The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933 Page: 5 of 8
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LEARNING ABOUT SIN. —Ru-
mor has it that a newly appointed
rdttor in one of the dioceses asked a
very old parishioner for her opinion
pf his first sermon. She replied:
“Very good, indeed, sir, so instruc-
tive—in fact we didn’t know what sin
really was until you came here?’—
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Aeach your child 1 tn be courteous ?
Come to P. T. A. Tltursday February
2, at !'$:4i att.lhf North WardbuiU-
tng> awt'hgar ilfry« Jack Sparks 1 dis-
cmhs-TLetoons in Kindness" a*n Mr-.
! talk on “Teaching Cour-
tesy af School..”
After the program, a social
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bootlegging mother of 10 children
and expectant of the 11th, on birth
control before sentencing her tq] 15
days in jail on a liquor charge.
Mrs. Thurman C. Cogburn died at
(aer home in Gorman .it 11:00 o'clock "—~
a. m. Friday January 20th, 1933, ann
the funeial was held at the Church of
Christ in Gorman on Sunday after-
noon following. Her rrtnairw. w<v-
laid to rest at De Leon cemetery in
the family burying ground litre.
Mrs. Cogbum was a daughter of . .
Johh Nabors, being next to tha young -
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uanagerr leasing’ the. plant by coming.
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the iaundrj’ for a number i
Mr. Ross will devote his tihVc
eraffairs. v,1! !•■>•►•*
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life-long experience, .
Free Press. He formerly Im
Dublin. He gives the assdrafes
he will render a -'r-- —
being gn~ch Tr- the -fargfr'‘dtibs, 04 t witt be enjoyed.-----
invites a 1
invitation to De Leon housewives
inspect the laundry in 01 *'** L ,
Cox will make a determined fcffdrt to
■.‘st of his children. Ara wAs a lovely
girl and popular as a student at De-
Leon high school, where she finished
several years ago. During her high
school days she and Thurman Cog-
bum were class mates and sweet-
hearts and after both had finished
they were married and lived for a
number of years in Dallas. For the
part year they have lived at Gorman
where he held the position cf under -
taker with Higginbotham Bros. & Co.
having held a similar position at Dal
las.
Ara was twenty-six years of
Site was a faithful member of
Church of Christ Rev. Roden,
tor of the Gorman Baptist church, a
neighbor, and a f“ ‘ “
from Ranger conducted the
service.
Mrs. Cogbum had been ill for two
years and was a patient sufferer. She
had been desperately ill for about
four days prior to her going
■ Friends here sympathize with the
, little Sarair
Ann, aged 2, the father and other
relatives in their loss.
Miss Violet Wellfonder, J7, of
Detroit, has been ehosen Michigan's’
winter queen to preside at ice carni-j
rata and later go to Chicago as guestf lhoartbroken husband,
at an ice fete thgre.
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Christian minister . .
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Now In Charge Of
De Leon Laundry
De Leon Laundry went under new
management on January 23 rd: Mr.
M. E. Cox, who has been connected'
with a laundry at Wichita k Fplis
the new
from W. J. Ross, who has opeppted*
• of yearn. •
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is Ja’ latandryman‘oOfmb<w ;
experience, he *|lie
’afcirS. A. Duke
service
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trial. He extends a '^ordial
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petition. Mr.
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please the De Leon trade and foe de-
serves your patronage.
Alvis Tolar was in San Angelo the
first of this week visiting Miss Odell
Davia.
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CAFE BUSINESS ON
POSTOFFICE STREETMrs. C. C. Fine will be found in the ; >
cafe formerly operated by’ Mr.
Mrs. Bledsoe, which was known
Pa and Ma’s Place. They have gone •
to Stephenville. Mrs. Fine has been in
charge the past week and plans to op-
erate a modern and attractive place.
•offerijBg short order* and lunches^
sandwiches, etc. She invites the pat-
ronage of the public
ASSOC IATION
PARENT-TEACHER
“If the town were as interested in
our schools as in our football team,
we would have better schools, if a.
i»oy received as many pats on C
hack for good grades as he doesfor
his ability to play football, more - in-
terest wouldfre taken by the stu-
jtent in making good in his school
work.” These are thoughts express-
ed by Clifford Allen at a P. T. A.r .
program at High School January 19.
Mrs. Henson, made an inspiring
talk on “Placing Emphasis on Schol-
arship.” It is to be regretted that not
all the parents in town heard the.se
good talks. Each one who heard them
went away knowing she had profitted
MRS. T. C. COGBI KN
DIED AT GORMAN
HOME LAST FRIDAY
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BUSTERS, BUSTER POINTS, ANY MAKE OF
PLOW SHARES.
We have Soft Center Steel for Mould Boards, make
you a new share while you wait.
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TURNIP RECORD
FAI LS BY WA’YSIDE
S. M. YORK SETS NEW RE-
CORD WITH 9 POUND HUSKY
AUTO COLLISION
RESULTS IN INJURY
THEY SET THE
PACE IN RECENT
IMPROVEMENTS
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Charley Tate
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vote that all members render their
property at a twenty per cent reduc-
tion of the value at which they ren-
dered it the past year; and that they
actively advise and urge all citizens
of the county to do the same. In this 1 ,
way we shall have a uniform lower J*"5 «um of JI ,000.00 was carneu
ing of the taxes and a uniform basi
of action. ' •
The next meeting is to be held at
Comanche on Saturday, February 4th
Mrs. A. B. Haworth, secty.
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Mrs. N. T. Green and 1„. ''".11
•laughter, of San Angelo, are here at- I
Tuesday and is spending
De Leon Peanut Co., is
newest subscribers to the Free Press. I
Farmers Niffht School
At St. Joe This Week
Feeding mash to turkeys
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De Leon Black &
White Minstrel to
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Professor Auguste Piccard, noted Belgian scientist who went ten miles
liigl. in the stratosphere, is now in America for aUecture tour. He thiaks
a balloon ascension in bis metal HD should be made at a northern latitude
j^of Yinwirs during 1934 because of our nearness to the magnetic pole, thus
tieiug better able to study the cosmic ray. He says it will not be necessary
f<g him to again make the trip, but offly dirifetrthe work. Prof. Piccard,
(left) was greeted at New York by his twin brother, Jean Piccard, of
Marshallton, Delaware.
A single-comb white leghorn
S rooster, owned by Dr. E. L. Denison,
Tr of (Aiicago, won the grand cham-
“ pionship at the New York*Poultry
I show in which 3,000 birds competed.
H Miss Alice Rhinehart posed the champ
for thia photo.
Messrs.
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favorably known and enjoyably heard
Rippetoe quartette will be on the
program rendering several numbers
. of the negro spiritual type that will
please the audiance.
Any of the De Leon people who
did not get to see the Minstrel when
it was presented in De Leon are in-
Vfed to come to Duster February 3rd
and see this performance.
The admission agreed upon is par-
- alelled with the money conditions of
today. The Drice of admission is 10c
each for children and adults.
Compton Teaching
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Inside the store, Mrs. E. E. Gentry
has completely refiniahed the interi-
or of her Beauty Shop, new paper
and paint adding a neatness that is
pleasing and attractive. Ladies are
invited to call-and inspect the new
place.
Elected Officers For
1933 At Comanche
Tne annual meeting of the stock-
holders and' directors of Higgin-
botnaiji Bros. & Co., was held at Co-
manche, Thursday, January 19th.
Directors elected were: J. M. Hig-
ginbotham, Jr., R. Wilson Higgin-
botham, R. T. Williams, J. L. Cox, O.
S. Boggess, C. P. St. Clair, Paul Hig-
ginbotham, A. P. Cox, D. Chas. Clark.
Officers are: J. M, Higginbotham,
■I. Wil-
Higgin-
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Clair, Treasurer; D. Chas. Clarke,!
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer; I
A. P. Cox, Assistant Secretary.
Out of town people attending.^ the
meeting were: Mr. anel Mrs. O. S.
Boggess of Dallas, Messrs. J. M.
Higginbotham, J. Lanham Higgin-
botham, Rufus Higginbotham, J. M.
Higginbotham, Jr., Cecil Higginboth-
am, John T. Higginbotham, Joseph L.
Higginbotham, Toni L. Higginboth-
am, and Mis. Alice Lang, of. Dallas:
Paul Higginbotham of Stephenville;
R. Wilson Higginbotham of d'lew
York City; Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Nash,
Jr. of Waco; George Neel of Cross
Plains; C E. Williams of Rising Star
Vance Singleton of De Leon; I. C.
Underwood of Goman; Mrs. F. C.
Oldham and daughter of Gorman; R.
T. Williams of Ballinger; E. J. Lam-
bert of Winters.—Comanche Chief.
her little football player, who has been in New
—- -- York the past season, arrived home
some time
visiting his parents. He will return to
New York soon, he stated.
1 Hierjfinbotham Co.
_ At Duster i
The Black & White Minstrel, a
nome talent negro minstrel dif-ected
by Rev. David M. Phillips and which
was recently given in De Leon for
the benefit of the Community Chest
Fund, will present their performance
a the Duster High School Friday
rnght, February 3rd at 7:30.
The show will be given umler the
auspices of the Duster Parent-Teach- I --------
er Organization. There will be about 1 Chairman of the Board; T.
2o in the company of performers, '
about 18 of which will be black-face
characters, the others being white
characters. The show is a E,
characterized by the southern
W. H. Smith has had men- at work
recently building an awning, laying
a heavy cement curb and a nice white
brick walk along the norta side of
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Morning Fire Mon.
Charley Tate and family suffered
the misfortune to lose their home and
most of its contents by fire at an
early hour Mondav. The family was
aroused by Mrs. Tate and one of the
girls who were awakened by the
ftamea at about 4:30 a. m. The fire
1 was well advanced when discovered.
Th# family escaped and> saved a few
articles, af furniture and clothing.
Neighbors soon arrived, but
building was a mass of flames
nothing could bei done. The house
situated about a mile outside the
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fire
Holmes Again Heads
Tax Payers League
For Coming Year
A representative body of citizens
from all parts of the county gathered
at Comanche in the District Court
room last Saturday for a meeting of
the Tax Payers Association. By a
unanimous vote the following officers
• were reelected for the coming year
J. D. Holmes, 'president; Joe Hawiin,
■ vfce-pvewdent,- Mrs. At 8.. Haworilr,
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The organization at present is cen-
tering its attention oh the rendition
of property for taxation. No one de-
nies that the value of all property is
One of the largest turnips display-
ed in this section of the state was
raised by Mr. S. M. York of Lafaj-
ette Springs, who left at the Oxford
Eagle office Saturday, a turnip
weighing a little oven nine
and having a circumference
inches ,
When cut, the turnip proved to be
solid throughout and had a delicious
flavor. Mr. York stated that he had
r garden full of fine turnips many of
them weighing over five pounds.
As far as we are concerned Mr.
York is properly crowned the turnip
king of Mississippi, and justly so for
anyone who can raise a turnip of
live one<
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phere in song and speech. The jokes
and cross-fire skits and solos and
quartettes all serve the one big end
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provoking entertainment.
Solos will be rendered by I'
Homer Hafford, Blake Heath,
Allen, Cecil Cook and the well
and was therefore outside the
limits. No alarm was turned in.
The building was a good wood
structure of some five or six rooms.
The Tate family has resided there
I for a number of years. Insurance in
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the house and barn. Since the barn
did not bum adjustment is awaited
on the house before Mr. Tate com-
mences to replace his home, which
he will do shortly.
HOUSE FOR RENT.— Four roomj
with bath and other modern convien-
ces, conviQntly located, rent jifl.00 e
month.—Ask Free Press.
Mrs. Carl Pittman was in Dalia-
last week visiting her daughter, Miss
, ' Lillian-Pittman, who underwent an
e Durant Peanut Mill ,a branch of operation for the removal of her ton-
De Leon Peanut Co., is among the ' gjj8-
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►hams, President; R. Wilson^
botham. Vice President; R. T.
hams, Vice President; Paul
botuam. Vice President; C. P. St.-
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Treasurer;
production; the
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’ jects discussed at
farmers of the St.
Thursday night at the school building
a series of
Tuesday night
purpose of
and
the 1 ly an<l adds to the convieijce of
I stopped her car at the intersection of
j and Main streets Mr. John
, Nabdrs got into his car and., uninten-
tionally backed into her automobile,
the shock of the impact throwing lit-
tle Betty Alice Whittle against
dasn board severely bruising
cheek bone near the right eye.
was immediately examined by
J. E. Self but the bruise was not con-
sidered serious. Neither of the cars
were damaged.
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MRS. SCHMIDT TO '!
RECITAL FEB. 3Rb. '
“Tyr—- , . -j vFce-presiaent
Mrs. A. P. ^cnqiidt will present' secretary,'a .
her pupils in recital at the Mbthodist
church at 7:15 o’clock Friday efen-
ing, 'February 3rd. Piano numbers
will be interspersed with songs, mus-
ical res.tmgs and a Xotophone solo, [tower. Therefore ft was resotved tA
The following pupils will have pait
in the program:
Polly Terrill
Mary Leurline Smith
Bruce Terrill
Billie Peak
Alvenia Barton
Terrill Sharpe
Junior Terrill
James Doyle Barton
June Terrill
Felicia Boulter
Josie Beth Allen
Delta Ree Holdridge
Dora Laura Peevie
Edna Jetton d -
Derroll Hafford
Harold Grissom
Helen Grissom
Frances Gregory
Grace Whaley
Loy Farrow
Maxine Peak ,
Hortense Glazier '
Flora Beth Henson
Fay Easley
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of laying turkeys wu-e ^hfvmb- 1 his store, which improves Jus
a* a meeting. of c. ' —1 x
Jo community. 1 public.
, This w’as the first of
meetings to be held on '
at 7:30 each week, for the
getting each other's ideas and dis-
cussing the best means of making our
*7 farms more productive.
. At the next meeting—January 31
at 7:30—we will talk about pruning
fruit trees and the care of turkey
eggs before setting.
Those present at the meeting-Tues-I Yesterday as Mrs. H. ~E. Whittle
day rjght were; — I ..I..,,,,. 3 ]„
Joyce Lock, Paul Johnson, J. A I Po^toffTce
Huke, A. H, Harris, J. R. Johnson,
Ike Powell, J. B. Morris, L. R. Morris,
O. F. Bloyd, Kenneth Lock, W. B.
Ray, J. F. Morris, B. J. McClellan,
Oyde Wall, Mrs. W. B. Ray and Mrs.
J. A. Duke.
We art glad to have the women of
the community come out The prob-
lems of the farm rest on. the women
as well as on the men and should be
discussed and understood by them.
TAX PAPERS MEETING AT,' ’ PRESENT PUPILS'IN '
OLIVER £(»RI^(^ SCHOOL 1
All tax payers are ipyite^ to be at
our meeting Friday night the 27.
This district lias received $51.00 to be
paid for work for those who are our
of work and need help. This matter
■will be discussed also. Those wishing
to work must apply for same. See A.
E. Cogburn, Secretary.
GET OUR PRICES ON ANYTHING WE MAKE
OR IX). etHW
Short & Wilkerson
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gooch and child-
ren went to Gustine to attend the
bedside ofwhgr aged mother, Mrs. 1
Brown, who passed away Saturday.
The funeral and burial was at Mt.
Zion cemetery Sunday. Friends sym-
pathile with the family in their sor-
row.
HOUSE FOR SALE CHEAP.—A
four room house front and back porch
bath, in good condition For sale for
$200 cash If moved See Free Press.
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Free Press has heard that Howard
York will start a pottery factory in
order to build a pot big enough to
cook his brother's turnip.—Ed. -
PROHIBITION IS
THEME OF RADIO
TALKS EACH TUES.
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Rev. Joseph Patterson of Stephen-
ville has charge of a series of radio
talks which are being deliverer over
Station KFPL each Tuesday evening
from 8.00 to 8:45 o’clock. Tuesday-
January 24, Rev. Patterson himself
spoke Tuesday this week, and on Jan.
31 Rev. £mest Ulman, pastor of the
Stephenville Presbyterian chureh
will speak on the hour.
Rev. Patterson recently
tending the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Tom Tarrance, who is very ill.
Mrs. Jeff Brownlee has »gonc. to
Dallas to be with her daughter, Mrs.
Otis Beckham, who is very ill in the
hospital at Dallas.
Mr. anit-Mrw. J. R. Van Zandt of
Stephenville were week-end guests of
his parents. Mr. and M’rS. K. M. Van-
Zandt. .
a convention of the United Forces
For Prohibition held afAustin. He is
a member of the State Executiv?
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For Expelling Worms
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933.
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FOR THIS MARKET 3 ch,ckens are used’ and thev bnn*-a ,at Pri<*- NOW IS THE TIME TO HATCH THOSE CHICKS
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Scott, R. L. The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933, newspaper, January 27, 1933; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278659/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.