The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1951 Page: 3 of 10
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THE ELGIN COURIER, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1951
Community News
Community News
S. T. Hillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Oilver Berglund
P. N. Steward is very ill.
200 S. Ave. C.
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FRESH FISH EVERY TUESDAY
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Misses Minnie and Eula, Sunday.
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Mrs. Edison Milton was in Aus-
tin on business last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones and
son of Austin spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Alford.
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Eklund vis-
ited Saturday with Mr .and Mrs.
Oscar Carlson.
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen
cently.
Mr.-and Mrs. M. B. Scott and
family of Fort Worth spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son Scott.
Alton Greenhaw of Texas City
spent the week-end here with his
wife and children.
rop visited her mother, Mrs. M.
D: Banks, here recently.
Mrs. Frank Swartz spent Fri-
day night with Mrs. S. T. Hillman
and'Mrs. Stell Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Butler are
the grandparents of a boy born
March 26 in Austin, the son of Mr
g and Mrs. James Carol Butler.
. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Butler spent
Sunday in Austin.
Hadden Stoker spent the week-
end in Houston.
Mrs. Homer. Hudler underwent
surgery at Fleming Memorial Hos-
pital Saturday morning.
Miss Doris Taylor of Austin
'-pent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. Taylor.
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Mrs; Bob Rost is home and able
to be up and about following a re-
cent illness.
Relatives and friends who were
of Llano spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Wilson and son.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hillman and
son Hubert, Mr. and Mrs. Tom-
mie Hillman and children, all of
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and then get behind the wheel
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Mrs. Tom Milton spent the
week-end in Austin with relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zina Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Mann Cooper, all ,
of Smithville, visited in the home
Dennis Atkinson of Austin
spent Sunday with Mrs. Florance
Atkinson.
Guests in the home of Mr. anl
Mrs. Fed Steward Sunday were
Mrs. Molly Harrison, Miss Betty
. Mrs. J. M. Booth of Egypt,
Texas and Mrs. Thad Knittie of
Burton spent Thursday with Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. Ross.
sound your judgment was when
you chose a Pontiac. For, by
that time you’ll have discovered
that this beautiful car is as
carefree as a car can be.
Only the years and the happy
miles will tell you how really
true it is that, Dollar for Dollar
. You Can’t Beat a Pontiac!
The oil industry is better prepared than
ever before in history to supply the country’s
needs for petroleum products. Continuous explor-
ation and development have established- the
necessary reserves, refining capacity has been
increased, transportation facilities . have been
improved and extended.
Operating competitively in free America,
the oil companies have brought U. S. oil resources
/ to a state of readiness not equalled in any other
country.
In the past year, the daily needs of the
American people plus the extra needs of national
defense increased the demand for oil by about
MANDA NEWS
Mrs. George Johnson of Hous-
ton spent the week-end with Mr.
MCDADE
Mrs. Zuma Curtiss and girls of
Houston spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr and Mrs. Tom
Freman.
Helge Carlson and Donald were
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Several families from the Elm
Grove area attended the meeting
at Knobbs School- last week con-
cerning the building of a new
grade school at Lexington.
A concert by the Stamps Friend-
ly City Quartette will be given at
the Manda Community Club meet-
ing Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m.
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ELM GROVE
A family runion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Tur-
ipseed here last week in honor
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turnip-,
seed and sons .spent Sunday at
the.A. L. Turnipseed home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Dungan of
Waco spent the week-end here
with relatives. and also visited Mrs
Homer Hudler.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brownin
had their children home for the
holidays.
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Miss Sturges Speaker
At McDade H. D. Meet
McDADE — (Spl)— The Mc-
Dade Home Demonstration Club
met in the home of Mrs. Alvin
Eschberger on Wednesday, March
21. Miss Lena Sturges, Bastrop
H. D. Agent, gave a talk on lawn
care and the growing of roses.
An Easter theme was carried
out in decorations for the meet-
ing. Mrs. A. Y. Field and Mrs.
H. L. Stagner were in charge of
recreation.
Sandwiches, cake and punch
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Guests in the P. A. Helms home
over the holidays were P. A. and
J. V. Helms and Ralph Jones, all
of the University of Corpus Chris-
ti, /and Mr .and Mrs. D. E. Helms
and daughter, Gale, of Groes-
beck.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stagner
were in Austin Tuesday.
Albert Dungan of Austin spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Dungan.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Donham of
Smithville visited Mr and Mrs.
Wilson Scott Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Koeppe of Paige
spent several days with Mrs. An-
nie Dube recently.
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McDade school last Friday night
by the McDade . P. T. A. Money
raised by the program will be
used for the school lunchroom.
were served to Mesdames L. R.
Hoskins, Dora Kastner, W. G. Tay
lor, A. A. Raschke, T. R. Taylor,
Fort Taylor, C. L. Kunkel, Martin
Wolf, J. V. Dunbar, Henry Wolf,
H. L. Stagner, T. J. Hudler, A. Y.
Field, Charlie Klemm, Albert Ro-
ther; also Misses Edith Rother,
Ruth Hoskins and Lena Sturges.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kunkel of
Elgin visited Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Kunkel Sunday.
The regular business meeting of
the McDade Cemetery Associa-
tion was held Thursday afternoon
at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
S. T. Hillman. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
the WINGto
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They are Drs. Norman Hack;
, erman, H. L. Lochte, R, C. An-
a derson and G. W. Watt.
Chemist To Attend Meet
AUSTIN—Four University of
Texas faculty members will take
part in the American Chemical
Society’s national meeting April
3-12 at Cleveland.
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Mrs. A. C. Allen, Mrs. Ollie
Mundine and children and Mrs. H.
L. Stagner were in Austin Satur-
* day.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Karling’s
guests Sunday were Miss Anna
Karling, Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Hooker and son and Mr. and Mrs.
Dee Waine Kincheloe and son.
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When Texas Rangers rounded
up all the bad men in Junction
City in 1877, there were not
enough men left in Kimble Coun-
ty to make a jury to try them.
P. N. Steward was taken to a
Giddings hospital Monday.
a half-million barrels daily. It was produced at
once. Cars and trucks continued to roll, farmers’
equipment stayed in the fields, industries powered
by oil continued to operate; not an airplane was
grounded, not a ship stayed in port, for lack of
fuel.
Nevertheless, the industry recognizes that
all-out defense preparations will pose many new
problems; that some petroleum products may be
reduced in quality; that some sacrifices may be-
-Come necessary.
But the oil is here; it’s available. You'll
have oil.
Harrison, Beulah Smith, Mrs.
Roberts and daughters, all of iof Doyle Ray Turnipseed, who
Knobbs, and Mr. and Mrs. Win- 1 left for Houston Friday morning
Mrsd Mrs Carl Swenson, Mr and
MrPscar Carlson of West Point,
Mnd Mrs. Carl L. Johnson and
Mar} Lou, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Swanberg and Darlene, Yngve
Carlson and Mr. and Mrs. S. T.
Johnson.
' , are the parents of a baby girl
■born April 1.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Miss Nygard, Miss George, Mrs.
Bertha Rusch, Henry Vorwerk,
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Named Chairman
AUSTIN — Dr. William G.
Wolfe, University of Texas assoc-
iate professor of educatinal psy-
chology, has been named chair-
man of the National Committee
for Teacher Selection in Special
Education.
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tended “The Old Maids Conven-
tion,” a program presented at the
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Christened At Home
COUPLAND —(Spl)— Marvin
Otto, little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Schroeder, was christened
Sunday afternoon in the home of
his parents by Rev. Robert Mohr.
Sponsors were Miss Lorene
George, Miss Ruth Samuelson and
Erwin Czimsky.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schroeder
served supper to the following:
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Schroeder and
Elton, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Roehr and daughter, Rev. and
Mrs. Mohr, Miss Ruth Samuelson,
Erwin Czimsky, Mr .and Mrs. Her-
man George and son.
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Mrs. Spiegelhauer
Is Club Hostess
COUPLAND— (Spl) — Wed-
nesday afternoon Mrs. O. H.
Spiegelhauer entertained the
members of the Sewing Club at
her home. Sh was assisted in
serving by her daughter, Mrs. O.
F. Ging.
Members and guests present
were Mrs. Herman Ging, Mrs. Gus
Etzel, Mrs. Augusta Kruger, Mrs
A. M. Pfluger, Mrs. Otto Reeder,
Mrs. Robert Mohr, Mrs. Gloria
Langley and Donna, Mrs. O. F.
Ging and Misses Lydia Etzel and
Gwen Ging.
Mrs. Silas McCandles and chil-
dren of Austin are here for sev-
eral days to be with her mother,
Mrs. Homer Hudler.
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McMillion, Bonner. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1951, newspaper, April 5, 1951; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1548955/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.