The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1936 Page: 2 of 8
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f-i: pendant frcm the a relied windows
■ down the eririr? length of the ha-1
;C:a>- color.- c: blue-bonnet blue and
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Silver star.-
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I Lions.
The Jong tJamask .aid beard held foe
„ . central adornment an arrangement of
1 a- v; -liver leaves within which rested a sil-
': - ver e-eergne cl olue tinted silver
Women’s Coiveremr :l -.ver- and silver be:net; and ex er.d-
Mtlant County Bai’iot Waiter's] j*g directly from this were silver
Conference convenes m Cameron cri branched car.delabras holdm? blue ta-
x'. -.-lav January 4 1*37 Se--: n- w 11 •«.*>- Continuing at intervals down
be held’ from 10 a. m. to I TS p m. I the entire center space of board were
The county Women's Missionary mirror placqued cut crystal bowls of
Union will meet in quarterly busmeas; fruit and blue and white tapers at
session A full attendance is desired. |cry£*al holders. Nappies of rose
*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
«■ GAY HILL ♦
F Mrs. Birge Gregory ♦
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Clay Hill. Deo. 29.—Visitors In the
‘ - G In m- Sur.:.i> w. • Mi and
Mrs. Willie Draves of Giddings. Mrs.
Louise Benhardt and children of Port
Arthur. Miss Ida Dreschix and Mr. and
Mrs. Fiitz Helnnke.
A very enjoyable Christmas Eve
nigtv was per.-t in th? herne of Mr.
and Mrs. A. A Dc?.- These present
wtr? Me srs. Harry Do.-- and Fritz
Koch and families. Mr- B. M. Gre-
tcry. Mi.-.-t - Vsfitti Smith. Lc::r.?.
Rciahn? ana Josephine Dcckall and
Alci? Hell.mar of ReekcY*’?; Nolan
Hirt of Nile. Homer and Allen Doss
.i■..t-.'“Kt-'- — —- | ard Bill ar.d Charlie Dockall. At a
GUSSIF R OWLET Praskienf. shaped mints in bluebonnet blue and | Iate hour che young folks left to go
-— the OW*f6Ct sett IVJZ
. white completed the perfect setting
Eutsoop.il Church t ;-avs from blue flood lights were
MBwawt
• - • 4 o'c’ock ' r.er speaker Superintendent S. C.
j P LOVE Minister in charge. ! Miles, who with Mrs Miles, were spe-
____ " |. il gueit.- for the occasion. Mr. Miles
West >ide Circle made a brief, and timely speech.
...... o,;. v »>•„ r......- - i Fc Hewing earner others arrived for
M-T\r %Vri i-iVv P ‘T 30 ! dance, there being about 100 dance
\\ \- i. w.....-ter Moi...a a. rj30lgUeS(5 Music was furnished by the
Letter Kitchen orchestra of Austin.
Methodist Church
w:rr’msg up the old year ir.
u?«rlu
^ a,r 3; 30
in the home of Mrs. Davenport Mrs. I
Grubaugh will conduct the Mission ; ^ p*easing incident of the evening was
stu«J' vl.iii Billie Nelson introduced Miss
Lud:e Mai Sensabaugh of Dallas,
known to her manv radio admirers
We ar? w:rr u g up the o.d >>ar :n ’ ^ -sugar." of the Sunday afternoon
a magnificent way. and consadema -r V" v v-.< s — -
i people chut were out cf town ?r : ^taugh graciously consented to sing
ill .our a endatice a: last Sunday s #cr the audience' the song being,
services was good j • Thcie Foolish Thuigs."
We close th? old year with a W a toil- ! --------
right -erv.ee at our church, passing
from the Old to the New Year in a
relic.ov- way. All Christians and
those that some day expect ox hope to
be -hould have a part in this -ernce.
We expect a gracious beginning next
Sunday. Sunday School a: 10. preach
EDITH CASS AND
CARL FLORES ARE
MARRIED AT HF.ARNE
Miss Ecihh Cass, of Game, ar.d Mr.
i Carl Flexes, of Vernon, were united in
! mCtTiage Christmas afternoon in a
j ceremony nerfermed by the Rev. Bar-
--- row 0f -he First Baptist Church of
CEMETERY WORKING Hearn?. The beautiful r^ service
m--- ^ „ a.m*.-- ,-Cl,irc- was m?a m pughrng their trctln They
i..... w... oe a ceme.t.. p acccmcanied bv Mr Truman
xr.r a: 11 a m , srd 7:15 p. m.
A cord ai welorme awaits you
D E. SNELLFR. Pastor.
at Hamilton Chapel on New
Day. Everyone interested is urged to
e;:er.d.
we :e accompanied by
^ Ditto and Miss E-hel Hardcastle.
CARD OF THANKS
school chums of the bride,
i Tiv? brid? is the charming young
! daughter cf Mr. ar.d Mrs. A. B. Cass
I of uause »T>d Mr. Carl Flcres is the
' '' id Mrs. Jce B. florei
H? is now employed as
The employees of the Southwestern! sen cf Mr and Mrs. Jce B. Flores of
Bel Tihep.loot? Company, in Rock- Senta Anna. He rs r.ow employed as
cue. wrh to express their thanks to j manager of the Nap.es-PI a. ter Who.e-
the following wrtons and firms whoi ale Grocery Company at \ ernon.
rsnumbered them during che holiday i The happy coupie iett tor a short
....... zt n -r.f -v; Tr.:.r. m Weed; her..■’ymocn trip to poaifs in VVe^t
The happy couple
H H Coffield
• McAle ter Fudi Co Phillips & Luc-
kev Cc . Scarbrough & Hicks Co.. Bor-
der S ate Grocery Co., •£. H. Balhcrr.',
and Fred Pacfea^oru
S:gned>Tr.vfAt Employees: Faye
Oldham, chr.-f eperator: Artie Smrh. j litrr n \T fiFFFY
Ira Houpt. Eva Rar.die. Irma MermJ ^ ^
Annie Mae THfer. Jixmme Lee Mason | HOME DECEMBER 2(
Vivian Word: H. C Black plant em- 1 ---
ployee. I A very enjoyable day was spent
Texas. After the holidays, they will
oe at home to their many friends in
Vernon. Texas.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
serenading
Miss Helen Etland who has been
visiting relatives in Hourtcn. Highland
and Goc-ecrcek for the pas' two
months, returned home Christmas.
Mi s Ncrcii? Stork, who is m mtrse j ^vir parents. Mr. and Mrs. O.
training at the Cameron Hospital, en- j (- A\.o'*a.y
Bio Durham conducted the services.
Mr and Mr.-. A B. Criddle ai d fam-
ily of BrureviUe spent the holiday.'
with the latter’s i>aienv.s. Mr. ar.d Mrs.
L. C Fails, and sister. Mrs. A. Seax-
lauuytl
Mrs. Jim Abernathy of Buslidale and, . Mf- and Mrs. Cliiton Sawyer and
M s. Frit* Koch and daughters. Missis. | daughter, Kathryn, of Houston, spent
O; n Stephens. C. Caffev of Conoley, j the holidays w ith hi.- mother and sis-
Wallace Luckey. Lonnie Stephens. i«’ Mrs. Sawyer returning home wt\h
Eovd Caffey, all of Salty, and George | tliem
Stephens and their families. All had i Miss Ola West, who is at Ft. Worth
a verv enjoyable day. training for a nurse, spent a short |
Miss Helen Hi:; of Tanglewccd sj>ent' A me with her mother. Mrs. Bess West
the holidays with her 'parents, Mr. and other rriafdves
and Mrs. Emil Kirt.
We wish to take this opportunity to
wish The Repcrttc staff, all the ccr-
i*esi>ondeii'ts. and all the leaders cf the
fine old paper a very prompt reus New
Year.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Doss and son.
Mrs. B. Gregory and Miss Lucy Dor-
kail. spent Chius:ma- Day in 'he
Charlie Doss home at Bushdale.
tige
children ar.d Mrs. Alec Pfeiffer and
children and Lonnie Henniger of Miles.
Texas, spent the holidays with then-
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henniger.
Mr. and Mrs. Weseley Calloway and
son. Junior, of Beaumcr.t. and Mr.
ar.d Mrs. Luther Calloway and son of
Rockdale, spent Christmas Day with
- ~ M.
tertaired the young pecpl? cf this
community with a dance at her
mother’s home Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Weseley Calloway ar.d
sen of Beaumont, spent the Chris*mas
holidays with the former’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. O M. Calloway.
Mei-rs. W. Dreschtr of Bushdale
-nd W. Dockall and Fritz Gest and
families spent CHiriacma-: Day with
Mr. and Mrs. Friuc Helmexe.
J. D. Hamil of Cameron spent
Christmas with Mr. ar.d Mrs. Burdi-s
Dyer.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Calloway ar.d
children and Mr. and Mrs. Weseley
Calloway and son. were 'he gue»ts of
Mr. ar.d Mrs Luther Calloway cf Rock-
dale Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Jim Abernathy of
Bushdale spent Christmas Day in the
heme of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Gecrge Ste-
phens.
The annual Christmas tree and a
Visitcis in the Gecrge Stephens
heme Sunday night were: Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Stej.Uens, Ben-cn Wil-
iams. Randolph Pratt. Albert and
Buddie Slephtns of Salty, Messrs.
Enoch Caffey. Lonnie Stephens, Boyd
Caffey. Wallace Luckey of Salty and
their families.
Henry Chaddock and Thomas Bagr.es
of San Antonio, are spending a few
days over the holidays with their par-
ents and friends.
Mr. and Mra. Elton Holliman have
moved into cur reighibckTiocd tfj.*om
Chriesman
The Christmas tree at the school
house was nice, especially for the little
ones. Quite a large crowd was out to
hear the program and there wws a
Dummy Santa as well as a real Santa,
which brough the laughter of the
crowd
Remember school starts January 4.
Reporter Ads Get The Grapes.
666
Checks
COIJ>S
and
FEVER
Liquid Tablets, Salve First Day
Nose Drops Headache, 30 minute*
Try "Rob-My-Tism’1-World’s Best
Liniment
♦ NEW SALEM *
♦ Mrs. Almcda Scarbrough ♦
+ ♦ + + + - + ♦ ♦ + ♦
New Saiem. Dec. 29— On Christmas
Eve. a* two o’clock p. m., the death
Angel appeared at the home cf Mrs.
Alma Lucas at Galveston, taking with!
it Mrs. Josephine Cook. She was well ‘
known here, having lived here most
all of her married life. Coming here
in the early days and settling and J
living on the one place, raising her ’
. , , . . family grown. All took out for other
turkey supper was given and served in ^ businesses '.hroughout the country,
tne home c-t Mrs. n,. A. Doss to ai. cf Joe Cook was known as an hon-
h:r ch.-tf n andi grangehb.cfen cn , est-hearted. good woman, bv all who!
Cnrtstma s Eve night. Those present, knew her, having turned to’ the ways ]
were: Messrs. Baney Doss. Charlie 0f Christ some twenty years ago. She
pass. T E. »-:ork. all oi Bushda.e. always a heaCehy oc:?.tituted
Emery Eiland cf Houston Emil Doss.. mother until July of 1S27 A sVokf,l
Gecrge Do_-s artu their fainnies, Mr.; 0{ paralysis caused her physical body
»r'S drf' Pe\r?i C‘ Re>:^dale- ^lr-1 to be crippled. While she’ had been
ord Mrs. Wn.ie M.rat ano Paul Wen- brought back to her old home to see
cel of Bushda_e. AH tnechildren were her neighbors, which she was al-
present except Dewey Doss ana fam- ways r^dy and g:&d to see.
lly of F:. Worth
Mr. and Mrs. Morns Dyer visited
in Gause Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Daniels ar.d son :
cf When. Texas, and Mrs. Etha Rhose |
and son, Robert of Thorr.dale visited i
Messrs. Emorj- Eiland. Otis Eiland
ar.d Luiher Eiland and their families j
of Houston, spent the Christmas holi-
Mi*s. Cook was the mother of ten
In...
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Let MoCorry’s take care of
your shce repair problems.
Your satisfaction, is guaran-
teed here.
M c C 0 R R Y S
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
MsHx
**cation
and
CAK
WASHING!
New wash rack just completed
Your car thoroughly washed and
vacuum clear. 5I*ide at po
exti a cost. Phone t>9 and we win
call for your car ar.d deliver it
epic and span.
H appy
New Year
It is with a feeling of deep ap-
preciation for your patronage
\\6 wish for you <i most
happy and profitable new >var.
Drive in often during 1937.
Get Magnolia prodnlJts at
LANCE
SERVICE STATION
One block, east of r. 0.
2222SSiScWS
MID-WINTER TERM BEGINS
AT FOLR-C JANUARY
4TH
This coming Monday quite a large
number cf young people from this eec-
tion will be enrolling ,v Fcur-C Col-
lege at Waco, according to news re-
ports frcm that school.
Wm. L Blarn?, vice president, states
that Four-C is not only having a
great demand for trained office em-
ployees from the commercial and In-
dus r.a 1 field, but the government in
carrying cn its vane us civil service
pr it taking quiue ?. large number
of cur graduates."
Four-C has jus: recently bought
[the home of Enoch A Caffey Decern-1
1 Per 27. when forty relatives and j
1 friends gathered to celebrate Mrs. Caf-
fev’s twenty-ninth and Miss Dcrcthy t
Kbch’s eighth birthday anmivercary. |
A boursceous turkey dinner, fruit and ,
candy was served to all. Various
games were played by the ycung peo- ;
pie throughout the day.
Mr ar.d Mrs Ed Simms and daugh-
ter. Mi-i.- Ruth, accompanied by their
mother. Mr-. J. A Lincoln, spent the
Christmas week er.d in Texarkana with
Mrs. Simms' brother. Judge E. L. Lin-
coln and family. Miss Ruth stayed
over for a visit until the New Year.
Mrs. C. C. McGarrity returned with
more titan fifty new typewriters and them for s two weeks visit here with
other modern office equ.pmeri\ Offi-
cials expect m>? cf the .argest enroll-
•oi '*0-1
;
:: : t
school has had
that trie twelve-year-old
Reporter Ads net the Grapes
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Green of Aus-
tin. were the guests cf Mrs. Green’s
parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Hairs'on,
for the holidays._
Specials Wednesday thru Saturday
SULTANA PEANUT
BUTTER
r -» ->cr
PINEAPPLE
Choice Prolific
Si
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
Dixie Theatre
Where Rockdale is entertained
Thursday. Doc. 31—
ALL AMERICAN
CHAMP
Stuart Erwin, Robert Amy-
Vrone, B»itty FqmeSs, Ed-
mond Gwenn.
Friday, January 1—10 a. m—
FREE SHOW FOR CHIL-
DREN UNDER 12 YEARS
OF AGE
Come children and enjoy
yourselves
The morning show will not
show at night
Fri„ Jan. 1, Matinee 2:30 p. m.
STRAIGHT FROM
THE SHOULDER
.....
X ’*- -- m
-
nciLuuj, cviMrheiru^e
David Holt, ,Vndy
Fairplay 1
SiFctd <
,T No. 2
C* oans
25c
F’ull Pack Standard
Tomatoes 4
No. 2
cans
25c
Iona Spaghetti cr
Macaroni 3
7-Oii.
pkgs.
10c
W .;?cnvis Rich Creamy
Cheese
20c
Alaska Pink
Salmon 2 c.
1 tall
19c
RICE
5 ^
Choice Quality Canned
FRESH PRUNES, 2 No. 2>cans 25c
Sunnyfield
PANCAKE FLOUR. 2 20-oz pkgs 15c
Rich F'ull Bodied Coffee
RED CIRCLE. 2 1-Ib. pk^s.....39c
LIFEBUOY, 3 bars ....................17c
Silver Spread
OLEO
0 l-lb
£ priuus
27c
Choice Blackeye
PEAS
2 ,,,
13c
White house
MILK
O Tall ot
O 6 baby oasis
19c
Choice Dried
PRUNES
3 lbs
19c
nfcujm
Locke,
Clyde.
Selected Short Subjects
Saturday, January 2—
Zane Grey’s story—
THE END OF THE
TRAIL
Jack Holt-Loui.se Henry
Comedy: Whoops, I’m an
Indian
Sun-Mon
HERE COMES CARTER
Ross Alexander-
GlcnrJa Farrell
Tucs-W’ed., January 5-6—
EXIT THE OLD!
' FlMTB’R THE NEW!
JR-* Jk V JR. A^iAU JL A AL ALA X V « ’ -
Strieker’s greets you at the dawn of a New Year, expressing
our most sincere appreciation for your patronage and your
friendship that has meant so much to us.
We hope that 1937 may bring you a full share of happiness,
contentment and prosperity.
YOURS FOR THE
ASKING
George Raft-
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Selected Short Subjects
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1936, newspaper, December 31, 1936; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694768/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.