The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1942 Page: 4 of 4
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A “GEM"
Our good friend “Chuck ‘
Fugleman has just sent us the
gem wihch aopears below. Chuck
didn’t say what paper he clipped
it frcm, nor do we know the col-
umnist “KCB“ whose name ap-
pears at the head, but this we
do know, and that is he is keenly
alive to the joy of living in a small
town. There is nobody so inter-
esting as folks and the better you
know them the more interesting
they are. You can‘t associate
with your neighbor in a city like
you can in a small town. When
you live in a small town the
words, “my home town“ have a
deeper and more real meaning
than they would if you lived in a
city.
We have supplied our own
names for those used bv the col-
umnist.
K. C. B.
For no reason at all
Teat I can think of
Except that Tve been phoning
To Ross the plumber
To send up a man
To fix a leak
I have an urge
To write some lines
About small towns
In one of which
After many years
Of city life
I now reside
And what it is
I am thinking of
Just at the moment
Is that everybody
1 do business with
Is known to me
Bv his first name
And is my f fiend
And there's Ross the plumber
And our ice box tails
And I call Tim
To come and fix it
And I see my banker
And I call him Stone
And our furniture man
Fie is just Hint
And my painless dentist
I know as John Mark
And my doctor is Hayden
And so it goes
All down the line
And we’re all just persons
Who know each other
And in the city
If vou know what I mean
A plumber was nothing
But just a plumber
And a banker a banker
And a doctor a doctor
And a dentist a dentist
And tht furniture man
Was just a store
And your favorite butcher
Was a butcher shop
That wouldn't know
If you were Jones
Or maybe Smith
Or an automaton
Asking for meat
MEETING
8 p.ra. July 14, 1942
Humble High School
AUDITORIUM
Anyone enroled in any branch of Civilian
Defense, especially invited
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Colonel W. B. Russ, Regional Medical Din
ector, Eighth Civilian Defense area.
SPECIAL GUESTS
R. E. Smith, co -ordinator 8th district O.C.D.
Mr. V.M.Ehle rs, member State Defense Council
Col. Ike Ashdurn, Director Civili an Defense Harris Co
Members of Harris County Commissioners Court
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tuttle
and children, and Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Tuttle visited in Kilgore
last week end.
Miss Mary Jane Binning visit-
ed last week in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Tuttle and
was accompanied to her home in
Pasadena by Miss Evelyn West.
Mr. Garland Hammond is in
Wharton nursing her grandmoth-
er. While she is away, her son
Kenny is visiting his grandmoth-
er's, Mrs. Ferris and Hammond
in Houston.
Mrs. W. I. Davis and son with
Frances Hill are visiting in ■ Trin-
ity this week.
Hoy Gillis was on leave from
Puerto Rica and enrcute to Canal
zone v as stopped in Florida and
sent on duty to the Pacific coast.
Destination unknown.
Bob Robinson, a former Hum-
ble resident was a pleasant caller
at the Echo office Wednesday.
Mary Ladian and Catherine
Gary were Houston shoppers
Wednes-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Smith
of San Antonio were visitors of
Mrs. Joe Kattar this week.
Mr. L. B. Pritchett has return-
ed from Memphis, Tennesee
where he has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Darling
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gray car-
ried their son Dale to Houston
one day this week to have his
tonsils removed.
Miss Dolly Roberts spenc rhe
week end in Houston visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roche of
Houston spent Monday evening
in Humble with Mrs. Harold
Reeder.
Last Monday afternoon the
W. M. U. had their social at the
Baptist church. This social is
held the fifth Sunday of the
month.
But here in our village
You're a human being
And not just a purse
And you have a name
And everything
And people know it
And even smile
When they call you by it
No matter you're buying
A flock of old hens
That don't lay anymore
I thank you
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Martel
visited with Mr. E. B. Martel
last Sunday. We're sure the day
passed much quicker as Mrs.
Martel is still in California visit-
ing Nathan.
W. I. Davis, who is working in
Texas City visited his family in
Humble over the week end.
Mr. Walter Watt and daugh-
ter, Mary Frances from Shawnee
Oklahoma are visiting friends
and relatives in Humble this
week.
Mrs. Ruth Reeves and Mrs.
Joe Kattar honored Mrs. Eddie
Cavalier with a miscellaneous
bridal shower Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Reeves.
Sonny Robbins visited home
folks in Houston Sunday.
Mrs. Homer Shaffer and Har-
old Clay are in Cameron visiting
Mrs. Shaffer’s mother Mrs. G.W.
Malone.
Mrs. Charlie Peters, James
and Miss Lois Wistand visited
Mrs. Peter's mother, Mrs. Sam
Chatham wha is very ill in Con-
roe this week.
Mrs. Lydia Farris is vacation-
in Rockdale Texsa for a few days
Mtaxi^fe Robbins was an Hum-
ble visitor last week end.
Miss Lois Wistand of Houston
was visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Peters this week
Mrs. Leonard Collins and Mrs.
Jimmie Black are Houston visit-
ors today (Friday)
Mrs. Mae Cummings and Mel-
va attended the funeral of Mrs.
Clayton, (Mrs. Tooke’s mother)
last Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Findley and
Eugene visited with Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Gary, Wednesday.
Charlie Peters and Billie Mar-
tin are taking a aircraft course in
Houston.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
R. W. May Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
E. Beaumont, supt.
Preaching 11:00 a.m. Sermon
topic “They left all and Follow-
ed Him"
Evangelist service 8 pm. ser-
mon topic “Do all Speak in
Tongues When Filled With the
Holy Ghost?’'
Pastor R. W. May will be
speaking at both morning and
evening services.
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Beaumont, E. The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1942, newspaper, July 3, 1942; Humble, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637646/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Humble Museum.