Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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Now Open! *
tor Public Weigher:
HUGH WILSON
|r Commissioner Precinct Ones
WHENCE O BOWDEN
HTI. frATTiT >T>TlS» TffK? RSP.fr y, OCTOBER 11, 1928.
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MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES DENNY TO STAR IN BOY RAISES 111 BUSHELS OF !
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W. CROSS, Editor.
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THAT’S MY DADDY*1
■ee«N Off At?fte OF LAffOr^
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WRITTEN BY DENNY
Entered at the postoffice at Mt. Pleas-
Reginald Denny, star of “That’s My
Daddy,” which will open at the Titus
The. tre on Friday, and showing Sat-
urday is becoming noted as a screen
writer as well" as a star.
He has written two of his screen
pictures and has thus solved the prob-
Tyler, Tex., Oct. 10.—One hundred
and eleven bushels of corn were
grown by Cone Beckham, a member
oi the Smith County Boys’ Corn club;
on one acre of his father’s farm on
the Smith-Van Zandt county line, ac-
cording to measurements oi the total
yield on the acre. The boy won a
trip to the State Fair at Dallas with
his acre of corn and will likely win a
•nt, Texas, as secondclass mail matter , lem of wha^ to do with so_ea]led rest
All obituaries, resolutions of respect, i perjods between pictures which var- _____ _____________ ______„
cards of thanks, etc., will be charged jes from a week to six weeks depend- 'capital prize, in which 175 boys and
ing on the production schedule. j girls of the county are entered. This
As a rule, players between pictures is believed to be the largest yield ev-
for at regular rates.
FORGIVE AND FORGET
wander around restlessly like lost
____ souls on the wrong side of the river
It is hard for you to apologize, ev- 'Styx, anxious to begin the next pic-
Iture and’endeavoring to dispel bore-
Have ycu had a misunderstanding, jdom-
a vigorous quarrel? So’ Denny’ disliking the idle life be-
You know you were at fault but tween Pictures started writing screen
you won’t say so. |stories- ln faet he liked them 80
Childish pride keeps you from say- iweI1 that he wanted to do them him'
ing what you now have come to see ,se^’ Since the director and Carl
—that you were wrong. Laemmle also liked the stories they
And what are you getting out of were Put in*° Production. They are
a]jv “Fast and Furious,” his first screen
It may be a quarrel with some 'stoiy, and his latest, That s My Dad-
friend, with whom you would like dy>” which is coming to the Titus
again to be closely associated. i Theatre Friday and Saturday.
It may be some member of your Barbara Kent, Wampas Star, plays
own family, but whoever it is, you the feminine lead while the support-
wcn’t give in and so you punish your- ,m£ cast includes Lillian. Rich, lorn
'self wi$h your obstinacy. O’Brien, Jane La Verne, Mathilda
If you were wrong and the other Brundage, Wilson Benge, A^mand
person right you are punishing your- Charles Coleman and Art Cur-
self more than he or she is punished. rier’
And life is too short to harbor ill- ! --- -
er made by a boy in this part of the
State. The 111 bushels on the one
acre is more than lour times the av-
erage per acre in East Texas. The
average corn yield per acre in this
part of the State is said to be about
twenty-five bushels per acre.
feeling.
Life is too short to harbor mean
and disagreeable thoughts concern-
ing anyone, whether those thoughts
are right or wrong.
TOO EASILY INFLUENCED
A man who has had a long expe-
There is not an acre of land, nor an
ambitious boy in Titus County but
what can do what Cone Beckham did
in Smith County.
Same land, same boy—why .not
make the effort next year?
There are five hundred undiscov-
ered Cone Beckhams in Titus Coun-
ty, 500 acres of land, just as he culti-
vated—let’s get therh together^E. I.
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A MESSAGE TO UNEMPLOYED
TRY US FIRST
WE DELI VER
Let us prove to you the
Service we give our cus-
tomers. Whether order is
large or small it is always
appreciated.
W. T.
WOMEN VOTERS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
It seems not unlikely that this
year’s election may be won or lost
by. the candidate receiving women’s
favor.
Women are entering into politics j bettah results
as they never have before. Obviously mies.
| politicians face conditions new to the
SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl: Itin-
erant—Why don’t you mountaineers
bury your enmities?
Kentuckian—Well, suh, we all gets
by buryin’ ouah ene-
We have an unusual proposition to | United States. When the suffrage
offer teachers who ai*e unable to get1 amendment was added to the Con-
a school this term. Your literary Jstifution those in control of the sev-
qualifications fit .you admirably to ,'eral political parties revolutionized
HIS NIGHTMARE
“Does your wife nag you as much
t as formerly?” *
rience as a judge, and has seen much j qualify for a business position. Large ijMr methods to include feminine ac- j “Yes, hut now she calls it psy-
of humanity’s seamy side, recently I business concerns, when calling for Hvity, and government was benefit- j choanalyzing.”—Life.
FIGHT L
Be the first one to make an effort gave his opinion as to one cause that, helP> invariably ask us to recommend ted as a Thus far, however,,
toward reconciliation. gets a great many people into trouble, isorae one wh° has a good, literary Ve cen ia ‘‘PP^ as een ma e o
■ At least begin to* think kind He began by talking about divorces. ! foundati°n such as your teachers’,the masculine voter, with women re-
thoughts and time may take cart: of While there are always some promi- training has given you. jmeiving only secondary consideration. Wife—Before you married me you.
the matter till you are put in posi- nent people figuring in the divorce1 You can finish a course under our jIf the successful candidate of 1928 never even ate regularly. Now, at
tion to straighten things out.—Hous- courts, he remarked, the majority of new Plan in ha,f the time required should be elected by feminine support ieast, you ajways know where your .
ton Chronicle. them are ordinarv and rather obscure formerly. A few short weeks and a 1 as now aPPears not impossible, the n^xt r-eai ;a COming from.
nary lamer oDscuie ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ coming four years may witness a Hubby-Sure, from the delicates-
One of the history books of
cient Egypt is a papyrus roll
feet-long.
A wolf family may consist of as
many as 12 pups. '■
people, many of whom are weak men-
an_ tally and unfit to marry anyway.
133 They were too easily influenced into
marriage. Someone came along who
[ wanted to marry them, and they did
so without any thought. Then they
found they had gotten into some dif-
ficult situation they had not dreamed
of, and they come begging for release.
( The same with criminals, he said.
) The majority of them are young fo.1-
J lows who have daring and desperate
All sorts * of' construction and repair natures, and they set out themsel-
work. Solicits your consideration.’ ves on deeds of crime.
Will Appreciate Your Business. | Similarly with many people who
' . ._; . ___ __suffer from poverty. They have no
—' • f independence of character. If their
GUARANTEED PLUMBING AND neighbors have certain things, they,
ods.—Washington Post.
HIS MAIN NEED
W. T. BANKHEAD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Boston Beanpot: Voice From the it stand for Joseph or Josephine?”
Eleventh Floor—’Smatter down there. ; «We don’t know. That’s why we
Have you no key?
Noisy One on the Pavemqnt—Got-t
to key all right, but wouldjh jussasoon
' thrown down a few keyholes ?
call it Joe.
some substantial business concern’s ' complete revolution of political meth- gen—Judge,
payroll.
To those who want to continue
teaching why not let us prepare you
for commercial teaching. Read the
following letter which explans itself:
BIENVILLE PARISH SCHOOLS
E. H. Fisher, Supt.^-——~
Arcadia, La. #
September 25th, 1928.
Tyler Commercial College,
Tyler, Texas.
Gentlemen:
Can you put me in touch with a
man or woman for the commercial
department here at Arcadia? They
should have three years of college
UNDECIDED
“So you call your canary Joe? Does
TOO MUCH STRAIN
“Sandy’s to be buried
0. C. Lilienstern, O. A. Thrasher,
Dr. J. E. Witt and Harmon Dobyns
were in Hughes Springs Wednesday
ELECTRICAL WORK
I have to have them, whether they can j work least. Would want some
Have the best equipment and success- afford it or not. As a result they
ful experience,
none 280-W E. B. DIXON
Democratic Nominees
For State Senator:
DR. J. W. E. H. BECK
tor Congress:
WRIGHT PATMAN
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tin District Judge:
R. T. WILKINSON
For District Attorney:
T. C- HUTCHINGS
For District Clerk:
JACK CROSS
For County Judge:
E. I. LAZARUS
For County Attorney:
JNO. A. COOK (Re-election)
for County Clerk:
W. R. R0HITAKER
For Sheriff:
SAM T. SMITH
never have any money, they are al-
ways in debt; and are always having
to be helped.
If people are going to keep out of
matrimonial troubles, out of poverty,
or out of jail, they must have a cer-
tain resolution of character. They
.must be independent enough not to
one who could teach typewriting,
shorthand and bookkeeping.
Yours very truly,
E. H. FISHER.
There seem to be many more
teachers than there are public schools
while in business or as commjercial
.teachers there are many more open-
ings’ than there are young people
yield when someone suggests unde-J PrePared to them.,
sirable conduct.—Ex. Write your name an<
DIAGNOSIS
Wisconsin Octopus: “You are
very brave to want to marry me. Do
you know that the first man that mar-
ried me died shortly afterward?”
“Honest?”
“And the second one committed
suicide?”
“Really?”__
— “And the third one is in an insane
asylum?”
“Is that so?”
“Now don’t you think I am a very
seductive woman?” ' ■
“Lady, you ain’t no woman—you’re
a plague.”
For Tax Collector:
JOHN T. LEFTWICH
For Tax Assessor:
W. A. HAYDEN
for Coonty Treasurer:
G. B. DICKSON
For County Superintendent:
H. G. SMITH
For J. P. Precinct No. 1:
REV. P. H. ROGERS
For Constable Precinct 1:
[ & D. LANGSTON
your name and address be-
low and mail to us quietly. Wc can-
not extend this unusual offer to more
than one hundred young people at
this time. 16
Your name
Address
Drexed:
tomorrow.”
“I dinna ken he ha’ died.”
“Yes, he went to a seven-ring cir-
cus and broke his neck.”
evening in the interest of a band at
that place.
The Mt. Pleasant Chapter of the
Eastern ftar will meet tonight at 8
p. m.—Aileen Lilienstern, W. M.
SHE’S YOURS
Youth—I’d like your permission to
marry your daughter.
Her Dad—Suppose I refuse it?
, FOR RENT—Three-room furnished
apartment, on paved street.—Mrs.
Alma Coker.
FOR RENT—EuanfSlied apartment
Youth—I’d retaliate sir, by leaving to couple after Octotber 15th.—Phone
her on your hands.^-Life._1 ’253. Mrs. J. H. Moulton. lQ-3t
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When it comas to diplomacy, says
seme one, we Americans must still
take off our hats to the Chinese. Wit-
ness the case of the mayor of Peking.
He decided that for purposes of
cleanliness and sanitation, the Chi-
nese women would be much better off
f they cut off their long tresses. He
ound some opposition among the
older women. Therefore he issued the
iecree that all women unde* 30 years,
f age must have their hair bobbed-
hose over 30, he said, would be al-;,
wed to do as they please in the
vatter. And this is the reason why
ou will now find that nine out of
ery ten women in Peking have
’•ort hair.
2EQO MUCH “DOTE”
Vickers—I’m surprised to hear he’s
en making love to other women—
s wife simply dotes on him.
Wickers—Guess maybe he want'
l antidote.—Life.
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Cross, G. W. Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1928, newspaper, October 11, 1928; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783862/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.