The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1950 Page: 8 of 8
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THE ELGIN COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1960
Heotho
Fall Merchandise is
Moving at POTH’S
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15.75
Story and other relatives at Hous-
Gs
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. W. R. Taylor and
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Don’t Forget Your Mojud Hosiery
Red Hawk Work Clothes . . . quality at it’s best
Locals
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as
Jarman Men s Dress Shoes
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last
9.85 10.85
Specials
VENETIAN BLINDS
For Friday and Saturday
Q
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy
4
LARGE Bar
Ivory SOAP —. 13c
15c
0
18c
28c
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for nine months
EXTRA Returns From Your Livestock & Poultry
59c
FEED ARROW FEEDS
13c
We Carry The Full Line of ARROW FEEDS
21c
EARD, Pure Hormel's, 1 lb. pkg.
43c
RIB STEW, 1b.
69c
CHUCK ROAST, 1b.
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69c
45c
75c
We Buy Cream Saturday Only
and Market
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ELGIN, TEXAS
PHONE 356
Corner N. Main & Taylor Rd.
Phone 360..
ROSEDALE, CREAM STYLE
CORN, No. 2, per can
served their 34th anniversary last
Sunday, Sept. 3rd, at the home of
week with her children in Austin.
Mrs. Martha Pounders has re-
KAY CHEDDAR
CHEESE, Kraft’s, 1 lb. pkg.
KRAFT’S
SALAD MUSTARD, 9 oz. bottle ...... 10c
CUDAHY
CHEESE, American, 2 lb. box
for Bryan, Texas where he
rolled as student at A & M.
Homer Johnson enrolled
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DON’T FAIL to read the adver-
tisements in this paper—it means
money in your pocket.
FUNERAL FOR R. L. (ROB)
MENEFEE HELD WED.
Observed
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gage
Lloyd Hood, Bastrop, was
Elgin visitor Tuesday.
Spend -the - day guests
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Don’t keep putting it off . . . it’s to your interest to get yourself a pair of
JARMAN SHOES now
Mrs.
while
Phosphate
AND
MAXWELL HOUSE — Limit
COFFEE, 1b.....82c
Air Conditioned For Your Comfort
PLENTY OF PAEKING SPACE
—
Per Bar
6,e
enjoying this
were Mr .and Mrs. Eric Anderson
HAPPY HOST—NO. 2
PINEAPPLE JUICE, per can
Guy Carter
The Appliance Store
Phone 204
Free Christmas' Cards at the
Courier office
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— — CASH PAID FOR EGGS — -
Bill Welch
“Your Friendly Arrow Dealer
WE DELIVER
COLLEGE STUDENTS,
you can subscribe for
THE ELGIN COURIER
gamenmmeas
We Buy Peanuts Tuesday and Wednesday—Next Week
, a
Winter Legume Seeds
VEAL CHOPS, 1b.
SHORT RIBS, 1b. .
'Sam French home Sunday at Mc-
Dade.
We regret to report that Mrs.
j John Guthrie has been very sick,
ton:, , , . ... . was in Fleming Hospital couple of
Weare glad to report that, Mr. days, and At this writing is spend-
and Mrs. T. L. Leader ave ing several days with her parents
heard from their son, Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner. We
who is in the Infantry in . Fort
Ord, Calif. He is doing fine.
34th Wedding Anniversary
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Many Congressmen privately
say, if they had known American
tax dollars would be used to give
luxuries such as tobacco and
swank hotels to Europe, instead
of the necessities to prevent
starvation, they would have never
voted for the Marshall Plan,
msamnsmkems-* * *#2ek.
The gift of tobacco to Ireland
seems to especially rankle. Many
Congressmen share Winston
Churchill’s viewpoint that Ire-
land’s refusal to let the Allies use
her ports caused a great loss of
' life and cargoes in World War II.
and children, Doris and Carl, Mr.
Carl Bergstrom and daughters,
Bessie and Hazel; Mrs. Ellen Ek-
man and daughter, Mabel, Mrs.
John Swenson, Mr. August Swen-
son, Mrs. J. A. Warren, all of
Austin; Mr. Ed Johnson and
daughters, Gertrude and Lucille,
the host and hostess, and Vivian
and Raymond.
Watch your New Fall Styles in LADIES HATS . . . Ample New Styles
3.95 5.95 7.95
Mattie Laurence, Elgin and Mrs.
Addie French, Wichita Falls; one
brother, James L. Lewis, Austin.
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Q & S Grocery
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Now! I" Celiformia quarters
I MU-MAID
V"Table-Grade" 26c
maadermn YA lb prins -
/4 “ YELLOW
their daughter, Mrs. C. B. Dildy,
at 610 Springdale Rd., in Austin.
The children were all present and
a delicious lunch was served at
the noon hour, which was enjoyed
by all except, Mrs. Gage, who is
still on a strict diet and therefore
14 OZ. BOTTLE
CATSUP, V-8, per bottle -
EXPOSITION—FREESTONE IN HEAVY SYRUP
PEACHES, No. 21, per can........
NEW COATS
Beautiful Materials and Styles you like in Colors, Taupe, Wine, Green, Brown, Grey
Black ... in sizes to fit you
Lois Lundgren spent
turned home, after visiting
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"SMALL BUSINESS”
32 8225
By C. WILSON HARDER
of household duties whe Mrs.
and Mrs. Roland Lundgren and
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Magnuson
joined the above mentioned group
for coffee and cake at the Nel-
son apartment after the game.
Mrs. Swen . Magnuson’s home
was moved to Austin this week,
where she will make her home.
Mrs. Magnuson will be missed by
her many friends, but we hope to
see her at New Sweden often.
Gordon Berggren left Monday
NEW SWEDEN
By Mrs. Luther G. Lundgren
NEW SWEDEN, Sept. 12 —
Miss Theresa Newquist is at the
Dave Newquist home taking care
GOOD FISHIN’ ON
DEVILS RIVER
A group recently enjoying a
several day’s old-fashion camping
-out fishin’ trip on Devil’s River
below Del Rio included Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Huff, Tommy and Wen-
dell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Huff,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Huff, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Rodgers all of Prewitt;
Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Field and
daughter and Mrs. Joe Dunbar of
McDade.
They were met, and joined for
the fun, by Mr. and Mrs. V. P.
Dunbar and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liams of Big Spring, Texas.
The party pitched camp ana
cooked meals in the open over
the campfire and each meal was
a special feast. They found fish-
ing good—pulling out a hundred
pounds of lovely fish. Everyone
had a grand time and a wonder-
ful outing.
month with Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Newquist is recovering from a
recent illness.
PLEASANT
GROVE NEWS
By Mrs. King Falls
PLEASANT GROVE, Sept. 11
—Well, thanks for the good rain
we received late yesterday eve.
and last night. And it is still rain-
ing at this minute, looks like it
might continue today. Guess those
Funeral services for R. L. Mene-
fee were held held Wednesday
afternoon at 3530 o’clock from
the chapel of Miller Mortuary
with the Rev. C. E. Fraim, pastor
of Central Christian Church of-
ficiating. Interment was in Manor
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Louis and Ern-
est Ballenstedt, Willie Schieffer,
Claude McCullough, Albert Voel-
ken and Anthun Schnoeden. Inter-
ment was in Manon City Cemetery
Mn Menefee died Tuesday morn-
ing at 6:20 o’clock at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Mattie Launence,
nean Elgin, following a lingering
illness.
Son of Jenny B. and Banbana
Menefee, Robert E. Lee Menefee
was bonn at Manon, Texas De-
cemben 19,1886. He was mone fa-
miliarly known as “Rob” by his
lange circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. He was highly re-
spected and esteemed.
Surviving ane two daughtens,
Mns. Evelyn McQuillan and Miss
Robbie Menefee, Austin; one son,
Jenny, of Wichita Falls; one
granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs.
squares.
Dinnen Guests
Mns. Robert Andenson enter-
Mn. and Mns. Lee Roy Abna-! tained a gnoup of friends and
hamson, Mn .and Mns. Ivan Swen- 1 nelatives Sunday to a tunkey din-
son and Mn. and Mns. L. R. 01- , nen with all its tnimmings. Those
son and thein nespective families enjoying this festive occasion
Here’s a fact about the recent
cigarette price boost that is re-
ceiving congressional attention.
♦ $ ♦
The Marshall Plan has just
given 1,050 metric tons of tobac-
co valued at $1,600,000 to France;
4,640 tons valued at $6,674,000 to
Ireland, according to ECA Bulle-
tin No. 1696. Tobacco gifts out of
Marshall Plan expenditure of $10
billion now total $349,500,000.
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Thursday morning with Mrs. W.
H. Gage.
Little Miss Patsy Gold , spent
the week-end with Joy Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Conner and
Mr. and Mrs. J. Tucker, of Aus-
tin, visited a while Sunday in the
King Falls home. They all motor-
ed to the Colorado River near
Smithville and enjoyed a good
lunch and outing together. The
boys fished some, but no luck.
That time, (the big fish didn’t
get away). They were on vacation
up the river, and never noticed
the white P & G soap1—ha!
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student at Nixon Clay Commer-
cial College at Austin.
Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid met at the Par-
ish Hall Wednesday with Mrs.
Victor Nelson and Mrs. Andrew
Stenholm as hostesses.
Mrs. Martin led in devotions
after an opening hymn by the
society. Silent prayer was given
for Mrs. Almquist at this time.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved. Mrs. Martin
Carlson was elected to serve as
treasurer to fill the unexpired
term of Mrs. George Magnuson.
After the business of the Aid was
taken care of a short program
was rendered. The roll was call-
ed after which the group enjoyed
refreshments, consisting of cof-
fee, sandwiches, cookies and cake
Swans Down Instant CAKE MIX A c
Combination DEAL, 1 pkg. Devil’s 4 C
Food, 1 pkg. white, both for---------
that intended to dig potatoes
wasn’t so happy to see this, but it
was grand for the pastures. This
will really bring the clover up
now. I noticed a little up here
and there after the other rain.
Mrs. W. R. Taylor is spending
a few days with her daughter, Mrs
Lois Lundgran and family.
Mrs. W. H. Gage spent last
print prices. Hence the protests
over this latest ECA action by in-
dependent American publishers.
was unable to partake of the
goodies, her daughters had pre-
pared for the special occasion.
September 3rd was also the 33rd
birthday of their oldest son, and
he too, with his parents, were the
recipients of several lovely gifts.
Mrs. Irene Druary and child-
ren also visited with them in the
afternoon.
We wish for them may more
happy days.
Mr. and Mrs. Adell Morgan and
family spent Sunday and Monday
at Waller, Texas, with Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Euel Turner and
part of the family visited in the
were supper guests in the Arthur
Kastner home Saturday evening.
Messrs, and Mesdames Carl
Moden, L. C. Nelson, Martin
Lundgren, Luther Lundgren, C.
P. Morrison, Lee Roy Abraham-
son, Erland Bragg, J. B. Berggren
enjoyed supper with Mr. and Mrs
Lester Nelson of Seguin Friday
evening prior to attending the
Seguin—Elgin football game. Mr.
From California reports are
pouring into Washington of al-
leged profiteering that may set
in motion a full scale investiga-
tion of the California oil indus-
try, which is closely held and
controlled by a few large com-
bines to the virtual exclusion of
indersndsntsansezanememr
While the Department of De-
fense, since the start of the Ko-
rean War, is paying 8% more for
needed supplies, on the West
Coast, the government is paying
54.5% more for fuel oil, 12.4%
more for gasoline, than paid in
April.. a this means independent
business must assume a still
greater tax burden.Mnstesq
#** a8g0g-af
At the same time, a leading
California broker specializing in
oil stocks, released a report stat-
ing prior to Korea the California
oil industry was plagued with a
surplus of heavy,fue oiL
Now, the report states, the
average daily refining .of crude
has jumped from 892 thousand
barrels to 975 thousand barrels;
crude' oil inventories in California •
have dropped 2 million barrels.
# # ★
Next week, we will give you a
factual authentic report on inde-
pendent businessmen’s opinion
on price controls, iesadea.
at Frants chach, Austria, for mod-
ern machinery.
* * *
This company is the only paper
mill in Austria . . . therefore, a
monopoly. Lack of capital over
the years eliminated independent
American paper producers;
eliminated competitive news-
BROTHER OF A. J.
CALDWELL EXPIRES
IN AUSTIN
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Caldwell
were in Austin Sunday to attend
the funeral of Mr. Caldwell s old-
est brother, Bascom H. Caldwell,
74, held at Tarrytown Methodist
Church at 5:00 p. m., with the
Kev. Ted Richardson and Dr. Ed-
mund Heinsohn officiating. .n;
erment was in Austin Memorial
Park under the auspices of WeD
Horville Lodge No. 96 A.F.&A.M
Named as honorarv pallbearer
were Dr. Walter K. Long, the
board of stewards and trustees ot
Tarrytown Methodist Church.
Mr. Caldwell, a life time resi-
dent of Travis County, was a re-
tired farmer and had made his
home in Austin about 30 years
He was a charter member of tne
Tarrytown Methodist Church and
at the time of his passing was
serving on the board of stewards
and trustees. ,
He had been in failing health
sometime but suffered a heart at
tack Wednesday and passed on
Fridav night, in an Austin hospi-
tal. The body rested at Weed
Corley Funeral Home and one
hour preceding the final rites was
moved to the church to lie in
Surviving are his widow, five
daughters. Miss Bess Caldwel
Mrs. Harold Schmidt, Austin; Mrs
L. F. Crooke, Conroe; Mrs. S. L.
Miller, Dallas; Mrs. C. W. Randle,
Cleveland, Ohio; two sons, B-Hu
Jr., Schenectady, N. Y. and Olm
Caldwell, Borger Also three
brothers, A. J. Caldwell, Elgin, A.
H., of Del Valle and Ben, Seattle,
Washington.
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M. E. MEHL BURIED
HERE TUESDAY
Elgin friends of the former
“Gussie” Cottingham of this
place will regret to learn of the
death Monday morning of her
husband, Michael Edward Mehl,
at the family . residence, 2904
Neches, in Austin.
Funeral services were held
from Cook Funeral Home Tues-
day Afternoon at 2:00 P. m. with
the Rev. J. E. Chester officiating. |
The cortege then proceeded to El-
gin cemetery where interment was
made. .
Surviving is the widow, Mrs.
Augusta Mehl, Austin, a sister
of A. B. Cottingham of Elgin.
©National Federation of Independent Business #Eeses-:*
Wednesday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Caldwell were Mrs.
Mike T. Fowler and Mrs Mollie
Jones of Austin; Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Caldwell, daughter, Mrs.
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George Stanley and granddaugh-
ter, Georgia, all of Delvalle and
Mr. Ed Caldwell, Elgin.
Mr. Chas. J. Poth was a Yoakum
visitor Tuesday.
19.75 24.75 29.75
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Congressiofibl decision to do
nothing in an election year to re-
vise corporation taxes upwards
to meet defense needs apparently
dooms all chance of cuts in the
wartime excise taxes. Therefore,
the 20% tax on baby powder;
baby oils, will continue.
♦ * ♦ "Wig,
Says one solon, “my colleagues
feel irritated babies may cry, but
they won’t vote for at least 20
years, while we must avoid irri-
tating big campaign contributors
whose donations are needed now.”
♦ ♦ ♦
Many independent newspaper
publishers, squeezed by mount-
ing newsprint prices and protest-
ing the Marshall Plan gift of
$1,297,000 to Natronzellstaf-und,
Papierfabrik Aktiengesellschaft
MMRS. E. G. PRIEM
Mrs. Emelie Gesch Priem was
born near Berlin, Germany, on
November 27, 1872. She was bap-
aized into the Name of the Fath-
er, Son and Holy Ghost aed. Was
pceived into the communicant
Membership of the Lutheran
Church in Germany by the rite
of confirmation. At the age of
"S she came to America with her
father, the late Edward Gesch
On December 19, 1891, she
ras united in holy wedlock with
John Priem. The Lord blessed
this union with thirteen children,
three of which died in infancy.
Mrs. Priem was a member ot
Immanuel Lutheran Church and
a charter member of Immanuel
Lutheran Ladies Aid. She died
Monday, September 11, 1950, at
7:40 a. m., at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. F. Klattnehof ,
at the age of 77 years, nine
months, and sixteen days.
The deceased is survived by
her husband, John Priem, Sr., and
by ten children: three daughters,
Mrs. W. F. Klattenhoff, Hutto;
Mrs Nels Adams, Round Rock;
Mrs. John Gunn, Austin; seven
sons, J. K. Priem, Pflugerville;
Raul, Hutto; Gus, Round Rock;
Gottlieb, Austin, Richard, Pfu-
gerville; Oscar, Ballinger; and
Peter, Pflugerville.
She is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Bertha Graw, Pfluger-
"ille; and by thirteen grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchildren.
“For the Lord taketh pleasure
in His people;
He will beautify the meek
with salvation.” Ps. 149:4
Funeral services were held Wed-
mesday, September 13, 1950, at
2:00 p. m., Round Rock, Condra
Funeral Home; 2:30 p. m atIm-
manuel Lutheran Church, Pflu-
gerville.
In memory of Mrs. Priem 23.,
50 was given through Memorial
Wreaths to the Lutheran Welfare
Society of Texas.
Apm—ANeAme/-5
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Finch, Mrs. John C. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1950, newspaper, September 21, 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1548928/m1/8/?q=%22Michael+Edward+Mehl%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.