San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924 Page: 2 of 6
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Patricio County Now*
Published Every Thhrsday At
Slaton, Texas.
WILL E. BRANCH
Publisher
■ateved as second-class matter March
PB, 1909, at the Post Office at Sinton,
(Baa Patricio' County) Texas, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Patricio County. Other towns arei •>
moving all the time and she MUST.
“JESUS PAID IT ALL.’
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; TAFT NEWS ITEMS '
Ittiibscrlption .Rates:
One Year, $1.50.
BIx Months, $1.00.
Three Months, 75 cents.
"Payable Strictly In Advance.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1924.
TURNING DISCS.
Ray Franklin has had a “hunch”
and made a suggestion of real value.
He believes that at several important
!
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A few days since a bunch of fellers * —
were giving their experiences as being j Mrs. John Buster was the charm-
“skinned,” as well as “skinning,” when jng hostess on last Thursday after-
one got off with the “bakery” in the noon to more than fifty ladies honor-
following offering: “Not so awfully jng Miss Jessie Williams who will this
long ago 1 did some work for a fellow : Week become the bride of Prof. E. C.
that amounted to about $100, and af- Curry. The reception rooms were de-
ter making earnest efforts to collect COrated with shasta daisies, and the
finally came to the conclusion that 1 color scheme of yellow and white was
had been ‘skinned.’ The more l m evidence everywhere. Miss Cyn-
thought of it the madder I got, until thia Hardwick presided at the punch
finally I thought of a protracted meet bowl. Each guest was handed a blank
ing being held at the time in town, j sheet of paper on which she wrote a
and remarked to a friend: ‘Let’s go to - Favorite Recipe” for the bride-elect,
i church tonight; maybe the preacher After two lovely vocal solos by Miss
{■will say something that will open up Hardwick and a lively contest in
a new channel of thought as I felt that which all participated, "court” was
my thoughts right at that time could ionvened, Mrs. C. S. Long, presiding
be improved upon. To shorten the as “Judge,” asked that the Sheriff,
story, we went. When we arrived at Mrs. C. J. Meyer, lead the “prisoner”
turning points on Sinton street turn. tke church the building was crowds'.!, to the bar. Tile following charge was
mg discs ought to be placed in or er and what yQU reckon first attracted then read: “The State of Texas against
to make traffic safer. Along this
line another suggestion could be made
that markers be placed along the curb
as a guide to parking cars as consid-
erable confusion could be saved. Sin-
ton is growing and at times prominent
corners become more or less congest-
ed from the fact that no turning sys-
tem is used, some turning in the mid-
dle of the intersection while others
may become confused, making acci-
dents possible.
The placing of the discs won’t cost
much and surely they will make traf- j Qf a 20 by 34 corrugated iron build-
ing on the Wilson business lot next
door to the G. L. Cellum Racket Store,
which he will use for a restaurant.
fic Bafer. Why not?
v Ihftt*.
STEAM.
Steam, the product of water and fire,
is a wonderful force. It takes steam
to run an engine. A regular fireman
my attention? Why this same feller Miss Jessie AUeen Williams, charged
that had me ‘on the hip’ for a nun- wjtb stealing the heart of Prof. Ed-
dred was standing up in the middle war{} Clayton Curry.” Mrs. Stanley
fo the choir with book and mouth Haver acted as witness Tor the de-
wide open facing the audience and fense with Mrs. Jack Davis as her At-
singing in a manly voice ‘Jesus Paid torney. Miss Hardwick acted as" wit-
It All.’ I got a new thought all right. ness f0r the prosecution, and Mrs. Ben
for honestly I had never considered E Ivey was the eloquent Attorney. Af-
the matter in that light befre.” j ter many ludicrous outbursts of ora-
---- tory, the case was given to the Jury
NEW RESTAURANT QUARTERS. who retired .and soon returned, the
-- Foreman. Mrs. E. C. Hodges, pronounc-
F. Minckner has begun the erection iQg the verdict of .<Guilty » The judge
then asked the Sheriff to lead the
prisoner to her cell, with the state-
ment that in “Just a few days she
would receive her life sentence.” Up-
on arriving at the “cell” Miss Wil-
liams found it to be only the hiding
relatives in Crockett.
The Presbyterian Sunday school ex-
pects to have a p'icnic Thursday, June
12, at LaQuinta. All members and
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friends of the Sunday School are cor-
dially invited to attend same.
Mrs. H. H. Hepler of Shiner arrived
Saturday evening in Taft, and Mr. C.
A. Williams arrived Sunday afternoon,
both coming to be present at the Wil-
liams-Curry wedding.
The Cage Hardware, Furniture and
Lumber Company bas started work
on their new building which is to be
located on Green Avenue. Their pre-
sent puarters have been found to be
too tmall, and the addition of this
ne.v building will add greatly to their
capacity. -
The Humphries Brothers will soon
be ready to open their store which will
be located in the building recently va-
cated by the Taft Mercantile Company.
They will be outfitters for men and
boys.
Friends of Mrs. J. N. Stone will be
glad to hear that she is recovering
nicely from her emergency operation
for appendicitis in the Gonzales hos-
pital.
Friends of Mrs. J. N. Stone will be
glad to hear that she is recovering
nicely from her emergency operation
for appendicitis in the Gnzales Hos-
pital.
Harper Method Beauty
.. Parlor ..
VAKY APARTMENT, No. 15
NOTHWEST UPSTAIRS APARTMENT
PERMANENT WAVE, Summer Rate, $25.00
EXPERT OPERATOR
CORPUS CHRISXI
Phone 1528
Si
A STATION WITHOUT A NAME.
Mrs. C. B. Crutcher will continue
the very efficient manager of the res-
taurant as heretofore.
It is understood that Mrs. Wilson
place for the beautiful gifts which the
I * ----- guests had brought her. After each
must ride the cab of an engine and of Yoakum, who owns the lot, refuses pretty article had been opened and ad-
*tay constantly on the job from the to sell or build and Mr. Mihckner was mired> refreshments consisting of
starting point to the point of his des- only able to secure a lease and build brick ice cream and cake> carryilIg out
tination. If he’s off for only a short ( his restaurant on it. , the color scheme, were served.
while his engine will go dead. So it.--
is with towns and communities. To! OH, BOY!
keep going a full head of steam must
be maintained at all times, otherwise
that town or community will go dead
find remain so until another head of j
steam is developed. Just one good a°y old furniture. They are the best
head will npt go far, neither will spas-! standard make, also new floor cover-
modic firing get you very far, very fast! togs. Below competition: We will
Sinton needs a fell head of steafb; appreciate your business.
You ought to see the new gas stoves
at the Sinton 2nd Hand Store and ask
the price. We will trade them for; People's Sunday school class o! the
Sunday School Entertains.
A large number of the younger set
of Taft were the guests of the Young
all the time if she hopes to maintain
her place as the metropolis of San
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fees—Cash In Advance.
Congressional __________________$18.00
Representative _____________15.00
SINTON 2ND HAND STORE
-Adv. 19-tf
Methodist church on last Thursday
. s
night. Upon their arrival at the
church, the young people were greet-
ed by Mrs. Tom Crow, teaeher~of the
Class, and Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Ha-
ver. Numerous games had been
planned, and each was enthusiastical-
An eight pound Eaby boy arrived at ly enioyed- Several parllC“’atKi in
the “aeroplane ride’’, which furnished
unbounded amuselqnt for the “lookers-
on.” At a late hour, generou$-"serv-
A. J3. Jenninrs and son. C. W. Raney jDgS Gf jce cream and cake were
and son, and Emmet Uzzell visited, passed, shortly after which the guests
Kool Koast Kamd and Aransas Pass departed, expressing themselves as
Sunday. ; baving Spent a most delightful even-
theshome of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Vick-
ers, Saturday, June 7.
The new filling station by the ce-
ment bridge is now open for business
and will handle Magnolia Petroleum
Co’s products exclusively.
The station is wiliout. a name and
the customer who first suggests the
best name will be presented with five
gallons of gasoline.. Come and let us
get acquainted.
H. A. BENEDICT, Prop.
-Adv. 19-1
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LAND FOR SALE!
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160 acres, Taft, plowed, $130. per acre.
80 acres, St. Paul, $65.00 per acre.
O. K. CROW, Sinton, Texas
TEACHERS TO GET GROUP
INSURANCE.
Group insurance has been arranged
for Texas school Teachers, and coun-
ties are to he organized into units,
according to plans announced by Zach
T. Stephenson of Paris, chairman of
the insurance committee of the Texas
State Teachers’ Association.
Texas is said to be the first state
in the union to make such a move.
More than 30,000 teachers will he af-
fected.
On the committee with Stephenson
are Mrs. Maud W. Gordon of Houston
and W. J. Knox of San Antonio. They
are all members of the executive com-
mittee of the association.
Crystal White Soap Coupons
Redeemed by All Dealers
O. E. S. INSTALLS OFFICERS.
“CLEAN-UP.”
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A card from R. M. Zingg to Sinton ing- >
Judicial _------—--------12.50 friends reports that Mr. Zingg left The CaIul from the Masonic Home
County ------------------------10.00 Boulder, Colo., June 4 for San Fran- and Sch°o1 at Waco were welcome
Precinct --------------------- 7.50 cisco where he will take a ship for guests in Taft Thursday morning, at
. - : {the Phillippines. ' ; which time they presented a most
worthy concert. These boys and their
The San Patricio County News is ---;_
authorized to announce the following mm y jr* »
candidates, who submit their candi-ja vMOSCS Jr CCu iStOT€
dacies subject to the Democratic Pri-
mary, July, 1924:
For County Judge:
J. C. RUSSELL
RAYMOND MULLEN.
For Sheriff:
S. F. HUNT
(Re-election.)
For County Tax Collector:
W. M. STALCUP.
Come to my FEED STORE for all
kinds of Feed, Flour, Meal and Hay.
I solicit a portion of your patronage.
Same old stand. Phone No. 149.
i Feed Delivered to All Parts of the City
J. W. MOSES, Prop.
SINTON.
For County Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
MRS. SUSAty SIPES
For Commissioner Precinct 1:
M. H. McCAMMON.
For Commissioner Precinct 2:
F. C. VICKERS
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4:
W. L. HILLIARD
J. C. MOORE
director are certainly to he congratu-
lated upon their success, and still
greater things are anticipated from
them. Several of the State officers
in the Masonic Order were present and
each gave a short talk concerning the
work. The visitors were the guests
of the Local Masons to a dinner at the
i Taft Hotel at the noon hour.
On next Sunday night, an evangelis-
tic meeting will begin at the Metho-
| (list Church. Rev. Seae, a graduate of
Southwestern University, will have
TFXA8 charge of the singing, while the preach
ing will be done by the local pastor,
Rev. Stanley Haver.
Mrs. C. L. Pressley left Saturday
morning for Cameron where she will
i visit relatives for a short time.
{ Melvin Boykin and Dale Long have
. gone to Austin to attend the State
i Christian Endeavor Con vention which
is to be held in that city June 11-16.
Will be in SINTON, Texas every sec-;Frora there they expett to go to K"rr*
ond and fourth Saturday of each j ville where they wil1 attend the’ Young
month. Next visit Saturday, June People’s Conferen ai the Presby-
7th terian Encampment.
DR. CHAS. A. STAEHLIN
Specialist in Fitting Glasses
1016 Chaparral St.,
Corpus Christi, Texas
For Justice Peace Precinct 1:
A. J. CTJSTER
(Re-Election.)
MOODY'S,
PMAPMACY
E. H. LEWIS FEED STORE
“A MIGHTY GOOD PLACE TO TRADE”
Come to see us when in the market to buy or sell£anything
IN THE FEED LINE
E. H. LEWIS, Prop. : Phone 125
DR. L. E. MILLER
GRADUATE VETERINARIAN
Office and Hospital 1508-10 Leopard St., CORPUS CHRISTI
Reasonable fees.
Miss Wjllella Boykin left Saturday
morning for San Antonio where she
met Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Burnett and
Mrs. W. L. Thorington who hdd been
camping near Kerrville for the past
two weeks. The paffy then started
via auto for Montgomery. Alabama,
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burnett.
Mrs. Thorington and Miss Boykin ex-
pect to visit in Alabama for several
weeks.
Mr W. L. Thorington returned home
Saturday afternoon from .Kerrville
where he had enjoyed a two week’s
vacation.
Mrs. C. A. Williams ?S recovering
slowly from her recent illness.
Word from Mr, and Mrs. Joseph F.
Green who are in Hot Springs, Ark.,
indicates that they are having a most
delightful and restful vacation.
Mr and Mrs. Daniel and son of
Houston are visiting in the home of!
their daughter and sister. Mrs. Cass)
Maurin. ■ 1
Prof. E. C. Curry arrived in Tall
Ft'day after a two weeks visit v.tlF
Miss Ida Merriman of Corpus .Chris-
ti was a visitor in the city Wednesday.
J. R. Fincher spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Sah Antonio on a busi-
ness trip.
Dan Sharp left Wednesday for a ten
day visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sharp
of Shreveport. La.
C. S. Vermillion is in Austin attend-
ing the State Convention of the Phar-
macutical association.
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Purkitt of Vic-
toria have moved to Sinton, where Mr.
Purkitt is superintendent of the cot-
ton compress.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gay and daugh-
ter. and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Johnson and children of Taft, enjoyed
a visit to Kool Koast Kamp Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Branch and fam-
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Allen McKinzie
and baby of Woodsbciro, were amopg
"those present” at Kool Koast Kamp
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl VanWay and Mrs.
Bernice Long have gone on a trip to
Ft. Worth and other points. Mrs.
Long will visit her sister, Mrs. J. R.
Pullen at Cleburne on the trip.
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Maxwell Dunn of Corpus Clyisti is
locating a branch undertaking estab-
lishment here in the brick business
house next door to the Gas Go’s of-
fice. belonging to Percy Johnson, with
P B. Butler in charge.
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Farm Loans!
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Dallas Joint Stock
Land Bank
Capital, $1,000,000
V. E. HAISLEY, : Local AfMf
Over Jackson’s Garage
Phone 1St
Branch Office, Corpus Christi
Wm
Sinton Order of the Eastern Star We have an electric Vacuum cleaner
installed officers for the ensuing year that we will rent you by the day. '
Saturday evening, June 7, Mrs.> Jo Hil- Will deliver and call for.
ion, Worthy Matron, assisted by J. E. PHONE‘68.
Franklin, acting as installing officer. Sinton 'Electric & Ice Company.
The officers installed were as fol-l —Adv. 19-tf
lows: Mrs. Ruth Holbrook, worthy; -.-
matron; J. E. Holbrook, worthy pa-j Mr. and Mrs ^ G Martin arrived
tron; Mrs. Cora Green, associate ma- Monday from a trip to Marlin, fi
tron; Mrs. Ruth Sloeomb, conductress; j
Mrs. Juanita East, associate conduct- j
ress; Mrs. Glover Fincher, secretary;
Mrs. Belle Albertson, treasurer; Mrs.
Minnie Stalcup, chaplain; Mrs. Lula
Gay, warder; Nathan East, sentinel;'j
Mrs. Yada Aiken, organist; Mrs. Jo
Hilton, marshal; Mary Stevens, Ada; j
Mrs. Willie Birkner, Ruth; Lula For-j
ester, Esther; Mrs. Maggie Houts, Mar,
tha; Edna Archerd, Electra.
The Order extender a vote of thanks
to Mrs. Hilton, retiring matron, for
The splendid manner in which she con-
ducted the affairs of the Chapter dur-
ing the past year. In turn, Mrs. Hil-
ton thanked the membership for the
co-operation extended her in her work,
and complimented the officers who
had faithfully discharged their duties
under her.
Fine talks of interest to the Chap-
ter were made by C. R. Park, J. E.
Holbrook, Mrs. C. R. Park, Mrs. J. C.
Houts and Mrs. Ray Franklin. Mrs.j
Holbrook, the newly installed worthy
matron, expressed the honor she felt
in a few well-chosen words, and asked,
the co-operation of the entire mem-
bership. {
A' large crowd attended the installa-'
tion, two visitors being present, Misses
Vera and Alice Williams of Karnes
City.
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=9 , A
M. H. MeCammon expects to he
called to Liberty, Mo,, in the next
few days in legal proceedings con-
cerning the Tanglefoot ranch: He Will
be accompanied by Mrs. MeCammon.
They will likely be gone thirty days
BAPTIST NEWS.
Miss Maggie Peach and Mrs. Sid-
ney Garner have recently united with
the Sinton Baptists.
Rev. J. L. King of Odem baptised
one of his church members here Sun-
day afetrnoon.
The congregation heard two fine
sermons Sunday morning and night
on “Are Our Homes Safe,” and “How
Sinton Could Be Made an Ideal To\yn
Did You See the
Beautiful
DISHES
in our window which
we are giving to our
customers?
J. R. FINCHER
& SON
Quality Groceries
arid will visit relatives during the to Live In.
time.
Fire Insurance
Farm Loans
Abstracts
Over Jackscn’s Garage
Phone 169
W. E. HAISLEY
SINTON ... * TEXAS
A new Hazelton piano has been pur-
chased and installed in the Baptist
church this week, from Bob Mooring
of Conroe. The committee selecting
the piano was composed of C. I. Al-
bertson, W. H. Wyatt and Mrs. Geo.
Beever. i
The pastor will preach Sunday morn-
ing on “The Church That Jesus Built,”
and on Sunday night on “The Grace
That Forgives.”
—Reporter.
Take
% "
A seven pound baby girl was horn
to Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Hutto, Sunday,
June 8
for the liver
Beware of imitation*. Demand
the genuine in 10c and 35c pack-
age* bearing above trade mark-
vyCse, ■
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San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924, newspaper, June 12, 1924; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth718151/m1/2/?q=lumber+does+its+stuff: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.