Edna Weekly Herald. (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. No.'31, No. 14
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H. K. Staples,'Editbi; and Proprietor
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Baseball Notes.
Edna 3, (Hero 3—10 Innings.
IF n IWinnrg TOTrljrTrtirgrsmtte test-
ed on tlie MntiIdii Kojistt'J Sj,olloi
diamond Sunday, the reeenltj’ rC-or-t
gunized jCdna (tilers defended the;
Cuero Turkey Trotters by a Score of
It to 2. Jesse Ung was (tit the monad
for the Oilers and was opposed by
Newman, the ex.4tig leaguer, and it,
would seen! the local Singer had the
Iwtter of the pitcher's battle. Una;
sff'ni'k ottr il. waited- 2- tmii. -ailowaai-1-
hits. Newman struck out 5, gave 2
buses on halls and allowed 10 hits.
Each of the teams made 4 errors.
This was the lirst game the Oilers
have played since they were reorganiz
. od and M < Shinei t’lavton. Sr. made
manager, a'nd the manner wi which
the players aotlTtile*) idiemselves in
this game is encouraging, and front
now on out the local team expects to
give the other teams in the_ league
some real competition.
'Hie following Imix store and sum
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Two Girls Drown. ^
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Love Honor and Obey
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One of the most shoeking aeeidents^
that hits ever ; occurred ify, y Jackson
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detail.
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Fowler, lslh. . ..
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SUMMARY : 2, base hits— E. Ling
and HetfMej1; struck out by J hhig
0, Newmou 5; bases on balls by lying
2. Newmon 2 terrors—Edna 4, Cuero
4. Umpires: Newman at plate; flier
ry bast's. Scorer—Byars. ... '
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Glorious Rain.
Friday of last week the drouth in
" South Tex ft" was broken with a hig
rain, in the immediate Edna section
the rainfall was 232 inches and this
amount fell over a period of four or
five hours. This meant that very lit
tie of It run off Into streams and
drainage ditches. The djy. thirsty
earth soaked it all up and ,J.<f'> w
have a very flue season.
It wsunij that the rain was general
■ :.#*er South Texiis, In home - phiees In
Texas small storms and exera heavy
downpours were reported. ■ A centimi
ed dry adglY is often broken with some
kind of’"disturbance of the elements,
but we escaped anythin*.' of, the kind.
' The rainfall' in 11137 has i-eon TTgtiT
in Jaekson County; Oiir average ra-Hi
fall runs over 3 Inches, |«‘r- mouth
Since January 1 and up to June 4.
over five months. the< ra+rtfnll was
15.90 inches, less than l'i inches pea
month. 4- C
In January; we got 3.09, February tier
was a dry one, only .77 fell. March
wms somewhat light, there ts ing 2.23.
April and May were as dry as a bone
April gave us .51 and May and three,
days In June gave us only .39.
Tlte rain last week saved lots of.
.corn and will give tlie cotton u„better
growth. Ixits of cotton and feed stuff
are -being planted this week.
Stockmen,-dike the farmers,, were
delighted with the tfne rain. Grass
. laid l*-giui to burn and some ranges
were getting: short. \ ■
Tlie'rain was worth much to South
Texas, *
Tlie Yoakum;, Halletlsville * and
Attention! All Drivers!
Chauffeur's Licenses.
According to the .provision* of the
fir Iveys’ license I,aw’ as amended hy
this TVrty tillli D-ghdaturo, llegular
■ReSSlfmr'rhfHift'eMrN‘ license fees will
he collect ed from f tie - following ; ;
i l. l All jhtsous who operate u
I'Oinmereial motor vehicle, either as
0 principal or part tune durien, includ-
ing drivers of express delivery trucks,
beverage trucks, dry cleaning delivery
trucks, aiel of all other trucks used
hy any mercantile eptabUshinent
such as grocery stores., department
stores, etc.,)-for delivery or any other
purpose.
(2) All drivers of laxi Cabs and all
imrscms who tin; employed as drivers
of passenger motor vehicles ami buses
whcre.ii Ice or fare or other- considera-
tion' Is charged for such (runsportn-
tion, with the exception of those (>i>e-
ran'I'm .-pcriie-nily exempted by statu-
tory isrowsions, A
i :i.,i Ait in- ..ns employed as
chauffeurs for tlie operation of family
aUt'.m. .bil* - even if ^llrli employ Ulellt
is Incidental to other duties ]>crforui
ed.
No httciapt will he made to collect
a chauffeur's . lh etise fee from those
exempt by statute (that is, a' person
driving, his own truck and hauling his
own products, i or' from traveling
salesmen, ex-i-pt In such *-ases where
aetmif (hdi-.*-r.v i- modi- or where such.
salesman is i.ji-i utlng a truck: nor
i ivni' Siai*- ; mplo.wes- operating a
Slat.- owned vehitle cither than trie Us;
nor from any individual other than
taxi drivers or bus drivers operating,
a. company owned vehicle other than
a eonimereial vehicle.
Drivers' Licenses.
.1 nder (lie provision's of Section <’> A,
paragraph-dir) any ts-rsoii .applying
fi»r in ojs rator’s license is-lore August
22ml. wtio. furuislms evidi-nee that In-
is oiuililied to receive siu-h a license,
and time' Id- has previously operated a
motor vehicle in a satisfactory ntan-
lor a period of not less than one
year, may .furnished atf ois-rntor’s,
jjiceiise without an examination'.
rilAS. A. MlTCliELL,
Tax As'.-ssnr t 'olTei-ior, Jacksori
t 'oiint.v.. Texas
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dad liTvei- SfumTiy at "fire drrtw-l*yidgo|
of Misses Marjte Williams -ITtid
Euge.-iia Niedetr of Kansas.
Tin- girls, both aged 15 years, were
bathing in the rim- at the drawbridge
east of Vunderbill. There were sev-
eral other bathers and a number of
iothers enjoying an outing at the river.
I Miss Williams and Johnny S.toHc.n
j-were in a small boat at the hank and
fMTss Nieder'' was swimming nearby
when the latter called for help and
begay to sink. Johnny went to her
rescue hut could not hold her above
wafer- and Miss Williams then wont
to their rescue. She was polled un-
der ami neither bf^tie girls were a min.
sleen aljve. .John tfutton, a mein her
of tlie .picnic party, swam out -and
dove time after time for the girls buT
was i,-liable to locate them. The water
a short distance from the hank .at
this place is (tuite dec]- )\ ithin . a
shvrl rime a number of Vanderbilt
.peoples came to belt), and the bodies
were recovered within nbouf an hour,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams' ' and
their daughter, Marjie, and'her friend,
Eugenia-. Nieder of Topeka. . Kansas, I
were guests of Mrs. ■ William's sister,
Yesterday morning, June 9th, at Mfs. E. I’. J nittoh. ^lu-y were all en-
■ to t his home at Cordele, Mr. A.'joying a little outing oil the river]
11 Nagel, postmaster at Cordele for when the derrible accident happened. |
Ilm ,M1st thirty three years, passed Tlie rmajiis of the two girls were
away following a lingering illness. „.-shl|>]>ed haefc.to their ■home in I’op'-h.-i.
M‘r Nagel wak born in DeWitt Kansas, Monday. Fuperal -services
Comity, at Clinton, the old county-:were held that afternoon at tlie home
seat, ami resided in that county for of Mr. and Mis. ('has. Brooked at Nan
thirty-odd years. About forty-two Herbilt.
v(‘jirH ugu he moved to Jackson Coon* - *■“* ~0“
and settled at Uordeie. A ^’ Home Agent’s Coluftin
years lllter h« MISS HOXN1K °°X'
business at this place and was ap- Home Demonstration Agent,
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Mr. A. H. Nagel.
Showers
Beautiful Madeira, Chinese, Porto Rican Art Linens
Just Received,
Bridge Sets, Grass Linen. Assorted Colors and Styles
$1.65 to $4.95
Cover Sets, Grass Linen, Beau^f'ri Hand Work All
Colors 98c to $7.50
Oblong Madeira Linen Sets 98c to $7.95
Pillow Cases, Hand Work and Applique Assorted
. ' Colors $1.69 to $2.95
Vanity Sets, Linen Art Work 98c to $2 .95
Candlewick Bedspreads $2.95
Tbwel Ensembles 19c, 25c, 50c and 98c
Bath Towels, Guest Towels, Wash Cloths, etc.
Beautiful Silk Underwear, Hosiery, etc.
AT THE NEW STORE
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Culberson & Woodall
TH£ FRIENDLY STORE
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pointed powtuiaater, which position he
held continuously for 33 years.
Throughout that section Mr. Nagel
bore a good and honorable reputation,
die was fair in his dealings with his
fellow man; neighborly with' his
m-ighlKirs. and a friend, to all. In his
Iwisxiug the county has hist a good
citfSen and his neighborhood a highly j
esteemed, neighbor.
lie is survived by his widow and
six children, three daughters and
three sons, namely, Mr. Henry Nagel
of Arneekevllle, Mrs. O. H. Hagfer of
June Orchard Reminders.
' Now 1s'the time, to spiny fruit trees
II the fruit is- to be- free from decayed
spots, .according to Mr. J. It. Iiosbcr-
ougli, Extension Horticulturist, Ho.
states that a lime sulphur spray is
needed to prevent brown spot'and scab
and that it should be vised when the
fruit is alsiut half grown. A prepar-
ed mixture may be added to water at
the rate of seven pounds to GO gallons
of water. This will lie enough lor 15
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-•f Ariic- ki-vtlle. Mrs. O. H. Huger i>L 2() tro(M ;, lu K) -cuts
Arneekevllle, Mrs. E. (’. Goppert °M.h,r tr(1(, \ ihne sulphur spray may
Edna, Messrs. Louis and* Dick Nagel ^ made
Of Eilna and Mrs. F. C. ' Gop5s-rt ... am]
Cordele; and one sister, Mrs. -Enielia r, to jp gallons of boiling
Mrs
tea ^
ebster.
Sweet Home sections have shipped' out
more than live hundred ear loads of
tJmatoes this season, according to the
Hallettsville Tribune. At Yoakum 239
Friday night. June 4th. Mrs. '".Julia,,
Webster, aged st years, passed awaj-i
at the boto- of. her son, Mr. J. 1).
Webster, who resides li !'"?$' mites lie
low Killiii. Thu. funeral was held at
the fait|ily iuune'.and intl-nneht made,
in the T.diia. ('emelerv •.Saturday, aftcr-
ndon at. 4:30. Elder SteuF-ns (km-
dueted the^i-rviee. - . Tyi
Mrs. Webster was a native Texan,
being horn in I’atiola Coiutty July 10.
1 s.V2. She was united in marriage to
Mr. AUa-rl Webster in IXtai. _ To tills
■Q.i.... ;ns-,. iHwfTTotirUTji 'children,
cars.,! Mr. NVehsTer died in 1920 at: Navltlad,
this coiinly. Shier- moving to Jaekson
('m’mty sin- s|«>nt. most-of the time at
the home of her son, Mr. J. D. Web-
ster.
She Is .survived by tliree sons and
large nnfflhor
'J98 ears ani^neot- Home 'SO
That means that a great, sunur. of cash
has tieen put into eirculiuion In those
. sections. Not onlyjmve the tomatoes
been a source of revenue,Tint, a large
number of nennie 'have been employed
in harvesting, packing and shipping
the yrop. The, weekly iwyroll of the
various concerns buying tomatoes is
running- Into".real money.
Lee’s Gizzard Capsules! This is the
medicine that keeps your turkeys and
chickens free from worms and in good
healthy condition.
EAIRES DRUG CO.
The Yoakum Herald issued u Nbeau
tlfully^ illustrated^ tljid interesting E. W. liarrett of Edna will he With
special Tom-Tom edition a week or sojthe Baptist (’hurch of Ganado in lte-
ago that was a real credit to the city |vival Kcrxlces. Services \vill be had
of Yoakum as well as io the office in m id AM. and N-1'...M. daily. The
which" it was printed. 'The issue con public gem-niliy'is-lumsl cordially in
talned 44 pages and they were full of vlted to attend and unite with us in
“Interesting articles and well gotten up all tlioV' services,,
ails of the enterprising business-.Anns , Wild, II. DUFF, I’astor.
hC that city. We extend cOngm: ulu 10 17
tions to Editor Meister and his ffrrc’e -10~---£- *
Of workmen on getting out siu-h a fine LaVern and It. /A Drake arc visit
sptKiial edition. iug relatives in Rockiwirt.
Hramles of Weimar.
To these heartbroken ones the Her-
ald extends symiwlthy.
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Notice to the Public.
Tlie following business houses will
close" on Monday, July 5th, 1937, as
the -Jth fulls on Kunday:
Central Power and Light Co.
(xeniw-dy Barbershop
Tlios. J. Tatum
Plggly VVlggly-Evans Co. _.....„
Nowlin Hardware. Co,
. A. D. Kirby,
J I.. Williams
llclen Gilley M
Ferguson's Ten Cent Store
Culberson & Woodall
Hurt’s Radio Elee. Co. ; =
W. A: Utzman -
.....L’R^Mca.t Market
Edna- Beauty Shop •
.Westhoff Mere. C<>.
Gainer Tin Shop ^,.
M. U Cobh
It. E. Lee - _j
J. II. Belsehner
Mrs. N. A. Parks
Woodring-Meyet dumber Co-
H. a, Drake. .
lt: B. Department Store
Good's Barbershop
Phil Aslicek ■ “ .
Vogel's Department Store
Sprung's Cash (irocery
A. A. Egg's Red.& NVhlic Store
Simons Meat Market %,
F. S. Upchurch *
W. C. Bronaugh
. Max Herskvitz ; _
W. E. Perkins
Mrs. J. B. Killough
Ijirkfs Auto Supply
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eight daiiglifers, iiiid h
of grandehildren and great grandchild-
ren. ’ ,
The passing of tins good woman
brought sorrow and grief to many. ^
Tlie Heriild joins the other friends
of the family in pxteuiling sympathy.
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" Gome! ^
Hogimiing Friday, June 18th, Rev.
he made by mixing 8 pounds of lime
8 pounds of sulphur together and
water, and stirring Yor 10 niinutes.
-pile mixture is. then strained into a
tank and enough water added to make
50 gallons of spray. This spray is a
little cheniier and just as good. Spray
the-fruit now and then wait for
few weeks until the color begins to
show on the fruit and'repeat.’
.
. . Starting New Trees.
IxAikiiig ahead to the fall season
when peach seed must lie planted,
those who exiiect to have trees Yn>mj j
seed must locate a sappj.v now. I! .
we have to Inly peach seed, tin- cost j
Win Ik. '$2.00 to ijU.'dO jier bushel, ami;
you only got."*he seed.. On tlie other:
hand, if you got busy in May or June;
and locate sottn- lum/iiy si'ofHing n'ees
(preferably tlie ‘ifoiiev tyik-) (tint arc!
producing a crop, then you can buy'
one or txvo .bushels with the meat on J
the -S(>e<l, Procedure : eat llwv-llieat j
and save the seed. Thai's easier ami i
cheaper. When the peaches, laivej
been eaten.. piacr I he seed -in a box j
and cover witli six inches of- o,,U itn •
til September of Ootola-r. Then tin-
seed may be iilanti.-i! in tlie gprden or,
some other* suitable place. The follow- ;
ing, spring they \Vttt......be huge enough ,
to fie budded to proven varieties. • .-j
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Softball Game.
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The Herald has- been iVciiiested 'to ,-
announce that the softball train repre
senting the K. A. Drake store will ]
meet the fast Bed & White from. El J
Campo on the local diamond tonight.!
These are fast teams and a good* game j
may tie exiiect od. The local boys tire j
hoping that a large crowd of fans;
will be present.
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Dress Cool for Summer
Mark Twain Irish Linen Suits ... . $13.75
^ (Best on the Market)
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Genuine Loraine Seer-Sucker Suits . . $12.50
(Noxtelty Patterns) 'f
Guaranteed Water-Proof Straw Hats 98c tp5l.95
(All Colors) .
Linen P|pts, all sizes ... . $1.69 to $^50
Men^Wash Pants, NovHty Patterns . . 98c up
R. A. DRAKE
Cleaning “The Store For Men and Boys” 4 y Pressing
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County SuficrintendeBt and Mrs- 1
T Taylor aud children, Misses Na- ----- . T
' I. son and his family: Mr. and Mrs. 1 J.
Rev.-and Mrs. J. C
Yofing hjld iheir
worn), Maurice and Altharetta and
T. Jr., left tlie last week end in their
!iod ';:,d trip lb lough the Pacific Gonstl.
there they wil go to Washington
0., Capmla and other places in-
Ybungf OP Cotnlla, knd Miss./ Mildred
Young leave Monday for' aiv extended
auto lTip tiirnrigii die 4-’*iciiic—U-oasL
u. States where they 'will visit relatives
the and old friends. They expect, to he
north. They will return by the east-
ern route, visiting relatives and
friends' at different points. During
Mr. 'iMylor's absence from the office
Miss Georgiy Zajtcek, his capable
secretary, is in charge. . ......
The Herald regrets to learn that
former Qounty Commissioner A. J.
I’eter* of Inward suffered u stroke the
latter part of last week and has been
quite ill. We trust that his condition
will soon take a turn for the better
gone several weeks.
Mr. T. D. Felts and Mr. and Mrs.
Lldj-d Gobel of Stillwater, Ok., and
Mr. Roy Knox and little son of Dal-
las came In this week to visit Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Felts and many other
Edna relatives.
- C. A. Hertel, former well known
Edna citizens, was heaf- from Col-pus
Christ! the first,of'tITT week.
Rev. and Mrs. C. I. "Kelly and sod,
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and tliat he will be restored to good Dpvid, have returned from a visit to
and that he will be restored to health. »—»»t «i<i friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hutcbeson and
son, Johnnie Mack, and daughter, Lila,
Port Arthur relative* and old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Young and little
son of CotHlln came in this week to
SOB, Johnnie MayK» Uiui lltiUlCULr**. Idia, (HOIL Oi LUIWIIH t iiriit III linn
s|H>nt Stnfilay In Corpus Christt‘ xvR,hjyjslt his imrents, Rev. and Mrs. J
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Colley. Youtig.
SUMNER TIME IS
ELECTROLUX TIME
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Come in and let us explain how easily you can own
one of these wonderful refrigerators. For a limited
time only you may purchase an Electrolux, with
no down payment and terms as low as $4.46 $er
month. ,
W. A. UTZMAN
Edna, Texas
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