Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 264, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1936 Page: 4 of 4
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MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1936.
Hope Abandoned
MOVED 5l '2
We have moved into the Florey Build-
ing- next door to Lilienstern’s Cash Store.
We wish to thank you for any business
that you have given us in 1935. May we
merit your continued patronage and influ-
ence and wish you health and happiness
for the year 1936.
HINES DRUG STORE
P. O. Wilhite, Manager
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London, -Tan. 1.—Crane-equip-
ped tugs worked in thirteen fath-
oms of Mediterranean water off
Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday
night, attempting to raise the Im-
perial Airways liner City of Khar-
toum and find the bodies of 12
victims of a New Year’s Eve trag-
edy—one of them a naturalized
American.
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POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to make the
following announcements, subject
to the action of the Titus County
Democratic Primary, July 25, 1936
For District Attorney:
JOHN A. COOK
For County Judge:
C. T. NEUGENT
For Sheriff:
SAM T. SMITH
GROVER ARD
For District Clerk:
LEON RHEA
JOHN S. MOSES
FLOYD KEITH
For County Attorney:
T. R. FLOREY JR.
For County Clerk:
A. B. (CUB) GILPIN
Ft r Tax Assessor and Collector:
J. T. LEFTWICH
For County Treasurer:
GEO. W. McLEMORE
For Public Weigher Prec. 1:
WALTER McCAULEY
For J. P., Precinct One:
H. E. WILHITE
For Constable Precinct 1:
WES PAYNE
at the
THEATRES
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Two bodies—both unidentified— $
were recovered Wednesday after- X
noon. y
Hope was abandoned for nine \
passengers and three members of
the crew who plunged with the
plane beneath the sea a few mni-
utes short of an Alexandria land-
ing Tuesday night, apparently
with all three motors dead. The
only survivor, Pilot Vernon Gor-
ry Wilson, was in a critical con-
dition aboard H. M. S. Brilliant,
- . wh’ch took him from the water. ,
«s> j The American was James C. j
x j Luke, 57, of Philadelphia, an oil |
y | engineer sent to the Anrio-Irahian '
*j Oil company by the E. B. Badger:
2 ; and Sons company of Boston. He 1
! was on his way from London to
Basra Iraq. j
We wish to thank our many friends and customers for
the nice business given us through 1935, which haa been a ban-
ner year for us here.
We are now restocking our store with Groceries, Feed
and ail kinds of seed, at prices as low as the market'will 'fford.
We will also buy your Farm Products. We also maintain
our Cotton Office at the store, and will always pay too prices for
Cotton. See us before selling or buying.
Wishing you one and all a prosperous New Year.
Yours for Service, Prices and Quality,
Durst Grain & Grocery Co.
Durst Cafe
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Two women were among
othcr passengers, all
Today the Martin has for its
chief attraction what is said to be
one of the best musical comedies of
the season in “Here Comes the
Band,” This show has fourteen
new song hits, if you like singing
that well. The lovely Virginia
the
but one of
The ninth ■
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN s. COBB
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There Was No Hurry About It
By IRVIN S. COBB
A brawny ne«rro prize-fighter made application at an athletic
A Bcfut wShwf'puU,n(!Tn a «rie» of bouts, to- an opportunity
to JTJTUt'wW- Ho —- »o w« . d«k
whom were Britons,
i wa-- an Italian. i
Pilot Wilson, who was in the,
water for five hours before the
Brilliant found him, was too weak |
|m To (||ipyl!qqo^ •"'o l
of the tragedy, the worst Imperial
Bruce, those dumb-acting fellows.I Airways accident in two years.
Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton, and 1 -
the one and only Spanky McFar- j
land have parts in the show. The !
music is furnished by Ted Lewis
and his orchestra. i
Then there is a $100 bank ac- '
count to help stimulate interest.
Concord News
Mrs. Walker Ferguson, Reporter
Miss Lois French has returned
to C. I. A., after spending the hoi- j
idays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest French. j
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith of
guests of ! ________ _____________
Hollywood, and they will be pre- Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Smith, who J. T. LEFTWICH FOR ASSESSOR
sentod here at the same time as in with their little daughter, Amelia, ; AND COLLECTOR
c'oud a whirlwind, a tempest, a tornado, a hurricane and a sirocco.
His laneruaee impressed the match-maker and for the preliminary
E0 he was Stered against a dependable colored scrapper. The stran-
ger mad*3 a deplorable showing. For two rounds his opponent ham-
mered him all over the ring. Early m the third round the beaten
darky decTded he had enough. He took an easy poke on the jaw and
“*58? StS thSSwttto tally when disgust
the comer of hia mouth, “yon
ain’t h5t G?t lip from there! Ain’t you goin’ to fight anymore*
stimng from his comfortable recumbent position the
The Martin has booked for com-
ing attractions some of the best
shows that have been produced in Tyler were Christmas
Without
whirlwind mud© answer. y ^i,a
“Oh, yassah, I’m gVme fight some mo—but not tonight.
(AmHwi New. Feature*. IneJ
the larger cities of the State.
WES PAYNE FOR CONSTABLE
PRECINCT 1
accompanied them home for a
visit.
Mrs. Ella Browning
We have been requested to an-
nounce the candidacy of Wes
Payne for the office of Constable
I We take this method of an-
and chil- nouncing the candidacy of J. T.
dren cf Mt. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Leftwich for re-election to the of-
Lewis Banks and family of Hooe- fice of County Tax Assessor and
woli were holiday guests of this Collector, and to assure the voters
writer
Come to Sunday
School
of Titus County that he will ap-
next nreciate their influence in the com-
Sunday School,
has been elected
Phone the names of
your visitors to 15
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of Precinct 1. He assures the pub- Sunday and let’s start the New ing primary. Mr. Leftwich has
lie that he is thoroughly familiar *ear off nght and imProve our served as ~ *
with the duties of the office and
that if he is elected he will do
his best to carry out the duties in ‘““‘“T' kkk,°k
a competent way. This is the old ^Permtendent, Charlie Steph-
ens, is moving out of our commun-
ity
j first time that Mr. Payne has ever
* asked for any public office, and
he earnestly solicits the consider
Our school resumed its work
on oTthe votera of‘ PredncTV., Monday- after a week’s holiday.
Any support and
influence that
may be accorded him on July 25th
will be heartily appreciated.
Tax Assessor and Tax
Ernest Griggs Collector when the offices were
as our new su- separate, and he has served one
per intend ent. We regret that our term since the offices were com-
bined. He is now asking for his
second term in that office.
He assures the people if he is
re-elected that they can continue
to expect the same courteousness
and service that he has always
rendered, and he will appreciate
any support and influence that
may be accorded him on July 25th.
Mrs. W. R. Whitaker returned
Wednesday night from a short
visit with relatives in Dallas.
WALTER McCAULEY FOR
PUBLIC WEIGHER, PREC. 1
We are authorized to make an-
nouncement of the candidacy of
Walter McCauley for re-election
as Public Weigher of Precinct One,
comprising the voting boxes, of
Monticello, Hickory Hill, Argo,
Green Hill, Lone Star, Cookville
and Mt. Pleasant. Mr. McCauley
is now serving his first term i
this office, and has been givin
his best efforts to satisfying the
public. With the experience he
has gained, he feels that he will be
able to give even better service in
the future, and is entitled to re-
election. He will appreciate the
support, and influence of the Vot-
ers in the campaign, which closes
on July 25.
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Phone 15 for Your Job Work.
JUST HUMANS
By CENECA1
“Is Mr. Tiff Home?”
“Gone to th’ Cerruti*/.1’ —
“When Will He Be Back?”
“Hatr.”
THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS
WeS.SIR,THAT HUMBER \ s* YA, I GUESS \
HAS J-U-S-T THAT CERTAIN S ( I’LL TAKE THIS J
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 264, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1936, newspaper, January 2, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822234/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.