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TEXAS CITY—Has Four Shipside Oil Tank Farms With a Storage Capacity of More Than 6,600,000 Barrels Owned by Four Oil Companies
The Galveston
y Sun
Published in Texas CityA. Leading Gulf Port Ideally Situated for Industries
$2.00 Per Yea.
(Successor to the Texas City Mainland Sun)
(Successor to the Texas City Mainland Sun)
VOLUME 15, NO. 13
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,^1929
HOOPIE ON WAY
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GREAT PRAISE
Here’s One Editor
GIVEN NESSLER
Who Told the Truth
20,000 miles, and makes his
way
playing a fiddle.
He met up with
SERIOUS AUTO
hams was able to get started
title.
CRASH ON ROAD
Will Spend $2,000 To Merchants Preparing
hoop
woman
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Henry Anderson of New Orleans
is spending his vacation in our city, spent Wednesday in Texas City.
EDITORS’ SWAN SONG
correct?
THE TRUTH
What shape is the earth?
belon gto?
What is wind?
How many quarts in a gallon? here, has enjoyed a lucrative prac-
What is the common name fo:
so good that he
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through the Mainland by the Texas
Associated Telephone company of
Ty Cobb Stand Back;
Babe Ruth Look Out
HOW MUCH DO
YOU KNOW?
A Few Stray
Shots Along
The Avenue
one
that
his way to Natchez without
cloud on his claim for the
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If you like it I wrote it.
you don’t like it he wrote
Speaking of fishing the best fish
story is the one about J. W. Hal-
stead going out on Sunday morning
pitching to him.
Joe Ottwork and
brother, Henry, are
between themselves
for
were
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Signed: The Editor
Signed: The Other Editor
Who is Aladdin?
What does G. O. P. stand for?
Is “He dove into the water”
This story appeared in the Foun-
tain Inn Tribune several weeks age
and in spite of what Bob Quillen
the publisher, says in the last para-
graph, the paper hasn’t missed an
issue since.—Editor.
print the story because J. W. bog-
ged us not to tell.
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For Record
Trade
To His Credit
On Hike
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QUESTIONS
DR. F. W. DAVIS GOES EAST;
YEARS OF PRACTICE HERE
Fish Still Biting For
Week-end Crowds
Local Men to Attend
State Convention at
Port Arthur
Surprise Meeting Field
At County Park
Saturday
Aspirant For Hoopie’s
Title Unable to 4
Get Hoop
Two-Minute Sermon
By REV. GEORGE HENRY
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While on the subject of Kemah,
we'd like to -make the observation
that few, if any, postmistresses in
the state of Texas, compare, either
in efficiency or personality with
Miss Annie Johnson of Kemah. We
hereby enter her in any competition
whatsoever among the postmistress-
es of the state.
TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE
Be ye followers of me even
as I also am of christ.
1 Cor. 11:1.
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Dr. Davis, throughout the years i
and the fish biting
forgot to come in
take with him whether a
crouquet baH or yo-yo top.
A Muskogee, Oklahoma
gasoline in Great Britain?
10. What mineral is used in lead
pencils?
11. The people of what state, arc
We notice that H. A. Willaert has
built a new automobile sales room
and repair shop at League City.
It’s a 2-story affair, the ground
floor being used to display Chrysler
and Plymouth cars, and the up-
stairs for the living quarters of. Mr.
Willaert. Mr. Wilaert haslbthe
Mainland agency for the two cars.
W. L. Hil is the salesman.
popularly called suckers?
12. How. many years ago did Col-
umbus discover America?
(Answers will be found on page 8)
From present indications
might reasonably conclude
Representative, Mrs. Helen B
Moore of Texas City has been in-
vited by the Mayor of Houston to
accompany the christening party tc
Washington and Newport News on
a special train, September 4th,—
when the Cruiser “Houston” wil be
christened by ex-mayor Holcombe’s
daughter.
them have the strikeout record not
knowing that John Lothrop holds
the “strikeout championship.”
The above letter was received
from a Dickinson fan.
This is the last; what I mean
is that it is probably the last
time “big chief” will run off and
leave a couple of ginks who
think they are editors to try to
provide the wisdom for a paper
read by the cream of Dixie cit-
izenship.
The pretty part about it is
that it will be hard to fix
responsibility for the stuff that
does not go over.
Texas City is about to enter a per-
iod of real prosperity. There seems
to be a most optimistic outlook on
conditions on the part of our local
merchants and the genuineness of
their optimism is reflected in the
unusual preparations they are mak-
ing for the Autumn business. To
prove that he is looking for a ban-
ner season Mr. Clark, of Clark’s
Department Store, has been to the
Eastern markets where he purchas-
ed a heavy stock of Fall merchan-
dise and he is enlarging and remod-
eling his building so as to be able
to better shelve and display his
huge, new stock.
Mr. Hurwitz, proprietor of the
Hurwitz Department Store, declares
that the substantial increase in his
business for the past few months,
which is almost double that of a
year ago, has promted him to buy
the heaviest for many years and
his shelves and display counters
will be loaded to the limit in pre-
paration for the big season just
ahead.
Said P. D. Harlow Jr., of Harlow’s
Department Store, “We have no
complaint to make, our business
has held up fine, much better than
business over the country generally
and we are looking for a real, big
trade this Fall.” Mrs. P. D. Harlow
Sr., has just returned from Dallas
where she purchased everything
needed to meet the increasing Au-
tumn demand.
The new stocks of all these stores
will be placed on display about
Sept. 1st to 15th and all those who
live in and around Texas City wil
do well to look over the stocks of
the local merchants before going to
some other city looking for bar-
gains. The Dollar Day Sale wi!
continue to be a feature throughout
the year.
BUY OR SELL, OR RENT J
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Make Old Land-
mark New
Our genial postmaster, A. E. New-
man. is somewhat of a philosopher
as well as inventor, as indicated by
the unique squibs which he indites
upon the blackboard in the lobby
of the post office from time tc
time. A few of the local democrat-
ic chiefs see in this an insidious plot
to spread Republican propaganda
but aS yet the Avenue Ambler has
not seen anything to substantiate
this belief.
The G. H. & H. depot at Dickin-
son is a different place altogether
The seats, chairs, walls, ceilings
and furniture have been ' painted
and Uncle Jim Parke has a pleas-
ant place now in which to work.
Uncle Jim did some ci the painting
and varnishing himself..
The fish stories appearing in the
Sun from time to time have caused
some controversy, in fact there is
almost continuous argument as to
whom is the champion and the
“Fish Editor” has been frequently
harassed to furnish satisfactory evi-
dence in proof of the stories that
have been printed. The fact is it
has not been easy to verify to the
letter EVERY fish story' so we have
decided to organize the local ang-
lers into a sort of a mutual aid so-
ciety known as the “Texas City As-
sociation of Truthful Fishermen”
The only qualification for member-
ship is that the candidate shall
have caught in one day ten speck-
led trout of lawful size -and that he
shall not stretch beyond reasonable
limits the report of his angling-
feats. Since we suggested this or-
ganization we have had numerous
applications- for membership but so'
far but few of the would-bes have
been abl to stand the crucial test
of veracity and since it looks nw
as though there will not be enough j
who can qualify to even fill all the |
important offices of the Association
the laudable enterprise of the T. C
A. T. F. may have to be abandoned.
Local fishing waters continued to
demonstrate their drawing power
for out of town folks when the dike
was crowded last week-end with
fishermen. The fish did not fail
the visitors for a number of strings
of trout and red fish were brought
in from the reefs.
Fishing was not the only attrac-
tion for a number of Houston fam-
ilies came down for an outing on
the bayshore. Bathing conditions
were ideal and at times the beach
was crowded with bathers.
Many cars from out of the state
were noted among the visiting au-
tomobiles. Louisiana, Oklahoma
Arkansas, and Alabama cars ming-
led among the Texas machines.
The demands of the crowd took
all the bait and boats that the lo-
cal supply houses had on hand. J
J. Greer and S. J. Eubanks took
out full tows with their boats Sun-
day morning.
Fishing conditions are expected
to improve now and reports coming
in since Sunday confirm this belief.
Redfish are appearing more and
more to delight the sportsman.
Miss Alice Symms of Houston
G USE SUN WANTADS
Thirteen young people of Galves-
ton, returning at midnight from a
dance at Dickinson, were carried to
hospitals in Galveston and Houston
early Thursday morning following
a collision in which two trucks and
an automobile were involved on the
highway between La Marque and
Dickinspn.
The young people had left Dick-
inson at about 11 o’clock after' hav-
ing attended a dance at the opening
of Tony Pucchia’s store. The group
was aboard two trucks fitted for
a hay ride.
According to the latest reports
available at press time the following
were taken to Galveston hospitals
for treatment for various injuries:
Loretta Abrahamson, 2130 N 1-2;
Virginia Stanley, 1728 Winnie; Dor-
otky and Walter Bell, 3024 P 1-2;
Geonna Demack, 2128 32d; Charles
Mallia, 1618 M; Louise Schurwon,
5120 R; Marie Schurwon, 5120 R;
E. Whitney, 1802 M 1-2; Velma Ste-
phensen; Dorothy Reese, 3307 M,
and Jesse Caveness. Caveness, a
negro boy, was driver of one of the
trucks.
Reports of the crash are to the
effect that an automobile driven by
R. W. Chambers of Galveston struck
the back truck which was trailing
the first truck, in the rear and the
added force drove this truck upon
the first one and a Miss Van Ben-
thuysen was caught in between the
two trucks. Her leg was badly
crushed by the impact and she was
Dan Johnson, who runs a grocery
store at Kemah ,and who is one of
the distinguished citizens of that
place, got tired of sitting behind
the counter waiting for customers,
so he bought a saw filing machine
which operates electrically, placed
it in his workshop in the back room,
and now he’s filing saws and re-
toothing them for people all over
the county. The new machine
gives him something he takes plea-
sure in doing, as well as a profit.
part of his last sentence he was
pardoned and placed on parole by
“Ma” Ferguson, when she was gov-
ernor. Recently Governor Moody
called in his parle and he has.
since been keeping the police around
this section of the state very busy
Houston police credit him with be-
ing mixed up in several jobs in
Houston, but because of lack of
evidence he has always'managed tc
escape conviction.
Attempts were made' during the
week to obtain the release of both
men by the payment of their fines
but because of a request from the
sheriff of Harris county Sheriff Bob
Kirk held them in' the county jail
until the Houston authorities could
prepare the necessary warrants tc
take them back to Houston.
day.
“Our Legionnaire Governor, Dar
Moody and many other distinguish-
ed guests have already accepted the
invitation to address the Veterans.’
“Early reservations indicate a
record crowd of -Veterans are tak-
ing advantage of the rate of one
fare for the round trip,” said Cole
Legion members and their fam
ilies and members of the Auxiliary
can secure reduced fare certificates
from their local Legion Adjutant
and must have these to get the re-
duced rates.
The telephone “service” rendered I 300 people and costing $3,000.00 tc
' present, following the parade Tues-
if it is the truth, why put on the soft pedal? Of course there
are some people who won't like it. One man quit coming to church
because the preacher said, “I prefer a baseball game to any other
form of sport, but I have absolutely no use for Sunday baseball.
Those who play offer an excuse ‘that it is the only day we can get
away from business and we need the recreation and the exercise.’
Take away the gate receipts and there would be no Sunday baseball.
We might believe these fellows if they did not commercialize the
game. We are unalterably opposed to anything that interferes with
the religious observance of that sacred day. If the Christian people
of the community were a unit they could stop it. Don’t blame the
ball player. He is probably not a christian."
Where does the chamois live? j which he did not divulge. They
What family does the onion; have not decided definitely just
Texas City to Have
Modern Barber Shop
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Many local Legionnaires are plan-
ning te attend the annual State
Contention of the American Le-
gion which is to be held the first
three days of next week at Port
Arthur. G. C. House, W. H. Kirby
and Mrs. Kirby, and Miles Wasson
are leaving here Tuesday earh
enough to permit their attending
the convention on that day. Others
have signified their intention of
geing on one of the three days ol
the assembly.
In a letter to the local post, Ross
R. Cole, State Adjutant of the Le-
gion, urged the attendance of the
local members at the convention
which is expected to be the best
ever held in this State.
“The city of Port Arthur is mak-
ing elaborate plans to entertain the
World War Veterans”, said Mr
Cole. Two magnificent new ho-
tels have just been completed, which
guarantee comfortable housing. The
U. S. Cruiser, Cleveland, will be one
of the attractions. Fish frys, motor
boat races, dances, special free at-
tractions at the theatres and many
other entertainments have been
provided which will keep the vet-
erans busy day and night.
One of the outstanding entertain-
ment features of the Cnvention will
be “The Battle of the Argonne”, r
gigantic sham battle and pyro-
technic display with a cast of over
OAKDALE, La.— Making
“whoopee” at an average rate of
23 miles a day, “Hoopie” Williams
rolled his trusty hoop, “Little Irma,”
into this busy little Louisiana town
Friday night for a day’s rest on
the long grind from Texas City,
Texas, to New York City, N. Y.
“Hoopie” has been walking 12
days, resting in Houston, Beaumont
and Lake Charles before taking his
fourth breathing spell in Oakdale.
Already he has traveled 285 miles
since he left his home city on July
31, and has worn out two pairs of
shoes, Williams expects to reach
New York some time in December,
and will present a letter from the
mayor of Texas City to Mayor Jim-
mie Wiker in the metropolis. He
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his litle baby
still arguing
which one of
Williams in Alexandria, got inter-
ested in Hoopie’s story and had he
been able to trade his fiddle for a
International Hooprollers League
specification hoop he would .have
given our Texas City hoop expert
a run for his money. But it hap-
pened that- all the fiddle players in
Alexandria had fiddles and those
who didn’t had no money, so Wil-
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Texas City came near having one
of its citizens deported to Arkan-
sas. Sam Garwood walked into the
postoffice to mail a fat letter to a
point in the famous “slow train”
state. When informed that the
postage would be 4 cents he declar-
ed that if it had been as much as
10 cents he would have walked tc
Arkansas and carried the letter. He
did not say what he expected tc
Texas City is soon to have an
up-to-the-minute barber shop with
the last word in modern tonsorial
equipment featuring the remodel-
ing and enlarging of the shop.
Said Mr. W. K. Johnson, the pro-
prietor, “I believe that Texas City
is entitled to the best there is go-
ing and I intend to give my patrons
a shop of which they will be proud.”
Four new chairs are to be installed,
new linoleum is to be laid, the in-
terior of the shop redecorated and
such other furnishings prA'ided as
will make the Elite the equal of
any on the mainland. This im-
provement altogether will cost more
than $1600. Everything has been
ordered and will be in place .about
Sppt. 1st.
PINEVILLE, La., Aug 19—On the
road at 6:30 a. m. Made about three
miles this morning to reach Post-
office. Spent the night with the
caddies at the Rapids Country Club.
There were nine caddies stayed
with me and we had a fine time.
There was also a reported from the
Alexandria Town Talk and some of
his friends. He told them about
my walking trip, the International
Hooprollers League, about the “wo-
man” in the case. Then they all
wanted to know all about the girl
and there ain’t any girl at all. He
just ma’de that up to make a story.
But he didn’t fool me; I saw him
wink at the gang when he was
telling the story. I guess it will now
be a mystery story about why I’m
rolling the hoop. I have named my
hoop “Little Irma” and have named
my skimer—that’s the stick I use
to push the hoop with— “Harry”
after one of the caddies here. So
all three of us will be on our way.
“HOOPIE.”
taken to a Houston hospital
treatment. The remainder
taken to Galveston hospitals.
”• When DeWalt arrived, accompanied
by Ben Powiskey, they found a man
in the car posing as if asleep. On
the seat next to him lay a 32-cal-
ibre automatic. When questioned
by DeWalt he couldn’t give any ex-
planation as to why he was in
Dowdy’s car, so he was placed under
arrest and locked up.
Some bright. new stars seem to be
appearing in the baseball firmament
as indicated by a letter received
from our neighboring city of Dick-
inson :
“Gentle Readers:
Do you happen to know the boys
in the Dickinson Junior Baseball
team? Well, there’s something
about each and every one of the
boys. There is Junior Wolston, star
pitcher of the team, who can win
a girl’s heart before she knew it.
And there is Jim Termini who
can outrun a horse on roller skates.
He is the team’s best hiter (but he
doesn’t know it).
Big H. Coda, gift to the team, has
hit as many home runs as Babe
Ruth has but his little brother was
... 4-
' One of the best lateral roads in
the county just now is tht from
Dickinson to San Leon. It has been
scraped, and is in good condition.
Now—if the Commissioners’ would
only do something with the La-
Marque highway.
was cured of a chronic case of hic-
coughs by having 'her tongue
stretched. Several of the Texas
City husbands living along the ave-
nue are earnestly hoping that their
wives will not take the hiccoughs.
Dr. F. W. Davis, who has beer
a practicing physician in Texas City
for the past 16 years, leaves for the
East with his family where they
will make their future home. The
family will spend some time in
Columbus, Ohio, visiting but Dr
Davis will go on East to do some
special work in connection with his
profession the exact nature of
Mr. Robert Chetway and Miss
Alice Broadkin were married at
noon Monday at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. D.
Broadkin, Rev. M. L. Gassoway of-
ficiating.
The groom is a popular young
bum who hasn’t done a lick of work
since he got shipped in the middle
of his junior year at college. He
manages to dress well and keep 8
supply of- spending money because
his dad is a soft-hearted old fool
who takes up his bad checks in-
stead of letting him go to jail where
he belongs.
The bride is a skinny, fast little
idiot who has been kissed and
handled by every boy in town sincr
she was twelve years old. She
paints like a Sioux Indian, suck:
cigarettes in secret,, and drinks
mean corn liquor when she is out
joy-riding in her dad’s car at night
She doesn’t know how to cook, sew
or keep house.
The house was newly plastered
for the wedding and the exterior
The I. L. A. Hall on Fourth street
is no wunderging repairs which
will make it one of the best con-
ditioned frame business structures
in the city. About • two thousand
dollars is being spent by the local
order to preserve its meeting place
for years of future use.
Erected in 1905 the structure has
become a landmark in which old-
timers recall many happy memories
At the time of its construction any
building north of Third avenue was
cut on the prairie, the territory
was known as “North Africky.” The
building was conspicious then for
the Southern hotel structure and
the first Gonne building were the
only neighbors of any importance
The hall was the only social center
in the community and has been the
scene of many dances, banquets and
social gatherings.
A new floor is being put in the
upper hall in order that it might
be used for dancing purposes. A
new roof has already been put on
and a ladies’ rest room is another
improvement that has been added.
On the lower floor are two busi-
ness rooms which are being remod-
eled for rental purposes. A con-
crete driveway which will permit
parking off the street immediately
in front of the building is to be
constructed and a hanging awnin?
will complete the renovation of the
front.
A new foundation has been put ir
and the sidewalks have been re-
paired. With the painting of the
building little to remind one of the
structure of 1905 will be left.
Carl Nessler of Texas City was
honored by his c-workers of the
Mainland Chamber of Commerce
and friends on the Mainland last
Saturday at a gathering held in
the new county park building near
League City. Every community on
the mainland was represented and
the meeting attracted several hun-
dred people.
The ocasion was a complete sur-
prise to Mr. Nessler who went to
the park with his wife and three-
weeks old Phillip Nessler to attend
what had been described to him
late Saturday afternoon as an “im-
portant fig meeting.” When he ar-
rived at the park building his
friends had already assembled to
pay honor to the local man.
The meeting was presided over
by J. M. Parke of Dickinson who
is vice-president of the Mainland
Chamber of Commerce, of which
Mr. Nessler is the president. Others
who made addresses as the spokes-
man of their town were: Mayor E.
L. Noble, Texas City; W. P. Sween-
ey, La Marque; J. A. Bret, Hitch-
cock; L. B. Bishop, Arcadia; Henry-
Mackay, Algoa; W. T. Smith, Coun-
ty Commissioner, Friendswood; J
H. Ross, League City; and Hoskins
Foster, Dickinson.
J. C. Yeary, County Agent, testi-
fied as to the cooperation which
Mr. Nessler has extended to him
in his work. E. M. Cole, secretary
of the chamber of commerce called
the attention of those in attendance
to Mr. Nessler’s leadership in the
fight for a fig tariff and for plant
lice relief.
Clay Stone Briggs, member of
Congress from this district, received
an ovation when he arose. The
congressman said that the praise
extended to Mr. Nessler was an in-
dication of his worth to the county.
Mr. Briggs brought out that the
fight of the gulf coast men for a
protective tariff for the fig indus-
try bring much attention to this
part of the State.
Mr. Nessler responded and thank-
ed his friends for the confidence
which they "had placed in him.
Drinks and eats were served by
ladies of the mainland and following
this dancing to the music furnished
by the Mainland Chamber of Com -
merce band completed the enter-
tainment.
newly painted, thus appropriately
carrying out-the decorative scheme
for the groom was newly plastered
also, and the bride newly painted
The grcom wore rented dinner
suit over athletic underwear of im-
itation silk. His pants were held u
by pale green suspenders. His num-
ber eight patent leather shoes
manned his state in tightness anc
harmonized nicely with the axle-
grease polish of his hair. In ad-
dition to his jag he carried a pocket
knife, a bunch of keys, a dun fol
the ring and his usual look of im-
becility.
The bride wore some kind of
white thing that left most of her
legs sticking out at one end and
her bony upper end sticking out at
the other.
The young people will make then
home with the bride’s parents—
which means they will sponge or
the old man until he dies and then
she will take in washing.
The happy couple anticipates a
great event in about five months
Postscript: This may be the last
issue of The Tribune, but my life
ambition has been to write up one
wedding and tell the unvarnished
truth. Now that it is done, death
can have no sting.
church. We are not
time fo-
al lowed to
tice. he with his family have .been
among the most highly respected
I citizens of our community and it i
with genuine regret that we lose
them from our midst. The best
wishes oi a hos: of friends for their
continued success and happiness
follow them to their new residence
wherever it may be.
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revolver but made no further state-
ment. After further questioning by
Mayor Noble he plead guilty to a
charge of vagrancy and was fined
$100.00. In default of payment he
was taken to the Galveston County
jail. The other suspect, giving the
name of Clyde Jones, address, Luf-
kin, Texas, denied knowing Reynolds
and claimed he just came to town
hoping to get a job. He also plead
guilty to a charge of vagrancy and
was fined $20.00. Begin unable tc
pay his fine he was also taken to
the county jail.
Men Have Police Records.
The local police then started to
find the owner of the abandoned,
car. Investigation disclosed the*
fact »that the car was owned by
Reynolds, who also was traveling
around the country known as Cox.
Advices from Lufkin authorities
were that both Reynolds (or Cox)
and Jones, had just escaped from
jail at that place. That they both
had prison records and were con-
sidered two of the finest store burg-
lars in the state. The Houston au-
thorities are also trying to have
them identified as the men who
pulled off a street car hold-up re-
cently.
Wednesday Officer DeWalt went
to Houston and returned with the
third one of the gang, C. C. Hair
who was fined $17.50 for driving
without lights. Hair’s record shows
he has done time for burglary on
several occasions. After serving
If reeling off of from 23 to 25
miles per day means nothing else
it only cinches “Hoopie” William’s
title to World’s Champion Long
Distance Hooproller. Hoopie, who left
here July 31st, on a hoop rolling
tour to New York City, has now
added about 402 miles to his string.
Owing to the hard traveling on
the Louisiana gravel roads he is
just about able to keep up with his
schedule.
That the tough going is beginning
to tell is evidenced by the fact that
Hoopie had to take time out to
have his shoes repaired. “After 400
miles on hard roads this ain’t so
bad for a pair of shoes ,is it?”
writes Hoopie. He reports that he
attended a county fair along the
way and the sale of postcards pick-
ed up considerable. In fact he sold
out. /
Life of a champion hooproller is
not all fish and wheat cakes either.
Hoopie already has competition and
it looks as though he’ll be called on
to defend his laurels. Challenging
all and sundry to come roll a hoop
with him, his challenge was called
by Eugene Lambert, one of natures
noblemen. Lambert is walking
around the world, just a hike of
LEGIONMEETING
ATTRACTSMANY
OLD I. LA: HALL ANTICIPATE BIG
BEING REBUILT FALL BUSINESS
San Antonio is getting no better
fast. We wonder what Senator
Holbrook is doing about this matter
of seeing that this company either
delivers service or have its franchise
taken away.
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Quick and intelligent work on the,
part of the local police last Satur-
day morning ,in arresting three
suspects, undoubtedly prevented
another store in town from being
I breken into and robbed. That the
arrests were justified has since been
proven by evidence and reports
from out-of-town police.
Friday about midnight Officer
DeWalt noticed a large Packard
coupe, containing three men riding
around town in a manner that con-
vinced him that it required watch-
ing. After trailing he car around
I town and keeping it in sight he was
able to check up on the license
number. Later on he found the
car being driven around town with
only one occupant and the lights
out. - DeWalt immediately drove
him over to the curb and gave him
a summons for traffic violation.
Sometime around two o'clock
Saturday Oficer DeWalt was called
on the phone by Frenchy Lashaway.
private watchman at the Harlow -
Gammage Company’s store, who
told him that there was a man try-
ing to take out a car from the gar-
age in back of the Harlow store.
Within a short time after an-
other suspect was picked up by
DeWalt on suspicion and also lock-
ed up. /
Packard Coupe Abandoned
About four o’clock Saturday
' morning the Packard coupe was
found on Fourth Street, abandoned
It was taken to Meyer’s Service
Station. A search of the car re-
vealed a complete change of cloth-
ing, a fine collection of “tools”, also
papers and letters that identified
the owner as W. H. Cox, of Hous-
ton, . Texas.
Saturday morning the City
Court, the man found in the car
who gave the name of Daniel Rey-
nolds, no address, could not give
any reason for being in Dowdy’s
car. He denied that he owned the
Of course all this threw Hoopie off
his stride and he lost about a day
getting back to normal. Latest re-
ports say that the fiddler is on his
way to Texas City.
Hoopie’s writing about this con-
tender for his title said, “I’m send-
ing you a picture of a guy that
wanted to give me a match for my
title. He’s a tough bird I guess
as he says he’s walked over 8,000
miles. How far is that? I was go-
ing to take him on, but he couldn’t
get anybody in Alexandria who
would buy his fiddle and then
there wasn’t nobody in this town
what knows anything about the
League specifications. They didn’t
even know there was an Interna-
tional League, so they couldn’t
make him no hoop. And there
wasn’t anybody in this town what’s
a promoter so there was no chance
for any money with’ a race with
him. Anyway I wish these birds
would quit making these burn
cracks when there ain’t no money.
What do you say about it? Ain’t
I right? Regards to all. I’m still
the Champion.
“HOOPIE”’.
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