The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, April 27, 1923 Page: 1
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enthusiastic session was
f hold during the entire two days
and a spirit of optimism for the
future of the Panhandle prevail
ed among the pencil pushers
Agricultural and live stock condi
j tions are good and with the good
irnins over the entire Panhandle
w Ji the newspaper men are looking
forward to a prosperous year
y4 AddressWKby outstanding nows
ii paper men and others and the exchanging
of ideas and problems
confronting the newspaper man
and the transaction of business
constituted the business session
but the big features to the assembly
was the banquets and entertainment
which were tendered
thorn Friday noon the Board of
City development of Amarillo
gave a banquet and at the even
7 ing hour The Amarillo News and
Sti Cwsrcssninn Marvin Jones royal
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THE TULIA HERALD
SERVICE
First Last and all the time
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The Druggist
The Store of Individual Service
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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
e have the Hot Point Line of Electric
ippliancesVacuum sweepers toasters
lis Curlers Percolators Globes Etc
Flynt Jewelry Company
FOR
GIFTS THAT LAST
LNHANDLE PRESS MEETING
jf ATTENDED APRIL 2021
spite the general rains over
JanhandlcPlains country ap
ximately one hundred editors
jfteuded the opening session of
le annual eonvention of the Pan
ttandlc Press Association held in
larillo last Friday and Satin
All parts of the Panhandle
sections of Oklahoma and
Mexico were represented at
convention while many other
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NEAR EAST RELIEF
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY
Dr 1 AV White of Dallas
Texas official representative of
the Near East Relief for Northwest
Texas will speak in the
churches of Tulia Sunday April
29th as follows at the Baptist
ehureli at the morning hour 1100
a in and at the Methodist chinch
800 p m
The various congregations of
Tulia curdles arc given an urgent
invitation to attend both these
meetings
Dr White has the reputation of
being one of the best informed
men on conditions and the people
of tho Bible land and is nn able
speaker who will give the facts
At 400 p m at the Jewel
Theatre a great free motion picture
will he given of the children
and people of the Bible land Everybody
should hear these addresses
and see this free picture
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LARGE NUMBER DELEGATES
ATTENDED CONFERENCE
A large crowd of delegates and
> ltors attoiil d the eonvention
of the Seventh District of the
Federation of Womens Clubs
held in Clarendon last Friday and
Saturday
Tho delegates and visitors from
Tulia were as follows Mrs W C
Crawford from the Delphian club
Mrs W A Porter from Civic
League Mrs 1 0 Clennin from
ParentTeachers Association and
Mrs R G Porter and Mrs J
Ross Noland as guests
These ladies report a most interest
and instructive session besides
being royally entertained by
the people of Clarendon
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We arefortunate in having another
poultry car to arrive next week so we are
paying 17 cents pound for hens until Monday
or latter
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We Pay cash for Eggs
Have plenty of onion sets
Huxford Cash Grocery
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KANSAS CITY BOOSTERS
MET BY LARGE CROWD
Kansas City business men to the
number of 125 arrived in Tulia on
their special train n little ahead
of scheduled time on Wednesday
morning April 25 They were met
at the station by a large number
of citizens and escorted to town
Their 20piece band and the Tulia
band beaded the march to the
business center of Tulia where
an address of welcome was delivered
by fomer mayor H II
Tracy in which he turned the city
over to the Kansas City boosters
In response a short talk was made
by the mayor of Kansas City in
which he complimented the people
of this great plains country
The Tulia school was dismissed
until ten o clock on this occasion
and the pupils practically as a
body were present to get the many
souvenirs that were being distributed
by the Kansas City businessmen
The stop here was one of sixty
four stops to 10 made on a 244G
mile tour that these representatives
of Kansas City business
houses are making under tho auspices
of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce through Colorado
New Mexico Texas Oklahoma
and Kansas
It is the ThirtySecond Annual
Trade Extension Trip of the Kansas
City Chamber of Commerce
N N Dalton President of the
chamber headed the party along
with F J McGinley Chairman of
their Trade Extension Committee
The party was irade up of mSim
facturers wholesalers bankers
live stock and grain men Their
slogan is out to meet old friends
and make new ones
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D H HYMAN DIES
SUDDENLY SUNDAY
D 11 Hyinan a pioneer citizen
of Swisher county died suddenly
at his home just west of town last
Sunday He had been feeling
badly only a few days and members
of his family were shocked
to find that lie had passed to the
great beyond while they were not
present with him
Mr Hymuu was born in North
Carolina October 25th 1811 and
was at the time of his deatli 5S
years 5 months and 27 days old
He came to Texas when IS year
of age and in 1891 was married
to Ida Elliot To this union ton
children were born six of whom
are now living and were all present
at the funeral except one
Funeral services were conducted
at the Presbvterian church at
300 oclock Monday by Rev
Solon Johnson A crowded house
at the funeral services bespoke the
esteem in which his many friends
held him The last mortal remains
wore laid to rest in Rose
Hill cemetery to await that great
judgement day
The Herald joins the many
friends of the family in extending
sympathy to the bereaved in this
their saddest hours
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Mr and Mrs Odoll Gillham of
Happy Texas were guests of Miss
Helen Brashear Saturday and Sunday
returning to their home Sunday
afternoon Mrs Gillham was
formerly Miss Ruth Fpton of this
city Ilor father was pastor of
the Methodist church in Tahoka
proceeding the present pastor
Rev TTpton and family now reside
in San Angolo Tahoka News
Mr and Mrs Georgo Dudley
left the latter part of last week
for TTico Texas where they will
visit relatives andfriends in their
old home town
TULIA GIRLS DEBATING
TEAM WINS IN CANYON
Canyon April 21 The seuior
girls debating team of Tjfni won
over the Pampa team by 1 decision
count of 3 to 2 The Tulia team
was composed of Theta Qeorige
and Roberta Hutchinson and the
Pampa team was composed of
Mabel Munday and Bessie Bart
ram The Amarillo senior boys debating
team won over the Miami
team tonight by a decision of 4 to
1 The Amarillo team was composed
of Robert Teed and Eugene
Jordan and the Miami team of
Acia Estes and Robert Robbins
The winners in the Senior boys
declamation were J D Gamble
of Canyon Robert McClaughlin
Dalhart and Polk Wells of
Miami
The winners in the senior girls
declamation were Arliss OKeefe
Panhandle Gladys Holloway Mc
Lean and Faye Dye of Claude
In the Rural Senior Boys declamation
Jones Whitner Adrain
Wayne Eubanks Lakeview Arthur
Hamilton Centerville were
the winners
The winners in the Rural Senior
Girls declamation were Olen
da Fox Hart Sybil Whitten King
Geneva Watson Wayside
The winners in the Rural Girls
declamation were Maggie Scrog
gins Mount Pleasant Violet Bolt
hrope ITolt Helen Howard King
Minnie Pierce Union Hill
The winners in the Rural Boys
declamation were Roy Ilinds
Conway Rylan Mordock New
Hope James Hundley Westford
Winners in Junior Girls declamation
were Edna Ga Dimmitt
Dora Lee Wilson B j Fern
Smith Follette
The winners in the Wiiior Boys
declamation were Shelby Jersey
Bovina Moice Chadwick Perry
ton Bob Flanigan Diminitt
The results in the Essay Contest
show that Class A was won
by Potter County with Donley
Coifnty second and Amrstrong
County third Class B was won
by Carson County with Gray
County second and Roberts County
third The Rural school essay
contest was won by Ochiltree
County with Swisher County second
and Armstrong County third
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PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING AGREED UPON
We are informed by R C xs
bury secretary of the Tulia school
board that plans for the new high
school building have been agreed
upon by the board and have been
submitted to the architect and his
figuers presented covering the
probable cost of the plans as outlined
by the board Architect
Carlander of Amarillo was here
Wednesday and met with the
board that evening It is believed
by Mr Carlander tliat the building
can be erected with the money
appropriated for that purpose as
per the plans of the board
It is believed that it will be only
will be in position to begin the
a short time now until the board
erection of a modern new high
school The bond issue was 125
000 but a part of this amount will
be used for remodeling and repairing
the old building
D H CULTON PLACES BRIEF
IN HANDS LOCATING BOARD
Judge D II Culton chairman of
the local Tech College committee
left last Sunday for Austin Texas
where he placed before the state
locating board of the Tech college
a brief fully putting forth Tulia
claims why the college should be
located at this place lie met with
a full membership of the board
and placed in their hands a neat
10page brief setting forth the
many advantages which we have
for the location of the school
Mr Culton returned Wednesday
morning from Austin
Swisher County and in fact the
entire Plains country has been
blessed with abundant rainfall
this pring We wore again visited
with good rains on last Thursday
night and Tuesday with the
elements in our favor for still
more to come Swisher county is
grass and ell rowing crops iu
coming out like a garden with the
good condition This is our year
and the people generally are preparing
to harvest a bumper eorp
from tho broad fields this season
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your use They are fine
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every way inexpensive to
build They are plans that
will give you the most home
value for your money
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ALLPANHANDLE FAIR
IN AMARILLO MAY 45
The AllPanhandle School Fair
will be held in Amarillo on May
4th and 5th This is the first fair
of the kind ever given in the
Panhandle and is given as a feature
of the educational department
of the PanhandlePlains
Chamber of Commerce with better
schools for the entire Panhandle
is the aim
A neat catalogue has been
printed describing the fair and the
many contests to be held Most
of the county school fairs have already
been held and those schools
winning in the county will have
their displays and contests at
Amarillo on the above dates
It is expected that a large crowd
of Panhandle school pupils and
patrons will be in attendance at
this fair
Tlie next meeting of the Del
phian club will be with Mrs R
W Crowdcr as hostess at the
home of Mrs Fred Anderson on
May 1st All members are requested
to answer roll call with
quotations from The Tempest
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J Ross Noland cashier of the
First National Bank took advantage
of the holiday last Saturday
and made n trip to Amarillo
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WEST TEXAS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE CONVENTION
San Angelo April 2G San
Angelo has made careful arrangements
to accommodate the 10000
expected during the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce convention
here May 21 22 and 23 Camping
facilities for thousands provided
on the river in heart of town
where fishing boating and swimming
may be indulged iu Come
prepared to spend three big joyous
days
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ATTENDING PRESBYTERIAL
Those who are attending the
Amarillo Presbyterial in session in
Plainview yesterday and today as
delegates from the Missionary society
are Mesdames Solon Johnson
Clarence Byrnes and E K
llulsey Miss Hally Hutchinson
is delegate from the Christian
Endeavor
Among those who accompanied
the above delegates to Plainview
yesterday morning were Mesdames
Douglas Burns D B
Crawford D A McSpaddcn T
A Gray Bradford Miss Annie
McSpaddcn Rev Solon Johnson
and Mr D A McSpaddcn
Our delegates have been asigned
prominent parts on the program
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AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 3 1923
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts 21031308
Hanking House Furniture Fixt 1900000
Stocks and Bonds 30000
Other Real Estate 123000
Interest in Depositors Gty Fund 1233281
CASH and EXCHANGE 13182059
TOTAL 38121848
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 5000000
Surplus and Undivided Profits 51 18579
DEPOSITS 27973209
TOTAL f3Sl21S48
TUB ABOVE STATEMENT IS CORRECT
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Engleman, J. S. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, April 27, 1923, newspaper, April 27, 1923; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45570/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.