The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1926 Page: 4 of 8
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THE LADONIA NEWS
Entered as serond class matter
at Ladonia Postoffice under Act
if March 3, 1879
J. W. GAY................Publisher
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Remember the big revival meeting
commences at the tabernr.de next
Sunday. Make your plans to attend.
A Texas minister died recently
leaving an estate valued at $20,000.
That is something unusual tor a
preacher to leave that amount.
Preachers and newspaper men usually
die leaving but very little of this
worlds goods behind, which makes
it all the more noticeable whbn such
reports get in print, •
An exchange says that one of the
hot weather rules is to control your
temper. Pretty good advice to fol-
low, not only in hot weather but
all other kinds of weather. The
Bible says ‘‘He that is slow to anger
is greater than the mighty.” Many
a person’s temper has gotten them
into trouble.
Governor Ma Ferguson is appeal-
ing to the women voters of Texas to
come to her support, while Pa is work
ing on the men. If Ma proves u
good u politician in fooling the wo-
men as Jim does the men, look out
Moody and Davidson. But the News
believes that a great majority of Tex
as voters this year have their eyes
•n in regard to electing the right
kind of man for Governor. It seems
from past experience that Texas has
had enough of Fergusonism.
The disappearance of Dr. Ram-
sey, Mathis physician last week, is
somewhat of a mystery, and it looks
mighty like he has met with foul
play. The News man knows Dr.
Ramsey personally, and found him to
be a fine character. He was last seen
by friends when called on by a Mexi-
can to take him to the bedside of a
sick relative. Dr. Ramsey was possi-
bly hurried to the border into Old
Mexico where he is being held prison-
er for a ransom. He could be.
A town in Missouri by the name
of Mideo has been sold for junk,
avers an exchange. This is a mush-
room town that thrived during the
war, but now claimed a “ghost city”
with only nineteen families 'living
there with free rent. It contained
a great steel manufacturing plant
during the war. It is estimated at
time more than three thousands in-
habitants lived there. In other words
it is a “played out” town. There are
some towns in Texas perhaps in the
same fix, dead but the citizens don’t
know it. There are other towns dy-
ing slowly but surely. This condi-
tion exists on the part of the citi-
zenship, not the town.
Less than one month now remains
until the July Democratic Primary,
and very little interest has been
jnanifested by voters to candidates
seeking office. Candidates for Gov-
ernor seem to be making the most
fuss and there is not the interest
manifested in this campaign t^ere
was two years ago, despite the ef-J
forts put forth by Ferguson, Moody
and Davidson.
S. P. of the Dallas News is up in
arms. He charges that the S. P. rail-
way has monopolized his name and
thinks that said railroad ^should
chnge its name at once. This leaves
the impression on the reading pub-
lic that S. P. of the Dallas News is
an old man, else he would not be
Claiming the title first. There are
some folks who do not know the
meaning of S. P. One of our leaders
asked us if it didn’t mean “Soft
Petal,” another inquires !f it wasn’t
“Simon Peter,” and still another asks
if it isn’t “Spoiled Pork.” Really
Announcements
The News is authorized to an-
nounce the following candidates for
office, subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary in July, 192G:
For Congresi, thi, District:
SAM RAYBURN
For State Senator:
ED WESTBROOK
S. B. COWELL
For County Judge
HORACE W. HUNT
C. A. WHEELER
For Sheriff:.
J. E. WHITLEY
A. L. CHAFFIN
O. B. FINCHER
W. E. BIGGERSTAFF
WES SUDDERTH
For CountyClerk:
MRS. G. W. CHANDLER
MRS. GRACE DENTON
SAM CANTRELL
F. C. PRIESTLY
L. N. HUFF
For County Attorney:
J. I WARREN
FRED S. ROGERS
JOHN R. J. KEAHEY
For District Attorney:
WYATT BALDWIN
(Re-election)
For Commissioner, Prec. 3:
J. H. (John) GILBERT
J. C. COLLARD
JNO. R. AVERY
W. T (Bee) SHAW’
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For Public Weigher:
A. W. CHAMPION
J. E. THOMPSON
J. F. RATTAN
For Constable:
H. A. SHELBY
The News notes that Joseph Wel-
don Bailey has declared himself for
the candidacy of Ma Ferguson. That
was to be expected. What puzzles
us most is the fact that Joe has kept
silent so long in the race. In the
last campaign Jo-? was for Miriam,
that' is the question to ''ho threshed Joe, a"d Jim, “^ersand each other
out. If S. P. of the News can eon- Perf,ect,y *e B,rds of a feathcr
vince the officials of the S. P. rail- ^ 00 er>
way that he took up the name first
then the said railwaw company might
as well find some other name. That’s
all there is to it.
This kind of weather is fine
crops, weeds and chiggers.
THE END IS NEAR!
Saturday is the Last Day
, — "* ■
ofour Fifth Anniversary Sale and
for a grand finale we are offering
some specials that will make you
sit up and take notice.
READ ’EM
3 Dozen Clothes Pins 15c
Good White Enamel Dipper 25c
Paper Plates for Picnic 15 for 10c
One pint Tin Cups 6 for 25c
Another shipment Ice Cream Freezers,
2 qt. size 98c
Large Cedar Water Bucket $1.29
Ladies Silk Hose 89c
Plenty of Other Bargains
For the Anniversary Sale we have attractive prices on hun-
dreds of articles, including: Candy, Socks, Bath Towels, Work
Shirts, Work Pants, Overalls, Bottle Cappers and Caps, I^aces
Oil Cloth Table Covers, Soap, Shoe Polish, Shoe Str.ngs, Shav-
ing Soap, Shavihg Brushes, Glassware, Enamelware, Tinware,
Jars, Jugs, Stationery, Clothes Line—entirely too many things
t> enumerate, so
Come and See For Yourself
----
Devenport’s Variety Store
Wbre Ladaau Cauirity Trtdoa ud Sms
One of our exchanges was com-
plaining last week of a cei'tahi week-
ly paper reaching its office contain-
ing fourteen editorials and thirteen
of them had sorm-ifiing pertaining to
the governor’s race. But why gjum-
ble about that? Perhaps that was
all this poor editor could think of
to write about and he is to be com-
mended for expressing his opinion
rather than not to have any opin’on
expressed at all. So many weekly
newspapers use the manufactured
editorial page that it spoils the en-
tire effectiveness of such page. Every
editor should express his own opinion
without some syndicate concern
North expressing it for him.
The railroads of the Southwest are
offering popular rates as an induce-
ment to get folks to go to the health
resorts this summer. And it looks as
though this season will1 find more
tourists than at any time in the his-
tory of the country. All are not trav-
eling by rail. The automobile ig tak-
ing care of the majority, as a trip
over the main highways will convince
you of this fact. Those of course not
possessing cars usually take advan-
tage of the cheap rates offered by the
rspl lines. Good roads are making
summer travel more popular. There
are many places of interest to see
and one does not have to leave Texas,
as you can see all kinds of country
in the Lone Star state. -See Texas
first.
ATTEND THE
RE VIVA L
At The Tabernacle
Commencing Sunday, June 27th
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Conducted by Rev. F. B. Thorn of Waco.
G. S. Cadwallader, Soloist and Choir Director
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wake up to this fact, quote prices
and keep this business that rightly I
belongs to then: at home.
DANGER OF CREDIT
CAMPING OUT
There appears to be a growing feor j
I among the business men of the coun-
All eyes of Texas are centered on ■ , ., . .. . ,, ... J
... , , _ try that the public is going “credit,
the West Texas Chamber of Com-1 ,,, , . - .
. . . , mad and that we are fast getting
merce meeting at Amarillo this week. . . .. ....
_ f , , . , . 1 into the habit is sooner or later going i
West Texas, is up and doing things i . . . , . e . , l
. • , , , , I to cause a serious state of affairs
as is evidenced by the splendid re-
ports being made at this great gath-
ering. The East Texas Chamber of
Commerce might get some helpful
hints frorp this senior organization.
In fact it is believed that East Tex-
as, which has been in a dormant
state! for the last two decades, has
conimenced-to wake up and will give
those West Texans a run for their
throughout the entire country.
— In a talk with a Strawn business
man a few days ago he admitted ?hnt
the tendency to overuse credit is go-
ing in the community, and that he
understands the same thing prevails
all over the country. More ard more
the public is growing away from the
pay as you go policy and more of
them ate refusing to realize that as
money. West Texas is alright, it is, a gPnorai ru]e buying on credit grows
a new country fast developing, hut
it hasn’t a thing on this part of Tex-
as. In fact you can’t heat this part
of the grand old state when it
comes to soil production.
It seems that Ladonia could be
made a much better trading point if
every business firm would quote some
honest to goodness prices each week
and let folks really know that they
have something rf> sell worth the
money and at sure enough reduced
prices. Pick up a daily paper and
you will at once see by referring to
the ads that some red hot special
prices are always quoted. Some say
that price quoting in a small town
is no good. That is where such a
one is badly misinformed. Price quot-
ing in the small town is more ef-
j fective than the big cities from the
j fact that folks read more in the
smaller towns than they do in the
1 cities. We mean by that according
, to population. In the city one is on
the go and in a hurry and seldom
takes time to read unless hurridly.
The News man has always noted that
the merchant that specialises on his
stock is the one that enjoys a good
patronage the year around. Folks
are natural born bargain hunters and
if they cannot find these bargains
at home they will go elsewhere for
them. Therefore, it is all the more
important that the home merchants
into a habit that can easily become
dangerous. True there are times
when credit is absolutely necessary,
but there are more times when it is
not. We know a man in this town
that has been married several years
Declaring it unthinkable that any j jlaa a fanii|y of child: cn in his
Texan should s^k to repudiate Tex-.borne and cares for his aged mother,
as honest debts, W. I*,. Lea ot Orange ht, has never made any big money but
he doesn’t buy on credit. When he
and his wife were married several
years ago they made a solemn vow
president of the Texas Highway As-
sociation, Monday wired J. A. Kemp
of Wichita Falls, assuring him of
support in qfforts to obtain a special j and agreement that they would never
session of the Legislature to validate j buy anything to eat or wear on credit
road bonds. Kemp is chairman of a j andi though there have been times
when they needed clothing and would
liked to have something to eat other
than the very bare necessities that
were put on the table, yet they have
kept that solemn obligation, and as a
result they have a little competence
committee appointed in a statewide
gathering of Texas at Fort Worth to
seek the special session. While these
men are asking that a special ses-
sion be called for the purpose to
validate these bonds Jim Ferguson
in his stump speeches says that said, for tj,e future
bonds can only be validated by a | There is perhaps no greater abuse
vote of the people. \ ou see Jim (than*that given to credit. Most people
always wants to take the “deer pee-'u|d do without most of the things
pie” into his confidence. Any per- they buy on credit if they thought so,
son who knows anything at all about ] and in the end get along better. It
law knows good and well that this, should be the rule of every person
measure will not have to be voted ^ to pay cash if at all possible. But if
on by the people, hut that it is an y0U rnust seek credit, then do so only
issue for the Supreme C ourt or Legis-^after you are absolutely sure you will
lature to decide. Jim has tried to able to meet your obligations.—
whitewash things in making the vot-
ers believe that Moody was wrong
in his recent action regarding the
road contracts, and he is liable to
dwo most anything. Ferguson is too
busy now playing politics to give im-
portant state issues much concern.
Norman Beall of Wolfe City was
in Ladonia Thursday.
Strawn Tribune.
Ed Westbrook of Sherman,, cfmdw
date for State Senator, was here last
Saturday meeting the roter9 in the
interest of his candidacy.- He says
everything looks mighty bright for
his election.
Subscribe for the home paper.
Everybody occasionally feels re-
bellious toward the monotony of life.
There comes a period when humdrum
tasks pall, and even business success
fails to satisfy. Then is the time to
get out in the open and regain a part
of that country freedom that .vas
once the daily life of most of our
people. A person who has no holi-
days in the open, who never takes a
trip to the mountains or the seashore,
becomes cramped and narrow-minded.
He is more a liability than as asset.
A holiday in the open sends one
back to work refreshed and with a
new outlook on life. The most suc-
cessful men in any business are those
who take necessary*vacations. Prob-
lems solve themselves for the man
who is rested; he retains the \ital
faculty of discernment.
Several million Americans spend
an average of more than two weeks
at the seashore, the mountains, lakes
ami rivers. Those who cannot get,
away for two weeks >r more resort
to the popular ‘week-end trip,’ and
owners of automobiles spend a day
or two almost every week in the
summer season driving in the country.
The children of the city are be-
coming more and more familiar with
green fields, trees and waters. Bath-
ing, boating, hiking and woodlore are
becoming part of the child life of
the nation. With the many new in-
ventions for the camping tourist one
can be almost gs comfortable in the
open as at a hotel. The necessity of
obtaining only pure drinking water at
each camping point, however, should
be stressed. Many a sparkling book-
let crossing the road has its-.source
far up the country, and may contain
disease germs. Mary a picturesque
old oaken bucket hung from a sweep
harbors the deadly typhoid bacillus.
It is best always to boil water, for
surface seepage will creep into the
rivulets. ,
Camping out makes for a vigorous
and healthy race without which no
nation can ever hope to prosper.—
Dearborn Independent.
You save from $20.00 to $50.00
when you buy a used Ford from us—
WV» carry our own paper.—Miller-
Yates Motor Co. '
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The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1926, newspaper, June 25, 1926; Ladonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth913236/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.