Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 1937 Page: 1 of 5
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ESTABLISHED JUNE Mnd, 1876
PALO PINTO COUNTY’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
“ON THE BROADWA Y OF AMERICA” *
Vnl m#» 60
PALO PINTO. TEXAS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1937
Number 28
Howdy Neighbor!
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW
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Every day u a fresh beginning,
Listen, my soul, to the glad re-
frain,
And spot* of oCd sorrow, and older
sinning,
And troubles forecasted, and pos-
sible pain,
Take heart with the day, and begin
again—Susan Coolidge.
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Elsie Robinson says that merely
talking success will not bring it to
you. 'if you know what you want,
and have what it takes, and can
stand the beating, you can think
yourself into success,” Elsie says—
and she's right.
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Thanks to Boyce House, gifted
writer of the Star-Telegram for a
clever little book, ‘i Give You
Texas,” which we received recent-
ly through the mail. The book is
a burlesque on early Texas life and
is entertainingly written and clever-
ly illustrated.
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B. Eh (Bryar) Chester, display
tnanager of Monnig's Store* Fort
Worth, recently won a $50 first
prize in a national window decor
atiop contest, ‘‘Choose Your Coat
Week.” Bryar is a home town
boy who made good in the city,
and we are proud of him.
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E. A- Cardwell received publicity
in the Texas Farm Credit News*
paper for members of the farm
credit family, lately, Mr. Cardwell
was quoted as saying, “I like to do
business with your association be-
cause you give quick service and
it does not take long to get a loan
through.”
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County Treasurer L. C. Massie is
very proud of one Christmas greet
ing which he received. It was i
personal letter from James A. Far-
ley. It is said that Farley knows
50,000 persons by name. This is
•n outstanding attribute and is
probably the explanation for his
success in life.
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Judge and Mrs. Egbert Pitts and
charming little daughter, Virginia,
of Lubbock, Texas, were welcom-
ed in Palo Pinto by many old
friends during the Christmas holi-
days. Judge Pitts is a young man
who went west and made good,
bat he probably coaid not have
succeeded without the aid of his
charming wife. These fine folks
will always find a warm welcome
in the old home town.
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Mark P- McCracken of Olney is
a new subscriber to the Star. Mr.
needs no introduction
old timers of Palo Pinto, be-
is one of them. He is a
*&.. $ * j
l ie a
of the Star.
Lee Weldon Martin Diet
,„From Wreck Injuries
Lee Weldon Martin of Salesville
died in the Nafcareth Hospital in
Mineral Wells late Friday afternoon
from injuries received in an auto-
mobile wreck. He was 22 years
of age. Martin and Mitchell War-
ren were riding in e coupe on
West Hubbard Street Friday even-
ing Jan. 1, when the wreck occur-
red. Warren was driving. When
attempting to make a turn the
coupe crashed into a trailer-truck
owned and driven by LE Macey
of Mineral Wells.
Martin was born at Bay City,
Texas. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs, £. A. Martin of Salesville, and
had formerly lived in Mineral
Walla. He is survived bv his
parents, three brothers, end one
sister.
He was a member of Troop F,
124th Cavalry, T. N. G., Mineral
Wells, and was given a military
funeral.
Funeral services were Conducted
by Rev. Gaude Martin, pastor of
the Salesville Baptist Church, Sun-
day afternoon. Burial was made
in the Salesville Cemetery.
A charge of driving while in
toxicated was filed against Warren,
driver of the coupe at the time of
the accident.
[BIG HATS
— Come ki yi-yippi yippt ya —
BY BART WHATLEY DUNBAR
Jimmie Day Loses Right
Foot
Jimmie Day, aofi of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Day. who has been working
in a CCC Camp in Arizona for the
past year, had the misfortune of
losing his right foot during the
Christmas holidays. The amputa
tion waa made in an El Paso hos-
pital after injuriea received in
freight train collision. He was hop-
ping a rids on the train when the
collision occurred and his right
foot was so badly mashed that
amputation was necessary. He had
been home for the holidays and
waa returning back to the camp in
Aritona for work when the acci-
dent occurred, „
Much sympathy is extended Jim-
mie in his misfortune and his many
friends here wish him a speedy re
covery. His address in El Paso is
William Beaumont Hospital, Ward
9, El Paso. He would appreciate
hearing from his friends.
Mrs. E. P. Costello Die*
Funeral services were held at the
family residence in Pickwick laat
Saturday morning at 10:30 for Mrs.
E- P- Costello, who passed away on
Friday. She had been in poor
health for several months. She is
survived by her husband and three
children, Mesdames F. O’Donnell,
j. G. Weldon and Mias Connie
Costello, two grandchildren, two
aisters and four brothers. Mrs.
Mattie White of Graford waa a
■Her of Mrs. Costello.
Mrs. Costello who waa Mias OUic
of this town and P*rry, daughter of J. H. Perry waa
in I
1870.
1890.
Ephram Crabtree* pioneer of Palo
Pinto, can tell many interesting
stories of the long ago. He was
born in Alabama in 1852. He re-
members many horrors of the Civil
War which he aaya waa every-
thing but civil. A northern general
with 10,000 soldiers once camped
about b i a father's place. The
Yankees stole everything from their
home including all food, bedding,
etc. Young Ephram bad a little
Bantam roosts* which he loved
better thao anything. This pet
roosted each night between the
chimney and the boose. All the
other chickens had been killed
and eaten by the invading soldiers
with the exception of this rooster.
Early one morning the little roos-
ter awoke, crowed lustily and
flapped its tiny Wings. A sleep*
ing Yankee near by heard the
crow, and searched out the roos
ter's hiding place. Tjran he grab-
bed the refugee and wrung its
heck and fried it for breakfast.
A little later a small teary-eyed
boy in ragged cldtbes asked the
Yankee guard to give him some
ammunition. The guard refused
the ammunition. “It ia well that
he did not give me »nv,” because
1 had an old gun of my father's
hidden under the fehfe, and if 1
could have fitted ft w*fth ammuni
tion 1 would have killed that Yan*
kee," Mr. Crabtree said. His twink-
ling eyes suddenly became serious,
—‘Td still do it today” be added.
The northern general and bis
soldiers were later surprised at
night time by Gen. Bedford, the
Confederate officer, and complete-
ly routed. Thousands were killed.
"Dead Yankees lay for miles np
and down the creek near our home,
Mr. Crabtree said. ''It was a ter-
rible sight* one I shall never for-
get."
The Bushwhackers who raided
in the neme of the army had been
doing much mischief in the com
munity and the Yankees learned
that several southern families had
been feeding them. As a conse-
quence they ordered all southern
families to vacate their homes in
the community one night while
thorough search waa made. The
Crabtree family left their home in
a deep snow. They carried their
fire with them to a shack in the
hills. The fire went out on the
way end young Crabtree had to re-
turn through the snow for more.
Huddled together in the aback the
family almost froze that night, as
their covering was scarce end the
bitter wind moaned through the
wide cracks in the walls.
Mr. Crabtree soya that he has
often seen his mother start a fire
by patting a copper wire on the
spindle of her spinning wheel end
turning the rim so fast that a piece
of string would catch fire.
Mr. Crabtree wee I
Lula Mae Bosley Accidentally
Shot
Tragedy brought sorrow to the
R. A. Bosley home near Santo dur-
ing the Christmas holidays when
their attractive little daughter, Lula
Mae, died from wounds caused by
the accidental firing of a shotgun.
She was 10 years of sge, was in the
6th grade in school, and a favorite
among her many playmates. She
died Sunday, Dec. 27. Funeral
services were conducted Monday
by Rev. Base. Burial was made in
the Bosley Cemetery. Gilbert and
McClish directed the funeral.
As too one witnessed the tragedy
it is thought that the child attempt
ed to catry the shotgun to the door
to kill A hawk which her father saw
in the yard. The gun must have
been accidentally discharged when
striking a piece of household furni-
ture. The child was struck in the
chest and died immediately.
Wally Once Visited In
Thurber
According to the Strawn Tri-
bune of laat week, Wallis War-
field Simpson, attractive Ameri-
can divorcee with whom the
former King of England is deep-
ly enamoured, once visited her
cousins, the Ward family of
Thurber, Texas. Thurber was
in its boom days then, and
Editor Garner says, *h is not too
much to bsxard'TKe'jfuess that
Miss Warfield made many a
heart skip a beat when casting
her brown eyes in the direction
of tfie beau brummels of the
then prosperous mining town."
• News 35 years Ago \
Live with us again in tha past
through tbs Star columns.
Burial'
Old And New Officer*
Sworn In
Friday, January I, was "swear-in"
day at the county court house.
County officials and their deputies
bad their bonds approved and took
the oath of office. Only two new
commissioners, M. O. Shook of
Gordon and Jack Vaughan of Min
eral Wells, were sworn into their
new positions, all other officials
were holding their offices over.
Bob Peak of Mineral Wells and
Luther Simmans of Mingus were
the two commissioners succeeded
by Messrs Shook and Vaughau.
They met with the court at the
business session for the last time
Friday morniog proceeding the
swearing in of the new commis-
■ oners.
Mineral Wells Banks Pay
Dividends
Both Mineral Wells banks paid
dividends the laat of December.
The State National Bank paid a
dividend of 4 per cent. A divi-
dend of 4 per cent was paid in
July, making 8 per cent paid for
the year. In addition to tke
$8,000 paid in dividends. 82,000
»the surplus nee
i given
as a bonui
cent amaeiko
Of tke
Due. 31. A
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—Herbert Garrett will spend
Christmas at home.
—Misses Gertrude Lorenz and
Lula Dalton are at borne to spend
Xmas.
—J. C. Haynes, we regret to
learn, is dangerously ill at his home
near Mineral Wells.
—Misses Maud Miller, Nell Cor-
rigan and Jordan Massie are home
for the Xmas holidays.
—Chas Gibbs, prominent young
attorney of Gordon, made the Star
a pleasant call this week.
—W. G. McQperry returned from
the Masonic grand lodge meeting
at Houston Sunday night.
— Mr. and Mrs. W. Percy Smith
of Weatherford are in town to
spend Xmas with relatives.
—Judge H. A. Wade dropped in
to see us last week. The Judge
seems to be in fine health and
spirits.
—There will be no paper issued
next week, it being Christmas week.
Jan. 3, 1902 will be our next issue.
We want to try and catch up with
our work.
—A number of visiting attorneys
were in attendance upon court thia
| week, but we bad not time to bunt
np their names. Our personals are
nearly all cut off for want of help.
—We have been getting out the
Star under great difficulties for the
past few weeks. A rush of jobs
and no help, and part of the time
the weather has been very cold,
besides our office building is un-
comfortable. We have been doing
tbe best we could under the circum-
stances and hope our readers will
excuse the scarcity of news and
delay in its publication. We will
try and be on time after the firat.
waa added to I
—District Court convened Mon-
day morning at 10 o'clock, with
Judge Oxford on the bench, Dist.
Atty. Lee Riddle, Co. Atty. W. E.
McConnell, Sheriff Hindman, Geo.
Metcalf, clerk, were on hand. The
grand jury waa empaneled and
went to work with Riga Howard aa
foreman. Up to going to press 18
bills of indictment had been turned
in to the court, I felony and 18
misdemeanors. No jury cases were
tried but a large number of non-
jury cases were finally disposed of.
We have not the rime to give full
proceedings this week, but will do
so later on. We simply could not
set the type and do our other work.
—Mr. S. A Penix of this place
and Miss Flora Lindsey of Gordon
were married in the Baptist Chinch
at the letter named place on the
evening of Dec. 31, 1991, Rev. J.
T. Harris officiating. Mr. Penix ie
a prominent young attorney of our
town with bright prospects of rising
to eminence at the bar. He ie an
industrious end energetic youog
of sober pnd moral habit*; -
while hia fair, bride is the daughter
of J. J. Lindsey, s '
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the nee* men of Gordon. Sy * •
A charming end accomplished young
car- lady end loved by ell Tbe Star
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Dunbar, Mary Whatley. Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 1937, newspaper, January 8, 1937; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039742/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.