The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 1927 Page: 4 of 8
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Bay City Bank & Trust Co.
Hy. Rugeley
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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
BY TBIBI AE FKI'W'G (OMPAAT
the mannequins
stage with Miss
foreground, rep-
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What
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a. shaving cream, butte
and other dope for blaei
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have those
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day Evening Post, issue
pay by setting aside
definite
‘ THOUGHTS WHILE
WATCHING L. E.
LIGGETT WORK
Barbara It; y Harn-|
Honey
ned in
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* ! Don't e_,_ ... , „_v
! week u letter from a reader in Kan-
The man who is particular about these
things creates prestige for himself,
and inspires the confidence and respect
of his fellows.
n
of Grecian rose and meadow
i wearing blinders.
I spasm,
the meeting ad-
as
j time watching legs as you <
' surely put blinders on him."
t much
do. I'd
12.
becoming
crepe.
Miss Hazel
sity.” which
last Heptembe
be said, had convinced him on '
"Tlie presence of girls in- ■
courtships,1
of the i
and gave'
dignified,
voyage much of the appear- finement
be |
of
> date n
ker. It is i
young men
e hand of hi
ceived the a
and black
I should hear a whimper
and going to the door
i voyage,
are per-
: we first
then the
si. then the
ng part of old
ds Dr. Samuel
essay of "The
lore pl
these
The Y
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grow
miuuteH by Elenor Francis Au«burn !
thf* .‘•ahito to the American. Christian
and Girl Reserve flaKs were given.
The meeting was then turned over
to the • hairman of the m-
tee. Gertrude Sterling, i
pared a program on
y He hi
laioyd
to the times when Miss Wilson is
1 with them. Miss Barnett, the chief
| advisor, suggested that the girls an-
•ep stef
Mrs. McShane atlirei
hand made Paris M*
Elizabeth Diadem shad'
well t'hosen words i
how and in
announced e
The demands of good citizenship are
measured in terms of Thrift, Econ-
omy, a Reserve Bank Account and
bank reference.
vho is blocking the shell
his week. Oscar Chapin
Sunday, cutting hair and
John Carrick with his
going to church. Mary
dolled up for Sunday
If she keeps on shortening
will not be long before all
. needs is a string of beads. Do
not worry about my other daughter
(or she write- "Myself, I'm in favor
of ankle length skirts -trailing ones,
Glad I have one decent
She evidently
week to save.
Declaring in a statement to tie
Business M‘-n » Commission on Agri-j
culture that he bad no faith in the
commission's intentions to learn the
real cause of the depression in agri-
culture, William Hlrth of Columbia,
Mo. chairman of the corn belt com-
mittee and publisher of the Missouri .
capacity I
e and th
Shy-1
.... greatest
reported that
on asking a j
is daughter in
tnswer, “No.” o p
1 I four ot which were >
Hereford bulls from Mr. Moore's herd.
Listen to this: .
Ing to the Palacios Beacon College-
itavtvvu nitito • » rviiv'xxl utlinl will !»«.>
colonization of a '
Its location as
due south of
Tres-Palacios
miles southwest of
"With constant motion
glide. I in Buterka Prison. Moscow, to which
B« hold in runnine life the rolling tide. ; he was committed by the Soviet gov-
stem by art or stop by J eminent.
e democratic prl-
law. the negro,
- to participate In said
been reinstated In
tie- Supreme Court, of i
court ruled
.....t legislature'
therefore, void.1'
n an out-
black and white,
was very dashing
Wilkins wore a
coat of navy charmeen
land skirt of red and white plaid with
1 a snug fitting little hat and red swag-
stick.
Miss Melba Collins
the next program is to be on “Hob-
bies.”
The president again took charge of
lhe meeting and a motion was made
and seconded that t
journ.
and full skirt
with ptnk rose trimming |
of exquisite re-1
of the
rnanner
1 Little heralds
Billie Jean
and cost ini
a black . . .
meadow Plus Ultras was held at the hospitable
home of the teacher. Mrs. Fred S.
Robbins, on Friday, March 1. and
was attended by a goodly number of
members despite the blustering
weather. A great bowl of pink, white,
orchid and purple stocks added a
charming note of color and shed their
delicate fragrance on all alike.
The Bible lesson. "Sharing the Good
News,” Acts. 8:4-8 and II Corinthians
5:14-20. was gone into with an earn-
estness which proved that a note of
spiritual uplift is being incorporated
into these meetings which Is very
gratifying to all concerned.
Mrs. Ross Harrington kindly assist-
ed the hostess in serving delicious
cocoa, cakes, nuts and candy to Mes-
dames Louis Sexton, Ray Horn. A. L.
Shoultz, F. Craft, H. Terser, M. E.
Smith, S. W. Jones, Jack Young, H.
J. Skinner and Mrs. McHenry, after
which the meeting adjourned till the
first Tuesday in April. All members
of the class are especially urged to
attend class every Sunday.
( I. \ss REPOR I ER
Davis-Brown
Mr. Ernest Davis and Miss
trude Brown, of Gulf, were united in
marriage at the Presbyterian manse
this forenoon. Rev. G. T. Storey offi-
ciating.
“Mr. H.’’ Changes
His Name to Hall
Oregon City, Oro., Mar. 5. -Otto
Hell, who came to this country from
Munich, has taken out citizenship
papers and stated his intention
changing his surname to Hall,
objected to folks using just the initial
of his name In address him.
T . 3.1 Mrs. Stanley Gillette in the del-
member cost the country $2.867 50 for I (cate shade of cameo pink, and an
__, lElsen pattern hat of mouchette.
It is good business, as well as good
citizenship, to put every surplus dollar
in the bank.
GULF GIRL RESERVES
HOLD MEETING
>mes Jim Ha • with th
R . priced now at el
means the country
>pe is greatly in-1
' A the Central
Co.. The Tribune. I
part
-ip
be will ;
nothing ;
looking
He says that j
j while the Texas Creamery Company
I ' an make Morning Glory, without i
I Collegeport cream it is a difficult 1
for the butter lacks a quality
> nn amusing
Dressmaker,"
becoming Gen-
wit h popcorn
very
ger stick. ’he program was enjoyed
6 Miss Melba Collins was lovely >
in a morning frock of black ami white ;
7. Miss Helen* Wilson in a Jaunty |
jfro<k of navy crepe, kid trim and a
smart little crochet hat of chin chin I
red
For non- can stem by art or stop by ' eminent. Ho received from the czar
power. $2500 annually, with a bonus of $50
The flowing ocean or the fleeting I for each victim.
hour;
ave by wave persued arrives on '
28.
! georgettO.
29 Miss Emma Garner wore a
French beige with marron glace trim-
mings.
30. Miss Muurine DeLano, in a
splendid combination of wild honey
and Gcnetlan.
31. Miss Elizabeth Taylor in a coy
gown ot Grecian rose and athena,
32 Mrs. Billie Belle* of Matagorda
In a Grecian rose, silver embroidery.
Mrs. Stanley Gillette in the del-
and Mrs Highley at
l/ecomingly attired in I
h bodi'ot gold ni'-t-1
ha pea u
again
e in my family
doctrine of “half con-
Something to that
one can’t see one
Nttf sed, but don't
you all think I have done pretty well
tins week just watching L. E. Lig-
gett work? Almost forgot to mention
a most touching, heart-trending scene
entjtl-d E L. Hall's farwell to Lizzie.
10. The Regular
Tuesday afternoon meeting of the '
Gulf Girl Reserves was called to order !
by the president, Velma Farr.
Ignace Ghabln, who. us hangman
(or the late Czar Nicholas of Russia,
the moment officiated at 645 executions, is dead
Jack
on the
abracadabras. 1 know
it it. A. K Eaton here
r cream receipts
e the Texas
make Morning
cream
port items, quite a novel stunt will be
pulled off in the
certain tract of land,
given, is three
Palacios, across
Bay and seven
Collegeport. This land Is to be cut
up and sold to truck farmers. The
novelty consists of the fact that ac-
cording to the location, the land is in
the middle ot Matagorda Bay. Might
make good sales as oyster farms. The
Beacon is full of humor. Hugo Kun-
dinger. treasurer of the Presbyterian
Church, in sending out an appeal for
funds with which to carry on the
church work, mentions, "during the
crisis through which our community
is passing.” We are not passing
through a crisis, we are simply down
to normal standing on our own bot-
tom. not depending on an itinerant
population. We have enjoyed about
three years of inflation and now we
suffer from deflation. But it's good
medicine and we Shall survive, re-
cover .rebuild and let us not forget
that the Pope still lives in the Vatf-
Open wide the windows and let
sunshine in. All crabbers, •
grouchers, knixtkers, backbiters move
down to the bottom of the class, and
this includes injunction servers. I
Shades of Burton D Hurd come down .
and breathe some of your optimistic,
spirit into these people. 'Tis a heluva
time to talk about a crisis. L. E. Lig-1
gett filled up the morass, bog. quag-|
mire, that (or many months has ex-,
isted In front of Homecroft and sup-
plied a reef on which many a craft
has been w recked. He did his usual J
good job and WE ALL THANK HIM
and we also thank George Harrison
In an elegant
lei of crepe
in a few
purpose
a most pleasing
ich entry as fol-
blowing
black and
2 Mrs. S S. Taylor, representing
grandmother of 1827. In a period
(ris k of soft green silk, tight bodice
drop shoulders ami full skirl, quaint
folk
and making a plctu
Mis Walter Arlltt representing I
grandmother of 1927 In marked |
and appeared in chic frock i
in rose with hat
; In harmony.
Miss Ida Mae Branch
ot black and
Miss Wilson the district secretary i
of the Y. W C. A., will be with the |
Gull Girl Re.erves on next Tuesday
at the meeting and will discuss
"Hobbies" with the girls. The girls
1 always look forward with great pleas- i
I lll’f* t'* ‘ •**Kf i u u W*ilur*n iu I
•octal commit-
who had pre-
program on social usage.
Madeline Burton gave a short talk on j
the Customs of Polite Society. I
j Blanche Smith discussed the Art of
Conduct in Public !
was the subject of Irene Bell
Hooker’s discourse was. ■
Entertainments and Social '
All ot the
Barred
marlcs in
voters
primaries
their rights by
the United Slates. The
the act pass'd by a TexH
unconatlI nt IonaI aii'l, t...
Aside from that and the fleeting In-
terest which may he given It by poll- i
tlclans, the court's decision will ere- |
ate no extra amount of excitement.
A» a rule, the Southern negro is not.
a wholenah* voter. Seeing and reallz- |
ing the futility of cultivating political
ambitioiiH, he doeH not. make a protest j
nioli of it ami evinces little interest !
In things political. Localities and i
Southern Slates cun handle the situ-
ation without law. Either party can I
do so and In order to handle It. no
(IraniIc measures will ever have to be
resorlod to. The negro In not and
never him been aggressive In politics
in tbc South. It was only at times
when, In laoluied cases, led by ambi-
tious and unscrupulous white men,
that trouble ever followed the ne-
gro’s attempt to "mingle In" at the
polls. There was never any real er
fancied reason for the law in the first
place.
and lookin
"Whats th
the
problem lefore th>*ir Investigation
was half over He declared the
American farmer already was the
moHt efficient producer In the world '
Ah to diverHlflcatlon. he declared
faruierH were now Helling eggs at 18
cents, which he asserted was not morel
than half the cost of production
"And now," he added, "the farmer Is
threatened uIho with un overproduc-j
tion of dairy product*,"
that
writes.
thoughts that too
I thoughts are spent thinking of legs
, ... .. If my husband spent half
swer to roll call next week with the time watchinK |eK;)
subject of the hobby they decide on as s„re|jr p||t bnnrter„ „n hlm - Go„hj
, all hemlocks, think of that poor man
i wearing blinders. Here Is the second ''
I "Your wife must be a martyr
to have lived and loved so long, mis- ■
arable wretch, indeed, I heartily agree :
with the old hens, censors, who took ;
Issue and I’d miserable wretch you
with a broom stick." Wow and a i
dozen more wows. She winds up her
letter with this parting advice, "Look
to the skies- keep your mind above
your shoulders and scorn such friv-
| olous things as limbs." I have never
* '“y of looking at limbs. I,
do enjoy rubbering at a pair of snappy ,
legs and I'll bet the hubsand of this I
lady rubbers whenever a pair heave
I in sight. Avast rubbering! WellJ
| well, well, who comes here? It Is the
bride. Have often wondered how the
local egg association could offer one
I dollar for every bad egg found in
| carton. I have just learned that it!
is because every egg is contentpora- i
neons. Those who rush into marriage !
without thought regard, serious con-
sideration will find that it Im not all
applesauce. Listen to this: Accord-]
Mr. F. P. Vaughan has recently pur-
tased of our stockman-merchant, Mr.
Moore, five white face bulls,
sired by registered^-
t Mr. Moore's herd. "
But the five sold Mr. Vaughan do
not deplete Mr. Moore's herd, as he
has several more fine ones.
Farmer, refused to appear before the'
buHinesH men’s session in Kansas City
Tuesday Mr Hlrth took exception
to th*- commission's tentative recoin- I
Bendatlon for Increased educational
fai illtleH and further diversification of
crops, charging th" members with bad
faith in that they were judging
their
He
S. B.
r setting figs, pruning, cul-
I tirating. John Merck making a sur-
I vey of the Pilkington Slough Is the
new station agent's name Brazil or
j Franzin?
MIhh Willie Mae Cartwright
georgette frock of cameo pink
with becoming hat of same hue.
22 MIhh Jessie Phillips wore a
lovely afternoon frock of georgette in
Fr<*n<h beige with hat to match.
23. Miss Lee James appeared in
compose
pink.
MIhh Elmer Phillips of Matagorda
wore a dresHy frock of navy taffeta
with trio trim of gobelin, cameo and
diadem.
25. MIhh Freda Klein, an Interpre-
tation of perfect grace, In georgette of
modlHh design.
.MIhh Gladys Taylor wore a de-
georgette in compose shades of
Grecian rose and meadow pink
Miss Mary Laslie wore a suit-
able frock in shade of fucbla.
Mrs. Louise Botnar In a beige
the roll call and the reading of the task
which may be called subtle, delicate,
refined, ethereal, sublimated. With
Collegeport cream. Morning Glory be-.
(omes the true Aristocrat of the,
l Breakfast Table. Too bad this fine .
■ business must go on the rocks because
, of the indifference of our local dairy-
| men
some night
should find a Collie puppy 1 would not 1
be one single bit mad for 1 do want '
a nice little bow-wow-wow. One of
the pleasures of writing this string.
of dope Is receiving letter from Tri- ;
bune readers. Home being bouquets.'
some brick bats but all welcome
. expect to please every one. Last
Menafee ot El Campo
was daintily clad in afternoon gown
of Mother Goose shade
MOt’les of meadow pink
14. Miss Anita Waters ill a striking
coHtume of rose beige with acces-
'otieH of castllllan red.
15. Mrs. Loos gave
reading, "The Village
and was costumed in a I
etlan blue georgette ’
trim.
Miss ItUHaie Moreland in
(irpe with trim of delicate
fitnk georgette and hut of same shade,
17. Miss Ann Garrett wore an in-
i formal frock of crepe in French beige
with accessories harmonizing
lit. Miss Bernice Milner wore an
intriguing frock of black frost crepe
with paisley chiffon In combination.
20. MIhh Gladys Broughton wore a
good-looking navy georgette, taffeta
'trimming, and red hat.
2| Iltllil- g* e e I u'r i I
wore n
We're Girl Reserves, yea!
We're Girl Reserves. I’ll say!
Were striving to grow better every
day;
gooseberry I We're trying to be bigger in
way.
W. C. A. gave us the ground, t Vf„ 1>t_pn g„iitv
Wilson planted the seed. ;1(1 Hn 1(1V rtlllll(.
the belter girl doing the I
finer deed—
j Oh. we're sure to succeed.
I For we'll live by our code and our
creed.
We work and we act, act, act!
We fight and that's a fact, fact, fact!
------o—o------
Plus Ultras
The regular monthly meeting of
8 Mrs. G. W Lee tripped in lu a I
clever sport frock of black and white
crepe.
!♦ .Mrs. Norman Barkley lovely in
a fasiinat'ng three piece sport suit
and hat of blue and white
9 Miss Kathleen Taulbee hand-1
Homely attired In cheny crepe of gull |
and tiger lily combination.
Mi«s Laverne Cobb,
frock of navy georgette
shite trimmed hat to harmonize.
Miss Louise English, lit a com-
bination of plaid
w Uh quaint litt le hat.
Miss Myra l’i< kford. in a most |
costume of *
Th*- time 1s not yet. ripe lor co-edu-
cation on the high seas. Henry J.
Alien, former governor ot Kansas, be-
lieves. Ilia experleuceM aboard the
steamer Ityndam, the American "float-
ing university.” which sailed from
New York last Heptember on a world
that fact
evltably produced many
which diverted the attentions
students from their studies
what was meant to lie a
studloiiK
once of a sightseeing joy-ride,”
said American college students
txdh sexes to the number of 550 are
cruising on tbc Ryndam About 100
are girls. Residents in foreign ports,'
at which the ship touched, not having
reached the American ideas on the
emancipation of women, misinterpret-
ed the meaning of the venture, with t
resultant <omplicatlons," Mr. Allen HU|(
said
■ the
. contrast
iof Grecl
4.
dixir suit
hat to match
I
Velma
' Conversation
I l*l.i'
| and
Island of Ste. Marguerite,
the 'Man In the Iron Mask,'
made famous by Dumas, was Impris-
oned in 1087. may become a British
winter resort, If reports of its pro-
posed sale by the French government
are true.
What is a chlrotonsorist?
more than u master barber,
chlrotonsory is ye oida time burber
shop up to date.
'Lily rash' Is att eruption of the
skin caused from Juice of the stems
of flowers, chiefly narcissi, and from
handling the bulbs of hyacinths, daf-
fodils, and tulips.
Statistics show that each (line the
London Hdtise ot Commons takes a
vote on a measure It costs the tax-
payer 60, and every question asked
during the dally 'question time' costs
15.25 By asking 469 quesljons, one j
I
sas anil last night one from a reader
who lives in Illinois and the latter is
| a WOW Spasmodic shark*', but how
I I did enjoy that letter. Listen to
what she writes. "Thoughts while ■
reading thoughts that too much
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