The Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Marion County
The Marion County Courier
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And Official Organ of the Marlon Coulty Agricultiaral Association
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Issued Every Friday
J eft arson, Texas, Friday.
April, 19, 1940
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VOL. 3~ No $2
OF
Results of the White Citizens'
Primary Election held April 9th,
as per election returns can
vassed by the Executive Com
mittee and shows the number of
votes each candidate received:
For District Olerk
Fred Shaw 1532
Fo County Judge
Asa E. Ramsay 1526
For Sheriff
Tom Morris 1530
For County Clerk
Joe Hughes 1583
For Tax Assessor & Collector
J. A. Starling 1532
For County Attorney
Shelburne H. Glover 1524
For County Treasurer
Mrs. Ethel Brown 1532
For County Surveyor
R. E. L. Snead 1533
For Commissioner Prec. No. 2
M. H. Bender 406
Chester Latham 4.5
For Justice Peace Prec. No. 3
W. E. Singleton 822
For Constable Prec. No. 3
0- R. Lockett 344
C. I. Boules 471
For Commissioner Prec. No. 1
Jack Lock 113
Oliver McNiel 63
0. J. Wicker 81
Era Johnson 22
J. S. Shaw 53
For Commissioner Prec. No. 3
Chas. E. Whatley 112
Calvin Moseley 91
G. D. Morris 28
A. R. Sachtleben 43
For Commissioner Prec. No. 4
'J. F. Treadwell
A. D. Wood
M. Wolaver.
LOCAL STUDENTS WIN
PLACES AI DISTRICT
MEET IN TEXARKANA
For Justioe Pea I
J. P. Davis
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50
88
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ec. No. 2
The following students won
places at. the District Meet in
Texarkana, Saturday, April 18,
and will represent District 6 at
the Regional Meet in Longview
next Saturday, April 20.
High School Declamation,
Junior Boy—Morris Joe
Lipman, 1st place.
High School Declamation,
Junior Girl—Nora Ann
Beggs, 2nd place.
Ward School Declamation,
Junior Girl—Jean Sterrett,
2nd place.
Short Hand—Mariorie Thomp-
son
Helena Joseph
Typing—Blanche Moseley
Girls' Tennis Singles—Van-
ness Dolen, First Place.
Pole Vaulting—Winston Hen-
derson
Out of the ten students who
entered contests in literary
events in Texarkana, six won
places and will participate in
the Regional Contests next Sat-
urday. Those students who win
first places in the Regional Meet
will be eligible to enter the
State Contests in Austin in
May.
The students were accompa-
nied by the following teachers:
Cruce Stark, Superintendent;
Miss Girlie Jones, Mrs. Ruth
Howard, R. D. Reaves, Floyd B.
Sanders, Miss Josephine Polk
Mrs. Elnia Turlington Ran-
dolph, and L. D. Lands. Other
teachers accompanied groups of
students to the Band Meet in
Sulphur Springs and the Home
Economics Meet in Marshall on
Saturday.
OLD GRAY BONNET
PLACED IN RING
AGAIN BY "MA"
188
[unior 1881 Club
Will Give Dance
The members of the Junior
1881 club announce that they
will give a dance at the Chester-
field club April 26th.
They state they have secured
a good orchestra and lots of
good music will be enjoyed by
those attending.
U. W. Walker was a Mar.
shall visitor Monday.
Eastern Star Honored
By Visit of Deputy
Grand Matron
Jefferson chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, met in special
session Tuesday night, April
16th. The Deputy Grand Ma-
tron, Mrs. Elizabeth Paine, of
Gladewater, made her official
visit at this time. Degrees were
conferred.
A Large number of visitors
were present, the following
chapters being represented:
Marshall, Kiigore, Henderson,
Teague, Gladewater, Helena,
Shiner and Overton.
Next regular meeting date is
| May 7th.
BOOK REVIEW
The 1933 STUDY CLUB
Will Present
Mrs Homer Meisenheimer
In A Review Of John Steinbeck s
a
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Carnegie Library Club Room
Thursday, April 25th.
3:30 p. rn.
Admission 25c
Now eomes that amasing pol-
itical team of Miriam A. and
James E. Ferguson announcing
they were taking the field once
more, and soon Over Texas hills
and plains will be ringing the
battle cry of their followers,
"Me for Ma."
Asserting the condition of the
state demanded action to restore
sanity and prosperty, Mrs. Fer-
guson, through ber famous hus-
band, announced her candidacy
for governor, and declared an ae •
tive camgaign to wrest the office
from Govenor W. Lee O'Daniel
wouid be started within two
weeks.
Her platform of seven planks
favored;
A third term for President
Roosevelt and continuing in Tex-
as the things he stands for
Paying old age pensions and
other social security claims to
all eligible under the constitu-
tion and financing the program
by a tax of one half of one per
cent on gross receipts of mer
chants estimated to yield $50,-
000,000.
Reducing appropriations 26 per
cent or $25,000,000.
Removing discrimination
against p«rsona 45 years of age
and older.
Meetings reasonable demands
of organized labor.
State and Fedral co-operating
in aidng ten nant farm to pur
chase home,
Liberal appropriations for edu-
cations.
It will be fifth time that Mrs.
Ferguson now 64 years old and a
grandmother, has campaigned
for governor.Twice she was elec-
ted and twice she was defeated.
Called "Ma" because of her
initials, she was the first woman
in the United States to be elect-
ed governor of a state, and she
is the only woman ever to be
govenor of Texas.
Since 1935 when she retired at
the end of her seeond term, she
has been living quietly at the
Ferguson home in Austin exhi-
biting little interest in politics.
"After, due deliberation said in
response to the request of many
thousands of voters, residing in
all parts of the state, who say
that my services are wanted and
needed, I have decided to run for
govenor," Mrs. Ferguson's state-
ment said.
My record for four years is
well known, and I refer to it as
evidence of my qualification to
fill that important position. If
the people want my services,
they have a right under the law
to eleet me, and in such event <it
becomes my duty to again give
my services to the state.
While no good purpose can be
served by indulging in criticism
IMH
CONFERENCE ME! AE
The Texarkana District Con
ference of the Methodist chureh
met at Hnghes Springs Tues
day. Rev. L. W. Nichols, dis
trict superintendent, presided
over the session. Rev. D
Townes Windham, pastor of
First Methodist church of this
city, was elected secretary and
Rev. Garnet House, of Naples
assistant secretary.
There werp 300 pastors, dele
gates, and visitors in attendance
upon the session of this confer-
ence, from the 25 pastora
oharges of the district. The
reports from all the pastors
showed progress. There have
been 475 members added to the
membership of the severa
churches of the district during
the first half of the conference
year.
High lights of the conference
were the reports from the sev-
eral pastors, supplemented by
the lay men of each ehurch; the
sermon at the noon hour by the
Rev. J. Coy Williams, of Pitts
burg, and the 4'lay man's hour
at the close of the session in th e
afternoon. Judge Williams, of
Texarkana, was the speaker.
Those attending the confer-
ence from Jefferson were: Rev
and Mrs. D. Townes Windham
and Mesdames W. G. Holbert
P. L. Bass, C. A. Meisenheim-
er, Cruca Stark, H. E. Lane, R
0. Daniel, and Mrs. S. S. Mi-
nor.
NEW BUSINESS WILL
BE
E
Pla s have been completed for
the opening of a new business in
Jefferson by Perry Woods and
George Colvin.
They will handle a complete
line of hardware, and a full stock
of Pittsburgh paints, varnishes,
stains, oils, glass, etc.
They will be located next door to
Hoarce Nelson's barber shop.
Operations will begin as soon as
the building is vacated.
Mr. Woods says:" We will
appreciate the patronage of onr
old friends as well as that of new
friends, and we cordially invite
you to come and visit our store.
It will be a pleasure to serve you
at all times."
ALL SniTHWESTERN
DIRECEBfEEECIEO
The stock holders of Sonth
western Gas & Electric comp
any met April 16 for the annual
eleetion of the board of direc
of what has or has not been done, tors.
yet I believe all the people will
agree that the present condition
of the state is sueh as to demand
our best thought and aeiion in re
storing our peo pie to sanity and
our condition to prosperity.
Just now the people are not so
much concerned a^ont the per-
sonal ambition of somebody to
hold office, as they are about who
can best serve the state in filling
the office.
S. S. Minor, who is working
at Quitman, spent the week
end with home folks.
The entire board of directors
serving throughout 1039 was
reelected. The board is made
up of following members: W.
Bann, of Texarkana, Ark.Tex.;
N. P. Heath, of Shreveport, La.;
Knox Lee, oi Marshall, Texas;
A. Lieberman, of Texarkana,
Atk.Tex.; H. L. Nickerson, M.
T. Walker, and L. R. Williams,
all of Shreveport, La.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Whit-
field and Mr. and (Ifrs. W. C.
Whitfield were Marshall vis-
itors Wednesday.
HUGE TEXAS AREAS
10 BE SET ASIDE
AS GAMLPRESERVE
Austin, Tex.— Leasing of 144,-
767 acres of land in a half dozen
sections of the state to be used
for restoration of deer, turkey,
and other game was announced
by the executive secretary of the
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster
Commission.
It is believed by the director of
game reforestration for the de-
partment that the overflow from
these projects will re-stock,
more than half a million acres
of land with deer and turkey.
Deer and turkey, trapped by
the game department in larger
numbers than ever before doe to
improvement in traps and trap-
ping methods, nave been placed
in most of the areas.
Improvement of the food and
cover will be sought on all the
areas.
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WINS HONORS AT MEET
The Jefferson high school
band attended the Northeast
Texas band meet at Sulphur
Springs April 1J. The soloists,
Frank Glenn, Sam Starrett, and
Barbara Cunningham, entered
the solo competition on Friday
and won individual medals. The
band drum major, Marijane
Bradshaw, also won second
medal at the meet.
The band participated in each
of the events—parading, march
ing and concert playing, and
received favorable criticisms.
Colonel Earl R. Irons, of Arling
ton, and A. M. Riley, of Dallas,
who judged each event of the
contest, gave our band a third
division rating, which, according
to the standards set up by the
Texas Music Educators Associa
tion means that the band ren
dered "a good performance, but
not outstanding. Showing ac
oomplishment and marked prom
ise, but lacking in one or more
essential qualities, this rating
might be compared to a grade
of 80 or 90." There was consider
able disagreement among the
band members as to just what
the lacking essentials were.
Most agreed, however, that
about 30 additional members
and uew uniforms for all should
raise the rating of the band at
least one division.
COL E. 0.
OUT FOR
With the announcement of
Ernest O. Thompson that he
would be a candidate for Con-
gress to succeed Representative
Marvin Jones, resigned to be-
come a member of the United
States Court Claims, set the en-
tire state spinning around in
circles.
The general expectation had
been that the red haired
"Colonel" would run for gover-
nor.
New it is being asked what
will pe the effect on the gover-
nor's race. The concensus is it
will have a profound effect.
As runnerup to W. Lee O'Dan*
iel in the 1938 gubernatorial cam-
paign, even his political critics
concede he would have been one
of the most formidable candi-
dates this year.
Now that candidaoy has been
removed, everyone would like
to know where the votes which
would have been cast for him
will go.
The other candidates are
O'Daniel, Harry Hines, Jerry
Sadler, Mrs. Miriam A, Fergu-
son and Albert Derden,
Hine's frienqs point out that
Hines and Thompson both hail
from west Texas, and claim that
Hines will be the chief benefi-
oary of Thompson's decision.
The claim, perhaps, will be dis. '
puted by other candidates and
their adherents.
Thompson himself declined to
say whom he would support
turning aside a queston with the
observation, "The list of candi-
dates is not complete."
ENTERTAINS WITH FISH
Wednesday Bight Isadore Segal
entertained a party of friends
with a fish dinner at Thompson's
camp and everyone present en-
joyed the evening very much,
Those present were. Mr. and
Mrs. G, T. Haggard, and son
George Earl, Mrs. Ida Rainey,
Miss Eva Eberstadt, Mr. and
Mrs. Shelburne Glover, Rogers
Rainey, Mr. and Mrs. Morris J.
Segal, Mr. and Mrs. Ruperi K.
Walker, Mrs. Blanche Crook,
MrB. I. Lipman, Miss FayBot-
aong and Mr. Segal.S
Miss May Belle Hale
Auspices Jefferson Rotary Club
Presents
Miss Lucia Graesar
VOICE ARTIST
High School Auditorium
Friday Evening, May 3rd.
8 o'clock •
Admission - Adults, 50c
School Children, 25c
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Bradshaw, R. G. The Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1940, newspaper, April 19, 1940; Jefferson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293160/m1/1/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.