The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1953 Page: 7 of 26
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‘ 7.A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
‘ A Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, July 23, 1953
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THE ROAD RUMMER.
, By HAMILTON WRIGHT
Rains Have Come, the Terrapins
Are Crawling and Business is Good
EXCEPTIONAL SAVINGS NOW!
yfair Miner
No. 3 Jeff
suner‘car.
■ west.
Inaled for ■
of 144 bar-
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from open
1 120 pounds
400. Gas-oil
pletion was
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ar elevation
from south
last lines of
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COLIN KELLY III AT SCOUT JAMBOREE — Thirteen-
year-old Colin P. (Corky) Kelly III, aon of a World War II
hero who lost his life as he bombed a Japanese battleship,
counts the merit badges he’s been trading at the National
Scout Jamboree in California. Young Kelly, recommended
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for appointment to
West Point in 1956, is one of 45,000 young outdoorsmen at
the encampment. Trading hedged and souvenirs is one of
the favorite pastimes. Colin belongs to a Chester, Pa.,
Scout troop. (AP Wirephoto)
hi
Taft to Leave Soon
For Washington
treatment for a hip ailment
July 4 and underwent — explora-
tory operation involving an incls-
ton in the abdominal wall July 1.
Forced Feeding
In France, some geese are fed
by forcing feed through a funnel
in the birds mouth. Such forcible
feeding enlarges the fowl’s liver
NEW YORK, July 22 W—New
York Hospital reported Wednesday
that Sen. Robert A Taft (R-Ohio)
expects to return to Washington
next Wednesday.
“Sen. Taft’s progress continues
to be satisfactory,” the hospital
bulletin said. “Some stitches were
removed today.”
Taft entered the hospital for for use as pate de fole gras
HASKELL, July 2. — On our
way up to Haskell from Abilene
The Road Runner counted five
healthy terrapins crawling up MU
—the best sign in the world in
dry weather of impending rain,
and a Mod sign after a rain that
tha fields have baan anahad. Un-
fortunately we counted eight or
ten of the erawlers “squashed”
by automobiles. Some poor auto
fools take a delight la running
over them just to see them crush-
ed on the road, when they should
realize they are our weather pro-
phets. Incidentally, we’ve seen
more terrapins in the last three
weeks than for the last three years,
when the drought was so severe. In
fact, we never sow any along the
roadsides
On Tuesday, July 21, two days
after the deluge rains about Stam-
ford, we saw fields south of that
city still shallow lakes, with water
still pouring out of them into the
highway borrow pits. Cotton stood
out of the lakes, looked healthy
and evidently will make fine crops,
where U. 8. 277 crosses California
Creek, south of Stamford, we saw
signs of how high the water got,
overflowing low banka. Back in
1920s we once saw California creek
—arty a mile wide and train ser-
vice on the FW&D railroad dis-
rupted. Good times have come
again!
Haskell has had about 6.61 inches
of rain during the recentt rata
spells. The last rains registered
4.15 inches, according to Alonzo
Pate, editor of the Haskell Free-
Press. “There is not an earthen
tank on farms and ranches hi
Haskell county that is not full,”
Fate told us. We learned also that
Swenson Ranch near Haskell has
the biggest stock water supply la
many years. .
John Couch, former mayor and
manager of a large lumber con-
paay here, says the goose hangs
high since the rains. He owns sev-
eral farms in Crosby and Floyd
county that he was afraid would
not be revenue producers this
year. “I’ve already realized on
them," he said gleefully.
Austin Coburn, Haskell County
tax assessor - collector, who was
kind enough to furnish us a type-
writer to write this and a cool spot
to write in, says Haskell residents
did not let the long drought pre-
vent their paying their taxes. He
estimates that about M percent
of the assessments were paid off
without a murmur as the brassy
sun shone down on parched acres.
“We have very little delinquent
taxes on the books," he said.
we had a long chat with John
Crawford, old timer in these parts.
He has an office just east of the
postoffice. Crawford, who ones
lived la Callahan County and later
a few miles west of present Stam-
ford, related some of his boyhood
day experiences in the Cross Plains
Country. His mother, 98, is in a
hospital tors. Crewford was re-
joicing over heavy rains which fell
— his farm east of Fort Phantom
HU1 Lake near Hamby. The pre-
vious rains had passed his 1—d
by. His feed was just up when the
rains came.
Mrs. Iva Palmer, Haskell Coun-
ty school superintendent, told us
that the new school plant at Paint
Creek, costing around $70,000,
should be completed in about three
months. She said that moet of the
rural schools of the county had
their full roster of teachers for the
1953-54 term. However, O'Brien to
yet to employ a superintendent.
The man who had been elected
to the place could not take it
because his former school would
not release Ms contract.
Since the big rains over the
ar— Hasten courthouse square
puta — the appearance of a eir-
cus town, with big crowds of
farmer folk coming in. All business
houses thronged with shoppers and
drug store fountains were selling
high - priced malted milks — a
sign of posperity on the way.
American automobile drivers
burn enough gasoline over a tell-
day week-end this year to fill 35
fully laden, average-size tank ships,
according to the National Federa-
tion of Shipping.
Don’t fail to shop Penney's big Mid-Summer Clearance going on all this week -- new
price reductions every day!! We MUST make room for loads of new fall merchandise roll-
ing in every day — so we're repricing hundreds of items throughout the store for quick
clearance, shop Penney's every chance you get this yeek for new reductions — this is your
opportunity to save real dollars — don’t miss it!
P. S.: And while you're in the store, take a look at some of the new and exciting fall mer-
chandise throughout the store.
SHOP OUR BARGAIN TABLES ON THE SECOND FLOOR!
HUNDREDS OF ITEMS ON THIS FLOOR HAVE BEEN MARKED DOWN AND GROUPED INTO ONE BARGAIN
PRICE TO SELL QUICKLY!
SAVE!
Table 1.
SAVE!
Table 2.
MET
EX
2
Pin
.. those HEAVENLY CARPETS
by Lee’s ...« A. B. BARROW’S
Long wearing, deep warm txtur-ee
it’s carved effect is woven from, long wear-
ing, regular yers in pure imported wool—
Beautiful - twist cotton
CARPE
=====
Interlude 4 4 sq. Ya.
100 Installed
With Padding
Installed for
Only
5
Sq. Yd.
Four luscious colors: Beig e. Rose Beige - Green - Grey
Clipped-Deep Pile Just Arrived-Green, Grey, Beige
Cotton Carpet
Installed in Your Hi
I. BARROW
95
Sq. Yd.
Largest In West Texas
Infants' Wear
# TODDLERS’ SUNDRESSES
• TODDLERS’ SUNSUITS
• LITTLE BOY’S SWIM TRUNKS
• INFANTS’ CAPS AND BONNETS
e TODDLERS’ BOXER SHORTS
# MANY OTHER ITEMS
WOMEN'S AND GIRL'S
Sportswear
e TERRY CLOTH HALTERS
e GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S SHORTS
• GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S HALTERS
• GIRLS’ AND WOMEN'S MIDRIFFS
• GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S BRAS
e MANY OTHER ITEMS ____
YOUR
CHOICE-
YOUR
CHOICE-
SAVE!
Table 3.
SAVE!
Table 4.
TODDLERS' AND GIRLS'
SPORTS WEAR
• NYLON AND RAYON SUNSUITS
• SEERSUCKER SMARTALLS
• DIAPER JEANS ____
• LITTLE GIRLS’ SWIMSUITS
# GIRLS’ TERRY CLOTH SHIRTS
• LITTLE GIRLS’ SHORTS
S 100
YOUR
CHOICE-
SAVE!
EA..
Table 5.
WOMEN'S
SPORTS WEAR
• DENIM CHAMBRAY SPORT JACKETS
• BLOUSE AND SHORT SETS
• MIDRIFF AND SHORT SETS IN SEER-
SUCKER—OTHERS IN DENIM
• CHAMBRAY
• EMBOSSED COTTON FLY-A-WAY
JACKETS
• TERRY CLOTH JACKETS
• WOMEN’S SHORTS
YOUR $6)00
CHOICE- a „
MAIN FLOOR REDUCTIONS;
Men’s Dress Shirts...................$1.50
Men’s Sport Shirts ...............$2.00
Men’s Sport Coats $8 and $12
Men’s Nylon Sport Shirts (White Only) ...$3.00
Men’s Pajamas .........$3.00
Men’s Bathing Trunks...............$2.00
Men’s Straw Hats ................$1.44
Women’s Batiste Gowns .............$1.44
Women’s Royon Gowns .............$2.00
Women’s Handbags ......$1-$2-$3
Women’s Adonne Penties........50c
Large Group of Women’s and Girle $544
Summer Shoes ...........A pr.
Large Group of Women’s and Girls’
Summer Shoes .........
$ 3 44
u pr.
WOMEN’S, GIRLS’ AND TODDLERS
SPORTS WEAR
• WOMEN’S EXTRA SIZE SHORTS
• TODDLERS’ PLAY SETS
• WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ SHORTS
• BRAS. HALTER, MIDRIFFS
• MANY OTHER ITEMS
$150
YOUR 1
CHOICE- |
MM 4| Table 6.
WOMEN'S
SPORTS WEAR
• WOMEN’S 3-PIECE CABANA SETS
• WOMEN’S 3-PIECE SEERSUCKER SETS
• DENIM CHAMBRAY JACKETS
• TOPSAIL SPORT JACKETS
e TERRY CLOTH BEACH JACKETS
e SWIMSUITS
ind
OTHER 2nd FLOOR REDUCTIONS!
Infants’ Dresses ....
Girls’Skirts
Sub-Teen Girls’ Dresses ...
Women’s Blouses .......
Women’s Blouses .......
Women’s Dresses ......
Women’s Terry Cloth Robes
Girls’ Sun Suits .........
Girls’ Pajamas..........
Girls’Dresses
. $1 and $2
.. $2 and $3
$2 and $3
$1 and $1.50
. . $2 and $3
......$3.88
.......$5.00
......$1.50
$1 and $1.50
33.00
ON THE BALCONY!
500 Yards of
Summer Fabrics
50*,<
700 Yards of
REMNANTS
DRASTICALLY REDUCED!
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1953, newspaper, July 23, 1953; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1652449/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.