The Nocona News. (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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Phone No. 87
Phone No. 87
Nocona. Montague County, Tetas. June 1, 1923
I. R. Stump, Pub.
Vol. 18.
No 51
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STORM MONDAY NIGHT
MONDAY IS TRADES DAY
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Lets go.
The Peoples National Bank
ZEBRARITA STOCK GOING UP
Nocona, Texas
Hugh Carson, Cashier.
MINSTREL A SUCCESS
DIXIE NEWS
LADIES REST ROOM j
CARD OF THANKS
chostn and well rendered and was
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Cane Seed 2 cents per pound
SURPRISE PARTY
friends ;
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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SEWER WORK
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Nocona
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and Donald
BELCHERV1LLE NEWS
Sunday School was well attended
Roy Green, Mrs. Delia Winn
UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS
business visitor
The New Car of Furniture has Arrived
Bee Vac Cleanors at $39.50. Why pay more.
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METHODIST CHURCH
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Motor Hearse and Ambulance
Service
Calls answered day or night'
Day phone No. 37, Night phone No. 52
A line of caskets, coffins and burial robes
now in stock and displayed at our
undertaking rooms.
W. S. Thurston Hardware Company
Clark A. Hood, Manager
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A large assortment of beautiful rugs. The new pattern
dining room chairs. 12 foot patterns of linoleum.
A FRIENDLY TALK
WITH OUR DEPOSITORS
*Th« Home of Good
Printing”
fans promptly at
the Association.
The proceeds of the Minstrel, which
netted about $300.00. will be used to
pa for installing the electric fans.
Have you seen the W. S. Thurston
Hardware Company’s
NEW FURNITURE DEPARTMENT?
CAPITAL $125,000.00. SURPLUS 425,000 00.
In Good Years and Bad The Farmers & Merchants
National Bank will Stand By its Customers.
Nocona, Texas
eatherall left Sat-
>me at Vernon.
Bill Ayers of Bowie took in
Nigger Show Tuesday night.
ness men on
the date, Monday, June 4th.
Special program of music
Nocona String band.
The Amarada Oil Company will pieces,
spud in their well on the R. D. sway.
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Miss Vera Birch of Belcherville
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Work ofi Nocona’s sewer system
is being pushed and a few more
see the mains all laid.
Bonds to the amount of $50,000.00
Electra Friday.
Mrs. James was called to Wichita
Falls on account of the serious ill-
ness of a relative. i
Roy Fitts is installing an up-to-.
ags well on the Maddox ranch.
Lee Fitts made a business trip to
People of the Dixie community
are busy this week hoeing and plow-
ing their ?rops.
Rev D. N. Arnold of Montague
filled his regular appointment last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Doshier were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hutson
Sunday.
Miss Finis Harrison was the guest
, of Misses Mollie and Lue Roberts
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Roy Green Thursday night,
one were present. Refreshments
served and everybody hd a
time.
Mr. Hamilton of Ringgold
here Monday on business.
Our earnest desire is to make this bank
mean somethihg more to you than merely a
safe place to deposit your money. We want
to know you intimately and to have you
think of your transactions here as dealings
between friends.
Being human, we are likely to err at
times. If you ever have reason to feel that
we have fallen short in any way, please tell
us so frankly. We are constantly trying to
improve our service and your suggestions
will be sincerely appreciated.
Billy Yates Miles made a
f’l WI.IC uooll
M. E. leath was a
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“Acme and Classy” Flour
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now progressed until we
one more.
i I. E. Matlock, Elmer Bowman and at Loy last Sunday,
family, Paul Cochran and Mr. and
I Mr. Earl Shackelford and Mr. and
JVTvc nf RftnSP Vplt\
Oklahoma.
Are good flours. Our Special price
of $1.80 per sack is still good Buy
hundred pounds This offer
good ever trades day.
Help us to have a great day Sun-
day at the Methodist church.
The A. W. Coleman baby mashed great Bible school and day of wor-.
a finger and pulled a thumb nail ship and service,
out while playing with a motorcycle. ( W. R. McCARTER.
Beasley farm, north of Bonita, next ningham farms
Saturday. Dinner on the ground
and “spuddin” all day is the prog-
ram. Lets go.
ing, the occasion Leing Mr. Shackel- , while
ford’s 72nd birthday.
was enjoyed very much by all pres- •
ent. T ' ' ' ‘
was served. Those from Nocona Rev. D. N. Arnold and Mr. Corn-
who attended were: , well were dinner guests of Mr.
Z. W. Shackelford and family, Mr. i Clarence Bell Sunday.
Mr. Smith of Gainesville was •
Mrs. Hubert McElroy of Roosevelt, Nocona visitor this week, attending
the Negjo Minstrel Tuesday evening.
Mrs. R. G. Shackelford of the Bar-1 Mrs. .J B. Robertson is spending
rel Springs community Monday even- this week in Noeona with relatives,
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Miss Fannie Lemons spent Satur-
day with her sister, Mrs. A. D. Hut-
son.
Virgil Harrison attended the Rodeo
at Bowie Saturday.
Miss Bonnie Leaton spent Saturday
and Sunday with Misses Mollie and
Lue Roberts. • *.
Mr. and Mrs. John Etter attended
church at Loy Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Brown and little Miss
The Zebrarita Stock has gone up Jewell Russell of Ardmore, Oklaho-
to $2.00. See Jones for further in- J mafi are guests of Mrs. H. J. Justin
formation. this week.
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About 50 relatives and friends; Mrs. A. D. Hutson spent Tuesday
gathered at the home of Mr. and afternoon with Mrs. M. M. Roberts.
Mrs. R. G. Shackelford of the Bar- •
' Mrs. Fenoglio an daughter, May,
• were Nocona viators Thursday.
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A desirable upstairs bed room,
with or without board, for rent.
Call 75.
The Negro Minstrel given at the
High School Auditorium last Tuts-
day evening was a grea success in
every way. It being the unanimous
opinion of all present that this was
one of the best, if not the very best
show of the kind that they had ever
seen. The jokes, the songs, dances,
pianologues, monologues, the camp
. meeting and the wedding. In fact |
J each part of the program was well
chootr, and well rendered end was gundav
received with great applause by the ;
highly appreciative audience. i
The Minstrel was « great success |
financially. The rectipts from the
sale of tickets amounted to $399.95.
The proceeds will be used to pay
for the electric fans for the audi-
torium.
It is a pleasure to show our goods. We especially in-
vite all the ladies to inspect our. dishes and granite ware.
“It’s Boll or Nothing” for the
moring subject, and “Water Baptism” I
for the evening subject at the Cen-
tral Christian Church next Sunday.
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M., A. week will
V. Peterson superintendent.
The city schools have closed now, were issude and it was eestimated
and all people should rally to the that this would pay for sewers in
chuch next Lord’s Day to show about 80 per cent of the city. The
again which side they are on. Every work has
member be on hand an bring one hear it estimated that about $7,000
I or $8,000 more would cover the
NATHANIEL JACKS, Pastor.1 whole city.
Mrs. Grace Bradford of Westwod, j Mrs. Ben Sanders and daughter,
California, came in last week for a Mrs. B. B. McCollough of Burkbur-
visit with Nocona relatives and nett came in Thursday for a visit
friends. with Nocona relatives and friends.
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Monday, June 4th, is Tradts Day, There was quits a wind storm re-
and almost all our merchants will ported over te northern part of Mon-
give special reductions to the public tague County. The derricks on Hum-
on Trades Day. They welcome you phreys Nos. 1 and 3 wells on the
to our city and invite you to visit Maddox ranch wer blown down. No.
their stores and inspect their socks 1 which had been safely capped since
and gtt their prices. They will give early last fall broke lose and is run-
you courteous treatment and sell you ning wild and said to be spraying
goods at the right prices. oil with more than 44,000,000 cubic
Come early and stay all day. Bring feet of gas daily. No. 3 was already
all the family. Get share of the running wild and making more than
good things that are being offertd 120,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily,
by te Nocona merchants and busi- The wrecking of these derricks makes
this duy. Don’t forget the task of capping these giant wells
a tremendious undertaking, as well
by the as the most dangerous job that can
be imagined.
At Rowland, the storm was almost
a cyclone. Port Howard’s gin was
> Unroofed. the sefed house blown to
pieces. John BsWes’ porch blown
Two wind mills on the Cun-
s were blown down,
and a house on the Dennis farm was
was unroofed. Quite a number of
i sheds and out houses were torn up.
Nobody was hurt.
Keen Kutter builders hardware. A large assortment of
door locks. Screen doors and wire, refrigerators and
ice cream freezers, bath tubs and fixtures. Also a big
assortment of harness aud cow boy saddles.
of Denison visited Buy Fresh
V. Davis last week. Berry’s.
ingsley is visiting Brack Gibson left Tuesday for
>ma City this week. Byers, where he will be employed.
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McKinney left for
iron Tuesday night, itor Wednesday.
The Parent-Teachers Association Collins Engineering Company have
heartily thanks all those who in any moved to their new location in the
wa contributed to te success of the , brick filling station, where they will
Negro Minstrel that was given at carry a large stock of plumbing and
the High School Auditorium last electrical fixtures. Also a full line
Tuesday evening . We feel that the of gasoline and oils.
success of he Minstrel was due to, "^ey will supplj a long felt want
the untiring efforts of Mr. Dorn with jn Nocona in furnishing the only
the heart co-operation of the entire real ladies rest room in the city. It
cast. • will be fitted up with a nice clean
We are indebted to those who lavatory, long miiror, combs, face
. . tactfully handled the financial part, powder and everything for the com-
sales of tickets, advertising, etc, to fort and convenience of the ladies.
Mr. Stump who dented space in his enrtance to the rest room will be
paper and assisted in advertising, to from the street. With the beautiful,
Mr. Lehman who installed the electric fresh white enameled things, looking
a nominal cost to spick and span, Collins Engineering
Compan is to be congratulated for
suppling this much needed improve-
ment, which they are making for the
benefit of the ladies who come to
the best town. They invite the pub-
lic to their place of business.
Grandma Fitts has returned from
a ten days visit with her odl friends,
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Dillow of Fort Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bussey.
Worth were here gues.ts of his j
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and Thursday.
Mr. J. C. Gresham, Mr. and Mrs. , ill.
Mrs. E. C. Cameron is on the sick
Geneva Winn went to see the new list.
Misses Gertrude and Thelma Dun-
away were shopping in Nocona Mjon-
day afternoon.
i Mr. Bud Dean and little daughter,
Eva, attended the cemetery working
at Bonita Saturday.
iwy r ms is installing an up-io-.
date meat market and cold drink I Lee ^itt was on Ringgold Monday
stand. Be sure and call when you jon bU8>ness.
need nything in his line. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Maddox, little
Mr. and Mrs. Cad McCall and (daughter, Maxine, and Ora Mae Cole-
son, Caddy, were callers nt Red River | man- attended the Rodeo at Bowie
Ranch Thursdy afternoon en route, Saturday.
home from Ringgold. R. D. Green was a
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Biter were in in Electra Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Seay spent
Nellie, were in Bowie shopping Sat- Brown.
urday afternoon. I . Mr an<i Mrg Alex B^n and Mi(W
Isie Williams attended the barbecue
at Steve Melton’s Sunday.
The “42” club met with Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Green Wednesday night
All reported a good time.
The Mission Society was entertain-
ed at the home of Mr .and Mrs.
Fifty-
were
good
C. W. Haggerton and family, Dr. Wall, Roy Robertson
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son, T. G. Shackelford and family, • day afternoon.
business L. M. Pribble and family, Mr. and
mother Grandma Dillow, Wednesday | trip to Nocona Thursda night.
Mr. J. C. Gresham is seriously
Nocona shopping Saturday.
Mr. Bud Dean and daughter, Miss ] Sunday with her father, Mr. Dink
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Mr. and Mrs. Pink Biter and child-1 -
ren of White-Priddy community
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Biter.
Miss Bill March of Nocona spent
■the week end wth the Misses Dun-
away.
Mr. Howard filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Baptist church Sun-
day.
Roy and Bill Fitts and Billy Yates
Miles accompanied Misses Gertrude
and Thelma Dunaway and Bill March
to the new gas well on the Maddox
Ranch. Billy Miles had to be per-
suaded to go the boys said.
Mrs. R. D. Green attended the
Commencement exercises at Ringgold
Friday night.
taking treatment from the
Tht evening chiropractor. 1 ’ •.
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Delicious lemonade and cake Loy the second Sunday in June.
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and Mrs. F. A. Wood and children, I Wilton McNabb, Dalton Bell, Abner
C. W. Haggerton and family, Dr. Wall, Roy Robertson and Donald
and Mrs. W. L. Shackelford and little Deshazo visited Jake Roberts Sun-
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