The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 48, No. 10, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 7, 1957 Page: 15
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THURSDAY MARCH 7 1957
Kress News
Mrs Kenneth fiarrett was h nor
fd hn icln > iftirnimn with a pink
I and blue < howir given in the home
of Mrs Iec Young Hostesses were
Mme w o Kirk Charles tfertram
Steve Morgan T Z Miller Royce
Mr and Mrs Farmer
A Farm Bureau organization that was good
enough years ago is not good enough TODAY
People on the farm represent ONLY ABOUT 15
PER CENT of the TOTAL POPULATION and
the percentage is growing smaller year by year
How long will it before OTHER GROUPS
start telling farmers what is good for Agriculture
Now is the time for all farmers nnd ranchers
to unite ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK
JOIN YOUR COUNTY
FARM BUREAU NOW
NEXT 50 PRIZES
General Eloctrlc Companion
TV sets 50
oach woek Portable
weighs only 26 pounds Performs
with console darity
Alumlnlzed picture tube
Retail value 12995
Durham W W Webb Uuntrr Dor
rough P I Stubbkflrld Marshall
James and Lee Young
The Kress PI IA held its Sweetheart
Banquet at the Hilton Hotel
A TURNPIKE CRUISER EVERY WEEK
The top of The Big M DreamCar Fleet
The most dramatic expression of Mercurys DreamCar Design
Distinctive styling shared with no other car and no other
Mercury model Floating Rido with unique AirCushion Suspension
290hp V8 Plus seven ideas found in no other car
such as Breezeway Ventilation with rooflevel air intakes and
poweroperated back window Most advanced car at any price
NEXT 4 PRIZES
Mercury Commuter 2
door 6passonrjor station
Wagons 4 oach
woek New BIG M wagons
are the most luxurious and
easiestriding ever built
Everything Is totally new
completely redesigned New
dreamcar features everywhereNEXT 300 PRIZES
Sheafferc White Dot
Snorkel Pen Sets auto
graphod by Ed Sullivan
300 each week The
worlds finest writing Instrument
Wide goldfilled
bands Retail valje 2275
THE TUUA Swlthor County HERALD
in PlainsIrw I HA member and
their dates were present Phe FHA
elected 10 Sweethearts for the school
year They are Jesse Wlllartl September
Cienr Preeman October
Test results on Nutrenn Creep20 and ProShoat
16 certified by Doanc Agricultural Service Inc
professional farm management and research organization
TttUitartid uteri plgtaimttd 174 pounth
Order now
IhWWlW CREEP20
and PRESHOAT 16
HIGHWAY 87
Announcing Big M Dream Car Contest
ERCURY
FOUR COMMUTER STATION
WAGONS EVERY WEEK
Twodoor Gpasscngcr Advanced hardtop
design First true passcngcrcar
rido in station wagons Uack window
retracts for allclear loading
TEN MONTEREY 4DOOR
SEDANS EVERY WEEK
Hardtop glamour concealed sido pillar
Floating Rido Lowost widest car
in its field Mercury has the industrys
biggest size increase
15 Mercurys every week in 6 weekly contests First contest
starts March 4th Enter every week 2190 prizes in all
Easy to enter
easy to win
HERES ALL YOU DO
to your Mercury
dealer today
n Pick up official rules and
entry blank
3 Complete last lino of
Mercury dreamcar
rhyme
of
Mail official entry blank
4 ofMercury
to
Mercury Contest
1st PRIZE
Mercury 4door Turnpike
Cruiser one each
week Plus an oilexpense
paid week end trip to New
York for two with trani
portation by American Airlines
DC7 Flagship Suite at
famous hotel Special guests
of Ed Sullivan at his television
show
NEXT 10 PRIZES
Mercury Montorey 4
door Sedans 10 oach
wook All Mercurys
awarded as prizes Include
McrcOMatic Drive radio
heater whitewalls directional
signals window washers
Station wagons also
Include poweroperated
retractable back window
SPECIAL
BONUS AWARDS
you may win 10000 CASH
if you buy a new M rcury
or 2000 CASH
if you buy a used car
official coxtit rWtl
Confil duration It Worth 4 Uintah Apr 26 tttrkt tMthf Urmn MarA
It U fWg J h fril co t Thtrxilltf i fW U ftSfd m V
WATCH THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS CONTEST SUNDAY EVENING Kf DA CHANNEL 10 700 P M
GO TO YOUR MERCURY DEALERS TODAY
Hubby DrKuihii November KonnUI
Dimelscn l > e < enibei Hob Oaylur
January Harold Ohenhaus lebru
try J D MrGaugh March Larry
Johnson April C A Roussrr May
and John Rogers June
JD McGaugh was elected Sweetheart
of ihr year Gaylccn Wilson
was presented nn award for outstanding
freshman girl
Mark and Mnrthn Inir furnished
music
Others nttcndinR were Mr nnd
Mrs W W Webb Mr nnd Mrs
Johnny Mason Mr and Mrs Harold
Rousser Mr and Mrs Grady Kous
ser Mr and Mrs J I Jones Jack
Harris and Miss Jan Self
The Cub Scout Blue and Gold
banquet was held Thursday night In
Fellowship Hall of the Kress Methodist
church A talk on Scouting in
America was given by Mrs Raymond
Walker Each den gave a
skit
Four Bobcats received awards including
Richard McClure Daryl Mc
Clcndon Vickl Joe Qulscnberry and
Billle Lcc Foster
Wolf advancement Larry Carter
Melvin Clayton and Tommlc AndersonCubmastcr Einmett Pittman was
in charge of the ceremonies
About 55 persons were present
Rev Robert Urown attended a
Methodist church conference in DallasMr and Mrs Marvin Morton have
returned from a fishing trip to Pos
sm Kingdom Enrntite home they
visited their daughter and family
Mr and Mrs Carl Weiss in Duncan
Okla
Mrand Mrs Jimmie Galloway and
Candie of Las Cruccs N M visited
his parents Mr and Mrs J C
Galloway Jimmie is recuperating
from a recent illness He Is a court
reporter
Mr and Mrs E O Bass Mr and
Mrs N A Goodwin and children
went to Macon Ga where they
visited their daughter and family
Mr and Mrs Winfred Hutson
Mrs Austin Howes has resumed
her teaching after recovering from
a recent appendectomy In the home
of her parents at Childress
An uncle of Emmet Pittman died
recently in Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Woodie Boston Felix
and David were guests in the home
of his brother Mr and Mrs Jay
Boston at Hereford Other guests
were Mr and Mrs John Rice Kah
lotus Wash She is a sister of the
Boston brothers
Mr and Mrs B R Christesson
have been in Excelsior Mo where
he underwent surgery
Mrs Edith Pcroy was found dead
recently at her home in Vlsalia
Calif She had suffered a heart attack
She and her husband formerly
owned the Cye Davis farm west of
Kress
Mr and Mrs O L Culpepper and
children of New Deal visited recently
in Kress They will have a new
home soon They are building where
the former home burned recently
Mr nnd Mrs Lee Young and Mr
and Mrs Charles Hamilton were
recent dinner guests in the Howard
Love home at Tulia
l KJ A
Mri lift JohiiKiin lell Ihuriduv
morning for her home in Ieaw after
spending the past two weeks in Tulia
with her mother Mrs R irlgg
Mrs W C Cowan Jr went to
Pecos with her to spend the week lendSAVE MONEY
ON
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BELL
SERVICE STATION
N Highway 87
LEWIS STEVENS
Owner
CHARLES RECTOR
L N DOVEL
IF YOU ARE BUSY
CALL US
WY 53551
Ask for the Jewelry
Depr and we will
Hold your Silver
until you come by
PAGE SEVEN
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HAYS IMPLEMENT CO
TULIA TEXAS
Announces
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Dynamometer Just Delivered
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CHECK hourly gasoline consumption under full load on
easy to read flow meter
Let us visibly show you how we can save you hundreds
of gallons of gasoline each year and add horsepower to your
tractor that will save many many many INTHEFIELD hours
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BRING YOUR TRACTOR IN TODAY
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 48, No. 10, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 7, 1957, newspaper, March 7, 1957; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46143/m1/15/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.