Semi-weekly Hallettsville Herald (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 92, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1926 Page: 2 of 4
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HALLETTSVILE HERALD HALLETTSVILLE TExAS
fti£ Hallettsville Herald
Published Every Tuesday and Friday Mornings,
-HY-
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publishers.
„ | Indorses Candidacy Of Friend THE I iTANIC FILM EFFORT
--- OF 1926.
W. D. Timm Pres.
N. A. Moreland, Editor.
V. B. Gerdes Vice Pres.
Leo Strauss, Sec’y-Mgr.
Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance.
Hallettsville, Texas Tuesday April 27th. 1926.
ROAD BOND SUITS IN U. S. STATE EXECUTIVE
COURT TO BE HEARD I COMMITTEE MEETING.
; MAY 20th. -
i The democratic State Exe-
cutive committee of which Ar-
Federal Judge Hutcheson thur K- Eidson of Hamilton is
set May 20th. as the date to chairman, will meet June 14,
try the road bond case. This }n Wichita Falls, as provided
action was taken after a long by the Terrell election law,
conference of attorneys for the purpose of certifying
the three counties—DeWitt, to chairmen of the respective
Lavaca, and Fort Bend,—and counties the names of all can-
for the plaintiff Guy C. Dunn, didates for state offices which
of Wichita Kan. in the judge’s are to be printed on the of-
chambers Friday morning. , ficial primary ballot. The com-
The defense attorneys head- mittee also may decide at this
ed by the assistant attorney i meeting to select the place for
general of Texas, C. A. Wheel- holding the state democratic
er announced they would file convention which will be held
a motion to dismiss the suits September 7th.
and that if this was overruled The first primary will be
by the court they would held July 24th. being the
then announce and ask for an fourth Saturday in that month,
immediate trial. Mr. Dunn’s This date is fixed by the elec-
attorneys headed by John D. tion laws. The second or “run-
McCall of Dallas said they off” primary will be held
were not ready to go to trial August 28th. being the fourth
now because of depositions yet Saturday in that month also
to be taken. / fixed by the election laws.
‘‘A status quo situation res-; On or before June 7 candi-
ults” Mr. Wheeler said. • J dates for state offices must file
He added that by a gentle- their applications with the
men’s agreement the officials state chairman of the execu-
of the three counties agreed tive committee for a place on
not to spend any more of the the ticket. On the same date
disputed bonds until the case candidates for district offices,
is settled. 1 such as congressmen, senators
Mr. Dunn owns $450,000 representative in the house,
worth of road bonds issued , district attorneys etc. must file
by these three counties under their names with their district
a road ristrict statute of Texas chairmen. If there is no dist-
which was declared uncon- trict chairman then these ap-
stitutional in January by the plications must be filed with
United States Supreme Court, county chairman of the
By these suits he wishes to counties composing the distinct
stop further unspent money. j in which the applicant is a
“These counties have not re- candidate,
fused to recognize the bonds” , These dates are of interest
Mr. Wheeler declared. “They to candidates and voters alike
never defaulted a day nor a and should be kept in mind,
dime on their bonds and in- There is another date that is
tcrest. of importance although most
1 Mr. Wheeler added that be- voters fail and neglect to give
thrown it serious attention. Immedia-
H. II. (Skeet) Morgan can-
didate for Justice of Peace of Coming tc Cole’s Theatre for
this precinct has received the 3 Days Beginning Sunday
indorsement of his candidacy May 2nd.
from his friend Charlie Me- The largest motion picture
Kinnon now a resident of Chi- set ever constructed and the
cago 111. We knew that Skeet greatest number of persons
was rustling for the office but ever used for one scene in an
was surprised to know he had American-mad motion picture
gone as far as Chicago to ask are two of the outstanding
for a vote. We must at least features of “The Wanderer”,
give him credit for his hustling The scene which is that of
qualities and hope he will get an un-named Biblical City was
15
some votes in Chicago.
SCHOOL NOTES
(Frank Schoppe Co. Supt.) #
County Trustees Meet.
Chairman Mertz of the coun-
ty board of school trustees has
built in the foothills of Santa
Monica California, and covers
many hundred acres of ground
More than 200 carpenters and
scores of technical assistants
worked more than three weeks
constructing the hundred ma-
ssive buildings and walls for
called the board to meet in re- the set
gular session on May 10th The For the scene depicting the
meeting was postponed from I destruction of the city by
the regular date to May 10 to earthquake and fire, thousands
give the surveyor time to com
plete his surveys of two dist-
ricts, thus giving the board
opportunity without an extra
session and re-establish the
districts.
Examination of the 7th. Grade
A splendid array of boys and
girls presented themselves at
the study hall of the Hallett-
sville school building April 17
to take the Seventh Grade test
for Grammar School Diplomas
Quite a few have not made
the required average owing to
new surroundings, strange fa-
ces, disagreable weather and
lack of intensive reviews, yet
each deserves much praise and
of actors were employed, as
well as hundreds of lions, ti-
gers, elephants and camels.
More than two years were
spent preparing for the pro-
duction and four months were
required for the actual filming.
Many thousands of costumes
were prepared occupying the
time of 100 seamstresses for
almost a month. Two crews
of men, laboring day and
night worked for weeks con-
structing the huge interior sets
within the studio.
A score of jewelry crafts-
men were engaged to make
three thousand rings brace-
lets. and arm bands as were
cause Mr. Dunn had
the thing into federal court tely after the closing of the
he had violated his “moral ob- polls in the larger cities and Kinkier Juanita Overgoner,
ligation” and that now he sometime during the day at providence school, Will Henry
and others who go into courts rural voting precincts in the
are entitled to no more than primary of July 24th precinct
the courts allow them. | conventions are held for the
It is Mr. Wheeler’s opinion purpose of electing delegates
that these bondholders who go to the counfy conventions,
into the courts with their Calls for. these precinct pri-
bond troubles are “not play- maries must be issued by the
ing the game.” various county executive com-
Mr. Wheeler was asked if mittees June 14th. Delegates
he anticipated more bond are to be elected at the prec-
suits in other counties. inct conventions to attend
“I do not know” he replied county conventions which are
“You never can tell you know to be held July 31 in the coun-
about these bondholders.” | ty seat of each county—Fer-
“What is the next step the guson Forum .
state proposes in the road
| Hair Dry, Brittle j
from Constant j
Waving, Curling j
credit for his or her effort used in the days before Christ,
and desire for advancement.
The following schools were re-
presented : Breslau 1, Kom-
ensky 7, Moravia 6, Michna 3,
Pleasant Grove 5, Williams-
burg 6, Providence 1, Ever-
green 4, Old Sweet Home 1,
Oak Grove 8, Radhost 3, Pilot
Grove 8, Fuller 2, Sweet Home
5, Shiloh 2, Thompson 1, New
Kinkier 1, Charlottenburg 2,
Vysehrad 2.
The following pupils were
successful in making the re-
quired average and will be
granted diplomas: from Vyse-
hrad school Joseph Srubar,
and Josephine Srubar, Michna
school Janie Adamek. Anton
Baros and Emilie Schovajsa,
Pleasant Grove school. Aure-
lia Appelt, Edward Olsovsky
and Erwin Louis Mertz, Mora-
via school Helen Koehler, Pad-
host school Helen Rothe’jrCTew
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V
The constant curling and
Burt.
Many thanks are offered to
Mrs. Geo Hamon. Misses Vlas- ____ ___________ ________o
ta Ermis, Lucy Hermes, Emily waving demanded by present
Hornshu. Sallie Moreland and . styles in bobbed hair, slowly
Willie Muenker and Profs A. burns the color, lustre and
J. Elster. C. E. Borders and j very life from the hair, leav-
Jno. G.
ance.
Konvicka for assist-
CITATION (in Probate)
The State of Texas.
ing it dry, faded brittle and
full of dandruff; then the
ihair roots shrink and the hair
! falls out fast.
j Since girls just must cur and
| wave the hair to appear their
prettiest try “Danderine”
tangle?” the attorney general ;
was asked.
“I don’t know that, either, ,
I’d be in the legislature if I
FROM OUR SUBSCRIBER
Rowena Texas. 4-22-26.
did” he replied. “I expect that Hallettsville Herald,
we will have to device some Hallettsville Texas, _
kind of a law which won’t be Enclosed find check for this Citation to be published
held invalid by the Supreme $2.00 for my subscription to I in some newspaper in you'
Court. As things now stand this paper,
the state can not go ahead I remain sincerely,
with its road program until Rev. F. J. Pokluda.
this is cleared up.” ' -
There are nearlv 2000 road GREEN BUYS BUSINESS LOT
districts in the state created TO BUILD SOON
under this same statute, he
explained.
1 o the Sheriff or Any Cons a- 0ffse+ any bad effects. After
I ble of La\aca County , the first application your hair
i Gr^T!^ I urorDv "'ill take a new life and that
I A2npnRTOHEWTTFY ‘.11 healthy youthful, lustre, be-
IMANDED TO NOTTFi c conie incomparably soft, wavy
persons liueies^ed m the Ls- and appear twice as thick and
tate of Mary Smothers, dece- abundant. Falling hair stops
ased. (bv causing a cop\ <• anfj dandruCT u'scippoars.
A 35-eent bottle of refresh-
countv published regularly ‘‘A. ^c ii>.m diug
and continuously for not less *<>hc *»’«*- wi I do
than one year, for ten days wonders for any Kir s hair. It
before the return day hereof) "«>>• 1° the roots invigor-
to be and appear at the next ates. nourishes and strenjtth-
term of the COUNTY COURT e!is them, helping the hair to
- j OF LAVACA COUNTY, to be K1'0''' lhll k- healthy and ><«*>-
■ Hix Green is another P.unge , held at the Court House in HaF(jR SALE—Brahma bulls.
A former assistant afforney business man who thinks Run-, the town of HallettSMlle, on p yy Neuhaus
gpneral Rilev Strickland now ge is right at the beginning of , the First Monday in June A. _'
of the Sugarland Industries is a big boom. Hix and I. T. But- D. 1926, the same Being the w i. f at u:
also aiding the three counties ?er of the Rungc Lumber Com-; 7th. day of June A. D. 1926 Tenn ,ejt Friday for *his homo
in the case. pany go together early t is, then and theie o c 1 after an extended visit with his
“While this ties un road d;s- week and after they had con- Application Hied in -aid Coint brother-in-law and sister Mr.
trict work, the main Soanish fabbed for a while Hix an-jby E. L. Tarkington piaying and iyjrs pd Moore
Trail highway is not affec+ed nounced that he had purcha-: for the probate of the Last
and work on it is proceedin'' sed a 50x140 business lot on J Will and Testament and the Ned Burford a stockman of
Mr. Strickland said Fridav.” Front Steet. two Codicils annexed thereto. Columbus was here Friday on
Other attorneys in the case The News man interviewed of Mary Smothers Deceased, business,
are: Fort Bend Judge W. I. Mr. Green yesterday and he and for letters Testamentary,
McFarlane. Countv Attorney confirmed the report and sta- thereunder, if they see proper.
F. M. O. Dunnl: DeWitt. -Tu- ted that is was his intention Herein fail not but have you
dge Stanley Kidawick: La- to begin the erection of a tile then and there before said
vaca. Judge Will T. Bagbv, and concrete building in time Cou)rt this Writ, with your
C'ountv Attorney Paul Fertsch. to have it completed and rea- return thereon endorsed, show-
—Houston Chronicle. dy to move into by Oct. 1. ing how you have executed the
Judge C. L. Stavinoha conn- It is Mr. Green’s intention same,
ty attorney Paul H. Fertsch. to install another of the giant GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
commissioners Frank MaU'la incubators in time for the fall and Official Seal at office in
F. J. Butschek, Hon. hatching season and he will ihe town of Hallettsville this.
W. T. Bagby return- need more room that he has at the 17th. day of April 1926.
ed Saturday from Houston present. (Seal) *T. F. Bozka,
where thev had been in the in- And there are strong t u- Flock. County Court, Lavaca
terest of the above road bond mors that there are to la* se- Countv .
case. Judge Stavinoha inform- voral more new buildings to By Lewis Allen Deputy.
od us *hpre was nothing more iro up this summer. Pour it on, -
done in the case than stated hoys. Now’s the time.—P.unge Miss Dora Gregory of Salem
in the above and at the time News. spent the past week end at the
set the case will be tried be- --------- home of her brother and sister
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PBLI.AtiUA. Mr FHI K IIOIIkLET.
"THE STOIIt OK I’KI.I.At.R I.'* trill
explain. My trentnient il.ffera front
all ntheru. nnd la eiad-traed hy 11
State Health llep-irtmrnt. phralelana
and hundreda nhn hnre tnken the
treatment. Write for «|.i<ati«innlre
nnd KHEE UiaRnaatw.
L. B. Botard of Sheridan | Miss Eldora Kegler returned
was in the city Friday on busi-; to Houston Sunday after teach
ness. ing the Vienna School which
closed Fridav.
Mrs. C. M. Henry of Ezzell
returned Friday from a visu Alton Allen came in Satur-
to relatives at Yoakum to vis- day from Houston to visit a
it at the home of her son ; week with hornefolks.
Dave Henry of our city be
fore returning to her home.
A. R. Scruggs returned to
San Antonio Saturday after a
visit to relatives of our city.
Meyer Rheinstrom was in
Sweet Home Saturday on busi-
ness.
F. W. Berekenhoff returned
fore Judge Hutcheson on its J. J. Casal spent the week -in-law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grt-
merits. end with his family at Cuero. gory of our city. I
W.C.Rountree, M.D.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
R. J Staffa of Mont while in
the city Saturday paid our of-
fice a pleasant and apprecia-
ble call.
Gus, Koenning of Breslau
returned Saturday from Max-
well where he attended the
Lutheran Mission.
Miss Bertha Kahanek came
j Saturday from a business trip in from Alvin Sunday to visit
Ito San Antonio. her relatives north of town.
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Moreland, N. A. Semi-weekly Hallettsville Herald (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 92, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1926, newspaper, April 27, 1926; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth725165/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.