The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 127, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1929 Page: 5 of 8
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THE CALDWELL NEWS
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CLASSIFIED IDS
wood and
Will trade
for things useful. Henry Hteisler,
Route 2. (8-30-p):
Here's A Real According to the rules the contest
A„„ n.i ...I4,r is Open to every woman and girl in
Opportunity Hr the United states. There are no res-
FOR SALE-Dry cord wood .ml CS|QW®II n^OHIWl trictiong as to the nature of the food
fence nib. Full length, will tnile' 11250 Offered FerÜeat Jar of Canned "*!! !k '"'h vwt*bl«
for things usfeful H. , uwui... i V_ 1,5 l.™whether home-grown or purchased,
is acceptable. Contestants may enter
one, two or all three divisions. En-
Power Plant
(Continued from page one)
Food la Natioaal Canning
Contest
FOR SALE—130 acre black land Just how good at canning are trieB regardless of when canned,
farm. Real bargain. Gabe Jones. Caldwell women and girls? must n°t bc *«nt in prior to August
This question suggested itaelf to- 15 nor later than October 1, which is
¡day from an announcement in the closing date of the contest. No
(8-80-c)
pna DtrKTT ^u„i TT~Z 7T~ d*y ,rom *n announcement -
.. . ice prairie farm. One Chicago of a National Canning Con- entrie will be returned, but instead
mile from town. 0 acres in cultiva- ¡ te§t to flnd the be-t jgr of canned tb.M wiI1 be ,entf with the name and
J?0, 0 . ^*rn an(! P*Bture«. fruit, vegetables or meat in the coun- address of the contestant, to an or-
r'r.'í"V"- hu"<,ra'1 * ""y dolphanage, hoepiul. Infirmary or
(8-30-c) v,r ]br« («1,250) In cold caah await, the other charitable Inetitotlon to be ee-
* ; woman or girl in the United States lected by the Foundation.
FOR RENT—Two rooms suitable for w^09° entry '8 «elected as the best Specimens of canned fruit and
light-houskeeping. Mrs. Bettie Merrin. ^ar °* canned '00{* entered in the con- vegetables in the contest will be
(8-80-c) - teB*- judged on a basis of clearness, color,
I The conte"' whlch 1,1 eponeored by k Md „,vor ,„d
FOR SALE Fifteen jionnd. of (ooee the Seam - Roebuck Agricultural m M>,t ,pecim«n, wln be judt„d
feather.. Ring 184. «H-lB-c Foundation, nata to acqnamt more f , ,
housewives with the economy and . , ... ' ... '
. u. , , , , _ , , , texture and flavor. There will be
MATTRESSES FOR SALE or rapair- J®althfulne of home canned foods.
. ,, . , ' |, ror years the United States Depart- ",,ce v" «.«.«ru ojr
ed. factory running every «lay. Cald- ment q{ Airiculture and home demon. Foundation from a list of outstanding
•well Mattress Factory. (i>-6-p) ^ration agenta throughout the authorities on home economics,
- country have worked for increased domestic science, and canned food.
APARTMENTS or HOUSE for rent, production of native canned foods. Their decision will be made known
.^e W. L. Surovik Ht Caldwell Irug It is to further this excellent idea just as soon as possible after October
Company. (8-23-c) and at the same time to help absorb 1st.
the thn atenej surplus of farm pro- Gives Hints on Canning
FOR SALE Limited amount choice
pra;r e hay. $12.00 per ton. C. B.
(8-HS-c)
Olivi
ducts in many sections, that
canning project was conceived.
FARM FOR SALE 70 an
60 a<r in cultivation. Weil
proved. One and one-half miles from
court hour
to George
this "Any method of canning may be
used for this contest," announces
Two hundred and twenty-two ca.-:h Anne Williams, director of the con-
in all. Prizi'8> totalling $6,825, wil be dis- teat. ' The us.- <,f a steam pressure
im- "u,"> (i 10 1,10 winners lht' contest, cooker, however.
which has three major divisional
For information" write fruit- vegetables and meat. The best the r'nite(J Department of
Herts, Caldwell, Texas entry in each division will be awarded
is highly recom-
mended by canning experts and by
Route one.
(8-ao-p >,
$260, and on- of these will also re-
Agricultur , especially in canning
meats. Not only does this method
of canning save time and fuel and
aervation, but food canned under
pressure retama all its natural flavor
,ce:ve the thousand dollar sweepstake
FOR SALE—Second hand corrugated i P'"iz-. thus bringing th total cash
, ,, I t , i . ■ f i f t assure absolutely, sterility and pre-
roofing and lumber. See a?. Mutual priz for tin- best jar of canned food . . .
Lumber Company. (tf> in the contest to §1,250. Secound
— prize in each of the three divisions
FOR SALE Fifteen jewel Elgin'wi„ bt, $200, lhird prize $i00, and aml texture' whlch are vltaI pomts
Watch. Whit. Gold case with chain fwunh pme $5() Xhere wiU als0 be in any canning contest"
to matrh. Practically new. Cheap for ,fivB nriaii!| (if t2R „nrh tpn npi„fi nf That the judging may be thorough-
ly impartial and the display of canned
samples absolutely uniform, contest-
ants are required to submit their en-
cash. See Howard Morrison at Cald-
well Ne*ws office.
¡five prizes of $26 each, ten prizes of
$10 i-ach and fifty prizes of $5 each.
i In addition, a thousand dollars in
?ald- cash will be awarded to the home
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the state are doing likewise. Others
are figuring on plants strong. It
ia a weighty proposition and every
citiren should study the matter and
determine in his own mind what he
thinks about the proposition, and in-
form the city officials his opinion, so
as to enable them to arrive at some
kind of conclusion so they can go a-
head and attempt to work the proposi-
tion out and see what can be done.
The Fairbanks-Morse Company is
i reputable firm, manufacturers of
power machinery and express a 'will-
ingness to install a plant with one?
fourth payment down the balance to
come out of the revenues of the plant.
They seem to feel like the plant •will
go or they would not feel inclined to
carry the big end of the expense.
Mr. Flagg stated that be felt con-
fident a municipal plant could sell
electricity for ten cents. The citizens
now pay fifteen cents. He stated also
the powvr rate could be ltAvered.
If this is possible, it would mean
a gr.at saving to the citizens annually,
besides would enable the streets all
over t('.\n to he I ghted brightly,
oniethithe city ne?ds more than
any oth r thing.
1h :- . is not di-posed to fight
'.lie local c.-'npany, but it does desire
to obtain the best possible rates for
citizen . Negotiations so far with the
local power company officials have
b .?n unsuccessful and the Fairbanks-
Mc" representative dropped in and
wanted to figure, the city officials
are giving a receptive ear to see what
might possibly be done. The matter
will be gone into further to convince
the council fully.
by communicating with headquarters
of the National Canning Contest, 925
S. Homan Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
DENTON'S FHUNCE PUN
(Continued from page one)
tag JFVom Cobb's
cause of the quick cash payments' Monday morning Marshall
possible under the present plan, and «"««ted Joe Nathan
again the utilities funds are used, negro boy who attenmpted to
During the last year, (40,517.72 was a small piece of cotton sacking
diverted from the water and light the J. F. Cobb and Company. 11m
fund to other municipal projects. In negro slipped around in the Mar ot
addition to this, there Was $6716.70 the store, picked up tjM Making and
worth of free electric service for the | shoved it through a winds* in the
city use (if it was figured at a rate back of the building. Some af tho
of two cents per kilefcratt hour), firm's clerks and customer witaiiaed
$6700 worth of free water and $16,800 the theft from the front of the MVf-
Worth of sewer service—a total of ing anj notified Mr. Broaddia, Mm
$70,734.42 direct savings to the citi-1 rughed to the aMey at the back of the
tens. In addition the funds were buiW¡nar and caught Neal just ai he
drawn upon to create a sinking fund wag pickin? up the cotton
for $135,000 bounds bought additional
paving, a gymnasium and athletic
ground for high school use, a county
fair site, a hangar for the municipal
airport, two nt*w fire stations, two
fire trucks and a school playground.
Promise to People
All this from Oie miraculous goose
which lays the Denton golden eggs.
Harris, whose knowledge of the
city's finances is complete to the
to leave with it. He pleaded guilty
and was fined. He paid the fine and
'was released.
Mrs. J. W. Jancik
Visitor With Lovely
Afternoon Party
Mrs. J. W. Jancik was hostess to
a few of the young ladies of the city
finest detail, calculates that an addi- Wednesday in honor of her hou8e
tional tax of 80 cents per $100 for gutst Migs Anab<j, Bflrton of Itasca
Avon' ilnllfir'e WOfth n* rirnnt-rt \r in .. .
every dollar's worth of property in
the city \vould be necessary to replace
the city-owned utilities. And tlun
he reiterates hits forecast, with such
logic precedent there is no ehioce but
to believe he is right:
"Under c. per'.lion of our new plant,
there will be no need Svhatev r for
any city taxes of any nature in Den-
The aft-irnoon was delightfully spent
in playing bridge. Three tables had
be:n arranged among a setting of
beautiful summer fl(Avers. A deli-
cious salad course was served to
Misses Anabell Barton, "Leila M^e
Simpson, Viola Tarwater, Mildred
Iliil, Margaret Neal, Marie Latham,
ton in five ears. That's a promise to Ma,'ie Shannon, Annie Easley,
people." Geoorgia Fay Ellis, Johnnie Pess
q Andrews, ilvsa Lee
Mr?. J. R. Hartgraves returned Dorothy Mae Vaughn.
Sunday from a visit to relatives in
Itasca. She was accompanied home
Bryan and
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rowland and
ch ldren and Misses Lena Mae and
by Miss Anabel Barton 'who will visit Aj ce pr¡ebe were Houston and Gal-
here for a few days. viiston visiturs the past week.
tries in standard glass jars of the i
Big Dance
FOR SALE —Modern home in
well, four and half years old. Terms demonstration agent whose county qUart size. All contestants will be
"nd"in ,h<! numi"'r °f 0,1 ""> •" <°"°° >** nd
Phone 6. -tfc |entries, $500 to the agent whose carton for sending in a canned article
'•——— county has the next largest number, but those making entries in more j
EYES EXAMINED—Glasses fitted. an(j |joo to the agent whose county than one division are expected to.
Dr. F. R. Dunn, Licensed Optóme- „enda ¡n the third largest number of supply their own jars and shipping lllUrS03yj All£USt 22,
trist of H< arne, at Surovik s I>mg entries. A number of lesser merchan- cartons. The sample jar and prize j
Store every Tuesday, 10 a. m. to & dj8e prizes are also offered. entry label? for use in submitting
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Contest Closes October 15
entries may be secured without cost
Nedbalek Cotton
Warehouse
I wihh to tall attention to my far-
mer fmnd« that I have again en-
gaged in V' ighing cotton at my old
stand and I will appreciate your
patronage and it will help me support
myself and little daughter. My
ciiai^-. will be the Mini" a- ciher
weighers,
(tf > MRS -I. .1 NKIiBAl KK
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POSTED
My í.«¡ m against huntinjf. trespass-
ing. ►. mid
O'-ir.-p)
ikey running.
K. J. SH1LLER
Ciiildrt'ifs Fatal Diseases
Worms? and parasites in tlio In-
test iws <f chilflren uiuicnniiio
health nn<l so wcnkoiis tlu-ir vitnl-
ity that thev tire unable to resist
tlio tlisc'iMies ho fatal to child life.
The s.ufo rourse is to give a few
doses of White's Cream Vermifuge.
It destroys and expels the worms
without the slightest injury to tho
health or activity of the child
Price 35c. Sold by
CALDWELL DRUG COMPANY
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HOT WEATHER SPECIALS
at the
I. G. A. STOltE
August 17th to August 24th
Whole1 Fig Preserves, quarts 36c
(¿old Dust, 6 boxes 22c S
String Beans, No. 2 cans, 2 for 25c Í
Beechnut Peanut Butter, large 24c
Oval Sardines, 2 for 25c
Raisins, 2 pounds 16c
Raisins, 4 pounds 28c
Empress Stuffed Olives, 8 oz., 2 for 37c
Sunny Smile Asparagus 17c
El Food Sandwich Spread 21c
Clover Brand Sliced Bacon, lb. 30c
at
THORNTONS
1929
at
Weiderhold Platform
Admission to Dance, 50c
Otheru Free
DANCE
BENIN'S DANCE PAVILION
CALDWELL, TEXAS
Tuesday, August 20, 1929
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Music By
Babe Schindler
and His Orchestra
PERMANENT WAVE (5.50
$r .no each, if two make ap-
point nunt and have work done
nt «nnie time.
See. Mrs. Pete Sefcik or Mrs
J. \>. Skrnhnnek. I'bone 187
Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Lewi* of Brown-
wood, who attended the funeral of
Mr. W. S. Burnett, visited Mr. and,
Mrs. Clint LeHvi a few days.
¡VI,-.- T. H. Pnrkhill and children
are visiting relatives in F.ddy thi;*
week.
-o
Mis.-. L' igh Peck. Mrs. 1. K. Brooks,
Loh Brooks, Lester <'ross and Jus-
tin Milliard vipited Austin last week. |
Mr. and Mrs. W. 10. Surovik and
family of Rogers visited relatives
and friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Becka and fam-i
j|y of Templo visited relatives and ,
friends here Sunday.
——o
Little Miss Dorothy Mae Hoyack
in spending the week in Bryan visit-
ing Nvith Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoyack.
o-
Mm. L. T. King and daughter,
Leila Louise, of Brmtyun *•«*
guests of Mr. end Mm. J. O. Shank*
lie lest Thursday. "
We have Fresh Groceries all the time
—and—
Buy Cream, Eggs and Chicks
Come to see us before buying
DALCHAU & HOMEYER
KaBEr^BBimBa snCTBn^K'g«sB«!nBngigiaBiaignBlgBiaBBiaBro
Announcing
THE OPENING OF
Cade's
WISHING \ GREASING
SERVICE
For All Make Cars
BIG DANCE
at
S. P. J. S. T. HALL
at DIME BOX, TEXAS
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1929
Music by
BABE SCHINDLER
and His Orchestra
In line with our policy of maintaining a first-class
service station for the automobile owners of Burleson
County, we have installed the latest equipment for
washing, greasing and rendering lubrication service.
Hydraulic Lift—High-Pressure Water
Spray—A 1 e m i t e High-Pressure
Grease Gun—Spring Spray.
TRY THIS SERVICE—IT SAVES FAR MORE THAN
IT COSTS
Cade Auto C
CALDWELL
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Cromartie, C. E. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 127, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1929, newspaper, August 16, 1929; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174862/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.