New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 53

Author: Davis, Ellis A.
Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?]
Number of Pages: 1262

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directly after finishing his medical training in 1892, and has continued here since that time, with the exception of absence from the city while taking post-graduate work at various clinics. Dr. Bush has been with the I. & G. N. Railroad as local sur- geon for the past nine years.

Dr. L. H. Bush was born at Huntsville, Texas, the twenty-third of December, 1865, the son of John W. Bush and Sarah E. (Ewing) Bush. Mr. Bush, a native of Virginia, came to Huntsville in 1853 and was prominent here until his death, which oc- curred in 1891. Mrs. Bush, a native of Tennessee, was reared in Virginia. She was a granddaughter of the famous minister, Alexander Campbell, and is now deceased. Dr. Bush received his early instruc- tion in the schools of Huntsville, later entering Tu- lane University at New Orleans, in the medical department, and taking his degree in 1892. Since that time Dr. Bush has attended many of the post- graduate courses in the principal clinics of the United States and also attended the various meet- ings of surgeons.

Dr. Bush was married at Texarkana, Texas, the twenty-third of December, 1897, to Miss Mamie Read, a native of Texarkana, and a daughter of Dr. R. W. Read, a prominent physician of that city. Dr. and Mrs. Bush have three children-Katherine, wife of C. S. Keator, and advertising man of New York City; Leonard Ewing Bush, a medical student at Tulane, and Mary Read Bush, a student of the Huntsville schools, also State University. Dr. Bush is a member of the Walker County Medical Society, the Southern Medical Association, the Texas Med- ical Association, and the American Medical Asso- ciation, and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Bush is well worthy the honors and obligations associated with his profession and has devoted himself not only to his private practice but to the broader interests of his profession in city and state and has done much to make Huntsville one of the most medically advanced cities of this section.

R. TACITUS WESLEY YOUNG, Jr., for upwards of a decade has been prominently identified with the medical fraternity at Port Arthur, giving special attention to obstetrics.

Dr. Young was born in East Baton Rouge Parish of Louisiana, the fourteenth of February, 1878. His father, Tacitus Young, Sr., a native of Zachary, Louisiana, has been a civil engineer in that State throughout his active business career. His mother, now deceased, was prior to her marriage Miss Lucy Bonner, a member of a well known family of North Louisiana, and a resident of that State throughout her life. As a boy Dr. Young attended the schools near his home, later taking a business course, foi- lowing this with several years at preparatory school, and later at the Louisiana State University, where he took the B. S. degree in 1900. Following this he was for four years with an oil company of that State, leaving the oil business to enter Tulane Uni- versity and train for the medical profession. He took his medical degree from that institution in 1907, going to Clinton, Louisiana, where he estab- lished his practice immediately following. For the ensuing eight years he was one of the leading phy- sicians of that section, his exceptional training and

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faculties winning him a large patronage and the highest esteem of all who knew him. In 1915 he came to Port Arthur, a city offering distinct pro- fessional advantages, and has since made this city his home, rapidly advancing to a position among the foremost physicians and surgeons here.

Dr. Young was married at Baton Rouge, Louis- iana, the first of May, 1902, to Miss Addie Timmons, a native of that State. They have made their home in Port Arthur, since Dr. Young has been an inter- gral part of the professional life here, and have an attractive home at 816 Proctor Street. Dr. and Mrs. Young have two children-James T. Young, a student at Baylor University at Waco, and Eliza- beth, a student in the Port Arthur schools. The family take an active part in the social life of the community and their home is the seat of a gracious hospitality. Dr. Young devotes a great deal of time to religious and church work, and is a most gener- ous contributor to the support of the First Church, of which he is an active member. He is a Mason, Blue Lodge, Port Arthur; Commandery of Port Ar- thur, Knight Templar, and a member of El Mina Temple Shrine at Galveston. He is also a Knight of Pythias. Dr. Young belongs to the Jefferson County Medical Society, working with this organ- ization for the medical advancement of Port Ar- thur, and is a member of the S. E. District Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and a Fellow of the American Medical Association.

OHN J. CADENA, for almost two decades a resident of Houston, has during this time been associated with the drug trade here and has been a factor in raising the stan- dards of drug store operation here. Mr. Cadena is proprietor of the Model Pharmacy, one of the fin- est residence drug stores in the city, which he es- tablished in 1921. The Model Pharmacy is well lo- cated, at 1808 Louisiana Avenue, and since open- ing his store there Mr. Cadena has built up an ex- tensive patronage and his business has met with a consequent expansion. A complete line of drugs and drug sundries is carried for the accommodation of the residents of this section, all stock being chosen carefully, and with a view to supplying the trade with the best merchandise on the market. The fountain, installed by Mr. Cadena at great expense, is especially attractive and does a brisk trade. The prescription department is in charge of a compe- tent druggist and using only the purest drugs in com- pounding prescriptions, has met with the approval of the medical profession as well as the many pa- trons of the store. Four experienced operatives are employed by Mr. Cadena to assist him in maintain- ing the high standards for service he has set and the Model Pharmacy shows every indication of a pros- perous future.

Mr. Cadena was born at San Antonio, Texas, the sixth of September, 1875. His father, the late C. V. Cadena, also a native of Texas, spent many years of his life at San Antonio. His mother, whose maiden name was Jessie Martinez, is also a native of the Lone Star State. Mr. Cadena was educated in the public schools of San Antonio and as a boy of eight- een began to work in a drug store. After four years in various drug stores in San Antonio, he came to Houston, in 1904, and was a clerk in various stores here for several years. Later he became a member of the firm of the Smith Drug Company and was

with that firm for ten years. He then bought the City Drug Store, on San Felipe Street, which he operated a short time, later going back with the Smith Drug Store. In 1917 he again bought the City Drug Store, which he operated until 1921 when he opened the present Model Pharmacy on Louisiana Avenue which he has since owned and managed.

Mr. Cadena was married at Houston the third of October, 1906, to Miss Louise Marie Etie, a native of Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. Cadena have one child, Edward, and live at 620 Jefferson Avenue. As a representative of the drug trade, Mr. Cadena has done much to improve standards for drug store operation and has impressed himself on the life of his community as a business man of integrity.

RANK H. CHENAULT, for the past several years a resident of Houston, has been a factor in the drug trade as proprietor of one of the leading drug stores in the city. Mr. Chenault established his first Service Drug Store located on Washington Avenue, the first of June, 1921, and in May, 1923, established a second Service Drug Store in the downtown district at 1301 Capitol Avenue. During the early part of 1924 he sold the store on Washington Avenue and since has devoted his attention to the operation of his business at 1301 Capitol. Mr. Chenault has gained the con- fidence of trade in this vicinity because of the high class stock carried and the courteous treatment ex- tended his patrons. The five employees engaged here are all trained in their respective lines. They take a real interest in rendering the class of service that has done much to popularize the Service Drug Store. A registered druggist is in charge of the pre- scription department. The purest drugs are used in compounding all prescriptions. The management of the store is in the capable hands of Mr. Chenault personally and he has organized many progressive merchandising methods that have been a factor in his success.

Frank H. Chenault was born in Hamilton County, Texas, in February, 1895, the son of S. A. Chenault, a native of Mississippi, who came to Texas as a young man and made this state his home until his death, and Bettie Hand Chenault, also a native of Mississippi, and who now makes her home in Hous- ton. Mr. Chenault was educated in the public schools of Weatherford and at the age of fourteen began work in a drug store in that city. Prior to his en- listment in the army, in 1917, he worked in a num- ber of different drug stores over the state and made rapid advancement in his profession. In April, 1917, he entered the army, with the Thirty-sixth Division, and after receiving his military training at Fort Worth, went to France with this famous division and served throughout the war with it. He was dis- charged in June, 1919, and came to Houston with the idea of going into business for himself. After several months with other drug stores here, during which time he was looking over the situation and deciding on a location, he established himself in business.

Mr. Chenault was married the twenty-first of August, 1921, in Houston, to Miss Carrie McCelney, a native of Texas, who was reared in Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Chenault reside at 3002 Preston Avenue. Mr. Chenault has made many friends in the busi- ness world here and is known as a progressive, wide awake druggist and a factor in the advancement of this profession in Houston.

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ILEY J. JINKINS, M. D., of Galveston, Texas, began the practice of medicine in this city in 1912, where he has established an enviable record, both as a physician and as a surgeon. Dr. Jinkins is a member of the well known medical firm of Jinkins and Jinkins, with office in the Medical Building. He is engaged in a general practice of medicine, with special atten- tion to surgery. Dr. Jinkins does surgical work at both of the Galveston hospitals, but the greater part of it at St. Mary's Infirmary.

A native Texan, Dr. Jinkins was born at Nor- mangee, Leon County. His father, J. F. Jinkins, came to Texas from Alabama as a boy and has been engaged in farming and ranching all his life. Mr. Jinkins, realizing the value of education, de- prived himself in order to give to all his sons and daughters a college training. He is actively en- gaged in farming and is one of the most highly esteemed citizens of his county. Dr. Jinkins' mother, Mrs. Nellie (Martin) Jinkins, was a native of the Lone Star State and a member of a pioneer family. She died in 1908 and Dr. Jinkins' father reared a family of eight children, all of whom are among the representative citizens of the State. Dr. Jin- kins' early education was obtained in the public and high schools of Normangee, after which he entered the University of Texas and graduated from that institution in the class of 1911 with the M. D. de- gree. He then served an interneship of one year at St. Mary's Infirmary here, and began the prac- tice of medicine in Galveston, where he has since remained and has earned a place of distinction along medical lines in the Island City and South Texas.

Dr. Jinkins was married at Galveston on April 15th, 1915, to Miss Celeste Randolph, a native Texan and a member of a prominent family of Palestine, Anderson County. They have one child-Wiley J. Jinkins, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jinkins reside at 2827 Avenue O. Dr. Jinkins is a Mason, with member- ship in Tucker Lodge of Galveston. He is a mem- ber of the Artillery Club, the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the County, State and District Medical Associations. He is also a mem- ber of the Southern Medical Association and the American Medical Association, and is vice president of the Medical Building, Inc. Dr. Jinkins takes a keen interest in the civic matters of the city and is active in all projects having to do with the bet- terment and progress of the Island City.

DGAR L. SEIXAS, for more than two de- cades, has been active in commercial and lodge circles in Houston. For over ten years he was identified with the retail drug business here, and is particularly well known in this field. Experience thus gained and acquain- tances made during this period is invaluable to him in his present work in the Elks Lodge.

Edgar L. Seixas was born at Dallas, Texas, in 1886, son of A. D. Seixas, a native of Atlanta, Geor- gia, who spent most of his life in Louisiana and Texas, his death occurring about seventeen years ago. Mr. Seixas was educated in the public schools of Houston, and, as a boy, began to work in a drug store. He went with the Anderson Drug Company, one of the pioneer drug stores of Houston, and worked his way up from the bottom, learning every phase of the profession. During his spare moments he devoted to study and in due course of time be-

came a registered pharmacist. He remained with the Anderson Drug Company about twelve years and at the time he left this firm he was one of its most valuable employees. After a time engaged in looking after his own business interests he joined the organization of Elks Lodge, devoted to looking after the welfare of its members. Being well quali- fied, and a member of the lodge of long standing he has met with success in his new work.

Mr. Seixas was married at Dallas, to Miss Ethel Williams, a native of Illinois. They reside at 401 Drew Avenue. In addition to his membership in the Elks Lodge, Mr. Seixas is a Mason of high degree, a member of Holland Lodge No. 1, and of Arabia Temple Shrine. Mr. Seixas is a man of genial disposition, held in high esteem by his many friends and acquaintances, and is a loyal citizen of Houston, believing that it is the metropolis of the great Southwest.

JARL W. THOMA, M. D., has during the past several years built up the reputation of a careful practitioner, competent in all branches of his calling. Dr. Thoma came to Houston in 1920, and has since engaged in prac- tice in this city. While he has no specialty in his profession, he has been exceptionally successful in surgery, and devotes a great deal of his time to this work. His offices are in the Scanlan Building. Shortly after coming to Houston Dr. Thoma became associated with Dr. Hamilton, and spent several years with him. Later he went to New York, where he did post graduate work, and since his return he has practiced alone. He has served on the staff of the Baptist Hospital in this city.

Dr. Thoma was born at Buffalo, New York, the tenth of March, 1892, the son of Dr. F. Thoma, a pioneer physician of that city, and still engaged in active practice, and Louise (Haynes) Thoma, also of Buffalo. He spent his boyhood in that city, attending the public schools there, and later entered the University of Pennsylvania, for his pre-medical work. He then went to the University of Buffalo, taking his medical work there, and received the M. D. degree from that institution in 1917. He served for ten months as interne in the Buffalo General Hospital, after which he enlisted in mili- tary service. He was commissioned first lieutenant, Medical Corps, U. S. A., in December, 1917, and assigned to the First Division, going overseas in April, 1918, with the Sixteenth Infantry. He was wounded twice, receiving two wound stripes, and was returned to the United States on account of his wounds, in March, 1919, and sent to Baltimore, as assistant surgeon at Fort McHenry. He was discharged in January, 1920, and came to Houston, where he has since engaged in practice, with the exception of several months spent in New York, where he took post graduate work at the New York Post-Graduate School and Hospital.

Dr. Thoma makes his home at the Warrington Apartments. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the University Club, the Buffalo Chap- ter of Nu Sigma Nu, the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the Erie County Medical Society, in New York. Although Dr. Thoma has had an unusually busy professional career, this has not deterred him from taking an active interest in the welfare of his city.

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R. ALANSON G. PEARCE, whose name has been of special significance in the medical fraternity of Orange for around a quarter of a century, and whose success and pres- tige in the medical world has been in proportion to his years of practice, is well worthy the honors and obligations associated with his profession and is looked upon as the head of the local fraternity. Dr. Pearce came to Orange the twelfth of May, 1900, after a decade of successful practice during which he demonstrated an unusually altruistic attitude, and began his practice in this city. He is familiar with the entire scope of modern medicine and sur- gery, and while his work is largely limited to that latter field, in which he brings to bear a highly specialized knowledge, he is accustomed to the dif- fuse responsibility of the general practitioner, and has some practice in this field. As a surgeon he has attained the highest standing, and few men are better informed as to surgical advancement in re- cent years. His record, highly creditable along all lines, shows the result of an excellent training, per- fected by a wide and varied experience, and for the quarter of a century of his residence at Orange he has been faithful to his responsibilities as cus- todian of the welfare of his patients. Dr. Pearce has his offices in the Stark Building, and has at his command the clinical, analytical and mechanical fa- cilities of the modern practitioner. For the last two years he has been associated with Dr. James H. Dameron, now, however as a partner.

Dr. Alanson G. Pearce was born at Avoyelles Par- ish, Louisiana, the eleventh of June, 1867. His fa- ther, the late W. O. Pearce, was a native of Lou- isiana and a sugar planter there for many years. Later he retired and moved to Orange, where he made his home until his death in 1918. Dr. Pearce received his early education in the schools of Lou- isiana, later attending Georgetown University, at Georgetown, Kentucky, for one year, and later con- tinuing his pre-medical work at the Louisiana State University. He then entered Tulane University at New Orleans, Louisiana, where he took his medical degree in 1890. After taking his degree he re- turned to his home and with his father operated a large sugar plantation, practicing medicine in that section, and giving the people there a medical serv- ice prompted rather by love of his profession than for any pecuniary gain. At the time the sugar tariff went into effect in 1900 Dr. Pearce disposed of his sugar plantation, removing to Orange, where he established a large practice, in a short time attain- ing high honors. Since coming here, each year has added to the esteem in which Dr. Pearce is held, by both laymen and confreres, and few physicians are more generally admired and respected.

Dr. Pearce was married at Washington, Louisiana, the twenty-fifth of June, 1890, to Miss Mary Elea- nora Wynn, a native of that state, and a member of a very prominent family there. Dr. and Mrs. Pearce reside at the corner of Pine and Tenth Streets, and have five children, Malcolm, with the First National Bank of Orange; Lucile, wife of John H. Harrison, active vice president and director of the Orange National Bank; Sarah, wife of William M. Reid, secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Orange Rice Milling Company; Henry Wynn Pearce, like his father, a physician, and a '24 grad- uate, with the M.D. degree of Tulane, and is now

practicing medicine with Dr. Pearce, his father, and Maude Wynn, wife of Carl W. Bancroft, a promi- nent oil man of Orange. Dr. Pearce is a Mason, Orange Blue Lodge, of which he is past master, Royal Arch Mason, and is an Elk, being a past exalted ruler in this order, and also belongs to the Odd Fellows and Moose. He is a member of the Country Club, and Golf Club, and other social organizations, and belongs to the Chamber of Com- merce and the Rotary Club, working with these organizations for the civic advancement of Orange. Dr. Pearce is a member of the Orange County Medi- cal Society, and the Texas and American Medical Associations. He takes a deep interest in all wel- fare work, and has done much to advance Orange along medical lines, as well as influence civic de- velopment.

R. I. T. YOUNG, acknowledged leader in the field of internal medicine at Port Arthur, has in the several years he has been in this city devoted his talents to the service of humanity along lines that best promote the develop- ment of his vocation. Dr. Young limits his practice to internal medicine, bringing to bear a highly spe- cialized knowledge in this definite field, and is equipped to approach the most difficult cases with confidence. He has a large practice, and his gen- uine talents and qualifications have won the esteem of his confreres who refer to him cases that come within his field. Dr. Young has his offices in the Deutser Building. Dr. Young's work is the ripened result of many years of experience and practice, and a constant effort to keep apace of medical ad- vancement, and while specializing in internal medi- cine, he is familiar with the scope of modern medi- cine, and is a leader in medical affairs.

Dr. Young was born at Slaughter, Louisiana, the fifth of May, 1885. His father, the late J. F. Young, · was a merchant in that city for many years prior to his death, and was prominent in civic and commer- cial activities. His mother, whose maiden name was Miss Mattie Palmer, was a native of Louisiana, and is now deceased. Dr. Young attended the public schools of Slaughter, Louisiana, until his gradua- tion from high school, after which he entered Tu- lane University at New Orleans, taking his medical degree there the twenty-ninth of May, 1912. He went to Erath, Louisiana, establishing his practice there, and was during the decade of his residence in that city a factor in medical and civic advance- ment. In October, 1922, Dr. Young came to Port Arthur, as offering a broader future, and has made a splendid professional record in this city.

Dr. Young was married at Slaughter, Louisiana, the twentieth of November, 1912, to Miss Bernice Dunn, a native of Louisiana, and the daughter of the late J. B. Dunn. Dr. and Mrs. Young reside at 1845 Fifth Street, in Port Arthur, and have one child, Roy. Dr. Young is a Mason, Abbeyville, Louisiana, Blue Lodge, Chapter 192, Royal Arch, New Orleans Consistory, thirty-second degree Scot- tish Rite, and a member of El Karuba Temple Shrine. He belongs to the Jefferson County Med- ical Society, the Texas Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. Notwithstanding the exacting demands of his profession, Dr. Young takes a deep interest in all civic work, particularly along lines of public welfare, and is one of the sterling residents of Port Arthur.

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J. ROBINSON, M. D., has, for two decades, been prominently identified with medical activities at Houston, and his name carries a prestige in the medical world that is a distinct asset to the community with which it is as- sociated. Dr. Robinson came to Houston in 1906, locating in Houston Heights, when development first started in that section, and has been on the same corner in the Heights since that time. Dr. Robinson has a large general practice, handling a great deal of county work, and also does much surgical work. His technical education and skilled faculties, gained through years of arduous experience, have been con- tributing factors to his years of successful practice, and Dr. Robinson is known and valued as an en- thusiastic and progressive representative of the med- ical profession. Dr. Robinson does work at the Bap- tist and Norsworthy hospitals.

Dr. Robinson was born in Tennessee, the thirteenth of August, 1875, son of M. R. and Mattie Hill Rob- inson. Dr. Robinson was brought to Texas by his parents, as a boy, and was reared in this state on his father's farm, attending the public schools near his home. He early formed the ambition to become a physician, and after finishing his work in the public schools, raised and sold cotton at five cents a pound, to defray the expenses of his medical edu- cation. Dr. Robinson entered the University of Texas, in the Medical department at Galveston, tak- ing his M. D. Degree in 1905. He served the fol- lowing year as interne at St. Mary's Infirmary, after which he came to Houston, establishing his practice in Houston Heights.

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New encyclopedia of Texas, volume 2, Part 53

Author: Davis, Ellis A. Publication date: 1926 Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?] Number of Pages: 1262

Author: Davis, Ellis A.
Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : Texas development bureau, [1926?]
Number of Pages: 1262