Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 133, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 13, 1941 Page: 3 of 4
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south of the square and inspect the new Fairview Addition.
Several homes already built and two more under construc-
tion.
Reasonable Restrictions
Reasonable Restrictions, Complete Fire Protection, Low
Insurance Rates, desirable Locations, Sewer, Gas and Water
Lines, and Low Prices for the Lots, themselves, makes this
new addition the ideal place in which to live. After you see
it you will want to build there.
For Further Information See or Call
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AUGUST 14
Mr. J. J. Shubert presents
Rudolf Friml’s
greatest operetta
“The Firefly
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an All-Star Cast
of Broadway Favorites
dJn during Song Slits
include
“SYMPATHY"
"GIANINA MIA"
"LOVE IS LIKE A FIREFLY"
"THE DONKEY SERENADE"
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Guaranteed
RADIO SERVICE
DEAN McCOLLUM
at F. W, Stephenson Furniture
Store. Phone 441
Al TO REPAIRING AND
WRECKER SERVICE
CLELAND
Consult Vs About Your Eyes.
Optometrist
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Goolsby Garage
We Fwer Close
All W ».k Guaranteed
All Kinds Of
ELECTRIC, RADIO AND
REFRIGERATOR WORK,
FURNITURE REPAIR
AND UPHOLSTERY
Work Guaranteed
WARD’S REPAIR SHOP
Corner W. 12th and Edwards
Avenue. — Telephone 185
Butto.i Making
I Cover Buttons and Buckles
While You Wait
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Herbert Cross
West Twelfth Street
The population center of New ’ Hernando de Soto, discoverer
York is Calvary Cemetery in the of the Mississippi, was buried in
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PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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Turns in Bombing
of German Capital
Again Stopped
According to Reds
The third phase of the Germa*
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KEEP ’EM FLYING, AMERICA!
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Nazi Gains Made
At Heavy Cost of
Men and Materials
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Great fires were set throughout j *)n the f ront, except that fit*
, and the , Reds are continuing their court
Continued Raids
Affecting Morale
Of German People
.. 1 1 Wednesday Evening, August 13,
RAF and Reds Take German Invasion
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’ but C-logne, Emden, points m
I Holland, Belgium and occupied
j France were also bombed by the
'RAF.
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tremendous. The Nazis staged a a!e being made
i tremendous antiairci aft barrage, [ cost in men and material.
No reference was made of fli*.
campaign in the Ukraine, flio»
eating the gravity of the
sition of the Red armies it
south.
One claim of importance
made, however, it being that •*»-
Red air force had destroyed dto-
biggest bridge over the Etamdh**
River east of Bucharest, oiB&nt"
off rail transportation toward
front and destroying an ofl
line which used the bridge Tier
will hamper the transport r£
which is vitally needed by
invading armies.
Russian planes made
raids in various parts
Reich Tuesday nignt.
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James P. Alexandra
Texas Supteme Court wsa
Mt. Pleasant visitor Weunrj-
British and Russian planes ,
I took turns Tuesday night in mak- I jnvasjon jnto Russia has
ling taids on Berlin. As soon as definitely stopped in the past ?♦
[ a British raid was over the Reds . hours, a Moscow communiqn*
wculd begin their attack, and this ! ,tated Wednesday, but no
[continued throughout the night. 1 port wa. made of specific act’
i Great fires were set throughout j on the front, except that flra
the German capital, and the Reds arc continuing their court
I damage was _said to have been ter uttacks an(j all German gsM
aie being made at prodrgSKWJ
I but the invading planes were too
I high for this sort of defense, but
I a Berlin dispatch claimed many
planes were brought down.
I It was admitted by Nazi gov-
I ernment officials that the Ger-
I man people fear the British raids
I more than any other form of
I I warfare, and reports from Switz-
I erland are to the effect German
! morale has been considerably af-
! fected from this cause and the
| | terrible casualties in the war
j i with Russia.
I The British attacks on Tuesday
I night are said by London to
I have involved more planes than
I any other raid of the war, and
I I not only was Berlin attacked,
_ _ __ —I | but C .logne, Emden, points
Rex got away from it all—up this four-story pole—when Pel th< '
Poodle invaded the backyard of her New York home. Neighbors hoar;
the cat boasting about his exploit and called the AX PC A. An agent is
shown rescuing Rex with the aid of a long pole and a noose. ,
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August 21
“The Chocolate Soldier”
August 23
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Th» Daily Times. Mount Pleasant, Texas.
“You
. —azy 'dobe floor at the hotel.
"Yes, that’s the way I've lived all
my life. Why should I stop now?
So go ahead. I don't mind looking
like a fool. Make It gay. Just be
sure and give me plenty of chairs
like this one.” He wiggled deepe:
into the luxurious armchair. “Here.
Take a look at these pictures and
plans. I’m having a house and a
four-car garage. Want lots of room
and lots of company. I don't intend
to spend the rest of my life alone." (
Ylena went into the back room.
Struggling with sample catalogues
and sketch books, she realized how
frightened she was by the responsi-
bility of Terrence Alkire’s commis-
sion. All thumbs and forgetfulness
Skitter-headed was right.
Eventually she staggered out be-
neath her Impressive burden, took
the chair opposite him and began
an unnatural-voiced recitation, not
really hearing herself. Alkire evi-
dently was not paying a great deal
of attention. He merely said,
"Humph!” or "Yep” or, "Unhhuh!"
and once, about a gingham sample
which she was passing over, ”1
want some of that stuck in some
place. Had a shirt like that when 1
was a boy on the farm."
Ylena dared not look up often
because in the little saggy pockets
of his face that, doubtlessly had’
been dimples in younger days, was
such mockery that It forced aside
the trend of her thought. Not mali-
cious mockery; simply a
don’t say so?” expression.
So she rattled on. knowing she
sounded toneless as a glib parrot,
yet unable to bring her memorized
speeches to a close. Finally she
dared look at her customer again
and then she did stop talking. He
was asleep. His mouth had dropped
open and his breath was tossing up,
regularly, the stray hairs in his
moustache.
The girl drooped and settled
back In her chair. I’m a real suc-
cess, she thought dejectedly. Tish
Is up there riding horseback, too
busy getting sore to start plans for
her house. My only other chance
sits snoring in my shop.
She studied his face—old. with
hanging skin and muscles. Yet
there was something dapper about
it, something defying old age. She
turned to a fresh page in her book
and began to sketch him. A snor-
ing, wrinkle - faced, mischievous
gnome, with a little fat ball of a
stomach.
Such quiet prevailed that when
the door slammed, she jumped to
her feet and dropped the sketch
book. It was Tate. Quickly she mo-
tioned him to be quiet, unnecessai-
lly, as the weary old man slept on.
Young Cromwell tiptoed over
and looked down at Alkire. Rudely
he whispered, "Is it alive?" then
leaned toward Ylena and tried to
kiss her; but she backed away and
held herself rigid. "Oh, I get it.”
Tate said. “You won’t kiss me dur-
ing business hours?"
(To Be Continued)
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
“I SHOULD say not!” Ylena re-
plied, when Letitia asked If she had
any strings on Scott Hamilton.
I “Good. Now if I can just make
him think you haven't, I may have
* a chance. 'Bye, dear." She gave the
j blond another gummy kiss and
sped after Scott.
I If Ylena had been alone, she
! would have snorted. Strings on
Scott! She felt her mouth tighten-
ing, her breath quickening with
fury. In a bull's-eye mirror she
caught a glimpse of her face. Why,
she looked like a raging hornet.
She relaxed, forced a soft expres-
sion to her features and moved to-
ward a group of visitors, her long
black chiffon dress rippling about
black velvet sandals. It was then
that she noticed Mrs. Cromwell and
Diane. Evidently they had been
there for quite some time; they
were having tea. Surprised, they
had accepted her invitation, Ylena
moved graciously toward them. For
several minutes they talked, small
talk accompanied by careful, for-
mal smiles. Out of the corner of
her eye the girl watched them cast
curious glances about her shop.
Mental calculation, no doubt.
In the before-dinner dusk, while
his mother and sister were still
there, Tate arrived. Scooting to a
tire-skidding stop, he left his ma-
chine double parked in busy Main
boulevard traffic and ran in. With-
out being rude, there was no way
for Ylena to refuse the enormous
box of flowers he handed her. Im-
mediately Tate was in a triumph-
ant mood. Even Mrs. Cromwell and
Diane looked less frozen than usu-
al. The three then left together,
after more handshaking, congratu-
latory remarks and the same little
formal smiles.
At last no one remained except
Aunt Daisy and a couple of pho-
tographers snapping pictures for
paid advertising. The officious old
lady directed them. Also the weary,
worn-looking girl.
“Get upstairs and rest!" Aunt
Daisy ordered.
Several minutes later she joined
Ylena in the upstairs rose and gray
bedroom. “Everything is locked up.
I paid the men and gave them
drinks besides. I’ll call Pedro to
come after me and while I'm wait-
ing I’ll fix you a hot bite. You get
into bed.”
Dimly the exhausted girl remem-
bered toast and hot chocolate.
When she awoke the sun was up
and it was another day.
* • *
During the next three days, mad-
dening, tedious, barren of business,
Ylena went through all the agony
of a failure. The listening, the
watching, only to have the person
she had prayed might be a cus-
tomer, turn from her window and
swing past. No one came in. There
Jwere no telephone calls except per-
sonal ones. And no mail. It could
could be bills- and there would be! |cra:
She knew that with a dreadful pes-
simism. There would be unless
something happened.
Something did happen, on the
fourth day. Terrence Alkire came
into her showroom while she was
sorting materials on the backroom
shelves and began thumping loudly
with his cane to attract her atten-
tion. Not that she knew it was Ter-
rence Alkire. She saw, simply an
ill-tempered, white-headed old man
in huaraches and a ridiculously
youthful sports suit, shirt hanging
outside the trousers as if he were
a collegian.
“Where’s the boss?” he yelled
when he spied her. He did not de-
sist in his rhythmic cane-beating.
“I want to see the boss.”
“I’m the boss." In her pale rose
woolen frock, Ylena looked about
17. She glared at him. “Stop that
noise!"
“Humph! You’re just a skitter-
headed kid. Anyone can see that.
Vernon Stone said you had brains.
Humph!”
“Vernon Stone wouldn’t say you
had brains," she countered, “if he
could see you beating his Sheraton
desk.”
The old man grunted again.
“Nice fellow, Vernon. Yes, sir. a
mighty nice fellow. Remember
when he was admitted to the bar
as a young squirt. He said you'd do
a house for me. I probably won't
like It, but I’ll try you out. I’m go-
ing to live out here. Crazy doctors
think something is ailin’ me. The
damn fools! Well, are you going to
keep me sagging here all day?
Aren’t you going to ask me to sit
down? Don’t you know the first
thing about business courtesy?"
He began to walk around, poking
various chairs with the tip of his
cane. "Want a soft one,” he told
her. "My name is Terrence Alkire.
Maybe I’ll let you call me Terry.”
Furiously she followed him. “Mr.
Alkire, you’re my first customer
and I should respect you for that
and because of your age, but let
me tell you right now, you'll have
•to pay for anything you damage."
She faced him bravely.
His thick white eyebrows wag-
gled like molested caterpillars
“Oil, I will, eli?” Then he grinned
and sat down in a deep, wide-
armed chair. He sighed with pleas-
ure. “Nice. Soft. Must be goose
feathers. I want this chair. And I’ll
take everything I damage, little
lady. Stop worrying. Now, drag
out your doll rags and show me
what kind of miserable feminine
surroundings I’m going to live in."
“Mr. Alkire, if you’re doing this
just to give me work—”
"Oh, don't be a suspicious, over-
conscientious young idiot! If you're
no good that’s my hard luck. Any-
way, it won't matter. I’ve lived in
monstrosities all my life. First
with my mother, then with my
wife, then with my daughter.
They’re all dead now and I still live
be worse, she though glumly. There in monstrosities—no rugs on that
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OFFICE EQUIPMENT
SERVICE
11G W. 2nd. St., M.. .1^^-'.
Typewriters, Cash Registers,
Adding Machines bought, sold,
exchanged, cleaned, repaired,
rebuilt Work guaranteed.
Phone 336
and Complete
Shop
McClinton Radio
& Electric Shop
New RCA Radios. Norse Stoves and
Refrigerators
General Repair service
Appliance
Phones 490 and 98
If Your Battery
We Can Do It!
Willard Batteries
(Exclusive Agency)
Mt. Pleasant
Battery Company
Say 228—Phones—Night 408-4
Needs Repairing -
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EXPERT BARBER SERVICE
New Equipment, Comfortable
lounging chairs. Tub and show-
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Dr. J. B. Ferrell
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Optometries! Specialist in Correcting
Errors of Refraction, and all Muscle
Conditions of the Eyes.
Office Over First National Bunk
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Trade With
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CORNER OF WEST
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 133, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 13, 1941, newspaper, August 13, 1941; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1366559/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.