The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1926 Page: 4 of 8
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NEWS FROM McDADE
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thi* writing : t
t: able.
Easter -ervi
hrisiian ciiun
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>< held servi«
Mr. ant.: Mrs
j -t-e Mi> Eulu
vtnir e -nilned at home
n coid. at her place of
We an- al- g ad *•
Mirgi tt*.- DcGland' n
-SH-11 of pneumonia or.
cvery.
urher .« in Aj.-tu: a'
kf treat
for
V .re and <-th«r- whom e <i
l. t learn.
Mr Grady DeGland n and fair..!
visited r« lativ. la-t week-end.
FOSTER'S
HEATHER FORECAST
nder vegetables. We can't
<d nature folk-. We tug-
. ut
I gest *« um? a little common sense
K • 1 Brother
t< -ay thing- i
*kr.t to help you. Ir. referring tc ar.d all plant over.
M -- Fay H<>dtr< and her return Our school closed the 1st (fool.-
h me. you may nay, that k.i- iay i and all went picp;cking. enjoy-
laughi a jipfcndid - :h :>l r here inff * splendid dinner and plea-ant
at Peuytown, a six months t<-sion outing
and
the hi
«at!«?art!<
r.a- tv n ur .. ■ . ar.d Jh-
here with the k.ndly ■ «he?
trivf-n ! Another car c.f fertilizer arrived
leave- *n track Thursday and is bt-ir.g di -
f all , tributes! among our 'farmer- More
tr -ch<> 1 ;-.atr r? .trd lot- f friend- ' fertiliser more c tt. n and in the end
te-.'if. E'.< -Sd} • ..k.r.g the Mc- bankruptcy and then the next thing
Dade letter? ju«t ever so much Best | 'evolution.
w she- V ur !>1 friend Made their debut in the home of
Ir behalf < f Miss Fay, we thar.K Mr and Mrs. R R. Sapp Monday
c-r ^Id friend for the kindly compli-
mentary wordi expressed :n her fa-
vor. A t aying good things about
Mi<* Fay. they are like "apple? of
g id :n pitchers of silver," pre-emm-
ertly deserving.
Jus* a pas«ir.g thought—Some peo-
ple think its enough to -ay pleasing
morning, two little Misses (twins) as
much alike as two shin oak acorns
and a.- pretty as a rose on a May
day. The ladies of the town sh w-
ered them Friday with many beauti-
ful and useful gifts, in the way of
vearing appare! and other essential-,
so common to all infants wardrobes,
things about other? ar.d while this jJust as well say it folks as to know
g -i. le* u- r. t forget "hat f we * What the thunder is the differ-
want to convince other? of what we ence.
?ay. we Tiu?t have strong conviction?
ourselves, - r else these to whom we
The man that jests at scars and has
never felt a wound is unworthy the
es were held at ;h
n Sunday with di:
Our Lutheran friend
i - in the afternoon.
R B. Morris of Sa-
Anu ... w. re r.< r< Sunday, Mr. M r-
i ri> returning u his home and Mrs.
Morns remaining ver visiting her
parents, tht write- and Mrs. Billing-
sly.
Misses M !he. Sallie and Melba
Rutherford. Mis.- Lavina and Archie
Smith .if biddings. Mr, and Mr-. B* •.
Fitrpatrick and children. Miss Elba
and Master Curtis attended Ea.-ter
services here Sunday.
Mr. J. W. and Mrs. W. S. Watson
motored to Sar. Antonio Saturday re-
turning home Sunday.
Jones Billingsly of Austin is h r
visiting his mother. Mrs. John West
Mrs. Jake Meyer returned f: >m
Temple Saturday, reporting 1 > r
daughter. Mis? Ima operate*! on ' r
appendicitis us doing nicely.
Well friends, another Easter has
passed, the greatest event ever re-
corded on the pages of history, an
event of transcendent important to
every living soul. There is a kind
of sublime solemnity about the day
that far t-xce-<-d- all other anniversar-
ies.
SAM
WASHINGTON. April 7. U<2-'. \
moderate storm wave is expected to
cross continent during week center-
ing on April 11, keeping within
central and northern latitudes of the
northern transcontinental storm path
^ind gaining force after reaching the
, '."'th meridian, causing moderately
' -evere storm in n^rthea-t and Atlan-
tic coast sections centering on April
j 13. The principal weather features
|of this period are exacted to be th<
cold waves north and cool waves
uth, preceding and following storm
center. The cold wave centering on
13. following -torm center, will reach
well d<>wn into central sections,
(Specially along Atlantic coast, but
is not expected to bring freezing
temperatures nor killing frosts to
. p ints unusually far south for this
period of the season. Warm wave
centering on April 5 i- not expected
to be of long duration nor to bring
average temperatures that will be
much above normal; average tem-
jj eratures of this period are expected
!t be below normal. Precipitation
t f this pe riod will be moderate to
heavy; most precipitation cott >n
'lielts and Atlantic coast sections;
Last precipitation in northern Great
Central valleys, northwest and not .h-
i rn Pacifk *!ope. Storm forces '
be expected to increase in intensity
until April 23. which date v ill I <
| the center of the most severe pes i >d
1 f the month.
Jupiter. Mars. Earth and Nep-
tune, in th. consecutive order named,
will form almost a straight line dur-
ing period centering on April 21; our
little moon will make a fifth body
in that line as it passe- between
Earth and Neptune on April
there are other planetary positions
that promise to co-operate during
this period, adding or -ubstracting
their influence its the occasion may
be; the period or April If* to 30 will
be one of severe and dangerous
-• -rms; an equinoctial «torm period
arriving a month later than schedule.
One of the leading questions, a-
well as the most difficult problem to-
day among farmers, grain dealers
and traders is "What is Wheat
Worth." During the ,.a,. ^ (
the markets have been
as to allow any g tha,
in..
!Uch |
may
,f!utne,
become widespread t<
prices of both cash and f it
Primary receipts a.v
million less than the f •'
i .Vv , .
are
visible
date last year; v
lion less than last year; thL iM
equalizes the differ.:,,
-hort crop of 11#*J5 und
tire situation in the hands" >*'
c, conditions and pu '
fluence. 1
Beastly,
•It's ra.ninK < it ■ ,
An thpy curtdUd „ T /•
"tie said in ah •
"It ur> m Wuih ,r
Ri*ky
Willi.—What do (i,
they say life I, „ g.,;
Oabslmw My boy rhuf, ,
of tt.e . ban. . - >..u t.i t. , ,.t| T'®e|JJ
a wife, ma Um m ..... r rjl
a du^-n ej;gs. .NVh v , h Sua."
Woman Tutors Jap pPI„Cl
M.Sf H«l*u Hol(Jj .
has b«eu app IQU Bag .,h "
Prince Taabuhlt' a u : ^
•I Japau
Head the ads—Save
money!
are talking will see mud at the bot- r.ame of man. made in the image of
torn of our eyes, that is we are not God.
h'-nest ourselves, therefore never The following Elginites were on
take any stock in us. | ^>ur -treets during the week: J. W.J
A Long Time Ago— Jackson. R. E. Chiles, W E. Davis I
Grand Tournament Bell, in the'ar.d Lee Wilson.
A a iemv, Ba-tr-p. Tuesday August Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Joiner and
23rd, 8 o'clock, 1870. Commit* f in- M -. Frances Weatherford mot- re<l
.v.ta'r n-—R •-tte. Blue Ros- Gre-r.. to Bastrop Thursday. Mrs. Weather-!
fhoma- Black. Wynn Olive. James ' ford remaining over Saturday, stand-j
Glass and Col. Chas. L. M rgan. j ing an examination before the County
Honorary Manager- '*• J r.n Card- Board f Education.
well, Capt. J. H. Gillespie and Coi. : Dr and Mr- T. B. Taylor wen
G. Crow Committee f Arrange* here Friday calling on their daugh-
ments—David Greer.. Jame Oiive, ter. Mr-. J. F. Met. alfe.
E F. Higgins, Capt. Th -. C. Can. Mrs. Finch Duncan of Elgin -pent
and Dr. J. H. Mat he wr in. Hon rary j the week-end here visiting relatives.
Manager5. Col. J. C. Higgir . C I. j J. B Hack worth made a bu - n< -
G< J ne- ar.d Dr. D Savers, .trip to Austin Wednesday.
OAK HILL NEWS
F r Manage -—R' •••.- . R>d, Henr.
Turner, Wm, T. Higgins. Brooks C.
Durall. Wm B. WUkms, Dr. H. V
I.U' "a-. M or. . P G G 51, James
Th ise visiting in Elgin luring the
W'- -k werei Mrs. R L. William- ar.d
daughter. Mi- Ruth, Mr Emzy
Pate. Mrs. W F Phillip-, Mr-. M
Redding, F. Hargrove and Aliie B ar.d Mr. Mer.tz Billingsly.
Reynolds. Of
onlv two survive, our i frier. :
Mr-. L. 7.. Scadden f Houston, af-
ter a w— k- visit ? her father. Mr.
Jas. Redding of Ba«tr< ; and W. B. W. R. Ke ' .n returne i home Sa' ir-
Wilker..- in the Confederate H me at j day. By the way we are glad to -ee
Austin. Oh! them iear <dd day: 'Mr. K'-lt<-r. n our streets again after
that use to be away back there a dose of flu.
Mrs. L. T. Condra and Mrs T. J. '
"There are hands that are waived j Hudler returned from Austin Satur-
when the fairy shore
B\' the mirage that is lifted in air;
And we sometimes hear through the
turbulent roar
Sweet voices we heard in day- gone
before."
After all. life is just a shutte-, or
a bubble on the dark blue *ea
Some people are full of sound, al-
wa\ talking about something that
amounts to nothing. Better by fur.
keep their mouths kicked.
day where they had been to consult
the medicos by whom they are be- j
ing treated.
Our young friend. Mr. M. F. Ben-
son of San Benito while pa--ing
through McDade Sunday night on the
train stepped off for a few brief
moments and wa- heard saying to
himself- "I am overjoyed to once
more plant my trio-k^ upon M< Dade'-
• oil. the home of my birth. 1 love so
well." Listen Millard! 1 i ten!
Query. Can a «chool girl solve a "Lives there a mat. with sou! so dead, !
problem in mathematics with her. Who never to himself hath -aid.
mind on thi boys at the same time?-This i« my own, my native land."
OAK HILL. April 5.—After the
cold -nap la-t week with plenty ice.
have a typical Spring morning.
The land is still wet but the farmers j
are trying to get busy as no work
has been done for about four week-.
Altho we had a freeze, I believe the
peach crop is safe yet, and where
the vines were not killed by the I
dr uth. I think there will be a fair
r p of wild dewberries.
Last Thursday night the follow-
ing pupils held a contest in decla- !
n ;:tioi>, to see who would represent
th' h< I a* the County Meet. Girls.
Man. and Dorothy DeGlandon. Inez
Each burger, and Jessie Shelton. Boys,
Andrew Owen and Aubra Cottl. .
Jt --ie Shelton and Aubra bottle will
g . to countv Meet. Prof. Mathi-
and Prof. Barry, also M - - Frh.ird
and one other teacher from Bastrop
were the judges.
Mi-- Ima Lawson made her regu-
lar visit to her club meetings Thur>-
day. -he reports >rne excellent work
being done, tho it ha- lieer; too wet
for the boys who are in the cotton
club, to do much, all other depart-
ments are doing fine.
Mis> Margie Scarborough -pent the
week-end with Miss Ima Lawson at
Bastrop.
Mi- Mary Stagner has been vis-
iting at McDade the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Scarborough
were Ha-tr< visitors Saturday.
Mr®. Frank Levis is reported very
sick at thi writing.
Those attending the contest last
Thursday night from McDade were
Mr. and Mrs. f". V. Field- and daugh-
ter-, Misses Alta Barker and Roxy
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Example No. 1
2<) one-year subscriptions, if secured before
Saturday night, April 10th. earn in
regular cridiK a total of
20 one-year subscriptions at S1 .."0 each
m.ikv a total of s:{0.<i0 (2 clubs) for each
' f which ."0.000 extra credits are allowed
These Examples Show How Rapidly Credits May Be Accumu- ^
lated Before The Drop In Schedules
Comes on April 10th
Total
i0,0,,<l Example No. 2
JO two-\eai subscriptions, if secured before
too nun i Saturday night, April loth, earn in
' ! regular credits a total of...
20 two-year subscriptions at S.'J.on each
1 10,000
FIGURE IT FOR
YOURSELF
make a total of StiO.OO (I chilis) each of
which (jets ."0.000 extra credits
Total
ItiO.OHO
200.000
300,000
YOU CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY CREDITS!
Example No. 3
20 fix e \« ,m subscriptions, i| secured before
Salurda; ni^ht, April 10th. earn in
reuular credits a total of
20 five-year orders at S7.a0 each make a
total of H50.00 (in club-.) each oi which
jrcts lit),000 extra credits
Total
."00.0110
.">00,000
1.000,000
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j Build Up Your Credit Totals NOW Before The
j Drop Comes, April 10th., If You Want To Win-
1 A Little Special Effort Now Is Worth More Than Frantic Efforts At The End
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Hinrichs, E. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1926, newspaper, April 8, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206482/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.