The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1936 Page: 1 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
VOLUME JJ
It\l ll\(.IK ll\|s 1 III l(*.|» \ Y. JIM II |<i’.t,
M MKI'K M.
Veterans to Meet Friday
> Evening to Discuss Bonds
As New York Greeted Britain’s Pride, Queen Mary
Every World War veteran in
this section Is invited to a meet-
ing of Hut Williams post Amen
can Levion. to lx- held at the niv
hall Friday 'tomorrow evening
beginning at 8 o'clock Important
Information all! be given out
regarding the re.ivih. and cash
Inn of bonus bond - and off trials of
the postal department will tx-
present to make talk' and ansa* r
question.
SO Business Firms
Sign for Parade
Kn t r ies June 29
The parade committee h a s
Maned eighty entries from local.
firms for the Opening parade of
Billina1 r's Onldi n Anniversary
This job ha.-, been termed tin- (eh-bratlon June 29 since tin
biaa.-st undertakln i - r h*iuK • ....
to the postal authorities and v.ry his r,r,.lwi( rmrl,, from ih.
strict reculatktna and min hav. Ball! .. Rotar C . ■> foi i
been made regarding the handlma decorated car « v, ral of th. rural
of the more than two billion dol rhlb> ;iIld !wo fr(>1!1 thl Runn,.Is '
lars worth of bonds county laitn council
Postmaster Tom Caudle has! K E Kmg. ,.„uirman of th.
received full and complete tutor- parade committee requests that
Button i • i ardln
the bonds Some of the rules ,urt work them nun a
however, will be nt »do l.xullv 1 po."ibl<
regardina the days letters wtl! lx f..|iowln. is a t of ih-.o who
delivered and (i:i>s and place f"r,have signed up t, j. entrif
certification of bonds for .-ashing tin- i>..ra<l*
Committees Busy on Plans
For Birthdav Celebration
Several Projects
I p for Approval
BvFedera1 Board
Sever... in vi
Runnels count
brlti w
have
projec
been
Committees preparing the pro-
gram for Ballingers Golden Atini-
vMs.ii, celebration. June 38-29,
• ill met Monday t vening and were
it ' -lot until a late hour making
ini.i. plan and apieiinting other
vist...at.- to aid in the Mg tank
‘ must lx completed within
the next two weeks.
' 'if ldition.il coninuttee named
mltteii ttinea »11. I. c W1*A arrange .» short program for
advisory hoard to Washington
headquarters Th.-s* projects jiavt
been ok'hi d In tin- district oftic*
but must lx approved at Wash
ingt in lx-tor*' work can be com
mend'd.
Will', lined wit 11 traditional New York ceremony ’ , \i ,rv , .... .
In . i :■ shown pennants flying and fresh paint gleam i,t m'.-.,inert ,.
ai d mt. New 5nrl< h.nbor Thousands lined the Ahon .1
. '' ' ■ " 1!' ' ' -o' *nd an..tiler thrmfi ■ • ran
hai.inr Addlnc then gr-eim.-s were the many snm' ian. •• -.f•
to tier dork
.shown aeeon.ti.i!
r< ks«s tin
■I" sin;,
Th. pn.iei
bride .' i I
ubtivv ?11♦ • iti
Thi> hridv,*
larw i ti t!,
whi'h r » * ,
f tr* k brifin
Officials of the Ballinger |x>--
are offering their full coni* ratio!
t" the iMistofftee eir.ployei > in
handling the work In the pee-
ing tomorrow night it is hoped
that several hundred «x ser a i
men will be present to get the full
Information A section "f the
auditorium will tx reserved lor
negro veterans as It is believed
much time can be saved If all
veterans understand the way ihc
bonds will be delivered and the
turning In of bonds tor rash
Legion officials will assist In
identifying former service m e n
who are unknown to the postal
authorities Notices of the meet-
ing here tomorrow have been -.ent
to all newspa|wrs in the county
and veterans who read one of the
these notices are asked to help
spread the news so alt men who
are expecting bonds soon after
June 16 will lx- present
Service Officer I> Cl Posey of
the local Legion post has much
information on the subject and
Postmaster Tom Caudle will tx
present to explain the plan and
also to an.sw* r questions Veterans
who are having any trouble with
their application papers will be
able to receive aid from the or
vice officer Mr Posey stated
that there we to some who have
never filled out then application
papers and this mat lx- done
tomorrow < veiling
Postmaster Caudle h is m a d •
arrangements for an office at the
City hall, where bonds will be
certified Tlie exact time lor
opening this nffic. ha not b> on
announced, but Mi Caudle s'aled
that the fore i would work d.i\
and night m order to pood the
pr.Kedure As soon is the reels
tered letters containlnc the hot.a-
are about all delivered, the c.rti-
fication office will lx' opened
Mr Caudle and assistants will
use the firemen s dormitory lot
their working office and vet. tans
will be received in tin itV audl
tortuni where they will wait their
time Some method will tx- used
to number the men as they come
Into the lobby and they will tx
Sant* Fe Railway
K J Cathey
Curtis Street
Wilhtl K'.IWI,,
Pa hire Sandwich Shop
Ix-Luxe Tailors
West Texas Utilities Co
L C Daugherty Drug Store
Palace Theatre
Schuhmann Hardware Co
Ballinger Electric Co
Atnipp Dry Cleaners
Asa Cordll!
McCarver A: Lynn
Abstract Co
O O W.xidr.xif A Son
J Y Pearre Drug Co
Kirk A Mack
Rubin's
Cash Fix<1 Market
U K Hartman
T R Hopper
E J Carroll
H. nrv Duss
B 8' Jennings
Hightower Oil Ref Corp
Whitaker Bra*
O K Morgan Oarage
Wm P Carey Lumber Co
Arch Parr
F E Avey
O W Gurley
W B Wordy
K P Talbott
J A Williams
Merchants Name Entries ,ian(| ■i(,,:in!‘ l!,‘|dv
In Revue to Choose Queen SffiL"frr«wd"
ts incutde u five span
in. Ci' • k (lire, mill's
w Mud Creek bride.
l" tx eoi i|. rably
11,* M'.d <'re* K In iil'ii
Ixi jt obo Tlie Elm
w : approx i
« 0 Mow lei t h .•
.rtn 'it v 1! l ia v for
ana a
prepara
Two
t: M.
it i
Mt Ballinger . . lie.'. qu' .'ll
of the pageant at the June 29th
'celebration, will tx selected in a
j Stage revue at the Palace Theatre
Bennett Tuesday evening Local firms hav
.nominated a group ot beautiful
j young women for the revue and
I out of town judges will view the
entries and select the queen, who
I will lie crowned in the finale of
j the pageant as th. entire court is
assembled for the climax of the ,
birthday celebration
After all the young women have i
passed before the judges and audl
enre at the Palace Tuesday night '
seven will lx- recalled t. the stage]
and one chosen as queen The
other stx beauties will be ladies 1
In-waiting to the queen and part,
of the court in the ceremonies '
A number of local firms It.tend
to have nominees in the revue
bin have not definitely made
arrangements with the girls Anv
business house in the city tnuv
Huinbl. Pipe Lm. Booster Club l*0,""r -‘ «lrl this ront. -t with
Davis Dry G'x«i' Co
Perry Bros
Sateway Stores li e
Weeks Drug Store
Rid Si White
Potman A Penn
City Cafe
Fit -t Natl- Bank
Western l . ion Telegraph Co
Higginbotham Bros a Co
Tunnel! s Onx'ery
City Tailors
Cameron - Garage
8 rgev , Grix ' ry
Win Canu no. I.uitilx r Co
Parrish Servin Station
Banner Ice Co
Sinclair Sta'lor.
Walker Smilh Co
Sam Behring. r
Bi-ttls A Stmge.s
Connelly s Bakery
Southwist» rn Slates Ti leph "•
taken in order by the certification Company
officer
♦
WINTERS M \ V < H IKI.HI
WITH I.HJI OK POSSI sSKIN
FINED IN CtHN I Y (HI KT
W A Reeves of Winters, was
arrested Saturday afternoon in
Rowena bv Sheriff W A Holt and
Deputy Gerald Bla. k and brought
to Ballinger, w here he mad* a '
statement and'entered a plea of
guilty on charges of possession of
beer and whiskey Reeves was
fined JUKI and cost in . unty
court
In the staletncnt Reeves said he
operated a cold drink popcorn |
and candy stand In Winters and
for some time had been .wiling
some whiskey He told of his trip
to 8an Angelo the purchase of
five eases of Bcrghoff and thtce
rases of Hamm tw-ci 24 half
pints of Cream "1
out cost Nomh . es ,ir> to h*' voting
| women wlio have ciaduated from'
high school or about that age and!)
; they will wear evening dr. lot
the revti.
\ nart of th. proci'c.l the
■ how TU' day evening wil lx
vt i n to ' h. girl selected a que ll
to tx used 'I buying het co tunn
, crown and train
Entries to date are a- follows ;
Miss Mat .'id i Fry at Bob Put
nell t>tiH'etv
Mi 11 len M'xtr. Kt: Il<-i*
Comp iiiv
Ml Nell SiiepiMT. 'I'i.i I ■ t • ■ i
Ml' C.ithU'en Connelly The
Hub
M I Byk. Co
, (i.i. Company
Mi.s' Wtlnia Malone J (' P< nt • \
Company
M t l}.. fei • Ba
Eli ctn. Company
Ml K.t'.i Crockett !*• an. Drue'
Company
M .! x ■ . 1
Miss Eula Mae Clark S i in
Behringer
Mi Eieaii.t William.- Farinei
A Merchant State Hank
I ElK.f It T<» ISSI I s|*E< I \l
EtliriON JtSI
A spciial edltlo: ! The
I.' dger will tx pubi ■ d on
Thursday June 2a This
specnil will go to all tin ■ Itt
! zens in this trad' teiritory
m<! I. many plom > : living
away I'om here. t. lim itxiut
th" Golden Annlv i .u y c.-li
hr .not: and also alxiut th.
pi'.x'ress of Halllb' Ct and the
Conti tnee 1886
A < cl ion of the -i.d ha-
already txei p nted and
stead v work wj continue
until it is ftnl.ffWu Solicit..!
in calling on merchants i
fast as ixissibic to ell tfien;
space in the I. tie but thl
work will not ix- conipletcd
until th. .a.-! week
Anyone who knows a tory
of Interest ulxnil (tie pioi.cel
days is requested to inl a
l.clgei re|xirter and the It in
will tx carried in the n> w
column.' on June 25
Merchant are asked
begin planning their ad- :.»i
this specl.o opy can tx
' ’ .i '. !.
II H Carsev director .1 tin
Ballinger Cherry Band i getiit.g
his musicians m shajx f. r Hal
Unger's Golden Anniversary cele
hration June 28 29 Tlband
vill ix- called on for much musical
duly in tii.' two da vs , • t, ■ r t .!,
ment
The band will Ix hear ; p
. oticert Sun.I.,', oftcrniMir. .It .
28 a a featur. tor th. t ■*
wlio ar> riot attending tin , },ur. I
“•me coming- Sundav afi.rn.x,:
will pinahly
July
Co!..a pro •
bridge iiv i
Cr.x'k !iiid on.
ft*
Hog
• it.
ubinitted ar*
Cre. g I'm y
South Halhii
sal
g.-r All of the latter it buih
Ix u.w water struct in is
Engineer have draw:. ;i. plan"
tor the abovi named projects and
tile plans liave been s* nt to th"
he.i >ffio, at \\aslnngton ;i(t •
tx . ketied by tin district "file,
at Hr "Wnw.xid
I IK> I.I X | Itoy x HOI Xf
ON xot III VI II X | Id II
the local musn tail
Wli!
•tymi'S !"t tie rti.i
Lr i»ark w I. »• i
th# t»|.i
ru'UUfti.u M-rvjiT jv
id
ti(i,4\ riit.i : it. • t
bit rn 1
assignment wo. tx
Ui htad
"iH-nir v par. >.f •
L«‘ (j.iv .ii.
WllJ .4|>)M It: Ml .1 1 •
imbi * < i u
program" during
tfil uf * ri
-nri evening At 8 ,
a" k Moi
• venlng ., band
Wlii |>i.4 \
mu Mr a I M«»r» for
f] , l 1.
INig.ant Mr C.u
wil, v
.drangemei't Pi
.4 nun it* :
t UIH'S *(, tx UM'fi 1 r,
* 1 if f»r**>»*;
Fire
M
a. 'ermine.t iirigu.
.. wind l»'. .1 L
-..nil Fittl. Stt.<’
about S 15 Tin
. ir
in I tuna
the
fin
farm
I nil \X| S|.| I I I o xl l Us
■ Io. k oi Junt 29 at which
’ oi • vi dots will in welcomed tp
anniver irv fete and a dla-
n h* ]» ik. r presented This
u untie. : corn|xised 6f E M
Lum I- Shcj.perd and Paul
1 uniei '1 hi. (i! igram wil! be
pie - nted at th. court house lawn
liisioi; d the parade.
Mo l .1 the committees reported
'neti . :iin. nt, w> 11 In hand
lew .aid ui; advance
lm, were completed.
u Baptist and
ti.- ' t:.cir hoine-
" plan "d and pro-
' for 'net of Sun-
churclim*
i they w uld
i'-iixi have
" 1 r\ m the morning'.
I moil Vlr.mir.al service
It' merilolia. service for Sun-
■ ' "t ■ June 28 is completed
denominations will
• mbit l , honor deceased pu>-
*'•r wli (hared in the growth
I" m. of tlm iTtion Dr.
I Hradfleid of Dallas, will
"■•ver t ■ memorial s. rmon by
an ■! a pubht address sy»-
tii.i *c choir uf alxiut
,oi ...a.- will; baiid aeeornpani-
m. ut wil; sing old hymns
Paraile
',v< firm and individuals
hav sign' , up for entries in the
j).it.u!t ot .tun. 29 and some have
tx-gui. to crate float, in addl-
t-h.'ic mil Ix Indians, cow-
• ..d<i,i rider." old time
«■ at
•! ',v ii various parts
the county
llsrliei ijc IliXiin
Pioneers who e,. sided here 45
tl ,ig will Ix seived
Mot
b< iv
•f
it
bar
I in
i? *oii of
will hi-
r.itc
Hinr»
uf thi
• *ll \ .it .
pa
far*
band ir,»nit««
! rip bi
iUVF thl
, i< m
ftu
M:
30 Kunnels Count)
Students to Sinit
In State \sseml)l\
Th. Hub
Ballinger Variety Store
Piggly Wtgglv Gr.x'ery
Frank Holliday Newsstand
Kax'-. l Harbt r Shop
Wiginton Auto Parts
L K Tig tier
Jarrett Barber Shop
Bob Carsev Sh'« Shop
Currie Produce C<>
Freeman Tire and Battery Shop
King-Hull Company
He/ziu-e A Parrish
McNutt BaitxT Shop
la-e Hardware Co
The la-dgi r
Patrick Chevrolet Co
J C Penney Co, Inc
Sykes Motor Co
Gulf Refining Co
E Shepperd A Co
Magnolia petroleum Co
Mt - ( < Sessions has returned f,,r die .miiiiiik t
countv setax..
Iff II W 1 i# V*
f >1 ft, »■:
!i e r e toilet («
Kthiuv • shortly
1 i hat out
after i.<"iii for i
i to take (tart
lout mur
• #• xj'f rtod
IK the statewro
n» cm at tii#
central 1* .a
’fiihiiil
'A a. rul
; t hr* sh* t
tt"i. Alv it •(
-fchiidrfti
"HI A I Wil mix IS Mil Ml
illlll HI IT II. IhW II. MT It
Farm, r - h. i < M
lid of 111' coin, t\ Mat.
s and w heat w i - t at l . .
Ml
at the noon
■irg* buildings
a i d tor tills
\i ix cn (-nt m
' • o Hiding so
('ail, Tables
' I. ,1 and a
ted lor the
tx..(ranged
mjt.ee ThOSC
Will 1«*
■ ci tickets
'lies. Will
o "it i they
Hand of
!. ingi" by
• k will
tun Those
t tx i u> are
it basket
•. will pro-
tonic can be
tiousi .awn
.' •» ic. water
v ..liable
an ex|x ct. u '
event which
ov. i a iiaM' i a
day morruni t:
The Runn.
Miss Jimmy Taylot I’.iry Bros the (rip in a
Miss Rosemary I asater Wood panted by < '■
| rrxif A Sou
Miss H. lei, Thomson \N. * k
Drug Slur.
Mlv 8 Intern• Dav; Hlgwu
Ixitham Bros A Ci
8 C Grlndst.
leaders Intel
the night ii, 1
Saturday night
Miss N. II I
Some tif ti
with t .
ar. txing
; other farms where
I hart It Was allow.-
: t hi field and comb:
Several out crops
ii ' to 40 bushels
Plans will ni.ik. | r.'ixtrted g.xu, »!.,„•
O' till .ICC 'll.
Su(x rinletul. i t
nd other adult
are to spend
is and return
8 I>
Angi
rn.
ittoli
: to qi.iti in (h.
tx broad.., i
h.x k up Satur
:o io 11 o i Iock
a in
VI. i
aikei i< : 1
Call I »
uttim.
fig. r lo
Nixoi
a vy * » k
"i diirin
' of 111.
.tinned on page 7.
Mixs 8'rrctdii Su. Hi ."in city ducted tin
Cafe
Mixs Margaret Burk Sykes
Motor Co
Miss Kathryn H. Holliday
News-stand
ol . w lm «
v 'lig me.
(Continue page 0
Mllll I « I I It Ml Mill l(x
Kentucky and from .. visit in Aitus Oklahoma
iccotnpanled home bv
ilu.ster Caudle student for th.
past year In Texas Technological
College Lubbtxk has returned
r will
remain several week" with
.......... ............. ..... hts
24 half pint* of Private St.x-k siie w.gs> accmpanlrd h.mn hv mx Mr .oat Mr W S
whiskey He said h« loaded this Mixs Norene Harold and Kenneth t,ir n.,n l,- and iatei
into hu car and on tus way Dauglttv w! return, 4 Sunday *m visit r.hitiv. m M.soti
to Winters whet; r:* '• and bv Mi M.irv Louis. S. untv
♦
Roy l.aw of t'amer.u.. visited in
] th< W A 8 oi gey home Tu* da\
Rev I N Lams toi
tary for th. I • x , t ■ 1y
Forres, was 111 Hal'd.. >T S..'urdi'.
collecting funds fiom -upp rtcr
and attending to o'lar bo'll *'
i sion* w ho will remain here for a i
re - 1 longer visit
♦
Horae, s. .ions attended th.
Methodist lavmen s aerviee at
Wingate Hundav .leltvrrtng th.
principal talk in tiie morning
Mis* Helen Brewer ..ft ti.i week,
tor Dallas wliere will assUt,
Otto T Halfmann was taken to.
in chaperoning a group of Odessa j i 8<an Angelo hospital Sunday in I
Student* on a visit to the centra: t« Kin* Holt Company ambulance
Texas Centennial exposition Jl»r treatment for pneumonia
$2:>().0<) Upward
Paid for Conviction of
Liveotork Thtevea.
Member
Countrv ci
tin club I," ,
ning at 8 >
a ii nsi a i
att.nd to
re(xir t .air a
page of tto
date of thl
.lav. but
one day li
' .inflict w it
the Pala.* i
a quo !: Wl
the lllllllV. !
i. Balling, t
*lli meet it
M.mdav • v •
k for ttie
vii amt I,
busl.i. A
on anotlirr
* t viy. " th.
link ..s Tt
inoviut u(>
<t<r not to
hi revu' at
it re at whlel
n et. o iol
pageant
Ttie club me. ting is to Ix
held Mondav . veiling, offi-
cers announce
Jennings l uneral Home
'.C fenth xirrrl
Ambul-
ance
Service
K.illingrr
Phone
440
I lir.sirr !<t I'lriisr
■Tk . lit rusted t.
have
I his
lor w.
i..
t h. at th
to niaki
"si home
f"- whom w. are working
Hit ' 'if the work and after-
lasting friend every timt w<
A distinctive servi.< ;it moderat. puce*
( (. Jennings
I uneral litre, lm
Mrs | O. Jennings
l.adv Attendant
Announcing!
The Artstvle
Beauty Shop
Hav Ilf«ti I'iir« bv
>liss V era Smith
formerly «l \allev Mills
M. .Smith ha; had 7 years
experience in beauty work
"nd invit. tin women of
Bulling.-! to giv. her a trial.
.All Kinds of Ucauly
Work All of it
Guaranteed
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