Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1920 Page: 4 of 10
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PAGE FOUR
MEMBER
BD-D BECTuRS' CHAMBER OF uOMMEHGE
CHAMBER
SOI
OF- COMMERCE
HE WILL PUSH COUNT! 1R
BECALLS OLD TIME DAYS 1VHKX
STREET PAULS WEStE FEAT-
URED WHOLLY ItY LOCAL
CITIZENS.
One of the new members of'the.
Board of Directors of the Brownvbod
Chamber of Commerce stated today
Bl
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
CHESTER HARRISON RKCOMUS
PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATION
FOR THE NEW YEAR.
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN NOVEMBER 24 1920
The new president of the Chamber
of Commerce of Browmvood is Ches-
1'ter Harrison who was active vice
president of the organization during
the year just; closed and who reluc-1
.that he is at work on plans which anlly acv.eptG'd tht position for the
will present to the board early f n corainj? vcar aftcr hcin cl(?.tfi1 uv 15uj
year suggesting the re-organization of nv )oanl of directors at their initial
the Agricultural Committee which .us-jnieethl hist niUL other ofHcors are:
ea. lo be one of the interesting adjuncts) Drooke jiume first vice president;
of the Chamber of Commerce andnei A FaIn colm vfw in.e5i(lent:.
which Jot several years did such ef-jJonn Tt Yantis; treasurer. The elec-
lective work in. the way of originating j0n of a ii.easiirer was deferred pend-
street fairs and looking after the jns the completion of. the organiza-
velopment of the agricultural possi- jtiou.
hilities otE Browm county generajlly. j Attending the directors meeting last
The gentleman went on to say tonight were Messrs. Chester Harrison.
Brownwood used to stage the finest ty. D. Armstrong C. L.. McCartney
ldnd of shows here that were made ijpj Brooke S. fRamey John T. Allen. Ben
entirely of Brown county people ana ( a.. Fain F. S.j Abney. John Yantis.
(Brown county products of vanjtmsjw. It. Scrjpigcour Will Luthem W. A
kinds. One of the interesting featijps Roussel C. M. Carpenter D. F. John-'
of khese agricultural shows' which json.F. WV Greyer George Kidd Earl
were annual in tlieir nature was jjheiLooney. L. M. Busby Ernest Morris
the ' .parade whicli was featured 'Ibyj and Courtney Gray j
every school city and rural in Brown IMdress by President. i
county. This he thinks should agiin In responding to the iinaimous vote'
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Churches
(COXTIXCED FROM PAGE THREE.)
Mr. Galloway.
"The Work )f 'Sheldon Jackson."
Mildred McCulley.
Business.
Mixpah.
The Senior 15. V. i". U. of the First
'Baptist Church met in. a regular meet-
ing on Sunday afternoon. A very
helpful program was rendered b
Group One. .
There were five new members voicd
The sugar market" has suffered an-
other relapse but no one is worrying
over its condition.
into the union and. we hope we can fa. Bulletin office.
FOFXD Pair men's shoes; owner call
J4c
of some help to them and then tp u:j
Miss " Lucilc Moorc. was electqd quizz1
leader 'and Miss Griflis assistant qaii
leader.
ri'he program for next Sunday vIH
he rendered by Group Two.
Roper: ii
Many a coy grandmother will insist
she will not be old enough to vote un-
til next year. -
Gas Fitters Supply
Iron ton Burner solve
problems.
Co. Let "the
your heating
IDP HOC!
Lnnu
NEAR
be made a prominent feature on a
of the Board to
much larger scale. Think of a grutj'of the organization Chester Harrison
pardde with practicallv every school outnnea noard
accept the' Presidency
views as to the wbrlc:
u mo d
10 BiFLED BAM
FORT mm YESTERDAY
TWO MEN Ksrvi'hl) WITH A!dOS'I
" Fli: THOrsW!) i)(ILi.ltS
IX READY .MONEY.
child in this county taking; part eac'niof the Board for: the year.". He did not
school 'being represented by a sep- advocate any reaching out after am-
floaL decorated and adorneo unions uuiius uut urged concentrated
while oil of the largo I nicks wns or.
its way lo a lire going at a territ'i
r;tte" of sj od. Ted iualf. a iiusli for it
hoi.pcd on at the imminent risk ol
.ireaking- his neck. "Last night shii
"numkej in!;" arotiml the eertral U.
turn !n :urrn'il in an ularnj and cai:
ed the members of the department a
. great deal (tl anndyanee and nicor-
i veiHfiuf tie was taken in liand by tli
; uuhm-ities th's morning and o-n pnur
i ising to let things alone in the fnl'irc
I in regard lo .lire depal f meat a'1
Vifl J " -iwi -
. t
rate
with something indicative of the locl
ity from which it came. The new mem-
ber j of tiie board says he has other-
suggestions to make but will "not io
so -until the board meets after thr
first of the year and enters upon it
official career.
MERCUBY OIL FIELD REALLY
IN BBQWNWOOD T
ERRIT
I
S
AYS EXPERT OIL PRODUCER
ACREAGE IS SECURED BY SITE
SERLXGS PEOPLE ASH SEYER-
Ah 1YELLS TO BE DRILLED.
The Mercury oil field is coming rai-
idly into prominence. Oil men from
distant points are being attracted tp
this ifield and are making their head-
quarters in Brownwood. C. T. AValr
dorf P. G. Hill and E. W. Hamonds
of Sipe Springs spent part of today in
Brownwood having returned from the
fercury field where they closed a deal
for 900 acres of land on which several days bl)t the a4poinUnent lof'
ti-ol lc.tr? 11 1ip nut down as soon as the . -L .. . :
" - i M-uiiiuiiiiees ue
necessary preliminary plans nave been
completed. These men are experiencr
ed in' oil production and gave it ali
their ppinion that the Mercury field. is
1 (By Associated Pre-SS.)
. FORT CRTH. Nov. 2 S. A hunt fo 1 .
effort to make (Brownwod so desira-! MVO r0t)ra un P the im:-m
ble from ;very1 angle that it would1 x"tioiia! I5ak at Polytechnic a Miburl:-1
attract the. citizens and industries ' of Fort XVort1 at noon yenerduv
most desired 'lie inside Woi k of th.-1 soaped with $5!H)-i in eurrOncy aa-lt
Chamber. Of coilrse he said must ie silver spread onto adjoining coumie t
supplemented bv proper publicity and1 A constable at lUiileso'i reports
all this costs money and. lie sincere- j firing on a suspicions pa.sing auton-t.-ly
hoped the -citizens of Brownwood !
would furnish these funds and alonu ! ' '
with the runds. Ibe willing to give ofjMffcf F HYn
their time and lb est. thonr u. J LU UbL $OOV
upbuilding of Brownwood and Brown
county for without the development j
of the county the! city could n --r hope
He siatiid he Jiad
by many .members of
ii. . i "j . :
tut- v.uduiuKr luci-'iniy i:rging tte cr-
ganization of an.nner oi'roie of the
Board: a steering rommi;tee who
should meet once; a week at. tench and
take up am) dorisider evnf thing of
importance and !co-operate With tiie
secretary in- his iwork submittiiu' the
report of tlieir activities to the full
Board" at its regiihir monthly meeiin
the bird Thursday of each .month the
first nieeting being scheduled for J)e-
cejnbor lGth r
This steeling dommitteo he Promis
ed t bring authorized by motion u do
iu iiiioil wiinin uie next fe
its i.!!iie. lie was permitted to hi'
buw'Vfr thai
firrtlier fix!
y '1 ! o'V.eial. fat'
H will n ;t oier He a;r
ishiH's in 1'ii.s r.'-pey-t.
Naj.iunni! al the Divie
ri!unk;gii iiig j
I'riccs afe coming down but fh"
: i i.if i i-? h tootiniid o veii'ur
on r w :! lueM a -u (dig i n
NiliniDi.i at the i)ii;- i liim'iVgii Irtg
to be successful
Ibeen approached
KO)
joing to develop into one of the best
A Month to Attract
These Fair Co-Eds
(By International .Wws Servic- t
LA-K!0:CF. Kan.. Nov . 24. M -n
uiiKt bo earning a . comfortable -v.
i'.ome -Ik fore they ran inarry K-n -a--I'riversity
woVien if the answer-. W;
quest ionnaites. sent to Tiud 'co-cds. can
.c de.medend on.
The average income i'.t::;artde.!
to $t a mouth.
Some of the freshmen uom n d
i-linfd to fall for m tiling less than
$".('0d a ye:ir. but the obU r on'-swer
h: j evading i!i; their d -.Kinds.
TTTr men also received a nw ' int.-'
Iviire. aski'ig their rboire of i.'jaiiti.-s
r
m
mm
ill
I'
iff!
in this section of the west. They sayJ0r m-eryone in the citv.
in a rnato. and one hundred arw.vers
es he would defer until. the
Dusiness and professional iuU'sLs of 1U nionship ui the -aICo
the city had :;signjfied their willinfness' The men gaxe the idoj.l aqr- f.sr a
to ninnf tli
t-Aiitni-v ui me woman at marnaT" 't
maintenance- of a real Chamber of
t.ommetce workinv for
the-
tViQ fioll 5c cn Mnco in Tlrnvvn wrtnrl lb?i(
it reaily should be called the BrowniJir
ico Leads
v.o.tuan at narnaT" 't twenty arc
fe'-med to t Hi ii k thra huM.and ought to
int'-rets fe able to earn around $00 a. month.
: The men phur'-d ".-ph.iei ' ii
r. coOkiiiK abilities of their pro
j p Ctive SIOllPe.
wood .field. They feel sure that thn
development of this field will bririi.
a largje number of capitalists into tliifj
section of country in the near future
Another bunch of oil experts and .fin
anciers also visiteu xne .Mercury nem MEXICO CITY. -ilex.. Nov 24 p - ..n.
today. They were H. K. McClelland! urcs m.eI):irii( hU . .
inuusiry. uommerce and Jr. vjor shov
Silver Production
(By International News Service.)
Charles T. Marple and Fred T. LewisJ
. of Parks Texas and it is understood!
that they have obtained acreage anijj
Rill begin preparations to put down a
welt within a short time.
The t-De Soto Petroleum Company of
.Memphis Tennessee is going right
ahead with their well and prospecbj
are very flattering. This company is
developing on a large scale. j
Dr. Thompson to
Oliver Address
on Thanksgiving
FAMILY HF.1MON IV MCI. I. IN.
Hev. nad Mrs. A. K. Vatm of Mn-
h n formerly of Brownwood. had .
tbeir guests' On Saturday and Sur.s!;;v
A big dinn )
on Sunday. T""
e'lildrcTi .e(irft (! tim ! -rrif v ul"
that Mexico tluring the pxrsf year took-Brownwood. Ralph Watson of Ozena.
tnai teau in Uie .production of silver. .Vrs. W. T. Pyeatt of. Dublin. Mr
These figures shdw that the. outixt' of .John Littletieid of dreem iile. ' Smith
Mexico's mines was JM9.fc9S kilo- Carolina Zedder Watson f Mullen.
grains as -compared with 1.71 .7.V.'
kilgrams jirociuced at the mines of th r n L m
United Stated Boy persists m ruling
it is estimated that the value of; Pranks and is Given Good
Mexico's .snr produced in the past' . Talk at Police Station
year was abput 3jiS.3.s3.444.ri gr.sater
than Uie silver produced in the l'nited: 1 t n i
.- . r . mien rj. j jovnf.r a rilIlaj )(V. is F'i anv
States in tlie samb time." ' : x - .-
r ions O btciVuie a tu If edged ti'-cn'an
that he is Ha. ile to gtt hinielf intn
TODAY
LAST DAY
SEE
Murphy's
Educated
Dog and Ponies
A Eig Time Act
Pleasing to the old as well
as the young.
Also
The Blue Moon
With All Star Cast
A Super Drama which
amply satisfied the cry
for
for the -
Liberal Patronage
The Confidence
For the good will
thai the people of this city and
county have favored us with and for
the success that we have attained we
desire to express our sincere thanks
and gratitude
we are indeed thankful
4
.Qoney & n
Store Closed Tomorrow. Thanksgiv-
ing.
ilk
Something N
Rev French Y. Thompson D.
TJ. president of Daniel Baker Col-
Jege.j will preach the animal
Thanksgiving sermon tomorrow
jnorning at lO.I'.O o'clock at the
Christian church it was announc-r '
r ed today. Rev Rex B. WilKtiF
" who v-as scheduled to deliver fho .
. sermon learned last night that it
would be impossible for him to hi
here Thursday and Dr. Thompson
responded ;o the urgent invitation
of ' the Pastor's Association and
:agfeed to preach the annual .sermon.!
The r.ingers of the
vnnour-
church choirs have been reqin sted
to meet at the Christian church
ton:?ht at 7:30 for a choir rehear-
sal i
Anj Interesting feature of the
-ThHnJkBgiving service tomorrow
will be ; the annual report ..of the
'charity work of the city " which
has been conducted by the Pastors
Association. A free will offering
for this work will be taken.
-DrJ Thompson who is to preach
the annual sermon is one of the
most interesting speakers - in the
city I and the pastors of . the city
-feel peatly indebted to him for
his kindness In consenting jo
deliver fhe Thanksgiving address
tomorrow.
r who may go there on business a pre?
caution taken to protect the timber of
the watershed against fires that might
' be started by careless campers.
The reserve which Includes 222
.square miles of mountains and forest
was set aside by congress In 1802 and
. has been closely guarded ever since.
In London it is feared eggs will rise
to 25 cents each this winter. At that
rate actors ought to feel safer.
FOR SALE S young White Leghorn
hehslaying. and one rooster. Phone.
1259. ' ' SGp
'nzlmova at the Dixie TJiuiilisgiving.
tseautiTui Oregon Waterfalls. -trouble according to the member r
waterfalls' that rival In beauty the 'the citT fire department Iteceii'.y
most splendid cataracts of the Pacific
northwest have just been discovered "
on the western slope of the Cascade
In Oregon. Although within 40 miles
of Portland a city of 2G0.0OO people j
no white man. so far as the records
show had ever seen them until re-
cently j
The falls-He almost In the center of '
Bull Run forest reserve set aside by.
the government to protect Bull Run
river ;ho source of Portland's water ;
supply. The reserve Is closed to all '
visitors except employees of the gov-
eminent and of the city of Portland
ew
A rapid action drama of
mystery and love in a new
setting among the danger-
our breed of river
whose occupation was
pearl hunting.
Also Comedy.
For the S
on Tlia
Sweet mm
Seems Like Decree of Fate.
After being in a number of the worst
battles fought during the World war.
where he successfully dodged bullets
and all other death-dealing missiles to
the extent of saving his life although
hit 22. times in a way to cause griev-
ous wounds Richard J. Foran. thirty-
two 3ears-ld was Instantly killed by
lightning a few days ago while stand-
ing under n tree n. short distance from
his home near Paterson N. J. The
bolt marked his forehead with a scar
as well as his right thigh and right leg
from the knee to the ankle; tore off
the rlra of his hat. both shoes and his
trousers from the -hip.
Foran served In the war with the
Three Hundred and Ninth Machine
Gun battalion and seemed to have led
a charmed life. But when old Jupiter
.' Fulmlnntor hurled n bolt at htm there
was no escape. Fortune had desert-
ed and his career ws ended.-
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Candy is as much a pari of the festive
occasion as the big turkey.
a-Nov-ao Vh
--everyone likes
Candy if it is
fresh wholesome
like ours.
here you will find.a variety of packages.;
various weights abundant with goodies.
Whitman's
Chocolate Shop
Johnston's
Let us deliver a box for you
Thanksgiving Morn
RENFRO THREE DRUG STORES
Corner Brown and Baker Sts. Southern
Hotel Corner Drug Store
j I Vnip. THURSDAY' ;
I j JLi I liB and FRIDAY
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I MARSHALL N El LAN WTi I
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Thanksgiving Day
Continuous Show
11 a. m.toll p. m.
THE MOST THRILLING FASCINATING
AND ASTOUNDING NEWSPAPER
STORY EVER CONCEIVED
BY A HUMAN BRAIN
The city was shocked and panic shicken
The City Editor told the youu:;
reported to "Go and Got It
and after the most astoundi;:
adventures that ever befell ono
man II ii DID!
MARSHALL NEILAN
presents a sensational Mile-a-Minnte
Melodrama of Newspaper Life.
GO AND GET IT."
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Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1920, newspaper, November 24, 1920; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth344334/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.