The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1924 Page: 1 of 6
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GEO. W. CAIN, EDITOR
CARTER. BECKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, AUG. 1. 1924.
VOL. 16. No. 19
Carter Loses To Shamrock
Killed By Train
Leg Broken In Accident
Mr. Wheat Farmer
It don’t make any difference
with the price of wheat on the
flour you will need if you exchange
your wheat for flour. 100 pounds
of flour for each 3 bushels of
wheat, flour guaranteed to be as
white and good as any high patent
flour.
sseeeeeeeees®
Notwithstanding the fact that
Carter lost to Shamrock in the
base ball game here Sunday, it
was one of the best, if not the
best, same that has been played
here this season. The score was
2 and 4. The Carter boys were
kept from scoring till the ninth
inning when they made some hits
and brought in two runs. Both
teams played well throughout
the game. The visitors had our
Another sad accident happened
three miles north of Carter Sun-
day afternoon when Otto Pipkins
lost his life by being hit by the
south bound passenger train.
He was in his car at the time and
the car was wrecked. Mr. Pip-
kins only lived a very short while
after being run into. The dirt
road crosses the railroad here
at two places about a hundred
yards apart and Mr. Pipkins had
crossed once and was crossing
going west on the second ci ossing
Mr. Sam Spencer, who has been
working for Mr. Stowers at the
Farmers Oil Company for some:
time, happened to a right seri-
ous accident Saturday afternoon
when his oil truck turned over
on him. One leg was broken
and the bones in one foot crush-
ed. The accident happened near
the Indian Creek bridge north of
Carter. The truck had stalled
on a hill and as the brakes
wouldn’t hold it turned over
while backing down the hill-
Jum Davis was driving at the
time but he escaped injury. Mr.
Spencer was caught under the
truck when he jumped irom it.
He is reported as getting along
very well at this writing but
will very likely be unable to
work for some time.
when the fatal tragedy occurred.
Mr. Pipkins was well known
here and north of Carter where
he livid. He was the son of Mr.
W. H. Pipkins, an ^d settler of
that community.
The remains were carried
home and held over a day or two
before burial to give time for
relatives to come from other
states.
The large number of relatives
and friends of the deceased deep-
ly deplore the awful accident
with such a tragic ending, tak-
ing as it did the life of the young
man that so many had learned
to admire.
better than the other games
that have been played lately.
Carter goes to Shamrock next
Sunday when another close,
bard fought game is expected.
Mrs. Stella Walker came in
last week from Corsiiana, Texas,
and is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Cartmill.
Grandma Campbell returned
last week from Oklahoma City
where she had been taking treat-
ments for cancer of the throat.
Mrs. A. J. Roberts returned
Saturday from Guthris where
she had recently undergone a
major operation. She was cer-
tainly glad to get back home
again.
School being out at Weather-
xor, quite a number of pupils
from Carter came in on Friday
and Saturday, namely Misses
Campbell, Anna Boggess, Maude
Bearden, Gertrude Woods, Avah
Hunt, Naoma Castleberry, and
also Virgil Woods and probably
others.
Will Foust and wife left Satur-
day for Roswell, New Mexico,
for a visiting and vacation trip
with Mrs. Fousts' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Denton.
Waller Wilson and family of
Cement, Okla., visited at the J.
J. Clancy home last weekend.
Bonnie Lee Clancy went home
with them for a weeks visit when
she will go on to Binger. Mrs.
Wilson is a niece of Mrs. Clancy.
Mr. F. F. Johnson and wife
motored over to Oklahoma City
the first of the week.
DR. HENDRIX
Dentist
OF SAYRE
Will Be In
CARTER
In Dr. Denby’s Office
Zearl Denton ar.d family came
in Saturday from Roswell, New
Mexico, where they had spent the-
past few months.. Zearl has
taken over his old position in th»-
bank again.
Dr. Spence, Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat Specialist, of Sayre,
vt^bein Dr. Denby’r of*** in
Carter every Friday, prepared
to test eyes and fit glasses.
DR. A S B U R Y
DENTIST
SAYRE. OKLA.
Come
Come to Sayre to have your
Dental work done.—Dr. Asbury
Every Friday
WHAT HIS FRIENDS SAY OF HIM
Our race is won and all that remains is for
us to “hold the lines” and in doing this I
earnestly request you not to “throw mud
no matter what eleventh hour report is cir-
culated or fight made on me.
I have made this campaign on my qualifi-
cations to serve Beckham County as County
Simerintendent and not on the demerits of
clean
Tom Lowry, the efficient Court Clerk, is asking renom-
iuation and election to the office of Court Clerk. Tom is
well known to us all, being truly a home product, having
lived in Beckham County for the past 24 years coming here
from Texas, his birthplace. His record is clean.
The only organizations of which he is a member are:
The Methodist Church, American Legion and Odd Fellows
Lodge.
The manner in which the affairs in this office have been
conducted and his pleasant, courteous treatment of every-
one at all times are ample proof of his thorough qualifi-
cations for this office.
opponents and I want to finish in a
and dignified manner.
He is a World War veteran, having spent about two
years in the service, almost eighteen months of this time
was spent overseas. He is one of our ‘ buddies.
Tom is a democrat and is thoroughly competent and
trustworthy. He believes that an officer is a public servant
of all the people and that the public should be as careful in
selecting an of ficer as an individual selecling a man to
run his pi ivate business.
You can make no mis'ake if you cast your vote^ for
Tom Lowry for Court Clerk of Beckbam County on next
Tuesday, August r, 1924.
(Pol. Advt.)
* + « + * + + •H"M**+**H-H*+ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Thankfully Yours,
Candidate For County Superintendent
Of Beckham County, Okla.
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Cain, George W. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1924, newspaper, August 1, 1924; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957064/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.