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1937
Sixty-Third Year—Number 15.
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, July 7, 1938.
Eight Pages Today
Funeral Services Bozeman Ig Appointed
For Jon Russell m T i .
Held Wednesday To flinty Judgeship
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Wood County Judge VISITING IN CUBA
Dies At Home In
Mineola Tuesday
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3
^ O'clock at the family residence
for Jonathan Russell, county
adge of Wood county. Rev.
*Perry F. Evans, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, officiat-
ed at the final rites. He was
assisted by Rev. John Donaho.
aastor of the First Methodist
Church, and Rev. S. W. Hut-
ton, pastor of the Central
Christian Church. Interment
followed at the City Cemetery.
Although he had been in iil
health for the past several
months, and had realized his
inability to serve as county
judge to his fullest capacity
in the event of his election,
and had withdrawn from the
race for another term in that
office, even intimate friends
were shocked at the sudden-
ness of his death which occur-
red at 8:15 Tuesday morning.
Active pallbearers were B. A.
Holbrook, B. A. Copass, L. B.
Willis, L. D. Callaway, J. D.
Harris, W. N. Jones, H. Watts,
and Ray Cooper.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
T. H. Peterson, Dr. S. C. Noble,
Dr. A. P. Buchanan, H. W.
Meredith, Dr. W. T. Black. H.
V. Puckett, J. G. Shamburger,
It Jess Sharp, W. D. Williams, J.
Ia Hartsfield. R. H. Carraway,
C. • E. Revelle, C. C. Sims, F.
E. Adams, C. I. Kine, H. O.
Rogers, J. W. Cage, S. W.
Jones, W. W. Perry, W. R.
Speights, E. A. Reeves, B. A.
Brooks, Jno. T. Robinson, Joe
£drian, R. D. Adrian, W. N.
(See RUSSELL, Page 8)
Negro in jail Straw Vote Places McCraw First
After Unsuccessful
Bar 20 Break
David Seals, negro, was 'rest-
With O'Daniel Second In Race
Jonathan Russell.
Judge Bozeman is an attor-
ney of many years of legal ex-
perience and has previously
served in the capacity to which
he has been appointed.
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Local Pastor
Presents July
mon Series
ILLINOIS VISITORS RETURN
^ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lineback
have returned to their home
in Peoria, Illinois, after sev-
eral days visit with Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Normington. Miss
Gloria Normington accompani-
ed them for a brief visit.
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ON VACATION TRIP
Mrs. Joe Brady, who has
been visiting in Mineola with
her daughter, Mrs. B. S. Dodson,
left last week for Nashville,
Tenn., to visit her daughter
re. She was accompanied
by her grandson, Jimmie Dod-
son. While on this trip Mrs.
Brady will continue to Peoria,
' Illinois, where she will visit
.•another daughter, Mrs. W. E.
Molting.
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County Tax Assessor-Collect-
or W. D. Williams was here from
FQuitman Sunday
MISS ROSALIE BUCHANAN
Miss Rosaiie Buchanan,
daughter cf Dr. and Mrs. A.
P. Buchanan, and teacher in
the Troup schools, is taking
a vacation in Cuba. Her cou-
sin, Miss Melba Rose Davis,
of Longview, accompanied
her on the trip.
Gerald C. Mann
Will Speak Here
Saturday, July 9
Word was received here this
week that Gerald C. Mann,
candidate for Attorney Gen-
eral, will speak in Mineola on
Saturday morning, July 9, at
11:30 o'clock in behalf of his
candidacy in the coming elec-
tion.
Mann, former assistant At-
torney General and one time
Secretary of State, is on a state-
wide speaking tour that calls
for from five to ten speeches
daily until the July 23 pri-
mary.
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Attend Veterans
Annual Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tollotson
returned this week from Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where they
attended the tenth annual re-
union of the 31st Railway En-
gineers of the A. E. F.
Former County Judge
To Fill Unexpired, lng standlng up today at the
Ter4n, Due to Death County Jail at Quitman by
of Jonathan Russell reason of his having been shot
I in a tender portion of his rear
The announcement was made anatomy several nights agfo
at noon Thursday by the com- when he attempted an unsuc-1
missioners court that Judge R. cessful break on the famed
E. Bozeman had been appoint- negro Bar 20 rendevous south
ed judge of Wood county by:0f the tracks.
that body to serve the remaind- j seals, who was caught in ;
er of the present term made ac^. Jerome Hickman,!
vacant by the recent death of alsQ colored proprietor of the!
place, at first eluded his dis-!
coverer .but Hickman caught
up with Seals as the latter!
sought refuge beneath the floor1
of the Bar 20 building, and
fired at Seals' form as it was
about to disappear beneath that
structure.
The bullet lodged in the
fleshy part of the extreme up-
per thigh, and Seals, on com-
ing to town, reported the
shooting as having been done
by an unknown white man
who fired at him from a car.
Jchn Donaho. pastor, First Marshal Will Ray was
Methodist Church, announces a incredulous because of the posi-
series of sermons for July, the j.jcn ^he wound and sought
Sunday morning services will a^out for the solution, finding
be based upon the temptations ^ ^he person of Hickman,
of Jesus. The evening services, | wj^0 when confronted with the
which will be held on the; facts cf the case readily admit-
ehurch lawn, deal with the. tecj having chased the in-
problems of youth. Services; truder off after having fired
each Sunday morning will be-1 the shot
gin at 10:45, evening services' 0
at 8 o'clock.
The sermon subjects follow: nu J |r nn(i Wilp
July 10, "The Temptation to e ^ "IIIK dll J Wilt
God;" July 17, "The Tempta-
tion to be a Showman," July
24, "The Temptation to be Ex-
pedient;" July 31, "The Temp-
tation to Misuse Possessions."
Evening, July 10, "The Call
of the World—Youth's Re-
sponse;" July 17, "The Call of
God—Youth's Response;" July
24, "What Recreation is Christ-
ian?" July 31, "Youth and Love."
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Mrs. W. W. Perry spent
Thursday in Winnsboro visiting
friends.
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Mrs. F. E. Adams visited in
Dallas Friday.
Bill McCraw Demonstales
Proficiency In Printing Craft
Serve Fish Dinnei
To Group of Boys
Hubert Faulk and wife act-
ed as host and hostess to mem-
bers of Hubert's Sunday school
class and Boy Scouts of Quit-
man Monday night at Road-
sids Park when they served an
appetizing supper of delicious
King Fish snared recently by
Faulk in the Gulf of Mexico
Following the fish dinner the
Faulks carried thirteen boys
to the LeRoy Theatre.
£<* ■' C
On his recent visit to Mineola,
when he spoke from the stage
of the Select Theatre, Bill Mc-
Craw, candidate for Governor,
visited the Monitor office and
while there demonstrated his
printing ability by feeding the
job press as pictured above.
As good at the type cases
as the law cases, McCraw,
former printer's devil who be-
came attorney general. has
friends in every newspaper of-
fice in Texas. Here he is set-
ting a stickful of type in the
composing room. •
While working as a craftsman,
McCraw was an active member
of the Pressman's Union, and
still retains his membership in
that organization.
SINGING CONVENTION MEET!
Precinct 2 singing convention
will meet next Sunday, July
10 at the Lone Pine school
building at 2 o'clock. Everyone
is invited to attend and hear
some fine singing.
As The Bubble Bursts!
That Lee O'Daniel's freakish been until this year. Ha^e you
wave of popularity, resulting^been a Democrat as long as
from the people's love of his
musical program, is fast break-
ing so far as his being a seri-
ous contender for the governor-
ship become more and more
obvious every day.
Until lately no one paid much
attention to his qualifications
for governor but now they be-
gin to see the light.
As one who is now in the
merciless spotlight of the public
eye, we would like to see him
answer some of these ques-
tions, instead of making wild
promises and giving his listen-
ers musical hypodermics:
Did you, Mr. O'Daniel, pay
your poll tax any time since
you came to Texas in 1925, ex-
cept in 1931?
Did you do that so you could
vote for Hoover or did you vote
for Roosevelt?
You said your grandfather
was a Republican but you have
not said what you are or have
since 1931?
You were married 21 years
a few weeks ago. The United
States went into the World
War just a few months ea.lier.
What, if anything, did you do in
the way of service to your
country during that war? The
veterans want to know that.
You .say you can cut taxes
to a tenth of what they are
now. Can you give us the
faintest idea of how you would
perform this miracle?
Do you favor a sales tax,
liquor by the drink, horse or
dog race betting?
You say you would abolish poll
taxes, although you didn't pay
for one so you could have a
personal say on their abolition.
Do you know that only a con-
stitutional amendment would
abolish poll taxes and not you
but the people and the legis-
lature would decide that.—
Gilmer Mirror.
The Road To Reform In Texas
MERIT PERSOINNFX IS ONE OF MANY REFORMS
THAT NEED ABLE LEADERSHIP
(NOTE: This is the third of a series of dis- ture?
cussion articles on candidates for governor. Texans will wonder about these thing.-.
Next week's article will concern Ernest^O. Ancl those who are students of government
and who are advocates of reform, tax re-
duction, and general economy, will give
some consideration to the obvious effect
such an unqualified governor will have on
the progress that has been made in certain
of these fields of reform, for it is they who
realize the value of qualified personnel in
all state positions from the chief executive
on down through every staff and line agency.
Regardless of who the people of Texas
select as their next governor or on what
Thompson, and the fifth will take up Wil-
liam McCraw.)
(EDITORIAL)
One candidate for governor of Texas—
now generally conceded one of the first three
contenders—has aimed his campaign appeal,
softened to the sentimental strains of good
string band music, at the oft-tried rebellious
spirit of the people. His theme is, in effect,
"all government leaders are politicians and
all politicians are crooked."
Hearing this, many will wonder about ,
this candidate—W. Lee O'Daniel-wlio admits basis they make their selection, every adult
himself that he hasn't enough technical individual should bear in mind that govern-
knowledge of government to know just what nient today is not a haven cf ciooks, not
particular phases of the government need to is N a public feed trough for the type o
be changed or what amount of tax money People O'Daniel labels as "politicians'. True
may be conservatively expected from what state personnel is not Simon Puie, nor is I
source of revenue to pay off his pension pro- <* the highest technical quality, but the
gram. Yes, by July 23. a great many people ^end is definitely upward. And the biggest
will be wondering about this man O'Daniel, obstacles in the way of this trend are lit the
and they will be wondering why he has made organization of the administrative system,
so many of these bold indictments and why '2' the ignorance of the people, which
he has not offered even the slightest bit of makes "Politics" and patronage necessary,
proof to back them up. They will be wonder- But since the days of Andrew Jackson,
ing why this man has repeated the same qualified personnel in government service
amateurish campaign talk every day, promis- has traveled far. It's a far cry from the
ing the moon without a word of explanation picture O'Daniel paints. The rapidly in-
of how his promises could possibly be realiz- creasing volume of business done by the
ed. They will be wondering if this Ohioan, state and the watchful eye the press keeps
who, in his own ridiculous way, pokes fun at on government activity makes political graft
Texas government, has himself even element- very distasteful. And for the past half cen-
ary knowledge of the office he seeks. And tury the model plans proposed by various
they will also wonder about the personal qual- reform groups have had a definite influence,
ifications of this Ohio Yankee, who cast his But there's more work to be done, work that
last presidential ballot for a Republican, calls for a qualified leader who is well versed
What does he have in common with Texas the technicalities and pitfalls of pontics,
tradition? Where will he fit into the pic- ((See ROAD TO REFORM, Page 8)
Wood County Gets
Appropriation for
Road Identification
Poll Being Made
by Dallas Lawyer
R. B. Humphries Hit
1936 Election With
99 % Accuracy
Results of the first state-
wide poll taken in the govern-
or's race show William Mc-
Craw leading and W. Lee O'-
Daniel second. Of the first 828
straw ballots counted, McCraw
received 259, O'Daniel 243,
Thompson 155, Hunter 80,
Crowley 29, Renfro 14, Fergu-
son 4, Miller 3, Farmer 2,
Brogdon 2 and King and Mc-
Coy one each.
The poll was taken from the
list of notaries public record-
ed in the office of the secre-
tary of state. The list was sent
out by R. B. Humphrey, Dallas
xttorney and author of a man-
ual for use of notaries public.
Humphrey says he has sent
>ut 6500 ballots and expects to
end out 50,000 before July 23.
He conducted a similar poll
wo years ago and forecast the
result within a fraction of 1
>er cent in the governor's race.
In the other state races,
Humphrey's poll shows Coke
Stevenson leading for lieuten-
ant governor with 361 to Nel-
son's 167.
Attorney General, Mann 303,
Woodul 247, Yarbrough 169,
Calvert 63, Goodrich 13.
Railroad Commissioner, Chris-
tie 18, Morris 61, Sadler 40,
Stuart 108, Terrell 223, Wood
279.
Land Commissioner, B:
'ng 90, Giles 250, McDom
359. Mills 69.
State Superintendent, James
261, LaMay 156, Woods 3566.
261, LeMay 156, Woods 366.
ter 60, Lockhart 584.
Comptroller, Biffle 96, .
pard 661, Terrell 42.
Commissioner of Agricul
Allen 217, McDonald 481,
An appropriation of $2,500
has bee-n mad? by the State
Highway Department for the
purpose of beautifying a stretch fall 73.
of Highway 80 in front of the Supreme Court, Critz
Jarvis College property east Davidson 246, Smiley 102.
of Hawkins in Wood county, j Court of criminal Ap]
The Federal government Graves 357, Pippen 293, St;
has been asked by the State ens 116.
Highway Department to ap- o
propriate a similar amount for
this purpose.
I Woodul Visits Here
i Lieutenant-Governor Walter
Undergoes Operation Woodul- candidate for Attor-
ney General, visited here brief-
er. and Mrs. A. P. Buchanan ly on Wednesday as he passed
have returned from Dallas where through here on his way to an
they took their little daughter.' unnamed destination. While
Ann, to the hospital there for here he renewed acquaintances
an operation. Little Miss Ann in this district and spoke to
is now at home convalescing several concerning his candi-
frcm the operation. dacy in the coming election.
Regional Soil Type Fan
Products to be Exhibits
The regional soil type farm ager, and Bill Seals, Upshui
products exhibit plan of the county agent, and attended by'
State Fair Association to sup- j chamber of commerce manag-
plement the individual and the ers, chamber agricultural com-
county exhibits, has met with
approval from the committee
on agriculture of the East Tex-
as Chamber of Commerce, it
was announced by its president,
Paul T. Sanderson of Trinity.
In a preliminary discussion
mitteemen, and county agents
of the East Texas sweet potato
area, heard State Fair officials
present the regional plan of
exhibit.
At this meeting the regional
exhibit idea was unanimously
arranged by Hubert M. Harri-1 endorsed and the East Texas
son, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce invited
regional Chamber, directors of:to proceed with assisting in
the organization represented on
its agricultural committee ex-
pressed themselves in favor of
the general idea.
A general meeting at Gilmer
on June 29, presided over by
Etex Agricultural Chairman M.
E. Darsey of Grapeland, Ed
Gooch, Gilmer chamber man-
the shaping of plans in those
soil region areas wishing to
display regional exhibits at the
Golden Jubileet State Fair in
Dallas this fall. Its agricul-
tural department manager, El-
more R. Torn, will handle the
coordination details incident
thereto.
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The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1938, newspaper, July 7, 1938; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth298912/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.