The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1956 Page: 2 of 10
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EDITORIALS
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1956
THE LA GRANGE JOURNAL
where
THANKS
PROVEN STRENGTH
for over half a century I
in that territory.
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man
FRANK J. KANA
<2^^? SOUTHWESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Now its easier than ever to move up
to BIG M beauty, size and power
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Southwestern
Mrs. L. W. Miller over the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Fleck and
sons of Houston visited relatives
here over the week-end.
Mrs. Mantha Haney and son,
Alex Earl of Houston visited
relatives and friends here over
Mrs. Billie Seale and daugh-
* > Seale
home to Hallettsville Saturday
Dr. H. Broden
extend publicly their sincere thanks to Dr.
Albert 11. Broden for all he did for them.
Mrs. Miahler states that she was operated HEHBHH
for female & hemorrhoids the past 20 years and was getting
worse. She states that she had a tumur of the uterus, and
was afraid to go through another operation as she was advis-
ed to. I also had all my organs fallen down. I had sinus trou-
ble the worse kind. I got no relief from any source. My Hus-
band had hemorrhoids, backache, stomach trouble, liver trou-
ble, and was unable to work. We heard of Dr. Broden and the
many cured patients whom he helped so we decided to see
him. We were amazed; the first treatment did us good right
away. We are now both as well as we have not experienced
before and we can only say of Dr. Broden may God bless him
as he is the only Doctor we found to do us both good and
made our life happy.
Dr. Broden’s address is Hallettsville, Texas. Open every
clay except Thursdays.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miahler,
Orchard, Texas
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eason and
daughter of Texas City visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Cherry over the week-ehd.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Logan of
Austin visited friends .here Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Edgar Steinhauser and
David King visited relatives
here Saturday afternoon.
L. W. Miller, Jr. of Navasota
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Meyer of visited with his parents, Mr. and
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
(All political announcements
must be paid for in advtawe.)
The La Grange Journal has
been authorized to announce the
following candidacies subject to
action of the Democratic Pri-
maries.
FOR U. S. CONGRESS
(9th District)
Clark W. Thompson
FOR SENATOR
(15th Senatorial Dist.)
Culp Krueger, of El Campo.
For State Representative,
46th District:
Homer L. Koliba, of Columbus
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:.
Wallace Barber of Hays Co.
R. O. Permit Bonded and Insured
ED TOBIAS’ TRUCK LINE
Specializing In Bloving Household Goods
Phone 621
ELLINGER, TEXAS
Still A Good Buy
In discussions of the farm problem, one statement is frequent-
ly heard. It is that the price of mechanized farm equipment is high
In the light of what the farmer now receives for his produce. This
statement about equipment just isn’t accurate.
Since 1941, the price of farm equipment Jias gone up less than
the price of farm products. That is true despite the decline in
farm product prices since 1953. In today’s market, farm prices are
-still ahead of equipment prices.
Secondly, farm equipment prices have Increased muefr less
than have the costs-of the principal items of operating expense
borne by the equipment manufacturers. The experience of one
leading company, which is typical of the entire Industry, tell that
story. Since 1941, the cost of iron and steel has risen 127.4 per
cent; hourly wages have gone up 165 per cent, and taxes have ad-
vanced by 225 per cent. In precisely the same period, the prices
for farm machines have been increased by 94.2 per cent. And the
new machines are far more efficient and productive than were the
older ones—which in itself means greater economy for the user.
In this era, in which mechanized farm equipment is absolute-
ly vital to agriculture, facts such as these should be generally
known and appreciate. That equipment, measured by any stand-
ard, is one of the farmer’s best buys.
A Dam Across The Colorado
Last week a news release announced that the Lower Colorado
River Authority was considering the building of three dams across
the Colorado River, one at Altair, one at Columbus and one at La
Grange.
. The LORA filed presentations on the three possible projects
with the State Board of Water Engineers. LCRA plans are for
storage reservoirs at La Grange and Columbus for power genera-
tion and flood control and for storage at Altair for irrigation pur-
poses primarily.
In making the announcement General Manager W. S. Gideon
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are tentative and "much more investigations must be dohebeiore Opally, the
der "what will be done will depend’to a large extent upon the In-
terest and cooperation of the local people,” Mr. Gideon said.
This is the reason for making an editorial of this news release.
Since a good deal depends on the interest and cooperation of the
local people, It is the feeling of The Journal that, perhaps, local
organizations like the Chamber of Commerce will want to look in-
to the matter as an indication of La Grange’s Interest.
Not enough information is available now to know whether or
not we are for or against it, but we ought to be interested enough
to look into the merits and demerits of such a giant project at La
Grange. '
Promoting Tourist Facilities
Last week a group of Sealy businessmen met to organize a
Sealy Better Business Bureau, A concerted effort will be made in
— the near future by this new group to attract tourists to Sealy. ____
Feeling that the Steely ere. tenet getting It.® *'r”“ '
tourists dollars, the Sealy group has a bllboard sign campaign in -■
mind that will publicize Sealy’s tourist facilities as well as the
town. It is said even Sealy citizens fail to realize the many fine
restaurants, service stations and motels available for the traveler.
The group hopes to Interest their businessmen in backing a
oignboard advertising campaign on Highway 90 from Mobile, Ala-
bama to Van Hom, Texas.
If Sealy, over in Austin County, a wind-swept, unattractive Fayetteville City
area, is interested in attracting tourists and is willing to stick Sunday, April 15
* several thousands of dollars into the effort, then La Grange and
Fayette County, which is truly a ’’Garden of Eden” should be do-
ing some of the same thing; only more so. It will not be long now
before Monument Hill State Park will be big enough for a car to
turn around in and who knows, we may even gdt a rest room built
up there too.
La Grange has fine restaurants, fine motels, fine service sta-
tions which will benefit directly from the tourist trade, and also
La Grange has fine stores which will also benefit, if not directly,
then, indirectly.
DECORATION DAY IS
BUNDAY AT FAYETTEVILLE
Decoration Day has been set|
by the Ladles Cemetery Asso-j
elation of Fayetteville at the!
’ Cemetery for
i at 3 PM.
In case of unfavorable weath-
er, the program will be held at
the Fayetteville High School
Auditorium. >
Members of the Association,
are requested to meet at thej
Cemetery on April 14 at 2 PM.
MULDOON NEWS I
L. W. MILLER
Mrs. Will Langston of Fort
Worth and Mrs. William Craw-
ley and children of Arlington
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Speed last week and Wednesday
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown.
Mrs. T. E. Speed accompanied
her daughter and children to
after spending the week with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rightmer.
Rev. L. L F. Parker and W.
H. Rightmer attended the Wor-
kers Conference in Hallettsville
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Ketzebue
of Houston visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Kelly Saturday.
Willie Glen Ray and Joe Mar-
shall Kelly of San Marcos vis-
ited with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ray
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kelly.'
L. W. Miller, Jr. accompanied
Robert Henry Miller of Smith-
ville to San Antonio Saturday
where Robert went for a check
up on account of the accident he
had last August on the Engle-
Freyberg road when the DW15
.he was driving went off the
bridge. He can take off the brace
for short intervals.
Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
lie Zigal and daughter of La
Grange visited with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. McClanahan Sunday.
R. D. Miller and L. W. Miller
took Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Hart
and children to League City
Sunday afternoon and returned
Monday. ___________
Mrs. Effie Ivy returned home tfoe week-end.
Monday after visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Ivy and Charles -----------
William at Ringgold the past ters accompanied Bulie
three weeks. I------ —------------ -
Koenig Funeral Home
Appointed Exclusive
S. M. O. Member
According to Mr. Koenig, ■
word has just been received
from national headquarters of
SUCCESSFUL MORTUARY
OPERATION, that the Koenig
ted the exclusive member of
that organization for this area.
Only one funeral home in any
given territory is granted the
S. M. O. award as participating
member for a given city or area.
In all cases the membership a-
ward is based on a high stand-
ing in the mortuary jrofession,
with experiences and integrity
two primary factors.
--------- ----------------------Through Successful Mortuary
of Austin stated that the projects mentioned in the presentations Operat|orif which operates nati-
are tentative and "much more Investigations must be done before onany the Koenig Funeral
vue will be able to determine if they will be built and in what or- Home will have access to the
•“-----facilities and experience of hun-
dreds of leading morticians
throughout the USA—contacts
that are important not only to
the local firm, but of special
value to a bereaved family when
death occurs in a distant city or
when burial is to be at another
distant point.
The Koenig Funeral Home
was founded by Aug. W. Koenig
and G. A. Koenig in 1936. In
1955 a complete new and en-
larged funeral home was con-
structed in La Grange. The Koe-
nigs maintain chapels in Fayet-
teville, Round Top, Industry and
New Ulm to better serve the
people of these areas. The Von
Minden Chapel in Round Top
has just been remodeled and en-
Breoks Leg
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Emma
Boehnke had the misfortune of
breaking her hip in a freak way.
u—v ______e She was standing on her feet
Funeral Home has been appoint- when all at once her hip popped
' and she couldn’t walk. An am-
bulance was called and she was
rushed to the Fayette Memorial Houston Monday afternoon for a
hospital at La Grange where
she is a patient.
On Sick List
Mrs. L. W. Miller is on the
sick Ust.
Good Rain
This community was blessed
Thursday with about an inch of
rain which was welcomed by
everyone.
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Duewall, L. A. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1956, newspaper, April 12, 1956; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1254325/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.