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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934
NEWS OF THE COUNTY F
forestry project to its completion he
MATAGORDA
IC Stewart for low received a dainty, Bruce and Roy Thomas of Port O’
even though several are homeless they ago but at that it may have come in
delegate to the state with the rest of us are all thankful time for late feed or fall turnips and
there was no loss of life. Nothing is other truck crops.
ever so bad that it can not be worse. A wire today from Geo. E. Adams,
--------------------- College Station informs us that Sat-
camp. Inspired by this achievement he
continued his forestry training and i
made such a fine record that he was
cut work dolly. Other players were Connor are visiting in the home of
i Mesdames Valerie Blakeway, Cyrus their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W.
Dr. S. J Slataper of Houston visited Smith, R R Serrill, R.D Williams, H Mangum,
his brother and wife, Mr and Mrs. Douglas Kain, W C. Gosling, Calvin
Howard Slataper here Sunday. Baker, J H. Boring, Miss Lucille Houston were Sunday guests of his
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shoultz and son, Duffy and Mrs. Billie Rogers of parents, Mr. and Mrs. H M. Seer-
Blanford Shoultz of Bay City visited Houston. The palatable menu consist-
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Seerden of
awarded his second free trip to the
state assembly.
The boy’s record in his 4-H pro-
jects made him eligible to attend the
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| state camp after his third year, but
| instead he chose to let the trip go to
others. As it happened four club
friends in Matagorda Sunday. | ed of chicken a la king, buttered
Mr and Mrs Sam A. Robbins of sandwiches, hard boiled egg molded
Houston ombined business and pleas - in red gelatine, cream and chocolate
den. members were able to take the trip
Mr. Philip Ryman and son of Vie-1
Farm Notes
F O. MONTAGUE, County Agent,
urday, Aug. 11 will be final closing
date on taking applications for Oc-.
tober allotments to individual farms
Matagorda County
Livestock Assn.
Meets at Courthouse
ure while in town Sunday.
Mrs A E Baxter returned home
from Bay City Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. J. H Boring and little
daughter Ann
The two Misses McSparran, Clara
•nd Alma, who formerly lived here,
now of Midfield, spent Sunday after-
noon here with friends
Mrs Will Arnold ,Miss Nola Ar-
nold of Houston, Mrs R. A Kleska
and the two little Erin Arnold chil-
dren of Bay City visited in Matagor-
da Sunday
Good and efficient work is being
done here in the clearing away of the
debris and logs caused by the tidal
wave of last week
Mrs. S D Baxter returned home
Wednesday evening from Broaddus in
San Augustine County where she has
been visiting her parents
Mrs. J M Smith who has been un-
der the treatment of a Houston oculist
returned home Sunday much improv-
ed but not entirely recovered
Miss Minnie Moberly left Thursday
with a party of friends of Wadsworth
for a trip to the Century of Progress
in Chicago, III.
Mr. A E Duffy’s furniture store Is
headquarters for the Red Cross, which
organization is supplying the needs of
the storm sufferers here.
Mr and Mrs Henry M Landrum
and baby daughter, Janice of New-
gulf spent Wednesday and that night
here with Mr and Mrs. Jesse Lan-
drum and family.
Mr and Mrs. Amos Lee and Austin
Lee of Bay City who have recently
returned from a vacation in Arkansas,
were Matagorda visitors Monday,
Mr. and Mrs John LeTulle and
two younger children of Bay City
spent Friday here with Mr, and Mrs.
Jessie Landrum and family,
Mr and Mrs. W C Dagner and
two daughters, Misses Ervy Bell and
Bernice Dagner and Miss Elizabeth
Inglehart spent Saturday afternoon
in Bay City.
Mrs Larry Burkhart and the new
little son, Charles Kent are spending
a while in Bay City with grandfather
and grandmother Ven Doubek
Mr. and Mrs Edward Lewis Zip-
prian of New Orleans have been here
for the past week for a visit to rel-
atives among them being his mother,
Mrs. Howard Slataper.
Nrs. Mack Brown and children, Mrs.
W E McNabb, Mrs Ann Elizabeth
Baxter, Miss Evelyn McNabb, Miss
Martha Jane DeLano and Catherine
Lawhon were here Thursday visiting
around
MMr. and Mrs T D. McIver of New
Orleans and their friend, Mrs. Shir-
ley of New York were week-end vis-
itors here to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Gottschalk.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Rugeley of
Wichita Falls arrived here Thursday
for a two week’s visit to relatives in-
■ cluding Mr. and Mix W. W. Rugeley
and Mrs B. A. Ryman.
. Mr and Mrs. R D. Williams went
to Damor Saturday to take their niece
little Carol Chee home who spent the
past ten days with them. The couple
returned home Sunday,
Mrs. Amos Lee and Austin Lee of
Bay City had for their company to
Matagorda Friday afternoon, Mrs.
Charles N. Partain and grandson,
Hartsell Gray Jr. of Houston.
Mrs. R J Baxter who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Nini and family in Corpus Christi
ever since school closed here return-
ed home Saturday accompanied by
her gran ison Thomas Nini Jr.
Mr and Mrs W. E McNabb and
little granddaughter, Catherine Law-
wafers and iced tea.
BLESSING
sends County on the emergency
wall of cattle counties.
"I believe." stated Mr. Henry Ruse:
lex. "that this emergency relief will
be of untold benefit to us in the way
of stamping out disease in our herds
more than anything that can be done.
Mr Rugeley continued in his remarks
that the killing and burning of these
diseased cattle would do more for the
health of the industry than any other
Some fifty cattlemen met in the
court house here yesterday for the
It is important that every cotton purpose of exchanging ideas and
grower get his application in by four thoughts along the relief set up of
o’clock Saturday afternoon of this the government. Mr. Henry Rugeley.........
was elected temporary chairman and ease
W C. Lloyd, temporary secretary. _
A.
week. Surely there are few in this
county who have not had an oppor-
tunity to make application for gin
certificates When you go to the gin
in h place and he regarded the sac- 00096
toria and daughter of Edna, came rifice as well worth while | We are indeed glad to let Matagor-
| Looking for other thrills he put his da County farmers know that on it is highly important that you have
best efforts into his poultry work and | August 2 we received nine checks: on either cash or certifactes before the
won the junior poultry champion- Saturday. August 4. seventy checks, ginner will attach a tax exemption
hip for the state. It brought him the and on Monday, August 6. sixty tag to your bale of cotton. The cotton
invitation to talk over the radio, checks a total of 139 checks, totaling buyer wherever he may be will not
Monday for an extended visit with
Mr. Ryman’s parents, Mr and Mrs
Peter Ryman, who are not in the best
1 of health.
Tlie purpose of the meeting was to s
further the interest of the organiza- "What makes you think it is east-
er for a rich man to land in society
than it is for an immigrant to enter
tion and to enlist the co-operation of
the members with the federal gov-
ernment.
(Stories
this country?"
"In the former case the literacy test
Tufted
Impres
Dec lar
A committee was appointed to urge
the federal government to place Mat-
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon. Aug I at the family
residence for W L. Bradford who
isn't required."
talk over the radio, checks,
which was another high experience.
some $3600. This money was long ov- bid on a bale of cotton until it is
Something of the enthusiasm club erdue and the payees were becoming tagged.
passed away Saturday, July 28 with work fires in this boy was shown on anxious and somewhat resentful. I Saturday of this week is the final
interment in the Matagorda cemetery his sojourn at the National Camp know how they felt and don't blame date for making application for cer-
, Taylor Brothers of Bay City being in When sent out on an assignment for them. They were
Farwell of Washington, D. C., are Vi-I charge. I the camp paper he would cover it
Mrs. Fred Ryman and daughter, completely. Singlehanded he could
gather enough news items and de-
Mrs.
Nellie Webb and Mrs
A
B
Pierce were dinner guests on Monday
night of Mr. and Mrs. H B. Farwell
of Palacios. Captain and Mrs. N. B.
iting the captain’s parents this week.
Mr. and Mrs F. M. Sutton and
their daughter Teressie were guests
Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Albert White,
Mr and Mrs. Jesse Insall and son,
Jesse Jr. left on Sunday for Camer-
on, where Mr. Insall will continue
with the Austin Road Co.
Mr and Mrs. Roy E. Williams and
son Roy of La Ward spent the week-
end in Blessing with Mis Williams
mother and sister, Mis M I) Walker
and Miss Esther Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B White and son
Harvey were callers at the home of
Albert White on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs L. C. Cornelius, Mrs. W. O.
Selkirk and Miss Esther Walker en-
tertained with a miscellaneous shower
in honor of Mrs. Lance Williams, nee
Margaret Lois Sanford who was mar-
ried recently. The party was at the
Cornelius home on Firday night The
guests were Mesdames Albert White,
Ivo Woolsey, Dolly Sanford, Ruby
Bowers, Della Braden, A O. Yeager,
Chas E Duller, A. E. Schulte, C. L.
Anderson, M D Walker, W. A. San-
ford, C. W. White, W. King, H. L.
Wheeler, A. R. Matthes, Misses Eve-
lyn Anderson Dorothy Duller, Grace
and Ola Mae Schulte all of Blessing,
Mrs. Ivan Seay of Mount Vernon,
sister of Mrs C L .Anderson, Mes-
dames Ralph Williams, Russell Wil-
liams, Brotemarkle and Ellen Shelton
of Palacios. Much fun was created
Marcella and little son and Mrs. J.
| M Ryman were Monday afternoon
i callers at the Woods home.
by advice to the bride which the
guests wrote Favorite recipes for the
bride’s cook book were also written
by the guests. The shower gifts were
brought into the room in a large
clothes basket pulled in a wagon by
Margaret Ruth Matthes who was
dressed to represent a negro Mammy
bringing the weeks wash home. The
refreshments were chicken salad,
crackers with melted cheese, olives
and iced tea and cake.
Mi and Mrs Fate Moore and baby
daughter, Mary Margaret of Mount
Vernon are the guests of Mr. Moore’s
aunt, Mrs C L. Anderson.
Mrs A B Pierce, Mis Albert White,
Mrs. Nellie Webb and Mrs. Ruby
Bowers were in Bay City on Monday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs C. E. Vawter are
guests at the Blessing Hotel during
the Army Camp at Palacios.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Bates F Wilson of
Houston was the guest last week of
Mrs. Della Braden and J. W. Shuey.
Mrs C H. Plant, Mrs. A. B. Pierce
and Miss Lena Clapp attended the A.
and M short course at College Sta-
tion. Mr Roe Guynes took the Mat-
agorda County delegates in his bus,
and attended the short course also.
None of these delegates have ever at-
tended before and they all returned
full of enthusiasm for the college and
the extension work.
Rev. and Mrs W S. Brown of Port
Lavaca and their children, Maurine
and W S Jr were the guests of Mrs.
Brown’s sister, Mrs. John Jackson on
Sunday. Miss Imogene Brown who
has been with her aunt for a few
weeks returned to Port Lavaca with
her parents.
Mr L. D Clements of Wharton was
a business visitor in Bay City today.
While in the city he was the guest of
hon and Mi. and Mrs. J D. Moore, Mr R Q. Pegram.
all of Bay City came to Matagoda
together and spent Sunday afternoon
here with relatives.
Mr T C. Dunn of Houston, Dr. S
R. Sholars and Mr A H Wadsworth
of Bay City and Mr W E. Williams
of Matagorda made up a party for a
trip to the gulf beach this week-end
going on Dr. Sholars’ pleasure boat
\ Mrs George Raymond and children
of Newgulf, Mr. and Mrs Alex Gov-
WADSWORTH
Mr Walter Branstetter of the Van
ender f Wadsworth and Miss Mar-
garet Yeamans who now has employ- home by illness
tnant with the Central Power and
Vleck vicinity was here on business
Wednesday.
Mr. Frank Hatchett an<l family were
Bay City visitors Saturday afternoon.
Miss Theresa Bunk spent last week
with the Shulte family in Blessing.
Mr. W, D Lee is confined to his
The Hawkins estate shipped calves
They were promised these tificates. Have you gotten yours in
checks in April but for some unknown yet.
cause they have been unduly delayed.
Friday Afternoon & Saturday Specials
By N
W
Light(Company in Bay City spent
Sunday afternoon here with Mrs Phil
Yeamans Sr and Miss Tessie Yea-
mans.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo T. Sargent had
the pleasure of this week-end visit
to Fort Worth Saturday.
Mrs B. H Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs
W. D Lee, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam
from their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr and Mrs Jake Smith of near
Ryman attended the funeral of a
cousin in Victoria Tuesday of last
week.
Mr Shoultz and family were visi-
gent
Sar. tors in Bay City Saturday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. Eric Laird of Hous-
J T Inglehart and sister Mrs J ton spent the week-end with the
O. Taylor were called to Bay City Laird and Seerden families.
Wednesday to their brother-in-law, Mr.s Ernest Ryman and little - :
Nr R A. Kleska who has to have his pent Saturday in Bay City.
arm operated on again that was re- Jones Riotbets of Fort Worth are
cently broken in a car wreck. Mrs. visiting their aunt, Mrs W. H. Man-
"Taylor has returned home leaving gum and family.
Mr. Inglehart with Mr and Mrs. John Davis, negro on Wadsworth
Kleska ranch had a bale of cotton ginned
M Otto Middlebrook of Hebron- Monday the first ginning in Wads-
ville spent the week-end here with worth this season. ,
her mother, Mrs E J. Savage Sunday Mr and Mrs. John Bunk, Theresa,
Mr and Mrs. Guv Smith took the Frank and Clarence were Bay City
two ladies to Boling. All returned visitors Saturday afternoon,
here but Mi Middlebrook who went Mesdames E F. Goodall, C M
to Houst a Monday to join some rela-I '"J John Rehak and Miss Dorothy
tives there for a trip to the World’s De " returned Saturday from the A.
Fair in Chicago & M. short course at College Station.
Mr and Mrs Theodor Dreyling and Mr and Mrs. Frank Seerden and
daughter and husband Mi and Mis. little son of Houston, were week-end
Charles Mladenka and two little girls guests of Mr. Seerden’s parents, Mr.
of Houston spent Wednesday with and Mrs: H M Seerden and other
Mr and Mrs. Gus Gottschalk and relatives,
Mr Ed Ryman was shopping in Bay
City Saturday afternoon.
Some of the cotton farmers are be-
family it was Miss Bertha Gotts-
chalk’s natal day and other guests for
a sumptuous birthday luncheon with .
them were Mrs J R Williams and winning, to poison for leaf worm.
Mrs. W C Berg Jr. of Houston and
Mrs. Berg Sr of here.
Mr. Guy Pentecost has been ill for
Mrs. J. L. Lowe, Vera and Laddie
were Bay City visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seerden and Eu-
genie were Saturday visitors in Bay
City.
Mrs. Lennon Mason and Little
daughter were in Bay City Saturday
afternoon visitors.
Mr and Mrs. George Bunk and
Joyce and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ryman
and Helen were Trades Day shoppers
in Bay City.
scriptive stories to fill an issue. In his
three year report on poultry projects
he shows a profit of $178, allowing all
costs.
There are still some sixty-five checks
HURRICANE AT
MATAGORDA
MIDFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. N. K McSparran and
son Donald drove to Alvin Tuesday
for a brief visit with relatives
H. M. Staffa and Louis Hurta were
in El Campo Monday on business.
Mr. Wm. Kunetka and family of
Hilje were here Sunday guests at the
M A. Hanys home.
Mr. Henry Quinn and family of
Palacios were visitors here Friday at
the Fred Cornelius home.
Miss Cleo Brinkley spent the week-
end in Houston visiting relatives and
had the pleasure of attending the
Houston and Fort Worth baseball
game.
Mrs. R. E. Buchanan and children
and Misses Clara and Alma McSpar-
ran were Bay City visitors Monday.
Mrs. Frank Hurta and son Frank,
were visitors at Blessing Sunday aft-
ernoon.
Mr and Mrs Rudolf Staffa of New-
gulf and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vol-
merang of Gulf, were There Sunday
evening visiting Mr. and Mrs H. M
Staffa.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Evans and
baby of Texas City are here this
week visiting Mrs. Evans’ parents.
W .C. Melbourn and wife.
Mrs. Avon Harter and son of Bless-
ing were here Monday at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wood-
son.
Mrs. Fannie Teague of Temple, ar-
rived Monday and is the guest of
Mrs J. J Fortenberry for this week.
Mrs. Teague and family were once
residents of this community but had
not been here since they moved
away, twenty-four years ago, so she
is finding many changes, but old
friends who are still here are glad to
greet her once more.
Alphonse Hurta returned Monday
from Sample where he had been vis-
iting his sister, Mrs. John Sedlacek
the past week.
Mr. D. H. Poole and wife and Mr.
T. J Poole Sr were over Sunday aft-
ernoon from Bay City for a brief vis-
it at the N. F Keller home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McSparran of
Pierce were visitors here Tuesday.
Rev Payne of Markham preached
here Sunday morning it being his reg-
ular first Sunday appointment.
Mrs W. K. Keiler returned Satur-
day from College Station after at-
tending the short course the past
week. She reports a very interesting
program and the largest attendance
of any previous meeting. There were
2987 delegates housed in the dormi-
tories and this did not include farm
and home demonstration agents and
visitors: nor those who camped.
outstanding on the first payment and, _ n.
we hope they will be forthcoming this I wo Busses Carry Big
week The procedure all the way A T A
through has been unsatisfactory but Group From County
it could not be speeded up from this T. A Chortpaurea
end. No one individual is to blame 1 O A.CM. pnortcourse
but as long as we have the system
of government this country has al-
ways lived under we will have delays departed for A and M. College farm-
Two bus loads of singing humanity
STABLISHEL
Mild & Mellow Coffee
8 o’clock - lb. 19c
Nice Size Meaty
Prunes 2 lbs 15c
Radio reports Tuesday, July 24 was in handling governmental matters. It '‘rs short course last week, returning
that a hurricane was one hundred is certainly a good lesson in trying a|last Saturday with notebooks full or
miles off New Orleans and traveling
west which meant this way, and that
the wind was increasing in intensity.
We had a stiff breeze from the north- the check finally comes through.
fellow’s patience. However, our gov-' ideas for the coming year and hearts
eminent rarely ever fails to pay a lightened by the thought that some-
check, It takes years sometimes but
WHERE RULES)
Mrs J. R. Williams and Mrs. Berg
Jr. of Houston drove to Matagorda
Tuesday morning to bring Mrs. Berg
Sr. home who had been visiting them
for a few days The two ladies show-
ed the latter a splendid time while
she was with them in their lovely
home at Garden Villas, one of the
beautiful suburban spots of Houston.
They spent the day and night with
Mrs Berg leaving Wednesday after-
noon for their return to Houston.
Miss Annie Dora Hawkins was hos-
tess Tuesday for three table bridge.
After several games Mrs W. L Baxter
won first prize an exquisite guest tow-
el done in cut work and Mrs. Arthur
several days but is improving.
Mr. Walter Beach of Austin who
had been elected principal of the
Wadsworth school for the coming year
has resigned and Mr. Julius James
of St Edward's College has been el-
ected to the place.
W. D. Lee Jr. was in Bay City for
Trades Day Saturday afternoon.
Reverend Houck of Matagorda fill-
ed his regular first Sunday appoint-
ment here at 11 a.m. and announced
services for Wednesday evening at 8.
Messrs. Elmer and Arnold and Miss
Margaret Fanson left early Sunday
by auto (or Chicago to visit relatives
and the Fair. Miss Minnie Moberly of
Matagorda accompanied them,
east practically all that day, coming
in puffs yet Matagorda felt no alarm
most of the citizens thinking the storm
had passed or had died out or pos-
sibly would not reach here until the
following day. The barometers were
falling and a storm warning was
wired Captain John Duffy and im-
mediately following the command
came not to put up the flags that
the storm had passed us which lulled
all conjectures and concern that may
have been felt and no preparations
were made to meet a gale of any
kind.
After night the wind kept increas-
ing and about two o’clock Wednesday
morning the blow struck, fine but
heavy blinding sheets of rain and
roaring winds. As day was breaking
quite a few got out of here in cars
fearing high water which began to
come about 5 o’clock and it short
order the streets were running with
water in this neighborhood, the west-
ern part of town and was up to the
curbing. The winds and water were
wreaking destruction in the eastern
section of the town. The Santa Fe
train was called into service and it
was estimated that about hundred
persons left town altogether. There
was only one passenger coach so box
cars were pressed into service. One
home was blown entirely to pieces,
while eight homes were wrecked and
ruined, six of them torn off the blocks
and turned completely around. One
home went clean across the street
and over a wire fence and into a
neighbor’s back yard, the house fac-
ing exactly opposite the direction
in which it stood. The walls were
completely crushed in five of these
homes, scattering furniture, clothing
and all other household goods. Quite
a few of other homes were damaged
in different ways Water got into sev-
eral homes ruining rugs and furni-
ture. garages were blown over, steps
torn off of homes, furniture scat-
tered over that part of town mixing
with big logs and drift.
Judging the path of destruction un-
doubtedly we had a twister and that
with the tidal wave wrought havoc
and people who were here at that
time say this is the worst cyclone
known here since 1875, Many attri-
bute the water coming over the town
so badly to the dump across the bay
south of town, cast up by the dredge
boats which held the water back and
which brought the number to some-
thing over 4000.
Mr. Dennis of Wharton, district 'su-
pervisor of tick eradication, was here
Friday. Mi Fred Cornelius has been
appointed inspector for this part of
Matagorda County, under Mr. Dennis,
Mr Claude Brinkley and two chil-
dren were week -end visitors with
relatives in Houston.
W. K. Keller and wife spent the
day Sunday at the home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jordan.
Mrs. Claude Brinkley surprised her
husband with a party in honor of his
birthday Monday evening. Forty-two
and ring games were enjoyed, follow-
ed by watermelons as refreshments.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Anderson, J. T. Fitzgerald and
family, G. M. Brinkley and family,
Frank, Henry and Annie Miska, Jno.
Zapalac .Nolan Keller, William Rich-
ardson, Mr and Mrs Steve Knebel,
Misses Clara and Aline McSparran,
Louis and Alphonse Hurta, George
and Henry Knebel, Mr. and Mrs H.
1. Fortenberry Jr. Miss Helen Rob-
erts. Ralph Aikin, Louis and Elwood
Fortenberry, Fred Hale, Elmo and
Charles Deffenbaugh, Margaret, Du-
gan and Junior Anderson, George
Mullens of Fannin and Mr. and Mrs.
Value Evans of Texas City.
The Midfield gin has put out five
bales of cotton to date. Tlie frequent
it had to escape some where.
By 10 a.m. the waters began to re-
cede fast and practically the worst of
the storm was over. Families began to
return home and people from Bay
City were driving in as well as the
citizens to see the wreckage.
Owing to the immense logs and oth-
er debris the streets were almost im-
passable and traveling dangerous.
County trucks were on the scene
that afternoon and cleared much off
We are doing our best to get the
measuring done on the many cotton
fields in this county; get the "com-
pliance sheets" properly filled and
sent to Washington for payment on
the second installment of the 1934-35
acreage reduction contracts. We will
have seventy-five per cent of all com-
pliance sheets made out and on their
way to Washington by Thursday or
Friday of this week. We hope the
checks for the second payment will be
in the hands of producers much soon-
er than the first ones.
Tlie following telegram from
Washington will clarify the problem
as to “use of rented land” in com-
plying with the provisions of the
1934-35 acreage reduction contracts.
That phase of the contract has been a
bother and caused much misunder-
standing as to the use of "rented ac-
res" from the beginning. We are glad
we can pass this information on to
you who have contracts. This message
clearly states that you can now use
this land as you see fit. We should
have had this message several weeks
thing definite is being done for agri-
culture.
Thirty-seven went to the college
center and studied at the courses
which most appealed to them among
the different subjects offered.
Blessing’s school bus was hired to
take the Matagorda delegation and
when it overflowed, the Ashwood bus
was engaged in addition for the trip.
Mrs. Roy Nelson, Mrs. Frank King,
Miss Selma Hiltpold, Mrs. M. S. Wat-
kins', Mrs. F. J. Rehak, Mrs. Antone
Hanson, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs. I
A. D. Socha, Mrs. W. C. Sansing, Miss
Lottie Dement. Miss Margery Mac
Brown, Miss Ellen Adams, Miss Be-
atrice Holub. Miss Lena Clapp, Miss|
Dorothy Doss, Mrs. L. D. Chappell.
Mr E F. Goodall, Mrs. Leola Cox
Sides, F O. Montague, Mrs. Henry
Huck. Mrs. B. F. Curry, Mrs. Eugene I
Laird, Mrs. Clarence Plant, Mrs. Fish-
er Smith, Mrs. P R. Elkins, Mrs. A.
W. Greenwood, Mrs. L. O. Hill, Mrs.
W. K. Keller, Fisher Smith Jr., Mrs.
F. H Thompson, Mrs. H. H. Hall, Ira
Lawrence, George Robert Brown, Mrs.
Abel Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Aus-
tin Clapp. Albert Guynes, Walter
Brown. Mrs. G. A. Moore, Miss Kath-1
crinc Pollard and others went from
Matagorda County.
Sultana Baking
POWDER, . 2 lb. can 17c
Fresh Bulk
COCOANUT, lb. 17c
V ictoria Prepared
MUSTARD,., qt. jar 15c
For Baking and Frying
CRISCO,.. 3 lb. can 49c
White House Evaporated
Mil If Q tall C baby 17c
MILA J or 0 cans 11
Winesap APPLES. - dozen 10c
Seedless GRAPES pound 7c
TOMATOES pound 12c
CELERY each 12c
ORANGES ____dozen 16c
Elberta PEACHES. _ dozen 15c
(A RROTS
bunch 5c
Calif. POTATOES, 5 pounds 15c
Yellow ONIONS pound 4c
CABBAGE___________pound 4c
Blue Rose
RICE
5 lbs. 22c
Sweet Tender
PEAS
No. 2 cans
3 cans 29c
Fruit
JARS
doz. pts.—doz. qts.
75c
89c
P & G
SOAP
Giant Bars
3 bars 10c
CHIPSO
Small Pkgs.
2 pkgs. 13c
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From
the streets then the CWA and Red
Cross came to the rescue and burning
and hauling debris continues every
day slowly but surely giving the
streets and walks a thorough clean-
ing. Homes are being repaired ex-
cept those beyond it and these un-
fortunate owners are planning to re-
build.
In a few weeks we hope our little
historical town will be back to nor-
mal and that we may never have a
repetition of a tropical hurricane or
tidal wave.
In 188fi we experienced two hurri-
canes, one in August and one in Sep-
tember. During the August storm a
large bunch of Matagorda citizens
were camping on Matagorda Peninsu-
la. the number exceeding fifty souls,
men, women and children and quite
a few families were living over there
at that time. When the terrific storm
reached them they all climbed the
salt cedars for protection and not a
life was lost but how frantic rela-
tives were here trying to get to them,
and several trials were made before
the boats succeeded in crossing the
bay that was wide open in those days.
The rescue was made in big two-
masted scooners, the "Tidal Wave"
showers the past week has done a
great deal of damage to the cotton in | belonging to the Bergs and the "Flow-
er of France,” Captain Chas. Eidel-
this section .
4-H Club News
Lots of Thrills.
There were lots of thrills and they
were worth while, is the way a New
Hampshire boy sizes up the 5 years
of club work which he recently com-
pleted with the greatest one of all.
it was his attendance as a delegate
at the National Camp in Washington,
D. C. At this camp he enjoyed the ex-
perience of being a reporter for the
camp mimeograph newspaper which is
issued daily for those at the session.
The boy is George Gilpatrick Jr., of
East Concord, who has conducted a
broad program of 4-H projects suited
to his community and farm. They in-
clude fc restry, poultry, gardening and
leadership, and as an important fea-
ture of the latter he has edited the
Merrimack County 4-H News, a
monthly devoted to the 4-H program
of that county.
His first year in club work brought
him what he calls “the greatest ex-
perience that had ever come in his
life." After diligently carrying on a
bach’s What a joyful meeting when
the relatives and friends again clasp-
ed the storm tossed campers. Every
one was so rejoiced that practically
the whole town turned out to meet
them when the schooners majestical-
ly sailed up to the pier. There was
shouting, handclasps, laughter and
tears. This writer was a mere child
then but well remembers for many
of her playmates were in the bunch.
Tile water at that time only came up
to the bluff as it had plenty of out-
let. In the 1900 storm Matagorda es-
caped harm although trees and fences
were blown down. It was then that
two Matagorda citizens were drown-
ed at the head of the bay, twenty
miles east of us Oscar Cook and Jim
Williams, son of Mr. J F Williams.
In 1915 and 1919 we had two real
bad gales but no lives were lost. The
water was very high in the < astern
part of town and some of the homes
that were completely wrecked last
week were badly damaged then. The
land is very low there and known
as the salt tracts. The half is not told
of the hurricane calamities here July
25, 1934 but this is as we saw it and
It’s the biggest opportunity of the year to buy
fabrics . . . for now and later! Thrifty women
will stock up at these great savings! Get here ear-
ly tomorrow .
means money in your pocket!
One Group of Colorful Printed, Plain
PERCALES 100
Patterns for little girls’ frocks and practical house dreses.
VAT FAST COLOR
400 More Women’s
House FROCKS
Sheer and printed percales.
Sizes 14 to 44 and what a
close-out.
37c, 3 for $1.00
Printed SILKS
Of fine quality, many pat-
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One Lot
Summer PRINTS
Colorful broadcloths. Two
large tables, for the yard
17c
Ladies'
Broadcloth SLIPS
White or flesh bias or straight
styles.
77c 29c
600Yards SHEERS
A mixed lot of our highest priced sheers. In
our best selling prices. Fresh mill shipment,
a makers close-out. A wonderful chance to
buy better materials for such a small price.
COME EARLY!
15c
Hundreds of Odds and Ends
All Kinds of desirable materials in in fast-selling patterns and
colors. See remnant table. Folks, it’s bargain day at Penney’s
Look for the Remnant Price Tags—One-Way Tickets to Savings!
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1934, newspaper, August 9, 1934; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696508/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.