The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-11-19

DR.. White. Mrs. B. H. Martin re-
turned home from the sanitarium
this week much improved in health.
Mr.. Milton Coleman and family
spent the week end in Corsicana,
visiting relatives. A IL pound baby
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
Kelley. Both baby and mother are
doing well. The Dunbar high school
with Prof. F. F. Kelley, principal
is moving on nicely. UP to the pres
ent 400 pupils have been enrolled
with good indications of 500 or
more in the near future. Prof. KEEL
" is real school man and is doing
more than his bit to bring the above
school up to the standard. Since
1920, the high school has depart
ments grown from Is to 40 stu
dents. With this continuous growth
the Dunbar school will soon be sec
ond to none in the state of Texas
The good people Of Mexia, are lend
ing their cooperation for the bet
torment of the schools. Each teach
err has been granted flat raise of
ten dollars.
Mineral wells, Nov. 17.-Seryices
were good all day Sunday at the
various churches. Sunday Schools
are still being we'll attended. Rev.
w. T. Talley preached a strong SER
mon Sunday night to large congre-
CATION. He told them some great
things along the Christian life. Rev.
A. Johnson, p. c., of the A. M. e.
church preached a strong sermon.
Rev. Sheppard filled the pulpit at
Bethel. Rev. Allen, P. c., of the
c. NJ. e. church will leave soon
for annual conference. When you
fail to buy a copy of the Express
then you fail to get the correct
news from your home. Miss Leana
Jordan left Sunday morning for Oak
Cliff, Dallas, where she will re-
main for several months. Mr.. A.
Wise and family of Fort Worth, has
moved to Mineral Wells, which
place they will make their future
home. Mrs. Tennie Hicks, pianist
for the A. M. e. church has organ
lied a juvenile choir and they sang
Sunday evening in the A. G. e. L..
and brought things to pass. Mrs.
Ophelia Jordan of Dallas, has moved
here. Rev. Johnson and wife were
happy couple. The members of
his church gave them a surprise
shower. The following named per-
sons were donors: Sister T. Hicks,
Sister S. P. Wilson, Bro. A. Alexan-
der, Sister L. R. Gordon, Bro. P. H..
Jackson, Bro. D. H. Roark Sister
Bessie Hopkins, Sister D. Boyd, Sis
ter M. e. Carson, Sister Exile Tun-
son, Sister Mollie Thompson, Bro.
Carson. Bro. Will Dawney, Sister
Louise Downey, Sister Twigs, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Cannon passed
through en- route to Seymour, Texas.
Mr.. Henry Anderson has returned
from Pecos, where he has been on
business, Mr.. Ed McMillion was in
Weatherford a few days also on
business last week.
POnta, Nov 1.-THE reporter and
a host of other friends and neigh
bors attended the Armistfce day
celebration at Rusk. Here we met
more people than we have ever been
able to see at Rusk, mingled with
an unusual, but solemn smiles. Foot
ball, base ball and basket ball were
all played in the forenoon with a
band concert at intervals by the
Lufkin Band (white) and speaking
at intervals by distinguished gentle.
men from Dallas and other points
Mess from highnoon to 200 p. M.
where we had plenty to eat and
some to spare. More than 5000
! persons took lunch. which consisted
} of loaf bred, beef, chicken, pork
turkey and cakes and pies. After
1880 p. M. the throng began to
} think of going for home, when the
chef officer of the day announced
that the Air Plane would pull of
some daring feats. Mr.. Ed Lirette
the dare devil, did some splendid
acts, for he really acted. All went
home glad of the celebration given
under the auspices of the American
legion thus marking the third annual
celebration of the Armistice day
The celebration was famous for hav.
ing been so peaceful and almost
| without casualty. One man un.
known to the writer (white) was
! wounded in the foot ball game be-
tween Rusk and Jacksonville high
school teams. Rev. S. Garner an
nounced that the fourth and last
quarterly conference would be held
with Plainview G. M. e. church, Sat.
urday and Sunday, Nov. 10th and
; goth. A grand time is anticipated
Mrs. Fannie o. Hardeway and Mr.
Horace Hardeway was in Jackson
vile last Saturday on business. Prof
G. w Crouch our County Agricul.
tural Agent was in Ponta, last week
on his job. He was nicely pleased
at the display at the Colored Fail
held in this county last month
Health in this section is better. Mrs
Rena Herndon is sicklisted this
week. Mr.. w. X. Kyle and Mrs
Nora Anderson who were seriously
injured last week at Syrup mill
on the w. X. Kyle farm is much
better. Cotton is all picked and
sold here, Syrup making is still or
the roll. Rev. DR.. Il. G.. Young will
be here on the 10th and goth fol
a round report. Have your nickel
ready for paper and don't ask fol
credit, this stops the Express and
we cannot afford to have wreck
LufIxin, Nov. 17.-Services at al
churches were good. Rev. w. @
Hunter, Presiding Elder of Houston
District made visit to Lufkin. Rev
Hunter is trying to make his re
port o. K, for Conference. Rev. R
B. Martin preached an excellent
sermon at New Zion Sunday even
ing at o'clock. Miss Velma Sid
ney and Mr.. Clarence Patton are
up again. Mrs. T. Butler made hel
departure for Houston, we wish hel
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