The McKinney Examiner (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1936 Page: 9 of 18
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THE McKINNEY EXAMINER
Office of Publication Opposite County Jail
Volume 51, No. 4.
McKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936
SECTION TWO
Committees Named For
Yuletide Observance
T. E. Craig-, prominent McKin-
ney business, civic and church
leader, was selected as General
Chairman, and other committees
named who will have charge of
the Christmas holiday program
in McKinney this year, at a
meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association, held Tuesday night
in the local Chamber of Commer-
ce rooms.
President C. H. Ray of the
organization presided over the
meeting, with Secretary Chas. E.
Graves at his accustomed post of
duty.
The Nominating Committee,
composed of W. I. Bryan, Prank
'Cook and Howard S. Ware, sub-
mitted the following names of of-
ficials and committees, all of
whom were unanimously elected.
These officials follow:
General Chairman.
T. E. Craig.
Finance Committee.
Newton J. Burkett, Chairman.
Sims Cameron.
Elton Riggs.
L. C. Kenyon.
Publicity Committee.
Chas. M. Cooper, Chairman.
Fred Hicks.
J. Frank Smith.
Don W. BagwilL
Program Committee.
Erwin Kissinger, Chairman.
Clyde Horn.
W. Hammond Moore.
Chas. W. Graves.
‘ • W. H. Shaw.
Elaborate Program Planned.
Tentative plans call for one Of
the most extensive and outstand-
ing Christmas decoration pro-
grams in the history of the
city. As our readers are
aware, the McKinney Retail Mer
chants have successfully sponsor-
ed such a program in McKinney
for the past nine years, and
this year’s observance is expected
to far exceed in beauty and
scope all its predecessors.
Under the General Chairman-
ship of Mr. Craig, together with
his able committees, who will
work -with him, local business
men hold to the belief that this
year’s holiday observance will be
a successful one.
Newton J. Burkett, Chairman,
and his Fanance Committee, will
get busy immediately in their
duties. The same holds true for
THANKSGIVING DAV
GREETINGS
May you have as much
to 'be thankful for as—
WILSON’S
Home of Beautiful
Shoes
Just Arrived—
New Gaberdines
Grey—
Black-
Blue-
§4.95
Sale of Broken Lines of
Early Fall Shoes
$2.98 Shoes reduced
to____:_____________.—$1.98
$3.98 Shoes reduced
to —— —_______$2.98
$4.95 Shoes reduced
to___________________$3.98
Wilson’s
Good Shoes and
Hosiery
rest Side of Square
Chas. M. Cooper, Chairman, and
his Publicity Committee.
Program Committee Busy.
Erwin Kissinger, Chairman, of
the Program Committee, while
not making any definite an-
nouncement as to the actual ex-
tent of the program, says that
they will attempt to present the
best program thus far enjoyed in
the city.
Mr. Craig, General Chairman,
soon will name his decoration
committees, who will have charge
of decorating both the downtown
business district, as well as the
reisdential section of the city.
'Plans are going forward to
make the business area of the
city even more beautiful this
year, with a myriad of bright,
sparkling Christmas lights of all
kinds, to say nothing of the
decoration program to be carried
forward in homes throughout the
city.
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Homes To Be Decorated.
It was stressed at the Tuesday
night meeting that as many
homes as possible be decorated
this Yuletide season. Brightly-il-
luminated, sparkling Christmas
trees, shining forth their light
from every home, it was pointed
out, would present a gorgeous and
enhancing scene and would make
of McKinney the most brightly
illuminated city throughout North
Texas.
Such a program of decoration
in the homes is inexpensive and
with the entire citizenship co-
operating, would present a most
beautiful appearance.
Bights Turned On Dec. 11.
Friday, December 11, was chos-
en as the time for the lights . to
be turned on in the city at which
time' committees Will have every-
thing • in readiness for that fea-
- tore. ■ :
Just - when Santa Claus will
make his arrival, as well as /
such details as a downtown street’
parade in his honor,' and other
features, 'although discussed: at
length, will bh' left to the com-
mittees, who will have further
announcements to make along
this line in the near future.
Barge Holiday Stocks.
McKinney has always been
the center of interest in a wide
area at the holiday season be-
cause of its extensive Christmas
program and decoration scheme
and citizens of this city, com-
munity, county and other sections
of North Texas, will be greatly
interested in learning that plans
are already going forward for
another widespread observance.
Local merchants are already
adding large and assorted holi-
day stocks of goods and Christ-
mas shoppers, who are expected
to begin their holiday buying here
early this year, will find an ab-
undance of all varieties of Christ-
mas goods to their choosing in
all local places of business.
FORMER M’KINNEY
PASTOR AND WIFE
VISITORS IN CTTY
Rev. F. A. Ray, formerly pas-
tor of the South Wilcox Street
Methodist Church, and Mrs. Ray,
now of Rhome, Denton County,
were McKinney business visitors
Tuesday, coming over to take
back the remainder of their ef-
fects to their new home, at
Rhome. •
Rev. Ray is the new Pastor of
the Rhome-Boyd charge. He says
that these are towns of about 500
or 600 people and are only six
miles apart. He is residing at
Rhome. Both places have good
churches. Rhome is only 23 miles
North of Fort Worth. Rev. Mr.
-Ray says that the Northwest and
Fort Worth highways merge
south of Rhome, both going
through the city. Railroads pass
through both Rhome and Boyd.
Boyd has just installed a new
waterworks system with the id
of the Federal Government, and
Rhome is preparing to do the
same. He describes both as pro-
gressive towns. While here, Rev.
Mr. Ray called on these editors,
who count him as ohe of their
best friends, and informed us
that while he appreciated the new
location and friendship shown for
the pastor there, yet. he and fam-
ily miss McKinney greatly, its
firendship and genuine hospitality.
His mother, Mrs. Susie (Lyle)
Ray of Fort Worth and late hus-
band both lived here where she
has many old-time friends in the
city and county. Mrs. Ray’s mo-
ther, Mrs. E. P. Fogg resides with
Thanks to R. H. Kirkland of the
Roland community for cash to renew
for Examiner until November 1937.
Relatives Meet After 60 Years
A homecoming for the family of Mrs. J. M. G-ribble at her home at
Lebanon, marked the first meeting of Mrs. Gribble and her sister-
in-law, Mrs. Mary Williams of Waco, with Sam G. Gribble of Ash-
land, Kansas, Mrs. Gribble’s brother, in more than sixty years. The
picture shows, left to right, Mrs. Williams, 86; Mr. Gribble, 72, and
Mrs. Gribble, 84.
Sunday, October 11th a. most 7
enjoyable home-coming of the 1
family of Mrs. J. M. Gribble, |
was held at her home with her i
son, John W. Gribble, and family
at Lahonen, about five miles,
south of Frisco.
The occasion was in honor of
their mother, Mrs. J. M. Gribble,
who is 84, her sister Mrs. Mary
Williams, of Waco, who is 86,
and her brother, Sam G. Gribble
of Ashland, Kansas, 72 years of
age. This was the first meeting'
with this brother since over 60
years ago in their native state of
Missouri, -when the brother was a
lad of 12 or 14 and these young
ladies just graduated to the crin-
olines of that day.
Aunt Rachel, Aunt Mary and
Uncle Sam, as we name them,
were happy folk Sunday as they
lived over again the days of long
ago; carefully looked, after as
they were by the children, grand
children and great grandchild-
ren of Aunt Rachel, Mrs. J' M.
Gribble.
There were present the follow-
ing named members of Aunt Rac-
hel’s family:
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gribble
and two' daughters, Miss Viola
Gribble and Billie D., whose home
provided the meeting place at
Lebanon, Dr. and Mrs,. J. T. Mil-
ler, Fort Worth, and their daugh-
ter; Mrs. Hershel Glasgow, with
her two sons, of Fort Worth;
Mrs. Maud Cosby, Fort Worth;
Mrs. May Blake, Fort Worth;
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sutherland,
Fort Worth; Hollis Blake, Fort
Worth, a daughter of Mrs. May
Blake’s son, Hollis; Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmie Tucker, with their three
children, Waxahachie; Mr. and
Mrs. I. W. Morrie, Hebron; Mrs.
T. B. Cox, Merkel; Mr. Roy
Robins, son-in-law, and his son,
Billie, of Plano; - Mrs. Luther
Stevens,, son and daughter, of
Weston; also two nephews and a
niece, J. L. Bright, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert W. Gribble, all of
McKinney.
Aunt Rachel’s hcsband, J. M.
Gribble, died near Weston, a
number of years ago at their
farm home where they had lived
for many years and which she
still owns.
Aunt Rachel, like Martha of
old, always busy about her home,
caring for its needs, and ever
happy in the pleasures of her
family and friends, with always
a cheerful welcome for the guest.
To be at home with her family
gave her the greatest pleasure,
and there she was ever to. be
found.
She is aged now and her busy
hands are cramped and drawn
hut still she finds a welcome
smile for loved ones and friends.
All who know her love to visit
and talk with her.
The brothers, Sam Gribble, of
the Sunflower State, and sister,
Mrs. Mary Williams of Waco,
will visit the great Centennial at
Dallas before returning to their
homes.
John Gullege was here Tuesday
from his farm east of town a few
miles. John is one of the’ best men
in these “diggings.” Heard a man
say so the other day—but we had
known John for 40 years, so it wasn’t
news to ns. John is a loyal friend to
his home town, McKinney.
DEATH ANGEL
VISITS FAMILY
SECOND THE
Mrs. W. R. Puckett of Bloom-
burg Dies Day Following
Her Mother’s Burial
W. T. Holcomb, residing south of
town, wants us to eat turkey for
Thanksgiving and left $1.00 to renew
for Examiner. Thanks.
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R. R. Miller, residing several miles
northwest of McKinney was here yes-
terday and called in to renew for the
Examiner to go to his father, M. M.
Miller, Celina, Route 1. Also ordered
the Dallas News—the two for $1.50.
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Mrs. Jennie R. Washington, who
has been getting The Examiner at
Melissa has moved to Shawnee, Okla.,
and renews for it to be sent there.
The death. angel .visited the
family of J. M. (Jim) Coleman
a second time this week, when
a daughter, Mrs. W. R. Puckett,
passed away eai’ly this (Wednes-
day) morning, in Bloomburg, Tex-
as. Her mother, Mrs. Susie V.
Coleman, 65, passed away Mon-
day afternoon, at her home, in the
Walnut Grove community, her
funeral services being held here
Tuesday afternoon, with inter-
ment following in the Wear Ceme-
tery, near Walnut Grove.
The daughter was too ill to at-
tend her mother’s funeral in this
city, .the sad news of her demise
coming early today. Immediately
her father, J. M. Coleman; a
brother, Glen Coleman and wife,
and a daughter, Mrs. Reuben
Ray and husband, left for Bloom-
burg, eight miles East of Atlanta,
near the Louisiana State line,
to attend the grief-stricken home.
No funeral arrangements had
been made at press hour and re-
latives here have not yet advised
whether interment would be at
Bloomburg or in this county.
Mrs. 'Puckett, about 31 years of
age, had been away from this
county for some eight years.
She leaves, to mourn her passing,
her husband, W. R. Puckett; ^ a
son, Billy Jim, aged 3, and an in-
fant daughter, born Tuesday
night.
Friends and acquaintances of
the family here and elsewhere in
the county extend condolence to
members of the bereaved family
in the great loss of their loved
ones.
MRS. R. W. DURHAM
PASSES AWAY AT
M’KINNEY HOME
,Mrs. Adella Durham died at her
home on West Erwin Street, in this*
city, at 6:00 o’clock Sunday after-
noon, November 15. She had been
in declining health for several
years and seriously ill for about
four weeks. She was the widow
of the lat’e R. W. Durham, who
died March 7, 1927. She was aj
native of Spartanburg, South Car-
olina, where she was born July
15, 1850.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 o’clock on last Monday after-
noon at the Sam J. Massie & Son
Funeral Home here conducted by',
Rev. J. R. Hilger of Greenville. In-
terment was in Pecan Grove Cem-
etery.
Surviving are four sons and two-
daughters—-C. E. Durham of San
Antonio, Jim Durham of Prince-
ton, Tom F. and‘Richard Durham,
of McKinney; Miss Roxie Durham,
at home; Mrs. J. W. Ruitler, Ver-
ona, eighteen 'grandchildren tend
twenty great-grandchildren, one
sister, Mrs. A. C. Green of San,
Antonio,: and ohe brother, Tom
Templeman, of Petrolia, Texas.
All of her children are here for
the services. The deceased for-
merly lived near Blue Ridge, in
the Northeastern part of the coun-
ty, but had resided in McKinney]
foiynxteen years. She was a mem-
ofM^fazarene Church.
for The Examiner.
Pure Food Show
A Great Success
EX-STATE SENATOR
MEETS DEATHIN
HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
'Former State Senator Ed
Westbrook of Sherman, but for-
merly of Collin County, well-
known in political .and legal cir-
cles, was killed in an automobile
accident a mile North of Hills-
boro Tuesday.
'Senator Westbrook was found
in the wreckage of his car by a
passing motorist who took him
to a Hillsboro Hospital, where he
was pronounced dead. No one
witnessed the accident. It occurred
on a sharp curve just before the
highway reaches a Missouri-Kan-
sas-Texas underpass. The car
careened; through a guard railing
and crashed into a railroad dump.
He was traveling South.
Westbrook first was a mem-
ber of the Legislature from Hunt
County. He first served as Sena-
tor from the Tenth District, of
which Collin is a member. Later
he was elected from the Ninth
District.
At one time he was a Candi-
date for Congress from the
Fourth District.
He was defeated for County
Judge 'at Sherman six years ago
by one vote. During the last few
years he practiced . law in Sher-
man.
He is survived by his wife
and two daughters.
During his residence in this
county, he lived in Farmersville,
where he managed the Farmers-
ville Times. ’ .
DEATH Cm MRS.
C. P KIMBERUN 51,
AT MESQUITE HOME
Mrs. C. P. Kdmberlin, 51 years
of age, • died at her home in toe
Mesquite community Thursday at
12 o’clock. The funeral services
were held at the Cuileoka Meth-
odist Church Friday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock conducted by Rev.
Talbot, with interment in the
Wilson Chapel Cemetery under
toe Massie-Wilson Funeral Home
of Princeton.
The deceased was born March
1, 1885, On December 27, 1908,
she became toe wife of C. P.
Kimberlin, the Rev. Keller of
Farmersville officiating. To their
union were born the following
children: Mrs. Edna Shirley of
Mitchell, Oregon; Mrs. Irma
Blascott of Farmersville; Odell,
Farace, Willie, Dewey and Calvin
Kimberlin, all at home. Three
grandchildren also survive. Two
brothers, S. A. Jackson, Route
5, McKinney, and Willie Jackson
of Durant, Okla., also survive.
The funeral services were
largely attended. Active pall-
bearers were: Ross Jackson, Em-
mit Lee, Grady Jenkins, Jesse
Jenkins, Fletcher Bryan and N.
B Commons.
Flowers girls were: Myrtle
Jenkins, Lois Jackson, Allie Dot-
son and Juanita Lee.
39,993 Bales
Cotton Ginned
Before Nov. 1
According to Mrs. Oscar Geo-
rge, Collin County Cotton Sta-
tistician, there were 59,993 bales
of cotton ginned in this county
prior to November 1, 1936. This
is in comparison with 29,807
bales ginned prior to November
1, 1935.
The difference of more than
30,000 bales is caused by the
fact that the crop opened much
earlier this fall than it did in
1985.
It is also probable that toe
total for this year will exceed
that of 1935. Terrific heat, which
broke all-time records and at one
time reached 118 degrees on an
official government thermometer,
damaged toe crop to some extent,
hut toe totals are commencing
to prove that it was not dam-
aged as much as first anticipat-
ed.
R. L. Henagar, h good farmer of the
Clear Lake section has our thanks
for $1.00 sent in to place his name on
our list of new readers.
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J. A. Gilliland, of Allen, always gets
in on time to renew for the Examiner,
which he has read for many years.
Thank you Mr. Gilliland.
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Miss Alii© Houser of Royse, was in
the city Saturday and gave The Ex-
aminer a \ business call.
The Twenty-Second Annual Pure
Foid Show, sponsored by the ladies
of the •• First Presbyterian Churcb,
came to a successful close Saturday
night with a large number present for
the closing program.
This popular four-day event was
well attended throughout, visitors be-
ing there from the city, community
and over the county each night and
enjoying the entertaining programs.'
The exhibits were numerous and
more beautiful than ever. Nationally
known products had numerous booths
while local business men and mer-
chants were well represented.
The cooking school, sponsored by
the Texas Pov/'er & Light Company,
of which' Howard S. Ware is district
manager, was largely attended and
one of the most popular features.
Prof. E. W. Barrows and his orches'
tra played Wednesday night, while
pupils of Miss Carrie eJan Davis and
Miss Nina Thompson entertained on
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
BLAND DYSART
AIRPLANE TRIP
TO LOS ANGELES
Bland Dysart, a native Collin
County boy, now of Dallas, was
called to Los Angeles, California,,
last week, on an important busi-
ness errand. He made the trip by
airplane. While in. that great city,
he was a dinner guest of Rev. and.
Mrs. D. L. Coale, formerly of thiSj
county, but residents for several
years of Los Angeles, as (head-
quarters for toe Rev. Mr. Ooale,
who is one of the most successful
of the general evangelists of toes
Southern Methodist Church.
Bland Dysart, who is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. % C. Dysart, hag
held toe important position fop
several years as Purchasing Agent;
for the city of Dallas—a very high!
honor 'and responsible position, in-
volving the spending of hundreds
of thousands of dollars, every yean
and doing it in a way to meet the
approval of the city Mayor' and
Council.
W. B. Coffey of the White Rock
community, northeast of Melissa, is
a new reader of the Examiner this
week. Glad to have him join our list.
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D. G. Melton, pioneer post master
“that was,” came, up from Allen
Saturday, looking happy and in good
humor with the world.
CARR’S
We are grateful for the
splendid patronage our cus-
tomers have given us this
fall and to show our appre-
ciation wre are offering
some special values preced-
ing the “Thanksgiving”
Season.
COATS
Values to $12.75
for $7.75
Values to $19.75
for $14.75
Values to $19.75
for $24.75
DRESSES
1 group of Silk Dresses
from earlier purchases, all
good styles and colors.
Nothing under $4.95, to
close out
$2.95
SWEATERS
All Wool, single Sweat-
ers priced specially for this
event
$1.69
MILLINERY
Hats for every occasion.
All reduced to very low
prices.
CARR’S’
Ready-To-Wear
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