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VOL 31 No 18
OBSERVER
By J J C
A column of personal observations
and opinions on current events by
the publisher of The News
We beg your pardon for the
many things that we have not done
during the past two weeks and per-
haps for others that we have done
without knowing just why
In view of the fact that the News
office has been—and still is for
that matter completely torn up for
10 days we feel that we are within
our rights to ask our readers for
an opportunity to make up for omis-
sions that have surely occurred
A new press is being installed and
If you have never been through the
ordeal of Installing new machinery
hi a print shop while still endeav-
oring to keep the publications com-
ing out on schedule you can hardly
be expected to appreciate what it
means
Our composing room force has the various section of the residence
been forced to acquire entirely new district according to those in charge
methods of locomotion as the ob- i Chairmen of the committees have
stacks in their path in the back urged local citizens to finish the
shop make it necessary for them to clean up work as quickly as possible
dodge and jump around type cases in order that the keep clean cam-
pieces of machinery and the like paign which is to follow may get
I started without interference
At a time like this it is very easy ! There are to be 17 prizes given
to make errors and under such cir- during the keep clean campaign
cumstances we know that the News 1 Prizes are to be offted for the
Is not what we want it to be 1 following: Best vegetable garden in
both adult and children's division
But if you will give us a few !best flower garden in both adult
more days before becoming entirely ! and children's division best back
disgusted with us we promise to do yard best front parking best front
better than ever before yard front lawn showing most mi
provement during the year back
The announcement of Carl Re- ' yard showing most improvement
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mund that he is a candidate for the : during the year best kept alley
democratic nomination for state rep- I dwelling showing most improvement
resentative from Custer county is a !neatest new home erected durine
choice piece of news: year to be judged on general ap
pearance regardless of value of !
Weatherford is entitled to send !property best kept property best
the representative to the legislature ! kept vacant plot best kept resi-
this year and you may look a long dence block best kept church yard
time before you can find a man who I The individual prizes to be (dlered
will do Custer county more good in are to be announced in the near 1
the state legislature than Carl !i future !
Remund i Considerable interest is being Nurse From Oklahoma Public
!shown in the contests and much ! Health Association Gives Re-
He has the qualifications to make I work is already being done along 1 salts Of Inspection In Local
good ilt any field and he will cor- this line Schools
tainly be an asset to Custer county
1 A slight change has been made in -
if he is sent to the legislature ! ' of chil-
i the arrangements for the hauling of i
The physical examination
! I (ken in the Weatherford public
trash
Remund is one candidate who had - ! school by Miss Bess Killough pub-
' City officials have agreed to haul a
to be drafted His friends and citi- he reasonable amount of rubbish
health nurse from the Oklahoma
zens of Weatherford and Custer 1 ' ! Publie Health association has been
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this s arrangemen e ndv-
county who had the county's inter- ! 'completed and the results announced
1:ollows:
eat at heart have been insisting for ual will not be called upon to pay as
1 for the hauling of trash' as long as
weeks that he enter the race Total number of children ex-
! the amount does not exceed the limit
amine& 399 number more than 7
He is the type of man who can placed by the city
and will get things dons 1 Those who have trash to be hauled
He i a veteran of the World have been requested to call the city
' s
War and has been an active worker office and leave their address
In American Legion circles of south- 1 An inspection will be held immedi-
western Oklahoma for tt number of ately following the close of the
years I present 'campaign and cards will be
- 1 given those whose homes fulfill the
A few weeks ago mention was requirements those in charge have
made in this column concerning the announced
poisoning of dogs Everything I -0
said about those who are guilty of 1
this despicable act then still goes Funeral Rites Held
and mare if the diagnosis of one i r
this despicable act then still goes I r
and more if the diagnosis of one Funeral Rites Held
who is fairly familiar with dogs is
correct
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Mrs Charlotte Ellen Eads Is
To shorten the story—the News' Claimed By Death—Was Plo-
dog is dead—and he died from un- neer Resident of Weatherford
natural causes—and the symptoms Community
indicated that the cause was pois
oning
Mrs Charlotte Ellen Eads 54
of course there is a possibility died here Friday and funeral serv-
that our dog did not die from pois- 1 ices were held at the Federated
oning but even though he did not— church Sunday afternoon with Rev
some dogs hnve been poisoned here L L Shaw officiating
1 Burial was held at the Zion cem
This is perhaps of no importance
except that things are slightly dif-
ferent when they get close to home
This particular dog was of no
monetary value He was a common
cur dog
We picked him up during the
heavy snow a few months ago when
be was near death from cold and
hunger He seemed to appreciate
the kindness which he found here
and soon became a permanent fixture
He was harmless and scarcely was
ever out of the office except when
he was with some member of the
force
He was a source of genuine pleas-
ure to members of the News force
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THE WEATH I-1:RFORD 7-NEWS
CLEAN OP DRIVE
CAMS HEDIVAI
1191111:
SHOWS RESULTS
Plans Are Complete For Keep
Clean Movement That Is To
Follow On Heels of Present
Campaign
ANNOUNCE PRIZE LIST
Seventeen Projects Will Win
Awards—City Places Wagons
And Teams At Disposal Of
Workers
Despite heavy rains during the
first part of the week that handi-
capped workers in the clean up cam-
paign the drive was going ahead at
full speed Thursday with efforts of
those in charge bringing noticeable
results
Work as progressing throughout
Mrs Charlotte Ellen Eads Is
Claimed By Death—Was Pio-
neer Resident of Weatherford
Community
etery
i Mrs Fads was born in Missouri
but soon after her marriage to Mat-
thew Eads in 1886 moved to Okla-
homa homesteading near Weather-
where she resided until her
death
Immediate members of the family
who survive her are her husband
Matthew Eads her niece Oleta F
Pigg to whom she was a real
mother her stepfather Joseph L
Brackett her mother Mrs J L
Brackett of Newton Mo three sis-
ters Mrs Mary Ann James Mrs
Malecta Francis Ekerson of Harri-
son Mo and Mrs Ida M Straus-
ser of Crestone Colo three broth-
ers Earl Pigg of Crestone
Chas D Pigg and Joseph A Pigg
of Weatherford
of toot!
SUCCESSOR TO THE WRATHERFORODEMOCRAT
WEATHERFORD OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MAY 1 1930
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High School Seniors Will
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Indian Tribes Pay Tribute To Memory Of
Quanah Parker Great Chief of the Comanches
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Pictured at the top above is the old Parker homestead
near Lawton where Mrs Neda Birdsong daughter of Quanah
Parker still resides
Below are two pictures of Quanah Parker ow of which
shows him in his characteristic Indian regalia
With the close of school only three weeks away charac-
teristic activities sponsored by the members of the 1930 'gradu-
ating class are under way at the Weatherford high school
Plans are going ahead for the annual class day exercises
senior play junior-senior banquet baccalaureate and commence
per cent underweight 104 or 26 per Robbye Drake Margaret Dray Roy
cent more than 20 per cent under- I Drennon Martha Duerkson Herbert
weight 13 or 3 per cent number I Eckhart Oliver Friesen Helen Frie-
normal weight 282 or 71 per cent set' Gertrude Garnett Maud Groves
number with defective vision 38 or Terry Guess Olga Hamburger Alex
9 per cent with defective hearing Harder Minnie Heidebrecht Clarence
9 or 2 per cent with enlarged Hoerman Bather Horst Harold
glands 39 or 9 per cent defective Horst Theodore Horst Alice kaiser
teeth 187 or 46 per cent diseased Gordon Kaiser Ernest Kelley
gums 6 or 17 per cent enlarged Albert King Dorothy Lackey Orvis
tonsils 131 or 32 per cent nuiliber Lowry Ruby Luelcenga Laura Me-
with no defects 47 or 11 per cent Carty Burton Marshall Marguerite
A record showing the defects was Mayo Carlton Meadows Freda Merk
left with the school with a place on !Ruth Miller Nehnorta Moore Lucy
the card for records of future years Morris Elizabeth Neff Jean Nor-
A record was also sent to the man Mildred Norman Omar Porter
parents - I Carol Randle Selma Ratzlaff Ralph
Reese George Repp Walter Roark
LOCAL GOLFERS LOSE Milward Roesler Lorene Ruhl Louise
AND WIN AT CLINTON ! Russell Arnold W Schlichting
!Esther Schlichting Carl Shamblin
!The Weatherford Golf club met the Avis Shannon Willie Shoemaker
Clinton golfers on the Clinton course !Dolph Shults Helen Sibley Edwarl
! Smith Mary Alice Smith liner rie
Sunday and the outcome of the en-
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gagement is still not definitely Stover Dorothy Sugden Fred Tower
known Cleddie Vandfrreer Catherine Wads-
It all d Goldie Weins
depends on the system of "rth
scoring used it is said here -a
According to Weatherford's fig- !ALBERT EATON NAMED
ures which are based on a point HEAD OF DRUG GROUP
basis always used by the local club !
Albert Eaton proprietor of the f
! LAWTON Okla May 1--Meinhrs
of the Comanche and Kiowa
tribes of Indians from all over
southwestern Oklahoma will gather
' at l'ust Oak Mission five iniles west
l and for miles ' north of here Sun-
- day afternoon May 4 at 2:30 o'clock
: when a monument made of Wichita
mountain granite will be unveiled
! and dedicated to the niemory of
Quanah Parker last great chief of
the Comanches
Distniguished ranchers delegations
' of business men and representatives
of state and nation will mix and
mingle with the Indians as final
will no doubt be one of the most
colorful gatherings ever held in the
southwestern part of the state In
(Continued On Page Five)
BUSINESS WOMEN HE AR
REPORTS OF MEETING
Club pins were presented to mem-
bers of the Weatherford Business
and Professional Wornens club fol-
lowing the emblem service which
featured the regular weekly meeting
of the organization Monday night
Delegates from the local club to
the state convention gave interest-
ing reports of the meeting
Mrs Perdita Alvord of Clinton
was elected director of the seventh
district which includes the clubs in
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in matched play the local outfit Eaton Drug store here was elected (Continued On Page Five) are tu 15 eu LA e
won by 12 points president of the Oklahoma State ' 0
opportunity to lea
Clinton's figures tell a different Pharmaceutical association at the BUSINESS WOMEN HE AR scouting according t
story With the scoring based on annual convention held at Oklahoma REPORTS OF MEETING son national scout o
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the outcome of the play of four- City last week Club pins were presented to mem-
The classes are to
somes participating Clinton Wag the The Weatherford man has been be" Of the Weatherford Busineqs Chamber of Cornme
victor 4 to S actively affiliated with the state or- and Professional Wernens club fol- course includes six n
-0 ganization for the past several years lowing the emblem service which Thursday and ending
MAN'S CLUB VOTES Eaton is scheduled to leave Fri- featured the regular weekly meeting Similar classes has
FOR NEW MEETING DAY day for Baltimore where he will of the organization Monday night NI in other towns il
represent Oklahoma at the national Delegates from the local club to much interest has
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The Weatherford Kiwanis club in meeting of the state boards of phar-
the state convention gave interest- them according to
ing ts
regular session Thursday noon voted macy which is to be held there be-
repor of the meeting The purpose of ti
i Mrs Perdita Alvord of Clinton train men in boys le
to change the meeting day of the ginning May 5 In addition to the i
dub from Thursday to Friday i Eaton Is due to spend about five was elected director of the seventh
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This action was recommended bv 1days in both Baltimore and Wash- distrkt which includes the clubs in will be ample ent
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the board of directors which met 1 Ington D C as part of the meeting the cities of Elk City Mangum Ho- amusement feature
bart Cordell Tipton Altus Clinton I school Wilson stated
at 6:80 a in Thursday i will be held in the latter city i
and Weatherford I
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NE FOR STATE
IIENIESEMTIVE
Weatherford City Commissioner
Is First Custer County Can-
didate To Announce For State
Office
Is WORLD WAR VETERAN
—
Enters Race Only After Friends
Draft Him—Has Been Twice
Elected Water Commissioner
Here
when a monument made of Wichita Carl W Remund city comnils-
mountain granite will be unveiled sioner of Weatherford has entered
and dedicated to the memory of the race for state representative on
Quanah Parker last great chief of the democratic ticket it was offi-
the Comanches daily announced here last Wedn es-
Distniguished ranchers delegations day
of busines men and representatives Friends of Remund had been en-
of state and nation will mix and deavoring to get him to enter the
mingle with the Indians as final I race for several weeks but failed to
tributes to the memory of a great budge him until Wednesday
man are paid The Lawton Chain- Remund has been a resident of
ber of Commerce at the request of Weatherford since 1906 and has
the Parker children is making ar- taken an active part in the various
rangements activities that have been undertaken
As a guard of honor there will be here
drawn- up a line of native Amer- t A World War veteran Remtmd
jeans members of the I-See-0 Amer- has been a leader in American
ican Legion Post on the one hand i Letrion circles in this section of the
— : and a squad of soldiers from Fort ! state having served as post corn-
Iigh School Seniors Viill Sill on the other A salute will be 1 mander of the Weatherford post
fired by each to the memory of a : county and district commander and
I man who figured prominently in the I as a member of the executive board
n ! g Class Program 11"ina
early day history of Texas and Okla- I For the past four years he has
been a member of the city commis-
Stage Bi
Comanche Language sion and has two more years to
According to plans the services I serve having been twice elected to
will open with the singing of Amer- the post
ica A song in Comanche language Remund is the first candidate
will follow led by Fred Tic-eah-kie from Custer coutty to announce for
and another in Kiowa led by Hunt- state office
ing-his-Horse both leaders being old E E Fry of Thomas republican
incumbent in the office Is expected
ment men and former Mends and corn -
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' panions of the illustrious chief to run for reelection on the repub-
J A Buntin superintendent of the lican ticket but has not officially an-
Kiowa Indian agency at Anadarko flounced
will represent the government in 1 Since statehood Weatherford has
presenting the monument He will :sent only two members to the leg
I The senior play "The Whole Towns Talking" will be pre- ' panions of the illustrious chief to run for reelection on the repub-
sented at the college auditorium Thursday evening May S J A Buntin superintendent of the Hear' ticket but has not officially an-
May 16 is the date for the junior- Kiowa Indian agency at Anadarko !nounced
1 senior banquet which will be fol- will represent the government in i Since statehood Weatherford has
Announce Results 110—d by the baccalaureate May 18 presenting the monument He will ' sent only two members to the leg-
and commencement Friday May 2:3 be followed by Hon Jim Nance islature one representative and Gne
The 1930 senior 'class includes 72 speaker of the house of the (11:1a 1 senator
Nurse From Oklahoma Public members which is two less than the homa state legislature who will pay 1 -0
health Association Gives Re - class of 1929 according to Eugene Oklahoma's tribute Rev A J
salts Of inspection In Local R Stewart principal Becker pioneer Indian missionary ' Name Rotary Chief
Schools Burton Marshall outstanding ath- will be the principal speaker paying
- lete is president of the class and an eulogy to his former friend Rev -
The physical examination' of chil- Miss Neonia Ruddell is sponsor Becker knew Quanab perhaps better
(hen in the Weatherford public Members of the 1930 graduating : than any white man knew him and III- 1--" Browning Is Elected
school by Miss Bess Killough pub- Icings are as follows: Bernice Adams this aged minister officiated at the President of the Weatherford
lie health nurse from the Oklahoma ' Margaret DeFehr Anderson Oleta 1 chief's funeral in February 1911 Club For Year — L L Shaw
Publie Health association has been Auxier Henry Ayres Paul Boyer Quassyah a well known member of Is Secretary
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completed and the results announced Jessie Bradford Isaac Bushman the Comanche tribe will pay the re-
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' Louis oy Fae Coulson Lonnie ' spects of the Comanches to their
1 H L Browning local lumberman
Total number of children ex- Faye Coulson Maysie Bee Cramer i former leader while Lewis Ware will was elected president of the Weath-
amined 399 number more than 7 Melvin Deming Hattie Dodson i speak in behalf of the Xiowas The erford Rotary club at a special
i Wednesday afternoon
per cent underweight 104 or 26 per Robbye Drake Margaret Dray Roy veil will be removed from the mon-
meeting of the board of directors
cent more than 20 per cent under- I Drennon Martha Duerkson Herbert ument by Alberta Clark and rvc
oena
weight 13 or 3 per cent number I Eckhart Oliver Friesen Helen Frie- M:esnap two granddaughters of the 1 Browning succeeds Eugene Forbes
normal weight 282 or 71 per cent set' Gertrude Garnett Maud Groves I late chief Baldwin P:1 rker will rep-
attorney as head of the organiza-
number with defective vision 38 or Terry Guess Olga Hamburger Alex resent the family acknowledgment Con
9 per cent with defective hearing 'Harder Minnie Heidebrecht Clarence of gratitude for the honor conferred L L Shaw was reelected secre-
9 or 2 per cent with enlarged 1 Hoerman Esther Horst Harold upon his father Harry A Stroud tarY
!manager of the chamber of com- Members of the boa
merce will act as chairman of the licit the coming year
meeting Girl students from the Fort !Browning L L S
Sill Indian School will sing "Nearer Howe L V Dean IT
My God to Thee" and will illustrate Roy Everts and R M
it in the Indian 5 ign lanTuage
Texa:: Cities
The rites of Qlanah Texas and Class Open
Nacona Texas have been 21(ed to I 1
have representati N! busiocs men
and civic leaders present The for- -
mer town was named for Quanah
Weatherford Men
Parker and the latter for Quanah's Scout Executive r
' father Outstanding cattlemen of Leadership Train
pioneer (lays from over the Pan- Lasts Six Days
handle of Texas have been sent spe-
cial invitations on behalf of the
family A class in boy leade
According to those arranging the under the direction of
senrices some 3000 Indians are P K1!leY Boy Scout area
pected to be in attendance and it scheduled to begin in
i Thursday night
Members of the board of directors
fur the coming year are: H L
Browning L L Shaw Eugene
Howe L V Dean Harvey Thacker
Roy Everts and R M Randle
Class Opens Here
Weatherford Men Urged By-
Scout Executive To Enroll in
Leadership Training Course
Lasts Six Days
A class in boy leadership training
under the direction of Washita Val-
ley Boy Scout area council was
scheduled to begin in Weatherford
Thursday night
All men over 18 years of age are
eligible to attend the classes and
are Urged to take advantage of this
opportunity to learn more about
scouting according to John E Wil-
son national scout executive
The classes are to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce room The
course includes six nights beginning
Thursday and ending May 8
Similar classes have been conduct-
ed in other towns in this area and
much interest has been shown in
them according to Wilson
The purpose of the school is to
train men in boys leadership work
In addition to the instruction there
will be ample entertainment and
amusement features during the
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