The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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Taft Tribune
TAFT. TKXAS. THUHSPAY. I'BBKUAEY 20. 1930
DRIFTWOO:
'PIRATES DOWN GREYHOUNDS 23-13
B, Al.K~0-ltl«i—W I " __ ^ mmm
I UIIIULUI’ *>* ■*** ,,T^ * pr"crtt*J00 **
Jl UlllplA/lI •#yJ)rf,i Malfeh high. Who for *i* ; ud x phymcal u»lc» And to*
, > ye*-"* tried to «cate the /Aiapart* of | *j*y secure order* <>« ««J *
■ /Tetn tAt* 7 <11 Tali’* u*»krU>*ll »jprrmaev in thea* |for an mgjedient which
lUflV II I! . fl I p»rt»- finally turned the tnc* to make excellent wine" ehd
»V* ralhrr impreaai'e tune d 8 to 11. end ame bit «m tWa Ha *a
—--- end *o on their way rejoiemj to the ( ipgrwlleed «u Made tn Oallfe
rumpuut, local ImuvImI. play- ^Ktrtrt meet In (C in fertile this eomint i
aat rear played with Coleman UKi Saturday lie hard, but i And m.e near from OelUomita
Ve*t T-va. Leerue bat wired Ur the beta team woo ; invert I eat low. with heodtjoerf
tepu. t of a contract to p.av wrr). .. ;oo, an inspired j ^ at_ rT?a*r« a
Iieblo. Colorado during the ^ thl, piaved seneationai oasaet-j9 * . ,
son He manaa.d to get hi* ^ w mlnules to d0»n a badly »h,u> ^ )******
mm Coleman this winter tjmttle-srair*<! troop ol Urej hound*, t very lor the D*w
ir pa*' month Crumpton n»» a."e out of order Tn fact ; and agents who trawl over lbs
detrfied a* U» where hr w. t- .hrrf -amt no »ech animal” In Uu* > .ry soliciting aoveruslrw froei
jo 'h.» reason Hr has b>.-n PUC| »t that n’s too bad ,h*1 jchMlU ami u t!»» hav* been
tr.-mr with both the Omaha W,,^w «u out of shape He really > o m(|kt h^b as HU per d
rbU> club Three team* are Mould -l0. hate horn in ther- and pr0fKa(U(B, miUrt took awful I
the Western league. C. t doctor had to lie called at tbe (j,y.4) commercial IritereM*
t half to look him over: but who was the hook end sinker
ires «ere kept ho.'' ovei the subr.itute for him’ He. like the j claim to represent <
d. and finally Crump;on ' c- . other lour men wearing the Green
Lhe offer made by the Colo- un<j White jaw hl$ bent in what tsa*
ib So once again he wi.l be j-oni t.v first to the la.it a loa'n*
unde* the tuicUsc of -hntr.— tight,
who formerly wattaged the xh*.
Christi team, am* who i* now k
Over
wr .h cooperation **th ne
,„l lie Uiw aponaored by the
ad-w. Inc the Taft Chamber
im,rif .n iu regular meeting
mght voted to call a maae
ut farmer* in this 'action
^ ijy propos'd plan of cutt-
on cotton »erea«> and
mean* of jrol'tably dl-
The me* ting will be held
r autlil'rlurn Saturday after-
fHi-u..ry n * three o-iock
, u jK.ssible repit it ion of ?hr
uU f 0( t«« hangltw
lh« t head* roemtae i of the
HlackUndera, hMw'.xnated.
n. »i,iion during the pant two
*:kJ at a meeting held at 'he
m Corpus Chr at! Fri-
lley Hey and Hie Ike Will br
.■a.alt*tred around in a big way Fri-
day nigh* a: the HoM Green when
the American Legion and AuaiUarJ
thiows it* big benefit party Rtixwta
show that tick *, sol* have b*en ts-
•.-•tn.'iy sat.sfactory ami that It 1 ”*ka
• • !} everybody vi'.l he there
Hr ill-* son <2 and dom.noc*
will tie tin mam dlvemloufc of the
i-1 n nc Mu-'c <a-k and a rtcnrral
,1 He Hey, or know the
rt-aiiOti why" wUI k-ep the affair
"hot’ from start to liman. Metn-
M r if thr two onjar.lrat'.on who
are .n the know promise that If
* .Htr am attending doe* no- have a
t mi it will be hi* or l*er own
down
1 If a m .i- owru an eighty, or aB
* .60 acre farm and plant* half of It Hjpjj
I coroo and the batar.ee to feed'and
parure. keeps a few cows, two or
three hundred hens a lew hoga, ha
'can make a good living for hla farad-
ly off ~t~: forty which is foed and
I pasture ther, if be picks MyakWS »
! from iwer'y to forty bales ol cottam,
and didn't have to aeil ik he wmdd
I be lhe most independent man hi
I America If he needed some ®cuO
I jyc could sell a bale or two, and hold
line balance till the price suited htm.
I The write, tier a farmer about tart*
l years ago who didn t sell sny whJ8 ,
!or about five years because the prigs
. didn't suit him. When what w*a
! known as the Leiter boom in the
I Chicavo '-hi-ri market, this farmer
,i holding wheal for flva years, hanfrrf .
j five rhou&anl bushels to vurlut W
int* c' |• ;!.'.1*Hi- i*r* bushel
i holding this wheat he had made *
! living ana some money. ftnEk
1' v..s w.wr-. /.igs and dticfcaa*. rstodai
I nler-iv of leeo, hay enm and oadki
Whila team! You esn i '
quintet that guards Its goal
Plrat*- rrt-w so sealouslv d
ha d io calUt* that the Tafl
mi nine only managed to <
nugget tn twice from the flc
tha.'s right. The nine othe
were scortd from the free thi
little Cru.TH»toT) accounted
of them: Wallace for four a
ft- one Teel and Walluc
one field .’os! each
Brown of Mathis game
■Boring bon", a for the even
1? jjoints. and it must be
had his eye on the "ring”,
obstacle that the Oreyhour
not overcome was present
night in the person of one.
High" Adams. This long, t
i of water is all that he's cracked up
■ to be in the way of * court performer
He got the tip off at center nine
timer, out of ten; ne took lue ball oft
imir
LjtWIAt Tl'X*
tin* mmi-nt
•<j, a:u i trm-
ruiry
aim<>st headon Vsiiu.
tirokm. an atm
Cood T^cth Contest
Begun by Stoltzfus
Carroll, hi* companion w«is un-
injured. and the occupant* of the
Fo*-.1 lit wire escaped unseat,-'d 'Oie
at driven bv Mi’Ciini’is was ihc pro-
nth Brother* OH Cc
for wr.ieh ieir.par.i
is employed ** ime-
;e nf i.ecligent hom-
i ugainri McOinm* in
rr. .i".«v.d«l "h
Chn ii ami at
wiirn ‘ r.cv » n
Man:.
Taking In-cd of the sta etn-nt made
, Dr Char!* Mayo, dentist that 80
back firm ia pit re-nt of th* IllrK-v- In children
I, i r.,*s iarm- a* •.**• .n the mouth amt ti«roat
, . :icr yj Nell .S:i>lt/fu county health
rtcreare. nurae, ha started * ‘Good lee-h
*Ung and the campaign
,v.-nlenl's :m- A.' parents of imp.), n -he first
ml, - of Com . no ot the T»f school arc diked to
,,.{ . ,r. :n-o--r.itr ir t*i» n*"* camoaigu /t.rt Uv,._ ,■ .*.u. ma;ec mm »w |
Horm-r wii . w:i! la conducted In the form M00 jid hnu* to b*' sirnt to repair t
1 r nine ' c'lr.us; Tin dale set for the ir
,'::cng fAffa cord'--. • April 2-f It ir tcir.-p a- P „ •, r*,,r.body was b-ougnt to!
mtiir a! ..nee ranged for a prize to be alvcn to that Taft to the home o.' hit parents. Mr
er.yon. He was
varent* r,v 'h-eie
sisters George. |
■esidmg in Taft.
Taft; Mrs. Will
•_nen;
;*;rv o! t.w .cr
u) aiana* Fas
the young man
keeper. A char
i ide will o»“ the
oierr.'iii they c*ro<
a gbOVicuoii Ul*v sou’.
•» Should band 'hern:
yj qecn-e.’■■ the CiV.tv.1
i result of hr f<
»iizu' >n ol the in'
7rtar.ee, t-i* I'af* C r...
ieroc discui. inf tlv
k meeting Moiioa>
asterwood, K N Tut
uni ithei rnatii
rgir.y action on the n
nice the pianlii:; '
.... nza>..uli ai .cl me tln*-
Monday night agreed wttb
klaiKi.-t'. n that every tarm-
t ut drew.i to a ci'" a:n ex-
cPltPii acn-a. Other-
;.s wry i.ibable that another
,n c: •> w:li be harvested and
• hire v.- b.- little demand
cotton .it .i nigh legitimate
nerefor< ; will have to be
• n» jl ••» »■ l«*.'.**
Gulf Coiu;: Lefigue. avenged their only
defeat cf the league when thry tri»- >
med 'he Ctupman Ranch caecc»
•> ?2 in the ioeatf Ryutnasium. 'ii
The EagK-s were ''hot" a* the Wv,v; &
goes and found no dlfflWttyiM
ever in hitting ihe bMhet.
nan on the team piaysd «n«iOMNi.-M
ict game with usamwark ttM kqt»:
Ranchers gueaslng. WaJJwts* M>^|
scoring with IS points foilootlij
Neal. R®«5c' center •» fWSM.
... . ----"»
His control of his drifeble
Ul tojiow up his
valuabm cag to WlwS
_______ Maaie CrampaBk-s^
usual steady game at.
fwtaisted tn Wi.'M
ft a prenUius game th* Eogiw wage
defeated by the Chapman StoSft ■ .J
. . ; ShouM ffi# V-
the sensation*!
»p and Mrs.' Jak. Turner |^ew Variety Store and
5 t rjsrjsz wm op«» h T^t “>,
t»„ ». ~
about three mouth* ago;full page announcement of -he open
garage in that city ms 8»ttird.aj rnorainif » * ^
y JL______ store ir. Taft. Tins new firm u lo-; thal
.. , .. cated in the Taft Property Syndicate
Quartette !buiWin2 between the Tat:. Bank and
Here Suawlay m- Taft Drug store.
®_____ Carjieriters have been at
Blnford* anounepf Om'th- past two weeks eonatrocting tl*-
Quart.u from th<' Stet# lures for the building. Am. wtfh the
lege at San Marcos win finishing of tS*<» ,l:rturi‘s and ^
.....hi Mminrv 22. minting, the new store P»«rnt* qutU
Monri*' fore eight o'clixik ana ny ur ^
- t tfK- gaily decorated retci-ee. ; tlf,
Gradv by name, stepped out with his j ,ht,
little whistle, standing room was at; py i-atK.
:i premium From 7 3P until nine>J? the ouistoading performew on
work for .'/cJoek the .*pposing pep squads kept i noor.
thr gym in an uproar, and well they hi*, ability
might for it was the auA heralded make* him » '
game of games. Eagle machine.
The scores at the quarters wont plated his
something like this with the visitors ■ was
always holding the lead: first qusr- OBar.
ter, 6-5: huff, l®-7; third cjuarwr,
16-10. amt as you have perhaps M- ----...
read* known the final account1*!?1 !n SSston h? point
-nwa a* 33-13 i Eagle eofttSnae The sensakwhai PTO" -■%
v. ,.i. more may tv s«W» Taft ms that they displayed
fought ttomeiv from the fir-*, but there is no dm*' bid what «f
UnyuBh-Ti mi- game even the most 'prow very serfous- (ttmtestfcrs
.i'.nl fan .vq .^ed tha it wa* Taft's diampioBship of iac liHWUe.
'■Swan" Kiie a • if as Uu- county -Tim-.a Nonuci* turn *»»««*- [Q
_________, >.««* r.t -he -.*1 with » atimmii'm
of cut',,, feed mem with the grain until the Sunday before hi* OMUI,
'raised and market them at. a profit Btiples, in spite of his advanced
the benefit would be two-fold. It years, wa* very active. That Sunday
would bring him a profit from W» . ^ ^offered « paralyse stroke, so
:cuttle, and. as a :< oiir of Urn d vrear ■ r, *hat he did not recover, and
ed acreage, bring him a better pri®* nnlv liriEvred .rut until his death the
for hb cotton • ioiJawing Friday morning at eight
It h very probable that F O. o'clock He U survived by hi* wife
Stubbs proausKint faimcr of tbe Bobo- and other rp:a. ive*
tern community in Nuciva county " *
•« *■ • - :i..... ^ nZf McAulev Convert to
Shlurnav t : aiiS m . * - „
. dir ' ,i problem Spfi8K HCfC 5UR08y
It 1. it-lllilM'V V'hV'he." -------
he vr;i bp- ne isnbeen in- fv.tnationa'ly f.*m Mc-
An i---y Minsioii convert, ’will spook
raft who a • »:rtto|tl> .-a Tut- Sundav morning &> the Mrf.h-
3i u •! the y«opo«e<l plan of otn.-- church m-rnr<\™ ;« •»« ^n-
srreag. •antton are wsfWent th*t -.u:,.. m«' mad- hv ...< • "’«■ •
the ■■ ., •„.•• «;• n.- fi’lsvl fiatur- Brack' fiita Thure-duy mtv.'u::
«*: Tit.-, farmer•( They »»vr utged • ryar- had b*’ u "iV“.M'd :<> ;‘:U
*!'. ■;> .;. ,tj. to ir- .e.e*»nt wad .the •* *' ”' e-v*n orf«*'k Hohday
the? h* . I,-' u»? the e-.eelin* momto*
fe;. >,. . grea. -Val ryU-c ■ -mi* if,ft u;; ;u ;
-ad a a deAcendam of f*rm-
dent Tyler After his eoSSegv days
h? Imsame a drifter, a gamhU.tr. and
j, drmtksrd T ttow* i>* has
crek'rt the globe: hr was a htuhman
► ii'if'.' y sr.. and
fiually cr ended his travels ;n New
York, where: he was at* outeavt or.
the streete.
fit wan picket! up is$ a member of
iht :»mcu:. Jury McAutey 9*Lw*«k
T-rtvertcid ml rcatzared to a place
Banks Will Clone On
Saturday, Feb. 22nd
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1930, newspaper, February 20, 1930; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711902/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.