Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1935 Page: 4 of 10
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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE. COLEMAN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1935.
ews
I Misses Nlta Lee Gilliam and 44*s
Meeks left Sunday for Albuquer-
que, New Mexico, for a two weeks
visit with Miss Meeks Ssiter, Mrs.
Henry Davis, From there they will
go to Douglas, Arizona, where they
j will visit through the rest of the
summer vacation with Miss Weeks'
II arents. Mr. and Mrs. John M.
i Merits,
JIMMY’S NEW CHAMP ‘BY LONG SHOT
S, J. Pierat t left Saturday tor Los
Angeles, California, where he will
visit with a son and daughter for
three mopths.
Miss Jean Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Miller,ds visiting this
week with relatives in Dallas.
Frank Snodgrass left Thursday
afternoon to spend the summer
months with relatives in St. Louis,
Mo.
James Dibrell and Bob Sedwick
left Monday for Spur, where they
will viSt James' sister, Mrs John
Petty. Mrs Petty will return with
them for a visit with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dibrell, Jr.
Mr, and Mrs. R. T. Ransberger. , Miss ciafa Qwenn, T, C. Camp-
accompanied by Mrs. Ransberger s j bell and Qerald Richardson
sisters from Forf Worth, are vacat-
ioning in California.
Mrs. K. B. McDonald has return-
ed from Fort Worth, where she has
been doing special work in piano.
Miss Helen Thomson left Tues-
day for a weeks visit with friends
in Big Lake.
Abilene visited Monday, evening with
Ben Jackson.
Mrs. C. G. Maddox of Dallas,
i Mrs. R. Bailey. Mrs. Julia Polk and
| Mrs. Claig Perry left Monday for ]
Amarillo, where they will visit this
week with Mrs. Omie Heaton and
: Mrs. Frank Salter.
Dr. and Mrs. F, M. Burke and
Mac Woodward were business visit-
Mrs. A. P. Vause and daughter,-
Eliarene. of Littlefield, have been , . „ _ , .
visiting this week with Mrs. Vause's | m 081168 Tuesday and Wednes-
sisier, Mrs. C. V. Robinson. Aceom- a*Jr’
panied by Mrs. Robinson and dau-
ghter, Lena Bert, and Mrs. Lester
Lawhorh. who has also been visiting
here, they plan to leave tomorrow
for a visit with relatives in Temple.
John L. Wilkinson, Indian Creek
president of the West Texas Cot-
ton Co-operative Association, was aj Mass Ruby Snodgrass of San An-
business visitor in Abilene Wednes- j eelo visited last week-end in the
day. none of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. itirst
Mrs. W’. A. Williamson, enroute to
her home in San Antonio from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Jane HalL
cn the Hall ranch, visited Monday
with Mrs. W. C. Woodward.
-- iR. L. Snodgra:
Miss Peggy Jackson and Burton -
Miles of Austin visited last week- j Miss Flo Snodgrass returned Mon-
end with Miss Jackson’s parents.1 day from a two weeks visit with her
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jackson. ; uncle and aunt. Mr and Mrs. Dave
—-- M. Snodgrass, and family in Mid-
Mrs. J. P. Bowlin and son. James ,and
Preston, and Miss Audine Jordan -
all of O'Donnell. Texas, are visit- Misses Esther Sides and Violet
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I returned Monday from Palestine,
H. Jordan here. (where they had been visiting rela-
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Boog-Scott
visited in Coleman with friends the
of the week Mr. Boog-Scott is
connected with the rodent control
department of the Bureau Biologi-
cal survey, with headquarters in
Lubbock.
Mrs. Henry Hardin has returned
home following a visit of about ten
days in San Antonio.
Doyle Armstrong, local manager |
. , . . . | for the Johnson Storage Company,
hot barbecue daily, 30c lb., ,dayv Mrt KLllgkt^Lot $£ “XnT ^ ^
Red Sc White Gober Bros. 25x ^lss Durrett, returned with thim *_
• Mr and MrsTctaTrge Kiker and for 8 v: '1 _ ; P M. Grazier field represenU-
children of Sweetwater visited in Ruber Bowni visited last week- 101 district fne for the Texas
th» nf Mr dnH Wk rhari^ Kocti, B(«tn w-uui las .Relief Commission, was a business
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles end U1 Fort Worth with his sister, visit0r in Coieman Monday
Mrs. Chris Hill. ._
Fresh
Paddleford last week-end.
2 as isSSsSe
manche. ^ (lie B. Beach and Mrs. Jewell Mit-
---------- ., Mrs. F L. Thames is at home for rhe11-
Mrs. Fred Klapper and daughter. a short stav before returning to Abi-
Virgima Lee, visited friends and iPnP whers she is a guest of her
daughter.-
Mrs. Amelia Hunter returned to
her home in Waco Monday follow-
ing a visit in the Harry Thomson
home.
relatives in Coleman last week. Ac-
companied by Will Klapper and Mr
and Mrs C. J. Klapper, they re-
turned to their home in Hearne on
Saturday to spend Fathers “Day with
E W. Klapper. who is making ins
home there.
IT I --
Mr and Mrs Jack Barker visited
relatives and friends in San Angelo
last Sunday.
Miss Ellen Jones left Saturday
'evening for El Paso, where she is
l.vhiitfhg this week with her sister.
Mrs. Marshall McCrea.
and Mi- C R Phillips and ____
l0d' 1 W. J. Carden and Luther Belyew
ri!"onowu?Ferram McKmne/wiU jVtSit0r8 te
f-o «« manager of Perry !
tune hi
Brother
Carroll Atchtey of Fort Worth vls-
r ," , .... ; ited last week with his parents. Mr.
11 11 18 barbe- . and Mrs. I. C. Atchiey.
. M. L. Starnes at Gober Bits. 25x I ____
__ ! Mr and Mrs. Ronald Duncan and
icon. Lynn W„ visited last week-end
in Coleman with Mr. Duncan's
brother, Ralph Duncan, and fam-
ily.
r\ Sat e at
DOIXWlA
•'It feels good to be champ"
Is evidently what Jirfiimy Brad-
dock. new heavyweight cham-
pion. Is whispering to Jack
Dempsey, In the picture
right. In one of the ring’s most
startling upsets, the Jersey
Irishman, a 10-1 shot, left-
jabbed Mai Baer to defeat In a
15-round decision mill. A year
ago. Braddock and his family
existed on relief funds, when
Jimmy found prelim bouts or
work on tbe docks unavailable.
Since then, tbe 29-year-old
lighter earned himself a chance
at tbe heavyweight title by vir-
tue of wins over Com Griffin
and Art Lasky, botb bouts In
which be bad been considered
a "set-up." A crowd of 30.000
fans In New York watched the
fight, a scene from which Is
shown above.
I Friday and Saturday
V
Ora-San
Tooth Brush
39c
bristle*.
8lges, shapes St
•tyim please
everyone
v
Guaranteed
Tooth Brush
27c 23c
V.lu, “■
3 for 65c
Flocfirrowt brl»
llr« th»t will lie!
pu^out.*
Brush
50c
F«*»oui lor Its
cleansing rtlrrt-
Shoppers’
Specials
WINDOW
SHADES
lie
MENS HANDKS.
Mrs. Cora B. Orr left Saturday;
for an eight weeks visit with rela-
tives in Fort Worth. She was ac-
companied by her grand daughter.
Miss Marilyn Leeper, who had oeen
visiting here for several days.
Ove Wooten, in the city Tuesday
from his ranch in the north part of
the county, stated he is threshing
some 800 acres of grain.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lee and
| sons. Billy and Jacky, returned Fri-
j lay from El Paso, where they at-
: tended the State Fire Convention.
, Mrs. G W. Lynn of Dallas and
(James C Sargent of Bend are vixi
j ting at the fire station this week
I with Mrs. Lynn's sister. Mis. Leon-
Aquatic School Will Begin
Under Red Cross Direction
At National Guard Armory
Dick Snider
Will Defend
Championship
Richard Snider, Dublin, twice
champion of the Coleman Country
Club’s annual invitation tourna-
ment, will be on hand this year to
d his title, according to lnfor-
>n received by Jack Durham,
tournament official.
For the past two years Snider has
scorched the local course with sub-
par golf and his many friends here
expect him to repeat this year.
'Foots" Rockwell of Houston
writes that several of the South
Texas golf stars are making plans
to enter the invitation tournament
here. Too, it is learned that several
prominent golfers in this immediate
area are making plans to invade the
sporty nine-hole course here.
It is likely that those in charge of
the tournament will start out invi-
tations during the coming week-
end. The tournament Is to be held
at the local Country Club on July
11, 12, 13 and 14.
Phil-pe-co Team
To Play Coleman
Proposed golf match between the
Coleman and Phi!-pe-co golf teams
that was scheduled for next Sun-
day has been postponed until the
| following Sunday —June 30 — ac-
' cording to Jack Durham, member
of the local team.
Postponement was made because
of the Dublin and Ballinger tourna-
ments that are to be held during
the coming week-end.
The Phil-pe-co team will play
here.
AGNEW IS MEDALIST AT
BALLINGER TOURNAMENT
H. G. Agnew of Ballinger, form-
jerl> cf Coleman, slammed out a 66
—four strokes under par—to lead
the early qualifiers in Ballinger's
first annual invitation tournament,
according to word from Ballinger
today. Match play will be held Fri-
day and Saturday.
ACCEPTS STAMFORD POSITION |
Mrs. 8telLa Flynt has accepted a j
position with the Ford Motor Com-
pany's office at Stamford, it was]
(learned today. Mrs. Flynt, who has
j been employed at the Witt Motor j
Company here for the past several j
| days, will assume her new duties
next Monday.
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! PWA PLANS OUTLINED AT
MEETING IN FORT WORTH
p- \r 1 T | Mrs. W. J. Robey has returned
rIVf* Y owns Where she spent several
1 IwUllls l iLlv "days visiting friends and relatives.
Plan Washington
Jaunt In August
..There are at least five Coleman
Boy Scouts—and perhaps more—
who are making plans to attend the
international scout jamboree to be
held in Washington, D. C., in Aug-
,ust.
One of the five from here will
get his expenses paid to Washington
while it Is probable others will pay
their own expenses.
Those who expect to attend the
event include. Wallace Dingus, Har-
ry Shapiro, Howard Rich, Monroe
Cheney, and Eugene Flewellen.
Any first class scout is eligible
to attend the jamboree but, of course
will have to pay his own expenses.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Have just had my scales worked
over by expert scale man, and had
worn parts replaced by new. They
are now in A-l condition.
BEN STRICKLAND, Public
Weigher. 25p
Mr. and Mrs. George Parker -of
Abilene visited their daughter, Mrs.
B B. Nunley, and Mr. Nunley and
family here last week-end. John
Parker Nunley, son of Mr. and Mr?.
Nunley, accompanied his grandpar-
ent,* home for a short visit.
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Miss Elizabeth Parker of Abilene
is visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Nunley this week. Miss
Parker was accompanied here by
John Parker Nunley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Nunley, who had been
visiting In Abilene.
Supt. J. C. Scarborough of Santa
Aima was a business visitor In
Coleman Monday. He and Mrs. Scar-
borough recently returned from a.
visit in Houston county. He reports
they found plenty of rain during
their visit.
She was accompanied home by a
grandson, Jaojc Bowen, who is
spending a few days In Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crutchfield of
Brady visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Cooper last week-
end. Mrs. Crutchfield remained for
a little longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson left
today for a ten day vacation with
Mrs. Atkinson’s brother, John Mc-
Crabb in Cuero and in Houston with
Mr. Atkinson’s mother.
Mrs. Adele Adams has returned
from a vacation in Dallas with her
sister.
- »
Mrs. Charles Polk and nieces,
Misses Ellen Rose and Hilda Davis
will leave this week-end for Liberty,
for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. C. F. Cavanagh returned on
Wednesday from a visit of several
days in Fort Worth with her sister,
Mrs. F. H. Kerr. She was accom-
panied home by Mrs. Kerr who will
visit here for several days.
V
Mrs. T. J. Allen returned Sunday
from Hillsboro, where she had been
visiting with relatives for several
days. She was accompanied by Mrs.
E. W. Hudson and children, Eliza-
beth and E. W. Jr.
Miss Sadie Livingston has return-
ed from a weeks visit in Temple.
Mre. Fred Wallace of Waco is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. T. L. Purvis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hunnlcutt of
Henderson are visiting in the home
oi Mr, apd Mr*. J. H. Livingston this
week.' Ray Hunnlcutt of this city,
reared by Mr. and Mrs. Livingston,
is u> return to Henderson with his
parents for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jenkins and
Mr. and Mre. Billy Baker were vis-
it vrt in Brady Sunday. Work on the
Santa Ann-Brady road in McCul-
loch county has been completed, Mr.
Jenkins states.
An aquatic school Is to be held by
members and examiners of the Am,
erican Red Cross life saving service,
(Lyle White, Red Cross leader here.
said today.
The school, which wilf be free,
will open Friday afternoon at four
o'clock at the National Guard ar-
mory* and all persons are invited to
J Best way to make out applications
; for Public Works Administration j
| projects was discussed at a PWA j
| conference held at Port Worth Tues-
day, stated Secretary Sam W. Coop-
I ,■ i/aiwH jin* Tuuiuronu to er of the Chamber of Commerce to-
l help the school by teaching the | day.
"how" and "when" of giving artlfi- practically every angle of a Public
G, E. Dalton lias vountcered
. rd Lee. Accompanied by Mrs. L. A. j attend.
! Lee and Billy and Jacky, they visited Swimmers are urged to learn the
I Monday and Tuesday
• Bend and Lampassas.
in Lometa,
THERMOS
JUGS _____
$1.39
Bathroom
Tumbler ...
Mrs. Ross Russell and Mrs. Frank
Lewis were visitors in Brownwood
last Saturday.
CURLING
IRON
A. Kink! N.
tTwut!
12!
Your old iron
«• wortii 50c
toward thin
'1J9 value
lor 7®cf
KMdrto Uafefswt
MAKEUP
MIRROR
$1.09
Formervy >.M I
ReflecU your j
feature*with- j
out glare.
frma* Mttxk
RUBBER
CLOVE!
23c
Scissors
Be sure-
to g«
a pair
for your
sewing
kit at
only
|39c
PENCIL
SNAftPENCR
3r I
Value J
Sharpener;
! keen blade.;
I and shaving*
l catcher
SAVE ON
DRUG NEEDS
- 43c
49c
... 39c
- 41c
- 31c
.. 21c
- 79c
- 23c
- 19c
21c
.... 13c
• Mrs. Howard Newsom and son,
Billy, Mrs. Ross Russell and son,
(Perry, and Jack Bowen were visit-
ors in Brownwood Wednesday.
Mrs. J. F. Gaines, Mrs. W. P. Sto-
baugh and Mr. and Mrs. J. B Hil-
methods by which those in peril of
drowning may be rescued with the
least possible risk to the rescuer.
By study and practice of the
methods to be taught, swimmers of
ordinary ability should be prepared,
in case of necessity, to bring a
drowning person to safety. Perform-
ing rescues by means of a boat' or
buoy is always to be recommended,
Mr. White declares, while the swim-
ming rescue is properly regarded as
a iast resort—to be used only when
Fletchers Mouth Wash
i’int .............................
EPSOM SALTS
5 pound bag ________
Mineral Oil
Pint ........................
Olive Oil
8 oz......................
Pyrnlac
Tooth Paste .................
Shur-Lax
18’s ................:_________
Beef Iron & Wine,
Pint ..............
Justrite Cleaner,
10 oz. ................
Sucress
Cold Tabs______________
Walk-Easy
Corn Pads ...............
Soda Mint Tabs,
Bottie of 50..................
}ton were visitors in Mineral Wells t neither boat nor buoy is available,
j last week-end. In the resort city Mr.
j Hilton attended the sessions of the
! county and district clerks associa-
uion. •—s*. j
The method of inducing artificial
respiration merits series study ana
practice as it is a mCst effective
(means of saving life if applied in
time.
cial respiration.
In connection with the work, jun-
ior and senior life saving tests are
to be given and those who pass the
course will be presented a member-
ship card. An emblem and a pin
can be purchased but are not re-
el uired.
In order to be eligible for the
senior life saving class the applicant
must: swim, free style, a quarter of
a mile; must demonstrate the lock
and side strokes; perform front dive
and retrieve “an object in six-foot
water.
The first class will take up proper
approaches and carries of those
Works Administration project was
discussed by the architects, engin-
eers and lawyers attending the meet-
ing,
Although many applications for
PWA projects are swarming into the
Fort Worth (state headquarters), of-
ficials of the organization are not
over-confident in regard to the ap-
proval of a large percent of them.
BETTER SIGHT, VISION
TALKS HEARD AT MEETj
A large crowd heard some Inter-1
estlng talks on "better sight and;
10c
Vatu*
A ip«oal pur-
ctoae pern.it*
t|iia low price L
$1.09 Vafca
Criap, hmt-
Peso Doux
Playing
Card*
Bride* SIM
■lira Qnalttx
33c
New Low Price!
*ll£ Coty Face Powder
75c
Same Generous Size
Same Fine Quality
Same 4 Famous Odeurs
I/origan - Lai m an t - Kmeraude - Paris
BOWEN DRUG
STORE
Phone 22
OWL DRUG
STORE
Phone 74
New Through Schedule
to Fort Worth
Fast time and gives connection to all points. Change
of busses not required.
THROUGH SCHEDULE
Lv, Coleman 6:30 A. M.Ar. Ft. Worth 11:30 A. M,
Lv, Fort Worth 1:30 A. M Ar. Coleman 6:20 A. M.
New equipment has been purchased for this scheudle
Other Schedules
Lv. Coleman 10:20 A. M.Ar. Ft. Worth 3:15 P. M.
Lv. Coleman 3:05 P. M.Ar. Ft. Worth 9:15 P. M.
Lc. Coleman 9:25 P. M Ar. B’wood, only, 10:20pm
Robertson Bus
Lines
HOTEL COLEMAN
drowning. Instructors at the school better vision" at a meeting of opto-
wil) include Flo Snodgrass and Ho- j metrists at Hotel Coleman last
ward Brewer. Other juniors and !Sunday morning.
•seniors will assist The talks were made by illumina-
Later, classes will be conducted at j ti°n engineers from utility compan-
tne old lake for non-swimmers and !*es ln this area. The meeting was
beginners. Buttons will be presented attended by local city officials who
to those students who pass courses,
'seemed to be Impressed with the In-
Mr. White asserted.
Whites Are Ahead
In Softball Wins
More interest is being taken in
the softball games being played
each week out at Hufford Field.
.Larger crowds are attending the
games as the season progresses.
League Standings
Pet.
1.000
667
.667
.506
.500
.333
.333
.000
Results cf Games Played
Whites e, Highway 5; Presbyter-
ians 14, BtnPsT;
15. Reds 13.
Games postponed orf account of
rain are scheduled as follows:
Thursday, June 27th, 2nd game,
Fireboys vs. Presbyterians.
Friday, June 28, 2nd game.
Reds vs. Highway.
All managers are urged to have
plakers on field ready to begin play
at B o’clock. Hereafter 2nd game will
bflgln promptly at 9:15 regardless
begtoning time of first game. 4
•
Whites _
W
. 3
L
0
Presbyterians
2
1
American Legion
2
1
Fireboys
1
1
Lions-Kiwanis
1
1
Reds
____1
2
Blues
1
2
Highway
0
3
formation gained.
ATTENTION MASONS
Coleman Lodge No. 496, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons extends
a cordial invitation to all Masons
and their families to attend a Joint
Installation of Officers of all lodges
in Coleman County, to be held at
the Masonic Temple, in Coleman,
Texas, on Monday night, June 24th,
A. D. 1935, A. L. 4935, the Installa-
tion to be conducted by the Right
Worshipful Deputy Grand Master,
of the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Committee on Invitation,
A. K. BAKER,
CARROLL LAND,
J. A. BAKER. 24x
W. 0. Barnett
Is taking over the Gulf Station at the
south end of Concho, formerly operat-
ed by E. W. Parker, and will carry a
complete stock of groceries and Gulf
products.
The store will be operated under the
name of ^ ^
South Side Grocery &
Golf Service Station
The store will be under the manage-
ment of L. R. Bradford and we invite
the public to pay us a visit and let us
serve you.
BURTON-LINGO COMPANY
Lumber and Building Material
Phone 40
American Legion
| COLORED FOLKS CELEBRATE
I Colored residents of the city are
(back on their Jobs today, following
(a holiday Wednesday.
I Many of the local colored citizens
I attended the baseball game between
j Coleman and Ballinger staged at
!t,he latter place Wednesday after-
jncon. Coleman won the game. Many
other colored folks visited friends
(and relatives in Brownwood.
It was “Jungteenth”—Emancipa-
tion Day.
Bleeding Sore Gums
If you really want quick, certain,
and lasting relief from this most
disgusting disease, just get a bottle
Of LETO'S PYORRHEA REMEDY
and use as directed. LETO’S is al-
ways guaranteed. Coulson Drug
Stores.
FIRE
*Mrs. John Tones, who resides on South Sixth Street, wa9 awakened
about 6 o’clock Tuesday morning by the crackle of flakes. Looking
out.of her bedroom window, she saw the front of theJ*>of of the
residence of Mr. J. F. Smith was in flames. Mr*. John Jones hurried
to her telephone and called Mr. Smith, telling him of his danger. In
the meantime, the telephone operator had notified the fire department
who responded quickly and succeeded in extinguishing the flame with-
out serious damage to Mr. Smith’s residence. Once agaii
proved the valuable service it rendrr*
again, tlic telephone
srsrsss Can You Afford to B«
Without a Telephone
Get in touch with the Tid. plioTur Husiness Office Now. Say, "I Want a Telephone
Southwestern States Telephone Company
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