Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME TWELVE
MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1930.
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NUMBER 214
The Weather
The weather tor tne paat 24 hours
according to readings made at 6:30)
Maximum ..................
............... 66
Minimum ............
.............. 39
Temperature 6:30 .....
......... 45
Wind from ..............
................SE
Sky ............................
......Cloudy
Rainfall ........................
........0.78 in.
SPIKE FALLS FROM
COURT HOUSE TOWER
The metal spire on the northwest
corner of the court house towner was
blown off Saturday morning, falling
on the grass lot within the retainer
wall. Fortunately no one was in the
court house yard at the time. The
spire is about ten feet in height and
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THRILLS!
ACTION!
ROMANCE!
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MICKEY Mr QUIRE
BP CLEAN
You want clean food inside
your body, so why not clean
CLEAN CLOTHES for the out-
side?
CLEANLINESS ALWAYS
PAYS.
PHONE 86
MUCH CLOTHING
RECEIVED FRIDAY
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITY
NEEDS ARE MORE THAN
EXPECTED
■ The response of the people of Mt.
Pleasant, to the appeal for clothing
for needy people of Titus County was 1
gratifying to those who have charge j
of the Community Chest work, when
the Boy Scouts had finished their
work of gathering up the contribu-
tions made to this fund in the way of
clothing. The garments had been
placed in bundles by the donors, and
^_ _ on Friday, the Scouts made the
{rounds of the residence section and
was heavy enough to have killed a conveyed the bundles to the old Roma
| person if it had hit one. Since this restaurant building, where the various
j one is off, the other three should be articles were sorted,
j removed, as this style of ornamenta- There were many serviceable ar-
1 tion is obsolete. The weather vane tides of clothing of all kinds, which
could be. placed on top of the tower. ] can be used by needy families who
arc unable to purchase needed cloth-
Mrs. R. S. Fuller returned Friday png this year. Many of the articles
to her home in Oklahoma City, after, were new, while others had been
short visit here with her sister. ; worn only a little.
In addition, there were numerous
cans of fruit, vegetables and syrup,
j which will be gladly received by many
'■who are really in need of.them.
The response to the appeals for
funds for this winter’s charity has
been heartily responded to by the
people of this city.
COTTON OFFICES
TO REMAIN HERE
A letter was received by the Cham-
j her of Commerce Friday from the
! Dallas office of the Texas Cotton Co-
j operative Association to the effect
1 that since the Mt. Pleasant office of
I that association had fulfilled its con-
i tract for the handling of cotton in
this section, there will be little like-
lihood of its removal, and the people
. of this section are practically assured
i that it will again be maintained here
next year.
P. D. THORNTON
Cleaner & Hatter
PHONE 149
8,126 BALES OF
COTTON GINNED
CENSUS REPORT SHOWS THAT
TITUS COUNTY CROP IS
VERY SHORT
The number of bales of cotton gin-
ned in Titus County is still very
short, according to a report issued by
the Bureau of the Census, through its
local agent, J. A. Davis, on Saturday.
The report is for the period ending
on November 14th, and shows that
there had been ginned a total of only
8,126 bales for the 1930 crop. The
last previous report showed ginnings
of 7,381 bales prior to November
firstl This means that 745 bales had
been ginned for the first half of No-
vember. The ginnings for the same
period last year amounted to 14,199
bales.
Titus County has not had such a
small cotton crop in many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Itoy H. Morgan of
Hot Springs, Ark., are guests of the
former’s sister, Mrs. S. H. Spurger,
and other relatives.
A. .1. Seaman of Dallas was
siness visitor here Friday.
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Begining Dec. 1st.
Our prices for cleaning Men’s
Suits and Plain Woolen Dress-
es will ................................81.00
Call for and deliver 20 per cent
discount fur CASH & CARRY.
HENDERSON
CLEANERS & HATTERS
PHONE S
Try This Drug Store
We pride ourselves on being* able to give
our customers the very best service obtain-
able at all times, because we keep our stock
up to the minute and carry the highest
quality products
SWINT BROTHERS
The Busy Corner Drug Store
Phones 38 and 187
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Cross, G. W. Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 214, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 29, 1930, newspaper, November 29, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783998/m1/1/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.