The Talco Times (Talco, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1946 Page: 2 of 6
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;er Lil Figures Farm Wife
forth 73 Thousand Dollars
THE TALCO TIMES, TALCO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1946
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[ following letter from
I a cor-
who signs herself
Lil. It Is In answer to
letter from Lonesome
i declared farm wives are
68 thousand dollars to Washing* dishes
eat summary of the daily ,value
of a farm wife to a farm husband.
Here it is for what it may be
worth in discrediting the worth-
less opinion of Lonesome Bill:
Cooking____:_________ $1.00
We are not tak-
with either party, only
both sides of the argu-
. Editor: I believe that
It’s modesty is one of her
and valued virtues,
president of the Hairpin
Quilt and Quack Club I
iroed that there are times
tiaodesty in a woman can be
and should be put
issue at hand is
m _________
edition
I noticed an article
old crank who calls him-
Bill in which he
Washing clothes
Ironing__
Sewing_____________
Milking__________
Churning
Sweeping
Dusting ...
until the
^recent
Gardening............ 25
Looking at him______________________ .15
Depreciation_____________________________ .20
Smiling___________________ 45
TOTAL__________________________________$4.00
The $4 is for one day. Multi-
f vour P*y ** ky the days *n a year
° !and y°u have $1460. The life of
an average farm wife is about 50
years, so multiply the $1460 by
US'"* *"£ T 77" 150 and you have $73,000. That is
a farm wife is not worth J T
,, . , _ . four thousand dollars more than
m has bron*proved by ^o ‘the 69 thousand arrived at by the
Maearch. As a farm wife «™omists and hooted at by your
r _ mnpsnmp rnrrpsnnnnpnt
that it is my duty to de-
hfan as a primitive pre-
This can best be done,
by citing facts and
| have.
lonesome correspondent.
I have shown my conclusions
to my club members and they are
unanimous in agreeing that my
Pllhg show conclusively figures are conservative and that
wife is worth more to they justify my momentary de-
fhan the conserva- sertion of modesty. With sincere
sympathy for and kindest regards
to all farm wives, 1 am
Respectfuly yours,
Limburger Lil.
TALCO GIRL SCOUTS
HAVE TACKY PARTY
Girl Scouts had their monthly
social in the form of a tacky par-
ty, Saturday night. Each girl in-
vited a guest. Hie following girls
and their guests were present:
Sally Taylor, Freddie Rodgers,
Betty Ramsey, J. M. Fussell, Ear-
lene Lee, Paul Miller, Nita Faye
Hughes, Jerry Morris, Cathey
Watts, Buddy Simmons, Edna
Cox, Billy Lovell Ramey, Fay
Cox, Lacey Wayne Edwards, Jo
Ann Moore, AT Gene Hall, Janet
Evans, Elton Belcher, Nona Ann
Ottov Randall Dunagan, Rose
Mary Neugent, Ray Kelley, Joan
Calloway, Nelda Jones, Louise
Morgan, Peggy Cornelius, Clara
Hoffpauir. We had three young
visitors, Harold Otto, Joe Bob
Johnson and Jean Calloway.
After several games the tack-
iest boy and girl were chosen.
The judges were Mrs. C. O. John-
son, Mrs. Bob McClung, Mrs. W.
S. Taylor and Mrs. C. D. Otto. A1
Gene Hall got first prize and
Billy Ramey second for the boys.
For the girls, Peggy Cornelius
won first prize and Betty Ram-
sey second. More games were
played and cold drinks and cook-
ies closed the party.
New and Renewed
Times Subscribers
hnflue arrived at by the eco-
therefore, compilea
believe to be a very mod-
8TILLS SEIZED
OCTOBER
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stills were seized by in-
fer the Texas Liquor
Board during October,
administrator, an-
Three stills
tnkett in Red River county,
an and one each in
<Ford, admini
Md Wednesday.
rHEN
:r food
m
It
Is Served
WE WILL
SERVE IT
jgjf!
JOHNNIE &
HAZEL
P<:
EAT SHOP
TALCO
lusual GIFTS
{or Christmas
Hallmark Cards
^Pers&nalized by Kingsley
ess in our store.
Talco Happenings
Ten Years Ago
Week of November 27, 1936
TALCO WHD CLUB WITH
MRS. A. L. ROGERS
Talco Home Demonstration
Club met Nov. 21 with Mrs. A. L.
Rogers. Meeting called to order
by chairman, Mrs. Ola Williams.
Seventeen answered roll call with
‘‘What we are thankful for.”
There were three visitors. Mrs.
Small and Miss Darden gave a
report on the TVA luncheon. The j
council cleared $21.00 -to be put j
in the, treasury. Christmas gifts I
were demonstrated and many |
.new ideas were given. Miss Dar-
den demonstrated many lovely
gifts given to her in the past and
how useful they were and to!
show color and types of things
for different people.
Mrs. Small gave a demonstra- j
tion on making a wool rug and the [
frames in which they are made. |
The meeting adjourned to meet ]
Dec. 11 at the city hall with Mrs. !
Gray and Mrs. Mauldin as hos-
tesses for our Christmas tree.
Many a girl suffers from her
belief. Belief that she can wear
a number five shoe on a number
eight foot.
Willie Ray Moser, star tackle on
the Talco football team, had suf-
fered a broken right leg in a
game with the Big Sandy eleven.
The $150,000'Constantine refin-
ery being built in the northeast
pu ‘ of Talco, was nearing com-
pleti
A L.. line was being establish-
ed betw >n Sulphur Springs and
Talco.
E. E. Burks ant? Mr. Fisk re-
turned from Llano following a
deer hunt in that section. They
brought back three deer.
Six wells were producing in the
Sulphur Blulf area with two
more nearing completion.
Local officers arrested six men
in a downtown store for gaming.
Several made an escape.
New stage equipment had been
installed at the high school audi-
torium.
Enrollment in the Talco school
hpd increased five tiims that of
the year before.
Mrs. L. O. Holloway was a pa
tient at a clinic at Temple.
Will somebody please break
down a $50 check for night club
expehso and tell us exactly how
much goes for taxes, liquor, cig-
arette, luxury, sales, income, etc?
Mother Goose
t Stories
nil
on unbreakable records.
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Stationery
Monogramed while you
E Latest Novels
*ibles - Testaments
Childrens Little
Golden Books
Merry Christmas
Music
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Qn RCA Victor Records.
GIFTS BEAUTIFULLY
1 WRAPPED
©hi, BOY!
Mom's going to The Mart for some of those new
PENGUIN” BABY NEEDS
“Penguin” Baby things are made of VINYLFILM,
a new plastic. You can get:
—LAUNDRY BAGS —DIAPER BAGS
—BIBS —PANTS
—AND ALL OTHER BABY NEEDS
READERS
SHOP
! HOLCOMB, Owner
NT. PLEASANT. 1
in this sofe, washable new material. By all means, see
these baby needs at The Mart.
WE HAVE ONE RECONDITIONED
STARR PIANO
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
NEW SHIPMENT OF
CHROME DINETTE SUITES
Five piece suites nicely made and upholstered.
COMPLETE LINE OF
RADIOS
Made by Stromberg-Carlson, Sentinel, and Ad-
miral. When you think of rados, think of The Mart..
THE MART
NANCY MAXFIELD, Owner
Eaat Side Square CLARKSVILLE
The Times honor roll grows
from week to week, which means
that The Times is adding new
names to the subscription list each
week. Renewals have been al-
most 100 per cent, in other words,
we have lost very few old sub-
scribers, and have added many
new names to the subscription list
during the past few months.
W. W. Ramsey
Edward Cornelius
W. A. Roberts
F. J. Wright
W. E. Kirkham
Harry L. Stracener
D. E. Ferris
Mrs. W T. Edwards
Mrs. R. A. Tate
C. M. Fitch
Mrs. Rose Riddle
Mrs. John Parr
J. B. Pruitt
J. T. Goodroe
Geo. N. Anderson
Melvin Frugia
Mrs. W. H. Crawford
Loyd Graf
Community Public Service Co.
Mrs. W. C. Blackwell
M. G. Cannon
T. L. Randle
Ray Warren
L. B. Kaylor
Bob Randle
Cecil Loftin
Roy Ottinger
WANT ADS
YOUTHS DROWNED IN
ABANDONED MILL POOL
Rates: 2 cents per word first in*
sertion; 1 cent per word each ad-
ditional insertion. No ad accept-
ed for less than 25 cents per issue.
Terms cash unless you are a regu-
lar advertiser in this newspaper.
HOUSES and their lots for sale.
Contact Dick Rodgers at Talco
State Bank. 42-c
i WE Sell and service Minneapolis-
Moline power units. Griffin Im-
plement Co., Deport, Ph. 15. tfc
i FOR SALE—2-piece living room
suite, good condition. Price rea-
sonable. See Mrs. Ed Evans c|o
Mrs. N. B. Davis, Talco. 41-c
WANTED—To buy dressed hens
j and fryers, also eggs, in any quan-
tity. The Snack Shop, 33 N. Main,
[just south of court house, Paris, tfc
Three youths were drowned in
an abandoned oil-mill pool at
Pecan Gap Saturday when their
boat capsized.
Moss several feet deep in the
twelve-to-fifteen-foot hole where
they sank prevented recovery of
their bodies until early Sunday
morning.
The victims were Jimmy, 10,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. White,
and two brothers, Clifton, 14, and
Eldon, 11, sons of Edgar Kent. All
lived in Pecan Gap.
Draglines and fire apparatus
from Commerce, Ladonia, Honey
Grove, Cooper and Paris were
sent to the pool to search for the
bodies.
Some fellows never allow you
to reach for the check. They hand
it to you.
FOR SALE—Broiler house 20 ft.
x 24 ft. Batteries for 800 chicks.
Brooders, feeders. 2 miles south
Johntown on highway. A. C.
Scarborough. 42-c
Champlain gave Vermont its
name after its “green mountains.”
_Dr. J.B. Ferrell
'rf& Optomctrtat ■
Specialist in Examlna- |
tion of the Eyes and Fitting
Glasses
Office First National Bank Bldg.
MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS I
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CLELAND
OPTOMETRIST
Conanlt Us A boot Your Eyea.
Office Pboae 226
Mt Pleasant, Texas
BOGATA FUNERAL
HOME
Phone Day or Night 97
Dixie Burial Ass’n
Bogata, Texas_
BROADBREASTED Turkeys —
I have some very fine breeder
turkeys for sale; also some for
eating purpose. Mrs. Will Tucker,
Bogata, RFD No. 2.
42-c
, CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
THE TALCO STATE BANK
TALCO, TEXAS
At Close of Business, September 30, 1946
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
FOR SALE—Practically new 4-
room house and lot 50x100, on
Highway 37, at New Hagansport.
Write or see W. E. Miller, Route
3, Mt. Vernon, Texas. 42-c
Sunday School—9:45 a. m. R.
S. Welborn, superintendent.
Preaching—11:00 a. m.
B. T. U.—6:30 p. m.. L. L. Mor-
ris, director.
Preaching — 7:30 p. m.
W. M. 0.—Monday, 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Chas. Collins, president.
R. A. & G. A.—Monday, 4 p. m.
FOR SALE—My home; four room
house and 4M< acres land just out j
Bogata city limits. Butane sys-1
tern and new pool, fenced chick- |
en lot. Price $1600. See Dick
Embrey, at Buckman Drug Store,
Bogata. tf-c
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
METHODIST CHURCH
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ------ $ 69,876.18
Overdrafts 31.09
Banking House ----------- 600.00
Furniture and Fixtures ___________________ 463.00
Other Real Estate 3.00
Customers Bonds Held for Safekeep-
ing 48,750.00
AVAILABLE CASH:
Cash and Exchange $265,633.18
Bonds and Warrants 198,628.84— 464,262.02
TOTAL , $583,985.29
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Morning worship—9:45 a. m.
Church School—10 a. m.
Sermon—-11 a. m.
MYF—6:30 p. m.
Evening worship—7 p. m.
WSCS—Wednesday, 2 p. m.
Mid-week paver service and
choir practice- Wednesday, 7 p.
m.
J. B. PRUITT, Pastor
j Sunday School—9:45 a. m. R. T.
Fuller, superintendent.
Preaching service—11 a. m.
Training Union—0:30 p. m.
Preaching service—7:30 p. m.
WMU—Monday afternoon, 2:00. 1
Brotherhood—Tuesday night at
6:30.
Prayer meeting — Wednesday
night, 6:30. j
CHURCH OF CHRIST
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Customers Bonds Held for Safekeep-
ing
Other Liabilities
DEPOSITS:
Individual
Fed. Reserve Bank
War Loan
$ 25,000.00
11,000.00
7,937.56
FI!
OH
48,750.00
53.85
$436,300.21
4,943.67— 491,243.88
GRAY CARTER. Minister
Bible Study 10:ti0 a. in.
Sermon—11:00 a. m.
Young People’s Bible Sludv—
7:00 p. m.
Services--7:30 p. m.
Ladies Bible Class—Wednesday
2:30 p. m.
Mid-week service—7:00 p. m.
GRAND JURY COMPLETES
WORK FALL COURT TERM
TOTAL
$583,985.29
Even a good egg has to be care-
ful when the wife is boiling.
The gr; nd jury i'oi the fall term
uf the 102nd District Court at
Clarksville held a one-day res-
Mon, returned three indictments
and adjourned. Knur true bills
laid been previously reported,
making a total of seven for Ire
term. Indictments returned last
week included one for arson and j
two for child desertion.
Talco State Bank
TALCO. TEXAS
.nemker Federal Deposit Insurance corporation
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This is an Invitation to the
SOA^ THROUGH M V
Motoring Public
To Drive into My New
MAGNOLIA STATION
On Highway 271 for any service that can
be rendered by a good station. We han-
dle all
<jsrsepJ!££r
/-A
\ J,l< a
?r.
MAGNOLIA PRODUCTS
Including Tire^ and Tubes
We also have license for refund tax on
Gasoline not used for highway operation.
We also have
Candy, Cold Drinks, Cigars
and Cigarettes
We appreciate the patronage given us at
our old location, and invite friends and
patrons to call on us in our new home.
You’re riding high, wide, and handsome with
Flying Horsepower. Your motor purrs with
power . . . the miles swish by. Our improved
MOBILGAS gives you that wheels-off-the-
ground soaring sensation ... that straining-at-die-
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... in every gallon. And with MOBILOIL
taking the grind out of your engine ... keeping
it MOBILOIL clean, you get double-your-
money’s worth of pep and performance. This is
no time to say "Manana.” Get set for winter
today. The boys are back and we’ve got that
famous pre-war MAGNOLIA WINTERPROOF
SERVICE again.
Winterpraof Now
• Quicker Starts o Smoother Rides
John Northam
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