Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 236, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1939 Page: 8 of 8
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GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS. 2-
"WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 3, 1MR
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. to Harrisburg Thursday when a
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of the passing of the Smith-Lever
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l’kely be resumed Thursday.
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Strawberries
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Extension Work
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Thursday
barrel was put under the windmill
tower to be convenient to water.
STRAW HATS
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The week of May 8 to 13 has
been designated in Texas for the
observance of the 5th anniversary
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Every year thousands of visitors
to the Chesterfield factories see the
infinite care with w hich the world’s
best tobaccos are combined to give
you Chesterfield’s can’t-be-copied
blend.
It is this wonderful blend that
makes Chesterfield so refreshingly
different... milder, better-tasting.
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WARNS FAT FIREMEN
BOSTON (UP). — Boston’s fire
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ducted in Texas was in 1904 at
Terrelf and from this has grown
all extension work, later resulting
in the passage of the Smith-Lever
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A Big Selection, Including Genuine Panamas!
STRAW HATS Gas-,
When you try them you will see why
Chesterfield gives millions of men and
women more smoking pleasure,.. why
THEY SATISFY
Springs. Joe, Anderson and Roy
Faulkner, White Day and Palace
Cason.
Mrs. Kerr is survived by five
sons, Ernest M., Palmer Turner,
Willie and George Kerr, all of Dye;
grandchildren, four brothers, Will
Brown of Yoakum county; John,
George and Lee Brown, all of Dye,
and a, sister. Mrs. Annabelle Farr
in 1628-29. approximately on the
site of old Fort 'Western, will be
memcrialized by a bronze marker
whic the Maine society plans to
place there as its 1939 project.
You get big results with little
classified ads in the Register.
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ricating oil used in Diesel engines
at the water works pump station,
was approved bv the body, on rec-
ommendation by ’ local engineers.
J who estimated that the machines
will bring about a saving of ap-
proximately 50 per cent in the lub-
rication of the engines. The pur-
chase of 35,000 face brick, for the
colored school building was also
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The meeting was adjourned, fol-
I lowing the approval of monthly
claims.
Change Your
Hat Thursday!
STRAW HAT
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Why pay more when
you can get just what
you want at Levine’s for
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in order to have berries growing
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years ago. Mr. Gordon died Janu-
ary 17, 1935.
Mrs. Gordon is survived by one
son, Fred Gordon of Pampa, two
daughters, Mrs. Hamblin and Mrs.
Durwood Skelton of Clarendon,
and one sister, Mrs. C. M. Stew-
art, of Gainesville.
THE HOOVER SERVICE, a. factory
will call to inspect and adjust your
Hoover this week without cost or obli-
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Genuine panamas at $1.98 are
real bargains! Get first pick of
our big hat stock by choosing
now! Included are sailors, Op-
timos, other popular styles!
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J. B Tanner. who has served as
a member of the city council for
* the past three years. was re~
elected mayor of Gainesville Tues- j .
day evening by fellow members of C. of C. Directors to
the council, im regular session at Meet Wednesday Night
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son, Don Monroe, were removed
in Gainesville Tuesday night to at-
tend the spring football game.
Mrs. Robert Clifton of Spencer,
northwest of Gainesville, under-
Texas that Dreher be turned over
to that state.
They hope their testimony as to
the model life Dreher has been liv-
ing since his escape from the Tex-
as prison in 1923 will persuade
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Were Eugene
She is doing nicely and will be
taken to her home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Welton re-
turned Monday to their home in
Muskogee, Okla., after a visit here
with her sisters. Mrs. L. F. Gray
and Mrs. Jess Cunningham, and
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Bargain Days
5c and 10c ’til 5 o’clock
Charlie Ruggles
Mary Boland
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It’s time to get yourself a cool
Solar* Straw! Choose from our
smartest shapes and colors!
Plain or fancy bands! Styled to
make you look your best! ।
j On Wednesday, May 10, a tour 1_______ . ___c.,___a.
. I will be conducted by Miss Nette demonstrator of the Union Grove
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daughter, Mrs. Kelley Hamblin, in i
Vernon, following a short illness.
Mrs. Gordon, who is a sister of
the late J. I. Barnhart, and Mrs |
C. M. Stewart of Gainesville, nad |
visited here as guest of Mrs.
Stewart and Mrs. Barnhart, about
three weeks ago.
Funeral services were to be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in Pampa, with burial in that city.
A native of Indiana, Mrs. Gor-
don came to Texas in 1881 with
her parents, and resided in Gaines-
ville until her marriage to F. W.
Gordon of Pampa a number of
hose in the local department, ac- lishment of the first trading post
tion on which was referred to Ross in Maine, immediately after the
A. Buchanan officiating. Burial
was in Estes cemetery, under the
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P. Reagan, city manager, and Mr. granting of the Kennebec Patent
railway telegraphers. He will be has ordered his men. both lean
gone two weeks. and fat, to keep "in shape ’ by
Miss Fannie Maude Wham of regular exercises at a municipal
Chickasha. Okla , arrived Tues- t gymnasium. So now the fat s in
day for a short visit with her fa- . the fire, but not in the fire de-
ther, Lyle Wham, and family. partment.
Mrs. Ellis Thomas and baby i
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to their home. 1014 East Broad- sentence didn’t
way. from the Gainesville, sani-alscurage keokkjunk deaner
tarium. and are reported to be do- He advertised: “Will reopen my
ing..nicely...... . place of business, having com-
The choir of the Dixon Street pleted by 60 days in our county
Christian church will meet for a jair. Old and new customers ap-
rehearsal Wednesday evening at preciated."
7:30 o’clock at the church. ( ________
Rue , All paper money and stamps of
Rev. the United States are manufac-
j announced Wednesday afternoon
that the taking of testimony will i
$1.98
Discard your warm felt hat--
slip on one of these crisp, cool
Solar* Straws! Vent-O-lated
sailors, fancy woven shapes,
genuine panamas!
Re-elected Mayor Testimony Is Taken
In Damage Suit Here
On the Screen
“Society Lawyer”
Virginia Bruce
Walter Pidgeon
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Mrs. O. R. Welch leaves Friday
for Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the i
international convention of Ladies
Auxiliaries to the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, which con-
venes in that city May 8. She ex-
pects to be gone three weeks.
Mrs. Welch was honored with
a surprise gift shower Monday aft-
brother, E. G. Pennington. ! years ago. ----—-
Mr. and Mrs. Justin McCarty of: Released from a Norristown, DALLAS, May 3 (AP).—Direc-
■ Dallas announce the birth of a son Pa., jail after serving 30 days for tors of the Texas Industrial Traf- i
Tuesday afternoon in a Dallas hos- overloading his truck, the 40-year- fic League chose Galveston the
wept a minor operation in the
Gainesville sanitarium Monday.
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MRS. J. B. GORDON
Mrs. Jannie Barnhart Gordon of brother, W. H. Hilliard, and other! Mr. and* Mrs. William H.
Pampa, formerly of Gainesville. ( relatives and friends. had as their guests today.
passed away Tuesday morning at M. L. Penney left Wednesday Homer Fort. Bill Murphy and Bill tured by the Bureau of Engraving
11 o’clock at the home of her night for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Harris, of Paris, Texas. and Printing.
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| ens where different types of wa- ,
ter supply, are found, orchards, soil
and water conservation practices
on top land and pastures in Cooke
county. s
of the courthouse square, an-
nounced the installation of an air
conditioning unit in the store, this
week.
The unit, which will maintain
fresh air in tne store during the
j warmest summer days, will add
to the comfort of shoppers during
the coming months, and added to
the many conveniences of the
store’s new fixtures, will make the
. establishment one of the most
I modern in this section.
The first demonstration con-
Texas, is here for a visit with his prevent his return to a Texas
sister, Mrs. J. C. Gaines, and j prison from which he escaped 17
of Mansfield.
Mrs. Kerr was born December
17, 1860. Her husband, an active
Cooke county farmer for many ,
years, passed away in 1904, and
is buried in Estes cemetery. .
Tuesday night.
two daughters, Mrs. Birtie Winters James O’Neal, James McLaugh-
of Gainesville, and Mrs. Lonie Me- lin and Ware Purcell, students at
Clerran of Burns City; several Weatherford Junior college, were
A long line i of witnesses for the 1
plaintiff, in trie Georgia B. Jarrett; ■
vs. Will Ross damage suit, which Ei
began Monday, testified before #
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Miss Betty Timmis, daughter of declaring it would “kill” him if 5, and discussed in executive ses-
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Timmis, Sr., of he had to go back to Huntsville, sion here yesterday a number of
this city. Texas, prison to complete a rob- proposals of the Texas Railroad
Mrs. J. H. O’Neal left Wednes- > bery sentence. .. commission affecting freight rates,
day morning for Texarkana, to at- Residents of this Tittle mining
i tend the bedside of her brother, town,, meanwhile, prepared to go
Charlie Mitchell, who was injured ‘_ {
an automobile accident there ----------------- ' , department is being streamlined—
attend a national convention of physically. Chief Samuel J. Pope
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1 kely be resumed Thursday. The
suit involves the title to lands in O .
the Anderson-Kerr oil field, five i $i ( — "86
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eight inches apart. After putting
in four inches of soil, she put in a
hollow wooden pipe which she made
by nailing together four pieces of
1 by 3 boards the length of the,
barrel. She added more soil, pack- i
ing well to the first row of hols,
and then set berries in each of J
these. She continued adding dirt
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MRS. VICTORIA KERR
Funeral rites for Mrs. Victoria
Kerr, 78, pioneer resident of the
Dye community, who passed away
at* her home there Tuesday morn-
ing, were held in the Dye Church
of Christ at 2 p. m. Wednesday
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. Before this 65-foot statue of George Washington, ih “Constitution Austin’s invite the public to visit
Hall” at the World’s fair in New York, the inauguration of the first the store and enjoy the comfor*s
president was re-enacted as part of the opening day ceremony at the and courteous service.
exposition. This was the scene. | _______—------—
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We wish to announce to our customers
and friends that we are the only au-
thorized Hoover Dealer for Cooke coun-
ty. The Hoover Co. is the world’s oldest
and largest manufacturer of cleaners,
having sold over five million Hoovers
in the past thirty-two years.
We have a representative who will call
and color clean one rug and piece of fur-
niture with the Hoover exclusive color
cleaning system.
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Alfed Austin, manager of Aus-
j | tin’s Pharmacy, on the north side and packing firmly until all the
I holes were planted with berries. I
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the city nail. Luther D- Turner Members of the boat J of direc-
was re-elected mayor pro tem. tors of the Gainesville Chamber
During the session the counci of Commerce will meet in a busi-
authorized the allotment of $235 ‘ ness session in the director’s room
to defray expenses of designated on the second floor of the cham-
members of the Gainesville fire ber’s building Wednesday evening
department, who will attend the at 7:30 o’clock, it was announced
annual convention of the Texas Wednesday by Cliff McMahon,
firemen at Harlingen, early next secretary,
month. Felix Johnson, fire chief, ------y--------
reported the need of 1,000 feet of MAINE MARKS EARLY POST
fire hose, to be used as a reserve AUGUSTA, Me. (UP).—Estab-
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Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 236, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1939, newspaper, May 3, 1939; Gainesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1465723/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cooke County Library.