The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1949 Page: 4 of 4
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THE WORTHAM JOURNAL, Wortbmm, T««„ Jane 3, 1949, Page 4
Wortham Local News
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pueri-
fQJU with their children, Tom-
my and Brian, spent the
iWWVe'nd \<ith Mr. and Mrs.
E* A. Puerifoy, and stayed
over until Monday.
^Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McKin-
ney and James are in Hous-
ton this week.
CLASSIFIED ADS
| Wortham Local News
Wnrtham Local News Mrs Mary Patton> Miss
wortnam Local news Thelma Burton, Mrs. Nora
Mrs. V. C. Keeling of Cot-1 Burton of Oklahoma City
ton Valley, La. are visiting | and Francis Burton of Fort
relatives here this week. Worth and Kenneth Murray
E. A. Strange and family ?} Galve’sto" visite(?.Mr' a"?
eft Wednesday for a trip to | ;Mr,8' L' E Murray th,s weeK
Vew Orleans and Meridiai',. -na’
Miss. Spurgeon Calame acc- Mrs. Sneed Johnson, Mrs.
impanied them to Meridian. ! Howard Mandeville, Mrs.
1 Hill Howard Jr. and Miss
Dickie Ramsey vacationed in
Galveston the first of this
J^EAD and useless animals remov-
ed free!—Call 3010, Corsicana.
76*
l'O.ft- SALE—The J. M. Murphy
farm, 3 miles northwest of Worth-
! m. 1-28 acres. Must be sold at
race. See Etl Keeling or Sim
Hounds.
/ ERIAI, DUSTING—Protect your
cotton crop front grasshoppers and
( tber infects. Fast cfTocient aeribl
cr«jp dusting service available at
reasonable prices. Applications of
10 lb per acre, 3 Vi cents per tb.
!!»xi*. Flying Service, Inc., Mexia,
Texas. Phone 4-15.
MUON—Toxaphene, 3-5-7o BHC
Chlordane, DDT, Acock Brand
grasshopper and other cotton in-
ject poisons available at the Mexia
^Airport, Mexia, Texas. Phone 44 8
FOR SALE—Airline General Elec-
tric Refrigerator. Good condition,
tee Mrs. Brooks, Brooks Gulf Sta.
[SCHOOLS—Cabinet school will
pfen’July 1, 1949 for vetrans. Sign
now with E. E. Burkhart, 400
^uth 12th Street, Corsicana,
[lofic 700, or at the Navarro JC.
SALE—10-10-0 fertilizer for
.•jeide dressing. Edgar Smith Feed
'Store, Wortham, Texas.
1TOR SALE—Clean used Case 2-
wheel hay press on rubber. Wis-
consin engine. Corsicana Farm
'gfpebinery, Commerce & 3rd Ave.,
'06rsicana, Texas.
NOTICE—You are invited to at-
tend the Annual Memorial, June 7
ait the Cade Cemetery. We hope to
have our chapel finished by then.
Mrs. J. H. Steadman left
Wednesday for a few days
:sit with her sister, Mrs: D.
'VALUES IN REAL ESTATE
y '<■ ED KEELING
9IM BOUNDS
Phene Re*. 180 Phone Bna. 2
Licensed Reel Estate Dealer
Office at Firat National Bank
WORTHAM. TEXAS
:. Strickol, and niece, Mrs.
idney Johnson, t Perrin.
Miss Wanda McLelland is
isiting Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
tddings of Lufkin this wee!:.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wri-
rht and daughter, Mary, and
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe V.'vi-
fht (f Corpus Christ: visited
lore Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ra. -
non visited Victoria Lifscy
and Ray Smith, who were ill
in Durant, Okla. last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Bonev
are visiting his niece in Hous-
ton this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jacobs
who are on their way to Lib-
erty to work, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Jacobs and fam-
ily Wednesday.
Mrs. J. C. Easterling of
Chatfield and Mrs. Rob Mom-
fort of Corsicana visited re-
latives here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boone
and Myra of Tyler were visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Billy Apple-
white this week.
Miss Grace Hackney has
been called to Refugio to the
bedside of her brother, For-
est Hackney who is seriously
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Shv-
tles spent the weekend in Ft.
Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Carr
of Corsicana and Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Livingston were
in Palestine Monday to at-
tend the funeral of their unc-
le, R. E. Carr.
Mrs. J. F. Wallace, accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wallace of Bryan to Jackson,
Miss, where she will visit Mr
and Mrs. Hal Wallace.
Mrs. J. J. Hoffman of Tom-
ball returned home Sunday
after several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Guy Leverett
week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Oswalt
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Murphy,
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Willard
and Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wil-
liams attended the Limestone
' ounty Singing Convention
in Grocsbeck Sunday. Tho
onvrnticn was held in the
list. :<_t court room.
M’s. It. H. Butler and Mr
md Mrs. Ray Dawson and
c.f Houston visited Mr.
ind Mrs. B. J. Reese and F.J.
Butler over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keeling
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Keeling in Sweetwat-
er last week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Keeling
and Mrs. T. A. Keeling att-
OmU IRAK
W. A. Po*eys Have
Grandchildren For
Summer Visit
S' 1 Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brod-
! head and son, Gene of Over-
ten and Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Broyles and sons, Charles
and David were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Mr*. Beatrice BlecUoe
Ha* Viritor* From
Out of State
Mr. nd Mrs. A. R. Benton
from Buckeye N. M. and son
Sgt. Jimmy Jay Bledsoe, of
Fort Dix, N. J. are visiting
her mother and sister, Mrs.
Jay Bledsoe and Miss Beat-
Posey. The children are still! rice Bledsoe,
visiting their grandparents j -vnarir
and attending the vacation |i
Bible school. |Q
Us«* Our Classified Dapt.
Streetman News
MRS. W. M. CRAIG
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelm
and children of Mineral Well
and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Jones
ended the high school grad- of Houston were recent guest
uation of Mrs. T. A Keelings of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Craig,
grandson, Graham Ray Bar-,
H. C. Meadors Visit
In Falfurrias
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead- ^
or, Mrs. Bonner Meador, and ^
Mrs. Katie Allen returned ^
M o n d a y from Falfurrias, ^ Worth.m, T**«.
•..here they visited Mr. and { . . _
, ... .tp | Mrs. McGill Holt and dau- Mrs. L. W. Weant. They
rington at Ainens > j ghters have returned from were accompanied by their
Mrs. Edgar Smith left Wed Waco and Rosebud where granddaughter. Mary Ann, <
to visit her father J. W. Dean
DO YOU NEED
RIGHT TIME?
if yom work depends on
r.ecuf&te timir7 the watch in
;. .v.:r pocket l e-omes doubly
^ important. Make sure that
\ your watch is dependable. ii {•!
^ Have it chocked and adjusted X .
^ frequently V thi reliable r ’- t p
\ pair shop. Expert workman- Jt [,
{ hip alv ay.- guaranteed. X . | .„ .
$ l Whit
Haller Jewelers | IS
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Falling Hair?
If yourcomb
* h o w s 1 i k e it’<
(trowing a head of 1
hair of iu own l
maybe you had '
better drop in for i|
a series of scalp r
massage. In many j
eases a scalp mai- j;
sage can re vital- r
ize your hair
that it starts *.t>
come in again. ‘
We can’t promise )
anything but we t
have a lot of sal j
customers
who believe in u*.
Come try it! j
e Front Barber
Shop
Wortham, T*iai
they visited Mrs. Halt’s mo- who will visit here this sum-
ther who is ill. mer.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Holt
in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Steve Keeling of San An- ---- ----- ------ -------- —-
tonio was a visitor in Worth-'and children and Mrs. Molly
am last Thursday.
Miss Sara Henry is visiting
this week with Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Craig of Streetman.
Mrs. Hal Adams of Houston
and Mrs. Robert Snell of Port
Arthur who have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Stubbs returned to their re-
| is reported improve*.
Neville visited in Dallas Su:\
Mr. and Mrs. Max Simpson !
and James Earl of Corsicana |
were weekend guests of Mr. i
and Mrs. Willie Craig.
Mr. R. A. Tisdale visited [
Mrs. Tisdale in Rusk Sun.
Grandma Mestella who
has been ill for two months
AVON
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
June 3 A 4 ^
Randolph Scott-Nancy Kelly ^
BUSINESS!
Farming is a business venture that needs as much financial
management as any other business. The men at our hank can
give you helpful advice on any monetary problems that may
arise. Stop in and have a confidential chat with us about legal
matters that bother you.
The First National Bank
WORTHAM, TEXAS
ANNOUNCING
The Formation of The
Wortham Seed Cleaning Company
• f. 0
We have placed an order for equipment to seperate
!h and small grain and to clean all types of seed.
We will also have space for a limited amount of stor-
Located in the Roar of the
for Gatesville where she wi’l
visit Mrs. P. K. Allen and
Mrs. Myra Boone.
Fred Summers of Stephen-
ville, R. C. Summers of Mc-
Gregor, Misses Dessie and
Chattie Cockerell of Big
Springs, Miss, are visiting Mi-
ami Mrs. J. S. Summers and
Mrs. Summers’ mother.
LEGAL NOTICE
The State of Texas
County of Freestone
To those indebted to, or holding
claims against the Estate of Eileen
Miller Schiller, Deceased:
The undersigned having been
duly appointed executor of the
Estate of Eileen Mi’ler Schiller.
Deceased, late of Freestone County
Texas, by J. T. Hughes, Judge of
the County Court of the sa> I
County on the 11th day of April.
949, hereby notifies all persons
indebted to said estate to come
forward and make settlement, and
those having claims against said
estate to present them to him with-
in the time prescribed by law at
his residence in Wortham, Free-
fone County, Texas, where he re-
ceives his mail, thC 23rd day of
\pril, A. D. 1949.
J. P. STUBBS
Executor of the Estate of Eileen
Miller Schiller, Deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Spur-
get n were fishing near Trini-
dad Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chand-
ler and children of Waco,
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Glazner
of Dallas were weekend vis-
itors of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Sims.
“Frontier Marshall”
MONDAY & TUESDAY
June 6 A 7
Tyrone Power-Gene Tierney
“That Wonderful
Urge”
Wednesday and Thursday
June 8 A 9 |
Robert Mitchum—Barbara i
Bel Geddes-Bob Preston S
in J
Carlton Gregory and Miss ‘Blood On The Moon’ J
Evelyn Southerland of Dallas
A fireproof home is expen i-.c enough to build so that it’s
usually only wishful thinking for most people—yet our depend-
able fire in'tira-.ce coverage is a\u latdc to all Our policiea pro.
tort you aguinst all property damage and annual premiums ran
he a-ranged to fit your budget—visit us today.
Strange lasarame tgency
COMPLETE INSURANCE and LOAN SERVICES
WORTHAM, TEXAS
TO PUT SPARKLE
INTO PARTIES!
A June wedding party
calls for lots of crystal
dear ice to keep bever-
ages sparkling cold and
taaty. We .can supply „
you with all the pure ice
you need for special oc
casions—just call 38.
Mathison
Ice St Coal Co.
visited homefolks here over ancaeKaei—.~t—tervr-.mr-. — x.
the weekend.
Mrs. Roy Miller and Mrs.
Belle Robinson accompanied
Mrs. Laura Oliver to Galves
ton on Wednesday.
Misses Angeline Madden
and Laura Belle Hixson of
Corsicana spent several days
with Mrs. A. F. Reynolds.
Mrs. Theo Smith nd child-1J
ten returned to Houston with
Theo for a weeks visit with j
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Jones. J|j y.u c.nt buy quality .t any
YOUR CLOTHES GET J| i!
THE BEST :{ j
la
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Steele of
McAllen are guests of her j
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Knott
have returned from Corpus
Christi where they have been
employed.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie D.
Morgan of Houston, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Morgan of Corsi-
cana and Miss Marie Morgan
of Dallas were weekend
guests of their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Story Steele
of Phoenix, Ariz. are visiting
Mrs. Janie McGilvray and
other relatives here.
Mrs. Jim Steele and son
Harry have moved from
Phoenix, Ariz. where they
have lived for some time.
Wortham Local New*
Mesdames J. P. Stubbs,
K. W. Sneed, Alice Wright,
Hal Adams and Robert Snell
vnsnted in Corsicana Mon.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Burle-
son and Mrs. K. W. Sneed
visited in Corsicana Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Bounds
will leave Friday for a visit
with relatives in Mississippi.
Mrs. Jim Steele of Phoenix
visited her sister, Mrs. W. T.
Meador, Tuesday.
Judge and Mrs. R. W. Will
price. Bui people in thi, com- || j|
munity will tell you that the <| j
best quality dry cleaning: i* (
J J| done in our plant. Expert J 1 |(
Jl cleaner* and preaser*. with a ll |J
Ij thorough knowledge of fabric j
|| and yarn, take particular jj
J, pain with each garment sent ‘j ,]
[i tou*’ ] j
l Service Tailors
n
Up Have Them -
Westinghouse Refrigerators
All Sizes
Cooling Fans
Food Containers for Frozen Foods
Tin Cans, No. 2 or 3: also Glass Jars
Come in to see us for your canning needs
BOUNDS HARDWARE CO.
Wortham, Texas
Hours Fresher
FOR FINER, RICHER FLAVOR!
HOT
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Richardson, John. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1949, newspaper, June 3, 1949; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112049/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.