Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1936 Page: 3 of 12
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936
THE 8TEPHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE. 8TEPHENVILLE. TEXAS
PAGE THREE
BLUFF DALE HAS
NEW MERCHANT
This Is What They Call The Sunny South
(By Mrs. Mae G. Singleton)
Mr. and Mrs. Claxton Kelley of
Rule are visiting this week in the
home of Mrs. Kelley’s parents,
Mr..and Mrs. Roy Ballinger.
Mrs. Curtis Bowden, who has
been visiting for the past week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Sammons at Fort Worth,
has returned home and was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Hobbs.
Miss Mary Ruth Turner, who is
working in Dallas, visited Suqday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
B. Turner. *
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Greenway
and Mrs. Greenway’s brother, • B.
G. Loveless, visited relatives in
Coleman over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Esto Barron of
Brownwood spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. Barron's sister, Mrs.
Bryan Rhoades, and family. Mr.
Barron was accompanied by his
father, J. M. Barron, who remain-
ed for a longer visit with his dau-
ghter.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ballinger vis-
ited last week in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Doyle Graves
and’ sons, Ray and Kay of Comyn
were week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Turner.
Thelma McCleskey, who is work-
ing in Stephenville, was at home
• over the week-end.
W. J. Ballentijie who is one of
Bluff Dale’s oldest merchants, has
Sold out his entire stock of groc-
eries and feed to P. J. Fallin of
North Paluxy, who took charge
Feb. 1.
The P-TA is sponsoring a musi-
cal revue to be^ given at the high
school auditorium Friday night
under the direction* of ^Bun T.
Brandon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Minton of
' Wichita Falls visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Deaver this
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Liles of
• Kilgore were guests of Mrs# Liles’
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dea-
ver, this week.
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B. F. Compton Improving
Ben F. Compton, who has been a
resident of Stephenville more than
fifty years, is reported recovering
from the effects of an illness from
an attack of rheumatism which
has kept him confined to his home
for the past three weeks. He was
able to come down town several
days this week to see to business
|t his hardware store, but was
still too badly crippled from the
rheumatism to walk without his
Undergoes Operation
Carl Billingsley, emplo/ed as a
mechanic with Stafford Motor Co,,
in Stephenville, is reported recov-
ering satisfactorily from the ef-
fects of an’ appendix operation
which he underwent Monday at
the Stephenville Hospital. He is a
nephew of Mrs. J. E. Taylor of
this city and is well known here
and at Dublin, Alexander and in
Bowman Ridge community where
his family lived for a number
of years.
City Council Meets
The regular routine of business
was disposed of by the City Coun-
cil at its meeting Tuesday night
with nothing new in the way of
proposed* resolutions made or
adopted according to Mayor
Henry Clark.
Guests In Lyle Horae
Mrs. Joe Payne of Winters and
Mrs. Pearl L. Ward of Rusk were
recent guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Lyle.
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Some comfort may be derived from this picture by winter-bound folk In the more northern states. It shows
a scene In Atlanta, Ga., during a cold snap more severe than had been experienced there In 25 years. An ice
and Snow storm tied up traffic and did vast damage.
(By Ijdrs. S. R. Hicks)
We are still having some winter
weather and there is not much
farm work being done or visiting
either.
' There are several with colds, but
none ar«Q?epdusly ill.
Bruce JMcAdams cut his knee
very badly Saturday and six stit-
ches were necessary,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rogers and
baby of Pampa spent Friday night
with her brother, Martin Whisen-
ant, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Milwee Moss and
Mrs. Mattie Roberts and children,
Charlon and Almyrine of Stephen-
ville spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Wells. Bernie Wells
and sons, Calvin, Eugene and Bev-
erly of Huckabay visited in the
afternoon.
Joseph Stinnett of Stephenville
visited his uncle, S. A. Stinnett,
Sunday.
Miss Juanita Greer spent Sat-
urday night with Mrs. Jack Hare
near School Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wysong and
children of Corinth visited Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
A, Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hicks ((pent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
John Ripley, and family at Johns-
ville. -
Mr. and Mrs. Pqul Crank of
Bunyan were Sunday,guests of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Hfiynmi, and family.
Rosa*1 Spain and family spent
Sunday with his parents north of
Linglevttle. /''Xi —....... ~
S. A. Stinnett was sole to come
home Friday from the Stephenville
Hospital where he had been since
the 26th of December.
Mrs. Lewis Keith spent Friday
night with her grandmother, Mrs.
Jones, at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Bert Wysong. Mrs. Jones is
real sick.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hicks, Mar-
garet and Thurman and Neomi
and Lee Armour Metsgar spent
Monday in stephenville with the
Hicks girls.
Ray Conatsgr happened to the
bad luck of getting his face burn-
ed Tuesday.
The Shelby club meets with Mar-
garet Hicks Friday afternoon to
refinish her bedroom floor and
complete plans for her bedroom, as
she is the bedroom demonstrator.
The club will also cut a foundation
pattern for the wardrobe demon-
strator. Miss Steffens is to be at
the meeting.
JUDGE PENIX OF MINERAL
WELLS TO SPEAK HERE
Judge W. H. Penix, of Mineral
Wells, will speak at the First
Christian Church next Sunday
morning. Judge Penix is coming
in the interest of “The Laymen’s
League of Texas.” This League is
Sam H. Lidia for Constable
Sam H. Lidia, a native citizen
of Ersth county and a member of
one of the old, pioneer families of
this country, authorizes the Em-
pire-Tribune to place his name be-
fore the voters of constable pre-
cinct No. 1 as a candidate for the
office of constable. He is* a demo-
rl. i?.r.g-anlZAn-„-°f °f ,h<f craA »nd ^ neve* before sought
Christian churches of Texas for puETIc office, and submit™ his
the purpose of enlisting the men
in more active Christian service.
The state president is Harry Hines,
chairman of the highway commis-
sion of Texas. Every man of the
church is urged to be present to
hear Judge Penix, who is the head
of the organization in this district.
Ross R. Wolfe is president of the
local organization and Wallace
Lyle is secretary- In the service
next Sunday morning, a number of
the men of the church will have
parts on the program. E. T. Chan-
dler will preside. It is planned
to have a mens’ choir and special
music by male voices. Everyone
is_cordialIy invited to be present.
Visits Mother Last Week
Miss LaNell Fitzgerald, member
of the faculty in the three-teacher
school at Sunshine in Hamilton
county, was in Stephenville Sat-
urday with her mother, Mrs. A. N.
Fitzgerald of pikers’ Gin com-
munity with whom she was spend-
ing the week end. Miss Fitzgerald
formerly taught in the Oak Dale
public school, four miles north of
Stephenville.
Some trees near jMelbourne Aus
tralia, rival the “Big Trees” of
California.
MARY
PICKFORD
invites i)ou to
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First Christian Church
“Jesus Insists on Righteousness”
will be the subject of the bible
school lesson next Sunday morning.
This will be the sixth study in
the gospel of Luke. The lesson
is taken from the sixth chapter
of Luke. All should read this chap-
ter before coming to the bible
school. The session begins at 9:46.
Ross R. Wolfe is the superinten-
dent. Ellen Hassler is secretary. F-
M. Stigler is assistant superinten-
dent.
At the morning hour of wor-
ship, the men of the church will
have charge of the program. At-
torney E. T. Cliandler’will preside.
A more complete notice of this
program will be found elsewhere in
the paper. The Lord’s Supper will
be observed, as usual.
The Endeavor Societies will meet
at ♦heir usual hour.
From 7:00 to 8:00 a pageant will
be presented to the people of Stt-
nhenville,' by tho young peop’e of
•he church. This promises tc be
very fine. It is expected that there
will be a large attendance. An in-
vitation is extended to all.—C. V-
Dunn, Minister.
Make Short Visit Here "
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Boland drove
here Sunday from northeast Texas
points where Mr. Boland had been
auditing books for the Bell Tel-
ephone Company, after a short
visit with their son and daughter-
in-law, Mr- and Mrs. J. W. Bettis
at the home of Mrs. Bettis’ mother
Mrs. Ed. Bryant, they continued
their journey to Cisco to attend to
several important business affairs.
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Sponsored by
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with the National Ice Industry
(By Cleo McKinzey)
This community wishes to con-
gratulate the staff on the splen-
did Anniversary Edition. Everyone
has really enjoyed reading the
stories of the early days here.
Some of the old timers remember
all about those days. It seems that
Erath county is a very active
county and doing some good work.
We hope that it may continue to
grow and prosper with the Em-
pire-Tribune.
The farmers are very busy this
week after lofting so much time
out of their fields last week on
account of bad weather. The snow
came at a good.time to let some
break land, where they couldn’t
do it otherwise-
Most everyone who has had the
measles is about straight once
more. Mrs. Hilburn Jones was
brought home last Wednesday
from Mineral Wells hospital where
she had double pneumonia.
G. W. McKinzey and family were
dinner guests in the W; O. Tipton
at Lipan Sunday. They also attend-
ed the funeral of Grandmother Se-
ars there Sunday afternqon. Mrs.
Sears is _ well known throughout
this vicinity and was dearly loved
by all who knew her. She waR 92
years old, and had been a faithful
member of the Church of Christ
a long number of years. She was
making her home with her son,
Bert at Santo at the time of her
death.
N. J. Rogers and family spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mts.
Roy Wheeler at Lipan.
Miss Alma Lee Campbell spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Pauline Tipton at Lipan-
• The recent bride Mrs. Buck Wln-
slett orerlyfmofr
slett formerly Miss Verna Rogers,
ik to be honored with a shower
next Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs'. W. O. Tipton- at Li-
pan. # *
Five thousand six hundred sixty-
three ships passed through the Su-
es Canal in 1934.
COMING
Dr. REA, Specialist
From Minnesota
AT STEPHENVILLE
HALL HOTEL—THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 27th.
ONE DAY ONLY
HOURS—9:30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Dr. Rhea, registered and licen-
sed in many states, specializing in
stomach, liver, kidney, bowl and
rectal diseases, as complicated with
other diseases Without surgical
operation.
Dr. Rea has a record of many
satisfied results in stomach ukcr,
chronic appendicitis, rheumatism,
gall stones, kidney stones, colitis,
bladder trouble, leg ulcer, blood
pressure, pellagara, asthma, bron-
chitis, lung and wasting diseases.
Dr. Rea uses the hypodermic in-
jection method for small tumors,
tubercular glands, moles, wqrts,
and suspicious non - healing grow-
ths- Has a special diploma in dis-
eases of children, treats bed-wet-
ting, slow growth, large infected
tonsils.
Dr. Rea has been coming to Tex-
as for thirty years, and has many
satisfied patients. No charge for
consultation and examination, med-
icines and services furnished at
reasonable cost if treatment desir-
ed.
Married women come with hus-
bands, children with parents.
Dr. W. D. Rea, Medical Laborat-
ory, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since
1898.
‘What To Do’
—The failure to have- the
knowledge of “what to
do,“ when the emergency
comes to you is often em-
bnrrasing. — By friendly
counsel with your Funeral
Director you can be pro-
tected and guided through
’the moet trying ordeals. He
is your friend; consult him
as you would your doctor.
TREWITT
Funeral Home
9ay Phone 360
Xlght Phone 201
When you hear “Public Service” you think of government employees, railroads,
street cars . . . but what industry serves the public more importantly than ours!’
NEW BARGAINS EVERY DAY! COME IN NOW AND OFTEN!
LIBBYS FINE FOODS
FRUIT COCKTAIL Tall can
TOMATO JUICE 2
cans
PINEAPPLE ;!1 3
25c
OVALTINE
31c
59c
Medium
can.......
Large
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claims to the will of the voters in
the July primaries. He says that
if the voters see fit to honor him
with the office he will give it all
his time and in return will give
fair and just consideration to the
enforcement of the law. He is bas-J
ing his claims on his own merits
and during the time before the
election hopes to see each and
every voter, in the precinct and
present his claims in person. Any
consideration shown him will' be
appreciated. This newspaper is
glad to recommend him as a’man
of character and good standing.
FARM Fancy
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SALAD DRESSING
8
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1000 ISLAND
oz. „
glass
IN BRIDGE TUMBLERS
2 for \ 29c
PIPKIN’S
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Veal
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pound
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ONIONS pound
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APPLES d„„„
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Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1936, newspaper, February 7, 1936; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129625/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.