The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1955 Page: 2 of 10
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---By PRICE DANIEL
Lr. S. Senator
| uixl the federal gir. emment. In
I September. 195-1 President Flsen-
i disabled people
I get s. s. coverage
KiXttC approves the bill a* ptss-
ed by the Senate still retrains
to be seen, bitt it >s certain that
some type of large highway im-
hower appointed an advisory com-1 f-mvement .......... uiU be en- ^Vui'davs' with, he! ,'PVf^.,rf.loyment ro%-f.l by
mittee on a National Highway | v ted this session. . 1 . ,N .. , j,,u>Jy Ul. Mr j M„ i;l| security law shomd C-
ITtw-am which teporled that the Mimas' Bulletin j McKum.-y was there for U* touch «ith the 1 ’ ^'
•xisting system of highway:, is m- L w an,j IV,umH lust week-end. If,c,- new II M Clf\e!.»wl - “
iiie<|u.tte and that a safe and . \Ve have rcceivetl <o|>h o' a | ' inii Mrs_ q ji Travis and I security district manage!
5 OTA! S
..... _*y . —___ ! Seriously disabled Prttple
yfrc K. I!. McKamcy was m !hnv< workid m 0,nI’1 ' 11
Houston lor several days with l-ei ! selfa-mployment
I brother who is seriously ill- Mt.
Book Corner
j Basically, a*
who
new farmers bulletin
Cotton Diseases and M
which is available
distribution. Crop losses caused
by cotton diseases constitute alKiid
efficient highway network i-> es-
sential to America's military and
civil defense Further, while there
were 34.400.000 ran and trucks on [Control
our roads n 1946 and over 3k.- [
'JOO.OOA today. it is anticipated that |
by 1963 the total will reach SI.-1 15 p,,r < ,.nt 0f the total crop
000.0OU and th > present highway I j0 , ombat these diseases the 1 ot-
piogrnm would never keen pace j lL)11 power must know the cause,
with that expansion. In addition, i symptoms and most effective con-
tiie death toll from highway ac-1 trof measures This bulletin gives
extents is steadily increasing and J sur|, information on the more im
to thi
•.eland pointed out tt '
have been totally disabled
jflnp'.'r, hwI
Mr .»n<1 Mrs
entitled | forni|y spent Sunday in San An- |
thuds o: | tonion where they went to ii”‘ m(y,
f„i eo am! sightseeing , , I for six month' or
Mrs. T A Vernor. Jr and rhil- uvh0 w,uked in employmen. ' > :
(in n left Sunday to take her mo-!w cov,red by the soc ial wvurity
ther. Mrs I. BeggcP. *0 her lnw f,„ as many a, five year,
home in Palestine Mrs Daggett t,)Ut o( .|„ last ten y< nrs l*r,or'
\isited m the Vernor and W P . ,hoy were disabled should get fur I
Miller homes from Thursday to :„n., m-.tii,n about tins 1-iw.
Sunday.
Week-end guests of Mr. and
and
One of tla- more controversial
luniks of the »r:>,or, is "Snmet’iiiu-
ij Value " by Uoherl Kutirk. This
,s ,, |„«.k about life in Afri< 1
today and in it is assembled in
ania/uig amount of fait, and in-
formation on hunting supers'i-
etc
| twenty-five. ne
grren ^
" ‘ >" resent - *
ee for
or
" * 10 ‘ «em £'
daris 1
sister
a«i Jutk
'•* ’milly „
"" M;,n M*m ar»J o'
lv',n,inK hLs chikthM
heart.
lions. folk lor
. , . ... 1 Mrs V. K. Wyatt were Mr
a large contributing factor to thi, portunt cotton diseases. If you; w j ],-0|ar anti baby of
Look for a great increase in (, the inadequacy of our present think this bulletin will he helpful 1 '
highway construction during the-highway system. ii will lx glad to send copies so | w lr)(I p;lu] Testerman
Under the Senate bill Texas. I |ong as they list. nnfl f ,-nil'v plan to leave Satur-
which has more miles of hignway j
than any other State, would re-1 Federal Crants-in-Aid
,-eive over the next five-year pert- the total
od $723,700,000.00 for construction | ()f fun„s „hj(h ;ir(. dis-1 \ Holloway, in West Palm
tributed by the Federal Govern- Beach, Fla., and will go to Key
ment as grants-in-uid to indivi-: West and other points of in'ores;
overn- in Florida. ^ 1__
ment*. These figures show that | Mrs R. A Wilson and Stan of .
Texas ranks thud in the nation Odessa arrived Sunday to spend | Mt
in the amount of money received ! about a month with her mother. . had as
-next five years
The Senate last u eek paused
legislation to provide for tiie rno-
dernization and expansion of high-
wxvs throueliout the United Stat-
e/'-n/SS provides for a joint j from tiie Federal t.overnment to
coirtribution for securing the nec- j which it wili tfl 'he, necessary; men| u> KrarlI8.m.ll;„ lt, ........
ourjr funds between the stab, 1 male.utig i-1 -t‘ an _* 11 ,K__1 {duals and State and local govern-
These
rs.
Seadrlft.
Mr and Mrs
and family plan to
day fot a vacation trip of almost
a month They will visit their son-
| m-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
[they were
ther information about bus
By applying M have then sonal
security earning, record-- frozen
disabled persons may prevent a
loss or reduction in their benefit
payments.
The address of the office which!
serves this area is the S-» • <1 oe-
■urity Administration 4.’l. ) »>',OT
Street, Corpus Chns'i. If a dis-,
ahkst person is unable to call a' j
th.- office, hr may write or
1 phone or someone else may rati j
for hint. Cleveland said. _ 1
For Expert
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INTERESTING S-’AO'S ABOUT TEXAS
The totals arc
in 1954 Texas
received $257,318,000 in grants, at
the same tirra Texans paid into
1 from Washington
j deceiving. While
Mrs. Annie Woodiomf.
a ml Mrs. C I> Whatley
their week end guest Miss
i Lillian Kemic of Houston.
WW&
. i -hS:S->vr,——
..w—sdu-- '
the Federal Treasury $2,193,725.
000. Tins illustj.itcs ii.-..t tlc.-.Jy
that vc pay well for every penny
vve receive from the United States
Government.
While there are many proct tv ms
such as the interstate highways
which by their very nature an
national in scope and should b<
supervised by the Feuen.-! Guv
ernment, there are- many more
which could be better handled
by the Slates without Federal in-
tervention and the con equent loss
if funds in the process of travel
from the State to Washington and
ba'k again.
We Are Hoppy To Announce
That Our
Prescription Department Is Com-
pletely Stocked Again, fol-
lowing The Fire Which
Damaged Our Store
Recently
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Narcotics Hearings
COTTON EXPORT
port of Gtlverton i* the oldek deep water port
t'Jc.w «.>n* th# rtf Mmico. It u the wotl^ t
west of Hew Odeum 7n the Gulf of Mexico. It u the wor
lieges* export port of cotton in the world. Cotton exports for th«
sersson 1950*1951, w?rt 1,230.578 Wes.
^rcocoAL orscDvc^
JVSUN.
FIRST STATE BANK
Our Committee for investigation
of the narcotics traffic begins pub-
lic hearings this week. Our first
witness, Mr. H. J Anslinger, Com-
missioner of Narcotics, has been
asked to give the committee here-
tofore unpublished data on the
concentration cf the narcotics pro-
blem by cities and states. He has
• a!r v»dy toid us iha! the pi im pal
-our-e of illicit naicota-s is P.e-1
China where manufacture and sale
being encouraged hy Govern-
All of our merchandise was
insured and the insurance
compary removed our entire
stock of drugs.
let Us Fill Your Presr
. . . features far easier handlinyf it**,
comfort, new strength and wearability, mv
crop-handling efficiency .. Yoarfirst lookwfltfg
SP-168 u something nrs in combines. Hut thefts AatkSi
SP-168 than just looks . . . n'ueh nu re ! MoneyHitalnitf
elude power steering and hydraulic powerflow driv« foretsjt
ground ipeed with eorjtant speed cf harvesting mechanism.lit)
motiv©-!yp« clutch lets veu completely separate dnvs vnitf.«
musi.^n for smooth, effortless shifting. New ore-iew mtiij
ment SeU you change concave i-ftn ng in uccndii and Bturlr*
t;nf Rock trap pro leas cylinder and corva’-* H>dr»vi'e tak|
control from 2 to 4! inches. Also,available sstrlh aw
pvk-up btadfflf
sic us m<* m Tun tacts on m
MEMBER F. D. I. C.
Taft, Texas
men? officials, hot;, fot monetary-
gain and for demoralization of
people to whom the narcotics are
sold in (he free nations.
THE TAFT DRUG STORE
Taft. Texas
Phone 24
C. T. NF.LSOM
J. N. STONE
South Texas Tractor & liifktalj
CHEESIE BIASING*!
Phone :i-1382 — 2! 08 Ayers Corpus On&|
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Half or Whole Calf '"'"45
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! Chops--55jSteak ^45 Bones
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Roast tf“ 44]RoastLi; 49 Bologna
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HOME KILLED CHOICE CORN FED MEATS
Breast
LAMB
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Franks
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RASH
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i Bacons 1.051 Bacon
RATH
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DECKERS
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| TEA, Upton's -1-4 lb. box - 38e SUMMER PRINK - p4. boL 23c 11 ORANGE DRINK---------27c CRACKERS -
t MILK, Doricroft - 2 tollCATSUP, Del Haven 19c i PEACHES. Leadwov 70, FLOHR'i^hl
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FRUIT COCKTAIL
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Swift'S _ ^
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SUGAR - 5 lbs--------—- 47c
Diamond Dill or Sour
PICKLES - qt--------------49c
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PEACHES, Lead way_____29c FLOUR, Robin Hood-5iW
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Delight
DOG FOOD
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27c CRISCO”3 Ib. can -
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Super Market
PATIO CHILI -1 Ib. caf
CHEER - Ig. box
BEANS, Pinto - lb.
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Guthrie, Keith. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1955, newspaper, June 2, 1955; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711860/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.