Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1923 Page: 1 of 10
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HONEY GROVE SIGNAL
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VOLUME 33
THURSDAY (Today)—
Last Day to See
CONSTANCE TALMADGE in
‘‘The Primitive
Lover”
The crowd yesterday was enthusiastic
pver the star’s work in this picture.
Come Tonight Sure!
also Lee Moran in
“APARTMENTS WANTED”
It’s a Century
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, April 13-14—
Big Boy Williams in
“Blaze Away”
This favorite star is supported by
Molly Malone and “Boots”—the mar-
velous dog star. This is Williams’
newest thriller—A Real Western.
The second episode of the fastest-
moving serial ever screened—
“SPEED”
CHARLES HUTCHISON, the inile-a-
minute stunt king, lives up to his rec-
ord in every foot of this film,
also GOOD COMEDY
Honey Grove, Texas, Friday, April 13, 1923
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Number 11
Topic Theatre
“QUALITY”
WEDNESDAY, April 18 THURSDAY, April 19
LON CHANEY in
“All the Brothers
Were Valiant”
This picture has so much to interest you no description can do it justice
SEE IT! !
Lon Chaney is ably supported by all-star cast including
Billie Dare—Malcolm McGregor
An Irwin V. Wallat Production
also GOOD CENTURY COMEDY v
MONDAY-TUESDAY, April 16-17—
ANITA STEWART in
“Rose
o
the
Sea”
Read through the world and now re-
told on the screen by the
Rose O’ the Screen
Drama, Sumptuous Sets, Gorgeous
Gowns and Everything.
also Our Gang Comedy—
i“SATURDAY MORNING”
FORMER HONEY GROYEITE
MAKES SPLENDID GIFT
Sunday’s Dallas News carried
a likeness of Frank L. McNenny,
together with the announcement
of a princely gift made by Mr.
McNenny to a splendid cause.
Mr. McNenny, on last Saturday,
gave $2,000 to the scholarship
fund of Southern Methodist Uni-
versity, making the gift in mem-
ory of his father, who passed
Coming—
Katherine McDonald in
“MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!”
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RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF BUCKNER GRADUATE
A public reception was held at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Page Provine last Friday after-
noon in honor of Miss Gladys
Hollifield, who is a member of
the Senior Class of the Buckner
Orphan Home High School. The
present class will be the first to
graduate from this school and
there are about 25 members.
The Baptist women of Fannin
county were asked to “adopt” a
member of the class as their
own, and selected Miss Gladys
Hollifield, a spendid and attrac-
tive girl, who has taken high
rank, in her class. Miss Holli-
field came to Honey Grove for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Pro vine
last Thursday, remaining until
Sunday. Friday afternoon Mrs.
Provine entertained in honor of
her guest, and about sixty people
were present, including about
twenty from Bonham. All were
invited to inspect the graduating
wardrobe of Miss Hollifield
which the Baptist women of the
county had contributed for the
epochal occasion in the splendid
young woman’s life. In addition
tc the complete wardrobe for
the graduating exercises, Miss
Hollifield was given a neat purse
to enable her to enter college, to-
other with the pledge of the
women that they would stand
sponsors for a full college course.
For the happy occasion the
home had been lavishly deco-
rated with greeneries and spring
blossoms, and delicious refresh-
ment were served at the conclu-
sion of a pleasing and inspira-
tional program of music and
readings.
Story of a Plucky Woman.
Last week’s Signal carried,
under a Durant date line, the
story of Mrs. Ona Calloway, one
of the pluckiest women of whom
we have heard. The story tells
of Mrs. Calloway having herself
THE HOCKADAY WELL
INCREASES OUTPUT
Last week’s Signal carried an
item regarding an oil well which
had been brought in on the land
of our former townsman, C. B.
Hockaday,
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appointed a special deputy and time last week’s item was print-
“A Child of Fate.”
This pretty and catchy drama
was put on at the auditorium
last Thursday night by the Phil-
athea and Brotherhood classes of
the Methodist Sunday school.
The play was well rendered and
•drew a large house. The pro-
ceeds of the entertainment were
sufficient to meet the indebted-
ness of the splendid Sunday
schol annex erected by these
classes.
Capt. C. R. Cobb is once more
abe to be on the streets after an
illness of more than four weeks.
capturing her husband, who had
deserted her and her child. The
woman trailed her husband
through three states, finally ar-
resting him at Amarillo, securing
extradition papers and escorting
him to Durant, where he was
turned over to the proper au-
thorities. Having done this,
Mrs. Calloway surrendered her
deputyship, gave up her pistol
and returned to her household
duties.
Mrs. Calloway is a Fannin
county woman. She and her
husband lived in Honey Grove
for a time, Mr. Calloway being
in the employ of one of the oil
pompanies, Mrs. Calloway’s par-
ents live near Telephone. A few
weeks ago Mrs. Calloway came
to Honey Grove at a time when
snow was falling and the roads
were virtually impassable. Her
child was staying with her par-
ents near Telephone, and finding
it impossible to obtain a convey-
ance, she announced her inten-
tion of walking to the home of
her parents. Learning of this,
friends obtained a horse for her,
and while snow and sleet were
falling she made the journey
over muddy roads to her parents’
home. Truly, Mrs. Calloway is a
plucky woman.
Married in Sherman.
Miss Elizabeth Norwood, who
teaches at Sash, north of Honey
Grove, and Mr. Jeff Hardin, Jr.,
of Bonham, were married last
Saturday afternoon in Sherman.
The bride was reared in Bon-
ham, but has made her home in
Oklahoma for some time. When
Mrs. Hardin’s school closes she
and Mr. Hardin will make their
home in Bonham.
Pie Supper.
There will be a pie supper at
Nubbin Ridge Friday night for
the benefit of the base ball team.
All urged to attend,.
Don’t miss the Baylor College
Choral Club at the auditorium
tonight (Thursday).
ed the well was yielding 1200
barrels, but since that time it
has wonderfully increased its
production. The following item
was taken from the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram:
Graham, April 5.—Gulf Production
Company’s No. 1 Hockaday, four
miles from Graham on Mineral Wells
road, which was drilled one foot far-
ther into sand today, gauges 3,360
barrels.
The pipe line has not sufficient
capacity to handle oil and it had to
again be turned into earthen storage.
The Gulf Company is putting ma-
terial on ground to start a second
well, 700 feet east.
Mr. Hockaday has 1454 acres
in the tract on which the big
gusher was brought in, and only
a small portion of the land had
been leased when the well was
brought in. He made some
leases at fancy prices last week,
and of course all the land is be-
ing sought by people desiring
leases. Locations for three oth-
er wells on the land have already
been made.
SAVED PASSENGERS
ENGINEER KILLED
Colorado, Tex., April 10.—
William Price, veteran engineer
on the Texas & Pacific passenger
train No. 15, was instantly killed
here this morning while his train
was pulling out of the yards at
Colorado, for the west. Just be-
fore reaching the Colorado river
the engine tender left the track
and rolled down a steep embank-
ment within less than 100 feet
of the river bridge.
Price Remained in his cab and
saved his passengers, by apply-
ing the air brakes for the third
time, stopping the train just be-
fore the passenger coach reached
the broken rails.
our people remember very well
Fletcher and Frank McNenny,
twin boys who looked so much
alike and who carried the star
Dial. Later they moved to Hon-
ey Grove and devoted much of
their time to sawing and split-
ting wood for those who had that
kind of work to give out. The
boys wasted no time, neither did for the
they form any bad habits. They
were Christian boys, gentle-
manly and. energetic. They have
made a great success in business
ADD POISON SPREADER
TO WEEVIL CATCHER
Messrs. W. H. Skinner and
John M. Marr have made an ad-
dition to the weevil-catching
machine, which, in the opinion of
many, makes it by far the most
practical machine invented for
the destruction of boll weevils.
The machine, as first built, was
a weevil catcher, with strips of
cloth agitating the cotton plant
away many years ago. Many of to shake the weevils off and pans
containing a sticky substance to
catch the weevils. The addition
made to the machine is a poison
distributor, by which liquid
route mail from Honey Grove to poison is mopped on the cotton
plant as the machine makes its
rounds catching weevils. The
liquid poison, a molasses mix-
ture, is carried in a large drum,
with rubber hose attachments
escape of the mixture
and cloth mops to rub it on the
cotton plant. Many who have
examined this machine closely
say it will do the work. It is a
in the _ big city of Dallas, and two-row machine, and will cover
they richly deserve the success
that is theirs. We are also glad
to know that the boys are using
much of the money they earn to
make the world better and peo-
ple happier.
Strand Theatre
Phone 292 For Your Theatre Information
Today—Thursday, April 12
Marion Davies in “THE YOUNG DIANA”
A love drama in a setting of rare beauty
Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14
Franklyn Farnum, Francis Ford, A1 Hart and
<■ Shorty Hamilton in
“THE LARIAT THROWER”
Western drama of the days when a man’s word was the law
Monday and Tuesday, April 16 and 17
Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, Theodore Roberts
and June Elvidge in
“THE MAN WHO SAW TOMORROW”
Notice.
The Citizens Military Train-
ing Camp will be held this year
from July 28 to August 26.
This Training Camp is conduct-
ed by the War Department for
the benefit of American citizens
between the ages of 17 and 35
years. It costs nothing to at-
tend, the Government paying all
expenses including transporta-
tion. It provides a splendid op-
portunity for a month’s vacation.
I have some application blanks.
If interested s‘ee me for further
details. Harry Blocker. 7
Packing Eggs for Cold Storage.
The Bowling Produce Com-
pany is packing two carloads of
eggs this week for the Armour
Company, the same to be placed
in cold storage at Fort Worth.
Eggs for cold storage must be
carefully selected. All must be
strictly fresh and clean, without
cracks or -blemishes, and all
must be of standard size. The
eggs placed in cold storage now
will remain until next fall, when
hen fruit becomes scarce and
dear.
The Religious Survey.
The survey planned in connec-
tion with the Methodist revival
was successfully made last Sun-
day. At this time it is impos-
sible to tabulate all the interest-
ing data revealed in this canvass.
Many of the cards will have to
be revised and edited, as in some
cases the information was fur-
nished by a neighbor. Four hun-
dred twenty-seven families were
listed. Full results will be given
later.
Died.
Mrs. W. M. Pennock, of Dodd
City, died at the Bonham hos-
pital early Tuesday morning,
after an illness of about nine
weeks, of influenza and pleurisy.
Mrs. Pennock’s maiden name
was Miss Letha Black. She was
a daughter of the late Dr. J. S.
Black, who was a resident of
Honey Grove about four years.
Deceased was born and reared
near Mount Pleasant, moving
with her parents to Honey Grove
about twenty-five years ago, and
later to Lannius. She was well
known in Honey Grove and was
loved for her many noble Iraits
of heart and mind. In early life
she became a Christian, uniting
with the Methodist church, to
which she was ever loyal and in
the work of which she was
active.
A noble Christian woman has
passed on to the reward of the
faithful, leaving many loved ones
in sorrow, to whom we join our
community in extending sym-
pathy. Mrs. Pennock is survived
by her husband, her venerable
mother, and two brothers, L. B.
and J. F. Black, of Honey Grove.
The funeral was held at the
residence in Dodd City Tuesday
morning, and then the remains
were laid to rest in 'Oakwood
cemetery, this city.
The Youngest County Judge.
The youngest County Judge in
Texas is Dewey Lawrence, of
Lamar county. Mr. Lawrence is
25 years old, and was elected to
the important position he holds
last year. Mr. Lawrence is well
known in Honey Grove, having
visited here many times; he is a
fine singer and has appeared
here in several musical enter-
tainments. Mr. Lawrence was in
Honey Grove a short time Tues-
day. He wears his new honors
becomingly.
Baby Eyes.
A child’s eyes are baby eyes,
immature, and if defective are
wholly unable to do the work of
an adult. Demonstration has
proven that one half the stu-
dents in public schools who fail
to be promoted have defective
vision. We have made a special
study of the child’s eye and its
defects, and our long experience
is that by putting the byes in
focus with properly fitted glasses
they will perform their function,
and ease often takes the place of
disease.
Hamp Sanders, Optometrist.
202 First National Bank.
ll-2t Paris, Texas.
Didn’t Like Smackover.
About a dozen young men
from in and near Honey Grove
went to Smackover, Ark., last
week to look the situation over
and perhaps join in the work of
bringing the liquid gold to the
surface or handling same after it
had been brought from the sur-
face. Of those who went all
save two, Henry McGaughey and
George Evans, Jr., have return-
ed. Smackover is one of the
world’s greatest oil fields, but
the boys say it isn’t the kind of
a place they care to pitch their
tents in.
many acres a day. It is also in-
expensive in construction and
can be sold for much less than
other machines put on the mar-
ket to distribute poison.
Messrs. Marr and Skinner have
made arrangements to have the
machines manufactured in Paris.
ex-
Notice.
I will be away from my office
next week, attending the Dental
Association; also • will take a
post graduate course on plate
work. Office will be open Mon-
day, April 28.
J. W. Whitley.
Signal $1.50 a year in advance.
Good progress has been made
on all the road work this week!
The contractor for Highway No.
5 informs us that the dump for
this road will probably be com-
pleted this month, but the con-
crete will not be put on until
July.
Cotton planters were running
hurriedly until the rain of Wed-
nesday night. Some say half of
the crop in this section has been
planted. Reports from every
community indicate a largely in-
creased cotton acreage.
They say you will get the best
radiator work in North Texas at
Hudson’s Shop. Sixth Street.
The Corn Question.
Corn is coming up now and
beginning to show itself in the
row. And this brings to our
mind the eternal fight between
Tom Yant and Dan Campbell as
to who can grow the largest
corn. We understand that each
of the contestants now has corn
growing in pots, and we look for
corn ears 20 inches long before
the season is over. And here we
feel that we should correct an
erroneous report that has gained
currency. Mr. Yant has a dog
that is named “Dan,” and some
are of the opinion that the corn-
growers have buried the hatchet,
and as a mark of friendship Mr.
Yant named his dog in honor of
Mr. Campbell. Mr. Yant, how-
ever, informs us that the report
is without foundation. The ca-
nine was named in honor of Dr.
Daniel, and is called “Dan” for
short.
The Circus Tomorrow.
The circps will be with us to-
morrow (Saturday), and will
stretch its tents on the lot near
the compress. This will be the
first visit of the Christy shows
to Honey Grove. The advance
agents informed us that the
show uses 22 cars for its trans-
portation, which, if true, means
that it is a show of considerable
magnitude. It has been some
time since Honey Grove was fa-
vored with a visit from a circus,
Who Wants This Belt?
The following letter will
plain itself:
Utah State Prison.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Honey Grove Signal,
Honey Grove, Texas.
I am sending you under separate
coyer a horse hair belt made in this
prison with which I am enclosing re-
turn postage in case you do not wish
to purchase or dispose of same for me;
This prison is not provided with
employment that enables its inmates
to make a little money for their own
use or that of their dependents, but
our warden has extended to us the
privilege during spare hours, to make
these articles and place them on .the
market so that those who may feel
kindly disposed may have the oppor-
tunity to purchase at a fair price, or
to dispose of in any manner they may
see fit, and at the same time help and
encourage those who are paying the
penalty for their sins, but are trying
to make good and start life anew.
If this idea meets your approval, I
would say that I have received from
$5.00 up for the few belts that I have
been able to dispose of and any
amount you may realize through a
sale will be sincerely appreciated by
me. I trust that you may be able to
give this letter some thought and
consideration and only hope that some-
time in the future I may be able to
prove to you that I have been worthy
of your assistance.
Respectfully yours,
Frank Rodgers, No. 3829.
The belt has arrived. We are
not a judge -of belts. Being a
Democrat of the old school, we
refuse to wear a surcingle, or to
anchor our trousers with any de-
vice other than the good old-
time galluses. But this belt is a
beauty. We will place it at the
Black & Little store and
hope that some belt-wearer will
buy it. While we are not a
wearer or advocate of belts,
somehow we feel that the bifur-
cated garment will set a little
better and give a more comfort-
able feel if held in place by a belt
made by a poor convict in far-
away Utah, who sorrows over his
sins and wants to earn a little
money to help his dependents.
Man
Injured in “Nightmare”
Accident.
Greenville, Tex., April 9.—W.
D. Anderson, 24, Fort Worth oil
operator, was treated here to-
day for a severed artery in his
right wrist, caused, he said, by a
“nightmare.”
He was asleep on a Cotton Belt
passenger train when the en-
gineer sounded the whistle at
Commerce, Texas. The blast of
the whistle coupled with jerks of
the car awakened Anderson, he
said, and believing* the train
wrecked he suddenly broke the
glass window of his berth with
his hands.
/ School Closing.
But little more than a month
of the present session of the
and doubtless a large crowd will Honey Grove public school re-
be here to see it. mains, and commencement time
will be here in five weeks. The
commencement sermon will be
preached by Rev. Leslie Finnell
May 27, and commencement ex-
ercises will be held on the eve-
ning of the 28th. There will be
27 graduates.
Robinius Greenhouses.
Bedding plants for out doors,
boxes, a beautiful selection of
baskets, growing cut flowers and
funeral work. Phone 724. Paris.
Texas. 355 South 25th Street.
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1923, newspaper, April 13, 1923; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth621292/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.