Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1936 Page: 8 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, August 20, 193ft
W. A. SMITH
AUDITOR-ACCOUNTANT
RUTHVEN BUILDING
—QUALITY MATERIALS
—EXPERT WORKMANSHIP
—REASONABLE PRICES
Palacios Shoe Shop
I. W. KINARD, Prop.
I ~ -- —-- -
•READERS, MIXED WITH LOCALS—10c PER LINE—
For RENT or LEASE For SALE or TRADE
FOR RENT—MODERN and PART
Modern Houses.
Sec Us Before You Buy Sell or Renl
FEATHER & SON
Real Estate Insurance
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE My residence on lots
5 and (3, block 1, City of Palacios,
Attractive price for cash. B. E.
Sailor._2tp
FOR SALE—Hooked Rugs differ-
ent sizes. Three Dollars up. Mrs.
J. J. Barr, Pavilion St., north of
town. 31-3tp
FOR SALE—A new 19 foot House
trailer, Cheap. See Tommy Rny.
CASH BUYERS for Small and
Large Tracts in Palacios Area
and Matagorda County. J. M. Cope-
lnnil, Bay City, Texas. 31-5tp
OIL ROYALTIES and lands and
leases wanted in likely areas. I
can handle if well located. Write or
call J. M. Copeland, Bay City, Tex-
as. Phone-284. 32-12
WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR
Fat Cows, Calves, Bulls and Corn
Fed Hogs. Wilber Webb and Son,
El Campo, Texas, Phon ' 300. 30-4tp
CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE--
All Head Early and Golden Acre
Good big plants. 25c and 35c per
100. A. F. Craymer, Palacios.
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CAREFUL — COURTEOUS
FOR SALE—Pekingese dogs and
puppies, best pedegree, for de-
scription and prices, send stamp d
addressed envelope, or call on Mrs.
John Shea, Lucas and Fifth St
Palacios, Texas.__30-3wp
BRANDON-DUFFY
FUNERAL HOME
FOR SALE—Highly bred, large
type white leghorn hens one year
old 75c each. 1V6 year old Goat giv-
ing milk $7.00. Double-barr;l Stev-
ens 20 guage gun $10.00. Two cy-
press boats 14 ft., good condition.
Oars and locks $8.00 each. Ed Cul-
bertson, Wells Point 7-miles West,
5 miles south of Paalcios.
PERSONNEL:—
AMOS E. DUFFY
THOS. BRANDON, Mgr.
PHONES 54—104—124
W. H. WILLIAMS
MRS. T. W. CAFFALL
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Lesson in Arithmetic
S. J. R. No. 14
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the
G-nstitu.ion u the State cf T xns
fixing t.< salaries of certain con-
stitutional osficers by unending
Section 5 of Article 4 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas fix-
ing the salary of Hi Governor at
Twelve Thousaw' ($12,000.0(0 Dot
lurs per unnum; by amending S e-
t on 22 of A:tide 4 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas fix-
ing the salary of the Attorn y Gen-
ual at Ten Thousand ($10,000.00)
Dollars per annum; by uinending
Section 23 of Article 4 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas fix-
ing the salary of the Comptroller,
Treasur r and Commissioner of
the General Land Office at Six
Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars per
annum and by amending Section 21
of Article 4 of the Constitution of
the State of Texas fixing the salary
of the Secretary of State at Six
Tho-uand ($6,000.00) Dollars per
annum; providing for its submis-
sion to the voters of the State of
Texas as required by the Constitu-
tion, and making an appropriation
therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 5 of Ar-
ticle 4 of the Constitution of the
Stale of Texas be so umended as
to hereafter r-ad as follows;
"Sec. 6. The Governor shall, at
slated times, receive as compensa-
tion for his service’s an annual sal-
ary of Twelve Thousand ($12,-
000.00) Dollars and no more, and
shall have the use and occupation
of th Governor’s Mansion, fixtures
and furniture; provided that the
amendment shall not become ef-
fective until the’ tliiid Tu sduy in
January, 1937.”
Sec. 2. That Section 22 of Arti-
cle 4 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 22. The Attorney General
shall hold office for two years and
PALACIOS, TEXAS
M IKi
«;si st’soma jj.ggSKStr gOUt
Suppose you saved a penny in
buying an article from your store.
Supose you bought ten articles
haven’t you saved ten cents?
Now suppose you spend ten dol-
lars, haven’t you saved a dollar?
Which is easier, save a dollar or
work to earn it.
Arnold’s can save that and more
for you, beside giving you a nice
clean stock to select from. A well
lighted, airy, cool store in which to
do your shopping.
Do you like fresh pickled corned
Beef? Be ready Friday afternoon.
You can buy a 10 lb. can of Kraut
for 35c. Health Club Baking Powder
two sizes at 19c and 9c. You can
have a bottle of Purcx Cleaner and
Bleacher qt. 15c, pint 10c.
Early riser Coffee at 16c. I-arge
package Jersey Wheat Puffs 10c.
bottles of iGnger Ale 13c. Don’t
forget to bring in your soap cou-
pons.
We lead others follow.
ARNOLD’S
Notice of Application f
Renewal of Package
Store Permit
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Adolph Zukor praitntt America’* beloved comedian
W. C. FIELDS m "POPPY"
with ROCHELLE HUDSON
rostod by A. Edward Sutherland• A Paramount Plcturo
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
SUNDAY and MONDAY
Her Heart Was Too Big For One Man . . . One
World Was Too Small To Share All Her; Love! . . .
KAY FRANCIS
AS FLORENCE NIGHTENGALE
“THE
ANGEL”
shall noid omce ior iwu
until his successor is duly qualified.
He shall represent the State in all
and pleas in the Supreme
of the State in which the
State may be a party, and shall
especially inquire into the charter
rights of all private corporations,
and from time to time, in the name
of the State, take such action in the
courts a3 may be proper and neces-
sary to prevent any private cor-
poration from exercising any power
or demanding or collecting any
species of taxes, tolls, freight or
wharfage not authorized by law.
He shall, whenever sufficient cause
exists, seek a judicial forfeiture of
such charters, unless otherwise ex-
pressly directed by law, and K,ve
legal advice in writing to the Gov-
ernor and other executive officers,
when requested by them, and per-
form such other duties as may be
required by law. He shall reside at
the seat of government during his
continuance in office. He shall re-
ceive for his services an annual
salary of Ten Thousand ($10,-
000.00) Dollars, and no more.”
Sec. 3. That Section 23 of Arti-
cle 4 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, be amended so as
to hereafter read as follows:
“Sec. 23. The Comptroller of
Public Accounts, the Treasurer,
and the Commissioner of the Gener-
al Land Office shall each hold of-
fice for the term of two years and
until his successor is qualified; re-
ceive an annual salary of Six Thou-
Notice is hereby given in ac- sand the
cordance with the terms ana gtnto during his continuance in of-
provisions of the Texas Liquor flee, and perform such duties as are
. <1 j ty i • t or may be required by law. lney
Control Act that Palacios Liq- and th£ secretary of State shall not
uor store has filed application receive to their own use any fees,
for renewal of retail Package ^ay'be6 payable by law
for anv service performed by any
officer ‘specified in this Section, or
in his office, shall he paid, when
received, into the State Treasury.
Sec. 4. That Section 21 of Arti-
cle 4 of the Constitution of the
State f Texas bs so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
“Sec. 21. There shall be a Secre-
tary of State, who shall be appoint-
ed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate,
■ and who shall continue in office dur-
| ing the term of service of the Gov-
Notice is herby given in ac- *»{|e ^SSteJ a'
fair register of all official acts and
proceedings of the Governor, and
shall, when required, lay lh.* same
and all papers, minutes and vouch-
ors relative thereto, before the Leg-
islature, or cith:r House ther of,
and shall perform such other duties
as mav he required of him by law.
He shall receive for his services an
annual sailin' of Six Thousand
($6,000.00) Dollars, and no more.
See. 5. Said propos'd Constitu-
tional Amendment shall b? submit-
ted to a vote of the qualified elec-
tors of this State at the next gen-
eral election to be hold throughout
the State on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November,
1936, at which election nil voters
favoring such proposed Amendment
shall write or nave printed on their
ballot- the wolds:
“FOR THE AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
FIXING THE SALARY OF THE
GOVERNOR AT TWELVE THOU-
SAND ($12,000.00) DOLLARS
PER ANNUM; THE SALARY OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT
TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00)
DOLLARS PER ANNUM; THE
SALARY OF THE COMPTROL-
LER. TREASURER AND COM-
MISSIONER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE AT SIX THOU-
SAND ($6,000.00) DOLLARS PER
ANNUM, ANI) THE SALARY OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT
SIX THOUSAND ($6,000.00) DOL-
LARS PER ANNUM.”
And those voters opposing said
iroposed Amendment shall write or
lave printed on their ballots the
words:
"AGAINST THE AMENDMENT
TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION
FIXING THE SALARY OF THE
GOVERNOR AT TWELVE THOU-
SAND ($12,00.00) DOLLARS PER
ANNUM;THE SALARY OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AT TEN
THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOL-
LARS PER ANNUM; THE SAL-
ARY OF THE COMPTROLLER,
TREASURER AND COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE AT SIX THOU-
SAND ($6,000.00) DOLLARS PER
ANNUM, AND THE SALARY OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT
SIX THOUSAND ($6,000.00) DOL
LARS PER ANNUM.”
If it apepnrs from the returns
of said election that a majority of.
th * vetes ctt-t arc in favor ff said
Amendment, the same shall become
a part of the State Constitution.
Sec. 6. The Governor of the
State of Texas is hereby directed
to issue the necessary proclamation
for said election and to have same
published as required by the Consti-
tution and Laws of this State.
Sec. 7. The sum of Five Thou-
sand ($5,000.00) Dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is
hertbv appropriated out of the
State’ Treasury to pay for the ex-
penses of said publication and elec-
tion.
The above is a true and correct
copy.
R. B. STANFORD
Secretary of State
COZY CAFE
MRS. D. D. PAULK, Prop.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
PLATE SHORT
LUNCHES ORDERS
SEAFOODS
(IN SEASON)
BEST COFFEE IN TOWN
QUEEN THEATRE
^—^—Mmmmm^■■""mam •
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, August 21 and 22—
KEN MAYNARD
IN
‘The Fugitive Sheriff”
Trailed by a Posse . . . Ken Blasts into Action
to Wipe Out the Blot On His Name!
_Also SERIAL and Columbia COLOR CARTOON—
SATURDAY IS FAMILY NIGHT ADM. 10c-25c
SUNDAY and MONDAY, August 23 and 24—
—MATINEE SUNDAY—2:30 P. M.—
Direct From Loew’e State, Houston!
//Picadilly Jim7*
LOVE!—YOU FUNNY THING!
He Was a Cartoonist. She Came From a RICH
FAMILY. He drew funny pictures of her Mama
and Papa and put them in the papers. Everybody
Laughed Except the Girl Friend and her Furious
Family! THAT’S HOW ROMANCE WAS BORN!
WITH
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
MADGE EVANS, RALPH MORGAN
—Also 2-Reel M.-G.-M. COMEDY and FOX NEWS—
TUESDAY ONLY, AUGUST 25—
—BARGAIN NIGHT—ADMISSION 5c and 15c—
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
“THE FINAL HOUR”
WITH
Margarette CHURCHILL and Ralph BELLAMY
Also Fox 2-Reel Subject_Admission 5c-15c
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, August 26 and 27
RETURN SHOWING OF THE—
Schmelling-Louis Fight Films
ALSO COLUMBIA FEATURE—
“TWO FISTED GENTLEMAN”
FEATURING
James Dunn and June Clayworth
mar**!*
.mOlfl
Liquor Store Permit. Said bus-
iness to be conducted in Hill-
yer Building on Commerce St.
Palacios, Texas.
Leo H. Petersen
Notice of Application for
Renewal of Package
Store Permit
cordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Liquor
Control Act that Palacios Liq-
uor Store has filed application
for renewal of retail Package
Liquor Store Permit. Said bus-
iness to be conducted on 6th
and Commerce, Palacios, Tex-
Henry Ledtje.
FRIGIDAIRE WITH THE “METER-MISER’
MEETS ALL FIVE STANDARDS FOR REFRIGERATOR
BUYING... OfidptoOVUttl
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Patronize BEACON Adv rtlsers
SPECIALS!
—FOR—
-FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—
MEN’S 15c SOX—2 Pair for - 25c
MEN’S SHORTS—Pair , * * - 15c
MEN’S UNDERSHIRTS—Each 15c
GLASS TUMBLERS—Each - - 5c
OIL CLOTH-Reg. 25c Value-Yd. 20c
ICED TEAS—Regular 10c Value 5c
Palacios 5c & 10c Store
F. S. GOPPERT, Manager
—NEXT DOOR TO ARNOLD’S BAKERY—
$149.50
$14.50
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PALACIOS, TEXAS
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Mrs. J. W. Dismukes and Sons. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1936, newspaper, August 20, 1936; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth725367/m1/8/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.