San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1925 Page: 4 of 6
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AN OUTSIDER’S IMPRESSION OF
^INTON AND ITS CITIZENS
Miss Alva .Lee W t kins entertained
with a Bunco Party last Saturday eve-
| ning in hcmbr of her sister. Mrs: J. P.
I Whitaker of Houston, who is spending
the holidays here. The diversion of
the evening was enjoyed until a late
hour, and high score Was won by Miss
Grett-hen . Ea-stbani, while Mr. Glenn
Scull fell heir to the .booby. After
refreshment.' had been served Misses
MyiT Wadieli. and Leonora Boggus
rendered several numbers on the piano
which were greatly enjoyed by all.
Everybody voted' the evening a suc-
cess. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Wearden. Mr.'and. Mrs.
Jim Jai;vis, Mr. arid Mrs
kins. .Misses Rubye
! Horne. My cl Waddell
tower. Gretchen Eastham, Leonore
1 Boggus, Frankie May Waddell. Cleo
Jarvis and Ashebrowne and Messrs.
John Lee. Glenn Scull. Mike Boggus,
Gordon Crowford. Cecil Vickers, James
I Watkins. Ivan Eastham. Baton Hib-
| bier, Fletcher Redmon. the hostess.
To hand your bouquets to folks be- 1
fore they die,. I think, is so much bet- 1
ter than to wait until the grim reaper j
stills them forever, and then cover '
their caskets *and graves with flowers ,
after their olfactory nerve has ceased
to function. Consequently. I- feel -it
my duty to express myself while you
folks of Sinton are still alive to smell
the bouquet that. I fetd.vou surely have
coming to you. '
! I wish to first state that I have met j
. [ and transacted business with' several
; of your merchants, -butchers, a banker, j
i baker, restaurants, etc. 1 also' met '
I T; Wat-: a,1d conversed .with some of both city j
Littleton. noth Cant! county officials, and 1 have been"!
courteously treated in each and ev-'
ery occasion. ;
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i have met both the man with the
"overalls au% the pencil pushers—the
farmer and the ranchman, and each i
I
and every one of them gave me such ;
a hearty handclasp that I am quite j
sure none of them are afraid of the,
itch. A true handshake-of honest men
who thought and expected me to be
likewise.
These are the kincKof people that
are the first prime requisite to build
a great city: These are the kinds of :
For the Coming
Year—
May contentment share with
prosperity in all- your efforts
throughout the coming year.
The Season prompts us to express
to you our appreciation of that in-
tangible and invaluable asset, Good
Will, that you have so kindly be-
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stowed on us during the past year
and which we fully reciprocate.
We extend to you all the compli-
ments of the season, wishing you a
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
H. C. Le Fors Land Company
SINTON,
Jackson Building
Mr. Coy Snow cf- Laredo spent
.Christmas herewith his parents, Mr.
j and Mrs. W. D. Snow.
J Miss Emma Richardson of San An-’
; tonio is spending the holidays ' here
! with her'sister. Miss Anne Richard-
, son. ,
i Mr. Ivan Eastham left on Monday
for Dallas and Fort Worth.
Mr. Lon Willis of Del Rio was here
last week visiting his mother, Mrs.
W. D. Willis.
Miss Opal Compton: of Spearman i,s
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Smith
and family.
Mrs. Gene Kirtley has as her guest
her sister. Miss Vezy Whatley, of
Welder, ’
Miss Ginger Boggus is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Bunker, in Corpus Christi.
Mr. Frank Boggus left recently for
Tampico, Mexico, after a month's visit
here.
My. I. T. Watkins visited his son
rienry- and family at Robstown this
week:—Correspondent... A
Sinton Electrical Shop
All Kind* of Wiring:. Fixtures For All Purposes
All Kinds of Appliances.
SINTON
SAM PRESTON
Phone 108. Sinton, Texas
J. J. Sparks,'President W. S. Vawter, Secretary.
Office Phone 114.
Black Land (Jotton Farms. Citrus Fruit Land.
Sub-division Propositions.. Dairying Propositions.
Ranches and City Property. V ’ ! '
Write, Wire, Telephone or Call on us«
’> . The Vawter Land Co. 4k
SINTON, TEXAS
Battery Service Station
We Repair All Makes of Batteries
! ALL WORK GUARANTEED
The only exclusive Battery Shop in town. We do
nothing but Battery Work.
T. A, WHITFIELD, Proprietor - Sinton, Texas
Opposite Post Office
FORMER YOUNG MAN FROM HERE
. HONORED
PAID AND NEW SUBSCRiPTIONS
MRS. A. G. EARNEY, ODEM
TEACHER, SUCCUMBS HERE^
motored out to tae lovely, home oi j The following’ have paid" subserip-
AD’, and Mrs. B. Knoebel on Friday ; tiori tri the San Patricio County'News,
evening, the occasion being in honor j for which they ha vs* our thanks:
of their son Carl, who was here to
spend the Yuletide season.
He- left on Sunday for San Antonio
for a stay of a few days before re-
turning to duty as mechanical engin-
eer for the International & Great Nor-
thern R. R.. located at Palestine,
Texas, where he has been for the past
ten years.—Contributed. ‘
Mrs. Annie G. Earney, 50 years old, M
ot Del.*Rio, teacher of the second and of
: third grades at the Odem school, died , If!
at noon yesterday at a local sanita-
rium where she was brought Saturday -A-
night. —
Mrs. Earney had been visiting her
son in Cleburne during the Christmas $
: holidays, and returned to Odem Fri- T
day night. * '
•She is survived by twp sons, Fred *
G. Earney, of CleburnC and Thomas £
: Earney, of Abilene, and, one daughter,
Mrs. Grover King, of Sanderson. All j X
of the children weire notified, and Fred ,’2
| Earney arrived in Corpus Christi Sun- -T
:|day night. ; .j '4.■■ 4 f 4 4J4-. It
The body will he shipped by David
Peel to Del Rio for burial'.—Corpus |
' Christ! Caller f.Monday>.v ' [i
A. N. Dragoo, Sinton.
Mrs, Tillie Smith. Sinton,
S. F. Hunt. Sinton.
L. J, Harkey, Sinton.
W. E. Littleton, Sinton,
H. B. McClurg, Sinton.
T. C. Hill. Sinton.
P M. Miller, Sinton.
j C. Boscamp. Sinton.
O. K. Prow, Sinton.
| Dr. J. A. Orr, Sinton.
W. A. Baird, Sinton.
i M. H. AlcCammoft: Sinton.
i Misk Mabel Hartzely Sinton.
; B- J- Vickers, Sinton.
W. C. Perkins,, Sinton. -
E. M. Tidwell. Sinton. . '
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I Jas. F. Davis, Sinton. 1
1 Mrs. CL E. Curry, Sinton-
.]■; J. C, Hants. SititonA-
S. G. Stembridge. Sinton.
Mrs. A. Webb, Sinton.
t J. W. Williams, Sinton.
j Jr 8. Powell. Odem.
. S. L. Webb.-5 Ode nr. ‘
Felix Villanueva, Odem.
J. F. Janicke, Odem.
Geo Chopelas, Odem.
.- J. B.'- Clark, Oden:.
E. E. Whatley, Odem.
J. D. Glusson. Tat".
A. E. Nelson. Taft.
> | Taft Oil & Gin Co., ,Taft-
> j Tom F. Ivey, "Jr.; Taft. '~'J
. 0. P): Richardson. Taft. *
"W.M. Spessard, Taft.
• W. E. Schrnalsteig, Taft.
! G. M. Harrell. Robstown.
I Walter Cox, San Antonio.
; W. M, Pitman, San Antqhio.
• * \V. P. Wiggins, Abilene,
’. Marvin. Lee, ’Comanche.
• j Rosser Lairds Threfc. Rivers
F. H. Dannenbr'ink. Kan.s. City. Mo
J. II. - Williams. Lexington. Tenn.
W. A Roth, Syberfsvilb-. Pa..,-
*•: W. -C. 'Pitman; Iridianola. Iowa...
H. T. MeLau^h-lin, SceubenTille, Q
C, Wise. \\fairnea. I\J . C I
Mrs. .Ms D. TV-a<-hout. wtmglas, Ariz. 4*
V C. J Welchd.' Wheatland, Oki». %
> These-me new' subscribers to the %
News: i' ' f
^ . Ethel Crenshaw. Sinton. !
^■i Siiiton i’lbg. Ae Supply Co.. Sinton.
v -M. A. Jnhrist)n. Loveland’ Okla. T
LEWIS FEED STORE
IIquiv Feed and Seed. Poultry Water Troughs,
feeders, Ma^h Hoppers and Old Reliable Brood-
ers. Top market prices for poultry at all times.
Phone 125
a LEWIS, Prop
BOOD TO EAT AND EASY
- TO BUY -
DR. L. E. MILLER
GRADUATE VETERINARIAN
Office and Hospital 1508-10 Leopard St., CORPUS CHRISTI
■ J : r- ' .. Reasonable, fees. ■
Everything usual kept
in a high grade market
is sold here at close
' * Wk
prices. We hope to
serve you . . . ,
% For a short time we
4 make the following
V . #v.
J gains,on Casings*—
SEED CORN FOR SALE
AT WOFFORD’S SHOE SHOP,
I haa supply of genuine Thomas *
Seed Corn. Get it while it lasts,
Lewis Feed Store, Sinton.—Adv. 40-4 IT
i Austin, Texas. Bee., .‘JO.—According v
I Dr. Zv T. Secretary of the j
ehu. Texas Public Hqalth ' Associatiori. ,y
'prices. Texas is in need of a larger disease 'j *£
18;tf Prevention program if certain dis- *»*
eases are to be brought under control. 4*
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i The death rate from tuberculosis in ❖.
the registration area has "been more;.’.,
than crit in half during the past tuen- X
ty. years. It is estimated -.that ffexas V
still has lUjV'e cleat’is each; year caused • v
by tuberculosis, and still this disease " .y ■
is largely preventable. 1*
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Dr. Scott stated '. :at more county Y
sahat^iria and nut.-1 s were needed. A S-
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tuberculosis clinic, so that the disease ?.
can he'discovi E ii in its early stages. X
is necessary. More public health, f
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workers arc required so that meth- -I-
ods a>f preventing'dlH*:*ase can be more
quickly carried over the state.: X
The Texas Public Health Association £
has, to the limit of thetr finances, been X
carrying on preventive work through- f*
but "the state for a . number of years. A
This work-icrins’is.ted of- health lectures X
to ail races, piiysieat inspection of *•* .
school children, tuir i\ iilosis surveys,
hospital campaigns.. Itealth. work in 4*
. sc hools tinough • the .Modern- Health X
Crusade, literature.;- exhibit-, and mov y
ing pictures .on health subjei'ts. They
twill be more than glad ’to hRsist anv-X
If you suffer from any form of %
FOR RENT
nsiness property see W
at the Bank Of Commerce.
akin diseases such as Itch. Eczema,
Tetter or Cracked Hands, Poison Oak,
Ring Worm, Old Sores or Sores on
Children. We will sell you a Jar of
BLUE STAR REMEDY on a guar-
antee. It will not stain your clothing
and has a pleasant odor. ,
Sinton Pharmacy 1—Adv-. 40 tf
Sinton, Texas
When you get ready to buy Mules*
come to see Frank Kring, Sinton,—0^1
or a dozen —Adv.
C. RUSSELL
RNEY-ATLAW
■ FRED M. PERCIVAL
ilvil Engineer^ Rockport, Texas
Certified "Member
American Association Civil
$16.50
$16.00
Our Cordial greetings go out to you in
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the hope that the New Year will be
biggerr brighter and more prosperous
than any before. !
Licensed State Land Survsyor
Per
Cent
Dallas Joint Stock
Land Bank
Capital, $1,000,000
£. HAISLEY, : Local Agent
Over Jackson’s Garage
Phone iSt1
Branch Office,"Corpus Christi
*!♦. Charlie Horton will resume his work
•I* at the Balffwin Land Company’s of-
4! fi(e o» January 2nd Charlie left on
the 15th of December for office work
♦k at Brownsville, but wrote his boss,
4» who kept his place open' in case he
X changed his mind, that he liked Sin-
5* ton beiter and would return to his
v old job
Brown & Whitefield
An Art Still Unfound w
Thinking would be the finest of the £ SINTON
lost arts had enough of the rae* ever 4*
possessed It.^-Boston Herald, -
Phone 158
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San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1925, newspaper, January 1, 1925; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth717188/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.