The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955 Page: 9 of 10
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Held at Abilene
has been visiting her grand-
daughter, and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Coble an daughter,
Jackie.
July 30,
percent
The bulk tank method of hand-
ling milk is gaining in popular-
ity in Texas. But daiiymen are
urged by Extension Dairy Spec-
ialist R. E. Burleson to study the
situation before changing from
present handling methods.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Braun and
phildren of Hamilton spent the
wtekend with Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Schuman.
Mrs. Jessie Lewis remains a
patient in the Gorman Hospital
following a fall at her home last
week.
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HARMON INSURANCE
AGENCY
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Harmon
Harmon Bldg. - Phone 2575
De Leon, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCleskey
and his sister and husband, Mr.
i and Mrs. Cecil Booker, of Arl-
| mgton, have returned from an
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dutton Sr.,
spent the weekend in Mineral
Wells with their son and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dutton Jr.
and sons, Lanre and Kent. Lance
and Kent returned home with
their grandparents for a visit.
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The Hospital Corpsman School
provides training in the follow-
ing areas: (1) Anatomy and Phy-
siology; (2) Elementary Chemis-
tery; (3) Hygiene and Sanita-
tion; (4) Bacteriology and Ele-
mentary Laboratory Techniques;
(5) Materia Medica and Toxicol-
ogy; (6) Minor Surgery and
First Aid; (7) Principles of nurs-
ing and Dietetics; (8) Pharmacy
and Metrology. These programs
are open to both men and wo-
men.
For full details contact your
Navy Recruiter at the Post Of-
fice, De Leon on Tuesdays from
10:00 to 12:00 a. m.
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Sharp and Nabors Funeral Chapel
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A survey made recently in 8
Panhandle counties showed that
excellent control of grasshoppers
had been obtained by chemical
sprays. Grass saved on the 700,-
000 acres of rangeland treated
had an estimated value of $525,-
000. The surveyors found an ad-
ditional 2 an one-half million
acres of rangeland still heavily
infested with ’hoppers and grass
lost on this land was estimated
Control measures
been applied for
acre.
and Drug Administration and de-
clared unfit for human food. Ask
your local county agent for a
copy of L-257, Questions and An-
swers about the Clean Wheat
Program.
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denies that a truck must be just a work vehicle. And, with its Hydra-Matic* efficiency and longer
life, it brings lower costs as well as distinction to your business. See us about one!
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Apartment.
Lan the ages
jive, may ap-
nd September
for receiving
ling to Gar-
Navy Hospitalman
Training Open
The Navy recently announced
that Hospitalman training is of-
fered to high school graduates
uddet* the hew High School pro-
gram. Personnel who desire
training as Hospitalman may ap-
ply by presenting their high
school diploma upon application
for enlistment at the nearest
Navy Recruiting Station.
, Hospitalman training in the
Navy is of a highly specialized
nature. Upon entering the Navy
all personnel are sent to a re-
cruit training center with the
option of going to San Diego,
California or Great Lakes, Illi-
nois, for nine weeks of indoctri-
nation and basic training, guid-
ance and classification. Upon
completion of this- period, train-
ing as Hospital Corpsman is re-
ceived through service schools.
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September means. back
school for millions of American
youngsters. Drivers of automo-
biles are urged by the Texas
Farm and Ranch Safety Com-
mittee to be double cautious
when driving in areas where
Children play or congregate. Ex-
pect the unexpected where chil-
dren are concerned.
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ABILENE (Spl) — The fourth
annual “Short Course” for cham-
ber of commerce managers will
' be conducted here September
18-17, officials of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce have an-
nounced.
Sponsored by the WTCC’s
Community Services Committee,
headed by A. C. Bishop of Sweet-
Water, the program is a review
of fundamentals in organization
at $1,875,000.
could have
about 60 cents an
licants must
Qualifications:
feet 8 inches
lot less than
three pounds
have a high
be of good
id subject to
> physical ex-
they must
texas for at
Laverda Rainy has returned
home after visiting with her bro-
ther in Abilene to start to school.
Visiting here with Mr. and
Mrs. John Allen and Lunell
were Mr. and Mrs. O. Z. Raney
and children, Mr. and Mrs. John
Allen and Luenell Allen and
Anell McMasters and Mr. and
Mrs. Q. Z. Rainey and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd attended
the Lingleville Homecoming Sat-
urday night.
techniques.
Lest year, 104 persons attended
the meeting.
Bishop said that discussions
Will emphasize six of the basic
activities of chambers of com-
merce — civic affairs, industrial
development, committee manage-
ment, membership and finance,
trade development and program
of work. ,
Separate sessions will be con-
ducted for chamber managers,
chamber presidents, and chamber
office secretaries, Bishop said.
Registration begins at 3:00 p.
m., September 16, and the one-
day program will be presented
on September 17 in the Wooten
■Hotel here
Theme of this year’s short
course is “indoctrination of your
members, officers and committee
chairmen.”
An example of the productivi-
ty of the soil of North Arkan-
sas was typified early last week
when Mrs. Clara Bloyd of Salem
sent a radish to the Headlight
office which,weighed 2 pounds
and 2 ounces.
The giant vegetable, of the
white-tip Sparkler variety, was
very solid though its growth had
caused a few large cracks in the
outer skin.
Wheat contaminated by rod-
ents or damaged by insects and
moving in interstate commerce
may be seized by the U. S. Food
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Non-FHA Homes
May Get G1 Loan
Dr. George T. McMahan of the
Veterans Administration Center
in Waco, has received informa-
tion that homes not affected by
FHA credit controls also may be
eligible for 30 year, no-down
payment GI loans providing
Veterans Administration receives
appraisal requests on or before
September 30, 1965.
. The affected homes are those
for which the necessary paper
work had been completed by
FHA before their controls went
into effect July 30, 1955. Dr. Mc-
Mahan said.
/ VA has instructed its field sta-
tions to get satisfactory evidence
pf homes not covered by FHA
credit controls before excluding
them from VA credit require-
ments. 'X
VA credit requirements, which
also became effective
1955, call for a two
down payment and a loan ma-
turity not to exceed 25 years.
Those excluded from these re-
quirements may be financed up
to 30 years and only the closing
costs need be paid.
VA emphasized it can exclude
homes not affected by FHA cre-
dit controls only if requests for
GI appraisals on these homes are
received by VA on or before
September 30, 1955, and VA can
obtain satisfactory evidence of
their exclusion from FHA credit
controls.
enjoyable ten day vacation spent !
Sb
vision Caused by resignations,
promotions and transfers.
Student examiners are
$275 monthly during the
month of training. They are then
raised to $30® per month for the
initial three months of their first
field assignments. After that they
receive the maximum pay scale
of $315.
Additional benefits are:
weeks paid vacation annually;
and both retirement and social
security provisions.
Application blanks may be se-
cured at any State Driver’s Li-
cense District Office or by writ-
ing directly to A. F. Temple,
Chief, Driver’s License Division,
Texas Department of Public
License Di-* Safety, Austin.
GROCERY
Phone 2165
The grade of mechanically har-
vested cotton can be raised or
lowered by the practices used by
the grower • during the harvest-
ing season. Don’t take wet cot-
ton to the gin. Don’t tramp cot-
ton on trailers; equip strippers
with blower attachments and
get the latest available informa-
tion from the local county agent
on defoliation are suggestions
from Fred C. Elliott, extension
cotton specialist.
John McKain is a patient in
the Strawn Hospital.
The Desdemona School start-
ed Monday morning, August 29
at 6:45 sharp. All the pupils and
all the teachers were present in-
cluding the two new ones and the
new superintendent.
The grade school teachers are
Mrs. Singleton, the first and sec-
ond teacher; Mrs. Maltby, the
third and fourth grade teacher;
Mrs-. Bryon the fifth and sixth
grade teacher and Mr. Cooper,
the seventh and eighth grade
teacher. Mr. Cooper is a new
comer to the Desdemona School.
The high school teachers are
Mrs. Broussard, the history and
English teacher; Mr. Donahoo,
who is the algebra and math
teacher an<f\ also another new
tomer here is the Vocational Ag-
riculture teacher, Mr. Mosier.
Mr. Hilton, our new superintend-
ent, teaches typing and book-
keeping. Mr. Donahoo is the high
school boys basketball coach and
the high school girls coach is Mr.
Hilton. We feel that this year
will be more profitable than any
other year.
The sophomore class of Desde-
mona met Aug. 29 and elected
officers as follows: President,
Ray Caudle; Vice President,
Anell McMasters; Sec., Laverda
Rainy; Treasurer, Larry Key; Re-
porter, Eula Jean Ash. They also
elected Mr. Mosier, the
teacher as their sponsor.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford Read are
visiting here from Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wright and
family visited friends m Desde-
mona Wednesday afternoon.
Vernon Ables is home on
'days leave from California.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Griffith
visited friends here Saturday af-
ternoon from Eastland.
Mrs. Oneal of Breckenridge is
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
Glasson and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Keith of
Kermit are spending their vaca-
tion here with his mother, Ethel
Keith and her parents, the Hur-
bert Rainey’s.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ables made
a business trip and did some
shopping in Stephenville Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Here Fickler and
children of Dallas, spent part
of last week with her parents,
the R. A. Browns.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Moltby
were their children, Mr. and
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GARDEN CLUB
CHANGES DATE
The De Leon Garden Club has
| changed meeting date from Sept.
8th to Sept. 15th, because of con-
; flicting with other clubs’s dates.
The meeting will be held at the
Club House.
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Mrs. Scolty Lemaster and fam-
ily of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Moltby of Buckburnett, Texas*
and Mr. and Mrs. <1. W. Moltby
and Robert from New Orleans.
Mrs. Roy Northcutt and daugh-
, ter, Mrs. L. V. Luker and son,
Jimmie, visited last Thursday in
Ranger.
The Nabors family returned
home after spending the sum»
met in Colorado.
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Bluejacket wheat has been
added to the previously announc-
ed list of 23 wheat varieties
classified as undesirable because
of inferior milling or baking
qualities by the USDA. The 24
varieties designated will draw a
20-cent - per - bushel discount
1956 wheat support rates.
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The De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1955, newspaper, September 8, 1955; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1260404/m1/9/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.