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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
2
Hearne Texas October 23 1920 issue notes subscription pricing and advertising rates. Display ads cost per inch and local readers pay per line with advertising running until changed. The note invites readers to welcome visiting celebrities and celebrate Hearne’s hospitality.
Robertson County Singing Convention stars travel from nearby counties to Hearne for a Sunday 2 PM program at First Methodist Church. Notable artists include Ben Bean of Jewett, Frank James, the Dowdy brothers, Will and Mrs. Eaves, and Mrs. Vernon Hart.
A Texas newspaper recalls a 20 year old poem about Change at Phelps and observes Bud Russell transporting forty prison inmates by car to Huntsville. The account notes inmates including masked bank forgers, murderers, bootleggers and two young women. It comments on acts of kindness toward prisoners while warning against releasing criminals to harm others.
County Fair results list multiple exhibits and winners across corn sorghum cotton potatoes peanuts and poultry. Club boys dominate many classes with prizes ranging from 1 to 10 dollars and gate money used to fund awards. Adult prizes and special awards also noted with several names from Brazos county.
Hearne White School reports 428 enrollments with 120 pupils below normal for age and 296 at normal. The data show a noteworthy number of backward students across grades from One to Eleven, prompting questions about factors behind the discrepancy. A. Lamb leaves for Houston to continue work with Humble Oil and Refining Co.
An advertising note asserts Hart will sell items cheaper. It emphasizes value and lower costs for customers.
Five Point communities list residents visiting in Austin on Sunday. Mrs. Laura Timmons and grandchildren Dorris and Bryant Moss visited her daughter H L Moss. Little Lee Moss, school in Hearne, stayed with his parents B O Moss. L H Parnell and children S V Burts O M Bailey and Hettie Bailey attended a Elliott singing convention. Octavia Timmons spent Tuesday with Mrs J C Burts. S V Burts also visited Mrs G C Suggs on Tuesday.
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