The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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who plods through weary
Jtadowed w!fh despair
yer tell what sudden dowers
him free from care.
[knows when he may see
yd of every stress,
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what the past has brought,
perhaps today!
—Aline Michaelis.
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lisis method of extending
" t in surrounding com-
"elsewhere, who ha\f
I*' t Shiloh. and who have
'n ied here, a cordial in-
t with us on Sunday,
' tt) take part in ouf
'--"K services.
lne))ared an interesting
!' we feei sure wiii be en-
it^tructive, and a help to
!' 'i'liy.
ill begin at 10 o'clock a.
* liring dinner and hel^
t at day for oid Shiloh
<\ltu Circuit.
[, r hlmg beits ringing aii over
} i t week. Did you ever
Al.ii'v Hlma Biittain and
;!tl(y announcing their mar-
: June 4. Imagine anybody
ecret that long!
L ]),rn< s Pauline Houston ana
I ,] in, slipping off to Wiiis
[v l cn the Reverend Karl M
i tied the knot, and the happy;
[, .)}.)<; drove right on to Cush-
hcrc they took possession of!
)wn apartment.
old Pryor of Rusk came down j
need a wedding ring on Mar- j
. C -wford's teft third finger,
t'. her off to Rusk, as much as
- Mart Thomas wiii miss
lAhrsucrite! The worst fentun
these weddings is that Aito has
^ e alt these pretty giris to other
-iucky towns we say!
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and Mrs. Oscar Aiien came
§it\n'ly losing John Ellis the
day in Houston. They took
[y ;ng offspring out to took at
When the parents were
!to go, John Ellis told them in
[Certain tones he had decided tt
i the Zoo.
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Jpoorcs and the Shnttucks en-
fish fry supper at the Doc'on
Sunday evening. Clvdt,
jcinagcd for the fish, and A!-
.nttuek rustied the wood ^nd
,v!iile aii the ladies had to do
r the fish and wash the dishes.
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Governor-elect W. Lee O'-
I ,.tys in a recent broadcast
J w;.s going to seii Texas. Wf
tnd to admit that he has made
Tstart.
A-H
);s like Martin Dies has reaHy
J something in his Congress-
Lestigation of spies and aliens.
ti:e has estimated that there
Mt three or four million spies
ti-American aliens in Amer-
; off of United States money
^Jtking day and night to des-
Kn' i ican ideals and institution*
^^meriean citizen should lend
[pmt to Mr. Dies and help de-
ny foreigner who is not w'll-
Lke out naturalization papers,
to work for the best in-
fo! America and Americans.
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happen to be low in your
tkiy. here's a beautiful poem
Itfutd give you hope and
) t < hold out just a little while
Gerald C. Mar.ti..who went into tin
un-off for Attorney General wit
the vote of over 3! 5.000 citizens i
he first primary, is bringing his can*
paign to Cherokee County Saturday
August 20. when he speaks before :
;ounty wide rally in Alto at 5:30 ]*
rh. I.ocal Mann supporters are ex
tending an invitation to voter3 o
nearby towns and surrounding coun
try to come to Alto to hear the can
didate.
M inn is continuing his vigorou
tttacki against political racketeer:
tnd professional politicians, just a:
he did in the first primary. The can-
didate promises "a clean, courageous
decent administration, dedicated tf
the enforcement of the law without
regard to political consequences.
A native of Sulphur Springs. Manr
is a graduate of S. M. U. and Hatvarc
University Law! School, working his
way as a waiter, insurance salesman
factory worker and minister. This i;
his first race for an elective office,
but his varied background of publit
service includes posts as assistan,
Attorney General, as Secretary o
State, as special emissary of Texas ir
Washington to correlate relief pro-
jects and as a member of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
He is married and has two children.
The candidate will broadcast ove;
a statewide radio network each Mon-
day from 7:13 to 7:30 p. m. and eact-
Thursday from 7:45 to 8 p. m.
COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT
Completing club goals and prepar-
ing for an exhibit were discussed m
a meeting of the Council of the Home
Demonstration Clubs in the Com
missioned Court Room at Rusk
Saturday afternoon, with Mrs. L.
Newborn. vice-chairman, in charge
of the meeting.
Thirty quart jars of vegetables . n^
fruits will be selected by the club
women from their pantries m co-
operation with the Agricultt.^ As-
sociation for an exhibit from Chero-
kee County to be entered m the Statt.
Fair. , ^
Miss Edna Boone, chatrman ot tt
Recreation Committee for the County
Council, made her report and re-
signed from the chairmansh.p be-
cause of her duties as Supcrv.sw
Recreation for Cherokee cottn y S' ^
offered her co-operation and help
the committee at any time.
In her report Miss Boone outlmed
the Recreation Program for the coun-
ty and offered suggestions as to
Lhodsof securing a Recreate
Project for a community.
The clubs present were represented
as follows: Craft. M^W. F. 'eacock
:,nd Mrs L. 1^ ' ^[comb:
Snrlnas. Mtss Ruby ^et "
^rangJ Hall. Mrs. Claud Pegues and
Jentrll High. Mrs. W. M. R.g'.s.
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, AUGUST 19, 1038.
NO. 16.
LAST VK TIM OF t^/
R\!L ACCIDENT MOVED
OUT OF HOSP!TAL
Lee Pyle, 34. was removed to his I
home at Fastrill Monday afternoon j
ifter being confined in a local hos-<;
tal since July 11 as result of a frac- j
urcd back and revere bruises sus-j
auicd in the wreck of the Southern
Lumber Co. worktrain in which
") "ti.cr workmen were injured.
Pyle was the most seriously injured
md one of six who remained in the
local hospital for treatment. The
3ther 24 were discharged after given
treatment for minor cuts and bruises.!
The accident oecured eight
Unc]e A!ec"
Ailen Died
Here Tuesday
SHEPrAKD WARNS MER-
CHANTS TO PAY STATE
CHA!\ STORE TAX
ut!i of the Alto-Crockett highway}
A. M. Allen, age 70. more familiar-
iy known to south Cherokee county
people as "Uncle Alec," died at the
family home in Aito Tuesday after-
noon about 4:30 o'clock. He had been
in failing health for some time, but
his death was entirely unexpected,
and a used a shadow to fall upon this
j community when his passing was
miles! known.
Allen was a life
mat..'
Mr.
long resident
\een Diboll and lastrill a^out
.:30 o'clock on the afternoon of July; cm near Box's Creek on January 1,
I. The engine, pulling two coaches 1866, ^.,^1 i, n:s3, he was
sli-m carried 100 workmen, hit a united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth
ow and one coach overturned, roll- i Young, and to this union were born
ng down a 15-foot embankment, j ten children, all of whom are living
Others whose injuries were serious [and were able to be here for the
enough to necessitate their remaining funeral. They are: Leonard. John W..
n the hospital for several days other j Henry, Mrs. W. L. Dover. Mrs. Aaron
h.in Pyle were: Taylor McBroom, Co]g Luther and Raymond of Alto'
15, H. W. Wells, 31, J. M. Chapman, Earl Allen, Hale Center; A. B. Allen
!9. I. D. Pitts, 24. and Henry Hall, 27. Jacksonville; and Lowie Allen of Et
\H resided at Fastrill.—Jacksonville Paso. His wife also survives.
Progress. j Funeral services were held Thurs-
_ " day morning at 10:30 at the home.
T. E. L. CLASS SOCIAL , ^ ^ Treadwell. officiat-
., „ ... mg. Interment was in the City ceme-
At four o clock Wednesday after-^ o. T. Allen.'
noon the T. E. L. Class of Baptist!
Church met at the home of Mrs. La-
ham in a birthday social, Mesdames
^arrcll, Selman, Latham and Miss
<inne having birthdays in this
nonth were co-hostesses on this oc-
casion, Mrs. Hagen officiating in her
nother's (Mrs. Farrell) absence.
Sach class member brought gifts t,
NACOGDOCHES VOTES
$230,000 iN BONDS
A school bond election here Satur-
day on issuance of $220,000 in bonds
for a school building program carried
by a vote of 3S8 to 141, it was an-
these birthday ladies, as is their class i nounced by election officers.
birthday party custom, and at the ^ 's planned to secure a Federal
conclusion of the afternoon's enter- grant of $180,000 to be placed
ainment these were presented to the $220,000 bond money to car-
'hem in pink-lined baskets. After **y out a school building and improve-
he class business was dispensed with mcnt program costing $400,000.
he following program was enjoyed: Before the bonds were voted, Nac-
Piano Duet: "Evening"—James °3doches had a bonded indebtedness
Malone Richardson, Mamie Latham, of §131'000. the latest addition run-
Welcome Song—Edwina Palmer. ! '12 $351,000.
Hymn: "What a Friend"— j
Josie Lou Hagen at piano. ) !NSTRUMENTS FILED
Piano Solo: "Sail-boats"—James
Malone Richardson. I Timber Deed—W. O. Neely to
Songs: "Home on the Range.". Whiteman & Decker. 139 acres in S.
'Jesus Loves Me"—Edwina Palmer. T.BengeSur.
Scripture Reading: Hundredth Deed—C. E. Christian, et ux. to L.
Psalm—Mrs. Sheets. ' H' Thomas. Lot 4, Blk. 6, Tittle
Songs: "I've a Story to Tell to the! Add. to Alto.
Nations," "Tell Me The Story"— Deed—B. W. Cash to Roy Cash, et
Harvey Treadwell. Jr. {a*', Und. 1-2 int. in 154 acres on
Piano Solo: "The Brooklet Sings"j-?""- Durst Grant.
josie Lou Hagen. Deed—Charles W. Ebnother. et al.
Hymn: "Jesus Lover of My Soul"; to J. B. Dial. 1030.4 acres on Maris
ptano.
Josie Lou Hagen at
Prayer—Miss Kinne.
Class members present Mesdames
Brittain, Armstrong, Sheets, Birch-
field, Kelly. Woods. Selman, Latham,
Misses Kinne and Watts.
Visitors—Miss Hagens. Mesdames
Richardson, Halbert,
Del Carmel Liego Lg. Survey.
Statistics show that a majority of
the serious crimes are committed by
youths from 14 to 25. The headlines
in a single issue of any daily news-
paper will testify to the truth !of this
Treadwell,' statement. There are 800,000 juvenile
Douglass, Hagen: Edwina Palmer,
James Malone Richardson, Harvey
Treadwell, Jr., josie Lou Hagen,
Mamie Latham.
HAD YOU THOUGHT OF THIS?
In
the July 23rd primary, there
were 6,177 votes polled for County
School Superintendent in Cherokee
-ounty. Out of the above number
1800 voted against the present ad-
ministration.
(Political Adv.)
criminals on record besides another
million that have not yet wrestled
with the law. These figures ate in-
creasing with alarming rapidity and
unless something is done about it,
this menace threatens to destroy the
youth of the country.
Government order authorizes
Mexican regional schools to install
arms against bandit raid. Putting
realism into teaching the young ides
how to shoot.
A!R SHOW AT ALTO SUNDAY
Thrills chills, and probably spills wilt be enjoyed by the air mind-
r-H t'ms at Alto Sunday when George Matthcwson. Olie Roy and
Tl-muci Green come to town with their air and ground circus.
The boys were here this week advertising their show, and stated
th tt Alto people will get more than their money's worth if they visit
the Fisher field Sunday afternoon.
Rursting balloons with an airplane, wtng walktng. parachute
jump and other thrills are promised for the crowd that goes to the
field.
Texas merchants last week were
warned by State Comptroller George
H. Sheppard that they will be sub-
ject to penalties unless their delin- !
quent chain store taxes are paid im-
mediately.
Calling attention to the fact that;
every merchant, even if he owns justi
one store, must pay a tax under the [
Texas law, Sheppard pointed out that]
merchants failing to pay the tax are
subject to a maximum fine of $100 !
for each day of delinquency.
"Every merchant is subject to a
minimum tax o) $1.30 per year for a
single store, and this tax is now due
for three years—1930, 1937, and
1938.' Sheppard declared.
"I have instructed my supervisors
in our offices in every important city
in Texas to assist merchants in pre-
paring their applications for licenses
under the law," Sheppard announced.
County Treasurer
Candidate Wit!
Speak Saturday
POPULAR ALTO GIRL
MARRIES CUSHING BOY
AT WILLS POINT
During the twilight hours of Satur-
day evening, August 13th, Miss Pau-
line Houston, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Houston of this city, and
David Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
^!. P. Johnson of Cushing were mar-
-ied. The ceremony took place at the
Christian parsonage in Wills Point,
'he pastor. Rev. Karl M. Parker,
'eading the impressive ring cer-
emony.
The attendants were Ray Burke
Lucas of Cushing, and Miss Rosemary
Allen of Alto. Others attending were
Misses Joy Allen and Nettie Lee
Poore of Alto, Messrs. Moss and
Sanby Crenshaw of Cushing.
The bride was lovely in a travel
suit of Canyon blue with Roseberry
accessories. The groom wore a
double-breasted suit of Navy worsted
material.
The bride is one of Alto's most at-
tractive and popular young ladies.
She graduated from Alto High School
with the class of 1936, since then she
has beet', employed at Gee's Drug
Store, where she made legions of
friends who wish for her much
happiness.
Mr. Johnson is not altogether a
stranger to Alto, he is a brother of
Mrs. Dr. Tucker, and on his many
visits here has made scores of friends
who congratulate him upon the selec-
tion he has made for his helpmate.
Best wishes galore follow the happy
couple to Cushing, where a little
cottage completely furnished awaits
them' after a brief honeymoon.
Mr. Johnson is associated with his
father in a general merchandise bus-
iness in Cushing.
Mrs. Johnson was complimented
with several showers, one being given
by Misses Veida Bauman and Joy
Allen, another by Cushing friends
Tuesday night.
Miss Leah Parmley
Miss Leah Parmley. candidate for
County Treasurer, will speak in Alto
Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the
interest of her candidacy.
Miss Parmley lead the field of five
candidates in the first primary, get-
ting 124 votes more than her closest
opponent, and states that she hopes
to even better this record in the
second primary. August 27.
Miss Parmley comes from one of
the best families of Cherokee county,
being the daughter of the late Mite..
Parmley of Rusk, where she has re-
sided most of her life time. She
states that she is very appreciative of
the fine support in the first primary,
and if her friends will come out again
on August 27th, she believes that she
will receive the nomination.
MOTHER S NURSERY CLASS
CONSTABLE EARL PRYOR
DOES SOME HOUSE CLEANING
Constable Earl Pryor of Precinct
5, raided three places near Wells Sat-
urday, getting a quantity of beer at
two of the places and whiskey at an-
other.
Charges have been filed in all three
cases, and will come up at the next
term of county court.
The Mother's Nursery Class met in
regular session Friday afternoon tn
the home of Mrs. Alfred Spears. Due
to sickness and vacations, the attend-
ance was very small, as we had only
eight mothers, including one visitor.
The meeting was called to order and
Mrs. Garrett Holcomb held the de-
votional, giving some wonderful Bible
verses on the training of children.
Mrs. Albert Holcomb gave some
thoughtful points on the "Radio and
our Children."
Our teacher. Mrs. Roberson, gave
a beautiful little love story on "Sac-
rifice," showing we mothers that no
matter what else we might or could
be, we still would not be happy un-
less we were sacrificing for our fam-
ilies.
We planned some way to try and
get a little pep in our class. We de-
cided on a contest, Mrs. Jessie Glenn
and Mrs. Alfred Spears were ap-
pointed group captains and they are
to use their own ingenuity in getting
our members out, and adding new
members.
The class voted to change our
meetings from the second Friday
afternoon to the second Tuesday
night of each month. We adjourned
for a social hour and were served de-
licious refreshments by Doris Nell
Spears. Jo Frances Roberson and
Erma Lee Brooks.
Parents shouldn't be too harsh with
their; children for fiddling around.
Just look where it got W. Lee
O'Daniel.
Redtawn Concert Program
REDLAWN METHODIST CHURCH
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 19
EIGHT O CLOCK
Music Cold Springs Orchestra
Reading: "Cyrus Brown's Prayer" Mrs. Edgar Black
Song: "Deep River" Fisher Blanton
Miss Francis Blanton, Accompanist
Music Middleton's Orchestra
Reading Miss Nettie Lee Poore
The Shepherd Boy. Violin Miss Francis Blanton
Fisher Blanton, Accompanist
Vocal Solo Mrs. Oran Allen
Music Plowboys' Band
Reading Miss Nettie Lee Poore
Vocal Solo Warner Allen
Music Cold Springs Orchestra
Reading A. Ruskite
Vocal Solo Rayford Holcomb
Music Middleton's Orchestra
The Blind Plowmqn Fisher Blanton
Miss Francis Blanton, Accompanist
Minuet In G, Violin Miss Francis Blanton
Fisher Blanton, Accompanist
Music Plowboys' Band
Guessing Contest Conducted by Mrs. J. J. Tullis
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1938, newspaper, August 19, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214909/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.