The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1942 Page: 2 of 6
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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, 11 '
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ALL YOUXG HEX
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WILL BE IX XAVY
Alto is a (own in Cherokee County
that may not be notable for its ^
but it certainty is hard to beat when
it comes to patriotism.
Seaman First Class J. C. Jeter is
an A!toan wha enlisted in the Navy
recentiy and was placed on inactive
duty.
Saturday he wrote the Dallas navy
recruiting office asking lor some
literature on the Seabees overseas
construction unit—nat for himseif,
but for two friends, one an etectrician,
the othet; a printer.
"When you get these two boys and
the others here, including myself,
who have alreat y been sworn in, you
will have them all. I'm ready to go,"
he wrote.—Dallas News.
WAH BONDS
er found out that his high pow-
ered mechanized and motorized
Mpy bogged down in the snow and
mud of the Russian Winter. Al-
WPUgh our Army is largely mecha-
aScd the cavalry horse is stili a
highly essential factor in this mount-
ed division and in the Field Artil-
ficry. The Army also maintains re-
moHQt farms where many cavalry
horses are bred and raised.
Deeds and Instruments
Fiied
Deed—Farmers & Merchants State
Bank to Mark Adams. 60 acres, part
of James Dill Grant.
Deed—Mrs. Emma Lee Creel. t&
Mrs. Lcla Pryor. 81.46 acres, part
John Keenan Survey.
Deed—Maudice Bridges to Rayburn
Hoover. 1-8 interest in tract on Get*
Ruddle Survey.
Deed—M. J. Hogan, et ux, to W. A.
Bland. 22*2 acres, part of Sarah Ann
Duncan League.
Deed—Floyd Wallace to J. A.
Wallace. Lots 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. in
Block 9. of Ahearn Park Addition to
Alto.
Deed—Geo. C. Davis, by Dudley
Lawson, Atty. in Fact, to Forest
Grogan. 50 .acres, Peter E. Bean
Grant.
Deed—Mrs. E. R. Maddux t3 Chas.
M. Scruggs, et at. One acre in Alto.
THEATRE RECEIPTS
ALL GO TO BUY
BO\DS AXD STAMPS
I CHEROKEE COUXTY
ASKED TO GIVE
! 400 K!T BAGS
These select horses cost from $100
to (163 and our crack cavalrymen
Me expert riders and carry on the
traditions which have followed the
ctvelry from the earliest days of
the Army. Purchase of War Savings
Bonds will insure good mounts for
the Cavalry. You and your neigh-
&ora buying War Bonds and Stamps
regularly every pay day can help
buy these horses for the U. S.
Cavalry. Invest at least 10 percent
of your income in War Bonds.
U. J. 7*rfamry Dffjrfymm
The great live oak near Lamar,
Arkansas County, is frequently re-
ferred to as the largest tree in Texas.
Its trunk two feet above crown roots
has a circumference of 29 feet, six
inches. Maximum spread of limbs is
102 feet. It is known as the Lamar
Oak and also as the Taylor Oak, fro;n
Genera! Zachary Taylor who camped
under it during the Mexican War.
O. L. Smith, manager of the Alto
Theatre, states that all of the re-
ceipts of the theatre next Tuesday
will be converted to war bonds and
savings stamps. "That means gro:s
receipts," stated Mr. Smith, and in-
cludes all candy and popcorn money.
Every dime that comes :n either for
a theatre ticket or candy will be used
to buy bonds and stamps. No expense
will be taken from tne receip's of
the night performance.
The Rev. W. A. McKee, pastor of
the Alto Methodist Church, will also
make a short talk that night on the
bond and stamp drive.
Mr. Smith stated his theatre is co-
operating for a drive in September
with 840 other theatres throughout
the country to make September a
banner month in the sale of bonds
and stamps.
TRAtN AT TYLER
Ty!*r's mo*t modern and progressive school
of business training. Me train the majority
of Tyler students. High standards, high
Me*!*, private—seiect—individual. The only
*ir-conditioned business roMege in this section.
For fre*-co!teK*cata!og de*criMng courses
address Director of Admissions.
Federal Institute
TYLER, TEXAS
Cherokee County is being called
upon to get 400 soldier kit bags, ac-
cording to F. C. Rand af Jacksonville.
Chairman of the Cherokee Count\
Red Cross Chapter. 200 of th
amount is allocated to Jacksonville,
according' to Mr. Rand.
Total cost of the kit bag will run
to about $1.00.
Each bag will contain a soap box
and soap, playing cards, package ni
cigarettes, shoe polish cloth, pencil,
envelopes and paper, chewing gum.
shoelaces, waterproof match box, a
package of double edge razor blades,
a sewing case, with fifeeen assarted
buttons, and a greeting card from the
local Red Cross chapter. Name of the
local chapter also will be sewed in-
side each bag provided.
C!TAT!OX BY PUBUCATtON
The State of Texas
To Curtis C. Fraser, Greeting:
You are commanded to appear and
answer the plaintiff's petition at or
before 10 o'clock A. M. of the first
Monday after the expiration <SE 42
days from the date of issuance cf
this Citation, the same being Monday
the 14th day of September, A. D..
1942, at or before 10 o'clock A. M
before the Honorable District Court
of Cherokee County, at the Court
House in Rusk, Texas.
Said plaintiff's petition was filed on
the 29th day of July, 1942. The file
l-'umbcr of said suit being Ho. 15239.
he .nit?<.tthe)..trt^ins''<'.'-"'t
' , : listen Erax.cr a? Plaintiff.
k'u:!;s C. Frazitr as Defenoar.t.
' The nature of said suit beings'.
ktn'iiHv - follows. tct\vn: Tin tun
It,if was dub and legally married to
Defendant, that sa.'t dcte.K . n.
;,d,ba:d"PlT"''ffontht9thda\
Li' Juiv A. D. 1934. since winch time
parties have not lived together as
thusband and wife, that dunr.g said
j marriage there was born to this un-or,
lune child. Delores Ann Frazier. rov
keven vears of age. who is With its
' mother, and Piaint:ff prays Court to
' ' nnl care and custody f sate chile,
.to r'iaintiff. There was no community
^property acquired during this sai..
marriage to be divided, therefore
Plaintiff prays the court that Citation
bv Publication be issued according to
inw and that the Defendant be re-
quired to answer herein. The Piatn-
tiff further prays the Court that upon
!;nal hearing herein that she be
granted a divorce upon the Statuary
grounds of three year abandon, aio
for cost cf this suit.
Issued this the 29th day of July,
1942.
Given under my haid and sc/" of
said Court, at office in Ru^k. Te\as,
tins the 29th day of July A. D. 1342.
Alex Black. Clerk
District Court. Cherokee County
!5-c Texas.
The value of Texas farms (land
nd buildings) was estimated by the
U. S. census jf 1940 as more'than
two billion dollars. The avcrace value
per farm was $6,198.
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Cherokee County AbstractCo.
(Kerr & Hanna)
OWNERS OF A COMPLETE ABSTRACT PLAT
Business Established tn 1906
RUSK,
TEXAS
USE T!US COUPON AXD SAVE $3 00
ALTO HERALD
Gentlemen:
Yes, indeed, 1 want to accept your magazine oiitr before:;]
withdrawn. Enclosed is $3.00 in FULL PAYMENT for . : ;t.j
scriptkn, new or renewal, to the Alto Herald and the f )i .vingi
publications:
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Household Magazint- Progressive Farmer
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ENCINC A WILD RIVER . ..
J. H. Moseley, Optometrist, Rusk,
Texas, with 41 years in the practice
of Optometry. Allen Drug Store on
the First and Third Mondays in each
month.
Will be in Wells the second and
fourth Mondays in each month.
Eyes Examined Free. Satisfaction
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Either Paper For 85c Per Mo.
LELDOX DOVER. Alto Agent
# Sometimes rivers threaten DEPENDABLE Natural
('as Service. Recently, United Cas men fenced in a wi!d
river to keep it from destroying a pipe !ine and inter-
rupting Gas Service. That's why we say "Depem/oUc
(fMS Scrt M*P (
^ An important part of our joh of providing DEPEND-
ABLE Natural (*as Service is to discover trouble before
it happens, along our more than 6,000 miles of main
pipe lines. 1 hat s why we check Gas pressures, every
/four, replace equipment before it fails, maintain Gas
reserves far in excess of today's needs.
^ T his high standard of Gas Service, established in
peacetime, now meets the expanded demands of war
production, \atural Gas Service is working for Victorv
—AND WE WILL WIN!
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1942, newspaper, August 27, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215046/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.