Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1931 Page: 3 of 14
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Governor Sterling
Will Speak at Texas
Products Dinner
SPECIAL BANQUET ARRANGED
FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSO-
CIATION BANQtJET.
Dallas, Texas, May 7, 1931.—An-
nouncement has just been received
by Lowry Martin, general chairman
of the Texas Press Association pro-
HON. R. S. STERLING.
gram committee, from D. H. Berry,
manager of the City Board of De-
velopment of San Angelo, that an
all Texas Products dinner had been
arranged for the meeting of the as-
sociation there June 11th, 12th and
13th.
The menu for this dinner has been
prepared by a special dietitian for
the Texas Club, who have agreed to
assemble, and furnish to the San
Angelo press committee all necessary
foods. Homer D. Wade secretary
of the Texas Club, has charge of
these arrangements and with lamb
chops from Edwards Plateau, the
Texas products dinner will be re-
plete with every item from "soup
to nuts" Texas grown.
Governor Sterling will be the prin-
ciple speaker for the banquet which
will be held at the St. Angelus Hotel,
headquarters for the convention
Thursday evening, June 11th. Wal-
ter Cline of Wichita Falls will also
deliver an address at this time.
Million Dollar
Llano River Home
Nears Completion
Junction, Tex., May 6 (AP)—W. L.
Moody III, of Galveston, has built
a mansion at the Johnson Fork of
the North Llano river, 25 miles
southeast of here, and is spending
nearly a million dollars in bringing
the comforts of the city to the wide
open range.
The home is on the 7,500-acre Sny-
der ranch, part in Kimble and part
in Kerr county, but all the improve-
ments except the hard-surfaced
roads leading from the home to the
gate six miles away, are in Kimble
county. The home has seventeen
rooms with bath and there is a sys-
tem of air cooling.
The house, perched on a 100 foot
cliff, is entered by automobiles on
one side while on the other steps
are to be cut to the valley below.
It is rustic, made of field stone col-
lected off the divide with rocks
weighing up to 300 pounds being used
in the construction. The building
is almost triangular in shape, a cas-
tle on the Llano with the soft Span-
ish influence shown by the two pa-
tios. In the work of construction aa
many as 150 men were at work at
one time this year. It is expected
to be finished sometime in July or
August. ,
The air is clean here, and from
the home, guests look down on a
dam and artificial lake upon which
pleasure craft ricje. Nearby doe deer
are waiting the time when they will
bring forth in June the crop of
fawns. While' the hammers of half
a dozen carpenters sound against
the hillsides, wild turkeys are hatch-
ing their young and game fish are
spawning in the lake.
It is far from the noise of drilling
oil wells and cotton compresses but
the distance is reduced by Moody
who uses an airplane and has his
own landing field. Moody lives in
Galveston and New York. He owns
interests in cotton concerns and oil
fields.
Though livestock is run on the
place now, it is expected that they
will be moved off In large part soon
with just enough left to furnish
color.
If you need a new Refrigerator
you will be interested in the extreme
reductions and easy terms we are
offering on all ice Refrigerators. J.
E. STEVENS CO. 19'x-
More Than 25,000
Enroute to Mexico
To Pass at Laredo
Laredo, Tex., May 6 (AP)—More
than 25,000 American tourists will
pass through Laredo to Mexico dur-
ing 1931, is the prediction made by
Mexican Consul Alejandro V. Mar-
tinez after consulting official figures
on tourists in to Mexico through La-
YOUR HONE OWNED STORE
Economy
Grocery
T.E.HURT MONTE GIDEON
Blazing Bargains!
Coleman women know their groceries—these specials
will invite every one of you to our store Friday ana
Saturday. Our bargains are numerous; our mer-
chandise is convenient; our produce will be the freshest
in town. We will have everything.
GREEN BEANS
Never been on ice
Just off the vine
lb.
Sc
New Potatoes
NO. 1
They arc fine—nice size,
lb.
4c
BEETS AND
CARROTS
Fresh from the Gardens
2 Hunches
7c
SQUASH
White and Tender
lb.
5c
SOAP
Laundry
The quality is good.
10 bars
26c
Pinto Beans
Always good
10 lbs.
39c
BANANAS
Best Yet—Golden Yellow
lb.
POTATOES
No. 1—Uniform size.
10 lbs.
17c
APPLES and
ORANGES
One dozen of each
for
29c
FLOUR
COFFEE
Rambling Bose
A package coffee you
The highest Patent
will like—ground fresh
daily—lb.
48 lbs.
$1.17
19c
SYRUP
PICKLES
Cane Crush
Sour or Dills
The flavor is great
gallon
quart
69c
22C
Cocoanut
CRACKERS
MACAROONS
Crisp and fresh
Uneeda Bakers Chocolate
Uneeda Bakers
Macaroons—delicious
1 Ib.
2 lb. carton
29c
28c
VINEGAR
PICKLES
Bulk Apple Cider
Bread and Butter
Bring your jug.
Nothing like, them.
gallon
each
25c
19c
MARKET SPECIALS
BABY BEEF ROAST
DRY SALT BACON Medium
Lean
lb.
FRYERS
Fresh Dressed
13V2C
ib. 35c
BACONFancy s,iced
Sugar Cured. lb.
25c
deli-
cious
lb.
VEAL STEAK
SAUSAGE ''“r*Pork
from Baby
Beef—Ib.
lb.
14c
15c
15c
Mercedes. Tex., May 6 (AP)—The
mystery of droning airplanes over-
head in the dead of night in the
Rio Grande Valley has been solved.
These airplanes, in the opinion of
border officers, are carrying liquor,
aliens, or narcotics and the aid of
airplanes to break up this internat-
ional smuggling is expected to be
sought soon.
For months, residents along the
border have reported that they heard
planes flying over during the early
hours of tfie' morning. None of
these plane^ jrere ever located, and
officers presumed they landed on
secret fields, during the night.
Recently the first concrete infor-
mation on one of them came from
I across the Rio Grande. Officers
I from the city of Mier, southwest of
here in Mexico, reported that they
arrived at a secret landing field Just
in time to see a plane leaving.
They searched the field carefully,
and found 72 large cans of alcohol
at the edge of the field.
The plane did not return to that
field, although officers later arres-
ted an aviator who is being held in
connection with alleged smuggling
operations over the river.
With this seizure, officers on both
Sides of the Rto Grande said they
felt sure that they have secured the
first clue of this international Bir-
plane smuggling ring.
Cemetery Working at Vaiera
Saturday.
There will be a cemetery working
at Valera cemetery Saturday, May
9. All who attend are asked by the
committee in charge to have tool*
and lunch.
It. was serious enough for 28-year-old Mrs. Ellen Williams, above,
of Chicago, to have swallowed a tooth. But when it lodged in her lung
and doctors were unable’to remove it. things looked darkly indeed. So
she chartered a plane arid made an emergency dash to a specialist in Co-
lumbus, O. Next morning, tooth removed, she was well enough to fly
back to Chicago again, where she is shown resting at a local hospital.
redo during 1930 and the, Yirst three
months of 1931.
Official records of tlje Mexican
Immigration service received by the
Mexican consulate here.$how that
during 1930 a total of 11,734 Ameri-
can tourists entered Mexico through
Laredo. The paved highway be-
tween Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey
it was pointed out, was not open to
traffic until September, 1930, and the
bulk of the tourists did not enjoy
that highway.
The figures for the first three
months of 1931, show that 6,558
American tourists have already en-
tered Mexico, with the summer rush
not yet started. It is expected that
during June, July and August the
number of tourists to Mexico
through Laredo will be from 4,000 to
5,000 per month, many going as far
south as Mexico City over the pro-
visional roadway now open to traf-
fic in dry weather from Laredo to
the Mexican capital.
Pupil Sells Oil Sketches.
(The Evening School News).
Viola Penrod, student of Mr.
Klepper’s class in etching, has sold
about one hundred dollars' worth of
sketches in oil in the last two
months While on a trip to Point Isa-
bel. While at Point Isabel she made
a sketch of an old historic light-,
house and was delighted when she
sold it to one of the residents. In
the conversation the buyer confided
that he was a direct descendant of
a once-famous Italian pirate who
landed and settled near the pres-
ent Port Isabel.
Miss Penrod entered some sketch-
es in the Industrial Dql)as Art Ex-
hibit last year and was awarded
second prize. She has previously
won four prizes at the State Fair of
Texas exhibits. w
In addition to being quite an ar-
tist, Miss Penrod is good at trading
things. She tells a very amusing
story of trading two ,of ther pictures
to a Mrs. Clark in Edinburg, Texas,
for one hand-woven^kg^rlcod^*^ | Work which began more than a
could stay in session until the Fourth
of July and still have work left to
do. "The people do not want us to
stay here that long, however," they
stated.
Others said the people already
were tired of the legislature and the
wheels of legislation could not quit
turning too soon to suit them.
The progress of the appropriations
and perhaps ' the revenue-raising
bills may determine the quitting
date. The bills making appropria-
tions for state schools, eleemosnary
institutions, and departments must
be passed and some contend addi-
tional revenue is necessary for the
government to meet these obliga-
tions.
When these two matters are out
of the way, legislators see nothing
else of much importance as to jus-
tify an extended session.
When the last legislature voted to
submit the proposed constitutional
amendment calling for a 120-day
session It thought that would be
enough time for all bills to be acted
"up or down." That hope has
not been realtz*!, chiefly because of
the unprecedented number of bills
introduced. Sixteen hundred and
-fifty bills were piled into the hop-
pers, not to mention the joint, sim-
ple and concurrent resolutions.
As a result many bills will die on
the calendar even though the ses-
sion should be extended ten days.
If the legislature stays in session
longer than May 12, its members
will receive only $5 a day after that
[date. Their present pay is $10.
Extremely low prices quoted on|
ice Refirgerators. See display in j
our windows—Pecan Street. J. E.
STEVENS CO__19'x-1
Graveled Streets
Are Good in Rain |
(Ballinger Ledger).
The rain this week is proving the i
worth' of the newly graveled blocks
Tenth and Eleventh streets here.
twenty dollars and
month ago on Tenth street has been j
continuing and seven blocks on these !|
two streets have been completed.
structures. Four blocks have been,
finished on Tenth and the third j
block is nearing • completion on i
Eleventh. These blocks were for-1
merly very muddy in wet weather !
but the last rain showed the type of j
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offered. Representative Savage of
Dallas suggested adjournment May
16. Representative Johnson of Car-
rizo Springs recommended that May
22 be fixed as quitting time.
Regardless of what the house does,
the senate must agree to it in or-
der for it to be effective.
Representative Satterwhitc of
Odessa made the motion to postpone
the vote on the adjournment resolu-
tion until Mbnday. Satterwhite said
he was hopeful the legislature could
quit on May 12, but the date de-
pended to a large extent on progress
this week.
Proponents of Anderson’s resolu-
tion stated that when the people vo-
ted in November to increase the leg-
islative session from 60 to 120 days,
they intended for the legislature to
wind up its business in that time.
Others wanted to know whether the
people sent their lawmakers down
here for 120 days or “to do some-
I thing."
Some remarked the legislature
The gravel ways are much easier to I
keep after being properly laid and)
rolled.
Other sections of the town are be-
coming interested and are working i
with property owners in an effort to,
secure the cooperation of everyone j
in making application for this type,
of street improvement. The material j
available here is excellent for street
work and can be done at a very low j
cost. ■
2>1GGIY#ICGLY
IWCIitj UWOio w—w ------
bag priced at twelve dollars and fit-
ty cents. Mrs. Clark W/is so pleased __
•hid, «. ““’■ITSV. Urn. l, MW started,
and fifty cents. Thp cost of the work is divid<
Miss Penrod f”™er ‘vj Dci-' ways between the property owners
Coleman and is a niece pf T. J. Del J ^ ^ wlth the clty attend-
'ene^' _jing to the work of grading and roll-
Texas Legislators ln* and lnslalling proper drainage
Now Watching The
Calendar Closely
Austin, May 6 (A^)—As legisla-
tors keep hammering away at their i™t »«= ; normanent
„ a, hana-td, near to aul< *
number of the lawmakers. . tney * ,hpm to a hard-'
Representative Anderson of San and this wll pack |,
Antonio offered a resolution to pro-.ness almos "Tj P nropedyl
vide for adjournment on that day. cross streeU l
„„ 1. lin Tuesday (ADril 281 drained and no water collected aur |
« ? SI™ 7E«« rot- log ». rain M.
“■ “ rw"
Tf C._ inn„ pnouah however,: made there and the city will make
for two counter nro^Jtons to be i substantial maintenance savings.
Extremely low prices quoted on I
ice Refirgerators. See display in
our windows—Pecan Street. J. E. I
STEVENS CO. 19'*-1
Teacher: “Give* example of pe- j
riod furniture.”
Starohope: “Well, I should say anj
electric chair, because it ends a sen-1
tence."
"Oh. officer! There's a man fol-l
lowing me and I think he is drunk.’ i
Officer: (giving her the once over) |
"Yes, he must be.”
“ WHERE SHOPPING IS
A PLEASURE,
and THRIFT IS THE
BUY-WORD
Whole or
cut in half
lb.
Everybody can afford ham at Salt Pork
Prices
Bam
anas! Banai
tas! |
Be
Enough for everybody
ib.!
Llv
TAMALES “Ratliff” large can 15c size
10c
SAUSAGE Vienna
10c size
5c~
SPUDS
10 lbs.
19c
ORANGES Sweet and Juicy dozen
“Makes Stout Women Slender”
15c
GREEN BEANS
the Garden 3 lk 2k |
NEW POTATOES
lb.
3k
SUGAR Pure Cane
20 lbs.
99c
Admiration
Tea
10c size for
8c
l-l pound size
20c
Bright & Early Coffee
Largest selling package coffee in Texas
■;........ 23c ........66c
ADMIRATION
“The Gup of Southern
Hospitality”
One pound can
COFFEE
SHREDDED WHEAT pig
FLOUR “Light Crust” 48 lbs.
Gold Medal CAKE FLOUR Perbox 35c
One pound Powdered Sugar Free—“Just the thing for your
Angel Food” ______
CRACKERS Snow Flake 2lb.Pkg. 23c
COOKING BUTTER " 12c
“This is Cheaper Than Lard”
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Williamson, J. T. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1931, newspaper, May 7, 1931; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747629/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.