Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1932 Page: 1 of 4
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Titus County—Center of the Beat Dairy and Poultry Section of Texas
VOLUME THIRTEEN
MOUNT PLEASANT. TEXAS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22. 1932.
NUMBER 4
County Meet To
Be Held Friday
And Saturday
Cotton Acreage Law j
Becomes Dead Letter
Waco, Texas, March 21.—The Texas
cotton acreage reduction law, enact-
ed at a special session of the Forty-
First Legislature, is a dead letter.
~ _ ! This was jyiade certain when Sunday
ccoioing to Geoige Gilpin, direc-. passed without motion being filed in
tor general of the Titus County Inter-|the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals here
sc o astic League, the County Meet j?or a rehearing in the case of the
will Lake place at the High School in ; stato of Texas vs. Fred Smith. Sun-
Mt. Pleasant on Sriday and Saturday day was the final date for filing the
—Yes, your clothes
are cleaner.
Our new equipment makes it
possible. No substitute for
thorough cleaning.
fJffiu*An£A
of this week.
The literary events will begin
promptly at two o’clock Friday af-
ternoon in the building, and the ath-
letic events will lake place on the
football field, beginning at nine
o’clock Saturday mornnig.
The literary events will be
ducted as follows: I ---
Declamation—Senior and junior! NEW DISTRICT HOME
y
motion. The case was appealed from j
Robertson County. Associate Justice!
George W. Barcus of the Tenth Court |
of Appeals, in an opinion announced
two weeks ago, held the law uncon-
stitutional. With the time limit ex-
pired, there is no method by which
con-' the case may be reinstated.
AGENT AFTER APRIL 1
girls, 2 p. m., at study hall, Mrs. E.
S. Lilienstern, director.
Essay writing—2 p. in., in room 12,
Miss Laurel Sullivan, director.
Junior and Sub-Junior Spelling—2
p. nn, senior spelling, 3 p. m., room
17, Mrs. Alma King, director. j pointed as District Home Agent for j speaker Tuesday noon, Mrs. R. F.
Debates—3 p. m., room 18, B. A. 1 this territory, beginning April first. Lindsay, past president of the Texas
| Mrs. Alba Tidwell is in receipt of
' a notice from the Extension Service
! of the A. & M. College to the effect
! that Miss Helen Swift has been ap-
Tornadoes Kill
! Forty People In
| Alabama Monday
j Birmingham, Ala., March 21.—At
least forty persons were killed, an
undetermined number injured and
I hundreds of others made homeless by
j tornadoes Monday in the Western and
Central parts of Alabama.
, The known dead were placed at
I forty as a minimum by authorities
! here, and in addition to this total,
Harry Gordon, a Columbiana mer-
! chant, said between twenty-five and
thirty were killed. Gordon took this
. news to Celera, twelve miles from
j Columbiana, which was cut off when
'all lines of communication went out.
j The Birmingham City Commission
j received a call for doctors, nurses and
j ambulances at Columbiana,
i Three companies of the National
j Guard were ordered by Gov. B. M.
j Miller to Northport, across the war-
j rior River from Tuscaloosa, where the
i known dead were eighteen and heavy
| property damage was reported.
The Rotary Club had for its guests | Keci Cross officers said they fear-
ed the list would grow when the
ruins were searched.
Phone 86
Committees at
Work on C. of
C. Membership
Asks Rotarians
To Sponsor Local
Health Program
Hardaway, director.
Picture memory contest-
-3 p. m.
t
Miss Swift succeeds
Hill, who resigned last
Miss Sallie j Federation of Women’s Clubs, who
Fall to take i made an interesting talk on what this
A tabulation of thirty-one known
dead follows: Northport, 18; Fairview,
room 14, Miss Juanita Ford, director. • a position with the Southern Ruralist, j organization might do to promote ait; Linden, 1; Cullman, 3; Faunsdale,
Three R contest—3 p. m., room 20, j but who again became connected with [ health campaign for Titus County, m ; Marion, 4; Demopolis, 2; Lomax, 1.
•the Extension Department this month,
being assigned to another district.
MATVMC NOTICE
Miss Margaret Branch, director.
The athletic events will be held un-!
der the direction of II. N. Bullock, ;
and will be held in order a given by j
constitution and rules of the Inter- ! -
scholastic League Bulletin. These | Temple Lodge No. 70 will hold its
events will include tennis, playground : regular communication at the Mason-
ball, arid various track and field ' ic Hall tonight at 7:30 o’clock. All
events. j members are invited to attend, as
A large attendance is expected on ■ there will probably be some degree
both of these occasions, especially on'work during the evening.—W. A.
Saturday. Phillips, W. M.
♦
AGAIN TODAY
RONALD COLMAN
THE UNHOLY GARDEN’
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Wednesday and Thursday
Today, Miss America —
Tomorrow, What?
What liippim to th« beMity con-
test wfam*n who m lemons for *
day — and ms nnvnr
heard of again? The
answer is sensational!
She Wonted
a Millionaire
with
JOAN SPENCER
BENNETT TRACY
Screen Souvenir and Novelty
in addition to its other activities.
Mrs. Lindsay said there is a great
need for some organization to spon-
sor health werk here during the com-
ing seas n, especially the eradication
of the r io quito nuisance, which was
so anno,! g last yeaix In addition
she said tha tthc city is in need of a
beautification campaign, which would
include the cleaning up of all premis-
es and the planting of beautifying
shrubs and flowers. She made note
of the contrast in the appearance of
the public square which was convert-
ed a few years ago from an unsightly
place to one of beauty, which attracts
the attention of tourist? and visit-
ors from other places. Mrs. Lindsay
also urged co-operation in the tax
|survey to be undertaken soon by the
East Texas Chamber of Commerce in
an effort to discover a method of re-
ducing taxation and at the same time
promote better business in govern-
mental affairs.
County Agent Huckabee made a
short report on the activities of the
county seed loan committee.
Wm. J. Lawson, Webber Beall and
R. S. Ormand spent Monday in Paris
observing the operation of the month-
ly trades day and auction at that
place.
J. G. Wilson went to Tyler Tuesday
for a few days’ visit.
%
Trucks from Montgomery and Fori
McClelland took forty tents, ISO cots
and 250 blankets to Northport on or-
ders of Adjutant General Moon.
Six counties sent in reports of tor-
nadoes. These were Morengo, Perry,
Tuscaloosa, Cullman, Shelby and
Chilton.
Northport presented a scene of des-
olation, said Herbert L. Kinder, pilot,
of an American Airways plane, who
passed over that city shortly after
the storm.
TOO BUSY PLEADS MAN
ON VENIRE; EXCUSED!
JUDGE QUICKLY DECIDES
Austin, March 21.—A plea that he
was too busy to serve on a Travis
County district court jury today drew
commendation from District Judge
W. F. Robertson and an excuse from
service for R. L. Peiskcr.
“Your honor,” said Peisker, “I am
a busy man and have plenty of busi-
ness to attend to right now.”
"It is so unsual any more for any
one to offer pressure of business as
an excuse that there is only one
course I can follow,” Judge Robert-
son said. “You are excused.”
Judge Robertson added there were
enough eligible citizens in Traivs
County who were not busy that little
difficulty should be experienced in
obtaining a jury.
i At the regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce Monday night,
it was announced that six committees
had been appointed to conduct a mem-
bership drive on Tuesday morning.
These committees began work about
nine o’clock Tuesday, and at noon had
visited practically all of the business
places on the list of prospects, and in
only one or two instances met with
refusals. The new memberships at-
tained will greatly assist in putting
over the necessary projects that this
organization is planning for the com-
ing year.
County Agent Huckabee reported
that a total of 183 applications had
been approved by the county commit-
tee for seed loans, totaling $14,432.
He said that the force at the court
house, where the applications are be-
ing made is capable of turning out fif-
ty applications a clay, but that trou-
ble is being experienced in securing
the necessary blanks.
i Webber Beall and R. S. Ormand
, made reports on their visit to Paris
to observe how the monthly trades
day at that place is held. They were
enthusiastic over the manner in which
the auctioneer disposes of farm pro-
^ ducts and recommend that Mt.
i Pleasant adopt a similar program,
j J. C. Brown reported that good pro-
I gress is being made in the work of se-
| curing the proper right of way in
j the city limits south of the railroad
j underpass, necessary to getting a
pavement on the roadway, but that it
will be necessary for an exact survey
to be made in order to get some pro-
perty owners know to what exent it
will affect them.
M. C. Jaynes of Marshall compli-
mented the Chamber of Commerce on
its annual report, and said that he
had heard many comments on the
unique manner in which it was ar-
ranged.
C. C. Mason went to Dallas Tues-
day on business connected with the
Veterans’ Bureau.
Mrs. C. 0. Lide, Mrs. D. D. Lide and
| Mrs. Bessie Caldwell drove to Dallas
j Tuesday for a short visit.
BOtjRJOIS
Special Offer
MAN SEVERELY BURNED
AT OIL WELL MONDAY
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Remember the last time you
wash your car?
Quite a job, wasn’t it?
It is easy for us, though, with •)«
our latest power car washing
equipment. And, we do a good X
job, and in a hurry, too. Trjr •*•
us.
C. W. Honeycutt, who is employed
at the Cook oil test well just east of
town, was severely burned about the
face Monday afternoon. The fire
had gone out under the boiler, and
he stooped down to pul some fuel into
the fire box, when the flame flared
ij'j up suddenly in his face, causing pain-
i
ful burns. However, they were not
, serious, and he was able to be up and
going Tuesday.
Better Job Prating—CaT! 15.
Irvin
Robertson,
Inc.
The Weather
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The weather for the past 24 hours
X according to readings made at 6:30:
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Maximum .................................... 76
Minimum .................................... 36
Temperature 6:30 .................... 36
Wind from ................................NW
Sky ..........................................Clear
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1932, newspaper, March 22, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783910/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.