The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1924 Page: 2 of 10
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XIE THEATR
Dealers in Hard Coal; Place
your orders now for July de-
livery and save money. .-. \
Smbkstaeks from okUbattleshps’are
beibg used, in Philadelphia for ga-
it? Mrs.
A clock which was twenty-unc years
old - when GeorgeyWashington was
b'yxn.im still keeping, perfect trmn in
OnTaha, ancf- besides rfx.inTdifl{£' ; tlT(P
hours, girrs the days of the nromth,
the phases"of,the moon, »nd the rise
and fall of the tid“s. -It >s . <> 1 JlHe
rages.
4k. H- .Coffield. They left!'the first
of the week via Caldwell,, for a visit
GEM THEATRE
Temple, Houston,' urul other cities
in the -tato for vi-it- with other1 rela-
and fall of the tide.!
Aittiibwmjfc.'- w»* t-ntP of , the
.leading rnereh'a.r'.-^ bf R-Jekdah*. pri--
--W, ■im~uay*u>i,iy-p- • ~ K IN PR$D QE, THE .DL'iST wi&,^:r 2
i.‘THE
F ri ■day ;.n-n d; -Fftru tv 1 a • —A^ s per ial- - f rata
Lt- V KIn >v\ iRLl-i I “T.’A^K.” Gang crimes
‘nerwTpwji of W"ctHf:i l*a:l~.- Srnce the
W; L SCHUBERT
remembered five years dtp^th lp
Panhandle, Mfc_Coffield -pd fam-
<live re-i'le'l o’ ;P— , : ;:c :hoy
rr. **" -• ns. and
July 4 and 5
THE plATHKK MAN
Supreme
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SHOES'. GLOVES
Triumph
--hav<
Br ill-es, ' iHarr,< - i. . Collars,
Vr'y Wilt*! in i
. heext^imanv, j.'ears
.{Ihis’'section, arjd were given a^cordi
weleomb dh.’.thia.hd*rt*«©hii ng. Wegk;
l , REPAIR WORK>A
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PcuU/lu* Block,' Jtoekdale
WHY WORRY
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ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thursday. June 26v 1921
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MENTION.* ♦
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SOCIAL NOTES
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W. H. Po*>le is spending the week
in Dallas. -
Mrs. M. I,. Meitaen is visiting her
mother in Houston'. ;*
Phil Dtfttningtqn, of Flatonia, spent |
the week end with home folk.
The Odd Fellows -Cemetery ,A**dc a-
tion >ill meet at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms tomorrow (Friday)
at 3:00 o'clock, _____
lithe
guCSt of Emdry Camp this week.
The Rockdirhr't>rdetery Associa-
tion will .meet in business session
Tuesday
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WEDDING BELLS 4
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_________McMillan-Hankina
Mr. Earl L. Hankins and Miss Ruby
McMillan surprised their 1 many
friends last Saturday by slipping over
to Temple0 where they were married
>Satyrday evening by Rev. B. B. Blay*
lbck, formerly a popular local pastor
Temple
♦ WITH THE Cfll KCHES
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' R. 0. Kell V* «f Dallas, was^a bus-
iness ;visitor m Kt>ekifale this week
W. E. Montague and vfamily re-
Epikeopai Church
Sunday school 0:45 ^. ^ 1 -
Morriinc service and address 11.00 -. — - , ..
Young • Peoples vService League turned last week from a trip to Marli^j.
2;30 p.
/ Methodist Church
Sunday school >C4f) a. m.
t.f
o'ekkk fn The homo of Mrs. ■‘the happy pair motored to Austin
ATurnhree
M.‘ L. Meit^n is' this week enjoyng - . ' . . u .ln„
s m«id
%1 e* . •’ , jChurch of Rs'c-kdaTE- invite the Mis-
Miss Elizabeth Noonan, of San sionar>, gocieties of all the churches
Marco*, visited "Miss Della DtotUin R^kdaltf li HUTt withthem in a.
bush last week.— ----------- -—~ " Missionary ‘ meeting, Monday
Giles L. Avriett. county auditor, | jane 30, lOiTutt 4 p. m. - ^---------
was an appreciated eaher at the Re-j MRS. R. .W.. l^ALLIb, _
porter office Monday. , ..........“ .j.Pres. Christian Missionary Society.
Burbon Ashby, of Pawhauska. Ok-T juBior Needle-T-raft Club
kdtom^ was last.week’s guest of hi^L ^ ^ ^ at t’he home-
mother, Mrs. A. B,/Ashby. j ^ Lon Hudson with Edna Kirk
as /hostess, on June 11, 1924, to or-
ganize a Junior- Needle Craft Club.
The fulluvlfing officers were elected:
il» returning to Rockdale Sunday
night, and now being aThome’tj) their
friends at the residence of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. D. -B. McMillan. *
The bride is a native-Rockdale girl,
severs! .^ai^beetr -rater opwator in | (^rI“;t^e- hht-^ather and prevent
Che local Telephone exchange, where ! , . ■ n unlen--
by her uniform nourteny and nan™ „
The Reporter is sofrv fo report that
‘City Secretary E. T. Kemp is still
confined to his room t!v It li ?v«atied.
-Billy Coffield has returned to his
home, in.3'.aco, following a yUitjwith
ias grandmother, Mrs. B. A.-Cflrff^Id.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Coley and chi.ld-
~ ren, of Buckholts, Were guests Of Mr,
and MrS. Leo -Strelsky Sr. Thursday.
, Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Coulter and
daughter, Miss Helen, spent Sunday In
Bryan in the home of the doctor’s,
“mother; ”
Joe Stein returned Tuesday from
a month’s sojourn at Marlin where
_— ^nTuidi>rnh1p Hpnpfit from
President—Mignon Graves.
' Vice President—MaVy Elizabeth
, Garrett. . . ./ ' i
Secretary—Ruth 0. Kirk.
Treasurer*—Alicb Elloise Barkley.
Reporter—Bdna Kirk.
-Afjter. our hour of sewing, , leamirig
“Outline Stitch and French Knots,”
cooling refifcshments were served.
The 'next meeting of this club will
be at the homo of Mary Elizabeth
.Garrett.’
REPORTER.
the hot baxhy.
^ Fred Green has returned from a
long stay in the Wild add Windy.
West, and says Matchless Milam looks
■mighty good to him. "* •• • '~
Mrs. , L. L.: Albertsonj yriee Anni’e
Hawkins, has returned to^er hotne/in
S^n Antonio, followig a visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Maggie Kincaid. ~
Mrs. Max Ferrari and Miss Esther
Ferrari, left Monday for Long Beach,
. California, Tor an all-summer visit
with a son and brother, Paul FerrarL-
m Mrs. Josephine Brett and daughter,
Miss Mae Brett, accompanied Mr. Wil-
lis Brett to Cameron Sunday where
__ they will spend a week or more in his
home.
Honoring Rockdale’s Brides
ihe most beautiful and entertain
uTrere^ihey viaited The groom's fnffF .Epw^’th .1‘‘“inn ; I1- “I-.
M.-.n7liiy~ ii'TiP,
iUlsslonai^ ui"! e Vs c'
Prayenuecting WVitncsday, 8 p.
. > Presbyterian Church
Si/nday school 10:00 a.- m..
vy,.rshin 11:00 a. m. Blfb'jeCt of
Mrs. Joe Lve and daughter have ri-
WrnedTrom a visit with relatives in
Navajo ta.
. (YX. Schclantle^ aRd aons,
Knt} j-ci&e made a busingss trip,to
Austin' Monday.
refreshing
SLEEP
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pretty and popular, ann possessed ol , V,;, worth Living 1 --
by her uniform courtesy and patience
she has greatly endeared herself to a
wide circle of friends. The Rockdale
exchange has never had a better 01-
more popular chief operator.
Mr. .Hankins came to Rockdale last
December, since which £jme he has
been master mechanic in*the garage
'ofrthe Rockdale Motor Car Company.
He,is a young man-of sterling..char-
aeter and has madp many friends since
coming here. He is an overseas vet-
eran of the-world war, having seen
much1 actual^and active service on the . g y p u at 6:4a,
battle fronts ds an av-iator. He was
badly injured in a plane e^ash in line
of duty, feceiving injuries which coji-.
fing(i him to the hospital for nearfy
ing social event of the season was
the program rendered in honor of the
Rockdale brides, by circle two of ihe
Baptist Ladies Auxiliary. The ||r
tractive home of Mrs. E. R. MfoITwas
never m
Than in ffctr wcastonr
Brides present were Mesdames
Homer Turn^rj Redin Alford, Zeke
Alford, F. H. Kelley, FVed Bethea, E.
L. Hankins, and J. L. Jennings.
After the brides were "introduced
and served with punch; the regular
missionary program, was rendered, in-
cluding an inspirational talk by Bro.
Garrett. " .
Following the presentation of bridal
boquets, delicious sherbet and cake
was served. -
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The Reporter join? in* extending
congratulations and good wishes to
thi? popular voung couple. ^
did Sunday SAool and a church where
you may spend a little time with both
pleasure and profit,
D. C. WALLACE, Eastor.
_ • Baptist Church
Sunday school, at, church, 9:45. ' ’
~Men*s Bible Class -a-i Dixie Theatre
at 10:00 o’clock. .
Preaching service a^.lUQO.
Offertory. . ^
Sermon theme, “Get .Out of the Sub-
urbs of Egypt.'”
Mrs. Stanley Byrnes of Palestine,
visited her mother, Mrs. Louis Diehl
the past we^k-end.
Miss £ois Montague, of, Houston,
of her parents. Mr. and
-• Evening service:—
Song s wry ice at 7:45;
Preaching service beginning at 8:00
\ Offertory'. ’. ■>■■■■.....r-
“ SoT^Ly Mrs. Baldridge.'
Sermon fhojne . “Christ Shall Shine'
Mrs. W. E. Montague, the past week.
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Theodore Coffitdd and family, of
Bowie, Texas,Vere guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Coffield Sr. the past week-
end.
Mrs. Floyd Strelsky and'children,
of' Texas City, are guests of^their
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Louis
JDiehl. _ ;-
v Mis*- Beei* Henry was taken to a
Temple sanitarium Wednesday where
she will undergo an operation for ap-
pendicitis. ‘
^ Mr., and Mrs. J. W. Gamer left
Wednesday for Temple where Mrs.
Gamer will undergo an operation'to.r
“dayT Miss~M$ud Bonds" is wi,th Mfs.
rGarner;
Mrs. L. A. Baxter and children, left
Sunday for-Brenharn for an extended
visit-. ' They will alsa visit in Houston
and Beaumont before returning 4o
Rockdale.- '
‘sold here !
How do you^gert
that way, Turner?
Tryin’ to capitalize
something that the
good -Lord put here
for everybody
--_J FREE.
Yes, —but whetf'slTr
this FREE AIR was.
sen* along, we did
not bargain for
all the Flies and y,
Mosquitoes that -
- were swpt-in. -—
Everything would
have been jake if
they hadn’t been
-thrown in for
% good measure.
DOLPH DUNHAM ASKS FOR _
OFFICE OF CONSTABLE
Choir directed by 'Dr.’ W-isecup.
Mrs. J. P. Hale, of Austin, is visit-
ing her sister and brother, Mrs. T.
H. Paul and Dr. D. R. Wallis, before j,
continuing cn ro -San Antonio, for a
visit whh-her daughter, Mrs, Yefnon-
Eml)letpn. , ! _
Mrs. L. M. McCoy was brought
home from the Cameron Hospital
“fttsdiy where she Underwent a criti-
cal surgical operation. She is report-
■\ed doing very nicely since’her return
home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. WT CrawfoFa w.eti;
to Taylor Tuesday t6 attend the*wed-
Texas Power, and Light Co., at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hepler
fffp-r
~T" ~ ’The I. F. Sessions home wifl next
• week have a family reunion.:wh£n; Mr.
”“ ” and Mrs. J. p; Mohajr pf-Weehaake-n,
' N. J.. ahd M*r. and MrsrTJ J. Beesley
’fend two little daughters of Beaumont,
arrive for an all-summer visit.
• Mr. and Mrs. M Noack, Mr. and
Forty-two Party \
• In response to an invitation more
than forty, guests assembled in .the
spacibus and hospitable Orr home to
enjoy, the .ever popular'gSWt’. '!f
Ther-hohorees o„n this occasion were
Miss Alma Hairstom-uf Little Rock,
A~r'k.tj rislei Of' theYboatcss. and Mfs"
In our anhouheement column , this
week wiling foynd the name of Dolph
Dunham £s candidate for the office
of Constable’of Beat 4—the dtoCkdale.
beat.
. Dolph Dunham needs no introduc-
tion. He ha* lived in Beats 4 ^and 5
practically all his life—to be exact,
about 47 years. He is a life-long
democrat, and the precinct has never
had a better all-round citizen. He has
been engaged in farming, stock rais-
ing, dnd at Various times has been
in the market business in-Rockdale.-
Mr. Dunham has also hatl consider-
able experience as a peace officer, hav-
ing served at variousTimes as deputy
sheriff and deputy constable, and
having given local officers his -assist-
ance on many~'1jpeasions. He pos-
sesses all the, .attributes of a .good
—-—-daughter, Eloise, and Mrs.' F.' A.
M-rs.
Barkley and
Homer Turner, a recent brfde in th
family. VY-.' ft
The roomsr were/ decorated with a
profusion of radiance roses and Shasta
i daisies. The weather 'being^_ide*L.'
much' merriment prevailed'tbroughput
the >morning: as the -congenial host
of friends progressed from table To
table. *: .
The out of town guest«r* present
were Mrs.,. Ike Petrper of Hpustory,
CK l l>U, Ff 1 AND KOCFFt^ TO
Sirs. W. S. Affns of Fort- WortS,
'dtrs. -of--tdttle- Hbekr- Ark.t and Miss
Margaret Johnson-of Taylor, who so
charmingly; assisted the hostess nr
Mrs. Herbert * Fiesler and daughter,
spent Sunday ib1 Taylor, the guest
of Mr. Fiesler’s parents. • They were
* accompanied home by Miss Josephine
’ Fiesler, who will spend the w^ek here.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Trgnt Newton, and
yhilH-tr., Vfl-nn an4 Trent Jr. arriveiF
the absence of the daughter of the
household! by passing scorecard and
punching them while the . ^Ix, games
were in progress.
At , the close of the games a deli-
cious salad plate with 'iced tea was
served bn- attractive- trays', which
were, centered with etched vases of
shasta daisies. These were given as
table, favors. t';.'
peace-officer, being cool-headed-, slow
of temper and sound uf judgment. He
^aVs hV/feeTs that he kribwy the (futies'
of the. office of constable; and he pro-
mises - a faithful performance, of- those
duties Jo the best of his^ ability, if
elected. He cordially sol ids'your sirp-.
poTtyort that' basis. \j
Men’fe Bible Class.
On last .Sunday' morning, beginning
at 10 o'clock, the Men’s ...Bible Class
at the Dixie Theatre spent a most
pleasant 45 minute^. Mrs. C-. M.
Perry is' a splendid pianisT The first
ten minutes were spent in song ser-
vice, followed by a very • brief.-order,
of - business . covering possibly not
more, than two minutes, after which
Judg eGunn, the teacher, took charge.
Several men said after the class that
Judge Gunn, the teach«r ,took charge,
has ever made iii.his life. This is
saying a- great deal. There were
itwehty-four men present. We hope to
have a hundred men in the class by
Christmas.. . .
All men in Rockdale are needed by -.shirt'. Rockdale Reporter, agency! tf f||
the pastors and the churches. All the
pastors of Rockdale- are. doing all In
their power to make Ro^dale the
“host Rufk;fl,aie'r Rockdale has ever
been, ahd your respective pastors
need you. Let, ev.ery .man of Rockdale
rally tn big.pPstfir and to^his church
Graves have returned from a trip! to
Belton where they attended an en-
campment of the Methodist church.
Mrs. WrTr Burdick and daughter,
■4^^.—^r^/^m.pa.nip/1 hy Mrs. Rlirdick’s
mother, Mrs. W. F. Hooker, motored
to Milano Sunday where ,Mrs. Bur-
dick will rema'in for an extended-visit.
Mrs. L. R. Richards, of San Antonio,
was a guest of her niece, Mrs. L. H.
Hillyer.- the past week. Mrs. Rich-
ards, accompanied by Mrs, Hillyer and.
children, left Monday for a two vveekg
stay in Nacogdoches.
YOU may be Flv-
proOf yourself,
Brqther and your
old hide would
turn back a
tarantula
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Buy a Cofona for i’ie‘home; a real ly
typewriter; as handy as a pocket in a j »:♦
f
❖ but wha't about ,
the wife and kids?
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..enjoy
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1-_ TNVTOOR ATING
GIVE THEM a place
where they can b.
COOL HEALTHFUL
^.BATTLE *HERE ON JULY 4
The American Legion announces
that the baseball game advertised, to
be between the teams' of Caldwell and
“Rogers. B6TH‘ ttre^e town? have cx-'
ceptionally strong teams .this year, and
a—good game r?" •* Tlioy *v)UHt
naturally grow good ball players in
both Caldwell and- Rogers, and when
these two towns hook up an exciting
game is always the result., The game
on the 4th will be caller at 4^30 p. m.
at Fair Park.
Sunday fror$ Houstoi). Mrs. Nekton
(lfd 0h:l'lT-f,r> f/.TV'.rt fnr n vigir with
their mother and grandmother,
Sterling, While
Newton'
continued' on to GamerOn. where he
will again be with?the McLane. Whole-
sale Srocery Company.
Mr. and Mrs.- W. T. Coffield, two
grandchildren and a son, Mr. Ro^r Cpf-
fiejd, arrived from Bowi^, Texas, last
Wednesday f/ir a visr with"a., brother
Clavdias built the Appian way. This
great three hundred., and fifty mile
thoroughfare- stretches out almost in
a-direct line from the walls cyf Iome
in a southernly direction to Brundu-
sium. Today," as Tn the days-^+f an-
cient Rome, heavy'oxpn draw great
loads of produce along; .this ancient
road%
RICH JERSEY 7,71 LK, Phone 949
F-72. -Rockdale Dairy.'. - 'tf
—Although man has nucd th'e eagle
SLEEP
FREE
f RJ
with..the, spirit to win for Christ,
. Our Men’s Bible Class -invites no
man from his own church, neither
does it invite any.-nmmWho is in‘Sun-
day School. REMEMBER THIS, We
are after the men who are not in Sun-
d'ny Rfbnnl We wish t.n Hn ymi
and make Sundays happier-for yem
.So come and be with us and see if
Sundays will, not be.,haPP^er to* F°u
by your; having cbme.
' -JESSE GARRETT,
Pastor of Baptist • Church',-”.
A “«Uk** bolted powder w4<h •
moist base. Gota oi panootblr,
- stay* oi, Protecta and Beanti-
flap. -Entirely harmleaa.
35c, OOc and S I .GO the Jar
At Toilet Counters
Wtrlte t)ept. J? 1 for Frae Sample.
Memphia, Tenn.
WILD THAT -
SLEEPING PORCl
TUDAYt
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sonal news items.
BOX SUPPER
TheManwhosayt
There WHl be .an .ice cream and box
supper afTTie Minervh....... HefKbaisV
church Friday night, ^une ,27th-.for
the benefit of the Women’s Mission-
ary .Auxiliary, ' All Candidates "re-;
quested to attend apd unake speeches.
Everybody inVited. 17-2t
■-It can't be done!5
is being, continually interrupted by somebodjrdoiiig it.
Possibly you have never worn a pair of glasses .that jvere^i ^
#-
as the symbol of strength, there are
piay wjlh' a teiiiiJwai, liiul wumu unv«
the. eagle to earth. Vultures in .height
-and; swallows-.....in endurance exceed
the eagle and comparing' bulk foF'
-bulk the humming bird is a much
more wonderful; flyer. - -
HARRIS TRANSFER
COMPANY
LIGHT OR HEAVY
HAUL! NG
that they were right;
Yet»y<
Every
Yet,you don’t"see things distinctly as you should. • . -j
Every week .we are finding such cases—“and. improving t . •
by fitting thejirnvith- the kjnd bf glasses that they need—and sn^.
' ' -r.. . .
In isome craves our patients have .been told “It can’t be done.
wear.-
sult> me about your. eyes.
B. L DOUTHIT, Registered Optometi
Trmite last f'lii*
ICE BOUND
Jilda :-«atiirdby 07.38—Chas (Buck) Jones in ■“CUPID’S FIRE^-
' "Fald- .(comedy) “lNCQM^ TA^TcOLLeltuR.’'
MbMAv ■::<] Tu'T-dav—'“FATR -WEEK.” WaU-^Heirrs’.TTap'Fa.tH'■
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Thursday jggd and Friday 4th Matmee Only
MAE MURRAY
alfo Stf*ppr'rw“Thu RtaUvv
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I'riday night,'July 4th and-Saturday 5th—Tom Mix _,yg*
HUDSON BAY.” A1 Stv John in “BE YOURSELF.”
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