The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
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TAFT. TFXA8. THURSDAY JANUARY «, »*.»:<!
aft Telephone
Exchange Moves
To New Building
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Are Surveying Greyhounds Defeat
Sodville Road Sinton Hi In First
League Contest
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formal
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plephoi> '
Uliistrat'
working order re
itlis ifrif-
t i lit-
hit
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bVIt
li. no >v*tcra
>» th <ii the
rail lr. 1MJ ■
•.■lr;i‘Wiv com-
•\ f>i the roir-
Ain
forty
j M W.ufrey
couuty an* y*».
T«l>ortc«i making
4 Aiirwy this '
V*'4"k
on a road from
Sinion ihrtmi'h
the
SudvISlr diiurtc!
Thi* b one fit
tn*
laterals on tile ; v
m of roftrts i
*> b*
constructed in e
onntetkm with
the
river to river n
>!m< un<i mil v
of great ndvan-a,
gt to 5 lit in
ConitrucMon work l- now under
way tin thr Odem-Fdtoy itww! itnd
xtirvey* on the rood went from Sin-
ton to the Adorn* Mhoo! hous and
from 3* Paul ’vest toward Mj hU.
have been nmptete. and work » II
tie tinder way wime time during 'he
•omlng spring
With the completion of this sys-
tem Sinton will be in a position to
reach all parte of the county on
paved roads, md it m am that more
good roads will tie constructed in
different |N»rts of the County Per-
haps the Taft district will eventm
ally feel the necessity of constructing
a system of all seaaon roads Anyway,
we can hot1* as much
Tallul.il. Bankhead, daughter of
rt>! Krmman Bankhead of 4U‘-“—
mere of Senator-Elect '
jr-r lda lalilti ol
One Killed in Wreck
At Gregory Thursday
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ire Co
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rty-flv
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A V(
i*rnor of
pu (bast'd th
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-j • during
the
period
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i Ai>r
1939,
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s Nt« m
* » The
Tth»>hot‘.»- C’
ion of
Bankhead.
jrandda.ialiln ol Uk late Sanator,
who hat accoma the moat popular ae-
Irani in London in the paat threa
yean, comet home lor a Chrittma.
vacation
OI K StH 'KRIAI.
STARTING TODAY
you Hilt like the simple, human
love-st«r* ol Maggie and
•My Be* I dirt." by Kathleen
Norris. Is an up-to-date tale of
The Taft High School tlr»yiw«"~
1 often d their conference Uaak- > a-1
■enson ,t)\ ,l-feating the Htnwn Fbau-i
I at the* Pirate Oymnas.um In Binttm
I 11 to W Sinton had previously de-
feated the Greyhound- twk*
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When a big sieamaiup aecuteuUy
• * mtr.-xj the power house at the bat"
l fulp tatdgr tn Oortais CVtatl, »Uho
try'-ntl to uatutate 'tte ehant»:| to the
turning basin last Friday, vartou#
reason* sere heard from all aide* at
to why »r.d .**»» H happened Una-
voidable tit aald and *«• way “**
it reminda him ol an nutomohUe ac-
cident. an intoxicated driver at the •
wheel But it would rem that an
Vi’%
The author. Mrs. Norris. sUnds
m the front rank of American
writers, and “My Best Girl" Is re-
garded as one of tier greatest
works.
••Maggie" work* in thr flvr-ana-
ten. and so does her bov Irtrnd.
“|nr." Maggie's father Is » letter-
rarrier. her sister Li* work* In a
lieaotv parlor and the girls’ moth-
er has **een better days" and still
whines shout hrr hard tot It l»
Maggie's simple, honest faith In
herself and in life, her ambition to
bold lr » high Ideal, that putts hrr
and her lovrd ones oot »f the
clutches of poverty. You will he
fascinated with this story.
begin reading it today
I..lks vou know that you will he ; ho md . been able to operate ita train* o*t
interested In everything they do. . Kline Porter Kirkpatrick and Gil nmv. Auto irmfflr *»» •**>
- ...■........ ' lrlund. who will not be • UKtblc fw dlvertw) „roul.d U* nm-lng bagln.
competition until after the mid l rm ^ ^ in poo, co wlltton
examlnatlina did not play in the ^ Ktd(> pnougti foi ore way
game and B Todd. Cryer. WUhamv (t iUjw p-ttlng m
Lane and Whitworth siarted the Rm) geUln|[ ullt 0f corpus (ThrtaU
uam, with Thornton and Sanders tr,ffle u hr'Jl up f« an
seeing service fv0Ur *nd together with a rwgit road.
The first team, or what was sup-1 - - ----- —
K
tZ P. T. A. Will Meet
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Mr
Wrs-
T«"XAS.
r th*
tlPTC
One man was killed and two slight-
ly injured when a new Korn sedan
and a Ford truck collided near Greg-
ory last Thursday night. The wreck
occurred about ft quarter ol ft
south of Gregory on the highway
to Corpus Christ! Both the .sedan----
and the truck were badly damaged. .,__ fWmi*
The truck *a.s occupied by a larqe Bridge H ^
family and baggage They were on
their way to Corpus Chriati when
the sedan occupied by several men
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The first team, or wu». »—> —c . jt ^ trying on one's »«'*•'*
posed to be the first team had failed demonstrate* the fact tnst
1 to even give Sinton a good game, but another road l* needed reran U--*
this team of second team and Junior btv tTym the north When tie hug
boys certainly romped on the Pirate*, the-coest highway I* compktel traffic
n Todd, a little young man who srroS!. the cauaewwy aiul baseu .
B Todd, a little young man »no across the causeway ai*d basettle
up until now has been a second string brvJ,e ^ doubted what tt » now'
forward and who has seen very "ttle jrf&5;b!y more If !*a been abg~
service had the Pirates under hi* ,nM some time ago th,t. * .
thumb and had the Stnton fan* lustl- mlghl corae south from WocAtooroJto
ly yelling to stop No. 12. But they • T,ft. and
bay.
west ol
, The regular meeting of ’.lie Taft the sedan occupied u. -
l'e i p r A will be held Wednesday »f- driving at a high raU- c. *1* SMja,i hampered quite
to aitend but tiave not. arc roidi.'.-i' ed. and two m r <jCCu|innts demolishing the housing o l Q , two baskets the cars being drove togJthi’r so the
.....™ ............. ;r SS TS m - 5: SStSTS* «w •» i 2 *4- ■—»,»» “
;> Re. Fred Bmck.-, of the ;oca. Me- 0 - fr-,nt of the coutrolls w t k ,nd for Thr xaf, team played their best ca„ turning over two »r *>»ree ti»e»-
Li!l-' th odist Church will deliver an inspir- n** ^ Th„ ,ruck was accident iia.^i.^' ; K of the year and if the first where the three ear.
P'dlni ing uik There will be- -h^ol ono d^d ^ and belongings of « corpus Christ,. Since. ,tnng men cun get into shape and, one triad to r*» • truck
.'amtlv '^e thrown for several ^ . urgency road has ta-en play a consent game like ^ household ^ M
.....^___ ! prepaied around the turning ^ boys ^did after a«. ZZVr‘™ meeting it* truck.
« Xo Due '-o the condh.on of in ' Th^r was ,he f[rst conference game gp many drivers g~t caught ttkJW
Robstown Cagers To ency mad only one way tra ^ ^ ^ Refts(m fov -he orevhounds and ard every one of them, if tot kh "d
' *— be allowed It is necessary next jew weeks conference. the neddent should be relieved f
to wait before passage :nto fh*Ti>s games will be played each Tuesday the wivHege of driving tel 1
i, jxjssiblc. Traffic officers of P - untu the Round Robin in fact should be sentenced to &*■
Christ: are conducting the truffle ^ nlled . bUrro cart on the highway. .Ad
..dale u any ,h*,r teachers are being fed the oM their basket nan vw... ^ over the emergency roat. ^ ^ Thc sinton Oirte b*m started off
! tr f’qviij
! ly yelling to stop no vt mn '■“** raft, and sooth across Nt.
I didn’t stop him and he scored all coming into Corpus Chi tst.
Taft's field goals and most of the the turning bwaln
free shots. It Is a safe bet that he ... v
will be laboring with the first, team rwo cwd wrecks re ported
jc «*» ——>--- throughout the remainder of thf in san Patricio county test weak, cm*
Damaged by Boat h„ _
r,.mc mio corpu. 0»mu .»P O'*.-, U» Slnm. b. e »<™l- *»<
____,.A a bit when one of center, and the only man on -1» , d0W|,
He was
^5te‘re ^mmed'the «»- who can score a point. He aas ^. damaged
, .i iTm nf the bridge, completely stopped plenty by Cryer and L*ne people wnt „ the bospta. for
ed. and two other occupants of th- the hdU&lng of the loom, who-e play completely
aut’r iic « -i- — ---- . ,
down below PortUnd. five cars being
‘ and three or four
re-
:il- enjoyable music and
there will
vemeti
and
h ‘.He
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a nd W J
the
the local
with
i* plenty of r'freshmcnt*.
The p T. A Is one of those organi-
sations whoie gavd work dev- and
hjuh go on, defpiie tl» hard times.
•Hldays. or vtHcr ,nip»'dirn<-..ts The
[> r A has been doing a marvelou
of work this year m the cufe-
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it'M
Dstown Lugci. * "
Meet Taft Saturday
The Robstown Cottonplekers fun-'-.l „ _.........
The mr'a alone !T,e school children and for theJr football ’.cam.-, will w™* Chnsh are conouiti. g
nay thesr teachers are being fed the best thelr basketball team Ui 'he ™ '*
cont (lWd ,t ,-easo.table prirs. and Gymnasium Saturday night of -h.s
,ixxi A. ........ ,,, to :
a burro cart on the hlgnumy .«•
less than ten miles * day for frit*?
-
m
the
over me ----- The sinton Girls team siarw-o oji !ftS5 tnarr ten m..— * -
_ . Train traffic. luckily was not bettv . evening right for the Sinton Ians days. Mn five cars Wednesday, run-
p;fwcm (und advances by week"and will attempt to show the ered much, there l>ring a road^round , y ^ Taft Girl* 10 to 4. ning close *
7*5
1 Clinic Held
n Taff Wednesday
j iv? it-* rewarded
t! M
days. Mn five cars Wednesday. r»r ^
week ana «»» —........ show th,! -red much, there being a road around ^^‘7^ Taft Girls 10 to 4. ning close together. «*"* <*°*' a”“ta
people of this basketball loving coun- ,hp ,urnlnR basin that Is being used ^ wft8 played directly pre- fifty and each one trying f) get m
!'•« degree; ' . ,h3. !h ... can handle a basketball jn the emergency. seeding the Gr yhound-Plrate Cash the l ad of the prcicesdon.
At * siKNia! meeting of the eve- ^ ^ a, they Clill a footbad Thf ^ ,or the repairing of #n<1 was hnrd-^iight throughout, easily have been '"rn*d ?to ‘
cutive committee on Tuesday n. t ^ Js {he first time in many year** [hf. pnMtrm room has been let and --------- erol procession. A wrec
January 6. U was d ■elded to »» ,hs Greyhounds have me. th*
money from the P T *- c' 8 .. .._____i-v—. <n « basketball ga.»
P1
'li!
„ the control room has been let R"d
according to reports from Corpus
mone, from -he P t V Caf-tert. in a basketball ga,ne. ”‘^e ^wUl be tested with-
fund with which to buy phonograph - RundeH and his cagers have ^ very (ew days. The contrac-
ny games thus far ""
of the team is
, . ,.,P tunu wtut ......... . music Coach Ruroimt auu ..... in a very few days. The contrac-
- -V/'r9Msr-S-sr --errs.
7 r£z sr SA-vlls-sr«
Inesda -. -tanuary 1 -‘»d U ^ lh- records and friUght teams wh0
__- —o----—— nui (jjuvvw..*— fl| .
Regular Woman’. Club «« u
,.............. Meeting Held Monday
L":rtheT2-m j- srs
no. In lur'd, the ship, the the New Year. w„ held at the Hote. one «« wretdted ^ ,
Orson Monday January 5. A total was reported to_ nave ^M.
i
1
. I
nd pre-'g,tiooi children were
in the of the
. school
iv Hj . o'i f.: • is (hair
he baby clintes In this lb*
been wen king faithfully tn
establish a successful clinic
and after much hard virk
pisoimmen . Tic and M*K'
ha vi tin ally succeeded in
■, tr •oiling
if clinic -• lie held on the
uiePdiiv in February which
he 4th. All well babies are
r> utend these clinics.
town, having given a signal Qrsen Monday. January 5. A total rep*^‘ l® whJskey
coming accident and 'he en- of 2s attended the meeting; 23 mem- btoken ...
-a. . , the: conference teams who are >n «« . h control room tmmed- h»e« ,«i guests. Mrs. Pal Muafin.
new portable Victrola - he « ^ ^ championship V
It is agam wWc„ has just opened
ing tt
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deducing a*
and Come Down
uwinc letter clipped fr««
Forum wd'-n ^ W
.xpiaina hu side oi the
- i.-dueiMv; cot'.on acreage.
, :h. farmers of Texas
It,')” .. hi* .' ' 1 11
, rc.s.v, plant '•■■ I,,uc1'
place tt 1* _not
th.- serond -ilace. the A
would b>- un-
h.jkl.
pUMJtttttoa;,:
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if jiaaaa «ha
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wl ,A„.K .yawn’ »-
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unfelciv whb m^s- 1
and rev-r
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have g.ot
»... • men ' > ™
• idl’d* <-’-’• b°-a
com,-note* ry’ ’
wake up *nd
a. _ r.l -
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Ol at mwi*«s** .............
tuiec and iwo iUtsUi. Mrs, Pfti Mu^nn.
“«£» - - jz si.’rnrss -.;a
= ^
Neff’ Mr” H H Watson was leader sources. l:i public and pr
fo- the dav Mrs. William Lilllco tulions congratuiat’.nf; h.m h ^
or. Tem. St.- ««. 0»J» ’■’T'"* M w o
Governor Nelf after which Mrs. a popular oh«fd In wterrmg
Watson read a paper on Texas State *££ -J*£ ^rftlJPh ‘the Te«.
Entertainment for the afternoon pacific. ^nd'^ooen^W traffic ttve >
was also in charge of Mrs. Wateon constructed and
Each member of the group was given .;years ago. showing tha^**^ S*
- Pine bui some feathers, chewing hauling a earttwd ^ ^ j
etc end directed to assemble has worn tn‘5 ^ ^. ln ^4‘ wm pi
V rurkcv ^t,r quite a while ol election, to vote baaos «» a»
preparing, the turkeys acre presented OTdO.OOO. «||jttiW t « <x» ^
iudgmont Mrs. George Sunpaon called In Da.te* com .
of Spring Hill. Kansas, was declared of lh* ^
the winner of the contest much .***»•' ad
The Clubs next meeting will be held freigln t.u.to. .
, ^anatrncuvf aaa **P tlM
Monday. January 19___ “ whUe budding and maintain'.*
their own highway They ar- entvt-
s »ariKS resect M to pn-Hectlw. and If the
Officer* Tuesday ^
The •.•.ockhoWi-rs if 'he Crnnmv.- . Zr*Zh*sX*
«al Bute Bank of miv.on met Tim- £ ^ M ^ on
'lay aftemiHai and rc-e«c d the 8 aRd trucks ind l«
TsS: - « *••- ' ^ ^Vtav,
,, v smith. B MerrfU The dinsc- fw trackage rights,
tor re-elec led the foftowing effscer;
Rov Jackson, preiudenti W C. Sparks w -r saw tte ^
*c'.... uee T'ttdent J E Hotoro'-k M'W oav as >♦- * r*«”1
ruTiU’i ..! o. sooth pud Bruce Gil- B-ulUngb " •
Mi, He.,, ^
The .ockhokter* of the Sin:on ten ^ ta rtttS L
State Rank me, Tuesday ^ «***: «•»
end r= elected the iofcwteg; d.rectors. •’»« * -
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Th- dirnrtora :e-’‘>-ted ^ «*ay *> ’~T
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officers for the extMSn* y«w.
H. E. Odens. P F. Od«a. H. B Me
Oic-in. a Kiinlfr -nd Fred John&sa
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H it hAtr. with ««ay <PH»» »
. ■ y cydMr new » man was drunk
Odem presvdrb.. .1 r Goer-, a., v . _ atop ——e*.
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1931, newspaper, January 8, 1931; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711203/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.