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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
6
Subscription rates listed for one year and six months plus advertising rates. Second class matter notice dated May 2 1911 at Hearne Texas with mail under 1879 act. Local readers and display ad rates shown. Hearne Texas December 19 1924.
Enroute home from Franklin, Robertson County colonists in Houston prosper. Notables include Knox W. Gilmore and William M. Johnson, former Harris County district attorney partners, and Arthur Hayes, James C. Smith, Lougenia Terry, James R. Covington. Also J. W. Woods and W. C. Perry hold key legal and banking posts.
Hearne Democrat editor Lane admits receiving country sausage for the season while Franklin Texan editor John Rutherford comments on hog killing and appetite. Reports of turkey and squirrels for Thanksgiving, and mentions of Hearne territory sausage praised for its flavor. Mr Po AS Reed was Wortham at the weekend.
A local reminiscence notes many former Robertson residents living in Houston. It mentions their shared ties to the community and their habit of reading The Hearne Democrat to stay informed about their old hometown while enjoying life in the big city.
County Site Correspondent reports anglers and hunters Terrell Sullivan Albert Ryan Byron Knight Dot Sherman and Don Lynch bringing in carloads of squirrels and ducks. Editor denies hunting but notes local prowess may attract more game in Hearne Leon County and Centerville sections.
A rural verse recounts a novice pilot joining a calm aviator aboard an airship. By midair the novice panics as the craft enters clear skies. He witnesses a near crash, the right wing collapses, and the plane plummets, leaving his body and soul on earth.
A store lists a range of textile items including flower holders handkerchiefs stationery silk scarves wool scarves dresser scarves Madeira vanity sets Madeira napkins sweaters linen towels linen pillowcases linen luncheon sets tablecloths napkins bath towel sets pearl beads library scarves boudoir caps and puffs.
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