The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1937 Page: 1 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
MEN’S
SUIT SALE
2 Days Only
Friday and
Saturday,
April 30 and
May 1
Here's an opportunity
to uret a perfect
fit even though
it takes a Short-Stout.
Ijong, or
Regular.
See These
Splendid
Values!
Friday or
Saturday.
Buy Now While You
Can Get a Fit!
HiGcmBOTHAm Bros. 6 Co.
BALLINGER. TEXAS. THCRsDAY. APRIL V). 1937.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
NCMBBR M.
Large Local Delegation
Will Attend Convention
May 15 Final Dale
To Si<»n Contracts;
Meetings Scheduled
1 Member, of the Supreme court W.o ro . ntly. in an et- >.«) .. . of dr . w ...
r.*“ 1 l,? ' ",?l • uiui. rm! I. -ft V., light (rvjr J i :, » s H i . • • IP/’, r St r.» r.,r ‘ *. ♦
rA, ;'I ■ 1 k. u: llu M Reynold it) «•: . • • ...
... I'\ ( moolate l.v I •» ■- k.-rs and l<>, . I farmers Prer, . V ■ I E ,r., «.f * u
>!d in CaB i,i n to •., ; . . ;.. \< .
;bers of hts ? .. , . .
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it O haw a and ft reed tit*
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LITTER I ROM ( MNGItl vsM\N
IHS< IOSIS PLANS EOK NEW
I'OSTOI I l( | III ILIUM i II Kit I
Three New Cases
Filed This Week
In Local Courts
According to .i letter from the
procurement division of the U S
treasury department to Congress
nun Charles I. Smith and for-
u ird*-d to Postmaster Tom Caudli
drawings revised to meet the
approval of the portoffice depart- „,ton Sunday event, at
with driving while mtoxi a!ed thi
week alter bring air, •*■*! M dr
by lix ai ofTu er
A charste of swindling by lx • .
cheek wa., filed against I
Hensley and officers will r
Corpus Christi to return turn t
— Ballinger it an Indictment i
A charge of drivn while drunk r**turned bv tin cram; !l<
resulted from an an:*.mobile col *, v ** aliened to hav» v . i
the end Winters merrhant a r h k lor
new puatofftce building in Balhn- w^ .. Ui “'U'....... : '
ger will be released for publica- , 'T “ “T" VM"t «*
tlon by the last of Mav ot the ,r;' ' b> ^ ’n J rlur'" '.....!l-
Th<, *. f .. . .. officer* The oar d ven by Mar fui -.Ur
Tin* site* of the new building . . .
V, rt.w.r f.. **,.. ................ tlnM crushed into a Plymouth
next door to the present structure
has been cleared and Is ready for
the construction The Greenwood
filling station, which formerly
occupied that location has been
moved diagonally across the
street
Patronize our advertisers
Judge O L Parish has heard
..... ••• '* I I/IIIWUVII , * ' ' ss * -U 1311 ll.l* i, ,t ‘ ■ • • • » * i
sedan driven by Miss Virginia number of divorce suit, and i n and Carl B... . wen m B.nlii vi-i
Blair, of San Angfi . With MUsjjury cases in 119th district . . iri Wednesday aftrrn «>■ working u;
Blair were Mr and Mrs Clinton' this week Evidence was heard the .r.ter. t of the West Texas
Murphy and Comer Burton, also (Tuesday In a rase appealed from C’fmmbe r f C'otiui.e » < invention
of Ban Angelo The ease- is now Justice court at Winters in which winch will t» held at Hr *:.w .<k!
before the gratid jury In 119th Leola Holmes was seeking to have on May 10 11 and 12
district court here $1000 peace bond set aside After W'hllr here the Br mwixid men
V O Oraves was also charged
Quaker Oats Will Launch
Campaign Here This Week
Local leaders will make an
effort to .send a large delegation
to Brown wood on the second day
<1 the West Texas Chamber of
ommerci convention The public
relations committee of the BalUn-
i * i Chamber of Commerce has
started plans for the visit and
Runnels county farmers have ,,luli ,0 ,ak'' th** Ballinger Band,
. u.i': M iv 15 ,gn contract for >"‘'r y°«W lf»<ty representative
partieipatp.il n. the 1937 ,,,m ,rom this city to take part In the
| pi lance program This date ha.- holll,'v <)f 1937." and a home
been at a the deadline and ",w,‘ -'R'ak,‘» to be named by the
j employees of the county agent's loral schools
o’’.re will do everything possible Tuesday May 11. will be known
b> securt th. pajiers of all ‘‘‘s Ballinger l>ay" at the big con-
farmer.s who desire t. ( io(a rate 'entton and evi'ry business houae
in the program by ti at time To 1,1 Ballinger will tx asked to send
date 855 contracts have been automobile and a representa-
siened by tanner !.ud no ranch ,lv’ l< Brownwood to spend the
men have signed on the range llay
la 'gram j p Motley, secretary, stated
N 1 defituti i> in tor i mm.iulty that 1 sponsor would be ehoaen
• <1 ai d 1 the l.«..; chamber ot commerce
< 'it''. Ac-1 > j .j,,, a Barton aid ab" i*. May 1 This young woman
will !ak. part 111 the big revue
h' ' • ' *g> 1 xp».rience will be
making the selec-
tion
\i. 1 mi 1 at hi contest is being
' - tnont t u-h school boys and
111 w.;i ix . ..ted from the large
• !' ■ ' 1. ■ to represent Ballln-
■>1 Home Town' con-
test
a lia • is director In Uie
r.p. 01 ('.ihi/.ation for Ballln-
*'r at probably will be notni-
1 f' i-i.iction at the bull -
•n tie last day of the
i convention
Hr.'Wnu "d citizens anticipate
>■' attendance at the
' ’ n many years and are
•a; • . 1 to entertain all who
eortu- ii a fitting manner The
" * Pa auditorium provides a
Po»' ’ * •' tin large programs and
band; from all sections of the
<■> w.;. furnish plenty of street
1 ent» rtaliunent
A aM.i for cars will be made
in th< business district here but
any p< rson not contacted by the
solicitors u invited to join the
caravan and attend the conven-
tion Pavement all the way to
Brownwood will make the trip
very pleasant and the motorists
can stay close to each other and
parade when they arrive in the
convention nty
today that details were not per
1 fe ted I h tip final 1 day drive
I ' -■ et .Some r up: anitv
meeting- to lx held will lx
attended by employe* of the
< • \ »i ? * 1 ' • i • f *, * • t • : ■ j v i i j j?
!arm»*r,. an opportunity to Mgn
■ and other., may mmi ti;.
fl 01 tlie tiara Ii.hi! ..f tn*
court house where .. . tanee will
b. TV* . n. I!,, ptejiaratiot of
u The filial dat< lot the tat., e
T i>r >grum .• M.iv 1 r> ,t niost • • the
ranchmen of this county have
signed and many hav* begun
cl*-..ring their giav.p.i: l.ii.d of
brush and prickly oea: This work
wh. continue until later m t h 1
summei when a great deal of
pa lure terracing will be done
KRIIH N WI Mill Ml \ y |>|T
K II I INGE It III It 0 O N T
« I < t lUNMMliiN
Lymui: E Shaw A I’ Rowland
ra.,*- will be heard
j beginning May 111 with a ambe:
of new eases to be called at that.
| time Thi grand jui> wa st...
busy today and will r*
In a new campaign the Quaker j dealer.- In the trade territor of week nr:- : t .
flats Company Is coming back toj I: addltiot. t • u> dLspla. Tf • gallon,
■ledger will dp tibute the Trick
hearing witnesses tlie b-n.d »a were assured that Ballinger would
reduced to $500 This wa.. made be well represented >n May 1]
j and Mr- Hein.....I Tuesday P* enter a del* +
j evening CONTENT I'KiMkKt PIPILS
Criminal ra-r- will b.. heard1 'p,msor and hil'r a ‘‘ome town
peaker in the contest of that
GIWN Ol TING AT ABILENE
the small newspapers to adver . ..... ,UUir 1T„,
tt-e their products To insure sue 1 B<K>k to each pi 1 on who bru.c
ics., of the Initial effort dealer .: one Quake 1 M. tnan th* lar -
and newspapers are Joining
special cooperative plans
pa* kugc of
-mall Quake! M
Grocers appreciating tlie valu* pu kag* t Q
ol an established brand name Trick Book , ,
knowing that customers. like the that uu>
Oats
imple trieks
rl can perform!
Judge ** 1 Parish j- ■ er! the
spring term *>! Il'ith distil - „rt
morning wT.eti a
selected from tie
. ventre o! sixtee. no 11 and !•
1 he
Investigating 43 ca .
by ’tn- county attornev
,, „ . . here Monday
Q iK*-r < bits 01 tw
... ,. g: a. il ut v w
v- from two sir.a
Th# bo«»st«*r
were d*!ighted
M, hum
Cir.iv u-arher tn the
'A i f f t lil* t h »{M- f ;i t if >!
. plan, ed lu :* ;
primary dejiartment of the Con-
‘»r.d stated that ;i:
dn'allot., w> re j
trnt .sch<K)l.
look all pupils of her
U . i ? v. im Vi * t
Texa town. ,
fCHim €TH an
utine to Abilene the
w>* ild haVf i,iiv<
d»*lrr .»• !
pa ? wi **k ♦
Foe Was assisted
b’ Mr? H
B Smith Mrs C E.
•
r . ’ Mr
Walter Liifoon, Mrs.
N \/ \ICI M < IldKI
s sim\ \m s
U I I •
and Mr, Edwards
A rh-rtl r
women of hk
, d <■ t e n a d *■ d
Wednesday t.ig
prlv iledge of calling for u national. for their ow n • • ertamm* nt or ' 11 **“•' ■ • • . ,. .
advertised product and knowing other., i<*rha|> more will be r- , ..t
rt.* 1 a the visited an
" s .1 I ted ani-
' \t r. .on a picnic
B .11 ce: * w , . 1 rj a,;{j in tf,,,
•'' ' 1 * 1 udinit were taken
| that It means they will rrrrlv*
I the quality they exjiect, untlcl-
pate sales when local new papers
I ar,‘ used for advertising purposes
Ik alers will >« [xrate in Uie
b’.to tti<"
1.... ..untv jail as well as to
Pt..be these charges ai ... r*.„dential section* ol thi
“J ' ' ' rh* ru was under the
„ • ol M; James klcOra*
Next Monday a venire o! ;ifi men *
Visits were made i< the landing field
campaign by using special dis-
plays in their ' res and special
.... •overusing purposes Qu.ik* r Oats promotion In their | ''r*1 •* 01 .1., men
1 When the Quaker (hits adver- advertising Th. j-eclal campaign *UI rr*,ort for *"rv Mr ,.nd Mr 11 O Ag , * . *,
1 tls*‘tn*.r.t appears tn The Ledger . beln« mapp* en n. irt will begin • f„r Min*
I of this wt*t*k it will contain th«* ♦ ntatlvr.s J I) H wn and P W
• names of all the Quakci Oat s la w is
AVNOlNCEHKVI
KHrrti\<* Salimla\. Ma\ I
• •
our ricuninjf and Pressing s.-r\ rs Will
lie Kcduccd to (»NK |»rio
Call For and IMivoivd.
Charge
1
Call
LC>*>
Suits
I IfTNgfN
(kcrroalh
Canm-nts Sealed in Moth IVo.e Bagrs
W it li No K\ | |{.\ ('liai y.e
l sc \ our -lo Day Chaiyre Acceiint
WITH ol T Extra Coht.
FORMAN & FENN
“Thr Moat Rrliablr Plant in Town”
dence in ar.e, ready for trial
Judge Parish railed kttenf •
the numerous wrecks on hur.bw
1 rt. tfus VHiiuty 1 .m-td bv dtut.k'
')' dm* 1 ii .. ked th* ■ • .nd ,r-.
) I.- . --K into tb< . «... • an fui
) file..! Jivrix- w r ni.ub fnrema
V >-f th* gratid urv t<■ vt\e «r-
lb rr Ut teller Wi an K I K
Ru > : Oalt Ne« iv J \\ . .
R M u s» I *-.i i. n vv
l.v ’.I H A Ih>l*tiio Janie 1
1 a: ■! A VV Boa* I BalliR appi.ui'' u
) by ttie court ware J I AH P 1
W'.,. and K* y William
The i>*tit jurv venire to 1 • jh■ r 1
next Monday morning at 10
'orligk Is composed of the follow-
Pig
S A Hrmmehne Wingate
! O Hensley. Wingate
A J Glass, Mile
Thoms.- Turnet Norton
W H Curry. Mile
(' l.iddell. Winters rout* 1
R M Lowry. Ballinger
f E Adams. Mil*
Fred Mae hot k a R*.wi a
o O Loudamy MU* -
Willie Btephi-ti Bailing. 1
Earl Brhuhmann. Bailing'1
A.ex MrGregot Balling* 1
Anton Pustka Howena
R J Hchovjsa Miles
J U Crockett. Winters routi I
loins Martin. Taipa
T. J Hull. Miles
James Mitchell. Winters
Ihive Hinds, Winters
A L Bucek, Ho we ns
O K Jacob. Ballinger
R M AJttrlUon, Miles
(ConttauM on page 12)
watch
army planes alight
♦
Mr Ed Donaldson of Marshall,
t' a guest f M, and Mrs Tom
Arikw
wi.i r* Mr Agnew w... play golf In
an invitation tournament this
Wet k end
a
P J Bur - hi of < ..ntei - Iran
■ *e ti i-o . 1 J* ..Ui.r, . tixla
S2’>0.00 Reward
l’anl for f on%irikin of
I m vliii k I hirvrs.
Ktnmi is ( frunfA I ivrstork
\hmm ia I ion
\ lltlltl |’K
/<* High Ideals
-< ^
N him left undone to provide the
• <* -ti- ' In n perfect, dignified service.
N wi > • will you find a finer professional
P* 1 'Mid more appropriate or attractive
quart* r.s, or more imjiroved, mtidern equip-
ment All at reasonable coat.
Jennings Funeral Home
Telrpbane 444
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1937, newspaper, April 29, 1937; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161419/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.