The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, December 28, 1925 Page: 1 of 2
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DENATURED ALCOHOL
Denatured Alcohol at the store, $1 per gal.
Cherry-Akard Drug Co.
JAKEB-lIP SlTtANOFR
TRIES FOR KNOCKOUT
ON ALBERT GUILES
Some time Sunday night a man
whose name is unknown but who was
very evidently carrying in his system
too much white mule, wrecked his
car several miles out on the Cleburne
road- Louie Farmer brought the man
to town so* he could have some one
go after the car and left him at Wam-
pler’s Garage. He sat contentedly by
TEMERATURE HERE
REACHES LOW POINT
MONDAY MORNING
The predicted blizzard arrived as
announced by the Weather Bureau
but got here ahead of time, striking
Parker County Saturday night- The
temperature was low all day Sunday
and Sunday night dropped down
until it reached 14 degrees above zero
early Monday morning. This tem-
perature was registered in exposed
the stove for a little while, then his. Places where the instrument received
attention seemed to be suddenly at- the ful1 benefit of the north wind*
tracted to Albert Guiles who is me- ™s * the record for cold for tbe
chanic at the garage. After giving
him the once over, the stranger got
up on his feet and remarked that he
believed he would whip Guiles- Be-
fore the latter realized what he
meant, the man let drive and struck
him a biowr that knocked him back
against the wall of the budding. Mr.
Guiles called officers who took
chargfe of the man and placed him in
the city jail. Monday morning he
was still irrational from this effects of
his carouse.
present winter and only lacks a few
degrees of being down to the low rec-
ord of several years past, which is 10
degrees.
Family Reunion
On Friday, Dec. 25th a family reun-
ion was held at the home of D. J.
Bounds, 614 Ball street.
Mr. and Mrs. Bounds are the par-
ents of ten children who were present
at the home soming. Besides the
love and best wishes in the hearts of
all, for mother and dad in presenting
the Christmas gift packags, there was
the happiness of being together at
and j home once more. The fact that this
Miss Willie O'Kelley of Food county has not happned before in fifteen
were united in marriage on Christ-, years is enough to make this one of
mas day by Rev. J. J- Rape at his the happiest days any one afmily ever
__>me in South W'eatberf ;rd. They ; enjoyed in Weatherford. The hours
made a short honeymoon drip to Fort from twelve to two was spent in feast-
Worth and Denton, returrin , to Wea- ing around the old home table which
therford the weekend. The bride is was well filled and beautifully deco
teaching school near G anbury ift rated.
,0unty and will continue to While all were present, a photogra-
Land-O’Kelley Nupials
Owen H. Land of this city,
€|We, wish to announce that the Dan
D. Hartnett Grocery will continue
under the same name and at the
same location on South Main street.
—And that we will continue to serve
our friends and customers with the
same unfailing courtesy and fair
dealing that has marked the efforts
of this store for many years.
tj Our aim will be to serve our custom-
ers with only the very best of Gro-
ceries and render them a service that
is very pleasing.
Mrs. Dan D. Hartnett
Sunday morning about 1:00 o'clock
City Officer Walter Lott found and
took charge of a new, 1926 model
Ford touring car which had been
abandoned and left standing on a
J ^'Street in the business part of town.
The car had Firestone balloon tires
and the latest equipment- Monday a
card was received by the chief of po-
lice from Southwestern Lloyds, un-
derwriters, giving numbers and de-
scription of the car, which belonged
at Cameron, but had been stolen at
Greenville, Texas. The $25.00 re-
ward offered by the insurance com-
pany will be paid to Mr. Lott. Per-
sons who saw the car when it was
parked, stated that it had been occu-
pied by two boys and a girl, suppos-
edly transsients as they were not rec-
ognized as persons living here-
Personal Mention
the present
taring^
erm expires Pher was called and various pictures
’ey will oJ the family were made. The chil-
y. The hren present were as follows: Mr. and
therford, Ml*3 Bounds and family of Da-
photogra- vis» Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Johnson
several and faml*y of Dallas, Texas; Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Harrison of Fort Worth;
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bounds and
family of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs
w
Pr
Saturday afternoon at
the home of Rev. C. H.
L. Tyson of Munday, Tex
Margaret Stevens of
were united in marriage
Frnest Oxford and wife ai
lie.- Scarlett, both .sisters
sop, accompanied the w
to the place of marriage
is. a son of Mr. and Mrs.
son of Dennis, thjs count
Tyson is a daughter of
J. F. Stevens of North
this city. Mrs. Tyson i
of the Texas Business Co
been teaching in that sc
time, while Mr. Tyson h
the business college at M .inday, which
is a branch of the loca" institution.
Mr. Tysno is also a gra duate of the
Texas business College ai i(j went from
here' to Munday to take c targe of that
school. After a few day
their many friends, thes
pie will leave for Munday
These young people art
i3 o’clock, at W* s- Bounds''and family of Fort
lay, Thomas Wort}D Mr- anJ Mrs. A. M. Bounds
s, and Miss and family, Weatherford; Mr. and
Weatherford, Mrs* ^ H- Bounds, Weatherford; Mr.
by Mr. Ray. and ^rs- B. Terry, Weatherford;
d Mrs. Cbel- Morris and Jimmie Bounds Who are
of Mrs. Ty- at h°me3 Other relatives present
Hiding party were: Mrs- J S. Bounds and family of
Mr. Tyson tb Ml)SS community; Ray Bounds and
Luther Ty-
family of Hastings, Okla.; Mr. and
while Mrs. Mrs’ Robrt McCluuS of Fort Worth;
O. D. Bounds and family of Weather-
ford. Out of town friends: Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Johnson, of Daellas; Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Johnson and little
daughter, Bettie Glenn of Dallas;
Miss Marjorie Childress, Dallas.
r. and Mrs.
Main street,
i a graduate
lege and has
ool for some
s charge of
J. P. WEBSTER S SONS
SUNDAY NIGHT
_
The wholesale grocery house of J.
P. Webster & Sons was entered some
time Sunday night by burglars who
took away cartons of cigarettes to
the value of about $500. A Santa Fe
Andy J. Bolden has resumed his
duties at the store after a three or
four days illness.
Rev. H. D. Huddleston and family
of Hico spent he holidays with W. A.
Prichard and amily.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Henry Erwin
have returned to Houston after a hol-
iday visit witit home folks-
Reagen Brovn and wife of Oklaho- • - - - —--
ma City, who have been spending the|radway swR ;h runs alongside the
loading platform of the building and
some box caps were standing on this
Deathe of Will T. Thorp.
Will T. Thorp, age 40 years on last
January 12, died at 8:30 o’clock Sun-
day evening at the home of his moth-
er-in-law, Mrs. J. M. Haman, 502 West
Bridge street, following an illness of
three days. Last Thursday evening,
Christmas eve, Mr. Thorp was in an
auto collision on South Main street,
the truck which he was driving at the
tims crashing into a Ford touring car
driven by Roy Bridgewater. It was
not thought that Mr. Thorp was injur-
ed by the collision, though he became
very ill shortly afterward. He did not
reover as expected and gradually be-
came worse until death came. It Is
now thought that he may have been
hurt internally by being
—A thrilling romance of Broadway after dark.:
ported by Gareth Hughes and a notable cast.
ALSO A TWO REEL COMEDY FEATURING
HAL ROACH’S GANG
— THE LYRIC-
. . ..
TODAY AND TOMORROW—
Dorothy Devore and Herbert Rawlinson
With an All Star Support in
“ THE TOMBOY ”
ALSO A TWO REEL COMEDY
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HOME OF W. J. GOURLEV
IS BURGLARIZED
parents,
Mr. and
Atherton of-
Mrs. Lloyd
Bruce and
RIGHT END ON CISCO ELEVEN
FORMERLY LIVED IN ALEDO
s spenc with
young peo-
their home.
*____„____„ „ _ from, most
excellent families and h Ve tl-.e best 1,8611 on a par wlth the °th“'
In the regular line-up of the Cisco
High School football eleven, common-
ly known as the Loboes, has appear-
ed regularly the name of Felix Rey-
nolds, at right end, and his wc-rk has
switch. The burglars climbed to the
top of the cars and passed from them
through an upper window into the
building. other goods than the
cigarettes wire missed, probably be-
cause the thieves were taking the
stuff away iii a small car and lacked
space to cany anything addition
So far, it is reported, there is no clue
to the identity of the robbers.
MISS BERNARDINE CRAWFORD
AND AUGUSTUS VINCENT -
MARRIED SUNDAY, NOV. 29
■ wishes of a host of rie -
wedded life.
ids in their
NEW CHEVROLET TO|jR|NG
CAR FOUND ABANDONED IN
SOUTHEAST PAR T OF TOWN
Monday morning a n'*w Chevrolet
touring car was found standing in the
street near the residencje of Judge J.
J. Rape in southeast Weatherford.
The car bore a Paris Texas, plate
and had either been abandoned by
thieves or left the1 a temporarily by
the owner. As no ne knew anything
about the car, local officers were no-
tified and it was brought to town and
stored.
players on this famous team in their
16 games played during the present
season. Reynolds hails from Aledo,
where he was reared and attended
the Aledo school for several years-
He went to Cisco last fall to enter
the high-school, and after a few prac-
tice exhibitions, the coaches quickly
discerned great possibilities in the
youth as a star football player. The
young man is not only a first class
athlete, but stands high in his stud-
ies, it is said.
holidays with Mr. Brown’s parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Jorn Brown, returned
home yesterday.
Temple Eiack and. wife of San An-
tonio, Hugh TemDle and wife, and
Theodore r fiole and wife of Dallas
speht Christmas with the
Mr. and Mrs. T F. Temp:
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. English have re
turned to Dallas after spending
Christmas wbh Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Erwin. Mrs. Erwin 1 accompanied
them home for* a week's visit. :
James Davis and Roy
’oss Plains, Mr. and
' uee of Ranger, Olen
iss Marie Lusk of Cle-
burne, all spoilt Christmas with Mrs.
Jennie Bruce.
Mrs. Nell Djiyle, who has spent the
past six montiis with her brother, M.
G. McKinsey and family of Ardmore,
Okla-, is at hame for the #inter with
her parents, Judge and Mrs. F. O.
McKinsey.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Shelton of Lub-
bock and Miyy Nell Diamond who is
spending the winter with her aunt,
and Mr. and vlrs. Turner Diamond, of
Snider, spent the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Diamond.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wells and Mir.
and Mis. H. P. Dozier and little son j The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
of Cisco and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis jw. C. Crawf.rel and has been ernploy-
Howard of Fort Worth spent Christ- j ed in the dry goods department of W-
mas with their parents, Mr. and Mirs. j H. Bowden & Sons for several
s and returned home, months. She is a very popular and j
| accomplished young lady and num- j
| bers her friends by the hundreds. Mr. |
i Vincent is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
fo, local and city service y Vincent and is connected with the
cars any whet e, any time. Country grocery and produce firm of Vincent
trips a specialty, rent cars with or
without drivers. Hereafter no city
calls over 70D. Phone 219.
The Christmas announcement of
the wedding of Miss Bernardine
Crawford aid Augustus Vincent,
which occurred in Stephenville on
Sunday, Nov. 29th, came as a distinct
surprise to their many friends, and
how they conid keep such an event
secret for a whole month, is still
more of a surprise to* their younger
friends with whom they are in daily
contact. The immediate families of
the young people, were apprised of
the marriage
ceremony was
mal announcers
j til Sunday.
immediately after the
performed, but the for-
ent was not made un-
ageinst the Steering wheel, which in-
jury added to his other ailment, has-
tened his death.
Will Thorp had lived in Parker coun-
ty for the past 25 or 30 years, having
moved here from Dallas county with
his family when a boy. For the last
eight or ten years he had lived at the
west edge of town on a small farm
which he sold a few months ago to
Ben Woodhouse. After selling his
fa m, Mr. Thorp moved to Wellington,
Texas, where he remained until the
close of the present cotton season,
then returned to Parker county. He
had rented a farm south of Weather-
or*l and was preparing to make a crop
the coming year.
urviving are his father, J. M.
orp, who made his home with his
his wife and three children, two
and one girl. He also lias ope
de, Boone Thorp who lives near
ibock. r: -y/y... -O.
Funeral services were held at four
o’c ock Monday afternoon from the
H. nan residence, the ceremony being
conducted by Rev. W. M. Davis, pas-
tor of the Christian Chapel. Burial
took place in City Greenwood ceme-
Sometime Saturday night burglars
thrown' entered the home of W. J. Gourley at
301 West Josephine and took valu-
ables in the form of Christmas pres-
ents belonging to Mrs. Gourley, worth
between two and three hundred dol-
lars. Among the items taken were
two dresses worth $65 and $40, re-
spectively, a hand bag worth about
$50 and a fur also valued at $50. Mr.
and Mrs. Gourley were away from
home, having gone to a friend’s to
spend the night, and the robbery was
effected during their absence.
'M
Im
CLEANING
PRESSING
DYEING
PHONE 509
MODEL TAIL!
ANDREW GO)
boys
ut de
Limbi
HENRQ GEORGE, COLORED,
LONG RESIDENT WEATHERFORD
DIES HERE SATURDAY
Everett Wei*
Sunday.
Call us
Notice
M. Hall. Dentn-i, Room 607
Bank Bldg., Fort Worth, Tex
fir
Card of T tanks
We ish to thank our many friends
for tAeir kind words of sympathy and
alio for their beautiful lowers we re-
ceived during the ill; ess and death
of cur beloved husbai *1 and father.
MRS. DAN D. HARTNETT
and FAMILY.
Herald WANT ADS DC) THE WORK
HOT WATER
—We have the very Hot Water
Heater you want.
SEE THEM!
EVER-READ Y
PLUMBING CO.
Chas. Browder. Robt. GaJbreaith
PHONE 74 214 North Main
P'thian Sisters
Please remember that tonight is
the fourth Monday night meeting of
Columbian Temple No. 4. It is desir-
ed that all n embers be present-
w*
& Smith, where he has been employ- i
ed for a year or so
| Mr. a«d Mrs. Vincent will make!
' their home with Mrs. Crawford on1
i Fast Russell street for the present,
and will probab y build a home later
Oil-
BERT JOB PRINTING—-The HERALD
Henry George, colored, 63 years of
age; died at his home here Saturday
morning- He was an old resident of
this city, having lived here for the
pas1 forty years. He was a well-
knovn and highly respected negro
among' both the white and colored
population of the town. He is surviv-
ed jy seven children, four sons and
three daughters, all of this city. The
sons are Joe, Henry, AI and Clyde
Geovge. Funeral services were held
at 2 00 o’clock Monday afternoon and
burial was made in City Greenwood
cemetery.
—
CHILDREN PAY DEBTS OF
FATHER WHOSE BANK WAS
FORCED TO CLOSE IN 1878
LADY VISITING HERE IS
NOTIFIED OF DEATH OF
SON AT COOPER, TEXAS
Mrs. W. B. Grant, who has been vis-
iting her daughter, Mrs. Byron Pat-
rick, left for her home at Cooper,
Texas, Monday morning. Just after
she left a message from her husband
was received here, stating that Torh
Grant, Mrs. Grant’s stepson was dead’ and Mrs- John Vince'
and asking her to come at once- Mrs.
Grant was intercepted at Fort Worth
and the message delivered. ■
ver knives and forks fj
class. Music of yeai;
nished by Mr. and
and Mr. Gatlin,
such as “I See a
tions” and “Poor
best cats being
Knox Childress,
ments were ser
sandwiches, oliv(|
chocolate and caf
Those enjoying
other than the T.
their husbands wersl
T. King, Mr. and
Mrs- Timbes, Mrs.
botham, T. H. Gatf
er Vincent, Mr. and^
Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
T. E. L. Class Entertfamed
The beautiful home of the- Gallo-
ways on Mineral Heights was the
scene of festivity on Christmas night
when the members of the T. E. L.
Class of the First Baptist Church, of
which Mrs. Galloway is teacher, "were
delightfully entertained in honor of
the silver wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Galloway.
As Mrs. Paul Taylor played music
softly, the bridal couple of twenty-
five years ago came slowly into the
room, paused before Rev. J. T. King
as he, very solemnly told the story
of the institution of marriage in the
Garden of Eden by God and 1lowt 25
years ago Lee Galloway claimed for
his bride Miss Jennie Rust, o*; their
faithfulness to their marriage vows
and of how God had blessed them
with this world’s goods as well’as six
Mrs, Dunn.
Affi*
CONTRIBUTED.
MRS. L..M.'WILSON OF BAKER U
SUFFERS BROKEN SHOULDER
AS RESULT OF RECENT FALL
i
Mrs. L. M. Wilson of r the Baker
community, and who is 78 years of
age, suffered a re-break in the right
shoulder a few days ago when she
collided with a door in the room and
fell. It will be remembered that the
shoulder was broken a year or so ago
when she tripped .on the edge of the
porch and fell headlong to the ground.
She is reported resting very well
from the latest accident ancf is able
to sit up occasionally.
GENERAL BUTLET WITHDRAWS
RESIGNATION FROM MARINES
fe ‘.'v* V
lim-
\
Goodrich Rubber Goods
—The Real i. igh Quality line. All new, fresh stock just
arrived. Hot water Bags, Syringes and Combinations.
Piowlardl Rea-Drugs
sou: a SIDE SQUARE—PHONE 95
idhering to the Enduring Policy of
FAIR DEALING AND
iCCOMMODATING SERVICE
We Invite New Accounts
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WEATHERFORD
SINCE 1880—THF OLD RELIABLE
Capital and Surplus $200,000
By Assoclateo i-ress
Springfield, 111.. Dec. 28.—Checks
totalling $800,000 will be mailed Mon-
day •epresenting unpaid principal and
interest, to depositors of the old J.
Bunr private bank which failed in this
city a 1S78.
Th i money is being distributed as a
memorial to their father by the sons
and laughter of the late Jacob Bunn,
proprietor of the bank and a friend of
Abraham Lincoln.
The children now living are Miss
Alice Bunn, George W7 Bunn Sr., Hen-
ry Bunn and Jacob Bunn. At the
time of Bunn’s liuidation the unpaid
balance due 1,400 depositors was $22,-
800. This with interest thereon now
reaches close to $800,000.
By AMKwiatew r*re*s
Washington, Dec. 28.—Brigadier;
General Butler today withdrew his
resignation from the marine corps,
children, all of whom were home for, Although the leave under which he
this occasion. Mrs. Paul TayLr and j has bene serving as director of public
baby and Mr. and Mrs. Billie Thomas; safety in Philadelphia would not ex-
and baby having come from Brecken- j pire untn December 31, Butler imme-
ridge. After this ceremony the bride j diately reported for duty and lat© in
and groom were congratulated and; January he will go to San Diego, to
presented with a number of lovely take command of the marine base
silver presents, among them beiig sil- ’ there.
liftER
Conservative Investments
—We are providing a number of Banks with short-term
notes of attractive yield. Scores of individual investor*
know the merits of our securities.
'
We are now in a position , through our association
with the North Texas National Bank, to more completely
than ever, satisfy your Investment Requirements. Inquires
Invited.
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