Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 4, 1931 Page: 3 of 12
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vSoutfht a Definite
Plan of Success and
Wanted Financial In
dependence and
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merely wantinK things
and going out definitely to get them. This family went out
definitely to get what they wanted, and their first step
was to take advantage of the Building and Loan plan and
stayed with it. You too, can acquire independence by con-
sulting the directors of the . . .
March 4, 1931
THE KINGSVILLE RECORD
Pag* Three
RAI„LJL0AD!
T. C. McCord, division engineer,
and 8. P. Warinack, division store
keeper, returned Monday from a
30 day courtesy tour of all of the
Missouri Pacific System.
A. P. Householder, mechanical
superintendent, L. R. Christy, mas-
ter car builder, of Houston were
down Tuesday for a day’s visit
with local officials.
Tuesday's vegetable and fruit
movement of 112 cars brings to-
tal for season up to 9,297, last year
same date 9,112 cars. The loading
north of Kingsville is much heav-
ier this season titan last, there be-
ing 27 cars moved from Odem and
Robstown on Tuesday.
The homeseeker movement was
somewhat off this week, there be-
ing only five cars down Monday
and Tuesday for Valley points.
The heavy oil movement of the
I. & G. N., has proved a haven for
the road men cut off at Kingsville,
some 30 going up Sunday and
there possibly will be almost that
many more during the present
week.
Engineer and Mrs. A. L. Hevll
left Friday for Longview where
they expect to reside for the next
few months. Mr. Bevil has accept-
ed employment at that point.
Misses Ruby and Muriel Beckley
were visiting with relatives In
Odem over the week end.
Mrs. B. W. Todd, secretary to
Chief Clerk S. T. Prejean of the
superintendent's office spent the
week end with Mr. Todd at Lare-
do. Mr. Todd Is employed as en-
gineer with the highway depart-
ment at that point.
Firemen F. B. Rees and It. G.
Kramme, left Tuesday for Pales
tine where they have accepted po-
sitions as firemen on the I. & G.
N. railway.
Mrs. E. L. Hoffman returned Fri-
day from a week's visit with rela-
tives in Houston and Navasota.
Mrs. J. W. Troutt, returned Sat-
urday from Lyford where she was
called the first of the week on ac-
count of the death of her sister,
Mrs. W. E. Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Laws and
son, Stephen Jr., were week end
visitors with friends in Corpus
Christ!.
Second Trick Dispatcher II. N.
Harrell returned Sunday after a
60 day leave of absence and will
be found at his same old place af-
ter 4 p. m. each day.
Miss Mildred Perry left Mon-
day night for a few days visit with
relatives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ed Burchers, secretary to Divis-
ion Engineer McCord, accompanied
by his wife, spent the week end In
Laredo.
Engine Foreman B. J. Wilson re-
turned to work on Monday after
an absence of some six weeks on
account of illness.
Conductor R. B. Lynch, who has
been on road switcher at Weslaco
for the past few weeks was up to
spend the week end with his fam-
ily, going to Robstown switcher on
Monday.
Mrs. L. Bowley, Mrs. L. Ander-
son and little daughter, Betty, and
Miss Ruby Anderson of Austwell,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie C. Bowden this week.
Conductor 8. W. Muma of the
Misslon-Rayinondvllle run, accom-
panied by Mrs. Muma, spent the
week end here with friends.
Mrs. W. J. Gruenewald left
Thursday last for a few days visit
with Mr. Gruenewald at Mission
where he is assigned to the Mis-
slon-Harlingen local run.
Conductor W. H. Jones left Wed-
nesday night for Los Vegas, New
Mexico, where ho has accepted em-
ployment with another line.
Miss Annie Hunt of superintend
ent's office and mother, Mrs. E. T.
Hunt, attended the funeral of her
cousin, Mrs. W. E. Ross, Jr., at
Lyford on Friday. Mrs. Ross, who
was accidentally burned to death
at Mission last week, was the
daughter of former Roadmaster E.
A. Warren.
Firemun and Mrs. W. B. Mnr-
sales were visiting relatives in
Corpus Christi several days during
the past week.
Mrs. Jimmie Bennett, of Har-
lingen, was the guest of engineer
and Mrs. Harry Hoover during the
past week.
Mrs. Gus E. Miller and little
daughter, and Mrs. G. 11. Cogdlll
and son, were visitors in Houston
over the week end.
Mrs. P. A. Langlois and daugh-
ter, Miss Alice were week end vis-
itors in Corpus Christi.
Conductor N. O. Duncan of the
Robstown switcher has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Conductor Frank M. Wilkinson
of the Corpus Christi road switch
er is taking a few weeks layoff and
is engaging in the real estate busi-
ness at Corpus Christi.
Information came from Corpus
Christi that vegetable buyers had
contracted for 100.000 tons of
cabbage there on Saturday, this
Includes the territory Odem to
Kingsville and between Robstwon
and Corpus Christi, this with the
other vegetables that will be ship-
ped from this territory will mean
a movement of something like 4,-
000 cars to move from territory
nortii of Kingsville.
Mrs. W. G. Eubanks, who is
spending a few weeks with Mr.
Eubanks who is on run between
Mission and Harlingen, wus up
front Mission over the week end
on business.
M. R. Sibley, fireman, who was
cut off the board during the past
week left Sunday for East Texas
where he has accepted a position
In the new oil field.
Mrs. Harry D. Goodman and lit-
tle daughter, of San Benito, were
visiting in Kingsville during the
pust week.
Chav. C. Van* Em an of Chicago,
was In the city several days during
the past week on business in con-
nection with the R. A. R. E. Insur-
ance Company.
The regular monthly meetings of
the Safety First and Fuel Conner
vation Committees were held in
the Booster Hall at the Casa Ri-
cardo on Friday last with a good
representation of employes pres-
ent.
Fireman O. A. Whittington, who
| was cut off of the firemen's board
here during the past week left Sat-
! urday for Henderson, Texas, where
lie has accepted service with au oil
| company.
J. C. Nolan, Fuel Supervisor, of
Houston, was down Friday to at
tend the monthly meeting of Fuel
| Conservation Committee.
Mrs. M. T. McLoud and little son,
Malcom, Jr., came up from Mission
on Friday last to have Malcom Jr's,
tonsils removed which was done at
the hospital on Saturday morning.
After u few days stay with rela-
tives in Kingsville they will re-
turn to their home in Mission.
L. Stuckey, assistant division
engineer, was up from his head-
quarters in Harlingen on Friday
last to uttend tho Safety First
meeting.
Due to the slowing up In move-
ment of vegetables for the past
few weeks some seventy brakemen
were cut off of the extra board
here on Saturday last.
A1 E. Harris, who lias been train-
Pointing the Way to
T.., Home Ownership
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Getting Rid of the Undesirables
Rounded up by Immigration authorities, these aliens nre some of a
large group being put on board a ferry boat nt New York for shipment
to Kills Island, where they are held in detention until shipped back to
their homelands. For one reason or another they nre ull considered
“undesirable.”
master's clerk here for the past
several years, has been transferred
to superintendent's office as as-
sistant accountant, relieving Carl
Taylor, who was, recently transfer-
red to Kingsville from DeQulncy.
Mr. Taylor went to the trainmas-
ter's office as clerk to Trainmaster
Sam Hammer.
The 1931 Pioneer ball team are
beginning to assemble in Kings-
ville and will begin their spring
training during tills week, in order
to he able to take on John McGrew
and Ills Giants who are doing their
stuff in Ran Antonio. Manager
Prejean says he will have fully as
strong a team as he had in 1930.
Roadmaster B. P. Fitrgerald of
RaymondVille, wus up Friday to at
tend the monthly Safety First
meeting.
Knadinustor L. A. Mitchell of
Buy City was down tlie last of the
week for the monthly meeting of
the Safety First Commlttoe.
Several conductors, engineers
and firemen who have recently
been cut off of the boards here
left the past week for Palestine,
where they have accepted work
on the I. & G. N. Railway to usslst
in handling the oil moveinont from
tile East Texas oil fields.
L. Dow Lewis, traveling time-
keeper. wlio lias been down for the
past week working in the super-
intendent's office, left Saturday to
spend tile week end in Houston.
W. T, (Mat) Mathis, second trl<-k .
dispatcher and our County Com-
missioner, suys lie is mighty busy
those days looking after road im |
provement wor k and promises to
have some mighty good roads into
Kingsville within the next few
months. llere'H hoping Mat does
not Hooverlxe.
Harley Woolston, mechanical j
foreman, of Mission was a Kings-i
villa visitor over the week end. I
Jack Largent, supervisor of road
way machines, was down from 1
Houston the past weak installing j
a new rail spraying machine.
W. D. Mitchell, engineer, who j
was cut off the board here the past
week left Saturday for Oregon
w here he has accepted service with
another line,
W. J. Anderson, engineer, who
wag rail off the board here tho past
week left for the West Coast and
expects to take ship for Alaska
in the near future on a fishing ves-
sel,
John Mills, bridge urul building
foreman from Bay City, was one of
Hie committeemen attending the
Safety First meeting here on Fri-
day last.
Engineer It. E. Kirk, has been
granted an extended leave of ab-
I sence and left first of the week for
Houston where tie lias accepted
employment with another lino.
Fireman J. L. Gibson was down
from Houston the pust week for a
few days on business. Mr. Gib-
I sort lias accepted employment with
• a new line building out of Junc-
j Hon. T< xas.
George Herron of the water ser-
vice department, was up from Hur-
: Ilngen lust of the week un bust-
j ness.
Mrs. Calvin Richardson and little
i daughter returned the pust week
' from a few days visit with rela-
i fives In the Valley.
Jimmie Froellch, L. T. (Kitty)
i Gasson and H. P. Faulk attended
tlie MoPac Accountant's meeting
i in Houston on Suturdny last, rep-
resenting the superintendent's of-
\ fire.
RICARDO
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Collins
and family from Falfurrius were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ford
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Todd and
Mr. Tommy Perdue of Chicago.
III., left Sunday for the Valley,
where they tiave been rponding
several days with Mr. and Mrs. C.
N. Ford.
Misses White, Walker, Robbins,
and Cook were hostesses at din-
ner Saturday evening ut the Teach-
ers Cottage. The guests were Mrs.
John Nix. and Mr. John Nix, Jr.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ford.
Much work has been doue re-
cently toward beautifying the
school grounds, directed by Supt.
BluHluganio. Flowers have been
planted, old trees cleared uway
and new ones put la their proper
places.
Ix»w fences have been built on
the grounds to protect the flowers.
Each day bettor Improvements
are being made.
Mr. W. O. Victor, well known bee
keeper of Uvalde and South Dako-
ta, Mr. Cecil Heurd and Mr. Wil-
liam Whitley, Jr., State Bee In-
spector from College Station were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Ford on Tuesday, while doing In-
spection work in this section.
Friday night, March 6, Is regular
Community Meeting night.
Notice
Rallrond men running to Mission
will please take notice that I am
hack at my old location, 1109 Dun-
lup Avenue.
Yes the big red house where the
hot and cold showers and u good
clean* bed is waiting you at all
hours for fifty cents.
Mrs Phillips is no longer con-
nected with this place.
Signed
Mrs. Ella Cook Magee.
Scientists nre ul odds about the
nge of ihe earth, which Is aptly re
ferred to In ttie feminine gender —
Louisville Courier Journal.
Health Talks
Phone 133
Room 19
Flato Bldg.
INFLUENZA
SPREADING
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Take it as a preventive
Use 666 Salve for Rabies
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Chiropractor
24 Hour Service by Appointment
Phones: Office, 136; Res. 6S1
Office: 312 South Seventh Street
Chiropractic for Acute Ills
QUESTION: "My health Is good
except tlmt I take periodic colds
accompanied with fever Is chiro-
pra<*llc adaptable to a ca-e of this
type?"
ANSWER: “I am Just us success-
ful In handling ACUTE conditions,
such as fevers and colds, as in
handling chronic ailments iuvclv-
Ing the heart, kidneys, digestive)
system or other organs. Your un
usual susceptibility to colds is
proof that somethin.'; )* wrong
with your human machine. Give
your body the same chance to re-
tain Its health us you would give
your automobile or your business.
Do this by permitting me to ex-
amine your spine and determine
where it needs attention. Your
health Is your greatest asset.
Guard it as you would your busi-
ness. Guard against chronic ill-
ness hy due attention to the little
acute ailments, such as oolds with
fever. It is far easier to correct a
condition like yours than to cor-
rect It after it has become chronic,
in all kinds of sickness it pays to
first
Conauit Your Chiropractor
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