The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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Published Weekly at Humble, Texas.
Devoted to the Best Interests of Humble and Harris County.
$1.00 Year 5c PerCopy
VOL. 2.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17,1943
NO 27
HUMBLE VIEWS
Some kind friend has donated
a five vears subscription to a
farm m agazine to the writer of
this column. We are wonder-
ing why. Has the country we
are so rar removed from crop-
ped out on us? Or can anyone
who knows us imagine that we
are capable of working as hard
as a farmer has to in order to
earn a living? Frankly, we
thought the subscription was
total loss until a splendid story
was discovered and several fine
articles dug up. So we say,
thanks.
o.
Party
Was our face red last week.
We very patrioticallv continued
urging people to save tin cans
and then, bang, Sunday's papers
came out with the announce-
ment that the collection of cans
was discontinued.
We note that several of our
stores are taking on the cheer-
ful Christmas air. Decorations
are pretty and cheerful. It is a
fine step and we like to see it.
There is something about
Christmas decorations that
sorter does something to you
even if you are as old as this
scribe.
The Eastern Stars will hold
their annual Christmas party at
the close of the regular meeting
Thursday, December 23rd.
Members of rhe Order are in-
vited to come and bring an in-
expensive gift to exchange
Ladies please bringgiftssuitable
for ladies and men bring ones
suitable for men.
The degrees will be conferred
at this meeting also, and a gwod
Attendance is requested by the
Worthy matron.
Mary L. Heyduck, Sec.y.
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Service of Christinas
Pageantry
To Remodel Church
Building
Speaking of Christmas we are
looking forward to hearing Lion-
el Barrymore put on Dickens
Christmas story. We always
like to hear of the reformation
of Ebeneezer Scrooge. And
that reminds us we , haven t
heard “Silent Night'* or any of
the Christmas carols on the
radio yet this year.
The evening worship at the
Methodist Church next Sunday
will be a service of Christmas
pageantry and sacred music.
The annual offering for orphans
will also be dedicated in this
At a recent meeting of the
officers of the Assembly of God,
plans were made to remodel
the church building which is
located at the corner of Gran-
berry and Ave. D.
The remodeling will consist
of the complete remodeling of
the auditorium and the building
of several new Sut day school
rooms and a iun or auditorium
which the Christ Ambassadors
will u?e for their services. The
cost of this work will run sever-
al hundred dollars.
They feel that they will be
able ro serve the public better
and also be able to take care of
thtir growing congregation.
servic
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Humble Sorosis Club
One of our peace officers told
the writer not long since that
the scarcity of whiskey had
earned the old town down won-
derfully. He said that the boys
(and gals) were behaving beau-
tifully.
The lady philosopher says:
c‘One thing a woman cannot be
criticized for: she never wastes
two dollars worth of shot gun
shells to get a 45c rabbit.
The Humble Sorosis Club had
their Christmas party Wednes-
day evening at the home of Miss
Dorothy Mitchell with Mrs.
Lewis Miller co-hostess.
During the evening the mem-
bers played games, sang carols
and exchanged gifts.
Guests other than the mem-
bers were Mrs. W. H. Bennett
The Humble Garden
Club Christmas' Party
Houston Fat Stock
Show and Livestock
Exposition
m
Honored
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Schott
honored Lt. Jack Fields with a
dinner party last Thursday
night. Those pre'sent were
Miss Dorothy Gene May, Mr.
Sunny Crawford, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Schott, Miss Joyce
Schott.
The Humble Garden Club
roe& for its annual Christmas
party at the home of Mrs. W.
H. Bennett, with Mrs. Lennon
Timme and Mrs. Kelcy Isenberg
co-hostesses. Officers for the
ensuing year were installed by
Mrs. Melvin Randow. Presi-
dent for 1944 will be Mrs. H.
T. Cunningham.
There was a round table dis-
cussion on the use of local fol-
iage in Christmas arrangement.
The table was laid with a filet
cover, and the center piece was
a patriotic arrangement of red
and white carnations with blue
icicles. Mrs. Cunningham and
Mrs. Randow served at the
table.
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Mrs. A. M.Thompson
President W.S.C.S.
Special Christmas
Program
An army chaplain was attend-
ing a banquet marking the end
of basic training. A clumsy
KP dropped a plate of hot soup
in rhe chaplain’s lap. Glancing
round with restraint written all
over his face, he asked: “Will
so ne layman say something
appropriate ?*’
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Subscribe for The Echo
The Assembly of God will give
a special Christmas Program
Tuesday night December 21.
The public is invited to attend
this service. Mrs. Gladys Beau-
mont and Mrs. Horace Coker in
charge.
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Mrs. W ill Armstrong, Mrs.
Frank Schoellkapf and son of
Houston and Mrs. D. L. Lunn
and Mrs. Bill Hart of Humble
spent the week end in Lufkin
visiting relatives.
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service met in
the chapel. A period of
prayer and personal Christ-
ian expressions was voiced
by the members. Mrs. A.
S. Clemmons having re-
signed as president the
nominating committee pre-
sented the name of the new
president, Mrs. A. M.
Thompson who was unani-
mously elected for the year
1944.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Womack and
daughter from Corpus Christi
are visiting Mr. and l)drs. John
Frank.
The biggest and best rodeo
ever held in Huuston, according
to J. W. Sartwelle, president of
the Houston Fat Stock Show, is
being prepared now for the
1944 show to be held in Hous-
ton, February 4 through the
13th.
As residents of Houston,
which is known to be the great-
est city in the heart of the na-
tion's cattle country, we feel :
that every possible measure
must be undertaken to improve
and increase the cattle and live-
stock production of the United
States, wh;ch after the war will
be figuratively speaking, the
grocery sto^e of the world, Mr.
Sartwelle observed.
There are many who today
say our nation would be foolish
to attempt feeding the starving
nations of the worlq. rhe end
of the war, but Americans ad-
mit to being tender hearted and
are not ashamed to prevent
starvation where it is possible
To build up our supplies of
food in preparation for the day
when they will be needed, the
Houston Fat Stock Show and
Livestock Exposition is calling
upon the livestock breeders and
feeders in this section of the
country to use the latest im-
proved methods of developing
better animals. The Fat Stock
Show is also striving to create
in Flouston the greatest live-
stock market center in the
Southwest, if not in the entire
nation, Mr. Sartwelle asserted.
So far our efforts have not
been in vain for during the 11
years of actual work the grade
and weight of cattle, sheep,hogs
and other livestock have shown
considerable improvement. But
the goal of the stock show is
one that will never be acheived,
Mr Saitwelle declared. The
reason for this is that members
of the Board of Directors of the
stock show refuse to be satisfied
and with the success of one un-
dertaking, automatically set
higher and more ambitious goals
to work towards, the president
of the stock show pointed out.
The directors of the show are
now working to secure animal?
and top ranking performers in
the rodeo contests to be held
with the show in the mammoth
Sam Houston Coliseum, every
inch of which is taken up with
exhibits, stalls for animals, judg-
Br "''\
Bill Martin Jr., son of Mn
and Mrs. W. F. Martin, in the
U. S. Maritime Service. He
graduated from the U. S. Mari-
time school at St. Petersburg,
Fla., and is at present overseas*
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Look in GrossmaniFs
Window
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When in the heart of the cityj
look in the show window at
Grossmann's at the lovely quilt
of the American Legion Auxil-
iary. This is being done for the
underpriviledged children of
Humble. Step into Grossmann's
and inquire.
A fine baby boy, weighing 8-
pounds was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Edward Cheatham
December 9, at the Memorial
hospital in Houston. The baby’s
name is Michael Terence.
Mrs. Helen Henderson Stew-
art has a fine son lb-days old.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Happy
Cocker ham a daughter, Decem-
ber 14 th.
Silver Tea
The Catholic Ladies had a
silver tea Thursday afternoon at
Mrs. Fitzgerald home on Grand-
berry.
Mrs. C. L. Bishop of Houston
spent Wednesday in the home of
her brother-in-law L. B. Bishop
and family. Her husband, Cpl.
C. L. Bishop is somewhere in
England and doing fine.
ing pens and the rodeo arena.
Several conferences have al-
ready been held, according to
Mr. Sartewelle. in connection
with plans for the rodeo and
these will be announced shortly.
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Beaumont, E. The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1943, newspaper, December 17, 1943; Humble, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647908/m1/1/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Humble Museum.