Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1924 Page: 3 of 12
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Make this a Fordsoti Year
Have dependable Fordson Power ready
when the fields are first ready for breaking.
Through all the year, use its steady, versa*
tile power for bigger profits on every farm
task that requires power.
I o be sure of this, however, we must have
your order now. Spring with its peak load
of Fordson buying orders is almost here.
Don’t wait. Order today. Make this a
Fordson year.
Detroit, Michigan
THE WILLACY COUNTY NEW A RAYMOND VILLE, TEXAS.
WILLACY COUNTY NEWS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RAYMONDVILLE (COUNTY
SEAT) WILLACY COUNTY, TEXAS______
CHARLES R. JOHNSON, Editor and Publisher
| Mrs- B. F. Myers, plans to leave ‘ University by using the course studi-j school closes. You will enjoy your’pare yourself to be a leader in busi-
j Sunday for Houston to ; visit Mr- ed here during the summer vacation- j stay with us-
j Myefc's father’s people and from there Every year hundreds of students There is always a demand for train
Fill in and mail to TYLER COM-
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THE POST OFFICE AT RAYMON DVILLE. TEXAS UNDER THE ACT
OF MARCH 3, 1879.
RAYMONDVILLE CHAUTAUQUA
A BIG SUCCESS
The Radcliffe Chautauqua a canvas
coverled temiple of joy and inspiration
for three days of last Week was great-
ly enjoyed by a large number of peo-
ple of Raymondville and community
and many citizens of Lyford-^, This
was the second Chautauqua Raymond
villle has enjoyed and it will undoub-
tedly be an annual event hereafter, to
look vfor\yard to thru out the entire
entervening year, for *when the Chau
tauqua closed fifty-four guarantors
had. signed their names to the contract
making it possible to bring the Rad-
cliffe Chautauqua again in 1925-
From the moment Mrs. Terry, Chau
tauqua Superintendent, arrived on
Saturday proceeding the program
until the big tent was taken down,
there was only one topic of conversa-
tion uppermost in the minds of all
“The Chautauqua” Mrs-Terry enthus
ed the children with the Chautauqua
services were held Tuesday aftrnoon-
Pallbearers were selected among his
neigjhboEs of Hidalgo County.
\Vill visit three sisters and a brother, months taking good positions during
her father Mr. J- F- Cooper will ac- the big fall business. Wouldn’t you
company her. -rather be with a big, enthusastic
—a— student body, full of young life, ambi-
The Woman’s Missionary Society tion and purpose, in a large school
will hold their regular meeting at the building under electric fans mastering
heme of Mrs. M- L- Gilliland Wednes-1 General Secretarial, General Business,
day April 9th-, a missionary program j General Banking, General Railroad,
will be given which will be of interest j Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Telegraphy,
to all- Conveyances will be furnished j Business Administration and Finance,
to all who wish to go- Please phone j Penmanship or Cotton Classing, Radio
Mlrs- G- W. Musgi'ave president- j or Civil Service, preparing yourself
-- ,v j for future success, than to be else-
where? . *
Write for a large illustrated catalog
of Tyler Commercial College- Read
of the advantages of our splendid
courses of instruction- Read what
those have graduated and are now
holding positions say of our college,
also what their employers think of
their efficient training, and how
pleasant and profitable their short
Five Thousand Acres ol
Land will be Cleared
on the Raymond Tract
Rebecca Lindahl entertained nine
little girls on her seventh birthday
Tuesday afternoon. After playing
several games they were served sand-
witches, ice cream and Angel Food
cake-
LOST
Waltham Watch, without fob, bet-
ween the McCharen home and school
building and Raymond corner or near j.'Stay was with us- Read how some
stock pens in Mexican part town, have worked their way through
Finder please leave it at Willacy. schpftj; how others borrowed the
specialization- The man or woman
who can do some one thiilg well will
be the one who will draw the good
salary-- Why handicap yourself for
the rest of your life by working with-
out a business training. When in a
few months’, time and at a small cost
we will give you a training in the
largest commercial school in America
.m
that will insurt your promotion. Pre
for a large free catalo.gv
See Editor of this paper for scholar
ship.
For full particulars, fill in and
mail coupon for FREE catalog.
TYLER COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
Tyler, Texas.
Course interested in.
Name • • .
W. J. Pearson, prominent con-
tracter of Donna, has closed a
contract for the clearing of five
thousand acres of land with J.
C. Engelman, who in selling out
part of the Raymond Ranch. Mr.
Pearson commenced work about
three weeks ago and has at pre-
sent more than 500 men clearing
land.
Between five and six hundred
acres have been cleared to date
and more laborers are arriving
every day. These laborers have
been brought here at-a conside-
rable expense and Mr. Pearson
is requesting the co-operation of
the people of Raymondville to
Coumty News office , and receive re-
ward: A, N, Davis, owner,— (Adv)
prevent unscrupulous persons
, A , X1 . , from rehiring the Mexicans after
spirit and enlisted them in a parade he hag brought them here. Mr.
from the school thru out the town pearson bas offend to bring in
with numerous >stops giving^ the Chau £bree four hundred Mexican
tauqua yells and songs, with fervid women and children to assist in
enthusiasm- The paraders were at- - the onion harvest, provided the
tired in ludicrous costumes and a free farmers will agree on a fair price
ticket each given to the boy and girl and stick to it. The work done
whom the judges, F. G- Fawks, Mrs ^ here by Mr. Pearson both in
J- p. Brenner and Mrs. F- G- Fawks clearing land and bringing in
declared the funniest- Mabel Nelson badly needed laborers means a
led the parade on a small white mule great deal to Ravmondtille sec-
while K- D. tion, and Mr. Pearson should
have the co-operation and as-
sistance of every one in the com-
munity.
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and won first prize
Lindahl as the fat man waddling in
the rear,took the boys prize-
The large tent was packed each of
the three evenings and the programs
were liberally attended afternoon and
all programs / A.£be" entertain-
fng and instructive and the entertain-
ing features delightful. The receipts
of the sale of tickets, was very grati-
fying to the committee and. a state-
ment will be published as soon as the
checking up is completed-
We published below the list of the
guarantors of 1925:—
A- A- Lindahl, H- A. White, Ira -J-
Buttonf W. A- Harding, S, L. Gill, ing committee of
Leslie A- Boone, F- E. Ballow, A. R- Church last Friday
Colter^ W- A. Parks, H. A- Jones, H-
A- Shapiro, Ernest C- Pless, W- E.
McCharen, E. A. Jones, J. D- McCann, plans he prepared- Mr. Cameron
C E- Boner, W- H- Mead, T- P. Dodd, drove to Edinburg in company with
G W- Musgrave, W. T- Holder, C- E- Rev- Leslie A- Boone, where he met
Craig, F- A- Whitbeek. James P- Cog-; with the building committee of the
deil, N. O- Jensen, C- D- Gilliland, M- j.Methodist Church of that town and
L- Gilliland, J- S- Seegers, Hai’riet will prepare plans for a new build-
Lindahl, A. J- Clark, C. B- Tomme, 'F- ing for them.
E- Lanford, Mrs- C- R. Johnson, R. _n_ \
B. ' Parfet, C- F. Henninger, D- M- Rev- Leslie^Boone and A. A- Lindahl
Moon, R. E- Harding, F. iG!- Fawks, drove to Kerrville Monday and at-
Raymond II- Teller, Crosby Wyche, tended the sale of lots April 15th, *in ] w:j,
Richard C- Wyche, Dr. F- T- Dodd, L. jthe beautiful new assembly grounds
E- Burnett, Dr. Charles Wyche, B- S- i on the banks of the Guadalupe River
Duffield, E. II- Jamison, C- II- Swayze j that have been donated by the eiti-
C- F. Gilliland, Roger, B- Stiles, C- C- zens, of Kerrville, to the Methodist
Church. The section around Kerrville
is on one of the most healthful parts
Ralph Cameron, architect of San
Antonio met with the Church build-
the. Methodist
Mr. Cameron
came here from Kingsville where a
beautiful Church is being built from
$ 5.00
15.00
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1.00
1.00
5.00
Clark, Mrs. G- M- Pearson, John Wid-
man, R- D Reisdorph, E- II- Whitney,
E. B. Burton.
| of the nation, the altitude being about
-—- ! 2,000 feet- The climate is especiallv
RAYMONDVILLE M. E, CHURCH | invigorating to those living in lower
! altitudes- A summer assembly will
(be held July 8 to August 3rd- Rev-
j II- E. Draper is president of this wesc
i Texas encampment asoeiation.
Sunday April 6th-,. 1924
Morning Service—
“America at Home”
Night Service 7:45
P “Wasted Man Power”.
A cordial' invitation of welcome
extended to all-
Subscribers to Harlingen Hospital
Fund.
B, S, Duffield
E, A, Jones
P, R, Jacobson
P, J, E, Jacobson
B, A, MeCaslin
H, A, White
S, C, Passmore
H, A, Jones
A, D, Crow
B, E, Earle
C„ S, Dodge
N, G, Decker
W, II, Shrader
A, G, Fitch
C, G, Fitch
C, P, Fitch
R, R, Rand
H, C, Glover
Geo. Ayres
E, H, Whitney
O, P, Knipp
R, W, Huff
W, E, McCharen
.A, A, Lindahl
C, E, Belden
Miss B, Higginson
L: Kenedy
Mrs, Douthit
E, C, Pless
Ira Jay Dutton
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Mrs, K, Mills
J, T, Holloway
C, F, Thompson
G, W, Musgrave
W, T, Holder -
W, II, Mead
Bessie Haekett
C. Holloway
We are very thankful to the com-
munity for this favorable showing of
interest toward this great institution
for the Valley, while it is a Protestant
Hospital, the doors will be open to
both the rich and the poor, disregard-
ing religious belief of the patient an^
all will receve jthe best treatment,
the institution can possibly give.
This subscription is to complete the
first unit of this Hospital, toward
which the Baptist Association gives
$25,000.00 providing- a like amount
was raised in the Valley. On coim
pletion of this unit, if the need be
shown for another unit or as many
as appear necessary, the association
g-o 50-50 with the Valley.
Many people realize the importance
of a well equipped Hospital,, near afc
hand, while others who have never
had a call for the use of a Hospital,
do not fully appreciate the benefit.,
yet they know that great work for
man kind is Tumi shed at these institu
tions, so let us all watch the needs
of this institution and be ready to do
our pagt in case another call is need-
ed.
R. W. Huff, Chairman of Local
Committee.
money to pay board, and gave the
College their note for fuition, and
made it pay big dividends. How
others quit jobs at small salaries,
completed courses with us and went
back to the same firm on better posi-
tions at two or three times their pre-
vious salaries. Some who were un-
able to come to our school finished
our Home Study Courses and never
quit drawing a salary. Make arrain-
1.00 Elements to enter as soon as your
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Hooa w noiesome oread, Waites
and Pies Baked Daily
We appreciate Our Growing Trade
Raymondville Bakery
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Magazines, Toilet Prepar-
ations, Fancy Stationery,
Sundries and F^rescriotions
Raymondville Drug Store [
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Bartlett, of
Kingsville, have purchased four hun-'
dred acres of land twelve miles east
0 of town, near Willamar and will have
SAM E- LANE FATALLY INJURED it; cleared and. a well put down soon
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT as the work can be done- They plan
y NEAR I*ALFURRIAS -to have their land put in first class
„ ~ " condition and build bouses for tenants-
team it. mane, 57, died Monday morn Dr
CASH IN ON YQU-R. VOCATION
The progressive young man or wo
man of today is the one who is plan-
ning now to make life worth while
One of the best proofs that you are
going to take advantage of your vaca-
tion is that you are reading this ar-
ticle. Desire and determination' are'
i "V ' ... ’ ! “ fayporn Dr Bartlett is a physician, in Kings- the corner stones in the -buildin- 0f
LTwalr0* Vo. will not waste yoAun,
wno sells the Dr. Watkins goods thru m«q months- Tlijs time properly in-
vested will increase your chances for
accident near Falfur-
rias. while .on his way to San Antonio, this section
He was a native of San Antonio but _0_
had^ been a resident of Hidalgo Coun- Mr. D- Reed of Rose Hill, Kansas
ty for the last 40 years. , returned to. Raymondville Tuesday af-
man'of tTat countt T °f 15 y<?ars‘ Mr* Reed of trust’ responsibility and profit in
Evio-,r f‘ f. as * StT*te bou-ht a farm here 15 years ago and the great world of Business- A o-nnrl
Rangei f°i four years in Capt- Me- was much pleased with the develop-
Neils Company, m Hidalgo and Starr ments which have taken place since-
counties. ^ Several months ago the News sent
He is survived by his mother,, Mrs- Mix Eeed sample copies of the paper
S- T- Lane of San Antonio; two and after reading about the reported
brothers, Earl Lane of San Antonio, development decided to pay i s a visit-
and Joe Lane of Monte Christo, one Mr- Reed will endeavor to have his
sister, Mrs- J. J. Muilimv Funeral fine land cleared. iSogji' Professional Schools and the
success 100 per cent. You wish em-
ployment. that will produce cash and
will enable you to rise to the place
great world of Business- A good
business education in a good business
school is essential to accomplish this
end- Many, who at the close of public i
school last year entered Tyler Com- f
mercial College, Tyler, Texas, ^for the
summer months," are now holding good
positions or paying their expenses
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Johnson, Charles R. Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1924, newspaper, April 3, 1924; Raymondville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth875137/m1/3/?q=Dallas+Voice: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reber Memorial Library.