The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 2, 1939 Page: 3 of 8
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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, JUNE 2, 1939.
M. Tmdwet!
)ry Goods (o.
Among the larger stores co-operat-
,,g in the HERALD'S specia) edition
s Treadwel) Dry Goods Company,
\)to, managed by Harvey Trcadwe)!.
^e store has buiit a loyai foHnw-
^ ,„g by handling merchandise of rec-
B Cognized quatity-
HiAnother reason for )M,pi.i;r,ity is
* 7the wl& variety of prices featured
in stock.
Customers find at TreadweM's,
Stetton, Kensingt"
Kangaroo oven.)'
clothes;,E & W and Shirtcraft shirts;
)be of ladies' hosiery,
igerie.
that he believes this East Texas
company produces just as good feeds
us can be found anywhere.
Mr. Cosper has operated the store
for the cast 11 years, making friends
throughout the Aito trade territory.
Me!vin Sessions
County (!erk
and a good
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Interested in development of Eas'
Texas are'Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cop-
per, operttdrs of Cosper's Hed&
White Store, Atto. They patronize
East Texas manufacturers and
wholesalers as frequently as possible,
and take an active part in the civic
affairs of^heir home town.
The store offers every Friday and
Saturday a list of from 25 to 100
special !ow prices on foods. Featured
are products bearing the Red & Whitt
brand, tMHUring the customer of eon-
endable quality. The Cos-
the public to get their
[ore filling grocery lists,
b another popular line with
this establishment. Lone Star Brand
manufactured in Nacogdoches
by Texas Farm Products Company,
jHj^Hjyiincd. Mr. Cosper stated
H. D. Rogers'
Grocery and Market
A store which started on a smah
scaie and is being buiit up is Rogers
Grocery & Market in Aito. H. D.
Rogers, proprietor, opened the bus-
iness in September 1936, with a very
smaii stock of merchandise.
By putting his earnings back into
the store, RogersgraduaMy isacquir-
ing a larger stock. The customers
find Mere a wide seiection of grocery
and market items.
Packing house meats are featured
in the market. Rogers leatures the
) products of reiiabie packers, assuring
his customers of purity and depend-
abie quality.
He expressed his appreciation for
the patronage received.
The diamond is the hardest of all
known substances.
"Experience, economy, service,"
I the watchword of Melvin Sessions'
' campaign for county cierk, are the
^distinguishing characteristics of his
! administration. Years as a deputy
equipped him for his duties, which
he has transacted like a veteran.
Sessions handles judiciously the
funds passing through his office. He
I keeps expenses at a low figure, thus
daughters, Lurline, Katy Sue, and
j Lottie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter
j Dover of Alto Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Etiis Jones and sons, Etiis
Rayburn an3 Don, spent awhiie Mon-
day afternoon with Mrs. Waiter Do-
ver of Alto.
.saving the county considerable
money.
Prompt, capable attention is given
to every matter coming before the
clerk for service.
A. Rosenberg Big
Store At JacksonviHe
A. Rosenberg, well known Jack-
sonviiie merchant, announces in this
week's HERALD a sensationai sum-
mer ciearance sale. Included in the
super-bargain lists are dry goods,
shoes, clothing, and hats for men,
women and chiidren. With every
purchase of $5 or more, the eustomet-
wi!! be given free of charge six
giasses with pitchers to match.
Rosenberg has operated one of the
ieading bargain centers of the county
for the past 14 years. Peopic of the
JacksonviHe trade territory havt
! spread his reputation for thrifty sav-.
ings on to residents in other sections
of Cherokee County. Today many
famiiies throughout East Texas
trade rcguiarty with Rosenberg.
Customers have come to trust
"Rosie," as they call the proprietor,
for real values. They say he always
treats them right, and they go back
whenever in need of anything for
the famiiy wardrobe.
Rosenberg gives friendiy, courteous
service, taking a personai interests,
the customer's desires. He says he
enjoys the friends he has made more
than anything else about running a
store.
The Indian chameieon can capture
juisects with its tongue at a distance
of six inches.
The average
early Southern
was 3,500 words.
vocabuiary of the
California Indians
pers )n
J. H. Moseley, Optometrist, Rusk,
Texas, with 39 years in the practice
of Optometry. Allen Drug Store on
the First and Third Mondays in each
month.
Will be tn Wells the second and
fourth Mondays in each month.
Eyes Examined Free. Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
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McCuHough & Thomas, Proprietors
J. E. Hamiiton
District C!erk
Diiigent transaction of duty char-
acterizes the administration of J. L
Hamiiton, district cierk, who extends
.his compliments in this weeks' HER-
ALD. Observers say he has done the
work spiendidly during the several
years in office.
Hamiiton went to the political job
from JacksonviHe, where he was en-
gaged in the insurance business with
M. D. McWhorter. He had friends
throughout the county, as a prom-
inent figure at singing conventions,
and in his associations at Jackson-
ville College.
In addition to caring forhis office,
the district clerk finds time to co-
operate with civic enterprises over
the county. He takes an active part
in ex-student affairs of Jacksonville
College.
CONOCO AND EAST TEXAS
GAS AND 0!L
We appreciate your trade and on!y uhett
we fdease you are we satis/ied.
LET US WASH AND CREASE
YOUR CAR
WE F!X FLATS
Cai! 88 Sor Fast Road Service
J. W. (handier, Jr.
County Judge
An outstanding record as county
judge is that of J. W. Chandler, Jr.,
whose compiiments are extended to
his many friends in this weeks'
HERALD.
As presiding officer of the com-
missioners' court, he has gained the
respect of his associates, and the
strict economy and business like
manner in which he conducts <ht*
county's affairs prove him futly
capable.
As judge of the county court,
Chandler has distinguished himself
for knowledge of law and equal fair-
ness toward a!l who come before him.
The financial condition of Cherokee
County is excellent, and Chandler's
administration receives part of the
credit.
COLD SPR!NGS
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at Our Fountain!
We Serve Good DAIRY-
LAND Ice Cream, a va-
riety of delicious Sun-
daes, and Cold Drinks
BOYD S
Phone 261 Pharmacy
We Detiver
Wi!i Johnson of Shiloh spent Tues-
day night and Wednesday with his
son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Etvine
Johnson.
Steriing Love]] spent Sunday with
, Mr. and -Mrs. Jim Love!! of Weches.
Tom Garrett of Palestine visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Drcnnan Sunday
afternoon.
{ Mr. and Mrs. Netters of Atto visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson
awhiie Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Drennan visiteo
relatives in Wetls Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen ana
.daughter, Mary Jo, of Jones Chapel
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Drennan.
Miss Freddie Banks, who has been
boarding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wiimer West, and teaching the third
and fourth grade here the past term,
has returned to her home in Rusk.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Drennan and
daughter, Inez, and Mrs. Mar.iorie
Drennan spent Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. John Allen of Jones
Chapel.
Miss Eveiyn Smith, who has been
boarding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Witmer West and teaching the fifth
and sixth grade here the past term,
has returned to her home in Jackson-
viHe.
The seventh grade graduating ex-
ercises were he)d here Thursday
night with eight receiving certificates
of graduation.
Mrs. Walter Dover and daughters,
\E)oise and Mrs. Dean Bullock, of
Aito were visitors here Tuesday. ^
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Allen and
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 2, 1939, newspaper, June 2, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214948/m1/3/?q=%22~1~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.