The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PADUCAH POST
fadueah, Texas, Oct. li, 1917
from the sale of batter at war
THE
First State Bank
(A GUARANTY FUND BANK)
Capital and Surplus and Profits
CONSERVATIVE YET LIBERAL
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
T. J. RICHARDS, President -JNO. -J. RICHARDS, V.-P.
W. H. ABERNATHY, Cashier J. O. DOOLEN, Asst.
DIRECTORS
(-i ^ Craven, Lee Clary, W. Q. Richards, Mrs. Lula Harvey,
S. B. Burnett, Geo. W. Woodley.
... - ■-■-■^09
I. J. Dixon and son. Welcome,
— I left Saturday for Mexico driving
wjfe ~ " . I their stock where they will take
tjj f)J\' " '■ * - them for winter pasture.
m.\+< <' - Several from this community
i ar(, attending court this week.
LONE STAE Tom Jones and mother left
_ Monday for Fort Worth to visit
Mr. Armstrong and family 1 Henry and Jim Jones who are
went to Paducah Saturday even- in the training camp.
j Quite a cool spell blew up the
Miss Alice Goldston visited first of the week.
Grace Cartwright Sunday. Banyan Hunter and sister, Ma-
Roy Milford went to Paducah bel, Miss Vm Findley, Robert
Saturday on business. Helton. Charles Can-sler Ruby
A few young fellows of this Woodley, John Moreland, R< >
commiWwent kodaking Sun- rnond and Roy ™ attend^
j.v afternoon the circus at Quanah Saturday.
Baird Brady and Ollie Hinton Claude Lindsay, of Delwin,
went to Paducah Sunday. was at the Chapman home Tues-
Edd Armstrong visiited rela- day evening,
tives at Wichita last week. j B. R. Willett left Tuesday for
Mrs Milford went to Paducah Dallas auswering a call from the
shopping Saturday. bedside of Mrs. Willett who » in |
Stratton Keller, of Grow, vis- the sanitarium. I
ited Louie Farben Sunday even-, Mr. and Mrs Taylor and 11-
tie daughter, of Dunlap, spent
Mr. Hunt went to Paducah Sat- Sunday at the Parker home. ;
n_vL Rev. D. D. Wright came in;
Ab " Renfro and family have from Dallas Thursday. He re-
moved to Paducah. ported Mrs. Wright in a serious
Rev. Richards and wife are condition, with little chance for
ited relatives at Lone Star Sun-
day.
Misses Etta and Alice Fleming
attended a party in the Delwin
munity Tuesday night.
Jess Fannin, of Roswell, New
Mexico, was in our communiy the
first of the week.
C. L. Loftis has bought the
Ginsite store.
Several of the young people
are planning to attend the Sing-
ing Convention at Chalk Sunday.
George Clark, of Fairview, at-
tended singing and prayer meet-
ing here Sunday and Sunday
night. Putzaiyu.
DUMONT
visiting their niece, Miss Jim
Modgling.
Effie Lee was the guest ot
Myrtle Roundtree Sunday.
Besse Fields visited Evaline
Armstrong Monday.
GINSITE
A nice shower fell Sunday
night.
her recovery.
Flora and J. T. Willford are
spending this week with thier
grandparents, J. H. Cansler and
wife.
Bunk Boydstun and family,
of Crowell, visited relatives here
the first of the week.
Bob Morrow and wife were in
Paducah Saturday.
Jeff Brohner and family vis-
The neighborhood gave Bro.
C. W. Foot one of the biggest
poundings he ever received last
Friday night. All report a good
time.
Fnion Corner School House,
known as the North Side School
House, was burned up last Fri-
day night.
Miss Gertie Neelon was on a
visit to Paducah relatives last
Fridav to be gone several days.
Wm. Smith is putting in a con-
crete floor in his new barn so he
will not be troubled with rats
and mice. He will use a ton of
cement to floor 48x32. Go it
William, you are right.
Miss Cappie Neeley was here
last Saturday selling fresh but-
ter at a good price. The P. K.
girls make lots of pin money
prices.
J. G. Deweea sold his fine
farm last Saturday at a fine
price. Hope he will remain with
us by purchasing another one
close by.
Miss Vasie Blagg and Miss
Minnie Driver were seen here
last Saturday shopping and on
other business.
II. V. Scott and C. C. Bailey
were at Delwin last Saturday on
church business.
Miss Annie Sayers, of Sayers,
Oklahoma, was at Mrs. Rosa
Davis’ on a visit several days this
week. Miss Annie resided here
for a number of yeart.
The young folks gahered at
J. W. Lightsey’s last Saturday
night and enjoyed themselves
by playing that new game—
Snap. All report a good time.
All of the boys that have
gone to the War from this part
I of Motley, Dickens, Cottle and
King Counties report of having
a dandy good time. They seem
to be enjoying themselves in
Uncle Sam’s hands. May God
bless them in their duties.
T. J. Lane, S. E. Bohner and
wife went to see the home folks
at Paducah last Saturday after-
noon.
T. J. Johnson has picked and
ginned fourteen bales of cotton
up to last Saturday. Good for
T. J.
T. C. Carpenter has sold out
his cattle except 5 or 6 head of
milk cows. Uncle Tom is get-
ting too old to work with cattle
now.
J. T. Rogers is contemplating
building a nice bungalow on his
farm. You are on the right
road, J. T.
H. V. Scott has sold out his
cattle that he had up to the Tex-
hoina ranch on grass for a good
orice.
Ernest. Best and wife visited
his brother last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Deaton, of the Pitchfork
ranch came in home last Satur
day to be with his family a day
or two. Also to learn how the
children arc progressing in the
school.
Had a good rain last Sunda"
night and it looks like more.
Misses Minnie Driver, Vassey
Magee, Annie Sayers and Rub.v
May Fielder met at L. H. Cris-
well’s with several young ir.cn
and sang until preaching time
last Sunday evening.
Mrs. J. L. Shelby is improving
fast after her bad spell of sick-
ness. Hope she will be at herself
again soon.
Lots of cotton pickers here
today on account of the rain last
night. Old Bill.
From Tacks Up
• This is a hardware store and we sell hardware, cxclu-
sivdv.
But we handle everything in Hardware from a tack
up.
BUILDERS
will find it to their advantage to consult us before plaeing
their orders for Building Hardware.
Workmen and Mechanics in all trades will find all nec-
essary tools in our stock.
IF IT’S HARDWARE, WE SELL IT
Parker Hardware Co.
At a mass meeting of Paducah
citizens held in the First Baptist
Church Sunday evening at 3:30
o'clock, the Red Cross Society
was formally organized and will
henceforth be known as the Pa-
ducah Chapter of the American
National Red Cross.
The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected
pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold
creams. Care should be taken to strain
suing year were eieoicu. the lemon juice through a fine cloth so
Mayor D. E. Jordan, chairman; no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
Mrs. R. I). Jones, vice-chairman; k“P freah ,or month"' Ev""
0. L. Thomas, treasurer; C. C.
Renfro, secretary. The Execu-
tive Committee will be ap-
pointed by these officers at once
and the entire force will be put
on a working basis immediately
1 <1 TVUIfVlllg; UtKUit JIUIUI UIUIV.; .. tnv ..—W— •• — — pt* ——-----------r
The drive for membership will a quarter pint of this sweetly fragranf
begin without further delay, anil nM^an^^d^ha^da* 7
pushed until every person in Cot- _
tie County has received an invi-
Expend
When you hunt for efficiency in a workman you choose one
who has had experience.
You should use the same care in choosing a Garage.
The success achieved by this Garage is the direct result of its
experience in the car business.
We have learned not only how to handle business to earn
an income* but more important, HOW TO SAFEGUARD THE
CARS OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS ON OUR MERITS. WE
INVITE INVESTIGATION.
We arry a complete line of accessories, including Ford parts.
A full line of Kdlly-Springfield Tires, and Hartford Tires.
General Auto Supply & Repair Co.
tation to join forces with Uncle
Sam’s Home Reserves. Let
every man, woman and child in
our County do his “bit” by be-
coming a member. It only costs
$1.00 per year to join, and, tho
it is such a “tiny bit,” it can do
immeasureable good when com-
bined with other dollars and
spent through the proper chan-
nels.
In order to more conveniently 1
FOR SALE—Two improved
farms near Paducah.
First, 80 acres within a mile or
two of Paducah, improvements
worth from $1,500 to $1,800
Crops now growing on land
Will sell for $3,000. Price $4,000
without the crop. Terms. Po-
seesion to be given January 1st.
1918. . , c
Second, Improved farm ot
nearly 200 acres, about 135
acres' in cultivation, two good
wells, one good bam, one good
house and one cheap house. Both
of adjoining farms have already
sold for $50.00 per acre this year.
This farm averages and shows up
well in comparison with adjoin-
ing farms and a little less than
$50.00 per acre will buy same if
good cash payment is made.
Crops on this place this year are
light. Possession can be given
January 1st, and this place is
within less than five miles of Pa-
ducah and is practically all level,
flat land and does not blow, being
a sandy loam land, and is a bar-
gain. No incumbrance on either
of these places.
For further particulars see
George Ross, First National
Bank Building, or phone No.
179. 21’lt-
__s,
NOTICE
One eight-room house, well im-
proved, six lots, one blacksmith
shop, two corner lots, will sell
cheap. Will take two good teams
and wagon. Teams must be
mules. Will give a man a gar-
gain if sold soon. See W. P.
Jennings, Paducah, Texas. 21-2t
WILL HOLD 8ERVI0EF
Rev. Geo. W. Scheffer, Evange
list for Dallas Presbytery, will
preach at eight o’clock p. m. on
Friday and Thursday nights of
this' weak at the Presbyterian
over Sunday and hold services at
the morning hour. Everybody is
GEORGE ROSS.
RED CROSS ORGANIZED
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS A SKIN WHITENER
HovTte make a creamy beauty lotion
for a few cents.
The juice of two fresh lemons strained
lato a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white makes a whole quarter
pint of the most remarkable lemon skin
beautifier at about the cost one must
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes ns
freckles, sallowness and tan and i i
tile ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautifier.
Just try It! Get three ounces of
•rehard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
HE IS IN FAVOR OF KAISER
The devil sat by a lake of fire
on a pile of sulphur kegs; his
head was bowed upon his breast,
his tail between his legs; a look
of shame was on his face, the
sparks dripped from his eyes—
he had sent up his resignation to
the throne up in the skies. “I
am down and out,” the devil
said—he said it with a sob-
— ----- . sai(1—llc. a
reach those in the country who |.. th<,ro are others who outclass
wish to become members and and j want t0 qujt my j0b.
work with the Red Cross, th»- jsn*t jn it -with the laml that
task of organizing auxiliaries and(,jes along the Rhine; I’m a has-
branches throughout the County bpen RnfI a pikori ftIld therefore,
will begin at once. And to push , rpsi one ammuniion maker,
the work more rapidly, the I a- wi{h ,lis i)loody. shot and shell
ducah Chapter asks any commun- (han r)1 the imps of Hell Give
ity in the County which wishes • b to Kaiser William, the
to organize an auxiliary, to com-, a|jthor of thig war__he undcr-
municate with the Chapter Head- standg it better a million times
quarters and a representative j)y fflr j j,ate t0 ]pave the old
will be sent to assist in the work. h‘ome jhe t j love s0 well, but
It only requires the names of five jj that I’m not up-to-date in
rw»r.n„s to make application fortheart 0f running Hell.—Ex.
GINNER’S REPORT
The following report has been
10 me ruuuuuu vimpici. received by Mr. Combest for
check for $25 dollars having been- ^ amount of cott0n ginned:
presented in July. The gift is ♦»,» nnr<
persons
an auxiliary.
The Knights of Pythias
Lodge at Paducah have the
honor of being the first donors
to the Paducah Chapter.
very much appreciated and the
Chapter takes this opportunity
to thank the Lodge for their
generoSity.
Materials have been ordered
and a location for the work
room is almost assured, the
opening of which will be an-
nounced at the earliest possible
moment.
Watch your paper for other
important information.
LOST—Last Thursday or Fri-
day, either in town or between
Paducah and Oscar Inman’s, a
No. 9, brad-toe, button, child’s
shoe. Finder please leave same
at Loftis’ Grocery Store. Rea-
sonable reward.—Oscar Inman.
21-lt-pd.
The tabulation of the card re-
port shows telegraphic summary
to be correct. There were 437
bales of cotton, counting round
as half bales, ginned in Cottle
County, from the crop of 1917
prior to September 2o, 1917, as
compared with 2,725 bales gin-
ned to September 25. 191b.
A refugee, who spent five full
months,in getting permission to
leave Germany, reports that the
military authorities use whips on
the members of the bread line at
Mecklenburg when they com-
plain too vigorously. This will
make every North Carolian won-
der why another “Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence
not proclaimed.
is
Fine Hogs For Sale
I have some Poland China Boars large enough for ser-
vice which I will sell reasonable—no war prices. Some
tine little pigs whioh will go at a bargain.
The boars were sired by a 1,000-pound sire, and out
of sow weighing over 600 pounds. They have the stretoh
and are heavy boned. All registered stuff. Pedigrees fur-
nished.
If yoa want the best in porkers see me at my
one mile west of town, or phone me at Wfi68.
L E. CRUMP
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1917, newspaper, October 11, 1917; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth756010/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 Bicentennial City County Library.