The Weekly Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. [27], Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1932 Page: 2 of 7
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YOAKUM WEEKLY HERALD
rOAKUM WEEKLY HERALD
TUKum weekly.
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now
c*ohttKlied every Thursday liy IDe Banker*- Printing
Company, Yoakum. Texas
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED RRES5
Amociut*-U i'ri'it, of which the tlcrald U a uiemlw-r, ia n.lively en-
U th*‘ ti«M- tor reiMiltlicatiou of all uowa diapatebea cmiiif.i it or :«ot
creitiUnl Ui fufa paper aud alao tb« local uewa pultllahed hert-lu.
IA S MORGAN, Editor, Rea. Phone «52-W...............Phone 89
WII.Ma BASS, Society Editor..........................Phone 99
A- FOTH, Advertising Manager............................Phone 9S
D. MBISTER. Manager-Owner. Rea Phone «74...... ..Office 9#
u SUmnil n«asi Matter
inclination of mankind is to,this time is to accumulate a ficently as possible, and
nunilnhlf* I those who are not able to
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jj^dc it any uuanuoi aup^ui t
a i should at least give it their
moral support to the end that
it may do the most good pos-
sible. The best interests of
the community require the
cooperation of the entire cit-
izenship and everyone should
do their paK to make it work
out harmoniously.
kill when in truth they fnnrl that may be
,s®> *i>ouid >* protected because M "e)^jed between
— - they are the friend of the,,,
farmer and the gardener and jthe, tomato season next
mankind in general. Among>RPlin£- the highway com-
these are toads and frogs.j mittee reported that the let-
They are vigorous enemies the conti actfoi .the
of hundreds of insects and lal(^ SU1facing of the high-
devour them by the thou-*
sands and yet every cl-jW
has an inclination to want tc
kill every toad or frog that
they come across. Then
there is
U>rok VK
10*7 at Ynakiim T*<m
Under the Act of Coogresa of March t. 1879
UAILT SUBSCRIPTION........1 Year In advanca $5.00; 1 Month 50c
SHCLY SUBRCftlPTlON..............,.l Year 8i.*0; 4 Meaths T6c
sc.-
1ft.
By H. D. Meigter
A BOUT
*»• someone starts
every
the Pravinsr Mantes
I Darning Needle, which Wieet*
about the same kind of fate.
Everybody seems to want to
kftl them ►whewWeif thfy find
them. Yet they are a reil
wumu i
on Inis
TPHE , YOAKUM Chamber
■** of Commerce has beer, a
. , ,, , ~. , * , - a,e a, Hfe saver for the Yoakum
jCleburne, informed us that friend oolite .arme^^and /c0jnmUnit.v and dverv citizen
j he had some m twenty men gardener because they jifefgi the* Yoakum community
should be interested enough
&o often in his employ. Four of these almost exclusively on other
a rumor he brought with him and the insects and devour them in
among the working people balance were employed local- large numbers. Give these
i.7^svsjs « i“- “isrss *4r
satisfaction and unrest among
those people. When the Swift
& Co. plant was being built
here someone started the
rumor here that certain mem-
bers of the Chamber of Com-
merce went to the contrac-
tors and advised them that
it was not necessary to pay
Above a certain wage per
hour as, plenty of .help could
be procured at that wage.
The same sort of story was
started when lines were be-
ing laid for the gas system
here only this time the blame
was laid at the door of cer-
of the grading work, which in and day out.
is being done by The Valley -
Dredging Co. of Bryan, stat- ZOOMING ALONG the street
ed that he had at this time the other day we saw a
about fifteen men in his em- young boy, scarce six years
ploy and five of these he old, toting home a sack of
1 brought with him, two of flour that was almost as big
Ithem being Mexican mule as the boy himself. This is
drivers that had been with just a bit too Lvg a task to
him for more than two years, assign to a boy of that ago.
The rest of his crew he hired It might ruin his spine for
locally since starting the the rest of his days and.no
job. Several local men had parent wants to see their
been let out because their child go through life in that
work was not satisfactory. way. We do not think that a
Thus we found that the little work or hght tasks
■Iwas lain ai warn m ,rumors that came to us on will hurt any child but car-
ifain business men. In sifting j these jobs were unfounded eying a sack of tljur is not
these matters down it was
found that it was
more than communistic pro-1
pagpnda to create unrest
amqng the people. There was;
^ot. a word of truth in any j
it wasbecause a large Majority of an easy task for even a
nothin" jthose employed ’were local grown person. Give the grow-
men and those giving good jng child at least a little car-
service were inuflb danger of sideration.
losing their job*** j -
If good weather prevails AND NOW it is bicycles
way between here and Cuero
would come up early in Oc-
tober. With reference to the
connecting link for a road
from here to Edna, nothing
ilafinifo urua nffovorl oo +V»a
Pmyjfm 4*«*• -w »♦ •<»»-/ va j. v* vv* w*« v
Weak Rundown System
Quickly Strengthened
With Yeast, Iron, Copper
Digestive disturbance** and a general building up, start on this
weak, nervous, rundown condition remarkable new treatment at once.
Z highway commUsion
aol commit themselves
matter at this time.
BENEFIT BARBECUE
There will be a chicken barbecue
at the Steen School, on the Gon-
zales rsoaa, r riuay mgni,
30, from 7:30 until 9 p. n
public is invited. wlc
«epi. |
Calvin Turbeville is spending a
few days in Cuero visiting his
sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schott.
to contribute to the extent of
their means to keep the or-
ganization functioning as ef-
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Evans, of
San Marcos, were visiting in Yoa-
kum today. Dr. Evans is president
of the teachers college there.
are quickly corrected by the new
yeast vitamins, lrpn and copper
treatment, Thor’s Vitamin Com-
pound. This revolutionary new
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The of vital, disease-resisting red cor-
puscles of the hlood, cleanses the
stomach and system of accumu-
lated impurities, Improves appetite
and digestion, and strengthens the
nerves. If you feel tired out, nerv-
ous and discouraged, suffer ft-om
indigestion, auto-intoxication, wepk
blood, pimply skin, and constipa-
tion; if your strength and endur-
ance seem gone and you need a
It will accomplish results safely
and positively within a few days
that formerly required weeks of
treatment. Thin, undernourished
wooixIa 111111(1 liar uhnor o flr ra t i f \r\r% tr
gain in weight.
Thor’s Vitamin Compound is
sold by Vachule’s Drug Store and
all good druggists for only fifty
hent-* with the positive guarantee
that if you do not show a gratify-
ing improvement in one week re-
turn the empty bottle and your
money will be cheerfully refunded.
Thor Pharmaeal Co., Atlanta, Ga.
(Adv.)
Wf this but it was hard to j the concrete job will prohab- i »■ that are becoming a fad
Mown these stories because Ilv *je finished in about five and it is not a bad fad at
jevery now and then they
would bob up from a new
comer.
More recently, when the
municipal waterworks was
being installed, the charge
was made that a large per-
cent of those employed on
that project were men
were not citizens of
kum. When this was
weeks but it will take sixty, that. Now and then youatan
days or more to finish the 5ee a dad borrowing his son’s
grading work, which of bicycle for a little spin or
course also depends much some fellowr mooching ^pnve
the weather. j kid’s wheel to run an eiTaifd.
i It reminds us of the days
HE PEOPLE of the when we used to almost live
Charlottenberg cgmmun-1 on a w’heel and run alt over
who ^ ity, northeast of Shiner, have j the country on it. Those were
Yoa- ’ decided that there are ques-, great days and many of its
sifted | tions for older people to stu-| could still enjoy riding - a i
upon
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HANDELMAN’S
WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY UNTIL 6 P. M. ON
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ACCOUNT OF RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
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These Specials are a few of the many we have on Sale Saturday night from 6 to
8 P. M. It will pay you to wait until we open to do your shopping-.
ROLLINS Pure Thread Silk Full Fashioned
themselves they have agreed
to the bottom it too was
found untrue.
The past two weeks or so! , ,, . .
ithe writer of this column, i to hold community schools
Es president of the Chamber at night to study and discuss
Commerce, was impor- ways and means whereby
? tuned to do something' in be- ‘ they can advance themselves
Saif of local labor on the jin knowledge of affairs in
highway construction jobs ! general to^the^end that^ they
Bust outside of the city. The;can get the m^st and the
;port was current that lo- *;est OLlt of life. They will
leal labor had no chance at meet and compare notes, dis-
I these jobs, that most of, cuss various means and
I those employed on these1 methods for advancement
Ijobs were men brought here,and enlightenment and when
people come to take this at-
dy as well as ouestions for i wheel for a score or
the school children, so among1 miles and not have the Worry j
of running out of gasoline. !
If gasoline keeps up to the |
price it now is the popularity
of the wheel will continue to
grow until it once more will
become a habit. Bicycle deab
ers and manufacturers ard
missing a uig uei when they
are not taking advantage of
the sentiment while it Vis
flush.
npHE DIRECTORS
-*■ Chamber of
of the
Commerce
Jpy the contractors. To get at . .. .... ., ,
Bie bottom of these rumors titude in life it will be worth- ! met Friday night after skip-
;we visited the place where j while to keep an eye on them . pjng several regular meetings
phis construction work was!because they are going to!during the heat of the sum-
Jfcoing on and consulted with make strides for community j mer. At this meeting several
lihe foreman and time keep-1 betterment that will be a j matters of importance were
|er of the cement construe-1 credit to any community and i taken up and discussed. Ex-.i
Ron work and the foreman! to any people. They are on j penses were cut at vavious^
of the grading work. i the right track and every j points and plans were fowm^
These men showed us ev-j citizen of thab|; community ulated for a drive for jjrog
y courtesy. There was no | should be interested and do1 members which seems to be
■driving of the men and ev- j their part to make their com- j working effectively as al-
‘ ’ munity night school a sue-1 ready, more than half a domett
cess. i new names have been added
to the roll of contributing
’HERE ARE many living, members. The object of the
things that the natural!drive for new members at
|trything was going along
imoothly. Mr. G. C. Strick-
|tend, in charge of the con-
crete work which is being
I done by Buckner Bros, of
T1
Balancing an Eel on the End of His Nose*
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All New Fall Shades
Chiffon or Service
weight, $1.00 Value
Special from 6 to 8
p. m. Saturday
Ladies’ All Silk Flat or Rough
■ CREPE
DRESSES
FREE! FREE!!
MEN’S TIE
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With each 69c Men’s Shirt
Men’s Fast Color
BROADCLOTH
SHIRTS
Solids or Fancy Patterns
$1.00 Value
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SILK NECKTIE FREE
Iwith each of these Shirts
purchased.
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Receiving every day direct from New York new
shipment of Dresses, Hats, Shoes and Suits.
You can always be fitted at HANDELMAN’S
as we carry the largest and most complete stock
in Yoakum.
Ik WAIT UNTIL 6 P. M. TO DO YOUR SHOPPING
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All the newest Fall Styles and
K ' Colors.
Prints or Solids.
Up to $6.95 Value
Special for Saturday Evening
from 6 to 8 P. M.
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HANDELMAN»
YOAKUM, TEXAS
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UNDERSELLING EVERYBODY”
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Morgan, Cena S. The Weekly Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. [27], Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1932, newspaper, September 29, 1932; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758375/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.