The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-08
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members at Temple, Texas. He was
presented with number of valuable
presents. He left at 1855 for Dali
las with his two smallest children
and Willie Eugene, who will live with
his sister, Mrs Emma Epps, 2719
State street, Dallas, Texas. Rev. A.
q. Scott leaves for Dallas where he
will preach for Rev. Shaw Sunday al
IL a. m, and Rev. Pugh at 8 d. m.
Send all news to 500 No. Oakland
street.
Tyler, Oct. 6.-Services were splen-
did Sunday at all the churches. S.
S. well attended. Last week was a
busy week in Tyler on account of
the Fair. There a number of Wis
itors in the city attending same.
Among them may be mentioned Mr..
Horace Schiller, Henderson, Texas;
Mrs. (Dr) Wheeler, Terrell, Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, Mineola, Texas
Mr.. j. Fl. Johnson, Henderson, Tex
as. East Texas Academy opened
Oct. 4, and the following new teach
ers have arrived to take charge of
their assignments: Miss Emory, Dali
las, Texas; Prof. ]. B. Sparks, Mar
shall, Texas; Prof. ]. T. Bradley,
Alto, Texas. Texas College opened
Oct. 9Th and the following teachers
are back on the campus after their
vacations: Prof. Fowler. Miss Mac
Allister, Prof and Mrs. Patton. Miss
who have been added to the staff are:
Miss l.. E. Lowe, New Orleans, La
who will have charge of English
Department; Prof. Mumford, Phil
adelphia, Pa, Science. Mr.. NJ. P.
Blanton of the Union Undertaking.
Company, and Editor of the Fort
Worth Hornet of Fort Worth, was
in the city last week guest of Jeff
D. Jones. He made the trip over
land in his Buick. While here he
took out 800 stock in Mr. Jones
Oil Co. True Vine Baptist church
pulled off an educational rally for
+. 7. A. Sunday and Sunday night
The church donated 1928, making a
total of 5000 Mrs. l.. NJ. Strobe, who
has been in Dallas a number of
months is here to have her house
hold furniture stored. Shortly after
the parade Friday a fire broke out
on E. Erwin Street and the second
wagon ran into wagon owned by
Dan Warren, tore the wagon to
pieces and injured a mule, threw
his two little boys out of the wagon
injuring the youngest one very badly
Both boys are still alive. The dust
from the first wagon hindered the
second driver from seeing the wagon
We wish for the little fellows a
speedy recovery. Mr.. Love Bailey
was struck by car last Saturday
on the Dixies Highway He is doing
fine at this writing. The Smith
County Institute will convene at
True Vine Baptist church on w
Common street, Oct. 10th to 14th,
inclusive. Prof. Jody Phillips will
be the conductor. Mrs. NJ. Z. Tucker
will have charge of the program and
music. Mrs. Katie Mosely left Sun
day for Wells, Texas, to open her
school. Mrs. Frances Christopher has
returned from Terrell, where she has
been visiting. Mr.. Fred Weems mo-
tored to Rusk Saturday night to
visit relatives. He returned Monday
accompanied by his sisters, Miss
Vida Weems, Rusk, and Mrs. Perry
Weems. San Antonio. Mr.. ]. c.
Long, Sr., who was general manager
and superintendent of East Texas
Fair takes this method to thank
the Colored citizens and different
communities of the county, as well
as other nearby towns and adioin-
ing counties for their cooperation
with him to make the Colored booths
and parades success; especially
East Texas Academy and Texas Col
lege Master James Madison Strobe,
who attended Tuskegee last term
made quite a hit with his cartoon
work Read what the white paper
says about the Colored folks;
Exhibition by COlOred People At
Fair is Varied One and Has At
tracted Much Attention.
mo better exhibit has ever been
arranged for the East Texas Fair by
the Colored folks of this section than
is to be seen at the Fair grounds
this week. Some of the most inter
esting and unique things to be seen
at the whole fair are on display in
the Colored peoples booths. Expect
ally worthy of mention are some
hand carved and stained walking
canes made by ]. H. Johnson of
Rusk. The workmanship on these
canes reminds one of the old days
of perfection in manual arts and
crafts. when the machine had not
yet destroyed the most of the in
dividuality among craftsmen. john
son also has a wooden chain OF
some ten solid interlocked links
which was made by taking a long
stick of wood and pairing it down
until each interlocking link was sep
arate and perfect The chain is
about three feet long. 1t is a mar
velous piece of work.
Frank Erwin of Sugar Hill has
improved some common hickory nuts
by cutting back" each bud as il
sprouts for five years and from the
start has grown hickory nuts that
are so thin shelled that they can be
cracked with the teeth. In length
they measure about two inches and
are slightly larger than the ordinary
hickory nuts in circumference. Their
flavor is unimpaired.
"rhe following communities have
displays in the Colored department
Sugar Hill, Chapel Hill; Red Land
Mt. Olive and st. Louis. Fanny Has
lHns of Winona had a creditable
individual display.
Texas College had a booth thai
showed painstaking care in arrange
ment and also indicated the nature
of work being done at that commend
able Colored institution. Drawings
themes, needle word, agricultural
products and antiques made up the
exhibit. Possibly the finest and mos