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THE TEXAS MESQUITEB FRIDAY. JANUARY 17, 1930.
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"Manage Your Money,
Don't Let It Manage You"
This is Thrift Week
January 17-23
The journey toward Success
and Happiness can be made
. only over the road to Thrift.
DALLAS-TERRELL INTER-
URBAN RAILWAY
Economical Transportation
The Texas Mesquiter
John E. Editor and Prop
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
AT ME^UJITE. TEXAS
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION
One year $1.00
Six months... .50
Thhree months .25
Entered at the postoffice at Mes-
quite, Texas, as mail matter of
the second class.
Friday, January 17, 1930
Better pay your poll tax W-
foro the month is gone if y« »'i
want to vote this year. This
is election year, too-
oo
President Hoover's message
in regard to prohibition en.
forcemtmt is said to have
pleased both the wets and
drys i n Congress. Pretty
smooth, we'll say.
oo
Join the Chamber of Com-
ber of Commerce and be a
public benefactor, for th-;n
you will be a part of every
movement it undertakes for
the good of Mesquite and this
section.
Tillie Clinger says the reas
on she is leaving her presen
boarding house is because the
landlady's husband steals ail
the tidbits in fefed his dog
with.—Exchange.
Why
Print A
Newspaper?
The merchant who says that
everyone knows his place of
business and he doesn't have
to advertise, can be found n
Hamburg, and in every other
community. This merchant,
also says that customers come I brewster county. A
Texas Metal
Output Grows
Washington. D. C. Jan 15--
Metal mines in Texas in 1929
produced, in terms of recov-
erable metals. $28,000 in gold,
1.050,000 ounies of silver, 1,-
000,000 pounds of lead, and
400.000 poonds of ropper.
Charles YV- Henderson. Unit-
ed States Bureau of Mines,
department of commerce, to-
day announced.
This compares with a 192P
production of $10,115 in gold,
1,340,622 ounces of silver, 695,-
570 pounds of lead and 447 -
792 pounds of copper, indicat-
ing aj\ increase in the output
of gold1 and lead and a de-
crease in the output of silver
and copper. The Presido mine
at Shafter. Presidio countv,
operated since April. 1926, bv
the American Metal company,
contributed the greater part (Jf
the state's production, as it
has since 1885. This mine since
1885 has produced 1.200.01JO
tons, yielding approximate!
21.000.000 ounces of silver,
and small quantities of gold
ami lead
The production of the Pre-
sido mine in 1929 was onlv
975,000 ounces of stiver, as
compared with 1,212.34.)
ounce*? in 1928, but 1,374 ounc-
es of gold in 1929 as compared
with 489 ounces in 1928 The
Hazel mine, near Van Horn,
Culberson county, reopened
by the World Exploration
compan" in 1928, continued in
1929 to ship silicious sulphide
ore carrying copper and sil-
ver, and during the year be-
gan construction of a 100-ton
f-loating mill, which was 80
per cent completed Dec. 1.
The Altuda Mining companv
continued development work
at the Bird mine, near Alpine
flotation
Laredo Consulate
To Be Reopened
San Antonio, Texas, Jan
16—Rafael de la Colina. Mexi
can consul at Laredo, who has
been in San Antonio 'or sev-
eral weeks, will return to
Laredo Thursday to reopen
the consulate in that city on
Friday.
Returning with him will be
his staff of six men, including
G. G; Garza Lopez, vice con-
sul.
Ar nothing was remiveti
froi.i the Laredo consulate
when it was closed on Dec-
ember 18 by order of the
j Mexican government, all thai
will be necessary to comply
with the government's oioer
to reopen it will be to utiioc.i
tne doors Friday, Consul tl'
la Colina said.
Clerks who will return to
Laredo Thursday arr Jacinto
Quinj'ano. Julian Saenz, Fran-
cisco Cos, D. Macias and
Francisco Ceniceros.
Governor Moody's action ip
refusing to withdraw the ap-
pointment of John Vails of
Laredo as district attorney of
that district may mean that
the fight on the prosec-)' r as
a result of his threat to arrest
General Calles, formtr presi-
dent of Mexico, will he re-
newed in the Texas senate
when the Itgisloture meets
next Monday.
Governor Moody will send
Vails' name to the senate for
confirmation as district a1-
tornev, along with the names
of other recess oppoitntces
Senators J. \Y Hornsby of
Austin and Pink Parrish of
Lubbock have expressed the
opinion that the senate will
vote overwhelm!v to confirm
the Yalls appointment
The senate had previously
confirmed Vails' appointment
to the district judgeship, an
office he resigned t0 return to
his lonc-time role of prosecut
or. When the legislature last
winter created a new district
iourt for Webb county Gov-
ernor Moody appointed Vails
to the bench, and R. L- Bo!>-
bitt district attorney- When
Bobbitt resigned a" district
nttornev to become attorney
general Vails expressed a de-
sire to return to his former
office and Governor Moody
appointed him to the place.
The gyove|rnr^- indicated
from the start of the contro-
versy stirred by closing the
Mexican consulate at Laredo
that he would not accede t.>
the demand that Vails be re-
moved from office.
HIS OPPOSITE
to him when in necdi of goods.' ni'" ^as ""dter construction at
so why should he waste his
money advertising?
An amswer to that question
has been made by a newspa-
per whose advertising man.
no doubt, stumbled into places
of business where the owner
posessed that frame of mind.
This newspaper answered the
question- "Why Should I Ad-
vertise?" as follows:
"Of course, the newspaper
man might say in rebuttal.
'Everyone in this community
knows all that happens here,
so what's the use of reporting
the news? What's the use of
printing a> newspaper? If the
community can get alone
minus a newspaper, it can
get along without a number
of other things which are o?
no value. The adults are edu-
cated and can teach the chil-
dren, thus doing away with
the need1 of schools. The par-
ents being religious, can trvn
the younger ones in the
creeds, thus doing awav with
ministers and the churches.
People can loan their money
to one another and thereby!
eliminate bamks. They can'
swap their old clothes >r learn
how to make homespun, there-
by greatly re<hicing expense
and actually putting the
clothing merchants out of bus-
iness. All trade is based ujhjii
a desire for goodfv Necessity,
is mostly, an augmented de-
sire. Advertising has the
function of reminding people
of their requirements, but its
greatest function—a prime
factor In all progress and
prosperity—is the creating of
new desires—thereby stiniu.
lating trade and production
and making for the greatest
possible degree of employ
ntent." — Hamburg (Iowa),
Reporter.
the Bonanza mine, near Sier
ra Blanca. Hudspeth county.
The El Paso Smelting
Works, at El Paso continued
to operate its lead plant on
<res from Mexico. New Me
ico. Arizona and Texas, and
its copper plant on ores and
concentrates from Arizona.
New Mexico and Texas. Dur-
ing 1922, at pi Paso, the
Nicholas Copper companv
constructed a 100.000-tor,
electrolytic copped refinery,
which wjll be started early in
1930 It will handle blister cop
per anodes from the Copper
Queen and Calumet and Ari-
zona copper smelters at
Douglas. Ariz., and from the
Clifton smelter, Arizona.
ASK DAD—HE KNOWS
F ather—Why were
kept after school?
Son—1 didn't know
the Azores were.
Father—Tn the future
remember where you
things.—Le Rire. Paris.
you
where
just
put
She—Dear, they say tli,\t
the people with opposite
characteristics make the hap-
piest marriages."
He—"Yes. That's why In.
looking for a girl with mon-
ey."—Exchange.
LIMITED
Grandpop—Davy, be
out thar cussin'?"
Davy—No, Grandpop:
swearin'-"
Grandpop—' Swear all
you
I'm
you
want to, boy. but don't let nit
kitch vou cussin',"—Fx.
MATHEMATICAL MATRI-
MONY
Kphriam-—What does you
call it when a gall gits mar
ried three times—bigotry?
Mose—Lawsy, boy, you
stittenly am an ignoramus.
W hy when a gal gets married
two times, dat am bigotry,
when she tries it three times,
dat am trigonometry.—Ex.
MESQUITER WANT ADS
For Sale—Pure bred duroc
pigs. J. W. Hanby, phone 4930
Scholarship in Byrn* Com-
mercial College for sale at
Mesquiter office.
m
WITH FEAR AND TREMH
LING
Two gentlemen of Hebra c
extraction were walking down
the street one day when one
of them starter! feeling fran-
tically in his main} pocket
friend inquired:
"Silvcrstem. 1 tink I lost a
twenty dollar bill."
"Veil; have you looked in
all de pockets?"
''All but <lis one." Mawruss
replied as he pointed to th«
breast pocket of his coat-
"Veil, veil." said Silversteiu
testily, "vy don't you look in
dat von?"
"Because if it ain't dere I
drop dead.".—Ex.
For Sale—Seed oats, free of
Johnson grass- H. H. Marshal
Phone Garland, 229-22-
For. Rent—Four room
stairs apartment. Mrs I,
Sharfenberg, phone 51.
up
Buff orpington cockerels
for sale. Waynnshin strain.
Tel. 5231. Mrs. F,d Hodges.
If you contemplate attend
ing a business college it w:»l
pay you to see us about a
scholarship. The Texas Me«
quiter.
For Sal.*—Have one pair of
good heavy mules six years
old. or if yon want cheaper
mules have two of smooth
mules hut good peart work
mules. Will sell either team
as I don't no*di them all. Tel.
1814 W, O I'§.rker.
UNIFORM FINANCIAL PRACTICES
Would Promote Greater Consistency Among All the
State Laws in Respect to Banking Conditions-
Uniformity of Practice and Understanding
Will Make for Greater Convenience,
Efficiency and Safety for All Business.
By S. J. HIGH
President State Bank Dlvlalon, Amarloan Banker* Aetoclatlon
RAPID interchange of business and the quick transport;*
tion of goods In the United States, coupled with al-
most instantaneous maans of Inter-communication by ttde
graph, telephone and wireless, havt
welded the country into an economic
unit. The nation is not, in a business
sense, conducting Its affairs in water
tight oompartments, as in a measurt
it did in the days of slow travel and re
mote places, but styles, methods, com
moditfes and business practices flow
freely today in all directions. There
fore it is desirable that finance, trade
and Industry throughout the country
operate along generally uniform or at
least consistent lines, so that a contract
or an agreement or obligation in con-
nection with business transactions shall
mean virtually the same thing in all
parts of the eountry. Particularly
necessary in this connection ia the es-
tablishment of uniform financial and
banking practices so as to facilitate the
flow of trade along accepted and understood lines.
Banking in the United States is recognized as a semi-
public type of business and is therefore subject to laws to
obflno the scope and character of ~
S O HIGH
yaiuu u
tion in
equlUbli
Its activities. These lawa at pres-
ent set up a great diversity of con-
ditions under which banking le
conducted in various parts of the
oountry since they come from both
state and federal authorities. The
national banks are all chartered by
the federal government and there-
fore operate on the same lines In
every state of the Union, but there
Is no such regularity In respect to
the oondltlons under which the
state banks chartered by the re-
spective forty-eight states must con
duct their business. All state bank
ing oodee, while they have slmilnrl
ties, also have many great dissimi-
larities In rcspect both to the m
ttonal bank laws and the bai;U ik
laws covering state bank operations
In other Jurisdictions.
Bankers Move for Uniform Laws
The State Bank Division of the
American Bankers Association,
which latter Includes In Its mem-
bership banks of all descriptions
throughout the country subject to
all the variations of state and fed-
er*l banking laws, Is committed to
the effort to bring about greater
dtnulsttnoy and uniformity among
the statutes of all these various
Jurisdictions. This body Is conduct-
Wig a vigorous nation-wide cam-
paign urging that active steps be
to secure greater co-ordina-
banking legislation, more
iultable oondltlons and more uni-
formly effleient public supervision
of banks In the several stales.
The organisation Is particularly
concerned with fostering this move-
ment to bring about more uniform-
ly desirable conditions throughout
the United States In respect to the
public supervision of banking Insti-
tutions by the state banking de-
partments. It Is on reoord as favor-
rag the policy that the Important
office of state bank commissioner
should be kept as free from en-
tangling partisan politics as the
Judiciary ltselt and should be com-
pletely detached from all other
tnnctlous of state government
It Is also on record as favoring
the polloy that the tenure of office
of state bank commissioners should
be made more secure and lasting
than Is now the case in many state
Jurisdictions and that this impor-
tant public officer be granted suffl-
olent oompeusation and discretion-
ary power so that the office sti^l
Attract and retain the services of
men of outstanding executive abil-
ity and successful banking experi-
ence.
It Is also a part of this policy
that the bank commissioner's abil-
ity to serve well should be strength-
ened by providing him with ade-
quate forces of bank examiners,
•elected on the basis of merit from
men having the requisite qualifica-
tions of honesty, ability, training
and banking knowledge to carry
out the duties of their offices on the
highest plane of usefulness to the
public aa well as to banking.
The Trend of State Laws
The Association's State Bank Di-
vision has recently concluded a
nation-wide survey of state banking
legislation and conditions and In
general has discovered a definite
trxnd along the following lines:
There Is a distinct tendency
among the states to raise the min-
imum capital required for bnnklng
Institutions to $25,000 and also to
give the bank commissioners or the
banking boards sole power as to
the granting of charters for new
banks, thus enabling them to use
dlscreUon as to the need or desira-
bility of added banking facilities or
the fitness of the organizers to
enter the banking field In this con-
nection many s'-atca are creating
banking boards to act In an ad-
visory capacity with the state bank
commissioners.
There has also been observed a
tendency to Increase the compensa
tion of the bank commissioners and
te lengthen their terms of office and
to give thetp power to appoint nec-
essary deputies and exaraisers so
.
as to build up an adequate force t>
carry out their responsibilities an«
duties. An Important atigmentatloi
of the powers of bank commission
ers In some states is found in lawi
giving them complete charge of In
solvent banks and their liquldatioi
as distinguished from more coetl;
11quli!ntt>iii throu::li the courts.
In the Potlie Interest
Distinctly In the public intcres'
are law« prohibiting or limiting ai
officer or director of a bank fron
borrowing from his own bank un
less Ills collateral security is ap
proved by a majority el the boarc
of directors of the baak. Also then
is recent legislation noted provld
Ing for closer supervision and regn
latlon of building and loan assocla
tion*. credit unions, finanoe cow
panics and private banks.
In some States measures havi
been enacted broadening the flelc
for investment of funds of savingi
banks, and trust companies, whlct
have materially enhanced the serv
Ice that these institutions can ren
der, particularly in the way of co
operation with their customer* li
personal financial management. An
othor type of legislation, important
especially to banking In view el
the frequent efforts to defraud banks
Is that which makes the issuanci
of worthless checks a mlsdemeanoi
with specific penalties.
The State Bank Division of tb«
American Bankers Association en
dorses In the fullest dogree In prln
clple the development of banklni
laws along the foregoing lines and
is actively entered In fostering th«
spread of such legislation wherevet
Its services are considered useful
both to banking and to the public
Uniformly sound banking Instltu
tlons and practices, together with
common methods and understand
ing, will materially add to the eon
venience, efficiency and safety ol
be iness In serving the well-belni
of the public In all parts of tht
nation, especially In those trans
actions lnvoivi.ig dealings between
different localities.
AMERICA. LEADS THE
WORLD IK SAVINGS
The past year saw the greateet
gains in savings in a single twelve
month ever recorded in the United
States, bringing the total savings
deposits In banks to over $21,400,-
000,000 on June 30, 1928, held in
more than 61000.000 Individual ac
counts, it la reported by the Amerl
can Bankers Association. These
are the biggest figures In this field
shown by any country In the world
These figures are Indicative of
prosperity more general than any
time since the business depression
ef 1920, the report declares. Only
thres states fall to show a gain and
the 1928 volume of savings constl
tuted an Increase of mors than
12,827,000,000 above the 1927 figure
The gain per Inhabitant for 1928
over 1927 was $17 and the gain in
number of savings depositor* was
8,496,079, an Increase of B.1% at
against a growth In the populaUon
of the country of 1.2%.
The gain In saving* per Inhab
ltant in N'ew England and the Mid
die Atlantic states over the prevlout
year was $38 These groups si
states, with 29.P"? of the population
of the United St rites and 62.8% ol
the total savings deposit*, have tbi
largest savings rats, $481 per tn
habitant, of any area In the world
The per capita savings for tb<
United Stales as a whole this yeat
stand* at $287 as compared wit I
$820 laat year.
"An acre of alfalfa for every eov
In Howard County, Iowa," 1* tb"
slogan adopted by the county bank
er* association there after wetchlnc
several hundred thousand dollar*
go out of th*lr county last wlnte'
tor feed.
ONE ON THE BANKER
Hanker (telephoning)—] am
sorry to bother you, Mr. Co_
hen. but your your account is
overdrawn $1.67.
Cohen—Iss dot so? Veil
look up a month ago and see
how did I stood.
Banker (after a few secouo*
the
—You had a balance on
date last month of $465.
Cohen—Veil, did I call ynu
up?—Exchange
No matter how short-hand
ed thp factories are, you*11 al-
ways find three men after ev-
ery political job-
Field Secretary
Will Talk To C. E.
Mr- Harold F Lovitt. who
has been field sceretary of
the Kansas Christian Endeav-
or Union for the past year and
a half, will address a mass
meeting of the Endeavors of
Dallas and vicinity at City
Temple in Dallas at 7:30 p m
next Monday, January 20. Mr
Lovitt is said to have done a
rreat work in his own state,
in 'he way of organizing new
societies and strengthening
the weaker ones, and a large
crowd is expected to greet
him-
Preceeding the general
ineetfng. Mr. Lovitt will be
honored by a banquet tender-
ed him by the officers of the
Dallas District and Dalla*
County Union. Miss Peggy
Spain, district secretary, wrl
preside, and those desirous of
attending the banquet will
do well t0 arrange for reser-
vation. as a number of guests
willi He necessarily limited
Mi*s Algene Rale. dis*rist
president, 3630 Spemce. or
Miss Faye Calvitt, district
Intermediate Superintendent,
2602 Meyers, will be glad to
receive the reservations.
Tn addition to Mr Levitt's
address, an excellent program
has been arranged, with Miss
Katherine Hammons at the
organ. Mrs. Albert Smith will
sing, and Dr. Floyd Poe of
City Temple will conduct a
brief devotional service. Im_
mediately preceeding the
regular program, a very brief
meeting of the County Um'ion
will be held, with Miss Kath-
leen Kirkpatrick presiding, at
which only such business as
may be urgent will be dis-
posed of-
The Fellowship Society r,f
City Temple oof which Mr. S.
R. Gray is president will act
as a reception committee, and
will serve light refreshments
at the close of the meeting-
Mr. Gray adds a very cordial
invitation to all who are in-
terested in addition to the
general invitation extended by
the officers of the two Unions
LOOKIN' FOR A TOB
"I.ook here. Rogus." tsked
Colonel White, "do von hap-
pen to know where Ink T»d-
son is just now?"
"Vassah ! Yassah ! Sho' di.es
sah," replied brother RotftLs.
"He's asleep dis minute over
dar in de shade of de lumber
yard lookin' for a job. sah "—
Exchange,
ONE ON THE TICKET
MAN
Colored Woman (to ticket
agent)—"I wants a ticket for
Magnolia, please."
Ticket Agent (after study,
ing railroad map for 10 min-
uteis)—"Auntie, where i ■<
Magnolia?"
Colored! Womani— "Here's-
Magnolia—dis chile settin'
here on de suitcase."-—Ex
YEARS AND CHANGE
Tre business men wcrr:
talking about their employes.
"Well, old Johnson lias
grown gray-haired in my
service."
"Quite commonplace, but
I've got a girl with me who
has grow.n yeyllow, brown,
and redi-haired in my service.'
- Exchange-
These Fine Trains at Your Service
TEXAS SPECIAL
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THE KATY FLYER
THE KATY LIMITED
11 O'CLOCK KATY
Complete Pnllman and Dining Service
uKaty" City Agent, 112 Field St., or
Depot Ticket Agent at Dallas will be
glad to assist you in every way pos-
sible to make your journey via the
"Katy" pleasant and comfortable.
W. G. CRUSH
P. T. M. M-K-T Lines
DALLAS, TEXAS
THE CONDUCTOR
BRING OUT YOUR BEST
Perhaps the reason why yoa
have never reached a highe.
plane of success is that yon
have never had any gren
troubles or serious reverses.
Doesn't sound like goo>l
logic to you, does it
Undoubtedly you have me'
with minor defeats the nature
of which does not cause you
much concern. Not severe
enough to call out all your
resources to overcome them
You accept rather than try t<>
surmount them—less trouble.
But if you had some hard
jolts you would have had to
put forth energy to recover
from their effects. Having ac
complished such a task yoi:
would have had to put forth
energy to recover from their
effects. Having accomplished
such a task you would have
bid him playing dow n by the ' e°n stronger for it
station and are persuading I Accepting little draw! .vk
him to give up railroading—| as a part of your "luck" is a
Frie Railroad . Magazine. easy way to avoid effort and ]
very likely this is one of you
frailities.
Those yho make the great-
est eventful success very fre-
quently are those wh , have
had the hardest time to get
along.
You ma) think you have
had your share of trouble, but
Willie finally persuaded his
aunt to play 'rain with him.
lie took great delight in ar
ranging the chairs in line, ar. 1
with an air of knowing his
business began issuing orders.
"Now you be the engineer.
Auntie, and I'll be the con-
ductor Lend me your wattli
and get into the cab.'*
Willie then hurried down
the platform, holding his
wtch in his hand; suddenly
turning around he waved to-
ward the engineer and yelled:
"Pull out there, you red-
headed, pop-eyed, pie-faced
boob."
"Why Willie!" exclaimed
his Auntie in amazement
"That's right, ehew the
rag," !ie reetnrted. "We're
five minutes late already.
Get ta '11 outa here."
Willie's parents now for
Nj?xt to the guest who does-
n't know when to go home,
the worst bore is the person
who doesn't know wh,m t,j
hang up on the telephone.
INSULTING
The Traffic officer ha I
raised his hand and the lady
motorist stopped with a jerl>.
Said the officer as he drew
out his little book, "As soo.i
as I saw you come around the
bend I said tQ myself forty
five at least"
"Officer," remonstrated the
lady indignantly, "You are
very much mistaken. It's this
hat that makeis me look so
old."—Exchange.
Loc
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day 11if.
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Mrs
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week el
Miss Fl
Miss!
Rockwa
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was thfl
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visited
brother!
day.
Mr.
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Mr.
way[ via
latffer'sl
J. M
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MrsTI
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Mr. I
nelli an<
visit d
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Mrs.
the:fur
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Wed tv
killed i
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Mr!
been il
parent!
I Tsrey,
to retu
las W<
in comparison to what others
have experienced, haven"-
your u t!i, >dties been rather
•nsignif: a it?
i ,i te.ul of accept! r, defeat
ao g * tiully, why ,r>n't v«u
have fc unk enough to say
you'll "do or die," no* literally
perhaps but masterfully.
This is what will bring onr
the best there is in you —
Walnut Springs Hustler.
THE ADOLPHUS
DALLAS, TEXAS r
825 ROOMS
Owned and operated by
The Dallas Hotel
Company
OUR RATES ARE REASONABLE
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1930, newspaper, January 17, 1930; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414806/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.