The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1937 Page: 3 of 12
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THE m^UlNGER LEDGER
Ballinger Firemen
Name Delegates
For State Meeting
Al the regular meeting of the
fire department last
night plans were made
lor the state convention which will
he held at Port Arthur on June
i. # and 10
Malcolm Morgan and Woodrow
Cox were elected official delegates
of the Ballinger department with
JR. J Carroll and C O Cape as
alternate.. In addition to the
official representatives a number
of others Including Chief Chester
Cherry Intend to attend the 1937
convention
A portion of the time Thursday
evening was spent in discussing
means t( raising finances to lake
care ot the trip and to handle
other obligations ol the depart
ment. No plan was announced
but a committee is considering
m-veral ways of raising the money 1
Chief Cherry will attend several
Important, committee meetings at
the state convention dealing with I
safety and with the firemen's
school at College 8tation He Is
head of the safety department of
the state committee and Is a
director In the state fire school
The firemen expressed them-
selves as pleased with the results
of Clean-Up Week and the efforts
being made this week in the
Mexican district ot the city
THE BALLINGER LEDGER
President Gets First Buddy Poppy
-*
High quality Tires at low
at Freeman's.
prices
Scholastic Census
Reported by Three
Districts inCounty
LIM II. (ilKL SCOUTS WILL
SPONSOR TKA TOMORROW
Ballinger Olrl Scouts and their
sponsors wilt hold a silver tea at
the girls' lodge in city park
tomorrow • Friday> afternoon and
evening from 3 to 10 Music will
be provided for entertaining, the
lassies will be in costume to greet
the visitors, anil tea coffee and
cuke will be served
Adult., m charge >1 On. Scout president Kooseveit shown reeetvirrg the first buddy pnppv of the 1*37
ing in Ballinger hope local citi Buddy Poppy sale conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, from little
/rib will • .operate with them m ,Kuth Joyce Bra.hsh Miss Hrudish admires a part of the collection of
this effort to raise funds for the ’animals on the President's desk, after the presentation,
activities of the local unit There - --— _ _
I' necessary The girls tXtPl.oYMKNT IN Tt.X.AM
u.nt then leaders ure willing to SHOWS GOOD ins nsass
w..rk for the needed finances and
bru*vr those win* attend to* tru
w.:l teceive lull value for tlie AUSTIN. April 28 Report* to
d .nation which is expected ol tl4' ^nlv<‘rs,l>' of Texas bureau of
th who are served business research from 1.7lui Texas
. establishments show a total of
The park la very beautiful at 89 so6 Wlirk„s
this time and the girls lodge Is uicreaae
'ery attractive a ride through
the park and refreshments with
the girls will not only provide'
< tertainnumt but will help a
worthy cause say council members
in iliaige of the event
♦
S.-c Freeman lor Batteries tl
is no annual drive made for sub-
scriptions and in order to carry
oi a general program some
How much
is his JutuU
Worth?
ToJi* t i t>urtjlc ot thubbv Hgjirh
t« Ki« b«'*Hri{M N« will tuu«u md h<p
pint'll or Failurtf md ii<l<«» it fltit bierfengHt »$
M glffufrittoff % »♦»« p«njlf> For «l
\om<t tjt» $F NnaIMa Dor* t let it %t«rt ite detttue
r»*e work THe tour phyncun pretcr-bei and
chiAgtt»% the diet it •<**»• adapted I
to tour own baby % weedt "
Weeks Druji Store
Phones II and 13
ARE YOl SICK?
If your organs arc not functi
system is .sluggish
tf you suffer with ache, and
If you ate oler weight
ing normally a.id
tf your nerves are .
you don t know which
THERE IS RELIEF E< >K
Our Vapor Sweat
your body
Ha
n the edge
was to t u
Yor
’is help elltr
: « >N !
ate
e *.i r.e: v 'us
GIVE VP
Kiuior.s from
:
These baths are ,»>• weaken mg f ,.:*• i:t ..a'.i.g
Our Magnetu
nerve, gland >nd
treatment* reh
riun activities
"I'l Tl \ \ Nn FIND Pul I TKL
i(\IMN(. BKINt.w IN PROFIT
COUJX’.l STATION Apr.: 28
Poultry is providing a ptofiiablc
•-•<fe line ahd lh some c . r- tlie
main income f r many XVrM
Texans n port.s trom county agn
cultural agents in that section
indicate
Outu.it the month t 1 March the
• n.tv agricultural agent of Ken-
dall county culled 13 farm poultry
flock. From a total of I 596 fici.s.
4.13 were discarded f.ir low pro-
duction In m .st cases the culls
were sold and the money used to
purchase baby chicks or young
; diets 111 never put any more
high priced feed in a non-produc-
ing hen now that I know how to
! t.i.guish the g.-xl from the
r lu.rr xa.d A C Dowdy, of
V 'ttifort
In Coleman county 69 turkey]
;• .diners are participating In a
• , erut.se poultry association in,
markrtmg of their turksy
egg- Tt.e price has averaged 15
• [»-r egg and the weekly pro-;
• '• br;: . a: asrrag. of $1
during March, an
of 1.7 per cent of the
preceding month and 10 i>er cent
over March. 1936 Weekly pay rolls
of thc.se establishments totaled
$2.173 072 an Increase of 48 per
cent over the pi ceding month
and a gain of 16 7 |>ej cent over
the like month last year
Industrial groups m which there
was an Increase etc.tier Ilian the
*' <•! age increase 1 • .ill Industrie*
ci rnpmed were i .lent t. undar .
i. - machine shop
ton textile mtILs
fa turuig bakerii
• i meet packing
facturtng conimen nil printing
P’Wt'r and light a::d business aid
|H'i iiial service
.since January 1
*>•' establishment'
219 workers have
rate increases as
cent and affecting
ccs Most of the increase ill rates
of pay occurred it. petroleum
meat packing, and sulphur indus-
tries
only one
was reported a:
only ‘.x employe*
in..work cot-
..'thing nianu-
confectloner
nr.ituic ni.ii.u-
The 1937 iwnaux reports for three
Independent srhisol districts not
already reported have been filed,
revealing a gain tar iWo of them
Winters had the largest gain of
any district in thr county. 66 more
than the enumctaOau taken a
year ago Koweuw. picked up 2 In
the count, while Wingate lost 4
Miles and Norton have not yet
been reported
The enumerators' deports for the
three districts completed this
week are as follows.
1*37
Winters 812
Kowena 184
Wingate njp
Previously rptwrme were
Ballinger 1.298
Rural 2.663
Total 5.126
To date, with tbur independent
districts unrepurtrd. *Jirrr are only
25 scholastics less In the county
than one year ago. The two dis
trlcts yet to be reported will likely
have more than 541U and their
report* will be ahuut. squal to that
for 1936
These reports, will be cheeked in
the office of Count* Superinten-
dent F. C GrtnristafT for duplica-
tions and then sem to Austin for
final inspection by Uw state
department of education The
approved count There will be the
number on which sclaxil aid will
be paid
FH "Menus
Williamson Gives
Dates for the 1937 j
FarmShort Course
The dates lor the 28th annual
farmers' short course at C<vilb«e
Station have been set for August
ali»aiiua Mlruan111r 11' ||
GRAND JURORS Gt'FSTS
OT LOCAL ROT ARIANS
The Runnels county grand Jurors
were guests of the Ballinger
Rotary Club at the Central Hotel
Tuesday noon Edgar Boelsche
was In charge of rhe program and
presented a group ot entertain-
ment numbers
Miss carmen Demmer was heard
a*. ~ Mwitn MntHifuirta Mrs
Sliced or
Piece
Boneless Aral
Roast
10C
Easy to
Slice
17c
Tender
Steaks
Chuck
Longhorn
Cream
Armour's
Star
Sugar
Cured
10
lbs.
ib. 34®
ib. 33®
lb. 30®
53c
;.i3* i. total ol
. mploymg 13
reported wage-
r.miig 6 6 jier
12 682 employ-
• *
rate
that
dCClf.lM-
affected
MINI TFWN FMXKIIMOItNTN
REPORT rvrRI \MI» BUSINESS
AUSTIN. April 28 Buslnrs* of
Texas department and specialty
sf* re. durmv March increased
sharply over tKith the preceding
month and the corresponding
m..nth last x*ar according to the
bureau ot
l' ec! p
.*aded
iJur Mug:.eta Mi..
of the tissues and .Glow, pui ifb-.t b|,..st
and oxygen to strengthen i \ • e •,
Whr: creative in • . 1 ••
result Is HKAI TM
HdRir Fr ( .I'..
KK\M> X KIWI
xiskni
* lth
>u!
HK1
If tt
eg: *rr.' Fgg ..re taken’ University < f Texas
u« o; e a week business research.
’ • ■* >rar h.axe n. en Reports ft m 99 establish men ts
‘ n .i .m si » tola! --i.es 27 9 per rent over
) W . x rd
piultrv
Lx <ms
id th.a
producers
F F.iso c
ret
pay
x H*
i .' t • preceding month and 20.4 pci
uhty ■ t over t tie like month last
the is generaliy a favorite
litre are some recipes that will
enable you to m rvt- a favorite
sweet .uid suit be in the mood of
springtime
Fine apple Meringue Fie
2 cups unsweetened pineapple
juiee
2 cup- sugar
'« cup lemon juice
Grated rind of 2 lemons
1 tabu-spoon melted butter
4 tablespoons cornstarch
'* teaspoon salt
4 egg yoiks
4 egg whites for meringue
Bake 10-Inch pie shell
Mix together the sugar, cotta- j
starch, pineapple Juice, lemon'
Juice and salt In the top of a j
double boiler Place over boiling I
water and cook until thick and'
clear about 20 minutes Stir
frequently Add the mixture
slowly to the well beaten egg .
yolks. Stir until well blended and
return to the double boiler Cook
until mixture thickens ami pour
into the baked pie shell Allow to
cook slight lx
Ngw Low Price!
Most people
toThd that
quality-
value
and
Prpf" the mellow. bur
economy there
is no
real
greater
xgii |lkp
-Iniiik Hum
TRY IT ICED or HOT
it—
much
AY COFFEE
•TACQUAINTEO
M ir\
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PONTIAC
immended
y**.ir
Aggr*' it. sale, during the
To make meringue beat
the
dividends
f.r*t
thr*.
nth* were 14 8 (n-r
' egg white* and when almost
stiff
ujm*5 rlrc*
rent
;*b« \ f
/ I tl.* i ir*
‘ add 1 tabl. --p.* |m ns deled > : ar
End a
p< nd
me ]* t
• i last year
Whip until very Miff Pii,
tf.e
' h r
The lucre
- Ill salt over las!
ni'-:i.:«ue lightly on the filling
*• prod tic - i
>rar
c\*.‘f%«‘d
! that i f the .stntc
and spread over the top wi
x It a
hu poui-
a comparable nirinth.-
siMHin Bake in a moderate
'-Vfll
• U .t:
:i > w
- year t" date in K1
until Mi* meringue i- *et
and
r $: 30:
r.i>.
liu.v
Lubl”ck ami Fort,
brown.
Art 11
ur
1 re a in x t tiMaril Fie
Roll 12 gratiam crack* i -
fir«
4/HEB/CA ‘S F/NEST
lOtYFW/CEPQiPV
arid 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 t<-a-
j spH.n floyir cup melted .short-
ening and 2 tublesp.- ns .sugar
Mix well and us*- to line pie plate
Pour into it the following filling
Uook in a double boiler stirring
constantly until thick 3 egg yolks
1 cup evaporated milk diluted
with 1 cup water. 't cup suRar
and 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Add teaspoon vanilla Bake the
pie in a very moderate over for
half hour top with meringue
made with egg whites and 2
tablespoons sugar sprinkle with
graham . r.u k*-r rrunibs and brown,
lightly Serve the pie cold
«
>1111 slltilt | \(,| | Ills
NI XX 111;I | IMI I INI It
Ik
to get a better
USED CAR
. . . AND A MONEY-BACK
GUARANTEE IN THE BARGAIN
(lit rid of worry .uul expense by turning
in your prese-nl e-ur on an It M > used e-ar.
Hit*1 means a car iliat lias he't n RenfU^tS
to Ford factory spceitie-ations «nj it
(* uuraniefj for satisfaction or your
Monry Rack by your Ford Dealer.
AinonJ their large selections of used
cart Ford Dealers are now offering many
outstanding R A (> values. You can ge-t ■
late model ear at a low price, anj your
Ford Dealer will give you a liberal allow-
ance for your present ear. look oxer Ilia
used ear stocks today notice Ixow much
extra value you Ret in every l< A U ear.
of* m! Ifot.Mi Vo! to
B V r P A K at# Act am
RwwMhm— *•* let r*a r**t
All that krpt thin motorist from huyinf ,t
Pontiac sootier was the lielief that a car so
big and beautiful must be very expensive
aa well. But a cheek of the facts revealed
thia truth: * baaed on tt months terms
iti IU r#p.'w»nfafir# eiftaa. the differ-
•••418 monthly manta between a
Pontiac DeLi/te «»'» 2 rfnnr eedan and
the same model of the next /over-
priced cars is oft hr 15 cent* a da\ Tb»t.
you'll agree, it little enough to pay for
more of erervffiing worthwhile If*
you. too, thought Pontiac an expensive
car. tee your Pontiac dealer. He can'
quickly prove that America’* finest low-*
pneed car ia wall within your *
Hr can do more hr will show you
with facts and figures that Pontiac it one
of the moat economical cars ever built I
#<*ri»c ant'.s division potrriac mich
Oaaata/ ¥-»f<*ri •« (Mjsn/sftoll
TWO CJPBAT KAOIO Ft s mMI »oW
A Wmmrnn‘» tooo" •*•»* *t **4mr tsdnssAr god
Wredor mttotw^ea. Cmha~*»>,o Vsiaati ‘ V;oatr&>y~w ’
—^stori trwm 9 ho fowJ,e*g n+llojm tgai^taai *••#* Fth
4mo it Mf M iff J T >*BC *o*»o4~*wk Tl'WB Iff*
III R0H IDeflfUl HIM# ON PNUiS
Townsend A Underwood Motor Co.
Ui.NKON April 28 Lack of
•tori may cau.s* delay in launch-
ing Si 552 Muter ship of the
W-" :. Mary It is under construc-
tion at John Brown's Shipyard at
Clydebank Scotland No 552 is
scheduled for launching in the
fall of 1938 but this may not be
accomplished until the spring of
1939
The launch can take place only
when tide* are high In spring <fr
fall The shortage of steel Is
expected to be Intensified when
work begins on thr new $35 000 -
000 battleship which Brown's will
built fur the British admiralty
The order f.ir the battleship has
r.ot been given officially but steel
has been ordered for it and some
already has reached the Clyde-
bank yards
♦
MAN. 124 I.IKKS t HOP*.
MANCHESTER Fjig April 28
Mlrhael Moore of Manchester, has
been declared Britain s oldest
man He U 124 and apparently
good for many more years
Stomach never troubles me. less
IU empty he soys -I likes my
food, and plenty of It “
iSG:
QUEEN THEATRE
Winters. Texas <
10<* and 2.V
Midnight I*revue Saturday Night
Sunday and .Monday
Nil SON IIMlt and
Jl 4N| LTI
in
M\( IMIN XI n
"May time”
All time Ups in meled*. mirth and romance.
Ml’MCAL ACT . CARTOON
MOVUTONt NEWS
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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/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.