The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1926 Page: 4 of 8
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THE
NO JURY WHEEL
LAW WAS PASSED
Entered as second class matter ac
I adonia Postoffice under Act of
March 3, 1879.
L. C. JOHNS RETIRES
AS EDITOR
SUCCESS,
L. (\ Johns, who has been editor
J. vv.
“Many inquiries, having come to
me from members of the Hunt! of the Rockwall Success for the pa.U I
County Bar regarding the passage of three years, served his connection
a Jury Wheel law by the recent call- with that publication lust week. In
GAY................Publisher j e{j seMKion of the Legislature, I wish making anouncement of that fact
to advise that no such law was pass- Mr. John- has the following to sav:
Senator Joe M. Moore said in 1 “With this issue the editor severs
NOTICE: All notices of enter
Ofctu.r,,,. and on, in tt, Hou«i <h, S.n.tc th, .plondid p.opl, ot thi, common.-
bill was not acted upon after it was ty which we have enjoj'ed for the
passed out by the committee, and | past three years is to become a pleus
ing
<w*pect, memorials, etc.,
^ed for at regular advertising rates.
THEY’RE HERE-
Atwater Kent .Radio
One Dial sets
Any erroneous reflection upon the j the House bill was not considered by ant memory instead of a part of our
character, standing or reputation of the Senate; the former was Senate daily experience. We desire to ex-
person, firm or corporation that Bill No. 317 and appears in Senate press our thanks for the many favors
way appear in the columns of The . Journal of October 6th, page 942; (and courtesies shown us, and wish
News will be gladly and fully cor- and the latter was House bill No. for you prosperity and happiness."
rected upon being brought to the 384. These bills provided, among
publisher’s attention. I other things, for summoning the gor.-
— ; eral panel of petit jurors by mail
---Fo,e„n Adv™, ] j in W>y County of this State having
THE AMERICAN PRESS assqciation_J therein a city or cities containing a
ropulat on aggregating SO,<*09 or
more . Neither bill providea a jury
wheei and if either had passed Hunt
County would not have com* ur dor
the operation of the law,
“In addition to my own findings
touching the above, I am supported
in this opinion by the Legislature
Two men met on the street one Reference Librarian of the State Li-
Thc old-fashion 2d camera took pictures.
The old-fashioned watch kept timr.
But how much better are the trim,
quick-action camera and the com-
pact watch of today!
So Radio has come along the
road of progress. Now you may
TEXAi
PRESS
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Predictions have been entirely ful
filled as to the continuous northward
and eastward spread of the Mexican
bean beetle, which has become one (
of the major insect pests in this
country. The distribution of the
Mexican bean beetle has very materi-;
ally increased during the present j
year, according t® the Bureau of F.n-.
tomology of the United States De- j
partment of Agriculaure. Original- (
ly established in the extreme south-
west, and affecting chiefly beans,
enjoy Atwater Kent Radio with Ob»U
Dial—tile simplest, most compact acd
most efficient of all.
Come in and see the new Receiv-
ing Sets. Turn that astonishing
One Dial, yourself. Demonstra-
tion at your convenience.
UOVBL if ~-
wtcfc ONE Dial
day last week and were talking hard hrary at Austin, who advises that (this insect suddenly appeared in AU-
timos to one another. They could no jury wheel bill was passed.’’—
Greenville Banner.
NO WONDER!
A North Carolina editor put
this way:
it up
not understand what was to become 1
of folks another year. Well, there
is no need to worry, just bucklo
down to work and forget. There is
always a way out and the condition
will not be half as hard as you think
for.
The News is pretty well filled this
week with display advertising and
vre invite our readers attention to
these ads as this is the time of year
when many are getting ready to buy
their fall and winter supply of mer-
chandise. The firms represented in
4his issue are all worthy of your
support, so if in the market for any-
thing carried in their line it will pay
you to call on them.
fSeveral have renewed for the News
.•since the rate of $1.00 has been in
effect and the News is hoping that
others will take advantage of this
reduction. We do not know ho .v, charge him for 400 printed letter-
tang it will continue as we may with-! heads. W e told him. That s too
>diaw the bargain at any time so the high, he said, 1 11 use a rubber
’ proper thing to do is to avail your-. stamp.
.self of the saving now. The reason; And then we killed him and ten-
of this reduction was on account ofi^erly deposited the remains in the
low. price cotton. We wanted our.a^ey hack of Jones Store. Moun-
farmer friends who wish the paper tain Grove (Mo.) Journal,
lo get the saving.
bama in 1920 and since then has
spread across the Gulf States and
through Tennessee, Kentucky, and
Ohio to the Great Lakes. It is now
reported for the first time in Mary-
land, in Garrett County, the .west-
ernmost county in that State. Its
C.H. WELDON
Hardware and Furniture
RADIO SERVICE
He came into the office Monday! movement continues to be in general
morning with what he called a “news northward and northeastward,
item.” It was really a write-up on
his married daughter’s sec.ond child’s
birthday party in a distant town.
We agreed to print it for him.
Then he asked us if we had some
old papers he could use under a car-
pet. We gave him an armload.
He wished to know if we had some
old scraps of cardboard that his
daughter could use in her school
work and we gave him some.
And then he asked for a copy of
last week’s paper. We gave him
that.
And then he asked what we would
Our stock, .r. Lore .nd -.11 . Ever, deport™, of th. Mon, is|| Mb. In.r ^
what filled with the
choicest and best of
new goods. We are
306 you need ana wmit wiwu ' " . «.
plant and, it. Our big stocks will justify long (doing our^ best too, on prices. M.
While the publisher of the News
vas in Par? las.t week having some sorted. We can give you just ,
dental wo:k dor.t he called to see you need and want when > ou wai^t j is
the Paris Morning News ,------ ----- — - .
was shown all through the plant,‘trips to this store. M. C. pivy
and pronounce it one of the most Co., Bonham, Texas.
North —-- 7 ”
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Evans and
daughters, Misses Ida Mae and Ju-
lian and Ruth Curlee of Bonhani.
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
modern newspaper plants in
Texas. The new press is one of the
very latest and best presses on the
market and would be a credit to
towns much larger than Paris. Suc-
cess to the News. •
and relatives in f):,l!:is Saturday and
Sunday an 1 was accompanied homo
by her sister, Mrs. Elmo Eastman.
Mrs. W\ A. Medlock of Corpus
Waggoner Sunday.
J. N. Rolen of the Lester communi-
C. Spivy & Co., Bonham Texas.
Messrs. T. F. Lester and Allen
James Winn arrived here Thursday j Grant of Mineola, Texas, were guests
of last week from Fort Bayard, New ^ in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Mexico, to spend a few days visiting ^ Thompson Wednesday and Thurs-
relativ.es and old, time friends. He day of this week.
is in the Veterari’s Hospital for the
benefit of his health and looks much In the speech delivered by Rev.
improved on his visit here. He form- ( W’hatley to Rehoboth cemetery gath-
erly resided in Ladonia and has many, ering in_ 1894, in last week’s issue
Last Saturday was, a cold, rainy
NOW YOU TELL ONE!
A preacher said to his congrega-
and disagreeable day, but despite all tion: “There is a certain man among
this there were a good many people us wh0 is going with another man’s
ir town and a number of the busi- wife. Unless he puts five dollars in
ness men report good sales. A slow the collection box his name will be
’drirxly rain fell the greater part of rea(j from the pulpit.” When the box
Ihe day with a north wind blowing. | came in, there were nineteen five
Sometime during Saturday night the dollar bills in it and a two-dollar bill
clouds passed over, bringing fair I wjth a note attached, saying, “This
.• •* Sunday jg an the cash I have, but will send
the other three dollars Wednesday.”
to see him. While here he called to to him as deceased. We were mis
see the News and had his dates infromed, as Rev. Whatley is still
pushed up a year for the paper in very much alive and enjoying fairly
order that he may keep in
with his friends.
touch1 good health for a man 84 years of
I age.
Christi, sister of J. T. Miler of this ty, has purchased the Gilbert Baker ^ friends here who are always glad {of the News, the publisher referred
city, who has been out at Mineral home on Nellie street and is now
Wells the past month for the bene-Joccupying same with his family. We
fit of her health, is at the Paris sani-1 welcome these good people to our
tarium where she is undergoing city. *
treatment. As soon as she is able | -
she will come to Ladonia to visit \\re Serve regular meals daily from
awhile. 11:00 a. m. until 1:00, also Short
- Orders and lunches. Chicken Dinner
To make a small amount of money served on Sunday. Bring the wife
do the buying is the difficult task and children and come down and eat
of most of us this year. We believe with us.—\Valter Redding Cafe.
we can help you to some extent with j---
your buying problems.—M. C. Spivy (
& Co.. Bonham, Texas.
and warmer weather for
which was highly appreciated. From
now on the i ci thers will get a little
coxier ami ice end frost may be ex-
pected soon.
Congressman Eugene Black has
landed on the right trail with respect
to the agricultural situation. Speak-
ing at Dallas, he declared that solu- _ , , . . .. . ,,
, ,, .. „ . .. . i The boundanes of voting precinct 15
tion of the problem lies in the hands i ,
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CREATES NEW PRECINCT
The Hunt County Commissioners
Court in session Monday outlined the
boundaries of three voting precincts
near Commerce in the action taken
in creating a new voting precinct.
of the farmers, through cotton acre-
age reduction and more diversified
crops. It will be observed that Mr.
Black has quit talking about the crop
being overestimated. Evidently he
has been convinced that the govern-
ment figures are not far wrong. How-
ever, he favors abolishing the semi-
monthly crop report and would have
it made monthly, or one in October
and another in December. We are
inclined to believe the suggestion is
sufficiently meritorious to command
attention.—Denison Herald.
iand 48 were
precinct 51,
altered is establishing
We have a nice assortment of Oil
Cooking Stoves, second hand, at at-
tractive prices. All of these are
Standard makes.—Smith & John-
stone. Honey Grove.
Dr. J. F. Woods, accompanied by
Mrs. Woods and daughter, Miss
Catherine, visited their daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Hulsey Saturday and Sun-
day.
Mr and Mrs. Fuller Christian are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
boy born Monday, October 25.
Mother and baby doing nicely. Dad- Fred Hannah of Dallas, the effi-
dy Christian, father of Fuller, is now ( cient salesman for the Western News-
grandpa, this being his first and only paper Union, wag in Ladonia Thursr
grandson.
Winter Dry Goods are needed as
though cotton was bringing a big
price. We are doing what we can
to make low priced cotton buy a
liberal supply of Dry Goods.—M. C.
Spivy & Co., Bonham, Texas.
day morning and was a pleasant
I caller at the News office.
We believe that your own best in-
terests will be served by keeping in
touch with u8 through this stressful
season on Dry Goods.—M. C. Spivy
& Co., Bonham, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crossley and
daughters, Miss Fannie Belle and
Roy Beth. Marguerite Ballaro and
Miss Lucille Reeves were in Paris
Sunday.
Everything urges care in the buy-
ing of winter supplies when our
farm products are at so low a price.
We are trying to give you top values
in Dry Goods.—M. C. Spivy & Co..
Bonham, Texas.
Overstuffed living room suit, two
pieces, Cadillac Taupe Blue Cover-
ing, $185.00 close out $145.00.—
Lem Tittaworth Furniture Co., Bon-
ham.
Dr. A. B. Cox of this city sends
the News to hia granddaughter, Miss
Edna Verne Cox, who is attending
Texas Christian University at Fort
Worth.
The low prices on cotton cannot
be fully met by dry goods, we are
sorry to say, but we are making ev-
ery consession possible to approach
in some degree the low cotton prices.
—M. C. Spivy & Co., Bonham, Texas.
Farm Loans
__i
5 Per Cent Interest
The Federal Land Bank has loaned more than
One Millien Dollars to Hunt County Farmers to
pay farm mortgages and to build improvements.
34 Years Time, Low Rates
Easy Payments
It never comes due, you never renew but the last
payment is all of it, but
You Can Pay Off at Any Time
The Land Bank service bro ight the interest rate
down to 5 per cent. Why not support it?
GEO. LYLES
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Greenville, Texas Phone 1608
Over Hunt County State Bank
I
A Tremendous Merchandise Slaughter
9-4 SHEETING
-Be here Friday. 9-4 sheet-
ing on sale at>
Wilkins, Wood & Patteson turn loose their $65,000 stock of Dry Goods, Shoes,
Clothing, Etc., in a Whirlwind Selling Sensation
The Greatest Retail Selling Fannin County Will Witness in 1926
MEN’S SOCKS
-Men, get your socks now.
Black and Browns—Out
they go, at
9c
HOPE
DOMESTIC
—The Genuine Hope Do-
mestic. Limit 10 yards to
the customer
yd. 10c
MEN’S
FALL SUITS
—1 Big Rack of Fall Suits-
Sensational values on sale
at
$9.95
BROWN
DOMESTIC
—Good quality Brown Do-
’ mestic, supply your needs
at
8c
10 DOZ. MEN’S
SHIRTS
—Broad Cloth Madras Ma-
terials, $2.50 values, on
sale at
98c
LADIES’
SWEATERS
—Big supply Ladies’ Sweat-
ers—Buy them Friday
morning at
$1.19
MEN’S WORK
SHIRTS
—Triple Stitched extra heavy
A wonder. Limit 2 to a
customer
49c
LADIES’ DRESS
VALUES
—Sensational values in La-
dies’ new fall and winter
Dresses. Sale price—
$7.45
Look For t
lie Sign at WILKINS, WOOD & 1
PATTESON, Honey Gr
ove, Texas
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The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1926, newspaper, October 29, 1926; Ladonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth912954/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.