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Chevrolet Is
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Butler & Harvey
Terracing Done
By Aggi. Class
and Co. Machines
Scouts Banquet
Mothers and Dads
at Hall on Friday
ENGINEER HURT
WHEN GAUGE ON
ENGINE EXPLODES
FORD FOR SALE— Roadster, 1927
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The ladies of the Methodist Mission-
ary Society, Circle Three, are having
a “Silver Tea” in the basement of the
church at three o’clock this afternoon
—Friday. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended' to all ladies of the city to at-
tend.
BUYS REGISTERED .
POLAND CHINA GILT
NATH NABORS HAD
PARALYTIC STROKE
S. B. Robinett of De Leon Route 2,
returned last week from a sanitarium
at Dallas where he had several minor
operations.
SHORT ATTENDED
FARM BUREAU’S 8TH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
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SPLENDID RAIN
FALLS OVER THIS
SECTION TUESDAY
and
last
Elzie Wisdom and family of Cisco
were visitors in the home of numer;
ous relatives here Sunday.
L. G. Holland left Wednesday for
Skidmore Where he will be employed
by the Humble company.
Wilton Hazzard has gone to Skid-
more to work.
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R. W. Bell is staging another big
Auction Sale on the Davis lot here
Saturday afternoon, beginning at 1
o’dock. He will alt this hour sell any
article the farmers may desire to dis-
pose of at auction, and he will also
have a variety of merchandse to sell
to the highest bidder. Mr. Bell says
BE ON TIME.
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Sale Saturday at
1.00 by R.W. Bell
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West-Tex Peanut
Orchestra on Air
Over KFPL Sunday
Singleton.
Sheriff Gilbreath
Asks Re-Election
Company,
of this city,
programs.
RT. 2 YOUTH SHOT
TOE OFF WITH SHOT
GUN RECENTLY
Under a Washington date line of
January 18, Representative Thomas
L. Blanton announced his candidacy
for the U. S. Senate from Texas, op-
posing Senator Earl Mayfield. Mr.
Blanton will wage an adtive cam-
paign over the state, beginning before
many weeks.
Friends of Nath Nabors will hear
with regret of his illness, caused by
a light stroke of paralysis, which-oc-
curred while he was at Work ait his
home last Thursday. He is up and
about, but still feels the effect of the
strange malady. It* is hoped he may
soon be fully recovered.
Steakley - Smith
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Mark Stephens of Suez community
added a fine Poland China gilt to his
list of fine registered animals this
week. The gilt is eight months old
and is a grand-daughter of the Grant!
Champion of tha Chicago National
Livestock Show last season, which
means the champion of the world.
Stephens paid $45 for the gilt. Mr.
Stephens also has other registered
swine, as well as Jersey cattle of high
breeding and says it pays to raise the
best.
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Sheriff j. L. Gilbreath phoned the
Free Press and asked that his an-
nouncement for re-election to the .sher-
iff’s office be published. Mr. Gil-
uieain makes no elaborate claims uk
on the office but merely asks re-elec-
tion upon the'merits of the service he
has rendered during the time he has
served. He has been a most active
and efficient official, in the opinion of
the Free Press and he is herewith
commended to the consideration of
the people of the county. If elected
he .pledges the same active type of
service for thq future as he has ren-
dered in the past.
C. H. Timmons, Katy engineer,
wag injured when a glass water guage
<5n an engine exploded while he was
at work near Walnut Springs the lat-
ter part of the week. .Particles of
the flying glass are said to have
struck him in the eyes. He is at a Wa-
co sanitarium and is reported as re-
covering.
KASH COTTON SEED
have first year Kasch Cotton
Comanche county voters seem to
have forgotten that this is general
election year. Information from the
Court house is to the effect that few-
er poll Itax receipts have been issued
to date than on any election year for
a long time. January 31 is the final
day.
Raymond Robbins of Fort Worth
was a business visitor to this city this
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend to the good peo-
ple of north De Leon community our
sincerest thanks for the aid extended
us during the illness of our aunt,
Mrs. M. G. Ray. Your response to
the appeal was deeply appreciated
and we wish to thank you one and all
Mr, and Mrs. M. D. Wheat.
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Services every Sunday at Primitive
Baptist house. Time 10 o’clock a.m.
on first and third Sundays. At 9
o’clock on second and fourth. Every-
body invited to attend.
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in :very particular,
^oundance of roast
tabes, pastries, relishes afid hot col-
fee and about 70 people were present
to enjoy the Scouts’ first social
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W.E Kennedy
for Tax Assessor
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week.
Mayor N. T. Haskins has gone to
Louisiana for a . two weeks business
and hunting trip.
Mrs. V. C. Jftephens of Abilene,
formerly Miss Flora Humphrey, was
here for a visit in the Hancock home
thia week.
Otis Harvey and Woodlie Butler
are now owners of the local Chevrolet
Station, having purchased the interest
, of Wm. Steakley on Tuesday of this
week. They have an advertisement
in this issue of the Free Press offic-
ially announcing the change. They
will continue^ the business in the same
building,, both sales department and
their garage and Chevrolet service
* station.
Both Messrs Harvey and Butler are
too well known locally to require an
introduction, both being home boys
both have established their place in
the business circles -of the city by
* square dealing and energetic atten-
tion to business. The Chevrolet plant
has' succeeded under the direction of
Steakley & Harvey and it will contin-
ue to do so with Butler and Harvey
at the helm.
Steakley Bros, to Denison
William Steakley and Robert Sieak-
ley have purchased thq Chevrolet sta-
tion at Denison, Texas, and they left
immediately to take charge of the
new business. Denison is a city of
20,000 people, and the Steakley Bros,
should and doubtless will do a splen-
did business there. They are straight-
forward and aggressive in their busi-
ness dealings, each having made an
outstanding success during the years
they have been in business here. The
same principles of thrift and industry
will win for them anywhere. The best
wishes of many friends go with them
to their new field.
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Basket Ball Boys
Win 9 Out of 10
Games in Season
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Last Monday night the local lodge
initial two candidates in to the rank
of Page. This confing Monday night
work Will be given in the rank of
Knight. All Pythians are urged
to be in attendance an d derive the
good that is to be had when these
degrees are conferred. Lodge opens
at 7:30 promptly and work proceeds
rapidly so that no one need be kept
out very late0.
Justin, the 14-year old son of J. D.
Holmes of De Leon Rt. 2, accident-
ally shot one of his toes off with a
shot gun during Christmas week. The
young man was near Downing at the
home of his uncle, J. H. Holmes,
where the accident occurred. Several
boys were near the Holmes residence,
under a shed, whistling to a covey of
quail nearby, attempting to call them
within'' shooting distance. Yeung
Holmes allowed his 12 guage shotgun
to be discharged, severing the second
toe of his left foot.
7 am entering the race for the of-
fice of l ax Assessor and taking thie
method of asking your support anu
influence.
1 was born and raised in Comanche
county in the Hazeldell community
wh< re I still live.'
1 am a farmer and I have had a
business education that,J.,Tee? quali-
fies me to do the detail work of this
rtfice in an economical manner foi
the taxpayers of the county.
If elected, 1 shall endeavor to handle
the affairs of the office with fairness
to afi and I assure you of my appre-
ciation of your support.
Yours truly,
W E. KENNEDY.
People Are Slow
In Securing ’28
Poll Tax Recepts
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Mrs. W. E. Lowe was hostess to the
Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon. Af-
ter several pleasant hours were en
joyed playing the game, refreshments
were served to the following: Mes-
dames D. L . Terrill, Grady Terrill. E.
E. Dabney, R. L. Scott, Ola Golightly,
Hallie Stevens, N. T. Haskins, Will
Clark, Moragne, S. G. Parks, and Miss
Pauline Bills.
The club will meet next with Mrs.
S. G. Parks.
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Mr.’ and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson
children of Lima, Ohio, spent
week here with their relatives, H. A.
Watson and family.
Misses Essie Mae Watson and
Doris Doggett of Tarleton spent the
week with Miss Watson’s father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Watson.
C. M. Cararway made a business
trip to Fort Worth last Saturday .re-
turning Tuesday of this week. He let
all cares and business worries drop
from his mind Monday evening when
he went over to Dallas and met for
the’’ second time with the Master
Farmers of Texas at a banquet given
in their honor
Ector Dry left Monday to return
to his work at Me Camey after a two
weeks visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. S. Dry.
Kenneth Chupp, son of Mr. and Mrs
J. G. Chupp, had his tonsils removed
last week. His recovery was so rap-
id from the operation that he only
missed four days from school.
\"Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pulley are the
proud parents of a baby girt, born bn
January ninth.
Maxine, the little four year old
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Decker died last Thursday nigjit. She
had been troubled before with tonsil-
itis and during the last few days had
had an attack which did not seem ser-
ious until it very suddenly developed
into diphtheria. Despite all the at-
tending physicians could do the stub-
born disease could not be checked.
Rev. Barrett of Dublin conducted the
funeral service^ and the little body
was iaid to rest in the Hanson ceme-
tery at four o’clock Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Audia Floyd who has been ill
for the past few days, became worse
Tuesday and was carried to the Gor-
man sanitarium where she underwent
an operation .
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Seed grown on my farm last year for
sale, recleaned, sacked and delivered
at your station 11.60 per bushel.
Last Friday evening the Boy Scouts
•jnve a banquet at Scout Hall, with
the assistance of the Scoutmaster Hal-
lie Stevens and the mothers and
•ithers. A number of .invited guests
were present and the event proved to
be most enjoyable. OiJt of town vis-
itors were Rev. and Mrs. Crone from
Cisco and Scout Executive Quirl of
Eastland. Dr. A'. M. Allen acted as
toastmaster. Talks were made by
Revs. W. W. Richeson, J. H. Camp-
bell and H. E. Crone, also by W. E.
Lowe, Mr. Quirl, Paul Morgan, R. R.
Harvey and R. L. Scott. Two scouts,
Fred Schmidt and Anthon Leifton,
talked on the meaning of Scouting
and their talks were enthusiastically
received. Scoutmaster Stephens thank-
ed the mothers for their assistance
and pledged himself to the task of
building up Scouting in De Leon
About 25 boys are members of the
troop.
The banquet served was a success
There was an
chicKen, vegei-
Mrs. L. B. Culpepper and children
have gone to Walnut Springs to visit
her sister, Mrs. 1^ Roy Jackson.
Mrs. Audie Floyd is at Gormart in
the sanitarium. She is reported as be-
ing very sick.
Little Wilma Ray, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Dave Floyd is recovering
nicely from having hey tonsils re-
moved last week. \
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LOST—Red Heifer, strayed front Mrs
J. Matt Ross' farm, 6 .miles west of
De Leon. Reward. A. C. Hum--
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During Tuesday night and Wed-
nesday morning a slow rain fell for
soveral hours over the De Leon sec-
tion and in fact practically all over
Texas. The precipitation at other
points registered one inch, and it is
estimated that no less that amount
fell here. Farms are now in excellent
condition for winter plowing and con-
siderable farm operation is in pro-
gress now.
On next Monday and Tuesday,
“The Spotlight” featuring beautiful
Esther Ralston will be seen at the
Liberty. ‘The Spotlight” was almost
selected by the Dallas News for the
Blue Ribbon Award and this means it
had to be GOOD. It is good. Esther
Ralston is charming to look at, is a
good actress and is rapidly coming to
the fore among Paramount’s out-
standing stars. Also Aesop’s Fables
and Pathe News will be shown mak-
a big feature program.
Coming next Wednesday and Thurs-
day, Lon Chaney in “Mr. Wu.” Other
big pictures coming soon are “Under-
world” "The Way of All Flesh”
“Seventh Heaven” and “What Price
Glory.” Watch for further announce-
ments.
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Stores Now C
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A deal was completed on January
17th between Hiram Smith and B*b
Steakley whereby Mr. Smith became
sole ownqr of the Steakley A Smith
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry War-
ner at Dublin on Jan. 2, a 10-pound
boy. Mrs. Warher was formerly Miss
Pearl Hasloy of this city.
The Vocational Aggi. Class of De
I^on high school ran lines for terrac-
es on the Y. L. Dabney farm, a mile
east of town this week, and the coun-
ty machinery was used mi throwing
up the terraces. The big'up-h.p. cat-
erpillar tractor and Adams grader,
with a 12 foot, ,blade set at a 6-foot
angle, threw up terraces two and a
half feet high. The county charges
$3.50 per hour for the machinery and
the cost of terraces at this rate is
about $2.50 per acre.
Supt. D. M. Russell Was in charge
of the work and he stated to Free
Press that terracing has a double val-
ue, that of preventing the land from
washing, and also of retaining the
moisture on the land where it falls.
There are a number of terracing ma-
chines that are more practical for
general farm use than the; county ma-
chinery, in the opinion of Mr. Russell,
these being the Corsicana Grader, nd
the Martin Ditcher, these latter two
being smaller and can be handled
with the average horse pqwer on any
farm.
Boys engaged in. the surveying work
were Roy Nabors, Bob Glover, Taylor
Dabney, Woodrow Jackson and R. V.
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The West-Tex Peanut Orchestra,
composed of Miss Tempa Corbell,
pianist; Harvey Snow mandolin; Dil-
lard-Mark, guitar; Red Corbell tenor
banjo; Hollie Hafford, clainet and Roy
Nabors “solo harmonicist" was oi) the
air over Station KFPL, Baxter’s j
Place, at Dublin last Sunday after- ‘
noon from 1:80 to 3:00. The same l,
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The announcer for the orchestra is
“Tex” Johnagin, local Humble man,
and Mr. Johnagin is “right there with
the goods” as was also Roy Nabors,
“solo hamonicist” who gave as a pec-
ial an imitation of a_ race between a
Ford car and a Jakehamon train be-
tween Dublin and Desdemona. Nabors
will play again Sunday.
The Wes-Tex Peanut
John Swagerty, prop.,
sponsored- the programs. The pro-
grams are part of a plan jo advertise
Wes-Tecx peanuts and get, them on
sale in 50,000 stores by the end of
1928.
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DE LEON, COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927
Tom L. Blanton
In The Race For
U. S. Senate
The third new business firm organ-
ized in this city this week wu th*
Carter & Bagwell Chevrolet Company.
This firm is composed of J. F. Cartier
and W. C. Bagwell, both local men.
who have taken over the Chev-
rolet business in the city of Brecken-
ridge. They left Wednesday for tha|
dty to take charge.
Mr. Carter is of the firm of Lowe,
Delaney & Carter, an oil drilling and
producing company, and it understood
he will ndt be active in the manage-
ment of the Breckenridge business, at
least to the extent of moving to
Breckenridge. Mr. Bagwfell will bo
resident manager and head of the
sales force.
Mr. Bagwell has been for many years
in the employ of Higginbotham Bron.
& Co. For the part year he has been
in charge of the office. He has gain-
ed valuable experience jn his business
association with this large firm, and
his ability as an executive of (the new
concern is unquestioned. Messrs Car-
ter & Bagwell will doubtless make a
success of their new business venture.
“The Spotlight”
Truly Fine Picture
Subject “World’s Missionary Move*
ment."
leader, Mrs. Oscar Howard
Hymn ‘Jesus Calls Us."
Scripture, Psalm 78-14.
Prayer.
Apostolic Period, Mrs J. Nunnelley
Prayer.
“Missions and Protestant Move-
ment” Mrs. Nichols.
Hymn.
“Results of Missions’’ Mrs. Rollins.
Prayer.
"Challenge to Our Generation” Mrs.
Howe.
H. F. Short attended the Eighth
Annual Convention of the Texas Farm
Bureau Federation which was held at
Dallas on January 11-13. Mr. Short
said this was hot the largest attended
convention ever held by the bureau,
but it was among the most enthusias-
tic. He has attended a majority of
the eight held.
Mr. Short said it would be imprac-
tical to go into the details of the 3-
day session, but the reports made by
the heads of the various departn«nts
showed steady progress. The cotton
report, showed more cotton handled
this year than last, he stated. Whe;it,
wool, mohair, grain, melons, potatoes,
and other commodities are handled by
the bureau.
Thursday evening Mr. Short attend-
ed a banquet at the Baker Hotel
where plates were laid for 350. At
this gathering noted speakers ap-
peared including the. he«id8 of simi-
lar organizations in other states as
well as men and women of the home
forces.
situation.
Steakley A Smith are both “home
products” They learned the mercan-
tile business in this city, and immed- —
lately following the World War, pur-
chased the grocery store which they
have continued to operate for about
10 years, adding the E. E. Akers dry
goods house to their business three
years ago. They have made a rapid
rise in their business enterprises, due
to an inexhaustible supply of energy
and enthusiasm injected, and these
same qualities will carry them to still
greater success.
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Carter & Bagwell
Buy Chevrolet at
Breckenridge
dry goods and grocery business locat-
ed in this dty. Mr. Smith is already
in charge and the business is going
forward in all departments without /
interuption.
Immediately upon assuming charge
of the grocery department, Mr. Smith
had work started toward completely
“working over” the grocery stole. It
is to be modernized along the lines of
the most approved style of dty groc-
ery stores. New display space is to
be provided, paint and calsomine em-
ployed to make the interior like new,
show window are to be completely
made over, and in fact the interior
completely changed and modernised'.
Mr. Smith is negotiating with an ex-
perienced grocer to have charge of the
new store, announcement to be made
later.
Steakley To Sell Chevy's
Mr. Steakley disposed of his inter-
est in order to engage in the Chevro-
let business with his brother, William
Steakley at Denison, and he has goae
to Denison to take charge of his new
. De Leon high school has a
basket ball team, the boys having
played 10 and won 9 games. Beat-
tie school won over them by one point
Recently they played two games with
^>ublin high, winning each, scores be-
Jng 14 to 12, and 15 to 9, respectively.
The boys are getting ready for the
jx>untj tournament, which will be held
tr The squad te compotmt of Dale Fax-
row, captain; Paul Holleman, John
Carl Haskins, Hezzie Dean, Roy Na-
bors, Huron Polnac, Murray Nichols,
Pau) Pierson, Joe Holleman, Orville
Ross and Ixifton Bishop.
HONOR ROLl^-NORTH WARD
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1st Grade — Helen Wall. Andre
Franks.
2nd Grade — Ixmeta Stone, Atlas
Charles, Bennie Stephens, Bill Taylor,
Eugene Taylor. L
3rd Grade—Vance Roach, Opal Maa
Tate, Helen Fletcher, C. L. Mohon,
Elvie I^ae, Aubrey Slaughter. BiBia
Coley.
7th Grade— Iva
Coley.
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SOLICITED— Home Laundry, Cot-
tage next door Methodist parsonage.
. Phone 72 30-ltp
LOST—on January 2 package con-
taining two child’s union suits, and
one hand mirror near Rucker. Re-
turn to Free Press 30-ltp
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