The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1940 Page: 3 of 12
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Primary No. 2 lo Have Art Inhibit
Painting* of Joanne Glover.
Bobble Tunneli. Wanda Craeger,
Dorothy Ann Holliday and Vir-
ginia Baker, who are art pupils of
Mrs Harry Thomson, will be
exhibited at the Primary No 2
building all day Friday, May 10
All these are pupils In that build-
ing and are In the fourth and
fifth grades.
The Interested public Is invited
to attend.
♦ ♦ ♦
Missions Program for Baptist
W. M. 8.
Mrs. O. T. Toney was In the
chair for the regular monthly
business meeting of the Baptist
Woman's Missionary 8octety held
at the church on Eighth street
Monday afternoon. Reports were
heard from officers and commit-
tees and complimentary letters
were read from district officers
relative to the recent district
meeting held here
Mrs. Clarence Morton presented
How do you
rate Jones?*
If I become weak
-run-down-
some guy will get
myjob I
f 1 THEREFORE I reason srnsi-
A bly...the 'Ionic to takr for
my run <lown condition is V\.\.
I litultl liack my Ixxfy urn! hit**!
»trrfi}’ili... stimulate mv ap|>riiic ant!
mxiii *7 ft cl like mytclf
In m> uotk sturch tirahh r etcrv
tiling ... I must keep fit .iimI nit top
of inv jnli to hold it ami puk up kin
weekly pay envelope.
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If \oii frel tired... let down 01 low
in spirits, in the a I me me of an ntgjnic
trouhle. SSS in.iv le just vrliaf soti
nerd to snap hack into >our g<N*l*rlf.
You owe it to tout
fclf to lie^in on S.S S.
lodjv—it is economy
to regain health . . .
economy to
|>ti ■ c base the
the program theme "After the
Battle but Before Taps" whirl) was
an appeal for a generous offering
to the work of raring for retired
ministers and widows
♦ ♦ ♦
First Christian Loyalty Class Has
Basket Picnic
An old-fashioned basket picnic
In City Park was enjoyed by the
Loyalty Class of the First Chris-
tian Church last Thursday evening
Present were: Messrs and Mmes.
Bailey Mack. Oeorge Stowe. Robert
Lusk, Jr, Marlon Connelly. D. B.
Crockett. 8tanley O r a y. R. E
Oeorge. H T. For son, M. A Foy,
A B. Stobaugh. Marvin Clark, J.
E Allbrtght, R J Hawk; Mmes
Cam Taylor, and Vergil Junes of
Brady; Misses Thelma Hudson,
Vera Taylor. Lillie Clayton. Lula
McElroy. Florence Westbrook. lola
Clayton. Lola Eubank. Nan Kevll.
Mary Jane Klechle. Cleo Lane and
Velma Taylor
♦ ♦ ♦
Music Club Has Last Meeting
of Season
The last meeting of the Music
Club for the current club year
was held Tuesday evening In the
home of Mrs. Elmer Shepperd on
Eighth Street >
Pretty mixed blooms graced
rooms where Mrs F M Pearce
conducted the business session
and Installed the following officers
for next year Mrs. L Sehermer-
horn, president; Mrs R W Earn-
shaw. vice-president; Mrs Layne
Moreland, secretary; Mrs Claude
Collins, treasurer; Mrs Horace
Murphy, parliamentarian; Mrs A
L Fuller, historian; and Mr
Simeon Cuttelle. reporter. Rose-
[ inary Hooper and H o s e m a r y
[Hargett were elected to Junior
membership Mrs. McOregor
reported on national music week
and Mrs Schermerhorn appointed
members of standing committees
for 1940-1M1.
Mrs John Guion directed the
W B Halley. Levy Lee. Joe Pax-
ton, Troy Simpson. C. R Stephens,
J F. Currie. L R. Tlgner. and
Frances Cady Pearce of Arlington
♦ ♦ ♦
Three Are Hostesses to ( lass
Mines Clarence Morton. John
Rayburn and Malcolm Morgan
were hostesses to the Baptist
Dorcas Class Tuesday afternoon
In the Morton home on Eighth
Street which had been decorated
with pansies and roses
Following the routine business
period a musical radio conteat
gave diversion
An Ice course was served to;
Mmes Carl Black. Oeorge Howell,
Albert Morgan, C. E Maedgen.
Claude Collins, J T Blckley, Cam
Blackmon. Jim Golden. Walter
8etpp. Ralph Burris, Harris Rus-
sell, Roger Jones, E F Lawless.
8tanlry Price. Joe Eubank. W D
Davenport, Cecil Crow, O T
Toney and Theo Bell.
♦ ♦ ♦
Dance for Younger Set
Robert Hartgrove shared honors
on his fifteenth birthday anniver-
sary last Friday evening with his
house guest. Bobby Bean of San
Angelo, at a dance given at the
country club by Mr and Mrs
in roae-fllied rooms
A molded salad plate was served
with Iced tea Included were
Mmes John Barton. J H Enda-
cott, Layne Morelund, Bill Clark.
Jack Nixon, Sr . D< • Saylors. Joe
Klynt. Cal Adair. Rothal OKelly
Royal Bishop and Cecil Jones
♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. Stobaugh Entertains Employes
Mr. A B 8tobaugh was host at
the annual picnic and motor boat
ride for employes of the Ballinger
8team Laundry at the new Talpa
lake Tuesday evening
♦ ♦ ♦
Humble Clab in Hyer* Home
Roees decked rooms of the
home of Mrs. L. J Byers at the
Humble station Tuesday afternoon
when sewtng club members were
her guests
The hostess received a gift A
plate of sandwiches and cookies
was served with teen lea to Mmes
W A Oee, J E Allbrtght, O R
Touchstone, France Jones. J C.
Wilson. Ed Jones A J Hendricks.
Bill Campbell, and Miss Virginia
Gee.
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Triple-Four In 8tasney Home
Only Triple-Four t iub members
were Included by Mrs E W ;
StaAney Wednesday afternoqn
In her:
Mr and Mrs O. F Sensabaueh
and family, of Lubbock, will spend
Mother's Day here In the home of
Mrs 8ensabaugh's parents, Mr
and Mrs W T Padgett
Mrs Wix Currie, Jr, and
daughter Martha Ann. left today
for a ten-day visit In Austin.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Jones, of
Brady, visited Sunday In the home
of Mr and Mrs A B Stobaugh
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Mmes Harry Lynn. L R Tlgner
and R E Truly will leave this
week-end for Dallas to spend
Mother's Day*with relatives. They
will be joined at Abilene by Mrs.
E O Keaton, who will accompany
them to Dallas
Texus oilmen pay the entire
cost of schootngl for one-fourth
the school children of Texas.
Jack Holt.
Fifteen couples of high school [w h e» she was hostess
with soda pop i home on Eighth Street
vlctrola music. Cake was served Roses predominat' d in the floral I
sophomore age group danced to adornment of room and the pink j
ewe rose motif was used in contract
Sunrise Breakfast for Esther Class! appointments
The Baptist Esther Class enjoyed1 A dessert course u served pro
a sunrise breakfast In City Park i ceding games with Mrs Claud*
Tuesday morning with losers in a Stone winning the bingo trophy
recent attendance contest enter- Others Included M Alex Mr-
tabling winners [Qrrgor, Ross Mur hison. J A
Guests assembled In the park at Sc hn able. Toni U’ik w. .1 B
five o'clock and prepared the SDdplln. k V Noi i.yton Harry
menu of bacon, eggs, toast, dough- j ^hgur ®0'
nuts and coffee over ovens
Mrs Drury Hathaway w a s an
added guest Others w *■ r e Mr
Malcolm Morgan, Misses Frances
Taylor, Ena Talbott, Anna lg*e
Ann
program on American music and; Wiginton. Velma Landers. Evelyn
read a paper on the life and
works of McDowell. Mrs Arthur
Olesecke played the musical notes
to Illustrate the "Indian Suite" as
Mrs Guion read the story Mrs.
A B Stobaugh discussed the Mc-
Tigner, R
Simpson
ichf, L R
W Earn haw and Troy
Smauley, Gladys Kemp and
McFarland
♦ ♦ ♦
George Kirks Air Hosts
Mr. and Mrs Oeorgt Kirk were
hosts last Saturday evening in
; Dowell colony and Mrs Pearce told their home on Pou Avenue to con-
Hungry? Lot's hi* - < a slzzlcr a;
The Cactus Coffee .Shop tf-lt
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Red Card Boi d Ballinger
Printing Co.
Sale of Hosiery
Mother's Day,
May 12
We're proud to show the sheer flawless beauty
of Humming Bird Davencrepes— and Mojud
you'll be prouder to wear them They fit at the
ankles as though they were tailor-made for you,
seams stay straight with no coaxing And Hum-
ming Bird INVISIBLE EXTRA SILK and Mojud
gives you service all out of proportion lo your
expectations!
In Spring's Vibrant
Subtle Colors
385 $1.00 Silk
202 $1.15 Silk
152 SI. 15 Silk
$1.00
$1.00
260 $1.15 Silk
1300 $1.00 Silk
1X8 $1.15 Silk
• >8N $1.1.) Silk
$1.00
..... 700
$1.00
$1.00
Bettis & Sturges
McDowell's "Woodland
j stories of
! Sketches "
Musical features consisted of a
| piano solo "Sheep and Goats" by
i David Guion. played by Clara
Beth Lynn; the trombone solo
("Blue Hells of Scotland" bv Pryor,
played toy Jack Bandy McGregor
with Mrs. Alex McGregor accom-
panist; and Mrs Or land Sims
Miss Imogcne Walde, Mrs Scott
Hartgrove, Mrs Roy Currie. Mrs
Walde Crump a n d Miss Beatrice
Wlllbanks, of Paint Rook, sang
: I hree-part a r r a n g e m cuts of
Stephen Foster’s 1 Dream of
Jeanle" and Beautiful Dreamer."
with Mrs II A Stephens at the
piano
Mrs R W Eurn.shaw ladled
punch from the dining room table
at the informal social hour.
Others present were Misses lola
Clayton. Carmen Demmer. Maggie
Underwood, Nell Shepperd Eugenia
Baskin. Elol.se Jones, Wynls Greer
Mildred and Gladys Hill. Mines
REMEMBER YOUR MOTHER
tract dub members and friends
who played substitute hands at
tlie usual four tables
Roses decked rooms where high1
score couple awards went to Mr
and Mrs Alex McGregor for club '■
members and t<> Mr and Mrs Hill
Hampton for guests
A salad course was served with1
Iced tea Others Included: Dr (
and Mrs C F Bailey. Dr and
Mrs Oren Chandler, Dr and Mrs
Charles Cheatham. Messrs and
Mines W B Woody Arthur Oie-
secko, Ross Murchison, Jack Rudd
Robert Bruce, Robert Lowry. I. R
Tlgner and Bailey Mack
♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. Morgan Hostess to Know Your
Neighbors
Mrs Malcolm Morgan entertained
Know Your Neighbor members
Wednesday afternoon in her home
on Murrell Avenue
Pal gifts were exchanged and
the hostess received a gift shower I
following an hour spent In sewing I
Our Sa/es are £**//-
and so are dfe dea/s
your BuicA dea/er
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Passing years bring an appreciation of a mothers sacrifice that
In childhood we could never know Most of us value the more the
love of a fi>nd mother the longer we live Fortunate w- are if
she is living We treasure her memory, if she b no longer here
If you are fortunate, and have a mother to whom you can send
some gift or greeting on Mother's Day. be sure to do so It will nuke
her happier to know you did not forget and your own life will be
enriched Remember your mother on Mother's Day For your mother
... or for any mother . nothing Is more priceless than the love
of those she has always loved best
THE WINTERS STATE BANK
W inters, Texas
Member Federal Kcservr System surf Federal Deposit Insuranee
Corporation
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1940, newspaper, May 9, 1940; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162521/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.