Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1937 Page: 3 of 16
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iWaft horse* will he among the] dcsdale meets with favor principal
most numerous entries at the an- ly In the middle west
mud Horse Show In Stephenville
October 22-SS, put on by tne F.rath
t'ounty llorse Breeders' Associa-
tion for the purpose of develop-
ing this type of animal in this
county, and the following history
concerning them was prepared by
Joe Bell Frey, one of the officials
of the 1937 llorse Show:
When knighthood was in flower
and the knights of Europe rode
over the countryside clad in heavy
armor a strong active horse was
necessary, and since this continued
for about five or six hundred years
there was an effort to improve
existing breeds of horses to ful-
fill the need.
In England about the time of
the Crusades the breeding of the
horse which later became the Shire
horse began. The Shire of today
is even larger than his forebears
which carried the mounted war-
riors; however, he rates as the
third most popular draft horse used
on farms in the United States.
The Belgian horse takes its name
from the country of origin and has
become second in favor in this
country. He shares honors with the
Shire in being the heaviest and
most compact of the draft horses.
The stallions often weigh a ton
or over, standing around 16 1/4
hands.
The Clydesdale originated in
Scotland and is more rangy and
lacks the width and compactness of
the other draft breeds. The breed-
ers in Scotland paid particular at-
tention to legs, pasterns, and feet,
and it has been stated that no oth-
er draft breed equals the Clydes-
dale in style and action. The Cly-
In the Perrhe district of France
during the t russde* period th#
breeding of the I'err heron horse
hegsn and when his use a*
knight-carrier waned, he hecamt
the heavy stage horse. This horse
is not so heavy a* the Shire or I
ihe Belgian and ia, as a rule, heav-
ier than the Clydesdale although
not so tall. The I'ercheron is th
moat popular draft horse in the
United States and is oftun eeen
in this part of the country.
^ The smaller Suffolk developed in
England and has never found much
favor in this country, although
they maintain n registry.
Mules have been raised in this
country since the time of George
Washington. Imported jacks from
Spain have furnished the best
stock. The mule has the reputation
of doing more hard work on less
feed than nearly any other animal.
Historically, the horse has been
invaluable to man down through
the ages and it is the belief of
the Horse and Mule Association
of American and other associations
of like nature, such as the Erath
County Horse Breeders’ Associa
tion that the horse has a very de-
finite place on the farms of Anier
ica. Horses and mules can utilize
feed grown on the farm and under
good care they do not depreciate in
value each year as machinery does,
but really increase in value for a
considerable time. The Horse Show
in Stephenville on October 22 and
23 is for the purpose of showing the
best stock in this county and en
couraging the breeding of better
class farm work stock.
CLAIRETTE
(By Mrs. L. Havens)
E. C. Allison of Fairy and Dur-
wood Allison of Houston visited
their former school teacher, Mrs.
Kate D. Alexander of Clairette
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harve McChristal
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. P. McChristal and daugh-
ter, Nadene at Hog Jaw Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. White of
Fort Worth visited their grand-
mother and aunt, Mrs. Mollie Cook,
and Mrs. L. Havens Sunday night
and Monday.
Mrs. L. Ponder and daughter,
Missie, and Wanda Lee Childers
of Alexander were visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John Alexander Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cosby of Autman
visited their son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cosby,
Sunday.
Miss Nona Baldwin of Sedwick
came in Sunday night for a week’s
visit with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Mattie Carter made a bus-
iness trip to Gorman Saturday.
J. H. Moore who has been ill
for the past week went to Gor-
man for treatment Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hampton of
Brownwood spent Saturday night
with home folks. Mr. and Mrs.
Hampton and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Mayfield all went to Dallas Sunday
to attend the Pan American Ex-
position, returning Monday to Ft.
Worth for a shopping tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Stanford of
Brownwood visited over the week-
end with friends and relatives here
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Sherrod
were in Dallas Saturday viewing
the Pan American Exposition. They
reported a grand trip.
A large crowd from this com-
munity went to Dublin Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alexander were
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Roberson at Duffau
last Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Roberson of
Rule and Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee
Roberson of Hico were guests of
their mother, Mrs. L. E. Roberson,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Alexan-
der of Goldthwaite visited home
folks here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner have
moved to town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Havens left
Thursday for Idalou where they
have employment.
Mrs. Ollie Chaney and son of
Waco are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jud Moore, this week.
Grady Mayfield and Ollie Chaney
left Sunday for West Texas.
Earl Mayfield, Austin Harvey,
and Misses Jessye Faye Harry and
Lila Sherrod attended singing at
St. George Sunday afternoon.
Sunday night was regular sing-
ing night. Fine singing was en-
joyed by a large crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Livingtson
of Alexander visited Mr. and Mrs
A. L. Havens last Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thompson
of Stephenville were dinner guests
of her father, F. M. Lee last Sun-
day.
Mrs. Glenn Lee and son, Jessie
Mack, and Miss Vera Duncan were
visitors in Hico Monday.
Henry Mayfield made a business
trip to Fort Worth Monday.
Bud Luckey of Stamford visited
relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henson of
Dublin were business visitors in
this community Tuesday of last
week.
Several from here went to the
show at Hico Saturday night.
Horace Little, who has been in
the CCC camp in Oregon, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. John Golightly is in San
Antonio for the Home Demonstra-
tion Club meeting this week.
New President
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STEPHENVILLE F. F. A.
By DEWARD PARTAIN
Grady Daniels. Harold Massey,
Charles Frank Ray, Virgil Laugh-1
lin, Billy Biggs and Elvis Bramb-1
lett purchased registered Hamp-|
shire gilts at the college farm
last week. They plan to sell some
pigs for breeding purposes and
feed some out. The College Farm
stock is the best to be obtained
in this section of the country.
Joe Dyson, Alfred Scrimsher,
Garth Hester, Raymond Jarratt,
Grady Daniels, Custer Rampley,
and Bobbie Carr attended the first
Brazos Valley district training
school held at John Tarleton Col-
lege Sept. 28.
Fifteen members of the local
chapter had a picnic at Gamer
park. The boys played baseball,
went swimming, and ate water-
melons. Thirty boys of the local
chapter expect to attend the Pan
American Exposition at Dallas
October 2. The boys will charter
a school bus. They will leave early
Saturday morning and return Sat-
urday night.
Joe Smithey, Cecil Smithey, and
Elvis Bramblett are new members
and will be initiated at the next
meeting.
LIBERTY VALLEY
Mrs. Dora Alexander Talley of
Omaha, Nebr., president of the Su-
preme Forest Woodmen Circle, was
elected to the presidency of ths
National Fraternal Congress of
America at a meeting of that or-
ganization In Columbus, Ohio, Sep-
tember 1. She was formerly vice-
president of the organization which
Is composed of more than 90 fra-
ternal benefit societies.
(By Willie Mae Sechrist)
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Mclnroe
spent Sunday with theii? son and
I daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
vle Mclnroe at Huckabay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sechrist vis-
ited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Christie at Victor.
Several from here attended the
meeting last week at Hannibal.
Mrs. S. D. Sechrist, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Sechrist and daughter
and son, Willie Mae and Dorsie,
visited Sunday with Mrs. S. D.
Sechrist’s brother, Wes Matthews
and family at Lingleville.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Biggs and
son, Charles, T. B. Biggs of Russell
Chapel, Mr. and Mrs. John Adams
and son, Sewell, of Morgan Mill,
were among the guests Saturday
night in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. John Danner vis-
ited one day recently with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Christie at Victor.
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Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1937, newspaper, October 1, 1937; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1130560/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.