Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1932 Page: 5 of 8
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Stock Reduction and
Moving Sale On
USED CARS
1931 Model “A” StcL Coupe, was
$395.00, going at............$350.00
1930 Model “A” Sport Coupe, was
$325.00, now....... $285.00
1929 Six Cylinder Chevrolet, was
$250.00, going now at........$165.00
1930 Model “A” Std. Coupe, was
$365.00, going (or. ...........$300.00
1931 Model Truck and Trailer, almost like
new, going at bargain prices.
Come in and look our used can over as we
have lots more too numerous to mention. AH
cars will be sold on terms to suit, and besides
your notes will be carried here by us.
Imps
I FORD PROD1
on Motor Co.
FORD PRODUCTS GOODYEAR TIRES
Homer Garrison, his son,
Tommie, and daughter, Miss
Loiiie, were visitors to Cale-
donia yesterday, leaving the
last mentioned, who had been
tendered a position in the Con-
cord school, located nearby.
Miss Lollie has been supply
teacher in the Lufkin schools
for some time past, but the
likelihood of becoming perma-
nently associated with the Con-
cord ' school was instrumental
in her accepting a position
there for the coming week.-
Lufkin News, Monday.
Cheese, sliced hun, break-
fast bacon at the Senate Mar.
bet. . i «• J
Workmen are busy repair-
ing A. F. Burns’ brick building
on Jacob street, and with fa
vorable weather will rush the
job to an early completion.
The building was damaged by
fire several weeks ago, since"
which time Mr. Burns has dis-
posed of his entire stock of
damaged merchandise. A new
roof is being placed upon the
building, new concrete floor
will be added and the interior
of the building will be re-
modeled. Mr. Bums stated
Monday that he did know ex-
actly when he would reopen for
business, depending upon the
length of time required to re-
pair the building. .
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£
PUZZLE
©
Fbk5 George Wsiiigtu and his guests
PIANO FREE
Kan* Other Prizes ■ ■■ ■■ ■■
Try Your Skill
MT. VERNON, horoe cf
George Washington, is pie-
fared above. Hidden in the picture are the faces of Washington
and several of his guests. Try your akill at finding them. Draw
a line around each face. Then cat eet tU> advertisement and mail
it to ua. Don't forget to write your name and address plainly, for
you may win! Tie neatest, most unique correct solu-
tion gets first prise. If you wf*h—use another sheet of paper or
any material desired to show the faces in submitting your solu-
tion. Costa nothing whatever to enter this contest.
PRIZES
1ST PRIZE—-A • lovely; ureetr
toned piano that would be an
ornament In your home. AB-
SOLUTELY TREE, for the
neatest and most unique cor-
rect solution.
2ND PRIZE—One all-electric
radio complete with tubes. Ab-
solutely free. Nothing to pay.
3RD PRIZE—Orthophonic con-
sole phonograph and selection
of records. Absolutely free.
4TH P RIZ S—Beautiful wrist
tratch, choice of lady's or
man's style. Absolutely free.
5TH PRIZE—"Free chest of sil-
ver. exquisite design.
6TH PRIZE—Elegant 42-piece
flowered dinner set. free.
7TH PRIZE—Artistically dec-
orated S2-plece dinner set. free.
MANY ADDITIONAL
AWARDS for promptness,
neatness and uniqueness in
solving this puzzle. A trial of
Birin—positively no lottery. If
the Judges are unable to de-
cide between any two or more
solutions, equal prizes will be
awarded.
The disinterested gentlemen
who have consented to act as
judges assure you of absolute
fairness, and their decisions
will be final All solutions sub-
mitted become the property of
Brook Mays A Co.
CONTEST ENDS and all solu-
tions must be in our store by
12 o'clock noon, March 15,
1932. All prizes w:ll be award-
ed promtly thereafter and suc-
cessful contestants notified.
Home of Ohickering and Kc*bi Pianos "
BROOK MAYS & COMPANY
505 Milam St.
Shreveport, La.
T. N. Oxsheer of the Silas
community was a recent visitor
to the Times office, calling to
renew his subscription to the
home paper for another year,
j Mr. Oxsheev is another good
Shelby county farmer that pro-
duces his living at home. He
has a large farm and in addi-
tion to growing an abundance
of feed and food crops, raises
other crops and has a fine lot
of live stock, among the lot be-
ing forty-five head of cattle.
He moved to his present loca-
tion in September, 1910, from
Nacogdoches county, selling
his farm to ' the Worthams
which place is'now owned by
P.'W. McKittriek. Mr. and
Mrs. Oxsheer have been mar-
ried fifty-one years, during
which time they have traveled
the pathway of life with a
large degree of happiness and
sunshine. Their youngest
daughter. Miss Leila Oxsheer
is a member of the State Teach-
er’s College at Nacogdoches,
which position she has held for
several years. Other daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Oxsheer
are: Mrs. Ben Childs, Mrs.
Herman Williams and Mrs. G.
W. Lowrance. “I want you to
come out and make a visit with
us,” Mr. Oxsheer stated to it
Times man, and the cordial in-
vitation was emphasized with
earnestness.
The rider Rockefeller posed for
this remarkable yUMgngfc the fir*
day bo ana oat tiler a aerate St
Great Electrical
Unit Used hi
“Frankenstein”
From Wednesday’s Daily.
Mrs. F. T, Cooke returned
Tuesday afternoon from Aus-
tin where she spent a few days
visiting her son, John Francis
Cooke, who is attending State
University. Mrs. Cooke also
made a short visit in Houston
with friends while away.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moore
of Dallas are here for a visit
with Mrs. Moore’s grandmoth-
er, Mrs. A. F. Bryan. Mr.
Moore is a member of the Cin-
cinnati baseball team, known
as the “Cincinnati Reds” and
he' will leave Friday'for
Tampa, Florida, to join his
team as the spring training
season begins. While he is
there, Mrs. Moore will visit in
Timpson.
Dt. and Mrs. G. E. Hairston
left this morning for Houston
where they will visit their
daughter, Mr3. Frank Haber-
ger, and other relatives.
Mrs. Nettie Victory returned
a ’few days ago from a visit
with her sister. Mrs. W. M.
Ross, and brother, Charles
Haden of Houston.
Beginning today, a floral and
gift shop established this week
by Mrs. Edward Stephens in
the Orange National Bank
building on Main street is to
be known as the “Orange Blos-
som Shop,” Mrs. A. L. Tinkle,
formerly of Timpson, Texas,
closed a deal today whereby
she becomes the owner of tho
business which she will con-
tinue, expecting to add some
new lines.—Orange Leader.
More than $10,000 was in-
vested by Universal in elec-
trical equipment used in one
scene of its thriller, “Franken-
stein,” coming to the Victory
Theatre today and tomorrow.
' The scene, rousingly depict-
ing the coming to life of the
scientifically - manufactured
monster of the Mary Shelley
tale, used, an especially con-
structed "lightning bridge,”
"vacuum electrolyzer,” "bari-
ton generator” and “nucleus
analyzer," to use the terms of
the technicians. Each of the
instruments carried over 1,-
500,000 volts, producing an
effect said to be one of the most
hair-raising thrills ever seal on
the screen.
' j It required' ’three" master
electrical experts, Frank
Graves, Kenneth Strickfadden
and Raymond Lindsay, and a
staff of 25 men to manipulate
the apparatus. A guard was
constantly set about. the ap-
paratus while the juice was on.
James Whale was the direc-
tor of “Frankenstein” and
Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John
Boles and Boris Karloff head
its cast.
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Port Arthur, Tex., Feb. 22.
—Several thousand persons
Monday participated in the
most generally observed event
of its kind held here in many
years when celebrations and
memorial services were held in
various parts of the city, mark-
ing the two hundredth anni-
veisary of the birth of George
Washington.
The tendency of the present
age to disrespect the law was
scored by Judge Daniel Walker
of the ninth court of civil ap-
peals at Beaumont. He was
introduced by Harve H.
Haines, general manager of
the chamber of commerce, who
acted as chairman of the meet-
ing.
“It is our duty, when con-
gress enacts a law, to observe
’it,” Judge Walker declared.
“The only thing that will keep
us from growing great U the
tendency to forget authority.
If danger is threatening us to-
day, it is because we are spend-
ing our heritage and not add-
If you “are slacking
21,HI sum
incur IT HANKING
Nanking, Feb. 28.—Twenty
thousand Shanghai refugees—
penniless and half-starving—
are being cared for at the
Sanpealou camp, near here,
and the problem of keeping
them alive haa become more
serious daily.
The national flood relief
committee and various mission-
ary groups have taken over the
work of feeding and sheltering
these miserable victims of the
Shanghai warfare.
The city government haa
been providing one meal - of
porridge daily for each camp
inmate. American wheat is
being used in large quantities
to keep the refugees alive and
small amounts of rice and
vegetables hag been donated.
Dry salt meat
pound at Blankenship1
£
Penck County School
Meet Dote Announced
Carthage, Feb. 28.—The
Interscholastic league meet of
Panola county will he' held at
Carthage March 26 and 26, ac-
cording to an announcement
coming from the director of the
ing to it.
in your duties you can be as- j league,
sured 120,000,000 other Amer-! Those in charge of arrange-
icans are doing the same thing, j ments for the school meet, de-
fer they are just like we.” j dare that it will have repre-
- i sentation from practically ev-
Buy your meats here where; ery school in the county and
service and quality is first. that more interest is evident
Senate Market. this year than ever before. A
------ | fan program is being planned
Baby clucks priced to sell;, and many trophies will be of-
heavies $8.00; white leghorns fe/ed contestants.
$6.00. Sua-Tex Hatchery,: —.....■- , li **
From Tuesday's Daily.
J. M. Harrison and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Blanche Brittain, and
John Oliver of the Wildn com-
munity, were in town today do-
ing some shopping and look-
ing after business matters.
We invite you to pay our
new meat market a visit. Prices
reasonable and service prompt-
Senate Market.
Bebe and Ben and the Baby
Timpson, Texas
Baby Leghorns $6-00 Hundred
King, Walker,, -well known
colored resident of this city,
dropped dead from heart
trouble Monday afternoon near
his home north of town.
Mr. and Mrs. L, H, Davis,
who have been making their
home in Fort Worth since 19Z8
have moved hack to Timpson,
arriving Friday morning, and
Timpson people extend them a
hearty welcome upon their re-
turn
* We don't know which.to admire most, beautiful Bebe t)mid* dot was,
or her handsome young husband, Ben Lyons, or their baby daughter,
Barbara Bebe Lyons, just christened at Los Angeles. Little Barbara looks
good to u«.
Feed and Flour
#Juft received—Fresh line Feed and Flour,
and you’ll find our prices right.
Chops, Oats, Sunts, Bran, Dairy Feed,
Whole Wheat, Hominy Feed.
Chicken Starter, Buttermilk Starter, Lay-
ing Mash, Seed Potatoes and complete line
Garden Seed.
FRESH GROCERIES—The many satis-
fied customers trading here know they can de-
pend upon fair treatment and Quality Groc-
eries. We invite your business—and you’H
find that IT PAYS to trade at Wafis'. _
FRESH VEGETABLES-LETTUCE—
CELERY-CABBAGE, ETC.
FOR YOUR
CONVENIENCE—
we deliver the Groceries
right to your kitchen
table.
Why bother about shop-
ping when you can shop
at Willis’ from your own
home—And we hurry
right over with your or-
der, too.
Give us a ring and we give
yon service.
Try a sack of Liberty Flour—every sack
guaranteed.
J. W. WILLIS
The Leading Grocer
Free Delivery Phone 28
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1932, newspaper, February 26, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth765625/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.