The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME LVH. JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937 NUMBER 36 ',
County Tournament At Perrin, February 5-6
Library Club
Mi's. Horace Green entertained
the Library Club at the home of
Mrs. E. C. Richards last Thurs-
da>' a^.1’noon' , , I County News, passed away Mon
ltr. Fjllniore spoke to the mem-!dav Hftp|,1(((m Kpb lat, afte,
bership and quests on Emergen- shm,t i|]n(lSK ()f piieumonia.
Publisher of Archer County News! °0Unty T°Urnament 5th a»d 6th
Dies of Pneumonia j ^ ^errin
,,, . . I The tournament for decidin'-'!
( buries Martin, ape .>6, P1 °Pll'ithe conntv champions in basket-!-
ctor and publisher of the Archer lbllfl am| ;.oJ|,,y wil, b(> |,*.|d■ Badea
Clifford Goodson age 16 Missing
From Home
Motor Co. To Pick
Articles For Red Cross
Up E. B. Spiller of Fort Worth Dies
After Short Illness
at Perrin the 5th and 6th, Friday i
a and Saturday of this week. All| f I Clifford Goodson. age 16. about
“First Aid.” Announcement of:then he founded the Archer Coun-Ifollows: they wi]1 ,aII f(,r them and take O' :}0th. <>*' meningitis. He took:tajl leather jacket, and black
date of this course will be made[ty XpWR Late|, both papei.s! Vollev ball— Sfl,ne to P|a,'p designated by the ill last week with a mild ease of J leather cap; left home Tuesdav at
later so all interested may avail „\P1.P ,„pl.0.pH nnf1 „„rw! ' Ked Cross. j influenza. At noon Friday lie be- noon f0l. school, but was reported
cy Treatment for Accidents." A
round table discussion was con-
ducted informally and proved
very instructive to all. The club
later so an interested may avail wpl.e inerjfed and continued under
themselves of the opportunity ot)th(? namp of thp ]atter. In 1919
1. 6:30 Friday—I’errin-Bryson;
2. 10:00. Saturday—Jaeksboro-
and 7:15, Saturday-
taking it. Refreshments were fhp An,hpr rit NeWs\vas built r
served by the hostess to Mmes.C.i . , ... . modprn:7ed | Jermyn.
M. Powell. H. II. McConnell. C. 0. ■ pm. In th^slaJe ^
Hawkins. Preston Wood. R L., |n 19o0 Mr. Martin was married
Henderson. G I Brownlee. Por-|t() Miss Kannip j of Alvhei. O:1o
t,s Woolley S. Castleberry Ivan Cjtv she ,)m.edcd him in death |Cha,nP8'
I. Oliver, W H. Breech Horace (m| ,pn months a,vo j --
Green, \\LR, Johnson 1L R. Jones,! Klinei.al services were conduct- fiasket ball“
J. \N. Spears. 11. J. Hensley J. _.|cd Tuesday afternoon by Rev. 1. 7:00, Friday
Knox, J, R. Wdharns, J. E. Garrn (EaH patt„„, formerly of Jacks- myn.
iWton' F ( ii\^\f i|0"an"Ibo,<1' ! 2. 8:15, Friday—Perrin-Jacks-
jnDtoii, . L. look in. .ki0d The deceased is survived by
Rex Younger, J. II. Tomberlake, | his M)othpi, Ml.s. Emma Schaek-
E. M. Davidson, Kirk . tenait, |PS) all(| three sons, A. O. Martin,
G us Jones, E. C. Richards, laid, wbo will probably continue with
Jones. 'the paper, Charles Jr., a whole*
Isaler and retailer for Panhandle
Miss McClure Honors Guest
came unconscious and was later semi on Graham Highway, going
taken to the hospital west. Clifford is the son of Mr.
Mr. Spiller was born in Jacks-Iand Mrs. Jim Goodson of this city.
7:45, Friday—Post Oak-An-i Miss Vivian Ruth McClure on- boro 1S85' began his schooling |f located or anv Iraec, notify
here and finished it at Fort Worth. ,jjm Goodson. Jacksboro, Texas,
he was one of
tertained Saturday afternoon for
iMiss Agnes Pickett of C. 1. A.. ^ h,‘n 11 smalJ bo-v , ,
I Denton, who was Iter house guest. tbe Gazette lorce and later
j Other guests were Mines. Ray- cunnected with other
unond Plumlee. J. CJierrvhomes, J. business.
.Mr. Spiller was elected secreta-;
was'
places of Hokus-Pokus
College Quartette at M. E. Church!^efinin^, (.j°; at Al',;her ('if^ a,ld
iTom, a drillerr at Bryson.
The Girls Quartette of Weath-! - ,__
erford College will render a pro-1
at the Methodist. Church Flood
boro.
8:15, Saturday
These games
Post Oak-.Tpr.' D. Craft. Leon McClurkin, IIollie;!
[Misses Roberta Ricketts. Helen 'J and Keneral manager
Drue Hill. Maurine Hensley. Me-
llita Johnson, and Johnnie Lee and "as contmuouslj
jStimson. Refreshments were Hherea Iter. During
served.
wil be played in
Grocery Sponsors
Free Dog Show
A large crowd gathered on the
of the
Cattle Raisers Association in ItllOjcourt house lawn Saturday to wit
re-elected, ness one of the most spectacular
-Champs.
the new Perrin gym. so let's tell
our friends and neighbors about
this and let's have a big crowd
Perrin H. D. Club
his entire affairs of
life he was active in fill matters [awarded
pertaining to tin* livestock indus-
try. lie was a member of the Na-
tional Livestock find Meat Board.
late. Prizes
as follows:
were
rra m
Victims In Dire Need-
Local Red Cross Funds
Sunday evening at 7:15. The pub-
lic is invited and will be splendid-
ly entertained. ■ From the appeal made by the
, ._ ! Red Cross headquarters all cotn-
| miuiities were asked to make con-
Armelia Rhoades Passes Away jtributious throughout the United
On January 23, 1937, the death States From over the radio and
angel visited'the home of Mr. and 'through the^ newspapers the per-
Mrs. 1. N. Rhoades and took their,** ot the Ohio and Mis.siss.ppi
daughter. Miss Armelia Rhoades,!^ been pictured and described,
to her home above. She was born ?Id People taken from then-
in Jack County, January 30, 1918, (»,ly tar'd? a» h<fs(‘s
and spent her life on whatGs will be gone during the ■ flood,
known as the Abner Rhoades, Sr.. S(>'..e were women and children
old home, her grandfather. AG'''*ht‘d trinn entire towns, leaving
short time before death took her, ™en b^ht 1lle flood' Wltb
she told the writer she could al- ' mmty ot Louisville under water
most see heaven and it must be a a! h.^hts <>ut leaving the
beautiful place, "not made with.^ty in utter darkness,
hands *? ! • ^10 iu‘l* ^ ross PeoP‘e are
Armelia had a loving disposition'U-uiisjiorted to safe towns, the
and always seemed to think of l"‘°Ple ^^"’g P(,<»rlv clad, to dis-
others first. She was a graduate tant to'vn^ °«* hastern PfPf1'
of the Perrin High School, She reported_ the re i.gces would be
spent a quiet life and enjoyed brought ... secretly so there would
readiiu' i n<)^ be curipus crowds ot speeta-
She is survived by her parents,
three sisters, Mrs. Lura Jones,,ho'lse t'»em.
Mrs. Kura Hunsaker, Mrs. Nelia ; is the greatest flood on recH
Ben tie of Fort Worth; two broth- m the I n.ted States. The bord
ers. (’, B. Rhoades of Plaiiiview,1 P'ant gave al ot their branch
and R. P, Rhoades of Pffnn. andcompanies orders to receive any
a lai-ge number'of other relatives.1''01 hll,ky a«d supplies and take
Rev. Brvant of Jacksboro con-’*^ ,u , the ,aearest ^
dueled the funeral services at the designated receiving center. The
.Church of Christ at Perrin. Pall Jaak ( oa,,,y ls at bort
bearers were members of her grad- ^ urtli. lie Bowen Coaches
ua ting .-lass, Waldo Dickenson, j ™ vent he same order
Bill MeQuearv, W. A. Woods,! ,Mrs- Esther V oung, local Red
James Derrick', Clifford Johnson . Vi)f '‘bairman, was asked for
and Lee Ritchie. The flower girls, J[»»ds entire Jack County,
also in her graduating class, wereb''"m Uie ‘<'"*>s ot Perrin Bryson
Jo Ed Glandon. Helen Johnson,1 «'wl *»aeksl.oro more than the
Lovelle Johnson. Kittie Gaila!'*^1* was ,a’sed' da,*sbT
Scudder, Rogene Richardson, Ha-1tm^dJU .^W!dK) ot_ the
tel Kuhn, Douileti Kinnaiiion.
The Pei'rin Home I)emonstra-iChicago; the Southwestern Nhip-
. ,. , ition Club was called to a meeting pers Advisory Board the Live-
out tor each ol the contesting Thursday, Jan. 28th. at the club j-stock Traffic Association Board,
teams. There will also be a whole room. Fifteen members and one the Agricultural Livestock Fi-
dav's entertainment which these visitor were present. Miss Mason j nance Corporation Board, tin
games will offer you. The admis-
sion is 10c for children and 20e
for adults. Most, of these games
will be played at night so the bus-
iness men can get. away for some
of the games.
gave a very interesting discussion'Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Brack Tilgli-
1— Largest dog,
man.
2— Smallest dog. "Queen Eliza-
beth ’'; owner, Gene Lewis.
3— Prettiest dog, "Suttie," Bet-
ty Jo Hensley.
4— Ugliest dog. "Pop Eye,”
Roy Hensley.
on food and balanced meals. j Stock Show advisory board a»d „I0?' * n''ksy’
The next meeting will be Thurs-!vvas editorial director of the Cat- ’ '
day, Feb. 4th, at the club room.itleman, publication of the Cattle
AH members are urged to be pres-1Kaisers Assoeiation. His success-
ent and visitors are cordially in-j01' "’ill be named at the annual
vited.
costumed dog. Betty
tors. School buildings were to be
Relatives and friends from out
Of the county who were at the fu-
amount. At present the amount
is nearing t|i350.0<).
Urgent requests are made that
nera 1 were C. B. Rhoades and fam- If'!** bp.'‘eady to contribute as
jly, Plainview: Misses Isabelle thfl Hwod ,s stl11 ra*,n8-
Dameroh, Mary Lee Rogers. Ln-
Telle Johnson, Mr. and Mrs F. C. Molasses is used as a road sur-
M.nor. Mr and Mrs. L D. Monk, faeil lllateriH, in sections of East
Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph rn,|ia
Perkins, Miss Kitty Haile Send-'
der, Bob Scudder,' Graford; Joe
and George Hamilton, Olney.
A Friend.
Celebrates Birthday
To All Agents Bowen Motor
Coaches
Bowen Motor Coaches is eo-op-
Jimmy Spiller. son of Mr. andjprat“* with the several relief
Mrs. Kvle Spiller. celebrated hiB!afene,eK 1,1 ‘*'ansporting tree ot
birthdav with a party Wednes-i«*h«rire. eny Hothmg that persons
dav afternoon at his home. After * -v,,u
various games and valentines dig- tltlde sufferers. W hen any
tritmted refreshments were serv* MU'h Pa‘'ka^* . presented at
your station kindly dispatch on
the first available bus to Fort
Worth. Any help you can give
in promoting this good work wil!
be appreciated by all concerned.
were serv*
ed to ' Elizabeth Nan Dennis.
* Paula and Carolyn Jones, Betty
McComb, Helen Simpson, Eva
Johnson, Mimi Pool, Elinor Ham,
Tommy Wood. Melvin Worthing-
6— Best
Jo Wilson.
7— Dog with longest ears. "Sut-
eonvention in March. /ie’" 11,lpt,-v do pnsley.
Tad Moses and Henry Bell. as-U, J~;I).0K.. w, w,th shortest ears,
sistant sccretanes, will continue! u< f\,e* <?,,n*v Krandcnbiirg. ^
their present duties and also share1 „ ' °r,1 .' bnigest tail, t op.
the work of the office. j l)‘“nnis'
Funeral services were held Sun-!,
day afternoon at St. Andrews''
I Episcopal Church among a host of
! relatives and friends. Mr. and
'Mrs. Kyle Spiller of Jacksboro
| and Janies Spiller of Panhandle Notice-
attended. Interment look place
at Mansfield, the former home uf There is to lie a different sort of
his wife. j service at the Church of Christ
The deceased is survived by his building Tuesday evening, Feb.
| wife, a daughter, Frances J»erke- -’th. at seven o clock, titan is usu-
j ley Spiller; six brothers. Janies'ally conducted during the week
| L., Panhandle; George. Clcve-i nights. In this service there is to
land, Ohio; Lieut. Col. Oliver L..|be the discussion of the subject
j Panama Canal Zone; Hampden.! "Bride and ambition are greater
! Fort Worth; Kyle. Jacksboro. hindrances to Christian living and
j and one sister. Miss Carrie Belle j growth ol the church of Christ
Spiller of Santa Barbara, Calif. Hian are ignorance and supersti-
10—Dog with shortest tail.
iMead Ham.
Masters Randolph served as an-
nouncer.
-A Special Service.
He was preceded in death several
I years ago by his father. George
Spiller. early surveyor and ab-
stractor for Jack County for
many years; and by his mother,
who passed away last summer in
-California and was brought here
for burial.
tion. The discussion is to-be in
the form of a debate with Mr.
John Gaskin and Mr. L. L. Peter-
son affirming the proposition and
Mr. E. P. Dodson and Mr. C. L.
Bryant taking the negative. < >f
course the purpose of this discus-
sion is not to aggravate any ati-
^GARDEN
MURDER
CASE °i
S.S.VAN
DINE.**
COPYRIGHT S.S.VAN DINE
W.N.U. SERVICE
Gresham. Walter Henderson, Al-
bert Garner. Fletcher Pool, and
Very truly yours,
Bowen Motor Coaches.
C. Bowen, Pres.
fi r c -
A NEW
PHILO VANCE
MURDER My/TEPy
. FOLLOW IT SERIALLY .
IN Ilil* PA
The many friends join the fam-i tagonisni of any sort hut to bring
iiy in this .bereavement. j <*ut the points of edifying merit
___i on both sides. Everyone is not
[only invited but is urged to at-
Euzelian Class Luncheon tend, it will be interesting and
Friday. Feb. 5. 1937; First Bap-il,<,neficial tu alL
tist, Church. Jacksboro.
nouneed above.
( oiiiniittee.
This was planned for Wednes-
Social hour. 11-12. |j“' ' Ja”;. -7th b!" dl"‘ " ,>atb-
Luuclt. 12-12:30. !" ,‘H1M,'1,n,,K a,ultfw.r it
Monthly reports—2nd V. P.,i"i,N "*tl ......ate an-
Mrs. A. Gray; 3rd \'. P„ Mrs.
Monroe Smith; 4th. V. 1\. Mrs.
Mason Cope; 1st V. P„ Mrs. W.
K. Rhoades; group captain No. Jacksboro Juniors Defeated In
1, Mrs. F. B. Scott; group captain
No. 2. Mrs, A. 1). Brant. i Denton
Secretary’s report. Mrs. C. Mid
dlebrooks.
Devotional. Jlrs. G. D. Brown-
lee; “Lower Lights."
Installation of officers-—instal-
lation officer. Rev. A. R. Bilberry.
Dedication song. Mrs. J. R. Den-!
nis. ilrs. W. K. Rhoades—-Let the:
Lower Lights Be Burning.
Dedication prayer. Mr. G
Brownlee.
The Jacksboro junior basket
(ball team' was defeated Wednes-
day night by a heavy score of 18
to 4, in Denton, by the Denton
juniors.
Clothing Class For Adults
j) The adult class, mentioned in
I last week’s Gazette, met Monday'
! night in its first session. The unit
fis to he a. sewing rather than a
Showers for Mrs. Elvis Harland serving unit, as published last
week.
Two bridal showers have been
given in honor of ilrs. Elvis Har-
•and, one at the home of her moth-
er and one at the home of Mrs.
Roscoe Scott at Post Oak. Many
nice gifts were rece
received and
The group decided to meet on
Tuesday and Friday nights from
7 until 9 o'clock, in the home eco-
nomics deiiartment.
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The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1937, newspaper, February 4, 1937; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth731372/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.