The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931 Page: 4 of 6
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THE GILMER WEEKLY MIRROR, THURSDAY, DEC. 31,4931,
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we cannot be unmindful of what
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Gilmer,, Texas
the recent past has taught us.
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Certainly the country has not
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Christmas Echoes
There has been a good deal
these things into the account.
In reality they contribute to a
strengthening of confidence, as
and sunshine to brighten the Cross, to a city of 4,000, and
the end is not yet.
Cashier.
Little Billie Joy Goolsby is
Gilmer
W. Side Square
quite sick.
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age on J. W. Free’s land where
’ of which troops the ghost of
sentiments
and friendship, and
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propriateness and originality.
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lovely flowers require more at-
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example, worthy of emulation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
1 by prolonged
distreas.
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For four years we had zeal-
ously endeavored to bring this
about and the goal seemd the
Many
beautiful
Eddie Owens, who got too
much Christmas cheer, after
spending the holidays as the
guest of Sheriff Seago in the
county jail, has negotiated his
release and is free again.
East Mountain. These men are
drilling contractors, who algo
own acreage, which they ac-
quired by taking it as part pay
in drilling wildcats that prov-
ed producers. They have acre-
If it were not for hope the
heart .would grow cold and die.
So with the exuberance that is
born of the presence of the op-
timistic deity, man echoes the
sentiment of the masses: “The
old is dead, on with the New.”
Mrs. Harry Rutledge and pon,
who have been at San Angelo,
where the latter has been re-
ceiving medical attention, are
spending Christmas at home.
there from
pies and
Friddle as
The tokens of remembrance
that were scattered like smiles
The old yer is going into
the infinite shadowy’past. out
as age creeps on, inuch more so
do our loved oner. Shelter the
old ones from the storms, pro-
tect them with your love.
Old age and yosth should go
hand in hand—ti e one to guide
the other to folio . And while
youth should sho v the proper
respeet, old age should set the
praisal of the year closing now
can be adequate without taking
TUCKER & LASCHINGER
GEO. TUCKER_____
R. H. LASCHINGER________
And now, to all our friends
and patrons and readers, from
the gret lakes in the far away
ice bound homes in the north,
to those on the southern shores
kissed by the warm waters f
the Gulf, we waft our sincere
wish to all for “A Happy New
Year, 1932.”
these people have been especial
ly blessed.
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ADAMS CIGAR AND NEWS
STAND, BARBER SHOP
Hot and Cold Showers
Extensive Line of Magazines
A, and Newspapers
, Expert Barber Service
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GUS C. EDWARDS
• • Attorney at Law
Secomu Floor Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank Bldg.
Gilmer, Texas
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of water flowed over the dam ference just as noticeable to
the native as the newcomer:
Greater activity in the oil
business is expected in 1932
than we had in 1931
DR. LUKE BERRY
Dentist
Maintain Dental Laboratory
Phone 165
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DR. T. S. RAGLAND
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DR. MADISON S. RAGLAND
Offices Over First Nat. Rank
Phones No. 6, 171 and 103
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STOEKHOLDERS Notice
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er Gilmer in the past year in
more ways than one—a dif-
To the many friends and lov-
ed ones yho sent their Christ-
mas greetings, we are thmi^ful
and were glad to be rememben
ed.
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So let us hope, as again the
shadow mveth over the dial-
plate of Time,that 1932 will be
the best year, and that as we
tune our lyres to play the fu-
neral dirge of the old year, let
us sing anthems of praise and
welcome to the new year.
Ay, tear he
Long has
And many J
That bann
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And furst
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Shall swr<l
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of love
some of
OAK LAWN SANITARIUM
X-Ray and Other Electrical
Equipment. Emergency,
Surgical and Medical
Cases Received
DR. H. J. CHILDRESS
To the generous friends who
so kindly remembered- us at
Christmas, we return our sin-
cre thanks. Their generosity
made it a day of feasting in-
stead of fasting.
Forty-fiveyear ago Wednes
day, Dec. 23rd, we played sec-
ond fiddle at a big country wed
ding.
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Mr. and Mr*. Roy c. Mason,
late of Dall**, Lava moved here
tomako thoir Lm* in Gilmer,
The Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Security
State Bank, Ore City, Texas,
will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday
the 12th day of January, 1932,
•at the office of said bank, for
the purpose of electing a board
of directors, and transacting
any other business that may
properly come before them. -
E. M. BERRY,
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of these expressed
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the happiest in many years.
Officers had a quiet day, and them were unique in their ap-
we face 1932. In the twelve-
passing days, are carefully
hoarded, to relieve the-' cheer-
lessners of approaching rainy
days.
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Wehave had a bountiful har
Vest and an oil boom to stimu-
late the trade activities in this
section. Our town has grown
from a 2,000 village last Janu-
ary. when some our our people
were being fed by the Red
grow old is only a mellow set- _____J. T. -.u. i.. _____-
ting of the glorious sunlight. . it adjoins that of J. K. Ed-
No more sh
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Th fiarpies
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And there
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Set every
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Gilmer, tl
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Apengigzozgcrgoovra
since that time. There has
been a good many ups and Dances, for instance had to be
downs along the way The held in private homes or not at
matrimonial craft so auspicious all, hut now’-the bailroom at
ly launched on that occasion the new Hays Hotel echoes, to
* has been through some bad the intriguing strains of "Good
squalls and lots of time ran Night Sweetheart, and other
close to the shoals of disagree- I present-day favorites at least
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folly of breaking a leg twice
over the same stone. No ap-
thorns before it is too late. A
rosebud for the living rather
than a 810 wreath for the dead
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Hoover demcrats are barred
from running for office in Ala-
been so dull a scholar a not to
have learned many things in
the “dear school” of experience.
Fundamental truths in econom-
ics and some elementary prin-
ciples in 'politics have been
taught with such force, with
such vivid illustration , from
hard facts, that they cannot be
ignored in the future unless
we Americans are guilty of the
Odds & Ends
MOSTLY ABOUT GILMER -
together.
Old age is regarded by many
people as a period to be dread-
ed- But when the heart hah
been kept youthful and gay, to
bounden duty to show their ap-report cards on Grayson’s
preciation of our entrance into studies at Simmons U. He rat-
the family by affectionate oscu ed a straight A, enough to
lation, while our, knees felt as fl make any parent’s chest swell
they. would crumble under us with pride.
standing at-the improvised alt-1 *
ar in the spacious lving room I euite a change has come ov-
of a large country home.
.‘Entered at the post office at Gilmer, Texas as second elass mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION IRATES: ~!n T.xa»,)I.M par »nnwi; Me far six Maatka'
Otside af Texas, $1,50 par annum. All subseriptions payable in advance.
NOTIC E—One cent per word will ba charged tor cards of thanks, resolutions af
respect, ate. Also for notices af entertainments where admiMi.a la charged.
CODE OF ETHICS: Truth. Siac.rity, Vkarouf lin.i.i M.rcy ami Mtd.rallM.
Boerne, Tex.—R. N. Allen,
Boerne ranchman, has killed
twoadeer, the season’s limit,
without the use of a gun. A
pocket knife turned the trick.
One day recently Allen came
upon a big 10-point buck ahg-
led in a barbed wire fence. He
killed the 1V6-pound deer with
his pocket knife. The next day
Allen found a five-pointer
tangled in the same fence. He
again used his knife, complet-
ing his quota for the season.
The halo of happiness that
came in on .Christmas tide
washed the "dust" from our
financial shores clean, left them
bare and ebbed. .
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People kiss their dead who
never kiss the living; they
hover over open caskets with
historical sobs, but fail to
throw their arms about their
loved ones who are fighting the
• stern hatties- of life. A word
of cheer to a struggling soul
in life is worth more than all
the roses in christendom piled
face to thfture, ar we all .. .00. p, . .___<
should do today and tomorrow, 11 tama hi of hapr iness.
., phy, but politic* can be
changed only by ideas.
things. Thy new year ap-
proaching comes with its un-
certainties, its promises, its
hopes and its ambitions as well
as its vanities, none of which
may possibly assume shape un-
til after their realization. •
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KILIS Ql/OTA OF DEER '
WITH A POCKET KNIFE
are used.—President Glenn
Frank, University of Wiscon-
sin.
most people were enjyoing fam
ily reunions, with th head of
the house in many cases slip-
ping away from the family cir-
cle long enough to partake of
the inevitable egg nog.
What with fierce competi-
tion, books filled with uncol-
lectable accounts and closer
margins of profit, more and
more merchants of Gilmer are
putting their businesses on a
cash basis. Latest to announce
the discontinuance of credit is
E. R. Knowles Grocery. Jan-
uary first he will follow’ the
lead of such other stores as W.
H. Marshall, 3 Beall Bros. 3,
and others and change over to
cash on the barrel head. Just
a week ago Boyd Crosby & Co.
took the same step. It leaves
very few credit merchants left
in Gilmer and these are likely
to follow the new trend in just
a matter of time.
DID YOU KNOW
That Gilmer used to have a
dozen saloons and quart hous-
es, but now 'these are replaced
by hundreds of home brewer-
ies and corn whiskey stills?
Tha tyou will have to pay
your poll tax if you expect to
vote next year, and that we
will vote on everything from
President down?
That J. M. Marshall was
elected to the office of County
Treasurer of this county at
thetage of 84 in 1980? •
• Mr. Quint Smith of Auatin,
to here on 1 yij it. _iC
a . 5’,
Old age, to our mind is not
so bad, and to some it is beau-
tiful The grand old sun that
rose in the majesty of youth
and shone with the splendor of
noon-day, sinks to rest with
evenimore beautiful colors. It
has been softened and toned un
til the last tint of the golden
hue are mroe lovely than those
of the fair morning.
Yes, give me the glow of
old Age, crowned with , its
wealth of sunshine, wisdom and
peace. It stands as ‘a beacon
light to guide the coming foot-
steps of youth.
But it should be the study of
every life to grow old graceful
ly. We should grow old with
our hearts Yuli of love, charity
and sympathy for those who
are passing the way we have
gone.
We should grow old uncom-
plainingly, unselfishly, calmly
abiding the Divine will, and en-
during with patience the af-
flictions that are laid upon us.
The influence of old age is
wonderful. And just as the
THE GILMER WEEKLY MIRROR ‘
. ESTABLISHED IN 1877 . •
AND UPSHUR COUNTY ECHO
One of the greetings that we
especially appreciated was from
Executive Secretary Wm. J.
Tucker, of the Game, Fish and
Oyster Department of the
State. It was especially ap-
propriate to the lover of the
great out-doors, and is worth
repeating in this column, that
it may not be lost to future
generations. It is as follows:
“If I could bring you the vi-
brant whirr of quail wings as
they rise before the statuesque
pose of the pointer; the grace
of the Mallard flock as it comes
rocking in on cupped wings to
the decoys at daybreak; the
majesty of the heavy antlered
buck with his head reared high
as he scents the approach of
the hunter; the brilliancy of
the lordly gobbler as he dis-
plays his bronze plummage;
the flash of the bass as he
breaks the still waters of the
tree-bordered pool, while dog-
woods are in bloom—and we
could be together amidst these
glories of Nature, there would
be no need of wishing you a
Merry Christmas!”
“May you partake of all the
enchantments of the out-of-
doors with the full measure of
fine companionship which yqu
so richly deserve, during the
year that is just ahead.”
bama. And that’s right. No ux
man who fails to support his E
party, or vote for the party
Mr. And
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, Mr, Roy Mi
Mrs. Joe N
indrey, da
Mrs. J. M
Inna McK
Mr. and Mr
of Kelsey, I
morning to
.iions in vas
Miss MeKn
the 1931 I
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around the shoal.-, avoided the that caught fire several days
isles ul discontnet, and is still ago is just a little way over
sailingserenely on, and hopes the line in Gregg county from
to make it into the final heaven
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The terrible conditions of all
the cohtry roads, except _
Jefferson Highway, has cost
the merchants of Gilmer untold
sales and profits. It took one -
woman who lives out east of
town, beyond Clear Creek, four
I hours to get to town Monday.
Next year there’ll be another
election, and we’ll get the same
old promises, and in 1933, the
same old roads. We were told
by the advertising manager of
one of Dallas’ stores that their
I sales over the counter were
poor, but that they were doihg
the best mail order business in
history, because the rains are
keeping the farmers at home. X'
As .a result they have let Un-. “
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good-bye to 1931 without re-
gret. It is a parting guest glad
, |y speeded. Everybody is say-
ing that the end of the year is
a time for “forgetting the
things thatl are behind.” But
even while, turning a hopeful
ward’s. It was Clark & Cow-
den’s crew that brought in the
Mudge-Richardson,-" ■ Upshur’s
first producer.
Christmas in Gilmer this
year, was, from all appearances
?
Dr. Ray W. Stephens, Opto-
metric eye specitist will be at
the Gilmer Drug Co., on Friday
Jan. 1. See him if you need
glasses.
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AFTER WEAKENING
SICKNESS
Jr you are run-down, or suffer
from a weakened condition—take
Cardul, a medjelne used by women
tot over nny years, a* your health
improves, you will shere the entoust-
aam of thousands of other who have
prained Cardut tor (he benerita they
have felt after taking it.
" epell of elckness which
left me very run-down end weak,”
write* Mr*. D, U Beokner, of MIis-
ton. Va "1 was not able to do my
housework. I ached all ever my body.
My bee* and *Mm gave me a lot of
troutie. A trteud of mine told ma to
try Cardut l took it for soveral
montha and I got etrong aqd.well,"
Sold at all good drug stareh, me
Progress is not automatic.
It is a difficult achievement.
Progress is not a car to ride in.
It is a campaign tn be carried
on by prophets and pioneers,
teachers and technical admin-
istrators who can induce the
masses to follow them. The
1 i inventions of science may en-
‛ slave as well as emancipate.
% Everything depends upon the
intelligence with which they
Closing Out
SALE!
We were a timid soul and oncle Sam do their shopping for
that occasion had to. endure the them.
affectionate weicome into a Jeff Ray ‘was proudly exhib-
, large family of neices ami iting his Christmas present to-
nephews who thought it their"day. It took “ the form of the
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Owing to the fact that Knowles Gro-
cery is going out of business January
1st, we will have our entire stock of
Groceries for sale at a greatly reduced
price.
This store will be replaced with a
brand new, up-to-date Cash and Carry
store known as the
Quality Grocery
Below is a few of the many items we
have to offer for sale at quite a saving
to you:
20 lbs. Sugar for .......... 1.00
8 lbs. Lard............... 65c
Mixed Candies, per lb. ... ..... 20c
Two packages Cocoanut.........25c
48 lb. sack grade A Flour ........ 90c
8 Bars Soap....................25c
Two lbs. Raisins................20c
Oranges, per doz, 25c, 40c and .... 50c
Apples, per dozen25c, 40c and .... Me
Don’t fail to visit our store during the Holiday*’ aft we
are cloling out our entire stock to make room for the new
store which will begin to put in January 1st.
nominee, ha* a right to expect
office from the party he de-
serted. A certain amount of
punishment is necessaryi to
keep some week kneed demo-
crats in line.
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Dynamite changes geogra-
ment, but the sturdy craft has once each week.
weathered the storms, got The well of Clark & Cowden
it has been a good Christmas
to us. While nearly the world ~
over there have been cries of
high on casket covers. The
dead cannot smell floors, but tention and betir protection
the living can; scatter them
broadcast in their pathway,
therefore, and pick out the
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E. R. KNOWLES
SOUTH BIDE OF SQUARE
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month ahead we purely shall
be cautious about falling again
into what we now see to have
been the insensate and gigantic
blunders of the past. This cer-
tainty is among the guarantees
of better times to come.
q Always in our past a deep-
'ly disappointing year has been
followed by one bright _with
promise. There is a warrant,
therefore, for hearing in the
bells which ring out the old
year a rising note which seems
to say, with the poet: “We bid
you hope."
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931, newspaper, December 31, 1931; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1441127/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.