The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1952 Page: 7 of 8
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ELECTRA MOTOR COMPANY
301 North Main Electra, Texas
’wir te’ll tell you the answer to that one —
W it's the figures on the price tag.
For some reason, lots of people just can t
believe they can buy a Buick at a price so close
to “the low-priced three.”
Maybe it’s because a Buick seems so much
better and bigger.
Maybe it’s because they think Buick has so
much more power and room —which is true.
Maybe it is because so many distinguished
people own Buicks—which is also a fact.
But the fact remains—if you can afford a new
car, you can own a Buick — so let’s see what
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Engine, that's a gas-stwmg h:\h-compression
valve-in-head — as much po^cr r.s you can get
in cars costing $300 to YHd) rr.re.
You get as much room as you'll ^et in cars cost-
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You get a ride that cast an honest•to-goodness
million dollars to develop.
You get the silken smoothness of Dymvlow
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You get big-car comfort, styling, durability.
Don’t take our word for it. Come in and see
for yourself why so many folks are stepping
up to this great car this year.
Equipment, accessories, trim and models arc iubje^i to change
without notice * Standard on Roadniamr, option... at extra
cost on other Scries.
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WHITE ROSE BIBLE CLASS?
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Flo®? furnace sale ends soon!
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COUPON BOOKS
$50 boLk
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Bright Future
Predicted for
Electra High Band
Mrs. Fannie Baker, Fort Worth,
Texas, was a week end visitor in
the home of Mrs Lizzie Weddle.
Courtesy Cleaners
120 N. Waggoner Phone 383
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Survey Shows
Violation of
Federal Rent Law
Miss Mary Sue Murray of Wich-
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Mrs F. L. Powell.
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1 Parents Club
A large group of band parents
met in regular session last Mon-
day night at the Community Cen-
ter to formulate plans for the com-
ing year. Mrs. A. W. Seale gave
the opening prayer.
Mrs. Joe V. Brown, president,
presided over the business session.
The order of business included the
passing of the motion to add pea-
nuts to the list of commodities be-
ing sold at the concession stand.
Mrs. Chas, T. Murphy was ap-
pointed to serve as the reporter
for the coming year. It was decid-
ed to alternate the mothers of
senior high students with the mo-
thers of the junior high students
in order that the parents be able
to watch the games when his child,
is performing.
The following chairmen were ap-
pointed to be in charge of the dif-
ferent concessions for the coming
year: Mrs. Joe V, Brown, hot dogs;
Mrs. George Jones, peanuts; Mrs.
Jack Marshal, pop, candy, lemons;
Mrs. Jack Griffin, coffee, hot choc-
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County Line HD Has
Regular Meeting
The County Lino Home Demon-
stration Club met in regular ses-
sion, last Wednesday, in the home
of Mrs. E. L. Ray, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. C. M. Clynch, presiding.
Mrs Harrison McAllister led the
group in singing "The More We Get
Together” and “Home On The
Range.” Mrs. Judd. Irby led in the
opening prayer and in the pledge
of allegiance to the flag.
Mrs. Fred Huffstutler introduced
Mrs. George Chesher, who gave a
very interesting demonstration on
Ball Point painting.
The resignation of Mrs. C. M.
Clynch was accepted with regrets,
and Mrs. Judd Irby was elected to
fill the vacancy.
Mrs. E. D. Bingham was award-
ed the recreation gift.
As a money making project, it
was decided to hold an auction sale
in the home of Mrs. Judd Irby, on
September 15.
Lovely refreshments were served
to the above and Mmes. Paul
Haynes, J. L. O’Brien, E. C. Davis,
J F. Mann, C. W. Moeller, Bill
Borton, Carl Moeller, J. D. Stansel
and William Moeller.
grest, Jean Matthews, Ella Prince,
Dona Whirlow, Biggie Murphy,
Vera Miller, Marjorie Jennings, El-
len Totten, Buell Vaught, Gladys
Andrews, Margarite Greer, Ollie
Phipps, Bonnie Yource Verdie Wil-
son, Maudic Black, Lula Brownlee,
Anna Jane Hamilton and Myrtle
Hamilton.
The theme for the B&PW Club
for the coming year is "The Ram-
parts We Build.”
Ervi, librarian.
Tentative plans are in the mak-
ing for trips to the State Fair, at
Dallas, and to regional meets,
which will be held at Altus and
Enid, Okla.
The Electra High School Band
won sweepstakes awards in 1950
and 1952. The Waggoner Junior
High School Band won the sweep-
stake award in 1952 at Waurika,
Okla.
Approximately 30 per cent of
the landlords in Wichita County
are violating federal rent laws,
according to partial results of a
county-wide rent compliance sur-
vey released last week.
Henry Goeman, acting area rent
director, said the survey has been date; Mrs. Alton Holbrook,
under way for the past three nuts. M •»•*- iit -l
'weeks and has yielded 3,000 ans-
wers. Approximately 900 of these
show alleged violations of one type
or another.
However, Goeman added, after
re-screening of the survey form is
completed the number of actual
violations probably will total only
10 per cent. This assumption was
based on results of a similar sur-
\ery recently completed in Law-
Iton, Okla
"Mistakes are often made by
I include. ^p°n Roue, Jeuj Rowe, tenants in filling out the forms,
; violations which are
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the 1952 class.
Eugene Golden will be at
Southern Methodist University, as
will be L. G. McLaughlin. -.
Mac Matthews and Tim Rollins |
will enroll at Baylor. The Univer-1
sity of Texas was the choice of
Dick Doores and attending TCU
will be Waller Foster, junior.
Donald Williams and ^obby My-
ers will attend Texas Ate. 4.
Miss Carolyn Krohn will enroll
as a student Hockaday at Dallas.
The above list was compiled by |
Patsy Butler, Deryl Sadler and
Tommy Downtain.
past three t nuts. M
The Band Parents Club meet
regularly each second Monday
night of every month. If you have
a child in the band at any of the
schools, you are automatically a
member of the Band Parents Club.
Approximately 40 members were
present.
Wilson, Carol Rogers, Ina
Bowden and Yvonne Ross.
Officers have been elected for
the coming year and they include
Francine Fish, president; Jamie
Brown, vice president; Judy Smith,
secretary; Milford Thomas, busi-
__ ness manager; Joe Brown, assis-
lar meeting of the Band Parent’s ^nt business manager and Robert
Club, Howard Smith, band direc-
tor, predicted a most successful
coming year for the Electra High
School Band.
A careful screening of the one
hundred and twenty members for ;
the eighty uniforms on hand is
responsible for the excellence of
the performing members. Each
participant was given the same ex- :
ercises and only those with high-
est grades were chosen for the I
concert band which is the band
that will participate in the region-
al contests. The marching band is
the band that will participate at
all of the football games. In order
to maintain a place in the con-
cert band a student will be requir-
ed to practice at least two and
one-half hours a week. The
band will make all out-of- town
football games, with the exception
of the opening game, held at
Phillips. There will be five home
town games this year.
Serving as drum major this year
will be Linda Seale. Twirling maj-
ors will be Nan Moore, Earnestine
Strawn, Ann Stockton, Glenda
Mary Dillard and Jacqueline Gil-
bert, have decided to be career wo-
men and have enrolled at Draugh-
on’s Business College in Wichita
Falls; Evelyn Payton has also en-
rolled in the Schoo) of Nursing
there. Evelvn was valedictorian of
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Tommy Cogdell, sophomores and (indicating violations which
Barbara Pennington, junior 'later found to he unfounded,*
Thomas Daughertv and Keith I
Fullerton will enroll m Tvlcr Ju-1 Violations have fallen into three
orackcts. <1» Overcharge on rent fixtures, shower stalls, hot water I
heaters. CICERO SMITH LUM-1
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B&PW Club has
Pot-Luck Supper
Anna Jane Hamilton and Thel-
ma Jean Matthews with Mrs. Myr-
tle Hamilton assisting, were host-
esses to the B&PW Club last
Thursday night at the home of
Mrs. Myrtle Hamilton with a pot
luck supper at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. Gladys Andrews, as presi-
dent of the club
members. Mrs. Buell Vaught as
Education and Vocation Chairman,
presented Frank Elkins who gave
a most informative talk choosing
as his subject "Education and Vo-
cation.”
Plans for the coming B&PW
Club week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4
A breakfast will
open the formal activities. Mmes
Margarite Greer and Clara Miller
were appointed as menu and place
chairmen; Marjorie Jennings and
Anna Jane Hamilton were chosen |
to be in charge of the program for' , .. inr., . „ . x . i-------
|of the 1952 class will be a student honal
at Oklahoma A&M where hei bro-! mate. ______ . ..r
Jvij ar<‘ expected Goeman, a reg-1
lonal olficei, is replacing Andrew
Gilbert, area director, who is
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Electra Students
College Minded
Out of the forty-seven who grad-
uated from Electra High School in
1952, thirty-one will attend col- '
•lege, business school and one will
enter nursing.
Students who have ah’eady en-
rolled in John Tarleton are Tom-
my Downtain, Dwaine Houtchens,
Wayne Griffith as freshmen, sec-
ond year students are Deryl Sad- .
ler and Cile Perry. Deryl and Cile
are both members of the college
band.
The roster of North Texas State
College will bear the names of
Claude Bennett, Jimmie Ligon and
Jane Ann Stephens as freshmen;
as juniors, J. P. Murphy and Dan
Franks; as seniors, Helen Hender-
son and Daisy Reed.
Midwestern University boasts
the largest enrollment from Elec-
tra. Students enrolling there in-
clude Thomas Barwise, Joyce Bro-
suh, Patsy Butler, Bobby Franks,
Sylvia Harris, Eldon Kohlman,
Freddye La Borne. Bonnie Rags-
dale, Jerry Rowe, Ronald and Don-
aid Harvey, and Mary Weisenfels,
all freshmen and upper classmen
P-I-P-E — Galvanized and black .
inch to 2-lnch. Large stock ]
Soil Pipe tw’o and four inch, soil |
pipe fittings, sewer tile. Plumbing (
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Thousands of baby chicks arrivq
ing weekly. Tripe "A" blood tested
U. S. Approved White Rocks, New^j
Hampshire Reds, Indian River/
crosses, Rhode Island R.eds, White;
Leghorns, White Wyandottes, Aus-j
tra-Whites. Newcastle immunized.^
Book your chick orders now. i
Bishop Feed & Seed Company j
1314 N. Main Tel. 2511
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lords.
The survey was ordered last
month by the Wichita County rent
.iclvisorv lx>ard and has been con-
Marv J<. Bradley, s.ilulatui ian I jucted bj. personnel from the
I office in Dallas. Approxi-
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thor Bill is also a student ■ ~
The following, Rexine Hindman. |
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to last yearns
SUITS/ COATStand DRESSES
"Now—krt—ytmoko dotSa a sew
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whole femiljr’e droaa, suit* aod coats to the bettes
Dey Qdott who STA-NU PROCESS?&c n«&ck
t^HYe&atkn treatment foe tired, droopy
Ycull be amired how STA-NU PROCESS makes
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the breakfast.
It was decided to have a pro-
gressive dinner on Thursday night
Oct. 30, and Bonnie Yource as
chan man assisted by Jean Mat-
thew's and Myrtle Hamilton were
appointed to be responsible for all
the details.
It was also voted to purchase
mats and posters, further adver-
tising B&PW week.
Projects wore discussed for the
coming year and Biggie Murpny.
Eunice Segrest and Lula Brownlee i
were appointed to see about aid to
the Youth Center Members were
urged to pieseiv othii worth-
while projecls at *utute nh('1ini'<
The proicet of biivnr.' -inn-s :<»r
nr-edv childicn vv.i! -.tiH h>' kej t in
force
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nior College, Joe Nesbitt decided
to go to Cameron Junior College
at Law ton, Okla, and P loyd Gee «2l nun-i vgistration of rent-
and Bobby Stoneking will be new,
lstudent.se at Ranger ( ollege. secuiitv deposits taken by
(sophomore students are Walter
]Matthews and Rusty Talbot Wav-
ine Shirley will enroll in the Paris
Junior College.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
The summer discount in Lone Star’s great Sale reduces down
payment on automatic floor furnaces to as little as SI5.12,
Monthly payments are reduced to as little as S5.22.
It is wise to buy now to benefit by generous summer dis-
count. In addition, there is no installation delay, no discomfort,
no inconvenience.
Sale ends soon. Get expert advice on heating equipment.
Call Lone Star for a Free Heating Survey, today.
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Stewart, W. C. The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1952, newspaper, September 11, 1952; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219692/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.