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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
2
The Hearne Democrat weekly edition lists J Pelton Lane as editor and Prof Mrs W C Bisner as associate editor with TD B Carrington as plant manager. Advertising rates show display ads at ten cents per inch and local readers ten cents per line, with all ads running until ordered.
A reader argues about golf clubs as civic boosters, noting how communities invest in courses and clubhouses while neglecting core needs. The piece critiques elites and caddies, contrasting recreation with urban poverty and urging broader civic progress beyond sport.
The writer denounces a man idling in the business sanctum while others wish to speak. They criticize the smooth green fields as a tramping ground for an overgrown idler and advocate using land to feed people or help farmers by cutting grass with a No. Two Scoveshoe.
At the Rotary luncheon in the Van Noy Interstate Co dining room, W D Blackstone retail grocer spoke on changes in the grocery business over the last fifteen years. He highlighted improvements for customer service and reduced costs.
Rabbi W Macht officiated at the Sunday ceremony unveiling the monument to the late G Hart at Calvert Jewish Cemetery at 4 p.m. A Hearne party including Mrs. G Hart and multiple local residents attended, joined by guests from Bryan and Rockdale.
Mr and Mrs Guy Hensley of Victoria on route from Dallas to Houston stopped in Hearne to visit Mrs J W Waltman and Mr and Mrs F W C Karney. Hensley lived in Hearne twenty five years ago and enjoyed seeing the citys improvements. Mrs Hensley was once Eleanor Cawthon of Houston.
Mrs Bettie Teeling Miss Elizabeth Teeling and Phil Teeling of Waco motored to Hearne Monday with Marshall Ford to attend the evening service at the Baptist church led by Rev E F Thorn pastor of the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church of Waco.
Mrs F W Easterwood presented a piano recital Saturday afternoon at her home with pupils Celestine Sherman Rhea Guynes Pauline Clark Artie and Artie Palmos Lucy Mitchell Elizabeth Easterwood Ruth Bullock Alice Alexander and Mary Frances Ely. A group of patrons and friends attended for the program.
Members of Norwood Cemetery Association urged to attend the meeting at City Hall on Wednesday June 27 at 4 p m.
Houston prepares for the Democratic National Convention as observers expect a large turnout of visitors traveling from Kansas City through Oklahoma to Houston. Housing, transportation, and press arrangements are being organized, with reporters and officials already settled in. The line of travel through Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana will be ready to welcome delegates and auto tourists during convention week.
After Sunday services at the Baptist church Mumford residents Mr and Mrs Judd Collier hosted Rev F B Thorn of Waco and Mrs Thorn along with Dr and Mrs Roscoe Etter Dr and Mrs C H Brooks Mr and Mrs G D Martin and children of Waco. A buffet luncheon followed by tamale supper with Dr and Mrs H W Cummings as guests.
Residents of Hearne observed a funnel shaped cyclone cloud move southwest to the C. G. Wood farm about 3 pm. The cloud stripped twenty acres of cotton and reportedly burned the acreage in a blaze of fire. No injuries were reported despite a nearby panic.
St Marys Catholic Church changes Sunday service from 10 30 to 10 in the morning due to warm weather. The mass will be held at 10:00 a m at St Marys Church.
Our town’s prosperity hinges on local business. When dull times hit, some merchants cut advertising and worsen conditions. Promote bargains and store reordering to attract shoppers and keep the economy moving.
Mrs. Robert C. Davia of the Hamilton Dry Goods Company is spending her vacation with her husband in Goose Creek.
Mrs D B Carrington attended a family reunion in Henry Prairie on Wednesday honoring grandmother Mrs M A Springfield for her ninetieth birthday anniversary. Springfield has lived in Robertson County over fifty years and remains mentally alert, visiting relatives and spending time at her daughter Mrs J W Walker's home in Waco. Four generations were represented. J W Sanders was in Temple on Thursday.
An author argues that the Twelve Tribes of Israel narrative shapes Bible history from Genesis to Revelation. He cites prophecy and modern Anglo-Saxon descent as evidence that today’s nations descended from the Ten Tribes view themselves as heirs to Israel’s legacy.
Wm Reeves presents a study of a celebrated stone miracle and its claimed prophetic fulfillment detailing origins, witnesses, and the controversy surrounding the miracle’s interpretation. The piece traces its impact on local belief and religious debate during the period.
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