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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
4
All members urged to attend at 2 30 Sunday afternoon at the Hall to march to the O C F cemetery for decoration services. Members should bring flowers. Be yett Co C W A Matthews Clerk
A columnist notes the surge in business from installing the newest phone model, describing how grocers and tailors report 3 to 5 times more activity after adopting the latest line versus the old. The piece emphasizes the market pull of popular technology and its impact on nearby shops.
The Denton Socienes Toe Matrons hosted a May Day gathering at Mrs. A L Banks home with a rose themed reception. Members drew flower and vegetable pictures for teaching, won prizes, and enjoyed an ice cream service in flower pot presentations. Guests from Minneapolis Dallas and local clubs attended.
Mothers Day will be observed at two local churches on May 12. Central Presbyterian plans a special music service with solo by Mrs Every and a trio by Zoe McEvoy Belle Denham and Mrs H B Boyd from Der Steischutz. First Presbyterian will be without a pastor and hold no services. First Christian asks members to wear white carnations. Earl Motter and Miss Ella Pierce sing Nobody Knows but Mother. Rev Rogers will preach on Motherhood Coming into its Own. We also note local grocery ads from Turner Bros and Frontier Asthma Company.
A Senior Class committee offers resolutions expressing sympathy and love for Miss Holloway after the death of her father. They ask God to provide comfort in her grief and to guide her in these dark hours, requesting publication in the Record and Chronicle.
Notice from the Ladies of Maccabees requesting public assistance to fund uniforms for fire department members. About 75 dollars remain to be raised from sympathetic citizens. donations should be left with Mr. O M King, treasurer, Lone King’s Service.
A new suit was filed in the Sixteenth District court on Thursday the second since the February term adjournment. The case, E. H. Tatum versus D R Johnson and J W Kenney, seeks judgment on four promissory notes of 500 dollars each said to be due and unpaid.
Minnis' drug store emphasizes prescription services and groceries with strong customer satisfaction claims. Turner Bros operates phone lines and invites readers to explore daily ads for bargains and pay.
Elm Lodge No 30 Knights of Pythias to hold memorial and decoration service at I O O F cemetery on Sunday May 19. Members meet at hall in afternoon and march to cemetery to place flowers on graves. A program is planned likely featuring an actress and a well known lodge member.
Call 44 to place grocery orders. Long & King promise first class delivery at the right price and prompt service. We invite you to phone or send your orders and we will handle them with care.
Word reached here of the death at Grapevine on Thursday of Miss Pallin Lipscomb daughter of Priestly Lipscomb of Grapevine and niece of Dr. Cuvier Lipscomb of this city. Death followed an operation. She was twenty one. Emmett Lipscomb a cousin left Friday night to attend the funeral at Grapevine.
A reader compliments the bread from Smith at the Ideal Restaurant, praising its quality and suitability for toast.
Gillis Mills Tennessee judge Eli Cherry suffered a persistent leg sore that baffled doctors. He claims Bucklen’s Amica Salve cured the wound after other remedies failed. The advertisement touts cures for burns boils ulcers cuts bruises and piles available at J F Raley & Co for 25 cents.
Denton Volunteer Fire department members plan to depart Monday night for the state convention in Austin. About six to eight firefighters are expected to attend, with new uniforms to be worn. Those anticipated to go include P. J. Bevett J. O. Bell Alton Zimmerman C. F. Evans and O M King. May grocery needs acknowledged by T. C. Sample.
Mr and Mrs G W McNiel announce the engagement and upcoming Denton wedding of their daughter Miss Sarah Charm to Hadley D Sanders of El Paso. Charm has taught at the Alamo school and resides with sister Mrs George Harper in Denton.
Normal College notes report Dr Bruce and the Educational board meeting in Austin. W R Bradford travels home for his mother's illness while Miss Alice Hinckson plans to enroll in the summer session. Clary visits family in Prosper and Louella Goodfellow returns to Zionis school duties as O R Bridges and wife attend the summer term. S B Lain recently moved from Waco to join the Normal.
Alumni may leave their annual dues at Raleys Drug Store or hand to Alan Bush at the Exchange Bank or give to President Frank Piner.
Advertisements in the issue promote a sensational find and promise value for readers. The note urges checking store ads for progressives and machinery, claiming satisfaction and delivery on mowers. A Texas wire fence company is listed with a partial number, suggesting local services.
Miss Harriett V. Whitten of the A faculty contracts John Turpen to build an 11 room modern home costing about 5000 dollars on her Foreman street lot. Miss Anna M. Crow drafts plans and with Whitten will approve changes. Feature includes a ten foot living porch circling the house and a large reception hall and bedrooms. Whitten will use the house for herself and may house several students next year.
A brief classified style note promotes a service labeled Forty Four Over Either Phone, claiming connection to a firm that will satisfy grocery needs and communicate via phone.
American buyers seek top grade diamonds with finest colors and flawless or near flawless stones. Lower quality browns yellows and flawed stones fetch fewer sales, while mine yield declines push prices higher as demand remains strong. I offer stock bought directly from cutters for buyers ready to invest.
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