The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1929 Page: 1 of 10
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A GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF ELUS COUNTY IN GENERAL AND FERRIS, A LIVE LITTLE CITY IN THE BANNER COTTON COUNTY OF TEXAS
#• rrrik, Ttiw Irlilny February, I, 1929
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Suits Filed in
District Court
Toth, expartc, removal
Nomalec
George
minority.
WiUleKey,
divorce.
H. H. Ricbarde ve. L. T. Ha--
D grove. foreclosure.
Burleson, exparte, removal of dis-
abilities.
Mary Jenkins vs. Gurtha Jen-
kins, divorce. D
Dave Taylor vs. Auiij Taylor,
divorce.
Myrtle William vs. Anthony Wil-
liams, divorce and custody.
Vekaa Lockett vs. Levious Lock-
ett, divorce.
J. B. Shastld vs. J. W. 8b<*atid, et
al, partition.
Henry F. Huffaker, administra-
tor vs. John W. Copeland, injunc
tioa.
Eulfio Bostick vs Moment Boe-
tiek, divorce.
Olive Marie Teal vs. J. S. Tea.,
divorce.
Birdie May
vs. Alecs
s
,i 4|.%wC
Williams
Williams, divorce.
Charlie Duckett vs. Mlllis Duck-
ett, divorce.
YOUNG ORATOR MAKING DISTRICT LIONS MEETjf120,790 SALES
RECORD AT TEXAS U. AT FERRIS FEB. 7! GINNED IN ELLIS
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ROY BROWN BUYS TWO
Number Fifteen
Leroy Jeffers of Ferris L mak-
ing quite a record In the State Uni-
versity at Austin, according to the
press report in the Daily Texan.
He is a member of the debating
team with Spurgeon Bell. Mr. Jef-
fers is 19 years old and a sopoho-
more.
Last summer Mr. Jeffers made
a stirring speech here in behalf of
Tom Connally and many compli-
ment upon bis speech making abil-
ity were heard. The young man is
a relative of J. M. Davis, Waxa-
hacbie Light.
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Grand Jury Vote*
38 True Bills
Returning thirty-eight indict-
ments the grand Jury with Captaiu
W. D. Anderson as foreman, ad-
journed Wednesday of last week
after a busy three day session. Of
the true bills voted, 36 were fel-
onies and two were misdemeann-i.
Most of the indictments were
for violations of the liquor laws, 19
being returned against one mar.
He was a negro named Henry.
One of the true bills, one was for
murder, 26 for violation of liquor
laws, five for tbeft and receiving
stolen property, one for forgery
and two misdemeanor thefts.
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A C £
Attorney to hntorce
Amusement Law
bouses that art operated in viola-
tion of State law, places such as
domino parlors, and bowling alleys.
County Attorney A. D. Emerson
Thursday following the grand Jury
Indictment on one alleged operator.
Tha domino hali has. hang tun-
ing here In full blast on Sundavi,
the county officiate aeeerted. ard
others, If any. In all towns of the
county are to be closed.—Waxv
hachle
"Ideals of Lionism," will be the More than 120,000 bales of 1926
subject of the address of District! cotton crop in Ellis county have al-
Governor, John A. Eckerd of Tex- ready been ginned to lead by thous-
as Lions clubs at the Group iheet- and any other locality in Texas ac-
ing of tiubn of Central Texas, at j cording to report of George T. Roh-
Ferris, February 7. The meeting | bins, Federal statistician,
is to be held at the noon-hour! Mr Robbins' re;«gp ot production
luncheon time ol the Ferris club. prior to Jan. 16 shows 120,790 bates
Following the btudness meeting, as compared with 114,077 at the
which comes ;M't*r the main ad-
dress, President Thco 8. Maffitt,
of the Pallstine club will speak on
"Model Programs for Lions Club."
President E. B. Smith of the Mart
club will speak on "Civic Activi-
ties of tbe Lions Club." President
Bryant Wilson of Cleburne will ad-
dress the group members on "Fi-
nancing Activities of the Lions
Club.” with President Oran M.
Boynton of Corsicana, speaking on
tbe subject "How We Keep Up At-
tendance at Our Lions Club.”. J.
E. Keever, president of the Ennis
club closes tbe program of short
talks with "How We Have Fun .t
Our Club."
W. B. Landrum, group chairman
of Group Six, la also deputy dis-
trict governor of Texas Lions • 'ubs
Twelve Lions’ clubs maka up this
group: Mexia, Groesbeck, Coohdge,
Mart, Wortham, Corsicana. Keren*
Ennis, Ferris , Waxahachie, Cle-
burne and Palistine.
Rev. J. F. Stanley of Forney oc-
cupied the pulpit at tile First Bap-
tist church Sunday morning and
evening in the absence of the pastor.
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8. L. Randlett of Lancaster was
elected president of the Texas Hard-
ware and Implement Association at
the meeting held in Daiiae last
week.
same time last year.
Original estimates by observer*
placed the maximum at from 100,-
000 to 105,000 but the yield has
amazed every one with the belief
now prevalent that the county will
get on the final accounting 125,000
bales. Slightly more than 114,000
bales were grown here lest year.
Mrs. Patterson Died
At Parkland Hospital
Mrs. Ruby Patterson, wife of Joe
Patterson of Wilmer, passed away
at Parkland Hospitul in Dallas, Sun-
day after an extended Illness She
was 34 years of age and hod been
a member of the Christian church
for u number of years. Her hus-
band and one son survive her.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church in Wilmer Tues-
day afternoon, conducted by Eider
Wheatland ot Ft. Worth. Burial
was in Trinity cemetery.
week.
Al Rowden, 41, convicted of kilt-
ing his wife was given a sentence
of 99 years at Brcckenridge last
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MMCMv Asekett was a visitor la
Waxahachie Monday.
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la Probate Oomrt
Davis, deceased, W. E.
appointed temporary ad-
ministrator.
H. T. Wilcher, deceased, W. I'.
Witcher and Henry Wlicher ap-
pointed executors.
J. Gamse, deceased, L B. Grif-
fith, appointed temporary admin-
istrator.
Horace Johnson, deceased, Mrs.
Peart Anderson appointed adminis-
tratrix.
Mrs. M. A. Brown, deceased, W.
H. Brown appointed temporary ao-
ministrator and executor.
George Todd, deceaaed, T. H. Col-
lier appointed executor.
Joe Bayless, deceaaed, Mr*. Eva
Bayless appointed administratrix.
Lona E. Bowlin, deceased, R. R.
Bowlin, arointed administratrix.
Alice Lee McClunf, deceased, J.
F. MeClung, appointed executor.
j. o. Wilson, deceased,, Robert C.
Wilson appointed temporary admin-
istrator.
, Sarah Elisabeth Compere, de-
oessed, R. L. Compere and W. Fei-
w Ila Ml
V ageless Bank, Novel Innovation,
Interests Financiers of Nation
r„_. Caroline
jo i sasd. Geo. Balsdea
''jpnuUfc Hendrix, deceased, UUie
Hcardix appointed administratrix.
Mrs. Dona B. Beaumont, deceas-
X Mary Joy Harbin, executor.
Stricklin, deceased, L. M.
appointed temporary ad-
ministrator.
W. B. McNeil, deceaaed, F. E. Mc-
Neil appointed administrator.
E. C. M alley, deceased, Mrs E.O.
Malley appointed administratrix.
Mis. M. M. Wathen, deceased,
Itlsens National Bank of Dallas
appointed executor. - Waxahachie
Light.
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Our home town calls on us to
taka hold and push It along with
Four Large Brick
Companies Combine
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Through the combination of four
major brick companies, the Re-
Uanci. Clay Product* Co., waa re-
recently chartered aa a manufac-
turing and sales organisation and
making every variety of clay pro-
ducts. General offices trill he
maintained in Dallas with branch
offices throughout the Southwest.
The plants will manufacture al)
colors and kinds of face brick, hol-
low tile and crushed brick for roof-
ing purposes.
Companies affected by the reor-
gtnazatlon are Mineral Wells Brick
Co., of Mineral Wells, Reliance
Brick Company of Dallas, Tyler
Brick Company of Tyler and the
Midwest Brick Company of Wagon-
er, Okie.
Officers are A. E. Eaton, Mineral
Wells, pissidsnt; Ray. E. Cope, Dab-
las, vice president and salsa mana-
eg.; Van Johnson, Ferris, secretary
treasurer.
8. H. Newton, Ft Worth, whs
given a sentence of 99 years la the
penitentiary last week charged with
killing J. P. Arnold and wounding
W. L. Wilson last October.
C4HUM
Wetherford
Improving
j
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Mac Weatherford, who was pain-
fully and seriously Injured in n
dynamite explosion at Coleman
during the Christmas holidays, 's
at the St. Paul Sanitarium in Dal-
las. Late reports state that Mr.
Weatherford is slowly Improving.
This will be good news to his many
sffort and muscle, Instead friends at Ferris, where he formerly
at sitting on the fence and advising lived.
Beer tt
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BSW YOBS — The t
as an tnnwviien et
tea banker Ikes Is e
Sweet la tnaaewi euek
We Baited States.
This friendly type at beak,
wane tw debut reeenUy aa pen et
bhe Beailngtnn Bead exhibit of the
Mew York ead Chicago national buai
new shows, permits ths customer to
meet tbe eaehler face to fine, sep-
arated from him by no formidable,
^all-like bare.
, The oegeleas bank consists only et
walnut eounter surmounted by a
of opaque glass abort which
fa imposed an ornamental bronas
fwtsksr. Business Is transacted nut
[through a barred window, but over
p wide eounter.
Here, one might imagine, is an open
ttnvttatlon to the bandit or the gun-
(nan to step in and help himself to
,• few bale* o. bank notes in cafeteria
fashion. With all Its informality, and
Its sir of ingenuousness, however, tha
psgslws bank Is the last word in
IproMotion and goes as far toward
Bring bandit-proof aa xomtbla.
! *W tw thing, not a cent et eve-
■rif » risible, ms gold and giw
'ad
all
tali
over the glean. Should be
to eltmb over It or fault it. not
would ho attract attention, but
roshler could forestall bias. Aa
trie button on the door just
tbe cashiers foot would ring a gwg4
summoning armed guai
event of gun play, the
access to a loaded pistol concealed
an open ahslf does to bis hand
steel eounter Itself prorid
proof barrier under which be eouldl
readily durk
The bans, as exhibited
York and Chicago shows
ton Band, was equipped
word In accounting and bookkeeping!
devices. Including ‘ ‘ '
sorting desk and flung drawer, and!
a ten-keyed typing machine which!
prints two original records, a ledger1
and a journal, simultaneously, and
which locks automauoally on ragis-
wring an overdraft. a number of
Mrfo camera banka, it la mid. ms
planning M instaU tbe new a*
_y
Roy Brown closed a deal Monday
for the King grocery and market,
also the Fanners Grocery Company
in Ferris and the stocks will be
combined in the King building and
be operated as one store. Mr.
Brown will move Monday the Far-
mers stock to the King store and
will open for busmens Friday inure
Ing, February 1.
Mr. Brown is too well known to
people of Ferris and ElUs county
to need an introduction at our hands.
He has been employed as traveling
salesman for the Atklns-Polk whole-
sale Grocery for the paat eighteen
years and is well and favorably
known throughout this section.
He has resigned his position as
traveling salesman and will be in
personal charge of tbe store. A-
mong those who will be associated
with him as salesman will be W. R.
King, Dick King and Walter Malloy.
The business will be continued at
tbe King stand for the- present, but
Mr. Brown contemplates moving
the stock to a larger building in the
near future where he will be in po-
sition to better care for hie cus-
tomers.
The Wheel, along with the many
friends of Roy Brown bespeak for
him a successful career, as his long
experience dealing with the public,
genial disposition and progressive
spirit will at once mark him as one
of Ferris' wide-awake merchants.
SUPERINTENDANT OF
ORPHANAGE USES GUN
TO PROTECT GIRL
Waxahachie, Tex. Jan. 24 -Held
at bay with a pistol In the hands of
Mrs. D. C. Dove, superintendent,
three Dallas women Tuesday night
were foiled in alleged attempts to
entice Kay Walters. 19, away from
the Texas Baptist Orphanage hers,
according to Sheriff John Daven-
port who with deputies made the
arrests. Fines totaling 9114 20
were paid.
Pruett Case Set
For February 18
Dallas. Jan. 28- The trial of
William Pruett, under indictment
for robbery with firearms, was
passed in Judg«. Pippins court to-
day until February 18. Pruitt waa
brought into court in a chair, and
his case was passed on motion of
his council that he was not able to
go to trial.
In Memory Of
Edna Conn
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On Jan. 25 the death angel came
with it’s sickle and took from our
school and community one of our
dearest best friends and class mates.
Our hearts are sad Indeed to have
to give up one that was loved by all
who knew her. Both the old and
ysHBB were friends to the lovablcl
girl who always met every one with
a cheerful smile. We will miss
Edna, yea we will miss her. But God
knew beat. The beautiful garden
needed just such a sweet flower as
Edna. Let us say to her loved ones
do not mourn for we know that one
with such a sweet disposition Is at
rest
Be it resolved that we, her class
mates try to be more like her and
meet her in that beautiful home
not made with hands.
From her class spates and teach-
er, Mrs. W. D. Richards, Marie
Lewis. Ted Brooks. Lyndon Van
Winkle, Winifred Big asm, Lee Her-
bert Holder. J. H. Frasier. J. C.
Harvey and Woodrow Robinson.
One Solon Would
Bar All Preachers
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Austin, Jan. 25 Politics and re-
ligion came to the fore in tha Texas
Legislature Friday when the house
received a resolution for a conatl-
Solons Want
Farmer Regulated
Austin, Texas, Jan. 24. Two
measures were Introduced in the
House Wednesday by Representa-
tive S. E. Barnett of Greenville and
others, and Representative J. K.
McDonald of Waxahachie, provid-
ing for two separate commissions
on* to fix ths maximum cotton aers
ago for sach ssason and to attempt
to eradicate pests, and to ascertain
costs and recommend prices to he
paid for cotton.
CAfUf OF THANKS
tutional amendment to bar all tha
ministers and priests from holding
ths office ot governor of member-
ship in ths Legislature.
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Miss Edna Conn
Buried Friday
Min Edna Qonn, 12 years of age
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ft
Conn, died Friday morning of last
week of pneumonia following ths
flu. Funeral sendees were held
at the home on Saturday afternoon,
conducted by Dr. L. B. Gray of
Ferris. H Burial waa In ths Pruett
cemetery.
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Mrs. John B. Weaver
Died at Wilmer
Mrs. John B. Weaver
way at her home In Wilmer Satur-
day of pneumonia, which followed
a severe attack of the flu. She
was a daughter-inlaw of Mrs. M. A.
E. Weaver of Wilmer who died on
Monday of last week.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons and four daughters.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev.
Wilkinson, local pastor.
Burial waa in tbe Trinity ce
tery
We wish to thank our many
friends for their help, their kind
and sympathetic words and the flo-
ral offerings during the illness and
the death of our daughter and sis-
ter. 1 We especially thank Dr. Dunn
who we believe did all that waa in |
human power to do.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Conn. Beanie
Conn, Mrs. Sammie Dickerson, John
( -/It, V, XX Ml r V.Ilia t . □!, A nn. Am. t
Rev. P. C. Scott, who has been al
Whitney the paat week taking a
special treatment, spent Monday
with his family her* and returned
to Whitney Tuesday morning where
be will continue hie treatment for
several days. Bro Scott requests
the Wheel to any that the usual
services will be held at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and even-
ing, as he expects to be home in
time to preach at both hours.
Cotton Theft Charges
Made Against Man
II
John Henderson, indicted by the
Ellis county grand Jury this week
Conn. Mrs. Dollle Lusk. Annabel j on five caaps "r lotton tbeft Wi»
Conn, Mattie Dee Conn, Ford Conn,1 1>rou8^t here from .lacksboro Frt-
Jack and George Conn. dav ““‘‘i-noon by Sheriff John Dav-
________ j enport and lodged In jail.
i Henderson is alleged to have got-
Miee Ernestine Weatherford of ten the cotten near Trumbull. One
1
Spur waa here last week visiting
with relatives .aid also her father
Mac Weatherford who is in the 8t.
Paul Sanitarium at Dallas.
of the cases ia in the county court
and four in the district, according
to members of the sheriff's depart-
ment. Waxahachie Light.
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The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1929, newspaper, February 1, 1929; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1102325/m1/1/: accessed April 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.