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S. K. Roach
REAL ESTATE
Farm and Ranch Lands,
GROOM. TEXAS
THE GROOM NEWS
Carson County’s Only Independent, Non-Chain Owned Newspaper
GROOM, TEXAS
In Carson County, on U.
S. Highway 60, and sur-
rounded by the best farm
lands in Texas.
'VOLUME 3,
NUMBER 48.
“On Highway 68”
GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEX., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929
‘On Highway 66”
$1.50 PER YEAR
U. S. HOTEL “66” IN OPERATION
GROOM TO HAVE NEW DRUG
STORE
Although the work on the new
hotel i(3 not finished in every detail,
the furniture has been installed in
the upper department and Mrs. B.
Monday of this week W. L. Wil-
liamson and Truman Daniels went to
Amarillo and ordered fixtures and
H.~ Patton moved in Wednesday and stock for a new drug store which will
began operations. • operate in the U. S. Hotel 66 under
By six o’clock Wednesday evening the firm name of Williamson and
thirteen reservations for rooms had Daniels. The store will be located
been made two of which were com- i*1 the middle west i oom on the
plimentary, eleven other were bona ground floor of the hotel and accord-
fide registrants. ing to Mr- Williamson should be
This hotel is the pride of Groom, ready for business in two or three
Perhaps no other town in Texas of weeks, depending on how promptly
anywhere near the size of Groom has the stock and fixtures arrive,
svs beautiful and complete a public Mr. Williamson has been the Bap-
hostelry. Patrons of this hotel will tist pastor in Groom for the past two
have accomodations as nice as could years and a half and is well and fav-
be desired or expected anywhere out- orably known to the general public,
side of a city of the first class. Mr. Daniels has been first assistant
The proprietors of this enterprise, at the Groom Drug Company for
the stockholder^ of the hotel com- several years and needs no introduc-
pany, and especially Mrs. Patton, Mr. tion to the people of this section.
J. W. Knorpp and Mr. C. R. Slay, Both are high class gentlemen and
deserve the highest praise for the deserving of all the success in their
energy and capital and enterprise enterprise that they may hope for.
they have devoted to this undertak-
WHAT? FATHER & SON BANQUET.
WHEN ? February, 22nd. 7:30 p. m.
WHERE ? M. E. Church.
WHO FOR? All Fathers & Sons of the entire community.
WHAT’S THE COST? Fifty Cents per plate.
WHAT ELSE ? Music By the Groom Band.
THEN WHAT? Program.
BY WHO? Toastmaster, Frank Wilson.
Invocation, W. L. Williamson.
Speaker, Mayor S. K. Roach.
Speaker, President of C of C, J. W. Knorpp.
Speaker, W. M. Murrell, of Clarendon.
Speaker, S. E. Alipson of Clarendon,
And other noted speakers that will be mentioned in
the next issue of the paper.
Tickets will be placed on sale, Feb. 11th.
Watch your home paper for some more dope about this Banquet,
the greatest event of the seLson.
You Remember George and his Pa?
Well, they'll be there.
A. A. BEEMAN DIES SUDDENLY TOM ROSS KILLED IN CANADA
News reached Groom thip morning Seagraveq Feb. 5.—-Tom Ross, con-
of the death of A. A. Beeman of victed with Milt Good of shooting
Elida New Mexico, brother of Mrs. .two Cattle Associaton inspectors to
W, L. Williamson of this place. He death in 1923 and who escaped from
died suddenly last night the cause of Huntsville prison in 1926, has been
his death was not reported. Mr. and slain in Canada, according to infor-
Mrs. Williamson left Thursday morn- mation received here Tuesday,
ing for Amarillo where Mrs. William- The report on the death of Ross is
son’s sister will join them on the said to have come from a friend of
trip. Mr. Beeman was president of his named Byrd who was with Roas
the Bank at Elida and was interested in Canada and was received by Byrd’s
in a big way in ranching. We have mother at Big Spring. The infor-
known him personally for the past mation was telephoned to Mrs. Ross
ten years and learn of his death with near Seagraves.
regret and sympathy for his family The body of Ross is being sent to
in their bereavement. Seagraves to be buried at Loving-
-1-- ton, N. M., the. mesage stated. Mrs.
ing, bringing their plans to a beauti-
ful completion in about three months
from the time the plans were first
tentatively formed.
SKELTON’S HATCHERY
VISITED
Tuesday morning the editor drove
To date three of the rooms on the out to Mr. C. E. Skelton’s farm 3
lower floor have been leased and and one-half miles east of town to
business in them has either already see. his hatchery. We were agree-
begun or will be in operation (shortly, ably .surprised to find a complete
The barber shop in charge of Mr. baby chick factory running at full
Swett has been in operation for the capacity of 7000, with the first hatch
past week. The Ward Cafe will be- of the season nearly ready to be
gin operation in a few days. A drug turned out. High grade chick,s of
store to be operated under the firm nearly every popular breed, including
name of Williamson and Daniels will White Leghorns, White Wyandottes,
be ready for business as soon as their R. I. Reds, Jersey Black Giant,? and
stock and fixtures which have been many other will be ready for the
ordered arrive and are made ready market in a few days,
for the trade. Mr. Skelton understands his busi-
Twelve months ago it was often ness and his hatchery is, while not
mentioned that Groom should have as large as some, a very modem and
a good modern hotel but no one
dreamed that Groom would have .-such
hotel within the space of a year, his chicks increase.
However due to the enterprise and
An Enjoyable and Most Plef^'ant Time is Awaiting All Who
Will Come to
ST. MARTS SCHOOL
FRIDAY, 7:30 P. M.
To
Be Presented as the First Play Given by the Young Folks of
St. Mary’s Church.
Drama, Comedy, and Music for Everybody
Admission: Adults 35 cents; Children 15 cents.
For the Benefit of the. School.
CALL MEETING Rcqs and her father, Frank Hardin,
All citizens, interested in fire pro- have left for BiS SPrinS to confirm
tection are requested by the mayor the rePort and tlY to obtain addition-
to meet at his office for the purpose information.
of organizing a fire department on Boss and Good, both living at this
Monday night, Feb. 11th at 7:30. Place’ were indicted for cattle theft
Such an organization i;s necessary in and sbo^ dea^b Cattle Association
order to secure a reduction on fire Inspectors Roberson and Allison in
insurance, as well as protect
homes and property.
We acknowledge the receipt of re-
newal subscriptions this week from
the following:
a hotel at Seminole, Texas, the night
before they were to come to trial
on cattle theft charges, in February,
1923. They were given terms of 55
and 56 years'for the slayings and es-
caped from Hunptville in 1926. Good
was later captured in Oklahoma and
Julius Kiersch, Mmeola, Iowa, two . ,, . , „ ,
’ ’ is serving the remainder of his term.
years.
DEFAULTING MISSION BOARD
TREASURER RECEIVES
SENTENCE
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5,—Clinton S.
WHAT’S DOING IN WEST TEXAS
E. M. DeHart, Groom, Texas.
Jim Byes, Groom Texas.
C. L. Rogers, Groom, Texas.
E. R. Hess, Groom, Texap.
L. M. Ward, Groom, Texas.
Mrs. C. H. Harris, Warsaw, Mo.
Jeff Gray, Groom, Texas.
Mrs. W. R. Gray, Allen, Texas.
New Subscribers
Mps. C. M. Tucker of 1919 Buchan-
an street, Amarillo is attending the
bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs. G.
R. Collins, of this place.
The latest fire fighting equipment
including pumper, special hose, pres-
sure h<Y?e for fires inside residences
Mrs. G. R. Collins of this place,
who had a serious operation some
weeks ago has moved home Sunday
Miss Lenabel Harrell, Lark Texas. from the Northwest Texas Hospital
V. F. Britten, Lark, Texas. and *s do*n£ nicely.
: "il y-ni- thp cauacitv of which Carnes, former treasurer of the and ladder equipment mounted on a At this writing the Groom Tigers BurSin Sa]es Co. unloaded a car of
Kp Inpvonp’prl the demand for Southern Baptist Home board, whose large Reo truck has been purchased are preparing to leave for Panhan- Hudson and Bssex cars m Groom last
, . ■. • disappearance late last summer led by the. city of White Deer. The truck-die to engage in a savage “combate” week ad which has been disposed
Wp pnncirW tViP oommnnitv for to the discovery of alleged shortage will be payed for by the decrease in with the Panhandle Panther;-?. A of bllt one Hudson coupe which is
5ssraarrS? SitJSL I.5SS. s istisss^s£ =zi:rBs? =“' “
travelers on highway 66 will be he says are making money. He is imprisonment. Telegraph Company at Cisco, the anything over on the Tigers,
aware of the fact even if they do not a strong believer in farmers going Carnes’ plea was to one ^ctment building will have four stories and
read the Groom News, as a big sign the chicken route and thinks there is charging theft of $80,000. He was will probably house division head-
stand^ high above the building in the much more profit in proportion to sentenced ^ immediate y ’ quarters,
white light of spot lights shining up- investment, labor and time, required oolicitoi jeneia • Y --
on it from the east and west so that in poultry, than in dairying. toid tbe C0U1 e a eC1 6 Chillicothe has installed the green, Walter Essenpres of Amarillo
on it iium nc io- the recommendation- of the Bap- , . .. ,, , transacted husinpss in Groom We6 News office today. Mr. Britten is
it not only can be readily seen from - J1'* • hoard that Carnes red’ and amber trafflC hght system , business in Groom Wed- ^ „„
the highway on the darkest nights, THE DECLINE OF RADICALISM tist Ho ’ on two of their busiest streets there- nesday.
but is so prominent in the glow of -- be permitted to plead entity. He ^ )aying elaim t0 being one of the
the spotlights that seeing it is un- Recently an internationally known agreed o lf3 ie ' y . smallest cities in tfm to find
avoidable except to a blind man. liberal made a statement to the effect condition t la he nme een o ev m such traffic direction
The idea is if you want to live in that radicalism, of all sorts, in Ameri- dictments against him be attached in _
a real progressive community where ca was at its lowest point in many 0 ™e™°*aa^a^ e a
folks are not satisfied with anything generations. Thy,
of February. We wish Ethel many
more happy birthdays. Ethel’s many
Sugar $6.70 per hundred lbs at friends wiU be Slad to know tbat sbe
Frank Koetting’s Cash Grocery. ab^e be UP some n°w.
V. F. Britten was a caller at the
the state to find
necessary.
J. J. Blackwell who has been threat-
ened with pneumonia i;s reported bet-
ter today.
helping us to get his neighbors on
our subscription list which we appre-
ciate very much.
was tempts to seek a pardon before the Bids are being advertised for the
481b sack of flour $1.75—at Frank
IJSKSi sssfll ipgs sSps—“ ~
Panhandle, the best part of Texas, for the answer. There are two out- Arthur G. Powe ant
The Groundhog did not see his
shadow in the Groom community but
he acts like he did, for it has been
getting colder steadily since ground-
hog day.
d ’ . ... , , "j ' . ,, • Christie who represented the home A new butter factory has been in
A formal opening will be observed standing reasons; one is the giowmg ^ ’ ■ £ad agreed t0 the .stalled at the Hope milk plant in ber *h°* bere'
at a later date with appropriate hberalism of American capital and b“ * addressing Sweetwater, and will add an addition-
ceremonies, which date will be an- the other the high status of American Piea 01 ,J ^ ----
Mr. Harry Gray, of the Panhandle
Barber Supply Co., of Amarillo was
in Groom Monday visiting the Bar-
Two tractor school are announced
in this issue with free lunch on both
occasions. Wonder if the editor
could look like a farmer long enough
‘—,'7 7, ------r-.-TZ the cnnvt said Carnes had deeded al consuming unit for the cream pro- Cfckof flour $1.75-at Frank to get a couple of good feeds.
nounced in the News and by special labor with its mcreasmg knowledge he had t0 the board. This duced in the section. The plant has Koettmgs Cash Gr0^- -
invitation ,°Mp LiwlTTapUal and labor. deed he said would take care of fur- increased the amount of sweet milk
WINTER WEATHER The classic idea of capitalism pic- ther shortage that might be discov- used from 100 gaRonea year and a
After flirting around for several tured a few wealthy men, acting as ered bY auditory. a ag0 0 over 8'a ons now'
days giving us lots of fog, mist and ruthless dictators controlling the In passing sentence, uege u yn
frost making a weather situation people of a nation and exploiting lab- B. Moore said that in his opinion Contract for the addition of ten
spoken of as peculiar even by the or. Today, in contrast, Capital, as Carnes was “getting off light, per- gtories to the Crawford Hotel
- Mr. O. Burgin reports that he is
The Groom Hai’dware unloaded a expecting a car of the New Fv>sex
car load of John Deer Tractors last sixes to arrive the last of this week
Friday. There were eight tractors in and that he wants his friends to call
the car. and see them. There are many im-
- provements in the new Essex. It is
»puikcu uj. cio — wx. xwooj., x.x w,..x„u., -----, — , , „ _ . C. D. Foote was In Groom Wed- a really fine car in its class.
most ancient residents of the com- exemplified by our great industries, haPs >tei an e eseives. ^ gjg Spring will be let within 40 days nesday. Mr. Foote is a very busy -
munity, the wind switched around is understood to represent the accum- appeaiance (r t c> oimei ay according to the owner A. J. Craw- mari day,? and doesn’t get to A Safe Place to Get on a Bender
to the north Wednesday morning and ulated savings of millions of invept- man and Ptominen asm®^s ford. A remodeled lobby, a large Speri(] mueh time in Groom. Dallas, Jan. 28.—A man who had
a real blizzard decended upon us run- ors, rich and poor alike. man in court wa^ ua ei^a_ e^‘__mezzanine lounge, piivate dining - been drunk in a down-town turkish
<x Ital DliZj/jCliU GiCG.ciiviv.xia upv/w v/xo, xicii anu pwwi. , , i • /»/? # - DCCU UI UllrV 111 cl UUWll-tUWIl LUIxviaii
ning the temperature down to near Labor exploitation, in any form, is Wc*s u' ‘eje^ in Y epu y , e ^ , rooms, banquet hall with a sealing And now Jeff Gray has the floor bath for twelve days was sent to a
zero, and today bringing a nice snow a thing of the past. Employers un- accompanies y ns son o ei , ant c£lpacity of 300, and a reception room 0f Rarber Shop covered with a hospital here Sunday for a rest after
with a milder atmosphere. derstand that satisfied employes, lemainec seatec si en y iroug a will be added, with 102 guest looms beautiful design of Inlaid Linoleum having been given first aid by the
The dampness we have had ending earning high wages, are the nation’s procee mgs wi ou a c ange o ex t0 the present 150. bought of the Groom Hardware Co. doctors.
up with a,blanket of snow will cer- greatest asset in home market buy- Passion,
tainly be fine on the wheat, so much ing power. Employe-ownership of comment,
of which is late planting and just be- ptock, pioneei-ed by the electric light Whethei le wi e
He refused to make any
The man had gone to the bath par-
sent to the
dictions U1 <x puui vxvxja uuyo ciaii^y weva x/j wn jiiuwuu*.ivuj •' ” , , , • ccxxo wx wtuj oxjx v«io v/x g, wm wuw owtnioi
numerous, while a bumper crop may the forerunner and continuous in- # ^cicec e s a e puson cajyes^ g 0f hay and straw, 2 other better
of a poor crop have been erally adopted by all industries, was sentenced to a coan y C,a(m 8an8 cars of corn, 321 cars of grain and Johnson has been pretty sick but
Carload shipment of various items Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Johnson were lor twelve days before and since that
ui wiucn la xcxxc jxxxxxxwxxg, xxxxxx jx.xxw — piu.iwxxxx »x.x ^x^^.x.x. —e»~- . Mill d eville or ou^ Balls during 1928 excluding gassed Tuesday night. Mr. Johnson time had kept himself well supplied
ginning to come up good, that pre- and power companies ,and now gen- state Pllson arm a 1 1'“t 8 Vi cotton, including 30 cars of wheat, 2 did not get a very (Strong dose. Mrs. with liquor.
When found he was at the point of
exhaustion and, doctors said, in need
of rest. Attendants at the bath parlor
said the mans weight had fallen off
more than a pound each day.
possibly result.
The flu has about run its course words “labor” and “capital” synony-
and we have been more fortunate mous.
in that respect than many other com- The agitator tdday is hard put to
inunities, and it is hoped that during find an enthusiastic audience in in-
this bad spell of weather flu patients dustrial. America. The Utopian dream
will avoid exposing themselves and of friendliness and co-operation be-
suffei'ing a relapse. tween the worker and the financier
--- seems to have been realized in Amer-
centive for the idea of making the commission.
Carnes had been m the county jail
here in default of bond since his ar-
rest in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September.
last
mill products, 26 of pummics and 4 -
of other commodities. Perry Johnson says that W. J.
- Wade has a new pair of pants in^
FARMING herited form one of his boys, pretty
- long in the legs but fit pretty well
New and important values as an in the seat,
insecticide and fungicide are being
POST OFFICE DEP.4RTMENT
January 31, 1929. fjjgcovgrgd jn the sulfur that is recov-
The Postmaster,
Groom, Texas
My Dear Sir:
It is reported that an effort was ica, the land of opportunity for the
made by pai’ties from White Deer individual.
during the pap.t ten days to buy a -
lot for the purpose of building, or STAMPS QUx\RTETTE
leasing a building for the purpose -
of putting in a Ford Sales and Ser- The Community is again reminded 1929: _
vice Station. This is an enterprise 0f the coming of the Stamps quar- 01d Designation: Route A and b.
that many towns smaller than Groom tette the 14th and 15th. A good at- New Designation: Route 1 and
already have and it seems to us that tendance is expected. This program You WB1 notify the patrons
GAS INDUSTRY AIDS
James Stubblefield returned today
from Dallas where he has been since
- Sunday investigating the markets and
Arthur Price of Texhoma, Okla,. buying for the store. James says he
ered as a by-product in gas plants, spent the latter part of last week in did not see the sun while he wap
according to an article in the Scien- and the first part of this week in away.
tific American. The sulfur,' as well, Groom. --
- It was reported that school was dis-
Britten decided to make missed for a half a day Thursday
The following changes in the des- extraordinarily efficient in the
ignation of rural routes from youi neutralizing of alkaline soils. Mr. Leo
office will be made effective Apul 1, Sulfur recovered by gas plants has use of the snow and cold weather we aforenoon, on account of a bursted
been tried on such agricultural men- are having and built a sled out of a gas line,
ances as asparagus rust, fruit mildew wagon bed and found that it worked
and on three species of red spider, fine as a sleigh and also has a strong
______ _____ ^ ______ tke patrons of notable success. attraction for the ladies.
Groom should have such enterprise. ^ sponsored by the Community Club. these change,? m designation and re- Thig unparalleled sulfur, of which all in all it works nicely.
We hope to be able to announce soon _ quest them to change their addresses jegg reqUired than of other com-
that deals’f have been corpumated prof Frank Wilson will lead the accordingly. mercial grades will be a boon to far-
that will assure Groom of this im- meeting of the Community Club to ' Respectfully yours, ming districts with their constant
portant business. be held at the School Auditorium H. BILLANY, ^ fungus and insect problem.
H. H. BILLANY,
Friday night Prof. Geo. P. Grout of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Geneial
O. Burgin and H. W. McSpadden Panhandle will be present and have
had business in Amarillo Tuesday. a part on the program.
C. M. Hasel of Kansas City was in
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Linene Fudge Aprons
1 more
Stamped Tea Towels
1 more
Jim Byes is getting his restaurant
Taking it ready in the Hardin building to feed
the farmers Saturday during the
Tractor school of the Farmers’ Grain
& Implement Co.;
.39c -;-
.01c L. M. Ward informs us that he
.19c hopes to get his Cafe moved into the
.01c Hotel sometime next week. He is not
J. F. Davis was in Groom Tuesday. Groom Wednesday.
ANGEL ART & GIFT SHOP
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Wade, W. J. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1929, newspaper, February 7, 1929; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637524/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.