most prominent atiorney-
OANNNIY CTTE
Newton. eminent devine, and former Wi ll IflLL I I I I I LU
this Aim ricn priviio;.".
) nl. ami
Ihe Hlorirla
er and
von at:
• piece,
to th •
C| may
age of
• first
ursda} .
d then
•r noons
Pupils
ements
neigh-
in the
Henry was the
trati a-shout in' for
forty miles above
couldn't think of
place so he said :
men who are in ilo
well as in He pi
ncipal,
notii§
• at a
< has Hardwick. (’apt. Brady and
Walllice, attended the stock show
the first of the week, ('ol Hardwick
one of the old lime cow-punchers, said
he enjoyed the show very much, the
first he had attended in many years.
Arrangements are going rajdls
rward for the meeting of the Nation
al Convention of the United State,
aeagne of Local Building and Loin.
Associations which convenes in Dalla-
May 21, and at which 250) delegate
are expected from all parts of th
country, according to wtrd receive,
here by W. W. Boyd, Manager, Deca
tur Building and loan Association.
Met .our friend, Speed Taylor on
the street the other morning, and he
wanted to know how “the brass collar
fiele for promotion from
ol-e down
hin in his
president of
in iotecting inroads of
the Marlin clistrict.
seat in the senat .
J < . lunaway. the popniai ale!
tflicient secretary of Wise lonnr
H. P. A.. is up and st i io with . I.
.hi.
the north line
Michigan and
as to where
was from Nt
from Florin ■
trying to tell
Irieud~, the republicans.
came or.
talk- some, of course. But
more. It is the clong that
town. i*
seal o.'
tip’tlil is a person lo
with when you go p
farm progre-s in thi-
history.
Now (‘onnlly, hi- -uccessor.
Leon Piiih, 21 years of age, son ol
C. H. Smith, former proprietor of Hu
G1 ea I house Hotel, was found denu
Monday morning, near a public high-
way a few miles south of Fort Worth
holing Smith will be remembered by
Decatur citizens; he was a pupil in
the high school here while his par
ents • perated r.he local hotel, about
six years ago. He moved with them
to Fort Worth when they quit He
hotel business here.
The following acc lint of the tragic
deuth of the 5 ng man is taken from
Monday- Fort Worth Record Tele-
gram :
The body of l.eon Smith, employe
of the Fort Worth Steel and Machin
cry Company, who resided near tlmt
Tom Connally of Texas has torsen
his hat into the senatorial arena. D?
is a candidate for the senatorship as
the successor of the Hon. Earle B.
Mayfield. This makes it interesting
to the candidates already in the field
and perhnps to those who may come
after.
Marlin is the home of To7n Connal-
ly. Fall.- county is one of his (ibral-
tars He is a dashing campaigner
and he has many terms to his credit
in the lower heuse of congress.
the ciemnoeratis do in Hou-Ion
like it was any of ticir hiisi
W mil l hr -rlrrl is I hr good
of the crommon w ca h h
Hr i- an cloqit nt
as a ready debater,
a soldier in two war
iawumker for years.
When tin Work!
Theological Seminary, by A. R. Parks,
dr’ or for the Meadowbrok Dairy.
Parks reported Hie matter to Law-
rence IeVan, operator of a filling
station in the neighborhoor, ami
LeVan notified the police. JJustice or
the Peace. Balel, Police Sergeant
Lee. and ldiceman Burke, investi-
gated.
Balch said that a hat and cap wer -
izing community
(iovernor of New York state.
I E. Smith, and his iackers
rii: it the farm as ures prosper ii
be disturbed, yes, perl lllbcd, alien.
Sixtes," ami to reliie
league of building and
is a veteran
nor. f 1 vice pro-idem or presiticni
Tom Comuill; of Toxas has availed
At lids they slapped euc
on the bark and laughed il
-1,., tian Nelson, Wise < ounty Cow Testing
tr '. MIies. B. Fox and .1 (ireen, and
Weldon Boyd. Io t he foil w in : M mes
II. L. Jones. Frank Owens. Hulac.
Ilaclbrn, Clover Cleveland. Bob
Chesser, (Dis Elrod, U. E. Conrad
Bruce Bulgurel, Floyd Head, Pete O'
Neal. E. B. (.'lark. Bud Richter. B.
Miller Leon Starnes.
it‘s dump heaps beside
versity. He
lor when the
-peaker a- wtli
He ha- been
•s as well as a
congressman. For years
n profits f, >m lis woj i
in the ! ir-l placo. pr0
the farnrr. It'is the doing ihati e
cm!lishe: i hr good work of brih r
fa rming
native lexan. lie
The various commit ter s for
When the pni is fillet
kind of man who kiow
ubji r| . mi hi- ppole . ii i
of interest to every investor in a
building and loan associaticn as many
questions of vital importance to the
associations will be discussed.” said
Mr. Boyd. "Resolutions will be drawn
up and adopted recommending laws
to the legislatures «if the various
state* in an effort to make more
uniform the regulations under which
the building and loan associations
operate. A code of ethics by which
future policies and practices of build
ing and ban associations may be
governed is to be adopted at this
conv ention.
•“While plius for the business ef
tin- convention have been going for-
ward. the entertainment of Ihr del
gates has not bcen forg. aten. and
special attention has been given 1,
factor in
a place of Hi*- highest iisefulunss ami
prestige. The 1 ounIy agent ii-ach:
wii
Ji.-r
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accompany their husbands to Dallas.
"The growth of the building as,
loan idea within the last lev. year:
in all parts of ’lie I nitec States has
been remarkable,” concluded .Mr. iioyd.
"l’e-ple in nil walk- of life, ami
more esperially people of moderate
natns. have been quick to seize upon
the building ami loan idea as a con
venient method of saving money and
building homes.”
leading into it. At thi- re
There were only 357 citizens in
Wise county in 1859
p The first Wise county court-
house was erected in Decatur in
i860, and stood in the middle of
the public square?
Throckmorton, afterwards gover-
nor of Texas, was stationed in
Decatur as commander of a militia
company in I860—61?
The father of ( apt. II. E. Brady,
< the present justice of the peace,
Ferved as county clerk of Wise
county for eighteen consecutive
years and four years as county
judge?
S. A. Lillard, now merchant
prince and banker, starts busi-
ness in Decatur on less than $500
capital?
T. Perrin, /pioneer citizen, has
been living in (he home he Is
living in today for more than
sc nty-two years?
The Dan Waggoner residence,
in the eastern section of the town,
was erected in 1883?
Decatur is an exact pattern of
the town of McKinney?
Will Pool, born in Decatur, be
came one of the world’s greatest
jockeys?
As we have .staled. Messenger up
preciutes compliment-, those big bnr-
rhes of roses the paper’s friends so
frequently toss, and the one handed
uby President <'. i‘. Dodson of th
Decatur chambor of commerce, was
most fragrant. Speaking before a
number of < humber of commerce mem-
bers M> nday night, he said : "and.
another thing, I want to .say Huu
the Messenger is doing a great wori
i boosting the efforts of this or
tanization, and the features What’-
Doing on Wise ('ounty Farms' is one
of the best, and will result in much
good.”
came. He descried his classes .and
made his way to San Antonio bent
A. social ion: E. C. Jameson, County
Farm Agent : Miss Alma Simms, the
(’ouiiiy Home lemonstratics Agent;
Mis- Ruth Nabors, specialist Domestie
Economy. Urayson county; Decatir
rhamber of commerce assisting.
The entire range of farm subjects
ami problems to receive discussion
and dem- nst rat ion : terracing, soil
restoration, live stock, dairying, poul-
try and turkeys, legumes, feed crops,
rotation, corn, grain, cotton and staple
crops: household, homne problems, of
especial appeal to women and girls.
These and numerous other subjects.
The new method of cotton raising
and boll weevil contrc) will receive
thorough explanation.
Tills series of four courses wili
compose the eighteenth that have
been conducted in the county during
the last few years. More than seven
thousand people have attended, the
m«-st of whom acknowledge they were
greatly benefitted. Strive to attend
as many of these meetings as you
can. You won’t be sorry. Incidental
to the good you will get you will
enjoy yourself. Come promptly by
10 o’clock and be sure and bring your
dinner.
Niessoner readers are delizhter l»
learn from the pages of their favorite
paper that Decatur is so n to have
anol her clean-up day. Hood old Dwa-
lur sure needs cleaning up and some
one suggested that while they are
al il they ought to wash the tobacc.
stains from the sidewalk and dust
off the pants of the village loafers.
Nothing will give a town the black
eye quicker than a lot of I wafers
sluing around with dirty pants on.
Decatur ought to have pride enong!
to make her loafers clean up ami
not be flashing their dirty pant- in
the face of every -Hanger that pas.- -
. hru.
When Decatur -tart- cleaning 11]
let her not dump lur irash hesid”
ex cry mad that lead- inio town, as
ha- been the practice in I be 15
bit let the trash 1 hauled - It on
of sight and smelling distance of thu
raveling pnldie.
Nol lonu ago thi- vriter was sub
jccteri to a very humiliating exper
ienee by two si rangers. The sirunzer*
Messenger editor has been honored
with a letter from Mis. James (L
Wentz, founder and present presiding
officer of Ilie New York Stale Won:
an‘s Republican Club, with headquar-
ters al .'HO West 72nd. .street. New
York. Mrs. Wentz and the republican
wemen in her organization want tin*
to th* senate. He w ill make
A number of Decatur citizen- have
stated they appreciate Ihe new fea-
ture, "Know Decatur’ in ihe Messen
ger. "I am getting information from
lbut column that is brand new new.
1 me, and I have been a citien • !
T-catur for a long, long time." re
ztarkec one < id timer
Spanish American War association. He
is widely known in 'Texas and he
is widely known at the capital of
ihe republic as a sturdy fighter for
demnorratic policies as well as certain
fundamentals of democrativ govern
ment.
For a young man he has had long
service in the lwer house ef the
American congress. He is a member
of important committees. He is ac
live in the councils of the democratjc
l arty in state as well as in nation.
nn m
e week
• name
e ya me
zonlisli glee. The writer could *}
nothing as to these unkind remark
abott his home I* wn so he cali
a vay with hi- head bowed tiown in
Enr.____
will be a contended
to order an autopsy on the body, aim
to withhold a verdict as to Ilie caus-
of «eath until further investigatiom
is made by police and detectives.
‘There were no marks of violence
on the body except a slight bruise on
one shoulder, an a discoloraltion of
one cheek. The body was turned
over to Spelman’s Funeral liome to
hold, pending the inquest. Balch
said that a laboratory test and X-ray
examination will be made of the body.
Smith, who lived at 708 Parkdale
street, is survived by his fattier, U.
H. Smith, Fort Worth: his mother.
Mrs. Willie Daniels, Kansas City,
two brothers, W. D. and Glen Smith.
Fort Worth: a sister, Miss Ver
Smith, Kansas City: a half brother.
Roy Reece, Fort Worth; and a half
sister. Mrs. Guy Chenault, Baytown.
vassI
ek an
Mr J. ’T Brown and Mr B L
.Morri-, entertained on Tmsday aftoi
noon with a j anx <• cuplimct n.
Mrs. Mark Marslull and her mothe
Mr- Lena Smith, who are visitit:
here from \ustin. Spring flower
were nsoci in the decorations anr thr
tables were light wiil green caneie-
'The St. Patrick motif was further
carriec out in score cards and minis
Rook was the diversion and at He
conelusion of the gamo a salad courst
was served —Chico Review.
A show ing of • il was found Fri
day in the (‘ooperage well south of
Pilot Point, being drilled b ihe
Canadian (ius & oil Co., accorelinn
to W. A. ('hambess. ('hambers visit
ed the well Friday. A con -ide rub*
■ inanity of oil was earrb'J on l p o‘
the bailer each time il was hrou‘
"III of the hole. he said. 1vutnt
l’ocorci ( ‘hronicle.
is a found by the side of the body. 1ne
liat was identified as that of che
dead man, but so far the rap has
not been identified. 'Tins h?d Bahn
rather, when Ilie United Slates, undel
the I* adership of Woodrow Wilsos.
entered the World war upon ihe
side of the allies for tin? puirposo of
ending all war.- in future. Connallx
of Texas deserted his seat in ilic
lower house and offered his service-
t his country as a soldier.
His record as lawmaker and his
services as a soldier are known to
the people of 'Texas, who are readei-
Next week tomes the big all-day
community farm meets!
Next Tuesday March 20, at the
W. S. Denny farm in the West Aca-
demy e mmunity, west part of county,
north a short distance off the Deca-
iur-Chico road:
Next Wednesday, March 21, at Alli
son, al the tabernacle, cast part of
the cointy north off the Dentep-Deca-
lur road:
Next 'Thursday, March 22, on the
Charlie Dutton farm, in Keeter cum
munity, south part id' county:
Next Friday, March 23, on the J.
L. Siiti farm, at Pella, north par
of county, six miles nori roast o"
Alvord.
Farm leaders and specialists to
lake part : District Agents G. W.
Onus and Miss Jennie Camp: Agron
ominist, E A. Miller: Horticulturisi,
J. F. Iosenborough ; State Agent Mis-.
Mildred llortea, all from the A. & M.
College: M. Bruce Oates, agricul
tural agent, Denver Railroad; )*. B
Dunkle, superintendent State experi
mental Farm, Denton county: Chris
Mrs. Sue Newton Long, SI years
of age. a citizen of Decatur in the
town’s early-day period, a native and
lifelong resident of the state, died
early 'Tuesday morning at the home
of her sister, Mrs. J. P. Turner, 1318
Bowser street. Dallas. Mrs. Long
had made her home with Dr. and
Mrs. Turner for several years. Her
first husband, Hon. lee Newton, was
regular are not to be had H
servec Nis a detegaie in several <•
vent ion- and was an eye w ii ness ic
Hie railing of the flag on the politi
cal fortunes of Williams. (ibbs Me
Adoo in the (iolden Gate city of
< alifornia. a ml four years later in
the imperiil mnetr. polis of merien
at the Madison Square Harden cot-
vention, where the democrats of Amer
ica appenred in their old role of
snicide makers.
'Then* is going to be a fierce battin
another six years.
()scur B. (‘olquitt. former governor
and railroad commissioner and forin*
tale senator and lax comn is -; 01 t
ii! 1 a coutender.
t‘ol. Ah in Owsley, formner r iemb
of the leti-inture. former -~istan!
..Horney reneral, former defender ol
the flag under the skies of Franr
ami former commander of \inerica
lericnires of the nation, will be h
active cntender.
And another contender has enter* !
the race of gladiators in the oliti ui
world. Congressman Tholas L. Blim
Ion has made formal annonncement
On motion of Itepresentative Buch
anan of 'Texas the House has raised
the appropriation for cunty agrcul
tural agent service. The increase,
amounting to a bit more than a
quarter of a million dollars, is stated
to be necessary in order to afford
this type of aid te all the counties
in the country. In principle at least,
this step should be supported in th:
senate, as it doubtless will be. This
is the really practical farm reliei
bill now before congress. It is the
farm relief bill that will pass. Most
of ihe other form aid mea-ure- *.
'The T E L. Class of the First
Baptist church mc1 Thurselay after
m»**n in regular busine-s and s ciai
*5228- -
and 6 inform the Messenger editot.
Mrs. Wentz eutinues, "Gov. Smiti
never had and never will have this
state Iehind liim. and w> ruest you
in reprint in your newspaper Ilie fo!
lowing orricini electiou statistics:‘Ti
Yte vote in election ol 1021 for
governer, Alfred E. Smitl, (20,170:
<■<>1 '1 lie. do re itooseveli. 1,100,577
Itoosevelt’s majorits dowa 1 Ihe cits
of New York, 110,107: state vote *«
lection of 1126 for governor. Alfreu
E .Smith, 018,157; oulen l. MIU,
12o, 105 .Mill’s majrity down to the
cits of New York,- 272,0. In the
illy of New York 1 person in 5 it
horn on American soil." Me-~'nv
editor acknowledges olligations to
Mrs. Wenty for the but.
rd the life us we can't understand
why a republican organization in the
great metropolis of tin’ United States
should be disturbed about what the
democrats think of Smith. Why tills
kazation on the part of the republi-
about a democrat aspiring to
kid the dmiincratle party? Honestly,
pster of the City l'emple church.
London. England. Mrs. Long was
born in 'Texas in 1817. attended Marv
Sharp College before the civil war.
She was a member of the Eastern
Slur and of the Baptist church.
Beside Mrs. Turner and Dr. Newtov
another son. Dr. W. B. New Ion of
Alpem. Mich . ami a brother. J. F.
Battle of Dallas, survive. Mrs. l/ nz
had many 1 rituals in Decatur and
Wise conuty among the old-lime resi-
dents. and her passing brought sorrow
h* all. She was one of ihe outstand-
ing characters among the women in
Texas, ami before she became en
fecblerl by age. she was a writ el of
high attainments.
'The body will be brought to !*•
catur ami interment will take jlare
in Dak lawn cemetery thi-. Friday,
afternom; the hour had not been
announced when Me-selzer wen:
.o press.
an active cuipaiun. according I** hi-
frieni-. and wili emleav r lo sei id
his mnossaue home in (ve1y sect; ti
the appcarame of t pit lend e.- in [nl
try. live stock and even the wild lil
of t be open e ,uiilrv. H- i . i 11-
in a thensnud ways I hat m»bod.\ note
pblicly. Ami all that he learn- i
■it th*' «fisp-al of hi- jwrople
Mr.-. Fannie Bramlett died at the
home of her son, lillie Me Bride, I
mil*- south tf l’aradise, Thursday.
March 8. She was born October 15.
I S 11 She leaves three sons to mourn
her deail, but their loss is Heaven’s
gain. She professod faith in (hri-:
in cariy life, joining the Methodist
l’rol iani churel ; she lived a con
-isteni (‘hristian life until herdeuth
Nli was a loving mother, and loved
Lx all wht knew her.
She was laid to rest in the Flat
Woods cemetery March 1, 1928. Fun-
oral services wore conducted by her
former pastor, Rev. 1.. F. ones.
ed in whnt is yoinp on al th conni
schoolhonses and conutry church
He Ins to be a voluntter veterinaris
in neiglb rhuml- whore the sorvi
in mest town . In the - ec *ml place
is a ort of liaison man the coni:
ae* ht keeps the farm in iotch with
thu town ami ihe iowi in tomb will
the farm. Banker- am intere steci :
better sires for farm stock. Farmer
are interosted in b"H<r foid and fcl
supplies for their own establishments,
so that thicy become more substantial
and more reliable customers of th
town. The county agent is ambus
sudor of a tome rrow, belter than to-
day, of a next year, better than this,
of a posterity wiser than its fathers
He is no high and mighty function-
ary. But lie i.s not infrequently the
most valuable factor in the group of
which he makes himself a part. He
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ifioc ciiizel ha- the privilege of 1
ng ibe race for a seat in 4 oHrr
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Collins, Dick. Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928, newspaper, March 16, 1928; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1584003/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .