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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, OCTOBER 14, 1937.
NO. 23.
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OR. C. C. WILSON TO MOVE
TO AITO FROM Et ST
Dr. C.C.Wilson, now located at
Eustace, will move to Atto and enter
active practice here. Dr. Wilson was
here Monday, and made arrang?
ments with Mrs. Boyd and will have
offices in the Boyd Pharmacy.
Dr. Wilson comes to Alto recom-
mended as one of the best physicians!
\*i Man Fatatiy
injured By Failing
Tree Monday
and surgeons in East Texas. The
doctor and his wife have rented
apartments in the L. F. Hill residence
and expect to move here next Mon-
day and be permanently located.
JesseMassey. age 45, was fatally
injured Monday morning about ten
ocloek !0 miles west of Alto while
working in the woods cutting logs
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OLDEST CHEROKEE
COUNTY PHYStCtAN
DtED MONDAY
the Whiteman-Decker Lumber
Dr. Frank A. Fuller, 79, was found
dead in bed about 7:00 o'clock Mon-
day morning, having passed away
several hours earlier. On the 17th
of last November he suffered a
stroke of paralysis, from which he
had partially recovered, and for the
past few months had been able to
get around, although still in feeble
health. Sunday he was up as
usual, and his condition upon re-
tiring appeared to be all right, there
being no indication that the end was
near.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
Tuesday afternoon, at the Presby-
terian Church, conducted by Rev.
L. W. Nichols, Methodist pastor, as-
sisted by Rev. J. W. Treadwell.—
Jacksonville Progress.
ALTO YOUNG MAN
WEDS IN LOUISIANA
A. wedding of much interest to Alto
folks was solemnized October 3 in
New Iberia, La. The groom, James
Irl Norton, is the popular son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. L. Miller of this city.
He graduated from Alto High School
with the class of 1931, and attended
Allen Military Academy at Bryan,
where he achieved high military
honors in marksmanship. He is also
a graduate of Strayer College of
Accountancy of Washington, D. C.
The bride has visited here on dif-
ferent occasions and made many
friends who join in extending hearty
congratulations to the happy couple
The groom is employed by the Re-
public Supply Company of Houston,
and is located at New Iberia.
Following is a clipping from the
New Iberia Advertiser:
New Iberia, Oct. 5.—At a simplf
but impressive ceremony in St.
Peter's Catholic Rectory, Miss Laurie
Trahan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Trahan of this city became the brid<
of J. Irl Norton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Miller of Alto, Texas, Sun-
Jay afternoon, at 4:00 o'clock with
Rev. Goguen officiating.
Before an improvised altar of
iighted tapers, palms and fall blos-
soms the young couple pledged them-
selves and spoke their marriage
vows. Miss Trahan was given in
marriage by her father and had as
her only attendant Miss Viola
Armentor.
Mr. Norton had as his best man
Wessley Trahan, brother of the bride.
The bride looked lovely in a dress of
heer material of royal blue with
grey accessories, with this she wote
i corsage of pink carnations, 1 ---
bride's attendant wore brown with
accessories of the same color, and a
corsage of bronze azalea mums.
Miss Trahan a member of the
young set has been bookkeeper in the
office of the United Gas Company for
the past three years, and is also a
teacher of voice and piano
Mr. Norton is employed by the
Republic Suppty Company,
and has
for
Co.
According to eye witnesses of the
accident. Mr. Massey was standing
back from the tree that was being
cut. and as it fell the butt end of the
tree kicked back" and knocked him
under the falling tree. Both legs
were broken and he suffered a
tractured spine just below the back
of the neek. He was also badly
bruised about the body.
He was brought to Alto by his
companions and given first aid at
Allen's drug store and then rushed
to the sanitarium at Jacksonville,
where he diet) Monday afternoon
about six o'clock.
The remains were brought back
to Rusk and prepared for burial by
the Wallace Undertaking Co., of that
city. Interment was in the Salem
cemetery, the old home of Mr.
Massey.
Mr. Massey had been employed by
the Whiteman-Decker Lumber Co.,
for about nine months, and was con-
sidered one of their best men in
handling timber in the woods.
Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, all of whom have the
deepest sympathy of Alto people in
their sudden and great misfortune.
DEEDS AND OIL INSTRUMENTS
FILED OCTOBER 1937
of the John
A. C.
M. H. Howard
Died Monday
After Long
made his home in New Iberia for the
past year.
Following the wedding an informal
reception was held at the home of
the bride's parents on Julia Street
Many friends of the young couple
called to offer congratulations. The
young couple left on a honeymoon,
whose itinerary will include Hous-
ton, Alto and other points in Texas.
After their return they will be a
home at their apartment on wes
Main St.
Deed—Rube Sessions et ux to C. C.
Smith. Part of Lot 2 in Block 1 of
the John Durst Grant, containing
39.4 acres. (15-18th of all minerals
reserved by grantor).
Deed—A. B. Barnett et at to Rube
Sessions. Part of Lot No. 2 in Block
No. 1 of the John Durst Grant, con-
taining 39.4 acres. (15-16th of all
minerals reserved).
Deed—John Fuller et ux to J. II.
Odom. 175.2 acres of the J. C.Hill
Survey.
Oil and Gas Lease—R. E. Lee et ux
to L. L. Simpson & Geo. N. Shamass.
57 acres of the Joseph Bowman
League.
Assignment of Oil & Gas Lease—
George N. Shamass & L. L. Simpson
to Carl Biggers et al. 57 acres of the
Joseph Bowman League.
Oil and Gas Lease—J. A. Doyle et
ux to L. L. Simpson and George N.
Shamass. 216 acres of the John Durst
& Barr or Davenport Nine League
Grant.
Oil and Gas Lease—J. A. Doyle et
ux to L. L. Simpson & Geo. N. Sha-
mass. 114 acres in the John Durst
Grant.
Assignment of Oil and Gas Lease—
S. W. Littlejohn to L. L. Simpson &
George N. Shamass. 100 acres of the
John Durst Grant.
Deed—J. R- Simmons et ux to W.
E. Bailey. 75 acres of the Bowman
League.
Oil and Gas Lease—G. Holsomback
et ux to W. W. Trout and R. C. Mus-
slewhite. 4 m acres
Durst Grant.
Deed—Rube Sessions to
Collier. 10 acres of the J. Bowman
League.
Oil and Gas Lease—John M. Har-
lan, Co-Executor of Estate John
Maynard Harlan, deceased, et al to
Alexander Johnston. Lot I Block
4 of the John Durst Grant, contain-
580 acres.
Oil and Gas Lease—John M. Har-
lan, Co-Executor Estate of John
Maynard Harlan, deceased, et a! to
Alexander Johnston. Lot 4 Block 4
,of the John Durst Grant, containing
640 acres.
Oil and
a<°,"l of"the John Davenport Survey.
ness
M. H. Howard, age 72, died at the
family home in south Alto early
Monday morning after a prolonged
illness. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon in the Armstrong
cemetery, Rev. Wallace Clark and
Rev. H. E. Floyd being in charge of
the service. Funeral arrangements
were directed by R. R. Stribling.
Mr. Howard has been a resident of
Alto for the past twenty-seven years,
having moved here from Houston
county. He was actively engaged in
the mercantile business here for
several years, and at one time en-
joyed one of the largest retail trades
of any store in this city.
Failing health several years ago
forced him to retire from active
business, and for the past few
months he had been waging a losing
battle against bad health.
Deceased was born on December
12, 1865 in Mississippi, but while
still a small boy his parents moved
to Texas, settling in Eastern Houston
county, which at that time was
nothing but a wilderness.
In the year 1884 he was united in
marriage to Miss Ida B. Kennedy,
who preceded him in death 24 years
ago. To this union were born six
children, four of whom survive. They
are Mrs. E. B. Owens, Ennis; Mrs. J.
A. Wainscott, Edinburg; John How-
ard, Dallas; and Alvin Howard,
Ennis.
In 1916, he was united in marriage
to Miss Zona Wilson of the Central
High community, and she has betn
his constant companion and nurpe
during his last years of illness.
Mr. Howard was a good and useful
citizen and was always interested in
the betterment of this community,
and his kindness and consideration
for humanity was well attested by
the fact that during his business life
he gave generously of his means to
those who were in need.
Gas Lease—Rube Ses
S. W. Littlejohn. 88 2-10
Dr and Mrs. W. A. McDonald were
visitors in Dallas Monday and Tucs
day of this week.
Mrs Thelmo Montag. who under-
went an appendicitis operation at the
N;,n Travis Hospital in J"<*snnv^e
recently, was able
home Sunday, and
NETTIE LEE POORE
YAMBOREE PRINCESS
Miss Nettie Lee Poore, popular
senior student in the Stephen F. Aus-
tin State Teachers College, has been
selected by the Nacogdoches junior
chamber of commerce to appear as
"Miss Nacogdoches" in coronation
ceremonies to be held as a part of the
Third Annual East Texas Yamboree
in Gilmer October 21-23. Miss
Poore's selection was made by Scott
Greenfield, chairman of the Yam-
boree committee.
Selection of the duchess assures
Nacogdoches representation at the
Yamboree for the second consecu-
tive year. In 1936 there were two
local representatives, Miss Frances
Jones and Miss Sarah Shearer.
Four states, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Texas have been in-
vited to be represented by a state
princess at the coronation of Queer
Yam III. Nacogdoches is one of the
many cities in the state invited to
designate representatives to the so-
cial event that is expected to prove c
highlight of the entire Yamboree.
Miss Poore is a graduate of the
Alto high school and attended Jack-
sonville college before coming tc
Nacogdoches in 1936 to enter the
Stephen F. Austin college as a junior
She was recently selected assistant
yell leader at the Lumberjack school,
is vice-president of the Lumber-
jackettes, and an active member of
the Pine Burrs. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Poore of Alto
and will be formally presented as
"Miss Nacogdoches" Wednesday
night, October 13, at the Jaycee In-
augural Banquet. Scott Greenfield
will make the presentation.
Escorting Miss Poore to Gilmer
will be John Lynn Bailey, prominent
Jaycee leader. Both will be royally
entertained as East Texas pays
homage to its famous yam crop.
Nacogdoches Sentinel.
ALTO JACKETS
PLAY TATUM
THERE FRiDAY
Highly
smashing
"pepped" up over their
victory over Center Fri-
day of last week when Center went
down under a 19 to 7 defeat, the
Alto Yellow Jackets go to Tatum
tomorrow for a conference game with
the Tatum Bulldogs of the Tatum
High School.
Alto has defeated this team in
former contests, but Tatum reputed
to have a football team this year to
be reckoned with, and while the
Alto Jackets know they are facing a
team probably stronger than Center,
they are determined to add another
victory to their string. To date they
have won two contests and lost one,
going down under Jacksonville 27
to nothing and winning from Franks-
ton 19 to 0 and Center 19 to 7.
As many Alto football fans as pos-
sible should go to Tatum with the
boys tomorrow and encourage tMm
to bring h:ck a victory.
H!T-RUN DRiVER
NOT LOCATED
Funeral services forL. J. Glaze,
65, killed by a hit and run auto-
mobile Saturday night near Wells
on highway 40, were held at 3:00 p
m.. Monday at the Simpson Town
cemetery under the direction ot' the
Oakley-Metcalf Funeral home. The
Rev. Levi Redd of Diboll officiated.
Glaze is survived by his wife and
two sons, L. J. Jr., of Wells and J. L.
of Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
one daughter Mrs. Susie Medford of
New Salem, and three brothers and
two sisters, all living in Georgia.
Officers of two counties contin-
ued an intensive search for the driver
of the death car but he had not been
apprehended Monday afternoon.—
Lufkin News.
Lion Ctub Minstre!
Next Thursday
Thirty-eight business and pro-
fessional firms of Alto are listed in a
page ad this week calling the atten-
tion of South Cherokee county
people to the big minstrel show that
is to be staged here next Thursday
night by the Alto Lions Club at the
High School auditorium.
Rehearsals are being held every
night, and special scenery and
equipment have been purchased, and
according to Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Douglass, who are directing the
minstrel, Alto will see something in
the way of a performance that will
be an appreciated surprise. Alto
has some exceptionally good min-
strel talent, according to Mr. Doug-
lass, and this show will bring it out
for the first time.
Plans have already been for-
mulated to carry the minstrel to
Wells, but the date has not been set.
The show will be presented there
under the auspices of the Wells
Parent-Teacher Assoc!) tion, which
is one of the liveliest organizations
in the county.
HONS HOST TO LARGE CROWD
to
is
be brought
recuperating
* The Rev. Kenneth E Arnold of
M v recently built a set ^ome
ofl^meslor his church out of dis- at her home in west Alto.
carded automobile brake drums
Mrs A. B. Power was taken to the
Nan Travis sanitarium at Jackson-
ville Sunday. She underwent an
operation Monday, and is reported as
doing as well as could be expected ar
we go to press.
Otd Age Pension
May Stop
Says Board
Discontinuance of old age assist-
ance after October, or a proration
resulting in a sharp reduction in
grants, was forecast this week by the
Texas Board of Control in an official
communication addressed to State
Representative Harry N. Graves.
The official statement indicated
the possibility that payments to the
needy aged might not be made in
November, December, January and,
probably, in February. Cause of the
crisis, as explained by the members
of the Board of Control, which is the
Old Age Assistance Commission, is
that all, or nearly all, of the present
available state assistance funds will
have to be used to take care of
$1,627,000 owed a Dallas bank and
due not later than January I.
Further, it was pointed out, the in-
come from present state sources is
$100,000 less each month than Texas
funds paid to the needy aged, which
necessitates a drastic reduction in
the size of the average grant. Grants
average about $14 per month.
CHRONtSTER TEST
DOWN 3200 FEET
Drilling continues twenty-four
hours a day on the Chronister test
well 8 miles southeast of Alto, with
three shifts.
Reports yesterday afternoon were
that the well was down 3200 feet.
Drilling has been slowed down
several times on account of hard
sandstone rock being encountered.
Nothing definite whether or not
it will be a producer can be estimated
until after the well reaches a 4000
foot depth and from then on the
well will be logged regularly.
The contracted depth is 7000 feet
if "pay oil" is not encountered be-
fore that depth is reached.
DELTA KAPrA GAMMA MET
The members of the Delta Kappa
Gamma of Cherokee County held
their initial meeting of the year at
the home of Miss Robert Leake in
Rusk, Thursday evening, October 7.
The incoming president, Miss
Leake, gave a very interesting talk
emphasizing the opportunities and
the duties of this educational group.
In the business session which follow-
ed, plans were made for the ensuing
year, and committees were made to
care for the different departments
of the organization.
At the conclusion of the business
arrangements, refreshments featur-
ing the Hallowe'en motif were
served.
The following members were
present: Mesdames Egbert Cope-
land, E. S. Erwin, Lee Jones, John
Joplin, Byron Mason, V. P. Monk-
ress, Fred Mullinix, and W. C.
Thompson. Misses Callie Barclay,
Crystal Canon, Janie Belle Baten,
Opal Frederick, Goldie Lane, Robert
Leake, Bess Looney, Reba Monkress
and Mable Sheets.
Reporter.
The Alto Lions Club was host
Tuesday night to a large gathering
of members and their friends at the
new Lion community house in the
city park. A nice basket dinner was
enjoyed, as was speaking by Hon.
Nat Patton, Congressman from this
district.
A unique form of entertainment
was enjoyed. Tuesday night Presi-
dent Roosevelt spoke over the ra-
dio, and the club had a radio in-
stalled at the club room and his
speech became a part of the reg-
ular program, which was greatly en-
joyed by the guests.
Among those from Alto who at-
tended the Prison Rodeo in Hunts-
ville Sunday were: Messrs. Jewel
Pearman, Don Fox, William Nicar,
Dave Adams, Blanton Brunt, Grover
Norwood, O. K. Cheshire, J. H. Gil-
crease, Horace McClain, Lonnie
Pyle, H. L. Helton, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. V. E.
Watters, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Earle
and sons, S. J. and Charles.
Out of town relatives and friends
here for the funeral of Alvin Black
Friday of last week were: Mr. and
Mrs. Leber Bell, Sheriff and Mrs.
Bill Brunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hol-
comb, Mrs. Howard Booser, John
Holcomb, Floyd Holcomb, Mrs. Lloyd
Hendrick, Mrs. Bettie Shattuck, Mrs.
Florence Shattuck, Rusk; Mr. and
Mrs. Talmage Black and family,
Overton; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Black and
family, Grapeland; Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Thrash, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. O'Neal,
Mrs. Horace Treadwell, Lufkin; Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Lyles, Mrs. Jack Gar-
ner, Hon. Nat Patton, Crockett; Jim
Dear and children, Slocum; Mrs.
Bruce Slover, Flint; Mr. and Mrs.
Buel Black, Diboll; Mrs. Lee Pyle,
Fastrill; Mr. and Mrs. Tempie Black,
Will Singletary, Woodlake; J. P.
Nolley, Palestine; Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Black and family, San Antonio; Mr.
and Mrs. O. F. Rogers and sons,
Houston; Mr. and Mrs. R. N.l^olloy,
Anahuac; Mrs. Walter Smith, Miami,
Fla.
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