The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1948 Page: 3 of 22
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Diner Is Robbed Again
ty Night; Reward Ottered
Texos, Thursday, April 15, 1948
The Little Diner, located on High
90, mu robbed Saturday night
“le second time In six months,
J. O. Reese has Joined
irate owner, Mrs. Owl Sevier,
offering a $100 cash award for
culprits. '
robbery last Saturday night
a duplicate of the stffl-
I looting on October 8, when
“hungry" thieves burglarised the
Diner and virtually cleaned out the
pantry.
Saturday night the robbers took
most of the cuttlery. Including two
dozen knives and forks, two down
teaspoons, a carving set, .one large
steel spoon, four soup spoons, a
boning knife and a large kitchen
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_ through a bar-
red rear window, according to Sher-
iff Reese and City Marshall Buck
i Buckalew, who Investigated the rob-
' bery Sunday morning.
Hseee said that Mrs. Sevier had
offered $90 reward for Information
leading to the arrest and conviction
of the burglars, and that he would
match that amount, making the re-
ward $100.
In the robbery last October, thieves
not only cleaned out all the eating
utensils at the Diner, but emp-
tied the refrigerator as weU, took
139.15 from the cash register, and
a dozen cartons of cigarettes from
the shelves.
Easter H. D. Club
Met April 8 at
Burnett Home
i _______
! The Easter H. D. C3ub met with
jlfn John H. Burnett Thursday,
I April 8. Roll call was answered by
I the members with the name of a
wild flower.
A demonstration of flower arrange
ments, centerpieces, and corsages
was given by Mrs. Dan Allen.
Following the regular meeting an
auction sale of gifts brought by the
members was held.
Three new members and one visit-
or were present.
Refreshments were served to Mes-
dames, Olln LaPlant, G. H. LaPlant,
Hadyn Cloudus, Burton, L. E. Stone.
Fred Walton, Allen Parker, Ben
McBrayer, Leo Hall, Dan Allen,
Frank Allen, W. O. Witherspoon, J.
W Godfrey, Raymond White, J, H,
McDonald, Jim Brooks, Harold
Krelgshouse and the hostess.
Mrs W. O. Epperson will be hos-
tess for the next meeting on April
22. The demonstration will he on
the preparation of food for the
locker and frozen food lockers for
the home. Miss Mattie Lee Seago
H. D. Agent will have charge of the
demonstration.
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Mrs. H. T. Hombuckle and son
Tommy of Odessa are guests In the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. F.
GUUs. _
Hydraulic dredges have pumped
dredged material for distances of
15,000 to 20,000 feet, discharging
it in deep water or behind levees.
Annual District PTA Congress
Amarillo Tuesday, Wednesday
Carolyn Brumley
Has Birthday Party
Carolyn Brumley celebra ted bar
third birthday Tuesday afternoon
when her mother, Mka Horner Brum-
ley entertained In her honor with
a party.
Chimes were played and favors
presented and refreshments were
served from a decorated birthday
table.
Those enjoying the petty were;
Sondra Brumlejl Bruce Benson,
Wayne Hastings, Doris Marie Smith,
SANTA FE UPSETS OLD TRADITIONS
Easy-to-Read Timetable Is
Newest Railroad Wrinkle
The 28th Annual District ®gbt A tea wUl be held from 4:80 to
Texas Congress of Parents and 8:00 o'clock at the Senior High
Teachers will meet in Amarillo School.
April 20-21 at the Polk Street Dr. James P Comette, West Texas
Methodist Church with heaoguar- state College executive vlee-presl-
ters for delegates at the Amarillo deni, will be the speaker for the
Hotel. 1 evening at 8 o'clock at the Metho- Sura Ann Hudspeth, Jane Minton,
Theme for the conference is "New dlst Church. | Ronnie Duncan, Becky Duncan,
Frontiers." j Wednesday at 8:30 AM election of ; Sheryl Patterson, Eddie Campbell.
Registration will begin at 8 o'clock oflcers wUl take place and a resume Joe Ffei nailer, SaUle Whiteside,
Tuesday and members from Hereford of local reports from officers win be (Johnnie Whiteside, and the honoree.
are welcomed as delegates since heard. Superintendent George Gra- I Adults attending the party were
42 delegates are allowed from this ham of Hereford will make the Mesdames; H. V. Williamson. Roy
city. morning address. ' Smith, Ralph Hastings, J. O. Newell,
Mrs. Elmer Patterson, president | The meeting will be concluded Eleanor Hudspeth, O. W. Duncan
of Hereford PTA wUl be prepared i with an election report and In- ' and the hostess,
to give information about the cion-j stallation of officers. I —....—a———
ference and help those needing tran
has made its aJUrance on Santa schedules “read
Fe trains In the last few days. down"- ^ "V*™* •«-
T. B. Oallaher, General Passenger .each direction.
ras-arjaar a
Innovation for the additional con- {•«» toe table. whWh also recently
venlence * of travelers aboard the has been revamped but is Intended
tralna to prove Santa Pel transcontlnen-
The' new time table carries an tal passengers with a simplified time
sportatlon since several cars are
going with passe
On Tuesday morning reports of
The United States now has more
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams visited than ttlQOO miles of navigable watsar-
in the home of her parents, Mr. iw*y*. with a third having a depth
standing officers and Mrs. George Millard Sunday ■ of nine feet or more.
I Mr. and Mrs. BUlHutson will leave
Cypher of Barger wUl be presented, of Tech was home for the week end *“L Worth to visit
A lunch dMon will bTaT the w»4 was accompanied by a claw [heir ^Billie, to TCXT gad
Amarillo Hotel for all delegates and nmte, Joe Schultz. 40 toecapades._
Amarillo Hotel for all delegates and
visitors. Reservations for the lunch
should be sent early to Mrs. N. O.
Ferguson, 1501 Van Buren of Am-
arillo.
In the afternoon Mrs. C. R. Lamer
and Mrs. H. F. Godeke as repre-
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D. C. Kinsey and sister, Mrs. P. I*
Dlshman were In Hedley Friday to
visit their father, C. L, Kinsey who
----- had been in the hospital. They re-
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have,parts on the program as will ed.
M. BORN
CUSTOM TAILORED
table carries an
Individual schedule for each Santa
Fe transcontinental train. Oallaher
said, and each section Includes, In
addition to train times, such infor-
mation as mileage, altitudes, train
connections at principal terminals,
correct locations to reset watches,
rivers crossed and the time of cros-
sing, and other Incidental informa-
tion of Interest to travelers. Includ-
ing even a list of tunnels on the
Santa Fe, their length and the times
the trains will pass through them.
In the old-style time tables it was
necessary for passengers on north
and eastbound trains to "read up”
card pertaining only to the train*
and routes on which they are travel-
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Ezzell, Ben. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1948, newspaper, April 15, 1948; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth719222/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.