The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954 Page: 6 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Alto Herald and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Stella Hill Memorial Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO. TEXAS. JULY 8. 1934
CHEROKEE PAVED
RECORD OVER
PAST FIVE YEARS
Austin. Texas, Ju)y 8.—Durir.^
the last live years, 89 25 mites of
roads have been buitt in Che.kc^
County. It was Texas' greatest
period of road construction his-
tory, Highway Department files
show.
The breakdown by counties as
wet! as state totats prepared by
the department -howed that
$2,334,495.4" was ^pent in this
county for maintenance of present
roads and for the gigantic con-
' struction program
Mem white in Austm Governor
Shivers cited the impressive fig-
ures "aR evidence that the state's
construction program is giving
Texas motorists the best roaos that
[engineering can provide."
j The rep srl anwed that 14 926 H)
miles of mads added to the state
highway system over the period
covered cost $575,138,577.32. more
t money spent for construction than
. r. any other comparable period.
Figures also showed that Farm-
. to-iMarket roads aame in for a
lion's share of the total. The roads
were named a priority because
they give farmers needed routes
GUATEMALA
PROVEN YEARS OF DEPENDABLE SERVKE
Experience
* Undemanding
# Bignity
ALTO,TEXAS
4^
<7/7
6
Think of it! - you can go about
hibricating your tractor, car, or truck*
with onty ow grease and one gun,
taking care of chassis, whee! bearings,
water pumps, and universa! joint!.,
And that's in winter or summer, too*
Less fuss and muss than ever before.
Get a supply of HTHOLINE*
right away.
Wc deliver direct to farms. Phone or)
write us.
fashton center
The rise of Communism in
Guatemala is almost certain to
come before the organization of
American States sometime before
the end of this month Since a suf-
ficient number of the member j
states have agreed to meet for i
that purpose. Under the Rio dc ^
Janeiro part. etcven of the j
twenty-one nations in the orgam-
zation must agree before a con - I
sutative meeting can be called. !
Foreign Students
A record 35.000 students from
at) of the free nations of the ]
wortd attended !.500 American
colleges and universities during
the recently-ended scholastic term.
Of the 107.000 men and women
attending universities outside their
native lands, the United States
has just about a third; France is
in second place with i4,000 foreign
students, and Britain is third with
8.000.
END A!D?
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles recently told the Senate
Foreign Re!at,.,„ .
the Un,ted st.,<,. '
tary aid to Fnncu ^.,t , ^
they refused h, r-,-..?,.".^
pean Defense Co;,, ,
Mr. DuUes
that he did not
action agamst
to become necess^rv
In A!to Wednesdays 1:00 to 5 p ^
DR.A.NASHHOGUE
OPTOMETRIST
COMPLETE FRAME SELECTtOK
ONE DAY REPAIR SERVICE ON MOST BROKEN LE^J
AND FRAMES
PHONE 185 Rear Of HomUton'a vewetry Storo ALTO
Watch Out For
Things To Come
OUR REAL BIG
These million-dollar check* for fashion from Chalet of Dallas take
little cash. The sleeveless dress and French stole are polished gingham.
The dress is bound, the stole lined, with white pique. In black, brown
and navy with white, the dress and stole retail for about $17.
to markets and access to towns
surrounding rural areas, a high-
way official said.
Shivers, who said he was very
proud of the excellent way Texas
roads have improved in the last
half-decade, listed dollars and
time saved as two prime benefits
to Texas motorists.
^ MARSHALL BYNUM
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
REA Commercial & Residential Lighting
Complete Stock Of
LIGHT FtXTURES, ELECTRtC MOTORS, WiRfNG DEVICES
"! Don't Do At! Of The Eiectrical Work.
I Do Only The Best"
PHONE 184
THE WAY THEY
SOLD OUT
BACK IN1849
This item was handed the
Grapeland Messenger a few days
ago for publication. It was taken
from the Wood County Demo-
crat and shows how people dis-
posed of their property before the
Civil War.
The notice started, "Sale to
start at 8 a. m. Plenty to eat and
drink.
"HAVING SOLD my farm, and
as I am leaving for Oregon Terri-
tory by oxen team March 1, 1849.
1 will sell all my personal prop-
erty, except two oxen teams, Buch
and Ben and Lon and Jerry, con-
sisting of the following:
"TWO MILK cows, one gray
mare and colt, one pair of oxen,
one yoke, one baby yoke, two ox
carts, one iron plow with wood
mole board, 800 feet of poplar
weather boards, 1,500 10-ft fence
rails, one 50-gaKon soap kettle, 85
sugar troughs made of white ash
timber, 10 gallons of maple syup
"TWO SPINNING wheels, 30
pounds of mutton tallow, one
large loom, 300 poles, 100 split
hoops, 100 empty barrels, one 32-
gallon barrel of Johnson-Miller
Whiskey 7 years old. 299 gallons
of apple brandy, one 40-gallon
still, four side of oak tanned
leather, one dozen wooden pitch
torks. a one-halt interest in t'an
yards, one 32-calibre rifle.
BULLET MOLDS and powde:
horn, rifie, 50 gallons of soft soap,
hams, bacon and lard. 40 gallons
A.H. Jeter & Son
Supplier Of Sinclair Products
PHONE 81 ALTO, TEXAS
REMEMBER
and cast your vote for
W. T. BILL
Parrott
ior
District C)ertt
of sorghum molasses, six head of j
j fox hounds, att soft mouther but I
I one.
"AT THE SAME time I will !
sell my Negro slaves; two men, i
35 and 40 years old; two mulatto
wenches, 30 and 40 years old.
Will sell all together to same
party as I will not separate them.
"TERMS OF SALE—Cash in
hand or note to draw 4 per cent j
interest with Bob McConnell se- ]
curity. )
"MY HOME IS two miles south
of Versailles, Ky., on McConnc/
Ferry Pike."
MM
Farmers in Cherokee County '
will make no mistake in raising jf
the foods and feeds they neea on ')
their farms. '
See Next Week's Alto Herald
For Full Details
BOYD'S PHARMACY
"The Friendly Drug Store"
WE GIVE CASH SAVING STAMPS
EL — -T-E-
BSJY A NEW CHEVROLET—TODAY S BEST BUY FOR ECONOMY!
AH OTHER
LOW-PRKED €AE!
DRtVE 'N BANK
to '54, at for y*art before.. -
MOM PEOPH AM BUYtMG
CHtVKOHTS THAN AMY
OTHM CAM '
H.ahttotk*! f'"""'
TRYtTANDYOUHTEHUSTHATYOUGETTHEBESTOFfHratrt^.. -.t<-
.nt BEST OF fHEBtG FOUR-PERfORMANCE, APPEARANCE,ECONOMY,
No Other i.ow-Pr,'ced Cor Con Mofch AM 7he:e Ofh
Conveniences an J Advantage*—HtGHEST COMPRESSION POW
* "CCKT BRAKES . FUH-LMGTH tOX-G)MER fM<M '
Figure first cO!t. Figure fuel and upkeep costs. Figure trade-in
value. Then you')) see that it costs you )ess to own a Chevrotet.
Compare the features. Compare the performance. Compare
the looks. Then you')) see that Chevrotet gives you the mo:t-
and the best-for your money) Come prove it for yourself.
. mu-HKem MX-GmDM M*n" *
BODY QUALITY * SAFETY PtATE GLASS . FAMED MtEt-ACT)0M
Combin. your now Ch.yrol.t pxrthato with an outre low-tott vataM—)
Order your Chevrolet through of. pith it up at the piont in Hint Mithiaan.
Chances Of., yoa'ti tat. enough to pay your -rotation troy.) coit.l
tHEVROUT]
N.W, fb. f. buy- G., our BIG DML' Chev^
PewmM. Chti-rott, c.mp..y
Pho.e ATta, Te,..
r
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954, newspaper, July 8, 1954; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215347/m1/6/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.