The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1945 Page: 5 of 8
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Thursday, July 19, 194$
THE ELECTRA STAR
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BUY BONDS
MRS. 0. M. STIDHAMS
FLOWER SHOP
KODAK FINISHING
PHONE 338
222 N. WAGGONER
BEWARE
the
gunner mate
LODEN’S STUDIO
VERNON RENDERING CO.
FIREMEN..
Phone 80
Masnic Bldg'.
17 — End of second six
FOR SALE
YOU’LL FIND
MEADS
FINE .
BREAD
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'AT YOUR FAVORITE GROCERY
HERE IN ELECTRA
Phone 396
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YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!
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Pre-war, all metal baby buggy
with rubber tires. Good as new
— call at the Electra Star office
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Insurance
DICKEY &
MCGANN
We will Pay Cash for Used Furniture, Stoves,
Refrigerators and Appliances of all Kinds.
YOU CAN CUT
FARMING
Grease from these animals is needed now
to make explosives for our army-
Manfred of Home-
became the bride of
mate,
cere-
AIiss Betty Sterling of Chicago,
is xisiting in the home of her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.
Reid.
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T. Sgt: and Mrs. Johnnie Odle
have a baby son, Johnnie David,
born July 7 at a Tyler hospital.
Phone 247 Vernon, Texas
Notify Johnnie Brown, Panhandle Service Station, In
Electra, Phone 309 or Sam Vaughn, Harrold, Phone 62,
or call us collect.
We Will Remove Your Dead Cows, Horses and Hogs
free if the hide is on.
Do not take chance of
spreading disease by
allowing dead animals to decay on your
farm.
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DARTER FURNITURE CO.
215 W. Cleveland
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OLD PROBLEMS
SOLVED
Man has suffered long with back-
ache, soreness, painful elimination,
discomfort of losing sleep. Chem-
ists have solved the problem. Cor-
rect the ph. of the body fluids—
trouble leaves. CIT-ROS $1.00 at
your druggist. For sale by
TARLTON DRUG STORE
$1,000.00 can now be spent for ad-
ditions to your home, and you may
also spend additional amounts for
improvements to the present struc-
ture. TERMS CAN BE ARRANG-
ED AT CICERO’S.
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COSTS
Low first cost-... low fuel
costs ... and low operat-
ing costs are combined, in
the new Ford Tractc r with
’.Ferguson System. '
Farmers everywhere are)
surprised at the many’
ways in which this en-
tirely different f • actor,
has helped them increase)
their net income. It cam
do the same for you. Ask,
us to show you how!
NOTICE!
»S SIDING — That
G. Extra White, Extra
Plenty on hand
WEATHERSTRIP THE MODERN
WAY. Use the grooved-in lifelong
zinc type that saves maximum fuel,
keeps out dust and sand. Summer
cooling units operate more effici-
ently at less cost in properly wea-
therstripped homes. Up to 36
months to pay, with first payment
Nov. 1, 1945. Pays for itself, plus
the added comfort with less house-
work. — Foxworth-Galbraith.
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Pvt, Donald Given, who entered
the army recently, has been sent to
Camp Hood, Temple, lie is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Givens.
Novella Simmons of Wichita Falls,
conducted i The young ladies are students at
April
weeks.
April IS-19 — Faster holidays
begin at •! p. m., Wednesday, .April
17. Classes resume at 9 a. m. Mon-
day, April 22.
WASHING WANTED —S12 North
Main. Itp
J. AV. Wright, seaman 1-c, Coast-
Guard, left Thursday to return to
New Orleans where he is stationed,
after a ten day leave with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright.
k CRICKET LOW
| Chief Electra Fire Dept.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the many kindnesses
and words of sympathy that com-
forted us in our hours of sorrow in
the loss of our beloved son Ernest
Jacobi.
MR. AND MRS. N. J. JACOBI
AND FAAIILY
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SHOWER FOR MISS
MARY ANN KELLER
Miss Mary Ann Keller, bride-
elect of Wdford Black of Ardmore,
Okla., was named honoree to a
shower given by Mrs. J. IL Power
and Mrs. R. E. Ligon at the home
of Mrs. Power. The hostesses anti
honoree greeted the guests, and
Miss Dorothy Parr registered them
in the bride’s book.
Pink and white flwers decor-
ated the rooms and were made
into miniature corsages on the re-
freshment plate. Miss Mary Ellen
Totten sang "Because,” "Roses for
You,” and Miss Jewel Coates play-
ed "At Dawning” on the violin.
Mrs. Mack Jones accompanied both
at the piano. Misses Mary Mc-
Laughlin and Darlene Dennis gave
readngs. Sixty guests were in at-
tendance.
Shelton and Mrs J. R. Shelton,
grandmother and mother of the
hoiV-ircc; and Misses Clairc^Turner,
IEljAt Mmttiewa,1 unit caiWn
honoree/and the
Approximately 25
persons sent gifts
Wounded Vet Back On Job t
flirrn wa."i
nita Yates, the
hostess group
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Miss Jeanne Lewis of Lubbock,
is xisiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank S Reid. She is a niece
gC the Reids.
90 Day Increase
in Water Minimum
Is Allowed
A 90-day summer water schedule
beginning with the July 20 reading
will allow* 3,000 gallone for the two
dollar minimum, Mayor Moore an-
nounces. Previous allowance was
2,000.
The w*as also announce appoint-
ment of James B. Totten, AV. D.
Cross and F. AV. Weaver on the city
tax equalization board.
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8-
1-29, based on Saipan.
■was written on the plane af-
ter a mission on July 4. Lt. AIc-
Dai«l has completed 29 missions
at the time the letter was written.
He had been in the hospital with
sprained knee, but reported
was doing all right.
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ENTERPRISE HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
The Enterprise Home Demon-
stration club met at the home of
Mrs.
Charles Pace, president, presided
over the business session. The
|f jmeeting was opened by singing
r "Let Me Call You Sweethart.”
I- Mrs. Gilbert led the club prayer
F- ‘and motto.
Mrs. E. L. Keltz, secretary called
ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS IN
WALL PAPER, LARGE STOCK,
GOOD SELECTION; LOW TO
MEDIUM PRICE AT CICERO’S.
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Tommy Coffman
1-c U. S. Navy arrived in the
states July 5 and is home on a 15
day leave visiting his mother, Mrs.
Maggie Coffman, his brother and
sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Coffman. He has spent 1G months
overseas. He enlisted n the Navy
shortly after Pearl Harbor.
HILLSIDE, N. J.—Private Bill Mayer of the Army Medical Corps,
above, despite the loss of an eye in action in Italy, has returned to
his old job at the Bristol-Myers Company plant here ... a fine ex-
ample of American youth .that has served on two fronts, first the
battlefield and now at home. Under leadership of a French Army
captain, a group of soldiers, including Bill, went into a heavily mined
field to rescue a wounded man. Two of the boys were killed and Bill
and the captain were w’ounded. ■*
Above Bill is talking over his job with E. T. Stubbe, personnel
manager of the plant, who is discussing with him his service rights
and benefits as outlined in a booklet published by the company for its
employees and their families. The booklet is a digest of all'Federal
'laws and regulations covering servicemen and veterans.. ’
VETERANS — we can answer
your questions on building that
housc, — Foxworth-Galbraith.
Mrs. O. M. Stidham’s Flower and Gift Shop will
be closed until Aug. 10, at which time we will re- I
open with our new fall line of cut flowers, plants ■
and gifts.- ’
We are glad to announce the opening
of our Kodak Finishing Dept., Mon-
day, July 23. We have installed new
Electric Printers, Electric Print
Washers and Electric Dryers* which
makes it possible to give daily service
on our Kodak work.
Bring or mail us your films.
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GOOD INVESTMEND/voTOI
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Been Advanced to
Gunner’s Mate
Aboard a Heavy Cruiser in
Pacific — A. Q. Rainey. 22, USNR,
son of I. D. Rainey, Electra, has
advanced to gunner’s mate, second
class.
He mans a turret in the main
battery on this ship, on which he
has served for 21 months, partici-
pating in 21 engagements from the
Giberts to the Philippines.
A native of Thrift, Texas, he at-
tended Electra High school and
was employed by Douglas Aircraft
company in Long Reach, Calif., be-
fore entering the navy in January,
1943.
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There’s a Thrill
in Bringing a
Crook to Justice
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DETECTION
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V :n >i"ir t-'»n hrn>e. I'r.pnre yo-jrtelf tn >o-r leuure time
to fill o t<-«ron,ll1o, «t,a<ly. wcll.poul y...|t>nn tn » tery
have don*.
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idontKication Bureaus fcSwhjviJ
11,:% Ip H’atii.g v rk is ea'y to Irrn
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tPSTITUTE OF APPLIKP SCIENCE
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■’JK. D. A. McDaniel .
|' Has Completed 29
p Missions on B-29
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. McDaniel re-
^Mffeaived a letter from their son Lt.
I 'i McDaniel, who is a co-pilot
& I /*d-29, based on Saipan. The
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frr Mrs. Dick Gilbert June 27.
I Imo t'.u;;ht tlijtirar.d. of mm nnJ
trorit.ild’. I'huM.nt vrofc-.lnn. L,t mo
;n ,<"sr hrn.e. t'roparo yc-jrtdf In >o.
to fill n mrcnsitlo, ttody. wcll-pmd t'”
shor* t,r:c n>.d st '*ry email cost. W hat others
you t/v. mn da.
53% of All American
MANFRED-COFFMAN
MARRIAGE
Miss Helen
stead, Pa.,
Tommy Coffman, gunner’s
1-c, U. S. Navy, in a quiet
mony, July 11 at Walters, "Okla.
Attendants were the groom’s mo-
ther, Mrs. Maggie Coffman of Wi-
chita Falls, and his brother, Luther
Coffman of Electra.
The bride wore a beige street en-
semble and a shoulder corsage of
white carnations. After the cere-
mony, the couple left for a wed-
ding trip to Dallas. For travel, the
bride wore a blue suit with match-
ing accessories. They will reside in
Washington, D. C., while the groom
attends a naval electronic school.
Mrs. Coffman attended school in
Pennsylvania. Her father resides
in New York. The groom was rear-
ed in Electra and graduated from
the Mount Pleasant High school.
He enlisted in the navy shortly af-
ter Pearl Harbor and spent several
Mrs. A. M. months in the Pacific. He returned
to the states and later spent JG
months in the Pacific.
lyENli; Blinds, measured and
tinsta'<<; \ye pUt them up the day
^they — Foxworth-Galbraith.
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Waty I. i;ult
fat CI< I,, x.
Mr. and Mrs. N. IL Burns had
as ther guests last week end, their
daughter, Mary Jane Stracencr,
Cracken v.ho presided at the regis- Mary Cole of Columbus, Miss, and
ter.
Various games were
during the evening, the last Texas State Teachers Col-
which ended in leading Mrs. Smith jloge in ^Denton, except Miss Sim-
through the rooms to a collection! mons received her degree in
of loxely rifts.
Refreshments v. ore served
?re-r!rm^s E”erelf Howard. W.
t Ammonrtt. W. C Garner. J.
f the previous meeting Dills. J. F. Morell, L. R. McBroom. |
collection {mens w'o received her degree
play.
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F* I’RIXITY LL’THERAN
A’ CHURCH AT CLARA
A. O. Kaltwasscr, vacancy
jtor.
Sunday morning: Sunday school
for all classes. II. 13. Klinkerman,
Su pt.
‘subject: "The Work of the Lord Is
Not in Vain.”
Wednesday night: Walther Lea-
gue Catechism Study and Talent
Night.
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OH NTY LINE HOME
Di MONSTRATION CLUB
i -p County Line Homo Demon-
<>n club met July 2 at the
of Mrs. IL C. Shepherd, with
-less presdmg oxer the busi-
ict ling.
in - t.ng was opned by sing-
Gnd Bless Amenta.” and re-
--- • * cub prayer, pledge and
. 1 Tex on members answered
a'l
I'- ‘and motto.
|< Mrs. E. L. Keltz, secretary called
the roll. Mrs. Dick Gilbert gave the
GH’s dub report.
’ MrsmKeltz read a dress form
readng sent in by Miss Sands.
Mrs. Gilbert directed a recreation
period, "Scrambled Words,” and
■Mrs. L. H. Klinkerman xvon the
prize.
The meeting was turned over to
Mrs. Gilbert, who put a slip cover
<|n a discarded car seat which may
be used for a nice bedroom chair
at very little cost.
’ Refreshment s were served to
M -dames Charles Pace, Dick Gil-
1J. rt. E. L. Keltz. C. H. Arnold,
Jlmirwtta Lalk, William Lalk, L. H.
K mkerman, W. J. Flippin. Melvin
P„p. Bill Moser, E. W. Pohlman.
, Biyant. 11. A. Gilbert and one
tor, Mrs. George Strict.
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Pvt. Bobby Dovcl has been trans-
ferred frln Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, to Camp Crowder.
Mo. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dexvey Dovel, Sr.
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L—G-1 some of that GOOD B. P. S.
Paii , already shaken; ready to
j!dip } '<r brush in and start paint-
ring. 1‘biity of enamels, and floor
I'fini.: at CICERO’S.
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Depend on the local tele-
L phone system to inform
L t]n,ni the location of fires
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£ PI.EASE do not use
YOUR TELEPHONE
HIRING ALARM
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R. H. KING SUPPLY
ENTERPRISE HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
The Enterprise Home Demon-
stration club met July 11 at the
home of Mrs. Jim Bryant. Mrs.
Charles Pace, president, presided
over the business meeting, which
was opened with the singing of
"God Bless America.”
Mrs. Bryant led the club prayer
and motto.
Mrs. E. L. Keltz, secretary, call-
ed the roll and was answered with
"My favorite green salad.”
Mrs. AV. J. Flippin gave
Girl’s 4-H club report.
Mrs. E W. Pohlman gave
county council report, and also di-
rected the recreational period.
The meeting xvas turned over to
Miss Sands, who presented an ex-
cellent lecture and demonstration
on different kinds of salads
Refreshments xvere served to
Mesdames Charles Pace, Dick Gil-
ebert, E. L. Keltz, C. H. Arnold,
Henrietta Lalk, AVilliam Lalk, W.
J. Flippin, Melvin Pace, Exvald
Fritsche, Jim Bryant, R. A. Gil-
bert; visitors, Mrs. George Streit
Mrs. AV. E. Jordan of Pampa; and
Misses Jimmy Bryant and Cather-
ine Sands.
The next meeting xvill be at the
home of Mrs. Henrietta Lalk July
25 beginning at 2:30 p. m. The les-
son will be on sexxnng.
HARROLD, TEXAS
A 6ft InlvroU * ©bo
Yit.anw Pion it de- r--._
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Maurice H. Pion (right) of Ar-
lington, Va., member of first class
of World War II disabled to gradu-
ate from Disabled American Vet-
erans national service officer train-
ing course at American Univer-
sity, explains procedure' of filing
claims for government benefits
■to John A. Farrell of Bayonne,
*N. J., a member of the second class.
Pion lost an arm in the Solomons,
Farrell a leg at New Caledonia.
The D.A.V. is training service-
disabled veterans of this war for
* jobs as national service officers.
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HONORED AVITH
MISCELLA NEO US SHOAVER
Airs. Frank J. Smith of Fort
Worth was honored xvith a miscel-
laneous shower given by Betty
Rose at her home Friday evening
June 22. Mrs. S. J. Stanley, Airs.
Hoy AlcCracken and
Rose xvere assisting hostesses.
The house was decorated xxith
summer flowers appropriate for
the occasion.
AIiss Rose receixed the guests
and presented them to Mrs. AIc-
DOUGLAS J JOHNSON Lthe,o
Douglas J. Johnson, shipfitter,
3-c, USND, of Route 1, Electra, has
been transferred to the Atlantic
Fleet’s Naval Training Station,
Nexvport, R. T.
In the Navy since April, 1944,
Johnson, xvho served ovciseas for
nearly a year at a destroyer repair
base and at Reccife, Brazil, xvill bo
assigned to a ship soon to be com-
missioned.
Son of Mr. and Airs. Frank John-
son of Electra, be is married to the
foimer Clara Alyers of Electra.
They have three children, Franklin,
Naomi and Jimmy.
Clogging the telephone
system denies our fire-
£ men its use.
| .For safety's sake please
i lemain at the curb
| during an alarm . . . and
k do not follow the trucks.
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iMr-. G urge Reich exhibij d two jin. Dorothy Richardson. Airs. J. C.
oi In r hand timed pictures' and a
jfi vanity >et and scarf made by Airs. ■
S.^gpjxcrd. 1
’.jmntary drill. ' , * ’
<• Airs. J. C. A’ates was in ch.,^ge 1
£ of the recreation Li the form g’l a
b quiz. Mrs. T. IL Eekelkamp won
Jjthe prize.
;; Members present were Alesdam-
l: es T. H. Eekelkamp, H. H. Haynes,
C. AV. Aloeller, AVilliam Aloeller,
£ George Reich, Carl Aloeller, Tom
r Self, H. C. Shepherd, J. C. A’ates,
Ed Langford and Fred Huffstutler.
t The next meeting will be at the
home of Airs. George Reich.
2 ROD AND TUBING PULLING
:■ MACHINE operator on per cent. F.
J. Pounds, Rock Crossing, Phillips, A. Q R'ljpey Has
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FOR SALE — Pre-war baby buggy
with rubber tires and pad. Like
bnexv. I’hone 142 or 19G.
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Stewart, W. C. The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1945, newspaper, July 19, 1945; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219545/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.