Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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1939
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DECATUR, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1939
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Jan Anderson, center, campaign Ji-
lefl. of Sweet water, and Doyle Peve-
effected Anderson’s
"We respectfully
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wer from each of you.”
Main
ing his own and the Union’s activities
A. J. COLLINS DIES BRIDGES RITES
IN WICHITA FALLS SAID SUNDAY
this week
Twenty Years Fol-
silicon. .1. W. Hlatcher dry goods. Had-
Sunday Afternoon
lows Death Sunday
Funeral services for T. C. Bridg
meet.
Wise county, died May 6, 1939. Fun-
church of Paradise, Texas. Kev. 11. B. I
fares at will.
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Iler. Bridgeport; A. B. Russell, Para- Tom funnier, Dee Foreman and Bill
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low the mandate of the overwhelming brother and two sisters.
Mr. Collins came to Texas in 1892.
majority of Texans, and have the wis-
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HOME IS RAIDED
SAYS DR. SKYGAK
MAVOR, THIRD COHSECUTIVETERM (NO PNY) HICHLAND PARK; CHAIRMAN, DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE;
RARE JUDGEMENT, PICKING WINKERS FOR IMPORIANT STATE OFFICES. PET HOBBY: VICE PRE5., DALLAS CHURO+-
MEN'S COUNCIL, Y.M.C.A. AND Y.W C.A. coo "42" PLAYER. BELIEVES HONORABLE JOHN NANCE GARNER
JAH ANNDERSON
NOW OUI OF JAIL
Born sweetwater.se pt.
1892-AT EARLY AGE MOVING
TO GRAND SALINE, ACTING
JANITOR PUBLIC SCHOOL; EARN-
ING first money filling and
SEWING SALT SACKS BY HAND.
TEACHER, OH BOOM DAYS;GEOLO-
GIST, LAND MAN,GODLEYOIL 6.
GAS; PRES.,CRA NFL 6GERMANY,
INC.-, PRES.. PILOT OILCO. NOW
HEAD, E.B.GERMANY4S0NS,INC.
Inspired civic,church and
INDUSTRIAL LEADER. BELONGS
ALL SCOmISH RITE B0DIES,SHPINE
1RI.;A.A.P.G;PAST PRES, INDE-
PENDENT PETROLEUM ASS‘N;PAST
PRES. MUSTANG 6, LION CLUBS,
OTHERS MARRIED- 3CHILD REN.
Tankersley, precinct No.
Hanks, precinct No. 2 W.
LED RE FINANCING CAMPAIGN
DALLAS METHODIST HOSPITAL,
ALSO HELPED YOUNG MEMORIAL
HOME; PAID TUlTl J N, BOARD AND
CLOTHES FOR MANY S.M.U. BOYS
AND GIRLS. PHILANTHROPIST IN
MANY LINES OF ACTIVITY....
of Decatur are now in full force, ac-
cording to tile statement of City Man-
without the infineure of selfish 1 bby
groups about them, the bill could be
promptly voted npon. a bill or combi-
dom and courage to directly -legislate’ settled in Wise county and has since
a tax measure that will pay $30 pen-1 resided here. He was converted early
siens monthly to at least 200,000 old in life and united with the Christian
every other town and hamlet in Tex-
as have traffic laws, the cities have
week. Anderson was held on charges
of contempt of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the outgrowth of the pen-
sions campaigner’s refusal to testify
men
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ounty,
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ounty,
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that the Messenger came to him week-
ly. and "Say, it looks good."
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In Bridgeport Lake
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said
people, even on the present basis of
‘need’."
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Wood,
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Midway Club Ladies
Thank Local Merchants
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Local Boy Scouts
Planning Vacations
seven children, of which four survive.
Jonah and Clarence of Paradise; J.
B. of Gainesville, and Mrs. Fred Ro-
senburg of Decatur; five grandchil-
Published in the Dairy Center of the Great Southwest
Supreme in Newspaper Field and Oldest Business Institution in Wise County—Merging Decatur News Jan. 1935
park, repark or double park wherever district cierk; J. I. Johnston, <
they please. telling the pedestrains to judge; C. V. Terrell, county attorney ;
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I has opener offices at the City
tributions from the aged, unless given; macy where he will be
were held at 5 o’clock Sunday after-
noon at the First Methodist church,
with Rev. C. Haymond Gray ami Kev.
___X____ musical instruments, Tumulty & Cro-
The new traffie laws for the city zier contractors, Forgason & McClure
Outstanding LEADERS actively E=
ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTIVE Ed
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING ?-
OF "THE LONE STAR STATE" )
church. He was a devoted Christian
and was loved by all who knew him.
Curdy’s farm. St utheast of town the
other afternoon. Cal has a wonderful
farm, and if you are asked, you can
state he and the missus have the fin-
est youngsters we have met in many
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No. 4; J. S. Proctor, precinct No. 5; ary 11, 1881. To this union were born
T. J. Dillehay, precinct No. 6; J. T.
in soliciting dollar membership con-and jailed other lobbyists in Austin?"
up-starts abroad in the land.
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Phil Baits. in the government em-
ploy at the port of entry. Del Rio, on
the Rio Grande, was a most welcome
visitor at Messenger office the past
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A. J. Morgan officiating.
Mr. Bridges died at
Saturday night after a
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facts and figures and for. that
retary and treasurer; M. L. Martin,
city attorney; L. T. Owen, marshal;
8. B. Owens, deputy; J. A. Wesson,
night police; aldermen; 8. L. Benham.
C D. Cates, 3. P. Terrell, J. 8. Gilli-
land, Ben F. Allen. W. H. Bullock.
looking in every way.
Sche oL parliamentarian.
The conference selected Guy f. ar Curren New
| Pryor, principal of Burkburnett highinK and Lewis I
Leading in our contest
on May 2, baled them on May 4 ami
5, and they were No. 1 oats. How’s
that, we ask.
Travis county jail. after (he self-ad-
mitted lobbyist for $30 pensions for
the aged had refused to post his own
bail and had remained in jail for a
Collins, pioneer
High at the annual meeting of the con-
ference held last week at the North
Texas State Teachers College.
Other officers for the coming year
are Jany Walling of Burkburnett. 1st
vice-president; Nancy Lovett of Deca-
tur. 2nd. vice-president; Guy 4 Cras-
Austin. ‘exks, Iay 10.—Before
dodge or die. Then there area numberThomas Brown, county clerk; J. M.
who delight in loving no rules about Gibbs, county treasurer; J. W. Davis, Broils of Foil Worth officiating, as-
speed, and permitting trucks. moving county assessor; H. F. Hawkins, coun- sisted b Bev. Bounds of Paradise,
vans. etc., to blockade the thorough- ty collector; J L. Rucker, sheriff; Interment was in Pleasant Grove Cem-
fares at will. Other towns, in fact. J. E. Boyett, county surveyor. County etery under the direction of Hawkins
commissioners: J. EL Wallace, Deca- Funeral Home. Pall bearers were O.
tur; W. J. Leach. Alvord; N. P. Col L. Hartsell, M. H. Peek. Joe Potts.
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Agricnuural economists report the
number of milch cows in the United
Legislator, "in good sense,
K. Temple Dickson,
house, of (orsicana.
conccun_ ! right to do so. Why have the mem- I
j bers of the legislature not objected to
citizen of
Mr. Bridges was preceded in death
by his wife, who died in 1935. Survi-
vors include three sons, T. C. Bridg-
es. Jr.. of Compton, California; John
Bridges of Breckenridge; and J. M.
Bridges of Long Beach, California;
two daughters, Mrs. Anna Yeager of
Lareda; Mrs. Carl Cutshall of Breck-
enridge; and on daughter-in law, Mrs.
Jewel Smith of Pen well, Texas. Thir-
teen grandchildren also survive.— The
Breckenridge American.
disc. Justices of the
Educated southwestern u.;
5.M.U. YEAR IT QPtHED; SCHOOL E Joww Mlak
He became ill last Tuesday morning 1 county. Until his retirement a few
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. years ago, he had worked as a ear-
Carl Cutshall. With wl...... lie made penter-contractor. He formerly taught
his home. : school in Fannin county. Mr Bridges
He had lived in Breckenridge for was a native of North Carolina.
20 years, coming here from Wise Masonic services were conducted
—— । f°r Mr. Bridges at the Breckenridge
‘ cemetery.
pleasing to quite a number, saying smiths, A. Smith barber, S. P. Nash
that we must have laws to regulate deutist. Will A. Miller land deaier.
the car drivers. Others oppose the Officers of Wise county were: J. W.
ordinances, wanting the drivers to Patterson, district judge; J. Casey,
county eral services were held Sunday after-
; noon. May 7, in the first Christian
The Bowden hrothers. Euek and X Tlehtcdofro
Henry, -on the Henry Rutcliff farm resentatives K Temple Dickson and
west of Decatur do peculiar things in Iyle Pevehouse, Jan Anderson, earn
tieir farming activities They are paign director, rexas Pensions inion,
recognized as two of the most success- ............ a bulletin to eacl Lezgisla-
ful farmers in the county : ..... are tor. in whicl ne urged that mebers
energetic and all the time doing some- zive his orzanization. with the assis.
thing about the farm. Tins oue comes tanee of certain state officials, an op-
to the Messenger: They sowed ats portunity to nit a plan for pay-
the last ot october. 19335, mowed them ing so pensions.
Anderson s plea follows:
Now, ft r a sane and sure way of
paying $:0 pensions to our aged.
"We respect fully ask that the State
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all present at the Skygak
visit Cal
I’hil stated Qess, and with all members acting
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«ea.
Had occasion
request an
A. Ramsey.
H. Mr. Collins was born in South
H. Harvey, [ Carolina October 20, 1852. He was
precinct No. 3; T. L. Taylor, precinct married to Miss Emma Cason, Jann*
; lein.
"We have such a plan for paying
$0 pensions, that is equitable and
Texas are entitled to a lobbyist in street.
Austin, if they want one. and if they __________*__________
want to organize and contribute funds. Pove +A K,cppA,
in support of their own campaign and ---em
just cause, they have a constitutional • Hickey Youth President
- WILL Be THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THELNITED STAT1S AHD WILL ACTIVELY SUPPORT HI$ CANDIDACY...
Jozhjaose-- o 1939 TExas NEWSPADERFEAruRES
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Fishermen in the city and com-
munity are reporting some fine caten-
es during the past week in Lake
i Bridgeport. Several caught their lim-
it in a short time. Mr. E K. Williams,
president of the Chamber of Com-
merce. was one of the early ones at
, the lake. and he repi rts hooking
I more than sixteen pounds of crappie
in fifteen minute'.. “Believe it, or not."
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New Physician Locates
Here to Practice
women were forbidden to enter a I
place where intoxicating drinks were tisers were: E. F. stegall. hardware,
sold. Today. women are used as "in- Goe % Outler. lawyers and collectors,
ducements" for drinking men to come Jolin A. Donald, surveyor, Chas. H.
in and buy. It was against the law mith merchant. J. A. Wakefield,
for the bar tender to permit minors liquor dealer. M. D. Sellars merchant,
to enter his "gilded palace"; today C Kepplar druggist, Hoyle & Whor-
-minors, boys and girls are employed to 11111 hay and grain dealers. C. W . Col-
peddle drinks to waiting customers lom merchant. Summit saloon, Allen
on the premises. Visit some of these Eros butchers, Decatur opera house,
"joints." just over the county lines, Deatur News, tales house hotel. De-
and you will get your eyes full of the catur Free Press, J. P. Hayter. 1. J.
most disreputable drunken parties Kenny "roceries. Km x House hotel,
von have witnessed since the Satu.- 1; Johnson racket store. S. J.
day night celebrations of Dixie Dir Elack meat market. E. H. Reaum-
nell. and Madam Porter, of the < id uertner Jeweler, its. York & Miller:
Dallas Camp street, and Fort Worth's Wise County Messenger. IL M. Reid
Hell's Half Acre merchant, ity Hotel, I. L. Chestnut
Mrs. W. I). Frazer of Dallas, was nation of bills that will definitely
a most welcome visitor at the Mes- liberaize and previde revenne for
-- i —— well of Whitewright, secretary; Guy
Pioneer Citizen Buried Funeral of Resident for Ki Miller of Itenton Senior High
At Pleasant Grove
A. J.
ager Ball. The laws and rules are contractor. Clark
S. W. Tilghman
& Rankin black-
States is on the increase.
7 :10 o'clock
short illness. --
Denton, Texas, May lo.— Dickson
Boyd ft the Teachers College Demon-
strution School was elected president
of the North Texas Youth Conference
to succeed Jack Hickey of Decatur
dax photographer.
The Midway Home Demonstration
Club had their education exhibit at
the Christian Furniture store. A
properly- set table.
Thanks to the following merchants:
Mr. Carl Christian, who provided
furniture and window: Dunn Hard-
ware for table service; Reiger Dry
Goods Store for linen; and Mrs. N.
A. Moore for beautiful flowers.
MIDWAY CLUB.
grant permission to Dr. A. B. Cox.
Director of the University of Texas
Bureau of Eusiness Statistics: Mr.
Coleman W. Gulley, assistant State
Auditor: Mr. Forrest Nelson, Tax Sta-
tistician in the Comptroller's office:
Walter Shugart. one of the officials
of the great Waples-Platter Grocery
organization of Fort Worth, was a
et Guide of Decatur,” published in
1894. Suppose it had a wide circula-
tion at the time it was printed, and
it soltl for 10 cents. Advertising was
carried on every other page of the
little booklet, and among the adver-
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them—why not Decatur. And, the
funny thing about it, they are the
same traffic laws. The same in Dal-
las. the same in Denton, the same in
Timbuctoo, the same in Decatur. Why
not?
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Kt. Rev. Joseph I*. Lynch, bishop
of Dallas, confirmed four in Bridge-
port., after lo o’clock mass Sunday.
May 7th. After the confirmation cere-
mony. Bishop Lynch had lunch in De-
eat nr in the L. W. Flusche home.
Father J. L. Devers held the mass
at Bridgeport and was host to Bishop
Lynch.
sender office first of the week,
company with her friend. Mi".
The present state liquor laws are Anderson had. the day before,
peculiar laws, the most peculi ar the issted an eloquent appeal to each
state has ever had. In the old days, —————
"ther bills could likewise be in-
to fol- dren and one great grandchild ; one
। school as faculty sponsor and voted i -rolP
to meet next year at Bridgeport. More,. . g, 7. ~
than 300 students from 15 high Bishop ( onfirms Four
schools were enrolled for this years at Bridgeport Service
Pensions Inion, and a hearing before a full House meet-1 the general public.
ing and the proceedings broadcast Dr. Goldman is a former citizen of
over a statt networks, which lie of- Fort Worth. ami has had long ve -
fered to pay for. Representatives in the practice , f medicine. A most
Dickson and Pevehouse joined in a .affable gentleman, and he and wife
statement declaring that "we are of and ......hild will reside in the
the opinion that the old people of i P. Dodson apartment on west
to Old Folks on
Ilt. i. i. . , ... t iost wdfome visitor at the Messen-
Dj L. L (iolcinun of I ort Worthi , .. . , 1. .1
. Eel ollice. We have known Walter
i1 many years. In fact, we were young-
to meet sters together over in pentontown
Summer is here, and that means
vacttions from school. Most scouts
are considering hikes and other means
of vacationing. Best of all is the
Worth Ranch in Palo Pinto county.
I! is a ranch north of Mineral Wells,
owned by the Fort Worth area Boy
Scouts. At low cost a scout in this
area may go to this camp. There are
fine facilities for all who attend. A
few from Decatur plan to go.
J gp Se- l
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,
on individual scor-
Keith's patrol as a
days. Little boys who are manly and and an Assistant Attorney General, if
courteous, ready conversationalists, possible, or an attorney selected by
boys who are being trained and the above named gentlemen, to work
brought up to make men. sure nuif at intervals with us for a few days,
men. It is truly refreshing to meet trusting that these gentlemen would
Mich youngsters; they are so differ- gladly cooperate with us in helping
ent from the average run of budding solve a most important state prob-
The raid by friends on the Skygak
home on Thursday of last week shows
the glaring defects of too many fami-
lies on one phi ne line. The mistake
that brought about this near catas-
trophe was innocently made when
the Doi tor bought a large fish up
ti wn and phoned out that he was
bringing it home for dinner that day.
And. being a party line with about a
hundred families on it. the news
spread like wild fire and by eleven-
thirty the entire population for miles
around- with the exception of a few
aged and cripples who couldn’t make
w .f
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W. Tyler. both g....... warm friends tellizentiy drafte by others, and sul--
of the editor. Mrs. Frazer, who as mitted in ths siame manner, for the
school teacher iti the Decatur pub- d librate but prompt action -it the
lie schools was Miss Alice Baum- House and senate.
la-fore a House Committee
S3-year-old Breckenridge resident.
zartner. was the writer's instructor our su=Ee t ion. therefore woald
in the 4th grade. We enjoyel the good I tin the euber- oi the Iith Lez-
ladies’ visit very much. And those old islature ‛ home and think alone for
school days wen- recalled; in our i few dlays. I hen come back to Aus
opinion. Miss Alice was the best. Ilie tin in a special session at their full
sweetest, the most forgiving teacher daily salaries, ami being rested and
we ever went to in all our school days, with changed viewpoints, and with
'Course, she was compelled to use ditferences forgiven and forgotten, try
the switch many, many times, but. I *‘"<l and hot tly to et the j"1, done
that, we are sating she never used it for the old folks.
over half enough.
week. Phil ami family came up for a '"ill enable us, working together, to
visit with the home folks. He said : prepare the Bill and an accompanying
“It is still Wonderful Wise with me, clarifying and justifying explanation
ami say. you de not know how to ap- ’ 1 its component parts.
preciate it- until you get away from "I pon submitting our proposal to
here. Honestly, it is the best looking the Speaker ot the House and the
county between here and the border. President ot the Senate simuit aneuos
more signs of prosperity, and better ly, with the decks cleared for busi-
A friend presented ns with a copy, Buckaloo, precinct No. 7; H. C.
of the "Little Giant Official, Histori- Brown, precinct No. 8. City Officers:
cal and Business Directory and Pock-iL. W. Means, mayor; J. V. Jolly, sec-
sea 1 A
atur. 4
wa} back yomhr. ‘Member when
Shugart drove a delivery wagon for
a Mr. Halliduy, who operated a small
grocery on the south side of the
square. Today, Shugart is one of the
bes known grocery executives in the
state. By integrity and devoting his
time to business he has risen to the
top of the ladder. He is a brother of
Mrs. Al Farrington of this communi-
ty.
home with appetites whetted to a keen
edge by the aroma of frying fish.
Well, since there was only six
pounds of fish to start with, the re-
sult of this untimely raid meant the
killing of twelve young roosters be-
side the using of a seven pound roast
that was being saved for Sunday din-
ner. This meat menu did not include
the twenty-four pound sack of flour
that went into biscuits nor the gal-
lons of coffee, jam. milk and butter
galore, that went to fill this hungry
horde.
Of course all the visitors claimed
they came to bring home something
they had borrowed, and they all ac-
tnally brought some little knicknacks
such as a plow. sectPn harrow, a
mule colt, springer heifer, wagon, a
shoat. corn, oats, hay ami some cord-
wood. But the trouble with all this
seeming generosity was that the Doc-
tor wasn't in any particular need of
this stuff at this time ami all of it
put together wasn’t worth a good
mess ot fish. ‘The Doctor is glad to
see his friends turn over a new leaf
and begin returning borrowed things
but he would rather they would pick
a more opportune time than on a day
when he is having fish for dinner.
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