Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1935 Page: 1 of 6
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ESTABLISHED JUNE tfnd, 1876
Volume 58
PALO PINTO COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
PALO PINTO. TEXAS. FtUDAY, JUNE 14. 1935
“ON THE BROADWA V OF AMERICA"
Number 51
Howdy Neighbor!
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW
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Here’s some good Shakespearian
advice, 'Those friends thou hast,
and their adoption tried, grapple
them to thy soul with hoops
steel"
a a a
A card from Mias Cornelia Crock*
er in Waterloo, N. Y. requests the
Star sent to that address. The Star
twinkles far and wide, from east to
west, and often sails across the
ocean deep.
★ a ★
Another score for the small
town—we'd rather be awakened
each morning by the sweet voices
of myriads of birds than by the
chugging trains and rumbling street
cars in the city.
a a a
M. Pelt of Mineral Wells is one
of those tell, lean, lank Arkanaaw*
yers who is fond of 'garden sass,*
and for this reason if for no other,
he welcomes the rains which make
better and bigger gardens,
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The City Barber Shop in Mineral
Wells is certainly dressed up for
the summer in a cool attractive new
green dress. C. E. Sheridan, own-
er, makes it a point to have an at*
tractive place to receive his custo-
mers.
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It's fine to be satisfied with one's
job. O. H. Grantham, owner of the
Palo Pinto Abstract Company of
Mineral Wells says that he would
rather do abstract work than any-
thing else, and from all appearances
he is kept busy at his favorite task,
a a a
Even if we could keep our mind
on it, we wouldn’t be a good proof
reader, but we can't keep our mind
on it. Anyway, its awfully hard on
folks that want to End fauk with
the paper if there are no mistakes
in it.—Lawrence Chieftain, Mt.
Vernon, Mo.
a a a
Uncle Will Ragsdale baited a Esh
hook the other night in his smoke-
house. A funny place to fish we
admit, but evidently he was satis-
fied with his catch which happened
to be a nice fat chicken snake which
had been living off chicken eggs
for the past week.
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We learned recently that J. G
Son. founder of the Palo Pinto Star
also established the Odd Fellows
Lodge in this county. The Palo
Pinto lodge was established in 1676
and the Mineral Wells and Santo
lodges shortly afterwards. He also
established the Breckebridge lodge
and assisted in founding the Albany
lodge which was out of his district,
a' a |fr
m We've ofteit glanced at the
antique clock in the County Cork's
office at the count house fo* the
correct time. But we did not
tw its ki*tory nntil recently. The
belonged to Dr. Ketchum# a
er doctor of Palp Pinto. Bill
was keeping it for the
ISP the postoffice when he
i postmaster. John Eaton, then
aid district clerk, took a
Highway 66 To Be Discussed
In Mineral Wells
On June 24 a reception will be
given to several outstanding
guests in Mineral Wells. They in-
clude H. Miller Ainsworth, Luling,
Department Commander of the
American Legion, Chairman Harry
Hines, John Wood and D. H. Mar-
tin, of the Texas Highway Commis-
sion, State Highway Engineer Gil-
christ and members of the Legion
Memorial Highway 66 committee.
These distinguished guests will
spend the night in the resort city
while making an inspection of this
highway which has been designat-
ed as 'American Lesion Memorial
Highway-' Parks are to be secur-
ed along the route which will be
named after Texas Regiments and
units serving during the world war.
Inspiration Point near Mineral
Wells has been suggested as a suit-
able site for the headquarters park.
Fourteen counties are crossed- by
Highway 66 and in th^/se counties
are forty Legion Posts. The dis-
tance is 600 miles.
Mayor D. C. Harris of Mineral
Wells, a distinguished legionaire of
that city, has been named as a
member of the Legion Highway 66
Memorial Committee and is mak-
ing big plans for the reception of
the committee later in the month.
W. R. Gran bury Buried
In Mineral Well*
W. R. Gran bury died in Mineral
Wells last Friday morning after a
lingering illness of several years.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Ben F, Hearn, pastor of the
Central Christian Church Friday
afternoon. Mr. Granbury was born
in 1679 in Denton County, but had
resided in Mineral Wells for the
past 25 years. He was engaged in
stock raising.
Surviving are one daughter. Miss
Bobbie Granbury of Ada, Okla.,
one sister, Miss Claudia Granbury,
two brothers, John and Frank Gran-
>ury of Mineral Wells and his
ather, W. M. Granbury also of that
city.
R. H. Beetham directed the
unerai. Burial was made at Elm-
wood Cemetery. Mr. Granbury was
55 years of age. *
Perry Bros. To Move To
Larger Quarter*.
Texas Sun-Bonnets
BY MABY WHATLEY DUNBAR
Perry Bros. Variety Store, Miner-
al Wells, has leased the Beetham
building now occupied by Tomlin*
son’s Grocery, and the Oak Avenue
3harmacy building owned by Dr.
"L H. Milling and Wilson Vaughan
Commissioner's Court convened
Monday in regular session. The
court was presided over by Judge
in Mineral Wells, and after several J- Pat Corrigan and all commission-
alterations and improvements will
move their variety store to this new
ocation The two buildings will
mi consolidated and a new front
constructed, thus providing almost
twicp as much space as formerly.
In Aunt Polly Newberry's two*
room cabin near Santo one may
still find the old*time iron cooking
utensils which were used in pioneer
days, the deep black skillet, the
iron pot for boiling and the Dutch
oven. If one could happen up to
Aunt Polly's humble home around
meal time they would probably End
these vessels full of delicious gar*
den "sass” cooked to just the 'nth
degree as only Aunt Polly and
others of her kind, can do.
Despite many hardships and sor-
rows, Aunt Polly at 70 still has a
smile for her friends and a cheer-
ful word, two attributes that will
carry her into a ripe old age.
Mrs. Newberry's parents, M r.
and Mrs. Jim Loving Daves, were
the second couple to buy marriage
license at the Palo Pinto court
house, and to be married in Palo
Pinto County. Mr. and Mrs. Cal-
vert were the Erst Couple to be
married in Palo Pint*. They were
bothlfeter drowned in the'BmcO*
River during a fishing trip. (The
story of this tragedy has been car-
ried in the Star in a previous issue.)
Aunt Polly was among the first
children to be born in Palo Pinto
County whose parent's were mar-
ried in this county. She was born
in Sharps Valley, and has lived in
the county all of her life. She mar-
ried W. R. Newberry ip 1682. Six
children were born to their union,
Eve of whom are still living. She
has twenty grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Mr. Newberry was shot and kill-
ed in 1891.
Mrs. Newberry remembers the
terrors of Indian days. She recalls
one incident which happened when
she was a tiny girl. Mrs. Henry
Blue was spending the night with
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era were present Several impor-
tant county matters were discussed
which were not concluded Mon-
day. A* a result court was also
held Tuesday.
Tax renditions were examined
and when this work ia concluded
The changes are to be made in the
near future. Mr. Tomlinson has die Commissioners Court will sit as
not stated V«4jwhere he will move e Board of Equal izadoo.
his grocery store.
County Officer* Attend
Clerk* Convention
■very busy
the convention of
itrict Clerks in A
at the
the form
The court ordered an election
for city officials in Mingus June 22.
Business will pick up again in
Palo Pinto Monday when the sum-
mer term ei District Court will
open. Quite a few important cases
have been set for this term and it
t the court wiU be
busv. Judge Sim
beoathebencUT Die-
giet Attorney Ernest Belcher will
be present and also Court Reporter
Important Highway Meeting
Last Saturday
County Judge E. L Pitts of Lub-
bock County, formerly of this place,
presided at a called meeting of the
County Judges and County Com-
missioners of Texas at the Baker
Hotel in Mineral Wells last Satur-
day morning. The purpose of the
meeting was to explain the propos-
ed plans of the Texas Highway
Commission and to stress the im-
portance and need of getting feder-
al aid for Texas Highway work.
On the stage with Judge Pitts
were; Harry Hines, Chairman, Tex-
as State Highway Commission; past
chairman, a member of the com
mission, John Wood; State High-
way Engineer Gibb Gilchrist; Dis-
trict Engineer M. C. Welborn;
Mayor D. C. Harris and W. R
Nelson, County Judge of Panola
County, secretary-treasurer of the
County Judges and County Com-
missioners Association.
Commissioner Hines was t h e
main speaker on the program. He
stressed the need of main highway
arteries through the great state of
Texas, saying that he was just as
interested in the smaller towns hav-
ing their highways as he was the
larger cities having theirs. H e
stated that Texas with her unlimit-
ed beauties could not be advertised
to the world until the highway
system is complete. Hines stated
that he attended the meeting to
pass a resolution asking the federal
government to .grant the $100,000-
000 to Texas for the highway pro-
gram he has outlined which in-
cludes bridge and drainage struc-
tures, the widening of highways
and lateral roads etc, which would
give employment to thousands, as
well as giving Texas a great high-
way system.
Resolutions to indorse the Texas
Highway Program including a re-
quest for $100,000,000 federal aid,
a resolution to include lateral roads
in the highway improvement ^pro-
gram, and resolutions to have the
Commissioners Courts of Texas
Counties communicate with all of
the Texas Congressmen in Wash-
ington in an effort to get them to
aid Chairman Hines in getting the
federal aid, were adopted at the
meeting.
Seventy three county judges at-
tended the meeting and more than
300 county commissioners. Judge
Pitts, president of the County
Judges and County Commissioners
presided at an executive committee
meeting of that association at noon.
This committee and District En-
gineer Welborn and State Engineer
Gilchrist were dinner guests of the
Mineral Wells Chamber of Com-
merce Highway Committee. The
Mineral Wells Chamber of Com-
merce members present included,
Mayor D- G Harris, W. O. Gross.
R. H. Beetham, Allen Guinn, E. A.
Eaton and Alvin Maddox.
County Judge J. Pat Corrigan at-
tended the meeting from here.
County Commissioners present in-
cluded R. A Peak, W. S Fore and
W. E- Brannon. County Auditor
John H> Smith was also present.
• News 37 Tears Ago ;
Live with us again in the past
through the Star columns.
•As*
Baptist Revival Closed
Sunday. *
The Baptist Revival closed Sun-
day after a vary successful meeting.
Twenty additions were made to the
church. On Sunday eighteen new
baptised by the
Rev. G G. Sewell.
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—Dr. Hart and Mr. Blewitt of
Gordon were in town Tuesday.
-—The farmers are putting in full
time in the harvest field this nice
weather.
—Prof. N. E. Nance dropped in
this week and had his name enroll-
ed a6 a subscriber.
—Qyite a number of our citizens
went to Mineral Wells Wednesday
morning to see the soldier boys off.
, —J. R. Lewis & Co., Weatherford,
are agents for the Canton Disc Plow
and have a car load in stock cheap
for cash.
— Prof. G. D. Adams left Tues*
day morning for breckenridge, Tex-
as, where he goes to take charge of
the high school at that place. The
Star is satisEed the people of
Stephens county will be pleased
with the professor's school work.
The best wishes of the Star goes
with him in his new field of labor.
—It appears that some one is de-
termined to pasture the cemetery.
The gate is wired repeatedly by the
people of that neighborhood, but
every morning the gate is found
open and the enclosure full of cat-
tle. The Star would suggest tbat a
chain and lock be put on the gate
and the key left at some convenient
pUce. -
—Democratic County Ticket: for
County Judge, W. F. Martin; for
Sheriff, O. L. York; for County
Clerk, J. M. Cleveland; for District
Clerk, George Metcalf; for Asses-
sor, J. G. Peters; for County Treas-
urer, W. M- Omdorff; for County
Attorney, W. E. McConnell; for
Surveyor, M. V. Smith, for Commis-
sioner Precinct Nof. G. C. Green;
for Commissioner Precinct No. 2,
J. T. Vaughan; for Commisaionsr
Precinct No. 3, S- B. Strawn; for
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No.
I, M. F. Maurice; for Constable,
Precinct No. 1, R- A. Peak.
—The Star is pleased to note
that the newly elected school board
has employed Profs. J. W. Me*
Cracken and N. E. Nance, formerly
of the Mineral Wells college, as co-
principals of our school. These
gentlemen are known far and wide
as educators of the first class, and
the town has made a step forward
in school'Work in employing these
gentlemen. Already there has been
thirty five transfers to the academy
and Messrs D. G Harris and R. S.
Dalton have purchased lots on
which they propose to build resi*
dences in our town. Prof. Nance
has purchased two lots on which to
erect a dwelling- J. L Cunningham
and G. W. McDonald will com*
mence right away to erect some
neat cottages to rent It is also
proposed tc vote a spatial tax of
20 cents on the 8100 worth of
property to augment the school 4
fund and build mors house room, •
which is commendable and show*
that the people are thoroughly alive
to the school interest of our town.
As heretofore stated, Palo Pinto ia
the best school town ia northwest '
Texas, and our people have at last
home alive" to the fbc^ Let wad
forward together in this mat-
ter and haw no moss lucking" and
"bucking* hot get into
and work to the interest of out
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Dunbar, Mary Whatley. Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1935, newspaper, June 14, 1935; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017563/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.