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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
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Cox
Addu* Kuili Cox spent the
week-end with Miss Marcilie
Jonux. ol Halllnxer
Mr* E. H Martin wnd son, Mis
N C Clwyton and Mrs O C Cox
and daiiKhter attended the Metho-
Idi.st /one meeting at Talpu Tues-
day
Miss Lurlene Hrookshier. of Bal-
linger. spent Sunday with home
folk, Mr and Mrs Arrh Brook
shier
Oordon Hrookshier spent Sun-
At Farm Women’s
Meeting
visited l)r Watson and Miss Halite
Mill, of Ballinger. Friday Neither
the doctor nor Miss Hill are
On F>iday night of the previous Iimproving very fast
week a lutiie number of the can- [ Mi and Mrs It I Humphrey
didatcs for office came out to .„1(j funuiy were dinner guests rlav with Roy Oressetl of Bullln-
Crews and made fine sprccher j Sunday of Mr and Mrs W II “'‘r
explaining their platforms and j Worthington, of Victory j The Benoit home demonstration
met u large number of friends alu| j purks. of r,u,> members are giving an Ice
New Mexico, visited Mr and Mrs 'ream supper at the school house
Joe Worthington and attended K»id«y night. June 26 The pro-j
church here .Sunday "wl w111 ** used <« srnd a
Wuyland and Therron Lewi* of I' gate to the A tv M short
Abilene, were guests ol Mr and ''"Uise Everyone has a very
to welcome you and the Baptist Mrs xi'iiett Billups Thursday M*-''ial invitation
women who sponsored the social!.
V£&I
County Superintendent E ('
> Orindstr.ff presided over tin
speakers A number of Balllngei
friends accompanied t h e candi
dates. The Crews people were glad
h im,
M 'M
extend thanks for the fine
response to their invitation
Crops are doing fine since tne
rain but continued high winds are
drying the moisture out rapidly
Mrs. Edgar Javroe. who was
seriously ill recently. Is Improv-
ing rapidly
evening
Mi and Mrs Ed Menders of
A reunion of the D S Moon ,,alll"K'‘«- M*"* Sunday with Mi
family was held at the home of ',n<* "r *' ^ Martin
Mr and Mrs J F England Sun ♦
...» •
day I ru* nlrr dinner wun given
in honor of Mr Moore's 69th
birthday This Is the first time
all of the family have been
together In thirteen years Those
IIKItRINt. IBM Itt.I.ASS
Mrs C W Schwartz returned i attending were as follows Mr
Sunday school was well attended
We had the largest
we've h a d lor several
crowd
Saturday from a few weeks' visit and Mrs Floy England and family. mo",,ls Everybody ls invited to
to Fort Worth with her daughters 1 ,,f Content. Mr and Mrs Fletcher a,,,'lld ,'V,'1V Sunday
Her youngest daughter Mrs Ed i England and family, Mrs May There will Is- preaching Satur-
Thompson, and children, accom- I Hogard and daughter, of Plain- day night Sunday and Sunday
panted her home I view Mr and Mrs Walter Dean night Everyone come and bring
Miss Helen Phipps and Virgil I and sons, of ll.nnlln, Mr and Mrs someone with you
Little, of Drasco. were married Tom Eagan and family, of Ballln- W I Day and daughtei Ida
Sunday morning, and were dinner ;v*t Mi and Mrs Lamar Moor* May of Santa Ai na s|>ent from
guests of the bride's uncle mid and sons, of Abilene Mr and Mr Thursday until Sunday with Ml
aunt. Mr and Mrs 8ld Dietz D 8 Moore of Winters Dan and Mi W I. Allcorn
Mrs. Dietz also entertained a Moore of Del lit*. and Miss Ml and Mi Melvin Stacy . i u
number of relatives of this com-1 Winona Moore of Winter This on v s||< d Mrs Pow* Sunil, \
munlty, and Mrs Little'.- mother j day will forevei live in Hie inem Mi Allen Jackson father Mi
and sister. Mrs Enoch Phipps and mry of those present Hate. -pent several day I * t
Miss Lennte Phipps, of Drasco I Mrs W T Billups visited hit w**k with her
The young couple are well mother Mrs Cora Maddox of j Johnnie Loyd and Floyd Broy !*•
known here, having spent part of Coleman. Wednesday and Donald Hay Branscum. of
their life near here Best wishes Mr and Mrs C H Mosley and Talpa. spent thi week end with
a/e extended j /.elma, of Victory; Mr and Mrs
Mrs. King returned Tuesday K T Branham and little son.
from a visit to her son. Lloyd j Zane. of Winters, attended church
McBeth. and family, and other! here Sunday night
relatives at Sweetwater j •
More than 6000 women fr—i
• very state In the Union ar 1 :
foreign countries gatl I in
Wa; lung ton, D. C., for 1!.- tie- l
triennial conference of the A -
■ <« iati-d Country Won on f the
World. Mrs. Franklin 1>. 11<
Veit is shown at top a;: he
addressed the meeting. Mrs.
Alfred Watt, lower photo, was
president of the conference.
Ballinger Masons
Name New Officers
For Ensuing Year
Regular meeting of the Ballln
get Masonic Lodge No 643 was
held Tuesday evening, officers for
the ensuing year being elected
and other important business)
trail.sai led A notice mailed to all
members brought good attendance
toi the filial meeting of the y* ar
Will Doom- presided as worship
till master in the absence of the
regular worshipful master Jim
Duncan and presented the various
it* ins of bu- ln*-.' -
J A Schliublc wa i lected wor-
shipful master Everett Cooper
scnioi wardei (i H Touehstora
]ui lor warden Ralph Balicw
tilei M MeOri gor secretary and
•\ K Mur hisoi. treasurer othei
officers ol the lodge will lx
uppntnted by th* principal officers
within . lew day and notified ol
Hie installation which will In held
..* the next regulal meeting A
called meeting will Ih- held on
tin • 18 it whi' h time work in
the first degrei will i» taken up!
for two candidate
A lengthy discussion wa held,
on the rail * in annual dues which j
has been made compulsory by tin ,
gland iodgi ol Texas Inform.i-
tion presented to th< m>-inb< ■ i.ipi
Was to tin effect that tin lu.T'i
mu d collect the minimum am.. , i
et by the grand lodge and that;
it can not hi given back n. .,ny i
manner without subn rtiu-i which,
might • dal e i- r the lie
har'ei
negotiation* have been carried ou
for Bosshardt* release, but with
no apparent success
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BOVS SAVE EXPRESS
His \KII ITV TO KNIT
SAVES HIM FROM DEATH
MANCHESTER, England June 10
Because his mother taughTTHni
how to knit thirty years ago,
Rudolph Bosshardt, a missionary
hus escaped death at the hands of
bandits in China Bosshardt and
M Haymnn a fellow-missionary,
were captured fifteen months ago,
but Hayinan was freed
Bosshardt tried to escape, but
was recaptured While awaiting
sentence, he spent the weary
hours in his prison cell knitting
socks These so pleased 111* cap-
tors that they decided to pardon
him on condition that he knit
them a pair • ach ‘ a
D* pite tlieii decision Hu y later I Mr and Mrs Raymond White,
announced that he w ild have tojof Cisco, were her* lor a visit
pay i fine of $200 oou and serve j Sunday with Mrs. W F. Street
eight* en months in ill ho druc and othei relatives Mi White Is
ging simple peopli wnh ti aehings! employed by the West Texas
of tie Bible Miii.'h aft. i month t Utilities Co at Cisco
KUHHCHEVKA USSR.June
10 Noticing a section of rail
missing young Ivan Yakimenko
and Ivan Qolub. sons of railway
workers, took off their coats,
pulled handkerchiefs out of their
pockets and waved them to slop
the Moscow-Sochi express train,
near Kushehevku Saving the train
lias brougiit them fame The rail-
way has awarded them 400 rubles
each and donated 2,500 rubles to
the school they attend
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Miss Marguerite Mathis
recently for John Tarleton Col-
lege. Stephenville. for the summer
term
Lawton Brevard Arnold Allcorn
visited with them Sunday
Ewing Fuller was the. guest of
Junior Whitley Sunday Th,.y j H-V and Norma Sue ai.d Patrl. la
i rejx.rt an enjoyable day riding <
Petrie called on Mr and Mr
T Brandon Sunday aftern on
Mrs J A Brooker railed on
left I
1 • BENOIT BEATS * Mr and Mrs Ed Thompson and
j..............family, of Fort Worth, have been jMr" w »• Allcorn Monday alter-
Arnold Werner, who Is employed visiting In our community
noon
J T Brandon visited Fyivr tel
I Summers in old resident of our
j community, who Is critically 111
at the home of his daughter Mr
Florence Snodgrass. t Whit*
1 Chapel.
J. T. Whitley, of the Oxten com- [Houston. Is spending his vara- Mary Fuller spent the week-end
nuinity was recently el**cted by, Hon at home with his parents with Sy'btl Simpson
* the local school board to fill one Mr and Mrs F. A Werner Mr and Mrs F. K Lamb, of
of the school vacancies next term Mr and Mrs A N Hoffman and Waco, have ocen visiting Mrs
Friends here have received an family spent Sunday with Mi Lambs parents Mr and Mrs
announcement of the birth of a and Ml- (.laud Hrookshier and Henry Knox
son. born June 3. to Mr and Mis girls I.oyd Fuller. Jr. visited Norma j Mr and Mrs A S A mi wen
N C Hinds, of the Dale com- Mr and Mrs N C Clayton and Sui Fuller Friday guest of Mr and Mrs W I All
muni y. Mrs Hinds will be remem- Wanda went to Big Spring Satur Mi and Mrs Milton Petrie are corn Sunday
be red as Miss IVK.Iva Jones day to visit Mrs Clayton's sister being visited by relative- from Dorothy I.ee visited Main- and
Judge Strother and daughter. Mr and Mrs Clayton returned Pennsylvania BiUu Jean White si day
of Winters, were business visitors home Sunday but Miss Wanda A F Fuller was a business last week
in Crews Tuesday afternoon ! remained for a longer visit visitor in Winters Friday He vv.es Flora Be.9 Simpson -d Mi
Rev Chester Wllkerson. of Mr and Mrs K A Werner had accompanied bv Mary who visited died Keibv Sunday
Buinket spent a night recently a> guests Sunday Mr and Mt Miss Hoxu- Clanton •
with his brother. Leonard Wllker- Alfred Werner and family,of Wall. Mi and Mr John Rosford aim Oa explosion- an i o* be pr>-
son and family while en route to Mr and Mrs Walter Werner and children visited Mrs Martha vented bv smotlieiint the dang*--
Forrest New Mexico where he family, of Miles Mr and Mrs J Schwartz Sunday oils vajxirs with i arbor, de ud
hold a revival Oreen. and Mr and Mrs () (' Mr and Mrs A K Full*! Mary and nitrogen
i im \i liny -a hi i s
\T ( \MP 1,01 Is I Mil!
Eleven members of Boy Seoul
troop 30 Ballinger and two from
Paint Risk left here Sunday at
noon for Camp Ix.uis Farr near
Mi-rtzon t" nd the rest of the 1
week They will remain in ramp
until Saturday when a number of ;
adults will go to the ramp to.
bring them home
Rothal O'Kelly and son R >thal I
Jr accompanied the boy and
Mr O Kelly will b* in char.:- nt
the lads while they are in th*
ramp
Several other adults went o.ei
I with the group but returned horn'
j Sunday afternoon
Father J I Rorkliff travel
SO 000 mile.-, a year in Lis mission
work union t Catholic sa.lors
King-Holt Funeral Home
i Phone XI Kn.it 2
Ambulance
I I Km*—Licensed I m ha liners—J A. OstertaS
Phone 37! Pbone 77
j W e Serve tin*
Lii'ini
Tne great.-s- part >i the servic • w render is to the living.
It they wi. ar. :! ■ suff.-rer- and it is 1 ir their .■ irr.fort that
oar rganl/ation ' fa ...tie.- and equipment have been
I deV' . .;
be;-*-', - ’ ■.. ..
was engaged
meeting.
Mrs. J W. Moils is reported ill
at this writing
Mrs. D S Wllkerson of Hla'
ket. formerly a pioneer citizen of
this community. w,.s to mo'
today with her childi'-n at I ik•
Abilene In a lamilv reunion A
picnic lunchion will le spread
and all exje 11 a general good
time. If nothh. • prevents thi
attendance ol .some [ the :miily
it will b«- the firs* tutu 'h:
family has been wholly united In
twenty years The t h 11 <1 r e n
expected are I. R »Vilk< is..n. ol
Banus Arthur Wllkerson of Fort
Worth. Leoiiiiin . 1 ki i m 1 !
Crews. Lloyd Wilkeis.in of Wit
tors. Rev Wilkerso ol Bangs
Mrs Monroe lliv n and Ml
Walter Oardem r of Wint* i and
Mrs Jim Idem of Midland l lit-ir I
families where possible will a! - ■ ,
uttend Mrs Wllkerson owns a
large well slocked ranch two miles
east of Crews and hei hlldren ,
were reared there
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS!
HtllMOM III It \I I>S
Services at tin Baptist church
Sunday were well attended
Mr and Mr P B Cox and
family visited their son at Clyde
Sunday
Lee Heals transacted business at
Fort Worth and attended the Cm
tenntal exposition at Dallas the
first of the week
Mrs N L Higgan and son. of
Big Spring, visited Mrs W T
Billups a few days the past week
Mrs C E Biunham and little
son Dan anil Ml U-e Seals
Nervous, Weak Woman
Soon All Right
T had regular limiting upr’l* from
ogrvouMiess. ’ wrres Vri Cor* San-
der*. of pHTugmild. Ark I »*a *11
run-do*n *r»l er»nipe«t a* my time
until I would h*ve logo to b* <t After
J my flr*t bottle of C*rdul. I wa* bet-
ter. 1 kept taking Card.il and
I wrwa all right Tl.e thaktng quit
and 1 did not cramp I f.-lt world*
better 1 g*ve Cafd.ii to nr. da gh-
ter who wa* In about the sure eon-
(UUOD *1*1 sin* »aj> «a.|| ail llghC
CARDUI
ttminb ol nai
(Peg th** tr tt a
aaaaalt i iMMm
i tMtlfy C*r4«i
M aal k***M TOO.
Lettuce
Large Firm Heads EACH
Lemons
Pure Gold —Large size Doz
Oranges 29C
5c
23c
Large size
Soda
\rin ,V Hammer
Salad Dressing
< h lllenge
Salt
It-r i if.im
( iuarctlcs
Popular llr.mils
Dozen
2 lb. l»o\
'!'• 25c
10 lbs. ^
l'k« l5c
IJring I s Your Kjftfs!
Rot tic JQg
10 lbs.
c'an> 25c
Kai h 25c
15c
( atsup
luirge II../
Tinto I leans
Cholil'll Rreleanrd
lloinin>
Perfection N"
Rrunos
Ill Can
Vine K'ar
|r»* l»«*\ ll'*lll|
Dt-
ti Giant liar-
Soap «i Giant Gars 2*>C
( orto Itottlf 25c
Ini Jam* anil Jellies ^
Jar Lids
K*rr tt«‘gul.ir
ho/.
!'r> Our lloim*-Killed Meals!
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UPTON'S TEA
Prime Rib
Roast
lb. 10C
Full Cream
Cheese
lb. 17c
SteaksLoin
T-Bone 23C
Chuck RoastMc
Steaks lb. 14c
Butter Cwun,irb 29c
Flour
Ligtit Crust
89CS1.69
Electrolux
is Sit,ext
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nut mum irhii h nuikr* m.-oU. thi si
hip mil iintnpi»
• No moving party to wear
a L/vt **i i Miriem y
• Cnnt.nu d low operating covt
• F ullnt *ood protection
• aavu’i.- that pay foi it
Sugar
Pure cane Cloth bag
25 lbs. $1.29
Coffee
Maxwell House
3 lbs. 79C
Sno’drift
Large size
Pail $1.03
o. J.
Harber
1001
Broadway
HARBER’S
Grocery and Market ^
Telephone
291
Tor Rural
Homes <Iperatrs
With kerosene
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1936, newspaper, June 11, 1936; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1160633/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.