The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Dallas county's oldest newspaper
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1940 MESQUITE, TEXAS
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NUMBER 17.
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Dr K. N Stanard and MiHs Sarah
k»|g of the Federal Prison were
kjtort •" Mesquite recently.
gtatmard, physician for the
fison. is 11 uew subscriber of The
has M.sciuitfr.
v booster is O. E. Rhodes, repre-
Ltative of the Times Herald In
.asaut drove, and his family, who
in., many friends in their commun-
L xhey are reader® and subscribers
L the Tex;'.- Mesquiter.
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Mrs. A T. Hell of Hells Flower
lap, Scyene Road, is a booster of
[te M«-s<initer and this part of Dal-
L county, where she expects t o
(pwith and for the people of this
Ktion. Mrs Bell lias just completed
laew green house. She has done
Lveral beatuiful floral jobs for the
fct-asant Mound Methodist. Church.
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Jl«. Hons Williams, capable man-
L of the school cafeteria for
ireral years, took advantage of the
[pat magazine bargain offered by
Mesquiter. Mrs. Williams has
«i a subscriber to the oldest news-
iiper in the county for years. She
| a thrifty person and immediately
lit the economy in the bargain
of the Mesquiter, McCall's
kagazine. Woman's Home Com-
linion. American Poultry Journal,
rm Journal. Farmers Wife. Breed-
Jrs Gazette, Southern Agriculturist,
|l for 1 year for $2.
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J \V llanby, Walter as he is
piled by all of his associates, has
«i a source of encouragement to
e youth of Mesquite. Mr. Hanby
b been a leader in various activ-
ates for the benefit of the boys and
kirls. and it isn't an uncommon oc-
fcranee for the boys of yesterday
|» tell what Walter Hanby has
iwmt to thetn. No greater compli-
ant could be passed ou a man.
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Mrs. J. O. Anderson of New Hope
s lived her entire life in that com-
anitv and at Rose Hill She is a
ember of the Baptist Church. A
pica! mother, whose whole life has
en wrapped up in her family. Mrs.
tidorson has seven children, all of
hom live here except one daughter,
Irs. W J. Burton, Dallas. The two
bpr daughter at home are Misses
Mia and Zelma Anderson. Clayton,
!yde, eico and Odis are the four
®s. These children have been a
*at comfort and pleasure to their
other, and to their lute father,
r Anderson, who passed away
Iree years ago in April.
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Mrs. Dclhert Motley, one of the
>st energetic persons we know, is
to succeed at any undertaking
> attempts. Mrs. Motley teaches
Mesquite? Grammar School, hav-
w tome to Mesquite from Bayles
S'hnol were she taught for many
ears. One of her fifth grade pupils
on the Cokesbury award In literary
ork recently. Mrs. Motley is versa-
tile is a splendid teacher, bus-
» woman, politician and organl-
«hs is capable. Mr Motley, her
"band, is a member of the well-
l0*n popular Motley family, and is
favorite among Railroad Commls-
'(>n employees. He has been with
Railroad Commission for sever-
' Tears.
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^alter Kd Rouse, 20, son of
r and Mrs. A. H. Rouse of Mes-
who enrolled in the Medical
«D» of TT. s. Army, August 5, with
^quarters at Dodd Field. San
lMnnlo. will receive news of the
|0tne folk through the Texas MeB-
,li,er Kd is well-known in Mes-
"''s. as his father has been in bus-
here many years, and the
has always lived here. He
dusted from Mesquite High
' 001 In 1 <»:»*. we wish for E d
•fh success In, bis military life,
"father, A. H. Rouse, renewed
Subscription at the same time he
bribed for Ed. Mr. Rouso is em-
nt Whites Oarage In Dallas,
"knows the garage business from
P* ^'"le, ns he was in bustncess
■ p*nulte for many, many years.
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s Rose and E. R. Hnllowell
KJ?a"as were in Mesquite 1 a s t
"tore a 30 pound catfish
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Miss Galloway To
Wed In New York
Miss Jean net te Galloway, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Bedford
Galloway, Mrs. Joel R. Bond of
Dallas, Miss Bond of Terrell, and
Clyde Irion of Dallas, left
Wednesday morning for New York,
where Miss Galloway is to become
the bride of Wimberly Goodman of
New York at a ceremony expected to
be solemnized Sunday, September
22 at the Little Church around the
Corner. The couple will live in New
York.
Mrs. Galloway and other members
of the party are expected to return
In two weeks.
Miss Galloway is the attractive
daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Bedford
Galloway. She attended Southern
Methodist University where she maj-
ored in voice, it was in the Univer-
sity that Miss Galloway met the
groom-to-be.
QUEEN BETTY BE'RRY AND PRINCESSES
Two Thousand Help
Open 16th f air
The 1940 Mesquite Fair was for-
mally opened Wednesday night with
the Presentation of the Queen, Miss
Betty Berry, and her court of six-
teen princesses, representing the
sixteen communities participating in
the Fair. Miss Edith Faye Cole,
Mesquite; Billie Hayes, New Hope;
Vera Austin, Balch Springs; Martha
Short, Lawsoti; Etta Bedford, Ed-
wards; Ruth Dixon, Seagoville;
Frances Walton, Kleberg; Pauline
Miller, Rylie; Thelma Chowning,
Pleasant Grove; Rachael Anderson,
Rose Hill; Madeline Cole, Urban-
dale; Rae Fern Brooks, Murphree;
Peggy Terrell, Triangle; Dorothy
Gault, Dal-Kanf; Catherine Ash,
Tripp-Long Creek; and Mary Milli-
can, Scyene, dressed in evening
gowns, made the appropriate build-
up for Her Majesty, the Queen, as
they marched up the aisle-way
across the stage and up the steps
on either side of the balcony, where
the Queen appeared.
A musical program, directed by
Mrs. Raymond Padgett, included an !
accordian number by Betty Jo j
Knight; tap dance,
Knight; tap dance, vocal solo, Josie i
Mae Austin; guitar numbers, Mad- j
eline Cole, and band music. |
The program on the outdoor stage
Thursday night was to feature the
Kass Kounty Kids. Uncle Ed and
Little Willie, preceded by a concert
by the Mesquite Band.
Friday Kaufman and Mesquite
will meet for a tilt on the football
field. Friday is homecoming day
for old settlers.
Saturday night the Stampes
Quartet will entertain on the big
stage in front of the senior high
school.
The Amateur Horse Show will be
staged Saturday, 4 p.m. at Athletic
Field.
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Miss Betty Berry of /.ipp City
was presented as Queen of the Six-
teenth Annual Mesquite Fair at
elaborate ceremonies which opened
the Fair Wednesday, September 18,
8 o'clock on the outdoor stage ad-
joining the Junior High School.
Reading left to right, top row. Mad-
Mound-llrban-
Berry; Edith
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elino Cole, Pleasant
dale; Queen Betty
Faye Cole, Mesquite; Dorothy Gault,
Dal-Kanf; Catherine Ash, Tripp-
Long Creek; Frances Walton, Kle-
berg. Middle row, Etta Bedford. Ed-
wards; Rae Fern Brooks, Murphree;
Mary Millican, Scyene; Virginia
Courtesy Time* Herald
Dixon, Seagoville; Martha Belle
Short, Lawson, Front row, Thelma
Chowning, Pleasant Grove; Rachael
Anderson, Hose Hill; Vera Austin,
Balch Springs; Peggy Terrell, Trian-
gle; Billie Hayes. New Hope,
Mr. MeKenzie Some
Program Presented
Better After Fall At Opening
J. M. MeKenzie, who fell off the
back porch at his home Thursday
afternoon, September 12, and suffer-
ed a fractured hip, will likely be
placed in braces today. It is hoped
that he will be able to sit in a roll-
ing chair when he gets the brace.
On October 5 Mr. MeKenzie will
be 89 years old He and Mrs. Me-
Kenzie have been fortunate in en-
joying unusually good health for
people of their age. Mrs. MeKenzie
has a special nurse with Mr. Me-
Kenzie.
The Mesquite School opened Mon-
day morning, September 16. The
program included Musical numbers
by Mrs. Robert Weber and Miss
Virginia Lewis. Rev. C. C. Allen
read the devotional. The welcome
was given byB. F. Galloway. Mrs.
Cam Alexander, president of thtj
Pa rent-Teachers Association spoke.
The faculty was introduced by Supt.
Berry. Following the program the
students reported to their class
es for full time schedules.
Old Folk Picnic
To Be Held Sept. 26
The 65th Annual'Pioneer Picnic
will be held Thursday, September
26 at Lee Park in Oak Lawn, Dallas,
according to Epps G. Knight, who
has been president of the organiza-
tion for the past 30 years. Dinner
will be furnished for all the old
folk.
The public is invited. All younger
people are asked to bring a basket.
Loses House by Fire
Fire destroyed the house of Mrs.
G. E. Harris, (negro school teacher)
who lives at 2716 Brigham Lane,
last Friday. 1 p.m. Mrs. Harris has
been a teacher in the Brickyard
school for the past sixteen years.
She said she lost everything in the
bouse except one suit of furniture.
She lost her school books of a life
time.
Her daughter, Lorene, who was
ready to leave for Prairie View, had
all her clothes burned up. Friends
presented Lorene gifts of clothes, so
she could leave immediately for
college.
4-11 Exhibit Reminds
One of Christmas
With Christmas just around the
corner, a visit to the 4-H Club ex-
hibit at the Mesquite Fair will give
visitors some new ideas for wrap-
ping their Christmas gifts. The 4-H
club girls of the Seagoville grade
school are emphasizing the uses of
cotton by displaying gift packages
wrapped in cotton materials—prints,
ginghams, percale, flour sacks, and
tied with cotton ribbons—rick rack,
bias tape, cotton lace, scraps of
material pinked with pinking shears.
Novelty trims, or decorations in-
clude whole bolls of cotton, tacked
on as ornaments. The exhibit in-
cludes 36 attractive packages, each
original in design and style.
Miss Juanita Urban, assistant
County Agent, said that the girls
often wrapped the packages in
enough material to make a tea a
pron, and tied them with the proper
trimming, making the trimming in
pretty bows. Mrs. Dudley Sullivan
is sponsor of the Seagoville club.
The Kleberg 4-11 Club is showing
a typical bedroom for the average
club girl. The entire display is in
miniature, and it also emphasizes
the importance of cotton. The room
includes a study center, with its
desk, books, lamp, waste basket,
and bookshelves in the background.
A large comfortable chair, upholster-
ed in cotton material, completes the
unit. A temporary bath room is con-
cealed behind a screen, near a
closet, convenient with towels and
bath clothes on the open door. In-
side the closet the girls clothes are
in order, a hat rack and shoe rack
are included. The furniture, made
by the girls, consists of a bed, two
chairs, two tables, dressing table,
and rugs. A complete ensemble for
the bed includes springs, spring
cover, mattress of surplus cotton,
mattress pad, t w o sheets, cotton
and cotton spread. The room is pro-
perly lighted with a floor lamp,
desk lamp, bedside lamps, and dress-
ing table lamps.
The room should be an inspira-
tion to all girls and women in tlio
rural communities to make their
GIRL SCOUTS MET
FRIDAY THE 13th
The Girl Scuts met Friday, Sept.
13 at the Presbyterian Church at
3:30 with eight Girl Scouts, three
visitors and three leaders present.
The Scouts made arrangements
to take part in the National Defense
Rally Saturday night, Sept. Hand
presentation of the Queen Wednes-
day night. New officers elected Fri-
day were Patrol Leaders, Doris Hen-
son, Helen Vlck; reporter. Oma
Jean Norwood.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. Forrest Thompson entertain-
ed the Contract Bridge Club Tues-
day afternoon with two tables of
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bridge.
Mrs. Sam Sietz won high score
and Mrs. Clayton Anderson second
high score.
"A salad course was served to
Mrs. Clayton Anderson, Mrs. L. G.
Haralson, Mrs. W. C. McCallum,
Mrs. Sam Rutherford, Mrs. Tommy
Miller, Mrs. G. R. Porter, and Mrs,
Sam Sietz,
homes comfortable and attractive.
Even people who have all the con-
veniences of the great, city can bene-
fit by a visit, to the exhibit.
Hundreds Want Aid
Given England
Hope for the best and prepare for
the worst was the warning suggested
in a message delivered by W. A.
Thomas. Collector of Internal Reve-
nue, and principal speaker at the
National Defense Rally held in Mes-
quite last Saturday night. Mr.
Thomas said we Americans must dis-
cern impending dangers, and provide
to meet them; we must depend on
education; will power, patriotism
and modern implements of war.
"Patriotism must be taught at home,
glorified at school, practiced in
business, proclaimed in politics, and
extolled by the ministers," he said.
R. L. Thomas, chairman of the Dal-
las County Committee on National
Defense, Introduced Mr. Thomas.
Mayor Bedford Galloway welcom-
ed the many guests from all the
communities in the Mesquite Trade
areas and the city of Dallas. J. F.
McCullough was master of ceremon-
ies. J. T. Simmons pronounced the
invocation. Resolutions were offered
by the Rev. R. M. Thompson and
second by John E. Davis. Resolved
that we, the people of Mesquite,
Texas, and vicinity in mass meeting
assembled, do hereby petition the
President of the United States, the
Senate, the House of Representa-
tives, the Secretary of War, and the
Secretary of Navy, that they and
each of them take every possible
step to prepare our country to de-
fend Its institutions both on laud
and at sea, and with the least possi-
ble delay and we petition them to
forget all party lines and political
differences and cooperate for the de-
fense of our democratic institutions.
Be it further resolved, that we
recommend that all possible aid be
given to the British Empire in its
battle to preserve democratic ideals
and Institutions, believing that they
are fighting our battles, and are
entitled to our fullest aid and co-
operation. Especially do we recom-
mend that planes and torpedo boats
In such quantities that will not in
any way jeopardize our National
Defense program be dispatched to
England Immediately.
We, the undersigned, chairman
and Secretary of the Mass Meeting
of the citizens of Mesquite and vic-
inity do hereby certify that the
above foregoing resolutions were
unanimously adopted at Mass Meet-
ing held In Mesquite, Texas, Septem-
ber 11, 1940, at which approximate-
ly 800 citizens were present and
that the above truly represents said
mass meeting. J. F. McCullough.
Chairman; G. R. Porter, secretary.
Music was furnished by the
hands of Mesquite and Pleasant
Grove.
Other talks were made by the
Rev. R. B. Cooper of the Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church; Rev. Don
Root, Pleasant Grove Christian; L.
J. Berry, Supt. Mesquite Schools;
B. H. Macon, Grove Supt.; E. B.
Range, Lions Club; Mrs. Clyde
Dean. Womans Club; and A. J.
Cook, publisher. The Boy Scouts and
Girl Scout Troops, under their lead-
ers, gave a flag drill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thomas, Gus
Thomasson, Sam Hanna, F. T.
Patello, R. L. Thomas, Cflaude West-
erfeld, and O. D. Brundage, of Dallas
were special guestB for the occasion.
JOHN RENNER WEDS ON FRIDAY THE 13th
Host To Princesses
The princesses of the Mesquite
Fair were guests of the Fair Asso-
ciation Tuesday night. September
17 at Johnson's Cafe. Guests pres-
ent were Thelma Chowning, Ra«hael
Anderson. Vera Austin, Peggy Ter-
rell. Billy Hayes. Etta Bedford. Rae
Fern Brooks, Mary MilHcan. "Vir-
ginia Dixon. Martha Belle Short.
Madeline Cole, Betty Berry, Edith
Faye Cole, Dorothy Gault. Catherine
Ash. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Allen, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Padgett. Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Porter, Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. McLaran and Mr. and Mrs. \\
L. Wilkinson. Frances Walton and
Pauline Miller, princesses, were not
present.
The reunion of the graduating
class of 1937, scheduled for Septem-
ber 20. was postponed to October 4
at the football game in the Athletic
Field.
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Vera Dean Bas-
wffl dene became the
H bride of John Ren-
$ ner, Friday, Sept.
13, one minute af-
ter 12 o'clock at a
ceremony perform-
ed by Grace Holt
Deweese, Justice of
the Peace and Dep-
uty County Clerk
of Rockwall Coun-
ty. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. 8. H. Bas-
dene, 1827 Park
Row. Mr. Renner is
well known in Mes-
quite for he attend-
ed school here from
1923 to 1929. He
stayed with his
innt, Mrs. Myrtle
Williamson. H I s
mother was the late
Mrs. Janie Renner,
sister of Mrs. Wil-
liamson.
MRS. SIETZ HOST
Mrs. Sam Sietz entertained the
Contract Club with two tables of
bridge.
High score was won by Mrs. For-
rest Thompson. Mrs. L. G. Haralson
won second high score.
A salad plate was served to Mr.s
L. G. Haralson, Mrs. S. J. Bucka-
lew, Mrs. G. R. Porter, Mrs. W. C.
McCallum, Mrs. Sam Rutherford and
Mrs. Forrest Thompson.
Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lander and
and Miss Ruth Lander entertained
with a dinner party Wednesday
night at the Busby Cafe. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jett and
son, Richard Wayne of Duncanville,
Mrs. Pearl smith, Dallas, and Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Range.
Mat Courtray tliilln» New*
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Range announce
the arrival of a daughter, weight
6 mnds 10 ounces, Wednesday,
September 18 at Florence Nightin-
gale hospital.
Miss Permella Ware entered Ho-
ward Payne College at Browuwood
Monday. Miss Ware is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ware. Mrs.
Ware and the Rev. and Mrs. R. M.
Thompson accompanied her to
Brownwood.
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Cook, Mrs. A. J. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1940, newspaper, September 20, 1940; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth407079/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.