The Wheeler County Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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Get the Dining Room 1
for the Thanksgiving E
Only three more weeks until Thanksgiving. Wouldn’t it be a fine
thing to celebrate this typically American holiday with a feast serv-
ed in a riewly furnished dining room?
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Beautiful Dishes
that will add much to the pleasure of every meal. Complete sets and open stock to
select from. Don’t wait until unexpected company or some special occasion makes them
absolutely necessary. Come in today and se.cct what you need.
Hound Oak Gas R injtes and New I’rorews Gas Kanges with the Genuine Istrain Oven
Heat Regulator
Benson-Hamilton Hdw. & Fur. Co.
Formerly Shamrock Hardware ft Furniture Company
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THE WHEELER COUNTY TEXAN
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The Wheeler County
Texan
BONES ft BONES, Publisher*.
Thursday of Each Week
ADVERTISING RATES
Display, per inch..
Beading Notices, per line..
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Three Months......................... .... $ 301without the payment
Six Months....
One Year..
...$1.00
..$2.00
reason, over the report that the The people of Lela extend their
Upham Gas Company of Mineral hejrtist congratulations to Miss
Wells has purchased outright a nura- Eloise Pike and Calvin Haws, who
her of tracts of land scattered over were united in marriage ^ptnrdny
the local gas fields. They see in night, October 31.
these purchases a project to drain The revival that has been going
the field of gas for the benefit of on here closed last Friday night,
towns and cities to the south and
east, leaving Shamrock and the land-
owners high and dry.
The Upham Company proposes to
lay a pipeline from the gas field
to Childress thence east to Wichita
Falls. By the ■ purchase of land in .. . , , „ , . .
, , , . . , their lives last, Sunday evening when
the field, it could he drained of gas
of any royalty
Center News
Misses Vivian Watson and r_„.
Thompson and Messrs. Artie Vaughan
and Joe Smith narrowly escaped with
WHEN IS A TELEPHONE
USEFUL?
whatsoever.
the car in which they were driving
T, . , , • , struck a culvert. Miss Thompson’s
It is also claimed on . . „ , .
, ., .. . ,, TT , ~ face was so badly cut that i
good authority that the Upham Com- ... , , . ., ..
, , . . i ... stitches were required. Artie .....,
pany is closely associated with the . . , , . , ,
. ,, ! sustained an ugly cut on the head,
rone Star Gas Company, the power-
ful'corporation which supplies Dal- Halloween party given Sat-
Ins, Fort Worth and other Texas1 urd»y niSht b>’ Mr- and Mrs. W. H.
cities, and that the former intends iplatt at the sch°o1 housc was >"
to connect with the Lone Star pipe-1wa>’ a success an<i everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves
Shamrock people have just cause
for complaint in the telephone serv- ^ ^ wjtchjta thus
ice that ,s being rendered them at i()rainin,,. fh(, ^ 3upp]y mensely.
this time. They me paying or, consumated it! The Center school will not reopen
service, but they arc not getting ,t. ^ tha ShamroH Vi U *>r a ^ weeks yet, but t.....
tim?satr bu\,R|t9UisPTard v that » h-tor in the development of aad P-Pils are pfenning to do double
s. rr n 'TJX — --.......... —.....;
minutes to get a connection and the «* b,s ‘ is ««««» to ‘hp “nd fMrs’ w- H; , .
parties talking cannot hear each "f thp development which a plentitude j Wednesday for a short visit with
other when it is made j°f cheap fuel is hound to bring, Mr. Platts mother at Arlington.
Telephon, -» do ... b—*. Z'lZ
matter. It- is to he doubted, how Mr. and Mrs. Gid Bell are planning
if any effective measures can to make their home in the Rio
manager or personnel of the
exchange. They are doing the best
they can under adverse conditions. ‘“v,'r' ...
The trouble is simply that the tele- 1,0 ,ak,on to Prevent ‘ho P'an being ,Grande Valley in the future.
phone system In Shamrock is anti- C8rriefl i,lto cffort, sin<'« bind has. and Mrs. Steele are also contem-
rellc of the past- -and not ,dm,dv been purchased in the field, plating a trip to that section soon.
quated a
capable of carrying the burden n
growing town places upon it.
Numerous complaints made to of-
ficials of the Southwestern Hell Tel-
ephone Company have resulted in a
visit from the district mnnnger at
It is useless to lock the stable door! Mrs. W. H. Matt mnde n
after the horse is stolen.
Porter Pointers
Cotton picking is progressing nice
I Wheeler Monday,
j Jim Woods and fnmily shopped in
i Shamrock Monday.
J The Center It. Y. P. U. is progress-
ing nicely. A junior organization
Amarillo, with no improvement in ly in this community. Some of the j "as formed Sunday night.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
the service. This official stated that farmers are over the first time and
new material was being shipped here many of the colored pickers arc
and the service would be bettered leaving the country. I -
after the first of the year. Thnt I* Mr*. J. E. Morgan is reported quite The Assembly of God church will
Httle or no consolation. Right now, ill this week. hold regular service* at the Primitive
the busiest season of the year, is J. F. Rich and fnmily of Grape- baptist church every secund and
whsn the telephone, both local and land are visiting relatives in this fourth Saturday night. Sunday morn-
long distance, is most needed in neighborhood. ing and Sunday night. Everybody
hnsiness. Charlie McDonald of Denver. Texas, welcome.
The telephone ha* come to be an is visiting relatives here.
Integral part of business and social Mr*. W. H. Matt, one of the
Ef* of the American people and it is teacher* nf the Center school, made
almost sn intolerable condition when n business visit with Mis* Hattie
'• who want telephone* cannot Hutchins Mnndny night
and Ihooe who have them Porter people are showing a great
i them. Shamrock is deserv- deal of Interest In the box supper
>Uer treatment at the hand* In be held next Saturday night. The
Southwestern Rett Telephone junior* of the Shamrock high school
r mgaajt. render the program and the
■ — a ladle* are espected to furnish plenty
ABOUT TUB EXTENSION WORK «' r—d thing* to eat. A largo at-1
—------ tendance from surrounding common! t
ia this taws* of the Tesan the lie* la espected
Haase P—I—tlHaa Clob of Ilea Id ----a-- I
ftthwi la favor of the rontlno*
Baa of tha mad af tha empty agent
aad home <—aafaalar Uo week
Em Golden Rale Clah of the Dtvon
itself a
J. J. GRUBBS.
Lela Hill Dots
Rev C. P OVooner preached at!
let# Saturday night and Sunday.
* Rev Ray of Mr I own will hold sec*,
be* here aevt Sunday morning and'
eight
Ren Wilkefsan of Shamrnrh spent |
Sunday afternoon a* the guest of
Mr and Mrs J. B. Purnell
Mrs J. R Sitapsoo vletled her
tar I bar « Hyde Emmett at
"T* * «r.lMngto. Sanday
•etaHy the fanaavs d>*>» e - . ^ _
si r o. ™ r A Dtmran ml Shamrock
J* "dt preach to the people of Ihie
Sasday afternoon at three
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H ^tllL ****«^" Sunday amkl The
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JUST
RECEIVED
Shipment of New
Fire and Tornado
Policies
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that the eatenalim work will
atkMrd after the first of
f. Bat sthal ahmrt Ike
the voters Ml the matter *
appear, from
-t» I hot the
W. J. Sherwood
Agency
Rrar af F. ft M. Bank
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Have You Heard-
The New ORTHOPHON1C
VICTROLA
The Moot Important Contribution To Mink Since the
Invention of the First Victor TaBrinf Machine
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The Wheeler County Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1925, newspaper, November 5, 1925; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth519470/m1/4/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.