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ilt!LLi THE STATE LINE TRIBUNE12gFol 4, 1940. -NINTH YEAR. FARWELL, PARMER COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, JANUARY NUMBER 7 Rainfall Light During 1939, But Melting Snow Brings t Divorce Cases Timely Precipitation Aids Crops ppear ern Docket The rainfall receiveu here during ded here with a total precipitation Near Inch Moisture the year 1939 was considerably below 'of 3.02 inches. August came next the yearly average of around 20 inch- with moisture amounting to 2.30 in- ches. 1 docket for the comine R ceives Orchids es, according to figures released here Subscription Offer Almost a full inch of moisture gra- of court, which will today by J. C. Temple, local weather The rainfall was divided into the Is Extended dually oozed into the wheat fields of ilth, was For Christmas observer, whose records show that months of the year as follows: this section as a result of the heavy arwel January the fact that road con- week by Coi ty and! Six orchids—those rare flow- moisture amounting to only 14.32 January 1.82 Due to snow which blanketed this region du- ditions have been rendered al- E. V. Rushing ers which go out in top society— inches fell here during the year. February ring Christmas week, it was found most impassable by the recent dicated that the docket made up the Christmas package Despite the low amount of mois- March ....... .82 by J. C. Temple, local weatherman, enough to run the received last week by Mrs. B. N. ture, farmers of Farmer county har- April .67 snows, preventing many people who gave the official reading at .80 y get to town, than two weeks. Dis- Graham, from her son, Benton, vested one of the best crops in recent May ... 1.09 from being able to of an inch. Ow;. years by virtue of the fact that the the special subscription offer of The wheat fields received the full net se Tatum • of Dal- who is stationed with an oil June 3.02 t company in South America. greater part of the rainfall came at July 1.27 The State Line Tribune has been benefit of the melting snow over n the bench. extended until January 20. list of thirty:one cases Benton has been in South seasons when the moisture was most August 2.30 their level surfaces, as there was This will enable many of the r of "trespass to try America now for more than a beneficial to the crops. September . .15 practically no wind blowing when rag farmers of the county, mho will the snow fell. Wheat growers agree itler, th a total of .ten being year, and being unable to be at Only 24 cloudy and partly cloudy October 1.90 rce cases came next in home for Christmas with his days were recorded during the year November .37 be in Farwell attending court that the moisture will a a long way during the next two weeks, to toward insuring a crop next Summer. ine, vat t being filed for action. parents, sent his mother the just closed. December .88 the complete docket: flowers as a remembrance. June was the wettest month recor- Total 14.32 take advantage of the offer. But the snow, with all its benefits Pbtio New and renewal subscriptions to practically every citizen of this rp. vs W. L. Johnson, The orchids are a definite oddi- A. B. C. will be received at the rate of $1 section, proved to be costly to some tit, on note. ty here, and have excited consid- vs Homer McKenzie, rable comment. First Political Guns Thaw Renders Roads per year during this extension people. Oscar For example, Lee Sudderth had Amite' Almost Impassable Fired in Parmer Co. 0 500 sheep to begin lambing on Jar- Frank ry, et al vs John T. Roberts Buys Jones uary , foreclosure of lands. Lust Funeral Will 1st. On two nights he lost 75 -fartwe The first policital guns to be fired The unsurfaced country roads of lambs and feared his losses would. Re euler etux vs Pan-Mu- Food Store Monday in the Farmer county Democratic this section were rendered almost Be Thursday at 10 mount to an extra high figure before ual et al, primary election for this year opened Carl etux vs an-Mutual A deal was closed the latter part of impassable early this week by the warm weather can be expected. All this week, with the announcements thawing of the seven-to-ten inch co- available shed room on the Sudderth toyalta last week and the transfer was made Funeral services for Frank August rrr. of Earl Booth and Lee Thompson as vering of snow received here during farm had been filled C, W. llmeier vs Pan-Mutual Monday of the Jones Food Store in Lust, 62, will be held at the Steed to capacity ear- candidates to succeed themselves in the closing days of the past year. ly this week and Mr. Sudderth said Roy alti al, TTT. Texico to Paul Roberts. their respective offices as sheriff and chapel in Clovis, Thursday morning thueler et ux vs Pan- Mr. and Mrs. Roberts took active Farmers coming to town early this at 10 o'clock. it was announced today. that road conditions made it impos- county judge. week said that it was almost impos- sible to haul out more material for es et al, TT1' charge of the business on Monday Other announcements were expec- Burial will be made in the Clovis ce- n et we vo Pan -Mutual morning. For the present, Miss Anita sible to travel over dirt roads after metery. additional sheds. ted to follow on short notice and He explained Royalties e 1, ITT.? Jones is being retained as clerk. the frozen surface had melted. All Death occurred in a Clovis hospital that he had bought political observers are predicting that the Farwell school buses were kept at an early hour, Tuesday morning, the sheep from another party and *Evalle ps vs lVtg 11 Phillips. In rearing from the business which a full crop of candidates will be in they have operated for the past three off their routes on Tuesday and Miss after a lingering illness. had not expected them to lamb at the field before the close of the prt- Ruth Boyd, county home domenstra- this time, which caught him unpre- gs vs E. J. Reiser, da- years, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jones had sent month. Lust was another of the pioneer • •..,a no announcement to make regarding tor, cancelled her engagement ai settlers in the Texico-Farwell neigh- pared for the emergency. It is generally conceded here that Rhea on account of road conditions. 0- , individually and as next their plans for the future. "We'll be all the present office-holders will be borhood. He came here about 32 years Best Priem • of Betty Jo Gilson, andl around here for some time yet," Mr. Travel over dirt roads was being ago and homesteaded just over the in the race for re-election again this held to a minimum and only emer- Funeral Services For T. A. Gilsott, Jr. vs T. A. Gilson, sup-1 Jones said when questioned. year, and most of them are expected state line in New Mexico. three miles Mr. and Mrs. Jones have built up gency trips were being made. Many north of this city. Later he sold his 2 Pioneers Held Here port of children. to draw at least one opponent. cars were reported in the ditches as Eula Newton vs Robert Newton, a very nice business in Texico, and the The races for sheriff and county homestead and bought a farm just many friends of the Roberts wish they attempted to bog their way across the road on the Texas side Two of Texico-Farwell's old pio- divorce. clerk are expected to hold the spot- through the slush of snow and mud. C. L. Goldsmith vs Ada Goldsmith, for them success in their new ven- light in this year's campaign so far of the line, where he was living at neers were laid to rest in one after- 4r divorce. ture. Rural route carriers out of Tex- the time of his death. noon, last Thursday, when funeral e- as county-wide offices are concerned. ico-Farwell reported road conditions H. W. Osborn vs J. L. Walling, suit Mr. Roberts said that he would be Less interest will develop in the other He is survived by his wife, Mrs. services were held for E. Cranfill, on debt. assisted in the store by his wife, who "the worst in recent years" and all Emma Lust, one brother, Erick Lust Texico pioneer, and H. W. Osborne, county-wide races, in the opinion of carriers were running behind sche- Frank -F. Ferry et al, Trs. vs Joe will devote her time to the grocery political observers, although some of of Englewood, Colo., and two daugh- Farwell pioneer. Blewett et al, TTT. department, while Mr. Roberts, an dule. ters, Ruth and Alberta, at home. With the Steed Mortuary in charge the commissioners races are expected In Texico-Farwell, where most of Frank P. Ferry et al, Trs. vs The experienced meat cutter, will be in to draw their share of attention. Lust was born in 1877 in Sweden. of both funerals, the last rites were Texas Company, TTT. charge of the market and do the -- the main streets have been surfaced At the age of 18 he began military held for Mr. Cranfill at the Metho- Geer A. Wright vs Ernest buying.