The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 3, 1927 Page: 1
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VOLUME 18
Tho Swisher county boys pig
club is planning to Bhtp a carload
of pigs to tho Fat Stock
Show at Fort Worth noxt March
Thoro fortyBlx mombors of the
club and many of them will enter
tho state tonUtter contest ns
well as ship the car lot to Fort
Worth to show and sell Several
prizes are offered club boys In
shipping car lost for which they
will try and also tho best individual
pig and tho throe best Individuals
Six premiums are offered
for which tho boys will compete
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SWISHER AND HALE COUNTIES
HAVE COWTEST
ING ASSOCIATION
Swisher and Halo counties are
the second counties In tho wholo
of Texas to introduce a cow test
ing association to serve their ter
ritory WIso County was tho pioneer
in this field having maintain
ed an association of this kind for
tho past year with marked success
Cow testing work Is carried
on extensively in tho Northern
dairy States but is a new activity
for tho Lone Star State
Twenty four farmers in Swisher
and Hale counties organized themselves
into tho association last
July and formal work of the organization
was begun this month
with arrival of J A Stark of Chero
graduate of A M College who
will be in charge of the testing
f Members of the association are
required to keep records of tho
weight of the milk of each dairy
cow and of the feed she consumes
Stark will take the record sheets
and compute tho not profit or Iobs
made on each individual cow for
the owner and will offer suggestions
on feeding and management
of dairy cattlo
Advancement is also being made
in other fields of agricultural activity
in Swisher County A now
20000ogg capacity hatchery is being
constructed and poultry raisers
have organized an AntiTheft
AMOciatlon The first bale of
cotton has been ginned and picking
of a good crop is going forwardThe town of Tulia capital of
Swisher County is writing pages
of progress too Gas permits arc
being issued for use of this fuel
just made available there Postal
receipt are showing big Increases
over those for the same period
last year and numerous other
constructive work Is under way
THE TULIA HERALD
SWISHER LADIES
AID ORPHANS
Childrens Homo Amnrlllo Tex
October 30 1027
Tulia Herald
Tulla Texas
May I through your courtesy acknowledge
quilts comfort and
childrens stocking and other
tilings brought to tho Homo for
Children recently Thcso articles
woro prepared by Mrs Walker
Parker Mrs J W Miller Mrs
Theo Sponeholtz Mrs Henry Lof
tin Mrs Will Edwards Mrs T
L Devin Mrs O W Clawson
Mrs Geo Tucker Mrs J H Ward
Mrs G A Hall and Mrs Hugh
Parkor
Please say to tho good people
of Tulia and Tulla country that
the Homo for Children has had a
most extraordinary history In the
three years and eight months of
our history wo have admitted nnd
cared for 195 children and have
in the homo at this time 52 children
All arc making splendid
grades In school and are a healthy
happy bunch They owe their
all to the Childrens Home Those
who elect to do a good work can
mako no mistake when they make
cholco of tho Homo at Amarlllo
as the place where they wish to
render service
Tho Home is nonsctarian in
its work cares for children in
need regardless of religious history
It is owned by the Am
arlllo Presbytery havo been given
into tho care of that body by Mr
and Mrs Allen Early of this city
Most cordially
G J ERVIN
Superintendent Presbyterian Home
for Children
o
BIRTHS
Born to Mr nnd Mrs
Wm H Ward Tulia Octobor
30 girl
A H Obenhaus Kress Octo
ber a girl
A J Harris October 30 a girl
Mary
R C Jennings October 27 a
girl
A W Linderman October 26
Kress boy Johnnlne
o
Mr and Mrs Roy Gladson at
tended the HomeComlng of the
Canyon Normal last Saturday
Many Dairy Farmers
are to Visit in Tulia
The Tulia Chamber of Commerce
will entertain a group of
dairy farmers from Now Mexico
sometime in December however
tho dofinite dato has not been sot
for tho trip Tho delegation will
bo headed by E E Andorson Dairy
Poultry specialist of tho State
Collogo Now Mexico and probably
D T Simons Secretary of the
Amorlcan Jorsoy Cattle club Tho
delegation is making tho trip especially
to visit tho dairy herds
in Swisher county Several cars
of visitors will he on tho
tour ho will mako a
study of tho registered Jorsoy
hords In tho county and Hston
to tho owners of tho herds explain
keoplng1
their method of breeding
rocords and tholr system of dairying
Tho purpose of tho visitation
as oxplalnod by the extension department
of Now Moxlco State
Collogo is to stlmulato tho dairying
industry In eastern Now Mexico
Tho pedigreed dairy herds In
Ishor county aro famous over
entire southwest The dole
> Ion will spend two days look
< ig over the herds while being
t goesU of tho Tulla Chamber of
Commerce
ARMISTICE PROGRAM
Armstlce program nt high
School Auditorium November R
1927 800 p m
Star Spanglod Banner
Invocation Rov A C Huff
Music High School Band
Over There Naoma Malono
Flag Drill Grades
Vocal Duet Wilma Griffin and
Cleo Hankins
Recessional Jewel Abornathy
Playot For Liberty Sako
Seniors of 27
Music High School Band
LaBt year the program com
mltteo of tho ParentTeachers Association
oaked the Senior Class
in high school to put on an Armistice
program which thoy did and
it provod to bo tho bost patroltic
program ovor given in Tulla
This year tho program committee
asked tho samo favor of tho
Seniors and thoy will give a program
equally as good as
tho ono given last year
No admission will bo charged
Tho public Is cordially invited
High School Auditorium Tuesday
evening November 8 8 p no
TULIA SWISHER COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3 1927
NewBuilding and Loan
Doin BusinessinTulia
ig Club Boys are to
Enter Fat Stock Show
The Colonial Building nnd
Loan Association whose home
office Is In Ogdcn Utah and
branch offices at Dnllns and
Amarlllo and whose assets arc
more than 100000000 has entered
Tulla and Is doing business
through F J Bolander
field manager for the Amarll
lo district aided by Ray G
Jordan local secretary and
resident agent This Is the
third Building and Loan Co
that has entered Tulla during
the past year
A local advisory board has boon vor
citizon of Uio community to cooperate
with your local editor I
wondor He is glad to have you
stop him on the street when you
havo a news item about yourself
or somo member of your family
Try him out Next tome tho stork
ft
PUBLICITY FOR
TULIA
Tho Earth n Santa Fo publication
dovotod to tho torrltorios
along lta linos gives Tulla a
prominent plnco on tho second
pageof this mngnzlno to say Do
sides a number of scones of tho
town and farm it has tills to say
More than 50 residences are under
construction in Tulla on tho Santa
Fo Railway in Swisher County
Texas Nearly all aro of brick
or stucco construction Tho building
of business hlockB aro also
under way Work Is being rushed
on a 50000 county hospital Tho
crop production In this section is
lnrgo Winter wheat cotton nnd
feud crops producod heavily Tulia
is in a shallow water district and
pump Irrigation is growing in fa
Much alfalfa is raised un
selected as follows A 1 Harris < lor Irrigation The diHtrict is
EXTRACTS FROM A RADIO your housekeeping done
TALK OVER THE TELEPHONE
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By Prof John H Casey nn engineer of tho Westinghouse
Newspaper editors from the day Electric Company has Just por
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ponent of personal Journalism 10ry may be controlled by sound
down to your local editor of the This appartus known bb tho Tele
year A D 1927 havo rocognlzod vocal system enables ono to call
and do recognize tho Importance upon the telephone and have
of names in their newspapers But tlons answerod and ordora exe
what If anything are ypu doing j cuted automatically By means
as a newspaper reader and a good i of a pitch pipe denoting various
operations for each series of notes
the orders and questions aro transmitted
to tho npparatus Mr Wea
Bloy demonstrated his apparatus
by ordering the apparatus to perform
various household duties
such as turning on tho fan open
loaves a baby at your house oallling the furnace drafts proving
newspaper office Noxt time an
outoftown relative or friend arrives
to spend a few days visiting
your family get that visitors
name In tho paper along with your
own The local editor will be
glad to havo the item
o
Miss Billlo OFarrell spent Sunday
in Amarlllo with her parents
that tho modem housowife may be
able to do all ner work whllo nt
tho telephone of her club
Photo shows Mr Wonsloy with
his Tolevocal system
o
Miss Ottlo Goodall and John
vane attended tho Tech and A
M football gnmo at Lubbock last
Saturday
Thn Park Hoard mot Tuesday
afternoon and decided to bogln at
once on a subscription campaign
to finance tho tiling and the plantIng
of trees In Conner Park They
had mot with the City Commission
and found out what help and
available moans fiom tho former
tax fund would bo expected from
Mr A 1 Harris was elected
chairman of tho Finance Commit
tee Now If our people will help
with generous donations from thoso
who are able and feel Interested
In a pnrk and everyone should
feel that they want a put In the
work that Is the benefit of all
Tulia
O E S MEETING
Thore will bo a mooting of tho
O E S at the local lodge rooms
next Tuesday night All mombors
an urged to be present and hour
a report of tho Grand Chapter
Mooting at Mineral Wells Mrs
Jas Garrett Mrs S II Dyer and
Mrs J H Bogo wore present it
that meetlnc
Plenty Busy Right NouT
f BLW0Ht
TULIA MY STAR
One of tho outstanding players
on the Buffalo football team ovor
at Canyon Is Elvis Ward of this
city Ward now playing his boc
ond yenr at Canyon Is a product
of tho local high school nnd was
a star utholoto hero His position
Is ond nnd how ho playn that position
During Inst season which
wnn Wnrda first at Canyon ho
failed to show anything especially
until tho Bonson wan woll under
way but whon ho did find
out that ho could play football It
took him Just two days to make
tho first string and ho has boon
on that loft ond ovor slnco In
this his second year ho has not
mot his importer and It Is doubtful
If thore is a bettor ond than
ho In tho conforoncn
Ward also wan rognlar guard
on the champion Buff basketball
team during tho past season Tulla
hns always furnished a number
of star athelotcs on tho Buff teams
and this yoar Is no exception
o
CONTRACT VOH NEW
W T S T C IS TORE
LET NOVEMBER 2
Canyon Oct 30 Bids aro being
asked for on the new Education
building of tho West Texas
State Teachers college and tho
contract will be lot on November
28 according to Presldont J A
Hill
Tho now building will be one of
the most complete education buildings
in the Southwest Architect
10 F Illttonberry together with
members of tho raculty havo studied
plans for the past four months
in order to Incorporate tho very
latest Ideas In education
There is an appropriation available
for 275000 for tho building
and 25000 for the furniture and
equipment It is hoped that tno
building will he ready for use by
the summer session next year
o
Dr J Ed Crawford accompanied
by his wife loft last of tho week
for El Paso whore the Dr Will
be made a Scottish Rite Mason
After this ceremony Is ovor he
will attend a medical clinic for
about ton days and then will go
to points south and east for a well
deserved vacation for a time bo
fore returning home
way of Oklahoma City TulBa
> and Springfield Mo will bo Inaugurated
this morning by tho
Pickwick stago system
Busses running out of Amar
lllo to Oklahoma City will carry
11 passengerB It was announced
conches which aro usually oporat
I ed by tho company will not bo put
on tho AmarllloOklahoma City
NUMBER 44
5000People onStreets
TuliaTradesDayNovl
Another record crowd was In
nttendnnco at Tullns second
Trades Day celebration last
Tuesday Tho streets were so
crowded that It became necessary
for the safety of the pe
destalns that a portion of the
streets be roped off prohibiting
automobiles the use of
that portion of the streets
Tulia merchants aro a live hunch
thoroughly awake to the boat In
torcsts of tho town and community
and like to allow tho people
of the trado tunltory that thoy
appreciate Uiolr patronage
president F P Engloman vleo illso l important dairy soctlon Jlinlc rfnw al uny f thor TnuIf
presldont Ray G Jordan score nlltl lllH ma y registered Jersey nly nfralrB vet > nnd i0iovlur t
tary resident agent and a hoard cattle
of directors composed of tho fol Similar articles havo appeared
lowing Tulia men A J Harris tho Grocer West Texas To
Geo J Jennings Ray G Jordan > 1 other publications
W S Tomlinson F P Engloman j
T 15 Ervin Douglas Hums
Tho CraneBenson Company ol
Amarlllo are the district rnana
gors and Mr Crane anil F J
Bolander have spent several days
hero aiding the local agent in
getting the business started It is
understood that several thousand
dollars worth of certificates have
been sold and loans are being
made The First National Hank
has been designated depository
for the funds paid on savings nc
counts and payment of loans
o
Iulla Iiuh not failed to have a
to lie beneficial to both merchant
and customer another will bo hold
during tho Chilstiiins holidays Tho
shelves of the Tulla merchants
aro full of many useful and beau
tiful Christinas articles and tho
prices mo light making It un
necessary for anyono to go to tho
cities for articles that can bo ha
at home at a price that Is lower
than the cities quality considered
Tho Tulla School Band furnished
splendid music for tho occasion
and everyone seemed to havo a
good time In gonoial
o
PARK BOARD HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
Kiwanis Banquet Fri
Night Hugh Success
Tho upper hall of the Tulla
j High School building was the
cono of Hallowoon fontlvltloB last
08i RUFF TFiiM Frtt3r lEht whon u ° ki >
WHS VWI I 15 IbnBT
Clul banquotod tho school
faculty
The program was arrangod by and
presldod ovor by Fred Andorson
who provod to bo a popular toast
ninstor Tho spirit of tho UmeB
was ontorod Into by nil prosont
and many floshcrooplng hair
raising storlos woro told Interrupted
by Bcroama nnd protouts fron
tho Indies
All preaont doclnrod thoy had i
wonderful ovonlng nnd espoclnllj
enjoyed tho good onto prepared
by tho liullos of tho P T A and
sorvod by tho girls of tho Homo
Economics class
SENIOR HALLOWEEN
PARTY
Tho Senior Class was entertained
In tho homo of Miss Wllma
Griffin on Monday evening October
tl Tho llfo llko figures of
wltchos and black cats together
with the parading of tho spooko
made the ovonlng very Interesting
In addition to the many games
we were favored with several
numbers by our favorite tenor
Mr Bon Matthewa at a lato hour
delicious refreshment woro served
to tho following Misses Georgo
Winston ilortha Zimmerman Noll
Wnlters Emily nnd Marguerite WI
man Naomi Maloiio Wllma Griffin
Jewel Abornathy Ottio Good
all Cleo Hanklus Messrs Harry
McCluro Loralno Harris Hob Anderson
Follx Moto Charlie Hor
rlng Charles Brooks Charles En
glonian Dwlght Moody Aryles
Dawson Lee Payne Jake Burns
Reese ScroggliiB and Dick ODau
iol
MARRIAGES
Tho following marriage Ilconso
have been granted the past wook
John Ware and Mrs Ethel Wuro
both of Borger Octobor 28
Louis F Harbian and Miss Loulso
M Hernor Tulla October 31
Chas A Htechllu and Miss Mary
E Doors Lubbock Oct 27
Huster West and Miss Catharine
Banks Lubbock and Idnlou Oct
T 13 Goff and Mrs Myrtlu Wallace
Lubbock Oct 28
0
Claude Kllcreaso was operated
on for appondlctis in tho Plain
view sanitarium last week He is
reported us getting along nicely
Sheep Raising Pays Big
Profits in Swisher Co
AMARILLO AND ST LOUIS A c Jlch iircl tow
f HlH tln l
8n x
HI SI RVICF TODVY
periiuent with or to ti > < > t
small way on tin1 fnir id
Dillv motor bus MrvIre be says that he it a bi n >
twocii Amailllo and St IoiIb byiu what sheop will do and bo
lloves thoy will piovo u great
money maker for tho farmers In
tho county His financial statement
shows splendid results During
February this yoar he purchased
21 lato lambs for 108 00
and in tho latter part of Muy ho
Duo to unpaved highways a pnrtB0l wethers lambs out of hoof
tho distance tho special built oj head for 10000 Lato Jn the
spring ho also purchased 34 esas
and 24 lambs for 29000 and in
additional 8 owes and bought
run until tho highways havo beonc himbs from another party 7500
hardsurfaced 2t lato lambs 10800
From Oklnhoma City cast spej3l owes 21 spring lambs 29000
clal built 28passongor coaches S owes and C spring lambs 7500
will bo used it was announced Investment
yestocday Theso couches have Sold 10 weathor lambs
reclining chair seats complete lav Sold Wool
atory oqulpmont weathertight bag Lambs on haud 30 8
gago container and sliding glass
doors
Sules and increase
473 00
10000
ll8no
24000
45800
Tho statement shows that tho
Tho company announces that thesales and increaso only lacked
service will later extend to tho 1500 of being 100 per cent on the
Pacific coaBt ovor highway 6C j investment from February to Octo
Amarlllo News i ber 1927
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Engleman & Engleman. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 3, 1927, newspaper, November 3, 1927; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42036/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.