Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 201, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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MOUNT PLEASANT DAILY TIMES
“MT. PLEASANT IS A PLEASANT PLACE’
By Carrier—50c per month
$5 .00 per year
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY
By Mail—40 per month
$4.00 per year
VOLUME TWELVE
MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS. THURSDA YEVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1930.
NUMBER 201
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TAX EQUALIZERS j
HEAR PROTESTS
FAMILY FROM HEATH:
San Antonio, Texas, Nov . 12.— j
Squawking protests of two indignant
- i hens as heat forced them from a tree- j
NUMBERS OF CITY PROPERTY roost beside a bedroom window at f I
OWNERS OBJECT TO THE J the home of J. W. Ford, South San j
NEW SYSTEM j Antonio, early Wednesday, saved the j |
_ I family of four from a blazing death’ji
citations of the Board of ' as flames totally destroyed the dwell-•!
The
Equalizers for the City of Mt. Pleas- j in^' _ <
ant to property owners to appear j Mr. and Mrs. Ford were sleeping
Thursday to show cause why their just inside the window beside which
renditions, for purposes of taxation stood the tree the chickens had select- j
should not be raised or lowered drew fd as their roost. The gabbing cfj
quite a number of protests on that the two hens as the flames leaped j
date. The protests naturally came from the blazing house toward the j
from those whose property was vais- tree finally awakened Lord. He op-
ed in valuation. Those who received . ened his eyes to see the bedroom
ablaze in several places and dense
clouds of smoke made breathing dif-
ficult. Ford hurriedly awakened his
wife and they attempted to reach
an adjoining bedroom where their two
notices of'the lowering of their ren-
ditions studiously avoided the City
Hall on this occasion.
The change in renditions came as a
result of the establishment of a new
system of valuations for city proper------------—--------------
tv. A committee was appointed last miliar with local property values gave
Spring by the City Council to estab- several weeks of their time working
lish a new valuation standard in an out. the valuations, and they believe
effort to bring about a more equitable that the new renditions are practi-
systern that would make every pro- j rally correct, although they realize
perty owner pay taxes in proportion j some changes must be madei The
to the value of his property and on j City Council announces that if the
the same basis. A complete survey j revenue under the new system shows
was made of every piece of proper- { an increase the tax rate will be low-!
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Cleaning - Pressing
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Also a DeLuxe
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A dependable cleaner.
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I'HONE 86 1
I • Mas. Rachel Ann White died Mon-
j day night at the home of her daugh-
| ter at Sherman and the body was
j brought to Mt. Pleasant Tuesday af-
childrcn were sleeping. Flames ' ternoon for burial at the' Monticello \
blocked the door, however, and Ford cemetery. She was the widow of the i
turned to smash a window, helping : late A. B. White, who recently died !
his wife to the ground. He then ikt the Confederate Home at Austin, j
snatched a blanket front the bed and, ^ ghe leaves three daughters and two j
using it as a screen to protect him- | SOns to mourn her death. They are: i
self from the intense heat, battled Mis. L. A. Rodden of Sherman. MtsJ
his way into the children’s bedroom, j g. W. Justice of this county, Miss .
------- -- | Alice White of Bellevue, J. M. White j
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED j af Little Reek, Ark., and A. A. White
_ j of Monticello. The funeral services !
PREMIUM LIST
FLOWER SHOW
TO BE HELD IN THE EASTLAND
BUILDING, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY, NOV 14-15
ty in the city and the size of the lot, ; ered.
the location, and kind of improve-! Over four hundred pieces of proper-
ments were entered in a block book ty in the city limits were reduced in
for this purpose. Several men fa- rendition under the new system.
Announcement was made Wednes-j weit‘ conducted by Rev. Geo. C . Moore. I
j day of the marriage of Morris Har- j —•--
hour of the Old Union community to TWO AMERICANS KILLED
■nBBOHHIBBnM
Miss Pauline McClung of this city
on November first, at Omaha. The.
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
S. Calcjwell. The groom is a son of
DOG LEAPS INTO AUTO,
DISCHARCING S-H0TGlJN,
AND WOMAN IS KILLED
Ardmore, Ok., Nov. 12.—Mrs. A. J.
Hardy, 32, wife of A. J. Hardy, an
attorney and former County Judge,
j was almost instantly killed Wednes-
j day when a shotgun was accidentally
discharged. ] -
She ana her husband had been j The annual Flower Show, under
hunting on their farm near Ardmore ; the auspices of the Demonstration
and were in their car. A dog leaped, Council, opens Friday in the building
in the car and tripped the trigger.; on Jefferson Street, recently vacated
The full charge struck Mrs. Hardy. j by Eastland’s. The following pro-
--I gram will be rendered in connection
MRS. WHITE BURIED j with the show:
Friday Afternoon, 4 O’clock
Reading—Mrs. 0. F. Hays,
Song—Urbanell Cox.
Violin solo—Floyce Brock.
Reading—Mrs. Clyde Henderson.
Friday Night, 7:30 O'clock
Selections—Mt. Pleasant Band.
Selections—Colored Quartette,
Saturday Afternoon, 4 O’clock
Reading—Miss Damon Foster.
Reading—Bernize Pope.
Reading—Mrs. L. W. Vance.
Reading—0. L. Colley Jr.
Saturday Night, 7:30 O’clock
Reading—Mrs. Clyde Henderson.
Violin solo—Mrs. Fred Ilarkrider.
Sections—-Male Q11arte11e.
GROWING PLANTS
Bes| Single Blossom—Chrysanthe-
mums
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IN PERU LABOR CLASH
happiness.
Lima, Peru.—Two Americans and I
an Austrian were reported to be i
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Harbour, and ; among the six or seven men killed in
the bride is a,daughter of Rev. and ja riot Wednesday at Mai Paso, a min- ’
Mrs. J. D. McClung. Both have a j ing- settlement near Cerro de Pasco,
host of friends who wish them every A special train evacuated all for-
DROPS DEAD AT
FOOTBALL
eigners in the district after the riot
was quelled. The train is expected to
j bring 350 Americans and Britishers
GAME (to Lima.
Kingsville, Texas, Nov. 12.—J. W. j Mrs. Marguerite Whittenberg has
Mosely Jr., dropped dead here Tues- ! returned from New York City, where
day while attending a football game, she spent several weeks attending a
His death was attributed to heart I school of interior decorating.
disease. 1 ---—,--
.....——----------- j Mrs. Jack Brown of San Antonio is
Rayford Hodge left Wednesday J visiting Mrs, Hattie Brown this week,
night for Lima, Ohio, for a visit with I
j Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carr. , ( -
Suits Cleaned
and Pressed
50c
P. D. THORNTON
Cleaner & Hatter
PHONE 149
The Weather
The weather for tne past 24 hours j
according to readings made at 6:30i!
Maximum .. ...... 69 1
Minimum .... 57
Temperature 6:30 58
Wind from ...................SE j
sky ..................;.....................Cloudy i
Suits Cleaned and
Pressed
50c
Hats cleaned and re-blocked
HENDERSON
CLEANERS
PHONE 8
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Cross, G. W. Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 201, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1930, newspaper, November 13, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth784169/m1/1/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.