The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1934 Page: 2 of 4
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For State Senator,
23rd Senatorial District:
BEN G. ONEAL (Second Term)
Clerk.
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Tax Collector-Assessor—
ARTHUR C. HOWARD.
For County Superintendent of
Schools—
J. B. GOLDEN.
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4:
S. S. MARSHALL.
We Will Buy Setting Eggs
—CUSTOM HATCHING—
Kemple & Myers Chick Hatchery
Phone 85 West Front Street
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“Water” was the subject of an
interesting classification talk made
Friday by Philip Brodwell at the
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(Published in The Electra
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POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Electra News is authorized
to announce the following candi-
dates for their respective offices,
subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, Saturday, July 28:
Mayor, City of Electra:
E. E. WHEELER.
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. THE ELECTRA NEWS
°FUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY, AT 106 NORTH MAIN STREET
Entered m second class, mail matter August 2, 1907, .at the postoffice
this matter may be obtained frow
the ’school tax collector.
(Signed) SCHOOL BOARD,.
Electra Independent School
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WET OR DRY—THERE IS NO PEACE
To those who years ago heard the platform plea for peace
on the liquor question it would seem a paradox that the further
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tion the further away we get from political peace.
That bill lying on your desk —/it has a twin.
For the merchant who sent it has/ope .of his own
from, the .manufacturer,1 on the same article.
/By'failure to .pay his bill promptly,the consumer
- is thrqwing.a monkeywrench into the machinery of
. the whole economic process, i ’’ c. ’ ‘
• Be fair.
ligations to you on time; so why not return the com-
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PAY as* you’d have others PAY you!
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Also Have Bills To Meet
Qn the 10th
.Mes,dames A. C. Elliott and E. E.
.Atkins and Miss Myrtle Cooper
were in charge of a benefit pro-
gram and dance given at, the Odd
Fellows hall Tuesday evening. The
program, including vocal numbers
with guitar accompaniment by
Garland C’orbell; readings and com-
edy sketches by pupils from Miss
Eva Williamson’s speech arts
class; monologues by Miss Myrtle
.Russell.
•Coffee and cake were served and
dancing was enjoyed until a late
hour. Proceeds from the fete wPl
be used' toward defraying expenses
of taking the Rebekah degree team
to the state convention at Mineral
Wells in March.
“Water” Subject
Vocation Talk
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
;Om 4 Year —12-------— <2.00
' Six Months
; A'<t "Eiectra, Wichita County, Texas, under Act of Congress of March 8,1879.
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• THEREOF
Notice is hereby given that Tex-
as Street as the same now exists
you for your between Roosevelt Avenue andBry- meeting
the past and an Avenue, will be dosed by order, thanks to those*
appreciation of and proper Ordinance of the Mayor ehlling attention
te in the com- anJ City Commission of the City not as vet naid
six hundred million dollars additional revenue. The bill was
nished through Congress so as to get the liquor taxes flowing
into the federal treasury as soon as possible. But—folks in this
community say that drinking is on the decline and many -who
•were- arguing vehemently last year for repeal and urging that
the government be supported by tax money on liquor and the
.quality of liquor safeguarded through proper channels are up
;in a^ms now over liquor tax burdens.
cRebqkah* ;dve
Benefit Party
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Retail Merchants
Association
It is-to establish through the direct help of the citizens of
the country an endowment fund for the Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation, created in 1926. by President Roosevelt, so that this
.Foundation may carry on its national crusade, against Infantile
iParal^sis, and devote unselfishly its full energy and thought to
tlie coordination of the fight against a scourage which physi-
jcally handicaps, every year, thousands of American children.
Furthermore, the success of this countrywide party, spon-
sored by the citizens of the United States, will be a growingjnoon luncheon meeting of the Ro-
testimonial to a man who has waged and won a hard personal. tary club. Dr. C. w. Monroe, presi-
dent, presided over the meeting,; in the City of Electra, Texas,
and Mr. Broadwell was responsible
for the entertainment features. He
a scientific point of
view on the uses, the chemical ele-
ments and the various kinds Qf
water. His profession or business
told his
and
His profession _.
swing either way on the prohibition or anti-prohibition ques- being laundry work, he
1 v „ J * . President hearers of the processes of soften-
.Roosevelt signed the federal liquor tax bill Tusday calling for ins hard water and the effects of
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garments.
Repoi*ts were made on the Presi-
dent’s ball to be given Tuesday
lE. E. Wheeler
^Candidate For
jResekqfion Mayor
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To the. Voters' of. Electra:
In seeking 're-election to the of-
.fice .of .’Mlayor , pi, the City‘of Elec-
tra, I promise'1- io give the same
close ‘attention to ”
dunes o:
as I have, during
| years. I *
McGann
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Dr.A.F.Homme
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934
night, January 30 in co-operation
with a i
money £or endowment of , the
Warm Springs hospital for the cure
pf infantile praralysi H. D. Millek» was given emergency treatment at
J. G. B. -Totten and W. R. Skinner Parmley-Ogden hospital.
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School jBoard
thanks'
The, ,xnember/z ,of the board of,
trustees'>'ofElectra7 Independent'
School District wishes to express
thanks"‘'ibr the splendid re-
sponse given by the; citizenship of
Electra, many of whom paid their
school taxes, assisting the schools
to carry on their work until State
funds were available.
We are glad"To * report that thus
far all expenses, salaries, etc., have
been paid and the ^school is riot in
debt. It ’jyas yote(i\,at the last
: of, the board to ,expre^s
to those who .have paid, and
. ’ ’ .1 to those who have
m j '— ----’not as yet Paid-.thaf a penalty will
of Electra, Texas, and the same re-ibe added to, all school tax levies
routed so far as this partieu ar Mtdr feb.. 1,' 1934. We urge that .
block is eouoerned over to Dallas'you pay yoursehool tax. before that
Street, the next street on the Ease, date and avoid the additional ex-
The change of said street and the.pensl>. ,yoa will p your dclin.
closing of said block is done for quMt taxes before Fob. 1, you can
the public welfare and for the pui-.savo quite a sum on the penalties
pose of affording the Electra Inde- and interest. Full details regarding
pendent School District the privi-j
lege of extending its athletic field
East over and upon said street as-
the same exists between Bryan Ave-
nue and Roosevelt Street.
Any objection to the closing of
said street, or the change of the
same as herein specified, should be
made immediately to the Mayor and
City Commission at the City Hall
Said street will be closed and its.
route changed, as herein specific I,
by the 3Jth day of January, A. D./
1934. !
By order of the Mayor and City'
Commission of the City of Elect™,
Texas, this the 9th day of January.
A. D., 1934.
(SEAL)
possible, and . ask your support in
this race as you have so generously
I me in the past.
- . .. •• i —&—•* thanking w u* AVa- jrww*
here'smng to it; that Electra joins more Ahan 5,000;:other cities splendid support in the past and
*“ on'assuring you of my ”
&e'occasion of -President Roosevelt’s 52nd birthday,1 January your support and vote in the com-
Very truly yours,
E. E. WHEELER.
Only those who actually do the housework realize what a difference it
makes to have the important housekeeping appliances up-to-date. Husbands
and wives alike will find that the modern automatic gas kitchen is an in-
vestment that saves both time and money. The automatic gas kitchen tikes
all the hard work out of housekeeping and brings organization and system
into home management. »
The automatic gas range takes the effort out of cooking and gives you
time for the. things you would rather do. The automatic gas water heater
S supplies instant hot watci at the turn of the faucet. The air-coolcd gat
refrigerator gives you modern refrigeration at its finest ... without ma- •’
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modern ;gas appliances inspect .the latest models now on display at your '
gas appliance dealers.
nationwide plan to raise and Mrs. Ira Kidwell of Sunshine
endowment
pf infantile praralysi H. D. Millet', was given
were named'Las ucommittee to jiejp
in sponsoring'Lthe fete at the coun-
try club in ’co-operation vpth ttie
Lions club and the Knights of
Columbus .Ipclge.
jfc>rujnise.- to give me i>anic About thirty. Electra* citizens 3t-
tteption to the important tended tne ’nndni^ht showing <«f
'the Office in the’ future j“La Vie‘..;Pgfee* /at the* Municipal
ive. during’ the pasCYour auditorium^'at -./Wichita Falls Fri-
ADVERTISING RATES; (years. If elected I promise to de-}day night.
Classified ads, per..line 10c vote my entire time to the office'~~
Minimum Classified Ad 30c and will strive, to the best of my NOTICE OF CHANGE IN STREET
• $L25| Reading Notices,' p^r fine ~ ~ 10* ability, to render the best service AND CLOSING PORTION
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party L,^
We are glad to know or fraternal and /civic organizations Again
an’d^foyniB in t|ie United States, in putting on a -b^nefit: party on assuring you of my
30. The fact that -people here are social minded and enjoy any/ng election, I am,
/ :^“8r(>to?eth®&f9’r .wltolesome..fwij: uisures the ♦’
/^jkscess of/the plan/even tho there.was not an agped incentive
to make the proceeds a part of a worthy nation-wide program.
’Hie purpose of this party for the President is a very sim-
• pie and humane one.
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