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VOLUME No. 42 _
RITES HELD FOR C. E.
BARNES HERE LAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CORRIGAN, POLK COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936
NUMBER 34
The entire town was shock-
ed to learn of the sudden
death of Eugene Barnes early
CANDIDATES IN RUNOFF
PRIMARY SPOKE HERE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT
Contrast in Texas Dogs
The battle for votes in the
i un-off primary was opened
in Corrigan on last Thursday
last Sunday morning, which (night when candidates whose
occured in a Lufkin hospital | names will appear on the short
shortly after his removal from I ballot presented their claims
his home here. before a large crowd at the
Mr. Barnes had been ill on- Simian Drug Store,
ly afew days prior to his ! Dr. W. G. Pullen presided
death. He was stricken about :as chairman of the meeting
two weeks ago and was ap- and introduced the speakers,
parently recovering nicely j Judge W. B. Browder, at
when his condition became present judge of the Special
worse suddenly Saturday af- Ninth Judicial District, and a
ternoon. This was the first j candidate for Judge of the
sickness he had suffered in regular Ninth Judicial Dis-
about 35 years. jtrict, was the first speaker.
Mr. Barnes was married to Judge Browder called atten-
Miss Maud Bates in Barnum tion to his record as judge of
on December 12, 1912, and the Special District Court, and
they had been residents of asked the support of the voters
Corrigan for the past nine for the regular Ninth Judicial
years. At the time of his death District Judgeship,
he was employed by the high- j Mrs. V. A. Collins, wife of
way department of the county. Senator V. A. Collins, who is
He wuis a member of one of also seeking the office of
the pioneer East Texas fami- judge of the regular Ninth
lies, his grandfather having Judicial District, was present
settled in this section over one and spoke briefly in the in-
hundred years ago. He was an terest of Senator Collins’ can-
active member of the Metho- didacy. Mr. Colins was pre-
dist church, having served on vented from attending by a
the Board of Stewards. I previous engagement in Mont-
Services_ were held at the gomery County.
Corrigan Methodist Church The race for Representa-
Sunday afternoon at five o’- tive of the 28th District be-1 James V. Allred’s novel ex-
clock with Rev. D. Townes tween Carl Bergman, incum- periment in setting up volun-
Windham, pastor, assisted by bent, and Edgar Loggins ofiteer county parole boards to
Rev. S. E. Harry, Baptist pas- Goodrich, promises to be a handle paroled convicts, it
tor, and Rev. W. E. Woltz, warm one. Mr. Bergman is ad- was declared today by W. W.
conducting. Arrangements in vocating a sales tax as a means Halcomb of the State Depart-
Don, Zls-pound Great Dane, and
Blue Hon net Sue, 2 pound, nine ounce
Pekingese met nt die Texas Centen-
nial Exposition grounds at Dallas,
where during the June 6-Nov. 2!) run
PATTON’S RUNOFF DIRECTORS NAMED
FOE WITHDRAWS J FOR POLK COUNTY
^ .. . FAIR FOR THIS YEAR
Congressman Nat Patton of
Hie Seventh Distirct retained
his post last Friday by the
withdrawal of Emerson Stone,
runner-up in the primary race,
from the runoff primary of
Auirusf 22
Stone advised R. T. Craig,
editor of the Athens Daily
Review, that he would wire
the Democratic county chair-
man today not to certify his
name for the second primary,
and that he was sending con-
gratulations to Patton. Stone
said that the official returns
showed the Congresman lask-
ing only 132 of a majority ov-
er both his opponents.
Dr. Brooks to Build
Contract has been let to
Contractor John Henry for
of (he nati’un‘s'Ufinrst dogs will'tedb* erecdon °f a modern tWO-
played in kennel shows. Don is a fea-
ture attraction of the Midway's
“Hollywood Animal Stars."
PAROLE CONFERENCE FRANK S. MORRIS, CAN-
TO BE HELD IN GALVES- DID ATE FOR RAILROAD
TON SEPTEMBBER 2-3 COMMISIONER IS VISITOR
Austin, August 12. — The! Frank S. Morris, candidate
eyes of the nation have turn- ‘ for Railroad Commissioner,
ed to Texas and Governor came to town last week con-
story building tor Dr. G. S.
Brooks, local dentist. The
building will be located on the
corner lot adjoining the home
of G. M. Park near the high
school building, the lot hav-
ing been recently purchased
from John W. Cobb.
The building will be 20x20,
the lower floor being used as
an office for Dr. Brooks and
(with an apartment above.
fidently predicting that he i When completed modern lab-
would win in the runoff by a oratoPy and dental equipment
huge majority and hunngl i m he installed> according to
Dr. Brooks.
ment, in charge of detail work
in handling county boards.
As a result of this interest
Governor Allred, at the insis-
tance of national leaders, has
called the First Southwestern
States Par tie Conference to
charge of W. W. Bergman, of raising the necessary money
local funeral director. to pay the old age pensions,
He is survived by his wife, while Loggins favors a tax on
Mrs. Maud Barnes; two natural resources, particular-
daughters, Miss Odessa Barnes lv an increased tax on sul-
of Houston and Miss Imogene phur.
Barnes, Corrigan; two sisters, J. A. Riley, candidate for
Mrs. William Platt of Mos- County Judge in the runoff, lie held in Galveston, Sept.2
cow, and Mrs. J. B. Platt of opposed by Judge W. J. Tul-land 3. Model state laws gov-
Barnum: two brothers, J. R. los, incumbent, spoke in the » 'ling parole as well as inter-
and S. W. Barnes of Barnum. interest of his candidacy. Istate supervision and uniform
Pallbearers were: Jack Ken- Dudley Veal and Ellis Mur- procedures for release of men
nedy. E. C. Wood, A. W. phy, candidates for commis- from penal institutions will
Phillips, J. H. Pullen, Paul sioner in this precinct, also be discussed thoroughly. The
Adams, Eugene Webb, R. S. spoke. itheme of the conference will
Barclay, Elmer Matthews and--©---be: “Breaking the Vicious Cir-
Dr. W. G. Pullen. JUDGE S. A. McCALL 'cle of Crime.’’ It is expected
__@___| SUPPORTING COLLINS that as a result of the confer-
Attend Barnes Funeral - l^nce the delegates will be in
To the Voters of Polk County: a position to suggest helpful
Vo-Ag Teacher on Job
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Caden-
head have moved to Corrigan
where Mr. Cadenhead has as-
sumed his duties as vocational
'agricultural teacher in the lo-
,cl high school. Since coming
! here the Cadenheads have
I made many friends, and Cor-
rigan folks feel that this de-
partment of the school activi-
jtes is in capable hands for the
coming year.
Miscellaneous Shower
j Misses Mary Lee Pate and
Mabel Lafferty were hostesses
I for
miscellaneous shower
The following from out-of- 1 de*ire to exPress mv si»- Rff|alation their respective
• ' ' attended the fuel al ser- wh() supported me for the of_ Five governors, other than
• n ' 'rni.rnomi jfice of District Judge in the Governor Allred, have either
last Sunday afternoon. |iate primary election. While expressed their intentions of
Mr. and Mrs. John Forten- many 0f you good citizens did attending or sending represen-
A meeting of the officers
of the Pok ICounty Agricul-
tural Association, called by W.
S. Childers,s, county agent,
was held in the district court
room at Livingston on August
4 at 2 p. m. with Vice-Presi-
dent R. T. Smith presiding
and the following officers at-
tending: R. J. Burden, secre-
tary; E. I. Duke and W. P.
Holder, directors. Others pre-
sent were J. L. Muller, C. F.
Boyd, W. T. Barrett, D. M.
Fairley, R. L. Sauls, W. A.
Ro/.ell and R. E. Miller. The
last two named are presidents
of their community associa-
tions.
A directorate was appoint-
ed to promote a Polk County
fair in 1936 to be held in Liv-
ingston. They are as follows:
J. L. Muller, president; R. T.
Smith, vice-president; A. W.
Peebles, secretary - treasurer;
Miss Rowena Hinson, public-
ity director; W. S. Childerss,
manager.
Superintendents of depart-
ments: A. C. Coffman, com-
munity and farm exhibits; C.
F. Boyd, livestock; W. T.
Barrett, poultry; D. M. Fair-
ley and Ben Cadenhead, F. F.
A. and 1-H ; J. L. Wilson, com-
.mercial exhibits; Rev. Daw-
son, boy scout activities; B. C.
Lively, parade; Clarence Man-
ning, grounds.
Directors for the towns and
communities of the county are
as follows:
Mt. Rose: E. J. Phillips and
Mrs. Fred Lowe.
Oakdale: Hamilton Mon-
roe and Mrs. R. E. Buffalo.
Onalaska: R. L. Sauls, G.
S. Smallwood, Mrs. L. S. Stan-
ford and Mrs. J. R. Thomas.
Ace: E. I. Duke, and Mrs.
Brown Wiggins.
Knight; W. A. Rozell and
Mrs. Donnie Lambert.
Camp Ruby: M. W. Redd
and Mrs. J. I. Oliver.
Soda: P. L. Collum and Mrs.
T. T. Taylor.
Cross Roads: Oscar Munson
and Mrs. Henry Munson.
Leggett: Lester Smith and
| Mrs. Lowman Parrish.
Midway: Ed. Dickens and
berry, San Antofiio; Mr. and
Mrs. John Old, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Brusse, Mr. Jack Craw-
ford and Miss Odessa Bornes
of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Bulay, and son, Ray, Lib-
erty; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Jones and daughters, Lottie
and Lila, Mr. C. C. Vinson of
Lufkin; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Fuller, Goodrich; Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Barnes, Mr. and
Mrs
new charges against his op- naming Mrs. Henry Ellis of
ponent, Ernest O. Thompson. Diboll, a recent bride, as hon-
“From eery section of Tex- oree, at the Lafferty home on
as reports on my candidacy last Thursday afternoon,
are pouring in daily in increas- Pot plants, zennias and |
ing numbers and assure me of roses were used as floral de- Mrs. J. W. Treadway,
a sweeping victory when vo- corations. A fortune telling Moscow: J. M. Walker and
ters go to tcdi polls on August game proved quite amusing af- Mrs. W. C. Fancher.
-------- ----- ------------------ , , £2,” Morris said. ter which questions and an-1 Hortensc: T. B. Laird and
was their right, yea, their duty Oklahoma. New Mexico, amt | Mr. Morris made a tour 0f(swering with the name of a Mrs. Millard Lawrence,
to vote for the man whom they Arizona. Prison and parole ot- this sect;on of the state as]t flower, in which the honoree j Barnes: J. K. Hais and Mrs.
hough! best qualified for ■ ’cl''ls and Attorneys General week, going from Corrigan to won the prize, made up the W. A. Matthews,
such position, yet I will always of the participating states will Beaumont, where he was sehe- program for the afternoon. Pine Groe; Will Lewis, Mrs.
cherish the loyal friends that hkewise^ be present. Arr^ge- night (Following the program the H. A. Willson and Mrs. Andy
not suport me, for whom I tatives. These are the Gover-
have no word of censure, as it nors of Arkansas, Louisiana,
i 1. • * . 1 i j 1 ' 1. f i 1 • 1 .. h , \ MX n \T nor ■ 1\ f n v I /l A n n rl
I have in Polk County, who nien*s for the entertainment
have honored me in the past, at Galveston are under the su-
Since the returns of the elec- pel-vision of C. P. Evans, the
ion show that no candidate chairman of the Galveston |
for the District Judgeship re- Countv Parole Board. Gover-
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Card of Thanks
gifts were opened, after which Barfield.
sandwiches, cake and punch
__ (were served the following:
I wish to thank the people M,‘sdames W- F- Jordan- Ab
for their ote and support inStone^ H. T. Day,
R. Jr
Buster Platt and daughter, tween ""judge *'Browder"" and >>v Attorney General Wm. me 111 the recent primary.
Barnum; Mr. and Mrs. |Senator v A Collins on Aug- McCraw. Program arrange- L- B- KN0X
B 1 lie I latt, Mr. and Mrs. J. us^. 22. Since many of my merits are in charge of W. W. --®----
M- Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Bon- frjends desjre to know my at- Halcomb. Coach Resigns
me Tarver Moscow; Mr. and titude and preference as be-i Among the distingushed
Mrs. Robt. Barnes and daugh-
^R^r.fum^Mr'micrMrs' ceived a ma-l°rit.V of the votes nor Allred will, of course be ^ ‘heir ote andsu Alma Lafferty, Joe Thomas,
Barnum, Mr. and Mis. cast the race now wil| be be- ,the host for the occasion join- ^ne PdS/j> ana all who oted toi Lgo Bergman“ j Lockhart,
C. E. Andrews, E. T. Hickman,
Tillev Dav, J. R. Pullen, A.
W. Phillies, K. T. Hutson, Ol-
io Parrish, Garland Hendry,
Lime Ridge; L. W. Stur-
rock, and Mrs. Fred Stringer.
Skinnertown: Acy Fuller
and Mrs. Fred Thomas.
Carmona: R. M. Eagle and
Mrs. Harry Safford.
Corrigan: B. F. Adams, C.
C. Pool, Mrs. Dittforth and
Mrs. S. S. Durham.
New Willard: C. S. Wain-
ifIlfi tISSlIlis sE
B-u nes and family, Mr and and fee] that , am fairly well ference will be devoted (o the
Mrs. Ross Seamoii, Mr. en > qualified to pass upon their Press and will be header! by
Seamon, Mrs. L. R Cade, Mr., auaiificatlonB and equipment leading newspaper publishers
-'St-
Out After Sharks.
for Judicial honors. I shall
and Mrs. Henry Priest, Mr.
and Mrs. Reagin Priest, Mr. cas( my vote jn the coming
an<! xJrs' Vlt,<) 'uri‘lCn’ Mr’ Primary for Senator V. A.
and Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mi. Colling> believi.ig as I do that
and Mrs. Geoige n , • qe js much better equipped
Elmer Seamon, Chester; Mr. fnl. ... irrinortQr,t
iMmer seamon, . nesim , m*. fQr thia important positi0n by
fffd RMr'n CHolltriavar Dr k and his loil>r exPerience and train-
I1 ’ • R ’ a''’T , , ing in the practice of law, both
Mrs. M. M. Baker, Judge and ___
and editors of the Southwest.
Wilma Harrel, Fannie Ruth the fair has not yet been se-
Kcllow, Madaline Weeks,, lected. This will be done with-
—-- iMiirie Watson. in the near future and a pre-
I he following composed a Those sending gifts were: mium list will be published
Card of Thanks
fishing party to Galveston last Mcsdames G. L. Bounds, Frank and circulated throughout the
Sunday; D. M. Stovall, B. L. Skains, Elmer Knox, J. M. county in time to acquaint ev-
--« Thompson, Mrs. Christie Sto- Snxon. M. E. Hamilton, R. T. erybody with plans for the
We want to epress to our vail. Mr. and Mrs. Ben _Ca- Hill, C. E. Barnes, H. A. Mor- fair.
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Collins Speaks Here
many friends and relatives,'denhead, Mr. and Mrs. Tom gan, Havard, Goynes, Lee
our deepest appreciation and Burchfield, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hunt, V. Q. Wallers, D. Watts,
thanks for the love and sym-jNash. Tom Burchfield gained John Sirman, Carrol Watts, --
Mrs. m. M.ciiKer. fiuuKe ai.u cj^1 and ^imjua1, and further ;pathy shown us during the ill-’the reputation of the cham- Wade Bates, R. S. Adams, D. Senator V. A. Collins of
M.S "J «■ H «5enmotis Mr’ believin»> if elevated to the ] ness and death of our husband Pion shark fisherman of this m. Telford, Tombs, Myrtice Livingston spoke to fairly
tvt 1 Vi’n Pnloe nnd fam'I^enc^’ 'le wld *3e guided by land father. [section when he hauled in sev- Sirman, Druan Lafferty, J. W. large crowd at the Sirman
•1 William I<he law as 11 is written and We shall always remember era! of the man-eaters on this Matlock, E. Webb, B. F. Ad-1Drug Store on Monday night
p. p’ ’ Mr and ^real- aH parties litigant asjthe beautiful floral offerings j trip. lams, Henry Seale, M. D. Mur-1 of this week in the interest of
arougn, rin^^ u_____ > ^__; j.„. i well as attorneys with utmost land the many friends who sol -®- |phy, J. C. Thomas, A. Baker, his candidacy for District
Vvil T TV /T * 4 la rnrwrlfln- ! VVCI1 aLHUJlcja VV1LI1 ULlIIC/nb lilllcl UltJ IIIHIIV lTltMlUH WIIU
Mrs. ElbertMat, i (fairness without regard to1 generously served luncheon
Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Enloe of
Somerville.
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who the parties are or by
whom represented.
S. A. McCALL.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy--®-----
and children left Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seale
Ewing, Texas, where they will left Saturday evening to at-
niuke their home. The Rill tend the Texas Centennial Ex-
Safford family have moved position in Dallas, and the
into their home on Highway Frontier Centennial in Fort
35. | Worth.
throughout the day, and fori
Addit.on to Drug Store
|B. F. Edens, Paul Adams, Ed-
iwin Sherman, W. C. Phillips,
all these kind thoughts, we Dr. W. G. Pullen is having L. J. Coward, J. M. Thomp-
wish to express onr gratitude, another addition built to the son, S. E. Harry, A. B. Arm-
Mrs. C. E. Barnes and Monk Pharmacy building to strong, N. C. Hanna, C. H.
Judge of the Ninth Judicial
District.
Mr. Colilns presented the
issues of the campaign in a
forceful manner, and pledged
daughters, Odessa and Imo-ibe occupied by N. C. Hanna, Redd, F. A. Brazziel, Jr., Er- his best efforts should he be
(jeweler, and the A. Baker nest Ellis. Henry Smith; Misses ] elected to this important of-
|Barber and Beauty Shop. !Emma Edens, Althea Kent, Tice.
Mrs. D. M. Telford of Aus-i Work on this addition has Ponnell Chandler, Imogene! He was introduced by Dr.
tin spent the past week end started and should be com- j Barnes, Lena Faye Williams, W. G. Pullen, a life-long
gene Barnes.
at home.
jpleted at an early date. (and the Gross children. I friend and supporter.
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Gilbert, J. R. The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1936, newspaper, August 13, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647163/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.