The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1942 Page: 2 of 12
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
Qiro m.ejL<s. o cLeJiii cltlcL CJuLb^fie^wj>
to thr Vtctory
i for Delta Kappa Gamma 1 more than 100 years ago, and In
Levy Lee, Mlsx Marryatt 1858 the Sixth Legislature of
and Miss Christine Settle. Texas made possible Instruction
wtto are Ballinger teacher mem- for the blind in Texas by estab-
htn of the Alpha Beta Chapter llshlng the Texas State School for
Ot Delta Kappa Gamma, attended the Blind, named at first the
ttm luncheon given for 50 mem- Blind Asylum,
ban and guests Friday on the ♦ ♦ ♦
maasanlne floor of the Hotel Shakespeare Club Meets
Oaetas In San Angelo Mrs T J McCaughan led t h e
IOm Mattie Lee Seymour pre- program f„r the Shakespeare Club i noon In her home at the Humble
Mad for the meeting, which v:a lMt Thurstiay afternoon and dls ! Booster StaUon Lovely red bud
a Joint session of the San Angelo! clMgetj the Ideal Woman" Mrs and peach blossoms and potted
Chapter and Omega Chapter of McCaughan has resigned from! primroses decked rooms where
Mrs. Ouy Middleton gave the
sincere response
Book campaign.
Mrs W J Hembree, a new
member, and 19 others were
present.
♦ • ♦
Methodist Circles Meet
Mrs James W O u y n e s was
hostess to the title Oressett circle
of the W 8. C. S Monday after-
fc own wood Mrs Lee led Delta membership but has continued to
Kappa Gamma songs The patriotic fulm, h e , yearbook assignments
tri colors and symbols were fea- NIrs James w Ouynes talked of
tured to table floral decoration* Tht. Home M a school of Ser-
in place cards, and program]^, and Mrs Ernest Caskey
folders brought the formal delegate's
Mrs. Sammie K Rankin, home report from the recent Sixth Dis-
tcacher of the State Blind Com- triet convention at Menard
mfcminn In Auatin told of what Mrs Thomson gave a further
Texas Is doing for her blind She report of the art exhibit for
traced some of the history of March 26. and Mrs John Barton,
instruction for the blind, which finance chairman, gave the rum-
dates back to Homer The ttrst mitlees plan for sale of chances
school in the United States was on the hand-painted picture Mrs
•atabilshed in Waterton. Mass Clements urged an immediate and
Steel-Piercing Eye
Steel uard in vital parts for war machine* planea. tanka, thipa,
Iuna mutt be tiawleaa. becauae America’* fighting men mult
have weapon* that are both accurate and tough
Racing Against Time—And Tide
Time and tide wall fer ne mi, we're teld. Re Ike Zebulnn Flke, t
jr« freighter, ns* lawn bed at Ivt In the morning bemoan the next
lido would be al S p. m. Thai weald have meant a 11-boar delay la
lacing the heel fer the neat ably, aad In thin war. time la Important.
The launching wa* made al the CalUernla Shipbuilding yard. Lea Angeles.
V TV nr» million volt X ray ». Defect* in thr steel *how up on
built by General Electnc tavrt X rav him Therefore faulty mate-
precioua hour* in Anting Itaw* It i* rial* are to*»eil «si ie before coetly
an powerful that it* r*y* can pierce hour* of machining have been apent
thick steel catting* on them
Bible lesson Mileposts on the
Way of Love" from “Our Times,”
after the brief business session
was conducted by the chairman.
Mrs. Ewing Holt A plate of sand-
wiches and cookies with a fruit
drink was served Others present
were Mm ex. J K Jones, a visitor
J. L. Davis. J B Striplln. John
Loveless, Ford Taylor, R W
Kuril shaw. John Barton. Ben
Denny, J O Douglass. John A
Weeks. J M Skinner. Joe Forman,
Troy Simpson, and Miss Alice
Morgan
Mmes. R A. Dickinson and
Viola Allison were hostesses to the
Etta Burrows Circle in the Dickin-
son home on Eleventh Street
Fragrant lilacs were used about
rooms where Mrs C P Shepherd I
presided and Mrs Tom Caudle ]
presented the study At the social I
hour, piecing on a Red Cross I
quilt was done and cake was j
served with punch Others present
were Mmes W H Clark. Sr. W .McFarland, first and second. $5 friendliest persons they know
E Midgley. W W Chastain. W F and $3 Jean's nickname Is “Pee Wee"
MoKown. Ed Pape. A B Legate, j F F A lamb- tine wool, indi because she Is so small H**r main
and Miss Thelma Midgley \ulual first, Emmanuel Half- dislikes are snobbish, conceited
Sally Odom members were guests mann. $3 second Wilbert Palmer, people But she likes band Eng-
of Mr.v W O Irby and Mrs Elbert $2 50, third. Host Berry. $2 j lls.li and very friendly people
King In the home of the latter 4-H and F l A lambs, fine, .lean ts a member of the Home
on Broad Avenue The pretty viml. individual first. Emmanuel Room Club, the Spanish Club,
floral decoration was of purple ! Halfmann. $3; second, Lloyd Ful- j and the Home Making Club Jean
and white irises Mrs W R j ler. $2 50. third Ralph Gerograat. | says. I have enjoyed every
Clark. Jr . was presiding officer $2
and the lesson presentation wax Hogs, light weight. Individual,
made by Mrs King A dessert first. Julius Holubec $3. second,
course was served Others were j Calvin Howell. $2 50. third. James
Mmes Fred Middleton, Ross Fowler $2 .
Capons: first. Nolan Stovall. $3. maln dislikes are
second, Roy Reese. $2 50, third.
James Fowler. $2
Emmanuel Halfmann had the
grand champion lamb. Dayton
Hoffman, the grand champion
calf, and Julius Holubec. the
grand champion hog
• NORTON SCHOOL
• NEWS
• By Um|M r*y* Hub
To me there
Holiday
The teachers attended the asso-
ciation meeting at San Angelo
Friday. There was a holiday in
the school
Visitors
The state inspector and county
superintendent visited the school
Monday, March 23 Comment on
the school building and work done
by the pupils was favorable as
reported by Mr Mullens
Seniors Entertained
Thr seniors sponsored a wiener
roast and attended a show after-
wards in Ballinger The seniors
reported a good time
Birdies
What's this rumor about canaries
being love birds?
Some of those pictures were
natural - -so how could you expect
them to be good???
Spike, did you say you knew
some girls from Ballinger??
Ahhhhhhhh! Two seniors got a
whipptn'.
It's too bad marbles have to
Interfere with eating Ice cream
What'’ Ballinger boys flirting
with Norton girls’?? Seniors at
that*
So Genevieve's boy friend two* |
times her7 I wouldn't stand for
that or would I?
That's terrible for senior boys
to have to be whipped'
I hear drivers' licenses arc now
a necessity
111 THU. HOME DEMON-
STRATION cun
a report on her accomplishments
for the month. This la a toUl of
that report 1.500 down eggs and
8! chickens sold, 114 containers
of food canned; 43 garments, 94
bed linens. 1 mattress and l
sweater made; 3 cablneta. 1 house
Interior painted, a-d 2 rooms
pupered. 12 pots of lye soap, and
1 quilt was made and donated to
the Red Cross
A lecture on first aid was given
by Miss Lucille Botter. county
health nurse, and enjoyed by all.
Thurman Whitworth will receive
rookies from the club at this time,
and Troy Ransbarger's name was
drawn for the next box
The club will meet next with
Mrs Claude Thompson oil April 2.
For Allied vtctory -buy bonds.
GRACIE ALLEN
• •**>*••
"Tab my advkar...
Swan sudstwkaasnkar"
Causey. Louis Goddard, W O
Middleton. E. C Carter and M L
Bowden
BALLINGER SCHOOL
NEWS
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lb A regular check up on piece* of
X ny Aim ear* on worker*’ wriata
klip* guard *gmn *r prolonged
—pon»rr to the ray* given off by
the X ray tube
4. X ray espoaure needed for J
inch thick ateel ta now 1 minute*
n at rad of previous 3 hour**
Whole day* are eased in eiaauaa-
tio* of eve* thicker casting*.
General Electric believe* that tt* hr at duty a* a
feed citMMO* »• te bw a gwwd aeldiac
Can ere/ flwfor Caweaaj. 3m kmmmtimdy. M. Y
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NERAL St ELECTRIC
F F. A Bay*
The F F A boys have been busy
the last few weeks trimming and
showing their livestock Two weeks
ago some of the boys showed their
stock In the Abilene fat stock
show and won nearly $50
ljest week the boys had their
: local show with the 4-H clubs
Those who won prizes were
Calves, dry lot. short fed. light
first. Jones Bell, $6, second.
Harold Halfmann. $5 third. John
Kennedy $4
Calves, dry lot. long fed Glenn
Junior (lass Meeting
The Junior class met Monday
morning In a business meeting
The class decided to give the
seniors a banquet If the seniors
were willing to pay half of the
plates They appointed a deco-
rating committee and a finance
committee
Senior Personalities
Jean Mapes has been going to
B H. 8 for five years But In
those five years everyone has
grown to know her os one of the
minute In B H S
Is no other school
Clara Beth Lynn has been going
to B H S for eleven year* Her
unfriendly and
Insincere peopie Clara Beth likes
music most of all. but also people,
good books and shows, good food
and antique Jewelry Clara Beth
likes all sports, but mainly foot-
ball games, tennis, swimming,
skating, and horseback riding
Clara Beth's hobby ts Just having
a good time with everybody Her
ambition Is first to go to college,
then to be a church organist and
accompanist. She says. "As for
my eleven years in Ballinger
schools, well. I wouldn't trade 'em
oft for anybody else* anywhere.”
Bethel home demonstration club j
met on March 19 in the home of
Mrs Grady Rlrhard.s for their
spring social Refreshments uf
cake and Ice cream were served to
22 members and 2 visitors Blue j
bonnets were revealed and new
names were drawn.
The business session was pre-
sided over by the chairman. Mrs
Claude 81mmons. Roll call was
answered by each member giving
fUpoer
•SSL. MILK
• Better'll old-style floatuo 8 waya,
you I-etch a. Try Swsn and you’ll say:
•'Glad I metcha " Break Swan in two,
easy. Use half for kitchen, half for bath.
Tun* in avary wwki oaaai Alim
MoaoiMMNS • ram whitman
NFW WHITt FLOATING SOAR
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home, mv canimun.ly, mv coun-
try ready, efficient and strong.”
♦ "I will buy carefully.”
"I will take good care of the
things I have.”
★ ”1 will waste nothing.”
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1942, newspaper, March 26, 1942; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162803/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.