Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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HONEY GROVE SIGNAL
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Honey Grove, Texas, Friday, March 31, 1922
Number 9
TRADES DAY MAY 6
FOR HONEY GROVE
Trades Day has been an-
nounced for Honey Grove for
Saturday, May 6. The green is
now getting back into the trees
and the signs of spring are ev-
erywhere. The horses, cows,
hogs and chickens are feeling
better and looking better. It’s
time to have a showing of the
county’s products.
There are people who have
fine stock and chickens to sell,
and there are those who have
fine stock and chickens that are
not for sale, but who are anxious
to let their neighbors see what
they have. There are also peo-
ple who have things they wish
to trade. The trade day will
serve all these well.
The Fannin County Pure Bred
Stock and Poultry Association
and the Honey Grove Chamber
of Commerce are behind the
Trades Day. A nice list of pre-
miums will be offered. Every-
body get ready.
ROAD MEETING TO-
MORROW AFTERNOON
Pure Food Show.
Auspices Presbyterian ladies,
Shirley Building, April 10th to
15th.
Sow alfalfa and have lots of
milk and butter—Jess A. Smith
is headquarters for alfalfa seed.
See J. R. Henley for light
globes. All sizes, 25 cents.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of this road precinct has been
called for tomorrow (Saturday)
afternoon, at the city hall, at
S o’clock. The object of the
meeting is to discuss road mak-
ing, in connection with the bond
issue voted two years ago for
road making in this district.
The district Road Commission-
ers, the county Road Commis-
sioner, County Judge and County
Engineer will be present and it
is their desire that every citizen
of the road district attend the
meeting.
The Commissioners have vis-
ited several places and will have
reports to make on several kinds
of roads they saw in process of
construction. The County En-
gineer will also have figures
showing the cost of several kinds
of roads. The matter of federal
and state aid will also be ex-
plained.
AUTO FIRE TRUCK
IS READY FOR WORK
The big auto fire truck, pur-
chased by the city several ^/eeks
ago, arrived last Friday night occupy the pulpit of the Presby-
Music Recital.
Miss Lucille S. Moyer will pre-
sent her pupils in recital at the
Methodist church Friday night,
April 7th, at 7:45. The program
will consist of piano solos, duets,
trios, musical readings and pipe
organ numbers. The public is
cordially invited to be present.
Signal and Dallas News, $2.25.
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WESLEY BARRY IN GUS EDWARDS’
‘SCHOOLDAYS’
The Screen Classic of the Season.
One of the best pictures of the year.
Entertainment value one hundred per cent.
Break whatever engagement you have and see this picture.
Honey Grove is the first town in Texas to show this
Screen Classic.
ADDED ATTRACTION—
Two-Reel Comedy—“WHY MARRY?”
SPECIAL MATINEE for School Children Friday 4:15
Regular Admission—10 and 25 Cents
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SATURDAY, APRIL 1—
LESTER CUNEO AND MRS. WALLACE REID
in a Delightful Western Feature
“THE MASKED AVENGER”
An Ideal Western Story of Romance and Intrigue
Episode No. 5 “THE PURPLE RIDERS”
Two-Reel Charlie Chaplin Comedy—“THE TRAMP”
COMING SOON—
Great Super-Sepicai “WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME”
Can You Answer That Question?
and was unloaded Monday. The
fire fighting machine is known
as type 38 combination fire and
chemical truck and pumping ma-
chine and it’s a product of the
American La France Fire En-
gine Company’s factory, Elmira.
New York. Though large and
'bulky, it is also a graceful ma-
chine and performs admirably,
whether on the road or engaged
in active service of fighting
fire. It carries 1200 feet of
hose, a 40-gallon chemical tank,
200 feet of chemical hose, 30
feet of ladders and other equip-
ment for fire fighting. It is in
truth all of a fire company ex-
cept the man power. The offi-
cial test was to have been made
yesterday (Thursday) morning,
about the time the Signal was
put to press.
A preliminary test was made
Tuesday at which time the ma-
chine performed beautifully.
The guarantee is 600 gallons of
water a minute, pumping, / but
the machine threw 720 gallons a
minute Tuesday, pumping the
water from a big well near the
city hall. A two-inch stream
was thrown 120 feet high, and
1% stream 150 feet. Water is
pumped from wells or lakes, or
any containers, where hydrants
are not available.
In the purchase of this fine
fire-fighting machine Honey
step, and when other contem
plated plans are carried out
Honey Grove will have as ade-
quate protection against fires
as any small city in the country.
The equipment of the horse hose
wagon now in use will be fitted
on a Ford chassis, which will
give the town two auto fire
trucks and all modern equipment
for fire fighting. With this
equipment another key-rate in-
surance reduction will be grant-
ed the town. The splendid
equipment, with as efficient a
volunteer fire company as can be
found in the United States, gives
Honey Grove every possible pro-
tection against fires.
Many of us remember very
well when our only means of
fighting fires was with buckets,
for it v/as not so many years ago.
In those days the fire loss was
very heavy indeed, but the
wheels of progress have turned
and Honey Grove has turned
with them.
ARMENIAN GENERAL
TO VISIT HONEY GROVE
General Azgapetian will visit
Honey Grove Sunday. He will
terian church Sunday morning
and will address a mass meeting
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
General Azgapetian is a
soldier, diplomat and linguist,
took an active part in the recent
great war, had many oppor-
tunities to witness the heroic
royalty of the Armenians to the
cause of the Allies, their terrible
sufferings through hunger, ex-
posure and sickness, and their
tremendous sacrifices of life and
property. He is now touring
the country for the Near East
Relief, appealing to all big-
hearted Americans to aid the
struggling Armenians and their
quarter of a million orphans, all
victims of Moslem brutality.
An Armenian by birth, Gen-
eral Azgapetian is a cosmopol-
itan by education. The scion of
one of the best families in Con-
stantinople, he and his sisters
had their primary education un-
der private tutors and Englsh
governesses.
The Qeneral’s father was the
“Azgapet,” or “Chief of the Na-
tion,” of the Protestant Chris-
tians of the Turkish empire, and
that is why he has now the sur-
name of Azgapetian—pronounc-
ed Az-ga-pet-yan. His full name
is Mesrop-Nevton Khan Azga-
petian, but he is better known
among Armenians as Nevton
Khan, the latter being a hered-
itary title, conferred on him by
the Shah of Persia, equivalent to
Grove takes another forward the European title of Count; and
Receives Buttermilk in
Canvas Sack.
Buttermilk is usually thought
of as being in liquid form, and is
generally carried in containers
that are water tight, but the
local Farm Bureau office rep
ceived about a hundred poundik
of buttermilk Monday that was
contained in a common canvas
sack. It was pure buttermilk
that had been subjected to an
evaporation process and was
marked chicken feed. Butter-
milk contains a high per cent of
protein and is valuable as a food
for small chicks.—Mt. Pleasant
Times-Review.
in the Orient, the title always
comes after the given name.
The persecution of the Ar-
menians by the barbarous Turks
has often been told in these col-
umns and constitutes one of the
darkest chapters in the world's
history. All should hear the
story, of the persecution of Ar-
menia, the oldest Christian na-
tion in the world, as told by this
gifted and patriotic Armenian.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
G. B. Carleton, of Windom,
v/as tried on a charge of em-
bezzling funds of the First State
Bank of Windom in the district
court at Bonham the latter part
of last week. The trial con-
sumed two days, there being ^
many witnesses. Soon after the
close of the argument and the
charge of the judge the jury
brought in a verdict finding Mr.
Carleton not guilty.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY—
March 31-April 1
Csntri-Aggie
FOOT BALL GAME
See Fred Wilson make his famous
“Touch Down”
Also—
WILLIAM S. HART in
“WOLF LOWRY”
—One of Bill’s Best Pictures—
and
MACK SENNETT COMEDY
(Two Reels)
MONDAY-TUESDAY, April 3-4—
FIREMEN’S BENEFIT
Fifty per cent of the receipts will be
given the Honey Grove Fire Depart-
ment to buy modern equipment. We
are all duly proud of the handsome
Fire Truck and your liberal support
on these two days will be of substan-
tial aid in buying “The Siren.”
SPLENDID FEATURE—
“ACROSS THE DEAD LINE”
also GOOD COMEDY
Admission—10 and 25 Cents
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY—
April 5 and 6
WALLACE REID in
“THE HILL DIGGERS”
Wally” always proves a winner—
This snappy, peppery picture is no ex-
ception to the rule and will delight
and entertain to the last foot of film,
also
HAROLD LLOYD in
LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE”
Wait Patienty on “Round One” of the
“LEATHER PUSHERS”
You read the series in Collier’s Weekly
—now we’re to see them in pictures.
FINE! ! ! !
Boll Weevil Machine.
Two men were in town Tues-
day exhibiting a boll weevil ma-
chine, which they have patented
and are placing on the market.
The scheme of the machine is to
shake the weevils from the cot-
ton stalks, catch them in pans
and then destroy them. The
price of the machine is $100, and
if it will do the work it is worth
the money.
To the Public.
Owing to hard times we are in
need of your laundry bundles,
cleaning work, etc. Have basket
at Neblett’s store. Please let
me handle your laundry.
8-2t Mattie Peace.
Dr E.. T. Mabeley, of Wins-
low, Ark., visited Harry Blocker
and family Wednesday and
Thursday. Dr. Mabeley is at the
head of an Episcopal college at
Winslow.
If in need of a spring hat see
Mrs. Schreiber for cut prices
Saturday, April 1st.
Notice.
Everybody having stock in
The National Oil Service Station
of Honey Grove are requested
to be present at a call meeting
by the stockholders at the State
National Bank Monday after-
noon, April 3rd, at 3 o’clock.
W. B. Vaughan.
Dry Year Hasn’t Materialized.
Weather prophets have for
some time been predicting that
1922 is to be a dry year, a real
record breaker for aridity.
Even those who do not pretend
to be versed in meteorology have
felt and talked dryness, and have
planted corn in the water fur-
row. So far the dry year has
hot materialized. Fine rains
have fallen this week and the
cry is for dry weather. The first
rains were welcomed, to bring up
the corn, but the farmers are
now anxious for the rains to let
up so they can plant cotton.
Farmer Weighing 661 Pounds
Orders Clothes.
McKinney, Tex., March 28.—
Sam Harris, farmer, whose girth
is 79 inches and who tips the
scales at 661 pounds, Tuesday
visited the Texas cotton mills
here and placed an order for 150
yards, of pin check and Palm
Beach cloth to be made into
suits. It requires 13 yards to
make a coat and a pair of trous-
ers for Mr. Harris. His home is
at Farmersville.
Signal and Dallas News, $2.25,
“QUALITY”
THURSDAY (Today)—
Today is the Last Showing of
“A MAN’S HOME”
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PICTURES
OF THE SEASON—THE MOST
EFFECTIVE CAST EVER
ASSEMBLED
ORCHESTRA 7:30
Don’t Miss It!
From City Health Officer.
While our city is growing
more progressive let us not lose
sight of the sanitary side that
also tends to improve its living
conditions. Since flies breed in
filth, destroy these breeding
places. Put your garbage in
covered cans; get rid of the ma-
nure piles; attend to the dry
closets. The summer army of
these germ carrying flies will be
ecreased by millions if you kill
even one at this time. Let us all
get busy and clean up our prem-
ises. Don’t delay!
J. C. Joiner.
City Health Officer.
Early Saturday morning the
spirit of Mrs. Sarah Emma
Spillers, wife of J. A. Spillers,
left the tenement of clay for the
mansions in the skies. The call
for Mrs. Spillers came suddenly
and without warning. The
health of this good woman failed
about four months ago, and she
had been ill much of the time
since December. Last week her
condition seemed improved, and
Saturday morning she was eat-
ing breakfast in bed, when, with-
out warning, life’s golden bowl
was broken and she passed to
the great beyond without a
struggle and before loved ones
knew the end was near.
Mrs. Spillers’ maiden name
was Miss Sarah Emma Leech.
She was born in Richmond,
Miss., November 11, 1856, and
at the time of her death was in
her 66th year. She moved to
Texas in 1894, and to Honey
Grove in the year 1900. She is
survived by her husband, J. A.
Spillers, one daughter, Mrs. Flos-
sie Swatts, of Chicago, and three
sons, Roland Spillers, of Wichita
Falls, Jo Spillers, who lives near
Dodd City, and David Spillers,
of Mission.
Mrs. Spillers had for many
years been a member of the Bap-
tist church. She was faithful to
her church and to her Lord, and
her death was but the passing to
a fairer shore. She was ever the
center of affection in her home
and was loved by all whose lives
came into close contact with her
own. The funeral was held at
the Baptist church Monday aft-
ernoon and was conducted by her
pastor, Rev. A. W. Reaves.
Burial was at Oakwood.
The lonely husband and heart-
broken children have the sincere
sympathy of all our people.
RAVENNA BANK ROBBER
GOT THIRTY-FIVE YEARS
Base Ball Game Postponed.
The game of base ball adver-
tised to be played in Honey
Grove today by the Honey Grove
team and the Paris League team
has been postponed on account
of the rain and muddy condition
of the grounds. The manager of
the Honey Grove team hopes to
announce another date for the
meeting of these teams.
Last Soldier Dead Back in
Home Port.
New York, March 29.—The
last of America’s soldier dead to
be brought from the French
battlefields arrived Wednesday
on the United States transport
Cambrai, which sailed into New
York harbor with flags at half-
mas't.
There were 1,055 bodies, the
rear guard of 45,000, which the
Government has transported to
this country since the armistice.
W. J. Luttrell has been very
sick for several days. He is
slightly improved at this writ-
ing.
Robert Nelson,, col., was ar-
rested Wednesday on a charge of
theft. It is alleged in the com-
plaint that Robert went to the
home of his uncle, Julius Wal-
lace, in the country, and stole a
fine country ham. Stealing is
wrong of course, under any cir-
cumstances, but if a fellow is
ever justified in appropriating
the property of another it is
when his olfactories catch the
delightful aroma of a well cured
country ham.
Signal and Dallas News, $2.25,
SUDDEN PASSING OF
A GOOD WOMAN
G. J. Lee, one of the men
charged with the robbery of the
bank at Ravenna about four
weeks ago, was tried in the dis-
trict court at Bonham Monday
and Tuesday, Lee was found
guilty as charged and his pun-
ishment v/as assessed at 35
years in the penitentiary. Wed-
nesday the trial of E. M. Brady,
another man charged with the
same robbery, was begun. Lee,
Brady,, two other men and two
women were arrested in Denison
two days after the robbery of
the Ravenna bank, and lodged in
jail at Sherman. Other charges
are pending against the band.
Brady was convicted Wednes-
day and given a penitentiary
term of twenty-five years. Bra-
dy is 65 years old.
Clean Up Week.
April 10th to 16th has been
designated as “National Clean
Up Week” and it is none too
early for every one in Honey
Grove to enter this campaign to
make every nook and corner of
our town clean by Easter. Make
a bonfire of all burnable trash.
Put all tin cans, etc., into sacks,
boxes or barrels to be hauled off
when notified by the mayor. A
clean town is a healthy town and
every effort should be made to
put Honey Grove in a perfectly
sanitary condition before fly and
mosquito time. Please get busy.
Civic League.
Plants and Shrubs.
The city has done much to-
ward filling in and preparing the
curbs adjacent to the square and
an effort will be made to plant
these with' shrubs and flowers.
Any one wishing to donate
plants for this purpose will
please notify Mrs. S. W. Man-
tius, president of Civic League.
Hamon Mills, an old and well
known citizen who lives two
miles north of town, v/as taken
to Paris Sunday for a surgical
operation. Some time since a
small cancer appeared upon Mr.
Mills’ face. The cancer was re-
moved by the surgeons and we
understand Mr. Mills is doing
fairly well.
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1922, newspaper, March 31, 1922; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637600/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.