Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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I uiiu Drive Is Pro-
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Religion For
Today
By Walter R. Zimmerman
Mad Man
Tin* ALP company is the
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Maivh i«27’ * |,MHn Rr*n<-ed, hut we can as- itors faced sleet and «lick Goodlofi of SML oa>,
. . . certain they are incorporated IptVMmnta to solicit funds to^ ** never put you and me
owned and operated »,y! — u.tilod in one body for the U* used to help relieve suf-
WHS unutii (inti tiiJcinvrti try i - ----i , , .
Mr.. Wiitton, wife of JUrtin =o<c purpose of produce =rJfer'"* ,n ** wf' ",n *re“-
Wilson. It was a Howe ma-
chine and was purchased
about 1870.
The first bathtub
excellent supply of garden
truck. A very good name
I we have given the firm,
was Webster says that alp means
owned by B. 0. Walcott. It
a home-made tub and
there were no water pipes in
those days and it had to be
filled by carrying water in
buckets.
It was impossible to note
who preached the first ser-
mon, but A. II. Smith came
here in 1851 and he stated
that sermons were uncommon
during the earliest period of
his recollection.
The first church building
was the old union church,
which stood near the present
site of the high school. It
was erected in 1857. The
first preachers to reside in
Honey Grove were Rev. Pro-
vine and Rev. Robert Ru-
dolph, both Presbyterians.
The first person born in
Honey Grove was James P.
Gilmer. Th<» date of his birth
was April 25, 1846.
The first person buried in
Honey Grove was James G.
Gilmer. He died April 15,
1816.
The first home built in
Honey Grove was lor Samuel
Erw'in in 1843. It stood
where Crockett Park is now
located.
The first hotel built in
Honey Grove was known as
the Smith Hotel. It was built
in 1856 by Granville Smith.
The first school was taught
by Judge Rutherford, begin-
ning in 1853.
The lirst bank was con-
ducted by A. G. Stobaugh &
Company. The institution
was organized in 1877. It
was owned by A. G. Stobaugh
and U. T. Cole.
The first newspaper was
known as the Honey Grove
Enterprise. It was published
by T. R. Burkett, who later
became a minister of the
Church of Christ. It was im-
possible to ascertain the date
of the first issue.
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That uptown markets of
Honey -Grove were beelless
Monday? But there were
many “beefers” complaming
because they couldn’t pur-
chase their favorite cut of
meat. There are three meat
markets located on the square
and all were out of beef—
an ounce was to be had.
Probably this is the first
time that this has occurred
in Honey Grove since the
town was founded in 1836 by
Davy Crockett.
Delbert Houston
Shot Wednesday
Night at Cafe
Delbert Houston, 29 years
of age, was shot Wednesday
night about 10 o’clock at a
cafe on the south side of the
square. Immediately follow-
ing the killing a man by the
name of O’Bannion surren-
dered to officers. Houston
is survived by his wife and
two children,
a high lump of ground, and
surely that is the first neces-
sity for a good garden, fhe
next essential is labor, and
we believe each of the trio of
the firm is industrious and
not a lazybone will be found
ill lurii uuuica ucCaUac nei-
ther is averse to labor; nor
are they indolent, idle or
slothful. The third letter is
p—and they have persever-
ance and pride and not one
weed w'iil be allowed to grow.
Already planting has begun
and 3000 Vobosa plants are
in the earth. In case our
readers are not familiar with
the plant, it is a new variety
of onion. This number of
onions should give strength
to the garden and to the
firm. And, too, the onion
juice will get in the eyes of
the potatoes and this will
cause tears to flow therefrom
and the moisture will be suf-
ficient in case of drouth. Now
back to the firm name and
our method of giving a title.
The first letter (a) is for A.
G. Adams; the second (!) is
or J. B. Little; and the third
(p) is for Robert Pyron —
and these are the gardeners.
We wish the trio every suc-
cess in their venture and we
are expecting one Vobosa
from their yield.
Dog Sense
Dumb animals often dis-
play intelligence. The dog is
in this category and has
been trained to do many un-
usual feats. Canines have
been taught to dead their
blind masters through the
thickest traffic with perfect
safety. A little Honey Grove
pup was taught fo stand on
its hind legs and salute. A.
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small dog, but no lessons
have been given. A tin cup
is used as a drinking vessel.
The other day the container
was dry, so t.he dog took the
cup in its mouth and went to
his master. Mr. McBurnett
was busy and paid little at-
tention, but a rattle of the
cup and pulling at his trous-
ers soon had the drinking
vessel filled and the dog was
satisfied.
Miss Clara Mann
Left Thursday
For WAAC Duty
Miss Clara Mann, who en-
listed in the Women’s Army
Auxiliary Corps several
weeks ago, received orders to
report for training. She left
today (Thursday) for Dallas
and from there will go to
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Miss Mann is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mann
of this city, and it is her de-
sire to beeome a iitochanjc.
I In friends wish her every
success in her new venture.
The quota of the Honey
Grove territory was seem-
ingly large, $1,200, but the
committee in charge reports
that the drive is progressing
nicely, but much more must
be raised to complete the
amount assessed.
Much credit must be given
these workers, who are giv-
ing their time to solicit con-
tributions:
Allens Chapel—Rev. G. C.
Albers, Mrs. S. B. Locke,
fars. Calvin Neely.
in this world for our pleasure
nor for our comfort.”
This statement, and the
Red Cross drive, and the
many other unusual and ur-
gent demands upon us today
make us realize that we are
in this world to do something
with it. This means that we
jiuusi put brain, brawn and
money into the saving of this
world and into the rebuilding
of it.
We know that we are
bound to iurgel Self.
must deny ourselves of pleas-
ures, comforts, and even of
Allens Point — Mrs. Hugh | necessities. But the grand
Whitlock.
Selfs—Frank Dobbs.
Monkstow n — Leonard
Merrell.
Kiverby — Mrs. G. W.
Morgan.
Greens Chapel and Mich-
igan—Mrs. E. E. Elam.
Bugtussle—Elwyn Raiden.
Bartley - Woods — Farris
Pirtle.
McClellan — Roy Sieben-
thall.
Bagby—N. E. Barnett.
Honey Grove—Mrs. F. W.
Ware, Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mrs.
Argus Turner, Mrs. H. C. Mc-
Connell Mrs. Nettie Luttrell,
Mrs. Jack Sebastian, Mrs. G.
L, Hall. Mrs. C. M. Yeager,
Mrs. J. R. Raiden, Mrs. J. F.
Black, Mrs. Me Eversole,
Mrs. Ben Budd, Mrs. W. O.
Reed, Mrs. O. P. Neilson,
Mrs. Henry Dickson, Mrs. H.
L. Thompson, Mrs. Frank
Welch, Mrs. Nat Troy, Mrs.
Dan Baker, Mrs. J. I. Cun-
ningham, Mrs. Wash Under-
wood, Mrs. H. L. Ballew, Mrs.
B O. Walcott, Mrs. W. W.
Bomar, Miss Addie Belle
Bryant and Miss Margaret
Compton.
Efforts are being made to
complete the work by Satur-
day night, and if you have
not been solicited leave your
contribution at the city hail.
Winter Makes a
Return Engagement
Tuesday Morning
That pesky little promoter
of predicting weather, Mr.
Groundhog, made his appear-
ance on February 2. He
came from his underground
abode and told us that winter
was over. Everyone got busy
with hoe and rake preparing
the soil for the planting of
seeds for a Victory garden.
But alas, the scene was
changed Tuesday morning.
The groundhog had misrep-
resented things and a bliz-
zard struck. It was accom-
panied by the fall of sleet and
thermometers registered at
22 degrees. Winter garments
and heavy coats were put
into service again.
Notice
thing about it is that it is
worth all the cost to us. And
in the end we shall have -the
joy of knowing that we have
done our part* have done it
faithfully and well. That is
all God asks of anyone. And,
besides, it brings us courage
when we recall the great sac-
rifice that Jesus Christ made
that we might have peace
and love. His redeeming,
transforming grace makes of
us new creatures. Then we
fall in step with Him to help
Him build a new world, a
brotherhood <*£ all races and
nations.
A little story ha* come to
light of a local man who went
into a fury, and it was all
about his Victory garden.
Postmaster H. C. McConnell
had a holiday. Instead of
taking a trip or going fish-
ing, he spent the entire day
at l«l>or—spading and plant-
ing his garden plot. He also
lias additional groundage ad-
joining his garden he de-
sired to have plowed and he
made a deal with a colored
man to do the work. It so
happened the deal was made
down town and the man went
to do the work, but instead
of tilling the new plot the
man, mule and plow broke
the garden spot that the P.
M. had labored so diligently
on the previous day. In ad-
dition to unearthing the new
sown seed, a flower bed of
fine bulbs was disturbed and
that brought wrath from the
other member of the Mc-
Connell family. The post-
master stated that all the
piowunan left was a small
well at the edge of the gar-
den—and he didn’t see how
it escaped destruction.
.Misses Lucille and
Louise Evan* Now
Members of WAACs
Martin Ohr, Jr., and John
Black are now in training as
Civil Air Pilots. They are
taking the course at Paris
Junior College.
Leroy Breece, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Breece, has
recently bee*i promoted to
Seaman second-class in the
Navy and he is now stationed
at Chicago, Hi.
Leroy Owens, who has
been stationed at San Fran-
cisco, Calif., has gone to
w asuuig luu, D. C. lu aiteliu
school. He has been here
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Owen3. He has
been in the Navy five and
one-half years and is now a
First Class Petty Officer.
His brother, Orville Owens,
was also here from Pendle-
ton, Ore., where he is in
Army training and visited
his wife and parents while
his brother was here.
Thirty Lions and
Guests Attend the
Tuesday Luncheon
Bad weather seemed to
stimulate attendance at the
Lions Club Tuesday. With
the thermometer having
dropped to around twenty
since earjy -morning, there
were present thirty members
and guests. The meeting
was held at the annex of the
Methodist church where an
excellent meal had been pre-
pared by the ladies of the
church.
The program committee,
composed of Lions Clayton
and Cooper, presented Rev.
Ira C. Kiker of Dallas, who
spoke on Loyalty.
Lion President Mclver
called on Lion Frank Welch,
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v-iiumimi* v * —- — —
Cross Drive, to tell of the
needs and what is expected of
Honey Grove in the drive
now on. On motion of Lion
McCleary the club voted to
donate $15 to the drive.
Lion E. A. Barker an-
nounced to the dub that in-
stitutional users of rationed
commodities must make ap-
plication to the County Ra-
tioning Board by Friday if
they wish to secure any of
the rationed commodities.
C. B. Hodges and Lester
Cappleman of the National
Food Administration were
guests and were called upon.
They explained in detail the
different departments and the
workings of same under the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Visitors present were Rev.
Ira C. Kiker, Lester Capple-
man and C. B. Hodges, Dal-
las*; Ensign Jack Neal, USN;
County Tax Assessor and
Collector Wesley Farmer will
lie at the City Hall Friday
1.°r 0f SillPIc. Aubrey Earner and Pvt.
for l»t3. Bring your ll< uu5 H. L. IU-
.»d hut ymr. nigrtnlMi | ^ ^ Uhv1,
receipt as lie will noi have ... »
, •. i i • rn»i ram committee for
Ins reference books* with ami. ^ T ^ (f
U*» air m**IM*l C *
Words Alike
The English vocabulary
has many words that sound
alike in tone but have an en-
tirely different meaning.
The other day this roving
reporter overheard, a conver-
sation between two women
who had stopped on the
street for a short friendly
visit. One remarked that
she had looked the town over
for “Postum.” And the at-
tentive listener understood
the searcher to say she had
been looking for the “post-
man” and immediately in-
formed her that he made his
delivery at her home on
schedule time. So Speaker
No. 1 had to explain that she
was seeking a “drink” in-
stead of a letter written with
“ink.” ‘
LOUISE AND LUCILLE EVANS
Sunday was an eventful
day for the Evans twins,
Misses Lucille and Louise,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Evans. They were in
Dallas to be sworn in as
members of the Woman’s
Army Auxiliary Corps.
Several weeks ago they
made investigation regard-
ing the WAAC, and found
their weight was not suffi-
cient, so they increased their
diet and have gained between
10 and 15 pounds.
The young ladies attended
Texas State College for
Women at Denton for three
years and two summers, and Mrs. Chiles Paulk had a
in 1S29 thfiy beeame associ- Jetter from her eephew, Ray
A|C G. E. Gibson has re-
turned to Sweetwater after a
short visit here with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Gibson,
Dr. C. L. Shelby
Is Extended Call
By Presbyterians
At a congregational meet-
ing held Sunday morning,
members of the Main Street
Presbyterian church extended
a call to D»\ C. L. Shelby of
French Creek, W. Va. Dr.
Shelby was reared in La-
mar county, and recommen-
dations received by the Ses-
sion show him to be an ex-
cellent minister.
The church has been with-
out a pastor for several
months since the departure
of Rev. E. H. Graham for
chaplain service in the Unit-
ed States Army.
Notice
The American Legion Aux-
iliary will hold an open meet-
ing on Thursday afternoon,
March 11, at 3 o’clock at the
city hall. A special program
has been prepared and all
mothers who have sons in
the service of the United
States are invited to attend.
J. F. Strickland of the
Selfs community was brought
home Sunday after several
k cut at the Paris san-
t reatnnut
ated with their father in the
grocery business. We are
sure that there is not a mem-
ber of the auxiliary army
that is as strong as Lucille
and Louise in comparison to
size, because it is an easy
matter for them to handle a
100-pound sack of feed.
The twins have also volun-
teered for foreign service
and we hope that they will
not be separated and can be
together as they have in past
years. They will be at home
for a time until orders are re-
ceived to report for active
training.
Whistler, who is at the Naval
Training Station at San
Diego, Calif., that he is out
of ‘boot camp” and likes the
Navy very much.
Choice Moore Is
Released From Army
Finish Legislature
i-
Choice Moore, flotorial rep-
resentative of Fannin end
Lamar counties, has been re-
leased from Army service io
permit him to complete the
present session of the Legis-
lature.
Rep. Moore, who was a cor-
poral, stationed at Camp
Bowie, was furloughed to at-
tend the opening of the Leg-
islature, but later was re-
called to active duty. He was
released recently and will
maintain his civilian status
until the session of the Legis-
lature ends. He plans to en-
ter officers training school
at that time.
George Turner has begun
erection of a garage home on
West Main street. Mr. Tur-
ner recently purchased a
tract of land formerly known
as the Piner place and has an
ideal spot for a home. At
present only two rooms are
being built, but after the
duration he plans to erect a
modern home. He is having
a good deal of trouble about
utilities, as no new connec-
tions can be made. He will
have to burn wood and use a
coal oil lam?i for light.
Rex Coppedge, band in-
structor and teacher in the
high school, left Tuesday for
Army training.
Floyd Burgess, who was
sent to Mineral Wells after
induction into the Army, has
been transferred to North
Carolina. His address is
Pvt. Floyd E. Burgess, USA,
A-9-3, FARC 3rd Sect., Fort
Bragg, N. C.
Pvt. Aaron M. Womack,
Jr., has been transferred
from Truax Field, Wis., to
Bowman Field, Ky. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
M Womack.
AJC Herbert Gauldin has
completed his pripiary train-
ing at Decatur, Ala., and
writes home that he will go
to Montgomery, Ala., for his
basic training.
Sgt. Jack McGaughey, who
has been stationed at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, has been
transferred to Del Rio, Texas.
Mrs. Jessie Mae Clark has
received a letter from her
brother, Pvt. Herman Ray-
burn, saying he was ok. He
is stationed at Kessler Field,
Mississippi.
Pvt. K. W. Pearce of Camp
Howze was here over the
weekend. He had been in
the hospitai for some time.
Pvt. Joe Dawson of Fort
Sam Houston is here for a
visit with his wife and new
daughter, Billy Jo.
Burlis Hodge, who is in
radio work, is here for a visit
with his wilt and new son,
William Edward.
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Thompson, Harry. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1943, newspaper, March 5, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth699830/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.