The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1937 Page: 3 of 8
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THE MATAGORDA COL NTY TRIBE NF. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937
STARTING EASTER SUNDAY AT
THE FREL’S STATE THEATRE
LIFE BEGINS WITH LOVE
and so I'll take the chance. Two
J days will be spent with the Good-
I man family and I will go out with
C. W. and prowi about and may-
1 be do some yowling, depends on
what we drink. Thursday morn-
| ing I’ll be at the beautiful S. P.
station to meet my wonderful
[daughter, Mary Louise, and that
' night we will return to the home
nest for a three day's vacation.
Planning for this as I sit in the
rumble seat is just the same as
planning for ’round the world
trip. I have been a rube so long
that 1 fear I will hardly know
how to behave when in the city.
and it enables me to make a com-
plete report.
Early morning callers on Satur-
EL MATON DEM CLUB
“A well drained, sunny spot full
in the spring dig and pulverize herbs to grow for tea. Then good sandwich filling,
the soil to a depth of a foot Then there peppermint, wintergreen, The hostess served
smooth it and plant the seeds in catnip, rosemary and lemon balm.” and scrambled egg
day at about 7:30, were Mr. and | of sandy soil is an ideal place for [short rows. "Beware of a lavish hand
Parsley, sage, dill, sweet mar- ing herbs,” quoted Mrs. Alfred to
Mrs. Clifford Ash, and we had a a herb garden," said Mrs. Frank
pleasant top of the morning visit. Marek, when giving a demonstra-
tion on “How to Grow Herbs"
I notice that the linetype man
in setting up Torre’ Vista, spells her home March 19.
it wrong so that interpreted, it Herbs are easy to raise.
means land view in English,
whereas the correct name is Torre' 1
Vista, spelled T-O-R-R-E’ VISTA.'
accent on the last sylable. This I
means "Tower View" and is the'
old time name of the Hurd home
It is now open for the pleasure
and entertainm nt of those who
I shall look at every eop with desire pleasant surroundings and
tear of being pinched for a rack-joyful vacations. Come down any
eteer kidnapper or booze runner. I time and visit at Torre' Vista.
1 shall mak little noise for tear Tower View right on the bay 1
| of attracting attention. I hope the shore with excellent flounder
| miserable wretch will not attempt ground, fishing, oysters, boating.
any iny business that will in-
I am sort to i< port that our
volve me, for if she does, I’ll just girls made little impression on the
, let her go to the bastile alone. I judges at the County Meet and
j Well, anyway, it’s nice to sit in
the back rumble in the dust mak-
ling plans for a vacation.
I have little love for unions.
The nation is fed up on unions
i but here in Collegeport is a un-
ion of women who meet from
obtained no scalps Too bad, but
we still have the girls and will
try again.
Everyone shares the grief of the
stricken parents at New London.
One of th most awful tragedies
Early |
ches
seasoned with onion and parsley
Mesdames H Christensen,
joram, borage, mint, anise, basil Kopecky in discussing herbs in George Nelson, O. F. Havlik, Al-
fred Kopecky, Sterling Landers,
Chopped chives mixed with C. O. Legg. Joe Lucas, E. A. Sliva
poppy seed and coriander are us-
salads and sandwiches.
| ed in cooking.
“Camomile heads the list of cream or cottage cheese makes a and J. K. Novosad
ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO GET READY
Better
Values
at
Rosenzweig’s
Something
New
Every
Day
A
the continent has ever witnessed,
time to time and have a sit down Nearly five hundred innocents
strike. This union m t Thursday stricken with death without a
with the Nelsons. I don't know chance for escape. One of the 1
much about it, but I am sure they teachers was a young man from I
had a religious service as usual j the A. & M graduate school well
vaa D i u „ , . and a big feed. 1 was not invit-known by Mary Louise. A fine
Virginia Brue and Melvyn Douglts make a delightful pic-ed, so know little. I know that young man with a brilliant future
ture above . . , and also make a delightful picture of "Wo- always when this union meets
men of Glamour," showing Sunday \d Monday at the State with Mesdames Hurd or Liggett,
Theatre, in which they play the featured roles. Their sup- I
porting cast includes Reginald Denny, Pert Kelton, Leona to sleep that night for
Marihle and Thurston Hall.
before him. Why these terrible
Betty Rugeley Is
Winner In Poetry
And we'll be happy in many way:
GIRL FROM VAN VLECK IS
MAILED HOUSTON POST
PRIZE OF $1.00
Betty Rug ley is this week
winner of The Houston Junior
Post poem award. Betty wrote
a lovely poem on the months of
the year. Betty live in Van
Vleck. Texas, and will be mailed
$1.00 for Tier Ini' poem.
Here is Betty’s poem:
"MONTHS"
January bring us ice.
And we can skate so nice.
February brings us valentine
And Juanita Mae Clark hi nine.
March brings us much breeze
And makes us sneeze.
April brings us howers
And pretty gay flower .
May brings us May day.
And we can have . playday.
June biings us summer weather
And we can go sw imming together
July brings us the Fourth so great.
When we all cel brate.
August Is the last month of pl y
Then to school the next day.
September school will start
And we won't be apart.
October brings spooky Hallowe’en,
When the witches and black ( 1
may be seen.
November brings Thanksgivi
And we are glad we are livi
December brings Christmas d ys
EASTER
Naturally you'll want to look your best for
Easter — and the "dress up" season comes so
early this year it can easily slip upon you So,
do your shopping now and have everything ready
to join the parade of well dressed people on Easter
morning..
Everything is ready at Rosenzweig's. New
things in every department, and as always —
everything is reasonably priced.
GET YOUR
SPRING SUIT
DRESSES
IN TIME FOR
things come to us no one knows.
I have a sit-in. 1 sobbed myself but it appears to be God's way
I did want to take to His arms many of 0U1
some of Mrs. Holsworth’s golden innocents. Let us ask God to
biscuits floating in chicken gravy, comfort and care tor those who
Mrs. Liggett’s apple pie and those are ]pft on this sad Palm Sunday,
famous Carrie Nelson noodles. I read in the papers that the
The NEWEST of the NEW
EASTER
.....,..... read in the papers that the
Van Vleck, Texas Soon, between my sobs and break- Humble, Texas and Sinclair Oil
ing heart, I slept and awoke in Corporations have voted higher
ars old and in the third the morning to fill my tummy with I wages and shorter hours and that
pup I of Mrs Etta Mae buckwheat cakes. Oh boy! My I feel is good until I find my end
honey wretch sure can bake ’em, I of the stick. Same day I bought
and so I forgot the trouble of the
night before. This union is known
as The King's Daughters, and it
a regular sit down union. Sitting
: down to one of their feeds is a
BETTY RUGELEY
Note: Mi Hetty Rugeley, who
Bake
THOUGHTS
FROM THE RUMBLE SEAT
a barrel of kerosene for wh'ch
I had for several years been pay-
ing eight and one-half cents per
gallon, but with this delivery it
cost me nine cents. A half cent
Your Easter frock need not be expen-
sive to be clever and attractive. In fact
our moderate priced lines are just full of
good looking styles in prints, solids and
darker solid shades.
Fine selections at —
happy event for me.
We have so many oil wells sur-
rounding us that they are a dog-
" " ' mind there is a doubt if gone nuisance. Oil wells to the
any place on earth can b found north, east, south and west, but
a better place from which to plan none on our place. One is so
• Tanfrom rumble seat. Tucked near its grumble, groaning, growl-
cone out of sight of ing, grinding, shooting keeps us| We look on accounts of the Va-
" 1 " 1 " P yinS eyes can-awake all night and the miserable
not " out of hrins 1 ears, wretch, unable to get any sub-
Ci cannot hear out 01 stantial shut-eye, fixes up a mid-
hcaring of meddling voice where night lunch and after eating it
meddlins voices may not meddle, gives a few purrs like a content-
erctore cuddling down in this d cat, curls up and sleeps while
r 8 side not I listen to the grumble. I the land so thoroughly that he
0 Leases are being picked up, may snap his fingers and stop oll
Tor the 1 . 9 ' n some at good money. I don't care j industry, it is time for the people
no a for money, for I sold my last to “Stop—Look—Listen."
r ueiday, Apr 20, and ar cow the other day and am now I
le in Houston the same night, ready to make the first payment
, i not pinched as 1 leave a in a Packard or Elite.
the ti ", 1 be the gue t of th One more week and the oyster;
Goodman’s, the goodfellows who season is over. Thanks to Mr.
abide at 519 Colquit. Wednesday Sutton, us Homecrofters have en-
, I."“"1 around Houston with joyed big, fat, luscious oysters
1 + watch the street cars and each week during the season,
traffic, co a few policemen, may- I have just heard that to the
be put my feet on a brass rail Fred Law family there has come
and cut some other didoes such a son. A boy to carry the Law |
as ' rube from the country gen- name and fame down another
erally trie when in a city. That generation. I, therefore, send my
evening I’ll be the guest of my warmest congratulations to the
Soo J' nd Jack and ' \ e Mar- new papa and mama and the hope 1
" It may be dinn i supper that this boy will grow up to be
or lunch. fol 1 don’t know just a pride and comfort. Greetings
what ' i now called, but it may to you, mama. Greetings to you. I
be a snack, but with it will be papa. No sooner had I written
two cans which Jack has prom-the above than the mail brought
ised ' will provide. don’t me a communication signed Fred
know what will be in the cans, Robbins Law, Jr. He knew that
but ' 1 v told me that 11 1 emp- I would write about his coming
1 "' would not have to and he wanted me to have the
US aspirin, alka seltzer or B. C facts. His name is Fred Robbins
By Harry Austin Clapp.
advance means twenty seven cents
on a barrel. It is my bet that
this halt-cent advance will pay
all the advanced wages and leave
the companies a nice profit. It
is just the old, old story that the
consumer pays and pays and pays
rious food, fruit, truck rackets in
the big cities, but this labor rack-
et is the biggest, most dangerous
thing that confronts the American
| people this day. When one man
I can so organize the workers of
Farmers To Have
Meeting At Pledger
Friday Night
Farmers of the Pledger section
! will hold a meeting at the school
house at Pledger Friday night.
County Agent F. O. Montague will
conduct the meeting and Edwin
Hawes, Jr. of Wharton will be
the principal speaker. All farm-
ers and wives are urged to at-
tend.
W.
CVSNSNAXISSIMKNFRMAZ
O11 BURBIN G * * *
Law, Jr. He arrived on March
17. 1937, and weighs eight pounds
and twelve ounces. I sure appre-
ciate your thoughtfulness Fred,i ■
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ten dollars a year! Perishable foods kept
safe and appetizing, all through the hot-
test weather,w ithout elec tric ity,w ithout
connections of any kind, without those
miles of steps to cellar, cave or well.
The remarkable economy of this oil
burning refrigerator is due to the ex-
clusive Super Condenser top and the
specially de signed burners which go
out automatically after doing their
day’s work in only two hours. There
is no constant fame.
The SUPERFEX Oil Burning Refrig-
erator is made by Perfection Stove
Company, scientifically designed for
permant nt sat is. Sc t ion. I he refriger-
ating unit is both air and water cooled,
yet needs no running w ater. It has been
proved by nine years of satisfactory
service in thousands of farm homes.
IF ( offer yoN a free demonstration in
your own kite be 1.
New 1937
PHILCO
MODEL 10X* with
AUTOMATIC
TUNihG
$4 $5 $6
and $8
PASTEL SHARKSKIN
SUITS
Brand new suits of the
new Sharkskin weave in
pink, eggshell, green and
| white. Long and short
| sleeves, and most styles are
l priced at only
New MILLINERY
New straws, new felts. Tables full of
the best looking styles you'll see this
Spring. Including the well known screen
mode hats.
$1.00 to $5.00
KIDDIES EASTER DRESSES
Sizes and Styles for All Ages From
One to Sixteen
Including Shirley Temple
styles — a fine new assort-
ment to show you now in taf-
fetas, organdies, dotted Swiss
and prints. Also in the small
sizes, Little Brother Suits to
* match many of the little
Po dresses. Just the dress your
72% little girl will love for Easter.
$1.00 to
LITTLE GIRLS’
$4.00
Walker- Matchett
Bay City,
. Texas
• Automatic Tun-
ing
• Foreign Tuning
System
• Color Dial
• 3 Tuning Ranges
• Inclined Sound-
ing Board
• Concert Grand
Electro-Dyna-
mic Speaker
• 3 - Point Tone
< Control
• Automatic
Volume (Control
• Many other 1937
features
Here’s one of the greatest dollar-
for-dollar values of the year—a
new 1937 Philco with Automatic
Tuning and many other exclusive
Philco feitures—now available
for a surprisingly low down pay-
ment! Come into our store and
ask for a free demonstration of
Automatic Tuning ... of colorful
foreign reception, too. There's
no obligation. See for yourself
how modern radio can be!
+Sold only with Philco High-E ficieney Aerial
to insure greatest foreign rec eption.
EASTER BONNETS
Leghorn straws, nets, organdies,
piques and silks. Velvet trims, lace and
ruffle trims. A large table full to choose
from in two popular prices.
59C and
$1.00
Mark of Quality
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PRODUCT OF PERFECTION STOVE COMPANY
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WALKER - MATCHETT
Bay City, . ..
.... Texas
1 Rosenzweig’s Spring Suits are the
i smartest in town — including Gaber-
B dines. Tropical Worsteds, Kant Krush
L and other smart cool fabrics. Dark
and light solids — fancy patterns and
quiet mixtures Single and double
F breasted styles —
$10.50 to
$26.50
SPRING HATS
Featuring light weight knockabout
and play boy styles from Mallory and
Byer-Rolnick. Light greys, light tans
and lighter shades of blue, as well as
smart styles in snow whites.
$3 $4 $5
SPRING SHOES BY
JARMAN
Frank Jarman, Friendly, Fortune
and Davidson shoes in white grey and
tan two-tones.
$3.00 to $6.50
TOM SAWYER
BOYS’ CLOTHES
The finest selection we have ever
shown. Suits in linens, twills and
novelty suiting. Slacks and shorts of
all kinds, and famous Tom Sawyer
shirts.
LINEN SUITS
$3.50, $4.45 and $6.00
SPRING SLACKS
$1.00, $1.50 up to $3.00
NEW SHORTS
89c and $1.00
SPRING SHIRTS
89c to $1.39
NEW
SHOES EVERY DAY
Scarcely a day passes that we don't add several new
styles in our shoe department and its true “If you
haven’t looked today, you haven’t seen our newest
shoes
SELBYSTYL-EEZ
White Bucko, white kid and fabric d (e I
y shoes, with the comfortable arch. New th / I
styles every day. OU. I €
NOVELTY SHOES
Sandals, pumps, straps, swing styles. The finest
assort ment we've ever shown, at our usual moderate
prices.
$2.25 to $5.00
Bay City F2 Cecity *EJT mtc
Texas ATOODNVV 2 9
Bay City
Texas
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1937, newspaper, March 25, 1937; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696594/m1/3/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Communications+-+Newspapers%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.