The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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A NEWSPAPER, "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Vol. 52.
MINEOLA, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE, 30, 1927.
NUMBER 16.
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SPECK TATER
JUNK DUMP
The 'DUMP' on the east
side of Mineola could hardly
said to be an attraction to
city. The recent law
jassed by the Legislature and
psigned by the Governor ought
to stop this practice of plac-
ing the discarded and burnt
cars and junk along side of
one of the main thoroughfares
into our town. The city should
have what is already there re-
moved and see to it that such
is not placed there anymore
There can be no excuse for
allowing such junk dumped
there. \
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USE SEWERAGE
/
It is inexcusable for pro-
perty owners who live where
sewerage is availabe not t
take advantage of it. Dry
elosets are a manace to the
health of the entire communi-
ty and they afford a first
class opportunity for spread-
ing typhoid fever. I know
one dry closet which will have
to be removed and if the city
officials do not see fit to have
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ier means or Having it done.
The closet to which I refer
faces the grammar school
building and is located where
ievery little fellow who attends
school may be thrown to
a great danger.
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I'm old fashioned enough
to want to be a good neigh-
bor, not only between family
to family, but between town
and town. To have a friend
Jiving around yoif makes life
worth living. But to have an
enemy next door puts malice
in the heart and makes your
life disagreeable.
Wood County towns ought
to be more neighborly and if
I can assist in this you can
depend upon it that I will. The
best way to make a friend is
to be one yourself.
*****
If you want to fly across
the ocean you. will have to
have some sort of —ber—
attached to your name.
Here are some who are suc-
cessful flyers. Lind-ber-gh
Cham-ber-lin, Atlantic flyers,
Ber-t Acosta and Ber-nt Bal-
chen Pacific flyers, to Hawiaii.
home~tow7~henry
Mineola Invited
To Attend Fourth
July Celebration
A representative of the
Monitor was called to Winns-
boro Wednesday mrt>rnin)g to
confer with the citizens there
in regard to a hugh celebra-
tion which the good people
of that town are preparing
to stage on the F.oufth of
July.
The occasion will be that
of the Old Fiddlers Associa-
tion Meeting where six orch-
estras will gather and pre-
sent programs. .These orches-
tras come from Oak Grove,
Coke, Winnsboro, Yantis Cum-
by, and the Attway Orchestra.
Other musicians from Lindale
and Mineola have been invit-
ed and any fiddler who cares
j to be present is invited to at-
; tend.
| Mayor Howell of Winns-
.boro will deliver the address
of welcome which will be re-
isponded to by John Cowan of
Mineola. Mayor DuBose of
| Mineola, District Attorney
| Walter Russell, the county
and district officials of Quit-
man have been invited and are
i expected to attend.
! jjpeciai aquatic stunts will
| be featured in the new Nat-
! itorium in the eastern sectior
I ci Winnsboro. Visiting sw^m-
i mers and divers have been in-
vited and have signified their
intention of being present.
Other who care to enter these
contests are urged to be pre-
sent.
The Mineola Band will go
over to Winnsboro for a con-
cert beginning at 3:30 P. M.
Several musical renditions Will
made during the day at
AN EDITORIAL
Miss Katie Mae Harris
Becomes Bride Of Mr.
O.W. McWhorter, Tues
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seat 1800 people.
The town is being decorat-
ed with flags and bunting*
and will present a pleasing
spectacle. The citizens have
issued special invitations to
the people of the southern
part of Wood County to be
present in a whole page which
will be found in another sec-
tion of this issue of the Moni-
tor.
Ihis will be an all-day af-
fair extending into the night.
In conference with the cit-
izens of Winnsboro, the rep-
resentative of the Monitor was
told that Winnsboro wanted
to mrilce the Fourth, of July
a big celebration for that
town, that they intended join-
ing forces with Mineola in
staging the big Armistice
Celebration here on November
11th and would do everything^
possible to make the occasion
in Mineola a county-wide cele-
bration.
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Blasting Daily
Searching Lube
Though there has been lit-
tle activity within the last
several days in oil leasing near
Mineola, still the interest in
searching for favorable acre-
age is high and blasting north
east of Mineola continues. The
Roxana Company has had a
crew of men carrying on this
work for the past week which
indicates that the opinion of
th eoil fraternity is that there
is oil under the surface some-
where near here and they are
determined to find it.
Reports from Van iZandti
County state that the Rox-
ana Company has leased 15,000
acres in the southeast part
of that county and that this
same company is" blasting
north of Edgewood. i
The Priestly Company has
spudded in three miles west
of town. This well has a
one hundred and twelve foof
derrick and those in charge de-
clare that they intend to make
a thorough test in this well.
One hundred and fifty-two years ago, fifty-six
American Patriots, who had been harrassed and mal-
treated by the British Monarchy, who had been disre-
garded and cheated in commercial and governmental af-
fairs, met and drew up what is generally known as the
Declaration of Independence, declaring that 'all men are
created equal' and that man is entitled to a 'peaceful
pursuit of happiness.'
Since then, the United States, has become a leader
among the world powers and Americans are proud to
acknowledge their nation as one, ''of the people, by the
people, and for the people."
Each state of this republic though at times appar-
ently deprived of her state's rights, has control of her
affairs and each individual county within the state is
self-governed.
It is concerning the county that attracts attention
and in a more particular manner, Wood County.
Wood County was organized from a part of Nacog-
doches County in 1850, named after Gen. Wood and
settled by rugged and sturdy pioneers- Clad with virgin
forest, watered by creeks, river a#d springs, plentiful in
wild game and native fruits,
there with the frontierman's coi
tality of 'The House Besides Th
extended, this county had its -1
adventurous spirit, the necessi
desire to rear a family and to
neer darers,guided by the the
which leads the wanderer in tl
the ships at sea, paved the
asrsni
spotted here and
, where the hospi-
ad,' was generously
And due to the
f work, the natural
for it, these pio-
omnipotent hand
erness and pilots
I has led us to this
never have been
vJiave left a herit-
the
.Their tribute
given them while they lived,
age in their sons and daughters, who have
moral props and commercial leaders of our country^
and this is their tribute.
Responding to the example set by these forefath-
ers, their descendants today have become the mainstays
of our government- Today Wood County looks to them
for leadership and it not disappointed. As a result of
the precedents that have been set for them, the good
citizens of this county haye turned primeval forests into
homes of comfort and content; have made barren places
into fertile farms, and where the red school house with
its single room once stood, now is constructed substantial
brick edifices, where the youths of our county may re-
ceive the best instruction. Markets have been prepared
for the consumption of the farm products and railroads
are now available for proper transportation. Churches
where one may worship his maker according to the
tenets of his own heart, now grace every community
and town, and modern conveniences make it possible for
a man to live with comfort and health. Wood County
has not been reluctant in siezing the opportunities which
make for progress but has kept pace with other counties
according to her wealth and location.
But, amid this great sweep of progress, of financial,
commercial, and physical wealth, while one enjoys the
successes which he has attained and sits with friends in
homes of comfort and ease, there comes a clarion call,
sounding a prophetic warning to all, that the God of
our fathers must not be forgotten. It sounds the call to
remember in this day of success that the source of all
power, of all wealth, of all real worth while success is
from the Creator, that a man's business must be found-
ed upon those high principles which made our fore-
fathers what they were, and guided them through those
perilous days of the revolution, which made the thirteen
American Colonies into a liberty-loving and God-fear-
ing nation. And in the immortal words of Kipling,
true citizens should say to-day:
"God of our fathers knowrt of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath who^e awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget."
A marriage of interest to
West and East Texas took
piace at 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening at th* Methodist
Epj'scopel Church S«>uln in
.-•Iineola, Texas, when Mr.
Owen W. Mc Whorter son of
Mr. B. O. McWhorter of Lub-
buck, and Miss Katie Mae
Harris daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Dickson of Mineola
were married.
The Church was decorate--1,
with smilax, ferns and floor
baskets of crepe myrtle us-
ing the brides chosen co:^:3
of pink and green. Tapers
burning in seven branch can-
delabra furnished a soft glow.
Preceding the ceremony
Mrs. Aliord Williams and Miss
Iris Adrian sang 'At Dawning
and ''God Touched the Rose.'"
As the strains of the bridal
choras from Lehengrin wer%e
played by Miss Minnie Patton
the bridesmaids entered at-
tired in bouffant frocks of
fiesh chifion tai'icta. Miss
Marguerite iNoble, and Miss
Helen Jones came first, fol-
lowed by Miss Eleanor Trat-
ter of Houston cousin of the
bride, and Miss Mary Jane
Noble.
Next the junior Maid of
Honor, Miss Rosalie Buchanan
also wearing a bouffant frock
of flesh taffeta.
Then the maid of honor
Miss Frances Gunning of Pal-
estine entered attired in a
taffeta frock in a deeper shade
©f pink. ,
The Matron of Honor Mrs.
Howard Kirk, sister of the
brl<5e" was'""1|&wl
taffeta. All the brides
tendants carried eolonial bou-
quets of Columbia roses.
^Elizabeth Calhoun of
Austin ancNiSniii™ Peterson
daintily dressed in
not over taffeta scattered rose
petals in the path of the bride.
Paul Smith, Jr.. in a suit
of white satin and pink crepe
carried the rinj in the heart
of a rose, mounted on a white
satin pillow.
The bride entered on the
arm of her father. She was
lovely in a gown of silk net
over taffeta with real lace
trimmings studded with pearls
and rhinestones."" She carried
a shower bouquet of brides
roses and lillies of the valley.
Her veil was carried by
little Sallie Brooks of Forney
who wore a frock of flesh
georgette.
The bridegroom and his
best man Mr. Homer Dickson,
brother of the bride, entered
from the study and met the
bridal party at the altar where
the impressive service was
read by Rev. W. L. Canaan.
Immediately after the cere-
mony a reception was held at
the home of the "bride's par-
ents where a wedding cake
was cut and served. Mrs.
Dallas Lankford, Sr., and Miss
Minnie Patton presided at the
bride's book.
Among the out of town
guests were: Mr. B. O. Mc-
Whorter of Lubbock, Mr. and
Mrs. David Steed of Winns-
boro, Tola Blust, Mrs. Wm. N.
Claxton, Robert Claxton, Tho-
mas N. Claxton, Mrs. Alva
Maye Werner. Louie N. Brom-
berg, M. C. Cramer of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks,
and mother Mrs. Brooks of
Forney, Mrs. Galloway Cal-
houn of Austin.
The bride wore a going-
away frock of crepe marjorie,
created by Callet soeurs. The
separate jacquette over the
handsome gown of the new
ash tan combination formed
a smart ensemble. The tasty
soft tones of shiffley em-
broidery on the blouse add-
ed to the smartness of the
costume.
. Mass Meeting Held
To Make Plans For
Gas For Mineola
A mass meeting at the
picture show Wednesday mora
ing for the purpose Of dis-
cussing qlans to obtain gas for
jVIx-^h at an early date was
attended by many Mineola
citizens. The Mayor of Min-
eola, W. C. DuBose called the
meeting to order an i called
for a nexplanation of the pro-
posed francise by Mr. Smith a
representating The Latex Gas
Co., and by the City Secre-
tray Eli Reeves.
The gas company requested
the City of Mineola to secure
250 gas subscribers. It was
stated that *281 gas users re-,
sided in the territory which
would be covered by the gas
line.
The meeting agreed to at-
tempt to secure this required
number of users and to begin
the campaign at once. Sev-
eral committemen. who were
appointed by the mayor, be-
b^gan then work Wednesday
afternoon in the business sec-
tion of town, and will. make
a thorough canvas of the ter-
ritory where the lines will run.
The committee is composed
of W. D. Kitchens, T. B. Reed
Miles Caudle, F.E . Adams,
J. W. Cage, A. P. Buchanan,
John Shipp, Mrs. F. C. Reneau
J. L. Beckham, Dick Pendle-
ton and John McReynolds.
Next week's issue of the
Monitor will carry a full list
of those who have subscrib-'
ed and a complete statemen
of the progress of the com-
mittee.
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hp{ri„^day night saw the
viva1 ng 0f the ten day
A at the Methodist Church
J| Mineola with Rev. W. F.
Thresto delivering the ser-
mon to a large congregation.
Mr. Victor Harrison directed
the singing. From the crowd
the first night it appears that
the attendance will be unus-
ually large.
Rev. Cannan, the pastor
said that he hoped that this
would be a meeting of the old
time type where the member-
ship and others would be re-
vived into the old time relig-
ion.
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E. D. Scott Says
Business Is Good
"Business has been good
this spring and is holding up
during these hot days" said
E. D. Scott a local dry goods
merchant of Mineola wfien
asked ' How's business' by a
Monitor representative this
week. ."I attribute such fine
conditions to such a large a-
mount of money being turned
a loose here by the gas line
workers, to the general opti-
mistic view of the people here
and to my advertising in the
Monitor." "I look for an ex-
cellent business for Mineola
this^ Fall" said Mr. Scott.
Mr. Scott carries a regular
advertisemeh+ in the Monitor
and never faih to tell the peo-
ple what he has t0"selL His
friends call him 'The Old Re-
liable. '
Amusu Theatre Has-
Special Feature
Mr. Ferguson, the manager,
of the Amusu Theatre of
^Vinnsboro, announces that
his will feature for the
4th of July, * Men of Steel"
and besides will show the
first pictures of Lindbergh in
Paris in Winnsboro. He >n-
vites all people from this sec-
tion to pay his show a visit
while in Winnsboro.
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1927, newspaper, June 30, 1927; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286018/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.