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VOL. 35, NO. 41.
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, MARCH 7, 1930.
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
Pair Who Robbed Bank
Here Admit More Jobs
Monroe Routon and Emery Aber-
nathy, who had previously confessed
to robbery of the Farmers State Bank
of Meridian and the Abbott bank in
Hill county, last week made confes-
sions to and were charged with ten
cases of burglary and theft in McLen-
nan county, indicating that these men
have been responsible for a crime-
wave all their own in this section the
past several years.
The confessions at Waco include
their admitted guilt in the Reisel bank
robbery, when $8600 was taken in
1925, and the robbery of the Arm-
strong jewelry store of $12,000 in dia-
monds and other gems, together with
other smaller burglaries.
Routen and Abernathy were allowed
bond of $500 in each of ten cases of
burglary and theft against each one
at Waco, the setting of bond being a
mere formality, according to Judge J.
J. Padgett, because each of the men
was brought from the state peniten-
tiary to Hillsboro, convicted there, and
then brought to Waco, where alleged
.confessions, which were read in Jus-
tice Padgett’s court as testimony in
the examining trials this morning,
were obtained. They will await grand
jury action at Waco.
The confessions were alleged to be
voluntarily made in order to clear up
the back records of the four men and
permit them to serve their times and
“get it over with.”
Routon and Abernathy are said to
have written a letter from the peni-
tentiary to city detectives offering to
come down and straighten up some
crimes in Waco, for much the same
reason. On the strength of a similar
letter, the two were brought to Hills-
boro some weeks ago to face trial for
the robbery of a bank at Abbott; and
while in the Hill county jail they were
interviewed by Assistant District At-
torney Holvey Williams of Waco, who
with Detective Lee Huff and Bill Buc-
hanan were in Hillsboro to talk of two
men held here for the recent Mt. Calm
robberies. Sheriff Leslie Stegall, who,
independent of the letter the two con-
victs had written, already suspected
them of the Riesel bank robbery, went
to Hill county and got the two men
Thursday, and Friday he carried them
to Riesel, where they re-enacted the
robbery.
They also described for District
High School Play Well Received.
A crowded auditorium greeted the
“Eighteen-Garat Boob," the high
school play which was presented at
the high school auditorium last Fri-
day night under the direction of Miss
Margaret Standefer, and all came
away voicing praise for the splendid
evening’s entertainment.
The cast was well-chosen and show-
ed the results of many hours practice,
and the humorous plot and the be-
tween-act numbers were enthusiastic-
ally enjoyed.
Proceeds will be used to pay off part
of the expense of purchasing the “M”
sweaters given the football boys this
year, and for the school athletic fund.
Trade Attraction Here Is Planned.
- A regular Saturday trade attraction
will be sponsored by the business men
of Meridian beginning next week, ac-
cording to plans now under way.
The citizens of Bosque county need
the benefits which trading regularly
in Meridian will bring to them, and the
business men of Meridian need the
patronage which a regular Saturday
trade event will bring.
• It is probable that merchant tickets
will be given away by all the business
men. Trade in Meridian and ask your
merchant when he will begin issuing
tickets.
Club Boys Leave for
Fat Stock Show Today
County P. T. A. Here Saturday.
County P.-T. A. meeting will be held
Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary, in the Public Library in Meridian,
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pope, of An-
son, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage February 23rd.
John T. Pope was born in Charleston,
S. C., Dec. 12, 1855, and moved to
Texas in January 1875, settling at
Chatfield Point in Navarro County.
He joined the ranger force, moved to
Bosque County later and served as
Deputy County Clerk for two years.
During this time he was married to
Alice Snider at Walnut Springs Feb.
15, 1880. Mrs. Pope was born in Mis-
souri Oct 17, 1859, moving to Texas
in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have been re-
siding in Jones County since the fall
of 1907. Mr. Pope is director of the
First National Bank of Anson and oper-
ates several farms in Jones County.
Their only son, Walter S. Pope, is
the Casualty Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Texas and resides at
Austin. They also have two grand-
sons, John Brandon Pope Jr., in the
Austin High School, and Walter Steele
Pope, a sophomore in the University
of Texas.
The following physicians of Bosque
county attended a regular meeting of
the Bosque County Medical Association
a unit of the State Medical Associa-
tion, which met at the offices of local
physicians: Dr. J. C. Jarrett, Valley
Mills, Dr. C. C. Cate, Morgan; Dr. J.
A. Murray, Walnut Springs; Dr. A. N.
Pike, Iredell; Dr. J. H. Burnett, Kop-
perl, and Drs. J. H. and Elmo Alex-
ander, Meridian.
Sweet milk 10c quart, sour 5c, de-
livered morning and night. Cows
tested Feb. 17, 1930 and free from
tuberculosis. Phone 114. Joe Lin-
thicum. 44c
GOATS FOR SALE |
Will trade for sheep, one or two
good medium work mules. R. H. Nail,
Meridian, Rt. 3. 41p
50 Head High Grade Angora
Nannies and Kids.
Must Sell at Once
FINLEY GILL
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Attorney Dick Holt and Stegall the
robbery of Armstrong’s store, where
Abernathy is said to have taken off his
coat, rolled up his sleeves, stuck a
pencil behind his ear, and climbed into
a 'display window to make a show of
decorating it to screen from early
evening passersby the activities of
Routon, who was looting the store of
$12,000 worth of gems which the two
later sold for $800.
fill Yes, YOU who are
IIII reading this ad--
Candidly we want your
■ GROCERY trade-want
6k it bad enough to give
you the Highest Quality
Goods, Low Prices, Complete Stock,
Fair and Courteous Treatment.
There is nothing consistent with honorable
merchandising that we will not do for you in
our efforts to please and satisfy your every
desire.
That’s enough for this ad. Now, come and
see our complete stock—compare quality
and prices. We have been pleasing and sat-
isfying our customers for years and will ap-
preciate the opportunity to serve you.
CITY MARKET & GROCERY
W. B. STANDEFER, Proprietor
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
March 8th, 3 p. m.
A very interesting program is to be
furnished by Clifton and Walnut
Spings. Also an important business
meeting.
Notice of Intention to Wed Filed
Otto Wurbs, of Meridian, and Mrs.
V. Alma Milburn, of Dublin. /'
J. Z. Martin and Mrs. Kate Elliott,
of Walnut Springs.
Marriage License Issued.
Otto Wurbs and Mrs. V. Alma Mil-
burn.
Morgan- School Honor Roll.
First Grade—Joe Cliff Mugg, How-
ard Chapman.
Second Grade—J. F. Allen Jr., Thel-
ma Morris, D. N. Weehunt.
Third Grade—Raymond Lafon, J. E.
Hughes, Glenn Hadawty, Harold Cole,
Carey Buie Jr.
Fourth Grade—Vera Mae Morrison,
Nancy Joyce Morgan, Dorothy Duke.
Fifth Grade-—Nadine Tumler, Ivian
Hadaway, Modell Miears, William
Hughes.
Sixth Grade—Florence Bryant, Wil-
ma Robertson, Margaret Mooney.
Seventh (Grade—Mary Frances Rob-
inson.
Eigth Grade—Vera Allen.
Ninth Grade—“The Sophs didn’t
have anybody.
Tenth Grade—“Bustie” Waller.
Eleventh Grade—In same boat with
Sophs.
Mrs. Bloop:—“Does your car have a
worm drive?”
Mrs. Bleep:—“Yes, but I tell him
where to drive.”
Intermediate B. Y. P. U.
A Prophet Who Had the Blues.
Introductory—Denzel Terry.
A Prophet in the King’s Presence—
Mildred Huckaby. -
God’s Care of Elijah—Florence Mi-
ears.
The Miracle of Life—Lauralie John-
son.
The Contest on Mt. Carmel—R. L.
Hopson.
A Case of the Blues—Arabella Jor-
dan.
The Still Small Voice—Learvel
Miears.
Elijah Denounces Ahab’s Sin—Mar-
zee Wright. ,
Elijah’s Translation—Margaret Bar-
ker.
Elijah’s Work Goes On—Moran
Myers.
A real Bargain—A Fordson Tractor,
in good condition and a pwer-lift
Fordson Disc Plow. See me at once.
Only $275.00 Complete. J. L. Brown.
The 4-H Club Boys who are feeding
calves, lambs, and pigs will leave with
their exhibitions for the Ft. Worth
Fat Stock Show Friday, March 7.
Fifteen beef calves, four lambs and
twelve pigs will be shown by the Bos-
que County Clubs.
Those expected to go to the show
are Finley Poston, Talmadge Poston,
Billie Poston, D. T. Poston, Jr., Evans
Ficklin, Britton Poston, G. 0. Brons-
tad, Jr., Clyde Guthrie, Hayden Mil-
ler, Harold Boone, Lois Boone, Ralph
Boone, Rance Phillips, Homer Poston,
Edwin Kruse, Monroe Kruse, Willie
Wenzel, Albert Wenzel, Odegard
Helm, and Ruth Helms.
Talking Pictures in Meridian Soon.
Talking pictures in Meridian within
the next few weeks will become a
realization under plans which are now
under way. Details are being worked
out for the opening here of a modern
showhouse, which will be equipped
with latest talking apparatus, -accord-
ing to the management of The Palace
Theatre. .
The talking motion picture has now
passed the experimental stage, and
good talking equipment and film rent-
als are now within the reach of the
small town exhibitor. With the co-
operation of the business men and citi-
zens of Meridian, there is no reason
why this city and surrounding com-
munites shall not soon enjoy and bene-
fit from a good talking picture the-
atre.
School Parade to Be
County Meet Feature
Maj. Robt. Hale Now
Noted Flyer-Surgeon
Maj. Robert A. Hale, native Meridi-
Tennis Tournament Here Saturday.
The Bosque County High School
Tennis tournament will be played at
Meridian and Clifton Saturday, March
8, the rural school tennis at Clifton
and the independent school tennis
an boy, now flight surgeon at Bolling
field, Washington, D. C., has become
an authority on the ills of flying men,
in which study he has specialized, be-
ing himself a flyer of many hours’ ex-
perience. Maj. Hale is the son of
Mrs. J. M. Hale, who moved from Me-
here. Both divisions, of the tourna-
ment will start at 8:30 o’clock a. m.
Cut Pecan Trees Back Now.
“The cutting back of pecan trees for
ridian several years ago to Cedartown, summer budding can be successfully
Ga., and is a nephew of Mrs. W. D.
Hale, Mrs. Geo. P. Robertson and Dr.
done until the sap rises in the trees,”
J. H. Alexander of this city.
A Washington dispatch states:
“Maj. Robert A. Hale, flight surgeon
at Washington’s best known airport,
Bolling Field, is a pioneer in flight
surgery, now an important adjunct
of military aviation, and is a quali-
fied aviator as well.
“The fact that this is considered the
age of specialty means little to Wash-
ington’s flying surgeon, who has been
tackling big things with success ever
since leaving his home town, Waco,
Texas. He has made specialties, so
to speak, of all his occupations since
taking up his military career.
“The major has developed a back-
ground through the study of military
operations, aviation, and the applica-
tion of medicine and surgery to flying,
that has been as thorough as it has
been varied, and he is today considered
an authority on the ills of flying men.
“Beginning with a pre-medical
course at Baylor university, Waco,
Hale, continued his studies at the
University of Texas, graduating in
medicine in 1915, and finishing with
two years at the Universities of Geor-
gia and Michigan. Shortly after the
United States entered the World War.
in 1917, he was commissioned a first
lieutenant in the medical corps, and
came to Washington to study at the
army medical school.
“He completed a course in flying at
Brooks Field, San Antonio, earning
the wing of a flyer in 1925. Today
he has behind him more than 600 fly-
ing hours, many of which were taken
in studying various effects of air
travel upon the aviator. Among the
experiments in which Hale became
interested was a complete investiga-
tion of the effect of exhaust gases in
airplane cockpits, a result of which
was the elimination of the exhaust
stacks as a means of reducing fire
hazard in airplanes. The study of ex-
haust gases also brought about a
change in the kind of pipes used in all
army planes.
“Major Hale is 38 years old, and
was born in Meridian. His military
record shows that he received a com-
mission in the marine corps, Sept. 20,
1917, and was given the grade of
major two years later.”
Six-hole steel range, water-back
heats 40- gallon galvanized water
tank, burns wood or coal. Heat regis-
ter on white enameled oven door, com-
modious warming closet, enameled.
Cheap. All good condition. S. R.
Carruth. 41p
lust Received!
A Carload of
Lubbock-Grown
Field Seed
Also Car of
Ful-O-Pep Poultry and
Dairy Feed
Get Our Prices on Field Seed
and Feeds Before Buying
A. S. LOMAX & SON
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Day Phones 63 and 64
Night Phones 65 and 69
says R. (F. Roseborough, Pecan Spe-
cialist of A. & M. College. Where
large trees are cut back it is best to
cut the limbs several feet beyond the
point where the permanent cut is to
be made to avoid the danger of the
limb splitting back to the body of the
tree. The final cut should be made
into a limb scar or small lateral limb
to aid in healing over the wound made.
As soon as each limb is cut cover
the wound with shellac; then after the
entire tree has been topped, cover the
wound with asphalt paint.
In topping pecan trees for summer
budding only the framework of the
tree should be left to form new limbs
-on.
New features of the Bosque County
Interscholastic League meet this year,
which will be held at Meridian March
20-22-23, include a school band con-
test and a school parade. These new
features were planned at a meeting of
the League executive committee held
at the County Superintendent’s office
last week.
The Committee extends to all the
schools of the county an invitation to
bring their band or orchestra to the
meet, and advises that if those schools
are interested in competing in a band
contest they confer with Director
Chas. Tunsdall, Meridian.
The parade is open to all schools of
the county whether they are a member
of the League or not. The parade is
to begin at the Meridian Public School
building at 8:30 o’clock Friday morn-
ing, March 21. There shall be two
divisions of the parade; the indepen-
dent, and the rural. The winner in
each division shall be awarded a pic-
ture. The decisions of the judges are
to be based upon general appearance.
The judges for the literary events
have been secured.
The Director (General, Talmadge
Whitlock, of Kopperl, is entrusted
with the responsibility of providing
the league contestants with passes to
the meet, it is announced.
Club Boys Will Plant Pure Line Grain
Sorghum seed on 1930 Demonstrations.
Twenty-four Bosque Club Boys will
plant pure line black hull kafir, higera,
and yellow milo as demonstrations in
connection with their 1930 club work,
the seed used will be from the breed-
ing plots of the Lubbock and Chille-
cotre Experiment Stations. Two boys
will be selected from each of the 12
boys’ clubs, each boy getting enough
seed to plant 2 acres or more.
Horace Foster, of Cleburne, charged
with burglarizing the school house at
Walnut Springs, was released Wed-
nesday on $1,000 bond.
Epworth League.
Subject—“Planning a Life.”
Leader—Elizabeth Shaffer.
Song No. 8. Prayer. Roll Call.
Scripture Lesson: 11 Tim. 3:7—Eliz-
abeth Shaffer.
My Place in the World—Alton Gan-
dy.
Finding My Place—Bernice Johnson.
Song No. 36—By Girls.
Filling My Place—Ora Kendrick.
Round Table—Planning Our Lives.
Song No. 193. Critic’s Report.
Benediction.
Otto Wurbs, one of our prominent
farmers living five miles, south of Me-
ridian, and Mrs. V. Alma Milburn, of
Dublin, were married Monday at the
County Judge’s office, Judge B. F.
Word, officiating. The couple have
the best wishes of their many friends.
JVAVAAVA
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New Barber Partnership.
We have formed a partnership in the
barber shop business, and have opened
a new shop first door north of the city
hall, with new fixtures and equipment.
We shall at all times strive to render
the best service possible, and will ap-
preciate a share of your patronage.
41c
“Si” Davis,
Olin Brantley.
JONES RADIO SHOP
“Serving Bosque County”
Wanted—Good jersey cow in trade
for radio or Crosley Icy-Ball Refriger-
ator. “Make ice with heat.”
Lots of bargains in phonographs,
radios (Battery or electric).
We are agents for the Frigidaire,
the old original electric refrigerator.
Cash or terms on anything we have.
HAFFER"
We are proud of our low every-day prices—compare them with
Prices from any source—Then you be the judge and jury.
Sugar, 18 Pounds................$1.00
Coffee, P-Berry, 4 lbs........$1.00
Stock Salt, 100 lbs........*.......$1.00
Stock Salt, Plain Block..........45c
Stock Salt, Sulphur Block....55c
Seed Potatoes, Pound............412c
Lard, 8-lb. Bucket................$1.19
Quart Mustard........................15c
Catsup, Large Bottle............19c
Oval Sardines, Oval Can........10c
Asparagus, can........................17c
Eagle Brand Milk..................19c
Macaroni—Spaghetti................5c
Matches, 6 Boxes....................17c
D A ( Chix Starter, 100 lbs.........$5.00
Purina Chicken r eedEgg Mash, 100 lbs.............$3.25
( Chick Scratch, 100 lbs—$3.25
Dry Goods Department
Silk Dresses J One Lot at.
41 100 1 One Lot at.
New Spring Hats
Compare These Values...........
You’ll Buy When You Look.
LADIES’ FULL FASHION HOSE, Pair........
RAYON UNDERWEAR......................................
PRETTY PRINTS, Wide Range Colors, Yard.
BIAS TAPE, Package.........................................
EMBROIDERY THREAD, 2 Skeins...................
RAYON THREAD, Spool..................................
....$5.95
....$9.95
....$1.29
...$2.49
....$3.49
..$1.00
........98e
25c
........10c
..........5c
..........5c
VARIETY COUNTER-Things You Need
Birthday Candles and Holders—Checker Boards and Checkers—
Clothes Brushes—Combs—Glue-Upholstering Tacks—Mindets—
Paper Napkins and Spoons—Flash Light Batteries—Picture Wire
Screw Drivers—Hack Saws and Blades—Ice Picks and Tongs—
Chore Girls—Tube Patch—Paring Knives—Potato Slicers—Cow,
Sheep and Turkey Bells—Curtain Rods—in fact everthing you
need. Visit us when in Meridian.
“SHAFFER”
Where Your $$$ Have More Cents
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
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The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1930, newspaper, March 7, 1930; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630584/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Meridian Public Library.