Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 248, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 14, 1931 Page: 4 of 4
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MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II. ml.
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IT'S BEEN A SENSATION 1.N
DALLAS
Stiirtins: SAT. MTE 11 :.'i0 and
Shmvifig SIN.—iVI () X.—T U PIS.
TITUS THE
MAN PAWNS OVERCOAT.
THOUGH SNOW FALLING,
TO PAY PARKING FINE
Loud Hilarity
Welcome Given
Kansas City. Mo., .Jan. 13.—A well
dressed man walked into the Traffic
Bureau hero Tuc .day. As lie opened
• he door n gust of cold wind and snow
blew into the room.
He presented a traffic violation
ticket to the clerk.
‘‘It'll e st you $3.f>0 for parking- in
the wrong zone,” the clerk said.
‘‘But 1 haven’t the money.”
“The fine will be doubled if not
paid within thirty-sir hours.”
The man left and came hack later
with the money.
He had pawned his overcoat.
To Oakie Here x
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Do you want a good hearty laugh?
Then see and hear Jack Oakie in his1.:,
latest wise-cracking, grin freshet,'*:*
"The Sup from Syracuse,” at the £
Theatre today or tomorrow.'.*,
rib-tickler from tick to tock. j *:*
Audiences who saw the opening show I y
this afternoon rocked in their seats £
in gleeful riot as Oakie shot across
crack after crack. ; *$*
Oakie has never done anything bet-. y
ter, for “The Sap from Syracuse,” j .*.
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Save Time—Save Gasoline—Save Worry
DO YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING
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Titus
It’s a
SHERIFF’S SALE
The State of Texas, County of Titus.
By virtue of an order of sale issued
by oiuer of a judgment decree of the
Tilth District Court of Titus County,
iexas, by the Clerk of said Court, on
the 4th day of December, A. D. 19,‘JO,
in a certain suit No.
SUCKER CROP BIG
Homer M. Price, editor of the Mar-
shall Morning New?, says:
l had a caller yesterday to sell me
some sure dividend stock in a new
company being organized in Houston.
last season’s comedy highlight of the j
Broadway stage, is a situation com- j £
! cdy just made to order for Oakie’s-£
1 talent. As the butt of every Syracuse
1 joke, Oakie naively butts a few jokes
himseif, until, through an unexpect-1£
one ambition, to see how ihe world on lx
the other side of the “big pond” lives, j*:*
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Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables
Fresh and
Cured Meats
Fancy Groceries
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He put up a pretty story and it may I ers, the charming object of opera- j
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why some of those rich fellows in Mistaken for a famous engineer sup-
Houston didn’t grab it. After he was posed to be traveling incognito, Oakie
convinced he couldn't sell me we got finds himself the center of attraction,
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On the boat, he meets (lingei Hog J
Prompt, Courteous Service
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to talking friendly like and T asked
him about the crop of suckers. He
said there were more of them now
than he had ever known — but they ,
didn’t have any money. j
in favor of the said plaintiff, for
sum of $33.10,
for taxes, interest, penalty and costs,
with interest on said sum at the rate j
of six per cent, per annum from date ,
fixed by said judgment, together with 1
all costs of suit, that being the !
amount of said judgment rendered in i
favor of said plaintiff by the said ' ’ —~—
Clerk of District Court of Titus j Said sale to be made by me to sat-
Coiinty, on the 6th day of February, ! '*fy the above judgment, together
A, D. 19:10, and to me directed and ^ with interest, penalties and costs of
delivered as Sheriff of said Titus ! su*t-> and the proceeds of said sale
County, 1 have seized, levied upon, Ito applied to the satisfaction
and will, on the first Tuesday in I thereof, and the remainder, if any,
February, A. D. 1931. the same being jto he applied as the law directs,
the 3rd day of said month, at the ! Q- C. GADDIS,
Court House door of said Titus Coun- ! Sheriff Titus County, Texas.
By W. E. Wilkinson, Deputy.
all of which is very confusing to the
modest boy from the backwoods. Thru
a series of misadventures Oakie
wends his way to success in love, and
the story ends in a convulsing climax,
that proves the hero to be not so
dumb as he looks.
Senior Kroweldeen Club
didly given by Mrs. A. C. Hoffmann,
who held the attention of the club
as she portrayed to us the dramatic
lines of these two famous queens:
Mary Stuart and Elizabeth, these
two born to mean tragedy to each
other. This book tells the story they
played in history oJ’ the intrigues,
romance and pathos of their lives and
certainljxj-ecallcd to mind that old
saying: ^Uncertain is the head that
wears the crown.” Lute Rountree
entertained the club with several
i numbers, both vocal and instrumen-
tal, which were much enjoyed. At
and see huch many tilings your friends
didn’t seno you.—Publishers Syndi-
cate.
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*•* Notice to Poultry
Raisers
The Senior Kroweldeen Club met.
with Mrs. Ruth Ferguson as hostess I ^conclusion the members and Mrs.
Tuesday afternoon. Roll call
was | R. L. Jurney of Tyler as guest, were I *j*
responded to with names of Famous i sc r'ec* a l’'ate *unc^-
We will open our hatchery Jan-
uary 27th. Place your/ orders
% now with us for habv chicks.
Leghorns $10.00 a hundred,
!£ Rocks and Reds $12.50 a hu.n-
*:* dred. We will do custom
hatching also.
ty, in the City of Mt. Pleasant, be- !
tween the hours of 10 o’clock A. M.
and 1 o’clock P. M., on said day to i
sell for cash to the highest bidder 1
all the right, title and interest of !
Dated at Mt. Pleasant,
the 2nd day of Jan. 1931.
Texas, this
1, 5, 1931
Queens. The program for the after- ; ----
noon consisted of a book review of j RIGHT
“The Duel of the Queens,” by E. You never realize how __________, .
Barrington. This review was splen- you are until you enter a gift shop !*£.%•
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L< R. ROACH
Hatchery
MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS
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said defendant in and to the follow-
ing described real estate, levied upon
as the property of said defendant, the
same lying and being situated in the
the county of Titus, State of Texas,
to-wit:
Lots 4, 5 and 1ft Block 11, Win-
field, Texas,
or, upon the written request of said
defendant or attorney, a sufficient
portion thereof to satisfy said judg-
ment, interest, penalties and costs;
subject, however, to the rights of the
plaintiff for any other or further
taxes on or against said property that
may or may not he included herein,
and the right of redemption, the
defendant or any person having an
interest therein, at any time within
two years from the date of sale by
paying double the amount paid for
said property, if sold to the State of
Texas, subject to the right redemp-
tion, as provided by law as shown in
Article 7697 Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas, and subject to any other and
further rights the defendant or any-
one interested therein, may bo en-
titled to, under the provisions of law.
City Announcements
We are authorized to make an-
nouncement of the candidacy of
Ihe following for city offices, sub-
ject to the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 7, 1931:
For Mayor:
EARL M. LIDE
W. H. ROUNDTREE
JOHN R. GRISSOM
J. M. BADT
For City Marshal:
I!. B. HAMMONDS
GRADY A. TALLEY
GROVER ARD
C. C. CAPEHEART
T. T. POLK
For City Attorney:
HIRAM G. BROWN
For City Secretary:
J. R. HART
For City Tax Assessor aiul Collector-
TROY WHITE
T. B. CALDWELL JR.
FRANK SIMS
SAM AUSTIN
For Alderman:
F. W. STEPHENSON
J. W. McCLINTOCK
DR. J. E. WITT
This is your chance to buy a new Fedelco electric washer
at bargain prices, with a small down payment and 18
months to pay. The sale lasts only as long as we have
machines on hand. The number is limited. Arrange for
a demonstration today.
$125.00 Fedelco Cut to $99.50
* i 0-9S Down $5'47 Monthly
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SPINNERS
I he Fedelco Spinner is a washer de luxe. It has all the
ine Fedelco features and in addition to them, it wrings
5he clothes in a centrifugal wringer. No rollers, no trouble
v/ith broken buttons. The clothes come out rinsed and dry
or the line. Only a few left. Have our'» representative
demonstrate this wonderful machine in your home.
;1SS.O0 Fedelco Spinner Cut to $125.00
II ®-6® Down $6‘88 Monthly
SOUTHWCSTCiKiH
& SzLECTRIC CCMDANT
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 248, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 14, 1931, newspaper, January 14, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783785/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.