The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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THE TYLER JOURNAL
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EAST TEXAS NEWS
DAT BT DAT
^DALLAS’ NEWEST HOTEL-
i HARRIS CHAPEL NEWS
AND PERSONAL
DIXIE PERSONALS
John Sheppard of Oixie spent Fri-
day night with his aunt, Mrs. Charles
W. Boone, Sr., of Tyler.
Misses Elia Mae Johnston, Vert is
Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 5—Cotton re-
ceipts of the 1925 crops at Mount
Pleasant have reached 4,126 bales.
Kilgore, Oct. 5—Motion pictures,
will be made of the crowds here next
Trades Day, Oct. 28, by the manager
of the local theater. The pictures
will be shown at the theater here.
THE BAKER-OPENS TODAY
Alto, Oct. 5—The series of revival
Cook, Margaret and Audrey Johns tor, meetings conducted here by Rev. C. C.
and Gua Cook spent Sunday after- Curtis, State Evangelist of the Chris-
1$ and Gua Cook spent Sunday after- Curtis,
II ' noon in Lin dale. tian church, closed Tuesday night.
FL Starley Shelton of Washington, D. -
43* was a guest in the Gus Cook home Gladewater, Oct. 5—A revival meet-
last week. ing
is in progress at the Methodist
John Carson of Alabama was a vis- church here. The pastor and the pre-
itor at the home of bis brother, M- siding elder are doing the preaching.
| O. Carson last week. This is the first -
meeting they have had for more than Frank Eton, Oct. 5—Claude Dossett
fifteen years. Claud Carson and k suffering from severe injuries and
■"wife of Marshall were guests of the a Mr. Bridges, mill helper, is partially
M. O. Carson family Sunday. paralyzed from injuries received when
Dixie School, both students and a truck which they were riding, turn-
teachers, are highly pleased with the ed over at a sharp curve on the high-
feport of their school opening appear- way near Frankston Tuesday.
jog in the Journal's last issue. Prof, j -
Brown, our principal, announces that Jacksonville, Oct. 5—Frank C. Men-
tha school is now ready to “buckle die of Gaieston and Miss Ruth Crim
down” to real work for the next seven of thiB city were recently married in
months. In this students, teachers Galveston. They will live in Galves-
and parents are all agreed. So Dixie ton.
will ■sake a good school record. -
: W. B. BeaW visited the officials' Wills Point, OcL S-A “pep” meet-
of the East Texas Cotton Palace of ing was recently held at the Majestic
Athens at week end, to confer with theater here in the interest of the Free
them on matters of interest to Dixie,- j State Fair.
BULLARD PERSONALS Athns, Oct. 5—In two weeks this
- season the compress here turned out
Bullard, Oct. 6—Prof Gordon Burks 17,500 bales of cotton. The local com-
and Miss Ima Blow, members of press has handled more than 20,000
the Swan- school faculty, spent the bales of cotton this season. and to the general public that it pays
week end with relatives here. cities to provide good hotels—and Ty-
compare
best hotels
So maijy from this community at-
tended the East Texas Fair that it
! would require too much space to
|enumerate their names. Universal
praise is accorded the fair this year,
and the many children who attended
on Education day will doubtless re-
gard it as a great event in their lives.
A methodist protracted meeting is
in progress here, Rev. W. K. Stroth-
jer of Mineola doing the preaching.
Services are held at 10:30 a. m., and
«7:30 p. mi
A number of our people went to
i Mineola Saturday, drawn there by
the attractive offers of Trades day.
Miss Lois Jeffus of Lindale arrive !
; Sunday and will make her home with
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Sewell during the
school term.
Rev. and Mrs, W. K. Strother of
Mineola spent Sunday with Grandma
Flewellen.
HARRIS CHAPEL SCHOOL NEWS
Harris Chapel (Rt. 2, Lindale),
Oct. 5.—School opened today at 8:30
o’clock with a total enrollment of
thirty-six pupils. Others will enter
when cotton picking is completed.
A number of patrons were present
and a number of interesting talks
were heartily enjoyed by all. The
faculty and trustees arc well pleased
with the fine prospects of a very
profitable school year.
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Tyler has demonstrated to herself
Miss Mincie Hinds of Tyler visited j Palestine, Oct. 5-Mayor H. V. j k.r nas at least two that
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hinds Hamilton and the City Commisioners m0£t favorably with the b<
! have agreed to pave several blocks on j in any Texas city in the same class
East Lacy street leading from the ;of citfes wjth Tyler. Readers of The
’Journal noted in last week's issue
ithat this publication naii been chosen
during the week end.
Mrs. Theo Me Mi Ilian of Swan was
a recent visitor here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Less Turner.
With few exceptions, the entire
population of Bullard attended the
East Texas fair at Tyler.
Gan Beasley and family of New
Harmony and Miss Armer
Were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
courthouse plaza to the city limits.
Nacogdoches, Oct. 5—Bill Murray, t0 carry the advertising n the Tyler
farmer, has been sentenced to the j territory announ'-iiv the opirng of
penitentiary for a year upon charges :the Baker Hotel of Dallas. The Baker
guests of
colm Buie Sunday
Fred Jones and family of Houston
of illegal transportation of two gal-
Reeves j Ions of whiskey. Murray has a son
in the pmitentiary who has charged
with a similar offense.
Hotel is the latest addition to the
many fine hotels that constitute
floors—where is located the Roof
Garden and Radio Studio—almost a
solid bank of windows on three sides.
160 Carloads Furniture Cost over
One Million Dollars
, One hundred and sixty car loads of
furniture, furnishings, and equipment
were required to furnish the building.
Among some of the items included
in this total of more than a $1,000,000
worth of furnishings are little mat-
ters like: 3,100 dozen plates, 2,500
pairs of window curtains, 33,000 yards
" iof carpet, 2,900 dozen napkins, 43,000
came Saturday for a few days visit Rusk, Oct. 5—The “watermelon king j hotels to any city, and because so 1
"mj i c nu , J°ne®- of Cherokee county,” J. Palmer Scho-imany cjtizens of Tyler and all East;
Miss Lulu D. Hunter spent the chler, has returned from trips to fairs . Texas so frequently have business in j Mammoth
week end with friends and relatives held in Southern Oklahoma and j Dallas w» are giving space to
ha Beaumont. Northern Texas where he exhibited
Rev. N. V. Hambrick of Arp fill- melons.
ed his regular appointment at the | -
Baptist church Sunday, and was a Henderson, Oct. 5—Elvin* Perkins
guest in the W. S. Wilkinson home : of Henderson and Miss Maudie Lee
for the day. Jenkins of Pittsburg were married
Robert Lee Smy:'
old son of Mr. and
has returned from the Cherokee sani-
tarium at Jacksonville to which place Wills Point, Oct. 5—W. L. Mathis
»y.
Robert Lee Smyrl, the seven-year here recently, Rev. A. D. Sparkman
Mrs. Ossie Smyrl,, officiating.
SHAKES l;F s"-f “
rate items that were required to fur- <
nish the building.
_____, We are giving space to a no-
exhibited tation of some of the “high points”
• regarding Dallas' newst hotel.
The Baker has 700 guest rooms
j with baths. It cost $5,500,000. It is
! owned by The Baker Hotels of Texas
I (Inc.), T. B. Bakqr, President. The
i other properties in this “chain” are:
The Texas, Fort Worth Stephen F.
Austin, Austin; The Gunter and the
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“rriedtCT,d*^ ,or ! I riu^cnpls^the^i^lf the^Ori-
ental which
ah operation for appendicitis. ; |500 bond, awaiting action of the Van
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith of Cor- Zandt county grand jury in connection
sieana were guests of relatives here with the shooting of E. F. Bums Mon-
during the week end. day. Bums was slightly wounded. A
Mrs. M. H. Walker of Flint and misunderstanding in regard to farm
daughter. Miss Susie Mell, were j rents is thought to have led to the
guests of Mrs. Julia Bullard Sunday.! shooting.
Jack Dennis of Ponta was a guest _
of friends here Sunday.
Miss Lucy Hagan spent Sunday
with friends at Tyler and Arp. Upshur county commisioner, has been
Mr. Robinson of Teague has accept- ; sentenced to two years imprisonment
m
was opened exactly 32
years ago today.
Elevators Travel 600 Feet a Minute
The Baker Hotel will have six rapid
elevators with a rated speed of 600
feet per minute. Each room will have
a bath, circulating ice-water, Valedor
Gilmer, Oct. 5—S. G. Newsom, Jr., j 8 *u" ^inton c££*ran<*
dreamed of even ten or fifteen years
ago. It is of re-inforced concrete
construction, said to be one of the
finest of its kind in America, stand-
ing eighteen stories in height with a
total useful space between the floor of
the second basement and the machin-
ery on the roof of 237 feet. The first
UT> uvivav eBBanvue 1 four A001-9 are faced with terracot-
Ml. SiLVA.\ rKKSONALS j ta, the next twelve are faced with a
Hubert Tomlin of Tyler spent Sun-i,i>rht brick and the balance is finish-
-- 1---- - <------ * — ! ed with terra cotta with the top two
upon charges of selling whiskey. Mo-
tion for a new* trial, presented by
Newsom's attorneys, was refused by
the District Judge. Newsom refused
to tender his resignation from the of-
fice of county commissioner. :
ed a position as pharmacist with the
Biecoe Drug Company here.
W. M. Taylor has retrained from a
weeks visit with relatives at Jack-
sonville.
J. B. Roark and family spent the
week with Mrs. Roark’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. W, Henley, at Mixon.
J. M. Gravis and family of Jack-
sonville were guests of Mesdames
Tomlin and Horton Sunday. jday here at the home of his father,
Rev. and Mrs. B. R. Bolton and j Smith Tomlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Downs Bolton of Jack- Religious services were held at the ;
sonville were guests in the J. A. Case- Baptist church Sunday by Rev. Kim-
yteD borne Sunday. j berly, the pastor.
M. J. Lawrence left Friday for a Mrs. Van.iie Walters of Lindale Bullard, Oct. 6—Pitt Douglas of
faw days visit with relatives at j spent Sunday here at the home of j Mount Selman, who owns property
Troop. . j her father, J. L. Ashley. Alton Tun- here, is having the foundation laid
1 vf.'Lrf inLiSr,lecomm„Sv * Sund“y i for another bu"Ka,°w> east of the reai-
_ i Bom to Mr! aTd Mrs.^Floyd Me- lde"Ce he recently had erected here‘
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCrary of Fadden, a son on Sept. 30.
Auditorium and Dining
Capacities
The Convention Room on the sec-
! ond floor has a seating capacity of
1,750 persons and a Roof Garden that
seats 2,100 persons for Convention
purposes. A Coffee Shop, Cafeteria,
Main Dining Room, Seven Private
Dining Rooms, and Two Convention
Rooms provide dining facilities for
7,500 persons per meal. A staff of
450 persons are required to operate
the hotel. And yet—with all this in-
vestment and the countless details of
operation the rates—as in each of the
other four Baker Hotels in Texas—
will be only $2 per day and up—with
the highest priced single room for
one person at $4.
D<m Bestor's Orchestra for Winter
Season
Don Bestor’s Orchestra from Chic-
ago-known from the more than 60
Victor Records and many radio pro-
grams broadcasted, has been engaged
for the Winter Season. The orches-
tra has arrived for the Opening night
and in addition to the full program
being broadcasted on October 9 from
9 until morning—Will boardcast a
Dinner Hour Program each evening
from 6:30 to 7:30 over WFAA—whose
studio iB being moved to the seventh
and eighteenth floors of the new ho-
tel.
It Will Pay You to Trade in Troup
Avery Implements
On every Avery Implement in our house we are offering
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
You will need many of these Implements this fall. We are
offering such BIG BARGAINS that it will pay you to buy now
for next Spring.
Crescent Reversible Disc Harrows, Open-end and Guard-
rail section Harrows, Middle-busters and Turning Plows.
Champion Mowers and Rakes.
Stalk Cutters.
(Send for Descriptive Circulars)
SCHMIDT & CO.
TROUP, TEXAS
AUTHORIZED AVERY DEALERS
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WE WRITE ALL MODERN FORMS OF
LIFE INSURANCE
Can use several good, reliable men in East Texas—good
contracts to sell and good commissions, see
C. E. HELM, Mgr.
208 1-2 W. Ferguson,
Tyler, Texas.
BULLARD NEWS BRIEFS
NOONDAY PERSONALS; NEWS
ARP PERSONALS
nee ne recently had erected here.
Bullard, Oc^. 6—The Bullard school,
* | under direction of Supt. J. B. Roark,
! is progressing nicely, with an av-
__ jerage attendance of 182 pupils, of
SHSH- St ir.
riage of Earle Garrison of Garrison
Grapevine spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr. McCrary’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Matt McCrary.
m
guest
(ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Rctus Gibson spent! Horace Phillips of Dallas is a guest
Sunday with Mrs. Gibson’s mother, j of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mr*. Dingier of Midway. • Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell and MrB. Jack Eaton and little son of
Mr*. Johnnie Craft of Flint spent ! Palestine visited Lt the Musslewhite
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Camp- ; home recently. f,
bell's mother, Mrs. M. E Thedford. Miss Lucy Hagan of Whitehouse;
Mrs. Millie McKay and family,! the week end with Mrs. Bob |
Katherine Rushing, G. W. Spivey, Bradford.
Mis. C. M. Tomlison and Letha Tom- : Miss Marguerite Lewis is visiting
linson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. her brother in DeQueen, Ark.
J. A. Spivey of Gresham. i Mrs. Sarah Johns of Jacksonville
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tomlison spent «« visiting relatives here.
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Firman Rev. Meadors preached at the First
Williams of Gresham, j Baptist church Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Den- ! Rufus Haire, Jr.? has returned from
hey September 25, a daughter. a visit with relatives and friends in
Miss Lois Johnston, who attends Mississippi.
"S3! ™ THE MEN OF AMERICA
Mrs. Seman Johnston. - . .
Rev. Lemons will fill his regular “You talk of your breed of cattle,
Texas, to Miss Bonnie Hunter. The
event took place at Beaumont Friday
evening. The bride was reared at
Bullard, a member of one of the most
highly honorer families of East Tex-
as. The groom is a young business
man, with headquarters at Beaumont.
Miss Hunter has been a member of
the Beaumont high school faculty for
the past four years. :
Charter No 5 343
Reserve District No.
Report of the Condition of
Kilgore, Sept. 14—The drilling of
an artesian well at Kilgore has been
taken under advisement by citizens j
here. The total cost of drilling the
well, with capacity of 150,000 gallons
of water daily, would be $7,500.
lent here Sunday
kf IWnka* 1Q
morning
And plan for the higher strain;
Vnn dnnM« the food of the nAsttire.
You draw on the wits of the nation,
To better the bam and the pen;
But what are you doing, my brother,
To better the breed of men?
Morgans
'WVWWYWW
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CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
At Tyler, in the State of Texas, at the close of business on Sept. 28,
1925.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, including Rediscounts......... $1,920,690.40
Overdrafts ............................................................ 6,005.04
U. S. Government Securities owned:
(a) Deposited to secure circulation,
U. S. Bonds par value . $184,000.00
(b) All other Govt. Securities owned . 47,234.17
Total ................. ................ ... 231,234.17
Other Bonds and Securities ........ .............................. 159,675.00
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures...... ............... 350,930.66
Real Estate Owned, other than Banking house_____ 1 1,721.36
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 168,554.74
Cash in vault and amount due from National Banks.... 691,702.93
Checks on other banks in same town as reporting bank 10,1 75.55
Checks on banks located outside of city or town as re-
porting bank, and other cash items ...... 4,883.81
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. S. Treasurer .................................................... 9,200.00
Other Assets Cotton Belt Ry. Pay Checks............... 7,024.71
FLOOR COVERINGS
For Every Room
It is a pleasure to select from our new and complete stock
of fmoteoms and congoteums.
TOTAL .............................................. $3,571,798.37
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock paid in ................................................$ 250,000.00
Surplus Fund .......................................................... 250,000.00
Undivided Profits, net .............................................. 263,195.83
Dividends Unpaid ..... 75.00
Circulating Notes Outstanding .... 184,000.00
Amount due to National Banks .............................. J5 593.62
Amount due to State Banks, Bankers and Trusts Com-
panies in the U. S. and Foreign countries................ 146,403.39
Cashier's Checks on own bank outstanding............ 3^260.60
Individual Deposits subject to check .................... 7 231 564 80
Postal Savings Deposits ..........................................” 24,705.13
Bills Payable ............................................................. 1 QQ.QOQ.OQ_
Rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank..... ............. 103,000.00
%
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10 0
State of T exas, County of Smith,
I, Clay Hight, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. ._ CLAY HIGHT, Cashier.
v° a"d before me this the 5th day of Oct., 1925.
(SEAL) C. F. MANSFIELD. Notary Public, Smith County, Texas.
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1925, newspaper, October 9, 1925; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth619875/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith County Historical Society.