The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1927 Page: 1 of 10
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The Mineola Monitor
A NEWSPAPER, "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE"
Vol. 52.
MINEOLA, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1927.
NUMBER 36.
SPECK fATER
ORDERLY CROWD.
Never before in my exper-
ience has such a large crowd
been so orderly. Excepting
two minor disputes, there were
no disturbances. No arrests
were made for drunkeness. Of
course the officers were on the
job. Sheriff Douglass, depu-
ties Horton, Taylor Yates,
--Armor and others, Caleb Will-
ingham, all handled the crowd
with the splendid assistance
of the local committee who had
the celebration in charge. But
most of all the crowd entered
into the festivities with the
spirit of a true sportsman and
nothing but splendid order
could nave resulted from such
a fine throng. Honor to all
them.
THE WATER FIGHT
Mineola is proud of her
neighboring town, Grand Sal-
ine. Chief Moore and his de-
partment came over and con-
tested1 with the Mineola de-
partment in tho water fight
where ten thousand people
watched breathlessly and cheer
itestants equally as
an advantage. Our
'•inspect "and fr^t-
ernalism reached out to the
representatives from our neigh
boring city who came over and
we thank them most fervently
for helping us in that success-
ful attraction. We shall re-
turn tihe favor when the op-
portunity presents itself.
*
OTHER SECTIONS HERE
To tell of the other towns
and cities represented here
would be to take up a column
of space. Mayor Howell of
Winnsbciro delivered a most
appreciative response to the
welcome address. His address
did credit to the city and
county which he represented.
Alba, Quitman, Hawkins, Lind-
ale and the others came in full
force.
*0*
MINEOLA BAND
Personally I can't play a
Gawd instrument but where I
fail, the Mineola Band makes
up for it. The band boys and
their director stayed on duty
from 9:30 a. m. to 10:30 p. m-
Their music was excellent and
deserves a world of credit. Too
much could not be said for
iJieir part in the day's activi-
ties. We have the best band
not to a paid one in the State
of Texas. Hats off to them!
Henry Bogan Orchestra comes
in for its share of praise dur-
ing the night program. The
square dance and others were
fine.
*0*—
NO ACCIDENTS
Not an accident so far as
is known here was recorded.
This was due in a large man-
ner to the non-appearance of
vehicles on the business sec-
tions of the city. These were
roped off and the, regulations
prohibiting such being on the
streets were regidly enforced.
There was absolutely no dang-
er of being run over or knock-
ed down.
*0*
BUGGIES AND WAGONS
I was more than pleased that
so many came in buggies and
wagons. These folks came and
brought their whole families.
It looked like old times to me
and good ones at that. Come
again.
WIND-WHIPPED FiRE CONSUMES
' SCHOOL BUILDING IN QWTMAN.
A fire which broke out in
the upper story of the brick
school house in Quitman last
night at 9:30 completely des-
troyed the building and the
contents. With no means of
combating the flames the
volunteer firemen of that town
stood by and watched the fire
eat up the only school house
in town, while the north wind
wickedly lashed the blaze in-
to leaping tongues of flames.
CALL ANSWERED BY
WOOD CO., PIONEER;
INTERMENT SUNDAY
BEGIN SHOPPING
FOR CHRISTMAS NOW
Before four hundred rela-
tives and friends who stood
with uncovered heads before
the last remains of one of
Wood Counties' prominent and
pioneer citizens, John Asa , . , , ,
Puckett was laid to rest in the ca.™s Printe.d and engraved
This is a tip to start getting
those Christmas gifts now
while the merchants have a
good assortment to select from
and before they are picked,
over. The Mineola merchants
are receiving Christmas goods
right along and are able to
supply you. Besides, by get-
ting them wrapped and tied
you will have them ready to
send early and thus insure
early delivery, crushing, in
the mails also will be avoid-
ed.
If you care to have personal
beautiful cedar shaded cemei-
This structure was erected ; tery at Mount Pisgah a,n hour
\ in 1913 and has been addea
I to considerably since then.
The building was a total loss,
however, insurance amounting
to $10,000 was carried on the
building and $5,000 on its con-
tents.
Announcements were issur-
ed by Secretary of the School
Board, Mr. Denton, to the ef-
fect that arrangements would
be made to have regular school
begin again next Monday in
buildings about town.
The fire broke out about
one hour after the school
dramatic club had held reher-
sal in the building and it is
thought that the fire was the
result of embers left in the
stove by this group.
* *0*
HOME ORCHARD
DEMONSTRATION
The county agent has secur-
ed the services of Mr. Ros-
borouerh, horticulturist of the
Texas A and M. Extension
Service/for Friday, November
18th.
, Mr. Rosborou|gh will con-
duct a meeting at Forest Hill
in the orchard of Mr. Rob
Daniels at 10 A. M. on the
above date.
He will conduct another
meeting in the orchard of Mr.
D. I. Wisenbaker two miles
northeast of Mineola at 2 P.
M. on the same date.
Information will be given
concerning the destruction of
borers, scale and other tree
pests. Also information con-
cerning pruning, varieties of
trees, how to set out etc..
before sunset Sunday after-
noon November 13th. From
the small rural Baptist church
at that place of which lie had
been a member for more than
a quarter of a century where
the services were held he was
carried by the tender hands
of his friends and escorted by
representatives of the Mas-
onic Lodge from Quitman,
Mineola and other places and
scores of his friends, across
the road and placed in a flow-
er bedecked grave where the
last rites were 'said by his
Masonic brethern, of which
order he had been a member
forty-six years.
In the funeral service con-
ducted by Rev. Tucker his
pastor of Quitman and Green-
ville, his former pastor Rev.
Arrington of Rosewood, Texas,
beautiful tributes were paid
the deceased and the exempla-
ry life w^ich- he had lived was
eulogized.
His example in Clhristain
living has borne fruits in this
section which will live in the
lives of this and coming gen-
erations. and though the
Mighty Reaper has taken his
earthly form to await that
Great Reunion in the heaven
eternal, it could not take from
this earth the splendid im-
press of a character, loving in
its nature, tender in it deal-
ings with the unfortunate,
strong in the execution of the
right, sturdy in the strength
of real manhood, from which
springs ideals which make de-
sirable citizens and better
homes.
His remains rest after sixty-
with your signatures thereon
you can get them prepared
at The Monitor „Office. Do
this ahead of time and have
them ready. Such cards show
distinctiveness and good taste
and are usually very highly
appreciated by the recipients.
Do this now.
There are only thirty-eight
days loft until Christmas Dav.
_*_*<
FINE RECORD MADE
BY CALLAWAY BIBLE
CLASS THIS YEAR
THRONGS OF VISITORS ATTEND BIG
ARMISTICE CELEBRATION FRIDAY.
Fifteen thousand people flocked to Mineola last Fri-
day to celebrate the Armistice Day Celebration held here.
They came from far and near, in every conceivable type
vehicile, young and.old all with great spirit of fun and hil-
arity and yet with the real spirit of Armistice. They
made the occasion what it was but were entertained with
thrills. It was a day which will be inscribed in the annals
of this city as being a record breaker-
Grave Decorations
A record for a Sunday
School Class in a town the
size of Mineola has been made
by the Callaway Bible Class of
the Baptist Church. Since the
first Sunday in January there
have been a total of 2231 men
and boys to attend this class.
This totals 46 Sundays and
makes an average attendance
per Sunday of 48 1-2 persons. !
The graves of forty-five
soldiers and sailors who lost
their lives during the great
struggle of the World War
were decorated all over the
county at sunrise, this work
being under the general direc-
tion of Spenser Horton Chair-
man of Quitman. As the sun
came up, an American flag
was laid upon each grave and
taps was sounded in Mineola
to .serve for the whole county
at that moment.
Handling Traffic
The throng began to arrive
early at 7 a. m. Fifty traf-
fic officers consisting of the
national guards, the local dep-
uties, constables and city mar-
shalls together with auxiliary
deputies appointed for the day,
began performing the duties
of traffic officers and assist-
ed the multitude to find suit-
able places to park their vehi-
These meetings are 'seven years, three months and
ginning of a Home tochard ^ a ]jfe
Campaign , „ ~ As he 'wrapped the draperies
East Texas Chamber- of Com of hjs w P
merce and t... ExtensiopSer ^ ^ .o ^ ^ ^
and M. College. noble dead, the voice of the
vice of the A.
and for the puipose ui Semed to speak in the
couraging the planting and q( ^ ^ ,Home
~ r\ t. wurus ul cue putJL, nuiue IS
proper care ofc a.n L the sailor, home from sea, and
each farm, consisting of var-
ieties of fruits suited to tne
section, sufficient in size to
provide for the needs of the
family twelv® months in the
year and in addition to have
sale when prices are satisfac-
tory.
It is hoped that very person
who is intersted in such a
home orchard will attend one
or both of these meetings.
R. E. Cars well,
County Agent.
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MRS. SMITH DIES
The death of Mrs. P. M.
Smith of Jamestown occurred
Satilrday night at the home
of her * daughter in Mineola.
She had lived with her son
Jordan A. Smith at James-
town for many years. She
was 73 years old last March.
She was buried at Union
Chapel Sunday afternoon the
funeral services being conduct-
ed by Rev. Barrow, pastor of
the Primitive Baptist Church
of Lindale.
She .leaves seven boys and
one girl to mourn her death.
The Monitor extends to those
relatives who survive her its
deepest sympathy in this hour
of sorrow.
—4-04-
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rucker
and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Ruck-
er have moved to Ft Worth
where they will make their
home.
hills.'
Mr. Puckett was born July
28, 1860 in Wood County,
near Winnsboro and died
November 11, 1927.
He married Miss Elector E.
Murray February 11, 1886,
Avho survives him. To them
came eight children, six of
whom survive him. They are
• - ,, , - , i Their performance in
V*15 an excellent record dealing with the situation was
The officers of the class . most excenent. The little citv
are: President E A. Reeves; of Mjne(>la eSented a beau-
S"tt vrtWBlaS «*!' being arrayed
Secretary, O. E. Ferguson,
Treasurer, J. W. Cage; Teach-
er, Ret. Robert G. ReSbrman;
Chairman Invitation Com-
mittee, John Shipp.
—*Ov
There were 21,167 bales of
cotton counting round as half
boles ginned in Wood County i busings"'*section The Mineola
fr0M the,„cr0,p P"0r|Band struck up the national
to November 1, 1927 as com- antw ln
in buntings and flags honor-
ing the occasion. The streets
were cleared of all vehicles,
the crowd being allowed to
toke possession of the business
streets.
Morning Addresses
At ten o'clock on'the speak-
ers' stand in the center of the
pared with 18,659 bales ginn-
ed to November 1, 1927.
Warren of Quitman, Kay of
Quitman, Grady of Mineola,
Herman of Quitman, Odis of
Shreveport, La., and Mrs.
Grover Rhodes of Mineola.
Miss Silvia Puckett and Miss
Lessie Puckett had preceded
him in death some years ago.
One brother remains to
mourn his death, Dr. J. M.
Puckett of Hainesville.
To those relatives who sur-
vive him. The Monitor joins
with their many friends in
extending deepest sympathy in
this hour of grief and prays
that He who has seen fit to
take from them their loved
one to a land where the heart
never aches and tears never
flow, will soothe their broken
hearts and1 give them courage
to endure the sadness.
anthem in w^ich the thou-
sands that stood around join-
ed in the singing Mayor Du-
Bose of Mineola began his wel-
come address immediately aft-
erwards in which he extended
the courtesies of the city to
everyone present and paid a
tribute to the soldier boys
who served and died for their
country. In behalf of the City
of Mineola he delivered to May-
or Howell of Winnsboro as a
representative of all visitors
the official key of Mineola.
Mayor Howell of Winnsboro
responded to welcome address
in behalf of the visitors, paid I eagerly to catch the maneuv-
annual Armistice Parade be-
gan moving headed by the
Sheriff Douglass of * Wood
County and Mrs. Lillie Turner
both being mounted on horses
draped in the national colors
and quickly followed by two
hundred and thirty floats, de-
corated automobiles, agricul-
tural e x h i b it s, decorated
horses, comical equipages, 2000
school children grouped in vari-
ous types of trucks and floats.
Immediately folowirg the Mar-
shall of the Day came Comp-
any B 144th Infantry of Min-
eola and the Mineola Band.
Throng Cheers.
As the parade swung into
the main streets cheers went
up by the thousands and pat-
riotic ferror became at high
pitch cheering the boys as
they marched and saluting the
colors as they passed review.
T'was a marvelous demonstra-
tion, with literally thousands
standing with uncovered heads
commemorating the world-fam-
ous event and cheering lustily
as the participants roiled by.
Too much praise cannot be
given those who decorated and
prepared the displays both as
to their , ingenuity and con-
ceptions ana the taste ana ap-
propriatness for the festivi-
ties. A complete list of those
who entered will be given as
nearly as possible in another
section of this medium, an an-
nouncement of the prize win-
ners not only of the floats
but of other events as well
will be tabulated.
Comes The Fight
Perhaps never before in East
Texas has such a spectacle
been seen as the water fight
between the Grand Saline Fire
Dpartmnt and the Mineola
Fire Department, won by the
latter after a hoti as well as
a thoroughly wet contest, and
witnessed b}' so many thou-
sands. The Broad .street was
jammed and packed one solid
block with thousands at eith-
er end of the 4>lock, jamming
The Poor Of Mineola To Be Made Glad
By The Lions On Christinas Morning.
"Even as ye do it unto one
of the least of these my breth-
ern, ye have done it unto Me,"
said the lowly Nazarene as
he pointed out the children,
and ever since, the world has
been bringing gladness into
the lives of children and ful-
filling the ideals of the Mast-
er. But the Savior went a
step father. He always min-
istered unto the poor and un-
fortunate ones.
Christmas has been for hun-
dreds of years a time of help-
ing those who are in need and
that period is fast approaching
another anniversary.
This year in Mineola The
Lion's Club is planning to have
a minstrel one week before
Christmas whereby funds will
be raised to take care of the
chairty work in this little city.
The minstrel will be staged
with practically no expense
whatsoever, using local talent
entirely and proceeds which
should1 amount to a splendid
figure, will be of great bene-
fit to the needy in Mineola.
Plans are now under way for
this minstrel. Christmas bas-
kets will be fixed for all who
are unable to have the long-
ed-for Christmas cheer and
distribution of them will be
made Christmas Eve. The
city is asked to respond to
such a worthy cause. More
definite information of this
affair will be announced as
the arrangements progress.
This minstrel talent of the
entire town will be asked tp
take part in this attraction.
a glowing tribute to all ex-
service men, and congratulat-
ed the City of Mineola and the
service men, and congratula-
Coumty and all who made the
Armistice occasion such a suc-
cess.
At this jucture taps was
sounded which was followed
by two minutes of silent pray-
er and an invocation by Rev.
Walter L. Cannan pastor of
the Methodist Church of Min-
eola;
Geo. C. Reeves local Wood
County pioneer. introduced
Judge Tom L. McCollough of
Dallas who then delivered the
Memorial Address.
Judge McCollough spoke for
thirty minutes and held the
attention of his audience thor-
oughly, many of whom had
come specially to Mineola to
hear his address. The honor
of the true soldier, the heroic
deaths of those who fell, Am-
erica's great part in the victory
the ideals of world peace and
the steps now being taken to
create it, all received the at-
tention of the speaker. He
became eloquent in his tribute
to the dead, and moved his
audience with his oratorical
successes. Few speakers in
this section have ever equalled
Judge McCollough's address
and none have surpassed him.
Gigantic Parade
At 2:30 p. m., promptly, the
ers of the two departments
as they struggled fiercely to
gain advantage. No other
event received such rabid and
screaming cheering as did this,
and both Companies received
applause from all who witness-
ed', regardless of their person-
al selections. To the victor
came the cheers as one, one
time would hold the lead' and
the other, at another. Re-
marks were heard on every
hand that 'this was the most
thrilling contest I ever saw,
even better than horse racing'.
And the score does not indicate
the severity of the of the
contest. The Grand Saline de-
partment fiercely battled every
inch of the ground it lost and
only by supreme efforts was
the Mineola contingent able to
push over the two victorious
scores. The Mineola depart-
ment was led by Acting Chief
Terrace English; the Grand
Saline, by Chief Moore.
Football Game
Simultaneous with the wat-
er fight was the football game
between Rusk High School
and Mineola High School play-
ed at the local high school
park. It was a battle from be-
ginning to end with the final
honors going to Rusk by the
score of 12 to 0. Several hun-
dred people witnessed the
game.
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1927, newspaper, November 17, 1927; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286038/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.