The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1968 Page: 3 of 12
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Name
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Perry who cut the ribbon, unveil-
ing the San Clemente Mission
marker, and H. J. Zappe, right who
gave the history of the site.
Staff Photo
Mildew. Fume
Resistant.
Self-Cleaning
Sun fast Colors
Stay clean
and Bright.
Premium Quality.
Bible Courses
P. O. Box 426
good for $48
Mrs
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the consolation ticket
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Dries in 30 Minutes.
Clean up with Water.
Sun fast Colors.
Cover brick and
other masonry
surfaces.
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of Runnels County
Council
V. S and
2,000 miles
is a medical pa-
Hospital in San
Want to rock, look at TV. or Just nap
a wav the cares of a firing day? la-/.-Boy’s
Reclina-Rocker satisfies your every re-
laxing mood.
Stop in and see''The All-in-One Magical
Chair'* with its main beautiful styles.
cipate. The qualification* and
other information will be pub-
lished later. They also voted to ,
recommend a Miss Wool Week.
At a joint meeting of the two
committees, the Retail Mer-
chants Committee voted to ac-
cept the recommendations and
to sponsor both a Wool Week
and Cotton Week.
The joint committees also
voted to ask the Woman’s Acti-
vity Committee to handle the
contests.
The committees trill meet
again and set the dates for
these events.
Erwin Half
William t’rba
charge of the
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for other
Crews Community Center held i of San Antonio were week end
the first meeting of the season
ing Tuesday afternoon
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Thursday, September 19, 1968, Pare 3—Section On#
The Ballinger I^etlger,-Ballinger, Texas
There Is A Difference
Free Delivery Service
Dial 365 3505
Hutchings Ballinger
was
was
RAISING THE FLAG VI IWO .ll.MA — But it’s
just a group of Ballinger Boy Scouts in th? pro-
cess of planting the "Stars and Stripes" at one
One de pre- of latitude at the
equator equals' 69 1 miles: at
20 degrees latitude. 65 miles: at
40 degrees latitude. 53 miles:
at 60 degrees latitude. 36.7
miles, and at 80 degrees lati-
tude. 14 4 miles. 0 degrees is
the pole area.
k N Jones of 108 Hamil
wa* winner of the jackpot
R
and
and
and
Mrs
One-Coat Coverage.
Guaranteed
Washable.
Dries in 30 Minutes.
No Painty Odor,
('lean up with Water.
HURRY! SALE ENDS OCTOBER 5
You've been putting us on for 40 years
With Jones Blair Paints, the beauty is . . . the beauty lasts.
Others
J Curtis. Friend
vice presi
Mrs W J Fowler Jr
Ballinger Club, treasurer
Pauline Shiller, Rowena
secretary
Juanita O'Connor, coun
gave her agenda
M S
Chester McBeth
Fuller
Clime
M< Glothlm, a i
HD Council
Plans for Farm
Ranch Day
and what it repi i -» nts i> one of the important
SEN. DAVID RATLIFF was
speaker for the dedication of two
historical markers in the Ballinger
areas Sunday afternoon. Shown
with the senator are Mary Ellen
Migrating butterfhe
Sale Price
$5.94
ALL KINDS OF
PROTECTION
Alaska lies directly betw
Japan -Hawan
HURRY*! SALE ENDS OCTOBER 5
A New Line Of Feed Manufactured By Youi
Ballinger Co-Op
Frank
Ballinger was winner of
and won I
use
Mty
Ice
:gy
Rev Chester Wilkerson presid
ing. Mrs M S. Hale, and Mrs. '
S J Brevard were hostesses
for the meal A brief business
session was conducted
plans were made to try to put
markers on unmarked
in the cemetery Anyone wish
ing to assist with this protect
may contact Mrs M S Hale
or Mrs
Welby
tient in
Angelo.
Rev.
senior student at Howard Payne
College in Brownwdod.
ed at Hopewell Baptist Church
Sundav.
Mr and Mrs Herman Stokes |
of Ballinger and Mr and Mrs
Gus Gerhart of Winters, were i
guests in the home of Mr and I
Mrs Calvin Hoppe Sunday.
Mrs. N I. Faubion visited
Mr and Mrs 1. ‘A Faubion in
Ballinger Sunday afternoon
Mr and Mrs Ellis Madison
in this great work when you subscribe to the
Ballinger (’best Fund.
Ballinger Quarterback Club
membership had reached 226
Wednesday morning according
to Bobby Bryan, membership
chairman for the year
Bryan urged those workers
who still have contacts to make,
to make them as soon as pos-
Family memberships are
a year. Monies received
these memberships are
charter buses for the
out of town games and
Meetings of the club are held
each .Monday night at the high
school auditorium at 7:30 when
films of the previous Friday
night games will be shown.
Coach Flippin will give com-
ments on the Friday perform-
ances as well as scouting re-
ports on the upcoming games.
Both men and women are in-
vited ot attend
Membership is for any Bear-
cat backer, Bryan said.
Members
Heme Demonstration
made [Ians for their participa
tion in Farm and Ranch Day
on October 19, at their meeting
last Friday
Mrs J I. Ohlhausen. council
chairman, appointed commit
tees to serve for the event Mrs
Calton Smith. Mrs W J Fow
ler Jr and Mrs Harvey Schroe
der were named to plan the
menus Mrs Neuman Smith,
chairman Mrs
maun and Mrs
mk will be in
Country Store
Council officers for 1969 were
elected at Friday’s meeting
Mrs J !. Ohlhausen, South
Ballinger Chib, will be chair
man again Others selected
were Mrs W
Iv Neighbors Club,
dr nt
Fast
M i ss
Club.
Mrs
tv agent
the month of September.
Drug Store
Your preset iption is
most important responsible
Greenland, now covered
a 20 mile deep layer of ice,
once enjoyed a tropical climate,
as shows by vegetation in coal
beds.
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ed
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Foster
moved Monday to a ranch near
Christoval. Gifts were presented
them at a going away party in
the home of Mrs L. C. Fuller
Jr Sunday evening. Those at-
tending were Mr. and Mrs.
. Chuck Richardson and Craig.
; Mr and Mrs Eldon Mathis and
Shelia. Mr. and Mrs. A.
Spence Joe and Susie, Mr.
Wayne Johnson, Mr.
Johnny Mathis, Mr.
1) W Giles, Mr
M. I.. Wood and Bobbie. Mr.
and Mrs Harold Snell and Clay.
Miss Beverly Foster and Larry
and Laura Parks.
Drawing time was 3
,n-t< ad of the former
5 30 p m
A large crowd as usual,
present for the drawing.
Ballinger Cooperative Gin Co. ’I
Area Code 915 Ph. 365-2507
You Own A Business — Be Its Best Customer
Jack N. Jones
Wins Jackpot
At Drawing
Higginbotham's
“Quality & Service
R. E. White
INSURANCE
Chat. L Shepard —
Look For
Bal-Co
King-Holt Furniture
“The Biggest Furniture Store In Runnels Ceunty*
Top Prices Paid For AU Grain |
Seeds
Feeds
Supplies
Fertilizer
Vet Medicines'
guests of Vernon Bragg and
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bragg.
Mr and Mrs. W A. Hale of
Abilene visited in the home of
I his sister, Mrs. A. S. Allcorn,
and Mr. Allcorn Sunday after-
! noon.
Luncheon guests in the home
i of Mr and Mrs. Clyde Brevard
ay were Mr. and Mrs.
Bishop of Drasco, Mr. and
-S J Brevard of Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Rube Whit-
Pellet or Meal
For
Cattle - Sheep - Swine - Poultry
A
We Are Now Ready To Grind — Mix — Pellet
Your Feed. Make Arrangements Now To Store
Your Grain For Fall Feeding Program.
Grain Bank Storage — Commercial Storage
— Government Loan Storage.
Ballinger to Have
Wool-Cotton Weeks
Ballinger will have a Cotton I Texas will be eligible to parti-
Week and Wool Week sometime
this year, according to the ac
tions of the Agriculture Com
mittee and the Retail Mer
chants Committee of the Cham-
ber of Commerce. The date for
the special weeks will be an
nounced later.
At a meeting of the Agricul-
ture Committee last week it
was voted to recommend to the
Retail Merchants Committee
that Ballinger have a Cotton
Week complete with a Miss
Cotton. Any girl living in Run
nels County who can meet the
qualifications of Miss Cotton of
Farm Bureau
Board Meeting
Thursday
Runnels
will hold
Board of
the Farm
day, September 19 at 8 p. m
The Policy Development com-
mittee meeting will also be
held at this time. All board!
members are urged to be pre-
sent for the meeting as poli-
cies regarding new ideas may
be brought up at this meeting.
The secretary said that the
Policy Development meeting is
the time for everyone’s voice
to be heard in the form of poli-
cies which they want Farm Bu-
reau to have for the following
year.
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1968, newspaper, September 19, 1968; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184060/m1/3/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.