Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME FORTY ONE
CORSICANA, TEXAS, fEBRUARY 3, 1927
NUMBER 1
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Si/as Plunkard Reports Fine Spirit Among Navarro County
Citizenship, and Says Alt Rectify to Go to Work for Big^ectr
Among the Boys
By 81 LAS PLUNKARD
Dear Folks:
I am sorry for the readers of
this paper. I want to start on
the level with you and stay
there, hence my frankness in
the beginning. As an intro-
duction, I wish to state that
my official rank is that of the
"Devil." A devil is the small-
est paid, least important per-
son around a newspaper plant
and he spends h& Mm# doing
what the other fellow says to
do. The editor of this paper
says write about the folks as
you meet them, and here goes.
My first assignment was to
go out to the village of Retreat.
I went out alright, but didn't
find anyone whom I knew.
However, I did talk with some
fellers who gave me the name
of Posey Williams, who they
said, was a good farmer and a
big hearted man who could
probably be enticed into bring-
ing the boss water melons in
the summer time, so here goes
his name in the paper.
Another feller they told me
about in that section was Doc
Martin. Doc seems to be look-
ed upon as a successful agri-
culturist and from the fact§
that I gathered, I believe that
he can be persuaded into di-
viding roasting ears with us
the coming late summer and
here goes his name, just as a
prospective subscriber don't
you know. . *
Made a little run out to
Phillip's Chappel and run into
a friend of Mr. Bryant's. Mr.
Bryant runs the pump station
out there, is precinct chairman,
etc., and it was told to me that
he was a good friend to the
down and out-er. Please, Mr.
Bryant, if you have any friend-
ship left—save it .for yours
truly.
Then I remember going thru
a community they called New
Raleigh, and I also remember
some of the fellers mentioning
the name F. D. Warren, a
farmer of good standing and
a man worth mentioning in the
paper. His name shall go down
in printer's ink.
Let's see, I met another fine
young man by the name of W.
E. Anderson of Eldorado Cen-
ter. Now this good fellow is
after my heart. Wonder if the
neighbors around that section
could tell me whether W. E.
could be counted on for a few
messes of okra, squash or
black-eyed peas. I am not too
particular, understand, just
want to get the fellers located.
There is one feller whom I
am banking on for a little nour-
ishment as the summer months
come and go with its melons,
roasting ears, peaches, etc.,
and that gentleman's name is
none other than J. A. Wells of
the Westbrook community.
Come in J. A. and let's get ac-
quainted better.
If I had the proper introduc-
tions I feel quite confident also
thategpte Mr. J. H. Sawyer of
tMjIgiiney Settlement could
brnmfuced to bring in some
chickens for credit on his sub-
scription, which I trust he will
owe us in a few weeks. We
have a paper for you each
week, Mr. Sawyer and if you
don't get it, it is going to be
your fault.
Talk about libraries, i&jftSr
University nor Texas A. & M.
don't have anything t on my
good friend, J. T. Strader of
the Emmett neighborhood. He
was not at home as I passed by
but if I ever get a vacation in
my work here, me for the
Strader home to read for the
summer. Congratulations, Mr.
Strader, knowledge is power,
and good books are a source
of nothing else but knowledge.
White's Chappel is a part of
old Navarro County that I like
very much. If I could get a
small spot of land out about
where Jack Megarity lives,
could build me a-little home,
with a patch for growing,
things to eat, Dan Moody could
be governor for the rest of his
life as far as I am, concerned.
Another place I liked very
much is the land«pvowned by
Frank McCuiston of the same
neighborhood. You fellers out
that way don't know how God
has smiled on you in the way of
providing you a good place to
live.
Were you ever out to Wink-
ler? It's another good part of
the county. When you get out
there, drive right up to the
store of J. R. Ferguson and get
out, and you'll be glad you
dropped in. I didn't ask him,
but I believe that J. R. will sub-
scribe for the paper in the
course of time.
A good place to spend Sun-
day and take your dinner, is
Tupelo. Unless you are for-
tunate enough to be acquaint-
ed with Mr. Street Mitchel. In
that case, you can dirve right
up, stop your Ford and be sure
of a good meal and a pleasant
hqur. Street is another pros-
pect for subscription to the pa-
per.
I dropped in to see Charles
Matthews of Spring Hill Fri-
day and he was not at home.
Charley, you owe me a visit, so
pay it back as soon as you can.
If you are the kind of a feller
that your neighbors think you
are, you are going to came in
for a years subscription, too.
They all talk good about you.
Boy, howdy. I have seen
the chicken pens of the North,
South, East and West, but nev- ,
er had I seen any chickens un- S"16 wee^ beginning
til I got out to the J. C. Weaver
place at Rushing. If there are
any finer birds than this pro-
gressive he-man owns, I want
them trotted out at the next
chicken show. !
Oil wells a plenty in sight,
describes the 'situation out
where C. A. Moore lives in the
Navarro section of the county..
W. A. is a former precinct
chairman, I was told, and . ;■
danged good farmer to-boot.
Next to this paper, the Rice
Rustler is the best paper in the
county and it is edited by nonp
Navarro County News
T
In District Court
The following have been
summoned as petit jurors for
the sixth week of the January
| term of the district court for
Monday,
February 7;
W. T. Griffin, Rural Shade;
H. E. Nixon, Richland; Cecil
Foster, Corsicana; J. W.
Threet, Phillip's Chapel; J. G.
McDowell, Bazette;. C. W.
Johnson, Mildred; J. A. Avery,
Blooming Grove; J. H. Crider,
Pursley; W. T. Priddy, Spring
Hill; B. L. Smith, Edorado; J.
T. Johnson, Black Hills; J. J.
Tarrer, Chatfield; I. N. Franks,
Angus; H. P. Key, Navarro
Mills; Tom Fortson, Rice; R.
L. Calkins, Corsicana; W. H.
other than my good friend dj ®dbin®°n Corsicana; Allyn
A. Nowland, a *3 ^ugUs, Conjicana; T. S. Hen-
field and prince of a good fel-
low. No wonder that Rice is
the thriving little cit ythat it
is—-it should grow and prosper
with a good newspaper to
guide its ship of progress.
Talk about fertile lands,
how do you like the Roan com-
munity? I'll say that it is a
good section. Take the strip
down through the part that
along Charley Burke's place,
and you mighty near have the
heart of the county, it looks to
us. .
If you ever get hungry out in
the Currie part of Navarro
County, drive ten miles out Of
your way to get to* the store
owned and operated by one J.
P. Price. J. P. cuts a wicked
can of sardines and slices
cheese with as much grace as
any woman under forty years
of age.
Boys stay out of trouble, but
if you ever do get into it and
want to get arrested by a fair,
square shooter, just give up to
W. H. Hartfield, of Richland.
W. H. seems to have lots of
friends and know everybody in
his section of the county.
I also spent a part of a day
out in the Rural Shade commii-
nity. While I was out thS$)e
I ran across that feller *Jtie
Parker. They call him the
successful one arm farmer.
Boy, I'd a liked mighty well to
have been acquainted with this
feller when he had his other
arm, if he was any busier with
two than he keeps with this
one he has. Parker, if you ev-
er need a cotton chopper, let
me know and I will bring you
one from Corsicana to chop out
your cotton and while he does
it, you and I will fish:
Out at Mildred there is an
oil man—'I don't know what
part of oil he handles—who is
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The First Baptist Church,
this city, reports what they say
is the laVgest attendance tabu-
lated in their Sunday School
for the past several months—
904. This was due to a fuft
attendance in several of their
departments. It is reported
that there were 38 in the Cra-
dle Roll department, 52 in the
Beginners Department, 97 in
the Primary Department, 130
in the Junior Department, 105
in the Intermediate Depart-
ment, 118 in the Young Peo-
pe's Department and 242 in
the Adult Department.
derson, Rural Shade; C. F.
Lee, Richland; S. A. Woodruff,
Barry ; J. M. Harvard, Navar-
ro; Lee Barnes, Cryer Creek;
B. M. White, Mildred; C. C/
Gunter, Oak Valley; B. F. Dill,
Pursley; W. G. Hale, Eldora-
do ; W. H. Miller, Petty's
Chapel; Ed Jackson, White's
Chapel; Tom Bass, Zion's
Rest; C. B. Bankston, Dawson;
T. E. Brown, Frost; Ed Baum,,
Corsicana; C. C. Roberts, Cor-
sicana; R. L. Jones, Powell.
Melissa Kelly vs. J. R. Kelly,
divorce granted.
B. F. Heathcoate vs. Eunice
Heathcoate, divorce granted.
Clarence Robinson vs. Liz-
zie Robinson, divorce granted.
C. H. Sprinkle vs. Florence
Sprinkle, divorce granted.
A verdict was rendered late
Saturday afternoon, in favor of*
the plaintiffs in the case of A.
W. King, et al, vs. the City of
Corsicana for damages alleged
to have been caused properties
adjacent and near to Post Oak
creek into which the sewage
froim the sewer disposal plant*
of Corsicana is emptied. The
amount of damrfge was not an-
nounced at press hour. This
will be figured and announced
later, it was stated at the court
house. 0
The plaintiffs were seeking
approximately $90,000 dam-
ages.
The petition for an injunc-
tion brought by County Attor-
ney L. J. Woods against Willi-
am Noble, et al, alleging the
Corsicana Recreation Club was
an alleged pool hall etc., was
heard before District Judge
Hawkins Scarborough Satur-
day morning. The case was
heard but the Court intimated
that he would not hand down
a ruling on the question until
larly next week.—Sun.
Democrat and Truth
Going Ahead as a
County Newspaper
Expressions of Good Will
Gathered as We Wended
Our Way On the First
Trip Through the Busi-
® ness Section of Corsicana
Major Mills has received the
following invitation by tele-
graph :
Austin, Texas, Jan. 29,1927.
Hon. C. H. Mills,
Corsicana, Texas.
As one of the "Immortal
FojSfcK" front Texas nominat-
ing Woodrow Wilson at Balti-
more you are specially invit-
ed to attend memorial services
and presentation of the famous
Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Film in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Austin, Thursday
evening, February 3rd, that be-
ing the third anniversary of the
death ^f the great statesman.
Goverhor Dan Moody and
Hon. Cone Johnson will deliver
addressee.
(Signed)
Acker, Powell, King, Sim-
mons, Duvalt, arrangement
committee.
ves friendship in
^ Garland owns
The First Baptist Sunday
School basketball team defeat-
ed the Murchison Baptist Sun-
day School cagers at the Corsi-
cana Y. M. C. A. Saturday
night by a score of 34-15.
The locals outclassed the
visitors in all departments of
the game and had little diffi-
culty in winning. ,
The visitors were accompa-
nied by a number of rooters
and there was a larger crowd
present than was anticipated.
MANUFACTURERS
INCREASE CAPITAL
The Inabine Company, man-
ufacturers of medicine, 4 Cor-
sicana concern was recently
granted a charter by the State
of Texas, with a capital stock
of $50,000 and Orville Inabnit,
Orville Neyland Inabnit, and
Mrs. Fairy Inabnit of Corsi-
cana as incorporators. In a
statement by Orville Inabnit
Monday in regard to the corpo-
ration of the company, it was
brought out that increased bus-
iness made the incorporation
necessary, as more capital was
needed.
Good will and best wishes
are akin to a mother's prayer,
they steady your nerves in
tight places and help in a lot of
ways. We appreciate these
expressions very much and
trust that we may be able to
merit them all.
The first message comes
from our good friend Garland
Kent. Garland is one of the
men in the oil game whom a
f#w million dollars didn't spoil
—just the same old boy that he
was when he followed 'dobbin'
down the corn row—and a
friend wi
'H _.
some six^r good farms in this
county and is just now watch-
ing the oil flow from a recent
discovery well out on the Har-
dy tract near town. We ap-
preciate his good will. "Dear
Harvey: I want you to always
remember that I wish you and
your paper all the success you
both can have. Put your best
to it, and the best will come
back to you. Signed, Garland
Kent."
Then the Stroube boys came
in with a message that makes
our old drive wheel turn over
a couple,of times, it reads:
"Boy, we're glad to see you get
yourself a newspaper. We
wish for you the best and with
a county paper like you are
running, it will come along al-
right."
Old friends are expected to
come in with kind words when
the unexpected happen, but
these words from Roy Chris-
tian, Manager of the Chamber
of Commerce of Corsicana, and
by the way an institution that
is doing a lot of constructive
good for its town and county,
under Roy's management.
Roy Bays: "Your natural en-
thusiasm behind the Democrat
and Truth has undoubtedly a
useful outlet in this publica-
tion and your friends will
watch your progress with in-
terest."
Then corns along John Cal-
houn, manager of sales for the
Kent-Middleton Refining Com-
pany and adds these words:
"Put the proper push, enthusi-
asm and hard work together
with an honest business policy
behind your paper, Harvey,
and you will find the world
with you." John cover? lots
of territory, doesn't he?
Hip, hip hip, hip, hooray I
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Armstrong, H. A. "Harvey". Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927, newspaper, February 3, 1927; Corsicana, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292899/m1/1/?q=%22Corsicana%20%28Tex.%29%20--%20Periodicals.%22: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.