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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO. TEXAS. MARCH 24. 1M8.
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ley crossed La Satie's Prin-
;r, Douay's Sandy River,
;andy Creek, in northwest-
ton County, at their ap-
the great prairie, on the
sandy formation.
Of The Same Journey
; Douay: "We set out the
) of January, 1687. The
?cond) day, three leagues
the northeast, we came to
Cane River (present La-
:r). Our route lay through
with scattered groves; the
good that the grass grows
:lve feet high. In the same
three leagues farther, we
the Second Cane River
Navidad River), here we
ds of hemp. Five leagues
e passed the Sandy River
,tdy Creek) so calleB from
strips along it, though all
is good land and vast
Die!;'
is seen they emerged from
at that time a vast mucky
the Lavaca-Navadad River
reek drainage basin of the
lain to the Lafayette, a
logical formation at a
e Sandy Creek. Douay's
er cuts across that sandy
at the point where La
'j.d orosses that creek.
The Colorado River
Joutel: "The 25th. we
)t far, by reason of the
tuing and that there were
/ers in the way much
3" be rivers here referred to
tndy Creek. West Turkey
t Turkey Creek and Por-
, in northwestern TVhar-
y, between West Sandy
he Colorado River. "The
roceeded on our journey
to the river called La
.A from the many sand
^ . are in it." This River is
orado River.
Douay: "We marched
CMght leagues to the Robec
nt Colorado River, named
;„„L tere River by Joutel).
" jugh praxes antl over
jr fivers, a league from
" These rivers are East
k, West Turkey' Creek,
y Creek and Porter's
are all there just as he
recorded.
' ; should retrace the route
, c„ng the record log of this
In this sandy prairie, we
Jinter as before a partie-
of topography not to be
here within the survey
explorations, and would
rama of a terrain that
, rfectly with the human
^...!this French expedition
i ngle contradiction, and
Jf ibiitvoidably to a little hiit,
'oint, on the Lavaca
:kson County, which is j
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LINWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Tom James and
daughters, Misses Doris and Dorothy,
of Dallas visited from Friday until
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. James'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. White.
Miss Reba Thornton of Forest spent
the week-end with her home people.
Miss Hazel Lee Dickey of Jackson-
ville, Misses Verna Lee Twonley and
Bernice Ray Cummings of Nacogdo-
ches were home for the week-end.
Mrs. A. B. Goff went to Troup Sat-
urday to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Watson visited
in Henderson with friends Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Nell Roach went to Maydelle
for the week-end.
Messrs. Homer Townley and Har-
mon Pegues, two progressive farmers,
are fretting and fuming for the reas-
on they are not able to work. Chitls
and rheumatism are keeping them in.
Mrs. O. E. Cole was to demonstrate
bread baking to the club women
Thursday but Miss Price failed to
put in her appearance and while
waiting for her, the women all got to
talking and forgot about the bread.
So you see they will have to begin
ail over the bread demonstration next
meeting date.
Roscoe White and J. C. Wood re-
turned home from Dallas Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. McCuistion,
Misses Clara B. McCuistion, Reba
and Fay Thornton, and Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. McCuistion attended District
Singing at Rusk Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Thornton and
daughter, Miss Mary Frances, Mrs.
Etta Crawford of Tyler, and Miss
Annie Allen of Alto visited Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Williams.
Next Sunday is regular meeting
day at Palestine Church. The new
lamps have been installed and the
B. Y. P. U. will meet each Sunday
night. The W. M. U. iadies will meet
as usual on Friday afternoon at the.
church before church services on
meeting days. Sunday night the
Forest B. Y. P. U. put on a program
at the church with Grady Tobias an
leader.
The Pentacostal church peopie had
services Sunday with a basket dinner
at the noon hour. A large number of
people were there from different
church places, all seemed to teei the
spirit that filled gatherings of this
kind.
Miss Eddie B. Roark is at home
from Nacogdoches for several days.
Miss Dorothy Manley of Simpson
returned home Sunday, having been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. .. 'ron Liles.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Maddux and
son, Shirley Brum, of Houston came
by way of Nacogdoches spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Madduxs' mother,
sister, and brother, Mrs. Brum Bian-
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THESE COLUMNS
G!NN!NG NEXT WEEK
One of the most important financial transactions in the history of the
Legal Reserve Life Insurance business in Texas was consummated in
Dallas March 8, set by law as the annua! meeting date for life insurance
companies. At that time a greater, bigger, and stronger iife insurance
company to better serve the Mighty Empire of the Southwest was cre-
ated and destined to make more secure the futures and !ives of
uncounted thousands.
At that time a new and greater Southland Life insurance Company
was born with the consolidation of the business in force of two of
Texas' most progressive Life Insurance Companies...a proposition
previously that day given unanimous approval by the Stockholders and
Board of Directors of the Gulf States Life Insurance Company and its
Executive Committee and by Stockholders and Directors ol The South-
land Life Insurance Company. During its twenty-nine years of faithful
service to the insuring public, The Southland Life Insurance Company
had built up a total of insurance in force of $118,433,1% and the Gulf
States Life Insurance Company, during a ten-year brilliant career, had
on its books a total of $65,197,422 insurance in force—making a total
of $183,630,618—contracts guaranteed by total assets of $28,506,067.96,
according to their reports of December 31, 1937. Since their inception
these companies paid beneficiaries and policyholders in excess of
$35,000,000.
A meeting of the Stockholders of the newly-constituted Southland
Life Insurance Company was held and a new Board of Directors
elected. These Directors immediately placed responsibility for man-
agement of the greater Southland Life Insurance Company in the hands
of the following Executive Committee: John W. Carpenter, A. Morgan
Duke, Harry L. Seay, Sr., Homer R. Mitchell, John E. Owens, B. A.
Donnally, Lewis T. Carpenter, W. C. McCord, and Dr. Hall Shannon.
We, as members of that Executive Committee, and as active officers
of the enlarged Southland Life Insurance Company, deeply and sin-
cerely recognize the great trust and obligation placed upon us and,
without hesitation or reservation, accept our responsibility with the
promise to you, whom we represent, that it shall be fulfilled to the very
ends of our respective abilities.
Still further, we are most happy to give you every assurance that,
with the consolidation of the companies, which is proceeding apace and
already has witnessed consolidation, two of the greatest agency forces
in Texas, the Southland Life will forge steadily ahead to its appointed
place as one of the greatest service institutions in America.
The Board of Insurance Commissioners of the State of Texas unani-
mously has given full and unqualified approval of the consolidation and
of the formation of the new and greater institution to better serve you.
Gratefully we express our sincere appreciation to policyholders,
stockholders, our splendid agency force, and the insuring public of the
Southwest for expressions already given by them and their unswerving
loyalty to their company and bespeak for this newer and greater South-
land Life Insurance Company your confidence, respect and patronage
and have requested the newly-elected President, Mr. A. Morgan Duke,
to communicate this message to you over his signature.
Yours very sincerely,
(Signed) A. MORGAN DUKE,
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A. F. ALLEN
DR. W. H. BENNETT
RAYMOND E. BUCK
For*
GALLOWAY CALHOUN
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JOHN W. CARPENTER
7 #xm Pot^fr &
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LEWIS T. CARPENTER
J. M. CAVINESS
M;. K. K.
GEORGE COWDEN
B. A. DONNALLY
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A. MORGAN DUKE
S. G. GERNERT
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BURRIS C. JACKSON
T. E. JACKSON
Mgr., PM*-
PA*i* Co.,
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C. D. JUDD
CLARENCE E. L!NZ
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WILLIAM S. LIPSCOMB
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W. C. McCORD
/m. Co.,
JOHN D. MIDDLETON
HOMER R. MITCHELL
W. S. MOSHER
JOHN E. OWENS
G. B. RICHARDSON
6^ Co.
HARRY L. SEAY. Sr.
F*;. Co.,
ROY C. SEWELL
DR. HALL SHANNON
H. O. WOOTEN
P?fi.,^V. O. G?of*yy
JOHN W. CARPENTER
A. MORGAN DUKE
HARRY L. SEAY, Sr.
HOMER R. MITCHELL
JOHN E. OWENS
B. A. DONNALLY
LEWIS T. CARPENTER
-OFFICERS-
MALONE. LIPSCOMB.
WHITE AND SEAY
CLARENCE E. UNZ
W C. McCORD
HARRY L. SEAY, Jr.
DR. HALL SHANNON
DR. J. T. MONTGOMERY
PAUL V. MONTGOMERY
COL. W. E. TALBOT
LORRY A. JACOBS
Southtand Life HnsMranee Company
Howe Southtand Life Building... DALLAS, TEXAS
tos, Mrs. Truman Anderson and Buck
Bianton. On their return home Mon-
day they took Mrs. Bianton and Buck
with them and stopped over at Lin-
wood to visit with Mrs. E. R. Mad-
dux and friends around the old home
for a short time.
Married at the residence of Rev.
A. J. McCuistion Thursday morning,
Oiie Watters of Littie Rock, Ark.,
and Miss Genevia Neison of Warren,
Texas, Rev. McCuistion reading mar-
riage rites.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox motored to
Rusk Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Cole visited in
Alto Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hineman went to
Nacogdoches Sunday.
Mrs. Mary James of Alto spent
Sunday in the home of Mrs. W. M.
White. Her son and his family, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom James of Dallas were
visiting there over the week-end.
Mr. Willis Holcomb and Miss Ruth
Holcomb of Alto were also Sunday
guests in the White home.
THE JUDGE
ORDER FOR AN ELECTtON
You will take notice that on the
first Tuesday in April, A. D. 1938,
the same being the 5th of said month,
that an annual election of City Of-
ficials in and for the town of Alto,
Cherokee County, Texas, wiil be held
in Allen's Radio Shop, in the rear of
the Continental State Bank building,
in the town of Alto, Texas.
Said election is called for the pur-
pose of electing a Mayor to fill the
unexpired term of Robert McClure,
present encumbent, and three alder-
men to fill the expired terms of H.
M. Treadwell, Paul Rounsavilte and
J. D. Sartain.
Said election is hereby called as
provided by the laws of the State of
Texas, as contained in the Revised
Statutes of the State of Texas, 1920,
Articles 977, 978 and 2951.
It is hereby ordered that S. L. Ray
be appointed as presiding officer of
said election.
Ordered this 1st day of March, A.
D. 1938.
Robert McClure, Mayor,
City of Alto, Texas.
Attest:
F. L. Weimar, Secretary.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Pray, find no fault with the man
who limps or stumbles along the
road, unless you have worn the
shoes he wears, or struggled beneath
his load. There may be tacks in his
shoes that hurt, though hidden away
from view, or the burden he bears,
placed on your back, might cause
you to stumbie, too.
Don't sneer at the man who's down
today, unless you have felt the blow
that caused his fall, or felt the same
that only the fallen know. You may
be strong, but still the blows that
were his, if dealt to you in the self
same way at the self same time,
might cause you to stagger, too.
Don't be too harsh with the man
who sins, or pelt him with words or
stones, unless you are sure, yes,
doubly sure that you have not sins of
your own. For you know, perhaps, if
the tempter's voice should whisper
as soft to you as it did to him when he
went astray, 'twould cause you to
falter, too.—Speakers Library.
Notice is hereby given of an elec-
tion to be held in the City of Alto,
Texas, on the first Saturday in April,
in the year 1938, same being on the
2nd day of said month, for the pur-
pose of electing three trustees for
the Alto Independent School District
to fill the expired terms of E. W.
Thurmond, J. F. Allen and T. D.
Pearman.
Said eiection to be held in the
Alien Radio Shop in the rear of the
Continental State Bank building in
the town of Alto, Texas, with S. F.
Harrison as Presiding Officer.
Due returns of said eiection there-
of shall be made to the trustees of
the said Alto Independent School
District in accordance with the state
laws governing such elections of
trustees in Independent school dis-
tricts. Passed and ordered this 17th
day of February, A. D. 1938.
E. W. Thurmond.
President School Board.
S. F. Harrison, Secretary.
NOTICE OF SALE
An impressive scholastic record is
that of Bondo Hansen of Herman,
Neb., who was president, secretary
and treasurer of his high school
graduating ciass. It was also con-
ceded that he was the most popular
member, the handsomest, and the one
most likely to succeed. In other
words, he was the only member in his
class.
Meet Up With
PA P!FFLE,
Fo!ks!
You'H love the salty
old teprobate—see
him every week in
MESCAL ME
By S. L. HUNTLEY
Loan No. 54920
Mattie Thacker
Alto N. F. L. A.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Cherokee:
By virtue of an Execution and
Order of Sale issued out of the Dis-
trict Court of Harris County, Texas,
80th Judicial District, on a judgment
rendered in said court on the 25th
day of January, 1938, in favor of
The Federal Land Bank of Houston,
and against Alto National Farm Loan
Association, for the sum of NINE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE AND
59-100 ($989.59) DOLLARS, and 6
% interest from January 25, 1938,
and for costs of suit, and foreclosure
of lien, in Cause No. 242,372, on the
docket of said Court, I did on the
9th day of March A. D., 1938. at 10
o'clock, a. m., levy upon the follow-
ing described parcels and tracts of
land, situated in Cherokee County,
as the property of said defendant,
said premises containing 57% acres,
more or less, located two (2) miles
west of I from Alto, Texas, and for-
merly known as a part of the J. W.
King 127-acre tract, and now most
generaliy known as the Mattie
Thacker land, and consisting of the
following original surveys, or parts
of surveys, to-wit:
Being approximately 40 acres of
land, more or less, out of the South-
west portion of the Tiiman Waiters
Survey, Patent No. 68, Abstract No.
879, and approximately 17% acres
of land, more or less, out of the
Northeast corner of the W. F. Allison
Survey, Abstract No. 58, all in one
tract.
And on the 5th day of April. A. D.,
1938, same being the first Tuesday!
in said month, between the hours of
10 o'clock a. m., and 4 o'clock p. m.,
at the Courthouse door of Cherokee !
County, Texas, in the City of Rusk,
in said County. I will offer for sale
and sell at public auction, for cash,
all of the estate, right, title and in-
terest which each and all of the de-
fendants have in and to the abo.e
described premises.
Dated at Rusk, Cherokee County,
Texas, this 9th day of March. A. D .
1938.
Bill Brunt. Sheriff
Cherokee County, Texas.
By Leon Ilalbert, Deputy.
Notice Of Sheriff's Sale Of Reai
Estate Under Order Of Sale
NO. 242395
In the District Court Of Harris
County, 55th Judicial District of
Texas.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation i
vs. W. B. Barnett et ux.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale issued out of the District Court
of Harris County, Texas, in and for
the 01st Judicial District of Texas,
on the 4th day of February, 1938, on
and pursuant to a judgment rendered
on December 23, 1937, in favor of
Home Owners' Loan Corporation, a
corporation duly organized and
existing under and by virtue of the
taws of the United States of Amer-
ica, against W. B. Barnett in the
sum of ONE THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED FORTY ONE & 56-100
($1941.56) DOLLARS, with interest
thereon at the rate of five per cent
per annum from the date of said
judgment until paid, together with
judgment of foreciosure against W.
B. Barnett and wife, Mollie Barnett,
together with costs of Court, amount-
ing to the sum of Fifty One & 70-
100 ($51.70) DOLLARS, and the
further cost of executing this order
of sale, which said judgment was
rendered in Cause No. 242,395, en-
titled Home Owners' Loan Corpora-
tion vs. W. B. Barnett et ux. in said
court, the said order of sale com-
manding me to seize and seil as under
execution, the property and pre-
mises described therein. I, Bill Brunt,
Sheriff of Cherokee County, Texas,
did on the 8th day of March, 1938,
at 9 o'clock a. m., in obedience to said
order of sate, seize and levy upon aH
the estate, right, title, interest and
claim which the defendants W. B.
Barnett and wife, Mollie Barnett,
and each of them, had in and to the
following described tract or parcel
of land situated in Cherokee County,
Texas, being the same property
described in said order of sale and
being particularly described as fol-
lows, to-wit: i
All that certain lot, tract or parcel
of land, being all of Lot No. Thirteen
(13), and a strip of land 15 feet in
width off the entire length of the
North side of Lot No. Fourteen (14)
in Biock No. 140. according to the
M. L. Earle 1914 Map of the town of
Jacksonville, Texas, in Cherokee
County, Texas, together with all
improvements thereon, being the
same property described in deed of
trust from W. B. Barnett and wife,
Moltie Barnett, to B. W. Steele as
Trustee for Home Owners' Loan
Corporation, recorded Voi. Y, page
550 of the Mortgage Records of
Cherokee County, Texas.
And on the 3th day of April. 1938,
being the first Tuesday of said month,
between the hours of 10 o'clock a.
m.. and 4 o'ciock p. m.. on said day.
at the front door of the Court House
of Cherokee County, Texas, I will
offer for sate and sett at pubtic ven-
due for cash, at) of the estate, right,
titte, claim and interest of the de-
fendants tast above named, being atl
of the defendants of said suit in and
to the above described property.
Dated at Rusk, Cherokee County.
Texas, this the 8th day of March, A.
D. 1938.
Terms: cash.
Bitl Brunt. Sheriff
Cherokee County, Texas.
By Leon Halbert, Deputy.
When two women were arraigned
in court in Chicago for fighting, the
judge told them to go home and read
the 133rd Psalm together.
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