The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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Eh? Hirst Wvtkht £feutjg
AND TIMES.
THE WEST TIMES Established 1889
THE WEST NEWS Established 1909
Consolidated January, 1913
WEST, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923.
VOLUMM IT
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■> MRS. BERNARD O’CONNELL
CELEBRATES 88th BIRTRDAY
Loved and Respected by Many She is the
Recipient of Many Tokens of Regard
Mrs. Bernard O’Connell celebrated
her eighty-eighth birthday anniver-
sary Monday, April 2. with a six
o'clock dinner at the family home.
Telegrams, flowers, gifts and greet-
ings and good wishes from relatives
and friends in West and from all
parts ofthe United States, made the
occasion a memorial and pleasant
one.
Mrs. O’Connell wp- orn eighty-
eight years ago in If id. She came
to the United States When a young
CHORAL CONCERT
DECIDEO SUCCESS
Mrs. Bernard O’Connell.
girl twenty years of age. Back in
the home in the Emerald Isle, she
went to school with a bright Irish
lad. He sailed away one day to make
his home in the land of the Stars
and Stripes, and strange as it may
seem when the little Irish girl came
some years later to make her home
in America, fate took in a part in
the destinies of the two. They chanc-
ed to meet one day in St. Louis, and
the friendship of the school days was
resumed and later into the love that
lasted until death came some years
ago to the home here in West, tak-
ing away the hushand and companion.
The life story of this splendid and
noble woman, is one to tell with love
and reverence. It is a story to in-
spire, and encourage, to make the
living of a life worth while, an am-
bition.
When one has attained the remark-
able age of four score years and
eight, there is much to recall. Mi s.
O’Connell has a most wonderful mem-
ory, and talks of days in Ireland as
though they were but yesterdays of
the present. She recalls what is re-
corded as the “great wind” in Ire-
land, she being only four years old
at the time. This wind unroofed a
part of the family home in which
the babyhood and girlhood of Mrs.
O'Connell, the little Mary Garvey,
was spent.
The young husband back in those
early days of life in America joined
with the army of the North and thus
gave his services to his adopted home
and country.
In 1874 he heard the call of the
West, and came to Dallas, and from
pthcre to West, or rather in that early
* day it was “Bold Springs” and it was
here that the family of eight sons
and one daughter were reared, and it
is here that Mrs. O'Connell is beloved
and honored—it is here that she has
lived almost half a century of her
life, a life of service and ministra-
tion. It has been a wonderful life,
a life blessed with unusual health,
and strong mentality. “I have al-
ways been well and strong,” Mrs.
O’Connell said on the day of her
eighth-eighth birthday. She attends
church regularly, walking several
blocks, in doing.so. She walks with
the energy and alertness of one half
her years. She finds much pleasure
in attending social events with her
friends and family, and at the close
of an evening entertainment she is
always as fresh and free from fatigue
as any of the party.
Mrs. O’Connell has the distinction
of having made the first flag ever
unfurled in West.
tt.. first sr. ~-
One of the events of the season
was the Easter Musical given at the
City Hall Auditorium Monday even-
ing by the members of the Catholic
Choral Club with Randall Fryer and
the Jurgens Quartette of Hillsboro
assisting in the program. The audi-
torium was filled for the occasion,!
and the program rendered was re-
ceived with most generous applause.
The range of the program from the
Bohemian folk songs to grand opera
selection and the popular ballad to-
gether with the National Anthem for
! a closing number, offered music
! lovers a rare treat.
The opening numbers by the Cath-
olic Choral Club included “Hush Thee
My Baby,” given with most pleas-
ing effect, John Mikulik directing.
Randall Fryer tenor, and musici-
an of note was heard to splendid
| advantage in two groups of songs,
in which was included the beautiful
i and ever popular song “I Pitch My
Lonely Caravan” by Coates, and the
concluding number “Didn’t It Rain” by
Buorleigh was given with the rendi-
tion of the artist.
Mr. Anton Nemecek sang “Pro-
logue from Pagliaeci,” by Ix-oncavallo
with the ease and poise of the artist.
His appearence on the stage brought
forth a burst of applause from the
audience, and was forced to return
for an encore number for which he
sang “Rocked In The Cradle of the
Deep.” The number offered oppor-
tunity for Mr. Nemecek to show the
wonderful range of his voice, he
having previously given test of his
voice in the higher notes. The Jur-
gens Quartette, composed of Dr and
Mrs. H. J. Jurgens and daughter and
Miss Menzler, sister of Mrs. Jurgens,
were given recognition that proclaim-
ed them favorites of the evening.
Mrs. Jurgens at the piano, and Dr
Jurgens, Miss Jurgens and Miss
Menzler playing flute and Bassoon,
proved themselves musicians of rar-
est ability. They very graciously re-
sponded with several encore numbers
and the audience wished only for
more. “Serenade,” Chaminade, and
“Grandfather’s Clock” were among
the numbers rendered.
Miss Jurgens as pianist for the
evening program gave to the whole
the finish of the real artist. Her
playing was without flaw. At the
conclusion of the program a light
lunch was served at the K. C. hall
for the Choir and visiting musicians.
ELECTION FOR SCHOOL
TRUSTEES
Another election tomorrow, April
7th. This election is for electing
three trustees for the West School
Board.
Messrs. W. R.'Tinsley, B. W. Wood
and J. F. Kostohry have announced
as candidates for the places. Mr.
Wood has served on the board for
the past two years, but resigned as
a member of the board a few weeks
ago.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE WEST COM-
MERCIAL CLUB, SAYS,
Members of The West Commercial Club,
ATTENTION.
The clouds have passed away, the pleas-
ant Spring days are here, the planters are as
busy as bees preparing for what indications
point to as the largest and most valuable crop
that has ever been produced in this country.
Business is booming all over the United
States; all the basic industries are working
full and over-time and finding great shortage
in labor of all kinds.
The railroads are going out of receiver-
ships back to their owners—and in fact—all
indications point to an era of such SOLID
PROSPERl I Y as this country has never seen
before.
So, 1 am appealing to you, the representa-
tives of the business interests of the city of
West, to fall in and buck right up to your busi-
ness organization and let us get into position
to make the most of these prosperous times
for our town and community by giving freely
to your Club of your time and means and by
all means attend the meetings of your Club,
and get a good dose of "PEP which 1 assure
you is violently "catching," and when the sys-
tem once takes on a good liberal amount of the
inoculation the inevitable result is a well de-
veloped case of Public-spiritedness.
We have labored under many unavoid
able handicaps during the Winter months,
such as sickness, bad weather, etc., but every-
thing is now in ship-shape for the years work,
so let’s GO TO IT like we mean business,
which we must certainly do.
Your board of directors meets each second
and fourth Fridays and the general meeting of
all members is on every fourth Friday night;
you are urged to attend any and all of these
meetings as we want your presence, your en-
couragement, your advice and your sugges-
tions.
It is now the established policy of the Club
to have an entertainment program preceeding
the business session on every fourth Friday
night, and we cordially invite every person in
West to come and enjoy these delightful pro-
grams with us.
So, member of the Commercial Club of
West, let’s wake up and strive with each other
to see who can do the most for the good of our
good old home town.
COME ON, FELLOWS LET’S GO!
WORK ON ROSS OIL WELL
SOON TO BE RESUMED
Oil Men On the Ground and Activities
Promised For the Near Future
HANDSOME OFFICES
! OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The new offices of the Dentcn,
Willis & Company real estate firm
Oil men and operators arrived, in
West this week, and it is reported
that work is to be resumed at. once
on the Ross well. Work on the weB
was discontinued over a year ago, at
a depth of about 2600 feet.
,, , _ The well has had a change of
' on Oak Street, are about ready for
opening. The building in which the!CreW and °P<‘ri;torS several Um“
offices are located* has been fittci| 'luring the course of drilling, and
’ with several private office rooms f Peculation as to the new manage
entered from a main reception room. n,ent an<l extent of the development
The finish of woodwork and walls,'has been current for the past few
which is in ivory and light tan has <layS-
given to the whole an attractive and! -
artistic finish. The walls are hung, SCHOOL TAG DAY
in beautiful cream moire satin finish-1
i ed paper. Each private office is en-
j closed with glass empanneled walls
j of partition. The place is an addition j
' to the city in every way. I Tag day Wednesday for the benefit
W. R .Denton, senior'member of'** the 8choo‘ U*rar? ^
the firm, is one of the best known * Splendld1 8UCf8S’ P,Upd*
... • ...... | the four grades, fourth, fifth, suefeb
business men in the city and com- , , ,. * * -
. , , - , and seventh, under the direction of
. mumty. His knowledge of real es- ... „ *
i. . , . j 4 „ . Miss Saxon, sold the tags after
1 tate and judgement as to values, is , . . . , . . , .
considered as authority. Mr. Willis,I ?ch°°]’ mB^n* -vor twenty-four
.... • . , , , • i Jars from the sale of the bits of red
who is to be associated with him is ... . . .
. . (cardboard. This will be used in pay-
a young man who is going after the! . , . , , , . .
. ii <. ,, , ing for a set of home and school re-
business. He is a “go getter’ and - , . ,. , . ,
... , ! ference books which have been re-
proposes to got the method of creat-i , . ...
. . .... Icently placed in the school library,
ing and building. ... , , . . ,
11 he pupils had previously been try-
J. L. Bottom, well known cotton
IS SUCCESSFIL
i man, will have an office in the splen-
! did new place. The full personel of
| those having office space in the build-
; ing will be announced later.
COMFORT
i You will find real comfort in wear-
; ing a pair of my Kyptok lenses fitt-
ed in one of the new silhouette
frames, something entirely different
in style and texture. These goods
are manufactured by F. A. Hardy &
Co., the largest wholesale optical
company in the world. This, being
combined with my skill in optometric
work assures you quality, accuracy,
comfort and satisfaction.
Often there exists a strain or
weakness of the eye which, aggravat-
ed by the violent rays of light or by
doing close work, may develop into
permanent injury or diseased eye.
For further information see me at
Smajstrla's Drug Store, Friday, April
15th, West, Texas.
JOE A. REEVES.
Optometrist, Waco, Texas.
W.R. DENTON WISHES
WEST BRIGHT FUTURE
BEGIN WORK ON B. V. S. CLUB
NEW BUILDINGS ENTERTAINS
occasions to put clothes on the little
ones as they came into the neighbors
homes. Her deeds so kind and graci-
ous, seem almos too sacred to be thus
briefly recounted, but it is a privi
lege to record them.
Mrs. O’Connell’s home has always
been a happy meeting place for
friends and neighbors. It was the
home that had the first telephone in
West.
Nine sons and one daughter have
known the wonderful love and care
of this mother. Daniel, named for
his illustrious ancestor Daniel O’-
Connell, William, Bernard, Martin,
Patrick, Edward and John, and the
daughter Margaret live and rejoice
in the possession of a mother so
noble, so worthy and good.
Mrs. O’Connell went to the polls
Tuesday, April 8, and voted in the
city <5cc£on.
Work of clearing away the debris
on the burned block on West Oak St.
began this week. A large force of
workers have been busy stacking the
brick and clearing the site of the
former buildings. It has been re-
ported that Mr. Glasgow propones
building up the entire block to the
Interurban station. Announcement
of plans are to be made next week
with regard to the extent of the build-
ing and improvements. Mr. Glasgo
is a thorough business man and be-
lieves in the future of West.
WITH MR. AND MRS. TED SMITH
Mis.; Helen Skrabanek entertained
the B. V. S. Club Saturday, March
24, at her home. After a brief
social session the hostess served a
delicious luncheon.
Miss Julia Clain Wood, a new mem-
ber of the club, entertained Satur-
day, March 21. The refreshments
were mince pie, whipped cream, iced
tea and cake.
Club members and escorts gathered
at the home of Miss Cathryne Mc-
Ghee for a pound party Friday night.
Mrs. Ted Smith surprised her hus-
band with a “42” party on last Thurs-
day evening. The occasion being Mr.
Smith’s birthday.
The rooms were beautiful with
crystal vases of pink carnations.
After many interesting games of
“42” Mrs. John Boggess was declar-
ed the winner.
There followed an Easter hunt.
Each guest was given a pretty little
basket to which was tied a string.
By following the string to Hie end,
doek A«iA #ww>xl m
**; #• - •#
Mr. Howard Ellis proved lucky on
this hunt for he found a handsome
box of stationery, instead of an egg.
The hostess next appeared with a
; beautiful white birthday cake, with
it’s pink candles. In the cutting Mrs.
E. Berringer got the ring, Mr. John
Boggess the thimble and Mr. Howard
Ellis the dime.
With the cake was served delici-
ous punch.
Those who enjoyed the party were
Messrs, and Mesdames. John Boggess,
Clayton Edwards, E. Beringer, Bran-
don Alexander and Howard Ellis.
Mr. Jim Marks of
in iln eitv Thnnadsv
Hillsboro was
VV. R. Denton who was candidati
for Mayor in the city election which
was held Tuesday, said Wednesday,
when seen in his office on Oak street,
that he was still the biggest real
estate man in Central Texas, and the
biggest West booster.
He says that with his weight anc
stature he feels no temerity in claim
ing this distinction. W. R. Denton
the biggest real estate man in Cen
tral Texas, is a subject worth talk-
ing about. Speaking of West, Mr.
Denton said that he wanted to help
build her into a bigger and better
city, and in this connection spoke of
his cnndidacy for the office of Mayor.
It was for this, he said that he con-
sented to run for Mayor. Mr. Denton
believes in having common interests
as a people, a citizenship. He said
that he was in favor of half holidays
when the people could meet together
in a social and friendly way. “It is
a matter of understanding one an-
other,” he mentioned when speaking
of factions and differences. “We can
never get together and be harmonious
without knowing one another” he
said as he referred to his purpose in
offering himself as a candidate for
the office of Mayor of the city. Mr.
Denton was born and reared in West
and has hosts of friends who honor
and esteem him.
Mr. and Mrs. Herrington and Miss
Margaret Beck of Hillsboro were
birthday dinner
l
here Monday for the birthdi
give* bv Mrs. B. O’Connell.
ing to pay for the books from in-
dividual contribution of money from
the sale of eggs, or other home pro-
ducts. The success of the tag day
has enabled the school to clear off
the en^i^e inde^tednUss, leaving- a
surplus to be used for buying othnr
books.
Miss Saxon in behalf of the school
has expressed her appreciation of the
liberality of West people in buying
the tags and making possible the
payment in full for the books m
much needed at the school. The plea,
“Buy More Books” which the tags
carried, was effective, proving that
it is only a question of presenting
the need for something in the proper
way. The wearers of the red tag can
have the pleasure of knowing that
he or she is sponsoring a worth wfaHa
cause.
THE DINTY MOORE CLUB
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Anderson'*
opened the doors of their pretty litikr
home to the Dinty Moore Club on
Friday evening, March 30th.
About the rooms were placed bas-
kets of roses and jonquils, which had*,
been tastefully arranged.
In the games Howard Ellis scored
high.
And in a clever contest that fok»
lowed, Mrs. Ray Wadell, Mr. and Mrst
VV. P. Cook. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Poss„
VIr. Louis Garrison and Howard Ellis
Jed in the count. But when tha,
cards were cut, Mrs. W. P. Coop
proved to be the lucky one, and was-
awarded a large box of bon-bons.
The host and hostess served delici-
ous brick cream and cake. Pretty
little white rabbits that accompanied,
each plate carried out the Easter
suggestion.
The members present were Messrs,
and Mesdames. W. P. Cook, Chas„
Harris, Louis Garrison, Down man
Adams, J. D. Poss, Howard Ellis and
Mrs. Ray Wadell and the host and.
hostess.
Miss Scott of San Antonio who i*
a student in C. I. A. was a pleasant
visitor at this meeting.
The next meeting will be with Mr.
and Mrs. Downman Adams in their
new home, on Thursday evening
April 12th.
Work on the new Telephone Ex-
change building was started thin
week. J. D. Poss, locO manager, haa
announced that it will he ready for
occupancy about May 1.
Friends in the city will regret U»
learn that Dr. and Mrs. Jurgens and
family of Hillsboro are leaving toe
Edna, Missouri, to make their homo.
They had made many friends in West
during their recent visit here.
Mrs. Peterson has been very ill at
the home of her son, Mr.
Peterson on the Dr. Gidney farm.
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Hudson, Estelle. The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1923, newspaper, April 6, 1923; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588933/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.