The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1928 Page: 1 of 24
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A RKSVILLE
ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873 SECTION ONE
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1928
SECTION ONE
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PROMOTIONS WILL UK RASED I
OX SEVENTH GRADE
WORK OK YEAR
AGRICULTURAL, CIVIC AND IX-
DUSTRIAL SUBJECTS TO
BK FEATURED
REGIONAL CAST TEXAS C. OK <
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I*ATK HERE
Longview, Texas, Jan. 18.—Plans
for a series of regional meetings for
this spring, similar to those which
met with widespread favor in 1927,
have been made by the agricultural
department of the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce.
February 7 and 8 have been, des-
ignated as dates for a meeting in
Texarkana to be held with the co-
operation of the Texarkana Cham-
ber of Commerce and the extension
department of Texas and Arkansas.
A similar meeing will be held Feb-
ruary 9 and 10 in Clarksville with
the co-operatfon of the Texas exten-
sion department and the Clarksville
Chamber of Commerce.
Programs at these meetings will
At the regular monthly meeting,
held in Clarksville Saturday, the!
members of the County Teachers As-1
sociation, decided that in the future
promotions in all county schools are
to he based on an examination for I
seventh grade pupils to he conduct- j
ed at the close of t He term and the *
plan will be given a trial during the!
coming spring. County Superin- j
tendent Storey was asked to name aj
committee to arrange examination |
questions and perfect details neces- J
sary. Members of this 'committee ■
are: It. M. White, C. M. Fisher, Mrs.
Will Wooley, Paul M. Chum and I
Johnh Felts.
• Association Mas :i:l
Members
Seven new members were receiv-
ed Saturday and Mrs, Mollie S'te-j
phens, secretary of the association,!
ifeports a total membership of thir-j
ty-three. Twenty-five teachers at- j
tended the Saturday meeting.
The next meeting will he held in j
Clarksville at 1:30 o’clock Saturday,!
February 25.
Plnh' Mor the annual membership
meting and banquet of tiie Chant-
er of Commerce are under way and
< inplete details, including program
! the evening', will h>r announced
• ithin tlie. next few days.' Officials
r tie East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce. who will be here for the
two-day
regional convention, will
figure largely in the program.of the
additional nnifthers being
rranged , by P. J. Craves, J. L.
R'oed and Egbert Thompson, mem-
bers of a coinmitttee appointed sev-
eral days ago. P. J; BurfOrd arid
Melvin Marx have- been named as
members of a committee to take
.charge of ticket sales. An attend-
even
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This new picture or General
John J. Pershing, whose name has
been mentioned recently as a
presidential possibility, shows the
famous war leader at his desk in
Washington.
" jects. Well known speakers have
been obtained to discuss the various
subjects on the program.
The second birthday anniversary
meeting of the East Texas Chamber
■ of Commerce will be held In Hunts-
-^vllie March 23 and 24. While the
program will be modeled along lines
similar to those of the other meet-
ings it is planned to make this gatb-
»ring a section-wide affair. The
birthday meeting was held in
Mile on the same date in 1927.
nany requests for regional
ts have been received from.
■lo.u8 towns of the territory,
is impossible to fill all prof-
ngagements. However, ef-
:1 be made to hold meetings
points as will give everyone
territory an opportunity to
.least one.(
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•jing of February 9. This arrange-
ment enables the Chamber of Com-
merce to take advantage of the serv-
'ces of several excellent speakers
who will he here for. the regional
Meeting and will also-serve as a
method of entertaining the visitors.
Past President Thanked
A resolution
County is Free
From Smallpox
iam: over records former-
I.Y HANDLED IX OFFICES
Ol COUNTY CLERKS
IIlire are Jive ot .tho prettiest and most:
University of Utah, Salt Lake' City.They are tlie-
military titles at the university. the top are-Majors••Gemjude*
Reed and Margaret Carter; -center. Major Imogens Sandalfcjjbot^mL^
Colonel La Von Vincent and Major Margaret. Whitney.
inrun nr ■ m rn I imm -3
Thc> state has made a change in
its system of securing data on births
and deaths. Beginning with the
tirst o| the present year reports of
bit tii ai d deaths are made to jus-
tices of the peace instead of county
clerk----. Burial permits’are also is-
sued or ihe justices of the peace.
The .Ay rmjifires tli/it
vital tisticsX record
> i arelAssness a
{reasons not all) hirtlis
and i
v. hie1
of smallpox, Dr. Gavin Watson,
county health officer, announced
Wednesday afternoon, in reply to a
question concerning the local situa-
tion as compared to other Northeast
Texas counties, where
cases are reported to exist. Dr. Wat-
son reports that the last case of
smallpox recorded in Red Rivet-
County was brought in by a man
returning from another section of
the state. All other members of
the family''Were vaccinated jand es-
caped the^ilisear-e ;.u»l the palie- t
was discharged a few days agio. •
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offered by Joe M.
McCarver and adopted unanimously
expressed appreciation at the Cham-,
her of Commerce for the splendid
work of J. 1,. Reed, who served as
president of the organisation during
1 !*27. -A copy of this resolution
was furnished The Times and is pub-
lished in full on another page of to-
day's paper.
To Arrange for Rat
Campaign
.I Dirr..vtEivC— Xc-
and Egbert Thompson were •. .1
as members of a comnii.'ee it
;ange plans for the coming con /-
wide rat
numerous
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1‘L M’LE BIT A T E BEING RARJ
of The Times appears' > a -., slipping oljfe
from this .pap^r (w.itb riQmj»ejifc*-?Qf
state Presg op^th^sqbJecb pi’:^^^
lire and Lawtossne^”r<
was taken repeat jwpQ^W mfito
ing 192^%^-
Since the-f.-xulmment. by5, State flaunt
Press, iu the Dallas News, ThA li
Times has received several coramun- <jen\jap
ications froot'-poinis over the stater 4iv tb
i eferlng to the comment of the Dab-' iiiver
las paper, and adding endorsement Xettai
and addition^ Ylews to -wbat these ?*'*
contributors term the chief cause ot distri
the present day yayp of lawlessness. ampjt
rutorr jjank officials
the; r*«a$ , Wing of t*e
— yf Iptraff t&V: following ofM-
cers grid directors were elected:
. . Directors: Lee Coursey, ^F. C. Dol-
‘ 11ns,' F.. D. Inzer, W. T. Crittenden,
* T. O. Walson. Officers: T.-D. Wal-
Son, president^ W.' T, Crittenden,
vice president; ■'F. D. Inzer, cashier;
•' d ’ Wm. W. Metcalfe, assistant cashier.
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, FAILED TO REPORT ' . J
SMALLPOX CASES
Two arrests were nude; in. Paris
. Wednesday in which- parties were,
' charged with falling to report con-
tagious diseases.* ^ Officials assert
V; that 'smallpox existed Jn. each home.
- >. The law requires. that all cases of
contagious diseases be reported to
7* ‘ health officers.^ x
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R. X. GEARY BURIED
AT AX.XOXA
f R. N. Geary, oonstable of Precinct
j'i No. 7, died at his home eably Tues-
Q day near Annona, following an ill-
-;Tt uasg jat several ^ays. Deceased was
»' an eariyssetl3er’ ofthe Annona com-
- munity and well known in the east-
V era section of the county. Burial
was Wednesday at Annona.
occurs
Blossom Farmers
-Pledge Tomatoes
extermination cam pn n.
It i:-, understood that prizes will be
offered. Details of the campaign
will probably be announced next
week.
Blossom, Tex., Jan. 18.—A meet-
ing of the citizens of Blossom and
surrounding country was held at the
Blossom National
Thursday
night to hear A. P. Murrow discuss
th© possibilities of growing toma-
toes, cucumbers, Irish potatoes and
onions. About 25 farmers were
Legion Quota Is
Completed Here
FIRST HALF OF MONTH FAIR
EIGHT DAYS’ OF RAIX DUR-
ING LAST HALF
soil north of Blossom, which he (Hihiuls of the local American
said was well adapted to the growth Legion Post announce that the quo-
of any of these crops, and with the! ta of seventy-five' members assign-
use of high grade commercial fer-1 ed by the state division was reached
tilizer should be a very profitable j last we -k in the nation-wide cant-
crop. He assured them that if they! paigu. for new members. This . ac
would grow as much as 100 acres of; tion wilt secure ‘a German field
tomatoes and from 40 to 60 acres pier- fur the local post. Work is
of cucumbers, which would give ■ heina continued, however; with 1 the
them sufficient act-page to make car hop of sinning a total membership
load shipments, that lie. would buy; of one hundred or more for the
tho entire crop, paying the highest j owning year. German belt buckle-,
prevailing price at time of market-j an- given cacli Legion :n"ttiher w! >
ing, paying the cash, not asking | obtains ten or more members anti
them to. consign the shipments. : several buckles have been distrihnt-
Weather of the last few days has
been similar to that which existed
during the latter half of January,
19 27. The first twelve days of
last year were fair. A rain on the
thirteenth was followed by five days
of clear weather. - On January 19 a
wet jpell of eight days began. The
daily rainfall was tint heavy but
sufficient to interfere with most all
kinds of work anti reduce business
Jo a very low stage.
Farmers' o* the county are more
advanced with their work now than
«•. year ago. Considerable farm work
was done here before Christmas.
Such was not the case lust season,
however, and the late' arrival,uf fair
weather found everyone behindjy
Notwithstanding the changes out-
look which the present season tli
weather lias, produced most business
men are inclined to believe that the
coming spring will not be disap-
pointing.
publish statewide communications
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Class To Hear
Dr. Templeton
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<• printed, above jiumbrnr/-^
<• 'ordered prior to laatiFriday, *
<- rioon.v Orders received! pfi^ce
<• • that time will be filjtf'^k*
Dr. David Templeton, pastor of
the Presbyterian churcl^ at Wolfe
City, will preach the commencement
sermon to the graduating class of
the Clarksville high school at the
McKenzie Methodist church ne$t
Sunday morning.
Commencement exercises will be
held at the high school auditorium
i he following Friday’r.^v.ening. i > '
Tho senior class* will present a
play eniitled VFlfty^ifty” at the
high school auditorium Friday eve-
ning. January 20. *
• GUARDSMEN BANQUETED
About sixty-five members of Com-
pany I, Texas National Guard, were
guests at a dinner served for the
company at the Home Dining Room
Wednesday evening. A brief pro-
gram was given in connection with
the occasion.
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To Be Posted
JIM BAKER CANDIDATE
COUNTY JUDf^K
Jim Baker of Texarkana, who is
well known in Clarksville and over
the county, is a candidate for coun-
ty judge of Bowie County. Jim
Baker has served seven or eight
terms as sheriff of Bowie County
and is now serving in that capacity.
true ?oftt
'chantrH
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; (CONtlNlPEI^-ON P^QB SIGHT r '
PRAISES FIRE PREVENTION '
WORK IN SCHOOLS
Miss Olga Juniger, supervisor of
educational work for the State In-
surance Commission, Austin, visited
iocal schools this week.- Tb#-town f
is allowed a reduction in the insur-
ance key rate because fire preven-
tion is taught in the schools. Miss
Juniger said she found local schools
doing good work and was pleased
‘with the showing made.
T?p?*r!tar
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insurance Commissioner, City Clerk
Whiteman states.
TAKES HIGH RANK
(Ladonia News.)
On Janyary ! Mil, The
Clarksville Times will have
rounded out 55 years of
service, more than one-half
century. Of course the ■edi-
tor. Sam Ki.yar. lie ; not been
at the helm that long, but Ire
lias been on the joli a good
many years, and 'he success
ot The Times K due in a
large measure to his guid-
ance. The. Xeu considers
T.l:o Times one nt the best
newspapers iu the state. May
it continue to serve Clarks-
ville and Red River county
many more years-.
COLLIN#
: LINE OF EDO!----
Over 100 ye&nf o^d—-evr
Double Bij Ax,
ROTARIANS TEXARKANA
TUEBDAY
Rotarians from twenty-one near-
by cities'and towns attended the in-
ter-city meet In Texarkana Tuesday.
Several Clarksville club members
wet-6 numbered aniong the visitors.
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PARIS HAS MANY GASES
SMALLPOX
IM BLIG SQUARE SCENE
I RO.M FADED PHOTO
DouWe-Bif; Ax,
Claw
$1#£.
Ban pi^.irtpw»‘6ac
FORMER CITIZEN
MARRIED
D. J. Stamphill, of Red Bay, Ala.,
former citizen of the Bagwell sec-
tion, and Miss Myrtle Johnson of
Marietta, Ala., were united in mar-
riage last Saturday.
Richmond
SIDNEY DURDEN DEAD
l.tn-ian Farrier, little son of Dr.
and Mrs. J. J. Farrier, was the vie-
■’im of an accident Sunday morning
resulting in a broken .leg as a result
of a fall on the pavement while
plaviug with othec children.
was
THAT-' 'OUTLIVES
QUALITY
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A GOOD NEW YEAR
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1928, newspaper, January 20, 1928; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth850912/m1/1/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.