Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1940 Page: 3 of 6
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Locals
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Mra. E. R. Bryan and daughter
Lillian of Mineral Wells visited the
Star office ^Tuesday. *
Frank Reagan of Freeport, Texas
has joined his family in Palo Pinto
^ for a short vacation.
Mrs. W. L. Smith underwent d
tonsilectomy in Gorman, Wednesr
day. She was accompanied by
Miss Lois Smjth. * ,
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Mesdames Frank McMillen of
Cisco and Burl McClelland of
Stamford visited in the Gib Aber-
nathy home last week;
Mrs. Robert Barton of Gordon
has been returned home from the
Ranger Hospital and is much im-
proved from a recent illness.
.. Miss Clara Watson, Mr. and Mrs.
Neb Watson and son, went to San
Antonio for the week-end where
they visited a sister, Mrs. George
Cone, and enjoyied “The Battle of
Flowers."
Mingus Is Interesting South
Side Town
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diligent and persistent work. A
water works system has been instal-
led, roads have been paved and
graveled and at present a hand-
some neW school gymnasium 4s
being built.
Mayor Santi works untiringly for
the good of the city, and his labors
are far.-reaching and effective. He
is a past great sachem of the Improv-
ed Order of Red Men, a member
of the K of P and Odd Fellows
Lodges; and has served as precinct
chairman.
Mayor Santi met Mayor Fiorello
Laguardi, Italian Mayor of New
York City, in Wichita Falls several
years ago when he was the princi-
pal speaker on the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce program.
They became fast friends and bad
much in common. Last year
Mayor Santi boarded Mayor La-
guardi’s California bound train at
Weatherford and rode with him as
far as Ranger, when another visit
was enjoyed. Among other things,
they discussed Italian foods and
Mayor LaGuardia boasted of his
culinary arts. “I challenged him,"
Mayor Santi said, “I'm no mean
cook myself.”
Mingus is noted for its Italian
foods and wines. They have been
drawing cards to this settlement
l or years, and during strict prohibi-
tion days, the home-made wines
continued to flow in several
quarters.
Mrs. Carmela Biondini continues
to make delicious Italian bread in
an out-doors oven of brick. She
sells it as quickly as it is made.
Headquarters For
WORK CLOTHES!
TUF-NUT and SLEDGE brands.
, Sanforized and Vat Dyed—Khaki
and Army cloth.
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Shirt and Trousers to match.
BOWDEN’S
MINERAL WELLS
Spring Fever ?
Not Feeling Well ?
Milling’s
Sanatorium
Mineral Wells, Texas
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Is The Place To Go.
After a week or two in our sanatorium
you’ll feel 100 percent better. Write
for full paticulars.
Her baking days are Tuesday and
Saturday. •
Mrs. Emelia Auda, mother-in-law
of Mayor Santi, is the oldest Italian
citizen in Mingus. She and her
late husband founded the Auda
Grocery about twenty five years
ago, the largest store in Mingus.
Beside skeeping groceries and meats
they also specialize in many import-
ed foods from their native country,
like cheeses and meats, which have
made their store famos over the
country. A connoisseur of foods
would find many of her old country
recipes very delicious and tempting.
These Italians came to Mingus
in the beginning of the present
century to work in the coal mines
of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil
Company. When the mines were
going full capacity this was the
largest settlement between Fort
Worth and El Paso. Thurber.
Grant Town and Mingus, all join-
ing together, was the melting pot
of all nations, but there were more
Italians than any'other race. Most
of them spoke their native tongue,
and adhered to old country cus-
toms. They were devout Catholics
and the Catholic Church in Thurber
had one of the largest memberships
in West Texas. Now the church
has deen moved to Mingus where
a priest ministers to a small bufloyal
membership. ■ As the mines grad-
ually closed down, the citizens
began to migrate. The mines
were closed down all-to-gether in
1921, and it was at this time that
the great migration of citizens was
made.
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See Our Beautiful Premiums
Our 1940 Premiums are now on display.
Call for your new catalogue.
60 DIFFERENT ARTICLES
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MINERAL WELLS
Send in your news items early.
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ON .
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Ideal for porch or lawn.
Regular Price . . . $2.95
Special QA
Price . . .
Made of 20 gauge automobile steel, strongly
reinforced with cross sections. Will
last a lifetime.
Colors—Red, Blue and Green.
QUANTITY LIMITED.
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Cooking with an Electric Roaster is simple and
economical, quick and clean.
A few minutes to prepare the food for cook-
ing, following the easy instructions which come
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your cooking while you take a nap, call on your
neighbors, complete your plans for a picnic, or
do any other >thing besides "wait and watch” in
the kitchen. And, the cost for such cooking
service is so small you’ll scarcely notice it on
your TP&L service bill. Electric Roasters come
in many models . . . select yours today for a
grand and glorious summer.
TEXAS POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY
COOK ZlecfoicXilLf, AND ENJOY COOL COMFORT
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Dunbar, Mary Whatley. Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1940, newspaper, April 19, 1940; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170272/m1/3/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Palo+Pinto+County%22: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.