The Lynn County News (Tahoka, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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Bije Hyun Count? JSetos;
Volume XXVII
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Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, Thursday, April 30, 1931
Number 36
New
Be
Dur-
sell more
the trouble to
bring
mu-
money
Im-
Co.
com-
A court is yet to be provides!.
no statement.
a Bronwfield
of
and
home
when
cheaply,
county
business
in
place
first
made
and
L. Littlepage of Midway
and Mrs. R. E. Townzen
second in the
Hiere is the Malay's explanation
I of an earthquake: The earth is a
sort cf egg, resting on the horns of
a bull. When the bull gets angry and
shakes his head an earthquake re-
sults.
He is
att r-
will
in-
KIWANIS CLUB
FEAST MONDAY
attempt,
jar into
the bev-
pure-dee
a quan-
that
yet,
ori-
the
cf these stores thus asso-
By pooling
af-
on ap-
con-
(cost
merchant,
when the
frustrate
station by
succeeds
he will
us
the
or-
Took Fourth Place In Sweepstakes,
Showing To Be All-Round
Judging Team
As will be noted from the Red &
White page advertisement appearing
in this paper, these stores are to
have their openings here Friday and
Saturday. There are four of these
stores in Tahoka, three in O'D nnell,
AGGIE TEAMS
WIN AT A. & M
Unless McKee
a new hearing
in the electric
and this will
execution for a
on the. South
Tahoka will be represented in
the “My Home Town" speaking
contest at the West Texas Cham
her of Commerce convention at
Lubbock May 14, 15, and 16 by
J. D. Donaldson, a senior in the
the local high school.
Young Donaldson ia a popular
and diligent student here, and
very capable of representing
this city in the contest.
A
with
to make it more durable ha.-,
developed by a Swiss chemist.
Merchandising Plan Will
Inaugurated By Eleven Of
County’s Grocers
received
murder
Ira McK ee's Death
Sen ten ce 4 /ft rm ed
this won-
will be
place and
announced
meet with
celebrate
this great
the
of the county,
the sum
making
liquor,
at his
Local Club Will Observe “Kiwanis
Night” With Big Banquet;
Ladies invited
contestants entered the
Class I demonstrators
exceed $50.00) and both im-
their living room, making it
attractive, and)
Jim Weatherford will accompany
a party of Amarillo business men
to Mexico City, leaving here on May
16 and returning eight days later.
The trip is being sponsored by
Amarillo News-Globe and its
pose is to advertise the
Fair to be held in Amarillo
fall.
Mr. Weatherford received a
munication Wednesday from Wilbur
D. Hawk of Amarillo stating that
he had been accepted as one of the
delegation upon the recommendation
of Walter Slaton of this city. The
the homicide occurring
merchant undertook to
the robbery of a filling
McKee,
in gaining
be executed
Huntsville,
be the first
committed
between Chattanooga and
Rock and ended 4 to 3:
“After Steve Ellis, the curve ball
Shght4har>4er, Had turned the Peb-
bles hack scoreless for nine consecu-
tive frames and still the Ixxvkouts
hadn't won, he decided to take things
in his own hands yesterday. So in
the last half of the tenth, with the
score tied, a man on third and two
out, Ellis grasped a war club and
soaked out a base blow which
brought an end to the game.
“Ellis was touched for three runs I
in the first frame, then faced only!
thirty men in the last nine cantos, i
It was a superb exhibition of twirl-1
ing. Ellis deserved the victory and
he got it, although he did have to
bat it in himself”
Sounds like a game you read
about in the story books, we say. I
Poultry Specialist Here
Paul Cunyus, assistant poultry
•pecialist from A. & M. College,
visited R. E. Shaver and Miss El
Fleda Harrison, farm and home dem-
onstration agent, respectively, last
Saturday
In the state judging contests held
at College Station recently Tahoka
placed fourth in the sweepstjakas
contest. Taylor White, teacher of
vocational agriculture here, who ac-
companied his boys on the trip was
much gratified at the fine showing
they made. Hundreds of schools in
Texas had teams there competing in
the various events. Dublin won first
place in live stock judging. Mart
first place in dairy cattle judging,
Abilene first place in poultry judg-
ing Sherman first place in plant
production, Sanger first place
farm shop, Stephenville first
in entomology, and Taylor
place in terracing. Stephenville
a perfect score in identifying
classifying n^re than forty varie-
ties of insects, Mr. White said, which
was a remarkable record.
The Tahoka boys were conveyed
to College Station and back in a
truck by Alex Riddle. Billie Lester
was not a member of either of the
teams but went along to “pinch-hit"
in case of an emergency. The seven
teams comprised twenty-one
as follows: Boswell Edwards,
veil Redwine, Claude Nowlin,
McCullough, George Claude
Oran Welch, Kenneth Reid,
Douthit, Elwayne Nevill, <
Nick Renner, who resides on the
Buford Ater farm in the extreme
northwest portion
made bond Tuesday in
$1,000 on a charge of
possessing intoxicating
Renner was arrested
and placed in jail here Monday
Sheriff B. L. Parker and Deputy
John Bulman, armed with a search
warrant, went out to his residence
and searched it for liquor. They
found a ten-gallon glans jar filled
with liquor, down in the cellar, but
Renner’s wife undertook to pour it
out as the officers were making the
search. They frustrated her
however, and brought the
“My Home Town”
Mrs. R.
won first
of T-Bar
Living Room contest, according to
announcment of the judges, Mrs. S. |
R. Kemp and Mrs. Dr. K. R.
ham, Monday.
Both
test as
not to
proved
more comfortable,
livable for less than $10.00,
the
pur-
Tri-State
next
boys,
Nor-
Lonnie
Wells
Corbin
Clinton
Walker, Pete Anderson, Hoyt Welch,
Dayton Short, John 1). Fuquay, Ho-
man Edwards, Robert Draper, Brad-
ley Richardson, Melvin Greathouse,
Maurice Cowan, A. G. Cook, Horace
Lindley.
RED & WHITES
OPEN FRIDAY
process of coating paper
an extremely thin film of metal
been
Plan Postal Workers’ Meeting
Postmaster D. A. Parkhurst and
Carrier W. E. Suddarth were in
Lubbock Friday meeting with other
officials nf the organization making
plans for the meeting in htat city on
May 30 of the Eighteenth Congres-
sional District Postal Workers’ As-
sociation. Last year’s meeting was
held in Tahoka.
On tho 21st of May, 1931, the
A merican Red Cross will have reach-|
ed its 50th Anniversary of its won-
derful work of mercy and relief in
hours of distress, and the Lynn
county Chapter will join the Nation-
al organization in properly and fit-
tingly celebrating the anniversary
of this great humanitarium organi-
town more than half full of
erage, which is said to be
beer. The officers also found
tity of “home-brew”, which they did
not think worth
in.
Renner made
represented by
ney
zation. While the program for
event has not been worked out
still we will have address on the
gin, history, and policies of
American Red Cross, as well
interesting speeches, readings,
sic and songs, together with a com-
plete detailed report of the Lynn
County Chapter's activities, coupled
with the National organization's
drouth relief program. We urge
every one to set aside this time to
comt* and join with us in
derful celebration which
held in Tahoka, the hour,
program in full t»
later. Get ready to
and let us properly
50th Anniversary of
ganization.
Mrs. W. D. Nevels, Chairman
Chapter Red Cross.
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Form Tennis Club,
Will Build Court
Local Man Going
To Old Mexico
I entire trip, including transportation,
! meals, anti Pullman accommodations,
■ will cost each member of the party
. $150.00. The party will go via Lub-
Speaker Selected bock, Austin, San Antonio, Laredo,
and Monterey, and will return via
El Paso and Albuquerque. Two days
will be spent in Mexico City. The
party will be received in the city by
: President Rubio.
Bill Ellis, one of Lynn couney’s
contributions to the baseball world,
has made himself a hero in the eyes
of fans of the game in Chattanooga,
Tenn., member of the Southern As-
sociation, according to news stories
appearing in the Chattanooga Daily
Times. Last Sunday the name of
Steve Ellis, as he is known there, I
appeared in a “streamer” headline
over a column story that told how
Bill won a game almost single-hand-
ed. A two column picture of the
Lynn county product also appeared
on the page and this additional short
comment on the game, which Was
Little
at
Monday,
at 7:45 P. M, This special
will be held during the 15th
International convention at
May 3 to 7, and the clubsi
District Attorney T. L. Price re-
ceived a telegram from Austin
Wednesday advising that the Court
of Criminal Appeals had just
firmed the Ira McKee case
peal from Dawson county
McKee was convicted and
Ellis Sets Record
At Chattanooga
Announce Winners
Of Room Contest
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Plan Program For
Red Cross' Honor
number
ciated in West Texas.
their purchases they are able to buy
j more cheaply, it js claimed, and can
thus afford to
The people of Lynn
doubtless welcome this
novation.
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Man Makes Bond
On Beer Charge
The Tahoka Tennis Club was or-
ganized here this week with G. H.
Nelson as president. Other members
are Vernon Davis, Raymond Weath-
ers, Dr. K. R. Durham, Frank Hill,
Edgar Edwards, and C. T. Burnett.
A few others are expected to join. party wj|l live on the train, and the
Joining with .the 1,875 Kiwanis
clubs all over the United States and the death penalty for the
Canada, the Kiwanis club cf Tahoka [ about a year ago of a Sparenburg
will observe “All Kiwanis Night’
the Methodist Church on
May 4,
meeting
annual
Miami,
throughout Canada and the United i chair at
States will meet to observe a united! possibly
expression of tribute to the fellow-. crime <
ship andd accomplishment of the or- 1 Plains,
ganization.
AH clubs have arranged the time
of their meetings so that a fifteen
minute pericd will be observed si-
multaneously with the convention
occasion in Miami. Nearly 100,000
Kiwanians on the continent will as-
semble to obseve the standard pro-
gram af “Fellowship Hour”.
A message to the clubs by the
president of Kiwanis, Raymond M.
Crossman, of Omaha Nebraska, will
be read at Monday’s meeting. This
» to be the eight time in the history
of Kiwanis that such a meeting will
bo held.
Judge Clark Mullican of Lubbock
will be the principal speaker of the an(j one (>acj1 Wilson, New Home,
occasic-n here.
All members are urged to be pres-
ent accompanied by their wives
a lady friend.
Grassland, Draw, and Wells.
This is a new system of m er chan-
<>r i dising, to be tried for the first time
in Lynn county. This system has
; been in operation in some ether
I parts of Texas for some time and
it is said to have proved to be very
I satisfactory both to the cwners and
| to the buying public. Each store is
owned independently of all others
but all are associated together for
Improved buying purposes. There are a great
Soil For Planting
being re-
Decla-
of
justice
county girl won
courts j
the
have
had
of
up.
soil
H. Nelson j
liquor for ;
explained |
quantities
that way.
Roswell
formed,
toward
f the
until
was
ath
Dis-
com-
rain
been
the
way,
They
unuse 1
in which i
evidences .
premises I
is a
per
Mis.
L.
and
wh *
Decla-
otf
“This
dollar
says
GOOD RESULTS Fine Rains Renefit
FROM REVIVAL trains oeneru
Baptists Closed Meeting Last Night
Baptizing* Will Be Held
Sunday Night
Miss Mollie Cato, Wilson club
girl, has been awarded second
place in the Second year garden
division of the annual Texas 4-H
Club contests, according to an-
nouncement made by the Texas
A. & M. Extension Service and
the U S Department of Agricul-
ture. A Wheeler
first place.
Approximately
girls take part
contents each year.
15,000 Texas
in the various
RAINS TOTAL
OVER AN INCH
Club Woman Makes
Profit On Poultry
services will be held Sunday
according to Pastor Hull
of the most enjoyable servi es !
entire series was the one held
for the special >
Fede-
better
roads
voted,
to the
Collections Good
On Farm Loans
WIN PLACES AT
LEAGUE MEET
the Kiwanis luncheon Wednes-
Bo.swell Edwards and Hoyt
Girls Rural
Charline Evans
place.
Girls Rural Decla-
Pevehouse of Joe
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More than 335,000,000 game trout
will be placed jn riven and lakes by
federal and state officials soon.
I
Divor e cases in English < *
total up to just under 5,000 a year.
In Chicago, the reoird crop of such j
cases is about 9.500.
chickens have fed themselves
the
district
meet
Friday and
total of 65
close second
At
day,
Willingham entertained with a cou-
ple cf selections on the harmonica,
while Kenneth Reid
of the trip of the
culture boys to
mention of which is
in this paper.
The Club will have their luncheons
hereafter at the Methodist Church,
and the next meeting will be held on
Monday night instead of Wednesday
noon, when the Kiwanians will en-
tertain their wives and lady friends.
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Wilson Club Girl
Wins State Prize
The revival services conducted by
Pastor O. J. Hull at the Baptist
Church for two weeks came to a
close Wednesday night. The results
were gratifying to the pastor and i
church in spite of the handicaps of |
weather, cool and rainy weather |
having interfered' with a number of j
the services. There have been quite ■
a number of professions cf faith an 1
accessions to the church, and bap-j
tismal
night,
One
of the
Tuesday morning
benefit of the aged people of the I
town and community. In spite of the!
rain. :i*ast twenty-five of these
carre or were brought by ethers in
cars and they occupied seats reserv-
ed for them. The old time songs !
were sung with much zest and |
spirit and these elderly people were j
given an opportunity to testify. A |
number of them did
their
their
On
service
For the last several years and in
fact since the Fort Worth
Highway Association was
efforts have been directed
securing Federal designation
route but with little success
a committee composed of towns a-
long the route succeeded in convinc-
ing Judge Ely that the route should
be so designated and a delegation
was afterward sent to Austin to con-
fer with the entire commission re-
questing the Amori an Association
of Highway Officials to grant Fed
eral designation. Since that time
nothing has been done, f >r the rea-
son that the annual meeting would
not occur until May of this year, but
as the time approached, it was
thought best to recall the action of
the commission to Judge Ely and as-
certain if his attitude remained as
it was last year. So the writer made
an appointment with him and was
down to Abilene last week and found
that everything was all right in Tex-
as, it was thought best to get a line
on the New Mexico interests and ar-
range for a int request by the com-
so a
soil
Im*
and
optimistic
purposes and
bought it in large
it came cheaper
probably heard of a recent
the district court here in
pleaded that
fisticuff which sent one
to the hospital for repair*,
men paid fines in the
here.
ton and Levelland 10 points each,
Dickens 7, and Tahoka, Wilson, Ida-
lou, Lorenzo, and Floydada 5 points
each. J. D. Donaldson won the five
points for Tahoka, taking second
place in tennis, boys' singles.
Wells school won second place in
tennis, girls’ doubles, I.eta Mae Cook
and Helen Askew forming the team.! finest condition possible for
Collections of interest on farm
loans has been excellent considering
conditions that exist here, according
to A. R. McGonagill, vice-president
of the Federal Farm Loan Board of
Lynn County. Between 65 and 70
per cent of the interest due on May
1 had already been collected Mon-
day, Mr. McGonagill stated. This in- j
terest is due May 1 and must be j
paid', according to the rules and reg-,
illations of the Federal Ix>an Board, I
and it is gratifying that so large a
per cent of those holding loans are ■
making their payments. Thus far!
there has been no foreclosures in
this county and it is hoped that
there will be none this year.
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Fii# Two For Fighting
Deputy Sheriff John Bulman was:
called out to Gordon Sunday night to j
quell a little trouble that occurred at i
a church. Two irate citizens had a
little
them
Both
court
Donaldson Takes Second In Tennis
Singles; Was Only Winner
For Tahoka At Meet
good crops
this year Just as soon as the
dries sufficiently, planters will
running everywhere. Farmers
business men are very
over the outlook.
the material'
found by the officers, which are sup-
p<*<d to have been purchased fori
use in making liquor. Chenault stat-j
ed to C.unty Attorney G.
that he had pur hased the
m<*dicinal
that he
lx er u.h*
He had
trial in
which the defendant
th j whiskey found in his possession
was being used as a medicine, and
made it stick.
W. D. Chenault, who resides on
the R. H. Adams farm near Grass-
land, was placed in jail Tuesday on
a charge of making and possessing
liquor. His arrest followed' a search
of his premises by Sheriff B.
Parker, Deputy John Bulman,
Constable H. W. Callaway,
found three half gallon
whiskey buried in his yarn',
also found a number of
empty jars still in the box
they had been purchased.
The officers found other
of “buried treasure” on the
but the treasure had evidently b en !
disposed* of already. Three sacks of i
sugar were among
Much Corn And Feed And Some
Cotton Hate Already Been
Planted In County
gave a report
vocational agri-, missions of the two states,
College Station, trip was made to Roswell and the
made elsewhere writer can state that present in-
formation indicates that Federal
designation will be a reality in the
next few weeks.
Now, any number of pe pie may
not know just what a designation of
this nature would mean to us, but it
has a two way value; the first is that
tourists prefer to travel over
ral r* ads because they are
maintanied than ordinary state
and in the event bonds are
they <arry one-third cost
county instead if one-half. So there
would be a considerable saving for
Terry county in the event that bonds
were voted, which saving would be
transferred to the state in event
that legislation was passel calling
for retirement by the state of exist-
ing county bonds.—C. of C. Secreta-
ry J. E. Shelton in Terry County
Herald
From a fleck of 273 hens, Mrs. S.
A Cummings of Wilson reported to
the county home demonstration a-
gent, Miss El Fleeda Harris n. an
income of $36.99 above feed cost for
the month of March,
profit <f more than a
day on my chickens,
Cummings. "The net profit for us
during the months of January. Feb-
ruary, and March has been $122.67.
The
and us too."
Highway 84 May
Get Designation
Supt. J. B. Pace of Tahoka
selected as a member of the
letics executive committee of
trict 2, Class B, when the old
mittee and school authorities met in
Lubbick Saturday.
Supt. A. B. Sanders of Ralls, who
has been elected superintendent at
Brownfield for next year and who
served as principal of the Tah ka
high school for several years, wa«
re-elected chairman. Other members
of the committee are F. O. Boles of
Littlefield, W. E. Patty of Floyda-
da, and I. R. Witt of Pest.
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Kiwanians Hear
Harmonica Music
Lynn county is again thoroughly
soaked SI w rains that fell through
out the day Tuesday registered a
total of .51 of an inch here. After
a cessation of a few hours rain be-
gan falling again after nightfall and
continued until eight o’clock Wed-
nesday morning. w*hen the rain
gauge registered an additional pre-
cipitation of .54 of an inch. A
light during Wednesday night a-
mounted to .05 f an inch, bringing
the total to 1.05 inches.
Informati n gathcnsl by the News
indicates that the precipitation was
nearly uniform throughout the coun-
ty. It was possibly a little heavier
in the western portion of the county
than elsewhere. It not cnly covere I
Lynn county but also most of West
Texas, Heavy <lownpours
ported from some places.
Everybody pronounces
here just as fine as could
wished It came in just about
right amount, just in the right
amt at just the right time to pleass
everybody. Wheat will be greatly
benefitted. Most of it was already
looking well and this rain will
it far along t ward maturity,
feed and a littl** cotton
planted, and a portion
plantings were already
rains have placed the
so, relating
experiences and expressing
unwavering faith.
Tuesday night an ther special
was held, the teachers an J
The Lubbock high school won
all-round championship in
No. 2 at the interscholastic
held in Lubbock last
pupils of the high school being the I Saturday, snoring a
honorees on the occasion. Many of | points. Lam<\sa was a
they con- with 60, and Littlefield third with 50
, Slaton
Chenault Is Held
On Liquor Charge
them were present and they con- with 60, and Littlefield third with 50
ducted a song service that was most Petersburg made 20 points, Slaton
inspiring. It was a fitting climax for j and Brownfield 15 points each, 01-
the campaign, and the message
brought by the pastor to these
young people on this occasion was
most appropriate and impressive.
carry
Some
been
these
These
in the
plant-
in pole vaulting, Adams cf T-Bar, jng an(| have enhance*! the already
tied with Parker of Brownfield for • excellent prospects for
second place, but in the play-off he
lost to the Brownfield man.
In the Junior Boys Rural
mation contest, Lloyd Mears
Stokes won third place.
In the Senior
mation contest,
Edith won third
In the Junior
mation, Mona
Stokes won first.
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Pace Is Selected
On District Body
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