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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices of one year for 81.40 and six months with publication details. It states Hearne Texas as a post office listing and provides advertising rates: display ads 25 cents per inch and local readers 1 cent per line. Ads run until ordered out.
The Texas Department of Commerce reports ginned cotton in Texas before October 1 shows Robertson County fared better than many drought areas, with 11 116 bales this year versus 22 403 last year. Other counties declined sharply, including Milam, Falls, Bell, Williamson, Travis, Brazos, Burleson, and Caldwell, reflecting the severe drought.
The report notes wide regional variation with East Texas producing bumper crops— Gregg County 17000 bales, Angelina 9000, Anderson 17000, Cass 28000, Cherokee 22000, Harrison 27000, and Rusk 39000—while the state totals show only 1,884,297 bales by October 1, well below government estimates. The text expects the county to rebound next year given good lands, rains, and renewed industry.
East Texas reader hopes to join Teague Municipal Band. He claims confidence in beating the bass drum, likening it to beating his grocery bill in East Texas. Teague News notes this local interest in band membership.
Mr J L Crouch, longtime local manager for Western Public Service Co, is now district manager for Bremond Hearne Franklin Calvert and Rosser Calvert Tribune says the advancement honors his courteous service and efficiency. He began in Hearne and earned broad local respect.
A brief classified advert notes Hart will offer lower prices than competitors, signaling a forthcoming sale. The message emphasizes savings for shoppers and positions Hart as cost leader in the market.
Hearne citizens are named to welcome visitors at the district singers meeting next Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm. Appointments were made without individual consent due to short notice, but organizers believe the committee will serve well and guests are invited to attend at the First Methodist Church.
Frank Canton of Edmond Oklahoma with Burk Burnett drove 1500 steers from Fort Worth Texas to Abilene Kansas in 1869, opening cattle drives across the Indian Nation. Millions of cattle moved 1869 to 1880, a tale of adventure to be published in The Hearne Democrat November 18. Renew your subscription to avoid missing issues.
A Baptist church sermon criticizes letting children attend Sunday School only on Sundays arguing it breeds disloyalty and crime. It urges compulsory weekday schooling while condemning minimal Sunday worship, citing a claimed 85 percent youth crime rate and outlining a schedule for morning service and evening preaching in Houston.
Dr. H W Cummings tells Hearne Rotary Club that true fellowship grows from sincere love and shared values not from pledges or vows. He argues fellowship arises from applying the golden rule and extending friendship beyond idealized forms to know others genuinely, rekindling childhood bonds and common ambitions.
A tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood. It promotes color in the cheeks and appetite, noting its appeal to children. The preparation contains quinine and iron suspended in syrup and is marketed to destroy malaria and grip germs.
A Rotarian speech urges members to avoid self interest and crusading reform, emphasizing fellowship through plain humanism. It calls for relaxed meetings, genuine social mixing, and stripping away selfish motives to live better, serve others, and share in each other’s successes and failures with like minded townmates.
Hearne expects a big visitor turnout next Sunday for the Robertson County Singing Convention at the First Methodist Church starting 2:00 PM. The event, highlighted by well known Central Texas singers, follows a Rockdale date line in the Bryan Daily Eagle from Oct 26. Mrs. A B Keepers and her young son from Houston visit Mrs. Marie Royster. Hart ad promotes cheaper sales.
An advertisement offers BLUE STAR REMEDY from Duffey Drug Company for skin diseases such as eczema tetter cracked hands poison oak ring worm and sores on children. It promises a stain free formula with a pleasant odor and guarantees satisfaction.
San Augustine records reveal Gov Oran M. Roberts bought ten barrels of whiskey at 22 cents per gallon on September 1 1842. A December bill of sale pledged a 15 year old enslaved girl to secure the debt, later void if payment was made. The curious document was found by S W Blount of Nacogdoches and sent to The Dallas News.
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