Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1949 Page: 3 of 8
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ONLY THE FORD BIG JOB
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★ New 145-h.p. Ford V-8\ engine for ’top performance.
★ Ford concentric dual throat carburetion for more economy.
★ Heavy duty 5-speed transmissions for operating flexibility.
★ Big Ford power-operated brakes for sure-footed^ stop-
ping; rear 16" by 5" on F-8. Air brakes available on F-8.
★ Ford Super Quadrax single-speed axle standard on
F-8, 2-speed axle with vacuum shift for performance
flexibility optional; single-speed Super Quadrax hypoid
axle on the F-7.
★ Large diameter (10-inch) wheel bolt circle with 8 studs
to allow for extra-strong hub construction.
★ Million Dollar Cqb with Ford Level Action suspension for
greater driving comfort.
★ Nationwide service from
★ Ford Bonus Bujlt construction for long truck life.
Gross Veh/c/e Weight Ratings: F-8 up to 21,500 lbs., F-7
up to 19,000 lbs. Gross Combination Weight Ratings; F-8
up to 39,000 lbs., F-7 up to 35,000 lbs.
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me only $28.20 for motor repairs, plus two motor tune-ups.
These 145-h.p. FoTtl Big Jobs have reduced my driving
time about 30 per cent. I don’t think better trucks were
ever built!”
.Mr. Welty is but one of many Fori! BIG JOB enthu-
siasts who has taken time to write about the remarkable
performance of the Ford F-7 and F-8. Thousands of others
are profiting from gas economy Unusual in the big truck
field . . .‘from ability to carry gross loads of 50,'00() lbs. and
more on tandem-axle semi's . . . from power that makes
the BIG JOB the king of the hills. Come in ; ! _____ 7 ...
on any one of over 1 50 Ford Bonus Built Truck models for
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NEWS FROM the COMMUNITIES
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Refreshments
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Flour GLADIOLA
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Young People's Meeting 6:30 PM.
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T. Ashley Knox
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Miss Sy til Browning of Dallas
was a week-end guest of her par-
ents, Mr. ana Mrs. Johnny Brown-
ing.
Thelma Pattterron has been quite
ill ljlcc Saturday but is improv-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Garvis Garretson
have moved into their r.eiv home
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Vacation land sliced 1 lb. ctn.
Strawberries ..39c
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Friday, September 16, 1949
Mr. and Mrs. Dee McClusky of
Winnsboro visited her mother, Mrs
E. E. Warwick Bunday. Bernard
Warwick of Eagle Point, Oregon
visited his mother last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Cooper of
Texarkana were Saturday attertioon
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Parchman and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Mattingly.
* Mr. and Mrs. Billy Glyn Waters
of Wellington are here attending
his father who Is ill.
Mrs. Beaulah Churchwell is visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Page.
Little Martha Waters is spending
tills week with Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Farr.
Mr and Mrs. Hollis bupree and
21c
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they have just completed in North
Winfield.
The W.M.U. women quilted last
Thursday at the home of. Mrs.
Mace Wright. They will quilt each
Thursday. Anyone who would like
for them to quilt for them notify
them.
Mr. end Mrs. Louie B Alexander i
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Ladies Bible Class. Monday 3:00 P M.
Bible Study: Wednesday C 00 P. M.
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Penn of I
and Mrs.
Baxter 2 4-Oz. Cans
Vienna Sausage 25c
Diamond Embossed 2 pkgs
NAPKINS.....25c
Little Bill 12-oz. Mug
Peanut Butter 35c
Mother’s 1
OATS, 3-lb. box 43c
3.13i AU '.he
the Righteous.
to bccTnie
bis father :
to Shreveport Wednesday for a
medical check-up.-
Mrs. Minnie Roberson of Pitts- |
burg, Muivin Roberson, Waco, _Wal-:
ter Roberson of Meridian, Miss., ,
visited Mr. and. Mrs. Ben Ruber- ,
son Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fate Carmack. Mr.
and Mr.;. Edgar Clark and family
with
son of Texarkana spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Will Ber-
ry and sons. - *
Mr. and Mrs Lester William*
and daughter, Barbara Elaine, of
Seagoville spent last week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Horrls Jordan.
Mrs. Carmen Killian of Wichita
Falls visited her father, C. O.
Buniett, and family last week.
Mrs. May McDowell and son of
Greenville visited Mr. and Mrfi.
Burnett Friday night.
Rev. Roy Bailey from
Baptist Church will preach Sun-
day night at the school house.
Everyone is invited to come and
hear Bro. Bailey. Sunday school
every Sunday at 10:30.
Mrs. Harold Reed and daughter
of Arizona and Mrs. J. A. Davis
of Mt. Pleasant spent the veek-end
with their cousins. Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. Vir-
gil May and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Parchman.
Harvey Waters remains ill
Franklin County Hospital.
ftJRDfeTRUCKS
ARE MST A FEFK
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SWIFT’S JEWELL
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Mrs. Howard Cody was hostess
for a Stanley party Friday morn-
ing. Mrs. Oneta Laird of Pittsburg
demonstrated and took orders for
the Stanley products from twenty-
two women .present. Games of
bingo were played. Mrs. T. H.
Maxberry received the attendance
gift and Mrs. Laura Gaddis the
Early Bird prize,
were served.
Mrs. Sam Roach went to Ft.
Worth Saturday to visit her son,
Rollie Roach, and family this week.
Mrs Rupert Cobb of Dallas vis-
ited her mother, Mrs. Ida Bounds
over the week-end.
Mr. i nd Mrs. Ed Huckeba re-
turned Sgnc’ay from a weeks stay
with their daughter, Mrs. Howard
Boddy, and family In Dallas.
Rtv. and Mrs. T. H. Maxberry,
Mmes. Tilda Knotts, Cenie Emer-
son, Laura Gaddis, Margurlte Gra-
ham, Willie Allen attended a wor-
kerA conference at Wvrt Midway
Tuesday.
T-Bgt. James Reed and Mrs.
Reed of Shreveport spent .the week-
end with bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Vada Reed. ’
ited his nieces, Mmes. Jewel Cody
and Geraldine Gaddis, last Wed-
nesday. '
R. C- Montgomery and son, Doyle
visited their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Millage Norton, and family
last week-end. Mr. Norton and son
have both been bitten bv a dqg
who had rabies
Mr. and Mrs Bobble Newsome
and father of College Station vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long
Friday. Mr. end Mrs. Bob Long of
Mt. Vernon were dinner guests
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunice Kinder and
family, Mr and Mrs. E E. Roach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spruill, Julia
Nell Pierson and son and Inei
\Hollingsworth attended the singing
to ivention at I’,i.di_.es Chapel Sun-
I clay afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McClellan
announce the arrival of a daugh-
ter Sunday mgh^.
Mmes. R. M House, Carl Rhone.
. H. S. Cod;., Walter Pyron and Bert
'Summerlin attended a workers
' meeting foi the W.S.C.S. a’ Naples
, Tuesday-. *
Mr. , nd Mrs. Ed Rhone of Ty-
ler visited !>is mother, Mis. Cora
Rhone let week.-
Alvis Payne
Huntsville i:
< hrist "endured the cross, des-
bi t huw? For the Joy inat was
t us with the eye of genuine Faith in
Gcd. peer tlii'/.gh tins sm-darkened world and view the
„jr>d New Eaith w herein du elleth BRIGHT-
'2 Pit 3.13> AH the treasures o! t:ic
Isloi.g to the Righteous, therefor?, let us
a ici now to bcccnie and continue ’«
in f e New Tes’aioent sens>‘ ot t'-'e
we have done so. <'an„.,we tru'v cla"ii
of G ’d a.s the basis? ot our Hope, the
sou," iHeb 6 19>.
Attendance at the mid week
prayer services at the Baptist
Church is increasing. Come join
us, we are studying the third chap-
ter of Genesis this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spruill spent
Monday night with Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Slone in Mt. Pleasant. Mr.
Slone is critically ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Taliaferro mov-
ed last week into the new house
recently completed by Mrs. (F. O.
Taylor just south of her home.
Mrs. Colene Seals an dson, Gene,
of ■ Mt. Pleasant spent the week-
end wdth her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Roach.
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Paul sud. Knowing therefore ti e terror of th? Lord,"
we a'ERSUADE ^len . . " >2 Cor 5 11’. The element of
FORCE is i.n a port ol the jjl;.n ot Christ, out IBs
methods are wholly and solely those of teaching a..d per-
su idu men and '.v-'ini; to voluntarily change their con-
duct from wb'ns; to right. The Gospel of Christ presents
the beautiful life oi 1'ie Example Man. whose cnaracter
of li mg I'.ou-d become the celimte objective of every
weak .iiu: ‘..ulmg men.b'r ot Adam's lalle.'. race. It ;s
that ut.io Jesu, the /.uthor and tin.-hei of
oui Faith" iHeb 12 2» that rustems Us m this 'roubled,
bn pleasure-mao world
pisoig the titame Of it
set before Him "
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THE MOUNT VERNON OPTIC-HERALD
cle, Raymond Hendrix in Quitman
last Thun day.
Walter Larrtgan of Houston came
for his family an dspent the week-
end with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. P. A Taylor.
I Mrs. Bessie Doi'aluson of Mt.
Pleasant viuted her brother, Ar-
thur Cic-wer and family Sunday.
J. B. SincTair is visiting her son,
Joe Smcli'ir, and Mrs. Sinclair in
Mt Please nt this week.
i Mrs. Billy Pierson and son spent
and baby of Mt. Pleasant were din- Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
ner guests cf Mrs. Billy Pieison in j Spruih in Mt. Pleasemt.
the Jess Spruill home i'hursdoy i Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Houston
night. | had the following guests la.4 week:
Jess Colley of Nacogdoches vis- Mr. and Mrs. Pink Houston, Clyde
..... .... *'--- ’----’ -"•—■■■ Houston of Pittsburg; .Durwood
Houston of Houston, Mrs. Effie
Ruth Roach of Beaumont, Durwood
Garretson of Orange.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parr, Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Parr and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Parr and baby at-
tended a family reunion at the
home of the formers daughter, Mrs.
C. M. Carroll in Mt. Pleasant Sun-
day.
Mrs. Geo. McLemore is spending
this week with her (mother,' Mrs.
| Bob Rhone.
Jack Teague of Texarkana vis-
ited his sister, Mrs. J. D. Graham
last Monday.
Homer Stephens end
Swanner returned to thei? home
in Wichita Falls Wednesday after
an extended visit with Rev. and
Mis, 1. H. Maxberry an I family. I
Mrs. Cenie Emerson ana Mrs.
Mabie Alvis visited friends in Mt. j
X ernon Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Mt Vernon visited Mr.
Robert Nelson Sunday.
Miss Emogene Cody visited her
cousin, Mrs. Rodney Mar.siiall. and
family in Texarkana over the week-
end.
| Mr and Mrs. Gilbert Hollings-
worth of Ft. Worth visited Ins
parents Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Hol-
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Payne, between imgsworth," and carried
. torn's.
I Charle, Louis Birck was rushed
to Ro'.i int, ilospit'i! in Gilmer last
Friday I 'i an en'ergei.c." appendec-
t ’my. We are glaj to report his
I c r.drtii r. san .‘act.irv,
| Tlie lacues met at the Bnptis'
Chui ch Monday afternoon for the
Royal Ncml oors : ion pro r-o".
Mmes. Dean Kopk.'ns and Curtis of Texarkana spent Sunday
Mrs. Jane Carmack.
[N STOCK -Standard sales books, 50
sets*original and dunljcate with car-
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phone 80. 15/tt
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CARROTS, 2 Ig. bunches. 15c
RED
POTATOES, 10 lb. hag.. 43c
ashinylon RED DELICIOUS
APPLES, doz.59c
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ORANGES, doz..........49c
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Devall, Charles K. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1949, newspaper, September 16, 1949; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1267480/m1/3/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Franklin County Library.