The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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Taft tribune
NUMBER THIRTEEN
TAFT. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JULY 31. 193
MANY DEMOCRATS CAST Scouts Have
BALLOT HERE SATURDAY A Big Week
DRIFTWOOD
Fiotn Uu' tutor matlon received at j
the office of County Chairman W B.
Mom in 8imon Tur.<lai morning. it i
hat 463 c Sitae ns went to the!
precinct to, Taft.
cast their |
(iinnf .Samaritan
Mr and M Riley Criss, «ho
clc on a farm south of Taft
t one couple who arc convinces'
iat this s not such a hard, old
arid «f:<. all, and Monday m*ht
to ay that the I’a.kenl
clouds tan ic t>« n a *Uvet limns
with rh- help of a lew good, true
I r lends
Mr Criss ha* been vary lit far
the past ten writs. Hr* neigh-
bor*. Clyde and Francis Morris.
Floyd Olson J D and V R, OlM-
son. and Mr. Morris’ hand* came
lo the Criss farm Monday, July 28.
and stacked all of the sick man's
feed Had this not been hone, It
is very probable that the Criss feed
crop might have been wasted.
Mr and Mrs. Criss were very
grateful and wished to make a
public expresion of their apprecia-
tion of this Christian act in a time
of need
There are not two pages lost out
of your Tribune this week: there
* ere only *ls pages printed This
n ue was printed In one "big
hurry so that the force might
• lend the remainder of the week
mot ins the heavy printing mach-
inery and office equipment Into
the Tribunes new quarters in tpe
Cage Mercantile building
Work Is being rushed to conciu-
uon on the dividing of the mercan-
tile building, and it should be ready
fur occupation by the end of the
week Practically all of the divid-
ing wall lias been '-reeled The
Mercantile's .stock, oil ice equipment
and store fixtures have been moved
into die south room The Tribune
will occupy the north room adja-
cent to the Haynes Barber shop.
All about our new home next week
ippw
i Kilts in voting
Haturdav July 26 and
ballot* as they saw fit
the most interesting race of them all
war the -gubernatorial free-for-all”
and in this B. 9 SU-rUnR was favor-
ed with about 75 more votes than
Ma" Ferguson Sterling also lead
tn the county.
There will be run-ons in several
races Saturday August 23. and from
now until then it looks as if the
usual summer heat will he warmed
up with lots of hot electioneering
From the preliminary report given
out by Chairman W B Moss there
were about 2.450 votes cast in San
Patricio county No candidate al-
though even lnopposed, went un-
.icratched. Bockey Hsrkey running for
the office of County Attorney received
2,444 votes. Therefore, the conclusion
that about 2.450 voted cannot be far
off
The following incomplete returns is
the way that the candidates ran in
the Taft precinct and San Patricio
Emms June Matthews daughter of j county:
Mr and Mrs J A Matthews of Sin- FOR UNITED STATI
•on. died in a Corpus Chr^li hospital Morris Sheppa d
Monday morning Services were held C. A. Mllehner
in Sinton Tuesday afternoon at four it. 1. Henry
o'clock FOR GOVERNOR
The daughter of the San Patricio James Yoon*
aunty clerk *a* five years of agt Miriam A. lergusmi
K>,«> had I—. - anouslv 111 in Cornu* Earle B. Mavfied
game
i a bik crowd of Taft and
Ian <*n hand when the
Hist the game Both of
I, are about the Strongest
P,k o' the woods" aid it
rood defeat Sunday to fut-
• fnglevld'- that they were
t» r of the two.
customers and other mote
irot their money's worth
, »•*>. not until the iaat of
that Taft put the game
*1 orr -lie hid i
a imitate a *ee-saw Both
Tirmll allowed eight hits:
s made numerous errors.
. ab.llty to keep moat of
ittrm. while Taft bundled
h of blows In two innings
for the discrepancy In thr
r nan
t*nui
Clerks Daughter
Succumbs Mon
Albrecht Dies at
Gregory Tuesday
meat market, for his donation of 30
pounds of meat, which was usd for
|46 Albert F. A’bre-h' sk. of Gregory Bnd mane possible the hearty barbe-
5i died suddenly at his home early Tues- cue.
The body was shipped from Woodrow Jones. Durwood Kirltey.
morning
ami william farmer were mree ureiu-
Coruus Chr sti at eleven o clock that . , . .
* bers of the Taft troop who ai*eodeo
night to Ftatonia, ’.v.i'te se-vlc- w?re (ljc ffrst t(.n day JKT!od of the dls-
Ix-'d Wednesday af" -noon trict .scout camp at Mathis During
Mi Albre th for me pa-t ten years this -ime a court of honor was held,
been reskli?-.' u Gregory He Jones and Klrtley were presented
with merit badgs
It was at the district court of Uon-
i* third
hi* fir*t
ur« • tion or tile ■xnritfrn
p. i.f c Early -m- dav morning Mr
Alin Ch arose ard -. vx 'o mot t the
four o'clock as two of his children
were returning on this irain from a
visit with relatives in Houston.
Alter bringing them home from Up-
depot Mr Albretch prepared him.-elf
a I>oi of eolfee and drank a cup before
preparing to go to work. He remarke-i
to Mrs Albretch that he uuctided to
»jv error, Youvm.
ft .*hortstop. blast-
inn? 'he iwn men
iw:-r then nvled
GOVERNOR
103
iftwii of him
M-<| jcerisl V'.-riv
1. at instead of a grouch? Who MW
heard of a boy cutting mod for
family use, chopping tw«nt?4s«r
hours without stopping to rent or food.
. A contest of this kind - - ym. it
Ifht would be foolish, but who cam about
cutting wood anyhow.
According to an announcement made
It was accompanied f,ariJ,. this week, the two week session
a of Taft's second annual Daily Vaca-
brother who arrived in Gregory Tues- t;on Bible School will be formally
1605 day. closed with a commencement program
685 Tli deceased is survived by his wife Friday night in the First Baptist
and five children who also went to church auditorium The program will
*43, Fla'onla for the funeral Wednesday begin promptly at eight o’clock. 8t«y
377 services in that city will be in charge one has been invited to attend
722 of the Flatoma lodge of Odd Fellows. Ttlc gaily Vacation Bible school
-----o---- started this summer Monday memmg
, rk 4? ta July 21. Miss Mantra Hoon of San
Milliard DefCAlS Antonio was here for the first week
M K, Hunt Sat. perfecting the organisation of the esUH win*.
----- faculty and to supervise the regtsetra
Commissioner W L Hilliard sur- tion of thr? young children. The en- Jwtgcawnt
prised even his most loyal supporters rollinem this vear even exceeded the wt4d(*rfUt display of int&USgi'nce. And
594 by the large majority which he piled large attendance last year Although la tRjfl c*m we Had the wwtemeSoo
188 up in precinct four Iasi Saturday for no definite figures were given the eater, the pancake eater who store*
5,4 re-nomination to the office of county Tribune, is was stated that over 100 awly 8 #tsck ^ cakes a foot high.
143 commissioner at precinct four. Hil- children have attended the dally Alx) ^ undertaker sown get* bias
198 Hard led tiie Gregory man by the classes • • •
Classes are tieicl from 6.30 until Now lj0SW, may owpBoaMk
had been H:30 each morning. The school is ^ mar#ttwn 4**®* wwpte, ttw
or three divided into three departments. Be- youaf man yarns* *x*B*a..
mu. and ginner*. Primary mid Juniors Mast ^ ^ mrB>, M l>MLri
essed the of tlie children attending range be- dpranfd and tlvf tsu/a forsh^-
«ld be a tween tile ages 4 and 14 The. faculty fhem M Rhev know any bqfgWt
'he final is composed of men and ladies of all Thm «-i?»iifte sins
Hilliard’s the protectant churches Misr, Hoon ^ mnt anfl ^ expriw-
re-nom- remained m Taff only during the ?irst - sion6 frotn pec pie who have witnessed
week of th- school. Sire returoed <» thJt d*w» now on in Cor-
i a tiard hw home in S»n Ar.tonlo Friday pilK <-hrisl! it !s evident, wwnaethtog-
... morning The Taft school whs the .hrMtW tK, rimw for humanity. u>
tuctfi Then Ingleslde -cored
tary tally as Die result of i
t IlcCm v an error, and a
Tbet, aga.o Irjglrsale scurrel
b tt*' first half of the e‘.«n!
Rtt them one run in the 1cm
Thru the TafUiew n\rn>- >■
Sheir half of the eighth they
Corr.n ied on Page 5
lie was striken by a lieai”. attack and Bible School Will
2M died almost instantly.
«93 Maxwell P. Dunne removed the
jy* body to Corn us Christ! and preparer.
115 It for shipment
to Mr Albrecht’s old home by
M - Matt new* >»■- *' y y|jrw| 165
child that has been taken iron, them s|#re 18
Within two ygRTS She is survived only ^krr ,6
6v per parents FOR STATE COMPTROLUEB
A huge crowd of sympathetic friends OK pl.BUC ACCOUNTS
iTowded Into the Methodist church in ^r H. Slieppard 32i
Hinton Tuesday afternoon a: four arthui. L. Mill* 99
o'clock for the funeral services. Rev H)R STATE TBEASI’RER
E p Neal pastor of the church was ,(>hn K> gavin *7
assistml by Rev W. C. Wood.- of the ^ t bristian **
Sinton Baptist Church Both inese , hj,rtei Lockhart 138
men brought consoling messages to j R Ball 93
the grief rtrikMi parent: Interment W|Jtrr (• ( lark 3*
an., made in the Sinton cemetery FOB st'ATE SUPERINTENDENT
o- PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Pullin Win* Out in FOR Commissioner
the Constable Race culture
____ J. E. McDonald
Fi it-nds of O W. Pullin, who un- Edwin Waller
solicited by him entered hi' namA in y. h. King
•he race 'for local constable, were H. L «Kab) Maddux
gratified when the final results Sat- (fed** A. Freeman
urdav night gave the local trucking K M. Meat
contractor a substantial majority FOR COMMI8SW
0V(... R ..y payue, incurolr-nt The LAND OFFICE
ftnn! count was Pullin 351 and Pavne j, «. Walker
fi. E. Johnson
first Jokkie 5V, Burke
WAS FOR. RAILROAD
Then w« have WbSe readme coateMa,
just to see bow quick the Mfcie cans
be read through, endurance con-
tests. a number oe each side, wk>
turns at reading. But a* these one
ant bflrtr- students, well have to
classify them with the flag-pole sit-
ter, the tree *ttt*r, and score* irf
other sitter*, who *tt too much to wia
any kind of «anw» of merit. TSsea
there 1* the green corn ease.. Me.
who eat* the greatest number «f
Then comer the
doctor and finally the undertoDer.
in this
2383
AGRI-
‘Sfinruj county. UUrrback recsiveo
M and F: I Crow received 632
Hie result, of primaries in Refugio
(Minty, Ar.ui vn.' county, and Bee
mnty are unavailable Even the
HkHdaten themselves cannot find
Mt. or at k-a.it -hey had not Tues-
ttt morning, how the race stood.
Sfltrui n an interview -aid that ai-
toueti he lud a good lead !n this
(Minty and although many of his
Mmds expressed opinions to the con-
iwry it jtwkw! as. if there would be »<•
» run-of! A to whether it would ihai
B .between Crow or Utferback and ; -■
d*. he did no: venture an opinion, pekt
will run c-ifor
4.5
46
general
246 1364
*2 36*
61 316
COMMISSIONER
to 262
295 H4«
21 137
67 3®»
ICE SUPREME
was seeking hte
as constable. He
own as Mr. Pullin
with the opinion that Pat M. Nell
Id make a very efficient Nat Pal to"
went to defeat Payne's W Gregory Hair
a return to office. »'OR rH,1F:r J* !
iJJen polled eleven vot- COURT
weigher I- C t»ey C. M Cure-toe.
i&tice qf the peace, as Caves C. Tb»m»*
sterwood for the office for JUDGE 4»E
..M of the Demo- CRIMINAL API*
O. S. Lattimore
tames A. Steven*
FOR CONGRESS
ft Is understood that Crow
IbWig in Bee county » report.
Although c... definite rcMilts have
seer received • -hi d; ' ric Judge
»», it: look r. if T M Cox of
iNrtlle will hr returned to office
COLLISION
Methodist Pastor
Returns fror
Bracks and baby
Taft las! Tfiui" •
of nearly three
111 Jed the Me-
Stmday momins
Mii FtmI
■ninied ti-
nt absence
v. Bracks
Gregory High School
Adds Eleventh Grade
Kennedy Comiwmt*
On the Capital Newa
gain
v a merThtf o-i l-fie ottwru a* v.hs-
ux- of the Oregon-' Independent
est -tjci district it was voted to add
tiii i A-venth grade to the neighbor-
ing city's high -school this year.
vstg additional teacher will
for the faculty at once
Four
1263 Gregory schools course of study to
ISIS 1930-31 They
English course
179* foonumies and civic*.
74* votnmerciai 'Saw and a
a-irrendeiM MeOoaald
: this year'* fferaFr
Ssorily riie candidate* will be see- prissa being * tm-eire year oM
rm ftv’ir>«piv*.-K a* .vthers see fhem friend Saeh gtti ttwfgfhf *he e
Ah -::-ir.d«lat?v for Stale offices have rr l-.-ve with rtv* h».V hence Vue
V -ihtalned ported Campeip. SSspuKlHute* of Did you ever .«« £»h cat* wftt»
*6.7203 ' tbf .*uhert*awrhf! earedine'e- to!'.* tied together, foatglbtsf -
wJU be «<Wk! to the reprrrWd "Sent SM.lSti ’ rtcxif knob, frciwirt®!- ■dMt’t
A decrvain: in cotion acreage of six how to cfcatorihe cte ’t0i fee
win br an additional ’ per rent is reported by 91*Is Cdto- these ta* (girl* asxg hdiWr.
one ra physics one in mfcaioner of Aarieulttire George 8. «*’ «te muMta'* |di* tHn#
and one to Terrel! He estimates that there we «* ere* a doBa*. h» are a tSj&
V ,1:
Methodltt corns "eg*
-*-> oui of «««»
...ior wM away- Sunilf.
r* v? Perkins o* Corpse'
re. July J# ®*v- a!an’ ’v
itswn. termer paswr o»
toclua cirorch fiE-'d ,!>e
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1930, newspaper, July 31, 1930; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711086/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.