The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1936 Page: 4 of 8
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THE JACKSBORO GAZETTE
Thursday, February 27, 1936
Entries For Fat Stock Show Being
Made At Headquarters
Fort Worth, Feb. 25.—Livestock
entries in the Southwestern Ex-
position and Fat Stock Show,
March 13-22, at Fort Worth have
been received from virtually ev-
ery section of Texas and several
other states, John R. Davis, secre-
tary-manager, has announced.
A feature of the Stock Show
this year will be the Feeder Cat-
tle Sale at 10 a. m. March 19.
Bidders from the Northern and
Eastern states as well as the Corn
Belt and cattle sections of the
Southwest will attend this sale.
It is also expected to attract many
farmers who have decided that
the best way to market their grain
Is on the hoof, Davis added.
Cowboy mounted football, a
new western sport played in ac-
cordance with the rules of the
gridiron in so far as the use of
horse will permit will be intro-
duced at the World Champion-
ship Rodeo of the fortieth annu-
al Stock Show. Larger premiums
and added classes are attracting
the nations’ finest show horses.
Herman Waldman and his na-
tionally known dance orchestra
will play at the Rainbow Garden
where a floor show assembled
from Paris, New York and Chica-
go will be presented.
The outstanding Hereford,
Shorthorn, and Aberdeen-Angus
show strings of the nation have
already been entered in the beef
cattle divisions and more dairy
cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poul-
try, pigeons, and rabbits will be
exhibited this year than at any
previous show.
Reservations for Rodeo-Horse
Show tickets to date have been
three times as heavy as last year.
Entries from Jacksboro include
Johnson Bros.—14 Herefords and
one car load of Hereford bulls.
Robinson-Kovar
Miss Mary Ann Kovar of Dal-
las and Rex Robinson were united
in marriage Wednesday, Feb. 19,
at the Presbyterian manse, Rev.
A. C. Evans officiating.
They are at home at the Mrs.
George Bailey apartment.
Mr. Robinson is half-brother to
J. E. Garrison.
Peanuts For Peanut Butter
Mi-s. Will Brumbelow, pantry
demonstrator in the Union Point
Home Demonstration Club, is
planning to raise peanuts this
year for the first time. She is
going to make peanut butter from
them in the fall. Twa varieties
of peanuts are necessary, the
{Spanish and the Big Jumbo.
CAPITOL NEWS LETTER
By W. D. McFarlane, M. C.
Frazier-Lemke Farm Refinancing
Bill—
The past week has seen interest-
ing maneuvers taking place in
the House regarding the dscharge
petition to force the Frazier-Lem-
ke bill before Congress. At the
beginiug of the week the bill had
214 of the necessary 218 signers
and because of alleged activity There are approximately 360,-
of some of the House leaders, five 000,000 acres of cultivated land
signatures were removed from the the Lnited States.
petition. These same tactics have -
occurred repeatedly when the the utlity consumers,
number of signatures get close to The New Tax Message
the 218. First and last in all 32 Anticipating the President’s
names have been removed from new tax message to be sent to
the petition because of alleged Congress as soon as he returns
Democratic pressure. Thirty-two from Hyde Park, the writer spoke
State Legislatures have petitioned Tuesday pointing out manyexist-
Congress to enact this legislation; ing loop holes in the revenue laws
recent maneuverings of certain and offered amendments to correct
Democratic leaders raises the in- same. These suggested tax amend-
teresting question as to whether ments were discussed with the
or not the Democratic party be- President personally on the 20th.
lieves in liberal rules. In 1932 as While the President was non-com-
a minority party they fought hard mital on the tax message, he in-
to reduce the discharge ride from dicated through approval of the
218 to 145; as soon as liquor leg- 10% excss profits limitation
islation was thus forced on the amendment the writer submitted
floor they now as a majority par- that was approved for the first
ty, repealed the rule. Governor time on the war department ap-
Roosevelt demanded liberal rules propriations bill,
for his legislature; it remains to The Calendar—
be seen what his announcement1 The Houseand Senate spent
will be before Congress on this most of last week with prospects
question. j that most of this week will be ta-
Neutrality Legislation— ken considering appropriations
The House and Senate passed bills pending. The Senate finally
neutrality legislation extending passed the Independent: ojjfieee aV
l\i 1 Lnrll ■ n/vlll in «'•_ '
Union Point School Give Play
The Union Point school pre-
sented a play at the school house
Saturday night. The funds re-
ceived for this program will be;
used1 for some primary equipment.
The same play will be given at
the Antelope school soon.
Pleasant Hill H. D. Club
The Pleasant Hill Demonstra-
Clwb met with Mrs. Jim Dixson
last Thursday with nine members
and one visitor, Mrs. Alfred
Smith, present. After the busi-
ness session hand work was done.
The next meeting will be with
Mi-s. Joe Dixson, March 5th—the
first Thursday.
Tt is estimated the federal budg-
et for 1937 will embrace the
biggest pay roll in the world’s
history.
Post Oak
Post Oak, F’eb. 25.—A dinner
was served at the home of Mrs.
K. N. Spangler in honor of her
eighty-second birthday which was
Feb. 19th. Those present were:
Messrs, and Mms. R. F. Spangler,
Foss, Okla.; John Lemons, New-
port; If. B. Williams. Elbert Chap-
man, Joy; E. L. Spangler. C. T.
Moreland. L. 15. Spikes, Post Oak;
A. D. Bell. St. Jo; Miss (Irene Bal-
lard. II. O. Spangler. Post Oak;
Rev. G. A. Shawver, Perrin:
Messrs. M. S. Williams, Fort Sill.
Okla.; Pet Goodman, Joy, and a
number of children.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Liggett of
Byers visited in the (’. S. Brantley
home this week.
Mrs, Lannell Pruitt and baby of
dermyn visited in the home of the
former's sister. Mrs. A. C. Rice,
last week.
('. O. Person and family of 01-
ney visited Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Kirk, Friday.
Mrs. Willis and two children of
Deer Creek and Mrs. Aaron and
two children of Bowie A'isited
Mrs. Jo Davis last week.
Miss Alta Epps who had been
spending some time with her sis-
ter, Msr. T. W. Hood of Byers,
spent the past week-end here on
her return to Dallas.
G. *W. Cleveland and family in
the homes of Chas. McMahon and
Eivie Smith, and also Olan Cleve-
land of Fort Worth the past week-
-end.
Miss Winnie Pearl Skaggs re-
turned, Saturday, from Oklaho-
ma City.
Mr. and Mx-s. W. R. Slaughter
and son, Worsham, of Joy were
visitors in the Gifford, Schmitton
and Skaggs homes this week.
Miss Emmaline Liggett of Pros-
pect was a recent visitor with
Miss Pearl Skaggs.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Harlan and
daughter. Era, visited in the Bob
Slaughter home at Joy during the
past week.
14 months, the existing law on .'.appropriations bi}F wliiejtfqow in
this subject, which now goes to dudes funds for aiayment of the
the White House for approval. | bonus. The House cpnsidtered
TVA Decision— private and consent bills on Mon-
Contrary to expectations the day and, Tuesday, Townsend in-
Supreme Court by an 8 to 1 de- vestigation resolution on We'&nes-
eision upheld the constitutionals day, substitute for AAA on Thurs-
ty of the Act and the power of day and Friday, and the House
the Government to sell electricity, and the Senate heard Washing-
Tliis decision will have a far- ton’s fai-ewell adtforess read on
reaching effect on the adminis- Saturday. The Senate was not in
tration’s power program. The session Wdnesday and Friday but
Senate this week passed Senator **ie remainder of the week as
Norris’ resolution calling for a ab,ove indicated spent in con-
, , , „ *. « sidering neutrality legislation,
complete report from l WA, of substitute for AAA and appropri-
Power Trst activities in blocking ations bills,
municipal light plant construe- Adjournment—
tion. This information together 0nb' two major issues now re-
with other investigations pend- 111,1 *n before adjournment; relief
, . . , . , “ ... appropriations and taxes to re-
mg should furnish the public am- place the proeessing taxes declar-
ple proof of how the power trust ed invalid by the Supreme Court,
lias blocked this administration’s The Speaker states we should ad-
efforts to secure lower rates for journ by April 15th.
Carveth Wells to Explore America
For Conoco Again
Carveth Wells is back on the
air. After spending nearly three
years roaming United States sceu
ic highways, the jungles of Pana-
ma ami the high, practically un-
explored mountain regions of
Mexica, this internationally fa
mous reporter and globe trotter
has announced that he will con-
duct a new series of “exploring
America” broadcasts for Conti-
nental Oil Company.
The first of his 1936 Conoco ra-
dio travelogues will go on the air
Sunday, March 8, over 20, of
America’s largest and best known
stations, says Wells.
He has lived in the jungles of-
Malay; explored the Mountains of
the Moon in Africa; visited the
Holy Land, Russia, and many oth-
er parts of Europe and Asia. He
also lias written several travel
books. The first broadcast if his
new series will feature some of
the Indian pueblos and historical
ruins for which New Mexico is
many facts
about -the state’s great scenic
wealth.
Local listeners who wish to
hear Wells on Sunday, March 8,
may do so by dialing station
WFAA, at 12:15-12:45 p. m.
1934 Chevrolet Truck
1934 Plymouth Sedan
2—1931 Chevrolet Sedans
1921 Ford Coach
1929 Ford Pick-up
1931 Chevrolet Coupe
1935 Chevrolet Coach
1934 Chevrolet Sedan
If it’s a New Car, Used Car, Body and Paint Work, Fender
Repair, Complete One Stop Service, or those good Ooodyear
Tires and Tubes, we have it.
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Northwest Chevrolet Co.
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Lumber Company
Phone 27
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Texas is on parade! Mil-
lions of citizens from other
states have accepted our
invitation to see and know
Texas! TheyTl be traveling
through every part of the
state!
The Impressions our guests take
home with them will depend upon
individual Texans! Clean premises!
Growing lawns! Colorful flowers
and landscaping! New paint! All
these efforts by individual citizens
will make the impressions favor-
able to your town and to Texas!
loin in this state-wide crusade for
a cleaner, more beautliul Texas!
Let's every one of us do our part!
TRAVEL TEXAS
Enow Your State
Make your plane to attend the vari-
ous celebrations over the state.
Youii find Texas oilers every vaca-
tion pleasare — and It's all right
here in your own state. See the
ririeadar at right. Write the Cham-
ber of Commerce at the various
dOee far tnfermatfon on events yea
priht-up
and be Ready for them
VISIT THESE INTERESTING
\ CENTENNIHL /
XCELEBRRTIQNS/
(March 2 through May 3. Revised to
February 12.)
MARCH 2-6—SAN ANTONIO — Celebra-
tions from Independence Day to date of
Fall of the Alamo.
MARCH 2—HOUSTON — Independence
Day celebration at site of old capitol
of Texas Republic.
HUNTSVILLE — Ceremonies honoring
Independence Day and Sara Hous-
ton's birthday.
BRENHAM—Historical celebration at
V/ ashington-on-Brazos.
GONZAlES—Texas Centennial Stamp
Celebration.
MARCH 7-11—SAN ANGELO—Stock Show
and Rodeo.
MARCH 13-22—FORT WORTH —South-
western Exposition and Fat Stock Show.
MARCH 17—CRYSTAL CITY — Spinach
Festival.
MARCH 27—GOLIAD—Pontifical Field
Mass.
APRIL 2-4—SEGUIN—Historical Pageant
and Music Festival.
APRIL 4—BELTON — Texas Literary
Parade. (At which 100 Texas writers
representing 100 years of Texas will re-
view literary achievements at Mary
Hardin-Baylor College.)
APRIL 6-9—PLAINVIEW — Panhandle
Plains Dairy Show.
APRIL 10—EDNA—Educational Fair.
APRIL 10-11—GEORGETOWN — Agricul-
tural and Cultural Fete.
APRIL 15-21—EL PASO—Schools' Centen-
nial—Portraying the History of Texas.
APRIL 17—RAYMONDVILLE — Texas
Onion Fiesta.
APRIL 12-21—HOUSTON — San Jacinto
Association Celebrations. (Ten-day festi-
val, parades, banquets, concerts, and
patriotic h.cluclix.v
mass « *
APRIL
Jack County Oil News
S. B. Edards and others have
made location for a deep test to
be drilled 330 feet from north and
2150 feet from west lines of the
Bryson land in I. Hughson sur-
vey, abstract 256, Mary B. Bry-
son farm in Bryson pool.
E. B. and D. R. SeweJl No. 3,
Jesse Irvin survey, location 900
feet from north and 150 feet from
east lines of northwest 40 acres
of Sewell tract. No. 4, location 300
feet south of No. 3.
Bryson Oil and] Gas Co., drill-
ing around 400 feet on the Geo.
Evett land near Bryson.
Lewis Production Co. fishing at
2500 feet on S. 40 and N. 80 of
160 acre tract of J. W. Birdwell
estate in Bryson field.
Lawson Petroleum Co., drilling
around 1000 feet on S. W. corner
36 acre tract Alta Patterson lad,
Louis Knigli survey, half mile
south of Bryson.
Brazos River Gas Co. is plug-
ging off water on C. P. Clayton
Estate well now making 25 bar-
rels.
Iron Mountain Oil Co. lias struck
gasser without drilling into oil
sand on J. W. Birdwell estate at
Bryson.
Gillespie Oil Co. is moving on
the west side of the Rankin land,
east of Bryson.
A derrick is being built on the
Manley Estate near the Cox Well,
by Zeke Strong. This is 5 miles
northwest of Bryson.
Rejuvenated. Furniture ,,
Evelyn Jones, bed room dem-
onstrator in the Jermyn4-H Club,
is renovating a bed room suit her
mother and father went to house-
keeping with. She sawed the
headboard] down to the proper
height for the footboard and has
made the footboard the head of
the bed. The dresser is a combi-
nation dresser and desk. She is
going to remove the mirror and
hang it above the dresser, and! re-
move the desk part on the top of
the dresser. She is planning to
make a writing desk out of an old
wash .stand that went vvith, the
bed room suit. All the furniture
is rto be refinished when qthe re-
modeling is finished.
The draperies in her bed room
are to be made of bleached bur-
lap sacks trimmed in yellow and
brown. \
Among other improvements to
be made in her bed room is a can-
dlewiek bed spread.
In 1935 the Forest Service
planted, on national forest lands,
nearly a quarter of a million
cres in trees.
Sftjp Karkshoru (gazette
Office Phone 71 and NEWS Besidence Phone 41
’ublished every Thurgday and entered at the Poetoffiue at Jackeboro, Texae, as
eecond class mail matter, under act of Congress.
The Jacksboro Gazette established in 1880
The Jacksboro News, established in 1895
Consolidated
1919
Jne Tear----$1.50
three Months__40$
SUBfeCBIPTION BATES:
Six Mohths—75$ Foreign Countries—Per Tear___$1.60
Per Cojty—-- 5$ • (Invariably Cash in Advance.)
LDVEBTI8ING BATES: Made known upon application at this office.
•arties ordering advertising or printing for societies, churches, committees or organ-
izations of any kind will, in all cases, be held personally responsible for the
payment of the bills.
R, M. Gillespie and associates
have staked out location for No.
1 B. F. Rankin to be drilled 330
feet from south and 581 feet from
west lines of north half of the
Rankin land in J. Ash survey, ab-
stract 8, in the Bryson area.
vny error made in advertisements will be gladly corrected upon being brought to
the attention of the publishers and the liability of this paper is limited to the
value of the amount of the space consumed by the error in the advertisement,
tegular advertising rates charged for all cards of thanks, obituaries, resolution*
and tributes of respect; also, all lodge or church notices where there is aa
admission fee charged, or articles sold.
tiny erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person,
firm or corporation, which may appear in the columns of The Jacksboro Qazetts
will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention of the publiriiers.
iotiG e vtiUh, iterator*. Catholic field
8 of great national importance.)
14-1$—SINTON-TAFT — San Pa-
trido County Celebration.
APRIL 15—VICTORIA — Field Maas and
Pageant. (Commemorating a mass held
on the banks oi the Guadc
by Alonzo de Leon.)
TERRS
CERTERnifll
1936
AFIUL 17—KINGSVILLE—Historical Cele-
brations. (In heart oi world's greatest
cattle domain, the Xing Ranch.)
APHa 20-tS—SAN ANTONIO — Fiesta de
San Jacinto. (Gay iestival of San
Jacinto, Battle of Flowers parade, April
24.)
Ana 21—PARIS - Texas in the Mak-
ing* Pageatt. (Cast of S00J
CLGORE— Centennial Pageant and
Celebration.
BOWIE — Centennial Folk Feetival.
Ana >1—BIG SPRING—"Soee Window”
Operetta.
Ana 22—CROCEETT — 'Texas Under
Six Flags" Pageant.
Ana 27-MAT 2—VERNON - Historical
and Industrial Review.
MAT 1—SAN MARCOS - Centennial
Pageant.
MAT 1-2—DEL RIO — Historical Cslsbra-
Per datt itytnd M*y 1 wrtU
tkxas cnrnanma^SSaATio**
Dallas, Tsxas
Eastern Star School of Instruction
A school "of > instruction was
held at Graham the past week for
the women of the Order of the
Eastern Star, with the Graham
Chaper as sponsor.
The Texas Centennial was in
spiration for the decorations at
the luncheon table, and in favors.
Guests registered on blue stars,
with Centnnial stickers on them
and the flowers, napkins, and
place cards were of the Centenni-
al motif. Gifts, wrapped in pa-
triotic colors, were presented the
officials.
Jacksboro Eastern Star mem-
bers attending were Mmes. J. E.
Garrison, J. L. Sipes, C. H. Bruce,
EdWjtrd Ham, Lee Graves, Gus
Jones, E. C. Richards, H. J. Hens-
ley, Misses Marie Hines and Hil-
Jred Faires, also Mrs. Perry Run-
id ell of Bryson.
State officials present were Mrs.
Rebecca Miles, Jacksonville; C.
D. Miller, El Paso; Mrs. D. Young,
Fort Worth; Mrs. Estelle Nai-
smith, Belton, and Mrs. Elsie
Enoch of Caddo.
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Office Jacksboro Nat T Bk.Bldg. j
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JACKSBORO, TEXAS
The Chinese used fingerprint
identification in police work more
than 1,000 years ago.
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DR. C. E. PUTNAM
DENTIST
Office over Young’s Drug Store
Office
Phone 25
Residence
Phone 90
/. P. SIMPSON
Attorney at Law
Genera] Practice
Office in Post Office Building.
Phone 267.
I Jacksboro Nat*l Farm
Loan Association
I i% Interest for Jack County
Farmer*—Long 'rime
| J. W. Gaskin, Sec’y-Treasurer
A Few Farm* for Sale
Dr. Jas. A. Stevens
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Phone Ml
GEORGE SPILLER
SURVEYOR,
Notary Public, General Land
Hu
County Land Title*
Policies in any of twenty of the
Best Companies
Dr. C. C. McClure
Physician and Surgeon
Jacksboro Nat’l Bank Bldg.
Office Phone 133
Bee. 906.356
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