The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1929 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MADISONVILLE METEOR, THURSDAY. MAY 16, 1929,
The MadUonville Meteor
J. A. KNIGHT. Editor and Prop.
Entered as second-class matter
Madisonville, Texas, under the art of
January 19, 1895, at the post-office in
March 8, 1879.
In the county, year $1.50
Out of county, year ——— 2.00
In the county, 6 months .75
Oat of county, 6 months 1.00
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation which
unintentionally may appear in the
columns of the Meteor will be gladly
corrected upon its being brought to
the attention of the management.
THE VOICE OF EDITORS
AROUND MADISON COUNTY
Grimes County Review, Navasota:
That Navasota citiens generally are
whole-heartedly in favor of a new
high school building was forcefully
expressed in Saturday's election when
out of a total of 259 votes cast on a
proposed $130,000 school house bond
. issue only five negative votes were
among them. The proposed city
charter amendment carried by a like
majority, although the number of
votes cast against that proposition
•was ten.
•
Lovelady Star:
The committee appointed to raise
funds for the Chamber of Commerce
have succeeded in getting sufficient
signatures to guarantee a salary for
the secretary, and he will be re-
quired to put in a quantity of his time
in arranging for the fair that we are
going to pull off here this fall on the
12th, 13th, and 14th of September.
Lovelady had a fine fair last fall and
intends to make that one look like a
school picnic in comparison.
Conroe Courier:
Officials here are undecided about
operation of the new marriage lic-
ense law which is supposed to become
effective June 1, repuiring three days
notice before license to wed can be
secured and requiring of men a med-
ical examination certificate. Being
no penalty attached for violation of
the law, officials are wondering if the
examination provision, not applying
; alike to both men and women, can be
enforced against the men. City poll
tax law was knocked out because it
was against men only and called
"class" legislation, which is forbidden
by the constitution.
Crockett Courier:
Two state rangers have been in
Crockett during the last week work-
ing on the case of the disappearance
of Mr. C. W. Butler, Sr., and develop-
ments are expected daily. The disap-
pearance is one of the most mysteri-
ous to ever happen in Houston county.
Mr. Butler, one of the county's most
prominent old-time citizens, disap-
peared early in April and no trace has
been found of him, despite efforts of
his sons, Frank Butler and Dr. C. W.
Butler, Jr., of Crockett, citizens and
peace officers over a period of sev-
eral weeks. Many clues have been
run down during the search, but each
clue failed in any trace of locating
the missing man.
* *
Jewett Messenger:
Not being able to attend the big
celebration at Bryan, we got to to
find out about it to tell the folks.
Mrs. LUie Gardner seemed to be the
best posted and what she had to say
would easily make two columns, but
condensed, it was about as follows:
Jewett was represented with about
76 or 100 folks. The Leon county
Princess, Miss Nellie Weakley, of
Jewett, was the best dressed, prettiest
and most popular one in the proces-
sion. The Jewett delegation were
noticeable for their friendliness, gen-
eral good humor and air of prosperity.
It was a great occasion for Jewett, |
Leon county and East Texas, and she
was glad she attended.
« • •
Bryan Weekly Eagle:
William Forrest, high school senior
of Midway, who won first place in
the "My Home Town" speech making
contest here Monday afternoon, an
event staged annually by the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce, never
made a public speech in his life until
Bix weeks ago, when his school was
staging a home talent play and he
was selected to make the curtain talk
in connection with that event. He
Was later winner in the district con-
test helad at Huntsville before com-
ingto Bryan. Young Forrest is the:
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Forrest of
Midway, and his parents together
with many other Midway citizens
were here to hear William make his
speech. Mr. Forrest operates a big
cotton ginnig plant at Midway and
has extensive farming interests in
the Midway section.
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Normangee Star:
Local manager R. B. Cash of the
Western Public Service Co. tells us
PROGRAM
REX THEATRE
MADISONVILLE
Week of May 20 to 26
Monday and Tuesday, May 20—21:
Tha
"Canary Murder Case"
The outstanding big special that you
have heard so much about.
EXTRA—
MD..L.. ■ :
M. G.
'Ruby Lips
M. Comedy. AD. 20 and 40c
Wednesday, May 22— 1 day only:
"Bare Knees"
EXTRA:
"Papa Spanks"
Paramount Comedy. Ad. 15 & 25c
Thursday and Friday, May 23—24:
"Loves of Casanova"
EXTRA:
News and Cartoon
Admission 15 and 35 cents
Normangee Star Believes They Need
The Old San Antonio Trail Highway
And Is Boosting For Proper Action
Saturday, May 25:
Phantom of the Range
With Tom Tyler.
EXTRA:
"Bicycle Flirt"
Admission 15 and 25c
Says The Normangee Star:
The Star had about decided to say
nothing more about the Old San An-
tonio Road. Nobody seemed to take
any interest in the matter. The law
calls for 100 feet right of way its en-
tire length. Part of the way
our road is not even open. Nobody
seems to be taking any action toward
getting the 100 feet. Personally, we
have spent considerable time and
some little money getting information
about the matter, have made some ef-
fort toward getting county action tak-
en. Nobody locally seems to want to
put up anything to keep up the effort.
So we had about decided to quit
the subject entirely. It is no more to
us than to any other property owner
in or near Normangee. But we get a
' wind of another move that makes us
say a word more. There is going to
be a strong effort made to change the
route of that road. Bryan and Madi-
sonville are county sites. They want
the road. Madison county commis-
sioners court did not pass an order for
100 foot right of way. Do you see
anything?
COMING NEXT WEEK:
"West of Zanibar"
Lon Chaney
"Sinners In Love"
The popular True Story Magazine
picture.
Midway seems to have done noth-
ing. They would just as soon have
that road routed through Madison
ville. Crockett does not care. Cald
well does not care. It would mean
just the same to all these places if it
came through Bryan and Madisonville
as if it remains through Normangee
If Normangee is willing to sit down
and do nothing, it can very easily
lose it. Yes, lose it. Lose it. The
Star man owns some property in
Normangee. Just a little more infor-
mation and what we have is for sale
And a lot more of you will be seeking
to do likewise.
If we get up and open that road
Open that road! Open that road 100
feet wide, and do it right now, and
take some other steps that will look
like we intend to do something, then
our Normangee property is worth
double what it is today. Normangee
can be a town of 5,000. It can be
blown away with a breath. Every
property owner in town is deeply in-
terested in the decision. Shall we keep
the San Antonio road which the law
gives us, or shall we bid it goodbye?
Cotton Poison
Demonstration
To be held at Madisonville, Texas, on
Irvy Whitmire farm on Wednesday,
May 22, 1929.
Actual Poisoning will be done. You
are urged to attend. See County
Agent Mr. W. H. DuPuy for details.
R. B. George Machinery Co.
Dallas
A LADY PHONED THE NEWS
BUT WE COULD NOT HEAR
COMING SOON:
Watch for Them.
"THE LETTER"
"JIMMY VALENTINE"
•'ABIES IRISH ROSE"
And "SPIES."
More seats have been put in. Come
on, seats for everybody.
"It's Always Cool at the Rex."
that Tuesday they tied in with the
Texas Power & Light Co., at the sub-
station here, connecting with the big
power plant at Trinidad. Just a lever
at the substation to be moved, and we
can be getting power and light out of
the Neches station or out of the Trini-
dad station. In case an accident oc-
curs, as was the case when a tree in
Montgomery county a few weeks ago
fell and broke the line, it will only
be a mere matter of throwing the
switch, and we will be getting our
lights off the other line. It is hardly
probable that any time our power
would be off more than a few minutes,
thing is that this connection is made
at Normangee, and that a number of
important towns get their power and
lights through the Normangee station.
SPECIALS
Saturday, May 18, and Wednesday, May 22.
SUGAR 10 Pounds for 53c
NORTH ZULCH NEWS
Mrs. J. D. Stell went up to Center-
ville Sunday to visit for a few days
with her relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf and Mrs. Emma
Manning went up to Wealthy Sunday
and spent the day.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S Hollis will move
even with a terrible storm wrecking; back from Flynn this week. Mr.
a power plant. And the interesting; Hollis was >"ted Superintendent of
the Plain-. - .. . 'nol for another year.
Mrs. R. K. .. 'i. of Austin is
here for a visit ... . -3r mother,Mrs.
May.
Mrs. Maud Allen, who is attending
school at Huntsville, spent the week-
end in North Zulch.
Almost twice the amount necessary
to buy new song books was raised
Saturday by the committee, and in
less time than an hour the books were
ordered. Everyone intereseted in
good singing will find a hearty wel-
come at the First Baptist Church
each first Sunday afternoon.
N. E. Shannon has purchased the
residence occupied by G. C. Wilson.
Mr. Wilson will move to the G. C.
Donaho place, as Mr. Donaho has
moved out on his farm on Bundie
Prairie.
Mrs. Jack Zulch had a pleasant
] visit from her mother, Mrs. Edd Rob-
erts and two sons, Sunday from
Huntsville.
1 Miss Ruth Williams of Brownwood
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Luel
Taylor for the week-end. She is a
student at S. H. S. T. C.
Mr. and Mrs.Douglass Burtis and
Accidents cost the United States
approximately $3,200,000,000 annually
Auto accidents cost $800,000,000; fires
$550,000,000; home accidents $850,-
000,000; industrial accidents $1,000,-
000,000. "Social costs," if they could
be estimated, would increase the total
figure greatly.
BACON Smoked, per pound l$c ij son, Douglass Junior, are here for a
^ M _1 1 ]yjr.
EXTRACT, 15c size.
VINfeGAR, bulk, 90-grain, per gallon. ,2$c
FLOUR 48 lbs. Extra High Patent
"TAKE ME"—Guaranteed
$1.49
pleasant visit with her parents
■and Mrs. W. T. Taylor.
j Mr. and Mr^. Sam Hendrix of
i Union, and Mr. W. R. Hendrix of
- Houston, were Sunday guests of Mr.
MUSTARD Wilson's, Quart 19c
CERTO 1 Pint
29c
BAKING POWDER Calumet, Mb. can 24c
SOUP Wilson's assorted,
. 3 for 23c
BROOM 5-String, Big Bargain
19c
COCO MALT 1-lb. size.
39c
MILK
Borcfon't 1-lb. with
53c
and Mrs. DanCorley.
| Mr. aijd Mrs. M. R Andrews of
\ Cpncord came down Sunday, to at-
' tend the singing at Pleasant Grove,
j Mr. and Mrs. Horace Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Roberts, and Mrs. Ar-
thur Andrews of Huntsville, were the
guests of. .their sister, Mrs. Jack
Zulch Sunday.
| Among my souvenirs on Mothers'
Day was a lettr from my neice, Miss
Bobbie Broadway, who is attending
Baylor College at Belton. She writes
j "We get our Senior privileges next
I Wednesday. We will wear the caps
and gowns. I thought when I was a
little green "fish" I would never get
to be a Senior." She will leceive her
degree at the close of the summer
term.
MAYONNAISE Thousand Island, one-
half pint 19e
I
SOAP
1 J
10 Cakes for. ; 36c
WHITE LAUNDRY, 10 Cakes for
RB
SYSTEM
CASHS CARRY
BEDIAS SCHOOL EXERCISES
TO BE HELD ON MAY 31
The Meteor this week printed the
programs for the commencement ex-
ercises of the Bedias high school,
which will be staged there on Friday
evening, May 31st. The program for
the occasion is as follows:
Invocation - Rev. G. A. Foster
Song Juniors
Greetings
Salutatory Address. £tha Lian Cor ley
Class History Lester Snow
Class Prophecy .Leon Stampley
Song Seniors
The Joy Bells Of Bedias
Class Poem Camein Upchurch
Class Will ,„Cuyler Thompson
Giftorian - Anna Adams
Valedictory Address
1 Gertrude Lipscomb
Class Song Seniors
Graduation
Address — Rev. J. B. Davis
Presentation of Diploma&.L. H. Bond
Benediction Rev. J. L. Epperson
The phone rang in the Meteor of-
fice the other day—a thing it does so
often. A lady wanted to give us a
news item, an act and deed highly ap-
preciated by any newspaper, but our
telephone, which happens to be one of
those pecuilar kinds which at times
is perfectly all O. K. but at other
times worse than an early day home-
made radio set, failed to work at this
particular time when they lady called
up. So a good news item was lost,
utterly and hopelessly lost.
A news item is like a nugget of
gold to The Meteor office at any time,
and we have been grieving about the
loss of that item ever since, and prob-
ably never will recover completely
from the effects of it.
A printing office is always a migh-
ty busy place, and generally always
has some machinery running when
the phone rings, and to hear over the
phone at its best service is a task,
and sometimes we can not at that
very moment stop a running press or
a linotype machine in order to answer
a phone call. The total sum of it all
amounts to a great big problem in
any newspaper office. However, we
always try to do our best with news
that comes over the phone, but it is
almost impossible to get it absolute-
ly correct at all times. The better
way is to write it out on a piece of
paper and bring it or send it to the
Meteor office. Every item of news is
welcome at the Meteor office, and
that includes the smallest personal
news item of some one visiting or
some one who has gone away from
home. Remember, if the phone does
not work, send it to us.
AmongThose Who Have
Faith In The Home Paper
Mr. G. W. Scott renewed his sub-
scription for another year while on
our streets Saturday. He says they
are having a difficult time getting
cotton up on his farm, and the corn
crop is not doing well on accoount of
the excessive rains. Mr. Scott is one
of the best farmers in this section of
the country, and he always makes hi3
goodly share of a cotton and corri
crop, regardless of how ne has to
battle against the elements of nature.
The patent office has issued 600
patents for new devices to curl the
hair on women's heads.
wnmin§
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To wear on the event-
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celebrate the occa-
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could be more "fit-
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Bird Full Fashioned
Hosiery.
Gleaming white and
a host of youthfully
smart cosmetic
shades — styles in
appealing variety,
sheer fabric, unusual
length, sandal soles
and really astonishing
wearing quality—
hose that you wear
with pride and assur«
ance.
STYLE 80
Picot Edge Chiffon
All Silk, French Heels—
$1.95
STYLE 70
Pointed Heel
of Exclusive Design
Service Sheer
$1.50
The Smartness of Youth
The Splendor of Royalty
J. W. VISER
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NEGRO SHOT AT CROCKETT
AS HE DESTROYS WHISKEY
R. L. Groves, a negro, was shot
and fatally injured by Sehriff J. L.
Hazlett in west Crockett about 6:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
shooting occured after an automobile
chase in which the Sheriff was at-
tempting to capture some whiskey.
After driving some distance, the ne-
gro got out and ran to an outdoor
toilet, where he was breaking some
bottles of whiskey, it is claimed. The
officer fired several shots, one of
which passed through a door and
entered the negro's right shoulder.
A bottle of whiskey was found after
the shooting within a few feet of the
toilet. Several broken bottles were
found insde the toilet. Groves was
rushed to a local hospital in a local
ambulance for treament. He died
about nine o'clock Wednesday morn-
ing. A formal complaint was filed
against the sheriff and he made nom-
inal bond. Mr. Hazlett states that he
fired to frighten Groves and prevent
destruction of the whiskey, with no
intention of hitting the negro.—From
The Crockett Courier. I
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Knight, J. A. The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1929, newspaper, May 16, 1929; Madisonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192307/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .