The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1926 Page: 1 of 12
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Miss Jessie Thomas, our com-
Dr. W. W. Duson had the
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and 15 days. She was one of
writes us that she is unable to
about 1907 and
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of the
Mill had been more or.
The loss for the Elco
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church Thursday evening, Ev-
the remains interred at the
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bereavement.
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conducted at the family resi-
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County for interment
W. Kazetsky, another one
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FALLS IS FEET
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two ladies and- one gentleman.
Two of the extremely aged,
and one comparatively young
in years.
the pioneers of this section. '
For several years she had made with sheet iron.
. attendance.
his was the first opportuni-
he cotton farmers of this
towns of Wharton and
City.
n of
the Fireboys,.
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wondered how
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zuaeaz . ...3 children, two of them, twins, fully covered by insur
the entire membership to’ were but a few weeks old.
The funeral service was con-
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O. D. H, S. cemetery. "
She is survived by her hus-
band and 5 children, her par-
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Gandmother Praytor, W. Ka-
zetsky and Mrs. E. L. Smith
Answer Last Call
her home with her son, H. M.
Praytor, in this city. She was
loved,and respected by all.
While farmers were getting
ned to stroll by our
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The Catholic Eadies will hold
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ver estimates his loss at
000.00 ip cash, with littl
surance. ’
Mr. Goehring, manage
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Elco Feed Mill ana We
Feed Store Are Destr
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CATHOLIC BAZAAR
from the top similar to a
candle.
Adjoining it was a
warehouse belonging t
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Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
. , Preaching at 11 a. m. and
will leave for Washington 7:30 p m
.fewdavs forthe annrnach- Senior League at 6:30 p. m.
country. The interest cost to ing session of Cengrebs. Be- Our New Presiding Elder,
our neigh
for the heroic efforts put f
by the Volunteer Fire Com
-__.___ wen w aw*- ne supezvaau ua a uuol- ouuuo w... p-, - , I am still in a position to of this city, —°
age so well as cotton since ness of the magnitude of the cents a pound for dressed tur-furnish you feed of all kind, boys from
there is no deterioration when Cotton - Association demands a keys, the retailers buying them and will appreciate your bus-
housed in the type of'ware- man of unusual administrative in quantities at 35 cents per ine:s. Telephone No. 101.
hnnan neeA he +h- Aeenhin+ihn-’ ond hncinace ehil:+. These 1 pound. !. Isaac Weaver.
house used by the Association. and business ability. These ’pound.
Had the cotton association traits Jno. Orr possesses to am] Dealers estimated that about
been in control of the whole unusual degree. He was rais- 5,000 turkeys came into San
crop it would have been ware- ed and always lived on a farm.; Antonio by auto and truck
housed and sold only as need- He is a fancier of Holstein cat- I Tuesday. The dressers said
ed and millions of dollars sav- tis and now possesses the fin- they were paying from 26 to
A 4 A41, c,4g not ,4,, .-l, .R,13 . +L. oq cn+ n.r noinH on font for n
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dAPPEMttemu
eboy,, and then I
We hope that all strangers
and visitors willworship with
us.—C. R. Brewster, Pastor.
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This week, however, we are of fire was obi
called upon to mention the,making the round oni
death of three of our citizens, previous.
The feed mill is loci
Grandmother Praytor died gained such headway
November 22nd, at- the ripe could be done town
old age of 84 years, 10 months building or itse
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same company, and
the remains carried to Jackson warehouse and feed
The people of El Campo 1
a whole, are deeply grtef
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). T. Orr, Pres, of the
Farm Bureau Cotton as-
j^^jL^ttjessad a meeting -
non: farmers at the Audi-
November 17th. A num-
It is seldom that we are' E| «flam pa suff
called upon to chronicle the'mornfog
passing of three of our citizens’tro us fire in her J
in one week. The fact is that'origin is unknown,
the health of the community discovered by the i
J in general is good and ElCanu Iman of the Rice
po and vicinity is considered a in the top story i
| healthy community in which to Feed Mill, as rhe
reside. round at 12 pcloc
) THREE CITIZENS ELCAMPO
I DIE THIS WEEK
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Ab-] the El Campo Lumber (
er, and perhaps brothers andpany, estimates his loss at
sisters. All of which have the 500, fully covered by ii
________ - Jp_____ of our early pioneers, died a fifty-foot street is
istfe being consulted andhopes Tuesday morning at the fam- of the El Campo ______
ily residence in this city, after It was soon found to
a long illness. He was 74’possible to save the ui
years, 5 months and 9 days in which the fire origin
old. The funeral services were] and a call was sent to Wh
, conducted from the, residence ] and Bay City for help.
by Rev. R. C. Albert Wednes-place responded to the ca
day evening and, the remains help, immediately, and
interred at the O. D. H. S. cem-, our valiant fire brigade
etery. ] other volunteers were
While death is always sad to (ting forth every effort po
the relatives and friends, it,to save adjoining and ne
should affect us much less property.-
where one has reached old Their efforts proved fru
age, as in the foregoing cases, however in so far
In each case they had finished brick warehouses were
life’s work and 'were helpless ]cerned. But
invalids, only waiting for the'uous effort
call of the Master. fire fighting machii
In our estimation, a much automatic sprinkler
SOLD TUESDAY
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arble Slab on ones
e o the building
ng.ids# Han and
Feed plant, in its building,
ducted from the Evangelical chinery and supplies, is
mated at $100,090, fully
angelist Davis officiating, and ered by insurance. Mr. V
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tion have had of meeting
* man who has been_presi-
at of the' Association thru-
: its organization. * In 1919
en the Texas Council of Ag-
ulture was organized in the
c-re
s,jice-ee2s
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dh eegge
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appropriated, and lat- sist in closing a fire shutter on Tho;
the Farm Bureau was the wondow and owing to the explosion of dynamite Friday,
neial straits Jno. Orr, darkness he stepped into the,We have no particulars of the4
few of the drectors, open shaft. He fell about 18 accident, but understand from
1 their persnal sesourc- feet, but fortunately no bones Miss Jessie’s letter that her fa-
it'it over a period when were fractured, but he is yet ther’s condition is not consider-
unds were necssary to' confined to the house and un-]ed serious, except that he is in
going. der th care of a physician. . danger of losing the sight from
is practically financed through; VOTERS OF DISTRICT
Texas bankers at an interest ,
rate as low as that obtained by . I ' _
the strongest industries of the in a few days forthe approach-
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leigh Hotel at Waco which “
er developed into the Tex-
. Farm Bureau Federation, \
$ .Orr was elected president; , -------,,-----
I $750.00 was appropriated misfortune of falling through petent correspondent of Louise,
rganize the farmers of Tex- an elevator shaft in his store writes us that she is unable to
The lack of conception of building Friday morning while furnish the Louise Locals this
magnitude of the under- the fire was raging. He had (week on account of an acci-
ing was indicated by the ®011® into the building to as-dent to her father, Mr. Will
oint appropriated, and lat- sist in closing a fire shutter on Thomas, who was hurt in an
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Station," and it ,
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the names of the -
Dade on it, but no
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH v
At Palace Theatre.
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The Texas Farm Bureau Cot- -----»— ---- .one ye.: However, a special-
ton Association has developed' A NARROW ESCAPE istishe _
from an idea in the minds of - are being entertained for a
its founders until today, five While returning from a deer] permanent cure in the near fu-
“is and .*3.". Joneawas working wien
gest business institutions in the Halamicek had a narrow es-Mr. Thomas at the Mme and
South, a record attained by cape from serious injury. On was slightlty injured.
f other business. ■ the Victoria road, while driv-1 ______
The idea was a revolution ing at a rate of thirty five
in cotton marketing and nat- mile speed, they met an auto-
rally met criticism and opp- mobile, and in turning out of
tion from the estbllshed out- the road, ran into a wagon be-1 .
t of the cotton crop. ing driven along the road, com. their bazaar December 4th in
On® of the fundamentals of pletely wrecking the wagon the old Faktor building. They
2 organisation was the eg. and doing considerable dam-will have fancy work, cakes
ubishng of credit and the or- age to the car. and dressed chickens for sale;
inal source was the War Fn- Neither of the occupants. Will also serve lunch with
ance Corporation. Now after was seriously hurt and the car ’
ieplanand operation is un- made the trip to town without
erstood it has the heartiest* belp. ,
ipport of the large banking —--—
ittutions of the state and it MANSFIELD THANKS
g JohnT. Orr,. President of th
Association, Addresses
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more sad affair was the pass- Mill, the fire was kept^
ngof Mrs. E. L. Smith Tues- spreading to adjoining bu
daymorning, November 23rd, ings. A comparative stijln
at the age of less than 29 years also assisted in keeping-
of age. Truly it has been said fire within limits.
that "Death is no respector of 1 it was estimated that $1
persons.". Her life’s work ap-000 worth of rice in theE
members including expenses in-fore going, I desire to extend Rev. H. M. Ratliff, will preach patently was before her. She Mill had been more or I
cident to procuring the loans my sincere thanks to those who 11 .00 o’clock Sunday. Come was the mother of five small damaged by heat and wa
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El Campo, Texas,“Friday Morning, November 26, 1926
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press his appreciation not
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ed t othe South. est Holstein dairy herd in-the 28 cents per pound on foot for Thursday, Nov. 25, F. B. O. particular, but to everyone V
The accounting system of state. 'grade one and about five cents Patsy Ruth” Miller in "King of assisted him in any way dur
the association was installed by He understands, and has a lower per pound for second Hhe Turf." the fire last Friday moral
Ernst and Ernst, auditors of sympathetic interest in the far. | graders. I Friday, Nov. 26, Fox, May He is deeply grateful for
National reputation and has mer's life and problems and is By January 1, there will have McAvoy in "Road toGlqry." 'services rendered,
been improved as new develop, a fit leader in the farmers’ ef- been shipped from Texas about Saturday, Nov. 27, Universal, --------------
ments have been brought out. forts to obtain a Just, return 1,200 to 1,300 cars of turkeys, ,W. Russell and H. Chadwick in A. J. Wendell and R. J^l
Some of the automatic listing from his industry. Those who compared with about one-half “The still Alarm." jbella returped
nay .machines do the work of thirty heard him seemed to be very this number las year, whole- Monday and Tuesday, Nov. from a several days deer hu
ite-, typewriters, greatly reducing favwgbly impressed with his salersmind shippers say— San 29-30, First National, Lewis which was spent near Geo
cident to procuring the loans my sincere thanks to those wholat 11:00 o’clock Sunday. Come
was less than 4 3-4 per cent, so kindly gave me their suP-’out and hear him. I would like
The cotton farmers creditor port in the recent election. I for 1___
has better security fromr his as- hope they may never have be out.
sociation since after his inter- cause to regret it -
est* is shown he is positively - Sincerely,
protected. J. J. Mansfield.
Another fundamental is the - ~ .
orderly marketing of cotton CARD OF THANKS
throughout the year as the de- “ ----
mand calls for it We have We wish to thank those who
been farming cotton for over were so thoughtful of us during
seventy-five yearn and the pres- the sickness and death of our
ent surplus is all that has ac- mother and grandmother, Mrs. from 26 to 28 cents per pound
cumulated in all that time. Mary Frances Praytor, and for’on foot for their turkeys, San sympathy of all in their sad
The surpus of large crops the beautiful floral offerings. Antonio consumers were pay-
is readily absorbed by the sue- The Children and Families, ing 35 and 35 cents per pound
ceeding average and poor -----------------------:------ for their Thanksgiving birds,
erps. positive accuracy. Tuesday. It was said that con.
No crop lends itself to stor- The supervision of a busi- sumers were paying 38 to 40
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1926, newspaper, November 26, 1926; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1577617/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.