The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-19
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Greenville, Feb 17.-Snnday was q
high day for church services. Good
services at all churches. DR.. r. w
Stevens of Nashville, Tenn, is tbs
guest OF s. A. Palm this week. Mr..
Cliff. Gatlin and wife are making
Greenville their home They are for
merly Of Sapulpa, Okla. The citizens
of Greenville welcome Col Roscoe
Conklin Simmons to our city March
10th, 1921 Hear him. The stock
holders Of the Hunt County Mutual
Investment Association held their an
nual meeting Of the Board of Di
rectors Feb. 11tth. and the company
has made is per cent on every dol
lar invested and Is only 10 months
old, with w. j. Durham. Mgr; l.. IL.
Crawford, Pres: NJ S. Durham, Sec,
and shares are still on sale at S1.00
per share. Miss Johnnie Crowder of
Dallas Is visiting Mrs. r. Keith this
week. Mrs. Lizzie BLY, Of Paris is
visiting her mother this week. Mrs.
H. G. Riley has about recovered from
serious spell of sickness. Mr. r.
Tyner and Taylor Owens Of Point
Texas we're in the city last week on
business. Mrs. Hugh Reed and son,
Master Hubert, left Saturday for
TexarlEana to attend the funeral Of
her brother.
Jacksonville, Feb. 17.-The Minis
teriaI Council OF the Jacksonville
district convened with Benson Chapel
G. M u. Church Feb. 9-10 with Pre-
siding Elder II. G.. Young presiding
A good delegation OF men and women
were present. Rev. c. H. Carter OF
Rusk Station preached the opening
sermon to a good congregation Rev.
b. Smith. pastor Of Benson Chapel,
received the prize OF $780, having
led the district in raising the highest
amount on General Funds $411.g1. Pro
H. $. Esteil Of Brennan. Texas, Dis
trict Farm Demonstration Agent, de-
Iivered master address before the
Cherokee County farmers meetins
Saturday; also Prof c, H. Waller
of Prairie View, State Leader, adj
dressed the meeting. The farmers
of this county are being benefited
and resolved to have better live stock
OF all kinds and to plant more feed
Stun and not so much cotton. Mr..
NemrOd Ragsdall's house and all con-
tents were destroyed by fire Sunday
evening. The family was not at home
at the time Of the burning. Misses
NJ J. Lloyd, Leslie Grant spent Sat
sunday at home. Mrs. Lidia Pope of
Center was in the city to see her
sick father. Rev B. Smith, pastor
of Benson Chapel G.. M. K. Church,
preached soul stirring sermon to
large audience Sunday night The
pastor was at his best and preached
to the satisfaction of his hearers.
Both men and women shouted as
the Gospel war horse broke the bread
of life to his hearers and they went
down from the place saying, it was
good to have been here Mrs. M u
Martin was called to Dallas on bus
mess. Miss Mabel Sanders spent
and Sunday at home era
says send the Express % her at
Alto. She can't handiIy get along
without it.
Wichita Fsiis, Feb. 17.-Those Of
or group who are carrying news to
the white folks on the hill should
confine themselves to telling the truth.
II is said that they have impressed
The "whiy folks that the Colored peo-
pie in the "fiat" had raised $1,000 and
a lawyer to free young
Ray. From this story (the 8rste
Deople) inferred that the better
element of Negroes are up-holding
and condoning rr4me.
This isn't true as we all know, AID
trust our people will stop carrying
news, ESPECIALLY when It has a ten
d4ncy to create esmity aand strife.
Sun6sAs at $3.50 p. m the Wichita
Theatre was filled to standing room
10 witness the program of the G. M.
b. Church. under the direction Of Mrs.
J. HI. Robinson, our local music
teacher. Owing to the fact that the
Hrst fool was reserved for whites,
lbe audience was about fifty nifty.
me rendering Of the program was a
treat TO ali PRESENT. Each number
was followed with long and vocif-
srous appIauds. There was no adj
mission fee, but a free viii offering
WAS taken after the program which
amounted to $17S.O0 The use OF the
Opera House for this occasion was
,onhp ;snentary Of the management,
or which Rev. Mcpherson and his