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ELGIN COURIER, ELGIN, TEXAS
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ELGIN
AREA
NEIGHBORHOOD
NEWS
i
of the
OFlemings.
He is a brother-in-
law of Walter Scott.
here also attended the funera
He was 55
for him Sunday.
cF
WT5
En
of San Antonio visited Mr. and
)
Martens. The evenings
JOE PARR
4
O'Connor's in 65th Year
Elgin
Fall Clearance Sale
1957 Kelvinator Appliances
Refrigerators—Washers
P t
Ranges
4
f :
WAS
$ d
$
$549.00
$249.00
279.00
$229.00
i
’209.00
’269.00
’209.00
’269.00
’199.00
6
E. H. O’Connor Furniture
-Quality at Prices You Can Afford-
*
GASTOONS
Mrs.
Clara
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Davis, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carrington,
The
here
Automatic Washer, Deluxe Twin
Cycle, Hot, Warm, Cold Water
Control.
NOW
’395.00
Mrs.
Also
visited
Thurs.
Lawhon.
Miss
Gulf Service
Phone AT 5-9306
11 cu. ft. Refrigerator, Deluxe 52
pound Freezer Chest
Dunkin and son in Aust..’ over
the weekend.
yea s
OOctober 17, 1957
Two-Door 13 cu. ft. Refrigerator with
85 lb. Zero-Zone Freezer
Automatic D efrost
know i in McDade.
AsAFEI Y PROGRAM ATMcDADE
A Safety Program will be
279.00
----By---
JOE PARR
1)
M< McDADE NEWS
g By Mrs. Sam Dungan
OCT. 16“
"Goodness... is it time to start
k g back to work already?"
We keep well informed on the
All prices I include "Trade-In"
in usable condition
Edison Milton Sunday.
Darrel Behrend of Austin
of’ another good friend and
relative, Bill Frost, of Elgin.
O Funeral services were also held
(
A
John’s Clinic at Taylor for 2 Richland Church will observe
days and he has returned back "World Community Day" with
home, reported doing fine. a service on Friday night, Nov.
Ewald Weiss, Jr. took sick 1, at 7:30 p.m. to which all
Tuesday and was taken to an neighboring churches are in-
1 cu. ft. Refrigerator, Delux Automatic $4C AA
Defrost, 52 lb. freezer chest OIz.VV
The store also carries a line
of paints, window shades and
stocks a complete line of
Venetian blinds.
The O’Connor store handles
only nationally advertised
lines of merchandise. Quality
Melvin Murphy, Mrs.
11 cu. ft. Refrigerator, Deluxe 52
pound Freezer Chest
latest news about BETTER
SERVICE... and GIVE it!
Naomi Lawhon and
visited Mr. and Mrs. Bishop
them for a while. Mr.
old. Both
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Fifteen ladies of the con- children of Kerrville returned
Gordon Wolf at Mt. Pleasant. gregation spent Thursday morn- home Wednesday after visiting
Mr. Gene Nash is under ing at the Lutheran parsonage with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
treatment in the Bastrop hos- cleaning house and the yards. E. L. Fuchs.
pital. He is still in the hos- The Junior Mission Band will -AAN Nc-y NEvIc
pital but is reported some better., meet Saturday morning at the
Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Dungan church basement. BY Mrs H A< Campbel
spent the weekend in the home Mrs. Edwin Zreet and son, COON NECK OCT. - 15-57-
ofMrs. n ’ Dungan and sons. Allan Wayne, came home We do thank the Lord for the
Mrs. Otto Ehlo visited her from St. Davids Hospital, in e inches of rain we have re-
sister at the Brickyard and got Austin> Monday morning, beiled since sat. night, and
acquainted with her new niece, Mrs. B.O. Doerfler, who has it is stili raining. Ihope no
t e Past “6 " been a patient at Seton Hospi- one is complaining about the
--------------- . . ............ ..----— rain as it was dry so long.
Very glad to report Ma Sandi-
fer who has been suffering with
hayfever for some time is much
better.
Miss Mary Ellen Barton spent
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Lathem
Main St.
4 w
night with Naomi
O'Connor Furniture
Electric Range, 40” Deluxe -
Fully Automatic
sad news was received wish
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ximmmiaammei
■!SI
■IB
immimuimi
held in McDade Tues. Oct.
22nd at 7:30 p. m. at the
$08‘,-a
SEBVICE s‘55
Elizabeth Stockton spent Fri.
night with Bonnie and Judy
Milam.
Fri. night Mr. R. S. Milam
and daughters, Bonnie and
Judy, and Naomi Lawhon,
Elizabeth Stockton and Gloria
Matthews attended "Youths"
Service at Rev. Mildred Wicks
in Austin.
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Joy
Matthews and daughter Gloria,
Mr. and Mrs. Gebhardt and
children, and Bonnie Milam, BY C A Nelson
Naomi Lawhon, arid Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Campbell sang for The
the folks at the Balch Rest Company of Elgin may not
Homes No. 1 and 2, in Elgin, compete with furniture stores
We are glad to have had this in the larger cities in quanity
opportunity to bring a ray of but they do surpass many ofthe
sunshine to these dear ones, big-city stores in qua ity. ds is their slogan.
They seem to enjoy the songs The 0 C onnorstore.was §Joseph O’Connor says by
and look forward to our com- founded in 1894 by homa handling only nationally ad-
ing each Sunday afternoon, 0 Connor, and is now under the vertised merchandise of high
and we do thank Mrs. Balch, management o , g u the store sales are ex-
who allows us to enjoy this O Connor,,and a gran son, an ever increasing
service for the Lord. Joseph ° Connor, the son of Pade area. Many sales are
We are very glad to report tmgoracompet, made to persons living in
that Bro. Allen Hobbs has The.store ca 15s a P Austin and Taylor. These
returned from Yakima, Wash- tineroffurvitur aP P1 iancestand checked quality
ington, where he has been for ,coyerng aAmemhe and prices in the cities and
the past few months. He h v appliances sold by found that they could buy at
composed a couple of good 5 V PP - O’Connor's in Elgin and get
songs while he was gone, which Ken, denartment the same quality lines at
he sang for us last Tuesday -he appliance department
. kt t .. o p- 101, carries the Kelvenator line in lower price-.
night at service. Bro. Hobbs refrigerators and Joseph O'Connor is a young
will be preachingat the church 8 ’ " business man of 35 years. He
here tonight and he will be pp n “g ‘ . has the foresightedness of youth
here" to conduct our Song Onesofthesoutstanding.furni and the business push thn^lU
Service .next Tuesday night,, ture specials that is earned
Oct. 22nd. We invite all jo by O'Connor is the maple line expand with the i .
come and take a part in these of matching styles for the He is married to the forme
community singings. If you complete home. They speci- Marian Taylor of Galveston,
play an instrument, bring it alize in the Colony Arts, Kling For relaxation the couple enjoy
with you, and help to make it and Old Mansion lines of a quiet evening at home reading
a good success. maple furniture. or watching television.
?
JOSEPH O’CONNOR
I McDade school. It will be Mrs. Walter Kastner has gone tal, returned home Sunday. RICHLAND NEWS night at the home of her par-
sponsored by the 4-H Club, o Houston for a few days. Miss Oleen Teer was com- By Mrs. Gus Heine ents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
A highway patrolman will be The singing at the McDadf plimented ’ with a Birthday HELD BARBECUE SUPPER Klatzerrsmmeswerseplayed
here and any questions you Church of Christ was attended Party at the home of her members sitnAY d"nn^
vou A film on Safety will towns attended. freshments were served to: g,., .41 v '"iommhtn were hosts for a dinner at their
Several also' be shown. The public is Mr. and Mrs. A. DeGlandon Misses Darleen Kerlin, Sharon ,8". home in Austin Sunday. The
from here attended his funeral cordially invited to be present visited at the bedside of their and Linda Wolff, Susie Israel, esi -o “ occasion was to celebrate Mr.
in Rockdale Saturday. He was and learn about Safety, free, son-in-law, Harvey Allen, Donna Kuempel, Fayrene , h ld ,h 125 Vorwerk s, birthday, whose
070 years old. Several from There will be no charges for who is in Elgin Hospital for Wieland. Sandra Scheller, ”““8 ™ ““'ceod Natal day is Thursday, Oct. 17.
the Droeram. treatment of injuries received Doris Hodde, Irene Pokorny, P Y . 8 .. , Present were Mr. and Mrs.
te P°8-"2 j 7 program committee. High Herman Felder, Mr. and Mrs
Mrs Jo Dunbar, Mrs. A. Y, while working on his car re- Brenda Stewart, Cynthia Hebbe, , 1 A. 1. s“
MnS• ju . r , 6 I .1 D c u a prize was won by Mrs. Otto Herbert A. Kerlin. Mr and
Field and Mrs. Ray Crawford cently. Dorothy Berrong, Sarah Ann Vorwerk and low prize w»s Mrs. Douglas Allen, Lute and
visited at the bedside o Mrs PFLUGERVILLE NEWS Teer, Ima Pfluger Lynette won by Miss Adele Hodde, Roy Allen; Mr. and Mr“ Edgar
Will Gillaspy, who is tn o n s MVtle Teer ieer, ernagene e e, ora names were drawn for the Vorwerk Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
were well Hospital in Taylor, recovering Pfluger and Regina Arend. for the ex- Vorwerk, tennr."Gamann
from an operation. OCT. 16- Gary Pemberton, Joe Weiss, , f ’ uu \
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Mundine Sunday, Oct. 20th at 7:.0 Willard and Lloyd Hebbe. 1har86 8-1t Lp A Mary Ann. , }
Jr. and family of Lexington p. m., Immanuel Lutheran Also Mesdames Herman Arena, ATTEN Mr. and FS’ Clarence Mel-
visited Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Congregation is planning a Willie Gebert and Eugene A) , , v , , , ber are enjoying a trip to
... ' 15 6 . . 5. „ .. 6 Mesdames John Koch, Reuben different points in Wyoming
Mundine. welcome party and a pantry Hebbe. „ , A.. AT1, P, ... ".-8*
Curtis Alford of Austin spent shower for Pastor and Mrs. Quite a few cases of the "Flu" Vorwer ■ ° ’ A ansas an issouri, also
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hill. Everyone is are reported in this vicinity. Stegere, wal eiss, r.: . n visiting wit some friends.
Jack Alford, invited to at^hd. 7 Several teachers were absent Vorwerk Robert WKte Chns - BAZAAR IN RICHLAND SET
Well, we sure have had a Calling -t the E. L. Fuchs at the public school the past ian Jan e and US eineat A bazaar will be held at the
good rain, and is still raining, home on Tuesday night to week. tene ed the Momen S D U Richland Community Hall on
Julius Kastner, Mrs. Zuma help Mr. Fuchs celebrate his The PTA held its regular all or S OP ° Brazos egion Oct. 25th, at 7:00 p.m. spon-
Curtis and daughter, all of birthday were: meeting Thursday night at the of exas yno which was -rd sored by the Richland Herman
Houston, visited relatives here Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bohls school cafeteria with Mrs. Thursday at, Fai Unite Sons. Useful articleswill be
,‘p □ t r- , 11 j. , i Church of Christ at Bryan, for sale and there will also be
over the weekend. Miss Blan- and family, Eugene Hebbe presiding. Fol- _ 1 .1 . . , A De
che Freeman planned to go Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, lowing a short business meeting Tenas. „ e, theme Was e re reshments. You are invited
back with them. Mrs. Dudley Johnson and refreshments were served by: Believe and the guest speaker to come out and have a good
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dungan children and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wieland . Was, rs. ; ’ ehr 1 0 time.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fuchs, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fuchs, Webster Groves .Missouri. WOMEN’S GUILD TO OBSERVE
1 j xx r. u 11 j xx r d 11 Little Charles Petrich was on WORLD COMMUNITY DAY
Mrs. and Mrs. Eugene Hebbe, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bohls, . . , . . . . VA.
xx ,, rx r. li xx j xx I.. the sick list and remained in The Womens Guild of the
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bohls, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuchs, c- —15
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fuchs,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bohls,
Mr. , and Mrs. F. J. Bohls,
Mr. and Mrs. Adlai Fuchs,
Misses Elda and Ima Pfluger entertainment was dominoes. ,
and Mrs. Darrel Behrend spent and Henry G. Pfluger. Mrs. Dudley Johnson and ustin ospital, . a vited. They will collect
1 ° - 1 Mrs. Alfred Hees, Patti and "Parcels for Peace which may
Cheryl spent Thursday in Tay- consist of all types of warm
lor With her sister, Mrs. Ear- clothing yardage of denim for
hart Paseman. work clothes, household linens,
MISS ERNA KLOTZ BIRTHDAY materials, blankets, full size
HONOREE and childrens. Children may
Miss Erna Klotz was the bring clothes for boys and girls
birthday honoree Thursday in other lands.
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Bredlow, Robert L. & Finch, Lena. Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1957, newspaper, October 17, 1957; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1562315/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.