Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1939 Page: 5 of 8
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^Thursday, February 23,1939
PALACIOS BEACON, PAI \CIOS, TEXAS
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OP TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or anj Constable of
Matagorda County, Greeting:
YOU ARE HESREBY COM-
MANDED to summon Mrs. E.
Cowell by making publication of
this Citation once "in each week
for four successive weeks previous
to the return day fereof, in some
newspaper published in your Coun-
ty, if there be a newspaper pub-
lished therein, but if not, then in
the nearest County where a news-
paper is published, to appear at
the next regular term of the Dis-
trict Court of Matagorda County,
to be holden at the Court House
thereof, in Bay City, Texas, on the
second Monday in March A. D.
1939, the same being the 13th day
of March A- D. 1939, then and
there to answer a petition filed in
said Court on the 9th day of Oc-
tober A. D. 1933, in a suit num-
bered on the docket of said Court
as No. 12297, wherein City of Pa-
lacios is Plaintiff, and Mrs. E.
Cowell is Defendant, and said pe-
tition alleging
Plaintiff alleges that it is the
legal and equitable owner and hold-
er of certain paving certificates for
the sum of $243.60, which was made
by the City of Palacios, Texas, on
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the 15th day of December, 1930, to
cover special benefit assessment,
levied by it against the said de-
fendant and his hereinafter describ-
ed property, to secure the payment
by him of his pro-rata of the cost
of improving that portion of Cary
Avenue which abuts on his prop-
erty, towit: Being Lot No. 20 in
Block No. 51 of the Town of Pa-
lacios, Texas, according to the P.
Whitty Map of said Town and re-
corded in Volume 14, page 374,
Deed Records of Matagorda Coun-
ty, Texas, and fixed and declared
a prior lien against said property
to secure the payment of said sum
of $243.60. That said certificate is
payable in 15 annual installments,
the first being payable on October
15th, 1931, and bearing interest at
the rate' of 8% per annum, with
maturity and attorney fee clause,
Plaintiff has elected to and has de-
clared all of said certificate due
and payable, and though often re-
quested defendant has failed and
refused and still refuses to pay
same.
WHERP3FORE, plaintiff prays
that defendant be cited to appear
and answer this petition, that he
have judgment against said de-
fendant for the full amount of said
certificate, together with interest,
attorneys' fee and cost of Court,
with foreclosure of its said lien,
and for general relief.
Herein Fail I^ot, and have you
before said Court, at its aforesaid
next regular term, this writ with
your return thereon, showing how
you have executed the same.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and
the Seal of said Court, at office
in Bay City, Texas, this the 27th
day of January A. D. 1939.
J. G. Walker, Clerk,
District Court Matagorda County.
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Matagorda Co.
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Engagement of /Y^'ss
Wanda Ruth Mjsrtin
Announced at Tea
Announcing the betrothal of Miss
Wanda Ruth Martin fo Mr. Jimmy
Bowman, Mrs. W .M^ Kimbell and
Mrs. Peggy Martin, aunt and
mother of the honore-e, entertained
at the home of the j'ormer Thurs-
day afternoon from 4 to 6 with a
beautifully appointed, tea.
Receiving the guests with Miss
Martin wetfe the hostesses. The
color theme of pink and white was
noted in flowers throughout the
house as well as in table appoint-
ments,
| The tea table was centered with
a silver bowl containing a beauti-
ful arrangement of pink and white
flowers intersperced with flower-
ing candles in the same hues. The
silver tea service, presided over by
I Mrs. C. V. Kissinger, was placed
| at one end of the table while a
minature bride and groom beneath
a sweet pea arbor was the em-
bellishment at the opposite end.
Mrs. Newt Foster, Mrs. J. C. Eason
and Mrs. S. <1. Whitten assisted in
the service in the dining room. The
tea dainties consisted of heart-
' shaped sandwiches, sand tarts, salt-
| ed nuts, olives, tea and an assort-
ment of pink and white mints in
designs of cupids, arrows and
hearts. The dainty pink crepe pa-
per napkins reevaled the betrothal
| with the following inscription em-
bossed in silver: "Wanda Ruth and
Jimmy, April 2."
Mrs. Sam Sharp presided at the
guest book in which eighty-five
guests registered. Other members
of the house party were: Mrs. E.
D. Lockey Jr., Mrs. Bernard Vinck,
Mrs. Harry Evans, Mrs. Bobby Wil-
son and Miss Betty Kissinger.
The bride-elect was beautiful in
a white taffeta evening dress fash-
ioned with a hoop skirt.
Out-of-town callers include: Mrs.
John Y. Lawhon, Mrs. W. Meade
Brown and Mrs. H. Wallendar of
Tyler; Mrs. Ben Givens, Mrs. John
Cassity and Mrs. J. B. Hamilton
of Arp.
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Ny name is Address
Town State
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Matagorda County, Greeting:
YOU ARE HEREBY COM-
MANDED to summon the heirs,
the unknown heirs and the un-
known heirs of the unknown heirs
and their legal representatives, of
J. L. Norton, deceased, by making
publication of this Citation once in
eagh week for four successive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, in some newspaper publish-
ed in your County, if there be a
newspaper published therein, but
if not, then in the nearest County
where a newspaper is published, to
appear at the next regular term of
the District Court of Matagorda
County, to be holden at the Court
House thereof, in Bay City, Texas,
on the second Monday in March A.
D. 1939, the same being the 13th
day of March A. D. 1939, then and
there to answer a petitition filed in
said Court on the 27th day of Jan-
uary A. D. 1939, in a suit numbered
on the docket of said Court as No.
12970, wherein Elmer Gussie is
Plaintiff, and the heirs, the un-
known heirs and the unknown heirs
of the unknown heirs and their
legal representatives, of John L.
Norton, deceased, are Defendants,
and saic> petition alleging that on
or about December 1st, 1938, Plain-
tiff was lawfully seized and pos-
sessed of the following described
land, holding and claiming same in
fee simple, to-wit: All that certain
tract of land lying in Matagorda
County, Texas, being Lot No. 8 out
of Section No. 10, according to the
J. C. Harrington subdivision of said
section, according to the G. B.
Banks map of these and other sur-
veys made by J. F. Hervey for the
Texas Rice Development Company's
lands iti Matagorda County, Texas,
and recorded in Vol. 14, pages 372
and 373 of the Deed Records of said
County. Plaintiff alleges that on
said December 1, 1938, defendants
unlawfully entered upon said prem-
ises and ejected plaintiff therefrom
and witholds from him the posses-
sion thereof. Plaintiff further rep-
resents that he and those whose
title he holds have had peaceful
and adverse possession of above
described land, using and enjoying
same and paying taxes thereon and
having same under fence for a per-
iod of more than 10 years before
the filing of this suit.
WHERFORE, plaintiff prays
that the defendants be cited to
apswer this petition and that plain-
tiff have judgement for the title
and possession of the above describ-
ed premises, and for such other and
further relief as he may be en-
titled to either at law or in equity.
Herein Fail Not, and have you
before said Court, at its aforesaid
next regular term, this writ with
your return thereon, showing how
you have executed the same.
GIVEN UNDBJR MY HAND and
the Seal of said Court, at office
in Bay City, Texas, this the 27th
day of January A. D. 1939.
Washington's Birthday
Observed by West
Side School, Wed.
Washington's Birthday was ob-
served with appropriate exercises
by pupils of the West Side School
on Wednesday afternoon.
The program included songs,
readings and recitations by the
pupils, members of the first, sec-
ond and third grades. Good citizen-
ship is being stressed in the train-
ing of the children and the re-
sponse they give is wonderful.
"Aiherica" as sung by them at this
program gave you a real thrill, for
the expression and earnestess in
which they did parts.
An Aeroplane Club for the boys
is helping them to better under-
stand how to wok together, and a
Club for the girls is doing a like
thing for them.
Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Appleton
and Mr. Cavazos compose the fac-
ulty to guide these youngsters in
their first steps of school work and
are to be commended for the very
fine work they are doing. Mrs.
Dodd was in charge of the first
graders, Wednesday aftei-noon due
to the illness of Mrs. Appleton.
We enjoyed our visit with them
as did the others who were pres-
ent as guests and we noted with
pleasure that a number of the
children's mothers and other mem'
bers of the families were interest-
ed visitors.
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pad Happenings
Mrs. J. G. Rives of Victoria snent
the week end in Palacios with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. T. B. Burke and daughters,
of Aransas Pass, were week end
guests of Mrs. Ella Flippen.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barnett were
in Houston, Tuesday to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. John A.
Hulen.
Mr, and Mrs. Earl Bentler of
Houston spent Sunday here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bentler.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fetzer of
Lake Charles, La., are guests of
their grand parents, Mr, and Mrs
Ernest Rioux.
See what the well dressed woman
wears on leaving the hospital in
"Consolation", Feb. 24 at the Lin-
nie Wolf School.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Margerum
and son Willard were in Houston,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
Mrs. J. J. Harbison returned via
the bus Wednesday from San Aug-
ustine, where she had been the past
few weeks with her daughter and
family. She went from here to her
home in Collegeport.
What does a girl do when four
boy friends all come to see her
the same evening? "Four Loves
Had She" solves the problem at
the Linnie Wolf School, Friday,
Feb. 24 at 7:45 p. m.
Mrs. C. W. Nester and mother,
Mrs. Fitts, returned from Houston
Saturday, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Ames and
daughter, Rosemary, who will make
an extended stay. Mrs. Ames is re-
cuperating from a recent appendi-
citis operation.
Mr." and Mrs. L. Bruer have sold
their home on East Bay to Mrs
Sam Primm and will give posses-
sion the first of Maixh.
The town gosip really spi-eads
news about "In Tempest In a Hat
Shop," presented at the Linnie Wolf
School, Friday night, Feb. 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rittenhouse
of Huntsville, spent the week end
in Palacios, looking after business
and visited his father, D. D. Rit-
tenhouse.
Rev. R. L. Owen, superintendent
of Home Missions of the Brazos
Presbytery, was in Palacios Tues-
day conferring with officers of the
local church.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Henson an-
nounce the birth of a fine boy on
Saturday, Feb. 18. The new arrival
is a husky young lad who tipped
the scales to ten pounds and has
been named Irvine Wilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hunter
were in Cuero, Sunday to visit Mr.
Hunter's daughter who is ill in the
hospital there. They were accom-
panied to Edna by Mrs. Hunter's
sisters who visited homefolks.
Miss Florence Petzel, of Corpus
Christi, was a week end guest of
Palacios relatives and friends.
St. John's Episcopal Church will
have services Sunday, Feb. 26, at
7:30 p. m. by the Rev. Paul Engle.
Mrs. M. M. Miller had the pleas-
ure of a visit from her son Jim
Miller of Houston, Sunday after-
non.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Painter of
Alton, Kansas, called on Mr. and
Mrs. S. F. Cook and family last
week.
See the very latest in the hats,
"In Tempest In a Hat Shop" at
the Linnie Wolf School, Feb. 24,
at 7:45 p. m.
R. L. Harville, Chief Electricians
Mate, U. S. N. w^s a recent visitor
in Palacios and made the Beacon,
office a pleasant call.
Mrs. Mattie Fetzer attended the
National Flower Show in Houston
last week and from there went to
Shreveport, La., for a visit.
Mrs. Henry Sanders and son,
Marvin, and sister, Mrs. Dora Lof-
ton of (Houston were Tuesday visw
tors in the C. D. Sanders home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wilson have
returned to Palacios after a two
months vacation and visit with rel-
atives and friends in Brenham and
Houston.
The new stools, counter, linoleum:
and paint with black the dominat-
ing color, make the cafe where Mr.
and Mrs. Hargrove are now in
charge look very inviting.
| PALACIOS
FUNERAL HOME
, FUNERAL DIRECTORS
& LICENSED EMBALMERS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
' PHONE 8 PALACIOS
M. K. FEATHER, Mgr.
J. G. Walker,
District Court Matagorcja County.
Clerk,
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Dismukes, Mrs. J. W. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1939, newspaper, February 23, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411872/m1/5/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.