The encyclopedia of Texas, V.1, Part 111

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1204

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Mr. Cullum was married in Wichita Falls in May, 1921, to Miss Leila Beall Anderson, daughter of G. D. Anderson, well known business man of Wichita Falls.

Actively interested in civic affairs, Mr. Cullum is a member of the Scottish Rite Masonic organiza- tion, holding membership in Maskat Temple Shrine and is also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity of the University of Texas, Wichita City and Country Clubs and the Elks and Kiwanis Clubs of Wichita Falls and the University Club at Dallas.

AMES W. ROBERTS, president of Jas. W. Roberts & Co., brokers, of Dallas, and former president of the Liquid Gold Pro- duction Co., which operated in the oil fields of Wichita County, and was recently merged into the Corona Oil & Refining Co., Inc., with executive office at 347 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., and with Dallas office at Great Southern Life Insurance Building, is well and favorably known in the oil circles of Texas. Mr. Roberts is now active with the Corona Oil and Refining Company, and is a member of the board of directors.

Mr. Roberts was born in Erath County, Texas, April 22, 1877, and educated in the public schools there. His father, J. M. Roberts, was a farmer, and the subject of this sketch worked on the farm until he was twenty years old. After leaving the farm he went on the road as traveling salesman for 12 years, and later engaged in the jewelry business at San Angelo, Texas. In 1909 he went into the land business with the Concho Land Company of San Angelo, and was later associated with the Southern Land Development Company of Pecos City, subse- quently the Cross Land Co., of San Antonio. He worked out of St. Louis and other eastern cities and brought many people, homeseekers and investors. to the state from Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana. He was married at Evansville, Ind., in August, 1912, to Miss Blanch May Tabor, daughter of John Tabor, well known contractor, and their

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one child, Jas. ' W., Jr., now seven years old, took first prize at the better babies show when he was 15 months old.

Mr. Roberts is a member of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, the Texas Chamber of Com- merce, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Young Men's Business League of Houston, the Elks Lodge of Houston, being a life member, and the First Bap- tist Church of Dallas. He is also identified with the Dallas Automobile Club, the Dallas Athletic Club and the Union Club of Pittsburg, Pa. He is full of the Dallas and Texas spirit, and is always ready to put his shoulder to the wheel and push when the welfare of either state or city is the consideration.

ARON HORN, proprietor of the Alvin Jewelry Co., located at 1410 Main Street, also of the Horn Jewelry Co., at 1110 Main Street, has through his zealous endeavors built up two thriving businesses in a short time. The Alvin Jewelry Company, which was only established in 1919 is a very exclusive little gift shop 20 by 90 feet fitted up with mahogany trimmings and exclusive setting of stock in the cases. There is an optical department in connection with the Alvin Jewelry Co. The Horn Jewelry Co. includes a pawn shop. Both stores handle a very popular line of jewelry.

Mr. Horn was born in Thorn, Poland, in 1882. He is the son of Elias and Mary Horn, both of Poland, but now residing in Evansville, Indiana. Mr. Horn received his education in Evansville Public Schools. He was married at Chicago in 1911 to Miss Beatrice Cook of Evansville. They have three children, Joseph, Gladys and Enid. There home is 4023 Cedar Springs.

Mr. Horn has spent most of his business career in the jewelry business. For ten years, he was as- sociated with the Horn Jewelry Co. of Evansville, Ind. He decided upon Dallas as his new home be- cause he thought it the best town of its size in the U. S.

He is a member of the National Jewelers Associa- tion, State Jewelers Association and the Mutual Club. He is also a member of the Temple Emanu-El. Mr. Horn is interested in eivic affairs.

He has numerous friends who are glad to know of his success and growth in the business world.

BE GOLDSTEIN is the active manager and the junior member of the firm of N. Gold- stein and Son, jewelers and pawnbrokers, 1308 Main Street. The business was estab- lished in 1888 by Newman Goldstein, senior mem- ber of the firm, and in 1903 Abe Goldstein was ad- mitted to full partnership with his father.

The firm handles a complete line of jewelry, silver- ware, diamonds and does a large loan business. The location, between Akard and Field Streets on Main, is considered one of the best in Dallas and the store occupies a space twenty-five by one hundred feet. Handsome mahogany fixtures give the store a splen- did appearance and it is exceptionally well lighted. Eight people are employed in the various depart- ments.

Abe Goldstein was born at Glenn Falls, New York, April 10, 1883, a son of Newman and Betsy (Bailey) Goldstein. When five years of age he removed with his parents to Dallas and his father became en- gaged in the jewelry business here. After attending the public schools and the Dallas high school, Mr. Goldstein became associated with his father in busi-

ness and during recent years has been the active head of the firm, his father turning over practically all of the executive details of management to him.

In 1912 Mr. Goldstein was married in Oklahoma City to Miss Hannah Goldberg, daughter of George Goldberg, retired Oklahoma merchant. They reside at 1829 Forest Avenue.

During the war Mr. Goldstein was interested in the iron and steel business and had charge of the American Junk Company in Dallas. He is an en- thusiastic Dallas booster and intensely interested in civic affairs. He is a charter member of the Columbian Club and is also a member of the Auto- mobile Club. His church affiliation is with Temple Shaareth Israel, the synagogue of the Orthodox Jewish faith in Dallas.

OE SAMUELS, of the jewelry firm of Joe Samuels & Bros., Dallas, has been in the jewelry business in various phases for thirty-four years, and during that time has gained a well-deserved reputation as an authority and expert in his line of business, particularly in regard to diamonds, as well as a high degree of personal and financial success.

The Joe Samuels & Bros. establishment has ex- isted in its present form since 1904. Located in a favorable business situation at 1406 Main Street, the store covers floor space of 20x80 feet and maintains a staff of seven employees, including diamond and watch experts. Adopting specialty of diamonds, the Samuels Brothers have spared no pains to make their line of diamonds as complete from a standpoint of quality as any in the South. Of course, to keep their stock up to standard and then a bit above, requires constant changes and a great amount of shrewdness and knowledge to say nothing of a sein- tillating alertness as to values, and as a result of his activity in this direction, Mr. Samuels has become a connoisseur in the field of diamonds of quite expert rank.

The jewelry firm of Domnan & Samuels had its beginning in 1886, continuing for ten years. In 1896 it became known as Joe Samuels, Diamonds, and in 1904 Mr. Samuels' brother, A. B. Samuels, became a partner in the firm which was incorporated under the name of Joe Samuels & Bro., for $40,000. Re- cently, however, the corporation was dissolved and a partnership between the brothers formed, under which arrangement the firm now does an extensive business.

Mr. Samuels is a member of the Elks and the Chamber of Commerce, and has a lively interest in all the civic and social enterprises of Dallas.

ILLIAM L. THICKSTUN, manager of the Southern States Steel Company, Praetorian Building, is at the head of a splendid con- cern engaged in a vigorous, statewide trade. A great part of the success of this company is due to Mr. Thickstun's admirable management, and his con- vincing personality.

The Southern States Steel Company was organ- ized January 11th, 1909, with Owen Hughes as pres- ident, Andy O'Rourke, vice president; W. E. Weath- erford secretary and treasurer, and W. L. Thiekstun manager. During the twelve years of its existence the company has averaged over one building a month and conducted an annual business of $250,000. Their specialty is reinforced concrete construction and they have furnished reinforcements for the following Dal- las corporations: Sears & Roebuck Building, 2200

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tons; Milam & Connor. 200 tons; Higginbotham, Bailey and Logan, 600 tons; Butler Bros., 300 tons; Dallas County Jail 350 tons; Jefferson Hotel 350 tons; Interurban Building, 300 tons; and the Masonic Temple, 300 tons. Outside of Dallas this firm has supplied material for the Masonic Temple and Prae- torian building at Waco, High Schools at Plainsville, Nissley Creamery at Amarillo, Wilson Gohlson Ho- tel Ranger, Hotel Weatherford at Weatherford, Southern Pacific Depot at Laredo, several Magnolia Petroleum Company Buildings at Dallas, many oth- ers from Texarkana to El Paso. The company is capitalized at $50,000.

Born in Masiertown. Crawford County, Penn., on February, 1865, Mr. Thickstun was the son of Louis William Thickstun and Lyda Eastman Thickstun. He received his professional training in the Kansas State Agricultural and Mechanical College, and after graduating was engaged in the coal mining business of Kansas, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory. He entered this business in 1880, and continued in it for twenty years. During this time he had in mind the organization of a company such as he now man- ages, and in 1907 considered that the time was ripe for the materialization of his plans. He came to Dallas and the following year organized the Southern States Steel Company.

He was married in 1892 to Miss Fannie Bussey of Rich Hill, Missouri. The Thickstuns have one son, Louis William, and reside at 5004 Crutcher Street.

Mr. Thickstun is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, Shriner of Hella Temple, a member of the Rotary Club, the Ad League, the Chamber of Commerce and the First Baptist Church. He is public spirited, interested in municipal and civic af- fairs, and a substantial, progressive citizen.

ELIX P. WARREN, president of the Na- tional Petroleum & Refining Company, American National Bank Building, Wichita Falls, was a farmer in Wichita County for twenty-six years prior to 1917, has, since that date, been among the active oil men in one of Texas' greatest oil fields. Mr. . Warren personally owns 1,000 acres in the heart of an oil producing territory, on a 420 acre tract of which oil was first brought in during 1913. From that day to this he has been in the oil business and is making good. Those who owned land in the oil fields when oil happened first to be discovered, have not been made rich by luck which so many people everywhere hunger for, but by their own labor, thrift and industry acquired their farms in oil districts. The daily tribute today being paid them by the many weils on their land is but the reward justly due for their thrift and economy of yesterday which made the oil fields theirs today. The National Petroleum & Refining Company is capitalized at $5,000,000 and holds leases in and around every oil field in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Mr. Warren, besides directing his own interests is a director in the City National Bank of Commerce, is a trustee of the Co-operative Grocery Supply Company, as well as of other interests, and is director and secretary of the Texas Stone Com- pany and is still interested in farming.

Mr. Warren was born at Fayetteville, Tennessee, on September 2, 1861. His parents were Emily Parks Warren and Benjamin Warren. The Ten- nessee schools gave the youth his book training and from that time until in 1917 he devoted his energy and attention to farming. Appreciating the ad-

vantages offered by the Lone Star State, he came to Wichita Falls in 1889. In March of 1891 he married a Texas girl, Miss Lillie Culbertson, of Ellis County. They have residence at 2205 Tenth Street. The church affiliation is Methodist.

As a farmer who by thrift and perseverance has acquired large land holdings in what is today a rich oil territory, Mr. Warren is reaping his reward. As president and manager of one of the most able oil corporations in his district, he will have a place of leadership in the oil industry for many years to come.

M. HOUSTON TAYLOR, Oil Operator, was formerly president of the Tennessee Oil & Gas Company, operating in Block 818 in the Wichita County Oil Fields.

Mr. Taylor is a native of Tennessee; he was born at Mulberry of that state, on August 26, 1872. His parents were Wm. B. Taylor, a farmer and Ophelia Scott Taylor. His native state gave him his book education and for his business profession Mr. Taylor chose salesmanship. He first entered the insurance business with which he was for three years. He then travelled for H. W. Spalding for twelve years in the buggy business. In varying interests, for the next twenty-eight years he has served as a sales- man when, in 1918, he resigned his position with the Delco Light Company, a farming light system for rural homes, and early in 1919 he began operating in oil in Wichita Falls.

On October 15, 1910, at Mountain View, Wyoming, Miss Georgia Dunlap, a native of Virginia, became the bride of Mr. Taylor. They have one daughter- Helen. His church affiliation is Baptist.

EORGE N. WILSON. The store that sells the highest quality groceries at the lowest cash price, this is the reputation that George N. Wilson, as president, has built up for the United States Coffee and .Tea Company. at 1621 Elm Street. His principles of honesty and fair-dealing, together with his efficient business methods have resulted in scores of satisfied cus- tomers and an annual sales record of from $350,000 to $100,000.

The U. S. Coffee and Tea Co. was established in 1907, being incorporated at the same time for $25,000. At present the store carries a stock worth $50,000 and conducts a retail and wholesale busi- ness in the three-story building on Elm Street. Its retail business is the largest of its kind in Texas. The store has built up its reputation on high grade coffees, teas and spices and in addition carries a line of high grade fancy groceries.

Mr. Wilson is fortunate in having as his assist- ant, his son, Geo. N. Wilson, Jr., in the capacity of secretary- treasurer. The vice-president of the com- pany is Henry Seeligson.

Though a Virginian by birth, Mr. Wilson is a Texan by adoption. He was born in Virginia in 1862, the son of Capt. James H. Wilson, a Confed- erate officer who was later killed in the service. and Mary Price. His education was obtained in the Virginia public schools and at Norwood College, Nelson County, Va.

He came to Texas in 1895 for the American Tobacco Co., having charge of this company's plug tobacco business in Texas. Mr. Wilson remained in the tobacco business for twelve years. Prior to his connection with the U. S. Coffee and Tea Co. Mr. Wilson sold coffee on the road for five years.

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1; , territory was an extensive one, covering Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

In 1892, while still in Virginia, Mr. Wilson mar- «d Miss Rose Jeffries, a Virginia girl. She died .veral years later. One child, Helen, was born of .ais union. In 1902, Mr. Wilson remarried. His .ale was Miss Mattie Bradley, of San Antonio. The Hildren of the second marriage are Geo. N. Wilson, :-. Olivia, Martha and Virginia.

Mr. Wilson resides at the Dallas Club. He is a riner, a member of the Cedar Crest Country Club .: d of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. He is well-known in business circles as an honest, up-to- fate merchant, whose chief interest is the increase { business efficiency in the management of his tore.

A. PEACOCK was born at Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1894. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peacock, both of whom were citi- zens of the "Hoosier State" in the early :. mes. The elder Mr. Peacock was engaged in the manufacture of tiles and carried on a very large and prosperous business. Young Mr. Peacock acquired his early education in the public schools of Craw- fordsville, which was supplemented by four years work at Wabash College. receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then accepted a position with the Pioneer Wire Bound Box Company, with which concern he continued for two years. He was then offered the position of manager of the Barker Sys- tem Bakery of Dallas and came there in order to ac- cept the position. He arrived in Dallas on April 1st, 1920, and began his work on the first of May of the same year.

During the World War Mr. Peacock was a member of the 54th Aero Squadron and was stationed at Everts Field, Lone Oak, Arkansas. He was not fortunate enough to get sent overseas but put in two years of service on this side of the water.

The marriage of Mr. Peacock to Miss Mary Scoggins of Dallas took place at Crawfordsville, his native home, in June 1919. He is a member of the Masonic order. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peacock are mem- bers of the Christian Church.

J. TWADDELL, manager of the Glidden Stores Company, Dallas, dealers in paints, paper, varnishes and painters' supplies, has been in the paint business during his entire career and his recent promotion to the position of manager of one of the largest paint houses in America is proof that his experience has been profit- able.

The Glidden Stores Company was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1870, and since that time its influence and patronage has steadily widened, de- manding the opening of new branch houses until today there are stores and factories in all the prin- ripal cities of the United States. They handle paints, wall paper, varnishes and all kinds of painters' sup- plies. Although Mr. Twaddell has been with the company as . manager only since August 15, 1919, he has already shown his rare ability and his previ- ous experience will be of great value to the firm.

Mr. Twaddell was born in Hubbard, Texas, in 1873, of good Texas parentage. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Twaddell, his parents, belonged to the substantial farming class of Hill County. Mr. Twaddell was "lucated in the public schools of Waco and at an early age went into the paint business and has never had an inclination to leave it. For sixteen years

prior to his coming to Dallas he had been associated with the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, one of the best known houses in America. That he was asked to take the responsible position which he now holds is evidence of his business efficiency and mall- agement.

In 1897 Mr. Twaddell was married to Miss Frances Brown, of Waco. Mrs. Dorothy (Twaddell) Barnett is their only child. The Twaddell residence is at 812 North Zangs Boulevard.

Mr. Twaddell is a member of the United Commer- cial Travelers and of the Kiwanis Club. In his church associations he is a Methodist. During a residence in Dallas of little more than a year, he has shown himself interested in enterprises which stand for civic advancement and is rapidly becom- ing one of her most highly esteemed citizens.

M. DUKE, manager of The Barrett Company of Texas, with offices and warehouse at the corner of Oak Lane and Trunk Avenues, came to Dallas January 1st, 1919, and estab- lished the Texas office of the Barrett Company at Dallas and later organized a branch house at Hous- ton, which is controlled from the Dallas office. The Barrett Company handles all kinds of composition roofing materials, also coal tar products used for paving materials, selling direct to jobbers, wholesale dealers and retailers.

Since its organization in February, 1919, the Dal- las branch has enjoyed an exceptionally large busi- ness which is continually growing as additional building is done in Dallas and the territory served by the local house. The home office of the Barrett Company is in New York but approximately thirty- five branch houses and an equal number of manu- facturing plants are located in various cities of the United States.

Mr. Duke is a native of Georgia and was born at Cedartown in 1885. He was educated in the public schools of Cedartown and early in life entered the business world, devoting practically his entire time since reaching manhood to the roofing business.

TTO HUBERT HUFF, confectioner, Dallas manager Nunnally's 1514 Elm street, came to Dallas June 2, 1920, from Washington. D. C., and opened the Nunnally store July 17, 1920, handling Nunnally's candies exclu- sively and operating one of the handsomest and most sanitary soda fountains in the city. The home office of the Nunnally Company is located at Atlanta, Ga., and the corporation is capitalized at $3,600,000. Nine stores are opera- ted in the United States, and other stores are to le opened in Texas soon. Winship Nunnally of Atlan- ta, Ga., is president and E. R. Rogers of Atlanta, Is vice-president of the company. The product of the Company, known as "Nunnally's, the Candy of the South" is being sold all over America, and is one of the best known brands throughout the country Ship. ments are made to all parts of the country from the Factory in Atlanta, Ga., where a large force of the best candy makers in the world are employed, aug- mented by a large corps of efficient o'fre men and women.

Mr. Huff has been associated with the company for four years, having charge of the Washington store for three years and identified with one of the stores in Atlanta for one year. Prior to his conter. tion with the Nunnally Company he was with the Kuhlman-Chambliss Drug Company of Knoxville

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Tenn., for six years. He began his business career as a soda dispenser in a small store in a small city, and by strict attention to business and his clean cut way of handling trade, he made a success.

Mr. Huff comes from Green county, Tenn., where he was born February 19, 1894, and was educated in the public schools of that county. His father, J. A. Huff, was a well known liveryman in Green county for twenty years, and his mother, May (Bayliss) Huff, was a native of Washington county, Tenn.

He was married at Bristol, Va., August 25, 1914, to Miss Louise Rush, daughter of J. B. Rush, business man of Bristol, and they live at 2803 Hood street. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Almos of Washington, D. C., Shriner, belonging to Albert Pike Consistory No. 1, and Lebanon Blue Lodge No. 7.

S A. FISHER Commerce Building, Wichita Falls, oil operator, and president of the Big Pool Oil Company is a stock-farmer who to. day is reaping the rewards of his thrift and toil of days gone by that made him owner of land which is today valuable as one of Texas' richest oil fields. The Big Pool Oil Company operates in Burk Burnett Township and has an interest in two big producers besides owning attractive leases in the heart of one of Texas' best proven oil districts. Mr. Fisher is also a director in the Fisher-Parker Oil Company. Associated with him in official capacity is Jas. R. Robinson, secretary and treasurer, of the Big Pool Company.

Mr. Fisher is a native Texan; he was born in Bur- nett County, on February 26, 1867. His parents, Alex Fisher and Sarah J. Fry Fisher were among the pioneer settlers of Texas, coming here in the early fifties, and his father is still living with over eighty- six years to his credit. Burnett County public schools gave the youth his education in books and for a life profession Mr. Fisher chose stock-farming. He followed this profession, one of the oldest and noblest calling of a Texan, serving his country as a frontiersman, until he was forty-five years of age. He then, in 1913, went into the real estate business in Wichita County at Burk Burnett. Here he re- mained, at Burk Burnett, until 1918. From this year onward, he has been successful in his business opera- tion.

In 1888, at Burnett, Texas, Mr. Fisher married Miss Mandy Brown, a Texan. To them ten children have been born; John Alex, Hiram Herbert, Oscar Clyde, Andy Earl, Samuel Emmet, Robert Almon, Laura K., Lena Caroline, Sadie Jane and Nellemae. The family residence is at 2107 Tenth street. Mr. Fisher is a 32d degree Mason, a Shriner and has five sons who are Shriners. The church affiliation is Baptist.

As a pioneer Texan who has helped develop the West from the cow-boy days, who by his toil and thrift has acquired holdings valuable today because they are in a rich oil section, Mr. Fisher is by rights active in Texas' newest industry. His company, the Big Pool Oil Company, is doing its part in the in- mense business that is now characteristic of Wichita County.

OMER BEACH, American National Bank Building, Wichita Falls, oil operator, is now enjoying the rewards of his thrift of many years standing as a farmer, which, years ago made him the owner of 380 acres of land right in the midst of the Texahoma fields. He holds royal-

ties on one-hundred and twenty-three wells with other wells being developed by him. He is vice- president of the Adill Oil Company and a director in the Exchange National Bank.

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.1, Part 111

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau Number of Pages: 1204

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1204