The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1940 Page: 6 of 8
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THE CORRIGAN PRESS
THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 1940
The Corrigan Press
Successor to
The East Texas Optimist
Published every Thursday at
Corrigan, Polk County, Texas
A. L. Straub Publisher
T D. Gray Managing Editor
TELEPHONE 99
Entered at the Postoffice at
Corrigan, Texas, as Second
Class Mail Matter, under the
Act of Congress of March 3,
IS79.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Per Year (in advance) SI-50
Any erroneous reflection on the
character, reputation or stand-
ing of any person, firm or cor-
poration, which may appear in
The Corrigan Press will be
gladly corrected as soon as
brought to the attention of the
nublishef.
All news items must be in by
Wednesday noon.
00 YOU KNOW TEXAS
A reader of hs newspaper can
get the answer to any question
of fact about Texas by writing
A. Garland Adair, Curator of
Patriotic Exhibits, Texas Memo-
rial Museum, Austin, Texas.
Q. Are there any records of
buried treasure in the Land Of-
fice files?
A. There are no such records,
Bascom Giles, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, states;
but he often receives letters per-
taining to treasure trove. He re-
cently received an application
for permission to raise what is
alleged to be Pirate Jean La
fitte’s flagship from its watery
grave between Miller’s Lake and
Lake Charolette in Chambers
County. Commissioner Giles
could find no statutory authori-
ty to grant the application.
Q. Where was the first cot-
ton gin in Texas located?
A. At Bernardo, and this is
an interesting question. Jared
E. Groce came to Texas in 1827,
bringing approximately one hun-
dred slaves, large numbers of
RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR
Sy (AlU I
\/abthji Mears. voealovely pic-
1*1 tured here, is the only girl
heard on the Texas Rangers pro-
grams heard over a number *f
M I I I I I I ! I I I I I I11 lI"l"tF4i,M,4,,fr+^4"l"t4lHl4l4'4,4,e' ;
Kindest Thoughts
AND sincere best wishes for a Very
Merry Christmas to you. We hope your
home rings with laughter.. .a scene of
happiness through Christmas and all
the New Year.
jj Bergman Funeral Home ;;
CORRIGAN, TEXAS i!
on w-jj W mi tar this draawtta
set-to* wd b* given their cin«» to
make good In big-time radio
• • •
Although the 1940-41 listening
season is just getting well under
way, the Kate Smith Hour, by lis-
tener survey, has already topped
its popularity of last season.
• • •
When Agnes Young, of "Mother
O' Mine'' pictured here, appeared
with Nazimova in "The Mother' ,
radio stations in the country. The
Rangers all s’"" ami play, but the
feminine couch is added to u.e pro-
gram by Martha.
• • •
Listeners will never hear a joke
twice on the Jack Benny NBC pro-
grams—not if Harry Baldwin has
anything to do about it. Harry,
Jack's secretary, has a file of every
joke Jack has used on the air in
the past nine years. Each week,
after the script is completed,
Harry checks every "gag" and if
a repetition is discovered, it's up to
Writers Bill Morrow and Eddie
Beloin to do something about it.
• • •
"Bingo!" cried the lady as she
turned her radio set on a couple of
Thursdays ago. No, she wasn't
|| Poinsettias bright & gay, jj
jj For hearty Christmas ij
jj cheer;
II Bringing many wishes,
jj For your happiness all jj
jj year*
Corrigan Floral Shop
:: Corrigan,
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playing a game. She was just re-
marking aloud because her favor-
ite crooner, Bing Crosby, shown
here, was back in his old niche
on the air.
• • •
If plans work out, an “opportun-
ity actress of the week" will be
presented Wednesdays on "Man-
hattan At Midnight" on NBC. Tal-
ented proteges of well-known act-
on Broadway, she wore Madame
Nazimova's shoes during rehearsal
to help break them in.
• • •
A complete set of small bronze
bells in harmonic pitch, each
stamped with the name of a Cali-
fornia mission, hangs on the walls
of Meredith Willson's study. It is a
recent gift to Willson, conductor
on “Good News," from a padre in
recognition of Willson's "Missions
of California" symphony.
• • •
Eddie Cantor made his first
broadcast from Roselle. N. J., in
1923—a stunt broadcast which the
This little greeting carries a great,
big THANK YOU for your
business during the past year.
Our sincere best wishes for a
Merry Christmas
AND A
Happy New Year
:: Corrigan Cleaners
;• Dry Cleaning
O. C. Brett, Mgr. Corrigan, Texas
comic was told might reach the
stupendous audience of 50,000. Ac-
cording to listener surveys, Eddie’s
Wednesday program now reaches
around twenty million.
Rattle, sheep, hoigs, and horse-
stock. A caravan of fifty wa-
gons Iprovided with all the mat-
erials for setting up a vast plan-
tation completed his train. At
Bernardo, as he called his plan-
tation on the Brazos, he erected
the first cotton gin just after his
arrival either in 1827 or 1828.
HISTORICAL: Brownwood and
Brown County were named for
Captain Henry Brown. J. C.
White, publisher of the Brown-
word Banner, writes that Cap-
[tain Brown was the first white
man known to have visited the
county when he and a party of
men in 1828, passed through the
section chasing a band of In-
dians who had stolen Brown’s
horses.
Q. How many years of high
school English are required for
iUmg
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As we approach the greatest of all festivities, we are
mindful of the many friendships we have made. We
realize that it is the family circle and our friends who
have added so much to our happiness.
Emblematic of the true meaning of Worship and as a
symbol of Freedom, this is a time for sincere express-
ions of Good Will and of Good Cheer.
All of us at the CITIZENS STATE wish for you an over-
flowing measure of Happiness, Peace and Contentment
as you enjoy an Old-Fashioned American Christmas
Season.
A Merry Christmas To All
And To All, Good Fortune
Citizens State Bank
CORRIGAN, TEXAS
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
College entrance?
A. Three.
Q. The report that there is
an unusually large supply of
• Flrv *n '"Oft-
men this year. Has there alwa s
been a good supply in Texas.
A. No. In 1913 and 1914, wild
turkeys were practically extinct
in Texas. The Schreiner Ranch
however, protected a small num
ber which since has spread over
a large area in a few years.
Q. Is the Texas Memorial
Museum open on Sundays? Is
admission charged?
A. The Texas Memorial Muse-
um is open from two until five
o’clock on Sundays. No admis-
sion is charged.
FIREARMS: Collections of pis-
tols, guns of varing descriptions,
bayonets, sabres, knives, and ot
her articles used in warfare and
in the chase form exhibits in the
Texas Memorial Museum in Aus-
tin and are at present time at-
tracting more than usual atten-
tion. Scores of weapons used on
the battlefield and on the open
range are among the accessions
o the Museum which unfold
“the story of fire arms.”
PADRE ISLAND: “Since 1879,
Padre Island has been owned
and stocked by Pat Dunn, Don
Patricio. Now the fine cause-
way bringing the island to the
mainland is called the Don Pat-
ricio Causeway.”--Straight Tex-
as.
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DEFENSE CONTRACTS
Austin, - Total defense con-
tracts and expenditures for the
nation as a whoe have reached,
through November 30. $9,476,131,
266, it was reveaed Monday by
B. Frank White, Acting State
Director for the Office of Gover-
nment Reports.
Of this amount, Navy con-
tracts, topping the Army by
nearly two billion dollars, total
have amounted to $3,892,203,107.
In other fields of national de-
fense, and included in the total
figure, were $90, 53,004 of WPA
Defense aiit|iorizations, $4,866,
000 of PBA Army Housing con-
tracts. $24,144,00 of USHA De-
fense Housing contracts, and $12,
203.054 for office of Education
defense training.
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FLOWERS
WE WILL nAVE POINSET-
TIA’S FOR XMAS AND MANY
BLOOMING PLANTS. ALSO
ROSE BUSHES AND SHRUB.
CORRIGAN FLORIST
MRS. JOHN SIRMAN, PROP.
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Your friendliness and::
: good will during the past !•
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| year has been greatly ap-jj
j predated* Please accept::
jj our sincere thanks and::
ij good wishes for a—
Merry Christmas
And A
jj Happy New Year
Edens Chevrolet Co.
Phone 12 Corrigan, Texas |
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as good managers can make it,
and as friendly as good friends
can make it . ..
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Gray, T. D. The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1940, newspaper, December 26, 1940; Corrigan, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth645808/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.