The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1934 Page: 3 of 6
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THE MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
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u Siave on Every Pair
OS Women's Slippers
In Our Big
Xmas Sale
Pumps ... Ties ... Novelties ..
all this season's best styles j?o
at reduced prices in Christmas
Sale.
-Shoes up to $6
Choice of stock
Choice of all ^ AgZ
$3.95 Shoes go at
-Choice of stock
up to $3.50 Shoes.^^
Odd Lots $3.50 to $5 Shoes
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Good styles in pumps,
oxfords, suede, kid-
skin and calf, out on
the table to close out
'2'
DEPRESSION IS
NEARLY OUT IN
DAWES OPINION
Four styles in Low Heel School
Oxfords for Big Misses, size
2l/2 to 8—real values in Xmas
Sale at—
$1
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Karner-PhilUps
GAS SHOWING
IN MOORE TEST
j An encouraging gas showing at
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foflf'WttRI KCtwrKMjrppUj.;
1600 feet was reported by W. C.
Moore from his test on the T. M.
Wilson farm, three, miles ..from
Prairie Hill. The Moore-Wilson
test, a wildcat which is to be drill-
Sultana
Peanut
Butter
ed 2000 feet, encountered 195 feet
of chalk, which is much less than
previous tests in that vicinity. The
gas showing was in the Eagle Ford
in which the drill is not cutting.
my
1 lb. jar.
2 lb. jar.
15c
25c
Navy
Beans
lb
5c
8 O'CLOCK
Coffee lb 19c
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TALL
CANS
SMALL
CANS
1?C
RED PIE
CHERRIES, 2 No. 2 cani.23c
SULTANA KEI)
Salmon 17c
SALMON, tall can - 17c
NUTLEY OLEO, lb .lie
SULTANA KIDNEY
BEANS, 16 oz. can 2 for.. 13c
N.B.C. PREMIUM
CRACKERS, 81/^ oz. pkg. 9c
ECONOMY
OATS 31/7 lb. pkg 19c
HEINZ
SOUP, small size 2 cans._ 17c
DEL MONTE
SPINACH, No. 2 can 14c
PURE EAST TEXAS RIBBON CANE
Syrup 10 «>• p^i 59c
SLICED BREAKFAST
Bacon lb 26c
1 > K't SALT
VEAL
Chops lb '15c
lb 14c
4ss
ASSORTED CHOCOLATE
In Beautiful Christmas Boxes
5 lbs 95c
Grandmother's
Fruit Cake
5 lbs. . ..$1.75
These cakes are stuffed full of fruits
and nuts.
Bananas lb 5c
Winesap Apples
175c-180s, doz _15c
ORANGES
LARGE SIZE CALIFORNIA
Dozen
32c
Cabbage lb 2c
Idaho
Potatoes 10 lb 19c
BABY BEEF BRLSKET
Roast lb 10c
CURED—Half or Whole
Hams lb 18c
w 1SCQNS1N
Cheese lb 21 c
By EVERETT HOIXKR
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO—(UP) Charles (5.
Dawes, former vice president of
the United States, announced to-
day that the depression should be
completely wiped out, "not later
than next June or July."
The date, he said, will mark "the
commencement of the year of full
business prosperity in the coun-
try," just as black Thursday mark-
ed the beginning of the crash on
Oct. 29, 1929.
Dawes, who headed the first gov-
ernmental agency set up for re.
lief of the nation's distressed in-
dustries and banks, made his pre-
diction —he called it a "definite
prophecy"—at a luncheon of the
Chicago association of commerce.
The former official in the Re-
publican administrations of Calvin
Coolidge and Herbert Hoover gave
full credit to President Roosevelt
for restoring the country's lost
confidence and paving the way for
recovery.
"I suggest," he said, "that not
later than June or July of next
year should be the beginning of
great sustained demand for dur-
able goods due to the accumulation
of five years of postponed de-
mands.
"That time also should mark the
commencement of the year of full
business prosperity."
He based his announcement on a
series of charts showing the up-
swing in the mass demand for dur-
able goods—pig iron and steel—in
the depression of 1873, 1893 and
1929.
Dawes said he applauded Presi-
dent Roosevelt's course "despite
the views of some as to the psycho-
logical effects upon confidence of
this or that event."
"I think it may be justly assur-
ed," he declared, "that lost mass
confidence was restored by Presi-
dent Roosevelt's bank moratorium
in March, 1933. and that after
that date the general course of
business in consumer goods reflect-
ed no loss in this recovery confi-
dence." •
Dawes is chairman of the City
National Bank & Trust Co. and
internationally known as a financ-
er. He drafted the Dawes plan foi
reparations payments and served
as the first chairSian of the RFC
Flourishing his famous under-
slung pipe across his charts. Dawes
said that in the 1873 and 1893 de-
pressions the era of full business
recovery was reached about five
years and six months after the in-
itial stock market collapses.
"The time when the sustained
mass demand for durable goods in
the 1873 and 1893 depressions be-
gan to tax production facilities
marked arrival of full business re
covery."
Dawes said that the average
man, struggling out of the depres-
sion, buys the necessities—food
coal and clothing. The purchase of
durable goods—a k'tchen stove or
a new automobile—is delayed.
"You can't force or cajole him
into doing otherwise by pleas thai
it will hasten recovery," Dawes
said. "That's the reason why plans
for 'priming the pump' lasted only
as long as the priming water held
out.
"Ultimately, after the short
swing of recovery, there is a rush
to the durable goods counter after
the earned income of the. mass pas-
ses the point where consumption
necessities are covered.
"The demand for durable goods
especially the heavier ones, always
rises last in a depression but it
always rises fastest. With that
rush comes the beginning of real
prosperity."
Dawes warned that the iron and
steel men are under-estimating thi
demand for durable goods when thi;
mass movement starts "in full
blast."
SCHOOL SHOW
FRIDAY NIGHT
MERCHANTS OF TEXAS REPORTING
HEAVY GAINS IN RETAIL SALES
DALLAS. (UP)—Christmas tree.s will yield an unusual-
ly heavy harvest of urifts this year in Texas.
A "United Press survey of the state's major cities to-
; 15 to 60 per cent from last season. The increase was evi-
day indicated retail sales for the Christmas trade were up
rkneed by throngs of shoppers jamming department, cloth-
ing and gift stores.
At the same time the Federal Reserve Board at Wash-
ington reported fall sales figures far in advance of last
year's. In the Dallas Federal Reserve district sales during
November, 1934, were 21 per cent greater than for the
same month of 1933.
Christmas sales in Dallas were
00 per cent higher than last year.
THIRD PAY ON
COTTON LANDS
BY AAA OFFICE
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A musical show that promises to
be one of the classic events of the
month is scheduled for Friday
night at the city auditorium when
the high school compliments Mexia
with a program. Under direction of
George Royster, bandmaster, the
high school will present the "Songs
of Yesterday," and playing tunes
from the Revolution to date will
close with the "Black Cats on Par-
ade," an original composition by
Mary Emma Pittman, student of
the school and daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. W. D. Pittman.
The^ program of song?., solo*,
band numbers and pep is to be free.
A large crowd is expected.
E. J. LAUDERDALE
DIES AT LA SALLE
E. J. Lauderdale, of LaSalie
dropped dead suddenly at his home
Monday afternoon. A long time re-
sident of that rural community
Mr. Lauderdale was widely known
Funeral arrangements had- no'
been completed.
department store executives esti-
mated. Virtually even division of
the sales between credit accounts
and cash purchases indicated con-
fidence in the future as well as
more spending money in hand,
merchants believed.
In Houston estimates of the
sales gain ranged from 20 to 200
per cent. The clothing business
was about 33 per cent better than
last year. Chain and mail order
houses reported increased busi-
ness in both "necessai '" and j
"holiday" artciles. Jewelry and j
furniture sale® jumped.
In Fort Worth the Christmas
rush augmented gains noted since
the first of the year. From Jan.
1 the increase over last year was
18 per cent. The Christmas sea-
son gain wait 20 per cent and
growing. Stores experienced one
of the heaviest Christmas buying
rushes in years.
At Austin retail stores reported
that a 20 per cent increase in em-
ployment was justified by a par-
allel increase in Christmas buy-
ing over last year. More purchas-
es were being made along with
an increase in the average of in-1
dividual sales.
The Federal Reserve Board's
report showed that sales in the
Texas district rfvere 23 per cent
higher from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1 than
for the same period last year. The
Dallas district was second in the
country in the extent of busi-
ness improvement. The Atlanta
district reported a 27 per cent
sales gain;
ELECTION SET
FOR 25 BOXES
IN FREESTONE
By W. B. FREDERICK
(Freestone County Agent)
The election on the Bankhead bill
will be held on Friday December
14th from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. There
will be 25 voting boxes in Frt*-
stone county, in the following
places:
St. Elmo, Wortham, Stewards
Mill, Fairfield in the district court
room, Kirvin, Donie, Teague in the
city ,hall, Young at Casey's Barbci
Shop, Butler, Liberty at Liberty
school house, Concord at Concord
church, Streetman, Cotton Gin
Luna, Cedar, Dew at McKinney's
Barber Shop, Freestone, Shanks
Lanely at I.anely church, New
Hope, Cotton Wood, Trinity Chap-
el, Avant, Grove Island, and Owens
Chapel.
All who received exemption cer-
tificates are eligible to vote, re-
gardless of nationality. You must
vote in the county where your ex-
emption certificates were issued.
No absentee votes or votes by
proxy will be accepted.
Stnd«nt—Professor, I want to
take up international law. What
would you recommend?
Prof — Constant target prac-
tice.
Washingtoi
stone county
nicnt" checki
farmers and land owners, accord- onc,
ing to T. B. Lewis, county agent. J
The checks are expected momen-
tarily at Groesbeck.
The first shipment of parity
checks will place in the hands of
land owners, tenants and share
croppers of the county n total of
$100,210.16.
It is pointed out by Mr. Lewis
vill
Hair
Lent,
and
ourth farmer
of the paritj
¥o the land
g '
re*
The average check is for
will be th« third and final
farmers will have rrcei
their cotton reduction cont
addition many sold their
cotton certificates, addinj
snds of dollars to their
from the government this
mam*
$24 and
payment
ved lor
racts. In
surplus
i thous-
income
year."
COURT CLEARS
HOMESTEAD ACT
AUSTIN. (U.fi)—Rights of cred-
itors and heirs in homesteaded
property and the conditions un-
der which homesteads are sub-
ject to partition among heirs
were clarified today in , an ex-
haustive opinion by Judge T. B.
Greenwood of the state supreme
court.
The opinion Covered four oases.
One was gtyled T. J. Thompson et
al vs. Mrs, Emma Kay et al from
Limestone county. The supreme
court sustained the appellate
court's decision that the home-
stead character and exemption of
Mrs. M. A. Thompson's 82.5 acre
estate ceased at her death in
1929.
Effect of the decision was that
the homestead legally passed to
her children who paid Mrs.
Thompson's funeral bill of f211.50
the only charge against her es-
tate.
CYCLONE DAVIS
IN RACE EARLY
SAN ANTONIO—(UP)—James
H. "Cyclone" Davis, 80, visiting his
son here, announced today through
Sidney C. Tapp that he will for-
mally announce for governor of
Texas on January 1.'
Tapp said that Davis would
make public his platform on that
date, and that it would advocate
state ownership of all minerals
more than 200 feet under ground;
stats control of gas now piped out
of the state; public ownership of
utilities; require all corporations
to take out a Texas charter^ and
call for a constitutional conven-
tion.
COX'S
The Better
Food M arket
Folks, We Are Really
Ready for You...
Thousands of Pounds of Candies and Nuts . . . Hundreds of
Boxes of Fruits. Ask us about fruit by the box.
Prices Good for Friday Afternoon, Saturday and Monday!
Sugar 10 lbs 48c
15c
Brown
2 lb. pkg.
Sugar
DATES Fresh bulk lb 10c
2 lbs 25 c
Candy
Chocolate Drops
Xmas Mixed
Spuds
10 pounds
Celery Hearts
17c
5c
Lettuce
Firm Heads
4jc
Cherries S,"'. No. 2 cans 15c
Crystal White
Syrup
Pint Cans
Cabbage Nice Own Heads
lb
2c
EOOS Fresh No, 1 Eggs
doz
32c
COFFET
MORNING
, BRACER'.
BRIGHT & EARLY
Coffee
lb 21c
SNOWDRIFT It
$ .54
1.03
WESSON OIL Pint Can
21c
Mil 1^ Popular ^ small cans
Brands 3 large can
„ 19c
5-- -19c
Bananas klZ™*
Ea lc
WHITE HOUSE
RICE PRODUCTS
Holiday Offer
WHITE HOUSE
BOY DOLL
FREE
far the aid. i>anel«, bearing
Standard Rim Co. name,
from 24 WhlM Hons, prod-
net carton*. Nnt more than
ait panels from any one
prodnet.
Or aend 4 of the nam. Mnela
from * different WHIT!'
HOUflK RICF. PRODUCTS
and 3ie. ,
These White House products an
sale here at usual prices.
RICF. • RICENA
RICE FI.AKES
rice rroi'R
NATURAl. BROWN-
RICE
-Fo.id« F« Prcaldenta."
Milled and Parked Hr
STANDARD RICE CO. Inc.
HOUSTON, TKXA*
PORK LIVER lb 10c
Dry Salt JOWLS 12c
Veal Stew 5c
IN BULK
Mince Meat
Sour Kraut
BOLOGNA
Hog Lard
BONELESS CURED
HAMS
lb 18c
lb 8c
lb 10c
lb 10c
25c
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1934, newspaper, December 14, 1934; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299381/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.