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VOL 85
DALLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
MESQUITE, TEXAS FRIDAY, AUGUST, SO, 1046
Jester Ahead; Wilson/ Shivers, Bond
And Guthrie Winners In 2nd Primary
Fair Speaker Won
By Victory Saturday
Beauford Jester, who will open
the Mesquite Fair ,on Wednesday,
September 18, 8 o’clock, at the Ath-
letic Field, defeated his opponent
^ *£^£*4hk © —Mil margin ^
iasT Saturday to become Governor-
elect of Texas.
Jester, a native of 'Corsicana, is a
member of the Railroad Commission
of Te xas, a place he will hold until
he is inaugurated Governor next
January.
Jester is married and has three
children, two daughters, Misses Bar-
bara and Joan Joater, and a son,
Beauford Jester Jr.
The Governor-elect and his family
i^sludlng his mother Mrs. George
Jester, wife of the late Lieutenant
Governor Jester, have been at home
in Corsicana receiving congratula-
tory messages from friends every-
Jesu is taking off two days for
a fishing trip and brief rest on the
coast this week, before resuming his
work prior to the meeting of the
State Democratic Convention in San
Antonio on September 10.
Reagan - Mitchell
Wedding at Church
.Miss Laura EUen Reagan, daugh-
ter of Mr. and MJs. D. W. Reagan,
became the bride of J. C. Mitchell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mitchell,
4 7*11 Ash Lane, Dallas, Monday even-
ing at the First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Bill Morgan Smith of
Plano performed the ring ceremony.
The bride, given In marriage by
her father, wore a blue S66. . ..
her father, wore a white street dress
The Governor's race was an easy
victory for Beauford Jester, rail-
road commissioner who defeated
Homer P. Rainey by one of the larg
eat majorities ever given a candidate
for governor in the Democratic prt-
marioa
J. Frank Wilson won a decisive
yyctoru qvar. uJjia opponent, Judge
Sarah T. Hughes, in the race for
Congress, and won a place in the
national legislative hall held by
Congressman Hatton W. Sumners
for 84 years, who Is retiring.
The Incumbent, Sheriff R. A.
(Smoot) Schmid was defeated by the
GI candidate Steve Guthrie, to cli-
max a term held by Schmid for 14
years. *
'Will Wilson was elected district
attorney over J. Andrew Priest in a
campaign that introduced the negro
issue. ':............
Labor Day Celebration To
And Their Families at Public Barbe
The Labor Day Celebration, honor-
ing service men and women an
Principal Speaker
Monday Night
Beautiful Powers Model From New
York To Appear In New Car
____At The 1946 Mesquite Fair
Judge Joel R. Bond was re-elected A beautiful miss and a beautiful
to the Court of Civil Appeals, 1 al-
though his opponent, Paul McCar-
roil, an ex-GI carried Dallas County
#ith brown accessories and carried
a white Bible topped-with garden fas. 23, Owenfe 22; Congrekg-Wilson 33,
Glen Polk was elected Judge Coun-
ty Court at Law No., 2 when he de-
feated Bert Dummltt, court reporter.
Robert West, County Surveyor,
was re-elected. He defeated Ben Gar-
rett, In what is reported to thS clos-
est contest on the ballot, and the job
is non salaried.
Election returns by precincts are
as follows: Precinct 96,' Mesquite-
102 veterans voted. Governor-Jester,
460, Rainey, 140; Lt. Gov.-House
281, Shivers 259; Agric. Com-J. E.
McDonald 268, R. E. McDonald 248;
Crim. A p p e a 1 s-Beauchamp 66,
Owens 210; Congress-Wilson 386,
Hughes 207; Civil Appeals. McCar-.
rolf 303, Bond 236; District Attor-
ney^Priest 206, Wilson 380; County
Court No. 2-PoIk 326, Dummlt 166;
Schmid 206, Guthrie 390; Surveyor-
Gorrwtt 293, West 266.
Precinct 97; New Hope-17 Veter-
dr-Jester 65, Rain-
House 40, Shivers
29; Agric. Cim.-J. E. McDonald 25,
R~ E. McDonald 89; Grim. Appeals-
Beaucfaanrp *2,OwenV' 31 i Witiii-'
Wilson 58, Hughes 20; Civil Ap-
peals-McCarroll 39, Bond 24; Dlst-
Attprney-Priest 21, Wilson 65; Coun
ty Court No. 2-Polk 44, Dummltt 18;
Srertff-Schmld 48, Guhrie 38; Sur-
veyoNGarrett 41, West 26.
Precinct 101, Tripp, Veterans 1.
Governor-JOster 43, Rainey 13; Lt.
Gov.-House 25, Shivers 28; Agric.
-J. K. McDonald AT, R. B. McDon-
ald 28; Crim. Appeals-Beauchamp
1946 Tudor Ford Car will be fea-
tured Saturday ilight, September
18th, the last night of the Mesquite
FalT7"Deta1tS'Of'tfce -final' show vffl
be released later by President E. H.
Hanby and members of the ticket
committee, including W. W. Bache-
lor, J. Henry Smith, Keith Barnett,
Palmer Laurence, Gehe Keith, C. C.
Humphreys Emet Florence, Rowe
Hart, Morton Lander Jr. and others.
The preaident has announced the
premuim committee; L. E. Gross,
chairman; Hugh Lawrence, William
Lofland and Ary Turner.
The Volunteer Firemen hare been
named members of the Traffic and
Transportation Committee.
Mrs. F. 1. Walker, Mrs. Felton
Humphreys and Mrs. Rex Range
other night programs will be held.
Hill Lawrence has offered to serve
as chairman of the War Souvenir
committee to assist the women, who
have 'been liftf
the committee. / Y
In addition td the Pioneer cele-
platform. where opening night fe&
tlvities will be held honoring Gov-
ernor-elect Beauford Jester, and
General P. A.
DftlUa N«w«
W<sUierr«d
fcape- -been-- appointed- -o«-4he »^^nt1S~Ragrrn assfsTlng.^TKe "faculty
rations committee for the speakers
Miss El D&mavis Jones of Clifton
was her only attendant. She wore a
royal blue costume with brown ac-
cessories, and a corsage of white car-
nations. , . w
Miss Georgene Reagan, a sister of
the bride, sang “Becuaae,” while
Miss Mary Frances Parker of Deni-
son played the nuptial music.
Paul Reagan was best man. Char-
les Phelps and J. E. Cochran were
ushers.
A reception followed at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Agnew In
Mesquite, where the groom made
hla home while teaching music in the
schools.
Miss Bobble Jones presided at the
brides book. .
The refreshment table was laid in
lace and centered with an arrange-1 teach.
Hughes 21; Civil Appeals-McCarroll
23, Bond 24; District Attorney-
Priest 22, Wilson 34; County Court
No. 2-Polk 27, Dummltt 21; Sheriff-
Schmid 20, Guthrie 36; Suftfeyor-
Garrett 30, West 18.
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Mr. and and Mrs. Ary Turner, Mr.
and Mra. Forrest Dobbs, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor O'Neal and Mr. and Mrs.
David Toseh were Saday night sup-
per guests at the Chicken Bar ir
Dallas and later attend^ the operef
met of white asters and fern. White
tapers burned on the buffet.
Miss Mary Frances Parker and
Miss Georgene Reagan served.
The couple Will live in Pearsall
where both the bride and groom will
Sam Vanston Rites
Set- For Saturday
Sarm T. Vanston died in his sleep
Wednesday night. Mrs. VatlUton dis-
covered his death when she awak-
ened at 5 o’clock Thursday morning
to see if he needed anything. He had
bee ill and confined to his bed for
six weeks.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday 3 p.m. at the First Methodist
Church. Dr. R. F. Curl, former pas-
tor, now District Superintendent of
the Methodist Church at Austin, will
deUver the funeral oration.
The death of Mr. Vanston closes’
the career of an interesting charac-
ter and a member of a pioneer fami-
ly. His parents came to the States
from Ireland, and he was born in
Boston, Mass. May 4, 1875. He came
to Texas as a youth, and to Mesquite
whenv there where only four resi-
dents in the town two of them now
standing. One house is occupied by
Mrs. Mamie Baird and her daughter,
Miss Alpha Baird, and the other is
the Braxton Johson home.
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In 1895 he marled Mlis Ida Law-
erred, new commanding officer of
the 36th Division, will be the prlncl-
bration, directed by the committee j pal speekefr at the Labor Day Csle-
headed by Mrs. Emet Florence, prq-Jbratlon honoring G.I.’s and their
vloualy published, an ex-etndents’ i families Monday evening, 6 o'clock
"g j I m ' at the Mesquite Athletic Field.
Born in Hill County, General Wea-
therred served 40 years in various
branches qf the United States Army
and Militia. He began his military
service with the Second Texas Infan-
try at Hillsboro in 1900, and did
Mexican border duty in 1916 and '17.
During World War I Weather red
commanded the 13 2nd Machine Gun
Battalion of the 36th Division which
waa-eeMve hr -the Champagne - and'
Argonne sectors of France and was
Inter -xppoIttTlO Chierof SlaFf of ths
famous 36th Division. In 1939v he
was assigned to the 72nd Infantry
Brigade as Brigadier General.
At the close of World War II Gov-
ernor Coke R. Stevenson and General
Walker asked ihim to dlreot the or-
ganisation of and assnme command
committee will function. Miss Ruth
Lander has been appointed chair-
man, with Forest, Thompson, Ruby
Rutherford, Dr. H. C. Hodges, Felton
Humphreys, Mrs. H. H. Eubanks,
Mrs. Louis Hodges, Mrs. Sam Ruther
ford, Mrs. W. H. Dean, Mrs. Bette
Mikel, Mrs., Ferd McWhorter, Ed.
Worthington, Mrs. N. E. Shands,
Mrs. Nellie Martin, Mrs. E. B. Range,
Mrs. William McCutcheon and Mrs.
and student body are urged WflOr.
operate with the ex-students In wei
coming all old and new studeolSj
Expectani Mother
Is Polio Victim
Word came from Mrs. Marcus H. . _
McMllUn, Rutile 8, Daiuur; mu CTT ^ tb® 36th • vr
husband's only daughter, Mrs. Rob-
ert ^ Brigham died Wednesday
morning in Kansas City Missouri, a
victim of polio.
Mrs. Brigham, the former Mary
Alice McMIUin, was 25 years pid this
month, and was the wife of a Prof-
feasor of English at Yonkton College
in South Dakota. She was expecting
a baby. Her father was with her at
the time of her death/'
families, sponsored by a grou
Mesquite sRlsens, headed h;
Rutherford, will begin at 6 DJB „
day at tha Athletic Field.
Hill Lawrence, former sergeant in
the U. S. Army, will act as master of
ceremonies in the absence of Lieuten-
ant Charles A. Tosoh Jr., highest
ranking officer from Mesquite and
vicinity. All service men and women
will be recognised. Names of IM 14
veterans who sacrificed their lives in
the service of their country will be
read. - -----......^
The list of Gold Star men Includes
the names of Woodrow Badgett,
H. Guy Berry, Homer Byron Brown-
ing. Ed. Cobb Jr.. John A. Crain,
Willie L. Elam. Vernon Ellington,
John L. Hanby, Winifred Hayden,
Bari Marshall Jr.. John E Meredith.
Preston C. Ragsdale. Lelsle Stlnne,
and Billy 8mith. A minute of silent
prayer with Taps will be climaxed
by prayer led by the Rev. E. W.
singing of "America."
Gone sal P. A. Weatharred, Com?
maader of tha 36th Division, will ad-
dress the audience. 8. H. Whitehurst, --v
president of the War Dads, will
speak briefly. Hill Lawrence and the
G.L 3wingsters will play during the
evening. > r\
A plcinc supper will be served
from a1 long table. The menu will In-
clude barbecue, potato, vegetable and
English pes salad, pickles, onions,
bread, iced tea, lemonade and soft
drinks. !i1 ’
Committees named by Rutherford
are barbecue, M. W. Wealkley; 811©-
lug ..barbecue. Hack Wagoner, Ferd --
MjyWhortex. O. C. McDearmaa, J. B,—~
GsUeway, David Ttfsch—mnf^'Dgvld'
Seay; Serving tables, A. HP. Hanby,
Gens Keith, Harris Rutherford. Ir-
win Gibson, Curt Austin, Bill Aus-
tin; Drinks, G. R. Porter, James
Riggs, Hugh Lawrshce, Gurry of
Curry Bottling Company, and others.
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D. D. Barton Rites
Held Wednesday
Fueral services for Davis Dentil
Barton, who died at a local hospital
August 16, were held from the Chap-
el of Anderson Clayton Bros. Wed-
nesday morning. The Rev. Lawrence
Bridges of the- PhtMihfflrffye
Grubbs' Grandchild
Succumbs at Corpus
Roy J. Chappell HI, the sfx months
old son of Mr. gnd Mrs. Roy J. Chap-
pell of Woodsboro, died Tuesday In
a Corpus Christ! Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs, G. F. Moore of Kemp,
parents of Mrs. Chappel, the former
Helen Ruth Moore who taught JnU^e
Mesquite schools before her marri-
age, flew to Corpus to be with her
Mr. and Mrs. HCHilUh have many vices,
friends who will be grieved at the Mr. Barton was horn In Mt. Pella,
sad news of Mrs. Brigham’s passing, Tenn. February 27, 1886 and came
0 - to Tegas in 1916, locating in Hop-
kins Co. He came tp Dallas county
20 years ago.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Clara
Barton; two sons, Howard A. Barton
of Commerce, Leon L. Barton, ho#-
band of the former Dollie Mae Jones,
Mesquite; mother, Mrs. Myrtle Bar-
ton, Arlington; two brothers.. Alton
L B. McLaran Succeeds
A. G. Bearden Resigned
L. B. McLaran has accepted the
position of City Secretary and mana-
ger of the Meaquite Chamber of Com
merce to succeed A. G. Bearden, who
reslgend. / I / -i
a Mr. and Mrs. Bearden l#ft Monday
afternoon for Pennsylvania, where
School Bells Ring September 9th For
Pupils and Teachers To Begin New Term
Social Science; Ddrothy McAdams,
Homemaking; Leola Jacks, English;
J. P. Mason, English; Faank B. Ag-
new, Mathamatcls; Tom Baker, As-
sistant Coach and Science and Ver-
non K. Oakley, Librarian.
The Junior School includes:
Louise Snoddy, Teacher In Charge,
8ocial Studies; Ernestyne Be)lv Lan-
guage Arts, Grade 7 and 8; Flossie
Kilpatrick, Math and Science, Grade
7 and 8; Frank Greeohaw, Music,
Grade 7 and 8; Lula B. Amis, Grade
8chool begins Monday, September
9th.
The Mesquite schools wtll open
this year with a faculty of 31 and an
anticipated enrollment o^ some 1,000
pupils. Freshmen and Sophomores
will enroll on Monday, and Juniors
and Senlorson Tuesday. The first four
grades win report to the Primary
building and the upper grades to the
Junior High.
Supt. M. D. Murphy has listed the
faculty, complete with the exception
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school secretary.
The High School faculty and the
teacher alignments are:
ley, Principal; W. L. Ethridge,
Coach, Physical Edncatlon; M. D.
Seay, Vocational Agricultural; Lu-
cille Park, Commerlcal Studies; C. O.
Grayson, Commerlcal Studied and Ma
of-^ae -teacher.. MaynaHs Muasow j* .frl- HBlrta. fflregstmt» Oeadw » and
Myrtle Roark, Grade 4 and 5;
Margaret Davis, Grade!. f
The Primary department has eight
teacher: Miriam Jones;^ Teacher in
Charge, Grade 4; Lela Hudspeth,
Grade 3 and 4; Leona Ethridge,
Grade 3; Annie BeMe
renoe and they were the parents of
two children, Rodney -Vanston, who
died tn 1938 and Mrs. Anna Mae
Lorraine, Dallas. Mrs. Vanston died
in 1920, and the following year Mr.
VaBton married Mr*. Maud Meftaffle
of Fort Worth.
He sp^nt 35 years as a rural car-
rier, delivering mall to the people in
the country, learning to know them
very imtimately, and to appreciate
them. He retired in 1936 after 36
years service. He was representative
of the OPA during the was. He was
a member of the Masonic Lodge and
the Mesquite Methodist Church,
where he was very active, serving
as superintendent of the Sunday
School and Steward in the church.
Survivors Include his wife; s'
daughter, Mrs. Lorraine, Dallas, and
a daughter, Mrs. Beth Evans Fort.
Worth; four grandchildren, J. M.
Lorraine Jr., and Patsy de Lorraine,
Dallas, and- Lawrence and Lyle
Evans, Fort Worth; a brother, J. J.
Vanston, Terarkana.
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Oteriey Paschal! and daughter,
Charlene, are spending a few days
fn Quannah with aother daughter,
Mrs. Joe McGee: -
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The Lester Stamps quarette com-
Thompson, posed of Harley Lester, Loy Hooker,
Grade 3; Evelyn Shipley, Grade J: Leroy Ivy, Jfmmfe GriSham, “Hlp-
thametics; Florence Black. Social Dawn White, Grade 2; Elizabeth sockets” Mitchell, were dinner guests
Studies; Frank Greenhaw, Music; Faechall, Grade 1; and Oleta Parker,, &t Mr and Mrs. E. O. Yates Mon-
Kay Walton, Physical Education and, Grade 1. day night. ’ ~
he expects to go into business. Bear-
den, who was'a Captain in the Army,
was on leave from his duties with
the City and Chamber of Commerce,
and returned six months ago to get
the new program underway. y
The Chamber of Com dree school
was conducted under his direction,
which resulted In an increased in
terest in future plans of development
for the community. The Chamber of
Commerce was Instrumental in get-
ting Jas Bogart of Verners Bottling
Company, Goffs Mineralite Company,
and other business to consider Mes-
quite for plant sites, and profession-
al and business people to consider
Mesquite as a'residential sport.
The membership drive was started
under the committee, composed of
E. H. Hanby, Wm. McKinney, Mrs.
Ruth Hilliard, N. E. Shands and
David Forbdss. V
A contract for marking the streetg
has been made with P. T. Hoover-
stal, and other work is in the mak-
ing.
McLaran, successor to Bearden,
will devote half time to the Job white
completing his University course at
&M.y*JKr, McLaran la. qualified.4o
fill the position by viture of his train
lug, education and his late experi-
ence in service. He is well known In
Mesquite, having been a teacher In
the school.
Stores To Close Monday
For Labor Day
Sggq*1*. and Mr. ChappBL Hi* parents, My.
and Mrs. Chappel Rr., went by auto-
mobile, and were reported to have
had * wreck which tore-up their
Barton, Art in grew and Walter Bar-
ton, Vernon; two slaters, Mra. Mollle
Briggs, California, and Mrs. Nell
Hamilton, Rines, Tenn, and tyro
grandchildren....l; _ r, ' _
Interment was in Mesquite Ceme-
tery. '
car, on the way down to Corpus.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Grubb of Mes-
quite are great grandparent© of the
baby. ,
Funeral services were to have
been held at Kaufman Thursday.
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Mrs. Wm. K. Burgess was admitt-
ed to Dallas Medical Surgical Clinic
Monday for treatment.
Mrs. R. P. Humphreys and son,
Bobby spent from Thursday to Mon-
day with her parents, Mr. and,Mrs.
T. A. Jean, at Hamlin. The Jean
home was the Scene of a family re-
union 8unday and six of their seven
children and their &mfllea w©T©
present.
Texan Opens Wednesday In New
Building With "Janie Gets Married'
Two electrical signs marked
“Texan” attract all eyes to the im-
pressive new theatrq, owned by Mr*
and Mrs. James Riggs and Mrs. R. 6.
Gross on the south side of the Mes-
quite square. . ,
The new Texan Theatre opens
Wednesday, September 4th with the
show, “Janie Gets Married.”
Th© attractive new theatre, 40 X
126 .feet, i§ a fireproof structure with
a nutmeg brown tile front, divided
by 40 X 60 display frames for film
features on either aide, and topped
above m fleoh-Hjj&ted tuning with
light face brick.
^»iW® iqon„. ici0 Jjjto^tha
foyer, or lobbypwhloh will be carpet-
ed In a figured rug to harmonize
and complement the rich rote tone*
of the tripled walls and the white tax
tured ceiling.
An office and ^private room, deco-
rated in green, Is back of the box
office and oppogi
on the left. Reef
side of the foyer, just outside the
auditorium.
, Indirect lighting from the celling
and side walls reveal soft combina-
tion of .blue and beige walls separated
by a dark blue border, paralleling the
opera seats, which are blue leather
and are staggered in arrangement to
provide more .comfort in viewing the
screen. Red velour drapes ornament
the stage and blend with the Carpet-
ing.
The Texan Theatre, the envy of
any town, has prevlouibr occupied
is* «wiiT6rf*irw(ttiB« «r SI
south-east corner of the square.
Biggs and Grow- purchased the- Mwrr
from Roy Starling October 24. l»4L
and continued to operate lt at the
same location.
Riggs has announced that
“Smoky,” an outstanding film In
technicolor, featuring Fred MgcMur-
my and Anne Baxter, to be shown
the storage room Thursday and Friday, September 6
oms are on either i and «.
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