The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1938 Page: 1 of 9
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VOLUME 44
Stewards of First
Methodist Hold
Regular Meeting
The Stewards of the First
Methodist church met for their
regular monthly meeting at
the Woods Park Monday night
during which time a chicken
supper was very much enjoy-
ed as well as the regular busi-
ness attended too. There were
about 18 present.
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METHODIST CHURCH |
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(W. 13. Oliver Jr. pastor)
Church school, 10 a. m.
METHODIST MISSIONARY
SOCIETY
Circle No. 1 of tire Metho-
di t Missionary society met at |
t ' church Monday afternoon |
with 15 present. The follow-1
i: g program was rendered:
.'long, “O Zion Haste.”
Scripture, Matt. 21, 10-22,
Mrs. M. E. Hamilton.
Prayer, Eva RitLiman.
Song, “Lot the Lower Lights
be Burning.”
“The Story of Annie Swin-
dle,” Mrs. W. B. Oliver Jr.
“Efficiency Aim,” Mrs. John
Sirman.
Prayer, Mrs. Jake Bergnran
“We want to hear more,”
Mrs. L. M. McGhee.
Sermonette, Mrs. Alice Rit-
timan.
Prayer, Miss Emma Edens.
Poem, “self request,” Mrs.
L. M. McGhee.
Song. "Watchman Tell Us
of the Night.”
Dismissed, by Mrs. W. T.
Potts.
Next week is to be the busi-
ness and social meeting for the
month and the spiritual life
group is to meet at 2:30 pre-
ceding the business meeting.
CORRIGAN, POLK COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938.
NOTICE OF BUDGET
HEARING
There will be held, in The
Commissioners Court room, in
the City of Livingston, on Aug-
ust 31, 1938, at 9:00 A. M. a
public hearing on the County
Budget, for 1939, the public is
invited and urged to attend
this meeting.
Signed: FRED NORRIS
County Auditor
Livingston, Polk County, Texas
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NEW YORK—Proximity of the New York World’s Fair 1939 to Man-
hattan is shown in this “location" photograph taken from the Bermuda
Clipper “Cavalier" flying above the Government Zone of the exposition.
The familiar skyscraper skyline of Manhattan is shown here nine miles
away but within fifteen minutes ride by rail.
Note the patterns of buildings, foundations, gardens a id thoroughfares
. ..ci-ging in the Central Exhibit Area and the line finish of landscaping
about the steelwork of fhc 700 foot Trylon and 200 foot Pcrisphere and
along the broad Constitutional Mall.
Shown, right, are the elevated tracks of the IRT-BMT subway systems
and, nearer, the Long Island Railroad tracks crossing the lowered Grand
Central Parkway Extension. The pontoon of the plane obscures view of
the Triborougli Bridge, one of the main approaches to the Fair. The build-
ings shown are among forty already unde-
NUMBER 35
School Term
To Open Here
September I2th
Supt. A. VV. Phillips an-
nounced Wednesday morning
that school will begin li e r e
Sept. 12th.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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(W. A. Cockrell, pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday school—
classes f o r everyone, B. F.
Adams, superintendent.
7 p. m. the Baptist Training
union meets in groups, a place
for everyone and for the en-
tire family. Grover Lafferty,
leader.
3 p. m. Monday the Wom-
an’s Missionary society meets
at the church with both cir-
cles for a Bible study.
7 p. m. Monday the Broth-
erhood meets at the picnic
grounds at E. I.. Knox’s place
with their families, the entire
church and their friends for
their semi-annual cchurch sup-
>er and picnic. Everyone is in-
v:ted.
The pastor lias just finish-
ed lus seventh revival meeting
during this time 130 took their
places in the church, the most
of these coming for bayti m.
He has two other meetings to
be held later in this month
and next month.
Come for our services Sun-
day. The pastor will preach
both morning and evening.
County School Board Calls Election Fcr Formatkn of
Rural High School District For North Poik County
DOWN THE ROAD;
ROADS AND RELIGION
By Charles M. Upham,
Engineer-Director
Woman’s three major inter-
ests, according to an old Ger-
man proverb, are her children,
I her kitchen and her church.
| While modern civilization has
One of He greatest forward I considerably widened her hor-
steps in education for Corri- j izons, these interests still re-
main supreme in the life of
LET THE CRITTERS DO THE WORK WORK ON POSTOFFICE
By T. C. Richardson, Secretary, Breeder-Feeder Association pan and surrounding com
At this season crops are ma- there will be more wastage in MAY START THIS WEEK mlln]q.es waa made by the the typical American woman,
taring and harvesting is ahead the long run. It goes without j Construction of Livingston’s county board of Polk county, Especially is this true of the
A great deal of labor may be saying that shade and water $45,000 post office is expect- Tuesday, August 16, 1938, small towns and rural corn-
saved by turning livestock in must be easily and continuous- ed to start this week, accord- when they called for an edec- munities where both men and
the fields and allowing them ly accessible to the animals ing to H. M. Knapp, of the ; tion to be held in and through- women find their chief social
erto feed themselves. Under while hogging down or sheep- contracting firm holding the m t the territory comprising and cultural life closely inter-
proper handling there is little ing off crops. Experiments‘contract. Five months will be of Carmonia, Asia. Corrigan, woven with their church,
waste of grain, and animals have shown that a bushel of required to complete the build- Union Grove, Lime Ridge, Ben- The church gatherings in
get the benefit of green for- grain goes a great deal faith- ing, he said. ton Springs, a n d Friendship many areas from the top spot
age that would not be saved er in meat production if the----school districts to determine in the entertainment program
otherwise, and which adds to animal can drink when thirsty Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lovvorn whether or not a rural high for the entire year. The week-
the value cf the grain by help-i instead of waitiifg for period- and children, Carol Jean and school district should be form- ly meeting of the missionary
ing to balance the ration. If ic waterings several hoars J. Ed, of Odessa, Texas, arriv- d including the above named society provides an ideal op-
fields are not already fenced, apart. ed Tuesday for a visit with erritory with Corrigan as the portunity for (he ladies of the
a temporary fence of 32-inch Mineral mixtures and pro-, Rev. and Mrs. W. B .Oliver Jr. center. ! community to get together for
- ■ ■ • ■ i s, Rebba Steussy, county! The Corrigan school author- a needle - and - talk session.
are usually;
health nurse of Livingston was dies had employed an archi- Chicken dinners in the church
in Corrigan Wednesday. tect sometime ago to draw basement during the winter
Mr. Geo Kirkpatrick was a P,a!’s and 111 a k ® application and ice cream socials and such
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TEXAS GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION PLANS
STATE FAIR EXHIBIT
An elaborate exhibit will be , , . ,
placed in the Educational woven wire will confine sheep tern supplements
building by the Texas good end hogs, and with a f e w net indispensable if hogs have
roads association as a special staunch posts at wide inter- excess to good pastures and
feature of the Golden Jubilee vals, small stakes driven into legumes, or slum milk, but ex- ..... ............................
celebration of the state-fair of the ground will support it. It perienced hog men say pro- caller at the Press office Wed- -or a,PW’A- 1t".,‘ake ,N' church lawn during the
Texas it has been announced can readily be rolled up ami 1 . in supplements adways pay. av in route from Jasper i1 are of »" adequate building summer bring the members ol
’ ipoved several times, and Corn and cowpeas, corn and to Austin. I program lor the proposed high the congregation together at
when it becomes too badly.,oy beans, corn and peanuts. | _____school district, and the appli- intervals throughout the year.
bent to stand up in a tempor-1 make good fattening rations j pol r abowa will be held in nation for this grant is now Within the church are formed
o.numeu „„„ ary fence, it is still good for when hogged down together. th(1 Floril, and Small stook in Washington, D. C. Every numerous clubs of men, worn-
roads association the state permanent use where s o 1 i d ; With corn alone it is adv.s- b,lildinfr durin(r the Golden ™an and woman interested in on and children with study or
safety council the Texas high- corner posls permit tight able to supply a mineral mix- Jubilee celebration of the °f H,e chHdren of , -creation as their chief aim.
wav commission and the Tex- stretching. lure and a protein supplement gtate fajr 0f Texas. The build- ,hls.l!nd thc ''"unty should p js, 0f course, on Sunday
as traffic safety association. Hogs are well known to be in self-feeders. Either wood ;nj, was formerly the A r t j loceive this news \v.th a do- that tIlc church assumes its
Datus E Proper, executive the be: t gleaners of grain, with ashes or air-slaked lime and building and is now being re- 11 ‘ *’ •’ u'l oan greatest importance. Sunday
vice president of the associa- sheep n< xt. If crops arc bar- salt in equal parts is good and modo]]od throughout. Rabbits. ' ’ ’e!--nut over this great pro- school for the children and
t on will be in charge of the vested by cattle it is always hone me al may be profitably fi0Wcr;; and caged birds, and gram. Watch for the notices ot morning and evening services
exhibit I advisable to follow with hogs, j added under some cond.tions. the annual show of the Tex- j Section and go to the pells for the adults play their part
The exhibit will have as its The cheapest pork, both in Charcoal is commonly used as Kennel club will be held ini'1"'- ca.;t >'?ur vote for irreater j„ keeping up a high standard
F ” ...... educational opportunities of for the moral and spiritual
here by Lowry Martin, presi
dent of the association, who
said that the exhibit will be a
combined exhibit of the good
purpose a plan to show good labor cost and the amount of i and hogs like it. | the building.
roads of the state and efforts grain required to make 100 j The protein supplement may-----
being made to promote better pounds of meat, is produced tie based on cottonseed meal, held in the poultry building
re ads; will show how traffic by a combination of green pas-! linseed meal, peanut meal or during the first five days o'
fatalities can be lessened by ture, hogging down feed crops, Tankage. The experiment sta- the state fair of Texas, and
careful driving, and will show and the self-feeder. Carl P. j tions of the Southwest have more entries of birds from
scenes of interest which can Thompson, extension swine worked out formulas for pro- throughout the country are ex-
bo visited while driving about specialist of Oklahoma voices jtein supplements for their re- ported than ever before, it has
the state. 1 the experience of the best hog 1 spectb’o states, according to been announced here by offi-
Fuil details on the exhibit men when he says that it is the availability a ti d adapta- cials of the Texas Pigeon as-
have not yet been worked out j doubtful if a farmer can af-ltion of the materials. Cotton- sociation.
but it is expected that plans ford I" raise hogs unless they seed meal Is available every-----.---
will be completed at the next can run on pasture a g o o d where in the Southwest. ;i”d A total of 155 stars will be
pa- t of the year. ! may he safely and profitably presented in the two mu ieall
iur boys and girls.
monthly meeting of thc exe-
cutive committee of the asso-
ciation which will be held in
Seguin during August.
T»TTT,1',trT>'A'rF. CF THE
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
| life of the community.
I Because of the important
part by the church in rural
American life, the fact that
The intermediates met at j many of our citizens are un-
: he church Mondev oveni*’->’ J able to attend church because
and then were carried out to • bail roads becomes esnec-
Mr. E. L. Knox’s in cars by ially serious. Sixty per cent of
Rev. W. A. Cockrell, Harlan the 32,000,000 farm people in
Knox and Mrs. Williams. Tie the United States live on un-
Intermediate Sunday school i improved dirt roads which bad
class had their business meat-J weather often makes complete-
ing and then followed a social | ly impassable. This means
hour which consisted of many 11 h a t 16,000,000 Americans
enjoyable games. Jim Swann are unable to get to church
group captain of the fourth j during many months of the
group took his group and serv- j year.
Besides the labor saving | fed to hogs by following di-; attractions which have been
element if Is good for the ructions furnished by xtun- contracted for appearance in
.... ..........o______ health of both hogs and sheep sion hog specialists and conn-The auditorium during the
The good roads exhibit will to gel; off the permanent pas-1 ty agents who keep up with j Golden Jubilee celebration of
be placed in the educational tures and on the cultivated ; experimental results. | tV state fair of Texas. The ! ed as hostess for the evening. I -»—--
building, which was formerly , fields, where internal parasites Enorgh !Vsl goes lo waste Jubilee Follies will play the I There were 30 present. Cake Chas. and Babs Maxvill,
the federal building, because ; are less prevalent. It is best j on most Southwestern I arms auditorium for 14 perform-1 and punch was served. This I proprietors of the Fairway
school exhibits, the textile and ‘ to confine the animals to a; to produce all the pork andjances during the first n i n e I class is going forward in a I Putting course at the main en-
culinary and Hobby shows will ; space that can be cleaned up j beef or nrHen the farnilyidays and the Hollywood re- great way and we hope to see trance to the state fair grounds
be held in this building and in ten days to three weeks, j could use. Pasturing the fields vue will be on hand to close :a|] of these intermediates back j plan to operate their putting
it is thought it will be the most j rather than permit them to ; is the only way much of Dus j the celebration with six per-, in Sunday school Sunday. J course during the Golden Jub-
popular structure in so far as j roam at large for a month or; waste can be turned to profit, i formances during the lastj-------j j](.R celebration and through-
children are concerned on the j more. In the final 'stages of | and the most economical way three days. j The present that lasts a | out the winter. The Maxvills
entire area. Special features in j grazing, grains will be slowed I of harvesting and selling crops,------year, a subscription to the Cor- t have enjoyed a brisk business
the exhibit will be planned for j up by their walking over large I that are adapted to harvesting Hunting for more business, rigan Press, your home paper. ! on the course during the sum-
children. I fields in search of food, and by animals. | try our Ads. i $1.50 per year. 1 mer months.
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Gilbert, Anne. The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1938, newspaper, August 18, 1938; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth642388/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.