Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1939 Page: 3 of 10
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I. M. Tite, our local banker, sez
thet a man is more interest-con-
scious at time of repayin' a loan
than when he borrows it.
I. Will Grumble our leadin' dry
poods merchant, sez thet prosperity
Is jest another form of evolution,
ez the more people pet th’ more
they want.
But Widow Takem sez thet on
th' other hand, th' man who is
satisfied with what his father had
generally ends up with less.
And I. B Smart sez thet some
kind of tender verse could bo writ-
ten to th' memories of th' auto-
mobile thet had a permanent han-
dle, and the magneto lights the
went on and off mostly off ought
to go down somewhere in history
And th' ‘principal of our local
sehol sez thet life is a lot like a
circle saw, and that If we don't
keep on cuttin' wood, th’ woods
will sooner or later grow up around
U*.
A - ■ | -.
Cousin Eb Ezy's daughter, Mary j Mrs. Ida Flyhigh, our leadin' so-
has been goin' out with a felloy cialite. sez thet even a proud fam-
thet Eh doesn’t cotton to. and one ily name is apt to corrode if it
Our parson sez thet th' local
house of worship^ w ill have to be
air-conditioned if he is to meet
competition with th' new movie
house.
Coleman County Chronicle, Coleman, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 17, 1939
Baptists To Meet
At Lake Brownwood
On Aug. 28 and 29
C. L. Williams of Taipa, presi-
dent of District 9 Baptist Brother-
hood, has announced the second
annual meeting of the organization
will be held at Lake Brownwood
August 28 and 29 with an estimat-
ed attendance oi 400 or 500 A bar-
becue and fish fry are planned as
entertainments. Louis Newman of
Santa Anna is secretary of the
brotherhood The program follow!-:
Monday. August 28
0:30 p. m free barbecue Orv«hes
tra music led by Mrs Karl H
Moore. 7:15, song service begins
7:30, "Our Brotherhood in Texas
R A. Springer, Dallas 8:00, Con-
gregational singing led by Lewis
Newman of Santa Anna, 8:10 Ad
dress by R. C, Campbell of Dallas
8:50. special music, Charles R
Boud. 9:00, address by Dr Lawson
H. Cook, Memphis, Tenn,
*
Tuesday Morning. August 29
9 00 a. m . Music and song ser-
vice A. V, Bradley of Brownwood
9:15, Enlistment of Laymen in Soul
Winning, Floyd Chaffin, Coleman
9:35, Christian Stewardship Geo
Mason, Dallas 10:05. The Value of
Consecrated Laymen, A D Foreman
Sr,,-Houston 11:05, The Pastor a*
"Key Man,'' J. M. Bradford.
Brownwood 11:1)0. Address by Dr .
Lawson H. Cot*. Memphis, Tenn
Tueaday Afternoon. August 29
Frolic, fish, fun, foolishness, 6:30
| p. m., free fish fry, 7:15. song ser-
vice, led by O, Dee Carpenter, Tai-
pa. 7:30, enlistment of men In
Christian service, A. D. Foreman,
Sr , Houston 8:00, Christian citi-
zenship. Hon. L. A Woods, state
superintendent of public instruc-
tion. 8 45, address by Dr. Lawson
H Cook. Memphis, Tenn,
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ROSS PRESCOTT IS NOW
FULL FLEDGED G-MAN
Ross Prescott, former Santa
Anna school man and later a mem-
i ber of the Texas legislature from
| Coleman and Brown counties, has
; become a full fledged G-Man, and
| has been assigned to the Detroit.
Mich . area He recently completed
! the FBT course in Washington,
D. C,
KAIL FUEL BILL LOWER
THAN TAXES
Washington, D C Railroads
paid nearly $100.000 000 more in
taxes during 1938 than for fuel to
operate trains, the Association of
American Railroad^ reported,.
BIG WHEAT YIELD
The general agricultural agent of
the Santa Fe railroad. H. M. Bainas,
estimates the Northwest Texas
counties above the caprock will
have a 20,000 000 bushel wheat crop
this year.
“INSURANCE THAT PAYS”
Life, Fire, Casualty,
Real Estate, Loan*,
Rental*.
Phone 668
<J. M. MCDONALD
Buy
STAR
Tires
evening he warned Mary thet "a
rollin' stone gathers no moss," but
he shut Up when Mary's mother
retorted thet it would be a relief
ain't kept polished.
Marthy claims thet th' man who
raises , his daughter in luxury i
stands a good chance of havin' to j
support his son-in-law in th' same
style.
Irvin Berlin's new songs, Sonia*
Henle's sunny brilliance, Tyrone
Power's gay romancing, Rudy Val-
lee's singing and Edna May Oliver's
fun—one of the greatest combin-
ations of talent ever gathered for
one show—will make Irving Ber-
lin's "Second Fiddle” the sensa-
tion of the year.
It's something new in screen en-
tertainment. this film which will
open at the HowelJ on Sunday, and
it's filled with romance, dazzling
spectacles, fresh comedy, six new
songs and surprises galore.
Chronicle Advertising Pays.”
DR. JANE L. JOHNSON
Chiropractor
X-ray Laboratory
Colon Therapy
Vapor Baths
Of. 386. Res. 297-J,
ASK POR
CRAIG'S
Butter Krust
BREAD
Id the Bine Checked
Wrapper
I, B. Cross sez thet th' man who
howls th’ loudest about taxes gen -
erally howls th’ loudest fer th' gov-
ernment to do somethin' when
there is some community need to
be met.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE UNDER ORDER
OF SALE
The State of Texas, County of Cole-
man.
That famous jungle character
returns to the screen of the How-
ell today. Friday and Saturday
Pohnny Weissmuller, of course, as
Tarzan in "Tarzan Finds a Son:"
Maureen O’Sullivan is still his
faithful jungle partner.
The story introduces an added
iharaeter. There is now a junior
Tarzan, played by five-year-old
John Sheffeld. America's most
amazing boy athlete,, who swings
Mrs. Ethel A. Switzer, et al vs John “> vlnfs- tund*r "atf and
L. Burden, et ux.
otherwise duplicates ail the feats of
1W - DID
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. . , Yes? Then you'll know
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when we say that motor oil
oxidation in your motor
erf-*?', a stickier mess than
C o iVi your shoe. And, lei
. “ise you, motor oil oxi-
dation" is fairly common when
you use an inlerior oil in a
modem car. It's a chemical
change brought about by
higher operating tempera-
tures. faster speeds, narrower
clearances between pistons
and cylinder walls; even
streamlining contributes to it
As inferior motor oils com-
bine with oxygen—that Is.
oxidize — under heat and
pressure, they form a gooey
mess of sludge, gum and
varnish-like substances; and
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at went causes expensive
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why not today 1
With a provocative title said to
be only a shadowy promise of its
hilarious, sparkling plot, “Good
Girls Go to Paris" opens on Money
Night. Wednesday, -August 23, at
0j | the Howell. Melvyn Douglas and
Joan Blondell are teamed in
new comedy film.
In the 119th District Court of Cole- the eWe^ Tarzan
man county, Texas.
WHEREAS, by virtue , of an Or-
der of Sale Issued out of the 119th
District Court of Coleman county,
Texas, on a judgment rendered In
said Court on the 20th day of Jan-
uary, A. D. 1939, in the sum
$569.60, principal. Interest and at-
torney’s fees with interest thereon
from this date, at the rate of 10
per cent per annum, together with
all costs In this behalf expended
against John L. Burden, and a forer
closure of a Vendor’s Lien and
Deed of Trust Lien against John
L. Burden ..and Annie Burden, on
tjie herein described property, in
favor of Mrs. Ethel A. Switzer as
Guardian of the person and estate
of Rex Garrett and said Rex Gar
rett and numbered 5801-B on the
docket of said Court, I did. on the
3rd day of August, A. D 1939 at
11 o'clock a, m. levy upon the fol-
lowing described tract and parcel
of land situated in the county of
Coleman, State of Texas; aw-be-
longitlg to the said John L, Burden
and Annie Burden, to-wit:
Being the west one-half of Lot
No. 1, in Block No, 49, of the town
of Santa Anna, Coleman county,
Texas, according to the map plan
of said town of record tn Vol. P
page 176, 177, of the Deed Records
of Coleman county, Texas here
referred to for a better description
therein.
And on the 5th day of Septem-
ber, A. D. 1939, being the first Tues-1 N-
day. of said month, between the
hours of 10 o’clock a. m and
o’clock p. m„ on said day. at
this
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Corn Flakes
Red & White Try them for
breakfast with fresh fruit
and cream Large box
Charles Starrett comes to the
Dixie Friday and Saturday in
North of the Yukon," first of a
series of action pictures set in the
nigged Canadian northwest. Star-
rett is seen as a mountle who
tracks down murderous fur raid-
ers.
Ken Maynard returns to the
Gem Friday and Saturday in that
old favorite, “Strawberry Ro
Although this western was shoWn
in Coleman before, it, Jike the
song, is still popular.
The double feature program at
the Gem Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday is Richard Dix in "Twelve
Crowded Hours" and “Charlie Chan
in Honolulu."
Fay Bainter will be seen In “The
Lady and the Mob" and Under-
cover Doctor" for the double fea-
ture program at the Gem next
Wednesday and Thursday.
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D. VANDALSEM IS STILL
WAITING FOR RAIN
4 I N. D. VanDalsem of Voss was a
the | Coleman business visitor Friday
Court'house door o'f'said county I 'norning. reporting about three-
will offer for sale and sell at public Quarters of an inch of rain at
H UMBLE
OIL A REFINING COMPANY
A TEXAS INSTITUTION
MANNED ST TEXANS
auction, for cash, all the right, title
and Interest of the said John L
Burden and Annie Burden in and
to said property.
Dated at Coleman. Texas, this
the 3rd day of August. A D 1939
GEORGE ROBEY.
Sheriff of Coleman County, Texas
FRFFI
I lllJU* Ulcers, Indigestion,
Bloating, Gas, Heartburn, Belching
Nausea, get a free sample of UDCA
and frte Interesting booklet t
Mayes Drug Store
TRAILER WHEELS
AND USED TIRES
Hicks Rubber Co.
his
place during the recent disturb-
ance But.” he said, "I am still
waiting for rain," He recalled ah
incident that happened a good
many years ago. He said that Char-
lie Haynes was standing bn a road
looking for cotton pickers, expect-
ing at any time to set* some pass.
He had not been waiting long un-
til he saw two broken down wagons,
pulled by poverty-stricken horses,
coming down the road When they
approached. Mr Haynes asked
them where they were from. "We
are from -- county." they re-
plied. And why did they leave that
county, Mr Haynes caked “Too
dry." they said. "It hasn't rained
(here in two years, and them dam
phools are still waiting for rain."
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JOHN ESCAPES
It is believed that John was the
only one of Christ's disciples to
escape martyrdom.
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Autry, Milton. Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1939, newspaper, August 17, 1939; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732177/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.