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MERCEDES NEWS-TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Ed Koester left Sunday for
Tyler, Texas where she will join her
husband. From east Texas they will
make a trip through Georgia then
west to California before returning
to the Valley around the first of
July. In the absence of Mrs. Koes-
ter, the manager of the Seymour
Beauty Shop here, Miss Maurine
Alexander will be in charge of the
shop.
Mrs. J. 0. Lambertson left Mon-
day for Yoakum to visit her sister
Mrs. W. E. O’Neil. -
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Flint spent
Sunday at Boca Chica fishing.
John Phelan of Dallas returned to
Mercedes Monday morning after a
weeks visit in Dallas with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Deyo and chil-
dren Mary Marie and Elizabeth
Anne, and nephew Freddie Bernard
all of Mercedes, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Elliott of Harlingen and Mrs. E. W.
Archer of Lyford spent last week
end fishing at Red Fish Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Munson of
Spokane, Washington are in the
Valley visiting their sons C. 0. Stone
of Mercedes, connected with the
Southland Life Insurance Company,
and R. W. Stone of Brownsville,
pilot in the Pan American Air Lines.
Mr. and Mrs. Munson expect to re-
main in the Valley for about a
month.
Mrs. R. S.. Tolson and son Ray
Stanley left last week end for San
Antonio. Ray Stanley is to spend
six weeks in camp near Kerrville
and Mrs. Tolson will return to Mer-
cedes this week after a short visit
with her parents in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lauderdale
and children and Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Kirkpatrick and children left the
first of the week for Kerrville. Mr.
Kirkpatrick and Mr. Lauderdale plan
to return this week, while Mrs.
Lauderdale, Mrs. Kirkpatrick and
children will remain there for sev-
eral weeks.
J. C. Lear city secretary and Art
Biel, city engineer, spent the latter
part of the past week in Austin on
city businss.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Fikes, Miss
Inez Pleasants and Jack Fikes were
luncheon guests Sunday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bollier.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Weller and
s baby of Harlingen spent Sunday
here in the home of Mrs. Weller’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mc-
Kinney.
Mrs. Ray Garrison left Monday
for Sulphur, Louisiana to visit her
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Tanner
have moved to Shreveport, Louisiana
to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carr P. Kitchen of
Terrell, Texas arrived in Mercedes
last week end. Mrs. Kitchen is
spending the summer here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mc-
Kinney, While here she is employed
with the Brown Motor Company.
Mr. Kitchen returned to Terrell
where he is a member of the Texas
Military College faculty. He is now
teaching in the summer school
of that institution.
Mrs. George Markham is planning
to leave within the next week for
Kosse, Texas in Limestone County,
where she will visit Mr. Markham’s
mother Mrs. J. L. Markham. .
Adolph Zastera is planning to go
fishing in the gulf again Friday of
this week and has promised to bring
back fish for everyone in Mercedes.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shotwell and
children left last week end for Kerr-
ville where Mrs. Shotwell and chil-
dren will spend the next six weeks.
Mr. Shotwell returned the first of
this week. Little Miss Mauderae
McDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. McDonald accompanied the
Shotwells to Kerrville and will re-
main there with them.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Dube return-
ed the first of this week from Gid-
. dings, Texas where Mrs. Dube and
baby have spent the past month. Mr.
Dube went up after them last week
end. Mrs. Dube and little son also
spent a week in Houston where they
were guests of Mr. Dube’s brother
Carl Dube. In Giddings they were
guests in the home of Mr. Dube’s
parents, M. and Mrs. K. E. Dube.
Miss Relda Freeman and neice
Miss Frances Irby are expected in
Mercedes from San Angelo this
week end. Miss Freeman is a mem-
ber of the faculty there and Miss
Irby has been attending school in
that place. Miss Freeman will spend
the summer with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Freeman and Miss
Irby will be with her mother Mrs.
Mae F. Irby. Miss Louise E. Walker,
Jr. of Brownwood is also expected
to arrive this week end to visit in
the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Freeman.
Edwin Wilson of Dallas is a guest
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Seay. Mr. Wilson is Mr.-
Seay’s nephew. Z.
Mrs. John Thomson of Anderson,
South Carolina was a guest in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bern-
ard here last week end. Mrs. Thomp-
son is visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Redlund of Lyford.
E. M. Crockett of Harlingen was
a business visitor in Mercedes Tues-
day morning.
Mrs. S. J. Griffin and daughter
Doris are planning to leave Monday
of next week for Easton, Maryland
where they will spend the summer.
Mrs. Ralph Dunson spent last
week in Laurel Mississippi where
she attended the high school gradua-
tion exercises. Her son Jerome
Deavors was graduated from the
Laurel high school at that time.
Mrs. Guy Dunson has arrived from
Laredo, Texas where she has been
teaching in- the schools of that city.
She and her husband are now living
in the Schmalzried home on Palm
Heights drive.
Mrs. A. L. Benoist of Harlingen
was a visitor in Mercedes Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elliott of Har-
lingenare spending several days
this week in Mercedes as guests in
the home, of. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Deyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ross and little
daughter Billy Ruth of Santa Maria
and Mrs. Ross’ sister Miss Merry
Andrews of Mercedes have gone to
Opelika, Alabama where they are
visiting Mr. Ross’s father and sis-
ters and brothers. ,
Miss Betty Blackwell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Blackwell of
Josephine Blackwell.
Mrs. J. C. Bauer and daughter
Gretchen left Friday morning to
drive to Judsonia, Arkansas where
they will spend the summer. Mr.
Bauer will remain in Mercedes for
several weeks before joining his
family in Arkansas. They expect to
return to Mercedes the first of Sep-
tember.
Mrs. Leona H. Copeland, Mrs. W.
W. De Vine and daughter Mary
Frances and Dixon Van Tuyl arrived
last week end for a short visit in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cope-
land. Mrs. Leona H. Copeland is the
mother of W. J. Copeland.
Paul Roth of San Francisco is
visiting here in the home of his sis-
ter Mrs. Max Mestel.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. George and
family left last week end for Robs-
town to make their home. Mr.
George has been in that city for sev-
eral months.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Monger of San
Benito were visitors in Mercedes one
day last week end.
Mrs. John L. Leslie and son John
D., arrived in Mercedes last week
end, to join Mr. Leslie, Boy Scout
field executive of the Valley Council.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie are making their
home in an apartment in the George
Commons home on Ohio avenue.
Guy Bradford of Weslaco was a
business visitor in Mercedes Tues-
day morning.
M iss. Julia Montgomery, of
Brownsville, publisher of Monty’s
Monthly magazine, was a Mercedes
visitor Monday afternoon.
The Rev. C. E. Wheat and sons G.
E., Jr. and Vann Winn, left for
Kerrville the first of this week
where the boys will spend the sum-
mer in the Methodist Encampment.
Mr. Wheat will return the latter
part of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Herndon and
children left this week for Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shaw returned
the first of this week from Austin
where they attended the University
graduation exercises. Their son John
Shaw was graduated from the Uni-
versity this year. John is spending
several days in Houston before re-
turning to Mercedes. He is expect-
ed home the latter part of this week.'
Hoyt Hager, Stanley Etnire and
Leonard Van Berg returned last
week end from Austin where they
have been attending the University
of Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thornton
and daughter Anne Ferguson re-
turned Monday night from San An-
tonio to which city they had ac-
companied Mrs. L. T. Hoyt on her
return to her home in Kansas City.
Mrs. Hoyt has been visiting in the'
Valley for the past six weeks.
Mrs. George Breeding returned
Monday from San Antonio where
she had spent several days last week
end.
Truitt Jordan returned Sunday
night from a vacation in Dover,
Arkansas.
Harry Peters and Art Biel were
in Harlingen on business Monday.
Mrs. W. A. Tullis was a Harlin-
gen visitor Monday.
Charles Hupp, district manager
for the General American Insurance
Company left Monday for a busi-
ness trip to Laredo, Del Rio and
Eagle Pass. He returned Thursday.
Woody Tullis was a business visi-
tor in Harlingen Wednesday.
W. L. Hilton left Wednesday of
this week for Jacksonville’, Texas.
Carll McKinney left Monday for
Jacksonville, Texas.
Mrs. Walden Haynes and little son
have gone to Columbia, Mo. where
they will spend a month with Mrs.
Haynes, mother, Mrs. Adams.
Rogers Kelley of Edinburg, candi-
date for. county attorney and Oscar
Kirkland, candidate for the office
of district clerk were Mercedes visi-
tors Tuesday evening.'
John Ewing of McAllen, candidate
for county judge was in Mercedes
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lettie Gibson of Beeville,
owner of the Gibson Beauty Shop
here was a visitor in Mercedes the
first of this week. She left Wed-
nesday noon to return to Beeville.
Mrs. Carrie M. Stuart left Wed-
nesday night for a vacation in Min-
eral Wells, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rouse and
children returned Tuesday night
from a two weeks stay at Port
Isabel.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore of
Oklahoma are visiting here in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fer-
rier. Mr. Moore is Mrs. Ferrier’s
brother.
Mrs. W. N. Coe and little daughter
of Harlingen were Mercedes visitors
Wednesday. 1
Miss Anne Kate McDonald is in
Ft. Worth visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thorpe.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Poteet and
little daughter left this week for
Waco. They stopped for a short
stay in Junction. -
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eldridge and
son Jr. and daughter Eloise are
guests here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Sissell.
Miss Marjorie Bleifuss of Mission
was a guest of Miss Kathleen Dun-
son the past week.
much publicity will be accorded
Mercedes on account of her inter-
national goodwill trip, and at the
same time it will help business in
our city. We make friends by being
nice to people, and we get business
the same way, even though some of
our customers may live in a foreign
country. ' /
GET THERE
AHEAD
OF YOURSELF
Let them know you’re
coming, or make your
out-of-town reservations
by telephone. Simple.
- Fast. Cheap.
Rio Grande Valley
Telephone Co.
J. P. Nicholson, Mgr.
MERCEDES-
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sented on consecutive Sundays from
3 to 3:30 p. m. starting June 10. The
program at that time will consist of
vocal solos by Mrs. H. E. Hager ac-
companied by Miss Anne Ferguson
and a short talk on Mercedes by Ty
Cobb. On the following programs,
all of which are in charge of the
chamber of commerce,, local enter-
tainers of every kind' and also local
speakers will be used and such talent
should be reported to the chamber of
commerce. Any suggestions as to
programs which will be of greatest
benefit to Mercedes will also be
welcomed by the chamber of com-
merce.
, In Sunday’s contest “each town
presented a program including im-
personations of stage, screen and
public life characters. Those on the
Mercedes program included Ty
Cobb as Will' Rogers, Mrs. .H. E.
Hager as Galli Curci and George
Cope Breeding, Jr. as Ben Bernie.
Mr. Cobb also acted as announcer.
H. L. Scott introduced Mr. Cobb in
his imitation of Will Rogers. Mrs.
Hager was accompanied at, the
piano by Miss Velma Albrecht of
this city.
OUR HOME-
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there have been in Mercedes at. any
other time since 1929. This fact is
fine for the community. The Home
Owners’ Loan Office is giving a
number of competent people good
jobs. The oil well ‘drilling is giving
more than 30 persons, good paying
jobs. Much employment has been
afforded by the shippers. No wonder
Mercedes is the livest city in the
Valley., .
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MOTMILLER-
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time, have been engaged in truck,
forming, and also in developing a
citru's grove, and for the last two
or three years have given consider-
able time to Chamber of Commerce
work and also to school affairs, be-
ing at present a member of the
Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Education.
As the Commissioners and County
Judge are the directing heads of
the financial structure of the coun-
ty, much time, thought, and due
deliberation must be given to the
many perplexing problems constant-
ly arising, in order that the inter-
est of the tax-payers may be pro-
tected in absolute fairness to all.
If elected, I shall, to the best of
my ability see that our taxes are .at
the lowest level possible, keeping in
mind at all times the ability of the
taxpayers to meet- their tax obliga-
tions, for it must be conceded by all,
that if the tax burdens are beyond
the ability of the people to pay, seri-
ous conditions arise.
I shall endeavor to see that our
taxable values are wholly equalized,
not only as to property in any given
territory, but comparatively through-
out the entire county, in order that
we may have an equal distribution
of taxes.
Having considerable experience in
road work, I shall undertake to
carry out an economical road pro-
gram, having in mind at all times
the proper maintenance of our roads
at the least possible cost.
I shall favor’ the best possible
adjustment of the indebtedness of
Hidalgo County, and the economical
administration of the County gov-
ernment, for only in this way can
we lower our tax burdens and en-
courage home ownership. •
My time will be given wholly to
the duties encumbent upon me, and
I shall give due consideration to
every problem presented, and shall
endeavor to be fairminded at all
times to the needs of this territory,
and assure you, if elected, that my
services will be for the benefit and
welfare of all.
HESTER-
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county. This also is important as
the commissioners court acts as a
board of. equalization. The com-
missioners have charge of the road
Work in the districts which they re-
present and for this too Mr. Hester
is well qualified, having been doing
road work in his contracting busi-
ness for a number of years. At
present his company the H. and F.
Construction Company, has both
state' and federal contracts for road
work which is now underway.
Mr. Hester has never held a poli-
tical office and has no political as-
pirations but has entered the race
for county commissioner at the
urgent requests of his many friends
throughout this district.
“If I am elected”, he states, “I
will serve the people of the district
and county, as a whole and will not
be influenced by any individual or
any political group.”
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PRESIDENT H. E. HAGER of
the Chamber of Commerce is ar-
ranging a goodwill trip of Mercedes
business people to go among some
of the villages and ranches on the
other side of Rio Rico soon. We
will take along an orchestra, have
some speaking in Spanish, and per-
haps give a barbecue or something
similar. A great deal of business
comes over the Rio Rico bridge from
our sister Republic, and that patron-
age should be encouraged. In mak-
ing this trip, President Hager will
be exercising good showmanship as
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