The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1944 Page: 5 of 8
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Frid^s,
The News Welcomes Contrib
You Have Company. Go Awa
to This Column. When
Entertain. Phone No. 36
mus. m. b. NEIGHBORS, Editor of Social New
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< HRISTMAS IMMXJRAJrt HELD
The annual I. uig Moon ("hrist-
iiium program was held at the First
lü.pt it* t t hurcli on Monday after-
noon, Decern lie i •), with both cirelis
Fn
participating. M
chairman of circle
the fii*t prourra
Hueves nave tin
i i i; and lesson, ;
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Simp
Mattlu'tts. ami Mi
Mrs. 0. K. Jiuiuii
„f the pro..' un for
^iviiti? the <i: votinün
a sigted iy Mendunx
ry. M. F I'n.a.io
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..fferintr oí $1(K1 to th
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W M S. Hlll.DS
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meet in# of th Ii<>\
t>U#in«?I H tllcil; .|f. *
Hroaddus, pr> rivnt
lians wen ««ad . !■>
J. A. ( f y,
¡o. 1, conducted
Mrs. Walk'
votional read-
! >wed with pa-
iameH H nry
Hcatnb, Verna
ry (!. Womhle.
wan the leafier
r circle No. 2,
d, and she was
i ■; liu^h Chei-
J. W. Kags-
and Ad I)on~
oled to give an
miiHt worthy
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lehde
Celebrate Golden
Wedding December 6
i
Mli. AND MUS
HENRY LEHDE
Card of Thanks
B
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Mi
ua.v. the lerii
-ivcral ir.t
tivrn.
The Sunk
partm< t w
Woody id Ray Ha
the training am
the children pr
Dec.
nthly
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M. F.
chair.
Christ-
■r* Orphan
(i K. .lames
iM'ogram, and
pa pern were
Mrs.
i the
id
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their di-
scs N. A
conducting
entertainment for
ent
HIT WOHK H' A H IIOMIIS \|. Ilisirn
<;1RL SfOl TS ENJOY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mrs. Coleman arid Mrs. William
Surrounded by their children,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lehde of Cal'd-
II. Mr. and Mrs. John l^hde of
< lebuMte, and Miss Josephine Leh-
de of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
L- hde celebrated their fiftieth
we/lding unnirersury Wednesday,
D-cember (!, throwing their hospi-
home op-n to neighbors and
relatives.
Mr. Ilenry I.ehde and Miss VIa¡;-
ta Dusck were united in marriage
I y lit v. Ka.i Mueller on Decern-
I r (>, IK'.U, at the Lutheran
' h.ureh i: i aldwell, and have spent
their entire niarired life in Burle-
son County.
I hr home presented a lovely
seeiit ftoiden hued fl ivvers were
placed at vantage points. The din-
ing table laid with a ebth of white
lace held the t hree-tit red wedding
rnke beautifully embossed with!t< n !e ¡ c
iosebuds and p!:u-ed on a mirrored] Sunday.
plaque. Yell w tapers in a crystal I F¡anh
candelabrum and an arrangement j
'■I yellow crysanyn muiRs compk't-!
ed the dec-orations. Refreshments
consisting ef sandwiches, nut and ¡ Sgt. and Mrs. George Shonka
fruit cookies, confections and h -t ¡ ace mnanied Miss O.I I Baxter to
cotter were served buifet style. Caldwell last Saturday.
• Ian\ beautiful gilts were dis- j Tommy Phelps and family visit-
j.i:i>\d, attesting tlu* high esteem
BRUSHY CREEK *
ad th
mily
Mr.
i ted the
.Vlr. am
day.
Sgt.
Mr
M . A!' "i t Mynar vis-
¡ncl . Tom Phelps, and
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Harper at-
ch at Second t'r ek last
ivemann and wife vis-
:u.i' htci1 and s >n-in-law,
Ed Mynar last Fri-
in which this couple is held.
lit \ M HI U'AH nOA'|)«i AXi) NTAMI'I
Mrs. Elsie Autrey has returned
home from Giddings where she has
been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Quintas Mcintosh.
Albert Herbst of San Antonio
entertained with a Christmas par- and Bobby Herbst of Austin were
ty for the Girl Scouts in the base
ment of the Baptist church on
Thursday evening, Dec. 7. Games
were played and the irirls ex-
changed gifts All joined in sing-
ing Christmas carols. After an hour
(i more of fun, refreshments were
served.
... in r moni W4D ojrn« iTAwn —
Mrs. V. E. Herbs left Monday
for Gaw-'Hton. where she will spend
the winter with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Ricke.
Mr. and >1rw. Alva Martin of
Dallas were recent visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Martin*
and other relatives.
New* ha reached Mr. and Mr*.
John Piwonka rhat their son. Pfc.
John S Piwonka. who was wound-
ed in France on October 7. is now
convalescing in a hospital in Mas-
sachusetts. His brother Henry A.
Piwonka. was returned to duty on
October 12
Mrs. Bessie Spruill of Giddings
visited relatives and friends in
Caldwell lu*t Friday
Alvin Schoenemann S 1-c of
Kingsville, Texas, spent several
days here with his aunt. Mrs. Jim
Lewi*, and at Lyons with another
aunt, Mrs. Bain Tuttle
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Skrabanek
ver- in La Porte recently where
tb.-v met with their son, Lt. Rob-
week-end guests in the home of
Mrs. V. E. Herbst.
Mm. R. J. Smith and infant son,
have gone to Sabinal, where they
joined their husband and father,
S-Sgt. Smith, who is stationed at
Hondo Field.
— let nous war nouns urn stamps .
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Matsonian Theatre
Caldwell. Texas
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Friday and Saturi'-.y, Dec. 15-1G
HOY ROGERS
IN
"Lights of Old
Santa Fe"
ed their parents last Sunday.
Recent visitors of Sgt. and Mrs.
George Shonka were Miss Odell
Baxter and brother, J. W., Mrs.
Emma Sims ami mother, Mrs.
Margaret Zgahay and Miss Doris
Lacina.
Sgt. and Mrs. George Shonka
spent Saturday night with Pfc and
Mrs. Melvin C. Henzler of Bryan
and Monday night they visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zapalac and
Miss Amilie of Caldwell'.
Mrs. Paul Mynar is spending a
while with her daughter, Mrs. J
Hein, at Cedar Hill.
Miss Bettie Prazak has returned
! to Houston after visiting a week
with her parents.
Mrs. Lon Goodson has returned
to her home at Second Creek after
spending two weeks in Houston
visiting with her children, and a
chek up at Wright Clinic and Hos-
pital. Friends of Mrs. Goodson will
be glad to learn her condition is
satisfactory following an automo-
bile accident last April in Houston.
ll'I MOMS WAB BONDS AKD ITAMFS
Sunday and Monday, Dec. 17-18
"LAURA"
Gene Tierney - Dana Andrews
ort L. Skrabanek. ef the
N'nvy Lt Skrabu.iek was <!■
in Galveston for a few days
could not arrange for a leave
the folks visited him on his
grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Slama of
Bryan visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs Goree Martin Sunday.
Mesdan.es Mbina and Billie llil-
debrnnd, Mrs L. H. Handy, Mr1-.
E. I' God by and Cabbb- Gotíny ¡
wore Bryan visitors Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Fall. Veta
Ann and George Jr. were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White in
Houston over the week-end.
Mettdames H. G. Womble, H. 1).
Cherry, C. E. Cromartie and Joe
Egan were Austin vi<it >rs Tues-
day.
Mrs. A. W. Heldmann, who is
making her home with her parents
at Taylor while her husband is
serving overseas, visited here with
relatives and friends several day#,
during the past week. Cpl. Held-
mann is stationed in India at the
present time.
Mra. L. E. Green and Miss Mary
Willie Green of Houston are visit*,
ing in the homo of Mrs. Adine Hes^"
lep and othsr relatives here thti"
week.
Adolph Hajovsky. Seaman Ml
who is stationed at Mechanicsburg,
Pa., is spending his leave here with
his family.
Mm. Albina Hildebrand of Hous-
ton is visiting in the home of her
son, Billie Hildebrand, and wife.
Mr. Mid Mrs. Drarjr Lane have
with them their father. Rev. Geo.
Tuesday ONLY. December IP
Special Bargain Night
12c to Everyone
"Johnny Doesn't
Live Here"
Also Chapt. 4 "Masked Marvel"
Wed.-Thursday, December 20-21
"Something for the
Boys"
(In Technicolor)
Carmen Miranda-Vivian Blaine
Michael O'Shea
Also NEWS
To the People
of this Community
"Stid little personal belongings
are strewn all over these bitter
sand: " Thus wr !c Ernie Pyle
from :i beachhead in Normandv.
More than 2,-
000 bundles of
these belongings,
carefully collect-
ed and packed by
the armed forces,
are sent monthly
from a Kansas
City depot to
homes through-
out America.
That's the cur-
rent price of vic-
tory over cue-
n es who forcea this war upon
yo.i These "souvenirs" are en-
veloped with heartaches and
dienched with tears.
How l.'iig this tragic depot
stays in business is up to you.
I try second prole igs the
slaughter Every extr $100 War
Bund in the Sixth War Loan
ht :ps to shorten the lighting. C'an
you do I s than to lend your
in ncv f'-r speedy victory?
THE EDITOR
Fm'icls Increased Investment
Bv American Farmers During
— ... Sixth War Bond Campaign
C.—A predic- 4*
Idaho, visited In the home of Mm.
J A, Bowers this week.
Captain Bub Womble and •
group of young from Mc-
Closkey Hospital wpped over for
n short time SatiTrday with his
parents. They were enroute to
Bryan where they wore members
oí a house party givlsn by Mr. and
Mr Milton Fountain and Miss
Ho "inary Fountain.
Mis. M. L. Womack of Wax«
■ uhic is the guest of her sister
\!t Louis Giddings, and other
i i.datives here this week.
WASHINGTON. D _
tion that American farmers will
invest more money in bonds during
the Sixth Wnr Lonn than in any
Srevioui drive was made today by
íe War Flnancc Division of the
U. 8. Treasury,
Pawners bought $1,250,000 000
%f£rth at war Bonds during 1943,
according to the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics. In 1944 lt is be-
lieved they can and should pur-
chase a total of $2,000,000,000, Ted
R. Gamble, national director of the
nee Division, said.
loome at Peak
ixth-War Loan, starting No-
20. comes at an ideal time
culture, he pointed out.
H not only the time when
e is at a seasonal peak.
of rec-
only
• at l H
marks three years
ord breaking farm income, he said.
Based on Information, obtained
om the BEA. the Agricultural
on of the War Finance Divi-
sion estimates the 1844 cash farm
Although net farm income, due
to higher operating coats, ma/ not
greater than in IMS, most fsrm-
t I Kington, of New York Olti, reduced their debts
who will spend several weeksJiere. money to put Imo Wsr Bonds, the
Mrs. Linden Bowers of
months endii
irmers i
mortgages alone
r „ ending
'srmers nducM
Jan-
real
000,-
Bank Depeaits Gain
After paying all operating costs
and nitcesiary family expenses.
f« " M
have left this year for
bt
the Agricultural Sec
¿he fnct that,new mn-
jT ( " *
.wmm mmymm
and debt reduction over
the 7
ictcs
■ , he fa .
ehinery Is not obtainable, farm de
posits are piling up In rural bonks.
Demand deposits held by farmers
in these banks nrr estimated nt
«I 500.000,000 and time deposits nt
*2,000,009,000. Since tne new
method of redeeming Serles E Sav-
ings Bonds makes them as liquid as
a dollar bill, it is no longer neces-
sary for the farmer to maintain a
large bank account to meet possible
emergencies. Mr. Gamble stated.
Therefore he believes, farmers will
We wish to t1 nk o r friends
who were so kind ;tnd thoughtfui
luring th time we were confined'
to the hospital at. Au.'tin and to
our home alte suffering injuries
in an auto¡¡i::bile accident on
Thanksgiving Day. We are most:
grateful for everything everyone
did for us. We are both much bet-
ter now and able to partly attend
to business.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol D. Henry
Tad ft. Gamble
convert part of these depoaits into
^War Bond purchasers will provide
a farm financial reserve to protect
against damage by drought, flood
and livestock d'sease, wUl assure
cash to repla'1 and repair building9
and machinery as well as to build
baclt soil fertility depleted by war-
time food production, and will pro-
vide funds for education, vacations
ano old age security.
T ? htt:n farm Income this yenr
is Hie result of the huge increase
in farm production to meet wartime
food needs rather thnn n rise in
t.ri, > Melt !v v e ben held down
by llie CPA it was explained.
Bryan
Veterinary Hospital
Dr. W. C. Banks, Veterinarian
Large and Small Animal
Practice
Bryan, Texas
Res. phone
2-1596
Office plione
2-1470
HonHol'i lfMakk
nwiuci o mouwi
Is Heard Sunday
By Large Crowd
A large and appreciative audi-
ence attended the production of
Handel's oratorio, "The Meaaiah,"
given last Sunday afternoon by a
choir and orchestra composed of
singers and musicians from Bryan,
Caldwell, Bryan Field and College
Station.
Rev. W. Darwin Andrus presid-
ed at the taking of the offering
and expressed appreciation to War-
rant Officer Thomas R. I<awrence
of Bryan Field, who directed the
chorus, on behalf of the chorus
and also the audience.
Mrs. Albert Coodman and Mrs.
Guy Douglass were accompanists
fot the production. Soloists were!
Mrs. Frank Batista, soprano; Eu-
tII Porter and William Rice, tenors'
and Sgt. Charles Repert, bass. The)
same group presented the oratorio
in Bryan Sunday evening.
Immediately following the pro-
gram refreshments were served to
the group in the dining room of
the Home-Making Department of
the High School, with Mrs. H. G.
Womble as chairman of the com-
mittee in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clyde C. Wells supervisor of
the Home-Making Department,
aided in the preparation and in
the serving.
k ■
To all of my frienda -in Dean-
ville, Caldwell and other parte of
Burleson County I want
my wiahes for a very M
mas a|id a Happy New
am over here "Somewhere in Italy,
where I can't gét Christmas Cards,
so I am telling you the best way
I can.
S-Sgt. Otis Klagmann
— BUY V'AH lOffDI AMti VTAIIHI —
ÍPut every dollar above the
necessities of life into War
Bonds. Payroll Savings is
the best means of doing yoar
best in helping your sons and
friends on the fighting fronts. Fig-
are it oat yourself.
A SI NESS TRAINING
COURSE
¡8
AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS
GIFT
For that young man or wo-
man in your home.
It will be appreciated a life-
time.
NEXT TERM begins Jan. 9,
1945
McKenzie Baldwin Business
College
Plume 2-6655—702 So Wash-
ington, Bryan, Texas
Hrve , Restless
On "CERTAIN DAYS" Of Tin Month?
"If functional periodic disturbances
make you icol nervous, tired, restless,
f'Uiaggecl out"—at such times—try /a-
mous Lydlu E. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound to relieve such symptoms. It
helps nature! Plnkham's Compound Is
also a grand stomachic tonic. Follow
label directions. Worth trying! '
IYDIA E. PINKHAM'S SSISÍ
DANCE
Saturday Night
December 16
at
SAM'S PLACE
M usic By
Sam DeMottier
and His
Jolly Ramblers
The Ferguson 2How
MIDDLEBUSTER
Bed or rebed two rows at a time
with your new Ford Tractor and a
Ferguson Middlebuster. Put it on
the tractor or take it off in just •
minute or two; raise, lower and regu-
late the depth with Finger Tip hy-
draulic control. Ruggedly built; prac-
tically indestructible. Easily convert-
ed to a 1-row 'buster if desired.
Burleson County Tractor Co.
Caldwell, Texas
r
&
Don't know what to give HIM (or
should we say them?) for Christ-
mas? Well, maybe we can help you
out . . .
Just Look Over
The Suggestions
Listed Below ...
They're bound to grive
you some ideas . . .
GLOVES
... in his favorite
style and fabric. Well
known makers. A fav-
orite gift with all men.
Leisure Jackets
... of wool, processed
fabrics or mixtures.
All wool or wool mix-
ture
SWEATERS
.. . plain or otherwise.
Fine Grade Leather BELTS
... in all sizes. Plain, tooled, studded . . . what-
ever his type may be.
A fine selection of Men's Pajamas
. . .#these are big favorites with the men.
TIES seem to carry with them the spirit of
Christmas. Choose several in gay stripes
or prints.
TEST OUR PRICES
BILLFOLDS ... SUSPENDERS ... UNDERWEAR SHOES
And for the Ladies there are Dresses, Coats, Suits, Lingerie, Costume Jewelry, Piece
Goods, and many other items that will make gifts.
Christmas tree, see
SHIRTS... in well known brands.
one or several of these fine furnishihg-s on his
'day for the best selection.
produce fleeces of lighter
weight and leea value
than open-faced aheep.
i. "Zeke"
—until h«
at Kwaja-
started to
resent were
tifle, and 35
jthing except
We'll say that
and out of the
«II.
tGO 9, ILLINOIS
Winii/wivu Ml MIUOO %
the beginning of war
advisable to feed youi
In figures, the soft o
imate values when con
ear
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tion
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