Limestone/Freestone County, Texas - History – Bi-County Stock Show of 1938

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Limestone/Freestone Co., Texas - History – Bi-County Stock Show of 1938


The Mexia Weekly Herald Newspaper
June 3, 1938

SET TENTATIVE DATE FOR BI-STONE 
FAT STOCK SHOW; PRIZES TOTAL $370

A tentative date for the Bi-Stone Livestock Show was set here 
Wednesday night at a meeting of the officers and representatives
from Bi-Stone towns and a central advisory committee was named to
guide the destinies of the show.
  
The show will be staged here either the last week in March or
the first week in April and will come on Friday and Saturday.

Named at an earlier metting as part of the advisory committee
were General manager, W. M. Eubanks, Jr., County Agent T. B. 
Lewis of Limestone county and County Agent J. W. Richards Jr.
of Freestone county.  The two county agents named two men in 
each of the two counties, who which Eubanks, will act as the
advisory committee.  Lewis named as his aide in Limestone,
J. W. Sellers, Jr., of Coolidge while Richards picked R. T. 
Kerr of Donie.

A financial committe was also named at the Wednesday night
meeting.  It is composed of: M. W. Anderson and J. H. Nussbaum
of Mexia; J. W. Sellers, Jr., of Coolidge; County Judge Lewis
M. Seay of Groesbeck; Roger Seeley of Wortham; N. W. Bendy of
Teague; Lee Nance of Thornton; Macon Gunter of Kosse; R. S. 
Gillin of Donie; J. L. Bonner of Fairfield; W. A. Parker of 
Fairfield and John Bounds of Tehuacana.

According to Dr. C. P. McKenzie of Mexia, secretary treasurer 
of the organization premiums and regulations were set at the 
meeting.  It was stipulated that all entries must be registered 
by Thrusday noon the week of the show in order to allow the 
sifting committee to examine the entries.  The stock will be 
shown Friday and Saturday morning with an auction sale to 
follow Saturday afternoon.

With the exception of jacks and stallions cash prizes will be 
awarded to seven entries in each division.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald Newspaper
June 17, 1938

Advisory Group to Investigate Finances
Bi-Stone Livestock Shows Plans Going Forward Rapidly

Finance committee of Bi-Stone Livestock Show decided to
refer matters of finance to the advisory committee at a 
meeting Wednesday night at the Elks Lodge in Mexia.
Dr. C. P. McKenzie, secretary treasurer, announced.

The advisory committee was asked to apportion the cost
of staging the show between the towns of the Bi-Stone 
section.  The committee will report to the finance committee 
the amount each town should contribute to the expense
of the show, and the finance committee will contact the 
various officals of the town to raise the money.

The Bi-Stone Livestock Show will be staged in Mexia the 
last week in March and the first week in April.  Definite 
dates will be announced later, it was said.

Members of the advisory committee include W. M. Eubanks, Jr., Mexia;
J. W. Richards, county agent, Freestone county, Fairfield; R. T. 
Kerr, Donie; T. B. Lewis, county agent, Limestone county, Groesbeck,
and William Sellers, Jr., Coolidge.

Financial committe includes W. M. Eubanks, Jr., Mexia, Chair; 
Harold Nussbaum, Mexia; Lewis M. Seay, Groesbeck; Roger Seeley, Wortham; 
W. A. Parker, Fairfield; N. W. Bendy, Teague; Lee Nance, Thornton; 
Macon Gunter, Kosse; R. S. Galling, Donie; John L. Bonner, Streetman;
and John Bounds, Tehuacana.