The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1938 Page: 2 of 8
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THE SHAMROCK TEXAN i This curious World r"'i,m
Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday ! U/WUW YYkJKLU Ferguson
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock,
Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday
by The Shamrock Texan Publishing Co.,
Inc., 407 North Main Street.
Albert Cooper
href Bones
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______________ Publisher
________________ Editor
Nation'll Advcrlisinn
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3, C. Howell___________Local Advertising
Ted Rogers _____________ Mechanical Supt.
PHONE 160
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gladly corrected upon due notice being
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•t 407 North Main St., Shamrock, Texas.
National Representative-
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE. Inc.
Headquarters Mercantile Bldg., Dallas, Tex.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE
YIELDS ROMANCE
A great deal of nonsense has ‘been
printed at one time or another
about the romance of newspaper
work. Prom the time of Richard
Harding Davis down to the era of
“The Front Page,” the newspaper-
man has been held up as a chap
who moves through an aura of ro-
mance—13 slightly smudged and
soiled aura, occasionally, but ro-
mance nonetheless.
At least 90 per cent of this is pure
hokum. Yet there is a romance in
tile business, as there is in all trades
and sailings; but there is noth big
spectacular about It, and it is only
rarely that the man in the street is
able to get a look at it.
One of these rare occasions took
place not long ago when the Pulib
zer Prizes far the past year were
awarded.
The gold medal for disinterested
and meritorious public service was
awarded to the Bismarck. Tribune,
In North Dakota; and because the
thing which that newspaper did to
win the award is a striking example
of the real romance of newspaper
work, the tale is worth retelling
here.
Back in 1933 the farming region
of western North Dakota was in a
bad way. Drought and economic de-
pression hlad reduced whole areas to
desperation. About the only solution
anyone could offer was -a suggestion
that all hands stand by and wait for
help from Washington.
It was here that the Bismarck
Tribune got busy. The late George
D. Mann, publisher of the newspa-
per had the notion that the farm-
ers of this particular dust bowl
could work their own way cut of
the mess if someone showed them
how. He decided that his paper
would do the showing.
So a long, unspectacular and la-
borious campaign was begun. First,
the newspaper stressed the value
of irrigation. It agitated, campaign-
ed and educated; and, after some
three years, brought about the con-
struction of some 200 irrigation pro-
jects which helped turn sun-baked
fields into green and fertile produc-
ers again.
But ‘that was only a part of it.
There was a campaign to restore
sub-marginal lands to the range; a
drive for the construction of in-
numerable small dams to conserve
water; a shelter-(belt program; a
IF
/MAN
C22LILD LIVE ON
BREAD
ALONE,
THE. WHEAT
CROP OF THE
WORLD
WOULD SUSTAIN ABOUT
7NEEE HUNDRED M/LUQN
PERSONS.
IN THE
MORMON
TABERMACL-E,
SALT LAKE CITY,
A RUN
DROPPED AT
ONE END OF THE
AUDITORIUM
CAN BE HEARD
AT THE OPPOSITE
END... ZSO
feet away/
WANT’ADI
—
RATES AND INFORMATION
10c per line first insertion, 5c
per line for subsequent Insertions.
Count 5 average words to the line.
FREE FARMERS EXCHANGE
Farmers who are paid-up sub-
scribers may run ads free of
charge to exchange, buy or sell
anything except real estate and
oil and gas leases, and royalties.
All ads will be run 6 times.
FARM FOR RENT — 14 miles
southeast of Shamrock; 830 acres,
200 in cultivation. See E. C. Hunter,
Shamrock. 9-3tc
FOR SALE—193G Ford coupe in
excellent condition. $325, $100 down
and balance financed. Phone 340.
9-2tc
CANE SEED FOR SAI.E~41.50
per 100 lbs. Bumpers Grocery, High-
way 66. 9-3tc
STRAYED — 2-year-old Hereford
steer, 9 branded on left hip. Hairy
Franks, Ramsdell. 9-2tp
THOSE who have heard the great organ in the Mormon taber-
nacle realize the acoustical perfection of the building which was
planned by Brigham Young long before the days of scientific wall
insulation. The structure is 250 by 150 feet, and the great domed
ceiling has no supports other than the outside walls.
NEXT: How cows were delivered by parachute.
course of education In scientific
farming practices such as contour
plowing and crop diversification,
and a whole flock of lesser matters.
As a result of iall of this, tlhe area
which looked done for a few years
ago is now getting back on its feet
again—and, which is important,
getting .there by its own efforts, and
not by help from above.
Now there is a genuine speciman
1 the "romance” of the newspaper
business, It isn’t the sort of romance
you read about. There are no pic-
turesque reporters in it. no hard-
boiled editors, no dauntless seekers
after scoops. It is simply a story of
long, thankless campaign to make
region a better place to live in;
as such, it is worth a dozen of the
old blood-and-thunder, get-thc-
news-at-all-costs yarns.
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BARBS
BECAUSE his wife’s nagging
made him a menace in traffic a
Miami motorist filed suit for di-
vorce. The ingrate should have
been tickled she let him drive his
car once in a while,
, * • *
FOR SALE—Nine modem, fur-
nished cabins. Tile and brick build-
ings, filling station, natural gas,
electric lights. Located on Highway
66 near big lake. Clear title. Al&n-
reed, Gray County, Texas. S. L. Ball.
9-4tp
RAMSDEII,
Chicago college students are
using a ,mechanical "Kiss-o-
Meter” to find, out the intensity
of theii hisses. If they can’t tell
without a machine, wtyat do they
Back in the Swini
By Mrs. H. Longan
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Bullock were in
McLean Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Langley and
family spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Norman Washburn
of Kellerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weems enter-
tained their pupils with a picnic
Tuesday at Lake Lorene.
MT. and Mrs. H. E. Privett of
Shamrock visited with their son
and family, Elmer Privett Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. I. Bones and daughter,
Mrs. Gertrude Van Bibber, shopped
in Shamrock Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrg. George Weems were
supper guests in the Dee McDow
ell home Friday.
H. A. Steens and family called in
the H, Longan home Sunday.
want to know for?
* * *
Somebody who explained he’s
“got religion” returned a towel tc
an Albuquerque hotel several
years after he’d stolen it. In the
interests of poetic justice we hope
he got his religion from a Gideon
Bible.
» * *
Berlin recently had an "eat
more cheese’’ celebration, and a
number of big cheeses were car-
ried through the streets in a pa-
rade. Several absent-minded
Citizens gave the Nazi salute.
* * »
A Memphis man chose a 15-
year-term in the pen in prefer-
ence to a shorter term in the
rworkhouse because he said the
work was easier and the hours
shorter. But years are so long
dear.
(Copyright- 19®*. NBA Service, Inc.)
Clay-Y oungblood
• Reverent Funeral Service
• Lady Attendant
Ambulance - * Phone 55
PLANTS FOR SALE—Sweet po-
tatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, and pep-
per. Will Warren, Wheeler.
M-12-19-26-J-2.
FOR SALE—Quality cotton seed.
Inquire about our easy payment
plan. J. M. Tindall gins at Sham-
rock, Twitty and Kelton. 8-12tc
WANT TO BUY—Used hog wire.
See Nath Franks at the U-Drop
Inn. 8-3tp
FOR RENT—-Furnished apartment
for two. Bills paid. Mrs. R. L. Baxter,
102 E. Marylynn St. 7-3tc
FOR RENT—Modern duplex, close
in. Mrs. R. L. Wheeler, phone 324-J
or see J. B. Zeigler. 7-5tc
FOR SALE—Pure half and half
cotton seed, recleaned. $1 per bushel.
J. H. Jackson, Shamrock. 6-tfc
FOR SALE—1,500 Hegarl bundles
with heads, 2 cents per bundle. Half
mile south Hackberry school house.
Frank Weiss. 6-6E
FOR SALE—2 te-lb. White Wyan-
dotte fryers, 50c. Mrs. J. C. Tinsley,
4 mile* east, 1 mile south of oil mill.
5-6E
FOR SALE—Brown Crowder cow-
peas for planting. ■ John Hrnciar,
Pakan, or at Shamrock Poultry &
Egg. 4-6E
COTTON SEED FOR SALE —
State-certified, pedigreed, Paymas-
ter, Kasch, and Acala seed; also
re-cleaned native seed. Priced right.
See E. C. Hofmann at Williams &
Miller Gin. 305-tfc
Sixty thousand persons perished
in less than 6 minutes during the
Lisbon, Portugal, earthquake of
1755. After a violent shock, the sea
drew back and then rolled In over
the city.
I SHAMROCK FLORAL CO.
I Fresh Out Flowers Dally
1 Corsages — Floral Designs
Our Specialty
| Fine Pot Plants at Reasonable
Prices
I Phone 340 Phone 340
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PAKAN
By Susan Hmettr
A program will be given by the
school term. Report cards will
Paul Macina attended to business
Miss Ohloe Hanes and E. M. Gos-
ett of this community, seniors of
Paul Macina was a business visit-
Miss May Ruth Stauffer, president
>f the Pakan Home Demonstration
,rmej
were guests at the Wheeler banquet.
Miss Louise Risian helped serve the
banquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Miro Pakan and
Miss Christine Pakan and John
Hmciar Jr. were in the Palo Duro
Canyon visiting Sunday.
Sigel Roff and R. D. Harrington
of Kendal, Kans., visited in the J.
W. Stauffer home Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mertel of Mc-
Lean visited in the John Valencik
home Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Stauffer visited Satur-
day night with her daughter, Mias
Grace, at Kelton.
Miss Dorothy Hmciar left Mon-
day afternoon for Magic City to I
stay at the Dan Fry home.
Miss Julia Eller bee and Miss Rich
of Heald visited in the J. W. Stauf-1
fer home Sunday
The inhabitants of Iceland.
cause of isolation, have preserved
their language virtually as ii was
spoken and written before the 14th |
century.
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by ten (10c) cents cash will be redeemed at our office for
Packet No. 5 in the new TESTED RECIPES series, and
will also reserve for the undersigned one ART METAL
RECIPE FILING SYSTEM complete with Indexes.
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MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE
An Intruder
By RAY THOMPSON and CHARLES COLL
Despite the fact that she has
been fn retirement for the last
year, lovely Edith Mottridge,
former Pacific Coast backstroke
queen, will be one of the fa-
vorites ill the National A. A. U.
women’s events at Lot Angeles,
April 28. The shapely miss seen
entering the pool above will
compete for the Los Angeles
Athletic Club.
IruOLDlNG
ZEB'5 GUN
IN
READINESS
FOR. INSTANT
ACTION,
JACK
CAUTIOUSLY
APPROACHES
THE BLEAK
RETREAT
OF THE
PROFESSOR
ON BAT
WING
BLUFF..,.
0ND THEN, AS JACK STEPS
THRU THE DARK 'DOORWAY.,.
12ack AT -
THE BENTLEY
SHACK,
ZEB'S WIFE
HAS JUST
signed
A PAPER ON
WHICH MYRA
HAS OUTLINED
her con-
clusive
evidence
AGAINST THE
BLACKMAILING
PROFESSOR,
rTLL PUT THE PAPER IN THIS
"CONJUREBALL"AUNT BESSIE]
GAVE ME ...AND THEN BURY
IT OUT HERE TILL JACK
AND ZEB GET BACK-
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Bones, Percy. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1938, newspaper, May 19, 1938; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth525961/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.