The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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. Cornelius
Expires Monday
Km. W. D- Cornelius died Mon-
day morning at th* hom* of h*r
d*ugbUr, Mr*. J. *. Radford, 912
|C. Bowi* Street. She 1* survived
by her husband, two children, Mr*.
J. Jt. Radford, Mwia, *nd Mr*.
Raggi* Emmons, Fairfield; two
fr*ndehildren, Will R. Radford,
Mexia, and Audy Dewitt Emmons,
Fairfield; one sister, Mrs. S 1
Rhode*, Hieo; and on* brothar, J.
Jl. Blackburn, Stephenville.
funeral **rvice* will b* held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Rad-
ford, 912 E. Bowi* Street, with the
Rev. R. C. Edward*, a**ist*d by
the Rev. R. L. Dob*on, Rev. C. N.
Morton, and Rev. M- K. Little, of-
ficiating.
Interment will be in Glenwood
cemetery near Groa*beck, with J. I.
Riddle and Company in charge of
the funeral arrangements.
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Longhand Copying
ob Extends into
Second Year
PITTSBURGH <U.R)—If Louie H.
Hartman comes down with a case
of "writer's cramp," there's a good
reason for it.
- Hartman ha* been commissioned
by the city of Pittsburgh to make
an exact eopy of the city's first
ordinance book. The job is nearing
completion after a year's steady
work, during which the penman
has copied contents of the yellowed
pages covering laws between
1816 and 18S2—in minute detail.
' The laborious copying method
is being employed because law pro-
hibits use of the modern photostat.
PEACE-WAR STUDY ASKED
BERKELEY. Cal. (U.R)— Stu-
dent* of the University of Cali-
fornia have demanded that the
faculty provide a course on peace
and war.
DONIE NEWS
Everybody here is busy gather-
ing their erop*. A few are picking
cotton.
Jam** Allen May is back home
after a six months stay in Arisona.
Krie M. Cain *nd family of Dal-
las opent their vacation here with
their parent* and other relative*.
Mr. and Mr*. T. E. England
•pent several day* in East Texa*.
George Demic and family of
Amarillo are visiting relatives
here.
Alvis Harris and family and
Mrs. Emmett Dossey have been
visiting their parents in Waxa-
hachie.
Mr. and Mr*. J. W. Richardson
spent last week in Houston and
Galveston.
Edith May of Houston spent the
last two weeks here with her par-
ents.
Grandmother Elliott of Bryan i*
spending the summer here with her
daughter. Mrs. Nash.
Edd Boykin and family of San
Antonio spent several days here
last week-
Dee Worthy and family of San
Marcos spent several days visit-
ing relatives here.
Jim Miller returned home from
an extended visit with his son and
family in Shiro.
Mary Frances Newsom is visit-
ing her aunt in Tehuacana.
Miss Mary Newell of Teague
was here Saturday.
Edward Mason and family of
Braxos visited his mother here last
week.
T. H. Whitaker and family and
Mack Ford and family of Cotton
Gin were here Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Savage has returned
to her home in Hillsboro after
spending several days with her son
here.
Mrs. Jewel Canady of Teague
spent several days with friend*
here last week.
Jack Eppes, Jr., of Los Angeles
spent last week here with his par-
ents.
We all regret the losing of one of
our teachers, Prof. Bill Hancock,
who resigned here and accepted a
school in West Texas.
LA SALLE
Aug. 28, 1940.
Health In this community is
good at present.
Most every on* here is busy
gathering their crops. However,
the eotton isn't much good a-
round here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Purtls and
Mr. and Mrs. James Purtle and
children spent the week end in
Taylor visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ce-
cil MeCain.
Mrs. Henry Lyles and children
of Bethel spent Saturday night
with Mr. end Mrs. Jess Sand-
er*.
Singing Sunday night was en-
joyed. We had vieitora from oth-
er communitie*. W* hope they
will come again.
Miss Margaret Brown of Den-
ton is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Brown.
Mr. and Mr*. Obson Dick spent
Saturday night in Box Church
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Burleson
and children spent a few days
last week in Dallas with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Gladys Kitrell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Jones and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Al-
ford Rigsby spent Saturday and
Saturday night with relativea at
Groesbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. Pie* Lansford
of Mexia visited relatives here
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Fitts
of Prairie Point, Mr. Garven Al-
len of Groesbeck and Mr. Alvin
Hulce of Personville spent Sun-
dsy with their mother and grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Dossey.
Quite a number of young peo-
ple here attended the singing at
Personville Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dossey
spent awhile Monday with Mrs.
Dossey's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Lansford.
Mrs. D. C. Goodrich and babies
visited with Mrs. Matt Stewart
of Groesbeck Monday afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs^ Frank C. Oliver
have as their guest their aunt, Mrs.
Mamie 0. Harrison, of Dallas.
IP3EIRIF(DII15^I^5^(SIE matches the
performance of
Humble
Continuous Improvement
keeps performance of Humble gasoline up with, or a little ahead of^
the performance of modern ears.
Fill up at any
sign
0*T *l4d. •< *UM l| Oil * MUNIM CO
Industry Needs to Make Cotton
Source of Feed, Experts Contend
Editor's Note: This i* (lie sec-
ond of a series of article*. "Blend-
ing Livestock with Cotton," pub-
lished as a service to farmers and
liveetock raiser*.
Before. the South had eotton oil
mills, records show that lint was
the only part of the cotton plant
that provided income for farmers.
The cottoniead—which ha* brought
the South an average of mora
than $130,000,000 annual revenue
in recent years—was valueless un-
til there were cotton oil mill* to
convert the seed into feed products,
cottonieed oil and linters.
Cottonseed Cash Crop
Today, because of the more thtn
450 oil mills scattered throughout
the Cotton Belt, cottonseed is a
leading cash crop; the source of the
essential livestock fetds, cotton-
seed meal, cake, hulls and whole-
pressed cottonseed; and an import-
ant source of soil fertility. In ad-
dition, the availability of cotton-
seed products—supplying protein
to balance grains and roughages
in rations — has proved to be a
major factor in enabling the South
to develop a livestock industry.
Early efforts to obtain the feed
value buried in cottonseed by boil-
ing the seed for hours in an open
kettle—or even by feeding the
seed, itself — became impractical
and unnecessary with the advent of
cotton oil mills. Efficient machin-
ery at the oil mills now cooks the
kernels of the seed and removes
the excess oil and lint. As a result,
feeders obtain the rich protein
needed for livestock without hav-
ing to feed the linters, trash and
excess oil that are in the seed.
Because of these advantages of
converting their raw material —
cottonseed — into cash income and
efficient, economical feeds, South-
ern cotton growers, today, make it
a common practice to market their
seed when cotton is picked, obtain-
ing cottonseed meal, or cake, and
hulls for their livestock at that
time. Department of agriculture
estimates for recent years show
that 75 to 80 per cent of the
South's annual production of cot-
tonseed is delivered to oil mills.
Seed Utilized In South
Years ago, much of the annual
production of cottonseed feed pro-
ducts was exported or shipped to
states outside of the Cotton Belt,
Department of Commerce figures
show, but a major portion of the
current production is being utilis-
ed within the South. This increas-
ing practice, encouraged by college,
Experment Station and Extension
Service leaders, gives Southern
farmers and ranchmen all of the
feeding value of the products of
their own seed, plus fertility for
the soil contained in livestock ma-
nure.
Home use of cottonseed feed pro-
ducts is valuable also, Southern
feeding authorities point out, in in-
creasing the value of farm grains
and roughages in livestock ration*.
Corn, oats, grain sorghums, hays,
grasses, silages, and other farm-
grown feeds all lack e*sential pro-
tein that is contained in cottonseed
meal or cake, go that these grains
and roughages give more efficient
results wh*n combined with cot-
tonseed products in rations..
In these ways, the development
of the cotton oil indutsry ha* been
an important factor in building the
cotton-livscock industries of the
Southland cotton oil mills, today
are recognized as an essential part
of the program of balancing crop
and livestock production and im-
proving economic conditions in the
Cotton Belt..
CEDAR NEWS
—AUGUST 23—
Grandmother Maddox, Mrs. Jack
Merritt and children and Mr*.
Thornton ar* vUiting in the horn#
of Mr*. E. A. Opry this week-
Mr. and Mr*. Garland Hancock
are the parents of a baby son,
born August 12.
Mrs. A. A. McCauley (pent
Tuesday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. Dee York.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Palmour
and family, Mr. and Mr*. Ray
Wakefield, and Mr. and Mr*.
George Gifford had dinner Sunday
with Mr. and Mra. W. M. Gifford.
Mr. A. A. McCawley and son,
Winston, were m Mexia Saturday
afternoon.
The Rev. H. T. Walter* and fam-
ily had dinner Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Dm York.
Mr. and Mr*. Dee York vi*ited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Seasum Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Neely and children
are visiting in the home of her sis-
ter, Mr*. C. A- Norton, of Mexia,
this week, j-
Mr. Marion Bee Norton was a
visitor in the home of Mrs. G. C.
Hammond Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. G. C. Hammond and baby
spent the week-end in Mexia with
her sister, Mrs. C. A. Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. Shack Ross and
son of Jacksonville spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Ross'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevens.
Mrs. Nettie Montgomery has
gone to Palestine for a few days
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sessum spent
Thursday night in Waco.
Mr. John Henry Basham is
spending this week in Mexia with
his sister, Mrs. C. A. Norton.
Wortham Holds
Bible School
WORTHAM, Texas, Aug. 2«.
(Spl.)—'The Daily Vacation Bible
School began in Wortham Friday,
August 23, at 8:30 a. m. The school
is directed by the Rev. Marshall
Pinkerton. All churches of the
town are cooperating in the school,
with teachers from the Presbyter-
ian, Methodist and Baptist mem-
bers. Classes are held in these
church buildings. The school will
close Sept. 1 with the usual clos-
ing exercises.
September .. .will see
y
Children Enrolled in Limestone County Schools
Every conceivable supply will be in demand.
Clothing and shoes for the boys and girls and
class room supplies for every one from the first
grade through Westminster College will be
wanted.
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The merchants of our city are stocking up as never before and their announcements will be^in appear-
ing this week telling you of what they have and inviting you to their respective places of business.
Watch for their ads. They will save you many steps in your shopping tours.
MESQUTTE NEWS
—AUGUST 28—
Health in this community is
good at this time.
The Mesquite Sunday School
met Sunday morning with a small
crowd. We were glad to have Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Jackson and
children of Prairie Point and Mr*.
Bradley Jackson of Groesbeck with
u*. We invite them back.
Miss Ima Caddell spent the
week-end with her sister, Mrs. C.
B. Childress.
Mrs. Mag Kiley of Oklahoma
and Monte Leuschner of Otto spent
a few hours in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Popejoy Thursday
Mr. and Mr*. Charlie Jackson
and children and Mrs. Bradley
Jackson and sons of Groesbeck
visited Mr. and Mrs. Clebert Jack-
son Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Young Sanders
vi*ited in the home of her brother,
Mr. Lee Caddell and family Sun-
day.
Miss Varnell Thoma* of Mexia
spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Harper and
Van Arnold and Mrs. James Har-
per and family of Marlin visited
their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Ann Harper, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Carr were in
the Kickapoo community Sunday
visiting friends.
Mrs. Nora Brothers, Mrs. Mo-
zelle Brothers, Mrs. Ethel Hodge
and Mr*. Ellie Kirby spent Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. Will Popejoy
and Mrs. Ann Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tarver and
children visited relatives at Heads-
villa last week-end.
Little Jay Lynn Tarver visited
his aunt, Mr. and Mr*. Roy Hand,
of Big Hill Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Jone* and children
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Willie Hobbs.
Roland Tarver and Roy Hands
spent Wednesday night on the riv-
er.
Johnnie Cargile and family vi*-
ited Sunday night with his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cargile.
Mrs. Lee Caddell and daughter,
Oneta, spent one afternoon recent-
ly with Mr. J. W. Cargile.
Mr. Will Popejoy and Johnnie
Cargile were in Oletha and other
points Sunday looking for cotton
pickers.
Sunday school will be held here
Sunday morning at 10:80 o'clock
and the Rev. Peter DeYoung will
preach at 8 o'clock in the after-
noon.
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Tree Climber, 89, Falls
Says Never Again
KENDALLVILLE, I n d . <U.E —
Eighty-nine year old Samuel Keck
won't be climbing any more trees
for a while. Tempted by the sight
of cherries on a tree in his yard.
Keck got a ladder and proceeded to
go after the fruit. A few minutes
later he found himself on the
ground, looking skyward. Uninjur-
ed except for a slight leg bruise,
Keck has decided to leave tree-
climbing to the younger folk.
EUREKA NEWS
—AUGUST 28—
Mrs. Emma Sherod of Thornton
spent last week with Mr*. J. S.
Powell.
Mi** Jo Frances Gayden is
spending a few day* with Mrs. T.
D. Taylor of Thornton.
Mis* Evelyn Alford of Alto
Springs spent last week with Miss
Irma Jeane Taylor.
Mr. John Freeman, Pink Briggs,
Tom Taylor and Lloyd Freeman
mad* a fishing trip to the Trinity
river.
Mrs. J. R. Duncan and little *on
of Temple *pent several day* with
Mrs. N. E. Duncan.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gardner and
children of Houston visited Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Taylor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Newman of
Sudan visited friend* and relatives
of this community Thursday.
Mr. Weldon Freeman, who has
been confined in a hospital in New
Mexico for the past several months
has returned homa and is reported
improving.
Mr. 8. A. Vawters wa* seriously
injured by dropping a knife on his
Ifoot Saturday afternoon. He is do-
ing nicely at this time.
Steward's Mill
Test Abandoned
The Arkansas Fuel Oil Com-
pany's No. 1 O. B. Utley at Stew-
ard's Mill near Fairfield has been
ordered plugged and abandoned, it
was reported Friday. The test first
showed a quantity of oil and dis-
tillate through casing perforations
from 3997 to 4000 feet and then
showing *alt water on production
test made.
Many oil observers in this sec-
tion were hopeful that the well
would make a commercial oil or
gas producer, but it appear* that
the sand section showing oil and
gas was too thin to eliminate salt
water encroachment.
No announcement has been made
as to whether another location will
be made.
Ridgway to Judgi
Corsicana Show i
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CORSICANA. Texa*, Aug.
(Spl.)—As an indication of t
growing recognition being giv
the Cor*icana District F*ir, *o
of the best, known live*tock judg«<
in the country will do the judging
thi* year.
Joe W. Ridgway, national
known dairy judge from San A:
tonio, will be the judge for
dairy department for the SejWiw(
ber 24-28 show. , ,
John C. Burn* of Fort Worttf
equally well-knodl Hereford breel
der, will judge the Hereford*
Gaorge W. "Stud" Barnes from A
and M. College will Judge tha 4-1
club and FFA boys' baby beevei
which promise to be ona of tlx
main features of the livestock se«<
tion of the fair again thi* year.
Other well known judges
been secured for other departmen
and exhibitors can gain much val
able information this year by clo a<
ly following the work of th*
judge*. |
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Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Whit* hav« _
as their guest Mrs. White's sis-
ter, Miss Dorothy Park of Green1'
ville. f
ar.
hav<
menu
valu<
eyes EXAMINED
•nd
GLASSES FITTED AT
SPECIAL PRICES
Dr. Joe B. Williams
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1940, newspaper, August 30, 1940; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299673/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.