The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1939 Page: 1 of 10
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JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THiiRSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939
[TENSION SEMIICE TO CELEBRTE Jentiyn P. T. A.
STH BIRTHDAY SNT. MAY 13TH ,.T" "rar
Judge Simpson
The Extension Service will be
^entMrfive years old on May 8th.
^TSount.y Home Demonstration
|cil will sponsor a eounty-
t meeting on Saturday, May
^3th. This plan was made at
dug of the Home
Council on Satur-
the First Cliris-
!Tght of the twelve
fere represented by fifteen
Brs, there were three visi-
resent.
porters training school for
lb reporters will be held
lay morning, April 29th at
lo’clock in the recreation
lof the First Christian
It is hoped all reporters
fake advantage of this train-
fchool.
eports were given on the 01-
Tey Dairy Show, the Texas Pow-
pr & Light Company’s demonstra-
and the SRort Course at Den-
*|itate College for Women, on
ly.
ltlier business of the Council
Jed the appointment of the
fng committee to plan the
ition in honor of the twen-
|i anniversary of the Exteu-
fn Service; Mesdames Jim I)ix
pi, Fred Shields. S. E. Wampler
Ister Carter. The following
fn were appointed by the couu-
j agent: Messrs. W. F. Wimber-
L. 1). Shawver and Rollans
111. The committee will meet Fri-
m,orning to complete plans.
Kfhe chairman, Mrs. Floyd! Dix-
|on, reported the meeting of the
inly Planning Board of Land
jp-hich was held Thursday af-
|ed the cooper^
fTneii in this worthy
TTg.
maximum thermometers
Variable for testing pressure
er gauges. They may be ob-
kl from the Home Demonstra-
pgent’s office.
Council will meet again
Id ay afternoon, May 27th.
Local Man Attends Dedication of
San Jacinto Monument
L. T. Richardson of this city
and H. C. Williams of Newcastle
were elected delegates from the
Kuteh-Maiming Pioneer Associa-
tion to attend the dedication cere-
monies of the San Jacinto monu-
ment last week, April 21-22.
The monument, located! on the
San Jacinto battlefield near Hous-
ton, is 567 feet high. Mr. Richard-
son reports the monument is more
wonderful than words can ex-
press what it really is and every-
body should see it for himself. It
is well worth anyone’s time to go
and see this beautiful monument.
Mr. Richardson says people were
there from everywhere.
Young Invites Jack County Singers
Young County wishes to extend
to the people of Jack County a
special invitation ito Attend the.
Fifth Sunday Singing Convention
which meets at Graham, Sunday
afternoon, April 3Cth, at two
o’clock at the Oak Street Baptist!
Church.
This singing promises to be a
good one since arrangements have
been made for several quartettes
and other special numbers by vis-
itors from about six counties who
have been invited to take part in
the program, thereby helping to
make this convention one of in-
terest. Addie Mae Simpson,
Secretary.
The Jermyn Annual meeting of
the P. T. A. will be held Thursday
night, May 4th. This is the last
meeting of the year. Judge Simp-
son will be the speaker of the
evening. The public is most cor-
dially invited.
The Jermyn P. T. A. was repre-
Wild Flower Show
Interest Local People
Several Jack County people are
planning to attend the wild flow-
er show at Stephenville, May 10-
11. The show will be opeued at
the City Park by the Stephenville
High Sehpol Band.
The people there have been
cleaning up and beautifying their
Local Business to be
Represented at New
York Fair >'
Cleopatra’s wine beare
Roman Emperor Caligula’s
a “well-house” of the Pilgfl
Massachusetts, the Aurora/
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sented at the district meeting held will cooperate. That will give us
at Electra last week, by Mines.'a year to really try to clean up
Dick Davis, Fred Murphy and the county.
__________^ ^ ^ ......... ^ ^ ^ alis, luminous against frg(
town for years, particularly thejf*<" *re just, a lew
Mst year, for this show. ‘ ! P«K™ out.of t)K‘ s,tolY « thpv,
'Some of the Jack County peo- refrigeration which will be told
pie want to have the show at
Jacksboro next year, if enough
Fred Ware.
City League Soft Ball
Fifth Sunday Musical Program at
First Baptist Church
cains With Bridge Luncheon
i)nn R. Sewell enntertain-
Jsl Tuesday afternoon at her
with a buffet iris bridge
peon. Large baskets of iris
frying tones from sky-blue to
purple were used through-
[lie house in carrying- out the
of the luncheon. Mines
D. McCoitib, W. II. Breech,
■ Sewell and J. Clayton Ward
!>rt Worth, served the guests
the dining table which was
pd with a beautiful cut-work
.over rose paten and laid
tryst a 1 and silver. White
7 burned in crystal candela-
[th white and yellow snap-
„and roses forming the
>iece. Other spring flowers
?d yellow poppies, candy-
blilox, and roses were fra-
lin bowls and vases.
It score was won by Mrs.
well of Fort Worth, with
f. W. Spears winning the cut
and Mrs. C. V. Rausehel-
the door priae. Other guests
led Mines. M. C. Gregory of
Next Sunday being a fifth Sun-
day the night service will be giv-
en entirely to a gospel music pro-
gram.
We are to have as our guests to
assist with that program some
singers and musicians from How-
ard Payne College, Browmvood.
The girls’ trio will he here and
will have a large part of the pro-
gram. Miss Anna Marshall, a
violinist, will be here and will ren-
der special numbers. This pro-
gram null be assisted by our own
choir.
The above mentioned musicians
from Browmvood will be here for
the morning service and will also
render numbers at that time.
We invite our friends to wor-
ship with us, if not. in service at
some other church.
People enjoy Gospel music, and
we try to major oil that in all oui-
services. We welcome you.
A. R. Bilberry.
Class B—
Last Thursday night the W. O.
W. team defeated the City Bakery
team by a. score of 27 to 16.
Geer Service Station team de-
feated Teague Jewelry team 19 to
The Class B teams will not play
tonight on account of the high
school senior play, but will play
Friday night—a double header.
Class A—
Last Monday night the Lion
Auto* defeated the Fire Depart-
ment. by a score of 7 to 4. Trtaco
defeated High School in a close
game by a score of 9 to 8.
Next Monday night, the first
game, Texaco vs. Fire Depart-
ment; second game, Lion Auto
Store and High School.
Two games every Monday
night.
Other interesting features of the
program on Wednesday are a eon-
efirt, a tea at Tarleton College,
‘-The Garden Wedding,” corona-
tion of the queen, a luncheon.
Hon. Harry Hines, State High-
way Commissioner, will officially
open the show. Business will be-
gin at 10:30 a. m. in the 20th Cen-
tury Club room. Musical artists
will bo on the program.
Thursday morning. May 11th,
a picture show of flowers- and love-
ly scenes will be conducted by Ha-
state Highway Department.
Jack Comity lias all this talent
to have a most beautiful wild flow-
er show, and most of all it will be
from start to finish in “The Magic *ou O8' .
Caves of ice,” the exhibit being I
staged at the New York World’s b®eil
Fair by Servel, Inc., manufactur-j"Jrs- (_
ers of gas/kerosene refrigerators. 'Myms
In describing the exhibit, one “- Uirdwel
of the most unusual of its kind, R. ®*rs- b *
L. Gwaltney who handles Servel , ua- The
Electrolux in this vicinity said: L-om the i
“Those who see the ‘Mpgie Caves I . 1 be < oj
of Ice’ will gain a new perspect- ,1.11'. chain
ive on the relationship of adequate ’"mt, on sor
food protection and the develop- Demonstratiol
ment of the means of obtaining it '*IIS was ’be;
from primitive life to modern day j
living. The exhibit is to be stag- v , epr^
ed in the gas industry’s ‘Court of 06
Flame’ building at the W,orld s L. Wo
Fair. Immediately on entering j
the exhibit the visitor will find
Church of Christ
Last Sunday night we had an
excellent crowd. I will be in Gl-
uey, Sunday. Brother J. E. Mul-
lins, minister of the Church of
Christ at Olney will preach here.
You are invited to hear him pro-
claim the unsearchable riches of
Christ. His preaching is strictly
apostolic. “No creed but Christ,
no motive but love.”
Everybody welcome.
Silas Triplett, Minister.
Funeral service
himself surrounded by the strange Mae Berry Wood,
icicle-like formations of Ilie lee 17th, was held at
Age. Long-tapering cylindrical April 1 stli. She waN
forms known as‘stalactites’hang- 12. 1912. and had
an incentive to beautify our homes jing from the roof, meet ‘stalag- near Jacksboro.
and clean up all unattractive plac- i mites,’ another type of geological In 193( she was gr
es and lo present music and pag-j{ormatiwn, risin« in "'eir!1 ana.v Hie local high s.-hoo’J
■ , r from the cavern floor. Dim light- honors in ln-r class.l
cants in Hie most attractive wavs. ■
|mg. an o]>enmg m the cavern completion ot the
* • 1 j walls disclosing a midnight sky course, she attended!
With Our Students [brilliant with stars, the Aurora [Denton, and had prj
Mrs. Mary Neville Dies Following
Car Accident
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Iliues and i
daughter were called to Mineral
Wells, Wednesday, April 12th,
where Mrs. Mary Neville of Dal-
las, sister of Mrs. Hines, was in a
_
Edwin McClure has been home
ter a few days this week. lie is
fr »m a hospital in Oklahoma City.
Miss Hazel Kuhn, a student in
X* T. S. T. C., Denton, has become
a member of the Gammadians, an
hororary society for outstanding
freshmen and sophomores. Miss
Cliflftene Kieth lias been initiated
into Pi Omega Pi. a national hon-
orary soeity for outstanding jun-
iors and seniors who major in
business administration.
Miss Vineta Worthington had
as her guests here the past week-
end, Miss Louise Kosl of St. Jo-
seph, Mo., and Miss Lillian Stuer-
mer of Brownsville. All the girls
are students at T. C. U.. Fort
Worth. 1
Bowen Evans of Denton son of 11,1 integral part of its furnish-.beautiful floral offering.
Rev. (’. A. Evans, former pastori”1*85 a farm kitcl'en- fnrnishe<1 attended In the
of the Jacksboro Presbyterian 1 wlth tlie kerosene^operated Send body, her many fi
Church, attended the convent ion Electrolux, are st ill other diorama and Hie I ol lowing
the Texas Inntereollegiate Press [ 'suLjoots.
Association at Wesleyan College,! Set‘ ,he lar",‘ Mectrolux ad
Fort Worth, the past week-end. j I bis issue of the Gazette.
Bowen is T. 1. P. A. alumni presi-
Borealis throwing its mysterious pleted work for a Lg
glow over the frigid Arctic, will degree, her eollej
all add to the realism of the story. Speech Arts.
A giant Servel Electrolux refrig-j Mrs Wood \v;>4
erator, about 12 feet high, will and beloved tcaclfl
move constantly on a turntable in school three years at
the center of the exhibit. Among rie, two years at (\tj
interesting dioramas shown is a three years at Crews
‘well-house' of the Pilgrims in She was a member o|
Massachusetts, indicating the par- Methodist Church, has
tin 1 protection of food in those at the age of fourteen j
days; the harvesting of iee in win- On July 3rd. 1938,
ter, illustrating 19th century re-'ried to Mr. Mi
frigeration; and a dramatization Crews. They ii
of a famous Gibson drawing enti- .tractive home wi
tied ‘The Gibson Girl and the Ice near the schooT
Mail.’ This will picture the girl's continued to tcaef
distaste of the ‘niessiness’ of the riage.
old-fashioned iee box. The funeral service)
“The all-gas kitchen of today, ducted in (lie Methodistl
with its 1939 Servel Electrolux as Crews, which was armiJ
hospital from injuries received in dent and v as one ot the speakers Friends Gather
a ear accident which occurred Friday afternoon. He is working KeIatlves and *llends L,ather
in San Antonio.
Mrs. Jameson, accompanied by
her son and his wife, all of Fort
Worth visited Mrs. F. G. Hucka-
boy, Sunday.
Fort Worth, W. R. Johnson, C. W.
Patton, J. W. Knox, Ed McCon-
nell, J. S. Erwin, H. B. Sewell and
J. D. Wells.
about three miles out on the Inspi-
ration Point, road. Mrs. Neville
dietl Monday morning, April 17th.
The body was taken to Dallas
where a short service was held,
and was then sent to Los Angeles,
Calif., for burial.
Other relatives of Mrs. Neville
are two daughters, Mrs. Marie1
Strate ,of Glemlale, Calif., and
Mrs. Robbie Goodman of Los An-
Don Chester was listed on the
preliminary honor roll of John
Tarleton College recently.
Mrs. Arthur Hill spent Monday
wth her daughter. Helen, of Aus-
tin. Helen attended the battle of
Flowers in San nntouio, last Sat-
urday.
Harvey Owen student in the ag-
ricultural division at Texas Tech,
New Home Near Gibtown
Mr. J. G. Bei5
in Leona and Ruth
Hi's. Harry Gnstin, !\1
jMizell Stewart and sons
Paul C. Roney,
at Mrs. Wood is survive!
husband; parents, Mr.
J. G. Berry; grandpa**
Soft Ball Meet
Memorial Christian Church
‘The Friendly Church
business man once asked me
did not patronize him, I did
jive him a direct answer at
ited very much to
ring my bus-
s*anse Jim
|reh and a
IKli
L ,4V-
is faithful in his religious duties.
He usually always can give you as
good if not a better service than
the non-e.hureh man. The church
stands for all that is ‘good and
honest in business and personal
life. 1 believe in helping the fel-
low who is helping me put /over
Christian program in my eom-
irrespective of his church
t.riiWt
Travel Information for Going and
Coming—Fair—Exposition
geles; two brothers, Elijah and Lubbock, made the spring semes-
and Basil Calvert of Jacksboro; a ter honor roll. He is a candidatd
half-sister, Mrs. Elsie Williams of for August graduation.
Mineral
From U. S. Army Recruiting Office
Vacancies at the U. S. Army
Recruiting Office, Fort Worth:
a. Infantry, 25; b. Field Artil-
Visitors from Jacksboro to the Eery, 5 motorized!; b. Field Artil-
New York World’s Fair in New piy, 50 H. Drawn—all at Francis
York or to the Golden Gate Expo-jK- Warren, Wvoyming at Che.v-
sition in San Francisco will be emie, Wyoy.
glad to learn that your Chamber
of Commerce has available the
latest of tavri information to and
from both these points this sum-
mer.
Literature arrived Saturday
from » Denver travel information
bureau covering two possible
routes to the west coast and to
New York. They include the
most scenic parts of both of these
sections of the United States.
Those in Jacksboro contemplat-
ing going to either of these expo-
sitions will do well to contact the
A gathering of old friends and fln(l, Mrs T M
relatives was held at the new . . ,
home of E. II. Russell, four miles sjst,,|'s l!,i brotWJ
east of Gibtown, April 15th. Ta- Harry Gustin, Ruth.
hies were placed under the big John and Donald Ben yJ
trees and a fine dinner was served, j
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. \
II. E. Pendleton, Sallie, Corinne, |
and H. R. Pendleton of Breeken-|
ridge; John Pendleton and fami- At. a soft hall meetijjj
ly of Monahan; Mrs. J. II. Bvars, Wednesday afternoon id
Louis D., Wvlma and Evelyn Bv- a,‘° office> Jolm K
are, Mr. and Mrs. Clint Russell, elected manager of the All
Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Ras' The All Stars will play
Gregory, Mineral Wells; Mrs. Friday night, at. Graham.
Mattie Mins, Oakland-, Calif.; Mr. ; —-■■ - « o ----
and Mrs. Lee Gregory Jack Greg- Local Boys Go To CC*;
ory, PoolviHe; Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Russell.
Iloustou
town.
Mr. Rulin and family,
and Carl Ballard, ttib-
Colorado
Chamber of Commerce fo
■'' ii Smi
In addition to above there are
17 specialists ranging from car-
penters, mechanics, stenographers,
book-keepers, typists and ware-
house clerks; in the Ordnance
and the Quartermaster Corps at
Fort Sill, Okla..and 3 vacancies in
the 20tli Inf. Band at Cheyenne,
Wyo., horn, clarinet, and saxo-
phone players.
Apply as early as possible. Men
are being accepted daily. See or
address Homer T.
DRS, Court House, Fort Worth.
cities
mm
The following boys left Ust •;
week for the CtXJ Gamp in Q>kg
rado: John Alton Thicker,
Dr. and Mrs. R, S. Fillmore of Ballks, Ray Gales. James ’
Long Beaeh. C'ahf.. are visiting )a,idingham. Perrin;
their son. Dr. R. S. Fillmore, Jr.,!Bunne|j . r. h. Veyles *4
and family. Route A; Sam ' Rhoads
— - « • ■ Newport; Herman. Spann, Rt '
Antelope Winner In Bneebnll
And 10-2 j Johnny Lee Clayton, Jacksboro;]
iThelniar Miles, Newport.
defeated Jean last
Sunday by a top-heavy scoivp of
16 to 2. Bishop, Miller and Chris-
Cummings, tian hit homers for Antelope. Har-
F. L. (Big Boy) Cogburn,
man of the Magnolia Coffee
wood of Jean accounted for both pany, was here Tuesday. He (
of Jean s runs with a pair of that Three Meal Tea wa
homers. [much demand in warm
Loving comes to Antelope Sun-Jhree “ “
day, April 30th, for the third v
game Antelope won;!
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The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1939, newspaper, April 27, 1939; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth729890/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.