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Ml
iOSTlN staff writer for The
, N€,v, had a beautiful
£e other day and wrote quite
for The isewa i^gMdir.s the
that Jim Ferguson and
. sterling would “get to-
, and agree that both would
0f rhe race for Governor,
dream went on to say that
Ban really wanted to run
office, and that both would
W the opportunity to retire
their bit toward the
there!)V da
of harmony in Texas
md the avoid-
-tion
cratic cir- -
f personalities and recrim-
w to which a campaign be-
the two so surely points.
bly no political story carried
h,. News in recent years ap-
A t0 so ma; • people, but the
3, V1S vUd"' dissipated by Mr.
an yesterday when he came
In print and denounced the ru-
5 “totally unfounded and
According • > Jim, Ross Ster-I
j. ’;ie smallest obstacle in the
of the Fergusons on the road
e Governor's chair.
cidentally. many of Governor
g's friends are becoming quite
at his continued silence as
plans for making the race for
term.
KENNON. former Rockdale
ROCKDALE REPORTER
++++++++++++++++
♦ ♦
+ THEBE IS ♦
v NO SUBSTITUTE FOB *
: newspaper :
♦ ADVERTISING ♦
AND MESSENGER
Rockdale Messenger Established 1873
VOL. 00—NO. 8
THE OLDEST AND BEST
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932
Rockdale Reporter Established MS
EIGHT PAGES
STATE PLEDGES ASSISTANCE TO HIGHWAY 77
SCHOOL
-U.
TO MEET SAT., APRIL 16
- Q---
Commit ft , js Now Making Plans to I
Organize Tax Payers League I
In Milam County
Few Voted But it Was
ELECTION HELD 49voteincityelection IN HIWAY CRASH
BROWN UNHURT!8■„«**Ss’PROGRESSMADE
LAST SATURDAY
iwspaper
man. in his Cisco Cit-
last week, romped all over C.
-nner. another former Rock-
editor. now publisher of the
News. As an unbiased referee
erman will have to give Dick
Ionian over Loncy in this 'first
7- but knowing Tanner as we
there will probably be a second
d of this heavy-weight scrap
will have to be judged on its
merits. Reporterman’s copy of
urn's paper was very much in
last week and completely
tared before the referee of this
had an opportunity to clip
fireworks. The last man known
-ve It was E. B. Phillips who
hed his fingers reading it.
seems that Tanner wrote a rod
p-nhibition editorial a few weeks;
In which he told of conditions
old home town under the
of the opor saloon twenty
ts jio. And joy—-howdy! Did
pain; a picture such as even At-
Webb himself might have en-
I Kemion, in his reply, as-
fthar Tanner was talking about
Male, and proceeds to call the
of ,the Alice editor good and
Hon. j. k. Freeman and other I
Cameron citizens are interesting
themselves in the organisation of a
Milam County Tax Payers League,
to work for reduction of taxes, and
a committee composed of Freeman,
F. W. Booker, E. E. Coker, P. w'
Fuchs, B. N. McBurnet, Sam Hef-
lcy and M. E. Ashley has sent out
the following call, a copy of which
comes to The Reporter with request
to publish:
The undersigned committee ap-
ation oJnf Morrison Re-elected as
Trustee-at-Large;
Board Meets
In the county-wide school trustee
election held last Saturday, Hon. W.
A. Morrison, of Cameron, was re-
elected as trustee-Jat-large. Paul
Fuchs, of Buck holts, was elected
pointed to assist in organizing a Taxifrom Precinct No. 1, and T. A. Fish-
Payers League in Milam county, doi*-'1’- Cameron, from Precinct No. 2.
hereby call a meeting of the various i The county board met Monday in
lodges or chapters of said League j rgeular monthly session, and E. B.
to meet at the court house in the | Phillips qualified as member from
city of Cameron at 2 p. m. Saturday,
April 16, 1932.
“Many of the communities
throughout the county have organ-
ized local lodges or chapters, and
.hey are earnestly requested to send
delegates to said meeting in Cam-
eron.
“Everyone interested in the re-
duction of taxes are invited to at-
Precinct No. 3. B. R. Thompson, of
Sharp, is the member from Precinct
No. 4. These five will compose the
county board for the ensuing term,
with Mrs. Kathryn K. Robbins,
county superintendent, as secretary.
The re-election of Mr. Morrison
was a foregone conclusion. He has
been chairman of the board for more
than 20 years, and is known for his
tend the meeting. A special invita- j Interest and zeal in matters pertain-
tion is extended to the ladies, ; ing to the county schools, as well as
“A good program has been pre-1 for his knowledge of school laws.
pared and a good useful meeting is —----
expected.” L. B, Fikes Asks
jeporterman will watch the out-
of the scrap with interest, but
vests that both principals send
sample copies down this way.
men have a host of friends in
Rockdale, and one exchange
just won't go 'round.
INJURED MAN RECOVERING
Friends visiting John Wallace, of
Minerva, Sunday reixtri him mak-
ing a satisfactory recovery, from the|
accident which sent him to the hos-
pital several weeks ago with a brok-
en hip and arm. Mr. Wallace is in
a Taylor hospital.
Celebration Will
Be Staged April
21 at San Gabriel
All Settled Anyway!
Only 49 votes were cast in the city
election held Tuesday, the primary
in March having settled the matter
anyway. There were no contests
and few voters took the trouble to
cast their ballots. The following
were elected:
Mayor, E. A. Camp.
City Attorney, Ed Gunn.
City Secretary. Assessor and Col-
lector, J. Branch Lewis.
Aldermen, P. H. Perry Sr. and
Jim Eads.
Holdover Aldermen are M. N.
Strieker and J. T. Marrs.
GAUSE HIGH SCORER IN
CLASS B COUNTY MEET
----O--
All-round Championship Winners
Scored Heavily in Both Track
And Literary Events
Special to The Reporter.
Cause, April 4.—In the recent
::unty meet in Rockdale Gause high
-'•hool won the all-round champion-
ship for class B high schools by
s< : : lg heavily in both literary and
1 k and fi :d events. For the all
THAT RUINS CAR
Known a; “Uncle Boot'’ U> Friends;
Had Been Confined to Bed
Since December 2!)th
IN WORK ON NEW
HIGHWAY ROUTE
1 Following an illness which confin-
|od him to his )>. d since December
129. R. E. Harris, better known to
I !:i.s many friends as "Uncle Boot, ’
'died Saturday morning at 7:15
o'clock. Had he lived until August
23 he would have been 82 years of
age, and more than half of his life
had been spent a3 a citizen of Rock-
dale.
R. E. (Boot* Harris was born at
C-rinth. Miss., August 23, 1850. On
„ , _ | February 19, 1873, he was married at
BroWT1 ^ ^uming from jay- | Corin,th to Miss Susan P. Bell. They
;m. to Texas in 1888, and located
in Rockdale, where until recent
years Uncle Boot was engaged In
business pursuits. He had been a
member of the Christian church
ince the age of 21 years.
Six children were born to the un-
A . , .. ...... 1 ion. two dying in infancy. The four
A 20-foot length of 4x4 Umber
Car Overturns or Tay
lor-Rockdale Road
Monday Night
Blinding headlights were respon-
sible for the wrecking of Homer
Brown’s Dodge 8 sedan Monday
night, with a consequent repair bill
of approximately $400
lor alone. Four miles west of Rock-
dale he met two cars, one trying to
pass the other. He pulled entirely
off the concrete to avoid them, be-
ing blinded by the headlights of
the second car, and struck the wood-
en highway guard erected at that
jx)int to protect a culvert.
National Highway To
Run Thru Rockdale
Now Probable
For Re-election as
County Treasurer! round championship Gause led the
penetrated the sedan, entering at the
left front door, passing just behind
living children arc Mr3. M. C. Hau-
ler of San Antonio; Mrs, Forrest
, ,. , , Randle of Rockdale, and W. A. and
Browns shoulder and coming out a Ha] Harris> of R^ale. He Is also
the rear window. The car turned
over on its side in the middle of the
concrete.
Mr. Brown emerged from this re-
markable wreck without a scratch.
The body of the car was so badly
damaged as to bo
though no damage was sustained i
below the body line.
■la.v B division with 185 points.
L. B. Pikes, of Cameron this I Gause ward school tied with Rock-
•.vock authorizes The Reporter to an- fop second place> bein. outscor-
sonnee his oandidaev for re-election j td by Ada Henderson of Cameron.
The ward school made 110 points.
right, boys,
set! Go!!
On the mark!
RTERMAN visited the Mar-
flax Crystal Plant over near
mdale the other day, and was
That- surprised at the extent of
development of that industry
his la«t visit Two more units
been added to the plant, each
fb In substantial buildings,
kmen were busy laying the
dations for still another build-
as well as for another big boil-
ed arrangement- are being made
the drilling of another well. The
it well, while holding up to its
ard production of this health-
mineral water, is now unable to
h sufficient water to make
$h crystals to fill standing or-
The crystals are being shipped
• carload, and the demand
!’*hig neavier. More than half
Jndred men are on the payroll
S this reconstruction program.
! surely Kenneth Culver’s
a hig industry Is coming
RNDALE, with her new and
^vate water works plant,, has
,zpd and equipped a fire de-
‘ent. Now the fire boys and
^ ‘"orris of rim Champion are
‘Ron the city dads to “pass an
?nce ^hat will make automo-
“nvm keep out of the way of
truck when a fire alarm is
•' All right, Thorndale; go
and pass it; then enforce it
you can.
Tire people of San Gabriel will
hold a celebration on April 21, San
Jacinto Day, and extend an invita-
tion to all candidates to attend, all
cf whom will be given an oppor-
:unity to present their candidacy
to those attending The celebration
will begin at 1 p. m. and will be held
on the high school campus at San
Gabriel. The arrangement commit-
tee states that a speaker of state-
wide reputation will be present and
make the principal address, which
will be followed by state, county
and precinct candidates. Everyone
s invited to come and spend an en-
joyable half day on this holiday.—
Thorndale Champion.
Double Program is
Billed for the Dixie
Friday - Saturday
^Porterman:
°Ur frHldly notice of my
m your city last, week,
„ ".toned in your "street col-
nat former Mayor of Hcus-
H°lcombe, would be my
... . n !lie raco for Congress-
„!,?rRe Permit me to ask for
wi!1 not, be an op-
nunc at the July primar-
ies filed his application
Comrnm Democratlc Execu-
l1**' and ha*s selected
v- whlle I have selected
• • Tills eliminates the
feature, and makes us
f<>r Congressman-at-
. rj> «eparate places,
y u have saW about my can-
***** on page eight)
itounce his candidacy for re-election
‘,o the office of county treasurer,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary. July 23.
The position of county treasurer
is a very responsible one, and in
serving in this capacity, Mr. Fikes
has worked conscientiously and con-
sistently for the best interest of the
people whom he represents. In the
handling of county funds his care-
ful supervision of correct and eco-
nomical expenditures of money has
met with the approval of citizens
and the sanction of officials.
Fikes has rendered a serviceable
administration in this office in an
up-to-date, business like manner,
The contestants in literary events
and places won were as follows:
Allred Declares
He Will Not Seek
Governor’s Chaii
The State Highway Commsision,
at Austin Monday, voted to recom-
mend to the national meeting of
highway officials that U. S. High-
way No. 77 be extended from Danas
due south through the state, touch-
ing Hillsboro, Waxahachie, Waoo,
Rosebud, Cameron, Rockdale, Lex-
ington, Giddings and LaGrange, and
on due south to Corpus Christi, and
pledging the State to assist in the
building of such Highwuy 77 at the
earliest possible time.
This action was taken after hear-
ing a delegation headed by H. C.
Meyer, Rockdale, president of the
North-South Highway Association,
outlining the proposed route.
The vote of the Commission was
the culmination of a movement be-
gun more than two years ago when
Mr, Meyer was made president of
the association, and since which
time Meyer and other prominent
Texas highway men have gathered
much data and outlined the route
by which It is hoped eventually for
■■(I in the TOO F Cemetery, I the state to be able to lay claim to
........ .............- - I a National highway ha', will split
At least one of the uncertainties
as to possible candidates for Gover-
survived by ten grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of Hal Harris Sunday
at 2 p. m., by Rev. Ogle, pastor of
hpumiri renail iiiie ^ tylor Christian church, assist-
’1 d by Rev. W. A. Craven, pastor of
R ;ckdaT Methodist church. The
I to “k cl alt quartet sang. Interment
I folio
i an unusually iarge concourse of
friends attending Pall bearers were
N. M. Bullock, Walter Smith, Wade
McCoy, Jack Ky>:, Will McKeown
and S. C. Christian
Fffie Morton and Gertrude Haupt-| nor was erased Tuesday by jm- |
flelsch won second place in senior , tnrney General James V. Allred, who|
spelling.
Mary Bowling and Clara Buffing-
M-iNew Trustees are
declared positively that he would
not be a candidate.
Elected for New
Milano District
ton, first in junior spelling, repre-
senting the high school.
Marion Bland and Helen Bowling,
third place in junior spelling, repre-
senting the ward school.
Mary Sue Moore and Doris Key
made 100 per cent in picture mem-
ory, tieing with other schools for
first place.
Mary Kilpatrick and Mary
“I have not been, am not now, i g ,a, t3 The Reporter..
and will not be a candidate for'
Milano, April 4.—A new board of
and this, together with his efficient ^ Todd won thir{J )ace in the arith_
and carefully prepared records mark metlc contest.
his term In office as one of highest
satisfaction in every detail. And it
is upon the meritorious work of his
past efforts that this candidate
wishes to submit his record and to
ask the vote and support of the vot-
T.g people of Milam county.
Mr. Fikes, a native of this county,
ir known not qnly as an official of
ability and honesty, but as a friend
to all classes of people In all parts
of Milam county. Ho wishes to ex-
mess appreciation for the loyal sup-
port rendered him in past years, and
• ■ take ibis means of thanking in
.advance those supporters who will
to I vote and in any way add to his
Plenty of laughs as well as action
are promised in the new Tiffany
Productions western “Branded Men
featuring Fon Maynard, billed
show at the Dixie Theater here on
Friday and Saturday, April 8 and
9. A double program is offered on
these two days with Douglas Fair- ‘ire tenure of office,
banks in “Around the World in 80
Minutes" as an extra attraction.
Ken Maynard will be seen as one
of a “Three Musketeers” trio, with
Irving Bacon and Billy Blctcher,
both comedians, as pals of May-
nard. Both are seasoned comedians
and excellent actors, and their re-
marks and actions furnish several
comedy high .spots in the picture.
Douglas Fairbanks' latest picture j
is full of thrills and interesting
scenes as he takes his audience with
him on his circle of the globe.
Cecil Cook, third place in extem-
poraneous speaking, boys division.
Ethel Halrrel won third place in
essay, representing high school.
Helen Bowling won third place in
essay, representing ward school.
Gause junior singers and senior
“ingers won third in each of their
divisions.
Gause was represented in each of
Governor,” Allred said. “During my
administration as Attorney General,
I have been too busy trying to in-
terpret and enforce the law to even
think of politics, and regret that,
unfounded speculation has drawn
my ’tame into the race. While it
F. | is a compliment to be even mention-
'd for that high honor, I feel that
it is my duty to continue to apply
myself faithfully to the interests of
"he people in the Attorney Gener-
al’s office.
“This is the first ‘breathing spell'
I have had in months, but it will be
applied to a discharge of the duties
of this office, and not to politics.
The people of Texas have honored
me with the greatest opportunity
for service ever given any young
the declamation contests but did not man> and i am deeply grateful. I
ampaign progress, and promises n
re-elected to give the same good ser- T .
vice that has characterized his cn-| ‘ ^ __
IContinued on page eight)
place in the finals.
Gertrude Hauptfleisch won first
place in tennis, girls singles, and will
go to the district meet, Waco, oni!ncut at the proper time."
April 15. -----------
The junior track team won first! Twenty-two votes were cast in the
trust they will see fit to continue
my term of service and I will,
therefore, make a formal announce-
in the ward school and class B di-
first and second
regular school board election last
Saturday. C. M. Sessions, Ed Gunn.
L. A. Baxter and Ed Simms were all
re-elected.
Here’s Who, How Much and How of New
“Billion Dollar Tax Bill” Recently Passed
rurtc s for the recently reorganiz-
d and consolidated Mlltino sch i:>
district was elected here Saturday.
One trustee was chosen from each
of the seven school districts involv-
d in the new grouping order. The
lection resulted as follows: Milano,
Lesser Newton; Hanover, T. P. Gun-
nels; Liberty, M. E. Ashley; Sand
Grove, R. J. Sloan; Sandy Creek,
J. L. Netherlin; Sipe Springs, Rob'.
Diver; Prospect, H. B. Belt.
Homer Nabours to
Seek Re-Election
As County Clerk
In The Reporter’s announcement
column this week will be Found the
name of Homer Nabours as a can-
idatc for re-election to the office of
county clerk of Milam county, sub-
ject to the July Democratic primary.
Mr. Nabours seeks re-clcction on
the basis of his record as a faithful
. a tiircient omccr. During the
three years he has held the office he
has thoroughly mastered every de-
ail of his work. He has been “on
the Job' constantly. He has been
the soul of courtesy to every person
the state in a due southerly direc-
tion from Dalia:: lo Br >wnsvillc.
Tire Highway Commission Monday
declined to recommend that portion
the rout; asked for between Cor-
pus Christi and Brownsville for the
reason that the route splits the
county of Kenedy wide open, and so
far no rightofway has been pledged
or any interest shown by that coun-
ty. However, it was intimated that
;h : Commission would co-operate on
tb.c leg of the highway after Ken-
edy county indicates a proper in-
.. crest.
At the present time U. S. Highwuy
77, after crossing the state of Okla-
homa come'; to a stop at Dallas. Un-
der the plans as outlined It will be
extended to Waco through Hillsboro
and Waxahachie over an already
paved road, thence following State
Highway 44 down through Chilton,
Lott, Rosebud, Cameron and Rock-
dale to the Milam-Lee county line.
Most of this leg is also paved.
Through Lee county tt will be nec-
essary t build the highway “from
he ground up,” but at LaGrange it
will again pick up a state paved
road. One of the most favorable
considerations in the designation sa-
ved Monday Is that more than 75
... : cat ■ f the proposed highway is
already built.
At the Driscoll Hotel in Austin
Monday morning a meeting of the
North-South Highway Association
was held, with an attendance of
about fifty nun. These delegates
represented every section of the
iat., through which the highway
goes, all the way from Dallas to
Brownsville. I-rcsiden. vleyer pre-
sided over this meeting and later In
Prices Reduced by
Chevrolet On All
Passenger Models
Detroit, April 6.-Chevrolet price
reductions ranging up to fifty-five
dollars were announced here by W
S. Knudscn, president, and general
manager of the Chevrolet Motor Ctr
At the same time Knudsen stated
that the Chevrolet Six would con-
tinue to be built exclusively by the
company for an indefinite period,
and that at no time has there been
thought of changing the present six
"Vlinder car which has led the in-
dustry in sales during the past fif-
teen month” and brought the com-
pany its highest percentage of total
(Continued! on page eight)
Washington. April 1.—Following is
a summary of the new billion dollar
tax increase bill as it passed the
house today:
Individual Income taxes—Increas-
ed all along the line, with exemp-
tion tor single man cut to $1,000 and
married man to $2500. Rates two
per cent on first $4000, four per cent
on next $4000, seven per cent on all
above $8000. with surtax beginning
at $6000 and rising until it reaches
65 per cent on incomes of $5,000,000.
Total additional yield $189,000,000.
Estate and gift taxes-—$50,000 ex-
emption, Estate tax begins with
one per cent on first $10,000 above
$50,000 and reaching maximum of
45 per cent uixrn estates of $10 000,-
000. Gift tax rate three-fourths of
estate tax. reaching maximum of
P3 1-2 per cent, or total of $2,030,250
tsining less than 15 per cent of sol-
ids, five cents a gallon; if contain-
ing over 15 per cent .solids. 35 cents
a gallon. And on grape syrup and
concentrate containing over 35 per
cent sugar, a 40 per cent tax is lev-
ied. Telephone and telegraph mes-
sages, five cents on messages cost-
ng 30 to 50 cents; 10 cents on those
costing more than 50 cents; import- .soda 'fountain ’drinks;" matches’ 4
ed coal ,$2 a ton; stock sales, one-
el ican corporation tax below nor-
mal figure. Total yield, $143,000,000.
Excise or sales taxes—Candy, five
per cent; safe deposit boxes, 10 per
cent rental; cosmetics, 10 per cent;
furs, 10 per cent; jewelry, 10 per
cent; sporting goods and cameras,
having business to transact with his the day. with Mayor E. A. Camp, of
department, and has rendered effi- j Rockdale, headed a smaller delega-
cies service in every respect. Un-Djon appearing before the highway
tier Mr. Nabour’s administration the commission. So well were them
county clerk’s office has more than j plan;; lald fchat only a few minutes
maintained its reputation for both, , . .|Ui'->d to present their prop-
courtesy and efficiency, and Nabours. 0<jfj n ard receive the Commls-
himsclf is recognized as one of the I sion’s official approval,
most capable men who has ever held ' • eliding Ms. meeting from Rock-
that office in Milam county. (dale were If. C. Meyer, E. A. Camp,
Mr. Nabours was bom and reared j ar.d Ben Loewenstein. From Cam-
te this county, and has an unu.su- eron County Judge Jeff T. Kemp,
ally wide circle of friends and ac-
fourth of one per cent; produce
sales, five cents per $100; bond
transfers, one-eighth of one per
'ent; capital stock and bond Issues,
10 cents per $100; real estate and
c’her conveyances, 50 cents per $500;
amusement admissions, 10 per cent
over 45 cents; oil pipe linos, eight
per cent transportation charge. To-
al yield $312,500,000.
Administrative changes—Repeal
on net gifts of $10,000,000 under the credit for net losses following years
graduated scheme. Yield first year
$40,000,000.
Miscellaneous taxes—Lubricating
oil, four cents a gallon; Imported oil,
one cent a gallon; wort, liquid malt,
malt syrup and malt extract con-
931 to 1933; makes dividends paid
from surpluses accruing before 1931
tevab1e res^anges mirt*^ rt<»ole-
tion allowance, limits stock losses
’o stock gains, and prohibits use of
foreign tax credits to reduce Am-
10 per cent; cereal beverages and quaintances who appreciate him a
”oft drinks, 1921 rates, which affects a friend and good citizen, and who
j will take pleasure in supporting him
cents per 1000; chewing gum, five | for re-election,
per cent; radios, phonographs, five j cordially solicits the support of
per cent; mechanical refrigerators, | ,,vcry voter, and pledges, if again
five per cent ; automobiles, three P«r 1 ^ven the office, to render the same
cent; trucks, two per cent; acees
••cries, one per cent; yachts and
motorboats, etc,, above $15 in value,
10 per cent; firearms and shells, 10
per cent.
Postage rates—Increase two-cent
postage stamps to three cents, ex-
cept drop letters where there Ls no
delivery service. Total $135,0^' 000.
Added yield of $29,500,000 expected In
miscellaneous postage rate changes
being made separately fr'-m *-• sin
Economy—Saving of $200,0u0,000
(Continued on page eight)
quality of service that has charac-
erized his past incumbency.
Df STRICT JUDGE WATSON IS
BACK AFTER RECENT ILLNESS
F. S, Lesovsky and Mr. Akers were
present. Giddings wasr represented
by County Judge York, Eduor C. M.
Bishop and half a dozen others. The
county judge of every county south
of Giddings was present.
It is said the people of Lee county
are wide awake lo the desirability
of this road, and are ready to do
their part toward Its final comple-
tion.
District Judge John Watson is
back at his post of duty in the court
house after several weeks spent in
Baylor hospital at Dallas. The Judge
ays he Ls all fixed up to stay on
*Si> teh ri^-v wp] (y»
glad to learn of his recovery from
the illness which carried him to Dal-
las.
NEW CAR, PARKED IN FRONT
OF HOME HERE, IS DAMAGED
Louis G. Gest’s new Chevrolet car
was damaged Sunday afternoon
when a careless driver sideswiped it
as it stood in front of the Gest
home on Fa«t Cameron street. One
rear fender and tire were damaged.
The party who crashed the car is
unknown.
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1932, newspaper, April 7, 1932; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742159/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.