Wheeler County Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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WHEELER COUNTY TEXAN
“A PIONEER IN THE PANHANDLE
VOL. XXIL
SHAMROCK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL /T 1926
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Obey traffic laws.
Then if your car Is
wrecked, the other
fellow Is to blame.
NO. 4»
OPENING SERVICES
OF BAPTIST CHURCH
DRAW BIG CROWDS
MORE THAN 500 FED
BY LADIES AT NOON
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Rr. Routh Commends Spirit of
Loyalty Which Made New
Building: Possible
THIEVES BUSY
HERE MONDAY
Ford Coupe Stolen Monday Morning;
Carpenter’s Tool Box Taken
From House Monday Night
The New Occupant
Last Monday morning about 8:30
a Ford coupe belonging to Claude
Hiitbrunner was stolen from Main
street near the Cicero Smith Lumber
Company. Mr. Hiitbrunner had park-
ed his car across the street from the
Sanitary Market and had gone over
Last Saturday evening and all day ^ „om6 groceries when the theft
Sunday, the maginifeent new building was c0mmittfcH4. He states that he
of the First Baptist Church was ^ waj »g0ne from the car only about
opened to the public with a series ten m jnutea.
of services of unuaual interest. Rev.
John R. Rice, pastor of the church,
spoke in the new house of worship
Saturday evening.
This service was conducted by
special act of the church, the mem-
bership feeling that, as he had led
in the building program, the pastor
A second theft was committed
Monday night when a set of tools
was taken from a house under con-
struction for Chas. Owens in the
east part of town. The tool chest
and contents, property of C. O.
Swires, is valued at more than $7i>.
Thefts of several casings from
TwLlbeCcH^ged!B,° VflTE CAST 1N
WILL BE CHANGED! ^ ^
Rock Island Announces New Time On
All Four Passenger Trains To
Take Effect Next Sunday
OFFICERS TUESDAY
UNUSUAL INTEREST IS
EXHIBITED IN RESULT
A radical change, affecting the
time of all passenger trains on this
division, has been announced by the _
Rock Island vailroad to take effect j ciark Elected Mayor; Douglas,
next Sunday, April 11. Bryan and pe„dIeton Are
Trains No. 41, west bound, and j Chosen for Council
No. 42, east bound, which have been _
coming through here at 3:24 p. m. | what was undoubtedly the largaat
| and 12:00m., will be taken off and | votc ever cast , dt eIection M
replaced by two night trams vote ever ca8t in a city election hem
The new schedule.It.as follows: !wa, po||ed ,agt Tuesday( when m
| No. 50 east bound 11:08 p. «■! people went to the polls. Internet
49, west bound 3:00 a m.; No. 112, the election was intense through-
cast bound, 5:59 a. m.; No. Ill, west' the d>y >nd the outcome WM to
l,0“"d’ 9:92 p- m . doubt until the official count waa
Although there will be no day de pubnc.
.service through this city the new, j B clark was the ,uccealfnl
schedule has several advantages. candldatt for mayor. E. Pend,^
Shamrock people w.l be able to make | ton and T j „ were re.dKted
tnps to either Oklahoma City or, ^ ^ dt c0UIlci, and R p Dougin.
Amarillo going up one night and re- elected a* the third alderman,
turning the next IIV. K. McLemore led the field ft
GET CLASS BADGES AT LIONS MEETING JS
posed^that^all four trains w.ll carry,.^ fop re.eIectlon as city attorney
i and secretary, respectively, had an
1 opposition.
Not for many years has a muate-
election in Shamrock
EIGHT BOY SCOUTS COTTON DISCUSSED
should be the first to speak In it. imtomobl'rs in various parts of town
One profession of faith and an addi-, ari, rep„r,w, to have occurred Sun-
tiou to the church resulted from the dl(y night
meeting. Shamrock is not the only town in J
Dr. E. C. Routh of Dallas, editor | y,|g wtjon that has recently been ,
•f the Baptist Standard, official troubled with an epidemic of thlev- ---- i mail for this place.
organ of the Baptists In Texas, was j|1|t a||d burglary. Larcenies of! BOTH TROOPS REPRESENTED IN BUYERS SAY SHORT STAPLE; _a
COURT OF HONOR MF.ETING
(.AST FRIDAY NIGHT
RKSI’ONSIBI.E FOR LOW
PRICE LAST FALL
the principal speaker Sunday. He kinds, ranging from chicken
addressed large crowd* at 11 j stealing to aafe breaking, are reoort-!
a. m. and at 3:30 and 7:46 p. m. ^ from wheeler. Wellington. Texoln , _ . . , . ...
!awarded badges denoting their rank was directly traceable to He haa ^ ai 0ne vote<l yet?" was met with on every
SHAMROCK BOY IS
A. Sc M. GOLF STAR
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city, s ' such widespread interest.
Workers
FOR SEWER SYSTEM „ mMtlng of the court of honor planting of inferior seed, resulting in )jf ^ f()Ur mcmbcnt of the golf comer. As the time for cloning tbs
last Friday evening In the high school ' Hhort ^uy **ill. secretary j tgam tbat represent his school' polls drew near a Urge crowd
About twenty boys, clumber of commerce In an . southwestern conference. A..gathered at the dty hall to hnar tks
auditorium.
>nt* returns read.
spirit and loyalty that haa made thU COMPLETES SURVEY
fine building poesible.” He made
a request that a picture of the build-
ing be fumUbed the Baptist Standard M R Vnl|n|t of i^bbock. who has
chtae tT 1nf ^^Town JTIhefe^ii^j/w^is'r^ 1 ^ The official count of the ballots
/rr: 2::: sri ^^yr. t„, r r^z'
pardon and protection as revealed Ur the system
In the mods!
For aldermen: H. E. Pendleton.
(Continued on lust Pago)
were given by 'n‘* l*rril«ry.
of the Boy “1 lovers end ginners havi f!d tie
(ConUnwed on Ust JMff*^-P. F. Dutkwe. city engine^- j^^eJd claaa bulge." t*" Munlily lint. A few varieties
JutxLiunwtxif lailsi nr nn ■ lair rtl/ias I nr 11 , presentation of which was made by nt cotton which produce n poor quail-
(mucncN of gas line from local »,<■ :u r-srjs rc
esevullee nt the Panhandle Bo, r»* "•»'“»* •• much of the -
Scout Council, told I he boys of the coM-m being condemned by both (alivlnrin> proof (hat inierest In eoce. In the majnrlt) of cases ap
t rogreM being made In scout work Btowera nnd buyers lhr shamr.nl. r.mntry la still ver, phcsnl. for informatioo of thto
Aruul layug of .be Upham Cm* CapSea V.ttay .lateen mile, north- m the PaohandU .1.10, are. He JLTZ+ 17SL.1 -mkH alive and escesd.ogly a*.
retail cstabllshmenla in the city.
The territory .m-red by Ihia iso
FIELD S ATED TO BEGIN IN FIVE WEEDS
TWENTY STATES REPRESENTED BY LETTERS
RECEIVED BY LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Wheeler County Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1926, newspaper, April 8, 1926; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth519155/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.