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44TH YEAR, NO. 44
District Court
Opens Term
Grand Jury Begins
Work; Civil Cases
Get Attention
Mrs. Fred Ascus, Rt. 1
CRID
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, MARCH 25, 1938
Clifton 4-H Club Boy
Shows Grand Champ
Barrow at Ft. Worth
Johnnie Helms, Clifton, ended
his 4-H Club showing at the Ft.
Easter Seals for Aid
of Crippled Children
Go on Sale April 1
Sale of Easter seals in connec-
tion with the Fifth Annual Easter
Seals Sale of the Texas Society
Worth Exposition and Fat Stock
Show last week by having the for Crippled Children will be con-
ducted in Bosque county through
Lions Club
Enrolls Eleven
New Members
RIBUNF
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
District Court for the spring
term was convened Monday with
Judge 0. B. McPherson presiding,
and District Attorney Gean Turn-
er and County Attorney S. C.
Smith representing the State.
Judge McPherson swore in the
grand jury which began its deliber-
ations and adjourned Wednesday
until April 8, after returning 8 in-
dictments, six of which are for
felonies and 2 for misdemeanors.
The grand jury is composed
of: D. E. Brown, foreman, Kop-
perl; R. M. Jones, Clifton; J. B.
McMillan, Valley Mills; M. G.
Bearden, Valley Mills; Frank Mar-
tin, Kopperl; G. W. Stephenson,
Steiner; T. B. Day, Kopperl; W. C.
Odle, Valley Mills; D. 0. Gibbons,
Iredell; E. W. Harris, Walnut
Springs; E. P. Dalyrimple.
Following business was transact-
ed in court:
Clifton Mercantile Co. v.
August Kreuger et al, suit on
note; case dismissed and costs
paid.
Julia Rierson v. Peder Rierson
et al, suit for partition; evidence
heard and property found not cap-
able of partition in kind and same
ordered sold by the court. John
R. Rierson was appointed receiver
to sell said property as shown by
the decree on file.
J. M. Jenson et al v. Carl L.
Bakke, suit on note; case dismiss-
ed and costs in amount of $4.10
paid by C. L. Bakke.
Martha Alfie Lyon v. Lillian
Alfie Langseth, suit for damages
and to try title; judgment enter-
ed as shown by decree on file.
Hanna Blumberg v. 0. A.
Blumberg, suit for divorce; divorce
granted plaintiff as prayed for.
Mary Jane Robertson v. Louis
Robertson,, suit for divorce; di-
vorce granted and plaintiff given
custody of minor child, Judith Al-
len Robertson, and defendant giv-
en right to see child at reasonable
times and reasonable hours upon
communication with plaintiff be-
fore hand so arrangements can be
made.
Merle Wilhite v. Brooks Wil-
Grand Champion 4-H Club barrow
of the entire Show.
He will not be eligible to com-
pete in the 4-H Club class next
year since the showing of a Grand
Champion eliminates contestants
the Bosque County unit of the
state organization, beginning April
1 and continuing through April 17.
Two hundred dollars is the county
quota.
from future participation in the! A meeting of the county organ-
4-H class. He will be eligible, ization was held at the courthouse
however, for open class competi- here Saturday morning, with
Judge Karl L. Lovelady, chairman,
Charter Night
Banquet to Be Held
April 5
Brazos Bridge Plea
Again Put Before
Highway Commission
H. C. Odle, Joe Sheppard and L.
E. Waldrop were among the del-
egation appearing before the State
Highway commission at Austin
Monday in the interest of securing
a bridge across the Brazos in the
Funds for Memorial
to Late Teacher Are
Being Received
Contributions toward a fund
Arrests Keep
Officers Busy
tion.
Since 1929, Johnnie has been presiding. Plans for the sale
showing at the Exposition and Fat | throughout the county were dis-
Stock Show and has won a total of cussed.
28 placings of which 10 were first] Funds raised will remain in Tex-
places, 11 were second places and as with 55 per cent of the amount
7 were third placings.. During the remaining in the community buy-
Central Texas Fair last fall, he ing seals; the balance will be used
won five places which consisted of by the Texas Society in buying
2 firsts, 2 seconds and one third, crutches and braces and provid-
In prize money he has been award-ing transportation to various
ed $390 and the pigs he has shown hospitals for these unfortunates.
The funds will also be used to give
have been sold for $1,749.13 which The funds will also be used to give
does not include the showing of crippled children vocational train-
last week, ing and to place them in suitable
ing and to place them in suitable
The most interesting feature of positions after their deformities
his showing last week was that he have been corrected by skilled
had to compete with Clarence Con-treatment.
rad, another 4-H club boy from Officers of the county society
Clifton, for the Breed Champion. 1 for crippled children are: Karl
Johhnie was awarded first place in L. Lovelady, chairman; Rev. Hay-
the Berkshire heavy weight class den Edwards, vice-chairman, Mrs.
and Clarence won the Berkshire Alma Butler, secretary; Elmo Wal-
light weight class and had to show drop, treasurer.
against one another for the
Champion. When Johnnie won M-11- Avon
this, he competed against all other, •
breeds of hogs at the Show for of 1938” Brings Ten
Champion for 4-H Club barrows. .
In the open class, he showed tars to Capitol
against adult exhibitors for the —
Grand Champion of the Show but Ten personalities of stellar cal-,
was defeated. This honor was ibre, according to Buddy DeSyl-
won by a Hampshire barrow ex- va, producer, appear in the lead-
hite, suit for divorce; divorce
granted and name of plaintiff re-
stored to Merle Griffin.
Mary Corbett v. Myrl T. Cor-
for the purchase of a suitable mem-
orial to Mrs. B. F. Word, late be-
loved teacher, are being received
by W. C. Grissom, principal of Me-
ridian Grammar and chairman of
Kimball-Kopperl vicinity. . the memorial committee.
A group of the Brazos-Chisholm Former teachers in the school,
Trail Bridge Association, repre- her former pupils and friends who
Indictments and
Other Cases Bring
Business to Law
Eleven new members were for-
mally accepted by the Meridian
Lions Club at its regular meeting
Tuesday, bringing the total club
membership to 34.
The new members are: Jas. A.
Connor, Benn Gleason, Burrell F.
Word, Sam Lawson, Alfa Wilmoth,
Phillip Markman, R. V. Ferguson,
S. S. Nichols, M. C. McCorkle,, F.
L. Wansley and Karl L. Lovelady.
An enthusiastic session was held,
with singing of club songs being
joined in by the entire membership.
Miss Elizabeth Shaffer was elected
honorary member and pianist for
the club.
Plans for Charter Night, April 5,
were announced, A banquet and
ceremonies marking presentation
of the charter to the local club will
be held at the Meridian High
School gymnasium, attended by
visiting Lions from surrounding
towns. The local P.-T. A. will
serve the banquet. Out-of-town
entertainers and speakers have
been invited. F. T. Shaffer is
chairman of Charter Night prepa-
rations and will be toastmaster.
Tickets are to be placed on sale
within the next few days.
METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE
MEET AT VALLEY MILLS.
senting Johnson, Bosque, Hill and may wish to contribute to the fund
Ellis Counties, appeared before are requested to send or hand
the commission.
Chairman R. L. Robbitt of the
any amount to Mr. Grissom.
The memorial, the nature of
commission gave the group some'which will be determined by the
encouragement when he said it total amount contributed, will be
was recognized the area needed a permanently placed in one of the
bridge with connecting roads, local school buildings.
Commissioner Harry Hines said,
however, that the commission had
$3,000,000 of imperative work out-
lined in the Dallas division and
$2,500,000 in the Fort Worth di-
vision and must move cautiously
in making commitments.
The delegation also requested
the designation of a road from
Waxahachie and Cleburne to Me-
ridian.
W. E. Ray Withdraws
from Clerk’s Race
Emergency Crop Loan
Applications Now
Being Received
Applications for emergency
crop and feed loans for 1938 are
now being received at Court House
by J. M. Johnson, Jr., Field Super-
visor of the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan Section of the Farm
Credit Administration.
The loans will be made, as in the
past, only to farmers who cannot
To the Voters of Bosque County:
Some few weeks ago, my father,
W. C. Ray, suffered severe injur-
ies when thrown from a horse on
his ranch near Stephenville, and
for several days the attending
physicians were doubtful of his re-
covery. He has been in the hos-
pital at Stephenville, and I am hap-
py to say is improving at this time,
but it will be several months be-
fore he will be recovered sufficient-
ly as will permit him to give per-
sonal attention to his farming and
ranch interest, and will probably
never fully recover from this ac-
cident.
Since the accident, I have been
giving time, to his business inter-
ests. He has prevailed upon me
Jess Josey, of Iredell, was arrest-
ed Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff
Baxter on two charges of selling
liquor. It is alleged that the liq-
uor was sold to certain Meridian
High School students.
While in Meridian Thursday to
see her husband, Jess Josey, Mrs.
Josey was also arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Baxter on a charge of sell-
ing liquor;
R. N. Mason, alias Meggeson
and wife, Ruth Mason, alias Meg-
geson, of Ft. Worth, were indict-
ed by the grand jury on a charge
of arson in connection with burn-
ing a residence at Morgan on Dec-
ember 22, 1937 and were re-ar-
rested here Wednesday and placed
in jail. Mrs. Mason was released
Thursday on $1,500 bond. J. B.
Fine, also indicted for arson in
connection with the burning of the
residence at Morgan, was arrested
in Ft. Worth and placed in jail
here last night by Sheriff Benson.
An indictment was returned again-
st another man for arson in con-
nection with the same offense, but
he has not been arrested at this
time.
Sheriff Benson returned from
Hillsboro Thursday evening with
John W. McKeever, who was in-
dicted by the grand jury for for-
gery and passing a $250.00 check
to give more of my time in assist-
ing him in his personal affairs, and’
after giving careful consideration December 13, 1937. .
to his request, I have decided! H. M. Jones, owner of Dixie
,. to comply with same, and in doing Tavern near Meridian, was arrest-
and actual cash needs for so it will prevent me from giving ed Thursday by Sheriff Benson on
obtain credit from any other
on George Oswald at Clifton on
source. The money loaned will
“—— be limited to the farmer’s immedi-
hibited by Texas Technological ing roles of “Merry-Go-Round of The Methodist Young People’s ate . ______
College, Lubbock. Later in the 12387-which comedian the Capita Vairy MilaoMonday voning: stowing hir 1988 cr/Rv T Ce, thasufficient time to carry on the cam-complaint charging him with oper
4 H I neatre nere aaruraay miomisav - • purchase or reed tor livestock, ana i paign for the office 0( County ating a lottery and we are informed
com the amount which may be loaned Clerk of Bosque County, for which has agreed to plead guilty and de-
everywhere are Mischa Auer and One hundred and two attended, tam °*darmer in may "° 1 made my formal announcement posited $400.00 to cover fine and
Show, Johnnie’s 340 pound
Club barrow was auctioned at 2.5c Sunday and Monday.
iThe devotional service was
per pound to
the Bluebonnet
Best known
to
screen
fans ducted by members from Iredell.
to plead guilty and de-
packing Company, Ft. Worth. . ______
Other 4-H Club boys from Bos- Alice Brady, both of whom have Morgan, Kopperl, Iredell, Merid-
que included L. C. Hafer and Vic- convulsed audiences with their in- ian, Clifton, Mosheim, and Valley funds they need from an idividu-
tor Conrad, Clifton, who won sev- imitable comedy performances in Mills being represented. - Cranfills al, production credit association,
eral places and finished well up in numerous pictures. Mischa ap- Gap and Walnut Springs failed to bank, or other concern are not
pears as a vaudeville performer send members.
The following
_ . ...recently; therefore, I am request-costs. This complaint is the re-
Farmers* who can obtain the ing the Bosque County newspapers suit of a visit of officers at Dixie
to withdraw my name from their Tavern last week when a slot ma-
announcement column, chine full of money with the jack-
I regret that circumstances have pot refusing to pay off to a custom-
aofficials were eligible for crop and feed loans transpired that cause me to with- er and two other smaller slot ma-
Within a few weeks time, the who is forced to impersonate an The following officials were from the Emergency Crop and draw from this race and sincerely chines were found bv the officers
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ant stars were recruited for the Anslm Tibbs, Valley Mills, secre- needs are provided for by
production. Billy House, portly tary-treasurer and publicity agent,
comedian, featured recently .in Miss Margaret Miller, Clifton,
“White Horse Inn,”: Bert Lahr, Counsellor.
who recently completed the lead- The next monthly meeting will
ing comedy role in the New York be held at Clifton, Monday even-
stage production, “The Show Is ing, April 25. Rev. Hayden Ed-
On,” and Jimmie Savo, world- wards will conduct the installation-
famous pantomimist and clown,| of-officers services.—Reporter.
the prize money.
Fair in the fall.
Edwin W. Spitzer
Enters Race for
County Clerk
bett, suit for divorce; divorce Entering the race for County
granted and name of plaintiff re‘,Clerk this week is Edwin W. Spitz-
stored to Mary Cooper. I who needs no introduction to
Thurman Stone entered a plea most of the people of this county,
of guilty to driving a car while in- Mr. Spitzer was reared on a farm'
toxicated and was fined $50.00, in the Garnersville community near
costs, 6 days in jail and deprived this place and has lived in the
of driving a motor vehicle on the
highways for 6 months.
Cases Set for Trial April 4:
county 33 years.
in America now after a triumphal
tour of Berlin, London and Paris.
The three have appeared in pro-
ductions of Ziegfeld, Earl Carroll
and George White for many years.
Tv _J 1 .Running Alice Brady and Mis-
He graduated from Meridian Col- cha Auer a close race for hon-
Ben L. Thornton v.
Inc., suit for damages.
lege and has had considerable ex-i
Schepps perience as a teacher and in busi-
ness.- For the past two years he
C. R. Jameson, has devoted part time
suit for debt and foreclosure.
H. F. Neal v.
ors will be seen Louise Fazenda,
who has been a screen favorite
ever since the days of the early
.+ as manager Mack Sennett comedies,
of the Bosque county office of the
Production Credit association, and;
W. S. Spruce, J. A. Prisk, R. W. is also engaged in farming and
Jurors for Next Week:
Dave Apollon, called the ace of
Funeral services for Mrs. B. C.
Hill, 80, pioneer Bosque County
citizen, of Walnut Springs, who
died Tuesday, March 22, 1938,
were held in Walnut Springs at 4
p.m., Wednesday. Surviving are
five sons, Loy of DeLeon, Mal, Bill
and John of Walnut Springs and
T. C. of Sinton; two daughters,
Mrs. Lottie H. Mooney of Waco
and Mrs. Nettie Carter, of Troup.
Scruggs, S. A. Adcock, Bert Cole- ranching.
man, E. E. Gardner, W. E. Can- Mr. Spitzer is qualified in every
non, Kopperl; Ernest Guthrie, G. way to discharge the duties of the
C. McGee, Will Ringer, Morgan; R. County Clerk’s office, and invites
A. Dennis, E. A. Koonsman, R. A. the thorough consideration of the
man, E. E. Gardner, W. E. Can-
Fellers, Olin Brantley, M. H.
Hodge, J. C. Bowman, D. E. Bul-
lock, W. R. Davis, Iredell; John lows:
• Hanna, J. D. Grimes, P. T. Green-
voters of the county.
His formal announcement fol
I vaudevillians, will be seen lead-
ing his world-famous mandolin
orchestra, Dave is himself a not-
able comedian.
In the featured romantic leads
are John King, who scored so
strongly in “The Road Back” in
To insure improvement by the
State Highway Department, Hill
County Commissioners Court has
agreed to guarantee securing the
right-of-way on State Highway 22
from Hillsboro to Whitney. Whit-
ney men aiding the court to secure
wade, Meridian; Tobe Acord, Al-
ton Gandy, J. A. McNeill, G. K.
Lehman, Valley Mills; Robert Hut-
chinson, T. G. Brittain, Ed By-
num, Rudolph Kleine, Clifton; R.
E. Ellingson, Cranfills Gap; E. M.
Jones, Walnut Springs; Charlie
Miles, Mosheim.
To the People of Bosque County:
Dear Friends:
I wish to take this opportunity
to announce my candidacy for
County Clerk.
I very keenly realize that this
office belongs to you and that you
are going to choose a man to fill
the role of the disillusioned young
soldier, and Joy Hodges, a new-the improvement are Gus Boesch,
corner to the screen but a favor-W. C. Barnett, Claud Scruggs and
ite with radio audiences because W. A. Winkleman.
of her appearances with the or-
chestras of Ted Fio Rito, Carol
Lofner, Jimmie Grier and Ozzie
Nelson, and for her work in nu-
Easter Cantata.
Clifton Junior College will pre-
sent an Easter Cantata at the Me-
ridian Methodist church on Sun-
day evening, April 3rd, at 7:30
o’clock. A chorus of forty voices
directed by Mrs. Anna Odegaard
will furnish the program.
A number of Meridian citizens
attended the funeral of Elmore
Tennison, Jr., at Clifton Tuesday.
Mr. Tennison, 25, suffered fatal in-
juries in an automobile wreck near
San Angelo last Sunday as did his
companion and fellow worker, W.
it the next two years. I hereby
make application for the position.
I trust that when you go to make
your choice, you will give me your
earnest consideration and inves-
tigation.
I realize the importance and re-
sponsibilities of the office and be-
lieve that through past business ex-
perience I can ably perform the
duties thereof.
I shall endeavor to see each of
you personally between now and
election date. However, on ac-
count of my financial condition I
am going to be forced to carry on
with some other duties through a
merous air playlets. She is also
a Broadway favorite, now in the
leading feminine role of the Kauf-
man & Hart production, “I’d Rath-
er Be Right.”
Office Hours Changed.
Office hours of Frank Daniels,
county administrator of old age as-
sistance, will be the first and third
Mondays in each month beginning
in April.
Heretofore Mr. Daniels’ hours
in his office at the courthouse have
been Friday of each week.
companion ana ienow worxer, w. greater part of the campaign.
H. Owens, of Olney, and died Sun-1 Therefore I ask that you be patient
day night. Mr. and Mrs. Tenni-l with me because I do not want to
son have the heart-felt sympathy
of their many friends in their
great loss and bereavement.
Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Meadors
drove to Corsicana Tuesday and
spent the day in the home of Mrs.
Meadors’ sister. They were ac-
miss anyone and I will not do so
intentionally.
If elected I promise you prompt,
efficient and courteous service.
Sincerely yours,
Edwin W. Spitzer.
Results of the County Meet held
render my father the assistance Springs, was re-arrested here
6 he needs, I am willing to sacrifice Thursday by Sheriff Benson on an
my political ambition at this time, indictment returned by the pres-
During my brief campaign I ent grand jury charging him with
„ , have become acquainted with a burglary in connection with taking
. . , past, farmers who large number of Bosque County a saddle from
obtain emergency crop and feed citizens, many of whom voluntar-
loans will give as security a first ily stated that they were giving my
candidacy their fullest coopera-
tion. I appreciate these friends
Farm Security Administration,
formerly known as the Resettle-
ment Administration.
As in the
Bud Wilbank’s
lien on the crop financed, or a first
lien on the livestock to be fed if
the money borrowed is to be used
to produce or purchase feed for
livestock.
Where loans are made to ten-
ants, the landlords, or others hav-
ing an interest in the crops financ-
ed or the livestock to be fed, are
required to waive their claims in
favor of a lien to the Governor of
the Farm Credit Administration
until the loan is repaid.
Checks in payment of approved
loans will be mailed from the Re-
gional Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan Office at Dallas, Texas.
and take this method of express-
ing my sincere thanks to each of
them.
WALTER E. RAY.
Jake Smith Announces
for Constable, Pre. 1
ranch near Walnut Springs on
February 13. The saddle had
been sold, and was recovered in
Cleburne Monday of last week.
Cockrell was released on $1,000.00
bond.
After serving ten days in jail,
Perry Clepper, operator of Midway
Inn, near Meridian, paid the bal-
ance of his fine of $100.00 and
costs for violating the liquor law
Stamps Quartet at Iredell.
The Stamps-Baxter Quartet of
Dallas, one of the famous Stamps
groups, will give a concert at-the
Iredell High School Auditorium,
Friday night, April 1st, at 8
o’clock, under the auspices of the
Iredell Baptist Women’s Mission-
ary Society. Admission, 15c and
25c.
Mr. and Mrs. Rube Caldwell and
daughters, Rubelou and Carrie
Beth, of Dallas, and Miss Ernal
Smith, of Ft. Worth, spent part of
' the week-end in the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cald-
well. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell and
family and Miss Smith are former
1 Meridian residents and have many
friends here who are always glad
to meet them during their visits
here.
Guests in the homes of Mr. and
Mrs. G. B. Jones and Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Hanna last week-end were:
Solomon Jones, Mrs. Gordon Jon-
es and daughter, of Houston; Mrs.
Jack McNeill and daughter, Jac-
queline, of Valley Mills and Mr.
and Mrs. W. 0. Howard and chil-
dren, Dorothy, Bobbye and Dick,
of Waxahachie.
Meridian Baptist Church.
We are thankful for the spirit of
unity in the call of a pastor for
our church Sunday night, at which
time Rev. C. W. Sanders, of
Nacogdoches, was called.
The public is invited and every
member urged to be present Sun-
day to welcome our new pastor.—
Pulpit Committee.
Bosque county Commissioners
Court was in special session here
Wednesday and ordered that the
bid accepted from the Austin
Bridge Co. of Dallas on March 21
in the sum of $650 for flooring
the bridge on Hog Creek between
Valley Mills and Mosheim be re-
scinded due to non-compliance
with the advertisement for bid-
ders. A new notice was ordered
given of bids to be opened and
considered at the next regular ses-
sion April 11.
Judge Ballard George, of the
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals at
Waco, and Mrs. George, were here
To the Voters of Precinct No. 1:
I am hereby announcing my can-
didacy for the office of Constable
of Precinct No. 1 of Bosque Coun-.
ty, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
I have lived in this precinct all
my life, therefore I am sure most
of the voters know me and my
and was released Tuesday.
Wig Wheatley, laying out in
jail his fine and costs for violating
the liquor law, paid $9.00 Tuesday
for the last three days and was re-
leased.
Mrs. Eva Rizer Riley.
Mrs. Eva Rizer Riley, widow of
the late J. H. Rizer, resident of
Meridian from early childhood
until 1911 and since then living
qualifications for the office.
If elected I nromise to discharge at Port Arthur, passed away at
the duties of the office in a fair and
her home there on Sunday, March
H. B. Duncan, of Texas Wesley-
an College, Ft. Worth, was a re-
companied home that afternoon by here last week have not been an-
Mrs. Lee Clark, who will spend nounced by Director-General Joe cent visitor with his parents, Mr.
some time here visiting relatives. Potter, of Walnut Springs.
and Mrs. Wallace Duncan.
square manner and to perform
every obligation to the best of my
ability.
I will appreciate your vote and
20, having reached the age of
influence.
Why not give a young man
chance?
JAKE SMITH.
a
While en route to the county
meet here last Friday, the sedan
in which two sons of Axel Dahl
were travelling overturned near
Clear Branch, on the Clifton-Me-
ridian road. One of the boys suf-
fered a broken collar bone, three
broken ribs and a cut on the nose,
while the other was only slightly
hurt. The car was badly wrecked.
seventy three years . and one
month.
She is survived by her husband,
three sons and one daughter. She
was the mother of eight children,
grandmother to eight grand chil-
dren, and eight great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed in the Methodist church at Port
Arthur by the Order of Rebeccas
and her pastor, Rev. Ira Key. In-
terment took place in Meridian
cemetery Wednesday, with Rev.
H. B. Thompson officiating at the
committal.
Lowell H. Pierson ana his sis-
ter, Mrs. Buena Piper, of Fort
Worth, were visitors here Monday
last Friday calling on numerous.
friends. Judge George is a can-|for the purpose of inspecting some
his home in Waco, March 13, 1938, didate for election to the office of
James E. Wallace, who died at
ranch property recently purchased
was superintendent of Meridian justice of the appeals court, which
High School about 40 years ago he js now holding under an ap-
and later was principal of Cle-pointment to fill out an unexpired
burne High School. He graduat- term.
ed in Baylor University while Ruf- .....-.------------------
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McClure
us C. Burleson was president.]
Surviving are his widow, a son, J. were in Stephenville Friday and
C. Wallace; several daughters, and,Saturday attending the funeral of
a brother, J. P. Wallace, of Dallas. Mr. H. J. Leach, an uncle of Mrs.
--------——............McClure/ Mrs. A. A. Fewell, of
Paul Carruth, of Detroit, Mich., Hico, Mrs. McClure’s mother, ac-
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. companied her home and was her
R. Carruth, last week.
guest here this week.
by Mrs. Piper. Both spent their,
childhood here, being children of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pierson. Lo-
well is now a prominent independ-
ent oil operator with offices in Fort
Worth and holdings in a number
of the Texas fields.
New Presiding Elder to Preach.
The Rev. E. H. Lightfoot, of
Cleburne, presiding elder of the
Cleburne district, will preach at
the Methodist Church, Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock and hold the
second quarterly conference at 12
noon. Members of Spring Creek
church are requested to be pres-
ent.
The pastor will speak at 7:30
p.m. on “A Doctor Gets Religion.”
—Reporter.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
Marshall Mitchell and
Charline Cummings.
J. D. Railsback, Jr. and
Evelyn Lorraine Vickery.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Stand-
Miss efer, of Lubbock, visited her moth-
er, Mrs. J. T. Lomax, Sr., Wednes-
Miss day en route home from New Or-
leans.
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