The Devil's River News. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931 Page: 7 of 8
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THE DEVIL’S RIVER NEWS
Bright and early they'll be peering over banisters and
pattering up and down stairs—all frantic eagerness to
get their packages opened. Toys selected from the
magnificent; collection at Gilmore’s will cause every
kiddy’s heart to burst with joy on Christmas morning.
Beautiful lifelike dolls in
every size. They’ll prove to
be of lasting joy to the lit*
tie Kirin on your Christmas
lint, and on Santa's.
All Prices
Automobiles
Ah fine as Dad’s, with its
horn, its breaks and steer-
ing Rear. A car for REAL
boys!
$7.00 and up
Tool Chests
For a gift that ia both
useful, and entertaining,
the tool chest ia ideal. Ev-
ery boy will enjoy uaing
one of theae fine seta.
$2.75 and up
Wagons
He'll be the happieat hoy
alive if he seen this wagon
under his tree. It has rub-
ber-tired wheels, all steel
bed.
$1.75 and up
Buffalo Ended
Large Ranches
Herds Roaming Montana Plains
Indirect Cause of Change
Indirectly responsible for the
breaking up of the great cattle
ranches of Montana were the great
herds of buffalo which once roam-
ed the Western plains. Slaughtered
for their shaggy fur by scores of
hunters during the first half of the
19th century, the animuls, minus
.fur and, occasionally, their tongue
and hump, for meat, were left lying
on the ground where the kill was !
made.
Later, with the building of the
Union Pacific when thousands of
laborers bad to be fed, buffalo meat
came into demand, so that soon the
prairies were almost covered with
the white bones of the slaughtered
bison.
Bone gathering became one ol
the principal industries of the
west, later on, when a settler con-
ceived the idea of using the bones
as fertilizer, thus starting the oc-
cupation of collecting bones, for
which Indians were paid $4 per
wagon load for delivery to the near-
est shipping point.
The idea of a bone hunter to!
burn off the pruirie grass in order i
to make the rapidly decreasing '
bones more visible was the death
knell for the cattle baron, because
he depended upon the sun-cured
bay to feed his thousands of cat- |
tie during the winter months.
Lack of winter feed compelled |
cattlemen to ship their stock to |
ranges which offered adequate
feed. The low price of cattle meant
that cost of transportation con-
sumed the small margin of profit
on the low grade range cattle with
which the ranches were stocked,
with the consequent result that
Montana cattlemen had to turn to
smaller herds of better quality
cattle.
Luck? And How!
flung Jury
66,656 Mexicans
Have Gone Back
j STORY OF MOSES ACTED
FOR METHODIST CROUP
Texas Port Officials Cive Reports
on Emigration Statistics
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Creators of Distinctive Printing
I Miss Bennie Lockhart, who has
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received a cable from England in-
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Her tirst expenditure will be for a
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which she will bring her mother,
four little sisters, and brother, from
Covington, near Corsicana, she
says. Then she will attend Texas
University.
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^CHRISTMAS
Friday and Saturday
d SALT PORK—per pound ------------------.....-................. 10c
CHEESE—Full cream, 2 pounds ..................-.......................35c
SUPER SUDS Washing Powders—3 for .........................25c
PALMOLIVE SOAP—3 for
Crystal White Soap—7 for ..........—........-..........
LYE—Hooker’s, 3 cans ............. 25c
PANCAKE FLOUR—Guaranteed to be the Best, 2 for
BERTS—No. 2 can, diced, 2 for .....—.......-........— 29c
BREEN CAGE PLUMS—Gallon can 47c
BLACKBERRIES—Gallon can ....................... 57c
APRICOTS—White Swan, No. 2'/a can ..........-.......-.......J9C
MACARONI—3 packages for...........................................10c
FRUITS FOR SALAD—Sunkiat, 303 can. 2 for ............. 39c
PEAS—White Swan Luncheon, No. 2 can, 2 for --------------35c
OATS—White Swan, 3-Minute or Regular, 3 for .............25c
CORN—Small can, 3 for ---------------------------------23c
VINEGAR—Pure Apple Cider, distilled, per gallon 33c
APPLE BUTTER—Quart Jar, each------------------------------------21c
SOUP—Campbell’s or Van Camp, all flavors, 3 for 25c
t
CORN FLAKES or Shredded Wheat, each ------------- 10c
PUMPKIN—Wapco, No. 2 can, 2 for ------ 25c
K. C. BAKING POWDER—25-ounce can _ - 21c
I RESH PORK SAUSAGE, Cellophane wrapped, per lb. |gc
COFFEE—Star Brand with Imported cup and saucer, 3-lbs. g9c
SEE OUR LINE OF CHRISTMAS TREES BEFORE YOU BUY
Piggly Wiggly
EARL LOMAX, Manager
HOME OWNED SONORA, TEXAS
Texas Households
Decreasing Size
j Numbers in individual Families
Show Big Falling Off
In spite of gaining 365,807 fam-
| Hies during i.he decade 1920-30,
; Texas shows a decrease in tie av-
erage size of families from t.C per-
Isons in 1020 to 4.2 persons in each
family in 1930, a. vding to figures
issued by the •• v.sua bureau at
I Washington Sunday, Nov. 29. The
same m e • ge decrease was ob-
served in Oklahoma families.
Texas and Oklahoma showe 1 the
greatest decreas • in population per
family during the 10-year period,
being exceeded only by the District
of Columbia in which ,. <■ number
per family fell from 4.5 persons to
3.9 persons per family in 19.2’.
In 1930 there were 1,383,090 fam-
ilies in Texas compared to 1,017,-
413 families in 1920. Radio sets
were owned by 18.6 per cent of all
families in the slat: in 1920, the
number of family radio set owners
being 257,686.
Census returns for the nation for
1930 revcul that there were nearly
30,000,000 families and nearly 12,-
000,000 or 40 per cent owned radio
sets.
Furthermore, though census fig-
ures also disclose a gain of more
than five und one half million fam-
ilies in the United States during the
last decade, a gain of 23 per cent,
a steady decline in the size of fam-
ilies is disclosed. In 1930 there were
4.1 persons per family compared
with 4.3 in 1920; 4.5 in 1910; 4.b
in 1900 and 4.9 in 1890.
All states of the Union were Jed
by North and South Carolina in the
size of families in 1930, there being
4.9 persons to each family in North
Carolina and 4.7 persons in South
Carolina. The smallest families
were shown by California and Ne-
vada, each having 3.5 persons per
family.
Shown nbove is Dr. H. E. Luehrs,
Corpus Christi, indicted for mur-
der in connection with the death
of Miss Susan Snell. Mrs. Luehrs
is pictured with him. State attor-
neys alleged that Miss Snell died
as a result of an illegal operation
performed by Luehrs. The defense
maintained that Miss Snell’s death
resulted from a blood clot caused
by an overdose of ergot. Below is
J. P. Weatherford, Corpus Christ'
cleaner and presser, and the only
member of the jury who refused tc
vote for Dr, Luehrs conviction.
A total of 66,656 Mexicans have
emigrated back to Mexico through
the various ports along the Texas
border, from Jan 1 to October 21
this year, according to reports from
port officials.
Tightening of immigration laws
and the economic situation are cited
as contributing factors in this mi-
gration, by Carlos E. Castaneda,
Latin-American librarian at the
University of Texas. Considered an
j authority on Texas-Mexiean rela-
tions, Mr. Castaneda has devoted
I much study to the subject for a
| number of years.
Mexican immigrants who have
come to this country may be divided
into two general classes, according
to Mr. Castaneda: (1) political
| refugees, (2) day laborers.
Mr. Castaneda is of the opinion
thnt, though temporarily this emi-
gration may be advantageous to the
United States, eventually the time
i will come when we shall need the
I Mexican laborer again.
He further points out that Anier-
: icans should hear in mind that the
Mexican day laborer, in most in-!
: stances, came only in response to j
inducements offered him by pro -
peetive employers, and that Amer-
! ican citizens should not blame the
Mexicans for bringing, or helping
to bring about the over-production 1
which contributed to the present
economic situation. American capi- |
tal alone, says Mr. Castaneda, is
io blame.
B A N K R U PTC IES D EC LI N E
IN TEXAS FOR NOVEMBERi
Members of the Sunday school
I class of Mrs. E. P. Neal enacted the
. drama of the adoption of the baby
Moses for the benefit of members
of the Methodist Young People’s
Organization at their regular meet-
ing Sunday evening, when 60
people gathered to witness the
playlet.
Characters in the drama were:
mother of Moses, Cora Belle Tay-
lor; Miriam, Emma Lou Logan;
Masanath, Guyon Shurley; Nari,
Wilma Hutcherson; Iris, Janie Lee
Jackson; and princess, Bobby Hal-
bert. A doll was used to represent
the baby Moses.
Miss Alice Sawyer provided pi-
ano music between acts of the
play. The meeting was opened with
a song and was closed with the
repetition of the league benedic-
tion.
Big Spring—During the past 8
nights 456 men and women have
been given warmth and shelter ut
Wander Inn, the house maintained
here to unfortunate ones who would
lie compelled to walk the streets.
Christmas story read by Alice
Sawyer, a vocal solo, “Little
Chinese Rose,” by Edylhe Carson,
and a reading, “How to Cook a
Husband,” by Ora Altizcr.
The program committee for the
next meeting consists of Nina
Roueche, Ches Thorp, and Ora Al-
tizer.
A seventy-five thousand dollar
Twelve additional miles of paving ! federal appropriation is being
on highway 28 between Crowell and sought for housing non-commis-
Paducah were opened to traffic re- sioned officers at Fort Bliss, El
cently. | Paso.
Austin, Dee. 17.—Only 104 Tex-
as firms went into bankruptcy dur-
ing November, a decline of 10 per
cent from the figure for October,
according to the University of Tex-
as Bureau of Research. This is the
first decline in commercial fail-
ures in several months. When it
is considered that there is a usual
seasonal increase of 15 per cent
between the two months this de-
cline assumes even greater signifi-
cance, the report said. Liabilities
declined 27 per cent, to $1,616,000;
this figure is 16 per cent less than
in November, 1930.
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State of Texas
County of Sutton.
To the creditors of the Sonora
Cash Gro., Sonora, Texas. O. F.
Priest, Prop.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed as
trustee for the said Sonora Cash
Grocery of Sonora, Texas, O. F.
Priest, proprietor.
All creditors of the said SGnora
Cash Gro., O. F. Priest, proprietor,
consenting to thiassignment must
make known to the undersigned in
writing their acceptance and must
file their claims with the under-
signed, whose postoffice address is
shown below, within the time pre-
scribed by law.
Witness my hand this 12th day of
December, A. D. 1931.
JOHN E. MARTN, Trustee,
8-3tc Box 838, Han Angelo, Tax.
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS
The Home Economics Club of the
high school drew names for Christ-
mas presents to be put on the high
school Christmas tree next Friday
afternoon, at its regular meeting in
the school auditorium Tuesday af-
ternoon. Roll call was unswered
with the names of vegetables.
The program consisted of a
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Baker, George. The Devil's River News. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931, newspaper, December 18, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth979512/m1/7/?q=waco+tornado&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .