The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1931 Page: 3 of 8
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from the county tax ool-
office, s total of 3,047
( receipts have been »•
Ihd to date. During 1930
“was a total of 6,076 re-
jsMie.l in the county*-
)as pceu announced that
thige work on the lateral
Jof the county will be “
■within the next few w
Vat thin activity will;
[plovment for a number 4f
[men. In most casea the
kets were let to local men
rill employ Brown county
land use Brown county ma
110 construct the work.
$1(MMM) Howard Payjjje ^
ncy campaign wasofft- \
launched Friday evening
5 bv I’r&sident Thos. H.
r 0\er station KRLD, Dal-
r. Tavlor spoke to the ra--
forld iii behalf of the inati-i
that has meant so much
section of the stale, telj-
em what the school has
in the past and what it
to do in the future,
ded fly 0. E. Winebren-
|ocal Red Cross chairman,
ting was held at the cham
commerce Saturday morn
Jntenaive top .working of pe-
can trees ia being Undertaken
by a number of Comanche coun
ty people, working with Mr.
Fabis, operator of Brewnwood.
The Fort Worth gnd Rio
Grande railway, Thursday put
into operation a motor car ser-
vice between Comanche and
Brown wood.
Removing « window glass,
buvglars entered the store of W.
L. Blair at Sipe Springs Satur-
day night and carried away
groceries valued at more than
$26. I , 1 -i J
A fifteen per cent penalty for
a bad fire record .during the
last three years will be charg-
ed on fire insurance policies
issued after March 1 in Coman
che, according to information
given eut by the state fire in
•anee department. I
A number of Comanche busi
ness men have joined with the
county commissioners in a fund
of more than $100 to be used
Assisting farmers in their
on th i rabbit scourg*,
which baa become so serioas
during the last few months.
Their plan ia to pay part of
the cost of shells used in or-
ganised drives.
• Mrs. F. W. Nauert died at her
home between Indian Qap and
U you dp go to L., I. Miller's
Jewelry Store, where yon can
yourself with a pair of first-
lasses and save money.
the throat of Joy Lewis, seven
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mas. William Lewis.
Two major idiprovemehTs
that may receive the attention
of (Jatesville’s city authorities
during the current year are a
municipal building and a muni-
eipally owned and operated
light plant. >>
Some months ago the Oates-
ville city council was present-
ed with a petition asking that a
municipal light plant be built.
It requests that the offer of a
firm which manufactures ma-
chinery to generate electricity,
to build and equip the plant be in ,lie southern areas, with pros
Accepted, to be pajd for by theiPect» of a large reduction in
city. No bond imue is sought iacreaRe* This, however, will
for this purpose. depend to a large extent on abil-
WhilC the unemployment eon- of farmers 1° accomplish
ditlor, i„ Hamilton ia. m-vet- “SL?!""”*, * V
reached the critical ataoe lliat !, *„*. ,of ,,rl;f
haa been evident in oih", J “f •""’'T*1' <J»'
town, and „i„
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The monthly bulletin issued
by the Santa Pe rial road com-
pany, telling conditions in
states thru which that road
passes, says:
•*. Texas
An extremely mild and open
winter has given Texas farmers
opportunity to prepare lands
for early spring planting. The
proportion of' land ready for
seeding is greater than usual for
this period of the.year. Abund-
ant rains have put a ifood sea-
son in the ground, but have
delayed planting pouiewhat.
CoVn planting is bring done
in Bast and South Texas as rap-
idly aa fields dry out sufficient
ly to work. Acreages to corn
and grain sorghums will show
n substantial increase.
Cotton planting has started
YOU CAN FIND NO BETTER VALUES IN
TIRES, TUBES AND BATTERIES
THAN YOU GpT IN
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Priddy Tuesday, February 24,
It 9 o’clock at which repre- *nd interment was made Wed-
Itives from the 10 consoli- neaday at the Baker Mountain
tera haa
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districts of Brown coun-
|ere present'and made re-
of their work. The natioirj
bd f'ross headquarter# haa
led Brown county
Its work in its first
will be distributed among
listrrcts as the committee
fit. Six of the sub-commit-
made reports. At Blank
I families were found to’be
|eed of assistance, five at
Cut, 33 at. May, 12 at
Ikesmilh, making a total of
families that ape in dire
of hplp- from the Red
-Record.
S
AN SARA
l and Mrs. Ed Miller of Qal
are week end gueata in
^ome of Mv. and Mrs. Leon-
Skaggs.
. John Patterson was rush
a Temple sanitarium the
week, where she is be
cemetery at Priddy, the services
being conducted by Rev. R. M.
Monseur. Mrs. Nauevt, who waa
40 years of age, is survived by
her husband and eight children.
3SB* »_; '-1
, LAMPASAS
In eouhiy court today a jury
was selected for trial of the caw
of G. H. Bradley vs- O. C. ft 8.
F. railroad. This is a suit for
damages resulting from the loss
of a number of goata by the de-
fendant that died from eating
poison grass in th# railroad
right-of-way.
Lee Baker, mechanic at the
Shelburn ft Long Garage, who
WS8 badly burned last week by
gasoline flames, is getting along
very nieely now, Mr. Baker suf-
fered severe burns on big face
and hands, but the wounds were
not deep and it is thought that
still the
need has avisen for,steps for
relief- And what is known as
the Cleburne plan of aiding the
unemployed has beea adopted
in this city and is move in opera-
tion. Approximately $400 have
been collected from some two
hundred contributors to finance
the relief empolyment associa-
tion, started at a raSss meeting
at the court house on Wednes-
day of last week—Record.
opera-
F.
of
J Millican and D,
pioneer pecan men
I, a\e donating pecan trees
V purpose of setting them
nd tlic entire two blocks of
irammar school campus
Nent indications point to-
| very lively Interschol-
| League Meet for Stan 8sha
March 27-28. Most of the
dU over the county a*.* *?-
preparing for this meet,
f county school board at its
K’nh'r meeting unanimous
Ited to consider ahd pass on
V*f‘lions for tranafera of
from one (school district
hot lies- at its regular session
.4. 1931.—Star.
|land Windell spent Friday
Angelo-
P Dorothy Tocld of Gold,-
|ite spent the week fad ia
fta with friends.
>ek before last, while dig
a corner poat hole on the
place near Chadwieka
[Mr. Arnold and Jim Hicks
into what seemed to be
bones gnd went ahead
dearth the complete skele-
1 which, according to Dr.
lenburg, was that of an In-
wovk in a week’s time.
Eagly Saturday morning I
band of gypsies .about ten auto-
mobile loads came into Lampas-
as and in a very short time they
scattered like quails over the
business section of the city( City
Marshal Craft kept close on
their trail and in a very short
time they weve all rounded up
and started out of the city on
their eastward journey.
Upon invitation of Supt*
Wacjiendorfer the Leader
porter visited what might be
termfld the girls bathing de-
partment of the school Thnvk-
day aftdmoon. This new de-
partment of the school was in-
augurated to accomodate the
poorer children attending
school, who have no means of
taking baths at home Each
week, these children are given
the privilege of bathing under
a nice warm shower and ave
furnished soap, wash cloth and
toilet. *- - _i:. .
Three of the four boys arrest-
ed here Tuesday night on a
charge of theft, were turned
over to Sheviff Andy Ray of
Burnet county Wednesday af-
ternoon, the store robbed being
riff
crease in Santa Fe territory.
Indications are that Santa Fc
localitien will show a 50 per
cent increase in tomato acreage.
Plants are eoming along in cold
frames two to three weeks eavl-
ier than usual.
Rice lands are being broken
and will be planted soon. Acre-
age will be about the same as
last year.
Winter wheat in the north-
west is in good Condition gen
ecally. In some areas prospects
H\e better than the average. In
others moisture is needed, al-
though t,he crop is not suffer-
ing. Damage from blowing,
where top soil is dry and loose
. I is a possibility. Prepa ration of
soil for planting spring crops
in this pavt of the state is w'ell
advanced.
Cattle are in fine eondition,
and sheep are doing well.
Ranges are better than for
many years at this season of the
years. Grass ia growing and
small grain pastupes are furnish
ing abundant gracing Rainfall
during the last month has as-
sured ample soil and stock wa-
ter in most localities.
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No matter how heavy your truck, how light your
car or what hard service you demand, Firestone makes
the Tires, Tubes and Batteries just suited. Tell us your
wants and we can show you just what you need.
And The Price Is Right
You don’t have to pay extra prices because of ex-
tra service.
We Trade For Livestock
. .a. - . a:. * j fJl J A*a2 .
Come in and talk the matter over with us. We
can give you full value for your stock in exchange Jar
ffe- v - .ane -i06,u.: r/oc . 4r .aa* -• k <x: 4 m *ro.
TIRES, TUBES and BATTERIES
Jp9tr.
> as
RUDD & JOHNSON
At the Old Lane Wagon Yard
located iif that county. Sheri
Bay came over for them as soon
as he was notived-THe boys tsk
en to Burnet were Otis Middle-
ton, Johnnie and Clarence Net-
tle*. The Beam boy from Briggs
who was hvrasted at the same
Mav »-«- - time, ia being held here for fn»-
I Mrs Belt^of *her ‘n^ormat'°n concerning
robberies in this county. —-
Laoitr.
peph Elnov Thomson waa
I Juno 29, 1878, in Stephen-
I Erath county. He was
h«d hVbnuury 2, 1897, to
Wilder May “ A *
|fMr .n$ Mrs. 9*1. Belt of
ri* He didd in MeAUen,
kVhm^y 21, mi, at
P- m. and
brought to
iight.Funeral
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1931, newspaper, March 6, 1931; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1073118/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.