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A Constructive Newspaper for a Constructive People
NUMBER 50
• ELECTRA, TEXAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1929
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Rock Crossing
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of
Funeral Rites Held
At Oklaunion For
Girl Killed In Crash
Rev. Klingman Named |
On Clinic Committee
Program at Burk
On Monday Night
A. 0. Basham is
entertainment com-
arranged for ac-
Rev. Grimm and
evangelistic party
Rev. C. C. Klingman’s name was
inadvertently omitted in last week's
report of the Lions Club commit-
tees, according to a report from
Tuesday
has been
M r and
returned
station,
of Barr
be used
promoting pub-
raised
Wednesday, August
who attend this
with those who at-
1
Governor Posts
Reward For Arrest
Former Chief Police
An-
San
Hawaii
The Electra Municipal Band,'under
leadership of . IC. Johns, director,
went to Burkburnett Monday eve-
ning and put -on a concert at a
community party sponsored "by the
Burkburnett Chamber of Commerce.
The presentation of the program was
sponsored by the Electra Chammber
of Commerce as a compliment to
their neighbor city and its chamber,
of commerce.
.. More , than eight hundred. .peqple
wer&Jn attendance at the concert,,
according to , Mr. Johns, ,,Good: at-
_ , and
.Rex. Smith, manager of the Burk-
with
Daugherty here last Aug-
near
looted
ago, according to
Sprueill.
hemorrhage took
California,
W.
One hundred copies of the annual"
report of the Department
culture, containing twelve
pages, nnd fifty copies
“Diseases of the Horse,”
seases of Cattle,” have
ceived in the office of the
of Commerce and
the farmemrs in
tory.
A letter was
farmer, telling him of these
and inviting him to come in
get them and the response has been
very gratifying, according to. report
from Robert P. Hall, manager.
- Funeral rites were held Friday
(afternoon at1 the Oklaunion Baptist
church for Miss Etta Mae McHam,
who was killed in an automobile
accident four-miles west of the city
Wednesday night. Interment' was'
made in East View cemetery near
. Vernon. Totten Brothers of this
city had charge of the arrange-
ments. , ..
Miss McHam was one .of , a'fam?;
ily of K eleven children. Her parents)’
rMr. -and. ’Mrs. M. : 'H;* ‘McHam -'and
ten brothers and sisters survive.
The family resides on a farm one
and one-half miles northeast of Ok-
launion.
father,' H. B.
Mr. Hall
Baptist Revival At
-K. M. A. This Week
of the LeBus
Rotary Tool
has purchased
Machine Shop
and has as
same
their entertain-
mailed to
1
5J
Twenty Tears of Service
Has Built Circulation
Mrs.
the
has
for
the
stay in Electra .
attending the sevices and report
good attendance and excellent
preaching. ,
The meeting will continue
Bunday. .. ..
on
Washington avenue, where
$50 Reward Offered
Arrest of Hi-Jackers
G. Rollo Davidson Jr., Ernie D.
Brown, George Asbill, Albert Frank
Fisher and Billy Stewart, members of
Electra Boy Scout troops, left Sun-
day for Camp Ephriam Griffin on
Wichita River, south of the Diver-
sion Dam, where they are attending
the last period for the season of
Boy Scout encampment for the,
Wichita Falls area. Frank D. Creigh-
ton, scout executive, is general di-
rector of the camp activities which
began Sunday morning and will
continue until
14. The boys
period, together
tended the two previous camps held
this summer, will have the privil-
ege of making a trip to Carlsbad
Cavern at a nominal cost of only
"$16.50 for' the entire trip, accord-
ing to announcement made by
Creighton.
W. A. Zischang, national
executive of Boy Scout work
the- M. K. & T. railway extension
division, is spending the
•camp and is assisting
out the camp program,
ployed by the railway
organize and promote
•activities in Missouri, Kansas, Okla-
homa and Texas areas. Mr. Zisch-
ang emphasizes “Safety First” in
his lessons, it is said.
fected by sawing off the padlock the machine turned turtle. Several
of the cell, were arrested shortly t stitches were foun necessary to close
afterward. Of the three compan-
ions who slept while the
made the dash for liberty, two were
released upon payment of fines in
corporation court. The third, a
tuelve-year-old boy, charged with
theft of gasoline, was turned over
Wichita Falls Oil
Operator Injured
In Auto Collision
Returns From Carthage
Alton Walton returned
from Carthage, where he
i visiting his grandparents,
Mi>. A R- Hemgan, who
home with him for a few days’ vis-
it with Mr. and Mrs. F L. Walton
of 408 E. Bryan.
ing him
(Yellow)
ust and with robbery with firearms
in conection with hi-jacking cases
committed previous to the death of
Daugherty.
Placards have been printed and
(are being distributed this week
by the “Anti-Hi-Jacking” committee
appointed last spring by the Electra
Chamber of Commerce and Agricul-
ture, in which an offer of §50 re-
ward is made for the arrest and
conviction of any person or persons
caught hi-jacking or robbing by
means of firearms or deadly weap-
ons m the city of Electra and its
environs.
The committee is composed of J.
Coker, president of the First
Rawlings,
Oil Co.
and E.
Service
in pay-
Floyd McLaughlin, prominent
Wichita Falls oil operator, is re-
A.
National Bank; O. B.
manager of the Boardman
agency and service
W. Barr, proprietor
Station. A fund to
ing rewards and in
project was
by members of the
murder of Oscar
W. A. (JJuck) Dill, employe of
the Fain-McGaha Oil * Corporation,
is reported to' be somewhat im-
proved after having suffered in-
juries in v a forty-foot-*' fall from a
derrick "in the Rock Crossing field,
Saturday morning.
The men were engaged in. stab-
bing pipe, it was said, .and attempts
of Paul Turner of this city to save
"Dili,' were thought -to’-have broken-
the force of the fall. Dill’s most
serious injuries were said to have
been in the chest and arms.
was taken in Totten Brothers am-
bulance to a Wichita Falls
pital.
The family lives in an apart-
ment at the home of Mrs. Bessie
LaPoe, 505 North Waggoner street,
Mrs. Dill was visiting relatives at
Bullard when the accident
but arrived
morning.
Mr. Dill’s
I top, in the
Cash Register
Found In Tank
Robert P. Hall, secretary-manager!
of the Electra Chamber of Com-[
merce, left Thursday morning for
Chicago, where he will attend the
annual session of
Scrool for Chambers
Secretaries to be held
ern University.
Mrs. Hall and her
Leitzell, accompanied
will visit relatives in Chicago
other points in Illinois* while
Hall attends the' course.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lindley ex-
pect to leave next week for Mc-
Allen, where they will make their
home.- They have sold their insur-
and and realty agency to G. W.
Gafford, who assumed charge of the
office, Monday.
Leaving last week for the Rio
Grande Valley was Mr. Lindley’s
brother-in-law and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. Floyd, who sold their
home here and will take charge of
property acquired near McAllen.
Both families have resided in
Electra for several years and have
been prominently identified ’with the
progress of the city in social and
Civic affairs.
niiuun. 11 uni <^uy pitiue lu which lie.
may be returned to Wichita Falls,'
which offer still holds good,
said. The governor’s
be in effect for three
date of offer, August
Shook has been at
sensational jail
’-a
3
of Agri-
hundred
each of
and “Di-
been re-
Chamber
distributed among
the trade
Attends National
Secretaries School
of the prayer-
It is planned
for
at
the
Mrs. Hodges Improving
Mrs. C. A. Hodges is reported
be resting as well as can be expect-
ed after having undergone an opei-
;ation for appendicitis at a Wichita
Falls hospital, Saturday morning.
Electra Band Gives
Stiffest competition ever*
here is promised in the boat races
to be staged at the City Lake when
L. B. dlaughter will defend his
to the silver loving cup for
third time in order to secure
manent ownership.
The feature race is the Class B
motors event, in which Slaughter
has been twice winner. Two” other
cups are being offered in Sunday’s
races. Fifteen boats have been en-
tered for the various events Sun-
day, according to word
from H. S. Stewart. Six boats will
be entered by Wichita Falls sports-
men.
W. T. Waggoner Jr. will enter
his new speedster which recently I
set a high record of 47 miles an
hour on the' waters of the city
lake.
The races will begin at 2:30 .o’-
clock.
Chamber Donates
Books to Farmers
morning and removed
the tank It was found
belonged to
Burkburnett
by th»eves
Visitors present at the regular
weekly luncheon meeting of the
Electra Rotary Club, Friday, at
the Marriott VHotel, were Messrs.
C. E. Burrus and Oscar Kemp of
Burkburnett; Rev. C. A. Bickley,
Dee Norwood, Herbert St. John
and Cy Long, Vernon, and William
Asbill, Electra. Rev. Bickley gave |
a brief but interesting classifica-,
tion talk on “Principals of Rotary.”;
M. D. Goldsmith led the opening companied
sing-song. P ” ' ’ " ~ u.,4
ten presided over the assembly and
W. D. Cross and Clyde Dunn pre-
sented the entertainment features,
introducing Misses Margaret and
Doris Owens, known as the “Sun-
shine Girls.” The young ladies sang
a number of popular songs, Miss
Letrice Wofford playing the piano
accompaniment.
east
touching
Washington, Philadelphia,
York, Boston, Niagara, Cleve-
and Indianapolis. They
here through Denver to Pay-
Idaho, then
by way of
They
part
the
the territory on Sept. 3.
Rev. E. B. Rawley, pastor, is be-
ing assisted by E. W. Magee, mis-
r sionary of the Wichita-Archer as-
* sociation, in a revival meeting be-
ing held this week at the K. M. A.
the National: Baptist church. Several members of
of Commerce * l°ca^ Baptist church have been
at Northwest-
tank discov-
one of their
the machine
in mud and
the scene
it
to
loceiy store
which had been
several months
Constable Sam
sustained frac-
and was uncon-
hours. He has
for recovery,
Honolulu Teachers
Visit In Electra
On Vacation Trip
Members of the local police force
restored to its rightful owner a
cash register, Wednesday morning,
which had been recovered from the
bottom of a tank on
ranch, six miles east of the city.
Boys swimming in the
ered its presence when
number cut his foot on
which was submerged
water. Officers visited
Tuesday
f rom
Electra Man Buys
Shop at Grayback
back to Los
Portland and
sail for
of August to be
opening of the
1
Mother Electra Man
Dies at Paducah
Wednesday Morning
George F .LeBus
Machine Shop and
Works of this city
the Carey Brothers
at Grayback Cross i
sumed charge of the same H>*
reported Wednesday that he would
enlarge the plant at once and add
considerable new equipment.
Frank L LeBus will manage the
new shop.
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Tillery had
as guests on Monday, Mr. Tillery’s
sister and her husband, Mr.
Mrs. C. C. Wise of Honolulu,
and Mrs. Wise came to the main-
land this summer as delegates to
the National Education Association
Convention, held at Atlanta, Ga.
They belong to the delegation rep-
resenting the educational associa-
tions of the Department of Public
Instruction of the Hawaiian Islands
with central offices in Honolulu.
The visitors report prosperous
conditions and continued growth in
the industries of the islands/ such
as the growing of sugar cane and
pineapples. The production of sugar
now exceeds 900,000 tons annually
and the value of pineaples grown
more than half that amount.
The public schools of the islands
are keeping abreast of the most
/modern methods and claim superior-
ity over any of the states in such
things as per cent of association
membership and teachers’ retire-
ment systems. Being situated at
the crossroads df the Pacific, they
make contact with the best move-
ments of the Pacific area.
Mr. and Mrs. Wise are pleased
with the continued prosperity of
this part of Texas and express a
desire to visit again when
work permits them to be in
part of the world. During this
summer, they visited
north of Atlanta,
mond,
New
land
from
ette,
geles
Francisco,
the latter
ready for
schools of
Thomas E. Milholland, evangelist
of the Church of Christ, is spend-
ing a few days at home visiting his
family. Mr. Milholland has just
closed a meeting at Bailey, Texas.
The ministei' has accepted the pas-
torate of a church at Denton and
will move his family there about
Soptembei* 1.—Vernon Times.
NEW ARRIVAL ^AT*
BAND DIRECTOR’S HOME
, A kangaro court as well as snap-
py .musical numbers provided di-
version for Electra Lions at their
regular weekly luncheon, Thursday
noon.- G. J. Gillis presented the
entertainment features, in which
.freeman '"Miller served as judge;
<W- M. lAustm/ prosecuting attorney;
,G. R. Davidson, -defence attorney;
C. * W. Coffey, • plaintiff and John
B. McKinley, defendant, * in a bharge
made by Coffey, alleging theft of
one black chicken from his * prem-
ises.- Heated’ arguments intersper-
sed with .objections and the usual
court procedure kept the audience
in a continued roar of laughter and
finally resulted in a verdict of not
not guilty. Messrs. Cloyd Smith
and Ed Forbes Jr. were assisted by
Miss Letrice Wofford in singing a
popular song.
“America” was sung as usual in
the opening exercises. F. M. Baker
offering the invocation. Visitors in-
troduced as follows: O. R. Key,
guest of John B. McKinley; Cloyd
Smith and Ed Forbes, guests of
Miss Letrice Wofford; Mrs. W. A.
Asbill and Miss Elizabeth Asbill,
guests of President W. A. Asbill;
Jim Lyle, Wichita Falls and Mr.
Sims of Dallas.
President Asbill presided over the
business session, in which routine
matters were dismissed, including
a report from Freeman Miller, chair-
man of the park committee,
which he stated that another
swing had been installed at
park and arrangements made
j have the weeds and grass cut.
R. R. Ramey reported that
members of the local club had
ited the Wichita Falls club, Wednes-
day, taking with them a group of
entertainers,^ who provided a pro-
gram for the Wichita Falls club.
John Barker and W. L. Horn
were appointed to have charge of
the entertainment features for
next meeting.
Donald Cyrus, weight 9 pounds,
{arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. I. C. Johns, 1402 North Main
street, Monday night at 9:.45 o’-
clock, according to announcement
Two Families Move
To Rio Grande Valley
i Beautiful arid impressive funeral
rites were held Monday afternoon
at the First Baptist church fpi* Mrs.
Georgia Brown, age 31, whose death
from cerebral
place in Long Beach,
last Thursday morning. Rgy.
W._ Rivers officiated in the serv-
icesj .and interment was made in
.the, local cemetery. The remains
had/T'rea'ched here on the early
morning train and were taken by
Totten Brothers to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Colbert
East
they lays in state until the hour set
for the funeral. A large crowd
was
many friends coming from nearby
towns and communities.
The pallbearers were Messrs. W.
A. Beasley, C. U. Beasley, William
Ratliff, W. B. Attaway, J. D.
kins and J. T. Clifford.
Deceased is survived by two
dren Arline and Russell Dale;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
five sisters,
Electra; Mrs.
Mrs. Marvin
Point; Mrs
Electra Man Hurt In
Fall From Derrick
Saturday Morning
Mock Trial Gives
Pep To Meeting
Local Lions Club
op ar-
ser vices
wilf be held at 3 o’clock after the
first week of the campaign.
The meeting is being sponsored
by the Baptist, Methodist, Presby-
terian, Church of God, Assembly of
•God and Nazarene churches and
the pastors of these churches, with
members of each congregation, will
act in the capacity of a* steering
committee, headed by Mr. Baker.
J. N. Fulcher is treasurer, A. C.
Rippy is chairman of the usher’s
committee;
chairman of
mittee and
comodations
members of
during their
Neighborhood prayer meetings
will be held during the progress of
the meeting.- Rev. H. E. Anderson
will be chairman
meeting committee,
also to hold meetings downtown
^business and professional men
the same hour as appointed for
neighborhood prayer services.
The Crimm evangelistic party
-eludes W. J. Ramsay, who will
rect the music and have charge
the finances; Fred W. Rapp, ad-
vance man and director of organi-
zation of men’s work of the cam-
paign. He will do most of the
speaking at extension meetings. Al-
vin Roper will have charge of the
piano music and will appear from
time to time during the meeting
special solo numbers.
■ompan-. to wound across the face,
quartet | ------------
Five Electra Scouts
Attend Last Camp
At Divrsion Dam
Rotary Club Has
Guests and Enjoy
Program Friday
Published Thursday of
: Each Week
George Blackman, driller in the
employ of Waggoner Refining Com-
pany at Grayback Crossing, sustain-
Two of the four prisoners who1 ed seVere cuts about the face and
escaped from the city jail Tuesday j painful bruises about the body
morning were still at large Thurs- > Thursday at noon, about two miles
’ . according to Mayor south of Harrold. The steering
Slaughter to Defend
Title To Prize Cup
In Races Sunday
reward
months
2.
large since a
in which he
held at Wich-
effect that Governor Dan ]
President W. A. Asbill. The three1 had offered a reward of §150 for
major projects to be considered by | the capture of Tom Shook, former
„. This
reward will be in addition to one
Two Still At Large
After Jail Break
£or i night when the automobile in which.
; he was riding collided with a truck
! on the pavement ten miles east of
.! Electra. Other occupants of the
101 . car, Misses Nayola Patterson, Icie
i Taylor and Jackie Blackman of
Wichita Falls, and Miss Mildred
Carnahan of Clay Center, Kansas,
sustained less serious injuries which
required emergency treatment at
Parmley-Ogden hospital where they
were brought by passing motorists.
Miss Taylor was taken to the
home of her sister, Mrs. B. H.
Loden, 208 West Ida avenue, and
the other girls returned to Wichita
Falls Friday. All
! covering.
. . . I Mr. McLaughlin
Announcement was carried m re- tni.pc. cknii
gional newspapers Tuesday to the;seious for several
- - ----1 Moody | excellent chances
physicians say.
Crimm Revival
. Begins Sunday
At Tabernacle
Driller Injured In
Auto Accident
rels, Rocky Point;
Mrs. H. C. .Colbert,
C. Chism, Jacksboro;
Whisenhunt, Rocky
Robert Patrick, Eliasvilie; Mrs. Lem
Whisnand, K. M. A.; two brothers, (
W. S. and P. F. Sorrells, Electra. |
Her husband, J. Russell Brown,: ... *. ' ,
an Electra driller, had been killed ported to be improving after hav-
in an oil field accident on April! ,’n« ,nu"ered injuries to his
27, near Long Beaeh. She had ac-j . ab°?‘
I his remains here
President J. G. B*. Tot- j burial but returned a short time
California on business,
family had lived here
years, both Mr. and Mrs.
were members of the First.
___..... church, she being a faith-*
ful and efficient worker in the W.|
M. U. and Sunday school as well
as in the First Ward P.-T. A.
; or warning ’ Bralley, in which S100 was offered I
• fatal automo- * Shook from ^ny place to which he!
occurred, and
suitable airport
T. C. Stockton, local drilling con-
tractor, received word Wednesday. day morning,
of the death of his mother, Mrs. T. <J. E. ] _ _
A. Stockton, early that morning at cated in the break which was ef- * said to have suddenly locked and
the home of her daugter, Mrs. Tan-
nehill at Paducah. She had been
quite ill for more than two months
at the Stockton homo here but had
been removed to nor (laughter’s
home two weeks ago.
Deceased was burn sixty-four
5ears ago at San Marcos, but lived
for several years at Fort Worth.
Her husband died seven years ago to Juvenile Officer J. A. McDonald,
and was buried there. Wednesday morning.
Plans have been completed here,
this week for the beginning of a
^revival meeting Sunday, August 11,
by Rev. B. B. Crimm, Cowboy Evan-
gelist. The gervices will be held in
a tabernacle, which has been erect-
ed by volunteer labor, on the First
Ward school grounds, facing North
Wichita street. This structure will,
seat 52,500 people in addition, to. ,the
platform, which will accomodatea
^chbir of 500 people. The first sery-, .tendance w-as had throughout,
ices "will be’held, at 8:30 p. m.,_and ~ ’ \ ________
Mil continue to be held each eve- burnett chamber, thanked the Elec-
ning beginning at that time. tra organization and the piembers
cording to announcement by F. M. J of the band for
Baker, general chairman
rangements. Afternoon
licity on the
some time ago
committee.
A number of
committed here
ing stations were the principal suf-
ferers, thus arousing the ire of
those engaged in that business in
particular. The offering of a re-
ward for arrest of such offenders
was not intended to reflect upon
the efficiency of the police and
constable force, but rather to stim-
ulate work of those engaged in va-
rious branches of law enforcement,
according to Mr. Barr, who has
been active in promoting the work
/along that line.
Former Electra Pastor
To Go To Denton
Rites Held Monday
At Baptist Church
For Mrs: J.R. Brown
U1C.JU! piujctuo IV uv LviiaiuciL-U U,V LUU UcipiLUt! UL 1OIU OUUOK, J
the club during the current year I chief of police of this city,
are the establishment of a free
clinic for crippled children; erection1 posted previously by Sheriff W. G.
of suitable markers
signs on spots along the highways | for information leading to arrest of
. near Electra, where
bile accidents have
the securing of a :
for Electra.
The clinic committee is composed
’ of G. R. Davidson, Dr. R. R.
Ramey and Rev. C. C. Klingman.
v The highway marker committee:,
■. H. A. Decker, H. T. S. Totten and! made his escape while
■ L. B. Slaughter, and the airport [ ita Falls after indictments charg-
• committee: Ben W. Tipton, J.
t Fulcher and C. W. Coffey.
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