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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
4
Street and sidewalk improvements are framed as key to future prosperity with the press hailed as a catalyst and a commercial organization described as embodying the community's progressive spirit.
The standout delegation is usually the one that does the most good in town building. Civic development and improved highways are shortcuts toward commercial supremacy.
No city can grow that does not possess resources. Co operation is the greatest resource known to modern science.
The statement asserts that regardless of membership size a commercial body may hold, progress is achieved by the members who are actively participating rather than by passive or distant supporters. It emphasizes the role of engaged individuals in getting work done.
A former town resident says Jefferson should focus on keeping weeds and grass cut from sidewalks and she will stand on equal ground with any town for civic pride.
The Progressive Club’s long service to Jefferson is noted and its live secretary S. E. Eberstadt is praised for securing strong propositions.
The Karo and Kingsford free cooking school at J. J Segal Co's furniture department ran Monday and Tuesday. Demonstrated by Mrs. Fine and Mrs. F. M. Wayland of Dallas, the event drew many ladies to see the Perfection Fireless Cooker in use.
Following the purchase of Roy Spellings interest W B Kennon prepares to run the old Palace Market at the same stand with a fine line of meats and a call for public patronage.
The Quaranty State Bank of Jefferson shows its enterprise with a new double sign of heavy glass and brass linings. The article praises its youth like vigor and scientific skill in monetary affairs and notes its honest, reputable service to clients.
Lusis Irby endorses Lewis H Henry as he argues against Wheeler and railroads. The piece defends Henry’s Senate bid, notes Bowie county representation, and highlights Henry’s integrity and public service. The ad portrays Henry as dedicated and qualified for higher office.
A Blue Mountain Arkansas letter dated June 2 1913 urges voters in Texas First Senatorial District to support Lewie Henry a Texarkana man seeking the Texas State Senate. The writer recalls Henrys hardships including losing his father and mother, leading the eldest brother to tutor siblings, work on a rented Bowie County farm, and later earn a teacher certificate while planning a legal career.
The Calvary Baptist congregation and friends honored Rev. Van Dyke Todd with a reception at Mrs. A. B. Copeland’s home in Richmond California. He leaves after a year, having built a healthy church and accepted a call from Patterson in Stanisland County. The Ministerial union resolution praises his leadership and wishes God’s blessing on him and his family as he moves to a new field.
A call to scratch ballots against giving the Legislature unlimited bond issuing power from one million to one hundred million dollars without taxpayer votes. The speaker urges voters to oppose delegating bond authority to lawmakers.
Against amendment to sections of Article 3 proposing bonds for the University of Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College State Penitentiary System and construction of warehouses for agricultural products.
The W C T U will gather at the pavilion on Thursday July 17 at 4 o clock. A German inventor creates a stretcher from bicycle parts for army use. Between 1876 and 1919 over half a million Norwegians emigrated, mainly to the United States.
County Superintendent Alice Emmert urges trustees to convene for teacher appointments and other business. She notes a single trustee is not a quorum and asks for applications that cannot be favorably considered to be sent promptly.
State Superintendent Blair urges school boards to prioritize children and qualified teachers over expediency or politics. He stresses signs in school buildings reminding that schools exist for children, not for jobs, and that wise funding should yield real opportunity.
P P Claxton, Commissioner, notes more than five and a half million adults cannot read or write. Thirty percent are foreign born whites and 40 percent are Negroes with 70 percent rural. illiteracy spans the nation from Southern states to towns in North Atlantic regions. A pending Congress bill could help reduce this problem nationwide.
Dr. Gunsaulus cites investigations showing high country origins among leaders across professions and asks how country education shapes city progress. He argues thorough farming knowledge is essential to the town boy’s best development and urban advancement.
An advertisement notes the Chesterfield Parlor offers ice cream fruits nuts and cold drinks of all kinds with phone contact 243 for orders or inquiries.
Nearly new furniture set used since January offered as a bargain for quick sale. Inquire at this office for details. 110tf
A typographical error in the prior issue mis-stated a dividend as eight percent. The Rogers National Bank declares a Semi Annual dividend of a specified percent.
We call special attention to bargains in the Brambert Vaughan Co shoe department and a special sale in low cuts. The notice mentions four thousand employees in the government printing office.
An advertised list from Marion county Texas shows names of residents and two officials awaiting pickup on Tuesday July 7 1913. The item notes Hall S Princeton P M and Restella Co are painting interiors to improve appearance. Brambert Vaughan Co advertises straw hats at cost.
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