The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1938 Page: 2 of 8
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IGE TWO
THE MINEOLA MONITOR
JANUARY 27, 1988
3lff HUnenla fHmtitnr
Published Every Thursday, in
Mineola, Wood County, Texas.
By the Wood County Publishing Co., Inc.
Entered at the post office, Mineola, Texas,
|as Second Class Mail Matter, Under the Act
'of Congress, March 3, 1879.
One Year (In Wood County) $1.00
One Year (Other than Wood County) $1.50
m
Member, North and East Texas Press Ass'n.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character,
standing, or reputation of any person or
firm or corporation which may appear in the
columns of this newspaper will be gladly
corrected upon being brought to the attention
of the publishers.
The Monitor's Program
Of Development for
Mineola
1. Cltjr Hall /
2. Modern Municipal Airport
3. City Park and Playground
4. Boy Scout Camp and Cabin
8. Extensive Sidewalk Campaign
6. Brick Pavement for Broad Street "■ "~
7. New Dumps and Paving of Highway 80-18
8. Reclamation of Sabine Watershed
•• The Mineola Monitor—A Daily Newspaper
10. Water and Sewer Line Extensions
11. Hard-surfacing of Main City Streets
12. A Preserved and Well-kept City Cemetery
13. Industrial and Shipping Center for Northeast
Texas
14. More Productive and Diversified Farming
Your Cooperation Is Needed To
Build A Better Town
Now Is The Time
For All Good Men ....
ALTHOUGH ELECTION time is still months
off the good work is being carried on with
a great deal of gusto and enthusiasm. Candi-
dates are brushing the dust from their "blue
serge suits", tilting the brims of their "ten-
gallon" campaign hats, and practicing the
none too gentle art of back slapping on en-
during members of their famtily.
All this preliminary preparation is being
done prior to the candidate turning himself
and his personality, loose upon the one who
every two years becomes the man of the
hour—the tax paying voter!
Interesting to note are the announcements
jeff the various seekers after political security.
Almost to a man they were 'reared' upon a
farm where from early boyhood they tolied
unceasingly in a terrific battle against the
Mights of Mother Nature. Hardly without
tion they take on, during election year,
le garments of a fellow tiller of the soil.
After all, what matter it where a man
spent that time of life devoted in the main
to the manufacture of "nigger-shooters"
and the culture of freckles upon his nose?
Voters of today are not interested in hear-
ing, even a factual account of a man's
political background that was germinated
through his close association with milch
cows, cotton seed and ribbon cane syrup, even
though that man grew into a man's estate
with one foot in a corn row, the other in a
cotton row and both hands busy with a
pitch fork the while birds of the air made
a nest in the cotton lint caught in his wind-
blown hair.
Intelligent voters look to the man and his
^ac^Bmplishments when deciding upon their
choice. Consequently, it would not be out of
Older to hear from many of the sons of toil
\ k E
as to those accomplishments which specifi-
cally fits them for the office they seek. Let
there be less emphasis upon the grand
sweep of hills that lay beyond Dad's farm
and more attention to the broad sweep of
political issues which lie before the aspiring
candidate.
However, there are timies when even the
intelligent voter, through the political wire-
walking of a candidate, is left adrift in a
sea of uncertainty. Governor Allred, who is
now working on the Allred-ying of what he
hopes may be a political coupe, is of that
type.
Beginning as an unassuming Governor
some years ago Allred has through the years
managed to plunge himself more completely
into a mass of contradictions, uncertainties,
and disbelief, that even a minute rendtion of
his childhood would not aid him. In fact, at
the very moment, it would appear that All-
red is in fact giving a childhood account of
his actions, but those actions are present
actions, and the account appears to be a
second-childhood account of one who has
;n the handwriting on the wall but re-
Muses to read.
MAIN
STREET
PAT NEFF, president of Baylor College is
scheduled to address the Texas club of
Washington, D. C. at their February 5 meet-
ing to be held at the Washington Hotel. His
address will deal with the history of the
university which celebrates its ninty-third
birthday on February 2. If Neff runs out of
material they might switch the call to the
White House and former governor Neff might
give a brief resume cif the histropolitical
mess into which Allred seems determined to
mire himself!
******
INCIDENTLY, WITH politics creeping into
our murmurings, it comes to mind that Jan.
31, next Monday, will be the last day of
this year on which you may pay your poll
tax and thus insure yourself of the right to
vote in the coming elections. Consequently,
a crew of tax collectors will be on hand at
the First National Bank in Mineola to take
care of all matters along this line.
******
SCATTERED ABOUT the nation are ten
counties in which there is no person on re-
lief. Four of these are in Texas: Sutton,
Andrews, Kenedy, and Loving—which ought
to prove something or other.
******
WHEN 22 TRAFFIC DEATHS shocked Beau-
mont citizens in 1936, to Police Chief L. B.
Maddox marched representative members of
that city with demands for more rigid en-
forcement of traffic laws during 1937. Re-
sult—Beaumont rated as one of the five
most dangerous traffic cities in 1936 began
an uphill pull that jerked traffic accidents
to practically a standstill and landed Beau-
mont in the top ranks of the nation's safety
circle. Planning now is Beaumont a death-
less year on Beaumont streets during 1938.
******
BY FAR THE MOST prevalent topic of con-
versation here this week concerned the rise
of the Sabine River and Lake Fork creek.
Both of these otherwise placid bodies of
water, fed by heavy rains which fell over
this section last week, were surging out of
their banks with the Lake Fork stream rip-
ping out two sections of Highway 80 on the
east dump and the Sabine putting a stop
to west-bound traffic over the same high-
way when it flooded the west dump.
****1**
COFFEE SIPPERS turned their philosophical
thoughts to the days 'back yonder' and con-
jured up strange and fantastic tales of high
water and destruction that would make the
present rise appear as a mere trickle from
a leaking sap bucket in comparison.
******
TO TOP OFF an almost complete weathe:
show a slight flurry of snow scattered down
on Mineola on Tuesday. Noses shivered in
the chill blast, and mlore than one wary
eye was cast askance at the expressionless
sky. Well, that's Texas weather for you and
with a display of summerlike sunshine;
blinding rain; swollen rivers; sharp drop in
temperature, all we needed 'following the
snow was a tornado or such to make the
performance a full round-of weather acro-
batics.
******
WHILE THE ABOVE mentioned streams were
breaking out of their banks an occupant of
the local jail was employing his time in
breaking out of that structure. The person
in question pushed open a hole where the
stove pipe emerges from the jail and made
his escape via the roof route. Next day, ac-
cording to reports, he was in town telling
of his deed. Whether he has been aprehended
since has not been determind.
ACCORDING TO the "50 Years Ago" column
of the Dallas News a charter was filed in
Austin 50 years ago for the incorporation of
a Mineola Canning and Evaporating Com-
pany to be operated in Mineola by S. Zucker-
man and others. Evidently the evaporation
part of the business was the only one to
stand the test of time ifor today no sign
remains to remind one of the $25,000 in-
corporation plan.
******
AS FOR "The 'Rest' of The Record", why
not give it a long one? There's no quack
like that of a lame-duck, governor.
******
VIRGIL HARRIS, of Mineola, Texas Aggie
Captain, ranks fourth at present, in South-
western Intercollegiate Basketball, having
scored a. total of 44 points in the five games
thus far participated in.
JUST HUMANS
By C z.i<l C.\**R
"Yes, Sir, Dere's Eight Hundred an' Twenty Words In Thai
Book—Don't Believe It, Count 'Em."
Laughing Around the World
With IRVTN s. COBB
The Love Story of a Little Man
By IRVIN S. COBB
YN THE sideshow & romance had ripened. The midget fell in love with
the giantess.
However the lady was c^y; she had been properly raised. She
wouldn't even let him hold her hand.
TEN YEARS AGO
Friends and relatives in Mine-
ola attended the funeral ser-
vices of Mrs. Lucinda Copeland,
94, at Lindale Wednesday after-
noon.
Miss Cora Wheeler attended
the funeral services in Vassar,
Mich., of Miss Hester Butcher
who died at her home in Paris
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Adams
and Tom Carroll, attended a
shoe convention in Dallas.
Willie Anders, 3 y2 year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Anders of the Hainesville com-
munity, died Saturday after
a brief illness. Burial was in
Concord cemetery Sunday after-
noon with Rev. R. G. Behlrman
pastor of the First Baptist
church in Mineola, officiating.
The local church of Christ
has called its pastor, Rev. R. E.
Roberts of Thorndale who has
arrived to assume charge.
The marriage of Sheriff
Henry Douglas and Miss Bertha
Guinn was performed in Green-
ville Sunday.
J. T. Wihitehurst, 58, expired
Wednesday from injuries sus-
tained when he was struck by
a falling tree which rebounded
when he was assisting T. A.
Busby to feli it | The accident
occurred three miles southeast
of Hainesville Tuesday.
The Garden Valley telephone
exchange accepted the proposi-
tion offered by Mineola and
will connect their exchange of
approximately 100 subscribers
with Mineola.
Mrs. Paul D. Smith underwent
an operation last week in a
Dallas hospital.
Formal opening of the Ser-
vice Drug Company has been
announced.
The First Baptist church of
Mineola will be host to the
Harmj'ony Baptist (Association
of Wood county Thursday, Feb.
2, according to an announce-
ment by Rev. R. G. Behrman,
moderator.
Mrs. Alice Gatti is improving
after undergoing an operation
in a San Antonio hospital, ac-
cording to advices received here
by relatives.
THE MAYOR SEZ-
Well folks, I've gone and done
it again for as you see certain
parties are threatening to oust
me ifrom my office and all that
goes with it but I've got their
plan knocked cockeyed now
for I have a plan of my own.
Here 'tis: It's true that I did
not donate to the Big Bend
Park but I'm in favor of set-
ting aside 64 square miles in
this county for a park because
of its superior location. I favor
and shall launch my campaign
upon the propostion that start-
ing with Billy Goat Hill as a
center a dstance of 4 miles in
each cardinal direction shall
become a park. This plan may
create a little howl from cer-
tain interests but just think
what a grand plan it is. When
the park plan is approved it
will be a simple matter to
move the "Relief Officers" and
their offices down to Oak
One morning the pair went for a walk across the fields. As they
promenaded the green meadows the dwarf begged for just one kiss.
Finally she yielded but in order for his eager lips to reach hers it
would be necessary for her to kneel down.
And she absolutely declined to kneel.
Desparation made the Lilliputian resourceful. Alongside a road-
side blacksmith shop he spied a rusty iron anvil. At sight of it inspira-
tion came to him. He induced the fair one tc back up against the
side of the shop. He ascended the anvil and stood on tiptoe upon its
flat top. Then, as she s ayed downward from the lofty heights where
her head customarily nodded, he was abla to implant the first chaste
salute of affection upon her maidenly mouth.
They continued upon their stroll, she stepping on with splendid
strides, he trotting alongside, his tiny figure half hidden behind her
swishing draperies.
They went three miles more. 'i,.en he her far w.ithar kiss—
Just one more to seal the bargain of t" L hea. .z.
"No, sir," she said firmly, "one's ei.uui<i *0* co -~y/'
"Just one," he pleaded. \
"No."
"You mc*n it?"
"I do."
"Your decision is absolutely T
"Absolutely." •
He fetched a dvip sigh.
"Well then," Liv said resignedly, "sreh being the case, I don't
snppose it's any ust my carrying Ihls canned ar.vil any longer!"
i Grove which is approximately
j the exact center of the county
j and should have been desig-
i nated as such long ago. Upon
| this plan I have enlistd the
j aid of Johnny Breen and his
j party at Mineola which will
, give me five votes. Down at
| Hawkins town Dr. Beavers has
' pledged me his and all his
friends' votes which should
amount to about five more.
But that's not all for over at
Golden Jim Scoggin promises
to deliver a posse of voters
anywhere and anytime. He says
that over there they don't mind
helping a friend and I'm sure
ril get several there. So on
with the slogan: "Blly Goat
Park" and "Oak Grove the
Capitol of good old Wood
County."
I've visited around quite a
bit this week and Wednesday
afternoon I breezed into The
Monitor office and found all
hands very busy from Janitor
to Editor. Now, I don't know
whether this is a rgular habit
with them or not but after
watching tho>se boys labor for
a while, I decided that I wasn't
needed there and went down
to the depot to see the train
come in. Yes sir, a depot is
one of the most democratic
places you can find and the
best people are always found
there too, but people sure get
inquisitive especially the City
Marshal who looked me over
but didn't say much, which fact
probably means that Will's di-
gestion was bad or something.
While loitering there I came to
the conclusion that travelers
are the easiest to please of
anybody on earth for I saw
a good old mother walk up to
the ticket window and ask when
she could get a train, where-
upon the agent said: "this
train goes to Hawkins, Big
Sandy, and points east." But
did that lady get all flustered
as many people would? Not a
bit of it for she replied: "that
don't matter Mister, I want
that train to go to Crow and I
don't care which way it pints."
Yours very truly,
Mayor of Yantis.
NOTICE!
All Wood County, Texas,
THIRD CLASS WARRANTS,
up to and including 'War-
rant No. 4712 are now pay-
able at my office
L. D. CALLAWAY,
Treasurer Wood County
Quitman, Texas
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Ask for it plainly, see that the name
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(Twenty-Eight Years Experience)
GIVE YOUR CAR A
New Lease on Life
for 1938
Bring in the old bus today. You'll be sur-
prised at the difference in performance after
a thorough motor check-up. The cost is
small. More often a few minor adjustments
are necessary to reinstall the old time "zip".
Drive in today and we will gladly diagnose
the troubles.
W.E.L01T&S0N
Mineola—Expert Repair Work—'T(
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The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1938, newspaper, January 27, 1938; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286283/m1/2/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.