The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936 Page: 4 of 39
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ELGIN COURIER, ELGIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY '21, 1936
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J. 0. SMITH, Editor and Owner.
D. B, SMITH, Business Manager.
Precinct
County
BETTER FURNITURE
AT BETTER PRICES
$1.00
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Senior Yearbook Made in Local Print
Shop is Beautiful Piece of Work
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Mrs. Margaret Walker, Utley spent
the week-end at the bedside of Mrs.
John Allen. Mr. G. Campbell, brother
of Mrs. Allen was also her guest over
Saturday and Sunday and other visi-
tors from out-of-town were Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Walker, Miss Ola Waker
and Mrs. Molly Porter, of Utley and
Mrs. Will Koenig. Latest reports from
the Allen home are that Mrs. Allen
has been improving the past few days,
news her many friends will be de-
lighted to hear.
Mrs. E. O. Lundgren is improving
nicely following a several days ill-
ness.
For Public Weigher,
Precinct No. 4
ROY DAVIS
$18.50 SCHOOL
APPORTIONMENT
day visitors at Rabbit Foot Ranch,
near Austin, with Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Gribble.
SUGAR, Pure Cane, 20 lb. for
COCOA, 1 lb. can__________
Miss Elizabeth Rivers is visiting
with friends in Hot Springs, Arkansas
this week.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Puckett, son,
Walter and daughter Miss Nell, spent
Monday in Marlin, Miss Nell remain-
ed fir several days stay, a patient at
Torbett sanitorium.
District.
JOHN H. TATE
Thousands of women testify Cardul bene-
fited them. If it does not benefit YOU,
consult a physician.
District and Congressional____15.00
Payable Invariably In Advance
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the wide-awake class of 1936 has ac-
hieved—you will enjoy this class his-
tory and want one for your library.
Congratulations, Seniors!
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For County Clerk
TIGNAL JONES
For Sheriff
E. D. CARTWRIGHT
WOODY TOWNSEND
For District Clerk
VERNON ESKEW
For Assessor-Collector
J. H. JONES
For County Judge
HARTFORD JENKINS
For State Senate, 14th Dist.
J. ALTON YORK
ALBERT STONE
For County Treasurer
MRS. LIZZIE OWENS
For Representative, 127th District
J. V. ASH
The Courier is authorized to announce
the following names subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries.
For County Commissioner, Precinct
No. 4
S. O. BYRD
Coming Soon
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THE BAKER MILL
has more sales therefore must necessar-
ily have more power. All working parts
are running in a bath of oil. Come to
my store and be convinced; for seeing
is believing. The Baker Mill fits any
tower.
BUY YOUR CISTERNS NOW
R. A. CARL
Sunday-Monday
“THE STORY OF LOUIS
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SAlso Comedy, Novelty, News
Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Rivers are
motor visitors in San Antonio today.
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. Nichols had
as their guest last night the latter’s
mother, Mrs. C. H. Bonte, of Austin.
Mrs. Horace Sowell of El Paso, is
here for a visit with relatives.
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Mr. C. O. Fredrickson of route 4,
came in and paid up his subscription
to The Courier last week, stating he
couldn’t afford to allow it to lapse and
miss a single issue as he has been
reading the “home paper’’ for over
thirty years and enjoys it heartily
from cover to cover. The editor ap-
preciates these kindly expressions
from Mr. Fredrickson and hopes to
count him among The Courier’s satis-
fied readers for many more years to
come.
Thursday—Friday
“THE INVISIBLE RAY”
With
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
Also Big Time Vaudeville Reel
worked faithfully and tirelessly in •------
soliciting advertising, creating inter- For District Judge, 21st Judicial
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Danklefs at-
tended the Maifest at Brenham Thurs-
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wolf visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolf of
I McDade a while Saturday night en-
route to Paige, where they attended
the dance.
Mrs. Lottie Verdine and son of
Austin, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Jordan Sunday.
Mrs. S. J. Howell, Ft. Worth, is a
guest in the home of her brother,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brown, this week.
Mrs. Arthur Anderson returned
home Monday from Seton Infirmary,
DEATH CLAIMS PAID PROMPTLY
The Austin Mutual has built a reputation for the prompt pay- |
ment of claims. Frequently the death claims are paid by the com- |
l pany before the funeral of the deceased member. |
We are listing in this space a few of the recent death claims that |
have been paid by the company.
E. K. WATSON (1 policy), 1607 Nickerson, Austin. Beneficiary, Mrs. |
E. K. Watson, wife.
। W. G. TERRELL (1 policy), San Marcos, Texas. Beneficiary, Mrs. |
W. G. Terrell, wife.
I MRS. O. C. ECKERT (1 policy), Stonewall, Texas. Beneficiary, 0.
C. Eckert, husband.
I MRS. EMIL WEINSTROM (1 policy), Blanco, Texas. Beneficiary,
E. Weinstrom, son.
T. J. McCLENDON (1 policy), Elgin, Texas. Beneficiary, Mrs. T.
J. McClendon, wife.
Upon the death of a member in your family there will be doc- |
tor’s bills, drug store accounts, funeral costs, hospital and other
expenses. Have you provided for these payments ?
In addition to our Death Assessment policy, we now offer a 3
| popular fixed-premium policy which may be paid monthly, quarter-1
| ly, semi-annually, or annually. The cost varies according to age, »
I and amounts are considered from $500.00 to $3,500.00. Age limits
I are from two to 70, inclusive. There are no membership fees, death 7
assessments, or semi-annual dues on the fixed-premium policy.
I $1000 policy, age 35, mpnthly rate $1.35. Annual rate $15.05. Cost
1 for other ages in proportion.
Write or phone the home office for detailed information concern- |
| ing Austin Mutual protection. Ask about our Accumulative Old |
I Age Policy issued to ages 61 to 70, inclusive.
J. H. MAYES, Agent, Austin, Texas,
Austin Mutual Life Insurance Company
the original notice of the amount for
the past school year. This will mean to
Bastrop County $6764 more for this
school year. County School Superin-
tendent Fred G. Haynie and Superin-
tendent P. J. Dodson of Bastrop were
mong those appearing before the
board.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Butler, Mc-
Dade, visited at the bedside of Mrs.
John Alleq Friday night.
Miss Elsie Hiller, Manor, was a
business visitor in Elgin Saturday.
Howard Fowler, of Fort Sam Hous-
ton, was a week-end visitor with
homefolk.
Saturday
Peter B. Kyne’s
“GALLANT DEFENDER”
With
Charles Starrett
Also “Flash Gordon”, Comedy
Tuesday-W ednesday
“ONE WAY TICKET”
With
Lloyd Nolan, Peggy Conklin
The farmers of this trade territory
are receiving their subsidy checks
this week payments having started
Monday. This will mean something
like 18 to 25,000 dollars in ready cash
to be distributed in the communities
around Elgin, practically all of which
will be spent in our city. These checks
are a great lift to the farmers—own-
ers and renters—and their expendi-
ture will in turn swell the retail busi-
ness, wholesale, manufacturers, and
will ultimately return to the original
farmer—producer.
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MISS METCALFE PROGRAM
CHAIRMAN OF DELIAN
LITERARY SOCIETY
Denton, May 20.—Miss Josephine
Metcalfe was recently elected pro-
gram chairman of the Delian Liter-
ary Society for 1936-37 at Texas State
College for Women (CIA). She will
assist Miss Floy Austin, Olney, who
was selected president, in carrying
out the activities of that organization
during the next regular session.
Miss Metcalfe, who is the daughter
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Metcalfe, is a
sophomore at the college majoring
in library science.
ery. The material used in the book
is similar to that contained in the
general run of yearbooks or annuals
of schools and colleges and includes
pictures of the senior, junior, sopho-
more and freshman classes, faculty,
board members etc., embodies the his-
tory of the class of 1936, is generous-
ly sprinkled with catchy lines and
fun. It also includes many nicely dis-
played advertisements of local busi-
ness concerns, views of high and
grammar school buildings, new athle-
tic field and many"personal" views.
This is the first time in several
years that a graduating class of El-
Hi has gotten out an annual and its
fine appearance and arrangement is
a credit to those in charge. The book
is 8% by 12 inches in size, the cover
way of printing and job work. I ------
Secure an annual and see just what For County Attorney
C. W. TALBOT
Former neighbors and friends have
been accustomed to think of Chester
Snowden, former Elginite, as an artist
—he having been so recognized even
in his high schools days here, and
later at the State Universtiy at Aus-
tin and in New York, where he illus-
trated several books of the well known
Texas naturalist, Royal Dixon of
Houston. But the role of author is
a new one. In fact, few knew he was
inclined that way until they received
the May 2nd issue of the Houston
Chronicle recently in which a lengthy
article relative to Mr. Snowden’s stage
play “Pioneer Days’’ was given.
This play was the first Texas
Production ever to be given at the
large Federal Theater of Houston,
and was the first full length produc-
tion given by the W.P.A. in Texas.
The house was packed, standing room
being at a premium, and some 300
persons were turned away. The play
was directed by Cyril Delavanti, di-
rector of the Houston Little Theater,
and many of the actors were former
bright lights from Broadway in legi-
timate theater and vaudeville house
entertainment, who, however, had
since then felt the sting of the de-
pression years.
The entire stage equipment was
built by W.P.A workers and the costs
of the play and salaries for the five
weeks that the office was open total-
ed $8000.00. Seven scenes of the early
encounters with Indians, log-rollings
on the Bayou, country store life, the
negro cabins, country schools, medi-
cine show, and the finished home
started at the log rolling were made
very realistic. Elgin congratulates Mr.
Snowden on the success of his “Pio-
neer Days” presented during this
Centennial year in the largest city
of Texas. It is planned to give the
play in other cities of Texas and per-
haps in some of the principle recrea-
tional centers of the state.
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Austin, where she recently underwent
an appendectomy, and is reported as
convalescing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Sandgarten spent
Sunday morning in Austin.
Mrs. Pat K. Webb and children of
Bastrop were week-end guests of
Judge and Mrs. C. W. Webb.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Linder of Aus-
tin, visited, in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Theo Moon, Sunday.
Mr. H. C. Griffin, Austin was a
business visitor here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Brown were
visitors’ in Ft. Worth last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Carter have re-
turned to Elgin following a short
honeymoon trip to Houston and have
taken an apartment with Mrs. Mc-
Cormick in north Elgin, where they
are at home to their friends. Mrs. Car-
ter was the former Miss Etta Mae
Arbuckle before her marriage Sat-
urday evening.
Mr. W. B. Keele and daughter,
Miss Grace, were in Austin Sunday
to visit with Mrs. Keele, who is a
patient at Seton Infirmary. She is
reported as improving nicely.
Judge C. W. Webb and Roy Jones,
Jr., left Tuesday for a several days
visit in El Paso.
SEVEN STEAKS, per lb. _
BACON, Sugar cured, 1b. /
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McGee have
gone to East Texas, where they will
be indefinitely.
Mr. and Mrs G. M. Comer and
Clarence Jacobs, of Austin, were
week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Wilson and son Comer.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Ridings and
son Wayland, Jr., were guests of re-
latives in Taylor Sunday.
Mesdames Edgar and J. D. Owen,
of Oak Hill, were in Elgin Saturday
in attendance at the annual all-day
meeting of the County Federation of
Women’s Clubs, which was held at
the Methodist church.
Mr. and Mrs D. G. Flenniken and
Master Bobby Lee Scudder were Sun-
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halftone engraving
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Mesdames F. W. Denison and T.
H. Haynie of Bastrop, were Elgin
visitors yesterday.
Miss Lucy Gordon Rivers will spend
the week-end in San Antonio, where
she will be a member of a house-
party at the home of Miss Dela
Wright, given in honor of several
Saint Mary’s Hall graduates. Miss
Rivers will be accompanied home by
Miss Wright and Mr. Gilbert Wright,
Jr.
Saturday May 16th the State Board
of Education met in Austin and con-
sidered making an additional State
School apportionment for the year
1936-1937. Many County Superinten-
dents and City Superintendents from
over the State were before this Board
in the interest of this. After all days
consideration it was voted by this
Board to make the apportionment for
this school year $18.50 hence giving
an additional dollar per scholastic over
The yearbook of the senior class
of El-Hi, off the press this week,
is indeed a beautiful piece of work
The book was planned and compiled by
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gon,-
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est in the edition, giving and securing
cooperation in the assembling of the
material, securing cuts, pictures, page
plates, etc., and looking out after
the financial angle of the edition.
The Courier has given the seniors a
neat job in their annual of which
they are justly proud and which also
gives concrete evidence that if given a
chance the hometown printer can give
its patrons anything desired in the,
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SUCCESSFUL PLAYWRIGHT
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Miss Jewel Pruesse, of Giddings,
was a recent visitor of Mrs. E. H.
Danklefs.
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Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Elgin, Texas,
under Act of March 3, 1879.
and binding
The Courier
Mrs. W. C. Beavers and son, Wil-
liam, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wolf of McDade, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Cherry and son
Lucian spent Sunday in Caldwell in
attendance at a reunion of the Cherry
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ballard, sons,
Edgar, Jr., and Fariss, and Harvey
and Helen Louise Allen spent Sunday
in San Antonio visaing the historical
points of interest in and near the
Alamo City.
Mrs. E. H. Danklefs attended the
Home Coming of nurses of Seton In-
firmary in Austin last week.
Mrs. Amy Talbot was in Houston
for Mothers’ Day and remained for
a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ike
Talbot and other of her children.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keeble of
Freer are announcing the birth of a
little son, Kenneth, Jr., on Sunday,
May 10th. “Grandmother’’ Keeble
(Mrs. James Keeble), claims him for
her Mothers’ Day gift.
G. W. Evans and John C. Finch
were in Granger, Circleville, Taylor
and Coupland Tuesday assisting with
some special work for the Katy Ry.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rivers are in
Houston this week attending the
bankers’ convention in session there.
Mesdames George Hill, B. M. Lewis
Glen Jackson and Misses Jennie and
Olivee Jackson attended Texas Day
at Scarbrough’s in Austin Thursday.
Gen. and Mrs. Henry Hutchings, of
Austin, were guests Sunday afternoon
of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gillum.
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which the word BEACON is printed
down the left side and underneath is
the date, 1936. On the lower right cor-
ner the fooball emblem—a majestic
wildcat appears inside a circle, print-
ing and picture being done in purple.
The cover is lined with purple and the
inner pages are of white glaze, the
ensemble carrying out the class colors
of purple and white. Much credit for
the Beacon is due Prof. M. M. Wat-
son, popular superintendent, who has
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Smith, J. O. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1936, newspaper, May 21, 1936; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1580173/m1/4/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.