The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927 Page: 4 of 16
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Entered ft? second clk&s matter July
10. 1002, t»t the postofflee at Rockdale.
~pxnu. under the Art <tf Mar. .1, 1879
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; SUBSCRIPTION: 1’IUCE
In Milam or adjoining feuntias:
Months 50c
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wa^mord- than double any other state
_in exports far fee third quarter of
1U2<J, New York’s exported goods ! tret,s a.n(] fruits have yielded abundant
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Six Month?! 75«; F,
fo all other counties: I
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st Sn nmounYdd to f195,379,000;. those \of
* Texas to $184,499,1132, Pennsylvania
came next vrtth $83,248,000. That is
something for Texas to blag about,
out the figures reveal Something of
advertising rates
t“7 \Fer“7hch, SOc; no ad tafecn for less
than $l.f/0. :T
total readers, 10c per lme, or tot
if Aet- in heavy blackface type.
m»H»ified •'Column, ope pent pel
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dubious of respect" and similar matter
by lodges, aimetioB.. and'1 orgnni«t*teaftJ
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of whatsovere kind. Also ior notices
of entertainments, suppers, etc., where
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Rockdale, Texas, February 3, 1027...
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I hXA!*> ANI> TEXAA’jS,' ^ -tnvl former year, , tho groy^irs W:;e i
T ' — T he only persons who naveJsufi a.: ]
By WILL H. MATES’
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{ CA^S
ifeiittL.....TM.m:»ni*A aiiSJfe for..lakx J
u growing, pirkmg./ginning, pfcliim j
®nrt ^hipping has far exceeded that
h«- oliJv persons who have sun rK
ny-foes. The winter to this time mi
>e6u ail that could be desired. The
AeaOud- has been mild and. wintr
crown products have escaped frost l-n-
Tury; rams have- been abundant? ttk-
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,.i iii';' rrr-rrrr ptttr trt luudiuun:
poultry yards are enriching their own-
ers; dairying is increasing; pecan
.fruitage; pantries ape filled; the Stai
government is in safe hands. Let us
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tnred commodities .of- all kinds, espcc-
tured commodities .of all kinds, espcc
ially cotton and woolen goods made
from products grown in Texas and
manufactured in. New York. When
Texas uses its idle eapitol for build—
■ irig factories instead bf lending it to
New York capitalists* at .low interest,
^krtStrbTe-Sr wlro^^Sec”al con^iftetTin .this country.
coal-Miming State, and .the coal, pro
Auction is increasing, There are 37
bituminous coal mines1 in the State,
employing 2,198 men and. prodjlcin-’
1,003,3.75 tons- of. coal, About half
of' this is produced by machinery,
the rest by hand. Whilo T:xas pro-
duces but a comparatively - small ‘part
all, determine theTTSe of! the financ s
of the .....'. “7
Judge Kittrell Passes On -
Judge Norman G. KittreLH of Hous- ^ .... ,
ton, stateman, jurist; author, unselfish fined a small amount, he immediate-
that
fitted
the 1
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so wilTT
He was Dpsy to
t, 4i member of the Texas leg-
hdatyre-aml-writer of-Swd^-yaiay.. sor.--jgetting ,xr
mortj for, the Houston Post-Dispatch. -only wa'y
men hpve ever served their coun-
TTprc faithfully, naore- usefully,.
thaih «T1 Judge Kittrell: His patriot-
ism was never questioned; his sincer-
ity—w is never dopbted-p -hi* ddreles^
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at Round Rock recently, many, towns
throughout the state haw proposed
.plans fpr safety iit driving, especially
.in. safeguarding fee lives, of school
children. The citizens of Rockdale,
arid-^of every .other Tcixas eit-y, should
1m* interested i.a the -pleasures ddvoj-
Cated at 15rad-y-,’ 'IVxas, as told of in
the following .. .eiUt-oVial from Thq
. Hrady Standard: _
Every time sum:: appalling tragiidyi
j.laro, i-fiTOfirr-to--imndrtlie ..iactb:
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that man.'?1-pni'd.iees aw permitted' orl
winti'd mI wliifli ppav some lime have
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sei'fo ij s' cons otlironreX TfW.T<r tfh terff*
bit*.tragedy’ r.ti Round Rock, which cost
the lives of ten liuyjpr Students at a
grade crossing, brings home to us that {
many of onr local aiKoists have grown
duties:;: nut only in the matter Of
-groKsiftg. mdroad traeks^kut m other ,
matters as well... Thus the habit dTj-EUniy
■permitting us Piany stpdents as can,
or will, hi hang oil the-side, to rMe
etc., is a rmrs-t reckless and hazardous
An his labors**
furnished' exampm. arid Inspiration to
thousands of “young men. Thinking
back over hifl caregr. as l have khown
it Tor nearly. 40. lyears, perhaps Ills
most frui^ul work was his lay ser-
-mon$ yvritten for many years for
eveiy.] Sunday issue of the
Rost' fee ;hd. r . Post-Dispatch.
Multjpiiud'ihtmaaiub. ha,ve come- umlrn-
4he h(deficient iiiflucnee uT those
"pleas for* better living, for doSBt
Walking in thr'footstrps of the Great'
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Texas Coal Mines
' "Texas' rsr cok’nifvgf int<v notjee—ak—a-
produet ion atnouitfew ’:ttr
flbli- in the State’s wealth.
Puidsh the Small Offender
San Antonio reports 70
a recent Sunday^—More than half of
these were on -minor' gambling
charges.. ‘.When the small gambler- ip
munerative enough,,
resbTT TcT"
lTEeTy “to
lary, or other ‘ criminal methods
the gambler-is
hi-jacking, burgr
cumulative punishment for
ler.
le. done by ■
the gamb- g
_■ Small Tarniiivg l‘n.y^
■ftJityiS Mountain 'HoTeT
A hotel to “cost half a million dol-
t3'rrp.-ly---iTr b*- -buiH ^aL --cnnix—c L.. i\,l.
;■ The. Denton" Record-Chronicle tells,
how J. P. Sitz and wife,' living a few
miles out. of Denton, make farming
pay welt on a 40-acre farm. Mr. Sitz;
says 40 acr.es is enough for a farinet.
to work to make money. He plants
Hour.top no .cotton; he has an orchard of an
acre irr s.o; ho milks eight cow?; he
has - HiU^or 125 hens; hi* ~grows -.swset
and Irish potatoes and other—yegc=-
tables—enough to sell; he raises hogs;
he fertilizes’■-his>iantl7“he pays easn
Tor,what he buys;he WORKS!...Brief-
ly told, that is the secret of farm
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They .make their debut—charmiog_xneatiW----------
taking theirTrisplfaiion from, the daintiest season
"of the year—Spring FjSocks. and Dresses outstand-
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The" styles;
shipment speak for themselves. We-invite you
to. see and try-on these wonderful fashions. The ^ I
greatest: values and the lowest prices are the tea- : jf
tures of our new spring dresses.
-These aTemew^and appear in great variety at
Scarbrough & Hicks Company.
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Spring flats of the newest and smartest design.
_See. LhesiLat mice—all onmpriem— £. ... ^
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1 Credit System Doomed
The Elgin Courier' says the -credit
deru* Spr-mgs, at. the mouth of Ma- ,. .
dova ’Canvon in the Davis Mountains t system ot merchandising is^ rioomr:,.
/,f‘ Wi"*t h’-p-iiyg. TKn-T-gp-i-tTrf- -vyi 11 lie | The. - Couplet: IS .gjghj.AS USU&L ■ -Tfae
fui AishedTargdly-by Texans wha-havh-,.cfediTtsyst5ni_is.mifip^b bttsineSB.,to-
'aeq.uainted themselves with the beau- j-th°se who buy on_credit,' and to those
tii.a of the auction', 'its..dimafae, and its I yi?ho pay cash. The credit merchant
irnpaiyrudvtiULagt’d.. .. a-.y-nn--. all-year fha-s-to-adg-an extra charge fuf.thu-u^i
health and 'tbuifiat resort. The spot pbT his- money and to cover losses. The
•selected is' less than half the' ‘dis- | credit customer^ thus pays the:Tosses
,lan«je-fronv Denver :- t,o Dallas, it is
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mu-, niit. (inly front the staiillpoillt Of"
dang:-r frnm ;| s'ip nr foil tint, dhh to-
■ iheTH-;r that the driver’s .vision is.'tis“
uallv so -oliseuri'd as vp preyent safe
BfF’- - :
IMlnL^
driving. . _
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sioii at yesterday’s? meeting of'The
Lunch.ore dull, with tie* result I that
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ulty.- and, AS well, the niembers of
the Ready P.-T.-A. were memorialized
in a 'petition requesting- that every in-
fluence be brought- to bear to have-.
studeVils (li'sis'f tiiis...(ia.ngb'r<li.il-il [i
l.OOp feet higher than Denves1, and it
may be rcnchod by -Catih.cuafcaucr .as BtfedljM/thc cr.cdit
,ho4e ■from Texas to the'Colorado, re-.jcustomer, or. else 'acquires^a,reputa-
or the merchant eventually fails.-T-lur
credit merchant usually charges the
-sw4s.
rom rexas to ine'C,uiorauu ru-q.'^.'-ao**^> -■ -w" ~«*
...... -motedtmnTor.AtjH-.nmipntmn that, loses him
equable than- lit. Colorado andciri wln- tteade; Tne than7-w.h«.....-pays as-, he
tCT^^'WmF^OhvWatihg, huffF »Tl1Tllly,- «
ns rarH os the more southerly resorts.' K0,n«; the others seldom Tip and top
as rhiH as the more southerly reports,
of-tho'f There is a vast area iril that part of fir>d
Texas that is destined to become fa- "bankruptcy,
vorbd as a resort for both Texas and
northern tourists and health seekers.
themselves- head17r~'f'0f
Good Times Ahead
—“Bespit1 e thv--4mv—price—of-:
Texas- is miu-snally
5”< M+pbfhu s,, • l u r
has brought more
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■ A deposit:of lime'in freteft-;kettle
can'be - removed If., not top ~heavy ~ by
using a hotj solution of vinegar or
I’nin niei'cial- inurjatjc. .•add,.. one part
t.i(H*._ Incidentally, all Oar driver,ware | tlft* cotton
urged, for th ir own sake,'as wdl- money into circulation than usual lie-
I’.q- i i'c,- .sap,* ^>l’ ’trtc children, nut.- to.'mns,’* of thr dargn nm-nim nnrf pj-n- 1 yiyc
rOL. In i iii-1 r ears , a-, • ** " " ...............................—- * ~
to live pans of water. Handle uTO
acid solution carefully, as it is corrO—jH
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permit' anyone to ruin, in their, ears
unless they can be seated therein.' |
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for Injuries which nuiv—siistainerl
,*-■--by fitiv jms*u*n er *v4iile il/iiiiiig iti.a
......CUT, cvr-ii though • such injured 'party
'-.-..-rrmy- hfiv^-rid4gTT'bV invitatum, wW(#y.
fiavl .repiCstod the - rfdt. • 'Wbtm'TiiTe--
-iqtnifbb-iW •4fh.i«*'Tth.usiO iTk; the uaestipJi.,
one can rea'dily realize 1 lie fpiporRui:'?.
" TioTTri say the imperative’ necessityi-of-
safe driving. - - - .
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Mineral. Wells tmle^: People ari*
proa:■ 'to say the newspapers neyeT get
~ anything. right,. "Here’s thi* ■ way an
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East Texas editor explains the cause:
“Charley Kennedy’s force"reported to
us Unit.-Charley was heme, sick In bed
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In celebrati(H4..of our Twenty-fonuh Birthday we offer .merchandise.'that has been care-
fetjjy ^elected ty give you maximum. Utility and sayings and to prove dgain that your j
•RPJXALL Stott: ds mi, linjjQj'laiit part , oi -th'6 greatest co operative system of Tdtail_druf
stores,-' To give you the opportunity- to-know,-It Tbek: bottom prices, some of the mer-
chandise^vv’hich the United Drug Co, produce and distribute- exclusively through the
B iREXALL Store, we invite wtKto come to our'store during T.hp, 24th iRexall Birthday
, Sale. It isvB real opportunity |o secure unusual valued oji itejns used fegulafly jn your
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and wouldn’t; he down for the paper
und then Mrs. Kennedy made him get
up,- shave himself' and go on down
to wofk. Just before press^ thrnd_ne
appeared on the street, looking fetsh
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YOU SAVE WITH SAFETY AT YOUR REXALL STORE
ami clean and we pleaded with him to.
etc' home ' and jgo ■ to'bod until
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"tiie paper was out a nil he brutally r.o-
fusiTd. Tjie i 1 iin just filled' a hole in
the paper so wc went- tF press! TIT'1'
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is only anq| of many"thing&.fee peoph*
-Ygo u* discredit ~T~'~
* The ru’WspaiH'i’ maivs UTt* is jusf
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Euretest Aspirip Tabtets 4Q
•* bottle of TOO tablets ........ C
1’ufetest Rubbing Alcohol, full
pint, formerly 59c 49c
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I’ur.etest GiyceYin and Rose
Water. Regular ...price.,....4 10^
like thife—ane .thing afief' another.
The qieople ex taint newspapers to re-
port. h?iffj>eyw^s they -traFp'n,
1 ,i 1(lnq- in' vi-r i hikidel.. ! hr -*Wr \S spa
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v’;: change ~hrfofe; fee type ra-jY. Kefesrt
and—tlie paptd’ la Hell- off fee., press.
In tlie case above related, TRe East
T’‘-*v'- r e.-ive Uie' lleWs folU’el’fi-
ounces for 25c, now
Rcxal “93"* Hair Trmle, Regu-
lar. price, t4 oz for fi.00; y0£.
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jtnustbe protectecl
-rn'pr:regu[ar''pTlce ' 7 oz. , OQ
bottle-50c: now V * *JIrC
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ing Cl’.;i-rfey "K('mTTiTT’'; Tul~~ThaiTey'
Kennedy' as a news article yhanged
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iiottlejjpc; np\v
Ewxall -4kt*4©fe>o.,
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i-Ithout giving .
paper fn the lurch.: The blame should
nbt bg on tho editor’s head, but upon
• Charley' Kennedy's. .. Very<Iikfly the-
—latter ’-wns-n-’k-rea II y - e k* in - fee-- f i ret
. place, and where the edii-or erred- Vvas
in,reporting’him'sick instead of-wait-
ing uatii he gTTtrwoll or died. If he
hadfeeen sick and_got well, the pa-
. ner h.ivo vonurto-d tiio-i on :iml
CXTTORS know thar tmpiropier lighung
luem cause of hebdaches, back-
is a ir
* warefoess trr
tool and poor eyesight.
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pricc^-pgr box- oUc, now,
JonteU. Talc, regtilar price
25i’, now ^...........
49c-
It isn’t wortl^ the risk when proper lighting
is so cheap ar^d so easy to get
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Klfezo Dental Creme, reg-. 9Q„
ular 50c tube’how'............ 'w.t
Kh’pzn ; Shaving-' CvcamHQ
regular 39c tube now
Arabesque Stationery, - •7Q
regular $l.p0- bojr now .... »
Tooth Brushes.
Pu.rtest,Mineral Oil, Rus- CQa
sian Type, full pint.......h. "y t.
,25c f’uretest Tincture of Iodind
with glass applicafer,
19c
CaKcara Aromatic, 4 oz. OU\,
Purt^t Wifch Hazel, full OQ^
pint ..............,..„rrrnr:rr.—
1’urtost Glycerin- nuppoaRKH^wh,
1 dozen
Turetest
19 c
Mi oz.
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25c Rexall Corn Solvent, IQ,*
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•26c Rexall' Catarrh^JeUy 1 Qp
now’I.......■
50c Rexall Dyspep^hl Tab- QO«
lets, 50’s ::^^x^.r:rwrr ■ '
..... ' mtmmt,1^ ——*
-Rdxall Milk of Magnesia, 20£
75c Value Cascade Pound PaPer
and, Envelopes, both :
for —v»~ - | j
50c Lord Baltimoro-Sta-
tionery ................*.........~-f
25c VirstaidLifidney 1’las-^
jar., .iyyt-_______........
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Zinc Oxide Ointment, 1-oz- J
’ tube." - *
85c-Symbol Rubber '
Glpyos • . ...................’I ~ ™*
' Maximum Cotnbs
50c Lemon Cocpa Butter
Bkin Oreatirir
T.nfirfci .....# -
'' 59c
Skin Lotit
-The- Harm<
•etal.
Milk of 'L
«y- Lilac Yggl^
T-oofe, Paste
,50c Rexall 'Shaving Lo-
tron, large size *
$1.00, Toilet Watersh Be-
iig-htful.od.ors
25c Klen
19c
Dental Powder - ^
about; if. on-the iwm-owfui other, hand,
he had got sick and died the paper
could hayje reported! liim loflui hmF
out: .It all goes to prove that th^re
are no fixed principles4 A neWs items
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Let our experience help you. Anv advice
regular 25c» value .
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50c Liord Baltimore Port-. OQ.
-folto—nrrar.7sJnr.-A-?“j:::’.'.’..„..j.'. VVv
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may- be a vit/al thinp at 10 o'clock and
a wasur of spacp aE2 o’clock. Or vice
re a
— »- versatile. The tnihg abernt newshaper-
-Y’E; ing. that copies nearest m» being a-fix-
ed principle is that there will be
things in the paper that some^read-
ers will think should have been left
out that other readers will think
* should have beea_put in/—State Press
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^ VA SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN MANY HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927, newspaper, February 3, 1927; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741481/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.