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JTOTY-FIRST YEAR
McKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1934. EIGHT PAGES THIRD SECTION
February 17 Is Last
Day to Sign Corn, Hog
Reduction Contracts
Farm Agent Jack MeCullough Announces
List of Committeemen Over County
Who Are Assisting Him
All farmers interested in sign- nrilflliri OfUAAI
ing Corn and Hog Reduction con- uLlll/UL
tracts should do so before Satur- u vv
day, Feb. 17, as this will be the rAMniTfTm AT
last day these contracts can bo 1.1 illlll II. I IMI A I
signed unless the time is extend-
ed, according to County Farm 1
Agent Jack MeCullough.
Farmers wishing to sign con-
tracts Should see the committee-
men in their respective territories.
The committeemen listed below
are listed.
R. G. Martin, Celina and Wes-
ton territory.
M. L. Mallow, Frisco and Pros-
per territory.
J. L. Aldridge, Piano, Renner
and Murphy territory.
Bailey Whisenant and John S.
Henderson, Allen, Wetsel, Parker
and Lucas territory.
PARIS GROCERY
COMPANY HAS
SERVED 52 YEARS
L. R. HOOVER MANAGER
OF ITS BIG McKINNEY
HOUSE
COMBINED THEIR PAPERS
NEARLY 28 YEARS AGO
Penney company, of which Obaa
M. Cooper is manager and co-
owner.
Miss Glenn opened her classes
Wednesday, continuing them
^ through Friday. Any lady In the
Pay Murphy and Mack Mor- city who desired, was privileged
gan, McKinney, Princeton, Alto- i to enroll in the clasaos free of
ga, Verona and CuUeoka terri- charge. However, they were re-
tory. ; quired to purchase the materials
The Weekly Democrat-Gazette
and the Dally Courier-Gazette
Join with a host of other busi-
ness institutions in congratulat-
ing the Paris Wholesale Grocery
company on the anniversary of
their fifty-second year as a busi-
ness institution in the state and
its twelfth year as a business
Institution in the city of McKin-
ney.
The Paris Grocery company is
a wideawake, progressive, whole-
sale firm, servicing the grocery
trade in North Texas and South-
ern Oklahoma with wholesale
bouses in Paris, McKinney, Sul-
Jfl nrMMCV /VI Phur Springs, Clarksville, Green-
• v. I Ldllltl vVs v,lle- Texas. and Hugo and Ida-
bel, Oklahoma.
The McKinney branch of the
Paris Wholesale Grocery compa-
ny is ably managed by L. R.
Hoover and assisted by his son,
R. B. Hoover, who are both
prominent in local civic and so-
J- C. cial affairs as well as men of
wide experience in the wholesale
grocery business.
We congratulate this enterpris-
ing McKinney firm and wisfh them
many more birthdays in the years
to come.
Miss Auline Glenn, Instructor
in sewing, representing the Sing-
er Sewing machine company is
conducting a sewing school spon-
sored by the local Singer Sewing
machine agency and the
TULSA, OKLAHOMA,
BUSINESS MAN, IN
CITY HOSPITAL
BRUCE LUCKETT, 40, SUF-
FERS SERIOUS INJURIES
WEDNESDAY
Mack Hughes, Melissa territo-
ry-
JesB L. Roper, Anna territory.
O. E. Carlisle, Farmersville,
Blue Ridge and Copevllle terri-
tory
used in their sewing classes, from
the Penney store.
The lessons Included cutting,
fitting and finishing the dreaaas,
which .were made In one day; al-
so demonstrations on using at-
D. E. Cook, Nevada territory, tachments for the Singer Sewing
Evans Reese, Josephine terri* | machine and on Friday the claas-
tory.
Guy Richard, Wylle territory.
COMETS HAND
DRUBBING TO
• PRINCETON HI
cs are given over to using the
Singercraft, an attachment which
is used in making rugs.
All classes were held on the bal-
cony of the J. C. Penney store,
in the ladles-ready-to-wear depart-
ment. Miss Glenn was assisted in
welcoming the ladles of the city,
who enrolled in the class by the
courteous salesladies of the Pen-
ney store. She was highly elated
at the large number enrolled in
the school, and for the splendid
progress each lady made in her
sewing projects.
Members enrolled during the
three-day school were:
Mrs. Hubert White, Mrs. F. E.
Woodruff, Miss Lena McLeod, Mrs.
THE UONS CLUB
SEND GREETINGS
Bruce Luckett, 40, cafe owner
and well known business man of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, is in a serious
condition in the McKinney City
hospital, following injuries sus-
tained Wednesday morning when
the sedan in which he was riding
overturned on the double curve
just south of Anna. He was en
route to Dallas on a business
mission when the accident occur-
red. Details of the mishap are
lacking, the car going into the
ditch and overturning.
He was brought to the McKin-
ney City hospital by passing mo-
torists. Mr Luckett's wife a^td
mother, Mrs. Thos. I. Luckett.
both of Tulsa, are in McKinney
attending the injured man s bed-
side as well as his brother, C. A.
Luckett. of Waco. The injured
Formed business partnership July 15, 1906, under firm man is a native of Waco wiere
name of Perkins & Wilson, Editors, Publishers and Pro- m b£hV*-£
prietors of the Daily Courier-Gazette and Weekly Democrat- and Waco. He is the father
Gazette. The firm is one of the oldest, continuous concerns [.ucketf'was0traveling Tn^rA*--
without chance in anv line of business in the entire county. «°or sedan The ajtomotue
... ,, considerably damazed
Tom W. Perkins began his newspaper career on the
ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 7, 1884.
MilkTlant Will Be
Installed In M'Kinney
In The Near Future
New Industry Will Have Weekly Payroll of
Approximately $2,000: Capacity Will Be
4.00<) Gallons Milk Daily
TOM W. PERKINS
WALTER B. WILSON
Wylie Rustler, which he established in 1891 and sold in 1897. IMPlf IWWpV WFI I
He acquired the Weekly Gazette, McKinney, in August, 1897, 1'* 1*1111I M ELL
REPRESENTED AT
SULPHUR SPRINGS
The hustling Cotton Mill Com-
ets girls' basketball team, coached
by Hack Miller and managed by
Bob Bryan, won their third
straight victory of the season ov-
er the Princeton High Panther- John Sears, Miss Lillian Holder,
ettes in Princeton, Wednesday Mrs. Clint Hackney, Mrs. G. L.
night, by the overwhelming score
of 4T"-Y. The Comets were far out
in front at the half, 23-3. Scorers
for McKinney included Turner
with 15 points; Saage with 14;
Nell Pollard, 10 and Oka Hood,
8 points. Hoocl entered the game
only in the last quarter. Glenda
Perry at guard also stood out
for McKinney.
For Princeton, Godwin made 2
points, B. Wilson 2, C. Wilson 2
and Debow 1 point.
The Comets journey to Trenton
Saturday night of this Week, Feb-
ruary 10, where they will play
the strong sextet from that place.
It will be the first time that
these two teams htive met this
season. It is probable that Tren-
ton will come here for a return
game Friday ni^ht, "February 23.
The Comets are improving rap-
idly and now rank as one of the
strongest teams in North Texas.
Billy Gee is in the hospital
where he underwent an opera-
tion on his broken arm again last
Sunday. The arm was broken in
an auto wreck several months
ago and was not healing right.
Hence, the necessity of a second
operation. Mr. Gee is an expert
leatherworker connected with the
George James Hardware and Im-
plement store and one of the most
capable, accommodating fellows
we know of. Here's hoping that
you will soon be well again, BU-
lle.
Henry Ford raised the wages
of 20,000 of his production work-
ers 10 per cent in Detroit today
Fields, Mrs. E. W. Kllleon, Mrs.
Choice McClure, Mrs. G. C. Chand-
ler, Miss Ila Jean Francis, Mrs.
Grady Chandler, Mrs. J. B. Bacon,
Mrs. Chandler Atkinson, Mrs. O.
B. Josserand, Mrs. J. H. Ferguson.
CITY FEDERATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR NEW YEAR
The City Federation met In
regular session Tuesday after-
noon in the Chamber of Com-
merce rooms when the election
of officers was held as follows:
Mrs. E. L. Burton, president.
Mrs, T. E. Craig, first vice-
president.
Mrs. Olin Dearing, second vice-
president.
Miss Alice Love Kirkpatrlck,
third vice-president.
Miss Mary Kimbrough, record-
ing secretary.
Mrs. Leo Burks, corresponding
secretary.
Mrs. Hoy Heathington, treasur-
er.
Mrs. L C. Clifton, parliamen-
tarian.
Mrs. J. C. Erwin, Jr., press re-
porter.
The delegates from the nine
clubs belonging to the City Fed-
eration are composod of tho presi-
dent of each club for 1034 and
1035 and the past presidents of
the clubs of 1933 and 1034 as fol-
lows: tho Owl club, Mrs. L. C,
best economy industry can prac-
tice is to raise wages."
The Dearborn Individualist said
he was extending the raises to
all his production lines.
Today's
McKinney
Markets
with the statement that "the -Clifton and Mrs. George Wilcox;
Edelweiss club, Mrs. E. L. Bur-
ton and Mrs. Lee Fitzgerald: Se-
same club, Mr.i. Roy Heathing-
ton and Mrs. Joe Anderson; En-
trc Nous club, Miss Mary Kim-
brough and Mrs. J. Ollle' Smith;
Halcyon club, Mrs, Olln Dearing
nnd Mrs. Tom Rattan; Jr. Edel-
weiss club, Mrs. Lee Burks and
Miss Anna Bell Kerr; Jeanne <1
'Arc club, Mrs. Elton Riggs and
Mrs. J. C. Erwin; Art club, Mrs.
T. E. Craig and Mrs. Dick Bur-
rage; Junior Owl club, Mlas Al-
ice Love Kirkpatrlck and Miss
Mary Wiley McKinney.
The next meeting of the City
Federation will be the first Tues-
day in May.
Johnnie llarlln, elghtewn-year-
old son of J. J. tlnrTln, of the
Hloomdale community, Is a pa-
tient In the McKinney City hos-
pital, following an attack nf
pneumonia, lie la resting as wall
as could be expected Thuraday,
< ■ I HI ! !■■
c, R, Mtlla and brother, Orady
Mills, now living near Ounter,
were business visitors In McKin-
ney Wednesday. They report farm
work well up In tbolr Motion of
Grayson county, aa Ihey notlood
ll to ha In Northwest Collin on
imite here to MrKlnusy.
from Clint Thompson, who established it on May 4, 1886. On
March 17, 1899, Mr. Perkins launched The Daily Gazette. He
published his Weekly at the county seat here nine years and
Daily for seven years, prior to consolidating them with
APPRECIATIVE OF WON-! Walter B. Wilson's Daily and Weekly papers on July 15,
DERFUL SERVICE THEY j 1906.
HAVE RECEIVED | Walter B. Wilson entered newspaper work on June 1.
The following letter was sent I 1894, immediately after concluding, on the last of May, at-
to us, for which we are thank-
ful:
Perkins & Wilson, Publishers
Weekly Democrat-Gazette, Gen-
tlemen: "We, The Members of
McKinney Lions Club, fully ap-
preciative of the long and valu-
able service rendered our Club,
greet you and send our best wish-
es on this, your Golden Anniver-
sary.
"Fifty years Is a long time and
through your columns has pass-
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tending school at the old McKinney Institute. He began as f0^lr°y F*:l y" --I* •7-
local editor and solicitor on the Weekly Democrat, then owned at the first of s.x D-jtr.':: c =-
by F. C. Thompson. On July 12, 1900, he became equal o^Co^ercf^eJ
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partner with ^\lr. Thompson. In 1901, Thompson & Wilson springs oa^ T;es.jiy a:: ~ - n
purchased the Daily Courier and Semi-Weekly Courier pub- o'clock ''Witor "Mayse^ /;«:
lications from C. R. Ball. In 1902, J. Frank Smith bought ^c^re*rslgec: oi ^ Ea3t TexaJ
a third interest in the Weekly Democrat, that had absorbed iFim District.0Tmb'racm^
the Semi-Week!v Courier, alsd ?n th" Dailv* Courier which 'a dozen counties of which Coiiin
is one
ea the chronicles of our pJ^ie* they continued to publish. Jlr. Smith and ^Ir. Wilson acquir- prompt acUon ^ rarm_
our goings, our coming, our weals,, ed F. C. Thompson's third interest in the two papers in 1904, ers ia signing Cotton Acreage Re-
our woes. You occupy a , warm j nhnnt twn vpar^s latpr Mr Smith sold his half interest c!uction contracts, governmental
spot in tho hearts of all. anci aoout t\\o jtars later mi. amun moki nu nan lntt ^ approvai ot- River t'lood con-
"Your advancement of public ' in the papers to Mr. Wilson, who combined them on July 15, troi projects and waging of a
welfare, through the columns of 100r j.l. tl,„ n}lj]v flnr] Wopklv C.'izetto under the firm camPal?n foP 5.0me renov^mg
your paper and through person- : ' "ltn tne ancl " eeKlj ei.izttit, unuti tut. hi vvere urgej Hubert M. Harn-
ai acts, has been a distinct con- ! name of Perkins & Wilson, publishers of the hyphenated son, Executive Managor ot the
has1 come mfr comnnmTty fur^j PaPers' as stiU appearing—The Daily Courier-Gazette and St
ing the yenrs of your service. ' Weekly Democrat-Gazette. Texas counties, and ether spe.ik-
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.cas of mxht ?er day per rttu-
v.dua. pndui'er. There will xs ao
maximum limit, of course, m :ae
cumaer oi gallons of milk pur-
ch^iwl fruir. tnyene. Thau: ter-
ritory wtll cower a riiteen-milo
area m each direction from Mc-
Kinney. Their labor payroll pur
week will be approximately
S-.OOe. and local people will be
employed :n tile plant.
Capacity of th;3 new plant >a
almost unlimited. It '.v'.;i be uqiup-
ped to tail: ire of 32.000 pounds,
or 4.000 *aUona of milk daily.
Milk wiU be delivered to their
plant da;Iy trom their patrrjn
JACK HII.I, RECEIVES IN-
JURIES AT SHERMAN
WAREHOUSE
ly.
McKINNEY LIONS CLUB.
By CLIFTON DO WELL,
LEO SPILL^LVN,
O. J. MOSS.
Committee.
lb
Thursday, Feb. 8. 19S4.
Cotton, 10.75 to 12.25 cents per
Oats, 40 cents per bu.
Wheat, 90 cents per bu.
Chops, $1.45.
Johnson Grass hay, $8.00 per
ton.
Millet, 110.00 per ton.
Alfalfa hay, |15.00 per ton .
Corn, 75 cents per bu.
Prairie hay, 11000 per ton.
Bran, $1.00 per cwt,
Shorts, $1.80 per cwt.
Eggs, 15 cents per (for..
Frjiers, 15 cent* per lb.
Wght Hens, 6 cents ptr lb.
Heavy Hens, 8 csnts per lb. ••
Butter, 15 cent* per In.
Beef on hoof, fl.AO per owl
Only $1500 in
Rewards Out for
Clyde and Bonnie
Despite the fact that Clyde
Barrow, West Dallas desperado,
snd Bonnie Parker, hla gang moll,
are tho mast wanted criminals in
the southwest, there are compara-
tively few rewnrds offered for
tbem.
Barrow and Bonnie are want-
od at Joplin, Mo., for tho killing:
of two poaco officers. Officials
of tho "show me" state will pay
$1000 to any one bringing in the
pair of inachlno gun artists. But
Joplin is tho only place that
wants them enough to deal out
real money.
Hillsboro, Texas, has offered
$2fW) for their hides whilo Van
Uuren, Ark., has duplicated this
offer. In each Instance a murder
was committed. Tho latter kill-
ing was tho murder of a consta-
ble at Alma, Ark.
So far as la ki\own, Hillsboro
Is the only Texas "town to offer
a bounty for the pair. Dnllits, tho
home and favorite shooting gal-
lery of Clyde and Bonnie, has
cot offered a reward.
journalism of the present day.
| 4, 1897, The Daily Courier-Gazette is nearing its thirty-sev- coiim county has the honor of
enth anniversary. Reckoning from February 7, 1884, the havintf otJ° ?' tho Board of pi-
rectors ot the general orgaiiua-
Democrat's founding date, the Weekly Democrat-Gazette is tion in the person of Gibson caid-
now entering into its fifty-first volume or year of continu- "t'u °.f -VK'Kia:ie.v ^ following
•- • * delegation attended from here
Otis publication, the oldest paper now in the county. President James 11 Merritt, and
Mr. Wilson has spent his entire business life, of forty
years, lacking only four months, at the same place and on Mayor Joe e. Largent, city t:n-
| the same papers, a record for unbroken newspaper service T'H^rd^Eut
; as editor that is equalled by but very few instances in Texas banks, County Commissioner Don
O. Davis and Walter B. Wilson
The meeting was splendidly at-
tended at Sulphur Springs, it w.u
hold in the basement of t!ie First
Methodist church of that city ot
uhieh Kev. J. Sam Barcus, for-
merly of McKinney, is pasU>r. A
brief welcome address was given
by Charley Ashcroft, Sulphur
HAII AC MAN i!I'ri"gs banker and civic leadei
l/riLLilu lTliill Tho host city showed its appre-
ciation by many other courtesies
such as complimentary refresh-
Mrs. Annie Etlsat<eth Harkness, Mr. and Mrs. A W MUstead nients of sandwiches, hot coffee
7f>, wife of n prominent landown- ot ltOt North Church street, an- and cold drinks.
or and financier of Westminster, ) nouncc the marriage of their Among tho prominent people
died at her home Wednesday nt daughter, Helen, to W. L. Rogers attending were 11 H. William
7 a. m. She had been in declining j Jr. of Dallas. They were married son, Assistant Director of the
health the past year, i>ut had Saturday, February 3, by Dr. T. Texas Extension Service; Curtis
been ill tho past 10 days with 1L. Holoonib in the First Baptist Morris, Assistant Manager of the
pneumonia followed by a stroke church of Oklahoma City. Mrs F.ast Texas Chamber of Com-
of pnralysis. Rogers was graduated from the tnerco; N. O. Floyd of Dallas,
Her husband, J. T. Harkness, McKinney High school In 1P28 chairman of the Red River Basin
is the former president of West- "111' later attended Oklahoma unl- Committee, and others.
minster State bank, which llqul- versltv. Mrs Rogers has been Mayor Jot) K. Largent of Mi-
dated two years ago, and the employed with the Lone Star Gas I Kinney and A. Hardy Kubanks
family is prominently idenUftCd i company for the last four years took part in the discussions as
Bonnett Capps, an estoomed
farmer living on the Oroer land
In the Vlney Grovo No. 2 com-
munity, was brought to Dr. Bur-
Ion's sanitarium In McKinney
Wednesday, suffering from n
badly Injured eye. Whilo work-
ing on some machinery, a bolt
flew off and hit his eye with such
a force that the bsll wns burst-
erf, and tho member may havo
to be removed. Mr. Capps has
the sympathy of many neigh-
bors nnd friends In his painful
mishap.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Dooley and
daughter, Mlsa Mary, visited
frlenda In Farmersville Wednes-
day evening.
1 ■ 1 .
Mra. T. J. Porter and alater,
Mrs. Minnie Barnett, are both up
and out again after a two or
three weeka' siege of something
Ilka the flu. Mr. and Mra. Por-
ter and the lattar's alater all re-
aide on Kast Loulalnna street.
WESTMINSTER l FORMER M'KINNEY
WOMAN DIES AT GIRL BRIDE OF
HOME WEDNESDAY
Elsewhere n paper ap-
pears tbe aa' ■ -.s.iement of the
Southwestern tire Insurance com-
pany This oldest of Texas life
insurance com-. ia:-'s certainly of-
fers a ia. 'guard thrown around
every policy that it issues. If
that company -onId ma.ee it safer
or better tor
would do so, but
protect!' are
K. L. Kay and R.
local representatives at
ney, will do to .''. 'end
jour life insurance probl
a.-.vice After yu ti.« t
Icy, they advise witn yci..
to keep up arid j;et ever
t3ge it otter-. K. L.
been taking care of '
•revholders, it
■ a s.i.cguard
iOO per cent.
Leonard Ray.
Me Kin-
on for
r.'s and
:eir rol-
on how
■ a-lvan-
haj
in-
Mr. and Mrs. John Hill have
gone to Sherman ta atUnd the
jeuiiide of their son, Jack Hill.
who- wad painiully burned Tues-
day. Jack, who ia agent tor the
Sinclair OU company in Sher-
man, received severe burns on a is
aands and face, when he attempt-
ed to remove some trucks from
the warehouse, which had caught
on fire. In running into the build-
ing, he feU into the fire, receiv-
ing the Injuries. He was alone,
aid extinguished the flames be-
fore they had made much head-
way. He was wearing a heavy
leather jacket and Out hat, which
were burned, but which prevent-
ed his body trum being burned
more seriously.
Although the Suras are quite
painful, friend* hope that Jack
wiii be out m a few days. He is
receiving treatment m the Wil-
son-Jones hospital in Sherman.
Ray
!.> life
suvance • i.r"'
more th m to
Leonard Kav
ersl yea'i tn
the training
coming along
the same way
It from von.
< :i tins 'a iv for
tv v','«:s His son,
w ' 1 has ^aJ sev-
* '.Vs b ismess mxier
bis father is
IT! t'.S footsteps i'.l
Vh'v solicit a vis-
over this section.
Funeral services were Itfld
Ttiursdny ut 10:30 a. m. with In-
terment In Bethlehem cemetery,
the Rev. J. R. ITIIger, BapOst Rogers of Dallas. Mr. Rogers Is
minister at Greenville, ol'flclHtlng employed by the Lone Star
Mrs. llarkneNS was for ninny |company
years an active member of the
Baptist church at Westminster.
Sho is survived by hor hus-
band and four children, J, M.
Harkness, Amhurst; Belton llnrk-
nes«, Westminster, Delton lltirk-
tiess, Bethlehem, nnd Mrs. Annie
Douglas, Shamrock. A brother,
C. H. Pate, of Blue Ridge, also
survives. She was preceded In
death by six children.
Mrs. Harkness was bom In
Plnevllle, La., and came to Texas
at the age of two years with her
parents, settling In Trinity coun-
ty and later moving to Collin
county. She married Mr. Hark-
nasa at Weatmlnstcr.
A. P.
tho
Kldd, who bought
fine eighty aero farm of Austin
Hall, two miles northwest of the
city, Is moving with his family
and will occupy It In the future,
as a home. We am very much
pleased to have Mr. Kldd and hl.-i
good family become permanent
citizens of our county.
Mr. Rogers was graduated did also Mayor J M Mel.emote
from Waxahachle High school In of Van Alstyne; also. Walter
UH'ft nnd attended S. M. U, He is Archibald, publisher of the Dil-
ute son of Mr. anil Mrs. W. L. I rant (Oklahoma) Democrat, Judge
J. K. Brim, Col. John D. Mld-
dleton and others.
A. Hardy Kubanks of McKln-
Mr. and Mrs Rogers will reside
at 60111 Montlcello, Dallas.
r.ey was appointed on the Budget
Committee of the Fust Texas
Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting represented the
Theodore Yarbrough of Weath-1following counties: Collin, Gray-
tifford. Grand Keeper of Heal and I «>n, Fannin. Lamar, Hunt. Rock-
Records of the Grand Lodge. K. | wall, Rains, Kaufman, Vim Zandt.
of 1'.. of Texas, was In McKln- «nd Hopkins. Several other
ney Wednesday on a visit to Ills 1 Fast Texas counties were also
parents, Prof. W. L. Yarbrough I present with representatives as
nnd wife. He had been on an of- vlaltora.
flclal trip to Northeast and North
Texas and wiis en route home.
Theo was boni anil reared at Mc-
Kinney and was at one time a
printer on this paper.
Announcement waa made Sun-
day at Weston of tho marrlaga
of Harvey Purdom and Mlsa
liuby Lynn Gilbert, which took
place Saturday night. Tho groom
Uvea in the Lone Star commu-
nity and the brlda ta tha only
The addresses of General Man-
ager Hubert M. Harrison and his
assistant, Curtis Morris, told of
the support of tho National Re-
covery program belli# given by
the Fast Toxas Chamber of Com-
merce and local Ohambera of
Commerce In the Kast Texas area.
Avery and Ed Dowell took their
brother, Jim P. Dowell, aa far as
Denlson Sunday afternoon, who
la now en route to New York on
a business tnlaslon for the big J.
daughter of Mr. and Mra. Dalton P. Dowell Wholesale and Retail
Gilbert of Weaton. The couple 1 Hardware and Furniture store oi
will muke their home at Weston, thla city.
The M K • ' •>• Volunteer Fvre
Ovpartment ma ie a n'vek run
late Tue-i ',a\ iitwvoon. extin-
guishing a small grass fire on
JnnitH WUeo\ -•.net. No damage
was done by tha Maee.
22 PAGES
TODAY
Thin it the t iftieth llirth-
Jhv ef the McKinney Weekly
Democrat liu/i'tto. Tho issue of
toda) eoutMliis twi«t,v-t fO imj™
i"lght eoliunns to the |vaxe. tor
fitly yours, the Old Weekly
has fought, week In and #i*k
out, for the elt>' of McKIiuh\V
and tUI of t'otlln county. It
!uin htul many •'u|w-«nd-<k wn*."
It has had fat \ ears and lean
rears. For twenty-eight year*.
them< (slltors have txym sole
imttent anil proprietor* of this
paper. We ha\e done our ts t.
We e.xpe t to do our best In
the future. ConsMerlnn the
I'ondltlonn throughout the M-orkl,
we have no kick to make. Our
|M'opk« have been kind, con-
slik«rnte and n«| e<tful to us.
Sincerely thank them for such.
Fifty years Is a long time, and
fifty yrnrs from now many of
us who today will read Uila
old time, old-fashioned news-
paper, will not l>e here. Let
us hope the future will be bet-
ter than the past, and we have
no kick coming on the past.
TOM W. PKHKINSt,
WAI.TKH B. WILSON,
Kdttora, Owner*, Pubtlshera.
M'KINNEY
25 Years Ago
From The File# of The
Dailv Courier-Gazette
^ February S. ttk t>.>
Frv'f F. G. Jones Is at thebsM-
jido of bis mother. Mrs. W. J.
Jones, who Is critically Ul at her
home in Waco.
County Attorney C. A. I<eddy
of Greenville is vtailing his psr-
mts, Mr. and Mra O. Ledd}\ in
McKinney today.
Save the price of a uew hat
by having your old "Ud" cleaned
up and made to look and to fit
like a uew one —McKinney Steam
Laundry and Dye Works.
P. i^. Russell waa a welcome
caller at the Dolly Courler-C.a-
nette and Weekly Democrat-Ga-
zette office today. He has lived
on his good farm at Clearlake for
the post twenty-six yeara.
Col Jot Woodall of Verona will
rave McKinney tomorrow for
Gorec, Knox county, West Texas,
to vult his son, Dr. O. L. Wood-
all. He expects also to visit an-
otliar son, Wade W. Woodall, at
Hereford, Texas.
Bingham, voter*
an McKinney Journa
Capt. John H.
Ingham, v
nallat. la now
living in retirement Ha was
owner and editor of the McKin-
ney Fnqutrar, eatabllahed In 1806
and which paper h£ bought in
1867, but not assuming full naif
agemsnt of It imtU two years la-
tar. In 1896, he voluntarily dis-
continued tha paper. Ha atillowna
tha flHit intact In his own brick
building dta Waat Louisiana atreet.
He waa an aggreaahre newspaper
writer, strong, vigorous ud clear
in hia news and editorial col-
umns. Hla paper, for about
yeara, waa eoualdacad by
old tlmara la
I
n W; —r*- ■
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1934, newspaper, February 8, 1934; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191373/m1/15/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.