The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1953 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO, TEXAS. FEBHt'AnY 12. 1953.
MT. Z10N
Working For His
Church
Tanr,
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FOREST
JussieDml
Western Wood Making Tank Crat^
M.
Mrs.
Mr and Mrs
s^s of Pale
home of !\!
Mrs. Ella S;ngl<
Mr. aii.lM:
Sunday l
Rusk.
Mr. and
SMS 'jf
Stind.'s;
HughDickc.'-
A. G. Oli;
\v:tm:C'''k anddaughtr,
,,t Paxdena. spent the
thhn parents. Mr. and
Mr
Mr
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Mr. an iMr?. W
NAILS AND STAPLES
12 CENTS LB.
Arnold's Store
Ku.'k.
a awn
': ! M
t):tku.s
hymens
Sunday.
and Mr- Frank Murray ef
^Ir. and Mrs. Edd Vining of
visited in the home of Mr.
Hugh Dickey Sunday.
Mr. <nd Mrs. Hartand Lanier and
5 LB.
10 LB.
IMPERIAL
46 CENTS
IMPERIAL
91 CENTS
SUGAR
SUGAR
Arnold's Store
daught.r. Linda, of Houston, spent
a few days here last week with
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Mayes and Mr. Oscar Lanier. Mr.
Lanier teturned home with them
for a visit.
The Mt. Zion Woman's Society of
Christian S.r\ice met February 3.
The following ladie- were present:
^Its.L.L. Rogers. Mrs. Sam Over-
all. Mrs. C. D. Bridges. Mrs. F. A
Fuqua. Mrs. H.R.^lcDaniet. Meet-
}.oyd Skitmer, above, came
the Herald office one day last week
tand requested that we fix him up a
"pice of paper." so he could go out
and a.-k his white friends for con-
tributions to he!p rebuild his (St.
.Thomas Chapel) church, construc-
tion of which is underway at this
j ime. Floyd is 80 year old. and
says he was born and rear.din
ing.- will be held the first and third
SLICED BACON
45 CENTS POUND
Arnold's Store
Tuesdays in each mon'.h. Th nex
meeting will be February 17 at the
homeofMrs. L. L. Rog rs.
Come to Sunday School Sunday
and bring someone with you.
ANGRY BURGLARS
Knoxville. Tenn.— After batter-
ing open a afe in a factory office,
only to find it empty, angry bur-
glars blew their tops. They left a
note, reading. "Why didn't you
leave somemon.y in this thing'.'"
In revenge, they set fire to some
aw ius in the boiler room. Fire-
Borden'sStarlac Nori'Fat
DRY MILK
39 CENTS
Makes Five Quarts
Arnold's Store
men
saf;.
found the note on top of the
1 don't expect to be here too
says Floyd, "but t want 'my
[folks' to have a good church house,
and I'm helping them to get i.."
\Voman's Society Of
^Christian Service
The Woman's Society of Christian
S.rvicemetat '.he Alto Methodist
Church Monday. February 1. At
12:00 o'clock noon a covered di^h
luncheon and an hour of fellowship
was enjoyed by a large group of
j members and guests.
At 1:00 p.m. the meeting was
{called to order by 'he President,
Mrs. W.N. Pobcr-on. During the
Del Haven
OLEOMARGARINE
ONE POUND 25 CENTS
Arnold's Store
Mr . Roy Crawford
Shirley Ann. of Slncum.ar visiting
in the home of the former's sister,
Mrs. H. L. Helton.
Confessed fellow traveler.-.
say th y saw the light just recently,
. do not impress us as the most ob-
s.rvant or intelligent people in the
country.
j business session attention was
and daughter.it° 'he Day of Pray-er
called
to be
and Mrs. Lee Ash and daugh-
,f Alto, v.-ied her father. W
ter. Sunday.
;\i; Wilma Dean Jones and chil-
ni' fLufkin. were guests of theitj
.mts and grandparents. Mr. and I
J. F. Bark r. Sunday.
Mr Mary McCulloughwas a
tk-end guest of her daughter,
Hous onXewman and family j
in Garland.
Mr. artdMrs. J. B. DialofOver-j
t(,:. v ited his parents. Mr andl
M: Miller Dial, Wednesday.
M:. and Mrs. M. A. Carter and !
daughter of Houston, spent last )
we k-end with her mo her. Mrs.
Pearl Wallace.
Airs. T. D. Durham and Loraine,
visited the;r daughter and sister.
Airs. Dorothy Roye and family in
Longview last week.
Pvt. Shirley Burke of Camp
Hood, spent la3t weekend with his
parents, Air. and Mrs. T. J. Burke.,
Airs. Verda Staton is visiting her
sister, Airs. Bonnie Ash and family
in Alto.
Airs. Opal Power of Lufkin. is
visiting her mother, MM. Pear!
Pinker.on.
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Per Capita U. S. Debt
The average per capita national
d.btinthe United States jumped
ten-fold during the past twenty
years, from S1P2 in 1933 to $1,697
in 1952. The present national debt
is reported to be S262.700.000.000.
SAVINGS BONDS
The United States Savings Bonds
Division of the Treasury Depart-
ment has reported tha' defens?
va-
ThcHcia.Jcaugtita;,tL;uiCjttn.Jioad of at!.'
w..; in Alto las \seek. Thev were en route from !-
Hi.ustoti and had stopped at th. Western Wood Pi .
This company now has a contract to build over
these anks and thev are now in production.
Dreamer Wins $1,900 Card Of Than!
Brisbane. Australia.—A pious [ To those who wti<
Sydney bookseller, Vince Read, who when our husband
claittis he dreams th. winning num- Crawford, was sudo
bers in the state lottery, recently-
picked up another $1,900 by draw-
ing third and fourth prizes. Read, a
regular churchgoer, won more than
$3,200 last year.
A BUSY DAY
Alilwaukee. Wis.—It was a busy
day for Mrs. Dorothy Alorgan. First
she became a mother. Then. Lss
than two hours later, she became a
grandmother when her daughtr.
Airs. Diane Waller, 20, gave birth.
Both women bore girls.
We are not quite convinced
dogs do not talk.
that
we are txtremely
prompt response of
did much to help j
trying ordeal. The w
the beautiful flower;
thetic aid was a grea
fort. God bless you
things you hav. d<in< !
will always "be remen
prayers.
Mrs. Nona Crawf ;
Mrs. Harold Pryor
Mrs. Chas. Long .,
Ralph Crawford.
J. Al. Crawford.
Money is worth o:'
i buy, the economist
i feel that is sufficient.
vmm
axas
Mat H
t TSWS V
held February 20.
bond sales—the "E" and"H
ricty—for 1952 amounted to $45-
653.705. Thi was an increase of
more than $5,000,000 from thf
j The devotional wa.- pres.nted byjy4o,]f)(}(jt)g total for 1951, which tn-
AIis. S. P. Fox. using a ; her subject duded the "E" savings typo only.
"By One Spirit Arc We One Body "
who; Rounsaville was leader
'ir tit" program. The theme
"Unto The Perfect Day."
Airs. Byron Blanton dismissed
the group with prayer.
'i
The truth is often less sensational
wasjthnn rumor or gossip and the latter
se ms preferred.
NOTICE!
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
February 12, 13, 14
25 Lb. Sk. Aunt Jemima Flour $2 ^
5 Lb. Sk. Aunt Jemima Meal
PAL RAZOR BLADES
Single or Double
3—10cPkgs. For
25 CENTS
Arnold's Store
QMCK!
MUSTER0K
to speedity ratieve muscu!ar
ACHES, PA)MS
STtFFNESS
When do you do most of
driving'.' It is an established fact
that a person, refresh d by proper
rest, is more alert and capable of
intelligent reactions to varying eir-
jcumstances of environment. This is
emphasized by the fact that the
'safest hours for motoring are those
! from daylight to noon. During the
'morning hours, drivers who are
I The big cities often produce
^farces wi h their dock, transit and
vour K^"8e collection stoppages, strikes.
' and corruption troubles.
Regular Cost
Week-end Price For Both . . .
ARNOLD'S
$2,M_
CO MM UN! TY
STORE
sufficiently rested are safe drivers
becaus;- they react to traffic hazards
more readily and more wisely. Tex-
as Highway Patrol.
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AS AOVmnsCD !N
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CEDAR CHEST
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20,21
Lyons Btxtane ^
GAS COMPANY, Inc.
MEW STORE OPEMM
Southeast Side of Square in
RUSK, TEXAS
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Stuonio* blond modern chest 6n-
i*hed io oak. H*! *tl( Mtiag tray.
D0WM
Here's the most wonderful
gift you can give on this one
day set aside especiatiy for
sweethearts—coine in now
and select from our many
different mode!s and finishes.
ONt CAPMfM? SAVfD PAS'! fot A tAMtf
BEARDEN
RUSK,
Bill Parrott, Mgr.
TEXAS
COME AND SEE
The Beautiful line of G.E.
Appliances
ROPER, TAPPAN and
CALORIC RANGES
(For Natural and Butane Gas)
SERVEL Gas Refrigerators
Bedroom and Living Room
Furniture
Kitchen and Dinette Suites
Beautiful Lamps
Other Home Needs
COME AND WM
FIRST PRIZE:
ABC Spinner Model Washing
Machine with Pump No. ! 77.
Value $209.95.
SECOND PR!ZE:
2-Piece Plastic Studio Couch
and Chair, No. 74 Va!ue
$174.95.
THIRD PRIZE:
Beautiful Table Lamp No.
Value $10.95.
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1953, newspaper, February 12, 1953; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215274/m1/4/?q=About%20the%20Alto%20Herald%20Collection: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.